Fit for Leadership Next Stage Frank Lindenberg, Member of the Divisional Board Mercedes-Benz Cars Executive Vice President Finance & Controlling Mercedes-Benz Cars Capital Market Day 2015 June 11 th, 2015
MBC with positive development in the last two years Sales & Revenue Growth Strategy in execution EbIT & RoS Financial Turnaround realized F4L 2 bn until 2014 First Mission accomplished 61.7 1,451 64.3 73.6 1,565 1,723 Revenue in bn Sales in 1,000 units 7.1 4.4 6.2 4.0 8.0 5.9 RoS in % EbIT in bn 1,500 2,000 EbIT impact in mn 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 F4L First Stage 2
Positive development since Q1 2013 strongly supported by the Fit for Leadership Program RoS 2012-2014 in % 8.4 8.6 6.4 5.3 6.4 7.3 7.5 7.0 7.9 8.5 8.3 9.4 3.3 Q1/12 Q2/12 Q3/12 Q4/12 Q1/13 Q2/13 Q3/13 Q4/13 Q1/14 Q2/14 Q3/14 Q4/14 Q1/15 EbIT 2012-2014 in mn 1,230 1,337 973 851 460 1,041 1,200 1,305 1,183 1,409 1,584 1,677 1,841 3
Fit for Leadership is a long-term optimization program Next Stage focusses on structural improvement Growth Strategy MB 2020 Fit for Leadership Efficiency & Profit 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Improved cost structures Optimized business structures 2020 2 bn until 2014 Fit for Leadership Next Stage 4
Strong market growth and further product extension support sales growth, but will be mainly in compact segments Sales Growth Model Mix Development 1.2 mn units 1.7 mn units 67% 33% 58% 42% Large Cars Compact Cars 2002 2007 2014 2020 2025 2014 2025 5
External challenges burden EbIT development in the mid-term Tightening CO2 regulations Growth in small segments Attractive products at competitive costs Fit for Leadership Next Stage Continuous increase to 10% RoS Structural changes mandatory to ensure target achievement 2013 2025 6
Fit for Leadership Next Stage with two-dimensional target system for profit improvement Extension of module strategy Adjustment of funding requirements Adjustment of price/ volume/ content strategy Portfolio adjustments Overall efficiency improvement Adjustment of today s business structures Product-specific optimization Fixed cost reductions within functions Target Fit for Leadership Next Stage 7
Modular strategy Program structured along a matrix of functions and products MBC target and steering system R&D Operations Sales Crossfunctions Compact Cars SUV/ Sports Cars Large Cars Product optimization Powertrain Running fixed cost 8
Products Program structured along a matrix of functions and products more implementation of MBC 2020 strategy than ordinary efficiency program Program structure following major strategy elements Smart & Lean Growth #1 in sales and profitability Functions Revenue growth Asset and fixed cost 2013 2020 9
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