01.10.2018-31.03.2019
EUR 1,000

 

01.10.2017-31.03.2018
EUR 1,000

Earnings before income taxes

 

96,445.2

 

122,849.2

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings after taxes

 

87,507.3

 

115,247.1

Depreciation/Appreciation of non-current assets

 

64,502.5

 

61,597.8

Retained earnings of equity companies

 

19,764.3

 

11,911.7

Other items

 

-26,857.7

 

-18,636.1

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM EARNINGS

 

144,916.4

 

170,120.5

Payments from hedging transactions

 

-40,185.5

 

2,890.9

Change in fixed term deposits and short-term investments

 

61,115.0

 

-102.1

Change in inventories and current receivables

 

-28,246.6

 

-38,381.5

Other change in working capital

 

-39,868.5

 

-17,063.9

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

97,730.8

 

117,463.9

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

 

-112,946.8

 

-96,752.4

Other items

 

10,186.1

 

4,538.7

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENTS

 

-102,760.7

 

-92,213.7

Dividend distribution

 

-78,885.8

 

-53,846.4

Other items

 

7,283.1

 

-4,267.6

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

-71,602.7

 

-58,114.0

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH FLOW

 

-76,632.6

 

-32,863.8

 

 

 

 

 

Cash funds at beginning of period

 

101,436.6

 

93,030.3

Cash flow

 

-76,632.6

 

-32,863.8

Exchange rate effects on cash funds

 

-32.9

 

272.8

Cash funds at end of period

 

24,771.1

 

60,439.3