Consolidated cash flow statement
CHF million |
| Reporting half-year ended 31.12.2020 |
| Reporting half-year ended 31.12.2019 |
Net profit |
| 99.9 |
| 119.4 |
Depreciation and amortization |
| 37.7 |
| 36.0 |
Income tax expenses |
| 29.9 |
| 37.7 |
Interest expenses |
| 9.7 |
| 19.9 |
Interest income |
| –0.5 |
| –0.4 |
(Gain) Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net |
| –0.1 |
| –0.3 |
Adjustment for non-cash items |
| 7.4 |
| 3.7 |
Change in trade receivables |
| 7.5 |
| 20.8 |
Change in inventories |
| 22.6 |
| –12.7 |
Change in other current assets |
| 9.6 |
| –0.6 |
Change in trade payables |
| 21.2 |
| –5.2 |
Change in accrued pension cost |
| 2.4 |
| 4.7 |
Change in accrued and other current liabilities |
| –13.7 |
| –30.9 |
Cash generated from operations |
| 233.6 |
| 192.1 |
Income taxes paid |
| –27.4 |
| –31.2 |
Interest paid |
| –12.4 |
| –22.2 |
Interest received |
| 0.5 |
| 0.4 |
Net cash from operating activities |
| 194.3 |
| 139.1 |
Cash flows from investing activities |
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Additions of property, plant, and equipment |
| –21.3 |
| –39.9 |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment |
| 0.1 |
| 0.8 |
Additions of intangible assets |
| –9.5 |
| –10.3 |
Change in non-current financial assets |
| –2.8 |
| –1.0 |
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired |
| –5.7 |
| –141.4 |
Sale of subsidiaries, net of cash sold |
| 0.2 |
| 0.0 |
Acquisition of associates and joint ventures |
| –2.0 |
| 0.0 |
Net cash used in investing activities |
| –41.0 |
| –191.8 |
Free cash flow |
| 153.3 |
| –52.7 |
Cash flows from financing activities |
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Other proceeds from (repayment of) current borrowings, net |
| –129.9 |
| 167.7 |
Proceeds from (repayment of) non-current borrowings, net |
| –0.4 |
| –0.7 |
Change in other non-current liabilities |
| –0.4 |
| –0.8 |
Dividends paid to company’s shareholders |
| –43.7 |
| –66.5 |
Dividends paid to minority shareholders |
| –39.7 |
| –59.0 |
Net cash flows from financing activities |
| –214.1 |
| 40.7 |
Translation exchange differences |
| 42.0 |
| –10.2 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| –18.8 |
| –22.2 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
| 156.8 |
| 122.4 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
| 138.0 |
| 100.2 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| –18.8 |
| –22.2 |