Amtel Holdings Berhad - Company Announcements - Bursa Malaysia
Amtel Holdings Berhad - Company Announcements - Bursa Malaysia
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)<br />
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D)<br />
(l) Revenue Recognition<br />
Revenue from sales of goods and services rendered are recognised upon delivery of products and when the<br />
risks and rewards of ownership has been passed or upon completion of the performance of services<br />
rendered to customers respectively. Sales represent gross invoiced value of goods sold net of sales tax,<br />
trade discounts and allowances.<br />
Revenue from contracts is recognised on the percentage of completion method when the outcome of the<br />
contracts can be reliably estimated, in the proportion which total costs incurred to date bear to the total<br />
estimated costs of the contracts.<br />
Dividend revenue from investment in subsidiary companies and associated companies is recognised when<br />
the right to receive the dividend is established.<br />
Dividend revenue from quoted investment is recognised on receipt basis.<br />
Rental revenue and management fees are recognised on receivable basis.<br />
Interest revenue is recognised on a time proportion basis that reflects the effective yield on the asset.<br />
(m) Foreign Currencies<br />
Transactions in foreign currencies are converted into Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong> at the rates of exchange ruling at<br />
the time of the transaction and where settlement had not taken place as at 30 November, 2003, at the rates<br />
ruling as at that date. All gains and losses on exchange are included in the income statement.<br />
The principal exchange rates (in unit of foreign currency per Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong>) used in translating foreign<br />
currency amounts are as follows:-<br />
Year End Rate<br />
2003 2002<br />
RM RM<br />
U.S. Dollar 3.80 3.80<br />
Euro 3.60 3.60<br />
(n) Exceptional Items<br />
Exceptional items relate to items of income and expense within profit or loss from ordinary activities<br />
which are of such size, nature or incidence that their disclosure is relevant to explain the performance of<br />
the Group.<br />
(o) Cash and Cash Equivalents<br />
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, bank balances, demand deposits, bank overdrafts and<br />
highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amount of cash and are subject to<br />
insignificant risk of changes in value.<br />
(p) Financial Instruments<br />
Financial instruments are classified as assets, liabilities or equity in accordance with the substance of the<br />
contractual arrangement. Interest, dividends, losses and gains relating to financial instruments classified<br />
as assets or liabilities are reported as expense or revenue. Distributions to holders of financial instruments<br />
classified as equity are charged directly to equity. Financial instruments are offset when the <strong>Company</strong> has<br />
a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and<br />
settle the liability simultaneously.<br />
<strong>Amtel</strong> <strong>Holdings</strong> <strong>Berhad</strong> 2003 annual report