WACKER at a Glance

€ million

2015

2014

Change in %

¹	EBITDA is EBIT before depreciation and amortization.
²	Margins are calculated based on sales.
³	EBIT is the result from continuing operations for the period before interest and other financial results, and income taxes.
⁴	Sum of cash and cash equivalents, noncurrent and current securities, and noncurrent and current financial liabilities.
⁵	Sum of cash flow from operating activities (excluding changes in advance payments) and cash flow from long-term investing activities (before securities), including additions due to finance leases.

Results / Return

Sales

5,296.2

4,826.4

9.7

EBITDA¹

1,048.8

1,042.3

0.6

EBITDA margin² (%)

19.8

21.6

n. a.

EBIT³

473.4

443.3

6.8

EBIT margin² (%)

8.9

9.2

n. a.

Financial result

-66.7

-78.1

-14.6

Income before taxes

406.7

365.2

11.4

Net income for the year

241.8

195.4

23.7

Earnings per share (basic /diluted) (€)

4.97

4.10

21.1

ROCE (%)

8.1

8.4

n. a.

Financial Position / Cash Flows

Total assets

7,264.4

6,947.2

4.6

Equity

2,795.1

1,946.5

43.6

Equity ratio (%)

38.5

28.0

n. a.

Financial liabilities

1,455.4

1,601.5

-9.1

Net financial debt⁴

1,074.0

1,080.6

-0.6

Capital expenditures (including financial assets)

834.0

572.2

45.8

Depreciation (including financial assets)

575.1

599.0

-3.9

Net cash flow⁵

22.5

215.7

-89.6

Research and Development

Research and development expenses

175.3

183.1

-4.3

Employees

Personnel expenses

1,350.1

1,246.9

8.3

Employees (December 31, number)

16,972

16,703

1.6

Vision

As an innovative chemical company, WACKER makes a vital contribution to improving the quality of life around the world.

In the future, we want to continue developing and supplying solutions that meet our rigorous demands – creating added value for our customers and shareholders, and growing sustainably.