Cash Flow Statement
of the Volkswagen Group for the period January 1 to December 31, 2020
€ million |
2020 |
2019 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
24,329 |
28,113 |
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Earnings before tax |
11,667 |
18,356 |
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Income taxes paid |
−2,646 |
−2,914 |
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Depreciation and amortization of, and impairment losses on, intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property1 |
12,765 |
12,046 |
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Amortization of and impairment losses on capitalized development costs1 |
4,637 |
3,665 |
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Impairment losses on equity investments1 |
454 |
300 |
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Depreciation of and impairment losses on lease assets1 |
9,214 |
8,428 |
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Gain/loss on disposal of noncurrent assets and equity investments |
−889 |
−4 |
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Share of the result of equity-accounted investments |
536 |
460 |
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Other noncash expense/income |
−1,572 |
−730 |
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Change in inventories |
1,334 |
−674 |
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Change in receivables (excluding financial services) |
712 |
−893 |
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Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities) |
540 |
2,297 |
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Change in provisions |
803 |
1,646 |
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Change in lease assets |
−12,914 |
−13,204 |
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Change in financial services receivables |
260 |
−10,796 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
24,901 |
17,983 |
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Investments in intangible assets (excluding development costs), property, plant and equipment, and investment property |
−11,273 |
−14,230 |
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Additions to capitalized development costs |
−6,473 |
−5,171 |
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Acquisition of subsidiaries |
26 |
−673 |
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Acquisition of other equity investments |
−1,660 |
−420 |
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Disposal of subsidiaries |
402 |
3 |
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Disposal of other equity investments |
195 |
177 |
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Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and investment property |
411 |
237 |
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Change in investments in securities |
−4,462 |
387 |
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Change in loans and time deposits |
143 |
−1,456 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
−22,690 |
−21,146 |
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Capital contributions/capital redemptions |
2,984 |
– |
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Dividends paid |
−2,952 |
−2,899 |
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Capital transactions with noncontrolling interest shareholders |
−238 |
1,368 |
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Proceeds from issuance of bonds |
25,181 |
25,916 |
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Repayments of bonds |
−19,815 |
−19,784 |
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Changes in other financial liabilities |
3,577 |
−4,509 |
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Repayments of lease liabilities |
−1,100 |
−957 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
7,637 |
−865 |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
−745 |
243 |
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Change of loss allowance within cash and cash equivalents |
0 |
1 |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
9,103 |
−3,784 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
33,432 |
24,329 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
33,432 |
24,329 |
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Securities, loans and time deposits |
32,645 |
29,099 |
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Gross liquidity |
66,078 |
53,428 |
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Total third-party borrowings |
−203,457 |
−201,468 |
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Net liquidity |
−137,380 |
−148,040 |
Explanatory notes on the cash flow statement are presented in the section relating to the cash flow statement.