| €m |
Note |
20231 |
2024 |
| Consolidated net profit for the period |
|
3,933 |
3,569 |
| + Income taxes |
|
1,580 |
1,494 |
| + Net finance costs |
|
830 |
823 |
| = Profit from operating activities (EBIT) |
|
6,343 |
5,886 |
| + Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses |
|
4,479 |
4,720 |
| + Net loss/net income from disposal of noncurrent assets |
|
–71 |
–25 |
| + Other noncash income and expense |
|
–336 |
–239 |
| + Change in provisions |
|
–38 |
180 |
| + Change in other noncurrent assets and liabilities |
|
–57 |
–57 |
| + Dividends received |
|
27 |
3 |
| + Income taxes paid |
|
–1,625 |
–1,541 |
| = Net cash from operating activities before changes in working capital |
|
8,722 |
8,927 |
| + Change in inventories |
|
–152 |
–63 |
| + Change in receivables and other current assets |
|
2,149 |
–768 |
| + Change in liabilities and other items |
|
–1,461 |
626 |
| = Net cash from operating activities |
43 |
9,258 |
8,722 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |
|
–1 |
0 |
| + Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
153 |
189 |
| + Investments accounted for using the equity method and other investments |
|
78 |
53 |
| + Other noncurrent financial assets |
|
216 |
206 |
| = Proceeds from disposal of noncurrent assets |
|
446 |
448 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |
|
–424 |
–23 |
| + Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
–3,381 |
–2,936 |
| + Investments accounted for using the equity method and other investments |
|
–34 |
–42 |
| + Other noncurrent financial assets |
|
–4 |
–19 |
| = Cash paid to acquire noncurrent assets |
|
–3,843 |
–3,020 |
| + Interest received |
|
253 |
222 |
| + Proceeds from/payments for current financial assets |
|
963 |
–42 |
| = Net cash used in investing activities |
43 |
–2,181 |
–2,392 |
| Proceeds from issuance of noncurrent financial liabilities |
|
501 |
1,341 |
| + Repayments of noncurrent financial liabilities |
|
–3,099 |
–3,336 |
| + Change in current financial liabilities |
|
45 |
174 |
| + Other financing activities |
|
–152 |
15 |
| + Net cash from/for transactions with noncontrolling interests |
|
–9 |
–3 |
| + Dividend paid to Deutsche Post AG shareholders |
35 |
–2,205 |
–2,169 |
| + Dividend paid to noncontrolling-interest holders |
|
–283 |
–248 |
| + Purchase of treasury shares |
|
–986 |
–1,234 |
| + Interest paid |
|
–710 |
–887 |
| = Net cash used in financing activities |
43 |
–6,898 |
–6,347 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
179 |
–17 |
| + Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
–320 |
–13 |
| + Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1 |
|
3,790 |
3,649 |
| = Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31 |
31 |
3,649 |
3,619 |
| 1 Prior-year figures adjusted, note 4. |
