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18. INVENTORIES AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS

 

 

Group

Company

 

 

2008

2007

2008

2007

 

Note

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

97,768

72,532

4,582

Finished goods

 

69,488

41,417

4,771

 

 

167,256

113,949

9,353

Allowance for inventory obsolescence

 

 (8,370)

 (7,286)

 

 

158,886

106,663

9,353

Work-in-progress

(a)

790,960

1,550,384

 

 

949,846

1,657,047

9,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Work-in-progress:

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and attributable profits

 

3,651,155

5,149,233

1,343

Allowance for foreseeable losses

 

 (4,254)

 (1,297)

 

 

3,646,901

5,147,936

1,343

Progress billings

 

(3,830,974)

(4,166,293)

(1,343)

 

 

(184,073)

981,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprising:

 

 

 

 

 

Work-in-progress

 

790,960

1,550,384

Excess of progress billings over work-in-progress

 

 (975,033)

 (568,741)

 

 

(184,073)

981,643



19. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

 

Group

Company

 

 

2008

2007

2008

2007

 

Note

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

13

577,316

644,983

15,280

Current portion of finance lease

14

3,374

15,551

Amount due from related parties

15

6,105

19,161

8,917

21,433

Other receivables, deposits and prepayments

20

595,385

655,267

193,182

176,877

Other financial assets

11

29,769

67,649

Advance to suppliers

 

7,152

2,085

 

 

1,219,101

1,404,696

217,379

198,310



20. OTHER RECEIVABLES, DEPOSITS AND PREPAYMENTS

 

 

Group

Company

 

 

2008

2007

2008

2007

 

Note

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

7,356

5,789

1,124

671

Prepayments

 

34,196

46,124

2,391

542

Tax recoverable

 

259,896

214,991

175,394

174,984

Sundry receivables

 

81,761

67,834

467

740

Unbilled receivables

 

207,593

287,539

13,294

Loan receivables

 

7,234

21,079

Recoverable

 

6,300

19,660

572

Interest receivable

 

601

845

 

 

604,937

663,861

193,242

176,937

Allowance for doubtful receivables

 

(9,552)

(8,594)

(60)

(60)

 

19

595,385

655,267

193,182

176,877


Unbilled receivables represent revenue accrued for sale of utilities services, electricity, gas and other related products.


21. ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

The assets held for sale in 2007 include interests in joint ventures. At the end of 2007, a wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a sales agreement for the sale of certain joint ventures. The sale was completed in June 2008 by the subsidiary.


22. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

Group

Company

 

 

2008

2007

2008

2007

 

Note

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank balances, fixed deposits and cash

 

2,400,954

1,296,892

45,541

189,470

Bank overdrafts

29

(889)

Cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated cash flow statement

 

2,400,954

1,296,003

45,541

189,470



Included in the Group’s cash and cash equivalents at the balance sheet date are amounts of S$7.5 million (2007: S$13. million) held in countries with foreign exchange control restrictions.


23. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

 

 

Group

Company

 

 

2008

2007

2008

2007

 

Note

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade payables

 

1,500,869

1,302,592

3,264

Advance payments from customers

 

36,673

27,667

555

Other financial liabilities

24

166,738

28,941

Amount due to related parties

25

10,248

18,399

232,086

215,227

Other payables and accrued charges

26

906,906

864,828

80,629

33,956

 

 

2,621,434

2,242,427

316,534

249,183



24. OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

 

Group

 

 

2008

2007

 

Note

S$’000

S$’000

 

 

 

 

a. Current Liabilities

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss:

 

 

 

– Interest rate swaps

 

1,001

1,457

– Forward foreign exchange contracts

 

127

34

– Foreign exchange swap contracts

 

2,454

82

– Commodity contracts

 

44

1,006

Cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

– Interest rate swaps

 

6,703

184

– Forward foreign exchange contracts

 

72,530

6,453

– Foreign exchange swap contracts

 

1,261

– Fuel oil swap contracts

 

82,618

188

– Forward electricity sale

 

19,537

 

23

166,738

28,941

b. Non-current Liabilities

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

– Interest rate swaps

 

10,913

1,192

– Forward foreign exchange contracts

 

50,506

1,079

– Fuel oil swap contracts

 

3,669

 

30

65,088

2,271



25. AMOUNTS DUE TO RELATED PARTIES

 

 

Associates

Joint ventures

Minority shareholders of subsidiaries

Total

 

 

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

 

Note

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade

 

4,762

2,034

3,591

312

244

2,346

8,597

Non-trade

 

1,604

3,045

5,364

5,329

492

6,968

8,866

Loans

 

8,585

5,420

8,585

5,420

 

 

1,604

7,807

7,398

8,920

8,897

6,156

17,899

22,883

Amounts due after 1 year

30

(7,651)

(4,484)

(7,651)

(4,484)

 

23

1,604

7,807

7,398

8,920

1,246

1,672

10,248

18,399

 
Loans from minority shareholders of subsidiaries of S$7,651,000 (2007: S$4,484,000) bear interest at rates ranging from 3.53% to 7.02% (2007: 3.53%) per annum and are unsecured and repayable from 2011 to 2014.

The remaining non-trade amounts and loans due to related parties are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.

 

 

Subsidiaries

Associates

Total

 

 

2008

2007

2008

2007

2008

2007

 

Note

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

S$’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due to related parties

(i)

25,888

25,223

4

25,888

25,227

Loans from a related party

(ii)

664,932

190,000

664,932

190,000

 

 

690,820

215,223

4

690,820

215,227

Amounts due after 1 year

30

(458,734)

(458,734)

 

23

232,086

215,223

4

232,086

215,227



i. The amounts due to related parties are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.
ii. The loans from a related party comprise:

a. S$206,000,000 (2007: S$190,000,000) which are unsecured, repayable on demand and bear an effective interest rate of 1.23% (2007: 2.59%) per annum.
b. S$458,700,000 (2007: S$Nil) which are unsecured, repayable on December 31, 2013 and bear an effective interest rate of 2.48% (2007: Nil) per annum.
 
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