Annual Report • Oct 29, 2009
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| SAF Tehnika Overview | 3 |
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| SAF Tehnika Management Board | 5 |
| SAF Tehnika Supervisory Council | 6 |
| Report of the Board | 8 |
| Statement of the Board's responsibilities | 10 |
| Supervisory Council report | 10 |
| Personnel | 12 |
| Commitment to society | 14 |
| Environmental reporting | 14 |
| Financial highlights | 15 |
| Group key figures describing economic development | 17 |
| Holdings and shares | 17 |
| Share price development | 17 |
| Corporate governance | 19 |
| Independent auditors' report | 21 |
| Consolidated financial statements | 22 |
| Consolidated balance sheet | 22 |
| Consolidated income statement | 23 |
| Consolidated statement of changes in equity | 24 |
| Consolidated cash flow statement | 26 |
| Notes to the consolidated financial statements | 27 |
Phone: +371 67046840 Fax: +371 67046809 Registration No.: LV40003474109
Company name: SAF Tehnika, JSC Legal address: 24a, Ganibu dambis, Riga, LV-1005, Latvia Financial Year: 1st July, 2008 – 30th June, 2009


We are dedicated to ongoing development and profitable growth in order to deliver highly reliable microwave radio equipment for data and voice communication at a compelling price to our customers worldwide. This is achieved by bringing together 9 years of professional experience, competence and know-how, state-of-the-art technologies and solid team, resulting in cost-efficient quality product delivered on time.
By building long-term sustainable relationships with partners, our customer-oriented strategy brings the focus on satisfaction of each and every individual customer's needs and demand. It is our concern to ensure maximum value for our customers and their competitiveness in the market.
We are making 100% effort to revolve SAF Tehnika AS positions by bringing the innovation driven IP radio into the telecommunications market.
By developing and improving CFIP product line SAF Tehnika AS will consolidate its strength and reach the desired levels of profitability and competitiveness in the market – regain 1% of the world's microwave market – which is the main goal of the company for the following years.
SAF Tehnika AS is a Latvian (European) designer, producer and distributor of digital microwave data transmission equipment. SAF Tehnika AS products provide wireless backhaul solutions for digital voice and data transmission to mobile and fixed network operators, data service providers, governments and private companies. The company offers 3 product lines: CFIP family – 366Mbps Lumina FODU (Optical Gigabit Ethernet), 108Mbps FODU (Fast Ethernet) and 366Mbps PhoeniX Hybrid Split Mount System, CFQ family – high capacity radio equipment (SDH) and CFM family – low to medium capacity radio equipment (PDH).
The company provides an important part of the telecommunications infrastructure to customers in 98 countries worldwide. SAF Tehnika AS attributes this success to three key factors: a distinctive approach to research and development, flexibility and the ability to deliver high-value solutions at attractive prices.
BSNL and MTNL (India), PCTL (Pakistan), VimpelCom, Cable & Wireless, Intertelecom (Ukraine), Global Crossing (Latin America), Gateway Communications (various African countries) are among the telecommunications operators who have chosen SAF Tehnika AS to supply high-reliability wireless backhaul solutions in their networks.
SAF Tehnika AS has grown to be an acknowledged member of the industry. The company's determined focus, strong technology resources and quality products allow it to compete successfully in its market segment with the largest integrated vendors - Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and NEC.
The company's growth occurred during difficult market conditions in the telecommunications industry. The dramatic reduction of capital expenditures in the wireless data transmission sector after 2001 adversely affected many other vendors in the industry. However, during this time, when the overall market was contracting, the Company expanded its product range by introducing new products and improved R&D (research and development) capacity.
In May 2004 the company launched a successful IPO with the initial market capitalization of more than €50 million, with substantial subscriptions from institutional investors. The company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Riga Stock Exchange under the symbol SAF1R and the current quotation is accessible on the company's web page www.saftehnika.com.
To strengthen the product portfolio, in 2004 SAF Tehnika AS acquired a Swedish company Viking Microwave AB - SAF Tehnika Sweden AB, a fully owned subsidiary, based in Gothenburg. This division contributed R&D
resources to SDH product line development, enabling the company to deliver high-value solutions to customers at compelling price points. By completing the design of CFQ product line in 2008, primary aim of the establishment of SAF Tehnika Sweden AB has been reached. Therefore, in November 2008 an agreement on the buy-out of the capital shares was signed between SAF Tehnika AS and a company registered in Sweden named PROCOTECH AB, which represents the current management of SAF Tehnika Sweden AB. However, both companies will continue the cooperation in R&D of microwave data transmission equipment.
A joint Group in Russian Federation under the name of SAF Tehnika RUS Ltd (САФ Техника РУС OOO) and Russian Group named "Мобильные технологии" OOO as its co-founder was established in November 2008 with the aim to increase the sales of SAF Tehnika AS products in Russia, but has not started its operations due to economical situation in the region and currently is dormant.
During financial year 2008/09, SAF Tehnika penetrated 11 new markets, bringing the total number of active markets to 79. The company continues to grow internationally by penetrating new geographic markets in both developed and developing countries, especially the United States of America and fast-growing regions of Asia and Africa.
www.saftehnika.com

Chairman, owns 9.74% of shares
Normunds Bergs, born in 1963, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of SAF Tehnika AS. N. Bergs is one of the founders of SIA Fortech (co-founding company of SAF Tehnika AS) where during the periods from 1990 to 1992 and 1999 to 2000 he acted as Managing Director and General Director, respectively. Following SIA Fortech's merger with AS Microlink in 2000, N. Bergs became Chief Executive Officer of SAF Tehnika AS and Member of the Management Board of AS Microlink. From 1992 to 1999 N. Bergs worked at World Trade Center Riga, where he held the position of General Director and became Member of the Board of Directors in 1998. N. Bergs has graduated Riga Technical University in 1986 with a degree in radio engineering.

Vice Chairman, owns 17.05% of shares
Didzis Liepkalns, born in 1962, is Vice-Chairman of the Board and Technical Director of SAF Tehnika AS. D. Liepkalns founded a private enterprise SAF in 1995 and cofounded the company SAF Tehnika AS in 1999. From 1985 to 1990 he worked as an engineer at the Institute of Electronic Engineering and Computer Sciences. D. Liepkalns has graduated Riga Technical University in 1985 with a degree in radio engineering.

Member
Aira Loite, born in 1965, Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of SAF Tehnika AS. Prior to joining the company in November, 2007, she worked for SIA Lattelecom (2006/2007) initially as Business Performance Director and later as Director of Business Information and Control division. From 2000 till 2006 she held the position of the Head of Finances and Administration of SIA Microlink Latvia, being Board member as well. From 2004 till 2005 she was Chief Financial Officer of Microlink Group. A. Loite has graduated University of Latvia in 1988 with a degree in applied mathematics. She has been awarded the degree of Master of Business Administration by the University of Salford (UK) in 2009.

Member
Janis Ennitis, born in 1970, is Member of the Board and he holds the position of Vice-President Sales and Marketing in the Company. Prior to joining the Company in July 2006, Janis Ennitis was employed by information technology and electronics distribution company GNT Latvia (now ALSO) as Sales and Marketing Director. J. Ennitis holds a Master degree of Microelectronics from Riga Technical University which he graduated in 1996. Post graduate studies during 1996/1997 were held at the Technical University of Lausanne in Switzerland.

Chairman, owns 6.08% of shares
Vents Lacars, born in 1968, is Chairman of the Supervisory Council and Vice-President Business Development of SAF Tehnika AS. Before co-founding the Company, from 1992 to 1999, he worked for SIA Fortech, where throughout his career he held positions of programmer, lead programmer, and manager/project manager in the networking department. From 1990 to 1992 V. Lacars worked as a programmer at state electric utility company Latvenergo. V. Lacars has studied in Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Latvia.

Member, owns 10.03% of shares
Andrejs Grisans, born in 1957, is Member of the Supervisory Council and Production Department Manager. A. Grisans is one of the co-founders of SAF Tehnika AS. Prior to joining the Company, he owned and managed a private company specializing in electronic equipment engineering, production and distribution. From 1992 to 1999 A. Grisans was involved in entrepreneurial activities in the field of radio engineering. He worked as an engineer-constructor at the Institute of Polymer Mechanics from 1984 to 1992 and in the construction bureau Orbita from 1980 to 1984. A. Grisans has graduated Riga Technical University in 1980 with a degree in radio engineering.

Vice-Chairman, owns 8.71% of shares
Juris Ziema, born in 1964, co-founder of the Company, is Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Council and Production Department Director. From 1998 to 1999 he worked as an engineer at Didzis Liepkalns' private enterprise SAF. From 1987 to 1999 J. Ziema worked as an engineer at the Institute of Electronic Engineering and Computer Sciences. J. Ziema has graduated Riga Technical University in 1987 with a degree in radio engineering.

Member
Ivars Senbergs, born in 1962, Member of the Supervisory Council, also Chairman of the Board of SIA Juridiskais Audits, Latnek Ipasumi and SIA Namipasumu parvalde, Member of the Supervisory Council of AS MFS bookkeeping and Member of the Board of SIA Hipno. From 1999 till 2000 he worked as Finance and Administrative Director at SIA Fortech. I. Senbergs has graduated Faculty of Law, University of Latvia.

