Notes  | 
      
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      2017/181  | 
      
  | 
      2018/19  | 
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Operating activities  | 
      
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Profit after tax  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      825.4  | 
      
  | 
      458.6  | 
    
Non-cash expenses and income  | 
      
  | 
      796.6  | 
      
  | 
      845.1  | 
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Change in inventories  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –689.3  | 
      
  | 
      –124.1  | 
    
Change in receivables and liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      114.4  | 
      
  | 
      44.4  | 
    
Change in provisions  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      148.0  | 
      
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      –57.4  | 
    
Changes in working capital  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –426.9  | 
      
  | 
      –137.1  | 
    
Cash flows from operating activities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      1,195.1  | 
      
  | 
      1,166.6  | 
    
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Investing activities  | 
      
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Additions to other intangible assets, property, plant and equipment  | 
      
  | 
      
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      –850.2  | 
      
  | 
      –1,045.7  | 
    
Income from disposals of assets  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      30.1  | 
      
  | 
      21.1  | 
    
Cash flows from the acquisition of control of subsidiaries  | 
      
  | 
      –6.8  | 
      
  | 
      4.5  | 
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Additions to/divestments of other financial assets  | 
      
  | 
      
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      –20.8  | 
      
  | 
      210.1  | 
    
Cash flows from investing activities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –847.7  | 
      
  | 
      –810.0  | 
    
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Financing activities  | 
      
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Dividends paid  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –223.9  | 
      
  | 
      –276.8  | 
    
Dividends paid non-controlling interests  | 
      
  | 
      –12.9  | 
      
  | 
      –18.1  | 
    |
Acquisition of non-controlling interests  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –  | 
      
  | 
      –2.4  | 
    
Capital increase  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –  | 
      
  | 
      64.3  | 
    
Increase in non-current financial liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      758.1  | 
      
  | 
      789.2  | 
    
Repayment of non-current financial liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –785.8  | 
      
  | 
      –1,170.6  | 
    
Repayment of non-current finance lease liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –4.2  | 
      
  | 
      –7.5  | 
    
Change in current financial liabilities and other financial liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      139.0  | 
      
  | 
      42.6  | 
    
Cash flows from financing activities  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –129.7  | 
      
  | 
      –579.3  | 
    
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Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      217.7  | 
      
  | 
      –222.7  | 
    
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      503.3  | 
      
  | 
      705.8  | 
    
Net exchange differences  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      –15.2  | 
      
  | 
      2.8  | 
    
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year  | 
      
  | 
      705.8  | 
      
  | 
      485.9  | 
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      In millions of euros  | 
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