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IRCE

Quarterly Report Nov 17, 2020

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INTERIM REPORT ON OPERATIONS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

TABLES OF CONTENTS

INTERIM REPORT ON OPERATIONS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

Corporate bodies

Report on Operations

Consolidated Third Quarterly Report as of 30 September 2020

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Consolidated Income Statement Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity Consolidated Cash Flow Statement Notes to the Interim Report

Statement as of art.154-bis, clauses 2, D.lgs 24.02.1998 n.58

CORPORATE BODIES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
MR
MR
MR
MS
FILIPPO CASADIO
FRANCESCO GANDOLFI COLLEONI
GIANFRANCO SEPRIANO
FRANCESCA PISCHEDDA
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MR ORFEO DALLAGO
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR MS GIGLIOLA DI CHIARA

BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS

CHAIRMAN MR FABIO SENESE
STANDING STATUTORY AUDITOR MR ADALBERTO COSTANTINI
STANDING STATUTORY AUDITOR MS DONATELLA VITANZA
SUBSTITUTE STATUTORY AUDITOR MR GIANFRANCO ZAPPI
SUBSTITUTE STATUTORY AUDITOR MS CLAUDIA MARESCA

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Deloitte & Touche SpA

CONTROL AND RISKS COMMITTEE

MS GIGLIOLA DI CHIARA MR GIANFRANCO SEPRIANO MS FRANCESCA PISCHEDDA

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

MS FRANCESCA PISCHEDDA MR GIANFRANCO SEPRIANO MS GIGLIOLA DI CHIARA

INTERNAL AUDIT

MR FABRIZIO BIANCHIMANI

SUPERVISORY BODY

MR FRANCESCO BASSI MR GABRIELE FANTI MR GIANLUCA PIFFANELLI

REPORT ON OPERATIONS

The Board of Directors has today approved the consolidated financial statements as at September 30th 2020.

The first nine months of the year 2020 of the IRCE Group (hereinafter also the "Group") show a profit of € 0.65 million, an improvement compared to the result of the first half.

Consolidated turnover was € 205.95 million, down by 14.5% compared to the € 240.94 million of first nine month of 2019; the decrease due to the decline in volumes.

Sales, after the sharp decline in the second quarter, due to the worldwide spread of the Coronavirus, saw a recovery in the third quarter, in particular, the cable sector recorded growth concentrated on the domestic market.

The turnover without metal1 decreased by 11.5%, in detail the winding wire sector fell by 15.8%, while the cable sector recorded a growth of 6.1%.

Consolidated turnover without
metal (€/million)
9 months 2020 9 months 2019 Change
Value % Value % Value %
Winding wires 36.98 76.8% 43.91 80.6% (6.93) (15.8%)
Cables 11.20 23.2% 10.56 19.4% 0.64 6.1%
Total 48.18 100.0% 54.47 100.0% (6.29) (11.5%)

The following table shows the changes in results compared to the first nine months of last year, including adjusted EBITDA and EBIT.

Consolidated income statement data
(€/million)
9 months 2020 9 months 2019 Change
Sales2 205.95 240.94 (34.99)
EBITDA3
EBIT
6.16
(0.24)
6.25
0.93
(0.09)
(1.17)
Result before taxes 1.41 2.78 (1.37)
Net result 0.65 2.13 (1.48)
EBITDA adjusted4
EBIT adjusted4
7.35
0.95
7.60
2.28
(0.25)
(1.33)

1 Il fatturato senza metallo corrisponde al fatturato complessivo dedotta la componente metallo.

2The item "Sales" represents "Sales Revenues" as stated on the consolidated income statement.

3EBITDA is a performance indicator used by Group Management to evaluate its operational performance and is not identified as an accounting measure under IFRS, it is calculated by adding to the EBIT, amortizations, provisions and depreciations.

4Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT are respectively calculated as the sum of EBITDA and EBIT and the income/charges from operations on copper derivatives transactions (€ +1.19 million in nine months 2020 and € +1.35 million in nine months 2019). These indicators are used by the Management of the Group in order to monitor and assess the operational performance of the Group and are not identified as accounting items within IFRS. Given that the composition of these measures is not regulated by the reference accounting standards, the criterion used by the Group could potentially not be consistent with that adopted by others and therefore not be comparable.

Interim Report on Operations at 30 September 2020

Consolidated statement of financial position data As of 30.09.2020 As of 31.12.2019 Change
(€/million)
Net invested capital 156.25 173.53 (17.28)
Shareholders' Equity 119.40 131.50 (12.10)
Net financial debt5 36.85 42.03 (5.18)

Consolidated net financial debt, at the end of September 2020, was € 36.85 million, down from € 42.03 million at the end of 2019, as a result of the reduction of net working capital.

The decrease of consolidated shareholders' equity is due to the consolidation of our Brazilian subsidiary. The devaluation of the Brazilian Real (around 32% against the Euro from the beginning of the year), has in fact required an increase of € 12.53 million of the negative value of the translation reserve.

The Group's investments, in first nine months of 2020, were € 1.17 million; they mainly concerned IRCE S.p.A. and the Brazilian subsidiary IRCE Ltda.

The policies implemented by European governments to fight the pandemic in progress are causing considerable uncertainty on the market demand. In this scenario, the group still continues its costs containment actions, and expects, for the entire 2020, a further improvement of results.

Imola, 13rd November 2020

5 Net financial debt is measured as the sum of short-term and long-term financial liabilities minus cash and financial assets, note no. 15. It should be noted that the methods for measuring net financial debt comply with the methods for measuring the Net Financial Position defined by Consob Resolution no. 6064293 of 28 July 2006 and CESR recommendation of 10 February 2005.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Euros)

ASSETS Note 30.09.2020 31.12.2019
NON- CURRENT ASSETS
Intangibles assets 1 202,230 256,300
Property, plant and equipment 2 39,888,463 48,354,131
Equipment and other tangible assets 2 1,502,867 1,750,118
Fixed assets under construction and advance 2 1,835,750 1,436,379
Non-current financial assets and receivables 3 216,583 234,765
Non-current tax receivables - 375,564
Receivables for deferred tax assets 4 1,424,087 1,375,021
TOTAL NON -CURRENT ASSETS 45,069,980 53,782,278
CURRENT ASSETS
Inventory 5 74,554,386 82,308,481
Trade receivables 6 69,743,591 63,130,268
Tax receivables 7 754,802 832,772
Receivables due from others 8 1,517,020 2,053,794
Current financial assets 9 2,693,279 385,919
Cash and cash equivalents 10 5,777,893 8,631,545
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 155,040,971 157,342,780
TOTAL ASSETS 200,110,951 211,125,058

SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Note 30.09.2020 31.12.2019
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
SHARE CAPITAL 11 14,626,560 14,626,560
RESERVES 11 104,422,478 115,276,611
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 11 650,366 1,942,159
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO
GROUP SHAREHOLDERS
119,699,404 131,845,330
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON
CONTROLLING INTERESTS
(304,853) (343,966)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 119,394,551 131,501,364
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
Non-current financial liabilities 12 21,790,565 8,746,825
Deferred tax liabilities 4 123,569 127,125
Provision for risks and charges 13 851,781 901,284
Provisions for employee benefits 4,944,303 5,099,185
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 27,710,218 14,874,419
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current financial liabilities 14 23,533,068 42,300,450
Trade payables 15 20,107,459 13,454,746
Tax payables 16 400,199 126,082
Social security contributions 1,774,901 1,848,422
Other current liabilities 17 7,190,555 7,019,575
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 53,006,182 64,749,275
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 200,110,951 211,125,058

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

(Euros)

Note 30.09.2020 30.09.2019 III° Quart. 20 III° Quart. 19
Sales revenues 18 205,953,771 240,940,125 69,266,244 70,490,013
Other income 18 614,008 813,329 25,726 296,685
TOTAL REVENUES 206,567,778 241,753,454 69,291,970 70,786,698
Cost for raw material and consumables 19 (160,616,684) (190,432,350) (50,763,526) (53,029,508)
Change in inventories of work in progress
and finished goods
(1,001,820) (325,216) (2,195,831) (3,597,735)
Costs for services 20 (16,934,989) (21,313,268) (5,659,611) (6,374,592)
Personnel costs 21 (20,879,212) (22,595,384) (6,550,624) (6,803,745)
Amortisation/depreciation and impairment
of tangible and intangible assets
22 (5,746,961) (5,236,399) (2,218,145) (1,781,828)
Provisions and write-downs 23 (643,391) (91,789) (594,674) (16,498)
Other operating costs 24 (979,474) (834,101) (550,655) (184,182)
EBIT (234,752) 924,946 758,905 (1,001,391)
Financial incomes / (charges) 25 1,641,620 1,852,300 914,198 526,809
PRE TAX-PROFIT 1,406,868 2,777,247 1,673,104 (474,582)
Income taxes 26 (717,388) (606,450) (561,993) 38,840
GROUP AND THIRD PARTY PROFIT 689,480 2,170,797 1,111,110 (435,742)
(Profit) / loss for the peoriod attributable
to non-controlling interests
(39,114) (39,217) (31,600) (30,464)
IRCE GROUP PROFIT 650,366 2,131,580 1,079,511 (466,206)
Earnings/(loss) per share (EPS)
- basic EPS for the year attributable to
shareholders of the parent company
27 0.0245 0.0801
- diluted EPS for the year attributable to 27 0.0245 0.0801

The effects of related party transactions on the consolidated income statement are reported in Note 28 "Related party disclosures".

shareholders of the parent company

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
Note 30.09.2020 30.09.2019
€/000
RESULT OF THE GROUP AND NON-CONTROLLING
INTERESTS
689 2,171
Translation difference on financial statements of foreign
companies
11 (12,825) (617)
Total components of comprehensive income that will
be reclassified under the profit/(loss) of the year
(12,825) (617)
Re-determination of defined-benefit plans
Income taxes
53
(10)
43
(46)
20
(26)
Total components of comprehensive income that will
be reclassified under the profit/(loss) of the year
43 (26)
Total comprehensive profit (loss) for the period, net
of taxes
(12,093) 1,528
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Parent Company
Minority shareholders
(12,132)
39
1,489
(39)

Share capital Other reserves Retained earnings
€/000 Share capital Own shares Share premium
reserve
Own shares
(shares
premium)
Other
reserves
Foreing
currency
reserve
Legal
reserve
Extraordinary
reserve
Reserve
IAS 19
Unidivided
profit
Result for
the period
Total Minority
interest
Total
shareholders'eq
uity
Balance as of 31 december 2018 14,627 (788) 40,539 64 45,924 (22,624) 2,925 34,486 (1,071) 11,714 5,876 131,671 (375) 131,296
Result for the period
Other comprehensive profit / (loss)
(617) (26) 2,132 2,132
(643)
39 2,171
(643)
Total profit / (loss) from statement of
comprehensive income
(617) (26) 2,132 1,489 39 1,529
Allocation of the result of the previous year 7,903 (2,026) (5,876)
Dividends (1,333) (1,333) (1,333)
Sell / purchase own shares (8) (24) (32) (32)
Balance as of 30 September 2019 14,627 (796) 40,539 40 45,924 (23,241) 2,925 41,059 (1,097) 9,688 2,132 131,798 (336) 131,462
Balance as of 31 december 2019 14,627 (800) 40,539 33 45,924 (22,894) 2,925 41,059 (1,196) 9,687 1,943 131,845 (344) 131,501
Result for the period 650 650 39 689
Other comprehensive profit / (loss) (12,825) 43 (12,782) (12,782)
Total profit / (loss) from statement of (12,825) 43 650 (12,133) 39 (12,094)
comprehensive income
Allocation of the result of the previous year 3,603 (1,661) (1,942)
Sell / purchase own shares (5) (9) (14) (14)
Balance as of 30 september 2020 14,627 (805) 40,539 24 45,924 (35,719) 2,925 44,662 (1,153) 8,026 651 119,699 (305) 119,394

