Consolidated statement of cash flows

       

       

      04/01–
      09/30/2023
      1
      restated

       

      04/01–
      09/30/2024

       

       

       

       

       

      Operating activities

       

       

       

       

      Profit after tax

       

      320.7

       

      182.9

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

       

      338.2

       

      401.4

      Change in inventories

       

      117.0

       

      28.9

      Change in receivables and liabilities

       

      –110.7

       

      –65.6

      Change in provisions

       

      –274.4

       

      –202.0

      Changes in working capital

       

      –268.1

       

      –238.7

      Cash flows from operating activities2

       

      390.8

       

      345.6

      Thereof from discontinued operations

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

       

       

       

       

      Investing activities

       

       

       

       

      Additions to other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment

       

      –474.7

       

      –507.9

      Income from disposals of assets

       

      19.9

       

      16.6

      Cash flows from the acquisition of control of subsidiaries

       

      –20.9

       

      –19.8

      Cash flows from the loss of control of subsidiaries

       

      –1.9

       

      0.0

      Additions to/divestments of other financial assets

       

      –59.9

       

      62.8

      Cash flows from investing activities

       

      –537.5

       

      –448.3

      Thereof from discontinued operations

       

      –2.7

       

      0.0

       

       

       

       

       

      Financing activities

       

       

       

       

      Dividends paid

       

      –257.2

       

      –120.0

      Dividends paid, non-controlling interests

       

      –29.2

       

      –93.7

      Capital increase, non-controlling interests

       

      0.6

       

      0.0

      Acquisitions/disposals of own shares

       

      –37.3

       

      0.0

      Increase in non-current financial liabilities

       

      248.4

       

      1.1

      Repayment of non-current financial liabilities

       

      –28.2

       

      –549.0

      Repayment of lease liabilities

       

      –31.3

       

      –92.7

      Change in current financial liabilities and other financial liabilities

       

      61.0

       

      –13.9

      Cash flows from financing activities

       

      –73.2

       

      –868.2

      Thereof from discontinued operations

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

       

       

       

       

      Change in cash and cash equivalents

       

      –219.9

       

      –970.9

      Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of reporting period

       

      1,055.8

       

      1,322.1

      Net exchange differences

       

      –0.8

       

      –5.1

      Cash and cash equivalents, end of reporting period

       

      835.1

       

      346.1

       

       

       

       

       

      1
      H 1 2023/24, retroactively restated. For further details see General Information/Accounting Policies and, Annual Report 2023/24, B. Summary of Accounting Policies.
      2
      Cash flows from operating activities includes the following items in continuing operations:

      interest received of

       

      17.1

       

      23.0

      interest paid of

       

      –104.6

       

      –101.1

      taxes paid of

       

      –102.6

       

      –161.3

      and dividend income of

       

      13.8

       

      10.9

      In millions of euros