Covestro Group Key Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter 2021

 

1st quarter 2022

 

Change

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

%

Sales

 

3,307

 

4,683

 

41.6

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

3.4%

 

3.6%

 

 

Price

 

20.2%

 

22.9%

 

 

Currency

 

–4.8%

 

5.6%

 

 

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

9.5%

 

 

EBITDA1

 

743

 

806

 

8.5

Changes in EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

14.6%

 

5.2%

 

 

Price

 

221.7%

 

101.9%

 

 

Raw material price

 

–1.2%

 

–110.4%

 

 

Currency

 

–9.1%

 

6.9%

 

 

Other2

 

–33.5%

 

4.8%

 

 

EBIT3

 

556

 

589

 

5.9

Financial result

 

(29)

 

(28)

 

–3.4

Net income4

 

393

 

416

 

5.9

Earnings per share (€)5

 

2.03

 

2.15

 

5.9

Cash flows from operating activities6

 

428

 

157

 

–63.3

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

 

110

 

140

 

27.3

Free operating cash flow7

 

318

 

17

 

–94.7

1

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): EBIT plus depreciation, amortization, and impairment losses; less impairment loss reversals on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment.

2

Other changes in EBITDA such as changes in provisions for variable compensation.

3

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT): income after income taxes plus financial result and income taxes

4

Net income: income after income taxes attributable to the shareholders of Covestro AG.

5

Earnings per share: according to IAS 33 (Earnings per Share), net income divided by the weighted average number of outstanding no-par value voting shares of Covestro AG. The calculation for the first quarter of 2022 was based on 193,143,311  no-par shares (previous year: 193,160,544 no-par shares).

6

Cash flows from operating activities according to IAS 7 (Statement of Cash Flows).

7

Free operating cash flow (FOCF): cash flows from operating activities less cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets.