|
|
1st half-year 2024 |
1st half-year 2023 |
|
Profit incl. minority interests |
112,238 |
106,400 |
|
Net interest expense |
6,324 |
8,585 |
|
Income taxes |
19,830 |
21,032 |
|
Result from sale of fixed assets |
-377 |
-197 |
|
Depreciation and amortisation |
56,648 |
56,317 |
|
Impairment charges |
872 |
53 |
|
Change in provisions |
1,812 |
315 |
|
Income from associates and joint ventures |
827 |
-932 |
|
Other non-cash adjustments |
-5,727 |
431 |
|
Cash flow before changes in net working capital, interest and taxes |
192,447 |
192,004 |
|
|
|
|
|
Change in inventories |
-65,356 |
-57,956 |
|
Change in trade receivables |
44,067 |
62,335 |
|
Change in other receivables, prepayments and accrued income |
-13,427 |
-18,683 |
|
Change in trade payables |
14,346 |
-38,757 |
|
Change in other payables, accrued liabilities and deferred income |
23,003 |
57,208 |
|
Interest paid |
-4,010 |
-4,239 |
|
Taxes paid |
-11,747 |
-24,110 |
|
Cash flow from operating activities |
179,323 |
167,802 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in property, plant and equipment |
-53,371 |
-64,285 |
|
Asset related government grants |
578 |
– |
|
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
815 |
854 |
|
Investments in intangible assets |
-2,987 |
-1,386 |
|
Acquisition of consolidated investments/businesses |
-9,216 |
-1,636 |
|
Acquisition of minority interests |
-1,750 |
-1,659 |
|
Change in loans receivable |
-5,109 |
-3,222 |
|
Dividend received |
28 |
51 |
|
Interest received |
2,706 |
515 |
|
Cash flow from investing activities |
-68,306 |
-70,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
Change in other current financial liabilities |
-6,184 |
7,575 |
|
Change in other non-current financial liabilities |
-968 |
6,220 |
|
Dividend payments to shareholders |
-82,922 |
-77,572 |
|
Dividend payments to minority shareholders |
-1,321 |
-1,812 |
|
Cash flow from financing activities |
-91,395 |
-65,589 |
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation |
3,622 |
-749 |
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
23,244 |
30,696 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
349,115 |
202,195 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
372,359 |
232,891 |