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Amos Luzon Development And Energy Group Ltd. — Annual Report 2020
Mar 11, 2021
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Ronson Development SE
Management Board Report on the Activity of the Company and the Group for the financial year 2020
Management Board
Boaz Haim, President of the Management Board Yaron Shama, Vice-President of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer Andrzej Gutowski, Vice-President of the Management Board, Sales and Marketing Director Alon Haver, Member of the Management Board
Supervisory Board
Amos Luzon, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Ofer Kadouri Alon Kadouri Przemysław Kowalczyk Piotr Palenik Shmuel Rofe
Registered office
Al. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej 57, 02-797 Warsaw Poland
Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers Polska spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością Audyt sp. k. ul. Polna 11 00-633 Warsaw Warsaw Poland
To our shareholders
The year 2020 was an outstanding year of for Ronson Development SE ('Ronson' or 'the Company'), mostly because that despite the crises of a global pandemic (which influenced the world in general, and Poland in particular) the company not only survived it, but even achieved new records.
Thanks to significant land purchases over the last couple of years and securing number of land purchases during this year, the current land bank of the Company is over 3,800 thousand units (from them more than over 2,300 thousands units are in future stages of ongoing projects) which will serve the financial needs for the next coming years.
This will allow a potential growth for the business without the need to further purchases. Nevertheless, we are consistently searching and negotiating new plots for purchase and develop, mainly (but not only) in Warsaw, Wroclaw and in Poznan.
The year 2020 brought lots of challenges to the management of Ronson, part of them are still being handled on an ongoing basis. One of the most significant challenges the Company faced was dealing with the COVID -19 pandemic and it effect on the Polish economic as well as the effect on the real estate market.
The Company overcome these challenges in an impressive way, the Company managed not only to fulfil its yearly goals, but to set up new records in the company's history and emerged with outstanding results comparing to previews years.
In terms of Sales result, in 2020 the Company managed to achieve a new record of 918 units, resulting from its strong position and successful projects maintained in all four cities in which it is operating. Warsaw remained the most significant city for the Company but Wroclaw, Poznan and Szczecin were developed as well. The Company is actively pursuing to increase its land bank in these cities as well.
Highlights for the Company results during 2020 include:
- Commencement of new projects/stages commencement of 660 units (in 5 projects);
- Completion Completion of over 590 units in 4 projects/ stages of projects ;
- Sales we sold 918 units, which is a new record in RONSON'S history, and showed an increase of approximately 20% year to year;
- Delivery we delivered 966 units to our clients;
- During October 2020 the Company completed the issue of Series V bonds, in the amount of 100 million zlotys, which is another record for RONSON. An important part of this achievement is the large and influential investors who decided to invest in RONSON for the first time.
- For the first time in the history of RONSON it is ranked in the honourable fourth place of the National Ranking of Housing Developers ranking;
The Company is maintaining its policy for a low Net debt to equity ratio. At the end of 2020, this percentage was only 23.5%. The Company will continue focusing on its liquidity and improvement of its financial position.
Year 2020 was a conclusive evidence for the strength of the residential Polish market comparing to other real estate sectors. The residential market holds great promise as for the demand for residential units even in time of Pandemic and economic uncertainty.
Overlooking the year 2021, the Company will retain its focus on the same cities in which it is active, with a natural increase in the volume of products introduce to the Warsaw market with new stages of Ursus Centralny, Miasto Moje, Nova Królikarnia and opening the new projects of Falenty and Renaissance in Mokotow district. In Wrocław a new stage of Viva Jagodno, in Szczecin new stages Nowe Warzymice and our new project of Grunwaldzka in Poznan.
We believe that the Company at its current market position can benefit from excellent market conditions and enjoys the following advantages:
- a strong capital structure allowing the Company to start and finance new projects;
- the ability to secure transactions not only in the ordinary course of business but also taking advantage of opportunities the market offers;
- a pipeline of projects in attractive locations;
- the ability to increase and decrease the size and timing of specific projects based on perceived market demand;
- a highly professional staff;
- a well-known brand in Warsaw and an emerging brand in other Polish cities.
- The company ability to adopt relatively fast and in efficient way to new challenging market conditions.
As we mentioned before, one of the main goals of the Company is to secure its position as a significant developer in the residential real-estate market. We believe that the advantages mentioned above should give the Company the opportunity to expand the scale of its operations and sales, and ultimately to rank amongst the largest residential development companies in Poland.
I am very proud of RONSON's achievements in 2020, and even more I am proud of RONSON's employees, their dedication and motivation for doing their job is a main factor to RONSON's success. We would like to use this opportunity to thank each and every one on RONSON's team, with their hard work dedication and loyalty, help the Company to achieve its goals.
In addition, we want to thank all of our stakeholders, bondholders and banks for their continued support and confidence in the Company's ability to carry out its corporate vision.
Sincerely,
Boaz Haim
President of the Management Board
Table of Contents
Page
Letter from the President of the Management Board
Management Board Report on the Activity of the Company and the Group for the financial year 2020
| Introduction 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview of the Activity of the Company and the Group 2 | ||
| Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020 6 | ||
| A. | Results breakdown by project 6 | |
| B. | Units sold during the period 9 | |
| C. | Commencements of new projects 11 | |
| D. | Agreements significant for the business activity of the Group 11 | |
| Overview of results 13 | ||
| Selected financial data 16 | ||
| Overview of selected details from the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 17 | ||
| Overview of cash flow results 19 | ||
| Overview of the results during the three months ended 31 December 2020 21 | ||
| Outlook for 2021 22 | ||
| A. | Completed projects 22 | |
| B. | Current projects under construction and/or on sale 22 | |
| C. | Projects for which construction work is planned to be commenced during 2021 25 | |
| D. | Value of the preliminary sales agreements signed with clients for which revenue has not been recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 26 |
|
| Main risks and other factors important for the development of the Company and the Group 27 | ||
| Remuneration Policy Report 29 | ||
| A. | Introduction 29 | |
| B. | Remuneration Policy 29 | |
| C. | Remuneration of the Management Board 29 | |
| D. | Remuneration of the Supervisory Board 32 | |
| Assessment of the Group's finance management 33 | ||
| Information on loans, bonds, sureties and guarantees 35 | ||
| Additional information to the report 37 | ||
| Additional data for the Company 40 | ||
| Corporate governance statement 41 | ||
| Statement of the Management Board regarding financial statements and the Management Board Report 577 |
Management Board Report
Introduction
Ronson Development SE ('the Company') is a European Company with its statutory seat in Warsaw, Poland. The registered office is located at al. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej 57. The Company was incorporated in the Netherlands on 18 June 2007 as Ronson Europe N.V. with statutory seat in Rotterdam. During 2018, the Company changed its name and was transformed into a European Company (SE) and, effectively as of 31 October 2018, transferred its registered office of the Company from the Netherlands to Poland.
The shares of the Company are traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 5 November 2007. According to publicly available information, as at 31 December 2020 66.7% of the outstanding shares are controlled indirectly by Amos Luzon Development and Energy Group Ltd. ('A. Luzon Group') and 0.91% of the shares are held by the Company. The remaining 33.03% of the outstanding shares are held by other investors including Nationale Nederlanden Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny and Metlife Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny. The number of shares held by the investors is equal to the number of votes, as there are no privileged shares issued by the Company. It shall be noted that as at 31 December 2020, the Company held 1,489,235 own shares (0.91%) and, in accordance with art. 364 § 2 of the Code of Commercial Companies, it does not exercise voting rights from own shares. For an overview of shares outstanding and major shareholders of the Company reference is made to page 45.
On 9 March 2021, the market price was PLN 2.17 per share giving the Company a market capitalization of PLN 355.9 million.
Overview of the Activity of the Company and the Group
The Company (together with its subsidiaries, 'the Group') is active in the development and sale of residential units, primarily apartments, in residential real-estate projects to individual customers in Poland. The Company has been operating through its subsidiaries on the following markets in Poland: Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań and Szczecin.
As at 31 December 2020, the Group has 651 units available for sale in 14 locations, of which 567 units are available for sale in ongoing projects and the remaining 84 units are in completed projects. The ongoing projects comprise a total of 1,457 units, with an aggregate floor space of 85,623 m2 . The construction of 1,124 units with a total area of 67,826 m2 is expected to be completed during 2021.
During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group realized sales of 918 units with the total value of PLN 444.7 million, which compares to sales of 761 units with the total value PLN 331.2 million during the year ended 31 December 2019.
The Group has a pipeline of 13 projects / stages of projects in different stages of preparation, representing approximately 3,810 units with an aggregate floor space of approximately 251,000 m2 for future development in Warsaw, Poznań, Wrocław and Szczecin. During 2021, the Group is considering commencement of 8 stages of the currently running projects and 3 new projects comprising in total 1,162 units with a total area of 70,700 m2 .
Management Board Report
Overview of the Activity of the Company and the Group
During year ended 31 December 2020, the Company and the Group did not discontinue any of its activities. The Group does not depend on any of its customers because the sales are dispersed amongst a large, varied and changing group of buyers of residential and commercial units. The majority of the Group's customers are natural persons mainly polish residents. For information about the preliminary sales agreements that were signed during the year 2020 and 2019 with a breakdown per city, see Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020 – B. Units sold during the period.
The Company's group structure and information on the Company's organizational structure
The table below presents the structure of the Company's group and the Company's interest in the share capital:
| Year of | Share of ownership & voting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity name | incorporation | rights at the end of | ||
| Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of | 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
||
| a. | held directly by the Company: | |||
| 1 | Ronson Development Management Sp. z o.o. | 1999 | 100% | 100% |
| 2 | Ronson Development 2000 Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2000 | - | 100% |
| 3 | Ronson Development Warsaw Sp. z o.o. | 2000 | 100% | 100% |
| 4 | Ronson Development Investment Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 5 | Ronson Development Metropol Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 6 | Ronson Development Properties Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2002 | - | 100% |
| 7 | Apartments Projekt Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2003 | - | 100% |
| 8 | Ronson Development Enterprise Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2004 | - | 100% |
| 9 | Ronson Development Company Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% |
| 10 | Ronson Development Creations Sp. z o.o. | 2005 | 100% | 100% |
| 11 | Ronson Development Buildings Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% |
| 12 | Ronson Development Structure Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% |
| 13 | Ronson Development Poznań Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% |
| 14 | E.E.E. Development Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% |
| 15 | Ronson Development Innovation Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2006 | - | 100% |
| 16 | Ronson Development Wrocław Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2006 | - | 100% |
| 17 | Ronson Development Capital Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2006 | - | 100% |
| 18 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% |
| 19 | Ronson Development Construction Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% |
| 20 | City 2015 Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% |
| 21 | Ronson Development Village Sp. z o.o. (1) | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 22 | Ronson Development Conception Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2007 | - | 100% |
| 23 | Ronson Development Architecture Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2007 | - | 100% |
| 24 | Ronson Development Skyline Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 25 | Continental Development Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2007 | - | 100% |
| 26 | Ronson Development Universal Sp. z o.o. (1) | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 27 | Ronson Development Retreat Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2007 | - | 100% |
| 28 | Ronson Development South Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 29 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 30 | Ronson Development Partner 4 Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 31 | Ronson Development North Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 32 | Ronson Development Providence Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 33 | Ronson Development Finco Sp. z o.o. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 34 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 35 | Ronson Development Skyline 2010 Sp. z o.o. w likwidacji (2) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 36 | Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o. | 2012 | 100% | 100% |
| 37 ACG 23 Sp. z o.o. / Ronson Development Studzienna Sp. z o.o. (9) | 2019 | 100% | - | |
Overview of the Activity of the Company and the Group
The Company's group structure and information on the Company's organizational structure
| Year of | Share of ownership & voting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity name | incorporation | rights at the end of | ||
| 31 December | 31 December | |||
| Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| b. | held indirectly by the Company : | |||
| 38 | Nova Królikarnia B.V. (Company with the registered office in the Netherlands) | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 39 | AGRT Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 40 | Ronson Development Partner 4 Sp. z o.o. – Panoramika Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 41 | Ronson Development Sp z o.o. - Estate Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 42 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Home Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 43 | Ronson Development Sp z o.o. - Horizon Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 44 | Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o. - Sakura Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 45 | Destiny Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2007 | - | 100% |
| 46 | Ronson Development Millenium Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2007 | - | 100% |
| 47 | Ronson Development Partner 3 sp. z o.o. – Viva Jagodno sp. k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 48 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Apartments 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 49 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Idea Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 50 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. – Destiny 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 51 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Enterprise 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 52 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Retreat 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 53 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o - Vitalia Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 54 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 55 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Gemini 2 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 56 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Verdis Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 57 | Ronson Espresso Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% |
| 58 | Ronson Development Apartments 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 59 | RD 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 60 | Retreat Sp. z o.o. | 2010 | 100% | 100% |
| 61 | Enterprise 2010 Sp. z o.o.(6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 62 | Wrocław 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 63 | E.E.E. Development 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 64 | Ronson Development Nautica 2010 Sp. z o.o. | 2010 | 100% | 100% |
| 65 | Gemini 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 66 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Naturalis Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 67 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Impressio Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 68 | Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o.- Nowe Warzymice Sp. k | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 69 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Providence 2011 Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 70 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Capital 2011 Sp. k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 71 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. - Miasto Marina Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 72 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. - City 1 Sp.k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% |
| 73 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Miasto Moje Sp. k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% |
| 74 | Ronson Development sp. z o.o. – Ursus Centralny Sp. k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% |
| 75 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - City 4 Sp.k. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 76 | ||||
| Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. – Grunwald Sp.k. 77 Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. Grunwaldzka" Sp.k. (previously: as Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 2 Sp.k.) |
2016 2016 |
100% 100% |
100% 100% |
|
| 78 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 3 Sp.k. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 79 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 4 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 80 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 5 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 81 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 6 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 82 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 7 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 83 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 8 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 84 | Ursus 2017 Sp. z o.o. (4) | 2017 | - | 100% |
| 85 | Projekt City Sp. z o.o. (5) | 2017 | - | 100% |
| 86 | Bolzanus Limited (Company with the registered office in Cyprus) | 2013 | 100% | 100% |
| 87 | Park Development Properties Sp. z o.o. - Town Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 88 | Tras Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 89 | Pod Skocznią Project Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 90 | District 20 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 91 | Arkadia Development Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 92 | Królikarnia 2015 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 93 | Tras 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 94 | Pod Skocznia Projekt 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
Overview of the Activity of the Company and the Group
The Company's group structure and information on the Company's organizational structure
| Year of | Share of ownership & voting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity name | incorporation | rights at the end of | ||
| 31 December | 31 December | |||
| Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| b. | held indirectly by the Company : | |||
| 95 | District 20 – 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
| 96 | Arkadia Development 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
| 97 | Królikarnia 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
| 98 | Kroli Development Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2012 | - | 100% |
| 99 | Park Development Properties Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 100 | Jasminova 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 101 | Town 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 102 | E.E.E. Development 2016 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2016 | - | 100% |
| 103 | Enterprise 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 104 | Wrocław 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 105 | Darwen Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 106 | Truro Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 107 | Tregaron Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 108 | Totton Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 109 | Tring Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 110 | Thame Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 111 | Troon Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 112 | Tywyn Sp. z o.o. (8) | 2018 | 100% | - |
| c. | other which are not subject to consolidation: | |||
| 113 | Coralchief sp. z o.o. | 2018 | 50% | 50% |
| 114 | Coralchief sp. z o.o. - Projekt 1 sp. k. | 2016 | n/a | n/a |
| 115 | Ronson IS sp. z o.o. | 2009 | 50% | 50% |
| 116 | Ronson IS sp. z o.o. sp. k. | 2012 | n/a | n/a |
(1) The Company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of this entity and to obtain benefits from its activities, whereas Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego Jarosław Zubrzycki holds the legal title to the shares of this entity
(2) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 4 May 2020, the company was taken over by the Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. and by law from 4 May 2020 Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(3) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 7 May 2020, the company was taken over by the Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. and by law from 7 May 2020 Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(4) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 April 2020, the company was taken over by the Destiny sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 April 2020 Destiny sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(5) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 April 2020, the company was taken over by the RD 2010 sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 April 2020 RD 2010 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(6) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 July 2020, the company was taken over by the Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 July 2020 Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(7) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 July 2020, the company was taken over by the Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 July 2020 Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company.
(8) Acquired during execution of third call option agreement on 9 April 2020.
(9) Entity acquired on 18 December 2020. Change of the name into Ronson Development Studzienna Sp. z o.o. was registered in KRS on 8 March 2021.
A. Results breakdown by project
The following table specifies revenue, cost of sales, gross profit and gross margin during the year ended 31 December 2020 on a project by project basis:
| Information on the delivered units |
Revenue (1) | Cost of sales (2) | Gross profit |
Gross margi n |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Number of units |
Area of units (m2) |
PLN thousand s |
% | PLN thousand s |
% | PLN thousand s |
% |
| City Link IV | 288 | 14,267 | 149,448 | 37.2% | 91,999 | 29.3% | 57,449 | 38.4% |
| Grunwald2 | 236 | 12,002 | 80,916 | 20.2% | 62,265 | 19.8% | 18,651 | 23.0% |
| Miasto Marina(5) | 125 | 5,361 | 46,485 | 11.6% | 46,472 | 14.8% | 12 | 0.0% |
| Panoramika IV | 100 | 5,282 | 28,888 | 7.2% | 28,639 | 9.1% | 250 | 0.9% |
| Miasto Moje III | 98 | 4,952 | 33,388 | 8.3% | 27,546 | 8.8% | 5,842 | 17.5% |
| Panoramika V | 95 | 4,610 | 27,757 | 6.9% | 27,034 | 8.6% | 722 | 2.6% |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | 7 | 1,414 | 18,584 | 4.6% | 16,856 | 5.4% | 1,728 | 9.3% |
| Miasto Moje I | 3 | 164 | 1,446 | 0.4% | 1,127 | 0.4% | 319 | 22.1% |
| Nova Królikarnia 2b | 3 | 367 | 4,074 | 1.0% | 3,676 | 1.2% | 399 | 9.8% |
| Nova Królikarnia 1d | 2 | 209 | 2,237 | 0.6% | 1,845 | 0.6% | 392 | 17.5% |
| Other | 7 | 747 | 8,009 | 2.0% | 6,240 | 2.0% | 1,769 | n.a. |
| Total / Average | 964 | 49,376 | 401,233 | 100% | 313,698 | 100% | 87,535 | 21.8% |
| Impairment recognized | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1,325 | (1,325) | n.a. | ||
| Results after write-down adjustment |
964 | 49,376 | 401,233 | 315,023 | 86,210 | 21.5% | ||
| City Link I & II (3) | 2 | 116 | 2,033 | 1,511 | 522 | 25.7% | ||
| Economic results(4) | 966 | 49,492 | 403,266 | 316,534 | 86,732 | 21.5% |
(1) Revenue is recognized when the performance obligations are satisfied and when the customer obtains control of the good, i.e. upon signing of the protocol of technical acceptance and the transfer of the key of the residential unit to the buyer and total payment obtained.
(2) Cost of sales allocated to the delivered units proportionally to the expected total value of the project.
(3) The project presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements under Investment in joint ventures; the Company's share is 50%.
(4) Under the assumption that the results from joint ventures are presented on a fully consolidated basis (100%).
(5) The final permit for use is subject to additional minor fit-out works appropriate to the apart-hotel functionality. During the year ended 31 December 2020 the Company completed such fit out works for all units.
Revenue from the sale of residential units is recognized when the performance obligations are satisfied and when the customer obtains control of the good, i.e. upon signing of the protocol of technical acceptance and the transfer of the key to the buyer of the residential unit and total payment obtained. Revenue from sales and services of residential projects recognized during the year ended 31 December 2020 amounted to PLN 401.2 million, whereas cost of sales before write-down adjustment amounted to PLN 313.7 million, which resulted in a gross profit before write-down adjustment amounting to PLN 87.5 million representing a gross margin of 21.8%. Total economical revenue, whereby results from joint ventures are presented on a fully consolidated basis, amounted to PLN 403.2 million, with cost of sales amounting to PLN 316.5 million, resulted in a gross profit of PLN 86.7 million and representing gross margin of 21.5%.
A. Results breakdown by project
Projects completed in 2020
The table below presents information on the projects that were completed (i.e. completing all construction works and receiving occupancy permit) during the year ended 31 December 2020:
| Number of | Units delivered in | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project name | Location | units | 2020 | Area of units (m2) |
| Grunwald2 | Poznań | 268 | 236 | 14,400 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | Warsaw | 18 | 7 | 3,600 |
| Panoramika V | Szczecin | 115 | 95 | 6,000 |
| Miasto Moje III | Warsaw | 196 | 98 | 10,170 |
| Total | 597 | 436 | 34,170 |
Grunwald2
The construction of the Grunwald2 project was completed in April 2020. The project was developed on a land strip located in Poznań at Świerzawska Street. The Grunwald2 project comprises 267 apartments and 1 commercial unit with an aggregate floor space 14,400 m2 . During year 2020, the Company delivered 236 units and recognized sale revenue of PLN 80.9 million.
Nova Królikarnia 2c
The construction of the Nova Królikarnia 2c was completed in September 2020, respectively. The project was developed on a land strip located in the Mokotów district in Warsaw near Jaśminowa Street. The Nova Królikarnia 2c project comprises 18 apartments and an aggregate floor space of 3,600 m2 . During year 2020 the Company delivered 7 units and recognized sale revenue of PLN 18.6 million.
Panoramika V
The construction of the fifth stage of the Panoramika project was completed in August 2020. The fifth stage of the Panoramika project was developed on a part of land strip located in Szczecin at Panoramiczna Street and is a continuation of the Panoramika I - IV projects. The Panoramika V project comprises 115 apartments and an aggregate floor space of 6,000 m2. During year ended 31 December 2020, the company delivered 95 units and recognized sale revenue of PLN 27.8 million.
Miasto Moje III
The construction of the third stage of the Miasto Moje project was completed in November 2020. The project was developed on a land strip located in the Białołęka district in Warsaw at Marywilska Street. The Miasto Moje III comprises 196 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 10,170 m2 . During year 2020, the Company delivered 98 units and recognized sale revenue of PLN 33.3 million.
A. Results breakdown by project
Projects completed
The table below presents information on the projects that were completed (i.e. completing all construction works and receiving occupancy permit) in previous years and the income that was recognised base on units delivered during the year 2020:
| Project name | Location | Completion date |
Total Project Units |
Total Area of units (m2) |
Total units sold until 31 December 2020 |
Total units delivered until 31 December 2019 |
Units delivered in 2020 |
Recognised income in year 2020 (PLN'000) |
Units sold not delivered as at 31 December 2020 |
Units for sale as at 31 December 2020 |
Left to sale/ deliver after 31 December 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City link III | Warsaw | Nov-19 | 368 | 18,700 | 363 | 66 | 288 | 149,448 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Miasto Marina | Wroclaw | Jun-19 | 151 | 6,200 | 148 | 21 | 125 | 46,485 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Panoramika IV | Szczecin | Dec-19 | 111 | 5,800 | 110 | 9 | 100 | 28,888 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Miasto Moje I | Warsaw | May-18 | 205 | 10,900 | 202 | 199 | 3 | 1,446 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nova Krolikarnia 2b | Warsaw | May-19 | 28 | 2,300 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 4,074 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nova Krolikarnia 1d | Warsaw | Mar-18 | 12 | 1,500 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2,237 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 30 | 2,764 | 7 | n.a. | 7 | 8,464 | 0 | 23 | 23 | ||
| Total | 905 | 48,164 | 869 | 327 | 528 | 241,042 | 14 | 36 | 50 |
Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020
B. Units sold during the period and units offered for sale
The table below presents information on the total number of units sold (i.e. total number of units for which the Group signed the preliminary sale agreements with the clients), during the year ended 31 December 2020:
| Units sold until 31 | Units sold during the year ended 31 |
Units for sale as at 31 December |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project name | Project Status | Location | December 2019 | December 2020 | 2020 | Total |
| Ursus Centralny Ia(2) | Under construction | Warsaw | 98 | 38 | 2 | 138 |
| Ursus Centralny IIa(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | - | 194 | 57 | 251 |
| Ursus Centralny Ib(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | - | 34 | 63 | 97 |
| Miasto Moje I(2) | Completed | Warsaw | 199 | 3 | 3 | 205 |
| Miasto Moje III(1) | Completed | Warsaw | 123 | 59 | 14 | 196 |
| Miasto Moje IV(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 33 | 85 | 58 | 176 |
| Miasto Moje V(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | - | 51 | 119 | 170 |
| (2) Miasto Marina |
Completed | Wrocław | 126 | 22 | 3 | 151 |
| Panoramika IV(2) | Completed | Szczecin | 94 | 16 | 1 | 111 |
| Panoramika V(1) | Completed | Szczecin | 53 | 46 | 16 | 115 |
| Panoramika VI(2) | Under Construction | Szczecin | - | 46 | 30 | 76 |
| Grunwald2(1) | Completed | Poznań | 195 | 58 | 15 | 268 |
| Viva Jagodno I(2) | Under Construction | Wrocław | 8 | 56 | 57 | 121 |
| City Link IV(2) | Completed | Warsaw | 350 | 13 | 5 | 368 |
| Vitalia III(2) | Under Construction | Wrocław | 32 | 37 | 12 | 81 |
| Nowe Warzymice I(2) | Under Construction | Szczecin | - | 29 | 25 | 54 |
| (2) Nowe Warzymice II |
Under Construction | Szczecin | - | - | 66 | 66 |
| Nova Królikarnia 1d(2) | Completed | Warsaw | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2b(2) | Completed | Warsaw | 27 | 1 | - | 28 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c(1) | Completed | Warsaw | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3a(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | - | 22 | 9 | 31 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3b(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3c(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | - | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Other (old) projects | Completed | 3 | 4 | 23 | 30 | |
| Total excluding JV | 1,367 | 849 | 590 | 2,806 | ||
| Wilanów Tulip(3) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 20 | 69 | 61 | 150 |
| Total including JV | 1,387 | 918 | 651 | 2,956 |
(1) For information on the completed projects see "Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020 – A. Results breakdown by project".
(2) For information on current projects under construction, see "Outlook for the year 2021 – B. Current projects under construction and/or on sale".
(3) The project presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements under investment in joint ventures; the Company's share is 50%.
B. Units sold during the period
The table below presents further information on the units sold (i.e. total number of units for which the Group signed the preliminary sale agreements with the clients), including net saleable area (in m2 ) of the units sold and net value (excluding VAT) of the preliminary sales agreements (including also parking places and storages) executed by the Group, during the year ended 31 December 2020:
| Sold During the year ended 31 December 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project name | Project Status | Location | Number of units | Net saleable area (m2) |
Value of the preliminary sales agreements (in PLN thousands) |
| Ursus Centralny Ia(2) | Under construction | Warsaw | 38 | 2,440 | 18,632 |
| Ursus Centralny IIa(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 194 | 10,202 | 78,726 |
| Ursus Centralny Ib(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 34 | 1,885 | 14,763 |
| Miasto Moje I(2) | Completed | Warsaw | 3 | 163 | 1,133 |
| Miasto Moje III(1) | Completed | Warsaw | 59 | 3,693 | 24,929 |
| Miasto Moje IV(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 85 | 3,946 | 29,011 |
| Miasto Moje V(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 51 | 2,104 | 15,531 |
| Miasto Marina(2) | Completed | Wrocław | 22 | 1,165 | 9,791 |
| Panoramika IV(2) | Completed | Szczecin | 16 | 1,164 | 6,792 |
| Panoramika V(1) | Completed | Szczecin | 46 | 2,588 | 15,825 |
| Panoramika VI(2) | Under Construction | Szczecin | 46 | 2,028 | 13,280 |
| Grunwald2(1) | Completed | Poznań | 58 | 3,538 | 26,156 |
| Viva Jagodno I(2) | Under Construction | Wrocław | 56 | 3,005 | 21,139 |
| City Link IV(2) | Completed | Warsaw | 13 | 1,398 | 16,290 |
| Vitalia III(2) | Under Construction | Wrocław | 37 | 2,982 | 20,725 |
| Nowe Warzymice I(2) | Under Construction | Szczecin | 29 | 1,458 | 9,119 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3c(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 17 | 1,645 | 20,017 |
| Nova Królikarnia 1d(2) | Completed | Warsaw | 1 | 74 | 876 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2b(2) | Completed | Warsaw | 1 | 55 | 652 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c(1) | Completed | Warsaw | 10 | 2,008 | 24,962 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3a(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 22 | 2,179 | 26,010 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3b(2) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 7 | 764 | 9,024 |
| Other (old) projects | Completed | 4 | 360 | 3,129 | |
| Total excluding JV | 849 | 50,845 | 406,513 | ||
| Wilanów Tulip(3) | Under Construction | Warsaw | 69 | 4,338 | 38,205 |
| Total including JV | 918 | 55,184 | 444,718 |
(1) For information on the completed projects see "Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020 – A. Results breakdown by project".
(2) For information on current projects under construction, see "Outlook for the year 2021 – B. Current projects under construction and/or on sale".
(3) The project presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements under investment in joint ventures; the Company's share is 50%.
The table below presents further information on the value of the preliminary sales agreements (with a breakdown per city, exclusive of VAT) executed by the Group:
| Location | Value of the preliminary sales agreements sold during the year ended |
Increase/(decreased) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | In PLN | % | |
| Warsaw | 318,761 | 206,718 | 112,043 | 54% | |
| Wrocław | 51,655 | 43,572 | 8,083 | 19% | |
| Szczecin | 45,017 | 25,034 | 19,983 | 80% | |
| Poznań | 26,156 | 50,999 | (24,843) | -49% | |
| Other (old) projects | 3,129 | 4,847 | (1,718) | n.a. | |
| Total | 444,718 | 331,170 | 113,548 | 34% |
C. Commencements of new projects
The table below presents information on the projects for which the construction and/or sales process commenced during the year ended 31 December 2020:
| Project name | Location | Number of units | Area of units (m2 ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursus Centralny IIa | Warsaw | 251 | 13,500 |
| Ursus Centralny Ib | Warsaw | 97 | 5,700 |
| Miasto Moje V | Warsaw | 170 | 8,500 |
| Nowe Warzymice II | Szczecin | 66 | 3,500 |
| Panoramika VI | Szczecin | 76 | 3,600 |
| Total | 660 | 34,800 |
D. Agreements significant for the business activity of the Group
Exercise of the third call option agreement – Nova Królikarnia
On 9 April 2020, the Company (via its subsidiary) exercised the last call option, based on call option agreements concluded on 10 April 2018 with Global City Holdings B.V., as a result of this transaction the Company acquired shares in company holding one substage of the Nova Królikarnia project with an aggregate floor space of 3,300 m2 for a total value of PLN 9.9 million. The total price for the third call option was paid on the transaction date.
Purchase of land in Poznań
On 31 March 2020, the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the ownership right of an undeveloped property located in Poznań, Grunwald district, Grunwaldzka street. According to the valid zoning conditions, the plot is designated for development of residential multifamily project. The project will comprise 72 units with an aggregate floor space of 3,300 m2 . The final agreement was signed on 28 of April 2020, while the price of the property has been fixed at PLN 3.0 million and paid.
On 6 November 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a conditional preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the perpetual usufruct right of a plot of land located in Poznań, at Swierzawskiego street, with an area of c.a. 2,900 m2 . The Company expected that the final price for the Property will be not higher than PLN 5.0 million. On 15 February 2021 the Company announced that it resigned from the project due to negative due diligence.
On 3 December 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a conditional preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the ownership rights of a plot of land located in Poznań, Grunwald district , at Smardzewska street, with an area of c.a. 20,000 m2 . The final agreement was signed on 11 February 2021, and the price in the amount PLN 26 million was fully paid.
Purchase of land in Warsaw
On 14 August 2020 Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a conditional preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the perpetual usufruct right of a plot of land located in Warsaw, Wola district, with an area of c.a. 1.6 thousand m2 . The final price of the Property will depend on the usable area of units to be built on the Property and will be calculated based on the valid building permit obtained by the selling entity. The final price for the Property shall be not higher than PLN 22 million. On 14 August 2020 the Company paid an advance for the transaction in an amount of PLN 2.7 million.
D. Agreements significant for the business activity of the Group
Purchase of land in Warsaw
On 27 October 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) executed an agreement concerning the purchase of plots of land located in Warsaw, Mokotow District at Gąsocińska street. The total purchase price net amount was agreed at PLN 11.3 million, but it may be reduced in the event of failure to obtain specific permits for demolition of buildings and road investments related to the Property within the prescribed period. Part of the price in the amount of PLN 10.5 million was paid. The project will comprise 80 units with an aggregate floor space of 4,800 m2 .
On 23 November 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the ownership rights of a plot of land located in Warsaw, Białołęka dirstrict, at Epopei street, with an area of c.a. 27,500 m2 . The price for the property was established at PLN 20.0 million. As at 31 December 2020 the Company paid PLN 1.0 million advance and 6.67 million notary deposit.
On 18 December 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) concluded (through the special purpose vehicle, immediately after its acquisition for the total amount of PLN 1 million) the final agreement and became (through the acquisition of shares in this special purpose vehicle) a party to the preliminary agreement, which agreements jointly concern the acquisition of the ownership title to the land property located Warsaw, Wola District, at Studzienna street, with a total area of 2,715 m2. The total price of the property and the special purpose vehicle was agreed for the net amounts of PLN 13.5 million, for the final agreement the company paid PLN 8.5 million on the signing date, wherein the rest of the net amount of PLN 4 million will be paid upon signing the final contract for the part of the Property with an area of 1,042 m2, which is to be signed until 9 August 2021.
Overview of results
The net profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent company for the year ended 31 December 2020 was PLN 40,143 thousand and can be summarized as follows:
| For the year ended 31 December |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
| PLN | |||
| (thousands, except per share data) | |||
| Revenue from sales of residential units | 401,233 | 226,118 | |
| Revenue from sales of land | - | 6,500 | |
| Revenues | 401,233 | 232,618 | |
| Cost of sales of residential units | (315,023) | (181,984) | |
| Cost of sales of land | - | (6,312) | |
| Cost of sales | (315,023) | (188,296) | |
| Gross profit | 86,210 | 44,322 | |
| Changes in the value of investment property | (307) | 802 | |
| Selling and marketing expenses | (5,928) | (5,803) | |
| Administrative expenses | (22,542) | (20,181) | |
| Share of profit/(loss) from joint venture | (803) | 9,082 | |
| Other expense | (1,477) | (2,029) | |
| Result from operating activities | 55,152 | 26,193 | |
| Finance income | 558 | 750 | |
| Finance expense | (5,168) | (4,862) | |
| Net finance income/(expense) | (4,610) | (4,112) | |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | 50,542 | 22,081 | |
| Income tax benefit/(expenses) | (10,399) | (4,667) | |
| Net profit/(loss) for the period before non-controlling interests |
40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | |
| Net profit/(loss) for the period attributable to the equity holders of the parent |
40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Net earnings/(loss) per share attributable to the equity holders of the parent (basic and diluted) |
0.246 | 0.106 |
Revenue from sales and services of residential projects
Revenue increased by PLN 175.1 million (77.4%) from PLN 226.1 million during the year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 401.2 million during the year ended 31 December 2020, which is primarily explained by an increase in number of apartments (497 units more) delivered to the customers in terms in fully owned projects from 467 units delivered during the year ended 31 December 2019 to 964 during the year ended 31 December 2020.
Overview of results
Cost of sales of residential units
Cost of sales of residential units increased by PLN 133.0 million (73.1%) from PLN 182.0 million during the year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 315.0 million during the year ended 31 December 2020, which is primarily explained by a increase of 497 apartments delivered to the customers in fully owned projects (without JV) from 467 units during year ended 31 December 2019 to 964 units delivered during the year ended 31 December 2020.
During the year ended 31 December 2020, as a result of Net Realizable Value (NRV) analysis and review, an impairment adjustment for some of the Group's inventory was reversed in the amount of 4.8 million, while for some other the Group's inventory and residential land-bank the impairment was made in the amount of PLN 2.0 million. The net impact of write-down adjustment on the gross profit amounted to PLN 2.8 million (positive), which compares to a write-down adjustment of PLN 0.6 million (positive) during the year ended 31 December 2019.
Gross margin
The gross margin from sales of residential units during the year ended 31 December 2020 was 21.5% which slightly increased comparing to a gross margin from sales of residential units during the year ended 31 December 2019 of 19.5%. The change in gross margin relates to a different mix of projects delivered to the customers characterized by a different profitability during 2020 compared to the mix of projects delivered to customers in 2019. The most profitable project, which significantly impacted revenues and profitability of the Group was the project City Link III in Warsaw (gross profit margin of 38.4%), partially offset by a delivery of low margin projects i.e. Panoramika and Miasto Marina.
Selling and marketing expenses
Selling and marketing expenses increased by PLN 0.1 million (2.2%) from PLN 5.8 million during the year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 5.9 million during the year ended 31 December 2020, which is primarily explained by more effective management of selling and marketing costs, as well as changing the marketing strategy during the pandemic period, which contributed significantly to the increase of units sales.
Administrative expenses
Administrative expenses increased by PLN 2.3 million (11.4%) from PLN 20.2 million during the year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 22.5 million during the year ended 31 December 2020. The increase is primarily explained by an increase in the Management Board remuneration (related to changes in the Management Board, Management performance bonuses) as well as general increase in personnel expenses.
Share of profit/(loss) from joint ventures
Share of profit/(loss) from joint ventures comprises the Company's shares in four entities where the Group is holding 50% interest and voting rights in each of those entities: Ronson IS Sp. z o.o. and Ronson IS Sp. z o.o. Sp.k which are running the first two stages of the City Link project, as well as Coralchief Sp. z o.o. and Coralchief Sp. z o.o. – Projekt 1 Sp.k. which are running the Wilanów Tulip project and yet was not completed.
During the year ended 31 December 2020, the loss from joint ventures allocated to the Company, amounted to PLN 0.8 million in comparison to a profit amounting to PLN 9.1 million during the year ended 31 December 2019. The decrease is mainly explained by higher delivery of units in City Link I-II project during the year ended 31 December 2019.
Other expenses, net
Other expenses net of other income decreased by PLN 0.6 million (27.2%) from PLN 2.0 million during the year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 1.4 million during the year ended 31 December 2020, which is primarily explained by a decrease in costs of repairs and defects and costs related to VAT settlements from previous years, partially offset by higher allowance for doubtful accounts.
Overview of results
Net finance income/(expense)
Finance income/(expense) are accrued and capitalized as part of the cost price of inventory to the extent this is directly attributable to the construction of residential units. Unallocated finance income/(expense) not capitalized is recognized in the statement of comprehensive income.
The table below shows the finance income and expenses before capitalization into inventory and the total finance income and expenses capitalized into inventory.
| For the year ended 31 December 2020 PLN (thousands) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total amount | Amount capitalized |
Amount capitalized (under IFRS 16) |
Recognized as profit or loss |
|
| Finance income | 558 | - | - | 558 |
| Finance expense | (12,006) | 6,875 | - | (5,131) |
| Net finance income/(expense) before impact of IFRS 16 |
(11,448) | 6,875 | - | (4,573) |
| Finance expense - on lease liabilities | (949) | - | 912 | (37) |
| Net finance income/(expense) after impact of IFRS 16 |
(12,397) | 6,875 | 912 | (4,610) |
| For the year ended 31 December 2019 PLN (thousands) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total amount | Amount capitalized |
Amount capitalized (under IFRS 16) |
Recognized as profit or loss |
|
| Finance income | 750 | - | - | 750 |
| Finance expense | (13,885) | 9,059 | - | (4,826) |
| Net finance income/(expense) before impact of IFRS 16 |
(13,135) | 9,059 | - | (4,076) |
| Finance expense - on lease liabilities Net finance income/(expense) |
(2,141) | - | 2,105 | (36) |
| after impact of IFRS 16 | (15,276) | 9,059 | 2,105 | (4,112) |
Net finance expenses before capitalization and before the impact of IFRS 16 decreased by PLN 1.7 million (12.8%) from PLN 13.1 million during the year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 11.5 million during the year ended 31 December 2020. The decrease is primarily a result of low interest rate of the financing obtained as a result of economic situation in Poland and the effect of COVID-19 pandemic during the year ended 31 December 2020 as well as lower average bonds balance during the year 2020.
Income tax benefit/(expense)
During the year ended 31 December 2020, the income tax expense amounted to PLN 10.4 million (20.57%), in comparison to a tax expense amounted to PLN 4.7 million for the year ended 31 December 2019 (21.1%). The high effective tax rate in year 2019 was mainly explained by the reversal of the higher amount of the surplus between the purchase price and the net assets value of Nova Królikarnia Group as at the transaction date (April 2018), which was allocated to the inventory, that for it deferred income tax was not recognized.
