Gruner + Jahr
Printing and publishing giant Gruner + Jahr, with over 500 media activities, magazines, and digital communications, is one of the leading magazine publishers in Europe. Gruner + Jahr has a presence in over 30 countries, including Austria, China, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. Gruner + Jahr’s largest foreign company is Prisma Média, the second-largest magazine publisher in France.
(State: March 28, 2012)
Segment Reporting
| Gruner + Jahr at a Glance, Key Figures (IFRS) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| in € millions | |||||
| Revenues from external customers | 2,279 | 2,251 | 2,477 | 2,741 | 2,800 |
| Intersegment revenues | 8 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 31 |
| Divisional revenues | 2,287 | 2,259 | 2,508 | 2,769 | 2,831 |
| Operating EBIT | 233 | 260 | 203 | 225 | 264 |
| Special items | (31) | (17) | (170) | (55) | (36) |
| EBIT | 202 | 243 | 33 | 170 | 228 |
| Return on sales1) | 10.2% | 11.5% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 9.3% |
| Scheduled depreciation and amortization | 46 | 49 | 72 | 81 | 84 |
| Results from investments accounted for using the equity method | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| Segment assets2) | 1,395 | 1,431 | 1,663 | 1,800 | 1,794 |
| Segment liabilities | 541 | 579 | 619 | 657 | 626 |
| Invested capital | 854 | 852 | 1,044 | 1,143 | 1,168 |
| Investments accounted for using the equity method | 23 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 31 |
| Number of employees (closing date) | 11,822 | 11,637 | 13,571 | 14,941 | 14,448 |
| Number of employees (average) | 11,747 | 11,604 | 14,225 | 14,779 | 14,485 |
Figures adjusted for the fiscal year 2010; figures before 2010 as reported in the respective fiscal year.
1) Operating EBIT in percentage of divisional revenues.
2) Including 66 percent of the net present value of operating leases.
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