| in €m | Note | 2023 | 2024 |
| Earnings before taxes | | 13.0 | -59.2 |
| Appreciation/depreciation on intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | (F) | 45.7 | 46.7 |
| Currency measurement | (H) (19) | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Non-cash interest income/expense | | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| Other non-cash income/expenses | | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Gross cash flow | | 71.4 | -6.8 |
| Changes in inventories | | -7.3 | 61.2 |
| Changes in receivables and other assets | | 10.2 | -18.4 |
| Changes in other provisions | | -10.5 | 13.2 |
| Changes in payables and other liabilities | | -75.5 | 49.4 |
| Interest received | | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| Interest paid | | -13.0 | -22.8 |
| Income tax paid | | -10.2 | -13.7 |
| Income tax refunded | | 2.12 | 8.1 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | | -31.8 | 73.4 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| Payments for investment in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment | | -52.2 | -43.1 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of investments | | – | 7.4 |
| Payments for investments | | -4.8 | -5.6 |
| Payments for the acquisition of shares in consolidated companies | | – | -1.8 |
| Dividends received | | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Payments for loans to associates | | -7.3 | -8.4 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | | -61.6 | -41.8 |
| Free cash flow | | -93.4 | 31.6 |
| Proceeds from loans | | 63.3 | 45.0 |
| Repayment of loans | | -15.2 | -27.2 |
| Proceeds from financial service providers | | 69.2 | 127.0 |
| Repayments to financial service providers | | -46.9 | -131.9 |
| Payments for lease liabilities | | -9.5 | -10.4 |
| Changes in equity attr. to non-controlling interests | | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Other changes in equity | | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | | 61.2 | 1.3 |
| Change in funds | | -32.2 | 32.9 |
| Effect of changes in exchange rates | | -3.6 | 4.4 |
| Funds at beginning of period | | 132.2 | 96.4 |
| Funds at end of period | (G) (5) | 96.4 | 133.7 |
