| in €m | Note | 2024 | 2025 |
| Earnings before taxes |
| -59.2 | 7.6 |
| Appreciation/depreciation on intangible assets. property. plant and equipment | (F) | 46.7 | 44.0 |
| Currency measurement | (H) (19) | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Non-cash interest income/expense |
| 4.4 | 8.1 |
| Other non-cash income/expenses |
| 1.6 | 3.0 |
| Gross cash flow |
| -6.8 |
|
| Changes in inventories | (G) (3) | 61.2 | 14.8 |
| Changes in receivables and other assets |
| -18.4 | -31.1 |
| Changes in other provisions | (G) (10) | 13.2 | -2.1 |
| Changes in payables and other liabilities |
| 49.4 | 23.5 |
| Interest received |
| 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Interest paid |
| -22.8 | -18.6 |
| Income tax paid |
| -13.7 | -11.3 |
| Income tax refunded |
| 8.1 | 0.6 |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| 73.4 |
|
| Proceeds from the disposal of intangible assets. property. plant and equipment |
| 8.6 | 6.2 |
| Payments for investment in intangible assets. property. plant and equipment |
| -43.1 | -31.6 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of investments |
| 7.4 | 0.2 |
| Payments for investments |
| -5.6 | -6.4 |
| Payments for the acquisition of shares in consolidated companies |
| -1.8 | – |
| Dividends received |
| 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Payments for loans to associates |
| -8.4 | -4.8 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| -41.8 | -35.6 |
| Free cash flow |
| 31.6 |
|
| Proceeds from loans | (I) | 45.0 | 20.4 |
| Repayment of loans | (I) | -27.2 | -20.3 |
| Proceeds from financial service providers | (I) | 127.0 | 136.8 |
| Repayments to financial service providers | (I) | -131.9 | -129.3 |
| Payments for lease liabilities | (I) | -10.4 | -11.4 |
| Changes in equity attr. to non-controlling interests |
| -0.8 | -0.2 |
| Other changes in equity |
| -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| 1.3 | -2.8 |
| Change in funds |
| 32.9 | 4.4 |
| Effect of changes in exchange rates |
| 4.4 | -2.1 |
| Funds at beginning of period |
| – | 1.5 |
| Funds at end of period |
| 96.4 | 133.7 |
| Finanzmittelbestand am Ende des Geschäftsjahres | (G) (5) | 133.7 | 137.5 |
