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

4

23.6

23.0

Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets

4

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

6

0.1

–5.6

(Increase)/decrease in deferred tax assets

4

1.0

2.3

Cash flow from operating activities

 

87.8

59.3

Investments in property, plant and equipment

4

–22.6

–26.3

Investments in intangible assets

 

–0.5

–0.8

Investments in subsidiaries

23

–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

5

–3.2

–3.3

Increase/(decrease) in long-term financial liabilities

5

–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

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