With regard to the items of consolidated shareholders' equity, reference should be made to note 11.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Note 30.09.2020 30.09.2019
€/000
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit/(loss) for the year 689 2,171
Adjustmenrts for:
Depreciation/Amortization 22 5,747 5,267
Net change in deferred tax (assets)/liabilities (110) 514
Capital (gains)/losses from the realisation of fixed assets (0) (19)
Costs for the use of third-party assets (IFRS 16) (82) (98)
(Profit)/loss on unrealised exchange rate differences 747 (109)
Current taxes 26 828 (1,120)
Financial (income)/charges 25 (1,282) (1,640)
Operating profit/(loss) before changes in working capital 6,537 4,965
Taxes paid (329) (2,337)
Financial charges paid 25 (618) (667)
Financial income received 25 1,905 2,307
Decrease/(increase) in inventories 5 4,431 1,822
Change in trade receivables 6 (14,544) 3,548
Change in trade payables 15 7,532 5,676
Net change in current assets and liabilities for the period 1,259 2,120
Net change in non-current assets and liabilities for the period (252) (2,355)
CASH FLOW GENERATED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 5,921 15,079
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in intangible assets 1 (4) (2)
Investments in tangible assets 2 (1,163) (2,879)
Consideration received for the sale of tangible and intangible assets - 8
CASH GENERATED FROM/USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (1,167) (2,873)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Financing refunds 12 13,550 (7,530)
Net change in short-term financial payables 14 (18,248) (2,643)
Change in current financial assets 9 (2,307) (26)
Change in translation reserve and other effects on shareholder's equity - (25)
Dividends paid - (1,330)
Management of own shares (sales/purchases) (14) (32)
CASH GENERATED FROM/USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES (7,021) (11,587)
NET CASH FLOW FOR THE PERIOD (2,266) 620
CASH BALANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD 10 8,632 7,019
COMPREHENSIVE NET CASH FLOW FOR THE PERIOD (2,266) 620
Exchange rate difference (587) (10)
CASH BALANCE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD 10 5,778 7,629

NOTES TO THE INTERIM REPORT ON OPERATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Board of Directors authorized this Interim report of 30 September 2020, to be published on 13th November 2020.

The IRCE Group is one of the major players in the European winding wire industry, as well as in the Italian electrical cable sector.

Italian plants are located in the towns of Imola (Bologna), Guglionesi (Campobasso), Umbertide (Perugia) and Miradolo Terme (Pavia), while foreign operations are carried out by Smit Draad Nijmegen BV in Nijmegen (NL), FD Sims Ltd in Blackburn (UK), IRCE Ltda in Joinville (SC – Brazil), Stable Magnet Wire P.Ltd in Kochi (Kerala – India), Isodra GmbH in Kierspe (D). The headquarters of the recently incorporated company Irce Electromagnetic Wire (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd is located in Hai'an (China).

The distribution network consists of agents and the following commercial subsidiaries: Isomet AG in Switzerland, DMG GmbH in Germany, Isolveco Srl in liquidation and Isolveco 2 Srl in Italy, IRCE S.L. in Spain, and IRCE SP.ZO.O in Poland.

GENERAL DRAFTING CRITERIA

The Interim report have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting , as required by interim financial statements prepared in a " synthetic " form, and under Article. 154 ter of TUF. The consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group annual financial statements at December 31, 2019.

The Report on operations is presented in Euros and all amounts in these notes are in thousands of Euros, unless otherwise indicated.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of IAS 1; in particular:

  • the statement of financial position was drafted by presenting current and non-current assets, and current and non-current liabilities, as separate classifications;
  • the income statement was drafted by classifying the items "by nature";
  • the cash flow statement has been prepared, how requested by IAS 7, showing the flows during the period classified by operating, investing and financing. Cash flows from operating activities are presented using the "indirect method".

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

The accounting standards adopted to prepare the Report as of 30 September 2020 are the same as those used to prepare the consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2019 to which reference should be made for further details, except for the following:

Accounting standards, amendments and interpretations applied as of 1 January 2020

The following accounting standards, amendments and IFRS interpretations were applied for the first time by the Group from 1 January 2020:

On 31 October 2018, the IASB published the document Definition of Material (Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8). It introduced an amendment to the definition of "material" contained in IAS 1 - Presentation of Financial Statements and IAS 8 – Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. This amendment aims to make the definition of "material" more specific and introduced the concept of "obscured information" alongside the concepts of omitted or incorrect

information, already present in the two standards being amended. The amendment clarifies that information is obscured if it has been described in such a manner so as to produce a similar effect for the primary readers of the financial statements to that produced if such information had been omitted or incorrect.

The adoption of this amendment did not have any impact on the Group consolidated financial statements.

  • On 29 March 2018, the IASB published an amendment to the References to the Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards. The amendment is effective for periods starting on or after 1 January 2020, but early application is permitted. The Conceptual Framework defines the essential concepts for the financial disclosure and guides the Board in developing IFRS standards. The document helps guarantee that the standards are conceptually consistent and that similar transactions are treated in the same way, so as to provide information that is useful to investors, lenders and other creditors. The Conceptual Framework supports businesses in the development of accounting standards when no IFRS applies to a specific transaction and, more generally, helps the parties concerned to understand and interpret the standards.
  • On 26 September 2019, the IASB published the Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7: Interest Rate Benchmark Reform. This amends IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments and IAS 39 - Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement as well as IFRS 7 - Financial Instruments: Disclosures. More specifically, the amendment alters some of the requirements laid down for the application of hedge accounting, envisaging temporary derogations from such, so as to mitigate the impact deriving from the uncertainty of the IBOR reform (still in progress) on future cash flows in the period prior to its completion. The amendment also requires companies to provide additional information in the financial statements on their hedging relations directly involved by the uncertainties generated by the reform and to which said derogations apply. The adoption of this amendment did not have any impact on the Group consolidated financial statements.
  • On 22 October 2018, the IASB published the document Definition of a Business (Amendments to IFRS 3). The document provides some clarifications regarding the definition of business for the purposes of the correct application of IFRS 3. The amendments are applicable to all business combinations and acquisitions of assets starting from 1 January 2020; earlier application is, however, permitted. The adoption of this amendment did not have any impact on the Group consolidated financial statements.

Accounting standards, amendments and interpretations not yet endorsed by the European Union

As at the reporting date of this document, the European Union competent bodies have not yet completed the approval process required for the adoption of the following accounting standards and amendments:

On 23 January 2020, the IASB published "Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current". The document aims to clarify how to classify payables and other short or long-term liabilities. The amendments come into force starting 1 January 2022, but the IASB has issued an exposure draft to defer the coming into force to 1 January 2023; earlier application is, however, permitted. With reference to the new amendments, at present the directors are assessing the possible impacts on the Group's consolidated financial statements linked to their introduction.

