Financial Report

Consolidated cash flow statement

EUR million

1 st half-year 2021

1 st half-year 2020

Net profit

33.0

12.7

Depreciation and amortisation of property, plant and equipment

12.1

10.8

Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets

0.3

0.3

Other non-cash changes

4.6

2.2

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

– 0.1

– 0.1

(Increase)/decrease of trade accounts receivable

– 17.6

13.2

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

1.2

– 0.9

(Increase)/decrease of inventories

– 4.3

– 9.0

Increase/(decrease) of trade accounts payable

12.8

4.2

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

0.9

3.4

Increase/(decrease) of provisions

– 0.5

4.1

(Increase)/decrease of deferred tax assets

– 0.4

– 0.1

Cash flow from operating activities

42.1

40.6

Investments in property, plant and equipment

– 8.9

– 8.8

Investments in intangible assets

– 0.3

– 0.2

Investments in subsidiaries

– 2.3

Divestment of property, plant and equipment

0.2

0.3

Divestment of financial assets

0.1

Cash flow from investing activities

– 11.2

– 8.8

Dividends paid to shareholders

– 13.3

– 7.7

Purchase of own shares

– 5.6

Sale of own shares

3.1

1.8

Increase/(decrease) of short-term loans

– 0.2

– 5.0

Increase/(decrease) of long-term loans

0.5

Increase/(decrease) of other liabilities

– 0.2

– 0.1

Cash flow from financing activities

– 16.2

– 10.5

Currency effects

0.1

– 0.3

Increase/(decrease) of liquid assets

14.8

21.0

Liquid assets at 1.1.

106.3

48.9

Liquid assets at 30.6.

121.1

69.9

Increase/(decrease)

14.8

21.0

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