Statement of Income (XLSX:) XLS Statement of income (Million €) Q3 January–September 2020 2019 +/– 2020 2019 +/– Sales revenuea 13,811 14,556 (5%) 43,244 44,630 (3%) Cost of sales (10,388) (10,752) 3% (32,163) (32,217) 0% Gross profit on salesa 3,423 3,804 (10%) 11,081 12,413 (11%) Selling expenses (1,832) (1,937) 5% (5,630) (5,903) 5% General administrative expenses (304) (302) (1%) (941) (986) 5% Research and development expenses (518) (532) 3% (1,492) (1,553) 4% Other operating income 306 815 (62%) 910 1,522 (40%) Other operating expenses (3,769) (585) . (5,141) (2,077) . Income from integral companies accounted for using the equity method 56 73 (23%) 90 206 (56%) Income from operations (EBIT)a, c (2,638) 1,336 . (1,123) 3,622 . Income from non-integral companies accounted for using the equity method (24) 10 . (965) (29) . Income from other shareholdings 54 11 391% 76 37 105% Expenses from other shareholdings (77) (19) . (114) (50) . Net income from shareholdingsa, c (47) 2 . (1,003) (42) . Interest income 47 45 4% 130 136 (4%) Interest expenses (120) (162) 26% (413) (494) 16% Interest result (73) (117) 38% (283) (358) 21% Other financial income (2) 23 . 39 39 – Other financial expenses (26) (67) 61% (139) (235) 41% Other financial result (28) (44) 36% (100) (196) 49% Financial resulta, c (101) (161) 37% (383) (554) 31% Income before income taxesa (2,786) 1,177 . (2,509) 3,026 . Income taxes 609 (260) . 325 (703) . Income after taxes from continuing operations (2,177) 917 . (2,184) 2,323 . Income after taxes from discontinued operationsb 13 18 (28%) 49 5,981 (99%) Income after taxesb (2,164) 935 . (2,135) 8,304 . Noncontrolling interests 42 (24) . 20 (33) . Net incomeb (2,122) 911 . (2,115) 8,271 . Earnings per share from continuing operations € (2.32) 0.98 . (2.35) 2.52 . Earnings per share from discontinued operations € 0.01 0.02 (50%) 0.05 6.49 (99%) Basic earnings per sharea € (2.31) 1.00 . (2.30) 9.01 . Diluted earnings per sharea € (2.31) 1.00 . (2.30) 9.01 . a The statement of income for 2019 was adjusted retroactively on presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations from December 21, 2019, onward. For more information, see the BASF Report 2019, Note 1.4. b In the second half of 2019, the gain on the disposal of the oil and gas business was adjusted retroactively as of May 1, 2019. c 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 in the Half-Year Financial Report. back next