  • On 14 May 2020, the IASB published the following amendments:
    • o Amendments to IFRS 3 Business Combinations: the amendments aim to update the reference in IFRS 3 to the Conceptual Framework in the revised version, without this entailing changes to the provisions of standard IFRS 3.
    • o Amendments to IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment: the amendments aim to disallow the deduction of the amount received from the sale of goods produced during the test phase of the asset, from the cost of tangible assets. Such revenues from sale and the related costs will therefore be recorded as profit and loss.
    • o Amendments to IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets: the amendment clarifies that in estimating the potential costs of a contract, all costs directly relating to said contract must be considered. Consequently, the valuation of the potential cost of a contract includes not only the incremental costs (such as, for example, the cost of the direct material used in manufacture) but also all costs that the company cannot avoid insofar as it has stipulated the contract (such as, for example, the portion of the payroll costs and amortisation of machinery used to fulfil the contract).
    • o Annual Improvements 2018-2020: the amendments applied to IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, IAS 41 Agriculture and Illustrative Examples of IFRS 16 Leases.

The changes will come into force on 1 January 2022

With reference to the new amendments, at present the Directors are evaluating the possible effects on the Group's consolidated financial statements in respect of their introduction.

On 28 May 2020, the IASB published the document "Covid-19 Related Rent Concessions (Amendment to IFRS 16)". The document envisages that lessees shall have the right to book reductions in charges connected with COVID-19 without having to assess, through an analysis of contracts, whether or not the definition of lease modification given by IFRS 16 is effectively respected. Therefore, any lessees applying this faculty may book the effects of the reductions in

rental charges directly as profit and loss as at the date of effect of said reduction. Although this amendment applies to financial statements starting as at 1 June 2020, without prejudice to the fact that a company may apply this early to financial statements starting 1 January 2020, it has not yet been approved by the European Union and, therefore, as at 30 June 2020 has not yet been applied by the Group. The Directors do not expect a significant impact on the Group's consolidated annual financial statements from the adoption of said amendment.

  • On 28 May 2020, the IASB published the amendment "Extension of the Temporary Exemption from Applying IFRS 9 (Amendments to IFRS 4)". The amendments make it possible to extend the temporary exemption from the application of IFRS 9 until 1 January 2023. The amendments will come into force on 1 January 2021. The Directors do not expect a significant impact on the Group's consolidated annual financial statements from the adoption of said amendment.
  • On April 9, 2020, the IASB published an amendment to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 following the Interest Rate Benchmark Reform. The document aims to analyse the issues that arise following to the reform of the Interest Rate Benchmark Reform, including replacing a benchmark with an alternative benchmark. These changes will take effect from 1 January 2021 but an early application is allowed. Directors do not expect a significant effect in the Group's consolidated financial statements from the adoption of this amendment.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The drafting of the consolidated interim report financial statements pursuant to IFRSs requires to make estimates and assumptions which affect the amounts of the assets and liabilities recognised in the financial statements as well as the disclosure related to contingent assets and liabilities at the reporting date. The final results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are mainly used to recognise the provisions for bad

debt, inventory obsolescence, depreciation and amortisation, impairment of assets, employee benefits, and taxes.

Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of each change are reflected in the income statement.

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

The following table shows the list of companies included in the scope of consolidation as of 30 September 2020:

Company % of
investment
Registered
office
Share capital Consolidation
Isomet AG 100% Switzerland CHF 1,000,000 line by line
Smit Draad Nijmegen BV 100% Netherlands 1,165,761 line by line
FD Sims Ltd 100% UK £ 15,000,000 line by line
Isolveco Srl in liquidazione 75% Italy 46,440 line by line
DMG GmbH 100% Germany 255,646 line by line
IRCE S.L. 100% Spain 150,000 line by line
IRCE Ltda 100% Brazil BRL 157,894,223 line by line
ISODRA GmbH 100% Germany 25,000 line by line
Stable Magnet Wire P.Ltd. 100% India INR 165,189,860 line by line
IRCE SP.ZO.O 100% Poland PLN 200,000 line by line
Isolveco 2 Srl 100% Italy 10,000 line by line
Irce Electromagnetic Wire 100% China CNY 15,045,297 line by line
(Jiangsu) Co. Ltd

The main exchange rates used for the conversion of the values of foreign companies into euros were as follows:

30-sept-20 31-dec-19 30-sept-19
average final period average final period average final period
Real 5.7072 6.6308 4.4135 4.5157 4.3644 4.5288
CHF 1.0678 1.0804 1.1127 1.0854 1.1176 1.0857
GBP 0.8845 0.9124 0.8773 0.8508 0.8825 0.8857

COVID-19: IMPACTS FROM THE PANDEMIC - UPDATE

The first nine months of 2020 were marked by the spread of Covid-19 virus with different degrees of intensity depending on the time period of analysis and the geographical area in which the group operates.

In response, many governments in affected jurisdictions have imposed travel bans, quarantines and other emergency public safety measures, for example imposing restrictions on gathering people, as well as restrictions on economic activity.

As of 13 November 2020, many of these measures are still in place as the pandemic has resumed to spread rapidly, especially in Europe, as a result there is still high uncertainty about its impact on the economic system.

However, the Group's plants continued to produce in the third quarter of 2020, although, in some subsidiaries, at reduced speed due to falling demand.

The only exception, in the winding conductor segment, is the small unit, which we have in India (Kerala), whose production has been temporarily suspended, in order to comply with the measures of the country's government.

The Covid 19 emergency had a direct impact on the Group's economic results, which, together with the slowdown in demand that began in 2019, limited the Group's period profit to € 650 thousand.

The negative impact on the results has been mitigated by cost containment by adjusting, where possible, the production capacity to reduced market demand.

As far as our supply chain is concerned, there are still no particular problems with the regularity and timeliness of the supplies requested.

In addition, the availability of multiple plants in different geographical areas, has limited the risk of discontinuing supplies to our customers.

With regard to receivables from customers, there was a lower demand in the third quarter for extension in payment time and, consequently, a gradual reduction in average payment deadlines; the analysis of expired positions did not highlight elements of particular criticality.

