Cash Flow Statement

of the Volkswagen Group for the period January 1 to December 31, 2017

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€ million

 

2017

 

2016

1

Net of impairment reversals.

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

18,833

 

20,462

Earnings before tax

 

13,913

 

7,292

Income taxes paid

 

−3,664

 

−3,315

Depreciation and amortization of, and impairment losses on, intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property1

 

10,562

 

10,100

Amortization of and impairment losses on capitalized development costs1

 

3,734

 

3,586

Impairment losses on equity investments1

 

136

 

130

Depreciation of and impairment losses on lease assets1

 

7,734

 

7,107

Gain/loss on disposal of noncurrent assets and equity investments

 

−25

 

−222

Share of the result of equity-accounted investments

 

274

 

377

Other noncash expense/income

 

−480

 

716

Change in inventories

 

−4,198

 

−3,637

Change in receivables (excluding financial services)

 

−1,660

 

−2,155

Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities)

 

5,302

 

5,048

Change in provisions

 

−9,443

 

5,966

Change in lease assets

 

−11,478

 

−12,074

Change in financial services receivables

 

−11,891

 

−9,490

Cash flows from operating activities

 

−1,185

 

9,430

Investments in intangible assets (excluding development costs), property, plant and equipment, and investment property

 

−13,052

 

−13,152

Additions to capitalized development costs

 

−5,260

 

−5,750

Acquisition of subsidiaries

 

−277

 

−119

Acquisition of other equity investments

 

−561

 

−309

Disposal of subsidiaries

 

496

 

−7

Disposal of other equity investments

 

24

 

2,190

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

 

411

 

351

Change in investments in securities

 

1,376

 

−1,245

Change in loans and time deposits

 

335

 

−2,638

Cash flows from investing activities

 

−16,508

 

−20,679

Capital contributions

 

3,473

 

Dividends paid

 

−1,332

 

−364

Capital transactions with noncontrolling interest shareholders

 

 

−3

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

 

30,279

 

14,262

Repayments of bonds

 

−17,877

 

−23,601

Changes in other financial liabilities

 

3,109

 

19,455

Lease payments

 

−28

 

−36

Cash flows from financing activities

 

17,625

 

9,712

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

−727

 

−91

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

−796

 

−1,628

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

18,038

 

18,833

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

18,038

 

18,833

Securities, loans and time deposits

 

26,291

 

28,036

Gross liquidity

 

44,329

 

46,869

Total third-party borrowings

 

−163,472

 

−154,819

Net liquidity

 

−119,143

 

−107,950

Explanatory notes on the cash flow statement are presented in the section relating to the cash flow statement.