5 – Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share

 

 


2018

2017

Income after taxes from continuing operations

 

million €

4,150

5,592

of which noncontrolling interests

 

million €

211

233

Income after taxes and noncontrolling interests from continuing operations

 

million €

3,939

5,359

Income after taxes from discontinued operations

 

million €

829

760

of which noncontrolling interests

 

million €

61

41

Income after taxes and noncontrolling interests from discontinued operations

 

million €

768

719

Income after taxes

 

million €

4,979

6,352

of which noncontrolling interests

 

million €

272

274

Income after taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

million €

4,707

6,078

Weighted average number of outstanding shares

 

1.000

918,479

918,479

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

from continuing operations

 

4.29

5.84

diluted

 

4.28

5.83

 

 

 

 

 

from discontinued operations

 

0.83

0.78

diluted

 

0.83

0.78

 

 

 

 

 

from continuing and discontinued operations

 

5.12

6.62

diluted

 

5.11

6.61

In accordance with IAS 33, a potential dilutive effect must be considered in the diluted earnings per share for those BASF shares that will be granted in the future as part of BASF’s “plus” share program. This applies regardless of the fact that the necessary shares are acquired on the market by third parties on behalf of BASF and that there are no plans to issue new shares. The dilutive effect of the issue of “plus” shares amounted to €0.01 in 2018 (2017: €0.01).