Annual Report 2023

Key Figures

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP

 

 

2023

 

20221

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume Data2 in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deliveries to customers (units)

 

9,240

 

8,263

 

+11.8

Vehicle sales (units)

 

9,362

 

8,481

 

+10.4

Production (units)

 

9,309

 

8,717

 

+6.8

Employees at Dec. 31

 

684.0

 

675.8

 

+1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Data (IFRSs), € million

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales revenue

 

322,284

 

279,050

 

+15.5

Operating result before special items

 

22,576

 

22,509

 

+0.3

Operating return on sales before special items (%)

 

7.0

 

8.1

 

 

Special items

 

0

 

−399

 

x

Operating result

 

22,576

 

22,109

 

+2.1

Operating return on sales (%)

 

7.0

 

7.9

 

 

Earnings before tax

 

23,194

 

22,070

 

+5.1

Return on sales before tax (%)

 

7.2

 

7.9

 

 

Earnings after tax

 

17,928

 

15,852

 

+13.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive Division3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total research and development costs

 

21,779

 

18,908

 

+15.2

R&D ratio (%)

 

8.1

 

8.1

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

37,851

 

29,865

 

+26.7

Cash flows from investing activities attributable to operating activities4

 

27,153

 

25,058

 

+8.4

of which: capex

 

14,371

 

12,731

 

+12.9

ratio of capex to sales revenue (%)

 

5.4

 

5.5

 

 

Net cash flow

 

10,698

 

4,807

 

x

Net liquidity at Dec. 31

 

40,289

 

43,015

 

−6.3

Return on investment (ROI) in %

 

12.3

 

12.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity before tax5 (%)

 

8.8

 

14.1

 

 

1

Prior-year figures adjusted (see disclosures on IFRS 17).

2

The figures also include the equity-accounted Chinese joint ventures. Prior-year deliveries have been updated to reflect subsequent statistical trends.

3

Including allocation of consolidation adjustments between the Automotive and Financial Services divisions.

4

Excluding acquisition and disposal of equity investments: €25,038 (22,061) million.

5

Earnings before tax as a percentage of average equity.

VOLKSWAGEN AG

 

 

2023

 

20221

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume Data in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees at Dec. 31

 

116.1

 

116.7

 

−0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Data (HGB), € million

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

92,413

 

79,491

 

+16.3

Net income for the fiscal year

 

6,243

 

12,477

 

−50.0

Dividends (€)

 

 

 

 

 

 

per ordinary share

 

9.00

 

8.70

 

 

per preferred share

 

9.06

 

8.76

 

 

1

Prior-year figures adjusted (see disclosures on IFRS 17).