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Significant events
No significant events
ere were no events with material eects on the Groups net assets, nancial position
and results of operations in nancial year .
Results of operations
. Selected indicators for results of operations
2013
adjusted 1
2014
Revenue m54,912 56,630
Profit from operating activities   m 2,865 2,965
Return on sales 2  5.2 5.2
 after asset charge   m 1,501 1,551
Consolidated net profit for the period 3 m 2,091 2,071
Earnings per share 4  1.73 1.71
Dividend per share  0.80 0.85 5
1 Note .
2  / revenue.
3 After deduction of non-controlling interests.
4 Basic earnings per share.
5 Proposal.
Changes in reporting and portfolio
e amendments to   (Consolidated Financial Statements) and   (Joint
Arrangements) have been required to be applied since  January . is had a minor
overall impact on a number of items in the balance sheet and income statement. Detailed
information can be found in the Notes.
Since all joint ventures, associates and other equity investments held by
Deutsche Post  Group operate in the Groups core business, we now report the
income and expenses of these investments under prot from operating activities .
ey had previously been included in net nancial income/net nance costs.
Our domestic parcel business in Belgium, the Czech Republic, India, the Nether-
lands and Poland was consolidated in the Post - eCommerce - Parcel division at the
beginning of the year. is business was previously part of the Express and Global
Forwarding, Freight divisions.
In addition, the  company Sky Courier Inc. was reassigned from the Express
division to the Global Forwarding, Freight division in the rst quarter.
e Belgian company Speedpack  was transferred from the Global Forwarding,
Freight division to the PeP division eective  April .
e prior-period amounts have been adjusted. We have not drawn attention to this
again in the following explanations to the Group management report.
 Global Forwarding & Co. , Oman, was consolidated in May  due to
contractual changes. e company had previously been accounted for using the equity
method.
Note 
Deutsche Post  Group —  Annual Report
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Group Management Report — REPORT ON ECONOMIC POSITION — Economic parameters — Significant events —
Results of operations