STATEMENTS OF

CASH FLOWS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018
Group Company
2018 2017 2018 2017
Note RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers 734,179 745,559 114,934 118,844
Payments to contractors, suppliers and
employees (572,599) (519,160) (83,003) (70,416)
Interest paid (23,096) (16,592) - -
Income tax paid (28,399) (26,718) (6,688) (3,125)

Net cash flows generated from operating

activities 110,085 183,089 25,243 45,303

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Repayment from subsidiaries - - 60,593 74,525
Advances to subsidiaries - - (68,389) (86,146)
Redemption of preference shares in
Subsidiaries - - 40,630 -
Additions to property, plant and equipment (83,551) (90,724) (3,042) (3,557)
Additions to land use rights (4,212) (24,056) (177) (5,576)
Additions to plantation expenditure (23,065) (25,714) - -
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant
and equipment - 51 - 117
Placement of deposits (3,199) (3,002) - -
Dividends received - - 22,200 65,030
Interest received 5,722 6,975 773 400

Net cash flows (used in)/generated from

investing activities (108,305) (136,470) 52,588 44,793

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Drawdown of borrowings - 122,862 - -
Repayment of borrowings (82,172) (28,250) - -
Dividends paid (61,641) (44,029) (61,641) (44,029)

Net cash flows (used in)/generated from

financing activities (143,813) 50,583 (61,641) (44,029)

NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND

CASH EQUIVALENTS (142,033) 97,202 16,190 46,067
FOREIGN EXCHANGE DIFFERENCES (37,796) 20,272 - -
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
BEGINNING OF YEAR 385,994 268,520 54,296 8,229

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END

OF YEAR 34 206,165 385,994 70,486 54,296

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