WACKER POLYSILICON
WACKER POLYSILICON’s sales were slightly higher in 2020, coming in at €792.2 million (2019: €780.0 million). That was a gain of 1.6 percent. The chief reasons for the increase were volume growth and a better product mix. Asia was once again the division’s key sales region.
EBITDA at WACKER POLYSILICON totaled €4.7 million (2019: €56.9 million), down 91.7 percent year over year. When the prior-year figure is adjusted for the special income of €112.5 million in insurance compensation for the Charleston incident, EBITDA actually increased by about €60.3 million. In particular, further improvements in the cost of goods sold had a positive impact on EBITDA. The EBITDA margin was 0.6 percent (2019: 7.3 percent).
WACKER POLYSILICON’s capital expenditures were once again lower at €24.9 million (2019: €35.3 million). The number of employees declined to 2,180 (Dec. 31, 2019: 2,333).
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Total sales |
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792.2 |
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780.0 |
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823.5 |
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1,124.0 |
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1,095.5 |
EBITDA |
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4.7 |
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56.9 |
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72.4 |
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290.4 |
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285.9 |
EBITDA margin (%) |
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0.6 |
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7.3 |
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8.8 |
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25.8 |
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26.1 |
EBIT |
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-147.8 |
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-1,012.9 |
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-257.3 |
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-87.6 |
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-117.1 |
Capital expenditures |
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24.9 |
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35.3 |
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62.2 |
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57.6 |
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130.0 |
R&D expenses |
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21.3 |
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30.0 |
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32.8 |
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22.6 |
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18.3 |
Employees (December 31, number) |
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2,180 |
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2,333 |
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2,549 |
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2,538 |
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2,490 |