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CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
For the convenience of readers and for information purpose only, the auditors' report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. In the event of any discrepancy between the English version and the original Chinese version or any differences in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language auditors' report and financial statements shall prevail.





| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | Notes | AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | |
| Current assets | ||||||
| 1100 | Cash and cash equivalents | 6(1) | \$ 86,377 |
- | \$ 55,303 |
1 |
| 1150 | Notes receivable, net | 6(2) | 301,121 | 2 | 331,198 | 2 |
| 1170 | Accounts receivable, net | 6(2) | 1,712,470 | 10 | 1,616,029 | 11 |
| 1180 | Accounts receivable - related parties | 7 | 26,496 | - | 34,908 | - |
| 1200 | Other receivables | 7,136 | - | 20,201 | - | |
| 130X | Inventories, net | 6(3) | 1,438,813 | 9 | 1,039,107 | 7 |
| 1400 | Biological assets - current | 6(5) | 1,186,865 | 7 | 1,121,389 | 8 |
| 1410 | Prepayments | 263,304 | 2 | 539,758 | 4 | |
| 1470 | Other current assets | 8 | 7,700 | - | 7,450 | - |
| 11XX | Total current assets | 5,030,282 | 30 | 4,765,343 | 33 | |
| Non-current assets | ||||||
| 1550 | Investments accounted for under | 6(4) | ||||
| equity method | 3,059,156 | 18 | 2,296,811 | 16 | ||
| 1600 | Property, plant and equipment | 6(6) and 8 | 7,752,623 | 46 | 6,988,772 | 48 |
| 1755 | Right-of-use assets | 6(7) | 341,526 | 2 | - | - |
| 1780 | Intangible assets | 6(8) | 592 | - | 1,564 | - |
| 1830 | Biological assets - non-current | 6(5) | 386,143 | 2 | 347,199 | 2 |
| 1840 | Deferred income tax assets | 6(23) | 67,664 | 1 | 55,861 | - |
| 1900 | Other non-current assets | 89,304 | 1 | 103,751 | 1 | |
| 15XX | Total non-current assets | 11,697,008 | 70 | 9,793,958 | 67 | |
| 1XXX | Total assets | \$ 16,727,290 |
100 | \$ 14,559,301 |
100 |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. PARENT COMPANY ONLY BALANCE SHEETS (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
(Continued)
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities and Equity | Notes | AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | |
| Current liabilities | ||||||
| 2100 | Short-term borrowings | 6(9) | \$ 2,070,000 |
12 | \$ 2,563,784 |
18 |
| 2110 | Short-term notes and bills payable | 6(10) | 978,659 | 6 | 619,270 | 4 |
| 2150 | Notes payable | 455,941 | 3 | 355,439 | 2 | |
| 2160 2170 |
Notes payable - related parties Accounts payable |
7 | 820 641,396 |
- 4 |
1,974 660,006 |
- 5 |
| 2180 | Accounts payable - related parties | 7 | 15,378 | - | 12,625 | - |
| 2200 | Other payables | 656,693 | 4 | 547,619 | 4 | |
| 2220 | Other payables - related parties | 7 | 22,750 | - | 21,430 | - |
| 2230 | Current income tax liabilities | 161,634 | 1 | 196,470 | 1 | |
| 2280 | Current lease liabilities | 19,952 | - | - | - | |
| 2300 | Other current liabilities | 6(11)(12) and 8 | 580,000 | 4 | 584,013 | 4 |
| 21XX | Total current liabilities | 5,603,223 | 34 | 5,562,630 | 38 | |
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||
| 2540 | Long-term borrowings | 6(11) and 8 | 2,730,000 | 16 | 1,880,000 | 13 |
| 2570 | Deferred income tax liabilities | 6(23) | 21,087 | - | 18,314 | - |
| 2580 | Non-current lease liabilities | 308,246 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2600 | Other non-current liabilities | 6(12)(13) | 142,402 | 1 | 166,381 | 1 |
| 25XX | Total non-current liabilities | 3,201,735 | 19 | 2,064,695 | 14 | |
| 2XXX | Total liabilities | 8,804,958 | 53 | 7,627,325 | 52 | |
| Equity attributable to owners of | ||||||
| parent | ||||||
| Share capital | ||||||
| 3110 | Share capital - common stock | 6(14) | 2,679,910 | 16 | 2,679,910 | 19 |
| Capital surplus | ||||||
| 3200 | Capital surplus | 6(15) | 2,137 | - | 1,652 | - |
| Retained earnings | 6(16) | |||||
| 3310 | Legal reserve | 733,781 | 4 | 638,708 | 4 | |
| 3350 | Unappropriated retained earnings | 2,907,219 | 17 | 2,341,559 | 16 | |
| Other equity interest | ||||||
| 3400 | Other equity interest | 1,599,285 | 10 | 1,270,147 | 9 | |
| 3XXX | Total equity | 7,922,332 | 47 | 6,931,976 | 48 | |
| Significant contingent liabilities and | 6(12)(25) and 9 | |||||
| unrecognised contract commitments | ||||||
| 3X2X | Total liabilities and equity | \$ 16,727,290 |
100 | \$ 14,559,301 |
100 |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. PARENT COMPANY ONLY BALANCE SHEETS (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except for earnings per share amounts)
| Year ended December 31 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Items | Notes | AMOUNT | % | AMOUNT | % | ||||||
| 4000 | Operating revenue | 6(17) and 7 | \$ | 20,173,520 | 100 | \$ | 18,170,438 | 100 | |||
| 5000 | Operating costs | 6(3)(13)(22) and 7 | ( | 17,352,813) ( | 86) ( | 15,711,283) ( | 86) | ||||
| 5950 | Net operating margin | 2,820,707 | 14 | 2,459,155 | 14 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | 6(13)(22) and 7 | ||||||||||
| 6100 | Selling and marketing expenses | ( | 883,445) ( | 4) ( | 805,048) ( | 4) | |||||
| 6200 | General and administrative expenses | ( | 501,022) ( | 3) ( | 491,898) ( | 3) | |||||
| 6450 | Expected credit impairment gain (loss) | 12(2) | 20 | - | ( | 94) | - | ||||
| 6000 | Total operating expenses | ( | 1,384,447) ( | 7) ( | 1,297,040) ( | 7) | |||||
| 6500 | Other income and expense, net | 6(5)(18) | ( | 12,411) | - | 7,253 | - | ||||
| 6900 | Operating profit | 1,423,849 | 7 | 1,169,368 | 7 | ||||||
| Non-operating income and expenses | |||||||||||
| 7010 7020 |
Other income Other gains and losses |
6(19) and 7 6(20) |
( | 7,129 18,919) |
- - |
4,063 27,129 |
- - |
||||
| 7050 | Finance costs | 6(21) | ( | 74,605) ( | 1) ( | 59,884) | - | ||||
| 7070 | Share of profit of associates and joint | 6(4) | |||||||||
| ventures accounted for using equity | |||||||||||
| method, net | 403,770 | 2 | 86,479 | - | |||||||
| 7000 | Total non-operating income and | ||||||||||
| expenses | 317,375 | 1 | 57,787 | - | |||||||
| 7900 | Profit before income tax | 1,741,224 | 8 | 1,227,155 | 7 | ||||||
| 7950 | Income tax expense | 6(23) | ( | 277,298) ( | 1) ( | 276,428) ( | 2) | ||||
| 8200 | Profit for the year | \$ | 1,463,926 | 7 | \$ | 950,727 | 5 | ||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
| Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss |
|||||||||||
| 8311 8330 |
Other comprehensive income, before tax, actuarial gains on defined benefit plans Share of other comprehensive income of |
6(13) 6(4) |
\$ | 2,561 | - | \$ | 7,357 | - | |||
| 8349 | associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method, components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss Income tax related to components of |
6(23) | 372,541 | 2 | 55,215 | 1 | |||||
| other comprehensive income that will not | |||||||||||
| be reclassified to profit or loss | ( | 512) | - | ( | 5,212) | - | |||||
| 8310 | Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or |
||||||||||
| loss | 374,590 | 2 | 57,360 | 1 | |||||||
| Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss |
|||||||||||
| 8361 | Currency translation differences of | 6(4) | |||||||||
| foreign operations | ( | 44,672) | - | 49,857 | - | ||||||
| 8360 | Other comprehensive (loss) income that will be reclassified to profit or |
||||||||||
| loss | ( | 44,672) | - | 49,857 | - | ||||||
| 8300 | Other comprehensive income for the year | \$ | 329,918 | 2 | \$ | 107,217 | 1 | ||||
| 8500 | Total comprehensive income for the year | \$ | 1,793,844 | 9 | \$ | 1,057,944 | 6 | ||||
| Earnings per share (in dollars) | 6(24) | ||||||||||
| 9750 | Basic earnings per share | \$ | 5.46 | \$ | 3.55 | ||||||
| 9850 | Diluted earnings per share | \$ | 5.46 | \$ | 3.54 |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)
| Retained Earnings | Other Equity Interest | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | Share capital - common stock |
Capital surplus | Legal reserve | Unappropriated retained earnings |
Financial statements translation differences of foreign operations |
Unrealised gains (losses) from financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income |
Unrealised gain or loss on available for-sale financial assets |
Total equity | |||||
| 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2018 | \$ 2,679,910 |
\$ 1,145 |
\$ 495,401 |
\$ | 2,335,867 | (\$ | 22,617 ) |
\$ - |
\$ | 1,187,792 | \$ | 6,677,498 | |
| Effect of retrospective application and restatement |
- | - | - | - | - | 1,187,792 | ( | 1,187,792 ) |
- | ||||
| Balance at January 1 after adjustments | 2,679,910 | 1,145 | 495,401 | 2,335,867 | ( | 22,617 ) |
1,187,792 | - | 6,677,498 | ||||
| Profit for the year | - | - | - | 950,727 | - | - | - | 950,727 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | 2,245 | 49,857 | 55,115 | - | 107,217 | |||||
| Total comprehensive income | - | - | - | 952,972 | 49,857 | 55,115 | - | 1,057,944 | |||||
| Appropriations of 2017 earnings | 6(16) | ||||||||||||
| Legal reserve | - | - | 143,307 | ( | 143,307 ) |
- | - | - | - | ||||
| Cash dividends to shareholders | - | - | - | ( | 803,973 ) |
- | - | - | ( | 803,973 ) |
|||
| Capital surplus - dividends not received by shareholders |
- | 507 | - | - | - | - | - | 507 | |||||
| Balance at December 31, 2018 | \$ 2,679,910 |
\$ 1,652 |
\$ 638,708 |
\$ | 2,341,559 | \$ | 27,240 | \$ 1,242,907 |
\$ | - | \$ | 6,931,976 | |
| 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2019 | \$ 2,679,910 |
\$ 1,652 |
\$ 638,708 |
\$ | 2,341,559 | \$ | 27,240 | \$ 1,242,907 |
\$ | - | \$ | 6,931,976 | |
| Profit for the year | - | - | - | 1,463,926 | - | - | - | 1,463,926 | |||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | 780 | ( | 44,672 ) |
373,810 | - | 329,918 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | - | - | - | 1,464,706 | ( | 44,672 ) |
373,810 | - | 1,793,844 | ||||
| Appropriations of 2018 earnings | 6(16) | ||||||||||||
| Legal reserve | - | - | 95,073 | ( | 95,073 ) |
- | - | - | - | ||||
| Cash dividends to shareholders | - | - | - | ( | 803,973 ) |
- | - | - | ( | 803,973 ) |
|||
| Capital surplus - dividends not received by shareholders |
- | 485 | - | - | - | - | - | 485 | |||||
| Balance at December 31, 2019 | \$ 2,679,910 |
\$ 2,137 |
\$ 733,781 |
\$ | 2,907,219 | (\$ | 17,432 ) |
\$ 1,616,717 |
\$ | - | \$ | 7,922,332 | |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)
| Year ended December 31 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 2019 | 2018 | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| Profit before tax | \$ | 1,741,224 | \$ | 1,227,155 | |||
| Adjustments | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) | |||||||
| Expected credit impairment (gain) loss | 12(2) | ( | 20 ) | 94 | |||
| Depreciation | 6(6)(22) | 587,631 | 522,508 | ||||
| Depreciation of right-of-use | 6(7)(22) | 35,504 | - | ||||
| Amortization | 6(22) | 4,211 | 3,762 | ||||
| Interest income Interest expense |
6(19) 6(21) |
( | 255 ) 74,605 |
( | 193 ) 59,884 |
||
| Provision for loss on inventory market price decline | 6(3) | 45,200 | 7,200 | ||||
| Change in fair value less cost to sell of biological assets | 6(5)(18) | 12,411 | ( | 7,253 ) | |||
| Share of profit or loss of associates and joint ventures | 6(4) | ||||||
| accounted for using equity method | ( | 403,770 ) | ( | 86,479 ) | |||
| (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 6(20) | ( | 4,241 ) | 2,054 | |||
| Gain arising from lease modifications | 6(7) | ( | 1 ) | - | |||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||||||
| Changes in operating assets Notes receivable |
30,077 | 9,034 | |||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | 96,421 ) | ( | 119,971 ) | |||
| Accounts receivable - related parties | 8,412 | ( | 16,501 ) | ||||
| Other receivables | 13,065 | ( | 12,165 ) | ||||
| Inventories | ( | 444,906 ) | ( | 97,117 ) | |||
| Biological assets | ( | 116,831 ) | ( | 158,623 ) | |||
| Prepayments | 278,542 | ( | 189,151 ) | ||||
| Changes in operating liabilities Notes payable |
100,502 | ( | 68,656 ) | ||||
| Notes payable - related parties | ( | 1,154 ) | ( | 6,625 ) | |||
| Accounts payable | ( | 18,610 ) | 153,471 | ||||
| Accounts payable - related parties | 2,753 | 8,492 | |||||
| Other payables | 135,288 | 46,706 | |||||
| Other payables - related parties | 1,320 | ( | 6,780 ) | ||||
| Accrued pension liabilities Cash inflow generated from operations |
( | 18,008 ) 1,966,528 |
( | 14,319 ) 1,256,527 |
|||
| Cash paid for income tax | ( | 321,676 ) | ( | 312,150 ) | |||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 1,644,852 | 944,377 | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| Acquisition of investment accounted for using the equity method | ( | 66,860 ) | ( | 51,000 ) | |||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | 6(26) | ( | 1,388,578 ) | ( | 1,429,007 ) | ||
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 8,172 | 24,384 | |||||
| Acquisition of intangible assets Increase in other current assets |
6(8) | ( | - 250 ) |
( ( |
660 ) 5,450 ) |
||
| Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets | 11,208 | ( | 22,425 ) | ||||
| Cash receipt of interest | 255 | 193 | |||||
| Cash receipt of dividends | 36,154 | 163,546 | |||||
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | ( | 1,399,899 ) | ( | 1,320,419 ) | |||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
| (Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings | ( | 493,784 ) | 327,401 | ||||
| Increase in short-term notes and bills payable Proceeds from long-term borrowings |
359,389 4,630,000 |
119,781 2,900,000 |
|||||
| Payment of long-term borrowings | ( | 3,780,000 ) | ( | 2,130,000 ) | |||
| Cash payment for interest | ( | 77,117 ) | ( | 59,572 ) | |||
| Cash dividends paid | 6(16) | ( | 803,973 ) | ( | 803,973 ) | ||
| Payment of lease liability | 6(7) | ( | 48,879 ) | - | |||
| Capital surplus - dividends not received by shareholders | 485 | 507 | |||||
| Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
( | 213,879 ) 31,074 |
( | 354,144 21,898 ) |
|||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 6(1) | 55,303 | 77,201 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 6(1) | \$ | 86,377 | \$ | 55,303 |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except as otherwise indicated)
1. HISTORY AND ORGANISATION
Charoen Pokphand Enterprise (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. (the "Company") was incorporated on August 22, 1977 as a company limited by shares under the Statute for Investment by Overseas Chinese and the provisions of the Company Act of the Republic of China. The main activities of the Company are the manufacture and sale of animal feeds, livestock, chicken and processed meat products. The Company's common stock has been traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since July 27, 1987. Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited ("CPF"), which is incorporated in Thailand, indirectly holds 39% equity interest in the Company.
