Financial Report – Consolidated financial statements

Consolidated cash flow statement

PwC Schweiz PwC Switzerland

EUR million

Notes

2021

2020

Net profit

 

60.3

39.9

Depreciation and amortisation of property, plant and equipment

4

22.4

23.7

Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets

4

0.5

0.5

Other non-cash changes

 

11.9

4.0

(Gain)/loss on disposals of non-current assets

 

–0.2

(Increase)/decrease in trade accounts receivable

 

–2.3

9.7

(Increase)/decrease in other receivables, prepayments and accrued income

 

–0.1

1.7

(Increase)/decrease in inventories

 

–12.2

–2.6

Increase/(decrease) in trade accounts payable

 

1.0

5.3

Increase/(decrease) in other short-term liabilities, accruals and deferred income

 

3.3

7.6

Increase/(decrease) in provisions

6

–2.4

7.4

(Increase)/decrease in deferred tax assets

4

–2.7

–1.9

Cash flow from operating activities

 

79.9

95.3

Investments in property, plant and equipment

4

–21.9

–16.4

Investments in intangible assets

 

0.1

–0.3

Investments in subsidiaries

23

–15.6

Divestment of property, plant and equipment

 

0.5

0.7

Divestment of financial assets

 

0.1

Cash flow from investing activities

 

–36.8

–16.0

Dividends paid to shareholders

 

–13.3

–7.7

Dividends paid to minority shareholders

 

–0.7

Purchase of own shares

 

–5.6

–2.1

Sale of own shares

 

3.1

1.8

Increase/(decrease) in short-term financial liabilities

5

–1.5

–12.3

Increase/(decrease) in long-term financial liabilities

5

–2.0

0.9

Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities

 

–0.3

Cash flow from financing activities

 

–19.5

–20.2

Currency effects

 

6.4

–1.7

Increase/(decrease) in liquid assets

 

30.1

57.4

Liquid assets at 1.1.

 

106.3

48.9

Liquid assets at 31.12.

 

136.4

106.3

Increase/(decrease)

 

30.1

57.4

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