Business review by segment

Overview

Segment overview (million €)

 

 

Sales

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

 

 

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

1

On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly.

2

Additions to property, plant and equipment (thereof from acquisitions: €8 million in 2017 and €155 million in 2016) and intangible assets (thereof from acquisitions: €235 million in 2017 and €2,789 million in 2016)

Chemicals1

 

16,331

12,905

5,374

3,114

4,233

2,032

Performance Products1

 

16,217

15,558

2,427

2,577

1,416

1,777

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

20,745

18,732

2,251

2,906

1,617

1,946

Agricultural Solutions

 

5,696

5,569

1,282

1,305

1,033

1,087

Oil & Gas

 

3,244

2,768

2,069

1,596

793

517

Other

 

2,242

2,018

(679)

(972)

(764)

(1,050)

 

 

64,475

57,550

12,724

10,526

8,328

6,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations (EBIT)

Assets

Investments including
acquisitions2

 

 

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

Chemicals1

 

4,208

1,953

13,233

13,124

1,149

1,185

Performance Products1

 

1,510

1,678

14,432

14,911

800

892

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

1,545

2,199

17,364

17,359

1,056

3,679

Agricultural Solutions

 

1,015

1,037

8,096

8,899

185

266

Oil & Gas

 

1,043

499

11,967

12,829

988

1,115

Other

 

(799)

(1,091)

13,676

9,374

186

121

 

 

8,522

6,275

78,768

76,496

4,364

7,258

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

Sales1 (million €)

 

 

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

 

 

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

1

Quarterly results not audited

2

On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly.

Chemicals2

 

4,105

3,019

4,045

3,236

4,023

3,227

4,158

3,423

Performance Products2

 

4,260

3,913

4,142

3,983

3,983

3,921

3,832

3,741

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

5,198

4,408

5,261

4,703

4,975

4,660

5,311

4,961

Agricultural Solutions

 

1,855

1,780

1,526

1,459

987

1,049

1,328

1,281

Oil & Gas

 

829

611

814

617

739

618

862

922

Other

 

610

477

476

485

548

538

608

518

 

 

16,857

14,208

16,264

14,483

15,255

14,013

16,099

14,846

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items1 (million €)

 

 

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

 

 

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

1

Quarterly results not audited

2

On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly.

Chemicals2

 

958

457

1,120

458

1,102

488

1,053

629

Performance Products2

 

515

555

405

512

385

473

111

237

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

531

456

422

535

397

497

267

458

Agricultural Solutions

 

533

591

272

320

21

97

207

79

Oil & Gas

 

170

66

183

94

180

194

260

163

Other

 

(250)

(219)

(151)

(212)

(325)

(233)

(38)

(386)

 

 

2,457

1,906

2,251

1,707

1,760

1,516

1,860

1,180

Income from operations (EBIT)1 (million €)

 

 

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

 

 

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

1

Quarterly results not audited

2

On January 1, 2017, the Monomers and Dispersions & Pigments divisions’ activities for the electronics industry were merged into the global Electronic Materials business unit and allocated to the Dispersions & Pigments division. For better comparability, the affected figures for 2016 have been adjusted accordingly.

Chemicals2

 

974

460

1,119

458

1,089

490

1,026

545

Performance Products2

 

499

543

363

495

567

467

81

173

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

521

452

427

531

357

492

240

724

Agricultural Solutions

 

531

590

270

288

20

93

194

66

Oil & Gas

 

169

66

183

93

255

178

436

162

Other

 

(243)

(245)

(181)

(147)

(330)

(256)

(45)

(443)

 

 

2,451

1,866

2,181

1,718

1,958

1,464

1,932

1,227