2. THE DATE OF AUTHORISATION FOR ISSUANCE OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR AUTHORISATION
These parent company only financial statements were authorised for issuance by the Board of Directors on March 24, 2020.
3. APPLICATION OF NEW STANDARDS, AMENDMENTS AND INTERPRETATIONS
(1) Effect of the adoption of new issuances of or amendments to International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission ("FSC")
New standards, interpretations and amendments endorsed by the FSC effective from 2019 are as follows:
| Effective date by | |
|---|---|
| International Accounting | |
| New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments | Standards Board |
| Amendments to IFRS 9, 'Prepayment features with negative | January 1, 2019 |
| compensation' | |
| IFRS 16, 'Leases' | January 1, 2019 |
| Amendments to IAS 19, 'Plan amendment, curtailment or settlement' | January 1, 2019 |
| Amendments to IAS 28, 'Long-term interests in associates and joint | January 1, 2019 |
| ventures' | |
| IFRIC 23, 'Uncertainty over income tax treatments' | January 1, 2019 |
| Annual improvements to IFRSs 2015-2017 cycle | January 1, 2019 |
Except for the following, the above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Company's financial condition and financial performance based on the Company's assessment.
IFRS 16, 'Leases'
- A. IFRS 16, 'Leases', replaces IAS 17, 'Leases' and related interpretations and SICs. The standard requires lessees to recognise a 'right-of-use asset' and a lease liability (except for those leases with terms of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets). The accounting stays the same for lessors, which is to classify their leases as either finance leases or operating leases and account for those two types of leases differently. IFRS 16 only requires enhanced disclosures to be provided by lessors.
- B. The Company has elected to apply IFRS 16 by not restating the comparative information (referred herein as the 'modified retrospective approach') when applying "IFRSs" effective in 2019 as endorsed by the FSC. Accordingly, the Company increased 'right-of-use asset' by \$354,829 and 'lease liability' by \$340,701, and decreased prepayments by \$14,174, property, plant and equipment by \$7,376 and lease payable by \$7,422 with respect to the lease contracts of lessees on January 1, 2019.
- C. The Company has used the following practical expedients permitted by the standard at the date of initial application of IFRS 16:
- (a) The use of a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics.
- (b) The exclusion of initial direct costs for the measurement of 'right-of-use asset'.
- (c) The use of hindsight in determining the lease term where the contract contains options to extend or terminate the lease.
- D. The Company calculated the present value of lease liabilities by using the weighted average incremental borrowing interest rate of 1.44%.
- E. The Company recognised lease liabilities which had previously been classified as 'operating leases' under the principles of IAS 17, 'Leases'. The reconciliation between operating lease commitments under IAS 17 measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee's incremental borrowing rate and lease liabilities recognised as of January 1, 2019 is as follows:
| Operating lease commitments disclosed by applying IAS 17 as at | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2018 | \$ | 378,263 |
| Add: Lease payable recognised under finance lease by applying IAS 17 | ||
| as at December 31, 2018 | 7,422 | |
| Less: Short-term leases | ( | 1,218) |
| Add: Lease contracts previously identified as service agreements | 4,029 | |
| Total lease contracts amount recognised as lease liabilities by applying | ||
| IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019 | \$ | 388,496 |
| Incremental borrowing interest rate at the date of initial application | 1.44% | |
| Lease liabilities recognised as at January 1, 2019 by applying IFRS 16 | \$ | 340,701 |
(2) Effect of new issuances of or amendments to IFRSs as endorsed by the FSC but not yet adopted by the Company
New standards, interpretations and amendments endorsed by the FSC effective from 2020 are as follows:
| Effective date by | |
|---|---|
| International Accounting | |
| New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments | Standards Board |
| Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8, 'Disclosure Initiative-Definition of | January 1, 2020 |
| Material' | |
| Amendments to IFRS 3, 'Definition of a business' | January 1, 2020 |
| Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7, 'Interest rate benchmark | January 1, 2020 |
| reform' |
The above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Company's financial condition and financial performance based on the Company's assessment.
(3) IFRSs issued by IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC
New standards, interpretations and amendments issued by IASB but not yet included in the IFRSs endorsed by the FSC are as follows:
| Effective date by | |
|---|---|
| International Accounting | |
| New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments | Standards Board |
| Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28, 'Sale or contribution of assets | To be determined |
| between an investor and its associate or joint venture' | by International |
| Accounting Standards | |
| Board | |
| IFRS 17, 'Insurance contracts' | January 1, 2021 |
| Amendments to IAS 1, 'Classification of liabilities as current or non current' |
January 1, 2022 |
The above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Company's financial condition and financial performance based on the Company's assessment.
4. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these parent company only financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the periods presented, unless otherwise stated.
(1) Compliance statement
The parent company only financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the "Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers", International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations as endorsed by the FSC (collectively referred herein as the "IFRSs").
- (2) Basis of preparation
- A. Except for the following items, the parent company only financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention:
- (a) Defined benefit liabilities recognised based on the net amount of pension fund assets less present value of defined benefit obligation.
- (b) Biological assets measured at fair value less costs to sell.
- B. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Company's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the parent company only financial statements are disclosed in Note 5.
- (3) Foreign currency translation
- A. The parent company only financial statements are presented in New Taiwan dollars, which is the Company's functional currency.
-
B. Foreign currency transactions and balances
- (a) Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or valuation where items are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.
- (b) Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the period end are retranslated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences arising upon re-translation at the balance sheet date are recognised in profit or loss.
- (c) Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies held at fair value through profit or loss are re-translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date; their translation differences are recognised in profit or loss. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies held at fair value through other comprehensive income are re-translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date; their translation differences are recognised in other comprehensive income. However, nonmonetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are not measured at fair value are translated using the historical exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions.
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(d) All foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in the statement of comprehensive income within 'other gains and losses'.
- (4) Classification of current and non-current items
- A. Assets that meet one of the following criteria are classified as current assets; otherwise they are classified as non-current assets:
- (a) Assets arising from operating activities that are expected to be realised, or are intended to be sold or consumed within the normal operating cycle;
- (b) Assets held mainly for trading purposes;
- (c) Assets that are expected to be realised within twelve months from the balance sheet date;
- (d) Cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash and cash equivalents and those that are to be exchanged or used to settle liabilities more than twelve months after the balance sheet date.
- B. Liabilities that meet one of the following criteria are classified as current liabilities; otherwise they are classified as non-current liabilities:
- (a) Liabilities that are expected to be settled within the normal operating cycle;
- (b) Liabilities arising mainly from trading activities;
- (c) Liabilities that are to be settled within twelve months from the balance sheet date;
- (d) Liabilities for which the repayment date cannot be extended unconditionally to more than twelve months after the balance sheet date. Terms of a liability that could, at the option of the counterparty, result in its settlement by the issue of equity instruments do not affect its classification.
- (5) Cash equivalents
Cash equivalents refer to short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Time deposits that meet the definition above and are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments in operations are classified as cash equivalents.
(6) Accounts and notes receivable
- A. Accounts and notes receivable entitle the Company a legal right to receive consideration in exchange for transferred goods or rendered services.
- B. The short-term accounts and notes receivable without bearing interest are subsequently measured at initial invoice amount as the effect of discounting is immaterial.
(7) Impairment of financial assets
For financial assets at amortised cost, at each reporting date, the Company recognises the impairment provision for expected credit losses if there has not been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition or recognises the impairment provision for the lifetime expected credit losses (ECLs) if such credit risk has increased since initial recognition after taking into consideration all reasonable and verifiable information that includes forecasts. On the other hand, for accounts receivable or contract assets that do not contain a significant financing component, the Company recognises the impairment provision for lifetime ECLs.
(8) Derecognition of financial assets
The Company derecognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to receive the cash flows from the financial asset expire.
(9) Operating leases (lessor)
Lease income from an operating lease (net of any incentives given to the lessee) is recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
(10) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined using the weighted-average method. The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises raw materials, direct labour, other direct costs and related production overheads allocated based on normal operating capacity. It excludes borrowing costs. The item by item approach is used in applying the lower of cost and net realisable value. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated cost of completion and applicable variable selling expenses.
(11) Investments accounted for using equity method/ subsidiaries
- A. Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) controlled by the Company. The Company controls and entity when the Company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for using equity method in these parent company only financial statements.
- B. Unrealised gains on transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated. The accounting policies of the subsidiaries have been adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Company.
- C. The Company's share of its subsidiaries' post-acquisition profits or losses is recognised in profit or loss, and its share of post-acquisition movements in other comprehensive income is recognised in other comprehensive income. When the Company's share of losses in a subsidiary equals or exceeds its interest in the subsidiary, the Company continues to recognise losses proportionate to its ownership.
D. Pursuant to the "Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers," profit (loss) of the current period and other comprehensive income in the parent company only financial statements shall equal to the amount attributable to owners of the parent in the financial statements prepared with basis for consolidation. Owners' equity in the parent company only financial statements shall equal to equity attributable to owners of the parent in the financial statements prepared with basis for consolidation.
(12) Biological assets
Biological assets are measured at their fair value less costs to sell. Except for the case where the fair value cannot be measured reliably, they are measured at its cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Gains or losses on changes in fair value less costs to sell are recognised in profit or loss.
(13) Property, plant and equipment
- A. Property, plant and equipment are initially recorded at cost. Borrowing costs incurred during the construction period are capitalised.
- B. 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 Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to profit or loss during the financial period in which they are incurred.
- C. Land is not depreciated. Other property, plant and equipment apply cost model and are depreciated using the straight-line method to allocate their cost over their estimated useful lives. Each part of an item of property, plant, and equipment with a cost that is significant in relation to the total cost of the item must be depreciated separately.
- D. The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year-end. If expectations for the assets' residual values and useful lives differ from previous estimates or the patterns of consumption of the assets' future economic benefits embodied in the assets have changed significantly, any change is accounted for as a change in estimate under IAS 8, 'Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors', from the date of the change.
The estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
| Land improvements | 3~30 years |
|---|---|
| Buildings and structures | 3~60 years |
| Machinery and equipment | 3~20 years |
| Transportation equipment | 6 years |
| Leasehold improvements | 3~20 years |
| Other equipment | 3~20 years |
(14) Leasing arrangements (lessee) - right-of-use assets/ lease liabilities
Effective 2019
- A. Leases are recognised as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability at the date at which the leased asset is available for use by the Company. For short-term leases or leases of low-value assets, lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
- B. Lease liabilities include the net present value of the remaining lease payments at the commencement date, discounted using the incremental borrowing interest rate. Lease payments are fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable.
The Company subsequently measures the lease liability at amortised cost using the interest method and recognises interest expense over the lease term. The lease liability is remeasured and the amount of remeasurement is recognised as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset when there are changes in the lease term or lease payments and such changes do not arise from contract modifications.
- C. At the commencement date, the right-of-use asset is stated at cost comprising the following:
- (a) The amount of the initial measurement of lease liability; and
- (b) Any lease payments made at or before the commencement date.
The right-of-use asset is measured subsequently using the cost model and is depreciated from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the asset's useful life or the end of the lease term. When the lease liability is remeasured, the amount of remeasurement is recognised as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset.
(15) Leased assets / operating leases (lessee)
Prior to 2019
- A. Based on the terms of a lease contract, a lease is classified as a finance lease if the Company assumes substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased asset.
- (a) A finance lease is recognised as an asset and a liability at the lease's commencement at the lower of the fair value of the leased asset or the present value of the minimum lease payments.
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(b) The minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charges and the reduction of the outstanding liability. The finance charges are allocated to each period over the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
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(c) Property, plant and equipment held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. If there is no reasonable certainty that the Compaany will obtain ownership at the end of the lease, the asset shall be depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and its useful life.
- B. Payments made under an operating lease (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
(16) Intangible assets
Computer software is stated at cost and amortised on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of 3 years.
(17) Impairment of non-financial assets
The Company assesses at each balance sheet date the recoverable amounts of those assets where there is an indication that they are impaired. 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 costs to sell or value in use. When the circumstances or reasons for recognising impairment loss for an asset in prior years no longer exist or diminish, the impairment loss is reversed. The increased carrying amount due to reversal should not be more than what the depreciated or amortised historical cost would have been if the impairment had not been recognised.
(18) Borrowings
Borrowings are recognised initially 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 measured over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method.
(19) Notes and accounts payable
- A. Accounts payable are liabilities for purchases of raw materials, goods or services and notes and accounts payable are those resulting from operating and non-operating activities.
- B. The short-term notes and accounts payable without bearing interest are subsequently measured at initial invoice amount as the effect of discounting is immaterial.
(20) Derecognition of financial liabilities
A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation specified in the contract is either discharged or cancelled or expires.
(21) Employee benefits
A. Short-term employee benefits
Short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in respect of service rendered by employees in a period and should be recognised as expense in that period when the employees render service.
- B. Pensions
- (a) Defined contribution plans
For defined contribution plans, the contributions are recognised as pension expense when they are due on an accrual basis. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent of a cash refund or a reduction in the future payments.
- (b) Defined benefit plans
- i. Net obligation under a defined benefit plan is defined as the present value of an amount of pension benefits that employees will receive on retirement for their services with the Company in current period or prior period. The liability recognised in the balance sheet in respect of defined benefit pension plans is the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the balance sheet date less the fair value of plan assets. The net defined benefit obligation is calculated annually by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The rate used to discount is determined by using interest rates of government bonds (at the balance sheet date) of a currency and term consistent with the currency and term of the employment benefit obligations.
- ii. Remeasurements arising on defined benefit plans are recognised in other comprehensive income in the period in which they arise and are recorded as retained earnings.
- iii. Past service costs are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
- C. Employees' compensation and directors' and supervisors' remuneration
Employees' compensation and directors' and supervisors' remuneration are recognised as expense and liability, provided that such recognition is required under legal or constructive obligation and those amounts can be reliably estimated. Any difference between the resolved amounts and the subsequently actual distributed amounts is accounted for as changes in estimates.
- (22) Income tax
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A. The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or items recognised directly in equity, in which cases the tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or equity.
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B. The current income tax expense is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company and its subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in accordance with applicable tax regulations. It establishes provisions where appropriate based on the amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities. An additional tax is levied on the unappropriated retained earnings and is recorded as income tax expense in the year the stockholders resolve to retain the earnings.
- C. Deferred tax is recognised, using the balance sheet liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated balance sheet. However, the deferred tax is accounted of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. 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 Company and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realised or the deferred tax liability is settled.
- D. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised. At each balance sheet date, unrecognised and recognised deferred tax assets are reassessed.
(23) Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or stock options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.
(24) Dividends
Dividends are recorded in the Company's financial statements in the period in which they are resolved by the Company's shareholders. Cash dividends are recorded as liabilities; stock dividends are recorded as stock dividends to be distributed and are reclassified to ordinary shares on the effective date of new shares issuance.
(25) Revenue recognition
A. Sales of goods
(a) The Company manufactures and sells animal feeds, cooked food, agricultural livestock products and related consumable food products. Sales are recognised when control of the products has transferred, being when the products are delivered to the customer, the customer has full discretion over the channel and price to sell the products, and there is no unfulfilled obligation that could affect the customer's acceptance of the products. Delivery occurs when the products have been shipped to the specific location, the risks of obsolescence and loss have been transferred to the customers, and either the customers have accepted the products in accordance with the sales contract, or the Company has objective evidence that all criteria for acceptance have been satisfied.
- (b) Revenue from sales of goods is recognised based on the price specified in the contract, net of the estimated volume discounts, sales discounts and allowances. Accumulated experience is used to estimate and provide for the volume discounts, sales discounts and allowances using the expected value method, and revenue is only recognised to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal will not occur. The estimation is subject to an assessment at each reporting date. A refund liability is recognised for expected sales discounts and allowances payable to customers in relation to sales made until the end of the reporting period. No element of financing is deemed present as the sales are made with a credit term of 3 to 120 days, which is consistent with market practice.
- (c) A receivable is recognised when the goods are delivered as this is the point in time that the consideration is unconditional because only the passage of time is required before the payment is due.
- B. Financing components
The Company does not expect to have any contracts where the period between the transfer of the promised goods or services to the customer and payment by the customer exceeds one year. As a consequence, the Company does not adjust any of the transaction prices for the time value of money.
5. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND KEY SOURCES OF ASSUMPTION UNCERTAINTY
The preparation of these parent company only financial statements requires management to make critical judgements in applying the Company's accounting policies and make critical assumptions and estimates concerning future events. Assumptions and estimates may differ from the actual results and are continually evaluated and adjusted based on historical experience and other factors. Such assumptions and estimates have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year; and the related information is addressed below:
(1) Critical judgements in applying the Company's accounting policies
None.
(2) Critical accounting estimates and assumptions
A. Evaluation of inventories
As inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, the Company must determine the net realisable value of inventories on balance sheet date using judgements and estimates. The Company evaluates the amounts of normal inventory consumption, obsolete inventories or inventories without market selling value on balance sheet date, and writes down the cost of inventories to the net realisable value. Such an evaluation of inventories is principally based on the demand for the products within the specified period in the future. Therefore, there might be material changes to the evaluation.
As of December 31, 2019, the carrying amount of inventories was \$1,438,813.
B. Measurement of fair value of biological assets
Except when fair value cannot be reliably measured, biological assets should be measured at fair value less costs to sell on initial recognition and at the end of each reporting period. The Company has to identify whether the active market prices are available for each category of biological assets, to determine the relevance between the nature of biological assets and the chosen market, and to decide which major items should be accounted for as costs to sell. The Company then estimates the fair value less costs to sell based on the information mentioned above. Any fluctuations in market price and costs to sell could materially affect the carrying amount of biological assets.
As of December 31, 2019, the carrying amount of biological assets was \$1,573,008.
6. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTS
(1) Cash
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash on hand and revolving funds | \$ 7,276 |
\$ 9,138 |
| Checking accounts | 964 | 335 |
| Demand deposits | 78,137 | 45,830 |
| Total | \$ 86,377 |
\$ 55,303 |
- A. The Company transacts with a variety of financial institutions all with high credit quality to disperse credit risk, so it expects that the probability of counterparty default is remote.
- B. On December 31, 2019, the Company has restricted cash and cash equivalents pledged as collateral totalling \$7,700, classified as other financial assets and shown as 'other current assets'. Please refer to Note 8 for details.
- (2) Notes and accounts receivable
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes receivable | \$ | 301,121 | \$ | 331,198 | |
| Accounts receivable | \$ | 1,714,126 | \$ | 1,618,358 | |
| Less: Allowance for uncollectible accounts | ( | 1,656) ( | 2,329) | ||
| \$ | 1,712,470 | \$ | 1,616,029 |
A. The aging analysis of accounts receivable is as follows:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ | 1,659,117 | \$ | 1,551,365 | ||
| 52,630 | 64,304 | ||||
| 2,070 | 2,165 | ||||
| 309 | 524 | ||||
| \$ | 1,714,126 | \$ | 1,618,358 | ||
The above ageing analysis was based on past due date.
- B. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, accounts receivable and notes receivable were all from contracts with customers. As of January 1, 2018, the balance of accounts receivable and notes receivable from contracts with customers amounted to \$1,836,384.
- C. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, all the Company's notes receivable were not past due.
- D. The credit quality of accounts receivable was in the following category based on the Company's Credit Quality Control Policy:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With guarantee | \$ | 125,721 | \$ | 135,342 |
| Without guarantee | 1,588,405 | 1,483,016 | ||
| \$ | 1,714,126 | \$ | 1,618,358 |
The Company holds commercial papers, real estate and deposits collateral as security for accounts receivable.
- E. As at December 31, 2019 and 2018, without taking into account any collateral held or other credit enhancements, the maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the amount that best represents the Company's notes receivable were \$301,121 and \$331,198, respectively, while the amount that best represents the Company's accounts receivable were \$1,712,470 and \$1,616,029, respectively.
- F. Information relating to credit risk is provided in Note 12(2).
(3) Inventories
| December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allowance for | ||||||||
| Cost | valuation loss | Book value | ||||||
| Raw materials | \$ 885,619 |
\$ - |
\$ 885,619 |
|||||
| Packing supplies | 22,517 | - | 22,517 | |||||
| Work in progress | 26,663 | - | 26,663 | |||||
| Finished goods | 564,014 | ( 60,000) |
504,014 | |||||
| \$ 1,498,813 |
(\$ 60,000) |
\$ 1,438,813 |
| December 31, 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | valuation loss | Book value | |||
| Raw materials | \$ 559,822 |
\$ | - | \$ | 559,822 |
| Packing supplies | 16,213 | - | 16,213 | ||
| Work in progress | 25,800 | - | 25,800 | ||
| Finished goods | 452,072 | ( | 14,800) | 437,272 | |
| \$ 1,053,907 |
(\$ | 14,800) | \$ | 1,039,107 |
The cost of inventories recognised as expense for the year:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of goods sold | \$ | 17,307,794 | \$ 15,707,367 |
| Loss on decline in market value | 45,200 | 7,200 | |
| Others | ( | 181) ( | 3,284) |
| \$ | 17,352,813 | \$ 15,711,283 |
Others pertain mainly to gain and loss on physical inventory count and income from disposal of leftover and scraps.
(4) Investments accounted for under equity method
A. Details of investments accounted for using equity method-subsidiaries are provided as follows:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Plenty Type Limited | \$ 2,368,685 |
\$ 2,005,590 |
| Charoen Pokphand (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | 38,794 | 34,096 |
| Arbor Acres (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | 384,779 | 64,560 |
| Rui Mu Foods Co., Ltd. | 125,701 | 92,150 |
| Rui Fu Foods Co., Ltd. | 141,197 | 100,415 |
| \$ 3,059,156 |
\$ 2,296,811 |
B. Share of profit (loss) of subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Plenty Type Limited | \$ | 33,957 | \$ 46,184 |
| Charoen Pokphand (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | 10,832 | 4,552 | |
| Arbor Acres (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | 351,508 | 19,997 | |
| Rui Mu Foods Co., Ltd. | 17,691 | 11,223 | |
| Rui Fu Foods Co., Ltd. | ( | 10,218) | 4,523 |
| \$ | 403,770 | \$ 86,479 |
C. Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries accounted for using equity method:
Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
| 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| \$ | 373,810 | \$ 55,115 |
| ( | 1,980) | 26 |
| 711 | 74 | |
| \$ | 372,541 | \$ 55,215 |
Items may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Plenty Type Limited | (\$ | 44,672) | \$ 49,857 |
D. Details of the subsidiaries are provided in Note 4(3) in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
(5) Biological assets
A. Biological assets
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological assets - current: | ||||
| Consumable biological assets | \$ | 1,034,392 | \$ | 960,264 |
| Consumable biological assets - changes in fair | ||||
| value less costs to sell | 24,124 | 36,535 | ||
| Bearer biological assets | 244,716 | 179,950 | ||
| Bearer biological assets - accumulated | ||||
| depreciation | ( | 116,367) | ( | 55,360) |
| \$ | 1,186,865 | \$ | 1,121,389 | |
| Biological assets - non-current: | ||||
| Bearer biological assets | \$ | 470,609 | \$ | 418,759 |
| Bearer biological assets - accumulated | ||||
| depreciation | ( | 84,466) | ( | 71,560) |
| \$ | 386,143 | \$ | 347,199 |
Consumable biological assets are those that are to be harvested as agricultural products or sold as biological assets. Bearer biological assets are those other than consumable biological assets.
