• Annual Report 2008 pdf (3.9 MB)

• Group sales grow after negative currency effects by 5.9% to €68.0 billion
• Sales in Germany up 2.0%
• International sales increase by 8.5% (Western Europe: +2.2%, Eastern Europe: +15.3%, Asia/Africa: +19.3%)
• 2008 EBIT growth expected to be in line with sales growth
• 2009 expected to be a challenging year:
  • Capex budget reduction to max. €1.6 billion
  • Cost reduction to strengthen competitive position targeted

Downloads

• Trading Statement 2008 pdf (122 KB)

• Conference Call 9M/Q3 2008
  31 October 2008
  • Charts pdf (1.5 MB)
  • Podcast zip (9.8 MB, Format: mp3, 0h 57min 17sec)

• Group sales grow by 7.1% to €47.8 billion
• Sales in Germany increase further by 2.0% despite store disposals at Real
• International sales grow by 10.6% to €29.3 billion
  (Western Europe: +3.4%; Eastern Europe: +19.3%)
• EBIT before special items increases by 11.0%
• EPS before special items: +16.2%
• EBIT growth target 2008 remains achievable

Downloads

• Quarterly Financial Report 9M/Q3 2008 pdf (175 KB)
• Income Statement Excel (774 KB)
• Balance Sheet Excel (786 KB)
• Cash Flow Statement Excel (776 KB)
• Statement of Changes in Equity Excel (781 KB)

• Conference Call H1 2008
  31 July 2008
  • Charts pdf (4.0 MB)
  • Podcast zip (7.0 MB, Format: mp3, 1h 02min 15sec)

• Group sales grow by 7.1% to €31.7 billion
• Sales in Germany increase by 1.6% despite store disposals at Real
  (Q1 2008: +0.9%; Q2 2008: +2.3%)
• International sales grow by 11.1% to €19.2 billion
  (Western Europe: +4.1%; Eastern Europe: +20.0%)
• EBIT before special items increases by 10.2%
• Special items at Real and Adler burden earnings
• Outlook 2008 confirmed

• Conference Call Q1 2008
  29 April 2008
  • Charts pdf (3.0 MB)
  • Podcast zip (9.6 MB, Format: mp3, 57min 21sec)

• Group sales grow by 7.3% to €15.6 billion
• Sales in Germany increase by 0.9% to €6.3 billion despite high prior year level
• International sales continue to grow dynamically by 12.1% to €9.3 billion,
  Western Europe +4.8%, Eastern Europe +21.6%
• EBIT increases by 13.8% to €152 million
• Outlook 2008 confirmed:
  • Sales growth: >6%
  • EBIT increase of 6 - 8%

Downloads

• Quarterly Financial Report Q1 2008 pdf (232 KB)
• Income Statement Excel (81 KB)
• Balance Sheet Excel (89 KB)
• Cash Flow Statement Excel (88 KB)
• Statement of Changes in Equity Excel (81 KB)