Quarterly Statement 1st Quarter 2017

These pages provide information on our business development in the 1st quarter of 2017.

BASF Group Business Review 1st Quarter 2017

Sales and earnings considerably above prior first quarter

Sales grow 19% to €16.9 billion; higher volumes in all segments EBIT before special items increases by 29% to €2.5 billion Outlook for 2017 confirmed

Key figures 1st Quarter 2017 (January – March)

  • Sales

    €16,857

    million

    +19%

    Q1 2016: €14,208 million

  • EBIT before special items

    €2,457

    million

    +29%

    Q1 2016: €1,906 million

  • EBIT

    €2,451

    million

    +31%

    Q1 2016: €1,866 million

  • Earnings per share

    €1.86

    +23%

    Q1 2016: €1.51

Segment overview 1st Quarter 2017 (January – March)

  • Chemicals
  • Performance Products
  • Functional Materials &
    Solutions
  • Agricultural Solutions
  • Oil & Gas

Chemicals

Sales

€4,105

million

+36%

Q1 2016: €3,019 million

EBIT before special items

€958

million

+110%

Q1 2016: €457 million

Performance Products

Sales

€4,260

million

+9%

Q1 2016: €3,913 million

EBIT before special items

€515

million

−7%

Q1 2016: €555 million

Functional Materials &
Solutions

Sales

€5,198

million

+18%

Q1 2016: €4,408 million

EBIT before special items

€531

million

+16%

Q1 2016: €456 million

Agricultural Solutions

Sales

€1,855

million

+4%

Q1 2016: €1,780 million

EBIT before special items

€533

million

−10%

Q1 2016: €591 million

Oil & Gas

Sales

€829

million

+36%

Q1 2016: €611 million

EBIT before special items

€170

million

+158%

Q1 2016: €66 million

At a glance

Outlook Regions Statement of Income Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flows

Important financial events

Click here for an overview of BASF’s financial events.

Events

Download Center

Here you can download all content of the Quarterly Statement as PDF or XLS files.

Downloads Entire Quarterly Statement 1st Quarter 2017 (280 kB) All tables from the Quarterly Statement 1st Quarter 2017 (218 kB)