WE ARE SHAPING THE MOBILITY OF THE FUTURE
ANNUAL REPORT 2017
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CONTENTS
- 1
- 4
- TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
- CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Page Page
48
BMW Group in Figures Report of the Supervisory Board
Page 198 Statement on Corporate Governance
(Part of the Combined Management Report)
Page 198 Information on the Company’s Governing Constitution
Page 18 Statement of the Chairman of the
Board of Management
Page 199 Declaration of the Board of Management and of the
Supervisory Board pursuant to § 161 AktG
Page 24 BMW Stock and Capital Markets in 2017
Page 200 Members of the Board of Management Page 201 Members of the Supervisory Board Page 204 Composition and Work Procedures of the Board of
Management of BMW AG and its Committees
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Page 206 Composition and Work Procedures of the
Supervisory Board of BMW AG and its Committees
COMBINED
Page 213 Disclosures pursuant to the Act on Equal
Gender Participation
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Page 214 Information on Corporate Governance Practices Applied beyond Mandatory Requirements
Page 30 General Information and Group Profile
Page 30 Organisation and Business Model Page 40 Management System
Page 216 Compliance in the BMW Group
Page 221 Compensation Report
- (Part of the Combined Management Report)
- Page 44 Report on Economic Position
Page 44 General and Sector-specific Environment
Page 48 Overall Assessment by Management
Page 49 Financial and Non-financial Performance Indicators
Page 52 Review of Operations
Page 239 Responsibility Statement by the
Company’s Legal Representatives
Page 240 Independent Auditor’s Report
Page 72 Results of Operations, Financial Position and Net Assets Page 86 Comments on Financial Statements of BMW AG
Page 90 Report on Outlook, Risks and Opportunities
Page 90 Outlook
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Page 96 Risks and Opportunities
OTHER INFORMATION
Page 111 Internal Control System Relevant for Accounting and
Financial Reporting Processes
Page 248 BMW Group Ten-year Comparison
Page 250 Glossary – Explanation of Key Figures
Page 252 Index
Page 112 Disclosures Relevant for Takeovers
Page 254 Index of Graphs Page 255 Financial Calendar Page 256 Contacts
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GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page 118 Income Statement
Page 118 Statement of Comprehensive Income
Page 120 Balance Sheet Page 122 Cash Flow Statement Page 124 Statement of Changes in Equity
Page 126 Notes to the Group Financial Statements
Page 126 Accounting Principles and Policies
Page 139 Notes to the Income Statement
Page 145 Notes to the Statement of Comprehensive Income
Page 146 Notes to the Balance Sheet Page 167 Other Disclosures Page 183 Segment Information
Page 188 List of Investments at 31 December 2017
TOWARDS THE FUTURE
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The fuel consumption, CO2ꢀemissions,ꢀpowerꢀconsumptionꢀandꢀoperatingꢀrangeꢀfiguresꢀ
were determined according to the European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 in the version appli-
cable.ꢀTheꢀfiguresꢀreferꢀtoꢀaꢀvehicleꢀwithꢀbasicꢀconfigurationꢀinꢀGermanyꢀandꢀtheꢀrangeꢀ shownꢀconsidersꢀtheꢀdifferentꢀsizesꢀofꢀtheꢀselectedꢀwheelsꢀ/ꢀtyresꢀandꢀtheꢀselectedꢀitemsꢀofꢀ
optional equipment. Further information on official fuel consumption figures and specific CO2 emissions values of new passenger cars is included in the “Guideline for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and electric power consumption of new passenger cars”, which can be obtained free of charge from all dealerships and at https://www.dat.de/en/offers/publications/ guideline-for-fuel-consumption.html.