With regard to potential liquidity risks, it should be pointed out that the Group continues to present a solid financial position, Net Financial Debt at 30 September 2020 is down to € 36.8 million and the company has obtained, in accordance with the Provisions of the Corporate Liquidity Decree (Legislative Decree no. 23/2020) a loan with a Sace guarantee for an amount of € 10.00 million and a loan with guarantee of the Fondo Centrale di Garanzia for an amount of € 5.50 million.

Available credit facilities not yet been drawn down total € 94.00 million.

Thanks to cost containment actions, the effect of the current crisis on the Group's results has been mitigated; these actions will also be maintained for the future, given the uncertainty surrounding the duration of the economic crisis and the evolution of the health emergency.

Finally, the Directors checked the consistency of the results of the first nine months of 2020 with the economic and financial estimates used in carrying out the impairment test as of June 30, 2020.

Based on this analysis, no issues emerged to date such as to update the forecast estimates, which, therefore, will be reviewed as of December 31, 2020 also in order to better evaluate the effects of the recovery, starting in October, of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular on the Group's european subsidiaries.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Group uses the following types of derivative instruments:

Derivative instruments related to copper forward purchase and sale transactions with maturity after 30 September 2020. The Group entered into sale contracts to hedge against price decreases relating to the availability of raw materials, and purchase contracts to prevent price increases relating to sale commitments with fixed copper values. The fair value of copper forward contracts outstanding at the reporting date is determined on the basis of forward prices of copper with reference to the maturity dates of contracts outstanding at the reporting date. These transactions do not satisfy the conditions required for recognising these instruments as hedging instruments for the purposes of hedge accounting.

A summary of derivative contracts is shown below:

Measurement unit Net notional amount - tonnes Result with fair value measurement as of 30/09/2020
of the notional
amount
Assets Liabilities Assets - €/000 Liabilities - €/000 Net carrying amount
- €/000
Non-current assets and liabilities
Tonnes 25 0 24 0 24
Current financial assets and
liabilities
Tonnes 925 0 1,103 0 1,103
Total 950 0 1,127 0 1,127

Derivative instruments related to USD and GBP forward purchases and sales contracts with maturity after 30 September 2020. These transactions do not satisfy the conditions required for recognising these instruments as hedges for the purposes of cash flow hedge accounting.

The summary is set out below:

Measurement unit Net notional amount -
currency
Result with fair value measurement as of 30/09/2020
of the notional
amount
Assets/000 Liabilities/000 Assets - €/000 Liabilities - €/000 Net carrying amount
- €/000
Current financial assets and
liabilities
USD 500 0 5 0 5
GBP 6,000 0 390 0 390
Total 6,500 0 395 0 395

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BY CATEGORY

Here below is the breakdown of financial instruments referring to the items of the financial statements:

FV with a
balancing
entry in the
FV with a
balancing
Loans and income entry in
As of 30 September 2020 - €/000 credits statement equity AFS Total
Non-current financial assets
Non-current financial assets and receivables 217 217
Current financial assets
Trade receivables 69,744 69,744
Current financial assets 1,171 1,522 2,693
Cash and cash equivalents 5,778 5,778
As of 31 December 2019 - €/000 Loans and
credits
FV with a
balancing
entry in the
income
statement
FV with a
balancing
entry in
equity
AFS Total
Non-current financial assets
Non-current financial assets and receivables 122 113 235
Current financial assets
Trade receivables 63,130 63,130
Current financial assets 14 372 386
Cash and cash equivalents 8,632 8,632
As of 30 September 2020 - €/000 Other financial
liabilities
FV with a
balancing entry in
the income
statement
FV with a
balancing entry
in equity
Total
Non-current financial liabilities
Financial payables 21,791 21,791
Current financial liabilities
Trade payables 20,107 20,107
Other payables 9,366 9,366
Financial payables 25,533 25,533
As of 31 December 2019 - €/000 Other financial
liabilities
FV with a
balancing entry in
the income
statement
FV with a
balancing entry
in equity
Total
Non-current financial liabilities
Financial payables 8,747 8,747
Current financial liabilities
Trade payables 13,455 13,455
Other payables 8,994 8,994
Financial payables 42,187 113 42,300

FAIR VALUE

A comparison between the carrying amount of financial instruments held by the Group and their fair value did not yield significant differences in value.

IFRS 7 defines the following three levels of fair value for measuring the financial instruments recognised in the statement of financial position:

  • Level 1: quoted prices in active markets.
  • Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).
  • Level 3: inputs not based on observable market data.

The following tables highlight the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value as of 30 September 2020 and as of 31 December 2019 in terms of hierarchical level of fair value measurement (€/000):

31/12/2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments 372 372
AFS - -
Total assets 372 372
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments
(113) (113)
Total liabilities (113) (113)
30/09/2020 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments 1,522 1,522
Total assets 1,522 1,522
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments - -
Total liabilities - -

During the nine months there were no transfers between the three fair value levels specified in IFRS 7.

COMMENT ON THE MAIN ITEMS OF THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

1. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

This item refers to intangible assets from which future economic benefits are expected. The changes in their net carrying amount are shown below:

€/000 Patent and
intellectual property
rights
Licenses, trademarks,
similar rights and other
multi-year charges
Assets
under
development
Total
Net carrying amount as of 31/12/2019
Changes during the period
69 187 - 256
. Investments -
4
- 4
. Effect of exchange rates -
(5)
- (5)
. Reclassifications -
-
- -
. Amortisation (23) (30) - (53)
Total changes (23) (31) - (54)
Net carrying amount as of 30/09/2020 46 156 - 202

2. TANGIBLE ASSETS

Plant and Industrial and
commercial
Other Assets under
construction
€/000 Land Buildings equipment equipment assets and advances Total
Net carrying amount as of
31/12/2019
13,042 13,639 21,672 1,056 695 1,436 51,541
Of which IFRS 16 net value 1,339 147 71 1,557
Changes during the period
. Right of use IFRS 16
. Investments
. Effect of exchange rates
. Reclassifications
. Divestments
. Depreciation related to
disposals
. Depreciation IFRS 16
. Depreciation of the period
-
-
(225)
-
-
-
-
-
52
10
(935)
-
-
-
(42)
(746)
346
(2,710)
175
(255)
252
(4,388)
-
-
239
(21)
7
-
-
-
-
(350)
23
29
(1)
(35)
30
(22)
(147)
-
539
53
-
(182)
(10)
-
-
-
75
1,163
(3,839)
-
(300)
282
(64)
(5,631)
Total changes (225) (1,661) (6,580) (125) (123) 400 (8,314)
Net carrying amount as of
30/09/2020 12,817 11,978 15,092 931 572 1,836 43,227
Of which IFRS 16 net value 1,339 157 72 1,568

The Group's investments in the first nine months of 2020, excluding the increase for "Right of Use IFRS 16", were € 1,17 million and and were primarily related to IRCE SpA and the Brazilian subsidiary.

