9. Property, plant and equipment

       

       

      Land, land rights, and buildings

       

      Plant and equipment

       

      Fixtures and fittings

       

      Advance payments and plant under construction

       

      Total

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Gross carrying amount

       

      3,995.9

       

      12,692.9

       

      1,416.4

       

      609.9

       

      18,715.1

      Accumulated depreciation and impairment

       

      –1,918.0

       

      –9,223.6

       

      –1,012.1

       

      –2.6

       

      –12,156.3

      Carrying amount as of April 1, 2020

       

      2,077.9

       

      3,469.3

       

      404.3

       

      607.3

       

      6,558.8

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Gross carrying amount

       

      4,047.7

       

      12,897.0

       

      1,453.2

       

      667.5

       

      19,065.4

      Accumulated depreciation and impairment

       

      –2,062.9

       

      –9,806.8

       

      –1,073.1

       

      –2.6

       

      –12,945.4

      Carrying amount as of March 31, 2021

       

      1,984.8

       

      3,090.2

       

      380.1

       

      664.9

       

      6,120.0

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Gross carrying amount

       

      4,136.9

       

      13,255.2

       

      1,514.0

       

      850.3

       

      19,756.4

      Accumulated depreciation and impairment

       

      –2,137.5

       

      –10,170.6

       

      –1,149.1

       

      –4.3

       

      –13,461.5

      Reclassification of discontinued operations

       

      –151.6

       

      –445.3

       

      –2.3

       

      –59.8

       

      –659.0

      Carrying amount as of March 31, 2022

       

      1,847.8

       

      2,639.3

       

      362.6

       

      786.2

       

      5,635.9

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      In millions of euros

      The reconciliation of the carrying amounts of the property, plant and equipment for the periods presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2022, is as follows:

       

       

      Land, land rights, and buildings

       

      Plant and equipment

       

      Fixtures and fittings

       

      Advance payments and plant under construction

       

      Total

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Carrying amount as of April 1, 2020

       

      2,077.9

       

      3,469.3

       

      404.3

       

      607.3

       

      6,558.8

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Changes in the scope of consolidation

       

      8.6

       

      2.5

       

      0.1

       

      0.1

       

      11.3

      Additions

       

      30.8

       

      146.1

       

      64.0

       

      344.3

       

      585.2

      Transfers

       

      48.8

       

      206.8

       

      21.6

       

      –280.7

       

      –3.5

      Disposals

       

      –9.8

       

      –8.4

       

      –5.3

       

      –1.4

       

      –24.9

      Depreciation

       

      –118.9

       

      –545.3

       

      –102.7

       

      –0.1

       

      –767.0

      Impairment losses

       

      –36.0

       

      –144.8

       

      –1.0

       

      0.0

       

      –181.8

      Reversal of impairment losses

       

      0.0

       

      1.4

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      1.4

      Net exchange differences

       

      –16.6

       

      –37.4

       

      –0.9

       

      –4.6

       

      –59.5

      Carrying amount as of March 31, 2021

       

      1,984.8

       

      3,090.2

       

      380.1

       

      664.9

       

      6,120.0

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Changes in the scope of consolidation

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

      Additions

       

      53.5

       

      192.7

       

      75.5

       

      360.3

       

      682.0

      Transfers

       

      16.7

       

      141.2

       

      16.5

       

      –180.8

       

      –6.4

      Disposals

       

      –8.1

       

      –6.9

       

      –4.1

       

      –4.4

       

      –23.5

      Depreciation

       

      –117.1

       

      –535.8

       

      –103.0

       

      –0.1

       

      –756.0

      Impairment losses

       

      –16.1

       

      –58.8

       

      –3.7

       

      –1.5

       

      –80.1

      Reversal of impairment losses

       

      59.0

       

      208.9

       

      0.5

       

      0.0

       

      268.4

      Net exchange differences

       

      26.7

       

      53.1

       

      3.1

       

      7.6

       

      90.5

      Reclassification of discontinued operations

       

      –151.6

       

      –445.3

       

      –2.3

       

      –59.8

       

      –659.0

      Carrying amount as of March 31, 2022

       

      1,847.8

       

      2,639.3

       

      362.6

       

      786.2

       

      5,635.9

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      In millions of euros

      As of March 31, 2022, restrictions on the disposal of property, plant and equipment were EUR 0.5 million (March 31, 2021: EUR 0.5 million). Furthermore, as of March 31, 2022, commitments for the purchase of property, plant and equipment were EUR 263.9 million (March 31, 2021: EUR 293.0 million).

      Borrowing costs related to qualifying assets in the amount of EUR 3.6 million (2020/21: EUR 2.9 million) were capitalized in the reporting period. The calculation was based on an average borrowing rate of 1.3% (2020/21: 1.4%).

