Reviewed condensed Group statement of cash flows

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For the year ended 31 May

   2017 
Reviewed 
R’000 
      2016 
Audited 
R’000 
  
Cash generated by operations  1 753 991       744 185    
Interest received  52 300       42 082    
Interest paid  (105 518)      (48 207)   
Taxation paid  (338 814)       (305 118)   
Net cash generated from operating activities  1 361 959        432 942    
Cash flows from investing activities               
Acquisition of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment  (113 280)      (127 131)   
Disposal of subsidiary net of cash disposed  —       13 219    
Capital contribution to Blue Label Mexico  —       (42 654)   
Capital contribution to Oxigen Services India  (25 534)      (159 425)   
Equity loans advanced to Lornanox  (5 875)      (58 883)   
Loans granted  (117 268)      (27 306)   
Loans granted to associates and joint ventures  (15 756)      (1 620)   
Settlement of contingent consideration  (50 666)      (1 931)   
Contingent proceeds received  12 839       5 813    
Other investing activities  (4 936)       3 585    
Net cash utilised in investing activities  (320 476)       (396 333)   
Cash flows from financing activities               
Acquisition of treasury shares  (7 381)      (23 052)   
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest  (26 788)       (4 000)   
Dividends paid to equity holders of the parent  (242 823)      (209 098)   
Other financing activities  (2 803)       —    
Net cash utilised in financing activities  (279 795)       (236 150)   
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  761 688       (199 541)   
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year  589 027       788 411    
Exchange gains on cash and cash equivalents  (49)       157    
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year  1 350 666        589 027