BASF reports higher profits, cautiously optimistic on 2014

摘要

BASF has announced higher fourth- quarter and full-year 2013 earnings and says it is cautiously optimistic about the year ahead. Fourth-quarter net income rose 16.3%, to ?1.14 billion ($1.57 billion), on fat sales, ?18.2 billion. Full-year net income was ?4.84 billion compared with ?4.82 bil- lion in 2012 on sales up about 3%, to ?74.0 billion. Ebit before special items in the fourth quarter was 18.1% higher, at ?1.45 billion, and up 8.2%, at ?7.19 billion, in 2013.