Interim Report

January to March 2007

  • Deutsche Post World Net
    is the global market leader for logistics. more
    is the global market leader for logistics. Our Deutsche Post, DHL and Postbank brands stand for a wide range of services for managing and transporting mail, goods and information. Around 520,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories provide superior logistics services to help our customers be even more successful in their markets.
  • What we have delivered
    in the first three months of 2007

    The Group made a good start to the year
    with a 4.4% rise in revenue ...
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    The Group made a good start to the year with a 4.4% rise in revenue to €15,473 million and earnings growth of 8.7% to €998 million. The positive trends from the preceding quarters have been confirmed: We attained growth in our international mail activities and substantial earnings improvements in the express business. The transported volume increased in logistics and Postbank kept up its growth trajectory.
  • What we want to deliver by the end of 2007
    The Group expects that overall business performance in 2007 will be positive ... more
    The Group expects that overall business performance in 2007 will be positive. We continue to expect a slight increase in revenue. Profit from operating activities (EBIT) before non-recurring effects ought to be at least €3.6 billion. We will improve our infrastructure and offerings to customers, especially in regions of the world whose markets are showing dynamic growth.