Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd quarter 20171

 

3rd quarter 2018

 

1st nine months 20171

 

1st nine months 2018

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

1 Reference information has not been adjusted; see Changes in Accounting as a Result of the Initial Application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15.

Income after income taxes

 

493

 

497

 

1,448

 

1,749

Income taxes

 

177

 

185

 

509

 

611

Financial result

 

35

 

25

 

123

 

80

Income taxes paid

 

(207)

 

(170)

 

(269)

 

(505)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

157

 

152

 

476

 

467

Change in pension provisions

 

(13)

 

10

 

13

 

18

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

 

(36)

 

(45)

 

(35)

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

(13)

 

(117)

 

(213)

 

(314)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(13)

 

61

 

(395)

 

(238)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

 

51

 

113

 

(77)

 

(16)

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items

 

108

 

46

 

(99)

 

(82)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

775

 

766

 

1,471

 

1,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(117)

 

(188)

 

(283)

 

(429)

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

 

 

1

 

12

 

1

Cash inflows from divestitures

 

 

66

 

47

 

66

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(11)

 

(6)

 

(28)

 

(14)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

 

 

1

 

1

Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash

 

 

 

(4)

 

Interest and dividends received

 

7

 

8

 

25

 

20

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

 

(177)

 

62

 

(445)

 

263

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(298)

 

(57)

 

(675)

 

(92)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reacquisition of treasury shares

 

 

(304)

 

 

(974)

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

 

 

 

(274)

 

(440)

Issuances of debt

 

27

 

6

 

183

 

46

Retirements of debt

 

(123)

 

(19)

 

(222)

 

(608)

Interest paid

 

(39)

 

(20)

 

(102)

 

(53)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(135)

 

(337)

 

(415)

 

(2,029)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

342

 

372

 

381

 

(386)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

300

 

475

 

267

 

1,232

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

(5)

 

(1)

 

(11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

637

 

846

 

637

 

846