Financial Report

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

EUR million

1st half-year 2020

1st half-year 2019

Net profit

12.7

13.2

Depreciation and amortisation of property, plant and equipment

10.8

11.4

Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets

0.3

0.4

Other non-cash changes

2.2

0.7

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

– 0.1

(Increase) / decrease of trade accounts receivable

13.2

– 17.4

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

– 0.9

1.1

(Increase) / decrease of inventories

– 9.0

– 6.4

Increase / (decrease) of trade accounts payable

4.2

5.4

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

3.4

– 5.0

Increase / (decrease) of provisions

4.1

– 2.4

(Increase) / decrease of deferred tax assets

– 0.1

Cash flow from operating activities

40.6

0.9

Investments in property, plant and equipment

– 8.8

– 9.8

Investments in intangible assets

– 0.2

– 0.2

Investments in subsidiaries

– 6.1

Divestment of property, plant and equipment

0.3

0.2

Cash flow from investing activities

– 8.8

– 15.9

Dividends paid to shareholders

– 7.7

– 8.2

Dividends paid to minority shareholders

– 1.2

(Purchase) / sale of own shares

1.8

1.7

Increase / (decrease) of short-term loans

– 5.0

13.2

Increase / (decrease) of long-term loans

0.5

– 0.4

Increase / (decrease) of other liabilities

– 0.1

0.2

Cash flow from financing activities

– 10.5

5.3

Currency effects

– 0.3

0.5

Increase / (decrease) of liquid assets

21.0

– 9.2

Liquid assets at 1.1.

48.9

42.7

Liquid assets at 30.6.

69.9

33.4

Increase / (decrease)

21.0

– 9.2

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