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Annual report (20-F) - Ono

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Group only records profits realized at the year end, while foreseeable risks and potential losses are<br />

recorded as soon as they are identified.<br />

Revenues are derived, mainly, from the sale of telecommunications and cable television services to<br />

residential and business customers and from network interconnection with other operators. Such<br />

revenues are recognized only when persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, the related services<br />

have been rendered, the sales price to the customer is fixed and determinable and collectibility is<br />

reasonably assured.<br />

4. Short term investments<br />

Euro thousand<br />

<strong>20</strong>04 <strong>20</strong>03<br />

Short term investments in subsidiaries (1) 2 <strong>20</strong>2 2 <strong>20</strong>2<br />

Margin calls under swap agreements — 19 556<br />

Option — 4 349<br />

Other short term investments 9 475 5 197<br />

Provisions (2 <strong>20</strong>2) (6 551)<br />

Total short term investments, net 9 475 24 753<br />

(1) Investments in Madrid Sistemas del Cable, S.A. and Sevilla Sistemas del Cable, S.A. are excluded<br />

from consolidation and fully provided for as of December 31, <strong>20</strong>04 and <strong>20</strong>03.<br />

a) Margin calls under swap agreements<br />

According to the swap agreements subscribed in prior years, under certain circumstances the Group was<br />

committed to advance margin calls to its swap counterparties.<br />

As of December 31, <strong>20</strong>03 the balance of margin calls made amounted to euro 19.6 million. The<br />

agreements expired in April <strong>20</strong>04 and therefore the advance payments were cancelled (see note 13).<br />

b) Option<br />

In June <strong>20</strong>03 the Group purchased a euro call / USD put option with the strike at USD 1.1729 per euro<br />

1.00 on April 29, <strong>20</strong>04 to cap the potential cash loss that the Group could face on maturity of the crosscurrency<br />

swap agreements. As of December 31, <strong>20</strong>03 the remaining portion of the option was euro 4.3<br />

million, which was fully provided for according to its market value. In April <strong>20</strong>04 this option was paid off<br />

on maturity (see note 13).<br />

c) Other short term investments<br />

It mainly comprises short term cash deposits as guarantee of part of the state subsidies (see note 11.e).<br />

5. Accounts receivable<br />

Euro thousand<br />

<strong>20</strong>04 <strong>20</strong>03<br />

Receivables from related parties (see note <strong>20</strong>) 1 995 841<br />

Accounts receivable and other debtors 46 866 57 242<br />

Tax receivables (see note 18) 18 524 25 228<br />

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (13 243) (30 451)<br />

Total accounts receivable, net 54 142 52 860<br />

F-11

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