B. Movements of biological assets were as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At January 1 | \$ | \$ 1,468,588 |
1,302,712 |
| Purchases | 979,758 | 1,148,972 | |
| Costs and expenses input | 6,411,905 | 5,574,926 | |
| Sales | ( | 2,906,153) ( | 2,694,012) |
| Change in fair value less cost to sell | ( | 12,411) | 7,253 |
| Transfer to inventories | ( | 4,363,702) ( | 3,859,997) |
| Others | ( | 4,977) ( | 11,266) |
| At December 31 | \$ | \$ 1,573,008 |
1,468,588 |
C. Biological assets are comprised of broiler chicken, breeder chicken, fattening swine, and breeder swine, etc. Biological assets, other than fattening swine which are measured at fair value less costs to sell at each reporting date, are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The fair value of fattening swine is measured using quoted market prices as references.
The market prices or fair values at the present condition of breeders are unavailable due to short production cycle; the market prices or fair values at present condition of broiler chickens are difficult to obtain. The valuation based on a discounted cash flow method is considered unreliable given the uncertainty with respect to external factors such as climate, weather, diseases etc. Therefore, breeders and broiler chicken are measured using the cost approach. Cost of biological assets includes all costs incurred during the growth cycle such as cost of new-born animals, feed costs, and other farm costs.
Bearer biological assets are depreciated using the straight-line method through the productive period of each biological asset. The productive period of breeder swine is approximately 24 ~ 36 months; the productive period of breeder chickens is approximately 30 weeks. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, depreciation expense on biological assets amounted to \$234,992 and \$185,843, respectively.
D. Estimates of physical quantities of biological assets were as follows:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimates of physical quantities (Units: heads) | 5,072,582 | 4,918,068 |
E. Financial risk management policies
The Company is exposed to commodity risks arising from changes in market prices of the chickens and swine. The Company does not anticipate that the prices of the agricultural products will decline significantly in the foreseeable future and there is no available derivative or other contracts. The Company reviews the risk of a decline in the price of the agriculture products regularly, and considers to take the financial risk.
(6) Property, plant and equipment
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in | progress and | ||||||||||||||
| Land | Buildings and |
Machinery | Transportation | Leasehold | Other | equipment to be |
|||||||||
| Land | improvements | structures | and | equipment | equipment | improvements | equipment | inspected | Total | ||||||
| At January 1, 2019 |
|||||||||||||||
| Cost | \$ 1,839,181 |
\$ 94,578 |
\$ | 3,025,679 | \$ | 3,371,948 | \$ | 237,965 | \$ | 963,769 | \$ | 756,082 | \$ | 449,319 | \$ 10,738,521 |
| Accumulated depreciation |
|||||||||||||||
| and impairment |
- ( 32,543) |
( | 1,054,180) | ( | 1,800,496) | ( | 142,858) | ( | 442,666) | ( | 284,382) | - ( | 3,757,125) | ||
| \$ 1,839,181 |
\$ 62,035 |
\$ | 1,971,499 | \$ | 1,571,452 | \$ | 95,107 | \$ | 521,103 | \$ | 471,700 | \$ | 449,319 | \$ 6,981,396 |
|
| 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Opening net book amount |
\$ 1,839,181 |
\$ 62,035 |
\$ | 1,971,499 | \$ | 1,571,452 | \$ | 95,107 | \$ | 521,103 | \$ | 471,700 | \$ | 449,319 | \$ 6,981,396 |
| as at January 1 |
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| Additions | 14,137 | 34,855 | 111,788 | 117,668 | 41,956 | 10,943 | 89,369 | 942,073 | 1,362,789 | ||||||
| Disposals Reclassifications |
- | - | - | - ( | 3,931) | - | - | - ( | 3,931) | ||||||
| 123,318 | 19,742 - ( 10,549) |
( | 190,930 162,257) |
( | 150,850 222,312) |
( | 5,709 33,060) |
( | 15,226 89,968) |
( | 76,793 69,485) |
( | 582,568) - ( |
- 587,631) |
|
| Depreciation Closing net book amount |
|||||||||||||||
| as at December 31 |
\$ 1,976,636 |
\$ 106,083 |
\$ | 2,111,960 | \$ | 1,617,658 | \$ | 105,781 | \$ | 457,304 | \$ | 568,377 | \$ | 808,824 | \$ 7,752,623 |
| At December 31, 2019 |
|||||||||||||||
| Cost Accumulated |
\$ 1,976,636 |
\$ 149,175 |
\$ | 3,257,734 | \$ | 3,578,256 | \$ | 261,488 | \$ | 985,924 | \$ | 905,225 | \$ | 808,824 | \$ 11,923,262 |
| depreciation and |
- ( 43,092) |
( | 1,145,774) | ( | 1,960,598) | ( | 155,707) | ( | 528,620) | ( | 336,848) | - ( | 4,170,639) | ||
| impairment | \$ 1,976,636 |
\$ 106,083 |
\$ | 2,111,960 | \$ | 1,617,658 | \$ | 105,781 | \$ | 457,304 | \$ | 568,377 | \$ | 808,824 | \$ 7,752,623 |
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in | progress and | |||||||||||||||
| Land | Buildings and |
Machinery | Transportation | Leasehold | Other | equipment to be |
||||||||||
| Land | improvements | structures | and | equipment | equipment | improvements | equipment | inspected | Total | |||||||
| At January 1, 2018 |
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| Cost | \$ 1,531,190 |
\$ | 67,955 | \$ | 2,317,434 | \$ | 3,125,768 | \$ | 212,409 | \$ | 945,310 | \$ | 628,388 | \$ | 692,365 | \$ 9,520,819 |
| Accumulated depreciation |
||||||||||||||||
| and impairment |
- ( | 28,430) | ( | 971,145) | ( | 1,698,316) | ( | 122,041) | ( | 355,747) | ( | 235,545) | - ( | 3,411,224) | ||
| \$ 1,531,190 |
\$ | 39,525 | \$ | 1,346,289 | \$ | 1,427,452 | \$ | 90,368 | \$ | 589,563 | \$ | 392,843 | \$ | 692,365 | \$ 6,109,595 |
|
| 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Opening net book amount as at January 1 |
\$ 1,531,190 |
\$ | 39,525 | \$ | 1,346,289 | \$ | 1,427,452 | \$ | 90,368 | \$ | 589,563 | \$ | 392,843 | \$ | 692,365 | \$ 6,109,595 |
| Additions | 12,817 | 19,718 | 129,287 | 107,216 | 28,295 | 15,082 | 96,303 | 1,019,405 | 1,428,123 | |||||||
| Disposals | - | - ( | 7,370) | ( | 14,028) | ( | 2,283) | ( | 119) | ( | 2,638) | - ( | 26,438) | |||
| Reclassifications | 295,174 | 8,627 | 637,520 | 245,791 | 13,952 | 8,693 | 52,694 | ( | 1,262,451) | - | ||||||
| Depreciation | - ( | 5,835) | ( | 134,227) | ( | 194,979) | ( | 35,225) | ( | 92,116) | ( | 60,126) | - ( | 522,508) | ||
| Closing net book amount |
||||||||||||||||
| as at December 31 |
\$ 1,839,181 |
\$ | 62,035 | \$ | 1,971,499 | \$ | 1,571,452 | \$ | 95,107 | \$ | 521,103 | \$ | 479,076 | \$ | 449,319 | \$ 6,988,772 |
| At December 31, 2018 |
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| Cost | \$ 1,839,181 |
\$ | 94,578 | \$ | 3,025,679 | \$ | 3,371,948 | \$ | 237,965 | \$ | 963,769 | \$ | 767,653 | \$ | 449,319 | \$ 10,750,092 |
| Accumulated depreciation |
||||||||||||||||
| and impairment |
- ( | 32,543) | ( | 1,054,180) | ( | 1,800,496) | ( | 142,858) | ( | 442,666) | ( | 288,577) | - ( | 3,761,320) | ||
| \$ 1,839,181 |
\$ | 62,035 | \$ | 1,971,499 | \$ | 1,571,452 | \$ | 95,107 | \$ | 521,103 | \$ | 479,076 | \$ | 449,319 | \$ 6,988,772 |
A. Amount of borrowing costs capitalised as part of property, plant and equipment and the range of the interest rates for such capitalisation are as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount capitalised | \$ 2,698 |
\$ 3,654 |
| Interest rate range | 1.12%~1.13% | 1.10%~1.12% |
- B. Information about the property, plant and equipment that were pledged to others as collateral is provided in Note 8.
- C. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company held 110 parcels and 114 parcels of agricultural land, respectively. The carrying amounts of land registered under the title of others amounted to \$624,803 and \$648,489, respectively. These parcels of land are registered under the title of individuals, however, the Company has agreements with those individuals to pledge these agricultural land to the Company.
(7) Leasing arrangements - lessee
Effective 2019
- A. The Company leases various assets including land, buildings, business vehicles, and other equipment. Rental contracts are typically made for periods of 1 to 22 years. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different terms and conditions. The lease agreements do not impose covenants, but leased assets may not be used as security for borrowing purposes.
- B. The carrying amount of right-of-use assets and the depreciation charge are as follows:
| At December 31, 2019 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount | Depreciation charge | |
| Land | \$ 322,018 |
\$ 25,839 |
| Buildings | 8,702 | 3,996 |
| Transportation equipment (Cargo Truck) | 65 | 258 |
| Other equipment | 10,741 | 5,411 |
| \$ 341,526 |
\$ 35,504 |
- C. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the additions to right-of-use assets was \$22,352.
- D. The Company has no significant profit or loss in relation to lease contracts for the year ended December 31, 2019.
- E. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company's total cash outflow for leases was \$48,879.
(8) Intangible assets
Software
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At January 1 | ||||
| Cost | \$ | 10,474 | \$ | 9,814 |
| Accumulated amortisation and impairment | ( | 8,910) | ( | 7,767) |
| \$ | 1,564 | \$ | 2,047 | |
| At January 1 | \$ | 1,564 | \$ | 2,047 |
| Additions | - | 660 | ||
| Amortisation | ( | 972) ( | 1,143) | |
| At December 31 | \$ | 592 | \$ | 1,564 |
| At December 31 | ||||
| Cost | \$ | 10,474 | \$ | 10,474 |
| Accumulated amortisation and impairment | ( | 9,882) ( | 8,910) | |
| \$ | 592 | \$ | 1,564 |
(9) Short-term borrowings
| Interest rate range | Collateral | |
|---|---|---|
| \$ 2,070,000 |
1.04%~1.21% | None |
| Interest rate range | Collateral | |
| \$ 2,422,350 |
1.04%~1.20% | None |
| 141,434 | 3.28%~4.12% | None |
| \$ 2,563,784 |
||
| December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 |
(10) Short-term notes and bills payable
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial paper payable | \$ | 980,000 | \$ 620,000 |
|
| Less: Unamortised discounts | ( | 1,341) ( | 730) | |
| \$ | 978,659 | \$ 619,270 |
||
| Interest rate range | 0.34%~0.93% | 0.64%~0.94% |
The short-term notes and bills payable were guaranteed by certain financial institutions.
(11) Long-term borrowings
| Borrowing period | Interest rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of borrowings | and repayment term | range | December 31, 2019 | |
| Secured loans | 2019.11.15~2021.11.15 | 1.42% | \$ | 375,000 |
| Unsecured credit loans | 2017.9.6~2022.10.27 | 1.03%~1.50% | 2,935,000 | |
| 3,310,000 | ||||
| Less: Current portion (shown as 'Other current liabilities') | ( | 580,000) | ||
| \$ | 2,730,000 | |||
| Borrowing period | Interest rate | |||
| Type of borrowings | and repayment term | range | December 31, 2018 | |
| Secured loans | 2016.8.2~2022.12.15 | 1.42%~1.50% | \$ | 800,000 |
| Unsecured credit loans | 2017.8.1~2022.10.27 | 1.03%~1.42% | 1,660,000 | |
| 2,460,000 | ||||
| Less: Current portion (shown as 'Other current liabilities') | ( | 580,000) | ||
| \$ | 1,880,000 |
Information on collaterals pledged for long-term borrowings is provided in Note 8.
(12) Finance lease liabilities
- A. The Company signed finance lease contracts to lease other equipment from Taiwan Warehouse Solution Corp., [Tay Warehouse Equipment Co., Ltd., Yiyi Warehouse Equipment Co., Ltd.,](javascript:openwindow() Power Handling Co., Ltd., Taiwan Shih Ban Industrial Co., Ltd., and Tedson Machine Co., Ltd.. The lease terms cover the majority of the total estimated economic lives of the leased assets.
