9 months
2007/2008¹

9 months
2006/2007²

EBITA³

151,692

137,538

Amortization/depreciation of property rights, licenses and property, plant and equipment

33,383

30,335

Write-down of reworkable service parts

3,661

2,790

EBITDA³

188,736

170,663

Interest paid

–8,831

–7,468

Income taxes paid

–40,225

–24,592

Gains on disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

–557

–179

Decrease/increase in accruals

–6,847

16,206

Other non-cash expenses, less other non-cash income

5,760

995

Decrease in working capital

44,294

12,867

Increase in other assets and other liabilities

–23,380

–21,960

Cash flow from operating activities

158,950

146,532

Payments received from the disposal of property, plant and equipment

1,153

428

Payments received from the disposal of investments

18

25

Payments made for investment in intangible assets

–4,646

–5,523

Payments made for investment in property, plant and equipment

–42,185

–27,013

Payments made for acquisition of consolidated affiliated companies and other business units

–2,405

–2,003

Payments made for investments

0

–2

Payments made for investment in reworkable service parts

–4,713

–5,232

Cash flow from investment activities

–52,778

–39,320

Payments made to equity holders

–88,026

–45,853

Payments received from loan draw-downs

55,000

0

Payments made for repayment of financial loans

–1,127

–26,267

Payments received from minority interest

0

120

Payments made to minority interest and other distributions

–162

–7,718

Payments made for repurchase of treasury shares

–43,533

–31,788

Payments made/received due to special items

–68

–770

Cash flow from financing activities

–77,916

–112,276

Change in liquidity

28,256

–5,064

Change in cash and cash equivalents from exchange rate movements

–1,087

29

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period⁴

–10,734

–5,982

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period⁴

16,435

–11,017