China Natural Resources (CHNR) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

China Natural Resources Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for China Natural Resources, Inc. (CHNR) - Annual data in millions CNY
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	-2.46	-3.16	-21.02	-32.86	-105.67	24.16	-5.65	-6.42	-30.00
Depreciation & Amortization	0.01	0.35	1.61	2.53	2.76	1.04	1.25	0.07	1.75
Deferred Income Tax	0.00	0.00	0.00	-16.15	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Stock Based Compensation	0.00	0.13	3.07	16.15	1.58	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Working Capital	-2.32	-2.09	13.11	-10.04	-2.02	1.53	1.00	-1.47	-2.08
Change in Accounts Receivable	-0.01	-0.01	-5.94	-15.61	4.87	3.96	-3.96	0.00	0.00
Change in Inventory	0.00	0.00	-0.18	0.26	-0.15	-0.20	0.49	0.00	-0.75
Change in Accounts Payable	0.00	0.18	1.30	2.49	-7.51	-3.80	3.80	-0.12	-1.43
Change in Other Working Capital	0.01	-2.26	0.27	-2.87	-0.05	1.57	0.67	-1.30	0.09
Other Operating Activities	-2.11	-2.64	7.05	-2.87	38.45	-73.26	0.06	0.29	15.59
Net Cash from Operating Activities	-5.73	-7.42	13.33	-12.79	-12.07	-4.56	-3.33	-7.53	-14.75
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	0.00	0.00	-1.05	-0.25	-0.03	-0.01	0.00	0.00	-5.03
Acquisitions	0.05	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.26	5.09	0.00	9.38	7.70
Purchases of Investments	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-60.00	-45.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	65.00	40.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	0.00	0.01	-0.91	7.29	48.76	-5.25	0.00	0.00	0.07
Net Cash from Investing Activities	0.05	0.00	-1.05	7.05	53.35	-5.17	0.00	9.37	2.87
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	0.00	-0.37	-1.50	-4.12	-3.00	48.23	0.00	0.00	0.00
Common Stock Issued	0.00	18.34	0.00	0.00	42.00	-0.07	0.00	0.00	0.00
Dividends Paid	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-10.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Financing Activities	-0.32	-2.86	-39.44	-14.70	-9.09	0.43	-0.02	-13.81	12.63
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-0.32	15.11	-37.93	-22.83	-38.79	48.60	-0.02	-13.81	12.63
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	3.35	-9.37	-1.29	1.91	-0.72	0.28	0.01	-0.12	-1.10
Net Change in Cash	-2.61	-1.67	-26.94	-28.57	1.78	-2.82	-3.35	-12.09	-0.35
Cash at Beginning of Period	2.95	4.75	31.70	58.36	56.58	3.44	6.79	18.88	19.23
Cash at End of Period	0.48	3.08	4.75	31.70	58.36	2.45	3.44	6.79	18.88
Free Cash Flow	-5.73	-7.42	12.27	-13.04	-12.10	-4.57	-3.34	-7.53	-19.78
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	-	0.01	1.98	4.02	4.19	4.11	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	-	-	1.00	0.05	0.00	0.02	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Dec 31, 2025. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About China Natural Resources Cash Flow

What is China Natural Resources's free cash flow?

China Natural Resources had negative free cash flow of CNY 5.72M in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), operating cash flow of −CNY 5.72M minus CNY 28.00 of capital expenditures.

How much does China Natural Resources spend on capital expenditures?

China Natural Resources spent CNY 28.00 on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with CNY 4.00K a year earlier.

Does China Natural Resources pay dividends or buy back shares?

China Natural Resources's cash flow statement for fiscal 2025 shows no dividend payments or share repurchases.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition