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 |