Key Figures K+S Group

Robust fertilizer business: K+S Group confirms outlook for 2012 

While the fertilizer business started well in 2012, the de-icing salt business was exceptionally weak due to weather conditions. As expected, this led to the K+S Group not being able to achieve the high figures of the previous year for revenues and earnings in the first quarter of 2012.

K+S Group at a Glance

 
All figures in accordance with IFRS January - March € million Change
  2012 2011 in %
Revenues 1,438.1 1,626.9 (11.6)
Earnings before interest, taxes
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)		 337.0 424.9 (20.7)
Operating earnings (EBIT I) 281.1 368.4 (23.7)
Earnings before income taxes, adjusted 1) 266.1 353.2 (24.7)
Group earnings from continued operations, adjusted 1) 193.4 261.6 (26.1)
Earnings per share from continued operations, adjusted (€) 1) 1.01 1.37 (26.3)
Group earnings after taxes, adjusted 1) 2) 193.4 271.9 (28.9)
Earnings per share, adjusted (€) 1) 2) 1.01 1.42 (28.9)
Capital expenditure 3) 41.4 28.0 +47.9
Employees as of 31.12. (number) 14,482 14,173 +2.2
  of which trainees (number) 504 496 +1.6

1) The adjusted key figures only include the result from operating forecast hedges of the respective reporting period reported in EBIT I, which eliminates effects from changes in the market value of the hedges. Related effects on deferred and cash taxes are also eliminated; tax rate for Q1/12: 28.4% (Q1/11: 28.3%).
2) Earnings from continued and discontinued operations.
3) Investments in or depreciation on property, plant and equipment, intangible and investment properties as well as depreciation on financial assets.