Member
Janis Bergs, born in 1970, Member of the Supervisory Council, also Chairman of the Board of SIA FMS. J. Bergs is a former Chairman of the Board of SIA Fortech, later Chairman of the Board of Microlink Group. In 2004 J. Bergs was elected in the Management Board of the Latvian Information Technology and Telecommunications Association. J. Bergs has graduated Riga Technical University in 1993 with a degree in radio engineering. In 2000 he graduated Riga Business School with an MBA degree.
President and the Member of the Management Board of Latvian Electrical Engineering and Electronics Industry Association (LEtERA) Member of the Management Board of SIA "Namipasumu parvalde", Owns 40.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "CityCredit", Owns 40.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "FMS Group", Owns 27.50 of the shares Shareholder of SIA "TCon", Owns 26.00% of the shares Shareholder of UAB "Fortek IT", Owns 26.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "Energijas centrs", Owns 25.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "P3B Holdings", Owns 18.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "Real Sound Lab", Owns 10.00% of the shares
Chairman of the Management Board of consortium "Latvian IT Cluster" Chairman of the Management Board of SIA "FMS" Shareholder of SIA "FMS Group", Owns 27.50% of the shares Shareholder of UAB "Fortek IT", Owns 29.00% of the shares Shareholder of UAB BKA, Owns 33.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "CityCredit", Owns 30.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "TCon", Owns 26.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "Energijas centrs", Owns 25.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "P3B Holdings", Owns 18.00% of the shares
Chairman of the Management Board of SIA "Latnek Ipasumi", Owns 60.00% of the shares Chairman of the Management Board of SIA "Juridiskais Audits", Owns 58.62% of the shares Chairman of the Management Board of SIA "Namipasumu parvalde", Owns 30.00% of the shares Member of the Management Board of SIA "Hipno", Owns 5.00% of the shares Member of the Supervisory Council of AS "MFS bookkeeping", Shareholder of SIA "Namservisa Agentura", Owns 33.30% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "Arhitekta K.Rukuta Birojs", Owns 5.12% of the shares
Member of the Management Board of SIA "Details", Owns 20.00% of the shares
Shareholder of SIA "REED Production", Owns 35.00% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "Pakards", Owns 33.33% of the shares Shareholder of SIA "Auto Mikss", Owns 25.00% of the shares
SAF Tehnika AS (the "Group") is a designer, producer and distributor of digital microwave data transmission equipment. The Group offers comprehensive, cost-effective PDH, SDH and IP broadband wireless connectivity solutions for digital voice and data transmission to fixed and cellular network operators, data service providers, governments and private enterprises as an alternative to cable communications channels.
The Group's net sales for the 12-month period of the financial year 2008/2009 were LVL 8.83 million (EUR 12.56 million) representing 83% of the previous financial year's net sales. The results were mainly impacted by slowing sales in CIS and Asia markets. Europe formed the largest sales portion (29.51%) and represent a slight decrease on a year-on-year basis (-0.8%). Although sales in the CIS decreased substantially from the beginning of the calendar year 2009, it was the second largest region by sales contribution in the financial year 2008/2009 (19.37%). The largest revenue increase (+26.38%) was reached in the African region where intensive sales endeavours brought results and 1.37 million LVL (EUR 1.95 million) sales were recorded. The Group's products were sold in 79 countries during financial year 2008/2009. 11 of them were new markets. The Group's aggregate exports for the reporting period is LVL 8.41 million (EUR 11.97 million) comprising 95.3% from total net sales which is by largely on par with the prior financial year. The sales strategy of servicing a wider geographical customer base continues to provide a buffer in the current challenging environment.
The net loss of the Group for the financial year 2008/2009 is LVL 1.242 million (EUR 1.767 million) which mainly reflects lower sales and falling margins due to a lack of funding for investments for The Group's clients and increasing competition. The loss was notably impacted by allowances recorded for bad and doubtful trade receivables for one Russia client amounting to 245 thousand LVL (348 thousand EUR) due to information received about significant liquidity problems of it (sales were originally made during the second half of 2008). An extraordinary item relating to the divestment of a subsidiary SAF Tehnika Sweden AB amounting to LVL 437 thousand (EUR 621 thousand) was a further contributor.
During the reporting year the Group invested LVL 139 thousand (EUR 197 thousand) in product certification, development and production software, production equipment and IT.
In order to promote the popularity of SAF brand, present Group's product news, strengthen the positions of SAF in the telecommunication market and to find new clients and partners SAF Tehnika AS has participated in several regional and international telecommunication and information technology exhibitions. Among them "CeBIT 2009" in Hannover, Germany, and "Sviaz ExpoComm 2009" in Moscow, Russia were the largest. Participation was co-financed by European Regional Development Fund in those events.
The Group keeps an ongoing focus towards the development of latest CFIP product line, to expand it beyond already well received CFIP 108 Mbps FODU all Outdoor radio system. Continuous product support and maintenance is provided for CFM and CFQ product line radios.
An agreement on the buy-out of the capital shares of the Swedish subsidiary "SAF Tehnika Sweden" was signed in November 2008 between SAF Tehnika AS and a company representing the current management of SAF Tehnika Sweden AB – Trebax. Since then the former subsidiary operates as an independent company, but continues to provide services for SAF Tehnika ASon development of data transmission equipment.
A joint Group in Russian Federation under the name of SAF Tehnika RUS Ltd (САФ Техника РУС OOO) and Russian Group named "Мобильные технологии" OOO as its co-founder was established in November 2008 with the aim to increase the sales of SAF Tehnika products in Russia, but has not started its operations due to economical situation in the region and currently is dormant.
Even in such tough conditions SAF Tehnika AS continues to roll out new products from the CFIP family to satisfy customer needs for higher capacity products and recover reducing sales for CFM products. The Group is planning to launch new products outside the scope of traditional licensed point to point MW radios in 7-38 GHz during coming periods. A solid financial condition (net cash rather than net debt) allows the Group to maintain general operations at their previous level and increase the sales team's local presence in all regions. The Group's focus will be the further development of sales activities in North America where significant sales growth is expected already in the first part of financial year 2009/2010 and Asia where the Group has already established a solid local presence. Further growth is planned in the present most active region – Africa. There will be ongoing attention on the reduction of production expenses by looking for more efficient product design and improvement of internal processes with the goal to end the financial year 2009/2010 with a profit.
The annual report has been approved by the general shareholders' meeting on 29 October, 2009.
Chairman of the shareholders' meeting
Normunds Bergs Chairman of the Board Riga, 29 October 2009
The Board of SAF Tehnika AS (hereinafter – the Company) is responsible for preparing the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiary (hereinafter – the Group).
The consolidated financial statements set out on pages 22 to 54 are prepared in accordance with the source documents and present fairly the financial position of the Group as at 30 June 2009 and the results of its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended.
The above mentioned financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU on a going concern basis. Appropriate accounting policies have been applied on a consistent basis. Prudent and reasonable judgements and estimates have been made by the management in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
The Board of SAF Tehnika AS is responsible for the maintenance of proper accounting records, the safeguarding of the Group's assets and the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities in the Group. The Board is also responsible for the compliance with the laws of the countries in which the Group's companies are operating (Latvia and Sweden).

During the financial year 2008/2009 Joint Stock Company "SAF Tehnika" (hereinafter - Group) has continued its operations according to its chosen strategy of maintaining high production quality for a reasonable price.
Although the Group has significantly increased sales in Africa, rapid decline of sales in CIS and Asia resulted in a substantial revenue decrease. As to the products - the major decline of the CFM product line was experienced.
The R&D department has made great efforts to improve and develop CFIP product line. CFIP platform serves as a basis for all new products designed in order to address present and future market requirements.
Supervisory Council advises the Management Board to concentrate resources on a vigorous promotion and further development of CFIP product line in all markets in order to compensate the decline of demand for CFM products.
During the previous financial period the Supervisory Council has performed its duties to monitor the activities of the Group according to the legislation in force and the resolutions of the shareholders, reviewed financial reports and monitored the actions of the Management Board.
Vents Lacars Chairman of the Supervisory Council Riga, 29 October 2009

The personnel management is a significant factor for effective and successful development of SAF Tehnika AS in a rapidly evolving global business environment. We believe it is our duty to make sure our employees feel as a part of a big team and are treated as unique and highly valuable specialists. At the beginning of the financial year 172 employees worked for the Group, 15 of which were employed by SAF Tehnika Sweden AB. Both buy-out of the shares by SAF Tehnika Sweden AB management in November 2008 and optimization of operational processes contributed to the fact that the number of the Group's employees reduced to 143 at the end of the financial year. Majority of our employees are specialists or highly qualified personnel. In comparison to previous financial year, the proportion of women had fallen down by 20%. The number of employees with higher education had risen by 4%, and there was also a slight increase – by 1% - in number of those having professional college education. The average age of the Group's employee is 37 years. Despite the fact that the number of employees working for the Group for less than 2 years had risen by 5%, still almost half of the staff are core long-term employees. Here at SAF Tehnika we believe that each our department is an important part of operations chain, thus each our employee makes fundamental contribution to overall performance of the Group.
SAF Tehnika AS customers are the basis for its current and future development; therefore, great emphasis is put on development of employees' communication and consultation skills that guarantee the efficient fulfillment of wishes and needs of the Group's clients. Thus, personnel recruitment, effectiveness of training, as well as personnel loyalty programs play an important role. The Group's goal is ideal correspondence between the candidate's competence, professional attitude and job requirements, as well as corporate culture and goals. Taking into account the ever-changing business environment, the Group is constantly investing in qualification improvement programs, also notably contributing to coordination and control of internal and external training processes, as well as encouraging our employees to acquire higher academic or professional education by supporting their efforts. The Group believes in high value of effective team-building, improvement of operational procedures and efficient resource management.
In order to attract young and talented students to electronics industry, The Group takes part in projects aimed at informing students of technical sciences about SAF Tehnika AS and other companies of the industry. The Group is actively working with professional schools and universities, providing traineeship possibilities.
The Group offers modern environment, as well as state-of-the-art research and production tools for effective and successful work of employees. Its staff is encouraged to take active part in maintaining and developing a Quality Management System by contributions to improvement of different processes, which also helps each our employee to broaden the understanding of their value, as well as importance of their work and role in the Group. SAF Tehnika AS cares for its employees, thus yearly compulsory health inspections are organized within its premises, and each employee is provided with healthcare insurance. Every year such corporate activities as sports games, New Year's Eve party and other socializing events are organized by the Group in order to boost team spirit and unity of our employees.

