Half-Year Report 2021

Consolidated cash flow statement

CHF million

Note

 

January – June 2021

 

January – June 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net result

 

 

–60.9

 

46.6

 

Depreciation and impairment on fixed assets

 

 

16.1

 

19.2

 

Amortization and impairment on intangible assets

 

 

0.4

 

0.4

 

Gain/loss on disposal of non-current assets and investments

 

 

75.4

 

–50.4

 

Change in provisions and pension fund liabilities

 

 

–7.0

 

–15.0

 

Other non-cash changes

 

 

–1.2

 

11.6

 

Cash flow from operating activities before change in net working capital

 

 

22.8

 

12.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/decrease in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

inventories

 

 

–58.6

 

–38.3

 

trade receivables

 

 

–31.2

 

49.5

 

prepayments to suppliers

 

 

–4.6

 

–0.9

 

other receivables, prepaid expenses and accrued income

 

 

–4.3

 

–14.3

 

trade payables

 

 

27.4

 

–31.3

 

advance payments from customers

 

 

36.3

 

–5.9

 

other liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income

 

 

24.8

 

1.3

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

12.5

 

–27.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in property, plant and equipment

 

 

–10.0

 

–15.3

 

Divestment of property, plant and equipment

 

 

5.0

 

6.3

 

Investment in intangible assets

 

 

–3.0

 

–4.9

 

Investment in financial assets and securities

 

 

–60.5

 

–1.6

 

Divestment of financial assets and securities

 

 

4.0

 

3.0

 

Acquisition of business activities

(4.2)

 

0.7

 

–1.9

 

Sale of business activities

(3)

 

322.7

 

71.2

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

258.8

 

56.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating and investing activities

 

 

271.4

 

29.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase/sale of treasury shares

 

 

0.0

 

–0.1

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of Bystronic AG

 

 

–124.1

 

–86.8

 

Dividends paid to minority shareholders

 

 

–0.1

 

–3.5

 

Change in short-term financial liabilities

 

 

–1.3

 

0.5

 

Change in long-term financial liabilities

 

 

0.2

 

0.3

 

Change in other long-term liabilities

 

 

–0.0

 

–0.1

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

–125.4

 

–89.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1.5

 

–1.9

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

147.5

 

–62.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

273.3

 

300.9

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

 

 

420.8

 

238.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Statement of changes in equity

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