Five-Year Summary

Five-Year summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

2019

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

1

Values calculated based on the definition of the core business effective March 31 of the respective subsequent year.

2

Figures based on weighted average number of voting shares outstanding that were subject to relevant changes resulting from, among other factors, the IPO on October 6, 2015 and the share buyback program of November 21, 2017, through December 4, 2018.

3

Working capital includes inventories plus trade receivables less trade payables as of December 31 of the year concerned.

Core volume growth1

 

+2.7%

 

+7.5%

 

+3.4%

 

+1.5%

 

+2.0%

Sales

 

12,082

 

11,904

 

14,138

 

14,616

 

12,412

Polyurethanes

 

6,088

 

5,927

 

7,660

 

7,362

 

5,779

Polycarbonates

 

3,172

 

3,298

 

3,737

 

4,051

 

3,473

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

2,093

 

2,040

 

2,053

 

2,361

 

2,369

EBITDA

 

1,419

 

2,014

 

3,435

 

3,200

 

1,604

EBIT

 

680

 

1,331

 

2,808

 

2,580

 

852

Financial result

 

(175)

 

(196)

 

(150)

 

(104)

 

(91)

Net income

 

343

 

795

 

2,009

 

1,823

 

552

Earnings per share (€)2

 

2.21

 

3.93

 

9.93

 

9.46

 

3.02

Operating cash flows

 

1,473

 

1,786

 

2,361

 

2,376

 

1,383

Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

 

509

 

419

 

518

 

707

 

910

Free operating Cashflow

 

964

 

1,367

 

1,843

 

1,669

 

473

Working capital3

 

1,866

 

1,859

 

2,177

 

2,362

 

1,970

Net financial debt

 

2,211

 

1,499

 

283

 

348

 

989

ROCE

 

+9.5%

 

+14.2%

 

+33.4%

 

+29.5%

 

+8.4%

Employees (in FTE)

 

15,761

 

15,579

 

16,176

 

16,770

 

17,201