- B. Future minimum lease payments and their present values as at December 31, 2018 are as follows:
| December 31, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total finance lease liabilities |
Future finance charges |
Present value of finance lease liabilities |
||
| Current (shown as 'Other current |
||||
| liabilities') Not later than one year |
\$ 4,080 |
(\$ | 67) | \$ 4,013 |
| Non-current (shown as 'Other non-current liabilities') |
||||
| Later than one year but not later than five years |
3,431 | ( | 22) | 3,409 |
| \$ 7,511 |
(\$ | 89) | \$ 7,422 |
(13) Pensions
A. Defined benefit plans
- (a) The Company has defined benefit pension plans in accordance with the Labor Standards Act, covering all regular employees' service years prior to the enforcement of the Labor Pension Act on July 1, 2005 and service years thereafter of employees who chose to continue to be subject to the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Act. Under the defined benefit plans, two units are accrued for each year of service for the first 15 years and one unit for each additional year thereafter, subject to a maximum of 45 units. Pension benefits are based on the number of units accrued and the average monthly salaries and wages of the last 6 months prior to retirement. The Company contributes monthly an amount equal to specific percentage of the employees' monthly salaries and wages to the retirement fund deposited with the Bank of Taiwan, the trustee, under the name of the independent retirement fund committee. Also, the Company would assess the balance in the aforementioned labor pension reserve account by December 31, every year. If the account balance is insufficient to pay the pension calculated by the aforementioned method to the employees expected to qualify for retirement in the following year, the Company will make contributions to cover the deficit by next March.
- (b) The amounts recognised in the balance sheet are as follows:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present value of defined benefit obligations | (\$ | 436,190) (\$ | 442,929) | ||
| Fair value of plan assets | 293,788 | 279,957 | |||
| Net defined benefit liability | ( | 142,402) ( | 162,972) | ||
| Ending accrued pension fund | - | - | |||
| Net liabilities in the balance sheet | (\$ | 142,402) (\$ | 162,972) |
(c) Movements in net defined benefit liabilities are as follows:
| Present value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of defined | Fair value of | Net defined | ||||
| benefit obligations | plan assets | benefit liability | ||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| Balance at January 1 | (\$ | 442,929) | \$ | 279,957 | (\$ | 162,972) |
| Current service cost | ( | 3,335) | - | ( | 3,335) | |
| Interest (expense) income | ( | 3,256) | 2,097 | ( | 1,159) | |
| ( | 449,520) | 282,054 | ( | 167,466) | ||
| Remeasurements: | ||||||
| Return on plan assets | ||||||
| (excluding amounts | - | 10,773 | 10,773 | |||
| included in interest income | ||||||
| or expense) | ||||||
| Change in demographic | ( | 147) | - | ( | 147) | |
| assumptions | ||||||
| Change in financial | ( | 3,538) | - | ( | 3,538) | |
| assumptions | ||||||
| Experience adjustments | ( | 4,527) | - | ( | 4,527) | |
| ( | 8,212) | 10,773 | 2,561 | |||
| Pension fund contribution | - | 22,503 | 22,503 | |||
| Paid pension | 21,542 | ( | 21,542) | - | ||
| Balance at December 31 | (\$ | 436,190) | \$ | 293,788 | (\$ | 142,402) |
| Present value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of defined | Fair value of | Net defined | ||||
| benefit obligations | plan assets | benefit liability | ||||
| 2018 | ||||||
| Balance at January 1 | (\$ | 464,249) | \$ | 277,815 | (\$ | 186,434) |
| Current service cost | ( | 4,412) | - | ( | 4,412) | |
| Interest (expense) income | ( | 4,567) | 2,790 | ( | 1,777) | |
| ( | 473,228) | 280,605 | ( | 192,623) | ||
| Remeasurements: | ||||||
| Return on plan assets | - | 8,604 | 8,604 | |||
| (excluding amounts included | ||||||
| in interest income or | ||||||
| expense) | ||||||
| Change in demographic | ( | 4) | - | ( | 4) | |
| assumptions | ||||||
| Change in financial | ( | 9,324) | - | ( | 9,324) | |
| assumptions | ||||||
| Experience adjustments | 8,081 | - | 8,081 | |||
| ( | 1,247) | 8,604 | 7,357 | |||
| Pension fund contribution | - | 22,294 | 22,294 | |||
| Paid pension | 31,546 | ( | 31,546) | - | ||
| Balance at December 31 | (\$ | 442,929) | \$ | 279,957 | (\$ | 162,972) |
(d) The Bank of Taiwan was commissioned to manage the Fund of the Company's defined benefit pension plan in accordance with the Fund's annual investment and utilisation plan and the "Regulations for Revenues, Expenditures, Safeguard and Utilisation of the Labour Retirement Fund" (Article 6: The scope of utilisation for the Fund includes deposit in domestic or foreign financial institutions, investment in domestic or foreign listed, over-thecounter, or private placement equity securities, investment in domestic or foreign real estate securitization products, etc.). With regard to the utilisation of the Fund, its minimum earnings in the annual distributions on the final financial statements shall be no less than the earnings attainable from the amounts accrued from two-year time deposits with the interest rates offered by local banks. If the earnings is less than aforementioned rates, government shall make payment for the deficit after being authorized by the Regulator. The Company has no right to participate in managing and operating that fund and hence the Company is unable to disclose the classification of plan assets fair value in accordance with IAS 19 paragraph 142. The composition of fair value of plan assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 is given in the Annual Labor Retirement Fund Utilisation Report announced by the government.
(e) The principal actuarial assumptions used were as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Discount rate | 0.65% | 0.75% |
| Future salary increases | 2.00% | 2.00% |
Future mortality rate was estimated based on the 5th Taiwan Standard Ordinary Experience Mortality Table.
Because the main actuarial assumption changed, the present value of defined benefit obligation is affected. The analysis was as follows:
| Discount rate | Future salary increases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase 1% | Decrease 1% | Increase 1% | Decrease 1% | |||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| Effect on present value of | ||||||||
| defined benefit obligation 2018 |
(\$ | 33,433) | \$ | 38,081 | \$ | 37,155 | (\$ | 33,325) |
| Effect on present value of defined benefit obligation |
(\$ | 35,532) | \$ | 40,587 | \$ | 39,640 | (\$ | 35,449) |
The sensitivity analysis above is based on one assumption which changed while the other conditions remain unchanged. In practice, more than one assumption may change all at once. The method of analysing sensitivity and the method of calculating net pension liability in the balance sheet are the same.
The methods and types of assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis did not change compared to the previous period.
- (f) Expected contributions to the defined benefit pension plans of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2020 amount to \$16,951.
- (h) As of December 31, 2019, the weighted average duration of the retirement plan is 8 years.
- B. Defined contribution plans
Effective July 1, 2005, the Company has established defined contribution pension plans (the "New Plan") under the Labor Pension Act (the "Act"), covering all regular employees with R.O.C. nationality. Under the New Plan, the Company contributes monthly an amount based on 6% of the employees' monthly salaries and wages to the employees' individual pension accounts at the Bureau of Labor Insurance. The benefits accrued are paid monthly or in lump sum upon termination of employment. The pension costs for the aforementioned defined contribution pension plans of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were \$39,740 and \$37,062, respectively.
(14) Share capital - common stocks
As of December 31, 2019, the Company's authorised capital was \$3,579,000, consisting of 357,900 thousand shares of common stock, and the paid-in capital was \$2,679,910, consisting of 267,991 thousand shares of common stock with a par value of \$10 (in dollars) per share. All proceeds from shares issuance have been collected. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, there are no changes in the number of the Company's ordinary shares outstanding.
(15) Capital surplus
Pursuant to the R.O.C. Company Act, capital surplus arising from paid-in capital in excess of par value on issuance of common stocks and donations can be used to cover accumulated deficit or to issue new stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership, provided that the Company has no accumulated deficit. Further, the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Act requires that the amount of capital surplus to be capitalised mentioned above should not exceed 10% of the paidin capital each year. Capital surplus should not be used to cover accumulated deficit unless the legal reserve is insufficient.
(16) Retained earnings
- A. Under the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the current year's earnings, if any, shall first be used to pay all taxes and offset prior years' operating losses and then 10% of the remaining amount shall be set aside as legal reserve. A special reserve is set aside or reversed in accordance with related laws or Competent Authority. The remainder, if any, along with the accumulated unappropriated earnings in prior years, shall be distributed as shareholders' bonus as resolved by the shareholders. Cash dividends to shareholders shall account for at least 10% of the total dividends to shareholders. If cash dividend is lower than \$0.1 (in dollars) per share, dividends are distributed using share dividends.
- B. Except for covering accumulated deficit or issuing new stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership, the legal reserve shall not be used for any other purpose. The use of legal reserve for the issuance of stocks or cash to shareholders in proportion to their share ownership is permitted, provided that the distribution of the reserve is limited to the portion in excess of 25% of the Company's paid-in capital.
- C. In accordance with the regulations, the Company shall set aside special reserve from the debit balance on other equity items at the balance sheet date before distributing earnings. When debit balance on other equity items is reversed subsequently, the reversed amount could be included in the distributable earnings.
- D. The appropriations of earnings for 2018 and 2017 have been resolved at the shareholders' meetings on June 26, 2019 and June 13, 2018, respectively, as follows:
| 2018 | 2017 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividends | Dividends | ||||||
| per share | per share | ||||||
| Amount | (in dollars) | Amount | (in dollars) | ||||
| Legal reserve | \$ 95,073 |
\$ 143,307 |
|||||
| Cash dividends | 803,973 | \$ | 3 | 803,973 | \$ | 3 |
The effective dates for the above distribution of cash dividends are July 21, 2019 and July 18, 2018, respectively.
E. For the information relating to employees' compensation and directors' and supervisors' remuneration, please refer to Note 6(22).
(17) Operating revenue
| 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue from contracts with customers | \$ 20,173,520 |
\$ 18,170,438 |
Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers
The Company derives revenue from the transfer of goods at a point in time.
(18) Other income and expenses, net
Other income and expenses, net are gains (losses) on change in fair value less costs to sell of biological assets.
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other income and expenses, net | \$ | 12,411 | \$ | 7,253 |
| (19) Other income | ||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
| Rental income | \$ | 6,874 | \$ | 3,870 |
| Interest income | 255 | 193 | ||
| \$ | 7,129 | \$ | 4,063 | |
| (20) Other gains and losses | ||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
| Net foreign exchange gains | \$ | 9,573 | \$ | 1,750 |
| Gains (losses) on disposal of property, plant and | ||||
| equipment | 4,241 | ( | 2,054) | |
| Miscellaneous (disbursement) income | ( | 32,733) | 27,433 | |
| (\$ | 18,919) | \$ | 27,129 |
(21) Finance costs
| 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest expense | \$ 74,605 |
\$ 59,884 |
(22) Expenses by nature
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | Operating | Operating | Operating | |||||||||
| cost | expenses | Total | cost | expenses | Total | |||||||
| Employee benefit expense | ||||||||||||
| Wages and salaries | \$ 973,504 |
\$ 490,583 |
\$ 1,464,087 | \$ | 825,625 | \$ | 455,671 | \$ 1,281,296 | ||||
| Labor and health insurance | 93,066 | 33,310 | 126,376 | 82,070 | 31,520 | 113,590 | ||||||
| Pension costs | 27,282 | 16,952 | 44,234 | 26,188 | 17,063 | 43,251 | ||||||
| Directors' remuneration | - | 37,230 | 37,230 | - | 36,164 | 36,164 | ||||||
| Other personnel expenses | 52,399 | 8,435 | 60,834 | 44,211 | 9,376 | 53,587 | ||||||
| (Note) | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation on fixed assets | 550,651 | 36,980 | 587,631 | 484,844 | 37,664 | 522,508 | ||||||
| Depreciation on right-of- | 30,960 | 4,544 | 35,504 | - | - | - | ||||||
| use assets | ||||||||||||
| Amortisation | 3,152 | 1,059 | 4,211 | 2,570 | 1,192 | 3,762 |
Note: Other personnel expenses include meal allowance, training expenses and employee benefits.
- A. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had 2,122 and 1,895 employees, respectively, and had 5 directors for both years.
- B. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the average employee benefits were \$801 and \$789, and the average salary expenses were \$692 and \$678, respectively. The change in adjustment on average salary expenses was 2.01%.
- C. According to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, an amount equal to at least 1% of the Company's distributable profit of the current year should be appropriated as employees' compensation expense. If the Company has an accumulated deficit, earnings should be reserved to cover the accumulated losses in advance.
- D. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, employees' compensation was accrued at \$17,365 and \$12,152, respectively. The aforementioned amounts were recognised in wages and salaries expense.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the employees' compensation was estimated and accrued based on 1% (as prescribed by the Company's Articles of Incorporation) of distributable profit of current year as of the end of reporting period.
