Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd quarter 2019

 

2nd quarter 2020

 

1st half 2019

 

1st half 2020

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Income after income taxes

 

190

 

(53)

 

370

 

(32)

Income taxes

 

61

 

(32)

 

122

 

(25)

Financial result

 

23

 

17

 

46

 

56

Income taxes paid

 

(144)

 

(12)

 

(223)

 

(102)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

185

 

193

 

363

 

380

Change in pension provisions

 

17

 

6

 

26

 

17

(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets

 

(19)

 

(1)

 

(17)

 

1

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

135

 

94

 

148

 

(21)

Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable

 

29

 

308

 

(17)

 

239

(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable

 

(5)

 

(360)

 

(229)

 

(457)

Changes in other working capital, other noncash items

 

(308)

 

11

 

(305)

 

5

Cash flows from operating activities

 

164

 

171

 

284

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

 

(219)

 

(147)

 

(384)

 

(286)

Cash inflows from sales of property, plant, equipment and other assets

 

1

 

 

4

 

Cash inflows from divestments less divested cash

 

 

 

 

(3)

Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets

 

(5)

 

(2)

 

(7)

 

(9)

Cash inflows from noncurrent financial assets

 

(1)

 

1

 

1

 

1

Cash outflows for acquisitions less acquired cash

 

(8)

 

 

(8)

 

Interest and dividends received

 

9

 

7

 

18

 

17

Cash inflows from/(outflows for) other current financial assets

 

39

 

(519)

 

3

 

(512)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(184)

 

(660)

 

(373)

 

(792)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments and withholding tax on dividends

 

(441)

 

(2)

 

(441)

 

(2)

Issuances of debt

 

402

 

1,011

 

428

 

1,768

Retirements of debt

 

(49)

 

(198)

 

(91)

 

(234)

Interest paid

 

(21)

 

(16)

 

(39)

 

(38)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(109)

 

795

 

(143)

 

1,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities

 

(129)

 

306

 

(232)

 

763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

771

 

1,200

 

865

 

748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to changes in scope of consolidation

 

 

 

(1)

 

1

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements

 

(2)

 

(2)

 

8

 

(8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

640

 

1,504

 

640

 

1,504