Annual Report 2024

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Creating tomorrow’s solutions

Consolidated Statement of Income

January 1 to December 31

€ million

 

Notes

 

2024

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

01

 

5,721.8

 

6,402.2

Cost of goods sold

 

02

 

-4,735.1

 

-5,319.2

Gross profit from sales

 

 

 

986.7

 

1,083.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling expenses

 

 

 

-348.6

 

-337.5

Research and development expenses

 

 

 

-203.7

 

-184.1

General administrative expenses

 

 

 

-200.9

 

-177.5

Other operating income

 

02

 

135.7

 

127.0

Other operating expenses

 

02

 

-98.3

 

-157.2

Operating result

 

 

 

270.9

 

353.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Result from investments in joint ventures and associates

 

03

 

19.1

 

49.3

Other investment income

 

03

 

0.1

 

1.9

EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes)

 

 

 

290.1

 

404.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

03

 

41.4

 

48.1

Interest expenses

 

03

 

-45.6

 

-40.3

Other financial income

 

03

 

64.5

 

93.9

Other financial expenses

 

03

 

-92.0

 

-119.6

Financial result

 

 

 

-31.7

 

-17.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

258.4

 

387.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

04

 

2.3

 

-59.7

Net income for the year

 

 

 

260.7

 

327.3

Of which

 

 

 

 

 

 

attributable to Wacker Chemie AG shareholders

 

 

 

241.0

 

313.6

attributable to non-controlling interests

 

12

 

19.7

 

13.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share (€) (basic/diluted)

 

19

 

4.85

 

6.31