Consolidated cash flow statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CHF million)

 

Notes

 

First half 2024

 

First half 2023

Consolidated result

 

 

 

151.8

 

138.1

Finance result

 

(3)

 

8.6

 

8.6

Share of result of associates

 

 

 

0.0

 

0.0

Income taxes

 

 

 

42.6

 

34.5

Depreciation and amortisation of

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(4)

 

114.6

 

113.8

Right-of-use assets

 

(5)

 

4.4

 

4.4

Investment property

 

(6)

 

13.7

 

13.4

Intangible assets

 

(7)

 

11.1

 

11.0

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

 

 

 

0.4

 

0.2

Share-based payments

 

 

 

0.7

 

0.2

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

 

 

 

–24.8

 

–28.6

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

 

 

 

2.2

 

39.6

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

 

 

 

–0.6

 

–2.1

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

 

 

 

–4.0

 

–2.7

Income tax paid

 

 

 

–46.7

 

–14.1

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

273.9

 

316.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in property, plant and equipment plus projects in progress

 

 

 

–200.1

 

–147.9

Investments in investment property

 

 

 

–2.6

 

–0.3

Investments in airport operator projects

 

 

 

–72.3

 

–14.2

Investments in other intangible assets

 

 

 

–0.4

 

–0.5

Investments in financial assets

 

 

 

–119.5

 

–38.8

Investments in fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

0.0

 

–300.5

Repayment of financial assets

 

 

 

117.2

 

73.0

Repayment of fixed-term deposits

 

 

 

239.0

 

606.5

Interest received

 

 

 

4.7

 

3.3

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

–34.1

 

180.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of existing debentures

 

 

 

–300.0

 

–400.0

Issue of liabilities to banks

 

 

 

177.6

 

16.6

Repayment of liabilities to banks

 

 

 

–11.7

 

–3.9

Increase in other financial liabilities

 

 

 

2.3

 

0.0

Repayment of liabilities from concession agreements

 

 

 

–0.2

 

0.0

Repayment of lease liabilities

 

 

 

–4.5

 

–4.7

Payment of dividend for the 2023/2022 financial years

 

 

 

–162.7

 

–107.5

Purchase of treasury shares

 

 

 

–0.8

 

–2.0

Interest paid

 

 

 

–6.5

 

–14.9

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

–306.5

 

–516.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

–66.8

 

–19.3

Balance at 1 January

 

(8)

 

300.4

 

261.2

Effect of foreign exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents held

 

 

 

–1.2

 

1.4

Balance as at reporting date

 

(8)

 

232.4

 

243.2

of which included in Airport Zurich Noise Fund

 

(8)

 

40.4

 

9.7

All financial data presented here are unaudited.