annual report 2003
Woolworths Holdings Limited - WHL
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30 Cash flow information

       
  30.1 Cash flow from trading        
    Net profit before tax and exceptional items 802.1  626.0  613.5  73.3 
    Depreciation 227.1  220.2 
    Interest paid 87.4  45.2  0.2 
    Equity accounted share of joint venture loss 4.5 
    Interest received (522.3) (355.5) (4.1) (1.5)
    Loss/(profit) on sale of property, plant and equipment 7.1  (7.8)
    Movement in provisions 24.2  30.6 
    Post-retirement medical aid provision 19.8  16.5 
    Other 2.0 
    Foreign exchange gains (113.7)
    Foreign exchange losses 12.2  71.1 
    Distribution received (500.0)
    Net inflow from trading 657.6  581.7  109.4  29.4 
             
  30.2 Working capital movements        
    Inventories (70.2) 2.4 
    Accounts receivable (420.3) (206.4) 0.9  2.3 
    Accounts payable 280.8  (58.1) (0.5) 0.3 
    Net (outflow)/inflow (209.7) (262.1) 0.4  2.6 
             
  30.3 Tax paid        
    Normal and foreign tax        
    Amounts owing at the beginning of the year (94.8) (116.8) (1.7) (4.2)
    Amounts (charged)/credited to income statement (241.6) (244.3) 17.4  (18.0)
    Amounts owing at the end of the year 169.9  94.8  (22.2) 1.7 
    Cash amounts paid (166.5) (266.3) (6.5) (20.5)
    Secondary tax on companies        
    Amounts charged to income statement and paid (25.2) (18.2) (25.2) (18.2)
             
    Total tax paid (191.7) (284.5) (31.7) (38.7)
             
  30.4 Distributions to shareholders        
    Amounts charged to statement of changes        
    in ordinary shareholders' interest and paid (201.3) (145.8) (213.5) (146.8)
             
              Group
          2003
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  30.5 Investment in subsidiaries        
    2003        
    Upfront Investments 132 (Proprietary) Limited        
    – former 50% joint venture        
    Plant and equipment     (1.6)
    Trade and other receivables     (77.2)
    Cash and cash equivalents     (10.2)
    Trade and other payables     0.2 
    Shareholders’ loans     86.0 
    Total net assets     (2.8)
    Purchase price of remaining 50% acquired - cash outflow (1.4) -
             
    2002        
    inthebag (Proprietary) Limited        
    Plant and equipment     (1.4)
    Loans     (0.5)
    Inventories     (0.3)
    Trade and other receivables     (4.2)
    Cash and cash equivalents     (0.2)
    Trade and other payables     10.8
    Goodwill     (30.1)
    Cash outflow on acquisition     (25.9)
             
    Universal Product Networks (Proprietary) Limited      
    Net assets acquired - 10%     (0.4)
    Minority interest     0.4 
    Goodwill     (2.1)
    Cash outflow on acquisition     (2.1)
    Total cash outflow on acquisitions     (1.4) (28.0)
             
  30.6 Cash and cash equivalents        
    Bank balances and cash        
      interest earning        
        local - at interest rates of 10.25% (2002: 10.75%) 134.6  56.5 
        foreign - at interest rates of 0.6% - 4.25% (2002: 2.2% - 4.7%) 65.6  49.5 
      non-interest earning        
          216.0  118.5 
    Overdrafts and short-term interest bearing borrowings (729.7) (480.2)
    Cash and cash equivalents     (513.7) (361.7)