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Consolidated statement of cash flows

January 1 – December 31

millions of CHF

 

Notes

 

2020

 

2019

Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1

 

 

 

1’035.5

 

1’095.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

87.2

 

157.7

Interest and securities income

 

12

 

–4.1

 

–6.6

Interest expenses

 

12

 

25.2

 

24.9

Income tax expenses

 

13

 

34.6

 

55.1

Depreciation, amortization and impairments

 

14, 15, 16

 

177.5

 

171.5

Income from disposals of tangible and intangible assets

 

11, 15, 16

 

–3.0

 

–0.4

Changes in inventories

 

 

 

29.7

 

82.8

Changes in advance payments to suppliers

 

 

 

19.2

 

7.0

Changes in contract assets

 

 

 

4.2

 

–148.4

Changes in trade accounts receivable

 

 

 

21.3

 

–22.7

Changes in contract liabilities

 

 

 

–33.8

 

89.5

Changes in trade accounts payable

 

 

 

–29.6

 

–8.0

Change in provision for employee benefit plans

 

 

 

44.3

 

–7.0

Changes in provisions

 

 

 

48.9

 

–1.6

Changes in other net current assets

 

 

 

–9.7

 

–6.1

Other non-cash items

 

 

 

42.5

 

5.2

Interest received

 

 

 

4.2

 

6.6

Interest paid

 

 

 

–21.0

 

–21.5

Income tax paid

 

 

 

–68.8

 

–58.6

Total cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

368.7

 

319.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of intangible assets

 

14

 

–7.5

 

–6.0

Sale of intangible assets

 

14

 

0.1

 

0.5

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

15

 

–98.0

 

–108.9

Sale of property, plant and equipment

 

15

 

8.9

 

8.1

Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired

 

4

 

–108.2

 

–78.5

Acquisitions of associates

 

17

 

–6.7

 

–0.0

Dividends from associates

 

17

 

0.0

 

0.1

Purchase of other non-current financial assets

 

18

 

–3.3

 

–1.1

Sale of other non-current financial assets

 

18

 

1.0

 

0.4

Purchase of current financial assets

 

18

 

–370.4

 

–57.4

Sale of current financial assets

 

18

 

122.3

 

Total cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

–461.8

 

–242.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd

 

24

 

–92.6

 

–81.2

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries

 

 

 

–2.6

 

–1.7

Purchase of treasury shares

 

 

 

–23.1

 

–11.1

Payments of lease liabilities

 

16

 

–39.2

 

–34.0

Proceeds from non-current borrowings

 

26

 

498.9

 

0.3

Repayments of non-current borrowings

 

26

 

–0.0

 

–0.0

Proceeds from current borrowings

 

26

 

72.2

 

153.8

Repayments of current borrowings

 

26

 

–177.1

 

–149.2

Total cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

236.5

 

–123.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

–55.7

 

–13.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

87.7

 

–59.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31

 

23

 

1’123.2

 

1’035.5