BASF Group 2017 at a glance

Economic data

 

 

 

2017

2016

Change in %

1

Amortization of intangible assets, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, impairments and reversals of impairments

2

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

Sales

 

million €

64,475

57,550

12.0

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

 

million €

12,527

10,327

21.3

EBITDA

 

million €

12,724

10,526

20.9

Amortization and depreciation1

 

million €

4,202

4,251

(1.2)

Income from operations (EBIT)

 

million €

8,522

6,275

35.8

Special items

 

million €

194

(34)

.

EBIT before special items

 

million €

8,328

6,309

32.0

Financial result

 

million €

(722)

(880)

18.0

Income before taxes and minority interests

 

million €

7,800

5,395

44.6

Net income

 

million €

6,078

4,056

49.9

EBIT after cost of capital

 

million €

2,727

1,136

140.1

Earnings per share

 

6.62

4.42

49.8

Adjusted earnings per share

 

6.44

4.83

33.3

Dividend per share

 

3.10

3.00

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

million €

1,888

1,863

1.3

Personnel expenses

 

million €

10,610

10,165

4.4

Number of employees

 

 

115,490

113,830

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

million €

78,768

76,496

3.0

Investments2

 

million €

4,364

7,258

(39.9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity ratio

 

%

44.1

42.6

Return on assets

 

%

10.8

8.2

Return on equity after tax

 

%

18.9

13.3

Net debt

 

million €

11,485

14,401

(20.2)

Cash provided by operating activities

 

million €

8,785

7,717

13.8

Free cash flow

 

million €

4,789

3,572

34.1

Value added 2017

Value added 2017 (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

 

 

 

2017

2016

Change in %

Research and development expenses

 

million €

1,888

1,863

1.3

Number of employees in research and development at year-end

 

 

10,110

9,966

1.4

Employees and society

 

 

 

2017

2016

Change in %

Employees

 

 

 

 

 

Employees at year-end

 

 

115,490

113,830

1.5

Apprentices at year-end

 

 

3,103

3,120

(0.5)

Personnel expenses

 

million €

10,610

10,165

4.4

Society

 

 

 

 

 

Donations and sponsorship

 

million €

56.0

47.0

19.1

Environment, health, safety and security

 

 

 

2017

2016

Change in %

4

The 2016 figure has been adjusted due to updated data.

5

For more information, see Production

6

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

7

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

2.0

0

Lost-time injuries4

 

per one million working hours

1.4

1.5

(6.6)

Health Performance Index5

 

 

0.97

0.96

1.0

Environment

 

 

 

 

 

Primary energy use6

 

million MWh

57.3

57.4

(0.2)

Energy efficiency in production processes

 

kilograms of sales product/MWh

625

617

1.3

Total water withdrawal

 

million cubic meters

1,816

1,649

10.1

Withdrawal of drinking water

 

million cubic meters

20.3

20.7

(1.9)

Emissions of organic substances to water7

 

thousand metric tons

14.1

15.9

(11.3)

Emissions of nitrogen to water7

 

thousand metric tons

2.8

2.9

(3.4)

Emissions of heavy metals to water7

 

metric tons

24.8

23.2

6.9

Emissions of greenhouse gases4

 

million metric tons of CO2 equivalents

22.6

22.0

2.7

Emissions to air (air pollutants)7

 

thousand metric tons

25.7

26.0

(1.2)

Waste

 

million metric tons

2.12

2.10

1.0

Operating costs for environmental protection

 

million €

1,024

1,011

1.3

Investments in environmental protection plants and facilities

 

million €

234

206

3.6

Audits along the value chain

 

 

2017

2016

Change in %

8

For more information, see Responsible Care Management System

Suppliers

 

 

 

 

Number of on-site sustainability audits of raw material suppliers

 

120

104

15.4

Responsible Care Management System

 

 

 

 

Number of environmental and safety audits

 

109

121

(9.9)

Number of short-notice audits

 

63

37

70.2

Number of occupational medicine and health protection audits and health performance control visits8

 

44

30