voestalpine AG
Consolidated statement of cash flows 2023/24

 

 

Notes

 

2022/231

 

2023/24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit after tax

 

 

 

1,177.3

 

207.1

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

 

25

 

792.2

 

1,061.7

Change in inventories

 

 

 

–818.4

 

586.2

Change in receivables and liabilities

 

 

 

–181.4

 

–269.6

Change in provisions

 

 

 

–13.5

 

–137.5

Changes in working capital

 

 

 

–1,013.3

 

179.1

Cash flows from operating activities2

 

 

 

956.2

 

1,447.9

Thereof from discontinued operations

 

 

 

47.6

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

–752.1

 

–1,081.9

Income from disposals of assets

 

 

 

166.3

 

29.0

Cash flows from the acquisition of control of subsidiaries

 

25

 

–8.1

 

–19.9

Cash flows from the loss of control of subsidiaries

 

25

 

735.8

 

18.5

Additions to/divestments of other financial assets

 

 

 

–189.0

 

201.3

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

–47.1

 

–853.0

Thereof from discontinued operations

 

 

 

731.4

 

–2.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

 

 

–214.2

 

–257.2

Dividends paid, non-controlling interests

 

 

 

–23.7

 

–32.9

Capital increase, non-controlling interests

 

 

 

0.0

 

0.6

Acquisition of non-controlling interests

 

 

 

0.0

 

–1.0

Acquisitions/disposals of treasury shares

 

 

 

–175.8

 

–37.3

Increase in non-current financial liabilities

 

25

 

7.9

 

251.7

Repayment of non-current financial liabilities

 

25

 

–301.1

 

–233.8

Repayment of lease liabilities

 

25

 

–49.4

 

–63.8

Change in current financial liabilities and other financial liabilities

 

25

 

70.4

 

48.4

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

–685.9

 

–325.3

Thereof from discontinued operations

 

 

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

223.2

 

269.6

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

 

 

842.8

 

1,055.8

Net exchange differences

 

 

 

–10.2

 

–3.3

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

 

16

 

1,055.8

 

1,322.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1
Business year 2022/23, retroactively adjusted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2
Cash flows from operating activities includes the following items in continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

interest received of

 

 

 

11.4

 

36.2

interest paid of

 

 

 

130.5

 

204.5

taxes paid of

 

 

 

345.3

 

164.2

and dividend income of

 

 

 

18.2

 

17.1

In millions of euros