| in €m | Note | 2021 | 2022 |
| Earnings before taxes | | 19.0 | 13.2 |
| Appreciation/depreciation on intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | (F) | 39.3 | 40.8 |
| Currency measurement | (H) (18) | 0.9 | -3.6 |
| Non-cash interest income/expense | | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| Other non-cash income/expenses | | -3.3 | 1.6 |
| Gross cash flow | | 60.7 | 57.9 |
| Changes in inventories | | 33.2 | -96.1 |
| Changes in receivables and other assets | | -8.5 | -33.8 |
| Changes in other provisions | | -15.0 | -13.9 |
| Changes in payables and other liabilities | | 37.6 | 102.6 |
| Interest received | | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Interest paid | | -5.3 | -4.4 |
| Income tax paid | | -13.7 | -8.6 |
| Income tax refunded | | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | | 95.0 | 5.4 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Payments for investment in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | | -32.4 | -44.0 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of investments | | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Payments for investments | | -5.6 | -20.6 |
| Dividends received | | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Payments for loans to associates | | -3.8 | -4.3 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | | -38.7 | -65.1 |
| Free cash flow | | 56.3 | -59.7 |
| Proceeds from loans | | 2.0 | 75.4 |
| Repayment of loans | | -60.3 | -6.0 |
| Payments for lease liabilities | | -10.0 | -9.2 |
| Changes in equity attr. to non-controlling interests | | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Other changes in equity | | – | -1.2 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | | -68.4 | 59.4 |
| Change in funds | | -12.1 | -0.3 |
| Effect of changes in exchange rates | | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| Funds at beginning of period | | 137.8 | 129.5 |
| Funds at end of period | (G) (5) | 129.5 | 132.2 |