Division of employees by education 2008/09

Division of employees by job category 2008/09

We take various actions in order to support programs which are intended for the benefit of the whole society. Last year we reasonably invested in different charity and sponsorship projects.
SAF provided financial support for the program "Mission Possible" where young, talented graduates are recruited for the work in Latvian schools. We consider that education should be the ultimate value around which the future of Latvian society should be built.
We have continued active participation in the projects for popularization of engineer careers and development of engineering by offering grants to engineer students of Riga Technical University and providing positions of field practice for students coming from several educational institutions, inter alia Riga Technical University and Riga Technical College.
SAF was involved in different educational and research projects organized by Latvian Electrical Engineering and Electronics Industry association. We consider that the actions regarding popularization of technical education and inventions are the only way to achieve growth and development of the industry. Therefore SAF has supported young engineers and participated in funding of young engineers activities.
Within Latvian Electrical Engineering and Electronics Industry association members of SAF Management Board consult Latvian government and administrative body regarding the implementation of European Union framework legislation using most effective and practical methods, as well as express propositions for supplementation of electrical engineering and electronics and related branch legislation.
In order to minimize our environmental impact we organize effective waste handling and reduce the use of harmful substances. Our policy is to use best endeavours for conserving raw materials, water and energy, eliminating the use of toxic raw materials and substances, reducing the quantity and toxicity of waste. SAF Tehnika AS participates in packing material recycling programs. Every employee of SAF Tehnika AS is involved in execution of our common environmental policy.
SAF Tehnika AS participates in the program for disposal of waste of electrical and electronic equipment and complies with the provisions of Directive 2002/96/EC on waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
We have organized the production in a way that we comply with Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Produced equipment is also RoHS compliant.
Net Sales, LVL

Gross profit, LVL


Number of active markets

| 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 8 825 628 | 10 650 128 | 13 362 094 | 13 259 709 | 11 066 391 | 12 818 452 |
| Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) |
-792 781 | 244 248 | 1 107 147 | 2 361 819 | 2 512 645 | 5 255 447 |
| share of the turnover % | -9% | 2% | 8% | 18% | 23% | 41% |
| Profit/loss before interest and taxes (EBIT) |
-1 248 781 | -411 026 | 322 059 | 1 666 216 | 1 959 205 | 4 922 075 |
| share of the turnover % | -14% | -4% | 2% | 13% | 18% | 38% |
| Net Profit | -1 241 746 | -472 492 | 159 582 | 1 602 131 | 1 559 327 | 3 920 569 |
| share of the turnover % | -14% | -4% | 1% | 12% | 14% | 31% |
| Return on equity (ROE) % | -17% | -6% | 2% | 20% | 22% | 92% |
| Return on assets (ROA) % | -15% | -5% | 1% | 17% | 19% | 66% |
| Liquidity ratio | ||||||
| Quick ratio % | 234% | 141% | 12% | 54% | 14% | 54% |
| Current ratio % | 421% | 331% | 116% | 201% | 260% | 246% |
| Average number of employees | 152 | 172 | 182 | 136 | 124 | 90 |
SAF Tehnika shareholders (over 5%) as of 01.10.2009
| Name | Ownership interest (%) |
|---|---|
| Didzis Liepkalns | 17.05% |
| Swedbank AS Clients Account (formerly AS Hansapank) | 12.96% |
| Andrejs Grisans | 10.03% |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken | 9.98% |
| Normunds Bergs | 9.74% |
| Juris Ziema | 8.71% |
| Gatis Poiss | 8.05% |
| Vents Lacars | 6.08% |
| 2008/09 | 2007/08 | |
|---|---|---|
| Share price (last) for the end of period | 0.48 | 1.00 |
| Market value of share capital | 1 425 686 | 2 970 180 |
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.42 | -0.16 |
| Dividend per share (for the previous reporting period) | - | - |
| Dividend / net profit (for the previous reporting period) | - | - |
| P/E ratio | -1.15 | -6.87 |
| 2008/09 | 2007/08 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 0.27 | 0.94 |
| Highest | 1.05 | 5.95 |
| Medium | 0.43 | 1.87 |


Share turnover (million LVL)
LVL

| ISIN | LV0000101129 |
|---|---|
| Name | SAF1R |
| List | Baltic main list |
| Stock Exchange | NASDAQ OMX Group, Riga Stock Exchange |
| Inclusion in indexes | OMX Riga, OMX Baltic Benchmark GI, OMX Baltic Benchmark Cap GI, OMX |
| Baltic GI | |
| Nominal value | 1.00 LVL |
| Total number of securities | 2,970,180 |
| Number of listed securities | 2,970,180 |
| Listing date | 26.05.04 |
In the accounting period SAF Tehnika AS has followed the principles of good corporate governance Selected principles from SAF Tehnika Corporate Governance report
Shareholders exercise their right to participate in the management of SAF Tehnika AS at Shareholders' meetings. According to the laws in force, SAF Tehnika AS calls the annual Shareholders' meeting at least once a year. Extraordinary Shareholders' meetings are called per necessity. All shareholders have equal rights to participate in the management of SAF Tehnika AS. They are entitled to participate at Shareholders' meetings and to receive information that shareholders need in order to make decisions. Only Shareholders' meeting can amend the Articles of association.
According to the Commercial law of Latvia and the Articles of association of SAF Tehnika AS its Supervisory Council consists from five members and it is elected by Shareholders' meeting for the term of three years. For its part, Management Board consists from four members and it is elected by Supervisory Council for a term of three years. Management Board members must meet the criteria approved by Supervisory Council. Chairman of the Management Board is nominated by Supervisory Council. Supervisory Council can recall a member of the Management Board if there is a significant ground for that. Member of the Management Board can also leave the post voluntarily at any time.
Powers of the Management Board are set in the Articles of association of SAF Tehnika AS which is available on SAF website www.saftehnika.com. Management Board represents and manages SAF Tehnika AS. Members of the Management Board can represent SAF Tehnika each separately. Shareholders' meeting of SAF Tehnika AS can not decide upon issues which fall within the competence of Management Board.
SAF Tehnika AS does not have any other contractual agreement with auditors - only auditing agreement. The report document can be found on SAFwebpage www.saftehnika.com.


