Financial Report

Consolidated cash flow statement

EUR million

1 st half-year 2022

1 st half-year 2021

Net profit

29.4

33.0

Depreciation and amortisation of property, plant and equipment

11.1

12.1

Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets

0.3

0.3

Other non-cash changes

3.8

4.6

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

– 0.1

– 0.1

(Increase)/decrease in trade accounts receivable

– 25.6

– 17.6

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

– 5.4

1.2

(Increase)/decrease in inventories

– 14.7

– 4.3

Increase/(decrease) in trade accounts payable

8.5

12.8

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

3.4

0.9

Increase/(decrease) in provisions

– 0.1

– 0.5

(Increase)/decrease in deferred tax assets

1.0

– 0.4

Cash flow from operating activities

11.6

42.1

Investments in property, plant and equipment

– 10.9

– 8.9

Investments in intangible assets

– 0.5

– 0.3

Investments in subsidiaries

– 61.7

– 2.3

Divestment of property, plant and equipment

0.2

0.2

Divestment of financial assets

0.1

Cash flow from investing activities

– 72.8

– 11.2

Dividends paid to shareholders

– 20.2

– 13.3

Dividends paid to minority shareholders

– 0.9

Purchase of own shares

– 15.9

– 5.6

Sale of own shares

1.8

3.1

Increase/(decrease) in short-term financial liabilities

21.1

– 0.2

Increase/(decrease) in long-term financial liabilities

– 1.9

Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities

– 0.1

– 0.2

Cash flow from financing activities

– 16.2

– 16.2

Currency effects

2.9

0.1

Increase/(decrease) in liquid assets

– 74.6

14.8

Liquid assets at 1.1.

136.4

106.3

Liquid assets at 30.6.

61.8

121.1

Increase/(decrease)

– 74.6

14.8

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