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2024 Annual Report

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2024 Annual Report

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

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€ millions See Note 2024 2023
Net income   1,200 1,194
Income tax expense 12 689 424
Financial result 11 398 236
EBIT   2,287 1,854
Interest paid   –346 –279
Interest received   107 116
Income tax paid 12, 30 –785 –725
Dividends received   41 46
Depreciation, amortization, impairment and reversal of impairment losses 8, 13, 14, 15 2,211 2,225
Income from equity-accounted investees and other investments, incl. impairment and reversal of impairment losses 10, 17 –32 –46
Gains/losses from the disposal of assets, companies and business operations   –27 44
Changes in      
inventories 22 131 378
trade accounts receivable 23 460 51
trade accounts payable 34 –368 –693
employee benefits and other provisions 28, 29 –270 333
other assets and liabilities1 as well as other non-cash effects   –474 26
Cash flow arising from operating activities   2,934 3,328
       
Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment, and software 13, 14 –1,938 –2,124
Capital expenditure on intangible assets from development projects and miscellaneous 13 –16 –18
Disposal of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets 13 72 107
Acquisition of companies and business operations 5 –13 –175
Disposal of companies and business operations 5 74 42
Cash flow arising from investing activities   –1,821 –2,169
       
Cash flow before financing activities (free cash flow)   1,114 1,159
Issuance of bonds 31 600 1,250
Redemption of bonds 31 –725 –1,250
Repayment of lease liabilities 31 –318 –307
Change in other indebtedness 31 –133 –452
Change in derivative instruments and interest-bearing investments 31 –30 –27
Other cash changes   0 –20
Dividends paid   –440 –300
Dividends paid to and cash changes from equity transactions with non-controlling interests   –25 –24
Cash flow arising from financing activities   –1,072 –1,129
       
Change in cash and cash equivalents   42 30
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period   2,923 2,988
Disposal of cash and cash equivalents through changes in the scope of consolidation   –3
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   3 –94
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 24 2,966 2,923
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