UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20142015
Commission file number 001-04192
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Suite 1860 - 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3A6
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| Gerardo Cortina
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DEAR FELLOW SHAREHOLDERSWe are pleased to present AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
In 2015, two significant challenges impacted our financial results forfrom continuing operations. Firstly, ferro-alloy off-take contracts with inadequate pricing mechanisms, which have since been terminated, resulted in realized losses in a declining price environment. Secondly, the year ended December 31, 2014, provide you withinsolvency of one of our finance and supply chain customers in February 2016 was an updateadjusting subsequent event which resulted in our recording credit losses in fiscal 2015.
In addition, declining prices resulted in non-cash impairments on our recent corporate developmentsiron ore and sharehydrocarbon properties under our discontinued operations.
We have taken actions to address these issues and will ensure that we learn from the lessons of 2015.
Change in Reporting Currency
Since 2007, we presented our financial results in United States dollars. However, as we no longer have significant assets or revenues denominated in United States dollars, combined with
youthe fact that the majority of our
vision forstakeholders view us as a Canadian company, we have reverted our presentation currency back to the
Company’s future. (Canadian dollar. There is no impact (positive or negative) on our financial position as a result of this change. Our common shares continue to be quoted in United States dollars on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MFCB”. All references to dollar amounts herein are in United StatesCanadian dollars unless otherwise stated.)HIGHLIGHTS |
For the year ended December 31, 2014 |
► | Revenues increased to $1,411.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to $813.9 million in the same period in 2013. |
► | Net income before the impact of non-cash impairment losses* was $22.2 million, or $0.35 per share on a basic and diluted basis in 2014, compared to $14.2 million, or $0.23 per share on a basic and diluted basis in 2013. |
► | Net income (including the impact of non-cash impairment losses net of income tax recovery of $21.4 million in 2014 and $4.5 million in 2013) was $0.8 million, or $0.01 per share on a basic and diluted basis in 2014, compared to $9.7 million, or $0.15 per share on a basic and diluted basis in 2013. |
► | Operating EBITDA* was $76.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to $65.4 million in 2013. |
► | In 2014, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (“Cliffs”) announced that it closed the Wabush mine. We hold the master lease and will receive minimum payments of C$3.25 million per year until that agreement is terminated. We remain committed to working with all the stakeholders to reopen the mine. |
► | We completed the acquisitions of F.J. Elsner & Co. GmbH ("Elsner") and FESIL AS Group ("FESIL") in March and April of 2014, respectively. |
► | We plan to rationalize certain MFC Energy Corporation (“MFC Energy”) assets and return the net cash proceeds to our shareholders. |
| *Note: | Net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment losses (defined as net income plus the non-cash impairment losses (net of income tax recovery)) and Operating EBITDA (defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and non-cash impairment losses) are not measures of financial performance under IFRS, have significant limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures under IFRS. See page II of this Letter to Shareholders for a reconciliation of our net income to operating EBITDA. In 2014 and 2013, net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment losses, equaled net income of $0.8 million and $9.7 million plus non-cash impairment losses (net of income tax recovery) of $21.4 million and $4.5 million, respectively. |
VISION OF OUR FUTURE |
For 2015 |
► | Our vision is to grow and focus on our trade finance and supply chain solutions businesses. To support this vision, MFC intends to partner with a European bank, which will become our in-house bank, enabling us to expand the services we provide to our customers and improve our profit margins. |
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I. WHY ARE WE LATE IN REPORTING OUR 2015 RESULTSIn February 2016, one of our finance and supply chain customers filed for insolvency. A customer insolvency is an adjusting subsequent event under International Accounting Standard 10, Events after the Reporting Period, and, as a result, we had to determine an allowance for credit losses against our receivables due from the customer and its affiliates, the provisions under certain guarantees which we had made and the potential recoveries as at December 31, 2015. The recognition and measurement of these provisions was a complex process, involving a significant degree of judgment and a high level of estimation uncertainty. This process required management to spend an extended period of time to evaluate the fact patterns, assess the collateral and reach conclusions. It is this subsequent event and the related complex measurement issues that caused our first late filing ever.
II. CONTINUING OPERATIONS
1. Long-Term Off-Take Agreements
In 2015, we incurred losses in connection with four long-term ferro-alloy off-take agreements entered into by a subsidiary prior to its acquisition in 2014. These agreements had pricing mechanisms and fixed supply quantities that did not adequately address market volatility.
These agreements contributed a loss of $9.9 million in 2015. We have terminated these off-take agreements and have instituted additional risk controls to mitigate our exposure to this type of market volatility going forward.
For illustrative purposes, the following table sets out price movements for various ferro-alloys between January 2015 and each of June and December 2015:
| PRODUCT | | | June 2015 | | | December 2015 | |
| Ferrosilicon | | | | | 1.1% | | | | | | (24.5)% | | |
| Ferro Manganese | | | | | 3.2% | | | | | | (12.5)% | | |
| Ferro Chrome | | | | | (4.2)% | | | | | | (18.9)% | | |
| Silicon Metal | | | | | (1.7)% | | | | | | (28.8)% | | |
| Ferro Molybdenum | | | | | (21.1)% | | | | | | (42.8)% | | |
Source: the CRU Group.
2. Insolvency of a Trade Finance and Supply Chain Customer
After the end of fiscal 2015, in February 2016, a finance and supply chain customer filed for insolvency, which is an adjusting subsequent event for our 2015 consolidated financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standard (“IFRS”). As a result, in the fourth quarter of 2015, we recorded total credit losses and provisions of $51.4 million related to this customer and its affiliates, which includes an allowance for trade receivables and provisions for potential future losses.
However, we hold various collateral, including guarantees, mortgages and other mitigation securities, to recover a significant portion of these losses. We are exercising our rights as we undertake various options to maximize our recoveries.
We currently expect that it is highly probable that we will recover at least $36.8 million of these losses in 2016. However, under applicable IFRS, our expected recoveries may only be recognized in our financial statements when there is “virtual certainty” that they will be collected. 2014 FINANCIAL RESULTS“Virtual certainty” is a very high thresholdRevenues for and therefore, pursuant to IFRS, we have not recorded our expected recoveries related to such credit losses in our 2015 consolidated financial statements.
This creates a timing difference between the recording of credit losses and the recognition of the associated expected recoveries. We believe that the most probable outcome of this timing difference is that in either the second or third quarter of 2016, we will recognize a gain of at least $36.8 million related to these expected recoveries which will flow through our profit and loss statement. In our view, this accounting result does not truly reflect how we view these transactions from a commercial economic or risk assessment perspective.
III. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
2015 was a difficult year, especially in relation to our interests in the commodity sector. During the year, endedwe decided to discontinue the following operations:
1. Iron Ore
We are the lessor under a mining lease underlying an iron ore mine in Canada. The mine had operated since 1966, but in 2015 it was closed by the operator. When the lease is terminated, we intend to re-take the mine and exercise our contractual rights. However, these rights have been delayed due to the operator filing for relief for all of their Canadian mines under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act of Canada.
While we continue to believe that the mine presents an interesting long-term opportunity, we have emphasized conservatism and prudence while we focus on our other efforts. As such, we initiated a rationalization process and have reclassified the mine and our interest in another iron ore property as discontinued operations and adjusted the carrying values to $30.0 million resulting in non-cash impairment losses of $215.6 million (before an income tax recovery of $46.5 million) in 2015.
2. Hydrocarbons
We have participated in the energy sector through the development, production and processing of natural gas and natural gas liquids in Alberta, Canada.
We initiated a process to rationalize all of these interests and reclassified them as discontinued operations. In 2015, we sold a 95% economic and controlling interest in our Southern Alberta hydrocarbon properties. The proceeds of this sale consisted of nominal and contingent consideration, which may provide potential upside should these markets recover.
The long-term price curves of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil declined substantially during 2015 and, as a result, we incurred non-cash impairment losses of $196.5 million (before a reduction of income tax assets of $50.9 million) on our hydrocarbon assets.
Our hydrocarbon interests now include our Northern Alberta production and facilities, as well as certain undeveloped land and equipment. Our Northern Alberta assets are on our balance sheet at $50.0 million, net of decommissioning obligations, which we believe is a prudent and conservative valuation given the quality of the properties and the potential for growth and returns once hydrocarbon markets recover.
IV. FINANCIAL POSTION
As at December 31, 2015, our cash and cash equivalents decreased to $197.5 million from $344.9 million as at December 31, 2014, reached $1,411.8 million, an increase of 73.5% over 2013primarily as a result of organic growththe repayment of short-term borrowings and debt.
We have decreased our short-term bank borrowings to $60.1 million as at December 31, 2015, from $187.2 million in certain product linesthe prior year.
Trade receivables and an overall increase in supply chain revenue dueother receivables were $151.2 million and $14.7 million, respectively, as at December 31, 2015, compared to $187.6 million and $26.4 million, respectively, as at December 31, 2014.
Inventories were $245.3 million as at December 31, 2015. Inventories which were contracted at fixed prices or hedged were $141.3 million as at December 31, 2015, of which $13.7 million and $127.6 million of such inventories were initially financed by suppliers and short-term bank borrowings, respectively.
The following table highlights selected figures on our financial position as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
FINANCIAL POSITION
($ in thousands, except ratios and per share amounts) | | | December 31, 2015 | | | December 31, 2014 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | 197,519 | | | | | | 344,891 | | |
| Securities, current | | | | | 170 | | | | | | 290 | | |
| Trade receivables | | | | | 151,229 | | | | | | 187,558 | | |
| Inventories | | | | | 245,345 | | | | | | 246,611 | | |
| Total current assets | | | | | 785,850 | | | | | | 1,003,259 | | |
| Total current liabilities | | | | | 414,562 | | | | | | 440,773 | | |
| Short-term bank borrowings | | | | | 60,103 | | | | | | 187,171 | | |
| Working capital | | | | | 371,288 | | | | | | 562,486 | | |
| Current ratio(1) | | | | | 1.90 | | | | | | 2.28 | | |
| Total assets | | | | | 977,351 | | | | | | 1,692,219 | | |
| Total long-term debt | | | | | 259,038 | | | | | | 363,255 | | |
| Total long-term debt-to-equity(1) | | | | | 0.71 | | | | | | 0.47 | | |
| Total liabilities | | | | | 608,151 | | | | | | 913,286 | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | 367,192 | | | | | | 777,717 | | |
| Net book value per share | | | | | 5.81 | | | | | | 12.32 | | |
Note: (1)
The current ratio is calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities and the
consolidation of our recent acquisitions.Costs of sales and servicestotal long-term debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as total long-term debt divided by shareholders’ equity.
Financial Highlights
Revenues for 2015 increased to
$1,271.1 million during$1.6 billion from $1.3 billion in 2014,
from $710.4 million for the same period in 2013,primarily as a result of the consolidation of our
recent acquisitions.Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $85.5 million foracquisitions in the year ended December 31, 2014 from $63.1 million for the same period in 2013, due to the consolidation of our recent acquisitions, but also due to our expansion into new geographies and markets. As a percentage of gross revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses were 6.1% in 2014, compared to 7.8% in 2013.
In the fourthsecond quarter of 2014 the long-term pricing of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil fell significantly. an increase in our finance and supply chain volumes.
In
the month of December, pricing of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil fell 20%, 32%, and 35%, respectively. At December 31, 2014, we realized a non-cash impairment expense of $28.6 million related to our natural gas properties in Alberta, Canada. This non-cash impairment is directly related to the decline in the long-term hydrocarbon price forecasts that we utilize to discount the present value of our reserves. With a lower pricing environment, despite that we have the same amount of hydrocarbons remaining in the ground, the discounted value of these resources declined. This non-cash impairment, net of a tax benefit, impacted2015, our net
income by $21.4loss attributable to shareholders from continuing operations was $59.5 million, or
$0.34 per share.Operating EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $76.2 million versus $65.4 million in 2013.
In 2014, net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment losses, was $22.2 million, or $0.35$0.94 per share on a basic and diluted basis. We reported net income in 2014This includes the above described pre-tax losses of $0.8$61.3 million versus $9.7 million in 2013.
OPERATINGrelated to an insolvent customer and long-term off-takes that have been terminated.
Operating EBITDA
BREAKDOWNOperating EBITDAfrom continuing operations is defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and non-cash impairment. Operating EBITDA from continuing operations is a non-IFRS financial measure and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures under IFRS. Management uses Operating EBITDA from continuing operations as a measurementmeasure of the Company’sour operating results and considers it to be a meaningful supplement to net income as a performance measurementmeasure, primarily because we incur significant depreciation and depletion and non-cash impairment. Operating EBITDA generally represents cash flow from operations.
The following table reconciles our net incometime to Operating EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:
OPERATING EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and non-cash impairment)
All amounts in thousands |
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| Net income* | $ | 2,068 | | $ | 9,502 | |
| Income taxes | | 1,714 | | | 6,577 | |
| Finance costs | | 16,537 | | | 15,172 | |
| Non-cash Impairment of hydrocarbon properties | | 28,618 | | | 6,077 | |
| Amortization, depreciation and depletion | | 27,246 | | | 28,085 | |
| Operating EBITDA | $ | 76,183 | | $ | 65,413 | |
time.
| *Note: | Includes net income attributable to non-controlling interests. |
TABLE OF CONTENTSRESULTS BY OPERATING SEGMENT
Our total revenues by operating segment for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are broken out in the table below. We have renamed two of our segments to more accurately depict the underlying operations, and going forward we will report three segments: Global Supply Chain, Trade Finance and Services, and Other.
REVENUES
All amounts in thousands |
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| Global supply chain | $ | 1,372,503 | | $ | 778,487 | |
| Trade finance and services | | 12,299 | | | 12,568 | |
| Other | | 26,984 | | | 22,883 | |
| Total revenues | $ | 1,411,786 | | $ | 813,938 | |
Our income from operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 is broken out in the table below:
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
All amounts in thousands, except per share amounts |
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| Global supply chain | $ | 26,160 | | $ | 13,427 | |
| Trade finance and services | | 16,084 | | | 18,293 | |
| Other | | (9,844 | ) | | (9,564 | ) |
| Non-cash impairment of hydrocarbon properties | | (28,618 | ) | | (6,077 | ) |
| Income before income taxes | | 3,782 | | | 16,079 | |
| Income tax (expense) recovery | | 695 | | | (1,574 | ) |
| Resource property revenue tax expense | | (2,409 | ) | | (5,003 | ) |
| Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests | | (1,230 | ) | | 163 | |
| Net income attributable to our shareholders | $ | 838 | | $ | 9,665 | |
| Earnings per share, basic and diluted | $ | 0.01 | | $ | 0.15 | |
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REVENUE BREAKDOWN BY REGION
The following chart shows our global revenue by region for the year ended December 31, 2014:
REVENUE BY REGION |
For the year ended December 31, 2014 |
FINANCIAL POSITION
The following table highlights certain selected key numbers and ratios asprovides a reconciliation of December 31, 2014 and 2013.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
All amounts in thousands, except per share amount and ratios |
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 297,294 | | $ | 332,173 | |
| Short-term securities | | 250 | | | 2,068 | |
| Trade receivables | | 161,674 | | | 115,678 | |
| Current assets | | 864,804 | | | 711,021 | |
| Total assets | | 1,458,684 | | | 1,318,598 | |
| Current liabilities | | 379,944 | | | 314,709 | |
| Working capital | | 484,860 | | | 396,312 | |
| Current ratio* | | 2.28 | | | 2.26 | |
| Total liabilities | | 787,248 | | | 618,857 | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | 670,388 | | | 699,570 | |
| Equity per common share | | 10.63 | | | 11.18 | |
OPERATING EBITDA (LOSS) ($ in thousands) | | | December 31, 2015 | | | December 31, 2014 | |
| Net (loss) income (1) | | | | | (57,918) | | | | | | 4,141 | | |
| Tax expense | | | | | 2,501 | | | | | | 2,173 | | |
| Finance costs | | | | | 20,355 | | | | | | 13,263 | | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | | | | | 6,450 | | | | | | 4,957 | | |
| Operating EBITDA (loss) | | | | | (28,612) | | | | | | 24,534 | | |
Note: (1)
Includes net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests.
Our operating EBITDA for 2015 included the following pre-tax losses, which are described above:
OFF-TAKE AND CREDIT LOSSES ($ in thousands) | *Note: | The current ratio is calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | December 31, 2015 | |
| Long-term off-take losses | | | | | (9,880) | | |
| Credit losses related to an insolvent customer | | | | | (51,382) | | |
| Total | | | | | (61,262) | | |
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LIQUIDITY
AsWe expect that we will recognize a gain of at December 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and securities of $297.7 million.
LIQUIDITY
All amounts in thousands |
| December 30, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| Total long-term debt | $ | 313,124 | | $ | 234,740 | |
| Less: cash and cash equivalents | | (297,294 | ) | | (332,173 | ) |
| Net debt (net cash & cash equivalents) | | 15,830 | | | (97,433 | ) |
| Shareholders' equity | | 670,388 | | | 699,570 | |
The long-term debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as long-term debt divided by shareholders' equity.
LONG-TERM DEBT AND DEBT METRICS
All amounts in thousands, except ratio |
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 |
| Long-term debt, less current portion | $ | 256,148 | | $ | 189,871 | |
| Shareholders' equity | | 670,388 | | | 699,570 | |
| Long-term debt-to-equity ratio | | 0.38 | | | 0.27 | |
The increase in long-term debt and the decrease in short term borrowings was mainlyleast $36.8 million related to long term refinancingthe expected recoveries from these credit losses which will flow through our profit and loss statement in either the fourthsecond or third quarter of 2014.
Our objectives when managing capital are to continue to match the duration of our assets2016.
Credit Lines and liabilities to the extent possibleFacilities with Banks
We established, utilized and
to maintain a flexible capital structure that optimizes the cost of capital at acceptable risk. We set the amount of capital in proportion to risk.We actively manage our capital structure and make adjustments to it in accordance to changes in economic conditions.
We maintain various kinds of credit lines and facilities with banks.banks and insurers. Most of these facilities are short-term andshort-term. These facilities are used forin our day-to-day businessstructured solutions and trade financing activities in our global supply chain business. The amounts drawn under such facilities fluctuate with the typekind and level of transactions being undertaken.
As at December 31, 2014,2015, we had credit facilities aggregating approximately $772.8$900.8 million comprised of: (1)(i) unsecured revolving credit facilities aggregating $381.1$429.6 million from banks; (2)banks. The banks generally charge an interest rate of inter-bank rates plus an interest margin; (ii) revolving credit facilities aggregating $92.7$116.2 million from banks for structured solutions; (3)solutions, a special trade financing. The margin is negotiable when the facility is used; (iii) a specially structured non-recourse factoring arrangement with a bank for up to a credit limit of $200.3$248.7 million for our supply chain business; (4)activities. We may factor our receivable accounts upon invoicing at the inter-bank rate plus a margin; (iv) foreign exchange credit facilities of $63.8$80.4 million with banks; and (5)(v) secured revolving credit facilities aggregating $35.0$25.7 million.
All of these facilities are either renewable on a yearly basis or usable until further notice.
Working Capital
A substantial portion of our credit facilities are denominated in Euros and, accordingly, such amounts may fluctuate when reported in Canadian dollars.
In 2014,addition, we have margin lines with availability at multiple brokers, which enable us to hedge approximately $138.4 million notional value.
V. VISION
Going forward, our vision is to become a regulated trade finance institution, offering our customers and suppliers a wider range of structured finance solutions including factoring, inventory, financing, forfaiting, marketing and other types of risk management and financing solutions.
There are significant opportunities to offer structured and trade
receivables increased alongsidefinance and banking solutions in the markets we serve as many of our
revenue growth, primarily due to the consolidation of Elsnercustomers and
FESIL in Marchsuppliers do not have adequate financing alternatives and
April, respectively. On June 30, 2014, the first reporting period which included both acquisitions,could benefit from our
trade receivables were $207.6 million andservices. Leveraging our
inventories were $205.6 million. Since then,vertically-integrated supply chain platform, we have
reduced ourinsights into financing requirements across the value chain and the ability to offer a full portfolio of structured and trade
receivablesfinance and banking products will allow us to
$161.7 million, while maintaining our inventories at $212.6 million as of December 31, 2014. More than 50%meet the needs of our
inventories have been contracted to be sold at fixed prices, while the remainder is comprised of the raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods of our production facilities, strategic inventories (such as consignment positions), and goods in transit.We actively monitor our working capital and are focused to further improve our metrics.
business partners.
UPDATE ON OUR INTEREST IN THE WABUSH MINE
We indirectly derive royalty revenue from a mining sub-leaseare making progress towards this goal:
Acquisition of
the lands upon which the Wabush iron ore mine is situated in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.MFC Merchant Bank Ltd.
In
2014, Cliffs closed the Wabush mine, and in the first quarter of
2015, commenced proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (the “CCAA”) with respect to its Canadian operations including the subsidiary that holds a majority interest in its Wabush mine joint venture. While the Wabush mine is not directly a party to the CCAA proceedings, Cliffs has publicly disclosed that the assets comprising the mine may be included in any sales process.Cliffs is obligated to pay us a minimum lease payment of C$3.25 million per year. We currently believe that Cliffs will at some point terminate the sub-lease, in which case we, as the landlord, will exercise our step-in rights, which allow us to take back the mine and purchase certain infrastructure onsite. There can be no assurance as to when and if Cliffs will provide notice of such termination.
We reviewed related information and performed an impairment test and determined no impairment was required.
We would like to thank the United Steelworkers Union Local 6285, the town of Wabush, and the local and Provincial governments for their strong support as we work together to re-open the mine. We remain committed, and again, we strongly state: Wabush has been an important asset to MFC for decades. Wabush is an important asset to us today. We are working to ensure that Wabush is an important asset for MFC for decades to come.
UPDATE ON RECENT CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
Acquisitions of Fesil AS Group and F.J. Elsner & Co.
In March 2014, we acquired a 100% interest in Elsner, a global supply chain company focused on steel and related products and in April 2014,2016, we completed the acquisition of a 100% interestBAWAG Malta Bank Ltd. (the “Bank”) and changed its name to MFC Merchant Bank Ltd. As part of our group, the Bank will not engage in FESIL, a vertically integrated supply chainretail banking and commercial banking, but instead will provide merchant banking and specialty banking services, focused on structured and trade finance, to our customers, suppliers, and group members, among others. The products that the Bank will offer include, among others:
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structured and trade finance, including advisory services, in conjunction with export credit agencies;
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merchant banking products and services, with and without recourse factoring;
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forfaiting;
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discounting of companies with a ferroalloy production facility in Norway, sales companies in Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, United States, South Africabills of exchange and Chinapromissory notes;
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purchase financing collateralized by the product;
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inventory financing collateralized by inventory and
a 33% owned associate which owns quartz quarries in Spain.Combined, these two acquisitions added significant scale, new products,
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bank guarantees, letters of credit, documentary bank guarantees/stand-by letters of credit, bills of exchange, bills of lading, promissory notes and forwarders’ certificate of receipt facilities.
The Bank’s customer deposits will mainly be comprised of small and medium sized corporate clients, who may also be trade and structured finance customers, and suppliers as well as geographical diversificationour subsidiary companies and other related entities. In addition, we will integrate our existing long-standing banking relationships with the Bank to support our global supply chain business. More importantly, FESILcorporate vision.
The back office is a significant burden to a bank because it is a major driver of operating expenditures. However, in order to maintain a variable cost structure, the Bank will outsource major back office services as well as internal functions such as technology, internal audit and Elsner still present many opportunitiespayment services to grow revenue, increase marginsthird parties.
Changes to our Board of Directors
In the last six months, two new directors, Friedrich Hondl and capitalize on potential synergies with other companiesJochen Duemler joined our board of directors to support our strategic priorities.
Mr. Hondl is an experienced European banking executive and former member of the Supervisory Board of Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, the Austrian Export Credit Agency. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Hondl was the head of Erste Group Bank AG’s Large Corporates International Division, and from 2009 to 2012 he was the head of International Corporate Relationship Management of UniCredit Bank Austria AG. He has also served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Intermarket Bank AG since 2014.
Mr. Duemler was the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Euler Hermes North America, where he supervised a team of more than 500 people to permanently protect and insure approximately US$150 billion, managed all credit insurance and bonding / surety lines, and oversaw all Euler Hermes operations in the
MFC group.In 2014, which only included nine monthsregion. From 2002 to 2010, he was a member of contribution for each company, FESIL represented 13.8%the Board of Management of Euler Hermes Kreditversicherung AG, and from 1995 to 2002 he was a Member of the Board of Management of PRISMA Kreditversicherung AG. He is a member of the German-American Chamber of Commerce (New York City), a Member of the German Executive Roundtable (Washington, D.C.), and a board member of the German American Partnership Program.
We are also announcing that Michael Smith, our Managing Director, was appointed as Chairman of our
total assets and 24.2%board of
our gross revenues and Elsner represented 5.2% of our total assets and 12.1% of our revenues.Hydrocarbon Asset Preservation
At December 31, 2014, we realized a non-cash impairment expense of $28.6 million related to our natural gas propertiesdirectors in Alberta, Canada. This non-cash impairment is directly related to the decline in the long-term
March 2016.
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hydrocarbon price forecasts thatWe have clear goals and are making changes, but we utilizehave to discountdo more.
In 2015, we initiated a process to reduce our inventories and receivables, but it didn’t provide the present valuenecessary results. We have now started to implement changes with the goal of drastically reducing our reserves. With a lower pricing environment, despiteinventories and receivables so we can reallocate capital to more profitable business units. This is expected to be substantially complete by the same amountend of long-term hydrocarbons remaining in2016.
We must learn from the
ground, the discounted valuelessons of
these resources declined. This non-cash impairment, net of income tax recovery, impacted our net income by $21.4 million, or $0.34 per share in 2014.To preserve our long-term natural gas reserves2015 and ensure that we do not depleterepeat history as we work diligently to execute our resources at uneconomic prices,vision.
Stakeholder Communication
After feedback from our stakeholders, we have
initiated a programdecided to
curtail production at certainchange the format of our
wells. To date, this program has focused on our properties in central Alberta that produce a higher mix of natural gas liquids. We are focused on these properties because, while we are able to effectively hedge natural gas, we are not able to effectively hedge natural gas liquids. When production at such wells becomes economical, we will resume operations. We believe that this program is the prudent action in this environment as it will ensure that our natural gas remains in the ground, while maintaining the flexibility to monetize our reserves when attractive pricing resumes.In 2015, we began hedging a portion of our natural gas production with AECO based Canadian dollar futures to protect against further price declines in the near-term.
Our intention is to continue this program and hedge additional volumes to preserve our assets and maximize value over the long-term.
Natural Gas Participation Agreement in the Niton Area
We entered into an agreement with an operator to develop certain properties in the Niton area of Alberta, Canada. This arrangement provides us with the opportunity to develop our properties at minimal risk and, at the same time, provides a potential source of revenue through royalty and processing arrangements. Under the agreement: (1) the operator will spend a minimum of C$50 million to drill at least three net wells per year and a total of twelve net wells (the sum of our factual working interest in each well) during the initial three-year term; (2) the operator will pay 100% of the drilling and completion costs of each well at its sole risk and expense; (3) after a well is drilled and there is continuous production from each well, MFC can elect to participate for up to 30% on a look-back basis in the working interest of each well by reimbursing the operator 25% of its actual costs or, alternatively, elect to receive a 10% gross royalty on the production instead; and (4) we will process a large proportion of the natural gas produced from the new wells through our processing plant for the life of the wells.
As of December 31, 2014, the operator has drilled and completed six wells on the lands subject to the participation agreement. Some of the wells have exceeded expectations for similar wells in this area. Five of the six wells are currently producing, and the natural gas from four wells is currently being processed at MFC’s facilities. We have elected to receive the 10% royalty on each producing well.
Natural Gas Power Plant
In the second quarter of 2014, we entered into an agreement with a contractor for the engineering, procurement and construction of a 16.5 MW natural gas power project at our gas processing plant near Calgary, Alberta. Upon completion, the project will supply our processing plant's electrical needs, with excess power being sold into the grid based on Alberta Electricity System Operator's rates. The project is designed to cost approximately C$25.2 million and is currently on schedule and on budget, with final commissioning expected in June 2015. Upon completion, the project will supply our gas processing plant’s electricity demands, with the majority of the power being sold into the grid at prices based on the Alberta Electricity System Operator’s rates. |  |
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The Alberta electricity market is fully deregulated, which provides us with the option to run as a peaking power plant, supplying electricity only when volatile prices are at their highest.
Return of Capital
We plan to rationalize certain MFC Energy assets and return the net proceeds to shareholders.
Due to the decline of natural gas and natural gas liquids pricing, we have no specific timeline to meet these goals. However, we will implement a process that will enable management of MFC to focus on return on capital actively employed, not return of capital for these natural gas assets, while simultaneously ensuring certainty and stability for all stakeholders and maximizing the value of the distribution(s). Before making distributions to shareholders, the bank debt that we incurred to refinance the acquisition of these assets will be repaid. We are working to find an appropriate way to segregate these assets for financial reporting purposes so that the results of our other global supply chain operations are easily identifiable inquarterly communication following our financial statements.
The following table sets out the natural gas assets that we planreporting:
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Stakeholders are encouraged to
rationalize along with associated bank debtread our entire audited financial statements and
decommissioning obligations:NATURAL GAS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO BE RATIONALIZED
All amounts in thousands |
| As of December 31, 2014 |
Long-term debt | $
| (82,046
| )
|
Property, plant and equipment | | 58,311
| |
Resource properties | | 187,121
| |
Hydrocarbon probable reserves | | 43,655
| |
Hydrocarbon unproved lands | | 23,757
| |
Decommissioning obligations | | (129,557
| )
|
Net Long-Term Assets | | 101,241
| |
We anticipate that an initial cash distribution to shareholders will be made within eighteen months. We are pleased to report that this distribution will be classified as return of capital with no withholding tax.
Redeployment of Capital
We also have certain natural gas assets that are classified as held for sale at December 31, 2014. We intend to monetize these assetsmanagement’s discussion and redeploy the capital in our trade finance business. The following table sets out the assets and liabilities of these properties:
NATURAL GAS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO BE MONETIZED FOR
REDEPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL
All amounts in thousands |
| As of December 31, 2014 |
Assets held for sale | $
| 100,620
| |
Liabilities related to assets held for sale | | (15,346
| )
|
Net Assets Held for Sale | | 85,274
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FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
We are a company that strives to be fiscally responsible. The corporate income tax paid in cash was approximately $4.4 millionanalysis for the year ended December 31, 2014. This number includes certain mandatory prepayments2015 in certain jurisdictions that will be recovered upon submissionthis Annual Report on Form 20-F for a greater understanding of financial statements for the fiscal year. We will not pay a quarterly cash dividend in 2015.
OUR VISION
Our main business today is global supply chain, sourcing and supplying a wide range of products such as metals, alloys, minerals, chemicals and wood products to different industries around the world and providing a wide range of trade finance solutions to both consumers and suppliers.
MFC’s global supply chain business is active throughout the world with on time sourcing and delivery on predefined terms and conditions to consumers in multiple industries. Going forward we intend to substantially grow our trade financeCompany’s business and improve profit margins by offering newoperations.
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All stakeholders who have questions regarding the information in this Annual Report on Form 20-F may call our North American toll free line: +1 (844) 331 3343 or International callers: +1 (604) 662 8873 to book a conference call with members of our senior management. Questions may also be emailed to Rene Randall at rrandall@bmgmt.com.
Management welcomes any questions you may have and
complete trade finance serviceslooks forward to discussing our operations, results and
solutions to this established value chain.MANAGEMENT OF MFC |
| |
Gerardo Cortina | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Ferdinand Steinbauer | Treasurer |
Samuel Morrow | Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
Michael Smith | Managing Director |
With an in-house bank, MFC will add a vehicle to expand its trade finance business into a wide range of new services such as financing, factoring, forfaiting, marketing, and risk management. An in-house bank will enable MFC to grow the supply chain solutions we currently offer to our clients. This will not only enhance our business, but enhance our long-standing business relationshipsplans with our customers and banks.
Successful trade finance, efficient to customers and safe for lenders, requires long-standing customer relationships, knowledge and experience in products, markets, country risk, collateral management and credit management. These are our strengths. This is our competitive advantage. This is the reason why we are optimistic for our future.
stakeholders.
Respectfully
submitted,
Submitted,
Gerardo Cortina
President and CEOChief Executive Officer
Corporate information
| | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | | | AUDITORS | | | TRANSFER AGENT | |
| | Michael J. Smith
Chairman
Director since 1987 Indrajit Chatterjee
Director since 2005 Silke S. Stenger*
Director since 2013 | | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Suite 700
250 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3S7
Canada
Telephone: (1) 604 806 7000
www.pwc.com/ca | | | Computershare
480 Washington Blvd
27th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310
USA
Telephone: (1) 888 478 2338
www.computershare.com | |
| | | | | STOCK LISTING | | | CORPORATE | |
| | Dr. Shuming Zhao*
Director since 2014 Gerardo Cortina
Director since 2014 Friedrich Hondl*
Director since 2015 | | | New York Stock Exchange
11 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
USA
Telephone: (1) 212 656 3000
Email: nyselistings@nyse.com
Trading symbol: MFCB | | | MFC Bancorp Ltd.
400 Burrard Street
Suite 1860
Vancouver, BC, V6C 3A6
Canada
Telephone: (1) 604 683 8286
Email: rrandall@bmgmt.com | |
| | Jochen P. Duemler
Director since 2016 Member of the Audit Committee | | | CORPORATE INFORMATIONWEBSITE www.mfcbancorpltd.com | | | COMMERCIAL HEADQUARTERS MFC Commodities GmbH
Millennium Tower 21st Floor
94-96 Handelskai
1200 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: (43) 1 240 25 0
Email: office@mfc-commodities.com | |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Peter R. Kellogg
Chairman since 2013
Indrajit Chatterjee*
Director since 2005
Silke S. Stenger*
Director since 2013
Michael J. Smith
Director since 1987
William C. Horn III*
Director since 2013
Dr. Shuming Zhao
Director since 2014
Gerardo Cortina
Director since 2014
* Member of the Audit Committee
AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Suite 700
250 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3S7
Canada
Telephone: (1) 604 806 7000
www.pwc.com/ca
STOCK LISTING
New York Stock Exchange
11 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Telephone: (1) 212 656 3000
Email: nyselistings@nyse.com
Trading Symbol: MIL
WEBSITE
www.mfcindustrial.com
viiOFFICES AND SUBSIDIARIES
AUSTRIA
Millennium Tower, 21st Floor
Handelskai 94-96
1200 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: (43) 1 24025 0
Email: office@mfc-commodities.com
MEXICO
Bosques de Alisos No. 47B
Officina A1 - 01
Bosques de las Lomas, Cuajimalpa
Mexico D.F. C.P. 05120, Mexico
Telephone: (52) 55 9177 7440
Email: jcortina@possehl.com.mx
CANADA
400 Burrard Street Suite 1860
Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 3A6
Telephone: (1) 604 683 8286
Email: rrandall@bmgmt.com
CANADA
1035 7th Ave S.W., Suite 400
Calgary, AB Canada T2P 3E9
Telephone: (1) 403 237 9400
Email: mfc@mfcrp.com
UNITED STATES
393 Vanadium Road, Suite 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15243 USA
Telephone: (1) 412 279 9130
Email: inquiry@specialtysuperalloys.com
CHINA
Room 2409, Shanghai Mart Tower
2299 Yan An Road West
Changning District
Shanghai, P.R. China 200336
Telephone: (86) 21 6115 6996
Email: office@mfc-china.com
GERMANY
Schifferstr. 200
47059 Duisburg, Germany
Telephone: (49) 203 30 00 70
Email: info@fesil-sales.de
CHINA
Beijing International Club
Room 111,
Jianguomenwali Dajei 21
Beijing, P.R. China 100020
Telephone: (86) 10 653 25 928
Email: huleilei@elsner.at
ARGENTINA
Avenida Alicia Moreau Justo 1750
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Telephone: (54) 11 5238 7788
Email: info@accr.com
NORWAY
Vikelvfaret 4
C7054 Ranheim
Norway
Telephone: (47) 73 87 7900
Email: post@fesil.no
LUXEMBOURG
469 route de Thionville
5887 Alzingen, G.D. Luxembourg
Telephone: (352) 26 51 521
Email: info@fesil-sales.com
CORPORATE CONTACT
Rene Randall
400 Burrard Street, Suite 1860
Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 3A6
Telephone: (1) 604 683 8286
Email: rrandall@bmgmt.com
TRANSFER AGENT
Computershare
480 Washington Blvd, 27th Floor
Newport Office Center VII
Jersey City, NJ 07310, USA
Telephone: (1) 888 478 2338
www.computershare.com
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains certain forward-looking information and statements, including statements relating to matters that are not historical facts and statements of our beliefs, intentions and expectations about developments, results and events which will or may occur in the future, which constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States,
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, collectively referred to as “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “anticipate”, “could”, “project”, “should”, “expect”, “seek”, “may”, “intend”, “likely”, “will”, “plan”, “estimate”, “believe” and similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook or their negative or other comparable words. Also, discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties share this “forward-looking” character.
Forward-looking statements are included throughout this document and include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: our projected revenues; markets; production, demand and prices for products and services, including
iron ore and other minerals;commodities; trends; economic conditions; performance; business prospects; results of operations; capital expenditures; foreign exchange rates; derivatives; and our ability to expand our business. All such forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. These forward-looking statements are, however, subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors. As a result, actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits will be derived therefrom. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among
others:our financial results may fluctuate substantially from period to period;others, those set forth under the section entitled “Item 3: Key Information – D. Risk Factors”.
our earnings and, therefore, our profitability may be affected by price volatility in our various products;
a weak global economy may adversely affect our business and financial results and have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and capital resources;
the global supply chain and trade finance and services businesses are highly competitive;
the operation of the iron ore mine underlying our royalty interest was closed in 2014. Its operation is generally determined by a third-party operator and we have no decision-making power as to how the property is operated. In addition, we have no or very limited access to technical or geological data respecting the mine, including as to reserves. The owner's failure to perform or other operating decisions made by the owner could have a material adverse effect on our revenue, results of operations and financial condition;
if the fair values of our long-lived assets fall below our carrying values, we may be required to record non-cash impairment that could have a material impact on our results of operations;
the profitability of our global supply chain operations depends, in part, on the availability of adequate sources of supply;
we may face a lack of suitable acquisition or merger or other proprietary investment candidates, which may limit our future growth;
strategic investments or acquisitions and joint ventures, or our entry into new business areas, may result in additional risks and uncertainties in our business;
the industries in which we operate may be affected by disruptions beyond our control;
our supply chain activities are subject to counterparty risks associated with performance of obligations by our counterparties and suppliers;
larger and more frequent capital commitments in our trade finance and services business increase the potential for significant losses;
we are subject to transaction risks that may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flow;
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our risk management strategies may leave us exposed to unidentified or unanticipated risks that could impact our risk management strategies in the future and could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition;
derivative transactions may expose us to unexpected risks and potential losses;
fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates may affect our results of operations and financial condition;
our operations and infrastructure may malfunction or fail;
the exploration and development of mining and resource properties is inherently dangerous and subject to risks beyond our control;
our natural gas and related operations are subject to inherent risks and hazards;
mineral resource calculations are only estimates;
estimates of natural gas and oil reserves involve uncertainty;
if we are unsuccessful in acquiring or finding additional reserves, our future natural gas, NGL and oil production will decline;
our global supply chain operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations that may increase the costs of doing business and may restrict such operations;
future environmental and reclamation obligations respecting our resource properties and interests may be material;
we, or the operators of our current and any future resource interests, may not be able to secure required permits and licenses;
there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that the terms of such financing will be favourable and, as a result, we may have to raise additional capital through the issuance of additional equity, which will result in dilution to our shareholders;
limitations on our access to capital could impair our liquidity and our ability to conduct our business;
we may substantially increase our debt in the future;
as a result of our global operations, we are exposed to political, economic, legal, operational and other risks that could negatively affect our business, our results of operations, financial condition and cash flow;
we are exposed to litigation risks in our business that are often difficult to assess or quantify and we may incur significant legal expenses in defending against such litigation;
we rely significantly on the skills and experience of our executives and the loss of any of these individuals may harm our business;
we may experience difficulty attracting and retaining qualified management and technical personnel to efficiently operate our business and the failure to operate our business effectively could have a material and adverse effect on our profitability, financial condition and results of operations;
certain of our directors and officers may, from time to time, serve in similar positions with other public companies, which may put them in a conflict of interest position from time to time;
we conduct business in countries with a history of corruption and transactions with foreign governments and doing so increases the risks associated with our international activities;
employee misconduct could harm us and is difficult to detect and deter;
we may incur losses as a result of unforeseen or catastrophic events, including the emergence of a pandemic, terrorist attacks or natural disasters;
failures or security breaches of our information technology systems could disrupt our operations and negatively impact our business;
investors' interests may be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share if we issue additional shares or raise funds through the sale of equity securities; and
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certain factors may inhibit, delay or prevent a takeover of our company, which may adversely affect the price of our common shares.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be accurate. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance upon any of the forward-looking information and statements set out in this document. All of the forward-looking information and statements contained in this document are expressly qualified, in their entirety, by this cautionary statement. The various risks to which we are exposed are described in additional detail in this document under the section entitled “Item 3: Key Information – D. Risk Factors”. The forward-looking information and statements are made as of the date of this document and we assume no obligation to update or revise them except as required pursuant to applicable securities laws.
As used in this annual report, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” mean MFC
IndustrialBancorp Ltd. and our subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.
CAUTIONARY NOTE ON RESOURCE ESTIMATES
As a
CHANGE IN PRESENTATION CURRENCY
Effective December 31, 2015, we changed our presentation currency from the United States dollar to the Canadian dollar. We ceased to use the United States dollar as our reporting issuercurrency because we no longer have significant assets or revenues denominated in United States dollars and because we are incorporated in Canada and our stakeholders view us as such. Prior to 2007, when we are required bycommenced reporting in United States dollars due to the concentration of assets and income denominated in United States dollars, we used the Canadian lawdollar as our reporting currency. Both current and historical financial information have been translated to provide disclosure respecting our mineral interestsCanadian dollars in accordance with the method described under “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Results of Operations” and Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further information about our change in presentation currency. The change in presentation currency did not impact our financial position.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this document to “$” and “dollars” are to Canadian National Instrument 43-101 - Standardsdollars, all references to “US$” are to United States dollars and all references to “Euro” or “€” are to the European Union Euro.
The following table sets out exchange rates, based on the Bank of Disclosure for Mineral Projects,Canada daily noon exchange rate, referred to as “NI 43-101”. Accordingly, investors are cautioned that certainthe “Noon Rate”, for the translation of United States dollars and Euros to Canadian dollars in effect at the end of the following periods, the average exchange rates during these periods (based on daily Noon Rates) and the range of high and low exchange rates for these periods:
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
| | | | ($/US$) | |
| End of period | | | | | 1.3840 | | | | | | 1.1601 | | | | | | 1.0636 | | | | | | 0.9949 | | | | | | 1.0170 | | |
| High for period | | | | | 1.1728 | | | | | | 1.0614 | | | | | | 0.9839 | | | | | | 0.9710 | | | | | | 0.9449 | | |
| Low for period | | | | | 1.3990 | | | | | | 1.1643 | | | | | | 1.0697 | | | | | | 1.0418 | | | | | | 1.0604 | | |
| Average for period | | | | | 1.2787 | | | | | | 1.1045 | | | | | | 1.0299 | | | | | | 0.9996 | | | | | | 0.9891 | | |
| | | | ($/€) | |
| End of period | | | | | 1.5029 | | | | | | 1.4038 | | | | | | 1.4655 | | | | | | 1.3118 | | | | | | 1.3193 | | |
| High for period | | | | | 1.3111 | | | | | | 1.3927 | | | | | | 1.2859 | | | | | | 1.2153 | | | | | | 1.2847 | | |
| Low for period | | | | | 1.5298 | | | | | | 1.5549 | | | | | | 1.4724 | | | | | | 1.3446 | | | | | | 1.4305 | | |
| Average for period | | | | | 1.4182 | | | | | | 1.4671 | | | | | | 1.3681 | | | | | | 1.2850 | | | | | | 1.3767 | | |
On April 29, 2016, the Noon Rate for the translation of United States dollars and Euros to Canadian dollars were US$1.00 = $1.2549 and €1.00 = $1.4356, respectively.
NOTE ON FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION
Unless otherwise stated, all financial information referencedpresented herein has been prepared in this annual report on Form 20-Faccordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, referred to as “IFRS” and the “IASB”, respectively, which may not be comparable to similarfinancial data prepared by many U.S. companies.
Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this document may not add up precisely to the totals we provide and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
All websites referred to herein are inactive textual references only, meaning that the information made publiccontained on such websites is not incorporated by U.S. companies underreference herein and you should not consider information contained on such websites as part of this document unless expressly specified.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
This document includes “non-IFRS financial measures”, that is, financial measures that either exclude or include amounts that are not excluded or included in the United States federal securities lawsmost directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS. Specifically, we make use of the non-IFRS measure “Operating EBITDA from continuing operations”.
Operating EBITDA from continuing operations is defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment. Our management uses Operating EBITDA from continuing operations as a measure of our operating results and considers it to be a meaningful supplement to net income as a performance measurement, primarily because we incur significant depreciation and depletion and the rulesexclusion of impairment losses in Operating EBITDA from continuing operations eliminates the non-cash impact.
Operating EBITDA from continuing operations is used by investors and
regulations thereunder. In particular,analysts for the
terms “measured resource”, “indicated resource”purpose of valuing an issuer. The intent of Operating EBITDA from continuing operations is to provide additional useful information to investors and
“inferred resource” as maythe measure does not have any standardized meaning under IFRS. Accordingly, this measure should not be
referencedconsidered in
NI 43-101 technical reports referenced herein are not defined in the Securities and Exchange Commission's, referred to as the “SEC”, Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to beisolation or used in
reportssubstitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Other companies may calculate Operating EBITDA from continuing operations differently. For a reconciliation of Operating EBITDA from continuing operations to net income from continuing operations, please see “Item 5: Operating and registration statements filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or allFinancial Review and Prospects – Results of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into mineral reserves with demonstrated economic viability. In addition, the estimation of inferred resources involves far greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic viability than the estimation of other categories of resources. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists or is economically or legally minable.Operations
”. NOTE ON NATURAL GAS AND OIL DISCLOSURE AND DEFINITIONS
Our discontinued operations include certain natural gas and oil interests located in Alberta, Canada. On March 15, 2013, we were granted an exemption order by applicable Canadian securities regulators from the requirements of Canadian National Instrument 51-101 - – Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities, referred to as “NI 51-101”, applicable to our natural gas and oil disclosure.. The exemption permits us to prepare suchoil and gas disclosure in accordance with the rules of the SEC in place of much of the disclosure required by NI 51-101.SEC. In accordance with the exemption, proved and probable natural gas and oil reserves data and certain
other disclosures with respect to our natural gas and related activities in this document have been prepared in accordance with SEC requirements and definitions and, accordingly, may differ from corresponding information otherwise required by NI 51-101. Accordingly, such disclosures may not be comparable to those prepared by other Canadian reporting issuers.
NI 51-101 prescribes a relatively comprehensive set of disclosures in respect of
oil and gashydrocarbon reserves and other disclosures about
oil and gasrelated activities. The SEC also prescribes an extensive set of disclosures but instructs reporting companies to remain flexible in their disclosure, where appropriate, in order to provide meaningful disclosure in the circumstances. Among other differences,
NI 51-101 specifies that proved, probable and possible reserves be determined in accordance with the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook definitions and the SEC requirements provide for the use of pricing based on a historic 12-month average for reserves estimation and disclosure, whereas NI 51-101 requires the evaluation of oil and gas reserves to be based on a forecast of economic conditions.
Where applicable, barrels of oil equivalent amounts, referred to as “boe”, have been calculated using a conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil which is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Where applicable, boe amounts including sulphur have been calculated using a conversion ratio of one ton of sulphur to one barrel of oil.
BOEsBoes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. In addition, the following industry specific terms are utilized in this
annual report on Form 20-F:AECO Daily Index document: (i) bbl/d– The daily price as quoted in Canadian Enerdata's Canadian Gas Price Reporter in the table entitled “Daily Spot Gas Price at AECO C & NOVA Inventory Transfer” in the column “Price ($/GJ)”, Sub column “Avg”, for each individual day.
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bbl/barrels per day; (ii) boe/d– Barrels per day.
boe/d – Barrelsbarrels of oil equivalent per day.
Developedday; (iii) developed reserves– Reservesreserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is relatively minor compared to the cost of a new well.
well; (iv) mbbl– Thousand barrels.
thousand barrels; (v) mboe– Thousandthousand barrels of oil equivalent.
equivalent; (vi) mcf/d – Thousandthousand cubic feet per day.
day; (vii) mmcf– Millionmillion cubic feet.
mmcf/d feet; (viii) net acres or net wells– Million cubic feet per day.
Natural gas or gas – The lighter hydrocarbons and associated non-hydrocarbon substances occurring naturally in an underground reservoir, which under atmospheric conditions are essentially gases, but which may contain natural gas liquids. Natural gas can exist in a reservoir either dissolved in crude oil (solution gas) or in a gaseous form (associated gas or non-associated gas). Non-hydrocarbon substances may include hydrogen sulphide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
Net acres or Net wells – Thethe sum of the fractional working interests owned by us in gross acres or gross wells.
wells, as applicable; (ix) NGLorNGLs– Naturalnatural gas liquid or natural gas liquids, which are naturally occurring substances found in natural gas, including ethane, butane, isobutane, propane and natural gasoline, that can be collectively removed from produced natural gas, separated into these substances and sold.
Probablesold; (x) probable reserves – Thosethose additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable reserves.
Producingreserves; (xi) producing well – Aa well that is not a dry well. Productive wells include producing wells and wells that are mechanically capable of production.
Provedproduction; (xii) proved reserves– Proved natural gas, NGL and oil reserves are those quantities of natural gas, NGL and oil, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible.
Undevelopedproducible; (xiii) undeveloped reserves– Proved reserves of any category that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion.
Workingrecompletion; and (xiv) working interest– Thethe interest in a property that gives the owner that share of production from the property. A working interest owner bears that share of the costs of exploration, development and production in return for a share of production. Working interests are typically burdened by overriding royalty interests or other interests.
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CURRENCY
Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this document to “$” and “dollars” are to United States dollars, all references to “C$”, “CDN$” are to Canadian dollars and all references to “Euro” or “€” are to the European Union Euro.
The following table sets out exchange rates, based on the noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, referred to as the “Noon Buying Rate”, for the translation of Euros and Canadian dollars to United States dollars in effect at the end of the following periods, the average exchange rates during these periods (based on daily Noon Buying Rates) and the range of high and low exchange rates for these periods:
| Years Ended December 31, |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| ($/€) |
| End of period | | 1.2101 | | | 1.3779 | | | 1.3186 | | | 1.2973 | | | 1.3269 | |
| High for period | | 1.2101 | | | 1.2774 | | | 1.2062 | | | 1.2926 | | | 1.1959 | |
| Low for period | | 1.3927 | | | 1.3816 | | | 1.3463 | | | 1.4875 | | | 1.4536 | |
| Average for period | | 1.3297 | | | 1.3281 | | | 1.2859 | | | 1.3931 | | | 1.3261 | |
| | | | | | | ($/C$) | | | | | | |
| End of period | | 0.8620 | | | 0.9401 | | | 1.0042 | | | 0.9835 | | | 0.9991 | |
| High for period | | 0.8588 | | | 0.9348 | | | 0.9600 | | | 0.9430 | | | 0.9280 | |
| Low for period | | 0.9423 | | | 1.0164 | | | 1.0299 | | | 1.0584 | | | 1.0040 | |
| Average for period | | 0.9060 | | | 0.9712 | | | 1.0007 | | | 1.0121 | | | 0.9714 | |
On March 27, 2015, the Noon Buying Rate for the translation of Canadian dollars and Euros to United States dollars were C$1.00 = $0.7950 and €1.00 = $1.0891, respectively.
NOTE ON FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION
Unless otherwise stated, all financial information presented herein has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, referred to as “IFRS” and the “IASB”, respectively, which may not be comparable to financial data prepared by many U.S. companies.
Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this document may not add up precisely to the totals we provide and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
All websites referred to herein are inactive textual references only, meaning that the information contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference herein and you should not consider information contained on such websites as part of this document unless expressly specified.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
This document includes “non-IFRS financial measures”, that is, financial measures that either exclude or include amounts that are not excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS. Specifically, we make use of the non-IFRS measure “Operating EBITDA” and “net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment”.
Operating EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and the non-cash impairment of hydrocarbon and resource properties. Net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment, is defined as net income attributable to shareholders plus the non-cash impairment of hydrocarbon and resource properties, net of income taxes. Our management uses Operating EBITDA and net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment, as measures of our operating results and considers them to be a meaningful supplement to net income as a performance measurement, primarily because we incur significant depreciation and depletion and the exclusion of impairment losses in Operating EBITDA and net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment, eliminates the non-cash impact.
Both these measures are also used by investors and analysts for the purpose of valuing an issuer. The intent of Operating EBITDA and net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment, is to provide additional useful information to investors and the measures do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation or used in substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Other companies may calculate Operating EBITDA and net income, before the impact of
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non-cash impairment, differently. For a reconciliation of Operating EBITDA and net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment, to net income please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Results of Operations”.
ITEM 1: IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2: OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
A. Selected Financial Data
The following table summarizes selected consolidated financial data prepared in accordance with IFRS for the five fiscal years ended December 31, 2014.2015. Effective December 31, 2015, we changed our reporting currency to the Canadian dollar. Our consolidated financial statements as at and for each of the years in the four-year period ended December 31, 2014 were reported using the United States dollar. With the change in reporting currency, all comparative financial information has been recast from United States dollars to Canadian dollars to reflect our consolidated financial statements as if they had been historically reported in Canadian dollars, consistent with IAS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, referred to as “IAS 21”. Revenues and costs of sales and services for prior periods have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income, net income from operations, cash flow statements or financial position for such periods. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Prior Periods”. The information in the table was extracted from the
detailed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this
annual report or previously filed
annual reports on Form 20-F, and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements and with the information appearing under the heading “
Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”.
The results of discontinued operations have been re-presented for prior periods and certain prior period results have been reclassified to conform to current presentation. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Discontinued Operations” for further information.
Selected Financial Data
(Stated in United StatesCanadian dollars in accordance with IFRS)
(in thousands, other than per share amounts) | 2014(1) | 2013 | 2012(2) | 2011 | 2010(3) |
| Net sales | $ | 1,402,258 | | $ | 806,831 | | $ | 479,507 | | $ | 507,992 | | $ | 84,476 | |
| Impairment of hydrocarbon and resource properties | | 28,618 | | | 6,077 | | | 42,631 | | | — | | | — | |
| Income (loss) from operations | | 9,389 | (4) | | 18,725 | (5) | | (27,325 | )(6)(7) | | 18,114 | | | 14,706 | |
| Net income from continuing operations(8) | | 838 | (4) | | 9,665 | (5) | | 200,144 | (6)(7) | | 12,193 | | | 45,839 | |
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share(4)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | 0.01 | (4) | | 0.15 | (5) | | 3.20 | (6)(7) | | 0.19 | | | 1.28 | |
| Diluted | | 0.01 | (4) | | 0.15 | (5) | | 3.20 | (6)(7) | | 0.19 | | | (0.43 | ) |
| Net loss from discontinued operations(8) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (15,523 | ) |
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Continuing operations | | 0.01 | (4) | | 0.15 | (5) | | 3.20 | (6)(7) | | 0.19 | | | 1.28 | |
| Discontinued operations | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.43 | ) |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Continuing operations | | 0.01 | (4) | | 0.15 | (5) | | 3.20 | (6)(7) | | 0.19 | | | 1.28 | |
| Discontinued operations | | — | (4) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (0.43 | ) |
| Net income(8) | | 838 | (4) | | 9,665 | (5) | | 200,144 | (6)(7) | | 12,193 | | | 30,316 | |
Net income per share:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | 0.01 | (4) | | 0.15 | (5) | | 3.20 | (6)(7) | | 0.19 | | | 0.85 | |
| Diluted | | 0.01 | (4) | | 0.15 | (5) | | 3.20 | (6)(7) | | 0.19 | | | 0.85 | |
| Total assets | | 1,458,684 | | | 1,318,598 | | | 1,360,623 | | | 858,957 | | | 854,256 | |
| Net assets | | 671,436 | | | 699,741 | | | 736,775 | | | 549,147 | | | 552,440 | |
| Long-term debt, less current portion | | 256,148 | | | 189,871 | | | 118,824 | | | 20,150 | | | 48,604 | |
| Shareholders' equity | | 670,388 | | | 699,570 | | | 730,587 | | | 546,623 | | | 547,756 | |
| Capital stock, net of treasury stock | | 315,277 | | | 314,136 | | | 314,136 | | | 314,172 | | | 314,172 | |
| Weighted average number of common stock outstanding, diluted | | 62,957 | | | 62,757 | | | 62,555 | | | 62,561 | | | 35,859 | |
| Cash dividends paid to shareholders(9) | | 11,324 | | | 15,013 | | | 13,762 | | | 12,512 | | | — | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014(1) | | | 2013 | | | 2012(2) | | | 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated(3)) | |
| Gross revenues | | | | $ | 1,579,702 | | | | | $ | 1,286,324(3) | | | | | $ | 621,085(3) | | | | | $ | 386,273(3) | | | | | $ | 452,724(3) | | |
| (Loss) income from operations | | | | | (55,129)(4) | | | | | | 12,770 | | | | | | 6,221 | | | | | | (52,710)(5) | | | | | | (6,388) | | |
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations(6) | | | | | (59,544)(4) | | | | | | 2,783 | | | | | | 4,324 | | | | | | (41,570)(5) | | | | | | (8,037) | | |
| Net (loss) income from continuing operations per share | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | | | (0.94)(4) | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | (0.67)(5) | | | | | | (0.13) | | |
| Diluted | | | | | (0.94)(4) | | | | | | 0.04 | | | | | | 0.07 | | | | | | (0.67)(5) | | | | | | (0.13) | | |
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations(6) | | | | | (428,086)(7) | | | | | | (3,465)(8) | | | | | | 5,408(9) | | | | | | 238,154(10) | | | | | | 19,712 | | |
| (Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations: | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | | | (6.78)(7) | | | | | | (0.05)(8) | | | | | | 0.09(9) | | | | | | 3.81(10) | | | | | | 0.32 | | |
| Diluted | | | | | (6.78)(7) | | | | | | (0.05)(8) | | | | | | 0.09(9) | | | | | | 3.81(10) | | | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net (loss) income(6) | | | | | (487,630)(4)(7) | | | | | | (682)(8) | | | | | | 9,732(9) | | | | | | 196,584(5)(10) | | | | | | 11,675 | | |
| Net (loss) income per share: | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | | | (7.72)(4)(7) | | | | | | (0.01)(8) | | | | | | 0.16(9) | | | | | | 3.14(5)(10) | | | | | | 0.19 | | |
| Diluted | | | | | (7.72)(4)(7) | | | | | | (0.01)(8) | | | | | | 0.16(9) | | | | | | 3.14(5)(10) | | | | | | 0.19 | | |
| Total assets | | | | | 977,351 | | | | | | 1,692,219 | | | | | | 1,402,460 | | | | | | 1,353,684 | | | | | | 873,558 | | |
| Net assets | | | | | 369,200 | | | | | | 778,933 | | | | | | 744,245 | | | | | | 733,018 | | | | | | 558,478 | | |
| Long-term debt, less current portion | | | | | 174,333 | | | | | | 297,157 | | | | | | 201,947 | | | | | | 31,012 | | | | | | 20,493 | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | 367,192 | | | | | | 777,717 | | | | | | 744,063 | | | | | | 726,862 | | | | | | 555,916 | | |
| Capital stock, net of treasury stock | | | | | 358,831 | | | | | | 358,570 | | | | | | 357,322 | | | | | | 357,322 | | | | | | 357,355 | | |
Weighted average number of common
stock outstanding, diluted | | | | | 63,142 | | | | | | 62,957 | | | | | | 62,757 | | | | | | 62,555 | | | | | | 62,561 | | |
| Cash dividends paid to shareholders | | | | | 4,388 | | | | | | 12,486 | | | | | | 15,353 | | | | | | 13,789 | | | | | | 12,389 | | |
We commenced consolidation of the operations of two acquired supply chain companies from March 31 and April 1, 2014, respectively.
(2)
We commenced consolidation of the operations of MFC Energy Corporation, referred to as “MFC Energy”, from September 7, 2012.
(3)
Revenues and costs of sales and services for these years have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income, net income from operations, cash flow statements or financial position for such years. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Prior Periods” for further information.
(4)
Includes losses of $51.4 million related to a customer that filed for insolvency in February 2016 and $9.9 million on long-term off-take agreements entered into by a subsidiary acquired in 2014, which have since been terminated. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations” for further information.
(5)
Includes a total non-cash impairment loss and write-down of $48.0 million (net of income tax recovery), or $0.77 per share on a basic and diluted basis, on a subsidiary in India, which was subsequently sold in 2013.
(6)
Attributable to our shareholders.
(7)
Includes non-cash impairments of $196.5 million, before a reduction of deferred tax assets of $50.9 million, and $215.6 million, before a deferred income tax recovery of $46.5 million, respectively, recognized on our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests.
(8)
Includes a non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties of $33.2 million, before a deferred income tax recovery of $8.4 million.
(9)
Includes a non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties of $6.5 million, before an income tax recovery of $1.7 million.
(10)
Includes a bargain purchase of $212.5 million, or $3.40 per share on a basic and diluted basis, primarily in connection with our acquisition of MFC Energy. The bargain purchase arose as the consideration under the transaction was less than the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired.
Notes:
| (1) | We consolidated the operations of F.J. Elsner & Co. GmbH, referred to as “Elsner”, and FESIL AS Group, referred to as “FESIL”, from March 31 and April 1, 2014, respectively. |
| (2) | We consolidated the natural gas operations of MFC Energy Corporation, referred to as “MFC Energy”, from September 7, 2012. Includes measurement period adjustments and error correction related to the acquisition of MFC Energy. |
| (3) | We consolidated the operations of Mass Financial Corp., referred to as “Mass”, from November 16, 2010. In 2010, we deconsolidated our former industrial plant technology, equipment and service business, referred to as the “Industrial Business”, which resulted in it being accounted for as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements. |
| (4) | Includes a non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties of $21.4 million (net of deferred tax recovery), or $0.34 per share on a basic and diluted basis. |
| (5) | Includes a non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties of $4.5 million (net of deferred tax recovery), or $0.07 per share on a basic and diluted basis. |
| (6) | Includes a bargain purchase of $218.7 million, or $3.50 per share on a basic and diluted basis, primarily in connection with our acquisition of MFC Energy. The bargain purchase arose as the consideration under the transaction was less than the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired. |
| (7) | Includes a total non-cash impairment loss and write-down of $48.2 million (net of income tax recovery), or $0.77 per share on a basic and diluted basis, on a subsidiary in India, which was subsequently sold in 2013. |
| (8) | Net income attributable to our shareholders. |
| (9) | Does not include payment of the fourth installment of our 2014 dividend of $3.8 million, which was paid in January 2015. |
B. Capitalization and Indebtedness
C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
D. Risk Factors
Certain statements in this annual report on Form 20-F are forward-looking statements, which reflect our management's expectations regarding our future growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including statements regarding the planned integration of newly acquired entities, future business prospects, estimated capital expenditures, the anticipated benefits of new projects and any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations, projections or intentions regarding the future. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.
Such estimates, projections or other forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other forward-looking statements.
An investment in our common shares involves a number of risks. You should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information in this annual report on Form 20-F in evaluating our company and our business before
purchasing our common shares.making any investment decisions. Our business,
operationsoperating and financial condition could be
materially and adversely affected by one or moreharmed due to any of the following
risks.risks, which include risks that are primarily or partially related to our discontinued operations.
Risk Factors Relating to Our Business
– Risks Relating to Continuing Operations
Our financial results may fluctuate substantially from period to period.
We expect our business to experience significant periodic variations in its revenues and results of operations in the future. These variations may be attributed in part to the fact that our trade finance and services revenues are often
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earned upon the successful completion of a transaction, the timing of which is uncertain and beyond our control. In many cases, we may receive little or no payment for engagements that do not result in the successful completion of a transaction. Additionally, through our trade finance and services business, we seek to acquire undervalued assets where we can use our experience and management to realize upon the value. Often, we will hold or build upon these assets over time and we cannot predict the timing of when these assets'assets’ values may be realized. As a result, we are unlikely to achieve steady and predictable earnings, which could in turn adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our earnings and, therefore, our profitability may be affected by price volatility in our various products.
The majority of our revenue from our
globalfinance and supply chain business is derived from the sale of products which include metals
hydrocarbons and other materials. As a result, our earnings are directly related to the prices of these underlying products.
In addition, our revenues from our iron ore and natural gas interests are directly related to the underlying prices of iron ore and certain hydrocarbons including natural gas, natural gas liquids and, to a lesser extent, oil. There are many factors influencing the price of
metals, hydrocarbons and the otherthese products,
of our businesses, including: expectations for inflation; global and regional demand and production; political and economic conditions; and production costs in major producing regions. These factors are beyond our control and are impossible for us to predict. Changes in the prices of
iron ore, hydrocarbons, plastics, metals and the otherour products
of our businesses may adversely affect our operating results.
A weak global economy may adversely affect our business and financial results and have a material adverse
effect on our liquidity and capital resources.Our business, by its nature, does not produce predictable earnings and it may be materially affected by conditions in the global financial markets and economic conditions generally.
Over the past eight years, financial systems worldwide have experienced difficult credit and liquidity conditions and disruptions leading to reduced liquidity, greater volatility (such as volatility in spreads) and, in some cases, a lack of price transparency on interbank lending rates. Uncertainties remain concerning the outlook and the future economic environment despite recent improvements in certain segments of the global economy, including Europe. There can be no assurance that economic conditions in these segments will continue to improve or that the global economic condition as a whole will improve significantly or at all. Such economic uncertainties could have a negative impact on our business and results of operations. The acute economic risks in the eurozone are being addressed by on-going policy initiatives, and the prospects for many of the European economies are improving. Investors remain cautious and a slowing or failing of the economic recovery would likely aggravate the adverse effects of difficult economic and market conditions on us and on others in the finance and supply chain industry. In particular, we may face, among others, the following risks related to any future economic downturn: increased regulation of the operations of our newly acquired bank subsidiary; compliance with such regulation may increase the costs of our banking operations, may affect the pricing of our products and services, and limit our ability to pursue business opportunities; reduced demand for our products and services; inability of our customers to
comply fully or in a timely manner with their existing obligations; and the degree of uncertainty concerning economic conditions may adversely affect the accuracy of our estimates, which may, in turn, impact the reliability of the process and the sufficiency of our loan loss allowances.
Continued or worsening disruption and volatility in the global financial markets could have a material adverse effect on us, including our ability to access capital and liquidity on financial terms acceptable to us, if at all. If all or some of the foregoing risks were to materialize, this could have a material adverse effect on us.
Global prices for our products are influenced strongly by international demand and global economic conditions. Uncertainties or weaknesses in global economic conditions could adversely affect our business and negatively impact our financial results. In addition, the current level of international demand for certain of our products
including iron ore used in steel production, is driven largely by industrial growth in China. If the economic growth rate in China slows for an extended period of time, or if another global economic downturn were to occur, we would likely see decreased demand for such products and decreased prices, resulting in lower revenue levels and decreasing margins. We are not able to predict whether the global economic conditions will improve or worsen and the resultant impact it may have on our operations and the industry in general going forward.
Market deterioration and weakness can result in a material decline in the number and size of the transactions that we execute for our own account and for our clients and to a corresponding decline in our revenues. Any market weakness can further result in losses to the extent that we own assets in such market.
The
globalfinance and supply chain
and trade finance and services businesses arebusiness is highly competitive.
All aspects of the
globalfinance and supply chain
and trade finance and services businessesbusiness are highly competitive and we expect them to remain so.
Our competitors include merchant and investment banks, brokerage firms, commercial banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, financial advisory firms and natural resource and mineral royalty companies. Many of our competitors have substantially greater capital and resources, including access to supply, than we do. We believe that the principal factors affecting competition in our business include transaction execution, our products and services, client relationships, reputation, innovations, credit worthiness and price. We have experienced price competition in some of our trading business.
The scale of our competitors has increased in recent years as a result of substantial consolidation. These firms have the ability to offer a wider range of products than we do, which may enhance their competitive position. They also have the ability to support their business with other financial services such as commercial lending in an effort to gain market share, which has resulted, and could further result, in pricing pressure on our businesses.
If we are unable to compete effectively with our competitors, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.
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The operation ofDuring the iron ore mine underlying our royalty interest was closed in 2014. Its operation is generally determined by a third-party operator and we currently have no decision-making power as to how the property is operated. In addition, we have no or very limited access to technical or geological data respecting the mine, including as to mineralization or reserves. The operator's failure to perform or other operating decisions could have a material adverse effect on our revenue, results of operations and financial condition.
The global supply chain segmentyear ended December 31, 2015, none of our business includescustomers accounted for more than 10% of our indirect royalty and other interests inrevenues. However, the Wabush iron ore mine pursuantloss of key customers, due to a mining sub-lease. The revenue derived from the interest is based on production generated by the mine's third party operator. The operator generally has the power to determine the manner in which the iron ore is exploited, including decisions to re-commence, expand, continuecompetitive conditions or reduce production from the mine, and decisions about the marketing of products extracted from the mine. The interests of the operator and our interestsotherwise, may not always be aligned. Our inability to control the operations of the mine can adversely affect our profitability, results of operations and financial condition. Similar adverse effects may result from any other interests we may acquire that are primarily operated by a third party operator.
In the first quarter of 2014, the operator of the Wabush iron ore mine announced that it planned to idle production of the mine by the end of the quarter as a result of increased costs and the lower iron ore pricing environment and subsequently announced that the mine was idled during the quarter. In late October 2014, the operator announced that it would be closing the mine. Please see “Item 4: Information on the Company – B. Business Overview” for additional information.
To the extent grantors of royalties and other interests do not abide by their contractual obligations, we may be forced to take legal action to enforce our contractual rights. Should any such decision be determined adversely to us, such decision may have a material and adverse effect on our profitability, results of operations and financial condition.
In addition, we have no or very limited access to technical and geological data relating to the mine, including data as to reserves, nor have we received an NI 43-101 compliant technical report in respect of the mine. Accordingly, we can provide no assurances as to the level of mineralization or reserves at the mine.
operations.
If the fair values of our long-lived assets fall below our carrying values, we may be required to record non-cash
impairment losses that could have a material impact on our results of operations.We review the carrying value of long-lived assets
including our interests in natural gas and other resource properties, for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Should the markets for our products deteriorate,
or should we decide to invest capital differently or should other cash flow assumptions change, it is possible that we will be required to record non-cash impairment losses in the future that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
For example, in the fourth quarter of 2014, we recognized a non-cash impairment loss of $28.6 million associated with our hydrocarbon properties. Similar charges could occur in the future. In addition, low hydrocarbon prices could result in significant downward revisions to our proved reserves.
The profitability of our
globalfinance and supply chain operations depends, in part, on the availability of adequate sources
of supply.Our
globalfinance and supply chain business relies on, among other things, numerous outside sources of supply for our operations. These suppliers generally are not bound by long-term contracts and will have no obligation to provide products to us in the future. In periods of low industry prices, suppliers may elect to hold inventory to wait for higher prices or intentionally slow their activities. If a substantial number of suppliers cease selling to us, we will be unable to source and/or execute transactions at desired levels and our results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
We may face a lack of suitable acquisition, merger or other proprietary investment candidates, which may limit
our growth.In order to grow our business, we may seek to acquire, merge with or invest in new companies or opportunities. Our failure to make acquisitions or investments may limit our growth. In pursuing acquisition and investment opportunities, we face competition from other companies having similar growth and investment strategies, many of which may have substantially greater resources than us. Competition for these acquisitions or investment targets could result in increased acquisition or investment prices, higher risks and a diminished pool of businesses, services or products available for acquisition or investment.
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Strategic investments or acquisitions and joint ventures, or our entry into new business areas, may result in additional risks and uncertainties in our business.
We have grown and intend to continue to grow our business both through internal expansion and through strategic investments, acquisitions or joint ventures. When we make strategic investments or acquisitions or enter into joint ventures, we expect to face numerous risks and uncertainties in combining or integrating the relevant businesses and systems, including the need to combine accounting and data processing systems and management controls and to integrate relationships with customers and business partners.
Acquisitions also frequently result in the recording of goodwill and other intangible assets, which are subject to potential
non-cash impairments in the future that could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. Furthermore, the costs of integrating acquired businesses (including restructuring charges associated with the acquisitions, as well as other related costs, such as accounting, legal and investment banking fees) could significantly impact our operating results.
Although we perform due diligence on the businesses we purchase, in light of the circumstances of each transaction, an unavoidable level of risk remains regarding the actual condition of these businesses. We may not be able to ascertain the value or understand the potential liabilities of the acquired businesses and their operations until we assume operating control of these businesses.
Furthermore, any acquisitions of businesses or facilities
including our recent acquisitions of FESIL and Elsner, could entail a number of risks,
including:including, among others: problems with the effective integration of operations;
inability to maintain key pre-acquisition business relationships;
increased operating costs;
exposure to substantial unanticipated liabilities;
difficulties in realizing projected efficiencies, synergies and cost savings;
the risks of entering markets in which we have limited or no prior experience; and
the possibility that we may be unable to recruit additional managers with the necessary skills to supplement the management of the acquired businesses.
In addition, geographic and other expansions, acquisitions or joint ventures may require significant managerial attention, which may be diverted from our other operations. If we are unsuccessful in overcoming these risks, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
The industries in which we operate may be affected by disruptions beyond our control.
