-in millions of us dollars
profit/-loss for the year
421
-44
adjustments to loss for the year
depreciation and amortisation
535
746
loss on disposal of property plant and equipment
15
57
reversal of impairment losses /-impairment losses
and provision for site restoration
179
-20
change in allowance for doubtful accounts
loss on disposal securities
2
-
loss on revaluation of trading securities
-
1
change in allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventory items and write down to net realisable
gain on disposal of subsidiaries
-6
-
income from available-for-sale investments
-6
-28
foreign exchange loss net
173
622
gain on sale of assets held for sale
-
-1
impairment losses on investments
-
1
share of associates results
-2
-1
operating cashflow before working capital changes
1642
1 500
movements in working capital
decrease/-increase in trade and other receivables
59
-226
decrease in value added tax recoverable
1
23
increase in inventories
-75
-36
-increase / decrease in investments classified as
increase in trade and other payables
34
191
cash generated from operations
1659
1 453
net cash generated by operating activities
1356
125
purchase of property plant and equipment
-348
-497
purchase of intangible assets
-4
-9
proceeds from sale of property plant and equipment
15
11
proceeds from sale of assets classified as held for sale
-
19
proceeds from sale of subsidiaries net of disposed cash
4
7
bank deposits net
-128
-222
dividends received from available-for-sale investments
6
28
net cash used in investing activities
-421
-630
the notes on pages 6 to 57 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
magnitogorsk iron & steel works and subsidiaries
consolidated statement of cash flows
for the year ended 31 december 2015
-in millions of us dollars
proceeds from borrowings
548
1 353
repayments of borrowings
-1142
-1 487
purchase of treasury shares
-282
-68
proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares from treasury
dividends paid to equity holders of the parent company
-103
-117
net cash used in financing activities
-693
-259
net increase in cash and cash equivalents
242
367
cash and cash equivalents beginning of year
327
154
effect of translation to presentation currency and exchange rate changes on the balance of cash held in foreign
cash and cash equivalents end of year
369
327