Cash Flow Statement

of the Volkswagen Group for the period January 1 to December 31, 2018

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€ million

 

2018

 

20171

1

Prior-year figures adjusted (see disclosures on IFRS 9).

2

Net of impairment reversals.

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

18,038

 

18,833

Earnings before tax

 

15,643

 

13,673

Income taxes paid

 

−3,804

 

−3,664

Depreciation and amortization of, and impairment losses on, intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property2

 

11,034

 

10,562

Amortization of and impairment losses on capitalized development costs2

 

3,668

 

3,734

Impairment losses on equity investments2

 

170

 

136

Depreciation of and impairment losses on lease assets2

 

7,689

 

7,734

Gain/loss on disposal of noncurrent assets and equity investments

 

98

 

−25

Share of the result of equity-accounted investments

 

244

 

274

Other noncash expense/income

 

347

 

−240

Change in inventories

 

−5,372

 

−4,198

Change in receivables (excluding financial services)

 

−6,400

 

−1,660

Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities)

 

3,645

 

5,302

Change in provisions

 

−762

 

−9,443

Change in lease assets

 

−11,647

 

−11,478

Change in financial services receivables

 

−7,282

 

−11,891

Cash flows from operating activities

 

7,272

 

−1,185

Investments in intangible assets (excluding development costs), property, plant and equipment, and investment property

 

−13,729

 

−13,052

Additions to capitalized development costs

 

−5,234

 

−5,260

Acquisition of subsidiaries

 

−470

 

−277

Acquisition of other equity investments

 

−420

 

−561

Disposal of subsidiaries

 

−26

 

496

Disposal of other equity investments

 

210

 

24

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property

 

282

 

411

Change in investments in securities

 

−1,378

 

1,376

Change in loans and time deposits

 

−826

 

335

Cash flows from investing activities

 

−21,590

 

−16,508

Capital contributions/capital redemptions

 

1,491

 

3,473

Dividends paid

 

−2,375

 

−1,332

Capital transactions with noncontrolling interest shareholders

 

−28

 

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

 

35,308

 

30,279

Repayments of bonds

 

−15,290

 

−17,877

Changes in other financial liabilities

 

5,488

 

3,109

Lease payments

 

−29

 

−28

Cash flows from financing activities

 

24,566

 

17,625

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

−173

 

−727

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

10,075

 

−796

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

28,113

 

18,038

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

28,113

 

18,038

Securities, loans and time deposits

 

28,036

 

26,291

Gross liquidity

 

56,148

 

44,329

Total third-party borrowings

 

−190,883

 

−163,472

Net liquidity

 

−134,735

 

−119,143

Explanatory notes on the cash flow statement are presented in the section relating to the cash flow statement.