Business review by segment

Overview

Segment overview (in million €)

 

 

Sales

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

 

 

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

1

Information on the composition of Other can be found in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

2

Additions to property, plant and equipment (thereof from acquisitions: €91 million in 2015 and €1,001 million in 2014) and intangible assets (thereof from acquisitions: €136 million in 2015 and €732 million in 2014).

Chemicals

 

14,670

16,968

3,090

3,212

2,156

2,367

Performance Products

 

15,648

15,433

2,289

2,232

1,366

1,455

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

18,523

17,725

2,228

1,678

1,649

1,197

Agricultural Solutions

 

5,820

5,446

1,321

1,297

1,090

1,109

Oil & Gas

 

12,998

15,145

2,587

2,626

1,366

1,795

Other1

 

2,790

3,609

(866)

(2)

(888)

(566)

 

 

70,449

74,326

10,649

11,043

6,739

7,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations (EBIT)

Assets

Investments2

 

 

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

Chemicals

 

2,131

2,396

12,823

12,498

1,859

2,085

Performance Products

 

1,340

1,417

14,232

14,502

964

849

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

1,607

1,150

13,341

12,987

854

650

Agricultural Solutions

 

1,083

1,108

8,435

7,857

402

391

Oil & Gas

 

1,072

1,688

12,373

13,686

1,823

3,162

Other1

 

(985)

(133)

9,632

9,829

111

148

 

 

6,248

7,626

70,836

71,359

6,013

7,285

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)
EBIT before special items by segment (in million €)
EBIT before special items by segment (bar chart)

Development by quarter

Sales1,2 (in million €)

 

 

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

 

 

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

1

Quarterly results not audited.

2

The figures for the first three quarters of 2014 were adjusted after the dissolution of the natural gas trading business disposal group at the end of 2014.
For more information, see the “Restated Figures 2013 and 2014” flyer available at basf.com/publications.

3

Information on the composition of Other can be found in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Chemicals

 

3,866

4,398

3,975

4,298

3,640

4,201

3,189

4,071

Performance Products

 

4,038

3,872

4,084

3,924

3,899

3,919

3,627

3,718

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

4,584

4,236

4,916

4,518

4,517

4,527

4,506

4,444

Agricultural Solutions

 

1,898

1,653

1,678

1,666

1,077

1,018

1,167

1,109

Oil & Gas

 

4,993

4,276

3,668

3,194

3,606

3,670

731

4,005

Other3

 

688

1,077

757

855

685

977

660

700

 

 

20,067

19,512

19,078

18,455

17,424

18,312

13,880

18,047

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items1,2 (in million €)

 

 

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

 

 

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

1

Quarterly results not audited.

2

The figures for the first three quarters of 2014 were adjusted after the dissolution of the natural gas trading business disposal group at the end of 2014.
For more information, see the “Restated Figures 2013 and 2014” flyer available at basf.com/publications.

3

Information on the composition of Other can be found in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Chemicals

 

726

601

548

570

633

616

249

580

Performance Products

 

515

427

304

435

319

376

228

217

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

431

311

458

356

371

310

389

220

Agricultural Solutions

 

574

510

365

433

7

43

144

123

Oil & Gas

 

437

466

431

546

371

436

127

347

Other3

 

(613)

(203)

(63)

(328)

(98)

(7)

(114)

(28)

 

 

2,070

2,112

2,043

2,012

1,603

1,774

1,023

1,459

Income from operations (EBIT)1,2 (in million €)

 

 

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

 

 

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

1

Quarterly results not audited.

2

The figures for the first three quarters of 2014 were adjusted after the dissolution of the natural gas trading business disposal group at the end of 2014.
For more information, see the “Restated Figures 2013 and 2014” flyer available at basf.com/publications.

3

Information on the composition of Other can be found in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Chemicals

 

726

600

548

536

631

615

226

645

Performance Products

 

491

414

368

454

315

366

166

183

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

464

311

411

351

366

311

366

177

Agricultural Solutions

 

573

510

365

433

6

43

139

122

Oil & Gas

 

436

597

430

499

643

434

(437)

158

Other3

 

(695)

(211)

(83)

(340)

(72)

(27)

(135)

445

 

 

1,995

2,221

2,039

1,933

1,889

1,742

325

1,730

EBIT before special items BASF Group by quarter1,2 (in million €)
EBIT before special items BASF Group by quarter (bar chart)

1 Quarterly results not audited.
2 The figures for the first three quarters of 2014 were adjusted after the dissolution of the natural gas trading business disposal group at the end of 2014. For more information, see the “Restated Figures 2013 and 2014” flyer available at basf.com/publications.