Half-year Financial Report January – June 2025

Cash flow statement

Cash flow statement – HHLA Group

in € thousand

 

1–6 | 2025

 

1–6 | 2024

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

79,352

 

58,852

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

 

85,850

 

84,201

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 10,997

 

- 12,690

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

 

- 134

 

- 137

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

 

- 67,071

 

- 33,551

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

 

71,946

 

32,971

Interest received

 

9,740

 

7,331

Interest paid

 

- 20,761

 

- 17,795

Income tax paid

 

- 18,115

 

- 19,815

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 608

 

- 391

Cash flow from operating activities

 

129,202

 

98,976

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

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

 

444

 

663

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

 

- 131,654

 

- 109,591

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 11,113

 

- 11,064

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

 

- 537

 

- 14,351

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

 

20,000

 

0

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 122,859

 

- 134,342

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Payments for increases in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

0

 

- 125

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

0

 

- 11,751

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 1,757

 

- 280

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 26,667

 

- 24,558

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

48,579

 

33,500

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 9,617

 

- 55,277

Cash flow from financing activities

 

10,538

 

- 58,491

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

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

 

16,880

 

- 93,858

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 8

 

- 8

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

285,552

 

242,310

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

302,424

 

148,444

Cash flow statement – HHLA subgroups

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

 

1–6 | 2025
Group

 

1–6 | 2025
Port Logistics

 

1–6 | 2025
Real Estate

 

1–6 | 2025
Consolidation

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

79,352

 

72,421

 

6,743

 

188

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

 

85,850

 

80,953

 

5,085

 

- 188

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 10,997

 

- 10,910

 

- 87

 

 

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

 

- 134

 

- 134

 

0

 

 

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

 

- 67,071

 

- 65,916

 

- 1,338

 

183

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

 

71,946

 

69,390

 

2,739

 

- 183

Interest received

 

9,740

 

9,047

 

703

 

- 10

Interest paid

 

- 20,761

 

- 19,002

 

- 1,769

 

10

Income tax paid

 

- 18,115

 

- 16,676

 

- 1,439

 

 

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 608

 

- 608

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

129,202

 

118,565

 

10,637

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

444

 

415

 

29

 

 

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

 

- 131,654

 

- 120,210

 

- 11,444

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 11,113

 

- 11,104

 

- 9

 

 

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

 

- 537

 

- 537

 

0

 

 

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

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 122,859

 

- 111,435

 

- 11,423

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for increases in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 1,757

 

- 1,757

 

0

 

 

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 26,667

 

- 24,805

 

- 1,862

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

48,579

 

48,579

 

0

 

 

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 9,617

 

- 9,367

 

- 250

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

10,538

 

12,650

 

- 2,112

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

16,880

 

19,778

 

- 2,898

 

0

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 8

 

- 8

 

0

 

 

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

285,552

 

229,972

 

55,580

 

 

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

302,424

 

249,742

 

52,682

 

0

Cash flow statement – HHLA subgroups

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

 

1–6 | 2024
Group

 

1–6 | 2024
Port Logistics

 

1–6 | 2024
Real Estate

 

1–6 | 2024
Consolidation

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

58,852

 

51,685

 

6,979

 

188

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

 

84,201

 

79,620

 

4,770

 

- 188

Increase (+), decrease (-) in provisions

 

- 12,690

 

- 12,566

 

- 124

 

 

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

 

- 137

 

- 137

 

0

 

 

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

 

- 33,551

 

- 31,602

 

217

 

- 2,166

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

 

32,971

 

33,597

 

- 2,792

 

2,166

Interest received

 

7,331

 

6,024

 

1,371

 

- 64

Interest paid

 

- 17,795

 

- 16,061

 

- 1,798

 

64

Income tax paid

 

- 19,815

 

- 17,542

 

- 2,273

 

 

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 391

 

- 391

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

98,976

 

92,627

 

6,350

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

663

 

663

 

0

 

 

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

 

- 109,591

 

- 101,328

 

- 8,263

 

 

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 11,064

 

- 11,064

 

0

 

 

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

 

- 14,351

 

- 14,351

 

0

 

 

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

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 134,342

 

- 126,079

 

- 8,263

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for increases in interests in fully consolidated companies

 

- 125

 

- 125

 

0

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

- 11,751

 

- 5,801

 

- 5,950

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 280

 

- 280

 

0

 

 

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 24,558

 

- 23,103

 

- 1,455

 

 

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

33,500

 

33,500

 

0

 

 

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 55,277

 

- 55,027

 

- 250

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

- 58,491

 

- 50,836

 

- 7,655

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

- 93,858

 

- 84,290

 

- 9,568

 

0

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 8

 

- 8

 

0

 

 

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

242,310

 

174,555

 

67,755

 

 

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

148,444

 

90,257

 

58,187

 

0