GROUP PERFORMANCE 

 

Financial

• Revenues
  €10,402m 2008: €11,152m
• EBIT
  €648m 2008: €982m
• Net operating cash
  €1,016m 2008: €923m
• Profit for the period
  Attributable to the shareholders
  €281m 2008: €556m
• Underlying Operating income
   
  €896m 2008: €1,141m
  
  

  See Operating environment and business performance in 2009

Corporate Responsibility

• Fatal accidents
  own employees and subcontractors
  31 _{(34 fatalities)} 2008: 49 _{(58 fatalities)}
• CO₂ emissions
   
  983 _ktonnes 2008: 1,108 _ktonnes
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index
   
  95% _{super sector leader} 2008: 92% _{super sector leader}

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

• Overall cost savings 2009 €527 million
• Trade working capital as a % of revenue 8.7%, down from 9.9% in 2008
• Credit rating as of 31 December 2009: BBB+
• Express core volume 6.2% down compared to 2008
• Mail Netherlands volumes 4.7% down compared to 2008

MISSION

TNT's mission is to exceed its customers' expectations in the transfer of their goods and documents around the world. TNT delivers value to its clients by providing the most reliable and efficient solutions through delivery networks.

TNT aims to lead the industry by:

• instilling pride in its people,
• creating value for its shareholders, and
• sharing responsibility for the world in which it operates.

WHERE WE OPERATE

• Net sales

  Total €10,278m

• Employees

  Total 159,663

SHARE PERFORMANCE

Annual relative performance to Euronext Amsterdam (AEX)

Total shareholder return

5 YEAR DATA

• Total revenues
  € million
  
• Total shareholder return
  € million
  
• Operating income (EBIT)
  € million
  
• Fatal accidents
  own employees and subcontractors
  
• Dividend per share
  € cents
  
• CO₂ emissions
  ktonnes
  

INTRODUCTION  

The data and charts on the homepage and on the section's introductory pages have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of TNT N.V. including the related notes in the Financial statements sub-section and the Corporate responsibility section of the annual report. For the historical data see previously published annual and/or corporate responsibility reports.

TNT has acquired a number of companies and businesses during the years, which limit the comparability of its year-on-year data.

The information in the annual report, and in particular in the Report of Board of Management section,
Risks section and the Corporate Governance sub-section should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated financial statements.

Any information on the website other than the contents of this annual report does not form part of TNT's annual report.

Investing in TNT's securities involves risk. Carefully consider the Risks section of this annual report.