We transport mail and parcels in Germany and serve as an expert provider in the direct marketing and newspaper and magazine distribution segments. We also offer mail and communications services through direct links to more than 140 countries across the globe, as well as end-to-end corporate communications solutions.
In the third quarter 2008, the Pension Service was reallocated from the FINANCIAL SERVICES Division to the mail business, as they share a regulatory environment that is almost the same. The division is divided into the following sub-divisions:
- Mail Communication
- Dialogue Marketing
- Press Services
- Parcel Germany
- Retail Outlets
- Global Mail
- Pension Service
Facts and Figures
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Q3 2008 |
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Revenue |
€m | 3,409 |
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of which Mail Communication |
€m | 1,431 |
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Dialogue Marketing |
€m | 698 |
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Press Services |
€m | 197 |
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Parcel Germany |
€m | 592 |
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Retail Outlets |
€m | 193 |
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Pension Service |
€m | 28 |
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Global Mail |
€m | 465 |
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Consolidation/Other |
€m | –195 |
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Profit from operating activities (EBIT) |
€m | 844 |
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Return on sales 1) |
% | 24.8 |
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2007 |
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Workforce 2) |
146,208 | |
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Private customers |
million | over 39 |
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Business customers |
million | 3 |
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National items transported 3) |
million | over 70 |
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Transit time (D+1) 4) |
% | over 95 |
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international items transported 3) |
million | 7,457 |
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Production facilities |
162 | |
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Parcel |
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Domestic parcel market 5) volume 6) |
€bn | 6.3 |
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Parcel shipments (items) |
million | 753 |
1) EBIT/revenue.
2) FTEs on the reporting date.
3) Average per working day.
4) Proportion of all letters in Germany reaching their recipient the next day after posting.
5) Refers to parcel shipments up to 70kg.
6) Source: Company estimates.