1
To Our Shareholders
BMW Group in Figures
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
Report of the Supervisory Board Statement of the Chairman of the Board of Management BMW Stock and Capital Markets
Page Page
48
BMW Group in Figures Report of the Supervisory Board
Page 18 Page 24
Statement of the Chairman of the Board of Management BMW Stock and Capital Markets in 2017
1
4
To Our Shareholders
BMW GROUP IN FIGURES
BMW Group in Figures
Key non-financial performance indicators
• 01
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
2017
Change in %
Group
1
Workforceꢀatꢀyear-endꢀ
- 110,351
- 116,324
- 122,244
- 124,729
129,932
4.2
Automotive seGment
Deliveries2
1,963,798
133
2,117,965
130
2,247,485
127
2,367,603
124
2,463,526
122
4.1
Fleet emissions in g CO2 / km3
– 1.6
motorcycles seGment
Deliveries4
- 115,215
- 123,495
- 136,963
- 145,032
164,153
13.2
Further non-financial performance figures
• 02
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
2017
Change in %
Automotive seGment
Deliveries
BMW2
1,655,138
305,030
3,630
1,811,719
302,183
4,063
1,905,234
338,466
3,785
2,003,359
360,233
4,011
2,088,283
371,881
3,362
4.2
- 3.2
- MINI
Rolls-Royce
Total2
–16.2
- 4.1
- 1,963,798
- 2,117,965
- 2,247,485
- 2,367,603
2,463,526
Production volume
BMW5
1,699,835
303,177
3,354
1,838,268
322,803
4,495
1,933,647
342,008
3,848
2,002,997
352,580
4,179
2,123,947
378,486
3,308
6.0
- 7.3
- MINI
Rolls-Royce
Total5
– 20.8
- 6.2
- 2,006,366
- 2,165,566
- 2,279,503
- 2,359,756
2,505,741
motorcycles seGment
Production volume6
BMW
- 110,127
- 133,615
- 151,004
- 145,555
185,682
27.6
1.0
FinAnciAl services seGment
New contracts with retail customers
- 1,471,385
- 1,509,113
- 1,655,961
- 1,811,157
1,828,604
1ꢀFiguresꢀexcludeꢀsuspendedꢀcontractsꢀofꢀemployment,ꢀemployeesꢀinꢀtheꢀnon-workꢀphasesꢀofꢀpre-retirementꢀpart-timeꢀarrangementsꢀandꢀlowꢀincomeꢀearners. 2ꢀIncludingꢀtheꢀjointꢀventureꢀBMWꢀBrillianceꢀAutomotiveꢀLtd.,ꢀShenyangꢀ(2013:ꢀ198,542ꢀunits,ꢀ2014:ꢀ275,891ꢀunits,ꢀ2015:ꢀ282,000ꢀunits,ꢀ2016:ꢀ316,200ꢀunits,ꢀ2017:ꢀ384,124ꢀunits).
3
EU-28.
4
Excluding Husqvarna, deliveries up to 2013: 59,776 units.
5ꢀIncludingꢀtheꢀjointꢀventureꢀBMWꢀBrillianceꢀAutomotiveꢀLtd.,ꢀShenyangꢀ(2013:ꢀ214,920ꢀunits,ꢀ2014:ꢀ287,466ꢀunits,ꢀ2015:ꢀ287,755ꢀunits,ꢀ2016:ꢀ305,726ꢀunits,ꢀ2017:ꢀ396,749ꢀunits).
6
Excluding Husqvarna, production up to 2013: 59,426 units.
