Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows from 1 January until 31 December 2025
In € thousand |
Notes |
||
|---|---|---|---|
Profit/(loss) for the period |
|
423,261 |
350,463 |
Amortisation of VBI, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, and depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
|
143,251 |
126,457 |
Impairment losses/reversal of impairment losses on other investments |
|
50,625 |
8,202 |
Gain/(loss) on the disposal of investments |
|
–12,887 |
91,834 |
Change in deferred acquisition costs |
|
702 |
1,177 |
Change in securities at fair value through profit or loss |
|
–252,639 |
–135,492 |
Change in other receivables |
|
–15,202 |
–87,491 |
Change in other liabilities |
|
41,477 |
51,233 |
Change in technical provisions |
|
639,949 |
135,907 |
Change in defined benefit obligations |
|
–3,632 |
–10,793 |
Change in deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities |
|
–16,161 |
–6,738 |
Change in other statement of financial position items |
|
138,999 |
55,923 |
Net cash flow from operating activities |
|
1,137,743 |
580,683 |
of which from discontinued operations |
|
0 |
2,110 |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment |
|
15,176 |
5,150 |
Payments for acquisition of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment |
|
–296,012 |
–160,578 |
Proceeds from disposal of consolidated companies |
|
35,974 |
0 |
Payments for acquisition of consolidated companies |
|
–24,354 |
–1,577 |
Proceeds from disposal and maturity of other investments |
|
4,632,045 |
5,863,610 |
Payments for acquisition of other investments |
|
–4,988,487 |
–6,131,202 |
Proceeds from disposal of unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments |
|
4,500,471 |
6,513,900 |
Payments for acquisition of unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments |
|
–4,670,687 |
–6,577,262 |
Net cash flow from investing activities |
|
–795,874 |
–487,960 |
of which from discontinued operations |
|
0 |
–14,701 |
|
|
|
|
Dividend payments |
–184,720 |
–177,629 |
|
Transactions between owners |
|
86,990 |
43,339 |
Payments from other financing activities |
–219,635 |
–19,457 |
|
Net cash flow from financing activities |
|
–317,365 |
–153,747 |
|
|
|
|
Change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
24,504 |
–61,024 |
of which due to acquisitions of consolidated subsidiaries |
|
–2,540 |
23 |
of which from discontinued operations |
|
0 |
–12,591 |
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to movements in exchange rates |
|
–1,863 |
–1,355 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
637,149 |
699,528 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
659,789 |
637,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid (net cash flow from operating activities) |
|
–81,741 |
–70,625 |
Interest paid (net cash flow from operating activities) |
|
–46,038 |
–47,444 |
Interest received (net cash flow from operating activities) |
|
551,256 |
535,113 |
Dividends received (net cash flow from operating activities) |
|
81,416 |
81,005 |