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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