Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

20171

 

2018

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

1 Reference information has not been restated, see note 2.

Income after income taxes

 

 

 

2,017

 

1,829

Income taxes

 

 

 

641

 

647

Financial result

 

 

 

150

 

104

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

(510)

 

(574)

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

 

 

627

 

620

Change in pension provisions

 

 

 

17

 

26

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

 

 

(45)

 

(45)

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

 

 

(306)

 

(308)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

 

 

(325)

 

110

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

 

 

 

156

 

31

Change in other working capital, other noncash items

 

 

 

(61)

 

(64)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

27.1

 

2,361

 

2,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

 

 

 

(518)

 

(707)

Cash inflows from sales of property, plant, equipment and other assets

 

 

 

16

 

23

Cash inflows from divestitures

 

 

 

47

 

66

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

 

 

(30)

 

(20)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

 

 

1

 

1

Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash

 

 

 

(4)

 

Interest and dividends received

 

 

 

29

 

32

Cash inflows from/(outflows for) other current financial assets

 

 

 

(288)

 

259

Cash flows from investing activities

 

27.2

 

(747)

 

(346)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reacquisition of treasury shares

 

 

 

(143)

 

(1,313)

Reissuance of treasury shares

 

 

 

 

8

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

 

 

 

(274)

 

(441)

Issuances of debt

 

 

 

244

 

64

Retirements of debt

 

 

 

(330)

 

(646)

Interest paid

 

 

 

(131)

 

(74)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

27.3

 

(634)

 

(2,402)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

 

 

980

 

(372)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

 

267

 

1,232

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

 

 

(15)

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

 

 

1,232

 

865