The value of IFRS 16 land amounting to € 1,34 million refers to the payment already made for the entire 40-year concession period of the Chinese subsidiary.

3. OTHER NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL ASSETS AND RECEIVABLES

Other non-current financial assets and receivables are broken down as follows:

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Equity investments in other companies 106 113
- Other receivables 111 122
Total 217 235

The item "equity investments in other companies" refers to a shareholding held in the Indian subsidiary Stable Magnet Wire P. Ltd in a non-operational company.

The item "Other receivables" refers to energy savings certificates (TEE) held by the parent company IRCE SPA.

4. DEFERRED TAXES ASSETS

An analysis of deferred tax assets and liabilities is shown below:

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Deferred tax assets 1,424 1,375
- Deferred tax liabilities (124) (127)
Total deferred tax assets (net) 1,300 1,248

Deferred tax assets were recorded in connection with temporary differences between the carrying values of assets and liabilities for accounting purposes and their corresponding values for tax purposes and to the extent that the existence of adequate future tax profit which can allow the use of these differences is deemed probable.

5. INVENTORIES

Inventories is detailed below:

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Raw materials, ancillary and consumables
- Work in progress and semi-finished goods
23,739
14,761
28,584
12,977
- Finished products and goods 39,723 44,671
- Provisions for write-down of raw materials (2,767) (2,759)
- Provisions for write-down of finished products (902) (1,165)
Total 74,554 82,308

Inventories are not pledged nor used as collateral.

The provision for write-downs corresponds to the amount that is deemed necessary to hedge existing consolidated inventory obsolescence risks calculated by writing down slow moving raw materials, packages and finished products.

The change in inventories' value is due to the significant decrease of volumes in stock following the acceleration of sales in the third quarter.

The table below shows the changes in provisions for write-down of inventories during the first nine months 2020:

€/000 31/12/2019 Provisions Utilizations 30/09/2020
-Provisions for write-down of
raw materials
2,759 8 - 2,767
-Provisions for write-down of
finished products and goods
1,165 - (263) 902
Total 3,924 8 (263) 3,669

6. TRADE RECEIVABLES

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Customers/bills receivable 70,538 63,781
- Bad debts provision (794) (651)
Total 69,744 63,130

The balance of receivables due from customers is entirely composed of receivables due within the next 12 months. With regard to the information required by IFRS 7, see paragraph 29

The table below shows the changes in the bad debt provision during the first nine month of 2020:

€/000 31/12/2019 Provisions Utilizations 30/09/2020
Bad debt provision 651 210 (67) 794

The change in trade receivables is due to the increase of turnover attributable in particular to the parent company Irce and its Brazilian subsidiary.

7 CURRENT TAX RECEIVABLES

This item, amounting to €/000 755, refers to tax advances already paid partially offset by current tax payables.

8. RECEIVABLES DUE FROM OTHERS

The item is detailed as follows:

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Accrued income and prepaid expenses 212 119
- Receivables due from social security institutions 95 110
- VAT receivables 270 1,064
- Other receivables 940 761
Total 1,517 2,054

The decrease of VAT receivables is mainly due to the Brazilian subsidiary.

9. OTHER CURRENT FINANCIAL ASSETS

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Mark to Market copper forward transactions 1,127 361
- Mark to Market GBP forward transactions 390 11
- Mark to Market USD forward transactions 5 -
- Fixed deposit for LME transactions 1,171 14
Total 2,693 386

The item "Mark to Market copper forward transactions" refers to the Mark to Market (Fair Value) measurement of copper forward contracts outstanding as of 30/09/2020 of the Parent Company IRCE SpA. The item "Mark to Market USD forward transactions" refers to the Mark to Market (Fair Value) measurement forward contracts outstanding as of 30/09/2020 of the Parent Company IRCE SpA. The item "Fixed deposit for LME transactions" refers to the margin calls lodged with brokers for copper forward transactions on the LME (London Metal Exchange).

10. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT

This item includes bank deposits, cash in hand and valuables.

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Bank and postal deposits 5,768 8,621
- Cash and cash equivalents 10 11
Total 5,778 8,632

Short-term bank and postal deposits are remunerated at floating rates. Bank and postal deposits are not subject to constraints or restrictions.

11. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Share capital

The share capital is composed of 28,128,000 ordinary shares for an equivalent of € 14,626,560 without nominal value. The shares are fully subscribed and paid up and bear no rights, privileges or restrictions as far as dividend distribution and capital distribution, if any, are concerned.

Here below is the breakdown of reserves:

€/000 30/09/2020 30/06/2020 31/12/2019
- Own shares (share capital) (805) (805) (788)
- Share premium reserve 40,539 40,539 40,539
- Own shares (share premium) 24 24 33
- Other reserves 45,924 45,924 45,924
- Foreign currency translation reserve (35,719) (33,213) (22,624)
- Legal reserve 2,925 2,925 2,925
- Extraordinary reserve 44,662 44,662 41,059
- IAS 19 reserve (1,153) (1,153) (1,196)
- Undistributed profit 8,026 8,027 9,687
Total 104,422 106,928 115,277

Own Shares

This reserve refers to the nominal value of own shares and the share premium retained by the Company; they are used as deductions of shareholders' equity.

Own shares as of 30 September 2020 amounted to n° 1,548,088 and correspond to 5.50 % of the share capital.

Here below is the number of outstanding shares:

Thousands of shares
Balance as of 31/12/2018 26,612
Share buyback (23)
Balance as of 31/12/2019 26,590
Share buyback (10)
Balance as of 30/09/2020 26,580

Share premium reserve

This item refers to the higher issue value compared to the nominal value of the IRCE shares issued at the time of the share capital increase which occurred on occasion of the stock exchange listing in 1996.

