Key data
Key data1
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2018
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2017
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People
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Workforce at 31 December (headcount)
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20,977
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21,054
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Female/male ratio2
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28/72
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27/73
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Total employee benefit costs (in € million)
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1,753
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1,768
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Frequency Index of Recordable Injuries (per 100 DSM employees and contractor employees)
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0.33
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0.36
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Employee engagement — favorable score (in %)
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76
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75
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Planet
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Energy use (in PJ)
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20.8
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23.6
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Energy Efficiency Improvement (in %, baseline 2015)
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5.1
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3.83
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Greenhouse gas emissions, market based (scope 1 + 2, in CO2 equivalents (x million tons))
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1.2
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1.5
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Greenhouse gas efficiency improvement (in %, baseline 2008)
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33
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26
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Water consumption (x million m3)
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22
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23
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Brighter Living Solutions (as % of running business)
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62
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62
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Profit (in € million)
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Net sales underlying business4 / Net sales
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8,852 / 9,267
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8,632 / 8,632
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Adjusted EBITDA underlying business4 / Adjusted EBITDA5
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1,532 / 1,822
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1,445 / 1,445
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EBITDA
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1,754
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1,348
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Adjusted EBIT underlying business4 / Adjusted operating profit (EBIT)5
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1,055 / 1,345
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957 / 957
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Operating profit (EBIT)
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1,245
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846
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Net profit
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1,079
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1,781
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Cash provided by operating activities underlying business / Cash provided by operating activities4
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1,126 / 1,391
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996 / 996
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Capital expenditure, cash based
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646
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546
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Dividend for DSM shareholders (based on profit appropriation)6
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412
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331
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Net debt
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113
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742
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Shareholders' equity
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7,782
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6,962
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Total assets
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13,641
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12,802
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Capital employed
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8,181
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7,766
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Market capitalization at 31 December7
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12,961
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14,454
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Per ordinary share in €
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Net earnings
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6.10
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10.07
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Dividend
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2.304
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1.85
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Financial ratios (%)
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Sales to high-growth economies / net sales underlying business4
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43
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44
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Innovation sales / net sales underlying business4
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19
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21
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Adjusted EBITDA margin underlying business4 / Adjusted EBITDA margin5
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17.3 / 19.7
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16.7 / 16.7
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Average working capital / annualized net sales underlying business4
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18.7
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18.4
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ROCE underlying business4 / ROCE
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13.3 / 16.8
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12.3 / 12.3
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Gearing (net debt / equity plus net debt)
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1.4
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9.5
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Equity / total assets
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57.3
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55.2
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Cash provided by operating activities / Adjusted EBITDA5
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76.3
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68.9
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1 For definitions, see Explanation of some concepts and ratios.
2 For the indexes based on age, nationalities, gender, inflow and outflow, the companies that are not integrated into the HR systems (approx. 2% of the total workforce) are not taken into account.
3 The 2017 figure has been adjusted positively due to improved data quality.
4 Excluding temporary vitamin effect, see Key business figures at a glance.
5 In presenting and discussing DSM's financial position, operating results and cash flows, DSM (like many other publicly listed companies) uses certain Alternative performance measures (APMs) not defined by IFRS and referred to as 'Adjusted'. These APMs are used because they are an important measure of DSM's business development and DSM's management performance. A full reconciliation of IFRS performance measures to the APMs is given in the Alternative performance measures.
6 Subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
7 Source: Bloomberg.