Barça announces that it closed 2022-23 with net profits of 304 million euros
The 2022-23 season not only meant Barça's reunion with the First Division League title or the second Champions League of Barça women's football. On an economic level, as highlighted by the entity chaired by Joan Laporta through a statement, it was also a complete success..
According to the numbers made public by the club, last season it closed with net profits, that is, once the corresponding taxes were paid, of 304 million euros.. Figures that, in this case, are even higher than those budgeted last year by the current Barcelona board..
With a view to the current year, meanwhile, the board foresees income of 859 million euros, a reduction largely justified by the transfer to Montjuïc while the remodeling works of the Barça stadium last, which in this case would yield profits before taxes of 11 million euros.
The club's operating income reached 1,259 million euros throughout the 2022-23 season, with operating expenses that amounted to 1,165 million euros. At a commercial level, meanwhile, income increased by 43% compared to the previous year and generated income of 351 million euros. The sponsorship area, for its part, managed to add around 200 million to the club's coffers, while in terms of merchandising sales, according to the numbers made public by the Barcelona entity, in turn represented income of 100 million euros.
At the facility level, meanwhile, the total figure achieved as of June 30 of this year was 229 million euros, of which 121 would correspond to a Spotify Camp Nou which, according to UEFA, had the highest average attendance in Europe. The sale of tickets for women's football, for its part, provided 2.7 million euros, while Barça basketball generated ticketing income of 4.5 million euros.. The club has also registered the sale of 15% of the television rights for men's football for a total of 400 million euros, as approved at the 2022 delegates' meeting.
Reduce debt
The Barça board, finally, points out that with all the measures adopted by the club, it has in turn managed to reduce the entity's net debt, which would have gone from 680 million euros as of June 30, 2021 to 552 million euros as of June 30, 2021. June 30, 2023. The debt, in this case, has been calculated following the methods established by LaLiga, and includes net bank and sports debts. However, as also interpreted by the board of directors itself, it does not include all the loans related to Espai Barça, which would form part of a separate structure that is financed through the resources generated by the project.