Consolidated statement of cash flows

(Amounts in thousands of euros)Jan- Sep 2014Jan- Sep 2013
Cash and cash equivalents 908,631 371,252
Current account facilities (126,624) (37,289)
Total opening cash and cash equivalents 782,007 333,963
Operating activities    
Net profit attributable to owners of the parent and non controlling interests from continuing operations 46,891 203,115
Amortization of intangible assets 19,907 3,799
Amortization of rights to infrastructure under concession 559 363
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment  97,692 85,702
Net impairment losses and provisions 3,742 7,721
Accrual for post-employment benefits and employee benefits 8,957 7,316
Net (gains) losses on the sale of assets (6,532) (902)
Deferred taxes 10,034 15,080
Share of loss of equity-accounted investees (4,693) (204,223)
Other non-monetary items 88,846 (14,102)
Cash flow from operating activities 265,403 103,869
Decrease (increase) in inventories (323,410) (288,495)
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables (161,660) (118,044)
Decrease (increase) in intragroup loans and receivables  42.001 9.396
(Decrease) increase in progress payments and advances from customers 123,642 (17,798)
(Decrease) increase in trade payables 80,568 (17,974)
(Decrease) increase in intragroup payables (76,487) 137,269
Decrease (increase) in other assets/liabilities (140,014) 44.534
SICAD 2 impact on items within working capital (*) (183,689)  
Total change in working capital (639,049) (251,112)
(Decrease) increase on other items not included in working capital (18.863) (9.961)
Cash flows generated (used) in operations (392,509) (157,204)
Investing activities    
Net investments in intangible assets (9,487) (67,979)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired - (6,079)
Investments in property, plant and equipment  (172,325) (96,020)
Proceeds from the sale or reimbursement value of property, plant and equipment  19,304 4,240
Investments in non-current financial assets (2,508) (25,971)
Dividends and capital repayments from equity-accounted investees 427 126
Proceeds from the sale or reimbursement value of non-current financial assets 330 1,444
Cash flows generated (used) in investing activities (164,259) (190,239)
Financing activities    
Share capital increase 161,640 -
Dividends distributed  (420) (12,979)
Increase in bank and other loans  323,598 1,851,445
Decrease in bank and other loans (545,422) (1,430,507)
Change in other financial assets/liabilities 57,043 (148,149)
Change in consolidation scope (545) 155,642
Cash flows generated (used) in financing activities (4,106) 415,452
Net cash flows generated (used) in discontinued operations 61,196 211,077
Net exchange rate losses on cash and cash equivalents 131,585 (3,176)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (368,093) 275,91
Cash and cash equivalents 442,579 768,275
Current account facilities (28,665) (158,402)
Total closing cash and cash equivalents 413,914 609,873

(§) Figures restated following the adoption of the new IFRSs and in application of IFRS 5 following the decision to dispose of Todini Costruzioni Generali and Fisia Babcock Environment.

(*) The overall effect of the application of SICAD 2, described in the Directors’ Report amounted to € 54 million.