Amtel Holdings Berhad - Company Announcements - Bursa Malaysia
Amtel Holdings Berhad - Company Announcements - Bursa Malaysia
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40. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONT’D)<br />
(i) Foreign Exchange Risk (Cont’d)<br />
Functional currency of the Group<br />
United States<br />
Dollar Euro Total<br />
RM RM RM<br />
Cash on Deposits with<br />
Licensed Financial Institutions<br />
Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong> 1,140,000 - 1,140,000<br />
Cash and Bank Balances<br />
Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong> 155,475 - 155,475<br />
Trade Payables<br />
Ringgit <strong>Malaysia</strong> 9,711,926 - 9,711,926<br />
(ii) Interest Rate Risk<br />
The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk relates to:-<br />
- Interest bearing financial assets<br />
Cash on deposits are short term in nature and are mostly placed in fixed deposits which yield<br />
better returns than cash at bank and to satisfy conditions for banking facilities granted to the<br />
Group, as mentioned in note 16 to the financial statements.<br />
- Interest bearing financial liabilities<br />
Interest bearing financial liabilities include hire purchase payables, bank overdrafts, term loans,<br />
bills payable and revolving credits. More than 80% of the Group’s borrowings are short term to<br />
finance the working capital needs of the Group and the exposure to interest rate risk is minimal.<br />
The Group manages its interest rate exposure by maintaining a prudent mix of fixed and floating rate<br />
borrowings and to obtain the most favourable interest rates available. The Group actively reviews its<br />
debt portfolio to ensure minimal exposure against interest rate hikes.<br />
The effective interest rates at 30 November, 2003 and the periods in which the financial assets and<br />
liabilities reprice or mature, whichever is earlier, are as follows:-<br />
GROUP<br />
Financial Assets<br />
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)<br />
‹------------- Maturities ------------›<br />
Effective<br />
Interest Within 1 - 5 After 5<br />
Rate Total 1 Year Years Years<br />
% RM RM RM RM<br />
Cash deposits with licensed<br />
banks and finance company 0.8 - 4.0 6,322,262 6,322,262 - -<br />
<strong>Amtel</strong> <strong>Holdings</strong> <strong>Berhad</strong> 2003 annual report 69