NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | Note 8

8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 

Financial instruments by category

  Group  
Financial assets by category At
amortised
cost
R'000
 
Year ended 30 June 2020
Unlisted investments (Note 13) 3 711  
Trade and other receivables excluding prepayments (Note 8.2) 464 436  
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 8.3) 177 680  
645 827  
Year ended 30 June 2019
Trade and other receivables excluding prepayments (Note 8.2) 400 348  
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 8.3) 265 296  
665 644  

 

  Group  
Financial assets by category At
amortised
cost
R'000
 
Year ended 30 June 2020
Trade and other receivables excluding prepayments (Note 8.2) 129  
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 8.3) 1 934  
2 063  
Year ended 30 June 2019
Loan to group company* (Note 8.7) 126 792  
Trade and other receivables (Note 8.2) 184  
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 8.3) 10 316  
137 292  
* The loan is unsecured and has no fixed repayment terms. Interest is charged at prime rate.
  Group
Financial liabilities by category Liabilities at
FVTPL
R'000
At
amortised
cost
R'000
Total
R'000
Year ended 30 June 2020
Lease liability (Note 8.6)   278 282   278 282  
Borrowings (Note 8.5)   386 311   386 311  
Trade and other payables excluding non-financial liabilities (Note 8.4)   361 486   361 486  
Year ended 30 June 2019
Lease liability (Note 8.6)   322 655   322 655  
Borrowings (Note 8.5)   491 566   491 566  
Trade and other payables excluding non-financial liabilities (Note 8.4)   406 230   406 230  
Deferred payment 7 335     7 335  

 

  Group
Financial liabilities by category Liabilities at
FVTPL
R'000
At
amortised
cost
R'000
Total
R'000
Year ended 30 June 2020
Loan from group company   9 767   9 767  
Trade and other payables excluding non-financial liabilities (Note 8.4)   6 766   6 766  
    16 533   16 533  
Year ended 30 June 2019
Trade and other payables excluding non-financial liabilities (Note 8.4)   7 690   7 690  
8.1 Trade receivables
 
   Group 
Ageing of trade and other receivables  Current 
R'000 
  30 days 
R'000 
  60 days 
R'000 
  90+ days 
R'000 
  Total 
R'000 
 
June 2020                     
Gross trade debtors  285 942     70 606     15 436     76 890     448 874    
Expected credit losses  (2 556)    (230)    (497)    (31 979)    (35 262)   
Net trade debtors  283 386     70 376     14 939     44 911     413 612    
Past due but no expected credit loss  –     –     14 939     44 911     59 850    
Other receivables  2 837     3 278     –     –     6 115    
Sundry debtors  36 872     743     –     –     37 615    
Deposits  –     –     –     7 094     7 094    
June 2019                     
Gross trade debtors  298 415     51 389     12 733     31 361     393 898    
Expected credit losses  –     –     –     (30 041)    (30 041)   
Net trade debtors  298 415     51 389     12 733     1 320     363 857    
Past due but no expected credit loss  –     51 389     12 733     2 348     66 470    
Other receivables  618     52     1 187     222     2 079    

Disclosure of trade debtors

      Group     Company    
   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
  
Gross trade debtors     448 874     393 898     –     –    
Loss allowance for trade receivables as below      (35 262)     (30 041)     –      –     
Net trade debtors      413 612      363 857      –      –     

Movement in the loss allowance for trade and other receivables are as follows:

      Group     Company    
   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
  
At the beginning of the year   30 041   24 800          
Increase in loss allowance recognised in profit or loss during the year    5 221    2 423    –     –    
Amounts restated through opening retained earnings         2 818     –      –     
At the end of the year      35 262     30 041     –      –     

The Group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring ECL which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all the trade receivables.

To measure the ECL, trade receivables have been grouped based on the shared credit risk characteristics and the days past due.

The expected loss rates are based on the payment profiles of sales over a period of 36 months before 30 June 2020 and the corresponding historical credit losses experienced within this period. The historical loss rate has been adjusted to reflect current and forward looking information on macroeconomic factors affecting the ability of the customers to settle the receivables. The Group has identified the GDP rate, inflation rate and average prime lending rate to be the most relevant forward looking factors.

The Group has assessed the impact of the COVID-19 on expected further payments and deemed the impact to be immaterial for the following reasons:

  • The Group's debtors have been historically good payers with minimal provisions and write-offs experienced;
  • The Group entities' largest customers are medical aid schemes and payment is made within agreed payment period; and
  • The Group entities have continued operating under the respective lockdown regulation, contracts with customers have not been affected and contractual conditions have been met with no impact.
8.2 Trade and other receivables
 
      Group     Company    
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
  
Trade debtors   413 612   363 857      
Sundry debtors   37 615   30 488   129   184  
Prepayments*   39 899   131 146   80    
Deposits    7 094    3 925         
Other receivables     6 115     2 079            
Total trade and other receivables      504 335     531 494     209     184    
* Prepayments are not financial instruments but are included in trade and other receivables.

All receivables are current. The carrying amounts of all trade and other receivables approximate fair value due to the short- term nature of the receivables, hence the impact of discounting is immaterial.