Our
global supply chain operations include direct or indirect investments in assets, such as smelting, refining, mining, processingfinance and
hydrocarbon operations. Transport disruption, weather and natural disasters such as hurricanes and flooding, unexpected maintenance problems, collapse or damage to mines or wells, unexpected geological variations, labour disruptions and changes in laws and regulations relating to occupational safety, health and environmental matters are some of the factors that may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. These factors can affect costs at particular assets for varying periods. In addition, smelting, refining, mining, processing and hydrocarbon operations also rely on key inputs, such as labour, spare parts, fuel and electricity. Disruption to the supply of key inputs, or changes in their pricing, may have a significant adverse impact on our future results.Our global supply chain activities are subject to counterparty risks associated with the performance of obligations by our counterparties and suppliers.
Our business is subject to commercial risks, which include counterparty risk, such as failure of performance by our suppliers and failure of payment by our trading customers in our
globalfinance and supply chain business. We seek to reduce the risk of supplier non-performance by requiring credit support from creditworthy financial institutions where appropriate. We attempt to reduce the risk of non-payment by customers or other counterparties by imposing limits on open accounts extended to creditworthy customers and imposing credit support requirements for other customers. Nevertheless, we are exposed to the risk that parties owing us or our clients and other financial intermediaries may default on their obligations to us due to bankruptcy, lack of liquidity, operational failure or other reasons. These counterparty obligations may arise, for example, from placing deposits, the extension of credit in trading and
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investment activities and participation in payment, securities and supply chain transactions on our behalf and as an agent on behalf of our clients. If any such customers or counterparties default on their obligations, our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flow could be adversely affected.
Larger and more frequent capital commitments in our
globalfinance and supply chain business increase the potential for
significant losses.We may enter into large transactions in which we commit our own capital as part of our globalfinance and supply chain business to facilitate client trading activities. The number and size of these large transactions may materially affect our results of operations in a given period. Market fluctuations may also cause us to incur
significant losses from our trading activities. To the extent that we own assets (i.e., have long positions), a downturn in the value of those assets or in the markets in which those assets are traded could result in losses. Conversely, to the extent that we have sold assets we do not own (i.e., have short positions) in any of those markets, an upturn in those markets could expose us to potentially large losses as we attempt to cover our short positions by acquiring assets in a rising market.
We are subject to transaction risks that may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations,
financial condition and cash flow.We manage transaction risks through allocating and monitoring our capital investments in circumstances where the risk to our capital is minimal, carefully screening clients and transactions and engaging qualified personnel to manage transactions. Nevertheless, transaction risks can arise from, among other things, our
globalfinance and supply chain
and trade finance and services activities. These risks include market and credit risks associated with our trade finance and services operations. We intend to make investments in highly unstructured situations and in companies undergoing severe financial distress and such investments often involve severe time constraints. These investments may expose us to significant transaction risks. An unsuccessful investment may result in the total loss of such investment and may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flow.
Our risk management strategies may leave us exposed to unidentified or unanticipated risks that could impact
our risk management strategies in the future and could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition.We use a variety of instruments and strategies to manage exposure to various types of risks. For example, we use derivative foreign exchange contracts to manage our exposure and our
clients'clients’ exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risks. If any of the variety of instruments and strategies we utilize to manage our exposure to various types of risk are not effective, we may incur losses. Many of our strategies are based on historical trading patterns and correlations. However, these strategies may not be fully effective in mitigating our risk exposure in all market environments or against all types of risk. Unexpected market developments may affect our risk management strategies and unanticipated developments could impact our risk management strategies in the future.
Derivative transactions may expose us to unexpected risk and potential losses.
We, from time to time, enter into derivative transactions that require us to deliver to the counterparty
thean underlying security, loan or other obligation in order to receive payment. Such derivative transactions may expose us to unexpected market, credit and operational risks that could cause us to suffer unexpected losses. Severe declines in asset values, unanticipated credit events or unforeseen circumstances may create losses from risks not appropriately taken into account in the structuring and/or pricing of a derivative transaction. In a number of cases, we may not hold the underlying security, loan or other obligation and may have difficulty obtaining, or be unable to obtain, the underlying security, loan or other obligation through the physical settlement of other transactions. As a result, we are subject to the risk that we may not be able to obtain the security, loan or other obligation within the required contractual time frame for delivery. This could cause us to forfeit the payments due to us under these contracts or result in settlement delays with the attendant credit and operational risk as well as increased costs to us.
The operations of our newly acquired bank subsidiary are subject to regulation which could adversely affect our business and operations.
The operations of MFC Merchant Bank Limited, referred to as “bank subsidiary”, are subject to a number of directives and regulations, which materially affect our businesses. The statutes, regulations and policies to which we are subject may be changed at any time. In addition, the interpretation and the application by regulators of the laws and regulations to which we are subject may also change from time to time. Extensive legislation affecting the financial services industry has recently been adopted in Europe that directly or indirectly affects our business, including in Malta and other jurisdictions, and regulations are in the process of being implemented. The manner in which those laws and related regulations are applied to the operations of credit institutions is still evolving. Any legislative or regulatory actions and any required changes to our business operations resulting from such legislation and regulations could result in significant loss of revenue, limit our ability to pursue business opportunities in which we might otherwise consider engaging or provide certain products and services, affect the value of assets that we hold, require us to increase our prices and therefore reduce demand for our financial products, impose additional compliance and other costs on us or otherwise adversely affect our businesses. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that future changes in regulations or in their interpretation or application will not adversely affect us.
The regulations which most significantly affect our newly acquired bank subsidiary, or which could most significantly affect it in the future, relate to capital requirements, liquidity and the funding and development of a banking union in the European Union, including the Capital Requirements Directive Framework and other directives which address minimum capital requirements for credit institutions. The Capital Requirements Directive, through which the European Union began implementing the Basel III capital reforms, among other things, requires regulatory reporting of “large exposures”, which are generally exposures to a client or group of connected clients in excess of 10% of the Bank’s eligible capital base and such large exposures cannot be greater than 25% of the Bank's eligible capital base, after taking into account risk mitigation.
The operations of our newly acquired bank subsidiary are exposed to risks faced by other financial institutions.
The operations of our newly acquired bank subsidiary may involve transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, investment banks and other institutional clients. Defaults by, and even rumours or questions about the solvency of certain financial institutions and the financial services industry generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by other institutions. We may enter into transactions that could expose us to significant credit risk in the event of default by one of our significant counterparties. A default by a significant financial counterparty, or liquidity problems in the financial services industry generally, could have a material adverse effect on us.
Any failure to remain in compliance with sanctions, anti-money laundering laws or other applicable regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate could harm our reputation and/or cause us to become subject to fines, sanctions or legal enforcement, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our finance and supply chain business has adopted policies and procedures respecting compliance with sanctions and anti-money laundering laws and our banking subsidiary has adopted various policies and procedures to ensure compliance with specific laws applicable to it, including internal controls and “know-your-customer” procedures aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorism financing; however, participation of multiple parties in any given trade finance transaction can make the process of due diligence difficult. Further, because trade finance can be more document-based than other banking activities, it is susceptible to documentary fraud, which can be linked to money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit activities and/or the circumvention of sanctions or other restrictions (such as export prohibitions, licensing requirements or other trade controls). While we are alert to high-risk transactions, we are also aware that efforts, such as forgery, double invoicing, partial shipments of goods and use of fictitious goods, may be used to evade applicable laws and regulations. If our policies and procedures are ineffective in preventing third parties from using our finance operations as a conduit for money laundering or terrorism financing without our knowledge, our reputation could suffer and/or we could become subject to fines, sanctions or legal action (including being added to any “blacklists” that would prohibit certain parties from engaging in transactions with us, including our banking subsidiary), which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, amendments to sanctions, anti-money laundering laws or other applicable laws or regulations in countries in which we operate could impose additional compliance burdens on our operations.
Fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates may affect our results of operations and
financial condition.Fluctuations in interest rates may affect the fair value of our financial instruments sensitive to interest rates. An increase or decrease in market interest rates may result in changes to the fair value of our fixed interest rate financial instrument liabilities, thereby resulting in a reduction in the fair value of our equity. Similarly, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the fair value of our financial instruments sensitive to foreign currency exchange rates.
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Our operations and infrastructure may malfunction or fail.
Our business is highly dependent on our ability to process, on a daily basis, a number of transactions across diverse markets and the transactions we process have become increasingly complex. The inability of our systems to accommodate an increasing volume of transactions could also constrain our ability to expand our businesses. If any of these systems do not operate properly or are disabled, or if there are other shortcomings or failures in our internal processes, people or systems, we could suffer
non-cash impairments, financial loss, a disruption of our businesses, liability to clients, regulatory intervention or reputational damage.
The exploration and development of mining and resource properties is inherently dangerous and subject to risks beyond our control.
Companies engaged in resource activities are subject to all of the hazards and risks inherent in exploring and developing natural resource projects. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, environmental hazards, industrial accidents, labour disputes, increases in the cost of labour, social unrest, fires, changes in the regulatory environment, impact of non-compliance with laws and regulations, explosions, encountering unusual or unexpected geological formations or other geological or grade problems, unanticipated metallurgical characteristics or less than expected mineral recovery, encountering unanticipated ground or water conditions, cave-ins, pit wall failures, flooding, rock bursts, periodic interruptions due to inclement or hazardous weather conditions, earthquakes, seismic activity, other natural disasters or unfavourable operating conditions and losses. Should any of these risks or hazards affect a company's exploration or development activities, they may: (i) cause the cost of development or production to increase to a point where it would no longer be economic to produce the metal or other resource from the company's resources or expected reserves; (ii) result in a write down or write-off of the carrying value of one or more projects; (iii) cause delays or stoppage of mining or processing; (iv) result in the destruction of properties, processing facilities or third party facilities necessary for operations; (v) cause personal injury or death and related legal liability; or (vi) result in the loss of insurance coverage. The occurrence of any of above mentioned risks or hazards could result in an interruption or suspension of operation of the properties in which we hold an interest or any other properties we acquire in the future and have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our natural gas and related operations are subject to inherent risks and hazards.
There are many operating risks and hazards inherent in exploring for, producing, processing, and transporting natural gas and oil. Drilling operations may encounter unexpected formations or pressures that could cause damage to equipment or personal injury and fires, explosions, blowouts, spills, or other accidents may occur. Additionally, we could experience interruptions to, or the termination of, drilling, production, processing, and transportation activities due to bad weather, natural disasters, delays in obtaining governmental approvals or consents, insufficient storage or transportation capacity, or other geological and mechanical conditions. Any of these events that result in a shutdown or slowdown of operations would adversely affect our business. While close well supervision and effective maintenance operations can contribute to maximizing production rates over time, production delays and declines from normal field operating conditions cannot be eliminated and can be expected to adversely affect revenue and cash flow levels to varying degrees.
Mineral resource calculations are only estimates.
Any figures presented for mineral resources in this document are only estimates. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating mineral resources. Such estimates are subjective, and the accuracy of mineral resource estimation is a function of the quantity and quality of available data and of the assumptions made and judgments used in engineering and geological interpretation. These amounts are estimates only and the actual level of recovery of minerals from such deposits may be different. Differences between our assumptions, including economic assumptions such as mineral prices, market conditions and actual events, could have a material adverse effect on our mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, financial position and results of operation. No assurance can be given that any mineral resource estimates will be ultimately reclassified as reserves.
Estimates of natural gas and oil reserves involve uncertainty.
Estimates of natural gas and oil reserves involve a great deal of uncertainty because they depend upon the reliability of available geologic and engineering data, which is inherently imprecise. Geologic and engineering data are used to determine the probability that an oil and gas reservoir exists at a particular location and whether hydrocarbons are recoverable from the reservoir. The probability of the existence and recoverability of reserves is less than 100% and actual recoveries may be materially different from estimates.
Such estimates require numerous assumptions relating to operating conditions and economic factors, including the prices of natural gas, NGLs and oil, availability of investment capital, recovery costs, the availability of enhanced recovery techniques, the ability to market production, and governmental and other regulatory factors, such as taxes, royalty rates, and environmental laws. A change in one or more of these factors could result in known quantities of natural gas and oil previously estimated becoming unrecoverable. Each of these factors also impacts recovery costs and production rates. In addition, estimates of reserves that are prepared by different independent engineers, or by the same engineers at different times, may vary substantially.
As at December 31, 2014, approximately 23% of our total estimated proved reserves (by volume) were undeveloped. These reserve estimates reflect our plans to complete development activities to convert our proved undeveloped reserves into developed reserves. Such development may not occur as scheduled and results may not be as estimated. If we elect not to develop these proved undeveloped reserves, or if we are not otherwise able to successfully develop them, we will be required to remove the associated volumes from our reported proved reserves. In addition, SEC rules require that, subject to limited exceptions, proved undeveloped reserves may only be disclosed if they relate to wells scheduled to be drilled within five years of initial booking thereof. We may be required to remove such proved and undeveloped reserves if we do not develop them within the required five-year timeframe. Such removal may significantly reduce the quantity and present value of our reported oil and gas reserves.
Certain of our proved undeveloped reserves are, or may in the future be, subject to third-party operating agreements, including farm-out and participation agreements. While such third-party arrangements may provide for committed expenditures and/or drilling activities, our ability to convert such proved undeveloped reserves within the required timeframe may be subject to operating decisions of such operators and the results of development activities conducted by such third-parties, which may not be entirely within our control.
Our
natural gasfinance and
other hydrocarbon production may decline in the future as a result of declines in reserves.The rate of production from our natural gas and oil properties generally declines as reserves are depleted. Except to the extent we acquire interests in additional properties containing proved reserves, conduct successful exploration and development activities or, through engineering studies, optimize production performance or identify additional reserves, our proved reserves will decline materially as natural gas, NGLs and oil are produced. Accordingly, to the extent we are not successful in replacing such production, our future revenues will decline.
Creating and maintaining an inventory of prospects for future production depends on many factors, including:
obtaining rights to explore for, develop and produce hydrocarbons in promising areas;
drilling success;
the ability to complete long lead-time, capital-intensive projects timely and on budget;
the ability to find or acquire additional proved reserves at acceptable costs; and
the ability to fund such activity.
Our global supply chain operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations that may increase the costs of doing business and may restrict such operations.
All phases of a resource business
Supply chain operations present environmental risks and hazards and are subject to environmental regulation pursuant to a variety of government laws and regulations. These regulations mandate, among other things, the maintenance of air and water quality standards and land reclamation. They also set forth limitations on the generation, transportation, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous waste. Compliance with such laws and regulations can require significant expenditures, and a breach may result in the imposition of fines and penalties, which may be material. Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner expected to result in stricter standards and enforcement, larger fines and liability and potentially increased capital expenditures and operating costs. Any breach of environmental legislation by the operator of properties underlying our interests or by us, as an owner or operator of a property, could have a material impact on the viability of the relevant property and impair the revenue derived from the owned property or applicable royalty or other interest, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Further, environmental hazards may exist on the properties on which we hold interests, which are unknown to us at present and have been caused by previous or existing owners or operators of the properties.
Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations or permitting requirements may result in enforcement actions thereunder, including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment or
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remedial actions. Parties engaged in resource operations or in the exploration or development of resource properties may also be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of the mining activities and may be subject to civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of applicable laws or regulations.
We may not be fully insured against certain environmental risks, either because such insurance is not available or because of high premium costs. In particular, insurance against risks from environmental pollution occurring over time, as opposed to sudden and catastrophic damages, is not available on economically reasonable terms. Accordingly, our properties may be subject to liability due to hazards that cannot be insured against or that have not been insured against due to prohibitive premium costs or for other reasons.
Future environmental and reclamation obligations respecting our resource properties and interests may be material.
We have not established a separate reclamation fund for the purpose of funding estimated future environmental and reclamation obligations. Any site reclamation or abandonment costs incurred in the ordinary course in a specific period will be funded out of cash flow from operations. It is not possible for us to predict our ability to fully fund the cost of all of our future environmental, abandonment and reclamation obligations. We expect to incur site restoration costs over a prolonged period as wells reach the end of their economic life. There are significant uncertainties related to decommissioning obligations, and the impact on the financial statements could be material. The eventual timing of and costs for these asset retirement obligations could differ from current estimates.
The main factors that could cause expected cash flows to change are:
changes to laws and legislation;
construction of new facilities;
changes in the reserve estimates and the resulting amendments to the life of the reserves for our hydrocarbon operations; and
changes in technology.
We or the operators of our current and any future resource interests may not be able to secure required permits and licenses.
Operations underlying our resource interests may require licenses and permits from various governmental authorities. There can be no assurance that we or the operator of any given project will be able to obtain all necessary licenses and permits that may be required to carry out exploration, development or other resource operations.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that the terms of such financing will be favourable and, as a result, we may have to raise additional capital through the issuance of additional equity, which will result in dilution to our shareholders.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that the terms of such financing will be favourable. Failure to obtain such additional financing could result in delay or indefinite postponement of further business activities. We may require new capital to grow our business and there are no assurances that capital will be available when needed, if at all. It is likely such additional capital will be raised through the issuance of additional equity, which would result in dilution to our shareholders.
Limitations on our access to capital could impair our liquidity and our ability to conduct our businesses.
Liquidity, or ready access to funds, is essential to companies engaged in our businesses. Failures of financial firms have often been attributable in large part to insufficient liquidity. Liquidity is of particular importance to our
globalfinance and supply chain business and perceived liquidity issues may affect our
clients'clients’ and
counterparties'counterparties’ willingness to engage in transactions with us. Our liquidity could be impaired due to circumstances that we may be unable to control, such as a general market disruption or an operational problem that affects our clients, counterparties, our lenders or us. Further, our ability to sell assets may be impaired if other market participants are seeking to sell similar assets at the same time.
Our existing and future financing arrangements that contain operating and financial restrictions may restrict our business and financing activities.
The terms and conditions of our debt agreements and future financial obligations may impose, among other things, operating and financial restrictions on us. For example, they may, among other things, prohibit or otherwise limit our ability to: enter into other financing arrangements; incur additional indebtedness; create or permit liens on our assets; make investments; change the general nature of our business; utilize the proceeds of dispositions; and make capital expenditures. If we are unable to comply with the terms and conditions in our current or future financing agreements, a default could occur under the terms of those agreements. Our ability to comply with these terms and conditions, including meeting
financial ratios and tests, is dependent on our future performance and may be affected by events beyond our control. If a default occurs under current or future financing agreements and we do not obtain a corresponding waiver or amendment to the underlying agreement, lenders could terminate their commitments to lend or accelerate our obligations thereunder and declare all amounts borrowed due and payable. If any of these events occur, we may be unable to find alternative financing on acceptable terms or at all.
We may substantially increase our debt in the future.
It may be necessary for us to obtain financing with banks or financial institutions to provide funds for working capital, capital purchases, potential acquisitions and business development.
However, because of our cash flow position, we do not expect that we will have any immediate need to obtain additional financing. Interest costs
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associated with any debt financing may adversely affect our profitability. Further, the terms on which amounts may be borrowed – including standard financial covenants regarding the maintenance of financial ratios, the prohibition against engaging in major corporate transactions or reorganizations and the payment of dividends – may impose additional constraints on our business operations and our financial strength.
As a result of our global operations, we are exposed to political, economic, legal, operational and other risks
that could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flow.In conducting our business in major markets around the world, we are subject to political, economic, legal, operational and other risks that are inherent in operating in other countries. These risks range from difficulties in settling transactions in emerging markets to possible nationalization, expropriation, price controls and other restrictive governmental actions, and terrorism. We also face the risk that exchange controls or similar restrictions imposed by foreign governmental authorities may restrict our ability to convert local currency received or held by us in their countries into Swiss francs, Canadian dollars, Euros or other hard currencies or to take those other currencies out of those countries. If any of these risks become a reality, our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flow could be negatively impacted.
We are exposed to litigation risks in our business that are often difficult to assess or quantify and we could incur
significant legal expenses every year in defending against litigation.We are exposed to legal risks in our business and the volume and amount of damages claimed in litigation against financial intermediaries are increasing. These risks include potential liability under securities or other laws for materially false or misleading statements made in connection with securities and other transactions, potential liability for advice we provide to participants in corporate transactions and disputes over the terms and conditions of complex trading arrangements. We also face the possibility that counterparties in complex or risky trading transactions will claim that we improperly failed to
tellinform them of the risks involved or that they were not authorized or permitted to enter into such transactions with us and,
accordingly, that their obligations to us are not enforceable. During a prolonged market downturn, we expect these types of claims to increase. We are also exposed to legal risks in our trade finance and proprietary investing activities.
We seek to invest in undervalued businesses or assets often as a result of financial, legal, regulatory or other distress affecting them. Investing in distressed businesses and assets can involve us in complex legal issues relating to priorities, claims and other rights of stakeholders. These risks are often difficult to assess or quantify and their existence and magnitude often remains unknown for substantial periods of time. We may incur significant legal and other expenses in defending against litigation involved with any of these risks and may be required to pay substantial damages for settlements and/or adverse judgments. Substantial legal liability or significant regulatory action against us could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We rely significantly on the skills and experience of our executives and the loss of any of these individuals may
harm our business.Our future success depends to a significant degree on the skills, experience and efforts of our executives and the loss of their services may compromise our ability to effectively conduct our business. We do not maintain “key person” insurance in relation to any of our employees.
We may experience difficulty attracting and retaining qualified management and technical personnel to
efficiently operate our business and the failure to operate our business effectively could have a material adverse effect on our profitability, financial condition and results of operations.We are dependent upon the continued availability and commitment of our management, whose contributions to immediate and future operations are of significant importance. The loss of any such
management could negatively affect our business operations. From time to time, we will also need to identify and retain additional skilled management and specialized technical personnel to efficiently operate our business. The number of persons skilled in the acquisition, exploration and development of royalties and interests in natural resource properties is limited, and competition for such persons is intense. Recruiting and retaining qualified personnel is critical to our success and there can be no assurance of our ability to attract and retain such personnel. If we are not successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel, our ability to execute our business model and growth strategy could be affected, which could have a material and adverse impact on our profitability, results of operations and financial condition.
Certain of our directors and officers may, from time to time, serve in similar positions with other public companies, which may put them in a conflict position with us from time to time.
Certain of our directors and officers may, from time to time, serve as directors or officers of other companies involved in similar businesses to us, and, to the extent that such other companies may participate in the same ventures
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in which we may seek to participate, such directors and officers may have a conflict of interest in negotiating and concluding terms respecting the extent of such participation. In all cases where our directors and officers have an interest in other companies, such other companies may also compete with us in the global supply chain and trade finance and services businesses. Such conflicts of our directors and officers may result in a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
We conduct business in countries with a history of corruption and transactions with foreign governments and doing so increases the risks associated with our international activities.
As we operate internationally, we are subject to the United
States' States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by the United States and other business entities that have securities registered in the United States for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations and agreements with third parties in countries known to experience corruption. Further international expansion may involve more exposure to such practices. Our activities in these countries create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by our employees or consultants that could be in violation of various laws including the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, even though these parties are not always subject to our control. It is our policy to implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees and consultants. However, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective and our employees or consultants may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act may result in criminal or civil sanctions and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
Tax audits or disputes, or changes in the tax laws applicable to us, could materially increase our tax payments.
We exercise significant judgment in calculating our provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, many factors may affect their accuracy. Applicable tax authorities may disagree with our tax treatment of certain material items potentially causing an increase in our tax liabilities. Furthermore, changes to existing laws may also increase our effective tax rate. A substantial increase in our tax burden could have an adverse effect on our financial results. Please see “Item 8: Financial Information – A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information” for further information.
Employee misconduct could harm us and is difficult to detect and deter.
It is not always possible to detect and deter employee misconduct. The precautions we take to detect and prevent employee misconduct may not be effective in all cases and we could suffer significant reputational and economic harm for any misconduct by our employees. The potential harm to our reputation and to our business caused by such misconduct is impossible to quantify.
We may incur losses as a result of unforeseen or catastrophic events, including the emergence of a pandemic,
terrorist attacks or natural disasters.The occurrence of unforeseen or catastrophic events, including the emergence of a pandemic or other widespread health emergency (or concerns over the possibility of such an emergency), terrorist attacks or natural disasters, could create economic and financial disruptions,
could lead to operational difficulties (including travel limitations) that could impair our ability to manage our business
and couldor expose our insurance subsidiaries to significant losses.
Failures or security breaches of our information technology systems could disrupt our operations and
negatively impact our business.We use information technologies, including information systems and related infrastructure as well as cloud
applicationapplications and services, to store, transmit, process and record sensitive information, including employee information and financial and operating
data),data, communicate with our employees and business partners
analyze seismic and drilling information, estimate quantities of oil and gas reserves and for many other activities related to our business. Our business partners, including operating partners, suppliers, customers and financial institutions, are also dependent on digital technology. Some of these business partners may be provided limited access to our sensitive information or our information systems and related infrastructure in the ordinary course of business.
Despite security design and controls, our information technology systems, and those of our third party partners and providers, may be vulnerable to a variety of interruptions, including during the process of upgrading or replacing software, databases or components thereof, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, cyber-attacks, the activities of hackers, unauthorized access attempts and other security issues or may be breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such interruption or breach could result in operational disruptions or the misappropriation of sensitive data that could subject us to civil and criminal penalties, litigation or have a negative impact on our reputation. There can be no assurance that such disruptions or misappropriations and the resulting repercussions will not negatively impact our cash flows and materially affect our results of operations or financial condition.
Risk Factors Relating to Our Business – Risks Relating to Discontinued Operations
The operation of the iron ore mine underlying our royalty interest was closed in 2014. Its operation is generally determined by a third-party operator and we currently have no decision-making power as to how the property is operated. In addition, we have no or very limited access to technical or geological data respecting the mine, including as to mineralization or reserves. The operator’s failure to perform or other operating decisions could have a material adverse effect on our revenue, results of operations and financial condition.
In late October 2014, the operator of the mine underlying our royalty interest announced that it would be closing the mine. The operator generally has the power to determine the manner in which the property is operated. The interests of the operator and our interests may not always be aligned. Our inability to control the operations of the mine can adversely affect our profitability, results of operations and financial condition.
To the extent grantors of royalties and other interests do not abide by their contractual obligations, we may be forced to take legal action to enforce our contractual rights. Should any decision with respect to such action be determined adversely to us, such decision may have a material and adverse effect on our profitability, results of operations and financial condition.
In addition, we have no or very limited access to technical and geological data relating to the mine, including data as to reserves, nor have we received a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report in respect of the mine. Accordingly, we can provide no assurances as to the level of mineralization or reserves at the mine.
Our hydrocarbon and related operations are subject to inherent risks and hazards.
There are many operating risks and hazards inherent in our discontinued resource operations, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, changes in the regulatory environment, impact of non-compliance with laws and regulations, potential damage to equipment or personal injury and fires, explosions, blowouts, spills or other accidents. Additionally, we could experience interruptions to, or the termination of, production, processing or transportation activities due to bad weather, natural disasters, delays in obtaining governmental approvals or consents, insufficient storage or transportation capacity or other geological or mechanical conditions. Any of these events that result in an interruption or suspension of operations would adversely affect our discontinued operations.
Estimates of hydrocarbon reserves involve uncertainty.
Estimates of natural gas and oil reserves involve a great deal of uncertainty because they depend upon the reliability of available geologic and engineering data, which is inherently imprecise. Geologic and engineering data are used to determine the probability that a hydrocarbon reservoir exists at a particular location and whether hydrocarbons are recoverable from the reservoir. The probability of the existence and recoverability of reserves is less than 100% and actual recoveries may be materially different from estimates.
Such estimates require numerous assumptions relating to operating conditions and economic factors, including the prices of natural gas, NGLs and oil, availability of investment capital, recovery costs, the availability of enhanced recovery techniques, the ability to market production and governmental and other regulatory factors, such as taxes, royalty rates and environmental laws. A change in one or more of these factors could result in known quantities of natural gas and oil previously estimated becoming unrecoverable. Each of these factors also impacts recovery costs and production rates. In addition, estimates of reserves that are prepared by different independent engineers, or by the same engineers at different times, may vary substantially.
As at December 31, 2015, approximately 12.9% of our total estimated proved reserves (gross, by volume) were undeveloped. These reserve estimates reflect our plans to complete development activities to convert our proved undeveloped reserves into developed reserves. Such development may not occur as scheduled and results may not be as estimated. If we elect not to develop these proved undeveloped reserves, or if we are not otherwise able to successfully develop them, we will be required to remove the associated volumes from our reported proved reserves. In addition, SEC rules require that, subject to limited exceptions, proved undeveloped reserves may only be disclosed if they relate to wells scheduled to be drilled within five years of initial booking thereof. We may be required to remove such proved and undeveloped reserves if we do not develop them within the required five-year timeframe. Such removal may significantly reduce the quantity and present value of our reported oil and gas reserves.
Certain of our proved undeveloped reserves are, or may in the future be, subject to third-party operating agreements, including farm-out and participation agreements. While such third-party arrangements may provide for committed expenditures and/or drilling activities, our ability to convert such proved undeveloped reserves within the required timeframe may be subject to operating decisions of such operators and the results of development activities conducted by such third-parties, which may not be entirely within our control.
Future environmental and reclamation obligations respecting our resource properties and interests may be material.
We have not established a separate reclamation fund for the purpose of funding estimated future environmental and reclamation obligations. Any site reclamation or abandonment costs incurred in the ordinary course in a specific period will be funded out of cash flow from operations. To the extent our hydrocarbon properties are not disposed of, we expect to incur site restoration costs over a prolonged period as wells reach the end of their economic life and may be subject to reclamation and other environmental liabilities for past resource activities. There are significant uncertainties related to decommissioning obligations and the impact on the financial statements could be material. The eventual timing of and costs for these asset retirement obligations could differ from current estimates.
General Risks Faced by Us
Investors'
Investors’ interests may be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share if we issue
additional shares or raise funds through the sale of equity securities. Our constating documents authorize the issuance of our common shares, Class A common shares and Class A preference shares, issuable in series. In the event that we are required to issue any additional shares or enter into private placements to raise financing through the sale of equity securities,
investors'investors’ interests in us will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share depending on the price at which such securities are sold. If we issue any such additional shares, such issuances will also cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership of all other shareholders. Further, any such issuance may result in a change of control of our company.
Certain factors may inhibit, delay or prevent a takeover of our company, which may adversely affect the price
of our common shares.Certain provisions of our charter documents and the corporate legislation which govern us may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control or changes in our management that shareholders may consider favourable. Such provisions include authorizing the issuance by our board of directors of preferred stock in series, limiting the persons who may call special meetings of shareholders and the adoption of an advance notice policy. In addition, the
Investment Canada Act imposes certain limitations on the rights of non-Canadians to acquire our common shares, although it is highly unlikely that this will apply. If a change of control or change in management is delayed or prevented, the market price of our common shares could decline.
ITEM 4: INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. History and Development of the Company
We are a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. We were originally incorporated in June 1951 by letters patent issued pursuant to the
Companies Act of 1934 (Canada). We were continued under the
CanadaBusiness Corporations Act in March 1980, under the
Business Corporations Act (Yukon) in August 1996 and under the
Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) in November 2004.
Our name was changed from “Terra Nova Royalty Corporation” to “MFC Industrial Ltd.” on September 30, 2011On February 16, 2016, in order to better reflect our focus on
the globaltrade and structured finance, merchant banking and supply chain
business.activities, we changed our name from “MFC Industrial Ltd.” to “MFC Bancorp Ltd.”
Our principal executive office is located at Suite 1860 - 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3A6 and its telephone number is +1 604-683-8286. Our registered office is located at Suite 1000 – 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 3L2.
Please see “Item 4: Information on the Company – B. Business Overview” for further information regarding our recent developments.
We are a
globalfinance and supply chain company, which
utilizes innovative finance alongside sophisticated customized structured solutions to facilitatefacilitates the working capital and other requirements of our customers. Our
global business activities
involve customized structured financial solutions and are supported by captive sources and products secured from third parties.
We do business in multiple geographies and specialize in a wide range of industrial products such as metals, ceramics, minerals, various steel products and ferro-alloys and wood products.
As a supplement to our internal growth initiatives, we seek out and evaluate strategic acquisition and financing candidates to further expand our
globalfinance and supply chain
and trade finance and services businesses.
Please see “Item 4: Information on the Company – B. Business Overview” for further information regarding our recent developments.
B. Business Overview
The following is a brief description of our business and recent activities.
Recent Developments
Focus on Trade Finance and Acquisition of a European Bank
In March 2015, we announced our strategy to leverage our trade finance and supply chain platform by offering additional and complementary trade and structured finance services and solutions, including regulated products, to our existing customer and supplier base.
As an integral part of our long-term strategy and focus on expanding our trade finance and solutions offerings, on February 1, 2016, we completed the acquisition of BAWAG Malta Bank Ltd., referred to as the “Bank”, a licenced Western European bank, for total consideration of $142.4 million. The consideration under the transaction equaled the fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed on the closing date. Subsequent to the completion of the acquisition, the Bank was renamed “MFC Merchant Bank Limited”. Through ownership of an “in-house” bank, we will be able to supplement our core business with regulated banking services, including, among others, collateral-based lending to suppliers and customers, factoring, discounting and forfaiting of receivables and issuing guarantees.
The Bank will not engage in retail or commercial banking, but will provide specialty banking services, focused on merchant banking and structured and trade finance, to our customers, suppliers and group members. These products will include: bank guarantees, letters of credit, documentary bank guarantees/stand-by letters of credit, bills of exchange, bills of lading, promissory notes and forwarders’ certificate of receipt facilities; with and without recourse factoring; forfaiting; discounting of bills of exchange and promissory notes; purchase financing collateralized by the product; inventory financing collateralized by inventory; structured trade finance, including advisory services, in conjunction with export credit agencies; and merchant banking products and services.
MFC Merchant Bank Ltd.’s customer deposits will mainly be comprised of small and medium sized corporate clients, who may also be trade and structured finance customers, as well as MFC Group companies and other related entities. In addition, we will integrate MFC’s existing long-standing banking relationships with the Bank to support our corporate vision.
The back office is a significant burden to a bank because it is the major driver of operating expenditures. However, in order to maintain a variable cost structure, the Bank will outsource major back office services as well as internal functions such as technology, internal audit and payment services to third parties.
Rationalization of Non-Core Resource Assets / Discontinued Operations
In the third quarter of 2015, we determined to pursue the sale of our resource assets, comprised of our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests, and instituted a program to identify potential buyers and rationalize these assets. As a result, these assets are classified as assets held for sale as of December 31, 2015 and the operations and cash flows related to these assets are accounted for as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2015. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Discontinued Operations” for further information.
We recognized non-cash impairment losses of $412.1 million, before a net income tax expense of $4.4 million, on our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests for 2015 (which included a non-cash impairment loss of $52.9 million and a $30.0 million reversal of impairment loss recognized in the fourth quarter of 2015). In the fourth quarter of 2015, we sold a 95% economic interest in certain of our hydrocarbon interests and the related liabilities to a third party for nominal and contingent consideration. These properties had no net asset value at the time of sale, so no gain or loss was recorded upon disposition.
Our business is currently divided into threetwo operating segments: (i) global supply chain,Finance and Supply Chain, which includes our marketing activities, and captive supply assets; (ii) trade finance and services, which includesassets, structured solutions, financial services and proprietary investing activities; and (iii) all other,(ii) All Other, which encompasses our corporate and other investments and business interests, includinginterests.
Previously, we presented our
medical suppliesfinance and
servicing business.Global Supply Chain
Our supply chain business is globally focusedas two reportable segments: (i) Global Supply Chain; and includes our integrated operations(ii) Trade Finance and interests. We conduct such operations primarily through our subsidiaries based in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, the United States, Latin America and Canada. We supply various products, including minerals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, chemicals, plastics, refractory and ceramic materials and wood products. These are sourced from our directly or indirectly held interests in resource projects, or are secured by us from third parties.
Since entering the global supply chain business in 2010,Services. However, as we have implemented a long-term growth strategy to achieve critical mass by increasingadvanced our revenues through expanding our geographic reach and diversifying our product offerings. Over the last three years, we have completed several strategic acquisitions to support this long-term strategy including the following acquisitions:
FESIL - On April 1, 2014, we acquired a 100% interest in FESIL, a vertically integrated supply chain management company and one of the world's leading producers of ferrosilicon through its production plant in Mo i Rana. This acquisition further expanded our sales presence in Europe, the United States and China through FESIL's various sales offices and longstanding relationships with customers that include established steelworks, aluminum and iron foundries and chemical groups. FESIL's operations include sales offices in Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Norway, United States, South Africa, Ukraine and China. The purchase price of approximately $84.6 million was based on the net tangible asset value of FESIL as of September 30, 2013 and is subject to certain adjustments, which have yet to be finalized as of the date hereof. As of December 31, 2014, the purchase price allocation was provisional. In addition, there is a two-year base royalty on tiered ferrosilicon production at the Mo i Rana facility, which is expected to equal approximately 2.9% of FESIL's ferrosilicon revenue per annum at full production. The acquisition did not include FESIL's interests in Mo Industripark AS.
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| • | Elsner - In March 2014, we acquired Elsner, which further increased the footprint of our global supply chain business through Elsner's offices in Austria, China, Dubai, Croatia, Albania, Serbia and the United States and increased our product offerings to include steel and related products. Elsner has longstanding relationships with various steel mills in Eastern and Southern Europe, as well as the Baltic States and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and is focused on steel products, including slabs, booms, billets, hot rolled steel plates, hot and cold rolled coils and sheets, reinforcing bars, galvanized material, pipes, tubers and merchant bars. Pursuant to the transaction, we indirectly acquired all of the outstanding share capital of Elsner for nominal consideration (including contingent payments between the parties over a 10-year period based on current inventories and accounts receivables, existing legal actions and the utilization of certain tax loss carry-forwards). In connection with the acquisition, the existing credit facilities of Elsner were amended and we issued guarantees to secure payment obligations under such credit lines and Elsner's finance derivative transactions with the same party to such credit lines. |
MFCR and Possehl - In 2012, we acquired MFC Resources Inc. (formerly ACC Resources Co., L.P.), referred to as “MFCR”, and Possehl Mexico S.A. de C.V., referred to as “Possehl”, which increased our exposure and presence in the North American and Latin American markets and expanded our global supply chain platform to include refractory and ceramic materials and other products. In April 2014, we entered into a share purchase agreement with the minority shareholder and Managing Director of Possehl, pursuant to which we acquired his 40% ownership interest in Possehl in consideration for the delivery of up to 1,109,820 of our common shares. In June 2014, the parties amended this agreement to reduce the total number of shares deliverable to 1,059,820 of our common shares, with: (i) 509,820 common shares deliverable upon receipt of requisite stock exchange approval; and (ii) 50,000 common shares deliverable on an annual basis over up to 11 years in the event that Possehl achieves certain net income targets in each respective year. As a result of the transaction,acquisition of the Bank, the divide between these two segments has become less clear while the revenue and cost synergies have become more apparent. Therefore, as a result of the integrated nature of these operations, we now hold a 100% ownership interest in Possehlhave combined these two former segments into “Finance and 509,820Supply Chain”.
Finance and Supply Chain
Our finance and supply chain segment includes our trade and structured finance operations, proprietary investing and integrated supply chain business.
We provide supply chain services, logistics and other trade and structured finance services to producers and consumers of our common shares were issued in June 2014.
| • | MFC Energy - In the third quarter of 2012, we expanded our integrated activities to the energy sector through the acquisition of MFC Energy. These activities include the development, production and processing of natural gas, NGLs and, to a far lesser degree, crude oil in Canada. The majority of such operations are located in the central fairway of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, primarily situated in the Province of Alberta. In the second quarter of 2014, we entered into a construction contract for the installation of a 16.5 MW natural gas power plant at MFC Energy's sour gas processing plant. For further information regarding our natural gas and oil facilities, please see “Item 4: Information on the Company — D. Property, Plants and Equipment – Natural Gas Interests”. |
Our integrated operations include sourcingproducts. These activities provide cost effective and supplying various products. To a lesser extent, we also actefficient transportation, as an agentwell as payment terms accommodating working capital requirements for our clients.customers and partners. Our operations often utilize innovative strategies and financing structures.structures to facilitate the working capital needs of our clients. We currently engage in purchases and sales with producers who are unable to effectively realize sales due to their specific circumstances.
Further, We supply various products in global markets, including metals, ceramics, minerals, various steel products and ferro-alloys and wood products. These are sourced from our directly or indirectly held supply interests or are secured by us from third parties in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East.
In 2014, we acquired a supply chain company that is focused on steel products and has offices globally. The consideration under the transaction was nominal (including contingent payments between the parties over a 10-year period based on current inventories and accounts receivable, existing legal actions and the utilization of certain tax loss carry-forwards). In addition, in 2014, we acquired a 100% interest in a vertically integrated supply chain management company, which is a producer of ferrosilicon.
In furtherance of our goal to expand our trade finance and solutions offerings, we expanded our finance and supply chain business through the acquisition of the Bank. Please see “Recent Developments” for additional information. As we integrate this acquisition, we expect to significantly expand our existing
business through by offering additional financial products including, among others, collateral-based lending to suppliers and customers, factoring, discounting and forfaiting of receivables and issuing guarantees.
Often, producers and end
customers oftenconsumers work with us to better manage their internal supply chain, distribution risk and currency and capital requirements. In such operations, we try to capture various product, financing and currency spreads. Through our
operations,operational history, we have been able to develop long-standing relationships with producers, end customers and financiers and integrate them into our
activities, allowing us to leverage our marketing and financial
activities.We generally source from Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South Americaexperience and the Middle Eastrelationships to provide marketing services and we sell in global markets.
We provide supply chain services, logistics and other trade and structured finance services to producersour customers.
Our finance and
consumers of our products. These activities provide cost effective and efficient transportation, as well as payment terms accommodating working capital requirements for our customers and partners. They are supported by strategic direct and indirect investments in assets operating in our core businesses.Our global supply chain business employs personnel worldwide and our main marketing office is located in Vienna, Austria. We also maintain offices in Canada, the United States, Malta, Mexico, Argentina, China, the United Arab Emirates, Croatia, Albania, Serbia, Norway, Germany Luxembourg and Spain. In addition, we establish relationships with and seek to further market our products through agents located worldwide. Our marketing and other business activities in this segment are supported by a global network of agents and relationships, which provides us with worldwide sourcing and distribution capabilities.
We indirectly derive royalty revenue from a mining sub-lease of the lands upon which the Wabush iron ore mine is situated in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which commenced in 1956 and expires in 2055. The mine is operated by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., referred to as “Cliffs”, which, in late 2014, announced the closure of the
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mine and, in the first quarter of 2015, commenced proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), referred to as “CCAA”, with respect to its Canadian operations, including the subsidiary that holds a majority interest in its Wabush mine joint venture. While the Wabush mine is not directly a party to the CCAA proceedings, Cliffs has publicly disclosed that it may be included in any sales process.
Pursuant to the sub-lease, we are entitled to minimum lease payments of C$3.25 million per year until termination thereof. If Cliffs terminates the sub-lease, we intend to exercise our step-in rights and acquire the mine property pursuant to the terms thereof. In such event, under the terms of the sub-lease, we can elect to purchase certain infrastructure onsite at a then reasonable market price. There can be no assurance as to when and if the operator will provide notice of such termination. We are currently exploring opportunities for this asset with stakeholders and third parties. Please see Note 15 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further information.
Investors are cautioned that we have not completed any technical reports, including reserve or resource estimates under Canadian National Instrument 43-101, referred to as “NI 43-101”, with respect to the mine. No final production decision has been made regarding the project in the event we re-take the mine property and any such decision will be based on studies demonstrating economic and technical viability.
We hold a 50% interest in the Pea Ridge Iron Ore Mine, located near Sullivan, Missouri, U.S.A., approximately 70 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A, which has not operated since 2001. In 2012, we completed an updated independent NI 43-101 compliant technical report, referred to as the “Pea Ridge Technical Report”. We are currently conducting additional analysis and investigations in respect of the project. In 2014 and 2013, we invested $0.9 million and $2.0 million of capital, respectively, to progress the project.
Readers should refer to the full text of the Pea Ridge Technical Report, titled “Technical Report on the PRR Mining Pea Ridge Property” dated August 13, 2012, for further information regarding the Pea Ridge Mine, a copy of which is available under our profile at www.sedar.com. The report was co-authored by Betty L. Gibbs, MMSA, and Derek Rance, P. Eng, of Behre Dolbear and Company (USA), Inc., both of whom are “qualified persons” and “independent” of our company, as such terms are defined in NI 43-101.
Trade finance and services
Our trade finance and services operations include third-party financing and other services, proprietary investing and our real property.
We utilize our established relationships with international financial institutions, insurers and factoring companies to provide flexible, customized financial tools, extensive credit and risk management and structured solutions for our customers. Working closely with our customers, our professional staff arranges support for hedging and marketing of materials, financing and risk management solutions.
Our trade finance and services activities also include leveraging our marketing and financial experience and relationships to provide marketing services and trade finance services to our customers.
Our trade finance and services business generates revenues in the form of corporate and trade finance service fees and interest income. We also realize gains from time to time on our proprietary investments, upon their sale, the execution of an equity or debt restructuring or the completion of other forms of divestment.
We use our financial and management expertise to add or unlock value within a relatively short timeframe. Our trade finance and services activity is generally not passive and we seek investments where our financial expertise and management can add or unlock value. Proprietary investments are generated and made as part of our overall trade finance activities and are realized upon over time, sometimes taking more than one year. In addition, as part of our overall strategy, we often seek to acquire interests or establish relationships with producers to realize upon potential synergies. Such interests can be acquired through purchases of, or investments in, producers, or through contractual arrangements with them, including off-take agreements. To a degree, our trade finance and services and global supply chain businesses supplement each other, which results in synergies in our overall business activities.
Our activities include making proprietary investments through using our own capital and expertise to capture investment opportunities. We seek to participate in many industries, emphasizing those business opportunities where the perceived intrinsic value is not properly recognized. Often such investments are in companies or assets that are under financial, legal or regulatory distress and our services include resolving such distress. These activities take many forms and can include acquiring entire businesses or portions thereof, investing in equity or investing in the existing indebtedness (secured and unsecured) of
a businessbusinesses or in new equity or debt issues. Such activities are generally not passive and we invest where we believe our expertise in financial restructuring and management and
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complementary supply chain and corporate finance capabilities can add or unlock value. Our investments in distressed businesses and/or assets can result in complex and intricate legal issues relating to priorities, claims and other rights of stakeholders. Such issues can result in our being involved in legal and other claims as a result of our overall proprietary investment strategy. Our proprietary investments are often made as a part of, or complementary to, our global supply chain activities.
We consider opportunities where:
our existing participation in marketing and production provides expert insight;
we can obtain a satisfactory return of future capital investment; and
there are synergistic benefits with our existing business. Our philosophy is to utilize our financial strength to realize the commercial potential of assets in markets where we have a comprehensive understanding of the drivers of value.
Proprietary investments are generated and made as part of our overall finance and supply chain activities and are realized upon over time, sometimes taking more than one year. In addition, as part of our overall strategy, we often seek to acquire interests or establish relationships with producers to realize upon potential synergies. Such interests can be acquired through purchases of, or investments in, producers, or through contractual arrangements with them.
Our all other segment includes our corporate and other operating segments and
investments, which include financing joint ventures through our China-based subsidiaries and providing medical services, equipment and supplies. Company Strategy
Our primary and overriding business objective is to enhance value and create wealth for our shareholders. The key elements of our strategy include the following:
Expanding our Global Supply Chain Business. Since entering into the global supply chain business in 2010, we have pursued a long-term strategy to achieve critical mass by increasing our volumes, revenues and geographic reach. In furtherance of this strategy, from 2011 to 2014, we completed several strategic acquisitions and have increased our global supply chain segment revenues by over 185% from $474.9 million in 2011 to $1.4 billion in 2014 and expanded our platform, customer base and geographic reach.interests.
Strategic Focus. We intend to grow our business by focusing on our trade finance and supply chain solutions businesses. Moving forward, we aim to grow these businesses by offering additional and complete trade finance services and solutions to our customers. We believe this will allow us to capitalize on cross-selling opportunities and synergies between our global supply chain and trade finance and services businesses. In furtherance of this strategy, we intend to partner with a European bank, which will become our in-house bank, enabling us to expand the services we provide to our customers and improve our profit margins. This will enable us to expand the supply chain solutions we currently offer our customers. We believe this will enhance our business and further strengthen our long-standing banking relationships.
Return Capital to Shareholders. We have determined to rationalize certain of MFC Energy’s assets and return the net proceeds to shareholders. Due to the decline of natural gas and natural gas liquids pricings, we have not adopted a specific timeline for this plan. Prior to declaring any distributions to our shareholders, we will repay any bank debt incurred to refinance the acquisition of these assets. The amount and timing of such distributions will depend on the timing of, and amounts received, in connection with the rationalization of such assets.
Investing in Undervalued Opportunities. We seek to invest in businesses or assets whose intrinsic value is not properly reflected in their share price or where we perceive that our product and financial expertise and management can add or unlock value. These include investments in highly unstructured situations and in companies undergoing financial or operational stress. Such investments often involve severe time constraints and, given our liquid resources, we are well positioned to capitalize on such opportunities. Unlike traditional companies in the financial services sector, our investing is generally not passive.
Geographic Scope of Operations. We operate globally, so we supply a diversified range of products to our customers, develop new relationships with producers and consumers and selectively target new business and investment opportunities worldwide.
Financial Profile. We seek to maintain our fiscal profile, so we can access necessary financing on competitive terms. In addition, we believe our disciplined fiscal approach helps us to manage acquisition risks and maintain a high level of liquidity.
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Risk Approach. We have adopted policies intended to mitigate and manage price and counterparty risks associated with our supply chain activities. For example, a substantial portion of our inventory is, at any time, under contract for sale at a pre-determined price. We also reduce the risk of non-payment by customers by imposing limits on open accounts extended to creditworthy customers and imposing credit support requirements for other customers.
Competitive Strengths
We believe that our competitive strengths include the following:
International Capabilities. Unlike other similarly sized companies, we have sought to develop a broad geographic scope rather than focusing on any one particular market. While many of our larger competitors have greater presences in more international markets, including investment banks, trading firms, brokerage firms, commercial banks and hedge funds, we believe our smaller size and collegiality allow us to work as a team on cross-border transactions better than many of our competitors.
Liquidity. Liquidity is of critical importance to our business and is key to strategic acquisitions for further expansion. We therefore maintain liquidity in order to be able to capitalize on business opportunities in time sensitive transactions, fund our core businesses, continue to generate revenues and fund a broad range of potential cash outflows in stressed environments, including financing obligations. Our approach to liquidity allows us to meet immediate obligations, without needing to sell other assets or depend on additional funding from credit-sensitive markets, and affords us significant flexibility in structuring our affairs and managing through difficult funding environments. Historically, we have funded our businesses with cash generated from our operations and borrowings.
Independence. We are an independent company managed by our directors and officers, rather than part of a larger, diversified financial services institution. Such financial services companies can develop conflicts with their clients due to the large number of customers they service, their own investment and trading positions and the broad range of products and services they offer. We believe that awareness of these potential conflicts has heightened and that such awareness has resulted in increased opportunities for independent firms like us in respect of merger, acquisition, restructuring and similar transactions.
Management. We believe that our management is experienced in the global supply chain business, including critical expertise with respect to our specialized financial services and corporate finance services internationally, including expertise in corporate restructurings and mergers and acquisitions.
Integrated Service Approach. We believe our logistics and financing activities allow us to provide a full-service solution to our supply chain customers and suppliers. We are able to provide our customers and suppliers assistance with transportation and logistics as well as trading, hedging, financing and risk management services.
Operating Structure Allows Prompt Response to Investment Opportunities. We have a lean operating structure and are therefore able to quickly assess whether a business venture represents an appropriate investment for us, responding promptly to all desirable business opportunities. We carefully select the business opportunities we investigate and do not move forward unless we have a high level of confidence that the opportunities fit within our objectives and core competencies.
Competitive Conditions
All
Both segments of our business are intensely competitive and we expect them to remain so.
We operate in a highly competitive environment in most of our markets and we face competition in our finance activities, principally from international banks, the majority of which are European, North American or Latin American regulated banks, in our finance and fee-generating activities. Such competition may have the effect of reducing spreads on our financing activities.
Our
globalfinance and supply chain business is relatively small compared to our competitors in the sector. Many of our competitors have far greater financial resources, a broader range of products and sources of supply, larger customer bases, greater name recognition and marketing resources, a larger number of senior professionals to serve their
clients'clients’ needs, greater global reach and more established relationships with clients than we do. These competitors may be better able to respond to changes in business conditions,
to compete for skilled professionals,
to finance acquisitions,
to fund internal growth and
to compete for market share generally.
Further, many companies are engaged in the acquisition of resource interests. We may also be at a competitive disadvantage in acquiring such properties and interests, as many of our competitors may have greater financial resources and technical staff. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against other companies in acquiring additional interests and resource properties.
The scale of our competitors in the
trade finance and
servicessupply chain business has increased in recent years as a result of substantial consolidation among companies, especially in the banking and financial industries. These firms have
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the ability to offer a wider range of products than we do, which may enhance their competitive position. They also have the ability to support their businesses with other services such as commercial lending in an effort to gain market share, which has resulted, and could further result, in pricing pressure in our businesses.
We believe that our experience and operating structure permit us to respond more rapidly to our
clients'clients’ needs than many of our larger competitors. These traits are important to small and mid-sized business enterprises, many of which do not have large internal corporate finance departments to handle their capital requirements. We develop a partnership approach to assist
our clients. This often permits us to develop multiple revenue sources from the same client. For example, we may purchase and sell a
client'sclient’s products, or commit our own capital to make a proprietary investment in its business or capital structure.
C. Organizational Structure
The following table describes our direct and indirect material subsidiaries as at the date hereof, their respective jurisdictions of organization and our interest in respect of each subsidiary. The table excludes subsidiaries that only hold inter-company assets and liabilities and do not have active businesses or whose results and net assets do not materially impact our consolidated results and net assets.
| Subsidiaries | | | SubsidiariesCountry of
Incorporation
| | | Country Proportion
of
Incorporation Voting
Interest(1)
| Proportion
of Voting
Interest(1)
|
| MFC Commodities GmbH | | | Austria | | | 100% | |
| MFC Trade & Financial Services GmbH | | | Austria | | | 100% | |
| IC Managementservice GmbH | | | Austria | | | 100% | |
| International Trade Services GmbH | | | Austria | | | 100% | |
| MFC Commodities Trading GmbH | | | Austria | | | 100% | |
| MFC Metal Trading GmbH | | | Austria | | | 100% | |
| Kasese Cobalt Company Limited | | | Uganda | | | 75% | |
| MFC (A) Ltd | | | Marshall Islands | | | 100% | |
| MFC (D) Ltd | | | Marshall Islands | 100% |
Brock Metals s.r.o. | Slovakia | 100% | |
| M Financial Corp. | | | Barbados | | | 100% | |
| MFC Corporate Services AG | | | Switzerland | | | 100% | |
| GPT Global Pellets Trading GmbH | | | Austria | | | 100% | |
| MFC Power Limited Partnership | | | Canada | | | 100% | |
| MFC Resources Inc. | | | U.S. | | | 100% | |
| Possehl Mexico S.A. de C.V. | | | Mexico | | | 100% | |
| MFC Holding Norway AS | | | Norway | | | 100% | |
| Fesil AS | | | Norway | | | 100% | |
| Fesil Sales AS | | | Norway | | | 100% | |
| Fesil Rana Metall AS | | | Norway | | | 100% | |
| Fesil Sales GmbH | | | Germany | | | 100% | |
| Fesil Sales SA | | | Luxembourg | | | 100% | |
| F.J. Elsner Trading Gesellschaft mbH | | | Austria | | | 100% | |
| MFC Merchant Bank Limited | | | Malta | | | 100% | |
Mednet (Shanghai) Medical Technical Developing Co., Ltd. | | | China | | | 100% | |
| Hangzhou Zhe-er Optical Co. Ltd. | | | China | | | 51% |
MFC Corporate Services AG | Switzerland | 100% |
KHD Humboldt Wedag International GmbH | Austria | 100% |
MFC Energy Holding Austria GmbH | Austria | 100% |
MFC Energy Austria GmbH | Austria | 100% |
GPT Global Pellets Trading GmbH | Austria | 100% |
MFC Energy Corporation | Canada | 100% |
MFC Resource Partnership | Canada | 100% |
MFC Processing Partnership | Canada | 100% |
MFC Resources Inc. | U.S. | 100% |
Possehl Mexico S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | 100% |
MFC Holding Norway AS | Norway | 100% |
Fesil AS | Norway | 100% |
Fesil Sales AS | Norway | 100% |
Fesil Rana Metall AS | Norway | 100% |
Fesil Sales GmbH | Germany | 100% |
Fesil Sales SA | Luxembourg | 100% |
Specialty Superalloys Inc. | U.S. | 75% |
F.J. Elsner Trading Gesellschaft mbH | Austria | 100% |
Note:
| (1) | Percentages rounded to nearest whole number. Our proportional voting interests are identical to our proportional beneficial interests, except for a non-wholly owned subsidiary in Africa from which we derive a 100% beneficial interest resulting from holding a shareholder loan. |
Percentages rounded to nearest whole number. Our proportional voting interests are identical to our proportional beneficial interests, except for a non-wholly owned subsidiary in Africa from which we derive a 100% beneficial interest resulting from our shareholder loan.
Please see Note 28 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further information.
D. Property, Plants and Equipment
Office Space
Continuing Operations
Our principal office is located at Suite 1860 – 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3A6, Canada. We also maintain offices
in:globally, with our main marketing office located in Vienna,
Austria; Beijing and Shanghai, China; Pittsburgh and New York, U.S.A.; Mexico City, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Calgary, Canada; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Zagreb, Croatia; Tirana, Albania; Belgrade, Serbia; Duisburg, Germany; Ranheim, Norway; Alzingen, Luxembourg; and Madrid, Spain.Austria.
We believe that our existing facilities are adequate for our needs through the end of the year ending December 31,
2015.2016. Should we require additional space at that time or prior thereto, we believe that such space can be secured on commercially reasonable terms.
Ferrosilicon Production Facility
On April 1, 2014, we acquired FESIL, including its
We own a ferrosilicon production plant located in Mo i Rana,
Norway. Through its production plant, FESILNorway, which produces a range of ferrosilicon products, including granulated and refined qualities (high and semi-high purity), which make up the bulk of its production. Annual capacity of the
plant'splant’s furnaces is approximately 80,000 metric tonnes of ferrosilicon and 23,000 metric tonnes of microsilica. The facility is certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
The majority of FESIL's ferrosilica productionThrough our sales offices, ferrosilicon is sold
by its sales offices to customers,
which include establishedincluding steelworks, aluminum and iron foundries and chemical groups.
Royalty
Discontinued Operations
In the third quarter of 2015, we determined to pursue the sale of our resource assets, comprised of our hydrocarbon properties and
Lease InterestWe participate in a royalty interest as the holder of a mining sub-lease upon which the Wabush iron ore mine is situated. Forinterests. We instituted a discussionprogram to identify potential buyers and rationalize these assets, which we expect will be completed by the third quarter of 2016. As a result, we classified these assets as assets held for sale as of December 31, 2015 and the royalty interest, pleaseoperations and cash flows related to these assets are accounted for as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2015. Please see “Item 4: Information on the Company — B. Business Overview — Business Segments5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Global Supply ChainDiscontinued Operations”.
Natural Gas Interests
We are active in the energy sector through the for further information.
Our discontinued operations as at December 31, 2015 included hydrocarbon development, production and processing
ofoperations in Northern Alberta, Canada. These interests include natural gas
infrastructure and
NGLs in western Canada. The majority of such operations are located in the central fairway of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, primarily situated in the Province of Alberta. As at December 31, 2014, we had an interest in 1,181 producing natural gas wells, one non-producing natural gas well, 137 producing oil wells, three non-producing oil wells and a land position that included 247,292 net working interest undeveloped acres. Our assets are situated in the following areas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin: (i) the Rock Creek sands and other Cretaceous sands in the Niton area of central Alberta; (ii) the Cretaceous and Tertiary sands in Okotoks and Southern Alberta; (iii) the Mannville sands in the High River area of southern Alberta; and (iv) the deeper, Belly River sands in the Callum area of southern Alberta.The Niton area includes multi-zone, liquids-rich, tight gas playsprocessing facilities with production to date primarily coming from Rock Creek and Ellerslie sandstones. We have a large number of mineral agreements that cover specific zonal rights in this area. As at December 31, 2014, we had an average 67% working interest in 88,219 gross acres of land to the base of the Rock Creek Member of the Fernie Group. The Niton area has other productive zones that provide opportunities to expand our development base by moving into other geological horizons. These zones lie above the Rock Creek and include the Wilrich and Notikewin sandstones of the Upper Mannville and Spirit River Group.
The Southern Plains is comprised primarily of multi Belly River sands along with upper Edmonton Group coal bed methane formations. As well, in select areas of Southern Alberta, there are productive Mannville sands. As at December 31, 2014, we controlled 406,426 gross acres of land at an average 87% working interest, which provides a significant multi-year, low risk natural gas drilling inventory. Infrastructure is in place in the area for future production increases.
Our High River asset is primarily a low to medium permeability Basal Quartz channel sandstone pool, which is the southern Alberta extension of the Lower Cretaceous Deep Basin gas trend.
We also have interests in natural gas infrastructure. Overall, we operate over 42,000 horsepower of compression totaling 200 mmcf/d of available field compression capacity havingof 20 million cubic feet per day utilizing over 85 mmcf/d of operated processing capacity and over 2,300 km of pipeline infrastructure in place. Key facilities are as follows:
| • | MFC Sour Gas Processing Plant – We own the MFC sour6,200 horsepower, including a gas processing plant and gas gathering system through our ownership of MFC Processing Partnership, referred to as “MPP”. The MPP sour gas |
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processing plant is located in the High River area and currently has production capacitywith 28 mmcf per day of 90 mmcf/d (licensed plant capacity) of sour natural gas and 45 mmcf/d of sweet natural gas. Additionally, in April 2015, we will be commissioning the recently installed 16.5 MW natural gas power project at the processing plant.
| • | High River – In the High River area there is 9,150 horsepower installed with a gas compression capacity of 42.5 mmcf/d and 270 km of pipeline infrastructure in place. Volumes are all produced through the MPP gas gathering system and sour gas processing plant. |
capacity. | • | Southern Alberta Foothills – The Callum and Cowley gas processing plants with 100% plant ownership are currently capable of compressing 10 mmcf/d and ultimately processing 50 mmcf/d through the two existing facilities with the addition of field and/or plant compression. There is currently over 60 km of pipeline infrastructure in the operating area with minimal third party infrastructure in place. |
| • | Edson, Niton, and McLeod – This foothills area property has compression capacity of 23 mmcf/d utilizing over 6,400 horsepower, including the MFC Energy's McLeod River gas processing plant with 23 mmcf/d of capacity with 100% plant ownership. Additionally, there is over 185 km of pipeline infrastructure in the area. In November 2013, we entered into an agreement, referred to as the “Participation Agreement”, with an oil and gas operator, pursuant to which the operator committed to spending a minimum of C$50.0 million to drill a total of 12 net wells over an initial three-year term. Drilling under the Participating Agreement is primarily focused on our undeveloped reserves at Niton. Please see below for further information regarding the Participation Agreement. |
| • | Shallow Gas Properties – Our shallow gas infrastructure consists of over 100 mmcf/d of compression capacity utilizing 18,000 horsepower with over 1,200 km of pipeline infrastructure in place. Final processing gas volumes are linked into the Nova/TransCanada pipeline systems at multiple sales locations. |
In the second quarter of 2014, we entered into an agreement with a contractor for the design, construction, supply and installation of a 16.5 MW natural gas power plant at our sour gas processing plant. Upon completion, the plant will supply our processing plant's electrical needs, with excess power being sold into the grid based on Alberta Electricity System Operator's rates. The project is designed to cost approximately C$25.2 million, with final commissioning expected to occur in the first half of 2015.
Gas Reserves
We retained GLJ Petroleum Consultants, referred to as “GLJ”, to evaluate and prepare a report on our natural gas properties. Allreserves. As the result of our disposition of certain hydrocarbon interests in 2015, all of our reserves are located in Northern Alberta, Canada. Please refer to Exhibit 15.3 of this annual report on Form 20-F for GLJ'sGLJ’s report on their evaluation and methodology.
The following table sets forth our gross (working interest reserves, before royalty) and net (working interest reserves, including royalty) reserves as at December 31,
2014. | Reserves as of December 31, 2014 |
| Category | Natural Gas | NGLs | Crude Oil | Total |
| Gross | Net | Gross | Net | Gross | Net | Gross | Net |
| (mmcf) | (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mboe) |
Proved
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Developed Producing | | 131,732 | | | 110,285 | | | 2,419 | | | 1,586 | | | 839 | | | 607 | | | 25,213 | | | 20,573 | |
| Developed Non-Producing | | 5,543 | | | 4,795 | | | 31 | | | 22 | | | — | | | — | | | 955 | | | 821 | |
| Undeveloped | | 39,625 | | | 33,855 | | | 1,122 | | | 818 | | | 311 | | | 243 | | | 8,038 | | | 6,704 | |
| Total Proved | | 176,900 | | | 148,935 | | | 3,572 | | | 2,426 | | | 1,150 | | | 850 | | | 34,206 | | | 28,099 | |
Probable
|
| Probable Developed | | 38,844 | | | 32,427 | | | 821 | | | 522 | | | 218 | | | 161 | | | 7,513 | | | 6,088 | |
| Probable Undeveloped | | 67,425 | | | 56,643 | | | 1,617 | | | 1,143 | | | 402 | | | 296 | | | 13,257 | | | 10,880 | |
| Total Probable | | 106,269 | | | 89,070 | | | 2,438 | | | 1,665 | | | 620 | | | 458 | | | 20,770 | | | 16,968 | |
| | | | Reserves as of December 31, 2015 | |
| Category | | | Natural Gas | | | NGLs | | | Crude Oil | | | Total | |
| | | | Gross | | | Net | | | Gross | | | Net | | | Gross | | | Net | | | Gross | | | Net | |
| | | | (mmcf) | | | (mbbl) | | | (mbbl) | | | (mboe) | |
| Proved | | | | | | | | | |
| Developed Producing | | | | | 12,020 | | | | | | 10,614 | | | | | | 468 | | | | | | 295 | | | | | | 27 | | | | | | 36 | | | | | | 2,499 | | | | | | 2,100 | | |
| Undeveloped | | | | | 1,564 | | | | | | 1,427 | | | | | | 61 | | | | | | 52 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 322 | | | | | | 290 | | |
| Total Proved | | | | | 13,583 | | | | | | 12,041 | | | | | | 529 | | | | | | 347 | | | | | | 27 | | | | | | 36 | | | | | | 2,820 | | | | | | 2,391 | | |
| Probable | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Probable Developed | | | | | 3,657 | | | | | | 3,239 | | | | | | 143 | | | | | | 90 | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 765 | | | | | | 645 | | |
| Probable Undeveloped | | | | | 1,908 | | | | | | 1,570 | | | | | | 74 | | | | | | 52 | | | | | | 73 | | | | | | 56 | | | | | | 465 | | | | | | 369 | | |
| Total Probable | | | | | 5,565 | | | | | | 4,809 | | | | | | 217 | | | | | | 141 | | | | | | 86 | | | | | | 72 | | | | | | 1,230 | | | | | | 1,015 | | |
Estimated reserves shown for the producing properties have been projected on the basis of the extrapolation of performance data where there was sufficient data to suggest a performance trend. A significant percentage of the completions have extensive production histories and provide substantial data with respect to performance trends. In some cases, the information suggests that recent well intervention work has been performed. In such cases, we have considered prior historical performance in estimating future reserves. Projections for recently drilled wells have been prepared on the basis of early performance data and/or well tests with consideration for the performance trends observed in those wells with long production histories. Probable reserves are higher risk than proved reserves and are generally believed to be
less likely to be accurately estimated or recovered than proved reserves.
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Estimates of total net proved reserves are not filed with any U.S. federal authority or agency other than the SEC.
Our policies and practices regarding internal controls over the recording of reserves are structured to objectively and accurately estimate our gas and oil reserve quantities and present values in compliance with the
SEC'sSEC’s regulations and financial reporting standards. Our controls over reserve estimates included retaining GLJ as our independent petroleum and geological engineering firm. We provided information about our gas and oil properties, including production profiles, prices and costs, to GLJ, and they prepared their own estimates of the reserves attributable to our properties, as at December 31,
2014.2015. All of the information regarding reserves in this annual report on Form 20-F is derived from the report prepared by GLJ. The principal engineer at GLJ is Myron Hladyshevsky, P. Eng., who was responsible for preparing our reserve estimates, has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and is a professional engineer registered in the Province of Alberta, Canada. He is also a member of the Society of Professional Engineers in the Province of Alberta.
GLJ'sGLJ’s reserve estimates are reviewed by our technical personnel and management and
membersthe directors of our
and MFC Energy's boards of directors meet with such personnel to discuss matters and policies related to our reserves.operating subsidiaries.
There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves, including many factors beyond our control or the control of the reserve engineers. Reserve engineering is a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations
of gas and
oil that cannot be measured in an exact manner. The accuracy of any reserve or cash flow estimate is a function of the quality of available data and of engineering and geological interpretation and judgment. Estimates by different engineers often vary, sometimes significantly. In addition, physical factors, such as the results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of an estimate, as well as economic factors, such as an increase or decrease in product prices that renders production of such reserves more or less economic, may justify revision of such estimates. A significant reduction in our proved reserves may result in a full cost ceiling limitation and/or an accelerated depletion rate. Accordingly, reserve estimates could be different from the quantities of gas and oil that are ultimately recovered. Please refer to “
Item 3: Key Information -– D. Risk Factors”
for further information respecting these risks.
As at December 31,
2014,2015, our reserve estimates included
322 mboe (290 mboe on a net basis) of reserves classified as proved undeveloped, compared to 8,038 mboe (6,704 mboe on a net basis) of reserves classified as proved undeveloped
compared to 3,415 mboe (2,891 mboe on a net basis) as of December 31,
2013.2014. The
increasedecrease in proved undeveloped reserves compared to last year is
attributed toprimarily a result of the
higher constant pricedisposition of hydrocarbon interests in
2014 versus 2013.Production, Prices and Costs
2015.
In
the year ended December 31, 2014,2015, we produced
(on a net working interest basis, less royalties) 10,719 mmcf of natural gas, 208 mboe of NGLs and 77 mbbl of crude oil, for total production of hydrocarbons of 2,071 mboe, compared to 16,528 mmcf of natural gas, 311 mboe of NGLs and 116 mbbl of crude oil, for total production of hydrocarbons of 3,182 mboe
compared to 17,522 mmcf of natural gas, 356 mboe of NGLsin 2014 and
118 mbbl of crude oil, for total production of hydrocarbons of 3,396 mboe
on a net working interest basis in
the same period of 2013 and 6,478 mmcf of natural gas, 106 mboe of NGLs and 52 mbbl of crude oil for the period from September 7, 2012, the date we commenced consolidating MFC Energy, until December 31, 2012.2013. We also produced
41,767 tons of sulphur as a byproduct of our hydrocarbon production activities in 2015, compared to 55,232 tons of sulphur as a byproduct of our hydrocarbon production activities in
the year ended December 31, 2014
compared toand 55,051 tons in
the same period of 2013 and 16,472 tons in the period from September 7, 2012 to December 31, 2012.2013. Our total production, including hydrocarbons and sulphur, was
3,2372,113 mboe on a net working interest basis for the year ended December 31,
2014,2015, compared to
3,237 mboe on a net working interest basis for 2014 and 3,451 mboe for
the same period in 2013. Total production of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil decreased primarily due to
natural decline rates. The foregoing amounts are on a net working interest basis, less royalties.the shutdown of one of our processing plants for plant turnaround and associated pipeline repairs as well as the disposition of hydrocarbon properties in 2015.
The following table sets forth our average daily production by field for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 and the period from September 7, 2012, the date we commenced consolidating MFC Energy, to2013:
| | | | Years Ended December 31 | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Area | | | Natural
Gas
(mcf/d) | | | NGLs
(bbl/d) | | | Crude
Oil
(bbl/d) | | | Total
(boe/d) | | | Natural
Gas
(mcf/d) | | | NGLs
(bbl/d) | | | Crude
Oil
(bbl/d) | | | Total
(boe/d) | | | Natural
Gas
(mcf/d) | | | NGLs
(bbl/d) | | | Crude
Oil
(bbl/d) | | | Total
(boe/d) | |
| Northern Alberta | | | | | 6,289 | | | | | | 252 | | | | | | 37 | | | | | | 1,337 | | | | | | 10,144 | | | | | | 428 | | | | | | 65 | | | | | | 2,184 | | | | | | 11,712 | | | | | | 492 | | | | | | 81 | | | | | | 2,525 | | |
| Southern Alberta(1) | | | | | 25,393 | | | | | | 332 | | | | | | 174 | | | | | | 4,738 | | | | | | 35,138 | | | | | | 424 | | | | | | 253 | | | | | | 6,533 | | | | | | 36,294 | | | | | | 484 | | | | | | 245 | | | | | | 6,778 | | |
| Total | | | | | 31,682 | | | | | | 584 | | | | | | 211 | | | | | | 6,075 | | | | | | 45,282 | | | | | | 852 | | | | | | 318 | | | | | | 8,717 | | | | | | 48,006 | | | | | | 976 | | | | | | 326 | | | | | | 9,303 | | |
Note:
(1)
As of December 31,
2012: | Years Ended December 31 | |
| 2014 | 2013 | September 7, 2012 to December 31, 2012 |
Area | Natural
Gas
(mcf/d) | NGLs
(bbl/d) | Crude
Oil
(bbl/d) | Total
(boe/d) | Natural
Gas
(mcf/d) | NGLs
(bbl/d) | Crude
Oil
(bbl/d) | Total
(boe/d) | Natural
Gas
(mcf/d) | NGLs
(bbl/d) | Crude
Oil
(bbl/d) | Total
(boe/d) |
| High River | | 11,755 | | | 272 | | | 4 | | | 2,235 | | | 12,812 | | | 262 | | | 8 | | | 2,405 | | | 14,852 | | | 281 | | | 12 | | | 2,769 | |
| Okotoks | | 5,409 | | | 49 | | | — | | | 950 | | | 4,664 | | | 52 | | | — | | | 829 | | | 5,386 | | | 62 | | | — | | | 960 | |
| Callum/Cowley | | 2,967 | | | 25 | | | — | | | 520 | | | 3,357 | | | 32 | | | 1 | | | 593 | | | 3,671 | | | 26 | | | — | | | 638 | |
| Niton | | 10,144 | | | 428 | | | 65 | | | 2,184 | | | 11,712 | | | 492 | | | 81 | | | 2,525 | | | 12,910 | | | 532 | | | 105 | | | 2,788 | |
| Other (Southern Alberta) | | 15,007 | | | 78 | | | 249 | | | 2,828 | | | 15,461 | | | 138 | | | 236 | | | 2,951 | | | 19,030 | | | 13 | | | 331 | | | 3,515 | |
| Total | | 45,282 | | | 852 | | | 318 | | | 8,717 | | | 48,006 | | | 976 | | | 326 | | | 9,303 | | | 55,849 | | | 914 | | | 448 | | | 10,670 | |
2015, as a result of transactions completed during the year, our production assets are all located in Northern Alberta.
The following tables set forth our average sales prices, operating costs, royalty amounts and transportation costs for each of the periods indicated:
| Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
Area | Natural
Gas
(C$mcf/d) | NGLs
(C$bbl/d) | Crude
Oil
(C$bbl/d) | Total
Hydro-
Carbons
(C$boe/d) | Sulphur
(C$mcf/d) |
| Price(1) | | 4.82 | | | 79.69 | | | 90.80 | | | 36.16 | | | 150.38 | |
| Royalties | | 0.84 | | | 28.71 | | | 23.14 | | | 8.00 | | | 25.19 | |
| Operating costs | N/A | N/A | N/A | | 13.46 | | N/A |
| Transportation costs | | 0.16 | | | 7.44 | | | 3.27 | | | 1.67 | | | 73.04 | |
| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | |
| Area | | | Natural
Gas
($/mcf/d) | | | NGLs
($/bbl/d) | | | Crude
Oil
( $/bbl/d) | | | Total
Hydro-
Carbons
($/boe/d) | | | Sulphur
($/mcf/d) | |
| Price(1) | | | | | 3.01 | | | | | | 39.42 | | | | | | 56.22 | | | | | | 21.64 | | | | | | 154.26 | | |
| Royalties | | | | | 0.59 | | | | | | 13.63 | | | | | | 13.26 | | | | | | 4.90 | | | | | | 19.38 | | |
| Operating costs | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 15.77 | | | | | | N/A | | |
| Transportation costs | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 5.44 | | | | | | 1.96 | | | | | | 1.44 | | | | | | 73.46 | | |
Note:
Note:
| (1) | Excludes third-party processing fees. |
(1)
| Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
Area | Natural
Gas
(C$mcf/d) | NGLs
(C$bbl/d) | Crude
Oil
(C$bbl/d) | Total
Hydro-
Carbons
(C$boe/d) | Sulphur
(C$mcf/d) |
| Price(1) | | 3.46 | | | 77.30 | | | 84.98 | | | 28.92 | | | 64.83 | |
| Royalties | | 0.62 | | | 26.74 | | | 20.78 | | | 6.76 | | | 10.21 | |
| Operating costs | N/A | N/A | N/A | | 12.38 | | N/A |
| Transportation costs | | 0.14 | | | 5.68 | | | 2.29 | | | 1.39 | | — |
Excludes third-party processing fees.
Note:
| (1) | Excludes third-party processing fees. |
| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |
| Area | | | Natural
Gas
($/mcf/d) | | | NGLs
($/bbl/d) | | | Crude
Oil
( $/bbl/d) | | | Total
Hydro-
Carbons
($/boe/d) | | | Sulphur
($/mcf/d) | |
| Price(1) | | | | | 4.82 | | | | | | 79.69 | | | | | | 90.80 | | | | | | 36.16 | | | | | | 150.38 | | |
| Royalties | | | | | 0.84 | | | | | | 28.71 | | | | | | 23.14 | | | | | | 8.00 | | | | | | 25.19 | | |
| Operating costs | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 13.46 | | | | | | N/A | | |
| Transportation costs | | | | | 0.16 | | | | | | 7.44 | | | | | | 3.27 | | | | | | 1.67 | | | | | | 73.04 | | |
| September 7, 2012 to December 31, 2012 |
Area | Natural
Gas
(C$mcf/d) | NGLs
(C$bbl/d) | Crude
Oil
(C$bbl/d) | Total
Hydro-
Carbons
(C$boe/d) | Sulphur
(C$mcf/d) |
| Price(1) | | 3.12 | | | 76.58 | | | 78.90 | | | 26.64 | | | 71.80 | |
| Royalties | | 0.47 | | | 26.40 | | | 17.73 | | | 5.47 | | | 13.05 | |
| Operating costs | N/A | N/A | N/A | | 8.20 | | N/A |
| Transportation costs | | 0.13 | | | 6.12 | | | 4.64 | | | 1.29 | | — |
Note:
(1)
Note:
| (1) | Excludes third-party processing fees. |
Excludes third-party processing fees.
| | | | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | |
| Area | | | Natural
Gas
($/mcf/d) | | | NGLs
($/bbl/d) | | | Crude
Oil
( $/bbl/d) | | | Total
Hydro-
Carbons
($/boe/d) | | | Sulphur
($/mcf/d) | |
| Price(1) | | | | | 3.46 | | | | | | 77.30 | | | | | | 84.98 | | | | | | 28.92 | | | | | | 64.83 | | |
| Royalties | | | | | 0.62 | | | | | | 26.74 | | | | | | 20.78 | | | | | | 6.76 | | | | | | 10.21 | | |
| Operating costs | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | N/A | | | | | | 12.38 | | | | | | N/A | | |
| Transportation costs | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 5.68 | | | | | | 2.29 | | | | | | 1.39 | | | | | | — | | |
Note:
(1)
Excludes third-party processing fees.
Our operating costs per boe increased in
20142015, primarily as a result of
fixed costs spread over lower production volumes
due to natural declines.spread over fixed operating costs. In addition, we generated third party processing revenues of C$5.5$5.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2014,2015, compared to C$4.2$5.5 million in the same period of 2013.
2014. Transportation costs per boe increaseddecreased in 20142015, primarily as a result of higher gas transmission rates, trucking NGL volumes large distances due to processing constraints and incremental sulphur shipping costs due to sales occurring “FOB” Vancouver versus atreduced service provider costs.
In the
plant gate in 2013.Present Activities and Productive Wells
We did not drill any wells during the period from September 7, 2012 to December 31, 2013 or during the year ended December 31, 2014, other than pursuant to the Participation Agreement described below.
In Novemberfourth quarter of 2013, we entered into the Participation Agreementparticipation agreement, referred to as the “Participation Agreement”, with a natural gas operator, pursuant to which the operator has committed to spending a minimum of C$50.0$50.0 million to drill a total of 12 net wells over an initial three-year term. Such drillinginitial term was extended to December 31, 2018. Drilling under this arrangement is primarily focused on our undeveloped oil and gas properties located in the Niton area ofNorthern Alberta, Canada. Under the terms of such agreement,Participation Agreement, the operator pays 100% of the costs required to drill and complete each well. If any of the initial 12 net wells achieves continuous production, we may elect to: (i) participate
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for up to a 30% interest in the well by reimbursing the operator 25% of the costs of such well; or (ii) receive a 10% gross royalty on production. Additionally, any gas produced from a large proportion of these wells will be processed exclusively by our existing processing facility in the area. We believe that this arrangement provides us with the opportunity to further advance our undeveloped properties at minimal investment risk and, at the same time, provide a potential source of revenue expansion through royalty and processing arrangements. The operator commenced its program under the Participation Agreement in the first quarter of 2014 and has drilled and completed sixnine gross wells on our lands in the Niton area,Northern Alberta, with fiveeight such wells having been tied in with production from fourseven of such wells flowing through our facilities in the area. We elected to receive the 10% gross royalty on such production.
In 2015,
Other than as described above, we
initiated a program to curtail production on certain ofhave not drilled any wells since acquiring the hydrocarbon properties included in our
wells with the goal of preserving long-term natural gas reserves during the currently weakened pricing environment. To date, this program has focused on our properties in central Alberta that produce a higher proportion of natural gas liquids because, while we are able to hedge natural gas in a liquid market, we are not able to effectively hedge natural gas liquids.In 2014, we recognized a non-cash impairment loss of $28.6 million (before an income tax recovery of $7.2 million) in connection with our hydrocarbon resources as a result of the declinediscontinued operations in the long-term hydrocarbon price forecasts that we utilize to discount the present valuethird quarter of our reserves. With a lower pricing environment the discounted value of these resources declined.
2012.
The following table summarizes the location of our interests as at December 31,
20142015 in natural gas and crude oil wells that are producing or that are mechanically capable of production and have economic reserves assigned to them:
Area | Producing
Natural Gas Wells | Non-producing
Natural Gas Wells(1) | Producing
Crude Oil Wells | Non-producing
Crude Oil Wells(1) | Total Wells |
| Gross | Net | Gross | Net | Gross | Net | Gross | Net | Gross | Net |
| Niton | | 139 | | | 103 | | | — | | | — | | | 12 | | | 9 | | | — | | | — | | | 151 | | | 112 | |
| High River | | 146 | | | 127 | | | — | | | — | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | — | | | — | | | 148 | | | 129 | |
| Okotoks | | 25 | | | 24 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 25 | | | 24 | |
| Callum/Cowley | | 25 | | | 24 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 25 | | | 24 | |
| Other (Southern Alberta) | | 846 | | | 563 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 123 | | | 28 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 973 | | | 593 | |
| Total wells | | 1181 | | | 841 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 137 | | | 39 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1322 | | | 882 | |
| Area | | | Producing
Natural Gas Wells | | | Non-producing
Natural Gas Wells(1) | | | Producing
Crude Oil Wells | | | Non-producing
Crude Oil Wells(1) | | | Total Wells | |
| | | | Gross | | | Net | | | Gross | | | Net | | | Gross | | | Net | | | Gross | | | Net | | | Gross | | | Net | |
Northern Alberta | | | | | 99 | | | | | | 69 | | | | | | 79 | | | | | | 54 | | | | | | 11 | | | ��� | | | 8 | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 202 | | | | | | 141 | | |
Note:
Note:
| (1) | A portion of the non-producing wells are wells considered capable of production but which, for a variety of reasons including but not limited to a lack of markets and lack of development, cannot be placed on production at the present time. |
(1)
A portion of the non-producing wells are wells considered capable of production but which, for a variety of reasons including but not limited to a lack of markets and lack of development, cannot be placed on production at the present time.
The following table sets forth the acreage of our gross and net developed and undeveloped gas and oil properties and, with respect toas at December 31, 2015:
| Area | | | Gross Acres | | | Net Acres | |
| Alberta | | | |
| Developed | | | | | 67,766 | | | | | | 49,575 | | |
| Undeveloped | | | | | 28,841 | | | | | | 20,914 | | |
Additionally, as at the date hereof, we also hold 79,009 gross acres (79,009 net acres) of undeveloped gas and oil properties
expiration dates as at December 31, 2014:Area | Gross Acres | Net Acres |
Alberta, Canada
| | | | | | |
| Developed | | 481,843 | | | 409,146 | |
| Undeveloped | | 218,987 | | | 168,135 | |
Montana, U.S.A.
| | | | | | |
| Undeveloped | | 79,157 | | | 79,157 | |
Total
| | | | | | |
| Developed | | 481,843 | | | 409,146 | |
| Undeveloped | | 298,144 | | | 247,292 | |
in Montana, U.S.A. The leases respecting our undeveloped properties in Montana are scheduled to expire in March 2017 if no development occurs in relation thereto.
Delivery Commitments
Our natural
Natural gas production,
included in our discontinued operations, is sold to
creditworthy counterparties under contracts at
AECO Daily Index pricesthe daily price quoted in Canadian Enerdata’s Canadian Gas Price Reporter and is transported through regulated pipelines in the Province of Alberta at tariffs that require either provincial or federal regulatory approval.
NGLs are re-priced on an annual basis reflecting purchaser monthly pool prices or are based on U.S. market hub locations with a basis differential. Our crudeCrude oil sales included in our discontinued operations are priced at market using the Edmonton market hub as a
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benchmark and are typically made through 30-day evergreen contracts. NGLs and crude oil are transported to the point of sale to creditworthy counterparties using a combination of pipelines and trucking services. Sulphur production attracts market prices based on a combination of domestic sales, off-shore at Vancouver, British Columbia and to Tampa, Florida. Sales are with customers in the oil and gas industry and are subject to normal industry credit risks.
Environmental
Our gas and oil operations are subject to various Canadian governmental regulations including those imposed by the Alberta Energy
Resources Conversation BoardRegulator and Alberta Utilities Commission. Matters subject to regulation include discharge permits for drilling operations, drilling and abandonment bonds
reports concerning operations, the spacing of wells, and pooling of properties and taxation. The production, handling, storage, transportation and disposal of oil and gas, by-products thereof, and other substances and materials produced or used in connection with
oil and gassuch operations are also subject to regulation under federal, provincial and local laws and
regulations relating primarily to the protection of human health and the environment. We believe that our operations comply in all material respects with applicable laws and regulations and that the existence and enforcement of such laws and regulations have no more restrictive an effect on our operations than on other similar companies in the energy industry.regulations.
We are subject to decommissioning obligations in connection with our ownership interests in hydrocarbon assets, including well sites, gathering systems and processing facilities. The total decommissioning obligation is estimated based on our net ownership interest in all wells and facilities, estimated costs to reclaim and abandon these wells and facilities,same and the estimated timing of the costs to be incurred in future years. We have estimated the net present value of total decommissioning obligations to be $144.9$17.9 million as at December 31, 2014.2015.
Our discontinued operations also include our royalty interest as the holder of a mining sub-lease related to an iron ore mine located in Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In late 2014, the mine operator announced the closure of the mine and, in 2015, commenced proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), referred to as the “CCAA”.
ITEM 4A: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 5: OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the
fiscal years year ended December 31, 2014, 20132015 and 20122014 should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this annual report on Form 20-F. Our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 20-F were prepared in accordance with IFRS. As a result of adjustments and an error correction made in the third quarter of 2013 during the measurement period for the acquisition of MFC Energy, bargain purchase and certain expense accounts have been restated for the year ended December 31, 2012. Please see Notes 3 and 38 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further information.notes.
We are a globalvertically integrated finance and supply chain company that utilizes innovative finance alongside sophisticated customized structured solutions to facilitatewhich facilitates the working capital and other requirements of our customers. Our business activities involve customized structured financial solutions and are supported by captive sources and products secured from third parties. We do business in multiple geographies and specialize in a wide range of industrial products such as metals, ceramics, minerals, various steel products and ferro-alloys and wood products.
We also commit our own capital to promising enterprises and invest and otherwise capture investment opportunities for our own account. We seek to invest in businesses or assets whose intrinsic value is not properly reflected in their share price or value. Our investing activities are generally not passive. We actively seek investments where our financial expertise and management can add or unlock value.
Our results of operations have been and may continue to be affected by many factors of a global nature, including economic and market conditions, the availability of capital, the level and volatility of equity prices and interest rates, currency values, asset prices and other market indices, technological changes, the availability of credit, inflation and legislative and regulatory developments. Our results of operations may also be materially affected by competitive factors. Our competitors include firms traditionally engaged in trade finance such as merchant and investment banks, along with other capital sources such as hedge funds, private equity firms, insurance companies and other
trade companies engaged in supply chain activities in Europe, Asia and globally.
Our results of operations for any particular period may also be materially affected by our realization on proprietary investments. These investments are made to maximize total return through long-term appreciation and recognized gains on divestment. We realize on our proprietary investments through a variety of methods including sales, capital restructuring or other forms of divestment.
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A majorityIn 2015, we recognized aggregate non-cash impairment charges of $412.1 million (before income taxes) on our revenues is derived from our global supply chain operations. The remaining portions are generally derived from financial services, sales ofhydrocarbon properties and net gains on securities.
We viewiron ore interests. As a result, our net book value per share as a key indicator of our overall financial performance. Our net book valuedeclined by $410.5 million as at December 31, 2015, compared to December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 isas set forth below:
| December 31,
2014(1) | December 31,
2013 | December 31,
2012 |
| (United States dollars in thousands,
except per share amounts) |
| Net book value | $ | 670,388 | | $ | 699,570 | | $ | 730,587 | |
| Net book value per share | | 10.63 | | | 11.18 | | | 11.68 | |
| | | | December 31,
2015 | | | December 31,
2014 | |
| | | | (In thousands,
except per share amounts) | |
| Net book value | | | | $ | 367,192 | | | | | $ | 777,717 | | |
| Net book value per share | | | | | 5.81 | | | | | | 12.32 | | |
Prior Periods
Effective December 31, 2015, we changed our reporting currency to the Canadian dollar. With the change in reporting currency, all comparative financial information has been recast from United States dollars to Canadian dollars to reflect our consolidated financial statements as if it had been historically reported in Canadian dollars, consistent with IAS 21.
Note:
| (1) | Our net book value per share was negatively impacted by the translation effect of a lower Euro and Canadian dollar against the United States dollar, which resulted in a net $19.9 million currency translation adjustment loss under other comprehensive income within equity, and as a result of a $21.4 million non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties (net of deferred tax recovery) in 2014. |
In connection with the preparation of our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 and after an examination of various historic transactions on a case-by-case basis involving the purchase and subsequent sale of goods to customers or their affiliates, we determined to reclassify $129.9 million and $91.5 million of gross revenues previously recognized for fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively, along with corresponding costs of sales and services of $126.3 million and $89.0 million, respectively for each such period on a net basis where the costs of purchases of goods and revenues from subsequent sales of such goods to these entities were previously recorded on a gross basis. As a result, revenues were reduced by $126.3 million and $89.0 million for 2014 and 2013, respectively, with a corresponding identical reduction to our costs of sales and services for such periods, and the comparative periods included in the statement of operations in our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 have been restated accordingly. This had no impact on our net income from operations, cash flow statements or financial position.
The results of discontinued operations are included in our consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2015, which have been re-presented for prior periods. Please see “Discontinued Operations” and Note 4 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further information.
Discontinued Operations
As at December 31, 2015, our discontinued operations include the following interests, which are classified as assets held for sale:
Iron Ore Interests. We are the lessor under a mining sub-lease of the lands upon which a mine is situated in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The mine is owned by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., referred to as “Cliffs”, which, in late 2014, announced its closure and, in the first quarter of 2015, commenced proceedings under the CCAA with respect to all of its Canadian operations. In the second quarter of 2015, Cliffs’ subsidiaries that operate the mine became parties to the CCAA proceedings, which continued through 2015. Our iron ore interests, including our 50% interest in a mine property located in Missouri, U.S.A., are discontinued operations.
Hydrocarbon Properties. In the third quarter of 2015, we determined to pursue the sale of our resource assets, comprised of our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests. We have initiated a program to identify potential purchasers and sell these assets. Accordingly, our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests are classified as assets held for sale as of December 31, 2015. The operations and cash flows related to these assets are accounted for as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2015. Please see Note 4 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further information. Our ability to rationalize these assets and the amount of any proceeds are dependent on commodity prices and other market factors.
In connection with the initial classification of our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests as held for sale, the recoverable amounts of such assets were measured at fair value less costs to sell in accordance with IFRS. As a result, in the third quarter of 2015, we recognized non-cash impairment losses (before income taxes) of $389.2 million, comprised of non-cash impairment losses of $143.6 million (before a reduction of deferred tax assets of $50.9 million) on our hydrocarbon properties and $245.6 million (before an income tax recovery of $54.3 million) on our iron ore interests. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we recognized an additional non-cash impairment loss of $52.9 million on our hydrocarbon properties. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we reversed the previously recognized non-cash impairment loss on our iron ore interests by $30.0 million and recognized a related deferred tax liability of $7.8 million.
In 2015, we sold a 95% economic interest in certain of our hydrocarbon assets and related liabilities to a third party for nominal and contingent consideration. The remaining economic interest has been recognized at nominal value on December 31, 2015. Pursuant to the transaction, we are entitled to receive 25% of any proceeds above $5 million in the event that such third party sells all or a portion of the underlying interests in one or more transactions on or before the fifth anniversary of the agreement. Such assets comprised our hydrocarbon assets in Southern Alberta. No gain or loss was recognized upon the disposition. However, a deferred tax expense of $12.0 million was recognized resulting from the write-off of previously recognized deferred tax assets. Furthermore, as a result of the deconsolidation of the former subsidiaries, a net receivable of $11.6 million due from the former subsidiaries was recognized as the amount was no longer eliminated through consolidation and was included in assets held for sale.
Our financial performance is, and our consolidated results in any period can be, materially affected by
global economic conditions and financial markets generally.
A favourable business environment is characterized by many factors, including a stable geopolitical climate, transparent financial markets, low inflation, low interest rates, availability of credit, low unemployment, strong business profitability and high business and investor confidence. Unfavourable or uncertain economic and market conditions can be caused by declines in economic growth, business activity or investor or business confidence, limitations on the availability or increase in the cost of credit and capital, increases in inflation, interest rates, exchange rate volatility, outbreaks of hostilities or other geopolitical instability, corporate, political or other scandals that reduce investor confidence in the capital markets or a combination of these or other factors.
While the global economic outlook has improved, ongoing global
Ongoing economic conditions and uncertainties, including slower economic growth in China and continuing economic uncertainty in Europe, continued to impact markets and cause significant volatility in
commodity prices in
2014. For example, the steel sector has seen a drop in producer stocks, which has negatively impacted2015. The spot prices and
supply chain volumes.Natural gas prices increased in 2014 with AECO prices averaging approximately 40.0% higher than 2013 levels. Strong demand forlong-term price curves of many markets we service, including but not limited to ferro-alloys, steel and natural gas, stemming from a colder-than-normal winter, negatively impacted storage inventories and resulteddeclined in a sharp price increase2015 as most remained in the first quarter of 2014. In the second quarter of 2014, natural gas supply levels increased and inventories reached levels that are currently viewed as being adequate to satisfy the expected level of demand into 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2014 AECO gas prices averaged approximately 5% lower than average prices in the prior quarter. From time to time, we may enter into hedging transactions to manage pricing risks for our products. In December 2013, to hedge the volatility and the organically long nature of our natural gas subsidiary, we entered into a short position of long-term NYMEX natural gas futures with a notional value of approximately $50 million. In January and February of 2014, as natural gas prices continued to rise, we increased our position using shorter-duration derivatives. During the second and third quarters of 2014, these positions were covered as natural gas prices declined and, as at December 31, 2014, we no longer had such position. In 2015, we commenced hedging our natural gas production with AECO based Canadian dollar futures to protect against further price declines in the near-term.
surplus.
We operate internationally and therefore our financial performance and position are impacted by changes in the
United StatesCanadian dollar, our reporting currency, against the other functional currencies of our international subsidiaries and operations, particularly the Euro and the
CanadianUnited States dollar. Changes in currency rates affect our financial performance and position because our European and
Canadian subsidiaries'United States subsidiaries’ assets, liabilities, revenues and operating costs are denominated in
the EuroEuros and
the Canadian dollar,United States dollars, respectively. Accordingly, a weakening of the
United StatesCanadian dollar against the Euro and
CanadianUnited States dollar would have the effect of increasing the value of such assets, liabilities, revenues and operating costs when translated into
United StatesCanadian dollars, our reporting currency. Conversely, a strengthening of the
United StatesCanadian dollar against these currencies would have the effect of decreasing such values.
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As at December 31, 2014,2015, the United SatesCanadian dollar had strengthenedweakened by 13.9%7% and 9.1%16% against the Euro and Canadianthe United States dollar from the end of 2013.2014. Such strengthening negativelyweakening positively impacted our asset values (net of liabilities) reported in Canadian dollars as at December 31, 2014.2015. As a result, we recognized a net $19.9$79.5 million currency translation adjustment lossgain accumulated under other comprehensive income within equity in 2014,2015, compared to $31.4 million and $7.9$45.6 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively.
2014.
The following table sets forth certain selected operating results and other financial information for each of the years ended December 31,
2015, 2014
2013 and
2012: | Years Ended December 31, |
| 2014(1) | 2013 | 2012 |
| (United States dollars in thousands,
except per share amounts) |
| Net sales | $ | 1,402,258 | | $ | 806,831 | | $ | 479,507 | |
| Gross revenues | | 1,411,786 | | | 813,938 | | | 485,659 | |
| Costs and expenses | | 1,402,397 | (2) | | 795,213 | | | 512,984 | |
| Costs of sales and services | | 1,271,060 | | | 710,355 | | | 406,708 | |
| Impairment of available-for-sale securities | | 294 | | | 517 | | | 4,265 | |
| Impairment of hydrocarbon and resource properties | | 28,618 | | | 6,077 | | | 42,631 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | | 85,505 | | | 63,092 | | | 47,737 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | | 383 | | | — | | | 9 | |
| Bargain purchase | | — | | | — | | | 218,679 | |
| Finance costs | | 16,537 | | | 15,172 | | | 11,634 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | | 9,389 | (2) | | 18,725 | (2) | | (27,325 | )(3) |
| Net income(4) | | 838 | (2) | | 9,665 | (2) | | 200,144 | (3) |
Earnings per share:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | 0.01 | (2) | | 0.15 | (2) | | 3.20 | (3) |
| Diluted | | 0.01 | (2) | | 0.15 | (2) | | 3.20 | (3) |
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014(1) | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated(2)) | |
| | | | (In thousands, except per share amounts) | |
| Gross revenues | | | | $ | 1,579,702 | | | | | $ | 1,286,324(2) | | | | | $ | 621,085(2) | | |
| Costs and expenses | | | | | 1,634,831 | | | | | | 1,273,554(2) | | | | | | 614,864(2) | | |
| Costs of sales and services | | | | | 1,529,578 | | | | | | 1,178,022(2) | | | | | | 550,822(2) | | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | | | | | 84,653 | | | | | | 81,505 | | | | | | 53,750 | | |
| Finance costs | | | | | 20,355 | | | | | | 13,263 | | | | | | 9,742 | | |
| Share-based compensation – selling, general and administrative | | | | | — | | | | | | 423 | | | | | | — | | |
| Impairment of available-for-sale securities | | | | | 245 | | | | | | 341 | | | | | | 550 | | |
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations(3) | | | | | (59,544)(4) | | | | | | 2,783 | | | | | | 4,324 | | |
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations(3) | | | | | (428,086)(5) | | | | | | (3,465)(6) | | | | | | 5,408(7) | | |
Net (loss) income(3) | | | | | (487,630)(4)(5) | | | | | | (682)(6) | | | | | | 9,732(7) | | |
| (Loss) earnings per share: | | | | |
| Basic | | | | | (7.72)(4)(5) | | | | | | (0.01)(6) | | | | | | 0.16(7) | | |
| Diluted | | | | | (7.72)(4)(5) | | | | | | (0.01)(6) | | | | | | 0.16(7) | | |
Notes:
Notes:
| (1) | We consolidated the operations of Elsner and FESIL from March 31 and April 1, 2014, respectively. |
(1)
| (2) | Includes a non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties of $21.4 million (net of deferred tax recovery), or $0.34 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2014 and $4.5 million (net of deferred tax recovery), or $0.07 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2013. |
We commenced consolidation of the operations of two acquired supply chain companies from March 31 and April 1, 2014, respectively.
| (3) | Includes a non-cash impairment loss on our inventories and resource properties of $48.2 million (net of income tax recovery), or $0.77 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2012. |
| (4) | Net income attributable to our shareholders. |
(2)
Revenues and costs of sales and services for these years have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income from operations, net income, cash flow statements or financial position for such years. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Prior Periods” for further information.
(3)
Attributable to our shareholders.
(4)
Includes losses of $51.4 million related to a customer that filed for insolvency in February 2016 and $9.9 million on long-term off-take agreements entered into by a subsidiary acquired in 2014, which have since been terminated. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Results of Operations” for further information.
(5)
Includes non-cash impairments of $196.5 million, before a reduction of deferred tax assets of $50.9 million, and $215.6 million, before a deferred income tax recovery of $46.5 million, respectively, recognized on our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests.
(6)
Includes a non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties of $33.2 million, before a deferred income tax recovery of $8.4 million.
(7)
Includes a non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties of $6.5 million, before an income tax recovery of $1.7 million.
The following table provides a breakdown of
grossour total revenues
from continuing operations for each of the years ended December 31,
2015, 2014
2013 and
2012: | Years Ended December 31, |
| 2014(1) | 2013 | 2012(2) |
| (United States dollars in thousands) |
| Supply chain products and services | $ | 1,355,675 | | $ | 768,795 | | $ | 443,055 | |
| Fees | | 7,503 | | | 9,440 | | | 8,389 | |
| Gains on securities | | 4,728 | | | 6,318 | | | 1,150 | |
| Interest | | 4,326 | | | 2,385 | | | 10,489 | |
| Dividends | | 7 | | | 295 | | | 360 | |
| Equity income | | 9,528 | | | 7,107 | | | 6,152 | |
| Other | | 30,019 | | | 19,598 | | | 16,064 | |
| Gross revenues | $ | 1,411,786 | | $ | 813,938 | | $ | 485,659 | |
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014(1) | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated(2)) | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Finance and supply chain products and services | | | | $ | 1,531,549 | | | | | $ | 1,237,153(2) | | | | | $ | 585,146(2) | | |
| Gains on securities, net | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,221 | | | | | | 6,507 | | |
| Interest | | | | | 4,225 | | | | | | 4,506 | | | | | | 2,411 | | |
| Dividends | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 304 | | |
| Other | | | | | 43,921 | | | | | | 39,436 | | | | | | 26,717 | | |
| Total revenues | | | | $ | 1,579,702 | | | | | $ | 1,286,324 | | | | | $ | 621,085 | | |
| |
Notes:
| (1) | We consolidated the operations of Elsner and FESIL from March 31 and April 1, 2014, respectively. |
| (2) | We consolidated the operations of MFC Energy from September 7, 2012. |
Revenues and costs of sales and services for these years have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income from operations, net income, cash flow statements or financial position for such years. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Prior Periods” for further information.
Year Ended December 31,
20142015 Compared to the Year Ended December 31,
20132014
The following is a breakdown of our gross revenues by segment for each of the years indicated:
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated)(1) | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Gross Revenues: | | | |
| Finance and supply chain | | | | $ | 1,544,481 | | | | | $ | 1,256,520 | | |
| All other | | | | | 35,221 | | | | | | 29,804 | | |
| | | | | $ | 1,579,702 | | | | | $ | 1,286,324 | | |
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Note:
(1)
Revenues and costs of sales and services for the year have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income from operations, net income, cash flow statements or financial position for such year. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Prior Periods” for further information.
In 2015, our proportionate revenues by product were: (i) 20% steel products; (ii) 46% minerals, chemicals and alloys; (iii) 16% metals; (iv) 15% wood products; and (v) 3% other. In 2015, 66% of our revenues were from Europe, 19% were from the Americas and 15% were from Asia and other regions.
Based upon the average exchange rates for 2015, the Canadian dollar strengthened by approximately 3% and weakened by approximately 14% in value against the Euro and the United States dollar, respectively, compared to the average exchange rates for 2014.
Revenues for 2015 increased to $1,579.7 million from $1,286.3 million in 2014, primarily as a result of the consolidation of our acquisitions in the second quarter of 2014 and an increase in our finance and supply chain volumes, partially offset by the exiting of certain product lines and the negative impact of the marginally stronger Canadian dollar against the Euro in 2015. As a substantial portion of our revenues are generated in Euros, the marginal strengthening of the Canadian dollar against the Euro slightly negatively impacted our revenues in 2015 when such Euro-denominated revenues were translated to Canadian dollars.
Revenues for our finance and supply chain business were $1,544.5 million for 2015, compared to $1,256.5 million for 2014, primarily as a result of the consolidation of our acquisitions in the second quarter of 2014 and an increase in our finance and supply chain volumes, partially offset by the exiting of certain product lines and the impact of the marginally stronger Canadian dollar against the Euro.
Revenues for our all other segment were $35.2 million for 2015, compared to $29.8 million for 2014.
Costs of sales and services increased to $1,529.6 million during 2015 from $1,178.0 million during 2014, primarily as a result of the consolidation of our acquisitions in the second quarter of 2014 and increased credit losses on loans and receivables and guarantees as a result of the insolvency of a customer subsequent to December 31, 2015 (see below), partially offset by the exiting of certain product lines and the impact of the marginally stronger Canadian dollar against the Euro. The following is a breakdown of our costs of sales and services for each of the years indicated:
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated)(1) | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Supply chain products and services | | | | $ | 1,468,680 | | | | | $ | 1,169,305 | | |
| Credit losses on loans and receivables and guarantees | | | | | 54,540 | | | | | | 4,346 | | |
| Fair value gain on government environmental emission refund | | | | | (4,157) | | | | | | — | | |
| Fair value loss on investment property | | | | | — | | | | | | 134 | | |
| Market value decrease (increase) on commodities inventories | | | | | 1,910 | | | | | | (4,172) | | |
| Gain on derivative contracts, net | | | | | (2,913) | | | | | | (3,466) | | |
| Write-off of inventories, net | | | | | — | | | | | | 165 | | |
| Loss on trading securities | | | | | 84 | | | | | | — | | |
| Other | | | | | 11,434 | | | | | | 11,710 | | |
| Total costs of sales and services | | | | $ | 1,529,578 | | | | | $ | 1,178,022 | | |
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Note:
(1)
Revenues and costs of sales and services for the year have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income from operations, net income, cash flow statements or financial position for such year. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Prior Periods” for further information.
The gain on derivative instruments stemmed from commodity and currency derivatives.
In the fourth quarter of 2015, one of our customers in the wood products market experienced financial difficulties and, subsequent to year end, filed for insolvency. This is an adjusting subsequent event under IAS 10, Events after the Reporting Period, and, as a result, we had to determine an allowance for credit losses against our receivables due from the customer and its affiliates and evaluate all other exposures. As at December 31, 2015, we had gross trade receivables of $103.3 million due from this customer and its affiliates as well as other trading contracts with such customer. We conducted an extensive assessment of impairment losses on these trade receivables. This assessment included a number of judgments and a high level of estimation uncertainty. The factors considered in these estimates include our legal rights and obligations under all related contracts and collateral, which include inventories, mortgages, insurance of collateral and other credit enhancement instruments. We recognized an allowance for credit losses of $10.7 million in connection with this customer and its affiliates as at December 31, 2015. After the recognition of such impairment losses, we had trade receivables of $92.6 million due from this customer and its affiliates as at December 31, 2015.
In addition, we guaranteed certain prepayment loans made by third-party banks to this customer to finance off-take contracts for which we were the off-taker. These guarantees were previously classified as contingent liabilities and, as a result of the insolvency of the customer, we have recorded a provision of $40.7 million for the expected payments under the guarantees as at December 31, 2015. However, we hold various collateral, including guarantees, mortgages and other mitigation securities to recover a significant portion of these losses. We are exercising our rights as we undertake various options to maximize our recoveries. We currently expect that it is highly probable that we will recover at least $36.8 million of these losses in 2016. However, under applicable IFRS, our expected recoveries may only be recognized in our financial statements when there is “virtual certainty” that they will be collected. “Virtual Certainty” is a very high threshold and therefore, pursuant to IFRS, we have not recorded our expected recoveries related to such credit losses in our 2015 consolidated financial statements. Therefore, there is a timing difference between the recording of credit losses and the recognizing of the associated expected recoveries in future periods. In our view, this accounting result does not truly reflect how we view these transactions from a commercial, economic or risk assessment perspective. Please see Note 23 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further information.
In 2015, we recognized losses of $9.9 million in connection with long-term off-take agreements, which we have now terminated. Such long-term off-take agreements were entered into by a subsidiary we acquired in
2014, which produces and sells ferro-alloy and other related products, and resulted in losses being incurred as ferrosilicon prices generally declined in 2015.
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding share-based compensation, increased to $84.7 million in 2015 from $81.5 million in 2014, primarily as a result of an increase in professional fees relating to restructuring activities, an arbitration settlement of $2.0 million with the vendor of a subsidiary acquired in 2014, the payment of certain restructuring and severance expenses in 2014 and the consolidation of our acquisitions in the second quarter of 2014, partially offset by the impact of the marginally stronger Canadian dollar against the Euro.
In 2015, finance costs increased to $20.4 million from $13.3 million in 2014, primarily as a result of higher debt levels and factoring charges in relation to an increase in business volume.
In 2015, we recognized a net foreign currency transaction loss of $0.3 million, compared to $6.3 million in 2014, in the consolidated statement of operations. The loss in 2014 was primarily non-cash and relates to the settlement of certain intercompany accounts of subsidiaries with different functional currencies in pursuit of fiscally responsible strategies. The foreign currency transaction gain and loss represent exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at rates different from those at which they were translated on initial recognition during the period or in previous financial statements.
We recognized an income tax expense of $2.5 million in 2015, compared to $2.2 million in 2014. Our statutory tax rate was 26% in each of 2015 and 2014. The income tax paid in cash during 2015 was $5.0 million, compared to $4.2 million in 2014.
In 2015, our net loss attributable to shareholders from continuing operations was $59.5 million, or $0.94 per share on a basic and diluted basis, compared to net income attributable to shareholders from continuing operations of $2.8 million, or $0.04 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2014.
Our net loss attributable to shareholders from continuing operations for 2015 included credit losses of $51.4 million, which does not include expected reimbursements of $36.8 million, in connection with a customer filing for insolvency in the first quarter of 2016 and losses of $9.9 million incurred in connection with long-term off-take agreements (see above).
Our revenues from discontinued operations were $73.4 million for 2015, compared to $146.7 million for 2014. The decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in natural gas prices and volumes, compared to 2014. Our costs and expenses for discontinued operations were $489.6 million in 2015, which included non-cash impairments of $412.1 million, before income taxes, on our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests, compared to $150.4 million in 2014, which included a non-cash impairment of $33.2 million on our hydrocarbon properties.
In connection with the sale of a 95% economic interest in certain of our hydrocarbon assets in the fourth quarter of 2015, we recognized a deferred tax expense of $12.0 million in 2015 resulting from the write-off of previously recognized deferred tax assets.
In 2015, our loss from discontinued operations was $428.1 million, or $6.78 per share on a basic and diluted basis, which includes non-cash impairments of $196.5 million, or $3.11 per share on a basic and diluted basis, and $215.6 million, or $3.41 per share on a basic and diluted basis, before income taxes, respectively, on our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests, compared to a net loss of $3.5 million, or $0.05 per share, for 2014, which included a non-cash impairment of $33.2 million, or $0.53 per share on a basic and diluted basis, before income taxes, on our hydrocarbon properties. Please see Note 4 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further information.
For 2015, our net loss attributable to shareholders was $487.6 million, or $7.72 per share on a basic and diluted basis, which includes non-cash impairments of $196.5 million, or $3.11 per share on a basic and diluted basis, and $215.6 million, or $3.41 per share on a basic and diluted basis, before income taxes, respectively, on our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests, compared to a net loss attributable to shareholders of $0.7 million, or $0.01 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2014, which included a non-cash impairment of $33.2 million, or $0.53 per share on a basic and diluted basis, before income taxes, on our hydrocarbon properties.
For 2015, our Operating EBITDA from continuing operations decreased to an Operating EBITDA loss of $28.6 million from Operating EBITDA of $24.5 million for 2014.
The following is a reconciliation of our net income to Operating EBITDA from continuing operations for each of the years indicated.
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Operating EBITDA (loss) from continuing operations | | | |
Net (loss) income from continuing operations(1) | | | | $ | (57,918) | | | | | $ | 4,141 | | |
| Income tax expense | | | | | 2,501 | | | | | | 2,173 | | |
| Finance costs | | | | | 20,355 | | | | | | 13,263 | | |
| Amortization, depreciation and depletion | | | | | 6,450 | | | | | | 4,957 | | |
Operating EBITDA (loss) from continuing operations(2) | | | | $ | (28,612) | | | | | $ | 24,534 | | |
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Notes:
(1)
Includes net income attributable to non-controlling interests.
(2)
There were no impairments for continuing operations in 2015 and 2014.
Please see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” for additional information.
Our net loss attributable to shareholders from continuing operations, net loss attributable to shareholders and Operating EBITDA (loss) for 2015 included the following losses (see above for further information):
| | | | Year Ended December 31,
2015 | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Long-term ferrosilicon off-take losses | | | | $ | (9,880) | | |
| Credit losses related to an insolvent customer | | | | | (51,382) | | |
| Total | | | | $ | (61,262) | | |
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Year Ended December 31, 2014 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2013
The following is a breakdown of our total revenues from continuing operations by segment for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:
| Years Ended December 31, |
| 2014 | 2013 |
| (United States dollars in thousands) |
Gross Revenues:
| | | | | | |
| Global supply chain | $ | 1,372,503 | | $ | 778,487 | |
| Trade finance and services | | 12,299 | | | 12,568 | |
| All other | | 26,984 | | | 22,883 | |
| $ | 1,411,786 | | $ | 813,938 | |
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | (Restated)(1) | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Gross Revenues: | | | |
| Finance and supply chain | | | | $ | 1,256,520 | | | | | $ | 597,518 | | |
| All other | | | | | 29,804 | | | | | | 23,567 | | |
| | | | | $ | 1,286,324 | | | | | $ | 621,085 | | |
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Note:
(1)
Revenues and costs of sales and services for these years have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income from operations, net income, cash flow statements or financial position for such years. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Prior Periods” for further information.
In 2014, our proportionate revenues by product were: (i) 18% steel products; (ii) 42% minerals, chemicals and alloys; (iii) 10% metals; (iv) 23% wood products; and (v) 7% other. In 2014, 68% of our revenues
by business segmentwere from Europe, 22% were from the Americas and
geographic distribution in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014:
10% were from Asia and other regions.
Based upon the yearly average exchange rates for 2014, the
United StatesCanadian dollar
increaseddecreased by approximately
0.01% and 7.2%7% in value against
each of the Euro and the
CanadianUnited States dollar,
respectively, compared to the average exchange rates in 2013. As at December 31, 2014, the
United StatesCanadian dollar had
increasedstrengthened by approximately
13.9%4% against the Euro and
9.1%had weakened by approximately 8% against the
CanadianUnited States dollar since December 31, 2013.
Revenues in 2014 increased to
$1.4 billion (consisting of net sales of $1.4 billion and equity income$1,286.3 million from
medical joint ventures and an associate of $9.5 million) from $813.9$621.1 million
(consisting of net sales of $806.8 million and equity income from medical joint ventures of $7.1 million) in 2013, primarily as a result of organic growth in certain product lines and an overall increase in
finance and supply chain revenue (see below) due to the consolidation of our
recent acquisitions in the second quarter of
2014 and an increase in average natural gas prices between 2013 and 2014. As a substantial portion of our revenues
arewere generated in Euros,
and Canadian dollars, the
weakeningstrengthening of the Euro
andagainst the Canadian dollar
against the United States dollar negativelypositively impacted our results of operations for 2014.
Revenues for our
globalfinance and supply chain business were
$1.4 billion$1,256.5 million in 2014, compared to
$778.5$597.5 million in 2013, primarily as a result of organic growth in certain product lines,
and the consolidation of our
recent acquisitions in the second quarter of
2014. In addition, higher natural gas prices in 2014 and
increased revenues from wood products were partially offset by lower revenues from our royalty interest in a mining sub-lease and the
negative impact of the
higher U.S. dollarstronger Euro against the
Euro and Canadian dollar.
During 2014, gross revenues generated by our royalty interest decreased to approximately $11.0 million from approximately $25.7 million in 2013 as a result of a decrease in shipments from the mine to 1.3 million tons in 2014 from 2.8 million tons in 2013.
In late 2014, the operator of the Wabush mine closed the mine. We reviewed related information and performed a sensitivity analysis on the expected future cash flows from our royalty interest. Based upon our review and impairment analysis, we determined that the fair value of our interest in the Wabush mine was above our current carrying value, and therefore we concluded that an impairment loss was not required as at December 31, 2014. We continue to monitor the situation as it develops. In the event that the mine is closed for a prolonged period or if other circumstances change, we may re-assess the value of this asset in the future. Please see Note 15 of our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further information.
Revenues for our trade finance and services business were $12.3 million in 2014, compared to $12.6 million in 2013.
Revenues for our all other segments were
$27.0$29.8 million in 2014, compared to
$22.9$23.6 million in 2013.
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Costs of sales and services increased to $1.3 billion$1,178.0 million in 2014 from $710.4$550.8 million in 2013, primarily as a result of the consolidation of our recent acquisitions in the second quarter of 2014.2014 and the impact of the stronger Euro against the Canadian dollar. The following is a breakdown of our costs of sales and services for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:
| Years Ended December 31, |
| 2014 | 2013 |
| (United States dollars in thousands) |
| Supply chain products and services | $ | 1,269,349 | | $ | 705,951 | |
| Credit losses on loans and receivables | | 3,935 | | | 4,671 | |
| Fair value loss on investment property | | 121 | | | — | |
| Market value increase on commodity inventories | | (3,777 | ) | | (5,342 | ) |
| Gain on derivative contracts, net | | (9,319 | ) | | (4,488 | ) |
| Write-off of inventories | | 149 | | | — | |
| Other | | 10,602 | | | 9,563 | |
| Total cost of sales and services | $ | 1,271,060 | | $ | 710,355 | |
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | (Restated)(1) | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Supply chain products and services | | | | $ | 1,169,305 | | | | | $ | 544,179 | | |
| Credit losses on loans and receivables | | | | | 4,346 | | | | | | 4,763 | | |
| Fair value loss on investment property | | | | | 134 | | | | | | — | | |
| Market value increase on commodity inventories | | | | | (4,172) | | | | | | (5,502) | | |
| Gain on derivative contracts, net | | | | | (3,466) | | | | | | (2,135) | | |
| Write-off of inventories, net | | | | | 165 | | | | | | — | | |
| Other | | | | | 11,710 | | | | | | 9,517 | | |
| Total costs of sales and services | | | | $ | 1,178,022 | | | | | $ | 550,822 | | |
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(1)
Revenues and costs of sales and services for these years have been reclassified to present certain transactions on
derivative contracts of $9.3 million primarily resulteda net basis. This had no impact on our net income from
commodity and currency derivatives and our natural gas futures.operations, net income, cash flow statements or financial position for such years. Please see “
Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Business Environment– Prior Periods” for
additionalfurther information.
In 2014, the gain on derivative contracts of $3.5 million primarily resulted from commodity and currency derivatives.
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding share-based compensation, increased to
$85.5$81.5 million in 2014 from
$63.1$53.8 million in 2013. The increase was primarily as a result of our
recent acquisitions in the second quarter of 2014, expansion to new geographies and markets,
and certain restructuring and severance
expenses.expenses and the impact of the stronger Euro against the Canadian dollar.
During 2014, finance costs increased to
$16.5$13.3 million from
$15.2$9.7 million in 2013 as a result of increased borrowings in our supply chain
business, offset partially by lower accretion on our decommissioning obligations.business.
In 2014, we recognized $0.4 million of share-based compensation expense as a result of the granting of stock options to employees during the year, compared to $nil in 2013.
We recognized a non-cash impairment loss on hydrocarbon properties of $28.6 million (before an income tax recovery of $7.2 million) in 2014 in connection with our hydrocarbon reserves as a result of a decline in pricing, compared to $6.1 million in 2013.
Impairment of available-for-sale securities was $0.3 million in 2014, compared to
$0.5$0.6 million in 2013. This represented an other-than-temporary decline in the value of our investment portfolio.
In 2014, we recognized a net foreign currency transaction loss of
$5.5$6.3 million, compared to
$1.8$2.2 million in 2013, in the consolidated statement of operations.
ThisThe loss
in 2014 was primarily non-cash and relates to the settlement of certain intercompany accounts of subsidiaries with different functional currencies in pursuit of fiscally responsible strategies. To a lesser extent, we recognized a net currency translation loss on monetary assets and liabilities of subsidiaries which were denominated in currencies other than their functional currencies.
We recognized an income tax recovery (other than resource property revenue taxes)expense of $0.7$2.2 million in 2014, compared to an expensea recovery of $1.6$1.0 million in 2013. Our statutory tax rate was 26.0% in 2014, compared to 25.75% in 2013, and our effective tax rates arewere lower than our statutory tax rates in the current period.2014. The income tax paid in cash (excluding resource property revenue taxes) during 2014 was $4.4$4.2 million, compared to $2.2$2.3 million in 2013.
In 2014, our net income attributable to shareholders from continuing operations was $2.8 million, or $0.04 per share on a basic and diluted basis, compared to net income attributable to shareholders from continuing operations of $4.3 million, or $0.07 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2013.
Our revenues from discontinued operations were $146.7 million for 2014, compared to $128.2 million for 2013. The increase was primarily the result of higher natural gas pricing.
In 2014, our loss from discontinued operations was $3.5 million, or $0.05 per share on a basic and diluted basis, which included a non-cash impairment on our hydrocarbon properties of $33.2 million, or $0.53 per share on a basic and diluted basis, before income
tax paid in cash includes certain mandatory prepayments in certain jurisdictions that we expecttaxes, compared to
recover upon submissionnet income from discontinued operations of
$5.4 million, or $0.09 per share, for 2013, which included a non-cash impairment loss on our hydrocarbon properties of $6.5 million, or $0.10 per share on a basic and diluted basis, before income taxes. Please see Note 4 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal year.We also recognized resource property revenue taxes of $2.4 million in 2014, compared to $5.0 million in 2013. The resource property revenues tax rate was 20% on our gross royalty revenue, which was deducted at source and reduced by 20% of deductible expenses. The decrease in taxes was primarily a result of a decrease in gross royalty revenues in the current period.
Overall, we recognized an income tax expense of $1.7 million (recovery of income taxes of $0.7 million and resource property revenue taxes of $2.4 million) in 2014, compared to an income tax expense of $6.6 million (provisionyear ended December 31, 2015 for income taxes of $1.6 million and resource property revenue taxes of $5.0 million) in 2013.
further information.
In 2014, our
incomenet loss attributable to shareholders was
$0.8$0.7 million, or $0.01 per share on a basic and diluted basis, after giving effect to a non-cash impairment loss on hydrocarbon properties of
$21.4$33.2 million,
(net of deferred tax recovery), or
$0.34$0.53 per share on a basic and diluted basis,
before income taxes, compared to
net income attributable to shareholders of $9.7 million, or
$0.15$0.16 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2013 after giving effect to a non-cash impairment loss on hydrocarbon properties of
$4.5$6.5 million,
(net of deferred tax recovery), or
$0.07$0.10 per share on a basic and diluted
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In 2014, our Operating EBITDA from continuing operations increased by 16.5%approximately 62% to $76.2$24.5 million, or $1.21$0.39 per share on a basic and diluted basis, from $65.4$15.1 million, or $1.04$0.24 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2013. Operating EBITDA from continuing operations is defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and the non-cash impairment of hydrocarbon properties.
Our net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment, in 2014 was $22.2 million, or $0.35 per share on a basic and diluted basis, compared to $14.2 million in 2013, or $0.23 per share on a basic and diluted basis. Net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment, is defined as net income attributable to shareholders plus the non-cash impairment of hydrocarbon properties, net of income taxes.
impairment.
Operating EBITDA
and net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment, arefrom continuing operations is not
measuresa measure of financial performance under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under IFRS.
The following is a reconciliation of our net income
attributable to shareholders to Operating EBITDA
and net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment. | Years Ended December 31, |
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Operating EBITDA | (United States dollars in thousands) |
| Net income | $ | 2,068 | | $ | 9,502 | |
| Income taxes | | 1,714 | | | 6,577 | |
| Finance costs | | 16,537 | | | 15,172 | |
| Amortization, depreciation and depletion | | 27,246 | | | 28,085 | |
| Impairment of hydrocarbon properties | | 28,618 | | | 6,077 | |
| Operating EBITDA | $ | 76,183 | | $ | 65,413 | |
| | | | | | |
Net Income, Before the Impact of Non-Cash Impairment
| | | | | | |
| Net income | $ | 838 | | $ | 9,665 | |
| Impairment of hydrocarbon properties, net of income taxes | | 21,401 | | | 4,516 | |
| Net income, before the impact of non-cash impairment | $ | 22,239 | | $ | 14,181 | |
Please see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” for additional information.
Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2012
The following is a breakdown of our gross revenues by segmentfrom continuing operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
| Years Ended December 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| (United States dollars in thousands) |
Gross Revenues:
| | | | | | |
| Global supply chain | $ | 778,487 | | $ | 455,898 | |
| Trade finance and services | | 12,568 | | | 11,751 | |
| All other | | 22,883 | | | 18,010 | |
| $ | 813,938 | | $ | 485,659 | |
| | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Operating EBITDA from continuing operations | | | (In thousands) | |
Earnings from continuing operations(1) | | | | $ | 4,141 | | | | | $ | 4,156 | | |
| Income tax expense (recovery) | | | | | 2,173 | | | | | | (997) | | |
| Finance costs | | | | | 13,263 | | | | | | 9,742 | | |
| Amortization, depreciation and depletion | | | | | 4,957 | | | | | | 2,206 | | |
| Operating EBITDA from continuing operations | | | | $ | 24,534 | | | | | $ | 15,107 | | |
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The following charts illustrate our revenues by business segment and geographic distribution in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013:
Based upon the yearly average exchange rates for 2013, the United States dollar decreased by approximately 3.2% and increased by approximately 3.0% in value against the Euro and the Canadian dollar, respectively, compared to the average exchange rates in 2012. As at December 31, 2013, the United States dollar had decreased by approximately 4.3% against the Euro and had increased by approximately 6.9% against the Canadian dollar since December 31, 2012.
Revenues in 2013 increased to $813.9 million (consisting ofIncludes net sales of $806.8 million and equity income from medical joint ventures of $7.1 million) from $485.7 million (consisting of net sales of $479.5 million and equity income from medical joint ventures of $6.2 million) in 2012, primarily as a result of increased supply chain sales resulting from the acquisition of MFC Energy in 2012 and MFCR and Possehl in 2013 and increased transactions in wood pellets in Europe through longer term off-take agreements. As the Euro was relatively stable during 2013, currency fluctuations had no material impact on our revenues when Euro-denominated revenues were translated into U.S. dollars.
Revenues for our global supply chain business were $778.5 million in 2013, compared to $455.9 million in 2012, primarily as a result of increased supply chain sales due to increases in both volumes and prices on some products and the consolidation of MFC Energy, MFCR and Possehl.
During 2013, gross revenues generated by our royalty marginally decreased to approximately $25.7 million from approximately $29.1 million in 2012. This decrease in gross royalty revenues was mainly attributable to a lower tonnage of shipments in 2013. A total of 2.8 million tons and 3.2 million tons of iron ore products were shipped in 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Our global supply chain operations were adversely affected by historically severe flooding in the Southern Alberta, Canada, region in and around the city of Calgary during the third quarter of 2013. Such flooding caused us to lose 73 days of gas production and incur approximately C$1.9 million in capital expenditures for repairs. These operations returned to normal levels on September 26, 2013.
Revenues for our trade finance and services business were $12.6 million in 2013, compared to $11.8 million in 2012, primarily as a result of lower activities.
Revenues for our all other segment were $22.9 million in 2013, compared to $18.0 million in 2012.
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Costs of sales and services increased to $710.4 million in 2013 from $406.7 million in 2012, primarily as a result of an increase in global supply chain activities, including as a result of the consolidation of MFC Energy, MFCR and Possehl. In the prior period, we had a write-down of inventories of $15.7 million, of which $19.4 million related to our former iron ore activities in India. The following is a breakdown of our costs of sales and services for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
| Years Ended December 31, |
| 2013 | 2012 |
| (United States dollars in thousands) |
| Supply chain products and services | $ | 705,951 | | $ | 382,245 | |
| Credit losses (recovery) on loans and receivables | | 4,671 | | | (521 | ) |
| Fair value gain on investment property | | — | | | (14 | ) |
| Market value (increase) decrease on commodity inventories | | (5,342 | ) | | 1,509 | |
| (Gain) loss on derivative contracts, net | | (4,488 | ) | | 57 | |
| Write-off of inventories | | — | | | 15,659 | |
| Other | | 9,563 | | | 7,773 | |
| Total cost of sales and services | $ | 710,355 | | $ | 406,708 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding share-based compensation, increased to $63.1 million in 2013 from $47.7 million in 2012. The increase was primarily a result of the consolidation of MFC Energy, MFCR and Possehl.
We recognized a non-cash impairment loss on hydrocarbon and resource properties of $6.1 million (before an income tax recovery of $1.6 million) in 2013 in connection with our hydrocarbon reserves as a result of a decline in the long-term pricing outlook and future production volumes. In 2012, we recognized a non-cash impairment loss of $42.6 million (before income tax recovery of $13.8 million) in connection with a subsidiary that had engaged in iron ore activities in India (which was sold in 2013), as a result of the Supreme Court of India's ban on all mining activities in the State of Goa, India. The total impairment and write-down, net of income tax recovery, was $48.2 million in 2012 in relation to such interests.
Our impairment loss on available-for-sale securities was $0.5 million in 2013, compared to $4.3 million in 2012. This represented an other-than-temporary impairment loss on our investment portfolio.
During 2013, we incurred finance costs of $15.2 million, primarily related to our supply chain business, compared to $11.6 million in 2012. Such finance costs increased as a result of increased borrowings relating to the acquisitions of MFC Energy, MFCR and Possehl.
In 2013, we recognized a net foreign currency transaction loss of $1.8 million, compared to a net gain of $7.1 million in 2012, in the consolidated statement of operations.
We recognized a bargain purchase gain of $218.7 million, or $3.50 per share, during 2012, primarily in connection with the acquisition of MFC Energy. Please refer to Note 41 of our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 for further information on the revised bargain purchase terms, which were recognized in 2012. The bargain purchase arose as the consideration under the transaction was less than the fair market value of the net identifiable assets acquired.
We recognized an income tax expense (other than resource property revenue taxes) of $1.6 million in 2013, compared to an income tax recovery of $8.5 million in 2012. Our statutory tax rate was 25.75% in 2013, compared to 25.0% in 2012, and our effective tax rates were lower than our statutory tax rates in 2013. The income tax paid in cash (excluding resource property revenue taxes) during 2013 was $2.2 million, compared to $4.9 million in 2012.
We also recognized resource property revenue taxes of $5.0 million in 2013, compared to $5.9 million in 2012. The resource property revenues tax rate was 20% on our gross royalty revenue, deducted at source, which was reduced by 20% of deductible expenses. The decrease in taxes was primarily a result of a decrease in gross royalty revenues in 2013.
Overall, we recognized an income tax expense of $6.6 million (provision for income taxes of $1.6 million and resource property revenue taxes of $5.0 million) in 2013, compared to an income tax recovery of $2.6 million (recovery of income taxes of $8.5 million and resource property revenue taxes of $5.9 million) in 2012.
In 2013, our income attributable to shareholders was $9.7 million, or $0.15 per share on a basic and diluted basis, after giving effect to a non-cash impairment of hydrocarbon and resource properties of $4.5 million (net of deferred
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tax recovery), or $0.07 per share on a basic and diluted basis, compared to $200.1 million, or $3.20 per share on a basic and diluted basis, after giving effect to a non-cash impairment loss and write-down of $48.2 million (net of income tax recovery), or $0.77 per share on a basic and diluted basis, in 2012.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is of importance to our business as insufficient liquidity often results in underperformance.
Our objectives when managing capital are:
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to safeguard our ability to continue as a going concern so that we can continue to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders;
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to provide an adequate return to our shareholders by pricing products and services commensurately with the level of risk; and
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to maintain a flexible capital structure that optimizes the cost of capital at acceptable risk.
We set the amount of capital in proportion to risk. We manage our capital structure and make adjustments to it in the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust this capital structure, we may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.
Consistent with others in our industry, we monitor capital on the basis of our net debt-to-equity ratio and long-term debt-to-equity ratio. The net debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as net debt divided by
shareholders'shareholders’ equity. Net debt is calculated as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. The long-term debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as long-term debt divided by
shareholders'shareholders’ equity. The computations are based on continuing operations.
The following table sets forth the calculation of our net debt-to-equity ratio as at the dates indicated:
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012(1) |
| (United States dollars in thousands,
except ratio amounts) |
| Total long-term debt | $ | 313,124 | | $ | 234,740 | | $ | 162,993 | |
| Less: cash and cash equivalents | | (297,294 | ) | | (332,173 | ) | | (273,790 | ) |
| Net debt (net cash and cash equivalents) | | 15,830 | | | (97,433 | ) | | (110,797 | ) |
| Shareholders' equity | | 670,388 | | | 699,570 | | | 730,587 | |
| Net debt-to-equity ratio | | 0.02 | | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| | | | December 31, |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 |
| | | | (In thousands, except ratio amounts) |
| Total long-term debt | | | | $ | 259,038 | | | | | $ | 363,255 | | | | | $ | 249,670 |
| Less: cash and cash equivalents | | | | | (197,519) | | | | | | (344,891) | | | | | | (353,299) |
| Net debt (net cash and cash equivalents) | | | | | 61,519 | | | | | | 18,364 | | | | | | (103,629) |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | 367,192 | | | | | | 777,717 | | | | | | 744,063 |
| Net debt-to-equity ratio | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.02 | | | | Not applicable |
Note:
| (1) | This table does not include the MPP term financing as it involved a purchase option and future processing fees. The purchase option thereunder was exercised in October 2013. Includes measurement period adjustments and error correction related to the acquisition of MFC Energy. |
There were no amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income relating to cash flow hedges, nor were there any subordinated debt instruments as at December 31, 2015, 2014 2013 and 2012. The2013. Our net debt-to-equity ratio as at December 31, 2015 and 2014 was 0.17 and 0.02, respectively, and as at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 werewas not applicable, as we had net cash and cash equivalents balances.
The following table sets forth the calculation of our long-term debt-to-equity ratio as at the dates indicated:
| December 31 |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012(1) |
| (United States dollars in thousands,
except ratio amounts) |
| Long-term debt, less current portion | $ | 256,148 | | $ | 189,871 | | $ | 118,824 | |
| Shareholders' equity | | 670,388 | | | 699,570 | | | 730,587 | |
| Long-term debt-to-equity ratio | | 0.38 | | | 0.27 | | | 0.16 | |
| | | | December 31 | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | (In thousands, except ratio amounts) | |
| Long-term debt, less current portion | | | | $ | 174,333 | | | | | $ | 297,157 | | | | | $ | 201,947 | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | 367,192 | | | | | | 777,717 | | | | | | 744,063 | | |
| Long-term debt-to-equity ratio | | | | | 0.47 | | | | | | 0.38 | | | | | | 0.27 | | |
Note:
| (1) | This table does not include the MPP term financing as it involved a purchase option and future processing fees. The purchase option thereunder was exercised in October 2013. Includes measurement period adjustments and error correction related to the acquisition of MFC Energy. |
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During 2014,2015, our strategy, which remained unchanged from 20132014 and 2012,2013, was to maintain our net debt-to-equity ratio and long-term debt-to-equity ratio at lowmanageable levels. Our long-term debt-to-equity ratio was 0.47, 0.38 0.27 and 0.160.27 as at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, and 2012, respectively.
Due to the number of businesses we engage in, our cash flows are not necessarily reflective of net earnings and net assets for any reporting period. As a result, instead of using a traditional cash flow analysis solely based on cash flow statements, our management believes it is more useful and meaningful to analyze our cash flows by overall liquidity and credit availability. Please see the discussion on our financial position, short-term bank loans, facilities and
long termlong-term debt below.
The
globalfinance and supply chain business can be cyclical and our cash flows vary accordingly. Our principal operating cash expenditures are for
financing trading of securities, financingour working capital, proprietary investments and general and administrative expenses.
Working capital levels fluctuate throughout the year and are affected by the level of our
globalfinance and supply chain operations, the markets and prices for
productscommodities and the timing of receivables and the payment of payables and expenses. Changes in the volume of transactions can affect the level of receivables and influence overall working capital levels. We currently have a sufficient level of cash on hand and credit facility amounts and we believe that we have sufficient cash flows from operations, cash on hand and credit availability to meet our working capital and other
requirements.requirements as well as unexpected cash demands.
The following table presents a summary of cash flows for our continuing operations for each of the years indicated:
| | | | Years Ended December 31 | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Cash flows used in continuing operating activities | | | | $ | (94,102) | | | | | $ | (48,638) | | | | | $ | (27,467) | | |
| Cash flows used in continuing investing activities | | | | $ | (7,960) | | | | | $ | (105,121) | | | | | $ | (919) | | |
| Cash flows (used in) provided by continuing financing activities | | | | $ | (49,488) | | | | | $ | 90,909 | | | | | $ | 89,905 | | |
Cash Flows from
Continuing Operating Activities
Operating activities used cash of $3.4$94.1 million in 2015, compared to $48.6 million in 2014. In 2015, a decrease in short-term bank borrowings used cash of $135.5 million, compared to $99.3 million in 2014. A decrease in receivables (including derivative assets) provided cash of $56.3 million in 2015, compared to $3.6 million in 2014, primarily as a result of collections of trade receivables. A decrease in account payables and accrued expenses (including derivative liabilities) used cash of $17.0 million in 2015, compared to an increase in account payables and accrued expenses providing cash of $13.4 million in 2014. A decrease in inventories provided cash of $15.7 million in 2015, compared to an increase in inventories using cash of $32.0 million in 2014. An increase in deposits, pre-paid and other, used cash of $8.6 million in 2015, compared to a decrease in deposits, pre-paid and other, providing cash of $41.4 million in 2014. The increase in deposits, pre-paid and other, was primarily a result of an increase in prepaid inventories.
Operating activities used cash of $48.6 million in 2014, compared to providing cash of $10.1$27.5 million in 2013. In 2014, a decrease in short-term bank borrowings used cash of $90.4$99.3 million, compared to $26.4$32.6 million in 2013. A decrease in deposits, prepaid and other provided cash of $37.7$41.4 million in 2014, compared to $1.2 million$32,000 in 2013. The decrease in 2014 was primarily a result of recovery of a prepaid item during 2014. An increase in inventories used cash of $29.0$32.0 million in 2014, compared to a decrease in inventories providing cash of $32.5$33.5 million in 2013, primarily as a result of the acquisitionsconsolidation of FESIL and Elsnerour acquisitions in 2014. An increase in accounts payableaccount payables and accrued expenses (including derivative liabilities) provided cash of $12.3$13.4 million in 2014, compared to a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses using cash of $2.7$5.6 million in 2013. A decrease in receivables (including derivative assets) provided cash of $9.3$3.6 million in 2014, compared to an increase in receivables using cash of $29.1$38.7 million in 2013. A decrease in restricted cash provided cash of $6.0$6.6 million in 2014, compared to $0.6 million in 2013. A decrease in short-term cash deposits provided cash of $4.2$4.6 million in 2014, compared to an increase in short-term cash deposits using cash of $4.2$4.3 million in 2013. A decrease in decommissioning obligations
Cash Flows from Continuing Investing Activities
Investing activities used cash of $3.2$8.0 million in 2015, compared to $105.1 million in 2014, primarily in connection with our acquisitions in 2014. Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net of proceeds from dispositions, used cash of $8.0 million in 2015, compared to $29.6 million in 2014.
Investing activities used cash of $105.1 million in 2014, compared to
$4.1$0.9 million in 2013.
Changes in short-term securities provided cash of $2.1 million in 2014, compared to $10.2 million in 2013.Operating activities provided cash of $10.1 million in 2013, compared to using cash of $144.4 million in 2012. In 2013, a decrease in short-term bank borrowings for day-to-day business requirements used cash of $26.4 million, compared to $115.5 million in 2012. A decrease in inventories provided cash of $32.5 million in 2013, compared to an increase in inventories using cash of $36.5 million in 2012. An increase in receivables used cash of $29.1 million in 2013, compared to $12.9 million in 2012. A decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses used cash of $2.7 million in 2013, compared to $9.1 million in 2012. Changes in short-term securities provided cash of $10.2 million in 2013, compared to $7.2 million in 2012. An increase in short-term cash deposits used cash of $4.2 million during 2013, compared to $16,000 during 2012. A decrease in decommissioning obligations used cash of $4.1 million in 2013, compared to an increase of same providing cash of $44,000 in 2012. A decrease in deposits, prepaid and other provided cash of $1.2 million in 2013, compared to an increase using cash of $8.9 million in 2012.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Investing activities used cash of $101.4 million in 2014, compared to $0.8 million in 2013. The acquisitionsAcquisitions of subsidiaries net of cash acquired used cash of $67.1$74.1 million in 2014, primarily in connection with our acquisitions of Elsner and FESILtwo supply chain companies in 2014, compared to $6.6 million in 2013. Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net of sales,proceeds from dispositions, primarily related to oura power project in Alberta, Canada, used cash of $28.8$29.6 million in 2014, compared to $2.0 million in 2013. Purchases of hydrocarbon assets, net of sales used cash of $7.8 million in 2014, compared to $4.6 million in 2013. Net distributions from joint ventures provided net cash of $6.1 million in 2014, compared to $7.2$1.6 million in 2013. An increase in loan receivables used cash of $2.8$3.1 million in 2014, compared to $nil in 2013. Proceeds from sales of long-term investments provided cash of $1.5$1.6 million in 2014, compared to $7.0$7.2 million in 2013.
Investing
Cash Flows from Continuing Financing Activities
Net cash used by financing activities
was $49.5 million in 2015, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $90.9 million in 2014. A net decrease in debt used cash of
$0.8$43.9 million in
2013,2015, compared to
$55.7a net increase in debt providing $127.7 million in
2012. Proceeds from sales of long-term investments provided cash of $7.0 million in 2013, compared2014. In 2015, dividends paid to
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from joint ventures provided net cash of $7.2 million in 2013, compared to $7.6 million in 2012. Purchases of hydrocarbon assets, net of salesour shareholders used cash of $4.6$4.4 million in 2013,connection with the fourth instalment of our 2014 dividend, which was paid in the first quarter of 2015, compared to $nil in 2012. Purchases of long-term securities used cash of $2.0$12.5 million in 2013, compared to $5.1 million in 2012. Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net of sales, used cash of $2.0 million in 2013, compared to $2.1 million in 2012. The acquisitions of subsidiaries net of cash acquired used cash of $6.6 million in 2013, compared to $78.5 million in 2012. Other items provided cash of $74,000 in 2013, compared to using cash of $48,000 in 2012.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
2014.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $63.5$90.9 million in 2014, compared to $46.6$89.9 million in 2013. A net increase in debt provided cash of $97.7$127.7 million in 2014, compared to $62.1$82.5 million in 2013. In 2014, dividends paid to our shareholders used cash of $12.5 million, compared to $15.4 million in 2013. The fourth installment of our dividend declared in 2014 was paid in January 2015. In 2014, dividends paid to our shareholders used cash of $11.3 million, compared to $15.0 million in 2013. A repayment to a customer
used cash of
$22.2$23.6 million in 2014, compared to providing cash of
$22.2$23.6 million in 2013. On December 31, 2013, a customer paid
$22.2$23.6 million to one of the
Company'sCompany’s subsidiaries. However, the underlying invoice was subject to factoring arrangements and the amount was subsequently repaid in January 2014. As a result,
$22.2$23.6 million was recognized as a repayment to a customer in 2014. No income or loss was recognized in connection with such transactions. Dividends paid to non-controlling interests used cash of
$0.9$1.0 million in 2014, compared to $0.8 million in 2013.
Net
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operating activities used cash provided by financing activities was $46.6of $10.2 million in 2013,2015, compared to providing $83.4cash of $51.6 million and $45.3 million in 2012. A net increase in debt provided cash of $62.1 million in2014 and 2013, compared to $105.2 million in 2012. In 2013, dividends paid to our shareholdersrespectively.
Discontinued investing activities used cash of $15.0$2.0 million in 2015, compared to $13.8$13.7 million and $7.2 million in 2012. Dividends paid to non-controlling interests2014 and 2013, respectively.
Discontinued financing activities used cash of
$0.8$19.2 million in
2013,2015, compared to
$0.7$19.8 million and $41.1 million in
2012. A reduction in facility term financing used cash of $21.9 million in2014 and 2013,
compared to using cash of $7.4 million in 2012. There was an increase in an amount due to a customer, which provided cash of $22.2 million, in 2013. This amount was repaid to the customer in January 2014 (see above).respectively.
