German chemicals firm Brenntag reported on Thursday that its annual profit for the full year 2023 dropped in comparison with 2022. Brenntag reported that its profit attributable to shareholders for fiscal year 2023 dropped to €714.9 million ($778.7 million), or €4.73 per share, from €886.8 million, or €5.74 per share, in the prior year. Annual operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was €1.58 billion in the financial year 2023, a year-on-year decline of 12.4%, or 9.2% on a constant currency basis. Sales were €16.82 billion in financial year 2023, a yea…