Notes on the consolidated income statement

      At EUR 7,042.9 million, revenue for the period from April 1, 2021, to September 30, 2021, increased by 37.8% compared with EUR 5,110.1 million in the same period of the previous year. In the first half of the business year 2021/22, EBIT is EUR 650.6 million compared with EUR –215.0 million for the same period of the previous year. EBIT is EUR 311.0 million for the second quarter of 2021/22, compared with EUR –166.3 million for the second quarter of 2020/21. After consideration of the financial result and taxes, the profit after tax is EUR 485.7 million compared with EUR –275.8 million for the same period of the previous year.

      Despite the profit before tax of EUR –267.5 million for the first half of the previous year, the tax expense of EUR 8.3 million is due primarily to the non-recognition of tax losses.

      Diluted and basic earnings per share are calculated as follows:

       

       

      04/01 – 09/30/2020

       

      04/01 – 09/30/2021

       

       

       

       

       

      Profit attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros)

       

      –272.5

       

      473.9

      Weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares (millions)

       

      178.5

       

      178.5

      Diluted and basic earnings per share (euros)

       

      –1.53

       

      2.65