Selected financial data
| Exchange rate of Polish Zloty versus the Euro | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLN/EUR | Average exchange rate |
Minimum exchange rate |
Maximum exchange rate |
Year end exchange rate |
|
| 2020 (12 months) 2019 (12 months) Source: National Bank of Poland ('NBP') |
4.445 4.299 |
4.228 4.241 |
4.633 4.389 |
4.615 4.259 |
|
| Selected financial data | EUR* | PLN | |||
| (thousands, except per share data) | |||||
| For the year ended 31 December | |||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| Revenues | 90,268 | 54,110 | 401,233 | 232,618 | |
| Gross profit | 19,395 | 10,310 | 86,210 | 44,322 | |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | 11,371 | 5,136 | 50,542 | 22,081 | |
| Net profit/(loss) for the period attributable to the equity holders of the parent |
9,031 | 4,051 | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Cash flows from/ operating activities | 5,846 | 12,260 | 25,983 | 52,705 | |
| Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities | 242 | (311) | 1,077 | (1,338) | |
| Cash flows from/(used in) financing activities | 2,800 | (13,167) | 12,447 | (56,604) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 8,888 | (1,218) | 39,508 | (5,237) | |
| Average number of equivalent shares (basic) | 163,103,163 | 163,689,616 | 163,103,163 | 163,689,616 | |
| Net earnings/ per share (basic and diluted) | 0.055 | 0.025 | 0.246 | 0.106 |
| Selected financial data | EUR* | PLN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (thousands) | |||||
| As at | |||||
| 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
||
| Inventory and Land designated for development | 153,906 | 179,005 | 710,247 | 762,381 | |
| Total assets | 203,209 | 221,456 | 937,767 | 943,183 | |
| Advances received | 48,597 | 59,866 | 224,267 | 254,970 | |
| Long term liabilities | 40,204 | 37,861 | 185,534 | 161,248 | |
| Short term liabilities (including advances received) | 80,700 | 101,301 | 372,416 | 431,441 | |
| Equity attributable to the equity holders of the parent | 82,304 | 82,295 | 379,817 | 350,494 |
* Information is presented in EUR solely for presentation purposes. Due to the significant fluctuation of the Polish Zloty against the Euro over the past years, the Statement of Financial Position data do not accurately reflect the actual comparative financial position of the Company. The reader should consider changes in the PLN EUR exchange rate in 2020 comparing to 2019, when reviewing this data. Selected financial data were translated from PLN into EUR in the following way:
(i) Statement of financial position data were translated using the period end exchange rate published by the National Bank of Poland for the last day of the period.
(ii) Statement of comprehensive income and cash flows data were translated using the arithmetical average of average exchange rates published by the National Bank of Poland.
Overview of selected details from the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
The following table presents selected details from the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position in which material changes had occurred.
| As at 31 December 2020 |
As at 31 December 2019 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| PLN (thousands) | |||
| Inventory and Residential Land bank | 710,247 | 762,381 | |
| Advances received | 224,267 | 254,970 | |
| Loans and borrowings | 230,072 | 200,844 | |
| Trade and other payables and accrued expenses | 58,347 | 97,715 |
Inventory and Residential land bank
The balance of Inventory and Residential land bank is PLN 710.2 million as at 31 December 2020 compared to PLN 762.4 million as at 31 December 2019. The decrease is primarily explained by cost of sales recognized for a total amount of PLN 315.0 million during the year ended 31 December 2020, and was partially offset by the Group's investments associated with direct construction costs for a total amount of PLN 223 million and purchase of lands in the total amount PLN 34.2 million.
The table below presents Group's major contractors in 2020, in terms of the value of services purchased during the year:
| General Contractor | Services purchased In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
|---|---|
| Hochtief Polska S.A. | 36,446 |
| Karmar S.A. | 58,990 |
| EBUD - Przemysłówka Sp. z o.o. | 10,770 |
| Totalbud S.A. | 7,048 |
| Mostostal Warszawa S.A. | 17,025 |
| Danya Cebus Poland Sp. z o.o. | 44,346 |
| GLIF Sp. z o. o. | 5,745 |
| Erbud S.A. | 23,758 |
| Total | 204,128 |
The entire turnover shown above concern services purchased by the Company and accounts for approximately 91% of the sum spent by the Group on construction, planning and permits costs in 2020.
Advances received
The balance of advances received is PLN 224.3 million as at 31 December 2020 compared to PLN 255.0 million as at 31 December 2019. The decrease is primarily explained by the decrease of advances received from clients regarding sales of units during the year ended 31 December 2020 for a total amount of PLN 365 million and advances recognized as revenues from the sale of residential units for a total amount of PLN 400.2 million.
Overview of selected details from the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
Loans, bonds and borrowings
The total of short-term and long-term loans and borrowings is PLN 230.0 million as at 31 December 2020 compared to PLN 200.8 million as at 31 December 2019. The increase in loans and borrowings is primarily explained by the effect of a new bond loan net of issue costs for a total amount of PLN 98.3 million and partially offset by repayment of bond loans for a total amount of PLN 57.1 million and net repayment of bank loans for a total amount of PLN 13.2 million. Of the mentioned PLN 230 million, an amount of PLN 54.7 million comprises facilities maturing no later than 31 December 2021.
The balance of loans, bonds and borrowings may be split into two categories: 1) Bond loans and 2) Bank loans related to residential projects which are completed or under construction.
Bond loans as at 31 December 2020 amounted to PLN 230 million (as at 31 December 2019: PLN 188 million) comprising a bond loan principal amount of PLN 230.1 million plus accrued interest of PLN 2.0 million minus one-time costs directly attributed to the bond issuances which are amortized based on the effective interest method (PLN 2.1 million).
The bank loans supporting completed projects or projects under construction are tailored to the pace of construction works and sales. As at 31 December 2020, there were no loans in this category (as at 31 December 2019: PLN 12.9 million).
For additional information about loans, bonds and borrowings see Notes 25, 26 and 27 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Trade and other payables and accrued expenses
The balance of Trade and other payables and accrued expenses is PLN 58.3 million as at 31 December 2020 compared to PLN 97.7 million as at 31 December 2019. The decrease is mainly explained by final settlement of Nova Królikarnia project due to the exercise of all call options (decrease by the total amount of PLN 37.0 million).
Management Board Report
Overview of cash flow results
The Company funds its day-to-day operations principally from cash flows provided by its sales activities as well as from borrowings under several bonds and loans facilities. The net cash inflow from operating activities has enabled the Company to proceed with the development of its residential projects and purchasing new plots of lands whilst at the same time maintaining sufficient liquidity for its day-to-day operations.
The following table sets forth the cash flow on a consolidated basis:
| For the year ended 31 December |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
| PLN (thousands) | |||
| Cash flow from operating activities | 25,983 | 52,705 | |
| Cash flow from/(used in) investing activities | 1,077 | (1,338) | |
| Cash flow from/(used in) financing activities | 12,447 | (56,604) |
Cash flow from/(used in) operating activities
The Company's net cash inflow from operating activities during the year ended 31 December 2020 amounted to PLN 26 million which compared to a net cash inflow from operating activities during the year ended 31 December 2019 amounted to PLN 52.7 million. The decrease in cash inflow is principally explained by:
- a cash out flow related to investment in projects under construction and purchases of land for the total amount of PLN 259.1 million during the year ended on 31 December 2020 comparing to cash out flow amounting to PLN 190.8 million during the year ended on 31 December 2019;
- payment of advances for signed agreements for the purchase of land in the amount of PLN 3.7 million;
- decrease of share of result from joint ventures from PLN 9.0 million gain during the year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 0.8 million loss during the year ended 31 December 2020;
- the amount was offset partly by a cash inflow from advances received from clients regarding sale of residential units amounting to PLN 364.9 million during the year ended on 31 December 2020 comparing to cash inflow amounting to PLN 325.9 during the year ended during the year ended on 31 December 2019.
Cash flow from investing activities
The Company's net cash inflow used in investing activities amounted to PLN 1.0 million during the year ended 31 December 2020 compared to a net cash outflow from investing activities amounted to PLN 1.3 million during the year ended 31 December 2019. The increase is primarily explained by a net cash inflow from proceeds from joint ventures loans amounting to PLN 2.0 million during the year ended 31 December 2020 offset partially by acquisition of new company in the amount of PLN 1.0 million and loan granted to joint ventures.
Overview of cash flow results
Cash flow from/(used in) financing activities
The Company's net cash inflow used in financing activities amounted to PLN 12.4 million during the year ended 31 December 2020 compared to a net cash outflow from financing activities amounted to PLN 56.6 million during the year ended 31 December 2019. The increase is primarily explained by:
- the net amounts received from the issue of bonds PLN 96.2 million during the year ended on 31 December 2020 comparing to PLN 31.6 million issuing of new bonds during the year ended on 31 December 2019;
- a net repayment of secured bank loans amounting to PLN 13.1 million during the year ended 31 December 2020 compared to net repayment from bank loans amounting to PLN 25.5 million during the year ended 31 December 2019.
The effect was partially offset by:
- repayment of bonds loans in the amount of PLN 55.0 million during the year ended31 December 2020 comparing to payment of PLN 50.0 million bonds loans during the year ended on 31 December 2019;
- a net repayment of loans from other in amount of PLN 3.5 million during 31 December 2020 compared to lack of such repayments during the year ended 31 December 2019.
Overview of the results during the three months ended 31 December 2020
The net profit for the three months ended 31 December 2020 was PLN 2,640 thousand and can be summarized as follows:
| For the three months ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) |
| Revenue | 79,299 | 53,667 |
| Cost of sales | (68,415) | (39,933) |
| Gross profit | 10,884 | 13,734 |
| Changes in the value of investment property | (307) | 802 |
| Selling and marketing expenses | (911) | (1,800) |
| Administrative expenses | (5,871) | (6,173) |
| Share of profit/(loss) from joint ventures | (293) | 120 |
| Other income/(expense) | (172) | (541) |
| Result from operating activities | 3,330 | 6,142 |
| Finance income | 101 | 167 |
| Finance expense | (1,387) | (1,090) |
| Net finance income/(expense) | (1,286) | (923) |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | 2,044 | 5,219 |
| Income tax benefit/(expenses) | 596 | (995) |
| Net profit/(loss) for the period attributable to the equity holders of the parent |
2,640 | 4,224 |
A. Completed projects
The table below presents information on the total residential units in the completed projects/stages that the Group expects to sell and deliver during 2021:
| Number of residential units expected to | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of residential units delivered (1) Until 31 |
During the period ended 31 December |
Total units deliver |
Units sold as at 31 December |
be delivered (1) Units for sale as at 31 December |
Total units expected to be |
Total project | ||
| Project name | Location | December 2019 | 2020 | ed | 2020 | 2020 | delivered | units |
| City Link IV | Warsaw | 66 | 288 | 354 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 368 |
| Grunwald2 | Poznań | - | 236 | 236 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 268 |
| Miasto Marina | Wrocław | 21 | 125 | 146 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 151 |
| Panoramika IV | Szczecin | 9 | 100 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 111 |
| Miasto Moje III | Warsaw | - | 98 | 98 | 84 | 14 | 98 | 196 |
| Panoramika V | Szczecin | - | 95 | 95 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 115 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | Warsaw | - | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| Miasto Moje I | Warsaw | 199 | 3 | 202 | - | 3 | 3 | 205 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2b | Warsaw | 23 | 3 | 26 | 2 | - | 2 | 28 |
| Nova Królikarnia 1d | Warsaw | 9 | 2 | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Other (old) projects | - | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 30 | |
| Total exluding JV | 327 | 964 | 1,291 | 132 | 84 | 216 | 1,507 | |
| City Link I & II (2) | Warsaw | 509 | 2 | 511 | - | - | - | 511 |
| Total including JV | 836 | 966 | 1,802 | 132 | 84 | 216 | 2,018 |
(1) For the purpose of disclosing information related to the particular projects, the word "sell" ("sold") is used, that relates to signing the preliminary sale agreement with the client for the sale of the apartment; whereas the word "deliver" ("delivered") relates to the transferring of significant risks and rewards of the ownership of the residential unit to the client.
(2) The project is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements under Investment in joint ventures; the Company's share in the project is 50%.
For information on the completed projects see "Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020 - A. Results breakdown by project".
B. Current projects under construction and/or on sale
The table below presents information on projects for which completion is scheduled in 2021 and in 2022. The Company has obtained construction permits for all projects/stages and has commenced construction.
| Project name | Location | Units sold until 31 December 2020 |
Units for sale as at 31 December 2020 |
Total units |
Total area of units (m2 ) |
Expected completion of construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursus Centralny IIa | Warsaw | 194 | 57 | 251 | 13,509 | 2021 |
| Ursus Centralny Ia | Warsaw | 136 | 2 | 138 | 8,146 | 2021 |
| Miasto Moje IV | Warsaw | 118 | 58 | 176 | 8,938 | 2021 |
| Vitalia III | Wrocław | 69 | 12 | 81 | 6,790 | 2021 |
| Viva Jagodno I | Wrocław | 64 | 57 | 121 | 6,241 | 2021 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3a | Warsaw | 22 | 9 | 31 | 3,188 | 2021 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3b | Warsaw | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2,270 | 2021 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3c | Warsaw | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2,298 | 2021 |
| Nowe Warzymice I | Szczecin | 29 | 25 | 54 | 3,234 | 2021 |
| Panoramika VI | Szczecin | 46 | 30 | 76 | 3,591 | 2021 |
| Nowe Warzymice II | Szczecin | - | 66 | 66 | 3,498 | 2022 |
| Ursus Centralny Ib | Warsaw | 34 | 63 | 97 | 5,740 | 2022 |
| Miasto Moje V | Warsaw | 51 | 119 | 170 | 8,559 | 2022 |
| Subtotal excluding JV | 801 | 506 | 1,307 | 76,002 | ||
| Wilanów Tulip(1) | Warsaw | 89 | 61 | 150 | 9,621 | 2021 |
| Subtotal excluding JV | 890 | 567 | 1,457 | 85,623 |
(1) The project is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements under Investment in joint venture; the Company's share in the project is 50%.
For information on the completed projects see "Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020 - A. Results breakdown by project".
B. Current projects under construction and/or on sale
Vitalia III
Description of project
The third (and last) stage of the Vitalia project is being developed on a land strip located in Krzyki district in Wrocław at Jutrzenki Street, and is a continuation of the Vitalia I and II projects. The third stage of this project will comprise 81 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 6,790 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the Vitalia III project commenced in May 2019, while completion is expected in the first quarter of 2021.
Ursus Centralny IIa
Description of project
The Ursus Centralny IIa project is being developed on a land strip located in Warsaw, Ursus district, at Gierdziejewskiego street. The project will comprise 243 apartments and 8 commercial units with an aggregate floor space of 13,509 m2 .
Stage of development
The sales of the Ursus Centralny IIa project sales commenced in February 2020, construction commenced in May 2020. The completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Ursus Centralny Ia
Description of project
The Ursus Centralny Ia project is being developed on a land strip located in Warsaw, Ursus district, at Gierdziejewskiego street. The project will comprise 129 apartments and 9 commercial units with an aggregate floor space of 8,146 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the Ursus Centralny Ia project commenced in June 2019, while completion is expected in the first quarter of 2021.
Miasto Moje IV
Description of project
The Miasto Moje IV project is being developed on a land strip located in the Białołęka district in Warsaw at Marywilska Street, and is a continuation of the Miasto Moje I-III projects. The project will comprise 176 units with an aggregate floor space of 8,938 m2 .
Stage of development
Sales commenced in December 2019, while construction of the Miasto Moje IV commenced in January 2020. The completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Miasto Moje V
Description of project
The Miasto Moje V project is being developed on a land strip located in the Białołęka district in Warsaw at Marywilska Street, and is a continuation of the Miasto Moje I-IV projects. The project will comprise 170 units with an aggregate floor space of 8,559 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the Miasto Moje V commenced in October 2020, while completion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2022.
B. Current projects under construction and/or on sale
Viva Jagodno I
Description of project
The Viva Jagodno I project is being developed on a land strip located in the Jagodno district in Wrocław at Buforowa Street. The project will comprise 121 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 6,241 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the Viva Jagodno I project commenced in September 2019, while completion is expected in the second quarter of 2021.
Nova Królikarnia 3a, b & c
Description of project
The Nova Królikarnia 3a, b and c projects are being developed on a land strip located in the Mokotów district in Warsaw near Jaśminowa Street and will comprise 77 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 7,757 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the Nova Królikarnia 3b project commenced in July 2019, while completion is expected in the first quarter of 2021. The construction of the Nova Królikarnia 3a project commenced in November 2019, while completion is expected in the first quarter of 2021. The construction of the Nova Królikarnia 3c project commenced in December 2019, while completion is expected in the second quarter of 2021.
Nowe Warzymice I
Description of project
The Nowe Warzymice I project is being developed on a land strip located in Szczecin at Do Rajkowa Street. The project will comprise 54 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 3,234 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the project Nowe Warzymice I project commenced in December 2019, while completion is expected in the second quarter of 2021.
Nowe Warzymice II
Description of project
The Nowe Warzymice II project is being developed on a land strip located in Szczecin at Do Rajkowa Street. The project will comprise 66 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 3,498 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the project Nowe Warzymice II project commenced in December 2020, while completion is expected in the second quarter of 2022.
Ursus Centralny Ib
Description of project
The Ursus Centralny Ib project is being developed on a land strip located in Warsaw, Ursus district, at Gierdziejewskiego street. The project will comprise 90 apartments and 7 commercial units with an aggregate floor space of 5,740 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the Ursus Centralny Ib project commenced in October 2020, while completion is expected in the third quarter of 2022.
B. Current projects under construction and/or on sale
Panoramika VI
Description of project
The Panoramika VI project is being developed on a land strip located in Szczecin at Dunska street , and is a continuation of Panoramika I-V projects. The sixth and final stage of this project, it will comprise 76 apartments with an aggregated floor space of 3,591 m2 .
Stage of development
The sales of the Panoramika VI project started on July 2020. Completion of the project is expected in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Wilanów Tulip
Description of project
The Wilanów Tulip project (the Company's share in the project is 50%) is being developed on a land strip located in Warsaw, Wilanów district, at Syta street. The project comprise 150 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 9,621 m2 .
Stage of development
The construction of the Wilanów Tulip project commenced in March 2019, while completion is expected in the second quarter of 2021.
C. Projects for which construction work is planned to be commenced during 2021
As the Company is aware of the increasing competition in the market, the Company has been managing with due care the number of new projects and the makeup of such projects in order to answer consumers' demand. During 2021, the Company is considering the commencement of the 8 stages of ongoing projects and 3 new projects (comprising in total 1,162 units with a total area of 70,700 m2 ), which management believes are well-suited to current customer requirements, including smaller apartments at more economical prices. Furthermore, in order to minimize market risk, the Company's management breaks down the part of the new projects into relatively smaller stages. In the event of any market distortion or difficulties with securing financing by the banks for the considered projects, management may further delay some of those plans. As of the date of the report not all building permit were obtained.
The table below presents information on projects for which the commencement of construction works is scheduled in 2021.
| Project name | Location | Total units | Total area of units (m2 ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursus Centralny IIc | Warsaw | 195 | 11,000 |
| Ursus Centralny IIb | Warsaw | 206 | 11,500 |
| Nowe Warzymice III | Szczecin | 64 | 4,200 |
| Falenty I | Warsaw | 40 | 3,300 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3d | Warsaw | 15 | 2,200 |
| Nova Królikarnia 4b | Warsaw | 23 | 5,800 |
| Grunwaldzka | Poznań | 72 | 3,300 |
| Miasto Moje VI | Warsaw | 227 | 11,500 |
| Viva Jagodno IIa | Wrocław | 154 | 8,600 |
| Viva Jagodno IIb | Wrocław | 74 | 4,500 |
| Rennaissance I (Siekierki) | Warsaw | 92 | 4,800 |
| Total | 1,162 | 70,700 |
D. Value of the preliminary sales agreements signed with clients for which revenue has not been recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
The current volume and value of the preliminary sales agreements signed with the clients do not impact the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income immediately but only after final settlement of the contracts with the customers (for more details see under "A – Completed projects"). The table below presents the value of the preliminary sales agreements (excluding VAT thousands of PLN) executed with the Company's clients in particular for units that have not been recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income:
| Project name | Location | Value of the preliminary sales agreements signed with clients |
Completed / expected completion of construction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdis I-II | Warsaw | 2,746 | Completed |
| City Link IV | Warsaw | 5,909 | Completed |
| Grunwald2 | Poznań | 7,260 | Completed |
| Miasto Moje I | Warsaw | 64 | Completed |
| Miasto Moje III | Warsaw | 29,301 | Completed |
| Miasto Marina | Wrocław | 872 | Completed |
| Panoramika IV | Szczecin | 383 | Completed |
| Panoramika V | Szczecin | 1,465 | Completed |
| Nova Królikarnia 2b | Warsaw | 2,071 | Completed |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | Warsaw | 19,000 | Completed |
| Other (old) projects | 1,349 | Completed | |
| Subtotal completed projects | 70,418 | ||
| Ursus Centralny IIa | Warsaw | 78,726 | 2021 |
| Ursus Centralny Ia | Warsaw | 56,257 | 2021 |
| Miasto Moje IV | Warsaw | 38,027 | 2021 |
| Vitalia III | Wrocław | 37,570 | 2021 |
| Viva Jagodno I | Wrocław | 22,731 | 2021 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3a | Warsaw | 26,010 | 2021 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3b | Warsaw | 23,230 | 2021 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3c | Warsaw | 20,018 | 2021 |
| Nowe Warzymice I | Szczecin | 9,119 | 2021 |
| Panoramika VI | Szczecin | 13,280 | 2021 |
| Ursus Centralny Ib | Warsaw | 14,763 | 2022 |
| Miasto Moje V | Warsaw | 15,531 | 2022 |
| Subtotal ongoing projects | 355,262 | ||
| Wilanów Tulip (2)/(3) | Warsaw | 47,865 | 2021 |
| Subtotal project held by joint venture | 47,865 | ||
| Total | 473,545 |
(1) For information on the completed projects see "Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020 – A. Results breakdown by project".
(2) For information on current projects under construction and/or on sale, see under "B".
(3) This project is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements under Investment in joint ventures; the Company's share in this project is 50%.
Main risks and other factors important for the development of the Company and the Group
The Company's and the Group's business activities are significantly affected by global developments, and in particular by their impact on the Polish economy. The most important macroeconomic factors are the level of development of the Polish economy, the level of interest rates in Poland, the performance of banks and their ability to provide financing to developers and their customers as well as the ability of other financial institutions to invest in corporate bonds.
In terms of risks specific for the sector, in which the Group operates, a potential increase in construction costs and the challenge of securing lands for reasonable prices and the significant impact of increased costs and land prices on the margins of new phases and projects, a prolongation of administrative procedures and an increasing competition in the market are considered to be the most significant uncertainties for the financial year ending 31 December 2020.
Construction cost risk
Construction costs increased significantly over the last 2 years, but during the year 2020 become stable. The stabilisation was mainly related to the pandemic situation in which some of the developers suspended their projects or a slowdown in starting new construction due to uncertainty on the market. The Company and the Group do not operate in a construction business, but, instead, for each project an agreement is concluded with a third party general contractor, who is responsible for running the construction and for finalizing the project including obtaining all permits necessary for safe use of the apartments. In the year 2020 there were many changes in the constructions law, which might impact the cost of constructions. The biggest change refers to the increase in fire safety in case of a change in the use of the building or its part. The notification should be accompanied by an expert's opinion on fire safety, which by the end might be reflected in the construction costs offered by the general contractor. In order to mitigate the risk of the increase in construction costs, the Group are signing a lump-sum contract with the general contractor, which will allow the Group to complete the project based on the estimated budget.
Risk of non-performance by General Contractors
In each project or stage of the project, the Group has concluded and will conclude contracts for the construction and implementation of development projects with one general contractor. There is a risk that non-performance of the agreement by the general contractor may cause delays in the project or significantly impact the business, financial condition or results of the Group. The Group sees a potential risk for non-performance of obligations by the general contractor in the availability of qualified workforce, in the increase of salaries and cost of construction materials. Nonperformance may result in claims against general contractor with the risk that general contractor may also fail to fully satisfy possible claims of the Company and the Group. The Company and the Group Implement selection criteria when hiring a general contractor, which include, experience, professionalism, financial strength of the general contractor (with the obligation to provide bank or insurance guarantee) as well as the quality of the insurance policy covering all risks associated with the construction process.
Financing risk
The real estate development business, in which the Company and the Group operates, requires significant initial expenditures to purchase land and to cover construction, infrastructure, and design costs. As such, the Company and the Group, in order to continue and develop its business, require significant amounts of cash through external financing banks and issuance of bonds. The Company's and Group's ability to obtain such financing depend on many factors, in particular, on market conditions which are beyond the Company's and the Group's control. In the event of difficulties to obtain the required financing, there is a risk that the scale of the Company's and Group's development and pace of achieving its strategic objectives may differ from what was originally planned. In such situation as described above, there is no certainty whether the Company and the Group will be able to obtain the required financing, nor whether financial resources will be obtained under conditions that are favourable to the Company and the Group.
Administration
The nature of real estate development projects requires a number of licenses, approvals and arrangements to be obtained by the Company and the Group at every stage of the development process. Despite significant caution applied in the project execution schedules, there is always a risk of delay in their obtainment. In addition there is always the risk of protests made against permits decisions which have already been issued (also due to appeals with no consequences for the appellants) or in the worse scenario failing to obtain the relevant permits. Additional risk might rise with respect to properties under perpetual usufruct. All the above factors may affect the ability of the Company and the Group to conduct and complete its executed and planned projects.
Main risks and other factors important for the development of the Company and the Group
Changes in legislation
Potential future changes in the legislation (contemplated deletion of open escrow accounts as well as the possible introduction of compulsory contributions to the developer guarantee fund) also constitute a risk that could directly or indirectly affect the Company's and the Group's activities and results. The Management Board is in the opinion , that the possible introduction of such changes might have a negative impact on the Group's activities to a lesser extent than on other market operators, primarily due to the Company's and the Group's comfortable financial situation and also because of the trust and good reputation, which the Company and the Group enjoy among financial institutions.
Availability of mortgages
The demand for residential real estate largely depends on the availability of credits and loans for financing the purchase of apartments and houses by individuals, although interest rate on bank mortgages remain low. Possible increase in interest rates, deterioration of the economic situation in Poland or administrative restrictions on lending activities of the banks may cause a drop in demand for apartments and houses, and therefore a decrease in interest from potential buyers in the Group's development projects, which in turn may have a significant adverse impact on activities, financial standing or performance of the Company and the Group. In 2020, access to mortgages was selectively monitored by financing banks and was relatively available to selective customers according to bank qualifications. Interest rates are at levels around their historic minimum. The Covid-19 pandemic had a negative effect on bank financing in terms of conditions and length for obtaining banks approvals, the Company is continuously observing the situation and offering administrative help to its clients for obtaining required credits.
Regulatory risk, risk of interpretation and application of regulations
Frequent amendments, incoherence and lack of unified interpretation of legislation entail risks related to the legal and environment in which the Company and the Group operate. In particular the regulations and interpretations of tax legislations are subject to frequent changes. The practice of tax authorities, issued tax interpretations as well as judicial decisions in this area is not unified. In cases that Tax Authorities will adopt different interpretation of tax regulations from that of the Company, negative consequences can be expected with negative impact on the Company's business, its performance, its financial standing and its development prospects.
Interest rate risk
A vast majority of loans and borrowings obtained by the Group is against variable interest rates that are based on WIBOR rates plus a margin. Therefore, changes in the WIBOR rates will have impact on the cash flow and the profitability of the Group.
A. Introduction
The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 30 June 2020, approved the Company's remuneration policy which sets forth the terms of remuneration of the members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Ronson Development SE (further: "Remuneration policy") meeting the requirements of Article 90 of the Act on Public Offering. It has replaced the existing rules for remunerating the Management Board of the Company contained in the Remuneration Policy for members of the Management Board adopted on October 1, 2007 by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Ronson Europe NV and the remuneration system for members of the Supervisory Board of the Company adopted by the same General Meeting.
B. Remuneration Policy
The Remuneration Policy was developed taking into account the business of the Company, its economic situation, market standards applicable in comparable companies, in particular in the construction industry, and the scope of responsibilities of each individual member of the Management Board and Supervisory Board. The Remuneration Policy aim is to contribute to the realization of the business strategy, long-term development and stability of the Company.
C. Remuneration of the Management Board
Boaz Haim
Mr Boaz Haim, as the President of the Management Board of the Company - based on the resolution of the Supervisory Board - is entitle to a monthly remuneration of the PLN equivalent to EUR 20,000, an American school in Warsaw for two children (in the approximately value of USD20,000 per year, per child ), accommodation cost up to 15,000 PLN per month and the costs of four round flights outside the Poland during each calendar year for Mr. Boaz and his family, purchase of residential premises in accordance with the Company's internal procedure and education on the Company and its subsidiaries costs. In addition Mr. Boaz in entitle to two types of annual performance bonuses of up to of EUR 81,000 each.
One of the bonuses is granted on the condition that the Company's total annual consolidated profit before tax, calculated on the basis of the Company's consolidated annual financial statements as published in the annual report, but excluding loss on valuation of land purchased before November 1, 2019 or losses related to the sale of land or projects whose purchase procedure began before November 1, 2019, exceeds a total of PLN 14.5 million.
Another bonus is granted on the condition that the average price of the Company's shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in the relevant full calendar year exceeded the average price of one share in the previous calendar year by 5% or more.
Mr. Boaz Haim is also remunerated as the President of the Management Board of Company's subsidiaries on the basis of resolutions of the Subsidiaries' General Meetings in the total amount of EUR 5,000 per month. In addition, he concluded an employment contract with Ronson Development Management, on the basis of which he receives a salary of EUR 2,000 per month (paid in PLN) and reimbursement of medical insurance costs and a company car.
Andrzej Gutowski
In connection with the adoption of the Remuneration Policy, the rules for remunerating Mr. Andrzej Gutowski were changed with the effect from 1 July 2020, while the total cost for the Company and its subsidiaries in respect of remuneration of Mr. Gutowski remained unchanged.
Until 1 July 2020, Andrzej Gutowski, as the Vice-President of the Management Board of the Company responsible for Marketing and Sales, was entitled as well – based on resolution of the Supervisory Board - to the total amount constituting 0.1% of the net value of the Group's sales results during the year, based on the adopted incentive plan.
From 1 July 2020, Andrzej Gutowski, as the Vice-President of the Management Board of the Company responsible for Marketing and Sales, is entitled to a monthly remuneration of PLN 20,000 and a bonus of 0.1% gross value of preliminary net sales contracts, provided in the Management Report on the Company's and Group's activities for a given financial year, published in the periodic report, payable after publication of the Consolidated Financial Statements. Mr. Gutowski is entitled to receive non-returnable quarterly advances for bonuses, calculated on the basis of the Management Reports published every quarter in the periodic report together with the interim financial statements, payable after their publication.
C. Remuneration of the Management Board
Andrzej Gutowski
Mr. Gutowski is also entitled to other benefits available to board members or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, such as medical care, right to purchase of real estate units in accordance with the Company's internal procedure, etc.
From 1 July 2020, Mr. Andrzej Gutowski is also remunerated as a Member of the Ronson Development Management's Management Board on the basis of a resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting in the total amount of PLN 7,000 per month.
Moreover, Mr. Andrzej Gutowski concluded an employment contract with Ronson Development Management. From 1 July 2020, his monthly remuneration under the employment contract was reduced from PLN 30,000 to PLN 5,000. In addition, he is entitled to reimbursement of the costs of medical insurance and a company car.
Yaron Shama
From 1 Feb 2020 till 30 June 2020, Yaron Shama, as the Vice-President of the Management Board of the Company and the Group CFO, is entitled to a monthly remuneration of PLN 18,500 starting from 1 July 2020 is entitled to a monthly remuneration of PLN 21,500 and two annual performance bonuses PLN 41,500 gross each.
One of the bonuses is granted on the condition that the Company's total annual consolidated profit before tax, calculated on the basis of the Company's consolidated annual financial statements as published in the annual report, but excluding loss on valuation of land purchased before 1 February 2019 or losses related to the sale of land or projects whose purchase procedure began before 1 February 2019, exceeds a total of PLN 14,500,000.
Another bonus is granted on the condition that the average price of the Company's shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in the relevant full calendar year exceeded the average price of one share in the previous calendar year by 5% or more.
Mr. Shama is also entitled to other benefits available to board members or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, such as medical care, right to purchase of real estate units in accordance with the Company's internal procedure, etc.
Yaron Shama is entitled as a Member of the Ronson Development Management's Management Board on the basis of a resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting in the total amount of PLN 5,000 per month. In addition, he is entitled to reimbursement of the costs of medical insurance.
Mr. Yaron Shama providing Ronson Development SE services starting from 1 February 2020 through his consulting company for a remuneration of PLN 10,000 per month as well as he provides services to Ronson Development Management in the total amount of PLN 5,000 per month.
Alon Haver
As Mr Alon Haver is also a Management Board member of the indirect major shareholder of the Company (A. Luzon Group), he is not receiving any remuneration from Ronson Development SE nor from any of the Company's subsidiaries. The Company is covering expenses related to his activity as a Company's Management Board member, such as travel and accommodation expenses.
Rami Geris (until 31 January 2020)
Mr Rami Geris, as a member of the Management Board of Ronson Development SE, has entered into an employment contract with a subsidiary of the Company (Ronson Development Management Sp. z o.o.). The conditions of the employment contract included a monthly salary of PLN 5,000, an annual bonus between 2 to 4 monthly fees, reimbursement of the medical insurance costs, a company car and the costs of two round flights to Israel during each calendar year for Mr. Geris and his family.
C. Remuneration of the Management Board
Rami Geris (until 31 January 2020)
In addition Mr. Geris provided, through his consulting company, services to Ronson Development SE. The remuneration for these services amounted to a monthly fee of EUR 4,700 and PLN 14,500 and the bonus consisting of a fixed amount of PLN 55,000 paid in 12 monthly installments during the year for which the bonus was due and a variable part up to PLN 55,000. During year 2020 the remuneration and the fixed part of bonus for these services was paid only for January 2021 and not paid following the resignation of Mr. Geris.
Following the resignation of Mr Geris and the termination of the consulting contact, a termination fee equal to 3 monthly fee was due and paid in year 2020 in Ronson Development Management, and termination fee in Ronson Development SE in the amount of 3 monthly fee was paid in year 2020.
Total compensation of the Members of the Management Board, including bonuses and incentives linked to Company's financial performance, a company car, flights and accommodation amounted to PLN 4,793 thousand (2019: PLN 3,851 thousand).
The table below presents the breakdown of total compensation received by each member of the Management Board:
| As at 31 December | From the Company | In other | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | companies | |||||
| Salary and other short time benefit | 222 | 70 | 292 | |||
| Management bonus | 83 | - | 83 | |||
| Other(2) | 149 | 55 | 204 | |||
| Subtotal - Mr Yaron Shama | 454 | 125 | 579 | |||
| Salary and other short time benefit (2) | 39 | 27 | 66 | |||
| Management bonus | - | - | - | |||
| Termination fee (2) | 203 | 38 | 241 | |||
| Other (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal - Mr Rami Geris | 242 | 65 | 307 | |||
| Salary and other short time benefit | 120 | 309 | 429 | |||
| Incentive plan linked to financial | ||||||
| results | 445 | - | 445 | |||
| Other(1) | - | 21 | 21 | |||
| Subtotal - Mr Andrzej Gutowski | 565 | 330 | 895 | |||
| Salary and other short time benefit | ||||||
| 1,069 | 480 | 1,549 | ||||
| Management bonus | 736 | - | 736 | |||
| Signing bonus | - | - | - | |||
| Other(1) | 658 | 70 | 728 | |||
| Subtotal - Mr Boaz Haim | 2,463 | 550 | 3,013 | |||
| Total | 3,723 | 1,070 | 4,793 |
(1) Mainly related to car expenses, flights and accommodation and an American school.
(2) Transactions with related parties.
D. Remuneration of the Supervisory Board
The supervisory directors are entitled to an annual fee of EUR 8,900 plus an amount of EUR 1,500 per board meeting (EUR 750 if attendance is by remote means of direct communication). The total amount due in respect of Supervisory Board fees during 2020 and 2019 amounted to PLN 333 thousand (EUR 75 thousand) and PLN 357 thousand (EUR 83 thousand), respectively.
Mr Amos Luzon did not receive any direct remuneration from the Company nor from any of the Company's subsidiaries.
Remuneration received by each Supervisory Board member for year 2020 is as follows:
- Alon Kadouri, Member of the Supervisory Board PLN 57 thousands;
- Ofer Kadouri, Member of the Supervisory Board PLN 73 thousands;
- Przemysław Kowalczyk, Member of the Supervisory Board PLN 73 thousands;
- Piotr Palenik, Member of the Supervisory Board PLN 57 thousands;
- Shmuel Rofe, Member of the Supervisory Board PLN 73 thousands.
Assessment of the Group's finance management
In 2020, the management of the financial resources of the Group was mainly focused on obtaining sources of financing for both, projects being conducted as well as on maintaining safe financial ratios at all levels of its business activity. The Group has obtained funds from the issue of series V bonds in the amount of PLN 100 million designated for bonds refinancing and for financing the Group's operating activities.
The Group's leverage ratios have remained at a safe level as at 31 December 2020. The net debt (including cash paid by Company's clients blocked temporarily on the escrow accounts servicing ongoing projects that are under construction) to equity ratio as at 31 December 2020 was 23.5%.
Having considered the specifics of the real estate development industry with its long production cycle and tighter funding requirements for companies operating in this sector, the Group has been in a comfortable financial position. The liquidity ratios are driven by decisions around financing of current investments (including decisions when to commence the construction of new project/stage) and the strategy of acquiring new land. The Management Board considers the Group's liquidity to be at a safe level.
| Leverage ratios | As at | As at |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 |
| Loan and borrowings | 230,072 | 200,844 |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables | 8,482 | 2,338 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | (135,099) | (95,591) |
| Other current financial assets | (14,239) | (22,157) |
| Net debt | 89,216 | 85,434 |
| Total equity | 379,817 | 350,494 |
| Total capital employed | 469,033 | 435,928 |
| Total assets | 937,767 | 943,183 |
| Debt to equity ratio | ||
| loan and borrowings / equity | 60.6% | 57.3% |
| Net debt to equity ratio | ||
| net debt / equity | 23.5% | 24.4% |
| Equity ratio | ||
| equity / assets | 40.5% | 37.2% |
| Leverage ratio | ||
| net debt / capital employed | 19.0% | 19.6% |
Assessment of the Group's finance management
| Liquidity Ratios | As at | As at |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 |
| Current assets | 856,550 | 862,660 |
| Inventory | 668,461 | 718,060 |
| Short term liabilities less advances received | 148,149 | 176,471 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 135,099 | 95,591 |
| Current ratio | ||
| current assets / short-term liabilities less advances received | 5.78 | 4.89 |
| Quick ratio | ||
| current assets less inventory and advance for land / short-term | ||
| liabilities less advances received | 1.27 | 0.82 |
| Cash ratio | ||
| cash and cash equivalents / short-term liabilities less advances | ||
| received | 0.91 | 0.54 |
Information on loans, bonds, sureties and guarantees
Bonds loans contracted or redeemed
On 25 February 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 10,000 series M bonds with total nominal value of PLN 10,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series M amounted to nil.
On 29 July 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 15,000 series Q bonds with total nominal value of PLN 15,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series Q amounted to nil.
On 18 August 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 10,000 series P bonds with total nominal value of PLN 10,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series P amounted to nil.
On 2 October 2020 the Company issued 100,000 series V non-secured bonds with a nominal value and issue price of PLN 1 thousand per Bond and an aggregate nominal value and issue price of PLN 100.0 million.
Together with issuance of series V bonds the Company purchased for redemption series R bonds with a value of PLN 2,141 thousand from the bondholder who purchased the Bonds for the same amount. After this repayment the total amount of outstanding series R bonds amounted to 47,859 thousand.
In October 2020, the Company signed the final agreement for the purchase for early redemption of all outstanding 20,000 series S bonds with total nominal value of PLN 20 million. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series S amounted to nil.
Bank loans contracted or repaid
In February 2019, the Company executed a loan agreement with Santander Bank Polska S.A. related to the Grunwald2 project in Poznań up to a total amount of PLN 57.7 million. Final repayment of loan was made in May 2020.
In September 2019, the Company executed a loan agreement with PKO Bank Polski S.A. relating to the fifth stage of the Panoramika project in Szczecin. Under this loan agreement PKO Bank Polski S.A. is to provide financing to cover the costs of construction up to a total amount of PLN 26.5 million. Under the loan agreement, the final repayment date of the loan facility is December 2021. Final repayment of loan was made in August 2020.
In March 2020, the Company executed a loan agreement with Alior Bank S.A. related to the Nova Królikarnia 2c project in Warsaw. Under this loan agreement Alior Bank S.A. is to provide financing and re-financing to cover the costs of construction up to a total amount of PLN 20.7 million. Under the loan agreement, the final repayment date is December 2021. As at 31 December 2020 the bank loan is not used.
In May 2020, the Company executed a loan agreement with Alior Bank S.A. related to Joint Venture project – Wilanów Tulip in Warsaw. Under the loan agreement Alior Bank is to provide financing and re-financing to cover the costs of construction up to total amount of PLN 51.3 million. Under the loan agreement, the final repayment date is December 2021.
Information on loans, bonds, sureties and guarantees
Guarantees received by the Group
The construction guarantees and post construction guarantees received by the Company and the Group from General Contractors during the year 2020 are presented in the table below: (excel please)
| Entity name | Amount of guarantee In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
|---|---|
| Danya Cebus Poland Sp. z o.o | 77,057 |
| EBUD-Przemyslowka Sp. z o.o | 2,529 |
| ERBUD S.A | 4,135 |
| GLIF Sp. z o.o | 1,101 |
| HOCHTIEF POLSKA S.A. | 7,532 |
| Kalter Sp. z o.o | 2,378 |
| KARMAR S. A. | 16,995 |
| Mostostal Warszawa S.A | 11,409 |
| OTIS SP. Z O.O | 1,827 |
| POZBUD T&R S.A | 1,250 |
| STRABAG SP. Z O.O | 4,130 |
| TOTALBUD S.A. | 1,033 |
| other | 997 |
| Total | 132,374 |
Guarantees provided by the Company
As at 31 December 2020 the Company has no granted any guarantees.
