Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of $)

 

Note

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Operating loss

 

 

 

(720,341)

 

(348,746)

 

(477,617)

Adjustments for non-cash items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

5

 

99,766

 

776

 

246

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

4

 

4,576

 

5,091

 

3,671

Provisions for employee benefits

 

 

 

459

 

260

 

76

Expense recognized in respect of share-based payments

 

13

 

157,026

 

179,366

 

96,932

Fair value gains on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

 

7

 

(4,256)

 

(11,152)

 

(2,951)

Non-cash revenue

 

16

 

 

(75,000)

 

Loss from investment in joint venture

 

 

 

677

 

 

 

 

 

 

(462,093)

 

(249,405)

 

(379,643)

Movements in current assets/liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

 

9

 

(222,260)

 

(31,632)

 

21,961

(Increase)/decrease in inventories

 

8

 

(119,277)

 

(83,880)

 

(23,852)

(Increase)/decrease in other current assets

 

 

 

(18,294)

 

(30,990)

 

(16,189)

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables

 

14

 

329

 

134,892

 

50,537

Increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue – current

 

16

 

 

(46,327)

 

(40,441)

Movements in non-current assets/liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase)/decrease in other non-current assets

 

7

 

(16,220)

 

(13,975)

 

(10,299)

Increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue – non-current

 

16

 

 

(269,039)

 

2,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in operating activities

 

 

 

(837,815)

 

(590,356)

 

(395,272)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

 

 

(851)

 

(684)

 

(401)

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

(24,141)

 

(15,772)

 

(2,791)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in operating activities

 

 

 

(862,807)

 

(606,812)

 

(398,463)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of intangible assets

 

5

 

(102,986)

 

(117,811)

 

(4,071)

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

4

 

(837)

 

(3,623)

 

(1,068)

(Increase)/decrease in current financial assets

 

10

 

 

(228,239)

 

341,869

Purchase of current financial investments 1)

 

10

 

(1,694,046)

 

 

Sale of current financial investments 1)

 

10

 

1,325,540

 

 

Interest received

 

 

 

13,146

 

2,603

 

7,962

Investment in joint venture

 

 

 

(2,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash flows (used in)/from from investing activities

 

 

 

(461,184)

 

(347,070)

 

344,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal elements of lease payments

 

22

 

(4,165)

 

(3,855)

 

(2,550)

Proceeds from issue of new shares, gross amount

 

12

 

760,953

 

1,091,326

 

813,186

Issue costs paid

 

12

 

(781)

 

(528)

 

(613)

Exchange gain from currency conversion on proceeds from issue of new shares

 

 

 

410

 

966

 

68

Payment of employee withholding taxes relating to restricted stock unit awards

 

 

 

(5,855)

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

12

 

93,195

 

33,433

 

22,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

843,757

 

1,121,342

 

833,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

(480,234)

 

167,460

 

779,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

 

 

1,334,676

 

1,216,803

 

372,162

Exchange gains/(losses) on cash & cash equivalents

 

 

 

(53,702)

 

(49,587)

 

65,409

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

 

 

 

800,740

 

1,334,676

 

1,216,803

1)

Due to the change in the maturity of the current financial assets during current year, the presentation has been changed from net basis to gross basis.

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.