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Ten-year Summary

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Million €

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

1

Starting in 2005, the accounting and reporting of the BASF Group is performed in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

2

The 2004 figures have been reported in accordance with IFRS. The figures for years up to and including 2003 were prepared according to the German Commercial Code.

3

Before external financing of pension obligations

4

Calculated in accordance with the German Commercial Code

5

With regard to the number of qualifying shares on December 31, 2007

6

Special dividend of stockholders’ equity charged with 45% corporate income tax

7

After deduction of repurchased shares intended to be cancelled

Sales and Earnings1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

27,643

29,473

35,946

32,500

32,216

33,361

37,537

42,745

52,610

57,951

Income before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

4,884

4,671

5,986

4,142

5,105

5,110

7,685

8,233

9,723

10,225

Income from operations (EBIT)

2,624

2,009

3,070

1,217

2,641

2,658

5,193

5,830

6,750

7,316

Income from ordinary activities

2,771

2,606

2,827

609

2,641

2,168

4,347

5,926

6,527

6,935

Extraordinary income

–

–

–

6,121

–

–

–

–

–

–

Income before taxes and minority interests

2,771

2,606

2,827

6,730

2,641

2,168

4,347

5,926

6,527

6,935

Income before minority interests

1,664

1,245

1,282

5,826

1,599

976

2,133

3,168

3,466

4,325

Net income

1,699

1,237

1,240

5,858

1,504

910

2,004

3,007

3,215

4,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures and depreciation1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to tangible and intangible assets

3,722

3,253

6,931

3,313

3,055

3,415

2,163

2,523

10,039

4,425

Thereof property, plant and equipment

2,899

2,764

3,631

3,037

2,677

2,293

2,022

2,188

4,068

2,564

Depreciation of tangible and intangible assets

2,260

2,662

2,916

2,925

2,464

2,452

2,492

2,403

2,973

2,909

Thereof property, plant and equipment

1,843

2,018

2,245

2,307

2,012

1,951

2,053

2,035

2,482

2,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At year-end

105,945

104,628

103,273

92,545

89,389

87,159

81,955

80,945

95,247

95,175

Annual Average

106,928

107,163

105,784

94,744

90,899

88,167

85,022

80,992

88,160

94,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel costs1

6,010

6,180

6,596

6,028

5,975

5,891

5,615

5,574

6,210

6,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key data1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share (€)

2.73

2.00

2.02

9.722

2.60

1.62

3.65

5.73

6.37

8.32

Cash provided by operating activities

3,744

3,255

2,992

2,319

2,313

4,878

4,634

5,2503

5,940

5,807

EBITDA in percent of sales

17.7

15.8

16.7

12.7

15.8

15.3

20.5

19.3

18.5

17.6

Return on assets (%)

11.9

10.2

9.9

3.1

8.4

7.4

13.2

17.7

17.5

16.4

Return on equity after tax (%)

13.2

9.1

9.0

36.62

9.3

6.0

12.9

18.6

19.2

22.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriation of profits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income of BASF AG4

1,074

1,007

1,265

5,904

1,045

1,103

1,363

1,273

1,951

2,267

Transfer to retained earnings4

381

304

50

5,153

247

334

449

–

–

–

Dividend

693

695

1,214

758

789

774

904

1,015

1,484

1,8655

Dividend per share (€)

1.12

1.13

1.30

1.30

1.40

1.40

1.70

2.00

3.00

3.90

 

 

 

+0.706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares as of December 31 (in thousands)7

623,794

620,985

607,399

583,401

570,316

556,643

540,440

514,379

499,680

478,185

Consolidated Balance Sheets (German Commercial Code)
(million €)

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1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Intangible assets

