Consolidated cash flow statement
| April 1 to March 31, in CHF million | 
 | Notes | 
 | 2022/23 | 
 | 2021/22 | ||||
| Income before taxes | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 715.6 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 728.2 | 
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment of tangible and intangible assets and right-of-use assets | 
 | 3.3,3.4,3.5 | 
 | 239.7 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 211.1 | 
 | 
 | 
| Loss on sale of tangible and intangible assets, net | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1.9 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 0.3 | 
 | 
 | 
| Share of (profit)/loss in associates/joint ventures, net | 
 | 6.2 | 
 | (3.9) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (3.0) | 
 | 
 | 
| Decrease in long-term provisions and long-term contract liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | (33.6) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (3.2) | 
 | 
 | 
| Financial (income)/expenses, net excl. cash flow from management of foreign currencies and exchange (gains)/losses | 
 | 
 | 
 | 14.6 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 34.9 | 
 | 
 | 
| Share based payments | 
 | 7.4 | 
 | 21.0 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 33.5 | 
 | 
 | 
| Other non-cash items | 
 | 
 | 
 | (11.0) | 
 | 
 | 
 | 5.0 | 
 | 
 | 
| Income taxes paid | 
 | 
 | 
 | (86.8) | 
 | 141.9 | 
 | (46.7) | 
 | 231.9 | 
| Cash flow before changes in net working capital | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 857.5 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 960.1 | 
| Increase in trade receivables | 
 | 
 | 
 | (67.3) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (36.2) | 
 | 
 | 
| Decrease/(increase) in other receivables and prepaid expenses | 
 | 
 | 
 | 6.9 | 
 | 
 | 
 | (22.6) | 
 | 
 | 
| Increase in inventories | 
 | 
 | 
 | (7.7) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (55.2) | 
 | 
 | 
| Increase in trade payables | 
 | 
 | 
 | 5.2 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 74.5 | 
 | 
 | 
| (Decrease)/increase in other payables, accruals, short-term provisions and short-term contract liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | (10.7) | 
 | (73.7) | 
 | 20.7 | 
 | (18.9) | 
| Cash flow from operating activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 783.9 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 941.1 | 
| Purchase of tangible and intangible assets | 
 | 3.3,3.5 | 
 | (154.3) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (106.6) | 
 | 
 | 
| Proceeds from sale of tangible and intangible assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 2.0 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1.9 | 
 | 
 | 
| Cash consideration for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 
 | 6.1 | 
 | (261.1) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (594.1) | 
 | 
 | 
| Cash consideration for associates | 
 | 6.2 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | (2.1) | 
 | 
 | 
| Payments for other financial assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | (27.8) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (19.8) | 
 | 
 | 
| Repayments of other financial assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 11.7 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 13.6 | 
 | 
 | 
| Interest received | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1.2 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1.1 | 
 | 
 | 
| Cash flow from investing activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | (428.3) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (705.9) | 
| Proceeds from borrowings | 
 | 4.5 | 
 | 649.2 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Repayment of borrowings | 
 | 4.5 | 
 | (330.0) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (360.0) | 
 | 
 | 
| Repayment of lease liabilities | 
 | 3.4 | 
 | (75.9) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (64.0) | 
 | 
 | 
| Share buyback program | 
 | 4.6 | 
 | (446.2) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (678.1) | 
 | 
 | 
| Sale of treasury shares | 
 | 4.6 | 
 | 16.2 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 26.3 | 
 | 
 | 
| Purchase of treasury shares | 
 | 4.6 | 
 | (56.5) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (79.8) | 
 | 
 | 
| Dividends paid by Sonova Holding AG | 
 | 
 | 
 | (267.6) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (201.6) | 
 | 
 | 
| Dividends to non-controlling interests | 
 | 
 | 
 | (12.7) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (15.4) | 
 | 
 | 
| Interest paid | 
 | 
 | 
 | (21.7) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (19.7) | 
 | 
 | 
| Cash flow from financing activities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | (545.2) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (1,392.4) | 
| Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | (7.0) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (4.5) | 
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | (196.6) | 
 | 
 | 
 | (1,161.7) | 
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 610.5 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1,772.2 | 
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 413.9 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 610.5 | 
The Notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.