Cash flow statement

Cash flow statement – HHLA Group

in € thousand

 

Note

 

2018

 

2017

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

 

 

204,220

 

173,188

Depreciation, amortisation, impairment and reversals on non-financial non-current assets

 

 

 

114,232

 

122,595

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

 

 

- 6,042

 

13,000

Gains (-), losses (+) from the disposal of non-current assets

 

 

 

- 3,492

 

814

Increase (-), decrease (+) in inventories, trade receivables and other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

 

 

- 30,149

 

22,820

Increase (+), decrease (-) in trade payables and other liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

 

 

7,121

 

8,085

Interest received

 

 

 

1,623

 

2,248

Interest paid

 

 

 

- 12,192

 

- 12,836

Income tax paid

 

 

 

- 48,275

 

- 55,800

Exchange rate and other effects

 

 

 

5,665

 

1,351

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

232,711

 

275,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

 

 

5,324

 

1,983

Payments for investments in property, plant and equipment and investment property

 

 

 

-126,516

 

-126,490

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

22.

 

-11,110

 

-5,472

Proceeds from disposal of non-current financial assets

 

 

 

4,154

 

0

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

 

 

- 210

 

0

Payments for acquiring interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

 

 

- 72,562

 

- 5

Proceeds (+), payments (-) for short-term deposits

 

 

 

- 2,450

 

- 1,205

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

- 203,370

 

- 131,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for equity repatriation

 

 

 

- 342

 

0

Payments for increasing interests in fully consolidated companies

 

3.

 

- 51,845

 

0

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

21.

 

- 52,342

 

- 46,738

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

6.

 

- 31,183

 

- 25,923

Payments for the redemption of lease liabilities

 

 

 

- 4,827

 

- 5,869

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

 

 

136,924

 

0

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

 

 

- 27,867

 

- 40,494

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

- 31,482

 

- 119,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in financial funds (subtotals 1.–3.)

 

 

 

- 2,141

 

25,252

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

 

 

616

 

- 2,135

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

 

 

255,514

 

232,397

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

253,989

 

255,514