Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

in EUR m

 

2022

 

20211

Net income

 

‒49

 

451

Income taxes

 

147

 

163

Financial result

 

139

 

‒62

Depreciation, amortization and impairments of goodwill, other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

430

 

251

Consumption of programming assets incl. change in provisions for onerous contracts

 

958

 

995

Change in provisions

 

8

 

27

Gain/loss on the sale of assets

 

‒19

 

11

Other non-cash income/expenses

 

0

 

‒4

Change in working capital

 

‒62

 

‒19

Dividends received

 

7

 

5

Income tax paid

 

‒162

 

‒221

Interest paid

 

‒51

 

‒60

Interest received

 

11

 

1

Cash flow from operating activities

 

1,354

 

1,539

Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets

 

23

 

74

Payments for the acquisition of other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

‒217

 

‒218

Payments for investments including investments accounted for using the equity method

 

‒21

 

‒83

Payments for the acquisition of programming assets

 

‒895

 

‒1.060

Payments for the issuance of loan receivables

 

‒2

 

‒1

Proceeds from the repayment of loan receivables

 

2

 

1

Payments for obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses (net of cash and cash equivalents acquired)

 

23

 

‒25

Proceeds from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses (net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of)

 

122

 

63

Cash flow from investing activities

 

‒966

 

‒1.249

Dividend paid

 

‒181

 

‒111

Repayment of financial liabilities

 

‒326

 

‒1.681

Proceeds from issuance of financial liabilities

 

37

 

956

Repayment of lease liabilities

 

‒45

 

‒42

Payments for transactions with non-controlling interests

 

0

 

‒37

Dividend payments to non-controlling interests

 

0

 

‒23

Payments in connection with refinancing measures

 

‒7

 

‒1

Proceeds from premiums relating to the early repayment of financial liabilities

 

3

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

‒519

 

‒940

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

41

 

20

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

‒91

 

‒630

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of reporting period

 

594

 

1,224

Cash and cash equivalents at end of reporting period

 

504

 

594

1

Prior-year figures partly adjusted as described in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, note 3 “Changes in reporting standards and accounting policies”.