3. Consolidated income statement adjustments
The continuing adjusted consolidated income statement for financial years 2025 and 2024 (non-IFRS financial measures) can be presented as follows.
|
2025 |
2024 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adjusted figures |
Adjustments |
IFRS figures |
Adjusted figures |
Adjustments |
IFRS figures |
|
|
Net sales |
1,267.4 |
- |
1,267.4 |
1,288.1 |
- |
1,288.1 |
|
Cost of sales |
-932.7 |
-4.4 |
-937.1 |
-968.5 |
-7.5 |
-976.0 |
|
Gross profit |
334.7 |
-4.4 |
330.3 |
319.6 |
-7.5 |
312.1 |
|
Selling expenses |
-70.1 |
-1.0 |
-71.1 |
-72.7 |
-1.6 |
-74.3 |
|
Research and development costs |
-42.5 |
-0.3 |
-42.8 |
-46.3 |
-1.7 |
-48.0 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
-103.6 |
3.7 |
-99.9 |
-109.9 |
-3.4 |
-113.3 |
|
Other gains and losses |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.8 |
|
Operating result |
118.5 |
-2.0 |
116.5 |
90.7 |
-13.4 |
77.3 |
|
Less: depreciation/amortization/impairment (in)tangible fixed assets |
85.8 |
2.2 |
88.0 |
84.3 |
2.7 |
87.0 |
|
EBITDA |
204.3 |
0.2 |
204.5 |
175.0 |
-10.7 |
164.3 |
|
Depreciation/amortization/impairment (in)tangible fixed assets |
-85.8 |
-2.2 |
-88.0 |
-84.3 |
-2.7 |
-87.0 |
|
Operating result |
118.5 |
-2.0 |
116.5 |
90.7 |
-13.4 |
77.3 |
|
Financial income |
4.6 |
- |
4.6 |
11.5 |
- |
11.5 |
|
Financial charges |
-22.1 |
- |
-22.1 |
-22.7 |
- |
-22.7 |
|
Results from joint ventures and associates |
-4.1 |
- |
-4.1 |
-3.6 |
- |
-3.6 |
|
Result before taxes |
96.9 |
-2.0 |
94.9 |
75.9 |
-13.4 |
62.5 |
|
Taxes |
-20.5 |
0.4 |
-20.1 |
-19.5 |
2.9 |
-16.6 |
|
Result after taxes |
76.4 |
-1.6 |
74.8 |
56.4 |
-10.5 |
45.9 |
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 2025, total adjustments of € 1.6 million were recorded, consisting of the following components:
Gain of € 3.8 million related to litigation settlements.
Loss of € 3.6 million related to the severance payments.
Loss of € 2.2 million related to an impairment of assets no longer in use.
Tax effects on the above of € -0.4 million.
In 2024, total adjustments of € 10.5 million were recorded, consisting of the following components:
Gain of € 0.8 million related to fair value adjustment on the contingent consideration payable related to the Algae acquisition.
Loss due to restructuring program of € 9.4 million.
Loss of € 2.8 million related to start-up inefficiencies at the new lactic acid facility in Thailand.
Loss of € 0.9 million related to an impairment of assets no longer in use.
Loss of € 0.6 million related to legal cases.
Loss of € 0.5 million related to planned settlement of defined benefit schemes.
Tax effects on the above of € -2.9 million.