Bhp billiton ltd (BHP)
CashFlow / Yearly
Jun'18Jun'17Jun'16
Operating activities
Profit before taxation

14,751

11,137

1,791

Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation expense

6,288

6,184

6,210

Impairments of property, plant and equipment, financial assets and intangibles

333

193

186

Net finance costs

-1,245

-1,417

-1,013

Profit/(loss) from equity accounted investments, related impairments and expenses

147

272

-2,104

Other

597

194

467

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade and other receivables

-662

267

1,387

Inventories

-182

-687

521

Trade and other payables

719

512

-1,272

Provisions and other assets and liabilities

7

-333

-316

Cash generated from operations

22,949

18,612

12,091

Dividends received

709

636

301

Interest received

290

164

128

Interest paid

1,177

1,148

829

Settlement of cash management related instruments

292

140

-

Net income tax and royalty-related taxation refunded

17

337

435

Net income tax and royalty-related taxation paid

4,935

2,585

2,286

Net operating cash flows from Continuing operations

17,561

15,876

9,840

Net operating cash flows from Discontinued operations

900

928

785

Net operating cash flows

18,461

16,804

10,625

Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment

4,979

3,697

5,707

Exploration expenditure

874

966

752

Exploration expenditure expensed and included in operating cash flows

641

610

419

Net investment and funding of equity accounted investments

-204

234

217

Proceeds from sale of assets

89

529

93

Proceeds from divestment of subsidiaries, operations and joint operations, net of their cash

-

187

166

Other investing

-141

-153

-20

Net investing cash flows from Continuing operations

-5,060

-3,724

-6,018

Net investing cash flows from Discontinued operations

-861

-437

-1,227

Net investing cash flows

-5,921

-4,161

-7,245

Financing activities
Proceeds from interest bearing liabilities

528

1,577

7,239

(Settlements)/proceeds from debt related instruments

-218

36

156

Repayment of interest bearing liabilities

4,188

7,114

2,781

Purchase of shares by Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trusts

171

108

106

Dividends paid

5,220

2,921

4,130

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

1,582

575

62

Net financing cash flows from Continuing operations

-10,851

-9,105

316

Net financing cash flows from Discontinued operations

-40

-28

-32

Net financing cash flows

-10,891

-9,133

284

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents from Continuing operations

1,650

3,047

4,138

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents from Discontinued operations

-1

463

-474

Foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

56

322

-1