Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter 2021

 

1st quarter 2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

395

 

417

Income taxes

 

132

 

144

Financial result

 

29

 

28

Income taxes paid

 

(50)

 

(98)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

187

 

217

Change in pension provisions

 

9

 

2

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

(230)

 

(310)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(255)

 

(312)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

 

139

 

(5)

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items

 

72

 

74

Cash flows from operating activities

 

428

 

157

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(110)

 

(140)

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

 

 

1

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

 

1

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

 

(2)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

 

1

Interest and dividends received

 

6

 

14

Cash inflows from other current financial assets

 

431

 

46

Cash flows from investing activities

 

327

 

(79)

 

 

 

 

 

Reacquisition of treasury shares

 

 

(48)

Issuances of debt

 

1

 

14

Retirements of debt

 

(35)

 

(38)

Interest paid

 

(20)

 

(29)

Cash outflows for the purchase of additional interests in subsidiaries

 

 

(4)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(54)

 

(105)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

701

 

(27)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,404

 

649

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

2,106

 

623