The cash flow statement summarizes the company's cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities from 2017 to 2021. It shows that cash from operating activities increased each year except 2021, ranging from $16.7 billion to $31.7 billion over the period. Cash used in investing activities primarily included capital expenditures and investments in PTML and Ubank, ranging from -$0.7 billion to -$34.6 billion. Cash from financing activities included dividend payments, with a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of -$9.4 billion in 2021.
The cash flow statement summarizes the company's cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities from 2017 to 2021. It shows that cash from operating activities increased each year except 2021, ranging from $16.7 billion to $31.7 billion over the period. Cash used in investing activities primarily included capital expenditures and investments in PTML and Ubank, ranging from -$0.7 billion to -$34.6 billion. Cash from financing activities included dividend payments, with a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of -$9.4 billion in 2021.
The cash flow statement summarizes the company's cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities from 2017 to 2021. It shows that cash from operating activities increased each year except 2021, ranging from $16.7 billion to $31.7 billion over the period. Cash used in investing activities primarily included capital expenditures and investments in PTML and Ubank, ranging from -$0.7 billion to -$34.6 billion. Cash from financing activities included dividend payments, with a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of -$9.4 billion in 2021.
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS 32,636,470 27,449,431 31,112,839 37,916,231 30,174,677 PAYMENT TO PAKISTAN (5,253,506) TELECOMMUNICATION EMPLOYEES (2,779,570) (3,500,000) (3,500,000) (807,959) TRUST (PTET) EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT BENEFITS (872,100) PAID (1,063,334) (1,225,388) (1,236,684) (1,890,455) ADVANCE FROM CUSTOMERS - (111,459) 461,013 129,043 282,121 PAYMENT OF VOLUNTARY (4,711,600) - SEPARATION SCHEME CONSIDERATION PAID AGAINST (2,244,885) - PURCHASE OF PTML LOSSES INCOME TAX PAID (2,869,695) (3,140,097) (2,076,023) (1,589,154) (1,894,935) NET CASH INFLOWS FROM OPERATING 16,684,684 ACTIVITIES 20,354,971 24,772,441 31,719,436 25,863,449 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (18,520,231) (19,884,397) (24,801,759) (13,241,562) (22,145,159) ACQUISITION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS (87,881) (222,694) (224,345) (491,780) (923,174) PROCEEDS FROM DISPOSAL OF 167,856 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 82,657 885,030 1,416,845 986,240 SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 20,919,222 3,080,778 - - ADDITION TO CONTRACT COST (3,064,418) (3,440,433) (3,686,946) INVESTMENT IN PAK TELECOM - MOBILE LIMITED (7,000,000) (13,000,000) LONG TERM LOANS AND ADVANCES (92,572) (387,358) (278,482) (315,963) (137,116) RETURN ON LONG TERM LOANS AND 1,630,431 SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 1,142,205 1,662,024 1,595,029 1,416,598 GOVERNMENT GRANTS RECEIVED 263,626 300,000 167,287 739,895 2,846,045 LONG TERM INVESTMENT IN U - MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED (1,000,000) (UBANK) SUBORDINATED LONG TERM LOAN TO (5,000,000) - PTML (1,000,000) (1,500,000) SUBORDINATED LONG TERM LOAN TO UBANK (4,000,000) DIVIDEND INCOME - UBANK 114,286 100,000 - NET CASH OUTFLOWS FROM (719,549) INVESTING ACTIVITIES (21,774,523) (27,154,663) (20,637,969) (34,643,512)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES DIVIDEND PAID (5,096,980) (5,045,351) (2,603,247) (2,550,078) (1,194) LEASE LIABILITIES (431,082) (729,218) (639,190) NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH 10,868,155 EQUIVALENTS (6,464,903) (5,416,551) 7,802,171 (9,420,447) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE 5,902,144 BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 16,770,299 9,590,981 4,174,430 11,976,601 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE 16,770,299 END OF THE YEAR 10,305,396 4,174,430 11,976,601 2,556,154