Additional information to the report
Dividend policy
On 11 July 2018, the Management Board of Ronson Development SE resolved to update the dividend policy of the Company. The Management Board recommends in upcoming years a dividend payment of 50% of the consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders but not less than PLN 9,840,649 in total (representing PLN 0.06 per share at the current number of issued shares). The final recommendations regarding the payment of dividends will be made by the Management Board after the examination of the current and expected balance sheet of the Company, expected operating, financial and cash-flow position of the Company and taking into consideration: (i) the close observance of all balance-sheet linked debt covenants, (ii) ability of future repayment of debts, (iii) financial needs of the Company aiming to be ranked amongst leading residential developers and (iv) changing market environment.
Agreements between shareholders
The Company is not aware of any existing agreements between the shareholders.
Cooperation agreements
On 29 November 2018, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Konsili Limited providing for the joint investment and development of the Wilanów Tulip project. For details about the Wilanów Tulip project the reference is made to sections: (i) Business highlights during the year ended 31 December 2020 – D. Agreements significant for the business activity of the Group. Apart from the agreement mentioned above, the Company and the Group did not conclude any significant cooperation agreements with third parties during 2020.
Transactions with related entities
All transactions made by the Company or its subsidiaries with related entities are based on the arm's length principle. Transactions with the related entities are presented in Note 35 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Agreements with shareholders
The subsidiary entity of the Company (Ronson Development Management Sp. z o.o.) is a party to the consulting agreement with A. Luzon Group. Based on this agreement (that was signed during 2017) the Company pays to A. Luzon Group an amount of PLN 70 thousand monthly and covering travels and out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with rendering services.
Proceedings before the courts, arbitration or public administration authority
As of 31 December 2020 there was no individual proceeding before any court, authority competent for arbitration or public administration body, concerning the liabilities or receivables of the Company or the Group, the value of which would be at least 10% of the Company's shareholders' equity.
As at 31 December 2020 the total value of proceedings in progress any court, authority competent for arbitration or public administration body, concerning the liabilities or receivables of the Company and the Group amounted to about PLN 7.1 million out of which PLN 2.7 million relates to cases where Ronson Group is suing. With regard to the claims that the Company and the Group determined to be justified, provisions were established in the total amount of about PLN 1.0 million.
Employees
The average number of personnel employed by the Company and its subsidiaries – on a fulltime equivalent basis – during 2020 was 74 compared to 73 during 2019.
Research and development
The Company and its subsidiaries are not involved in any research and development activities.
Environmental protection
The Company, in conducting its business activities, undertakes to comply with all laws and regulations regarding use of land and protection of the natural environment. The Company is not a party to any pending proceedings regarding potential environmental protection violations.
Additional information to the report
Forecasts
The Company did not publish financial forecasts for 2020.
Assessment of the possibility to implement investment projects
In the opinion of the Management Board, the Company and the Group have resources necessary for the implementation of ongoing and planned projects as well as acquisition of new projects. The Company and the Group is financing its activity using own resources, advances from customers, as well as external financing - bank loans and bond issues.
Quarterly reporting by the Company
As a result of requirements pertaining to A. Luzon Group with the registered office in Raanana Israel, the Company's controlling shareholder, whose ultimate parent company is listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the first quarter reports, semi-annual reports and third quarter reports are subject to a full scope review by the Company's auditors. For the Company itself that listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, only the semi-annual report is subject to a mandatory review. The Company has agreed with A. Luzon Group that the costs for the first and third quarter review will be shared between the Company and its shareholder. The Company considers having its first and third quarter report provided with a review report a benefit to all of its shareholders.
The Company prepared this Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020 in both English and Polish languages, while the Polish version is binding.
Disclosure obligations of controlling shareholder
Please note that A. Luzon Group, the Company's controlling shareholder, is a company listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is subject to certain disclosure obligations. Some of the documents published by A. Luzon Group in performance of such obligations, available here: http://maya.tase.co.il (some of which are only available in Hebrew), may contain certain information relating to the Company.
Commitments and contingencies
For information about investment commitments of the Group in respect of construction services to be rendered by the general contractors and contingent liabilities related to the purchase of new plots, see note 34 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Changes in the basic principles of business management of the Company and its Group
None.
Amendments to Tax Act in Poland
On 30 November 2020, the acts amending the Personal Income Tax Act, the Corporate Income Tax Act, the Act on Flat-Rate Income Tax on Certain Revenues Generated by Natural Persons and certain other Acts were published in the Polish Journal of Laws and thus entered into force. The acts, effective as of 1 January 2021, bring a raft of changes to the Polish income tax regulations, including extension of CIT obligations to limited partnerships and certain general partnerships, a requirement to prepare and publish a report on the tax strategy executed in the given tax year imposed on certain taxpayers or the possibility to apply an alternative CIT scheme (a solution dubbed "Estonian CIT").
As from 1 January 2021:
- limited partnerships having their registered office or place of management in the territory of Poland; and
- general partnerships having their registered office or place of management in the territory of Poland, in which general partners are not only natural persons (unless, before the beginning of a financial year (for the existing partnerships prior to 31 January 2021), they submit to the head of the competent tax office a relevant information on PIT payers who are entitled –directly or via entities non-taxable for income tax purposes – to a share in the partnership's profits or an update of such information, within 14 days from the date the change was made)
- will become CIT payers.
Limited partnerships, however, may decide to apply the new rules from 1 May 2021.
Additional information to the report
Amendments to Tax Act in Poland
Essentially, the income generated by limited partnerships (and certain general partnerships) which, up to now, have been treated for CIT purposes as tax-transparent entities, is to be covered by CIT at the partnership level and PIT or CIT at the partner level.
At the same time, the new act provides for a tax exemption on the portion of revenue earned by limited partners through shares in a limited partnership. The exemption will encompass 50 percent of the revenue earned by a limited partner through shares in a limited partnership, however, no more than PLN 60k annually. However, the exemption will apply only to in principle unrelated limited partners.
In addition, the limited partners being the CIT taxpayers should be able to benefit from the dividend exemption, i.e. exemption on the same rules as in case of the dividends paid out from a company (the main conditions being holding at least 10% of shareholding for an uninterrupted period of 2 years and being the beneficial owner of the payment).
In turn, general partners will be entitled to deduct the income tax, calculated based on the income from the participation in the limited partnership's profits, by the amount of tax already paid by the partnership, proportionally encumbering the general partner's profit obtained from the participation in such partnership. .
Furthermore, the amendments impose on certain taxpayers a requirement to prepare and publish a report on the tax strategy executed in the given tax year.
The reporting obligation is to be placed on:
- taxpayers whose revenue exceeded EUR 50 million in the given tax year;
- tax capital groups.
The report must take into account the nature, type and size of the taxpayer's business activity and include information on:
- the processes and procedures ensuring performance of taxpayers' obligations arising from tax regulations and proper obligation implementation, as well as an overview of forms of the taxpayer's voluntary cooperation with the National Revenue Administration (e.g. under a cooperation agreement entered into with the Head of the National Revenue Administration);
- how the taxpayer performs their tax-related duties on the territory of Poland along with the information on the number of reports on tax arrangements submitted to the Head of the National Revenue Administration, grouped by the type of tax they apply to;
- controlled transactions, the value of which exceeds 5 percent of the balance sheet assets, as well as undertaken or planned restructurings;
- the submitted applications for issuing declaratory and binding rulings, binding rate information and binding excise information;
- settlements made in countries that encourage abusive tax practices. (all with the exception of information covered by trade, commercial, professional or technological secrecy / confidentiality).
The report should be presented by taxpayers within 12 months from the end of the tax year. This means that taxpayers having the taxable year coinciding with the calendar year in general will have to present the information on the tax strategy executed in 2020 by the end of 2021.
Majority of the Group project are held under a limited liability partnership, the Group is assessing the tax effect of the changes implemented in the new Tax Act and made a decision to apply the new rules starting from 1 May 2021.
The above changes were taken under consideration while calculating the accounts for current and deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the requirements of IAS 12 Income taxes, based on taxable profit (tax loss), taxable base, carryforward of unused tax losses and carry-forward of unused tax credits, and tax rates, while considering the assessment of uncertainty related to tax settlements.
Additional data for the Company
The Company is mainly a holding company and management services provider with respect to the development of residential projects for its subsidiaries. The majority of the Company incomes are from the following sources: (i) interests from loans granted to subsidiaries for the development of projects, (ii) management fee received from subsidiaries for the provision of management services, and (iii) dividend received from subsidiaries. All above revenues are being eliminated on a consolidated level.
Below section presents main data on the Company activity that were not covered in other sections of this Management Board Report. For additional information see the only Company Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020. The table below presented selected financial data for the Company.
| Exchange rate of Polish Zloty versus the Euro | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLN/EUR | Average exchange rate |
Minimum exchange rate |
Maximum exchange rate |
Year end exchange rate |
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| 2020 (12 months) 2019 (12 months) Source: National Bank of Poland ('NBP') |
4.445 4.299 |
4.228 4.241 |
4.633 4.389 |
4.615 4.259 |
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| EUR | PLN | |||||
| Selected financial data | (thousands) | |||||
| As at 31 December | ||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Investment in subsidiaries | 94,451 | 98,576 | 435,874 | 419,835 | ||
| Loan granted to subsidiaries | 34,746 | 26,727 | 160,347 | 113,829 | ||
| Total assets | 135,910 | 127,542 | 627,199 | 543,203 | ||
| Long term liabilities | 40,676 | 35,473 | 187,712 | 151,078 | ||
| Short term liabilities | 12,930 | 9,775 | 59,670 | 41,631 | ||
| Equity | 82,304 | 82,295 | 379,817 | 350,494 | ||
| EUR | PLN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (thousands, except per share data and number of shares) | ||||
| For the year ended 31 December | ||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| Revenues from management services granted to subsidiaries |
2,026 | 1,502 | 9,005 | 6,456 |
| Financial income (vast majority from loans granted to subsidiaries) |
1,483 | 1,710 | 6,594 | 7,352 |
| Financial expenses (vast majority from Interest on bonds) | (2,194) | (2,623) | (9,753) | (11,278) |
| Profit for the year (including results from subsidiaries) | 9,031 | 4,051 | 40,143 | 17,414 |
| Cash flows (used in) operating activities | (1,041) | (3,231) | (4,627) | (13,890) |
| Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities | (3,973) | 11,109 | (17,661) | 47,756 |
| Cash flows from/(used in) financing activities | 9,509 | (6,709) | 42,267 | (28,840) |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 4,495 | 1,169 | 19,979 | 5,026 |
| Average number of equivalent shares (basic) | 163,103,163 | 163,689,616 | 163,103,163 | 163,689,616 |
| Net earnings/(loss) per share (basic and diluted) | 0.055 | 0.025 | 0.246 | 0.106 |
A. The application of the corporate governance principles
The set of the corporate governance principles which the Company adheres to and the place where the text of the set of the corporate governance principles is available to the general public
During 2020 the Company applied only the corporate governance principles of "Best Practices for the Warsaw Stock Exchange Listed Companies 2016" ("Warsaw Stock Exchange Best Practices"), adopted by the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 13 October 2015.
The Warsaw Stock Exchange Best Practices are available for review at the website of the Warsaw Stock Exchange at: https://www.gpw.pl/dobre-praktyki.
The Management Board and the Supervisory Board take appropriate steps towards further implementation of the corporate governance principles and better functioning of the corporate governance at the Company.
The extent to which the Company departs from the provisions of the corporate governance principles, with the list of such provisions and the reasons for doing so
In the period between 1 January 2020 through 31 December 2020 and as of the date of this Report, the Company did not apply the following recommendations and detailed principles of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Best Practices:
Principle I.Z.1.3.
There is no formal division of tasks and responsibilities among members of the Company's Management Board which could be evidenced in the form of a document publishable on the Company's corporate website. However, the division of duties between members of the management board performing operational functions is reflected in their respective titles (i.e. the President of the Management Board, the Finance Vice President of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of the Management Board for Sales and Marketing). Relevant information is available on the Company's corporate website.
Principle I.Z.1.15.
There is no formal policy on diversity of the Company's governing bodies and its key managers. The Company's Supervisory and Management Board members are elected on the basis of a wide range of factors, such as experience, background, skills, knowledge and insight. The Company recognizes the benefits of diversity, including gender equality, and it strives to achieve a greater level of diversity on the Supervisory Board and the Management Board.
Principle I.Z.1.20.
The Company believes that the existing information policy in effect at the Company guarantees that investors have access to complete and thorough information about decisions adopted at the General Meeting of the Company. The Company therefore believes there is no need to publish an audio or video recording of the proceedings of the General Meeting on the Company's corporate website.
Recommendation II.R.3.
One of the Company's Management Board members, Alon Haver, acts as the CFO in the parent company of the Company, and also holds a managerial role in other companies belonging to the Company's parent company group. Additional activities of other members of the Management Board do not require such time commitment or effort to negatively affect the proper performance of the function in the Company.
Principle II.Z.2.
The Management Board Rules repeating in that regard the provisions of the Commercial Companies Code, provide that a member of the Management Board cannot, without the consent of the Company, participate in any competitive company as a member of the governing body of a capital company and cannot participate in any other competitive legal person as a member of such person's governing authority. Such consent is granted on behalf of the Company by the Supervisory Board.
According to the Company's best knowledge, the Management Board members do not participate in any competitive company or any other competitive legal person as members of their governing authorities.
In year 2020 Andrzej Gutowski, Yaron Shama and Boaz Haim did not sit on Management or Supervisory Boards of any companies outside of the Company's group. Alon Haver held a managerial role in companies of major shareholder of the Company – Luzon Group.
A. The application of the corporate governance principles
Principles III.Z.3 and III.Z.4.
No separate units responsible for the internal audit have been established at the Company, as there is no justification for this given the size and type of the Company's activity, which complies with Recommendation III.R.1. In previous years, the Company outsourced its internal audit functions to an external entity, which carried out internal audits in designated areas at the request of the Management Board and reported directly to the Company's Supervisory Board. In year 2020 the Company took actions in order to mandate external entity to conduct such internal audit in the field of Corporate Governance and implementation of the IT System but due to COVID-19 pandemic the internal audit in year 2020 was not conducted.
Principle IV.Z.2.
In the Company's opinion, ensuring real-time broadcasts of the General Meeting is unjustified in the light of the Company's shareholding structure. Moreover, providing the relevant technical infrastructure necessary for the efficient conduct of the General Meeting by means of electronic communication would involve financial expenditure and organisational effort incommensurate with the result achieved. Moreover, the Company's shareholders have not communicated any expectations to the Company regarding real-time broadcasts of the General Meeting.
Principle IV.Z.5.
In the Company's assessment, there is no need to adopt Rules of the General Meeting. In the Company's assessment, the Company's Articles of Association coupled with the provisions of the Commercial Companies Code and the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Articles of Association for a European company (SE) (OJEU.L No. 294 of 10.11.2001), describe exhaustively the manner of convocation and conduct of the General Meeting, and of the adoption of resolutions.
Principle IV.Z.11.
In 2020, the Company held one General Shareholder's Meeting. At the Meeting attended at least one member of the Company's Management Board. The Company's Management Board is of the opinion that the decision of the Supervisory Board members to participate in the general meeting is in each case an individual decision of the given member of the Supervisory Board. In addition, the Company's Management Board is the only body authorized and obliged to respond to the shareholder during the general meeting (Article 428 of the Commercial Companies Code).
Principle V.Z.5.
The procedure for assessing transactions with related entities, providing for the consent of the Supervisory Board for transactions with related parties, was adopted by the Company's Supervisory Board on February 4, 2020. The procedure provides for the approval of material transactions (above 5% of assets of the Company) with related parties of the Company as defined by IAS 24.
B. Description of the general features of the internal audit and risk management systems applied by the Company with respect to the process of preparation of financial statements and consolidated financial statements
The Management Board of the Company is responsible for the internal control system in the Group and its effectiveness in the preparing of financial statements and periodic reports prepared and published in accordance with the Regulation by the Minister of Finance dated 29 March 2018 on the current and periodic submissions by securities issuers Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 29 March 2018 on current and periodic disclosures by issuers of securities and conditions for recognizing as equivalent information required by the law of a non-member state (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 757).
The Company's Management Board analyses current financial results, of the Group and its subsidiaries by comparing them with adopted budgets, on the basis of at least quarterly reports. At least once per quarter Management Board verifies projection of Company cash flows and analyzes adopted strategy of the Group.
Completeness, responsibility and verification in the preparation of financial information
The Group's financial department prepares financial statements, interim and monthly management reports of the Group and the Company under the supervision of the CFO of the Group. The Group's reports are drafted by highly qualified team of employees of the financial, accounting and legal departments. The preparation process is supervised by the financial department's mid-level management. The financial statements are verified by financial controller and CFO of the Group. Pursuant to the applicable legal regulations, the Group's financial statements are reviewed or audited, respectively, by an independent statutory auditor. This is always a prime and highly qualified statutory auditor.
Consistent accounting policies are applied by the Group for presenting its financial details in the financial statements, periodic financial reports and management reports.
C. The Company's Articles of Association – the rules governing the amendments of the Articles of Association
During 2020, the Company's Articles of Association were not subject to any changes.
According to the provisions of the Articles of Association and of the Commercial Companies Code, any amendment of the Company's Articles of Association requires a resolution of the General Meeting and entry in the register. A resolution regarding amendments of the Company's Articles of Association may be adopted by the General Meeting only by the majority of three-fourths of the votes cast.
D. Share capital and Major Shareholders
Major Shareholders
To the best of the Company's knowledge, as at the 9 March 2021, the following shareholders are entitled to exercise over 5% of the voting rights at the General Meeting of Shareholders in the Company:
| As of 9 March 2021 |
As of 31 December 2020 |
As of 31 December 2019 |
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| Shares | Number of shares / % of shares |
Change in number of shares |
Number of shares / % of shares |
Change in number of shares |
Number of shares / % of shares |
| Shares issued: | 164,010,813 | - | 164,010,813 | - | 164,010,813 |
| 108,349,187 | - | 108,349,187 | - | 108,349,187 | |
| I.T.R. Dori B.V. (1) | 66.06% | 66.06% | N/A | 66.06% | |
| Nationale Nederlanden Otwarty |
23,884,091 | 4,091 | 23,880,000 | (4,091) | 23,884,091 |
| Fundusz Emerytalny | 14.56% | 14.56% | 0% | 14.56% | |
| Metlife Otwarty | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fundusz Emerytalny | Between 5%-10% | Between 5%-10% | N/A | Between 5%-10% |
| As of 9 March 2021 |
As of 31 December 2020 |
As of 31 December 2019 |
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| Votes | Number of shares / % of shares |
Change in number of shares(2) |
Number of shares / % of shares |
Change in number of shares(2) |
Number of shares / % of shares |
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| Shares issued(2): | 162,442,859 | (78,719) | 162,521,578 | (814,335) | 163,335,913 | |
| 108,349,187 | - | 108,349,187 | - | 108,349,187 | ||
| I.T.R. Dori B.V. (1) | 66.70% | 0.03% | 66.67% | 0.00% | 66.34% | |
| Nationale Nederlanden Otwarty |
23,884,091 | 4,091 | 23,880,000 | (4,091) | 23,884,091 | |
| Fundusz Emerytalny | 14.70% | 0.01% | 14.69% | 0.00% | 14.62% | |
| Metlife Otwarty | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Fundusz Emerytalny | Between 5%-10% | N/A | Between 5%-10% | N/A | Between 5%-10% |
(1) The subsidiaries of A. Luzon Group.
(2) The overall number of votes decreased by the amount of votes resulting from own shares held by the Company, as in accordance with art. 364 § 2 of the Code of Commercial Companies, it does not exercise voting rights from own shares.
The total number of own shares held by the Company as at 31 December 2020 was equal to 1,489,235 shares, which constitute 0.91% of the share capital of the Company and votes at the General Meeting. As at 9 March 2021, the Company held 1,567,954 own shares representing 0.96% of total shares issued by the Company.
D. Share capital and Major Shareholders
Rights to control
All the Company's shares are common shares and none of them carries any special privileges.
Restrictions on the rights attached to the shares in respect of the exercise of the voting rights and the transfer of the ownership of the Company's securities
The Articles of Association of Ronson Development SE do not provide for any restrictions on the exercise of the voting rights, such as the restriction on the exercise of the voting rights by holders of a certain portion or number of the votes, the time restrictions on the exercise of the voting rights or the provisions stipulating that equity rights attached to securities are separated from the ownership of securities.
There are no restrictions on the transferability of the ownership of the shares in Ronson Development SE.
E. General Meeting
The manner of operation of the General Meeting and its basic powers, the description of the shareholders' rights and the manner of their exercise, in particular the rules arising from the Rules of the General Meeting, provided such Rules have been adopted, and provided such information does not arise directly from the law
The General Meeting of the Company has been held as either ordinary or extraordinary, and being one of the Company's governing authorities, it has operated pursuant to the legal regulations and the provisions of the Company's Articles of Association.
The General Meeting of the Company has not adopted its Rules, hence the manner of operation of that governing authority is set down by the legal regulations, including the Commercial Companies Code and the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Articles of Association for a European company (SE) (OJEU.L No. 294 of 10.11.2001), and also the Company's Articles of Association.
The General Meeting of the Company is held at the Company's registered office or in the city which is home of the registered office of the company which operates a regulated market on which the Company shares are traded. The General Meeting may also be held at another location within the territory of the Republic of Poland, however, in such case important resolutions can only be adopted if the entire issued capital of the Company is represented in the General Meeting.
General Meeting is convened by the Management Board or the Supervisory Board pursuant to the rules and procedures set down in the Company's Articles of Association or the legal regulations. The General Meeting is convened by an announcement to be made not later than twenty-six days prior to the date of the General Meeting, in compliance with the formal requirements envisaged in the Commercial Companies Code. The General Meeting is opened by the President of the Management Board or the Vice-President and Finance Vice-President.
Resolutions of the General Meeting are adopted by the majority of the validly cast votes, without the requirement of a quorum, unless the Company's Articles of Association or the legal regulations specify otherwise. Votes attached to the shares whose holders do not participate in the vote, abstain from voting or cast a blank or damaged ballot paper, are not counted as votes cast.
In addition to other matters enumerated in the legal regulations and the Company's Articles of Association, a resolution of the General Meeting is required for the Company or its subsidiaries to acquire or dispose of assets whose value is equal to or greater than one third of the value of the assets disclosed in the consolidated balance sheet and the explanatory notes from the most recent approved annual financial statements of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the acquisition and disposal of real property, perpetual usufruct right or a share in real property, does not require a resolution of the General Meeting.
In 2020, there was one Ordinary General Meeting of the Company's shareholders.
E. General Meeting
The manner of operation of the General Meeting and its basic powers, the description of the shareholders' rights and the manner of their exercise, in particular the rules arising from the Rules of the General Meeting, provided such Rules have been adopted, and provided such information does not arise directly from the law
The Ordinary General Meeting of the Company's shareholders was held on 30 June 2020 in Warsaw. The agenda of the General Meeting included in particular the approval of the financial statements for the financial year 2019 and the acknowledgement of the fulfillment of duties by the Management and Supervisory Board members, and also distribution of net profit for 2019, adopting the Remuneration Policy for Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Ronson Development SE, adopting a resolution on the remuneration of Members of the Supervisory Board of Ronson Development SE, adopting a resolution on approving the conclusion of indemnity agreements with Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Ronson Development SE and adopting a resolution on adopting own share purchase plan The proceedings of the Ordinary General Meeting of the Company's shareholders complied with the provisions of the law and the provisions of the Company's Articles of Association.
F. The Management Board
The composition of the Management Board and its changes
As at 31 December 2020 and until the date of signing the Management Report, the composition of the Company's Management Board and the functions of its members were as follows:
Boaz Haim, President of the Management Board
Yaron Shama, Vice-President of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer Andrzej Gutowski, Vice-President of the Management Board, Sales and Marketing Director Alon Haver, Member of the Management Board
Change on the position of the President of the Management Board
In 2020 there were no changes on the position.
Change on the position of the Finance Vice-President of the Management Board
On 20 December 2019, Rami Geris resigned from the function of the Finance Vice-President of the Management Board for Finance and a member of the Company's Management Board with effect from 31 January 2020. The resignation also concerned the function of a member of the management board held in the Group companies. On 16 January 2020, the Company's Supervisory Board appointed, as of 1 February 2020, Yaron Shama as the Finance Vice-President of the Management Board of the Company for a joint five-year term of office of the Management Board of the Company, which began on 1 April 2019.
Summarizing the above changes during 2020 and until the date of this report, the composition of the Company's Management Board and the functions of its members were as follows:
‒ in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 January 2020:
- Boaz Haim President of the Management Board,
- Rami Geris Vice President of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer,
- Andrzej Gutowski Vice President of the Management Board for Sales and Marketing,
- Alon Haver Member of the Management Board;
‒ in the period from 1 February 2020:
- Boaz Haim President of the Management Board,
- Yaron Shama Vice President of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer,
- Andrzej Gutowski Vice President of the Management Board for Sales and Marketing,
- Alon Haver Member of the Management Board.
F. The Management Board
The rules of appointment and removal of the Management Board members
According to the provisions of the Articles of Association the Company's Management Board has at least three members to be appointed and removed by the Supervisory Board. Irrespective of the competences of the Supervisory Board in this respect, a member of the Management Board may be dismissed also by the general meeting.
The Supervisory Board appoints one member of the Management Board as the President of the Management Board and at least one member of the Management Board as Vice President of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Management Board, by a resolution, may divide duties among its members.
The Management Board members are appointed for a joint, five-year tenure, which means that the mandate of the Management Board member appointed prior to the expiry of the given tenure will expire at the same time as the mandates of the other Management Board members.
The rules of appointment and removal of the Management Board members
The term of office of members of the Management Board was unified by a resolution of the Supervisory Board of 11 March 2019. In this resolution the Supervisory Board decided that the current term of office of the Company's Management Board Members begins on 1 April 2019.
Each Management Board member may be elected for subsequent tenures, and also may be removed at any time prior to the expiry of his or her tenure. The foregoing is without prejudice to any claims he or she may have under the employment relationship or other legal relationship connected with his or her Management Board membership.
Each Management Board member may at any time tender his or her resignation. The resignation should be tendered in writing to at least one of the other Management Board members, with a copy to the other Management and Supervisory Board members.
The rules of operation of the Management Board and the rights of the Management Board members, in particular the right to adopt a decision regarding an issue or buyback of shares
The Company's Management Board operates pursuant to the Company's Articles of Association, the Management Board Rules (both these documents are available for review on the Company's corporate website) and the legal regulations, including to the Commercial Companies Code.
The Management Board manages the affairs of the Company and represents it before the courts of law, the administrative authorities and also in dealings with third parties. The powers of the Management Board cover all the matters of the Company which are not reserved by legal regulations, the Articles of Association or a resolution of the General Meeting as falling within the powers of the other governing authorities of the Company.
Two members of the Company's Management Board acting jointly have been required to represent the Company, and in particular to make representations on behalf of the Company and of those jointly acting members of the Management Board one has to be either the President of the Management Board or the Vice President of the Management Board and Finance Vice President.
The Management Board operates pursuant to the Rules it adopted, in the wording approved by the Supervisory Board on 17 December 2018.
The President of the Management Board directs the work of the Management Board, and in particular coordinates, supervises and organizes the work of the Management Board members and arranges Management Board meetings.
The Management Board may divide its duties among its members.
The Management Board must immediately inform the Supervisory Board about any matters likely to have a significant impact on the Company's functioning, and at least once every three months about the management of the Company's affairs and the expected development of the Company's activity and the parameters applied with respect to such expectations, should they change. When requested by any member of the Supervisory Board, the Management Board must provide such information in writing or on other durable media.
F. The Management Board
The rules of operation of the Management Board and the rights of the Management Board members, in particular the right to adopt a decision regarding an issue or buyback of shares
The Management Board is required to provide to the Supervisory Board members, whenever requested by them, minutes from the Management Board meetings held.
The Management Board adopts resolutions during meetings which may be held either with its members being present in person or by means of remote communication devices (teleconferences), or also by means of circular resolutions.
Each Management Board member has the right to cast one vote during the Management Board meeting. All resolutions of the Management Board require an absolute majority of votes. Resolutions regarding the acquisition of real property, perpetual usufruct right or share in real property are adopted by the Management Board by an absolute majority of the votes cast, including the approving vote of the President of the Management Board or the Vice President of the Management Board and Finance Vice President, with account being taken of the provisions of the Articles of Association.
According to Article 4.8 of the Articles of Association, the Management Board has the right to increase the Company's share capital by the amount which in total will not be greater than eight hundred and twenty thousand euros (€ 820,000), by way of one or several consecutive share capital increases, all within the above limit (the authorised share capital), by issue of new shares with the nominal value of two eurocents (€) 0.02 each, and in the total number not greater than 41,000,000 shares, in exchange for cash or non-cash contributions. The Management Board's right to increase the Company's share capital and to issue new shares within the authorised capital will expire upon the lapse of three years from the date of the Articles of Association's registration in the National Court Register (the date of the registration is 31 October 2018). The Management Board also has the right to issue subscription warrants. The General Meeting may strip shareholders, in whole or in part, of the right to subscribe for shares on the terms and conditions and in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Companies Code.
In connection with the implementation of the treasury shares repurchase program that was approved under resolution No. 21 of the Ordinary General Meeting dated 30 June 2020 regarding the approval of a buy-back program (the "Authorization Resolution"), the Management Board of the Company on 1 July 2020 resolved to determine the detailed terms of the repurchase of the shares in the Company ("Buy-back"), which were also approved by the Supervisory Board of the Company. The treasury shares will be acquired under the Buy-back until three years starting from the adoption of the Authorization Resolution, by way of transactions concluded on the regulated market and on terms similar to those provided in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regards to regulatory technical standards for the conditions applicable to buy-back program and stabilization measures, in particular in terms of determining the price and the number of the shares, which may be acquired pursuant to the Buy-back. The maximum amount allocated for the purchase of all of the shares pursuant to the Buy-back shall not be higher than PLN 1,369,761.99 (one million, three hundred and sixty-nine thousand, seven hundred and sixty-one zloty and 99/100).
G. The Supervisory Board
The composition of the Supervisory Board and its changes
The members of the Company's Supervisory Board are as follows:
- Amos Luzon Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
- Przemysław Kowalczyk Member of the Supervisory Board,
- Alon Kadouri Member of the Supervisory Board,
- Ofer Kadouri Member of the Supervisory Board,
- Piotr Palenik Member of the Supervisory Board,
- Shmuel Rofe Member of the Supervisory Board.
The rules of appointment and removal of the Supervisory Board members
According to the provisions of the Articles of Association the Supervisory Board has at least 5 (five) and not more than 9 (nine) members, of whom at least two members should meet the criteria of independence within the meaning of Article 129.3 of the Statutory Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Supervision Act of 11 May 2017 (consolidated text: Official Journal of Laws of Poland of 2020 item 1415,), and at least one member should have skills and knowledge of accounting or auditing of financial statements. The General Meeting sets the number of the Supervisory Board members for a given tenure.
The Supervisory Board members are appointed and removed by the General Meeting by an absolute majority of votes. Voting on appointments and removals of the Supervisory Board members is secret.
The Supervisory Board members are appointed for a joint, five-year tenure.
Prior to being appointed to the Supervisory Board, a candidate for an independent member of the Supervisory Board must submit a written declaration to the effect that he or she meets the criteria of independence referred to above.
If the mandate of a member of the Supervisory Board expires prior to the end of his or her tenure due to resignation or death, the other Supervisory Board members may elect (co-opt) a new member of the Supervisory Board. The first next General Meeting should approve the election of the co-opted member of the Supervisory Board or appoint another member of the Supervisory Board to replace the member co-opted by the Supervisory Board. The election by the General Meeting of a new member of the Supervisory Board to replace the co-opted member, or refusal to approve the co-opted member, terminates the mandate of the co-opted member of the Supervisory Board, however, without affecting the validity and effectiveness of the actions taken by such member since the date of his or her being co-opted to the Supervisory Board.
The number of the Supervisory Board members who have been co-opted to the Supervisory Board by the Board itself and have not yet been approved by the General Meeting cannot be greater than half of all the members elected by the General Meeting.
The rules of operation of the Supervisory Board
The Company's Supervisory Board operates pursuant to the Company's Articles of Association, the Supervisory Board Rules (both these documents are available for review on the Company's corporate website) and the legal regulations, including the Commercial Companies Code.
The duties and powers of the Supervisory Board are set down in the Articles of Association and the legal regulations in force. The duty of the Supervisory Board is to exercise supervision over all the areas of the Company's activity. While performing their duties, the Supervisory Board members should consider the interests of the Company and its business.
The duties of the Supervisory Board have included among others:
a. to assess the Management Board report on the Company's activity and the financial statements for a given financial year in terms of their consistency with the accounting books and the actual state of affairs;
b. to assess the Management Board proposals regarding distribution of profits or covering of losses;
c. to submit to the General Meeting annual written reports on the outcomes of the assessments referred to in points a and b above;
d. to elect a statutory auditor to audit financial statements;
e. to approve annual and long-term business plans of the Company;
f. do other things as envisaged by the Articles of Association and the Commercial Companies Code.
G. The Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board members will be given access to the buildings, facilities and sites of the Company and will be authorised to review the books and files maintained by the Company and other data media in the Company's possession. For this purpose, the Supervisory Board may appoint one or more persons from among its members or an expert. The Supervisory Board has the right to engage services of experts also in other situations.
The acquisition and sale by the Company or its subsidiary of an asset or assets with a unit value or total value greater than PLN 45,000,000 (forty-five million zlotys) requires the consent of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board may use the offices and technical facilities of the Company. The Company's Management Board will provide the Supervisory Board with administrative and technical support services. The operating costs of the Supervisory Board are covered by the Company.
The Supervisory Board meetings are convened as needed, however, not less frequently than three times per financial year. The Supervisory Board meetings are to be chaired by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board meetings may be attended by the President of the Management Board or other Management Board members.
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is required to convene a meeting of the Supervisory Board upon a written request of any member of the Company's Supervisory or Management Board. Such meeting should be held within two weeks from the request. Each Supervisory Board member has one vote during the Supervisory Board meeting. All resolutions of the Supervisory Board are adopted by an absolute majority of the votes cast, with at least half of its members present. In case the votes are tied, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board has a casting vote.
The Supervisory Board may adopt resolutions by means of circular resolutions or by means of remote communication devices. A resolution is valid provided all the Supervisory Board members have been notified of the draft of such resolution.
The Supervisory Board members may participate in the adoption of resolutions by casting their vote in writing through another member of the Supervisory Board. Votes cannot be cast in writing on matters placed on the agenda during the Supervisory Board meeting.
Resolutions cannot be adopted by means of circular resolutions or by means of remote communication devices when they concern appointments of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board, appointment of a member of the Management Board, and removal or suspension of those persons.
The Supervisory Board meetings may be held without being formally convened provided all its members are present and none of them raises any objection to either holding the meeting without it being formally convened or its agenda.
H. The Supervisory Board Committees
According to the provisions of the Articles of Association the Supervisory Board must establish two committees: the Supervisory Board Audit Committee and the Supervisory Board Remuneration Committee. Moreover, the Supervisory Board may establish from among its members other committees, either standing or ad hoc ones, and task them in particular with preparing certain matters for discussion during the meeting of the Supervisory Board.
In 2020, the Company had two unchanged Supervisory Board committees - the Audit Committee (composed of: Shmuel Rofe as Chairman, Ofer Kadouri and Przemysław Kowalczyk) and the Remuneration Committee (composed of: Alon Kadouri as Chairman, Piotr Palenik and Shmuel Rofe).
H. The Supervisory Board Committees
The Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is the standing committee of the Supervisory Board.
According to the Rules of the Audit Committee in the wording adopted on 10 December 2018, the Audit Committee has 3 members, including the Chairman of the Audit Committee, elected by the Company's Supervisory Board from among its members, however at least one member must have skills and knowledge of accounting or auditing of financial statements, at least one member must have skills and knowledge of the industry in which the Company operates or individual members in their respective scopes must have skills and knowledge of this industry, and the majority of the Audit Committee members, including its Chairman, must be independent within the meaning of Article 129.3 of the Statutory Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Supervision Act of 11 May 2017.
The Audit Committee members who meet the statutory criteria of independence are Shmuel Rofe (the Chairman of Audit Committee) and Przemysław Kowalczyk.
The Audit Committee members who have skills and knowledge of accounting or auditing of financial statements are Ofer Kadouri, Shmuel Rofe and Przemysław Kowalczyk.
The Audit Committee members who have skills and knowledge of the industry in which the Company operates are Shmuel Rofe and Przemysław Kowalczyk.
Ofer Kadouri holds BA in economics and accounting and has been a certified accountant in Israel since 1989. In his work as an accountant, he is the managing partner of an accounting firm whose clients include companies from the construction industry.
Przemysław Kowalczyk acquired his skills and knowledge of accounting while he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Hyundai Motor Poland, being responsible for accounting, finances and controlling. He acquired his skills and knowledge of the industry in which the Company operates during his many years of service as a member of the Company's Supervisory Board (since 2011).
Shmuel Rofe, since 2014 is an entrepreneur and consultant in real estate. From 2009 until 2013 he served as Chief Executive Officer of Ogen Properties Ltd. During the years 2004 through 2009 he was a Chief Financial Officer and a Chief Executive Officer of Gilaz Properties Ltd. Earlier he served for four years as Chief Financial Officer of Zementcal Ltd. Earlier he also performed a role of controller at Haifa University, Israel.
The tenures and mandates of the Audit Committee members expire on the expiry date of their tenure and mandate as members of the Company's Supervisory Board. When a member is removed or resigns from the Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board is required to immediately appoint a replacement member of the Audit Committee.
The organisation, manner of operation and powers of the Audit Committee are set down in the Audit Committee Rules which are published on the Company's corporate website.
The duties of the Audit Committee include in particular:
‒ to make recommendations on appointment, reappointment and removal by the Company's Supervisory Board of an external statutory auditor or audit firm to audit the financial statements, and to assess the levels of remuneration and the terms and conditions of engagement of a statutory auditor or audit form, and to assess their independence;
‒ to prepare and apply the policy and procedure for the selection of an audit firm to audit the financial statements of the Company, to be adopted in the form of a resolution of the Audit Committee;
‒ to prepare a policy concerning the provision by the audit firm selected to audit the financial statements of the Company, the affiliates of such firm, and also by a member of the audit firm network, of the permitted services other than auditing of the Company's financial statements, to be adopted in the form of a resolution of the Audit Committee;
‒ to perform an initial assessment of the financial statements and monitor the Company's financial reporting process;
‒ to supervise, monitor and advise the Management Board on the internal risk management and control systems, including to supervise and implement the relevant provisions and legal regulations, and also to supervise the effects of the application of the codes of conduct;
H. The Supervisory Board Committees
The Audit Committee
‒ to monitor, in consultation with statutory auditors or audit firms of the Company, the financial audit procedures and activities of the Company, the fairness of the Company's financial statements and all the formal representations and declarations relating to the Company's financial results, and also to verify the significant financial assumptions and estimates included therein, and to make recommendations on these areas to the Company's governing authorities and to notify the Supervisory Board about audit results, the role of the Audit Committee and fairness;
‒ to supervise disclosure and reporting of financial information by the Company;
‒ to supervise the compliance with recommendations and observations of internal auditors and external statutory auditors or audit firms of the Company;
- ‒ to monitor and supervise the internal audit activities and functioning;
- ‒ to supervise the financing of the Company;
- ‒ to supervise the use of ICT systems and tools;
- ‒ to liaise on permanent basis and supervise the relations with external statutory auditors or audit firms of the Company.
In 2020, the Audit Committee held four meetings in the form as teleconference.
The Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee is the standing committee of the Supervisory Board.
According to the Rules of 10 December 2018, the Remuneration Committee has three members, including the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, to be elected by the Company's Supervisory Board from among its members. According to the Rules of the above committee:
‒ at least two of the three members must be independent,
‒ the current (former) members of the Management Board and members of the management boards of other listed company may not act (simultaneously) as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and
‒ not more than one of the three members may (simultaneously) act as a member of another, listed, public company.
Persons who meet the statutory independence criteria in the Remuneration Committee are Shmuel Rofe and Piotr Palenik. All current members of the Remuneration Committee meet the remaining criteria.
The tenures and mandates of the Remuneration Committee members expire on the expiry date of their tenures and mandates as members of the Company's Supervisory Board.
The duties of the Remuneration Committee include in particular:
- to make proposals regarding the remuneration policy applicable to the Management Board members;
- to make proposals regarding remuneration of individual Management Board members, which will be adopted by the Supervisory Board and which in any case should include (i) the remuneration structure, and (ii) the amount of fixed remuneration, shares and/or options and/or other variable elements of remuneration, pension rights, severance pay, and other forms of awardable remuneration, and also the performance criteria and their application;
- to recommend and monitor the levels and structures of remuneration provided to the top level management;
- to ensure that the contractual terms and conditions of the termination of employment contract and all the associated payments are fair both for a given employee and from the Company's point of view, and that no errors or misconduct are awarded, and that the duty to limit losses is fully reflected in such terms and conditions.
