7. Segment reporting

The segment report is presented as an annex to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Group’s segment report is prepared in accordance with the provisions of IFRS 8 and requires reporting on the basis of the internal reports to the Executive Board for the purpose of controlling commercial activities. The segment performance indicator used is the internationally customary key figure of EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes), which serves to measure success in each segment and therefore aids internal control. For further information, please refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements as of 31 December 2022.

The accounting and valuation principles applied to internal reporting comply with the principles applied by the Group described in Note 6 “Accounting and valuation principles” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements as of 31 December 2022.

The HHLA Group still consists of four business units: the Container, Intermodal, Logistics and Real Estate segments. The Holding/Other segment still does not constitute an independent operating segment under IFRS 8.

With effect from 1 January 2023, HHLA-Personal-Service GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, was transferred to the Container segment (previously: Holding/Other). The figures for the previous year have not been restated in the Segment Report. If this transfer had not occurred, revenue in the Container segment as of 30 June 2023 would have been higher by € 1,551 thousand, EBIT by € 1,658 thousand and EBITDA by € 1,611 thousand.

The reconciliation of the segment variable EBIT to consolidated earnings before taxes (EBT) incorporates transactions between the segments and subgroups for which consolidation is mandatory, along with the proportion of companies accounted for using the equity method, net interest income and the other financial result.