VOLKSWAGEN AG / Key word(s): Final Results/Offer
21.02.2014 18:46
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Volkswagen presents 2013 consolidated financial statements and to submit
a voluntary tender offer to Scania shareholders
Volkswagen presents 2013 consolidated financial statements:
- Volkswagen Group reports successful fiscal year 2013 in a challenging
environment
- Deliveries to customers up 4.9 percent on the record 2012 figure to
9.73 million vehicles; strong growth in China
- Sales revenue rises by 2.2 percent to EUR 197.0 billion; negative
exchange rate effects
- Operating profit exceeds record prior-year level at EUR 11.7 billion
(EUR 11.5 billion)
- Profit before tax of EUR 12.4 billion (EUR 25.5 billion); equity-
accounted profit of the Chinese joint ventures exceeds the high 2012
level; prior-year figure significantly influenced by measurement
effects from the integration of Porsche (EUR 12.3 billion)
- Net cash flow in the Automotive Division clearly positive at
EUR 4.4 billion (EUR -0.2 billion) thanks to the robust business model;
net liquidity increases to EUR 16.9 billion (EUR 10.6 billion)
- Board of Management and Supervisory Board are proposing to increase the
dividend for Volkswagen shareholders to EUR 4.00 per ordinary share and
EUR 4.06 per preferred share
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January-December 2013 2012*) +/- (%)
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Volkswagen Group (IFRSs):
Deliveries to customers '000 units 9,731 9,276 + 4.9
Vehicle sales '000 units 9,728 9,345 + 4.1
Production '000 units 9,728 9,255 + 5.1
Employees Dec. 31 572,800 549,763 + 4.2
Sales revenue EUR million 197,007 192,676 + 2.2
Operating profit EUR million 11,671 11,498 + 1.5
Profit before tax EUR million 12,428 25,487 - 51.2
Profit after tax EUR million 9,145 21,881 - 58.2
Noncontrolling interests EUR million 52 169 - 69.3
Profit attributable to
shareholders of Volkswagen AG EUR million 9,066 21,712 - 58.2
Earnings per share (basic)
- Ordinary shares EUR 18.63 46.41 - 59.9
- Preferred shares EUR 18.69 46.47 - 59.8
Automotive Division (including allocation of consolidation adjustments
between the Automotive and Financial Services divisions):
Cash flows from operating
activities EUR million 20,612 16,232 + 27.0
Cash flows from investing
activities attributable to
operating activities**) EUR million 16,199 16,455 - 1.6
- of which investments in property,
plant and equipment EUR million 11,040 10,271 + 7.5
Net liquidity at December 31 EUR million 16,869 10,573 + 59.5
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Volkswagen AG (German Commercial Code):
Net income EUR million 3,078 6,380 - 51.8
Dividend proposal:
Dividend - per ordinary share EUR 4.00 3.50
- per preferred share EUR 4.06 3.56
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*) Prior-year figures adjusted to reflect application of IAS 19R.
**) Excluding acquisition and disposal of equity investments:
EUR 14,497 million (previous year: EUR 12,528 million).
Prospects for 2014:
The Volkswagen Group will press ahead with its product initiative across
all brands in 2014, and we will modernize and expand our offering by
introducing attractive new vehicles. We are pursuing the goal of offering
all customers the mobility and innovation they need, sustainably
strengthening our competitive position in the process.
We expect that the Volkswagen Group will moderately increase deliveries
to customers year-on-year in 2014 in a still challenging market
environment.
Challenges for the Volkswagen Group will come from the difficult market
environment and fierce competition, as well as interest rate and exchange
rate volatility and fluctuations in raw materials prices. The modular
toolkit system, which we are continuously expanding, will have an
increasingly positive effect on the Group's cost structure.
Depending on the economic conditions, we expect 2014 sales revenue for
the Volkswagen Group and its business areas to move within a range of
3 percent around the prior-year figure.
