BASF Group Q3 2022

 

 

Q3

January–September

 

 

2022

2021

+/–

2022

2021

+/–

Sales

million €

21,946

19,669

11.6%

68,003

58,822

15.6%

Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items

million €

2,325

2,771

–16.1%

9,361

9,169

2.1%

Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

million €

2,255

2,729

–17.4%

9,359

9,104

2.8%

EBITDA margin

%

10.3

13.9

13.8

15.5

Depreciation and amortizationa

million €

960

907

5.9%

2,930

2,655

10.4%

Income from operations (EBIT)

million €

1,294

1,822

–29.0%

6,429

6,449

–0.3%

Special items

million €

–53

–43

–24.3%

–76

–92

17.5%

EBIT before special items

million €

1,348

1,865

–27.7%

6,505

6,541

–0.6%

Income before income taxes

million €

1,239

1,777

–30.3%

5,775

6,213

–7.1%

Income after taxes

million €

952

1,381

–31.1%

4,452

4,985

–10.7%

Net income

million €

909

1,253

–27.5%

4,220

4,625

–8.8%

Earnings per shareb

1.01

1.36

–25.7%

4.67

5.03

–7.2%

Adjusted earnings per shareb

1.77

1.56

13.5%

6.85

5.59

22.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

million €

545

523

4.2%

1,681

1,579

6.5%

Personnel expenses

million €

2,742

2,654

3.3%

8,772

8,525

2.9%

Employees (September 30)

 

111,768

110,672

1.0%

111,768

110,672

1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets (September 30)

million €

97,030

86,102

12.7%

97,030

86,102

12.7%

Investments including acquisitionsc

million €

1,155

1,792

–35.5%

2,866

3,168

–9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity ratio (September 30)

%

50.6

47.2

50.6

47.2

Net debt (September 30)

million €

18,942

16,680

13.6%

18,942

16,680

13.6%

Cash flows from operating activities

million €

2,301

1,896

21.4%

3,239

3,908

–17.1%

Free cash flow

million €

1,295

1,077

20.2%

738

1,866

–60.5%

a

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

b

Due to the current share buyback program, the weighted average number of outstanding shares was 897,371,740 in the third quarter of 2022 and 904,411,442 in the period from January to September 2022.

c

Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

Due to rounding, individual figures in this quarterly statement may not add up to the totals shown and percentages may not correspond exactly to the figures shown.