3. Consolidated income statement adjustments

The continuing adjusted consolidated income statement for financial years 2024 and 2023 (non-IFRS financial measures) can be presented as follows.

2024

2023

Adjusted figures

Adjustments

IFRS figures

Adjusted figures

Adjustments

IFRS figures

Net sales

1,288.1

1,288.1

1,264.1

1,264.1

Cost of sales

-968.5

-7.5

-976.0

-979.9

21.2

-958.7

Gross profit

319.6

-7.5

312.1

284.2

21.2

305.4

Selling expenses

-72.7

-1.6

-74.3

-73.1

-1.0

-74.1

Research and development costs

-46.3

-1.7

-48.0

-45.6

-45.6

General and administrative expenses

-109.9

-3.4

-113.3

-102.8

-0.4

-103.2

Other gains and losses

0.8

0.8

-5.2

-5.2

Operating result

90.7

-13.4

77.3

62.7

14.6

77.3

Less: depreciation/amortization/impairment (in)tangible fixed assets

84.3

2.7

87.0

77.5

-21.7

55.8

EBITDA

175.0

-10.7

164.3

140.2

-7.1

133.1

Depreciation/amortization/impairment (in)tangible fixed assets

-84.3

-2.7

-87.0

-77.5

21.7

-55.8

Operating result

90.7

-13.4

77.3

62.7

14.6

77.3

Financial income

11.5

11.5

6.4

6.4

Financial charges

-22.7

-22.7

-34.8

-34.8

Results from joint ventures and associates

-3.6

-3.6

3.3

-6.8

-3.5

Result before taxes

75.9

-13.4

62.5

37.6

7.8

45.4

Taxes

-19.5

2.9

-16.6

-2.7

0.4

-2.3

Result after taxes

56.4

-10.5

45.9

34.9

8.2

43.1

Adjustments relate to significant items in the income statement of such size, nature, or incidence that in view of management require disclosure to assist in making appropriate comparisons with prior periods and to assess the operating performance of the business. These items include amongst others write-down of inventories to net realizable value, reversals of write-downs, impairments, reversals of impairments, additions to and releases from provisions for restructuring and reorganization, results on assets sold, gains on the sale of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and any other provision being formed or released. Restructuring costs are defined as the estimated costs of initiated reorganizations, which have been approved by the Executive Committee, and which generally involve the realignment of certain parts of the organization. The company only adjusts for items when the aggregate amount of the events per line item of the income statement exceeds a yearly threshold of € 0.5 million as well as adjustments, each above € 0.1 million, in relation to previously recognized adjustments.

In 2024, total adjustments of € 10.5 million were recorded, consisting of the following components:

  1. Gain of € 0.8 million related to fair value adjustment on the contingent consideration payable related to the Algae acquisition.

  2. Loss due to restructuring program of € 9.4 million.

  3. Loss of € 2.8 million related to start-up inefficiencies at the new lactic acid facility in Thailand.

  4. Loss of € 0.9 million related to an impairment of assets no longer in use.

  5. Loss of € 0.6 million related to legal cases.

  6. Loss of € 0.5 million related to planned settlement of defined benefit schemes.

  7. Tax effects on the above of € -2.9 million.

In 2023, total adjustments of € 8.2 million were recorded, consisting of the following components:

  1. Gain of € 21.7 million related to the reversal of a previously recorded impairment (in 2019) in the Health & Nutrition segment.

  2. Gain of € 0.8 million related to reversal of accruals presented as adjustments in prior periods.

  3. Loss due to fair value adjustment of € 5.2 million on the contingent consideration payable related to the 2018 Algae acquisition.

  4. Loss of € 0.6 million related to an exceptional write down of a receivable.

  5. Loss of € 0.6 million related to a restructuring in our Spanish plant.

  6. Loss of € 0.6 million for an environmental fine in our Biomedical Polymer business.

  7. Loss of € 0.5 million related to an earn-out payment related to the 2021 acquisition of certain assets of Granotec Mexico S.A. de C.V.

  8. Loss of € 0.4 million related to costs to de-risk a defined benefit pension scheme.

  9. Loss of € 6.8 million on the results from joint ventures and associates line as a result of an impairment on the capitalized development costs for the cancelled Grandpuit project at the TotalEnergies Corbion joint venture.

  10. Tax effects on the above of € -0.4 million.