The item "Other reserves" refers mainly to:

  • Merger surplus reserve (due to cancellation) which arose in the year 2001 following the merger by acquisition of IRCE Cavi S.p.A. and Isolcable S.r.l. into IRCE S.p.A amounting to €/000 6,621.
  • Profit reserve to be re-invested in Southern Italy of €/000 201.
  • FTA reserve which represents the offsetting item for all adjustments made to the financial statements in order to comply with IAS/IFRS as of 1 January 2004 (transition year) amounting to €/000 16,772.
  • Revaluation reserve, as per Italian law 266/1995, amounting to €/000 22,328.

Foreign currency translation reserve

This reserve represents the value accounting differences which result from the foreign currency translation of the financial statements prepared by the foreign subsidiaries Isomet AG, FD Sims Ltd, IRCE Ltda, Stable Magnet Wire P.Ltd, IRCE Sp.zo.o and Irce Electromagnetic wire Co. Ltd by using the official exchange rate as of 30 September 2020. The significant change is mainly attributable to the Brazilian subsidiary.

Extraordinary reserve

The extraordinary reserve is mainly comprised of retained earnings of the Parent Company.

IAS 19 reserve

This reserve includes actuarial gains and losses that are accumulated as a result of application of IAS 19 Revised.

Undistributed profit

The reserve for undivided profit primarily refers to subsidiaries' retained earnings.

Profit for the period

The profit pertaining to the Group, net of non-controlling interests, is equal to €/000 650.

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

Capital and reserves attributable to non-controlling interests

This amount refers to the quota of shareholders' equity of investee companies consolidated with the lineby-line method and pertaining to non-controlling interests.

Profit attributable to non-controlling interests

This represents the quota of profit/losses for the period of investee companies consolidated with the lineby-line method and pertaining to non-controlling interests.

€/000 Currency Rate Company 30/09/2020 31/12/2019 Due date
Banco Popolare EUR Floating IRCE SPA 2,500 3,125 2023
Mediocredito EUR Floating IRCE SPA 3,231 4,154 2025
Banca di Imola EUR Floating IRCE SPA 5,500 - 2026
Unicredit EUR Floating IRCE SPA 10,000 - 2025
Banco Popolare EUR Floating ISOMET AG 463 1,329 2021
IFRS 16 EUR Floating IRCE SPA 31 28 2023
IFRS 16 EUR Floating IRCE SL 57 90 2023
IFRS 16 EUR Floating MAGNET WIRE 9 21 2022
Total 21,791 8,747

12. NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Within one year
From 1 to 5 years 21,095
Over 5 years 696
TOTAL 21,791

The IFRS 16 items derive from the application of the accounting standard on "leases", in particular the lease contracts stipulated by the Group relate to lease contracts for properties and cars.

13. PROVISIONS FOR RISKS AND CHARGES

Provisions for risks and charges are broken down as follows:

€/000 31/12/2019 Provisions Utilizations 30/09/2020
Provisions for risks
and charges
696 296 (304) 688
Severance payments 205 24 (65) 164
Total 901 320 (369) 852

"Uses" refer mainly to the Dutch subsidiary Smit Draad Nijmengen BV and were related to costs incurred pursuant to the corporate structuring plan. Provisions refers to some litigations.

14. CURRENT FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Current financial liabilities are broken down as follows:

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Payables due to banks 23,397 42,099
- Mark to Market USD forward transactions - 113
- IFRS 16 136 88
Total 23,533 42,300

As regards the item related to the application of the new IFRS 16 standard, please refer to the paragraph "Accounting Standards".

With regard to financial liabilities, the overall net financial position of the Group, calculated considering the debts to banks, other financial payables, cash and cash equivalents is detailed as follows:

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
Cash
Other current financial assets
5,778
2,693
8,632
386
Liquid assets 8,471 9,018
Current financial liabilities (23,533) (42,300)
Net current financial debt (15,062) (33,082)
Non-current financial liabilities (21,791) (8,747)
Non-current financial debt (21,791) (8,747)
Net financial debt (36,853) (42,029)

The improvement in Net financial debt is mainly due to the change in net working capital

15. TRADE PAYABLES

Trade payables are typically all due in the following 12 months.

As of 30 September 2020, they amount to €/000 20,107, compared to €/000 13,455 as of 31 December 2019.

The change is attributable to "travelling copper" as the inconterms provide for the transfer of ownership at the time of departure of the ship while the payment of the raw material is made only on arrival.

16. TAX PAYABLES

The item is equal to €/000 400 and refers to payables due for income taxes.

17. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other payables are broken down as follows:

€/000 30/09/2020 31/12/2019
- Payables due to employees 3,449 3,366
- Deposits received from customers 1,833 1,957
- Accrued liabilities and deferred income 360 262
- VAT payables 1,036 476
- Employee IRPEF (personal income tax) payables 120 483
- Other payables 393 476
Total 7,191 7,020

The change in VAT payables is mainly attributable to the subsidiaries Isomet, Smitt Draad Nijmegen and Irce Ltda.

COMMENT ON THE MAIN ITEMS OF THE CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

18. REVENUES

Revenues are related to sale of goods, net of returns, rebates and the return of packages. Consolidated turnover in the none months of 2020 amounted to €/000 205,954, shows a decrease of 14,52% compared to the previous year (€/000 240,940).

19. COSTS FOR RAW MATERIALS AND CONSUMABLES

This item includes costs incurred for the acquisition of raw materials, of which the most significant are those represented by copper, insulating materials and materials for packaging and maintenance, net of the change in inventories (€/000 3,063).

20. COSTS FOR SERVICES

These include costs incurred for the supply of services pertaining to copper processing as well as utilities, transportation and other commercial and administrative services, in addition to costs for the use of thirdparty goods, as detailed below:

€/000 30/09/2020 30/09/2019 III° quarter
20
III° quarter
19
- External manufacturing 3,325 4,030 1,045 1,101
- Utility expenses 5,751 7,907 1,991 2,120
- Maintenance 1,310 1,561 454 635
- Transportation expenses 3,051 3,625 988 1,110
- Payable fees 188 205 47 71
- Compensation of Statutory
Auditors
56 56 19 19
- Other services 3,064 3,685 1,056 1,245
- Costs for the use of third
party goods
190 244 60 73
Total 16,935 21,313 5,660 6,374

The item "Other services" includes primarily technical, legal and tax consulting fees as well as insurance and business expenses.

