Natural disasters or accidents involving aircraft could have a negative impact particularly on our air-based express operations and the cost of external insurance. As most of our insurance expenditure is incurred in relation to events that have a high degree of predictability – that is, a high probability of occurrence but low individual cost – the effects of such disasters on the size of insurance premiums or on the availability of insurance to cover them are limited.
Audits are currently under way at DHL Express (USA) and Airborne Inc. in line with the unclaimed property laws in the United States. Under these laws, unclaimed property must either be returned to its rightful owner or the home country of the most recent owner or, if this is not known, the country in which the company is domiciled.
In the course of its expansion, the Group has recognised significant amounts of goodwill. According to IAS 36, goodwill must be tested for impairment at least once a year. If goodwill is determined to be impaired, an impairment loss must be recognised.
As a service provider, we do not conduct research and development in the narrower sense. There are therefore no material risks to report in this area.
Print page
Save as PDF
Add to my cart