At a glance

¹ The figures relate to the continuing and discontinued operations of the K+S Group for the years 2018 to 2020. From 2021 onwards, the information relates to the continuing operations of the K+S Group.
² EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the amount of depreciation and amortization recognized directly in equity relating to own work capitalized, the result of changes in the fair value of operating forecast hedges still outstanding, and changes in the fair value of operating forecast hedges recognized in prior periods. A reconciliation can be found on page 49.
³ Relates to depreciation and amortization of property, plant, and equipment, intangible assets and investments accounted for using the equity method, adjusted for the amount of depreciation and amortization recognized directly in equity relating to own work capitalized.
⁴ The adjusted key figures include the result from operating forecast hedges for the respective reporting period; effects from changes in the fair value of hedges are eliminated. The effects on deferred and cash taxes are also adjusted; tax rate 2022: 30.2% (2021: 30.2%).
⁵ Relates to cash-effective investments in property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets, taking into account reimbursement claims from subsequent claims management, excluding lease additions in accordance with IFRS 16. The first-time application was effective as of January 1, 2019.
⁶ Since January 1, 2019, lease liabilities explicitly resulting from finance lease contracts concluded are included.
⁷ As of December 31, 2022, there are no net financial liabilities.
⁸ FTE: Full-time equivalents; part-time positions are weighted according to their respective share of working hours.
⁹ In 2019, the proposed dividend was adjusted from the previous €0.15 to the minimum dividend to maintain eligibility for funding by KfW. In 2022, the figure corresponds to the dividend proposal.
¹⁰ The Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board have resolved, in addition to the dividend of €1.00 per share, to buy back shares with an equivalent value of up to around €1 per share resp. up to €200 million in total and subsequently call them in. The buyback is to begin after the Annual General Meeting on May 10, 2023.
¹¹ Total number of shares less the average number of own shares held by K+S.
¹² The year 2021 has been adjusted. See information on changes in accounting policies, restatement of prior-year figures and balance sheet structures in the ‘Notes’ on p. 185.

¹ EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization, adjusted for depreciation and amortization of own work capitalized recognized directly in equity, gains/losses from fair value changes arising from operating anticipatory hedges still outstanding and changes in the fair value of operating anticipatory hedges recognized in prior periods.
² Relates to scheduled amortization of intangible assets and investments accounted for using the equity method as well as depreciation of property, plant, and equipment, adjusted for depreciation and amortization of own work capitalized recognized directly in equity.
³ The adjusted key figures include the gains/losses from operating forecast hedges for the respective reporting period; effects from fluctuations in the fair value of hedges are eliminated. The effects on defered and cash taxes are also adjusted; tax rate 2022: 30.2%.