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Revenue
Revenue
| |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
€m |
adjusted |
|||||||
| 12,747 | 12,878 | 15,290 | 14,569 | 14,393 | 13,912 | 13,931 |
13,973 |
|
EXPRESS |
17,557 | 16,831 | 13,463 | 13,874 | 13,637 | 9,917 | 11,111 |
11,766 |
LOGISTICS |
6,786 | 9,933 | 24,405 | – |
– |
– | – |
– |
GLOBAL FORWARDING, FREIGHT |
– |
– |
– |
12,959 | 14,179 | 11,243 | 14,341 | 15,044 |
SUPPLY CHAIN |
– |
– |
– |
14,317 | 13,718 | 12,183 | 13,061 |
13,233 |
FINANCIAL SERVICES |
7,349 | 7,089 | 9,593 | – |
– |
– | – |
– |
SERVICES |
– |
3,874 | 2,201 | – |
– |
– | – |
– |
Divisions total |
44,439 | 50,605 | 64,952 | 55,719 | 55,927 | 47,255 | 52,426 |
54,006 |
Corporate Center/Other (until 2004: Other/Consolidation; until 2006: Consolidation; until 2007: Corporate Center/Other and Consolidation) |
–1,271 | –6,011 | –4,407 | –1,676 | 1,782 |
1,527 | 1,302 |
1,260 |
| Consolidation | – | – | – | – | –3,235 | –2,581 | -2,340 |
–2,437 |
Continuing operations |
– |
– |
– |
54,043 | 54,474 | 46,201 | 51,388 |
52,829 |
Discontinued operations |
– |
– |
– |
10,335 | 11,226 | 1,634 | – |
– |
Total |
43,168 | 44,594 | 60,545 | – |
– | – | – | – |
EBIT
Profit/loss from operating activities (EBIT)
| |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
€m |
adjusted |
|||||||
| 2,072 | 2,030 | 2,094 | 1,976 | 2,179 |
1,391 | 1,120 |
1,107 |
|
EXPRESS |
117 | –23 | 288 | –272 | –2,194 |
–790 | 497 |
927 |
LOGISTICS |
182 | 346 | 751 | – |
– |
– | – |
– |
GLOBAL FORWARDING, FREIGHT |
– |
– |
– |
409 | 362 |
174 | 383 |
429 |
SUPPLY CHAIN |
– | – |
– |
577 | –920 |
–216 | 231 |
362 |
FINANCIAL SERVICES |
714 | 863 | 1,004 | – |
– |
– | – |
– |
SERVICES |
– |
679 | –229 | – |
– |
– | – |
– |
Divisions total |
3,085 | 3,895 | 3,908 | 2,690 | –573 |
559 | 2,231 |
2,825 |
Corporate Center/Other (until 2004: Other/Consolidation; until 2006: Consolidation; until 2007: Corporate Center/Other and Consolidation) |
–84 | –131 | –36 | –557 | –393 |
–328 | -395 |
–389 |
| Consolidation | – | – | – | – | 0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
Continuing operations |
– |
– |
– |
2,133 | –966 |
231 | 1,835 |
2,436 |
Discontinued operations |
– |
– |
– |
1,060 | –871 | –24 | – |
– |
Total |
3,001 | 3,764 | 3,872 | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Consolidated net profit/loss for the period |
1,740 | 2,448 | 2,282 | 1,873 | –1,979 | 693 | 2,630 | 1,266 |
Cash flow
Cash flow/investments/depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
| |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
€m |
adjusted |
|||||||
Total cash flow from operating activities |
2,336 | 3,624 | 3,922 | 5,151 | 1,939 | –584 | 1,927 |
2,371 |
Total cash flow from investing activities |
–385 | –5,052 | –2,697 | –1,053 | –441 | –2,710 | 8 |
–1,129 |
Total cash flow from financing activities |
–493 | –1,288 | –865 | 1,787 | –1,468 | 1,676 | -1,651 |
–1,547 |
Investments |
2,536 | 6,176 | 4,066 | 2,343 | 3,169 | 1,444 | 1,276 |
1,880 |
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses |
1,821 | 1,961 | 1,771 | 2,196 | 2,662 | 1,620 | 1,296 | 1,274 |
Balance sheet
Assets and capital structure
| |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
€m |
||||||||
Non-current assets 1) |
17,027 | 25,223 | 26,074 | 25,764 | 20,517 | 22,022 | 24,493 |
21,225 |
Current assets (until 2003: including deferred tax assets) 1) |
136,369 | 147,417 | 191,624 | 209,656 | 242,447 | 12,716 | 13,270 |
17,183 |
Equity (excluding minority interest) |
7,242 | 10,624 | 11,220 | 11,035 | 7,826 | 8,176 | 10,511 |
11,009 |
Minority interest |
1,623 | 1,791 | 2,732 | 2,778 | 2,026 | 97 | 185 |
190 |
Current and non-current provisions |
12,441 | 12,161 | 14,233 | 12,276 | 10,836 | 9,677 | 9,427 |
9,008 |
Current and non-current liabilities 2) |
15,064 | 19,371 | 20,850 | 21,544 | 242,276 | 16,788 | 17,640 |
18,201 |
Total assets |
153,396 | 172,640 | 217,698 | 235,420 | 262,964 | 34,738 | 37,763 | 38,408 |
- 1)
- From 2004 balance sheet presented in accordance with the new IAS 1 as explained in item 5 of the Notes to the 2005 consolidated financial statements.
