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2560 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 98
Electro Power Limited
Electricity Retailing Business
Notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 1996
12 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
(a) Nature of activities and management policies with respect to financial instruments
(i) Credit
In the normal course of business the Company incurs credit risk from trade debtors and financial institutions. There are no significant concentrations of credit risk. The Company has a credit policy which is used to manage this exposure to credit risk. As part of this policy limits on exposures have been set and are monitored on a regular basis.
The Company does not require any collateral or security to support financial instruments due to the quality of the financial institutions dealt with.
With respect to accounts receivable, credit evaluations are performed on customers requiring credit and the Company reserves the right to require collateral. Concentrations of credit risk are limited due to the large number of customers in the Company’s customer base.
(ii) Interest Rate
The business has no interest rate exposure.
The business has no off balance sheet financing.
(iii) Foreign exchange
The business has no foreign exchange exposure.
(b) Fair Values
The estimated fair values of Electro Power Limited Electricity Retailing Business financial assets and liabilities are noted below.
| Carrying Value | Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
| Accounts receivable | 1,235 | 1,084 | 1,235 | 1,084 |
| Sundry creditors | 1,127 | 979 | 1,127 | 979 |
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Financial statement disclosure for the Electricity Retailing Business
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🏭 Trade, Customs & IndustryFinancial Statement, Fixed Assets, Sundry Creditors, Contingent Liabilities, Capital Commitments, Segmental Reporting, Electricity Retailing, Operating Revenues, Operating Expenses, Taxation, Retained Earnings, Accounting Policies, Financial Instruments, Hedges, Mark to Market