Key financial data
Quarterly Statement Q3 2022
Sales and earnings
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Q3 | January – September | ||||||
2022 | 2021 | +/– | 2022 | 2021 | +/– | ||
Sales | million € | 21,946 |
19,669 |
11.6% |
68,003 |
58,822 |
15.6% |
Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | million € | 2,325 |
2,771 |
–16.1% |
9,361 |
9,169 |
2.1% |
Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | million € | 2,255 |
2,729 |
–17.4% |
9,359 |
9,104 |
2.8% |
EBITDA margin | % | 10.3 |
13.9 |
− |
13.8 |
15.5 |
− |
Depreciation and amortizationa | million € | 960 |
907 |
5.9% |
2,930 |
2,655 |
10.4% |
Income from operations (EBIT) | million € | 1,294 |
1,822 |
–29.0% |
6,429 |
6,449 |
–0.3% |
Special items | million € | –53 |
–43 |
–24.3% |
–76 |
–92 |
17.5% |
EBIT before special items | million € | 1,348 |
1,865 |
–27.7% |
6,505 |
6,541 |
–0.6% |
Income before income taxes | million € | 1,239 |
1,777 |
–30.3% |
5,775 |
6,213 |
–7.1% |
Income after taxes | million € | 952 |
1,381 |
–31.1% |
4,452 |
4,985 |
–10.7% |
Net income | million € | 909 |
1,253 |
–27.5% |
4,220 |
4,625 |
–8.8% |
Earnings per shareb | € | 1.01 |
1.36 |
–25.7% |
4.67 |
5.03 |
–7.2% |
Adjusted earnings per shareb | € | 1.77 |
1.56 |
13.5% |
6.85 |
5.59 |
22.5% |
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Research and development expenses | million € | 545 |
523 |
4.2% |
1,681 |
1,579 |
6.5% |
Personnel expenses | million € | 2,742 |
2,654 |
3.3% |
8,772 |
8,525 |
2.9% |
Employees (September 30) | 111,768 |
110,672 |
1.0% |
111,768 |
110,672 |
1.0% |
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Assets (September 30) | million € | 97,030 |
86,102 |
12.7% |
97,030 |
86,102 |
12.7% |
Investments including acquisitionsc | million € | 1,155 |
1,792 |
–35.5% |
2,866 |
3,168 |
–9.5% |
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Equity ratio (September 30) | % | 50.6 |
47.2 |
− |
50.6 |
47.2 |
− |
Net debt (September 30) | million € | 18,942 |
16,680 |
13.6% |
18,942 |
16,680 |
13.6% |
Cash flows from operating activities | million € | 2,301 |
1,896 |
21.4% |
3,239 |
3,908 |
–17.1% |
Free cash flow | million € | 1,295 |
1,077 |
20.2% |
738 |
1,866 |
–60.5% |
a Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Due to the current share buyback program, the weighted average number of outstanding shares was 897,371,740 in the third quarter of 2022 and 904,411,442 in the period from January to September 2022.
c Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets