Other

Q2 2020

Sales in Other declined considerably compared with the prior-year quarter. This primarily reflected the decrease in commodity trading and in the remaining activities of the paper and water chemicals business.

Income from operations before special items was considerably above the figure for the prior-year quarter.

Financial data – Other (Million €)

 

Q2

H1

 

2020

2019

+/–

2020

2019

+/–

a

The 2019 figures have been restated to reflect the reclassification of income from non-integral companies accounted for using the equity method to net income from shareholdings. For more information, see Note 1.

b

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (including impairments and reversals of impairments)

c

Contains assets of businesses recognized under Other as well as reconciliation to assets of the BASF Group

d

Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

Sales

507

744

(32%)

1,209

1,443

(16%)

Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special itemsa

(41)

(121)

66%

(295)

(331)

11%

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)a

(89)

(310)

71%

(360)

(555)

35%

Depreciation and amortizationb

39

54

(28%)

89

100

-0.11

Income from operations (EBIT)a

(128)

(364)

65%

(449)

(655)

31%

Special itemsa

(48)

(193)

75%

(70)

(228)

69%

EBIT before special itemsa

(80)

(171)

53%

(379)

(427)

11%

of which costs for cross-divisional corporate research

(81)

(99)

18%

(156)

(197)

21%

costs of corporate headquarters

(57)

(66)

14%

(111)

(124)

10%

other businesses

24

48

(50%)

51

85

(40%)

foreign currency results, hedging and other measurement effects

(49)

(12)

.

3

(38)

.

miscellaneous income and expenses

83

(42)

.

(166)

(153)

(8%)

Assets (June 30)c

29,893

27,860

7%

29,893

27,860

7%

Investments including acquisitionsd

34

49

(31%)

74

147

(50%)

Research and development expenses

87

103

(16%)

167

204

(18%)