      Right-of-use assets as per IFRS 16

      The Group leases mainly land, buildings, and manufacturing facilities as well as vehicle fleets including locomotives. Most of the leases contain renewal options and rights to terminate, some of which are also stipulated in conjunction with non-cancelable lease terms.

      In some cases, the Group has the option to purchase the assets at the end of the contractually agreed period.

      The lease payments typically are either fixed or based on market interest rates or indices (e.g., the consumer price index (CPI)). A few leases provide for variable lease payments (e.g., usage-based leases).

      The carrying amount of each class of right-of-use assets pursuant to IFRS 16, which are shown in property, plant and equipment, is as follows:

       

       

      Property, plant and equipment

       

      Total

       

       

      Land, land rights, and buildings

       

      Plant and equipment

       

      Fixtures and fittings

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Carrying amount as of April 1, 2020

       

      352.2

       

      16.7

       

      41.4

       

      410.3

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Changes in the scope of consolidation

       

      1.3

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      1.3

      Additions

       

      16.6

       

      1.1

       

      11.4

       

      29.1

      Transfers

       

      –0.1

       

      –0.4

       

      –0.3

       

      –0.8

      Disposals

       

      –8.3

       

      –0.1

       

      –1.1

       

      –9.5

      Depreciation

       

      –32.2

       

      –3.8

       

      –10.0

       

      –46.0

      Impairment

       

      –2.9

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      –2.9

      Net exchange differences

       

      –3.1

       

      –0.1

       

      0.0

       

      –3.2

      Carrying amount as of March 31, 2021

       

      323.5

       

      13.4

       

      41.4

       

      378.3

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Changes in the scope of consolidation

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

      Additions

       

      21.9

       

      1.3

       

      5.8

       

      29.0

      Transfers

       

      1.0

       

      –0.4

       

      –0.2

       

      0.4

      Disposals

       

      –2.7

       

      –0.1

       

      –0.1

       

      –2.9

      Depreciation

       

      –32.7

       

      –3.0

       

      –10.5

       

      –46.2

      Impairment

       

      –2.1

       

      –0.2

       

      0.0

       

      –2.3

      Net exchange differences

       

      4.8

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      4.8

      Reclassification of discontinued operations

       

      –28.3

       

      0.0

       

      0.0

       

      –28.3

      Carrying amount as of March 31, 2022

       

      285.4

       

      11.0

       

      36.4

       

      332.8

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      In millions of euros

      Lease expenses in the Consolidated Income Statement

       

       

      2020/21

       

      2021/22

       

       

       

       

       

      Interest expenses for lease liabilities (non-cash)

       

      7,41

       

      6.8

      Expenses for short-term leases

       

      8.6

       

      8.9

      Expenses for small-ticket leases

       

      6.4

       

      6.7

      Expenses for variable lease payments

       

      2.9

       

      3.4

       

       

       

       

       

      1
      Business year 2020/21, retroactively adjusted.

       

       

      In millions of euros

      The total cash outflows for leases are EUR 63.9 million (2020/21: EUR 63.5 million). In addition to repayments, this also includes cash outflows from short-term leases, low-value asset leases, and variable lease payments.

      The Group expects variable lease payments to remain largely unchanged in the coming years.

      As of March 31, 2022, there were no material leases that had not yet been made available and thus had not yet been recognized.

      The effect of the measurement of residual value guarantees and purchase options on the carrying amount is deemed negligible.

      Effect of renewal and termination options

      Renewal and termination options can be exercised without the lessor’s approval. The fact that leases contain termination and renewal options gives the operating units of the voestalpine Group, which are responsible for utilizing the assets, a high degree of operational flexibility. The resulting flexibility and thus the range of potential future lease payments that have not yet been recognized in the statement of financial position is high. voestalpine generally assumes that renewal options will be exercised.

      As regards the maturity analysis of lease liabilities, see Note 20. Financial liabilities.

      Reconciliation of depreciation, amortization, and impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets by functional classification

       

       

      2020/211

       

      2021/22

       

       

       

       

       

      Cost of sales

       

      655.0

       

      649.0

      Distribution costs

       

      41.1

       

      41.0

      Administrative expenses

       

      47.3

       

      44.3

      Other operating expenses

       

      66.4

       

      102.7

       

       

      809.8

       

      837.0

       

       

       

       

       

      1
      Business year 2020/21, retroactively adjusted.

       

       

      In millions of euros

      Other operating expenses for the business year 2021/22 contain EUR 80.2 million (2020/21: EUR 43.7 million) in impairment losses on property, plant and equipment, other intangible assets, and goodwill.

      IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
      Accounting regulations developed to guarantee comparable accounting and disclosure.