6 – Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share

 

 

2020

2019

Income after taxes from continuing operations

million €

–1,471

2,546

of which noncontrolling interests

million €

–17

46

Net income and noncontrolling interests from continuing operations

million €

–1,454

2,500

Income after taxes from discontinued operations

million €

396

5,945

of which noncontrolling interests

million €

2

24

Net income and noncontrolling interests from discontinued operations

million €

394

5,921

Income after taxes

million €

–1,075

8,491

of which noncontrolling interests

million €

–15

70

Net income and noncontrolling interests

million €

–1,060

8,421

Weighted average number of outstanding shares

1,000

918,479

918,479

Dilution effect from BASF’s “plus” incentive share program

1,000

1,759

1,565

Weighted average number of shares for diluted earnings per share

1,000

920,238

920,044

Earnings per share

 

 

 

From continuing operations

–1.58

2.72

Diluted

–1.58

2.70

From discontinued operations

0.43

6.45

Diluted

0.43

6.45

From continuing and discontinued operations

–1.15

9.17

Diluted

–1.15

9.15

In accordance with IAS 33, earnings per share are determined by dividing earnings attributable to shareholders of BASF SE by the weighted average of outstanding shares. Pursuant to 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. There was no dilutive effect from the issue of “plus” shares in 2020 (2019: €0.02).