Consolidated statement of cash flows

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

 

 

04/01–09/30/20211

 

04/01–09/30/2022

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

Profit after tax

 

485.7

 

715.1

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

 

409.4

 

465.5

Change in inventories

 

–958.7

 

–1,290.2

Change in receivables and liabilities

 

359.5

 

–226.6

Change in provisions

 

76.3

 

17.7

Changes in working capital

 

–522.9

 

–1,499.1

Cash flows from operating activities2

 

372.2

 

–318.5

Thereof from discontinued operations

 

–43.4

 

48.7

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

Additions to other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment

 

–260.5

 

–329.7

Income from disposals of assets

 

7.6

 

5.4

Cash flows from the loss of control of subsidiaries

 

0.0

 

753.9

Additions to/divestments of other financial assets

 

–259.8

 

91.3

Cash flows from investing activities

 

–512.7

 

520.9

Thereof from discontinued operations

 

–11.3

 

749.4

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

–89.3

 

–214.2

Dividends paid, non-controlling interests

 

–18.5

 

–22.9

Acquisition of non-controlling interests

 

–0.9

 

0.0

Increase in non-current financial liabilities

 

0.9

 

1.1

Repayment of non-current financial liabilities

 

–311.1

 

–225.2

Repayment of lease liabilities

 

–22.7

 

–27.8

Change in current financial liabilities and other financial liabilities

 

–18.0

 

87.3

Cash flows from financing activities

 

–459.6

 

–401.7

Thereof from discontinued operations

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

–600.1

 

–199.3

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of reporting period

 

1,159.7

 

842.8

Net exchange differences

 

4.2

 

5.8

Cash and cash equivalents, end of reporting period

 

563.8

 

649.3

 

 

 

 

 

1
Thereof from discontinued operations in H 1 2021/22, retroactively added.

 

 

2
Cash flows from operating activities include:

 

 

interest received of

 

1.2

 

3.0

interest paid of

 

–41.8

 

–56.9

taxes paid of

 

–21.9

 

–66.6

and dividend income of

 

9.2

 

14.2

in continuing operations.

 

 

 

 

In millions of euros