Cash Flow Statement

in € thousand

 

Note

 

2017

 

2016

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

 

 

173,188

 

164,010

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

 

 

 

122,595

 

122,431

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

 

 

13,000

 

17,883

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

 

 

 

814

 

621

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

 

 

 

22,820

 

- 35,261

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

 

 

 

8,085

 

11,288

Interest received

 

 

 

2,248

 

2,674

Interest paid

 

 

 

- 12,836

 

- 16,964

Income tax paid

 

 

 

- 55,800

 

- 31,672

Exchange rate and other effects

 

 

 

1,351

 

- 451

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

275,465

 

234,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

1,983

 

27,032

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

 

 

 

- 126,490

 

- 117,884

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

22.

 

- 5,472

 

- 12,323

Payments for acquiring interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

 

 

- 5

 

0

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

 

 

 

- 1,205

 

54,255

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

- 131,189

 

- 48,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

21.

 

- 46,738

 

- 46,062

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

- 25,923

 

- 24,907

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

 

 

- 5,869

 

- 5,132

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

 

 

0

 

10,000

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

 

 

- 40,494

 

- 42,754

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

- 119,024

 

- 122,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

25,252

 

63,228

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

 

 

- 2,135

 

- 1,006

Change in financial funds due to consolidation

 

 

 

0

 

4,760

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

 

 

232,397

 

165,415

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

43.

 

255,514

 

232,397