8.3 Cash and cash equivalents
 
      Group     Company    
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
  
Cash at bank and short-term deposits          
Ba1 – FNB Limited   16 330   20 083      
AA – Bank Windhoek Limited   18 691   20 837      
Ba1 – Nedbank Limited*   138 624   217 729   1 934   10 181  
Baa3 – Standard Bank Limited**   1 800   4 228      
BBB+ – Sasfin Limited*   93   223     135  
zaA+ – Sanlam Limited    2 142    2 196         
Total cash at bank and short-term bank deposits     177 680     265 296     1 934     10 316    
* The ratings from "AA" to "CCC" may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
** Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

The ratings for Nedbank Limited, FNB Limited and Standard Bank Limited were obtained from Moody's.

The ratings for Sasfin Limited and Bank Windhoek Limited were obtained from Global Credit Rating Company.

The rating for Sanlam Limited was obtained from Standard & Poor's.

The rating scores are based on the following broad investment grade definitions:

AA Very high credit quality relative to other issuers or obligations in the same country. Protection factors are very strong. Adverse changes in business, economic or financial conditions would increase investment risk although not significantly.
Baa Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
BBB Adequate protection factors relative to other issuers or obligators in the same country. However, there is considerable variability in risk during economic cycles.
Ba1 Obligations rated Ba1 signify higher degrees of default risk.
      Group     Company    
   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
  
Cash    127 944    193 852    1 934    10 181   
Short term deposits*     49 736     71 444         135    
      177 680     265 296     1 934     10 316    
* Short-term deposits relate to cash at the year-end deposited into specific bank accounts.

While cash and cash equivalents are also subject to the impairment requirements of IFRS 9, the identified impairment loss was immaterial.

8.4 Trade and other payables
 
      Group     Company    
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
  
Trade payables*   234 237   278 163   69   22  
Payroll creditors   19 726   34 786      
Accruals   57 322   57 897   27   (20)  
Shareholders for dividends   6 153   5 483   4 089   3 359  
Other payables*   44 048   29 901   2 581   4 329  
Provisions   8 376   9 606   911   785  
Total trade and other payables    369 862    415 836    7 677    8 475   
* All trade and other payables are current and are expected to be settled within the next 12 months. The carrying values at the year-end approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of the payables, hence the impact of discounting is immaterial.
8.5 Borrowings
 
      Group     Company    
   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
  
Nedbank facility (1 year +)    266 311    371 566         
Nedbank facility (0 – 1 year)     120 000     120 000            
      386 311     491 566            

Movement in borrowings are as follows:

   2020 
R'000 
   2019 
R'000
 
  
At the beginning of the period   491 566    –   
Borrowings acquired during the period   50 000    550 000   
Interest accrued    41 319     12 813    
Borrowings repaid     (196 574)     (71 247)    
Balance at the end of the year     386 311      491 566     

Compliance with loan covenants

During the prior period, Nedbank issued a revolving loan facility totalling R900 million (of which R386 million has been utilised) to the Group of which amounts shall be applied to funding the working capital and general corporate requirements of the Group. The rate of interest on the loan for each interest period is the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of the applicable margin and Johannesburg Inter-bank Average Rate (JIBAR).

The financial condition to the Nedbank facility is for the Group to ensure that net debt to EBITDA in respect of any relevant period shall not exceed 2.5:1 times and interest cover in respect of any relevant period shall not be less than 4:1 (refer to Note 3 (v)).

8.6 Lease liability
 
      Group     Company    
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
  
Non-current liabilities   181 427   261 104      
Current liabilities   96 855   61 551      
   278 282    322 655         

Movement in lease liability are as follows:

      Group    
   June 2020 
R’000 
   June 2019 
R’000 
  
At the beginning of the period   322 655    –   
Lease liability recognised per IFRS 16   13 870    385 307   
Interest accrued   27 886    31 822   
Lease payments made   (86 129)   (94 474)  
Balance at the end of the year   278 282    322 655    
8.7 Loans to/(from) group company
 

Loans to/(from) group company comprise the following balances:

      Group     Company    
   2020
R'000
   2019
R'000
   2020 
R'000 
   2019
R'000
  
AfroCentric Health Proprietary Limited       (9 767)   126 792  
The loan is unsecured, bears interest and has no fixed terms of repayment.                  
Current assets       –    126 792  
Current liabilities       (9 767)    
      (9 767)   126 792   
8.8 Financial assets
 

Financial assets at FVTPL

In the current year the Company and Group disinvested, resulting in no investments being held at year-end. In the prior financial year the Company and Group had funds in the following investments, namely:

  • STANLIB Extra Income Fund;
  • NedGroup Core Income Fund;
  • Coronation Strategic Income fund; and
  • Prescient Income Property Fund.
(i) Classification to FVTPL
 

Investment in AAR Insurance Kenya was reclassified from available for sale to financial assets at FVTPL upon adoption of IFRS 9 on 1 July 2018.

On adoption of IFRS 9 on 1 July 2018, there were no related fair value gains to transfer from the available-for-sale financial assets reserve to retained earnings.

   Group and Company   
  Opening 
fair 
value 
R’000 
Fair value 
gains and 
losses 
R’000 
Disposals/ 
transfer to 
short term 
R’000 
Closing
fair
value
R’000
 
2020          
Investment in AAR Insurance Kenya –  –  –    
2019           
Non-current assets          
Collective investment scheme 65 028  –  (65 028) –    
Investment in AAR Insurance Kenya 9 000  (9 000) –  –    
  74 028  (9 000) (65 028) –    
Current assets          
Collective investment scheme 152 250  152 250   
  152 250  152 250    
   

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | Note 8