The following table sets out our selected financial information as at the dates indicated:
| December 31, |
| 2014 | 2013 |
| (United States dollars in thousands) |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 297,294 | | $ | 332,173 | |
| Short-term cash deposits | | 159 | | | 4,381 | |
| Short-term securities | | 250 | | | 2,068 | |
| Restricted cash | | 555 | | | 312 | |
| Trade receivables | | 161,674 | | | 115,678 | |
| Other receivables | | 41,392 | | | 30,409 | |
| Inventories | | 212,577 | | | 88,844 | |
| Real estate held for sale | | 12,043 | | | 12,676 | |
| Deposits, prepaid and other | | 7,745 | | | 27,136 | |
| Assets held for sale | | 131,115 | | | 97,344 | |
| Total assets | | 1,458,681 | | | 1,318,598 | |
| Working capital | | 484,860 | | | 396,312 | |
| Short-term bank borrowings | | 161,340 | | | 129,783 | |
| Debt, current portion | | 56,976 | | | 44,869 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | 138,222 | | | 126,649 | |
| Dividends payable | | 3,786 | | | — | |
| Income tax liabilities | | 4,274 | | | 1,891 | |
| Liabilities relating to assets held for sale | | 15,346 | | | 11,517 | |
| Long-term debt , less current portion | | 256,148 | | | 189,871 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | | 10,216 | | | 3,571 | |
| Decommissioning obligations | | 129,557 | | | 105,854 | |
| Shareholders' equity | | 670,388 | | | 699,570 | |
| | | | December 31, | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | | $ | 197,519 | | | | | $ | 344,891 | | |
| Short-term cash deposits | | | | | 233 | | | | | | 184 | | |
| Short-term securities | | | | | 170 | | | | | | 290 | | |
| Securities – derivatives | | | | | 5,555 | | | | | | 6,274 | | |
| Restricted cash | | | | | 639 | | | | | | 644 | | |
| Trade receivables | | | | | 151,229 | | | | | | 187,558 | | |
| Tax receivables | | | | | 11,705 | | | | | | 15,339 | | |
| Other receivables | | | | | 14,727 | | | | | | 26,406 | | |
| Inventories | | | | | 245,345 | | | | | | 246,611 | | |
| Real estate held for sale | | | | | 1,130 | | | | | | 13,970 | | |
| Deposits, prepaid and other | | | | | 21,442 | | | | | | 8,985 | | |
| Assets held for sale | | | | | 136,156 | | | | | | 152,107 | | |
| Total assets | | | | | 977,351 | | | | | | 1,692,219 | | |
| Working capital | | | | | 371,288 | | | | | | 562,486 | | |
| Short-term bank borrowings | | | | | 60,103 | | | | | | 187,171 | | |
| Debt, current portion | | | | | 84,705 | | | | | | 66,098 | | |
| Account payables and accrued expenses | | | | | 174,812 | | | | | | 158,345 | | |
| Dividends payable | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,388 | | |
| Income tax liabilities | | | | | 3,809 | | | | | | 4,963 | | |
| Liabilities relating to assets held for sale | | | | | 87,579 | | | | | | 17,802 | | |
| Long-term debt, less current portion | | | | | 174,333 | | | | | | 297,157 | | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | | | | | 13,711 | | | | | | 11,852 | | |
| Decommissioning obligations | | | | | — | | | | | | 150,299 | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | 367,192 | | | | | | 777,717 | | |
We maintain an adequate level of liquidity, with a portion of our assets held in cash and cash equivalents and securities. The liquid nature of these assets provides us with flexibility in managing and financing our business and the ability to realize upon investment or business opportunities as they arise. We also use this liquidity in client-related services by acting as a financial intermediary for third parties (e.g., by acquiring a position or assets and reselling such position or assets) and for our own proprietary trading and investing activities.
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As at December 31, 2014,2015, cash and cash equivalents decreased to $297.3$197.5 million from $332.2 million as at December 31, 2013, primarily as a result of cash utilized for the purchase of FESIL, the repayment of short-term borrowings and the effect of a weakened Euro against the United States dollar.
In 2014, our trade receivables, other receivables and inventories increased alongside our revenue growth, due to the consolidation of Elsner and FESIL in March and April, respectively. On June 30, 2014, the first balance sheet date which included both acquisitions, our trade receivables were $207.6 million and our inventories were $205.6 million. Since then, as at December 31, 2014 we have reduced our trade receivables to $161.7 million, compared to $115.7 million as at December 31, 2013, while maintaining our inventories at $212.6 million, compared to $88.8 million as at December 31, 2013. More than 50% of our inventories have been contracted to be sold at fixed prices, while the remainder is comprised of the raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods of our production facilities, strategic inventories (such as consignment positions), and goods in transit. Our other receivables were $41.4$344.9 million as at December 31, 2014, primarily as a result of the repayment of borrowings.
Trade receivables and other receivables were $151.2 million and $14.7 million, respectively, as December 31, 2015, compared to $30.4$187.6 million and $26.4 million, respectively, as at December 31, 2014. The decrease in
trade receivables was primarily as a result of collections, increased factoring and an increase in an allowance for credit losses, partially offset by the increase in receivables resulting from higher sales and the impact of the weaker Canadian dollar against the Euro.
Inventories decreased to $245.3 million as at December 31,
2013.2015, from $246.6 million as at December 31, 2014. As at December 31, 2015, $13.7 million and $127.6 million of such inventories were initially financed by suppliers and short-term bank borrowings, respectively. $141.3 million of our inventories were contracted at fixed prices or hedged as at December 31, 2015.
Assets held for sale, consisting of our discontinued operations, were $136.2 million, which consisted of certain non-core natural gas assetshydrocarbon properties, iron ore interests and an amount due from our former subsidiaries, as at December 31, 2015, compared to $152.1 million, which consisted of certain hydrocarbon properties and investment property, increasedas at December 31, 2014. The decrease in assets held for sale was a result of our decision to $131.1sell additional hydrocarbon properties, reduced by impairment losses recognized on the assets.
Deposits, prepaid and other assets were $21.4 million as at December 31, 2014, from $97.32015, compared to $9.0 million as at December 31, 2013,2014.
Tax receivables, consisting primarily as a result of the re-classification of assets previously recognized as interests in resource properties and exploration and evaluation assets. Real estate held for sale decreased to $12.0refundable value-added taxes, were $11.7 million as at December 31, 2014, from2015, compared to $12.7$15.3 million as at December 31, 2013. Deposits, prepaid and other2014.
We had short-term financial assets
decreasedrelating to
$7.7derivatives of $5.6 million as at December 31,
2014, from $27.12015, compared to $6.3 million as at December 31,
2013.2014. We had current liabilities relating to derivatives of $3.6 million as at December 31, 2015, compared to $2.0 million as at December 31, 2014. Such derivatives relate to commodities and currencies.
Account payables and accrued expenses were $174.8 million as at December 31, 2015, compared to $158.3 million as at December 31, 2014. The increase was primarily due to the provision for payments under guarantees, partially offset by the reclassification of liabilities related to our assets held for sale and fluctuations in the timing of payments of certain invoices in the ordinary course of business.
As at December 31,
2014,2015, we had liabilities relating to assets held for sale of
$15.3$87.6 million,
primarily relating towhich included decommissioning obligations,
bank debt and other liabilities associated with such
assets.assets, compared to $17.8 million as at December 31, 2014, which comprised decommissioning obligations only. The increase was as a result of a reclassification of assets held for sale as at December 31, 2015.
Our short-term bank borrowings decreased to $60.1 million as at December 31, 2015, from $187.2 million as at December 31, 2014. Total long-term debt decreased to $259.0 million as at December 31, 2015, from $363.3 million as at December 31, 2014, primarily as a result of repayments and the re-classification of liabilities related to our assets held for sale. Our decommissioning obligations decreased to $nil as at December 31, 2015 from $150.3 million as at December 31, 2014, as a result of the re-classification of decommissioning obligations related to assets held for sale.
As at December 31, 2015, we had deferred income tax liabilities of $13.7 million, compared to $11.9 million as at December 31, 2014.
Short-Term Bank Loans and Facilities
As part of our operations, we establish, utilize and maintain various kinds of credit lines and facilities with banks and insurers. Most of these facilities are short-term. These facilities are used in our day-to-day
structured solutions and supply chain
business and structured solutions activities.business. The amounts drawn under such facilities fluctuate with the kind and level of transactions being undertaken.
As at December 31,
2014,2015, we had credit facilities aggregating
$772.8$900.8 million comprised of: (i) unsecured revolving credit facilities aggregating
$381.1$429.6 million from banks. The banks generally charge an interest rate of inter-bank rates plus an interest margin; (ii) revolving credit facilities aggregating
$92.7$116.2 million from banks for structured solutions, a special trade financing. The margin is negotiable when the facility is used; (iii) a non-recourse specially structured factoring arrangement with a bank for up to a credit limit of
$200.3$248.7 million for our supply chain activities. We may factor our receivable accounts upon invoicing at the inter-bank rate plus a margin; (iv) foreign exchange credit facilities of
$63.8$80.4 million with banks; and (v) secured revolving credit facilities aggregating
$35.0$25.7 million. All of these facilities are either renewable on a yearly basis or usable until further notice.
A substantial portion of our credit facilities are denominated in Euros and, accordingly, such amounts may fluctuate when reported in Canadian dollars.
In addition, we have margin lines with availability at multiple brokers, which enable us to hedge over $138.4 million (US$100.0 million) notional value of industrial products.
Other than lines of credit drawn and as may be outstanding for trade financing and structured solutions activities, as at December 31,
2014,2015, the maturities of our long-term debt
from our continuing operations were as follows:
Maturity | Principal | Interest | Total |
| (United States dollars in thousands) |
| 2015 | $ | 56,976 | | $ | 7,947 | | $ | 64,923 | |
| 2016 | | 85,712 | | | 6,608 | | | 92,320 | |
| 2017 | | 44,881 | | | 4,451 | | | 49,332 | |
| 2018 | | 39,315 | | | 3,340 | | | 42,655 | |
| 2019 | | 29,093 | | | 2,261 | | | 31,354 | |
| Thereafter | | 57,147 | | | 2,630 | | | 59,777 | |
| $ | 313,124 | | $ | 27,237 | | $ | 340,361 | |
| Maturity | | | Principal | | | Interest | | | Total | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
| 2016 | | | | $ | 84,705 | | | | | $ | 7,333 | | | | | $ | 92,038 | | |
| 2017 | | | | | 34,886 | | | | | | 5,170 | | | | | | 40,056 | | |
| 2018 | | | | | 44,452 | | | | | | 3,998 | | | | | | 48,450 | | |
| 2019 | | | | | 29,404 | | | | | | 2,649 | | | | | | 32,053 | | |
| 2020 | | | | | 26,778 | | | | | | 1,714 | | | | | | 28,492 | | |
| Thereafter | | | | | 38,813 | | | | | | 1,491 | | | | | | 40,304 | | |
| | | | | $ | 259,038 | | | | | $ | 22,355 | | | | | $ | 281,393 | | |
| |
Upon the acquisition of a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary in April 2014, our puttable financial liabilities were derecognized. Please refer to Note 24 of our audited condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further information.
In connection with our power plant in Alberta, we obtained a five-year down payment financing in the amount of €2.5 million and a ten-year loan in the amount of €16.0 million with a blended interest rate of 2.675%, of which €16.1 million had been drawn as of December 31, 2014.
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We expect our maturing debt to be satisfied primarily through the settlement of underlying supply chain transactions, trade financing transactions, including structured solutions transactions, cash on hand and cash flows from operations. Much of our maturing debt may either subsequently be made re-available to us by the applicable financial institution or we may replace such facilities with new facilities depending upon particular capital requirements.
Please refer to Note
2015 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
20142015 for further information regarding interest rates, maturities and other
payment terms
and conditions for our bank debts.
We expect that there will be acquisitions of businesses or commitments to projects in the future. To achieve the long-term goals of expanding our assets and earnings, including through acquisitions, capital resources will be required. Depending on the size of a transaction, the capital resources that will be required can be substantial. The necessary resources will be generated from cash flows from operations, cash on hand, borrowings against our assets, sales of proprietary investments or the issuance of securities.
Substantially all of our operations are conducted in international markets and our consolidated financial results are subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Our reporting
Effective December 31, 2015, our presentation currency is the
United StatesCanadian dollar. We translate
subsidiaries'subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities into
United StatesCanadian dollars at the rate of exchange on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at exchange rates approximating those at the date of the
transactions or, for practical reasons, the average exchange rates for the applicable periods, when they approximate the exchange rate as at the dates of the transactions. As a substantial amount of revenues is
receivedgenerated in Euros,
Chinese yuan and Canadian dollars, the financial position for any given period, when reported in
United StatesCanadian dollars, can be significantly affected by the exchange rates for these currencies prevailing during that period.
In addition, we also have exposure to the Chinese yuan and the United States dollar.
In the year ended December 31,
2014,2015, we reported a net
$19.9$79.5 million currency translation adjustment
lossgain under other comprehensive income within equity. This compared to net
lossesgains of
$31.4$45.6 million and
$7.9$16.9 million
in 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increases in 2014 and 2013,
wererespectively. This currency translation adjustment did not affect our profit and loss statement. The increase in 2015 was primarily a result of
a weaker Canadianthe strengthening of the Euro and the United States dollar against the
Canadian dollar and the increase in 2014 was primarily a result of the strengthening of the United States
dollar against the Canadian dollar.
The following table sets out our contractual obligations and commitments
from continuing operations as at December 31,
20142015 in connection with our long-term liabilities.
| Payments Due by Period(1) |
| (United States dollars in thousands) |
Contractual Obligations(2)(3) | Less than
1 Year | 1 – 3 Years | 3 – 5 Years | More than
5 Years | Total |
| Long-term debt obligations, including interest | $ | 64,923 | | $ | 141,652 | | $ | 74,009 | | $ | 59,777 | | $ | 340,361 | |
| Operating lease obligations | | 1,696 | | | 2,096 | | | 765 | | | 191 | | | 4,748 | |
| Purchase obligations(4) | | 65,816 | | | 66,776 | | | 57,663 | | | 25,058 | | | 215,313 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | | — | | | 5,953 | | | 605 | | | 293 | | | 6,851 | |
| Total | $ | 132,435 | | $ | 216,477 | | $ | 133,042 | | $ | 85,319 | | $ | 567,273 | |
| | | | Payments Due by Period(1) | |
| | | | (In thousands) | |
Contractual Obligations(2) | | | Less than
1 Year | | | 1 – 3 Years | | | 3 – 5 Years | | | More than
5 Years | | | Total | |
| Long-term debt obligations, including interest | | | | $ | 92,038 | | | | | $ | 88,506 | | | | | $ | 60,545 | | | | | $ | 40,304 | | | | | $ | 281,393 | | |
| Operating lease obligations | | | | | 2,006 | | | | | | 2,975 | | | | | | 2,580 | | | | | | 1,266 | | | | | | 8,827 | | |
| Purchase obligations | | | | | 71,865 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 71,865 | | |
| Other long-term liabilities | | | | | — | | | | | | 504 | | | | | | 177 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 681 | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 165,909 | | | | | $ | 91,985 | | | | | $ | 63,302 | | | | | $ | 41,570 | | | | | $ | 362,766 | | |
| |
Notes:
Notes:
(1)
| (2) | This table does not include non-financial instrument liabilities and guarantees. |
Undiscounted.
| (3) | This table does not include provisions for decommissioning obligations. |
| (4) | Including take-or-pay contracts. |
(2)
This table does not include non-financial instrument liabilities, guarantees and liabilities relating to assets held for sale.
Risk is an inherent part of our business and operating activities. The extent to which we properly and effectively identify, assess, monitor and manage each of the various types of risk involved in our activities is critical to our financial soundness and profitability. We seek to identify, assess, monitor and manage the following principal risks involved in our business activities: market, credit, liquidity, operational, legal and compliance, new business, reputational and other. Risk management is a multi-faceted process that requires communication, judgment and
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knowledge of financial products and markets. Our management takes an active role in the risk management process and requires specific administrative and business functions to assist in the identification, assessment and control of various risks. Our risk management policies, procedures and methodologies are fluid in nature and are subject to ongoing review and modification.
We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our revenues or income over the past two fiscal years. However, increases in inflation could result in increases in our expenses, which may not be readily recoverable in the price of goods or services provided to our clients. To the extent that inflation results in rising interest rates and has other adverse effects on capital markets, it could adversely affect our financial position and profitability.
Summary of Quarterly Results
The following tables provide selected unaudited financial information for the most recent eight quarters presentedquarters:
| | | | December 31,
2015 | | | September 30,
2015 | | | June 30,
2015 | | | March 31,
2015 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated)(1) | |
| | | | (In thousands, except per share amounts) | |
| Gross revenues | | | | $ | 406,164 | | | | | $ | 403,697(1) | | | | | $ | 420,284(1) | | | | | $ | 349,557(1) | | |
Net (loss) income from continuing operations(2) | | | | | (71,160)(3) | | | | | | 399 | | | | | | 5,818 | | | | | | 5,399 | | |
| (Loss) earnings from continuing operations, per share | | | | | |
| Basic | | | | | (1.13)(3) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 0.09 | | |
| Diluted | | | | | (1.13)(3) | | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.09 | | | | | | 0.09 | | |
Net (loss) income(2) | | | | | (111,807)(3)(4) | | | | | | (392,208)(5) | | | | | | 8,549 | | | | | | 7,836 | | |
| (Loss) earnings, per share | | | | | |
| Basic | | | | | (1.77)(3)(4) | | | | | | (6.21)(5) | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.12 | | |
| Diluted | | | | | (1.77)(3)(4) | | | | | | (6.21)(5) | | | | | | 0.14 | | | | | | 0.12 | | |
Notes:
(1)
Revenues and costs of sales and services for the periods have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income from operations, net income, cash flow statements or financial position for such periods. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Prior Periods” for further information.
(2)
Attributable to our shareholders.
(3)
Includes losses of $51.4 million related to a customer that filed for insolvency in
accordance with IFRS: | December 31,
2014 | September 30,
2014 | June 30,
2014 | March 31,
2014 |
| (United States dollars in thousands,
except per share amounts) |
| Net sales | $ | 389,646 | | $ | 389,423 | | $ | 394,042 | | $ | 229,147 | |
| Equity income | | 1,670 | | | 2,336 | | | 3,294 | | | 2,228 | |
| Gross revenues | | 391,316 | | | 391,759 | | | 397,336 | | | 231,375 | |
| Net (loss) income(1) | | (18,460 | )(2) | | 6,419 | | | 7,078 | | | 5,801 | |
| Basic (loss) earnings, per share | | (0.29 | )(2) | | 0.10 | | | 0.11 | | | 0.09 | |
| Diluted (loss) earnings, per share | | (0.29 | )(2) | | 0.10 | | | 0.11 | | | 0.09 | |
| December 31,
2013 | September 30,
2013 | June 30,
2013 | March 31,
2013 |
| (United States dollars in thousands,
except per share amounts) |
| Net sales | $ | 220,707 | | $ | 213,418 | | $ | 166,974 | | $ | 205,732 | |
| Equity income | | 1,428 | | | 2,198 | | | 1,959 | | | 1,522 | |
| Total revenues | | 222,135 | | | 215,616 | | | 168,933 | | | 207,254 | |
| Net income (loss)(1) | | (12,562 | )(3) | | 6,977 | | | 6,811 | | | 8,439 | |
| Basic (loss) earnings, per share | | (0.20 | )(3) | | 0.11 | | | 0.11 | | | 0.13 | |
| Diluted (loss) earnings, per share | | (0.20 | )(3) | | 0.11 | | | 0.11 | | | 0.13 | |
(4)
Includes non-cash impairments of $52.9 million recognized on our hydrocarbon properties and the reversal of non-cash impairment losses of $30.0 million and the recognition of a deferred tax liability of $7.8 million in connection therewith.
(5)
Includes non-cash impairments of $143.6 million, before a reduction of deferred tax assets of $50.9 million, and $245.6 million, before an income tax recovery of $54.3 million, respectively, recognized on our hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests.
| | | | December 31,
2014 | | | September 30,
2014 | | | June 30,
2014(1) | | | March 31,
2014 | |
| | | | (Restated)(2) | |
| | | | (In thousands, except per share amounts) | |
| Gross revenues | | | | $ | 346,560(2) | | | | | $ | 360,260(2) | | | | | $ | 388,264(2) | | | | | $ | 191,240(2) | | |
Net (loss) income from continuing operations(3) | | | | | 3,659 | | | | | | (4,909) | | | | | | 3,290 | | | | | | 743 | | |
| (Loss) earnings from continuing operations, per share | | | | | |
| Basic | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | (0.08) | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 0.01 | | |
| Diluted | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | (0.08) | | | | | | 0.05 | | | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net income (loss)(3) | | | | | (21,797)(4) | | | | | | 6,990 | | | | | | 7,720 | | | | | | 6,405 | | |
| Earnings (loss), per share | | | | | |
| Basic | | | | | (0.35) | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.10 | | |
| Diluted | | | | | (0.35) | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | 0.12 | | | | | | 0.10 | | |
Notes:
| (1) | Net income attributable to our shareholders. |
(1)
| (2) | Includes a non-cash impairment loss on hydrocarbon properties of $21.4 million (net of deferred tax recovery), or $0.34 per share on a basic and diluted basis. |
We commenced consolidation of the operations of two acquired supply chain companies from March 31 and April 1, 2014, respectively.
| (3) | Includes a non-cash impairment loss on hydrocarbon properties of $4.5 million (net of deferred tax recovery), or $0.07 per share on a basic and diluted basis. |
(2)
Revenues and costs of sales and services for the periods have been reclassified to present certain transactions on a net basis. This had no impact on our net income from operations, net income, cash flow statements or financial position for such periods. Please see “Item 5: Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Prior Periods” for further information.
(3)
Attributable to our shareholders.
(4)
Includes a non-cash impairment of interests in resource properties of $33.2 million before an income tax recovery of $8.4 million.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
Our management routinely makes judgments and estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the probable future resolution of the uncertainties increase, these judgments become even more subjective and complex. We have identified certain accounting policies that are the most important to the portrayal of our current financial condition and results of operations. Please refer to Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 20-F for a discussion of the significant accounting policies.
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The following accounting policies are the most important to our ongoing financial condition and results of operations from continuing operations:
Valuation
Allowance for Credit Losses
We apply credit risk assessment and valuation methods to our trade and other receivables. Credit losses arise primarily from receivables but may also relate to other credit instruments issued by or on our behalf, such as guarantees and letters of
SecuritiesSecurities heldcredit. An allowance for tradingcredit losses is increased by provisions which are measuredcharged to income and reduced by write-offs net of any recoveries.
Specific provisions are established on an individual receivable basis. A country risk provision may be made based on exposures in less developed countries and on our management’s overall assessment of the underlying economic conditions in those countries.
Our allowance for credit losses is maintained at
current market value. Any unrealized gains oran amount considered adequate to absorb estimated credit-related losses. Such allowance reflects our management’s best estimate of the losses
on securities held for trading are included in our
resultsreceivables and judgments about economic conditions. The assessment of
operations.Available-for-sale securitiesallowance for credit losses is a complex process, which involve a significant degree of judgement and a high level of estimation uncertainty. The input factors include our legal rights and obligations under all the contracts and the expected future cash flows from the receivables and their collateral which include inventories, mortgages and other credit enhancement instruments. The major source of estimation uncertainty relates to the likelihood of the various scenarios under which different amounts are also measured at current market value when current market value is available. Any unrealized gains or losses are included in other comprehensive income. When there is any objective evidence that an available-for-sale security has experienced a decline in value, other than a temporary decline,expected to be recovered through the security will be written down to recognizein place on the lossreceivables. The expected future cash flows are projected under different scenarios and weighted by probability, which involves the exercise of significant judgment. Estimates and judgments could change in the determinationnear-term, and could result in a significant change to a recognized allowance.
In addition, we also provide credit losses for our credit exposures arising from guarantees we issued. The loss assessment process, as well as the exercise of
income. In determining whether the decline in value is other than temporary, quoted market price is not the only deciding factor, particularly for thinly traded securities, large block holdingsjudgment and
restricted shares. We also consider, but such consideration is not limitedestimation uncertainty, are similar to the
following factors: (i) the trend of the quoted market price and trading volume; (ii) the investee's financial position and results for a period of years; (iii) any liquidity or going concern problems of the investee; (iv) changes in or reorganization of the investee and/or its future business plan; (v) the outlook of the investee's industry; (vi) the current fair value of the investment (based upon an appraisal thereof) relative to its carrying amount; (vii) our business plan and strategy to divest the security or to restructure the investee; and (viii) the extent and/or duration of the decline in market value.Recent market volatility has made it extremely difficult to value certain securities. Subsequent valuations, in light of factors prevailing at such time, may result in significant changes in the values of these securities in future periods. Any of these factors could require us to recognize further impairments in the value of our securities portfolio, which may have an adverse effect on our results of operations in future periods.
preceding paragraph.
Classification of Assets Held for Sale
We apply judgment to determine whether an asset (disposal group) is available for immediate sale in its present condition and that its sale is highly probable and therefore should be classified as held for sale at the balance sheet date. In order to assess whether it is highly probable that the sale can be completed within one year or the extension period in certain circumstances, our management reviews the business and economic factors, both macro and micro, which include the industry trends and capital markets. It is also open to all forms of sales, including exchanges of non-current assets for other non-current assets when the exchange will have commercial substance in accordance with IAS 16,
Property, Plant and Equipment.Equipment.
Non-Cash Impairment of Non-Financial Assets
We assess at the end of each reporting period whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If any such indication exists, we
shall estimate the recoverable amount of the asset. In assessing whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired, we consider, as a minimum, the following indications:
External sources of information
| (a) | during the period, the asset's market value has declined significantly more than would be expected as a result of the passage of time or normal use; |
| (b) | significant changes with an adverse effect on the entity have taken place during the period, or will take place in the near future, in the technological, market, economic or legal environment in which the entity operates or in the market to which an asset is dedicated; |
| (c) | market interest rates or other market rates of return on investments have increased during the period, and those increases are likely to affect the discount rate used in calculating an asset's value in use and decrease the asset's recoverable amount materially; |
| (d) | the carrying amount of the net assets of the entity is more than its market capitalization; |
(a)during the period, the asset’s market value has declined significantly more than would be expected as a result of the passage of time or normal use; (b)TABLE OF CONTENTS
significant changes with an adverse effect on the entity have taken place during the period, or will take place in the near future, in the technological, market, economic or legal environment in which the entity operates or in the market to which an asset is dedicated;(c)
market interest rates or other market rates of return on investments have increased during the period, and those increases are likely to affect the discount rate used in calculating an asset’s value in use and decrease the asset’s recoverable amount materially;
(d)
the carrying amount of the net assets of the entity is more than its market capitalization;
Internal sources of information
| (e) | evidence is available of obsolescence or physical damage of an asset; |
(e)
| (f) | evidence is available of obsolescence or physical damage of an asset; (f)
significant changes with an adverse effect on the entity have taken place during the period, or are expected to take place in the near future, in the extent to which, or manner in which, an asset is used or is expected to be used. These changes include the asset becoming idle, plans to discontinue or restructure the operation to which an asset belongs, plans to dispose of an asset before the previously expected date and reassessing the useful life of an asset as finite rather than indefinite; and |
| (g) | evidence is available from internal reporting that indicates that the economic performance of an asset is, or will be, worse than expected. |
Provisions for Decommissioning Obligations
Our provisions for decommissioning obligations represent management's best estimate of the present value of the future cash outflows required to settle the liability which reflects estimates of future costs, inflation, movements in foreign exchange rates and assumptions of risks associated with the future cash outflows, and the applicable risk-free interest rates for discounting the future cash outflows. Changes in the above factors can resultnear future, in a changethe extent to which, or manner in which, an asset is used or is expected to be used. These changes include the provision recognized by us.
Changes in decommissioning obligations are recorded with a corresponding changeasset becoming idle, plans to discontinue or restructure the carrying amountsoperation to which an asset belongs, plans to dispose of related properties. Adjustments toan asset before the carrying amountspreviously expected date and reassessing the useful life of related properties can result in a change to future depletion expense.
an asset as finite rather than indefinite; and
(g)
evidence is available from internal reporting that indicates that the economic performance of an asset is, or will be, worse than expected.
Management believes that it has adequately provided for income taxes based on all of the information that is currently available. The calculation of income taxes in many cases, however, requires significant judgment in interpreting tax rules and regulations, which are constantly changing.
Our tax filings are also subject to audits, which could materially change the amount of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities. Any change would be recorded as a charge or a credit to income tax expense. Any cash payment or receipt would be included in cash from operating activities.
We currently have deferred income tax assets, which are comprised primarily of tax loss carry-forwards and deductible temporary differences, both of which will reduce taxable income in the future. The amounts recorded for deferred income tax assets are based upon various judgments, assumptions and estimates. We assess the realization of these deferred income tax assets on a periodic basis to determine to what extent it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized. We determine whether it is probable that all or a portion of the deferred income tax assets will be realized, based on currently available information, including, but not limited to, the following:
•
the history of the tax loss carry-forwards and their expiry dates;
•
future reversals of temporary differences;
•
our projected earnings; and
•
tax planning opportunities.
On the reporting date, we also reassess unrecognized deferred
income tax assets. We recognize a previously unrecognized deferred
income tax asset to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred
income tax asset to be recovered.
We provide for future liabilities in respect of uncertain tax positions where additional tax may become payable in future periods and such provisions are based on our
management'smanagement’s assessment of exposures. We do not recognize the full deferred
income tax liability on taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates where we are able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. We may change our investment decision in the normal course of our business, thus resulting in additional tax liability.
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New Standards and Interpretations Adopted and Not Yet Adopted
IFRIC 21 — Levies, referred to as “IFRIC 21”, provides the following guidance on recognition of a liability to pay levies:
The liability is recognized progressively if the obligating event occurs over a period of time.
If an obligation is triggered on reaching a minimum threshold, the liability is recognized when that minimum threshold is reached.
IFRIC 21 was effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014. The application of this new standard did not have significant impacts on our consolidated financial statements.
IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, referred to as “IFRS 9”, issued in July 2014 is the IASB'sIASB’s replacement of IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, referred to as “IAS 39”. IFRS 9 includes requirements for recognition and measurement, impairment, derecognition and general hedge accounting. The version of IFRS 9 issued in 2014 supersedes all previous versions and is mandatorily effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted (subject to local endorsement requirements). Management has decided not to early apply IFRS 9 and is currently assessing the impacts of IFRS 9 on our consolidated financial statements.
IFRS 15,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers, referred to as “IFRS 15”, specifies how and when an entity will recognize revenue as well as requiring such entities to provide users of financial statements with more informative, relevant disclosures. The standard provides a single, principles based five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers. IFRS 15 was issued in May 2014 and applies to annual
reporting periods beginning on or after January 1,
2017.2018. Management is currently assessing the impacts of IFRS 15 on our consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to IFRS 11 were issued in May 2014 and are effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, to be applied prospectively. The amendments clarify that an acquisition of a joint interest in a joint operation that is a business should be accounted for and disclosed as a business combination in accordance with IFRS 3, Business Combinations, referred to as “IFRS 3”. Adoption of these amendments is not expected to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to IFRS 10,
Consolidated Financial Statements, and IAS 28,
Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, were issued in September 2014 and are effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, to be applied prospectively. The amendments require that upon loss of control of a subsidiary during its transfer to an associate or joint venture, full gain recognition on the transfer is appropriate only if the subsidiary meets the definition of a business in IFRS
3. Otherwise, gain recognition is appropriate only3, to the extent of
third party ownershipthe company’s share and unless the principles of
IFRS 3 conflict with the
associate or joint venture.guidance under IFRS 11. Adoption of these amendments is not expected to have significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to IFRS 11, Joint Arrangements, referred to as “IFRS 11”, were issued in May 2014 and are effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, to be applied prospectively. The amendments clarify that an acquisition of an interest in a joint operation that is a business should be accounted for by a company and disclosed as a business combination in accordance with IFRS 3, Business Combinations, referred to as “IFRS 3”, to the extent of the company’s share and unless the principles of IFRS conflict with the guidance under IFRS 11. Adoption of these amendments is not expected to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
For a discussion of trends relating to revenues derived from our royalty interest, please see “
Item 4: Information on the Company —– B. Business Overview —– Business Segments — Global– Finance and Supply Chain”.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
We have outstanding issued guarantees held by our external trading and financial partners in connection with our
globalfinance and supply chain activities. As at December 31,
2014,2015, we had issued guarantees of up to a maximum of
$59.7$14.1 million, being the total potential principal amount that may be guaranteed thereunder, of which
$50.4$0.4 million were outstanding and have not been recorded as liabilities in our consolidated statement of financial position. There has been no claim against the guarantees.
The safe harbor provided in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, applies to forward-looking information provided under
“— Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” and “
— Liquidity and Capital Resources —– Contractual Obligations”.
ITEM 6: DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A. Directors and Senior Management
We have no arrangement or understanding with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others pursuant to which any of our directors or officers was selected as a director or officer. Each director holds office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until his or her successor is elected or appointed unless such office is earlier vacated in accordance with our Articles or with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The following table sets forth the names of each of our directors and officers as at the date hereof:
| Name (Age) | | | Present Position | | | Present PositionDate of
Commencement of
Office with our
Company
| Date of
Commencement
of Office
with our Company
|
Gerardo Cortina (59)(1)(60) | | | President and Chief Executive Officer and Director | | | 2014 | |
Samuel Morrow (30)(2)(31) | | | Deputy Chief Executive Officer and | |
|
Chief Financial Officer | | | 2014 | |
Ferdinand Steinbauer (58)(3)(59) | | | Treasurer | | | 2014 | |
Guy Konsbruck (50)(4) | Executive Vice President | 2014 |
Peter Kellogg (72)(5) | Chairman, Director | 2013 |
Michael J. Smith (66)(68)(1) | | | Chairman and Managing Director | | | 1986 | |
Dr. Shuming Zhao (62)(6)(7)(63)(2)(3)(4) | | | Director | | | 2014 | |
Indrajit Chatterjee (69)(5)(7)(8)(70)(2)(4) | | | Director | | | 2005 | |
Silke S. Stenger (46)(5)(7)(8)(47)(2)(3)(4) | | | Director | | | 2013 | |
William C. Horn III (51)(7)Friedrich Hondl (55)(3)(5) | | | Director | 2013 | | 2015 | |
Jochen Dümler (61)(6)(2) | | | Director | | | 2016 | |
Notes:
Notes:
| (1) | Mr. Cortina was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a director in May 2014. |
(1)
| (2) | Mr. Morrow was appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2014. |
Mr. Smith was appointed Chairman in March 2016.
| (3) | Mr. Steinbauer was appointed Treasurer in May 2014. |
| (4) | Mr. Konsbruck was appointed Executive Vice-President in May 2014. |
(2)
| (5) | Member of our Compensation Committee. |
Member of our Compensation Committee.
| (6) | Dr. Zhao was appointed a director to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Robert Ian Rigg in March 2014. |
| (7) | Member of our Audit Committee. |
(3)
| (8) | Member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. |
Member of our Audit Committee.
(4)
Member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
(5)
Mr. Hondl was appointed a director in October 2015.
(6)
Mr. Dümler was appointed a director in January 2016.
Gerardo Cortina – President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Cortina was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2014. Mr. Cortina was managing director of Possehl
Mexico S.A. de S.V., referred to as “Possehl”, from 1986 until June 2014. Possehl has been active in trading and distribution of metals, mineral products, chemicals and ferroalloys to the iron and steel, foundry, refractory, plastics, paints, animal feed and chemicals industries. Mr. Cortina has successfully developed export markets in Central America, the Caribbean and South America. Mr. Cortina has over 25 years of experience in the
global supply chain business. Mr. Cortina has a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Samuel Morrow – Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Morrow was appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2014 and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer in May 2014. Mr. Morrow is a Chartered Financial Analyst and was most recently a Vice President of MFC in Vienna, Austria.
He has been a key participant in the acquisitions of FESIL and Elsner in 2014. Before joining MFC, Mr. Morrow was Vice President of Tanaka Capital Management and Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Tanaka Growth Fund. Mr. Morrow is a graduate of St. Lawrence University.
Ferdinand Steinbauer
– TreasurerMr. Steinbauer was appointed Treasurer in March 2014. He is currently also a Managing Director of MFC Commodities GmbH and has held that position since 1998. Previously he served as Treasurer for 20 years with KNP Leykam Austria (later acquired by SAPPI). Mr. Steinbauer holds a degree from the Austrian Commercial Academy in Graz and has over 35 years of experience in banking, structured trade finance and risk management.
Guy Konsbruck – Executive Vice-President
Mr. Konsbruck was appointed Executive Vice-President in May 2014. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of FESIL's global sales companies since 2007. Prior thereto, he was a co-founder of Luxalloys, a predecessor to FESIL's sales subsidiary. Mr. Konsbruck holds an MBA from SHU Fairfield and is a graduate of the Unversité de Strasbourg II.
Peter KelloggMichael J. Smith – Chairman and
a DirectorMr. Kellogg has been a director of our company since December 2013. Mr. Kellogg was appointed Chairman of our board of directors in March 2014. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of IAT Reinsurance Company, referred to as “IAT”. He was the Senior Managing Director of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, one of the largest market making and securities clearing firms in the U.S., until 2000, when it was acquired by Goldman Sachs. Mr. Kellogg has been the Senior Advisory Director of Goldman Sachs/Spear, Leeds & Kellogg. He served as the Chairman of Ziegler Companies Inc. since 2003 and a director of Nam Tai Electronics since 2000. He also serves as a director of the Berkshire School and the U.S. Olympic Ski Team. Previously, Mr. Kellogg served on the board of Advest Group, MCM Corporation, Cityfed Financial Corp., Interstate Air Taxi Inc. and Interstate/Johnson Lane, Inc.
Michael J. Smith – Managing Director
Mr. Smith has been a director of our company since 1986 and was
appointed Chairman
from 2003 toin March
2014.2016. Mr. Smith was appointed our Managing Director in May 2014, having served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 2000 and from 2010 to May 2014 and Chief Financial Officer from 2010 to March 2014. He was our Secretary until March 1, 2008. Mr. Smith was also previously the President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and a director of Mass
Financial Corp. and has served as a director and officer of various public companies. Mr. Smith has experience in corporate finance and restructuring.
Dr. Shuming Zhao – Director
Dr. Zhao was a director of our company from 2004 until December 2013 and was re-appointed to the board of directors in March 2014. Dr. Zhao is the Chair Professor and Honorary Dean of the School of Business, Nanjing University in the
People'sPeople’s Republic of China. He also serves as President of the International Association of Chinese Management Research (IACMR, Third Term), Vice-President of Chinese Society of Management Modernization, President of the Jiangsu Provincial Association of Human Resource Management and Vice-President of the Jiangsu Provincial Association of Business Management and Entrepreneurs. Since 1994, Dr. Zhao has acted as a management consultant for several Chinese and international firms. He has also served as a director of Daqo New Energy Corp. (China) since October 2011 and was a director of Little Swan Company, Ltd. (China) from 2009 to 2014. Dr. Zhao has successfully organized and held eight international symposia on multinational business management. Dr. Zhao
had worked as a visiting professor at Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, U.S.A. in 1997 to 2003. Now he is the Distinguished Visiting Professor at the College of Business, University of Missouri-St. Louis, U.S.A. and
the Distinguished Visiting Professor at
the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A. He has also lectured in various countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Australia.
Indrajit Chatterjee – Director
Mr. Chatterjee has been a director of our company since 2005. He is a retired businessman who was formerly responsible for marketing with the Transportation Systems Division of General Electric for India. Mr. Chatterjee is experienced in dealing with Indian governmental issues.
Silke S. Stenger – Director
Ms. Stenger has been a director of our company since August 2013. She is an independent business consultant and business leadership coach,
and was a
former director of our company when our company was KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. from 2003 to 2010 and was a director of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG from 2010 to 2012. Ms. Stenger was the Chief Financial Officer of Management One Human Capital Consultants Ltd. from 2006 to 2011. Ms. Stenger is a certified controller (German Chamber of Commerce IHK) and IFRS accountant, specializing in corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance.
William C. Horn III
Friedrich Hondl – Director
Mr. HornHondl has been a director of our company since December 2013.October 2015. He is an experienced European banking executive and former member of the Supervisory Board of Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, the Austrian Export Credit Agency. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Hondl was the head of Erste Group Bank AG’s Large Corporates International Division and, from 2009 to 2012, he was the head of International Corporate Relationship Management of UniCredit Bank Austria AG. Mr. Hondl has also served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Intermarket Bank AG since 2014.
Jochen Dümler – Director
Mr. Dümler has been a director of our company since January 2016. He was the former President and Chief
OperatingExecutive Officer of
First Angel Capital (since 2004)Euler Hermes North America. From 2002 to 2010, Mr. Dümler was a Member of the Board of Management of Euler Hermes Kreditversicherung AG and, from 1995 to 2002, he was a Member of the Board of Management of PRISMA Kreditversicherung AG. Mr. Dümler is a member of the German-American Chamber of Commerce (New York City), a
boutique investment firm focusing on long/shortMember of the German Executive Roundtable (Washington, D.C.) and
macro trading strategies, research, alternative investments, private equity, lending and consulting to institutions for M&A anda Board Member of the German-American Partnership Program.
strategic financial workout and turnaround. Mr. Horn served as a Director of LMS Medical Systems, Inc. from 2008 to 2010, while also acting as interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of LMS Medical Systems, Inc. over the same period. Prior to First Angel Capital, he was employed by State Street Corporation as Vice-President of Risk Management and Compliance, overseeing risk management and compliance for institutional equity trading and e-finance for State Street Global Markets, State Street's institutional trading division. Mr. Horn formerly worked for Fidelity Investments in a number of capacities, including as Vice-President of Global Risk Management, Senior Counter-Party Credit Analyst and Mortgage-Backed Security Trader. Mr. Horn graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in Economics.
There are no family relationships between any of our directors and executive officers.
During
the fiscal year ended December 31,
2014,2015, we paid an aggregate of approximately
$4.9$4.5 million in cash compensation to our directors and officers, excluding
directors'directors’ fees. No other funds were set aside or accrued by our company during the fiscal year ended December 31,
20142015 to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for our directors or officers pursuant to any existing plan provided or contributed to by us.
The following table provides a summary of compensation paid by us during the fiscal year ended December 31,
20142015 to our Managing Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and each of our two most highly compensated executive officers (or persons acting in a similar capacity) whose total compensation for the fiscal year exceeded $150,000:
| | | | Non-equity incentive
compensation plan
compensation
($)(1) |
| Name and Principal Position | Salary
($) | Share-
based
awards
($) | Option-
based
awards
($) | Annual
incentive
plans | Long-
term
incentive
plans | Pension
value
($) | All other
compensation
($) | Total
compensation
($) |
Gerardo Cortina
President and Chief Executive Officer | | 533,595 | | | — | | | — | | | 140,000 | | | — | | | — | | | 85,239 | (2) | | 758,834 | |
Samuel Morrow
Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer|(3) | | 182,799 | | | — | | | 191,700 | (4) | | 100,966 | | | — | | | — | | | 11,908 | (5) | | 487,373 | |
Michael J. Smith
Managing Director(6) | | 391,162 | | | — | | | — | | | 103,660 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,969,284 | (7) | | 2,464,106 | |
Ferdinand Steinbauer
Treasurer(8) | | 353,883 | | | — | | | — | | | 139,226 | | | — | | | — | | | 5,050 | (9) | | 498,159 | |
Guy Konsbruck
Executive Vice-President(10) | | 291,714 | | | — | | | — | | | 24,310 | | | — | | | — | | | 24,731 | (9) | | 340,755 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Non-equity incentive
compensation plan
compensation
($)(1) | | | | |
| Name and Principal Position | | | Salary
($) | | | Share-
based
awards
($) | | | Option-
based
awards
($) | | | Annual
incentive
plans | | | Long-
term
incentive
plans | | | Pension
value
($) | | | All other
compensation
($) | | | Total
compensation
($) | |
Gerardo Cortina
President and Chief Executive Officer | | | | | 840,645 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 226,328 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 123,026(2) | | | | | | 1,189,999 | | |
Samuel Morrow
Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer | | | | | 312,332 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 205,840 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,259(3) | | | | | | 521,431 | | |
Michael J. Smith
Chairman and Managing Director | | | | | 596,895 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 135,083 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 275,278(4) | | | | | | 1,007,256 | | |
Ferdinand Steinbauer
Treasurer | | | | | 462,182 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 205,840 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 668,022 | | |
Guy Konsbruck
Executive Vice-President(5) | | | | | 473,923 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 140,491 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 614,414 | | |
Notes:
| (1) | All awards under MFC's non-equity incentive compensation plans are paid during the financial year they were earned. |
| (2) | Consists of housing and car allowances and other customary perquisites. |
| (3) | Mr. Morrow was appointed as our Deputy Chief Executive Officer in May 2014 and as our Chief Financial Officer in June 2014. |
| (4) | Calculated by the reference to the fair value of options measured by Black-Scholes-Merton formula on the grant date. |
| (5) | Consists of housing allowance and other customary perquisites. |
All awards under MFC’s non-equity incentive compensation plans are paid during the financial year they were earned.
(2)
Consists of housing and car allowances and other customary perquisites.
(3)
Consists of housing allowance and other customary perquisites.
(4)
Consists of housing allowances and expenses.
(5)
Mr. Konsbruck has resigned, effective May 2016.
| (6) | Mr. Smith ceased acting as our Chief Financial Officer and Chairman in March 2014. |
Directors’ Compensation
| (7) | Consists of housing allowances, expenses and termination benefits (see below). |
| (8) | Mr. Steinbauer was appointed as our Treasurer in May 2014. |
| (9) | Consists of customary perquisites. |
| (10) | Mr. Konsbruck was appointed as Executive Vice-President of a subsidiary in May 2014. |
Directors' Compensation
The following table provides a summary of compensation paid by us to, or earned by, the directors of our company during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
2015.
Director Compensation Table
| Name | Fees
Earned
($) | Share-
based
awards
($) | Option-
based
awards
($) | Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation
($) | Pension
value
($) | All other
compensation
($) | Total
($) |
| Gerardo Cortina(1) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Peter Kellogg | | 55,874 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 55,874 | |
| Michael J. Smith(2) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Dr. Shuming Zhao(3) | | 43,353 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 43,353 | |
| Ian Rigg(4) | | 2,500 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,500 | |
| Indrajit Chatterjee | | 89,652 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 89,652 | |
| Silke S. Stenger | | 114,652 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 114,652 | |
| William C. Horn III | | 58,374 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 58,374 | |
| Name | | | Fees
Earned
($) | | | Share-
based
awards
($) | | | Option-
based
awards
($) | | | Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation
($) | | | Pension
value
($) | | | All other
compensation
($) | | | Total
($) | |
Gerardo Cortina(1) | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Michael J. Smith(2) | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Dr. Shuming Zhao | | | | | 78,493 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 78,493 | | |
| Indrajit Chatterjee | | | | | 118,251 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 118,251 | | |
| Silke S. Stenger | | | | | 148,549 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 148,549 | | |
Friedrich Hondl(3) | | | | | 13,616 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,616 | | |
Jochen Dümler(4) | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Peter Kellogg(5) | | | | | 52,064 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 52,064 | | |
William C. Horn III(6) | | | | | 67,959 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 67,959 | | |
Notes:
Notes:
| (1) | Compensation provided to Mr. Cortina, in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer is disclosed in the table above under the heading “Executive Officers”. |
(1)
| (2) | Compensation provided to Mr. Smith, in his capacity as managing director is disclosed in the table above under the heading “Executive Officers”. |
Compensation provided to Mr. Cortina, in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer is disclosed in the table above under the heading “Executive Officers”.
| (3) | Dr. Zhao ceased being a director in December 2013 and was re-appointed as a director in March 2014 to fill a vacancy. |
| (4) | Mr. Rigg passed away in March 2014. |
(2)
Compensation provided to Mr. Smith, in his capacity as managing director is disclosed in the table above under the heading “Executive Officers”.
(3)
Mr. Hondl was appointed as a director in October 2015.
(4)
Mr. Dümler was appointed as a director in January 2016.
(5)
Mr. Kellogg stepped down as a director in July 2015.
(6)
Mr. Horn stepped down as a director in July 2015.
A total of
$0.4$0.5 million was paid to our directors for services rendered as directors, or for committee participation or assignments, during our most recently completed financial year. Our directors are each paid an annual fee of
$30,000US$25,000 and
$2,500US$2,500 for each
director'sdirector’s meeting attended as well as additional fees, as applicable, for their respective participation on our Audit and Compensation Committees. We also reimburse our directors and officers for expenses incurred in connection with their services as directors and officers.
Termination and Change of Control Benefits
Effective March 1, 2008, we entered into an independent consulting agreement with
Employment Agreements
Michael Smith
our then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which he provided consulting services to us. In the event that the agreement was terminated by us or in the event of a change of control, Mr. Smith was entitled to receive a termination payment equal to the sum of three times the aggregate consulting fee paid to Mr. Smith in the previous twelve months plus the higher of his current bonus or the highest bonus received by him in the previous five years prior to such termination. In 2014, we made a lump sum payment to Mr. Smith of $1.8 million in full and final settlement of our obligations under the consulting agreement as a result of the occurrence of a change of control under the terms of such consulting agreement. 2014 Employment Agreements
Michael Smith
In July 2014, we entered into a two-year consulting agreement with Mr. Smith in connection with his appointment as our Managing Director. Pursuant to the agreement, among other things, we agreed to pay Mr. Smith an annual base fee of
$460,000US$460,000 and an annual discretionary bonus and provide him certain customary perquisites. The
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agreement also entitles Mr. Smith to receive under our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, referred to herein as the “2014 Plan”, which was approved by our shareholders at our 2014 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on November 14, 2014, referred to as the “Meeting”: (i) 100,000 restricted stock units, which shall “time only” vest as to 50%vested on the first anniversary of the grant date and the balance of which will vest on the second anniversary;anniversary of the grant date; and (ii) performance share units with a target value of 200% of Mr. Smith'sSmith’s annual base fee. If Mr. Smith'sSmith’s engagement with us is terminated by us for any reason other than for just cause or he resigns for good reason, he will be entitled to any accrued benefits, any unpaid amounts payable under our incentive plan for the year ending on or preceding the termination, anda lump sum cash payment equal to his base fee for the balance of the term following such termination.
We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Cortina effective May 2014, in connection with his appointment as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the agreement, we will pay Mr. Cortina an annual base salary of $650,000US$650,000 (subject to annual review) and an annual discretionary
bonus and provide him certain customary perquisites. The agreement also entitles Mr. Cortina to receive performance share units under the 2014 Plan with a target value of no less than 100% of his base salary for each of the years ending December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016. If Mr.
Cortina'sCortina’s employment is terminated by us other than for just cause, or by Mr. Cortina for good reason,
he will be entitled to a severance payment, payable in eighteen equal monthly instalments, equal to one and a half times the sum of (i) his current annual base salary and (ii) the higher of (A) his current bonus and (B) the average bonus received by him in the three years prior to termination. If Mr. Cortina’s employment is terminated by us other than for just cause or by Mr. Cortina for good reason in contemplation of, or within six months of, a change of control, he will be entitled to
any accrued benefits, any unpaid amounts payable under our incentive plan for the year ending on or preceding the termination, any outstanding equity awards that may be granted in accordance with our incentive plan and a lump sum
cash payment
ofequal to two times the sum of
(i) his
current annual base salary
in the previous twelve months plusand (ii) the average bonus received by him in the three years prior to termination.
We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Morrow effective May 2014, in connection with his appointment as our Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the agreement, we will pay Mr. Morrow an annual base salary of
$210,000US$210,000 (subject to annual review) and an annual discretionary bonus and provide him certain customary perquisites. The agreement also entitles Mr. Morrow to receive performance share units under the 2014 Plan with a target value of at least 50% of Mr.
Morrow'sMorrow’s base salary for each of the years ending December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016. If Mr.
Morrow'sMorrow’s employment is terminated by us other than for just cause, or by Mr. Morrow for good reason,
he will be entitled to a severance payment, payable in twelve equal monthly instalments, equal to of the sum of (i) his current annual base salary and (ii) the higher of (A) his current bonus and (B) the average bonus received by him in the three years prior to termination. If Mr. Morrow’s employment is terminated by us other than for just cause or by Mr. Morrow for good reason in contemplation of, or within six months of, a change of control, he will be entitled to
any accrued benefits, any unpaid amounts payable under our incentive plan for the year ending on or preceding the termination, any outstanding equity awards that may be granted in accordance with our incentive plan and a lump sum
cash payment
ofequal to one and
a quarterone-quarter times the sum of
(i) his
current annual base salary
in the previous twelve months plusand (ii) the average bonus received by him in the three years prior to termination.
We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Steinbauer effective
MayJune 2014, in connection with his appointment as our Treasurer. Pursuant to the agreement, we will pay
Mr. Steinbauer an annual base salary of €325,000 (subject to annual review) and an annual discretionary bonus and provide him certain customary perquisites. The agreement also entitles Mr. Steinbauer to receive performance share units under the 2014 Plan with a target value of at least 50% of Mr.
Steinbauer'sSteinbauer’s base salary for each of the years ending December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016. If Mr.
Steinbauer 'sSteinbauer’s employment is terminated by us other than for just cause, or by Mr. Steinbauer for good reason,
he will be entitled to a severance payment, payable in fifteen equal monthly instalments, equal to one and one-quarter times the sum of (i) his current annual base salary and (ii) the higher of (A) his current bonus and (B) the average bonus received by him in the three years prior to termination. If Mr. Steinbauer’s employment is terminated by us other than for just cause or by Mr. Steinbauer for good reason in contemplation of, or within six months of, a change of control, he will be entitled to
any accrued benefits, any unpaid amounts payable under our incentive plan for the year ending on or preceding the termination, any outstanding equity awards that may be granted in accordance with our incentive plan and a lump sum
cash payment
ofequal to one and a half times the sum of
(i) his
current annual base salary
in the previous twelve months plusand (ii) the average bonus received by him in the three years prior to termination.
As of December 31,
2014,2015, we did not have any defined benefit, defined contribution or deferred compensation plans for any of our senior officers or directors.
In November 2014, to effect a special resolution adopted by our shareholders at the Meeting, we amended Article 11.1 of our Articles to remove the provision for three-year staggered terms for our directors and replace it with a provision for annual director retirement from office and re-election on a one-year term. As a result, each of our
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directors now holds office until the close of the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until his or her successor is elected or appointed, unless such office is earlier vacated in accordance with our Articles or with the provisions of the BusinessCorporations Act (British Columbia).
Other than as discussed elsewhere herein, there are no service contracts between our company and any of our directors providing for benefits upon termination of employment.
Our board of directors has established an Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee currently consists of
Indrajit Chatterjee, Silke S. Stenger,
Dr. Shuming Zhao and
William C. Horn III,Friedrich Hondl, who was appointed to the Audit Committee in
March 2014. During the year ended December 31, 2013 and until his passing in 2014, Ian Rigg was a member of and served as the Chairman of our Audit Committee.November 2015. The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a charter adopted by the board of directors on October 26, 2013, a copy of which is available online at our website at
www.mfcindustrial.com.www.mfcbancorpltd.com. The Audit Committee is appointed by and generally acts on behalf of the board of directors. The Audit Committee is responsible primarily for monitoring: (i) the integrity of our financial statements; (ii) compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iii) the independence, qualifications and performance of our independent auditors; and (iv) the performance and structure of our internal audit function. The Audit Committee also reviews and approves our hiring policies, establishes our procedures for dealing with complaints, oversees our financial reporting processes and consults with management and our independent auditors on matters related to our annual audit and internal controls, published financial statements, risk assessment and risk management, accounting principles and auditing procedures being applied.
Our board of directors has established a Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee currently consists of
Peter Kellogg, Indrajit Chatterjee,
and Silke S.
Stenger. During the year ended December 31, 2013Stenger, Dr. Shuming Zhao and
until his passing in 2014, Ian Rigg also served on our Compensation Committee.Jochen Dümler. Our Compensation Committee operates pursuant to a charter adopted by the board of directors on October 26, 2013, a copy of which is available online at our website at
www.mfcindustrial.com.www.mfcbancorpltd.com. The Compensation Committee is appointed and generally acts on behalf of the board of directors. The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing our board compensation practices and our selection, retention and remuneration arrangements for our executive officers and employees and reviewing and approving our Chief Executive
Officer'sOfficer’s compensation in light of our corporate goals and objectives. Except for plans that are, in accordance with their terms or as required by law, administered by our board of directors or another particularly designated group, the Compensation Committee also administers and implements all of our incentive compensation plans and equity-based compensation plans. The Compensation Committee also recommends changes or additions to those plans, monitors our succession planning processes and reports to our board of directors on other compensation matters. Our Chief Executive Officer does not vote upon or participate in the deliberations regarding his compensation.
Our board of directors has established a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Indrajit Chatterjee, Silke S. Stenger and Dr. Shuming
Zhao, who was appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in 2014. During the year ended December 31, 2013 and until his passing in 2014, Ian Rigg also served on our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.Zhao. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates pursuant to a charter adopted by our board of directors on October 26, 2013, a copy of which is available online at our website at
www.mfcindustrial.com.www.mfcbancorpltd.com. The primary function of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to assist our board of directors in developing our Corporate Governance Guidelines and monitor the board and
management'smanagement’s performance against the defined approach. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also responsible for evaluating the board and board
committees'committees’ structure and size and the independence of existing and prospective directors, identifying and reporting on candidates to be nominated to our board of directors, reporting on the
board'sboard’s annual performance and overseeing our process for providing information to the board.
At December 31,
2015, 2014
2013 and
2012,2013, we employed approximately
651, 809
951 and
955951 people, respectively.
There were
63,092,27263,142,272 common shares,
2,325,000200,000 stock options and no share purchase warrants issued and outstanding as of
March 30, 2015.April 29, 2016. Of the common shares and stock options issued and outstanding on that date, our directors and senior officers, who served in such positions at any time during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2014,2015, beneficially owned the following common shares and held the following stock options:
Name and principal position | Common shares
beneficially owned
(#) | Percentage of total
common shares
outstanding
(%) | Stock options
held
(#) |
Peter Kellogg
Chairman and Director(1) | | 20,662,400 | (1) | | 32.7 | % | | — | |
Michael J. Smith
Managing Director, Director and former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer(2) | | 272,727 | | | 0.4 | % | | 190,000 | (3) |
Dr. Shuming Zhao
Director(4) | | Nil | | | — | | | 55,000 | (3) |
Indrajit Chatterjee
Director | | — | | | — | | | 55,000 | (3) |
Silke S. Stenger
Director | | — | | | — | | | — | |
William C. Horn III
Director | | 618 | | | — | * | | — | |
Gerardo Cortina
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director(5) | | 509,820 | (6) | | 0.8 | % | | — | |
Samuel Morrow
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer(7) | | 2,490 | | | — | * | | 100,000 | (8) |
Ferdinand Steinbauer
Treasurer | | 241,438 | | | 0.4 | % | | 200,000 | (3) |
Guy Konsbruck
Executive Vice-President | | 7,700 | | | — | * | | — | |
| Name and principal position | | | Common shares
beneficially owned
(#) | | | Percentage of total
common shares
outstanding
(%) | | | Stock options
held
(#) | |
Michael J. Smith
Chairman, Managing Director and Director(1) | | | | | 272,727 | | | | | | 0.4% | | | | | | — | | |
Dr. Shuming Zhao
Director | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Indrajit Chatterjee
Director | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Silke S. Stenger
Director | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Friedrich Hondl
Director(2) | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Gerardo Cortina
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director | | | | | 559,820(3) | | | | | | 0.9% | | | | | | — | | |
Samuel Morrow
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer | | | | | 42,390 | | | | | | —* | | | | | | 100,000(3) | | |
Ferdinand Steinbauer
Treasurer | | | | | 241,438 | | | | | | 0.4% | | | | | | — | | |
Guy Konsbruck
Executive Vice-President(5) | | | | | 7,700 | | | | | | —* | | | | | | — | | |
Peter Kellogg
Former Chairman and Director(6) | | | | | 20,662,400(6) | | | | | | 32.7% | | | | | | — | | |
William C. Horn III
Former Director(7) | | | | | 618(8) | | | | | | —* | | | | | | — | | |
Notes:
| (1) | Mr. Kellogg was appointed Chairman in March 2014. Mr. Kellogg controls 13,405,000 of our common shares through IAT. In his public filings, Mr. Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares owned by IAT. In addition, in his public filings, Mr. Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,200,000 common shares of our company owned by his wife, Cynthia Kellogg. |
| (2) | Mr. Smith ceased acting as our Chief Financial Officer and Chairman in March 2014 and Chief Executive Officer in May 2014. Mr. Smith was appointed our Managing Director in May 2014. |
| (3) | The options are exercisable at a price of $7.81 per common share and expire on January 1, 2016. |
| (4) | Dr. Zhao ceased being a director in December 2013 and was re-appointed as a director in March 2014 to fill a vacancy. |
| (5) | Mr. Cortina was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2014. |
| (6) | We entered into a share purchase agreement with Mr. Cortina in April 2014, pursuant to which he may acquire an additional 50,000 of our common shares per year from 2014 to 2025 if Possehl achieves certain annual milestones. Please see “Item 7: Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions — B. Related Party Transactions” for further information. |
| (7) | Mr. Morrow was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer in May 2014 and Chief Financial Officer in June 2014. |
| (8) | The options are exercisable at a price of $8.01 per common share and expire on April 2, 2019. |
Mr. Hondl was elected as a director in October 2015.
(3)
We entered into a share purchase agreement with Mr. Cortina in April 2014, pursuant to which he may acquire an additional 50,000 of our common shares per year until 2025 if Possehl achieves certain annual milestones. Please see “Item 7: Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions – B. Related Party Transactions” for further information.
(4)
The options are exercisable at a price of US$8.01 per common share and expire on April 2, 2019.
(5)
Mr. Konsbruck has resigned, effective May 2016.
(6)
Mr. Kellogg stepped down as Chairman and as a director in July 2015. Mr. Kellogg controls 13,405,000 of our common shares through IAT. In his public filings, Mr. Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares owned by IAT. In addition, in his public filings, Mr. Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,200,000 common shares of our company owned by his wife, Cynthia Kellogg.
(7)
Mr. Horn stepped down as a director in July 2015.
(8)
Based on insider reports filed while Mr. Horn was a director.
*
Less than 0.1%.
2014 Equity Incentive Plan
At our annual and special meeting of our shareholders held in November 2014, our shareholders passed a resolution approving our 2014 Plan to further align the interests of employees and directors with those of our shareholders by providing incentive compensation opportunities tied to the performance of our common shares and promoting increased ownership of our common shares by such individuals. The 2014 Plan replaced our 1997 Stock Option Plan and our 2008 Incentive Plan and any plans emanating or
deriving therefrom, collectively referred to as the “Prior Plans”; provided, however, that each applicable Prior Plan will continue to govern prior awards granted under such Prior Plan until all awards granted under such Prior Plan prior to November 14, 2014 have been exercised, forfeited, cancelled, expired or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms thereof.
Pursuant to the terms of the 2014 Plan, our board of directors, our Compensation Committee or such other committee as is appointed by our board of directors to administer the 2014 Plan, may grant stock options, restricted stock rights, restricted stock, performance share awards, performance share units and stock appreciation rights under the 2014 Plan, establish the terms and conditions for those awards, construe and interpret the 2014 Plan and establish the rules for the 2014
Plan'sPlan’s administration. Such awards may be granted to employees, non-employee directors, officers or consultants of ours or any affiliate or any person to whom an offer of employment with us or any affiliate is extended. Such committee has the authority to determine which employees, non-employee directors, officers, consultants and prospective employees should receive such awards.
The maximum number of our common shares that may be issuable pursuant to all awards granted under the 2014 Plan is 2,877,018 common shares, being 2,000,000 plus the number of common shares available for awards under the Prior Plans as of the effective date of the 2014 Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of shares that may be issued as incentive stock options under the 2014 Plan is 2,000,000. Forfeited, cancelled, returned and lapsed awards are not counted against the 2,000,000 common shares. Any awards granted under the 2014 Plan, or portions thereof, that are settled in cash and not by issuance of our common shares are not counted against the foregoing limits. No awards had been issued pursuant to the 2014 Plan as at December 31,
2014.2015. There were 2,877,018 awards available for grant under the 2014 Plan as at December 31,
2014.2015.
As at December 31, 2014,2015, the following option awards were outstanding under the Prior Plans: (i) 1,465,0001,372,500 stock options under our 1997 Stock Option Plan; and (ii) 860,000 stock options under our 2008 Incentive Plan.
ITEM 7: MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A.
There were
63,092,27263,142,272 common shares issued and outstanding as of
March 30, 2015.April 29, 2016. The following table sets forth, as of the date hereof, persons known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our common shares:
| Name | Amount Owned | Percent of Class(1) |
| Peter Kellogg | | 20,662,400 | (2) | | 32.7 | % |
| Lloyd I. Miller, III | | 4,393,482 | (3) | | 7.0 | % |
Notes:
| Name | (1) | Based on 63,092,272 common shares issued and outstanding on March 30, 2015. | Amount Owned | | | Percent of Class(1) | |
| Peter Kellogg | | | | | 20,662,400(2) | | | | | | 32.7% | | |
| Lloyd I. Miller, III | | | | | 6,686,333(3) | | | | | | 10.6% | | |
| (2) | Mr. Kellogg controls 13,405,000 of our common shares through IAT. In his public filings, Mr. Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of 13,405,000 of the shares, or approximately 21.2% of the issued and outstanding common shares, owned by IAT. In addition, in his public filings, Mr. Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,200,000 common shares of our company owned by his wife, Cynthia Kellogg. |
Notes:
| (3) | Based on Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on March 19, 2015. |
(1)
Based on 63,142,272 common shares issued and outstanding on April 29, 2016.
(2)
Mr. Kellogg controls 13,405,000 of our common shares through IAT. In his public filings, Mr. Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the shares, or approximately 21.2% of the issued and outstanding common shares, owned by IAT. In addition, in his public filings, Mr. Kellogg disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,200,000 common shares of our company owned by his wife, Cynthia Kellogg.
(3)
Mr. Miller controls such shares through a number of trusts and wholly-owned corporations. In his public filings, Mr. Miller discloses that he exercises sole dispositive and voting control over 6,253,738 of such shares and shared dispositive and voting control over 432,595 of such shares.
As of
March 30, 2015,April 1, 2016, there were
63,092,27263,142,272 common shares issued and outstanding held by
400386 registered shareholders. Of those common shares issued and outstanding,
63,065,52263,115,522 common shares were registered in the United States
(361(347 registered shareholders).
The voting rights of our major shareholders do not differ from the voting rights of holders of our shares who are not major shareholders.
Peter Kellogg may be considered to control our company as a result of, among other things, his ownership of approximately 32.7% of our common
shares and his position as a director on our board of directors.shares. However, on February 7, 2014, we entered into a mutual settlement agreement with Peter Kellogg and IAT, pursuant to which,
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among other things, Mr. Kellogg and IAT agreed to abide by customary standstill provisions for a 30-month period, subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms. Please refer to “Item 10:Additional Information – C. Material Contracts” for further information.
There are no arrangements known to us, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in the control of our company.
B.
Related Party Transactions
Other than as disclosed herein, to the best of our knowledge, since January 1,
2014,2015, there have been no material transactions or loans between our company and: (a) enterprises that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries control or are controlled by, or are under common control with, our company; (b) associates; (c) individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of our company that gives them significant influence over our company, and close members of any such
individual'sindividual’s family; (d) key management personnel of our company, including directors and senior management of our company and close members of such
individuals'individuals’ families;
andor (e) enterprises in which a substantial interest in the voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) or over which such a person is able to exercise significant influence.
In the normal course of operations, we enter into transactions with related parties, which include, among others, affiliates whereby we have a significant equity interest (10% or more) in the affiliates or have the ability to influence the
affiliates'affiliates’ or our operating and financing policies through significant shareholding, representation on the board of directors, corporate charter and/or bylaws. The affiliates also include certain of our directors, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Corporate Treasurer, Chief Operating Officer and their close family members.
These related party transactions are made in arm's length transactions at normal market prices and on normal commercial terms.
In addition to transactions disclosed elsewhere in our financial statements for the year ended December 31,
20142015 and in this annual report on Form 20-F, we had the following transactions with affiliates during the year ended December 31,
2014: | (United States dollars
in thousands) |
| Purchases of goods for sale(1) | $ | (17,516 | ) |
| Sale of Goods | | 2,711 | |
| Royalty expense paid and payable | | (257 | ) |
| Fee income | | 55 | |
| Reimbursement of office and expenses at cost to a director(2) | | (106 | ) |
| Termination payment to former President(3) | | (1,770 | ) |
2015:
Notes:
| | (1) | Related to transactions with two processing facilities, which are owned by one | (In thousands) |
Sale of our former subsidiaries. One of our employees and one of our directors held unpaid positions on the board of directors of the parent company of the owner of these facilities until July 2014.Goods | | | | $ | 3,349 |
| (2) | The director (who is also our former President and Chief Executive Officer) provided office space and services to us at cost. |
| (3) | Pursuant to a consulting agreement, our former President and Chief Executive Officer was entitled to a termination payment of $1.8 million upon the termination of his consulting agreement. |
As at December 31, 2014, we had $1.1 million of trade receivables due from related parties, all arising in the normal course of business.
In April 2014, we entered into a share purchase agreement with the holder of the puttable instrument financial liabilities, referred to as the “Put Holder”, whereby we acquired from the Put Holder his 40% equity shares in Possehl. Upon the execution of the agreement, the puttable instrument was terminated. The purchase price consisted of 509,820 of our common shares (which would be delivered upon occurrence of an event (as defined in the agreement), the latest being in 2025) and a contingent purchase price whereby 50,000 of our common shares would be issued to the Put Holder for each year from 2014 to 2025 if Possehl achieves an annual net income milestone as computed under IFRS for the year. In June 2014, the share purchase agreement was amended whereby the 509,820 of our common shares were released to the Put Holder following the approval of the New York Stock Exchange, referred to as the “NYSE”, (which was received in June 2014) and the contingent purchase price was reduced to be payable for each year from 2014 to 2024. All other terms remain unchanged. The Put Holder was appointed to our board of directors and as our President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2014.
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C. Interests of Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
ITEM 8: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A.
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information
Effective January 1, 2010, we adopted IFRS following approval from the Canadian Securities Administrators under National Instrument 52-107 –
Acceptable Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards and Reporting Currency. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with IFRS. See “
Item 18: Financial Statements”.
We are subject to routine litigation incidental to our business and are named from time to time as a defendant in various legal actions arising in connection with our activities, certain of which may include large claims for punitive damages. Further, due to the size, complexity and nature of our operations, various legal and tax matters are outstanding from time to time, including a currently ongoing audit by the Canadian taxation authority of our domestic and international transactions covering the
years ended December 31, 2006 to
2010 taxation years.April 19, 2013. Currently, based upon information available to us, we do not believe any such matters would have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition or results of operations. However, due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation, we cannot provide certainty as to their outcome. If our current assessments are materially incorrect or if we are unable to resolve any of these matters favorably, there may be a material adverse impact on our financial performance, cash flows or results of operations.
Dividend Distributions
On January 10, 2011, we announced that Please see Note 13 to our board of directors had adopted an annual dividend policy, providing for an annual dividend based on the annual dividend yield of the NYSE Composite Indexaudited consolidated financial statements for the preceding year plus 25 basis points.
In the first quarter ofended December 31, 2015 we announced that we had determined to return capital to shareholders by monetizing certain of our oil and gas assets and distributing the net proceeds thereof. We will not pay a quarterly cash dividend in 2015.
The actual timing, payment and amount of dividends paid on our common shares is determined by our board of directors, based upon things such as our cash flow, results of operations and financial condition, the need for funds to finance ongoing operations and such other business considerations as our board of directors considers relevant.
further information.
Dividend Distributions
Our board of directors declared
the following annual cash dividends per common share, payable in four quarterly installments
for the three most recently completed financial years: | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Dividend declared | $ | 0.22 | | $ | 0.24 | | $ | 0.24 | |
The following dividends per common share were paid during our three most recently completed financial years:
| Dividend paid |
2012
| | | |
| February 10 | $ | 0.05 | |
| April 10 | $ | 0.05 | |
| July 13 | $ | 0.06 | |
| October 26 | $ | 0.06 | |
2013
| | | |
| February 8 | $ | 0.06 | |
| April 1 | $ | 0.06 | |
| July 30 | $ | 0.06 | |
| October 28 | $ | 0.06 | |
2014
| | | |
| April 22 | $ | 0.06 | |
| August 8 | $ | 0.06 | |
| October 27 | $ | 0.06 | |
An additional $0.06 installment of the 2014 cashUS$0.24 in each of 2013 and 2014. No dividend was paid on January 5,declared in 2015.
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Please refer to “Item 4: Information on the Company – A. History and Development of the Company” and Note 3629 of our annual financial statements included herewith for a discussion of significant events that have occurred after December 31, 2014.2015.
ITEM 9: THE OFFER AND LISTING
A.
Offer and Listing Details
Since June 18, 2007, our common shares have been quoted on the NYSE, currently under the symbol
“MIL”“MFCB”. The following table sets forth the high and low quoted prices of our common shares on the NYSE for the periods indicated.
| High ($) | Low ($) |
Annual Highs and Lows
| | | | | | |
| 2014 | | 8.25 | | | 5.20 | |
| 2013 | | 10.39 | | | 7.25 | |
| 2012 | | 8.80 | | | 6.65 | |
| 2011 | | 9.00 | | | 6.17 | |
| 2010 | | 16.10 | | | 6.60 | |
| | | | | | |
Quarterly Highs and Lows
| | | | | | |
2015
| | | | | | |
| First Quarter(1) | | 7.04 | | | 3.66 | |
2014
| | | | | | |
| Fourth Quarter | | 7.17 | | | 5.20 | |
| Third Quarter | | 8.20 | | | 7.11 | |
| Second Quarter | | 8.11 | | | 7.07 | |
| First Quarter | | 8.25 | | | 6.97 | |
2013
| | | | | | |
| Fourth Quarter | | 8.73 | | | 7.25 | |
| Third Quarter | | 9.05 | | | 7.94 | |
| Second Quarter | | 9.15 | | | 7.88 | |
| First Quarter | | 10.39 | | | 8.59 | |
| | | | | | |
Monthly Highs and Lows
| | | | | | |
| March 2015(1) | | 4.65 | | | 3.66 | |
| February 2015 | | 4.62 | | | 4.13 | |
| January 2015 | | 7.11 | | | 4.12 | |
| December 2014 | | 7.11 | | | 5.20 | |
| November 2014 | | 6.37 | | | 5.82 | |
| October 2014 | | 7.17 | | | 5.71 | |
| | | | High (US$) | | | Low (US$) | |
| Annual Highs and Lows | | | |
| 2015 | | | | | 7.11 | | | | | | 1.50 | | |
| 2014 | | | | | 8.25 | | | | | | 5.20 | | |
| 2013 | | | | | 10.39 | | | | | | 7.25 | | |
| 2012 | | | | | 8.80 | | | | | | 6.65 | | |
| 2011 | | | | | 9.00 | | | | | | 6.17 | | |
| Quarterly Highs and Lows | | | |
| 2016 | | | |
| First Quarter | | | | | 2.50 | | | | | | 1.71 | | |
| 2015 | | | |
| Fourth Quarter | | | | | 3.32 | | | | | | 1.50 | | |
| Third Quarter | | | | | 4.15 | | | | | | 2.79 | | |
| Second Quarter | | | | | 5.04 | | | | | | 3.85 | | |
| First Quarter | | | | | 7.11 | | | | | | 3.61 | | |
| 2014 | | | |
| Fourth Quarter | | | | | 7.17 | | | | | | 5.20 | | |
| Third Quarter | | | | | 8.20 | | | | | | 7.11 | | |
| Second Quarter | | | | | 8.11 | | | | | | 7.07 | | |
| First Quarter | | | | | 8.25 | | | | | | 6.97 | | |
| Monthly Highs and Lows | | | |
| April 2016 | | | | | 2.04 | | | | | | 1.66 | | |
| March 2016 | | | | | 2.50 | | | | | | 1.90 | | |
| February 2016 | | | | | 2.23 | | | | | | 1.80 | | |
| January 2016 | | | | | 2.24 | | | | | | 1.71 | | |
| December 2015 | | | | | 2.06 | | | | | | 1.50 | | |
| November 2015 | | | | | 3.00 | | | ��� | | | 1.98 | | |
Note:
The transfer of our common shares is managed by our transfer agent, Computershare, 480 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07310 (Tel: 201-680-5258; Fax: 201-680-4604).
