Annual Report 2008

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Annual Report 2008 - Shareholder Meeting
  • Net income increases 4 percent in 2008 to €438 million (2007: €422m)
  • Earnings per share rise to €8.84 (2007: €8.49), dividend of €1.80 proposed
  • EBITDA reaches €1.06 billion (2007: €1.00bn)
  • Sales up 14 percent to €4.30 billion (2007: €3.78bn)
  • For 2009, WACKER is expecting sales and EBITDA below prior-year

in € million		 Q4 2008 Q4 2007 Change
in %
2008
2007		 Change
in %
Sales 998.7 920.1 9 4,298.1 3,781.3 14
EBITDA (1) 118.7 205.3 -42 1,055.2 1,001.5 5
EBITDA margin (2) 11.9% 22.3% -47 24.6% 26.5% -7
EBIT (3) -13.6 96.7 -114 647.9 649.6 0
EBIT margin (2) -1.4% 10.5% -113 15.1% 17.2% -12
Financial result 2.4 0.2 >100 -6.1 -17.5 -65
Income before taxes -11.2 96.9 -112 641.8 632.1 2
Net income attributable to Wacker Chemie AG shareholders -15.7 56.6 -128 438.3 422.2 4
Earnings per share in € -0.31 1.14 -127 8.84 8.49 4
Investment (incl. financial assets) 370.1 283.1 31 916.3 699.3 31
Net cash flow -165.8 40.4 >-100 21.7 643.7 -97
(1) EBITDA is EBIT before depreciation and amortization.
(2) Margins calculated based on sales.
(3) EBIT is the result from continuing operations for the period before interest and other financial result, limited partnership interests, and income tax.

in € million		 Dec. 31,
2008		 Dec. 31,
2007
Equity 2,082.8 1,865.6
Financial liabilities 272.4 217.8
Provisions for pensions 376.1 369.2
Net financial debt -32.9 -148.7
Total assets 4,625.1 3,918,1
Employees (number at end of period) 15,922 15,044
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This website contains forward looking statements based on assumptions and estimates of WACKER's Executive Board. Although we assume the expectations in these forward looking statements are realistic, we cannot guarantee they will prove to be correct. The assumptions may harbor risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual figures to differ considerably from the forward looking statements. Factors that may cause such discrepancies include, among other things, changes in the economic and business environment, variations in exchange and interest rates, the introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance for new products or services, and changes in corporate strategy. WACKER does not plan to update the forward looking statements, nor does it assume the obligation to do so.