5 – Earnings Per Share (XLS:) XLS Earnings per share 2019 2018 Income after taxes from continuing operations million € 2,546 4,116 of which noncontrolling interests million € 46 200 Net income from continuing operations million € 2,500 3,916 Income after taxes from discontinued operations million € 5,945 863 of which noncontrolling interests million € 24 72 Net income from discontinued operations million € 5,921 791 Income after taxes million € 8,491 4,979 of which noncontrolling interests million € 70 272 Net income million € 8,421 4,707 Weighted average number of outstanding shares 1,000 918,479 918,479 Earnings per share From continuing operations € 2.72 4.26 Diluted € 2.70 4.25 From discontinued operations € 6.45 0.86 Diluted € 6.45 0.86 From continuing and discontinued operations € 9.17 5.12 Diluted € 9.15 5.11 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 €0.02 in 2019 (2018: €0.01). back next