Notes to the consolidated interim financial statement

Comparability with the first half of 2022

After due consideration is given to the following issues, the financial information presented for the first half of 2023 is comparable with the financial information for the first half of 2022.

Accounting and valuation methods

There were no other new standards, interpretations or amendments to IAS/IFRS standards which were significant for Deutsche Bahn Group (DB Group) nor which were the subject of mandatory adoption within the reporting period.

Details of major events and transactions

In the first half of 2023, compensation claims from the energy price brake resulting from the energy consumption of DB subsidiaries led to a decrease in the cost of materials of € 296 million.

Despite Government support measures, EBIT decreased significantly to € 324 million in the first half of 2023 due to negative market developments in air and ocean freight and higher upfront expenses in infrastructure (in the first half of 2022: € 781 million); cash flow from operating activities increased significantly to € 1,931 million (in the first half of 2022: € 1,498 million).

As of January 1, 2023, the apportionable costs for the various governance functions of the Group’s management will be passed on to the segments via a Group levy. As a result, the profit of the Subsidiaries/Other segment improved by € 158 million as of June 30, 2023, and deteriorated in the other segments (mainly DB Netze Track: € 66 million, DB Regional: € 26 million, DB Long-Distance: € 22 million, DB Cargo: € 16 million, DB Netze Stations: € 11 million) accordingly.

Estimation and forecast uncertainty

Estimates and forecasts continued to be subject to various uncertainties in the first half of 2023. This applies, for example, to the determination of compensation claims in the context of the introduction of the Germany-
Ticket, the valuation of provisions for loss-making passenger transport contracts, the valuation of doubtful receivables or to the assessment of possible impairments of assets.

Scope of consolidation

Changes in the scope of fully consolidated companies of DB Group are detailed in the following:

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Germany
Jun 30, 2023

Rest of world
Jun 30, 2023

Total
Jun 30, 2023

Total
Jun 30, 2022

Total
Dec 31, 2022

Fully consolidatedsubsidiaries

         

As of Jan 1

103

398

501

523

523

Additions

24

1

25

4

20

Additions due to changes in type of incorporation

1

0

1

0

0

Disposals

–24

–19

–43

–12

–42

Disposals due to changes in type of incorporation

–1

0

–1

0

0

As of Jun 30/Dec 31

103

380

483

515

501

 

Additions of companies

In the first half of 2023, DB Group incurred no expenses (in the first half of 2022: € 5 million) on company acquisitions according to IFRS 3.

The additions concerned the first-time full consolidation of the GHT Mobility GmbH Group (GHT), Berlin. As a result of company law agreements and against the background of the financing conditions, DB Group has controlled GHT since January 1, 2023:

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Company

Activities

Segment

GHT Mobility GmbH Group, Berlin

Operation of on-demand transport

DB Regional,

from Jan 1, 2023

As a result of Deutsche Bahn AG’s (DB AG) decision to withdraw from the company as a majority owner and not to provide any further financial resources, GHT filed for insolvency at the beginning of May 2023.

The addition of GHT was not material for DB Group. The additions also included a start-up.

After being initially consolidated, GHT has generated revenues of € 2 million and a net profit of € 0 million.

Disposals of companies and parts of companies

The disposals in the scope of consolidation relate to the aforementioned GHT, two liquidations and 14 sales (companies from the DB Arriva segment in Denmark, Serbia and Poland). The sales generated a cash outflow of
€ 15 million.

The deconsolidation of GHT resulted in a disposal loss of € 15 million and the aforementioned sales in a disposal loss of € 13 million.

Effects on the consolidated statement of income

Overall, the effects of the changes in the scope of consolidation on the consolidated statement of income which have occurred compared with the first half of 2022 are not of a material nature and are presented in the following overview:

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Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2023 / € million

DB Group

thereof from additions
to the scope of consolidation

Amounts from removals from
the scope of consolidation

Total revenues

24,972

282

–449

Inventory changes and other internally produced and capitalized assets

2,141

0

–1

Overall performance

27,113

282

–450

Other operating income

1,513

88

–22

Cost of materials

–13,342

–156

241

Personnel expenses

–10,244

–84

151

Scheduled depreciation and impairments

–2,072

–64

31

Other operating expenses

–2,644

–112

37

Operating profit (EBIT)

324

–46

–12

Result from investments accounted for using the equity method

6

0

2

Net interest income

–269

–5

1

Other financial result

–10

0

6

Financial result

–273

–5

9

Profit before taxes on income

51

–51

–3

Taxes on income

–122

13

1

Net loss for the period

–71

–38

–2

 

The revenues attributable to changes in the scope of consolidation are as follows:

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Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2023 / € million

Revenues due to

Additions to the
scope of consolidation

Disposals from the
scope of consolidation

USA Truck Group, Van Buren/USA 1)

279

GHT Mobility GmbH Group, Berlin

2

 

Les Triporteurs Group, Rennes/France 1)

1

Bitergo, Dortmund 1)

0

MTS Markentechnik Group, Rülzheim 1)

207

Arriva Sverige AB, Nacka/Sweden 1)

177

Arriva Danmark A/S, Kastrup/Denmark

24

ARRIVA INVESTIMENTOS SGPS, SA, Almada/Portugal 1)

21

ELAG Emder Lagerhaus und Automotive GmbH, Emden 1) and EVAG Emder Verkehrs und Automotive Gesellschaft mbH, Emden 1)

18

Arriva LITAS d.o.o. Požarevac, Požarevac/Serbia

2

Total

282

449

1) Acquired/sold during the previous year.

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