Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

For the financial year ended 28 February 2022

2022

2021

Notes

€m

€m

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Group profit/(loss) for the year

37.1

(104.5)

Finance income

6

(0.2)

-

Finance expense

6

22.8

27.4

Income tax expense/(credit)

7

8.6

(16.8)

(Profit)/loss on share of equity accounted investments

13

(5.3)

14.9

Impairment of intangible asset

12

0.6

0.3

Impairment of equity accounted investments

5,13

6.4

9.1

(Revaluation)/ impairment of property, plant & equipment

5

(0.6)

1.2

Depreciation of property, plant & equipment

11,19

29.2

28.2

Amortisation of intangible assets

12

2.6

2.6

Profit on disposal

5

(4.5)

(5.8)

Net profit on disposal of property, plant & equipment

(1.6)

(0.4)

Rights Issue costs recorded as exceptional

5

2.6

-

Charge for equity settled share-based payments

4

1.5

0.8

Pension contributions: adjustment from charge to payment

23

0.3

0.5

99.5

(42.5)

(Increase)/decrease in inventories

(43.6)

18.2

(Increase)/decrease in trade & other receivables

(84.0)

39.6

Increase/(decrease) in trade & other payables

89.6

(97.2)

(Decrease)/increase in provisions

(0.9)

3.5

60.6

(78.4)

Interest and similar costs paid

(24.4)

(23.4)

Income taxes (paid)/refunded

(3.2)

7.2

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities

33.0

(94.6)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchase of property, plant & equipment

11

(14.9)

(8.4)

Purchase of intangible assets

12

(2.2)

(1.6)

Net proceeds on disposal of property, plant & equipment

2.3

1.0

Sale of business – net of cash disposed

10

12.9

6.7

Cash outflow re acquisition of equity accounted investments/financial assets

13

(0.3)

(6.9)

Net cash outflow from investing activities

(2.2)

(9.2)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from exercise of share options/equity interests

0.7

0.3

Proceeds from Rights Issue

5

176.3

-

Drawdown of debt

49.5

570.9

Repayment of debt

(271.7)

(464.0)

Payment of lease liabilities

19

(21.9)

(19.0)

Payment of issue costs

20

-

(1.4)

Payment of Rights Issue costs

5

(9.2)

-

Dividends paid

8

-

(0.4)

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities

(76.3)

86.4

Net decrease in cash

(45.5)

(17.4)

Reconciliation of opening to closing cash

Cash at beginning of year

107.7

123.4

Translation adjustment

2.5

1.7

Net decrease in cash

(45.5)

(17.4)

Cash at end of financial year

64.7

107.7

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