Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the period from October 1 to September 30 (IFRS)
| in € thousand | 12 Months 2021/22 | 12 Months 2020/21 |
| Earnings before taxes | 935,255 | 825,295 |
| Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (including impairment losses or their reversals) | 220,212 | 212,574 |
| Change in allowances on receivables and other assets | 206 | 646 |
| Change in non-current provisions | -11,056 | 8,432 |
| Net gains/losses on disposal of fixed assets | -3,499 | -700 |
| Measurement of derivatives | -176,494 | 49,762 |
| Other non-cash items | 4,984 | 2,082 |
| Expenses and income included in the financial result | -7,602 | 4,607 |
| Income taxes received/paid | -103,752 | -88,081 |
| Gross cash flow | 858,253 | 1,014,617 |
| Change in receivables and other assets | -147,757 | -90,764 |
| Change in inventories (including measurement effects) | -729,968 | -397,417 |
| Change in current provisions | 827 | -8,558 |
| Change in liabilities (excluding financial liabilities) | 306,461 | 294,206 |
| Cash inflow from operating activities (net cash flow) | 287,816 | 812,084 |
| Payments for investments in fixed assets | -347,048 | -252.444 |
| Payments from the granting of loans to related entities | -3,469 | -10.855 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets | 494 | 1.845 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of equity instruments from financial assets | 65,525 | 0 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of subsidiaries and other business units (net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of) | 66,484 | 12,329 |
| Proceeds from the redemption of loans granted to related entities | 506 | 8,200 |
| Interest received | 7,192 | 3,613 |
| Dividends received | 9,050 | 5,257 |
| Cash outflow from investing activities | -201,265 | -232,055 |
| Proceeds deriving from the take-up of financial liabilities | 40,180 | 26,275 |
| Payments for the redemption of bonds and financial liabilities | -302,507 | -30,524 |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | 0 | -18,944 |
| Interest paid | -14,778 | -15,812 |
| Dividends paid | -70,063 | -56,946 |
| Cash outflow from financing activities | -347,168 | -95,951 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | -260,617 | 484,077 |
| Changes resulting from movements in exchange rates | 1,379 | 146 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 965,287 | 481,064 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 706,048 | 965,287 |
| Less cash and cash equivalents of assets held for sale at end of period | 0 | -22,852 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (consolidated statement of financial position) | 706,048 | 942,435 |