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29 Segment reporting

Pursuant to IFRS 8 Operating Segments, the Group defines its operating segments based on the information that is reported internally to the Management Board, which is also Chief Operating Decision Maker in terms of IFRS 8. The Carl Zeiss Meditec Group has two operating segments, which are simultaneously the Company’s Strategic Business Units. All business activities relating to ophthalmology, such as the business with medical laser and diagnostic systems and surgical solution systems for the treatment of cataract and retina diseases are allocated to the “Ophthalmology” SBU. The “Microsurgery” SBU encompasses the activities in neuro, spine, ear, nose and throat and dental surgery, as well as the activities in the field of intraoperative radiotherapy. For more information on the business activities of the SBUs please refer to the management report.

The Management Board regularly evaluates internal management reports for each of the strategic business units in relation to decisions on resource allocation and performance. In addition to publishing the results at segment level, any write-downs and additions to provisions are also published for each SBU.

Segment reporting – Strategic business units

 

 

Ophthalmology SBU

 

Microsurgery SBU

 

Total

 

 

2024/25

 

2023/24

 

2024/25

 

2023/24

 

2024/25

 

2023/24

 

 

€k

 

€k

 

€k

 

€k

 

€k

 

€k

External revenue

 

1,723,707

 

1,589,172

 

503,938

 

476,955

 

2,227,645

 

2,066,127

Cost of sales

 

-825,830

 

-786,965

 

-226,618

 

-190,532

 

-1,052,448

 

-977,497

Gross profit

 

897,877

 

802,207

 

277,320

 

286,423

 

1,175,197

 

1,088,630

Selling and marketing expenses

 

-375,948

 

-347,024

 

-119,150

 

-111,174

 

-495,098

 

-458,198

General and administrative expenses

 

-107,895

 

-92,151

 

-23,526

 

-18,859

 

-131,421

 

-111,010

Research and development expenses

 

-260,741

 

-280,723

 

-65,534

 

-62,366

 

-326,275

 

-343,089

Other operating result

 

1,023

 

18,119

 

-106

 

0

 

917

 

18,119

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

154,316

 

100,428

 

69,004

 

94,024

 

223,320

 

194,452

Plus amortization from purchase price allocations

 

32,878

 

52,852

 

1,551

 

1,581

 

34,429

 

54,433

Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization from purchase price allocations (EBITA)

 

187,194

 

153,280

 

70,555

 

95,605

 

257,749

 

248,885

Depreciation and amortization

 

102,292

 

119,221

 

24,086

 

13,550

 

126,378

 

132,771

Additions to provisions

 

18,624

 

19,917

 

6,225

 

4,255

 

24,849

 

24,172

Reconciliation of segments’ comprehensive income to the Group’s period-end result

Comprehensive income of the segments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,320

 

194,452

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,320

 

194,452

Financial result

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-29,428

 

46,414

Earnings before income taxes (EBT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,892

 

240,866

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-51,547

 

-60,712

Consolidated profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

142,345

 

180,154

» of which profit/loss attributable to shareholders of the parent company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,210

 

178,726

» of which profit/loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,135

 

1,428

As a general rule there were no intersegment sales.

The information on geographical areas is based on the geographical regions of Germany, North America, Asia, Europe (excluding Germany) and Other, according to the location of the headquarters of the Group company generating the revenue or holding the non-current assets.

Segment reporting – Geographical areas

 

 

2024/25

 

2023/24

 

 

Revenue

 

Non-current assets

 

Revenue

 

Non-current
assets

 

 

€k

 

€k

 

€k

 

€k

Germany

 

1,294,731

 

300,170

 

1,233,996

 

314,415

North America

 

552,661

 

432,644

 

522,324

 

460,456

Asia

 

86,073

 

26,793

 

83,333

 

31,034

Europe (excluding Germany)

 

294,180

 

1,231,888

 

226,474

 

1,252,634

Other

 

0

 

827

 

0

 

256

Total

 

2,227,645

 

1,992,322

 

2,066,127

 

2,058,795

All but €107k of revenue in the North America region are attributable to the US. Segment assets comprise non-current assets less deferred tax assets of €82,261k (prior year: €86,320k), investments accounted for using the equity method of €20,321k (prior year: €11,767k), investments and other shares in non-consolidated affiliated companies of €8,611k (prior year: €8,611k), loans of €10,172, (prior year: €6,664k) and non-current trade receivables including receivables from finance leases of €9,386k (prior year: €8,560k).

Key customers

Carl Zeiss AG and its subsidiaries (except Carl Zeiss Meditec Group) constitute a key customer of the Carl Zeiss Meditec Group, accounting for a share of 51% (prior year: 54%) of total revenue. Revenue is generated with Carl Zeiss AG and its subsidiaries in both segments. The share of total revenue amounts to 40% (prior year: 38%) in the Microsurgery SBU and 54% (prior year: 58%) in the Ophthalmology SBU.

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