Statement of cash flows

 

2020 € million 2019 € million
Net profit 5,034 7,046
Non-cash items included in net profit and reconciliation to cash flows from operating activities - -
Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses, and reversal of impairment losses on assets, and other non-cash changes in financial assets and liabilities 3,250 –3,604
Non-cash changes in provisions 840 1,289
Changes in insurance liabilities 6,867 11,093
Other non-cash income and expenses 883 3,720
Gains and losses on the disposal of assets and liabilities –110 –273
Other adjustments (net) –18,584 –18,431
Subtotal –1,820 840
Cash changes in assets and liabilities arising from operating activities
Loans and advances to banks and customers –44,155 –48,226
Other assets from operating activities –555 –1,655
Hedging instruments (positive and negative fair values) 314 –8361
Financial assets and financial liabilities held for trading 586 –1411
Deposits from banks and customers 98,634 39,530
Debt certificates issued including bonds –21,272 23,300
Other liabilities from operating activities 177 1,121
Interest, dividends and operating lease payments received 23,261 24,593
Interest paid –4,200 –5,793
Income taxes paid –743 –2,758
Cash flows from operating activities 50,227 29,975
Proceeds from the sale of investments 17,871 12,303
Proceeds from the sale of investments held by insurance companies 21,547 19,181
Payments for acquisitions of investments –24,437 –20,881
Payments for acquisitions of investments held by insurance companies –30,043 –27,523
Net payments for acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, and investment property (excl. assets subject to operating leases) –2,040 –1,617
Net payments for acquisitions of intangible non-current assets –374 –279
Changes in the scope of consolidation –85 131
of which: proceeds from the disposal of consolidated subsidiaries less cash disposed 128
of which: payments for the acquisition of consolidated subsidiaries less cash acquired –85
Cash flows from investing activities –17,561 –18,685
Proceeds from capital increases by shareholders of the Cooperative Financial Network 692 745
Proceeds from capital increases by non-controlling interests 8
Dividends paid to shareholders of the Cooperative Financial Network –216 –354
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests –29 –49
Distribution on additional equity components –2
Other payments to non-controlling interests –22
Net change in cash and cash equivalents from other financing activities (including subordinated capital) 451 612
Cash flows from financing activities 874 962
Cash and cash equivalents as at January 1 87,421 75,169
Cash flows from operating activities 50,227 29,975
Cash flows from investing activities –17,561 –18,685
Cash flows from financing activities 874 962
Cash and cash equivalents as at December 31 120,961 87,421

1 Amount adjusted.

The statement of cash flows shows the changes in cash and cash equivalents during the financial year. Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and balances with central banks. The cash reserve does not include any financial investments with a maturity of more than three months at the date of acquisition. Changes in cash and cash equivalents are broken down into operating, investing and financing activities.

Cash flows from operating activities comprise cash flows mainly arising in connection with the revenue-generating activities of the Cooperative Financial Network or other activities that cannot be classified as investing or financing activities. Cash flows related to the acquisition and sale of non-current assets are allocated to investing activities. Cash flows from financing activities include cash flows arising from transactions with equity owners and from other borrowings to finance business activities.