Cash flow statement

Cash flow statement – HHLA Group

in € thousand

 

Note

 

2020

 

2019

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

 

 

123,565

 

221,237

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

 

 

 

165,832

 

161,388

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

 

 

47,245

 

393

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

 

 

 

185

 

- 6,043

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

 

 

 

- 1,962

 

12,385

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

 

 

 

1,108

 

1,466

Interest received

 

 

 

5,503

 

2,842

Interest paid

 

 

 

- 28,414

 

- 30,008

Income tax paid

 

 

 

- 21,347

 

- 43,596

Exchange rate and other effects

 

 

 

- 505

 

2,601

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

291,210

 

322,665

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

1,051

 

9,878

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

 

 

 

- 174,657

 

- 169,208

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

22.

 

- 7,955

 

- 9,961

Payments for investments in companies accounted for using the equity method

 

 

 

- 785

 

0

Proceeds from disposal of non-current financial assets

 

 

 

45

 

0

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

 

 

 

0

 

- 2,007

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

 

 

 

5,000

 

- 22,550

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

- 177,301

 

- 193,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for capital procurement costs

 

 

 

- 499

 

0

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

21.

 

- 29,549

 

- 61,719

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

- 36,197

 

- 29,661

Payments for the redemption of lease liabilities

 

 

 

- 47,461

 

- 45,799

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

 

 

- 37,211

 

- 39,733

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

- 150,917

 

- 176,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

- 37,008

 

- 48,096

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

 

 

- 2,167

 

2,129

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

 

 

208,022

 

253,989

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

43.

 

168,847

 

208,022