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Annual Report 2009 - Husqvarna Group

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Notes <strong>Husqvarna</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2009</strong> 61<br />

Amounts in SEKm unless otherwise stated.<br />

Issued – Maturity<br />

Program<br />

Nominal<br />

amount Currency Coupon<br />

CP 0 SEK<br />

2007–2010 MTN 100 SEK STIBOR +0.28%<br />

2007–2010 MTN 350 SEK STIBOR +0.29%<br />

2007–2012 MTN 250 SEK STIBOR +0.39%<br />

2007–2012 MTN 250 SEK 4.875%<br />

2007–2015 MTN 500 SEK STIBOR +0.46%<br />

2008–2016 MTN 60 EUR EURIBOR +0.82%<br />

Currency composition<br />

The currency composition of <strong>Husqvarna</strong>’s borrowings is<br />

dependent upon the currency distribution of the <strong>Group</strong>’s<br />

assets. Currency derivatives are used to obtain the preferred<br />

currency distribution.<br />

Net debt<br />

31 Dec <strong>2009</strong> 31 Dec 2008<br />

Net debt<br />

excl.<br />

currency<br />

swaps<br />

Net debt<br />

incl.<br />

currency<br />

swaps<br />

Net debt<br />

excl.<br />

currency<br />

swaps<br />

Net debt<br />

incl.<br />

currency<br />

swaps<br />

SEK 2,550 –4,096 7,670 –563<br />

EUR 3,429 5,308 6,080 6,792<br />

USD 645 2,977 –255 4,628<br />

JPY –155 833 –89 1,004<br />

AUD –43 460 –14 397<br />

CAD –25 402 –25 236<br />

BRL 163 163 174 174<br />

NOK –21 116 –14 131<br />

HKD 0 98 0 103<br />

Other –194 88 25 650<br />

Total 6,349 6,349 13,552 13,552<br />

Liquid funds<br />

Liquid funds consist of cash and cash equivalent and other<br />

short-term deposits including derivative assets at fair market<br />

value. <strong>Husqvarna</strong>’s goal is that the level of liquid funds,<br />

including unutilized committed credit facilities, shall equal at<br />

least 2.5% of rolling 12-month sales. At year-end, this ratio<br />

was 37.4% (28.6). In addition to this liquidity, the <strong>Group</strong> shall<br />

have sufficient liquid resources to finance the expected seasonal<br />

build-up in working capital during the next 12 months.<br />

Credit risk in liquid funds<br />

Investments in liquid funds are mainly made in interest-bearing<br />

instruments with high liquidity and involve issuers with a<br />

long-term rating of at least A–, as defined by Standard &<br />

Poor’s or similar institutions. The average time to maturity for<br />

the liquid funds was 21 days (29) at the end of <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

Interest rate risks on liquid funds and borrowings<br />

Interest rate risk refers to the adverse effects of changes in<br />

market interest rates on the <strong>Group</strong>’s net income. The main<br />

factor determining this risk is the interest-fixing period.<br />

Interest rate risk in liquid funds<br />

<strong>Group</strong> Treasury manages the interest rate risk of the investments<br />

in relation to a benchmark position defined as a oneday<br />

holding period. Any deviation from the benchmark is limited<br />

by a risk mandate.<br />

Derivative financial instruments, such as futures and forward<br />

rate agreements, are used to manage the interest rate<br />

risk. The holding periods of investments are mainly shortterm.<br />

The majority of investments are undertaken with maturities<br />

of between 0 and 3 months. The fixed interest term for<br />

these current investments was 14 days (7) at the end of <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

A downward shift in the yield curve of one percentage point<br />

would reduce the <strong>Group</strong>’s interest income by approximately<br />

SEK 26m (18) and the <strong>Group</strong>’s equity by SEK 19m (13).<br />

Interest-rate risk in borrowings<br />

The Financial Policy states that the benchmark for the longterm<br />

loan portfolio is an average fixed interest term of 6<br />

months. <strong>Group</strong> Treasury can choose to deviate from this<br />

benchmark on the basis of a risk mandate established by the<br />

Board of Directors. However, the maximum average fixed<br />

interest term is 3 years. Derivatives, such as interest rate swap<br />

agreements, are used to manage the interest rate risk by<br />

changing the interest from fixed to floating or vice-versa. The<br />

average fixed interest term for the non-seasonal debt was 2.2<br />

(0.4) years at the end of the year. On the basis of volumes and<br />

interest fixings at the end of <strong>2009</strong>, a one-percentage point<br />

shift in interest rates would impact the <strong>Group</strong>’s interest<br />

expenses by approximately SEK +/– 38m (+/– 80). <strong>Husqvarna</strong><br />

acknowledges that the interest rates on different maturities<br />

and different currencies may not change uniformly. This calculation<br />

is based on a parallel shift of all yield curves simultaneously<br />

by one percentage point. The <strong>Group</strong> has seasonal debt<br />

for which the interest risk is not calculated due to its shortterm<br />

nature.<br />

As per 31 December <strong>2009</strong>, the average interest rate in the<br />

total loan portfolio was 3.2% (4.3). At year-end, <strong>Husqvarna</strong><br />

had outstanding interest rate derivatives with a nominal<br />

amount of SEK 2,505m hedging the interest rate risk.<br />

Foreign exchange risk<br />

Foreign exchange risk refers to the adverse effects of changes<br />

in foreign exchange rates on <strong>Husqvarna</strong>’s income and equity.<br />

In order to manage such effects, the <strong>Group</strong> covers these risks<br />

within the framework of the Financial Policy. The <strong>Group</strong>’s overall<br />

currency exposure is managed centrally.<br />

The major currencies to which <strong>Husqvarna</strong> is exposed are<br />

USD, EUR, CAD, RUB, AUD and SEK.

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