Cash Flow Statement
of the Volkswagen Group for the period January 1 to December 31, 2018
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€ million |
2018 |
20171 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
18,038 |
18,833 |
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Earnings before tax |
15,643 |
13,673 |
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Income taxes paid |
−3,804 |
−3,664 |
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Depreciation and amortization of, and impairment losses on, intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property2 |
11,034 |
10,562 |
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Amortization of and impairment losses on capitalized development costs2 |
3,668 |
3,734 |
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Impairment losses on equity investments2 |
170 |
136 |
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Depreciation of and impairment losses on lease assets2 |
7,689 |
7,734 |
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Gain/loss on disposal of noncurrent assets and equity investments |
98 |
−25 |
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Share of the result of equity-accounted investments |
244 |
274 |
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Other noncash expense/income |
347 |
−240 |
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Change in inventories |
−5,372 |
−4,198 |
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Change in receivables (excluding financial services) |
−6,400 |
−1,660 |
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Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities) |
3,645 |
5,302 |
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Change in provisions |
−762 |
−9,443 |
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Change in lease assets |
−11,647 |
−11,478 |
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Change in financial services receivables |
−7,282 |
−11,891 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
7,272 |
−1,185 |
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Investments in intangible assets (excluding development costs), property, plant and equipment, and investment property |
−13,729 |
−13,052 |
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Additions to capitalized development costs |
−5,234 |
−5,260 |
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Acquisition of subsidiaries |
−470 |
−277 |
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Acquisition of other equity investments |
−420 |
−561 |
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Disposal of subsidiaries |
−26 |
496 |
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Disposal of other equity investments |
210 |
24 |
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Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property |
282 |
411 |
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Change in investments in securities |
−1,378 |
1,376 |
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Change in loans and time deposits |
−826 |
335 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
−21,590 |
−16,508 |
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Capital contributions/capital redemptions |
1,491 |
3,473 |
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Dividends paid |
−2,375 |
−1,332 |
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Capital transactions with noncontrolling interest shareholders |
−28 |
– |
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Proceeds from issuance of bonds |
35,308 |
30,279 |
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Repayments of bonds |
−15,290 |
−17,877 |
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Changes in other financial liabilities |
5,488 |
3,109 |
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Lease payments |
−29 |
−28 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
24,566 |
17,625 |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
−173 |
−727 |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
10,075 |
−796 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
28,113 |
18,038 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
28,113 |
18,038 |
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Securities, loans and time deposits |
28,036 |
26,291 |
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Gross liquidity |
56,148 |
44,329 |
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Total third-party borrowings |
−190,883 |
−163,472 |
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Net liquidity |
−134,735 |
−119,143 |
Explanatory notes on the cash flow statement are presented in the section relating to the cash flow statement.