Abb ltd (ABB)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Operating activities:
Net income

2,365

2,034

2,055

2,718

2,907

2,812

3,315

2,732

3,136

3,378

3,855

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

1,101

1,135

1,160

1,305

1,318

1,182

995

702

655

661

602

Pension and other employee benefits

-

-

-

-

6

-13

-49

-51

-28

43

-61

Deferred taxes

-205

-147

-219

65

-137

64

-34

151

-

-

-

Net loss from derivatives and foreign exchange

-39

-10

-15

-167

39

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred taxes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-56

-199

-351

Net gain from sale of property, plant and equipment

36

38

26

17

18

26

47

39

15

49

-46

Net loss (gain) from sale of businesses

252

-10

-20

543

-16

-2

-

-

-

-

-

Share-based payment arrangements

58

54

61

73

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss (income) from equity-accounted companies

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-2

15

55

Other

-11

-112

-94

-55

-79

-169

-107

-106

-6

233

280

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Gain on sale of discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

541

Trade receivables, net

80

-10

-162

12

555

310

731

407

-256

1,266

1,323

Inventories, net

55

-115

-105

176

-324

-61

600

264

-1,130

800

551

Trade payables

599

340

-112

257

-70

-57

213

678

-718

522

530

Accrued liabilities

112

80

-24

9

71

162

-

-

-

-

-

Billings in excess of sales

-27

-25

35

-118

-168

152

150

89

295

539

374

Provisions, net

30

14

330

-127

199

-109

-391

-69

-241

677

-362

Advances from customers

-120

-163

106

39

-145

181

47

-25

-316

130

411

Income taxes payable and receivable

196

125

-32

-13

-18

-261

-

-

-

-

-

Other assets and liabilities, net

-63

-177

-88

-163

117

230

-637

-597

67

-104

-292

Net cash provided by operating activities

3,799

3,843

3,818

3,845

3,653

3,779

3,612

4,197

4,027

3,958

3,054

Investing activities:
Purchases of marketable securities (available-for-sale)

312

1,214

1,925

1,430

526

2,288

2,809

3,391

243

1,081

6,428

Purchases of marketable securities (held-to-maturity)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

65

918

-

-

Purchases of short-term investments

393

3,092

614

1,465

30

67

142

2,165

3,824

2,512

3,679

Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

949

831

876

1,026

1,106

1,293

1,021

840

967

1,171

756

Acquisition of businesses (net of cash acquired) and increases in cost- and equity-accounted companies

2,130

26

56

70

914

3,694

4,020

1,313

161

653

54

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities (available-for-sale)

514

1,057

434

361

1,367

1,655

3,717

807

79

110

6,492

Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities (available-for-sale)

100

539

1,022

523

118

-

483

531

855

-

-

Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities (held-to-maturity)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

290

730

-

-

Proceeds from short-term investments

945

2,241

653

1,011

47

27

529

3,276

2,253

5,305

868

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

66

61

68

33

80

40

57

-

36

94

75

Proceeds from sales of businesses (net of transaction costs and cash disposed) and cost- and equity-accounted companies

-607

1

-69

-1,110

62

16

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash from settlement of foreign currency derivatives

-63

57

-231

179

-180

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sales of businesses and equity-accounted companies (net of cash disposed)

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

16

46

1,142

Other investing activities

-39

-18

-20

-11

-5

-29

55

-123

-

31

7

Net cash used in investing activities

-1,450

-1,305

-974

-1,121

-717

-5,575

-3,253

-2,747

-2,172

114

-2,291

Financing activities:
Changes in financing and other non-current receivables, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28

-7

-56

Net changes in debt with maturities of 90 days or less

207

-152

3

-103

-697

570

450

52

-59

-10

-19

Increase in debt

921

912

68

150

492

5,986

2,580

277

586

458

210

Repayment of debt

1,007

1,249

101

90

1,893

1,104

2,576

497

705

786

247

Delivery of shares

163

192

107

38

74

90

110

-

-

-

-

Purchase of treasury stock

251

1,299

1,487

1,003

-

-

-

228

-

621

199

Dividends paid

1,635

-

1,357

1,841

1,667

1,626

1,569

-

-

-

-

Reduction in nominal value of common shares paid to shareholders

-

1,610

392

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Delivery of shares

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

78

89

49

241

Dividends paid in the form of nominal value reduction

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,112

1,027

1,060

449

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

956

48

-

-

Dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders

127

122

137

132

149

121

157

193

193

152

117

Other financing activities

-6

-27

-84

-43

-16

-33

-33

49

8

3

-45

Net cash used in financing activities

-1,735

-3,355

-3,380

-3,024

-3,856

3,762

-1,208

-2,530

-1,349

-2,119

-625

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

268

-104

-342

-278

66

90

-229

-142

214

-230

275

Adjustment for the net change in cash and equivalents in assets held for sale and in discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

26

39

Net change in cash and equivalents-continuing operations

882

-921

-878

-578

-854

2,056

-1,078

-1,222

720

1,749

452

Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid

205

213

221

259

287

189

165

94

156

244

246

Taxes paid

894

814

1,043

1,155

1,278

1,211

1,305

884

1,090

1,065

780