Cash Flow Statement

of the Volkswagen Group for the period January 1 to December 31, 2020

€ million

 

2020

 

2019

1

Net of impairment reversals.

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

24,329

 

28,113

Earnings before tax

 

11,667

 

18,356

Income taxes paid

 

−2,646

 

−2,914

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

 

12,765

 

12,046

Amortization of and impairment losses on capitalized development costs1

 

4,637

 

3,665

Impairment losses on equity investments1

 

454

 

300

Depreciation of and impairment losses on lease assets1

 

9,214

 

8,428

Gain/loss on disposal of noncurrent assets and equity investments

 

−889

 

−4

Share of the result of equity-accounted investments

 

536

 

460

Other noncash expense/income

 

−1,572

 

−730

Change in inventories

 

1,334

 

−674

Change in receivables (excluding financial services)

 

712

 

−893

Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities)

 

540

 

2,297

Change in provisions

 

803

 

1,646

Change in lease assets

 

−12,914

 

−13,204

Change in financial services receivables

 

260

 

−10,796

Cash flows from operating activities

 

24,901

 

17,983

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

 

−11,273

 

−14,230

Additions to capitalized development costs

 

−6,473

 

−5,171

Acquisition of subsidiaries

 

26

 

−673

Acquisition of other equity investments

 

−1,660

 

−420

Disposal of subsidiaries

 

402

 

3

Disposal of other equity investments

 

195

 

177

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

 

411

 

237

Change in investments in securities

 

−4,462

 

387

Change in loans and time deposits

 

143

 

−1,456

Cash flows from investing activities

 

−22,690

 

−21,146

Capital contributions/capital redemptions

 

2,984

 

Dividends paid

 

−2,952

 

−2,899

Capital transactions with noncontrolling interest shareholders

 

−238

 

1,368

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

 

25,181

 

25,916

Repayments of bonds

 

−19,815

 

−19,784

Changes in other financial liabilities

 

3,577

 

−4,509

Repayments of lease liabilities

 

−1,100

 

−957

Cash flows from financing activities

 

7,637

 

−865

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

−745

 

243

Change of loss allowance within cash and cash equivalents

 

0

 

1

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

9,103

 

−3,784

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

33,432

 

24,329

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

33,432

 

24,329

Securities, loans and time deposits

 

32,645

 

29,099

Gross liquidity

 

66,078

 

53,428

Total third-party borrowings

 

−203,457

 

−201,468

Net liquidity

 

−137,380

 

−148,040

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