Deutsche Post Ag S/Adr (DHLGY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome and thank you for joining the DHL group conference call. Please note this call will be recorded. You can find the privacy notice on dhl.com. Throughout today's presentation, all participants will be in a listen only mode. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. If you wish to ask a question, we ask that you please use the raised hand function at the bottom of your Zoom screen. If you have dialed in, please select star nine to raise your hand and star six to unmute. Instructions will also follow at the time of the Q&A. I would now like to turn the call over to Martin Ziegenbolg, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Thank you and a warm welcome from my side to our Q2 call to everyone out there. I take it you have the material that we released this morning in front of you. We see that we can make this a straightforward exercise today with the presentation by Melanie Kreisauer, CFO, and afterwards the Q&A. And with that, over to you, Melanie. Thank you very much, Martin, and good morning. A very warm welcome to all of you out there also from my side. Thank you for joining our Q2 2025 investor call. I will, as usual, provide a short review of the key numbers and observations for the quarter, and I look forward to addressing your questions afterwards. So starting with page two, page two summarizes our key observations for the second quarter of 2025. we indeed saw an impact of lower volumes in global trade. However, we have managed this volatility effectively, driving a strong performance in our logistics portfolio with an increase in Q2 EBIT and sustained strong cash generation. This outcome shows the effectiveness of our cost actions, both in terms of adjusting capacities to cycli...