Consolidated cash flow statement

T€

Notes

2023

2022

Net income

633,394

480,129

Income tax expense

290,929

236,944

Net interest

-79,362

-14,460

Income from investments

-60,264

-63,979

Non-cash effective results from change in the consolidated group

-1,659

-2,265

Non-cash income/expense attributable to equity-accounted investments

-8,530

27,343

Other non-cash income/expense

24,197

-12,788

Depreciations/reversal of impairment losses

540,110

560,571

Change in non-current provisions

43,846

48,149

Gains/losses on disposal of non-current assets

-53,200

-51,179

Interest received

106,126

42,383

Interest paid

-21,099

-27,480

Dividends received

54,619

65,804

Taxes paid

-163,947

-227,587

Cash flow from earnings

1,305,160

1,061,585

Change in inventories

-185,807

-132,452

Change in receivables from concession arrangements, contract assets and trade receivables

141,133

-292,350

Change in non-financial assets

26,761

-50,548

Change in income tax receivables/liabilities

-2,050

-1,180

Change in other financial assets

47,212

4,662

Change in current provisions

29,700

64,156

Change in contract liabilities and trade payables

392,128

173,358

Change in non-financial liabilities

81,185

3,668

Change in other financial liabilities

-18,914

-18,042

Cash flow from operating activities1

(34)

1,816,508

812,857

Purchase of financial assets

-138,201

-26,726

Purchase of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

-540,971

-630,523

Proceeds from asset disposals

86,235

81,681

Payments from other financing receivables

-500

-2,333

Proceeds from other financing receivables

47,505

18,063

Cash outflow from changes in the consolidated group2

-109,148

-1,300

Cash inflow from changes in the consolidated group2

210

715

Cash flow from investing activities

-654,870

-560,423

Proceeds from bank borrowings

12,631

34,458

Repayment of bank borrowings

-96,630

-97,046

Repayment of bonds

0

-200,000

Payments from lease liabilities

-63,052

-62,522

Proceeds from other financing liabilities

0

415

Repayment of other financing liabilities

-13,504

-5,440

Change in the consolidated group/due to acquisition of non-controlling interests

0

-151

Acquisition of own shares

-108,214

0

Distribution of dividends

-161,812

-173,369

Cash flow from financing activities

(34)

-430,581

-503,655

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

731,057

-251,221

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

2,701,699

2,963,101

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

17,716

-10,181

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

(34)

3,450,472

2,701,699

1Disclosure of interest, dividend and income tax payments was integrated into the consolidated cash flow statement during the financial year; the previous year’s presentation was adjusted accordingly.

2See notes on the scope of consolidation.