| in € million |
9 Months 2011 |
9 Months 2010 |
| Earnings
before tax (EBT) |
169.1 |
5.7 |
| Depreciation,
write-downs (+)/write-ups (-) on fixed assets |
249.9 |
211.7 |
| Income tax
refunded (+) / paid (–) |
96.0 |
61.0 |
| Other
non-payment-related expenses (+)/income (–) |
19.3 |
105.0 |
| Interest
expenses |
95.5 |
83.8 |
| Profit
(–)/loss (+) from the disposal of fixed assets |
2.2 |
4.3 |
| Increase
(–)/decrease (+) in inventories |
−447.9 |
−207.5 |
| Increase (–)/decrease (+) in trade receivables
and other assets not attributable to investment
or financing activities |
−478.1 |
−327.7 |
| Use of provisions affecting payments, excluding income tax
provisions |
−192.8 |
−194.0 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (–) in trade payables
and other liabilities not attributable to
investment or financing activities |
200.7 |
266.2 |
| |
|
|
| Cash flow from operating
activities |
−286.1 |
8.5 |
| |
|
|
| Cash inflow
from the disposal of fixed assets |
1.4 |
26.8 |
| Cash outflow for investments in fixed assets |
−280.2 |
−302.4 |
| Cash inflow
(+)/outflow (–) for funds |
84.8 |
−194.7 |
| Cash inflow
from the disposal of financial assets |
5.9 |
3.0 |
| Cash outflow
for investments in financial assets |
−120.1 |
−26.5 |
| |
|
|
| Cash flow from investment
activities |
−308.2 |
−493.8 |
| |
|
|
| Cash inflow (+)/outflow (–) as a result of sale and repurchase
of treasury shares |
0.0 |
−10.3 |
| Cash outflow
in payments to company owners |
−17.3 |
−13.6 |
| Cash inflow (+)/outflow (–) as a result of the issuing of bonds,
borrowings and other financial liabilites |
−16.4 |
−3.3 |
| Interest paid |
−16.6 |
−6.0 |
| |
|
|
| Cash flow from financing
activities |
−50.3 |
−33.2 |
| |
|
|
| Cash and cash
equivalents at the start of the period |
1,574.3 |
1,793.0 |
| Cash and cash
equivalents referring to changes of the consolidated group |
5.4 |
0.0 |
| Gains and
losses from changes in foreign exchange rates |
−1.4 |
1.7 |
| Payment-related
changes in cash and cash equalities |
−644.6 |
−518.5 |
| |
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents at
the end of the period |
933.7 |
1,276.2 |