A Hybrid Approach to High-Fidelity PDF Data Extraction: Tri-Modal Schema Approach for AI-Ready Workflows

1.1 Financial Overview

The company delivered strong financial performance during the reporting period, recording a **15% year-over-year increase in total revenue**, reflecting sustained business expansion and improved commercial execution across key operating segments. Revenue growth was primarily driven by robust enterprise sales, with significant contributions from new customer acquisitions, contract expansions within existing accounts, and higher renewal rates among long-term strategic clients.

The enterprise segment emerged as the primary growth engine, benefiting from increased demand for large-scale, integrated solutions tailored to complex business requirements. Several high-value multi-year contracts signed during the fiscal year contributed meaningfully to revenue acceleration, while deeper account penetration among existing enterprise customers led to increased average contract value (ACV). Cross-selling and upselling of premium products and value-added services further strengthened topline performance.

Recurring revenue streams also showed notable improvement, supported by stronger subscription retention, improved customer lifetime value (CLV), and reduced churn rates. The growing proportion of predictable recurring revenue enhanced financial stability and improved visibility into future earnings. This shift toward long-term contractual revenue reduced dependence on short-cycle transactional sales and improved overall business resilience.

Section: 1.1 Financial Overview
Content: The company delivered strong financial performance during the reporting period, recording a 15% year-over-year increase in total revenue, reflecting sustained business expansion and improved commercial execution across key operating segments. Revenue growth was primarily driven by robust enterprise sales, with significant contributions from new customer acquisitions, contract expansions within existing accounts, and higher renewal rates among long-term strategic clients.
The enterprise segment emerged as the primary growth engine, benefiting from increased demand for large-scale, integrated solutions tailored to complex business requirements. Several high-value multi-year contracts signed during the fiscal year contributed meaningfully to revenue acceleration, while deeper account penetration among existing enterprise customers led to increased average contract value (ACV). Cross-selling and upselling of premium products and value-added services further strengthened topline performance.
Recurring revenue streams also showed notable improvement, supported by stronger subscription retention, improved customer lifetime value (CLV), and reduced churn rates. The growing proportion of predictable recurring revenue enhanced financial stability and improved visibility into future earnings. This shift toward long-term contractual revenue reduced dependence on short-cycle transactional sales and improved overall business resilience.

| Region | Q1 2026 |       |       | Q2 2026 |       |       |
|--------|---------|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|
| North  | $4.2M   | $1.1M | $3.1M | $4.5M   | $1.2M | $3.3M |

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>Region</th>
    <th colspan="3">Q1 2026</th>
    <th colspan="3">Q2 2026</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>North</td>
    <td>$4.2M</td>
    <td>$1.1M</td>
    <td>$3.1M</td>
    <td>$4.5M</td>
    <td>$1.2M</td>
    <td>$3.3M</td>
  </tr>
</table>

![Sustainability Communication Chart](image_001.png)

Figure: Analysis
Title: Companies Communicate Honestly about Sustainability Performance (Average of 27 Countries, 2020)
Chart Types:
1. Donut Chart (27 Country Average):
   - Strongly agree: 15%
   - Somewhat agree: 36%
   - Somewhat disagree: 37%
   - Strongly disagree: 12%
2. Horizontal Bar Chart (Country-by-Country Breakdown):
   - Showing percentages for "Agree (1+2)" vs "Disagree (4+5)" for 27 countries:
     * Indonesia: Agree (1+2): 81%, Disagree (4+5): 19%
     * Vietnam: Agree (1+2): 80%, Disagree (4+5): 20%
     * Thailand: Agree (1+2): 79%, Disagree (4+5): 21%
     * China: Agree (1+2): 73%, Disagree (4+5): 27%
     * India: Agree (1+2): 73%, Disagree (4+5): 27%
     * Saudi Arabia: Agree (1+2): 71%, Disagree (4+5): 29%
     * Hong Kong: Agree (1+2): 66%, Disagree (4+5): 34%
     * Singapore: Agree (1+2): 63%, Disagree (4+5): 37%
     * Nigeria: Agree (1+2): 57%, Disagree (4+5): 43%
     * South Korea: Agree (1+2): 52%, Disagree (4+5): 48%
     * 27-country average: Agree (1+2): 51%, Disagree (4+5): 49%
     * Turkey: Agree (1+2): 49%, Disagree (4+5): 51%
     * Brazil: Agree (1+2): 47%, Disagree (4+5): 53%
     * Kenya: Agree (1+2): 47%, Disagree (4+5): 53%
     * Japan: Agree (1+2): 45%, Disagree (4+5): 55%
     * Mexico: Agree (1+2): 44%, Disagree (4+5): 56%
     * South Africa: Agree (1+2): 44%, Disagree (4+5): 56%
     * United States: Agree (1+2): 44%, Disagree (4+5): 56%
     * Australia: Agree (1+2): 43%, Disagree (4+5): 57%
     * Italy: Agree (1+2): 43%, Disagree (4+5): 57%
     * United Kingdom: Agree (1+2): 42%, Disagree (4+5): 58%
     * Canada: Agree (1+2): 38%, Disagree (4+5): 62%
     * Spain: Agree (1+2): 36%, Disagree (4+5): 64%
     * Sweden: Agree (1+2): 35%, Disagree (4+5): 65%
     * Germany: Agree (1+2): 33%, Disagree (4+5): 67%
     * France: Agree (1+2): 31%, Disagree (4+5): 69%
     * Argentina: Agree (1+2): 30%, Disagree (4+5): 70%
     * Russia: Agree (1+2): 29%, Disagree (4+5): 71%
Key Trend: High level of agreement in developing Asian nations (Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand at 79-81% agreement), contrasting with low agreement / high skepticism in European and North American countries (Germany, France, UK, Canada, USA ranging from 29-44% agreement). The 27-country average stands near-neutral with 51% agreement vs 49% disagreement.
Metadata: R20_13_ctry

