Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

CHF million

 

Note

 

2023

 

2022

Net income

 

 

 

671.4

 

 

 

569.7

 

 

Taxes

 

 

 

116.1

 

 

 

151.8

 

 

Interest expenses

 

 

 

33.6

 

 

 

29.7

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

–9.3

 

 

 

–2.5

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

 

8, 9, 10

 

280.8

 

 

 

273.1

 

 

Decrease (–)/Increase (+) of provisions

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

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

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

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

 

 

 

–37.0

 

 

 

–8.0

 

 

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

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

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

 

 

 

–115.4

 

 

 

–85.9

 

 

Decrease (+)/Increase (–) of inventories

 

 

 

–116.2

 

 

 

–140.6

 

 

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

 

 

 

–10.2

 

 

 

–10.6

 

 

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

 

 

 

–1.4

 

 

 

–0.5

 

 

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

 

 

 

35.4

 

 

 

62.3

 

 

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

 

 

 

85.0

 

 

 

47.5

 

 

Interest received

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

Interest paid

 

 

 

–33.8

 

 

 

–28.3

 

 

Taxes paid

 

 

 

–164.7

 

 

 

–138.3

 

 

Non-cash effective items1

 

 

 

29.1

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow)

 

 

 

 

 

778.6

 

 

 

756.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPEX in property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

–280.5

 

 

 

–205.3

 

 

Disposal proceeds property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

CAPEX in intangible assets

 

 

 

–21.3

 

 

 

–24.4

 

 

Disposal proceeds intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

CAPEX in right-of-use assets2

 

 

 

 

 

 

–0.2

 

 

Disposal proceeds right-of-use assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

250.0

 

 

Cash flow from investment activities

 

 

 

 

 

–301.0

 

 

 

21.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

Repayments of borrowings

 

 

 

–5.5

 

 

 

–11.8

 

 

Repayments of lease liabilities

 

9

 

–74.2

 

 

 

–75.4

 

 

Capital increase (including premium)

 

 

 

110.6

 

 

 

82.7

 

 

Purchase of own shares

 

 

 

–593.9

 

 

 

–551.4

 

 

Sale of own shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

Distribution of profits

 

 

 

–303.6

 

 

 

–284.1

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

–855.5

 

 

 

–835.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

–377.9

 

 

 

–57.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents as at January 1

 

 

 

864.6

 

 

 

937.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

–24.5

 

840.1

 

–14.9

 

922.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents as at December 31

 

16

 

 

 

462.2

 

 

 

864.6

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

1

Movements of CHF 19.3 million result from share-based payments (CHF 16.0 million in prior year). Moreover, this position also includes impacts from foreign currency translation.

2

This position consists of payments made before lease inception.