In the long run...
When Deutsche EuroShop went public at the beginning of 2001 the idea/wish was to reach a performance (share price development + dividends) which should be comparable to the long-term average performance of the DAX (Germany's blue chip index), which was approx. +8% per annum at this time.
Times have changed and the DAX currently doesn't deliver this total return. Since DES' IPO the DAX had an absolute performance of -2.5% which translates into a -0.2% per year.
Positive: Deutsche EuroShop so far fulfilled the orginal idea with a +7.9% performance per year.
Our share beat all relevant benchmarks like the MDAX (German midcap index) and the EPRA (Europe Total Return) index.
When investors compare Deutsche EuroShop's stability as a "bond-like character" they are on the right track. But the DES share was able to outperform the REX (German government bonds performance index) in the last approx. 11.5 years.
02.01.2001-18.05.2012
+7.9% p.a.
We can't promise this development for the next decade, but our targets in this context are unchanged.