Consolidated statement of cash flows

Consolidated statement of cash flows

For the year ended 31 DecemberNote20252024
millionmillion
Operating activities
Profit before income tax 20.713.5
Non-cash adjustments to reconcile profit before income tax to net cash flows:
Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets3.6472.5436.6
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets3.613.711.8
Share-based payment expense3.52.33.2
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment3.7(1.0)(2.7)
Adjustments for finance income6.7-(0.1)
Adjustments for finance costs6.7131.3111.2
Adjustments for result from associates and joint ventures4.6(1.3)(1.0)
Adjustments for gain on disposal of associates4.6(2.2)-
Movements in provisions7.1(3.0)4.7
Working capital adjustments:
Change in inventories15.17.1(5.3)
Change in trade and other receivables25.25.4(10.8)
Change in trade and other payables35.49.324.4
Cash generated from operations 654.8585.5
Income tax paid (7.4)(3.7)
Net cash flows from operating activities 647.4581.8
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment4.31.87.9
Proceeds from assets held for sale, net of cash disposed4.5-5.0
Purchase of property, plant and equipment4.3(271.5)(328.2)
Purchase of other intangible assets4.2(6.5)(6.7)
Acquisition of business combinations, net of cash acquired4.5(139.3)(31.3)
Divestment of associates4.64.0-
Dividends from associates4.61.3-
Interest received -0.1
Investments in other financial fixed assets (security deposits and other long term receivables)15.2(1.2)(5.3)
Net cash flows used in investing activities (411.4)(358.5)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings6.3310.0155.0
Repayments of borrowings6.3(101.9)(50.2)
Repayment of lease liability principal4.4(245.5)(237.6)
Lease liabilities interest paid4.4(59.6)(53.9)
Interest paid (excluding lease liabilities interest) (44.1)(46.4)
Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings6.3(7.2)(0.8)
Purchase less sale treasury shares and exercised share-based payments (29.4)(3.6)
Net cash flows used in financing activities (177.7)(237.5)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents 58.3(14.2)
Cash and cash equivalents 1 January5.356.770.9
Cash and cash equivalents 31 December5.3115.056.7
  1. Excluding changes as a result of acquisition of business combinations (as these do not represent cash flows)
  2. Same as previous footnote and excluding changes as a result of netting trade payables and trade receivables
  3. Same as previous footnote and excluding changes in payables related to investing activities (which are included in purchase of property, plant and equipment and of other intangible assets)