date:Jul 25, 2014
segment and in Other. The devaluation of almost all major currencies against the euro negatively impacted earnings by roughly 200 million compared to the previous second quarter, explained Bock.
EBIT increased by 246 million to 2.0 billion compared with the previous second quarter. Net income rose by 142 million to 1.3 billion. Earnings per share were 1.41 in the second quarter of 2014 compared with 1.26 in the same period of the previous year. Adjusted for special items and amortization of int