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Deutsche Post Group — Annual Report
Global Forwarding: volumes .
Thousands
2014
adjusted
2015 + / – % Q 4 2014
adjusted
Q 4 2015 + / – %
Air freight tonnes 4,046 3,712 –8.3 1,075 948 –11.8
of which exports tonnes 2,276 2,109 –7.3 605 547 – 9.6
Ocean freight s 1 2,932 2,930 – 0.1 731 722 –1.2
1 Twenty-foot equivalent units.
Revenue in European overland transport business exceeds prior-year level
In the Freight business unit, revenue was up by . to , million in (previous
year: , million), bolstered by positive currency eects of million. Transport
volumes increased by . . Growth was driven heavily by business in Sweden and
full-truckload business in Germany. Volume declines on account of currency uctu-
ations in business with Switzerland and business restrictions with members of the
had an adverse impact. Gross prot improved by . to , million (previous year:
, million).
Turnaround costs push down earnings trend
In the reporting year, in the division declined signicantly from million to
– million. It was impacted by high expenses of million which were incurred
for turnaround measures. ese expenses include one-o eects related to com-
prising impairment losses on capitalised assets in the amount of million and
subsequent costs of million. was also impacted by an amount of million
relating to the potential earnings exposure of million for full-year projected
in the interim nancial statements for the third quarter of . At the same time, gross
prot margins in air freight improved considerably; in ocean freight they stabilised at
the expected low level. Return on sales declined to –. (previous year: . ). In the
fourth quarter of , however, the trend reversed: improved markedly by .
to million, up from the prior- year gure of million.
Net working capital was reduced sharply in the reporting year, thanks to improved
receivables management, which caused an equally sharp rise in operating cash ow to
million (previous year: million).
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