Annual Report 2023

Segment and Quarterly Overview

Segment information 4th quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Materials

 

Solutions & Specialties

 

Others/Reconciliation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

4th quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2023

 

4th quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2023

 

4th quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2023

 

4th quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2023

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

1,916

 

1,588

 

1,975

 

1,703

 

73

 

55

 

3,964

 

3,346

Intersegment sales

 

644

 

488

 

7

 

6

 

(651)

 

(494)

 

 

Sales (total)

 

2,560

 

2,076

 

1,982

 

1,709

 

(578)

 

(439)

 

3,964

 

3,346

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

–17.5%

 

7.7%

 

–8.9%

 

–0.3%

 

-

 

-

 

–13.2%

 

3.1%

Price

 

–1.3%

 

–22.0%

 

3.3%

 

–10.2%

 

-

 

-

 

0.8%

 

–15.7%

Currency

 

3.6%

 

–2.8%

 

4.1%

 

–3.3%

 

-

 

-

 

3.8%

 

–3.0%

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

-

 

-

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

785

 

674

 

676

 

586

 

57

 

47

 

1,518

 

1,307

NA

 

516

 

414

 

533

 

427

 

13

 

5

 

1,062

 

846

APAC

 

615

 

500

 

766

 

690

 

3

 

3

 

1,384

 

1,193

EBITDA1

 

(89)

 

16

 

108

 

185

 

(57)

 

(69)

 

(38)

 

132

EBIT1

 

(600)

 

(126)

 

(37)

 

107

 

(58)

 

(71)

 

(695)

 

(90)

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

511

 

142

 

145

 

78

 

1

 

2

 

657

 

222

Cash flows from operating activities

 

563

 

169

 

514

 

374

 

(238)

 

(166)

 

839

 

377

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

 

187

 

190

 

99

 

110

 

3

 

4

 

289

 

304

Free operating cash flow

 

376

 

(21)

 

415

 

264

 

(241)

 

(170)

 

550

 

73

Trade working capital2

 

1,135

 

975

 

1,592

 

1,437

 

(21)

 

(26)

 

2,706

 

2,386

1

EBITDA and EBIT include the effect of intersegment sales on earnings.

2

Trade working capital includes inventories plus trade accounts receivable and contract assets, less trade accounts payable, contract liabilities, and refund liabilities as of December 31, 2022/2023.

Segment Information Full Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Materials

 

Solutions & Specialties

 

Others/Reconciliation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

9,095

 

6,876

 

8,558

 

7,267

 

315

 

234

 

17,968

 

14,377

Intersegment sales

 

2,967

 

2,194

 

35

 

27

 

(3,002)

 

(2,221)

 

 

Sales (total)

 

12,062

 

9,070

 

8,593

 

7,294

 

(2,687)

 

(1,987)

 

17,968

 

14,377

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

–5.0%

 

–6.7%

 

–6.3%

 

–6.2%

 

-

 

-

 

–5.0%

 

–6.8%

Price

 

10.9%

 

–15.7%

 

9.4%

 

–6.4%

 

-

 

-

 

10.1%

 

–11.0%

Currency

 

5.8%

 

–2.0%

 

6.0%

 

–2.5%

 

-

 

-

 

5.9%

 

–2.2%

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

4.2%

 

0.0%

 

-

 

-

 

2.0%

 

0.0%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

4,152

 

3,021

 

3,198

 

2,730

 

250

 

190

 

7,600

 

5,941

NA

 

2,447

 

1,844

 

2,140

 

1,860

 

52

 

31

 

4,639

 

3,735

APAC

 

2,496

 

2,011

 

3,220

 

2,677

 

13

 

13

 

5,729

 

4,701

EBITDA1

 

951

 

576

 

825

 

817

 

(159)

 

(313)

 

1,617

 

1,080

EBIT1

 

(28)

 

9

 

461

 

497

 

(166)

 

(320)

 

267

 

186

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

979

 

567

 

364

 

320

 

7

 

7

 

1,350

 

894

Cash flows from operating activities

 

1,091

 

652

 

472

 

821

 

(593)

 

(476)

 

970

 

997

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

 

547

 

490

 

277

 

270

 

8

 

5

 

832

 

765

Free operating cash flow

 

544

 

162

 

195

 

551

 

(601)

 

(481)

 

138

 

232

Trade working capital2

 

1,135

 

975

 

1,592

 

1,437

 

(21)

 

(26)

 

2,706

 

2,386

1

EBITDA and EBIT include the effect of intersegment sales on earnings.

2

Trade working capital includes inventories plus trade accounts receivable and contract assets, less trade accounts payable, contract liabilities, and refund liabilities as of December 31, 2022/2023.

Quarterly Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter 2022

 

2nd quarter 2022

 

3rd quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2022

 

1st quarter 2023

 

2nd quarter 2023

 

3rd quarter 2023

 

4th quarter 2023

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

4,683

 

4,703

 

4,618

 

3,964

 

3,743

 

3,720

 

3,568

 

3,346

Performance Materials

 

2,388

 

2,461

 

2,330

 

1,916

 

1,792

 

1,789

 

1,707

 

1,588

Solutions & Specialties

 

2,222

 

2,165

 

2,196

 

1,975

 

1,883

 

1,872

 

1,809

 

1,703

EBITDA

 

806

 

547

 

302

 

(38)

 

286

 

385

 

277

 

132

Performance Materials1

 

620

 

367

 

53

 

(89)

 

173

 

302

 

85

 

16

Solutions & Specialties1

 

224

 

213

 

280

 

108

 

165

 

221

 

246

 

185

EBIT

 

589

 

307

 

66

 

(695)

 

39

 

166

 

71

 

(90)

Performance Materials1

 

475

 

204

 

(107)

 

(600)

 

29

 

158

 

(52)

 

(126)

Solutions & Specialties1

 

152

 

139

 

207

 

(37)

 

63

 

149

 

178

 

107

Financial result

 

(28)

 

(44)

 

(40)

 

(25)

 

(29)

 

(36)

 

(35)

 

(13)

Income before income taxes

 

561

 

263

 

26

 

(720)

 

10

 

130

 

36

 

(103)

Income after income taxes

 

417

 

198

 

11

 

(907)

 

(27)

 

45

 

(31)

 

(189)

Net income

 

416

 

199

 

12

 

(899)

 

(26)

 

46

 

(31)

 

(187)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

157

 

(272)

 

246

 

839

 

(19)

 

149

 

490

 

377

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

 

140

 

190

 

213

 

289

 

120

 

159

 

182

 

304

Free operating cash flow

 

17

 

(462)

 

33

 

550

 

(139)

 

(10)

 

308

 

73

1

The earnings of the Performance Materials and Solutions & Specialties reportable segments include the effect of intersegment sales on earnings.

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