Financial Report – Consolidated financial statements
Consolidated cash flow statement 
PwC Schweiz PwC Switzerland| 
       EUR million  | 
    
       Notes  | 
    
       2023  | 
    
       2022  | 
  
| 
       Net profit  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       44.6  | 
    
       56.7  | 
  
| 
       Depreciation and amortisation of property, plant and equipment  | 
    
       23.6  | 
    
       23.0  | 
  |
| 
       Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets  | 
    
       1.0  | 
    
       0.9  | 
  |
| 
       Other non-cash changes  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       2.2  | 
    
       9.0  | 
  
| 
       (Gain)/loss on disposals of non-current assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       0.1  | 
    
       –0.1  | 
  
| 
       (Increase)/decrease in trade accounts receivable  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       21.5  | 
    
       –11.0  | 
  
| 
       (Increase)/decrease in other receivables, prepayments and accrued income  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       3.8  | 
    
       –3.4  | 
  
| 
       (Increase)/decrease in inventories  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       8.1  | 
    
       –18.1  | 
  
| 
       Increase/(decrease) in trade accounts payable  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –8.7  | 
    
       5.6  | 
  
| 
       Increase/(decrease) in other short-term liabilities, accruals and deferred income  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –9.6  | 
    
       0.1  | 
  
| 
       Increase/(decrease) in provisions  | 
    
       0.1  | 
    
       –5.6  | 
  |
| 
       (Increase)/decrease in deferred tax assets  | 
    
       1.0  | 
    
       2.3  | 
  |
| 
       Cash flow from operating activities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       87.8  | 
    
       59.3  | 
  
| 
       Investments in property, plant and equipment  | 
    
       –22.6  | 
    
       –26.3  | 
  |
| 
       Investments in intangible assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –0.5  | 
    
       –0.8  | 
  
| 
       Investments in subsidiaries  | 
    
       –0.1  | 
    
       –63.9  | 
  |
| 
       Divestment of property, plant and equipment  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       0.4  | 
    
       0.7  | 
  
| 
       Cash flow from investing activities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –22.8  | 
    
       –90.3  | 
  
| 
       Dividends paid to shareholders  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –20.6  | 
    
       –20.2  | 
  
| 
       Dividends paid to minority shareholders  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –3.5  | 
    
       –1.6  | 
  
| 
       Purchase of own shares  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –17.3  | 
    
       –22.1  | 
  
| 
       Sale of own shares  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       2.7  | 
    
       1.8  | 
  
| 
       Increase/(decrease) in short-term financial liabilities  | 
    
       –3.2  | 
    
       –3.3  | 
  |
| 
       Increase/(decrease) in long-term financial liabilities  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –6.3  | 
  |
| 
       Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –0.1  | 
  
| 
       Cash flow from financing activities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –41.9  | 
    
       –51.9  | 
  
| 
       Currency effects  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –0.9  | 
    
       1.7  | 
  
| 
       Increase/(decrease) in liquid assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       22.1  | 
    
       –81.2  | 
  
| 
       Liquid assets at 1.1.  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       55.1  | 
    
       136.4  | 
  
| 
       Liquid assets at 31.12.  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       77.2  | 
    
       55.1  | 
  
| 
       Increase/(decrease)  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       22.1  | 
    
       –81.2  |