Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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Note |
20171 |
2018 |
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€ million |
€ million |
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Income after income taxes |
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2,017 |
1,829 |
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Income taxes |
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641 |
647 |
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Financial result |
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150 |
104 |
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Income taxes paid |
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(510) |
(574) |
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Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals |
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627 |
620 |
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Change in pension provisions |
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17 |
26 |
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(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets |
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(45) |
(45) |
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Decrease/(increase) in inventories |
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(306) |
(308) |
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Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable |
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(325) |
110 |
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(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable |
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156 |
31 |
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Change in other working capital, other noncash items |
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(61) |
(64) |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
2,361 |
2,376 |
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Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets |
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(518) |
(707) |
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Cash inflows from sales of property, plant, equipment and other assets |
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16 |
23 |
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Cash inflows from divestitures |
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47 |
66 |
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Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets |
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(30) |
(20) |
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Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets |
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1 |
1 |
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Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash |
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(4) |
– |
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Interest and dividends received |
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29 |
32 |
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Cash inflows from/(outflows for) other current financial assets |
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(288) |
259 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
(747) |
(346) |
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Reacquisition of treasury shares |
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(143) |
(1,313) |
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Reissuance of treasury shares |
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– |
8 |
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Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends |
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(274) |
(441) |
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Issuances of debt |
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244 |
64 |
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Retirements of debt |
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(330) |
(646) |
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Interest paid |
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(131) |
(74) |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
(634) |
(2,402) |
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Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities |
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980 |
(372) |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
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267 |
1,232 |
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Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements |
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(15) |
5 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
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1,232 |
865 |