For 2018, the difference of \$258 between employees' compensation of \$12,410 resolved by the Board of Directors and the amount of \$12,152 recognised in the 2018 financial statements, mainly resulting from a variance in estimation, was adjusted in profit or loss for 2019.
E. Information about employees' compensation and directors' and supervisors' remuneration of the Company as resolved by Board of Directors will be posted in the "Market Observation Post System" at the website of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
(23) Income tax
- A. Income tax expense
- (a) Components of income tax expense:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current tax: | |||
| Current tax on profits for the year | \$ | \$ 284,144 |
250,389 |
| Tax on undistributed surplus earnings | 2,696 | 46,494 | |
| Prior year income tax (over) | |||
| underestimation | - | - | |
| Total current tax | 286,840 | 296,883 | |
| Deferred tax: | |||
| Origination and reversal of temporary | |||
| differences | ( | 9,542) ( | 12,779) |
| Impact of change in tax rate | ( - |
7,676) | |
| Total deferred tax | ( | 9,542) ( | 20,455) |
| Income tax expense | \$ | \$ 277,298 |
276,428 |
(b) The income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income is as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Remeasurement of defined benefit | ||
| obligations | \$ 512 |
\$ 5,212 |
B. Reconciliation between income tax expense and accounting profit
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax calculated based on profit before tax and | \$ | 348,245 | \$ | 245,431 |
| statutory tax rate | ||||
| Expenses disallowed by tax regulation | 320 | 238 | ||
| Tax exempt income by tax regulation | ( | 73,963) ( | 8,059) | |
| Tax on undistributed surplus earnings | 2,696 | 46,494 | ||
| Effect from changes in tax regulation | - | ( | 7,676) | |
| Income tax expense | \$ | 277,298 | \$ | 276,428 |
C. (a) Amounts of deferred tax assets or liabilities as a result of temporary differences, tax losses and investment tax credits are as follows:
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary differences: | ||||
| Accrued sales discounts | \$ | 17,030 | \$ | 16,463 |
| Provision for loss on spare parts | 3,131 | 2,642 | ||
| Pension expense in excess of the limit for tax purpose |
28,480 | 32,594 | ||
| Unrealised inventory valuation loss and changes in fair value of biological assets |
7,175 | ( | 4,347) | |
| Unrealised foreign investment income | ( | 17,015) ( | 10,224) | |
| Unrealised exchange loss | ( | 149) ( | 75) | |
| Others | 7,925 | 494 | ||
| \$ | 46,577 | \$ | 37,547 | |
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||
| Deferred tax assets | \$ | 67,664 | \$ | 55,861 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | ( | 21,087) ( | 18,314) | |
| \$ | 46,577 | \$ | 37,547 |
(b) Amounts recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income as a result of temporary differences are as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognised in profit or loss | \$ | 9,542 | \$ 20,455 |
| Recognised in other comprehensive income | (\$ | 512) (\$ | 5,212) |
- D. The Company's income tax returns through 2017 have been assessed and approved by the Tax Authority.
- E. Under the amendments to the Income Tax Act which was promulgated by the President of the Republic of China on February 7, 2018, the Company's applicable income tax rate was raised from 17% to 20% effective from January 1, 2018. The Company has assessed the impact of the change in income tax rate.
(24) Earnings per share
| 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount after tax | Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (shares in thousands) |
Earnings per share (in dollars) |
|
| Basic earnings per share | |||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent |
\$ 1,463,926 |
267,991 | \$ 5.46 |
| Diluted earnings per share Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of |
\$ 1,463,926 |
267,991 | |
| the parent Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary |
|||
| shares - employees' compensation |
- | 332 | |
| \$ 1,463,926 |
268,323 | \$ 5.46 |
|
| 2018 | |||
| Amount after tax | Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (shares in thousands) |
Earnings per share (in dollars) |
|
| Basic earnings per share | |||
| Profit attributable to | |||
| ordinary shareholders of the parent |
\$ 950,727 |
267,991 | \$ 3.55 |
| Diluted earnings per share | |||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of |
\$ 950,727 |
267,991 | |
| the parent Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary |
|||
| shares - employees' compensation |
- | 228 | |
| \$ 950,727 |
268,219 | \$ 3.54 |
(25) Operating leases
Prior to 2019
The Company leases certain main operating locations and farms from years 2009 to 2041. The Company recognised rental expense of \$32,131 in profit or loss for the year ended December 31, 2018.
The future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
| December 31, 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Not later than one year | \$ 31,415 |
| Later than one year but not later than five years | 112,443 |
| Over five years | 234,405 |
| \$ 378,263 |
|
| Issued post-dated checks | \$ 13,521 |
(26) Supplemental cash flow information
Investing activities with partial cash payment are as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | \$ | 1,362,789 | \$ | 1,428,123 |
| Add: Opening balance of payable on equipment | 60,371 | 66,979 | ||
| Add Opening balance of financial lease liabilities | - | 1,698 | ||
| Less: Ending balance of payable on equipment | ( | 34,582) ( | 60,371) | |
| Less Ending balance of financial lease liabilities | - | ( | 7,422) | |
| Cash paid during the year | \$ | 1,388,578 | \$ | 1,429,007 |
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
(1) Parent and ultimate controlling party
CPF (incorporated in Thailand) indirectly held 39% of the Company's equity shares. The remaining shares were held by the general public.
(2) Names of related parties and relationship
| Names of related parties | Relationship with the Company |
|---|---|
| Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF) | Ultimate parent company |
| Charoen Pokphand (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | Subsidiaries |
| Arbor Acres (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | " |
| Rui Mu Foods Co., Ltd. | " |
| Rui Fu Foods Co., Ltd. | " |
| Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (CPG) | Other related parties |
| C.P. Merchandising Company Limited | " |
| Ta Chung Investment Co., Ltd. | " |
| Chung Ta Investment Co., Ltd. | " |
| Perfect Companion (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | " |
(3) Significant related party transactions and balances
A. Operating revenue
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| \$ | 288,329 | \$ | 206,342 |
Goods are sold based on the price lists in force and terms that would be available to third parties.
B. Purchases
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchases of goods: | ||||
| Ultimate parent company | \$ | 32,716 | \$ | 39,301 |
| Subsidiary | 89,087 | 88,064 | ||
| Other related parties | 16,942 | 10,216 | ||
| \$ | 138,745 | \$ | 137,581 |
Goods are purchased from related parties on normal commercial terms and conditions.
C. Receivables from related parties
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts receivable: | ||
| Subsidiary | \$ 26,496 |
\$ 34,908 |
The receivables from related parties arise mainly from sale transactions. The receivables are unsecured in nature and bear no interest. There are no provisions held against receivables from related parties.
D. Payables to related parties
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes and accounts payable: | ||||
| Ultimate parent company | \$ | - | \$ | 3,040 |
| Subsidiary | 12,980 | 11,559 | ||
| Other related parties | 3,218 | - | ||
| \$ | 16,198 | \$ | 14,599 |
The payables to related parties arise mainly from purchase transactions. The payables bear no interest.
E. Rental income (shown as 'Other income')
| 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|
| \$ 1,771 |
\$ 1,771 |
| 86 | 86 |
| \$ 1,857 |
\$ 1,857 |
The rental receivables are collected annually or based on the contracts.
- F. Technical service agreement
- (a) The Company signed a technical service agreement with CPG since 1996. CPG helps the Company to manufacture feeds, raise animals and to process meat products, and the Company pays compensation of THB12 million (net value) for the services annually. The commitment would not be terminated except when any of the two parties would agree to end the agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognised technical service expenses amounting to \$14,563 and \$12,869, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the outstanding balance was approximately \$627 and \$156, respectively.
- (b) The Company signed a technical service agreement with CPG at the end of 2015. CPG helps the Company to raise animals and provides consulting services of related technical skills, and the Company pays compensation of \$700 for the services monthly. The contract is effective for 5 years. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognised technical service expense amounting to \$8,400 for both years. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the outstanding balance were both \$2,100.
- G. Trademark licensing agreement
The Company signed a trademark license agreement with CPG at the end of 2015. The contract authorises the Company to use 'CP' as trademark in the designated area (Republic of China). Royalties are paid monthly based on 1.5% of the net amount of sales. The contract is effective for 5 years. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognised royalties amounting to \$77,909 and \$89,293, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the outstanding balance were \$20,023 and \$19,174, respectively.
(4) Key management compensation
| 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|
| \$ 165,892 |
\$ 160,860 |
| 1,556 | 1,517 |
| \$ 167,448 |
\$ 162,377 |
8. PLEDGED ASSETS
The Company's assets pledged as collateral are as follows:
| Book value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, | December 31, | ||
| Pledged assets | 2019 | 2018 | Purpose |
| Time deposits - shown as 'Other current assets' |
\$ 7,700 |
\$ 7,450 |
Guarantee deposit |
| Land | 51,785 | 51,785 | Long-term borrowings |
| Buildings and structures | 186,735 | 192,760 | Long-term borrowings |
| \$ 246,220 |
\$ 251,995 |
9. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNISED CONTRACT COMMITMENTS
Other than those stated in Notes 6(12), (25) and 7, the significant commitments and contingent liabilities of the Company were as follows:
- (1) As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had opened unused letters of credit for purchases of raw materials and machinery of \$516,177 and \$510,882, respectively.
- (2) As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had several outstanding construction contracts and equipment purchase agreements. The balance outstanding was \$637,771 and \$123,207, respectively, and will be paid on the basis of percentage of completion.
- (3) The Company signed a contract for food sludge disposal with Fu Mao Organic Fertilizer Co., Ltd. The Company received a disposition for deferred prosecution in December 2019 as the disposal company violated the Waste Disposal Act by dumping sludge. The removal shall be completed before December 31, 2020 based on the waste disposal plan approved by the Environmental Protection Bureau Changhua County. The Company has committed to complete the disposal within the period and has accrued disposal expense and other related expense of \$41,750 (shown as Other Payables).
10. SIGNIFICANT DISASTER LOSS
None.
11. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD
None.
12. OTHERS
(1) Capital risk management
The Company's objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company's ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.
(2) Financial risk of financial instruments
A. Financial instruments by category
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financial assets | ||
| Financial assets at amortised cost / Loans and receivables |
||
| Cash and cash equivalents | \$ 86,377 |
\$ 55,303 |
| Notes receivable | 301,121 | 331,198 |
| Accounts receivable (including related | ||
| parties) | 1,738,966 | 1,650,937 |
| Other accounts receivable | 7,136 | 20,201 |
| Refundable deposits | 41,944 | 46,302 |
| Other financial assets | 7,700 | 7,450 |
| \$ 2,183,244 |
\$ 2,111,391 |
|
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |
| Financial liabilities | ||
| Short-term borrowings | \$ 2,070,000 |
\$ 2,563,784 |
| Short-term notes and bills payable | 978,659 | 619,270 |
| Notes payable (including related | ||
| parties) | 456,761 | 357,413 |
| Accounts payable (including related | ||
| parties) | 656,774 | 672,631 |
| Other accounts payable (including | ||
| related parties) | 679,443 | 569,049 |
| Long-term borrowings (including | ||
| current portion) | 3,310,000 | 2,460,000 |
| Other financial liabilities | - | 7,422 |
| \$ 8,151,637 |
\$ 7,249,569 |
|
| Lease liability | \$ 328,198 |
\$ - |
B. Financial risk management policies
- (a) The Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company's overall risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the Company's financial position and financial performance.
- (b) Risk management is carried out by a central treasury department (Company treasury) under policies approved by the Board of Directors. Company treasury identifies, evaluates and
hedges financial risks in close cooperation with the Company's operating units.
- C. Financial risks and degrees of financial risks
- (a) Market risk
Foreign exchange risk
- i. The Company operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily with respect to the USD and HKD. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognised assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations.
- ii. Management has set up a policy to require the company to manage their foreign exchange risk against their functional currency.
- iii.The Company has certain investments in foreign operations, whose net assets are exposed to foreign currency translation risk.
