Annual Report 2023

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Creating tomorrow’s solutions

Statement of Cash Flows

January 1 to December 31

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

Notes

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

 

 

327.3

 

1,281.6

Depreciation/amortization of fixed assets

 

5

 

418.7

 

402.1

Result from disposal of fixed assets

 

 

 

12.0

 

-3.4

Other non-cash expenses and income

 

 

 

27.2

 

53.9

Result from equity accounting

 

8

 

-49.3

 

-200.9

Net interest income

 

3

 

-7.8

 

18.5

Interest paid

 

3

 

-39.7

 

-28.4

Interest received

 

3

 

44.5

 

8.8

Income tax expense

 

4

 

59.7

 

334.6

Taxes paid

 

4

 

-58.3

 

-392.3

Dividends received

 

 

 

51.5

 

27.7

Change in inventories

 

9

 

159.3

 

-493.0

Change in trade receivables

 

10

 

114.4

 

-67.6

Change in trade payables

 

16

 

-49.2

 

88.6

Change in non-financial assets

 

10

 

22.0

 

-69.2

Change in financial assets

 

10

 

-17.6

 

-14.8

Change in provisions

 

14

 

51.7

 

42.8

Change in non-financial liabilities

 

16

 

-129.9

 

28.1

Change in financial liabilities

 

16

 

1.1

 

19.3

Change in contract liabilities

 

16

 

-1.3

 

89.1

Cash flow from operating activities (gross cash flow)

 

21

 

936.3

 

1,125.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

5

 

-639.6

 

-561.2

Investments in financial assets

 

5

 

-0.6

 

-0.5

Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets/financial assets

 

 

 

1.1

 

10.8

Cash payments for loans to equity companies

 

 

 

-21.2

 

Cash payments for acquisitions

 

 

 

-110.4

 

-135.8

Cash flow from long-term investing activities before securities

 

 

 

-770.7

 

-686.7

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

 

11

 

1,153.5

 

824.4

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

 

11

 

-490.4

 

-839.1

Cash flow from investing activities

 

21

 

-107.6

 

-701.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

19

 

-596.1

 

-397.4

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

-8.7

 

-9.2

Additions to financing liabilities

 

15

 

407.2

 

315.5

Repayment of financing liabilities

 

15

 

-454.0

 

-331.2

Lease liabilities repaid

 

6

 

-36.5

 

-36.2

Cash flow from financing activities

 

21

 

-688.1

 

-458.5

Change due to exchange-rate fluctuations

 

 

 

-21.6

 

2.5

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

11

 

119.0

 

-31.9

At the beginning of the year

 

 

 

894.7

 

926.6

At the end of the year

 

 

 

1,013.7

 

894.7