| 30 June | 30 June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| LVL | LVL | EUR | EUR | ||
| ASSETS | |||||
| Non-current assets | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 6 | 717 950 | 1 007 978 | 1 021 551 | 1 434 223 |
| Intangible assets | 7 | 67 273 | 529 420 | 95 721 | 753 297 |
| Non-current financial assets | 8 | 590 | 590 | 839 | 839 |
| Deferred tax assets | 15 | 51 025 | 100 051 | 72 602 | 142 359 |
| 836 838 | 1 638 039 | 1 190 713 | 2 330 718 | ||
| Current assets | |||||
| Inventories | 9 | 2 552 910 | 2 895 414 | 3 632 464 | 4 119 802 |
| Corporate income tax prepaid | 20 297 | 95 410 | 28 880 | 135 756 | |
| Trade receivables | 10 | 1 746 412 | 2 521 670 | 2 484 920 | 3 588 013 |
| Other receivables | 11 | 124 742 | 106 215 | 177 492 | 151 131 |
| Prepaid expense | 24 837 | 75 376 | 35 340 | 107 252 | |
| Derivatives | 12 | - | 61 | - | 87 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 13 | 2 346 818 | 1 950 035 | 3 339 221 | 2 774 650 |
| 6 816 016 | 7 644 181 | 9 698 317 | 10 876 691 | ||
| Total assets | 7 652 854 | 9 282 220 | 10 889 030 | 13 207 409 | |
| EQUITY | |||||
| Share capital | 14 | 2 970 180 | 2 970 180 | 4 226 185 | 4 226 185 |
| Share premium | 2 004 204 | 2 004 204 | 2 851 725 | 2 851 725 | |
| Currency translation reserve | - | 5 106 | - | 7 265 | |
| Retained earnings | 1 676 448 | 2 918 194 | 2 385 371 | 4 152 216 | |
| Total equity | 6 650 832 | 7 897 684 | 9 463 281 | 11 237 391 | |
| LIABILITIES | |||||
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Payables | 16 | 955 609 | 1 379 377 | 1 359 709 | 1 962 677 |
| Borrowings | 17 | 1 896 | 5 159 | 2 698 | 7 341 |
| Deferred income | 44 517 | - | 63 342 | - | |
| Total liabilities | 1 002 022 | 1 384 536 | 1 425 749 | 1 970 018 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 7 652 854 | 9 282 220 | 10 889 030 | 13 207 409 | |
The accompanying notes on pages 27 to 54 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements on pages 22 to 54 were approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
Normunds Bergs Chairman of the Board 29 October 2009
| Year ended 30 June | Year ended 30 June | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | ||
| LVL | LVL | EUR | EUR | |||
| Sales | 18 | 8 825 628 | 10 650 128 | 12 557 737 | 15 153 767 | |
| Cost of sales | 19 | (7 307 556) | (9 169 084) | (10 397 715) | (13 046 431) | |
| Gross profit | 1 518 072 | 1 481 044 | 2 160 022 | 2 107 336 | ||
| Selling and marketing costs | ||||||
| 20 | (1 613 713) | (1 450 140) | (2 296 107) | (2 063 363) | ||
| Administrative expense | 21 | (867 182) | (741 029) | (1 233 889) | (1 054 389) | |
| Other income | 22 | 56 542 | 334 202 | 80 452 | 475 526 | |
| Financial revenue | 102 402 | 31 124 | 145 705 | 44 286 | ||
| Financial expense | 23 | (4 170) | (90 297) | (5 933) | (128 482) | |
| Loss on sale of long-term | ||||||
| investment | (436 562) | - | (621 172) | - | ||
| Loss before taxes | (1 244 611) | (435 096) | (1 770 922) | (619 086) | ||
| Corporate income tax | 24 | 2 865 | (37 396) | 4 077 | (53 210) | |
| Loss for the year | (1 241 746) | (472 492) | (1 766 845) | (672 296) | ||
| Attributable to: | ||||||
| Shareholders of the Group | ||||||
| (1 241 746) | (472 492) | (1 766 845) | (672 296) | |||
| Earnings per share attributable to the | ||||||
| shareholders of the Group (LVL per | ||||||
| share) | ||||||
| – basic | 25 | -0.42 | -0.16 | -0.59 | -0.23 | |
| – diluted | 25 | -0.42 | -0.16 | -0.59 | -0.23 | |
The accompanying notes on pages 27 to 54 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements on pages 22 to 54 were approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
Normunds Bergs Chairman of the Board 29 October 2009
| Share capital | Share premium |
Currency translation |
Retained earnings |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | LVL | reserve LVL |
LVL | LVL | |
| Balance as at 30 June 2007 | 2 970 180 | 2 004 204 | 15 968 | 3 390 686 | 8 381 038 |
| Currency translation difference | - | - | (10 862) | - | (10 862) |
| Total income and expense for the year recognized directly in equity Loss for the year |
- - |
- - |
(10 862) - |
- (472 492) |
(10 862) (472 492) |
| Total income and expense for the | |||||
| year | - | - | (10 862) | (472 492) | (483 354) |
| Balance as at 30 June 2008 | 2 970 180 | 2 004 204 | 5 106 | 2 918 194 | 7 897 684 |
| Currency translation difference | - | - | (5 106) | - | (5 106) |
| Total income and expense for the year recognized directly in equity Loss for the year |
- - |
- - |
(5 106) - |
- (1 241 746) |
(5 106) (1 241 746) |
| Total income and expense for the | |||||
| year | - | - | (5 106) | (1 241 746) | (1 246 852) |
| Balance as at 30 June 2009 | 2 970 180 | 2 004 204 | - | 1 676 448 | 6 650 832 |
The accompanying notes on pages 27 to 54 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| Share capital | Share premium |
Currency translation |
Retained earnings |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | EUR | reserve EUR |
EUR | EUR | |
| Balance as at 30 June 2007 | 4 226 185 | 2 851 725 | 22 720 | 4 824 512 | 11 925 142 |
| Currency translation difference | - | - | (15 455) | - | (15 455) |
| Total income and expense for the | |||||
| year recognized directly in equity | - | - | (15 455) | - | (15 455) |
| Loss for the year | - | - | - | (672 296) | (672 296) |
| Total income and expense for the | |||||
| year | - | - | (15 455) | (672 296) | (687 751) |
| Balance as at 30 June 2008 | 4 226 185 | 2 851 725 | 7 265 | 4 152 216 | 11 237 391 |
| Currency translation difference | - | - | (7 265) | - | (7 265) |
| Total income and expense for the | |||||
| year recognized directly in equity | - | - | (7 265) | - | (7 265) |
| Loss for the year | - | - | - | (1 766 845) | (1 766 845) |
| Total income and expense for the | |||||
| year | - | - | (7 265) | (1 766 845) | (1 774 110) |
| Balance as at 30 June 2009 | 4 226 185 | 2 851 725 | - | 2 385 371 | 9 463 281 |
The accompanying notes on pages 27 to 54 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| 30.06.2009 30.06.2008 30.06.2009 30.06.2008 LVL LVL EUR EUR Loss before tax (1 244 611) (435 096) (1 770 922) (619 086) Adjustments for: - depreciation 6 351 364 482 383 499 946 686 369 - amortization 7 104 636 172 891 148 884 246 002 - changes in allowance for slow-moving inventories 9 (33 439) (144 280) (47 580) (205 292) - changes in accruals for unused annual leave 16 (31 903) (26 936) (45 394) (38 326) - changes in allowances for bad debtors 10 256 535 (45 856) 365 016 (65 247) - interest income (83 481) (31 063) (118 783) (44 199) - interest expense 23 4 170 24 070 5 933 34 249 - (gain)/loss from revaluation of derivative financial instruments 23 61 (61) 87 (87) - receipt of government grant 22 (50 730) (309 723) (72 182) (440 696) - (gain)/loss from sale of PPE 334 252 475 359 - loss on sale of subsidiary 436 562 - 621 172 - Cash (used in) operations before changes in working capital (290 502) (313 419) (413 348) (445 954) Inventories increase 359 131 2 678 633 510 997 3 811 351 Receivables increase 482 616 44 939 686 701 63 942 Payables (decrease)/ increase (267 001) 377 282 (379 908) 536 824 Cash generated from operating activities 284 244 2 787 435 404 442 3 966 163 Receipt of government grant 22 64 985 292 814 92 465 416 637 Interest paid 23 (4 170) (24 070) (5 933) (34 249) Income tax received 75 978 255 676 108 107 363 794 Net cash generated from operating activities 421 037 3 311 855 599 081 4 712 345 Cash flow from investing activities Purchases of property, plant and equipment 6 (73 856) (132 485) (105 088) (188 509) Proceeds from sale of PPE 529 16 274 753 23 156 Purchases of intangible assets 7 (28 843) (109 366) (41 040) (155 614) Net cash received from sale of subsidiary 48 437 - 68 920 - Interest received 75 978 28 077 108 107 39 950 Net cash generated from (used in) investing activities 22 245 (197 500) 31 652 (281 017) Cash flows from financing activities Repaid borrowings (3 263) (1 462 257) (4 643) (2 080 604) Net cash (used in) financing activities (3 263) (1 462 257) (4 643) (2 080 604) Effect of exchange rate changes Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (43 236) (1 651) (61 519) (2 349) 396 783 1 650 447 564 571 2 348 375 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 1 950 035 299 588 2 774 650 426 275 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the 13 year 2 346 818 1 950 035 3 339 221 2 774 650 |
Note | Year ended 30 June | Year ended 30 June | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The accompanying notes on pages 27 to 54 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The core business activity of SAF Tehnika AS and its subsidiaries (hereinafter – the Group) comprises the design, production and distribution of microwave radio data transmission equipment offering an alternative to cable channels. The Group offers approximately 200 products to mobile network operators, data service providers (such as Internet service providers and telecommunications companies), as well as state and private companies. SAF Tehnika AS owned 100% subsidiary SAF Tehnika Sweden AB until November 2008 when it was sold to SAF Tehnika Sweden ABmanagement.
A joint company in the Russian Federation under the name of SAF Tehnika RUS Ltd (САФ Техника РУС OOO) with a Russian company named "Мобильные технологии" (Mobile Technology) OOO as its co-founder was established in the November 2008. "SAF Tehnika" A/S (hereinafter – the Company) owns 51% of the shares of SAF Tehnika RUS Ltd. Up to now SAF Tehnika RUShas not started its operations.
The Company is a public joint stock company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Latvia. The address of its registered office is 24a, Ganību dambis, Riga, Latvia. The shares of the Company are listed on NASDAQ OMX Riga Stock Exchange, Latvia.
These financial statements were approved by the Board on 29 October 2009.
The Company's shareholders have the power to amend the consolidated financial statements after the issue.
The principal accounting and measurement policies adopted in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below:
The consolidated financial statements of SAF Tehnika AS have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU. IFRS as adopted by the EU do not currently differ from IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and currently effective for the purpose of these financial statements, except for certain hedge accounting requirements under IAS 39, which have not been adopted by the EU. The Group has determined that the unendorsed hedge accounting requirements under IAS 39 would not impact the Group's financial statements had they been endorsed by the EU at the balance sheet date.
The accounting policies used by the Group are consistent with those used in the previous accounting period. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for certain financial assets (e.g. derivatives are measured at fair value).
In the current year, the Group has adopted:
• IFRIC 14, 'IAS 19 – The limit on a defined benefit asset, minimum funding requirements and their interaction', provides guidance on assessing the limit in IAS 19 on the amount of the surplus that can be recognised as an asset. It also explains how the pension asset or liability may be affected by a statutory or contractual minimum funding requirement;
• IFRIC 12 Service Concession Arrangements (effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2008, however, not yet adopted by EU). The interpretation addresses how service concession operators should apply existing International Financial Reporting Standards to account for the obligations they undertake and rights they receive in service concession arrangements.
• IFRIC 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes (effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 July 2008). The interpretation specifies how customer loyalty programs should be accounted for.
The adoption of the above Standards and Interpretations did not have an impact on the financial statements of the Group.
Subsidiaries involved in the consolidation are companies in which the Parent Group directly or indirectly owns more than a half of the voting rights or has otherwise obtained the power to govern their operations. The existence and effect of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered when assessing whether or not the Parent Group controls another Group.
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases. Inter-Group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
The Group uses the purchase method of accounting to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries or businesses. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued, and liabilities incurred or assumed on the acquisition date, plus costs directly attributable to the acquisition. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are initially measured at their fair values on the acquisition date, irrespective of the extent of any minority interest. The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the Group's share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.
Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group's entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the functional currency). The consolidated financial statements are presented in lats (LVL), which is the Group's functional and presentation currency. According to the requirements of NASDAQ OMX Riga Stock Exchange, all balances are also stated in euros (EUR). For disclosure purposes, the currency translation has been performed by applying the official currency exchange rate determined by the Bank of Latvia, i.e. EUR 1 = LVL 0.702804.
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the income statement.
The results and financial position of the Group entities (none of which having the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:
(i) Assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate at the date of the respective balance sheet; (ii) income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates (unless this average is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the dates of the transactions); and
(iii) all resulting exchange differences are recognised as a separate component of equity.
Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity or business are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign entity and translated at the closing rate.
