Segment Reporting

H1 (Million €)

 

 

Sales

EBITDA before special itemsa

EBITDAa

Income from operations (EBIT) before special itemsb

 

 

2019

2018

+/–

2019

2018

+/–

2019

2018

+/–

2019

2018

+/–

a

For an explanation of this indicator, see BASF Report 2018, Results of Operations

b

For an explanation of this indicator, see BASF Report 2018, Value-Based Management

Chemicals

 

4,728

5,737

(18%)

791

1,255

(37%)

771

1,245

(38%)

425

932

(54%)

Materials

 

5,892

6,966

(15%)

999

1,884

(47%)

986

1,873

(47%)

657

1,581

(58%)

Industrial Solutions

 

4,327

4,588

(6%)

720

653

10%

853

665

28%

507

443

14%

Surface Technologies

 

7,443

6,693

11%

643

591

9%

622

579

7%

349

337

4%

Nutrition & Care

 

3,056

3,007

2%

645

655

(2%)

626

647

(3%)

442

468

(6%)

Agricultural Solutions

 

4,445

3,229

38%

1,208

827

46%

1,148

802

43%

861

701

23%

Total segments

 

29,891

30,220

(1%)

5,006

5,865

(15%)

5,006

5,811

(14%)

3,241

4,462

(27%)

Other

 

1,444

1,263

14%

(368)

(143)

.

(591)

(171)

.

(464)

(209)

.

of which other businesses

 

1,464

1,279

14%

127

61

108%

119

58

105%

50

9

456%

BASF Group

 

31,335

31,483

0%

4,638

5,722

(19%)

4,415

5,640

(22%)

2,777

4,253

(35%)

H1 (Million €)

 

 

Income from operations (EBIT)

Research and development expenses

Assets

Investments including acquisitionsc

 

 

2019

2018

+/–

2019

2018

+/–

2019

2018

+/–

2019

2018

+/–

c

Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

Chemicals

 

265

920

(71%)

53

56

(5%)

9,058

8,813

3%

572

353

62%

Materials

 

640

1,568

(59%)

95

94

1%

9,174

9,153

0%

321

212

51%

Industrial Solutions

 

635

455

40%

96

107

10%)

7,193

7,610

(5%)

182

182

Surface Technologies

 

325

324

0%

118

130

(9%)

14,251

13,665

4%

261

204

28%

Nutrition & Care

 

331

460

(28%)

73

68

7%

6,386

6,048

6%

209

111

88%

Agricultural Solutions

 

801

676

18%

398

243

64%

17,348

8,074

115%

116

77

51%

Total segments

 

2,997

4,403

(32%)

833

698

19%

63,410

53,363

19%

1,661

1,139

46%

Other

 

(691)

(234)

.

204

170

20%

25,349

28,494

(11%)

114

356

(68%)

of which other businesses

 

40

5

.

7

1

.

16,193

13,823

17%

94

347

(73%)

BASF Group

 

2,306

4,169

(45%)

1,037

868

19%

88,759

81,857

8%

1,775

1,495

19%

Other in H1d (Million €)

 

 

2019

2018

+/–

d

For more information on Other, see Note 4.

Sales

 

1,444

1,263

14%

Income from operations (EBIT) before special items

 

(464)

(209)

.

of which Costs for cross-divisional corporate research

 

(198)

(170)

(16%)

Costs of corporate headquarters

 

(124)

(119)

(4%)

Other businesses

 

50

9

456%

Foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects

 

(38)

209

.

Miscellaneous income and expenses

 

(154)

(138)

(12%)

Special items

 

(227)

(25)

.

Income from operations (EBIT)

 

(691)

(234)

.