Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2009
Notes to the Group annual financial statements
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Current assets
 
 
      2009  
R’million  
  Restated  
2008  
R’million  
9.   TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES      
   Financial instruments        
   Trade receivables   1 511,2     996,6  
   Allowance account for losses   (34,3)    (25,7) 
   Net trade receivables   1 476,9     970,9  
   Current portion of other non-current financial receivables   1,4     1,2  
   Interest accrued   13,3     15,3  
   Formula Naturelle (Pty) Ltd receivable   11,5     10,5  
   Other   273,1     154,5  
   Total financial instruments   1 776,2     1 152,4  
   Non-financial instruments        
   Indirect taxes   37,7     44,6  
   Prepayments   235,4     214,0  
   Formula Naturelle (Pty) Ltd deferred receivable (contingent consideration)  17,1     19,1  
   PharmaLatina deferred receivable (contingent consideration)  —     440,1  
   Other   25,1     5,6  
   Total non-financial instruments   315,3     723,4  
   Total trade and other receivables   2 091,5     1 875,8  
   Net trade receivables as a percentage of revenue   17%     21%  
   The only significant concentration of credit risk relates to an amount of R200,3 million (2008: R92,7 million) owing by the South African Government.        
  Age analysis of trade and other receivables (financial instruments only) 
      2009   2008  
      Gross  
R’million  
Allowance  
accounts for  
losses  
R’million  
Gross  
R’million  
Allowance  
accounts for  
losses  
R’million  
   Fully performing   1 607,2   —   963,9   (0,6) 
   Past due by 1 to 60 days   105,4   —   86,6   (0,2) 
   Past due by 61 to 90 days   27,7   (1,3)  37,9   (1,5) 
   Past due by 91 to 120 days   20,2   (6,3)  21,9   (0,1) 
   Past due by more than 120 days   50,0   (26,7)  67,8   (23,3) 
      1 810,5   (34,3)  1 178,1   (25,7) 
   Certain fully performing and past due balances were overed by credit guarantee insurance to an amount of R446,2 million (2008: R321,5 million).  
   The trade and other receivables which are fully performing relate to customers that have a good track record with the Group in terms of recoverability.  
   
 
   
      2009  
R’million  
  Restated  
2008  
R’million  
   Reconciliation of allowance account for losses        
   Balance at the beginning of the year   (25,7)    (8,8) 
   Raised during the year   (17,7)    (5,8) 
   Utilised during the year   11,1     0,9  
   Acquisition of subsidiary   (7,1)    (4,7) 
   Acquisition of joint ventures   —     (7,4) 
   Disposal of 51% of Co-pharma Ltd   —     1,0  
   Effects of exchange rate changes   5,1     (0,9) 
   Balance at the end of the year   (34,3)    (25,7) 
   Collateral and security        
   The Group holds no collateral over any trade and other receivables.        
   Trade receivables given as security for liabilities        
   Trade receivables in Cellofarm Ltda were pledged as security to the extent of the liability for a working capital facility with various banks in Brazil to the value of R86,2 million. Refer to note 17 for more detail.        
   Trade receivables in Aspen Global, to the extent of the total value of receivables which amounted to R170,4 million, were pledged as security for a US Dollar term loan. Refer to note 17 for more detail.        
   In the prior year, trade and other receivables of the Astrix Laboratories Ltd joint venture to the value of R87,0 million were pledged as security for a working capital facility with various banks in India.        
   Securities were given under normal commercial terms and conditions.        
   Currency analysis of trade and other receivables (financial instruments only)       
   Australian Dollar   158,5     174,5  
   Pound Sterling   138,7     —  
   US Dollar   141,6     121,9  
   Brazilian Real   377,5     174,4  
   Venezuelan Bolivares Fuertes   25,4     7,5  
   South African Rand   846,5     563,5  
   Other currencies   88,0     110,6  
      1 776,2     1 152,4  
 
 
 
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