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Million € 2013a 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Statement of income
Sales 73,973 74,326 70,449 57,550 61,223b 60,220c 59,316 59,149 78,598 87,327
Income from operations (EBIT) 7,160 7,626 6,248 6,275 7,587b 5,974c 4,201 –191 7,677 6,548
Income before income taxes 6,600 7,203 5,548 5,395 6,882b 5,233c 3,302 –1,562 7,448 1,190
Income after taxes from continuing operations – – – – 5,592 4,116c 2,546 –1,471 6,018 −391
Income after taxes from discontinued operations – – – – 760b 863c 5,945 396 −36 −
Income after taxes 5,113 5,492 4,301 4,255 6,352 4,979 8,491 –1,075 5,982 −391
Net income 4,792 5,155 3,987 4,056 6,078 4,707 8,421 –1,060 5,523 −627
Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
 10,432 11,043 10,649 10,526 10,765b 8,970c 8,185 6,494 11,355 10,748
EBIT before special items 7,077 7,357 6,739 6,309 7,645b 6,281c 4,643 3,560 7,768 6,878
 

 

 

 

 

 

          
Capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization
Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 7,726 7,285 6,013 7,258 4,364 10,735 4,097 4,869 4,881 4,967

of which property, plant and equipment

 6,428 6,369 5,742 4,377 4,028 5,040 3,842 4,075 4,410 4,842
Depreciation and amortization of property. plant and equipment and intangible assets 3,272 3,417 4,401 4,251 4,202 3,750 4,146 6,685 3,678 4,200

of which property, plant and equipment

 2,631 2,770 3,600 3,691 3,586 3,155 3,408 5,189 3,064 3,549
 

 

 

 

 

 

          

Employees at year-end

 112,206 113,292 112,435 113,830 115,490 122,404 117,628 110,302 111,047 111,481
 

 

 

 

 

 

          
Personnel expenses 9,285 9,224 9,982 10,165 10,610 10,659 10,924 10,576 11,097 11,400
 

 

 

 

 

 

          
Research and development expenses 1,849 1,884 1,953 1,863 1,843b 1,994c 2.158 2,086 2,216 2,298

a Figures for 2013 have been adjusted to reflect the dissolution of the natural gas trading business disposal group.
b Figures for 2017 were restated with the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
c Figures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.

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Million € 2013a 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total assets 64,204 71,359 70,836 76,496 78,768 86,556 86,950 80,292 87,383 84,472
Noncurrent assets 38,253 43,939 46,270 50,550 47,623 43,335 55,960 50,424 52,332 47,050

of which intangible assets

 12,324 12,967 12,537 15,162 13,594 16,554 14,525 13,145 13,499 13,273

of which property, plant and equipment

 19,229 23,496 25,260 26,413 25,258 20,780 21,792 19,647 21,553 22,967
Current assets 25,951 27,420 24,566 25,946 31,145 43,221 30,990 29,868 35,051 37,422

of which inventories

 10,160 11,266 9,693 10,005 10,303 12,166 11,223 10,010 13,868 16,028

of which accounts receivable, trade

 10,233 10,385 9,516 10,952 10,801 10,665 9,093 9,466 11,942 12,055

of which cash and cash equivalents

 1,827 1,718 2,241 1,375 6,495 2,300 2,427 4,330 2,624 2,516
Equity 27,673 28,195 31,545 32,568 34,756 36,109 42,350 34,398 42,081 40,923
Total liabilities 36,531 43,164 39,291 43,928 44,012 50,447 44,600 45,894 45,301 43,550

of which financial indebtedness

 14,407 15,384 15,197 16,312 18,032 20,841 18,377 19,214 17,184 19,016
 

 

 

 

 

 

          
Key data

 

 

 

 

 

          
Earnings per share (€) 5.22 5.61 4.34 4.42 6.62b 5.12 9.17 –1.15 6.01 –0.70
Adjusted earnings per share (€) 5.31 5.44 5.00 4.83 6.44b 5.87 4.00 3.21 6.76 6.96
Cash flows from operating activities 8,100 6,958 9,446 7,717 8,785 7,939 7,474 5,413 7,245 7,709
EBITDA margin (%) 14.1 14.9 15.1 18.3 17.6b 14.9c 13.8 11.0 14.4 12.3
Return on assets (%) 11.5 11.7 8.7 8.2 9.5b 7.1 4.5 –1.2 9.5 2.1
Return on equity after tax (%) 19.2 19.7 14.4 13.3 18.9 14.1 21.6 –2.8 15.6 –0.9
Return on capital employed (ROCE) (%) – – – – 15.4 12.0c 7.7 1.7 13.7 10.0
 

 

 

 

 

 

          
Appropriation of profits                    
Net income of BASF SEd 2,826 5,853 2,158 2,808 3,130 2,982 3,899 3,946 3,928 3,849
Dividend 2,480 2,572 2,664 2,755 2,847 2,939 3,031 3,031 3,072 3,039e
Dividend per share (€) 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.30 3.40 3.40e
 

 

 

 

 

 

          
Number of shares at year-end (million) 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5

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a Figures for 2013 have been adjusted to reflect the dissolution of the natural gas trading business disposal group.
b Figures for 2017 were restated with the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
c Figures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.
d Calculated in accordance with German GAAP
e Based on the dividend proposed by the Board of Executive Directors and the number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2022 (893,854,929)

Last Update February 24, 2023