Segment and Quarterly Overview

Segment information 2nd quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polyurethanes

 

Polycarbonates

 

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

Others/consolidation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

2nd quarter 2020

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2020

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2020

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2020

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2020

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales

 

913

 

1,841

 

648

 

1,015

 

443

 

926

 

152

 

174

 

2,156

 

3,956

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

–24.8%

 

+29.1%

 

–16.4%

 

+28.1%

 

–25.8%

 

+34.4%

 

–17.1%

 

+17.1%

 

–22.3%

 

+29.0%

Price

 

–12.3%

 

+78.5%

 

–7.8%

 

+33.3%

 

–3.2%

 

+13.2%

 

–8.2%

 

–1.2%

 

–9.0%

 

+45.9%

Currency

 

–0.4%

 

–6.0%

 

–0.1%

 

–4.8%

 

+0.3%

 

–6.5%

 

+0.2%

 

–1.4%

 

–0.1%

 

–5.4%

Portfolio

 

–1.2%

 

0.0%

 

–3.5%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

+67.9%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

–1.5%

 

+14.0%

Core volume growth1

 

–25.9%

 

+27.8%

 

–14.4%

 

+15.4%

 

–25.3%

 

+133.5%

 

 

 

 

 

–22.7%

 

+35.0%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

359

 

874

 

197

 

310

 

188

 

434

 

130

 

147

 

874

 

1,765

NA

 

266

 

457

 

121

 

166

 

101

 

198

 

20

 

23

 

508

 

844

APAC

 

288

 

510

 

330

 

539

 

154

 

294

 

2

 

4

 

774

 

1,347

EBITDA

 

(24)

 

452

 

96

 

260

 

60

 

134

 

(7)

 

(29)

 

125

 

817

EBIT

 

(130)

 

348

 

41

 

208

 

28

 

81

 

(7)

 

(30)

 

(68)

 

607

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

106

 

104

 

55

 

52

 

32

 

53

 


 

1

 

193

 

210

Cash flows from operating activities

 

7

 

288

 

68

 

140

 

94

 

132

 

2

 

(7)

 

171

 

553

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

 

84

 

113

 

34

 

22

 

29

 

43

 


 

1

 

147

 

179

Free operating cash flow

 

(77)

 

175

 

34

 

118

 

65

 

89

 

2

 

(8)

 

24

 

374

Trade working capital2

 

959

 

1,238

 

650

 

760

 

497

 

675

 

62

 

52

 

2,168

 

2,725

1

Reference values calculated on the basis of the definition of the core business effective March 31, 2021.

2

Trade working capital includes inventories plus trade accounts receivable and contract assets, less trade accounts payable, contract liabilities, and refund liabilities as of June 30, 2020/2021. Reference information was restated accordingly, see note 4 “Change in presentation for rebates granted to customers and trade working capital” in the Annual Report 2020.

Segment information 1st half

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polyurethanes

 

Polycarbonates

 

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

Others/consolidation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

1st half 2020

 

1st half 2021

 

1st half 2020

 

1st half 2021

 

1st half 2020

 

1st half 2021

 

1st half 2020

 

1st half 2021

 

1st half 2020

 

1st half 2021

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales

 

2,187

 

3,506

 

1,381

 

1,904

 

1,015

 

1,521

 

356

 

332

 

4,939

 

7,263

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

–13.7%

 

+12.3%

 

–9.6%

 

+19.9%

 

–16.4%

 

+18.1%

 

–4.5%

 

–2.0%

 

–12.5%

 

+14.6%

Price

 

–11.5%

 

+53.8%

 

–8.6%

 

+22.9%

 

–3.5%

 

+7.1%

 

–10.0%

 

–3.7%

 

–9.1%

 

+31.4%

Currency

 

+0.1%

 

–5.8%

 

+0.4%

 

–4.9%

 

+0.7%

 

–5.0%

 

+0.3%

 

–1.0%

 

+0.3%

 

