Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Ref.€ thousand31/12/2018Of which related party transactions31/12/17Of which related party transactionsChange
NoteCash flow from operating activities     
 Profit before tax from continuing operations409,033 288,196 120,837
7Depreciation/amortisation366,839 328,911 37,928
7Revaluations/impairment charges18,428 63,228 (44,801)
26Change in provisions for risks(51,861) 56,032 (107,894)
25Change in Employee severance indemnity(7,105) (2,087) (5,017)
 Gains on disposals0 0 0
 Net financial interest82,859 71,955 10,905
11Income taxes paid(79,145) (137,764) 58,619
 Financial flows generated by operating activities before changes739,048 668,471 70,577
22Increases in current receivables included in the working capital98,720(69,302)(70,073)29,465168,794
30Increase/decrease in current payables included in the working capital(15,544)(11,555)10,752(12,944)(26,296)
22.aIncrease/(decrease) in inventories(7,623) (8,475) 852
 Change in working capital75,553 (67,797) 143,350
 Change in other assets/liabilities during the period(89,910) (287,675) 197,764
 TOTAL CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES724,690 312,999 411,691
 Cash flow from investment activities  0   
 Purchase/sale of tangible fixed assets(241,607) (183,395) (58,213)
13-14Purchase/sale of intangible fixed assets(375,276) (330,583) (44,693)
17Equity investments0 0 0
17-18Purchase/sale of equity investments in subsidiaries(5,570) (3,814) (1,756)
17Collections/payments deriving from other financial investments116,038(39,283)(117,026)13,827233,064
18Collected dividends8,6128,6129,6269,626(1,014)
 Interest income collected20,643 16,929 3,714
 TOTAL CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES(477,160) (608,263) 131,103
 Cash flow from financing activities  0   
 Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries' capital increase0 0 0
27Repayment of borrowings and long-term loans(380,862) (386,401) 5,538
27Disbursement of borrowings/other medium/long-term loans1,000,000 450,000 550,000
30Decrease / increase in other short-term financial debts(233,453)(2,415)481,614(968)(715,067)
 Interest expense paid(108,340) (98,732) (9,609)
 Dividends paid(137,379)(137,379)(136,110)(136,110)(1,268)
 TOTAL CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES139,966 310,372 (170,406)
 Cash flows for the period387,497 15,108 372,389
 Net opening balance of cash and cash equivalents680,641 665,533 15,108
 Net closing balance of cash and cash equivalents1,068,138 680,641 387,497
 

Amounts in € thousand