Cash Flow Statement

                                               
Consolidated statement of cash flows income for the year ended December 31
Amounts in millions of euros
  2010 2009
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit for the period 77.4 73.8
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization 33.6 31.7
Taxes on income 34.6 37.0
Net finance expense 18.3 3.6
Income from associates (0.7) -
  163.2 146.1
Share-based compensation 7.3 9.3
Sale of activities, net of cost - (1.9)
Change in operational derivatives 4.7 -
Settlement of operational derivatives (4.4) -
Change in inventories 0.1 0.3
Change in receivables (27.6) 73.1
Change in provisions (2.2) 1.9
Change in billing in excess of costs (9.2) (30.2)
Change in current liabilities 7.3 12.1
Dividend received 0.5 0.3
Interest received 3.5 3.4
Interest paid (22.1) (16.2)
Corporate tax paid (29.3) (45.7)
Net cash from operating activities 91.8 152.5
Cash flows from investing activities
Investments in (in)tangible assets (35.7) (26.3)
Proceeds from sale of (in)tangible assets 2.1 1.9
Investments in consolidated companies (40.2) (80.2)
Proceeds from sale of consolidated companies - 1.8
Investments in associates and other investments (1.5) (6.4)
Proceeds from sale of associates and other investments 0.2 -
Investments in other non-current assets (8.9) (6.2)
Proceeds from sale of other non-current assets 6.7 3.1
Net cash used in investing activities (77.3) (112.3)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of options 5.1 3.4
Proceeds from issue of shares - 5.8
Purchase of own shares (18.7) -
Settlement of financing derivatives (4.3) (5.6)
New long-term loans and borrowings 25.5 90.9
Repayment of long-term loans and borrowings (10.2) (16.9)
New short-term borrowings 18.2 18.4
Repayment of short-term borrowings (22.2) (9.1)
Dividend paid (32.1) (27.3)
Net cash from financing activities (38.7) 59.6
Net change in cash and cash equivalents less bank overdrafts 24.2 99.8
Exchange rate differences 9.9 1.0
Cash and cash equivalents less bank overdrafts at January 1 212.5 111.7
Cash and cash equivalents less bank overdrafts at December 31 198.2 212.5
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