In terms of the Group's operating profit, we are expecting an operating
return on sales of between 5.5 percent and 6.5 percent in 2014 in light
of the challenging economic environment, and the same range for the
Passenger Cars Business Area. The Commercial Vehicles/Power Engineering
Business Area is likely to moderately exceed the 2013 figure. The
operating return on sales in the Financial Services Division is expected
to be between 8.0 percent and 9.0 percent. Disciplined cost and
investment management and the continuous optimization of our processes
remain integral elements of the Volkswagen Group's Strategy 2018.
The Annual Media Conference and Investor Conference will take place on
March 13, 2014 in Berlin.
This report contains forward-looking statements on the business
development of the Volkswagen Group. These statements are based on
assumptions relating to the development of the economic and legal
environment in individual countries and economic regions, and in
particular for the automotive industry, which we have made on the basis
of the information available to us and which we consider to be realistic
at the time of going to press. The estimates given entail a degree of
risk, and the actual developments may differ from those forecast.
Consequently, any unexpected fall in demand or economic stagnation in our
key sales markets, such as Western Europe (and especially Germany), the
USA, Brazil, China, or Russia will have a corresponding impact on the
development of our business. The same applies in the event of a
significant shift in current exchange rates, mostly against the euro and
primarily in US dollars, sterling, Chinese renminbi, Swiss francs,
Mexican pesos, Swedish kronor, Polish zloty and Australian dollars. In
addition, expected business developments may vary if this report's
assessments develop in a way other than we are currently expecting.
Volkswagen to submit a voluntary tender offer to Scania shareholders:
Today, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft ("Volkswagen") has resolved to
submit a voluntary tender offer to the shareholders of Scania Aktiebolag
("Scania") for all A and B shares in Scania. Volkswagen offers for each
Scania share SEK 200 (corresponding to approximately EUR 22.26). Based on
this offer price, the 298,910,903 shares not directly or indirectly
controlled by Volkswagen correspond to a total value of approximately
EUR 6.7 billion.
The offer represents a premium of 57.0% and 53.3% for A and B shares in
Scania, respectively, based on the ninety days volume weighted average
prices to and including February 21, 2014.
The offer will be subject to, among others, the condition that
Volkswagen through the offer becomes the owner of more than 90% of the
total number of shares in Scania. After exceeding the threshold of 90%
Volkswagen will perform a squeeze-out and promote delisting of the
Scania shares from the stock exchange.
The full takeover of Scania is an essential step for the Volkswagen
Group on its way to the completion of the integrated commercial vehicles
group. It shall remove the existing legal restrictions and will thereby
allow the faster and more comprehensive implementation of the common
strategy for the commercial vehicles business, to realise important
common projects easier and by this means to achieve additional growth
opportunities and synergies from the cooperation of Volkswagen, Scania
and MAN. On average Volkswagen expects additional long-term synergy
potential of at least EUR 650 million operating profit per year. In
light of the long product lifecycles in the commercial vehicles industry,
it will be 10 to 15 years before this potential can be fully leveraged.
The offer is financed from the net liquidity of the Volkswagen Group.
Volkswagen will achieve partial refinancing through the issuance of new
preference shares in the amount of up to EUR 2 billion using the
existing authorised capital as well as issue hybrid capital.
Scania's shares are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (NASDAQ OMX
Stockholm). Each Scania A share represents one vote and each Scania B
share represents one tenth of a vote at a general meeting of
shareholders. Apart from that there are no legal differences between
Scania A and B shares.
Today, Volkswagen announces the offer in a separate press release,
constituting the offer, in accordance with Swedish laws and regulations.
For the full offer press release, see www.volkswagenag.com/ir.
Wolfsburg, February 21, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT - The Board of Management
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Language: English
Company: VOLKSWAGEN AG
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38436 Wolfsburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)5361 9 - 49840
Fax: +49 (0)5361 9 - 30411
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Internet: www.volkswagenag.com/ir
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