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SLIDE 2: BMW Group Half-Year Report to 30 June
Good morning,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
After the first six months of the year, the BMW Group remains on
track to meet its full-year targets for 2025.
As expected, tariffs weighed significantly on financials in the
second quarter.
Nevertheless, the BMW Group achieved Group earnings before tax of
over 5.7 billion euros and a Group EBT Margin of 8.5 percent in the
first six months.
SLIDE 3: BMW Group Performance in Q2 2025
In the second quarter, deliveries to customers at Group level
increased by 0.4 percent year-on-year.
As of June, BMW Group global sales remained on par with last year.
All-electric vehicles made an important contribution with a share of
total sales of 18.3 percent.
The share of electrified vehicles – meaning either a BEV or a plug-in
hybrid – even amounted to 26.4 percent.
Group earnings before tax totaled over 2.6 billion euros in the
second quarter and over 5.7 billion euros after 6 months.
This resulted in a Group EBT margin of 7.7 percent in Q2 and 8.5
percent in the first half-year.
The operating profit in the Automotive segment reached 1.6 billion
euros in Q2 and over 3.6 billion euros after 6 months.
This led to an Automotive EBIT margin of 5.4 percent for the second
quarter and 6.2 percent for the year to the end of June – both within
our full-year guidance of 5 to 7 percent.
Excluding the depreciation resulting from the purchase price
allocation of BBA, the margins came in at 6.5 percent for the second
quarter and 7.3 percent through six months.
SLIDE 4: Automotive Retail Units, BEV Units, Auto Revenue and
Auto EBIT
Let’s take a look at how the Automotive Segment performed across key metrics.
Between April and June, deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce
vehicles to customers were on previous year’s level with 621,000 units.
We saw sales growth in all regions except China.
The BMW brand declined slightly by 2.6 percent compared to the second
quarter of 2024.
Outside of China the brand grew by 4.7 percent.
MINI benefitted from the full availability of the entire model range
and reported a significant year-on-year growth of 33.2 percent in the
second quarter across all regions.
Retail sales in Q2 were especially strong in Europe, with
double-digit growth of 10.2 percent year-on-year.
The European order intake for BMW remains strong, with an order bank
reaching well into the fourth quarter.
The US reported a growth of 1.4 percent in Q2.
In China, retail sales levels in the first six months of 2025 were
down 15.5 percent compared to the previous year.
However, during the second quarter we saw a slight sequential
improvement month by month.
Sales of our all-electric vehicles continued to grow.
In the second quarter, we delivered more than 111,000 all-electric
vehicles to customers.
Automotive segment revenues decreased moderately by 8.4 percent to
29.4 billion euros in the second quarter.
Adjusted for currency translation effects, the decrease was 5.3
percent, mainly due to lower sales volume in China.
Segment EBIT for the period from April to June totaled 1.6 billion euros.
The EBIT margin came in at 5.4 percent for the quarter and 6.2
percent for the half-year.
These margins include the negative effects from tariffs, which
amounted to around 2 percentage points in the second quarter and
around 1.5 percentage points in the first six months.
That brings me to my next slide, to take a detailed look at the
year-on-year changes in the operational result.
SLIDE 5: Automotive Segment EBIT in Q2
Automotive EBIT declined by around 1.1 billion euros compared to the
second quarter of 2024.
More than half of this difference is due to the impact of tariffs,
which is included in the position Other.
Changes in currency and raw material positions were neutral in Q2.
In the second half year, we expect a headwind year-on-year.
The net balance of volume, model mix and pricing effects negatively
impacted EBIT by 300 million euros in the second quarter, compared to
the previous year.
Volume and model mix combined were neutral.
Pricing continues to be a headwind year-on-year, however to a much
lesser extent than in the first quarter.
Competitive pressure remains strong, especially in the Chinese
market. Here, price levels of the second half of 2024 continued into
the first half-year of 2025, as expected.
Research and development expenses decreased by about 200 million
euros compared to the prior-year quarter.
Group R&D expenditure as of June totaled 4 billion euros,
slightly below previous year.
The R&D ratio according to the German Commercial Code came in at
6 percent after six months.
For the full year, R&D expenditure will be below last year’s
level, and it will steadily decrease over the next years.
Selling and administrative expenses also decreased by around 100
million euros compared to the previous year.
The year-on-year headwind of 1.1 billion euros from Other Cost
Changes can mainly be attributed to two factors:
- First, higher tariffs in the US and anti-subsidy tariffs imposed
by the EU Commission on electrified vehicles from China - And second, the sale of end-of-lease vehicles. Here, resale income
was lower than in the second quarter of 2024, yet remains positive
on a portfolio basis
SLIDE 6: Automotive Segment Free Cash Flow in Q2
Free cash flow in the Automotive Segment totaled about 1.9 billion
euros in the second quarter.
Segment EBT amounted to 1.6 billion euros, which is 1 billion euros
lower than in the previous year’s quarter.
The net change in working capital reduced free cashflow by around 300
million euros.
The net effect from capital expenditure and depreciation had an
impact of 200 million euros in the second quarter.
Capital expenditure for the first half-year amounted to around 2.7
billion euros, a significant year-on-year reduction of around 700
million euros.
The capex ratio was 4.5 percent for the second quarter and 4 percent
for the first six months.
After the peak in 2024, capex will decrease for the full year 2025.
We expect a capex ratio below 6 percent for 2025.
