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Million € 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Statement of income  
Sales 74,326 70,449 57,550 61,223a 60,220b 59,316 59,149 78,598 87,327 68,902
Income from operations (EBIT) 7,626 6,248 6,275 7,587a 5,974b 4,201 −191 7,677 6,548 2,240
Income before income taxes 7,203 5,548 5,395 6,882a 5,233b 3,302 −1,562 7,448 1,190 1,420
Income after taxes from continuing operations – – – 5,592a 4,116b 2,546 −1,471 6,018 −391 379
Income after taxes from discontinued operations – – – 760a 863b 5,945 396 −36 − −
Income after taxes 5,492 4,301 4,255 6,352 4,979 8,491 −1,075 5,982 −391 379
Net income 5,155 3,987 4,056 6,078 4,707 8,421 −1,060 5,523 −627 225
Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items (EBITDA before special items)  10,454 10,508 10,327 10,738a 9,271b 8,324 7,435 11,348 10,762 7,671
EBIT before special items 7,357 6,739 6,309 7,645a 6,281b 4,643 3,560 7,768 6,878 3,806
 

 

 

 

 

            
Capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization  
Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 7,285 6,013 7,258 4,364 10,735 4,097 4,869 4,881 4,967 6,006

of which property, plant and equipment

 6,369 5,742 4,377 4,028 5,040 3,842 4,075 4,410 4,842 5,864
Depreciation and amortization of property. plant and equipment and intangible assets 3,417 4,401 4,251 4,202 3,750 4,146 6,685 3,678 4,200 4,941

of which property, plant and equipment

 2,770 3,600 3,691 3,586 3,155 3,408 5,189 3,064 3,549 4,062
               
 		  

Employees at year-end

 113,292 112,435 113,830 115,490 122,404 117,628 110,302 111,047 111,481 111,991
                     
Personnel expenses 9,224 9,982 10,165 10,610 10,659 10,924 10,576 11,097 11,400 10,950
                     
Research and development expenses 1,884 1,953 1,863 1,843a 1,994b 2,158 2,086 2,216 2,298 2,130

a Figures for 2017 were restated with the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
b Figures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.

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Million € 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total assets 71,359 70,836 76,496 78,768 86,556 86,950 80,292 87,383 84,472 77,395
Noncurrent assets 43,939 46,270 50,550 47,623 43,335 55,960 50,424 52,332 47,050 45,923

of which intangible assets

 12,967 12,537 15,162 13,594 16,554 14,525 13,145 13,499 13,273 12,216

of which property, plant and equipment

 23,496 25,260 26,413 25,258 20,780 21,792 19,647 21,553 22,967 24,080
Current assets 27,420 24,566 25,946 31,145 43,221 30,990 29,868 35,051 37,422 31,472

of which inventories

 11,266 9,693 10,005 10,303 12,166 11,223 10,010 13,868 16,028 13,876

of which accounts receivable, trade

 10,385 9,516 10,952 10,801 10,665 9,093 9,466 11,942 12,055 10,414

of which cash and cash equivalents

 1,718 2,241 1,375 6,495 2,300 2,427 4,330 2,624 2,516 2,624
Equity 28,195 31,545 32,568 34,756 36,109 42,350 34,398 42,081 40,923 36,646
Total liabilities 43,164 39,291 43,928 44,012 50,447 44,600 45,894 45,301 43,550 40,750

of which financial indebtedness

 15,384 15,197 16,312 18,032 20,841 18,377 19,214 17,184 19,016 19,268
 

 

 

 

 

            
Key data

 

 

 

 

            
Earnings per share (€) 5.61 4.34 4.42 6.62a 5.12 9.17 –1.15 6.01 -0.7 0.25
Adjusted earnings per share (€) 5.44 5.00 4.83 6.44a 5.87 4.00 3.21 6.76 6.96 2.78
Cash flows from operating activities 6,958 9,446 7,717 8,785 7,939 7,474 5,413 7,245 7,709 8,111
EBITDA margin before special items (%) 14.1 14.9 17.9 17.5a 15.4b 14.0 12.6 14.4 12.3 11.1
Return on assets (%) 11.7 8.7 8.2 9.5a 7.1 4.5 –1.2 9.5 2.1 2.8
Return on equity after tax (%) 19.7 14.4 13.3 18.9 14.1 21.6 –2.8 15.6 -0.9 1.0
Return on capital employed (ROCE) (%) – – – 15.4 12.0b 7.7 1.7 13.7 10 4.5
                     
Appropriation of profits                    
Net income of BASF SEc 5,853 2,158 2,808 3,130 2,982 3,899 3,946 3,928 3,849 7,434
Dividend 2,572 2,664 2,755 2,847 2,939 3,031 3,031 3,072 3,035 3,035d
Dividend per share (€) 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.30 3.40 3.40 3.40d
                     
Number of shares at year-end (million) 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 893.9 892.5

a Figures for 2017 were restated with the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
b Figures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.
c Calculated in accordance with German GAAP
d Based on the number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2023 (892,522,164).

Last Update February 23, 2024