Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

2019

 

2020

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

 

 

557

 

454

Income taxes

 

 

 

204

 

151

Financial result

 

 

 

91

 

91

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

(296)

 

(155)

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

 

 

752

 

776

Change in pension provisions

 

 

 

49

 

25

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

 

 

(51)

 

8

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

 

 

322

 

160

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

 

 

238

 

(106)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable1

 

 

 

(123)

 

(154)

Change in other working capital1, other noncash items

 

 

 

(360)

 

(16)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

29.1

 

1,383

 

1,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

(910)

 

(704)

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

 

 

 

6

 

6

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

 

 

51

 

(3)

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

 

 

(15)

 

(16)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

 

 

2

 

7

Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash

 

 

 

(11)

 

Interest and dividends received

 

 

 

40

 

30

Cash outflows for other current financial assets

 

 

 

(1)

 

(1,089)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

29.2

 

(838)

 

(1,769)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital contributions

 

 

 

 

444

Reissuance of treasury shares

 

 

 

7

 

4

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

 

 

 

(442)

 

(221)

Issuances of debt

 

 

 

444

 

1,775

Retirements of debt

 

 

 

(591)

 

(719)

Interest paid

 

 

 

(86)

 

(79)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

29.3

 

(668)

 

1,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

 

 

(123)

 

669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

 

865

 

748

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to changes in scope of consolidation

 

 

 

(1)

 

1

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

 

 

7

 

(14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

 

 

748

 

1,404

1

Reference information was restated accordingly, see note 4.1 “Change in presentation of rebates granted to customers.”