| in €m | Note | 2020 | 2021 |
| Earnings before taxes | | -73.5 | 19.0 |
| Appreciation/depreciation on intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | (F) | 34.5 | 39.3 |
| Currency measurement | (H) (18) | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Non-cash interest income/expense | | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Other non-cash income/expenses | | -0.6 | -3.3 |
| Gross cash flow | | -36.3 | 60.7 |
| Changes in inventories | | 44.7 | 33.2 |
| Changes in receivables and other assets | | 3.9 | -8.5 |
| Changes in other provisions | | 60.1 | -15.0 |
| Changes in payables and other liabilities | | -52.4 | 37.6 |
| Interest received | | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Interest paid | | -2.9 | -5.3 |
| Income tax paid | | -12.9 | -13.7 |
| Income tax refunded | | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | | 12.2 | 95.0 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | | 12.5 | 2.9 |
| Payments for investment in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | | -39.3 | -32.4 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of investments | | – | 0.1 |
| Payments for investments | | -9.6 | -5.6 |
| Dividends received | | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Payments for loans to associates | | – | -3.8 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | | -36.3 | -38.7 |
| Free cash flow | | -24.1 | 56.3 |
| Proceeds from loans | | 20.0 | 2.0 |
| Repayment of loans | | -34.5 | -60.3 |
| Payments for lease liabilities | | -10.7 | -10.0 |
| Changes in equity attr. to non-controlling interests | | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | | -25.0 | -68.4 |
| Change in funds | | -49.1 | -12.1 |
| Effect of changes in exchange rates | | -4.3 | 3.8 |
| Effect of changes in consolidated companies | | 0.2 | – |
| Funds at beginning of period | | 191.0 | 137.8 |
| Funds at end of period | (G) (5) | 137.8 | 129.5 |