1,965

2,147

4,538

3,943

3,464

3,793

Tangible assets

10,755

12,416

13,641

14,190

13,745

13,070

Financial assets

1,826

1,507

3,590

3,360

3,249

2,600

Fixed assets

14,546

16,070

21,769

21,493

20,458

19,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

3,703

4,028

5,211

5,007

4,798

4,151

Accounts receivable, trade

4,017

4,967

6,068

5,875

5,316

4,954

Other receivables

1,856

2,211

3,369

2,384

2,947

3,159

Deferred taxes

1,077

1,225

1,270

1,373

1,204

1,247

Marketable securities

746

518

364

383

132

147

Cash and cash equivalents

757

990

506

360

231

481

Current assets

12,156

13,939

16,788

15,382

14,628

14,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

26,702

30,009

38,557

36,875

35,086

33,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed capital

1,595

1,590

1,555

1,494

1,460

1,425

Capital surplus

2,590

2,675

2,746

2,914

2,948

2,983

Paid-in capital

4,185

4,265

4,301

4,408

4,408

4,408

Retained earnings

8,695

9,002

8,851

12,222

12,468

12,055

Currency translation adjustment

39

549

662

532

(330)

(972)

Minority interests

331

329

481

360

396

388

Stockholders’ equity

13,250

14,145

14,295

17,522

16,942

15,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pensions and other long-term provisions

5,561

5,812

6,209

6,809

6,233

6,205

Tax and other short-term provisions

2,185

2,826

3,334

3,332

2,764

2,982

Provisions

7,746

8,638

9,543

10,141

8,997

9,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial indebtedness

1,316

1,294

7,892

2,835

3,610

3,507

Accounts payable, trade

1,871

2,316

2,848

2,467

2,344

2,056

Other liabilities

2,519

3,616

3,979

3,910

3,193

2,973

Liabilities

5,706

7,226

14,719

9,212

9,147

8,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions and liabilities

13,452

15,864

24,262

19,353

18,144

17,723

Thereof long-term liabilities

6,898

7,529

9,059

9,955

9,211

10,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity and liabilities

26,702

30,009

38,557

36,875

35,086

33,602

Consolidated Balance Sheets (IFRS)
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2004

2005

2006

2007

Intangible assets

3,607

3,720

8,922

9,559

Property, plant and equipment

13,063

13,987

14,902

14,215

Investments accounted for using the equity method

1,100

244

651

834

Other financial assets

938

813

1,190

1,952

Deferred taxes

1,337

1,255

622

679

Other receivables and miscellaneous long-term assets

473

524

612

655

Long-term assets

20,518

20,543

26,899

27,894

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

4,645

5,430

6,672

6,578

Accounts receivable, trade

5,861

7,020

8,223

8,561

Other receivables and miscellaneous short-term assets

2,133

1,586

2,607

2,337

Marketable securities

205

183

56

51

Cash and cash equivalents

2,086

908

834

767

Assets of disposal groups

–

–

–

614

Short-term assets

14,930

15,127

18,392

18,908

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

35,448

35,670

45,291

46,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscribed capital

1,383

1,317

1,279

1,224

Capital surplus

3,028

3,100

3,141

3,173

Retained earnings

11,923

11,928

13,302

14,556

Other comprehensive income

(60)

696

325

174

Minority interests

328

482

531

971

Stockholders’ equity

16,602

17,523

18,578

20,098

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for pensions and similar obligations

4,124

1,547

1,452

1,292

Other provisions

2,376

2,791

3,080

3,015

Deferred taxes

948

699

1,441

2,060

Financial indebtedness

1,845

3,682

5,788

6,954

Other liabilities

1,079

1,043

972

901

Long-term liabilities

10,372

9,762

12,733

14,222

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, trade

2,372

2,777

4,755

3,763

Provisions

2,364

2,763

2,848

2,697

Tax liabilities

644

887

858

881

Financial indebtedness

1,453

259

3,695

3,148

Other liabilities

1,641

1,699

1,824

1,976

Liabilities of disposal groups

–

–

–

17

Short-term liabilities

8,474

8,385

13,980

12,482

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity and liabilities

35,448

35,670

45,291

46,802

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