DHL 2007 Annual Report Download - page 198

8-Year Review 2000 to 2007
2000
restated
2001
restated
2002
restated
2003
restated
2004
restated
2005
restated
2006
restated
2007
Employees/staff costs
Total number of employees
(headcount including trainees) at 31 Dec. 324,203 321,369 371,912 383,173 379,828 502,545 520,112 536,350
Full time equivalents (excluding trainees)3) at 31 Dec. 284,890 283,330 334,952 348,781 340,667 455,115 463,350 475,100
Average number of employees (headcount) 319,998 323,298 375,890 375,096 381,492 393,463 507,641 524,803
Staff costs €m 11,056 11,246 13,313 13,329 13,840 14,337 18,616 18,471
Staff cost ratio4) % 33.8 33.7 33.9 33.3 32.1 32.2 30.7 29.1
Key fi gures revenue/income/assets
and capital structure
Return on sales5) % 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.0 8.4 6.4 5.0
Return on equity (ROE) before taxes6) % 62.1 45.9 35.5 34.2 29.2 28.7 21.6 15.8
Return on total assets7) % 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.4
Tax rate8) % 25.1 26.1 14.3 29.9 20.2 19.8 19.7 14.0
Equity ratio9) % 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.9 5.8 7.2 6.4 5.9
Net debt (Postbank at equity)10) €m 2,010 1,750 1,494 2,044 – 32 4,193 3,083 2,858
Net gearing (Postbank at equity)11) % 33.4 24.6 22.7 25.1 – 0.4 28.1 21.4 20.3
Dynamic gearing (Postbank at equity)12) years 0.96 0.64 0.46 0.82 0.00 2.44 1.42 1.02
Key share data
(Diluted) earnings per share13) € 1.36 1.42 0.59 1.18 1.44 1.99 1.60 1.15
(Diluted) earnings per share13)
before extraordinary expense € 1.36 1.42 1.41 1.18 1.44 1.99 1.60 1.15
Cash fl ow per share13),14) € 1.99 2.75 2.67 2.70 2.10 3.23 3.28 4.27
Dividend distribution €m 300.46 411.74 445.12 489.63 556.40 835.71 903.00 1,086.72
Payout ratio
(distribution to consolidated net profi t) % 19.87 26.11 67.54 37.41 34.82 37.39 47.13 78.25
Dividend per share € 0.27 0.37 0.40 0.44 0.50 0.70 0.75 0.9015)
Dividend yield
(based on year-end closing price) % 1.2 2.5 4.0 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.8
(Diluted) price/earnings ratio before
extraordinary expense16) 16.8 10.6 7.1 13.9 11.7 10.3 14.3 20.4
Number of shares carrying dividend rights millions 1,112.8 1,112.8 1,112.8 1,112.8 1,112.8 1,193.9 1,204.0 1,207.5
Year-end closing price € 22.90 14.99 10.00 16.35 16.90 20.48 22.84 23.51
1) From 2004 balance sheet presented in accordance with the new IAS 1 as explained
in item 5 of the Notes to the 2005 consolidated fi nancial statements.
2) Excluding liabilities from fi nancial services.
3) Until 2004 including trainees.
4) Staff costs/revenue.
5) Total EBITA/revenue; from 2004: total EBIT/revenue.
6) Profi t before income taxes/average equity (from 2004 including minority interest).
7) Profi t from operating activities (EBIT)/average total assets.
8) Income tax expense/profi t before income taxes.
9) Equity (from 2004 including minority assets)/total assets.
10) Financial liabilities excluding cash and cash equivalents, current fi nancial instruments,
long-term deposits and fi nancial liabilities to minority shareholders of Williams Lea.
11) Net debt/net debt and equity (from 2004 including minority interest).
12) Net debt/cash fl ow from operating activities.
13) The weighted average number of shares for the period was used for the calculation.
14) Cash fl ow from operating activities.
15) Proposal.
16) Year-end closing price/earnings per share before extraordinary expense.