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BASF increases EBITDA before special items in 2024 due to strong performance of its core businesses
In a challenging market environment, BASF Group’s EBITDA before special items (income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items) increased in the full year 2024 to €7.9 billion. “We performed well thanks to the strong performance of our core businesses, which increased their EBITDA before special items by 18 percent compared with 2023,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, when presenting the financial figures for 2024 together with Chief Financial Officer Dr. Dirk Elvermann. Overall, there was a 2 percent rise in EBITDA before special items of the BASF Group. In the core businesses, EBITDA before special items grew considerably, mainly because of higher volumes. This was partly offset by earnings declines in the standalone businesses. In the Agricultural Solutions segment, EBITDA before special items declined considerably, mainly as a result of developments in the glufosinate-ammonium business. The steep drop in precious metal prices and lower sales volumes in the Catalysts division were the main reasons for the slight earnings decline in Surface Technologies. The EBITDA margin before special items of BASF Group reached 12.0 percent, compared with 11.1 percent in the previous year. Excluding the revenues from precious and base metals, the EBITDA margin before special items of BASF Group rose from 12.6 percent in 2023 to 13.1 percent in 2024.
Advance Notice: Annual Press Conference on February 28, 2025, at 11.00 a.m. (CET)
On Friday, February 28, 2025, the Annual Press Conference of BASF SE will be held in Ludwigshafen, Germany. At 11.00 a.m. (CET) BASF’s Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Dr. Markus Kamieth and CFO Dr. Dirk Elvermann will present the 2024 financial results. The conference will be transmitted via the internet.