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148 Other Information
148 BMW AG Principal Subsidiaries
150 BMW Group 10-year Comparison
152 BMW Group Locations
154 Glossary
158 Index
160 Contacts
161 Financial Calendar
[ACEA]
Abbreviation for Association des Constructeurs
Européens d’Automobiles (European Automobile
Manufacturers Association).
[Common stock]
Stock with voting rights (cf. preferred stock).
[Cost of materials]
Comprises all expenditure to purchase raw materials
and supplies.
[DAX]
Abbreviation for Deutscher Aktien Index, the Ger-
man
Stock Index. The index is based on the weighted
market prices of the 30 largest German stock cor-
porations (by stock market capitalisation).
[Deferred taxes]
Accounting for deferred taxes is a method of
allocating tax expense/benefit to the appropriate
accounting period.
[Derivatives]
Financial products, whose measurement is derived
principally from market price, market price fluctua-
tions and expected market price changes of the
underlying instrument (e.g. indices, stocks or bonds).
[DJSI]
Abbreviation for Dow Jones Sustainability Index
World. A family of indexes created by Dow Jones
and the Swiss investment agency SAM Sustain-
ability Group for companies with strategies based
on a sustainability concept. The BMW Group has
been one of the leading companies in the DJSI
since 1999.
[EBIT]
Abbreviation for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
The profit before income taxes, minority interest and
financial result.
[EBITDA]
Abbreviation for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortisation. The profit before in-
come taxes, minority interest, financial result and
depreciation/amortisation.
[Effectiveness]
The degree to which offsetting changes in fair value
or cash flows attributable to a hedged risk are
achieved by the hedging instrument.
[EfficientDynamics]
The aim of EfficientDynamics is to reduce con-
sumption and emissions whilst simultaneously
increasing dynamics and performance. This involves
a holistic approach to achieving optimum automo-
bile potential, ranging from efficient engine tech-
nologies, lightweight construction and comprehen-
sive energy and heat management inside the
vehicle.
[Equity ratio]
The proportion of equity (= subscribed capital,
reserves, accumulated other equity and minority
interest) to the balance sheet total.
[ERA]
Remuneration Framework Agreement.
Glossary
Other Information