WACKER at a Glance

As an innovative chemical company, WACKER makes a vital contribution to improving the quality of life around the world. We want to continue developing and supplying solutions that meet our own expectations – namely to add value for our customers and shareholders, and to achieve sustainable growth.

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€ million

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Change in %

Results/Return

Sales

6,207.5

4,692.2

32.3

EBITDA¹

1,538.5

666.3

>100

EBITDA margin² (%)

24.8

14.2

n.a.

EBIT³

1,134.3

262.8

>100

EBIT margin² (%)

18.3

5.6

n.a.

Financial result

-40.7

-44.9

-9.4

Income before income taxes

1,093.6

217.9

>100

Net result for the year

827.8

202.3

>100

Earnings per share (basic/diluted) (€)

16.24

3.81

>100

ROCE (%)

28.3

5.6

>100

Financial Position/Cash Flow

Total assets

8,134.3

6,950.5

17.0

Equity

3,100.4

1,691.8

83.3

Equity ratio (%)

38.1

24.3

n.a.

Financing liabilities

1,436.8

1,405.5

2.2

Net financial assets/net financial debt⁴

-546.5

67.5

n.a.

Capital expenditures⁵

343.8

224.4

53.2

Depreciation/amortization

-404.2

-403.5

0.2

Net cash flow⁶

760.8

697.7

Research and Development

Research and development expenses

164.2

156.6

4.9

Employees

Personnel expenses

1,475.1

1,329.4

11.0

Employees (December 31, number)

14,406

14,283

0.9

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 result, and income taxes.
⁴	Sum of cash and cash equivalents, noncurrent and current securities, and noncurrent and current financial liabilities
⁵	Intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, investment property, excluding right-of-use assets
⁶	Sum of cash flow from operating activities and cash flow from long-term investing activities (before securities)

Annual Report 2021

WACKER at a Glance

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