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