-in millions of us dollars
loss for the year
-44
-2 429
adjustments to loss for the year
depreciation and amortisation
746
969
loss on disposal of property plant and equipment
57
79
reversal of impairment losses /-impairment losses and
provision for site restoration
-20
2 456
change in allowance for doubtful accounts receivable
3
-6
loss on revaluation of trading securities
1
4
change in allowance for obsolete and slow-moving items
14
2
income from available-for-sale investments
-28
-14
foreign exchange loss net
622
152
gain on disposal of associates
-
-131
gain on sale of assets held for sale
-1
-
impairment losses on investments
1
-
share of results and impairment of associates
-1
-1
movements in working capital
-increase/decrease in trade and other receivables
-226
13
decrease in value added tax recoverable
23
18
-increase/decrease in inventories
-36
103
decrease in investments classified as trading securities
1
12
increase /-decrease in trade and other payables
191
-47
cash generated from operations
1453
1 047
income tax -paid/received
-40
62
net cash generated by operating activities
1253
932
purchase of property plant and equipment
-497
-622
purchase of intangible assets
-9
-8
proceeds from sale of property plant and equipment
11
6
redemption of promissory notes receivable from related party
-
127
proceeds from sale of assets classified as held for sale
19
-
proceeds from sale of associates
-
131
proceeds from sale of subsidiaries
7
2
acquisition of associates
-
-1
changes in letters of credit net
-
2
dividends received from available-for-sale investments
28
14
dividends received from associates
-
5
net cash used in investing activities
-630
-351
the notes on pages 9 to 54 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 2014
-in millions of us dollars
proceeds from borrowings
1353
1 468
repayments of borrowings
-1487
-2 102
purchase of treasury shares
-68
-11
proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares from treasury shares
60
50
principal repayments of obligations under finance leases
-
-2
acquisition of non-controlling interest
-
-44
- equity holders of the parent company
-117
-96
net cash used in by financing activities
-259
-737
net increase/-decrease in cash and cash
cash and cash equivalents beginning of year
154
362
effect of translation to presentation currency and exchange rate
changes on the balance of cash held in foreign currencies
-194
-52
cash and cash equivalents end of year
327
154