–5.0%

Portfolio

 

–1.1%

 

0.0%

 

–3.6%

 

0.0%

 

+0.5%

 

+29.7%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

–1.4%

 

+6.1%

Core volume growth1

 

–14.9%

 

+13.7%

 

–9.8%

 

+13.5%

 

–15.2%

 

+62.4%

 

 

 

 

 

–13.6%

 

+18.9%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

948

 

1,678

 

459

 

602

 

467

 

702

 

300

 

285

 

2,174

 

3,267

NA

 

661

 

814

 

302

 

313

 

240

 

325

 

49

 

41

 

1,252

 

1,493

APAC

 

578

 

1,014

 

620

 

989

 

308

 

494

 

7

 

6

 

1,513

 

2,503

EBITDA

 

26

 

895

 

205

 

482

 

190

 

248

 

(42)

 

(65)

 

379

 

1,560

EBIT

 

(181)

 

688

 

95

 

376

 

128

 

166

 

(43)

 

(67)

 

(1)

 

1,163

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

207

 

207

 

110

 

106

 

62

 

82

 

1

 

2

 

380

 

397

Cash flows from operating activities

 

(79)

 

490

 

103

 

245

 

134

 

177

 

(97)

 

69

 

61

 

981

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

 

168

 

184

 

63

 

38

 

54

 

66

 

1

 

1

 

286

 

289

Free operating cash flow

 

(247)

 

306

 

40

 

207

 

80

 

111

 

(98)

 

68

 

(225)

 

692

Trade working capital2

 

959

 

1,238

 

650

 

760

 

497

 

675

 

62

 

52

 

2,168

 

2,725

1

Reference values calculated on the basis of the definition of the core business effective March 31, 2021.

2

Trade working capital includes inventories plus trade accounts receivable and contract assets, less trade accounts payable, contract liabilities, and refund liabilities as of June 30, 2020/2021. Reference information was restated accordingly, see note 4 “Change in presentation for rebates granted to customers and trade working capital” in the Annual Report 2020.

Quarterly Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter 2020

 

2nd quarter 2020

 

3rd quarter 2020

 

4th quarter 2020

 

1st quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales

 

2,783

 

2,156

 

2,760

 

3,007

 

3,307

 

3,956

Polyurethanes

 

1,274

 

913

 

1,315

 

1,519

 

1,665

 

1,841

Polycarbonates

 

733

 

648

 

801

 

803

 

889

 

1,015

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

572

 

443

 

495

 

529

 

595

 

926

Core volume growth1

 

–4.1%

 

–22.7%

 

+3.0%

 

+1.7%

 

+5.3%

 

+35.0%

EBITDA

 

254

 

125

 

456

 

637

 

743

 

817

Polyurethanes

 

50

 

(24)

 

220

 

379

 

443

 

452

Polycarbonates

 

109

 

96

 

148

 

200

 

222

 

260

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

130

 

60

 

99

 

52

 

114

 

134

EBIT

 

67

 

(68)

 

265

 

432

 

556

 

607

Polyurethanes

 

(51)

 

(130)

 

114

 

264

 

340

 

348

Polycarbonates

 

54

 

41

 

94

 

143

 

168

 

208

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

100

 

28

 

68

 

19

 

85

 

81

Financial result

 

(39)

 

(17)

 

(22)

 

(13)

 

(29)

 

(18)

Income before income taxes

 

28

 

(85)

 

243

 

419

 

527

 

589

Income after taxes

 

21

 

(53)

 

180

 

306

 

395

 

450

Net income

 

20

 

(52)

 

179

 

312

 

393

 

449

Cash flows from operating activities

 

(110)

 

171

 

538

 

635

 

428

 

553

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

 

139

 

147

 

177

 

241

 

110

 

179

Free operating cash flow

 

(249)

 

24

 

361

 

394

 

318

 

374

1

Reference values calculated on the basis of the definition of the core business effective March 31, 2021.