Annual Report 2011 - Hysan Development Company Limited
Annual Report 2011 - Hysan Development Company Limited
Annual Report 2011 - Hysan Development Company Limited
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Management’s Discussion<br />
and Analysis<br />
Treasury Policy<br />
Market Highlight<br />
The global economic recovery remained slow and uncertain in <strong>2011</strong>. Concerns about<br />
sovereign debt risks in the Euro zone and economic slowdown and high unemployment rates<br />
in the developed economies exerted pressure on the financial markets. Although the Asian<br />
economies maintained its growth trend in <strong>2011</strong>, the pace slowed down as tight liquidity led to<br />
depressed financial assets prices and increased borrowing costs in the second half of the<br />
year. Against this uncertain backdrop, the Group will continue to focus on liquidity<br />
management in 2012.<br />
Objectives<br />
We adhere to a policy of financial prudence. Our objectives are to:<br />
• maintain a strong financial position by actively managing debt levels and cash flow;<br />
• secure diversified funding sources from both banks and capital markets;<br />
• minimise re-financing and liquidity risks by attaining a healthy debt repayment capacity,<br />
diversified maturity profile, and availability of banking facilities with minimum collateral on<br />
debt;<br />
• manage the exposures arising from adverse market movements in interest rates and<br />
foreign exchange through appropriate hedging strategies;<br />
• monitor credit risks by imposing proper counter-party limits; and<br />
• reduce financial investment risks by holding quality marketable securities.<br />
To achieve the objective of financial prudence, <strong>Hysan</strong>’s Treasury policy manual lays down the<br />
acceptable range of operational parameters and gives guidance on our key performance<br />
indicators as set out in the table. Reflecting our strong financial position, the Group<br />
maintained its investment-grade credit ratings of Baa1 as rated by Moody’s and BBB as rated<br />
by Standard and Poor’s in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Treasury has an overall objective of optimising borrowing costs and the management of<br />
associated risks: that is, to minimise finance costs subject to the constraints of our<br />
operational parameters. The average cost of financing for <strong>2011</strong> was 2.7%, same as 2010.<br />
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS<br />
Average<br />
Finance<br />
Costs<br />
Bank Facilities:<br />
Capital Market<br />
Issuance<br />
Average<br />
Debt<br />
Maturity<br />
Floating Rate<br />
Debt<br />
(% on Total<br />
Debt)<br />
Net Interest<br />
Coverage<br />
Net Debt to<br />
Equity<br />
40<br />
<strong>Hysan</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong>