Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
CHF million Note   2014 2013
Net income   342.6   303.0  
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment 7, 8 113.7   99.2  
Changes in provisions, value adjustments and pension assets   – 22.0   4.5  
Decrease (+) / increase (–) of accounts receivable   – 199.7   – 37.1  
Decrease (+) / increase (–) of inventories   10.3   – 61.2  
Decrease (+) / increase (–) of other receivables   – 5.9   5.7  
Decrease (+) / increase (–) of accrued income and derivative assets and liabilities   29.6   0.7  
Decrease (–) / increase (+) of accounts payable   – 23.7   21.4  
Decrease (–) / increase (+) of other payables and accrued liabilities   82.3   50.8  
Non-cash effective items   – 19.0   32.1  
Cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow)     308.2   419.1
           
Investments in property, plant, and equipment 7 – 223.6   – 177.4  
Disposals of property, plant, and equipment   1.6   0.6  
Investments in intangible assets 8 – 11.0   – 14.0  
Disposals (+) / investments (–) in financial assets (excluding pension assets)   – 6.5   – 1.6  
Marketable securities and short-term financial assets 14        
Investments   – 254.1   – 113.4  
Disposals   364.6   261.4  
Acquisition of subsidiaries 32 – 1,474.6    
Cash flow from investment activities     – 1,603.6   – 44.4
           
Proceeds from borrowings 17 13.6   0.8  
Repayments of loans / borrowings 17 – 1.9   – 5.5  
Proceeds from the issuance of bonds 17 996.6    
Capital increase (including premium)   73.1   128.6  
Purchase of treasury stock   – 90.1   – 44.7  
Distribution of profits   – 148.0   – 129.7  
Cash flow with non-controlling interests   1.5    
Cash flow from financing activities     844.8   – 50.5
           
Net increase (+) / decrease (–) in cash and cash equivalents     – 450.6   324.2
           
Cash and cash equivalents as at January 1   619.4   295.8  
           
Exchange gains / (losses) on cash and cash equivalents   3.0 622.4 – 0.6 295.2
           
Cash and cash equivalents as at December 31 15   171.8   619.4
           
Interest received from third parties 1)     4.5   1.0
Interest paid to third parties 1)     6.4   2.7
Income tax paid 1)     101.8   81.3

1) Included in cash flow from operating activities.

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