5
Key financial performance indicators
• 03
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
2017
Change in %
Group
Profitꢀbeforeꢀtaxꢀinꢀ€ꢀmillion
- 7,893
- 8,707
- 9,224
- 9,665
10,655
10.2
Automotive seGment
Revenuesꢀinꢀ€ꢀmillion
70,630
9.4
75,173
9.6
85,536
9.2
86,424
8.9
88,581
8.9
2.5
- –
- EBIT margin in % (change in %pts)
- RoCE in % (change in %pts)
- 63.0
- 61.7
- 72.2
- 74.3
78.6
4.3
motorcycles seGment
EBIT margin in % (change in %pts) RoCE in % (change in %pts)
- 5.3
- 6.7
- 9.1
- 9.0
9.1
0.1
- 1.0
- 16.4
- 21.8
- 31.6
- 33.0
34.0
FinAnciAl services seGment
- RoE in % (change in %pts)
- 20.0
- 19.4
- 20.2
- 21.2
18.1
– 3.1
Further financial performance figures
• 04
- in € million
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
2017
Change in %
Total capital expenditure1
6,711 3,741 3,003
6,100 4,170 3,481
5,890 4,659 5,404
5,823 4,806 5,792
7,112 4,822 4,459
22.1
0.3
Depreciation and amortisation
Free cash flow Automotive segment
– 23.0
- Revenues
- 76,059
70,630
1,504
80,401
75,173
1,679
92,175
85,536
1,990
94,163
86,424
2,069
98,678 88,581
2,283
27,567
7
4.8
- 2.5
- Automotive
Motorcycles
Financial Services Other Entities Eliminations
10.3
- 7.3
- 19,874
6
20,599
7
23,739
7
25,681
- 6
- 16.7
- 1.3
- –15,955
- –17,057
- –19,097
- – 20,017
–19,760
Profit before financial result (EBIT)
Automotive
7,978
6,649
79
9,118
7,244
112
9,593
7,836
182
9,386
7,695
187
9,880 7,863
207
5.3
2.2
Motorcycles
10.7
- 0.5
- Financial Services
Other Entities
1,643
44
1,756
71
1,981
169
2,184
–17
2,194
14
–
- Eliminations
- – 437
- – 65
- – 575
- – 663
– 398
40.0
Profit before tax (EBT)
Automotive
7,893
6,561
76
8,707
6,886
107
9,224
7,523
179
9,665
7,916
185
10,655
8,691
205
10.2
9.8
Motorcycles
10.8
- 1.9
- Financial Services
Other Entities Eliminations
1,619
164
1,723
154
1,975
211
2,166
170
2,207
80
– 52.9
- 31.6
- – 527
- –163
- – 664
- – 772
– 528
- Income taxes
- – 2,564
5,329
– 2,890
5,817
– 2,828
6,396
– 2,755
6,910
–1,949
8,706
29.3 26.0
Net profit
Earnings per share inꢀ€ Pre-tax return on sales2 in % (change in %pts)
8.08 / 8.10
10.4
8.83 / 8.85
10.8
9.70 / 9.72
10.0
10.45 /10.47
10.3
13.12 /13.14
10.8
25.6 /25.5
0.5
1ꢀExpenditureꢀforꢀcapitalisedꢀdevelopmentꢀcosts,ꢀotherꢀintangibleꢀassetsꢀandꢀproperty,ꢀplantꢀandꢀequipment. 2ꢀGroupꢀprofitꢀbeforeꢀtaxꢀasꢀaꢀpercentageꢀofꢀGroupꢀrevenues.
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To Our Shareholders
BMW Group deliveries of automobiles*
• 05
BMW Group revenues
• 07
BMW Group in Figures
- in 1,000 units
- in € billion
2,463.5
2,367.6
98.7
94.2
92.2
- 2,500
- 100
2,247.5
2,118.0
1,963.8
80.4
76.1
- 1,250
- 50
- 0
- 0
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
2017
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
2017
*ꢀIncludingꢀtheꢀjointꢀventureꢀBMWꢀBrillianceꢀAutomotiveꢀLtd.,ꢀSꢀ henyangꢀ
(2013: 198,542 units, 2014: 275,891 units, 2015: 282,000 units, 2016: 316,200 units, 2017: 384,124 units).
BMW Group profit before financial result (EBIT)
• 06
BMW Group profit before tax
• 08
- in € million
- in € million
10,655
- 11,000
- 11,000
9,880
9,665
9,593
9,386
9,224
9,118
8,707
7,978
7,893
- 5,500
- 5,500
- 0
- 0
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
2017
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016