16. Cash Flow from Operating Activities

Audited information

for the years ended 31 December 2019 and 2018

 

Notes

 

2019
in CHF m

 

 

 

2018 in CHF m

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

356

Adjustment for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets

 

,

 

258

 

 

 

245

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

72

 

 

 

80

 

 

Impairment of working capital

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

23

 

 

Income from associates and joint ventures

 

 

 

–52

 

 

 

–130

 

 

Tax expense

 

 

140

 

 

 

109

 

 

Net financial income and costs

 

 

85

 

 

 

81

 

 

Gain/loss from disposals not qualifying as discontinued operations

 

 

–2

 

 

 

54

 

 

Gain on disposals of discontinued operations

 

 

–48

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-cash items

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

–24

 

 

Total reversal of non-cash items

 

 

 

 

 

483

 

 

 

438

Dividends received from associates and joint ventures

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

50

Payments for restructuring

 

 

 

 

–29

 

 

 

–42

Cash flow before changes in net working capital and provisions

 

 

 

 

 

534

 

 

 

802

Changes in inventories

 

 

 

 

 

–13

 

 

 

–156

Changes in trade receivables

 

 

 

 

 

–23

 

 

 

71

Changes in trade payables

 

 

 

 

 

–19

 

 

 

121

Changes in other current assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

–66

 

 

 

–39

Changes in provisions (excluding payments for restructuring)

 

 

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

–52

Cash generated from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

630

 

 

 

747

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

 

 

–121

 

 

 

–217

Net cash generated from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

509

 

 

 

530