Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

For the financial year ended 28 February 2021

2021

2020

Notes

€m

€m

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Group (loss)/profit for the year

(104.5)

9.1

Finance income

6

-

(0.5)

Finance expense

6

27.4

20.3

Income tax (credit)/expense

7

(16.8)

2.5

Loss/(profit) on share of equity accounted investments

13

14.9

(0.7)

Impairment of intangible asset

12

0.3

36.6

Impairment of equity accounted investments

5,13

9.1

-

Impairment of property, plant & equipment

5

1.2

1.0

Depreciation of property, plant & equipment

11,19

28.2

30.3

Amortisation of intangible assets

12

2.6

2.5

Profit on disposal

5

(5.8)

(0.9)

Net profit on disposal of property, plant & equipment

(0.4)

(0.2)

Charge for equity settled share-based payments

4

0.8

2.5

Pension contributions: adjustment from charge to payment

23

0.5

0.3

(42.5)

102.8

Decrease in inventories

18.2

38.6

Decrease/(increase) in trade & other receivables

39.6

(4.8)

(Decrease)/increase in trade & other payables

(97.2)

51.9

Increase in provisions

3.5

1.9

(78.4)

190.4

Interest received

-

0.5

Interest and similar costs paid

(23.4)

(17.9)

Income taxes refunded/(paid)

7.2

(8.0)

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities

(94.6)

165.0

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchase of property, plant & equipment

11

(8.4)

(15.3)

Purchase of intangible assets

12

(1.6)

(4.5)

Net proceeds on disposal of property, plant & equipment

1.0

0.4

Proceeds from sale of equity accounted investment

5

-

6.1

Sale of business

10

6.7

(1.0)

Cash outflow re acquisition of equity accounted investments/financial assets

13

(6.9)

(11.2)

Net cash outflow from investing activities

(9.2)

(25.5)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from exercise of share options/equity interests

0.3

0.9

Drawdown of debt

570.9

192.6

Repayment of debt

(464.0)

(280.7)

Payment of lease liabilities

19

(19.0)

(18.6)

Payment of issue costs

20

(1.4)

(0.5)

Shares purchased to satisfy share option entitlements

-

(0.5)

Shares purchased under share buyback programme

25

-

(23.0)

Dividends paid

8

(0.4)

(29.7)

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities

86.4

(159.5)

Decrease in cash

(17.4)

(20.0)

Reconciliation of opening to closing cash

Cash at beginning of year

123.4

144.4

Translation adjustment

1.7

(1.0)

Net decrease in cash

(17.4)

(20.0)

Cash at end of financial year

107.7

123.4

A reconciliation of cash to net debt is presented in note 21 to the financial statements.