Annual Report 2025

Consolidated cash flow statement

CHF million

Note

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net result

 

 

–28.9

 

–67.6

 

Depreciation and impairment on fixed assets

 

 

10.8

 

18.4

 

Amortization and impairment on intangible and financial assets

 

 

2.9

 

7.5

 

Gain/loss on disposal of non-current assets

 

 

0.0

 

–0.0

 

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

 

 

–16.6

 

–10.8

 

Usage of employer contribution reserve

5.1

 

4.9

 

5.2

 

Share-based compensation

3.2

 

1.1

 

1.3

 

Other non-cash items

 

 

11.5

 

–11.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/decrease in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

inventories

 

 

4.8

 

44.6

 

trade receivables

 

 

8.0

 

27.0

 

prepayments to suppliers

 

 

–5.3

 

0.5

 

other receivables, prepaid expenses and accrued income

 

 

–0.2

 

10.8

 

trade payables

 

 

11.2

 

–10.9

 

advance payments from customers

 

 

–7.1

 

–2.9

 

other liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income

 

 

–5.0

 

2.5

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

–7.9

 

14.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in fixed assets

2.3

 

–7.7

 

–10.1

 

Divestment of fixed assets

 

 

0.8

 

0.2

 

Investment in intangible assets

2.4

 

–1.4

 

–4.0

 

Divestment of intangible assets

 

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

Investment in financial assets and securities

 

 

–53.0

 

–201.1

 

Divestment of financial assets and securities

 

 

135.8

 

126.4

 

Sale of business activities

4.1

 

–0.1

 

0.0

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

74.4

 

–88.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating and investing activities

 

 

66.5

 

–74.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury shares

3.2

 

–0.8

 

–1.3

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of Bystronic AG

 

 

–8.3

 

–24.8

 

Increase/repayment in short-term financial liabilities

 

 

2.6

 

–1.6

 

Increase/repayment in other long-term liabilities

 

 

–0.0

 

0.0

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

–6.5

 

–27.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

–2.3

 

0.8

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

57.7

 

–101.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

123.0

 

224.6

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

 

 

180.7

 

123.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements Statement of changes in shareholdersʼ equity