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 3,377.12 3,160.19
Adjustments for:    
Add: Depreciation and amortisation 492.73 437.64
Tax expense 1,281.34 1,274.68
Loss on property, plant and equipment sold/discarded 170.82 108.99
Finance cost 6.05 4.89
Employee stock compensation cost 3.42 0.93
  1,954.36 1,827.13
Less: Interest income on financial assets carried at amortised cost 156.89 163.53
Dividend income 41.81 11.56
Profit on sale of investments 137.85 204.54
Gain on investments carried at fair value through profit or loss 179.25 28.42
Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment 0.46 0.51
Re-measurement loss on defined benefit plans 21.53 3.63
  537.79 412.19
Operating profit before working capital changes 4,793.69 4,575.13
Changes in working capital:    
Adjustment for (increase)/decrease in operating assets:    
Inventories 16.67 142.51
Trade receivables (279.07) 106.79
Loans-Current 1.39 0.74
Loans-Non-Current 3.57 3.39
Other financial assets-current (2.07) (6.88)
Other financial assets-non-current (2.03) (4.81)
Other current assets 38.23 26.94
Other non-current assets 70.60 (18.31)
  (152.71) 250.37
Adjustment for increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities:    
Trade payables 596.71 63.34
Other financial liabilities-Current 7.88 2.95
Other current liabilities (48.12) 28.91
Short-term provisions 9.35 8.99
Long-term provisions 7.70 22.68
  573.52 126.87
Cash generated from operations 5,214.50 4,952.37
Less: Direct taxes paid 1,186.48 1103.23
Net cash from operating activities 4,028.02 3,849.14
B.CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Capital expenditure on property, plant & equipment and intangible assets
including capital advances
(1,150.69) (1,467.04)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 1.62 6.65
Sale of investments 28,274.08 26,956.69
Purchase of Investment (28,991.50) (27,611.59)
Investment in Associates (216.92) (197.19)
Investment in Subsidiaries (57.39) (66.56)
Interest income on financial assets carried at amortised cost 155.05 161.29
Dividend income: 41.81 11.56
Net cash (used) in investing activities (1,943.94) (2,206.19)
C.CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Interest paid (6.05) (4.89)
Dividends paid (1,737.34) (1,397.81)
Tax on dividend (353.69) (284.55)
Proceeds from issue of equity share capital (including share premium) 1.45 0.56
Net cash (used) in financing activities (2,095.63) (1,686.69)
D.INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (A+B+C) (11.55) (43.74)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 26.95 70.69
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 15.40 26.95

See accompanying notes forming part of the financial statements

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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