Å kodaAuto ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Skoda Auto
Å kodaAuto ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Skoda Auto
Å kodaAuto ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Skoda Auto
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1.8 Financial derivates<br />
The Company uses derivatives to hedge interest rate and currency risks. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date<br />
a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. The method of recognising the resulting gain or<br />
loss depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument or instrument held for trading. The Company designates as<br />
hedging instruments only those which fulfil the requirement of a hedge accounting.<br />
The Company uses derivatives to hedge future cash flows. The hedged items are as follows:<br />
– Highly probable future transactions; and<br />
– Cash flow from selected liabilities.<br />
The Company is hedging against changes in cash flows from selected liabilities caused by changes in interest rates and against changes in<br />
cash flows from highly probable future transactions caused by changes in forward rates for expected maturity of transactions.<br />
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recognised in<br />
equity. Amounts accumulated in equity are recycled in the income statement in the periods when the hedged item will affect profit or loss.<br />
When a hedging instrument expires or is sold, or when a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain or<br />
loss existing in equity from effective part of hedging instrument at that time remains in equity and is recognised when the forecast<br />
transaction is ultimately recognised in the income statement. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the cumulative<br />
gain or loss that was reported in equity is immediately transferred to the income statement.<br />
Certain derivative instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting according to IAS 39. Changes in the fair value of any derivative<br />
instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognised immediately in the income statement.<br />
The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined by using valuation techniques, such as by<br />
discounting the future cash flows at the market interest rates. The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts is determined as present<br />
value of future cash flows based on forward exchange market rates at the balance sheet date.<br />
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