Annual Report 2022

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Statement of Cash Flows

January 1 to December 31

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

Notes

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

 

 

1,281.6

 

827.8

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

 

 

 

402.1

 

404.2

Result from disposal of fixed assets

 

 

 

-3.4

 

3.3

Other non-cash expenses and income

 

 

 

53.9

 

-116.8

Result from equity accounting

 

 

 

-200.9

 

-62.4

Net interest income

 

 

 

18.5

 

16.3

Interest paid

 

 

 

-28.4

 

-21.6

Interest received

 

 

 

8.8

 

6.7

Income tax expense

 

 

 

334.6

 

265.8

Taxes paid

 

 

 

-392.3

 

-151.0

Dividends received

 

 

 

27.7

 

23.0

Change in inventories

 

 

 

-493.0

 

-165.9

Change in trade receivables

 

 

 

-67.6

 

-185.2

Change in trade payables

 

 

 

88.6

 

297.4

Change in non-financial assets

 

 

 

-69.2

 

-38.0

Change in financial assets

 

 

 

-14.8

 

-10.9

Change in provisions

 

 

 

42.8

 

-262.8

Change in non-financial liabilities

 

 

 

28.1

 

126.9

Change in financial liabilities

 

 

 

19.3

 

17.6

Change in contract liabilities

 

 

 

89.1

 

90.0

Cash flow from operating activities (gross cash flow)

 

21

 

1,125.5

 

1,064.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

-561.2

 

-321.3

Investments in financial assets

 

 

 

-0.5

 

-0.3

Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets/financial assets

 

 

 

10.8

 

46.8

Cash payments for acquisitions

 

 

 

-135.8

 

-28.8

Cash flow from long-term investing activities before securities

 

 

 

-686.7

 

-303.6

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

 

 

 

824.4

 

496.8

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

 

 

 

-839.1

 

-832.9

Cash flow from investing activities

 

21

 

-701.4

 

-639.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

 

 

-397.4

 

-99.4

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

-9.2

 

-11.0

Additions to financing liabilities

 

 

 

315.5

 

2.4

Repayment of financing liabilities

 

 

 

-331.2

 

-14.5

Lease liabilities repaid

 

 

 

-36.2

 

-31.4

Cash flow from financing activities

 

21

 

-458.5

 

-153.9

Change due to exchange-rate fluctuations

 

 

 

2.5

 

29.8

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

11

 

-31.9

 

300.6

At the beginning of the year

 

 

 

926.6

 

626.0

At the end of the year

 

 

 

894.7

 

926.6