Pallet-Management-Services - AFM
Pallet-Management-Services - AFM
Pallet-Management-Services - AFM
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The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts, which the<br />
Company reserves for and updates based on its best estimates<br />
of potentially uncollectible accounts, consists of the following:<br />
US $ in thousands Year ended December 31,<br />
2006 2005<br />
Beginning balance 6,089 5,765<br />
Write-offs (2,543) (1,821)<br />
Additional provisions 782 2,705<br />
Increase (decrease) due to foreign exchange translation 492 (641)<br />
Other 115 81<br />
Ending balance 4,935 6,089<br />
Inventories<br />
The major components of <strong>Pallet</strong>-<strong>Management</strong>-<strong>Services</strong><br />
inventories are as follows:<br />
US $ in thousands As of December 31,<br />
2006 2005<br />
Raw materials (at cost) 5,912 6,572<br />
Finished goods (at cost) 7,782 7,069<br />
Total inventories 13,694 13,641<br />
Other current assets<br />
The major component of other current assets is European valueadded<br />
tax receivables, which have a balance of US $10.5 million<br />
(2005: US $7.8 million). Due to the short maturity the book<br />
value approximates the fair value.<br />
Provisions<br />
US $ in thousands Employee<br />
bonus<br />
Legal<br />
contingencies<br />
Self- insurance<br />
reserves<br />
Discontinued<br />
operations<br />
Restructuring Professional<br />
fees<br />
Beginning balance 8,141 1,629 2,975 2,249 417 299 15,710<br />
Arising during the year 2,687 – 9,754 682 – 8,572 21,695<br />
Utilized (8,557) (1,357) (8,667) (1,491) – (6,934) (27,006)<br />
Unused amounts reversed (660) – – – (185) – (845)<br />
Exchange adjustments 247 118 – – 27 – 392<br />
Ending balance 1,858 390 4,062 1,440 259 1,937 9,946<br />
The employee bonus for 2006 will be paid during March and<br />
April 2007.<br />
See Notes to commitments and contingencies for a brief<br />
description of provisions for legal contingencies, insurance and<br />
discontinued operations.<br />
A provision of US $0.3 million is recognized for reconstruction of<br />
a closed washing depot in Europe.<br />
| FINANCIAL REPORTING | NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |<br />
Total<br />
Refundable deposit<br />
The Company accrues Euro 1.50 for each European RPC in<br />
circulation. The carrying amount of the refundable deposit is US<br />
$117.4 million as of December 31, 2006 (US $120.2 million as<br />
of December 31, 2005) and is based on the assumption that all<br />
RPCs in circulation will be recollected.<br />
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