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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

For the year ended 31 December 2007 2007

€m
2006
as restated1
€m

Operating profit - continuing operations
101.3 61.8
Discontinued operation - Greece (8.0) 12.6
Operating profit - all operations 93.3 74.4
Reverse depreciation on property, plant and equipment 152.8 183.4
Reverse amortisation of other intangible assets 4.9 5.2
Reverse adjustments arising on differences between sales proceeds and depreciated amounts (18.7) (23.8)
Reverse operating goodwill impairment - 0.3
Reverse exceptional goodwill impairment 11.1 -
Reverse non-cash operating lease charge on manufacturer re-purchase contracts 185.8 171.4
Payments in respect of manufacturer repurchase contracts (1,428.1) (1,252.4)
Receipts in respect of manufacturer repurchase contracts 1,092.2 1,130.6
Reverse share-based payment charges 0.4 0.2
Increase in inventories (0.7) (0.4)
Increase in receivables (52.3) (20.3)
Increase/(decrease) in payables 8.0 (2.7)
Increase in provisions 12.0 12.0
Decrease in retirement benefit obligations (3.9) (4.8)
Reverse certain re-measurement items and economic hedging adjustments (1.7) (1.6)
Cash flow on derivative financial instruments – non-debt (1.6) 0.4

Net cash generated from operating activities before taxation
53.5 271.9
Tax paid (9.9) (9.8)
Net cash generated from operating activities 43.6 262.1

Investing activities
   
Purchase of other intangible assets (9.6) (8.1)
Purchase of vehicles (492.5) (493.0)
Proceeds on disposal of vehicles 346.0 294.4
Purchase of other property, plant and equipment (19.0) (21.7)
Proceeds on disposal of other property, plant and equipment 7.7 2.1
Proceeds on disposal of non-current assets held for sale 64.8 85.4
Disposal/(purchase) of financial assets held for trading 17.2 (8.2)
Acquisition of licensee businesses (5.0) (0.3)
  (90.4) (149.4)
Proceeds on disposal of business 22.2 -
Cash balances disposed with business (2.4) -
Net cash used in investing activities (70.6) (149.4)

Financing activities
Finance revenue received 5.5 4.3
Finance costs paid (67.8) (57.6)
Finance cost element of finance lease payments (17.5) (11.7)
Net capital element of finance lease payments (57.6) (97.3)
Purchase of own shares (2.7) -
Cash flow on derivative financial instruments – debt (35.3) (4.8)
Proceeds from bank and other loans 141.6 80.7
Net cash used in financing activities (33.8) (86.4)

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (excluding exchange rate changes)
(60.8) 26.3
Effects of exchange rate changes (0.4) 0.6
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (61.2) 26.9
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 113.3 86.4

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
52.1 113.3

1 Restated following the prior year adjustment regarding Avis Portugal.

 

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