The automaker Daimler has produced so many cars as never sold and thus the biggest gain in its history last year. The group earned how announced the Board of Directors of net 6.0 billion euro to 4.67 billion euros in the year before that. This is an increase of just under 28 Prozent.Der sales increased compared to 2010, at nearly nine percent to 106.5 billion euros. Also this is a record. Only in combination with Chrysler, the proceeds had already once higher located. Sales rose by 11 percent to 2.1 million vehicles. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to EUR 8.76 billion, an increase of 20 percent over the previous year. for the current year Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche showed but restrained. He announced an operating profit only on the order of the previous year for 2012. Sales and turnover should increase this but continued. The 2011 result show that the group is well positioned with its wide range of cars, trucks, vans, buses, and financial services, Zetsche said. Now we are working with all forces it to continue this success and to achieve the target returns starting in 2013 as planned.This shows that Daimler considered the current year as a year of transition. From 2013 onwards the operative business of Mercedes-Benz should discard car permanently 10 percent rate of return, the truck business eight percent. These high margin targets Daimler was still a fair bit in the past year. Daimler came in 2011 in its core Division of Mercedes-Benz cars to an operating margin of 9%. The car rivals BMW and Audi are significantly more profitable, as well the truck competitor Volvo.Dividende to steigenAnalysten to 2.20 euro are however more skeptical than the group itself. You assume that Daimler operating profit even will go back this year. Passenger cars and the important commercial vehicle Division are expected to deliver above all Mercedes-Benz less profit estimated, because for the market launch of the new compact car, the a- and B class and for the start-up of new heavy thrusters of ACTROS beat high costs to beech.In addition the economy has slowed worldwide. The austerity of the debt countries ensures that hardly new cars are sold in southern Europe. In China, a sharp contest of the carmaker to new customers has broken out. The shops in the United States where recovering demand further run smoothly. In total, the analysts expect a meagre increase to 107 billion Euro.An the record profit of last year the shareholders are to be involved in. The Daimler Board of management proposed to increase the dividend by 35 cents to 2.20 euro. On the stock exchange, the results of the group arrived well after its notification. The stock price rose in the morning to four percent. The course has grown more than 30 percent since January.Daimler wants to take part also in the success workers. You get a profit-share in the amount of 4,100 euros, almost a third more than 2010 for 2011. It is the highest employee premium, since the company has introduced them in 1997. The amount is set by the Executive Board in consultation with the Works Council. So far the highest value was reached with 3,750 euros in 2007.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Daimler makes biggest gain its history
The automaker Daimler has produced so many cars as never sold and thus the biggest gain in its history last year. The group earned how announced the Board of Directors of net 6.0 billion euro to 4.67 billion euros in the year before that. This is an increase of just under 28 Prozent.Der sales increased compared to 2010, at nearly nine percent to 106.5 billion euros. Also this is a record. Only in combination with Chrysler, the proceeds had already once higher located. Sales rose by 11 percent to 2.1 million vehicles. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to EUR 8.76 billion, an increase of 20 percent over the previous year. for the current year Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche showed but restrained. He announced an operating profit only on the order of the previous year for 2012. Sales and turnover should increase this but continued. The 2011 result show that the group is well positioned with its wide range of cars, trucks, vans, buses, and financial services, Zetsche said. Now we are working with all forces it to continue this success and to achieve the target returns starting in 2013 as planned.This shows that Daimler considered the current year as a year of transition. From 2013 onwards the operative business of Mercedes-Benz should discard car permanently 10 percent rate of return, the truck business eight percent. These high margin targets Daimler was still a fair bit in the past year. Daimler came in 2011 in its core Division of Mercedes-Benz cars to an operating margin of 9%. The car rivals BMW and Audi are significantly more profitable, as well the truck competitor Volvo.Dividende to steigenAnalysten to 2.20 euro are however more skeptical than the group itself. You assume that Daimler operating profit even will go back this year. Passenger cars and the important commercial vehicle Division are expected to deliver above all Mercedes-Benz less profit estimated, because for the market launch of the new compact car, the a- and B class and for the start-up of new heavy thrusters of ACTROS beat high costs to beech.In addition the economy has slowed worldwide. The austerity of the debt countries ensures that hardly new cars are sold in southern Europe. In China, a sharp contest of the carmaker to new customers has broken out. The shops in the United States where recovering demand further run smoothly. In total, the analysts expect a meagre increase to 107 billion Euro.An the record profit of last year the shareholders are to be involved in. The Daimler Board of management proposed to increase the dividend by 35 cents to 2.20 euro. On the stock exchange, the results of the group arrived well after its notification. The stock price rose in the morning to four percent. The course has grown more than 30 percent since January.Daimler wants to take part also in the success workers. You get a profit-share in the amount of 4,100 euros, almost a third more than 2010 for 2011. It is the highest employee premium, since the company has introduced them in 1997. The amount is set by the Executive Board in consultation with the Works Council. So far the highest value was reached with 3,750 euros in 2007.
