2018 annual and sustainable performance report

Governance and finance

FINANCE

2018 RESULTS AT A GLANCE 

Arkema posted a record performance in 2018, with revenue up 5.9% and EBITDA up 6% from 2017’s already excellent performance.


Record Financial Performance

8,816 M
Revenue (up 5.9% from 2017)

1,474 M 
EBITDA (up 6% from 2017)

16.7% 
EBITDA margin (stable versus 2017) 

725 M 
Adjusted net income (up 22.5% from 2017) 

707 M
Net income - Groupe share (up 22.7% from 2017) 


2018 Key Indicators

Income Statement (in millions)

Income Statement (in € millions) 2018 2017 % change
Revenue

Revenue

2018

Revenue

2018

8,816

Revenue

2017

Revenue

2017

8,326

Revenue

% change

Revenue

% change

+5.9%

EBITDA

EBITDA

2018

EBITDA

2018

1,474

EBITDA

2017

EBITDA

2017

1,391

EBITDA

% change

EBITDA

% change

+6%

EBITDA margin (in %)

EBITDA margin (in %)

2018

EBITDA margin (in %)

2018

16.7%

EBITDA margin (in %)

2017

EBITDA margin (in %)

2017

16.7%

EBITDA margin (in %)

% change

EBITDA margin (in %)

% change

-

Recurring operating income (REBIT)

Recurring operating income (REBIT)

2018

Recurring operating income (REBIT)

2018

1,026

Recurring operating income (REBIT)

2017

Recurring operating income (REBIT)

2017

942

Recurring operating income (REBIT)

% change

Recurring operating income (REBIT)

% change

+8.9%

REBIT margin (in %)

REBIT margin (in %)

2018

REBIT margin (in %)

2018

11.6%

REBIT margin (in %)

2017

REBIT margin (in %)

2017

11.3%

REBIT margin (in %)

% change

REBIT margin (in %)

% change

-

Operating income

Operating income

2018

Operating income

2018

928

Operating income

2017

Operating income

2017

845

Operating income

% change

Operating income

% change

+9.8%

Adjusted net income

Adjusted net income

2018

Adjusted net income

2018

725

Adjusted net income

2017

Adjusted net income

2017

592

Adjusted net income

% change

Adjusted net income

% change

+22.5%

Net income - Group share

Net income - Group share

2018

Net income - Group share

2018

707

Net income - Group share

2017

Net income - Group share

2017

576

Net income - Group share

% change

Net income - Group share

% change

+22.7%

Adjusted net income per share (in €)

Adjusted net income per share (in €)

2018

Adjusted net income per share (in €)

2018

9.51

Adjusted net income per share (in €)

2017

Adjusted net income per share (in €)

2017

7.82

Adjusted net income per share (in €)

% change

Adjusted net income per share (in €)

% change

+21.6%

Balance Sheet (in millions)

Balance Sheet (in € millions) 2018 2017
Shareholders’ equity

Shareholders’ equity

2018

Shareholders’ equity

2018

5,028

Shareholders’ equity

2017

Shareholders’ equity

2017

4,474

Shareholders’ equity


Shareholders’ equity


-

Net debt

Net debt

2018

Net debt

2018

1,006

Net debt

2017

Net debt

2017

1,056

Net debt


Net debt


-

Net debt to equity (in %)

Net debt to equity (in %)

2018

Net debt to equity (in %)

2018

20%

Net debt to equity (in %)

2017

Net debt to equity (in %)

2017

24%

Net debt to equity (in %)


Net debt to equity (in %)


-

Capital employed

Capital employed

2018

Capital employed

2018

6,996

Capital employed

2017

Capital employed

2017

6,554

Capital employed


Capital employed


-

Cash Flow (in € millions)

Cash Flow (in € millions)

2018

Cash Flow (in millions)

2018

2018

Cash Flow (in € millions)

2017

Cash Flow (in millions)

2017

2017


Cash flow from operating activities

Cash flow from operating activities 1,029 1,008 -
Free cash flow

Free cash flow

1,029

Free cash flow

1,029

499

Free cash flow

1,008

Free cash flow

1,008

565

Free cash flow

-

Free cash flow

-

-

Recurring and non-recurring capital expenditure

Recurring and non-recurring capital expenditure

1,029

Recurring and non-recurring capital expenditure

1,029

561

Recurring and non-recurring capital expenditure

1,008

Recurring and non-recurring capital expenditure

1,008

430

Recurring and non-recurring capital expenditure

-

Recurring and non-recurring capital expenditure

-

-

Alternative performance indicators used by Arkema are detailed in Note C.1 of the notes appended to the December 31, 2018 consolidated financial statements, in Section 5.3.3 of the 2018 Reference Document.


Excellent Cash Generation

499 M 
Free cash flow
(€565 M in 2017)

1 billion 
Net debt (€1,056 M in 2017) Net debt-to-equity ratio of 20 %