Annual Report 2021

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

€ million

 

Note

 

2021

 

2020

Profit after tax

 

 

 

3,065

 

1,994

Depreciation/amortization/impairment losses/reversals of impairment losses

 

 

 

1,762

 

1,938

Changes in inventories

 

 

 

-472

 

-85

Changes in trade accounts receivable

 

 

 

-310

 

-84

Changes in trade accounts payable/refund liabilities

 

 

 

433

 

7

Changes in provisions

 

 

 

196

 

-110

Changes in other assets and liabilities

 

 

 

-121

 

-123

Neutralization of gains/losses on disposal of fixed assets and other disposals

 

 

 

-24

 

-98

Other non-cash income and expenses

 

 

 

86

 

39

Operating Cash Flow

 

16 

 

4,616

 

3,477

thereof: from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

 

 

-355

 

-150

Payments from the disposal of intangible assets

 

 

 

39

 

88

Payments for investments in property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

-1,066

 

-1,413

Payments from the disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

7

 

35

Payments for investments in financial assets

 

 

 

-269

 

-278

Payments for acquisitions less acquired cash and cash equivalents (net)

 

 

 

-4

 

-11

Proceeds from the disposal of other financial assets

 

 

 

69

 

340

Payments for the acquisition of non-financial assets

 

 

 

 

-500

Proceeds from the disposal of non-financial assets

 

 

 

 

501

Payments from other divestments

 

 

 

1

 

Payments for the disposal of assets held for sale

 

 

 

 

-8

Proceeds from the disposal of assets held for sale less transferred cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

55

Investing Cash Flow

 

23 

 

-1,578

 

-1,340

thereof: from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments to shareholders of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

 

 

 

-181

 

-168

Dividend payments to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

-8

 

-7

Profit withdrawal by E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany

 

 

 

-567

 

-512

Proceeds from new borrowings of financial debt from E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany

 

 

 

471

 

390

Repayment of financial debt to E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany

 

 

 

-393

 

-382

Repayment of bonds

 

 

 

-317

 

-2,724

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds

 

 

 

 

2,486

Payments from new borrowings of other current and non-current financial debt

 

 

 

388

 

3,561

Repayment of other current and non-current financial debt

 

 

 

-1,896

 

-4,166

Financing Cash Flow

 

41 

 

-2,504

 

-1,522

thereof: from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

534

 

615

Changes in cash and cash equivalents due to currency translation

 

 

 

9

 

-40

Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1

 

 

 

1,355

 

781

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31 (consolidated balance sheet)

 

35 

 

1,899

 

1,355

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