B.
C.
Our common shares are quoted on the NYSE under the symbol
“MIL”“MFCB”.
D.
Not applicable.
E.
Dilution
Not applicable.
E. Dilution
Not applicable.
F.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A.
B.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
We are organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and have been assigned the number BC0778539.
Our Articles do not contain a description of our objects and purposes.
Our Articles do not restrict a
director'sdirector’s power to vote on a proposal, arrangement or contract in which the director is materially interested, vote on compensation to themselves or any other members of their body in the absence of an independent quorum or exercise borrowing powers. There is no mandatory retirement age for our directors and our directors are not required to own securities of our company in order to serve as directors.
Our authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value, an unlimited number of Class A common shares without par value and an unlimited number of Class A preferred shares without par value. Our Class A preferred shares may be issued in one or more series and our directors may fix the number of shares that is to comprise each series and designate the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to each series.
Holders of our common shares may receive dividends when, as and if declared by the board, subject to the preferential dividend rights of any other classes or series of preferred shares issued and outstanding. In no event may a dividend be declared or paid on the common shares if payment of the dividend would cause the realizable value of the assets of our company to be less than the aggregate of its liabilities. Holders of our common shares are entitled to one vote per share at any meeting of shareholders of any class of common shares and, in general and subject to applicable law, all matters will be determined by a majority of votes cast other than fundamental changes with respect to our company. The common shareholders are entitled, in the event of a distribution of assets of our company on the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company, referred to as a “Liquidation Distribution”, to receive, before any Liquidation Distribution is made to the holders of the Class A common shares or any other shares of our company ranking junior to the common shares, but after any prior rights of any of our preferred shares, the stated capital with respect to each common share held by them, together with all declared and unpaid dividends (if any and if preferential) thereon, up to the date of such Liquidation Distribution, and thereafter the common shares shall rank
pari passu with all other classes of our common shares in connection with the Liquidation Distribution.
The rights and restrictions attaching to our Class A common shares are the same as those attaching to our common shares, except that, in the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Class A common shares are entitled to receive such Liquidation Distribution only after any prior rights of the preferred shares and common shares or any other share ranking prior in right to the Class A common shares.
Our Class A preferred shares of each series rank on a parity with our Class A preferred shares of any other series and are entitled to a preference over our common shares with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets or return of capital in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company.
The provisions in our Articles attaching to our common shares and Class A preferred shares may be altered, amended, repealed, suspended or changed by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the common shares and two-thirds of the Class A preferred shares, respectively, present in person or by proxy at any such meeting of holders.
Our Articles provide for the election of directors at each annual general meeting. Each director holds office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until his successor is elected or appointed, unless his office is earlier vacated in accordance with our Articles or with the provisions of the
Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).
An annual meeting of shareholders must be held at such time in each year that is not later than fifteen months after the last preceding annual meeting and at such place as our board of directors, or failing it, our Chairman, Managing Director or President, may from time to time determine. The holders of not less than five percent of our issued shares that carry the right to vote at a meeting may requisition our directors to call a meeting of shareholders for the purposes stated in the requisition. The quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of shareholders is two persons who are entitled to vote at the meeting in person or by proxy. Only persons entitled to vote, our directors and auditors and others who, although not entitled to vote, are otherwise entitled or required to be present, are entitled to be present at a meeting of shareholders.
Except as provided in the
Investment Canada Act, there are no limitations specific to the rights of non-Canadians to hold or vote our common shares under the laws of Canada or British Columbia, or in our charter documents. See the section of this annual report on Form 20-F entitled “
Exchange Controls” below for a discussion of the principal features of the
Investment Canada Act for non-Canadian residents proposing to acquire our common shares.
As set forth above, our Articles contain certain provisions that would have an effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company, including authorizing the issuance by our board of directors of preferred stock in series, and limiting the persons who may call special meetings of shareholders. Our Articles do not contain any provisions that would operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring of our company. In addition, on November 18, 2013, we adopted an advance notice policy, which, among other things, fixes a deadline by which director nominations must be submitted to us prior to our meetings of shareholders and sets forth the information that must be included in such notice in order for such nominee to be eligible for election. In the case of an annual meeting, notice must be given to us not less than 30 nor more than 65 days prior to the date of such meeting; provided that if the meeting is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date on which the first public announcement of the date of such meeting was made, notice may be given no later than the close of business on the 10th day following such announcement. In the case of a special meeting called for the purpose of electing directors that is not also an annual meeting, notice must be provided to us no later than the close of business on the
15th15th day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting was made.
Our Articles do not contain any provisions governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
Our Articles are not significantly different from the requirements of the
Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the conditions imposed by our Articles governing changes in capital are not more stringent than what is required by the
Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).
C.
The following summary of certain material provisions of each agreement referenced below is not complete and these provisions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement.
On February 7, 2014, we entered into an agreement with Peter Kellogg and IAT in connection with the settlement of litigation between the parties. Pursuant to such agreement, among other things, each party agreed to provide the other with a mutual release and Mr. Kellogg and IAT agreed to abide by certain customary standstill provisions for a 30-month period, subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms.
On November 11, 2013, we entered into a Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement, referred to as the “Rights Plan”, with Computershare Inc., as Rights Agent. The Rights Plan was terminated in March 2014 by our board of directors in accordance with its terms. Please refer to “Item 14: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds” for further information.
D.
There are presently no governmental laws, decrees or regulations in Canada that restrict the export or import of capital or that impose foreign exchange controls or affect the remittance of interest, dividends or other payments to non-resident holders of our common shares. However, any remittances of dividends to shareholders not resident in Canada are subject to withholding tax in Canada. See “
Item 10: Additional Information – E. Taxation”.
Except as provided in the
Investment Canada Act, there are no limitations specific to the rights of non-Canadians to hold or vote our common shares under the laws of Canada or British Columbia or in our charter documents. The following summarizes the principal features of the
Investment Canada Act for non-Canadian residents proposing to acquire our common shares.
This summary is of a general nature only and is not intended to be, and should not be construed to be,
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holder or prospective holder of our common shares is hereby made. Accordingly, holders and prospective
holders of our common shares should consult with their own legal advisors with respect to the consequences
of purchasing and owning our common shares.The
Investment Canada Act governs the direct or indirect acquisition of control of an existing Canadian business by non-Canadians. Under the
Investment Canada Act, non-Canadian persons or entities acquiring “control” (as defined in the
Investment Canada Act) of a corporation carrying on business in Canada are required to either notify, or file an application for review with, Industry Canada, unless a specific exemption, as set out in the
Investment Canada Act, applies. Industry Canada may review any transaction that results in the direct or indirect acquisition of control of a Canadian business, where the
grossenterprise value of corporate assets exceeds certain threshold levels (which are higher for investors from members of the World Trade Organization, including United States residents, or World Trade Organization member-controlled companies) or where the activity of the business is related to
Canada'sCanada’s cultural heritage or national identity.
On March 25, 2015, the Canadian Government announced that, effective April 24, 2015, the current gross asset value review threshold used by Industry Canada would be replaced by anFor such purpose, enterprise value
review threshold, where enterprise value would beis calculated as follows: (i) in the case of a publicly traded Canadian business, as the
company'scompany’s market capitalization, plus its non-operating liabilities, minus its cash and cash
equivalent;equivalents; (ii) in the case of a non-publicly traded Canadian business, as the acquisition value, plus the
company'scompany’s non-operating liabilities, minus its cash and cash equivalents; and (iii) in the case of an asset acquisition, as the purchase price, plus the assumed non-operating liabilities, minus the transferred cash and cash equivalents.
No acquisition of control will be deemed to have occurred, for purposes of the
Investment Canada Act but subject to certain exceptions, if less than one-third of the voting shares of a Canadian corporation is acquired by an investor. In addition, the
Investment Canada Act permits the Canadian government to review any investment where the responsible Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that an investment by a non-Canadian could be injurious to national security or where the responsible Minister determines there has been an acquisition of control in fact by a state-owned enterprise. No financial threshold applies to a national security review and
a lower financial
thresholds applythreshold based on book value of assets applies to
direct acquisitions by state-owned enterprises. The Minister may deny the investment, ask for undertakings, provide terms or conditions for the investment or, where the investment has already been made, require divestment. Review can occur before or after closing and may apply to corporate re-organizations where there is no change in ultimate control.
If an investment is reviewable under the
Investment Canada Act, an application for review in the form prescribed is normally required to be filed with Industry Canada prior to the investment taking place and the investment may not be implemented until the review has been completed and the Minister responsible for the
Investment CanadaAct is satisfied that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada. If the Minister is not satisfied that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada, the non-Canadian applicant must not implement the investment or, if the investment has been implemented, the applicant may be required to divest itself of control of the Canadian business that is the subject of the investment. The Minister is required to provide reasons for a decision that an investment is not of net benefit to Canada.
Certain transactions relating to our common shares will generally be exempt from the
Investment Canada Act, subject to the
Minister'sMinister’s prerogative to conduct a national security review, including:
| (a) | the acquisition of our common shares by a person in the ordinary course of that person's business as a trader or dealer in securities; |
(a)
| (b) | the acquisition of control of our company in connection with the realization of security granted for a loan or other financial assistance and not for a purpose related to the provisions of the Investment Canada Act, provided such acquisitions are subject to approval under the Bank Act, the Cooperative Credit Associations Act, the Insurance Companies Act or the Trust and Loan Companies Act; and |
the acquisition of our common shares by a person in the ordinary course of that person’s business as a trader or dealer in securities;
| (c) | the acquisition of control of our company by reason of an amalgamation, merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization, following which the ultimate direct or indirect control in fact of our company, through ownership of our common shares, remains unchanged. |
(b)
the acquisition of control of our company in connection with the realization of security granted for a loan or other financial assistance and not for a purpose related to the provisions of the Investment Canada Act, provided such acquisitions are subject to approval under the Bank Act, the Cooperative Credit Associations Act, the Insurance Companies Act or the Trust and Loan Companies Act; and
(c)
the acquisition of control of our company by reason of an amalgamation, merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization, following which the ultimate direct or indirect control in fact of our company, through ownership of our common shares, remains unchanged.
An acquisition of control of our company in connection with the realization of security granted for a loan or other financial assistance and not for a purpose related to the provisions of the
Investment Canada Act will not be reviewable under the
Investment Canada Act if the acquisition is not subject to approval under the
Bank Act, the
Cooperative Credit Associations Act, the
Insurance Companies Act or the
Trust and Loan Companies Act.
E.
Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences
The discussion under this heading is a general summary of the principal Canadian federal income tax consequences pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada), referred to as the “Tax Act”, of holding and disposing of our common shares for a shareholder of our companyCompany who, at all relevant times and for purposes of the Tax Act holds such common shares as capital property, deals at arm’s length with the Company, is not affiliated with the Company and, for purposes of the Canada-United States Tax Convention (1980), as amended, referred to as the “Treaty”,Act, is not, and is not deemed to be, a resident of Canada and is solely a resident of the United States, is entitled to all of the benefits under the Treaty, holds such shares as capital property, deals at arm’s lengthhas not and is not affiliated with us, and, doeswill not use or hold is notor be deemed to use or hold ourthe common shares in or in the course of carrying on business in Canada, referred to as a “Non-Resident Holder”. Special rules, which are not discussed below, may apply to a non-resident of Canada that is an insurer which carries on business in Canada and elsewhere. Such Non-Resident Holders should consult their own tax advisors.
Our common shares will generally be considered capital property to a Non-Resident Holder unless either (i) the Non-Resident Holder holds the common shares in the course of carrying on a business of buying and selling securities or (ii) the Non-Resident Holder has acquired the common shares in a transaction or transactions considered to be an adventure in the nature of trade.
The term “U.S.
Shareholder”.Shareholder,” for the purposes of this section, means a Non-Resident Holder who, for purposes of the Canada-United States Tax Convention (1980) as amended, referred to as the “Convention”, is at all relevant times a resident of the United States and is a “qualifying person” within the meaning of the Convention. In some circumstances, income or gains earned by fiscally transparent entities (including limited liability companies) will be eligible for benefits under the Convention. U.S. Shareholders are urged to consult with their own tax advisors to determine their entitlement to benefits under the Convention based on their particular circumstances.
This summary is based upon the current provisions of the Tax Act, the regulations thereunder, referred to as the “Regulations”, the current publicly announced administrative and assessing policies of the Canada Revenue Agency and the
Treaty.Convention. This summary also takes into account the amendments to the Tax Act and the Regulations publicly announced by the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof, referred to as the “Tax Proposals”, and assumes that all such Tax Proposals will be enacted in their present form. However, no assurances can be given that the Tax Proposals will be enacted in the form proposed, or at all. This summary is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian Federal income tax consequences applicable to a holder of our common shares and, except for the foregoing, this summary does not take into account or anticipate any changes in law, whether by legislative, administrative or judicial decision or action, nor does it take into account provincial, territorial or foreign income tax legislation or considerations, which may differ from the Canadian Federal income tax consequences described herein.
This summary is of a general nature only and is not intended to be, and should not be construed to be,
legal, business or tax advice to any particular holder or prospective holder of our common shares and no opinion or representation with respect to the tax consequences to any holder or prospective holder of our common shares is hereby made. Accordingly, holders and prospective holders of our common shares should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the income tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of our common shares in their particular circumstances.Dividends
Dividends paid on our
Currency Conversion
For the purposes of the Tax Act, all amounts relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of the common shares, including dividends, adjusted cost base and proceeds of disposition must be converted into Canadian dollars using the Noon Rate on the date on which the amount first arose or such other rate of exchange as is acceptable to the Canada Revenue Agency.
Dividends
Under the Tax Act, dividends on common shares paid or credited to a Non-Resident Holder will be subject to Canadian withholding tax at the rate of 25% of the gross amount of the dividends. This withholding tax may be reduced pursuant to the terms of an applicable income tax treaty or convention between Canada and the country of residence of a Non-Resident Holder. Under the Convention, a U.S. Shareholder will
generally be subject
under the Tax Act to
Canadian withholding tax
which tax is deducted at
source by us. The withholding taxa rate
for dividends prescribed byof 15% of the
Tax Act is 25% but this rate may be reduced under the provisionsamount of
an applicable tax treaty. The Treaty limits the withholding tax rate to 15% on dividends paid to a U.S. Shareholder who holds less than 10% of our voting shares.such dividends. The 25% rate may be further reduced to 5% where the U.S. Shareholder is a corporation that owns at least 10% of our voting shares.
In addition, under the Convention, dividends may be exempt from Canadian
non-resident withholding tax if paid to certain U.S. Shareholders that are qualifying religious, scientific, literary, educational or charitable tax-exempt organizations and qualifying trusts, companies, organizations or arrangements operated exclusively to administer or provide pension, retirement or employee benefits that are exempt from tax in the United States and that have complied with specific administrative procedures.
A
U.S. ShareholderNon-Resident Holder will not be subject to tax under the Tax Act on any capital gain realized on a disposition of our common shares unless the common shares constitute “taxable Canadian property”, as defined in the Tax Act, of the holder at the time of the disposition and such gain is not otherwise exempt from tax under the Tax Act pursuant to the provisions of an applicable income tax convention.
Generally, a common share of our company will not be taxable Canadian property to a
U.S. ShareholderNon-Resident Holder at a particular time provided that such share is listed on a “designated stock exchange” (which currently includes the NYSE), as defined in the Tax Act, unless at any time during the 60-month period immediately preceding the disposition (i) the
U.S. Shareholder,Non-Resident Holder, persons with whom the
U.S. ShareholderNon-Resident Holder did not deal at
arm'sarm’s length, partnerships in which the
U.S. ShareholderNon-Resident Holder or such persons hold a membership interest (directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships) or the
U.S. ShareholderNon-Resident Holder together with all such persons or partnerships owned 25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of shares of our capital stock and (ii) more than 50% of the fair market value of the particular share was derived directly or indirectly from one or any combination of real or immovable property situated in Canada, “Canadian resource property”, as defined in the Tax Act, “timber resource property”, as defined in the Tax Act, and options in respect of, or interests in, or for civil law rights in, any such properties (whether or not such property exists). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in certain circumstances set out in the Tax Act, our common shares could be deemed to be taxable Canadian property to a non-resident holder.
U.S. Shareholders,Non-Resident Holders, whose shares may constitute taxable Canadian property, should consult their own tax advisors for advice having regard to their particular circumstances.
Even if a common share is taxable Canadian property to a
U.S. Shareholder,Non-Resident Holder, a taxable capital gain or an allowable capital loss resulting from the disposition of the share will not be included in computing the
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Shareholder’sNon-Resident Holder’s taxable income for purposes of the Tax Act, provided that the share constitutes “treaty-protected property” of such shareholder. Common shares owned by a U.S. Shareholder generally will be treaty-protected property if the gain from the disposition of such share would, because of the Treaty,Convention, be exempt from tax under the Tax Act. U.S. ShareholdersNon-Resident Holders whose shares may constitute taxable Canadian property or treaty protectedtreaty-protected property should consult their own tax advisors for advice having regard to their particular circumstances.
If a
U.S. ShareholderNon-Resident Holder realizes a capital gain or capital loss from a disposition of a common share of our capital stock which constitutes taxable Canadian property and not
treaty protectedtreaty-protected property for purposes of the Tax Act, then the capital gain or capital loss is the amount, if any, by which the
U.S. Shareholder’sNon-Resident Holder’s proceeds of disposition exceed (or are exceeded by, respectively) the aggregate of the
U.S. Shareholder’sNon-Resident Holder’s adjusted cost base of the share and reasonable expenses of disposition as determined under the Tax Act. The capital gain or loss must be computed in Canadian currency using a weighted average adjusted cost base for identical properties. Generally, one-half of a capital gain (“taxable capital gain”) is included in income for Canadian tax purposes in the year of the disposition, and one-half of a capital loss (“an allowable capital loss”) must be deducted from taxable capital gains realized by the
U.S. ShareholderNon-Resident Holder in that year. Allowable capital losses in excess of taxable capital gains for that year may generally be carried back three years or forward indefinitely and deducted against net taxable capital gains in those years, in the manner permitted under the Tax Act. Reporting and filing requirements will also arise. Such a
U.S. ShareholderNon-Resident Holder should consult its own tax advisors.
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a discussion of certain United States Federal income tax matters under current law, generally applicable to a U.S. Holder (as defined below) of our common shares who holds such shares as capital assets. This discussion does not address all aspects of United States Federal income tax matters and does not address consequences particular to persons subject to certain special provisions of United States Federal income tax law such as those described below. In addition, this discussion does not cover any state, local or foreign tax consequences. See “
Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences” above.
The following discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, referred to as the “Code”, Treasury Regulations, published by the Internal Revenue Service, referred to as the “IRS”, rulings,
published administrative positions of the IRS and court decisions that are currently applicable, any or all of which could be materially and adversely changed, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time. In addition, this discussion does not consider the potential effects, both adverse and beneficial, of any recently proposed legislation that, if enacted, could be applied, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time. No assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the statements and conclusions herein, or will not take, or that a court will not adopt, a position contrary to any position taken herein.
The following discussion is for general information only and is not intended to be, nor should it be
construed to be, legal, business or tax advice to any holder or prospective holder of our common shares and no opinion or representation with respect to the United States Federal income tax consequences to any such holder or prospective holder is hereby made. Accordingly, holders and prospective holders of common shares are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to United States Federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of our common shares.
As used in this section, a “U.S. Holder” includes: (i) a holder of our common shares who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision thereof, or any entity which is taxable as a United States corporation for United States tax purposes; (iii) an estate, the income of which is subject to United States Federal income tax without regard to its source; or (iv) a trust if (1) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) the trust has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
This summary does not purport to address all material United States Federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to a U.S. Holder and does not take into account the specific circumstances of any particular investors, some of which (such as tax-exempt entities, banks or other financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, U.S. expatriates, investors liable for the alternative minimum tax, partnerships and other pass-through entities, investors that own or are treated as owning 10% or more of our common shares, investors that hold the common shares as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion or constructive
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sale transaction or other integrated transaction, and U.S. holders whose functional currency is not the U.S.United States dollar) may be subject to special tax rules. This summary does not address shareholders who acquired their shares through the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation.
The gross amount of a distribution paid to a U.S. Holder (including amounts withheld in respect of Canadian taxes) in respect of the common shares will be subject to United States Federal income taxation as ordinary income to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under United States Federal income tax principles. Such dividends will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction allowed to corporations. Distributions that are taxable dividends and that meet certain requirements will be “qualified dividend income” and will generally be taxed to U.S. Holders who are individuals at a maximum United States Federal income tax rate of 20% (subject to the “Passive Foreign Investment Corporation” rules discussed below). Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s tax basis in the common shares and, to the extent in excess of such tax basis, will be treated as a gain from a sale or exchange of such shares.
In general, upon a sale, exchange or other disposition of common shares, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize a capital gain or loss for United States Federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale or other distribution and the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s adjusted tax basis in such shares. Such gain or loss will be a United States source gain or loss and will be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s holding period of the shares exceeds one year. If the U.S. Holder is an individual, any capital gain will generally be subject to United States Federal income tax at preferential rates if specified minimum holding periods are met. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to significant limitations.
Dividends paid by us generally will constitute income from non-U.S. sources and will be subject to various classification rules and other limitations for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Subject to generally applicable limitations under United States Federal income tax law, Canadian withholding tax imposed on such dividends, if any, will be treated as a foreign income tax eligible for credit against a U.S.
holder'sholder’s United States Federal income tax liability (or at a U.S.
holder'sholder’s election if it does not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for any foreign taxes paid during the taxable year, all foreign income taxes paid may instead be deducted in computing such U.S.
holder'sholder’s taxable income). Generally, it will be more advantageous to claim a credit because a credit reduces United States Federal income taxes on a dollar-for-dollar basis, while a deduction merely reduces the
taxpayer'staxpayer’s income subject to tax. There are significant and complex limitations which apply to the tax credit, among which are an ownership period requirement and the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s United States Federal income tax liability that the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s foreign source income bears to his or its worldwide taxable income. In determining the application of this limitation, the various items of income and deduction must be classified into foreign and United States sources. Complex rules govern this classification process. In general, special rules will apply to the calculation of foreign tax credits in respect of dividend income that is subject to preferential rates of United States Federal income tax. The availability of the foreign tax credit and the application of these complex limitations on the tax credit are fact specific and holders and prospective holders of our common shares should consult their own tax advisors regarding their individual circumstances.
Passive Foreign Investment Corporation
We do not believe that we are currently a passive foreign investment corporation, referred to as a “PFIC”. However, since PFIC status depends upon the composition of a
corporation'scorporation’s income and assets and the market value of its assets and shares from time to time, there is no assurance that we will not be considered a PFIC for any taxable year. If we were treated as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder held shares, certain adverse United States Federal income tax consequences could apply to the U.S. Holder.
If we are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, gains recognized by a U.S. Holder on a sale or other disposition of shares would be allocated rateably over the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s holding period for the shares. The amount allocated to the taxable year of the sale or other exchange and to any year before we became a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income. The amount allocated to each other taxable year would be subject to tax at the highest rate in effect for individuals or corporations, as applicable, and an interest charge would be imposed on the amount allocated to such taxable year. Further, any distribution in respect of shares in excess of 125% of the average of the annual distributions
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on shares received by the U.S. Holder during the preceding three years or the U.S. Holder'sHolder’s holding period, whichever is shorter, would be subject to United States federal income taxation as described above. Certain elections might be available to U.S. Holders that may mitigate some of the adverse consequences resulting from PFIC status. However, regardless of whether such elections are made, dividends paid by a PFIC will not be “qualified dividend income” and will generally be taxed at the higher rates applicable to other items of ordinary income.
U.S. Holders and prospective holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the potential
application of the PFIC rules to their ownership of our common shares.
A U.S. Holder that is an individual or estate, or a trust that does not fall into a special class of trusts that is exempt from such tax, will be subject to a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (1) the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s “net investment income” (or undistributed “net investment income” in the case of estates and trusts) for the relevant taxable year and (2) the excess of the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year over a certain threshold (which in the case of individuals will be between
$125,000US$125,000 and
$250,000,US$250,000, depending on the
individual'sindividual’s circumstances). A
holder'sholder’s net investment income will generally include its interest income and its net gains from the disposition of securities, unless such interest income or net gains are derived in the ordinary course of the conduct of a trade or business (other than a trade or business that consists of certain passive or trading activities). If you are a U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate or trust, you are urged to consult your own tax advisor regarding the applicability of this Medicare tax.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Under United States Federal income tax law and the Treasury Regulations, certain categories of U.S. Holders must file information returns with respect to their investment in, or involvement in, a foreign
corporation. For example, certain United States Federal income tax return disclosure obligations (and related penalties) are generally imposed on U.S. Holders that hold certain specified foreign financial assets in excess of
$50,000.US$50,000. The definition of specified foreign financial assets includes not only financial accounts maintained in foreign financial institutions, but also, unless held in accounts maintained by a financial institution, any stock or security issued by a non-U.S. person, any financial instrument or contract held for investment that has an issuer or counterparty other than a U.S. person and any interest in a foreign entity. U.S. Holders may be subject to these reporting requirements unless their common shares are held in an account at a domestic financial institution. Penalties for failure to file certain of these information returns are substantial. U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisers regarding the requirements of filing information returns and, if applicable, filing obligations relating to the PFIC rules.
Dividends paid on, and proceeds from the sale or other taxable disposition of, our common shares to a U.S. Holder generally may be subject to United States Federal information reporting requirements and may be subject to backup withholding (currently at the rate of 28%) unless the U.S. Holder provides an accurate taxpayer identification number or otherwise demonstrates that it is exempt. The amount of any backup withholding collected from a payment to a U.S. Holder will generally be allowed as a credit against the U.S.
Holder'sHolder’s United States Federal income tax liability and may entitle the U.S. Holder to a refund, provided that certain required information is timely submitted to the IRS. A non-U.S. holder generally will be exempt from these information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax but may be required to comply with certain certification and identification procedures in order to establish its eligibility for exemption.
F.
Dividends and Paying Agents
G.
H.
Documents and agreements concerning our company may be inspected at the offices of Sangra Moller LLP, 1000 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
I.
For a list of our significant wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries and significant non-wholly-owned subsidiaries, see “
Item 4: Information on the Company —– C. Organizational Structure“”.
ITEM 11: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to various market risks from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and equity prices that may affect our results of operations and financial condition and, consequently, our fair value. Generally, our management believes that our current financial assets and financial liabilities, due to their short-term nature, do not pose significant financial risks. We use various financial instruments to manage our exposure to various financial risks. The policies for controlling the risks associated with financial instruments include, but are not limited to, standardized company procedures and policies on matters such as hedging of risk exposures, avoidance of undue concentration of risk and requirements for collateral (including letters of credit) to mitigate credit risk. We have risk managers to perform audits and checking functions to ensure that company procedures and policies are complied with.
We use derivative instruments to manage certain exposures to
commodity price and currency exchange rate risks. The use of derivative instruments depends on our
management'smanagement’s perception of future economic events and developments. These types of
derivative instrumentsderivatives are
generally highly speculative in nature. They are alsooften very volatile, as they are highly leveraged, given that margin requirements are relatively low in proportion to their notional amounts.
Many of our strategies, including the use of derivative instruments and the types of derivative instruments selected by us, are based on historical trading patterns and correlations and our
management'smanagement’s expectations of future events. However, these strategies may not be fully effective in all market environments or against all types of risks. Unexpected market developments may affect our risk management strategies during this time, and unanticipated developments could impact our risk management strategies in the future. If any of the variety of instruments and strategies we utilize
isare not effective, we may incur losses.
Please refer to Note 3626 of our annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 2013 and 20122013 for a qualitative and quantitative discussion of our exposure to market risks and the sensitivity analysis of interest rate, currency and other price risks at December 31, 2014.2015.
ITEM 12: DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
PART II
ITEM 13: DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
ITEM 14: MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF
PROCEEDSA. Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
Shareholder Rights Plan
On November 11, 2013, we entered into the Rights Plan, pursuant to which our board of directors authorized the issuance of one common share purchase right for each common share to the shareholders of record at the close of business on November 22, 2013. The rights automatically attached to our common shares, including shares issued in the future. The Rights Plan was terminated by the board of directors in March 2014 in accordance with its terms.
At our Annual General and Special Meeting held on December 27, 2013, our shareholders approved a resolution affirming, ratifying and approving our
company'scompany’s advance notice policy, referred to as the “Advance Notice Policy”. The Advance Notice Policy, among other things, fixes a deadline by which director nominations must be submitted to us prior to any meeting of our shareholders and sets forth the information that must be included in the notice in order for a nominee to be eligible for election. No person will be eligible for election as a director of our company unless nominated in accordance with the Advance Notice Policy.
In the case of an annual meeting, notice to us must be given no less than 30 and no more than 65 days prior to the date of such
meeting;meeting, provided that if the meeting is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date on which the first public announcement of the date of such meeting was made, notice may be given no later than the close of business on the 10th day following such announcement.
In the case of a special meeting called for the purpose of electing directors that is not also an annual meeting, notice to us must be made no later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting was made.
The foregoing summary of the Advance Notice Policy is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Advance Notice Policy, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 1.4 of our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 31, 2014.
ITEM 15: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
company'scompany’s reports filed or submitted under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the
SEC'sSEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
company'scompany’s reports filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including our
company'scompany’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
company'scompany’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 20-F, being December 31,
2014.2015. This evaluation was carried out by our Chief Executive Officer (being our principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (being our principal financial officer). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
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Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 13d-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
| 1. | pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets and our consolidated entities; |
1.
| 2. | pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets and our consolidated entities;
2.
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS and that receipts and expenditures of our company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and our directors; and |
| 3. | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. |
Acquired Business
As described in this annual report on Form 20-F, in 2014, we acquired Elsner and FESIL, which have each been excluded from management's report on internal control over financial reporting as there was not sufficient time to complete an assessment of the internal controls of such businesses between the date of the acquisitionconsolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS and the date of management's assessment of internal controls. We consolidated Elsner from March 31, 2014that receipts and it represents 5.2%expenditures of our total assets ascompany are being made only in accordance with authorizations of December 31, 2014management and approximately 12.1%our directors; and
3.
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our
gross revenues for 2014. We consolidated FESIL from April 1, 2014 and it represents approximately 13.8% of our total assets
as of December 31, 2014 and 24.2% of our gross revenues for 2014. Please see “Item 4: Informationthat could have a material effect on the Company – B. Business” for additional information.consolidated financial statements.
Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014.2015. In conducting this evaluation, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)(2013).
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management has identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting:
Deficiencies in the design of internal controls were identified relating to: (i) interpretations for complex accounting on contingent liabilities, collateral and risk mitigation assets stemming from structured trade finance transactions. Specifically, the insolvency of a customer subsequent to year-end resulted in management having to evaluate and measure certain receivables and contingent liabilities as at December 31, 2015; and (ii) the determination of the presentation of revenue and costs of sales on a gross or net basis, which resulted in revenues and costs of sales being recast for prior periods. The internal controls over the assessment of these items and the related entity level controls were not sufficiently designed to address the risks of potential misstatement. The material weaknesses could have resulted in the overstatement of assets and understatement of credit losses in the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2015 and resulted in the restatement of revenues and costs of sales for comparative periods. These misstatements were corrected prior to the issuance of the consolidated financial statements and therefore, there were no misstatements in the current or prior period consolidated financial statements.
Unless remediated, these control deficiencies could potentially result in a material misstatement of our future consolidated financial statements. We have responded to specific control deficiencies as they were identified and implemented remediation plans to address any issues. We are actively working to strengthen our control procedures with respect to the above deficiencies.
As a result of the material weaknesses identified above, management has concluded that, as of December 31,
2014,2015, our
company'scompany’s internal control over financial reporting was
not effective.
The effectiveness of our
company'scompany’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
20142015 has been audited by our independent registered chartered accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who also audited our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2014.2015. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has expressed
its unqualifiedan adverse opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2014.2015. Their report is included in this annual report on Form 20-F.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We maintain internal controls over financial reporting that have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of the reliability of external financial reporting in accordance with IFRS, as required by Canadian National Instrument 52-109 –
Certification of Disclosure in Issuers'Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings.
In 2012, we acquired MFC Energy, MFCR and Possehl. These entities have significant operations and had accounting systems in place that differ from ours. As a result, as at December 31, 2013, we had determined that we did not maintain effective control over: (i) the period end financial reporting process with respect to such new subsidiaries; and (ii) the design and implementation of formal processes at the entity level to address risks critical to financial reporting with respect to the monitoring of controls, the control environment and information and communication following the integration of the new subsidiaries. These control deficiencies resulted in significant audit adjustments to net income, comprehensive loss, the statement of financial position and the related disclosures in our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
In the year ended December 31, 2014, we took the following actions to remediate the underlying causes of the identified material weaknesses and implemented remediation plans to address any issues, including, among other things:
implemented strengthened integration procedures across all recently acquired entities;
appointed a new Chief Financial Officer whose priority is to develop and implement the remediation plan for the material weaknesses noted above; and
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increased coordination and monitoring of internal control integration by management in respect of new subsidiaries.
Other than the remediation of control weaknesses in 2013 described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 20142015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Internal control over financial reporting has inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk
that material misstatements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
ITEM 16: [RESERVED]
ITEM 16A: AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Silke Stenger was appointed Chair of our Audit Committee with effect from March
2014, upon the passing of Ian Rigg, the prior Audit Committee Chair.2014. Our board of directors had determined that Ms. Stenger qualified as an “audit committee financial expert” and was “independent”, as such terms are used in Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
Our board of directors encourages and promotes a culture of ethical business conduct through the adoption and monitoring of our codes of ethics and conduct, the insider trading policy and such other policies as may be adopted from time to time.
Our board of directors adopted a written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Insider Trading Policy on October 26, 2013, referred to as the “Code of Ethics”. Prior to the adoption of the Code of Ethics, our board of directors had previously adopted a written code of ethics on November 9, 2006 and a code of conduct. Since such adoption, our board of directors has conducted an assessment of its performance, including the extent to which the board and each director comply therewith. It is intended that such assessment will be conducted annually.
The Code of Ethics applies to all of our directors, officers and employees. The purpose of the Code of Ethics is to, among other things, promote honest and ethical behavior and conduct, including: (i) ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; (ii) full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in all reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the SEC, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and in all other public communications made by us; (iii) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; (iv) prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethics to an appropriate person or the persons identified therein; and (v) accountability for adherence to the Code of Ethics.
There has been no conduct of any director or officer that would constitute a departure from the Code of Ethics, and therefore, no material change reports have been filed in this regard.
The foregoing summary of the Code of Ethics is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code of Ethics, a copy of which is available online at our website at
www.mfcindustrial.comwww.mfcbancorpltd.com. A copy of the Code of Ethics was filed as Exhibit 11.1 of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013.
We will provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any person without charge, upon request. Requests can be sent by mail to: MFC
IndustrialBancorp Ltd., Suite 1860 - 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3A6.
ITEM 16C: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The aggregate fees for audit services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for the year ended December 31,
20142015 by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were
C$2,432,500$2,679,000 (before goods and services tax). The
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aggregate fees for audit services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20132014 by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were C$2,289,500$2,707,500 (before goods and services tax), inclusive of overruns as well as scope changes pertaining to 2013.
.
Audit-Related Fees
No fees
$27,500 and $nil were billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP during the years ended December 31,
20142015 and
20132014 for assurance or related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of our financial statements and that were not reported under the category “Audit Fees” above.
During the fiscal year ended December 31,
2014,2015, the aggregate fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were
C$184,000$100,800 (before goods and services tax). For the fiscal year ended December 31,
2013,2014, the aggregate fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were
C$14,850$184,000 (before goods and services tax).
During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for all services not related to audit or tax were $148,700 (before goods and services tax). For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for all services not related to audit or tax were
C$40,000$40,000 (before goods and services tax), which related to certain financial due diligence matters.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the aggregate fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for all services not related to audit or tax were C$100,300 (before goods and services tax), which related to certain financial due diligence matters.
Audit Committee Pre-approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the services and fees described under the categories of
“Audit Related“Audit-Related Fees”, “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” were reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee before the respective services were rendered and none of such services were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
The Audit Committee has considered the nature and amount of the fees billed for the fiscal years ended December 31,
20142015 and
20132014 by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and believes that the provision of the services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
ITEM 16D: EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
ITEM 16E: PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED
PURCHASERSIn
2014,2015, neither we nor any affiliated purchaser (as defined in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) purchased any of our common shares.
ITEM 16F: CHANGE IN
REGISTRANT'SREGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Our board of directors appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to be our principal accountant effective September 23, 2013.
Except as they may have advised us in their position as the auditors of our company, during our two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period prior to engaging PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, we did not consult them regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(iv) and the related instructions to Item 16F of Form 20-F) or a reportable event (as described in Item 16F(a)(1)(v) of Form 20-F).
Disclosure Provided to Accountants
We have provided a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with a copy of our disclosure under Item 16F of this annual report on Form 20-F. We have requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
to, furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by us in response to this Item 16F(a) and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree.
ITEM 16G: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Shares of our common stock are listed on the NYSE. Summarized below are the significant differences between our corporate governance rules and the corporate governance rules applicable to U.S. domestic issuers under the listing standards of the NYSE:
•
Section 303A.03 of the NYSE'sNYSE’s Listed Company Manual requires the non-management directors of a listed company to meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management.
While our independent directors (all of whom are non-management directors) meet regularly for committee meetings at which they are all present without non-independent directors or management in attendance, they do not generally hold other regularly scheduled meetings at which non-independent directors and members of management are not in attendance.
•
Section 303A.08 of the NYSE'sNYSE’s Listed Company Manual requires shareholder approval of all equity compensation plans and material revisions to such plans.
Our current stock option and the 2014 Plan have been approved by our shareholders. However, while our 2014 Plan provides that amendments may be submitted for shareholder approval by our board of directors to the extent that it deems it necessary or advisable, our plans do not specifically require shareholder approval of material revisions.
ITEM 16H: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
The information concerning mine safety violations and other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is included in Exhibit 16.1 to this annual report on Form 20-F.
ITEM 17: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Not applicable. See “
Item 18: Financial Statements”.
ITEM 18: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following attached audit reports and financial statements are incorporated herein:
1.
| Report of Independent Auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated March 31, 2015 on the consolidated financial statements of our company for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014 | | | |
2.
| Report of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants, Deloitte LLP, dated April 1, 2013 on the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of our company for the year ended December 31, 2012 | | | |
3.
| Consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 | | | |
4.
| Consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 | | | |
5.
| Consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 | | | |
6.
| Consolidated statements of changes in equity for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013
and 2012 | | | |
7.
| Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 | | | |
8.
| Notes to consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2014 | | | |
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Independent Auditor’s Report
To the Shareholders of
MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd.We have completed integrated audits of MFC
IndustrialBancorp Ltd. and its subsidiaries’
(together, “the Company”) 2014current year and
2013prior year consolidated financial statements and their internal control over financial reporting as at December 31,
2014.2015. Our opinions, based on our audits are presented below.
Report on the consolidated financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of
the Company,MFC Bancorp Ltd. and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31,
2015, December 31, 2014 and
December 31, 2013January 1, 2014 and the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive
(loss)/income, changes in equity and cash flows for
each of the
three years
thenin the period ended
December 31, 2015, and the related notes, which comprise a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s responsibility for the consolidated financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audit.audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. Canadian generally accepted auditing standards also require that we comply with ethical requirements.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence, on a test basis, about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the company’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting principles and policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
the Company,MFC Bancorp Ltd. and its subsidiaries as at December 31,
2015, December 31, 2014 and
December 31, 2013January 1, 2014 and
itstheir financial performance and
itstheir cash flows for
each of the
three years
thenin the period ended
December 31, 2015 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Other matters
The
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note 1A of the consolidated financial statements,
ofcertain comparative information in the
Companyconsolidated financial statements for the
yearyears ended December 31,
2012, were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on April 1, 2013. As part of our audit of the2014 and 2013
financial statements, we also audited the adjustments described in Note 41 that were applied to amend the 2012 financial statements. In our opinion, such adjustments are appropriate and have been
properly applied. We wererestated to correct an error. Our opinion is not
engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the 2012 financial statements of the Company other thanmodified with respect to
the adjustments and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on the 2012 financial statements taken as a whole.this matter.
Report on internal control over financial reporting
We have also audited
the Company’sMFC Bancorp Ltd. and its subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as at December 31,
2014,2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control
-— Integrated Framework (2013)
, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
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Management’s responsibility for internal control over financial reporting
Management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in Item 15 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’scompany’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our audit opinion on the
Company’scompany’s internal control over financial reporting.
Definition of internal control over financial reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
As described in Item 15 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F, management has excluded FESIL AS (“FESIL”) and F.J. Elsner & Co. GmbH (“Elsner”) from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014 because they were acquired by the Company in 2014. We have also excluded FESIL and Elsner from our audit of internal control over financial reporting. FESIL is a wholly owned subsidiary whose total assets and gross revenues represent 13.8% and 24.2%, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as at and for the year ended December 31, 2014. Elsner is a wholly owned subsidiary whose total assets and gross revenues represent 5.2% and 12.1%, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as at and for the year ended December 31, 2014.
In our opinion,
MFC Industrial Ltd. and its subsidiaries’ maintained,the Company did not maintain, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as at December 31,
2014,2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control
-— Integrated Framework (2013) issued by
COSO./s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, British Columbia
March 31, 2015
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ReportCOSO because material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting existed as of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Tothat date related to deficiencies in the Boarddesign of Directorsinternal controls over (i) the accounting for contingent liabilities and Shareholderscollateral and risk mitigation securities on trade receivables in structured trade finance transactions involving a customer and multiple third parties, and (ii) the determination of
MFC Industrial Ltd.
We audited, before the effectspresentation of adjustments to reflect changesrevenue and cost of sales on a gross or net basis. The internal controls over the assessment of these amounts on the statement of financial position, the presentation of these transactions in purchase price allocation and the correction of an error as described in Notes 3 and 38 to the consolidated financial statements, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of MFC Industrial Ltd. and subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”), which comprise the consolidated statements of operations comprehensive income, changesand the related entity level controls were not sufficiently designed to address the risks of potential misstatement.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in
equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2012, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (the 2012 consolidated financial statements before the effects of the adjustments described in Notes 3 and 38 to the consolidated financial statements are not presented herein).Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and for such internal control as management determinesover financial reporting, such that there is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statementsa reasonable possibility that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks ofa material misstatement of the consolidatedannual or interim financial statements whether duewill not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses referred to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentationabove are described in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting included in Item 15 of the consolidated financial statementsAnnual Report on Form 20-F. We considered these material weaknesses in order to designdetermining the nature, timing, and extent of audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtainedtests applied in our audit is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion,of the consolidated financial statements, except for the adjustments to reflect changes in the purchase price allocation and the correction of an error described in Notes 3 and 38 to the consolidated financial statements, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial performance and cash flows of MFC Industrial Ltd. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2012 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
We were not engaged to audit, review or apply any procedures to the adjustments to reflect changes in the purchase price allocation of the correction of an error described in Notes 3 and 38 to the2015 consolidated financial statements and accordingly, weour opinion regarding the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting does not affect our opinion on those consolidated financial statements. We do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance about whether such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. Those adjustments were audited by other auditors.
/s/ Deloitteon management’s statement referring to management’s remediation plans.
(signed)PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
April 1, 2013
Vancouver,
CanadaBritish Columbia
May 2, 2016
MFC BANCORP LTD.(Formerly MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.
) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(United StatesCanadian Dollars in Thousands) | Notes | December 31,
2014 | December 31,
2013 |
ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | |
Current Assets
| | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | | $ | 297,294 | | $ | 332,173 | |
| Short-term cash deposits | | | | | 159 | | | 4,381 | |
| Securities | 5 | | 250 | | | 2,068 | |
| Restricted cash | 6 | | 555 | | | 312 | |
| Trade receivables | 7 | | 161,674 | | | 115,678 | |
| Other receivables | 8 | | 41,392 | | | 30,409 | |
| Inventories | 9 | | 212,577 | | | 88,844 | |
| Real estate held for sale | | | 12,043 | | | 12,676 | |
| Deposits, prepaid and other | 10 | | 7,745 | | | 27,136 | |
| Assets held for sale | 11 | | 131,115 | | | 97,344 | |
| Total current assets | | | 864,804 | | | 711,021 | |
| Non-current Assets | | | | | | | |
| Securities | 12 | | 723 | | | 2,465 | |
| Securities, restricted | | | 205 | | | — | |
| Equity method investments | 13 | | 31,836 | | | 24,366 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 14 | | 105,878 | | | 94,493 | |
| Interests in resource properties | 15 | | 348,112 | | | 359,822 | |
| Hydrocarbon probable reserves | 16 | | 43,655 | | | 75,267 | |
| Hydrocarbon unproved lands | 16 | | 23,757 | | | 31,354 | |
| Accrued pension assets, net | 17 | | 1,174 | | | 1,259 | |
| Deferred income tax assets | 18 | | 23,991 | | | 17,941 | |
| Other | | | 14,245 | | | 610 | |
| Other, restricted | | | 304 | | | — | |
| Total non-current assets | | | 593,880 | | | 607,577 | |
| | $ | 1,458,684 | | $ | 1,318,598 | |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
| | | | | | | |
Current Liabilities
| | | | | | | |
| Short-term bank borrowings | 19 | $ | 161,340 | | $ | 129,783 | |
| Debt, current portion | 20 | | 56,976 | | | 44,869 | |
| Accounts payables and accrued expenses | 21 | | 138,222 | | | 126,649 | |
| Dividends payable | | | 3,786 | | | — | |
| Income tax liabilities | | | 4,274 | | | 1,891 | |
| Liabilities relating to assets held for sale | 11&22 | | 15,346 | | | 11,517 | |
| Total current liabilities | | | 379,944 | | | 314,709 | |
| Long-term Liabilities | | | | | | | |
| Debt, less current portion | 20 | | 256,148 | | | 189,871 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 18 | | 10,216 | | | 3,571 | |
| Decommissioning obligations | 22 | | 129,557 | | | 105,854 | |
| Accrued pension obligations, net | 17 | | 3,732 | | | — | |
| Puttable instrument financial liabilities | 23 | | — | | | 3,936 | |
| Other | | | 7,651 | | | 916 | |
| Total long-term liabilities | | | 407,304 | | | 304,148 | |
| Total liabilities | | | 787,248 | | | 618,857 | |
Equity
| | | | | | | |
| Capital stock, fully paid | 24 | | 384,257 | | | 383,116 | |
| Treasury stock | 24 | | (68,980 | ) | | (68,980 | ) |
| Contributed surplus | | | 14,994 | | | 13,037 | |
| Retained earnings | | | 387,053 | | | 398,448 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | (46,936 | ) | | (26,051 | ) |
| Total shareholders' equity | | | 670,388 | | | 699,570 | |
| Non-controlling interests | | | 1,048 | | | 171 | |
| Total equity | | | 671,436 | | | 699,741 | |
| | $ | 1,458,684 | | $ | 1,318,598 | |
| | | | Notes | | | December 31,
2015 | | | December 31,
2014 | | | January 1,
2014 | |
| ASSETS | | | | | |
| Current Assets | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | | | | | $ | 197,519 | | | | | $ | 344,891 | | | | | $ | 353,299 | | |
| Short-term cash deposits | | | | | | | | | | | 233 | | | | | | 184 | | | | | | 4,660 | | |
| Securities | | | | | | | | | | | 170 | | | | | | 290 | | | | | | 2,200 | | |
| Securities – derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | 5,555 | | | | | | 6,274 | | | | | | 1,483 | | |
| Restricted cash | | | | | | | | | | | 639 | | | | | | 644 | | | | | | 332 | | |
| Trade receivables | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 151,229 | | | | | | 187,558 | | | | | | 123,035 | | |
| Tax receivables | | | | | | | | | | | 11,705 | | | | | | 15,339 | | | | | | 6,917 | | |
| Other receivables | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 14,727 | | | | | | 26,406 | | | | | | 23,944 | | |
| Inventories | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 245,345 | | | | | | 246,611 | | | | | | 94,494 | | |
| Real estate held for sale | | | | | | | | | | | 1,130 | | | | | | 13,970 | | | | | | 13,482 | | |
| Deposits, prepaid and other | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 21,442 | | | | | | 8,985 | | | | | | 28,861 | | |
| Assets held for sale | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 136,156 | | | | | | 152,107 | | | | | | 103,535 | | |
| Total current assets | | | | | | | | | | | 785,850 | | | | | | 1,003,259 | | | | | | 756,242 | | |
| Non-current Assets | | | | | |
| Securities | | | | | | | | | | | 680 | | | | | | 839 | | | | | | 2,622 | | |
| Securities – derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | 171 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Real estate held for sale | | | | | | | | | | | 13,812 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Investment property | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 37,873 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Property, plant and equipment | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 95,745 | | | | | | 122,829 | | | | | | 100,503 | | |
| Interests in resource properties | | | | | 4 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 403,813 | | | | | | 382,678 | | |
| Hydrocarbon probable reserves | | | | | 4 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 50,644 | | | | | | 80,054 | | |
| Hydrocarbon unproved lands | | | | | 4 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 27,560 | | | | | | 33,348 | | |
| Accrued pension assets, net | | | | | 12 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,362 | | | | | | 1,339 | | |
| Deferred income tax assets | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 20,641 | | | | | | 27,832 | | | | | | 19,082 | | |
| Other | | | | | | | | | | | 21,912 | | | | | | 53,490 | | | | | | 26,592 | | |
| Other, restricted | | | | | | | | | | | 667 | | | | | | 591 | | | | | | — | | |
| Total non-current assets | | | | | | | | | | | 191,501 | | | | | | 688,960 | | | | | | 646,218 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | $ | 977,351 | | | | | $ | 1,692,219 | | | | | $ | 1,402,460 | | |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | | | |
| Current Liabilities | | | | | |
| Short-term bank borrowings | | | | | 14 | | | | | $ | 60,103 | | | | | $ | 187,171 | | | | | $ | 138,037 | | |
| Debt, current portion | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 84,705 | | | | | | 66,098 | | | | | | 47,723 | | |
| Account payables and accrued expenses | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 174,812 | | | | | | 158,345 | | | | | | 132,490 | | |
| Dividends payable | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,388 | | | | | | — | | |
| Income tax liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | 3,809 | | | | | | 4,963 | | | | | | 2,011 | | |
| Financial liabilities – derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | 3,554 | | | | | | 2,006 | | | | | | 2,213 | | |
| Liabilities relating to assets held for sale | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 87,579 | | | | | | 17,802 | | | | | | 12,249 | | |
| Total current liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | 414,562 | | | | | | 440,773 | | | | | | 334,723 | | |
| Long-term Liabilities | | | | | |
| Debt, less current portion | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 174,333 | | | | | | 297,157 | | | | | | 201,947 | | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 13,711 | | | | | | 11,852 | | | | | | 3,798 | | |
| Financial liabilities – derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | 682 | | | | | | 1,533 | | | | | | — | | |
| Decommissioning obligations | | | | | 4 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 150,299 | | | | | | 112,586 | | |
| Accrued pension obligations, net | | | | | 12 | | | | | | 4,061 | | | | | | 4,329 | | | | | | — | | |
| Other | | | | | | | | | | | 802 | | | | | | 7,343 | | | | | | 5,161 | | |
| Total long-term liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | 193,589 | | | | | | 472,513 | | | | | | 323,492 | | |
| Total liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | 608,151 | | | | | | 913,286 | | | | | | 658,215 | | |
| Equity | | | | | |
| Capital stock, fully paid | | | | | 17 | | | | | | 419,916 | | | | | | 419,655 | | | | | | 418,407 | | |
| Treasury stock | | | | | 17 | | | | | | (61,085) | | | | | | (61,085) | | | | | | (61,085) | | |
| Contributed surplus | | | | | | | | | | | 15,417 | | | | | | 15,620 | | | | | | 13,451 | | |
| Retained (deficit) earnings | | | | | | | | | | | (63,559) | | | | | | 424,129 | | | | | | 438,508 | | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | 56,503 | | | | | | (20,602) | | | | | | (65,218) | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | | | | | | | 367,192 | | | | | | 777,717 | | | | | | 744,063 | | |
| Non-controlling interests | | | | | | | | | | | 2,008 | | | | | | 1,216 | | | | | | 182 | | |
| Total equity | | | | | | | | | | | 369,200 | | | | | | 778,933 | | | | | | 744,245 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | $ | 977,351 | | | | | $ | 1,692,219 | | | | | $ | 1,402,460 | | |
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
MFC BANCORP LTD.(FormerlyMFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.
)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 2013 and 2012
2013
(United StatesCanadian Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts) | Notes | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| | | | (Restated – Note 38) |
| Net sales | 4&25 | $ | 1,402,258 | | $ | 806,831 | | $ | 479,507 | |
| Equity income | 13 | | 9,528 | | | 7,107 | | | 6,152 | |
| Gross revenues | | | 1,411,786 | | | 813,938 | | | 485,659 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Costs and Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Costs of sales and services | 25 | | 1,271,060 | | | 710,355 | | | 406,708 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | | | 85,505 | | | 63,092 | | | 47,737 | |
| Share-based compensation – selling, general and administrative | 26 | | 383 | | | — | | | 9 | |
| Finance costs | | | 16,537 | | | 15,172 | | | 11,634 | |
| Impairment of available-for-sale securities | | | 294 | | | 517 | | | 4,265 | |
| Impairment of hydrocarbon and resource properties | | | 28,618 | | | 6,077 | | | 42,631 | |
| | | 1,402,397 | | | 795,213 | | | 512,984 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Income (loss) from operations | | | 9,389 | | | 18,725 | | | (27,325 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Other items:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Exchange differences on foreign currency transactions | | | (5,459 | ) | | (1,820 | ) | | 7,108 | |
| Change in fair value of puttable instrument financial liabilities | | | (148 | ) | | (826 | ) | | (77 | ) |
| Bargain purchase | 3 | | — | | | — | | | 218,679 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Income before income taxes | | | 3,782 | | | 16,079 | | | 198,385 | |
Income tax (expense) recovery:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Income taxes | 27 | | 695 | | | (1,574 | ) | | 8,528 | |
| Resource property revenue taxes | 27 | | (2,409 | ) | | (5,003 | ) | | (5,902 | ) |
| | | (1,714 | ) | | (6,577 | ) | | 2,626 | |
| Net income for the year | | | 2,068 | | | 9,502 | | | 201,011 | |
| Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests | | | (1,230 | ) | | 163 | | | (867 | ) |
| Net income attributable to owners of the parent company | | $ | 838 | | $ | 9,665 | | $ | 200,144 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic earnings per share | 28 | $ | 0.01 | | $ | 0.15 | | $ | 3.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Diluted earnings per share | 28 | $ | 0.01 | | $ | 0.15 | | $ | 3.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
| | | | | | | | | | |
| – basic | 28 | | 62,922,837 | | | 62,552,126 | | | 62,555,438 | |
| – diluted | 28 | | 62,957,105 | | | 62,756,791 | | | 62,555,438 | |
| | | | Notes | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Restated – Note 1A) | |
| Gross revenues | | | | | 18 | | | | | $ | 1,579,702 | | | | | $ | 1,286,324 | | | | | $ | 621,085 | | |
| Costs and expenses: | | | | | |
| Costs of sales and services | | | | | 18 | | | | | | 1,529,578 | | | | | | 1,178,022 | | | | | | 550,822 | | |
| Selling, general and administrative | | | | | | | | | | | 84,653 | | | | | | 81,505 | | | | | | 53,750 | | |
| Share-based compensation – selling, general and administrative | | | | | 19 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 423 | | | | | | — | | |
| Finance costs | | | | | | | | | | | 20,355 | | | | | | 13,263 | | | | | | 9,742 | | |
| Impairment of available-for-sale securities | | | | | | | | | | | 245 | | | | | | 341 | | | | | | 550 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1,634,831 | | | | | | 1,273,554 | | | | | | 614,864 | | |
| (Loss) income from operations | | | | | | | | | | | (55,129) | | | | | | 12,770 | | | | | | 6,221 | | |
| Other items: | | | | | |
Exchange differences on foreign currency
transactions | | | | | | | | | | | (288) | | | | | | (6,293) | | | | | | (2,211) | | |
| Change in fair value of puttable instrument financial liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | (163) | | | | | | (851) | | |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | | | | | | | | | | | (55,417) | | | | | | 6,314 | | | | | | 3,159 | | |
| Income tax (expense) recovery | | | | | 20 | | | | | | (2,501) | | | | | | (2,173) | | | | | | 997 | | |
| (Loss) income from continuing operations | | | | | | | | | | | (57,918) | | | | | | 4,141 | | | | | | 4,156 | | |
| (Loss) income on discontinued operations | | | | | 4 | | | | | | (428,086) | | | | | | (3,465) | | | | | | 5,408 | | |
| Net (loss) income for the year | | | | | | | | | | | (486,004) | | | | | | 676 | | | | | | 9,564 | | |
| Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests | | | | | | | | | | | (1,626) | | | | | | (1,358) | | | | | | 168 | | |
| Net (loss) income attributable to owners of the parent company | | | | | | | | | | $ | (487,630) | | | | | $ | (682) | | | | | $ | 9,732 | | |
| Basic (loss) earnings per share: | | | | | |
| Continuing operations | | | | | 21 | | | | | $ | (0.94) | | | | | $ | 0.04 | | | | | $ | 0.07 | | |
| Discontinued operations | | | | | 21 | | | | | | (6.78) | | | | | | (0.05) | | | | | | 0.09 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | $ | (7.72) | | | | | $ | (0.01) | | | | | $ | 0.16 | | |
| Diluted (loss) earnings per share: | | | | | |
| Continuing operations | | | | | 21 | | | | | $ | (0.94) | | | | | $ | 0.04 | | | | | $ | 0.07 | | |
| Discontinued operations | | | | | 21 | | | | | | (6.78) | | | | | | (0.05) | | | | | | 0.09 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | $ | (7.72) | | | | | $ | (0.01) | | | | | $ | 0.16 | | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | | | | | |
| – basic | | | | | 21 | | | | | | 63,142,272 | | | | | | 62,922,837 | | | | | | 62,552,126 | | |
| – diluted | | | | | 21 | | | | | | 63,142,272 | | | | | | 62,957,105 | | | | | | 62,756,791 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
MFC BANCORP LTD.(Formerly MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.LTD
.) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
(LOSS) INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 2013 and 2012
2013
(United StatesCanadian Dollars in Thousands) | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| | | (Restated – Note 38) |
| Net income for the year | $ | 2,068 | | $ | 9,502 | | $ | 201,011 | |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | | | | | | | | | |
| Exchange differences arising from translating financial statements of foreign operations and U.S. dollar reporting | | (19,823 | ) | | (31,394 | ) | | (7,262 | ) |
| Reclassification adjustment for exchange differences to statements of operations for subsidiaries deconsolidated | | (115 | ) | | — | | | (609 | ) |
| Net exchange differences | | (19,938 | ) | | (31,394 | ) | | (7,871 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Fair value (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities | | (256 | ) | | (112 | ) | | 319 | |
| Reclassification of fair value loss on available-for-sale securities to statements of operations for securities disposed of | | 133 | | | 312 | | | 4,321 | |
| Net fair value (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities | | (123 | ) | | 200 | | | 4,640 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Remeasurement of the net defined benefit liabilities | | (1,085 | ) | | 1,369 | | | 961 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Other comprehensive loss | | (21,146 | ) | | (29,825 | ) | | (2,270 | ) |
| Total comprehensive (loss) income for the year | | (19,078 | ) | | (20,323 | ) | | 198,741 | |
| Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests | | (969 | ) | | 97 | | | (980 | ) |
| Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to owners of the parent company | $ | (20,047 | ) | $ | (20,226 | ) | $ | 197,761 | |
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes, comprised amounts:
| | | | | | | | | |
| will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | $ | 4,283 | | $ | 6,788 | | $ | 46 | |
| will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | | | | | | | | | |
| when specific conditions are met | | (25,429 | ) | | (36,613 | ) | | (2,316 | ) |
| $ | (21,146 | ) | $ | (29,825 | ) | $ | (2,270 | ) |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Net (loss) income for the year | | | | $ | (486,004) | | | | | $ | 676 | | | | | $ | 9,564 | | |
| Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes | | | | |
| Exchange differences arising from translating financial statements of foreign operations | | | | | 79,355 | | | | | | 45,767 | | | | | | 16,916 | | |
| Reclassification adjustment for exchange differences to statements of operations for subsidiaries deconsolidated | | | | | 143 | | | | | | (127) | | | | | | — | | |
| Net exchange differences | | | | | 79,498 | | | | | | 45,640 | | | | | | 16,916 | | |
| Fair value loss on available-for-sale securities | | | | | (293) | | | | | | (282) | | | | | | (117) | | |
| Reclassification of fair value loss on available-for-sale securities to statements of operations for securities disposed of or impaired | | | | | 245 | | | | | | 147 | | | | | | 321 | | |
| Net fair value (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities | | | | | (48) | | | | | | (135) | | | | | | 204 | | |
| Remeasurement of net defined benefit liabilities | | | | | (298) | | | | | | (1,034) | | | | | | 1,522 | | |
| Other comprehensive income | | | | | 79,152 | | | | | | 44,471 | | | | | | 18,642 | | |
| Total comprehensive (loss) income for the year | | | | | (406,852) | | | | | | 45,147 | | | | | | 28,206 | | |
| Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests | | | | | (2,028) | | | | | | (1,213) | | | | | | (123) | | |
| Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to owners of the parent company | | | | $ | (408,880) | | | | | $ | 43,934 | | | | | $ | 28,083 | | |
| Consisting of: Continuing operations | | | | $ | 7,057 | | | | | $ | 28,201 | | | | | $ | 35,758 | | |
| Discontinued operations | | | | | (415,937) | | | | | | 15,733 | | | | | | (7,675) | | |
| | | | | $ | (408,880) | | | | | $ | 43,934 | | | | | $ | 28,083 | | |
| Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes, comprised amounts: | | | | |
| will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | | | | $ | (298) | | | | | $ | (1,034) | | | | | $ | 1,522 | | |
| will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss when specific conditions are met | | | | | 79,450 | | | | | | 45,505 | | | | | | 17,120 | | |
| | | | | $ | 79,152 | | | | | $ | 44,471 | | | | | $ | 18,642 | | |
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
MFC BANCORP LTD.(Formerly MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.LTD
.) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 2013 and 2012
2013
(United StatesCanadian Dollars in Thousands)| | | | Capital Stock | | | Treasury Stock | | | Contributed Surplus | | | | | | | | | Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Number
of Shares | | | Amount | | | Number
of Shares | | | Amount | | | Share-based
Compensation | | | Contingently
Issuable
Shares | | | Retained
Earnings
(Deficit) | | | Available-
for-sale
Securities | | | Defined
Benefit
Obligations | | | Currency
Translation
Adjustment | | | Share-
holders’
Equity | | | Non-
controlling
Interests | | | Total
Equity | |
Balance at
December 31, 2012 | | | | | 67,132,106 | | | | | $ | 418,035 | | | | | | (4,579,980) | | | | | $ | (60,713) | | | | | $ | 13,451 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 439,658 | | | | | $ | (118) | | | | | $ | 956 | | | | | $ | (84,407) | | | | | $ | 726,862 | | | | | $ | 6,156 | | | | | $ | 733,018 | | |
| Net income | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,732 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,732 | | | | | | (168) | | | | | | 9,564 | | |
| Dividends paid | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,353) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (15,353) | | | | | | (804) | | | | | | (16,157) | | |
| Issuance of preferred shares as dividends | | | | | 369,830 | | | | | | 372 | | | | | | (369,830) | | | | | | (372) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Acquisition and elimination of
non-controlling
interest | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,471 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,471 | | | | | | (5,293) | | | | | | (822) | | |
| Net fair value gain | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 204 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 204 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 204 | | |
| Net gain on remeasurements | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,522 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,522 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,522 | | |
Net exchange
differences | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 16,625 | | | | | | 16,625 | | | | | | 291 | | | | | | 16,916 | | |
Balance at
December 31, 2013 | | | | | 67,501,936 | | | | | | 418,407 | | | | | | (4,949,810) | | | | | | (61,085) | | | | | | 13,451 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 438,508 | | | | | | 86 | | | | | | 2,478 | | | | | | (67,782) | | | | | | 744,063 | | | | | | 182 | | | | | | 744,245 | | |
| Net income | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (682) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (682) | | | | | | 1,358 | | | | | | 676 | | |
| Dividends paid and payable | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (16,874) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (16,874) | | | | | | (1,034) | | | | | | (17,908) | | |
Share-based
compensation | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 423 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 423 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 423 | | |
| Exercise of employee stock options | | | | | 30,326 | | | | | | 343 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (84) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 259 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 259 | | |
Acquisition and elimination of
non-controlling
interest | | | | | 509,820 | | | | | | 905 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,830 | | | | | | 3,177 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,912 | | | | | | (1,403) | | | | | | 4,509 | | |
Purchase of a
subsidiary | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 140 | | | | | | 140 | | |
Disposition of
subsidiaries | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,118 | | | | | | 2,118 | | |
| Net fair value loss | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (135) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (135) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (135) | | |
| Net loss on remeasurements | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,034) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,034) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,034) | | |
Net exchange
differences | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 45,785 | | | | | | 45,785 | | | | | | (145) | | | | | | 45,640 | | |
| Balance at December 31, 2014 | | | | | 68,042,082 | | | | | | 419,655 | | | | | | (4,949,810) | | | | | | (61,085) | | | | | | 13,790 | | | | | | 1,830 | | | | | | 424,129 | | | | | | (49) | | | | | | 1,444 | | | | | | (21,997) | | | | | | 777,717 | | | | | | 1,216 | | | | | | 778,933 | | |
| Net loss | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (487,630) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (487,630) | | | | | | 1,626 | | | | | | (486,004) | | |
| Deconsolidation of a subsidiary | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,645) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,645) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,645) | | |
| Issuance of contingently issuable shares | | | | | 50,000 | | | | | | 261 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (203) | | | | | | (58) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Dividends paid | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,236) | | | | | | (1,236) | | |
| Net fair value loss | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (48) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (48) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (48) | | |
| Net loss on remeasurements | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (298) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (298) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (298) | | |
Net exchange
differences | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 79,096 | | | | | | 79,096 | | | | | | 402 | | | | | | 79,498 | | |
| Balance at December 31, 2015 | | | | | 68,092,082 | | | | | $ | 419,916 | | | | | | (4,949,810) | | | | | $ | (61,085) | | | | | $ | 13,790 | | | | | $ | 1,627 | | | | | $ | (63,559) | | | | | $ | (97) | | | | | $ | (499) | | | | | $ | 57,099 | | | | | $ | 367,192 | | | | | $ | 2,008 | | | | | $ | 369,200 | | |
| |
| Capital Stock | Treasury Stock | Contributed Surplus | | Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income | | | |
| Number
of Shares | Amount | Number
of Shares | Amount | Share-based
Compensation | Contingently
Issuable
Shares | Retained
Earnings | Available-
for-sale
Securities | Defined
Benefit
Obligations | Currency
Translation
Adjustment | Share-
holders'
Equity | Non-
controlling
Interests | Total
Equity |
| Balance at December 31, 2011 | | 66,648,296 | | $ | 382,289 | | | (4,086,875 | ) | $ | (68,117 | ) | $ | 13,028 | | $ | — | | $ | 213,200 | | $ | (4,759 | ) | $ | — | | $ | 10,982 | | $ | 546,623 | | $ | 2,524 | | $ | 549,147 | |
| Net income (Restated – Note 38) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 200,144 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 200,144 | | | 867 | | | 201,011 | |
| Cancellation of fractional shares | | (3,267 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Purchase of subsidiaries | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,350 | | | 3,350 | |
| Buy-back of odd-lot shares | | (6,028 | ) | | (36 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (8 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (44 | ) | | — | | | (44 | ) |
| Dividends paid and payable | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (13,762 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (13,762 | ) | | (666 | ) | | (14,428 | ) |
| Share-based compensation | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9 | | | — | | | 9 | |
| Issuance of preferred shares | | 493,105 | | | 493 | | | (493,105 | ) | | (493 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Net fair value gain | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,640 | | | — | | | — | | | 4,640 | | | — | | | 4,640 | |
| Net gain on remeasurements | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 961 | | | — | | | 961 | | | — | | | 961 | |
| Net exchange differences | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (7,984 | ) | | (7,984 | ) | | 113 | | | (7,871 | ) |
| Balance at December 31, 2012 (Restated – Note 38) | | 67,132,106 | | | 382,746 | | | (4,579,980 | ) | $ | (68,610 | ) | | 13,037 | | | — | | | 399,574 | | | (119 | ) | | 961 | | | 2,998 | | | 730,587 | | | 6,188 | | | 736,775 | |
| Net income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9,665 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9,665 | | | (163 | ) | | 9,502 | |
| Dividends paid | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (15,013 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (15,013 | ) | | (781 | ) | | (15,794 | ) |
| Issuance of preferred shares as dividends | | 369,830 | | | 370 | | | (369,830 | ) | | (370 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Acquisition and elimination of noncontrolling interests | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,222 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,222 | | | (5,139 | ) | | (917 | ) |
| Net fair value gain | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 200 | | | — | | | — | | | 200 | | | — | | | 200 | |
| Net gain on remeasurements | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,369 | | | — | | | 1,369 | | | — | | | 1,369 | |
| Net exchange differences | | – | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (31,460 | ) | | (31,460 | ) | | 66 | | | (31,394 | ) |
| Balance at December 31, 2013 | | 67,501,936 | | | 383,116 | | | (4,949,810 | ) | | (68,980 | ) | | 13,037 | | | — | | | 398,448 | | | 81 | | | 2,330 | | | (28,462 | ) | | 699,570 | | | 171 | | | 699,741 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 838 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 838 | | | 1,230 | | | 2,068 | |
| Dividends paid and payable | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (15,110 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (15,110 | ) | | (936 | ) | | (16,046 | ) |
| Share-based compensation | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 383 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 383 | | | — | | | 383 | |
| Exercise of employee stock options | | 30,326 | | | 321 | | | — | | | — | | | (84 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 237 | | | — | | | 237 | |
| Acquisition and elimination of non-controlling interests | | 509,820 | | | 820 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,658 | | | 2,877 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5,355 | | | (1,271 | ) | | 4,084 | |
Purchase of a
subsidiary | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 131 | | | 131 | |
| Disposition of subsidiaries | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,984 | | | 1,984 | |
| Net fair value loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (123 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (123 | ) | | — | | | (123 | ) |
| Net loss on remeasurements | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,085 | ) | | — | | | (1,085 | ) | | — | | | (1,085 | ) |
| Net exchange differences | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (19,677 | ) | | (19,677 | ) | | (261 | ) | | (19,938 | ) |
| Balance at December 31, 2014 | | 68,042,082 | | $ | 384,257 | | | (4,949,810 | ) | $ | (68,980 | ) | $ | 13,336 | | $ | 1,658 | | $ | 387,053 | | $ | (42 | ) | $ | 1,245 | | $ | (48,139 | ) | $ | 670,388 | | $ | 1,048 | | $ | 671,436 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(Formerly MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (CONTINUED)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
(Canadian Dollars in Thousands)
Total Comprehensive
Income (Loss) for the Years ended December 31, | | | Owners of the
Parent Company | | | Non-
controlling
Interests | | | Total | |
| 2013 | | | | $ | 28,083 | | | | | $ | 123 | | | | | $ | 28,206 | | |
| 2014 | | | | $ | 43,934 | | | | | $ | 1,213 | | | | | $ | 45,147 | | |
| 2015 | | | | $ | (408,880) | | | | | $ | 2,028 | | | | | $ | (406,852) | | |
| | | | Common Shares | | | Preferred Shares* | | | Total Capital Stock | |
| Components of Capital Stock | | | Number
of Shares | | | Amount | | | Number
of Shares | | | Amount | | | Number
of Shares | | | Amount | |
| Balance at December 31, 2012 | | | | | 62,880,365 | | | | | $ | 401,388 | | | | | | 4,251,741 | | | | | $ | 16,647 | | | | | | 67,132,106 | | | | | $ | 418,035 | | |
| Exercise of employee stock options | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 369,830 | | | | | | 372 | | | | | | 369,830 | | | | | | 372 | | |
| Balance at December 31, 2013 | | | | | 62,880,365 | | | | | | 401,388 | | | | | | 4,621,571 | | | | | | 17,019 | | | | | | 67,501,936 | | | | | | 418,407 | | |
| Exercise of employee stock options | | | | | 30,326 | | | | | | 343 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 30,326 | | | | | | 343 | | |
| Acquisition and elimination of non-controlling interests | | | | | 509,820 | | | | | | 905 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 509,820 | | | | | | 905 | | |
| Balance at December 31, 2014 | | | | | 63,420,511 | | | | | | 402,636 | | | | | | 4,621,571 | | | | | | 17,019 | | | | | | 68,042,082 | | | | | | 419,655 | | |
| Issuance of contingently issuable shares | | | | | 50,000 | | | | | | 261 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 50,000 | | | | | | 261 | | |
| Balance at December 31, 2015 | | | | | 63,470,511 | | | | | $ | 402,897 | | | | | | 4,621,571 | | | | | $ | 17,019 | | | | | | 68,092,082 | | | | | $ | 419,916 | | |
| |
Total Comprehensive
Income (Loss) for the Year | Owners of the
Parent Company | Non-
controlling
Interests | Total |
| 2012 | $ | 197,761 | | $ | 980 | | $ | 198,741 | |
| 2013 | | (20,226 | ) | | (97 | ) | | (20,323 | ) |
| 2014 | | (20,047 | ) | | 969 | | | (19,078 | ) |
All the Class A Common Shares and Preferred Shares were and are held by the Group as Treasury Stock
| Common Shares | Preferred Shares* | Total Capital Stock |
Components of Capital Stock | Number
of Shares | Amount | Number
of Shares | Amount | Number
of Shares | Amount |
| Balance at December 31, 2011 | | 62,889,660 | | $ | 369,139 | | | 3,758,636 | | $ | 13,150 | | | 66,648,296 | | $ | 382,289 | |
| Cancellation of fractional shares | | (3,267 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3,267 | ) | | — | |
| Buy-back of odd-lot shares | | (6,028 | ) | | (36 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (6,028 | ) | | (36 | ) |
| Issuance of preferred shares | | — | | | — | | | 493,105 | | | 493 | | | 493,105 | | | 493 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Balance at December 31, 2012 | | 62,880,365 | | | 369,103 | | | 4,251,741 | | | 13,643 | | | 67,132,106 | | | 382,746 | |
| Issuance of preferred shares | | — | | | — | | | 369,830 | | | 370 | | | 369,830 | | | 370 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Balance at December 31, 2013 | | 62,880,365 | | | 369,103 | | | 4,621,571 | | | 14,013 | | | 67,501,936 | | | 383,116 | |
| Exercise of employee stock options | | 30,326 | | | 321 | | | — | | | — | | | 30,326 | | | 321 | |
| Acquisition and elimination of non-controlling interests | | 509,820 | | | 820 | | | — | | | — | | | 509,820 | | | 820 | |
| Balance at December 31, 2014 | | 63,420,511 | | $ | 370,244 | | | 4,621,571 | | $ | 14,013 | | | 68,042,082 | | $ | 384,257 | |
| * | All Preferred Shares were and are held by the Group as Treasury Stock. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
MFC BANCORP LTD.(Formerly MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.LTD
.) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the YearYears Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 2013 and 20122013
(United StatesCanadian Dollars in Thousands)
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| | | (Restated – Note 38) |
Cash flows from operating activities:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Net income for the year | $ | 2,068 | | $ | 9,502 | | $ | 201,011 | |
Adjustments for:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Amortization, depreciation and depletion | | 27,246 | | | 28,085 | | | 20,312 | |
| Exchange differences on foreign currency transactions | | 5,459 | | | 1,820 | | | (7,108 | ) |
| Gain on short-term securities | | (271 | ) | | (5,681 | ) | | (1,162 | ) |
| (Gain) loss on available-for-sale securities and subsidiaries, net | | (4,587 | ) | | (231 | ) | | 94 | |
| Impairment of available-for-sale securities | | 294 | | | 517 | | | 4,265 | |
| Impairment of hydrocarbon and resource properties | | 28,618 | | | 6,077 | | | 42,631 | |
| Write-down of inventories | | — | | | — | | | 15,659 | |
| Stock-based compensation | | 383 | | | — | | | 9 | |
| Deferred income taxes | | (4,272 | ) | | (1,049 | ) | | (12,105 | ) |
| Equity income | | (9,528 | ) | | (7,107 | ) | | (6,152 | ) |
| Market value (increase) decrease on commodity inventories | | (3,777 | ) | | (5,342 | ) | | 1,509 | |
| Interest accretion | | 3,087 | | | 3,432 | | | 2,295 | |
| Credit losses | | 3,946 | | | 3,976 | | | — | |
| Change in fair value of puttable instrument financial liabilities | | 148 | | | 826 | | | 77 | |
| Gain on sale of assets | | (3,924 | ) | | — | | | — | |
| Bargain purchase | | — | | | — | | | (218,679 | ) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions
| | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term cash deposits | | 4,204 | | | (4,189 | ) | | (16 | ) |
| Short-term securities | | 2,087 | | | 10,154 | | | 7,241 | |
| Restricted cash | | 5,969 | | | 582 | | | (269 | ) |
| Bills of exchange | | — | | | — | | | 10,545 | |
| Receivables | | 9,261 | | | (29,056 | ) | | (12,899 | ) |
| Inventories | | (28,996 | ) | | 32,541 | | | (36,479 | ) |
| Deposits, prepaid and other | | 37,664 | | | 1,152 | | | (8,936 | ) |
| Assets held for sale | | 825 | | | (1,017 | ) | | (3,103 | ) |
| Short-term bank borrowings | | (90,378 | ) | | (26,385 | ) | | (115,505 | ) |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | 12,279 | | | (2,690 | ) | | (9,100 | ) |
| Deferred sale liabilities | | — | | | — | | | (15,080 | ) |
| Income tax liabilities | | 1,165 | | | (1,049 | ) | | (2,280 | ) |
| Decommissioning obligations | | (3,207 | ) | | (4,067 | ) | | 44 | |
| Accrued pension obligations | | (322 | ) | | 296 | | | (19 | ) |
| Other | | 1,130 | | | (984 | ) | | (1,172 | ) |
| Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities | | (3,429 | ) | | 10,113 | | | (144,372 | ) |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Cash flows from continuing operating activities: | | | | |
| Net (loss) income for the year | | | | $ | (57,918) | | | | | $ | 4,141 | | | | | $ | 4,156 | | |
| Adjustments for: | | | | |
| Amortization, depreciation and depletion | | | | | 6,450 | | | | | | 4,957 | | | | | | 2,206 | | |
| Exchange differences on foreign currency transactions | | | | | 288 | | | | | | 6,293 | | | | | | 2,211 | | |
| Loss (gain) on short-term securities | | | | | 84 | | | | | | (299) | | | | | | (5,851) | | |
| Gain on available-for-sale and other securities, net | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,066) | | | | | | (238) | | |
| Impairment of available-for-sale securities | | | | | 245 | | | | | | 341 | | | | | | 550 | | |
| Share-based compensation | | | | | — | | | | | | 423 | | | | | | — | | |
| Deferred income taxes | | | | | (1,771) | | | | | | (1,202) | | | | | | (3,696) | | |
| Market value decrease (increase) on commodity inventories | | | | | 1,910 | | | | | | (4,172) | | | | | | (5,502) | | |
| Interest accretion | | | | | 47 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 433 | | |
| Credit losses | | | | | 54,528 | | | | | | 4,358 | | | | | | 4,095 | | |
| Change in fair value of puttable instrument financial liabilities | | | | | — | | | | | | 163 | | | | | | 851 | | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions: | | | | |
| Short-term cash deposits | | | | | (33) | | | | | | 4,643 | | | | | | (4,314) | | |
| Short-term securities | | | | | 80 | | | | | | 2,305 | | | | | | 10,458 | | |
| Restricted cash | | | | | 60 | | | | | | 6,593 | | | | | | 599 | | |
| Receivables | | | | | 56,306 | | | | | | 3,640 | | | | | | (38,660) | | |
| Inventories | | | | | 15,650 | | | | | | (32,026) | | | | | | 33,514 | | |
| Deposits, prepaid and other | | | | | (8,596) | | | | | | 41,445 | | | | | | 32 | | |
| Assets held for sale | | | | | — | | | | | | 911 | | | | | | 113 | | |
| Short-term bank borrowings | | | | | (135,467) | | | | | | (99,329) | | | | | | (32,631) | | |
| Account payables and accrued expenses | | | | | (17,017) | | | | | | 13,423 | | | | | | 5,636 | | |
| Income tax liabilities | | | | | (975) | | | | | | 720 | | | | | | (1,080) | | |
| Accrued pension assets, net of obligations | | | | | (760) | | | | | | (119) | | | | | | — | | |
| Other | | | | | (7,213) | | | | | | (781) | | | | | | (349) | | |
| Cash flows used in continuing operating activities | | | | | (94,102) | | | | | | (48,638) | | | | | | (27,467) | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| | | (Restated – Note 38) |
Cash flows from investing activities:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net | | (28,779 | ) | | (1,983 | ) | | (2,108 | ) |
| Purchases of hydrocarbon assets, net | | (7,763 | ) | | (4,617 | ) | | — | |
| Purchases of long-term investments | | (900 | ) | | (1,950 | ) | | (5,100 | ) |
| Proceeds from sales of long-term securities | | 1,478 | | | 7,039 | | | 2,616 | |
| Increase in loan receivables | | (2,836 | ) | | — | | | (81 | ) |
| Decrease in loan receivables | | 80 | | | — | | | 19,950 | |
| Distributions from joint ventures, net | | 6,095 | | | 7,227 | | | 7,641 | |
| Acquisition of a subsidiary (net of cash acquired) | | (67,070 | ) | | (6,637 | ) | | (78,546 | ) |
| Other | | (1,737 | ) | | 74 | | | (48 | ) |
| Cash flows used in investing activities | | (101,432 | ) | | (847 | ) | | (55,676 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Debt repayment | | (29,496 | ) | | (36,716 | ) | | (28,259 | ) |
| Debt borrowing | | 127,190 | | | 98,842 | | | 133,485 | |
| Reduction in facility term financing | | — | | | (21,894 | ) | | (7,388 | ) |
| (Repayment) due to a customer (see Note 31) | | (22,166 | ) | | 22,166 | | | — | |
| Issuance of shares | | 237 | | | — | | | — | |
| Repurchases of shares | | — | | | — | | | (44 | ) |
| Dividends paid to shareholders | | (11,324 | ) | | (15,013 | ) | | (13,762 | ) |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | | (936 | ) | | (781 | ) | | (666 | ) |
| Cash flows provided by financing activities | | 63,505 | | | 46,604 | | | 83,366 | |
| Exchange rate effect on cash and cash equivalents | | 6,477 | | | 2,513 | | | 3,420 | |
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | (34,879 | ) | | 58,383 | | | (113,262 | ) |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | | 332,173 | | | 273,790 | | | 387,052 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ | 297,294 | | $ | 332,173 | | $ | 273,790 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year consisted of:
|
| Cash | $ | 241,244 | | $ | 232,104 | | $ | 208,860 | |
| Money market and highly liquid funds | | 56,050 | | | 100,069 | | | 64,930 | |
| $ | 297,294 | | $ | 332,173 | | $ | 273,790 | |
| Supplemental cash flows disclosure (see Note 31) | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest received | $ | 5,107 | | $ | 2,875 | | $ | 7,201 | |
| Dividends received | | 5 | | | 295 | | | 353 | |
| Interest paid | | (11,940 | ) | | (9,233 | ) | | (8,120 | ) |
| Income taxes paid (including resource property revenue taxes) | | (7,607 | ) | | (7,753 | ) | | (10,266 | ) |
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(Formerly MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
(Canadian Dollars in Thousands)
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Cash flows from continuing investing activities: | | | | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net | | | | $ | (8,045) | | | | | $ | (29,648) | | | | | $ | (1,645) | | |
| Proceeds from sales of long-term investments, net | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,632 | | | | | | 7,249 | | |
| Increase in loan receivables | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,132) | | | | | | — | | |
| Decrease in loan receivables | | | | | — | | | | | | 88 | | | | | | — | | |
| Acquisition (disposition) of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (disposed) | | | | | — | | | | | | (74,135) | | | | | | (6,599) | | |
| Other | | | | | 85 | | | | | | 74 | | | | | | 76 | | |
| Cash flows used in continuing investing activities | | | | | (7,960) | | | | | | (105,121) | | | | | | (919) | | |
| Cash flows from continuing financing activities: | | | | |
| Debt repayment | | | | | (49,526) | | | | | | (12,735) | | | | | | (19,311) | | |
| Debt borrowing | | | | | 5,662 | | | | | | 140,481 | | | | | | 101,797 | | |
| Issuance of shares | | | | | — | | | | | | 259 | | | | | | — | | |
| Repayment to a customer | | | | | — | | | | | | (23,576) | | | | | | 23,576 | | |
| Dividends paid to shareholders | | | | | (4,388) | | | | | | (12,486) | | | | | | (15,353) | | |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | | | | | (1,236) | | | | | | (1,034) | | | | | | (804) | | |
| Cash flows (used in) provided by continuing financing activities | | | | | (49,488) | | | | | | 90,909 | | | | | | 89,905 | | |
| Cash flows (used in) provided by discontinued operating activities | | | | | (10,264) | | | | | | 51,596 | | | | | | 45,327 | | |
| Cash flows used in discontinued investing activities | | | | | (1,996) | | | | | | (13,698) | | | | | | (7,160) | | |
| Cash flows used in discontinued financing activities | | | | | (19,181) | | | | | | (19,843) | | | | | | (41,052) | | |
| Exchange rate effect on cash and cash equivalents | | | | | 35,619 | | | | | | 36,387 | | | | | | 22,271 | | |
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | | | (147,372) | | | | | | (8,408) | | | | | | 80,905 | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | | | | | 344,891 | | | | | | 353,299 | | | | | | 272,394 | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | | | | $ | 197,519 | | | | | $ | 344,891 | | | | | $ | 353,299 | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year consisted of: | | | | |
| Cash | | | | $ | 120,805 | | | | | $ | 279,867 | | | | | $ | 246,866 | | |
| Money market and highly liquid funds | | | | | 76,714 | | | | | | 65,024 | | | | | | 106,433 | | |
| | | | | $ | 197,519 | | | | | $ | 344,891 | | | | | $ | 353,299 | | |
| Supplemental cash flows disclosure (see Note 24) | | | | |
| Interest received | | | | $ | 4,222 | | | | | $ | 5,369 | | | | | $ | 2,916 | | |
| Dividends received | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 304 | | |
| Interest paid | | | | | (15,183) | | | | | | (12,672) | | | | | | (9,441) | | |
| Income taxes paid | | | | | (5,035) | | | | | | (4,229) | | | | | | (2,304) | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.
