Management of financial risks
The Group finances itself primarily from long-term leases, trade payables, season tickets paid for in advance and payments from sponsors. Furthermore, as at 30 June 2024, Borussia Dortmund has a EUR 75,000 thousand overdraft facility at its disposal, which is secured against EUR 11,245 thousand in sponsorship income and a EUR 60,000 thousand registered land charge in relation to the property located at Strobelallee 50, 54, 44139 Dortmund (“Stadium plot of land”). For the coming financial year, Borussia Dortmund’s overdraft facility will amount to EUR 75,000 thousand.
The related risks arising comprise fair value risks (interest-rate-related cash flow risks), liquidity risks, credit risks and currency/exchange rate risks. The methods of managing the individual types of risk are described in the following.
Exchange rate risk:
The Group is exposed to transactional foreign currency risks to the extent that the quotations of currencies in which disposal and acquisition transactions as well as receivables and credit transactions are carried out do not match the functional currency of the Group companies. The aforementioned transactions are primarily conducted on the basis of euros (EUR) and pounds sterling (GBP). Currency forwards are concluded to hedge the cash flows.
Sensitivity analysis (exchange rate risks):
Sensitivity analyses are used to assess the impact of a strengthening (weakening) of the exchange rate as of June 30 on equity or the statement of comprehensive income.
Interest rate risks
Interest rate risks relate to the risk that the interest rate associated with an interest-bearing financial instrument will deviate from the market interest rate due to future market developments. Interest rate risks can therefore arise from floating-rate loans, among other things. These risks are hedged using appropriate interest hedging instruments. Because Borussia Dortmund currently does not have any floating-rate loans or interest rate swaps, there is no necessity for hedges.
Sensitivity analysis (interest rate risk)
Sensitivity analyses are used to measure how sensitive financial ratios are to small changes in input parameters. Because Borussia Dortmund currently does not have any floating-rate loans or interest rate swaps, there is no necessity to perform sensitivity analyses.
Liquidity risk
The Group constantly monitors the risk of possible liquidity bottlenecks, taking into account the probable maturities of its financial liabilities and the timing of the expected cash flows from operating activities. Any liquidity risks are countered through appropriate forms of financing. The elements of financing falling due in the short term are subject to continuous monitoring on the basis of the relevant corporate planning. Please refer to Note 30 for disclosures on the maturities of contractual cash flows.
The COVID-19 crisis has led to greater focus being placed on liquidity planning and management. The financial and liquidity planning apparatus that has been in place for many years considers a variety of planning scenarios and different premises, and is regularly adjusted to account for current conditions. Weekly target/actual comparisons enable Borussia Dortmund to devise and implement suitable liquidity management measures if necessary. These included in particular the capital increase that was successfully implemented in the past and the existing overdraft facility of EUR 75,000 thousand as at the end of the reporting period. For the coming financial year, Borussia Dortmund’s overdraft facility will amount to EUR 75,000 thousand.
Credit risk
The Group conducts business exclusively with third parties of high credit standing. Concentrations of credit risk can arise in the context of a player transfer and from long-term sponsorship agreements. Such concentrations of risk are monitored in the course of the Group’s operating activities.
The maximum credit risk in the event of counterparty default is equal to the carrying amount of these instruments. Please refer to Note 26.