Notes to the group financial statements l Note 2.8

2.8

Cash generated from operations

 
   2017 
Rm 
      2016 
Rm 
  
Profit before tax  9 555        5 243    
Adjusted for:                
Finance costs (note 2.5) 12 755        14 919    
Finance income (note 2.5) (3 488)       (4 424)   
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (note 5.1) 19 277        20 988    
Amortisation of intangible assets (note 5.2) 4 490        4 748    
Gain on disposal of property, plant, equipment and intangible ) assets (note 2.4) (8)        (43)   
Loss on disposal of joint venture (note 9.2) –        626    
Gain on disposal of subsidiary  –        (130)   
Gain on dilution of investment in joint venture (note 2.3) (28)       (277)   
Share of results of associates and joint ventures after tax (note 9.2) (841)       127    
Increase/(decrease) in provisions  982        (5 674)   
Write-down of inventories (note 4.1) 162        39    
Impairment of goodwill (note 5.2) 2 631        873    
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment (note 5.1) 2 518        175    
Net impairment loss on licences, software and other (note 5.2) 527        30    
Impairment of trade receivables (note 4.2) 836        459    
Realisation of previously deferred gain on Ghana tower sale (note 2.3) (27)        (31)   
Share-based payment transactions (note 8.4) 193        (40)   
Net monetary gain  (264)       (1 723)   
Share-based payment transaction with MTN Zakhele Futhi (note 8.1) 434        1 008    
Gain on exercise of exchange right of IHS (note 2.3) (6 017)       –    
Loss on derecognition of long-term loan receivable (note 2.6) 2 840        –    
Gain on modification of financial liabilities (note 2.3) (323)       –    
Other  (299)       (44)   
   45 905        36 849    
Changes in working capital  (7 421)       18 832    
Decrease in inventories  485        1 119    
Decrease in unearned income  (23)       (423)   
(Increase)/decrease in receivables and prepayments  (2 301)       4 032    
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables  (5 582)       14 104    
           
Cash generated from operations  38 484        55 681    

Notes to the group financial statements l Note 2.8