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Terma A/S Annual Report 2010/11

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Company has a legal or constructive<br />

obligation to cover a negative net asset<br />

value which exceeds the amount owed<br />

in a subsidiary, the remaining amount is<br />

recognized under provisions.<br />

Net revaluation of equity interests in<br />

subsidiaries is shown as a reserve for<br />

net revaluation according to the equity<br />

method under equity to the extent that<br />

the carrying value exceeds the cost.<br />

Subsidiary dividends that are expected<br />

to be adopted prior to the approval of<br />

the Parent Company <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />

are not entered into the reserve for net<br />

revaluation.<br />

On acquisition of subsidiaries, the<br />

purchase method is applied, cf.<br />

Consolidated Financial Statements above.<br />

Impairment of Assets<br />

The carrying value of intangibles and<br />

property, plant, and equipment as well<br />

as equity interests in subsidiaries are<br />

assessed annually for indications of<br />

impairment in addition to amortization and<br />

depreciation.<br />

If indications of impairments exist,<br />

impairment tests are conducted relative<br />

to the individual asset or groups of assets,<br />

respectively. Assets are written down to<br />

the recoverable amount if this is lower<br />

than the carrying value.<br />

The recoverable amount of an asset is the<br />

higher of the asset’s value in use and its<br />

selling price. The value in use is calculated<br />

as the present value of the expected net<br />

cash flows from the use of the asset or<br />

groups of assets and the expected net cash<br />

flows from the sale of the asset or groups<br />

of assets at the end of the useful life.<br />

Inventories<br />

Inventories are measured at cost in<br />

accordance with the FIFO method. Where<br />

the net realizable value is lower than the<br />

cost, inventories are written down to this<br />

lower value. Cost comprises purchase<br />

price plus delivery costs.<br />

Finished goods and work in process are<br />

measured at cost, comprising the cost of<br />

raw materials, consumables, direct wages<br />

and salaries, and indirect production<br />

costs. Indirect production costs comprise<br />

indirect materials and wages and<br />

salaries as well as maintenance and<br />

depreciation of production machinery,<br />

buildings, and equipment as well as<br />

factory administration and management.<br />

Borrowing costs are not included in the<br />

cost.<br />

The net realizable value of inventories is<br />

calculated as the sales amount less costs<br />

of completion and costs necessary to<br />

make the sale, and is determined taking<br />

into account marketability, obsolescence,<br />

and development in expected sales price.<br />

Receivables<br />

Receivables are measured at amortized<br />

cost. Write-down is made to meet<br />

expected losses.<br />

Construction Contracts<br />

Construction contracts are measured at the<br />

sales price of the work performed. The sales<br />

price is measured on the basis of the stage<br />

of completion at the Balance Sheet date and<br />

total expected income from the individual<br />

contract work. When the sales price of a<br />

contract cannot be measured reliably, the<br />

sales price is measured at the costs incurred<br />

or at net realizable value, if this is lower.<br />

The individual construction contract is<br />

recognized in the Balance Sheet under either<br />

receivables or liabilities, depending on the net<br />

amount of the sales price less prepayments.<br />

Net assets are constituted by the sum of the<br />

construction contracts where the sales price<br />

of the work performed exceeds the amount<br />

which has been invoiced on account. Net<br />

liabilities are constituted by the sum of the<br />

construction contracts where the amount<br />

which has been invoiced on account exceeds<br />

the sales price.<br />

Sales costs and costs incurred in securing<br />

contracts are recognized in the Statement of<br />

Income when incurred.<br />

Prepayments and Deferred Charges<br />

Prepayments and deferred charges,<br />

recognized under current assets, comprise<br />

costs incurred concerning subsequent<br />

fiscal years.<br />

Equity – Dividends<br />

Dividends are recognized as a liability<br />

at the date when they are adopted at<br />

the annual general meeting (time of<br />

announcement). The expected dividend<br />

payment for the year is disclosed as a<br />

separate item under equity.<br />

Current Tax and Deferred Tax<br />

According to the joint taxation method,<br />

as the administrative company, Thrige<br />

Holding A/S assumes the liability to the<br />

tax authorities for the corporate tax of<br />

the Danish subsidiaries, concurrently<br />

with the subsidiaries paying their joint tax<br />

contribution.<br />

Current tax payable and receivable is<br />

recognized in the Balance Sheet as tax<br />

calculated on the taxable income for<br />

the year, adjusted for tax on the taxable<br />

income of previous years, and for tax paid<br />

on account.<br />

Payable and receivable joint tax<br />

contributions are recognized in the<br />

Balance Sheet under balances for the<br />

Parent Company.<br />

Accounting Policies<br />

Deferred tax is measured under the<br />

Balance Sheet liability method on all<br />

temporary differences between the<br />

carrying value and the tax base of assets<br />

and liabilities. However, deferred tax is<br />

not recognized on temporary differences<br />

relative to amortization of goodwill<br />

disallowed for tax purposes and other<br />

items where temporary differences –<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>11</strong> 21

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