Other

3rd Quarter 2018

Sales in Other were considerably above the prior-year quarter, mainly as a result of higher sales volumes and prices in raw materials trading. Income from operations before special items improved considerably, primarily as a result of valuation effects from our long-term incentive program.

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Data on Other1 (million €)

 

 

3rd quarter

January–September

 

 

2018

2017

Change in %

2018

2017

Change in %

1

Restatement of the figures for the previous quarters in 2017 and 2018 relates to discontinued operations.

2

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

3

Contains assets of businesses recognized under Other as well as reconciliation to assets of the BASF Group (including assets of discontinued operations)

4

Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment (including additions to discontinued operations)

Sales

 

827

548

51

2,044

1,632

25

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

 

(70)

(175)

60

(242)

(481)

50

Amortization and depreciation2

 

27

34

(21)

87

90

(3)

Income from operations (EBIT)

 

(97)

(209)

54

(329)

(571)

42

Special items

 

(14)

(6)

.

(40)

(30)

(33)

EBIT before special items

 

(83)

(203)

59

(289)

(541)

47

of which Costs for cross-divisional corporate research

 

(96)

(93)

(3)

(266)

(267)

0

Costs of corporate headquarters

 

(64)

(57)

(12)

(183)

(167)

(10)

Other businesses

 

26

13

100

36

6

500

Foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects

 

31

6

417

239

179

34

Miscellaneous income and expenses

 

20

(72)

.

(115)

(292)

61

Assets (September 30)3

 

23,923

24,096

(1)

23,923

24,096

(1)

Investments including acquisitions4

 

178

287

(38)

529

771

(31)

Research and development expenses

 

96

96

–

267

274

(3)