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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

$ million

 

Notes

2021

2020

2019

Income/(loss) before taxation for the period

 

29,829

(26,967)

25,485

Adjustment for:

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (net)

 

3,096

3,316

3,705

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation

 

26,921

52,444

28,701

Exploration well write-offs

9

639

815

1,218

Net gains on sale and revaluation of non-current assets and businesses

 

(5,995)

(286)

(2,519)

Share of profit of joint ventures and associates

 

(4,097)

(1,783)

(3,604)

Dividends received from joint ventures and associates

 

3,929

2,591

4,139

(Increase)/decrease in inventories

 

(7,319)

4,477

(2,635)

(Increase)/decrease in current receivables

 

(20,567)

9,625

(921)

Increase/(decrease) in current payables

 

17,519

(9,494)

(1,223)

Derivative financial instruments

 

5,882

977

(1,484)

Retirement benefits

 

16

568

(365)

Decommissioning and other provisions

 

(76)

1,104

(686)

Other

 

803

8

(28)

Tax paid

 

(5,476)

(3,290)

(7,605)

Cash flow from operating activities

 

45,104

34,105

42,178

Capital expenditure

 

(19,000)

(16,585)

(22,971)

Investments in joint ventures and associates

 

(479)

(1,024)

(743)

Investment in equity securities

 

(218)

(218)

(205)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses

 

14,233

2,489

4,803

Proceeds from joint ventures and associates from sale, capital reduction and repayment of long-term loans [A]

 

584

1,240

2,599

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

 

296

281

469

Interest received

 

423

532

911

Other investing cash inflows

 

2,928

3,239

2,921

Other investing cash outflows

 

(3,528)

(3,232)

(3,563)

Cash flow from investing activities

 

(4,761)

(13,278)

(15,779)

Net increase/(decrease) in debt with maturity period within three months

 

14

(63)

(308)

Other debt:

 

 

 

 

New borrowings

 

1,791

23,033

11,185

Repayments

 

(21,534)

(17,385)

(14,292)

Interest paid

 

(4,014)

(4,105)

(4,649)

Derivative financial instruments

 

(1,165)

1,157

(48)

Change in non-controlling interest

 

19

(42)

Cash dividends paid to:

 

 

 

 

Shell plc shareholders [B]

 

(6,253)

(7,424)

(15,198)

Non-controlling interest

 

(348)

(311)

(537)

Repurchases of shares

 

(2,889)

(1,702)

(10,188)

Shares held in trust: net purchases and dividends received

 

(285)

(382)

(1,174)

Cash flow from financing activities

 

(34,664)

(7,224)

(35,209)

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(539)

172

124

Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

5,140

13,775

(8,686)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

31,830

18,055

26,741

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

14

36,970

31,830

18,055

[A]

As from 2021, renamed from “Proceeds from sale of joint ventures and associates”.

[B]

Cash dividends paid represents the payment of net dividends (after deduction of withholding taxes where applicable) and payment of withholding taxes on dividends paid in the previous quarter.