Business Review by Segment

Overview

Segment overview (Million €)

 

 

Sales

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

 


2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

1

Additions to property, plant and equipment (of which from acquisitions: €1,425 million in 2018 and €8 million in 2017) and intangible assets (of which from acquisitions: €5,540 million in 2018 and €235 million in 2017)

Chemicals

 

16,501

16,331

4,432

5,374

3,386

4,233

Performance Products

 

15,812

16,217

2,205

2,427

1,376

1,416

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

21,435

20,745

1,917

2,251

1,307

1,617

Agricultural Solutions

 

6,156

5,696

985

1,282

734

1,033

Other

 

2,771

2,234

(373)

(569)

(450)

(654)

BASF Group

 

62,675

61,223

9,166

10,765

6,353

7,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations (EBIT)

Assets

Investments including acquisitions1

 


2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

Chemicals

 

3,360

4,208

13,264

13,233

1,325

1,149

Performance Products

 

1,338

1,510

14,903

14,432

765

800

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

1,235

1,545

17,654

17,364

872

1,056

Agricultural Solutions

 

591

1,015

16,992

8,096

7,110

185

Other

 

(491)

(691)

23,743

25,643

663

1,174

BASF Group

 

6,033

7,587

86,556

78,768

10,735

4,364

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 €)

 

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 


2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

1

Quarterly results not audited

Chemicals

 

4,286

4,105

4,132

4,045

4,309

4,023

3,774

4,158

Performance Products

 

3,991

4,260

3,949

4,142

3,989

3,983

3,883

3,832

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

5,139

5,198

5,540

5,261

5,238

4,975

5,518

5,311

Agricultural Solutions

 

1,728

1,855

1,501

1,526

1,243

987

1,684

1,328

Other

 

556

609

661

475

827

548

727

602

BASF Group

 

15,700

16,027

15,783

15,449

15,606

14,516

15,586

15,231

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

 

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 


2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

1

Quarterly results not audited

Chemicals

 

1,134

958

1,074

1,120

851

1,102

327

1,053

Performance Products

 

470

515

409

405

360

385

137

111

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

333

531

338

422

347

397

289

267

Agricultural Solutions

 

423

533

278

272

(5)

21

38

207

Other

 

(79)

(239)

(127)

(99)

(83)

(203)

(161)

(113)

BASF Group

 

2,281

2,298

1,972

2,120

1,470

1,702

630

1,525

Income from operations (EBIT)1 (Million €)

 

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 


2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

1

Quarterly results not audited

Chemicals

 

1,126

974

1,064

1,119

846

1,089

324

1,026

Performance Products

 

482

499

402

363

348

567

106

81

Functional Materials & Solutions

 

325

521

326

427

337

357

247

240

Agricultural Solutions

 

417

531

259

270

(39)

20

(46)

194

Other

 

(87)

(233)

(145)

(129)

(97)

(209)

(162)

(120)

BASF Group

 

2,263

2,292

1,906

2,050

1,395

1,824

469

1,421