# Partnerships and political commitment

To ensure that employees of the Mercedes-Benz Group comply with legal requirements and internal Group policies, the Group conducts mandatory training sessions on a regular basis. The Integrity, Governance and Sustainability management division is responsible for the content of the training courses. External Affairs supports these courses with its political expertise as needed.

**Compliance management – Communication and training**

Employees working outside of External Affairs who represent Mercedes-Benz in the political environment of their respective markets in their role – for example as plant managers – are generally qualified for their tasks at the beginning of their employment in a special onboarding session and are made aware of relevant guidelines.

# Party donations and political contributions

**GRI 201-4 | GRI 415-1**

The responsible handling of contributions, party donations and other instruments for political lobbying is regulated in the Mercedes-Benz Group Policy *“Lobbying, Political Contributions and Party Donations Policy”*. Among other things, it stipulates that employees of the Mercedes-Benz Group and consolidated Group companies that represent political interests and are not organisationally subordinate to External Affairs must register with External Affairs.

In addition, the *“Sponsorships and Donations Policy”* applies. This policy states that any monetary donations to political partners above a net value of €50,000 and any donations in kind to political partners above a gross value of €50,000 must be approved by the full Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Political contributions must be assessed by External Affairs regardless of their amount. Employees can find the policies in the policy database on the Social Intranet.

In the reporting period, Mercedes-Benz Group AG did not make any donations, either monetary or non-monetary, to parties. This decision was made independently of current political or economic events. The focal points of the activities in the area of *Corporate Citizenship* were in other areas.

The receipt of public funding by the Mercedes-Benz Group in Germany can be viewed in the *Lobby Register of the German Bundestag*. The receipt of public funding within the European Union (EU) can be viewed in the *EU Transparency Register*.

The Group also publishes further information regarding its positionings on relevant and strategic political issues as well as issues affecting its stakeholders on the Group website. They were updated during the reporting year. The Mercedes-Benz Group also summarises its most important political positionings and the resulting measures for credible and trustworthy political advocacy in the annually updated *Mercedes-Benz Group Climate Policy Report*.

# Measures and results

## Positioning and measures on particularly relevant topics

**GRI 3-3**

For the Mercedes-Benz Group, discussions with political decision-makers are primarily about finding sustainable solutions to social challenges.

Based on the materiality analysis and field observations in discussions and dialogue events with stakeholders, the Mercedes-Benz Group has identified the topics that are material to it. Depending on the assessment of materiality, the potential risks and implications for the Group were presented to the relevant specialist units and committees. Appropriate risk mitigation measures were then taken jointly. In accordance with the new reporting requirements of the delegated act of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), the Mercedes-Benz Group is redefining the process for identifying material topics in the political arena and for assessing the impact on the sustainable business objectives for the coming reporting year.

The positionings, implications, opportunities, risks and measures from the 2023 reporting year are explained below.

Partnerships and political commitment :

To ensure that employees of the Mercedes-Benz Group comply with legal requirements and internal Group policies, the Group conducts mandatory training sessions on a regular basis. The Integrity, Governance and Sustainability management division is responsible for the content of the training courses. External Affairs supports these courses with its political expertise as needed.

Compliance management – Communication and training

Employees working outside of External Affairs who represent Mercedes-Benz in the political environment of their respective markets in their role – for example as plant managers – are generally qualified for their tasks at the beginning of their employment in a special onboarding session and are made aware of relevant guidelines.

Party donations and political contributions :

[GRI 201-4 | GRI 415-1]

The responsible handling of contributions, party donations and other instruments for political lobbying is regulated in the Mercedes-Benz Group Policy “Lobbying, Political Contributions and Party Donations Policy”. Among other things, it stipulates that employees of the Mercedes-Benz Group and consolidated Group companies that represent political interests and are not organisationally subordinate to External Affairs must register with External Affairs.

