voestalpine AG
      Consolidated statement of cash flows 2022/23

       

       

      Notes

       

      2021/22

       

      2022/23

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Operating activities

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Profit after tax

       

       

       

      1,330.3

       

      1,178.7

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

       

      25

       

      512.0

       

      791.5

      Change in inventories

       

       

       

      –1,548.7

       

      –810.9

      Change in receivables and liabilities

       

       

       

      397.0

       

      –189.6

      Change in provisions

       

       

       

      552.3

       

      –13.5

      Changes in working capital

       

       

       

      –599.4

       

      –1,014.0

      Cash flows from operating activities1

       

       

       

      1,242.9

       

      956.2

      Thereof from discontinued operations

       

       

       

      28.5

       

      47.6

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Investing activities

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Additions to other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment

       

       

       

      –654.0

       

      –752.1

      Income from disposals of assets

       

       

       

      20.3

       

      166.3

      Cash flows from the acquisition of control of subsidiaries

       

      25

       

      0.0

       

      –8.1

      Cash flows from the loss of control of subsidiaries

       

      25

       

      0.0

       

      735.8

      Additions to/divestments of other financial assets

       

       

       

      3.9

       

      –189.0

      Cash flows from investing activities

       

       

       

      –629.8

       

      –47.1

      Thereof from discontinued operations

       

       

       

      –52.6

       

      731.4

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Financing activities

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Dividends paid

       

       

       

      –89.3

       

      –214.2

      Dividends paid, non-controlling interests

       

       

       

      –19.2

       

      –23.7

      Capital increase, non-controlling interests

       

       

       

      3.5

       

      0.0

      Acquisition of non-controlling interests

       

       

       

      –1.8

       

      0.0

      Acquisitions/disposals of treasury shares

       

       

       

      0.0

       

      –175.8

      Increase in non-current financial liabilities

       

      25

       

      3.7

       

      7.9

      Repayment of non-current financial liabilities

       

      25

       

      –767.4

       

      –301.1

      Repayment of lease liabilities

       

      25

       

      –44.9

       

      –49.4

      Change in current financial liabilities and other financial liabilities

       

      25

       

      –32.9

       

      70.4

      Cash flows from financing activities

       

       

       

      –948.3

       

      –685.9

      Thereof from discontinued operations

       

       

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents

       

       

       

      –335.2

       

      223.2

      Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

       

       

       

      1,159.7

       

      842.8

      Net exchange differences

       

       

       

      18.3

       

      –10.2

      Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

       

      16

       

      842.8

       

      1,055.8

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      1
      Cash flows from operating activities include

       

       

       

       

       

       

      interest received of

       

       

       

      3.6

       

      11.4

      interest paid of

       

       

       

      81.1

       

      130.5

      taxes paid of

       

       

       

      84.6

       

      345.3

      and dividend income of

       

       

       

      12.0

       

      18.2

      in continuing operations.

       

       

       

       

       

       

      In millions of euros