Creditor Relations

Find here information on the rating and the corporate bonds issued by HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Current Ratings

Rating agency Rating Outlook
Moody's Baa3/P-3 stable

Rating History

The following table shows the course of our ratings since they were first published on 23 September 2002. For more information on our ratings, please feel free to consult the publications issued by Moody's.

Date   Action
11 August 2023 Rating Action Moody's affirms HELLA’s Baa3 rating; outlook changed to stable from negative, PDF (0,1 MB)
1 February 2022 Rating Action Moody's downgrades HELLA to Baa3 with negative outlook, PDF (0,1 MB) 
13 July 2021 Rating Action Outlook raised from negative to stable, Baa1/P-2 ratings affirmed, PDF (0.1 MB)
11 June 2020 Rating Action Moody's confirms Hella's Baa1/P-2 ratings, outlook negative, PDF (0.1 MB)
6 September 2018 Rating Action Moody`s upgrades HELLA to Baa1, PDF (0,1MB)
6 September2017 Update Credit opinion following rating action (2017-08-31), PDF (1 MB)
31 August 2017 Rating Action Moody’s confirms HELLA’s rating and changes outlook from stable to positive, PDF (0,17 MB)
28 April 2017 Rating Action Moody's assigns Baa2 rating to HELLA's proposed bond and EUR 450 million RCF
24 April 2017 Rating Action Moody's confirms HELLA rating
5 July 2016 Rating Action Moody's confirms HELLA rating
4 February 2016 Rating Action Moody's confirms HELLA rating
10 February 2015 Rating Action Moody's confirms HELLA rating
11 Septembrie 2014 Rating Action Moody's leaves rating unchanged on HELLA's results for fiscal year 2013/2014
17 January 2013 Rating Action Moody's assigns Baa2 rating to HELLA's EUR 500 million debt issuance, PDF (0,49 MB)
17 February 2012 Rating Action Moody`s upgrades HELLA to Baa2; outlook stable, PDF (0,6 MB) 
22 February 2011 Rating Action Moody`s upgrades HELLA to Baa3; outlook positive,PDF (0,56 MB) 
2 November 2010 Announcement   Moody`s changes outlook on HELLA´s Ba1 ratings to positive from stable, PDF (0,53 MB) 
13 October 2009 Rating Action Moody’s assigns Ba1 rating to HELLA’s EUR 300 million notes – Outlook stable
16 September 2009 Announcement   Moody’s leaves rating unchanged on HELLA’s preliminary results for fiscal 2008/09
2 June 2009 Announcement   Moody’s comments on the impact of General Motors’ announcement to file for chapter 11 on the European automotive parts suppliers
24 March 2009 Rating Action Moody’s downgrades HELLA to Ba1 – Outlook stable
6 February 2009 Rating Action Moody’s places HELLA’s Baa3/P-3 debt ratings under review for possible downgrade
9 July 2007 Rating Action Moody’s stabilises HELLA’s Outlook and affirms Baa3 rating
25 August 2006 Rating Action Moody’s downgrades HELLA to Baa3/P-3 – Outlook negative
23 September 2002 Rating Action Moody´s assigns Baa2/Prime-2 issuer rating to HELLA (Germany) and Baa2 long-term rating to new yen notes issue – Outlook stable

Corporate Bonds

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA has issued the following bonds.

  0.500%-EURO-Bond 2019/2027 1.000%-EURO-
BOND 2017/2024
Issuer HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Listed Luxembourg Stock Exchange Luxembourg Stock Exchange
WKN security code A2YN2Z A19HBR
ISIN Code XS2047479469 XS1611167856
Nominal volume € 500 million € 300 million
Denomination € 1,000 € 1,000
Coupon 0.500% 1.000%
Term 7 years 7 years
Payment of interest annually annually
Coupon date January 26 May 17
Maturity date January 26, 2027 May 17, 2024
Moody's Rating Baa1 – Outlook negative Baa1 – Outlook negative

All public documents related to our bonds can be found on the internet portal of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. You can access these documents via the following links:

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