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BSkyB Summary Annual Report 2004

for the year ended 30 June 2004
2004
£m
2003
£m
Net cash inflow from operating activities 882 664
Dividends received from joint ventures 4 4
Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest received and similar income 7 3
Interest paid and similar charges (89) (127)
Interest element of finance lease payments - (1)
Net cash outflow from returns on investments
and servicing of finance
(82) (125)
   
Taxation  
UK corporation tax paid (55) (18)
Consortium relief paid (3) -
Net cash outflow from taxation (58) (18)
   
Capital expenditure and financial investment  
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets (132) (98)
Receipts from sales of fixed asset investments 116 1
Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and
financial investment
(16) (97)
   
Acquisitions and disposals  
Funding to joint ventures and associates (5) (15)
Repayments of funding from joint ventures and associates 6 5
Net cash inflow (outflow) from acquisitions and disposals 1 (10)
     
Equity dividends paid (53) -
 
Net cash inflow before management of liquid
resources and financing
678 418
 
Management of liquid resources (511) 1
   
Financing  
Proceeds from issue of Ordinary Shares 20 5
Purchase of own shares for Employee Share Ownership Plan (22) -
Capital element of finance lease payments (1) (2)
Net decrease in debt due after more than one year (75) (425)
Net cash outflow from financing (78) (422)
Increase (decrease) in cash 89 (3)
Decrease in net debt 676 423
 


Extract from note 27 to consolidated cash flow statement

a) Reconciliation of operating profit to operating cash flows

 
Before
goodwill
and
exceptional
items
£m
Goodwill
and
exceptional
items
£m
2004
Total
£m
Before
goodwill
and
exceptional
items
as restated
£m
Goodwill
and exceptional items
£m
2003
Total
as restated
£m

Operating profit

600
(119)
481
364
(116)
248
Depreciation
102
102
98
98
Amortisation
of goodwill and other intangible fixed assets
119
119
121
121
Loss on disposal
of tangible fixed assets
1
1
(Increase) decrease in stock
(5)
(5)
44
44
Decrease
in debtors
17
17
88
88

Increase
in creditors

170
170
66
66
Decrease in provision
(3)
(3)
(1)
(1)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
882
882
659
5
664
   
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