37. Financial liabilities

The company’s medium-term and long-term financing needs are covered by an ongoing capital market bond programme with a maximum volume of €5 billion. On 13 February 2018, the remaining due amount of a maturing bond in the amount of €50 million with a coupon of 3.5% and on 11 May 2018, a maturing bond of €500 million with a coupon of 2.25% were repaid on time. On 6 March 2018, a bond of €500 million was placed with a coupon of 1.125%. By 30 September 2018, €2.401 billion of the bond issuance programme had been utilised up to.

Short-term financing requirements are covered through the Euro with a maximum volume of €2 billion. On average, the programme was used at €583 million during the reporting period. As of 30 September 2018, the utilisation amounted to €497 million (30/9/2017: €754 million).

In addition, METRO has access to syndicated credit facilities totalling €1,750 million (30/9/2017: €1,750 million) with terms ending between 2021 and 2023. If the credit facilities are used, the interest rates range between EURIBOR +50.0 basis points (BP) and EURIBOR +55.0 BP. As was the case in the , the credit facilities were not utilised in financial year 2017/18. The contract terms for the syndicated credit facilities provide for a decrease of 10 BP in the spread if METRO’s credit is raised by one grade. In the event of a downgrade in METRO’s rating, the margins increase by 25 BP.

As of 30 September 2018, METRO had access to additional bilateral bank credit facilities totalling €633 million (30/9/2017: €531 million), of which €318 million (30/9/2017: €174 million) had a remaining term of up to one year. As of the closing date, €383 million of the bilateral credit facilities had been utilised (30/9/2017: €281 million), of which €318 million (30/9/2017: €174 million) had a remaining term of up to one year. As of the closing date, there were €250 million of free multi-year bilateral credit facilities available.

Undrawn credit facilities by METRO

 

 

30/9/2017

 

30/9/2018

 

 

 

Remaining term

 

 

Remaining term

€ million

 

Total

up to
1 year

over
1 year

 

Total

up to
1 year

over
1 year

Bilateral credit facilities

 

531

174

357

 

633

318

315

Utilisation

 

−281

−174

−107

 

−383

−318

−65

Undrawn bilateral credit facilities

 

250

0

250

 

250

0

250

Syndicated credit facilities

 

1,750

0

1,750

 

1,750

0

1,750

Utilisation

 

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

Undrawn syndicated credit facilities

 

1,750

0

1,750

 

1,750

0

1,750

Total credit facilities

 

2,281

174

2,107

 

2,383

318

2,065

Total utilisation

 

−281

−174

−107

 

−383

−318

−65

Total undrawn credit facilities

 

2,000

0

2,000

 

2,000

0

2,000

Default by a lender can be covered at any time by the existing undrawn credit facilities or the available money and capital market programmes. METRO therefore does not bear any creditor default risk.

METRO principally does not provide collateral for financial liabilities. One exception concerns the first-time consolidation of METRO PROPERTIES GmbH & Co. KG as well as its subsidiaries in 2003. As of 30 September 2018, collateral securities in the amount of €13 million were provided for financial liabilities (30/9/2017: €28 million). The previous year’s figures include €15 million attributable to the hypermarket business to be disposed of.

The following tables show the maturity structure of the financial liabilities. The carrying amounts and indicated include the interest accrued when the maturity is less than one year.

Bonds including commercial papers

 

 

 

 

30/9/2017

 

30/9/2018

 

 

 

 

Nominal values

Nominal values

Carrying amounts

Fair values

 

Nominal values

Nominal values

Carrying amounts

Fair values

Currency

 

Remaining term

 

in million currency

€ million

€ million

€ million

 

in million currency

€ million

€ million

€ million

EUR

 

up to 1 year

 

1,304

1,304

1,335

 

997

997

1,026

 

1 to 5 years

 

1,200

1,200

1,196

 

1,200

1,200

1,195

 

over 5 years

 

701

701

698

 

701

701

699

 

 

 

3,205

3,205

3,229

3,297

 

2,898

2,898

2,920

2,925

Liabilities to banks (excl. current account)

 

 

 

 

30/9/2017

 

30/9/2018

 

 

 

 

Nominal values

Nominal values

Carrying amounts

Fair values

 

Nominal values

Nominal values

Carrying amounts

Fair values

Currency

 

Remaining term

 

in million currency

€ million

€ million

€ million

 

in million currency

€ million

€ million

€ million

EUR

 

up to 1 year

 

