PRELIMINARY

Q3 2021 EARNINGS RELEASE

Deutsche Post DHL Group Investor Relations

October 7th, 2021

Q3 2021: Preliminary Divisional EBIT and main drivers

EBIT in €m

Q3 2020

Q3 2021

yoy

yoy in %

Management comments

EBIT

Prelim. EBIT

Group

1,377

~1,765

~+388

~+28%

Continued strong development in line with base assumptions: broad-based

B2B recovery; B2C maintaining high previous-year levels

t/o DHL Express

753

~970

~+217

~+29%

Unchanged high network utilization driven by weight growth; higher portion

of B2B shipments as B2C volumes plateau on high level, as expected

t/o DGFF

155

~370

~+215

~+139%

Sustained volume recovery against still constrained/disrupted capacity.

Strong conversion reflects higher rates but also ramp-up of efficiency gains

t/o DSC

112

~140

~+28

~+25%

E-commerce and B2B activities drive continued business growth, reflecting

digitalization of customer supply chains

t/o DeCS

76

~90

~+14

~+18%

Despite strong 2020 base, revenue holding above last year's level, reflecting

acceleration of structural B2C trend

t/o P&P Germany

320

~300

~-20

~-6%

Parcel growth normalizing as expected. Q3 parcel volumes still above high

2020 levels, mail supported by elections, balanced by planned cost phasing

t/o Group Functions

(39)

(105)

~-66

~-169%

Development in line with €-400mfull-year expectation

Q3 2021 Preliminary Free Cash Flow: >€1.0bn (Q3 2020: €1.264bn); 9M FCF >3.1bn (9M 2020: €1.460bn)

Note: Q3 21 EBIT includes Covid bonus €179m (Q3 20: €163m), o.w. EXP €38m (€33m), DGFF €14m (€13m), DSC €56m (€52m), DeCS €12m (€10m), P&P €54m (€51m)

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Driven by the strong performance in DHL, guidance to be revised upwards with regular Q3 reporting (Nov 4th)

in € bn

EBIT

2021 Guidance

Group

>7.0

TO BE REVISED

DHL

5.7-5.8

TO BE REVISED

P&P Germany

1.7-1.8

Group Functions

~-0.4

Free Cash Flow

>3.2

TO BE REVISED

Gross Capex

(excl. leases)

~3.9

Mid-term Guidance

2023 Group EBIT>7.4 TO BE REVISED

Free Cash Flow

~9

TO BE REVISED

2021-2023 cumulative

Gross Capex (excl. leases)

~11

2021-2023 cumulative

Tax Rate

~28%

Note:

  • 2021 guidance includes extraordinary effect of one-time corona bonus (Q3 21: €-179m)
    Base assumptions:
  • B2C growth normalizing in the course of 2021
  • Continued and gradual B2B recovery globally

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