36. 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 1 March 2019, a due bond of €500 million was repaid with a coupon of 3.375% and was not refinanced through the bond issuance programme. As of 30 September 2019, the utilised bond issuance programme amounted to a total of €1,901 million.

Short-term financing requirements are covered through the Euro with a maximum volume of €2 billion. On average, the programme was used at €785 million during the reporting period. As of 30 September 2019, the utilisation amounted to €387 million (30/9/2018: €497 million).

In addition, METRO has access to syndicated credit facilities totalling €1,750 million (30/9/2018: €1,750 million) with terms ending between 2021 and 2024. 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 2018/19. 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 2019, METRO had access to additional bilateral bank credit facilities totalling €609 million (30/9/2018: €633 million), of which €279 million (30/9/2018: €318 million) had a remaining term of up to one year. As of the closing date, €359 million (30/9/2018: €383 million) of the bilateral credit facilities had been utilised. Of this amount, €279 million (30/9/2018: €318 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

 

30/9/2018

30/9/2019

 

 

Remaining term

 

Remaining term

€ million

Total

up to 1 year

over 1 year

Total

up to 1 year

over 1 year

Bilateral credit facilities

633

318

315

609

279

330

Utilisation

−383

−318

−65

−359

−279

−80

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

2,383

318

2,065

2,359

279

2,080

Total utilisation

−383

−318

−65

−359

−279

−80

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 2019, collateral securities in the amount of €11 million (30/9/2018: €13 million) was provided for financial liabilities.

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 incl. commercial papers

 

 

30.9.2018

30/9/2019

 

 

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

997

997

1,026

512

512

531

1 to 5 years

1,200

1,200

1,195

1,126

1,126

1,122

over 5 years

701

701

699

650

650

648

 

2,898

2,898

2,920

2,925

2,288

2,288

2,301

2,375

Liabilities to banks (excl. current account)

 

 

30/9/2018

30/9/2019

 

 

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

201

201

202

183

183

184

1 to 5 years

16

16

16

12

12

12

over 5 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

217

217

218

218

195

195

196

197

INR

up to 1 year

1,150

14

14

0

0

0

1 to 5 years

2,700

32

32

2,700

35

35

over 5 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

3,850

46

46

47

2,700

35

35

35

JPY

up to 1 year

970

7

7

625

5

5

1 to 5 years

2,225

17

17

1,600

14

14

over 5 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

3,195

24

24

25

2,225

19

19

19

MMK

up to 1 year

14,530

8

8

8,300

5

5

1 to 5 years

0

0

0

30,580

18

18

over 5 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

14,530

8

8

8

38,880

23

23

30

UAH

up to 1 year

950

29

29

260

10

10

1 to 5 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

over 5 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

950

29

29

29

260

10

10

10

Promissory note loans

 

 

30/9/2018

30/9/2019

 

 

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

0

0

1

0

0

1

1 to 5 years

54

54

54

54

54

54

over 5 years

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

54

54

55

61

54

54

55

61

Redeemable loans that are reported 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 incl. commercial papers

 

 

 

30/9/2018

30/9/2019

Interest terms

Currency

Remaining term

Nominal values € million

Nominal values € million

Fixed interest

EUR

up to 1 year

500

125

1 to 5 years

1,200

1,126

over 5 years

701

650

Variable interest

EUR

up to 1 year

497

387

1 to 5 years

0

0

over 5 years

0

0

Liabilities to banks (excl. current account)

 

 

 

30/9/2018

30/9/2019

Interest terms

Currency

Remaining term

Nominal values € million

Nominal values € million

Fixed interest

EUR

up to 1 year

201

183

1 to 5 years

16

12

over 5 years

0

0

INR

up to 1 year

14

0

1 to 5 years

32

35

over 5 years

0

0

MMK

up to 1 year

8

5

1 to 5 years

0

18

over 5 years

0

0

UAH

up to 1 year

29

10

1 to 5 years

0

0

over 5 years

0

0

Variable interest

JPY

up to 1 year

7

5

1 to 5 years

17

14

over 5 years

0

0

Promissory note loans

 

 

 

30/9/2018

30/9/2019

Interest terms

Currency

Remaining term

Nominal values € million

Nominal values € million

Fixed interest

EUR

up to 1 year

0

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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Previous year
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Rating
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Fair value
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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