METRO

METRO AEBE shows to be enjoying an exceptionally healthy financial situation.

All economic indexes classify our Company among the first three of the most successful companies of the field as it shows constant signs of improvement. The Company is growing at a constant and stable pace without any fluctuations; its policy is to attain expansion through establishing profitable stores, through constantly updating existing stores and through effective cost control. A great part of its development is organic, i.e. it derives from its existing stores. This leads to a very positive economic result.

Despite the fact that METRO invests considerable funds every year in its organization and expansion (most of the Company's stores are self-owned), reinvesting its high profits allows the Company to avoid bank loans, while the number of payment days to suppliers are among the very fewest in this market sector