Dear Reader,

Following on from 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 once again required us to show the utmost resolve and demonstrate our drive to get things done. Despite the challenges, looking back today, we can say with confidence that we are back on track. DEKRA has returned to its long-standing growth trajectory, achieving a new record of €3.5 billion in revenue in 2021 (up by around 11%) and increasing our workforce by almost 4,000 in total. This great achievement is the result of three key factors: the agility of our employees all over the world, our strong market positioning, and consistent digital transformation of our processes and services.

In addition to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, two factors were particularly important in shaping our 2021: our work on the future strategic development of the company, and sustainability. In line with our Strategy 2025, we will be focusing on five markets that are expected to show real growth in future. One of these focus areas is sustainability. For example, we are working internally to systematically refine our processes and reduce our consumption of resources. In terms of our customers, these efforts will strengthen our position as a key partner for sustainable business.

All things considered, we set an important course in 2021, paving the way for further progress in the current fiscal year as we strive to become the global partner for a safe, secure, and sustainable world.

DEKRA realigns Supervisory
and Management Boards

Generational change in the boardroom

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KEY FIGURES DEKRA SE

  • Revenue
        2019 2020 2021
    Revenue DEKRA SE and regions        
    Revenue DEKRA SE IN MIO € 3.409,0 3.188,2 3.534,8
    of which Germany IN MIO € 2.066,9 1.929,6 2.145,7
    of which Central East Europe & Middle East IN MIO € 532,2 146,9 166,2
    of which North-West Europe IN MIO € 346,1 332,6 355,8
    of which South-West Europe IN MIO € 162,5 497,9 551,1
    of which Americas IN MIO € 112,3 93,4 94,8
    of which APAC IN MIO € 189,0 187,8 221,2
             
    Revenue DEKRA SE and business areas        
    Revenue DEKRA SE IN MIO € 3.409,0 3.188,2 3.534,8
    of which Vehicle Inspection IN MIO € 1064,6 1131,4 1217,7
    of which Claims & Expertise IN MIO € 560,7 484,5 483,4
    of which Product Testing IN MIO € 243,9 259,3 296,3
    of which Industrial Inspection IN MIO € 504,1 507,2 555,0
    of which Consulting IN MIO € 220,7 201,1 194,3
    of which Audit IN MIO € 81,2 81 99,9
    of which Training IN MIO € 219,5 180,6 208,9
    of which Temp Work IN MIO € 471,2 306,2 438,5
    of which Other IN MIO € 43,1 36,9 40,8
  • Income
        2019 2020 2021
    Adjusted earnings before taxes (EBT) IN MIO € 210,2 183,8 215,5
    Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) IN MIO € 227,1 195,9 226
    Adjusted EBIT margin IN MIO € 6,7% 6,1% 6,4%

     

  • Investment and Cash Flow
        2019 2020 2021
    Investment (excluding acquisitions) IN EUR MILLION 128,2 89,6 100,6
    Cash flow from operating activities IN EUR MILLION 343,3 413,1 367,4

     

  • Balance Sheet
        2019 2020 2021
    Total assets IN EUR MILLION 2.755,4 2.739,0 2.811,3
    Non-current assets IN EUR MILLION 1.796,7 1.775,3 1.839,8
    Current assets IN EUR MILLION 958,7 963,7 971,5
    Equity IN EUR MILLION 796,3 808,5 942,8
    Equity ratio IN % 28,9 29,5 33,5

     

  • Employees
    Employees*   2019 2020 2021
    Number as of 31/12   44.648 43.990 47.770
    Personnel expenses IN EUR MILLION 2.227,9 2.101,4 2.327,3

    *excluding DEKRA e.V. and DEKRA Digital GmbH

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