Financial Report
Consolidated cash flow statement
EUR million |
1 st half-year 2023 |
1 st half-year 2022 |
Net profit |
27.7 |
29.4 |
Depreciation and amortisation of property, plant and equipment |
11.5 |
11.1 |
Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Other non-cash changes |
3.8 |
3.8 |
(Gain)/loss on disposals of non-current assets |
–0.1 |
–0.1 |
(Increase)/decrease in trade accounts receivable |
–4.3 |
–25.6 |
(Increase)/decrease in other receivables, prepayments and accrued income |
0.8 |
–5.4 |
(Increase)/decrease in inventories |
–11.1 |
–14.7 |
Increase/(decrease) in trade accounts payable |
–0.5 |
8.5 |
Increase/(decrease) in other short-term liabilities, accruals and deferred income |
–6.9 |
3.4 |
Increase/(decrease) in provisions |
0.5 |
–0.1 |
(Increase)/decrease in deferred tax assets |
0.4 |
1.0 |
Cash flow from operating activities |
22.3 |
11.6 |
Investments in property, plant and equipment |
–12.1 |
–10.9 |
Investments in intangible assets |
–0.3 |
–0.5 |
Investments in subsidiaries |
–0.1 |
–61.7 |
Divestment of property, plant and equipment |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Cash flow from investing activities |
–12.4 |
–72.8 |
Dividends paid to shareholders |
–21.6 |
–20.2 |
Dividends paid to minority shareholders |
– |
–0.9 |
Purchase of own shares |
–10.6 |
–15.9 |
Sale of own shares |
2.7 |
1.8 |
Increase/(decrease) in short-term financial liabilities |
19.1 |
21.1 |
Increase/(decrease) in long-term financial liabilities |
–0.8 |
–1.9 |
Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities |
0.0 |
–0.1 |
Cash flow from financing activities |
–11.2 |
–16.2 |
Currency effects |
–1.4 |
2.9 |
Increase/(decrease) in liquid assets |
–2.7 |
–74.6 |
Liquid assets at 1.1. |
55.1 |
136.4 |
Liquid assets at 30.6. |
52.5 |
61.8 |
Increase/(decrease) |
–2.7 |
–74.6 |