Annual Report 2023

Covestro Group key data

Key data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2023

 

Change

 

2022

 

2023

 

Change

Sales

 

€3,964 million

 

€3,346 million

 

–15.6%

 

€17,968 million

 

€14,377 million

 

–20.0%

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

–13.2%

 

3.1%

 

 

 

–5.0%

 

–6.8%

 

 

Price

 

0.8%

 

–15.7%

 

 

 

10.1%

 

–11.0%

 

 

Currency

 

3.8%

 

–3.0%

 

 

 

5.9%

 

–2.2%

 

 

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

 

 

2.0%

 

0.0%

 

 

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

€1,518 million

 

€1,307 million

 

–13.9%

 

€7,600 million

 

€5,941 million

 

–21.8%

NA

 

€1,062 million

 

€846 million

 

–20.3%

 

€4,639 million

 

€3,735 million

 

–19.5%

APAC

 

€1,384 million

 

€1,193 million

 

–13.8%

 

€5,729 million

 

€4,701 million

 

–17.9%

EBITDA1

 

(€38 million)

 

€132 million

 

.

 

€1,617 million

 

€1,080 million

 

–33.2%

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

€657 million

 

€222 million

 

–66.2%

 

€1,350 million

 

€894 million

 

–33.8%

EBIT2

 

(€695 million)

 

(€90 million)

 

–87.1%

 

€267 million

 

€186 million

 

–30.3%

Financial result

 

(€25 million)

 

(€13 million)

 

–48.0%

 

(€137 million)

 

(€113 million)

 

–17.5%

Net income3

 

(€899 million)

 

(€187 million)

 

–79.2%

 

(€272 million)

 

(€198 million)

 

–27.2%

Operating cash flows4

 

€839 million

 

€377 million

 

–55.1%

 

€970 million

 

€997 million

 

2.8%

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

 

€289 million

 

€304 million

 

5.2%

 

€832 million

 

€765 million

 

–8.1%

Free operating cash flow5

 

€550 million

 

€73 million

 

–86.7%

 

€138 million

 

€232 million

 

68.1%

Net financial debt6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€2,434 million

 

€2,487 million

 

2.2%

Return on capital employed (ROCE)7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.0%

 

1.5%

 

 

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.0%

 

7.6%

 

 

ROCE above WACC7, 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–5.0% points

 

–6.1% points

 

 

1

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): EBIT plus depreciation, amortization, and impairment losses; less impairment loss reversals on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.

2

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT): income after income taxes plus financial result and income taxes.

3

Net income: income after income taxes attributable to the shareholders of Covestro AG.

4

Cash flows from operating activities according to IAS 7 (Statement of Cash Flows).

5

Free operating cash flow (FOCF): cash flows from operating activities less cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets.

6

As of December 31 in each case.

7

Return on capital employed (ROCE): ratio of EBIT after imputed income taxes to capital employed. Imputed income taxes are calculated by multiplying an imputed tax rate of 25% by EBIT.

8

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC): weighted average cost of capital reflecting the expected return on the company’s equity and debt capital.

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