Three months ended Change
in € m. Mar 31, 2006 Mar 31, 2005  
Reconciliation of cost ratios      
       
Reported noninterest expenses 5,375 4,706 14%
Deduct:      
Compensation and benefits 3,624 2,998 21%
Non-compensation noninterest expenses 1,751 1,708 3%
Add (deduct):      
Restructuring activities (42) (168) (75)%
Goodwill impairment/impairment of intangibles N/M
Minority interest (19) (11) 72%
Policyholder benefits and claims (18) (15) 23%
Provision for off-balance sheet positions 7 12 (46)%
Non-compensation operating cost base 1,678 1,528 10%
       
Cost/income ratio 67.3% 71.5% (4.2) ppt
Underlying cost/income ratio 67.6% 70.1% (2.5) ppt
Compensation ratio 45.4% 45.5% (0.1) ppt
Underlying compensation ratio 46.2% 46.4% (0.2) ppt
Non-compensation ratio 21.9% 25.9% (4.0) ppt
Underlying non-compensation ratio 21.4% 23.7% (2.3) ppt
       
Reconciliation of profitability ratios      
       
Net income 1,710 1,103 55%
Add (deduct):      
Reversal of 1999/2000 credits for tax rate changes 31 N/M
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax (46) N/M
Adjusted net income 1,664 1,134 47%
       
Average shareholders’ equity 30,475 26,400 15%
Add (deduct):      
Average unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of tax and average deferred taxes relating to 1999 and 2000 tax rate changes in Germany (2,644) (1,739) 52%
Average dividend accruals (1,605) (1,041) 54%
Average active equity 26,226 23,620 11%
       
Return on average shareholders’ equity (after tax) 22.4% 16.7% 5.7 ppt
Adjusted return on average active equity (after tax) 25.4% 19.2% 6.2 ppt
       
Pre-tax return on average shareholders’ equity 34.2% 27.0% 7.2 ppt
Pre-tax return on average active equity 39.7% 30.2% 9.5 ppt
Underlying pre-tax return on average active equity 38.4% 31.1% 7.3 ppt
       
Equity turnover (based on average shareholders’ equity) 104.9% 99.7% 5.2 ppt
Equity turnover (based on average active equity) 121.9% 111.5% 10.4 ppt
Underlying equity turnover (based on average active equity) 119.6% 109.3% 10.3 ppt
       
Profit margin 32.6% 27.1% 5.5 ppt
Underlying profit margin 32.1% 28.5% 3.6 ppt
  ppt – percentage points
  N/M – Not meaningful