Half-Year Report 2023

Consolidated cash flow statement

CHF million

Note

 

January – June 2023

 

January – June 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net result

 

 

19.8

 

7.0

 

Depreciation and impairment on fixed assets

 

 

7.4

 

7.4

 

Amortization and impairment on intangible and financial assets

 

 

2.8

 

2.7

 

Gain/loss on disposal of non-current assets

 

 

–0.0

 

–0.1

 

Gain/loss on disposal of investments

 

 

-

 

1.7

 

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

 

 

–7.1

 

–8.5

 

Other non-cash items 1

 

 

9.1

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/decrease in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

inventories

 

 

–23.0

 

–79.2

 

trade receivables

 

 

–3.8

 

–19.5

 

prepayments to suppliers

 

 

–0.8

 

–2.7

 

other receivables, prepaid expenses and accrued income

 

 

–17.1

 

3.8

 

trade payables

 

 

–3.3

 

–8.7

 

advance payments from customers

 

 

–11.5

 

39.7

 

other liabilities, accrued expenses and deferred income

 

 

0.2

 

11.8

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

–27.4

 

–44.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in fixed assets

 

 

–4.4

 

–6.3

 

Divestment of fixed assets

 

 

0.0

 

0.1

 

Investment in intangible assets

 

 

–2.3

 

–1.9

 

Investment in financial assets and securities

 

 

–15.6

 

–0.4

 

Divestment of financial assets and securities 1

 

 

0.4

 

30.3

 

Sale of business activities

 

 

-

 

19.1

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

–22.0

 

41.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating and investing activities

 

 

–49.3

 

–3.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury shares

 

 

-

 

–1.0

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of Bystronic AG

5

 

–24.8

 

–124.1

 

Increase/repayment in short-term financial liabilities

 

 

2.5

 

3.5

 

Increase/repayment in long-term financial liabilities

 

 

-

 

–1.7

 

Increase/repayment in other long-term liabilities

 

 

–0.0

 

–0.0

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

–22.4

 

–123.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation differences on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

–1.6

 

–0.6

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

–73.3

 

–127.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

216.6

 

465.7

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period

 

 

143.3

 

338.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Statement of changes in shareholders' equity