The decrease in service costs is closely related to the 9-month reduction in turnover.

21. PERSONNEL COST

Personnel cost is detailed as follows:

€/000 30/09/2020 30/09/2019 III° quarter 20 III° quarter 19
- Salaries and wages 14,178 15,611 4,321 4,622
- Social security charges 3,603 4,088 1,111 1,259
- Retirement costs for defined contribution 1,055 1,054 336 345
plans
- Other costs 2,043 1,842 782 577
Total 20,879 22,595 6,550 6,803

The item "Other costs" includes costs for temporary work, contract work, and the remuneration of Directors.

The lower personnel costs were due to a reduction in the number of employees in some European subsidiaries, on the basis of a reorganisation plan.

The Group's average number of personnel in force for the period and the current number at the reporting date is shown below:

Personnel Average
9 months 2020
Average
9 months 2019
30/09/2020
- Executives 23 23 24
- White collars 152 157 150
- Blue collars 527 532 541
Total 702 712 715

The number of employees is calculated according to the Full-Time-Equivalent method and includes both internal and external (temporary and contract) staff.

The total number of employees as of 30 September 2020 was 715 people.

22. DEPRECIATION/AMORTISATION AND IMPAIRMENT OF FIXED ASSETS

Depreciation is as follows:

€/000 30/09/20 30/09/19 III° quarter 20 III° quarter 19
- Amortisation of intangible assets 53 44 17 21
- Depreciation of tangible assets 5,630 5,125 2,181 1,737
- Depreciation/amortisation IFRS 16 64 67 20 23
Total 5,747 5,236 2,218 1,781

23. PROVISIONS AND WRITE-DOWNS

Provisions and write-downs are detailed as follows:

€/000 30/09/20 30/09/19 III° quarter 20 III° quarter 19
- Write-downs of receivables 210 92 275 17
- Credit losses 113 - - -
- Provisions for risks 320 - 320 -
Total 643 92 595 17

24. OTHER OPERATING COSTS

This item is primarily composed of contingent liabilities as well as non-deductible taxes and duties.

€/000 30/09/20 30/09/19 III° quarter 20 III° quarter 19
- Non-income taxes and duties 228 236 78 83
- Capital losses and contingent liabilities 274 122 258 29
- Other costs 477 476 214 72
Total other operating costs 979 834 550 184

25. FINANCIAL INCOMES AND CHARGES

Financial income and charges were broken down as follows:

€/000 30/09/20 30/09/19 III° quarter 20 III° quarter 19
- Other financial income 1,905 2,323 1,090 468
- Interest and other financial charges (623) (683) (95) (149)
- Foreign exchange gains/(losses) 360 212 (81) 208
Total 1,642 1,852 914 527

The following table outlines income and charges from derivatives (already included in the balances of the table above):

€/000 30/09/20 30/09/19 III° quarter 20 III° quarter 19
- Income from LME derivatives 1,185 1,354 826 210
Total 1,185 1,354 826 210

26. INCOME TAXES

€/000 30/09/20 30/09/19 III° quarter 20 III° quarter 19
- Current taxes (827) (1,120) (400) (13)
- Deferred tax assets/(liabilities) 110 514 (162) 51
Total (717) (606) (562) 39

27. EARNINGS PER SHARE

As required by IAS 33, here below are the disclosures on the data used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share.

For the purposes of calculating the basic earnings per share, the profit or loss for the period less the portion attributable to non-controlling interests was used as the numerator. In addition, it should be noted that there were no preference dividends, settlements of preference shares, and other similar effects to be deducted from the profit or loss attributable to the ordinary equity holders. The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding was used as the denominator; this figure was calculated by deducting the average number of own shares held during the period from the overall number of shares composing the share capital.

Basic and diluted earnings per share were equal, as there are no ordinary shares that could have a dilutive effect and no shares or warrants that could have a dilutive effect will be exercised.

30/09/2020 30/09/2019
Net profit/(loss) for the period 650,366 2,131,580
Average weighted number of ordinary shares outstanding 26,579,912 26,596,262
Basic earnings/(loss) per share 0.0245 0.0801
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share 0.0245 0.0801

28. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

In compliance with the requirements of IAS 24, the nine months compensation for the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Company is shown below:

€/000 Compensation for
office held
Compensation for
other tasks
Total
Directors 189 251 440

This table shows the compensation paid for any reason and under any form, including social security contributions.

Following the introduction of Article 123-ter of the Consolidated Financial Act, further details on these amounts are provided in the Remuneration Report which will be made available as well as on the website www.irce.it.

As of 30 September 2020, the Group Parent Company IRCE SPA had a payable of €/000 197 with respect to its parent company Aequafin SPA for the payment of tax advances due to the application of the national tax consolidation regime.

29. MANAGEMENT OF TRADE RECEIVABLES

The classification of receivables takes into account any positions subject to renegotiation.

Risk level 30/09/2020
Exposure, €/000
31/12/2019
Exposure, €/000
Low 36,437 49,312
Medium 30,784 12,999
Above-average 2,456 592
High 861 878
Total 70,538 63,781
Due date 30/09/2020
Exposure, €/000
31/12/2019
Exposure, €/000
Not yet due 63,908 59,404
< 30 days
31-60
61-90
91-120
> 120
4,754
442
331
228
875
1,997
1,058
122
104
1,096
Total 70,538 63,781

The Fair Value of trade receivables corresponds to their nominal exposure net of the provision for bad debts.

The bad debt provision, equal to €/000 794, refers to the range between 91-120 and > 120 days and to the above-average and high risk level.

Please note that there are no clients generating revenue for the Group that exceeds 10% of total revenue.

30. EVENTS FOLLOWING THE REPORTING PERIOD

No significant events occurred between the reporting date and the date when the Interim Report are authorised for issue.

STATEMENT ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 154-BIS D.LGS NO.58/1998

The Executeive Manager assigned to draw up the company books, Elena Casadio, declares that the information contained in this quarterly report is an accurate representation of the documents, accounting books and records.

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