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BASF sees lower sales and earnings
by Melody M. Bomgardner
October 17, 2016
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 94, Issue 41
BASF gave investors a preview of its third-quarter sales and earnings, which, while down compared with last year, beat analysts’ expectations. The German giant had sales of $15.4 billion compared with $19.2 billion in the year-ago quarter and income from operations of $1.7 billion, down slightly from last year. The decreases were due mainly to BASF’s sale of its natural gas trading business in September 2015. Compared to the prior-year quarter, BASF says earnings from its performance products, functional materials, and agriculture businesses were considerably higher. BASF will release its full report on Oct. 27.
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