News / Sale of profitable Schenker on course, but 'it will take some time', says DB

27/07/2023

“As you know, we are looking into our options regarding a sale of DB Schenker. This analysis is going as planned. It will take some more time, as is normal in these situations.”

So said Deutsche Bahn as it released its half-year results this morning, revealing an operating profit of €331m ($366m), down 62%.

DB Schenker, on the other hand, made a H1 operating profit of €626m (down 47%, YoY) on revenue of €10bn, which was down just 29%. (Compare and contrast ...