Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter 2020

 

1st quarter 2021

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

21

 

395

Income taxes

 

7

 

132

Financial result

 

39

 

29

Income taxes paid

 

(90)

 

(50)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

187

 

187

Change in pension provisions

 

11

 

9

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

2

 

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

(115)

 

(230)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(69)

 

(255)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable1

 

(58)

 

139

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items1

 

(45)

 

72

Cash flows from operating activities

 

(110)

 

428

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(139)

 

(110)

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

(3)

 

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(7)

 

Interest and dividends received

 

10

 

6

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

 

7

 

431

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(132)

 

327

 

 

 

 

 

Issuances of debt

 

757

 

1

Retirements of debt

 

(36)

 

(35)

Interest paid

 

(22)

 

(20)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

699

 

(54)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

457

 

701

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

748

 

1,404

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1

 

0

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

(6)

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

1,200

 

2,106

1

Reference information was restated accordingly. See note 4.1 “Change in presentation of rebates granted to customers” in the 2020 Annual Report.