β¨ Financial Statements
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
17 AUGUST
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WEL ENERGY GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 March 1998
| Line Business | Energy Business | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | |
| ($000s) | ($000s) | ($000s) | ($000s) |
1 Revenue
Line rental & electricity sales | 49,995 | 46,675 | 46,321 | 43,268 |
Contracting sales | 83 | - | 22 | 1 |
Interest | 127 | 128 | 5 | 3 |
Other income | 495 | 467 | 783 | 959 |
| 50,700 | 47,270 | 47,131 | 44,231 |
2 Operating Expenditure
Net profit before tax is stated after charging:
Transmission charges & electricity purchases | 12,267 | 11,964 | 40,543 | 37,793 |
Line losses | 2,360 | 2,200 | - | - |
Wages and salaries | 1,720 | 2,049 | 884 | 819 |
Depreciation | 5,757 | 5,309 | 107 | 92 |
Rental and Operating Lease Costs | 26 | 31 | - | 4 |
Interest | 37 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
Write down in investment in associate (note 7) | - | - | 971 | - |
The Group recovers line losses by way of line charges to its customers. Accordingly the cost of those losses is charged to the line business.
3 Taxation expense
Profit before taxation | 20,132 | 17,726 | 2,683 | 3,729 |
Tax on profit at 33% | 6,644 | 5,850 | 885 | 1,230 |
Tax effect of permanent differences | 950 | 955 | - | - |
Total taxation expense | 7,593 | 6,805 | 885 | 1,230 |
Represented by:
Deferred income tax liability | 494 | 125 | - | 97 |
Current taxation provision | 7,099 | 6,680 | 885 | 1,133 |
| 7,593 | 6,805 | 885 | 1,230 |
Deferred income tax liability:
Balance at the beginning of the year | 2,433 | 2,308 | 11 | (86) |
Current year timing differences | 494 | 125 | - | 97 |
Balance at the end of the year | 2,927 | 2,433 | 11 | 11 |
The tax effect of timing differences arising from asset revaluations of the distribution system approximating $3,800,000, which would only crystallise on disposal, have not been recognised.
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