- iv. The Company's businesses involve some non-functional currency operations (the Company's functional currency: NTD. The information on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies whose values would be materially affected by the exchange rate fluctuations is as follows:
| December 31, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign currency | ||||
| amount | Book value | |||
| (in thousands) | Exchange rate | (NTD) | ||
| (Foreign currency : | ||||
| functional currency) | ||||
| Financial assets | ||||
| Monetary item | ||||
| USD:NTD | USD | 129 | 29.93 | \$ 3,870 |
| Non-monetary item | ||||
| HKD:NTD | HKD | 616,868 | 3.84 | 2,368,685 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Monetary items | ||||
| USD:NTD | USD | 1,957 | 30.03 | \$ 58,769 |
| EUR:NTD | EUR | 46 | 33.79 | 1,555 |
| December 31, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign currency | ||||
| amount | Book value | |||
| (in thousands) | Exchange rate | (NTD) | ||
| (Foreign currency : | ||||
| functional currency) | ||||
| Financial assets | ||||
| Non-monetary item | ||||
| HKD:NTD | HKD | 513,664 | 3.904 | \$ 2,005,590 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Monetary item | ||||
| USD:NTD | USD | 6,189 | 30.77 | \$ 190,390 |
v. Total exchange (loss) gain, including realised and unrealised arising from significant foreign exchange variation on the monetary items held by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to \$9,573 and \$1,750, respectively.
vi. Analysis of foreign currency market risk arising from significant foreign exchange variation:
| 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity analysis | ||||
| Degree of variation |
Effect on profit or loss |
Effect on other comprehensive income |
||
| (Foreign currency : | ||||
| functional currency) | ||||
| Financial assets | ||||
| Monetary item | ||||
| USD:NTD | 1% | \$ | 39 | \$ - |
| Non-monetary item | ||||
| HKD:NTD | 1% | - | 23,687 | |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Monetary items | ||||
| USD:NTD | 1% | (\$ | 588) | \$ - |
| EUR:NTD | 1% | ( | 16) | - |
| 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity analysis | ||||
| Degree of variation |
Effect on profit or loss |
Effect on other comprehensive income |
||
| (Foreign currency : | ||||
| functional currency) | ||||
| Financial assets | ||||
| Non-monetary item | ||||
| HKD:NTD | 1% | \$ | - | \$ 20,056 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Monetary item | ||||
| USD:NTD | 1% | (\$ | 1,904) | \$ - |
Price risk
The Company's management strategy of price risk arising from biological assets is provided in Note 6(5)
Interest rate risk
- i. The Company's interest rate risk arises from long-term borrowings. Borrowings issued at variable rates expose the Company to cash flow interest rate risk which is partially offset by cash and cash equivalents held at variable rates. Borrowings issued at fixed rates expose the Company to fair value interest rate risk. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company's borrowings at variable rate were denominated in NTD.
- ii. The Company analyses its interest rate exposure on a dynamic basis. Various scenarios are simulated taking into consideration refinancing, renewal of existing positions, alternative financing and hedging. Based on these scenarios, the Company calculates the impact on profit and loss of a defined interest rate shift. For each simulation, the same interest rate shift is used for all currencies. The scenarios run only for liabilities that represent the major interest-bearing positions.
- iii. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, if interest rates on NTD-denominated borrowings at that date had been 1% higher/lower with all other variables held constant, post-tax profit for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, would have been \$26,480 and \$19,680 lower/higher, respectively, mainly as a result of higher/lower interest expense on floating rate borrowings.
- (b) Credit risk
-
i. Credit risk refers to the risk of financial loss to the Company arising from default by the clients or counterparties of financial instruments on the contract obligations. The main factor is the contract cash flows when counterparties could not repay in full the accounts receivable based on the agreed terms.
-
ii. The Company manages its credit risk taking into consideration the entire company's concern. According to the Company's credit policy, each local entity in the Company is responsible for managing and analysing the credit risk for each of their new clients before standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. Internal risk control assesses the credit quality of the customers, taking into account their financial position, past experience and other factors. Individual risk limits are set based on internal or external ratings in accordance with limits set by the Board of Directors. The utilisation of credit limits is regularly monitored.
- iii.The Company adopts the following assumption under IFRS 9 to assess whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk on that instrument since initial recognition:
If the contract payments were past due over 17 days based on the terms, there has been a significant increase in credit risk on that instrument since initial recognition. As a result, the Company should strengthen controls and follow-up procedures are implemented.
- iv. The Company pays attention on specific customers whose payments were past due to confirm the debts and recognises the allowance for bad debts when there is a concern about default based on the assessment of customers' credit risk.
- v. The Company classifies customers' accounts receivable in accordance with customer types. The Company applies the simplified approach using loss rate methodology to estimate expected credit loss impairment under the provision matrix basis.
- vi. The Company wrote-off the financial assets, which cannot be reasonably expected to be recovered, after initiating recourse procedures. However, the Company will continue executing the recourse procedures to secure their rights. On December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company's written-off financial assets that are still under recourse procedures amounted to \$1,283 and \$2,173, respectively.
- vii. (i) The expected loss rate for well-reputed customers is 0.03%. On December 31, 2019 and 2018, the total book value of accounts receivable and loss allowance amounted to \$696,694 and \$0, and \$717,022 and \$0, respectively.
- (ii)The Company used the forecastability of the global economy to adjust historical and timely information to assess the default possibility of accounts receivable in accordance with customers' credit. On December 31, 2019 and 2018, the expected loss rate is as follows:
| Group A | Group B | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2019 | ||||
| Expected loss rate | 0%~100% | 0.003%~10% | ||
| Total book value | \$ | 23,065 | \$ 1,020,863 |
\$ 1,043,928 |
| Loss allowance | 1,656 | - | 1,656 | |
| Group A | Group B | Total | ||
| December 31, 2018 | ||||
| Expected loss rate | 0%~100% | 0.003%~10% | ||
| Total book value | \$ | 28,974 | \$ 907,270 |
\$ 936,244 |
| Loss allowance | 2,329 | - | 2,329 |
Note: Customers are categorised into Company A and B based on their credit rating. The expected loss rate is assessed on an individual basis under each group.
viii.Movements in relation to the Company applying the simplified approach to provide loss allowance for notes and accounts receivable are as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes and accounts receivable (including related parties) |
Notes and accounts receivable (including related parties) |
||
| At January 1 IAS 39 _ |
\$ | 2,329 | \$ 2,694 |
| Adjustments under new standards | - | - | |
| At January 1 IFRS 9 _ |
2,329 | 2,694 | |
| (Reversl of) Provision for impairment | ( | 20) | 94 |
| Write-offs | ( | 653) ( | 459) |
| At December 31 | \$ | 1,656 | \$ 2,329 |
The impairment loss arising from customers' contracts for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to (\$20) and \$94, respectively.
- (c) Liquidity risk
- i. Cash flow forecasting is performed in the operating entities of the Company and aggregated by Company treasury. Company treasury monitors rolling forecasts of the Company's liquidity requirements to ensure it has sufficient cash to meet operational needs. Such forecasting takes into consideration the Company's financial ratio targets, covenant compliance and applicable external regulatory or legal requirements.
- ii. The table below analyses the Company's non-derivative financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.
Non-derivative financial liabilities
| Between 1 and | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2019 | Less than 1 year | 5 years | Over 5 years |
| Short-term borrowings | \$ 2,070,000 |
\$ - |
\$ - |
| Short-term notes and bills payable | 980,000 | - | - |
| Notes payable | |||
| (including related parties) | 456,761 | - | - |
| Accounts payable | |||
| (including related parties) | 656,774 | - | - |
| Other payables | |||
| (including related parties) | 679,443 | - | - |
| Lease liabilities | 22,418 | 121,815 | 214,777 |
| Long-term borrowings | |||
| (including current portion) | 620,131 | 2,757,687 | - |
| Between 1 and | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2018 | Less than 1 year | 5 years | Over 5 years |
| Short-term borrowings | \$ 2,563,784 |
\$ - |
\$ - |
| Short-term notes and bills payable | 620,000 | - | - |
| Notes payable | 357,413 | - | - |
| Accounts payable | |||
| (including related parties) | 672,631 | - | - |
| Other payables | |||
| (including related parties) | 569,049 | - | - |
| Long-term borrowings | |||
| (including current portion) | 608,215 | 1,911,015 | - |
| Other financial liabilities | 4,080 | 3,431 | - |
iii. The Company does not expect the timing of occurrence of the cash flows estimated through the maturity date analysis will be significantly earlier, nor expect the actual cash flow amount will be significantly different.
(3) Fair value information
- A. Details of the fair value of the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value are provided in Note 12(2) A.
- B. The different levels that the inputs to valuation techniques are used to measure fair value of financial and non-financial instruments have been defined as follows:
- Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. A market is regarded as active where a market in which transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. The fair value of the Company's investment in listed stocks is included in Level 1.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. The fair value of the Company's investment in biological assets is included in Level 2.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
C. The related information of financial and non-financial instruments measured at fair value by level on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the assets and liabilities is as follows:
| December 31, 2019 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets Recurring fair value |
||||||
| measurements Biological assets |
\$ | \$ - |
755,525 | \$ | - | \$ 755,525 |
| December 31, 2018 Assets Recurring fair value |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||
| measurements Biological assets |
\$ | \$ - |
725,806 | \$ | - | \$ 725,806 |
- D. The methods and assumptions of the Company used to measure fair value are as follows:
- (a) The instruments the Company used quoted market prices as their fair values (that is, Level 1) are listed stocks, whose quoted market prices are based on the closing prices and which are classified as available-for-sale financial assets.
- (b) The Company takes into account adjustments for credit risks to measure the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments to reflect credit risk of the counterparty and the Company's credit quality.
- (c) Details of methods for measuring Level 2 Biological assets are provided in Note 6(5).
- E. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, there was no transfer between Level 1 and Level 2.
- F. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, there was no transfer into or out from Level 3.
13. SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURES
(1) Significant transactions information
A. Loans to others: None.
B. Provision of endorsements and guarantees to others during the year ended December 31, 2019: None.
C. Holding of marketable securities at December 31, 2019 (not including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures):
| Marketable securities | Relationship with | General ledger | As of December 31, 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Securities held by | Types | Name | the securities issuer | account | Number of shares | Book value | Ownership | Fair value (Note 1) | Footnote |
| Plenty Type Limited (Cayman Islands) |
Common share CHAROEN POKPHAND (USA), INC. |
None | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
4,501,000 \$ | - | 0.02% \$ | - | ||
| Plenty Type Limited (Cayman Islands) |
Common share | CHAROEN POKPHAND FOODS PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED |
(Note 2) | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
76,800,000 | 2,119,249 | 0.89% | 2,119,249 |
Note 1: The numbers filled in for market value are as follows:
(1) Where there is a quoted market price, the fair value is based on the closing price at the balance sheet date, the fair value of open-end funds is based on the net asset value at the balance sheet date.
(2) Where there is no quoted market price, this column is filled in with the book value per share for stocks or left blank for other instruments.
Note 2: Investee company accounted for as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income by Plenty Type Limited (Cayman Islands), which is ultimate parent company of the Company
D. Acquisition or sale of the same security with the accumulated cost exceeding NT\$300,000 or 20% of the Company's paid-in capital during the year ended December 31, 2019: None.
E. Acquisition of real estate reaching NT\$300,000 or 20% of paid-in capital or more during the year ended December 31, 2019: None.
F. Disposal of real estate reaching NT\$300,000 or 20% of paid-in capital or more during the year ended December 31, 2019
| Basis or | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transaction | Status of | Relationship | reference used | |||||||||
| Real estate | date or date | Date of | Disposal | collection of | Gain (loss) | with | Reason for | in setting | Other | |||
| disposed by | Real estate | of the event | acquisition | Book value | amount | proceeds | on disposal | Counterparty | the seller | disposal | the price | commitments |
| Arbor Acres (Taiwan) | Land | 2019/5/13 | 1973/1/1 | \$ 977 |
\$ 794,120 | \$ 794,120 | \$ | 783,044 Li Chong-Hua | Third parties | Operational | Investment | - |
| Co., Ltd. | and Jiuh Huei | needs | property | |||||||||
| Steel | appraisal report | |||||||||||
| Corporation. |
Note 1: The appraisal result should be presented in the 'Basis or reference used in setting the price' column if the disposal real estate should be appraised pursuant to the regulations.
Note 2: Paid-in capital referred to herein is the paid-in capital of parent company. In the case that shares were issued with no par value or a par value other than NT\$10 per share, the 20 % of paid-in capital shall be replaced by 10% of equity attributable to owners of the parent in the calculation.
Note 3: Date of the event referred to herein is the date of contract signing, date of payment, date of execution of a trading order, date of title transfer, date of board resolution, or other date that can confirm the counterparty and the monetary amount of the transaction, whichever is earlier.
G. Purchases or sales of goods from or to related parties reaching NT\$100,000 or 20% of paid-in capital or more during the year ended December 31, 2019:
| Transaction | Differences in transaction terms compared to third party transactions |
Notes/accounts receivable (payable) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchaser/seller | Counterparty | Relationship with the counterparty |
Purchases (sales) |
Amount | Percentage of total purchases (sales) |
Credit term |
Unit price | Credit term | Balance | Percentage of total notes/accounts receivable (payable) |
Footnote |
| Lianyungang Chia Tai Agro-industry Development Co., Ltd. |
Chia Tai Aquaculture (Nantong) Co., Ltd. |
Other related parties |
Sales | (\$212,064) (CNY 47,187 thousand) |
0.94% | 60 days | Same as third party transactions |
Same as third party transactions |
\$1,544 (CNY 359 thousand) |
0.07% | |
| Lianyungang Chia Tai Agro-industry Development Co., Ltd. |
Chia Tai Animal Husbandry Investment (Beijing) Co., Ltd. |
Other related parties |
Purchases | \$350,334 (CNY 78,210 thousand) |
2.08% | 30 days | Same as third party transactions |
Same as third party transactions |
(\$175,765) (CNY 40,914 thousand) |
12.87% |
H. Receivables from related parties reaching NT\$100,000 or 20% of paid-in capital or more as at December 31, 2019: None.
