33. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Deposits
in € thousand |
31.12.2015 |
31.12.2014 |
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Cash and cash equivalents with a maturity of up to 3 months |
57,965 |
87,612 |
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Short-term deposits with a maturity of 4–12 months |
73,050 |
90,000 |
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Bank balances and cash in hand |
63,550 |
74,605 |
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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.