In addition, the “Sponsorships and Donations Policy” applies. This policy states that any monetary donations to political partners above a net value of €50,000 and any donations in kind to political partners above a gross value of €50,000 must be approved by the full Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Political contributions must be assessed by External Affairs regardless of their amount. Employees can find the policies in the policy database on the Social Intranet.

In the reporting period, Mercedes-Benz Group AG did not make any donations, either monetary or non-monetary, to parties. This decision was made independently of current political or economic events. The focal points of the activities in the area of Corporate Citizenship were in other areas.

The receipt of public funding by the Mercedes-Benz Group in Germany can be viewed in the Lobby Register of the German Bundestag. The receipt of public funding within the European Union (EU) can be viewed in the EU Transparency Register.

The Group also publishes further information regarding its positionings on relevant and strategic political issues as well as issues affecting its stakeholders on the Group website. They were updated during the reporting year. The Mercedes-Benz Group also summarises its most important political positionings and the resulting measures for credible and trustworthy political advocacy in the annually updated Mercedes-Benz Group Climate Policy Report.

Measures and results :

Positioning and measures on particularly relevant topics
[GRI 3-3]

For the Mercedes-Benz Group, discussions with political decision-makers are primarily about finding sustainable solutions to social challenges.

Based on the materiality analysis and field observations in discussions and dialogue events with stakeholders, the Mercedes-Benz Group has identified the topics that are material to it. Depending on the assessment of materiality, the potential risks and implications for the Group were presented to the relevant specialist units and committees. Appropriate risk mitigation measures were then taken jointly. In accordance with the new reporting requirements of the delegated act of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), the Mercedes-Benz Group is redefining the process for identifying material topics in the political arena and for assessing the impact on the sustainable business objectives for the coming reporting year.

The positionings, implications, opportunities, risks and measures from the 2023 reporting year are explained below.

import anthropic
import pymupdf4llm
import re
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

class TriModalExtractor:
    def __init__(self, api_key):
        self.client = anthropic.Anthropic(api_key=api_key)

    def _build_vlm_prompt(self, element_type: str) -> str:
        """Generate strict prompts for Tri-Modal schema"""
        if element_type == "text":
            return """Extract all text from this image.
            RULES:
            1. Do NOT use Markdown formatting (no #, *, **, etc.).
            2. Format EVERY block exactly as: [Section Name]: [Content]
            3. If there is no explicit section name, infer one from the first sentence.
            4. Separate blocks with a single newline.
            OUTPUT FORMAT:
            Executive Summary: The following report details...
            Methodology: Data was collected via...
            """

        elif element_type == "table":
            return """Extract the table exactly as shown.
            RULES:
            1. Output ONLY valid HTML5 <table> code. No markdown.
            2. Use <th> for headers.
            3. CRITICAL: You MUST use colspan="N" for cells that span multiple columns.
            4. CRITICAL: You MUST use rowspan="N" for cells that span multiple rows.
            5. Do not output any conversational text before or after the <table> tags.
            OUTPUT FORMAT:
            <table>
              <tr><th>Header 1</th><th colspan="2">Merged Header</th></tr>
              <tr><td>Data 1</td><td>Data 2</td><td>Data 3</td></tr>
            </table>
            """

        elif element_type == "figure":
            return """Analyze this chart/figure/image.
            RULES:
            1. Format exactly as: [Figure Name/Caption]: [Analysis]
            2. In the analysis, explicitly describe: Axes, Data points, Trends (up/down/flat), Outliers, and Correlations to surrounding text if visible.
            3. Do not use Markdown.
            OUTPUT FORMAT:
            Figure 2. Revenue Growth: The line chart shows...
            """

    def validate_html_table(self, html_string: str) -> bool:
        """Validate HTML table structure to prevent hallucinated broken grids"""
        try:
            soup = BeautifulSoup(html_string, 'html.parser')
            table = soup.find('table')
            if not table: return False

            rows = table.find_all('tr')
            for row in rows:
                cells = row.find_all(['th', 'td'])
                # Calculate expected columns vs actual columns considering spans
                col_count = 0
                for cell in cells:
                    colspan = int(cell.get('colspan', 1))
                    col_count += colspan
                # Basic validation: ensure rows have logical column counts
                if col_count <= 0: return False
            return True
        except:
            return False

    def extract_page(self, image_base64, complexity_type):
        prompt = self._build_vlm_prompt(complexity_type)

        response = self.client.messages.create(
            model="claude-sonnet-4-6-20250514",
            max_tokens=4096,
            temperature=0.1, # Low temp for strict formatting
            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": [
                {"type": "image", "source": {"type": "base64", "media_type": "image/png", "data": image_base64}},
                {"type": "text", "text": prompt}
            ]}]
        )

        raw_output = response.content[0].text

        # Post-processing validation
        if complexity_type == "table":
            if not self.validate_html_table(raw_output):
                # Fallback: Retry once with stronger constraint
                pass

        return raw_output