Net cash from operating activities | 25 | 173.3 | 159.9 |
Investing activities | | | |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (82.4) | (73.3) |
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | | 10.2 | 3.7 |
Purchases of intangible fixed assets | | (1.8) | (5.2) |
Acquisition of businesses | | (8.3) | (14.2) |
Disposal of businesses | | 0.7 | – |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (81.6) | (89.0) |
Financing activities | | | |
Interest received | | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Interest paid | | (1.9) | (2.1) |
Dividends paid | 7 | (81.8) | (30.6) |
Repayments of bank loans | | (40.7) | (5.0) |
Payments of obligations under finance leases | | – | (0.1) |
New bank loans raised | | 40.0 | – |
Own shares purchased/settlement of share options | | (10.6) | – |
Net cash used in financing activities | | (94.8) | (37.7) |
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | | (3.1) | 33.2 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | | 39.6 | 6.2 |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | | (0.3) | 0.2 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 25 | 36.2 | 39.6 |