Daimlerchrysler Annual Report 2003
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35203 DCGB Umschlag Aussen.qxd 04.03.2004 09.29 Seite 1 DaimlerChrysler Finance Calendar 2004 Key Figures Annual Results Press Conference DaimlerChrysler Group Annual Report Presentation 2003 2003 2002 2001 03/02 February 19, 2004, 10 a.m. Amounts in millions US $ 1 € € € Change in % Mercedes Event Center (MEC) Revenues 171,870 136,437 147,368 150,386 -72 Sindelfingen European Union 60,229 47,812 45,894 45,068 +4 Analysts’ and Investors’ of which: Germany 29,900 23,736 22,695 23,980 +5 Conference Call North America 91,244 72,433 86,446 90,202 -16 February 19, 2004, 2:30 p.m. of which: USA 80,366 63,798 76,445 79,607 -17 Other markets 20,397 16,192 15,028 15,116 +8 Annual Meeting April 7, 2004, 10 a.m. Employees (at year-end) 362,063 365,571 372,470 -1 Messe Berlin Investments in property, 8,332 6,614 7,145 8,896 -7 plant and equipment Interim Report Q1 2004 Research and development expenditure 7,018 5,571 5,942 5,848 -6 April 29, 2004 Cash provided by operating activities 20,780 16,496 18,016 15,944 -8 Interim Report Q2 2004 Operating profit (loss) 7,163 5,686 6,854 (1,318) -17 July 29, 2004 Net income (loss) 564 448 4,718 (662) -91 per share (in US $/€) 0.55 0.44 4.68 (0.66) -91 Interim Report Q3 2004 Total dividend 1,913 1,519 1,519 1,003 +0 October 28, 2004 Dividend per share (in €) 1.50 1.50 1.00 +/- 0 1 Rate of exchange: €1 = US $1.2597 (based on the noon buying rate on Dec. 31, 2003). 2 A 3% increase after adjusting for effects of currency translation. Moving People Annual Report 2003 DaimlerChrysler AG Stuttgart, Germany Auburn Hills, USA www.daimlerchrysler.com Annual Report 2003 35203 DCGB Umschlag Aussen.qxd 04.03.2004 09.29 Seite 1 DaimlerChrysler Finance Calendar 2004 Key Figures Annual Results Press Conference DaimlerChrysler Group Annual Report Presentation 2003 2003 2002 2001 03/02 February 19, 2004, 10 a.m. Amounts in millions US $ 1 € € € Change in % Mercedes Event Center (MEC) Revenues 171,870 136,437 147,368 150,386 -72 Sindelfingen European Union 60,229 47,812 45,894 45,068 +4 Analysts’ and Investors’ of which: Germany 29,900 23,736 22,695 23,980 +5 Conference Call North America 91,244 72,433 86,446 90,202 -16 February 19, 2004, 2:30 p.m. of which: USA 80,366 63,798 76,445 79,607 -17 Other markets 20,397 16,192 15,028 15,116 +8 Annual Meeting April 7, 2004, 10 a.m. Employees (at year-end) 362,063 365,571 372,470 -1 Messe Berlin Investments in property, 8,332 6,614 7,145 8,896 -7 plant and equipment Interim Report Q1 2004 Research and development expenditure 7,018 5,571 5,942 5,848 -6 April 29, 2004 Cash provided by operating activities 20,780 16,496 18,016 15,944 -8 Interim Report Q2 2004 Operating profit (loss) 7,163 5,686 6,854 (1,318) -17 July 29, 2004 Net income (loss) 564 448 4,718 (662) -91 per share (in US $/€) 0.55 0.44 4.68 (0.66) -91 Interim Report Q3 2004 Total dividend 1,913 1,519 1,519 1,003 +0 October 28, 2004 Dividend per share (in €) 1.50 1.50 1.00 +/- 0 1 Rate of exchange: €1 = US $1.2597 (based on the noon buying rate on Dec. 31, 2003). 2 A 3% increase after adjusting for effects of currency translation. Moving People Annual Report 2003 DaimlerChrysler AG Stuttgart, Germany Auburn Hills, USA www.daimlerchrysler.com Annual Report 2003 35203 DCGB Umschlag Innen.qxd 04.03.2004 09.30 Seite 1 Divisions Our Automotive Brands at a glance Mercedes Car Group Percentage of Sales 20032003 2002 03/02 Amounts in millions US $€€Change in % 9% S-Class/SL/Maybach Operating profit 3,938 3,126 3,020 +4 25% E-Class Revenues 64,807 51,446 50,170 +3 Investments in property, 37% C-Class/CLK/ SLK/Sport Coupe plant and equipment 3,702 2,939 2,495 +18 Research and development expenditure 3,385 2,687 2,794 -4 12% A-Class Unit sales 1,216,938 1,232,334 -1 7% M-Class/G-Class Employees (Dec. 31) 104,151 101,778 +2 10% smart Mercedes Car Group Convenience with the interactive Annual Report. The inter- » welcome.online at https://register.daimlerchrysler.com active Annual Report is the Internet counterpart of the printed Chrysler Group Percentage of Sales version. With a user-friendly navigation system and convenient Starting in March 2004, we now offer shareholders access to our 20032003 2002 03/02 additional features, it offers all the information that the hard copy Personal Internet Service all the year round. This extends our Amounts in millions US $€€Change in % 22% Passenger Cars contains. Furthermore, the interactive Annual Report offers Internet service connected with the Annual Meeting and enables Operating profit (Loss) (637) (506) 