Cash Flow Statement
HHLA Group

in € thousand

 

1–9 | 2015

 

1–9 | 2014

1. Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

 

123,902

 

131,306

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

 

89,329

 

88,263

Decrease in provisions

 

- 12,964

 

- 8,397

Result arising from the disposal of non-current assets

 

- 1,485

 

217

Increase in inventories, trade receivables and other assets not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

- 16,968

 

- 14,120

Increase in trade payables and other liabilities not attributable to investing or financing activities

 

13,032

 

28,641

Interest received

 

2,655

 

1,987

Interest paid

 

- 15,056

 

- 15,502

Income tax paid

 

- 36,453

 

- 21,585

Exchange rate and other effects

 

- 6,160

 

- 6,293

Cash flow from operating activities

 

139,832

 

184,517

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

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

 

8,992

 

1,429

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

 

- 109,173

 

- 71,480

Payments for investments in intangible assets

 

- 6,877

 

- 6,390

Proceeds from disposals of non-current financial assets

 

100

 

0

Payments for investments in non-current financial assets

 

- 1,686

 

- 1

Proceeds from disposal of interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds sold)

 

0

 

0

Payments for acquiring interests in consolidated companies and other business units (including funds purchased)

 

0

 

- 61

Proceeds from/Payments for short-term deposits

 

20,000

 

- 10,000

Cash flow from investing activities

 

- 88,644

 

- 86,503

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid to shareholders of the parent company

 

- 40,482

 

- 34,903

Dividends/settlement obligation paid to non-controlling interests

 

- 30,339

 

- 30,676

Redemption of lease liabilities

 

- 4,530

 

- 5,286

Proceeds from the issuance of bonds and (financial) loans

 

120,987

 

22,114

Payments for the redemption of (financial) loans

 

- 119,542

 

- 24,566

Exchange rate effects

 

2,093

 

2,088

Cash flow from financing activities

 

- 71,813

 

- 71,229

 

 

 

 

 

4. Financial funds at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

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

 

- 20,625

 

26,785

Change in financial funds due to exchange rates

 

- 1,964

 

- 3,608

Financial funds at the beginning of the period

 

185,617

 

151,069

Financial funds at the end of the period

 

163,028

 

174,246