DHL 2012 Annual Report Download - page 42

Sta costs also increased, rising from , million to , million in the year
under review. In the   division in particular, the increase in the business
volume led to a rise in sta numbers. Currency eects also pushed up costs signicantly.
At , million, depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses were  mil-
lion higher than in the previous year, principally as a result of investments made in the
past.
Other operating expenses increased by  million to , million, mainly due
to the additional  payment.
. Development of revenue, other operating income and operating expenses
€ m %
Revenue 55,512 5.1 • Revenue increase, particularly in  divisions
• . billion in currency effects
Other operating income 2,168 5.8 • Increase mainly due to the reversal of surplus provisions
and accruals
Materials expense 31,863 4.3 • Higher transport volumes
• Higher freight costs and fuel prices
Staff costs 17,770 6.2 • Increased number of staff, mostly in  
• Increase also due to currency effects
Depreciation, amortisation
and impairment losses
1,339 5.1 • Result of higher investments in the past
Other operating expenses 4,043 3.8 • Increase mainly due to additional  payment
Consolidated  rises .  year-on-year
At , million, prot from operating activities  was .  up on the prior-
year gure (, million). In the fourth quarter,  was  million higher year-
on-year at  million.
Net nance costs improved to  million (previous year:  million), mainly
due to the disposal gain recorded on the Postbank sale.
Prot before income taxes increased from , million to , million. is
caused income taxes to rise from  million to  million.
Net profit and earnings per share improve
Consolidated net prot for the period rose from , million to , million.
, million of this amount is attributable to shareholders of Deutsche Post  and
 million to non-controlling interest holders. Basic and diluted earnings per share
also increased, up from . to . and . respectively.
Dividend of . per share proposed
At the Annual General Meeting on  May , the Board of Management and the
Supervisory Board will propose a dividend of . per share for nancial year 
(previous year: .) to shareholders. e distribution ratio based on the consolidated
net prot attributable to Deutsche Post  shareholders amounts to . . e net
dividend yield based on the year-end closing price of our shares is . . e dividend
will be distributed on  May  and is tax-free for shareholders resident in Germany.
. Consolidated 
 m
2012
2,665
2011
2,436
846846
1,087
725 725 786
0.60 0.60 0.65
0.90
0.75
0.70
0.50
0.44
903
836
556
490
0.70 0.70
. Total dividend and dividend
per no-par value share
 m
          1
Dividend per no-par value share 
1 Proposal.
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