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment in value. Such cost includes the cost of replacing part of such plant and equipment if the asset recognition criteria are met.
Subsequent costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably.
Current repairs are charged to the income statement during the financial period in which they are incurred. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets to allocate their cost less the estimated residual values by applying the following depreciation rates:
| % per annum | |
|---|---|
| Mobile phones | 50 |
| Technological equipment | 33.33 |
| Transport vehicles | 20 |
| Other fixtures and fittings | 25 |
Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of leasehold improvement and the term of lease.
The assets residual values, useful lives and methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year-end. An asset's carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset's carrying amount exceeds its estimated recoverable amount (see Note G).
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the respective carrying amount and included in the income statement.
Intangible assets arising from development are measured on initial recognition at cost. Subsequently, these are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination corresponds to their fair value on the acquisition date.
Amortization is charged from the moment when the underlying assets are available for use. The amortization is calculated using the straight line method to allocate the cost of product prototypes over the estimated useful life of 10 years.
Trademarks and licenses have a definite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. Amortisation is calculated on a straight-line basis to allocate the costs of trademarks and licenses over their estimated useful life, which usually is 3 years.
Acquired computer software licenses are capitalised on the basis of the purchase and installation costs. These costs are amortised over their estimated useful lives of three years.
Research costs are expensed as incurred. An intangible asset arising from the development expenditure on an individual project is recognized only when the Group can demonstrate the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale, its intentions to complete and its ability to use or sell the asset, how the asset will generate future economic benefits, the availability of resources to complete and the ability to measure reliably the expenditure during the development. Following the initial recognition of the development expenditure, the cost model is applied requiring the asset to be carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. Any expenditure capitalized is amortized over the period of the expected future sales from the related project.
Intangible assets that are not put in use or have an indefinite useful life (incl. goodwill) are not subject to amortisation and are reviewed for impairment on an annual basis. Assets that are subject to amortisation and depreciation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less selling costs and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash inflows (cash-generating units).
A geographical segment provides products or services within a particular economic environment that is subject to risks and benefits different from those of components operating in other economic environments. A business segment is a group of assets and operations providing products or services that are subject to risks and benefits different from those of other business segments.
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is stated on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. Costs of finished goods and work-in-progress include cost of materials.
Receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Allowance for impairment of receivables is established when there is objective evidence that the Group will not be able to collect the full amount due according to the original terms. The amount of the allowance is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate. Change in allowance is recognised in the income statement.
Cash and cash equivalents comprise current bank accounts balances and deposits, and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are charged against the share premium account.
Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortised cost; any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognised in the income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest rate method. Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the Group is entitled to postpone the settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date.
Borrowing costs are recognized as an expense when incurred.
Deferred tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. However, if the deferred tax arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business acquisition that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit nor loss, it is not accounted for. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realised or the deferred income tax liability is settled.
Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.
Deferred tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
The Group makes social insurance contributions under the State's health, retirement benefit and unemployment schemes at the statutory rates in force during the year, based on gross salary payments. The Group pays fixed contributions to a privately administered pension insurance plan. The Group will have no legal or constructive obligations to pay further contributions if the statutory fund or the private pension plan cannot settle their liabilities towards the employees. The cost of these payments is included into the income statement in the same period as the related salary cost.
Revenue comprises the fair value of the goods and services sold, net of value-added tax, discounts and inter-Group sales. Revenue is recognised as follows:
Sale of goods is recognised when a Group entity has passed the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods to the customer, i.e. delivered products to the customer and the customer has accepted the products in accordance with the contract terms, and it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Group..
Revenue is recognised in the period when the services are rendered.
Leases of property, plant and equipment in which a significant portion of the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease period.
Dividends payable to the Group's shareholders are recognised as a liability in the Group's financial statements in the period in which the dividends are approved by the Group's shareholders.
Government grants are recognized where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attaching conditions will be complied with. When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognized as income over the period necessary to match the grant on systematic basis to the costs that is intended to compensate. Where the grant relates to an asset, the fair value is credit to a deferred income account and is released to the income statement over the expected useful life of the relevant asset by equal annual instalments.
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements the following Standards and Interpretations were in issue but not yet effective:
IAS 27 'Consolidated and separate financial statements' (effective from 1 January 2009). The standard requires the effects of all transactions with non-controlling interests to be recorded in equity if there is no change in control and these transactions will no longer result in goodwill or gains and losses. The standard also specifies the accounting when control is lost.
IFRS 3 (Revised), 'Business combinations' (effective from 1 July 2009), (not yet endorsed by EU). The standard continues to apply the acquisition method to business combinations, with some significant changes. For example, all payments to purchase a business are to be recorded at fair value at the acquisition date, with contingent payments classified as debt subsequently re-measured through the income statement. There is a choice to measure the non – controlling interest either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest's proportionate share of the acquiree's net assets. All acquisition related costs should be expensed;
The Group anticipates that adoptions of the above Standards and Interpretations will have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group in the period of initial application.
The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks:
(b) Credit risk;
(c) Liquidity risk.
The Group's overall risk management focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise its potential adverse effects on the Group's financial performance. The Group uses derivative financial instruments to hedge certain risk exposures.
The responsibility for risk management lies with the Finance Department. The Finance Department identifies and evaluates risks and seeks for solutions to avoid financial risks in close co-operation with other operating units of the Group.
The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign currency risk mainly arising from U.S. dollar fluctuations.
Foreign currency risk primarily arises from future commercial transactions and recognised assets – cash and trade receivables and liabilities – accounts payables and borrowings. To manage the foreign currency risk arising from future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities, the Group uses forward foreign currency contracts. The foreign currency risk arises when future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities are denominated in a currency different from the entity's functional currency. The Finance Department analyses the net open position in each foreign currency. The Group might decide to enter into forward FX contracts or to maintain borrowings (in form of credit line) in appropriate currency and amount.
From time to time the Group has significant exposure of credit risk with its customers. The Group's policy is to ensure that wholesale of products is carried out with customers having appropriate credit histories. If the customers are residing in countries with high credit risk, then Letters of Credit issued by reputable credit institutions are used as credit risk management instruments. In situations where no Letters of Credit can be obtained from reputable credit institutions, the prepayments from the customers are requested.
As at 30 June 2009, the Group's credit risk exposure to a single customer amounted to 17.00 % of the total trade receivables (30.06.2008: 17.01%). With respect to credit risk arising from the other financial assets of the Group, which comprise cash and cash equivalents and derivatives, the Group's exposure to credit risk arises from the default of the counterparty, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments. The Group's maximum credit risk exposure amounts to LVL 4 263 696 or 55.71% to total assets (30.06.2008: LVL 4 749 358 or 51.17% to total assets).
Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash and the availability of funding through short-term borrowings secured by the Letters of Credit terms. Due to the dynamic nature of the core operations, the Finance Department aims to maintain flexibility in funding by obtaining available credit lines.
During the reporting period 3 million EUR multi-currency credit line was available assigned by Nordea bank Finland plc Latvia branch. Since April 2009 the credit line amount was decreased to 1 million EUR evaluating potential necessity. The assigned overdraft facility has not been used as at 30 June 2009. (see Note 17 Borrowings).
As the Group does not have significant interest bearing assets, the Group's income and cash flows are largely independent of changes in market interest rates. The Group's cash flows from interest bearing liabilities are dependent on current market interest rates.
The Group uses derivative financial instruments such as forward currency contracts to hedge its risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations. Such derivative financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value on the date on which derivative contract is entered to and are subsequently remeasured at fair value. Derivatives are carried as assets when the fair value is positive and as liabilities when the fair value is negative.
Any gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of derivatives that do not qualify as hedge accounting are taken directly to profit or loss for the year.
The fair value of forward currency contracts is calculated by reference to current forward exchange rates for contracts with similar maturity profiles.
The carrying amounts of all financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair value.
The Group manages its capital to ensure that the Group will be able to continue as a going concern while maximizing the return to stakeholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.
The capital structure of the Group consists of debt, which includes the borrowings disclosed in note 17, cash and cash equivalents and equity, comprising issued capital, retained earnings.
The gearing ratio at the year-end was as follows:
| 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | LVL | EUR | EUR | |
| Debt | 1 002 022 | 1 384 536 | 1 425 749 | 1 970 018 |
| Cash and cash in bank | (2 346 818) | (1 950 035) | (3 339 221) | (2 774 650) |
| Net debt (-cash) | (1 344 796) | (565 499) | (1 913 472) | (804 632) |
| Equity | 6 650 832 | 7 897 684 | 9 463 281 | 11 237 391 |
| Debt to equity ratio | 15% | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| Net debt to equity ratio | -20% | -7% | -20% | -7% |
International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU and the legislation of the Republic of Latvia require that in preparing the financial statements, the management of the Group makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of off-balance sheet assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following are the critical judgements and key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the balance sheet date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year:

