Group Annual Report 2023

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Consolidated cash flow statement

Change in cash and cash equivalents

2023

2022 adjusted

in EUR ‘000

 

 

Result for the period

576,246

464,003

Adjustments for:

-567,583

1,824,592

Amortisation, valuation and exchange rate differences of financial instruments

-902,090

1,475,014

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

103,301

48,068

Result from disposal of subsidiaries

-1,751

8

Result from the disposals and depreciation of property

110,085

84,500

Result from the disposal of financial assets incl. derivatives

1,786

196,884

Share of profit of at equity accounted companies

-16,466

-18,287

Dividends received included in the result for the period

-58,891

-83,289

Income tax expenses

196,443

121,694

Changes in:

-80,793

-2,605,530

Financial assets incl. derivatives

-754,203

-803,660

(Re-) insurance contracts

618,307

-1,957,240

Contract assets and liabilities (IFRS 15)

-5,668

132,573

Right-of-use assets and lease receivables and liabilities

2

23,415

Receivables and liabilities (excl. leases)

57,245

76,189

Intangible assets

1,016

4,867

Property

-7,019

-98,060

Other balance sheet items (other assets, Equipment (excl. property) and other liabilities)

-35,015

-7,207

Provisions

44,542

23,593

Other non-cash income and expenses*

41,980

140,637

Paid/received income tax

-109,175

-227,698

Cash flow from operating activities

-139,325

-403,996

Received interest

840,389

757,607

Received dividends

58,891

83,289

Cash inflow from sale of subsidiaries

0

90,995

Payments for the acquisition of subsidiaries

-15,311

-407,433

Cash inflow from sale of financial instruments

9,027,864

9,324,725

Payments for the acquisition of financial instruments

-9,034,762

-9,434,482

Cash inflow from the sale of property

10,928

4,809

Payments for the acquisition of property

-264,793

-267,947

Cash inflow from the sale of intangible assets

3,562

6,222

Payments for the acquisition of intangible assets

-136,987

-135,378

Cash flow from investment activities

489,781

22,407

Cash inflows from subordinated liabilities

0

500,000

Payments from subordinated liabilities

-469,987

-215,600

Cash inflows from financial liabilities excl. subordinated liabilities and lease liabilities

532

68,007

Payments from financial liabilities excl. subordinated liabilities and lease liabilities

-39,008

-76,830

Payments from lease liabilities

-33,805

-33,217

Payments for the acquisition of non-controlling interests

-284,707

-2,794

Paid dividends

-185,708

-193,978

Paid interest

-88,050

-78,057

Cash flow from financing activities

-1,100,733

-32,469

Change in cash and cash equivalents

-750,277

-414,058

*

The non-cash income and expenses are primarily exchange rate changes.

Development

31/12/2023

31/12/2022 adjusted

in EUR ‘000

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period*

2,315,219

2,727,407

Change in cash and cash equivalents

-750,277

-414,058

Changes in scope of consolidation

8,643

4,765

Exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents

-15,478

-2,895

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period*

1,558,107

2,315,219

*

The cash and cash equivalents at the beginning and end of the reporting period correspond to the item cash and cash equivalents in assets and include liquid money and daily maturing cash.

Notes on the adjustment of the previous year’s figures compared to the consolidated cash flow statement published in the Group Annual Report 2022 can be found in the chapters Changes in accounting policies starting on page 81 and Identification of errors starting on page 82 (download as PDF file).