Annual Report 2023

Annual financial statements of HHLA AG

The Annual Financial Statements and Combined Management Report of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, for the 2023 financial year have been prepared according to the provisions of German commercial law and have been endorsed with an unqualified auditor’s opinion by the auditors of PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.

Income statement for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2023

in €

 

2023

 

2022

Revenue

 

141,361,096.46

 

138,516,938.87

Increase or decrease in work in progress

 

97,525.74

 

- 71,425.77

Own work capitalised

 

530,376.68

 

601,191.43

Other operating income

 

59,742,583.40

 

13,711,038.22

of which income from translation differences

 

49,016.74

 

57,953.23

Cost of materials

 

11,734,865.72

 

11,028,576.14

Expenses for raw materials, consumables, supplies and purchased merchandise

 

6,257,979.55

 

5,472,180.98

Expenses for purchased services

 

5,476,886.17

 

5,556,395.16

Personnel expenses

 

114,324,788.25

 

109,269,903.33

Wages and salaries

 

98,352,679.64

 

95,011,318.81

Social security contributions and expenses for pension and similar benefits

 

15,972,108.61

 

14,258,584.52

of which for pensions

 

- 131,858.26

 

- 1,220,282.66

Depreciation and amortisation on intangible fixed assets and property, plant and equipment

 

4,470,746.57

 

3,826,161.91

Other operating expenses

 

63,943,977.08

 

64,990,835.16

of which expenses from translation differences

 

38,348.91

 

61,416.80

Income from profit transfer agreements

 

17,092,329.31

 

41,649,658.19

Income from equity participations

 

107,377,179.96

 

77,359,416.93

of which from affiliated companies

 

101,623,998.02

 

73,750,869.41

Other interest and similar income

 

32,310,170.38

 

7,007,367.46

of which from affiliated companies

 

29,739,383.29

 

6,765,041.23

of which income from discounting

 

130,129.01

 

0.00

Depreciation and amortisation on financial assets

 

1,375.78

 

6,424,202.02

Expenses from assumed losses

 

56,609,956.41

 

4,130,748.04

Interest and similar expenses

 

17,553,318.58

 

13,727,097.69

of which to affiliated companies

 

5,404,104.40

 

381,303.38

of which from accrued interest

 

4,648,329.14

 

9,703,986.98

Taxes on income

 

- 15,317,766.68

 

18,088,010.56

of which income (previous year: expense) from the change recognised deferred taxes

 

11,754,791.44

 

17,496,876.49

Profit after tax

 

105,190,000.22

 

47,288,650.48

Other taxes

 

126,297.79

 

125,944.23

Net profit for the year

 

105,063,702.43

 

47,162,706.25

Profit carried forward

 

126,310,312.42

 

139,483,709.67

Unappropriated profit

 

231,374,014.85

 

186,646,415.92

Balance sheet as of 31 December 2023

in €

 

31.12.2023

 

31.12.2022

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

Internally generated industrial and similar rights and values

 

5,125,689.91

 

6,114,262.07

Purchased software

 

747,863.71

 

951,718.58

Assets in development

 

20,716,190.42

 

19,270,092.19

 

 

26,589,744.04

 

26,336,072.84

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

Land, equivalent land rights and buildings, including buildings on leased land

 

2,260,131.37

 

2,277,315.77

Technical equipment and machinery

 

720,077.16

 

7,499.69

Other plant, operating and office equipment

 

6,077,237.17

 

3,624,340.44

Payments made on account and plant under construction

 

844,987.63

 

1,018,689.88

 

 

9,902,433.33

 

6,927,845.78

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

Interests in affiliated companies

 

508,593,258.68

 

443,947,235.85

Loans to affiliated companies

 

407,579,093.00

 

17,120,000.00

Equity investments

 

7,969,407.35

 

7,961,436.14

Non-current securities

 

849,322.98

 

816,175.94

 

 

924,991,082.01

 

469,844,847.93

Non-current assets

 

961,483,259.38

 

503,108,766.55

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

 

Raw materials, consumables and supplies

 

135,020.17

 

174,933.15

Work in progress

 

458,188.85

 

360,663.11

 

 

593,209.02

 

535,596.26

Receivables and other assets

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

606,219.72

 

851,260.25

Receivables from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

 

357.00

 

8,333,302.49

Receivables from the HGV Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH, Hamburg

 

44,940,435.64

 

75,089,097.51

Receivables from affiliated companies

 

337,164,673.42

 

616,189,542.88

Receivables from investee companies

 

30,064.91

 

10,140.00

Other assets

 

22,448,167.00

 

8,104,381.81

thereof with a maturity of more than one year

 

0.00

 

55,364.00

 

 

405,189,917.69

 

708,577,724.94

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

120,447,698.30

 

59,720,707.01

Current assets

 

526,230,825.01

 

768,834,028.21

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals and deferrals

 

2,801,520.94

 

3,330,570.68

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

88,006,663.95

 

75,869,760.43

 

 

 

 

 

Excess of plan assets over pension liability

 

18,374.00

 

0.00

Balance sheet total

 

1,578,540,643.28

 

1,351,143,125.87

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

Subscribed capital

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

72,514,938.00

 

72,514,938.00

Real Estate subgroup

 

2,704,500.00

 

2,704,500.00

 

 

75,219,438.00

 

75,219,438.00

Capital reserve

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

176,573,426.91

 

176,573,426.91

Real Estate subgroup

 

506,206.26

 

506,206.26

 

 

177,079,633.17

 

177,079,633.17

Statutory reserve

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

5,125,000.00

 

5,125,000.00

Real Estate subgroup

 

205,000.00

 

205,000.00

 

 

5,330,000.00

 

5,330,000.00

Other earnings reserves

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

57,218,380.36

 

57,218,380.36

Real Estate subgroup

 

1,322,353.86

 

1,322,353.86

 

 

58,540,734.22

 

58,540,734.22

Retained earnings

 

63,870,734.22

 

63,870,734.22

Unappropriated profit

 

 

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup

 

181,998,768.70

 

142,248,998.61

Real Estate subgroup

 

49,375,246.15

 

44,397,417.31

 

 

231,374,014.85

 

186,646,415.92

Equity

 

547,543,820.24

 

502,816,221.31

Provisions

 

 

 

 

Provisions for pensions and similar obligations

 

323,317,688.00

 

334,796,878.00

Other provisions

 

57,420,451.55

 

76,176,658.23

 

 

380,738,139.55

 

410,973,536.23

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Liabilities from bank loans

 

408,836,970.18

 

213,298,880.01

Payments on account

 

418,188.85

 

360,663.11

Trade liabilities

 

7,591,370.09

 

5,333,503.13

Liabilities towards the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

 

31,210,238.51

 

2,750.00

Liabilities towards affiliated companies

 

144,806,664.92

 

180,154,063.17

Liabilities towards investee companies

 

15,539,717.03

 

13,353,442.44

Other liabilities

 

22,942,329.06

 

13,492,409.80

of which from taxes

 

9,086,179.18

 

1,967,617.24

of which for social security

 

182,949.18

 

190,640.38

 

 

631,345,478.64

 

425,995,711.66

Accruals and deferrals

 

7,838,481.16

 

665,045.06

Deferred tax liabilities

 

11,074,723.69

 

10,692,611.61

Balance sheet total

 

1,578,540,643.28

 

1,351,143,125.87

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