I. Trading in derivative instruments undertaken during the year ended December 31, 2019: None
J. Significant inter-company transactions during the year ended December 31, 2019:
The inter-company transactions below 1% of consolidated assets or revenue are not disclosed.
(2) Information on investees
Names, locations and other information of investee companies (not including investees in Mainland China)
| Initial investment amount | Shares held as of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor | Investee | Location | Main business activities | Balance as of December 31, 2019 |
Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
Number of shares |
Ownership (%) |
Book value | Net profit of the investee |
Investment income recognised by the Company |
Footnote |
| The Company | Plenty Type Limited (Cayman Islands) |
Cayman Islands |
Management of producing and non-producing business investments |
\$ 720,448 |
\$ 720,448 |
96,370,079 | 100.00 \$ 2,368,685 | \$ 33,957 |
\$ 33,957 |
Subsidiary (Note 1) |
|
| The Company | Charoen Pokphand (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. |
Taiwan Management of importing and exporting businesses |
20,086 | 20,086 | 2,443,716 | 90.00 | 38,794 | 12,036 | 10,832 | Subsidiary | |
| The Company | Arbor Acres (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. |
Taiwan Husbandry management of chickens to produce breeder chicken and daily chicken |
60,131 | 60,131 | 1,600,000 | 50.00 | 384,779 | 703,017 | 351,508 | Subsidiary | |
| The Company | Rui Mu Foods Co., Ltd. | Taiwan Husbandry management of layers and related business |
93,860 | 78,000 | 10,400,000 | 52.00 | 125,701 | 34,021 | 17,691 | Subsidiary | |
| The Company | Rui Fu Foods Co., Ltd. | Taiwan Husbandry management of layers and related business |
153,000 | 102,000 | 15,300,000 | 51.00 | 141,197 | ( 20,035) ( |
10,218) | Subsidiary (Note 1) |
|
| Plenty Type Limited (Cayman Islands) |
Chia Tai Lianyungang Co., Ltd. |
Hong Kong |
Management of producing and non-producing business investments |
HKD 19,910 |
HKD 19,910 |
999,999 | 99.99 | 192,643 | ( 3,180) |
- | Indirectly owned subsidiary (Note 2) |
| Rui Fu Foods Co., Ltd. |
Sheng Da Foods Co., Ltd. | Taiwan Husbandry management of layers and related business |
60,000 | - | 6,000,000 | 100.00 | 59,845 | ( 155) |
- | Indirectly owned subsidiary (Note 2) |
Note 1: Including recognition of current profit of its investees.
Note 2: Current period income has been recognised by subsidiaries and indirectly owned subsidiaries.
(3) Information on investments in Mainland China
A. Basic information:
| Accumulated amount of remittance from Taiwan to |
Amount remitted from /remitted back to Taiwan during the period |
Accumulated amount of remittance from Taiwan to Mainland |
Ownership held by the |
Investment income |
Book value of | Accumulated amount of investment income remitted back to Taiwan |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | Mainland | Remitted to | Remitted | China as of | Net income | Company | recognised by | investment as | as of | ||||||
| Main business | Paid-in | method | China as of | Mainland | back | December 31, | of the | (direct or | the company | of December | December 31, | ||||
| Investee in Mainland China | activities | Capital | (Note 1) | January 1, 2019 | China | to Taiwan | 2019 | investee | indirect) | (Note 2) | 31, 2019 | 2019 | Footnote | ||
| Lianyungang Chia Tai Agro-industry Development Co., Ltd. |
Feeds producing, poultry raising, processing and sales. |
\$ 142,846 |
2 | \$ 127,981 \$ |
- | \$ | - \$ | 127,981 \$ | 776 | 70.00 | \$ 543 |
\$ 149,054 |
\$ - |
Note 4 | |
| Accumulated amount of | Ceiling on investments in | ||||||||||||||
| remittance from | Investment amount approved by the | Mainland China imposed by the | |||||||||||||
| Taiwan to Mainland China as of | Investment Commission of the Ministry | Investment Commission of the | |||||||||||||
| Company name | December 31, 2019 (Note 4) | of Economic Affairs (MOEA)(Note 5) | MOEA |
The Company \$ 127,981 \$ 404,564 \$ 4,753,399
Note 1: Investment methods are classified into the following three categories.
(1) Directly invest in a company in Mainland China.
(2) Through investing in an existing company (Chia Tai Lianyungang Co., Ltd.) in the third area, which then invested in the investee in Mainland China.
(3) Others.
Note 2: Based on the financial statements audited by independent accountants in the R.O.C.
Note 3: The table is expressed in New Taiwan dollars.
- Note 4: The paid-in capital was USD\$5,400 thousand, which was translated into New Taiwan Dollars based on the historical exchange rates and the accumulated amount of remittance from Taiwan to Mainland China as of January 1 and December 31, 2019 were both US\$4,276 thousand. The amounts in the table are translated into New Taiwan Dollars at the spot exchange rates prevailing at December 31, 2019.
- Note 5: The amount approved by the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is USD\$13,517 thousand. The amount in the table is translated into New Taiwan Dollars at the spot exchange rates prevailing at December 31, 2019.
B. Significant transactions, either directly or indirectly through a third area, with investee companies in the Mainland China area: None.
14. OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION
None
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. DETAILS OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DECEMBER 31, 2019 (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS)
Table 1
| Customer name | Amount | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-related parties: | |||
| A Customer | \$ | 147,923 | |
| B Customer | 90,743 | ||
| The balance of each customer has not exceeded 5% of the accounts |
|||
| Others | 1,475,460 | receivable | |
| Less: Allowance for bad debts | ( | 1,656) | |
| \$ | 1,712,470 | ||
| Related parties: | |||
| Charoen Pokphand (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. |
\$ | 110 | |
| Rui Fu Foods Co., Ltd. | 13,806 | ||
| Rui Mu Foods Co., Ltd. | 8,408 | ||
| Arbor Acres (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | 4,172 | ||
| \$ | 26,496 |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. DETAILS OF INVENTORIES DECEMBER 31, 2019 (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS)
Table 2
| Items | Cost | Net realisable value | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials and supplies | \$ | 908,136 | \$ 1,020,800 |
|
| Work in progress | 26,663 | 34,436 | ||
| Finished goods | 564,014 | 556,015 | ||
| 1,498,813 | 1,611,251 | |||
| Less: Allowance for inventory valuation losses |
( | 60,000) | - | |
| \$ | 1,438,813 | \$ 1,611,251 |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. MOVEMENT SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS)
Table 3
| Opening balance | Additions | Exchange | Gain on valuation of financial assets |
Ending balance | Market price or value per share | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number of shares (per thousand share) |
Amount . | Number of shares (per thousand share) . |
Amount | Cash dividends . |
Investment income . |
differences on translation of foreign financial statements |
at fair value through other comprehensive income |
Gains on remeasurements of defined benefit plan |
Number of shares (per thousand share) |
Ownership (%) |
Amount | Price (in NTD) |
Total price | Pledged to others as collateral |
| Plenty Type Limited |
96,370,079 | \$ 2,005,590 | - \$ - |
\$ - |
\$ | 33,957 (\$ 44,672) | \$ 373,810 \$ |
- | 96,370,079 | 100% | \$ 2,368,685 \$ | - | \$ 2,368,685 | None | |
| Charoen | |||||||||||||||
| Pokphand (Taiwan) Co., |
|||||||||||||||
| Ltd. | 2,443,716 | 34,096 | - | - ( 4,154) |
10,832 | - | - ( 1,980) |
2,443,716 | 90% | 38,794 | - | 38,794 | None | ||
| Arbor Acres (Taiwan) Co., |
|||||||||||||||
| Ltd. | 1,600,000 | 64,560 | - | - ( 32,000) |
351,508 | - | - | 711 | 1,600,000 | 50% | 384,779 | - | 384,779 | None | |
| Rui Mu | |||||||||||||||
| Foods Co., | |||||||||||||||
| Ltd. | 7,800,000 | 92,150 | 2,600,000 | 15,860 | - | 17,691 | - | - | - | 10,400,000 | 52% | 125,701 | - | 125,701 | None |
| Rui Fu Foods | |||||||||||||||
| Co., Ltd. | 10,200,000 | 100,415 | 5,100,000 | 51,000 | - | ( 10,218) |
- | - - |
15,300,000 | 51% | 141,197 | - | 141,197 | None | |
| \$ 2,296,811 | \$ 66,860 (\$ | 36,154) | \$ 403,770 (\$ 44,672) | \$ 373,810 (\$ |
1,269) | \$ 3,059,156 | \$ 3,059,156 |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. DETAILS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DECEMBER 31, 2019 (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS)
Table 4
| Customer name | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Non-related parties | ||
| A Supplier | \$ 91,076 |
|
| The balance of each expense account has not exceeded 5% of the accounts |
||
| Others | 550,320 | payable |
| \$ 641,396 |
||
| Related parties | ||
| Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF) |
\$ 3,219 |
|
| Charoen Pokphand (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | 4,632 | |
| Arbor Acres (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. | 7,409 | |
| Rui Mu Foods Co., Ltd. | 118 | |
| \$ 15,378 |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. DETAILS OF OPERATING REVENUE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS)
Table 5
| Quantity (Metric tons ) |
Amount |
|---|---|
| 686,700 | \$ 8,106,294 |
| 129,192 | 8,847,954 |
| 23,082 | 3,219,272 |
| \$ 20,173,520 |
|
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. DETAILS OF OPERATING COST YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS)
Table 6
| Item | Amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of goods sold | Note | ||||
| Raw materials | |||||
| Raw materials at the beginning | \$ | 559,822 | |||
| Material purchased during the year | 13,964,937 | ||||
| Raw materials sold |
( | 1,421,296) | |||
| Scraps sold |
( | 5,396) | |||
| Materials reclassified as expenses | ( | 19,288) | |||
| Gain on physical raw materials | 2,568 | ||||
| Raw materials at the end | ( | 885,619) | |||
| 12,195,728 | |||||
| Indirect materials | |||||
| Raw materials at the beginning | 16,213 | ||||
| Materials purchased during the year |
271,976 | ||||
| Raw materials sold |
( | 137) | |||
| Materials reclassified as expenses | ( | 5,062) | |||
| Gain on physical raw materials | 245 | ||||
| Raw materials at the end | ( | 22,517) | |||
| 260,718 | |||||
| Direct labor | 790,649 | ||||
| Manufacturing overhead | 2,023,040 | ||||
| Manufacturing Cost | 15,270,135 | ||||
| Add: Work in progress at the beginning | 1,457,853 | ||||
| Less: Work in progress reclassified as expenses and others |
( | 255) | |||
| Less: Loss on physical inventory of work in progress | ( | 239) | |||
| Less: Work in progress at the end | ( | 1,575,547) | |||
| Finished goods cost | 15,151,947 | ||||
| Add: Finished goods at the beginning | 452,072 | ||||
| Add: Finished goods purchases for the year | 897,379 | ||||
| Less: Finished goods reclassified as expenses | ( | 48,457) | |||
| Less: Scrapped finished goods sold | ( | 132) | |||
| Less: Loss on physical inventory of finished goods | ( | 1,491) | |||
| Less: Finished goods at the end | ( | 564,014) | |||
| 15,887,304 | |||||
| Less: Revenue from sales of by-product |
( | 943) | |||
| Add: Materials sold |
1,421,433 | ||||
| Less: Loss on physical inventory | ( | 1,083) | |||
| Add: Loss on reversal of decline in market value | 45,200 | ||||
| Add: Loss on scrapping inventory | 902 | ||||
| Operating costs | \$ | 17,352,813 | |||
| Note: Biological assets were included in work in progress |
CHAROEN POKPHAND ENTERPRISE (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. DETAILS OF OPERATING EXPENSES YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 (EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS OF NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS)
Table 7
| General and | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Selling expenses | administrative expenses |
Total | Notes | |||
| Wages and salaries | \$ | 243,460 | \$ | 301,306 | \$ | 544,766 | |
| Freight | 369,013 | 22 | 369,035 | ||||
| Advertisement expense Cost of service and technical |
9,320 | 1,368 | 10,688 | ||||
| service | 511 | 109,594 | 110,105 | ||||
| Traveling expense | 38,899 | 13,115 | 52,014 | ||||
| Storage fee | 71,368 | - | 71,368 | ||||
| Non-deductible input VAT for dual-status business entities |
32,231 | 4,278 | 36,509 | ||||
| Insurance expense | 20,472 | 22,736 | 43,208 | ||||
| Depreciation | 31,633 | 9,891 | 41,524 | ||||
| Fee expense | 14,637 | 260 | 14,897 | ||||
| Miscellaneous disbursements and repairs and maintenance expense |
11,705 | 7,066 | 18,771 | ||||
| Utilities expense and fuel fee |
11,237 | 1,103 | 12,340 | ||||
| Entertainment expense | 7,987 | 4,002 | 11,989 | ||||
| Postage expenses | 4,296 | 3,640 | 7,936 | ||||
| Other expenses | 16,676 | 22,641 | 39,317 | ||||
| \$ | 883,445 | \$ | 501,022 | \$ | 1,384,467 |