Random House
The book publishing group Random House is comprised of nearly 200 independent imprints, including such illustrious names as Alfred A. Knopf and Doubleday in the United States, Ebury and Transworld in the United Kingdom, Plaza & Janés in Spain, and Goldmann in Germany. Random House publishes 10,000 titles each year in 15 countries in hardcover, paperback, electronic, and audiobook formats
with sales of 400 million copies annually. Random House’s e-book catalog now includes almost 40,000 titles in English, German, and Spanish.
(State: March 28, 2012)
Segment Reporting
| Random House at a Glance, Key Figures (IFRS) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| in € millions | |||||
| Revenues from external customers | 1,746 | 1,826 | 1,721 | 1,718 | 1,833 |
| Intersegment revenues | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Divisional revenues | 1,749 | 1,828 | 1,723 | 1,721 | 1,837 |
| Operating EBIT | 185 | 173 | 137 | 137 | 173 |
| Special items | (37) | (8) | (1) | (50) | 3 |
| EBIT | 148 | 165 | 136 | 87 | 176 |
| Return on sales1) | 10.6% | 9.5% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 9.4% |
| Scheduled depreciation and amortization | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 36 |
| Results from investments accounted for using the equity method | - | - | - | - | - |
| Segment assets2) | 1,652 | 1,703 | 1,729 | 1,783 | 1,803 |
| Segment liabilities | 701 | 653 | 653 | 690 | 711 |
| Invested capital | 951 | 1,050 | 1,076 | 1,093 | 1,092 |
| Investments accounted for using the equity method | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Number of employees (closing date) | 5,343 | 5,264 | 5,432 | 5,779 | 5,764 |
| Number of employees (average) | 5,302 | 5,264 | 5,546 | 5,810 | 5,790 |
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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