Annual Report 2024

Annual financial statements of HHLA AG

The Annual Financial Statements and Combined Management Report of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, for the 2024 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 2024

in €

 

2024

 

2023

Revenue

 

143,476,610.31

 

141,361,096.46

Increase or decrease in work in progress

 

373,935.60

 

97,525.74

Own work capitalised

 

446,274.63

 

530,376.68

Other operating income

 

34,020,776.97

 

59,742,583.40

of which income from translation differences

 

10,531.25

 

49,016.74

Cost of materials

 

13,856,764.52

 

11,734,865.72

Expenses for raw materials, consumables, supplies and purchased merchandise

 

8,216,965.17

 

6,257,979.55

Expenses for purchased services

 

5,639,799.35

 

5,476,886.17

Personnel expenses

 

114,669,666.48

 

114,324,788.25

Wages and salaries

 

100,070,030.97

 

98,352,679.64

Social security contributions and expenses for pension and similar benefits

 

14,599,635.51

 

15,972,108.61

of which for pensions

 

- 1,780,464.42

 

- 131,858.26

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

 

5,277,871.01

 

4,470,746.57

Other operating expenses

 

72,925,994.86

 

63,943,977.08

of which expenses from translation differences

 

55,729.69

 

38,348.91

Income from profit transfer agreements

 

7,545,882.81

 

17,092,329.31

Income from equity participations

 

90,968,121.82

 

107,377,179.96

of which from affiliated companies

 

85,435,383.64

 

101,623,998.02

Other interest and similar income

 

40,523,639.03

 

32,310,170.38

of which from affiliated companies

 

36,720,933.97

 

29,739,383.29

of which income from discounting

 

105,150.28

 

130,129.01

Depreciation and amortisation on financial assets

 

2,830.39

 

1,375.78

Expenses from assumed losses

 

38,958,464.39

 

56,609,956.41

Interest and similar expenses

 

21,989,097.16

 

17,553,318.58

of which to affiliated companies

 

4,873,269.34

 

5,404,104.40

of which from accrued interest

 

3,711,223.96

 

4,648,329.14

Taxes on income

 

- 7,687,949.93

 

- 15,317,766.68

of which income from the change recognised deferred taxes

 

11,393,023.35

 

11,754,791.44

Profit after tax

 

57,362,502.29

 

105,190,000.22

Other taxes

 

3,341,829.57

 

126,297.79

Net profit for the year

 

54,020,672.72

 

105,063,702.43

Profit carried forward

 

219,622,919.81

 

126,310,312.42

Unappropriated profit

 

273,643,592.53

 

231,374,014.85

Balance sheet as of 31 December 2024

in €

 

31.12.2024

 

31.12.2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

Internally generated industrial and similar rights and values

 

15,212,365.08

 

5,125,689.91

Purchased software

 

492,364.12

 

747,863.71

Assets in development

 

10,230,813.35

 

20,716,190.42

Payments on account

 

586,224.59

 

0

 

 

26,521,767.14

 

26,589,744.04

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

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

 

1,987,672.16

 

2,260,131.37

Technical equipment and machinery

 

666,981.07

 

720,077.16

Other plant, operating and office equipment

 

5,381,021.93

 

6,077,237.17

Payments made on account and plant under construction

 

1,278,357.24

 

844,987.63

 

 

9,314,032.40

 

9,902,433.33

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

Interests in affiliated companies

 

547,193,258.68

 

508,593,258.68

Loans to affiliated companies

 

781,730,295.30

 

407,579,093.00

Equity investments

 

7,954,076.96

 

7,969,407.35

Non-current securities

 

612,083.72

 

849,322.98

 

 

1,337,489,714.66

 

924,991,082.01

Non-current assets

 

1,373,325,514.20

 

961,483,259.38

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

 

 

Raw materials, consumables and supplies

 

124,769.20

 

135,020.17

Work in progress

 

832,124.45

 

458,188.85

 

 

956,893.65

 

593,209.02

Receivables and other assets

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

611,339.73

 

606,219.72

Receivables from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

 

4,007.70

 

357.00

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

 

58,136,407.17

 

44,940,435.64

Receivables from affiliated companies

 

32,649,990.55

 

337,164,673.42

Receivables from investee companies

 

30,347.92

 

30,064.91

Other assets

 

35,684,952.88

 

22,448,167.00

 

 

127,117,045.95

 

405,189,917.69

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

148,162,073.01

 

120,447,698.30

Current assets

 

276,236,012.61

 

526,230,825.01

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals and deferrals

 

2,856,570.23

 

2,801,520.94

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

99,700,881.33

 

88,006,663.95

 

 

 

 

 

Excess of plan assets over pension liability

 

51,084.17

 

18,374.00

Balance sheet total

 

1,752,170,062.54

 

1,578,540,643.28

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

220,795,346.56

 

181,998,768.70

Real Estate subgroup

 

52,848,245.97

 

49,375,246.15

 

 

273,643,592.53

 

231,374,014.85

Equity

 

589,813,397.92

 

547,543,820.24

Provisions

 

 

 

 

Provisions for pensions and similar obligations

 

310,160,876.00

 

323,317,688.00

Tax provisions

 

5,932,467.50

 

0

Other provisions

 

37,970,087.06

 

57,420,451.55

 

 

354,063,430.56

 

380,738,139.55

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Liabilities from bank loans

 

611,858,641.89

 

408,836,970.18

Payments on account

 

726,124.45

 

418,188.85

Trade liabilities

 

3,946,268.99

 

7,591,370.09

Liabilities towards the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

 

34,922,572.34

 

31,210,238.51

Liabilities towards affiliated companies

 

106,011,005.73

 

144,806,664.92

Liabilities towards investee companies

 

16,202,557.85

 

15,539,717.03

Other liabilities

 

15,849,531.88

 

22,942,329.06

of which from taxes

 

1,794,843.04

 

9,086,179.18

of which for social security

 

195,698.71

 

182,949.18

 

 

789,516,703.13

 

631,345,478.64

 

 

 

 

 

Accruals and deferrals

 

7,400,613.21

 

7,838,481.16

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

11,375,917.72

 

11,074,723.69

Balance sheet total

 

1,752,170,062.54

 

1,578,540,643.28

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