Report on Economic Position – Results of Operations, Financial Position, and Net Assets of the Covestro Group

Covestro Group key data

Covestro Group key data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th quarter 2020

 

4th quarter 2021

 

Change

 

2020

 

2021

 

Change

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

%

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

%

Core volume growth1

 

+1.7%

 

+4.6%

 

 

 

–5.6%

 

+10.0%

 

 

Sales

 

3,007

 

4,338

 

+44.3

 

10,706

 

15,903

 

+48.5

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

+4.7%

 

–0.2%

 

 

 

–5.1%

 

+6.5%

 

 

Price

 

+5.4%

 

+31.6%

 

 

 

–5.7%

 

+34.7%

 

 

Currency

 

–4.0%

 

+3.8%

 

 

 

–1.6%

 

–0.8%

 

 

Portfolio

 

–1.1%

 

+9.1%

 

 

 

–1.3%

 

+8.1%

 

 

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

1,288

 

1,822

 

+41.5

 

4,600

 

6,876

 

+49.5

NA

 

654

 

1,049

 

+60.4

 

2,554

 

3,553

 

+39.1

APAC

 

1,065

 

1,467

 

+37.7

 

3,552

 

5,474

 

+54.1

EBITDA

 

637

 

663

 

+4.1

 

1,472

 

3,085

 

>100

Depreciation and amortization

 

205

 

218

 

+6.3

 

776

 

823

 

+6.1

EBIT

 

432

 

445

 

+3.0

 

696

 

2,262

 

>200

Financial result

 

(13)

 

(10)

 

–23.1

 

(91)

 

(77)

 

–15.4

Net income

 

312

 

302

 

–3.2

 

459

 

1,616

 

>200

Operating cash flows

 

635

 

648

 

+2.0

 

1,234

 

2,193

 

+77.7

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

 

241

 

292

 

+21.2

 

704

 

764

 

+8.5

Free operating cash flow

 

394

 

356

 

–9.6

 

530

 

1,429

 

>100

Net financial debt2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

356

 

1,405

 

>200

ROCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+7.0%

 

+19.5%

 

 

1

Calculated on the basis of the definition of the core business effective March 31, 2021.

2

As of December 31, 2021, compared with December 31, 2020.