Arcelormittal (MT)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15
Operating activities:
Net income (including non-controlling interests)

4,575

1,734

-8,423

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and impairment

2,768

2,721

3,192

Impairment

206

205

4,764

Interest expense

879

1,172

1,383

Interest income

56

58

105

Income tax expense (note 7)

432

986

902

Remeasurement gain relating to US deferred employee benefits

0

832

0

Net gain on disposal of subsidiaries

18

23

72

Income from associates, joint ventures and other investments

448

615

-502

Provision on pensions and OPEB

555

439

558

Change in fair value adjustment on call option on Mandatory Convertible Bonds (note 9)

578

138

-108

Unrealized foreign exchange effects

-541

486

425

Foreign exchange effects, write-downs (reversals) of inventories to net realizable value, provisions and other non-cash operating expenses (net)

781

-201

1,420

Changes in assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash:
Trade accounts receivable

-620

-373

335

Inventories

-2,347

-2,055

288

Trade accounts payable and other

1,094

1,405

-1,012

Interest paid

947

1,354

1,561

Interest received

57

60

89

Cash contributions to plan assets and benefits paid for pensions and OPEB

496

395

556

VAT and other amounts recoverable from public authorities

-177

46

166

Dividends received from associates, joint ventures and other investments

232

176

227

Taxes paid

506

296

398

Working capital, provision movements and other liabilities (note 4)

282

382

81

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,563

2,708

2,151

Investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangibles

2,819

2,444

2,707

Disposal (acquisition) of net assets of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired of 11 and 292 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively (note 3, 5)

6

185

0

Acquisitions of net assets of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired of 617, 63 and nil in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively

-16

-7

0

Disposals of associates and joint ventures

0

1,017

23

Disposals of financial assets

-44

-165

-172

Other investing activities (net)

-77

-73

342

Net cash used in investing activities

-2,830

-1,143

-2,170

Financing activities:
Disposal of non-controlling interests

0

56

0

Proceeds from short-term debt

1,859

1,516

543

Proceeds from long-term debt

1,407

110

3,256

Payments of short-term debt

2,102

2,721

2,490

Payments of long-term debt

2,691

4,912

501

Equity offering

0

3,115

0

Dividends paid (note 6)

141

61

416

Other financing activities (net)

-63

-29

3

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

-1,731

-2,926

395

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

2

-1,361

376

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

58

-127

-267