Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the period from October 1 to September 30 (IFRS)
| in € thousand | 12 months 2019/20 | 12 months 2018/19 |
| Earnings before taxes | 367,323 | 263,693 |
| Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (including impairment losses or reversals) | 209,653 | 133,665 |
| Change in allowances on receivables and other assets | 1,261 | 378 |
| Change in non-current provisions | 1,200 | 2,736 |
| Net gains/losses on disposal of fixed assets | 2,230 | 32,123 |
| Measurement of derivatives | 15,967 | 17,467 |
| Other non-cash items | 6,314 | 4,589 |
| Expenses and income included in the financial result | 8,269 | 11,220 |
| Income taxes received/paid | -64,099 | -67,006 |
| Gross cash flow | 548,118 | 398,865 |
| Change in receivables and other assets | -49,149 | -15,969 |
| Change in inventories (including measurement effects) | -344,988 | -33,227 |
| Change in current provisions | 23,675 | 8,501 |
| Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities) | 281,283 | -86,496 |
| Cash inflow from operating activities (net cash flow) | 458,939 | 271,674 |
| Payments for investments in fixed assets | -229,955 | -221,481 |
| Payments for the acquisition of shares in affiliated companies less cash acquired | -332,213 | 0 |
| Payments from the take-up of loans granted by third parties | -5,359 | 0 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets | 328 | 1,592 |
| Interest received | 6,679 | 3,932 |
| Dividends received | 4,888 | 8,080 |
| Cash outflow from investing activities | -555,631 | -207,877 |
| Proceeds deriving from the take-up of financial liabilities | 411,124 | 144,464 |
| Payments for the redemption of bonds and financial liabilities | -162,953 | -160,219 |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | -39,288 | 0 |
| Interest paid | -15,996 | -16,193 |
| Dividends paid | -56,386 | -69,828 |
| Cash outflow from financing activities | 136,501 | -101,776 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 39,808 | -37,979 |
| Changes resulting from movements in exchange rates | -205 | 217 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 441,461 | 479,223 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 481,064 | 441,461 |
Prior-year figures retrospectively adjusted due to the reclassification of Segment FRP.