DSM Integrated Annual Report 2022

25 Net debt

The development of the components of net debt is as follows.

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Current investments

 

Non-current borrowings

 

Current borrowings

 

Credit institutions

 

Derivatives

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at 1 January 2021

 

871

 

43

 

(3,484)

 

(49)

 

(53)

 

95

 

(2,577)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change from operating activities

 

1,427

 

-

 

(7)

 

-

 

-

 

(66)

 

1,354

Change from investing activities

 

208

 

445

 

(9)

 

(2)

 

25

 

-

 

667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification from non-current to current

 

-

 

-

 

516

 

(516)

 

-

 

-

 

-

Transfers

 

(522)

 

-

 

24

 

506

 

(12)

 

4

 

-

Dividend

 

(266)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(266)

Interest

 

(65)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(65)

Proceeds from reissued shares

 

34

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

34

New/unwinding leases

 

-

 

-

 

(19)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(19)

Repurchase of shares

 

(165)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(165)

Other

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(4)

 

(4)

Change from financing activities

 

(984)

 

-

 

521

 

(10)

 

(12)

 

-

 

(485)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange differences

 

39

 

1

 

(16)

 

-

 

(2)

 

-

 

22

Total changes

 

690

 

446

 

489

 

(12)

 

11

 

(66)

 

1,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at 31 December 2021

 

1,561

 

489

 

(2,995)

 

(61)

 

(42)

 

29

 

(1,019)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change from operating activities

 

965

 

-

 

(9)

 

-

 

-

 

65

 

1,021

Change from investing activities

 

876

 

(364)

 

7

 

25

 

(5)

 

-

 

539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification from non-current to current

 

-

 

-

 

40

 

(40)

 

-

 

-

 

-

Transfers

 

(58)

 

-

 

17

 

18

 

21

 

2

 

-

Dividend

 

(345)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(345)

Interest

 

(52)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(52)

Proceeds from reissued shares

 

25

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

25

New/unwinding leases

 

-

 

-

 

(34)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(34)

Repurchase of shares

 

(210)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(210)

Other

 

(5)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(5)

 

(10)

Change from financing activities

 

(645)

 

-

 

23

 

(22)

 

21

 

(3)

 

(626)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange differences

 

(2)

 

 

 

(4)

 

(1)

 

(1)

 

6

 

(2)

Total changes

 

1,194

 

(364)

 

17

 

2

 

15

 

68

 

932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at 31 December 2022

 

2,755

 

125

 

(2,978)

 

(59)

 

(27)

 

97

 

(87)

In 2022, the gearing (net debt/equity plus net debt) was 0.8% (in 2021: 9.7%).

Net debt
Net debt is the total of current and non-current borrowings less cash and cash equivalents, current investments and the net position of derivatives.