Press Release
On a comparable basis, i.e. after adjusting for currency effects and portfolio changes, revenue rose by 6.2%. The company invested a total of EUR 549 million across all four divisions from April to June (2017: EUR 349 million). For full-year 2018, the Group projects an increase in capital expenditure to approximately EUR 2.5 billion (2017: EUR 2.3 billion). Operating cash flow was up sharply to EUR 1.4 billion in the second quarter of 2018 (2017: EUR 726 million). At 4.0%, the EBIT margin for the second quarter was within the target corridor. Consolidated net profit after non-controlling interests dropp