| Leasehold improvements |
Equipment and machinery |
Other assets |
Prepay ments for assets |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | LVL | LVL | LVL | LVL | |
| Year ended 30/06/2008 | |||||
| Opening net carrying amount | 591 638 | 574 853 | 199 998 | 109 | 1 366 598 |
| Additions | 4 389 | 89 753 | 15 170 | - | 109 312 |
| Reclassified Depreciation charge |
- (68 477) |
- (349 351) |
- (64 555) |
23 173 - |
23 173 (482 383) |
| Disposals | - | (602) | (7 531) | - | (8 133) |
| Result of FX rate changes | - | (580) | (9) | - | (589) |
| Closing net carrying amount | 527 550 | 314 073 | 143 073 | 23 282 | 1 007 978 |
| Year ended 30/06/2009 | |||||
| Opening net carrying amount | 527 550 | 314 073 | 143 073 | 23 282 | 1 007 978 |
| Additions | - | 71 088 | 2 768 | - | 73 856 |
| Reclassified | - | 23 282 | - | (23 282) | - |
| Depreciation charge | (68 807) | (230 822) | (51 735) | - | (351 364) |
| Disposals | - | (529) | - | - | (529) |
| Write-off on sale of long-term investment |
- | (11 374) | (617) | - | (11 991) |
| Closing net carrying amount | 458 743 | 165 718 | 93 489 | - | 717 950 |
| As at 30/06/2007 | |||||
| Cost | 755 447 | 1 968 188 | 412 813 | 109 | 3 136 557 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (163 809) | (1 393 335) | (212 815) | - | (1 769 959) |
| Net carrying amount | 591 638 | 574 853 | 199 998 | 109 | 1 366 598 |
| As at 30/06/2008 Cost |
759 836 | 2 057 339 | 420 452 | 23 282 | 3 260 909 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (232 286) | (1 743 266) | (277 379) | - | (2 252 931) |
| Net carrying amount | 527 550 | 314 073 | 143 073 | 23 282 | 1 007 978 |
| As at 30/06/2009 Cost |
759 836 | 2 130 850 | 422 475 | - | 3 313 161 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (301 093) | (1 965 132) | (328 986) | - | (2 595 211) |
| Net carrying amount | 458 743 | 165 718 | 93 489 | - | 717 950 |
During the reporting year the Group did not enter into any operating or finance lease agreements.
Depreciation of LVL 252 870 (2007/2008: LVL 375 969) is included in the income statement caption Cost of sales; depreciation of LVL 59 513 (2007/2008: LVL 49 562) – in Selling and marketing costs; and depreciation of LVL 37 208 (2007/2008: LVL 54 949) – in Administrative expense and depreciation of LVL 1 773 (2007/2008: LVL 1 903) – in Other administration expense.
The acquisition cost of fully depreciated property, plant and equipment that is still in use at the end of financial year amounted to LVL 1 554 404 (2007/2008: LVL 1 314 733).
| Leasehold improvements |
Equipment and machinery |
Other assets |
Prepay ments for assets |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | EUR | EUR | EUR | EUR | |
| Year ended 30/06/2008 | |||||
| Opening net carrying amount | 841 825 | 817 942 | 284 572 | 155 | 1 944 494 |
| Additions | 6 245 | 127 707 | 21 586 | - | 155 538 |
| Reclassified | - | - | - | 32 972 | 32 972 |
| Depreciation charge | (97 434) | (497 081) | (91 854) | - | (686 369) |
| Disposals | - | (857) | (10 716) | - | (11 573) |
| Result of FX rate changes | - | (825) | (14) | - | (839) |
| Closing net carrying amount | 750 636 | 446 886 | 203 574 | 33 127 | 1 434 223 |
| Year ended 30/06/2009 | |||||
| Opening net carrying amount | 750 636 | 446 886 | 203 574 | 33 127 | 1 434 223 |
| Additions | - | 101 149 | 3 939 | - | 105 088 |
| Reclassified | - | 33 127 | - | (33 127) | - |
| Depreciation charge | (97 903) | (328 430) | (73 612) | - | (499 945) |
| Disposals | - | (753) | - | - | (753) |
| Write-off on sale of long-term investment |
- | (16 184) | (878) | - | (17 062) |
| Closing net carrying amount | 652 733 | 235 795 | 133 023 | - | 1 021 551 |
| As at 30/06/2007 | |||||
| Cost | 1 074 904 | 2 800 479 | 587 381 | 155 | 4 462 919 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (233 079) | (1 982 537) | (302 809) | - | (2 518 425) |
| Net carrying amount | 841 825 | 817 942 | 284 572 | 155 | 1 944 494 |
| As at 30/06/2008 | |||||
| Cost | 1 081 149 | 2 927 329 | 598 250 | 33 127 | 4 639 855 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (330 513) | (2 480 443) | (394 676) | - | (3 205 632) |
| Net carrying amount | 750 636 | 446 886 | 203 574 | 33 127 | 1 434 223 |
| As at 30/06/2009 Cost |
1 081 149 | 3 031 926 | 601 128 | - | 4 714 203 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (428 416) | (2 796 131) | (468 105) | - | (3 692 652) |
| Net carrying amount | 652 733 | 235 795 | 133 023 | - | 1 021 551 |
During the reporting year the Group did not enter into any operating or finance lease agreements.
Depreciation of EUR 359 802 (2007/2008: EUR 534 957) is included in the income statement caption Cost of sales; depreciation of EUR 84 678 (2007/2008: EUR 70 520) – in Selling and marketing costs; and depreciation of EUR 52 942 (2007/2008: EUR 78 185) – in Administrative expense and depreciation of EUR 2 523 (2007/2008: EUR 2 707) in Other administration expense.
The acquisition cost of fully depreciated property, plant and equipment that is still in use at the end of financial year amounted to EUR 2 211 718 (2007/2008: EUR 1 870 697).
| Product prototypes |
Trademarks and licenses |
Software | Prepayments | Intangible assets under development |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | LVL | LVL | LVL | LVL | LVL | |
| Year ended 30/06/2008 Opening net |
||||||
| carrying amount | 387 046 | 92 214 | 31 739 | 20 653 | 68 683 | 600 335 |
| Additions | - | 58 207 | 51 159 | - | - | 109 366 |
| Reclassified | 67 508 | 7 946 | - | (7 946) | (67 508) | - |
| Amortisation | ||||||
| charge Result of FX rate |
(46 311) | (68 055) | (58 525) | - | - | (172 891) |
| changes | (6 215) | - | - | - | (1 175) | (7 390) |
| Closing net | ||||||
| carrying amount | 402 028 | 90 312 | 24 373 | 12 707 | - | 529 420 |
| Year ended | ||||||
| 30/06/2009 | ||||||
| Opening net | ||||||
| carrying amount Additions |
402 028 | 90 312 | 24 373 | 12 707 | - | 529 420 |
| Reclassified | - - |
21 534 12 707 |
7 309 - |
- (12 707) |
- - |
28 843 - |
| Amortisation | ||||||
| charge | (16 008) | (67 792) | (20 836) | - | - | (104 636) |
| Disposal | - | - | (334) | - | - | (334) |
| Write-off on sale of | ||||||
| long-term | ||||||
| investment Closing net |
(386 020) | - | - | - | - | (386 020) |
| carrying amount | - | 56 761 | 10 512 | - | - | 67 273 |
| As at 30/06/2007 | ||||||
| Cost | 467 373 | 276 627 | 271 981 | 20 653 | 68 683 | 1 105 317 |
| Accumulated | ||||||
| amortisation | (80 327) | (184 413) | (240 242) | - | - | (504 982) |
| Net carrying amount |
387 046 | 92 214 | 31 739 | 20 653 | 68 683 | 600 335 |
| As at 30/06/2008 | ||||||
| Cost | 528 666 | 342 780 | 323 140 | 12 707 | - | 1 207 293 |
| Accumulated | ||||||
| amortisation | (126 638) | (252 468) | (298 767) | - | - | (677 873) |
| Net carrying | ||||||
| amount | 402 028 | 90 312 | 24 373 | 12 707 | - | 529 420 |
| As at 30/06/2009 Cost |
- | 377 021 | 330 115 | - | - | 707 136 |
| Accumulated | ||||||
| amortisation | - | (320 260) | (319 603) | - | - | (639 863) |
| Net carrying | ||||||
| amount | - | 56 761 | 10 512 | - | - | 67 273 |
Amortisation of LVL 36 588 (2007/2008: LVL 86 119) is included in the income statement caption Cost of sales; amortisation of LVL 54 189 (2007/2008: LVL 72 913) – in Selling and marketing costs; and amortisation of LVL 13 859 (2007/2008: LVL 13 859) – in Administrative expense.
The acquisition cost of fully depreciated Intangible assets that are still in use at the end of financial year amounted to LVL 313 900 (2007/2008: LVL 266 530).
| EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR Year ended 30/06/2008 Opening net carrying amount 550 717 131 209 45 161 29 387 97 727 854 201 Additions - 82 821 72 793 - - 155 614 Reclassified 96 055 11 306 - (11 306) (96 055) - Amortisation charge (65 895) (96 834) (83 273) - - (246 002) Result of FX rate changes (8 844) - - - (1 672) (10 516) Closing net carrying amount 572 033 128 502 34 681 18 081 - 753 297 Year ended 30/06/2009 Opening net carrying amount 572 033 128 502 34 681 18 081 - 753 297 Additions - 30 640 10 399 - - 41 039 Reclassified - 18 081 - (18 081) - - Amortisation charge (22 776) (96 459) (29 648) - - (148 883) Disposal - - (475) - - (475) Write-off on sale of long term investment (549 257) - - - - (549 257) Closing net carrying amount - 80 764 14 957 - - 95 721 As at 30/06/2007 Cost 665 011 393 604 386 994 29 387 97 728 1 572 724 Accumulated amortisation (114 294) (262 396) (341 834) - - (718 524) Net carrying amount 550 717 131 208 45 160 29 387 97 728 854 200 As at 30/06/2008 Cost 752 223 487 732 459 788 18 081 - 1 717 824 Accumulated amortisation (180 190) (359 230) (425 107) - - (964 527) Net carrying amount 572 033 128 502 34 681 18 081 - 753 297 As at 30/06/2009 Cost - 536 453 469 711 - - 1 006 164 Accumulated amortisation - (455 689) (454 754) - - (910 443) Net carrying amount - 80 764 14 957 - - 95 721 |
Product prototypes |
Trademarks and licenses |
Software | Prepay - ments |
Intangible assets under development |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amortisation of EUR 52 058 (2007/2008: EUR 122 535) is included in the income statement caption Cost of sales; amortisation of EUR 77 105 (2007/2008: EUR 103 746) – in Selling and marketing costs; and amortisation of EUR 19 720 (2007/2008: EUR 19 720) – in Administrative expense.
The acquisition cost of fully depreciated Intangible assets that are still in use at the end of financial year amounted to EUR 446 639 (2007/2008: EUR 379 238).
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2009 EUR |
30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan to Latvijas Elektrotehnikas un Elektronikas Rūpniecības Asociācija |
44 458 | 44 458 | 63 258 | 63 258 |
| Other loans Allowance for loan to Latvijas Elektrotehnikas un Elektronikas |
590 | 590 | 839 | 839 |
| Rūpniecības Asociācija | (44 458) | (44 458) | (63 258) | (63 258) |
| 590 | 590 | 839 | 839 |
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2009 EUR |
