33. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits
in € thousand |
|
31.12.2023 |
|
31.12.2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-term deposits with a maturity up to |
|
67,520 |
|
32,922 |
Short-term deposits with a maturity of |
|
0 |
|
20,000 |
Bank balances and cash in hand |
|
130,011 |
|
63,513 |
|
|
197,531 |
|
116,435 |
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits comprise cash in hand and various bank balances in different currencies.
Cash and short-term deposits of € 527 thousand (previous year: € 264 thousand) are subject to foreign exchange outflow restrictions.
As of the balance sheet date, the Group had unused credit facilities amounting to € 173,682 thousand (previous year: € 171,339 thousand) and had met all the conditions for their use. In the financial year under review, a syndicated loan of € 200,000 thousand was taken out as a credit line for operating equipment; as of the balance sheet date, € 164,000 thousand remained undrawn. The Group drew on credit facilities not used in the previous year in the amount of € 160,000 thousand in the financial year.