Half-year Financial Report January – June 2023

Cash flow statement

Cash flow statement – HHLA Group

in € thousand

 

1–6 | 2023

 

1–6 | 2022

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

50,374

 

101,291

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

 

88,604

 

89,998

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 16,148

 

- 5,258

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

 

- 169

 

- 125

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

 

17,932

 

- 43,937

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

 

9,334

 

29,327

Interest received

 

4,917

 

5,144

Interest paid

 

- 13,763

 

- 12,649

Income tax paid

 

- 26,647

 

- 34,696

Exchange rate and other effects

 

211

 

- 1,783

Cash flow from operating activities

 

114,645

 

127,312

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

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

 

1,706

 

469

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

 

- 116,344

 

- 53,935

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 10,294

 

- 5,836

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

0

 

- 505

Payments for the acquisition of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

- 4,812

 

- 17,304

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

 

- 30,000

 

25,000

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 159,744

 

- 52,112

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Payments for capital procurement costs

 

- 284

 

0

Payments for increases in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

0

 

- 514

Proceeds from reductions in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

47,135

 

0

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

- 60,336

 

- 60,066

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 507

 

- 601

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 24,283

 

- 24,186

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

99,992

 

24,436

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 8,444

 

- 9,433

Cash flow from financing activities

 

53,273

 

- 70,364

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

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

 

8,174

 

4,837

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

116

 

64

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

171,516

 

173,016

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

179,806

 

177,917

Cash flow statement – HHLA subgroups

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

 

1–6 | 2023
Group

 

1–6 | 2023
Port Logistics

 

1–6 | 2023
Real Estate

 

1–6 | 2023
Consolidation

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

50,374

 

40,535

 

9,651

 

188

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

 

88,604

 

84,068

 

4,724

 

- 188

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 16,148

 

- 16,067

 

- 81

 

 

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

 

- 169

 

- 169

 

0

 

 

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

 

17,932

 

17,649

 

- 1,152

 

1,435

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

 

9,334

 

8,615

 

2,154

 

- 1,435

Interest received

 

4,917

 

4,726

 

203

 

- 12

Interest paid

 

- 13,763

 

- 12,879

 

- 896

 

12

Income tax paid

 

- 26,647

 

- 25,149

 

- 1,498

 

 

Exchange rate and other effects

 

211

 

210

 

1

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

114,645

 

101,539

 

13,106

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1,706

 

1,706

 

0

 

 

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

 

- 116,344

 

- 107,486

 

- 8,858

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 10,294

 

- 10,293

 

- 1

 

 

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Payments for the acquisition of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

- 4,812

 

- 4,812

 

0

 

 

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

 

- 30,000

 

10,000

 

- 40,000

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 159,744

 

- 110,885

 

- 48,859

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for capital procurement costs

 

- 284

 

- 284

 

0

 

 

Payments for increases in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Proceeds from reductions in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

47,135

 

47,135

 

0

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

- 60,336

 

- 54,386

 

- 5,950

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 507

 

- 507

 

0

 

 

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 24,283

 

- 22,784

 

- 1,499

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

99,992

 

59,992

 

40,000

 

 

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 8,444

 

- 8,194

 

- 250

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

53,273

 

20,972

 

32,301

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

8,174

 

11,626

 

- 3,452

 

0

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

116

 

116

 

0

 

 

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

171,516

 

157,779

 

13,737

 

 

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

179,806

 

169,521

 

10,285

 

0

Cash flow statement – HHLA subgroups

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

 

1–6 | 2022
Group

 

1–6 | 2022
Port Logistics

 

1–6 | 2022
Real Estate

 

1–6 | 2022
Consolidation

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

101,291

 

91,657

 

9,446

 

188

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

 

89,998

 

86,310

 

3,876

 

- 188

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 5,258

 

- 5,141

 

- 117

 

 

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

 

- 125

 

- 124

 

- 1

 

 

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

 

- 43,937

 

- 45,326

 

- 372

 

1,761

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

 

29,327

 

28,725

 

2,363

 

- 1,761

Interest received

 

5,144

 

5,176

 

13

 

- 45

Interest paid

 

- 12,649

 

- 11,821

 

- 873

 

45

Income tax paid

 

- 34,696

 

- 33,596

 

- 1,100

 

 

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 1,783

 

- 1,783

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

127,312

 

114,077

 

13,235

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

469

 

468

 

1

 

 

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

 

- 53,935

 

- 43,616

 

- 10,319

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 5,836

 

- 5,829

 

- 7

 

 

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

- 505

 

- 505

 

0

 

 

Payments for the acquisition of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

- 17,304

 

- 17,304

 

0

 

 

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

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 52,112

 

- 41,787

 

- 10,325

 

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

 

- 601

 

- 601

 

0

 

 

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 24,186

 

- 22,784

 

- 1,402

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

24,436

 

4,436

 

20,000

 

 

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 9,433

 

- 7,470

 

- 1,963

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

- 70,364

 

- 81,319

 

10,955

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

4,837

 

- 9,028

 

13,865

 

0

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

64

 

64

 

0

 

 

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

173,016

 

164,655

 

8,361

 

 

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

177,917

 

155,691

 

22,226

 

0