Multi-year Overview

Revenue 2000 to 2007
Profit from operating activities before goodwill amortisation (EBITA)
Profit from operating activities (EBIT)
Cash flow/investments/depreciation and amortisation
Assets and capital structure
Employees/staff costs
Key figures revenue/income/assets and capital structure
Key stock data

Multi-year Overview

Revenue 2000 to 2007 (€m)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	restated
MAIL	11,733	11,707	12,129	12,495	12,747	12,878	15,290	15,484
EXPRESS	6,022	6,421	14,637	15,293	17,557	16,831	13,463	13,874
LOGISTICS	8,289	9,153	5,817	5,878	6,786	9,933	24,405	25,739
FINANCIAL SERVICES	7,990	8,876	8,676	7,661	7,349	7,089	9,593	10,426
SERVICES	-	-	-	-	-	3,874	2,201	2,357
Divisions total	34,034	36,157	41,259	41,327	44,439	50,605	64,952	67,880
Consolidation (until 2004 Other/consolidation)	−1,326	−2,778	−2,004	−1,310	−1,271	−6,011	−4,407	−4,368
Total	32,708	33,379	39,255	40,017	43,168	44,594	60,545	63,512

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Profit or loss from operating activities before goodwill amortisation (EBITA) (€m)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	restated
MAIL	2,004	1,960	2,144	2,082	2,085	2,030	2,094	2,003
EXPRESS	76	176	270	365	373	411	288	−174
LOGISTICS	113	159	173	206	281	346	751	957
FINANCIAL SERVICES	505	522	679	568	716	869	1,004	1,076
SERVICES	-	-	-	-	-	679	−229	−660
Divisions total	2,698	2,817	3,266	3,221	3,455	4,335	3,908	3,202
Consolidation (until 2004 Other/consolidation)	−319	−270	−297	−246	−84	−131	−36	0
Total	2,379	2,547	2,969	2,975	3,371	4,204	3,872	3,202

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Profit or loss from operating activities (EBIT) (€m)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	restated
MAIL	2,003	1,958	2,138	2,067	2,072	2,030	2,094	2,003
EXPRESS	33	126	−79	152	117	−23	288	−174
LOGISTICS	13	42	80	116	182	346	751	957
FINANCIAL SERVICES	505	520	678	567	714	863	1,004	1,076
SERVICES	-	-	-	-	-	679	−229	−660
Divisions total	2,554	2,646	2,817	2,902	3,085	3,895	3,908	3,202
Consolidation (until 2004 Other/consolidation)	−319	−270	−297	−246	−84	−131	−36	0
Total	2,235	2,376	2,520	2,656	3,001	3,764	3,872	3,202
Consolidated net profit for the period	1,527	1,587	1,590	1,342	1,740	2,448	2,282	1,885

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Cash flow/investments/depreciation and amortisation (€m)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	restated
Cash flow from operating activities	2,216	3,059	2,967	3,006	2,336	3,624	3,922	5,151
Cash flow from investing activities	−2,098	−2,380	−2,226	−2,133	−385	−5,052	−2,697	−753
Cash flow from financing activities	−89	−619	147	−304	−493	−1,288	−865	−2,087
Investments	3,113	3,468	3,100	2,846	2,536	6,176	−4,066	−2,656
Depreciation and amortisation	1,204	1,285	1,893	1,693	1,821	1,961	1,771	2,357

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Assets and capital structure (€m)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	restated
Noncurrent assets 1)	11,081	12,304	14,536	15,957	17,027	25,223	26,074	25,744
Current assets (until 2003: including deferred tax assets) 1)	139,199	144,397	148,111	138,976	136,369	147,417	191,624	209,722
Equity (excluding minority interest)	4,001	5,353	5,095	6,106	7,242	10,624	11,220	11,058
Minority interest	79	75	117	59	1,623	1,791	2,732	2,801
Current and noncurrent provisions	11,107	10,971	12,684	12,673	12,441	12,161	14,233	12,610
Current and noncurrent liabilities 2)	9,723	8,770	11,900	12,778	15,064	19,371	20,850	21,210
Total assets	150,280	156,701	162,647	154,933	153,396	172,640	217,698	235,466

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Employees/staff costs

		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
		restated
Total number of employees (headcount including trainees)	at Dec. 31	324,203	321,369	371,912	383,173	379,828	502,545	520,112	536,350
Full time equivalents (including trainees) 3)	at Dec. 31	284,890	283,330	334,952	348,781	340,667	455,115	463,350	475,100
Average number of employees		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 ratio 4)	%	33.8	33.7	33.9	33.3	32.1	32.2	30.7	29.1

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Key figures revenue/income/assets and capital structure

		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
		restated
Return on sales 5)	%	7.3	7.6	7.6	7.4	7.0	8.4	6.4	5.0
Return on equity (ROE) before taxes 6)	%	62.1	45.9	35.5	34.2	29.2	28.7	21.6	15.8
Return on capital employed (ROCE) 7)	%	2.0	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.9	2.3	2.0	1.4
Tax rate 8)	%	25.1	26.1	14.3	29.9	20.2	19.8	19.7	14.0
Equity ratio 9)	%	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

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Key stock data

		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
		restated
(Diluted) earnings per share 13)	€	1.36	1.42	0.59	1.18	1.44	1.99	1.60	1.15
(Diluted) earnings per share 13) before extraordinary expense	€	1.36	1.42	1.41	1.18	1.44	1.99	1.60	1.15
Cash flow per share 13), 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 profit)	%	19.87	26.11	67.54	37.41	34.82	37.39	47.13	78.25
Dividend per share 13)	€	0.27	0.37	0.40	0.44	0.50	0.70	0.75	0.90 15)
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 expense 16)		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 financial statements.
2) Excluding liabilities from financial services.
3) Until 2004 including trainees.
4) Staff costs/revenue.
5) Total EBITA/revenue; from 2004: total EBIT/revenue.
6) Profit before income taxes/average equity (from 2004 including minority interest).
7) Profit from operating activities (EBIT)/average total assets.
8) Income tax expense/profit before income taxes.
9) Equity (from 2004 including minority assets)/total assets.
10) Financial liabilities excluding cash and cash equivalents, current financial instruments, long-term deposits, and financial liabilities to minority shareholders of Williams Lea.
11) Net debt/net debt and equity (from 2004 including minorities).
12) Net debt/cash flow from operating activities.
13) The weighted average number of shares for the period was used for the calculation.
14) Cash flow from operating activities.
15) To be proposed to the AGM.
16) Year-end closing price/earnings per share before extraordinary expense.

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