RE: Cash Acquisitions Since IPO - £900m+!25 Aug 2022 10:13
kbyk just going through the annual report to see if I can find anything to help came across this though backing up all the posts about how much has been spent in FY 2021 and shows that cash positive must have been generated from operations as the amount spent is roughly £200 mill more than raised in subscription and placing
The Group’s balance sheet remains robust closing the year
with cash balances of £537m (2020: £774m), positioning
the Group well to deliver long-term value. All debt
facilities are long-dated, with the €600m Term Loan B
maturing in 2026.
Year-end net cash before lease liabilities and adjusting
for the impact of hedging was £44m (31 December 2020:
£283m), a reduction of £239m year on year driven by the
investment in acquisitions, property plant and equipment
and intangible assets in the year totalling £958m which has
been offset by the primary equity raised in the year and
cash generated from trading.