DMGT Annual Report 2008

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

for the year ended 28th September, 2008

  Note 2008
£m
2007
£m
Operating profit before share of results of joint ventures and associates
– continuing operations
3 27.0 159.4
Operating profit – discontinued operations 24 0.8
Adjustments for:
Share-based payments 35 16.6 18.1
Depreciation 3, 19 63.1 59.0
Impairment of property, plant and equipment 3, 19 7.4 6.0
Amortisation of intangible assets 3, 18 90.3 82.2
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets 3, 17, 18 167.8 52.7
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital   372.2 378.2
Decrease in inventories   0.6 5.9
Increase in trade and other receivables   (3.9) (64.2)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables   (6.3) 59.8
Increase in provisions   5.4 3.4
Cash generated by operations   368.0 383.1
Taxation paid   (24.3) (43.8)
Taxation received   11.2
Net cash from operating activities before payment into pension scheme   354.9 339.3
Payment into Group pension scheme following sale of Aberdeen Journals in 2006   (25.9)
Net cash from operating activities   354.9 313.4
Investing activities
Interest received   1.6 5.7
Dividends received from joint ventures and associates   3.1 6.6
Dividends received from available-for-sale investments   0.3 1.5
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (64.5) (72.2)
Purchase of available-for-sale investments 21 (15.9) (0.6)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment   15.4 5.3
Proceeds on disposal of available-for-sale investments   55.1 2.1
Purchase of subsidiaries 14 (104.3) (305.2)
Purchase of additional interests in controlled entities 15 (36.3) (7.1)
Expenditure on internally generated intangible fixed assets 18 (18.7) (14.0)
Treasury derivative activities   (37.2) 32.8
Investment in joint ventures and associates 20 (13.5) (14.5)
Loans to joint ventures and associates repaid 20 4.8 5.0
Proceeds on disposal of businesses 14 58.5 37.0
Proceeds on disposal of associates 5 7.2 1.1
Net cash used in investing activities   (144.4) (316.5)
Financing activities
Equity dividends paid 10, 35 (56.3) (52.6)
Dividends paid to minority interests 36 (10.3) (8.9)
Issue of share capital 34 2.7
Issue of shares by Group companies to minority interests 36 0.2 0.5
Purchase of own shares 35 (88.3) (32.8)
Settlement of subsidiary share option plan 38 (0.6) (8.7)
Interest paid   (64.8) (56.6)
Proceeds on issue of bonds 13 197.8
Premium on repurchase of bonds 13 (2.6)
Bonds redeemed 13 (9.4)
Loan notes repaid 13 (26.0) (2.8)
Increase in/(repayment of) bank borrowings 13 10.7 (54.7)
Net cash used in financing activities   (235.4) (28.1)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 13 (24.9) (31.2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 13, 25 64.0 96.1
Exchange gain/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents 13 5.2 (0.9)
Net cash and cash equivalents at end of year 13, 25 44.3 64.0