7.Earnings per Share

Earnings per share are calculated according to IAS 33 (Earnings per Share) by dividing net income for the reporting period by the weighted average number of outstanding no-par voting shares of Covestro AG. In the first half of 2020, a weighted average number of outstanding no-par voting shares of 182,864,685 was used to calculate earnings per share, while in the first half of 2019, these shares amounted to 182,704,602. There were no dilution effects to consider.

Earnings per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st half 2019

 

1st half 2020

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

370

 

(32)

of which attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

2

 

of which attributable to Covestro AG shareholders (net income)

 

368

 

(32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Shares

Weighted average number of no-par voting shares of Covestro AG

 

182,704,602

 

182,864,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

2.01

 

(0.17)

Diluted earnings per share

 

2.01

 

(0.17)