(BAS) BASF SE - Overview
Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Chemicals | Exchange: XETRA (Germany) | Market Cap: 44.941m EUR | Total Return: 25.9% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 112M
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -90.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
Idiosyncratic Leader, Confidence
BASF SE is a global chemical manufacturer headquartered in Germany, operating through six specialized segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The company produces a vast range of outputs including petrochemicals, battery materials, crop protection products, and ingredients for the pharmaceutical and food industries.
The company follows an integrated Verbund business model, which creates value by linking production plants and energy flows to minimize waste and improve resource efficiency. As a major player in the cyclical commodity chemicals sector, BASFs performance is closely tied to global industrial production and raw material costs, particularly natural gas.
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Founded in 1865, BASF maintains a diverse portfolio that serves the automotive, construction, and agricultural sectors while expanding into renewable energy trading and digital farming solutions.
- Natural gas prices in Europe dictate production costs and operational margins
- Global industrial demand fluctuations impact volumes across chemical and material segments
- Expansion of battery materials capacity services the growing electric vehicle market
- European Union environmental regulations and carbon taxes increase long-term compliance costs
- Agricultural commodity prices drive demand for seeds and crop protection chemicals
| Net Income: 1.74b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.66 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 29.84% < 20% (prev 23.87%; Δ 5.97% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 5.79b > Net Income 1.74b |
| Net Debt (22.0b) to EBITDA (7.03b): 3.14 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.91 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (878.4m) vs 12m ago -1.59% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 24.27% > 18% (prev 25.45%; Δ -1.18% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 73.72% > 50% (prev 77.61%; Δ -3.89% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.30 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.50b / Interest Expense TTM 1.06b) |
| A: 0.22 (Total Current Assets 37.6b - Total Current Liabilities 19.7b) / Total Assets 81.8b |
| B: 0.37 (Retained Earnings 30.4b / Total Assets 81.8b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 3.50b / Avg Total Assets 81.6b) |
| D: 0.74 (Book Value of Equity 34.3b / Total Liabilities 46.3b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.72 = AA |
| DSRI: 0.80 (Receivables 12.1b/15.9b, Revenue 60.1b/63.2b) |
| GMI: 1.05 (GM 25.45% / 24.27%) |
| AQI: 0.85 (AQ_t 0.23 / AQ_t-1 0.26) |
| SGI: 0.95 (Revenue 60.1b / 63.2b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 1.74b - CFO 5.79b) / TA 81.8b) |
| Beneish M = -3.27 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of June 08, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 50.98 with a total of 1,992,166 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.31%,
over one month by +0.14%,
over three months by +18.88% and
over the past year by +25.88%.
BASF SE has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 29.8941
P/E Forward = 21.4592
P/S = 0.7596
P/B = 1.3109
P/EG = 0.7451
Revenue TTM = 60.1b EUR
EBIT TTM = 3.50b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 7.03b EUR
Long Term Debt = 19.9b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 3.76b EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 25.2b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.55b
Net Debt = 22.0b EUR (calculated: Debt 25.2b - CCE 3.18b)
Enterprise Value = 67.0b EUR (44.9b + Debt 25.2b - CCE 3.18b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.30 (Ebit TTM 3.50b / Interest Expense TTM 1.06b)
EV/FCF = 37.93x (Enterprise Value 67.0b / FCF TTM 1.77b)
FCF Yield = 2.64% (FCF TTM 1.77b / Enterprise Value 67.0b)
FCF Margin = 2.94% (FCF TTM 1.77b / Revenue TTM 60.1b)
Net Margin = 2.89% (Net Income TTM 1.74b / Revenue TTM 60.1b)
Gross Margin = 24.27% ((Revenue TTM 60.1b - Cost of Revenue TTM 45.6b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 25.92% (prev 22.14%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.82 (Enterprise Value 67.0b / Total Assets 81.8b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.21% (Interest Expense 1.06b / Debt 25.2b)
Taxrate = 35.90% (943.0m / 2.63b)
NOPAT = 2.24b (EBIT 3.50b * (1 - 35.90%))
Current Ratio = 1.91 (Total Current Assets 37.6b / Total Current Liabilities 19.7b)
Debt / Equity = 0.74 (Debt 25.2b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 34.3b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.14 (Net Debt 22.0b / EBITDA 7.03b)
Debt / FCF = 12.48 (Net Debt 22.0b / FCF TTM 1.77b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 33.1b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.13% (Net Income 1.74b / Total Assets 81.8b)
RoE = 5.24% (Net Income TTM 1.74b / Total Stockholder Equity 33.1b)
RoCE = 6.60% (EBIT 3.50b / Capital Employed (Equity 33.1b + L.T.Debt 19.9b))
RoIC = 3.57% (NOPAT 2.24b / Invested Capital 62.9b)
WACC = 5.59% (E(44.9b)/V(70.2b) * Re(7.22%) + D(25.2b)/V(70.2b) * Rd(4.21%) * (1-Tc(0.36)))
Discount Rate = 7.22% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -44.72 | Cagr: -0.72%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈1.22b ; Y1≈1.40b ; Y5≈2.06b
[DCF] Fair Price = 10.16 (EV 31.0b - Net Debt 22.0b = Equity 8.98b / Shares 884.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 3.28 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -90.86 | Revenue CAGR: -7.39% | SUE: 0.08 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.82 | Chg30d=+36.27% | Revisions=+43% | Analysts=5
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.42 | Chg30d=+45.28% | Revisions=+14% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.67 | Chg30d=+6.18% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+19.3% | GrowthRev=+5.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.94 | Chg30d=-1.88% | Revisions=+18% | GrowthEPS=+10.2% | GrowthRev=+1.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50%