- 2)
- Excluding liabilities from financial services.
Employees
Employees/staff costs (from 2007: Continuing operations)
| |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010 |
2011 | |
Total number of |
at 31 Dec. | 379,828 | 502,545 | 520,112 | 512,147 | 512,536 | 477,280 | 467,088 |
471,654 |
Full time equivalents (excluding trainees) 3) |
at 31 Dec. |
340,667 | 455,115 | 463,350 | 453,626 | 451,515 | 424,686 | 418,946 |
423,502 |
Average number of employees (headcount) |
381,492 | 393,463 | 507,641 | 500,252 | 511,292 | 488,518 | 464,471 |
467,188 |
|
Staff costs |
€m | 13,840 | 14,337 | 18,616 | 17,169 | 18,389 |
17,021 | 16,609 |
16,730 |
Staff cost ratio 4) |
% | 32.1 | 32.2 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 33.8 |
36.8 | 32.3 | 31.7 |
- 3)
- Until 2004 including trainees.
- 4)
- Staff costs/revenue.
Key figures
Key figures revenue/income/assets and capital structure
| |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Return on sales 5) |
% | 7.0 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 3.9 | –1.8 |
0.5 | 3.6 |
4.6 |
Return on equity (ROE) before taxes 6) |
% | 29.2 | 28.7 | 21.6 | 8.6 | –9.0 | 3.0 | 29.8 |
15.2 |
Return on assets 7) |
% | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | –0.4 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
6.4 |
Tax rate 8) |
% | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 14.0 | – |
5.4 | 6.9 |
23.7 |
Equity ratio 9) |
% | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 23.8 | 28.3 |
29.2 |
Net debt (Postbank at equity) 10) |
€m | –32 | 4,193 | 3,083 | 2,858 | 2,466 |
–1,690 | -1,382 |
–938 |
Net gearing (Postbank at equity) 11) |
% | –0.4 | 28.1 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 23.7 |
–25.7 | -14.8 |
–9.1 |
Dynamic gearing (Postbank at equity) 12) |
years | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | –1.4 | -0.7 | –0.4 |
- 5)
- EBITA/revenue; from 2004: EBIT/revenue (from 2007: Continuing operations).
- 6)
- Profit before income taxes (from 2007 Continuing operations)/average equity (from 2004 including minority interest).
- 7)
- EBIT (from 2007: Continuing operations)/average total assets.
- 8)
- Income tax expense/profit before income taxes; including discontinued operations.
- 9)
- Equity (from 2004 including minority interest)/total assets.
- 10)
- Financial liabilities excluding cash and cash equivalents, current financial assets and long-term deposits. From 2006: excluding financial liabilities to minority shareholders of Williams Lea. From 2008: see management report.
- 11)
- Net debt/net debt and equity (from 2004 including minority interest).
- 12)
- Net debt/cash flow from operating activities.
Key stock data
| |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| adjusted |
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(Diluted) earnings per share 13) |
€ | 1.44 | 1.99 | 1.60 | 1.15 | –1.40 | 0.53 | 2.10 |
0.96 |
Cash flow per share 13) 14) |
€ | 2.10 | 3.23 | 3.28 | 4.27 | 1.60 | –0.48 | 1.59 |
1.96 |
Dividend distribution |
€m | 556 | 836 | 903 | 1,087 | 725 | 725 | 786 |
84615) |
Payout ratio (distribution to consolidated net profit) |
% | 34.8 | 37.4 | 47.1 | 78.6 | – |
112.6 | 30.9 |
72.7 |
Dividend per share |
€ | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.65 |
0.7015) |
Dividend yield (based on year-end closing price) |
% | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
5.9 |
(Diluted) price/earnings ratio before extraordinary expense 16) |
11.7 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 20.4 | –8.5 | 25.5 | 6.0 |
12.4 |
|
Number of shares carrying dividend rights |
millions | 1,112.8 | 1,193.9 | 1,204.0 | 1,208.2 | 1,209.0 | 1,209.0 | 1,209.0 |
1,209.0 |
Year-end closing price |
€ | 16.90 | 20.48 | 22.84 | 23.51 | 11.91 | 13.49 | 12.70 | 11.88 |
- 13)
- The weighted average number of shares for the period was used for the calculation.
- 14)
- Cash flow from operating activities.
- 15)
- Proposal.
- 16)
- Year-end closing price/earnings per share (2002: before extraordinary expense).
