The document summarizes Bayer's Q1 2020 earnings results and provides an outlook for 2020. Key highlights include:
- Q1 sales increased 6% to €12.8 billion driven by growth in Crop Science and Pharmaceuticals. EBITDA rose 10% to €4.4 billion.
- All business segments saw increased demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Crop Science had strong growth in insecticides and herbicides. Pharmaceuticals was led by Xarelto growth. Consumer Health saw elevated demand across categories.
- The outlook acknowledges COVID-19 uncertainty and focuses on maintaining operations, progressing the pipeline, continuing integration efforts, and realizing efficiency programs. Net debt was largely unchanged from year