In 2020, the Remuneration Committee held no meetings.
I. Shares in the Company owned by Management Board and Supervisory Board members in the year ended 31 December 2020 and until the date of publication of the report
Mr Amos Luzon, member of the Supervisory Board, as at 31 December 2019 held 64.19%, while as at 31 December 2020 held 83.71% and at the day preceding the publication of this report held 72.77% of the shares and voting rights in A. Luzon Group (to the best of the company's knowledge, inter alia through A. Luzon Properties and Investments Ltd., a private company owned by Mr Amos Luzon "99%"), and as a result, thus indirectly held a 41.98% of shares in the Company as at 31 December 2019 and 54.75% as at 31 December 2020 and 47.59% at the day preceding the publication of this report. Taking into account own shares held by the Company as at 31 December 2019, 31 December 2020 and as at the day preceding the publication of this report, Mr. Amos Luzon indirectly controlled following percentage of votes at those dates: 42.02%, 55.25% and 48.05%, respectively.
Mr Piotr Palenik, member of the Supervisory Board, as at 31 December 2019, 31 December 2020 and at the day preceding the publication of this report held 0.012% of the shares and voting rights in the Company (in total 20 thousand shares). Number of shares owned by the Company did not influence the percentage of votes held by Mr. Piotr Palenik after rounding.
Other members of the Management Board and of the Supervisory Board did not in year 2020 and do not own as of the date of this report any shares in the Company.
J. Policy on diversity
The Company has not adopted a policy on diversity. When electing persons to serve in the Company's governing authorities, and directors of the departments within the organizational structure of the Company, the key selection criteria are the knowledge, competences and previous experience, whereas gender and age are of secondary importance.
At present, there are no women holding any positions in the managing and supervisory authorities of the Company. The Supervisory Board is aware of the advantages of the diversity, especially as regards the gender equality. That is why the Supervisory Board continues efforts to enhance the diversity of the Management Board.
K. Appointment of the Auditor
The Company applies, adopted on 10 December 2018 by resolution of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board, Policy and procedure for the selection of an audit company and the Policy for the provision of additional non-audit services by an audit firm or its affiliate.
The main assumptions underlying the Policy concerning the selection of an audit firm to audit the financial statements of the Company are as follows:
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According to the Company's Articles of Association, an entity authorized to audit financial statements is selected by the Supervisory Board by a resolution, acting upon the recommendations of the Company's Audit Committee.
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The Audit Committee, prior to making the recommendation, and then the Supervisory Board, during the selection of the audit firm to audit the financial statements of the Company from among those recommended by the Audit Committee, consider the following criteria relating to the entity authorized to audit the financial statements of the Company:
a) impartiality and independence of the entity;
b) its reputation in the financial markets, and also the references, if they were requested in the request for proposal;
c) the price quoted by the entity;
d) the experience in auditing of financial statements of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange;
e) the guarantee of proper provision of the services requested by the Company;
f) the professional qualifications and experience of the persons to be directly involved in the provision of the services for the Company;
g) the availability to perform an audit within the timeframes indicated by the Company.
The main assumptions of the procedure for the selection of an audit firm to audit the financial statements of the Company are as follows:
- The request for proposal connected with the selection of an audit firm to perform a statutory audit the Company's financial statements is to be prepared by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or the person acting upon his or her instruction, by 31 September of the year preceding the audit year. The request for proposal is to be sent to at least two entities authorised to audit financial statements and must state the requirements that must be met by them. The requirement to send a request for proposal to at least two entities does not apply to a renewal of the financial statements audit contract. The Audit Committee, after consulting with the Chief Financial Officer, has the right to appoint additional entities authorised to audit financial statements to which the request for proposal should be sent.
K. Appointment of the Auditor
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The proposals received by the Company in response to the requests for proposals sent are to be passed on to the Audit Committee which will analyse the proposals sent based on the criteria specified in the policy for the selection of audit firms and the requirements set down in the legal regulations in force.
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The Audit Committee may set dates of meetings with all or some of the entities authorised to audit financial statements which have sent their proposals, with a view to obtaining additional information from such entities and having negotiations with them.
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The above meetings and negotiations must be approved by the Audit Committee.
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An audit firm is to be selected with account being taken of the rule of rotation of an audit firm and the key statutory auditor to ensure that the maximum uninterrupted duration of the statutory audit engagement with the same audit firm or its affiliated audit firm or any member of the network operating in any of the European union member states to which such audit firms belong, does not exceed five years, and the key statutory auditor does not carry out statutory audits of the Company for longer than five years.
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The key statutory auditor may carry out statutory audits of the Company after at least three years have passed since the end of his or her last statutory audit.
The main assumptions underlying the Policy for the provision of additional non-audit services by an audit firm or any entity affiliated with such audit firm, are as follows:
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- A statutory auditor or an audit firm carrying out statutory audits of the Company, or any member of the network to which the statutory auditor or the audit firm belongs, may not directly or indirectly provide to the Company any prohibited non-audit services indicated in Article 5.1(2) of the Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC.
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- The provision of the permitted services is possible only to the extent unrelated to the Company's tax policy, following the Audit Committee's assessment of the threats to independence and the safeguards applied in accordance with Articles 69–73 of the Statutory Auditors, Audit Firms and Public Supervision Act of 11 May 2017. This will require the consent of the Audit Committee and a recommendation on the services to be supplied.
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- The prohibited non-audit services mean:
- a) tax services relating to:
- (i) preparation of tax forms;
(ii) payroll tax;
(iii) customs duties;
(iv) identification of public subsidies and tax incentives unless support from the statutory auditor or the audit firm in respect of such services is required by law;
(v) support regarding tax inspections by tax authorities unless support from the statutory auditor or the audit firm in respect of such inspections is required by law;
- (vi) calculation of direct and indirect tax and deferred tax;
- (vii) provision of tax advice;
- b) services that involve playing any part in the management or decision-making of the audited entity;
- c) bookkeeping and preparing accounting records and financial statements;
- d) provision of tax advice;
e) designing and implementing internal control or risk management procedures related to the preparation and/or control of financial information or designing and implementing financial information technology systems;
- f) valuation services, including valuations performed in connection with actuarial services or litigation support services;
- g) legal services, with respect to:
- (i) the provision of general counsel;
K. Appointment of the Auditor
(ii) negotiating on behalf of the audited entity; and
(iii) acting in an advocacy role in the resolution of litigation;
h) services related to the audited entity's internal audit function;
i) services linked to the financing, capital structure and allocation, and investment strategy of the audited entity, except providing assurance services in relation to the financial statements, such as the issuing of comfort letters in connection with prospectuses issued by the audited entity;
j) promoting, dealing in, or underwriting shares in the audited entity;
k) human resources services, with respect to:
(i) management in a position to exert significant influence over the preparation of the accounting records or financial statements which are the subject of the statutory audit, where such services involve:
‒ searching for or seeking out candidates for such position; or
‒ undertaking reference checks of candidates for such positions;
(ii) structuring the organisation design and cost control.
A statutory auditor or an audit firm carrying out statutory audits of the Company, or any member of the network to which the statutory auditor or the audit firm belongs, may not directly or indirectly provide to the Company any prohibited non-audit services:
a) in the period between the beginning of the period audited and the issuing of the audit report; and
b) in the financial year immediately preceding the period referred to in point a) legal services, with respect to (i) the provision of general counsel, (ii) negotiating on behalf of the audited entity, and (iii) acting in an advocacy role in the resolution of litigation.
The selection procedure for the audit company for 2020 was made together with the selection of the audit company for 2021.
The recommendation made by the Audit Committee on the selection of an audit firm to audit the financial statements for the financial year 2020 and 2021 complied with the terms and conditions in force and was made following the completion of the selection procedure organized by the Company which meets the applicable criteria.
On 7 January 2020, the Company concluded an agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers Polska spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością Audyt sp.k. with its registered office in Warsaw to audit the Company's Financial Statements and the Group's Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2021, as well as the review of the Company's Condensed Interim and quarterly Financial Statements and the Group's Condensed Interim and quaterly Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, the agreement includes verification of the Financial Statements and presentation of a separate report, in an agreed form, directly to the auditors of the main shareholder of the Company.
The selection of an audit firm to audit the consolidated and standalone financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2021 of the Company and the Group was made by the Supervisory Board in the resolution of 4 December 2019, after the recommendation of the Company's Audit Committee of 6 November 2019.
Apart of the aforementioned services, in 2020 the Company did use additional attestation services from PricewaterhouseCoopers Polska spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością Audyt sp.k. in relation to inclusion of the Company's financial statements in the A. Luzon Group's prospectus, prepared in connection with the admission of bonds issued by A. Luzon Group to trading on the regulated market in Israel.
Information on the remuneration paid and payable for the financial year and previous financial year, separately for the audit of the annual financial statements, other assurance services, including a review of the financial statements, tax advisory services and other services are included in the note 17 of the Company Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Statement of the Management Board regarding on choosing the auditor
In accordance with 70 sec. 1 point 7 and § 71 sec. 1 point 7 of the Regulation of the Minister of Finance dated as of 29 March 2018 regarding current and periodic information published by issuers of securities and conditions for recognizing as equivalent information required by the laws of a non-member state (Journal of Laws of 2019 r, item no. 757), based on the statement of the Supervisory Board dated 9 March 2021, the Management Board hereby declares that the choice of a PricewaterhouseCoopers Polska spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością Audyt sp.k. (company auditing annual standalone and consolidated financial statement) was executed by the Company in accordance with the provisions of law relating to selection and procedure of choosing the audit company, including in particular:
- a) within the Company the selection of the auditor company was executed to perform the audit of the annual standalone and consolidated financial report for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 in accordance with the generally applicable provisions of law. The Company has its internal procedure for selection of the audit company and the selection of the auditor company was executed in accordance with this procedure. The choice of the auditor auditing the financial statements was made by the Supervisory Board by adoption of a resolution dated as of 4 December 2019 acting pursuant to the recommendation of the Audit Committee as of 6 November 2019;
- b) the audit company, as well as members of the team that performed the audit of the annual standalone and consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2020, met the criteria for execution of an unbiased and independent audit report of the annual financial statements in accordance with the applicable provisions of law, professional standards as well as the rules of the professional ethics;
- c) the Company abides the applicable provisions of law relating to the rotation of the audit firm and the key statutory auditor and mandatory grace periods;
- d) within the Company there is the policy of selecting an auditing company and a policy on rendering by the audit company, an entity related to the auditing company or a member of its network of additional non-audit services, including conditionally exempted services rendered by the audit company, which policies and procedures have been adopted in a form of the resolution of the Audit Committee dated as of 10 December 2018.
Statement of the Management Board regarding financial statements and the Management Board Report
The Management Board of Ronson Development SE hereby declares that:
- a) to the best of its knowledge, the annual financial statements of the Company and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group and comparative data have been prepared in accordance with the applicable accounting principles and that they reflect in a true, reliable and clear manner financial position of the Company, the Group and its financial result,
- b) the Management Board Report contains a true picture of the Company's and Group's development and achievements, as well as a description of the main threats and risks;
This Management Board Report of activities of the Company and the Group in 2020 was prepared and approved by the Management Board of the Company on 10 March 2021.
The Management Board
___________________ ___________________ Boaz Haim Yaron Shama
President of the Management Board Finance Vicepresident of the Management Board, CFO
Andrzej Gutowski Alon Haver Vicepresident of the Management Board, Member of the Management Board Sales and Marketing Director
___________________ ___________________
Ronson Development SE
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020
Management Board
Boaz Haim, President of the Management Board Yaron Shama, Vice-President of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer Andrzej Gutowski, Vice-President of the Management Board, Sales and Marketing Director Alon Haver, Member of the Management Board
Supervisory Board
Amos Luzon, Chairman Ofer Kadouri Alon Kadouri Przemysław Kowalczyk Piotr Palenik Shmuel Rofe
Registered office
Al. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej 57 02-797 Warsaw Poland
Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers Polska spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością Audyt sp. k. ul. Polna 11 00-633 Warsaw Poland
Contents
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Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2020 1 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2020 2 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2020 3 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2020 4 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 5
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | ||
| Revenue from residential projects | 6 | 400,257 | 223,464 |
| Revenue from the sale of land | - | 6,500 | |
| Revenue from sale of services | 6 | 976 | 2,654 |
| Revenue | 401,233 | 232,618 | |
| Cost of sales residential projects | 7 | (315,023) | (181,984) |
| Cost of sales of land | - | (6,312) | |
| Cost of sales | (315,023) | (188,296) | |
| Gross profit | 86,210 | 44,322 | |
| Changes in the value of investment property | 16 | (307) | 802 |
| Selling and marketing expenses | 8 | (5,928) | (5,803) |
| Administrative expenses | 9 | (22,542) | (20,181) |
| Share of profit/(loss) from joint ventures | 17 | (803) | 9,082 |
| Other expenses | 11 | (3,401) | (3,763) |
| Other income | 12 | 1,923 | 1,734 |
| Result from operating activities | 55,152 | 26,193 | |
| Finance income | 13 | 558 | 750 |
| Finance expense | 13 | (5,168) | (4,862) |
| Net finance income | (4,610) | (4,112) | |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | 50,542 | 22,081 | |
| Income tax benefit | 14 | (10,399) | (4,667) |
| Profit/(loss) for the year | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | |
| Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Total profit/(loss) for the year attributable to: | |||
| equity holders of the parent | 24 | 40,143 | 17,414 |
| non-controlling interests | - | - | |
| Total profit/(loss) for the year | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: | |||
| equity holders of the parent | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | |
| Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares (basic and dilluted) | 24 | 163,103,163 | 163,689,616 |
| In Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |||
| Net earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the parent (basic) |
24 | 0.246 | 0.106 |
| Net earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the parent (dilluted) |
24 | 0.246 | 0.106 |
The notes on pages 5 to 69 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | ||
| Assets | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property and equipment | 15 | 8,797 | 8,552 |
| Investment property | 16 | 8,956 | 10,098 |
| Intangible fixed assets | 39 | - | |
| Investment in joint ventures | 17 | 8,902 | 10,617 |
| Deferred tax assets | 18 | 9,037 | 6,935 |
| Land designated for development | 19 | 45,486 | 44,321 |
| Total non-current assets | 81,217 | 80,523 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventory | 19 | 664,761 | 718,060 |
| Trade and other receivables and prepayments Advances for Land |
20 | 37,374 3,700 |
24,745 - |
| Income tax receivable | 338 | 130 | |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | 17 | 1,039 | 1,977 |
| Other current financial assets | 21 | 14,239 | 22,157 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 22 | 135,099 | 95,591 |
| Total current assets | 856,550 | 862,660 | |
| Total assets | 937,767 | 943,183 | |
| Equity and liabilities | |||
| Equity | |||
| Shareholders' equity | 23 | ||
| Share capital | 12,503 | 12,503 | |
| Share premium | 157,905 | 150,278 | |
| Treasury shares | (1,613) | (580) | |
| Retained earnings | 211,022 | 188,293 | |
| Total equity | 379,817 | 350,494 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Floating rate bond loans | 175,382 | 151,078 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 25, 26 18 |
9,562 | 9,618 |
| Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct of investment | |||
| property | 28 | 590 | 552 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 185,534 | 161,248 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade and other payables and accrued expenses | 29 | 58,347 | 97,715 |
| Floating rate bond loans | 25,26 | 52,625 | 34,924 |
| Other payables - accrued interests on bonds | 2,065 | 1,967 | |
| 25,26 | |||
| Secured bank loans | 25,26 | - 8,482 |
12,875 |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables | 2,338 | ||
| Advances received | 30 | 224,267 | 254,970 |
| Income tax payable | 11,734 | 1,087 | |
| Provisions | 31 | 994 | 2,016 |
| Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct of land | 28 | 13,902 | 23,549 |
| Total current liabilities | 372,416 | 431,441 | |
| Total liabilities | 557,950 | 592,689 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 937,767 | 943,183 |
The notes on pages 5 to 69 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the years ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Share capital |
Share premium |
Treasury shares |
Retained earnings |
Total equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2020 | 12,503 | 150,278 | (580) | 188,293 | 350,494 |
| Comprehensive income: | |||||
| Profit for the year ended 31 December 2020 | - | - | - | 40,143 | 40,143 |
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income/(expense) | - | - | - | 40,143 | 40,143 |
| Own shares acquired | - | - | (1,033) | - | (1,033) |
| Dividend | - | - | - | (9,787) | (9,787) |
| Allocation of 2019 result - share premium increase |
- | 7,627 | - | (7,627) | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2020 | 12,503 | 157,905 | (1,613) | 211,022 | 379,817 |
| Share | Treasury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | capital | Share premium | shares | Retained earnings(1) Total equity | |
| Balance at 1 January 2019 | 12,503 | 150,278 | - | 180,699 | 343,480 |
| Comprehensive income: Profit for the year ended 31 December 2019 |
- | - | - | 17,414 | 17,414 |
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income | - | - | - | 17,414 | 17,414 |
| Dividend paid | - | - | - | (9,820) | (9,820) |
| Repurchase of own shares | - | - | (580) | - | (580) |
| Balance at 31 December 2019 | 12,503 | 150,278 | (580) | 188,293 | 350,494 |
(1) In order to fund the purchase of own shares under the buyback program, a capital reserve (within retained earnings) is established for an amount of PLN 2,000 thousand. The capital reserve is subsequently reduced by the amount of the consideration paid for the shares bought back. The capital reserve as at 31 December 2019 amounted to PLN 1,420 thousand and is presented as a part of the retained earnings. As at 25 January 2020 the capital reserve was liquidated.
The notes on pages 5 to 69 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | ||
| Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities | |||
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile profit for the period to net cash used in operating activities | |||
| Depreciation | 1,029 | 983 | |
| Decrease/(increase) in the value of investment property | (163) | (802) | |
| Write-down/(reversal) of inventory | 1,326 | (594) | |
| Finance expense | 5,168 | 4,862 | |
| Finance income | (558) | (750) | |
| Loss/(profit) on sale of property and equipment | 60 | (115) | |
| Share of loss /(profit) from joint ventures | 803 | (9,082) | |
| Income tax expense/(benefit) | 14 | 10,399 | 4,667 |
| Decrease/(increase) in inventory and land designated for | |||
| development | 38 | 46,262 | (7,496) |
| Acqustion of Nova Królikarnia project | 5 | (46,914) | (46,069) |
| Decrease/(increase) in advances for land | (3,700) | - | |
| Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables and prepayments | 38 | (11,669) | (8,147) |
| Decrease/(increase) in other current financial assets | 7,918 | (7,838) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables and accrued expenses | 38 | 17,580 | 19,566 |
| Increase/(decrease) in provisions | (1,022) | (549) | |
| Increase/(decrease) in advances received | (30,703) | 102,518 | |
| Interest paid | (8,331) | (12,269) | |
| Interest received | 473 | 582 | |
| Income tax received/(paid) | 14 | (2,118) | (4,176) |
| Net cash from/(used in) operating activities | 25,983 | 52,705 | |
| Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities | |||
| Acqustion of new entity | (1,000) | - | |
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (70) | (1,549) | |
| Proceeds from loans garnet to JV | 3,127 | 3,450 | |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | (1,126) | (16,190) | |
| Dividend received from joint ventures | - | 12,836 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 146 | 115 | |
| Net cash from/(used in) investing activities | 1,077 | (1,338) | |
| Cash flows (used in)/from financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from bank loans, net of bank charges | 27 | 26,029 | 71,200 |
| Repayment of bank loans | 27 | (39,217) | (96,754) |
| Proceeds from bond loans, net of issue costs and of bonds replacement | 26 | 96,223 | 31,560 |
| Repayment of bond loans | 26 | (55,000) | (50,000) |
| Repayment of loans from other | (3,500) | - | |
| Payment of dividend | 23 | (9,787) | (9,820) |
| Payment of perpetual usufruct rights | 28 | (1,268) | (2,210) |
| Buy-back of shares | 23 | (1,033) | (580) |
| Net cash from/(used in) financing activities | 12,447 | (56,604) | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 39,508 | (5,237) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 95,591 | 100,828 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period* | 135,099 | 95,591 |
* Including restricted cash that amounted to PLN 17,606 thousand and PLN 3,829 thousand as 31 December 2020 and as 31 December 2019, respectively. The notes on pages 5 to 69 are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
1. Background and business of the Company
(a) Ronson Development SE ('the Company'), formerly named Ronson Europe N.V., is an European Company with its statutory seat in Warsaw, Poland. The registered office is located at al. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej 57. The Company was incorporated in the Netherlands on 18 June 2007 as Ronson Europe N.V. with statutory seat in Rotterdam. During 2018, the Company changed its name and was transformed into an European Company (SE) and, effectively as of 31 October 2018, transferred its registered office of the Company from the Netherlands to Poland. Address of the Company's registered office is the same as domicile of the Company.
The Company (together with its subsidiaries, 'the Group') is active in the development and sale of residential units, primarily apartments, in multi-family residential real-estate projects to individual customers in Poland. The Company prepared Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, which was authorized for issue on 10 March 2021.
The shares of the Company are traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 5 November 2007. According to publicly available information, as at 31 December 2020, 66.06% of the outstanding shares are controlled indirectly by Amos Luzon Development and Energy Group Ltd. ('A. Luzon Group') and 0.91% of the shares are held by the Company. The remaining 33.03% of the outstanding shares are held by other investors including Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. and Metlife Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.. The number of shares held by the investors is equal to the number of votes, as there are no privileged shares issued by the Company. It shall be noted that as at 31 December 2020, the Company held 1,489,235 own shares (0.91%) and, in accordance with art. 364 § 2 of the Code of Commercial Companies, it does not exercise voting rights from own shares.
As at 31 December 2020, the Groups' market capitalization was below the value of net assets. Although, the Company strongly believes that this is a temporary situation due to many different factors, including low liquidity of the Company's shares listed on WSE, Management took appropriate steps to review the Company's assets to determine if there is any additional write-down required and found no basis for it. Management verified that the forecast margin potential in respect of the inventory is positive. Therefore, no indicators for potential additional impairment have been identified.
(b) The details of the entities whose financial statements have been included in these Consolidated Financial Statements, the year of incorporation and the percentage of ownership and voting rights directly or indirectly held by the Company as at 31 December 2020 and as at 31 December 2019, are presented below and on the following page.
The projects managed by the entities are in various stages of development ranging from being in the process of acquiring land for development to projects which are completed or near completion.
1. Background and business of the Company
| Year of | Share of ownership & voting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity name | incorporation | rights at the end of | |||
| Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of | 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
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| a. | held directly by the Company: | ||||
| 1 | Ronson Development Management Sp. z o.o. | 1999 | 100% | 100% | |
| 2 | Ronson Development 2000 Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2000 | - | 100% | |
| 3 | Ronson Development Warsaw Sp. z o.o. | 2000 | 100% | 100% | |
| 4 | Ronson Development Investment Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 5 | Ronson Development Metropol Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 6 | Ronson Development Properties Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2002 | - | 100% | |
| 7 | Apartments Projekt Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2003 | - | 100% | |
| 8 | Ronson Development Enterprise Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2004 | - | 100% | |
| 9 | Ronson Development Company Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% | |
| 10 | Ronson Development Creations Sp. z o.o. | 2005 | 100% | 100% | |
| 11 | Ronson Development Buildings Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% | |
| 12 | Ronson Development Structure Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% | |
| 13 | Ronson Development Poznań Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% | |
| 14 | E.E.E. Development Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2005 | - | 100% | |
| 15 | Ronson Development Innovation Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2006 | - | 100% | |
| 16 | Ronson Development Wrocław Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2006 | - | 100% | |
| 17 | Ronson Development Capital Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2006 | - | 100% | |
| 18 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% | |
| 19 | Ronson Development Construction Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% | |
| 20 | City 2015 Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% | |
| 21 | Ronson Development Village Sp. z o.o. (1) | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 22 | Ronson Development Conception Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2007 | - | 100% | |
| 23 | Ronson Development Architecture Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2007 | - | 100% | |
| 24 | Ronson Development Skyline Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 25 | Continental Development Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2007 | - | 100% | |
| 26 | Ronson Development Universal Sp. z o.o. (1) | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 27 | Ronson Development Retreat Sp. z o.o. (2) | 2007 | - | 100% | |
| 28 | Ronson Development South Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 29 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 30 | Ronson Development Partner 4 Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 31 | Ronson Development North Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 32 | Ronson Development Providence Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 33 | Ronson Development Finco Sp. z o.o. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 34 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 35 | Ronson Development Skyline 2010 Sp. z o.o. w likwidacji (2) | 2010 | - | 100% | |
| 36 | Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o. | 2012 | 100% | 100% | |
| 37 ACG 23 Sp. z o.o. / Ronson Development Studzienna Sp. z o.o. (9) | 2019 | 100% | - |
1. Background and business of the Company
| Entity name | Year of incorporation |
Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
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| Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of | |||||
| b. 38 |
held indirectly by the Company : Nova Królikarnia B.V. (Company with the registered office in the Netherlands) |
2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| 39 | AGRT Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 40 | Ronson Development Partner 4 Sp. z o.o. – Panoramika Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 41 | Ronson Development Sp z o.o. - Estate Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 42 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Home Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 43 | Ronson Development Sp z o.o. - Horizon Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 44 | Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o. - Sakura Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 45 | Destiny Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2007 | - | 100% | |
| 46 | Ronson Development Millenium Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2007 | - | 100% | |
| 47 | Ronson Development Partner 3 sp. z o.o. – Viva Jagodno sp. k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 48 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Apartments 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 49 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Idea Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 50 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. – Destiny 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 51 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Enterprise 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 52 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Retreat 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 53 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o - Vitalia Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 54 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 55 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Gemini 2 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 56 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Verdis Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% | |
| 57 | Ronson Espresso Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% | |
| 58 | Ronson Development Apartments 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% | |
| 59 | RD 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% | |
| 60 | Retreat Sp. z o.o. | 2010 | 100% | 100% | |
| 61 | Enterprise 2010 Sp. z o.o.(6) | 2010 | - | 100% | |
| 62 | Wrocław 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% | |
| 63 | E.E.E. Development 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% | |
| 64 | Ronson Development Nautica 2010 Sp. z o.o. | 2010 | 100% | 100% | |
| 65 | Gemini 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% | |
| 66 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Naturalis Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 67 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Impressio Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 68 | Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o.- Nowe Warzymice Sp. k | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 69 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Providence 2011 Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 70 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Capital 2011 Sp. k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 71 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. - Miasto Marina Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 72 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. - City 1 Sp.k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% | |
| 73 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Miasto Moje Sp. k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% | |
| 74 | Ronson Development sp. z o.o. – Ursus Centralny Sp. k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% | |
| 75 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - City 4 Sp.k. | 2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| 76 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. – Grunwald Sp.k. | 2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. Grunwaldzka" Sp.k. (before named as Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 2 Sp.k.) |
2016 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 77 | |||||
| 78 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 3 Sp.k. | 2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| 79 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 4 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 80 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 5 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 81 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 6 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 82 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 7 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 83 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 8 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 84 | Ursus 2017 Sp. z o.o. (4) | 2017 | - | 100% | |
| 85 | Projekt City Sp. z o.o. (5) | 2017 | - | 100% | |
| 86 | Bolzanus Limited (Company with the registered office in Cyprus) | 2013 | 100% | 100% | |
| 87 | Park Development Properties Sp. z o.o. - Town Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% | |
| 88 | Tras Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% | |
| 89 | Pod Skocznią Project Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% | |
| 90 | District 20 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% | |
| 91 | Arkadia Development Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% | |
| 92 | Królikarnia 2015 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% | |
| 93 | Tras 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 94 | Pod Skocznia Projekt 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
1. Background and business of the Company
| Year of | Share of ownership & voting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity name | incorporation | rights at the end of | |||
| 31 December | 31 December | ||||
| Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of | 2020 | 2019 | |||
| b. | held indirectly by the Company : | ||||
| 95 | District 20 – 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% | |
| 96 | Arkadia Development 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% | |
| 97 | Królikarnia 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% | |
| 98 | Kroli Development Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2012 | - | 100% | |
| 99 | Park Development Properties Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% | |
| 100 | Jasminova 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| 101 | Town 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| 102 | E.E.E. Development 2016 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2016 | - | 100% | |
| 103 | Enterprise 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| 104 | Wrocław 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| 105 | Darwen Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 106 | Truro Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 107 | Tregaron Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 108 | Totton Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 109 | Tring Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 110 | Thame Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 111 | Troon Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% | |
| 112 | Tywyn Sp. z o.o. (8) | 2018 | 100% | - | |
| c. | other entities not subject to consolidation: | ||||
| 113 | Coralchief sp. z o.o. | 2018 | 50% | 50% | |
| 114 | Coralchief sp. z o.o. - Projekt 1 sp. k. | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| 115 | Ronson IS sp. z o.o. | 2009 | 50% | 50% | |
| 116 | Ronson IS sp. z o.o. sp. k. | 2012 | n/a | n/a |
(1) The Company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of this entity and to obtain benefits from its activities, whereas Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego Jarosław Zubrzycki holds the legal title to the shares of this entity
(2) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 4 May 2020, the company was taken over by the Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. and by law from 4 May 2020 Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(3) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 7 May 2020, the company was taken over by the Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. and by law from 7 May 2020 Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(4) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 April 2020, the company was taken over by the Destiny sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 April 2020 Destiny sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(5) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 April 2020, the company was taken over by the RD 2010 sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 April 2020 RD 2010 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(6) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 July 2020, the company was taken over by the Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 July 2020 Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(7) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 July 2020, the company was taken over by the Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 July 2020 Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company.
(8) Acquired during execution of third call option agreement on 9 April 2020.
(9) Entity acquired on 18 December 2020. Change of the name into Ronson Development Studzienna Sp. z o.o. was registered in KRS on 8 March 2021.
2. Basis of preparation and measurement
(a) Basis of preparation and statement of compliance
These Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU ('IFRS'). In light of the nature of the Group's activities, the IFRSs applied by the Group are not different from the IFRSs endorsed by the European Union, which are effective for the financial year ended 31 December 2020. The Group is aware about new standards and interpretations that have been issued but have not yet become effective. Information about standards and interpretations were presented below.
The Consolidated Financial Statements were authorized by the Boards of Directors of Ronson Development SE on 10 March 2021. These Consolidated Financial statements have been prepared on the assumption that the Group is a going concern, meaning it will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of its operations. The Company prepared Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 in both English and Polish languages, while the Polish version is binding.
New and amended standards adopted by the Group
The Group has applied the following standards and amendments for the first time for their annual reporting period commencing 1 January 2020:
- Definition of Material amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8
- Definition of a Business amendments to IFRS 3
- Interest Rate Benchmark Reform amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7
- Revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
The Group also elected to adopt the following amendments early:
• Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020 Cycle.
The above standards, amendments and improvements do not have any material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group and should not have any material impact on current and future periods.
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted
Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for 31 December 2020 reporting periods and have not been early adopted by the Group. These standards are not expected to have a material impact on the entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.
(b) Basis of measurement
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for investment property which was measured at fair value. The methods used to measure fair values for the purpose of preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements are discussed further in Note 3(q), Note 16 and Note 32.
(c) Functional and presentation currency
Items included in the financial statements of each entity in the Group are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the 'functional currency') being Polish Zloty ('PLN'). Polish Zloty is the presentation currency of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group, and is also the functional currency of the parent company.
The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in thousands of Polish Zloty, except when otherwise indicated.
2. Basis of preparation and measurement
(d) Use of estimates and judgments
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing-basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised. In particular, information about significant areas of estimation, uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statements, are described in the following notes:
- Note 16 Investment property
- Note 18 Deferred tax asset recognition
- Note 19 Inventory and residential land bank
- Note 31 Provisions
- Note 34 Commitments and contingencies
The Company conducts residential units projects and developing activities in dedicated SPVs. The Company reflects in its Consolidated Financial Statements the activities and transactions related to such projects based on the substance rather than legal form. Such transactions are accounted for in accordance with IAS 2 and IFRS 15, whereby inventory is sold and revenue should be recognized after the criteria are met.
Recognition of revenue
The revenue from the sale of real estate (residential units, commercial units, etc.) is recognised at the moment when control over the real estate is transferred to the customer of said real estate together with the transfer of significant risks and rewards typical to the ownership rights. According to the Company's judgement this occurs at the moment of handover of the real estate to the customer, which is based on a handover document signed by both parties and subject to the condition that the customer has paid 100% of the sale price for the real estate.
Estimation of net realizable value for inventory and residential land bank
Inventory and residential land bank is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value (NRV). NRV for completed inventory property (Finished goods) is assessed with reference to market conditions and prices existing at the reporting date and is determined by the Group having taken suitable external advice and in the light of recent market transactions. NRV in respect of work in progress and residential land bank is assessed with reference to market prices at the reporting date for similar completed property, less estimated costs to complete construction and less an estimate of the time value of money to the date of completion.
Valuation of investment property
The fair value of the investment property is determined by independent real estate valuation experts based on the discounted cash flow approach. The determination of the fair value of the investment property requires the use of estimates such as future cash flows from assets (such as lettings, tenants' profiles, future revenue streams, capital values of fixtures and fittings, any environmental matters and the overall repair and condition of the property) and discount rates applicable to those assets.
Valuation of lease liability
According to the IFRS 16 standard that was implemented by the Company the lease payments shall be discounted using the rate implicit in the lease contract, or if this rate cannot be readily determined, the Company's incremental borrowing rate. The Company decided to use incremental borrowing rate ('IBR') that was determined based on reference rate adjusted by margin. The IBR rate was built based on reference rate (30 years state bonds quotation) increased by margin which represents higher credit risk of the Company due to worse ratios, risk related to unusual length of potential financing and no possibility to establish security for such long-term financing.
2. Basis of preparation and measurement
(d) Use of estimates and judgments
Deferred tax asset recognition
Deferred tax assets are recognized for unused tax losses and deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses and deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Significant management judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the likely timing and the level of future taxable profits together with future tax strategies.
Uncertain tax treatment
Regulations regarding VAT, corporate profits tax and social security contributions are subject to frequent changes. These changes result in there being little point of reference and few established precedents that may be followed. The binding regulations also contain uncertainties, resulting in differences in opinion regarding the legal interpretation of tax regulations both between government bodies, and between government bodies and companies.
Tax and other settlements may be subject to inspection by administrative bodies authorized to impose high penalties and fines, and any additional taxation liabilities calculated as a result must be paid together with high interest. The above circumstances mean that tax exposure is greater in Poland than in countries that have a more established taxation system. Accordingly, the amounts shown in the financial statements may change at a later date as a result of the amend to the final decision of the tax authorities.
On 15 July 2016, amendments were made to the Tax Ordinance to introduce the provisions of General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR). GAAR are targeted to prevent origination and use of fictitious legal structures set up to avoid payment of tax in Poland. GAAR define tax evasion as an activity performed mainly with a view to realising tax gains, which is contrary, under given circumstances, to the subject and objective of the tax law. In accordance with GAAR, an activity does not bring about tax gains, if its modus operandi was false. Any instances of (i) unreasonable division of an operation (ii) involvement of agents despite lack of economic rationale for such involvement, (iii) mutually exclusive or mutually compensating elements, as well as (iv) other activities similar to those referred to earlier may be treated as a hint of artificial activities subject to GAAR. New regulations will require considerably greater judgment in assessing tax effects of individual transactions.
The GAAR clause should be applied to the transactions performed after clause effective date and to the transactions which were performed prior to GAAR clause effective date, but for which after the clause effective date tax gains were realised or continue to be realised. The implementation of the above provisions will enable Polish tax authority challenge such arrangements realised by tax remitters as restructuring or reorganization.
The Group accounts for current and deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the requirements of IAS 12 Income taxes, based on taxable profit (tax loss), taxable base, carry-forward of unused tax losses and carryforward of unused tax credits, and tax rates, while considering the assessment of uncertainty related to tax settlements. If uncertainty exists as to whether and to what extent tax authority will accept individual tax treatments of made transactions, the Group discloses these settlements while accounting for uncertainty assessment. Further details on taxes are disclosed in Note 14 and Note 18.
2. Basis of preparation and measurement
(e) Basis of consolidation
These Consolidated Financial Statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as at 31 December 2020. Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Specifically, the Group controls an investee if, and only if, the Group has:
- power over the investee (i.e. existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee);
- exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee;
- the ability to use its power over the investee to affect its returns.
The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control. Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Group obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date the Group gains control until the date the Group ceases to control the subsidiary.
Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income (OCI) are attributed to the equity holders of the parent of the Group and to the non-controlling interests, even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance. When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with the Group's accounting policies. All intra-group assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between members of the Group are eliminated in full on consolidation. A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a loss of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction.
If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognizes the related assets (including goodwill), liabilities, non-controlling interest and other components of equity while any resultant gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss. Any investment retained is recognized at fair value.
The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared for the same period as the financial statement of parent. The Group entities keep books of accounts in accordance with accounting policies specified in the Accounting Act dated 29 September 1994 ('the Accounting Act') with subsequent amendments and the regulations issued based on that Act (all together: 'Polish Accounting Standards'). These consolidated financial statements include a number of adjustments not included in the books of account of the Group entities, which were made in order to bring the financial statements of those entities in conformity with IFRSs as adopted by EU.
Until 31 of October 2018, Ronson Development SE kept its books of accounts in accordance with accounting policies required by the Dutch law. On 31 October 2018, the Company transferred its registered office from the Netherlands to Poland. On 20 December 2018, the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company adopted a resolution regarding the preparation of the financial statements of Ronson Development SE in accordance with IFRS, starting with the financial statements for the financial year 2018.
Where property is acquired, via corporate acquisitions or otherwise, the management considers the substance of the assets and activities of the acquired entity in determining whether the acquisition represents the acquisition of a business or assets. Where such acquisitions are not judged to be an acquisition of a business, they are not treated as business combinations. Rather, the cost to acquire the corporate entity is allocated between the identifiable assets and liabilities of the entity based on their relative fair values at the acquisition date. Accordingly, no goodwill or additional deferred taxation arises. Otherwise, acquisitions are accounted for as business combinations.
3. Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently in all periods presented in these Consolidated Financial Statements.
(a) Foreign currency
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies of the Group entities at exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions using:
- the purchase or selling rate of the bank whose services are used by the Group in case of foreign currency sales or purchase transactions, as well in the case as of the debt or liability payment transactions;
- the average rate specified for a given currency by the National Bank of Poland as on the transaction date, unless a customs declaration or other binding document indicates another rate – in case of other transactions.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the functional currency spot rate of exchange ruling at the reporting date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates as at the dates of the initial transactions.
(b) Revenue from contracts with customers
Revenues from the sale of residential units are recognized when (or as) the Group has satisfied a performance obligation by transferring a promised good to a customer. A residential unit is transferred when (or as) the customer obtains control of the residential unit (i.e. upon signing of the protocol of technical acceptance and transfer of the key to the unit and payment of the entire amount resulting from the sale agreement), after receiving valid occupancy permit for the building.
Advances received related to pre-sales of residential units, which represent deferred income, are deferred when they do not meet the criteria to be recognized as revenue. When they subsequently meet these criteria, they are recognized as revenue.
(c) Financial instruments
A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument to another entity.
Financial assets
The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset's contractual cash flow characteristics and the Group's business model for managing them. With the exception of trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Group has applied the practical expedient, the Group initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus transaction costs. In the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss. Trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Group has applied the practical expedient are measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15.
In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at amortized cost or fair value through OCI, it needs to give rise to cash flows that are 'solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI)' on the principal amount outstanding. This assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is performed at an instrument level. For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial assets are classified in four categories:
- Financial assets at amortised cost (debt instruments)
- Financial assets at fair value through OCI with recycling of cumulative gains and losses (debt instruments)
- Financial assets designated at fair value through OCI with no recycling of cumulative gains and losses upon derecognition (equity instruments)
- Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
3. Significant accounting policies
(c) Financial instruments
For the Group the first category is most relevant. Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently measured using the effective interest (EIR) method and are subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the asset is derecognised, modified or impaired.
The Group recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Group expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. The expected cash flows will include cash flows from the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements that are integral to the contractual terms.
ECLs are recognised in two stages. For credit exposures for which there has not been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses that result from default events that are possible within the next 12-months (a 12-month ECL). For those credit exposures for which there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit losses expected over the remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default (a lifetime ECL).
For trade receivables and contract assets, the Group applies a simplified approach in calculating ECLs. Therefore, the Group does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. The Group has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified, at initial recognition, as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, loans and borrowings, payables, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments in an effective hedge, as appropriate.
All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs.
Loans and borrowings is the category most relevant to the Group. After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the EIR method. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognised as well as through the EIR amortisation process.
Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortisation is included as finance costs in the statement of profit or loss.
3. Significant accounting policies
(c) Financial instruments
The financial instruments of the Group are classified into one of the following categories:
| Category | Statement of financial position item | Measurement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other current financial assets | Amortized cost method | |||
| Assets measured at | Loans granted to joint ventures | Fair value through P&L | ||
| amortized costs | Cash and cash equivalent | Amortized cost method | ||
| Trade and other receivables and prepayments | Amortized cost method | |||
| Bond loans | Amortized cost method | |||
| Liabilities measured at amortized costs |
Secured bank loans | Amortized cost method | ||
| Trade and other payables and accrued expenses | Amortized cost method |
(d) Property and equipment
(i) Recognition and measurement
Items of property and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
Cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. The cost of selfconstructed assets includes the cost of materials and direct labor, any other costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to a working condition for its intended use, and the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located.
