BASF Report 2021

11. Financial Result

Financial result (Million €)

 

2021

2020

Interest income from cash and cash equivalents

158

146

Interest and dividend income from securities and loans

10

18

Interest income

168

164

Interest expenses

–482

–537

Interest result

–314

–373

 

 

 

Reversals of write-downs on/income from securities and loans

16

22

Net interest income from other long-term personnel obligations

2

Income from the capitalization of borrowing costs

29

30

Interest income on income taxes

42

35

Miscellaneous financial income

6

31

Other financial income

94

118

Write-downs on/losses from securities and loans

–5

–56

Net interest expense from underfunded pension plans and similar obligations

–82

–108

Net interest expense from other long-term personnel obligations

–2

Unwinding the discount on other noncurrent liabilities

–9

–11

Interest expenses on income taxes

–24

–20

Miscellaneous financial expenses

–96

–10

Other financial expenses

–215

–207

Other financial result

–122

–89

 

 

 

Financial result

–436

–462

Interest expenses decreased primarily because of the lower balance of financial indebtedness.

Write-downs on / losses from securities and loans declined mainly due to lower impairments on loans to nonconsolidated Group companies.

The net interest expense from underfunded pension plans and similar obligations declined year on year as a result of the lower interest rate used to determine expenses for pension benefits compared with the previous year.

The rise in other financial expenses was primarily due to higher net expenses associated with the translation of bonds and the valuation of the corresponding hedging instruments against interest and currency risks.