15. Cash Flow from Operating Activities

Audited information

for the years ended 31 December 2017 and 2016

 

Notes

 

 

 

2017 in CHF m

 

 

 

2016 in CHF m

1

»Income taxes paid«, previously recorded in »Cash flow before changes in working capital and provisions« was reclassified to »Cash generated from operating activities«.

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

302

 

 

 

263

Adjustment for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

 

231

 

 

 

210

 

 

Impairment

 

 

16

 

 

 

8

 

 

Depreciation of intangible assets

 

 

70

 

 

 

55

 

 

Impairment of working capital

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

24

 

 

Income from associates and joint ventures

 

 

–103

 

 

 

–85

 

 

Tax expense

 

 

135

 

 

 

75

 

 

Net financial income and costs

 

 

65

 

 

 

109

 

 

Gain/loss from disposals not qualifying as discontinued operations

 

 

–3

 

 

 

3

 

 

Other non-cash items

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

20

 

 

Total reversal of non-cash items

 

 

 

 

 

452

 

 

 

419

Dividends received from associates and joint ventures

 

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

85

Payments for restructuring

 

 

 

 

–40

 

 

 

–37

Cash flow before changes in net working capital and provisions1

 

 

 

 

 

759

 

 

 

730

Changes in inventories

 

 

 

 

 

–125

 

 

 

–20

Changes in trade receivables

 

 

 

 

 

–101

 

 

 

–80

Changes in trade payables

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

17

Changes in other current assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

–46

 

 

 

12

Changes in provisions (excluding payments for restructuring)

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

53

Cash generated from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

529

 

 

 

712

Income taxes paid1

 

 

 

 

 

–101

 

 

 

–66

Net cash generated from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

428

 

 

 

646