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Consolidated statement of cash flows

millions of €

 

 

 

 

 

Note

2020

2019

2018

Profit (loss) before income taxes

35

8,677

7,260

5,153

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses

 

25,829

17,663

13,836

(Profit) loss from financial activities

 

4,128

2,197

2,848

(Profit) loss on the disposal of fully consolidated subsidiaries

 

(10)

9

0

(Income) loss from the sale of stakes accounted for using the equity method

 

0

(143)

0

Other non-cash transactions

 

(857)

569

430

(Gains) losses from the disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

368

112

(126)

Change in assets carried as operating working capital

 

(2,702)

(814)

(998)

Change in other operating assets

 

(509)

(248)

(337)

Change in provisions

 

20

203

(100)

Change in liabilities carried as operating working capital

 

(2,108)

(440)

(515)

Change in other operating liabilities

 

(239)

(325)

(11)

Income taxes received (paid)

 

(690)

(758)

(697)

Dividends received

 

6

15

181

Net payments from entering into, canceling or changing the terms and conditions of interest rate derivatives

 

(2,207)

(3)

0

Cash generated from operations

 

29,706

25,297

19,663

Interest paid

 

(7,252)

(3,924)

(3,307)

Interest received

 

1,289

1,701

1,592

Net cash from operating activities

 

23,743

23,074

17,948

Cash outflows for investments in

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

(5,756)

(4,375)

(3,353)

Property, plant and equipment

 

(12,938)

(9,982)

(9,139)

Non-current financial assets

 

(566)

(417)

(639)

Payments for publicly funded investments in the broadband build-outa

 

(507)

(401)

0

Proceeds from public funds for investments in the broadband build-outa

 

431

341

0

Changes in cash and cash equivalents in connection with the acquisition of control of subsidiaries and associates

 

(5,028)

(261)

(2,080)

Proceeds from disposal of

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

3

0

2

Property, plant and equipment

 

233

176

523

Non-current financial assets

 

112

251

596

Changes in cash and cash equivalents in connection with the loss of control of subsidiaries and associates

 

1,094

62

(67)

Net change in short-term investments and marketable securities and receivables

 

273

376

(144)

Other

 

(2)

(1)

5

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(22,649)

(14,230)

(14,297)

Proceeds from issue of current financial liabilities

 

19,018

10,778

51,597

Repayment of current financial liabilities

 

(34,939)

(16,533)

(57,253)

Proceeds from issue of non-current financial liabilities

 

34,131

6,278

8,375

Repayment of non-current financial liabilities

 

(1,699)

(21)

(23)

Dividend payments (including to other shareholders of subsidiaries)

 

(3,067)

(3,561)

(3,254)

Principal portion of repayment of lease liabilities

 

(5,371)

(3,835)

(1,174)

Cash inflows from transactions with non-controlling entities

 

53

13

29

Cash outflows from transactions with non-controlling entities

 

(565)

(261)

(1,557)

Other

 

0

0

0

Net cash from (used in) financing activities

 

7,561

(7,141)

(3,259)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,036)

11

(17)

Changes in cash and cash equivalents associated with non-current assets and disposal groups held for sale

 

(73)

0

(8)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

7,547

1,713

367

Cash and cash equivalents, at the beginning of the year

 

5,393

3,679

3,312

Cash and cash equivalents, at the end of the year

 

12,939

5,393

3,679

a

The payments and proceeds shown here relate to those investments in the broadband build-out that are publicly financed in full. Since the payments are not made at the same point in time as the proceeds are received, the net amounts can be positive or negative in the individual periods. These investments are not included in the operational KPIs “Cash capex” and “Free cash flow,” because the payments made do not result in additions to property, plant and equipment.