Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd quarter 2020

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

1st half
2020

 

1st half
2021

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

(53)

 

450

 

(32)

 

845

Income taxes

 

(32)

 

139

 

(25)

 

271

Financial result

 

17

 

18

 

56

 

47

Income taxes paid

 

(12)

 

(126)

 

(102)

 

(176)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

193

 

210

 

380

 

397

Change in pension provisions

 

6

 

12

 

17

 

21

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

(1)

 

(8)

 

1

 

(8)

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

94

 

(298)

 

(21)

 

(528)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

308

 

(191)

 

239

 

(446)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable1

 

(347)

 

255

 

(405)

 

394

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items1

 

(2)

 

92

 

(47)

 

164

Cash flows from operating activities

 

171

 

553

 

61

 

981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(147)

 

(179)

 

(286)

 

(289)

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

 

 

10

 

 

10

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

 

 

(3)

 

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(2)

 

(22)

 

(9)

 

(22)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

1

 

2

 

1

 

2

Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash

 

 

(1,469)

 

 

(1,469)

Interest and dividends received

 

7

 

11

 

17

 

17

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

 

(519)

 

175

 

(512)

 

606

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(660)

 

(1,472)

 

(792)

 

(1,145)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

 

(2)

 

(257)

 

(2)

 

(257)

Issuances of debt

 

1,011

 

1

 

1,768

 

2

Retirements of debt

 

(198)

 

(63)

 

(234)

 

(98)

Interest paid

 

(16)

 

(22)

 

(38)

 

(42)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

795

 

(341)

 

1,494

 

(395)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

306

 

(1,260)

 

763

 

(559)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,200

 

2,106

 

748

 

1,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

1

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

(2)

 

10

 

(8)

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

1,504

 

856

 

1,504

 

856

1

Reference information was restated accordingly, see note 4.1 “Change in Presentation of Rebates Granted to Customers” in the Annual Report 2020.