in €m | Note | 2022 | 2023 |
Earnings before taxes | | 13.2 | 13.0 |
Appreciation/depreciation on intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | (F) | 40.8 | 45.7 |
Currency measurement | (H) (18) | -3.6 | 5.0 |
Non-cash interest income/expense | | 5.9 | 5.0 |
Other non-cash income/expenses | | 1.6 | 2.7 |
Gross cash flow | | 57.9 | 71.4 |
Changes in inventories | | -96.1 | -7.3 |
Changes in receivables and other assets | | -33.8 | 10.2 |
Changes in other provisions | | -13.9 | -10.5 |
Changes in payables and other liabilities | | 102.6 | -75.5 |
Interest received | | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Interest paid | | -4.4 | -13.0 |
Income tax paid | | -8.6 | -10.2 |
Income tax refunded | | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Cash flows from operating activities | | 5.4 | -31.8 |
Proceeds from the disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | | 3.2 | 1.2 |
Payments for investment in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | | -44.0 | -52.2 |
Proceeds from the disposal of investments | | 0.1 | – |
Payments for investments | | -20.6 | -4.8 |
Dividends received | | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Payments for loans to associates | | -4.3 | -7.3 |
Cash flows from investing activities | | -65.1 | -61.6 |
Free cash flow | | -59.7 | -93.4 |
Proceeds from loans | | 75.4 | 63.3 |
Repayment of loans | | -6.0 | -15.2 |
Proceeds from financial service providers | | – | 69.2 |
Repayments to financial service providers | | – | -46.9 |
Payments for lease liabilities | | -9.2 | -9.5 |
Changes in equity attr. to non-controlling interests | | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Other changes in equity | | -1.2 | 0.4 |
Cash flows from financing activities | | 59.4 | 61.2 |
Change in funds | | -0.3 | -32.2 |
Effect of changes in exchange rates | | 3.0 | -3.6 |
Funds at beginning of period | | 129.5 | 132.2 |
Funds at end of period | (G) (5) | 132.2 | 96.4 |