Statement of Cash Flows

January 1 to December 31

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€ million

 

Notes

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

 

 

260.1

 

884.8

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

-634.7

Depreciation and impairment losses / reversals of fixed assets

 

 

 

540.4

 

590.4

Result from disposal of fixed assets

 

 

 

3.7

 

3.0

Other non-cash expenses and income

 

 

 

66.2

 

40.0

Result from equity accounting

 

 

 

-131.7

 

-42.0

Net interest income

 

 

 

14.1

 

30.8

Interest paid

 

 

 

-20.3

 

-41.2

Interest received

 

 

 

9.5

 

7.6

Income tax expense

 

 

 

64.3

 

77.3

Taxes paid

 

 

 

-152.0

 

-92.8

Dividends received

 

 

 

23.1

 

2.6

Change in inventories

 

 

 

-308.8

 

-97.7

Change in trade receivables

 

 

 

-22.0

 

6.0

Change in non-financial assets

 

 

 

-0.3

 

-34.5

Change in financial assets

 

 

 

45.0

 

-63.0

Change in provisions

 

 

 

13.5

 

74.6

Change in non-financial liabilities

 

 

 

-3.4

 

38.6

Change in financial liabilities

 

 

 

150.0

 

-66.8

Change in contract liabilities

 

 

 

-41.8

 

-70.0

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

 

20

 

509.6

 

613.0

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

 

 

 

 

44.1

Cash flow from operating activities (gross cash flow)

 

 

 

509.6

 

657.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

-408.8

 

-328.2

Investments in financial assets

 

 

 

-0.1

 

-0.1

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

 

 

 

6.5

 

3.2

Proceeds from the disposal of investments

 

 

 

 

0.1

Cash payments for acquisitions

 

 

 

-21.0

 

Cash flow from long-term investing activities before securities

 

 

 

-423.4

 

-325.0

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

 

 

 

587.8

 

245.0

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

 

 

 

-373.8

 

-402.6

Cash flow from investing activities – continuing operations

 

20

 

-209.4

 

-482.6

Cash receipts from deconsolidation of Siltronic segment, less divested cash

 

 

 

 

191.8

Cash flow from investing activities – discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

-26.0

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

-209.4

 

-316.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

 

 

-223.6

 

-99.4

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

-4.7

 

-4.6

Cash receipts from the change in ownership interests in Siltronic AG

 

 

 

 

87.6

Bank loans raised

 

 

 

366.4

 

238.7

Bank loans repaid

 

 

 

-374.3

 

-550.4

Other financial liabilities repaid

 

 

 

-4.3

 

-5.0

Cash flow from financing activities – continuing operations

 

20

 

-240.5

 

-333.1

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

-240.5

 

-333.1

Change due to exchange-rate fluctuations

 

 

 

-5.5

 

-3.8

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

10

 

54.2

 

3.4

At the beginning of the year

 

 

 

286.9

 

283.5

At the end of the year

 

 

 

341.1

 

286.9

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