Covestro Group Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

1st quarter
2024
1st quarter
2025
€ million € million
Income after income taxes (37) (161)
Income taxes 68 20
Financial result 30 44
Income taxes paid (38) (34)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and impairment loss reversals 212 234
Change in pension provisions (11) (18)
(Gains)/losses on retirements of noncurrent assets (3) (1)
Decrease/(increase) in inventories (184) (135)
Decrease/(increase) in trade accounts receivable (85) (258)
(Decrease)/increase in trade accounts payable 40 221
Changes in other working capital, other noncash items (15) 15
Cash flows from operating activities (23) (73)
Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets (106) (180)
Cash inflows from sales of property, plant, equipment and other assets 4
Cash outflows for noncurrent financial assets (4) (5)
Interest and dividends received 17 10
Cash inflows from other current financial assets 246 19
Cash flows from investing activities 157 (156)
Issuances of debt 28 605
Retirements of debt (77) (110)
Interest paid (26) (27)
Cash flows from financing activities (75) 468
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to business activities 59 239
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 625 509
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements (6)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 684 742