Consolidated cash flow statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CHF million)

 

Notes

 

2024

 

2023

Consolidated result

 

 

 

326.7

 

304.2

Finance result

 

(6)

 

20.1

 

12.2

Share of result of associates

 

 

 

0.0

 

0.0

Income taxes

 

(7)

 

86.8

 

73.5

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment (after recognition of government subsidies and grants)

 

(8)

 

230.6

 

228.9

Right-of-use assets

 

(9)

 

8.8

 

8.8

Investment property

 

(10)

 

27.3

 

27.1

Intangible assets

 

(11)

 

32.8

 

22.0

Gains (–)/losses (+) on disposal of property, plant and equipment (net)

 

 

 

1.1

 

1.3

Share-based payments

 

 

 

1.2

 

1.3

Increase (–)/decrease (+) in inventories, trade receivables and other receivables and prepaid expenses

 

 

 

–17.0

 

–19.3

Increase (+)/decrease (–) in current liabilities, excluding current financial liabilities

 

 

 

22.4

 

60.3

Increase (+)/decrease (–) in employee benefit obligations

 

 

 

2.4

 

–5.8

Increase (+)/decrease (–) in provision for formal expropriations plus sound insulation and resident protection

 

 

 

–19.4

 

–13.2

Increase (+)/decrease (–) in contract liabilities

 

 

 

1.4

 

38.4

Income tax paid

 

 

 

–83.7

 

–59.1

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

641.6

 

680.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in property, plant and equipment plus projects in progress

 

 

 

–476.4

 

–382.1

Investments in investments property

 

 

 

–4.7

 

–10.2

Investments in airport operator projects

 

 

 

–89.8

 

–45.4

Investments in financial assets

 

 

 

–286.0

 

–183.9

Investments in fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

–1.5

 

–764.5

Repayment of financial assets

 

 

 

264.8

 

275.4

Repayment of fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

239.0

 

931.6

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

0.9

 

0.1

Interest received

 

 

 

9.5

 

9.0

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

–344.1

 

–170.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of existing debentures

 

(18)

 

–300.0

 

–400.0

Issue of liabilities to banks

 

(18)

 

270.4

 

73.6

Repayment of liabilities to banks

 

(18)

 

–53.0

 

–2.7

Increase of other financial liabilities

 

(18)

 

4.3

 

0.0

Repayment of other financial liabilities

 

(18)

 

–0.6

 

0.0

Repayment of lease liabilities

 

(18)

 

–9.0

 

–9.1

Repayment of liabilities from concession arrangements

 

(18)

 

–0.4

 

–0.5

Purchase of treasury shares

 

 

 

–0.9

 

–2.1

Dividends paid

 

 

 

–162.7

 

–107.5

Interest paid

 

 

 

–15.3

 

–20.9

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

–267.2

 

–469.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (+)/decrease (–) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

30.3

 

41.5

Balance at 1 January

 

(16)

 

300.4

 

261.2

Effect of foreign exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents held

 

 

 

–7.5

 

–2.3

Balance as at reporting date

 

(16)

 

323.2

 

300.4