Consolidated Statement of Cashflows
1.1.–31.12.
| 
 | 
 | Note | 
 | 2024 | 
 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | MCHF | 
 | MCHF | ||||||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 
 | 
 | 
 | 597.1 | 
 | 617.0 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortisation | 
 | 
 | 150.8 | 
 | 152.4 | |||||||||||||
| Financial result, net | 
 | 
 | 24.4 | 
 | 26.7 | |||||||||||||
| Income tax expenses | 
 | 
 | 140.3 | 
 | 124.8 | |||||||||||||
| Changes in provisions | 
 | 
 | 
 | 16.8 | 
 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||
| Other non-cash expenses and income 1 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 32.0 | 
 | 18.3 | ||||||||||||
| Operating cashflow before changes in net working capital and income taxes | 
 | 
 | 
 | 961.4 | 
 | 947.5 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes paid | 
 | 
 | 
 | -109.7 | 
 | -118.9 | ||||||||||||
| Changes in net working capital 2 | 
 | 
 | 
 | -4.1 | 
 | 29.3 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash from/used in (-) operating activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 847.6 | 
 | 857.9 | ||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||||||||||
| Cash from/used in (-) investing activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||||||||||
| Purchase of property, plant & equipment and intangible assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | -195.3 | 
 | -197.1 | ||||||||||||
| Sale of property, plant & equipment and intangible assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 6.4 | 
 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||
| Interest received | 
 | 
 | 
 | 4.8 | 
 | 4.6 | ||||||||||||
| Other, net 3 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 20.6 | 
 | -2.2 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash from/used in (-) investing activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | -163.5 | 
 | -190.6 | ||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||||||||||
| Cash from/used in (-) financing activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 
 | 
 | 442.0 | 
 | 804.1 | |||||||||||||
| Repayments of borrowings | 
 | 
 | -398.9 | 
 | -511.0 | |||||||||||||
| Repayments of lease liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | -16.5 | 
 | -16.7 | ||||||||||||
| Interest paid | 
 | 
 | 
 | -26.9 | 
 | -18.8 | ||||||||||||
| Distribution | 
 | 
 | 
 | -419.5 | 
 | -423.7 | ||||||||||||
| Share buyback programmes | 
 | 
 | -123.1 | 
 | -241.4 | |||||||||||||
| Purchase (-)/sale of treasury shares | 
 | 
 | 
 | -91.5 | 
 | -88.1 | ||||||||||||
| Other, net | 
 | 
 | 
 | -2.3 | 
 | -4.1 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash from/used in (-) financing activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | -636.7 | 
 | -499.7 | ||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||||||||||
| Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | 
 | 3.5 | 
 | -16.5 | ||||||||||||
| Net increase/decrease (-) in cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | 
 | 50.9 | 
 | 151.1 | ||||||||||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 
 | 
 | 
 | 356.8 | 
 | 205.7 | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 
 | 
 | 
 | 407.7 | 
 | 356.8 | ||||||||||||
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