)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 20142015
Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
MFC
IndustrialBancorp Ltd. (“MFC
Industrial”Bancorp” or the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada. MFC
IndustrialBancorp and the entities it controls are collectively known as the Group in these consolidated financial statements. The Group is a
globalfinance and supply chain company which
utilizes innovative finance alongside sophisticated customized structured solutions to facilitatefacilitates the working capital and other requirements of its customers.
The Group’s business activities involve customized structured financial solutions and are supported by captive sources and products secured from third parties. The Group conducts business in multiple geographies and specializes in a wide range of industrial products such as metals, ceramics, minerals, various steel products and ferro-alloys and wood products.
In April 2014,March 2015, the Company throughannounced its Austrian subsidiary,strategy to leverage its trade finance and supply chain platform by offering additional trade and structured finance services and solutions, including regulated products, to its existing customer base.
As an integral part of its long-term strategy and focus on expanding its trade finance and solutions offerings, in the second quarter of 2015, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a licensed Western European bank. In January 2016, the Company received all necessary regulatory approvals and completed the acquisition of
a 100% interest in FESIL AS (“FESIL”). The FESIL group is a vertically integrated supply chain management company with a production facility in Norway, sales companies in Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, United States and China, and a 33%-owned associate which owns quartz quarries in Spain. The Company has consolidated the
operations of the FESIL group since April 1, 2014.In March 2014,bank (see Note 29).
On September 30, 2015, the Company
alsoclassified certain disposal groups as held for sale as their carrying amounts will be recovered principally through
its Austrian subsidiary, acquired a
100% interest in F.J. Elsner & Co. GmbH (“Elsner”), a global supply chain company focused on steel and related products. The Company has consolidated the operations of the Elsner group since March 31, 2014.sale transaction rather than through continuing use (see Note 4).
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the “IASB”). MFC
IndustrialBancorp complies with all the requirements of IFRS.
These consolidated financial statements were prepared using going concern, accrual (except for cash flow information) and historical cost (except for investment property and certain
inventories, financial assets and financial liabilities which are measured at fair value and certain assets that are measured at fair value less costs
to sell or of disposal) bases.
The presentation currency of these consolidated financial statements is the
United States of America (the “U.S.”)Canadian dollar ($), as rounded to the nearest thousand (except per share amounts and amounts indicated in specific monetary units).
Change in Presentation Currency
Effective December 31, 2015, the Company changed its presentation currency from the United States (the “U.S.”) dollar (“US$”) to the Canadian dollar.
In compliance with IAS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors (“IAS 8”), the consolidated financial statements for all prior years presented have been translated into Canadian dollars using the same translation method as disclosed under the sub-heading “Use of a presentation currency other than the functional currency” of this Note 1A. Furthermore, as a result of the change in the presentation currency, the statement of the financial position as at the beginning of the preceding year (i.e. January 1, 2014) has been included in this financial report.
The Company ceased to use the U.S. dollar as its presentation currency on December 31, 2015 because the Company does not have significant assets or revenues denominated in the U.S. dollar. Prior to 2007 when the Company began reporting in the U.S. dollar due to the concentration of assets and income denominated in the U.S. dollar, the Company used the Canadian dollar as its presentation currency because it is incorporated in Canada.
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Principles of Consolidation
The Group adopted IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements (“IFRS 10”), IFRS 11, Joint Arrangements (“IFRS 11”), IFRS 12, Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities (“IFRS 12”)and amendments toIAS 27, Separate Financial Statements (“IAS 27”) and IAS 28, Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (“IAS 28”), effective January 1, 2013. The adoption of these new standards and amendments did not have recognition and measurement impacts on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Prior to 2013, the Group consolidated special purpose entities pursuant to SIC-12, Consolidation – Special Purpose Entities (“SIC-12”). SIC-12 was superseded by IFRS 10 in 2013.
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MFC
IndustrialBancorp and entities it
controls (collectively, the “Group”).controls. The Company controls an investee if and only if
the investorit has all the following: (a) power over the investee; (b) exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and (c) the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of
the investor'sits returns. When the Group holds, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the investee, it is presumed that the Group controls the investee, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that this is not the case. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date of their acquisition, being the date on which the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date that such control ceases. All intercompany balances and transactions, including unrealized profits arising from intragroup transactions, have been eliminated in full. Unrealized losses are eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
On the acquisition date, a non-controlling interest is measured at either its fair value or its proportionate share in the recognized amounts of the
subsidiary'ssubsidiary’s identifiable net assets, on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Subsequently, non-controlling interest increases or decreases for its share of changes in equity since the acquisition date.
After initial consolidation of a subsidiary, when the proportion of equity held by the non-controlling interests changes, the Group adjusts the carrying amounts of the controlling and non-controlling interests to reflect the changes
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in their relative interests in the subsidiary. The Group recognizes directly in equity any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received, and attribute it to the owners of the Group.
When the Group loses control of a subsidiary, it (a) derecognizes: (i) the assets (including any goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary at their carrying amounts at the date when control is lost; and (ii) the carrying amount of any non-controlling interests in the former subsidiary at the date when control is lost (including any components of other comprehensive income attributable to them); (b) recognizes: (i) the fair value of the consideration received, if any, from the transaction, event or circumstances that resulted in the loss of control; (ii) if the transaction, event or circumstances that resulted in the loss of control involves a distribution of shares of the subsidiary to owners in their capacity as owners, that distribution; and (iii) any investment retained in the former subsidiary at its fair value at the date when control is lost; (c) reclassifies to profit or loss, or
transfertransfers directly to retained earnings if required by
other IFRSs,IFRS, the amounts recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to the subsidiary and (d)
recognizerecognizes any resulting difference as a gain or loss in profit or loss attributable to the Group.
Interests in joint arrangements - A joint arrangement is an arrangement of which two or more parties have joint control and has the following characteristics: (a) the parties are bound by a contractual arrangement and (b) the contractual arrangement gives two or more of those parties joint control of the arrangement.
A joint arrangement is either a joint operation or a joint venture. The classification of joint arrangements requires the parties to assess their rights and obligations arising from the arrangement. Generally, a joint arrangement that is not structured through a separate vehicle is a joint operation. In such a case, the contractual arrangement establishes the parties' rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement, and the parties' rights to the corresponding revenues and obligations for the corresponding expenses. A joint arrangement in which the assets and liabilities relating to the arrangement are held in a separate vehicle can be either a joint venture or a joint operation. In such a case, the Group examines (i) the legal form of the separate vehicle, (ii) the terms of the contractual arrangement and (iii) when relevant, other facts and circumstances. A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the arrangement. The Group does not have any interests in joint operations.
The Group recognizes and accounts for its interests in joint ventures using the equity method in accordance with IAS 28.
Interests in associates - An associate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control of those policies. When the Group holds, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the voting power of the investee, it is presumed that the Group has significant influence, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that this is not the case. The results, assets and liabilities of an associate are incorporated in these consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting.
The Group discontinues the use of the equity method of accounting from the date when its investment ceases to be an associate. If the ownership interest in an associate is reduced but significant influence is retained, only a proportionate share of the amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss where appropriate.
Equity method of accounting -Many of the procedures that are appropriate for the application of the equity method are similar to the consolidation procedures described in IFRS 10. Furthermore, the concepts underlying the procedures used in accounting for the acquisition of a subsidiary are also adopted in accounting for the acquisition of an investment in an associate.
The Group's share in an associate or a joint venture is the aggregate of the holdings in that associate or joint venture by the Company and its subsidiaries. The holdings of the Group's other associates or joint ventures are ignored for this purpose. When an associate or a joint venture has subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, the profit or loss, other comprehensive income and net assets taken into account in applying the equity method are those recognized in the associate's or joint venture's financial statements (including the associate's or joint venture's share of the profit or loss, other comprehensive income and net assets of its associates and joint ventures).
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Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Under the equity method, an investment is initially recognized at cost, and the carrying amount is increased or decreased to recognize the investor's share of the profit or loss of the investee after the date of acquisition. The Group's investment in associates includes goodwill identified on acquisition. Distributions received from an investee reduce the carrying amount of the investment.
The Group's share of an investee's post-acquisition profit or loss is recognized in the income statement, and its share of the investee's post-acquisition movements in other comprehensive income is recognized in other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustment to the carrying amount of the investment. When the Group's share of losses in an investee equals or exceeds its interest in the investee, including any other unsecured receivables, the Group does not recognize further losses, unless it has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the investee.
Gains and losses resulting from upstream and downstream transactions between the Group and its investees are recognized in the Group's financial statements only to the extent of unrelated investors' interests in the investees.
After application of the equity method, the Group applies IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“IAS 39”),to determine whether it is necessary to recognize any impairment loss with respect to its net investment in an associate or joint venture, and its interest in an associate or joint venture that does not constitute part of the net investment and the amount of that impairment loss.
The financial statements of MFC IndustrialBancorp and its subsidiaries joint arrangements and associates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are prepared as of the same date, using uniform accounting policies for like transactions and other events in similar circumstances.
Foreign Currency Translation
The presentation currency of the Group'sGroup’s consolidated financial statements is the U.S.Canadian dollar. The Group chose to use the U.S. dollar as its presentation currency because the majority of
MFC
Industrial's shareholders are from the U.S.MFC IndustrialBancorp conducts its business throughout the world through its foreign operations. Foreign operations are entities that are subsidiaries, associates, joint arrangements or branches, the activities of which are based or conducted in countries or currencies other than those of MFC Industrial.Bancorp. Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which an entity operates and is normally the currency in which the entity primarily generates and expends cash. Foreign currency is a currency other than the functional currency of the entity. The functional currencycurrencies of MFC Industrialthe Company and its subsidiaries and branches primarily comprise the majority of its foreign operations are currencies other than theCanadian dollar, Euro (“EUR” or “€”) and U.S. dollar.
dollar (“US$”).
Reporting foreign currency transactions in the functional currency
A foreign currency transaction is a transaction that is denominated or requires settlement in a foreign currency. A foreign currency transaction is recorded, on initial recognition in thean entity’s functional currency, by applying to the foreign currency amount the spot exchange rate between the functional currency and the
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
foreign currency at the date of the transaction. At the end of each reporting period: (a) foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate; (b) non-monetary items denominated in a foreign currency that are measured in terms of historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction; and (c) foreign currency non-monetary items that are measured at fair value are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value was determined.
Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at rates different from those at which they were translated on initial recognition during the period or in previous periods are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise, except for exchange differences arising on a monetary item that forms part of a reporting
entity'sentity’s net investment in a foreign operation which are initially recorded in other comprehensive income in the consolidated financial statements and reclassified from equity to profit or loss on disposal of the net investment.
When a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recognized in other comprehensive income, any exchange component of that gain or loss is recognized in other comprehensive income. Conversely, when a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recognized in profit or loss, any exchange component of that gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss.
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Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Use of a presentation currency other than the functional currency
The
When an entity presents its financial statements in a currency that differs from its functional currency, the results and financial position of
anthe entity
whose functional currency are translated into
a differentthe presentation currency using the following procedures: (a) assets and liabilities for each statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the date of
thatthe statement of financial position; (b) income and expenses for each statement of comprehensive income or separate income statement presented are translated at
exchange rates at the dates of the transactions or, for practical reasons, the average exchange rates for the periods
(whichwhen they approximate the exchange rates at the dates of the
transactions);transactions; (c) individual items within equity are translated at either the historical exchange rates when practical or at the closing exchange rates at the date of the statement of financial position; and
(c)(d) all resulting exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive income.
The following table sets out exchange rates for the translation of
Canadian dollars (CDN$ or C$), Euros (EUR or €)the Euro and
Chinese yuans (Renminbi or RMB),U.S. dollar, which represented the major trading currencies of the Group, into
U.S. dollars: | CDN$ | EUR | RMB |
| Closing rate at December 31, 2014 | | 0.8620 | | | 1.2101 | | | 0.1611 | |
| Average rate for the year 2014 | | 0.9054 | | | 1.3284 | | | 0.1623 | |
| Closing rate at December 31, 2013 | | 0.9402 | | | 1.3779 | | | 0.1652 | |
| Average rate for the year 2013 | | 0.9710 | | | 1.3284 | | | 0.1626 | |
| Closing rate at December 31, 2012 | | 1.0051 | | | 1.3186 | | | 0.1605 | |
| Average rate for the year 2012 | | 1.0004 | | | 1.2855 | | | 0.1585 | |
| | | | EUR | | | US$ | |
| Closing rate at December 31, 2015 | | | | | 1.5029 | | | | | | 1.3840 | | |
| Average rate for the year 2015 | | | | | 1.4182 | | | | | | 1.2787 | | |
| Closing rate at December 31, 2014 | | | | | 1.4038 | | | | | | 1.1601 | | |
| Average rate for the year 2014 | | | | | 1.4671 | | | | | | 1.1045 | | |
| Closing rate at December 31, 2013 | | | | | 1.4655 | | | | | | 1.0636 | | |
| Average rate for the year 2013 | | | | | 1.3681 | | | | | | 1.0299 | | |
Fair Value Measurement
Certain assets and liabilities of the Group are measured at fair
value.value (see Note 1B. Significant Accounting Policies).
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement is for a particular asset or liability. Therefore, when measuring fair value, the Group takes into account the characteristics of the asset or liability if market participants would take those characteristics into account when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:
| (a) | in the principal market for the asset or liability; or |
(a)
| (b) | in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. |
in the principal market for the asset or liability; or
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
(b)
in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
The Group measures the fair value of an asset or a liability using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.
The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data is available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs. IFRS 13,
Fair Value Measurement (“IFRS 13”)
, establishes a fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels:
Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date.
Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Assessing the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, considering factors specific to the asset or liability.
Non-current Assets Held for Sale
A non-current asset (or disposal group) is classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. For this to be the case, the asset (or disposal group) must be available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary
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for the sale of such asset (or disposal group), the appropriate level of management must be committed to a plan to sell the asset (or disposal group) and an active program to locate a buyer and complete the plan must have been initiated. Further, the asset (or disposal group) must be actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and the sale is highly probable to complete within one year from the date of classification, except as permitted under certain events and circumstances. If the aforesaid criteria are no longer met, the Group ceases to classify the asset (or disposal group) as held for sale.
Non-current assets (and disposal groups)
are classified as held for sale
andare measured at the lower of their carrying amounts and fair values less costs to
sell, except for investment property which is measured at fair value (see Note 1.B.(x)).sell. The Group does not depreciate or amortize a non-current asset while it is classified as held for sale.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions and Measurement Uncertainty
The timely preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Management'sManagement’s best estimates are based on the facts and circumstances available at the time estimates are made, historical experience, general economic conditions and trends, and
management'smanagement’s assessment of probable future outcomes of these matters. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material. For critical judgments in applying accounting policies and major sources of estimation uncertainty, see Notes 1C and 1D.
Restatement
In connection with the preparation of these financial statements and after an examination of various historic transactions on a case-by-case basis involving the purchase and subsequent sale of goods to customers or their affiliates, management of the Group determined to reclassify $129,899 and $91,465 of gross revenues previously recognized for fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively, along with corresponding costs of sales and services of $126,318 and $88,974, respectively for each such period on a net basis where the
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
costs of purchases of goods and subsequent sales of such goods to these entities were previously recorded on a gross basis. As a result, revenues were reduced and restated by $126,318 and $88,974 for 2014 and 2013, respectively, with a corresponding identical reduction to our costs of sales and services for such periods, and such comparative periods have been restated accordingly. This had no impact on the Group’s net income, income from operations, statement of cash flows or financial position.
B. Significant Accounting Policies
(i) Financial Instruments
All financial assets and financial liabilities are classified by characteristic and/or management intent. Except for certain financial instruments which are excluded from the scope, all financial assets are classified into one of four categories: at fair value through profit or loss, held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, and available-for-sale; and all financial liabilities are classified into one of two categories: at fair value through profit or loss and at amortized cost.
A financial asset or financial liability at fair value through profit or loss is a financial asset or financial liability that meets either of the following conditions: (a) it is classified as held for trading if it is (i) acquired or incurred principally for the purpose of selling or repurchasing it in the near term; (ii) part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that are managed together and for which there is evidence of a recent actual pattern of short-term profit taking; or (iii) a derivative, except for a derivative that is a designated and effective hedging instrument; or (b) it is designated by the Group upon initial recognition as at fair value through profit or loss when certain conditions are met. Generally, a financial instrument cannot be reclassified out of the fair value through profit or loss category while it is held or issued, except in rare circumstances.
Available-for-sale financial assets are those non-derivative financial assets that are designated as available for sale, or that are not classified as loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, or at fair value through profit or loss.
Non-derivative financial liabilities are classified as financial liabilities measured at amortized cost.
When a financial asset or financial liability is recognized initially, the Group measures it at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset or financial liability not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of the financial asset or financial liability. Transaction costs related to the acquisition
or issue of a financial asset or financial liability at fair value through profit or loss are expensed as incurred. The subsequent measurement of a financial instrument and the recognition of associated gains and losses is determined by the financial instrument classification.
After initial recognition, the Group measures financial assets, including derivatives that are assets, at their fair values, without any deduction for transaction costs it may incur on sale or other disposal, except for the following financial assets: (a) held-to-maturity investments which are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method; (b) loans and receivables which are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method;
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(c) investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured and derivatives that are linked to and must be settled by delivery of such unquoted equity instruments which are measured at cost. All financial assets except those measured at fair value through profit or loss are subject to review for impairment.
After initial recognition, the Group measures all financial liabilities at amortized cost using the effective interest method, except for financial liabilities
that are classified at fair value through profit or loss (including derivatives that are liabilities) which are measured at their fair values (except for derivative liabilities that are linked to and must be settled by delivery of
an unquoted equity
instrumentinstruments whose fair value cannot be reliably measured, which should be measured at cost).
Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are accounted for at the settlement date.
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A gain or loss on a financial asset or financial liability classified as at fair value through profit or loss is recognized in profit or loss for the period in which it arises. A gain or loss on an available-for-sale financial asset is recognized in other comprehensive income, except for impairment losses, until the financial asset is derecognized, at which time the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss for the period. For financial assets and financial liabilities carried at amortized cost, a gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss when the financial asset or financial liability is derecognized or impaired, and through the amortization process.
Whenever quoted market prices are available, bid prices are used for the measurement of fair value of financial assets while ask prices are used for financial liabilities. When the market for a financial instrument is not active, the Group establishes fair value by using a valuation technique. Valuation techniques include using recent
arm'sarm’s length market transactions between knowledgeable, willing parties, if available; reference to the current fair value of another financial instrument that is substantially the same; discounted cash flow analysis; option pricing models and other valuation techniques commonly used by market participants to price the financial instrument.
The Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is any evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired. If such evidence exists, the Group will determine the amount of the impairment loss. A significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of an investment in an equity instrument below its cost is an objective evidence of impairment. The Group considers a decline in excess of 25 percent generally as significant; and a decline in a quoted market price that persists for 15 months as prolonged.
(ii) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, cash at banks and highly liquid investments (e.g. money market funds) readily convertible to a known amount of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. They have maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition and are generally interest-bearing.
Restricted cash is cash and cash equivalents that are set aside for restricted use pursuant to the terms of a contract or an agreement.
Securities are classified as at fair value through profit or loss (i.e. held for trading), or short-term or long-term available-for-sale securities.
Publicly-traded securities (debt and equity) which are acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the near term are classified as held for trading. Securities held for trading are measured at their bid prices on the reporting date.
Available-for-sale securities consist of publicly-traded securities and unlisted equity securities which are not held for trading and not held to maturity. Long-term available-for-sale securities are purchased with the intention to hold until market conditions render alternative investments more attractive. Short-term available-for-sale securities are held with the intention of management to sell within the current operating cycle but do not meet the definition of trading securities.
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When a decline in the fair value of an available-for-sale security has been recognized in other comprehensive income and there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired, the cumulative loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment even though the security has not been derecognized. Impairment losses recognized in profit or loss for an investment in an equity instrument classified as available for sale shall not be reversed through profit or loss.
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If, in a subsequent period, the fair value of a debt instrument classified as available for sale increases and the increase can be objectively related to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized in profit or loss, the impairment loss shall be reversed, with the amount of the reversal recognized in profit or loss.
Gains and losses on sales of securities are
recognizedcalculated on the average cost basis.
Receivables are classified as loans and receivables and are measured at amortized cost.
Receivables are net of an allowance for credit losses, if any. The Group performs ongoing credit
evaluationevaluations of its customers and adjusts the allowance accounts for specific customer risks and credit factors. Receivables are considered past due on an individual basis based on the terms of the contracts.
(vi) Allowance for Credit Losses
The Group applies credit risk assessment and valuation methods to its trade and other receivables. The
Group'sGroup’s allowance for credit losses is maintained at an amount considered adequate to absorb estimated credit-related losses. Such allowance reflects
management'smanagement’s best estimate of the losses in the
Group'sGroup’s receivables and judgments about economic conditions. Estimates and judgments could change in the near-term, and could result in a significant change to a recognized allowance. Credit losses arise primarily from receivables but may also relate to other credit instruments issued by or on behalf of the Group, such as guarantees and letters of credit. An allowance for credit losses
may beis increased by provisions which are charged to income and reduced by write-offs net of any recoveries.
Specific provisions are established on an individual
receivable basis. A country risk provision may be made based on exposures in less developed countries and on
management'smanagement’s overall assessment of the underlying economic conditions in those countries. Write-offs are generally recorded after all reasonable restructuring or collection activities have taken place and there is no realistic prospect of recovery.
If, in a subsequent period, the amount of an impairment loss decreases and the decrease is related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed by adjusting the allowance account.
(vii) Derivative Financial Instruments
A derivative is a financial instrument or other contract with all three of the following characteristics: (a) its value changes in response to the change in a specified interest rate, financial instrument price, product price, foreign exchange rate, index of prices or rates, credit rating or credit index, or other variable; (b) it requires no initial net investment or an initial net investment that is smaller than would be required for other types of contracts that would be expected to have a similar response to changes in market factors; and (c) it is settled at a future date. A derivative financial instrument is either exchange-traded or negotiated. A derivative is included in the consolidated statement of financial position and is measured at fair value. The recognition and measurement of a derivative financial instrument is covered by IAS 39
, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“IAS 39”), which does not apply to a contract that is entered into and continues to be held for the purpose of the receipt or delivery of a non-financial item in accordance with the
entity'sGroup’s expected purchase, sale or usage requirements.
Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments or other host contracts are
treatedaccounted for as separate derivatives and recorded
separately in the consolidated statement of financial position at fair value when their risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the host contract. Changes in the fair value of those embedded derivatives recognized
separately in the consolidated statement of financial position are recognized in profit or loss as they arise.
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Where the Group has both the legal right and intent to settle derivative assets and liabilities simultaneously with
athe counterparty, the net fair value of the derivative financial instruments is reported as an asset or liability, as appropriate.
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Changes in the fair values of derivative financial instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognized in profit or loss as they arise.
Inventories principally consist of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods. Inventories, other than products acquired in commodity activities, are recorded at the lower of cost and
estimated net realizable value. Cost, where appropriate, includes an allocation of manufacturing overheads incurred in bringing inventories to their present location and condition and is assigned by using the first-in, first-out formula for inventories in the
finance and supply chain business and weighted average cost formula for other inventories. Net realizable value represents the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution. The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realizable value and all losses of inventories are recognized as an expense in the period the write-down or loss occurs. The reversal of a write-down of inventories arising from an increase in net realizable value is recognized as a reduction in the amount of costs of sales and services in the period in which the reversal occurs.
Products acquired in commodity activities with the purpose of selling in the near future and generating a profit from fluctuations in price or
broker-traders'broker-traders’ margin are measured at fair value less costs to sell.
(ix) Real Estate Held for Sale
Real estate held for sale is real estate intended for sale in the ordinary course of business or in the process of construction or development for such sale.
Real estate held for sale is accounted for as inventories
measured at the lower of cost (on a specific item basis) and net realizable value. Net realizable value is estimated by reference to sale proceeds of similar properties sold in the ordinary course of business less all estimated selling expenses around the reporting date, or by management estimates based on prevailing market conditions. The amount of any write-down of properties to net realizable value is recognized as an expense in the period the write-down occurs. The reversal of a write-down arising from an increase in net realizable value is recognized in the period in which the reversal occurs.
All of the
Group'sGroup’s real estate held for sale is located in Europe.
Investment property is property that is held for generating rental income or for capital appreciation or both, rather than for: (a) use in the production or supply of goods or services or for administrative purposes; or (b) sale in the ordinary course of business. The
Group'sGroup’s investment property comprises freehold land and buildings. Investment property is initially recognized at cost including related transaction costs. After initial recognition, investment property is measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in
the Group's profit or loss in the period in which
it arises.they arise.
The fair value of investment property is the price at which the property could be exchanged between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm'sarm’s length transaction. Fair value specifically excludes an estimated price inflated or deflated by special terms or circumstances, special considerations or concessions granted by anyone associated with the sale. The Group determines fair value without any deduction for transaction costs it may incur on sale or other disposal. Fair value onof the Group'sGroup’s investment property is based on valuations prepared annually by external evaluators in accordance with guidance issued by the International
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Valuation Standard Committee and reviewed by the Group,
or these valuations are updated by management when there are no significant changes in the inputs to the valuation prepared by external evaluators in the preceding year, in accordance with guidance on fair value in IFRS 13.
All of the
Group'sGroup’s investment property is located in Europe.
As at December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Group's investment property has been included and presented in assets held for sale.
(xi) Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and, if any, accumulated impairment losses. The initial cost of an item of property, plant and equipment comprises its purchase price or construction cost, any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset into operation, the initial estimate of any
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decommissioning obligation, if any, and, for qualifying assets, borrowing costs. The purchase price or construction cost is the aggregate amount paid and the fair value of any other consideration given to acquire the asset. Where an item of property, plant and equipment or part of the item that was separately depreciated is replaced and it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the replacement item will flow to the Group, the cost of the replacement item is capitalized and the carrying amount of the replaced asset is derecognized. All other replacement expenditures are recognized in profit or loss when incurred.
Inspection costs associated with major maintenance programs are capitalized and amortized over the period to the next inspection.
The costs of maintenance turnarounds of facilities are capitalized and amortized over the period to the next scheduled turnaround; generally three years. All other maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
The depreciable amounts of the Group'sGroup’s property, plant, and equipment (i.e. the costs of the assets less their residual values) are depreciated according to the following estimated lives and methods:
| | Lives
| | Lives | | | Method | |
| Buildings | | | 20 yearsyears | | | | | straight-line | | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | | 5 to 20 yearsyears | | | | | straight-line | | |
Refinery and powerPower plants | | | 20 to 30 yearsyears | | | | | straight-line | | |
| Office equipment and other | | | 3 to 10 yearsyears | | | | | straight-line | | |
Depreciation expense is included in either costs of sales and services or selling, general and administrative expense, whichever is appropriate.
The residual value and the useful life of an asset are reviewed at least at each financial year-end and, if expectations differ from previous estimates, the changes, if any, are accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate in accordance with IAS
8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors (“IAS 8”).8. The depreciation method applied to an asset is reviewed at least at each financial year-end and, if there has been a significant change in the expected pattern of consumption of the future economic benefits embodied in the asset, the method is changed to reflect the changed pattern.
The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable.The carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item) is included in profit or loss in the period in which the item is derecognized.
(xii) Impairment of Non-financial Assets
The Group reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated.
The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. Where an individual asset does not generate separately identifiable cash flows, an impairment test is performed at the cash-generating unit (“CGU”) level. A CGU is the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. Where
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the carrying amount of an asset (or CGU) exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset (or CGU) is considered impaired and written down to its recoverable amount. In assessing value-in-use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. In determining fair value less costs of disposal, an appropriate valuation model is used. These calculations are corroborated by external valuation metrics or other available fair value indicators wherever possible.
An assessment is made at the end of each reporting period whether there is an indication that previously recognized impairment losses no longer exist or have decreased. If such indication exists, an estimate of the asset’s (or CGU’s) recoverable amount is reviewed. A previously recognized impairment loss is reversed to the extent that the events or circumstances that triggered the original impairment have changed. The reversal is limited so that the carrying amount of the asset does not exceed its recoverable amount, nor exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, depletion and amortization, had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior periods.
A reversal of an impairment loss for a CGU is allocated to the assets of the CGU pro-rata with the carrying amounts of those assets.
(xiii) Leases
A lease is classified as an operating lease if it does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased asset. Operating lease payments are expensed in profit or loss over the term of the lease on a straight line basis.
(xiv) Defined Benefit Pension Plan
The Group has defined benefit pension plans.
The Group recognizes a net defined benefit liability, which represents the deficit of a defined benefit pension plan and is calculated by deducting the fair value of plan assets from the present value of the defined benefit obligations, in the consolidated statement of financial position. When the Group has a surplus in a defined benefit plan, it measures the net defined benefit asset at the lower of (a) the surplus in the defined benefit plan; and (b) the asset ceiling. The Group accounts not only for its legal obligation under the formal terms of a defined benefit plan, but also for any constructive obligation that arises from the Group’s informal practices. An asset relating to one plan is not offset against a liability relating to another plan.
The Group uses the projected unit credit method to determine the present value of its defined benefit obligations and the related current service cost and, where applicable, past service cost. Actuarial assumptions are unbiased and mutually compatible and comprise demographic and financial assumptions.
Past service cost, which is the change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation for employee service in prior periods resulting from a plan amendment or curtailment, is recognized as an expense at the earlier of when the amendment/curtailment occurs or when the Group recognizes related restructuring or termination costs. The gain or loss on a settlement, which is the difference between the present value of the defined benefit obligation being settled and the settlement price, is recognized when the settlement occurs.
Current service cost and net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) are recognized in profit or loss.
Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability (asset), which comprise actuarial gains and losses, the return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset)) and any change in the effect of the asset ceiling (excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset)), are recognized in other comprehensive income and are not reclassified to profit or loss in a subsequent period.
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(xv) Provisions and Contingencies
Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Provisions are measured at management’s best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. Where appropriate, the future cash flow estimates are adjusted to reflect risks specific to the liability. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as interest expense.
Contingent liabilities are possible obligations whose existence will only be confirmed by future events not wholly within the control of the Group. Contingent liabilities, other than those assumed in connection with business combinations which are measured at fair value at the acquisition date, are not recognized in the consolidated financial statements but are disclosed unless the possibility of an outflow of economic resources is considered remote. Legal costs in connection with a loss contingency are recognized in profit or loss when incurred.
The Group does not recognize a contingent or reimbursement asset unless it is virtually certain that the contingent or reimbursement asset will be received.
(xvi) Puttable Instrument Financial Liabilities
A puttable financial instrument represents a contractual obligation for the issuer to repurchase or redeem that instrument for cash or another financial asset on exercise of the put. Puttable instruments held by non-controlling interests in a subsidiary are classified as a financial liability, which is recognized at an amount equal to the present value of the amount that could be required to be paid to the counterparties. Changes in the measurement of the obligation due to the unwinding of the discount or changes in the amount that the acquirer could be required to pay are recognized in profit or loss.
The financial liability is reclassified to equity when all the features of and conditions for classification as equity are met. At such time, equity is measured at the carrying amount of the financial liability at the date of reclassification.
(xvii) Own Equity Instruments
The Group’s holdings of its own equity instruments, including common stock and preferred stock, are classified as “treasury stock” and deducted from shareholders’ equity at cost and in the determination of the number of equity shares outstanding. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, re-issue or cancellation of the Group’s own equity instruments.
(xviii) Revenue Recognition
Revenues include proceeds from sales of supply chain products and services, real estate properties, medical instruments and supplies, fees from provisions of financial and other services, rental income on investment property, interest and dividend income and net gains on securities.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when: (a) the Group has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods (which generally coincides with the time when the goods are delivered to buyer and title has passed); (b) the Group retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold; (c) the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; (d) it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Group; and (e) the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
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Revenue from rendering of services is recognized when: (a) the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; (b) it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Group; (c) the stage of completion of the transaction at the reporting date can be measured reliably; and (d) the costs incurred for the transaction and the costs to complete the transaction can be measured reliably.
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, customs duties and sales taxes. When the Group charges shipping and handling fees to customers, such fees are included in sales revenue. Where the Group acts as an agent on behalf of a third party to procure or market goods, any associated fee income is recognized but no purchase or sale is recorded.
For interest, royalty and dividend income, recognition is warranted when it is probable that economic benefits will flow to the Group and the amount of income can be measured reliably. Interest income is recognized on a time proportion basis, taking into account the effective yield on the underlying asset. Royalty income is recognized on an accrual basis, in accordance with the terms of the underlying agreement. Dividend income is recognized when the Group’s right as a shareholder to receive payment has been established.
(xix) Costs of Sales and Services
Costs of sales and services include the costs of goods (supply chain products and services, real estate properties, medical instruments and supplies) sold. The costs of goods sold include both the direct cost of materials and indirect costs, freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, distribution costs and a provision for warranty when applicable.
Costs of sales and services also include write-downs of inventories, net loss on securities, credit losses on loans and receivables and fair value gain and loss on investment property, commodity inventories and derivative contracts.
The reversal of write-downs of inventories and allowance for credit losses reduces the costs of sales and services.
(xx) Employee Benefits
Wages, salaries, bonuses, social security contributions, paid annual leave and sick leave are accrued in the period in which the associated services are rendered by employees of the Group. The employee benefits are included in either costs of sales and services or selling, general and administrative expense, as applicable.
(xxi) Share-Based Compensation
The cost of equity-settled transactions with employees is measured by reference to the fair value at the date at which equity instruments are granted and is recognized as an expense over the vesting period, which ends on the date on which the relevant employees become fully entitled to the award. Fair value is determined by using an appropriate valuation model. No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest. At each reporting date before vesting, the cumulative expense is calculated, representing the extent to which the vesting period has expired and management’s best estimate of the achievement or otherwise of non-market conditions and the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The movement in cumulative expense since the previous reporting date is recognized in profit or loss, with a corresponding amount in equity.
When the terms of an equity-settled award are modified or a new award is designated as replacing a cancelled or settled award, the cost based on the original award terms continues to be recognized over the original vesting period. In addition, an expense is recognized over the remainder of the new vesting period for the incremental fair value of any modification, based on the difference between the fair value of the original award and the fair value of the modified award, both as measured on the date of the modification.
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No reduction is recognized if this difference is negative. When an equity-settled award is cancelled other than by forfeiture when the vesting conditions are not satisfied, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation and any cost not yet recognized in profit or loss for the award is expensed immediately.
Share-based compensation expenses are classified as selling, general and administrative expenses. When stock options are exercised, the exercise price proceeds together with the amount initially recorded in contributed surplus are credited to capital stock.
(xxii) Finance Costs
Finance costs comprise interest expense on borrowings, accretion of the discount on provisions, decommissioning obligations and other liabilities and charges and fees relating to factoring transactions.
Finance costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use. All other finance costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.
Capital stock and debt are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs (transaction costs). The transaction costs attributable to the debt are amortized over the debt term using the effective interest method.
(xxiii) Income Taxes
Income tax expense (recovery) comprises current income tax expense (recovery) and deferred income tax expense (recovery) and includes all domestic and foreign taxes which are based on taxable profits. The current income tax provision is based on the taxable profits for the period. Taxable profit differs from income before income taxes as reported in the statements of operations because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other periods and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current income tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. Deferred income tax is provided, using the liability method, on all temporary differences at the reporting date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred income tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences:
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except where the deferred income tax liability arises on goodwill that is not tax deductible or the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.
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in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and branches, except where the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
Deferred income tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized:
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except where the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.
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in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and branches, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future.
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On the reporting date, management reviews the Group’s deferred income tax assets to determine whether it is probable that the benefits associated with these assets will be realized. The Group also reassesses unrecognized deferred income tax assets. This review and assessment involve evaluating both positive and negative evidence. The Group recognizes a previously unrecognized deferred income tax asset to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred income tax asset to be recovered.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Tax relating to items recognized in other comprehensive income or equity is recognized in other comprehensive income or equity and not in profit or loss.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current income tax assets against current income tax liabilities, and when they relate to income tax levied by the same taxation authority and the Group intends to settle its current income tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
Withholding taxes (which include withholding taxes payable by a subsidiary on distributions to the Group) are treated as income taxes when they have the characteristics of an income tax. This is considered to be the case when they are imposed under government authority and the amount payable is calculated by reference to revenue derived.
The Group includes interest charges and penalties on current income tax liabilities as a component of interest expense.
(xxiv) Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, net of treasury stock.
Diluted earnings per share is determined using the same method as basic earnings per share except that the weighted average number of common shares outstanding includes the effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares. For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the Group assumes the exercise of its dilutive options with the assumed proceeds from these instruments regarded as having been received from the issue of common shares at the average market price of common shares during the period. The difference between the number of common shares issued and the number of common shares that would have been issued at the average market price of common shares during the period is treated as an issue of common shares for no consideration and added to the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The amount of the dilution is the average market price of common shares during the period minus the issue price and the issue price includes the fair value of services to be supplied to the Group in the future under the share-based payment arrangement. Potential ordinary shares are treated as dilutive when, and only when, their conversion to ordinary shares would decrease earnings per share or increase loss per share from continuing operations.
When share-based payments are granted during the period, the shares issuable are weighted to reflect the portion of the period during which the payments are outstanding. The shares issuable are also weighted to reflect forfeitures occurring during the period. When stock options are exercised during the period, shares issuable are weighted to reflect the portion of the period prior to the exercise date and actual shares issued are included in the weighted average number of shares outstanding from the exercise date.
(xxv) Business Combinations
The Group accounts for each business combination by applying the acquisition method. Pursuant to the acquisition method, the Group, when a business combination occurs and is identified as the acquirer, determines the acquisition date (on which the Group legally transfers the consideration, acquires the assets
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and assumes the liabilities of the acquiree), recognizes and measures the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, and recognizes and measures goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase (i.e. negative goodwill). The identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are measured at their acquisition-date fair values. A non-controlling interest is measured at either its fair value or its proportionate share in the recognized amounts of the subsidiary’s identifiable net assets, on a transaction-by-transaction basis.
The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the Group, the liabilities incurred by the Group to former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group.
In a business combination achieved in stages, the Group remeasures its previously held equity interest in the acquiree at its acquisition-date fair value and recognizes the resulting gain or loss, if any, in profit or loss.
If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Group reports in its financial statements provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. During the measurement period, the Group retrospectively adjusts the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. During the measurement period, the Group also recognizes additional assets or liabilities if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and, if known, would have resulted in the recognition of those assets and liabilities as of that date. The measurement period ends as soon as the Group receives the information it was seeking about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date or learns that more information is not obtainable. However, the measurement period does not exceed one year from the acquisition date.
Acquisition-related costs are costs the Group incurs to effect a business combination. Those costs include finder’s fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. The Group accounts for acquisition-related costs as expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred and the services are received, except for the costs to issue debt or equity securities (see Significant Accounting Policy Item (xxii) above).
(xxvi) Exploration and Evaluation Assets
Exploration and evaluation assets comprise hydrocarbon probable reserves and hydrocarbon unproved lands in the consolidated statements of financial position.
Pre-license costs are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
Exploration and evaluation costs, including the costs of acquiring undeveloped land and drilling costs are initially capitalized until the drilling of the well is complete and the results have been evaluated in order to determine the technical feasibility and commercial viability of the asset. Technical feasibility and commercial viability are considered to be determinable when proved and/or probable reserves are determined to exist. When proved and/or probable reserves are found, the drilling costs and the costs of associated hydrocarbon unproved lands are reclassified to interests in resource properties; or from hydrocarbon unproved lands to hydrocarbon probable reserves. The cost of hydrocarbon undeveloped land that expires or any impairment recognized during a period is charged to profit or loss.
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(xiii)(xxvii) Interests in Resource Properties
The
Group'sGroup’s interests in resource properties include a royalty interest in an iron ore mine and hydrocarbon development and production
assets, as well as extracting facilities which were sold in 2013.assets.
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(a) Recognition and measurement
Interests in resource properties are initially measured at cost and subsequently carried at cost less accumulated depletion and, if any, accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of an interest in resource property includes the initial purchase price and directly attributable expenditures to find, develop, construct and complete the asset. This cost includes reclassifications from exploration and evaluation assets, installation or completion of infrastructure facilities such as platforms, pipelines and the drilling of development wells, including unsuccessful development or delineation wells. Any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary to operate as intended by management and result in an identifiable future benefit are also capitalized. These costs include
thean estimate of
any decommissioning obligations and, for qualifying assets, capitalized borrowing costs.
Costs incurred subsequent to the determination of technical feasibility and commercial viability and the costs of replacing parts of property are capitalized only when they increase the future economic benefits embodied in the specific asset to which they relate. Such capitalized costs generally represent costs incurred in developing proved reserves and bringing in or enhancing production from such reserves, and are accumulated on a field or geotechnical area basis. All other expenditures are recognized in profit or loss as incurred. The costs of periodic servicing of the properties are recognized in operating expenses as incurred.
The carrying amount of any replaced or sold component is derecognized.
The carrying amount of an interest in a resource property is depleted using the unit of production method by reference to the ratio of production in the period to the related reserves.
For interests in hydrocarbon properties, depletion is calculated based on proved producing reserves, taking into account estimated future development costs necessary to bring those reserves into production and the estimated salvage values of the assets at the end of their useful lives. Future development costs are estimated taking into account the level of development required to continue to produce the reserves. Reserves for hydrocarbon properties are estimated annually by independent qualified reserve evaluators, and represent the estimated quantities of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil which geological, geophysical and engineering data demonstrate with a specified degree of certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs and which are considered commercially producible. For depletion purposes, relative volumes of petroleum and natural gas production and reserves are converted at the energy equivalent conversion rate of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of crude oil.
For the royalty interest in an iron ore and extracting facilities, depletion is calculated based on proved and probable reserves. The estimate of the reserves of iron ore is reviewed whenever significant new information about the reserve is available, or at least at each financial year-end.
(xiv) Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are measured at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and, if any, accumulated impairment losses. An intangible asset acquired as part of a business combination is measured at fair value at the date of acquisition and is recognized separately from goodwill if the asset is separable or arises from contractual or other legal rights. Intangible assets with a finite life are amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected useful lives. The expected useful lives of intangible assets are reviewed on an annual basis and, if necessary, changes in useful lives are accounted for prospectively.
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(xv) Farm-out Arrangements
A farm-out is an arrangement whereby an entity (the farmor) agrees to dispose of a working interest in an oil and natural gas property to a third party (the farmee), in exchange for the farmee making a cash payment to the farmor and/or incurring certain expenditures on the property on behalf of the farmor to earn that interest.
The Group uses the carrying amount of the interest before the farm-out as the carrying amount for the portion of the interest retained (unless cash consideration is received) and does not record any amounts for exploration expenditures made by the farmee. The carrying amount is transferred from hydrocarbon unproved lands or hydrocarbon probable reserves into interests in resource properties if the expenditures made by the farmee to earn its interest in the property result in the identification of technically feasible and economically viable reserves.
(xvi) Impairment of Non-financial Assets
The Group reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset's recoverable amount is estimated.
Hydrocarbon probable reserves are tested for impairment when they are reclassified to interests in resource properties or when indicators exist that suggest the carrying value may exceed the recoverable amount. For purposes of impairment testing, hydrocarbon probable reserves are grouped with related producing resource properties into a cash-generating unit (“CGU”) with common geography and geological characteristics.
Unproved land is evaluated for indicators separately from interest in resource properties and hydrocarbon probable reserves. Impairment is assessed by comparing the carrying amount of unproved land to values determined by an independent land evaluator based on recent market transactions.
The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs of disposal or value-in-use. Where an individual asset does not generate separately identifiable cash flows, an impairment test is performed at the CGU level. A CGU is the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. Where the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and written down to its recoverable amount. In assessing value-in-use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. In determining fair value less costs of disposal, an appropriate valuation model is used. These calculations are corroborated by external valuation metrics or other available fair value indicators wherever possible.
In assessing the carrying amounts of the Group's unproved properties, management takes into account future plans for those properties, the remaining terms of the leases and any other factors that may be indicators of potential impairment.
An assessment is made at each reporting date as to whether there is an indication that previously recognized impairment losses no longer exist or have decreased. If such indication exists, an estimate of the asset's recoverable amount is reviewed. A previously recognized impairment loss is reversed to the extent that the events or circumstances that triggered the original impairment have changed. The reversal is limited so that the carrying amount of the asset does not exceed its recoverable amount, nor exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, depletion and amortization had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior periods.
A reversal of an impairment loss for a CGU is allocated to the assets of the CGU, pro-rata with the carrying amounts of those assets.
(xvii) Leases
A lease is classified as an operating lease if it does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. Operating lease payments are expensed in profit or loss on a straight line-basis over the term of the lease.
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(xviii) Sale and Repurchase Arrangements
The Group entered into sale and repurchase agreements with other broker-traders pursuant to which the Group sold an agreed quantity at agreed prices and undertook to buy back the same quantity of the same product at the same agreed prices in future periods. These sale and repurchase transactions were accounted for as financing arrangements. The sale and repurchase agreements were non-interest-bearing. Cash received was discounted at the market interest rate and presented as deferred sale liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position. Deferred sale liabilities were accreted, with the accretion included in profit or loss. When the transaction was unwound in the normal course of business, cash was paid back to the counterparty, with a reduction to the deferred sale liabilities.
All the sale and repurchase arrangements were unwound in 2013.
(xix) Defined Benefit Pension Plan
The Group has two defined benefit pension plans.
The Group recognizes a net defined benefit liability, which represents the deficit of a defined benefit pension plan and is calculated by deducting the fair value of plan assets from the present value of the defined benefit obligations, in the consolidated statement of financial position. When the Group has a surplus in a defined benefit plan, it measures the net defined benefit asset at the lower of (a) the surplus in the defined benefit plan; and (b) the asset ceiling. The Group accounts not only for its legal obligation under the formal terms of a defined benefit plan, but also for any constructive obligation that arises from the Group's informal practices. An asset relating to one plan is not offset against a liability relating to another plan.
The Group uses the projected unit credit method to determine the present value of its defined benefit obligations and the related current service cost and, where applicable, past service cost. Actuarial assumptions are unbiased and mutually compatible and comprise demographic and financial assumptions.
Past service cost, which is the change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation for employee service in prior periods resulting from a plan amendment or curtailment, is recognized as an expense at the earlier of when the amendment/curtailment occurs or when the Group recognizes related restructuring or termination costs. The gain or loss on a settlement, which is the difference between the present value of the defined benefit obligation being settled and the settlement price, is recognized when the settlement occurs.
Current service cost and net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) are recognized in profit or loss.
Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability (asset), which comprise actuarial gains and losses, the return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset)) and any change in the effect of the asset ceiling (excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset)), are recognized in other comprehensive income and are not reclassified to profit or loss in a subsequent period.
(xx) Provisions and Contingencies
Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Provisions are measured at management's best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. Where appropriate, the future cash flow estimates are adjusted to reflect risks specific to the liability. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as interest expense.
Contingent liabilities are possible obligations whose existence will only be confirmed by future events not wholly within the control of the Group. Contingent liabilities, other than those assumed in connection with business combinations which are measured at fair value at the acquisition date, are not recognized in the consolidated financial statements but are disclosed unless the possibility of an outflow of economic resources is considered remote. Legal costs in connection with a loss contingency are recognized in profit or loss when incurred.
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(xxi)(xxviii) Decommissioning Obligations
The Group provides for decommissioning, restoration and similar liabilities (collectively, decommissioning obligations, or asset retirement obligations) on its resource properties, facilities, production platforms, pipelines and other facilities based on estimates established by current legislation and industry practices. The decommissioning obligation is initially measured at fair value and capitalized to interests in resource properties or property, plant and equipment as an asset retirement cost. The liability is estimated by discounting expected future cash flows required to settle the liability using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability. The estimated future asset retirement costs may be adjusted for risks such as project, physical, regulatory and timing. The estimates are reviewed periodically. Changes in the provision as a result of changes in the estimated future costs or discount rates are added to or deducted from the asset retirement cost in the period of the change.
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The liability accretes for the effect of time value of money until it is settled. The capitalized asset retirement cost is amortized through depreciation, depletion and amortization over the life of the related asset. Actual asset retirement expenditures are recorded against the obligation when incurred. Any difference between the accrued liability and the actual expenditures incurred is recorded as a gain or loss in the settlement period.
(xxii) Puttable Instrument Financial Liabilities
A puttable financial instrument represents a contractual obligation for the issuer to repurchase or redeem that instrument for cash or another financial asset on exercise of the put. Puttable instruments held by non-controlling parties in a subsidiary are classified as a financial liability, which is recognized at an amount equal to the present value of the amount that could be required to be paid to the counterparties. Changes in the measurement of the gross obligation due to the unwinding of the discount or changes in the amount that the acquirer could be required to pay are recognized in profit or loss.
The financial liability is reclassified to equity when all the features of and conditions for classification as equity are met. At such time, equity is measured at the carrying amount of the financial liability at the date of reclassification.
(xxiii) Own Equity Instruments
The Group's holdings of its own equity instruments, including common stock and preferred stock, are classified as “treasury stock” and deducted from shareholders' equity at cost and in the determination of the number of equity shares outstanding. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, re-issue or cancellation of the Group's own equity instruments.
(xxiv) Revenue Recognition
Revenues include proceeds from sales of global supply chain products and services, real estate properties, medical instruments and supplies, fees from provisions of financial and other services, rental income from and fair value gains on investment property, interest and dividend income, royalty income and net gains on securities.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when: (a) the Group has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods (which generally coincides with the time when the goods are delivered to customers and title has passed); (b) the Group retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold; (c) the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; (d) it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Group; and (e) the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. For sales of hydrocarbon products, revenue is generally recognized at the time hydrocarbon products enter the trading hub or are at the plant gate, depending on the contractual arrangements.
Revenue from rendering of services is recognized when: (a) the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; (b) it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Group; (c) the stage of completion of the transaction at the reporting date can be measured reliably; and (d) the costs incurred for the transaction and the costs to complete the transaction can be measured reliably.
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Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, customs duties and sales taxes. When the Group charges shipping and handling fees to customers, such fees are included in sales revenue. Where the Group acts as an agent on behalf of a third party to procure or market goods, any associated fee income is recognized but no purchase or sale is recorded.
For interest, royalty and dividend income, recognition is warranted when it is probable that economic benefits will flow to the Group and the amount of income can be measured reliably. Interest income is recognized on a time proportion basis, taking into account the effective yield on the underlying asset. Royalty income is recognized on an accrual basis, in accordance with the terms of the underlying agreement. Dividend income is recognized when the Group's right as a shareholder to receive payment has been established.
(xxv) Costs of Sales and Services
Costs of sales and services include the cost of goods (global supply chain products and services, real estate properties, medical instruments and supplies) sold. The cost of goods sold includes both the direct cost of materials and indirect costs, freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, distribution costs, overriding and other royalties, freehold mineral taxes as well as provision for warranty when applicable.
Costs of sales and services also include the write-downs of inventories, net loss on securities, credit losses on loans and receivables and fair value gain and loss on investment property, commodity inventories and derivative contracts.
The reversal of write-downs of inventories and allowance for credit losses reduce the costs of sales and services.
(xxvi) Employee Benefits
Wages, salaries, bonuses, social security contributions, paid annual leave and sick leave are accrued in the period in which the associated services are rendered by employees of the Group. The employee benefits are included in either costs of sales and services or selling, general and administrative expense, as applicable.
(xxvii) Share-Based Compensation
The cost of equity-settled transactions with employees is measured by reference to the fair value at the date at which equity instruments are granted and is recognized as an expense over the vesting period, which ends on the date on which the relevant employees become fully entitled to the award. Fair value is determined by using an appropriate valuation model. No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest. At each reporting date before vesting, the cumulative expense is calculated, representing the extent to which the vesting period has expired and management's best estimate of the achievement or otherwise of non-market conditions and the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The movement in cumulative expense since the previous reporting date is recognized in profit or loss, with a corresponding amount in equity.
When the terms of an equity-settled award are modified or a new award is designated as replacing a cancelled or settled award, the cost based on the original award terms continues to be recognized over the original vesting period. In addition, an expense is recognized over the remainder of the new vesting period for the incremental fair value of any modification, based on the difference between the fair value of the original award and the fair value of the modified award, both as measured on the date of the modification. No reduction is recognized if this difference is negative. When an equity-settled award is cancelled other than by forfeiture when the vesting conditions are not satisfied, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation and any cost not yet recognized in profit or loss for the award is expensed immediately.
Share-based compensation expenses are classified as selling, general and administrative expenses. When stock options are exercised, the exercise price proceeds together with the amount initially recorded in the contributed surplus account are credited to capital stock.
(xxviii) Finance Costs
Finance costs comprise interest expense on borrowings, accretion of the discount on provisions, decommissioning obligations and other liabilities and charges and fees relating to factoring transactions.
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Finance costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use. All other finance costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.
Share capital and debt are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Finance charges, including premiums payable on settlement or redemption and direct issue costs for debt, are charged to profit or loss on an accrual basis using the effective interest method and are added to the carrying amount of the instrument to the extent that they are not settled in the period in which they arise.
(xxix) Income Taxes
Tax expense (tax recovery) comprises current tax expense (current tax recovery) and deferred tax expense (deferred tax recovery) and includes all domestic and foreign taxes which are based on taxable profits. The tax currently payable is based on the taxable profits for the period. Taxable profit differs from income before income taxes as reported in profit or loss because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other periods and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. Deferred tax is provided, using the liability method, on all temporary differences at the reporting date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred income tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences:
| - | except where the deferred income tax liability arises on goodwill that is not tax deductible or the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss. |
| - | in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates, and interests in joint arrangements, except where the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. |
Deferred income tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized:
| - | except where the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss. |
| - | in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates, and interests in joint arrangements, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future. |
On the reporting date, management reviews the Group's deferred income tax assets to determine whether it is probable that the benefits associated with these assets will be realized. The Group also reassesses unrecognized deferred income tax assets. This review and assessment involve evaluating both positive and negative evidence. The Group recognizes a previously unrecognized deferred tax asset to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred income tax asset to be recovered.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Tax relating to items recognized in other comprehensive income or equity is recognized in other comprehensive income or equity and not in profit or loss.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current income tax assets against current income tax liabilities, and when they relate to income tax levied by the same taxation authority and the Group intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
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Resource property revenue taxes and withholding taxes (which include withholding taxes payable by a subsidiary, associate or joint arrangement on distributions to the Group) are treated as income taxes when they have the characteristics of an income tax. This is considered to be the case when they are imposed under government authority and the amount payable is calculated by reference to revenue derived.
The Group includes interest charges and penalties on current tax liabilities as a component of interest expense.
(xxx) Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, net of treasury stock.
Diluted earnings per share is determined using the same method as basic earnings per share except that the weighted average number of common shares outstanding includes the potential dilutive effect of stock options. For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the Group assumes the exercise of its dilutive options with the assumed proceeds from these instruments regarded as having been received from the issue of common shares at the average market price of common shares during the period. The difference between the number of common shares issued and the number of common shares that would have been issued at the average market price of common shares during the period is treated as an issue of common shares for no consideration and added to the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The amount of the dilution is the average market price of common shares during the period minus the issue price and the issue price includes the fair value of services to be supplied to the Group in the future under the share-based payment arrangement.
When share-based payments are granted during the period, the shares issuable are weighted to reflect the portion of the period during which the payments are outstanding. The shares issuable are also weighted to reflect forfeitures occurring during the period. When stock options are exercised during the period, shares issuable are weighted to reflect the portion of the period prior to the exercise date and actual shares issued are included in the weighted average number of shares outstanding from the exercise date.
(xxxi) Business Combinations
The Group accounts for each business combination by applying the acquisition method. Pursuant to the acquisition method, the Group, when a business combination occurs, identifies the acquirer (which obtains control of the acquiree), determines the acquisition date (on which the acquirer legally transfers the consideration, acquires the assets and assumes the liabilities of the acquiree), recognizes and measures the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, and recognizes and measures goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase (i.e. negative goodwill). The identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are measured at their acquisition-date fair values. Non-controlling interest is measured at either its fair value or its proportionate share in the recognized amounts of the subsidiary's identifiable net assets, on a transaction-by-transaction basis.
The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the acquirer, the liabilities incurred by the Group to former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group.
In a business combination achieved in stages, the Group remeasures its previously held equity interest in the acquiree at its acquisition-date fair value and recognizes the resulting gain or loss, if any, in profit or loss.
If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Group reports in its financial statements provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. During the measurement period, the Group retrospectively adjusts the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. During the measurement period, the Group also recognizes additional assets or liabilities if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and, if known, would have resulted in
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the recognition of those assets and liabilities as of that date. The measurement period ends as soon as the Group receives the information it was seeking about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date or learns that more information is not obtainable. However, the measurement period does not exceed one year from the acquisition date.
Acquisition-related costs are costs the acquirer incurs to effect a business combination. Those costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. The Group accounts for acquisition-related costs as expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred and the services are received, except for the costs to issue debt or equity securities (see Significant Accounting Policy Item (xxviii) above).
C. Critical Judgments in Applying Accounting Polices
Policies
In the process of applying the
Group'sGroup’s accounting policies, management makes various judgments, apart from those involving estimations under Note 1D below, that can significantly affect the amounts it recognizes in the consolidated financial statements. The following are the critical judgments that management has made in the process of applying the
Group'sGroup’s accounting policies and that have the most significant effects on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements:
(i) Identification of Cash-generating Units
The
Group'sGroup’s assets are aggregated into CGUs, for the purpose of assessing and calculating impairment, based on their ability to generate largely independent cash flows. The determination of CGUs requires judgment in defining the smallest identifiable group of assets that generate cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. CGUs have been determined based on similar geological structure, shared infrastructure, geographical proximity, product type and similar exposures to market risks. In the event facts and circumstances surrounding factors used to determine the
Group'sGroup’s CGUs change, the Group will re-determine
its appropriatethe groupings of CGUs.
(ii) Assets Held for Sale
The Group applies judgment to determine whether an asset
(disposal(or disposal group) is available for immediate sale in its present condition and that its sale is highly probable and therefore should be classified as held for sale at the balance sheet date. In order to assess whether it is highly probable that the sale can be completed within one year or the extension period in certain circumstances, management reviews the business and economic factors, both macro and micro, which include the industry trends and capital
markets.markets, and the progress towards a sale transaction. It is also open to all forms of sales, including exchanges of non-current assets for other non-current assets when the exchange will have commercial substance in accordance with IAS 16,
Property, Plant and Equipment(“IAS 16”).
(iii) Consolidation
Judgment is required when assessing whether the Group controls and therefore consolidates an entity, particularly an entity with complex share capital, management/decision-making or financing structures. Judgment is required to determine whether the Group has decision-making power over the key relevant activities of an investee, whether the Group has exposure or rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and whether the Group has the ability to use that power to affect its returns.
(iv) Purchase Price Allocations
Purchase prices related to business combinations and asset acquisitions are allocated to the underlying acquired assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair value at the time of acquisition. The determination of fair value requires the Group to make assumptions, estimates and judgments regarding future events. The allocation process is inherently subjective and impacts the amounts assigned to individual identifiable assets and liabilities, including the fair value of long-lived assets and the amount of goodwill or bargain purchase calculated. As a result, the purchase price allocation impacts the
Group'sGroup’s reported assets and liabilities and future net earnings due to the impact on future depreciation, depletion and amortization and impairment tests.
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(continued)
(v) Impairment of Receivables
A receivable is considered impaired when there is objective evidence that there has been a deterioration of credit quality subsequent to the initial recognition of the receivable to the extent the Group no longer has reasonable assurance as to the timely collection of the full amount of principal and interest. The Group assesses receivables for objective evidence of impairment individually for receivables that are individually significant, and collectively for receivables that are not individually significant. Management exercises judgment as to the timing of designating a receivable as impaired, the amount of the allowance required and the amount that will be recovered by taking into consideration collateral that is directly linked to the receivable.
D. Major Sources of Estimation Uncertainty
The timely preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.
The major assumptions about the future and other major sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below. These items require
management'smanagement’s most difficult, subjective or complex estimates. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates.
(i)
Reserve EstimatesEstimation of reported recoverable quantities of proved and probable reserves include judgmental assumptions regarding production profile, hydrocarbon prices, exchange rates, remediation costs, timing and amount of future development costs, and production, transportation and marketing costs for future cash flows. It also requires interpretation of geological and geophysical models in anticipated recoveries. The economical, geological and technical factors used to estimate reserves may change from period to period. Changes in reported reserves can impact the carrying amounts of the Group's interests in resource properties and/or property, plant and equipment, the calculation of depletion and depreciation, the provision for decommissioning obligations, and the recognition of deferred tax assets or liabilities due to changes in expected future cash flows. The recoverable quantities of reserves and estimated cash flows from the Group's hydrocarbon interests are independently evaluated by reserve engineers at least annually.
