Statement of Cash Flows
Please note
The audited BASF Report will be published on March 21, 2025. The key financial figures published here are therefore to be regarded as preliminary. From today's perspective, no adjustments are expected.
The content of this section is not part of the statutory audit of the annual financial statements but has undergone a separate limited assurance by our auditor.
The content of this section is voluntary, unaudited information, which was critically read by the auditor.
BASF Group
Million € |
2024 |
2023 |
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Net income |
1,298 |
225 |
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Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assetsa |
4,648 |
4,941 |
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Equity-accounted income |
–654 |
–78 |
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Other noncash items |
390 |
3 |
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Gains (–) / losses (+) from the disposal of noncurrent assets and securities |
–51 |
–103 |
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Dividends received from equity-accounted investments |
442 |
622 |
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Changes in inventories |
222 |
1,896 |
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Changes in accounts receivable, trade |
42 |
1,443 |
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Changes in accounts payable, trade |
96 |
–1,544 |
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Changes in provisions |
204 |
–484 |
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Changes in other operating assets |
383 |
1,918 |
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Changes in other operating liabilities and pension provisions |
–76 |
–730 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
6,946 |
8,111 |
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Payments made for property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
–6,198 |
–5,395 |
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Payments made for financial assets and securities |
–749 |
–1,042 |
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Payments made for investments in equity instruments |
–646 |
–57 |
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Payments made for acquisitions |
–202 |
–5 |
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Payments received from divestitures |
75 |
32 |
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Payments received from the disposal of noncurrent assets and securities |
808 |
1,439 |
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Payments received from the disposal of equity instruments |
1,831 |
36 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
–5,081 |
–4,991 |
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Capital repayments and other equity transactions |
–46 |
–70 |
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Additions to financial and similar liabilities |
6,362 |
9,503 |
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Repayment of financial and similar liabilities |
–4,579 |
–9,244 |
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Dividends paid |
–3,284 |
–3,094 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
–1,547 |
–2,905 |
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Cash-effective changes in cash and cash equivalents |
318 |
215 |
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Changes in cash and cash equivalents from foreign exchange rates and changes in the scope of consolidation |
–21 |
–106 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year |
2,624 |
2,516 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the yearb |
2,921 |
2,624 |
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These contents fulfill the disclosure requirements of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).