33 Cash flow statement
Cash flows are presented in the cash flow statement classified into cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, irrespective of the balance sheet classification.
Cash flows from operating activities are derived indirectly from earnings before tax. Earnings before tax are adjusted to eliminate noncash expenditures (mainly depreciation, amortization and impairment losses) and income. Other noncash income and expense results mainly from measurement effects in connection with financial instruments and to fair value changes relating to hedging transactions (see section entitled “Other financial result”). This results in cash flows from operating activities after accounting for changes in working capital, which also include changes in lease assets and in financial services receivables.
Investing activities include additions to property, plant and equipment and equity investments, additions to capitalized development costs and investments in securities, loans and time deposits.
Financing activities include outflows of funds from dividend payments and redemption of bonds, inflows from the capital increases and issuance of bonds, and changes in other financial liabilities. Please refer to the “Equity” section for information on the in-/outflows from the issuance/repayment of hybrid capital contained in the capital contributions.
The changes in balance sheet items that are presented in the cash flow statement cannot be derived directly from the balance sheet, as the effects of currency translation and changes in the consolidated Group are noncash transactions and are therefore eliminated.
In 2018, cash flows from operating activities include interest received amounting to €7,047 million (previous year: €6,641 million) and interest paid amounting to €1,857 million (previous year: €2,332 million). Cash flows from operating activities also include dividend payments received from joint ventures and associates of €3,493 million (previous year: €3,653 million).
Dividends amounting to €1,967 million (previous year: €1,015 million) were paid to Volkswagen AG shareholders.
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits as reported in the balance sheet |
28,938 |
18,457 |
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Time deposits |
−825 |
−420 |
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Cash and cash equivalents as reported in the cash flow statement |
28,113 |
18,038 |
Time deposits are not classified as cash equivalents. Time deposits have a contractual maturity of more than three months. The maximum default risk corresponds to its carrying amount.
The following table shows the classification of changes in financial liabilities into cash and non-cash transactions:
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Jan. 1, 2017 |
Cash-effective changes |
Foreign exchange differences |
Changes in consolidated group |
Changes in fair values |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Bonds |
52,022 |
12,402 |
−1,018 |
– |
−289 |
63,118 |
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Other total third-party borrowings |
102,259 |
3,501 |
−5,273 |
−370 |
−240 |
99,875 |
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Finance lease liabilities |
539 |
−28 |
−25 |
−16 |
9 |
479 |
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Total third-party borrowings |
154,819 |
15,875 |
−6,316 |
−386 |
−520 |
163,472 |
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Put options and compensation rights granted to noncontrolling interest shareholders |
3,849 |
−118 |
– |
– |
64 |
3,795 |
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Other financial assets and liabilities |
87 |
−274 |
17 |
– |
10 |
−160 |
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Financial assets and liabilities in financing activities |
158,755 |
15,483 |
−6,299 |
−386 |
−446 |
167,107 |
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Jan. 1, 2018 |
Cash-effective changes |
Foreign exchange differences |
Changes in consolidated group |
Changes in fair values |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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Bonds |
63,118 |
20,018 |
−193 |
– |
−1,395 |
81,549 |
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Other total third-party borrowings |
99,875 |
7,740 |
−414 |
11 |
1,674 |
108,886 |
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Finance lease liabilities |
479 |
−29 |
−1 |
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0 |
449 |
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Total third-party borrowings |
163,472 |
27,730 |
−607 |
11 |
279 |
190,883 |
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Put options and compensation rights granted to noncontrolling interest shareholders |
3,795 |
−2,132 |
– |
– |
190 |
1,853 |
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Other financial assets and liabilities |
−160 |
−121 |
27 |
– |
72 |
−182 |
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Financial assets and liabilities in financing activities |
167,107 |
25,477 |
−581 |
11 |
541 |
192,555 |
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