Statement of Cash Flows
of the WACKER Group

For the Period January 1 to December 31

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€ million

 

Notes

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

 

 

241.8

 

195.4

Depreciation and impairments /write-ups of fixed assets

 

 

 

575.4

 

599.0

Result from disposal of fixed assets

 

 

 

-0.2

 

9.5

Other non-cash expenses and income

 

 

 

-39.1

 

-55.4

Result from equity accounting and joint venture dividends

 

 

 

-3.3

 

-2.9

Net interest result

 

 

 

24.5

 

37.8

Interest paid

 

 

 

-30.4

 

-45.5

Interest received

 

 

 

15.1

 

22.1

Income tax expense

 

 

 

164.9

 

169.8

Taxes paid

 

 

 

-218.7

 

-188.9

Dividends received

 

 

 

4.3

 

4.0

Changes in inventories

 

 

 

-40.3

 

-64.3

Changes in trade receivables

 

 

 

16.9

 

-42.1

Changes in non-financial assets

 

 

 

8.1

 

6.2

Changes in financial assets

 

 

 

49.7

 

7.5

Changes in provisions

 

 

 

84.7

 

70.8

Changes in non-financial liabilities

 

 

 

10.3

 

17.9

Changes in financial liabilities

 

 

 

-8.2

 

-27.9

Changes in advance payments received

 

 

 

-238.3

 

-227.8

Cash flow from operating activities (gross cash flow)

 

21

 

617.2

 

485.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property

 

 

 

-820.7

 

-525.1

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

 

 

 

5.1

 

1.9

Proceeds from the disposal of investments

 

 

 

 

0.1

Cash receipts and payments for acquisitions

 

 

 

 

25.8

Cash flow from long-term investing activities before securities

 

 

 

-815.6

 

-497.3

Cash receipts from the disposal of securities and fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

342.3

 

120.3

Payments for the acquisition of securities and fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

-218.1

 

-128.6

Cash flow from investing activities

 

21

 

-691.4

 

-505.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

 

 

-74.5

 

-24.8

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

-1.4

 

-0.9

Cash receipts from the change in ownership interests in Siltronic AG

 

 

 

361.9

 

Bank loans raised

 

 

 

99.8

 

198.3

Bank loans repaid

 

 

 

-319.5

 

-250.7

Other financial liabilities repaid

 

 

 

-8.4

 

-10.5

Cash flow from financing activities

 

21

 

57.9

 

-88.6

Changes due to exchange-rate fluctuations

 

 

 

0.9

 

3.1

Changes in cash and cash equivalents

 

11

 

-15.4

 

-105.9

At the beginning of the year

 

 

 

325.9

 

431.8

At the end of the year

 

 

 

310.5

 

325.9