MTN Cover page

 

Group cash flow statement

for the year ended 31 December 2006

 
Notes
 
12 months
ended
December
2006
Rm
 
9 months
ended
December
2005
Rm
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Cash generated from operations  
22 934
 
11 369
Interest received
4
 
1 382
 
371
Interest paid
5
 
(1 525)
 
(487)
Dividends paid
 
 
(1 083)
 
(1 081)
Income tax paid  
(4 086)
 
(1 011)
Net cash from operating activities
 
 
17 622
 
9 161
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
8
 
(9 379)
 
(6 438)
– to maintain operations
 
 
(586)  
 
(587)
– to expand operations
 
 
(8 793)  
 
(5 851)
Acquisition of other loans and advances
 
 
(67)
 
(1 640)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and non-current assets
 
 
102
 
98
Acquisition of intangible assets
 
 
(417)
 
(1 417)
Interest received
4
 
4
 
12
Proceeds on disposal of Orbicom
 
 
 
46
Acquisition of subsidiaries and joint ventures  
(28 690)
 
(3 294)
Investment in joint venture
 
 
 
(289)
Increase in non-current pre-payments
 
 
(159)
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
 
(38 606)
 
(12 922)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares
 
 
 
33
Dividends to minorities
 
 
(1 374)
 
(9)
Long-term pre-payments
 
 
 
(27)
Finance costs
 
 
 
(27)
Increase in long-term borrowings
 
 
19 066
 
4 276
Decrease in restricted cash
 
 
208
 
269
Increase in short-term borrowings
 
 
1 093
 
842
Net cash generated from financing activities
 
 
18 993
 
5 357
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
(1 991)
 
1 596
Cash acquired through acquisitions  
2 895
 
(152)
Effect of exchange rate changes
 
 
940
 
(52)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
 
7 164
 
5 772
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year  
9 008
 
7 164

The cash flows shown above are presented net of VAT