Consolidated cash flow statement (Note 26)

x € million

 

2023

 

2022

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

Net profit for the period

 

2,153

 

1,715

Share of profit of associates and joint ventures (including discontinued operations)1

 

7

 

(5)

Income tax expenses (including discontinued operations)1

 

19

 

190

Profit before tax (including discontinued operations)1

 

2,179

 

1,900

Finance income and expense (including discontinued operations)1

 

151

 

94

Operating profit (including discontinued operations)1

 

2,330

 

1,994

Depreciation, amortization and impairments (including discontinued operations)1

 

1,307

 

652

EBITDA (including discontinued operations)1

 

3,637

 

2,646

 

 

 

 

 

- (Gain) or loss from disposals

 

(2,845)

 

(1,024)

- Acquisition-/divestment-related

 

171

 

4

- Changes in provisions

 

33

 

(33)

- Changes in employee benefits

 

(51)

 

(15)

- Share-based compensation

 

23

 

34

- Income taxes paid/received

 

(179)

 

(131)

- Other non-cash items

 

316

 

(19)

Operating cash flow before changes in working capital

 

1,105

 

1,462

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

89

 

(442)

Trade receivables

 

49

 

(133)

Trade payables

 

126

 

116

Changes in operating working capital

 

264

 

(459)

Changes in non-operating working capital

 

(104)

 

(38)

Changes in working capital

 

160

 

(497)

Cash provided by operating activities

 

1,265

 

965

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure for intangible assets

 

(129)

 

(138)

Capital expenditure for property, plant and equipment

 

(555)

 

(506)

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

16

 

17

Payments regarding drawing rights

 

(8)

 

(7)

Acquisition of subsidiaries

 

(3,691)

 

(74)

Disposal of subsidiaries

 

3,533

 

1,366

Payments for short-term financial investments

 

(150)

 

(638)

Proceeds from short-term financial investments

 

195

 

1,001

Other financial assets (incl. associates):

 

 

 

 

- Dividends received

 

10

 

4

- Capital payments and acquisitions

 

(15)

 

(33)

- Proceeds from disposals

 

10

 

30

- Additions to loans granted

 

(35)

 

(152)

- Repayment of loans granted

 

33

 

-

Interest received

 

60

 

6

Cash from/(used in) investing activities

 

(726)

 

876

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

Contributions from non-controlling interests

 

-

 

5

Acquisition of non-controlling interests

 

1

 

-

Proceeds from borrowings

 

15

 

51

Repayment of borrowings

 

(549)

 

(29)

Payments of lease liabilities

 

(73)

 

(57)

Change in debt to credit institutions

 

(7)

 

(21)

Proceeds from re-issued treasury shares

 

24

 

25

Proceeds from issuing new shares

 

733

 

-

Repurchase of shares

 

(256)

 

(210)

Remuneration on deeply subordinated fixed rate resettable perpetual notes

 

(28)

 

-

Dividend paid

 

(582)

 

(345)

Interest paid

 

(61)

 

(52)

Other

 

(37)

 

(12)

Cash (used in)/from financing activities

 

(820)

 

(645)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

2,755

 

1,561

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(281)

 

1,196

Effect of movements in exchange rates on cash held

 

(18)

 

(2)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

 

2,456

 

2,755

1

The Consolidated cash flow statement includes an analysis of all cash flows in total, therefore including both continuing and discontinued operations. For the amounts related to discontinued operations split by activities and a reconciliation of profit from continuing operations to total, including discontinued operations, see Note 3 Change in the scope of the consolidation.

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