BASF Group 2018 at a Glance (XLS:) Download 1 Restated figures; for more information, see the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 2 Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 2018 2017 +/– Sales1 million € 62,675 61,223 2.4% EBITDA before special items1 million € 9,481 10,738 (11.7%) EBITDA1 million € 9,166 10,765 (14.9%) EBIT before special items1 million € 6,353 7,645 (16.9%) EBIT1 million € 6,033 7,587 (20.5%) EBIT after cost of capital1 million € 825 2,902 (71.6 %) Net income million € 4,707 6,078 (22.6%) Earnings per share € 5.12 6.62 (22.7%) Assets million € 86,556 78,768 9.9% Investments including acquisitions2 million € 10,735 4,364 146.0% (XLS:) Download 1 Restated figures; for more information, see the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 2018 2017 +/– Employees at year-end 122,404 115,490 6.0% Personnel expenses million € 10,659 10,610 0.5% Research and development expenses1 million € 2,028 1,843 10.0% Greenhouse gas emissions million metric tonsof CO2 equivalents 21.8 22.6 (3.5%) Energy efficiency in production processes kilograms of salesproduct/MWh 602 625 (3.7%) Investments in environmental protection million € 277 234 18.4% Number of on-site sustainability audits of raw material suppliers 100 120 (16.7%) back next