33. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Deposits

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Deposits

in € thousand

 

31.12.2015

 

31.12.2014

Cash and cash equivalents with a maturity of up to 3 months

 

57,965

 

87,612

Short-term deposits with a maturity of 4–12 months

 

73,050

 

90,000

Bank balances and cash in hand

 

63,550

 

74,605

 

 

194,565

 

252,217

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits are made up of cash in hand and various bank balances in different currencies.

Cash of € 10,686 thousand (previous year: € 9,359 thousand) is subject to foreign exchange outflow restrictions.

Bank balances bear interest at variable rates applicable to demand accounts. Short-term deposits are made for varying periods of time ranging from one day to twelve months, depending on the Group’s cash requirements. They attract interest at rates payable for short-term deposits. The interest rates for deposits in the eurozone were between 0.0 and 0.7 % in the financial year (previous year: 0.0 and 1.4 %). The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is largely equivalent to their carrying value.

As of the balance sheet date, the Group had unused lines of credit amounting to € 1,207 thousand (previous year: € 3,637 thousand) and had met all the conditions for their use. HHLA is confident that the Group has sufficient credit lines at its disposal whenever required.