When significant parts of property, plant and equipment are required to be replaced in intervals, the Group recognizes such parts as individual assets with specific useful lives and depreciation, respectively. Likewise, when a major inspection is performed, its cost is recognized in the carrying amount of the plant and equipment as a replacement if the recognition criteria are satisfied. All other repair and maintenance costs are recognized in the statement of comprehensive income as incurred.
(ii) Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of each component of an item of property and equipment.
The estimated useful life of property and equipment, depending on the class of asset, ranges from 2 to 40 years. Leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Land is not depreciated.
When parts of an item of property and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items (major components) of property and equipment.
Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reassessed at the reporting date, and adjusted prospectively since the beginning of the following year, if appropriate.
(e) Leases
The Group recognizes assets and liabilities resulting from leases with a period exceeding 12 months, unless the underlying asset is of low value. The only material lease agreements with a period exceeding 12 months into which the Group has entered, are the rights of perpetual usufruct of real estate properties.
- 3. Significant accounting policies
- (e) Leases
The method of valuation and presentation of lease in the Group's financial statements
The Group recognizes a lease liability, measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee's incremental borrowing rate at the date of initial application. The Group recognizes the respective right-of-use asset at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments recognized immediately before the date of initial application. The Group has decided to present right-of-use assets under the same item in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, under which the relevant underlying assets would be presented if they were owned by the Group. The lease liabilities are presented separately from other liabilities in long term liabilities with respect to lease of investment properties and short term liabilities with respect to lease of inventory.
The right of perpetual usufruct of land related to residential projects:
Assets - was recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position under "Inventory".
Liabilities - was presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as a short term under "Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct of land".
Costs - the Group depreciates the right of use asset on straight line basis over the lease period. On the other hand the Group recognizes finance expense to reflect interest expense on lease liability. Those costs are capitalized to Inventory as long as development project qualifies for capitalization.
Derecognition – at the moment occupancy permit is issued the Group becomes the owner of the land (based on The Act of July 20, 2018 on transformation of the right of perpetual usufruct of land built for housing purposes into the ownership right of these lands). Since then the Group is no longer liable for perpetual usufruct fees but pays conversion fees. At the moment occupancy permit is issued and revenue from the sale of residential units is recognized (when the performance obligations are satisfied and when the customer obtains control of the good, i.e. upon signing of the protocol of technical acceptance and the transfer of the key to the buyer of the residential unit and total payment obtained) the liability for conversion fee and related asset are reclassified to other payables and other receivables and are presented under "Trade and other payables and accrued expenses" and "Trade and other receivables and prepayments" respectively. The Group is legally released from the obligation to pay conversion fees only upon signing the final notary deed for transferring the ownership of unit together with share in the land to the client. Carrying amounts of receivables and payables are derecognized from Consolidated Statement of Financial Position once final notary deeds are signed with clients.
Despite the fact that based on the Group's core business the operating cycle of inventory is on average 5 years i.e. plots of land are purchased for the purpose of the development of residential projects and transferring the ownership of the units together with share in the land to the client. Under IFRS 16 the Group is not allowed to consider the period for which the Group expects to be the usufructuary despite the fact that the period is quite precisely known. Therefore once lease liabilities are recognized, the Group is required to discount all future payments resulting from the right of perpetual usufruct for the period for which the right is granted to individual properties (it can be up to 99 years). Following the requirements of IFRS 16 the Group recognize lease liabilities of which majority will not be paid by the Group.
The right of perpetual usufruct of investment properties:
Assets - was recognized in the balance sheet under "Investment properties".
Liabilities - was presented in the balance sheet as a long term under "Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct of investment property".
3. Significant accounting policies
(e) Leases
Costs - the Group fair values the right of use asset at each balance sheet date and recognizes finance expense to reflect interest expense on lease liability.
(f) Investment property
Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequently to initial recognition, investment properties are stated at fair value, which reflects market conditions at the reporting date. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair values of investment properties are included in the statement of comprehensive income in the period in which they arise.
Investment properties are derecognized when either they have been disposed of or when the investment property is permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected from its disposal. The difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in the statement of comprehensive income in the period of derecognition.
Transfers are made to or from investment property only when there is a change in use. For a transfer from investment property to owner occupied property, the deemed cost for subsequently accounting is the fair value at the date of change in use. If owner occupied property becomes an investment property, the Group accounts for such property in accordance with the policy stated under property, plant and equipment up to the date of change in use.
(g) Residential land bank and Inventories
The Group estimates that an operating cycle for projects/stage of a big project lasts for about 5 years. The operating cycle is divided into two phases: (i) the pre-construction preparation phase lasting about 3 years (obtaining necessary site permits, environmental decisions or construction permits, designing, etc.), and (ii) construction phase lasting also about 2 years.
When a project is within the operating cycle the project presented as short-term assets under inventory, in other cases the project presented as long-term under Residential land bank.
(i) Inventory
Inventory is measured at cost increased by capitalized costs incurred relating to the preparation of the projects for construction, in the value not higher than the net realizable value. The cost of inventory includes expenditure incurred relating to the construction of a project.
Inventory comprises residential real estate projects to individual customers.
Costs relating to the construction of a project are included in inventory of residential units as follows:
- costs incurred relating to projects or a stage of a project which are not available for sale (work in progress),
- costs incurred relating to units unsold associated with a project.
Project construction costs include:
- a) land or leasehold rights for land,
- b) construction costs paid to the general contractor building the residential project,
- c) planning and design costs,
- d) perpetual usufruct fees and real estate taxes incurred during the period of construction,
- e) borrowing costs to the extent they are directly attributable to the development of the project,
- f) professional fees attributable to the development of the project,
- g) construction overheads and other directly related costs.
- h) lease assets, see note 3 (e).
Inventory is recognized as a cost of sales in the statement of comprehensive income when the sale of residential units is recognized.
3. Significant accounting policies
(g) Residential land bank and Inventories
(ii) Residential land bank
Long-term part of the land bank (if a commencement of construction phase is not planned within the period of 3 years from the reporting date) is presented in non-current assets of the consolidated statement of financial position, as "Residential land bank", whereas short-term part of the land bank is presented in current assets of the consolidated statement of financial position, in inventory balance. Residential land bank is measured at cost increased by capitalized costs incurred relating to the preparation of the projects for construction, in the value not higher than the net realizable value.
(h) Equity
(i) Share capital
Share capital includes the proceeds received from the issue of ordinary shares on the nominal value in exchange for cash.
(ii) Share premium
Share premium includes the excess of proceeds received from the issue of shares over the nominal value of shares. Shares issuance costs are deducted from the share premium.
(iii) Treasury shares
Own shares that are reacquired (treasury shares) are recognized at cost and deducted from equity. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Group's own equity instruments.
(i) Impairment of non-financial assets
The carrying amounts of the Group's non-financial assets, are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists then the asset's or a cash generating unit's recoverable amount is estimated.
An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or a cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount.
The recoverable amount of an asset or a cash generating unit is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.
Impairment losses recognized in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset's carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized.
(j) Provisions
A provision is recognized if, as a result of a past event, the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability.
3. Significant accounting policies
(k) Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the inventory of properties which necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are capitalized as part of the cost of the respective assets.
The interest capitalized is calculated using the Group's weighted average cost of borrowings after adjusting for borrowings associated with specific developments. Where borrowings are associated with specific developments, the amount capitalized equals the gross interest incurred on those borrowings. Interest is capitalized as from the commencement of the development work until the date of completion. The capitalization of borrowing costs is suspended if there are prolonged periods when development activity is interrupted.
(l) Income tax expense
Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. Current tax expense is calculated according to tax regulations in effect in the jurisdiction in which the individual companies are domiciled.
Deferred income tax is provided, using the balance sheet method, for all temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes, and for tax losses carried forward, except for the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit.
Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to the temporary differences when they reverse, based on the laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. At each reporting date deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.
(m) Earnings per share
The Group presents basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) data for its ordinary shares. The computations of the basic earnings per share are determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. The diluted earnings per share are determined by adjusting the statement of comprehensive income and the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares, which comprise share options granted and rights to obtain shares by employees.
(n) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial positions comprise cash at banks and on hand and short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less, except for collateralized deposits.
For the purpose of the consolidated statement cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term deposits as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.
3. Significant accounting policies
(o) Investment in joint ventures
A joint venture is a type of joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the joint venture. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent of the parties sharing control.
Under the equity method, the investment in a joint venture is initially recognized at cost. The carrying amount of the investment is adjusted to recognize changes in the Group's share of net assets of the joint venture since the acquisition date. Upon making an investment in an associate or joint venture, the amount by which the costs of such investment exceed the value of the Group's share in the net fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities of this entity is recognized as goodwill and included in the carrying amount of the underlying investment.
The statement of profit or loss reflects the Group's share of the results of operations of the joint venture. Any change in Other comprehensive income of joint ventures are presented as part of the Group's Other comprehensive income. In addition, when there has been a change recognized directly in the equity of the joint venture, the Group recognizes its share of any changes, when applicable, in the statement of changes in equity. Unrealized gains and losses resulting from transactions between the Group and the joint venture are eliminated to the extent of the interest in the joint venture.
The financial statements of the joint venture are prepared for the same reporting period as the Group. When necessary, adjustments are made to bring the accounting policies in line with those of the Group.
After application of the equity method, the Group determines whether it is necessary to recognize an impairment loss on its investment in joint venture. At each reporting date, the Group determines whether there is objective evidence that the investment in the joint venture is impaired. If there is such evidence, the Group calculates the amount of impairment as the difference between the recoverable amount of the joint venture and its carrying value, and then recognizes the loss as 'Share of profit/(loss) of a joint venture' in the statement of profit or loss.
Upon loss of joint control over the joint venture, the Group measures and recognizes any retained investment at its fair value. Any difference between the carrying amount of the joint venture upon loss of joint control and the fair value of the retained investment and proceeds from disposal is recognized in profit or loss.
(p) Employee benefits
Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognized as an expense in the statement of comprehensive income as incurred.
The Company's subsidiaries are required, under applicable regulations, to pay, on a monthly basis, social security contributions for the employees' future pension benefits. These benefits, according to IAS 19 'Employee Benefits', are state plans and are characterized as defined contribution plans. Therefore, the Company's subsidiaries have no legal or constructive obligation to pay future pension benefits and their obligation is limited to payment of contributions as they fall due.
3. Significant accounting policies
(q) Fair Value
The Group measures investment properties at fair value at each balance sheet date. In addition, fair values of financial instruments measured at amortized cost are disclosed in Note 32 and Note 16.
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:
- - in the principal market for the asset or liability, or
- - in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible to by the Group.
The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.
A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.
The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.
All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorized within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:
- - Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
- - Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices);
- - Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
For assets and liabilities that are recognized in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Group determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.
4. Segment reporting
The Group's operating segments are defined as separate entities developing particular residential projects, which for the reporting purposes were aggregated. The aggregation for reporting purpose is based on geographical locations (Warsaw, Poznań, Wrocław and Szczecin) and type of activity (development of apartments and development of houses). Moreover, for particular assets the reporting was based on type of income: rental income from investment property. The segment reporting method requires also the Company to present separately joint venture within Warsaw segment.
According to the Management Board's assessment, the operating segments identified have similar economic characteristics. Aggregation based on the type of development within the geographical location has been applied since primarily the location and the type of development determine the average margin that can be realized on each project and the project's risk factors. Considering the fact that the production process for apartments is different from that for houses and considering the fact that the characteristics of customers buying apartments slightly differ from those of customers interested in buying houses, aggregation by type of development within the geographical location has been used for segment reporting and disclosure purposes.
Segment results, assets and liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated indirectly based on reasonable criteria. The unallocated result for the year comprises mainly head office expenses. Unallocated assets comprise mainly unallocated cash and cash equivalents and income tax assets. Unallocated liabilities comprise mainly bond loans and income tax liabilities.
Data presented in the table below are aggregated by type of development within the geographical location:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | As at 31 December 2020 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw | Poznań Wrocław |
Szczecin | Unallocated | IFRS adjustments |
Total | ||||||||
| Apartments Houses | Joint venture |
Rental | Apartments | Houses | Apartments | Houses | Apartments | Houses | |||||
| Segment assets Unallocated assets |
417,474 - |
224,241 - |
57,143 - |
9,797 - |
39,602 - |
- - |
86,106 - |
- - |
72,486 - |
- - |
- 78,119 |
(47,202) - |
859,648 78,119 |
| Total assets | 417,474 | 224,241 | 57,143 | 9,797 | 39,602 | - | 86,106 | - | 72,486 | - | 78,119 | (47,202) | 937,767 |
| Segment liabilities Unallocated liabilities |
187,191 - |
64,058 - |
48,937 - |
1,552 - |
5,601 - |
- - |
45,123 - |
- - |
11,047 - |
- - |
- 243,378 |
(48,937) - |
314,572 243,378 |
| Total liabilities |
187,191 | 64,058 | 48,937 | 1,552 | 5,601 | - | 45,123 | - | 11,047 | - | 243,378 | (48,937) | 557,950 |
In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) As at 31 December 2019
| Warsaw | Poznań Wrocław |
Szczecin | IFRS Unallocated adjustments |
Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments | Houses | Joint venture |
Rental | Apartments | Houses | Apartments | Houses | Apartments | Houses | ||||
| Segment assets Unallocated |
478,448 | 108,162 | 34,104 | 10,098 | 90,333 | - | 88,723 | - | 100,179 | - | - | (21,510) | 888,537 |
| assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54,646 | - | 54,646 |
| Total assets | 478,448 | 108,162 | 34,104 | 10,098 | 90,333 | - | 88,723 | - | 100,179 | - | 54,646 | (21,510) | 943,183 |
| Segment liabilities Unallocated liabilities |
214,686 - |
38,902 - |
22,090 - |
- - |
49,344 - |
- - |
50,928 - |
- - |
37,333 - |
- - |
- 201,496 |
(22,090) - |
391,193 201,496 |
| Total liabilities |
214,686 | 38,902 | 22,090 | - | 49,344 | - | 50,928 | - | 37,333 | - | 201,496 | (22,090) | 592,689 |
4. Segment reporting
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | For the year ended 31 December 2020 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw | Poznań Wrocław |
Szczecin | Unallocated | IFRS adjustments |
Total | ||||||||
| Apartments | Houses | Joint venture |
Rental | Apartments | Houses | Apartments | Houses | Apartments | Houses | ||||
| Revenue | 186,290 | 28,027 | 2,065 | 747 | 82,924 | - | 46,600 | - | 56,645 | - | - | (2,065) | 401,233 |
| Segment result Unallocated |
62,931 | 4,405 | (911) | (260) | 17,648 | - | (395) | - | 994 | - | - | 911 | 85,322 |
| result Result from operating activities |
- 62,931 |
- 4,405 |
- (911) |
- (260) |
- 17,648 |
- - |
- (395) |
- - |
- 994 |
- - |
(30,169) (30,169) |
- 911 |
(30,169) 55,153 |
| Net finance income/ (expenses) |
(275) | (450) | (533) | (49) | (44) | - | (414) | - | (110) | - | (3,269) | 533 | (4,611) |
| Profit/(loss) before tax |
62,655 | 3,955 | (1,444) | (309) | 17,604 | - | (809) | - | 884 | - | (33,438) | 1,444 | 50,542 |
| Income tax expenses Profit for the year |
(10,399) 40,143 |
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| Capital expenditure |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | For the year ended 31 December 2019 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw | Poznań Wrocław Szczecin |
Unallocated | IFRS adjustments |
Total | |||||||||
| Apartments | Houses | Joint venture |
Rental | Apartments | Houses | Apartments | Houses | Apartments | Houses | ||||
| Revenue | 161,545 | 15,118 | 87,190 | 767 | 10,392 | - | 41,621 | - | 3,175 | - | - | (87,190) | 232,618 |
| Segment result Unallocated result |
33,558 - |
108 - |
20,688 - |
431 - |
(3,228) - |
- - |
5,696 - |
- - |
1,347 - |
- - |
- (20,801) |
(11,606) - |
46,994 (20,801) |
| Result from operating activities |
33,558 | 108 | 20,688 | 431 | (3,228) | - | 5,696 | - | 1,347 | - | (20,801) | (11,606) | 26,193 |
| Net finance income/ (expenses) Profit/(loss) before tax |
(105) 33,453 |
(22) 86 |
(216) 20,472 |
(37) 394 |
(28) (3,256) |
- - |
(30) 5,666 |
- - |
(17) 1,330 |
- - |
(3,873) (24,674) |
216 (11,390) |
(4,112) 22,081 |
| Income tax expenses Profit/(loss) for the year |
(4,667) 17,414 |
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| Capital expenditure |
830 | - | - | - | - | - | 317 | - | - | - | 402 | - | 1,549 |
5. Acquisition of the Nova Królikarnia project
On 10 April 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of certain shares and loans granted to project companies owning properties constituting the Nova Królikarnia project for a price of PLN 83.8 million under a sale and purchase agreement with Global City Holdings B.V. ('GCH'). The Nova Królikarnia project is located around Jaśminowa street in Warsaw and consists of 197 units and an aggregate floor space of 19,500 m2 (at the day of the transaction the project included, completed projects with 53 units and an aggregate floor space of 4,950 m2 , projects under construction with 126 units and an aggregate floor space of 11,150 m2 and a project in pipeline with 18 units and an aggregate floor space of 3,400 m2 ). All amounts were repaid as at 31 December 2019.
In addition to the above, the Company and GCH have concluded call option agreements for a total value of PLN 78.9 million, under which the Company has been granted three call options with respect to the shares in the eight other project companies holding the remaining stages of the Nova Królikarnia project. The exercise of the three call options allows the Company to develop 161 units with an aggregate floor space of approximately 21,500 m2 .
A package of customary security, such as mortgages, share pledges and statement on submission to voluntary enforcement has been established for the benefit of GCH to secure the obligations of the Company under the sale and purchase agreement and the call option agreement. Also, it has been agreed with GCH that the Company will continue to manage the Nova Królikarnia project in whole, including the stages of the project that are related to the call option agreement.
On 5 April 2019, the Company exercised the first call option under the Call Option Agreements for the total price of PLN 33.9 million as a result of which the Company (via its subsidiary) acquired shares in companies holding four substages of Nova Królikarnia project comprising 84 units with an aggregate floor space of around 9,200 m2 . Moreover the Company signed the annex changing the schedule of payment of the first call option in which the price was determined to be paid in three installments: PLN 7.0 million was paid in April 2019, PLN 16.9 million was paid in October 2019 and PLN 10.0 million was paid in October 2020.
On 7 October 2019, the Company exercised the second call option under the Call Option Agreements for the total price of PLN 35.1 million as a result of which the Company (via its subsidiary) acquired shares in companies holding three substages of Nova Królikarnia project comprising 44 units with an aggregate floor space of around 9,000 m2 . Moreover the Company signed the annexes changing the schedule of payment of second call option in which the price is determined to be paid in three installments: PLN 8.1 million was paid in October 2019, PLN 5.0 million was paid in February 2020 and PLN 22.0 million was paid in April 2020.
On 9 April 2020, the Company (via its subsidiary) exercised that last (third) call option under the Call Option Agreement in total amount of PLN 9.9 mio, as a result of this transaction the Company acquired shares in one substage of the Nova Królikarnia project with an aggregate floor space of 3,300 m2 . All price for realization of third call option in amount of PLN 9.9 mio was paid in April 2020.
All payments concerning realization of all three call options were made according to the abovementioned schedule. As at 31 December 2020 all payables related to Acquisition of Nova Królikarnia Project were reduced to nil.
Certain fees in the maximum amount of PLN 11.9 million were due by the Company if the Company would not exercise all three call options within certain deadlines. As at 31 December 2020 as a result of realization of all three call options all fees were reduced to nil.
The table below presents the analysis of cash flows on the acquisition of the Nova Królikarnia project:
| For the year ended 31 December In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase consideration paid (Nova Królikarnia transaction) | - | 13,000 |
| Purchase consideration paid (Call Option I) | 10,000 | 23,916 |
| Purchase consideration paid (Call Option II) | 27,000 | 8,084 |
| Purchase consideration paid (Call Option III) | 9,900 | - |
| Transaction costs | 22 | 1,071 |
| Less: Net cash acquired at the transaction date | - | (2) |
| Net cash outflow | 46,922 | 46,069 |
6. Revenue
The majority of Group's revenues are generated through development and sale of units, primarily apartments, in residential real-estate projects to individual customers in Poland ("residential units"). The Group recognizes revenues at the moment performance obligations are satisfied. According to Group's policy the performance obligation is satisfied at the moment, the residential unit is handed over to the customer, which happens only after construction process is finalized and issuance of occupancy permit, based on hand-over protocol signed between the Group representatives and the customer and provided that the entire amount resulting from the sale agreement has been paid by the customer. The agreements with the customers do not contain variable considerations. The agreements, in the opinion of the Group, do not contain a significant financing component. Based on such characteristics of revenues, the Group, as a rule, does not present any receivables or other contract assets, except for costs to obtain the contract, capitalized to prepayments. Contract liabilities, are reflected by advances received, which are disclosed in the Note 30.
The table below presents breakdown of Revenue from residential projects per project:
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| City Link III | 149,448 | 30,950 |
| Grunwald2 | 80,916 | - |
| Miasto Marina | 46,485 | 4,356 |
| Panoramika IV | 28,888 | 2,241 |
| Miasto Moje III | 33,388 | - |
| Panoramika V | 27,757 | - |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | 18,584 | - |
| Miasto Moje I&II | 1,446 | 51,979 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2b | 4,074 | 50,998 |
| Nova Królikarnia 1d | 2,237 | 28,162 |
| Vitalia I & II | - | 29,763 |
| Chilli IV | - | 6,103 |
| Moko | - | 8,847 |
| Młody Grunwald | 1,248 | 3,775 |
| Other | 5,786 | 6,290 |
| Total revenue | 400,257 | 223,464 |
(1) Other revenue are related to sales of 7 units, parking places and storages in old projects that were completed in previous years, as well as, rental revenues.
Revenues from sale of services are associated with fee income for management services provided to joint ventures. Revenues from sale of services amounted to PLN 976 thousand during the year ended 31 December 2020 and to PLN 2,654 thousand during the year ended 31 December 2019.
| 7. | Cost of sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |||
| City Link III | 91,999 | 18,955 | |
| Grunwald2 | 62,265 | - | |
| Miasto Marina | 46,472 | 4,356 | |
| Panoramika IV | 28,639 | 2,241 | |
| Miasto Moje III | 27,546 | - | |
| Panoramika V | 27,034 | - | |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | 16,856 | - | |
| Miasto Moje I&II | 1,127 | 40,632 | |
| Nova Królikarnia 2b | 3,676 | 45,909 | |
| Nova Królikarnia 1d | 1,845 | 24,124 | |
| Vitalia I & II | - | 24,644 | |
| Chilli IV | - | 5,878 | |
| Moko | - | 6,545 | |
| Młody Grunwald | 1,199 | 3,775 | |
| Other | 5,041 | 5,519 | |
| Write-down of inventory and residential land bank (1) | 1,325 | (594) | |
| Total cost of sales | 315,023 | 181,984 | |
| (1) For additional information see Note 19. |
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| 8. Selling and marketing expenses |
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| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |||
| Advertising | 4,684 | 4,560 | |
| Depreciation | 385 | 509 | |
| Other | 859 | 734 | |
| Total selling and marketing expenses | 5,928 | 5,803 | |
| 9. Administrative expenses |
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| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | ||
| Personnel expenses | 10 | ||
| External services | 15,762 | 14,450 | |
| Consulting fees to main shareholder | 3,007 | 2,889 | |
| Materials and energy | 865 | 840 | |
| Depreciation | 628 | 653 | |
| Taxes and charges | 644 | 474 | |
| Other | 1,336 | 157 | |
| 300 | 718 | ||
| Total administrative expenses | 22,542 | 20,181 |
| 10. Personnel expenses |
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|---|---|---|
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Wages and salaries | 13,746 | 12,489 |
| Social security and other benefits | 2,016 | 1,961 |
| Total personal expense | 15,762 | 14,450 |
| Average number of personnel employed | 74 | 73 |
11. Other expenses
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Maintenance expense of unsold units | 1,463 | 1,344 |
| Cost of repairs and defects | 548 | 1,087 |
| Expense for contractual penalties and compensation | 106 | 274 |
| Settlement of VAT related of previous periods | - | 399 |
| Write-down of trade receivables | 1,081 | 163 |
| Cost of research and due diligence of new projects | - | 63 |
| Other expenses | 202 | 433 |
| Total other expenses | 3,401 | 3,763 |
12. Other income
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Revenues from contractual penalties and compensation | 299 | 337 |
| Rental income from inventory | 455 | 706 |
| Net profit on sale of property and equipment | 321 | 115 |
| Return of perpetual usefruct from the city hall related to | ||
| previous years | - | 508 |
| Other income | 847 | 68 |
| Total other income | 1,923 | 1,734 |
13. Finance income and expense
| For the year ended 31 December 2020 |
Amount | Amount capitalized |
Recognized in the statement of comprehensive |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Total amount | capitalized | (under IFRS 16) | income |
| Interest on granted loans | 375 | - | - | 375 |
| Interest income on bank deposits | 133 | - | - | 133 |
| Other Finance income | 50 | - | - | 50 |
| Finance income | 558 | - | - | 558 |
| Interest expense on financial | ||||
| liabilities | (8,428) | 5,156 | - | (3,272) |
| Commissions and fees | (2,943) | 1,718 | - | (1,225) |
| Other finance expense | (639) | - | - | (639) |
| Finance expense | (12,011) | 6,875 | - | (5,136) |
| Finance expense - on lease liabilities |
(949) | - | 917 | (32) |
| Net finance income | (12,401) | 6,875 | 917 | (4,610) |
For the year ended 31 December 2019
| Amount | Amount capitalized |
Recognized in the statement of |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Total amount | capitalized | (under IFRS16) | comprehensive income |
| Interest on granted loans | 257 | - | - | 257 |
| Interest income on bank deposits | 396 | - | - | 396 |
| Other finance income | 97 | - | - | 97 |
| Finance income | 750 | - | - | 750 |
| Interest expense on financial liabilities | (11,013) | 7,187 | - | (3,826) |
| Commissions and fees | (2,651) | 1,766 | - | (885) |
| Other finance expense | (221) | 106 | - | (115) |
| Finance expense | (13,885) | 9,059 | - | (4,826) |
| Finance expense - on lease liabilities | (2,141) | - | 2,105 | (36) |
| Net finance expense | (15,276) | 9,059 | 2,105 | (4,112) |
14. Income tax
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Current tax | ||
| Current period | 12,558 | 3,438 |
| Taxation in respect of previous periods | - | 363 |
| Total current tax expense | 12,558 | 3,801 |
| Deferred tax | ||
| Origination and reversal of temporary differences | (792) | 932 |
| Tax losses utilized/(recognized) | (1,367) | (66) |
| Total deferred tax expense/(benefit) | (2,159) | 866 |
| Total income tax expense | 10,399 | 4,667 |
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Profit for the year | 40,143 | 17,414 |
| Total income tax benefit | 10,399 | 4,667 |
| Profit before income tax | 50,542 | 22,081 |
| Expected income tax using the Polish tax rate (19%) | 9,603 | 4,195 |
| Tax effect on: | ||
| Taxes in respect of previous periods | (334) | 363 |
| Non-deductible expenses, net | 368 | 567 |
| Movement in unrecognized deferred tax assets on loss | ||
| carry forward in Poland | 315 | 938 |
| Tax benefit in connection with the organizational | ||
| restructuring of the Group | (452) | (2,422) |
| Reversal of surplus in Nova Transaction (1) | 735 | 1,770 |
| Unrecognized deferred tax assets in previous periods | - | (325) |
| Deferred tax asset write-off | 506 | - |
| Other differences | (342) | (419) |
| Tax expense/(benefit) for the period | 10,399 | 4,667 |
| Effective tax rate | 20.57% | 21.14% |
(1) The surplus between the purchase price (including transaction cost) and the net assets value of Nova Group as the transaction date, was allocated to the inventory, in relation to which the provision for deferred income tax was not recognized on the basis of an exception (IAS 12 par. 15 (b)).
15. Property and equipment
For the year ended 31 December 2020
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Vehicles | Equipment | Building | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost or deemed cost Balance at 1 January |
1,510 | 3,374 | 8,632 | 13,516 |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Additions | - | 70 | 1,473 | 1,543 |
| Sales and disposals | (480) | - | - | (480) |
| Closing balance | 1,030 | 3,444 | 10,105 | 14,579 |
| Depreciation and impairment losses | ||||
| Balance at 1 January | 582 | 2,435 | 1,947 | 4,964 |
| Depreciation for the period | 237 | 525 | 267 | 1,029 |
| Sales and disposals | (211) | - | - | (211) |
| Closing balance | 608 | 2,960 | 2,214 | 5,782 |
| Carrying amounts | ||||
| At 1 January | 928 | 939 | 6,685 | 8,552 |
| Closing balance | 422 | 484 | 7,891 | 8,797 |
| For the year ended 31 December 2019 | ||||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Vehicles | Equipment | Building | Total |
| Cost or deemed cost | ||||
| Balance at 1 January | 1,220 | 2,941 | 8,116 | 12,277 |
| Additions | 600 | 433 | 516 | 1,549 |
| Sales and disposals | (310) | - | - | (310) |
| Closing balance | 1,510 | 3,374 | 8,632 | 13,516 |
| Depreciation | ||||
| Balance at 1 January | 669 | 1,897 | 1,725 | 4,291 |
| Depreciation for the period | 223 | 538 | 222 | 983 |
| Sales and disposals | (310) | - | - | (310) |
| Closing balance | 582 | 2,435 | 1,947 | 4,964 |
| Carrying amounts At 1 January |
551 | 1,044 | 6,391 | 7,986 |
As at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, the Property for the amount of PLN 6,489 thousands and of PLN 5,402 thousands was used to secure bond loans series R, respectively.
Impairment loss
In the years ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, the Group did not recognize any impairment loss with respect to property and equipment.
16. Investment property
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| 10,098 | 8,743 | |
| Balance at 1 January IFRS 16 |
(8) | 553 |
| Transfer to Property, equipment and intangible assets | (827) | - |
| Change in fair value during the year | (307) | 802 |
| Balance as at 31 December, including: | 8,956 | 10,098 |
| Cost | 3,646 | 4,058 |
| IFRS 16 | 545 | 553 |
| Fair value adjustments | 4,765 | 5,487 |
As at 31 December 2020, the investment property included property held for long-term rental yields and capital appreciation, and were not occupied by the Group. The investment property consists of a plot of land located in Warsaw (71, Gwiaździsta Street) and an office building with an aggregate usable floor space of 1,318 m2 located on this plot that is leased to third parties under lease agreements with an indefinite term subject to a three-month notice period for termination ("Bielany IP").
Investment property is valued at fair value determined as at 31 December 2020 by an independent appraiser, having an appropriate recognized professional qualification using the method of discounted cash flows. As at 31 December 2019, the fair value of Investment property was determined by the Management.
As at 31 December 2020, the Bielany IP was valued based on the discounted cash flow approach, including the assumption as to an annual discount rate of 7% (during a 6 year forecast period), a capitalization exit yield of 7.5%, a monthly rate of PLN 45 per m2 . If the yields used for the appraisals of investment property on 31 December 2020, had been 100 basis points higher than was the case at that time, the value of the investments would have been 10% lower. In this situation, the Company's shareholders' equity would have been PLN 874 thousand lower.
During the year ended 31 December 2020 and 2019 the rental income from investment property amounted to PLN 757 thousand and PLN 767 thousand, respectively.
The investment properties are currently occupied.
The investment properties are used to secure bond loans series R.
17. Investment in joint ventures
As at 31 December
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Loans granted | 11,634 | 12,311 |
| Share in net equity value of joint ventures | (1,693) | 283 |
| The Company's carrying amount of the investment | 9,941 | 12,594 |
| Presented as Loans granted to joint ventures (current | ||
| assets) | (1,039) | (1,977) |
| Investment in joint ventures | 8,902 | 10,617 |
Share of profit/(loss) from joint ventures
The Investment in joint ventures comprise the Company's 50% interest in four joint ventures companies:
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Ronson IS sp. z o.o. and in Ronson IS Sp. z o.o. Sp.k., both involved in the development and sale of residential units in Warsaw known as City Link I and II,
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Coralchief Sp. z o.o. and Coralchief Sp. z o.o. – Projekt 1 Sp.k. which are running the Wilanów Tulip project.
The investments in joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method.
The table below present the movements in the share in net equity value of joint ventures:
As at 31 December
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | (572) | 3,439 |
| Share of profit/(loss) in joint ventures | ||
| Net result from joint venture during the period | (1,121) | 8,825 |
| Offsetting net results of the joint venture with inter | ||
| company interest during the period | 318 | 257 |
| Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures | (803) | 9,082 |
| Dividend paid | - | (12,836) |
| Closing balance before offsets | (1,375) | (315) |
| Cancelling the offset of intercompany interest accrued | ||
| during the period | (318) | (257) |
| Total closing balance | (1,693) | (572) |
| Cancelling the negative result from joint venture during | ||
| the period | - | 855 |
| Total closing balance | (1,693) | 283 |
17. Investment in joint ventures
Share of profit/(loss) from joint ventures
Summarised financial information of the joint ventures is presented below:
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | 40 | 98 |
| Inventory | 52,026 | 26,011 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,942 | 2,511 |
| Other current financial assets | 3,177 | 2,560 |
| Loans granted to related parties | - | 1,977 |
| Other assets | - | 947 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Loans from shareholders | (28,476) | (26,143) |
| Advances received | (24,760) | (4,620) |
| Other liabilities | (7,335) | (4,485) |
| Equity | (3,386) | (1,144) |
| Company share | (1,693) | (572) |
The summarised statement of comprehensive income for the joint ventures in aggregate is as follows:
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |||
| Revenue | 2,065 | 87,190 | |
| Cost of sales | (1,511) | (65,300) | |
| Gross profit | 554 | 21,890 | |
| Administrative expenses(1) | (1,123) | (3,058) | |
| Selling and marketing expenses | (627) | (429) | |
| Other income/(cost) | (215) | (277) | |
| Finance income | 12 | 75 | |
| Finance expense | (843) | (548) | |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | (2,242) | 17,653 | |
| Income tax benefit/(expense) | - | (1) | |
| Profit for the year (continuing operations) | (2,242) | 17,652 | |
| Total comprehensive income for the year (continuing | |||
| operations) | (2,242) | 17,652 | |
| The Company's share of profit/(loss) for the year | (1,121) | 8,825 |
(1) Including management fee to the Group amounting to 976 thousand and PLN 2,564 thousand during the year ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, respectively.
17. Investment in joint ventures
Loans granted to the joint ventures
The table below present the movements in the loans granted to the joint ventures.
As at 31 December
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | 13,166 | - |
| Loans granted | 1,126 | 16,190 |
| Loans repaid | (3,107) | (3,450) |
| Accrued interest | 595 | 514 |
| Interest paid | (146) | (88) |
| Total closing balance | 11,634 | 13,166 |
| Offset of the negative result from joint venture during | ||
| the period | - | (855) |
| Total closing balance | 11,634 | 12,311 |
As at 31 December 2020, from the total amount of loans granted to joint ventures (amounting in total to PLN 11,634 thousand – before offset) loans in the aggregate amount of PLN 1,039 thousand are maturing no later than 31 December 2021. The short term loans granted to joint ventures cannot be regarded as a part of the investment in joint ventures and are presented in the Consolidated Statement of the Financial Position under current assets as Loans granted to joint ventures.
The loans granted to joint venture bear a variable rate of WIBOR 3M plus 4% margin.
18. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities as at the beginning and end of the financial periods are attributable to the following:
| Opening balance 1 January |
Recognized in the statement of comprehensive |
Closing balance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 2020 | income | 31 December 2020 |
| Deferred tax assets | |||
| Tax loss carry forward | 2,124 | 1,367 | 3,491 |
| Accrued interest | 3,704 | 856 | 4,560 |
| Accrued expense | 657 | 62 | 719 |
| Write-down on work in progress | 2,452 | (850) | 1,602 |
| Other* | 4,106 | (438) | 3,668 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 13,043 | 997 | 14,040 |
| Deferred tax liabilities Difference between tax base and carrying value of |
|||
| inventory | 13,732 | (947) | 12,785 |
| Accrued interest | 437 | (271) | 166 |
| Fair value gain on investment property | 1,042 | (11) | 1,031 |
| Other | 515 | 67 | 582 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 15,726 | (1,162) | 14,564 |
| Total deferred tax benefit (see Note 14) | (2,159) | ||
| Deferred tax assets | 13,043 | 14,040 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 15,726 | 14,564 | |
| Offset of deferred tax assets and liabilities for individual companies |
(6,108) | (5,003) | |
| Deferred tax assets reported | |||
| in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position | 6,935 | 9,037 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities reported | |||
| in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position | 9,618 | 9,562 |
* Including deferred tax asset from contributions.
18. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
| Opening balance |
Recognized in the statement of |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | comprehensive | Closing balance | |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 2019 | income | 31 December 2019 |
| Deferred tax assets | |||
| Tax loss carry forward | 2,058 | 66 | 2,124 |
| Accrued interest | 2,348 | 1,356 | 3,704 |
| Accrued expense | 777 | (120) | 657 |
| Write-down of inventory and residential landbank | 2,788 | (336) | 2,452 |
| Other* | 1,437 | 2,669 | 4,106 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 9,408 | 3,635 | 13,043 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | |||
| Difference between tax base and carrying value of inventory | 9,521 | 4,211 | 13,732 |
| Accrued interest | - | 437 | 437 |
| Fair value gain on investment property | 890 | 152 | 1,042 |
| Other | 814 | (299) | 515 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 11,225 | 4,501 | 15,726 |
| Total deferred tax benefit | 866 | ||
| Deferred tax assets | 9,408 | 13,043 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 11,225 | 15,726 | |
| Offset of deferred tax assets and liabilities for individual | |||
| companies | (3,877) | (6,108) | |
| Deferred tax assets reported in the | |||
| Consolidated Statement of Financial Position | 5,531 | 6,935 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities reported in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position |
7,348 | 9,618 |
* Including deferred tax asset from contributions.
Realization of deferred tax assets
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. In order to fully realize the deferred tax asset (before offsetting against deferred tax liability), the Group will need to generate future taxable income of approximately PLN 73,895 thousand. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible. The management believes there is a higher probability that the Group will realize the benefits of these deductible differences. The amount of the deferred tax asset which is considered realizable, could however be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the tax loss carry-forward period are reduced.
Tax losses in Poland are required to be utilized within 5 years following the period in which they originated, subject to the limitation that a maximum of 50% of the loss carry-forward can be used in one year.
18. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Tax losses carry forward
| As as 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
Recognized tax losses |
Unrecognized tax losses |
Total tax losses |
Recognized tax losses |
Unrecognized tax losses |
Total tax losses |
| Tax loss 2015 carried forward | - | - | - | 3 | 47 | 50 |
| Tax loss 2016 carried forward | 2 | 126 | 129 | - | 145 | 145 |
| Tax loss 2017 carried forward | 6,318 | 87 | 6,405 | 3,950 | 4,086 | 8,036 |
| Tax loss 2018 carried forward | 3,228 | 222 | 3,450 | 4,050 | 386 | 4,436 |
| Tax loss 2019 carried forward | 2,894 | 610 | 3,504 | 3,179 | 965 | 4,144 |
| Tax loss 2020 carried forward | 5,931 | 2,880 | 8,811 | |||
| Total tax losses carried forward |
18,373 | 3,926 | 22,299 | 11,182 | 5,629 | 16,811 |
The deferred tax assets on tax losses carried forward expire in the following years:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | As at 31 December 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,267 | ||
| 2022 | 1,137 | ||
| 2023 | 86 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | - | ||
| Total tax losses carry forward | 3,491 |
Movement in unrecognized deferred tax assets on tax losses carried forward
Unrecognized deferred tax assets on tax losses carried forward in Poland are presented in the table below:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Balance 1 January 2019 |
Tax losses expired |
Additions/ (Realizations) |
Balance 31 December 2019 |
Tax losses expired |
Additions/ (Realizations) |
Balance 31 December 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax losses | 154 | (22) | 938 | 1,070 | (9) | (315) | 746 |
| Total | 154 | (22) | 938 | 1,070 | (9) | (315) | 746 |
Unrecognized deferred tax assets
A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is more likely than not that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. Unrecognized deferred tax assets relate primarily to tax loss carry-forwards, which are not considered probable of realization prior to their expiration.
The Company did not recognize the entire deferred tax asset at consolidation level resulting from contributions as the recoverability of such assets is uncertain. Total unrecognized deferred tax assets as at 31 December 2020 are estimated to be PLN 4,548 thousand (31 December 2019: PLN 5,035 thousand).
Unrecognized deferred tax liabilities
Unrecognized deferred tax liabilities with respect to acquisition of Nova Królikarnia project amounts to PLN 841 thousand (IAS 12 par. 15(b)) as at 31 December 2020.
