33. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits
in € thousand |
|
31.12.2025 |
|
31.12.2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-term deposits with a maturity up to |
|
83,030 |
|
155,324 |
Short-term deposits with a maturity of |
|
0 |
|
20,000 |
Bank balances and cash in hand |
|
97,652 |
|
75,462 |
|
|
180,682 |
|
250,786 |
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits comprise cash in hand and various bank balances in different currencies.
Cash and short-term deposits of € 2,006 thousand (previous year: € 881 thousand) are subject to foreign exchange outflow restrictions.
As of the balance sheet date, the Group had unused credit facilities amounting to € 389.3 million (previous year: € 137.9 million) and had met all the conditions for their use. The syndicated loan taken out in 2023, intended as a credit line for operating equipment, was increased from € 200.0 million to € 400.0 million during the reporting year. By the balance sheet date, € 241.0 million of this remained undrawn. A bilateral credit line for operating equipment of € 100.0 million was also taken out in 2025; as of the balance sheet date, € 75.0 million remained undrawn. Furthermore, a € 65.0 million credit line taken out in 2025 remained unused as of the balance sheet date.