date:Nov 01, 2013
nt to EUR 1,984 million (Q3 2012: EUR 1,842 million) despite negative currency effects of about EUR 130 million. Net income advanced by 42.1 percent against the prior-year period to EUR 733 million (Q3 2012: EUR 516 million), while core earnings per share rose by 8.5 percent to EUR 1.27 (Q3 2012: EUR 1.17).
Gross cash flow moved ahead by 35.9 percent to EUR 1,367 million (Q3 2012: EUR 1,006 million), mainly as a result of the significant improvement in EBIT. Net cash flow fell by 13.0 percent t