Segment Information

Segment Information 3rd Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polyurethanes

 

Polycarbonates

 

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

Others/
consolidation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

3rd quarter 2019

 

3rd quarter 2020

 

3rd quarter 2019

 

3rd quarter 2020

 

3rd quarter 2019

 

3rd quarter 2020

 

3rd quarter 2019

 

3rd quarter 2020

 

3rd quarter 2019

 

3rd quarter 2020

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales

 

1,478

 

1,315

 

901

 

801

 

588

 

495

 

195

 

149

 

3,162

 

2,760

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

+2.5%

 

+5.3%

 

+6.8%

 

+3.6%

 

–4.7%

 

–8.3%

 

–4.4%

 

–17.2%

 

+2.1%

 

+1.0%

Price

 

–24.4%

 

–11.5%

 

–20.7%

 

–8.2%

 

–2.1%

 

–5.0%

 

–3.3%

 

–5.8%

 

–18.5%

 

–9.0%

Currency

 

+1.8%

 

–3.8%

 

+2.0%

 

–3.4%

 

+2.2%

 

–2.5%

 

+1.0%

 

–0.6%

 

+1.9%

 

–3.3%

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

–1.0%

 

–1.3%

 

–3.1%

 

+1.6%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

–0.1%

 

–1.4%

Core volume growth1

 

+5.1%

 

+4.3%

 

+9.3%

 

+3.6%

 

–4.0%

 

–6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

+5.3%

 

+3.0%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

629

 

558

 

281

 

239

 

257

 

214

 

150

 

127

 

1,317

 

1,138

NAFTA

 

431

 

363

 

196

 

154

 

145

 

113

 

40

 

18

 

812

 

648

APAC

 

418

 

394

 

424

 

408

 

186

 

168

 

5

 

4

 

1,033

 

974

EBITDA

 

196

 

220

 

132

 

148

 

111

 

99

 

(14)

 

(11)

 

425

 

456

EBIT

 

97

 

114

 

57

 

94

 

82

 

68

 

(15)

 

(11)

 

221

 

265

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

99

 

106

 

75

 

54

 

29

 

31

 

1

 

 

204

 

191

Operating cash flows2

 

173

 

217

 

178

 

203

 

129

 

80

 

(18)

 

38

 

462

 

538

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

 

135

 

103

 

44

 

33

 

39

 

41

 

1

 

 

219

 

177

Free operating cash flow

 

38

 

114

 

134

 

170

 

90

 

39

 

(19)

 

38

 

243

 

361

Trade working capital3

 

1,083

 

943

 

694

 

563

 

605

 

503

 

75

 

52

 

2,457

 

2,061

1

Reference values calculated on the basis of the definition of the core business effective March 31, 2020.

2

Covestro applied a simplification rule in calculating the income taxes paid as a component of operating cash flows at the segment level (see note 4 “Segment and Regional Reporting” in the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2019 Annual Report). The difference between the income tax payments of the reportable operating segments and the actual income taxes paid by the Covestro Group are taken into account in the Others/consolidation column.

3

Trade working capital comprises inventories plus trade accounts receivable, less trade accounts payable, as of September 30, 2020, or September 30, 2019.

Segment Information 1st Nine Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polyurethanes

 

Polycarbonates

 

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

Others/
consolidation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

1st nine months 2019

 

1st nine months 2020

 

1st nine months 2019

 

1st nine months 2020

 

1st nine months 2019

 

1st nine months 2020

 

1st nine months 2019

 

1st nine months 2020

 

1st nine months 2019

 

1st nine months 2020

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales

 

4,443

 

3,502

 

2,659

 

2,182

 

1,836

 

1,510

 

610

 

505

 

9,548

 

7,699

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

+2.1%

 

–7.4%

 

+3.1%

 

–5.1%

 

–2.7%

 

–13.9%

 

–3.9%

 

–8.6%

 

+1.3%

 

–8.1%

Price

 

–26.9%

 

–11.5%

 

–17.4%

 

–8.5%

 

–0.3%

 

–4.0%

 

+0.1%

 

–8.6%

 

–18.5%

 

–9.1%

Currency

 

+1.9%

 

–1.2%

 

+2.1%

 

–0.9%

 

+2.5%

 

–0.3%

 

+1.4%

 

0.0%

 

+2.0%

 

–0.8%

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

–1.1%

 

–2.8%

 

–3.4%

 

+1.0%

 

+0.4%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

–0.6%

 

–1.4%

Core volume growth1

 

+1.9%

 

–8.4%

 

+2.4%

 

–5.0%

 

–3.0%

 

–12.5%

 

 

 

 

 

+1.5%

 

–7.9%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

1,941

 

1,506

 

876

 

698

 

828

 

681

 

465

 

427

 

4,110

 

3,312

NAFTA

 

1,286

 

1,024

 

574

 

456

 

433

 

353

 

129

 

67

 

2,422

 

1,900

APAC

 

1,216

 

972

 

1,209

 

1,028

 

575

 

476

 

16

 

11

 

3,016

 

2,487

EBITDA

 

525

 

246

 

441

 

353

 

407

 

289

 

(47)

 

(53)

 

1,326

 

835

EBIT

 

226

 

(67)

 

261

 

189

 

320

 

196

 

(48)

 

(54)

 

759

 

264

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

299

 

313

 

180

 

164

 

87

 

93

 

1

 

1

 

567

 

571

Operating cash flows2

 

293

 

138

 

409

 

306

 

179

 

214

 

(135)

 

(59)

 

746

 

599

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

 

375

 

271

 

125

 

96

 

103

 

95

 

 

1

 

603

 

463

Free operating cash flow

 

(82)

 

(133)

 

284

 

210

 

76

 

119

 

(135)

 

(60)

 

143

 

136

Trade working capital3

 

1,083

 

943

 

694

 

563

 

605

 

503

 

75

 

52

 

2,457

 

2,061

1

Reference values calculated on the basis of the definition of the core business effective March 31, 2020.

2

Covestro applied a simplification rule in calculating the income taxes paid as a component of operating cash flows at the segment level (see note 4 “Segment and Regional Reporting” in the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2019 Annual Report). The difference between the income tax payments of the reportable operating segments and the actual income taxes paid by the Covestro Group are taken into account in the Others/consolidation column.

3

Trade working capital comprises inventories plus trade accounts receivable, less trade accounts payable, as of September 30, 2020, or September 30, 2019.