19. Inventory and Residential land bank
For the year ended 31 December 2020:
Inventory
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | As at 1 January 2020 |
Transferred from/to land designated for development |
Transferred to finished units |
Additions | As at 31 December 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land and related expense | 293,592 | 1,443 | (34,804) | 34,199 | 294,430 |
| Construction costs | 131,467 | (1,640) | (158,306) | 223,018 | 194,539 |
| Planning and permits | 20,408 | (1,507) | (4,036) | 1,895 | 16,760 |
| Borrowing costs (2) | 32,291 | 3,312 | (7,633) | 6,875 | 34,844 |
| Borrowing costs on lease and deprecation perpetual usefruct right (1) |
1,656 | - | (164) | 1,266 | 2,758 |
| Other | 4,426 | 64 | (2,320) | 1,669 | 3,839 |
| Work in progress | 483,840 | 1,672 | (207,263) | 268,921 | 547,170 |
| Recognized in the | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| statement of | As at | ||||
| As at | Transferred from | comprehensive | 31 December | ||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 1 January 2020 | work in progress | income | 2020 | |
| Finished goods | 217,123 | - | 207,263 | (314,967) | 109,419 |
| As at | Transferred from/to land |
Revaluation write-down recognized in statement of comprehensive income |
As at | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 1 January 2020 | designated for development |
Reversal | Utilization | 31 December 2020 |
| Write-down | (6,023) | (4,330) | 680 | 4,170 | (5,503) |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | As at 1 January 2020 |
First adoption of IFRS 16 |
Depreciation | Transfer to Other receivables |
As at 31 December 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perpetual usefruct right | 23,120 | - | (268) | (9,177) | 13,675 |
Inventory, valued at lower of - cost and net realisable value 718,060 664,761
(1) For additional information see Note 28.
(2) Borrowing costs are capitalized to the value of inventory with 4.50% average effective capitalization interest rate.
19. Inventory and Residential land bank
For the year ended 31 December 2019:
Inventory
| Acquisition of | As at | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | As at 1 January 2019 |
Nova Królikarnia (1) |
Transferred to finished units |
Additions | 31 December 2019 |
| Land and related expense | 294,484 | 70,108 | (74,596) | 3,596 | 293,592 |
| Construction costs | 172,340 | - | (221,401) | 180,528 | 131,467 |
| Planning and permits | 20,359 | - | (6,661) | 6,710 | 20,408 |
| Borrowing costs (2) | 36,205 | - | (12,973) | 9,059 | 32,291 |
| Borrowing costs on lease and | |||||
| deprecation of the perpetual usefruct right |
- | - | (889) | 2,545 | 1,656 |
| Other | 4,772 | - | (3,543) | 3,197 | 4,426 |
| Work in progress | 528,160 | 70,108 | (320,063) | 205,635 | 483,840 |
| Recognized in | |||||
| the statement | |||||
| of | As at | ||||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | As at 1 January 2019 |
Transferred from work in progress |
comprehensive income |
31 December 2019 |
|
| Finished goods | 78,491 | 320,063 | (181,431) | 217,123 | |
| Revaluation write-down recognized in statement of comprehensive |
|||||
| income | As at | ||||
| As at | 31 December | ||||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 1 January 2019 | Reversal | Utilization | 2019 | |
| Write-down | (9,724) | 2,524 | 1,177 | (6,023) | |
| First adoption | |||||
| /Recalculation | As at | ||||
| As at | adjustment of | Transfer to | 31 December | ||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 1 January 2019 | IFRS 16 | Depreciation | Other receivables | 2019 |
| Perpetual usufruct rights | - | 25,872 | (440) | (2,312) | 23,120 |
| Inventory, valued at lower of - cost and net realisable value |
596,927 | 718,060 |
(1) For additional information see Note 5.
(2) Borrowing costs are capitalized to the value of inventory with 5.78% average effective capitalization interest rate.
19. Inventory and Residential land bank
Residential land bank
In December 2020, plots of land purchased for development purposes on which construction is not planned within a period of three years has been reclassified as Residential land bank presented within non-current assets. The table below presents the movement in the Residential land bank:
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zloty (PLN) | ||
| Openning balance | 44,321 | 46,227 |
| Reclassified from inventory | 31,920 | - |
| Moved to inventory | (28,750) | 24 |
| Write-down adjustment | (2,005) | (1,930) |
| Total closing balance | 45,486 | 44,321 |
| Closing balance includes: Book value |
50,043 | 51,203 |
| Write-down | (4,557) | (6,882) |
| Total Closing balance | 45,486 | 44,321 |
Write-down revaluating the inventory and residential land bank:
The Management internally assessing the net realizable value of the inventory and residential land bank and decrease the value when the net realizable value is lower than the cost amount. In view of the situation in the property market in which the Group operates, during the year ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 the Group performed an inventory and residential land bank review with regard to its valuation to net realizable value based on the most reliable evidence available to the Group.
During the year ended 31 December 2020 the Group reversed a write-down adjustment made during previous periods of PLN 4,849 thousand, whereas a write-down adjustment of PLN 2,005 thousand was made, which is included as part of cost of sales in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. During the year ended 31 December 2019 the Group made a net write-down adjustment of PLN 594 thousand. The Group examined a possible write-down on inventory for each project separately, according to the projection of revenues net of cost of sales.
The valuation of inventory and residential land bank is as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| As at 31 December | ||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Valued at cost | 640,348 | 610,829 |
| Valued at net realizable value | 69,899 | 151,552 |
| Total Inventory and residential land bank | 710,247 | 762,381 |
For information about future commitments to the general contractor for construction services related to inventory construction, see Note 34. For information about the balance sheet value of Inventory and Residential land bank used to secure banks loans and bond loans (series R and U), see Note 25.
20. Trade and other receivables and prepayments
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Value added tax (VAT) receivables | 12,748 | 12,361 |
| Trade and other receivables | 8,649 | 3,696 |
| Trade and other receivables - IFRS 16 | 1,377 | 1,753 |
| Bid bond | 1,437 | 1,437 |
| Notary's deposit(2) | 6,765 | - |
| Prepayments(1) | 6,398 | 5,498 |
| Total trade and other receivables and prepayments | 37,374 | 24,745 |
(1) For additional information see Note 3
(2) For additional information see Note 40
During the year ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, the Group booked allowance for doubtful accounts in the amount of PLN 999 thousand and PLN 163 thousand, respectively as irrecoverable debts included in trade and other receivables.
21. Other current financial assets
Other current financial assets comprise escrow accounts only. The regulations related to the activity of the residential developers imposed on all residential developers in Poland an obligation to open an escrow account for all customers purchasing residential units during the construction period. According to these regulations, all amounts paid by the customers have to be paid directly to the escrow account. The developer is entitled to receive the money only once certain conditions – related mainly to progress of the construction process – are met or the upon the transfer of the ownership of the apartment to the customer.
As long as the money is kept in the escrow account, the Company cannot dispose of the cash in any way.
22. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and in hand and short-term deposits freely available for the Group. Cash at bank comprises of overnight deposits, the short-term deposits have an original maturity varying from one day to three months.
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 112,127 | 59,982 |
| Short-term deposit | 5,366 | 31,780 |
| Restricted cash | 17,606 | 3,829 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 135,099 | 95,591 |
Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. As at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 the Group held in saving accounts amounting to PLN 0 thousand and PLN 45,269 thousand, respectively. As at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 the saving accounts that earn interest rates varying between 0.25% - 1.16% and 0.85% - 1.10%, respectively.
Short-term deposits have a duration varying between one day and three months depending on the immediate cash requirements of the Group. As at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, they earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates varying between 0.35% - 1.2% and 0.00% - 0.44%, respectively.
Restricted cash are pledge to the benefit of banks for securing construction loans.
For information about the fair value of cash and cash equivalents see Note 32.
23. Shareholders' equity
Share capital
The authorized share capital of the Company consists of 800,000,000 shares of EUR 0.02 par value each. The number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares as at 31 December 2020 amounted to 164,010,813 (as at 31 December 2019: 164,010,813 shares issued and outstanding). The number of outstanding shares equals the number of votes, as there are no privileged shares issued by the Company. As at 31 December 2020, the Company held 1,489,235 own shares (0.91%) in treasury (see below) and, in accordance with art. 364 § 2 of the Code of Commercial Companies, it does not exercise voting rights from own shares.
There are no restrictions regarding dividend payments, future dividends may be proposed and paid.
Treasury shares
During the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 24 January 2019, the shareholders of the Company resolved to approve a share buyback program and the establishment of a capital reserve for the purpose of such program, whereby the Management Board of the Company is authorized to purchase ordinary bearer shares in the Company. In order to fund the purchase of own shares under the buyback program a capital reserve (within retained earnings) is established for an amount of PLN 2.0 million. The capital reserve is subsequently reduced by the amount of the consideration paid for the shares bought back. The amount of capital reserve as at 24 January 2020 amounted to PLN 1,369 thousand and was presented as a part of the retained earnings. As at 25 January 2020 the capital reserve was liquidated.
In connection with the implementation of the treasury shares repurchase program that was approved under resolution No. 21 of the Ordinary General Meeting dated 30 June 2020 regarding the approval of a buy-back program (the "Authorization Resolution"), the Management Board of the Company on 1 July 2020 resolved to determine the detailed terms of the repurchase of the shares in the Company ("Buy-back"), which were also approved by the Supervisory Board of the Company. The treasury shares will be acquired under the Buy-back until three years starting from the adoption of the Authorization Resolution, by way of transactions concluded on the regulated market and on terms similar to those provided in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regards to regulatory technical standards for the conditions applicable to buy-back program and stabilization measures, in particular in terms of determining the price and the number of the shares, which may be acquired pursuant to the Buy-back. The maximum amount allocated for the purchase of all of the shares pursuant to the Buy-back shall not be higher than PLN 1,369,761.99 (one million, three hundred and sixty-nine thousand, seven hundred and sixty-one zloty and 99/100).
During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company acquired 814,335 own shares for a total price of PLN 1,030 thousand (on average PLN 1.265 per share).
As at 9 March 2021, the Company held 1,567,954 own shares representing 0.96% of total shares issued by the Company.
Dividend
On 30 June 2020, the General Meeting of the Company resolved to distribute the net profit of the Company for year 2019 in the amount of PLN 17,414 thousands in a following way:
- to allocate for the dividend payment to the shareholders of the Company the amount of PLN 0.06 (six groszy) per share, with the total amount depending on the number of own shares (where there is no right to dividend) held by the Company on the dividend record date and such total amount not exceeding, in any case, PLN 9,787 thousands,
- to allocate the remaining portion of the net profit of the Company for year 2019 in amount of PLN 7,627 thousand to retained earnings of the Company.
The dividend in the total amount of PLN 9,787 thousand was paid on 24 August 2020 (in 2019: PLN 9,820 thousand).
There are no restrictions regarding dividend payments, future dividends may be proposed and paid.
23. Shareholders' equity
Proposed profit appropriation
The Management Board, in line with the prevailing dividend policy, will evaluate the possibility to recommend to the Ordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2021 to distribute the dividend for year 2020, after the examination of the current and expected balance sheet of the Company, expected operating, financial and cash-flow position of the Company and taking into consideration: (i) the close observance of all balance-sheet linked debt covenants, (ii) ability of future repayment of debts, (iii) financial needs of the Company aiming to be ranked amongst leading residential developers and (iv) changing market environment.
24. Net earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share
Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent company for the year by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding and in circulation during the year. Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent company for the year by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on conversion of all the dilutive instruments into ordinary shares, no such instruments exists as at 31 December 2020 and 2019.
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (basic):
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands of Polish Zlotys) | ||
| Net income attributable to the equity | ||
| holders of the parent company | 40,143 | 17,414 |
| Balance at beginning of the period | 163,335,913 | 164,010,813 |
| Treasury shares - average value | (232,750) | (321,197) |
| Weighted average number of ordinary | ||
| shares (basic) | 163,103,163 | 163,689,616 |
| Basic earnings per share | 0.246 | 0.106 |
25. Loans, borrowings and bonds
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | ||
| Floating rate bonds | 26 | 230,072 | 187,969 |
| Secured bank loans | - | 12,875 | |
| Total loans and borrowings | 230,072 | 200,844 |
Information about the contractual terms of the Group's interest-bearing loans and borrowings is presented in the table below. For more information about the Group's exposure to interest rate, see Note 36.
Borrowings and bonds as at 31 December 2020:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Currency | Nominal interest rate |
Year of maturity |
Capital | Accrued interest |
Charges and fees |
Carrying value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds loans series R | PLN | Wibor + 2.85% | 2021 | 47,859 | 151 | (81) | 47,929 |
| Bonds loans series T | PLN | Wibor + 3.50% | 2022 | 50,000 | 277 | (233) | 50,045 |
| Bonds loans series U(1) | PLN | Wibor + 3.50% | 2023 | 32,317 | 512 | (334) | 32,495 |
| Bonds loans series V(2) | PLN | Wibor + 4.30% | 2024 | 100,000 | 1,124 | (1,521) | 99,604 |
| Total | 230,176 | 2,065 | (2,168) | 230,072 |
1) The series U bonds are subject to mandatory depreciation at the end of the 4th and the 6th interest period (on 31 January 2021 and 31 January 2022, respectively) by reducing the nominal value of each Bond each time in the amount of PLN 150 for each bond.
2) The series V bonds are subject to repayment in 2 tranches 40% (PLN 40 million) of the amount together with accumulated interest to be repaid by October 2023 and the remaining amount of 60% (PLN 60 million) together with accumulated interest to be paid by April 2024.
Borrowings and bonds as at 31 December 2019:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Currency | Nominal interest rate |
Year of maturity |
Capital | Accrued interest |
Charges and fees |
Carrying value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond loans series M | PLN | Wibor + 3.65% | 2020 | 10,000 | 191 | (7) | 10,184 |
| Bond loans series P | PLN | 5.25% | 2020 | 10,000 | 62 | (30) | 10,032 |
| Bond loans series Q | PLN | Wibor + 3.50% | 2020 | 15,000 | 337 | (38) | 15,299 |
| Bond loans series R | PLN | Wibor + 2.85% | 2021 | 50,000 | 235 | (286) | 49,949 |
| Bond loans series S | PLN | Wibor + 3.40% | 2021 | 20,000 | 34 | (54) | 19,980 |
| Bond loans series T | PLN | Wibor + 3.50% | 2022 | 50,000 | 391 | (405) | 49,986 |
| Bond loans series U(1) | PLN | Wibor + 3.50% | 2023 | 32,317 | 717 | (495) | 32,539 |
| Subtotal (Bond loans) | 187,317 | 1,967 | (1,315) | 187,969 | |||
| Bank loans | PLN | Wibor + 2.54% | 2021 | 5,802 | - | (205) | 5,597 |
| Bank loans | PLN | Wibor + 2.7% | 2021 | 7,431 | 10 | (163) | 7,278 |
| Subtotal (Bank loans) (2) | 13,233 | 10 | (368) | 12,875 | |||
| Total | 200,550 | 1,977 | (1,683) | 200,844 |
1) The series U bonds will be subject to mandatory depreciation at the end of the 4th and the 6th interest period (on 31 January 2021 and 31 January 2022, respectively) by reducing the nominal value of each Bond each time in the amount of PLN 150 for each bond.
2) According to the projected cash flow, the Group is planning to repay outstanding Bank loans during the year 2020, therefore Bank loans are presented under the Current liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Positions.
25. Loans and borrowings and bonds
Balance sheet value of assets used to secure loans received from banks and bond loans series R and U:
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |||
| Inventory and Land designated for development | 106,028 | 229,492 | |
| Investment property | 8,411 | 10,098 | |
| Property and equipment | 9,727 | 5,402 | |
| Balance sheet value of pledged assets | 124,166 | 244,992 | |
| Amount of bonds secured | 80,424 | 95,363 | |
| Ratio of securities* | 154.4% | 256.9% |
* The required security ratio for Series U bonds in accordance with the Bonds Issue Terms must be not lower than 150%.
26. Bond Loans
The table below presents the movement in bond loans:
| For the year ended 31 December 2020 |
For the year ended 31 December 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zloty (PLN) | ||
| Opening balance | 187,969 | 205,547 |
| Repayment of bond loans | (57,141) | (50,000) |
| Proceeds from bond loans | 100,000 | 32,317 |
| Issue cost | (1,636) | (757) |
| Issue cost amortization | 783 | 854 |
| Accrued interest | 8,429 | 10,351 |
| Interest repayment | (8,331) | (10,343) |
| Total closing balance | 230,072 | 187,969 |
| Closing balance includes: | ||
| Current liabilities | 54,690 | 36,891 |
| Non-current liabilities | 175,382 | 151,078 |
| Total Closing balance | 230,072 | 187,969 |
During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company issued 100,000 series V bonds (total nominal value of PLN 100,000 thousand).
As at 31 December 2020 and as at 31 December 2019 all covenants on bond loans are met.
The series R bonds are secured with a joint mortgage established by the subsidiaries of the Company up to PLN 75,000 thousand. In order to secure series U bonds a joint mortgage was established up to the amount of 150% of total nominal value of series U bonds (as at the date of issuance of these bonds up to PLN 48,476 thousand). The plots on which abovementioned mortgage was established and that are the subject of this mortgage as at 31 December 2020 were valued at PLN 124,544 thousand (according to valuations prepared in May 2020). The series T and V bonds are not secured.
26. Bond Loans
Series V
On 2 October 2020, the Company issued 100,000 series V bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 100,000 thousand. The nominal value of one bond amounts to PLN 1,000 and is equal to its issue price.
The Bonds shall be redeemed by the Issuer through the payment of an amount equal to the nominal value of each Bond in 2 installments: the first at the end of the 6th interest period, on 2 October 2023, by redeeming 40% of the nominal value of the originally issued Bonds and the second on 2 April 2024 by redeeming the remaining part of the nominal value. The Bonds bear an interest at a variable rate based on the WIBOR rate for six-month deposits, increased by a margin of 4,3%. Interest is payable semi-annually.
Together with issuance of series V bonds the Company purchased for redemption series R bonds with a value of PLN 2,141 thousand from the bondholder who purchased the Bonds for the same amount. These transactions were settled without cash (by set-off), except for accrued interest on series R bonds, which were paid by the Company.
On 5 October 2020, the Company signed the final agreement for the purchase for early redemption of all series S bonds of the Company issued on 14 June 2017, i.e. 20,000 bonds, each with a nominal value of PLN 1,000 and with a total nominal value of PLN 20.0 million. Above mentioned bonds have been acquired by the Company at the price lower than nominal value i.e. PLN 990 for each bond (in total for PLN 19.8 million). Moreover, the company has paid the interest at the date of early repayment amounting to PLN 10.92 per bond.
Bond loans repaid during the year ended 31 December 2020:
On 25 February 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 10,000 series M bonds with total nominal value of PLN 10,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series M amounted to nil.
On 29 July 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 15,000 series Q bonds with total nominal value of PLN 15,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series Q amounted to nil.
On 18 August 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 10,000 series P bonds with total nominal value of PLN 10,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series P amounted to nil.
Together with issuance of series V bonds the Company purchased for redemption series R bonds with a value of PLN 2,141 thousand from the bondholder who purchased the Bonds for the same amount. After this repayment the total amount of outstanding series R bonds amounted to 47,859 thousand.
In October 2020, the Company signed the final agreement for the purchase for early redemption of all outstanding 20,000 series S bonds with total nominal value of PLN 20 million. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series S amounted to nil.
Financial ratio covenants:
Series R:
Based on the conditions of bonds R in each reporting period the Company shall test the ratio of Net debt to Equity (hereinafter "Net Indebtedness Ratio). The Ratio shall not exceed 80% on the Check Date.
The Net Indebtedness Ratio is Non-GAAP Financial Measure and is calculated according to formulas provided below:
Net debt - shall mean the total consolidated balance sheet value of all interest-bearing liabilities (as well as payment guarantees) less the consolidated value of cash and cash equivalents and less cash paid by clients blocked temporarily on the escrow accounts servicing ongoing projects that are under construction (presented in the Company's consolidated balance sheet under Other current financial assets; the limit is PLN 40 million).
26. Bond loans
Financial ratio covenants:
Series R:
Equity - shall mean the consolidated balance sheet value of the equity attributable to equity holders of the parent, less the value of the intangible assets (excluding any financial assets and receivables), including specifically (i) the intangible and legal assets, goodwill and (ii) the assets constituting deferred income tax decreased by the value of the provisions created on account of the deferred income tax, however, assuming that the balance of those two values is positive. If the balance of assets and provisions on account of deferred income tax is negative, the adjustment referred to in item (ii) above shall be zero.
Check date – last day of each calendar quarter.
The table presenting the Net Indebtedness Ratio as at the end of the Reporting period:
| As at | As at 31 December 2020 |
|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |
| Net Debt | 89,216 |
| Equity | 379,817 |
| Ratio | 23.5% |
Series T, U and V:
Based on the conditions of bonds T, U and V in each reporting period the Company shall test the ratio of Net debt to Equity (hereinafter "Net Indebtedness Ratio"). The Ratio shall not exceed 80% on the Check Date.
The Net Indebtedness Ratio is Non-GAAP Financial Measure and is calculated according to formulas provided below:
Net debt - shall mean the total consolidated balance sheet value of all interest-bearing liabilities (as well as payment guarantees) less the consolidated value of cash and cash equivalents and less cash paid by Company's clients blocked temporarily on the escrow accounts servicing ongoing projects that are under construction (presented in the Company's consolidated balance sheet under Other current financial assets).
Equity - shall mean the consolidated balance sheet value of the equity attributable to equity holders of the parent.
Check date – last day of each calendar quarter.
The table presenting the Net Indebtedness Ratio as at the end of the Reporting period:
| As at | As at 31 December 2020 |
|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |
| Net Debt | 89,216 |
| Equity | 379,817 |
| Ratio | 23.5% |
26. Bond loans
Financial ratio covenants:
Impact of IFRS 16 on financial ratios in bond covenants:
Terms and conditions of issuance of Bonds of the Company ("T&C's") provide that only certain, specified types of financial indebtedness should be taken into account when determining the level of financial indebtedness for the purpose of calculating financial ratios in accordance with T&C's. In particular, certain T&C's require that financial indebtedness resulting from finance lease agreements (in Polish: umowy leasingu finansowego) should be included in calculation of the financial indebtedness. Those T&C's do not provide that the indebtedness resulting from finance lease agreements shall also include other financial indebtedness which is recognized as lease liability in accordance with IFRS 16.
Given the above, and taking into account the type of activities carried out by the Group, despite changes in the IFRS in this respect, the Company concluded that inclusion of other type of financial indebtedness, in particular liabilities from annual fees for perpetual usufruct, for the purposes of calculations of financial ratios would not be in line with T&C's and therefore the Company does not include such finance lease alike items in such calculations.
Other covenants:
Series R, T, U and V:
Based on the conditions of bonds R, T, U and V transactions with related-parties (shareholders holding more than 25% of the shares in the Company "within the meaning of IAS 24 or with related parties "including with entities controlling the Company whether jointly or individually, whether directly or indirectly or with their subsidiaries which are not members of the Group) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of PLN 1.0 million during any given calendar year.
During the year ended 31 December 2020, the consulting fees related to A. Luzon Group amounted to PLN 864 thousand. For additionally information see Note 35.
27. Secured bank loans
The table below presents the movement in Secured bank loans:
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Opening balance | 12,875 | 37,687 |
| New bank loan drawdown | 26,096 | 71,940 |
| Bank loans repayments | (39,217) | (96,754) |
| Bank charges paid | (67) | (740) |
| Bank charges amortization | 323 | 786 |
| Accrued interest/(interest repayment) on bank loans, net | (10) | (44) |
| Total closing balance | - | 12,875 |
| Closing balance includes: | ||
| Current liabilities | - | 12,875 |
| Non-current liabilities | - | - |
| Total Closing balance | - | 12,875 |
For information related to unutilized bank loan facilities see Note 34.
27. Secured bank loans
Covenants on secured bank loans:
As at 31 December 2020 and 2019, the Company has not breached any loan covenant, which would expose the Company for risk of obligatory and immediate repayment of any loan.
For the bank loans the following collateral was given:
- Ordinary and floating mortgages on Inventory, see Note 19.
- Pledge over bank accounts which are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as Cash and cash equivalents (Restricted cash), see Note 22.
- Assignment of receivables arising from insurance agreements and from agreements concluded with clients.
- Subordination agreement on loans from related parties.
- Blank promissory note drawn by particular subsidiary companies with a promissory note declaration up to the amount of the loan plus interest.
- Advance payments of dividends by the borrowers until full repayment of loans are not allowed.
28. IFRS 16
The movement on the right of use assets and lease liabilities during the period ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 is presented below:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
1 January 2020 |
Depreciation charge |
Fair value adjustment |
Racalculation adjustment |
Transfer to trade receivables |
31 December 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right of use assets related to inventory |
23,120 | (268) | - | - | (9,177) | 13,675 |
| Right of use assets related to investment property |
553 | n.a | - | - | n.a | 553 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
1 January 2020 |
Finance expense |
Payments | Racalculation adjustment |
Transfer to trade payables |
31 December 2020 |
| Lease liabilities related to inventory |
23,549 | 912 | (1,268) | - | (9,291) | 13,902 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
1 January 2019 | Depreciation charge |
Fair value adjustment |
Recalculation adjustment(1) |
Transfer to trade receivables |
31 December 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right of use assets related to inventory |
32,977 | (440) | - | (7,105) | (2,312) | 23,120 |
| Right of use assets related to investment property |
553 | n.a | - | - | n.a | 553 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
1 January 2019 | Finance expense |
Payments | Recalculation adjustment(1) |
Transfer to trade payables |
31 December 2019 |
| Lease liabilities related to inventory |
32,977 | 2,105 | (2,173) | (7,058) | (2,302) | 23,549 |
| Lease liabilities related to investment property |
553 | 36 | (37) | - | n.a | 552 |
29. Trade and other payables and accrued expenses
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Trade payables | 26,994 | 32,032 |
| Payables for NK project (1) | - | 37,022 |
| Accrued expenses | 22,215 | 20,400 |
| Guarantees for construction work | 5,310 | 1,589 |
| Value added tax (VAT) and other tax payables | 1,087 | 4,122 |
| Non-trade payables | 1,343 | 853 |
| Other trade payables - IFRS 16 | 1,398 | 1,697 |
| Total trade and other payables and accrued expenses | 58,347 | 97,715 |
(1) Payables related to Acquisition of the Nova Królikarnia project. For more information see Note 5.
Trade and non-trade payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 30-day terms.
30. Advances received
Advances received (as defined in IFRS 15 "contract liabilities") consist of customer advances for construction work in progress (deferred revenue) and comprise customer advances for the following projects:
| Advances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recognized as | Advances | |||
| revenue during the | received | As at 31 | ||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | As at 31 December 2019 |
12 months ended 31 December 2020 |
during the year 2020 |
December 2020 |
| City Link III | 120,796 | (149,448) | 32,150 | 3,497 |
| Nova Królikarnia 1a-1e | 333 | (4,208) | 3,875 | - |
| Nova Królikarnia 2a & 2b | 1,620 | (5,236) | 5,546 | 1,930 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | 8,440 | (18,584) | 19,567 | 9,423 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3b | 3,236 | - | 14,003 | 17,239 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3a | - | - | 17,922 | 17,922 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3c | - | - | 9,592 | 9,592 |
| Vitalia III | 4,878 | - | 22,886 | 27,764 |
| Miasto Moje I & II | 256 | (1,446) | 1,190 | - |
| Miasto Moje III | 14,271 | (33,388) | 45,231 | 26,114 |
| Miasto Moje IV | 639 | - | 14,694 | 15,333 |
| Miasto Moje V | - | - | 1,661 | 1,661 |
| Miasto Marina | 36,498 | (46,485) | 10,238 | 251 |
| Panoramika IV | 20,412 | (28,888) | 8,850 | 374 |
| Panoramika V | 4,165 | (27,757) | 24,182 | 590 |
| Panoramika VI | - | - | 2,466 | 2,466 |
| Grunwald2 | 32,235 | (80,916) | 50,929 | 2,248 |
| Ursus Centralny Ia | 6,338 | - | 35,424 | 41,762 |
| Ursus Centralny IIa | - | - | 28,158 | 28,158 |
| Ursus Centralny Ib | - | 1,704 | 1,704 | |
| Viva Jagodno I | 167 | - | 7,778 | 7,945 |
| Nowe Warzymice I | - | - | 2,332 | 2,332 |
| Other | 686 | (3,901) | 4,554 | 1,339 |
| Total | 254,970 | (400,256) | 364,932 | 219,645 |
The rest of the balance consists of deferred income due to issued invoices for sold apartments but not paid as at 31 December 2020 in the amount of PLN 4,621 thousand.
30. Advances received
For information about contingent receivables from signed contracts with clients, see Note 34. The income from these contracts will be recognized as revenue at the moment units are handed over to the customers, which is expected to happen once the building process is completed and necessary administrative decisions are obtained by the Group, which usually takes from 1 up to 3 months following completion of the construction.
31. Provisions
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Balance as at 1 January | 2,016 | 2,565 |
| Increase | - | 919 |
| Decrease | (1,022) | (1,468) |
| Closing Balance | 994 | 2,016 |
As at 31 December 2020, the provision included expected necessary costs of guarantees for construction works amounting to PLN 993 thousand, whereas as at 31 December 2019, the provision included expected necessary costs of guarantees for construction works amounting to PLN 2,016 thousand.
32. Fair value estimation of financial assets and liabilities
The fair values of financial assets and liabilities, together with the carrying amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, are as follows:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Category | Note | As at 31 December 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount |
Fair value | |||
| Assets: | ||||
| Trade and other receivables | Assets measured at amortized costs | 20 | 8,649 | 8,649 |
| Other current financial assets | Assets measured at amortized costs | 21 | 14,239 | 14,239 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | Assets measured at amortized costs | 22 | 135,099 | 135,099 |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | Assets measured at amortized costs | 17 | 11,634 | 12,028 |
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Bond loans | Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 25, 26 | 230,072 | 229,412 |
| Secured bank loans | Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 27 | - | - |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables | Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 8,482 | 8,575 | |
| Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct | ||||
| of land and investment property | Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 28 | 14,492 | 14,492 |
| Trade and other payables and accrued | ||||
| expenses | Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 29 | 49,209 | 49,209 |
| Unrecognized profit/(loss) | 961 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Category | Note | As at 31 December 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount | Fair value | |||
| Assets: | ||||
| Trade and other receivables | Assets measured at amortized costs | 20 | 3,696 | 3,696 |
| Other current financial assets | Assets measured at amortized costs | 21 | 22,157 | 22,157 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | Assets measured at amortized costs | 22 | 95,591 | 95,591 |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | Assets measured at amortized costs | 17 | 13,166 | 13,295 |
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Bond loans | Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 25, 26 |
187,969 | 186,785 |
| Secured bank loans | Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 27 | 12,875 | 12,868 |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct |
Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 2,338 | 2,318 | |
| of land and investment property Trade and other payables and accrued |
Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 28 | 24,101 | 24,101 |
| expenses | Liabilities measured at amortized costs | 29 | 89,454 | 89,454 |
| Unrecognized profit/(loss) | 1,340 |
32. Fair value estimation of financial assets and liabilities
Estimation of fair values
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:
- trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, other current financial assets and trade and other payables and accrued expenses: the carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments;
- loans and borrowings and loans granted to joint ventures: the fair value is estimated by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument using discount rates offered to the Group for similar instruments of comparable maturities by the Group's bankers. The own non-performance risk as at 31 December 2020 was assessed as insignificant.
Interest rates used for determining fair value
The interest rates used to discount estimated cash flows (PLN denominated), where applicable, are based on WIBOR plus margin as at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 and are as follows:
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Loans and borrowings | 2.9-4.3% | 4.4-5.8% |
| Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct of land and | ||
| investment property | 6.9% | 6.9% |
33. Fair value measurement hierarchy
The table below provides the fair value measurement hierarchy of the Group's assets and liabilities:
- Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
- Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices);
- Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
Quantitative disclosures fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020:
| Fair value measurement using: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of | Quoted prices in active markets |
Significant observable inputs |
Significant unobservable inputs |
||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | valuation | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |
| Assets measured at fair value: | |||||
| Investment property | 31-Dec-20 | - | - | 8,411 | |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | 31-Dec-20 | - | 12,028 | - | |
| Liabilities for which fair values are disclosed: | |||||
| Bond loans | 31-Dec-20 | - | 229,412 | - | |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables | 31-Dec-20 | - | 8,575 | - | |
| Secured bank loans | 31-Dec-20 | - | - | - |
33. Fair value measurement hierarchy
Quantitative disclosures fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020:
| Fair value measurement using: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Date of valuation |
Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) |
Significant observable inputs (Level 2) |
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
|
| Assets measured at fair value: | |||||
| Investment property | 31-Dec-19 | - | - | 10,098 | |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | 31-Dec-19 | - | 13,295 | - | |
| Liabilities for which fair values are disclosed: | |||||
| Bond loans | 31-Dec-19 | - | 186,785 | - | |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables | 31-Dec-19 | - | 2,318 | - | |
| Secured bank loans | 31-Dec-19 | - | 12,868 | - |
34. Commitments and contingencies
Investment commitments:
The amounts in the table below present uncharged investment commitments of the Group in respect of construction services to be rendered by the general contractors:
| As at 31 December In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Ursus Centralny Ia | 3,936 | 25,589 |
| Ursus Centralny IIa | 39,298 | - |
| Ursus Centralny Ib | 21,897 | - |
| Viva Jagodno I | 7,097 | 26,590 |
| Panoramika V | 58 | 8,472 |
| Panoramika VI | 11,420 | - |
| Vitalia III | 1,902 | 20,598 |
| Miasto Moje III | - | 22,477 |
| Nove Warzymice I | 1,945 | 12,157 |
| Miasto Moje IV | 18,854 | 37,243 |
| Miasto Moje V | 32,567 | - |
| Nova Królikarnia 3a | 1,657 | 15,639 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3b | 1,643 | 6,887 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3c | 1,643 | 11,419 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | - | 7,048 |
| Grunwald2 | 37 | 12,379 |
| Total | 143,954 | 206,498 |
34. Commitments and contingencies
Unutilized construction loans:
The table below presents the list of the construction loan facilities, which the Group arranged for in conjunction with entering into loan agreements with the banks in order to secure financing of the construction and other outstanding costs of the ongoing projects. The amounts presented in the table below include the unutilized part of the construction loans available to the Group:
| As at 31 December In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Grunwald2 | - | 24,119 |
| Panoramika V | - | 19,070 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c (Wrocław 2016) | 20,725 | - |
| Total (excluding JV) | 20,725 | 43,189 |
| Wilanów Tulip | 28,324 | - |
| Total (including JV) | 49,049 | 43,189 |
Contingent receivables - contracted sales not yet recognized:
The table below presents amounts to be received from the customers having bought apartments from the Group and which are based on the value of the sale and purchase agreements signed with the clients until 31 December 2020 after deduction of payments received at reporting date (such payments being presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as Advances received):
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Panoramika IV | - | 2,065 |
| Panoramika V | 874 | 9,276 |
| Panoramika VI | 10,814 | - |
| Vitalia III | 9,809 | 11,961 |
| Grunwald2 | 5,979 | 30,751 |
| Miasto Moje I & II | 27 | 117 |
| Miasto Moje III | 3,230 | 23,488 |
| Miasto Moje IV | 22,694 | 8,565 |
| Miasto Moje V | 13,870 | - |
| Ursus Centralny Ia | 14,509 | 31,583 |
| Ursus Centralny IIa | 50,569 | - |
| Ursus Centralny Ib | 13,059 | - |
| Miasto Marina | 620 | 1,068 |
| City Link III | 6,371 | 22,257 |
| Nowe Warzymice I | 6,787 | - |
| Nova Królikarnia 1a - 1e | - | 2,998 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2a & 2b | 142 | 5,033 |
| Nova Królikarnia 2c | 9,577 | 4,181 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3b | 5,992 | 11,001 |
| Nova Królikarnia 3a | 8,097 | - |
| Nova Królikarnia 3c | 10,426 | - |
| Viva Jagodno I | 14,786 | 1,530 |
| Other (old) projects | 3,126 | 2,352 |
| Total | 211,357 | 168,226 |
34. Commitments and contingencies
Contingent liabilities on purchase of plots
Nova Królikarnia transaction
The Company and GCH have concluded call option agreements for a total value of PLN 78.9 million, under which the Company has been granted three call options with respect to the shares in the eight other project companies holding the remaining stages of the Nova Królikarnia project. The last option shall be executed the latest till April 2020. The exercise of the three call options will allow the Company to develop 161 units with an aggregate floor space of approximately 21,500 m2 .
In respect of purchase of land agreement concluded with Global City Holding in 2018 (more information in Note 5) the Company could have been charged with certain fees in the maximum amount of PLN 11.9 million if the Company would not exercise all three call options within deadlines. As at 31 December 2020 all call options were realized by the Group and all of the payables were reduced to nil.
35. Related parties
Parent company
The Company enters into various transactions with its subsidiaries and with its directors and executive officers. For a list of subsidiaries reference is made to Note 1(b).
The main related parties' transactions arise on:
- agreement with the major shareholder for remuneration of Management Board and Supervisory Board member;
- transactions with key management personnel;
- loans granted to related parties;
- other.
Outstanding balances with related parties as at 31 December 2020 and as at 31 December 2019 are unsecured, interest free and settlement occurs in cash. The Group did not record any impairment of receivables relating to amounts owed by related parties in either year. This assessment is undertaken each financial year through examining the financial position of the related party and the market in which the related party operates. All transactions with related parties were performed based on market conditions.
Agreement with the major shareholder for remuneration of Board member
During the year ended 31 December 2017, the subsidiary of the Company entered into a consulting agreement with its major (indirect) shareholder, A. Luzon Group for total monthly amount of PLN 70 thousand and covering travels and out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with rendering services. In the year 2019 and 2020 the agreement was continued.
35. Related parties
Transactions with key management personnel
During the year ended 31 December 2020 and the year ended 31 December 2019, key management personnel of the Company included the following members of the Management Board:
| Nir Netzer (until 30 November 2019) | - President, Chief Executive Officer |
|---|---|
| Boaz Haim (from 1 December 2019) | - President, Chief Executive Officer |
| Rami Geris (until 31 January 2020) | - Member, Chief Financial Officer |
| Yaron Shama (from 1 February 2020) | - Member, Chief Financial Officer |
| Andrzej Gutowski | - Member, Sales & Marketing Director |
| Alon Haver | - Member of the Management Board |
Key Management Board personnel compensation
Apart from the compensation listed below, there were no further benefits granted/paid to key management personnel. Key management personnel compensation can be presented as follows:
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Salary and other short time benefit Termination fee |
- - |
1,000 155 |
| Other | - | 272 |
| Subtotal - Mr Nir Netzer | - | 1,427 |
| Salary and other short time benefit | 292 | - |
| Management bonus | 83 | - |
| Other (2) | 204 | - |
| Subtotal - Mr Yaron Shama | 579 | - |
| Salary and other short time benefit (2) | 66 | 512 |
| Management bonus | - | 75 |
| Termination fee (2) | 241 | 104 |
| Other | - | 35 |
| Subtotal - Mr Rami Geris | 307 | 726 |
| Salary and other short time benefit | 429 | 420 |
| Incentive plan linked to financial results | 445 | 331 |
| Other (1) | 21 | 35 |
| Subtotal - Mr Andrzej Gutowski | 895 | 786 |
| Salary and other short time benefit | 1,549 | 117 |
| Management bonus | 736 | 57 |
| Signing bonus | - | 237 |
| Other (1) | 728 | 501 |
| Subtotal - Mr Boaz Haim | 3,013 | 912 |
| Total | 4,793 | 3,851 |
(1) Mainly related to car expenses, flights and accommodation and an American school.
(2) Transactions with related parties.
35. Related parties
Key Management Board personnel compensation
Mr Alon Haver did not receive any direct remuneration from the Company nor from any of the Company's subsidiaries.
Loans to directors
As at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, there were no loans granted to directors.
Other transactions with directors and management personnel
During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group sold three residential units and one parking place to Mr Andrzej Gutowski for a total net amount (excluding VAT) of PLN 764 thousand. This transaction was executed at arm's length and was in adherence to the Group's policy in respect of related-party transactions. During the year ended 31 December 2019, the Group sold one commercial unit including two parking places to Mr Andrzej Gutowski for a total net amount (excluding VAT) of PLN 696 thousand. This transaction was executed at arm's length and was in adherence to the Group's policy in respect of related-party transactions.
Supervisory Board remuneration
The supervisory directors are entitled to an annual fee of EUR 8,900 plus an amount of EUR 1,500 per board meeting (EUR 750 if attendance is by telephone). The total amount due in respect of Supervisory Board fees during 2020 and 2019 amounted to PLN 397 thousand (EUR 88 thousand) and PLN 357 thousand (EUR 83 thousand), respectively. In additional the Company paid social security contributions at the amount of PLN 60 thousand in the year ended 31 December 2020.
Mr Amos Luzon did not receive any direct remuneration from the Company nor from any of the Company's subsidiaries.
Loans granted to related parties
All loans granted to the joint venture (Coralchief Sp. z o.o. – Projekt 1 Sp.k.). For additional information see Note 17.
Other
As a result of requirements pertaining to A. Luzon Group, one of the Company's larger (indirect) shareholders, whose shares are listed on the Tel Aviv stock exchange, the first quarter reports, semi-annual reports and third quarter reports are subject to a full scope review by the Company's auditors. For the Company itself that is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, only the semi-annual report is subject to required review by the auditor. The Company has agreed with A. Luzon Group that the costs for the first and third quarter auditors' reviews will be shared between the Company and its shareholder.
36. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, price risk and interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group's overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on the Group's financial performance. The Management Board reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarized below. The Group also monitors the market price risk arising from all financial instruments.
The Group does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge currency or interest rate risks arising from the Group's operations and its sources of finance. It is, and has been throughout the year ended 31 December 2020 and 2019, the Group's policy that no trading in (derivative) financial instruments shall be undertaken.
The Group's principal financial instruments comprise cash balances, bank loans, bonds, trade receivables and trade payables. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to manage the Group's liquidity and to raise finance for the Group's operations.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counter party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. Financial instruments that potentially expose the Group to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and receivables.
The Group is making significant cash payments as security for preliminary land purchase agreements. The Group minimizes its credit risk arising from such payments by registering advance repayment obligations in the mortgage register of the respective property. Management has a credit policy in place and the exposure to credit risk is monitored on an ongoing basis. The Group does not expect any counter parties to fail in meeting their obligations. The carrying amounts of the financial assets represent the maximum credit risk exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was as follows:
| In thousands of Polish Zloty (PLN) | As at 31 December 2020 |
As at 31 December 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Trade and other receivables | 16,484 | 10,631 |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | 11,634 | 13,166 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 135,099 | 95,591 |
| Other current financial assets | 14,239 | 22,157 |
| 177,456 | 141,545 |
The Group places its cash and cash equivalents in financial institutions with high credit ratings. Management does not expect any counterparty to fail to meet its obligations. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Group's customer base. The credit quality of cash at banks and short-term bank deposits can be assessed by reference to external credit ratings:
| In thousands of Polish Zloty (PLN) | As at 31 December 2020 |
As at 31 December 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ||
| AAA | - | 1 |
| A | 69,008 | 51,011 |
| BBB | 5,937 | 5,599 |
| BB | 60,155 | 38,980 |
| Total cash at banks and short-term bank deposits | 135,099 | 95,591 |
36. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates and interest rates will affect the Group's income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments, such as bond loans, bank loans, cash and cash equivalents. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing return.
(i) Foreign currency risk
The Group is exposed to foreign currency risk on receivables and payables denominated in a currency other than PLN to a limited extent only. As at 31 December 2020 and 2019, trade receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies were insignificant.
(ii) Price risk
The Group's exposure to marketable and non-marketable securities price risk does not exists because the Group has not invested in securities as at 31 December 2020 and as at 31 December 2019.
(iii) Interest rate risk
Except for bonds series P amounting to PLN 10.0 million (all bonds series P were repaid during 2020) and Interest bearing deferred trade payables, the Group did not enter into any fixed-rate borrowings transaction. The Group's variable-rate borrowings are exposed to a risk of change in cash flows due to changes in interest rates. Short-term receivables and payables are not exposed to interest rate risk.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group's approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group's reputation.
The Group monitors its risk to a shortage of funds using a recurring liquidity planning tool. This tool considers the maturity of both its financial investments and financial assets (e.g. accounts receivable, other financial assets) and projected cash flows from operations. The Group's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of bank overdrafts, bank loans and bond loans.
36. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
Interest rate risk and liquidity risk analyzed
In respect of income-earning financial assets and interest-bearing financial liabilities, the following tables indicate their average effective interest rates at the reporting date and the periods in which they mature or, if earlier, re-price.
| As at 31 December 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | Average effective interest rate |
Total | 6 months or less |
6-12 months |
1-2 years 2-5 years | More than 5 years |
|
| Fixed rate instruments | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 22 | 0.0%-0.1% | 129,733 | 129,733 | - | - | - | - |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables |
4.90% | (8,482) | - | (8,482) | - | - | - | |
| Variable rate instruments | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 22 | 0.35%-1.20% | 5,366 | 5,366 | - | - | - | - |
| Floating rate bonds | 25,26 | Wibor 6M + 2.85%-4.3% | (230,072) | (54,640) | - | (116,345) | (59,087) | - |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | 17 | Wibor 3M + 4% | 11,634 | - | - | 11,634 | - | - |
| As at 31 December 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | Average effective interest rate |
Total | 6 months or less |
6-12 months |
1-2 years |
2-5 years |
More than 5 years |
| Fixed rate instruments | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 22 25, |
0.0% | 13,669 | 13,669 | - | - | - | - |
| Bond loans | 26 | 5.25% | (10,032) | (62) | (9,970) | - | - | - |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables |
4.90% | (2,338) | - | (2,338) | - | - | - | |
| Variable rate instruments | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 22 | 0.35%-1.20% | 81,922 | 81,922 | - | - | - | - |
| Secured bank loans | 27 | Wibor + 2.54% - 2.7% |
(12,875) | (5,607) | (7,268) | - | - | - |
| Floating rate bonds | 25, 26 |
Wibor 6M + 2.85%-4.0% |
(177,937) | (11,897) | (14,962) | (74,434) | (76,644) | - |
| Loans granted to joint ventures | 17 | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 13,166 | - | 1,977 | - | 11,189 | - |
36. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
Interest rate risk and liquidity risk analyzed
It is estimated that a general increase of one percentage point in interest rates at the reporting date would increase/(decrease) the net assets and the statement of comprehensive income by the amounts listed in the table below. The analysis prepared for 12-month periods assumes that all other variables remain unchanged.
| 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Increase by 1% |
decrease by 1% |
Increase by 1% |
decrease by 1% |
||
| Income statement | ||||||
| Variable interest rate assets | 18 | (18) | 273 | (273) | ||
| Variable interest rate liabilities* | (767) | 767 | (636) | 636 | ||
| Total | (749) | 749 | (363) | 363 | ||
| Net assets | ||||||
| Variable interest rate assets | 18 | (18) | 273 | (273) | ||
| Variable interest rate liabilities* | (767) | 767 | (636) | 636 | ||
| Total | (749) | 749 | (363) | 363 |
* The financial costs which are related to loans and borrowing are capitalized by the Group to work-in-progress. Such costs are gradually recognized in the statement of comprehensive income based on the proportion of residential units sold. It has been assumed in the above analysis that one third of the financial costs calculated and capitalized in a given period is disclosed in the statement of comprehensive income based on the proportion of residential units sold of a given period and the remaining part of the costs remains in the inventories and will be disclosed in the statement of comprehensive income in the following accounting periods.
The table below analyses the Group's financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period from reporting date to the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.
| Year ended 31 December 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than | Between | Between 3 and 5 |
Over | |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 1 year | 1 and 2 years | years | 5 years |
| Bond loans | 61,059 | 128,908 | 61,372 | - |
| Secured bank loans | - | - | - | - |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables | 8,482 | - | - | - |
| Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct of land and investment property | 958 | 838 | 2,201 | 10,495 |
| Trade and other payables | 56,949 | - | - | - |
| Total | 127,448 | 129,746 | 63,573 | 10,495 |
| As at 31 December 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between | Between | ||||
| Less than | 1 and 2 | 3 and 5 | Over | ||
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | 1 year | years | years | 5 years | |
| Lease liabilities related to perpetual usufruct of land and investment property | 1,001 | 875 | 2,300 | 19,925 | |
| Bond loans | 45,575 | 80,366 | 79,724 | - | |
| Secured bank loans | 13,609 | - | - | - | |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables | 2,452 | - | - | - | |
| Trade and other payables | 96,018 | - | - | - | |
| Total | 158,655 | 81,241 | 82,024 | 19,925 |
36. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
Real-estate risk
COVID-19 pandemic hit hard the world economy and Poland was not an exception, most of the real estate sectors suffered from the lockdown imposed by the government, the less effected sector was the residential sector in which the company operate. Year 2020 was exceptional year in all aspects for the company, the company performed well under this changing conditions and achieved impressive results although operating within pandemic period and government restrictions. The overall economic situation and geopolitical situation in Europe and in Poland and the ongoing uncertainties in the real estate market is still vulnerable due to the COVID-19 effect. This situation make it very difficult to predict with precision the results for 2021. The level of development of the Polish economy, the performance of the banking industry and consumers' interest in new housing projects, changes in construction cost, the challenge of securing lands for considerable prices and the significant impact of it on the margins of new phases and projects, as well as increasing competition in the market and on top of all operating in global pandemic situation are considered to be the most significant uncertainties for the financial year ending 31 December 2021.
Construction cost risk
Construction costs increased significantly over the last 2 years and stabilized during 2020, there is a risk that construction costs might continue to increase also during 2021. The potential increase is mainly related to the growth in costs of hiring qualified workforce, as well as to an increase in costs of building materials. The Company and the Group do not operate a construction business, but, instead, for each project an agreement is concluded with a third party general contractor, who is responsible for running the construction and for finalizing the project including obtaining all permits necessary for safe use of the apartments. In the year 2020 there were many changes in the constructions law, which might impact the cost of constructions. The biggest change refers to the increase in fire safety in case of a change in the use of the building or its part. The notification should be accompanied by an expert's opinion on fire safety, which by the end might be reflected in the construction costs offered by the general contractor. In order to mitigate the risk of the increase in construction costs, the Company and the Group are signing a lump-sum contact with the general contractor, which will allow the Group to complete the project based on the estimated budget.
Risk of non-performance by General Contractors
In each project or stage of the project, the Group has concluded and will conclude contracts for the construction and implementation of development projects with one general contractor. There is a risk that non-performance of the agreement by the general contractor may cause delays in the project or significantly impact the business, financial condition or results of the Company and the Group. The Company sees a potential risk for nonperformance of obligations by the general contractor in the availability of qualified workforce, in the increase of salaries and cost of construction materials. Non-performance may result in claims against general contractor with the risk that general contractor may also fail to fully satisfy possible claims of the Company and the Group. The company and the Group Implement selection criteria when hiring a general contractor, which include, experience, professionalism, financial strength of the general contractor (with the obligation to provide bank or insurance guarantee) as well as the quality of the insurance policy covering all risks associated with the construction process.
Changes in legislation
Potential future changes in the legislation (contemplated deletion of open escrow accounts as well as the possible introduction of compulsory contributions to the developer guarantee fund) also constitute a risk that could directly or indirectly affect the Company's and the Group's activities and results. The Management Board assesses, however, that the possible introduction of such changes might have a negative impact on the Group's activities to a lesser extent than on other market operators, primarily due to the Company's and the Group's comfortable financial situation and also because of the trust and good reputation, which the Company and the Group enjoy among financial institutions.
Availability of mortgages
The demand for residential real estate largely depends on the availability of credits and loans for financing the purchase of apartments and houses by individuals. Possible increase in interest rates, deterioration of the economic situation in Poland, the new pandemic situation and the increase in unemployment in Poland as well as possible administrative restrictions on lending activities of the banks may cause a drop in demand for apartments and houses, and therefore a decrease in interest from potential buyers in the Group's development projects, which in turn may have a significant adverse impact on activities, financial standing or performance of the Company and the Group.
36. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
Real-estate risk
Availability of mortgages
In 2020, access to mortgages was selective due to pandemic outbreak restrictions imposed by banks interest rates on a mortgage loans remain low and stable, at levels around their historic minimum. The restrictive approach of the banks post pandemic outbreak in the beginning of 2020 is seems to be unwinding which may contribute to a better access to Mortgage Loans, hens effecting positively on potential demand for the Housing market.
Administration
The nature of real estate development projects requires a number of licenses, approvals and arrangements to be obtained by the Company and the Group at every stage of the development process. Despite significant caution applied in the project execution schedules, there is always a risk of delay in their obtainment. In addition there is always the risk of protests made against permits decisions which have already been issued (also due to appeals with no consequences for the appellants) or in the worse scenario failing to obtain the relevant permits. Additional risk might rise with respect to properties under perpetual usufruct. All the above factors may affect the ability of the Group to conduct and complete its executed and planned projects.
37. Capital management
When managing capital, it is the Group's objective to safeguard the Group's ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the profit appropriation, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt. Consistent with others in the industry, the Group monitors capital on the basis of the gearing ratio and leverage. The Group's policy is to keep the gearing ratio of the Group lower than 60%, and a leverage of the Group lower than 50%.
Banking covenants vary according to each loan agreement, but typically are not related directly to the gearing ratio of the Company but to the proportion of loan to value of the mortgage collateral which usually is required not to cross the limit of 70% or 75%. Moreover the Company is obliged to monitor its indebtedness according to the conditions of the bond issuance, which require, amongst others, that in each reporting period the Company shall test the ratio between Net debt to Equity. The Ratio shall not exceed 80% (for additional information see Note 26).
The gearing ratio is calculated as net debt divided by total equity. Net debt is calculated as total borrowings (including 'current and non-current borrowings' as shown in the consolidated Statement of Financial Position) less cash and cash equivalents and less Other current financial assets. Leverage is calculated as net debt divided by total capital employed. Total capital employed is calculated as 'equity' as shown in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position plus net debt financing assets in operation.
The gearing ratios and leverage at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 were as follows: As at 31 December 2020 2019
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Loan and borrowings, including current portion | 230,072 | 200,844 |
| Interest bearing deferred trade payables | 8,482 | 2,338 |
| Less: cash and cash equivalents | (135,099) | (95,591) |
| Less: other current financial assets | (14,239) | (22,157) |
| Net debt | 89,216 | 85,434 |
| Total equity | 379,817 | 350,494 |
| Total capital employed | 469,033 | 435,928 |
| Gearing ratio | 23.5% | 24.4% |
| Leverage | 19.0% | 19.6% |
37. Capital management
Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries are subject to externally imposed capital requirements. There were no changes in the Groups approach to capital management during the year.
During the period the Group did not breach any of its loan and borrowings covenants, nor did it default on any other of its obligations under its loan agreements.
38. Cash flow reconciliation
| Inventory and Residential land bank | ||
|---|---|---|
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Balance sheet change in inventory | 52,134 | (112,922) |
| Finance expense, net capitalized into inventory | 6,875 | 9,059 |
| Impact of IFRS 16 | (8,266) | 25,665 |
| Acquisition of the Nova Królikarnia project | - | 70,108 |
| Aquisition of Studzienna | 628 | - |
| Write-down of inventory | (1,326) | 594 |
| Other | (3,783) | - |
| Change in inventory in the consolidated statement of cash flows | 46,262 | (7,496) |
| Trade and other receivables and prepayments | ||
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Balance sheet change in trade and other receivables and prepayments | (12,629) | (10,052) |
| Impact of IFRS 16 | 960 | 1,753 |
| Acquisition of the Nova Królikarnia project | - | 152 |
| Change in Trade and other receivables and prepayments in the | ||
| consolidated statement of cash flows | (11,669) | (8,147) |
| Trade and other accounts payable | ||
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Balance sheet change in Trade and other accounts payable | (29,917) | 45,466 |
| Impact of IFRS 16 | 409 | (1,697) |
| Other | 174 | (12) |
| Acquisition of the Nova Królikarnia project | 46,914 | (24,191) |
| Change in Trade and other payables and accrued expenses in the | ||
| consolidated statement of cash flows | 17,580 | 19,566 |
39. Information about agreed-upon engagements of the Company's auditor
Information about audit agreements and the values from those agreements is disclosed below:
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Audit and review remuneration | 460 | 461 |
| Other services | 46 | - |
| Audit remuneration for prior periods | - | 56 |
| Reimbursed audit review costs (1) | (127) | (73) |
| Total remuneration for the expense of the Company | 379 | 444 |
(1) Costs in respect of the audit review of the Company's first and third quarter reports have been reimbursed in 50% to Main Company's shareholder. For an explanation reference is made to Note 35 (under 'Other').
40. Events during the financial year
Bonds loans
More information about Bond loans and repayments of Bond loans during 2020 was included in Note 25 and Note 26.
Bank loans
In February 2019, the Company executed a loan agreement with Santander Bank Polska S.A. related to the Grunwald2 project in Poznań up to a total amount of PLN 57.7 million. Final repayment of loan was made in May 2020.
In September 2019, the Company executed a loan agreement with PKO Bank Polski S.A. relating to the fifth stage of the Panoramika project in Szczecin. Under this loan agreement PKO Bank Polski S.A. is to provide financing to cover the costs of construction up to a total amount of PLN 26.5 million. Under the loan agreement, the final repayment date of the loan facility is December 2021. Final repayment of loan was made in August 2020.
In March 2020, the Company executed a loan agreement with Alior Bank S.A. related to the Nova Królikarnia 2c project in Warsaw. Under this loan agreement Alior Bank S.A. is to provide financing and refinancing to cover the costs of construction up to a total amount of PLN 20.7 million. Under the loan agreement, the final repayment date is December 2021. As at 31 December 2020 the bank loan is not used.
In May 2020, the Company executed a loan agreement with Alior Bank S.A. related to Joint Venture project – Wilanów Tulip in Warsaw. Under the loan agreement Alior Bank is to provide financing and re-financing to cover the costs of construction up to total amount of PLN 51.3 million. Under the loan agreement, the final repayment date is December 2021.
Commencements of new projects
In January 2020, the Company commenced the sales of the Ursus Centralny IIa project comprising of 243 apartments and 8 commercial units with an aggregate floor space of 13,500 m2 .
In July 2020, the Company commenced the sales of Panoramika VI project comprising of 76 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 3,600 m2 .
In September 2020, the Company commenced the sales of Miasto Moje V project comprising of 170 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 8,500 m2 .
In September 2020, the Company commenced the sales of the Ursus Centralny Ib project comprising of 90 apartments and 7 commercial units with an aggregate floor space of 5,700 m2 .
In December 2020, the Company commenced construction of the Nowe Warzymice II project comprising of 66 apartments with an aggregate floor space of 3,500 m2 .
40. Events during the financial year
Completions of projects
In April 2020, the Company completed the construction of Grunwald2 project comprising 267 apartments and 1 commercial unit with an aggregate floor space of 14,500 m2 .
In August 2020, the Company completed the construction of the Panoramika V project comprising 115 units with an aggregate floor space of 6,000 m2 .
In September 2020, the Company completed the construction of the Nova Królikarnia 2c project comprising 18 houses with a total area of 3,600 m2 .
In November 2020, the Company completed the construction of the Miasto Moje III project comprising 196 units with a total area of 10,200 m2 .
Purchase of land
On 28 April 2020 Company (via its subsidiary) executed a final agreement, based on which it purchased the ownership right of an undeveloped property located in Poznań, Grunwald district. According to the valid zoning conditions, the plot is designated for development of residential multifamily project. The purchase price was agreed at PLN 3.0 million and paid. The project will comprise 72 units with an aggregate floor space of 3,300 m2 .
On 14 August 2020 Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a conditional preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the perpetual usufruct right of a plot of land located in Warsaw, Wola district, with an area of c.a. 1.6 thousand m2 . The final price of the Property will depend on the usable area of units to be built on the Property and will be calculated based on the valid building permit obtained by the selling entity. The final price for the Property shall be not higher than PLN 22 million. On 14 August 2020 the Company paid an advance for the transaction in an amount of PLN 2.7 million.
On 27 October 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) executed an agreement concerning the purchase of plots of land located in Warsaw, Mokotów district, at Gąsocińska street. The purchase price was agreed at PLN 13.9 million, but it may be reduced in the event of failure to obtain specific permits for demolition of buildings and road investments related to the Property within the prescribed period. Part of the price in the amount of PLN 13.0 million was paid. The project will comprise 80 units with an aggregate floor space of 4,800 m2 .
On 6 November 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a conditional preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the perpetual usufruct right of a plot of land located in Poznań, at Swierzawskiego street, with an area of c.a. 2,900 m2 . The final price for the Property shall be not higher than PLN 5.0 million. On 15th of February 2021 the company announce of withdrawal from the transaction due to failure to fulfill condition precedents for conclusion of the final deal.
On 23 November 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the ownership rights of a plot of land located in Warsaw, Białołęka district, at Epopei street, with an area of c.a. 27,500 m2 . The price for the property was established at PLN 20.0 million. As at 31 December 2020 the Company paid PLN 1.0 million advance and 6.67 million notary deposit.
On 3 December 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into a conditional preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the ownership rights of a plot of land located in Poznań, Grunwald district, at Smardzewska street, with an area of c.a. 20,000 m2 . The final price for the property was established at PLN 26.0 million. Final purchase agreement was signed on 11th of February 2021.
40. Events during the financial year
Purchase of land
On 18 December 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) concluded (through the special purpose vehicle, immediately after its acquisition) the final agreement and became (through the acquisition of shares in the same special purpose vehicle) a party to the preliminary agreement, which agreements jointly concern the acquisition of the ownership title to the land property located in Warsaw, Wola district, at Studzienna street, with a total area of 2,715 m2 . The total price of the property net amounts to PLN 13.5 million, wherein the net amount of PLN 4 million will be paid upon signing the final contract for the part of the Property with an area of 1,042 m2 , which is to be signed until 9 August 2021.
Share buyback program
The total number of own shares held by the Company as at 31 December 2020 was equal to 1,489,235 shares, which constitute 0.91% of the share capital of the Company and votes at the General Meeting, out of which 814,335 were acquired during 2020. More information about Buyback Program was presented in note 23.
Changes in the Management Board and Supervisory Board
On 20 December 2019, Mr Rami Geris submitted his resignation as Finance Vice President and as member of the Management Board of the Company with effective date as of 31 January 2020.
On 16 January 2020, the Supervisory Board of the Company appointed Mr Yaron Shama to the position of member of the Management Board of the Company and Finance Vice President as of 1 February 2020 for a five-year joint term of office of the Management Board, which commenced on 1 April 2020.
There were no changes in Supervisory Board during the year ended 31 December 2020.
Dividend
The dividend in the total amount of PLN 9,787 thousand was paid on 24 August 2020. More information about dividend was presented in note 23.
COVID-19
During the period of 12 months ended on 31 December 2020, like the rest of Poland and the world, the Company was facing a challenging period in which the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak was a risk in terms of operations of the Company as well as its effect on the business environment in which the Company is operating.
The Company identifies few areas of business risks which could significantly influence the Company's shortand long-term operational activity. The following aspects have been recognized and have been the focus of the Management Board efforts to minimize their effect on the Company's operations:
- potential decrease in Company's sales due to lower demand, as a result of tightening the accessibility to mortgages from banks or increase of unemployment;
- potential risk of delay in completing the Company's projects (on time or on budget), which could be caused by shortage of construction personal, shortage of raw materials or prolongation of administrative procedures and delays with obtaining building permits and occupancy permits;
- potential problems with obtaining bank financing for the Company or issuance of bonds for further development of the Company projects and land bank;
- all of the above could potentially affect the company cash standing and liquidity;
- potential effect on the covenants requirements to our bond's holders.
The above points were monitored on a daily basis by the Management Board of the Company, together with the hard work of the Company's employees. During this period the Management Board adopted and implemented counter measuring precautions in order to address each of the above potential risk.
40. Events during the financial year
COVID-19
As a result, the current cash position of the company and its financial standing was stable and unaffected by the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The Company maintain very good net debts to equity ratios which are very important factors to our investors and bond's holders.
The sale results of the Company during the pandemic period reached to 918 units (which is a new record in the company history), outperform the Company expectations and projections for this year and significantly better than the results in year 2019. The Company delivered a record high number of units during 2020 reaching to 966 units comparing to 658 units in 2019.
The Company managed also to issue bond in the amount of PLN 100 million which was exceeding the Company initial requirements and show the trust of our investors and bondholders in the Company and in its activity.
The Company did not have any problem with obtaining bank financing to its on-going projects if such would be needed.
During 2020, the Company signed number of final purchase agreements and entered into numbers of preliminary purchase agreements securing a purchase of plots in order to secure its midterm and long term operations.
The Company managed to obtain on time, in most of its project, all the administrative permits including building permits and occupancy permits which are vital for its daily operations.
The Management Board is aware of the fact that although the good results presented by the Company in the year 2020, there is still uncertainty prevailing in Poland due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Management Board will continue monitoring the situation on an on-going basis, and adopt further actions, if necessary, in order to reduce as much as it is possible the effect of the COVID-19 on the company operations and strategy.
41. Subsequent events
Buy-back of own shares
From 31 December 2020 until 9 March 2021, the Company acquired 78,719 own shares for a total price of PLN 118.2 thousand. As at 9 March 2021, the Company held 1,567,954 own shares representing 0.96% of total shares issued by the Company.
Bond loans
On 1 February 2021, the Company repaid 15% of outstanding series U bonds with value of PLN 4,848 thousand. After this repayment, the nominal value was set as PLN 850 per bond and the total amount of outstanding series U bonds amounted to PLN 27,469 thousand.
Purchase of land
On 27 January 2021 the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the perpetual usufruct right of a plot of land located in Warsaw, Ursus district. The price of the Property was established at PLN 1,500 net per PUM however not higher than PLN 150 million. According to initial evaluation it shall be feasible to construct on the Property a complex of multi-family residential buildings with underground car parks, commercial areas on the ground floors and the necessary infrastructure with a total area of 100 thousand m2 . The conclusion of the final agreement will take place only upon fulfillment of conditions precedent, including conducting by the Company satisfactory due diligence process of the Property and after such a change in the purpose and permitted use of the Property to enable the development project to be carried out on it, as described above. The parties also reserved the right to withdraw from the Agreement by either party if the PUM is lower than 90 thousand m2 . The conclusion of the final agreement shall take place not later than 31 December 2027. The Company paid PLN 10.0 million deposit to the notary.
41. Subsequent events
Purchase of land
On 11 February 2021 entered into final agreements concerning the purchase of the ownership rights of a plot of land located in Poznań, at Smardzewska street, with an area of c.a. 20,000 m2, which was announced on 3 December 2020. The final price was PLN 26 million and is fully paid.
On 3 March 2021 the Company (via its subsidiary) entered into preliminary agreement concerning the purchase of the perpetual usufruct right of a plot of land located in Warsaw, Ursynów district, with an area of c.a. 2.4 thousand m2 . The price of the property was established at PLN 15.9 million net. According to the Company's initial evaluation it shall be feasible to construct on the property a multifamily residential building with underground car parks, commercial areas and the necessary infrastructure with a total usable area of approx. 5.7 thousand m2 .
Conclusion of a material agreement for General contractors
On the 11 February 2020 the Company (via its subsidiary) executed an option to mandate Karmar S.A. (the General contractor) with the execution of stage IIa and IIb of Viva Jagodno investment, construction works will commence no later than 31 March 2021. Completion of substage IIa is envisaged within 18.5 months as of commencement and of substage IIb within 26.5 months. Viva Jagodno II consists of residential building (226 units) with three above-ground parts connected by a common underground part. The fee for the General contractor under this agreement will amount to PLN 52.0 million.
Nova Królikarnia 3b and Vitalia III - occupancy permit
On 16 February 2021 the Company has obtained a legally valid occupancy permit for Nova Królikarnia 3b property developed in Warsaw.
On 2 March 2021 the Company has obtained a legally valid occupancy permit for Vitalia III property developed in Wrocław.
Commencements of new projects
On 1 March 2021, the Company has obtained a legally valid building permit for Grunwaldzka project in Poznan comprising of 72 units with an aggregated floor space of 3,300 m2 .
On 2 March 2021, the Company has obtained a legally valid building permit for Ursus Centralny IIb project comprising of 206 units with an aggregated floor space of 11,800 m2 and for Ursus Centralny IIc project comprising of 195 units with an aggregated floor space of 11,100 m2 .
___________________ ___________________ Boaz Haim Yaron Shama
President of the Management Board Vicepresident of the Management Board, CFO
___________________ ___________________ Andrzej Gutowski Alon Haver Vicepresident of the Management Board, Member of the Management Board Sales and Marketing Director
Anna Rzeczkowska Person responsible for the accounting records
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Ronson Development SE
Company Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020
Contents
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 Statement of Comprehensive Income 1 Statement of Financial Position 2 Statement of Changes in Equity 3 Statement of Cash Flows 4 Notes to the Financial Statements 5
Company Statement of Comprehensive Income
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | ||
| Revenues from consulting services | 4 | 9,005 | 6,456 |
| General and administrative expense | 5 | (5,420) | (4,444) |
| Other revenues/(expenses) | 17 | (151) | |
| Operating profit | 3,602 | 1,861 | |
| Result from subsidiaries after taxation | 9 | 40,775 | 18,944 |
| Operating profit after result from subsidiaries | 44,378 | 20,805 | |
| Finance income | 7 | 6,594 | 7,352 |
| Finance expense | 7 | (9,753) | (11,278) |
| Net finance income/(expense) | (3,159) | (3,926) | |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | 41,219 | 16,879 | |
| Income tax benefit/(expense) | 8 | (1,076) | 535 |
| Profit for the period | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Other comprehensive income | - | ||
| Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the period, net of tax | 40,143 | 17,414 | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares (basic and diluted) | 163,103,163 | 163,689,616 | |
| In Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |||
| Net earnings/(loss) per share attributable to the equity holders of | |||
| the parent (basic and diluted) | 0.246 | 0.106 |
Company Statement of Financial Position
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Note | ||
| Assets | |||
| Intangible assets | 39 | - | |
| Investment in subsidiaries | 9 | 435,874 | 419,835 |
| Loan granted to subsidiaries | 10 | 160,040 | 89,606 |
| Deferred tax assets | - | 1,015 | |
| Total non-current assets | 595,953 | 510,456 | |
| Trade and other receivables and prepayments | 88 | 107 | |
| Receivable from subsidiaries | 3,699 | 1,244 | |
| Loan granted to subsidiaries | 10 | 307 | 24,223 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 27,152 | 7,173 | |
| Total current assets | 31,246 | 32,747 | |
| Total assets | 627,199 | 543,203 | |
| Equity | |||
| Shareholders' equity | 11 | ||
| Share capital | 12,503 | 12,503 | |
| Share premium reserve | 157,905 | 150,278 | |
| Treasury shares | (1,613) | (580) | |
| Retained earnings | 211,022 | 188,293 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 379,817 | 350,494 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Long-term liabilities | |||
| Bond loans | 12 | 175,382 | 151,078 |
| Loans from subsidiaries | 12,270 | - | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 61 | - | |
| Total long-term liabilities | 187,712 | 151,078 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Bond loans | 12 | 52,625 | 34,924 |
| Other payables - accrued interests on bonds | 12 | 2,065 | 1,967 |
| Loans from subsidiaries | 12 | 3,309 | 3,309 |
| Trade and other payables and accrued expenses | 13 | 1,670 | 1,431 |
| Total current liabilities | 59,670 | 41,631 | |
| Total liabilities | 247,382 | 192,709 | |
| Total shareholders' equity and liabilities | 627,199 | 543,203 |
The notes included on pages 5 to 29 are an integral part of these company financial statements
Company Statement of Changes in Equity
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Share capital |
Share premium |
Treasury shares |
Retained earnings |
Total equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2020 | 12,503 | 150,278 | (580) | 188,293 | 350,494 |
| Net profit for the period ended 31 December 2020 |
- | - | - | 40,143 | 40,143 |
| Allocated to share premium | - | 7,627 | - | (7,627) | - |
| Repurchase of own shares | - | - | (1,033) | (1,033) | |
| Payment of dividends | - | - | - | (9,787) | (9,787) |
| Balance at 31 December 2020 | 12,503 | 157,905 | (1,613) | 211,022 | 379,817 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Share capital |
Share premium |
Treasury shares |
Retained earnings(1) |
Total equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2019 | 12,503 | 150,278 | - | 180,699 | 343,480 |
| Net profit for the year ended 31 December 2019 | - | - | - | 17,414 | 17,414 |
| Dividend paid | - | - | - | (9,820) | (9,820) |
| Repurchase of own shares | - | - | (580) | - | (580) |
| Balance at 31 December 2019 | 12,503 | 150,278 | (580) | 188,293 | 350,494 |
(1) In order to fund the purchase of own shares under the buyback program, a capital reserve (within retained earnings) is established for an amount of PLN 2,000 thousand. The capital reserve is subsequently reduced by the amount of the consideration paid for the shares bought back. The capital reserve as at 31 December 2019 amounted to PLN 1,420 thousand and is presented as a part of the retained earnings. As at 25 January 2020 the capital reserve was liquidated (more information in the note 11).
The notes included on pages 5 to 29 are an integral part of these company financial statements
Company Statement of Cash Flows
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) Note Cash flows from operating activities Profit for the year 40,143 17,414 Adjustments to reconcile profit for the period to net cash (used in)/from operating activities: Finance income 7 (6,594) (7,352) Finance expense 7 9,915 11,278 Income tax expense 8 1,076 (535) Net results subsidiaries during the year 9 (40,775) (18,944) Subtotal 3,765 1,861 Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables and prepayments 19 80 Decrease/(increase) in receivable from subsidiaries (2,455) (604) Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payable and accrued expense 239 (12,832) 1,567 (11,495) Subtotal Interest paid (8,467) (10,408) Interest received 2,273 8,013 Net cash used in operating activities (4,627) (13,890) Cash flows from investing activities Loans granted to subsidiaries, net of issue cost 10 (79,354) (46,916) Repayment of loans granted to subsidiaries 10 27,956 88,254 Dividend from subsidiary 9 34,737 6,418 Investment in subsidiaries (1,000) - Net cash used in investing activities (17,661) 47,756 Cash flows from financing activities Purchase of Treasury shares 11 (1,033) (580) Dividends paid 11 (9,787) (9,820) Loans received from subsidiaries 12 11,864 - Proceeds from bond loans, net of issue costs 12 96,223 31,560 Repayment of bond loans (55,000) (50,000) Net cash from financing activities 42,267 (28,840) Net change in cash and cash equivalents 19,979 5,026 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 7,173 2,147 |
For the 12 months period ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December | 27,152 | 7,173 |
The notes included on pages 5 to 29 are an integral part of these company financial statements
1. General
Ronson Development SE ('the Company'), formerly named Ronson Europe N.V., is an European Company with its statutory seat in Warsaw, Poland. The registered office is located at al. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej 57. The Company was incorporated in the Netherlands on 18 June 2007 as Ronson Europe N.V. with statutory seat in Rotterdam. During 2018, the Company changed its name and was transformed into an European Company (SE) and, effectively as of 31 October 2018, transferred its registered office of the Company from the Netherlands to Poland.
The Company (together with its subsidiaries, 'the Group') is active in the development and sale of residential units, primarily apartments, in multi-family residential real-estate projects to individual customers in Poland. The Company prepared Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, which was authorized for issue on 10 March 2021.
The details of the entities, the year of incorporation and the percentage of ownership and voting rights directly or indirectly held by the Company as at 31 December 2020 and as at 31 December 2019, are presented below and on the following page.
| Entity name incorporation voting rights at the end of 31 December 31 December Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of 2020 2019 a. held directly by the Company: 1 Ronson Development Management Sp. z o.o. 1999 100% 100% Ronson Development 2000 Sp. z o.o. (2) 2 2000 - 100% 3 Ronson Development Warsaw Sp. z o.o. 2000 100% 100% 4 Ronson Development Investment Sp. z o.o. 2011 100% 100% 5 Ronson Development Metropol Sp. z o.o. 2011 100% 100% Ronson Development Properties Sp. z o.o. (2) 6 2002 - 100% Apartments Projekt Sp. z o.o. (2) 7 2003 - 100% Ronson Development Enterprise Sp. z o.o. (2) 8 2004 - 100% Ronson Development Company Sp. z o.o. (2) 9 2005 - 100% 10 Ronson Development Creations Sp. z o.o. 2005 100% 100% Ronson Development Buildings Sp. z o.o. (2) 11 2005 - 100% Ronson Development Structure Sp. z o.o. (2) 12 2005 - 100% Ronson Development Poznań Sp. z o.o. (2) 13 2005 - 100% E.E.E. Development Sp. z o.o. (2) 14 2005 - 100% Ronson Development Innovation Sp. z o.o. (2) 15 2006 - 100% Ronson Development Wrocław Sp. z o.o. (2) 16 2006 - 100% Ronson Development Capital Sp. z o.o. (2) 17 2006 - 100% 18 Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. 2006 100% 100% 19 Ronson Development Construction Sp. z o.o. 2006 100% 100% 20 City 2015 Sp. z o.o. 2006 100% 100% Ronson Development Village Sp. z o.o. (1) 21 2007 100% 100% Ronson Development Conception Sp. z o.o. (2) 22 2007 - 100% Ronson Development Architecture Sp. z o.o. (2) 23 2007 - 100% 24 Ronson Development Skyline Sp. z o.o. 2007 100% 100% Continental Development Sp. z o.o. (2) 25 2007 - 100% Ronson Development Universal Sp. z o.o. (1) 26 2007 100% 100% Ronson Development Retreat Sp. z o.o. (2) 27 2007 - 100% 28 Ronson Development South Sp. z o.o. 2007 100% 100% 29 Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. 2007 100% 100% 30 Ronson Development Partner 4 Sp. z o.o. 2007 100% 100% 31 Ronson Development North Sp. z o.o. 2007 100% 100% 32 Ronson Development Providence Sp. z o.o. 2007 100% 100% 33 Ronson Development Finco Sp. z o.o. 2009 100% 100% 34 Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. 2009 100% 100% Ronson Development Skyline 2010 Sp. z o.o. w likwidacji (2) 35 2010 - 100% 36 Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o. 2012 100% 100% 37 ACG 23 Sp. z o.o. / Ronson Development Studzienna Sp. z o.o. (9) 2019 100% - |
Year of | Share of ownership & | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. General
| Entity name | Year of incorporation |
Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of | 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
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| b. | held indirectly by the Company : | |||
| 38 | Nova Królikarnia B.V. (Company with the registered office in the Netherlands) | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 39 | AGRT Sp. z o.o. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 40 | Ronson Development Partner 4 Sp. z o.o. – Panoramika Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 41 | Ronson Development Sp z o.o. - Estate Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 42 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Home Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 43 | Ronson Development Sp z o.o. - Horizon Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 44 | Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o. - Sakura Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 45 | Destiny Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2007 | - | 100% |
| 46 | Ronson Development Millenium Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2007 | - | 100% |
| 47 | Ronson Development Partner 3 sp. z o.o. – Viva Jagodno sp. k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 48 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Apartments 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 49 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Idea Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 50 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. – Destiny 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 51 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Enterprise 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 52 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Retreat 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 53 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o - Vitalia Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 54 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - 2011 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 55 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Gemini 2 Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 56 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Verdis Sp.k. | 2009 | 100% | 100% |
| 57 | Ronson Espresso Sp. z o.o. | 2006 | 100% | 100% |
| 58 | Ronson Development Apartments 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 59 | RD 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 60 | Retreat Sp. z o.o. | 2010 | 100% | 100% |
| Enterprise 2010 Sp. z o.o.(6) | ||||
| 61 | Wrocław 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 62 | E.E.E. Development 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 63 | 2010 | - | 100% | |
| 64 | Ronson Development Nautica 2010 Sp. z o.o. | 2010 | 100% | 100% |
| 65 | Gemini 2010 Sp. z o.o. (6) | 2010 | - | 100% |
| 66 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Naturalis Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 67 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Impressio Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 68 | Ronson Development Partner 3 Sp. z o.o.- Nowe Warzymice Sp. k | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 69 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Providence 2011 Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 70 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Capital 2011 Sp. k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 71 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. - Miasto Marina Sp.k. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 72 | Ronson Development Partner 5 Sp. z o.o. - City 1 Sp.k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% |
| 73 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. - Miasto Moje Sp. k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% |
| 74 | Ronson Development sp. z o.o. – Ursus Centralny Sp. k. | 2012 | 100% | 100% |
| 75 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - City 4 Sp.k. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 76 | Ronson Development Partner 2 Sp. z o.o. – Grunwald Sp.k. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 77 Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. Grunwaldzka" Sp.k. (previously: as Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 2 Sp.k.) | 2016 | 100% | 100% | |
| 78 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 3 Sp.k. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 79 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 4 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 80 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 5 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 81 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 6 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 82 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 7 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 83 | Ronson Development Sp. z o.o. - Projekt 8 Sp.k. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 84 | Ursus 2017 Sp. z o.o. (4) | 2017 | - | 100% |
| 85 | Projekt City Sp. z o.o. (5) | 2017 | - | 100% |
| 86 | Bolzanus Limited (Company with the registered office in Cyprus) | 2013 | 100% | 100% |
| 87 | Park Development Properties Sp. z o.o. - Town Sp.k. | 2007 | 100% | 100% |
| 88 | Tras Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 89 | Pod Skocznią Project Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 90 | District 20 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 91 | Arkadia Development Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 92 | Królikarnia 2015 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2015 | - | 100% |
| 93 | Tras 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 94 | Pod Skocznia Projekt 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
1. General
| Year of | Share of ownership & voting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity name | incorporation | rights at the end of | ||
| 31 December | 31 December | |||
| Share of ownership & voting rights at the end of | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| b. | held indirectly by the Company : | |||
| 95 | District 20 – 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
| 96 | Arkadia Development 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
| 97 | Królikarnia 2016 Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2011 | - | 100% |
| 98 | Kroli Development Sp. z o.o. (3) | 2012 | - | 100% |
| 99 | Park Development Properties Sp. z o.o. | 2011 | 100% | 100% |
| 100 | Jasminova 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 101 | Town 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 102 | E.E.E. Development 2016 Sp. z o.o. (7) | 2016 | - | 100% |
| 103 | Enterprise 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 104 | Wrocław 2016 Sp. z o.o. | 2016 | 100% | 100% |
| 105 | Darwen Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 106 | Truro Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 107 | Tregaron Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 108 | Totton Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 109 | Tring Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 110 | Thame Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 111 | Troon Sp. z o.o. | 2017 | 100% | 100% |
| 112 | Tywyn Sp. z o.o. (8) | 2018 | 100% | - |
| c. | other not subject to full consolidation: | |||
| 113 | Coralchief sp. z o.o. | 2018 | 50% | 50% |
| 114 | Coralchief sp. z o.o. - Projekt 1 sp. k. | 2016 | n/a | n/a |
| 115 | Ronson IS sp. z o.o. | 2009 | 50% | 50% |
| 116 | Ronson IS sp. z o.o. sp. k. | 2012 | n/a | n/a |
(1) The Company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of this entity and to obtain benefits from its activities, whereas Kancelaria Radcy Prawnego Jarosław Zubrzycki holds the legal title to the shares of this entity
(2) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 4 May 2020, the company was taken over by the Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. and by law from 4 May 2020 Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(3) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 7 May 2020, the company was taken over by the Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. and by law from 7 May 2020 Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(4) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 April 2020, the company was taken over by the Destiny sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 April 2020 Destiny sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(5) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 April 2020, the company was taken over by the RD 2010 sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 April 2020 RD 2010 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(6) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 July 2020, the company was taken over by the Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 July 2020 Ronson Development South sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company
(7) In connection with the merger, registered in the National Court Register on 1 July 2020, the company was taken over by the Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. and by law from 1 July 2020 Tras 2016 sp. z o.o. took over all the rights and obligations of the company.
