150 years S BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015, 8:30 a.m. (CEST), Mannheim First Quarter 2015 Financial highlights April 30, 2015 150 years years BASF with good quarterly results in the…
Page 3 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 Hans-Ulrich Engel Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and thank you for joining us. [Chart 3: BASF with good quarterly results in the chemicals and crop protection…
Page 5 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 Many of our operating divisions experienced a wait-and-see approach of their customers in January and February as a result of the low oil price. However, volumes…
Page 7 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 result and the missing earnings due to last years divestiture of our shares in Styrolution and Ellba Eastern further contributed to the earnings decrease in…
Page 8 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Important milestones in Q1 2015 Joint ammonia plant New 2-Ethylhexanoic acid plant with Yara in Freeport on our JV Verbund site in Kuantan…
Page 9 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 4: Important milestones in Q1 2015] Ladies and gentlemen, let me highlight a few milestones of Q1 2015 on our path to implement our We create chemistry…
Page 10 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Chemicals Currencies and lower raw material costs drive earnings Q115 segment sales (in million ) vs. Q114 EBIT before special items (in million…
Page 11 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 5: Chemicals Currencies and lower raw material costs drive earnings] Sales in Chemicals came in considerably lower, as positive currency effects could not…
Page 13 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 Before moving on to the next segment, please allow me to remind you that a number of new plants in Chemicals are expected to come on stream in 2015. We project the…
Page 14 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Performance Products Considerable earnings increase Q115 segment sales (in million ) vs. Q114 EBIT before special items (in million ) Performance…
Page 15 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 6: Performance Products Considerable earnings increase] Sales in Performance Products were up slightly. While volumes and prices slightly decreased, we…
Page 17 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 margin development contributed to the substantial increase in EBIT before special items.
Page 18 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Functional Materials & Solutions Strong demand from the automotive industry Q115 segment sales (in million ) vs. Q114 EBIT before special items (in…
Page 19 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 7: Functional Materials & Solutions Strong demand from the automotive industry] Sales in Functional Materials & Solutions came in considerably higher. We saw…
Page 21 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 negative consumer sentiment in Brazil. Overall, prices were stable. EBIT before special items increased strongly. In Performance Materials sales were up, mostly…
Page 22 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Agricultural Solutions Significant sales and earnings growth in Q1 2015 Q115 segment sales vs. Q114 Q115 EBIT before special items vs. Q114…
Page 23 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 8: Agricultural Solutions Significant sales and earnings growth in Q1 2015] Agricultural Solutions had a good first quarter. Sales increased significantly.…
Page 24 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Oil & Gas Only slight earnings decrease despite lower oil price Q115 segment sales (in million ) vs. Q114 EBIT bSI/Net income (million ) Natural…
Page 25 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 9: Oil & Gas Only slight earnings decrease despite lower oil price] Sales in Oil & Gas increased considerably. Volumes in Exploration & Production and…
Page 26 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Review of Other Million Q115 Q114 Sales 688 1,077 EBIT before special items (613) (203) Thereof corporate research costs (101) (98) group…
Page 27 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 10: Review of Other] Sales in Other decreased significantly, mainly on lower volumes. The outage at ELLBA Moerdijk had a negative impact. The divestment of…
Page 28 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Strong operating cash flow in Q1 2015 Million Q115 Q114* Cash provided by operating activities 2,390 1,747 Thereof changes in net working capital…
Page 29 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 11: Strong operating cash flow in Q1 2015] Let me now come to the cash flow development. Cash provided by operating activities was 2.4 billion euros in the…
Page 30 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Balance sheet remains strong Balance sheet March 31, 2015 vs. December 31, 2014* Highlights March 31, 2015 (in billion ) Total assets rose by 7.7…
Page 31 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 12: Balance sheet remains strong] And now to the balance sheet. Compared to the end of 2014 total assets grew by 7.7 billion euros to 79.1 billion euros.…
Page 32 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 150 years Outlook 2015 confirmed Outlook 2015 We aim to increase volumes and sales excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures. Sales are likely…
Page 33 BASF 1st Quarter 2015 Analyst Conference Call April 30, 2015 [Chart 13: Outlook 2015 confirmed] Let me now come to our outlook for 2015. Overall, we expect to perform well in a market environment that remains volatile. Our…
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