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Free Cash Flow 

XLS

EUR million

Jan.–Sep.
2010

Jan.–Sep.
2009

Net cash flows from operating activities

1,302.9

1,010.5

Purchase of intangible assets

–47.6

–70.7

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

–254.2

–290.6

Acquisitions and investments of non-current financial assets

–4,856.8

–32.8

Disposal of non-current assets

21.7

25.8

Purchase/sale of marketable securities

2.1

Free cash flow

–3,831.7

642.2

 

 

 

Acquisition-related payments

4,940.3

18.9

Payments related to divestments

18.7

11.6

Underlying free cash flow

1,127.3

672.7

© Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Last Update 2010/10/26