2023 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

General and financial elements

1.5 Cash flow
non-inclus 2023/2022 change
(in € millions) 2023 2022 Amount %
Cash flow from operations before tax and financing costs (Ebitda) 11,964 10,215 1,749 +17.1%
% of revenue 17.4% 16.6% - -
Changes in working capital requirement and current provisions 1,463 392 1,071  
Income taxes paid (2,288) (1,603) (684)  
Net interest paid (802) (563) (239)  
Dividends received from companies accounted for under the equity method 110 92 17  
Cash flow from operating activities, excluding other long-term advances 10,447 8,533 1,914 +22.4%
Operating investments net of disposals and change in other long-term advances(*) (2,010) (1,602) (408) +25.5%
Repayments of lease liabilities and financial expense on leases  (679) (661) (18) +2.7%
Operating cash flow 7,758 6,270 1,488 +23.7%
Growth investments in concessions (1,130) (836) (294) +35.1%
of which VINCI Autoroutes (585) (578) (7) +1.3%
of which VINCI Airports (391) (152) (239) +157.2%
of which other (154) (106) (48) +44.8%
Free cash flow 6,628 5,433 1,195 +22.0%
of which Concessions  3,709 4,146 (438)  
of which VINCI Energies, Cobra IS and VINCI Construction 2,523 1,220 1,303  
of which VINCI Immobilier and holding companies 397 67 329  
Net financial investments (1,005) (2,697) 1,692  
Other 31 20 11  
Free cash flow after growth financing 5,655 2,757 2,898  
Capital increases and reductions 707 438 269  
Transactions on treasury shares (397) (1,100) 703  
Dividends paid (2,481) (1,892) (589)  
Subtotal capital transactions (2,171) (2,553) 382  
Net cash flow during the period 3,484 204 3,280  
Other changes (1,074) 799 (1,873)  
Change in net financial debt 2,410 1,002 1,408  
Net financial debt (16,126) (18,536) 2,410  

(*) Of which impact of Cobra IS’s acquisition of Polo Carmópolis, net of long-term advances received in the amount of €66 million in 2022.

1.5.1 Cash flow from operations before tax and financing costs (Ebitda)

Ebitda(*) amounted to €11,964 million (17.4% of revenue) as opposed to the 2022 figure of €10,215 million (16.6% of revenue), a 17% increase of which around half was attributable to VINCI Airports.

In Concessions, Ebitda amounted to €7,462 million, up 20% relative to 2022 (€6,200 million). It equalled 68.3% of revenue compared with 67.7% in 2022.

At VINCI Autoroutes, Ebitda amounted to €4,683 million, up 6.0% relative to the 2022 figure of €4,419 million. Ebitda margin was 74.0% in 2023 (73.6% in 2022).

Ebitda at VINCI Airports amounted to €2,495 million, equal to 63.2% of revenue (€1,580 million and 59.0% in 2022).

VINCI Energies’ Ebitda was €1,672 million (8.6% of revenue), up 17% compared with the 2022 figure of €1,426 million (8.5% of revenue).

Ebitda at Cobra IS was €627 million (9.6% of revenue), up 23% compared with the 2022 figure of €509 million (9.2% of revenue).

VINCI Construction’s Ebitda was €1,905 million or 6.1% of revenue (€1,707 million and 5.8% of revenue in 2022).

(*) Ebitda = Cash flow from operations before tax and financing costs.