MAN Nutzfahrzeuge surpasses prior-year result of 2007
2008 was once again a success for the MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Group.
The MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Group has further consolidated its top position amongst the competition in 2008 and is very well prepared going into the difficult year of 2009. As the leading supplier of commercial vehicles and transport solutions, the Group achieved for the fourth year in a row a record operating profit, rising in 2008 by 2 % to € 1,062 million (2007: € 1,039 million). At 10.0 % the Return on Sales (ROS) again reached the high level of 2007. Turnover rose slightly by 2 % to € 10.6 thousand million (2007: € 10.4 thousand million), the sixth record figure in a row.
The key figures of the last three years at a glance:
| € million | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating profit *) | 1,056 | 1,010 | 670 |
| Operat. profit incl. results from financing *) | 1,062 | 1,039 | 698 |
| Turnover | 10,610 | 10,410 | 8,685 |
| Truck and bus sales in units | 103,705 | 100,609 | 87,160 |
| % | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| ROS (Return on Sales) *) | 10.0 | 9.7 | 7.7 |
| ROS including financial services *) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| ROCE (Return on Capital Employed) *)**) | 39.5 | 43.0 | 26.8 |
*) From 2004, reported correction of lease accounting
**) Since 2004, modified balance-sheet structure in line with IAS 1; not retroactively adjusted to figures of previous year
