Consolidated Financial Statements

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Cash Flow Statement

of the Volkswagen Group for the period January 1 to December 31, 2022

€ million

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

39,123

 

33,432

Earnings before tax

 

22,044

 

20,126

Income taxes paid

 

−4,415

 

−4,216

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

 

13,364

 

12,947

Amortization of and impairment losses on capitalized development costs1

 

5,144

 

5,050

Impairment losses on equity investments1

 

2,185

 

137

Depreciation of and impairment losses on lease assets1

 

9,977

 

9,339

Gain/loss on disposal of noncurrent assets and equity investments

 

30

 

180

Share of the result of equity-accounted investments

 

575

 

787

Other noncash expense/income

 

−542

 

−1,652

Change in inventories

 

−8,385

 

2,110

Change in receivables (excluding financial services)

 

−3,207

 

1,888

Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities)

 

8,586

 

1,856

Change in provisions

 

−1,856

 

1,943

Change in lease assets

 

−8,711

 

−16,205

Change in financial services receivables

 

−6,294

 

4,345

Cash flows from operating activities

 

28,496

 

38,633

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

 

−12,948

 

−10,655

Additions to capitalized development costs

 

−9,723

 

−7,843

Acquisition of subsidiaries

 

−1,122

 

−3,158

Acquisition of other equity investments

 

−2,504

 

−2,741

Disposal of subsidiaries

 

372

 

−304

Disposal of other equity investments

 

35

 

52

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

 

437

 

469

Change in investments in securities and time deposits2

 

−14,885

 

−1,281

Change in loans2

 

−1,483

 

−667

Cash flows from investing activities

 

−41,822

 

−26,128

Capital contributions/capital redemptions

 

−235

 

−1,071

Dividends paid

 

−4,362

 

−3,022

Capital transactions with noncontrolling interest shareholders

 

16,198

 

−590

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

 

23,876

 

32,659

Repayments of bonds

 

−25,638

 

−30,557

Changes in other financial liabilities

 

−4,366

 

−3,928

Repayments of lease liabilities

 

−1,248

 

−1,246

Cash flows from financing activities

 

4,225

 

−7,754

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

−285

 

942

Change of loss allowance within cash and cash equivalents

 

1

 

−1

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

−9,385

 

5,691

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

29,738

 

39,123

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

29,738

 

39,123

Securities and time deposits and loans

 

49,771

 

34,515

Gross liquidity

 

79,509

 

73,637

Total third-party borrowings

 

−205,312

 

−210,213

Net liquidity

 

−125,803

 

−136,576

1

Net of impairment reversals.

2

In the previous fiscal year, time deposits with maturities of more than three months were reported together with change in loans.

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