[33] Information on financial instruments

The KION Group uses both primary and derivative financial instruments.

The following section summarises the relevance of these financial instruments for the KION Group.

The following table shows the measurement categories defined by IAS 39. In line with IFRS 7, the table shows the carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and liabilities:

Carrying amounts broken down by class and category

 

Carrying
amount

Categories

Fair Value

Classes

FAHfT

AfS

LaR

HtM

FLaC

FLHfT

€ thousand

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

as defined by IAS 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable

795

 

 

795

 

 

 

795

Financial receivables

5,351

 

 

5,351

 

 

 

5,351

Available-for-sale investments

768

 

768

 

 

 

 

768

Lease receivables*

361,221

 

 

 

 

 

 

362,319

Trade receivables

676,553

 

 

676,553

 

 

 

676,553

Other receivables

59,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,514

thereof non-derivative receivables

36,237

 

 

36,237

 

 

 

36,237

thereof derivative financial instruments

23,277

21,500

 

 

 

 

 

23,277

Cash and cash equivalents

373,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

373,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities to banks

2,509,889

 

 

 

 

2,509,889

 

2,509,889

Capital market liability

487,508

 

 

 

 

487,508

 

388,750

Other financial liabilities

7,333

 

 

 

 

7,333

 

7,333

Shareholder loan

643,132

 

 

 

 

643,132

 

530,045

Lease liabilities*

701,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

700,785

Trade payables

634,092

 

 

 

 

634,092

 

634,092

Other liabilities

197,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

197,968

thereof non-derivative liabilities

180,226

 

 

 

 

180,226

 

180,226

thereof derivative financial instruments

17,742

 

 

 

 

 

2,471

17,742

Carrying amounts broken down by class and category

 

Carrying
amount

Categories

Fair Value

Classes

FAHfT

AfS

LaR

HtM

FLaC

FLHfT

€ thousand

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

as defined by IAS 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan receivable

1,907

 

 

1,907

 

 

 

1,907

Financial receivables

8,117

 

 

8,117

 

 

 

8,117

Available-for-sale investments

825

 

825

 

 

 

 

825

Lease receivables*

367,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

374,358

Trade receivables

633,265

 

 

633,265

 

 

 

633,265

Other receivables

59,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,122

thereof non-derivative receivables

35,416

 

 

35,416

 

 

 

35,416

thereof derivative financial instruments

23,706

19,900

 

 

 

 

 

23,706

Cash and cash equivalents

252,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

252,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities to banks

2,871,887

 

 

 

 

2,871,887

 

2,871,887

Capital market liability

0

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

Other financial liabilities

7,000

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

7,000

Shareholder loan

615,250

 

 

 

 

615,250

 

554,358

Lease liabilities*

661,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

666,622

Trade payables

508,108

 

 

 

 

508,108

 

508,108

Other liabilities

186,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

186,083

thereof non-derivative liabilities

156,053

 

 

 

 

156,053

 

156,053

thereof derivative financial instruments

30,030

 

 

 

 

 

5,029

30,030

The change in valuation allowances for lease receivables and trade receivables was as follows:

Change in valuation allowances

€ thousand

2011

2010

 

 

 

Valuation allowances as at 1 January

47,125

48,614

Group changes

626

Additions (cost of valuation allowances)

10,547

13,912

Reversals

-3,092

-9,466

Utilisations

-5,425

-4,212

Currency translation adjustments

-216

-1,723

Valuation allowances as at 31 December

49,565

47,125

The net gains and losses on financial instruments by IAS 39 category are as follows:

Net gains and losses on financial instruments broken down by category

€ thousand

2011

2010

 

 

 

Loans and receivables (LaR)

2,062

9,223

 

 

 

Available-for-sale investments (AfS)

13

15

 

 

 

Financial assets held for trading (FAHfT)

14,360

39,381

 

 

 

Financial liabilities held for trading (FLHfT)

-10,109

-27,063

 

 

 

Financial liabilities carried at amortised cost (FLaC)

-225,277

-220,979

The above gains and losses do not include losses arising on hedging transactions amounting to €18,464 thousand (2010: €38,087 thousand) because these losses relate to a documented hedge.

Fair value measurement

The majority of the funding, loans, investments, other non-derivative receivables and liabilities, trade receivables and trade payables held by the Group have short remaining terms to maturity. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

The fair value of derivative financial instruments is determined using appropriate valuation methods on the basis of observable market information at the reporting date. The fair value of interest rate swaps is calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows. The fair value of currency forwards is calculated on the basis of the forward rates at the reporting date. In the KION Group, all derivative financial instruments are classified as level 2 measurement as defined by IFRS 7.

In order to minimise default risk to the greatest possible extent, the KION Group only enters into derivatives with counterparties holding a high credit rating.

With the exception of derivative financial instruments and available-for-sale assets, all financial assets and liabilities are measured at amortised cost.

Financial assets measured at fair value

€ thousand

2011

2010

 

 

 

Financial assets

24,045

24,531

thereof available-for-sale

768

825

thereof derivative instruments

23,277

23,706

Financial liabilities measured at fair value

€ thousand

2011

2010

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

17,742

30,030

thereof derivative instruments

17,742

30,030

The fair value of available-for-sale assets is determined on the basis of quoted prices in an active market. These assets are classified as level 1 as defined by IFRS 7.

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