Business Review by Segment1

Overview

Segment overview (Million €)

 

Sales

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA)

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

 

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

a

Additions to property, plant and equipment (of which from acquisitions: €3 million in 2019 and €1,425 million in 2018) and intangible assets (of which from acquisitions: minus €37 million in 2019 and €5,540 million in 2018)

Chemicals

9,532

11,694

1,545

2,234

791

1,587

Materials

11,466

13,270

1,691

2,993

1,003

2,400

Industrial Solutions

8,389

9,120

1,327

1,076

820

668

Surface Technologies

13,142

11,199

1,120

953

722

617

Nutrition & Care

6,075

5,940

1,189

1,107

793

736

Agricultural Solutions

7,814

6,156

1,647

985

1,095

734

Other

2,898

2,841

(483)

(378)

(688)

(461)

BASF Group

59,316

60,220

8,036

8,970

4,536

6,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations
(EBIT)

Assets

Investments including
acquisitionsa

 

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

Chemicals

622

1,573

8,978

8,947

1,108

962

Materials

973

2,374

8,782

9,005

784

639

Industrial Solutions

889

653

6,903

7,464

426

436

Surface Technologies

663

574

11,773

11,062

565

531

Nutrition & Care

644

715

6,399

6,230

595

298

Agricultural Solutions

928

591

16,530

16,992

320

7,110

Other

(667)

(506)

27,585

26,856

299

759

BASF Group

4,052

5,974

86,950

86,556

4,097

10,735

Contributions by segment

Contributions to total sales by segment
Contributions to total sales by segment (bar chart)
Contributions to EBITDA by segment
Contributions to EBITDA by segment (bar chart)
Contributions to EBIT before special items by segment
Contributions to EBIT before special items by segment (bar chart)
Contributions to EBIT by segment
Contributions to EBIT by segment (bar chart)

Development by quarter

Salesa (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

a

Quarterly results not audited

Chemicals

2,548

2,945

2,180

2,792

2,429

3,129

2,375

2,828

Materials

2,931

3,460

2,961

3,506

2,894

3,321

2,680

2,983

Industrial Solutions

2,186

2,240

2,141

2,348

2,130

2,325

1,932

2,207

Surface Technologies

3,022

2,641

3,161

2,844

3,325

2,629

3,634

3,085

Nutrition & Care

1,561

1,568

1,495

1,439

1,519

1,469

1,500

1,464

Agricultural Solutions

2,649

1,728

1,796

1,501

1,561

1,243

1,808

1,684

Other

699

574

744

689

698

844

757

734

BASF Group

15,596

15,156

14,478

15,119

14,556

14,960

14,686

14,985

Income from operations (EBIT) before special itemsa (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

a

Quarterly results not audited

Chemicals

306

475

119

457

251

398

115

257

Materials

323

816

334

765

266

664

80

155

Industrial Solutions

264

230

243

213

205

164

108

61

Surface Technologies

151

159

129

143

206

115

236

200

Nutrition & Care

222

254

220

214

225

189

126

79

Agricultural Solutions

740

423

121

278

73

(5)

161

38

Other

(284)

(77)

(182)

(132)

(161)

(83)

(61)

(169)

BASF Group

1,722

2,280

984

1,938

1,065

1,442

765

621

Income from operations (EBIT)a (Million €)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

a

Quarterly results not audited

Chemicals

302

470

(37)

450

248

398

109

255

Materials

321

811

319

757

262

659

71

147

Industrial Solutions

407

248

228

207

207

156

47

42

Surface Technologies

144

155

125

137

192

108

202

174

Nutrition & Care

124

248

207

212

224

186

89

69

Agricultural Solutions

772

417

29

259

43

(39)

84

(46)

Other

(319)

(86)

(375)

(150)

169

(99)

(142)

(171)

BASF Group

1,751

2,263

496

1,872

1,345

1,369

460

470

1 The segment data for 2018 has been restated to reflect the new segment structure. Figures do not include the construction chemicals activities presented as discontinued operations.