Deutsche Bank at a Glance
  2005 2004
Share price at period end € 81.90 € 65.32
Share price high € 85.00 € 77.77
Share price low € 60.90 € 52.37
Dividend per share (proposed for 2005) € 2.50 € 1.70
Basic earnings per share € 7.62 € 5.02
Diluted earnings per share1 € 6.95 € 4.53
Average shares outstanding, in m., basic 463 493
Average shares outstanding, in m., diluted 509 532
Return on average total shareholders’ equity (post-tax) 12.5% 9.1%
Adjusted return on average active equity (post-tax)2, 3 16.2% 10.5%
Pre-tax return on average total shareholders’ equity 21.7% 14.8%
Pre-tax return on average active equity3 24.3% 16.3%
Pre-tax return on average active equity (per target definition)3,4 24.7%
Cost/income ratio5 74.7% 79.9%
  in € m. in € m.
Total revenues 25,640 21,918
Provision for loan losses 374 372
Total noninterest expenses 19,154 17,517
Income before income tax expense and cumulative effect of
accounting changes
6,112 4,029
Net income 3,529 2,472
  Dec 31, 2005
in € bn.
Dec 31, 2004
in € bn.
Total assets 992 840
Loans, net 151 136
Shareholders’ equity 29.9 25.9
BIS core capital ratio (Tier I) 8.7% 8.6%
  Number Number
Branches 1,588 1,559
thereof in Germany 836 831
Employees (full-time equivalent) 63,427 65,417
thereof in Germany 26,336 27,093
Long-term rating    
Moody’s Investors Service, New York Aa3 Aa3
Standard & Poor’s, New York AA– AA–
Fitch Ratings, New York AA– AA–
1 Including effect of dilutive derivatives, net of tax.
2 Net income of € 3,529 million for 2005 and € 2,472 million for 2004 is adjusted for the reversal of 1999/2000 credits for tax rate changes of € 544 million for 2005 and € 120 million for 2004.
3 We calculate this adjusted measure of our return on average total shareholders’ equity to make it easier to compare us to our competitors. We refer to this adjusted measure as our “return on average active equity”. However, this is not a measure of performance under U.S. GAAP and you should not compare our ratio to other companies’ ratios without considering the differences in calculation of the ratios. The items for which we adjust the average shareholders’ equity of € 28,201 million for 2005 and € 27,194 million for 2004 are the average unrealized net gains on securities available for sale, net of applicable tax effects of € 2,023 million for 2005 and € 1,601 million for 2004 and the average dividends of € 1,048 million for 2005 and € 815 million for 2004. The dividend is paid once a year following its approval by the general shareholders’ meeting.
4 Our pre-tax Return on Equity target is defined as pre-tax income on a reported U.S. GAAP basis (2005: € 6,112 million) adjusted for restructuring charges (2005: € 767 million) and substantial gains from industrial holdings (2005: € 666 million) divided by average active equity (2005: € 25,130 million).
5 Noninterest expenses as a percentage of net interest revenues before provision for loan losses plus noninterest revenues.