Press Overview

The BayWa Group developed positively overall in 2020, despite the restrictions in many aspects of life and business as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In certain business units, the corporate goals for the reporting year were exceeded by a substantial margin. Total revenues increased by 0.6% to €17,155.4 million in the reporting year. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) improved by 14.2% to €215.2 million. All operating segments contributed to the rise in earnings. In 2020, the BayWa Group once again benefited from its heavily diversified business activities and its strategic orientation towards international markets, as well as from forward-looking business areas and business models.

After the first nine months of the current financial year, the BayWa Group reported a price-related year-on-year decrease in revenues of 2.2% to around €12.2 billion (Q1–3/2019: €12.5 billion). Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased from €77.3 million in the previous year to €102.7 million as at 30 September 2020. This significant improvement in earnings was carried by all three core operating segments.

Balancing sustainability and corporate responsibility is crucial for the successful development and future of BayWa. The new company brochure "Think boldly – act responsible" takes up this theme and shows how responsible and sustainable action is incorporated into BayWa's future-oriented strategies and implemented in concrete projects.