The Group's hydrocarbon reserves represent the estimated quantities of petroleum, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological, geophysical and engineering data demonstrate with a specified degree of certainty to be economically recoverable in future years from known reservoirs and which are considered commercially producible. Such reserves may be considered commercially producible if management has the intention of developing and producing them and such intention is based upon (a) a reasonable assessment of the future economics of such production; (b) a reasonable expectation that there is a market for all or substantially all the expected hydrocarbon production; and (c) evidence that the necessary production, transmission and transportation facilities are available or can be made available. Reserves may only be considered proven and probable if producibility is supported by either production or conclusive formation tests.
(ii) Impairment of Assets Held for Sale
The Group had hydrocarbon assets,
iron ore interests and an amount due from former subsidiaries classified as held for sale aggregating
$100,620$136,156 at December 31,
2014.2015. The Group measures a non-current asset (or disposal group) classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell and recognizes an impairment loss for any initial or subsequent write-down of the asset (or disposal group) to fair value less costs to sell, to the extent that it has not been recognized. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, which generally does not include a transaction which takes place under duress or when the seller is experiencing financial difficulty in a forced sale. Management relies on external valuation reports using discounted cash flows to measure the fair values of the hydrocarbon interests which are classified as assets held for sale. Management then reviews the reports and compares to market and industry data so as to ensure that the trends and fluctuations are
reconciled.The Group had investment property of $30,495 which was classified as assets held for sale at December 31, 2014 and measured at fair value.
(iii) Impairment of Equity Method Investments
The Group had investments in joint ventures and an associate accounted for using the equity method aggregating $31,836 at December 31, 2014. Investments are reviewed for impairment at the reporting date. Determining whether an investment balance is impaired requires an estimation of the recoverable amount of the investments. The
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recoverable amount calculation requires an estimate to be made of the timing and amount of future cash flows expected to arise from the investments and the application of a suitable discount rate in order to calculate the present value. Decreases in estimates of future expected cash flows may result in a write-down of the Group's investments in equity method investments.
(iv) Impairment of Exploration and Evaluation Assets
The Group had recorded exploration and evaluation assets of $67,412 at December 31, 2014. Exploration and evaluation assets are assessed for impairment when facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of an exploration and evaluation asset may exceed its recoverable amount and upon reclassifications to interests in resource properties. If such indicators exist, any impairment is determined by comparing their carrying amounts to their recoverable amounts. The estimation of the recoverable amount involves a number of assumptions, including the timing, likelihood and amount of commercial production, further resource assessment plans and future revenue and costs expected from the asset, if any.
(v)(ii) Impairment of Other Non-financial Assets
The Group had property, plant and equipment
and interests in resource properties aggregating
$453,990$95,745 at December 31,
2014.2015, consisting mainly of two power plants and a ferrosilicon production facility. Impairment of the
Group'sGroup’s non-financial assets is evaluated at the CGU level. In testing for impairment, the recoverable amounts of the
Company'sCompany’s CGUs are determined
based onas the
greaterhigher of
the value-in-usetheir values in use and fair
valuevalues less costs
to sell.of disposal. In the absence of quoted market prices, the recoverable amount is based on estimates of
reserves,future production rates, future
oilproduct selling prices and
natural gas prices, future costs, discount rates and other relevant assumptions. Increases in future costs and/or decreases in estimates of
reserves, future production rates and
oil and gasproduct selling prices may result in a write-down of the
Group'sGroup’s property, plant and
equipment and interests in resource properties.(vi)equipment.
The Group is subject to tax in a number of jurisdictions and judgment is required in determining the worldwide provision for income taxes. Deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences using the liability method, with deferred income tax liabilities generally being provided for in full (except for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates and interests in joint arrangements where the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the
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temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future) and deferred
income tax assets being recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.
The operations and organization structures of the Group are complex, and related tax interpretations, regulations and legislation are continually changing. As a result, there are usually some tax matters in question that result in uncertain tax positions. The Group only recognizes the income tax benefit of an uncertain tax position when it is probable that the ultimate determination of the tax treatment of the position will result in that benefit being realized.
The Group
companies'companies’ income tax filings are subject to audit by taxation authorities in numerous jurisdictions. There are audits in progress and items under review, some of which may increase the
Group'sGroup’s income tax
liability.liabilities. In addition, the companies have filed appeals and have disputed certain issues. While the results of these items cannot be ascertained at this time, the Group believes that the Group has an adequate provision for income taxes based on available information.
The Group recognized deferred income tax assets of
$23,991$20,641 at December 31,
2014.2015. In assessing the realizability of deferred
income tax assets, management considers whether it is probable that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible or before tax loss and tax credit carry-forwards expire. Management considers the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, taxable income in prior years and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Unrecognized deferred income tax assets are reassessed at the end of each reporting period.
The Group provides for future
income tax liabilities in respect of uncertain tax positions where additional
income tax may become payable in future periods and such provisions are based on
management'smanagement’s assessment of exposures. The Group did
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not recognize the full deferred tax liability on taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries branches and associates and interests in joint arrangementsbranches where the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. The Group may change its investment decision in its normal course of business, thus resulting in additional income tax liabilities.
(vii) Decommissioning Obligations
The Group estimates the decommissioning obligations for its resource properties and facilities and had recorded total obligations of $144,903 at December 31, 2014. In most instances, dismantling of assets and remediation occurs many years into the future. The amount to be recognized for the decommissioning obligations fluctuates in response to many factors including changes to relevant legal requirements, the emergence of new restoration techniques, experience at other production sites, and changes to the risk-free discount rate.
The expected timing and amount of expenditure can also change, for example, in response to changes in reserves or changes in laws and regulations or their interpretation.
(viii)
Pursuant to IAS 37,
Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, the Group does not recognize a contingent liability. By their nature, contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgment and estimates of the outcome of future events. If it becomes probable that an outflow of future economic benefits will be required for an item previously accounted for as a contingent liability, an accrual or a provision is recognized in the consolidated financial statements of the period in which the change in probability occurs.
(v) Allowance for Credit Losses
The Group applies credit risk assessment and valuation methods to its trade and other receivables (see Note 1B(vi)). Subsequent to December 31, 2015, a customer of the Group filed for insolvency. A customer insolvency is an adjusting subsequent event under IAS 10, Events after the Reporting Period (“IAS 10”), and, as a result, the Group had to determine an allowance for credit losses against the receivables due from the customer and its affiliates, the provisions under certain guarantees which the Group had made, and the potential recoveries as at December 31, 2015. The recognition and measurement of these provisions was a complex process, involving a significant degree of judgment and a high level of estimation uncertainty. The input factors include the Group’s legal rights and obligations under all the contracts and collateral which include inventories, mortgages and other credit enhancement instruments. After the recognition of the impairment losses, the Group had trade receivables of $92,595 due from the customer and its affiliates as at December 31, 2015.
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E. Accounting Changes
Changes in accounting policy
IFRIC 21, Levies, provides the following guidance on recognition of a liability to pay levies:
The liability is recognized progressively if the obligating event occurs over a period of time.
If an obligation is triggered on reaching a minimum threshold, the liability is recognized when that minimum threshold is reached.
The same recognition principles are applied in interim financial reports. IFRIC 21 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014. The application of this new standard did not have significant impacts on the Group's consolidated financial statements.
Future accounting changes
IFRS 9,
Financial Instruments, (“IFRS 9”) issued in July 2014 is the
IASB'sIASB’s replacement of IAS 39. IFRS 9 includes requirements for recognition and measurement, impairment, derecognition and general hedge accounting. The version of IFRS 9 issued in 2014 supersedes all previous versions and is mandatorily effective for
annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 with
early adoption permitted (subject to local endorsement requirements).earlier application permitted. Management has decided not to early apply IFRS 9 and is currently assessing the impacts of IFRS 9 on the
Group'sGroup’s consolidated financial statements.
IFRS 15,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“IFRS 15”), specifies how and when an entity will recognize revenue as well as requiring such entities to provide users of financial statements with more informative, relevant disclosures. The standard provides a single, principles based five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers. IFRS 15 was issued in May
2014 and applies2014. In September 2015, the IASB deferred the effective date of IFRS 15 to annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1,
2017.2018, with earlier application permitted. Management is currently assessing the impacts of IFRS 15 on the
Group'sGroup’s consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to
IFRS
11 were16, Leases (“IFRS 16”), issued in
May 2014January 2016, introduces a single on-balance sheet model of accounting for leases by lessees under a single model that eliminates the distinction between operating and
arefinance leases. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged and the distinction between operating and finance leases is retained. IFRS 16 supersedes IAS 17, Leases, and related interpretations and is effective for
yearsannual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1,
2016, to be applied prospectively. The amendments clarify that an acquisition2019, with earlier application permitted if IFRS 15 has also been applied. Management is currently assessing the impacts of
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that is a business should be accounted for and disclosed as a business combination in accordance with IFRS 3, Business Combinations, (“IFRS 3”). Adoption of these amendments is not expected to have a significant impact16 on the Company'sGroup’s consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to IFRS 10,
Consolidated Financial Statements,and IAS 28,
Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, were issued in September 2014 and are
effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, to be applied prospectively. The amendments require that upon loss of control of a subsidiary during its transfer to an associate or joint venture, full gain recognition on the transfer is appropriate only if the subsidiary meets the definition of a business in IFRS
3.3, Business Combinations (“IFRS 3”). Otherwise, gain recognition is appropriate only to the extent of third party ownership of the associate or joint venture.
In December 2015, the IASB postponed the effective date of these amendments indefinitely, pending the outcome of its research project on the equity method of accounting, though earlier application is permitted. Adoption of these amendments is not expected to have significant impact on the
Company'sGroup’s consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to IFRS 11, Joint Arrangements, were issued in May 2014 and are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016, to be applied prospectively with earlier application permitted. The amendments clarify that an acquisition of a joint interest in a joint operation that is a business should be accounted for and disclosed as a business combination in accordance with IFRS 3. Adoption of these amendments is not expected to have a significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
Note 2.
Capital Disclosure on the Group'sGroup’s Objectives, Policies and Processes for Managing Its Capital
The
Group'sGroup’s objectives when managing capital are: (i) to safeguard the
entity'sentity’s ability to continue as a going concern so that it can continue to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, (ii) to provide an adequate return to shareholders by pricing products and services commensurately with the level of risk, and (iii) to maintain a flexible capital structure which optimizes the cost of capital at acceptable risk.
The Group sets the amount of capital in proportion to risk. The Group manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in
the light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares, or sell assets to reduce debt.
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Note 2.
Capital Disclosure on the Group’s Objectives, Policies and Processes for Managing Its Capital
Structure (continued)
Consistent with others in the
globalfinance and supply chain industry, the Group monitors capital on the basis of the debt-to-adjusted capital ratio and long-term debt-to-equity ratio. The debt-to-adjusted capital ratio is calculated as net debt divided by adjusted capital. Net debt is calculated as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. Adjusted capital comprises all components of
shareholders'shareholders’ equity other than amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income relating to cash flow hedges, and includes some forms of subordinated debt. The long-term debt-to-equity ratio is calculated as long-term debt divided by
shareholders'shareholders’ equity. The debt does not include short-term bank borrowings.
The calculations are based on continuing operations.As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Total debt | $ | 313,124 | | $ | 234,740 | |
| Less: cash and cash equivalents | | (297,294 | ) | | (332,173 | ) |
| Net debt (net cash and cash equivalents) | $ | 15,830 | | $ | (97,433 | ) |
| Shareholders' equity | $ | 670,388 | | $ | 699,570 | |
| Debt-to-adjusted capital ratio | | 0.02 | | Not applicable |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Total debt | | | | $ | 259,038 | | | | | $ | 363,255 | | |
| Less: cash and cash equivalents | | | | | (197,519) | | | | | | (344,891) | | |
| Net debt (net cash and cash equivalents) | | | | | 61,519 | | | | | | 18,364 | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | 367,192 | | | | | | 777,717 | | |
| Debt-to-adjusted capital ratio | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.02 | | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Long-term debt | | | | $ | 174,333 | | | | | $ | 297,157 | | |
| Shareholders’ equity | | | | | 367,192 | | | | | | 777,717 | | |
| Long-term debt-to-equity ratio | | | | | 0.47 | | | | | | 0.38 | | |
There were no amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income relating to cash flow hedges and no subordinated debt instruments as at December 31, 2014 and 2013. The debt-to-adjusted capital ratio as at December 31, 2013 was not applicable sinceDuring 2015, the Group had a net cash and cash equivalents balance.
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Long-term debt | $ | 256,148 | | $ | 189,871 | |
| Shareholders' equity | $ | 670,388 | | $ | 699,570 | |
| Long-term debt-to-equity ratio | | 0.38 | | | 0.27 | |
During 2014, the Group'sGroup’s strategy, which was unchanged from 2013,2014, was to maintain the debt-to-adjusted capital ratio and the long-term debt-to-equity ratio at a lowmanageable level. The increase in the long-term debt-to-equity ratioratios in 20142015 reflects the Group's objectivesreduction in shareholders’ equity. The terms and conditions of long-term business growththe Group’s debt agreements include, and development.
future debt agreements may include, covenants and restrictions of a customary nature for such agreements.
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Note 3. Acquisitions of Consolidated Entities
Year 2015
There were no business combinations in 2015.
F.J. Elsner
& Co. GmbH (“Elsner”)
In March 2014, MFC
Industrial,Bancorp, through its Austrian subsidiary, acquired all of the outstanding shares in Elsner. Elsner is an Austrian-based
globalfinance and supply chain company focused on steel and related products. Elsner offers a full range of steel products, including slabs, booms, billets, hot rolled steel plates, hot and cold rolled coils and sheets, reinforcing bars, galvanized material, pipes, tubers and merchant bars.
The purchase price consisted of a nominal consideration (including certain contingent payments between the parties over a 10-year period based on current inventories and account receivables, existing legal actions and utilization of certain tax loss carry-forwards). There
waswere no goodwill or intangible assets acquired. This acquisition was not considered a material business combination. The amount of acquisition-related costs was nominal which was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in profit or loss.
In April 2014, the Company acquired a 100% interest in FESIL. Headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, FESIL is one of the leading producers of ferrosilicon, an essential alloy in the production of steel, stainless steel, and cast iron.
FESIL'sFESIL’s melting plant is located in Mo i Rana, Norway and produces a range of ferrosilicon products including granulated and refined qualities (high and semi-high purity), which makes up the bulk of its production.
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The base purchase price
was $84,575, whichof $93,480 was based on the net tangible asset value as of September 30,
2013. In addition, the purchase price will be2013 and was subsequently adjusted to reflect the fair value of certain assets and the profit and loss over the period to final
closing and thereclosing. There is a two-year royalty based on tiered ferrosilicon production at the Mo i Rana facility, expected to equal approximately 2.9% of ferrosilicon revenue per annum at full production. Management recognized this contingent consideration as a liability which was measured at its fair value on the acquisition date.
The initial accounting for the acquisition of FESIL at December 31, 2014 was provisional. There were nominal intangible assets and there was no goodwill acquired. This acquisition was not considered a material business combination. The amount of acquisition-related costs was
$556$615 which was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in profit or loss.
There were no business combinations in 2013.
Year 2012
Note 4. Assets Classified as Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
In March 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a plan to rationalize certain assets of MFC Energy Corporation,
(“MFC Energy”)On September 6, 2012,a subsidiary of the Company, completedwith a portion of the take-over bid (the “Offer”) fornet proceeds to be redeployed to the Company’s other businesses and the balance to be returned to shareholders.
In the third quarter of 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a plan to sell all of the issued and outstanding common shares of MFC Energy (the “MFC Energy Shares”) for cash consideration of C$1.25 per MFC Energy Share. The Offer was made pursuant to a support agreement between MFC Energy and the Company dated July 6, 2012.Company’s resource properties. Pursuant to the Offer, on September 6, 2012,resolution, an active program to locate buyers and complete the Company, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired approximately 93.8%plan has been initiated. Management is of opinion that the disposal groups are actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to their current fair value and the sales are expected to be completed within one year. As such, the assets of the outstanding disposal groups were classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2015. In compliance with IFRS 5, Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, the operations and cash flows of the disposal groups are accounted for as discontinued operations.
The Company’s discontinued operations comprised the hydrocarbon properties and iron ore interests, both of which were included in the Company’s former global supply chain segment.
The following summarizes the results of the discontinued operations for the years ended December 31:
| | | | 2015 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | Hydro-carbon
properties | | | Iron ore
interests | | | Hydro-carbon
properties | | | Iron ore
interests | | | Hydro-carbon
properties | | | Iron ore
interests | |
| Revenues | | | | $ | 71,792 | | | | | $ | 1,625 | | | | | $ | 133,088 | | | | | $ | 13,588 | | | | | $ | 101,488 | | | | | $ | 26,727 | | |
| Costs and expenses | | | | | (273,979) | | | | | | (215,608) | | | | | | (146,934) | | | | | | (3,486) | | | | | | (108,590) | | | | | | (6,446) | | |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | | | | | (202,187) | | | | | | (213,983) | | | | | | (13,846) | | | | | | 10,102 | | | | | | (7,102) | | | | | | 20,281 | | |
Income tax (expense)
recovery | | | | | (45,773) | | | | | | 45,844 | | | | | | 4,853 | | | | | | (4,574) | | | | | | 339 | | | | | | (8,110) | | |
| Net (loss) income from discontinued operations | | | | | (247,960) | | | | | | (168,139) | | | | | | (8,993) | | | | | | 5,528 | | | | | | (6,763) | | | | | | 12,171 | | |
| Loss on disposal of assets | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Income tax expense | | | | | (11,987) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Net loss on disposal of
assets | | | | | (11,987) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Total (loss) income from discontinued operations | | | | $ | (259,947) | | | | | $ | (168,139) | | | | | $ | (8,993) | | | | | $ | 5,528 | | | | | $ | (6,763) | | | | | $ | 12,171 | | |
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Note 4. Assets Classified as Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (continued)
All the intercompany transactions with continuing operations have been eliminated. Costs and expenses included the impairment losses on tangible assets and resource properties discussed below.
The following non-cash impairment losses (before income taxes) were recognized and included in costs and expenses in the above table in the years ended December 31:
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Hydrocarbon properties | | | | $ | 196,549 | | | | | $ | 33,200 | | | | | $ | 6,463 | | |
| Interests in iron ore mines | | | | | 215,600 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Gross impairment | | | | $ | 412,149 | | | | | $ | 33,200 | | | | | $ | 6,463 | | |
| |
Hydrocarbon properties
In September 11, 2012,2015, the Company completedGroup’s realized pricing of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil had declined since December 31, 2014. As such, as at September 30, 2015, the Group performed an impairment assessment on its hydrocarbon properties utilizing post-tax discount rates between 10% and 13% and recognized a compulsory acquisition under the Alberta Business Corporations Act, whereby its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary acquired all the remaining outstanding MFC Energy Shares not already owned by the Group.non-cash impairment loss of $143,609. As a result of the impairment charge, a previously recorded deferred tax asset of $50,918 had to be written off. This non-cash impairment comprised $46,715 allocated to interests in resource properties, $16,108 to probable reserves, $33,114 to property, plant and equipment and $47,672 to the properties previously included in assets held for sale. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Group recognized an additional impairment loss of $52,940.
On December 30, 2015, the Group sold a 95% economic interest in certain hydrocarbon assets and the related liabilities to a third party for nominal and contingent consideration (see Note 23). Based on the terms of the transaction, the Group continued to be registered holder of the entities holding these assets and liabilities but lost power to direct the business activities of these subsidiaries. As such,
compulsory acquisition,effective December 30, 2015 the
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary acquired 100% ownershipGroup ceased consolidating these entities (the former subsidiaries). No gain or loss was recognized upon the disposition. However, a deferred tax expense of
MFC Energy.In connection with$11,987 was recognized resulting from the support agreement, on July 16, 2012, the indirect wholly-owned subsidiary acquired 6,548,498 special warrants (the “Warrants”) in the capitalwrite-off of MFC Energy, at a price of C$1.25 per Warrant. On September 6, 2012,previously recognized deferred tax assets. Furthermore, as a result of the conversiondeconsolidation of the Warrants,former subsidiaries, a net receivable of $11,600 due from the indirect wholly-owned subsidiary acquiredformer subsidiaries was recognized as at December 31, 2015 as the amount was no longer eliminated within the Group and was included in assets held for sale. The remaining economic interest has been recognized at a nominal value as at December 31, 2015.
In December 2014, the Group’s realized pricing of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil declined 20%, 32% and 35%, respectively. As such, as at December 31, 2014, the Group performed an additional 6,548,498 MFC Energy Shares. No additional consideration was paidannual impairment assessment on its hydrocarbon properties utilizing post-tax discount rates between 8.5% and 9.0% and recognized an impairment loss of $33,200 before a deferred income tax recovery of $8,372. This impairment is comprised of $18,780 allocated to interests in connection withresource properties, $7,191 to probable reserves, $3,707 to unproved lands and $3,522 to assets held for sale.
As at December 31, 2013, the conversionGroup performed an annual impairment assessment on its hydrocarbon properties based on a pre-tax discount rate of 10% and recognized an impairment loss of $6,463 before an income tax recovery of $1,660.
Interests in iron ore mines
In the first quarter of 2015, the operator of the
Warrants.The consideration paid byiron ore mine in Canada in which the Group for the MFC Energy Shareshas a royalty interest commenced proceedings under the OfferCompanies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (the “CCAA”) with respect to its Canadian operations and compulsory acquisitionpublicly disclosed that its assets comprising the mine will be included in any sales process.
In the third quarter of 2015, the long-term price curve of iron ore continued to deteriorate. Management of the Group reviewed the underlying legal documents and performed a sensitivity analysis on the expected future cash flows from its royalty interest. Consideration was
approximately $33,535 (C$32,948) in cash.given to reasonably possible scenarios,
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)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2014
2015
Note 3. Acquisitions4. Assets Classified as Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (continued)
including the Company exercising its step-in rights and re-taking the mine. The primary factors which impact the recoverable amount, among others, are the number of
Consolidated Entities (continued)
MFC Energy is actively engagedyears of production, iron ore pricing and/or production costs. Each possible scenario was assigned a probability. Based on the cash flows projections, management determined that a non-cash impairment loss of $218,203 was required, before a deferred income tax recovery of $54,305, as at September 30, 2015, to write down the carrying amount of its interest to a nominal amount. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Group reversed the previously recognized impairment loss by $30,000 and recognized a related deferred tax liability of $7,800. The reversal of the previously recognized impairment loss reflected the improvements in the exploration,expected future cash flows under possible scenarios, using a pre-tax discount rate of 9% and taking into consideration events that occurred subsequent to the third quarter of 2015.
The Group also reviewed the cash flow projections for the iron ore development project located in the United States. Given the reduced viability of this project, high capital cost to complete requisite studies and productionmanagement’s business focus on trade finance banking activities, management determined that an impairment loss of hydrocarbons$27,397 was required, before a deferred income tax recovery of $nil, as at September 30, 2015, to write down the carrying amount of its interest to a nominal amount.
There were no impairment charges on the Group’s interests in western Canada. iron ore mines during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.
The acquisitionassets held for sale comprised the following items as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Assets held for sale: | | | |
| Hydrocarbon properties | | | | $ | 94,556 | | | | | $ | 116,729 | | |
| Amount due from former subsidiaries, net | | | | | 11,600 | | | | | | — | | |
| Royalty interest in an iron ore mine | | | | | 30,000 | | | | | | — | | |
| Interest in an iron ore development project | | | | | —* | | | | | | — | | |
| Investment property | | | | | —** | | | | | | 35,378 | | |
| | | | | | 136,156 | | | | | | 152,107 | | |
| Liabilities (including decommissioning obligations) relating to assets held for sale: | | | |
| Hydrocarbon properties | | | | | (79,779) | | | | | | (17,802) | | |
| Royalty interest in an iron ore mine, deferred income tax liability | | | | | (7,800) | | | | | | — | | |
| Total liabilities | | | | | (87,579) | | | | | | (17,802) | | |
| Net assets held for sale | | | | $ | 48,577 | | | | | $ | 134,305 | | |
| Represented by: | | | |
| Hydrocarbon properties | | | | $ | 14,777 | | | | | $ | 98,927 | | |
| Royalty interest in an iron ore mine | | | | | 22,200 | | | | | | — | | |
| Amount due from former subsidiaries, net | | | | | 11,600 | | | | | | — | | |
| Investment property | | | | | —** | | | | | | 35,378 | | |
| | | | | $ | 48,577 | | | | | $ | 134,305 | | |
| |
*
The interest was madewritten down to enhance thea nominal amount.
**
The Group ceased to classify its investment property as held for sale on September 30, 2015.
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Note 4. Assets Classified as Held for Sale and strategic growth objectivesDiscontinued Operations (continued)
The major assets and liabilities of the Group's global supply chain business. hydrocarbon properties disposal group as at December 31, 2015 comprised the following:
| | Current assets | | | | $ | 8,583 | | |
| | Non-current assets held for sale | | | | | 85,973 | | |
| | Total assets | | | | | 94,556 | | |
| | Bank debt | | | | | (59,252) | | |
| | Short-term borrowings | | | | | (1,859) | | |
| | Decommissioning obligations | | | | | (17,923) | | |
| | Other liabilities | | | | | (745) | | |
| | Net assets held for sale, owing to the Group entities | | | | $ | 14,777 | | |
| |
As
at December 31, 2015, there was a
result, MFC Energy'snet cumulative translation adjustment loss of $20,772 arising from the translation of the financial position
and results wereof the disposal groups into the Canadian dollar reporting currency, which has been included in
accumulated other comprehensive income under equity. The cumulative translation adjustment loss is subject to further changes resulting from the
Group's global supply chain segment.The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination pursuant to IFRS 3. The aggregated costfluctuation of the acquisition totaled $41,866, comprising $33,535 paid in cash to the former holders of MFC Energy Shares and $8,331 (C$8,185) paid for the Warrants.
The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation in the Company's 2012 consolidated financial statements and the final purchase price allocation, with the applicable recast adjustments made upon finalization during 2013.
| Preliminary
purchase
price
allocation | Recast
adjustments | Error
correction | Final
purchase
price
allocation |
| Receivables | $ | 16,035 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 16,035 | |
| Exploration and evaluation assets | | 150,564 | | | (17,945 | ) | | — | | | 132,619 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | | 49,552 | | | — | | | — | | | 49,552 | |
| Interests in resource properties | | 223,057 | | | — | | | — | | | 223,057 | |
| Assets held for sale | | 117,062 | | | (4,465 | ) | | — | | | 112,597 | |
| Deferred tax assets | | 57,137 | | | 7,130 | | | (6,504 | ) | | 57,763 | |
| Other assets | | 5,089 | | | — | | | — | | | 5,089 | |
| | 618,496 | | | (15,280 | ) | | (6,504 | ) | | 596,712 | |
| Short-term bank borrowings | | (115,061 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (115,061 | ) |
| Facility term financing | | (26,383 | ) | | (4,804 | ) | | — | | | (31,187 | ) |
| Accounts payables and accrued expenses | | (30,583 | ) | | (1,737 | ) | | — | | | (32,320 | ) |
| Decommissioning obligations | | (138,369 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (138,369 | ) |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | | (3,772 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (3,772 | ) |
| Accrued pension obligations, net | | (2,227 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (2,227 | ) |
| Liabilities relating to assets held for sale | | (15,590 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (15,590 | ) |
| Net assets acquired | | 286,511 | | | (21,821 | ) | | (6,504 | ) | | 258,186 | |
| Total consideration paid | | (41,866 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (41,866 | ) |
| Bargain purchase | $ | 244,645 | | $ | (21,821 | ) | $ | (6,504 | ) | $ | 216,320 | |
For a restatement and error correctionunderlying functional currencies of the consolidateddisposal groups against the Canadian dollar and will be reclassified to profit or loss upon the disposal of the subsidiaries and/or operations.
If the disposal groups had been re-presented in the statement of financial position
atas of December 31,
20122014, the following non-current assets and
the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012, please see Note 38.MFC Energy was a publicly traded company prior to the Group's acquisition. As a result of the price of natural gasassociated decommissioning obligations would have been reclassified and high operating expenses, the market capitalization of MFC Energy had been much lower than its net assets at the time of acquisition. The Group acquired the MFC Energy Shares at their market price. As a result, the Group recognized $216,320 in bargain purchase gain in profit or loss which is non-taxable.
The Group measured 100,000 MFC Energy Shares held by the Group prior to the acquisition at the fair value of $125 at the time of acquisition, thus recognizing a loss of $358 which was included in the net losses on available-for-sale securities within gross revenues in profit or loss.
There were no intangible assets other than goodwill acquired.
With respect to acquired receivables, the fair value of the receivables, the gross contractual amounts of the receivablesheld for sale and the best estimate of the contractual cash flows not expected to be collected on the acquisition date were $16,035, $16,547 and $512, respectively.
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Note 3. Acquisitions of Consolidated Entities (continued)
The amount of acquisition-related costs was $1,497 which was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in profit or loss.
As a result of the completion of the Offer and related transactions, the Group has consolidated MFC Energy's operations since September 7, 2012. The amounts of revenue and net income of MFC Energy since the acquisition date included in profit or loss for the reporting period of 2012 were $30,402 and $1,916, respectively.
Immaterial business combinations
On March 16, 2012, a subsidiary of MFC Industrial (the “Purchaser”) purchased a 75% equity interest and a shareholder loan in a corporation, for a total purchase price of $28,000 which was paid on March 19, 2012. The corporation has a mineral refinery plant and power plant. The acquisition of the 75% equity interest and the shareholder loan together effectively transferred a 100% economic interest in the corporation to the Purchaser.
This acquisition was not considered as a material business combination. There were no identifiable intangible assets or goodwill acquired. A bargain purchase gain of $2,359 was recognized. The non-controlling interest in the corporation was measured at its fair value on the acquisition date, which was $nil. The amount of acquisition-related costs was nominal.
In November 2012, MFC Industrial, through its Austrian subsidiary, acquired a controlling interest in Park Ridge, NJ-based ACC Resources Co., L.P. (“ACCR”) and Mexico City-based Possehl Mexico S.A. de C.V. (“Possehl”). Both Possehl and ACCR are fully integrated supply chain companies, specializing in industrial raw materials, chemicals and various other products. The acquisition of these companies expanded the Group's existing global supply chain network, reaching further into the North and Latin American markets, as well as Chinese activities. The Group has consolidated the results of the operations of the ACCR group and Possehl group since December 1, 2012.
The combined acquisition price for 80% of ACCR and 60% of Possehl was $23,232 in cash which was determined based on the net tangible asset value of the entities as of July 31, 2012, of which $14,718 was paid in 2012, $6,201 was paid in January 2013 and $2,313 was to be paid in November 2013. The purchase price was subject to adjustment based on pending valuations of real property and occurrence of certain adjustment events (as defined). In addition, there were call and put options which allowed the Group to acquire up to all of the remaining shares of ACCR, its affiliate and Possehl, based on the same net tangible asset value price formula. The vendors undertook to compensate for any loss or reduction in value of the purchased interest.
This acquisition was not considered as a material business combination. Non-controlling interests in the entities were $3,350 at the time of acquisition. As the non-controlling interests are subject to put options, they were classified as puttable instrument financial liabilities (see Note 23). The amount of acquisition-related costs was $752. Intangible assets totaling $1,073 relating to order backlog were identified and were included in deposits, prepaid and other within current assets due to their short-term nature.
In 2013, ACCR was reorganized and became MFC Resources Inc. In 2013, the Group settled the puttable instruments with respect to ACCR and its affiliate. In 2014, the puttable instruments with respect to Possehl were purchased by the Group. (See Note 23.)
held for sale:| | Property, plant and equipment | | | | $ | 43,652 | | |
| | Interests in resource properties | | | | | 403,813 | | |
| | Hydrocarbon probable reserves | | | | | 50,644 | | |
| | Hydrocarbon unproved lands | | | | | 27,560 | | |
| | Decommissioning obligations | | | | | (149,199) | | |
Note
4.5. Business Segment Information
The Group is primarily in the
globalfinance and supply chain
business.The Group utilizes innovative finance alongside sophisticated customizedbusiness, which includes marketing activities, captive supply assets, structured solutions, to facilitate the working capitalfinancial services and other requirements of its customers. Its integrated operations include a wide range of products such as metals, ceramics, minerals, natural gas, oil, various steel products and ferro-alloys, chemicals, plastics, food and beverage additives, animal feed and wood products, which are supported by our captive sources through strategic investments and other sources secured by the Group from third parties.
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 4. Business Segment Information (continued)
In reporting to management, the Group'sGroup’s operating results are categorized into the following operating segments: globalfinance and supply chain trade finance and services and all other segments.
Previously, the Group presented its finance and supply chain business in two reportable segments, global supply chain and trade finance and services. However, as the Group has advanced its long-term strategy, the divide between these two segments has become less clear while the revenue and cost synergies have become more apparent. Therefore, as a result of the integrated nature of these operations, the Group has combined these two former segments into the finance and supply chain segment.
In reporting segments, certain of the
Group'sGroup’s business lines have been aggregated where they have similar economic characteristics and are similar in each of the following areas: (i) the nature of the products and services; (ii) the methods of distribution, and (iii) the types or classes of customers/clients for the products and services.
The
globalGroup provides supply chain
segment includes supply chain productsservices, logistics and
other trade and structured finance services
as well asto producers and consumers of the
related producing, processing and extracting activities. It also includes royalty income from the Group's interests in resource properties.Group’s products. The trade finance and services segment includes proprietary investingbusiness also provides supply chain structured solutions. These activities provide cost effective and provisionefficient transportation, as well
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 5. Business Segment Information (continued)
as payment terms accommodating working capital requirements of
financial services.the Group’s customers and partners. The
Group’s operations often utilize strategies and structures to facilitate the working capital needs of the Group’s clients. The Group
supplies various products, including metals, ceramics, minerals, various steel products and ferro-alloys and wood products. The Group also seeks investments in many industries, emphasizing those business opportunities where the perceived intrinsic value is not properly recognized. The Group uses its financial and management expertise to add or unlock value within a
relativerelatively short time period.
The trade finance and services business also provides supply chain structured solutions. The all other segment includes the
Group'sGroup’s corporate and operating segments whose quantitative amounts do not exceed 10% of any of the
Group'sGroup’s (a) reported revenue, (b) net income or (c) total assets. The
Group'sGroup’s other operating segments primarily include business activities in medical equipment, instruments, supplies and services.
The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The chief operating decision maker evaluates performance on the basis of income or loss from operations before income taxes and does not consider acquisition accounting adjustments in assessing the performance of
the Group’s reporting
units.segments. The segment information presented below is prepared according to the following methodologies: (a) revenues and expenses directly associated with each segment are included in determining pre-tax earnings; (b) intersegment sales and transfers are accounted for as if the sales or transfers were to third parties at current market prices; (c) certain selling, general and administrative expenses paid by corporate, particularly incentive compensation and share-based compensation, are not allocated to reporting
units;segments; (d) all intercompany investments, receivables and payables are eliminated in the determination of each
segment'ssegment’s assets and liabilities; and (e) deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are not allocated.
Products and Services
The
Group's total revenues comprisedsegment information for prior years presented has been restated to reflect the
following for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Supply chain products and services | $ | 1,355,675 | | $ | 768,795 | | $ | 443,055 | |
| Fees | | 7,503 | | | 9,440 | | | 8,389 | |
| Gains on securities | | 4,728 | | | 6,318 | | | 1,150 | |
| Interest | | 4,326 | | | 2,385 | | | 10,489 | |
| Dividends | | 7 | | | 295 | | | 360 | |
| Equity income | | 9,528 | | | 7,107 | | | 6,152 | |
| Other | | 30,019 | | | 19,598 | | | 16,064 | |
| Total revenues | $ | 1,411,786 | | $ | 813,938 | | $ | 485,659 | |
The Group's revenues for 2014 include the revenuescombination of the Elsner group and FESIL group from April 1, 2014, under thetwo former reportable segments of global supply chain and trade finance and services into the finance and supply chain segment.
The Group's All data and discussions on revenues, for 2012expenses, income and loss in this Note 5 relate to the Group’s continuing operations only and do not include the revenues of the MFC Energy group from September 7, 2012.
discontinued operations.Segment Operating Results
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2015 | |
| | | | Finance and
supply
chain | | | All other | | | Elimination
with
discontinued
operations | | | Total | |
| Revenues from external customers | | | | $ | 1,544,481 | | | | | $ | 35,221 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,579,702 | | |
| Intersegment sale | | | | | 1,705 | | | | | | 175 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,880 | | |
| Interest expense | | | | | 15,535 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 15,546 | | |
| Loss before income taxes | | | | | (53,811) | | | | | | (449) | | | | | | (1,157) | | | | | | (55,417) | | |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2014 | |
| | | | (Restated – Note 1A) | |
| | | | Finance and
supply
chain | | | All other | | | Elimination
with
discontinued
operations | | | Total | |
| Revenues from external customers | | | | $ | 1,256,520 | | | | | $ | 29,804 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,286,324 | | |
| Intersegment sale | | | | | 242 | | | | | | 507 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 749 | | |
| Interest expense | | | | | 11,690 | | | | | | 45 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,735 | | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | | | | 19,264 | | | | | | (10,873) | | | | | | (2,077) | | | | | | 6,314 | | |
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)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2014
2015
Note
4.5. Business Segment Information
(continued)
Segment Operating Results
| Year ended December 31, 2014 |
| | Global supply
chain | Trade finance
and services | All other | Total |
| Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,372,503 | | $ | 12,299 | | $ | 26,984 | | $ | 1,411,786 | |
| Intersegment sale | | 640 | | | 9,885 | | | 459 | | | 10,984 | |
| Interest expense | | 15,118 | | | — | | | 41 | | | 15,159 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | (2,458 | ) | | 16,084 | | | (9,844 | ) | | 3,782 | |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2013 | |
| | | | (Restated – Note 1A) | |
| | | | Finance and
supply
chain | | | All other | | | Elimination
with
discontinued
operations | | | Total | |
| Revenues from external customers | | | | $ | 597,518 | | | | | $ | 23,567 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 621,085 | | |
| Intersegment sale | | | | | 219 | | | | | | 354 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 573 | | |
| Interest expense | | | | | 9,069 | | | | | | 75 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,144 | | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | | | | 15,341 | | | | | | (9,851) | | | | | | (2,331) | | | | | | 3,159 | | |
| | | | As at December 31, 2015 | |
| | | | Finance and
supply
chain | | | All other | | | Total | |
| Segment assets | | | | $ | 907,337 | | | | | $ | 70,014 | | | | | $ | 977,351 | | |
| | | | As at December 31, 2014 | |
| | | | Finance and
supply
chain | | | All other | | | Total | |
| Segment assets | | | | $ | 1,638,921 | | | | | $ | 53,298 | | | | | $ | 1,692,219 | | |
| | | | As at December 31, 2015 | |
| | | | Finance and
supply
chain | | | All other | | | Total | |
| Segment liabilities | | | | $ | 594,842 | | | | | $ | 13,309 | | | | | $ | 608,151 | | |
| | | | As at December 31, 2014 | |
| | | | Finance and
supply
chain | | | All other | | | Total | |
| Segment liabilities | | | | $ | 896,932 | | | | | $ | 16,354 | | | | | $ | 913,286 | | |
| Year ended December 31, 2013 |
| Global supply
chain | Trade finance
and services | All other | Total |
| Revenues from external customers | $ | 778,487 | | $ | 12,568 | | $ | 22,883 | | $ | 813,938 | |
| Intersegment sale | | 1,771 | | | 7,641 | | | 345 | | | 9,757 | |
| Interest expense | | 14,491 | | | 28 | | | 73 | | | 14,592 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | 7,350 | | | 18,293 | | | (9,564 | ) | | 16,079 | |
| Year ended December 31, 2012 |
| Global supply
chain | Trade finance
and services | All other | Total |
| Revenues from external customers | $ | 455,898 | | $ | 11,751 | | $ | 18,010 | | $ | 485,659 | |
| Intersegment sale | | 455 | | | 10,950 | | | 343 | | | 11,748 | |
| Interest expense | | 11,616 | | | 45 | | | 4 | | | 11,665 | |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | | (23,946 | )* | | 231,632 | ** | | (9,301 | ) | | 198,385 | |
| * | Including impairment of interests in resource properties of $42,631 and inventory write-off of $19,434 in a former subsidiary (which was sold in 2013) (see Note 25). |
| ** | Including bargain purchase of $218,679. |
| As at December 31, 2014 |
| Global supply
chain | Trade finance
and services | All other | Total |
| Segment assets | $ | 1,146,626 | | $ | 266,115 | | $ | 45,943 | | $ | 1,458,684 | |
| Equity method investments (included in segment assets) | | 23,645 | | | — | | | 8,191 | | | 31,836 | |
| As at December 31, 2013 |
| Global supply
chain | Trade finance
and services | All other | Total |
| Segment assets | $ | 1,010,402 | | $ | 268,090 | | $ | 40,106 | | $ | 1,318,598 | |
| Equity method investments (included in segment assets) | | 19,113 | | | — | | | 5,253 | | | 24,366 | |
| As at December 31, 2014 |
| Global supply
chain | Trade finance
and services | All other | Total |
| Segment liabilities | $ | 674,183 | | $ | 98,968 | | $ | 14,097 | | $ | 787,248 | |
| As at December 31, 2013 |
| | Global supply
chain | Trade finance
and services | All other | Total |
| Segment liabilities | $ | 557,825 | | $ | 49,585 | | $ | 11,447 | | $ | 618,857 | |
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Note 4. Business Segment Information (continued)
Geographic Information
Due to the highly integrated nature of international products
resources and
tradeservices, finance
and supply chain activities and markets, and a significant portion of the
Group'sGroup’s activities
requirerequiring cross-border coordination in order to serve the
Group'sGroup’s customers and clients, the methodology for allocating the
Group'sGroup’s profitability to geographic regions is dependent on estimates and management judgment.
Geographic results are generally determined as follows:
Segment | | | Basis for attributing revenues | |
Global Supply ChainFinance and supply chain | | | Locations of external customers |
Trade finance and services | Locations of clients, assets or the reporting units, whichever is appropriate | |
All other segments | | | Locations of the reporting units | |
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 5. Business Segment Information (continued)
Due to the nature of cross-border business, the Group presents its geographic information by geographic regions, instead of by countries. The following table presents revenues from external customers attributed to MFC
Industrial'sBancorp’s country of domicile (i.e. Canada) and all foreign geographic regions from which the Group derives revenues:
| Years ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Canada | $ | 139,933 | | $ | 116,371 | | $ | 61,864 | |
| Africa | | 22,302 | | | 4,990 | | | 2,103 | |
| Americas | | 272,302 | | | 172,006 | | | 25,954 | |
| Asia | | 74,130 | | | 21,760 | | | 55,598 | |
| Europe | | 903,119 | | | 498,811 | | | 340,140 | |
| $ | 1,411,786 | | $ | 813,938 | | $ | 485,659 | |
| Years ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated – Note 1A) | |
| Canada | | | | $ | 39,196 | | | | | $ | 31,578 | | | | | $ | 2,443 | | |
| Africa | | | | | 26,376 | | | | | | 24,633 | | | | | | 5,139 | | |
| Americas | | | | | 297,830 | | | | | | 277,130 | | | | | | 166,403 | | |
| Asia | | | | | 176,766 | | | | | | 81,877 | | | | | | 22,411 | | |
| Europe | | | | | 1,038,496 | | | | | | 871,106 | | | | | | 424,689 | | |
| Other | | | | | 1,038 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| | | | | $ | 1,579,702 | | | | | $ | 1,286,324 | | | | | $ | 621,085 | | |
| |
Income from a royalty interest in a resource property is earned from a third party entity operating in Canada and amounted to $10,954, $25,674 and $29,065, respectively, in 2014, 2013 and 2012.
Except for the geographic concentrations as indicated in the above table and one trading customer in the globalfinance and supply chain segment representing approximately 18%8%, 12% and 11%2% of the Group'sGroup’s total revenues in 2015, 2014 2013 and 2012,2013, respectively, there were no other revenue concentrations in 2015, 2014 2013 and 2012.
2013.
The following table presents non-current assets other than financial instruments, post-employment benefit assets, deferred tax assets and other non-current assets by geographic area based upon the location of the assets.
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Canada | $ | 474,053 | | $ | 530,247 | |
| Africa | | 24,930 | | | 25,728 | |
| Americas | | 3,150 | | | 3,118 | |
| Asia | | 389 | | | 435 | |
| Europe | | 18,880 | | | 1,408 | |
| $ | 521,402 | | $ | 560,936 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Canada | | | | $ | 27,742 | | | | | $ | 549,949 | | |
| Africa | | | | | 33,695 | | | | | | 28,890 | | |
| Americas | | | | | 4,651 | | | | | | 3,654 | | |
| Asia | | | | | 7,770 | | | | | | 451 | | |
| Europe | | | | | 73,572 | | | | | | 21,902 | | |
| | | | | $ | 147,430 | | | | | $ | 604,846 | | |
| |
The non-current assets located in Canada as of December 31, 2014 comprised primarily the Group'sGroup’s interests in resource properties and hydrocarbon properties which were classified as assets held for sale during 2015 (see Notes 15 and 16).
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Note 5. Securities
Short-term securities
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
Trading securities:
| | | | | | |
| Common shares, at fair value | $ | 250 | | $ | 2,068 | |
4).
At December 31, 2014, investments in publicly-listed common shares trading securities comprised three companies (of which one company represented 98%).
At December 31, 2013, investments in publicly-listed common shares trading securities comprised five companies (of which one company represented 93%).
Note 6. Restricted Cash
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Cash pledged with a bank in connection with sales of securities | $ | 110 | | $ | 239 | |
| Tax withholding account | | 445 | | | — | |
| Other | | — | | | 73 | |
| $ | 555 | | $ | 312 | |
Note
7.6. Trade Receivables
Trade Receivables
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Trade receivables, gross amount (including $1,058 and $240 due from related parties as at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively | $ | 169,652 | | $ | 116,704 | |
| Less: Allowance for credit losses | | (7,978 | ) | | (1,026 | ) |
| Trade receivables, net amount | $ | 161,674 | | $ | 115,678 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Trade receivables, gross amount (including $nil (2014: $1,227) due from related parties) | | | | $ | 172,439 | | | | | $ | 196,813 | | |
| Less: Allowance for credit losses | | | | | (21,210) | | | | | | (9,255) | | |
| Trade receivables, net amount | | | | $ | 151,229 | | | | | $ | 187,558 | | |
| |
Trade receivables primarily arise from globalfinance and supply chain activities.
The Group has a specially structured
non-recourse factoring arrangement with a bank for the
Group'sGroup’s trade receivables (see Note
19)14). As at December 31,
2014,2015, trade receivables amounting to
$39,422$1,226 were used as security against bank debt (see Note
20)15).
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Note 6. Trade Receivables (continued)
As at December 31,
2014,2015, trade receivables of
$65,771 (2013: $6,575)$13,918 (2014: $76,301) were past due but not impaired. The aging analyses of these trade receivables as at December 31,
20142015 and
20132014 are as follows:
Past-due | 2014 | 2013 |
| Below 30 days | $ | 39,314 | | $ | 4,410 | |
| Between 31 and 60 days | | 7,676 | | | 762 | |
| Between 61 and 90 days | | 4,073 | | | 567 | |
| Between 91 and 365 days | | 12,814 | | | 835 | |
| Over 365 days | | 1,894 | | | 1 | |
| $ | 65,771 | | $ | 6,575 | |
| Past-due | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Below 30 days | | | | $ | 6,847 | | | | | $ | 45,608 | | |
| Between 31 and 60 days | | | | | 3,191 | | | | | | 8,905 | | |
| Between 61 and 90 days | | | | | 1,936 | | | | | | 4,725 | | |
| Between 91 and 365 days | | | | | 1,923 | | | | | | 14,866 | | |
| Over 365 days | | | | | 21 | | | | | | 2,197 | | |
| | | | | $ | 13,918 | | | | | $ | 76,301 | | |
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Note 7. Trade Receivables (continued)
As at December 31, 2014,2015, trade receivables of $32,728 (2013: $4,917)$37,454 (2014: $37,969) were impaired and an allowance for credit losses of $7,978 (2013: $1,026)$21,210 (2014: $9,255) has been provided. Not all past-due account balances are uncollectible as most of the accounts are covered by credit insurance or other collection procedures. Credit risk from trade account receivables is mitigated since they are credit insured, covered by letters of credit, bank guarantees and/or other credit enhancements (see Note 33)26). The aging analyses of theseimpaired trade receivables as at December 31, 20142015 and 20132014 are as follows:
Past-due | 2014 | 2013 |
| Below 30 days | $ | 205 | | $ | 448 | |
| Between 31 and 60 days | | 205 | | | 218 | |
| Between 61 and 90 days | | 403 | | | 300 | |
| Between 91 and 365 days | | 7,845 | | | 1,167 | |
| Over 365 days | | 24,070 | | | 2,784 | |
| $ | 32,728 | | $ | 4,917 | |
| Past-due | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Below 30 days | | | | $ | 13,765 | | | | | $ | 238 | | |
| Between 31 and 60 days | | | | | 8,656 | | | | | | 238 | | |
| Between 61 and 90 days | | | | | 625 | | | | | | 468 | | |
| Between 91 and 365 days | | | | | 2,792 | | | | | | 9,101 | | |
| Over 365 days | | | | | 11,616 | | | | | | 27,924 | | |
| | | | | | 37,454 | | | | | | 37,969 | | |
| Allowance for credit losses | | | | | 21,210 | | | | | | 9,255 | | |
Expected recoverable amount of impaired receivables(1) | | | | $ | 16,244 | | | | | $ | 28,714 | | |
| |
(1)
The recoverable amount of impaired receivables is covered by credit insurance, bank guarantees and/or other credit enhancements and, therefore, management of the Group believes this entire net amount to be collectible in the ordinary course of business.
A substantial amount of the impaired trade receivables that were past-due for over one year as at December 31, 2014 were related to one customer and settled during the year ended December 31, 2015.
The movements in the allowance for credit losses during
20142015 and
20132014 are as follows:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Balance, beginning of the year | $ | 1,026 | | $ | 1,246 | |
| Additions | | 3,352 | | | 4,117 | |
| Reversals | | (1,325 | ) | | (8 | ) |
| Write-offs | | (82 | ) | | (4,517 | ) |
| Other | | 6,210 | | | — | |
| Cumulative translation adjustment | | (1,203 | ) | | 188 | |
| Balance, end of the year | $ | 7,978 | | $ | 1,026 | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Balance, beginning of the year | | | | $ | 9,255 | | | | | $ | 1,091 | | |
| Additions | | | | | 13,381 | | | | | | 3,702 | | |
| Reversals | | | | | (124) | | | | | | (1,463) | | |
| Write-offs | | | | | (95) | | | | | | (91) | | |
| Other | | | | | (2,946) | | | | | | 6,859 | | |
| Reclassification to assets held for sale | | | | | (114) | | | | | | — | | |
| Currency translation adjustment | | | | | 1,853 | | | | | | (843) | | |
| Balance, end of the year | | | | $ | 21,210 | | | | | $ | 9,255 | | |
| |
Subsequent to December 31, 2015, a customer of the Group filed for insolvency. This is an adjusting subsequent event under IAS 10 and, as a result, the Group had to determine an allowance for credit losses against the Group’s receivables due from this customer and its affiliates. At December 31, 2015, the Group
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Note 6. Trade Receivables (continued)
had gross trade receivables of $103,300 due from this customer and its affiliates as well as other contracts with such customer. The Group conducted an extensive assessment of impairment losses on these trade receivables. This assessment involved a number of judgments and a high level of estimation uncertainty. The factors considered in these estimates include the Group’s legal rights and obligations under all related contracts and collateral, which include inventories, mortgages, insurance of collateral and other credit enhancement instruments. The Group recognized an allowance for credit losses of $10,705 in connection with this customer and its affiliates as at December 31, 2015. After the recognition of such impairment losses, the Group had trade receivables of $92,595 due from this customer and its affiliates as at December 31, 2015. See Note 23 for further information.
Note
8.7. Other Receivables
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Investment income | $ | 11 | | $ | 260 | |
| Government taxes (primarily value-added and goods-and-services taxes) | | 13,222 | | | 6,503 | |
| Government environmental emission refund | | 1,706 | | | — | |
| Royalty income from an interest in resource property | | 517 | | | 5,513 | |
| Employees travel advances | | 15 | | | 14 | |
| Derivative assets | | 5,408 | | | 1,394 | |
| Insurance compensation for trade receivables | | 10,375 | | | 12,269 | |
| Indemnification assets | | 2,897 | | | — | |
| Suppliers with debit balance | | 3,376 | | | — | |
| Other | | 3,865 | | | 4,456 | |
| $ | 41,392 | | $ | 30,409 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Investment income | | | | $ | 9 | | | | | $ | 13 | | |
| Government environmental emission refund | | | | | 4,913 | | | | | | 1,979 | | |
| Royalty income | | | | | 100 | | | | | | 600 | | |
| Receivables from insurance company/supplier | | | | | 4,333 | | | | | | 12,036 | | |
| Indemnification assets | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,361 | | |
| Suppliers with debit balance | | | | | 972 | | | | | | 3,916 | | |
| Other | | | | | 4,400 | | | | | | 4,501 | | |
| | | | | $ | 14,727 | | | | | $ | 26,406 | | |
| |
Other receivables primarily arise in the normal course of business and are expected to be collected within one year from the reporting date.
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Note 9.8. Inventories
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Raw materials | $ | 23,631 | | $ | 8,347 | |
| Work-in-progress | | 3,448 | | | 5,073 | |
| Finished goods | | 37,169 | | | 16,316 | |
| Commodity inventories | | 129,483 | | | 47,875 | |
| Goods-in-transit | | 17,829 | | | 11,017 | |
| Other | | 1,017 | | | 216 | |
| $ | 212,577 | | $ | 88,844 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Raw materials | | | | $ | 21,852 | | | | | $ | 27,414 | | |
| Work-in-progress | | | | | 5,275 | | | | | | 4,000 | | |
| Finished goods | | | | | 88,556 | | | | | | 43,120 | | |
| Commodity inventories | | | | | 120,323 | | | | | | 150,213 | | |
| Goods-in-transit | | | | | 7,899 | | | | | | 20,683 | | |
| Other | | | | | 1,440 | | | | | | 1,181 | | |
| | | | | $ | 245,345 | | | | | $ | 246,611 | | |
| Presented on the consolidated statements of financial position as follows: | | | |
| Inventories contracted at fixed prices or hedged | | | | $ | 141,344 | | | | | $ | 127,407 | | |
| Inventories - other | | | | | 104,001 | | | | | | 119,204 | | |
| | | | | $ | 245,345 | | | | | $ | 246,611 | | |
| |
As at December 31, 2014,2015, inventories with a carrying amount of $29,018$54,635 were pledged as security for liabilities.
As at December 31, 2014,2015, inventories aggregating $109,824$141,344 (2014: $127,407) had been contracted to be sold at fixed prices or hedged, of which $14,722$13,697 (2014: $17,079) and $95,102,$127,647 (2014: $110,328), respectively, were initially financed by suppliers and short-term bank borrowings.
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note
10.9. Deposits, Prepaid and Other
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Prepayments and deposits for inventories | $ | 4,583 | | $ | 22,333 | |
| Other | | 3,162 | | | 4,803 | |
| $ | 7,745 | | $ | 27,136 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Prepayments and deposits for inventories | | | | $ | 19,368 | | | | | $ | 5,317 | | |
| Other | | | | | 2,074 | | | | | | 3,668 | | |
| | | | | $ | 21,442 | | | | | $ | 8,985 | | |
| |
Note 11. Assets Held for Sale
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
Assets held for sale:
| | | | | | |
| Hydrocarbon properties | $ | 100,620 | | $ | 61,659 | |
| Investment property | | 30,495 | | | 35,685 | |
| | 131,115 | | | 97,344 | |
Liabilities (decommissioning obligations) relating to assets held for sale:
| | | | | | |
| Hydrocarbon properties | | (15,346 | ) | | (11,517 | ) |
| Net assets held for sale | $ | 115,769 | | $ | 85,827 | |
Represented by:
| | | | | | |
| Hydrocarbon properties | $ | 85,274 | | $ | 50,142 | |
| Investment property | | 30,495 | | | 35,685 | |
| $ | 115,769 | | $ | 85,827 | |
Investment Property
Hydrocarbon properties
In connection with the acquisition of MFC Energy, management committed to a plan to sell certain hydrocarbon properties in the Niton area of Alberta, Canada and an active program to locate a buyer and complete the plan was initiated. The assets were actively marketed for sale at a price that management believed was reasonable in relation to their current fair values. The sale was expected to be completed within one year from September 2012 and actions required to complete the plan indicated that it was unlikely that significant changes to the plan would be made or that the plan would be withdrawn. In 2013, a participation agreement was entered into with a third party with respect to certain assets held for sale. As a result, such assets of $31,378 were reclassified to hydrocarbon properties (see Note 16). Furthermore, a processing plant of $22,248 (less accumulated depreciation of $302) which was included in assets held for sale no longer met the classification criteria and, as a result, was reclassified out of assets held for sale into
Investment property
plant and equipment in 2013 (see Note 14). As a result, a catch-up depreciation to the date of reclassification of $1,101 was
recorded on assets previously recognized as held for sale. During the initial one-year period, change in economic, industry and market circumstances arose and, as a result, the remaining assets previously classified as
held for sale were not sold by the end of that period. However, management took actions necessarynon-current assets prior to
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Note 11. Assets Held for Sale (continued)
respond to the changes in circumstances and the assets are still being actively marketed at a price that management believes is reasonable in relation to their current market values. Accordingly, the Group continues to classify the remaining assets as held for sale at December 31, 2014 and 2013 as all classification criteria were met. During 2014, management changed its marketing programs to include all of the properties in the Niton area. As a result, the Group reclassified an additional $45,491 from its hydrocarbon properties and property, plant and equipment to assets held for sales during the year ended December 31, 2014.
As at December 31, 2014, the Group recognized an impairment loss of $3,036 on its hydrocarbon properties held for sale (see Note 15).
The hydrocarbon properties held for sale are included in the Group's global supply chain segment.
Participation arrangement
In November 2013, the Group entered into a participation agreement with an oil and gas operator to develop certain oil and gas properties which had been classified as assets held for sale. Pursuant to the agreement, (1) the operator will spend a minimum of C$50 million to drill at least three net wells per year and a total of 12 net wells (to a minimum of 800 horizontal meters each) during the initial three-year term, with such drilling being primarily focused on the undeveloped properties in the Niton area; (2) the operator will pay 100% of the drilling and completion costs of each well at its sole risk and expense; (3) after a well is drilled and there is continuous production from each well, the Group can elect to participate for up to 30% on a look-back basis in the working interest of each well by reimbursing the operator 25% of its actual costs or, alternatively, elect to receive a 10% gross royalty on the production instead; and (4) the Group will process the natural gas produced from the new wells through the Group's processing plant for the life of the wells. As of December 31, 2014, the operator has drilled and completed six wells on the lands subject to the participation agreement, of which five wells have been placed on production and are paying a gross royalty.
Investment property
September 30, 2013. In September 2013, management committed to a plan to sell theits investment property. During the initial one-year period, changes in economic, industry and market circumstances arose and, asAs a result, there were remainingthe Group’s investment property was classified as held for sale that were not sold by the end of that period. However,and included in current assets as at December 31, 2014 and 2013. In September 2015, management took actions necessary to respond to the changes in circumstances and the assets are still being actively marketed at a price that is reasonable in relation to their current market values. Accordingly, the Group continuesceased to classify the remainingits investment property as held for sale atand, thus, included it in non-current assets as of December 31, 2014 as all classification criteria were met. The investment property is measured at fair value and included in the Group's trade finance and services segment. The change in fair value of investment property is included in costs of sales and services in the consolidated statement of operations.
Movement of investment property | 2014 | 2013 |
| Balance, beginning of year | $ | — | | $ | 34,152 | |
| Additions | | — | | | — | |
| Disposals | | — | | | (74 | ) |
| Change in fair value during the year | | — | | | — | |
| Reclassification to assets held for sale | | — | | | (34,979 | ) |
| Cumulative translation adjustment | | — | | | 901 | |
| Balance, end of year | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| Changes in investment property in non-current assets: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Balance, beginning of year | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Additions | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Disposals | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Change in fair value during the year | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Reclassification from assets held for sale | | | | | 37,677 | | | | | | — | | |
| Currency translation adjustments | | | | | 196 | | | | | | — | | |
| Balance, end of year | | | | $ | 37,873 | | | | | $ | — | | |
| |
The amounts recognized in profit or loss in relation to investment property during 2015, 2014 2013 and 20122013 are as follows:
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Rental income | $ | 1,329 | | $ | 1,380 | | $ | 1,477 | |
| Direct operating expenses (including repairs and maintenance) from investment property that generated rental income during the year | | 220 | | | 333 | | | 345 | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Rental income | | | | $ | 1,474 | | | | | $ | 1,468 | | | | | $ | 1,421 | | |
Direct operating expenses (including repairs and maintenance) arising from investment property that generated rental income during the
year | | | | | 279 | | | | | | 243 | | | | | | 343 | | |
Note 11.
Property, Plant and Equipment
The following changes in property, plant and equipment were recorded in 2015:
| Costs | | | Opening
balance | | | Additions | | | Reclassification | | | Reclassified
to assets
held for sale | | | Currency
translation
adjustments | | | Ending
balance | |
| Land and buildings | | | | $ | 3,890 | | | | | $ | 18 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,982 | | | | | $ | 5,890 | | |
| Refinery and power plants | | | | | 104,779 | | | | | | 3,961 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (48,134) | | | | | | 6,730 | | | | | | 67,336 | | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | | | | 21,204 | | | | | | 3,836 | | | | | | 6,769 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,739 | | | | | | 34,548 | | |
| Office equipment | | | | | 8,584 | | | | | | 983 | | | | | | (274) | | | | | | (1,592) | | | | | | 814 | | | | | | 8,515 | | |
| | | | | $ | 138,457 | | | | | $ | 8,798 | | | | | $ | 6,495 | | | | | $ | (49,726) | | | | | $ | 12,265 | | | | | $ | 116,289 | | |
| |
111
Net of deconsolidation of subsidiaries disposed of.
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)
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2015
Note
12. Long-term SecuritiesAs at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
Available-for-sale securities:
| | | | | | |
| Publicly-traded | $ | 681 | | $ | 2,465 | |
| Affiliates, unlisted | | 42 | | | — | |
| $ | 723 | | $ | 2,465 | |
At December 31, 2014, available-for-sale securities comprised three publicly-traded equity securities and investment funds (of which the two largest companies represented 89%).
At December 31, 2013, available-for-sale securities comprised four publicly-traded equity securities and investment funds (of which the two largest companies represented 90%).
Note 13. Equity Method Investments
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Joint ventures – China | $ | 8,191 | | $ | 5,253 | |
| Joint ventures – U.S. | | 20,014 | | | 19,113 | |
| Associate – Europe | | 3,631 | | | — | |
| $ | 31,836 | | $ | 24,366 | |
Joint ventures – China
Joint ventures in China provide eye care business. The following table shows the Group's interests in joint ventures as at December 31, 2014 and 2013:
| Proportion of
ownership
interest
|
Zhejiang University No. 2 Hospital Hangzhou Eye Center | | 55
| %
|
Chongqing Lasernet Guangji Eye Hospital (incorporated) | | 58
| %
|
Chongqing Fuling Lasernet Eye Center | | 65
| %
|
Sichuan Suining Lasernet Eye Center | | 40
| %
|
The following table presents the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities related to the Group's interests in the joint ventures as at December 31, 2014 and 2013:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Current assets | $ | 6,148 | | $ | 4,512 | |
| Long-term assets | | 5,491 | | | 4,717 | |
| | 11,639 | | | 9,229 | |
| Current liabilities | | (3,448 | ) | | (3,976 | ) |
| Net | $ | 8,191 | | $ | 5,253 | |
The assets held by the joint ventures primarily consist of medical equipment and are financed from their own working capital and equity.
As at December 31, 2014, the Group did not incur any contingent liabilities or capital commitments in relation to its interests in the joint ventures, by the Group itself, or through the joint venturers or the joint ventures.
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Note 13. Equity Method Investments (continued)
The following table presents the aggregated amounts of income and expenses (including income taxes) related to the Group's interest in the joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Revenues | $ | 26,575 | | $ | 22,555 | | $ | 19,261 | |
| Expenses | | (17,385 | ) | | (15,448 | ) | | (13,109 | ) |
| Net income | | 9,190 | | | 7,107 | | | 6,152 | |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, currency translation adjustment | | (157 | ) | | 154 | | | 47 | |
| Total comprehensive income | $ | 9,033 | | $ | 7,261 | | $ | 6,199 | |
The Group did not receive any fees to manage the joint ventures during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
The Group received dividends of $8,021 and $7,690, respectively, from these joint ventures in 2014 and 2013.
Joint ventures – U.S.
The Group, through joint venture entities, has a 50% interest in an exploration and development stage iron ore mine in the U.S. The Group will jointly develop the iron ore mine, including working towards completing a feasibility study on the project, with the mandate to re-open the mine, including exploiting the existing tailings accumulation and other areas for ferrous mineral production. The following table shows the Group's interests in joint ventures as at December 31, 2014 and 2013:
| Proportion of
ownership
interest
|
Thayer Land Development Company, LLC | | 50
| %
|
TTTT Mining, LLC | | 50
| %
|
PRR Mining Inc. | | 50
| %
|
PRR Processing Inc. | | 50
| %
|
The following table presents the assets and liabilities related to the Group's interest in the joint ventures as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Current assets | $ | 218 | | $ | 116 | |
| Long-term assets | | 21,071 | | | 20,240 | |
| | 21,289 | | | 20,356 | |
| Current liabilities | | (1,275 | ) | | (1,243 | ) |
| Net | $ | 20,014 | | $ | 19,113 | |
The assets held by the joint ventures primarily consist of an interest in an exploration and development stage iron ore mine.
In 2013, MFC Industrial, on behalf of the U.S. joint ventures, entered into a research and development contract with an institute. The outstanding payment obligation was $188 as of December 31, 2014 which is to be funded by the joint ventures on a pro rata basis. None of these obligations have been recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31, 2014.
Except for the aforesaid, as at December 31, 2014, the Group did not incur any contingent liabilities or capital commitments in relation to its interests in the joint ventures, by the Group itself, or through the joint venturers or the joint venture.
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Note 13. Equity Method Investments (continued)
Summarized financial information:
The following tables present summarized financial information (before inter-company eliminations) of the joint ventures as at or for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. These are amounts included in the IFRS financial statements of the joint ventures and not the Group's share of these amounts. The summarized financial information is then reconciled to the carrying amount of the Group's interests in the joint ventures.
As at or for the Year Ended December 31, 2014: | Financial
information of
investees | Reconciliation
adjustments | Group's
interests in
investees |
| Current assets | $ | 436 | | $ | (218 | ) | $ | 218 | |
| Non-current assets | | 42,141 | | | (21,070 | ) | | 21,071 | |
| Current liabilities | | (2,550 | ) | | 1,275 | | | (1,275 | ) |
| Non-current liabilities | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Non-controlling interests | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Shareholders' equity | | 40,027 | | | (20,013 | ) | | 20,014 | |
As at or for the Year Ended December 31, 2013: | Financial
information of
investees | Reconciliation
adjustments | Group's
interests in
investees |
| Current assets | $ | 232 | | $ | (116 | ) | $ | 116 | |
| Non-current assets | | 40,480 | | | (20,240 | ) | | 20,240 | |
| Current liabilities | | (2,485 | ) | | 1,242 | | | (1,243 | ) |
| Non-current liabilities | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Non-controlling interests | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Shareholders' equity | | 38,227 | | | (19,114 | ) | | 19,113 | |
The Group did not record income and expenses related to these joint ventures since their acquisition as the resource property is being explored and evaluated and, accordingly, all the costs and expenses have been capitalized.
The following financial information was included in the above summarized financial information for 2014 and 2013.
As at or for the Year Ended December 31, 2014: | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 307 | |
| Current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other payables and provisions) | | 2,550 | |
| Non-current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other payables and provisions) | | — | |
As at or for the Year Ended December 31, 2013: | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 103 | |
| Current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other payables and provisions) | | 2,482 | |
| Non-current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other payables and provisions) | | — | |
The Group did not receive any dividends from these joint ventures in 2014 and 2013.
Associate – Europe
In March 2014, in connection with the acquisition of FESIL, the Group currently owns a 33% equity interest in Nor-Kvart AS in Norway which owns quartz quarries in Spain. The following table shows the Group's investment in the associate as at December 31, 2014:
| 2014 |
| Investments | $ | 3,169 | |
| Long-term loan receivables | | 462 | |
| Total | $ | 3,631 | |
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Note 13. Equity Method Investments (continued)
The Group recognized $338 in equity income and received $nil dividends from the associate in 2014.
As at December 31, 2014, the Group did not incur any contingent liabilities or capital commitments in relation to its interests in the associate, by the Group itself, or the associate.
Note 14. Property, Plant and Equipment
(continued)
| Accumulated depreciation | | | Opening
balance | | | Additions | | | Reclassification | | | Reclassified
to assets
held for sale | | | Currency
translation
adjustments | | | Ending
balance | |
| Land and buildings | | | | $ | 436 | | | | | $ | 425 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 739 | | | | | $ | 1,600 | | |
| Refinery and power plants | | | | | 9,065 | | | | | | 1,218 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (4,636) | | | | | | 1,213 | | | | | | 6,860 | | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | | | | 2,979 | | | | | | 3,936 | | | | | | 225 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,252 | | | | | | 8,392 | | |
| Office equipment | | | | | 3,148 | | | | | | 871 | | | | | | (225) | | | | | | (736) | | | | | | 634 | | | | | | 3,692 | | |
| | | | | | 15,628 | | | | | $ | 6,450 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (5,372) | | | | | $ | 3,838 | | | | | | 20,544 | | |
| Carrying amount | | | | $ | 122,829 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 95,745 | | |
| |
The following changes in property, plant and equipment were recorded in 2014:
Costs | Opening
balance | Additions | Disposals | Business
combi-
nation* | Reclassi-
fication | Reclassified
to assets
held for sale | Decom-
missioning
obligations | Cumulative
translation
adjustments | Ending
balance |
| Land and building | $ | 2,838 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 150 | | $ | 948 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | (583 | ) | $ | 3,353 | |
| Refinery and power plants | | 94,803 | | | 23,665 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (19,751 | ) | | (1,134 | ) | | (7,264 | ) | | 90,319 | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | 4,189 | | | 1,204 | | | (880 | ) | | 19,382 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (5,617 | ) | | 18,278 | |
| Office equipment | | 4,172 | | | 3,919 | | | (204 | ) | | 912 | | | (948 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (452 | ) | | 7,399 | |
| $ | 106,002 | | $ | 28,788 | | $ | (1,084 | ) | $ | 20,444 | | $ | — | | $ | (19,751 | ) | $ | (1,134 | ) | $ | (13,916 | ) | $ | 119,349 | |
| Costs | | | Opening
balance | | | Additions | | | Disposals | | | Business
combination* | | | Reclassification | | | Reclassified
to assets
held for sale | | | Decom-
missioning
obligations | | | Currency
translation
adjustments | | | Ending
balance | |
| Land and buildings | | | | $ | 3,018 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 166 | | | | | $ | 1,047 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (341) | | | | | $ | 3,890 | | |
Refinery and power
plants | | | | | 100,832 | | | | | | 26,138 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (22,913) | | | | | | (1,253) | | | | | | 1,975 | | | | | | 104,779 | | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | | | | 4,455 | | | | | | 1,330 | | | | | | (972) | | | | | | 21,407 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (5,016) | | | | | | 21,204 | | |
| Office equipment | | | | | 4,437 | | | | | | 4,329 | | | | | | (225) | | | | | | 1,007 | | | | | | (1,047) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 83 | | | | | | 8,584 | | |
| | | | | $ | 112,742 | | | | | $ | 31,797 | | | | | $ | (1,197) | | | | | $ | 22,580 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (22,913) | | | | | $ | (1,253) | | | | | $ | (3,299) | | | | | $ | 138,457 | | |
| |
| * | Net of deconsolidation of subsidiaries disposed of. |
Accumulated depreciation | Opening
balance | Additions | Disposals | Decon-
solidation of
subsidiaries | Reclassified
to assets
held for sale | Cumulative
translation
adjustments | Ending
balance |
| Land and building | $ | 317 | | $ | 256 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | (197 | ) | $ | 376 | |
| Refinery and power plants | | 6,622 | | | 4,132 | | | — | | | — | | | (2,291 | ) | | (649 | ) | | 7,814 | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | 2,563 | | | 2,913 | | | (852 | ) | | (1,135 | ) | | — | | | (921 | ) | | 2,568 | |
| Office equipment | | 2,007 | | | 1,097 | | | (22 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (369 | ) | | 2,713 | |
| $ | 11,509 | | $ | 8,398 | | $ | (874 | ) | $ | (1,135 | ) | $ | (2,291 | ) | $ | (2,136 | ) | $ | 13,471 | |
| Carrying amount | $ | 94,493 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 105,878 | |
The following changes in property, plant and equipment were recorded in 2013:
Costs | Opening
balance | Additions | Disposals | Reclassi-
fication | Reclassified
from assets
held for sale | Cumulative
translation
adjustments | Ending
balance |
| Land and building | $ | 2,822 | | $ | 673 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | (657 | ) | $ | 2,838 | |
| Refinery and power plants | | 74,943 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,757 | | | 22,248 | | | (4,145 | ) | | 94,803 | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | 5,435 | | | 363 | | | — | | | (1,757 | ) | | — | | | 148 | | | 4,189 | |
| Office equipment | | 3,571 | | | 972 | | | (79 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (292 | ) | | 4,172 | |
| $ | 86,771 | | $ | 2,008 | | $ | (79 | ) | $ | — | | $ | 22,248 | | $ | (4,946 | ) | $ | 106,002 | |
Accumulated depreciation | Opening
balance | Additions | Disposals | Reclassi-
fication | Cumulative
translation
adjustments | Ending
balance |
| Land and building | $ | 45 | | $ | 266 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 6 | | $ | 317 | |
| Refinery and power plants | | 3,065 | | | 3,876 | | | — | | | 302 | | | (621 | ) | | 6,622 | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | 1,911 | | | 775 | | | — | | | (302 | ) | | 179 | | | 2,563 | |
| Office equipment | | 1,611 | | | 702 | | | (38 | ) | | — | | | (268 | ) | | 2,007 | |
| $ | 6,632 | | $ | 5,619 | | $ | (38 | ) | $ | — | | $ | (704 | ) | $ | 11,509 | |
| Carrying amount | $ | 80,139 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 94,493 | |
115
Net of deconsolidation of subsidiaries disposed of.
| Accumulated depreciation | | | Opening
balance | | | Additions | | | Disposals | | | Business
combination* | | | Reclassified
to assets
held for sale | | | Currency
translation
adjustments | | | Ending
balance | |
| Land and buildings | | | | $ | 337 | | | | | $ | 283 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (184) | | | | | $ | 436 | | |
| Refinery and power plants | | | | | 7,041 | | | | | | 4,564 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (2,658) | | | | | | 118 | | | | | | 9,065 | | |
| Processing plant and equipment | | | | | 2,726 | | | | | | 3,217 | | | | | | (941) | | | | | | (1,254) | | | | | | — | | | | | | (769) | | | | | | 2,979 | | |
| Office equipment | | | | | 2,135 | | | | | | 1,212 | | | | | | (24) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (175) | | | | | | 3,148 | | |
| | | | | | 12,239 | | | | | $ | 9,276 | | | | | $ | (965) | | | | | $ | (1,254) | | | | | $ | (2,658) | | | | | $ | (1,010) | | | | | | 15,628 | | |
| Carrying amount | | | | $ | 100,503 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 122,829 | | |
| |
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 14. Property, Plant and Equipment (continued)
As at December 31, 2014,2015, land and buildings with anet carrying amount of $1,245$2,352 were used as security against bank debt (see Note 20)15).
