Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows from 1 January until 31 December 2023

In € thousand

Notes

1–12/2023

1–12/2022
restated

Profit/(loss) for the period

 

303,805

255,700

Amortisation of VBI, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, and depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

119,471

91,254

Impairment losses/reversal of impairment losses on other investments

 

–66,133

261,886

Gain/(loss) on the disposal of investments

 

120,502

–54,719

Change in deferred acquisition costs

 

1,979

1,837

Change in securities at fair value through profit or loss

 

–220,451

28,670

Change in other receivables

 

10,596

–14,857

Change in other liabilities

 

–2,680

–197,820

Change in technical provisions

 

104,513

–804,480

Change in defined benefit obligations

 

–2,013

–8,137

Change in deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

 

19,975

–53,238

Change in other statement of financial position items

 

–64,259

–38,141

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

325,304

–532,045

of which from discontinued operations

 

–102,203

25,037

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

6,010

25,062

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

 

–122,998

–165,923

Payments for acquisition of consolidated companies

 

–24,765

–2

Proceeds from disposal and maturity of other investments

 

7,396,012

5,314,519

Payments for acquisition of other investments

 

–6,987,634

–5,518,114

Change in unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments

 

–225,672

1,142,720

Net cash flow from investing activities

 

40,953

798,262

of which from discontinued operations

 

107,668

–20,806

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments

16

–169,441

–169,344

Transactions between owners

 

0

–2,868

Proceeds from other financing activities

 

0

1,414,936

Payments from other financing activities

21

–164,252

–1,431,442

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

–333,693

–188,718

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

32,564

77,499

of which due to acquisitions of consolidated subsidiaries

 

2,794

0

of which from discontinued operations

 

5,465

4,231

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to movements in exchange rates

 

–682

–2,436

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

9

667,646

592,583

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

9

699,528

667,646

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

–21,660

–128,000

Interest paid (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

–56,339

–62,815

Interest received (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

454,842

413,708

Dividends received (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

65,625

80,313