Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd quarter 2021

 

3rd quarter 2022

 

1st nine months 2021

 

1st nine months 2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

473

 

11

 

1,318

 

626

Income taxes

 

161

 

15

 

432

 

224

Financial result

 

20

 

40

 

67

 

112

Income taxes paid

 

(133)

 

(86)

 

(309)

 

(446)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

208

 

236

 

605

 

693

Change in pension provisions

 

9

 

6

 

30

 

18

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

4

 

 

(4)

 

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

(245)

 

(21)

 

(773)

 

(672)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

(52)

 

284

 

(498)

 

(51)

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

 

(59)

 

(139)

 

335

 

152

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items

 

178

 

(100)

 

342

 

(525)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

564

 

246

 

1,545

 

131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(183)

 

(213)

 

(472)

 

(543)

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

 

 

2

 

10

 

5

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

12

 

 

12

 

6

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(7)

 

(3)

 

(29)

 

(10)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

20

 

1

 

22

 

2

Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash

 

 

 

(1,469)

 

Interest and dividends received

 

10

 

23

 

27

 

56

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

 

(204)

 

(34)

 

402

 

414

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(352)

 

(224)

 

(1,497)

 

(70)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reacquisition of treasury shares

 

 

 

 

(150)

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

 

(2)

 

 

(259)

 

(653)

Issuances of debt

 

(1)

 

436

 

1

 

1,015

Retirements of debt

 

(538)

 

(441)

 

(636)

 

(531)

Interest paid

 

(27)

 

(42)

 

(69)

 

(105)

Cash outflows for the purchase of additional interests in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

(4)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(568)

 

(47)

 

(963)

 

(428)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

(356)

 

(25)

 

(915)

 

(367)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

856

 

315

 

1,404

 

649

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

(4)

 

2

 

7

 

10

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

496

 

292

 

496

 

292