RTL Group
RTL Group is the leading European entertainment network, with interests in 45 television channels and 29 radio stations in nine countries and content production throughout the world. The television portfolio of Europe’s largest broadcaster includes RTL Television in Germany; M6 in France; the RTL channels in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Croatia, and Hungary; and Antena 3 in Spain. With its subsidiary Fremantle Media, RTL Group is also among the key global players in the production, licensing, and distribution of TV content. RTL Group S.A. is a listed company in Brussels and Luxembourg.
(State: March 28, 2012)
Segment Reporting
| RTL Group at a Glance, Key Figures (IFRS) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| in € millions | |||||
| Revenues from external customers | 5,807 | 5,583 | 5,401 | 5,762 | 5,689 |
| Intersegment revenues | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| Divisional revenues | 5,814 | 5,591 | 5,410 | 5,774 | 5,707 |
| Operating EBIT | 1,121 | 1,102 | 793 | 927 | 978 |
| Special items | 4 | (63) | (290) | (418) | (19) |
| EBIT | 1,125 | 1,039 | 503 | 509 | 959 |
| Return on sales1) | 19.3% | 19.7% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 17.1% |
| Scheduled depreciation and amortization | 180 | 194 | 199 | 167 | 170 |
| Results from investments accounted for using the equity method | 44 | 43 | 26 | 46 | 60 |
| Segment assets2) | 6,436 | 6,596 | 6,851 | 6,619 | 7,114 |
| Segment liabilities | 2,453 | 2,311 | 2,300 | 2,196 | 2,247 |
| Invested capital | 3,983 | 4,285 | 4,551 | 4,423 | 4,867 |
| Investments accounted for using the equity method | 356 | 358 | 416 | 442 | 466 |
| Number of employees (closing date) | 12,184 | 12,339 | 12,520 | 12,360 | 11,392 |
| Number of employees (average) | 12,300 | 11,876 | 12,245 | 11,687 | 11,160 |
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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