Annual Report 2023

Notes

17. Noncurrent and current other financial assets

 

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

€ million

 

Current

 

Noncurrent

 

Dec. 31, 2023

 

Current

 

Noncurrent

 

Dec. 31, 20221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive fair values of derivative financial instruments

 

3,289

 

4,629

 

7,918

 

3,916

 

7,545

 

11,461

Receivables from loans, bonds, profit participation rights (excluding interest)

 

8,972

 

6,201

 

15,173

 

6,843

 

5,253

 

12,097

Miscellaneous financial assets

 

4,692

 

927

 

5,619

 

4,389

 

1,033

 

5,422

 

 

16,953

 

11,757

 

28,710

 

15,148

 

13,832

 

28,980

1

Prior-year figures adjusted (see disclosures on IFRS 17 in the “Effects of new and amended IFRSs” section).

Other financial assets include receivables from related parties of €14.3 billion (previous year: €11.8 billion). Other financial assets amounting to €90 million (previous year: €118 million) were furnished as collateral for financial liabilities and contingent liabilities. There is no original right of disposal or pledge for the furnished collateral on the part of the collateral taker.

In addition, miscellaneous financial assets include receivables from restricted deposits that serve as collateral (mainly under asset-backed securities transactions).

The positive fair values of derivatives relate to the following items:

€ million

 

Dec. 31, 2023

 

Dec. 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions for hedging

 

 

 

 

foreign currency risk from assets using fair value hedges

 

28

 

50

foreign currency risk from liabilities using fair value hedges

 

50

 

38

interest rate risk using fair value hedges

 

364

 

868

interest rate risk using cash flow hedges

 

170

 

504

foreign currency and price risk from future cash flows (cash flow hedges)

 

3,801

 

3,282

Hedging transactions Total

 

4,413

 

4,741

Assets related to derivatives not included in hedging relationships

 

3,506

 

6,720

Total

 

7,918

 

11,461

Positive fair values of €260 million (previous year: €822 million) were recognized from transactions for hedging interest rate risk (fair value hedges) designated in portfolio hedges.

Further details on derivative financial instruments as a whole are given in the section entitled “Financial risk management and financial instruments”.