Consolidated statement of cash flow

in CHF 1,000

Note

2022

2021

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Group net income

 

40,160

50,638

Reconciliation to cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Non-cash-related positions in Group results

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, equipment and intangible assets

22/23

40,969

36,383

Creation/dissolution of retirement pension provisions

 

1,248

2,217

Creation/dissolution of other provisions and valuation allowances

 

–2,741

1,069

Non-cash-related income from capitalisation of assets

 

–4,001

0

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at fair value

 

–3,229

–3,077

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at amortised cost

 

–382

–85

Deferred income taxes

 

–1,382

–287

Net increase/reduction in banking

 

 

 

Amounts due from/to banks, net

 

231,092

–205,006

Trading portfolios incl. replacement values, net

 

5,882

362

Amounts due from/to clients

 

–99,200

14,972

Accrued receivables and other assets

 

–14,496

–7,164

Accruals and other liabilities

 

–35,143

28,204

Income taxes paid

10a

–11,608

–8,672

Used provisions and valuation allowances

 

–229

–4,347

Foreign-currency impact on intragroup transactions

 

904

8,364

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

147,844

–86,429

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investment activities

 

 

 

Purchase of financial instruments measured at fair value

 

–18,835

–54,403

Proceeds from sale of/maturing financial instruments measured at fair value

 

26,995

47,934

Purchase of financial instruments measured at amortised cost

 

–864,825

–580,498

Proceeds from sale of/maturing financial instruments measured at amortised cost

 

608,875

497,475

Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

 

–32,653

14,791

thereof from acquisitions

46

0

53,414

Sale of property and equipment and intangible assets

 

0

37

Net cash flow from investment activities

 

–280,443

–74,664

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury shares

30

–17

–50

Sale of treasury shares

 

1,139

909

Payment of lease liabilities

 

–5,661

–6,145

Dividend distributions

 

–30,524

–24,289

Issuance of medium-term bonds

 

8,163

14,752

Redemption of medium-term bonds

 

–20,947

–36,900

Redemption of debentures

26

0

–100,000

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

–47,847

–151,723

 

 

 

 

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

–10,828

–16,700

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

–191,274

–329,516

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

 

2,875,841

3,205,357

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

 

2,684,567

2,875,841

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

–191,274

–329,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

2022

2021

Cash and cash equivalents are represented by

 

 

 

Cash

13

2,208,760

2,384,252

Receivables arising from money market paper

 

9,995

0

Due from banks – at-sight balances

15

465,812

491,589

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

2,684,567

2,875,841

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of cash flow (summarised)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of accounting period

 

2,875,841

3,205,357

Cash flow from operating activities, net of taxes

 

147,844

–86,429

Cash flow from investing activities

 

–280,443

–74,664

Cash flow from financing activities

 

–47,847

–151,723

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

–10,828

–16,700

Cash and cash equivalents at end of accounting period

 

2,684,567

2,875,841

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities from interest and dividends

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

–36,090

–14,477

Interest received

 

150,341

123,743

Dividends received

 

7,349

7,360

At-sight balances due from banks bear interest at daily rates or are invested in interest-bearing short-term money-market deposits for between one day and three months, depending upon the liquidity requirements of VP Bank Group. Interest rates are based upon equivalent market rates. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents amounts to CHF 2,684.6 million (2021: CHF 2,875.8 million).

 

Reconciliation between cash flow from financing activities and the balance sheet positions:

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

31.12.2022

31.12.2021

Variance
absolute

Variance from
cash flows

Changes in 
fair values

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates

Additions right of use assets

Other
variances

Medium-term notes

25

41,180

53,997

–12,817

–12,784

–33

0

0

0

Debentures issued

26

255,081

255,134

–53

0

–53

0

0

0

Lease liabilities

32

19,868

25,174

–5,306

–5,661

0

96

470

–211

Total variance

 

 

 

–18,176

–18,445

–86

96

470

–211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

Variance
absolute

Variance from
cash flows

Changes in 
fair values

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates

Additions right of use assets

Other
variances

Medium-term notes

25

53,997

76,148

–22,151

–22,148

–3

0

0

0

Debentures issued

26

255,134

355,205

–100,071

–100,000

–71

0

0

0

Lease liabilities

32

25,174

28,985

–3,811

–6,145

0

119

2,042

173

Total variance

 

 

 

–126,033

–128,293

–74

119

2,042

173