Deutsche Post DHL confirms short and mid-range targets – dividend increase proposed

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Deutsche Post DHL confirms short and mid-range targets – dividend increase proposed

公司: dhl, 资料: DHL, 日期: 2014-05-27


To live up to its commitment, Deutsche Post DHL systematically applies its core areas of expertise on behalf of society and the environment.
The Group’s EBIT increased by 7.4 percent, or about EUR 200 million, to EUR 2.86 billion in 2013, finishing the year within the targeted range of between EUR 2


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Corporate responsibility as an integral part of the strategy

As it moves forward, the company plans to continue applying the maxim “Respect and Results”. “To us, commercial success and responsible business practices do not represent a contradiction in terms. Rather, they go hand in hand,” CEO Frank Appel explained. “A smoothly operating logistics industry forms the foundation of efficient global trade and, thus, enables higher standards of living for many members of society in all parts of the world.” To live up to its commitment, Deutsche Post DHL systematically applies its core areas of expertise on behalf of society and the environment. In the process, it melds profitability and sustainability.

With its environmental sustainability program “GoGreen”, the Group became the first major logistics group to set an ambitious climate target in 2008: improving carbon efficiency by 30 percent by 2020. Since then, the company has moved closer and closer to achieving this goal. By the end of 2013, it had improved its carbon efficiency by 18 percent compared with the base year of 2007. The company’s expertise in this field will increasingly be made available to others as well: “In the next step, we intend to help more and more of our customers to meet their own environmental targets,” Appel told shareholders. Acting as a good corporate citizen, Deutsche Post DHL continues to play a role in education initiatives around the world, supports local charitable projects and uses its core logistics skills to prepare for and respond to natural disasters.

A look back at 2013: Sharp rise in net profit

CEO Frank Appel expressed his satisfaction with the company’s performance during the past year: “2013 was a very good year for Deutsche Post DHL. We continued to write our success story and met all of our targets.” At EUR 55.1 billion, last year’s revenues were slightly lower than in 2012. However, adjusted for negative exchange-rate effects and other inorganic factors, revenues would have risen by nearly 3 percent, or more than EUR 1.5 billion in 2013. The Group’s EBIT increased by 7.4 percent, or about EUR 200 million, to EUR 2.86 billion in 2013, finishing the year within the targeted range of between EUR 2.75 billion and EUR 3.0 billion. The DHL divisions contributed more than EUR 2 billion to the company’s total operating earnings. Earnings also met the targets for the MAIL division: Supported by a number of non-recurring factors, EBIT increased by 17 percent to EUR 1.2 billion. Adjusted for the non-recurring factors, EBIT produced by the MAIL division decreased slightly as a result of higher material and personnel costs. Overall, the Group generated consolidated net profit of EUR 2.1 billion in 2013, more than EUR 450 million above the previous year’s level. Basic earnings per share rose from EUR 1.36 to EUR 1.73 in 2013. Even adjusted for all major non-recurring factors, net profit and earnings per share rose significantly during financial year 2013.

Dividend increase to EUR 0.80 proposed

In light of the Group’s good performance during this past financial year and its confidence about the company’s future growth, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board are proposing a dividend of EUR 0.80 per share for the year 2013. This represents an increase of EUR 0.10 per share over the previous year’s dividend. Should shareholders approve this proposal, the Group will pay out a total of approximately EUR 968 million to its shareholders. This reflects a 14 percent increase compared to the previous year. Based on the consolidated net profit adjusted for non-recurring-items, the dividend proposal represents a payout ratio of 49 percent. As a result, the company’s dividend proposal remains in the middle range of the target corridor of between 40 percent and 60 percent that was set in 2010 as part of the finance strategy introduced that year. Calculated on the basis of the share’s year-end closing price, the dividend yield is about 3 percent.

Planned changes on the Supervisory Board

The agenda of this year’s Annual General Meeting includes Supervisory Board elections made necessary by the expiration of the terms of four shareholder representatives. While the Supervisory Board is proposing the reelection of Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann, Dr. Ulrich Schröder and Dr. Stefan Schulte to the Annual General Meeting, Hero Brahms will be leaving the company’s Supervisory Board on grounds of age. Simone Menne, a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, has been proposed as his successor. This recommendation is subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting. The election of Simone Menne would raise the share of women on the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post DHL to 35 percent.

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公司: dhl, 资料: DHL, 日期: 2014-05-27


To live up to its commitment, Deutsche Post DHL systematically applies its core areas of expertise on behalf of society and the environment.
The Group’s EBIT increased by 7.4 percent, or about EUR 200 million, to EUR 2.86 billion in 2013, finishing the year within the targeted range of between EUR 2


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