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Targets 2006 

 

 

Results 2006 

 

Targets 2007 

 » Deliver double-digit currency-neutral sales growth (high-single-digit growth for the Group excl. Reebok)  » Group sales reach € 10.1 billion; currency-neutral growth of 53% (14% excluding Reebok)  » Mid-single-digit currency-neutral sales growth
 » Bring major new concepts, technology evolutions and revolutions to market  » Major 2006 product launches:
› adidas: +F50 TUNIT football
  boot, adidas_1 basketball
  shoe, Adilibria women’s apparel
  collection, integrated training
  system by adidas and Polar
› Reebok: Trinity KFS running
  shoe, Rbk 9k Pump Skate
› TaylorMade-adidas Golf:
  r7® irons, TaylorMade®
  TourPreferred® (TP)
  golf balls
 » Bring major new concepts, technology evolutions and revolutions to market
 » Grow currency-neutral sales at adidas and TaylorMade-adidas Golf in all regions  » Currency-neutral sales increase 14% at adidas and 22% at TaylorMade-adidas Golf; currency-neutral sales grow in all regions  » Currency-neutral sales to grow at all brands and for all regions 
 » Gross margin range
44 – 46% (47 – 48%
excl. Reebok)
 » Gross margin: 44.6% (47.8% excl. Reebok)   » Gross margin range
45 – 47%
 » Operating margin around 9% (10 – 10.5% excl. Reebok)  » Operating margin: 8.7% (10.5% excl. Reebok)   » Operating margin around 9% 
 » Continue to optimize working capital management  » Operating working capital as a percentage of net sales reduced by 0.2pp to 25.8% (excluding Reebok reduced by 2.5pp to 23.5%)   » Reduce operating working capital as a percentage of net sales to below 25%
 » Capital expenditure range
€ 300 million – € 350 million (excluding extraordinary investments related to Reebok) 
 » Capital expenditure: € 277 million (excluding extraordinary investments related to Reebok)  » Capital expenditure range € 300 million –
€ 400 million 
 » Reduce debt after financing of Reebok acquisition   » Net borrowings reduced to
€ 2.231 billion; year-end financial leverage: 78.9% 
 » Reduce year-end net borrowings to below
€ 2 billion 
 » Deliver double-digit net income growth versus 2005 level of € 383 million   » Highest ever net income attributable to shareholders at
€ 483 million (+26%) 
 » Net income to grow double-digit, approaching 15% 
 » Further increase shareholder value  » Dividend increase of 29% proposed; adidas AG share price underperforms DAX-30 and MSCI World Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods Index  » Further increase shareholder value