cash flows from operating activities
profit for the year
4718800
6 143 026
depreciation
1616547
1 577 042
amortisation
51109
122 176
gain from the sale of property plant and equipment
-22317
-2 162
write-off of property plant and equipment
815
27 189
impairment loss
13 14
1 286 574
finance income
-355825
-93 683
finance expenses -excluding impairment
400207
517 714
impairment of trade and other receivables
93832
31 647
net foreign exchange transactions loss
104751
8 017
income tax expense
7586
15 242
increase in inventories
-47393
-190 884
increase in trade and other receivables
-35292
-7 912
-decrease / increase in trade and other payables
-55420
276 341
-decrease / increase in contract liabilities
-17632
80 278
cash flows from operations
7746342
8 504 031
net cash flows from operating activities
7733718
8 499 396
cash flows from investing activities
acquisition/construction of property plant and equipment
-1098983
-3 734 757
proceeds from sale of property plant and equipment
62796
2 724
acquisition of intangible assets
-70017
-55 466
placing short-term bank deposits
-
-866 831
proceeds from short-term bank deposits return
-
1 648 623
bank interest received
257760
93 683
net cash flows used in investing activities
-848444
-2 912 024
the notes on pages 19 to 52 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
md medical group investments plc consolidated statement of cash flows -continued
for the year ended 31 december 2022
cash flows from financing activities
repayment of loans and borrowings
-4805599
-1 490 806
payments of lease liabilities
-150743
-152 470
finance expenses paid
-262088
-363 727
proceeds from reimbursed vat
342717
33 138
repayment of reimbursed vat
-166634
-152 123
dividends paid to the owners of the company
-636794
-2 726 685
dividends paid to non-controlling interests
-224807
-178 177
net cash flows used in financing activities
-5903948
-5 030 850
net increase in cash and cash equivalents
981326
556 522
cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the year
3589623
3 128 718
effect of movements in exchange rates on cash held
-108209
-95 617
cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the year
4462740
3 589 623