BASF Group 2016 at a glance

Economic data

 

 

 

2016

2015

Change in %

1

Amortization of intangible assets, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, impairments and write-ups

2

Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment (including acquisitions)

Sales

 

million €

57,550

70,449

(18.3)

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and special items

 

million €

10,327

10,508

(1.7)

EBITDA

 

million €

10,526

10,649

(1.2)

Amortization and depreciation1

 

million €

4,251

4,401

(3.4)

Income from operations (EBIT)

 

million €

6,275

6,248

0.4

Special items

 

million €

(34)

(491)

93.1

EBIT before special items

 

million €

6,309

6,739

(6.4)

Financial result

 

million €

(880)

(700)

(25.7)

Income before taxes and minority interests

 

million €

5,395

5,548

(2.8)

Net income

 

million €

4,056

3,987

1.7

EBIT after cost of capital

 

million €

1,136

194

485.6

Earnings per share

 

4.42

4.34

1.8

Adjusted earnings per share

 

4.83

5.00

(3.4)

Dividend per share

 

3.00

2.90

3.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

million €

1,863

1,953

(4.6)

Personnel expenses

 

million €

10,165

9,982

1.8

Number of employees

 

 

113,830

112,435

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

million €

76,496

70,836

8.0

Investments2

 

million €

7,258

6,013

20.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity ratio

 

%

42.6

44.5

Return on assets

 

%

8.2

8.7

Return on equity after tax

 

%

13.3

14.4

Net debt

 

million €

14,401

12,935

11.3

Cash provided by operating activities

 

million €

7,717

9,446

(18.3)

Free cash flow

 

million €

3,572

3,634

(1.7)

Value added

Value added 20163

Value added 2016 (graphic)

3 Value added results from the company’s performance minus goods and services purchased, depreciation and amortization. Business performance includes sales revenues, other operating income, interest income and net income from shareholdings. Value added shows the BASF Group’s contribution to both private and public income as well as its distribution among all stakeholders.

Innovation

 

 

 

2016

2015

Change in %

Research and development expenses

 

million €

1,863

1,953

(4.6)

Number of employees in research and development at year-end

 

 

9,966

10,010

(0.4)

Employees and society

 

 

 

2016

2015

Change in %

Employees

 

 

 

 

 

Employees at year-end

 

 

113,830

112,435

1.2

Apprentices at year-end

 

 

3,120

3,240

(3.7)

Personnel expenses

 

million €

10,165

9,982

1.8

Society

 

 

 

 

 

Donations and sponsorship

 

million €

47.0

56.2

(16.4)

Environment, health, safety and security

 

 

 

2016

2015

Change in %

4

For more information, see Production.

5

Primary energy used in BASF’s plants as well as in the plants of our energy suppliers to cover energy demand for production processes

6

Excluding emissions from oil and gas production

Safety, security and health

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation incidents with significant impact on the environment

 

 

0

0

0

Process safety incidents

 

per one million working hours

2.0

2.1

(4.8)

Lost-time injuries

 

per one million working hours

1.4

1.4

0

Health Performance Index4

 

 

0.96

0.97

(1.0)

Environment

 

 

 

 

 

Primary energy use5

 

million MWh

57.4

57.3

0.2

Energy efficiency in production processes

 

kilograms of sales product/MWh

617

599

3.0

Total water withdrawal

 

million cubic meters

1,649

1,686

(2.2)

Withdrawal of drinking water

 

million cubic meters

20.7

22.1

(6.3)

Emissions of organic substances to water6

 

thousand metric tons

15.9

17.3

(8.1)

Emissions of nitrogen to water6

 

thousand metric tons

2.9

3.0

(3.3)

Emissions of heavy metals to water6

 

metric tons

23.2

25.1

(7.6)

Emissions of greenhouse gases

 

million metric tons of CO2 equivalents

21.9

22.2

(1.4)

Emissions to air (air pollutants)6

 

thousand metric tons

26.7

28.6

(6.6)

Waste

 

million metric tons

2.1

2.0

5.0

Operating costs for environmental protection

 

million €

1,011

962

5.1

Investments in environmental protection plants and facilities

 

million €

206

346

(40.5)

Audits along the value chain

 

 

2016

2015

Change in %

Suppliers

 

 

 

 

Number of on-site sustainability audits of raw material suppliers

 

104

135

(23.0)

Responsible Care Management System

 

 

 

 

Number of environmental and safety audits

 

121

130

(6.9)

Number of short-notice audits

 

37

68

(45.6)

Number of occupational medicine and health protection audits

 

30

53

(43.4)