Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter 2019

 

1st quarter 2020

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

180

 

21

Income taxes

 

61

 

7

Financial result

 

23

 

39

Income taxes paid

 

(79)

 

(90)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

178

 

187

Change in pension provisions

 

9

 

11

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

2

 

2

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

13

 

(115)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(46)

 

(69)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

 

(224)

 

(97)

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items

 

3

 

(6)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

120

 

(110)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(165)

 

(139)

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

 

3

 

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

 

(3)

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(2)

 

(7)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

2

 

Interest and dividends received

 

9

 

10

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

 

(36)

 

7

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(189)

 

(132)

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of debt

 

26

 

757

Retirements of debt

 

(42)

 

(36)

Interest paid

 

(18)

 

(22)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(34)

 

699

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

(103)

 

457

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

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

 

10

 

(6)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

771

 

1,200