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Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2001
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Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF TOTAL
RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
For the year ended 31 December
Unilever Group
€million €million €million
2001 2000 1999
Net profit 1 838 1 105 2 771
Currency retranslation (1 058) (237) 380
Total recognised gains since last annual accounts 780 868 3 151
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December
Unilever Group
€million €million €million
2001 2000 1999
Cash flow from operating activities 25 7 497 6 738 5 654
Dividends from joint ventures 82 38 28
Returns on investments and servicing of finance 26 (1 887) (798) (156)
Taxation (2 205) (1 734) (1 443)
Capital expenditure and financial investment 26 (1 358) (1 061) (1 501)
Acquisitions and disposals 26 3 477 (27 373) (362)
Dividends paid on ordinary share capital (1 420) (1 365) (1 266)
Special dividend ––(6 093)
Cash flow before management of liquid resources and financing 4 186 (25 555) (5 139)
Management of liquid resources 26 1 106 2 464 5 675
Financing 26 (5 098) 22 902 (146)
Increase/(decrease) in cash in the period 194 (189) 390
Reconciliation of cash flow to movement in net funds/(debt)
€million €million €million
2001 2000 1999
Net funds/(debt) at 1 January 27 (26 468) 684 5 778
Increase/(decrease) in cash in the period 194 (189) 390
Cash flow from (increase)/decrease in borrowings 5 095 (22 920) 150
Cash flow from increase/(decrease) in liquid resources (1 106) (2 464) (5 675)
Change in net funds resulting from cash flows 4 183 (25 573) (5 135)
Borrowings within group companies acquired (1) (3 113) (29)
Borrowings within group companies sold 324
Liquid resources within group companies acquired –13 3
Non-cash movements (408) 455 (211)
Currency retranslation (508) 1 064 274
Increase/(decrease) in net funds in the period 3 269 (27 152) (5 094)
Net funds/(debt) at 31 December 27 (23 199) (26 468) 684
References relate to notes on pages 57 to 88, which form an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
Accounting policies of the Unilever Group are set out on pages 51 to 53.
Variations from United States generally accepted accounting principles and Regulation S-X are outlined on pages 94 to 96.