Annual Report 2022

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

CHF million

 

Note

 

2022

 

2021

Net income

 

 

 

569.7

 

 

 

490.5

 

 

Taxes

 

 

 

151.8

 

 

 

131.2

 

 

Interest expenses

 

 

 

29.7

 

 

 

25.4

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

– 2.5

 

 

 

– 1.8

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

 

8, 9, 10

 

273.1

 

 

 

276.6

 

 

Decrease (–)/Increase (+) of provisions

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

– 44.6

 

 

Decrease (–)/Increase (+) of allowances from current assets

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

13.8

 

 

Decrease (+)/Increase (–) of pension plans

 

 

 

– 8.0

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

Profit (–)/Loss (+) from disposals of fixed asset

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

– 5.5

 

 

Decrease (+)/Increase (–) of accounts receivables

 

 

 

– 85.9

 

 

 

– 73.2

 

 

Decrease (+)/Increase (–) of inventories

 

 

 

– 140.6

 

 

 

– 79.2

 

 

Decrease (+)/Increase (–) of other receivables

 

 

 

– 10.6

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

Decrease (+)/Increase (–) of accrued income, prepayments, derivative assets and liabilities

 

 

 

– 0.5

 

 

 

– 14.5

 

 

Decrease (–)/Increase (+) of accounts payable

 

 

 

62.3

 

 

 

57.2

 

 

Decrease (–)/Increase (+) of other payables and accrued liabilities

 

 

 

47.5

 

 

 

173.0

 

 

Interest received

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

Interest paid

 

 

 

– 28.3

 

 

 

– 24.7

 

 

Taxes paid

 

 

 

– 138.3

 

 

 

– 121.8

 

 

Non-cash effective items1

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

16.9

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow)

 

 

 

 

 

756.0

 

 

 

826.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPEX in property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

– 205.3

 

 

 

– 217.1

 

 

Disposal proceeds property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

CAPEX in intangible assets

 

 

 

– 24.4

 

 

 

– 23.5

 

 

Disposal proceeds intangible assets

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

CAPEX in right-of-use assets2

 

 

 

– 0.2

 

 

 

– 0.2

 

 

Disposal proceeds right-of-use assets

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

Disposal proceeds (+)/Investing expenditures (–) in financial assets (excluding pension assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

– 0.3

 

 

Disposal proceeds (+)/Investing expenditures (–) in marketable securities and short-term financial assets

 

 

 

250.0

 

 

 

151.4

 

 

Acquisition of subsidiaries

 

2

 

 

 

 

– 1.5

 

 

Cash flow from investment activities

 

 

 

 

 

21.8

 

 

 

– 82.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

15.0

 

 

Repayments of borrowings

 

 

 

– 11.8

 

 

 

– 2.9

 

 

Repayments of lease liabilities

 

9

 

– 75.4

 

 

 

– 73.0

 

 

Capital increase (including premium)

 

 

 

82.7

 

 

 

119.2

 

 

Purchase of own shares and participation certificates

 

 

 

– 551.4

 

 

 

– 433.3

 

 

Sale of own shares and participation certificates

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

14.5

 

 

Distribution of profits

 

 

 

– 284.1

 

 

 

– 264.1

 

 

Cash flow with non-controlling interests

 

2

 

 

 

 

– 30.4

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

– 835.5

 

 

 

– 655.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (+)/decrease (–) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

– 57.7

 

 

 

89.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents as at January 1

 

 

 

937.2

 

 

 

848.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange gains (+)/losses (–) on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

– 14.9

 

922.3

 

– 0.5

 

847.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents as at December 31

 

16

 

 

 

864.6

 

 

 

937.2

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the consolidated statements.

1

Movements of CHF 3.0 million result from the translation of foreign exchange balances (CHF –0.5 million in prior year).

2

This position consists of payments made before lease inception.