Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd quarter 2021

 

2nd quarter 2022

 

1st half
2021

 

1st half
2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

450

 

198

 

845

 

615

Income taxes

 

139

 

65

 

271

 

209

Financial result

 

18

 

44

 

47

 

72

Income taxes paid

 

(126)

 

(262)

 

(176)

 

(360)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

210

 

240

 

397

 

457

Change in pension provisions

 

12

 

10

 

21

 

12

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

(8)

 

 

(8)

 

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

(298)

 

(341)

 

(528)

 

(651)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(191)

 

(23)

 

(446)

 

(335)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

 

255

 

296

 

394

 

291

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items

 

92

 

(499)

 

164

 

(425)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

553

 

(272)

 

981

 

(115)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(179)

 

(190)

 

(289)

 

(330)

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

 

10

 

2

 

10

 

3

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

 

5

 

 

6

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(22)

 

(5)

 

(22)

 

(7)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

2

 

 

2

 

1

Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash

 

(1,469)

 

 

(1,469)

 

Interest and dividends received

 

11

 

19

 

17

 

33

Cash inflows from other current financial assets

 

175

 

402

 

606

 

448

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(1,472)

 

233

 

(1,145)

 

154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reacquisition of treasury shares

 

 

(102)

 

 

(150)

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

 

(257)

 

(653)

 

(257)

 

(653)

Issuances of debt

 

1

 

565

 

2

 

579

Retirements of debt

 

(63)

 

(52)

 

(98)

 

(90)

Interest paid

 

(22)

 

(34)

 

(42)

 

(63)

Cash outflows for the purchase of additional interests in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

(4)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(341)

 

(276)

 

(395)

 

(381)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

(1,260)

 

(315)

 

(559)

 

(342)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

2,106

 

623

 

1,404

 

649

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

10

 

7

 

11

 

8

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

856

 

315

 

856

 

315