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Consolidated statement of cash flows

millions of €

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q3
2021

Q3 2020

Q1-Q3 2021

Q1-Q3 2020

FY
2020

Profit (loss) before income taxes

1,974

2,116

7,011

5,501

8,677

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses

7,002

7,508

20,625

18,876

25,829

(Profit) loss from financial activities

1,491

990

3,661

3,204

4,128

(Profit) loss on the disposal of fully consolidated subsidiaries

32

0

(130)

(9)

(10)

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

(13)

0

(13)

0

0

Other non-cash transactions

85

251

90

645

(857)

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

64

71

62

249

368

Change in assets carried as operating working capital

(187)

(859)

249

(1,220)

(2,702)

Change in other operating assets

378

(59)

(164)

(323)

(509)

Change in provisions

131

134

(368)

(128)

20

Change in liabilities carried as operating working capital

(43)

(1,085)

(1,173)

(2,960)

(2,108)

Change in other operating liabilities

(250)

(145)

147

38

(239)

Income taxes received (paid)

(262)

(332)

(618)

(406)

(690)

Dividends received

4

2

6

6

6

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

(1)

(17)

(1)

(2,207)

(2,207)

Cash generated from operations

10,406

8,577

29,384

21,266

29,706

Interest paid

(1,344)

(1,388)

(4,549)

(5,782)

(7,252)

Interest received

170

150

786

961

1,289

Net cash from operating activities

9,233

7,338

25,620

16,445

23,743

Cash outflows for investments in

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

(1,431)

(1,098)

(11,519)

(4,154)

(5,756)

Property, plant and equipment

(3,236)

(3,665)

(9,740)

(8,726)

(12,938)

Non-current financial assets

(83)

(150)

(259)

(525)

(566)

Payments for publicly funded investments in the broadband build-out

(114)

(123)

(294)

(337)

(507)

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

99

76

202

152

431

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

(1,588)

(1)

(1,613)

(4,649)

(5,028)

Proceeds from disposal of

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

0

0

1

2

3

Property, plant and equipment

24

48

129

175

233

Non-current financial assets

54

13

244

86

112

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

202

1,085

347

1,106

1,094

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

(307)

(216)

(185)

1,574

273

Other

0

(17)

0

(6)

(2)

Net cash used in investing activities

(6,380)

(4,048)

(22,687)

(15,302)

(22,649)

Proceeds from issue of current financial liabilities

(11)

94

4,287

19,012

19,018

Repayment of current financial liabilities

(4,856)

(4,917)

(15,960)

(31,091)

(34,939)

Proceeds from issue of non-current financial liabilities

1,703

0

10,278

26,113

34,131

Repayment of non-current financial liabilities

0

0

0

(1,699)

(1,699)

Dividend payments (including to other shareholders of subsidiaries)

(178)

(193)

(3,087)

(3,067)

(3,067)

Principal portion of repayment of lease liabilities

(2,180)

(1,476)

(5,215)

(4,206)

(5,371)

Cash inflows from transactions with non-controlling entities

1

23

12

47

53

Cash outflows from transactions with non-controlling entities

(62)

(103)

(409)

(448)

(565)

Other

0

0

0

0

0

Net cash (used in) from financing activities

(5,582)

(6,573)

(10,094)

4,661

7,561

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

136

(612)

492

(556)

(1,036)

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

69

0

68

0

(73)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(2,524)

(3,895)

(6,602)

5,249

7,547

Cash and cash equivalents, at the beginning of the period

8,861

14,537

12,939

5,393

5,393

Cash and cash equivalents, at the end of the period

6,337

10,642

6,337

10,642

12,939

Sprint has been included in Deutsche Telekom’s consolidated financial statements as a fully consolidated subsidiary since April 1, 2020. This transaction affects the comparability of the figures for the reporting period with the prior-year figures. For further information on the transaction, please refer to the section “Changes in the composition of the Group and other transactions.