Sound financing
The Haniel holding company uses both equity and debt to finance its investments in the divisions. Equity is derived from the company’s more than 600 shareholders, for whom sustainability and long-term thinking are important principles. In line with tradition, the Haniel family reinvests a large proportion of their own share of Group profits back into the company. The long-term average of profits reinvested is 75%.
We place particular emphasis on commercially sound financing when striving to meet our company goals. To ensure the liquidity of the Haniel holding company and create scope for strategic sustainable investment, we believe in long-term, stable and balanced financing. Cooperation with around 30 banks forms an important pillar of our external financing. The Haniel holding company has built up a reliable partnership with these banks and has arranged bilateral credit facilities with a term of up to 5 years. The company has also expanded its debt financing on the capital market and this forms the second pillar of its balanced and long-term financing strategy.
Maintain flexibility
The bilateral credit facilities and financing on the debt capital market both serve to ensure constantly the liquidity of the Haniel holding company. So that the company remains able to operate at all times, we pay particularly close attention to ensuring we have sufficient unused credit facilities and a balanced maturity profile. This ensures we are always able to refinance upcoming maturities. Our financing agreements contain neither financial covenants nor rating-related termination rights.
