Cash flow statement is the statement which shows how the changes in the balance

sheet and profit and loss accounts affect the cash and cash equivalent and it breaks
the analysis down into three aspects that are operating,innvesting and financing
activities.

The cash flow statement of the company is segregated into three categories
operating,invesing and financing activities.Under operating activities it is shown
that the net profit of the year 2018 has increased in comparison to the previous year
i.e 2017.the net profit has increased from 13,818 crores to 16,155 crores.In the
operating activities it is also shown that the outflow of interest and dividend
income has also increased from 2,553 crores to 3,169 crores .The cash generated
from the operations has increased from 15,511 to 18,529 thus leading an increase
in the income tax amount from 5,033 to 6,054 .Thus there is net increase in the
cash flow from operating profits from 10,478 crores to 12,475 crores.

The cash flow from investing activities has improved from the outflow of 13,494
to the inflow of 5,648 owing to the increase in the inflow of the cash by selling
liquid mutual funds unit and redemption of certificate of deposits which were
worth of rs 9411 crores.

The cash flow from financing activities shows the negative balance for both the
years. There is net outflow of 6968 crores and 20536 crores respectively in both
the years that are year 2017 and year 2018.the increase in the otflow can be due to
the the buyback of shares which is of rs 13046 crores.

The cash balance has reduced from 19,153 of 2017 to 16770 crores of 2018 at the
end of the year.the cash flow statement also shows the restricted cash balance of rs
375 which has reduced in comparison to last year which was rs 411 crores.

The statement shows that although there is positive balance in the operating and
investing activities there were some transactions which leads to a decrease in the
cash balance at the end of the year.