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Deutsche Post Group — Annual Report
In Germany, the positive growth trend continued. Driven by e-commerce, volumes
rose by . to , million parcels in the reporting year. Revenue increased by .
to , million (previous year: , million).
Our domestic and cross-border parcel business in Europe continued to perform
well. In addition to the markets we have entered, we acquired the Parcelshop network of
Freight in Sweden in the fourth quarter of . Revenue in the European parcel busi-
ness grew by . to million in the reporting year (previous year: million).
Revenue in the eCommerce business was up by . to , million in
(previous year: , million). Very positive development in the segment in India,
growth in the domestic business in the United States as well as positive currency eects
contributed to this increase. Excluding currency eects, growth was . .
eCommerce - Parcel: revenue .
m 2014
adjusted
2015 + / – % Q 4 2014
adjusted
Q 4 2015 + / – %
Parcel Germany 3,992 4,372 9.5 1,200 1,315 9.6
Parcel Europe 1 676 735 8.7 181 204 12.7
eCommerce 2 1,004 1,240 23.5 283 344 21.6
Total 5,672 6,347 11.9 1,664 1,863 12.0
1 Excluding Germany.
2 Outside Europe.
Parcel Germany: volumes .
Parcels (millions)
2014 2015 + / – % Q 4 2014 Q 4 2015 + / – %
Total 1,033 1,123 8.7 309 338 9.4
Increased costs slow earnings growth
Although revenues were up compared with the prior year, in the reporting year
declined signicantly, due in particular to higher material and labour costs, the contin-
ued expansion of our parcel network as well as the eects of the strike. Division
was , million, . below the prior-year level (, million). Return on sales
declined from . to . . was also impacted by an amount of million relat-
ing to a provision for an interest-based increase in expected payments to the Post-
beamtenversorgungskasse (postal civil servant pension fund). In the fourth quarter of
, was million, exceeding the fourth quarter of by . (previous
year: million).
Operating cash ow increased from , million to , million, which was
attributable mainly to active working capital management. Working capital decreased
from – million to – million.
Business units and market
positions, page
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