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2nd Quarter Interim Report 2017
• Unit sales significantly above prior-year level at 822,500 vehicles (+8%)
• Revenue up by 7% to €41.2 billion
• Significant increase in Group EBIT to €3.7 billion (Q2 2016: €3.3 billion)
• Net profit of €2.5 billion (Q2 2016: €2.5 billion)
• Free cash flow of industrial business of €3.0 billion in first half of year (Q1-2 2016: €2.1 billion)
• Significant growth in unit sales and revenue anticipated for full-year 2017
• Group EBIT expected to be significantly higher than in 2016
• Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars: “We had an excellent second quarter. Our strategy is taking effect. We have set ourselves ambitious targets. And we are achieving them – in terms of unit sales and of profitability.”
• Bodo Uebber, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Finance & Controlling and Daimler Financial Services: “We are successfully utilizing growth opportunities and making systematic use of business potential as well as the opportunities of digitization. We have the financial resources that are required for this growth path.”
Daimler AG (ticker symbol DAI) continued along its successful growth path in the first half of 2017 and set new records for unit sales and revenue in the second quarter. In the months of April through June, Daimler sold 822,500 cars and commercial vehicles worldwide (+8%), which is another record for unit sales. Contributions to the Group’s bestever unit sales came from all automotive divisions, in particular the records set by Mercedes-Benz Cars (595,200 vehicles, +9%) and Mercedes-Benz Vans (103,400 vehicles, +4%) and the sales growth at Daimler Trucks (116,400 vehicles, +8%). Group revenue reached the best-ever figure of July 26, 2017 Daimler Investor Relations, www.daimler.com/investors €41.2 billion and was thus 7% higher than in the second quarter of last year. Adjusted for exchange-rate effects, revenue increased by 5%. The Daimler Group achieved EBIT of €3,746 million in the second quarter of this year, which is a significant 15% higher than the EBIT of €3,258 million posted in the prior-year quarter. Net profit improved slightly to €2,507 million (Q2 2016: €2,452 million). Net profit attributable to the shareholders of Daimler AG amounted to €2,439 million (Q2 2016: €2,429 million), equivalent to earnings per share of €2.28 (Q2 2016: €2.27). “We had an excellent second quarter. This strong core business is the best basis to exploit new business models around the CASE topics,” stated Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. CASE stands for the four strategic pillars of connectivity (Connected), autonomous driving (Autonomous), flexible use (Shared & Services) and electric drive (Electric), which Daimler is linking up intelligently. “Our strategy is taking effect. We have set ourselves ambitious goals. And we are achieving them – in terms of unit sales and profitability. Step by step, we are optimizing efficiency throughout the Group. The transformation of Daimler is going ahead at full speed. And we have everything we need for it: the resources to invest and the scope to innovate.”