Segment and Quarterly Overview

Segment information 2nd quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Materials1

 

Solutions & Specialties1

 

Others/Consolidation1

 

Covestro Group

 

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2022

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2022

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2022

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

1,957

 

2,461

 

1,951

 

2,165

 

48

 

77

 

3,956

 

4,703

Intersegment sales

 

468

 

524

 

6

 

8

 

(474)

 

(532)

 

 

Sales (total)

 

2,425

 

2,985

 

1,957

 

2,173

 

(426)

 

(455)

 

3,956

 

4,703

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

19.5%

 

1.6%

 

39.1%

 

–7.3%

 

18.9%

 

57.1%

 

29.0%

 

–2.1%

Price

 

71.2%

 

17.5%

 

22.4%

 

11.8%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

45.9%

 

14.5%

Currency

 

–5.2%

 

6.7%

 

–5.8%

 

6.5%

 

–1.8%

 

3.3%

 

–5.4%

 

6.5%

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

28.4%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

14.0%

 

0.0%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

955

 

1,255

 

772

 

851

 

38

 

61

 

1,765

 

2,167

NA

 

445

 

625

 

392

 

563

 

7

 

12

 

844

 

1,200

APAC

 

557

 

581

 

787

 

751

 

3

 

4

 

1,347

 

1,336

EBITDA2

 

644

 

367

 

237

 

213

 

(64)

 

(33)

 

817

 

547

EBIT2

 

502

 

204

 

170

 

139

 

(65)

 

(36)

 

607

 

307

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

142

 

163

 

67

 

74

 

1

 

3

 

210

 

240

Cash flows from operating activities

 

498

 

95

 

82

 

(83)

 

(27)

 

(284)

 

553

 

(272)

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

 

125

 

132

 

53

 

56

 

1

 

2

 

179

 

190

Free operating cash flow

 

373

 

(37)

 

29

 

(139)

 

(28)

 

(286)

 

374

 

(462)

Trade working capital3

 

1,278

 

1,831

 

1,447

 

2,010

 

 

(5)

 

2,725

 

3,836

1

Reference information calculated based on the organizational and reporting structure as of July 1, 2021.

2

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

3

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, 2021/2022.

Segment information 1st half

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Materials1

 

Solutions & Specialties1

 

Others/Consolidation1

 

Covestro Group

 

 

1st half 2021

 

1st half 2022

 

1st half 2021

 

1st half 2022

 

1st half 2021

 

1st half 2022

 

1st half 2021

 

1st half 2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

3,697

 

4,849

 

3,480

 

4,387

 

86

 

150

 

7,263

 

9,386

Intersegment sales

 

951

 

1,181

 

11

 

17

 

(962)

 

(1,198)

 

 

Sales (total)

 

4,648

 

6,030

 

3,491

 

4,404

 

(876)

 

(1,048)

 

7,263

 

9,386

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

7.1%

 

3.5%

 

23.3%

 

–4.4%

 

–12.5%

 

71.7%

 

14.6%

 

0.5%

Price

 

49.5%

 

21.7%

 

14.4%

 

15.2%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

31.4%

 

18.3%

Currency

 

–5.0%

 

6.0%

 

–5.3%

 

6.3%

 

–1.5%

 

2.7%

 

–5.0%

 

6.1%

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

12.5%

 

9.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

6.1%

 

4.3%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

1,845

 

2,397

 

1,355

 

1,724

 

67

 

120

 

3,267

 

4,241

NA

 

779

 

1,229

 

700

 

1,064

 

14

 

23

 

1,493

 

2,316

APAC

 

1,073

 

1,223

 

1,425

 

1,599

 

5

 

7

 

2,503

 

2,829

EBITDA2

 

1,274

 

987

 

418

 

437

 

(132)

 

(71)

 

1,560

 

1,353

EBIT2

 

991

 

679

 

308

 

291

 

(136)

 

(74)

 

1,163

 

896

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

283

 

308

 

110

 

146

 

4

 

3

 

397

 

457

Cash flows from operating activities

 

835

 

301

 

125

 

(184)

 

21

 

(232)

 

981

 

(115)

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

 

203

 

226

 

85

 

101

 

1

 

3

 

289

 

330

Free operating cash flow

 

632

 

75

 

40

 

(285)

 

20

 

(235)

 

692

 

(445)

Trade working capital3

 

1,278

 

1,831

 

1,447

 

2,010

 

 

(5)

 

2,725

 

3,836

1

Reference information calculated based on the organizational and reporting structure as of July 1, 2021.

2

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

3

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, 2021/2022.

Quarterly overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter 20211

 

2nd quarter 20211

 

3rd quarter 20211

 

4th quarter 2021

 

1st quarter 2022

 

2nd quarter 2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

3,307

 

3,956

 

4,302

 

4,338

 

4,683

 

4,703

Performance Materials

 

1,740

 

1,957

 

2,186

 

2,259

 

2,388

 

2,461

Solutions & Specialties

 

1,529

 

1,951

 

2,069

 

2,005

 

2,222

 

2,165

EBITDA

 

743

 

817

 

862

 

663

 

806

 

547

Performance Materials2

 

630

 

644

 

708

 

590

 

620

 

367

Solutions & Specialties2

 

181

 

237

 

221

 

112

 

224

 

213

EBIT

 

556

 

607

 

654

 

445

 

589

 

307

Performance Materials2

 

489

 

502

 

567

 

445

 

475

 

204

Solutions & Specialties2

 

138

 

170

 

154

 

41

 

152

 

139

Financial result

 

(29)

 

(18)

 

(20)

 

(10)

 

(28)

 

(44)

Income before income taxes

 

527

 

589

 

634

 

435

 

561

 

263

Income after taxes

 

395

 

450

 

473

 

301

 

417

 

198

Net income

 

393

 

449

 

472

 

302

 

416

 

199

Cash flows from operating activities

 

428

 

553

 

564

 

648

 

157

 

(272)

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

 

110

 

179

 

183

 

292

 

140

 

190

Free operating cash flow

 

318

 

374

 

381

 

356

 

17

 

(462)

1

The values were recalculated retroactively as of October 1, 2021, based on a change in the underlying market prices for compensation for transactions between the Performance Materials and Solutions & Specialties segments and the reference information restated accordingly.

2

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