609 . Chrysler Group interesting background information via links to other pages and our shareholders to access their personal data in the share Revenues 62,130 49,321 60,181 -18 25% Light Trucks videos. register. As before, you can order admission tickets for the Investments in property, Annual Meeting online, or authorize proxies and issue voting 18% Minivans plant and equipment 3,133 2,487 3,155 -21 Additional information on the Internet. Special information on instructions. In addition, you can now receive the documents for Research and our shares and earnings developments can be found in the the Annual Meeting by e-mail instead of by post, which is faster development expenditure 2,128 1,689 2,062 -18 35% SUVs “Investor Relations” section of our website. It includes the Group’s and more environment friendly. Another feature of the Personal Unit sales 2,637,867 2,822,659 -7 Commercial Vehicles annual and interim reports, the company financial statements Internet Service is that shareholders can check their data in the Employees (Dec. 31) 93,062 95,835 -3 Division of DaimlerChrysler AG, and reports to the US Securities and share register. If necessary, they can amend this data, changing an Exchange Commission (SEC) for all the financial years since 1998. address, for example, or summarizing multiple entries in the You can also find topical reports, presentations, an overview of register under a single entry so that identical information is not Commercial Vehicles Percentage of Sales various performance measures, information on the share price, sent to the same address several times over. 20032003 2002 03/02 and other services. For example, you can register for a free Amounts in millions US $€€Change in % 48% Vans (incl. V-Class) Alliance Partners e-mail service sending investor relations releases and announcing Operating profit (Loss) 1,077 855 (343) . special events. Your Personal Internet Service Revenues 35,923 28,517 28,401 +0 Investments in property, » Unique plant and equipment 1,267 1,006 1,263 -20 42% Trucks/Unimogs » Paperless Research and development expenditure 1,276 1,013 959 +6 » Direct Strategic Partner Unit sales 500,981 485,408 +3 » Convenient » Environment friendly Employees (Dec. 31) 95,062 94,111 +1 6% Buses https://register.daimlerchrysler.com Services 20032003 2002 03/02 Amounts in millions US $€€Change in % Operating profit 1,562 1,240 3,060 -59 Revenues 17,682 14,037 15,699 -11 Investments in property, www.daimlerchrysler.com/investor plant and equipment 96 76 95 -20 Employees (Dec. 31) 11,035 10,521 +5 Other Activities 20032003 2002 03/02 Amounts in millions US $€€Change in % Operating profit 1,619 1,285 903 +42 Revenues 554 440 508 -13 Investments in property, plant and equipment 152 121 137 -12 Research and development expenditure 229 182 127 +43 Employees (Dec. 31) 13,144 21,184 -38 @ 35203 DCGB Umschlag Innen.qxd 04.03.2004 09.30 Seite 1 Divisions Our Automotive Brands at a glance Mercedes Car Group Percentage of Sales 20032003 2002 03/02 Amounts in millions US $€€Change in % 9% S-Class/SL/Maybach Operating profit 3,938 3,126 3,020 +4 25% E-Class Revenues 64,807 51,446 50,170 +3 Investments in property, 37% C-Class/CLK/ SLK/Sport Coupe plant and equipment 3,702 2,939 2,495 +18 Research and development expenditure 3,385 2,687 2,794 -4 12% A-Class Unit sales 1,216,938 1,232,334 -1 7% M-Class/G-Class Employees (Dec. 31) 104,151 101,778 +2 10% smart Mercedes Car Group Convenience with the interactive Annual Report. The inter- » welcome.online at https://register.daimlerchrysler.com active Annual Report is the Internet counterpart of the printed Chrysler Group Percentage of Sales version. With a user-friendly navigation system and convenient Starting in March 2004, we now offer shareholders access to our 20032003 2002 03/02 additional features, it offers all the information that the hard copy Personal Internet Service all the year round. This extends our Amounts in millions US $€€Change in % 22% Passenger Cars contains. Furthermore, the interactive Annual Report offers Internet service connected with the Annual Meeting and enables Operating profit (Loss) (637) (506) 609 . Chrysler Group interesting background information via links to other pages and our shareholders to access their personal data in the share Revenues 62,130 49,321 60,181 -18 25% Light Trucks videos. register. As before, you can order admission tickets for the Investments in property, Annual Meeting online, or authorize proxies and issue voting 18% Minivans plant and equipment 3,133 2,487 3,155 -21 Additional information on the Internet.