WACKER at a Glance

In its capacity 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

December
31, 2022

December
31, 2021

Change
in %

Results/return

Sales

8,209.3

6,207.5

32.2

EBITDA¹

2,080.9

1,538.5

35.3

EBITDA margin² (%)

25.4

24.8

n.a.

EBIT³

1,678.8

1,134.3

48.0

EBIT margin² (%)

20.5

18.3

n.a.

Financial result

-62.6

-40.7

53.8

Income before income taxes

1,616.2

1,093.6

47.8

Net result for the year

1,281.6

827.8

54.8

Earnings per share (basic/diluted) (€)

25.18

16.24

55.0

ROCE (%)

34.7

28.3

22.6

Financial position/cash flow

Total assets

9,401.4

8,134.3

15.6

Equity

5,030.7

3,100.4

62.3

Equity ratio (%)

53.5

38.1

n.a.

Financing liabilities

1,547.0

1,436.8

7.7

Net financial assets⁴

409.2

546.5

-25.1

Capital expenditures⁵

546.8

343.8

59.0

Depreciation/amortization

-402.1

-404.2

-0.5

Net cash flow⁶

438.8

760.8

-42.3

Research and development

Research and development expenses

178.4

164.2

8.6

Employees

Personnel expenses

1,595.0

1,475.1

8.1

Employees (December 31, number)

15,725

14,406

9.2

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 2022

WACKER at a Glance

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