BASF Group 2019 at a Glance (XLS:) XLS 2019 2018 +/– a Restated figures; for more information, see the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. b Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment Salesa million € 59,316 60,220 (1.5%) EBITDA before special itemsa million € 8,217 9,271 (11.4%) EBITDAa million € 8,036 8,970 (10.4%) EBIT before special itemsa million € 4,536 6,281 (27.8%) EBITa million € 4,052 5,974 (32.2%) Net income million € 8,421 4,707 78.9% ROCEa % 7.7 12.0 – Earnings per share € 9.17 5.12 79.1% Assets million € 86,950 86,556 0.5% Investments including acquisitionsb million € 4,097 10,735 (61.8%) (XLS:) XLS 2019 2018 +/– a Restated figures; for more information, see the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. c Excluding sale of energy to third parties Employees at year-end 117,628 122,404 (3.9%) Personnel expenses million € 10,924 10,659 2.5% Research and development expensesa million € 2,158 1,994 8.2% Greenhouse gas emissionsc million metric tons of CO2 equivalents 20.1 21.9 (8.2%) Energy efficiency in production processes kilograms of sales product/MWh 598 626 (4.5%) Accelerator sales million € 15,017 14,284 5.1% Number of on-site sustainability audits of raw material suppliers 81 100 (19.0%) back next