Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter 20181

 

1st quarter 2019

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

1

Reference information was not restated; see “Changes in Accounting as a Result of the Initial Application of IFRS 16.”

Income after income taxes

 

646

 

180

Income taxes

 

233

 

61

Financial result

 

28

 

23

Income taxes paid

 

(56)

 

(79)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

156

 

178

Change in pension provisions

 

8

 

9

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

1

 

2

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

(149)

 

13

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(258)

 

(46)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

 

(137)

 

(224)

Changes in other working capital/other noncash items

 

(20)

 

3

Cash flows from operating activities

 

452

 

120

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(88)

 

(165)

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

 

 

3

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(4)

 

(2)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

 

2

Interest and dividends received

 

5

 

9

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

 

117

 

(36)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

30

 

(189)

 

 

 

 

 

Reacquisition of treasury shares

 

(257)

 

Issuances of debt

 

6

 

50

Retirements of debt

 

(525)

 

(66)

Interest paid

 

(13)

 

(18)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(789)

 

(34)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

(307)

 

(103)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,232

 

865

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

926

 

771