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Segment information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure of operating segments [abstract]  
Segment information Segment information
The Company has determined the operating segments based on the reports reviewed by the Executive Committee (ExCom) for the purposes of allocating resources and assessing the performance of the Group.
The ExCom consists of the Senior Vice President & Global Human Resources Director; Senior Vice President of Payments; Chief Technology Officer; Chief Operating Officer - APAC and Central Europe; Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”); General Counsel and Company Secretary; Senior Vice President Operations; Senior Vice President New Markets, Americas, Public Affairs and Chief Operating Officer Americas; Chief Operating Officer - South Europe; Chief Operating Officer - North and Central Europe and Global Accounts; Chief Financial Officer; Senior Vice President Strategy and Chief Product Officer; and Senior Vice President Marketing, Communications & Customer Value Creation.
Management considers the business from a product group perspective, hence the performance of TFS, Payments and PPS are assessed separately.
The ExCom assesses the performance of the operating segments based on the measures of Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA at the segment level with the adjusted EBITDA assessed after non-allocated central costs.
The measures used by the ExCom to monitor the performance of the Group's operating segments do not include all costs in the IFRS consolidated income statement. Costs for central functions such as marketing, sales, technology, finance and HR, depreciation, amortization, impairment income / expense, and net finance costs are not allocated to segments. As a result, the ExCom monitors the development of adjusted EBITDA presented in the consolidated management accounts.
The segment information provided to the ExCom for the reportable segments is as follows:
For the financial year ended March 31, 2024
(EUR thousand)
NotesTFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsCentral
costs
Total
Revenue311,740 83,023 27,540  422,303 
Operating expenses (1)
(114,930)(43,282)(32,317)(83,109)(273,638)
Adjusted EBITDA196,810 39,741 (4,777)(83,109)148,665 
Depreciation and amortization (2)
9(43,782)
Exceptional items (3)
(7,005)
Operating Profit97,878 
For the financial year ended March 31, 2023
(EUR thousand)
NotesTFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsCentral
costs
Total
Revenue228,818 61,805 20,867  311,490 
Operating expenses (1)
(91,902)(34,267)(26,962)(80,377)(233,508)
Adjusted EBITDA136,916 27,538 (6,095)(80,377)77,982 
Depreciation and amortization (2)
9(51,028)
Exceptional items (3)
(12,814)
Operating Profit14,140 
For the financial year ended March 31, 2022
(EUR thousand)
NotesTFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsCentral
costs
Total
Revenue89,559 23,325 13,064  125,948 
Operating expenses (1)
(44,610)(12,538)(16,755)(61,947)(135,850)
Adjusted EBITDA44,949 10,787 (3,691)(61,947)(9,902)
Depreciation and amortization (2)
9(87,900)
Exceptional items (3)
11,173 
Operating Loss(86,629)

(1)Operating expenses excluding Depreciation and Amortization and Exceptional items. For the financial year ended March 31, 2024 the fixed costs amounted to EUR173.3 million (EUR154.6 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and EUR109.2 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2022), comprising of personnel costs of EUR113.7 million (EUR99.8 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2023, and EUR74.6 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2022) and non-personnel costs of EUR59.6 million (EUR54.8 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and EUR34.6 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2022), whereas variable costs amounted to EUR100.4 million (EUR78.9 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and EUR26.7 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2022).
(2)Depreciation and amortization include amortization of intangible assets acquired through business combinations.
(3)Exceptional items consist of items such as share-based payment transactions and related other expenses, the change in fair value of warrants and put options, business and corporate restructuring expenses, impairment, net loss on sale of assets, and other exceptional items, which the Board of Directors considers as not directly related to ordinary business operations and which are not included in the assessment of management performance.


Revenue by geography and by segment
Revenue is generated by TFS, Payments and Post-Purchase Solutions processed transactions; a geographical breakdown of revenue by key market / region is provided below:
For the financial year ended March 31, 2024
(EUR thousand)
TFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsTotal
Europe260,030 15,633 27,540 303,203 
Asia Pacific46,932 67,390 — 114,322 
Rest of the world4,778 — — 4,778 
Total311,740 83,023 27,540 422,303 
For the financial year ended March 31, 2023
(EUR thousand)
TFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsTotal
Europe202,263 12,276 20,867 235,406 
Asia Pacific23,495 49,528 — 73,023 
Rest of the world3,060 — 3,061 
Total228,818 61,805 20,867 311,490 
For the financial year ended March 31, 2022
(EUR thousand)
TFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsTotal
Europe82,599 6,631 13,064 102,294 
Asia Pacific5,398 16,694 — 22,092 
Rest of the world1,562 — — 1,562 
Total89,559 23,325 13,064 125,948 
Revenue by top Country
A breakdown of revenue by key market / top country is provided below:
For the financial year ended March 31, 2024
(EUR thousand)
TFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsTotal% of Total Revenue
Italy62,435 4,021 — 66,456 16 %
France43,845 1,907 — 45,752 11 %
Australia495 53,060 — 53,555 13 %
United Kingdom1,010 877 27,540 29,427 %
Singapore14,568 8,611 — 23,179 %
Switzerland5,247 — 5,252 %
Total127,600 68,480 27,540 223,621 53 %

For the financial year ended March 31, 2023
(EUR thousand)
TFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsTotal% of Total Revenue
Italy43,280 3,739 — 47,019 15 %
France39,996 1,791 — 41,787 14 %
Australia303 40,671 — 40,974 13 %
United Kingdom2,917 1,056 20,867 24,840 %
Switzerland4,005 32 — 4,037 %
Total90,501 47,289 20,867 158,657 51 %
For the financial year ended March 31, 2022
(EUR thousand)
TFSPaymentsPost-Purchase SolutionsTotal% of Total Revenue
Italy12,912 2,421 — 15,333 12 %
France20,118 919 — 21,037 17 %
Australia49 13,997 — 14,046 11 %
United Kingdom1,838 568 13,064 15,470 12 %
Switzerland2,358 85 — 2,443 %
Total37,275 17,990 13,064 68,329 54 %
There is no single external customer which accounts for more than 10% of Global Blue's revenue, for any of the years presented.
Non-current assets by Country
Even though no measure of assets by segment is reported to the ExCom, in accordance with IFRS 8, the non-current assets, excluding deferred income tax assets, by country, are disclosed as follows:
As of March 31, 2024
(EUR thousand)
Intangible assetsProperty, plant and equipmentInvestments in associates, joint ventures and other investmentsOther non-current financial assetsTotal
Switzerland580,958 1,076 5,142 1,824 589,000 
Rest of the world30,117 30,958 14,076 75,154 
Total611,075 32,034 5,145 15,900 664,154 

As of March 31, 2023
(EUR thousand)
Intangible assetsProperty, plant and equipmentInvestments in joint ventures and associates and Other investmentsOther non-current financial assetsTotal
Switzerland575,145 782 7,244 698 583,869 
Rest of the world30,363 24,057 37 13,509 67,966 
Total605,508 24,839 7,281 14,207 651,835