Statement of Cash Flows

January 1 to December 31

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€ million

 

Notes

 

2017

 

20161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Adjusted in accordance with IFRS 5 (Non-Current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

 

 

884.8

 

189.3

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

-634.7

 

-11.2

Depreciation and impairment losses/reversals of fixed assets

 

 

 

590.4

 

618.0

Result from disposal of fixed assets

 

 

 

3.0

 

-4.6

Other non-cash expenses and income

 

 

 

40.0

 

-16.1

Result from equity accounting

 

 

 

-42.0

 

-0.2

Net interest income

 

 

 

30.8

 

35.2

Interest paid

 

 

 

-41.2

 

-38.7

Interest received

 

 

 

7.6

 

5.3

Income tax expense

 

 

 

84.9

 

68.3

Taxes paid

 

 

 

-92.8

 

-74.8

Dividends received

 

 

 

2.6

 

4.1

Change in inventories

 

 

 

-97.7

 

-56.4

Change in trade receivables

 

 

 

6.0

 

-71.8

Change in non-financial assets

 

 

 

-34.5

 

-5.2

Change in financial assets

 

 

 

-63.0

 

-3.7

Change in provisions

 

 

 

67.1

 

52.6

Change in non-financial liabilities

 

 

 

38.6

 

11.3

Change in financial liabilities

 

 

 

-66.8

 

82.2

Change in advance payments received

 

 

 

-70.1

 

-162.6

Cash flow from operating activities (gross cash flow) – continuing operations

 

19

 

613.0

 

621.0

Cash flow from operating activities (gross cash flow) – discontinued operations

 

 

 

44.1

 

115.6

Cash flow from operating activities (gross cash flow)

 

 

 

657.1

 

736.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property

 

 

 

-328.2

 

-417.7

Investments in financial assets

 

 

 

-0.1

 

Proceeds from the disposal of intangible assets, and property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

3.2

 

6.2

Proceeds from the disposal of investments

 

 

 

0.1

 

Cash payments for acquisitions

 

 

 

 

-8.8

Cash flow from long-term investing activities before securities

 

 

 

-325.0

 

-420.3

Cash receipts from the disposal of securities and fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

245.0

 

79.1

Cash payments for the acquisition of securities and fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

-402.6

 

-153.2

Cash flow from investing activities – continuing operations

 

19

 

-482.6

 

-494.4

Cash receipts from deconsolidation of Siltronic segment less divested cash

 

 

 

191.8

 

Cash flow from investing activities – discontinued operations

 

 

 

-26.0

 

-135.5

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

-316.8

 

-629.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

 

 

-99.4

 

-99.4

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

-4.6

 

-1.3

Cash receipts from the change in ownership interests in Siltronic AG

 

 

 

87.6

 

Bank loans raised

 

 

 

238.7

 

255.9

Bank loans repaid

 

 

 

-550.4

 

-285.8

Other financial liabilities repaid

 

 

 

-5.0

 

-5.2

Cash flow from financing activities – continuing operations

 

19

 

-333.1

 

-135.8

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

-333.1

 

-135.8

Change due to exchange-rate fluctuations

 

 

 

-3.8

 

2.1

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

09

 

3.4

 

-27.0

At the beginning of the year

 

 

 

283.5

 

310.5

At the end of the year

 

 

 

286.9

 

283.5