Information regarding revenues from contracts with customers and from rental and leasing
Revenues of DB Group are broken down as follows:
€ million | H 1 2024 | H1 2023 1) | 2023 |
Revenues from freight and passenger transport services | 19,561 | 20,159 | 39,404 |
thereof concession fees for rail transport | 3,521 | 3,334 | 6,759 |
Revenues from operating track infrastructure | 1,284 | 1,200 | 2,429 |
Revenues from sales of material | 719 | 929 | 1,961 |
Other revenues | 590 | 552 | 1,106 |
Revenue discounts | –60 | –38 | –107 |
Revenues from contracts with customers | 22,094 | 22,802 | 44,793 |
Revenues from rental and leasing | 216 | 202 | 398 |
Total | 22,310 | 23,004 | 45,191 |
1) Values adjusted due to classification of DB Arriva as discontinued operations.
Revenues from freight and passenger transport services were generated mainly by companies operating in the DB Schenker, DB Regional, DB Long-Distance and DB Cargo segments. They included a minor amount of revenues from sub-operating leases in the DB Schenker segment. The DB InfraGO segment primarily generated revenues from the operation of infrastructure and revenues from rental and leasing. Revenues from sales of material were generated almost exclusively in the DB Energy segment. Other revenues related to virtually all segments.
The order book of customer contracts with contractually agreed outstanding revenues (so-called secured revenues) was broken down as follows:
Secured order book / € million | Jun 30, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 1) |
Passenger transport contracts | 85,299 | 84,804 | 87,128 |
Logistics and freight transport contracts 2) | 295 | 337 | 323 |
Other contracts 2) | 1,555 | 1,588 | 1,606 |
Total | 87,149 | 86,729 | 89,057 |
1) Values including discontinued operations.
2) Contracts with a term of at least 12 months and a contract volume of at least € 5 million.
Most of the secured order book will be fulfilled within a period of ten years, with percentages declining over time.
The order book for passenger transport contracts increased only marginally compared to December 31, 2023. In terms of other contracts, there was a slight decrease in the Subsidiaries/Other segment.
Claims relating to contractual assets 1) of € 119 million were recognized together with the other receivables and assets. Long-term contractual assets accounted for € 42 million.
The contractual liabilities of DB Group include advance payments received as well as other payments received in advance in relation to revenues for subsequent periods (for example, for season tickets). Obligations from contractual liabilities of € 1,531 million (thereof long-term: € 563 million) were shown under the trade liabilities and deferred items.
1) The contractual assets include, among other things, claims from work in progress from long-term orders.