Consolidated annual financial statements Group statement of cash flows for the year ended 28 February 2015

 

Notes

2015 US$’000

2014 US$’000

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Cash generated from operations

25

186 199

32 227

Interest income

 

4 324

3 580

Finance costs

 

(21 930)

(25 168)

Taxation paid

26

(53 193)

(45 073)

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities

 

115 400

(34 434)

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

Cash outflows for acquisitions

27

(1 979)

(16 544)

Additions to property, plant and equipment

28

(35 314)

(32 753)

Proceeds on disposal of investments and subsidiary

11/31

1 024

18

Increase to capitalised software development expenditure

10.1

(14 835)

(8 831)

Additions to software

10.2

(955)

(1 944)

Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

582

927

Net cash outflow from investing activities

 

(51 477)

(59 127)

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

 

82

12 664

Capital distributions and dividends paid to shareholders

 

(23 459)

(31 594)

Capital distributions and dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

(26 066)

(4 327)

Amounts paid to vendors

 

(6 161)

(2 024)

Net (outflow)/inflow of short-term liabilities

 

(6 752)

4 759

Net inflow of long-term liabilities

 

26 331

4 164

Net cash outflow from financing activities

 

(36 025)

(16 358)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

27 898

(109 919)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

 

(41 770)

73 316

Translation differences on opening cash position

29

(8 229)

(5 167)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

30

(22 101)

(41 770)