Cash Flow Statement

of the Volkswagen Group for the period January 1 to December 31, 2016

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€ million

 

2016

 

2015

*

Net of impairment reversals.

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

20,462

 

18,634

Earnings before tax

 

7,292

 

−1,301

Income taxes paid

 

−3,315

 

−3,238

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

 

10,100

 

9,743

Amortization of and impairment losses on capitalized development costs*

 

3,586

 

3,262

Impairment losses on equity investments*

 

130

 

37

Depreciation of and impairment losses on lease assets*

 

7,107

 

6,651

Gain/loss on disposal of noncurrent assets and equity investments

 

−222

 

−1,581

Share of profit or loss of equity-accounted investments

 

377

 

297

Other noncash expense/income

 

716

 

2,102

Change in inventories

 

−3,637

 

−3,149

Change in receivables (excluding financial services)

 

−2,155

 

−1,807

Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities)

 

5,048

 

2,807

Change in provisions

 

5,966

 

18,329

Change in lease assets

 

−12,074

 

−10,808

Change in financial services receivables

 

−9,490

 

−7,663

Cash flows from operating activities

 

9,430

 

13,679

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

 

−13,152

 

−13,213

Additions to capitalized development costs

 

−5,750

 

−5,021

Acquisition of subsidiaries

 

−119

 

−179

Acquisition of other equity investments

 

−309

 

−817

Disposal of subsidiaries

 

−7

 

0

Disposal of other equity investments

 

2,190

 

3,173

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

 

351

 

533

Change in investments in securities

 

−1,245

 

−3,916

Change in loans and time deposits

 

−2,638

 

−1,711

Cash flows from investing activities

 

−20,679

 

−21,151

Capital contributions

 

 

2,457

Dividends paid

 

−364

 

−2,516

Capital transactions with noncontrolling interest shareholders

 

−3

 

0

Other changes

 

 

13

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

 

14,262

 

22,533

Repayments of bonds

 

−23,601

 

−23,755

Changes in other financial liabilities

 

19,455

 

10,360

Lease payments

 

−36

 

−23

Cash flows from financing activities

 

9,712

 

9,068

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

−91

 

232

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

−1,628

 

1,828

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

18,833

 

20,462

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

18,833

 

20,462

Securities, loans and time deposits

 

28,036

 

24,613

Gross liquidity

 

46,869

 

45,075

Total third-party borrowings

 

−154,819

 

−145,604

Net liquidity

 

−107,950

 

−100,530

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