50 / Consolidated Financial Statements / Consolidated Profit andLoss Account Consolidated Profit and Loss Account * For the Period 1 January to 31 December 2011 € 000 € 000 1. Sal<strong>es</strong> a) External sal<strong>es</strong> (gross) 1,985,579 1,996,324 b) Income from loan and leasing transactions (gross) 381,540 375,681 2011 2010 2,367,119 2,372,005 l<strong>es</strong>s turnover tax 345,015 346,534 2,022,104 2,025,471 2. Change in finished goods and work in progr<strong>es</strong>s 15,960 11,610 3. Other own work capitalized 421 372 2,038,485 2,037,453 4. Other operating income; 103,257 108,252 of which income from currency trans<strong>la</strong>tion: 5. Cost of materials: (8,686) (9,497) a) Cost of raw materials, suppli<strong>es</strong> and merchandise 272,863 269,158 b) Cost of purchased servic<strong>es</strong> 16,539 21,363 289,402 290,521 6. Cost of loan and leasing transactions 141,733 132,086 1,710,607 1,723,098 7. Personnel expens<strong>es</strong>: a) Wag<strong>es</strong> and sa<strong>la</strong>ri<strong>es</strong> 352,354 390,718 b) <strong>So</strong>cial security, pension and other benefits; 81,694 89,308 of which re<strong>la</strong>ting to pensions: (13,779) (12,650) 434,048 480,026 8. Amortization and depreciation of fixed intangible and tangible assets 182,999 185,097 9. Income from participating inter<strong>es</strong>t; 1,140 1,137 of which from associated compani<strong>es</strong>: (50) (44) 10. Income from other long-term securiti<strong>es</strong> and other financial assets 497 224 11. Other inter<strong>es</strong>t and simi<strong>la</strong>r income; 35,083 54,294 of which income from the discounting of provisions: (0) (881) 12. Write-down of long-term financial assets and current securiti<strong>es</strong> 2 19 13. Inter<strong>es</strong>t and simi<strong>la</strong>r expens<strong>es</strong>; 17,440 29,017 of which expenditure from accrued inter<strong>es</strong>t on provisions: (7,293) (8,040) 14. Collective heading; 1,112,838 1,084,594 of which expenditure from currency trans<strong>la</strong>tion; Other items not shown separately (other operating expens<strong>es</strong>, tax<strong>es</strong>, net profit for the year) (11,809) (14,771) * HECTAS until 30 June 2011
Number of the year 76 Our family is growing – internationally. The Vorwerk Group now operat<strong>es</strong> in 76 countri<strong>es</strong> around the globe; ten more than in the previous year. Consolidated Financial Statements / 51