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Development of results 

The presented development of income and expenses resulted in a very sharp increase in the division’s operating result (EBIT) in 2013, of 63.1% to € 893 million (2012: € 548 million). After eliminating depreciation and amortization, and adjusted for one-time effects, EBITDA pre one-time items rose by 7.1% to € 1,955 million (2012: € 1,825 million), corresponding to a margin of 32.8% of sales (2012: 30.4%).

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Merck Serono | Reconciliation EBIT to EBITDA pre one-time items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

2013

2012

Change in %

Operating result (EBIT)

893.0

547.7

63.1

Depreciation/Amortization/Reversals of impairments

993.5

932.3

6.6

EBITDA

1,886.5

1,480.0

27.5

One-time items

68.5

344.7

–80.1

EBITDA pre one-time items

1,955.0

1,824.7

7.1

The development of EBITDA pre one-time items in the individual quarters in comparison with 2012 is presented in the following table:

Merck Serono | EBITDA pre one-time tems and change by quarter 1

Merck Serono – EBITDA pre one-time items and change by quarter (bar chart)
© Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Last Update 2014/03/06