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8-Year Review 2000 to 2007

€m

  

2000

  

2001

  

2002

  

2003

  

2004

  

2005

  

2006

  

2007

 

  

restated

  

restated

  

restated

  

restated

  

restated

  

restated

  

restated

  

 

 

Revenue

MAIL

 

11,733

 

11,707

  

12,129

  

12,495

  

12,747

  

12,878

  

15,290

  

15,484

EXPRESS

 

6,022

 

6,421

  

14,637

  

15,293

  

17,557

  

16,831

  

13,463

  

13,874

LOGISTICS

 

8,289

 

9,153

  

5,817

  

5,878

  

6,786

  

9,933

  

24,405

  

25,739

FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

7,990

 

8,876

  

8,676

  

7,661

  

7,349

  

7,089

  

9,593

  

10,426

SERVICES

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

3,874

  

2,201

  

2,357

Divisions total

  

34,034

 

36,157

  

41,259

  

41,327

  

44,439

  

50,605

  

64,952

  

67,880

Consolidation (until 2004 Other/Consolidation)

 

–1,326

 

–2,778

  

–2,004

  

–1,310

  

–1,271

  

–6,011

  

–4,407

  

–4,368

Total

 

32,708

 

33,379

  

39,255

  

40,017

  

43,168

  

44,594

  

60,545

  

63,512

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Profit or loss from operating activities before goodwill amortisation (EBITA)

MAIL

 

2,004

 

1,960

  

2,144

  

2,082

  

2,085

  

2,030

  

2,094

  

2,003

EXPRESS

 

76

 

176

  

270

  

365

  

373

  

411

  

288

  

–174

LOGISTICS

 

113

 

159

  

173

  

206

  

281

  

346

  

751

  

957

FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

505

 

522

  

679

  

568

  

716

  

869

  

1,004

  

1,076

SERVICES

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

679

  

–229

  

–660

Divisions total

 

2,698

 

2,817

  

3,266

  

3,221

  

3,455

  

4,335

  

3,908

  

3,202

Consolidation (until 2004 Other/Consolidation)

 

–319

 

–270

  

–297

  

–246

  

–84

  

–131

  

–36

  

0

Total

 

2,379

 

2,547

  

2,969

  

2,975

  

3,371

  

4,204

  

3,872

  

3,202

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Profit or loss from operating activities (EBIT)

MAIL

 

2,003

  

1,958

  

2,138

  

2,067

  

2,072

  

2,030

  

2,094

  

2,003

EXPRESS

 

33

  

126

  

–79

  

152

  

117

  

–23

  

288

  

–174

LOGISTICS

 

13

  

42

  

80

  

116

  

182

  

346

  

751

  

957

FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

505

  

520

  

678

  

567

  

714

  

863

  

1,004

  

1,076

SERVICES

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

679

  

–229

  

–660

Divisions total

 

2,554

  

2,646

  

2,817

  

2,902

  

3,085

  

3,895

  

3,908

  

3,202

Consolidation (until 2004 Other/Consolidation)

 

–319

  

–270

  

–297

  

–246

  

–84

  

–131

  

–36

  

0

Total

 

2,235

  

2,376

  

2,520

  

2,656

  

3,001

  

3,764

  

3,872

  

3,202

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Consolidated net profit
for the period

  

1,527

  

1,587

  

1,590

  

1,342

  

1,740

  

2,448

  

2,282

  

1,885

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Cash flow/investments/depreciation and amortisation

Cash flow from operating activities

 

2,216

  

3,059

  

2,967

  

3,006

  

2,336

  

3,624

  

3,922

  

5,151

Cash flow from investing activities

 

–2,098

  

–2,380

  

–2,226

  

–2,133

  

–385

  

–5,052

  

–2,697

  

–753

Cash flow from financing activities

 

–89

  

–619

  

147

  

–304

  

–493

  

–1,288

  

–865

  

–2,087

Investments

 

3,113

  

3,468

  

3,100

  

2,846

  

2,536

  

6,176

  

–4,066

  

–2,656

Depreciation and amortisation

 

1,204

 

1,285

  

1,893

  

1,693

  

1,821

  

1,961

  

1,771

  

2,357

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Assets and capital structure

Non-current assets1)

  

11,081

 

12,304

  

14,536

  

15,957

  

17,027

  

25,223

  

26,074

  

25,744

Current assets (until 2003: including deferred tax assets)1)

  

139,199

  

144,397

  

148,111

  

138,976

  

136,369

  

147,417

  

191,624

  

209,722

Equity (excluding minority interest)

  

4,001

  

5,353

  

5,095

  

6,106

  

7,242

  

10,624

  

11,220

  

11,058

Minority interest

  

79

 

75

  

117

  

59

  

1,623

  

1,791

  

2,732

  

2,801

Current and non-current provisions

 

11,107

 

10,971

  

12,684

  

12,673

  

12,441

  

12,161

  

14,233

  

12,610

Current and non-current liabilities2)

  

9,723

 

8,770

  

11,900

  

12,778

  

15,064

  

19,371

  

20,850

  

21,210

Total assets

 

150,280

 

156,701

  

162,647

  

154,933

  

153,396

  

172,640

  

217,698

  

235,466

8-Year Review 2000 to 2007

 

 

  

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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.

