Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows from 1 January until 31 December 2024

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows from 1 January until 31 December 2024

In € thousand

Notes

1 – 12/2024

1 – 12/2023

Profit/(loss) for the period

 

350,463

303,805

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

 

126,457

119,471

Impairment losses/reversal of impairment losses on other investments

 

8,202

–66,133

Gain/(loss) on the disposal of investments

 

91,834

120,502

Change in deferred acquisition costs

 

1,177

1,979

Change in securities at fair value through profit or loss

 

–135,492

–220,451

Change in other receivables

 

–87,491

10,596

Change in other liabilities

 

51,233

–2,680

Change in technical provisions

 

135,907

104,513

Change in defined benefit obligations

 

–10,793

–2,013

Change in deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

 

–6,738

19,975

Change in other statement of financial position items

 

55,923

–64,260

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

580,683

325,304

of which from discontinued operations

 

2,110

–102,203

 

 

 

 

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

 

5,150

6,010

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

 

–160,578

–122,998

Payments for acquisition of consolidated companies

 

–1,577

–24,765

Proceeds from disposal and maturity of other investments

 

5,863,610

7,396,012

Payments for acquisition of other investments

 

–6,131,202

–6,987,634

Proceeds from disposal of unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments

 

6,513,900

4,086,799

Payments for acquisition of unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments

 

–6,577,262

–4,312,470

Net cash flow from investing activities

 

–487,960

40,953

of which from discontinued operations

 

–14,701

107,668

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments

8.1

–177,629

–169,441

Transactions between owners

 

43,339

0

Payments from other financing activities

9.2

–19,457

–164,252

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

–153,747

–333,693

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

–61,024

32,564

of which due to acquisitions of consolidated subsidiaries

 

23

2,794

of which from discontinued operations

 

–12,591

5,465

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

 

–1,355

–682

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

5.2

699,528

667,646

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

5.2

637,149

699,528

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

–70,625

–21,660

Interest paid (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

–47,444

–56,339

Interest received (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

535,113

454,842

Dividends received (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

81,005

65,625