Corporate Overview Statutory Reports Financial Statements 119 Standalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on March 31, 2024 (` cr) Particulars 2023-24 2022-23 A CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Profit before tax 509.51 730.21 Adjustments for: Non-current assets Depreciation and amortisation expenses 184.22 162.85 Finance costs 2.25 2.12 Loss | (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment (net ) 2.29 (0.42) Loss due to fire of property, plant and equipment - 32.46 Insurance claim - (31.28) Unrealised exchange rate difference (net ) (0.62) 1.81 Bad debts and irrecoverable balances written off 4.76 1.59 Allowance for doubtful debts made | (written back) (0.32) 1.46 Dividend income (24.41) (43.14) Interest income (74.58) (61.13) Liabilities no longer required written back (1.29) (3.14) (Gain) on disposal of current investments measured at FVTPL (net ) (15.02) (10.00) Operating profit before change in operating assets and liabilities 586.79 783.39 Adjustments for: (Increase) | Decrease in inventories 84.44 53.40 (Increase) | Decrease in non-current and current assets 22.89 188.67 Increase | (Decrease) in non-current and current liabilities 29.11 (116.07) Cash generated from operations 723.23 909.39 Income tax paid (net of refund) (99.52) (177.39) Net cash flow from operating activities A 623.71 732.00 B CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Payments towards property, plant and equipment (including capital advances) (342.96) (449.72) Purchase of intangible assets (1.60) - Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 0.40 0.79 Proceeds from insurance claim 7.00 22.29 Proceeds from sale of equity instruments measured at FVTOCI - 22.04 Purchase of equity instruments measured at FVTOCI - (20.18) Redemption bonds measured at FVTPL 24.96 9.16 Redemption | (Investment in) of current investments measured at FVTPL (net ) (220.82) 377.50 Purchase of preference share of subsidiary companies measured at cost (156.50) - Purchase of equity instruments of subsidiary companies measured at cost (14.11) (56.67) Repayments of loans given 199.25 41.33 Disbursements of loans (66.72) (536.73) Redemption of | (Investment in) bank deposits (net ) (0.02) (0.03) Interest received 63.94 49.55 Dividend received from subsidiary companies 12.68 24.50 Dividend received from joint venture company 2.90 11.68 Dividend received from others 8.83 6.96 Net cash used in investing activities B (482.77) (497.53)
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