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