Temasek Review 2021
Group Financials

Group Cash Flow Statements

In 2018, Temasek adopted the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), in line with Singapore's convergence with IFRS. This included the adoption of IFRS 9: Financial Instruments in 2018 and IFRS 16: Leases in 2019. You can find out more information here.

(From 2002 to 2021) In S$ billion
For year ended
31 March

On 1 April 2018, the Group adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Group also adopted new and amended IFRS and Interpretations of IFRS that were mandatory for application for the financial year ended 31 March 2019, which included IFRS 1: First-time adoption of IFRS, IFRS 9: Financial Instruments and IFRS 15: Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Changes in accounting policies as a result of IFRS 1 and IFRS 15 were applied retrospectively to the Group financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018. The effects of adoption of IFRS 9 were recognised in the shareholder equity as at 1 April 2018. Comparative financial statements for the years ended 31 March 2002 to 2017 were prepared based on Singapore Financial Reporting Standards.

Operating cash flow
before working capital changes
Change in working capital
Cash generated
from operations
Income tax paid
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities
Net increase/(decrease)
in cash and cash
equivalents held
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
9.5 11.2 13.9 16.9 18.6 17.6 21.2 14.0 16.4 20.2 16.8 20.1 20.0 20.3 18.4 18.7 20.8 19.7 23.1 17.9
6.2 0.3 (2.5) (4.4) 2.6 2.5 (0.3) 1.5 (4.1) (2.9) (1.6) (4.0) (1.5) (3.2) (5.1) (2.3) (3.8) (1.7) (3.7) (8.7)
15.7 11.5 11.4 12.5 21.2 20.1 20.9 15.5 12.3 17.3 15.2 16.1 18.5 17.1 13.3 16.4 17.0 18.0 19.4 9.2
(1.3) (1.3) (1.2) (1.5) (1.6) (1.6) (2.0) (1.8) (1.3) (1.3) (2.0) (1.8) (2.3) (2.0) (2.1) (2.4) (2.2) (2.2) (2.0) (1.9)
14.4 10.2 10.2 11.0 19.6 18.5 18.9 13.7 11.0 16.0 13.2 14.3 16.2 15.1 11.2 14.0 14.8 15.8 17.4 7.3
(16.4) (6.4) (7.7) (4.7) (16.5) (23.3) (30.4) 0.1 (5.3) (4.9) (14.8) (15.3) (19.2) (22.6) (14.7) (7.2) (23.0) (13.5) (9.8) (16.4)
4.2 (7.9) 6.8 (4.8) (0.2) 2.2 13.3 (6.4) (0.2) (1.7) (1.4) 4.0 1.0 1.1 2.4 2.7 2.5 11.0 2.0 7.9
2.2 (4.1) 9.3 1.5 2.9 (2.6) 1.8 7.4 5.5 9.4 (3.0) 3.0 (2.0) (6.4) (1.1) 9.5 (5.7) 13.3 9.6 (1.2)