6

6

7

 

201

201

202

 

1 to 5 years

 

68

68

68

 

16

16

16

 

over 5 years

 

5

5

5

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

79

79

80

84

 

217

217

218

218

INR

 

up to 1 year

 

2,771

36

36

 

1,150

14

14

 

1 to 5 years

 

2,200

29

29

 

2,700

32

32

 

over 5 years

 

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

4,971

65

65

65

 

3,850

46

46

47

JPY

 

up to 1 year

 

3,370

25

25

 

970

7

7

 

1 to 5 years

 

795

6

6

 

2,225

17

17

 

over 5 years

 

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

4,165

31

31

31

 

3,195

24

24

25

MMK

 

up to 1 year

 

0

0

0

0

 

15

8

8

 

1 to 5 years

 

0

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

over 5 years

 

0

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

 

15

8

8

8

UAH

 

up to 1 year

 

0

0

0

0

 

950

29

29

 

1 to 5 years

 

0

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

over 5 years

 

0

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

 

950

29

29

29

Promissory note loans

 

 

 

 

30/9/2017

 

30/9/2018

 

 

 

 

Nominal values

Nominal values

Carrying amounts

Fair values

 

Nominal values

Nominal values

Carrying amounts

Fair values

Currency

 

Remaining term

 

in million currency

€ million

€ million

€ million

 

in million currency

€ million

€ million

€ million

EUR

 

up to 1 year

 

9

9

10

 

0

0

1

 

1 to 5 years

 

54

54

54

 

54

54

54

 

over 5 years

 

0

0

0

 

0

0

0

 

 

 

63

63

64

72

 

54

54

55

61

Redeemable loans that are shown under liabilities to banks are listed with the remaining terms corresponding to their redemption date.

The following tables show the interest rate structure of the financial liabilities:

Bonds including commercial papers

 

 

 

 

 

 

30/9/2017

 

30/9/2018

Interest terms

 

Currency

 

Remaining term

 

Nominal values
€ million

 

Nominal values
€ million

Fixed interest

 

EUR

 

up to 1 year

 

550

 

500

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

1,200

 

1,200

 

 

over 5 years

 

701

 

701

Variable interest

 

EUR

 

up to 1 year

 

754

 

497

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

0

 

0

 

 

over 5 years

 

0

 

0

Liabilities to banks (excl. current account)

 

 

 

 

 

 

30/9/2017

 

30/9/2018

Interest terms

 

Currency

 

Remaining term

 

Nominal values
€ million

 

Nominal values
€ million

Fixed interest

 

EUR

 

up to 1 year

 

6

 

201

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

68

 

16

 

 

over 5 years

 

5

 

0

 

INR

 

up to 1 year

 

36

 

14

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

29

 

32

 

 

over 5 years

 

0

 

0

 

MMK

 

up to 1 year

 

0

 

8

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

0

 

0

 

 

over 5 years

 

0

 

0

 

UAH

 

up to 1 year

 

0

 

29

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

0

 

0

 

 

over 5 years

 

0

 

0

Variable interest

 

JPY

 

up to 1 year

 

25

 

7

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

6

 

17

 

 

over 5 years

 

0

 

0

Promissory note loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

30/9/2017

 

30/9/2018

Interest terms

 

Currency

 

Remaining term

 

Nominal values
€ million

 

Nominal values
€ million

Fixed interest

 

EUR

 

up to 1 year

 

9

 

0

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

54

 

54

 

 

over 5 years

 

0

 

0

Variable interest

 

EUR

 

up to 1 year

 

0

 

0

 

 

1 to 5 years

 

0

 

0

 

 

over 5 years

 

0

 

0

The fixed interest rate on short- and medium-term financial liabilities and the interest rate adjustment dates of all fixed-interest financial liabilities are essentially the same as those shown. The repricing dates for variable interest rates are less than one year.

  • The effects of interest rate changes in the variable share of financial liabilities on profit or loss for the period and the equity of METRO are described in detail in no. 44 – management of financial risks.
Commercial Paper Programme
Ongoing capital market programme typical of money markets that covers short-term financing needs. It facilitates the issuance of commercial papers (CP) as discounted, unsecured bearer bonds without standardised terms of maturity.
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Recognised fair value. Amount that would have been received in return for the disposal of an asset or paid for the assignment of a debt in an ordinary transaction conducted between market participants on the assessment date.
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