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Group Cash Flow Statement
 
For The Year Ended 31st December, 2004
 
Group Company
2004
2003
2004
2003
 
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Cashflow from operating activities        
Operating profit before taxation 2,418,817 2,672,267 2,200,474 2,895,800
Equity interest in undistributed earnings of associaated companies(net of tax) (307,916) (451,927) (307,916) (451,927)
Depreciation of fixed assets 1,301,244 1,135,117 1,010,543 932,605
Provision for unrefunded retirement benefit 200,000 298,605 200,000 298,605
Disposal of a division (538,661) - (538,611) -
Profit on disposal of certain asets (178,043) (1,422,742) (163,245) (1,401,778)
Interest on loans/overdrafts 854,714 1,157,353 609,279 935,462
Cash flow before changes in working capital
________ 3,750,155
________
3,388,673
________
3,010,474
________
3,208,767
Changes in working capital        
(Increase)/decrease in stocks (271,404) (746,749) (102,282) 103,161
(Increase)/decrease in debtors (68,607) 160,349 (754,002) (184,771)
(Decrease)/Increase in creditors (1,683,863) 1,171,815 (808,278) (86,660)
Decrease in other provisions 811,021 (293,079) 476,398 (215,239)
Cash flow after changes in working capital ________
2,537,302
________
3,681,010
________
1,822,310
________
2,825,258
Tax paid (357,954) (133,697) (230,328) (105,876)
Payment of retirement benefits (283,823) (219,620) (169,940) (213,873)
Net cash flow from operating activities
________
1,895,525
________
3,327,693
________
1,422,042
________
2,505,508
Investing activities        
Purchase of fixed assets (1,724,854) (2,480,563) (1,273,501) (1,294,944)
Proceeds from sale of rights issues 2,984,297 - 2,839,483 -
Proceeds from disposal of a division 768,190 - 768,190 -
Proceeds from disposal of certain assets 329,600 2,036,395 296,965 1,983,698
Dividend recieved 293,558 402,281 293,558 402,281
Net Investment in associated and other companies (138,074) 206,155 (250,735) 188,564
Cash flow from investing activities ________
2,512,717
______
164,268
________
2,673,960
________
1,279,599
Cash flow from financing activities        
Long term debts granted 95,305 - (190,194) -
Dividend paid (421,838) (256,963) (421,838) (256,963)
Dividend paid to minority interest (51,104) - - -
Withholding tax paid (54,518) - (54,518) -
Interest on loans/overdrafts (854,714) (1,157,353) (609,279) (935,462)
Net cash flow from financing activities
_________
(1,286,869)
_________
(1,417,316)
_________
(1,275,829)
_________
(1,195,425)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalent 3,121,373 2,074,642 2,820,173 2,589,681
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year (2,831,865) (4,906,507) (1,956,618) (4,546,299)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
______
289,508
________
2,831,865
_______
863,555
________
1,956,618
 

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