Annual Report 2021

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Statement of Cash Flows

January 1 to December 31

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

Notes

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

 

 

827.8

 

202.3

Depreciation, amortization and (reversals of) impairments of fixed assets

 

 

 

404.2

 

403.5

Result from disposal of fixed assets

 

 

 

3.3

 

2.6

Other non-cash expenses and income

 

 

 

-116.8

 

24.2

Result from equity accounting

 

 

 

-62.4

 

-34.9

Net interest income

 

 

 

16.3

 

13.9

Interest paid

 

 

 

-21.6

 

-23.3

Interest received

 

 

 

6.7

 

7.9

Income tax expense

 

 

 

265.8

 

15.6

Taxes paid

 

 

 

-151.0

 

-11.3

Dividends received

 

 

 

23.0

 

27.8

Change in inventories

 

 

 

-165.9

 

42.5

Change in trade receivables

 

 

 

-185.2

 

-21.0

Change in non-financial assets

 

 

 

-38.0

 

-10.2

Change in financial assets

 

 

 

-10.9

 

6.9

Change in provisions

 

 

 

-262.8

 

50.8

Change in non-financial liabilities

 

 

 

126.9

 

80.6

Change in financial liabilities

 

 

 

315.0

 

81.7

Change in contract liabilities

 

 

 

90.0

 

14.1

Cash flow from operating activities (gross cash flow)

 

22

 

1,064.4

 

873.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

-321.3

 

-226.5

Investments in financial assets

 

 

 

-0.3

 

-0.4

Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets/financial assets

 

 

 

46.8

 

50.9

Cash payments for acquisitions

 

 

 

-28.8

 

Cash flow from long-term investing activities before securities

 

 

 

-303.6

 

-176.0

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

 

 

 

496.8

 

334.1

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

 

 

 

-832.9

 

-941.2

Cash flow from investing activities

 

22

 

-639.7

 

-783.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

 

 

-99.4

 

-24.8

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

-11.0

 

-3.4

Additions to financing liabilities

 

 

 

2.4

 

518.2

Repayment of financing liabilities

 

 

 

-14.5

 

-341.1

Lease liabilities repaid

 

 

 

-31.4

 

-31.8

Cash flow from financing activities

 

22

 

-153.9

 

117.1

Change due to exchange-rate fluctuations

 

 

 

29.8

 

-17.5

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

11

 

300.6

 

190.2

At the beginning of the year

 

 

 

626.0

 

435.8

At the end of the year

 

 

 

926.6

 

626.0