Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

in CHF 1 000

Notes

 

January–June 2022

 

January–June 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

43 803

 

41 889

Income taxes

 

 

9 546

 

8 886

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

 

15 288

 

17 639

Other non-cash items

 

 

2 070

 

(1 993)

Loss/profit from the disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(7)

 

(111)

Change in trade receivables

 

 

(24 262)

 

(24 933)

Change in inventories

 

 

(15 745)

 

(18 624)

Change in other receivables and accrued income

 

 

(4 863)

 

(4 523)

Change in trade payables

 

 

5 583

 

15 268

Change in other liabilities and accrued liabilities

 

 

10 960

 

17 015

Change in provisions

 

 

(812)

 

1 086

Income tax paid

 

 

(10 163)

 

(8 188)

Interest paid

 

 

(146)

 

(216)

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

31 252

 

43 195

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(21 580)

 

(13 969)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

49

 

355

Purchases of intangible assets

 

 

(4 333)

 

(3 109)

Purchases and disposals of financial assets

 

 

(172)

 

20

Interest received

 

 

727

 

951

Cash outflow from acquisition

3

 

(243)

 

(1 276)

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

(25 552)

 

(17 028)

Payment of dividend

 

 

(38 243)

 

(25 315)

Payment of dividend to minority interests

 

 

 

(533)

Purchase of treasury shares 1)

 

 

(40 625)

 

(3 609)

Repayment of short-term financial liabilities

 

 

 

(324)

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

(78 868)

 

(29 781)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(920)

 

2 815

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(74 088)

 

(799)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at 1.1.

 

 

219 845

 

203 556

Cash and cash equivalents at 30.6.

 

 

145 757

 

202 757

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(74 088)

 

(799)

1) During H1 2022, 498 234 treasury shares were purchased as part of the running share buyback programme at an average share price of CHF 81.54 in the amount of CHF 40.6 million. In total 639 734 treasury shares are purchased so far at an average share price of CHF 82.00 in the amount of CHF 52.5 million, which is 63 % of the total programme.

The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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