| €m |
Note |
2022 |
2023 |
| Consolidated net profit for the period |
|
5,717 |
3,935 |
| + Income taxes |
|
2,194 |
1,581 |
| + Net finance costs |
|
525 |
829 |
| = Profit from operating activities (EBIT) |
|
8,436 |
6,345 |
| + Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses |
|
4,177 |
4,477 |
| + Net cost/net income from disposal of noncurrent assets |
|
–51 |
–71 |
| + Other noncash income and expense |
|
–31 |
–336 |
| + Change in provisions |
|
78 |
–38 |
| + Change in other noncurrent assets and liabilities |
|
–86 |
–57 |
| + Dividend received |
|
9 |
27 |
| + Income taxes paid |
|
–1,782 |
–1,625 |
| = Net cash from operating activities before changes in working capital |
|
10,750 |
8,722 |
| + Change in inventories |
|
–301 |
–152 |
| + Change in receivables and other current assets |
|
–102 |
2,149 |
| + Change in liabilities and other items |
|
618 |
–1,461 |
| = Net cash from operating activities |
42 |
10,965 |
9,258 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |
|
69 |
–1 |
| + Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
112 |
153 |
| + Investments accounted for using the equity method and other investments |
|
4 |
78 |
| + Other noncurrent financial assets |
|
330 |
216 |
| = Proceeds from disposal of noncurrent assets |
|
515 |
446 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |
|
–1,613 |
–424 |
| + Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
–3,912 |
–3,381 |
| + Investments accounted for using the equity method and other investments |
|
0 |
–34 |
| + Other noncurrent financial assets |
|
–13 |
–4 |
| = Cash paid to acquire noncurrent assets |
|
–5,538 |
–3,843 |
| + Interest received |
|
180 |
253 |
| + Current financial assets |
|
1,664 |
963 |
| = Net cash used in investing activities |
42 |
–3,179 |
–2,181 |
| Proceeds from issuance of noncurrent financial liabilities |
|
1 |
501 |
| + Repayments of noncurrent financial liabilities |
|
–3,169 |
–3,099 |
| + Change in current financial liabilities |
|
–41 |
45 |
| + Other financing activities |
|
100 |
–152 |
| + Net cash from/for transactions with noncontrolling interests |
|
2 |
–9 |
| + Dividend paid to Deutsche Post AG shareholders |
|
–2,205 |
–2,205 |
| + Dividend paid to noncontrolling-interest holders |
|
–366 |
–283 |
| + Purchase of treasury shares |
|
–1,099 |
–986 |
| + Interest paid |
|
–634 |
–710 |
| = Net cash used in financing activities |
42 |
–7,411 |
–6,898 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
375 |
179 |
| + Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
–107 |
–320 |
| + Changes in cash and cash equivalents associated with assets held for sale |
|
–8 |
0 |
| + Changes in cash and cash equivalents due to changes in consolidated group |
|
–1 |
0 |
| + Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1 |
|
3,531 |
3,790 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31 |
31 |
3,790 |
3,649 |
|