(8) Acquired during execution of third call option agreement on 9 April 2020.
(9) Entity acquired on 18 December 2020. Change of the name into Ronson Development Studzienna Sp. z o.o. was registered in KRS on 8 March 2021.
1. General
The shares of the Company are traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 5 November 2007. According to publicly available information, as at 31 December 2020, 66.06% of the outstanding shares are controlled indirectly by Amos Luzon Development and Energy Group Ltd. ('A. Luzon Group') and 0.91% of the shares are held by the Company. The remaining 33.03% of the outstanding shares are held by other investors including Nationale Nederlanden OFE and Metlife OFE. The number of shares held by the investors is equal to the number of votes, as there are no privileged shares issued by the Company. It shall be noted that as at 31 December 2020, the Company held 1,489,235 own shares (0.91%) and, in accordance with art. 364 § 2 of the Code of Commercial Companies, it does not exercise voting rights from own shares.
As at 9 March 2021, the Company held 1,567,954 own shares representing 0.96% of total shares issued by the Company.
| As of | As of | As of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.mar.21 | 31.gru.20 | 31.gru.19 Number of |
||||
| Number of shares / | Change in number of |
Number of shares / | Change in number of |
shares / | ||
| Shares | % of shares | shares | % of shares | shares | % of shares | |
| Shares issued: | 164,010,813 | - | 164,010,813 | - | 164,010,813 | |
| 108,349,187 | - | 108,349,187 | - | 108,349,187 | ||
| I.T.R. Dori B.V. (1) | 66.06% | 66.06% | N/A | 66.06% | ||
| Nationale Nederlan den Otwarty Fun |
23,884,091 | 4,091 | 23,880,000 | (4,091) | 23,884,091 | |
| dusz Emerytalny | 14.56% | 14.56% | 0% | 14.56% | ||
| Metlife Otwarty | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Fundusz Emerytalny | Between 5%-10% | Between 5%-10% | N/A | Between 5%-10% | ||
| As of | As of | As of | ||||
| 09.mar.21 | 31.gru.20 | 31.gru.19 | ||||
| Number of shares / | Change in number of |
Number of shares / | Change in number of |
Number of shares / |
||
| Votes | % of shares | shares(2) | shares(2) % of shares |
% of shares | ||
| Shares issued(2): | 162,442,859 | (78,719) | 162,521,578 | (814,335) | 163,335,913 |
| Shares issued(2): | 162,442,859 | (78,719) | 162,521,578 | (814,335) | 163,335,913 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108,349,187 | - | 108,349,187 | - | 108,349,187 | |
| I.T.R. Dori B.V. (1) | 66.70% | 0.03% | 66.67% | 0.00% | 66.34% |
| Nationale Nederlan den Otwarty Fun |
23,884,091 | 4,091 | 23,880,000 | (4,091) | 23,884,091 |
| dusz Emerytalny | 14.70% | 0.01% | 14.69% | 0.00% | 14.62% |
| Metlife Otwarty | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fundusz Emerytalny | Between 5%-10% | N/A | Between 5%-10% | N/A | Between 5%-10% |
(1) The subsidiary of A. Luzon Group.
(2) The overall number of votes decreased by the amount of votes resulting from own shares held by the Company, as in accordance with art. 364 § 2 of the Code of Commercial Companies, it does not exercise voting rights from own shares.
2. Accounting principles
a) Basis of preparation and statement of compliance
The Company Financial Statements of Ronson Development SE have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as endorsed by the European Union ("IFRS"). IFRSs comprise standards and interpretations accepted by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC").
The Company's Financial Statements of Ronson Development SE were approved by the Management Board for publication on 10 March 2021 in both English and Polish languages, while the Polish version is binding.
The Company's Financial Statements of Ronson Development SE have been prepared on the going concern assumption, i.e. the continuation of the Company's business activity in the foreseeable future. As at the day of the approval of these financial statements, there were no circumstances identified implying any threats to the continuation of the Company's activity.
The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis. With regards to valuation of investment in subsidiaries IAS 27 allows for valuation either at cost or at fair value or in accordance with the equity method. The Company decided to select the equity method.
New and amended standards adopted by the Group
The Company has applied the following standards and amendments for the first time for their annual reporting period commencing 1 January 2020:
- Definition of Material amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8
- Definition of a Business amendments to IFRS 3
- Interest Rate Benchmark Reform amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7
- Revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
The Company also elected to adopt the following amendments early:
• Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020 Cycle.
The above standards, amendments and improvements do not have any material impact on the financial statements of the Company.
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted
Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for 31 December 2020 reporting periods and have not been early adopted by the Company. These standards are not expected to have a material impact on the entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.
b) Functional and reporting currency
Items included in the financial statements of the Company are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates (the "functional currency"). The Company Financial Statements are presented in thousands of Polish Zloty ("PLN"), which is the Company's functional and presentation currency.
Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency are accounted for at the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transactions. Gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are recognized in the statement of comprehensive income.
2. Accounting principles
c) Use of estimates and judgements
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised.
Uncertain tax treatment
Regulations regarding VAT, corporate profits tax and social security contributions are subject to frequent changes. These changes result in there being little point of reference and few established precedents that may be followed. The binding regulations also contain uncertainties, resulting in differences in opinion regarding the legal interpretation of tax regulations both between government bodies, and between government bodies and companies.
Tax and other settlements may be subject to inspection by administrative bodies authorised to impose high penalties and fines, and any additional taxation liabilities calculated as a result must be paid together with high interest. The above circumstances mean that tax exposure is greater in Poland than in countries that have a more established taxation system. Accordingly, the amounts shown in the financial statements may change at a later date as a result of the final decision of the tax authorities.
On 15 July 2016, amendments were made to the Tax Ordinance to introduce the provisions of General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR). GAAR are targeted to prevent origination and use of fictitious legal structures set up to avoid payment of tax in Poland. GAAR define tax evasion as an activity performed mainly with a view to realising tax gains, which is contrary, under given circumstances, to the subject and objective of the tax law. In accordance with GAAR, an activity does not bring about tax gains, if its modus operandi was false. Any instances of (i) unreasonable division of an operation (ii) involvement of agents despite lack of economic rationale for such involvement, (iii) mutually exclusive or mutually compensating elements, as well as (iv) other activities similar to those referred to earlier may be treated as a hint of artificial activities subject to GAAR. New regulations will require considerably greater judgment in assessing tax effects of individual transactions. The GAAR clause should be applied to the transactions performed after clause effective date and to the transactions which were performed prior to GAAR clause effective date, but for which after the clause effective date tax gains were realised or continue to be realised. The implementation of the above provisions will enable Polish tax authority challenge such arrangements realised by tax remitters as restructuring or reorganization.
The Company accounts for current and deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the requirements of IAS 12 Income taxes, based on taxable profit (tax loss), taxable base, carry-forward of unused tax losses and carryforward of unused tax credits, and tax rates, while considering the assessment of uncertainty related to tax settlements. If uncertainty exists as to whether and to what extent tax authority will accept individual tax treatments of made transactions, the Company discloses these settlements while accounting for uncertainty assessment.
3. Significant accounting policies
The accounting policies applied in the preparation of the attached financial statements are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019 and have been applied consistently in all periods presented in the Company's Financial Statements.
(a) Foreign currency
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currency at exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions using:
- the purchase or selling rate of the bank whose services are used by the Company in case of foreign currency sales or purchase transactions, as well in the case as of the debt or liability payment transactions;
- the average rate specified for a given currency by the National Bank of Poland as on the transaction date, unless a customs declaration or other binding document indicates another rate – in case of other transactions.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the functional currency spot rate of exchange ruling at the reporting date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates as at the dates of the initial transactions.
(b) Revenue from contracts with customers
Revenue from consulting services represents fees charged by the Company to its subsidiaries. Revenue is recognized when control of the goods or services are transferred at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company has generally concluded that it is the principal in its revenue arrangements because it typically controls the goods or services before transferring them to the related parties.
(c) Financial instruments
A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.
Financial assets
The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset's contractual cash flow characteristics and the Company's business model for managing them. With the exception of trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Company has applied the practical expedient, the Company initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. Trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Company has applied the practical expedient are measured at the transaction price determined under IFRS 15.
In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at Amortized cost or fair value through OCI, it needs to give rise to cash flows that are 'solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI)' on the principal amount outstanding. This assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is performed at an instrument level.
- For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial assets are classified in four categories:
- Financial assets at Amortized cost (debt instruments);
- Financial assets at fair value through OCI with recycling of cumulative gains and losses (debt instruments)
- Financial assets designated at fair value through OCI with no recycling of cumulative gains and losses upon derecognition (equity instruments);
- Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.
3. Significant accounting policies
(c) Financial instruments
For the Company the first category is most relevant. Financial assets at Amortized cost are subsequently measured using the effective interest (EIR) method and are subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized, modified or impaired.
The Company recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. The expected cash flows will include cash flows from the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements that are integral to the contractual terms.
ECLs are recognized in two stages. For credit exposures for which there has not been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses that result from default events that are possible within the next 12-months (a 12-month ECL). For those credit exposures for which there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit losses expected over the remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default (a lifetime ECL).
For trade receivables and contract assets, the Company applies a simplified approach in calculating ECLs. Therefore, the Company does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. The Company has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified, at initial recognition, as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, loans and borrowings, payables, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments in an effective hedge, as appropriate.
All financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs.
Loans and borrowings is the category most relevant to the Company. After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at Amortized cost using the EIR method. Gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognized as well as through the EIR amortization process. Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortization is included as finance costs in the statement of profit or loss.
3. Significant accounting policies
(c) Financial instruments
The financial instruments of the Company are classified into one of the following categories:
| Category | Statement of financial position item | Measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Loans granted to subsidiaries | Amortized cost method | |
| Assets measured at amortized costs | Cash and cash equivalent | Amortized cost method |
| Trade and other receivables and prepayments | Amortized cost method | |
| Liabilities measured at amortized costs | Bond loans | Amortized cost method |
| Loans from subsidiaries | Amortized cost method | |
| Trade and other payables and accrued expenses |
Amortized cost method |
Investments in subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are entities the Company controls directly or indirectly. The Company accounts, based on IAS 27 par 10(c), for investments in subsidiaries under equity method. Under the equity method of accounting, the investments are initially recognized at cost and adjusted subsequently for the post-acquisition changes in share of the net assets of subsidiaries. Dividends received or receivable from subsidiaries are recognized as a reduction in the carrying amount of the investment. The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared for the same period as the financial statement of the Company. All subsidiaries (apart from Nova Krolikarnia B.V.) keep books of accounts in accordance with accounting policies specified in the Accounting Act dated 29 September 1994 ('the Accounting Act') with subsequent amendments and the regulations issued based on that Act. The Company accounts for investments in subsidiaries based on their financial statements as per books of accounts adjusted in order to bring the financial statements of those entities in conformity with IFRSs as adopted by EU.
(d) Equity
(i) Share capital
Share capital includes the proceeds received from the issue of ordinary shares on the nominal value in exchange for cash.
(ii) Share premium
Share premium includes the excess of proceeds received from the issue of shares over the nominal value of shares. Shares issuance costs are deducted from the share premium.
(iii) Treasury shares
Own shares that are reacquired (treasury shares) are recognized at cost and deducted from equity. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company's own equity instruments.
(e) Provisions
A provision is recognized if, as a result of a past event, the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability.
3. Significant accounting policies
(f) Income tax expense
Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. Current tax expense is calculated according to tax regulations in effect in the jurisdiction in which the individual companies are domiciled.
Deferred income tax is provided, using the balance sheet method, for all temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes, and for tax losses carried forward, except for the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit.
Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to the temporary differences when they reverse, based on the laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. At each reporting date deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.
(g) Share options granted
Equity-settled transactions
The fair value of share options granted to management and other employees as at the grant date is recognized as an employee expense, with a corresponding increase in equity recognized in retained earnings, over the period during which the employees become unconditionally entitled to the options. The amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options that vest.
Cash-settled transactions
The cost of cash-settled transactions is measured initially at fair value at the grant date. This fair value is expensed over the period until the vesting date with recognition of a corresponding liability. The liability is remeasured to fair value at each reporting date up to, and including the settlement date, with changes in fair value recognized in employee benefits expense.
(h) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial positions comprise cash at banks and on hand and shortterm deposits with an original maturity of three months or less, except for collateralized deposits.
For the purpose of the consolidated statement cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and shortterm deposits as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.
(i) Employee benefits
Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognized as an expense in the statement of comprehensive income as incurred.
4. Revenue
The Company provides services related to the preparation and organization of the investment process with respect to development projects owned by the Company's subsidiaries. As part of its responsibilities, the Company undertakes the performance of advisory, management, legal and other activities necessary to manage the investment process. The Company recognizes revenues when the obligation to perform the service is fulfilled, i.e. during the service provision period. The concluded agreements do not contain a significant element of financing. Due to such characteristics of the contracts signed, there are no significant balances of contract assets or contract liabilities, except for trade receivables.
The increase of revenues for the year ended 31 December 2020 as compared to the year ended 31 December 2019 results from increase of the revenues recognized on:
- Nova Królikarnia project from PLN 1,800 thousand at the year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 2,600 thousand during the year ended 31 December 2020;
- Management of investment process from PLN 4.600 thousand at year ended 31 December 2019 to PLN 6,300 thousand during the year ended 31 December 2020.
5. General and administrative expense
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| External services | 980 | 806 |
| Remuneration fees | 4,109 | 3,349 |
| Other | 331 | 289 |
| Total | 5,420 | 4,444 |
6. Directors' remuneration
Management Board personnel compensation
Management Board personnel compensation, payable by the Company, is presented in the table below. For compensations paid by other entities in the Group reference is made to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Salary and other short time benefit | - | 851 |
| Termination fee | - | 155 |
| Other | - | 209 |
| Subtotal - Mr Nir Netzer | - | 1,215 |
| Salary and other short time benefit | 222 | - |
| Management bonus | 83 | - |
| Other(2) | 149 | - |
| Subtotal - Mr Yaron Shama | 453 | - |
| Salary and other short time benefit(2) | 39 | 414 |
| Management bonus | - | 55 |
| Termination fee (2) | 203 | 104 |
| Subtotal - Mr Rami Geris | 242 | 573 |
| Salary and other short time benefit | 120 | - |
| Incentive plan linked to financial results | 445 | 331 |
| Subtotal - Mr Andrzej Gutowski | 565 | 331 |
| Salary and other short time benefit | 1,069 | 85 |
| Management bonus | 736 | 57 |
| Signing bonus | - | 173 |
| Other (1) | 658 | 491 |
| Subtotal - Mr Boaz Haim | 2,463 | 806 |
| Total | 3,723 | 2,925 |
(1) Mainly related to car expenses, flights and accommodation and an American school.
(2) Transactions with related parties.
6. Directors' remuneration
Alon Haver
As Mr Alon Haver is also a Management Board member of the indirect major shareholder of the Company (A. Luzon Group), he is not receiving any remuneration from Ronson Development SE nor from any of the Company's subsidiaries. The Company is covering expenses related to his activity as a Company's Management Board member, such as travel and accommodation expenses
Supervisory Board remuneration
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Mr Ofer Kadouri (appointed 1 March 2017) | 73 | 69 |
| Mr Alon Kadouri (appointed 1 March 2017) | 57 | 64 |
| Mr Shmuel Rofe (appointed 20 November 2017) | 73 | 82 |
| Mr Piotr Palenik (appointed 30 June 2017) | 57 | 69 |
| Mr Przemyslaw Kowalczyk (re-appointed 24 June 2015) | 73 | 73 |
| Total | 333 | 357 |
The supervisory directors are entitled to an annual fee of EUR 8,900 plus an amount of EUR 1,500 per board meeting (EUR 750 if attendance is by telephone). The total amount due in respect of Supervisory Board fees during 2020 and 2019 amounted to PLN 333 thousand (EUR 75 thousand) and PLN 357 thousand (EUR 83 thousand), respectively. In addition the Company paid social security contributions at the amount of PLN 52 thousand in the year ended 31 December 2020.
Mr Amos Luzon did not receive any direct remuneration from the Company nor from any of the Company's subsidiaries.
7. Net finance income and expense
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Interests and fees on granted loans to subsidiaries | 6,298 | 7,274 |
| Interest income on bank deposits | 7 | 70 |
| Other | 289 | 8 |
| Finance income | 6,594 | 7,352 |
| Interest expense on bonds measured at amortized cost | (8,428) | (10,351) |
| Interests and fees on received loans from subsidiaries | (405) | - |
| Commissions and fees | (912) | (894) |
| Other | (8) | (33) |
| Finance expense | (9,753) | (11,278) |
| Net finance income | (3,159) | (3,926) |
| 8. Income tax |
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|---|---|---|
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Current tax expense/(benefit) | ||
| Current period | - | - |
| Reversal of withholding tax in the Netherlands | - | - |
| Total current tax expense | - | - |
| Deferred tax expense/(benefit) | ||
| Origination and reversal of temporary differences | 1,391 | 207 |
| Expense/(benefit) of tax losses recognized | (315) | (742) |
| Total deferred tax expense/(benefit) | 1,076 | (535) |
| Total income tax expense/(benefit) | 1,076 | (535) |
| 9. Investment in subsidiaries |
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| The subsidiaries of the Company are valued with equity pick-up method. | ||
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Balance at beginning of the period | 419,835 | 407,309 |
| Investments in subsidiaries | 1,000 | - |
| Net result subsidiaries during the period | 40,775 | 18,944 |
| Change of presentation | 9,000 | - |
| Dividend from subsidiary | (34,736) | (6,418) |
| Balance at end of the period | 435,874 | 419,835 |
On 18 December 2020 the Group concluded acquisition of 100% shares in ACG 23 Sp. z o.o. (currently: Ronson Development Studzienna Sp. z o.o) for the amount of PLN 1.0 million.
In the year 2020 the Company received the dividend and advance towards the expected dividend from a subsidiary Ronson Development Construction Sp. z o.o. – more information about the transaction is included in the Note 19 of this Financial Statements.
The Company holds and owns (directly and indirectly) 78 companies. For information about companies in the Group, controlled directly and indirectly, which financial data are included in the Note 1 of this Financial Statements. These companies are active in the development and sale of units, primarily apartments, in multifamily residential real-estate projects to individual customers in Poland. The projects managed by the companies are in various stages of development ranging from being in the process of acquiring land for development to projects which are completed or near completion.
10. Loan granted to subsidiaries
Movements in loans granted to subsidiaries
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |||
| Opening balance | 113,829 | 155,836 | |
| Loans granted | 79,354 | 46,916 | |
| Loans repayment during the year | (27,956) | (88,254) | |
| Change of presentation | (9,000) | - | |
| Amortization of charges and fees | 88 | 215 | |
| Accrued interest | 6,297 | 7,059 | |
| Repayment of interest | (2,265) | (7,943) | |
| Total closing balance | 160,347 | 113,829 | |
| Closing balance includes: | |||
| Current assets | 307 | 24,223 | |
| Non-current assets | 160,040 | 89,606 | |
| Total closing balance | 160,347 | 113,829 |
Loans as at 31 December
2020:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Currency | Nominal interest rate |
Year of maturity |
Capital | Accrued interest |
Impairment | Carrying value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | 6.00% | 2021 | 10 | 297 | - | 307 |
| Ronson Development Skyline | PLN | 6.00% | 2022 | 4,350 | 4,650 | (9,000) | - |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2023 | 87 | 2 | - | 89 |
| Nova Królikarnia B.V. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2022 | 49,212 | 4,187 | - | 53,399 |
| Nova Królikarnia B.V. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2024 | 5,000 | 373 | - | 5,373 |
| Tras 2016 Sp. z o.o. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2023 | 22,000 | 997 | - | 22,997 |
| Tras 2016 Sp. z o.o. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2024 | 29,000 | 1,012 | - | 30,012 |
| Tras 2016 Sp. z o.o. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2023 | 11,916 | 760 | - | 12,676 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 3.2% | 2025 | 13,899 | 91 | - | 13,990 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 3.2% | 2025 | 5,000 | 18 | - | 5,018 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 3.2% | 2025 | 6,000 | 17 | - | 6,017 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 3.2% | 2025 | 10,455 | 13 | - | 10,468 |
| Total loans granted to Subsidiaries |
156,929 | 12,417 | (9,000) | 160,347 |
10. Loan granted to subsidiaries
Loans as at 31 December 2019:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
Currency | Nominal interest rate |
Year of maturity |
Capital | Accrued interest |
Charges and fees |
Carrying value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.15% | 2020 | 10,000 | 199 | (8) | 10,191 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | 5.75% | 2020 | 1,043 | 68 | (33) | 1,078 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | 6.00% | 2020 | 10 | 296 | - | 306 |
| Ronson Development Skyline | PLN | 6.00% | 2020 | 7,350 | 5,298 | - | 12,648 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 3.90% | 2021 | 6,000 | 114 | (45) | 6,069 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2023 | 5,000 | 105 | - | 5,105 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2023 | 3,000 | 20 | - | 3,020 |
| Nova Królikarnia B.V. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2022 | 49,212 | 1,704 | - | 50,916 |
| Nova Królikarnia B.V. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2024 | 5,000 | 121 | - | 5,121 |
| Tras 2016 Sp. z o.o. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2023 | 7,000 | 300 | - | 7,300 |
| Tras 2016 Sp. z o.o. | PLN | Wibor 6M + 4.0% | 2023 | 11,916 | 159 | 12,075 | |
| Total loans granted to subsidiaries | 105,531 | 8,384 | (86) | 113,829 |
The loans are not secured as at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019.
11. Shareholders' equity
The authorized share capital of the Company consists of 800,000,000 shares of EUR 0.02 par value each. The number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares as at 31 December 2020 amounted to 164,010,813 (as at 31 December 2019: 164,010,813 shares issued and outstanding). The number of outstanding shares equals the number of votes, as there are no privileged shares issued by the Company. As at 31 December 2020, the Company held 1,489,235 own shares (0.91%) in treasury (see below) and, in accordance with art. 364 § 2 of the Code of Commercial Companies, it does not exercise voting rights from own shares.
Treasury shares
During the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 24 January 2019, the shareholders of the Company resolved to approve a share buyback program and the establishment of a capital reserve for the purpose of such program, whereby the Management Board of the Company is authorized to purchase ordinary bearer shares in the Company. In order to fund the purchase of own shares under the buyback program a capital reserve (within retained earnings) is established for an amount of PLN 2.0 million. The capital reserve is subsequently reduced by the amount of the consideration paid for the shares bought back. From 1 January 2020 until 24 January 2020, the Company acquired 59,622 own shares for a total price of PLN 50.2 thousand. The amount of capital reserve as at 24 January 2020 amounted to PLN 1,573 thousand and was presented as a part of the retained earnings. As at 25 January 2020 the capital reserve was liquidated.
In connection with the implementation of the treasury shares repurchase program that was approved under resolution No. 21 of the Ordinary General Meeting dated 30 June 2020 regarding the approval of a buy-back program (the "Authorisation Resolution"), the Management Board of the Company on 1 July 2020 resolved to determine the detailed terms of the repurchase of the shares in the Company ("Buy-back"), which were also approved by the Supervisory Board of the Company. The treasury shares will be acquired under the Buy-back until three years starting from the adoption of the Authorisation Resolution, by way of transactions concluded on the regulated market and on terms similar to those provided in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regards to regulatory technical standards for the conditions applicable to buy-back programs and stabilisation measures, in particular in terms of determining the price and the number of the shares, which may be acquired pursuant to the Buy-back. The maximum amount allocated for the purchase of all of the shares pursuant to the Buy-back shall not be higher than PLN 1,369,761.99 (one million, three hundred and sixty-nine thousand, seven hundred and sixty-one zloty and 99/100).
During the year ended 31 December 2020, the Company acquired 814,335 own shares for a total price of PLN 1,030 thousand (on average PLN 1.265 per share).
As at 9 March 2021, the Company held 1,567,954 own shares representing 0.96% of total shares issued by the Company.
11. Shareholders' equity
Dividend
On 30 June 2020, the General Meeting of the Company resolved to distribute the net profit of the Company for year 2019 in the amount of PLN 17,414 thousands in a following way:
- to allocate for the dividend payment to the shareholders of the Company the amount of PLN 0.06 (six groszy) per share, with the total amount depending on the number of own shares (where there is no right to dividend) held by the Company on the dividend record date and such total amount not exceeding, in any case, PLN 9,787 thousands,
- to allocate the remaining portion of the net profit of the Company for year 2019 in amount of PLN 7,627 thousand to retained earnings of the Company.
The dividend in the total amount of PLN 9,787 thousand was paid on 24 August 2020.
There are no restrictions regarding dividend payments, future dividends may be proposed and paid
During the year ended 31 December 2019, a dividend out of retained earnings reserve (i.e. dividend) in the amount of PLN 9,820 thousand which represents PLN 0.06 per ordinary share, was distributed (paid on 25 June 2019).
12. Bond loans, loans from subsidiaries
| Bonds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
| In thousands of Polish Zloty (PLN) | |||
| Opening balance | 187,969 | 205,547 | |
| Repayment of bond loans | (57,142) | (50,000) | |
| Proceeds from bond loans | 100,000 | 32,317 | |
| Issue cost | (1,636) | (757) | |
| Issue cost amortization | 783 | 854 | |
| Accrued interest | 8,429 | 10,351 | |
| Interest repayment | (8,331) | (10,343) | |
| Total closing balance | 230,072 | 187,969 | |
| Closing balance includes: | |||
| Current liabilities | 54,690 | 36,891 | |
| Non-current liabilities | 175,382 | 151,078 | |
| Total Closing balance | 230,072 | 187,969 |
On 25 February 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 10,000 series M bonds with total nominal value of PLN 10,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series M amounted to nil.
On 29 July 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 15,000 series Q bonds with total nominal value of PLN 15,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series Q amounted to nil.
On 18 August 2020, the Company repaid all outstanding 10,000 series P bonds with total nominal value of PLN 10,000 thousand. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series P amounted to nil.
In October 2020, the Company signed the final agreement for the purchase for early redemption of all outstanding 20,000 series S bonds with total nominal value of PLN 20 million. After this repayment, the total number of outstanding bonds series S amounted to nil.
On 2 October 2020 the Company issued 100,000 series V non-secured bonds with a nominal value and issue price of PLN 1 thousand per Bond and an aggregate nominal value and issue price of PLN 100.0 million.
12. Bond loans, loans from subsidiaries
Bonds
Together with issuance of series V bonds the Company purchased for redemption series R bonds with a value of PLN 2,141 thousand from the bondholder who purchased the Bonds for the same amount. After this repayment the total amount of outstanding series R bonds amounted to 47,859 thousand. As at 31 December 2020 and as at 31 December 2019 all covenants on bond loans are met. More details on bonds are presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Note 26.
Loans from subsidiaries
Loans as at 31 December 2020:
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Currency | Nominal interest rate |
Year of maturity |
Capital | Accrued interest |
Carrying value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | 6.00% | 2021 | - | 3,309 | 3,309 |
| Construction | PLN | 5.79% | 2024 | 2,065 | 190 | 2,255 |
| Ronson Development Finco | PLN | 6.00% | 2024 | 9,800 | 214 | 10,014 |
| Total loans granted to Subsidiaries | 11,865 | 3,714 | 15,579 |
As at 31 December 2019 the Company had only loan from Finco in amount of PLN 3,309 thousand.
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | |||
| Opening balance | 3,309 | 3,309 | |
| Loans received | 24,600 | - | |
| Loans repayment during the year | (12,735) | - | |
| Accrued interest | 405 | - | |
| Total closing balance | 15,579 | 3,309 | |
| Closing balance includes: | |||
| Current liabilities | 3,309 | 3,309 | |
| Non-current liabilities | 12,269 | - | |
| Total closing balance | 15,579 | 3,309 | |
13. Trade and other payables and accrued expenses
| As at 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Trade payables and accrued expenses | 1,670 | 1,431 |
| Total trade and other payables and accrued expenses | 1,670 | 1,431 |
14. Commitments and contingencies
Nova Królikarnia transaction
As part of the Nova Królikarnia acquisition, the Company (through its subsidiary) and Global City Holdings B.V. ("GCH") have concluded call option agreements for a total value of PLN 78.9 million, under which the Company has been granted three call options with respect to the shares in the eight other project companies holding the remaining stages of the Nova Królikarnia project. The last option was executed in April 2020. The exercise of the three call options will allow the Company to develop 161 units with an aggregate floor space of approximately 21,500 m2 .
Certain fees in the maximum amount of PLN 11.9 million were due by the Company if the Company does not exercise all three call options within certain deadlines. However, the fees were reduced proportionally to the extent options have been exercised. As at the 31 December 2020, as the result of all call options having been exercised, the amount of the fee contingency decreased to nil.
Guarantees provided by the Company
As at 31 December 2020 there were no sureties with respect to the construction loans contracts granted by the Company. The table below present sureties that were provided by the Company as at 31 December 2019 to banks with respect to the construction loan contacts signed by the Company's subsidiaries:
| Entity name In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
Sureties up to the amount of |
Amount as at 31 December 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Santander Bank Polska S.A. | 29,857 | 4,881 |
| Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. | 1,965 | 1,965 |
| Total | 31,822 | 6,846 |
15. Related party transactions
During the financial years ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, respectively, there were no transactions between the Company on the one hand, and its shareholders, their affiliates and other related parties which would qualify as not being at arm's length.
The Company's related party transactions included primarily investment in subsidiaries, dividends received; loans granted and received revenues from consulting services and remuneration of Management and Supervisory Board Members. Details on the transactions are presented in these financial statements.
For further information on related party transactions reference is made to Note 35 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
16. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
The Company on standalone basis and as a parent to Ronson Group is exposed to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, price risk and interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group's overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on the Group's financial performance. The Management Board reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks on the consolidated level. For a description of the Group's financial risk management, objectives and policies reference is made to Note 36 of the Consolidated Financial Statements. Details regarding the financial risk factors in relation to the Company are described below.
The Company's principal financial instruments comprise cash balances, bond loans, loans granted, trade receivables and trade payables. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to manage the Company's liquidity and to raise finance for the Company's and Group's operations. The Company and the Group does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge currency or interest rate risks arising from the Company's or Group's operations and its sources of finance. It is, and has been throughout the year ended 31 December 2020 and 2019, the Company's and Group's policy that no trading in (derivative) financial instruments shall be undertaken.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counter party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and loans granted to subsidiaries. The carrying amounts of the financial assets represent the maximum credit risk exposure.
The Company does not expect any counter parties to fail in meeting their obligations. In particular with respect to the loans granted to subsidiaries, the Company as a parent, is able to monitor on ongoing basis the financial standing of counter parties. All loans granted were determined as low credit risk instruments at initial recognition and with respect to none loan the credit risk has increased. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents in financial institutions with high credit ratings. Management does not expect any counterparty to fail to meet its obligations. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Group's customer base, primarily related parties and past history confirm recoverability of amounts due. Given such characteristics of the financial instruments the Management estimates that credit risk loss allowance with respect to all financial instruments, including primarily loans granted, is immaterial.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates and interest rates will affect the Company's income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments, such as bond loans, bank loans, cash and cash equivalents. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing return.
(i) Foreign currency risk
The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk on receivables and payables denominated in a currency other than PLN to a limited extent only. As at 31 December 2020 and 2019, trade receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies were insignificant.
(ii) Price risk
The Company's exposure to marketable and non-marketable securities price risk does not exists because the Company has not invested in securities as at 31 December 2020 and 2019.
16. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
Market risk
(iii) Interest rate risk
Except for bonds series P amounting to PLN 10.0 million, the Company did not enter into any fixed-rate borrowings transaction. All bonds series P were repaid during 2020. The Group's variable-rate borrowings are exposed to a risk of change in cash flows due to changes in interest rates. The Company's risk is offset by loans granted, which terms and conditions reflects terms and conditions of bond loans received. Short-term receivables and payables are not exposed to interest rate risk.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company's approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company's or Group's reputation.
The Company's liquidity risk is managed with respect to the Group's risk using a recurring liquidity planning tool. This tool considers the maturity of both its financial investments and financial assets (e.g. accounts receivable, other financial assets) and projected cash flows from operations. The Group's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of bank overdrafts, bank loans and bond loans.
Effective interest rates and liquidity risk analysis
| As at 31 December 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
Note | Average effective interest rate |
Total | 6 months or less |
6-12 months |
1-2 years | 2-5 years | More than 5 years |
| Fixed rate instruments | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0.00% | 27,152 | 27,152 | - | - | - | - | |
| Loans from subsidiaries | 12 | 5.79-6.00% | (15,579) | (3,309) | - | - | (12,269) | - |
| Loans granted to subsidiaries | 10 | 6.00% | 307 | - | - | 307 | - | - |
| Variable rate instruments | Wibor 6M + 2.85%- | |||||||
| Floating rate bonds | 12 | 4.30% | (230,072) | (54,640) | - | (116,345) | (59,087) | - |
| Loans granted to subsidiaries | 10 | Wibor 6M + 4.00% | 160,039 | - | - | 53,399 | 106,641 | - |
| As at 31 December 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) |
Note | Average effective interest rate |
Total | 6 months or less |
6-12 months |
1-2 years | 2-5 years | More than 5 years |
| Fixed rate instruments | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0.00% | 7,173 | 7,173 | - | - | - | - | |
| Bonds | 12 | 5.25% | (10,032) | (62) | (9,970) | - | - | - |
| Loans from subsidiaries | 12 | 6.00% | (3,309) | - | (3,309) | - | - | - |
| Loans granted to subsidiaries | 10 | 5.75-6.00% | 14,032 | - | 14,032 | - | - | - |
| Variable rate instruments Floating rate bonds |
12 | Wibor 6M + 2.85%- 4.00% |
(177,937) | (11,897) | (14,962) | (74,434) | (76,644) | - |
| Wibor 6M + 3.90%- | ||||||||
| Loans granted to subsidiaries | 10 | 4.15% | 99,797 | 10,191 | - | 6,069 | 83,537 | - |
16. Financial risk management, objectives and policies
Liquidity risk
Effective interest rates and liquidity risk analysis
| 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | Increase by 1% | decrease by 1% | Increase by 1% | decrease by 1% | ||
| Income statement | ||||||
| Variable interest rate assets | - | - | - | - | ||
| Variable interest rate liabilities | (767) | 767 | (593) | 593 | ||
| Total | (767) | 767 | (593) | 593 | ||
| Net assets | ||||||
| Variable interest rate assets | - | - | - | - | ||
| Variable interest rate liabilities | (767) | 767 | (593) | 593 | ||
| Total | (767) | 767 | (593) | 593 |
17. Information about agreed-upon engagements of the Company's auditor
Information about audit agreements and the values from those agreements is disclosed below:
| For the year ended 31 December | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| In thousands of Polish Zlotys (PLN) | ||
| Audit and review remuneration | 460 | 461 |
| Other services | 46 | - |
| Audit remuneration for prior periods | - | 56 |
| Reimbursed audit review costs (1) | (127) | (73) |
| Total remuneration for the expense of the Company | 379 | 444 |
(1) Costs in respect of the audit review of the Company's first and third quarter reports have been reimbursed in 50% to Main Company's shareholder. For an explanation reference is made to Note 35 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (under 'Other').
18. Proposed profit appropriation
The Management Board, in line with the prevailing dividend policy, will evaluate the possibility to recommend to the Ordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2020 to distribute the dividend for year 2020, after the examination of the current and expected balance sheet of the Company, expected operating, financial and cash-flow position of the Company and taking into consideration: (i) the close observance of all balancesheet linked debt covenants, (ii) ability of future repayment of debts, (iii) financial needs of the Company aiming to be ranked amongst leading residential developers and (iv) changing market environment.
19. Other events during the financial year
Share buyback program
As at 31 December 2020, the Company held 1,489,235 own shares (0.91%). For more information please refer to Note 11.
Changes in the Management and Supervisory Board
On 20 December 2019, Mr Rami Geris submitted his resignation as Finance Vice President and as member of the Management Board of the Company with effective date as of 31 January 2020.
On 16 January 2020, the Supervisory Board of the Company appointed Mr Yaron Shama to the position of member of the Management Board of the Company and Finance Vice President as of 1 February 2020 for a fiveyear joint term of office of the Management Board, which commenced on 1 April 2019.
19. Other events during the financial year
Other events
On 2 April 2020, the Annual Shareholders Meeting of Ronson Development Construction Sp. z o.o. decided that the profit for the financial year 2019 in the net amount of PLN 12.7 million shall be allocated to dividend payment. The Company had an obligation against Ronson Development Construction Sp. z o.o. for intercompany loan in amount of PLN 14.9 million. The parties agreed that the Company repay PLN 12.7 million of intercompany loan received. The parties made a deduction of mentioned amounts and as a result of which these obligations were cancelled mutually. As a result the Company still has loan in the amount of PLN 2.2 million left to repay.
On 7 April 2020, the Management Board of Ronson Development Construction Sp. z o. o. decided to pay to the Company the advance towards the expected dividend from the profit for 2020 in the amount of PLN 22.0 million. The advance was already paid on 7 April 2020.
COVID - 19
During the period of 12 months ended on 31 December 2020, like the rest of Poland and the world, the Company was facing a challenging period in which the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak was a risk in terms of operations of the Company as well as its effect on the business environment in which the Company is operating.
The Company identifies few areas of business risks which could significantly influence the Company's shortand long-term operational activity. The following aspects have been recognised and have been the focus of the Management Board efforts to minimise their effect on the Company's operations:
- potential decrease in Company's sales due to lower demand, as a result of tightening the accessibility to mortgages from banks or increase of unemployment;
- potential risk of delay in completing the Company's projects (on time or on budget), which could be caused by shortage of construction personal, shortage of raw materials or prolongation of administrative procedures and delays with obtaining building permits and occupancy permits;
- potential problems with obtaining bank financing for the Company or issuance of bonds for further development of the Company projects and land bank;
- all of the above could potentially affect the company cash standing and liquidity;
- potential effect on the covenants requirements to our bond's holders.
The above points were monitored on a daily basis by the Management Board of the Company, together with the hard work of the Company's employees. During this period the Management Board adopted and implemented counter measuring precautions in order to address each of the above potential risk.
As a result, the current cash position of the company and its financial standing was stable and unaffected by the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The Company maintain very good net debts to equity ratios which are very important factors to our investors and bond's holders.
The sale results of the Company during the pandemic period reached to 918 units (which is a new record in the company history), outperform the Company expectations and projections for this year and significantly better than the results in year 2019. The Company delivered a record high number of units during 2020 reaching to 966 units comparing to 658 units in 2019.
The Company managed also to issue bond in the amount of PLN 100 million which was exceeding the Company initial requirements and show the trust of our investors and bond holders in the Company and in its activity.
The Company did not have any problem with obtaining bank financing to its on-going projects if such would be needed.
19. Other events during the financial year
COVID - 19
During 2020, the Company signed number of final purchase agreements and entered into numbers of preliminary purchase agreements securing a purchase of plots in order to secure its midterm and long term operations.
The Company managed to obtain on time, in most of its project, all the administrative permits including building permits and occupancy permits which are vital for its daily operations.
The Management Board is aware of the fact that although the good results presented by the Company in the year 2020, there is still uncertainty prevailing in Poland due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Management Board will continue monitoring the situation on an on-going basis, and adopt further actions, if necessary, in order to reduce as much as it is possible the effect of the COVID-19 on the company operations and strategy.
20. Subsequent events
Buy-back of own shares
From 31 December 2020 until 9 March 2021, the Company acquired 78,719 own shares for a total price of PLN 118.3 thousand. As at 9 March 2021, the Company held 1,567,954 own shares representing 0.96% of total shares issued by the Company.
Bond loans and loans from subsidiaries
On 1 February 2021, the Company repaid 15% of outstanding series U bonds with value of PLN 4,848 thousand. After this repayment, the nominal value was set as PLN 850 per bond and the total amount of outstanding series U bonds amounted to PLN 27,469 thousand.
The Management Board
Boaz Haim Yaron Shama
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President of the Management Board Vicepresident of the Management Board, CFO
____________________ ____________________ Andrzej Gutowski Alon Haver Vicepresident of the Management Board, Member of the Management Board Sales and Marketing Director
Anna Rzeczkowska person responsible for preparation of financial statements
Warsaw, 10 March 2021
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