Annual Report 2022

Consolidated cash flow statement

CHF million

Note

 

Group

 

Group

 

 

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net result

 

 

36.6

 

–27.8

 

Depreciation and impairment on fixed assets

 

 

14.6

 

19.0

 

Amortization and impairment on intangible and financial assets

 

 

7.1

 

6.9

 

Gain/loss on disposal of non-current assets

 

 

–0.1

 

–4.2

 

Gain/loss on disposal of investments

4.1

 

1.4

 

80.4

 

Change in provisions, deferred taxes and non-current customer loans 1

 

 

–3.2

 

–8.4

 

Other non-cash items 1

 

 

8.9

 

–6.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/decrease in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

inventories

 

 

–49.3

 

–82.3

 

trade receivables

 

 

–41.1

 

–41.9

 

prepayments to suppliers

 

 

0.2

 

–1.3

 

other receivables, prepaid expenses and accrued income

 

 

–8.2

 

–20.1

 

trade payables

 

 

–7.7

 

17.4

 

advance payments from customers

 

 

11.0

 

106.6

 

other liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income

 

 

13.3

 

20.7

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

–16.5

 

58.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in fixed assets

2.3

 

–18.1

 

–28.4

 

Divestment of fixed assets

 

 

0.2

 

21.1

 

Investment in intangible assets

2.4

 

–5.3

 

–5.6

 

Investment in financial assets and securities

 

 

–126.3

 

–33.2

 

Divestment of financial assets and securities 1

 

 

30.4

 

0.6

 

Acquisition of business activities

4.2

 

 

 

0.7

 

Sale of business activities

4.1

 

19.1

 

320.3

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

–99.9

 

275.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating and investing activities

 

 

–116.4

 

333.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury shares

3.2

 

–1.0

 

–1.6

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of Bystronic AG

 

 

–124.1

 

–124.1

 

Dividends paid to minority shareholders

 

 

 

 

–0.1

 

Acquisition of minority interests

4.2

 

 

 

–13.4

 

Change in short-term financial liabilities

 

 

–3.4

 

–0.4

 

Change in long-term financial liabilities

 

 

–1.7

 

–0.9

 

Change in other long-term liabilities

 

 

–0.0

 

–0.0

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

–130.1

 

–140.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

–2.5

 

–0.7

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

–249.1

 

192.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

465.7

 

273.3

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

 

 

216.6

 

465.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 The previous year's figures have been adjusted due to a new presentation of long-term customer loans. Both the granting (previously shown under “Other non-cash items”) and the repayment (previously shown under “Divestment of financial assets and securities”) are now shown under “Change in provisions, deferred taxes and non-current customer loans”.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements Statement of changes in shareholders'
equity