Changes to provisions negatively impacted free cash flow in the
second quarter by around 200 million euros. This was mainly due to the
consumption of warranty provisions.
The change in the position Other of around 1 billion euros reflects
the development of a set of various topics, including accrued
expenses, interest and advance payments received, income taxes and
liabilities for tariff expenses not yet paid out.
After the first six months, Automotive Segment free cash flow is on
previous year’s level with just over 2.3 billion euros.
For the full year, we are targeting a free cash flow of over 5
billion euros.
Our strong free cash flow generation enables us to further execute
our consistent shareholder return strategy.
In May of this year, the Annual General Meeting authorized the Board
of Management to buy back up to 10 percent of BMW AG’s share capital
over the next five years.
Based on this authorization, a third share repurchase program with a
volume of up to 2 billion euros was approved.
It should be completed by April 30, 2027, at the latest.
The first tranche of 750 million euros began in May and will be
completed no later than December 8th of this year.
SLIDE 7: Financial Services Segment in H1
Let’s move on to the Financial Services Segment.
The number of new contracts, concluded with retail customers in the
first half year, reached almost 825,000 contracts, a slight decrease
of 3 percent year-on-year.
This is due to the challenging situation on the Chinese market, which
led to a moderate decrease in new credit financing business.
The new leasing business continued its dynamic growth in the first
six months of the year.
The penetration rate for lease and loan offerings increased by 2.5
percentage points to 43.7 percent.
Driven by a higher average financing amount per contract, new
business volume was on previous year’s level despite the slight
decrease in new contracts.
Segment earnings amounted to just under 1.2 billion euros, a
year-on-year decrease of 19.5 percent.
This results mainly from two topics:
- An addition to provisions following the receipt of a revised
operational tax assessment for prior years. - And the resale income of end-of-lease vehicles, which was lower
than in the second quarter of 2024, yet remains positive on a
portfolio basis
The credit loss ratio across the entire loan portfolio remained at a
low rate of 0.27 percent.
SLIDE 8: Motorcycles Segment in Q2
In the Motorcycles Segment, deliveries decreased moderately by 8
percent year-on-year.
Segment revenues decreased by 2.8 percent.
Adjusted for currency translation effects, they were on par with the
second quarter of 2024.
Segment EBIT in the second quarter totaled 136 million euros, with an
EBIT margin of 14.2 percent.
SLIDE 9: Outlook 2025
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Our outlook for the full year is based on assumptions, which are
described in detail in our half-year report.
Let me briefly mention some key factors for our business development
in 2025.
In China, we have been observing increased monitoring of the
automotive market by local regulatory authorities since the last two
weeks of June.
This also affects commission payments from local banks to dealerships
in connection with brokering retail financial and insurance products,
payment terms to the supplier base as well as increased scrutiny of
price competition.
Dealer commissions were significantly reduced by local banks in June.
We are closely following these developments and their potential
impact on the Chinese automotive market.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As you recall, our guidance given in March included all tariffs in
force as of March 12th.
In our quarterly statement for Q1, we had assessed and included all
tariff increases announced as of May 7th and confirmed our original
guidance based on certain assumptions.
And in today’s half-year report, we maintain our consistent approach
and have also incorporated the effects of all latest announcements.
According to the announcements on July 27th, an agreement between the
US and the EU regarding the tariff situation is emerging.
Based on published information by the respective authorities, we
expect partial reductions of the currently applicable tariffs between
the US and the EU from August 1st.
Additionally, tariff negotiations across the globe are ongoing and
may result in further changes.
Therefore, the expected impact from tariffs on our full-year results
can still only be estimated based on certain assumptions.
For the full year 2025, we currently expect a burden from tariffs of
around 1.25 percentage points on the EBIT margin in the Automotive
segment, including mitigations.
Based on our assumptions, the full-year outlook remains unchanged.
On a Group level, we are targeting earnings before tax at previous
year’s level.
In the Automotive segment, we expect a slight increase in deliveries
and an EBIT margin in a corridor between 5 and 7 percent.
The EBIT margin in the Motorcycles Segment should come in at between
5.5 and 7.5 percent.
In the Financial Services Segment, we expect a Return on Equity in
the range of 13 to 16 percent.
SLIDE 10: Q2 and H2 Profitability within Full-Year Target Corridor
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The BMW Group is a truly differentiated global player.
We set ourselves apart in the automotive industry with our global
footprint and our highly flexible operations.
This strong strategic positioning enables us to mitigate the impact
of tariffs and allows us to adapt swiftly to changing market conditions.
The BMW Group has a focused strategy and a clear plan how to
effectively navigate our operating business.
As a result, we were able to provide a comprehensive guidance for the
year 2025 in March, including the impact of tariffs.
And we delivered an EBIT margin within the full year target corridor
of 5 to 7 percent both in the second quarter and for half-year.
At the BMW Group, we are steering our business carefully and in a
consistent manner.
During the last years, we significantly invested in the future of our
company, in line with our long-term planning.
In 2024, both capex and R&D reached peak levels.
Starting in 2025, we are reducing R&D and capex spending, as planned.
Our operating costs are also decreasing compared to prior year. Just
as in Q1, this is again evident in our Q2 figures.
Based on the results of the first six months, we once again confirm
our full-year targets for 2025.
And we remain committed to our long-term goals
of premium profitability and capital return to create value
for all our stakeholders.
Thank you.