ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - Gorenje Group
ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - Gorenje Group
ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - Gorenje Group
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110<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
Other employee benefits expense includes vacation bonuses, meal allowances, commuting allowances,<br />
retirement benefits and jubilee premiums, in compliance with the national labour legislation<br />
and the company’s internal regulations.<br />
Number of employees by division At 31 December Average<br />
<strong>2008</strong> 2007 <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Home Appliances Division 9,306 9,381 9,384 9,465<br />
Other divisions 2,017 2,029 2,048 1,991<br />
Total 11,323 11,410 11,432 11,456<br />
Note 17 – Amortisation and depreciation expense<br />
57,121 TEUR<br />
in TEUR <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Amortisation of intangible assets 5,221 3,423<br />
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 51,900 49,788<br />
Total 57,121 53,211<br />
Note 18 – Other operating expenses<br />
19,047 TEUR<br />
in TEUR <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Write-down of inventories to net realisable value 1,727 2,767<br />
Impairment, disposal of assets 565 1,030<br />
Other taxes and charges 3,687 2,589<br />
Other expenses 13,068 11,413<br />
Total 19,047 17,799<br />
Other taxes and charges include charges for the use of building plot, water charge, environmental<br />
taxes, membership fees in mandatory associations, and other mandatory taxes and charges.<br />
Other expenses include expenditure on environmental protection, of which the majority under the<br />
Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, scholarships expense, and compensation<br />
in damages.<br />
Note 19 – Net finance expense<br />
Finance income<br />
21,420 TEUR<br />
19,603 TEUR<br />
in TEUR <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Dividend income from available-for-sale investments 1,048 1,693<br />
Interest income 3,885 3,831<br />
Income from interest rate swap transactions 2,048 741<br />
Change in fair value of interest rate swap 327 124<br />
Gain on disposal of companies 3,382 478<br />
Gain on disposal of available-for-sale investments 4,066 7,390<br />
Income from forward exchange transactions 1,285 397<br />
Change in fair value of forward exchange transactions 2,821 0<br />
Other finance income 741 3,801<br />
Total 19,603 18,455<br />
Finance expense<br />
41,023 TEUR<br />
in TEUR <strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />
Interest expense 25,296 19,665<br />
Expense for net foreign exchange differences 4,486 654<br />
Expense for forward exchange transactions 1,267 1,523<br />
Change in fair value of forward exchange transactions 0 1,104<br />
Impairment loss on available-for-sale investments 5,012 95<br />
Other finance 4,962 5,668<br />
Total 41,023 28,709