30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials | 540 075 | 786 448 | 768 457 | 1 119 014 |
| Work in progress | 1 566 727 | 1 843 850 | 2 229 252 | 2 623 562 |
| Finished goods | 623 742 | 500 143 | 887 505 | 711 639 |
| Allowance for slow-moving items | (177 634) | (235 027) | (252 750) | (334 413) |
| 2 552 910 | 2 895 414 | 3 632 464 | 4 119 802 |
During the reporting year, a decrease in provisions for slow-moving items of LVL 57 393 (EUR 81 663) (2007/2008: LVL 144 280 (EUR 205 292)), were established and included in cost of sales (LVL 34 024, EUR 48 419) and in loss on sale of long-term investment (LVL 23 364, EUR 33 244).
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2009 EUR |
30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade receivables Allowances for bad and doubtful trade |
2 148 529 | 2 667 252 | 3 057 081 | 3 795 158 |
| receivables | (402 117) | (145 582) | (572 161) | (207 145) |
| Trade receivables, net | 1 746 412 | 2 521 670 | 2 484 920 | 3 588 013 |
Trade receivables comprise 7 Letters of Credit with original payment term up to 180 days for amount of LVL 516 458 (EUR 734 854) (2007/2008: LVL 674 418 (EUR 959 610)). As at 30 June 2009, the fair value of receivables approximated their carrying amount.
In the reporting year, the net increase of allowances for bad and doubtful trade receivables was included in the income statement caption as administrative expense in amount of LVL 318 995 (EUR 453 889) (2007/2008 – decrease of LVL 33 976 (EUR 48 343)), and written-off receivables of LVL 62 460 (EUR 88 873) (see Note 21).
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2009 % |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2008 % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | 6 102 | 0.28 | 3 015 | 0.11 |
| USD | 687 221 | 31.99 | 1 021 291 | 38.29 |
| EUR | 1 455 206 | 67.73 | 1 642 946 | 61.60 |
| Trade receivables | 2 148 529 | 100% | 2 667 252 | 100% |
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2009 EUR |
30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not due | 1 327 843 | 2 145 944 | 1 889 350 | 3 053 403 |
| Overdue 0 - 89 | 465 941 | 399 031 | 662 975 | 567 770 |
| Overdue 90 – and more | 354 745 | 122 277 | 504 757 | 173 985 |
| 2 148 529 | 2 667 252 | 3 057 082 | 3 795 158 |
| LVL | EUR | |
|---|---|---|
| Allowances for bad and doubtful trade receivables as of 30 June 2008 | 145 582 | 207 145 |
| Written-off | (62 460) | (88 873) |
| Increase | 339 462 | 483 011 |
| Decrease | (20 467) | (29 122) |
| Allowances for bad and doubtful trade receivables at 30 June 2009 | 402 117 | 572 161 |
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2009 EUR |
30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government grant* | 40 003 | 11 790 | 56 919 | 16 776 |
| VAT receivable | 34 274 | 71 406 | 48 768 | 101 602 |
| Prepayments to suppliers | 25 814 | 19 844 | 36 730 | 28 235 |
| Other receivables | 24 651 | 3 175 | 35 075 | 4 518 |
| 124 742 | 106 215 | 177 492 | 151 131 |
* - Government grants relates to projects on participation in international exhibitions and support for further training of employees.
| 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets LVL |
Liabilities LVL |
Assets LVL |
Liabilities LVL |
Assets EUR |
Liabilities EUR |
Assets EUR |
Liabilities EUR |
|
| Forward FX | ||||||||
| contracts | - | - | 61 | - | - | - | 87 | - |
| 30/06/2009 | 30/06/200 8 |
30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | LVL | EUR | EUR | |
| Cash at bank | 654 691 | 523 824 | 931 541 | 745 334 |
| Short-term bank deposits | 1 692 127 | 1 426 211 | 2 407 680 | 2 029 316 |
| 2 346 818 | 1 950 035 | 3 339 221 | 2 774 650 |
As at 30 June 2009 free cash resources were deposited in short term deposits. The average annual interest rate on short term deposits in lats 27.67% and other currencies 4.53%. There are no deposits in lats on June 30 2008, but the annual interest rate on short term bank deposits in other currencies was 4.32% as at 30 June 2008.
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2009 % |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2008 % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | 380 275 | 16.20 | 249 390 | 12.79 |
| USD | 84 655 | 3.61 | 90 339 | 4.63 |
| EUR | 1 881 884 | 80.19 | 1 331 448 | 68.28 |
| SEK | 4 | 0.00 | 278 857 | 14.30 |
| Cash at bank and deposits | 2 346 818 | 100 | 1 950 035 | 100 |
As at 30 June 2009, the registered, issued and paid-up share capital is LVL 2 970 180 (EUR 4 226 185) and consists of 2 970 180 ordinary bearer shares with unlimited voting rights (2007/2008: 2 970 180 shares).
| Year ended | Year ended | Year ended | Year ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | |
| LVL | LVL | EUR | EUR | |
| Deferred tax (asset)/ liability at the beginning of the year Write-off on sale of long term investment Change in deferred tax liability during the |
(100 051) 51 891 |
(138 680) - |
(142 359) 73 834 |
(197 324) - |
| reporting year (see Note 24) | (2 865) | 37 396 | (4 077) | 53 210 |
| Changes in foreign exchange rates | - | 1 233 | - | 1 755 |
| Deferred tax (asset)/ liability at the end of the year |
(51 025) | (100 051) | (72 602) | (142 359) |
Deferred tax has been calculated from the following temporary differences between assets and liabilities values for financial accounting and tax purposes:
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2009 EUR |
30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary difference on fixed asset depreciation and intangible asset amortisation |
||||
| (to be reversed after more than 12 months) Temporary difference on vacation pay |
(4 731) | 1 598 | (6 732) | 2 274 |
| reserve | ||||
| (to be reversed within 12 months) Temporary difference on allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventories (to be |
(17 546) | (18 009) | (24 966) | (25 624) |
| reversed within 12 months) | (26 645) | (31 749) | (37 912) | (45 175) |
| Temporary difference on tax losses carried | ||||
| forward | - | (51 891) | - | (73 834) |
| Temporary difference on provisions for | ||||
| guarantees | (2 103) | - | (2 992) | - |
| Deferred tax (asset)/ liability, net | (51 025) | (100 051) | (72 602) | (142 359) |
No offsetting of deferred tax liabilities and assets arising in different jurisdictions has been performed.
Deferred income tax asset for the Group is recognised to the extent that the realisation of the related tax benefit through the future taxable profits is probable.
The Group has accumulated tax losses in the amount of LVL 1 374 569 (EUR 1 955 835) (2007/2008: LVL 633 102 (EUR 858 137)). These tax losses can be used to offset taxable profit for 8 proceeding taxable years from the year of origination of tax loss. Due to uncertainty of realisation of the accumulated tax losses the Group has not recognised deferred tax asset related to these losses.
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2009 EUR |
30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade payables | 365 925 | 733 702 | 520 664 | 1 043 964 |
| Advances from customers | 148 606 | 70 836 | 211 447 | 100 791 |
| Vacation pay reserve | 116 971 | 223 323 | 166 435 | 317 760 |
| Taxes and social insurance contributions | 54 385 | 114 585 | 77 383 | 163 040 |
| Other payables | 269 722 | 236 931 | 383 780 | 337 122 |
| 955 609 | 1 379 377 | 1 359 709 | 1 962 677 |
During the reporting period decrease in unused vacation pay included in Income Statement amounted to LVL 106 352 (EUR 151 325) (2007/2008: increase LVL 26 936 (EUR 38 326)).
Split of Trade payables by currencies expressed in LVL
| 30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2009 % |
30/06/2008 LVL |
30/06/2008 % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | 79 842 | 21.82 | 106 701 | 14.54 |
| USD | 98 894 | 27.03 | 226 003 | 30.80 |
| EUR | 186 779 | 51.04 | 374 320 | 51.02 |
| GBP | 410 | 0.11 | 1 753 | 0.24 |
| SEK | - | - | 24 925 | 3.40 |
| Trade payables | 365 925 | 100 | 733 702 | 100 |
| 17. Borrowings |
| 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | LVL | EUR | EUR | |
| Bank overdrafts and credit cards | 1 896 | 5 159 | 2 698 | 7 341 |
The Group has not used assigned multi-currency overdraft facility LVL 702 804 (EUR 1 000 000) as at 30 June 2009. The balance of unused overdrafts as at 30 June 2008 was LVL3 514 020 (EUR 5 000 000). The bank overdraft has been secured by a commercial pledge of all the Group's assets.
a) The Group's operations may be divided into two major structural units by product type –CFM (PDH) and CFQ (SDH) product lines. These structural units are used as a basis for providing information about the primary segments of the Group, i.e. business segments. Production, as well as research and development are organised and managed for each product line (CFM and CFQ) separately.
The CFM product line, or plesiochronous digital hierarchy radio equipment, is offered as a digital microwave radio communications system operating over 7, 8, 13, 15, 18, 23, 26, and 38 GHz frequency bands, as well as ensuring wireless point-to-point channels for digitalised voice and data transmission. CFM is available with 4, 8, 16, or 34 Mbps full-duplex data transmission rate. The demand for this product in Asia basically accounts for this market share.
CFIP radio is capable to provide up to 108Mbps of bit rate to all interfaces combined. This product family provides a perfect solution for a user looking for higher than PDH E3 capacity without need for STM-1 capacity. Apart from the full system capacity of 108Mbps, it is possible to configure the radio to any of 7 MHz, 14 MHz and 28MHz channel bandwidths.
The CFQ product line, or synchronous digital hierarchy radio equipment, is a digital point-to-point radio system providing high capacity (up to 155 Mbps) data transmission over from 7 to 38 GHz frequency bands. The product is basically exported to developed European countries where the demand for high capacity data transmission possibilities is dominating.

