Consolidated
Cash Flow Statement

` in crores

Particulars Year ended March 31, 2017 Year ended March 31, 2016
A. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
Profit after tax and share in profit/(loss) of associates 3,546.30 3,112.29
Adjustments for:    
Add: Depreciation and amortisation 502.25 443.25
Tax expense 1,339.10 1,274.71
Loss on property, plant and equipments sold/discarded 170.82 108.99
Finance cost 27.28 14.61
Employee Stock Compensation Cost 3.42 0.93
  2,042.87 1,842.49
Less: Interest income on financial assets carried at amortised cost 159.30 165.78
Dividend income 37.98 7.18
Profit on sale of investments 137.85 205.15
Gain on investments carried at fair value through profit or loss 179.60 28.34
Share of profit in associates 317.01 34.33
Profit on sale of property, plant and equipments 0.76 0.51
Re-measurement loss on defined benefit plans 21.58 3.62
Foreign currency translation (net) 2.43 7.03
  856.51 451.94
Operating profit before working capital changes 4,732.66 4,502.84
Changes in working capital:    
Adjustment for (increase)/decrease in operating assets:    
Inventories 53.41 99.40
Trade receivables (269.68) 89.75
Loans-Current 1.48 0.65
Loans-Non-Current 3.57 3.39
Other financial assets-current (1.87) (7.78)
Other financial assets-non-current (2.01) (4.81)
Other current assets 38.26 20.14
Other non-current assets 68.74 (18.31)
  (108.10) 182.43
Adjustment for increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities:    
Trade payables 590.86 75.03
Other financial liabilities-Current 7.87 2.96
Other current liabilities (49.67) 31.50
Short-term provisions 12.77 8.80
Long-term provisions 7.82 22.25
  569.65 140.54
Cash generated from operations 5,194.21 4,825.81
Less: Direct taxes paid 1,187.02 1,103.44
Net cash from operating activities 4,007.19 3,722.37
B. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Capital expenditure on property, plant & equipment and intangible assets
including capital advances
(1,238.11) (1,638.45)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment 1.58 9.98
Sale of investments 28,334.82 27,032.19
Purchase of investment (29,048.77) (27,677.43)
Investment in associates (net of dividend received) (216.92) (197.19)
Interest income on financial assets carried at amortised cost 157.47 163.54
Dividend income 37.98 7.18
Net cash (used) in investing activities (1,971.95) (2,300.18)
C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Interest paid (27.40) (13.97)
Dividends paid (1,737.34) (1,397.81)
Tax on dividend (353.69) (284.54)
Additions to minority interest 52.72 39.58
Proceeds from issue of equity share capital 1.45 0.56
Proceeds from non current-borrowings 61.92 133.98
Proceeds from current-borrowings (33.52) 47.47
  (2,035.86) (1,474.73)
Net cash (used) in financing activities (2,035.86) (1,474.73)
D. INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (A+B+C) (0.62) (52.54)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 74.68 127.22
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 74.06 74.68
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements 1 to 47  

In terms of our report attached
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants



Jaideep Bhargava
Partner


Gurugram
May 10, 2017

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Pawan Munjal
Chairman, Managing Director & CEO
DIN- 00004223

Pradeep Dinodia
Chairman- Audit Committee
DIN- 00027995

New Delhi
May 10, 2017

Niranjan Kumar Gupta
Chief Financial Officer


Neerja Sharma
Company Secretary