2017/2018
EUR 1,000

 

2016/2017
EUR 1,000

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

158,117.1

 

202,452.9

 

 

Tax payments

 

-34,905.8

 

-26,084.6

 

 

Earnings after taxes

 

123,211.3

 

176,368.3

 

 

Depreciation/reversals of non-current assets

 

146,174.8

 

132,742.2

 

 

Change in non-current provisions

 

-8,736.1

 

-11,025.7

 

 

Change in other non-current assets

 

1,942.6

 

-790.0

 

 

Change in other non-current liabilities

 

-8,558.0

 

-5,133.2

 

 

Retained earnings of equity companies

 

-16,426.9

 

-15,079.0

 

 

Construction cost subsidies received

 

34,386.5

 

28,668.0

 

(26)

Revenues from the reversal of construction cost subsidies

 

-25,805.9

 

-24,984.6

 

(26)

Losses from the disposal of assets

 

3,418.4

 

5,101.5

 

 

Profits from the disposal of assets

 

-7,935.2

 

-9,329.7

 

 

Other non-cash expenses and revenues

 

-7,023.7

 

15,506.0

 

 

 

 

234,647.8

 

292,043.8

 

 

Change in inventories and current receivables

 

-55,842.4

 

-35,571.9

 

 

Payments from hedging transactions

 

68,306.4

 

21,483.6

 

 

Change in current liabilities

 

7,866.9

 

-2,946.4

 

 

Change in current provisions

 

3,019.1

 

3,802.9

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

257,997.8

 

278,812.0

 

 

Inflow from the disposal of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets

 

3,764.6

 

6,560.4

 

 

Outflow for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

 

-201,766.9

 

-178,268.1

 

 

Inflow from the disposal of financial assets

 

18,463.3

 

45,839.8

 

 

Change in scope of consolidation

 

66.7

 

-1,915.0

 

(3)

Outflow for additions to financial assets and other financial investments

 

-5,905.2

 

-33,961.8

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENTS

 

-185,377.5

 

-161,744.7

 

 

Dividend distribution

 

-53,846.4

 

-53,843.9

 

(34)

Acquisition of own shares and non-controlling interests

 

-1,198.4

 

-120.3

 

 

Principal repayment of loan for Gas- und Dampfkraftwerk Timelkam GmbH

 

-5,250.0

 

-39,143.7

 

(24.7)

Principal repayment of non-current liabilities to banks

 

 

-20,000.0

 

 

Other changes in financial liabilities

 

-4,014.1

 

-6,950.3

 

(24.7)

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

-64,308.9

 

-120,058.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH FLOW

 

8,311.4

 

-2,990.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash funds at beginning of period

 

93,030.3

 

95,605.0

 

(22)

Cash flow

 

8,311.4

 

-2,990.9

 

 

Exchange rate effects

 

94.9

 

416.2

 

 

Cash funds at end of period

 

101,436.6

 

93,030.3

 

(22)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cash flow from operating activities includes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest received

 

1,014.9

 

801.6

 

 

Interest paid

 

17,542.4

 

26,456.2

 

 

Dividends received

 

49,374.2

 

59,150.6

 

(17)