| 2008/9 LVL |
CFQ 2007/8 LVL |
2008/9 LVL |
CFM 2007/8 LVL |
2008/9 LVL |
Other 2007/8 LVL |
2008/9 LVL |
Total 2007/8 LVL |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets Segment assets Undivided assets |
1 385 792 | 1 349 690 | 3 223 325 | 4 880 449 | 439 315 | 658 257 | 5 048 432 2 604 422 |
6 888 396 2 393 824 |
| Total assets Segment liabilities Undivided liabilities Total liabilities |
214 237 | 256 586 | 520 346 | 824 736 | 116 625 | 180 124 | 7 652 854 851 208 150 814 1 002 022 |
9 282 220 1 261 446 123 090 1 384 536 |
| Income Segment results Undivided expense |
2 246 456 450 758 |
1 444 963 (405 397) |
5 255 622 674 812 |
7 553 502 1 457 705 |
1 323 550 280 254 |
1 651 663 315 812 |
8 825 628 1 405 824 (2 368 647) |
10 650 128 1 368 120 (2 078 245) |
| Loss from operations Other income Financial income |
(962 823) 56 542 |
(710 125) 334 203 |
||||||
| (expense), net Loss on sale of long-term investment |
98 232 (436 562) |
(59 174) - |
||||||
| Loss before taxes Corporate income |
(1 244 611) | (435 096) | ||||||
| tax Loss for the year |
2 865 (1 241 746) |
(37 396) (472 492) |
||||||
| Other information Additions of property plant and |
||||||||
| equipment and intangible assets Undivided additions of property plant and equipment and |
23 955 | 1 302 | 65 683 | 94 206 | - | 210 | 89 638 | 95 718 |
| intangible assets Total additions of property plant and equipment and |
49 049 | 122 960 | ||||||
| intangible assets Depreciation and |
138 687 | 218 678 | ||||||
| amortization Undivided depreciation and |
49 817 | 101 864 | 238 348 | 352 045 | 1 292 | 3 213 | 289 457 | 457 122 |
| amortization Total depreciation |
166 543 | 198 152 | ||||||
| and amortization | 456 000 | 655 274 |
| 2008/9 EUR |
CFQ 2007/8 EUR |
2008/9 EUR |
CFM 2007/8 EUR |
2008/9 EUR |
Other 2007/8 EUR |
2008/9 EUR |
Total 2007/8 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets Segment assets Undivided assets |
1 971 804 | 1 920 436 | 4 586 378 | 6 944 253 | 625 088 | 936 616 | 7 183 270 3 705 760 |
9 801 305 3 406 104 |
| Total assets Segment liabilities Undivided liabilities Total liabilities |
304 832 | 365 089 | 740 386 | 1 173 494 | 165 942 | 256 293 | 10 889 030 1 211 160 214 589 1 425 749 |
13 207 409 1 794 876 175 142 1 970 018 |
| Income Segment results Undivided expense |
3 196 419 641 371 |
2 055 997 (576 828) |
7 478 076 960 171 |
10 747 665 2 074 127 |
1 883 242 398 765 |
2 350 105 449 360 |
12 557 737 2 000 307 (3 370 281) |
15 153 767 1 946 659 (2 957 076) |
| Loss from operations Other income |
(1 369 974) 80 452 |
(1 010 417) 475 528 |
||||||
| Financial income (expense), net Loss on sale of long-term |
139 772 | (84 197) | ||||||
| investment | (621 172) | - | ||||||
| Loss before taxes Corporate income |
(1 770 922) | (619 086) | ||||||
| tax Loss for the year |
4 077 (1 766 845) |
(53 210) (672 296) |
||||||
| Other information | ||||||||
| Additions of property plant and equipment and |
||||||||
| intangible assets Undivided additions of property plant |
34 085 | 1 853 | 93 458 | 134 043 | - | 299 | 127 543 | 136 195 |
| and equipment and intangible assets Total additions of property plant and |
69 790 | 174 957 | ||||||
| equipment and intangible assets |
197 333 | 311 152 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization Undivided |
70 883 | 144 939 | 339 139 | 500 915 | 1 838 | 4 572 | 411 860 | 650 426 |
| depreciation and amortization Total depreciation |
236 969 | 281 945 | ||||||
| and amortization | 648 829 | 932 371 |
b) This note provides information about division of the Group's turnover and assets by geographical segments (customer location).
| Net sales | Assets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/9 LVL |
2007/8 LVL |
30/06/2009 LVL |
30/06/2008 LVL |
|
| Asia | 1 136 468 | 2 072 583 | 454 728 | 113 757 |
| America | 1 339 548 | 1 598 122 | 337 145 | 503 111 |
| Africa | 1 371 203 | 1 084 962 | 158 600 | 86 592 |
| Europe | 2 604 506 | 2 625 372 | 652 917 | 482 207 |
| CIS | 1 709 801 | 2 640 707 | 98 195 | 526 660 |
| Middle East | 664 102 | 628 382 | 44 827 | 809 343 |
| 8 825 628 | 10 650 128 | 1 746 412 | 2 521 670 | |
| Unallocated assets | - | - | 5 906 442 | 6 760 550 |
| 8 825 628 | 10 650 128 | 7 652 854 | 9 282 220 |
| Net sales | Assets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/9 | 2007/8 | 30/06/2009 | 30/06/2008 | |
| EUR | EUR | EUR | EUR | |
| Asia | 1 617 048 | 2 949 020 | 647 020 | 161 862 |
| America | 1 906 005 | 2 273 923 | 479 714 | 715 862 |
| Africa | 1 951 046 | 1 543 762 | 225 667 | 123 209 |
| Europe | 3 705 877 | 3 735 567 | 929 017 | 686 119 |
| CIS | 2 432 828 | 3 757 387 | 139 719 | 749 370 |
| Middle East | 944 933 | 894 108 | 63 783 | 1 151 592 |
| 12 557 737 | 15 153 767 | 2 484 920 | 3 588 014 | |
| Unallocated assets | - | - | 8 404 110 | 9 619 395 |
| 12 557 737 | 15 153 767 | 10 889 030 | 13 207 409 |
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2008 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchases of components and | ||||
| subcontractors services | 5 543 991 | 6 385 563 | 7 888 388 | 9 085 838 |
| Salary expenses | ||||
| (including accruals for vacation pay) | 962 478 | 1 362 223 | 1 369 483 | 1 938 269 |
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||
| ( ) see Note 6-7 |
289 456 | 462 088 | 411 859 | 657 492 |
| Social insurance | ||||
| (including accruals for vacation pay) | 238 063 | 360 879 | 338 733 | 513 485 |
| Rent of premises | 90 232 | 108 273 | 128 388 | 154 059 |
| Inventory impairment | (33 439) | 144 280 | (47 579) | 205 292 |
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2008 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public utilities costs | 93 945 | 98 076 | 133 672 | 139 550 |
| Low value inventory | 2 149 | 9 228 | 3 057 | 13 130 |
| Car expenses | 24 428 | 23 738 | 34 758 | 33 775 |
| Other production costs | 96 253 | 214 736 | 136 956 | 305 541 |
| 7 307 556 | 9 169 084 | 10 397 715 | 13 046 431 |
Research and development related expenses of LVL 1 178 730 (EUR 1 677 182) (2007/2008: LVL 1 400 489 (EUR 1 992 716) are included in the income statement caption cost of sales.
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2008 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and marketing costs Wages and salaries |
633 896 | 483 941 | 901 953 | 688 586 |
| (incl. vacation pay reserve) | 404 379 | 398 287 | 575 379 | 566 711 |
| Business trips | 153 800 | 175 926 | 218 838 | 250 320 |
| Delivery costs | 116 467 | 105 025 | 165 718 | 149 437 |
| Depreciation and amortisation ( see Note |
||||
| ) 6-7 |
113 702 | 122 475 | 161 783 | 174 266 |
| Social insurance contributions | ||||
| (incl. vacation pay reserve) | 96 468 | 86 824 | 137 262 | 123 539 |
| Other selling and distribution costs | 95 001 | 77 662 | 135 174 | 110 504 |
| 1 613 713 | 1 450 140 | 2 296 107 | 2 063 363 |
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2008 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | ||||
| (incl. vacation pay reserve) | 213 194 | 270 397 | 303 348 | 384 740 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | ||||
| ( see Note 6-7 ) |
51 067 | 68 808 | 72 662 | 97 905 |
| IT services | 35 354 | 43 139 | 50 304 | 61 381 |
| Social insurance contributions | ||||
| (incl. vacation pay reserve) | 48 889 | 66 090 | 69 563 | 94 038 |
| Representation expense | 14 601 | 26 218 | 20 775 | 37 305 |
| Bank charges | 21 473 | 31 323 | 30 553 | 44 569 |
| Sponsorship | 4 050 | 6 000 | 5 763 | 8 537 |
| Office maintenance costs | 4 082 | 10 326 | 5 808 | 14 692 |
| Business trips | 1 181 | 12 817 | 1 680 | 18 237 |
| Communications expense | 5 958 | 7 416 | 8 477 | 10 552 |
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
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Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allowance for bad and doubtful | ||||
| receivables | 318 995 | (33 976) | 453 889 | (48 342) |
| Other administration expense | 148 338 | 232 471 | 211 067 | 330 775 |
| 867 182 | 741 029 | 1 233 889 | 1 054 389 |
| LVL | EUR | EUR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 730 5 812 |
309 723 24 479 |
72 182 8 270 |
440 696 34 830 475 526 |
| 56 542 | 334 202 | 80 452 |
The Group has received payment amounting to LVL 10 727 (EUR 15 263) (2007/2008 – LVL 292 814 (EUR 416 637)) of the government grant. The residual amount LVL 40 003 (EUR 56 919) is recorded as receivable (see Note 11).
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
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Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest expense | 4 170 | 24 070 | 5 933 | 34 249 |
| Currency exchange loss, net | - | 66 227 | - | 94 233 |
| 4 170 | 90 297 | 5 933 | 128 482 |
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2008 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in deferred tax asset (see Note 15) Corporate income tax charge for the |
(2 865) | 37 396 | (4 077) | 53 210 |
| current reporting year | - | - | - | - |
| (2 865) | 37 396 | (4 077) | 53 210 |
Corporate income tax differs from the theoretically calculated tax amount that would arise applying the statutory 15% rate to the Group's profit before taxation:
| Year ended 30/06/2009 |
Year ended 30/06/2008 |
Year ended 30/06/2009 |
Year ended 30/06/2008 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVL | LVL | EUR | EUR | |
| Loss before taxes | (1 244 611) | (435 096) | (1 770 921) | (619 086) |
| Tax rate | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| Theoretically calculated tax | (186 692) | (65 264) | (265 638) | (92 863) |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 53 895 | (2 934) | 76 686 | (4 175) |
| Effect of different tax rates | 5 807 | 17 864 | 8 262 | 25 419 |
| Other | 12 905 | (7 236) | 18 362 | (10 295) |
| Unrecognized deferred tax asset | 111 220 | 94 966 | 158 252 | 135 124 |
| Tax charge | (2 865) | 37 396 | (4 077) | 53 210 |
The State Revenue Service may inspect the Group's books and records for the last 3 years and impose additional tax charges with penalty interest and penalties. The Group's management is not aware of any circumstances, which may give rise to a potential material liability in this respect. (The State Revenue Service had not performed all-inclusive tax audit at the balance sheet date).
Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the profit by the weighted average number of shares during the year.
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
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Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Loss)/Profit for the reporting year (a) | (1 241 746) | (472 492) | (1 766 845) | (672 296) |
| Ordinary shares as at 1 July (b) | 2 970 180 | 2 970 180 | 2 970 180 | 2 970 180 |
| Basic earnings per share for the | ||||
| reporting year (a/b), LVL | -0.42 | -0.16 | -0.59 | -0.23 |
Remuneration to the Board and the Council
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2008 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration to the Board Members | ||||
| · salaries | 130 850 | 120 026 | 186 183 | 170 782 |
| · social insurance contributions | 27 292 | 23 578 | 38 833 | 33 548 |
| Remuneration to the Council | ||||
| Members | ||||
| · salaries | 76 795 | 62 415 | 109 269 | 88 809 |
| · social insurance contributions | 18 500 | 14 291 | 26 323 | 20 334 |
| Total | 253 437 | 220 310 | 360 608 | 313 473 |
During the period from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2009, the Company sold its products to related parties for the total amount of LVL 199 659 (EUR 284 089) and provided services – LVL 5 253 (EUR 7 474).
During the period from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2009, the Company bought goods from related parties for the total amount of LVL 12 260 (EUR 17 444), bought tangible assets – LVL 59 732 (EUR 84 990) and received services – LVL 8 680 (EUR 12 351).
As of 30 June 2009, the Company has not paid to related parties for the total amount LVL 2 150 (EUR 3 059).
| Year ended 30/06/2009 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2008 LVL |
Year ended 30/06/2009 EUR |
Year ended 30/06/2008 EUR |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | 1 580 051 | 2 030 906 | 2 248 210 | 2 889 718 |
| Social insurance contributions | 383 420 | 513 793 | 545 558 | 731 062 |
| Contributions to pension funds* | 16 399 | 88 975 | 23 334 | 126 600 |
| Total | 1 979 870 | 2 633 674 | 2 817 102 | 3 747 380 |
* Contributions to pension funds are made on behalf of the employees of SAF Sweden Tehnika AB.
| Year ended 30/06/2009 |
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|---|---|---|
| Average number of personnel employed by the group during the | ||
| reporting year: | 152 | 172 |
Till November 2008 the average number of employees includes 13 employees hired for subsidiary SAF Tehnika Sweden AB.
Lease agreement No. S-116/02, dated 10 December 2002, was signed with Dambis A/S. According to the agreement, the lessor commissioned and SAF Tehnika AS accepted the premises of the total area of 5 851 m2 until 16.09.2009. Since 17.09.2009 total leased area was decreased to 5 672 m2 . The premises are located at 24a, Ganību dambis, Riga, Latvia. The agreement expires on 1 March 2016.
According to the signed agreement, the Group has the following lease payment commitments as at 30 June 2009.
| LVL | EUR | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 98 713 | 140 456 |
| 2 – 5 years | 392 239 | 558 106 |
| More than 5 years | 163 433 | 232 544 |
| 654 385 | 931 106 |
The Group has given guarantees in the ordinary course of business amounting to LVL 59 716 (EUR 84 968) (2007/2008: LVL 51 584 (EUR 73 397) to third parties.
The Group closed the reporting year with positive operating cash flow of LVL 421 thousand (EUR 599 thousand), (2007/2008: LVL 3 312 thousand (EUR 4 712 thousand)), its cash position amounts to LVL 2 347 thousand (EUR 3 339 thousand), but liquidity ratio was 6.8 at the end of financial year.
Net loss for the reporting period amounted to LVL 1 242 thousand (EUR 1 767 thousand).
The management believes that although the existing situation is challenging, global competition increases and customers suffer from lack of financing, the new CFIP product line has a potential due to it's functionality and competitive pricing.
There are no outstanding borrowings. Currently the Group is operating utilising its own resources.
As of the last day of the reporting year until the date of signing these financial statements there have been no events which would have any material impact on the financial position of the Group as at 30 June 2009 or its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended.

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