Other
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The audited BASF Report will be published on March 21, 2025. The key financial figures published here are therefore to be regarded as preliminary. From today's perspective, no adjustments are expected.
The content of this section is not part of the statutory audit of the annual financial statements but has undergone a separate limited assurance by our auditor.
The content of this section is voluntary, unaudited information, which was critically read by the auditor.
At a glance
€3,312 million
Sales
2023: €3,220 million
–€578 million
EBITDA before special items
2023: –€466 million
Sales in Other were above the prior-year level. This was mainly due to an increase in commodity and energy trading.
EBITDA before special items of Other fell considerably compared with the previous year. This resulted from currency results, hedging and other measurement effects included in other expenses as well as lower earnings contributions from other businesses.
EBITDA in Other included special items amounting to –€601 million in 2024. This included special charges in the amount of €301 million for the class settlement, which does not constitute any admission of liability, in connection with AFFF multidistrict litigation in the United States.
Million € |
2024 |
2023 |
+/– |
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Sales to third parties |
3,312 |
3,220 |
2.8% |
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EBITDA before special items |
–578 |
–466 |
–24.0% |
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| of which costs for cross-divisional corporate research | –183 |
–227 |
19.4% |
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costs of corporate headquarters |
–232 |
–222 |
–4.4% |
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other businesses |
171 |
200 |
–14.6% |
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miscellaneous income and expenses |
–334 |
–218 |
–53.6% |
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Special items in EBITDA |
–601 |
–159 |
–277.0% |
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EBITDA |
–1,179 |
–626 |
–88.5% |
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Depreciation and amortizationa |
161 |
153 |
5.5% |
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EBIT before special items |
–718 |
–614 |
–16.9% |
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Special items in EBIT |
–622 |
–164 |
–279.1% |
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Income from operations (EBIT) |
–1,340 |
–778 |
–72.2% |
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Investments including acquisitionsb |
241 |
195 |
23.2% |
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Assets (December 31)c |
15,609 |
14,393 |
8.4% |
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Research and development expenses |
276 |
356 |
–22.5% |
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These contents fulfill the disclosure requirements of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).