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