Segment Information

Segment Information 1st Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polyurethanes

 

Polycarbonates

 

Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties

 

Others/
consolidation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

1st quarter 2020

 

1st quarter 2021

 

1st quarter 2020

 

1st quarter 2021

 

1st quarter 2020

 

1st quarter 2021

 

1st quarter 2020

 

1st quarter 2021

 

1st quarter 2020

 

1st quarter 2021

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales

 

1,274

 

1,665

 

733

 

889

 

572

 

595

 

204

 

158

 

2,783

 

3,307

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

–2.5%

 

+0.2%

 

–2.6%

 

+12.5%

 

–7.1%

 

+5.6%

 

+7.4%

 

–16.2%

 

–2.7%

 

+3.4%

Price

 

–10.8%

 

+36.1%

 

–9.6%

 

+13.8%

 

–3.9%

 

+2.4%

 

–11.6%

 

–5.5%

 

–9.1%

 

+20.2%

Currency

 

+0.7%

 

–5.6%

 

+1.0%

 

–5.0%

 

+1.1%

 

–4.0%

 

+0.4%

 

–0.8%

 

+0.8%

 

–4.8%

Portfolio

 

–1.1%

 

0.0%

 

–3.6%

 

0.0%

 

+1.1%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

–1.3%

 

0.0%

Core volume growth1

 

–3.6%

 

+2.5%

 

–4.8%

 

+11.6%

 

–5.2%

 

+7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

–4.1%

 

+5.3%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

589

 

804

 

262

 

292

 

279

 

268

 

170

 

138

 

1,300

 

1,502

NA

 

395

 

357

 

181

 

147

 

139

 

127

 

29

 

18

 

744

 

649

APAC

 

290

 

504

 

290

 

450

 

154

 

200

 

5

 

2

 

739

 

1,156

EBITDA

 

50

 

443

 

109

 

222

 

130

 

114

 

(35)

 

(36)

 

254

 

743

EBIT

 

(51)

 

340

 

54

 

168

 

100

 

85

 

(36)

 

(37)

 

67

 

556

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

101

 

103

 

55

 

54

 

30

 

29

 

1

 

1

 

187

 

187

Cash flows from operating activities

 

(86)

 

202

 

35

 

105

 

40

 

45

 

(99)

 

76

 

(110)

 

428

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

 

84

 

71

 

29

 

16

 

25

 

23

 

1

 

 

139

 

110

Free operating cash flow

 

(170)

 

131

 

6

 

89

 

15

 

22

 

(100)

 

76

 

(249)

 

318

Trade working capital2

 

972

 

1,118

 

642

 

666

 

541

 

521

 

88

 

68

 

2,243

 

2,373

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 March 31, 2020/2021. Reference information was restated accordingly, see note 4 “Change in presentation for rebates granted to customers and trade working capital” in the 2020 Annual Report.