Annual Report 2023

Cash flow statement

Cash flow statement – HHLA Group

in € thousand

 

Note

 

2023

 

2022

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

 

 

109,389

 

220,403

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

 

 

 

178,401

 

175,851

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

 

 

- 31,143

 

- 8,197

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

 

 

 

- 12,826

 

- 141

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

 

 

 

50,621

 

- 23,114

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

 

 

 

8,891

 

15,317

Interest received

 

 

 

9,344

 

6,127

Interest paid

 

 

 

- 32,942

 

- 27,178

Income tax paid

 

 

 

- 55,949

 

- 73,058

Exchange rate and other effects

 

 

 

589

 

- 6,691

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

224,375

 

279,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

22,290

 

1,339

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

 

 

 

- 258,422

 

- 165,508

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

22.

 

- 18,613

 

- 13,600

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

 

 

0

 

- 2,506

Proceeds from the sale of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds sold)

 

 

 

90

 

0

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

 

 

 

- 16,811

 

- 17,304

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

 

 

 

20,000

 

45,000

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

- 251,466

 

- 152,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for capital procurement costs

 

 

 

- 283

 

0

Payments for increases in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

 

 

- 8,000

 

- 514

Proceeds from reductions in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

 

 

47,128

 

0

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

21.

 

- 60,336

 

- 60,066

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

- 43,894

 

- 35,239

Payments for the redemption of lease liabilities

 

 

 

- 51,185

 

- 49,396

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and the raising of (financial) loans

 

 

 

248,491

 

67,290

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

 

 

- 34,210

 

- 50,022

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

97,711

 

- 127,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

70,620

 

- 1,208

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

 

 

174

 

- 292

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

 

 

171,516

 

173,016

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

43.

 

242,310

 

171,516

Cash flow statement – HHLA subgroups

in € thousand; Port Logistics subgroup and Real Estate subgroup;
annex to the notes

 

2023
Group

 

2023
Port Logistics

 

2023
Real Estate

 

2023
Consolidation

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

109,389

 

92,902

 

16,136

 

352

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

 

178,401

 

169,105

 

9,647

 

- 352

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 31,143

 

- 30,629

 

- 514

 

 

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

 

- 12,826

 

- 12,826

 

0

 

 

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

 

50,621

 

49,210

 

- 862

 

2,273

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

 

8,891

 

7,461

 

3,703

 

- 2,273

Interest received

 

9,344

 

7,546

 

1,957

 

- 159

Interest paid

 

- 32,942

 

- 29,817

 

- 3,284

 

159

Income tax paid

 

- 55,949

 

- 54,107

 

- 1,842

 

 

Exchange rate and other effects

 

589

 

589

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

224,375

 

199,434

 

24,941

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

22,290

 

21,657

 

633

 

 

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

 

- 258,422

 

- 241,726

 

- 16,696

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 18,613

 

- 18,609

 

- 4

 

 

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds sold)

 

90

 

90

 

0

 

 

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

 

- 16,811

 

- 16,811

 

0

 

 

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

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 251,466

 

- 235,399

 

- 16,067

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for capital procurement costs

 

- 283

 

- 283

 

0

 

 

Payments for increases in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

- 8,000

 

- 8,000

 

0

 

 

Proceeds from reductions in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

47,128

 

47,128

 

0

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

- 60,336

 

- 54,386

 

- 5,950

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 43,894

 

- 43,894

 

0

 

 

Payments for the redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 51,185

 

- 47,779

 

- 3,406

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and the raising of (financial) loans

 

248,491

 

178,491

 

70,000

 

 

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 34,210

 

- 18,710

 

- 15,500

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

97,711

 

52,567

 

45,144

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

70,620

 

16,602

 

54,018

 

0

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

174

 

174

 

0

 

 

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

171,516

 

157,779

 

13,737

 

 

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

242,310

 

174,555

 

67,755

 

0

Cash flow statement – HHLA subgroups

in € thousand; Port Logistics subgroup and Real Estate subgroup;
annex to the notes

 

2022
Group

 

2022
Port Logistics

 

2022
Real Estate

 

2022
Consolidation

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

220,403

 

201,610

 

18,442

 

351

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

 

175,851

 

168,023

 

8,179

 

- 351

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 8,197

 

- 8,422

 

225

 

 

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

 

- 141

 

- 270

 

129

 

 

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

 

- 23,114

 

- 22,629

 

- 761

 

276

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

 

15,317

 

14,833

 

760

 

- 276

Interest received

 

6,127

 

6,155

 

54

 

- 82

Interest paid

 

- 27,178

 

- 24,572

 

- 2,688

 

82

Income tax paid

 

- 73,058

 

- 70,915

 

- 2,143

 

 

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 6,691

 

- 6,691

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

279,319

 

257,122

 

22,197

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1,339

 

1,338

 

1

 

 

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

 

- 165,508

 

- 144,574

 

- 20,934

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 13,600

 

- 13,581

 

- 19

 

 

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

- 2,506

 

- 2,506

 

0

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds sold)

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

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

 

- 17,304

 

- 17,304

 

0

 

 

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

 

45,000

 

45,000

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 152,579

 

- 131,627

 

- 20,952

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for capital procurement costs

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Payments for increases in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

- 514

 

- 514

 

0

 

 

Proceeds from reductions in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

- 60,066

 

- 54,386

 

- 5,680

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 35,239

 

- 35,239

 

0

 

 

Payments for the redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 49,396

 

- 46,348

 

- 3,048

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and the raising of (financial) loans

 

67,290

 

22,290

 

45,000

 

 

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 50,022

 

- 17,881

 

- 32,141

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

- 127,947

 

- 132,078

 

4,131

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

- 1,208

 

- 6,584

 

5,376

 

0

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 292

 

- 292

 

0

 

 

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

173,016

 

164,655

 

8,361

 

 

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

171,516

 

157,779

 

13,737

 

0

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