Consolidated financial statements

Consolidated cash flow statement

in CHF thousands

Note

2025

2024

Net result

23 424

4 648

Depreciation on fixed assets

14,16

17 502

18 224

Change in provisions

20

3 914

‑ 4 861

Non-cash result from spin-off of Paper Division

32

-

22 326

Result from sale of fixed assets

‑ 2 255

‑ 8 777

Other non-cash items

‑ 94

1 181

Cash flow before change in non-financial net working capital

42 491

32 741

Change in trade receivables

11

‑ 1 677

1 181

Change in inventories

13

‑ 2 298

1 011

Change in other receivables, prepayments and accrued income

410

1 683

Change in trade payables

18

‑ 3 200

7 690

Change in other payables, accrued expenses and deferred income

‑ 1 656

1 377

Cash flow from operating activities

34 070

45 683

Acquisition of subsidiaries

31

‑ 33 189

‑ 32 799

Capital expenditures for tangible fixed assets

14

‑ 18 875

‑ 21 612

Capital expenditures for intangible assets

16

‑ 2 371

‑ 1 385

Disposal of tangible fixed assets

14

3 544

1 970

Disposal of intangible assets

16

-

7 083

Cash flow from investing activities

‑ 50 891

‑ 46 743

Change in current financial liabilities

17

25 113

10 230

Issuance of non-current financial liabilities

17

723

7 907

Purchase of treasury shares

23

‑ 318

‑ 502

Sale of treasury shares

23

-

11

Distribution to shareholders

‑ 12 000

‑ 24 000

Spin-off of Paper Division

32

-

‑ 69 166

Cash flow from financing activities

13 518

‑ 75 520

Currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

‑ 1 257

542

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

‑ 4 560

‑ 76 038

Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January

10

31 602

107 640

Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December

10

27 042

31 602

The consolidated cash flow statement above comprises for the previous year the financial values indicated not only for the continued divisions Zeochem and Perlen Packaging but also for the spun-off Paper Division up until its spin-off effective 25 June 2024. See also Note 32, Spin-off of the Paper Division.