Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd quarter 2020

 

3rd quarter 2021

 

1st nine months 2020

 

1st nine months 2021

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

180

 

473

 

148

 

1,318

Income taxes

 

63

 

161

 

38

 

432

Financial result

 

22

 

20

 

78

 

67

Income taxes paid

 

(13)

 

(133)

 

(115)

 

(309)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

191

 

208

 

571

 

605

Change in pension provisions

 

9

 

9

 

26

 

30

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

1

 

4

 

2

 

(4)

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

227

 

(245)

 

206

 

(773)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(251)

 

(52)

 

(12)

 

(498)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable1

 

92

 

(59)

 

(313)

 

335

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items1

 

17

 

178

 

(30)

 

342

Cash flows from operating activities

 

538

 

564

 

599

 

1,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(177)

 

(183)

 

(463)

 

(472)

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

 

 

 

 

10

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

 

12

 

(3)

 

12

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(2)

 

(7)

 

(11)

 

(29)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

 

20

 

1

 

22

Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash

 

 

 

 

(1,469)

Interest and dividends received

 

6

 

10

 

23

 

27

Cash inflows from other current financial assets/cash outflows for other current financial assets

 

(40)

 

(204)

 

(552)

 

402

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(213)

 

(352)

 

(1,005)

 

(1,497)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

 

(219)

 

(2)

 

(221)

 

(259)

Issuances of debt

 

6

 

(1)

 

1,774

 

1

Retirements of debt

 

(431)

 

(538)

 

(665)

 

(636)

Interest paid

 

(23)

 

(27)

 

(61)

 

(69)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(667)

 

(568)

 

827

 

(963)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

(342)

 

(356)

 

421

 

(915)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,504

 

856

 

748

 

1,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

1

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

(5)

 

(4)

 

(13)

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

1,157

 

496

 

1,157

 

496

1

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