Consolidated cash flow statement
| CHF million | 
 | 2023 | 
 | 2022 | 
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| 
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 | 
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| Net result | 
 | 
 | 41.9 | 
 | 36.6 | 
 | 
| Depreciation and impairment on fixed assets | 
 | 
 | 14.4 | 
 | 14.6 | 
 | 
| Amortization and impairment on intangible and financial assets | 
 | 
 | 6.6 | 
 | 7.1 | 
 | 
| Gain/loss on disposal of non-current assets | 
 | 
 | 0.0 | 
 | –0.1 | 
 | 
| Gain/loss on disposal of investments | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1.4 | 
 | |
| Change in provisions, deferred taxes and non-current customer loans | 
 | 
 | –10.7 | 
 | –3.2 | 
 | 
| Usage of employer contribution reserve | 
 | 5.3 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |
| Share-based compensation | 
 | 1.1 | 
 | 0.8 | 
 | |
| Other non-cash items | 
 | 
 | 13.6 | 
 | 8.1 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
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 | 
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| Increase/decrease in: | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
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| inventories | 
 | 
 | 30.2 | 
 | –49.3 | 
 | 
| trade receivables | 
 | 
 | 38.1 | 
 | –41.1 | 
 | 
| prepayments to suppliers | 
 | 
 | 1.0 | 
 | 0.2 | 
 | 
| other receivables, prepaid expenses and accrued income | 
 | 
 | 4.5 | 
 | –8.2 | 
 | 
| trade payables | 
 | 
 | –14.0 | 
 | –7.7 | 
 | 
| advance payments from customers | 
 | 
 | –54.3 | 
 | 11.0 | 
 | 
| other liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income | 
 | 
 | –24.4 | 
 | 13.3 | 
 | 
| Cash flow from operating activities | 
 | 
 | 53.6 | 
 | –16.5 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Investment in fixed assets | 
 | –13.2 | 
 | –18.1 | 
 | |
| Divestment of fixed assets | 
 | 
 | 1.2 | 
 | 0.2 | 
 | 
| Investment in intangible assets | 
 | –6.2 | 
 | –5.3 | 
 | |
| Divestment of intangible assets | 
 | 
 | 0.0 | 
 | 0.0 | 
 | 
| Investment in financial assets and securities | 
 | 
 | –126.3 | 
 | –126.3 | 
 | 
| Divestment of financial assets and securities | 
 | 
 | 125.7 | 
 | 30.4 | 
 | 
| Sale of business activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 19.1 | 
 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | 
 | 
 | –18.9 | 
 | –99.9 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
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| Cash flow from operating and investing activities | 
 | 
 | 34.7 | 
 | –116.4 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Purchase of treasury shares | 
 | –0.5 | 
 | –1.0 | 
 | |
| Dividends paid to shareholders of Bystronic AG | 
 | 
 | –24.8 | 
 | –124.1 | 
 | 
| Increase/repayment in short-term financial liabilities | 
 | 
 | 1.3 | 
 | –3.4 | 
 | 
| Increase/repayment in long-term financial liabilities | 
 | 
 | 0.0 | 
 | –1.7 | 
 | 
| Increase/repayment in other long-term liabilities | 
 | 
 | –0.0 | 
 | –0.0 | 
 | 
| Cash flow from financing activities | 
 | 
 | –24.0 | 
 | –130.1 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
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| Effect of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | –2.7 | 
 | –2.5 | 
 | 
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | 8.0 | 
 | –249.1 | 
 | 
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 | 
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| Reconciliation of change in cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | 
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 | 
 | 
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| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 
 | 
 | 216.6 | 
 | 465.7 | 
 | 
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period | 
 | 
 | 224.6 | 
 | 216.6 | 
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