Cash Flow Statement

in € thousand

 

1–6 | 2017

 

1–6 | 2016

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

98,816

 

66,855

Depreciation, amortisation, impairment and reversals on non-financial non-current assets

 

59,703

 

58,938

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 10,391

 

6,910

Gains (-), losses (+) from the disposal of non-current assets

 

110

 

- 315

Increase (-), decrease (+) in inventories, trade receivables and other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

12,863

 

- 12,187

Increase (+), decrease (-) in trade payables and other liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

24,250

 

15,414

Interest received

 

1,070

 

1,065

Interest paid

 

- 7,200

 

- 7,514

Income tax paid

 

- 30,105

 

- 13,448

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 1,028

 

- 3,186

Cash flow from operating activities

 

148,088

 

112,532

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

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

 

364

 

695

Payments for investments in property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

- 63,209

 

- 54,549

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 2,256

 

- 8,041

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

0

 

- 34

Proceeds (+), payments (-) for short-term deposits

 

8,795

 

16,369

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 56,306

 

- 45,560

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Payments for increasing interests in fully consolidated companies

 

0

 

- 13,556

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

- 46,738

 

- 46,062

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 22,602

 

- 22,371

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 3,429

 

- 2,393

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

0

 

8,321

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 20,802

 

- 25,110

Cash flow from financing activities

 

- 93,571

 

- 101,171

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

Change in financial funds (subtotals 1.–3.)

 

- 1,789

 

- 34,199

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 526

 

- 403

Change in financial funds due to consolidation

 

0

 

4,543

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

232,397

 

165,415

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

230,082

 

135,356