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 | ||||
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