[4] Basis of consolidation

KION GROUP AG’s equity investments consist of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, and financial investments.

In addition to KION GROUP AG, the consolidated financial statements of the KION Group include, using the acquisition method, all material subsidiaries over which KION GROUP AG exercises control. KION GROUP AG controls a subsidiary if it has decision-making authority over the main activities of the entity and can use this authority to affect the amount of the variable returns to which it is exposed as a result of the equity investment. Subsidiaries acquired in the course of the financial year are consolidated from the date on which control is obtained. Companies sold in the course of the financial year are deconsolidated from the date on which control is lost.

Associates are equity investments whose financial and operating policies may be significantly influenced, either directly or indirectly, by companies in the KION Group. Significant influence is assumed when companies in the KION Group hold between 20 percent and 50 percent of the voting rights.

Joint ventures are equity investments where the joint venture is jointly managed by companies in the KION Group together with one or more partners, and these parties have rights to the net assets of the joint venture.

Equity investments over which KION Group companies are unable to exercise control or a significant influence, or that are not jointly controlled by them, are classified as financial investments.

The following table shows the number of equity investments broken down by category:

Shareholdings by categories

 

Jan. 1, 2021

Additions

Disposals

Dec. 31, 2021

Consolidated subsidiaries

136

2

6

132

Domestic

26

1

27

Foreign

110

1

6

105

 

 

 

 

 

Equity-accounted associates and joint ventures

10

1

1

10

Domestic

5

1

1

5

Foreign

5

5

 

 

 

 

 

Non-consolidated subsidiaries and other investments

51

11

4

58

Domestic

14

1

15

Foreign

37

10

4

43

A total of 27 (2020: 26) German and 105 (2020: 110) foreign subsidiaries were fully consolidated in addition to KION GROUP AG as at December 31, 2021.

In addition, seven associates (December 31, 2020: eight) and three joint ventures (December 31, 2020: two) were consolidated and accounted for using the equity method as at December 31, 2021. The last available annual financial statements or interim financial statements were generally used as the basis for measurement.

As at December 31, 2021, 58 (December 31, 2020: 51) companies were recognized at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income. The non-consolidated subsidiaries recognized at amortized cost and the associates and joint ventures that are not accounted for using the equity method were of minor importance to the presentation of the financial position and financial performance of the KION Group, both individually and as a whole.

Where other requirements were met, the fully consolidated companies listed below were exempt from the obligation to disclose annual financial statements and to prepare notes to the (consolidated) financial statements and (group) management reports in accordance with sections 264 (3), 264b, and 291 (2) HGB on account of their inclusion in the consolidated financial statements. In the case of STILL Financial Services GmbH, it has been decided solely not to disclose the annual financial statements.

German subsidiaries exempt from disclosure requirements

Subsidiary

Registered office

BlackForxx GmbH

Stuhr

Dematic Holdings GmbH

Frankfurt am Main

Eisengießerei Dinklage GmbH

Dinklage

Eisenwerk Weilbach GmbH

Frankfurt am Main

Fahrzeugbau GmbH Geisa

Geisa

Hans Joachim Jetschke Industriefahrzeuge (GmbH & Co.) KG

Hamburg

KION Financial Services GmbH

Frankfurt am Main

KION Information Management Services GmbH

Frankfurt am Main

KION Warehouse Systems GmbH

Reutlingen

Linde Material Handling GmbH

Aschaffenburg

Linde Material Handling Rental Services GmbH

Aschaffenburg

Linde Material Handling Rhein-Ruhr GmbH & Co. KG

Essen

LMH Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG

Aschaffenburg

LMH Immobilien Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Aschaffenburg

LR Intralogistik GmbH

Wörth an der Isar

STILL Financial Services GmbH

Hamburg

STILL Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

Hamburg

Urban-Transporte Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

Unterschleißheim

A detailed overview of all the direct and indirect shareholdings of KION GROUP AG is shown in the list of shareholdings (see note [49]).