Consolidated statement of cash flows

      This report is a translation of the original report in German, which is solely valid.

       

       

      04/01 – 09/30/2020

       

      04/01 – 09/30/2021

       

       

       

       

       

      Operating activities

       

       

       

       

      Profit after tax

       

      –275.8

       

      485.7

      Non-cash expenses and income, deposits and disbursements not recognized in income statement

       

      638.1

       

      409.4

      Change in inventories

       

      226.0

       

      –958.7

      Change in receivables and liabilities

       

      –0.6

       

      359.5

      Change in provisions

       

      –24.9

       

      76.3

      Changes in working capital

       

      200.5

       

      –522.9

      Cash flows from operating activities1

       

      562.8

       

      372.2

       

       

       

       

       

      Investing activities

       

       

       

       

      Additions to other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment

       

      –290.3

       

      –260.5

      Income from disposals of assets

       

      8.3

       

      7.6

      Cash flows from the loss of control of subsidiaries

       

      0.2

       

      0.0

      Additions to/divestments of other financial assets

       

      –5.5

       

      –259.8

      Cash flows from investing activities

       

      –287.3

       

      –512.7

       

       

       

       

       

      Financing activities

       

       

       

       

      Dividends paid

       

      –35.7

       

      –89.3

      Dividends paid, non-controlling interests

       

      –14.3

       

      –18.5

      Capital increase, non-controlling interests

       

      0.8

       

      0.0

      Acquisition of non-controlling interests

       

      0.0

       

      –0.9

      Increase in non-current financial liabilities

       

      156.9

       

      0.9

      Repayment of non-current financial liabilities

       

      –52.3

       

      –311.1

      Repayment of lease liabilities

       

      –23.3

       

      –22.7

      Change in current financial liabilities and other financial liabilities

       

      –32.8

       

      –18.0

      Cash flows from financing activities

       

      –0.7

       

      –459.6

       

       

       

       

       

      Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents

       

      274.8

       

      –600.1

      Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of reporting period

       

      794.7

       

      1,159.7

      Net exchange differences

       

      –9.5

       

      4.2

      Cash and cash equivalents, end of reporting period

       

      1,060.0

       

      563.8

       

       

       

       

       

      1
      Cash flows from operating activities include interest received of EUR 1.2 million (04/01–09/30/2020: EUR 6.3 million); interest paid of EUR 42.3 million (04/01–09/30/2020: EUR 52.9 million); taxes paid of EUR 21.9 million (04/01–09/30/2020: EUR 22.6 million); and dividend income of EUR 9.2 million (04/01–09/30/2020: EUR 4.9 million).

       

       

      In millions of euros