3)

Until 2004 including trainees.

4)

Staff costs/revenue.

5)

Total EBITA/revenue; from 2004: total EBIT/revenue.

6)

Profit before income taxes/average equity (from 2004 including minority interest).

7)

Profit from operating activities (EBIT)/average total assets.

8)

Income tax expense/profit before income taxes.

9)

Equity (from 2004 including minority assets)/total assets.

10)

Financial liabilities excluding cash and cash equivalents, current financial instruments, long-term deposits and financial liabilities to minority shareholders of Williams Lea.

11)

Net debt/net debt and equity (from 2004 including minority interest).

12)

Net debt/cash flow from operating activities.

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 before extraordinary expense.

 

Employees/staff costs

Total number of employees (headcount including trainees)

at 31 Dec.

 

324,203

 

321,369

  

371,912

  

383,173

  

379,828

  

502,545

  

520,112

  

536,350

Full time equivalents (excluding trainees)3)

at 31 Dec.

 

284,890

 

283,330

  

334,952

  

348,781

  

340,667

  

455,115

  

463,350

  

475,100

Average number of employees (headcount)

 

  

319,998

 

323,298

  

375,890

  

375,096

  

381,492

  

393,463

  

507,641

  

524,803

Staff costs

€m

  

11,056

 

11,246

  

13,313

  

13,329

  

13,840

  

14,337

  

18,616

  

18,471

Staff cost ratio4)

%

 

33.8

  

33.7

  

33.9

  

33.3

  

32.1

  

32.2

  

30.7

  

29.1

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Key figures revenue/income/assets and capital structure

Return on sales5)

%

 

7.3

  

7.6

  

7.6

  

7.4

  

7.0

  

8.4

  

6.4

  

5.0

Return on equity (ROE) before taxes6)

%

  

62.1

  

45.9

  

35.5

  

34.2

  

29.2

  

28.7

  

21.6

  

15.8

Return on total assets7)

%

  

2.0

  

1.5

  

1.6

  

1.7

  

1.9

  

2.3

  

2.0

  

1.4

Tax rate8)

%

  

25.1

  

26.1

  

14.3

  

29.9

  

20.2

  

19.8

  

19.7

  

14.0

Equity ratio9)

%

  

2.7

  

3.4

  

3.1

  

3.9

  

5.8

  

7.2

  

6.4

  

5.9

Net debt
(Postbank at equity)10)

€m

  

2,010

  

1,750

  

1,494

  

2,044

  

–32

  

4,193

  

3,083

  

2,858

Net gearing
(Postbank at equity)11)

%

  

33.4

  

24.6

  

22.7

  

25.1

  

–0.4

  

28.1

  

21.4

  

20.3

Dynamic gearing (Postbank at equity)12)

years

  

0.96

  

0.64

  

0.46

  

0.82

  

0.00

  

2.44

  

1.42

  

1.02

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Key share data

(Diluted) earnings per share13)

€

  

1.36

  

1.42

  

0.59

  

1.18

  

1.44

  

1.99

  

1.60

  

1.15

(Diluted) earnings per share13) before extraordinary expense

€

  

1.36

  

1.42

  

1.41

  

1.18

  

1.44

  

1.99

  

1.60

  

1.15

Cash flow per share13),14)

€

  

1.99

  

2.75

  

2.67

  

2.70

  

2.10

  

3.23

  

3.28

  

4.27

Dividend distribution

€m

  

300.46

  

411.74

  

445.12

  

489.63

  

556.40

  

835.71

  

903.00

  

1,086.72

Payout ratio (distribution to consolidated net profit)

%

  

19.87

  

26.11

  

67.54

  

37.41

  

34.82

  

37.39

  

47.13

  

78.25

Dividend per share

€ 

  

0.27

 

0.37

  

0.40

  

0.44

  

0.50

  

0.70

  

0.75

  

0.9015)

Dividend yield (based on year-end closing price)

%

  

1.2

  

2.5

  

4.0

  

2.7

  

3.0

  

3.4

  

3.3

  

3.8

(Diluted) price/earnings ratio before extraordinary expense16)

 

  

16.8

  

10.6

  

7.1

  

13.9

  

11.7

  

10.3

  

14.3

  

20.4

Number of shares carrying dividend rights

millions

  

1,112.8

  

1,112.8

  

1,112.8

  

1,112.8

  

1,112.8

  

1,193.9

  

1,204.0

  

1,207.5

Year-end closing price

€

  

22.90

  

14.99

  

10.00

  

16.35

  

16.90

  

20.48

  

22.84

  

23.51

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