2021 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

General and financial elements

3. Reconciliation and presentation of key performance indicators

3.1 Cash flow statement indicators

(in € millions) 2021 2020
Net cash flows (used in)/from operating activities Net cash flows (used in)/from operating activities20217,806 Net cash flows (used in)/from operating activities

2020

6,675
Operating investments (net of disposals)

Operating investments (net of disposals)

2021

(1,077)

Operating investments (net of disposals)

2020

(994)

Repayments of lease liabilities and financial expense on leases

Repayments of lease liabilities and financial expense on leases

2021

(631)

Repayments of lease liabilities and financial expense on leases

2020

(607)

(in € millions)Operating cash flow 20216,098

2020

5,075
Growth investments in concessions and PPPs

Growth investments in concessions and PPPs

2021

(815)

Growth investments in concessions and PPPs

2020

(1 085)

(in € millions)Free cash flow 20215,282

2020

3,990
(in € millions)  2021 

2020

 
Purchases of shares in subsidiaries and affiliates (consolidated and unconsolidated)

Purchases of shares in subsidiaries and affiliates (consolidated and unconsolidated)

2021

(5,258)

(*)

Purchases of shares in subsidiaries and affiliates (consolidated and unconsolidated)

2020

(302)

Proceeds from sales of shares in subsidiaries and affiliates (consolidated and unconsolidated)

Proceeds from sales of shares in subsidiaries and affiliates (consolidated and unconsolidated)

2021

9

Proceeds from sales of shares in subsidiaries and affiliates (consolidated and unconsolidated)

2020

25

Net impact of changes in scope including net debt assumed

Net impact of changes in scope including net debt assumed

2021

688

(*)

Net impact of changes in scope including net debt assumed

2020

(7)

(in € millions)Net financial investments 2021(4,561)

2020

(285)
Other

Other

2021

(82)

Other

2020

(85)

(in € millions)Total net financial investments 2021(4,643)

2020

(370)

(*) Including the purchase price for the acquisition of ACS’s energy business (Cobra IS) for €4,902 million and the latter’s net financial surplus of €676 million at 31 December 2021. See Note B.1,
“Changes in consolidation scope during the period”.

3.2 Capital employed

Reconciliation between capital employed and the balance sheet
(in € millions) Note 31/12/2021 31/12/2020
Capital employed - assets Capital employed - assets

Note

 

Capital employed - assets31/12/202183,838 Capital employed - assets31/12/202074,997
Concession intangible assets

Concession intangible assets

Note

13

Concession intangible assets

31/12/2021

25,329

Concession intangible assets

31/12/2020

25,886

- Deferred tax on business combination fair value adjustments

- Deferred tax on business combination fair value adjustments

Note

 

- Deferred tax on business combination fair value adjustments

31/12/2021

(2,961)

- Deferred tax on business combination fair value adjustments

31/12/2020

(2,555)

Goodwill, gross

Goodwill, gross

Note

9

Goodwill, gross

31/12/2021

16,761

Goodwill, gross

31/12/2020

11,885

Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets

Note

17.1

Other intangible assets

31/12/2021

7,586

Other intangible assets

31/12/2020

6,846

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment

Note

17.2

Property, plant and equipment

31/12/2021

10,303

Property, plant and equipment

31/12/2020

9,760

Investments in companies accounted for under the equity method

Investments in companies accounted for under the equity method

Note

10

Investments in companies accounted for under the equity method

31/12/2021

950

Investments in companies accounted for under the equity method

31/12/2020

1,035

Other non-current financial assets

Other non-current financial assets

Note

11-14-18

Other non-current financial assets

31/12/2021

2,450

Other non-current financial assets

31/12/2020

2,237

- Collateralised loans and receivables (at more than one year)

- Collateralised loans and receivables (at more than one year)

Note

25-27

- Collateralised loans and receivables (at more than one year)

31/12/2021

(4)

- Collateralised loans and receivables (at more than one year)

31/12/2020

(4)

Inventories and work in progress

Inventories and work in progress

Note

19

Inventories and work in progress

31/12/2021

1,591

Inventories and work in progress

31/12/2020

1,428

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables

Note

19

Trade and other receivables

31/12/2021

15,559

Trade and other receivables

31/12/2020

12,493

Other current assets

Other current assets

Note

19

Other current assets

31/12/2021

6,036

Other current assets

31/12/2020

5,719

Current tax assets

Current tax assets

Note

 

Current tax assets

31/12/2021

238

Current tax assets

31/12/2020

266

Capital employed - liabilities Capital employed - liabilities

Note

 

Capital employed - liabilities31/12/2021(35,046) Capital employed - liabilities31/12/2020(28,739)
Current provisions

Current provisions

Note

19

Current provisions

31/12/2021

(5,923)

Current provisions

31/12/2020

(4,973)

Trade payables

Trade payables

Note

19

Trade payables

31/12/2021

(12,027)

Trade payables

31/12/2020

(8,876)

Other current liabilities

Other current liabilities

Note

19

Other current liabilities

31/12/2021

(16,736)

Other current liabilities

31/12/2020

(14,668)

Current tax liabilities

Current tax liabilities

Note

 

Current tax liabilities

31/12/2021

(360)

Current tax liabilities

31/12/2020

(221)

(in € millions)Total capital employed

Note

 

31/12/202148,792 (*) 31/12/202046,258

(*) Of which Cobra IS: €3,990 million, including provisional goodwill estimated at €4,529 million at this stage.

Capital employed by geographical area
(in € millions) 31/12/2021 31/12/2020
France France31/12/202124,461 France

31/12/2020

25,761
United Kingdom

United Kingdom

31/12/2021

9,696

United Kingdom

31/12/2020

9,643

Spain

Spain

31/12/2021

4,213

Spain

31/12/2020

276

Portugal

Portugal

31/12/2021

2,513

Portugal

31/12/2020

2,572

Other European countries

Other European countries

31/12/2021

2,590

Other European countries

31/12/2020

2,717

Total Europe excluding France Total Europe excluding France31/12/202119,013 Total Europe excluding France

31/12/2020

15,208
Total Europe Total Europe31/12/202143,474 Total Europe

31/12/2020

40,969
North America

North America

31/12/2021

2,093

North America

31/12/2020

1,883

of which United States

of which United States

31/12/2021

1,605

of which United States

31/12/2020

1,428

Central and South America

Central and South America

31/12/2021

2,854

Central and South America

31/12/2020

2,727

Afrique

Afrique

31/12/2021

(262)

Afrique

31/12/2020

(62)

Russia, Asia-Pacific and Middle East

Russia, Asia-Pacific and Middle East

31/12/2021

634

Russia, Asia-Pacific and Middle East

31/12/2020

741

(in € millions)Total capital employed 31/12/202148,792

31/12/2020

46,258

At 31 December 2021, capital employed in the eurozone was €32 billion (of which €24.5 billion in France) and made up 67% of the total (€30 billion and 65% of the total in 2020).