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Annual Report 2010 - SBM Offshore

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Financial Review / Financial Statements <strong>2010</strong><br />

realisable value. Cost is determined using the first-in<br />

first-out method. Net realisable value is the estimated<br />

selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the<br />

estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.<br />

Inventories comprise semi-finished products, finished<br />

products and spare parts. Semi-finished and finished<br />

products are valued at cost including attributable overhead.<br />

Spare parts are stated at the lower of purchase<br />

price and market value.<br />

Construction work in progress<br />

Construction work in progress is stated at cost plus<br />

profit recognised to date less a provision for foreseeable<br />

losses and less invoiced instalments. Cost includes<br />

all expenditures related directly to specific projects and<br />

attributable overhead. Where instalments exceed the<br />

value of the related costs, the excess is included in current<br />

liabilities. Advances received from customers are<br />

included in current liabilities.<br />

Trade and other receivables<br />

Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for<br />

sales performed in the ordinary course of business. If<br />

collection is expected in one year or less (or in the normal<br />

operating cycle of the business if longer), they are<br />

classified as current assets. If not, they are presented<br />

as non current assets.<br />

Trade and other receivables are recognised initially at<br />

fair value and subsequently measured at amortised<br />

cost using the effective interest method, less allowance<br />

for impairment. An allowance for impairment of<br />

trade and other receivables is established when there is<br />

objective evidence that the Company will not be able to<br />

collect all amounts due under the original terms of the<br />

receivables.<br />

Significant financial difficulties of the debtor, probability<br />

that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or financial<br />

reorganisation, and default or delinquency in payments<br />

are considered indicators that the trade and other<br />

receivables are impaired. The amount of the allowance<br />

is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount<br />

and the present value of estimated future cash flows.<br />

The carrying amount of the asset is reduced through<br />

the use of an allowance account and the amount of the<br />

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loss is recognised in the income statement. When a<br />

trade or other receivable is uncollectible, it is written off<br />

against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries<br />

of amounts previously written off are credited in the<br />

income statement.<br />

Derivative financial instruments and<br />

hedging activities<br />

The Company uses derivative financial instruments<br />

such as forward currency contracts and interest rate<br />

swaps to hedge its risks associated with foreign currency<br />

and interest rate fluctuations. Such financial<br />

instruments are initially recognised at fair value on<br />

the date on which a financial contract is entered into<br />

and are subsequently remeasured at their fair value.<br />

The method of recognising the resulting gain or loss<br />

depends on whether the derivative is designated as a<br />

hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item<br />

being hedged. Derivative financial instruments are presented<br />

as assets when the fair value is positive and as<br />

liabilities when the fair value is negative.<br />

Any gains or losses arising from changes in fair value<br />

on financial instruments that do not qualify for hedge<br />

accounting are taken directly to the income statement.<br />

The fair value of forward currency contracts is calculated<br />

by reference to current forward exchange rates<br />

for contracts with similar maturity profiles using quoted<br />

market rates. The fair value of interest rate swap contracts<br />

is determined by reference to market rates for<br />

similar contracts.<br />

For hedge accounting, hedges are classified as:<br />

• fair value hedges when hedging exposure to<br />

changes in fair value of a recognised asset or liability<br />

or a firm commitment (fair value hedge);<br />

• cash flow hedges when hedging the exposure to<br />

variability in cash flows that is either attributable to a<br />

particular risk associated with a recognised asset or<br />

liability or a highly probable forecasted transaction<br />

(cash flow hedge);<br />

• hedges of net investments in a foreign operation (net<br />

investment hedge).<br />

At the inception of the transaction, the Company<br />

formally designates and documents the hedge relationship<br />

to which the Company wishes to apply hedge

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