During
2015, 2014
and 2013,
$3,948, $23,415 and
2012, $6,064, $388 and $nil,$400, respectively, of expenditures were recognized in the carrying amount of items of property, plant and equipment in the course of their construction.
As at December 31, 2014, there were contractual commitments of $1,997 for the completion of a construction project.Note
15. Interests in Resource PropertiesThe Group's interests in resource properties comprised the following:
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Royalty interest in an iron ore mine | $ | 160,964 | | $ | 163,186 | |
| Interests in hydrocarbon properties | | 187,121 | | | 196,608 | |
| Other | | 27 | | | 28 | |
| Total | $ | 348,112 | | $ | 359,822 | |
The following changes in interests in resource properties were recorded in 2014:
| Opening
balance | Reclassified
to assets
held for sale | Additions | Impairment | Decom-
missioning
obligations | Cumulative
translation
adjustments | Ending
balance |
| Costs | $ | 419,878 | | $ | (8,878 | ) | $ | 11,272 | | $ | (16,188 | ) | $ | 36,101 | | $ | (17,866 | ) | $ | 424,319 | |
| Accumulated depletion | | (60,056 | ) | | — | | | (18,848 | ) | | — | | | — | | | 2,697 | | | (76,207 | ) |
| Carrying amount | $ | 359,822 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 348,112 | |
The following changes in interests in resource properties were recorded in 2013:
| Opening
balance | Reclassification
from assets
held for sale | Additions | Impairment | Decom-
missioning
obligations | Cumulative
translation
adjustments | Ending
balance |
| Costs | $ | 422,301 | | $ | 35,270 | | $ | 4,782 | | $ | (6,077 | ) | $ | (21,455 | ) | $ | (14,943 | ) | $ | 419,878 | |
| Accumulated depletion | | (38,556 | ) | | — | | | (22,466 | ) | | — | | | — | | | 966 | | | (60,056 | ) |
| Carrying amount | $ | 383,745 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 359,822 | |
The Group did not capitalize any general and administrative costs in respect of hydrocarbon development and production activities during the years 2014, 2013 and 2012. There were no borrowing costs capitalized in the current or prior years, as the Group did not have any qualifying assets.
Iron ore mine
The Group's lease of the Canadian iron ore mine expires in 2055. The iron ore deposit is currently sub-leased to a third party entity under certain lease agreements which will also expire in 2055. The Group collects royalty payments directly from a third party operator based on a pre-determined formula, with a minimum payment not to be less than C$3,250 per year.
In late 2014, the operator of the mine announced that it intended to close the mine. In the first quarter of 2015, the operator commenced proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (the “CCAA”), with respect to its subsidiary that holds a majority interest in its Wabush mine joint venture. While the Wabush mine is not directly a party to the CCAA proceedings, the operator has publicly disclosed that the assets comprising the mine may be included in any sales process.
In the event that the operator terminates the sub-lease, the Group, as the landlord, intend to exercise our step-in rights which allow it to take back the mine. There can be no assurance as to when and if the operator will provide notice of such termination. As of March 30, 2015, the operator has not given MFC notice of termination of the sub-lease and will continue to be obligated to pay the minimum royalty amount.
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 15. Interests in Resource Properties (continued)
Management of the Group reviewed the underlying legal documents and performed a sensitivity analysis on the expected future cash flows from its royalty interest. Management used a base case which assumes the mine will recommence production in the future and the remaining material will be processed over the remaining mine life under a royalty arrangement. In addition, consideration was given to other reasonably possible scenarios, including the possibility of the Company exercising its step-in rights and re-taking the mine. As a result, management concluded that the fair value of the Group's interest in the Wabush mine was above its carrying amount, and therefore concluded that an impairment loss was not required as at December 31, 2014. The primary factors which impact the recoverable amount, among others, are the number of years of production, iron ore pricing and/or production costs. Management continues to monitor the development of the events relating to the iron ore mine. If circumstances change, an impairment of this asset may arise in future periods.
Hydrocarbon properties
The Group owns development and production assets in hydrocarbon properties in western Canada. The majority of such operations are located in the Deep Basin fairway of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. These interests include producing natural gas wells, non-producing natural gas wells, producing oil wells and non-producing oil wells, but do not include a land position that includes net working interests in undeveloped acreage and properties containing probable reserves only which are included in exploration and evaluation assets (see Note 16). The hydrocarbon properties were acquired by the Group as a result of the business combination in September 2012 (see Note 3).
The recoverable amounts of the Group's hydrocarbon CGUs are determined whenever facts and circumstances provide impairment indicators. CGU’s are mainly determined based upon the grouping by geographical region of the Group’s producing properties. The recoverable amounts are based on each CGU's future post-tax cash flows expected to be derived from the Group's hydrocarbon properties using a fair value less costs of disposal methodology, which is a Level 3 indicator of the fair value hierarchy. The post-tax cash flow projections incorporate management's best estimates of future natural gas prices, production based on current estimates of recoverable reserves and resources, exploration potential, future operating costs, non-expansionary capital expenditures and inflation. Natural gas pricing included in the cash flow projections beyond five years is based on historical volatility and consensus analyst pricing. Projected cash flows are discounted using a post-tax discount rate which reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the hydrocarbon interests for which the future cash flow estimates have not been adjusted.
In December 2014, the Group’s realized pricing of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil declined 20%, 32% and 35%, respectively. As such, as at December 31, 2014, the Group performed an annual impairment assessment on its hydrocarbon properties utilizing post-tax discount rates between 8.5% and 9.0% and recognized an impairment loss of $28,618 before an income tax recovery of $7,217. This impairment is comprised of $16,188 allocated to interests in resource properties, $6,199 to probable reserves, $3,195 to unproved lands and $3,036 to assets held for sale. If a 1% lower discount rate were used, the impairment loss would have been reduced by approximately $20 million. Conversely, if a 1% higher discount rate were used, the impairment loss would have been greater by approximately $20 million.
As at December 31, 2013, the Group performed an annual impairment assessment on its hydrocarbon properties based on a pre-tax discount rate of 10% and recognized an impairment loss of $6,077 before an income tax recovery of $1,561.
Other
During 2012, the Group recognized an impairment of $42,631 on its extracting facilities which were sold in February 2013 (see Note 25).
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 16. Hydrocarbon Probable Reserves and Unproved Lands
Exploration and evaluation assets, which comprise hydrocarbon probable reserves and undeveloped lands, were acquired by the Group as a result of the business combination in September 2012. The movements in exploration and evaluation assets during 2014 and 2013 were as follows.
| Probable
reserves | Undeveloped
lands |
| Balance, beginning of 2014 | $ | 75,267 | | $ | 31,354 | |
| Additions | | — | | | 376 | |
| Reclassification to assets held for sale | | (19,153 | ) | | — | |
| Land expiries | | — | | | (1,351 | ) |
| Disposals | | — | | | (909 | ) |
| Impairment loss | | (6,199 | ) | | (3,195 | ) |
| Cumulative translation adjustment | | (6,260 | ) | | (2,518 | ) |
| Balance, end of 2014 | $ | 43,655 | | $ | 23,757 | |
As at December 31, 2014, the Group recognized an impairment loss of $6,199 and $3,195 on its probable reserves and unproved lands, respectively (see Note 15).
| Probable
reserves | Undeveloped
lands |
| Balance, beginning of 2013 | $ | 99,142 | | $ | 31,701 | |
| Additions | | — | | | 421 | |
| Reclassification from assets held for sale | | 29,523 | | | 1,855 | |
| Land expiries | | — | | | (104 | ) |
| Reclassification-out | | (47,565 | ) | | (627 | ) |
| Cumulative translation adjustment | | (5,833 | ) | | (1,892 | ) |
| Balance, end of 2013 | $ | 75,267 | | $ | 31,354 | |
As at December 31, 2013, no indicators of impairment were identified for exploration and evaluation assets.
Note 17. Accrued Pension Assets (Obligations) and Other
The Group currently has post-retirement defined benefit plans for its employees in
Canada, Austria, Norway, Germany and Mexico. In addition there is a small jubilee pay plan for an Austrian entity, which is based on collective agreements.
The majority of
the Group’s post-retirement defined benefit pension plans are funded. These are pension arrangements for managers in Germany and Austria and a closed pension plan for former employees in Norway.
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 12.
Accrued Pension Assets (Obligations) (continued)
The major defined benefit pension plan in Norway is closed to new employees and provides retirement and death benefits to former employees and is administered by management. The plan provides no lump sum option and the indexation of benefits is limited to surplus spending of the insurance contract.
The defined benefit pension plans in Germany and Austria are based on single pension promises to four former managers and one active manager and are partly funded. These pension plans provide retirement, disability and death benefits. The related plan assets are held separately by an independent insurance company.
In Austria and Mexico termination indemnity plans are provided to employees. These plans are required to be provided by
the companies based on local labor laws. They are unfunded and closed to new employees in Austria. These termination indemnity plans provide lump sum benefits in the case of retirement, disability and death.
The
CanadianGroup had a defined benefit pension plan for
certain Canadianits employees
is a defined benefit plan registered with the Alberta Superintendentin Canada which was classified as assets held for sale which was subsequently disposed of
Pensions and the Canada Revenue Agency which provides benefits upon retirement, death and termination prior to retirement. The benefits are based on final average earnings and are partially indexed to inflation. The plan is subject to the minimum funding rules in the Employment Pension Plans Act in Alberta, Canada whichduring 2015.TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Note 17. Accrued Pension Assets (Obligations) and Other (continued)
require that going concern deficiencies are funded over a maximum of 15 years and solvency deficiencies are funded over a maximum of 5 years. The plan sponsor is required to provide the funding as required under provincial pension legislation as determined by periodic actuarial funding valuations performed by an independent actuary. The plan sponsor funds the pension plan for minimum required contributions annually and assesses additional contributions if and when needed. The plan is an ongoing, open defined benefit plan, meaning that the plan accepts new entrants as employees are hired. The investment of the pension plan assets, including the performance of the investment managers, is overseen by the pension committee which is composed of members of the plan sponsor. The underlying objective is to earn an appropriate return given the plan sponsor's goal of preserving capital within an acceptable level of risk for the pension plan assets.
Changes in the defined benefit obligations for the years ended December 31:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Beginning of year | $ | 10,667 | | $ | 11,866 | |
| Assumed upon acquisition | | 16,409 | | | — | |
| Net current service cost | | 477 | | | 378 | |
| Employee contributions | | 67 | | | 78 | |
| Obligation interest cost | | 445 | | | 505 | |
| Actuarial (gains) losses from changes in demographic assumptions and experience | | (915 | ) | | 468 | |
| Actuarial losses (gains) from changes in financial assumptions | | 2,665 | | | (475 | ) |
| Benefits paid | | (4,184 | ) | | (1,400 | ) |
| Currency translation adjustments | | (2,281 | ) | | (753 | ) |
| End of year | $ | 23,350 | | $ | 10,667 | |
| | | | | | |
| Defined benefit obligations from plans that are wholly unfunded | $ | 2,899 | | $ | — | |
| Defined benefit obligations from plans that are wholly or partly funded | $ | 20,451 | | $ | 10,667 | |
| | | | | | |
Significant actuarial assumption for defined benefit obligations as at December 31:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Discount rate | 1.8%–6.0% | 4.75% |
| Rate of salary increases | 1.0%–5.5% | 3.00% |
| Consumer price index | 1.0%–5.5% | 2.00% |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Balance, beginning of year | | | | $ | 27,088 | | | | | $ | 11,345 | | |
| Assumed upon acquisition | | | | | — | | | | | | 18,124 | | |
| Reclassified to assets held for sale | | | | | (10,063) | | | | | | — | | |
| Net current service cost | | | | | 213 | | | | | | 527 | | |
| Employee contributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 74 | | |
| Obligation interest cost | | | | | 389 | | | | | | 492 | | |
| Actuarial gains from changes in demographic assumptions and experience | | | | | (618) | | | | | | (1,011) | | |
| Actuarial (gains) losses from changes in financial assumptions | | | | | (455) | | | | | | 2,943 | | |
| Benefits paid | | | | | (1,272) | | | | | | (4,621) | | |
| Currency translation adjustments | | | | | 617 | | | | | | (785) | | |
| Balance, end of year | | | | $ | 15,899 | | | | | $ | 27,088 | | |
| Defined benefit obligations for plans that are wholly unfunded | | | | $ | 3,702 | | | | | $ | 3,363 | | |
Defined benefit obligations for plans that are wholly or partly
funded | | | | $ | 12,197 | | | | | $ | 23,725 | | |
| Significant actuarial assumptions used in calculating the defined benefit obligations as at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Discount rate | | | 2.1%–6.3% | | | 1.8%–6.0% | |
| Rate of salary increases | | | 1.0%–5.5% | | | 1.0%–5.5% | |
| Consumer price index | | | 0%–1.5% | | | 1.0%–5.5% | |
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 12.
Accrued Pension Assets (Obligations) (continued)
Changes in the fair value of plan assets for
the years ended December 31:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Beginning of year | $ | 11,926 | | $ | 10,638 | |
| Fair value of plan assets upon acquisition | | 12,277 | | | — | |
| Return on plan assets | | 1,310 | | | 1,925 | |
| Administration costs | | (60 | ) | | (13 | ) |
| Employer contributions | | 702 | | | 1,449 | |
| Employee contributions | | 67 | | | 78 | |
| Benefits paid | | (4,184 | ) | | (1,400 | ) |
| Currency translation adjustments | | (1,246 | ) | | (751 | ) |
| End of year | $ | 20,792 | | $ | 11,926 | |
| Interest income on plan assets | $ | 513 | | $ | 455 | |
| Actuarial gains | | 797 | | | 1,470 | |
| Return on plan assets | $ | 1,310 | | $ | 1,925 | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Balance, beginning of year | | | | $ | 24,121 | | | | | $ | 12,684 | | |
| Reclassified to assets held for sale | | | | | (11,425) | | | | | | — | | |
| Fair value of plan assets upon acquisition | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,560 | | |
| (Loss) return on plan assets | | | | | (241) | | | | | | 1,447 | | |
| Administration costs | | | | | — | | | | | | (66) | | |
| Employer contributions | | | | | 448 | | | | | | 775 | | |
| Employee contributions | | | | | — | | | | | | 74 | | |
| Benefits paid | | | | | (1,272) | | | | | | (4,621) | | |
| Currency translation adjustments | | | | | 207 | | | | | | 268 | | |
| Balance, end of year | | | | $ | 11,838 | | | | | $ | 24,121 | | |
| Interest income on plan assets | | | | $ | 289 | | | | | $ | 567 | | |
| Actuarial (losses) gains | | | | | (530) | | | | | | 880 | | |
| (Loss) return on plan assets | | | | $ | (241) | | | | | $ | 1,447 | | |
| |
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 17. Accrued Pension Assets (Obligations) and Other (continued)
Reconciliation to the liabilityamounts recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position as at
December 31:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Fair value of plan assets | $ | 20,792 | | $ | 11,926 | |
| Defined benefit obligations | | (23,350 | ) | | (10,667 | ) |
| Plan (deficit) surplus | | (2,558 | ) | | 1,259 | |
| Amount not recognized as an asset because of asset ceiling | | — | | | — | |
| Additional liability recognized due to IFRIC 14 | | — | | | — | |
| Net (liability) asset | $ | (2,558 | ) | $ | 1,259 | |
| | | | | | |
| As recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position: | | | | | | |
| Accrued pension assets | $ | 1,174 | | $ | 1,259 | |
| Accrued pension liabilities | | (3,732 | ) | | — | |
| $ | (2,558 | ) | $ | 1,259 | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Fair value of plan assets | | | | $ | 11,838 | | | | | $ | 24,121 | | |
| Defined benefit obligations | | | | | (15,899) | | | | | | (27,088) | | |
| Plan deficit and net liability | | | | $ | (4,061) | | | | | $ | (2,967) | | |
| Recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position as follows: | | | |
| Accrued pension assets | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,362 | | |
| Accrued pension obligations | | | | | (4,061) | | | | | | (4,329) | | |
| | | | | $ | (4,061) | | | | | $ | (2,967) | | |
| |
Movement of net (liability) asset recognized for years ended December 31:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Beginning of year | $ | 1,259 | | $ | (1,228 | ) |
| Net liability assumed on acquisition | | (4,132 | ) | | — | |
| Employer contributions | | 702 | | | 1,449 | |
| Expense recognized | | (469 | ) | | (441 | ) |
| Amount recognized in other comprehensive income | | (953 | ) | | 1,477 | |
| Currency translation adjustments | | 1,035 | | | 2 | |
| End of year | $ | (2,558 | ) | $ | 1,259 | |
Current pension expense for the years ended December 31:
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012* |
| Net current service cost | $ | 477 | | $ | 378 | | $ | 136 | |
| Obligation interest cost | | 445 | | | 505 | | | 175 | |
| Interest income on plan assets | | (513 | ) | | (455 | ) | | (142 | ) |
| Interest on effect of asset ceiling | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Administration costs | | 60 | | | 13 | | | 4 | |
| Total for year | $ | 469 | | $ | 441 | | $ | 173 | |
| * | Incurred during September 7 to December 31, 2012. |
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Note 17. Accrued Pension Assets (Obligations) and Other (continued)
Recognition through other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31:
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012* |
| Net gains (losses) during the year | $ | (953 | ) | $ | 1,477 | | $ | 961 | |
| Effect of the asset ceiling | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Effect of impact of additional liability due to IFRIC 14 | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Currency translation adjustments | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Recognition of other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes during the year | $ | (953 | ) | $ | 1,477 | | $ | 961 | |
| Comprising: experience adjustment on defined benefit obligations | $ | (1,750 | ) | $ | 7 | | $ | 506 | |
| experience adjustment on assets | | 797 | | | 1,470 | | | 455 | |
| $ | (953 | ) | $ | 1,477 | | $ | 961 | |
| * | Incurred during September 7 to December 31, 2012. |
Sensitivity analysis
A sensitivity analysis for each significant actuarial assumption as at December 31,
2014,2015, showing how the defined benefit obligations would have been affected by changes in the relevant actuarial assumption that were reasonably possible at the date, is as follows:
Discount Rate Sensitivity Analysis | 2014 |
Effect of an increase of 1%
| | | |
| Defined benefit obligations, end of year | $ | 20,572 | |
Effect of a decrease of 1%
| | | |
| Defined benefit obligations, end of year | $ | 26,787 | |
| Discount Rate Sensitivity Analysis | | | 2015 | |
| Effect of an increase of 1% | | |
| Defined benefit obligations, end of year | | | | $ | 14,605 | | |
| Effect of a decrease of 1% | | |
| Defined benefit obligations, end of year | | | | $ | 17,518 | | |
| Salary Increase Sensitivity Analysis | | | 2015 | |
| Effect of an increase of 1% | | |
| Defined benefit obligations, end of year | | | | $ | 15,940 | | |
| Effect of a decrease of 1% | | |
| Defined benefit obligations, end of year | | | | $ | 15,303 | | |
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Salary Increase Sensitivity Analysis | 2014 |
Effect of an increase of 1%
| | | |
| Defined benefit obligations, end of year | $ | 23,714 | |
Effect of a decrease of 1%
| | | |
| Defined benefit obligations, end of year | $ | 23,062 | |
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 12.
Accrued Pension Assets (Obligations) (continued)
The defined benefit obligation sensitivity figures were calculated using the same methods and assumptions as the December 31,
20142015 defined benefit obligation figures, with the only assumption change being the 1% change in discount rate or salary scale,
respectively, as indicated. There was no change from the previous period in the methods and assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analyses.
As is the case with the actuarial valuations, formal materiality guidelines were not employed in the derivation of the sensitivity
analysis. Allanalyses. The defined benefits
pension obligations were valued using assumptions adopted for each relevant contingency and membership data that were reviewed for consistency with previous data as well as overall reasonableness. To the extent that the assumptions and methods adopted for the
valuationvaluations were appropriate for the purpose of the
valuation;valuations; nothing was omitted as being immaterial. Nevertheless, emerging experience differing from the assumptions will result in gains or losses that will be revealed in future valuations and could affect the validity of the sensitivity
analysis.analyses.
Plan assets are generally held and administered by independent financial services companies. The assets do not include the
Group'sGroup’s own financial instruments or any property occupied by, or other assets used by, the Group.
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Note 17. Accrued Pension Assets (Obligations) and Other (continued)
Expected contributions and benefit payments
The expected contributions in
20152016 from the employers and employees are
$323$422 and
$71,$nil, respectively. The employer contributions represent the
Group’s minimum required contribution under pension legislation.
As at December 31,
2014,2015, the
Group’s expected benefit payments are as follows:
Years ending December 31:
|
| 2015 | $ | 509 | |
| 2016 | | 566 | |
| 2017 | | 631 | |
| 2018 | | 687 | |
| 2019 | | 724 | |
| 2020-2024 | | 3,935 | |
| 2025 and after | | 16,298 | |
| Total | $ | 23,350 | |
| Years ending December 31: | | |
| 2016 | | | | $ | 1,257 | | |
| 2017 | | | | | 1,317 | | |
| 2018 | | | | | 1,319 | | |
| 2019 | | | | | 1,300 | | |
| 2020 | | | | | 1,292 | | |
| Thereafter | | | | | 9,414 | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 15,899 | | |
| |
Note
18.13. Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effect of temporary differences and tax loss carry-forwards that give rise to significant components of
the Group’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Non-capital tax loss carry-forwards | $ | 17,810 | | $ | 18,858 | |
| Interests in resource properties | | (3,042 | ) | | (8,761 | ) |
| Other assets | | 9,223 | | | 8,014 | |
| Other liabilities | | (10,216 | ) | | (3,741 | ) |
| $ | 13,775 | | $ | 14,370 | |
| Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included in the consolidated statement of financial position as follows: | | | | | | |
| Deferred income tax assets | $ | 23,991 | | $ | 17,941 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | | (10,216 | ) | | (3,571 | ) |
| Net | $ | 13,775 | | $ | 14,370 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Non-capital tax loss carry-forwards | | | | $ | 11,848 | | | | | $ | 20,661 | | |
| Interests in resource properties | | | | | — | | | | | | (3,529) | | |
| Other assets | | | | | 11,469 | | | | | | 10,700 | | |
| Other liabilities | | | | | (16,387) | | | | | | (11,852) | | |
| | | | | $ | 6,930 | | | | | $ | 15,980 | | |
| Presented on the consolidated statement of financial position as follows: | | | |
| Deferred income tax assets | | | | $ | 20,641 | | | | | $ | 27,832 | | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | | | | | (13,711) | | | | | | (11,852) | | |
| Net | | | | $ | 6,930 | | | | | $ | 15,980 | | |
| |
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 13. Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities (continued)
At December 31,
2014,2015, the Group had estimated accumulated non-capital losses which expire in the following countries as follows. Management is of the opinion that not all of these non-capital losses are probable to be utilized in the future.
| Country | Gross
amount | Amount for which
no deferred asset
is recognized | Expiration
dates |
| Canada | $ | 41,847 | | $ | — | | 2028-2032 |
| Germany | | 3,657 | | | 3,614 | | Indefinite |
| Austria | | 44,020 | | | 19,230 | | Indefinite |
| Slovakia | | 907 | | | 907 | | 2015-2017 |
| Uganda | | 86,665 | | | 86,665 | | Indefinite |
| Country | | | Gross
amount | | | Amount for which
no deferred income
tax asset
is recognized | | | Expiration
dates | |
| Canada | | | | $ | 10,556 | | | | | $ | — | | | | 2033-2035 | |
| Germany | | | | | 14,535 | | | | | | 14,485 | | | | Indefinite | |
| Austria | | | | | 96,536 | | | | | | 67,003 | | | | Indefinite | |
| Slovakia | | | | | 751 | | | | | | 751 | | | | 2016-2017 | |
| Uganda | | | | | 113,297 | | | | | | 113,297 | | | | Indefinite | |
| United Sates of America | | | | | 9,594 | | | | | | 9,594 | | | | Indefinite | |
| Romania | | | | | 2,018 | | | | | | 2,018 | | | | 2021 | |
| Luxembourg | | | | | 12,254 | | | | | | 12,254 | | | | 2016 | |
The utilization of the deferred tax assets is dependent on future taxable profits in excess of the profits arising from the reversal of existing taxable temporary differences and the Group companies have suffered losses in either the current or preceding period(s) in the tax jurisdictions to which the deferred tax assets relate.
At December 31,
2014,2015, MFC
IndustrialBancorp had an aggregate amount of
$245,848$62,478 of temporary differences associated with its investments in subsidiaries
branches and
associates and interests in joint arrangements,branches, for which deferred income tax liabilities have not been recognized because the Group is in a position to control the timing of the reversal of such temporary differences and it is probable that such differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
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Note 18. Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities (continued)
During 2012, the Company, through its Austrian subsidiary, acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of a Canadian corporation in a business combination. At the time of the acquisition, management was aware that deferred assets were realizable by applying existing taxable profits of the Group. As such, the deferred tax assets of the acquiree in the amount of $57,763 were recognized at the time of the acquisition. Before the date of acquisition, the Company had a viable tax planning strategy to restructure its Canadian entities to access the deferred tax assets to offset future increases in taxable income of the Canadian entities and has subsequently executed this planning strategy. Before the acquisition, the acquiree had suffered a loss in the current and prior period in the tax jurisdictions to which the deferred tax assets relate.
In November 2012 and February 2016, the Company received from the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) tax notices of reassessment relating to the taxation years ended December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2011.April 19, 2013. The reassessment deniesreassessments deny a deduction in computing income, attribute income earned by predecessors to the Company and deny the application of losses and deductions by predecessors in computing their taxable income, and deny the application of credits in the computation of income taxes payable. The Company has filed notices of objection withto the CRA.November 2012 notices of reassessment. The period for filing notices of objection to the February 2016 notices of reassessment has not yet expired. Notices of objection will be filed to the February 2016 notices of reassessment in due course. The Company, among other things, reviewed the reassessment,reassessments, the material facts related thereto and the subject transactiontransactions and consulted its advisors. Based on such review, management determined that the probability of the CRA's reassessmentCRA’s reassessments being successful in court was remote. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded a liability in these consolidated financial statements in connection with the reassessment.reassessments. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in defending its position.positions. If the CRA is successful in respect of either reassessment, then the Company will be required to pay a material amount of income tax plus applicable interest. There continues to be tax litigation in progress involving the CRA and other companies which may have a bearing on the Company'sCompany’s own income tax position with the CRA. The Company will continue to assess its position as such litigation progresses.
The Group companies'companies’ income tax filings are also subject to audit by taxation authorities in numerous jurisdictions. There are audits in progress and items under review, some of which may increase the Group'sGroup’s income tax liability. In the event that management'smanagement’s estimate of the future resolution of these matters changes, the Group will recognize the effects of the changes in its consolidated financial statements in the appropriate period relative to when such changes occur.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note
19.14. Short-term Bank Borrowings
Short-term bank borrowings are repayable within a year from the borrowing date. They are used to finance the
Group'sGroup’s day-to-day
globalfinance and supply chain business.
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Credit facilities from banks | $ | 161,340 | | $ | 129,783 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Credit facilities from banks | | | | $ | 60,103 | | | | | $ | 187,171 | | |
| |
As at December 31, 2014,2015, the Group had credit facilities aggregating $772,798$900,763 as follows: (i) the Group had unsecured revolving credit facilities aggregating $381,088$429,635 from banks. The banks generally charge an interest rate at inter-bank rate plus an interest margin; (ii) the Group also had revolving credit facilities aggregating $92,656$116,232 from banks for structured solutions, a special trade financing. The margin is negotiable when the facility is used; (iii) the Group had a specially structured non-recourse factoring arrangement with a bank up to a credit limit of $200,272$248,730 for the Group's globalGroup’s finance and supply chain activities. The Group factors certain of its trade receivable accounts upon invoicing, at inter-bank rate plus a margin; (iv) the Group had foreign exchange credit facilities of $63,782$80,446 with banks; and (v) the Group had secured revolving credit facilities aggregating $35,000.$25,720. All these facilities are renewable on a yearly basis or usable until further notice.
In addition, the Group has margin lines with availability at multiple brokers, which enable the Group to hedge over $138,400 notional value of industrial products.
Note 15. Debt
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into long-term debt agreements with numerous banks and financial institutions. These agreements, which include customary terms and conditions in accordance with industry standards for unsecured facilities, include:
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Due to a bank, US$886 and US$6,000 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively,
interest at LIBOR plus an interest margin (3.23% at December 2015) and payable
monthly, secured by trade receivables and due in negotiated periodic repayments
with final payment in September 2016 | | | | $ | 1,225 | | | | | $ | 6,960 | | |
Due to a bank, US$1,700 and US$11,100 at December 31, 2015 and 2014,
respectively, interest at LIBOR plus an interest margin (4.73% at December 2015)
and payable monthly, secured by real estate and trade receivables and due in
negotiated periodic repayments with final payment in October 2018 | | | | | 2,353 | | | | | | 12,877 | | |
| Due to banks, €52,950 at December 31, 2014, fixed interest and backup guarantee fee on €52,950 and payable quarterly, due in semi-annual repayments with final payment in November 2020. Reclassified to liabilities relating to assets held for sale in 2015 | | | | | — | | | | | | 74,331 | | |
Due to a bank, US$24,000 and US$28,000 at December 31, 2015 and 2014,
respectively, fixed interest plus an interest margin and backup guarantee fee on
US$24,000 (5.05% at December 31, 2015) and payable quarterly and due in equal
annual repayments with final repayment in September 2022 | | | | | 33,216 | | | | | | 32,483 | | |
| Due to a bank, €22,200 and €27,600 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, fixed interest and backup guarantee fee on €21,660 (3.94% at December 31, 2015) and the remainder at OEKB variable plus an interest margin and backup guarantee fee (3.29% at December 2015) and payable quarterly, due in semi-annual repayments with final payment in December 2022 | | | | | 33,364 | | | | | | 38,745 | | |
Due to a bank, US$10,000 at both December 31, 2015 and 2014, interest at LIBOR
plus an interest margin (2.307% at December 2015) and payable in November
2016 | | | | | 13,840 | | | | | | 11,601 | | |
Due to banks, €31,000 at both December 31, 2015 and 2014, interest at EURIBOR
plus an interest margin (1.90% at December 2015) and payable from November
2016 to November 2020 | | | | | 46,590 | | | | | | 43,519 | | |
MFC BANCORP LTD.(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.
)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2014
2015
Note
20.15. Debt
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Due to a bank, €nil and €1,200 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, and due in 2014 | $ | — | | $ | 1,653 | |
| Due to a bank, $6,000 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, interest at LIBOR plus an interest margin (3.15% at December 31, 2014) and payable monthly, secured by trade receivables and due in negotiated periodic repayment with final payment in September 2016 | | 6,000 | | | 6,000 | |
| Due to a bank, $11,100 and $13,053 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, interest at LIBOR plus an interest margin (3.32% at December 31, 2014) and payable monthly, secured by real estate and trade receivables and due in negotiated periodic repayment with final payment in April 2015 | | 11,100 | | | 13,053 | |
| Due to banks, €52,950 and €66,475 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, fixed interest and backup guarantee fee on €52,950 (at 2.62% at December 31, 2014) and payable quarterly, due in semi-annual repayment with final payment in November 2020 | | 64,073 | | | 91,569 | |
| Due to a bank, $28,000 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, fixed interest plus an interest margin and backup guarantee fee (3,91% at December 31, 2014) and payable quarterly and due in equal yearly repayment with final repayment in September 2022 | | 28,000 | | | 28,000 | |
| Due to a bank, €27,600 and €30,300 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, fixed interest and backup guarantee fee on €26,860 (2.76% at December 31, 2014) and the remainder at EURIBOR plus an interest margin and backup guarantee fee (2.19% at December 31, 2014) and payable quarterly due in semi-annual repayment with final payment in December 2022 | | 33,398 | | | 41,750 | |
| Due to a bank, $10,000 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, interest at LIBOR plus an interest margin (2.136% at December 31, 2014) and due in November 2016 | | 10,000 | | | 10,000 | |
| Due to banks, €31,000 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, interest at EURIBOR plus an interest margin (2.11% at December 31, 2014) and due in November 2020 | | 37,513 | | | 42,715 | |
| Due to a bank, €76,380 and €nil at December 31, 2014 and 2013 (multiple facilities), respectively, fixed interest and backup guarantee fee on €59,604 (2.57% at December 31, 2014) and the remainder at EURIBOR plus an interest margin and backup guarantee fee (2.02% at December 31, 2014) and payable quarterly due in semi-annual repayment with final payment in August 2022 | | 92,421 | | | — | |
| Due to a bank, €4,620 and €nil at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, fixed interest and backup guarantee fee on €3,696 (at 2.65% at December 31, 2014) and the remainder at EURIBOR plus an interest margin and backup guarantee fee (2.05% at December 31, 2014) and payable quarterly due in semi-annual repayment with final payment in August 2022 | | 5,591 | | | — | |
| Due to a Bank €5,830 and €nil at December 31,2014 and 2013 at a fixed interest (3.95% at December 31, 2014) and payable quarterly due in semi-annual repayments with final payment in 2022 | | 7,055 | | | — | |
| Due to a bank, €16,052 and €nil at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, €12,442 at a fixed interest rate (2.7% at December 31, 2014) and the remainder at EURIBOR plus an interest margin (1.45% at December 31, 2014) and payable quarterly due in semi-annual repayment with final payment in May 2025. | 17,973 | | — | |
| $ | 313,124 | | $ | 234,740 | |
| Current portion | $ | 56,976 | | $ | 44,869 | |
| Long-term portion | | 256,148 | | | 189,871 | |
| $ | 313,124 | | $ | 234,740 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Due to a bank, €65,708 and €76,380 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, fixed interest and backup guarantee fee on €59,604 (2.57% at December 31, 2015) and the remainder at OEKB variable plus an interest margin and backup guarantee fee (1.82% at December 2015) and payable quarterly due in semi-annual repayments with final payment in August 2022 | | | | | 98,752 | | | | | | 107,218 | | |
| Due to a bank, €4,043 and €4,620 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, fixed interest and backup guarantee fee on €3,696 (at 2.5% at December 31, 2015) and the remainder at OEKB variable plus an interest margin and backup guarantee fee (1.85% at December 2015) and payable quarterly due in semi-annual repayments with final payment in August 2022 | | | | | 6,076 | | | | | | 6,486 | | |
| Due to a Bank €5,830 at December 31, 2014 at fixed interest. Repaid in 2015 | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,185 | | |
Due to a bank, €16,713 and €16,052 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively,
€14,192 at a fixed interest rate (2.7% at December 31, 2015) and the remainder at
EURIBOR plus an interest margin (1.30% at December 31, 2015) and payable
quarterly, due in semi-annual repayments with final payment in May 2025 | | | | | 23,622 | | | | | | 20,850 | | |
| | | | | $ | 259,038 | | | | | $ | 363,255 | | |
| Current portion | | | | $ | 84,705 | | | | | $ | 66,098 | | |
| Long-term portion | | | | | 174,333 | | | | | | 297,157 | | |
| | | | | $ | 259,038 | | | | | $ | 363,255 | | |
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 20. Debt (continued)
As at December 31, 2014,2015, the maturities of the Group’s debt are as follows:
Years ending December 31: | Principal | Interest | Total |
| 2015 | $ | 56,976 | | $ | 7,947 | | $ | 64,923 | |
| 2016 | | 85,712 | | | 6,608 | | | 92,320 | |
| 2017 | | 44,881 | | | 4,451 | | | 49,332 | |
| 2018 | | 39,315 | | | 3,340 | | | 42,655 | |
| 2019 | | 29,093 | | | 2,261 | | | 31,354 | |
| Thereafter | | 57,147 | | | 2,630 | | | 59,777 | |
| $ | 313,124 | | $ | 27,237 | | $ | 340,361 | |
| Years ending December 31: | | | Principal | | | Interest | | | Total | |
| 2016 | | | | $ | 84,705 | | | | | $ | 7,333 | | | | | $ | 92,038 | | |
| 2017 | | | | | 34,886 | | | | | | 5,170 | | | | | | 40,056 | | |
| 2018 | | | | | 44,452 | | | | | | 3,998 | | | | | | 48,450 | | |
| 2019 | | | | | 29,404 | | | | | | 2,649 | | | | | | 32,053 | | |
| 2020 | | | | | 26,778 | | | | | | 1,714 | | | | | | 28,492 | | |
| Thereafter | | | | | 38,813 | | | | | | 1,491 | | | | | | 40,304 | | |
| | | | | $ | 259,038 | | | | | $ | 22,355 | | | | | $ | 281,393 | | |
| |
Interest expense of $1,524, $nil$608, $1,683 and $nil, respectively, was capitalized into property, plant and equipment in the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 2013 and 2012.
2013.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note
21.16. Account Payables and Accrued Expenses
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Trade and account payables | $ | 118,335 | | $ | 83,190 | |
| Value-added, goods-and-sales and other taxes (other than income taxes) | | 7,301 | | | 3,976 | |
| Compensation | | 2,924 | | | 1,879 | |
| Interest | | — | | | 3,812 | |
| Derivative liabilities | | 1,729 | | | 2,081 | |
| Provisions for warranty | | 629 | | | 74 | |
| Short-sale of securities | | 113 | | | 236 | |
| Deferred revenues | | 362 | | | 1,815 | |
| Deposits from customers | | 2,145 | | | 3,255 | |
| Acquisition price payables | | 1,279 | | | 1,279 | |
| Sale of shares on behalf of other | | 2,646 | | | 2,886 | |
| Contingent consideration on a business combination | | 759 | | | — | |
| Due to a customer | | — | | | 22,166 | |
| $ | 138,222 | | $ | 126,649 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Trade and account payables | | | | $ | 110,881 | | | | | $ | 137,280 | | |
| Value-added, goods and services and other taxes (other than income taxes) | | | | | 8,821 | | | | | | 8,470 | | |
| Compensation | | | | | 3,358 | | | | | | 3,391 | | |
| Provisions for payments under guarantees (see Note 23) | | | | | 40,677 | | | | | | — | | |
| Provisions for warranty | | | | | — | | | | | | 730 | | |
| Short-sale of securities | | | | | — | | | | | | 131 | | |
| Deferred revenues | | | | | 1,239 | | | | | | 420 | | |
| Deposits from customers | | | | | 2,920 | | | | | | 2,488 | | |
| Acquisition price payables | | | | | 1,769 | | | | | | 1,484 | | |
| Sale of shares on behalf of other | | | | | 3,070 | | | | | | 3,070 | | |
| Contingent consideration on a business combination | | | | | 2,077 | | | | | | 881 | | |
| | | | | $ | 174,812 | | | | | $ | 158,345 | | |
| |
Trade payables arise from the Group'sGroup’s day-to-day trading activities. The Group'sGroup’s expenses for services and other operational expenses are included in account and other payables. Generally, these payables and accrual accounts do not bear interest and they have a maturity of less than one year.
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Note 22. Decommissioning Obligations
Changes in the carrying amount of the Group's decommissioning obligations during 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
| 2014 | 2013 |
| Decommissioning obligations, beginning of year | $ | 117,371 | | $ | 153,105 | |
| Changes in estimates | | 39,209 | | | (24,499 | ) |
| Obligations related to dispositions | | — | | | (577 | ) |
| Obligations settled | | (3,207 | ) | | (4,759 | ) |
| Accretion | | 3,087 | | | 3,085 | |
| Cumulative translation adjustments | | (11,557 | ) | | (8,984 | ) |
| Decommissioning obligations, end of year | $ | 144,903 | | $ | 117,371 | |
| | | | | | |
Comprising:
| | | | | | |
| Current portion (included in liabilities relating to assets held for sale) | $ | 15,346 | | $ | 11,517 | |
| Long-term portion | | 129,557 | | | 105,854 | |
| $ | 144,903 | | $ | 117,371 | |
| | | | | | |
As at December 31, 2014, decommissioning obligations represented the present value of estimated remediation and reclamation costs associated with interests in hydrocarbon properties and property, plant and equipment. The Group discounted the decommissioning obligations using an average discount rate of 1.90% (2013: 2.61%), which is the risk free rate in Canada for blended governmental securities.
During 2014 and concurrent with updated assumptions from Alberta regulators, management revised its estimates of the expected decommissioning obligations related to its hydrocarbon production and processing assets. The Group will fund the decommissioning obligations from future cash flows from operations.
Note 23. Puttable Instrument Financial Liabilities
In connection with the acquisitions of ACCR and Possehl in November 2012, the Group entered into call and put agreements with the non-controlling interests, which allowed or required the Group to acquire up to 100% in each of the entities. As a result of the put options, the non-controlling interests were classified as financial liabilities.
The following table discloses the movement of the puttable instrument financial liabilities in 2014 and 2013:
| 2014 | 2013 |
Puttable instrument financial liabilities
| | | | | | |
| Beginning of year | $ | 3,936 | | $ | 7,761 | |
| Changes in estimates | | — | | | (1,053 | ) |
| Settlement | | (4,084 | ) | | (3,598 | ) |
| Change in fair value, recognized in profit or loss | | 148 | | | 826 | |
| End of year | $ | — | | $ | 3,936 | |
The fair values of the puttable instruments were determined using a discount cash flow (“DCF”) model. The option exercise prices were based on the net tangible asset values of the underlying entities on the calculation time (as defined) when the options were exercised, subject to certain adjustments.
Possehl
In April 2014, the Group entered into a share purchase agreement with the holder of the puttable instrument (the “Put Holder”) whereby the Group acquired from the Put Holder his 40% equity shares in Possehl. Upon the execution of the agreement, the puttable instrument was terminated. The purchase price consisted of 509,820 common shares of MFC Industrial (which would be delivered upon occurrence of an event (as defined in the
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agreement, the latest being in 2025) and a contingent purchase price whereby 50,000 common shares of MFC Industrial would be issued to the Put Holder for each year from 2014 to 2025 if Possehl achieves an annual net income milestone as computed under IFRS for the year. The fair values of the 509,820 common shares of MFC Industrial and the contingent purchase price were measured at $2,478 in aggregate on the execution date of the share purchase agreement, using a generally accepted financial valuation model which took into consideration the illiquidity and restrictions of the shares, the expected timing of the triggering events, the probability of the issuance of the contingently issuable shares and discount rates. As a result, the carrying amount of the puttable instrument financial liabilities of $4,084 were derecognized and a credit of $2,877 was recognized in retained earnings directly. In May 2014, the Put Holder was appointed by the Board of the Directors as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MFC Industrial.
In June 2014, the share purchase agreement was amended whereby the 509,820 common shares of MFC Industrial were released to the Put Holder following the approval of the New York Stock Exchange (which was received in June 2014) and the contingent purchase price was reduced to be payable for each year from 2014 to 2024. All other terms remain unchanged. No credit or charge was recognized in connection with these amendments.
ACCR
In 2013, the Group made claims against one of the vendors for misrepresentation and breach of contracts. As a result, the Group converted all the puttable instrument financial liabilities due to the vendor into the share capital of the sub- subsidiaries and recognized a payable of $1,279. The transaction resulted in $1,851 credited to the retained earnings account as a result of the purchase of the non-controlling interests in the subsidiaries.
Note 24. Shareholders' Equity
Capital Stock
The authorized share capital of MFC
IndustrialBancorp consists of an unlimited number of common shares and class A common shares both without par value and without special rights or restrictions and an unlimited number of Class A Preference shares without par value and with special rights and restrictions.
Holders of common shares may receive dividends when, as and if declared by the
board,Board of Directors, subject to the preferential dividend rights of any other classes or series of preferred shares issued and outstanding. In no event may a dividend be declared or paid on the common shares if payment of the dividend would cause the realizable value of the assets of the Company to be less than the aggregate of its liabilities. Holders of common shares are entitled to one vote per share at any meeting of shareholders
of any class of common shares, and in general and subject to applicable law, all matters will be determined by a majority of votes cast other than fundamental changes with respect to the Company. The holders of common shares are entitled, in the event of a distribution of assets of the Company on the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company (a “Liquidation Distribution”), to receive, before any Liquidation Distribution is made to the holders of the class A common shares or any other shares of the Company ranking junior to the common shares, but after any prior rights of any preferred shares, the stated capital with respect to each common share held by them, together with all declared and unpaid dividends (if any and if preferential) thereon, up to the date of such Liquidation Distribution, and thereafter the common shares shall rank pari passu with all other classes of common shares in connection with the Liquidation Distribution.
The rights and restrictions attaching to the class A common shares are the same as those attaching to the common shares, except that in the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the class A common shares are entitled to receive such Liquidation Distribution only after any prior rights of the preferred shares and common shares or any other share ranking prior in right to the class A common shares.
The Class A Preference shares may include one or more series and the
directorsBoard of Directors may alter the special rights
of and restrictions to such series. Except as may be set out in the rights and restrictions, the holders of the Class A Preference shares are not entitled to vote at or attend shareholder meetings. Holders of Class A Preference shares are entitled to receive repayment of capital on the liquidation or dissolution of MFC
IndustrialBancorp before distribution is made to holders of common shares.
All
of the
Company’s issued capital stock are fully paid.
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)
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
2015
Note
24. Shareholders'17. Shareholders’ Equity
(continued)
Treasury Stock
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Common shares | | 328,239 | | | 328,239 | |
| Preferred Shares | | 4,621,571 | | | 4,621,571 | |
| Total number of treasury stock | | 4,949,810 | | | 4,949,810 | |
| Total carrying amount of treasury stock | $ | 68,980 | | $ | 68,980 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| Common shares | | | | | 328,239 | | | | | | 328,239 | | |
| Preferred Shares | | | | | 4,621,571 | | | | | | 4,621,571 | | |
| Total number of treasury stock | | | | | 4,949,810 | | | | | | 4,949,810 | | |
| Total carrying amount of treasury stock | | | | $ | 61,085 | | | | | $ | 61,085 | | |
| |
All of the Company’s treasury stock is held by wholly-owned subsidiaries. The dividends paid and payable on the treasury stock by the Company are eliminated on consolidation.
Note
25.18. Consolidated Statements of Operations
Revenues
Years ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Gross revenues, as reported | $ | 1,411,786 | | $ | 813,938 | | $ | 485,659 | |
The Group’s gross revenues comprised:
For| Years ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated – Note 1A) | |
| Finance and supply chain products and services | | | | $ | 1,531,549 | | | | | $ | 1,237,153 | | | | | $ | 585,146 | | |
| Gain on securities, net | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,221 | | | | | | 6,507 | | |
| Interest | | | | | 4,225 | | | | | | 4,506 | | | | | | 2,411 | | |
| Dividends | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 304 | | |
| Other | | | | | 43,921 | | | | | | 39,436 | | | | | | 26,717 | | |
| Gross revenues | | | | $ | 1,579,702 | | | | | $ | 1,286,324 | | | | | $ | 621,085 | | |
| |
The Group’s revenues include the
componentsrevenues of the
Group's total revenues, please see Note 4.Elsner group and FESIL group from April 1, 2014 in the finance and supply chain segment.
The
Group'sGroup’s net gain on securities comprised:
| Years Ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Trading securities | $ | 271 | | $ | 5,681 | | $ | 1,161 | |
| Available-for-sale securities | | 161 | | | 231 | | | (94 | ) |
| Subsidiaries | | 4,426 | | | 415 | | | 206 | |
| Holding loss on advance sales of securities | | (130 | ) | | (9 | ) | | (123 | ) |
| Net gain on securities | $ | 4,728 | | $ | 6,318 | | $ | 1,150 | |
| Years Ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Trading securities | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 299 | | | | | $ | 5,850 | | |
| Available-for-sale securities | | | | | — | | | | | | 178 | | | | | | 238 | | |
| Subsidiaries | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,888 | | | | | | 427 | | |
| Holding loss on advance sales of securities | | | | | — | | | | | | (144) | | | | | | (8) | | |
| Net gain on securities | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 5,221 | | | | | $ | 6,507 | | |
| |
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)
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2015
Note
25.18. Consolidated Statements of Operations
(continued)
The
Group'sGroup’s costs of sales and services comprised:
Years Ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Supply chain products and services | $ | 1,269,349 | | $ | 705,951 | | $ | 382,245 | |
| Credit losses (recovery) on loans and receivables | | 3,935 | | | 4,671 | | | (521 | ) |
| Fair value loss (gain) on investment property | | 121 | | | — | | | (14 | ) |
| Market value (increase) decrease on commodity inventories | | (3,777 | ) | | (5,342 | ) | | 1,509 | |
| (Gain) loss on derivative contracts, net | | (9,319 | ) | | (4,488 | ) | | 57 | |
| Write-off (recovery) of inventories, net | | 149 | | | — | | | 15,659 | * |
| Other | | 10,602 | | | 9,563 | | | 7,773 | |
| Total cost of sales and services | $ | 1,271,060 | | $ | 710,355 | | $ | 406,708 | |
| Years Ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Restated – Note 1A) | |
| Supply chain products and services | | | | $ | 1,468,680 | | | | | $ | 1,169,305 | | | | | $ | 544,179 | | |
| Credit losses on loans and receivables and guarantees | | | | | 54,540 | | | | | | 4,346 | | | | | | 4,763 | | |
| Fair value gain on government environmental emission refund | | | | | (4,157) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Fair value loss on investment property | | | | | — | | | | | | 134 | | | | | | — | | |
| Market value decrease (increase) on commodity inventories | | | | | 1,910 | | | | | | (4,172) | | | | | | (5,502) | | |
| Gain on derivative contracts, net | | | | | (2,913) | | | | | | (3,466) | | | | | | (2,135) | | |
| Write-off of inventories, net | | | | | — | | | | | | 165 | | | | | | — | | |
| Loss on trading securities | | | | | 84 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Other | | | | | 11,434 | | | | | | 11,710 | | | | | | 9,517 | | |
| Total costs of sales and services | | | | $ | 1,529,578 | | | | | $ | 1,178,022 | | | | | $ | 550,822 | | |
| |
| * | The amount included an inventory write-down of $19,434. The Group recognized the inventory write-down and an impairment loss of $42,631 on its interests in resource properties after the Supreme Court of India banned all mining activities in the state in which the Group's extracting facilities were located. In aggregate, the total loss on the write-down and impairment was $48,231, net of income tax recovery of $13,834. |
The Group included the following items in its costs of sales and services:
Years ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Inventories as costs of goods sold (including depreciation, amortization and depletion expenses allocated to costs of goods sold) | $ | 1,128,604 | | $ | 624,785 | | $ | 286,426 | |
| Loss on unwinding sale and repurchase arrangements | | — | | | 2,356 | | | — | |
| Reduction in liabilities for claims | | — | | | (2,425 | ) | | — | |
| Years ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
Inventories as costs of goods sold (including depreciation,
amortization and depletion expenses allocated to costs
of goods sold) | | | | $ | 1,421,175 | | | | | $ | 1,117,770 | | | | | $ | 549,461 | | |
| Loss on unwinding sale and repurchase arrangements | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,426 | | |
The Group recognized a reversal of accrued advisory fees and other legal provisions of $nil, $1,854 and $nil in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The aforesaid reversal was shown as a reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses.
The Group also recognized a reversal of accrued interest expense of $905, $nil and $nil in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The aforesaid reversal was shown as a reduction in finance costs.
Additional information on the nature of expenses
Years Ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Depreciation, amortization and depletion | $ | 27,246 | | $ | 28,085 | | $ | 20,312 | |
| Employee benefits expenses | | 37,984 | | | 28,732 | | | 26,055 | |
incurred in continuing operations
| Years Ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Depreciation, amortization and depletion | | | | $ | 6,450 | | | | | $ | 4,957 | | | | | $ | 2,206 | | |
| Employee benefits expenses | | | | | 36,502 | | | | | | 34,597 | | | | | | 22,896 | | |
Note
26.19. Share-Based Compensation
MFC
IndustrialBancorp has a
2014 Equity Incentive Plan which replaced the 1997 Stock Option Plan
aand 2008 Equity Incentive
Plan and a 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.
1997 Stock Option Plan (Amended)
MFC Industrial has a stock option plan
Subject to the terms of the 1997 Stock Option Plan (Amended) (“1997 Plan”)
which enabled, the Company granted options to certain employees and directors to acquire common shares
andof the
options may be granted under the plan exercisable over a period not exceeding ten years.Company.
2008 Equity Incentive Plan
Subject to the terms of the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (“2008 Plan”), a committee, as appointed by the
Company's boardCompany’s Board of
directors, could grantDirectors, granted nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, stock unit awards, stock awards, performance stock awards and tax bonus awards under the plan.
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Note 26. Share-Based Compensation (continued)
2014 Equity Incentive Plan
Pursuant to the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (“2014 Plan”), the Company's boardCompany’s Board of directors,Directors, the compensation committee or such other committee as is appointed by the boardBoard of directorsDirectors to
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(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 19. Share-Based Compensation (continued)
administer the 2014 Plan, may grant stock options, restricted stock rights, restricted stock, performance share awards, performance share units and stock appreciation rights under the 2014 Plan, establish the terms and conditions for those awards, construe and interpret the 2014 Plan and establish the rules for the 2014
Plan'sPlan’s administration. Such awards may be granted to employees, non-employee directors, officers or consultants of the Group or any affiliate or any person to whom an offer of employment with the Group or any affiliate is extended. Such committee has the authority to determine which employees, non-employee directors, officers, consultants and prospective employees should receive such awards. The 2014 Plan replaced the 1997 Plan and the 2008 Plan; provided, however, that
each of the 1997
orand 2008
PlanPlans will continue to govern prior awards granted under such
planplans until all awards granted under such
planplans prior to November 14, 2014 have been exercised, forfeited, cancelled, expired or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms thereof.
The maximum number of the Company’s common shares that may be issuable pursuant to all awards granted under the 2014 Plan is 2,877,018 common shares, being 2,000,000 plus 267,344 and 609,674 of common shares available for awards under the 1997 and 2008 Plan, respectively, as of the effective date of the 2014 Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of shares that may be issued as incentive stock options under the 2014 Plan is 2,000,000. Forfeited, cancelled, returned and lapsed awards are not counted against the 2,000,000 common shares. Any awards granted under the 2014 Plan, or portions thereof, that are settled in cash and not by issuance of
ourthe Company’s common shares are not counted against the foregoing limits.
Following
The following table is a summary of the
status ofchanges in stock options granted under the plans:
| 2008 Plan | 2008 Plan | 1997 Plan | 1997 Plan |
| Number of
awards | Weighted
average
exercise price
per share | Number of
options | Weighted
average
exercise price
per share |
| Outstanding as at December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 | | 915,000 | | $ | 7.81 | | | 1,720,000 | | $ | 7.81 | |
| Granted | | 200,000 | | $ | 8.01 | | | — | | | — | |
| Expired | | (24,674 | ) | $ | 7.81 | | | (255,000 | ) | $ | 7.81 | |
| Exercised | | (30,326 | ) | $ | 7.81 | | | — | | | — | |
| Surrendered and cancelled | | (200,000 | ) | $ | 7.81 | | | — | | | — | |
| Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | | 860,000 | | $ | 7.83 | | | 1,465,000 | | $ | 7.81 | |
As at December 31, 2014:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Options exercisable | | 860,000 | | | | | | 1,465,000 | | | | |
| Options granted and exercised | | 30,326 | | | | | | 3,791,656 | | | | |
| Options available for granting in future periods | | — | | | | | | — | | | | |
| | | | 2008 Plan | | | 2008 Plan | | | 1997 Plan | | | 1997 Plan | |
| | | | Number of
options | | | Weighted
average
exercise price
per share
(US$) | | | Number of
options | | | Weighted
average
exercise price
per share
(US$) | |
| Outstanding as at December 31, 2012 and 2013 | | | | | 915,000 | | | | | | 7.81 | | | | | | 1,720,000 | | | | | | 7.81 | | |
| Granted | | | | | 200,000 | | | | | | 8.01 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Expired | | | | | (24,674) | | | | | | 7.81 | | | | | | (255,000) | | | | | | 7.81 | | |
| Exercised | | | | | (30,326) | | | | | | 7.81 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Surrendered and cancelled | | | | | (200,000) | | | | | | 7.81 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Outstanding as at December 31, 2014 | | | | | 860,000 | | | | | | 7.83 | | | | | | 1,465,000 | | | | | | 7.81 | | |
| Expired | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (92,500) | | | | | | 7.81 | | |
| Outstanding as at December 31, 2015 | | | | | 860,000 | | | | | | 7.83 | | | | | | 1,372,500 | | | | | | 7.81 | | |
| As at December 31, 2015: | | | | | |
| Options exercisable | | | | | 860,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,372,500 | | | | | | | | |
| Options available for granting in future periods | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
| |
No awards had been issued pursuant to the 2014 Plan as at December 31, 2014.2015. There were 2,877,018 awards available for grant under the 2014 Plan as at December 31, 2014.
2015.
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)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2014
2015
Note
26.19. Share-Based Compensation
(continued)
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable as at December 31,
2014: | Options Outstanding and Exercisable |
Exercise Price per Share | Number
outstanding | Weighted average
remaining contractual
life (in years) | Weighted
average exercise
price per share |
| $7.81 | | 2,125,000 | | | 1.00 | | $ | 7.81 | |
| $8.01 | | 200,000 | | | 4.25 | | $ | 8.01 | |
| | 2,325,000 | | | 1.28 | | $ | 7.83 | |
| | | | Options Outstanding and Exercisable | |
| Exercise Price per Share (US$) | | | Number
outstanding | | | Weighted average
remaining contractual
life (in years) | |
| $7.81 | | | | | 2,032,500 | | | | | | 0.00* | | |
| $8.01 | | | | | 200,000 | | | | | | 3.25 | | |
| | | | | | 2,232,500 | | | | | | 0.29 | | |
| |
*
Options to purchase 2,032,500 common shares of MFC Bancorp at US$7.81 per share expired on January 1, 2016.
The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expenses recognized by the Group:
Years ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Share-based compensation expenses arising from options granted by:
| | | | | | | | | |
| MFC Industrial | $ | 383 | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| A Canadian non-wholly owned subsidiary | | — | | | — | | | 9 | |
| Total | $ | 383 | | $ | — | | $ | 9 | |
| Years ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Share-based compensation expenses arising from stock options granted by the Company | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 423 | | | | | $ | — | | |
| |
On April 2, 2014, the then-President of the Company surrendered his options to purchase 200,000 MFC Industrial common shares at an exercise price of $7.81 per share. The cancellation of these options had no impact on the consolidated financial statements. On the same day, the Company granted to two employees options to purchase 200,000 MFC IndustrialBancorp common shares in aggregate at an exercise price of $8.01US$8.01 per share. The options vested immediately and expire on April 2, 2019.
The information onweighted average assumptions and inputs used in calculating the fair value of the stock options granted on April 2, 2014 is as follows. The Group usedusing the Black-Scholes-Merton formula to calculate the fair value of the stock options.are as follows:
| | Number of options granted | 200,000 | | 200,000 | |
| | Vesting requirements | Immediately | | Immediately | |
| | Contractual life | | | 5 yearsyears | |
| | Method of settlement | | | In equityequity | |
| | Exercise price per share | $8.01 | | US$8.01 | |
| | Market price per share on grant date | $8.01 | | US$8.01 | |
| | Expected volatility | | | 34.72% | |
| | Expected option life | | | 5 yearsyears | |
| | Expected dividends | | | 3.03% | |
| | Risk-free interest rate | | | 1.64% | |
| | Fair value of option per unitgranted (per option) | | | $1.9172.115 (US$1.917) | |
The expected volatility was determined based on the historical price movement over the expected option life, with adjustments for underlying businesses. The awardstock option holders are not entitled to dividends or dividend equivalents until the options are exercised.
The aggregate fair value of options granted was
$383$423 which was recognized as share-based compensation expense in the
Group'sGroup’s consolidated statement of operations for
the year ended December 31, 2014. The share-based compensation expense is not tax deductible under the Canadian income tax act and, therefore, the Group did not recognize any tax benefit from granting stock options.
A director of the Company was not re-elected to the board on December 27, 2013. As a result, his options to purchase 55,000 common shares of MFC Industrial expired on January 26, 2014. Another director passed away in March 2014 and his options to purchase 55,000 common shares of MFC Industrial, except for 30,326 which were exercised, expired in 2014. Options to purchase 200,000 common shares of MFC Industrial held by a former officer also expired in 2014 when he ceased to provide services to the Group.
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Note 27.20. Income Taxes
MFC
Industrial'sBancorp’s statutory tax rate was 26.0%,
26.0% and 25.75%
in 2015, 2014 and
25.0% in 2014, 2013,
and 2012, respectively. The increase in the tax rate in 2014
and 2013 was due to the increase in the British Columbia provincial corporation tax rate effective from April 2013.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 20. Income Taxes (continued)
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes calculated at applicable statutory income tax rates in Canada to the provision in the consolidated statements of operations is as follows:
Years ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Income before income taxes | $ | 3,782 | | $ | 16,079 | | $ | 198,385 | |
| Computed recovery of (provision for) income taxes at MFC Industrial's statutory tax rates | $ | (984 | ) | $ | (4,140 | ) | $ | (49,596 | ) |
(Increase) decrease in income taxes resulting from:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Subsidiaries' tax rate differences | | 223 | | | 48 | | | 3,855 | |
| Non-taxable bargain purchase | | — | | | — | | | 54,670 | |
| Benefit of purchased income tax reductions | | — | | | 701 | | | 6,328 | |
| Other non-taxable income | | 435 | | | 1,523 | | | 1,949 | |
| Revisions to prior years | | 1,261 | | | 1,111 | | | — | |
| Taxable capital gains on dispositions, net | | 467 | | | (58 | ) | | (121 | ) |
| Resource property revenue taxes | | (1,800 | ) | | (3,730 | ) | | (4,426 | ) |
| Unrecognized losses in current year | | (550 | ) | | (1,419 | ) | | (6,904 | ) |
| Permanent differences | | (1,006 | ) | | (940 | ) | | (895 | ) |
| Change in future tax rate | | — | | | 244 | | | (25 | ) |
| Transfer of an interest in resource property | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Other, net | | 240 | | | 83 | | | (2,209 | ) |
| Recovery of (provision for) income taxes | $ | (1,714 | ) | $ | (6,577 | ) | $ | 2,626 | |
| Consisting of: | | | | | | | | | |
| Resource property revenue taxes | $ | (2,409 | ) | $ | (5,003 | ) | $ | (5,902 | ) |
| Current and deferred income taxes | | 695 | | | (1,574 | ) | | 8,528 | |
| $ | (1,714 | ) | $ | (6,577 | ) | $ | 2,626 | |
| Years ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | | | | $ | (55,417) | | | | | $ | 6,314 | | | | | $ | 3,159 | | |
Computed recovery of (provision for) income taxes at MFC
Bancorp’s statutory tax rates | | | | $ | 14,408 | | | | | $ | (1,642) | | | | | $ | (813) | | |
| (Increase) decrease in income taxes resulting from: | | | | |
| Subsidiaries’ tax rate differences | | | | | 935 | | | | | | 404 | | | | | | 6 | | |
| Other non-taxable income | | | | | 2,774 | | | | | | 481 | | | | | | 1,569 | | |
| Revisions to prior years | | | | | 227 | | | | | | (548) | | | | | | 2,822 | | |
| Taxable capital gains on dispositions, net | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 516 | | | | | | (60) | | |
| Unrecognized losses in current year | | | | | (20,848) | | | | | | (607) | | | | | | (1,433) | | |
| Previously recognized deferred income tax assets, net | | | | | 1,449 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Deferred income tax asset on a purchased asset | | | | | 1,339 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Permanent differences | | | | | (3,360) | | | | | | (1,109) | | | | | | (968) | | |
| Change in future tax rate | | | | | 94 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 252 | | |
| Other, net | | | | | 468 | | | | | | 332 | | | | | | (378) | | |
| (Provision for) recovery of income taxes | | | | $ | (2,501) | | | | | $ | (2,173) | | | | | $ | 997 | | |
| |
In addition, the aggregate current and deferred income tax relating to items that are charged directly to equity was an expense of $109 and a recovery of $403, $80$445 and $68,$82, respectively, in 2015, 2014 2013 and 2012, all2013, relating to the changes in thefair values of available-for-sale securities and the available-for-sale securities.
The Group's income tax expense above does not include any amounts for its joint ventures and associates whose results, netremeasurements of income taxes, are included in equity income within gross revenues.
defined benefit pension plans.
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note
28.21. Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share data
from continuing operations for the years ended December 31
from operations is summarized as follows:
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Basic earnings available to holders of common shares | $ | 838 | | $ | 9,665 | | $ | 200,144 | |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Diluted earnings | $ | 838 | | $ | 9,665 | | $ | 200,144 | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 |
| Basic (loss) earnings available to holders of common shares | | | | $ | (59,544) | | | | | $ | 2,783 | | | | | $ | 4,324 |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — |
| Diluted earnings | | | | $ | (59,544) | | | | | $ | 2,783 | | | | | $ | 4,324 |
| |
| | | | Number of Shares | |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic | | | | | 63,142,272 | | | | | | 62,922,837 | | | | | | 62,552,126 | | |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | |
| Options | | | | | — | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | 204,665 | | |
| Contingently issuable shares | | | | | — | | | | | | 34,247 | | | | | | — | | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted | | | | | 63,142,272 | | | | | | 62,957,105 | | | | | | 62,756,791 | | |
| |
The Group’s potential ordinary shares include stock options outstanding and contingently issuable shares pursuant to a share purchase agreement (see Note 25).
| Number of Shares |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic | | 62,922,837 | | | 62,552,126 | | | 62,555,438 | |
Effect of dilutive securities:
| | | | | | | | | |
| Options | | 21 | | | 204,665 | | | — | |
| Contingently issuable shares | | 34,247 | | | — | | | — | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted | | 62,957,105 | | | 62,756,791 | | | 62,555,438 | |
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 21. Earnings Per Share (continued)
As at December 31,
20142015 and
2012,2014, there were
2,325,0002,232,500 and
2,635,0002,325,000 stock options, respectively, outstanding that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future, but were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive for
20142015 and
2012.2014.
Pursuant to a share purchase agreement (as amended), 50,000 common shares of MFC
IndustrialBancorp would be issued to
the Put Holdera put holder for each year from 2014 to 2024 if Possehl achieves an annual net income milestone as computed under IFRS for the year (see Note
23)25). The net income milestone for
20142015 had been achieved, subject to the audit.
As such,These 50,000 contingently issuable shares will dilute basic earnings per share in the
additional common shares of MFC Industrial to be issuedfuture, but were
not included in the
weighted average numbercalculation of
common shares outstanding on a diluted
basis.earnings per share in 2015 because they were antidilutive.
Note
29.22. Dividends paid
On March 24,
The Company did not declare dividends in 2015. The last and final 2014
MFC Industrial announced its annual cash dividend for 2014. The 2014 annual cash dividend was $0.24quarterly dividends of $4,388 (or US$0.06 per common
share in total,share) were paid
in quarterly installments as follows: (i) $0.06 per common share on April 22, 2014 to shareholders of record on April 10, 2014; (ii) $0.06 per common share on August 8, 2014 to shareholders of record on July 28, 2014; (iii) $0.06 per common share on October 27, 2014 to shareholders of record on October 16, 2014 and (iv) $0.06 per common share on January 5, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 29, 2014.
In general, dividends payable by MFC Industrial to its shareholders are subject to customary Canadian withholding tax for non-resident shareholders. Pursuant to applicable tax treaties the withholding rate for eligible U.S. resident shareholders is 15%. The dividend is an eligible dividend under the Income Tax Act (Canada).
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note
30.23. Commitments and Contingencies
The Group leases out land and buildings
comprising primarily investment property classified as assets held for sale,and equipment under non-cancellable operating lease agreements. The leases have varying terms, subject to the customary practices in the particular regions.
Future minimum rentals under long-term non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
Years ending December 31: | Amount |
| 2015 | $ | 1,646 | |
| 2016 | | 1,579 | |
| 2017 | | 1,527 | |
| 2018 | | 130 | |
| 2019 | | 5 | |
| Thereafter | | 5 | |
| $ | 4,892 | |
| Years ending December 31: | | | Amount | |
| 2016 | | | | $ | 13,284 | | |
| 2017 | | | | | 2,162 | | |
| 2018 | | | | | 314 | | |
| 2019 | | | | | 125 | | |
| 2020 | | | | | 105 | | |
| Thereafter | | | | | 6 | | |
| | | | | $ | 15,996 | | |
| |
The leases have varying terms, subject to the customary practices in the local regions. The Group recognized rental and lease income of $2,554$5,345, $2,821 (including sublease of $6), $2,364$7) and $2,435 (including sublease of $14) and $2,582 (including subleases of $51) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, and 2012, respectively.
Future minimum commitments under long-term non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
Years ending December 31: | Amount |
| 2015 | $ | 1,696 | |
| 2016 | | 1,178 | |
| 2017 | | 918 | |
| 2018 | | 455 | |
| 2019 | | 310 | |
| Thereafter | | 191 | |
| $ | 4,748 | |
| Years ending December 31: | | | Amount | |
| 2016 | | | | $ | 2,006 | | |
| 2017 | | | | | 1,553 | | |
| 2018 | | | | | 1,422 | | |
| 2019 | | | | | 1,379 | | |
| 2020 | | | | | 1,201 | | |
| Thereafter | | | | | 1,266 | | |
| | | | | $ | 8,827 | | |
| |
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 23. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
The leases,
which principally comprise office space, have varying terms, subject to the customary practices in the local regions. Minimum lease payments recognized as expenses were
$4,776$3,569 (including sublease of
$197$875), $3,953 (including sublease of $218 and contingent rents of
$79), $4,063$87) and
$2,539 (including contingent rents of $306)$2,489 for the years ended December 31,
2015, 2014,
and 2013
and 2012, respectively.
The Group is subject to litigation and tax audits in the normal course of business, the ultimate results of which cannot be ascertained at this time. The Group records costs as they are incurred or become determinable.
Guarantees are
treatedaccounted for as contingent liabilities unless it becomes probable that the Group will be required to make
a payment under the guarantee.
As
The Group coordinated prepayment loans made by third-party banks to one of its customers, which financed off-take contracts to the Group. The Group has guaranteed the bank loans which were previously classified and disclosed as contingent liabilities. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the customer filed for insolvency. Management of the Group expects that the banks will exercise their contractual rights under the guarantees to demand the payments from the Group and, as a result, the Group recorded a provision of $40,677 for the expected payments under the guarantees and a credit loss of $40,677 thereon as at December 31, 2014,2015. The Group holds various collateral, including guarantees, mortgages and other mitigation securities to recover a significant portion of these losses. The Group is exercising its rights as it undertakes various options to maximize recoveries. See sub-heading “Contingent Gain” in this Note 23.
Excluding the guarantee transaction discussed in the preceding paragraph, as at December 31, 2015, the Group had issued guarantees up to a maximum of
$59,728$14,137 to its trade and financing partners in the normal course of its
finance and supply chain activities, being the total potential principal amount that may be guaranteed,
thereunder, of which
$50,374$390 were outstanding and have not been recorded as liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position.
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 30. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Purchase Obligations
As at December 31,
20142015 the Group had open purchase contracts aggregating
$211,929$71,865 due in
2015 to 2020 and take-or-pay contracts aggregating $3,384 due in 2015 to 2022, with respect2016 relating to its
globalfinance and supply chain activities. None of these have been recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31,
2014.2015.
Subsequent to December 31, 2015, a customer filed for insolvency. As a result, the Group made a provision of $40,677 as credit loss for the expected payments under the guarantees during the year ended December 31, 2015. However, the Group holds various collateral, including guarantees, mortgages and other mitigation securities to recover a significant portion of these losses. The Group is exercising its rights as it undertakes various options to maximize recoveries. The Group has not recorded any probable expected recoveries related to such credit losses in these consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2013,December 2015, the Group sold
its interestsa 95% economic interest in
certain hydrocarbon assets and the
Indian extracting facilities. Pursuantrelated liabilities to a third party for nominal and contingent consideration. In the event that the purchaser sells, transfers or disposes of all or a portion of the participating interest in one or more transactions on or before the fifth anniversary date of the participating interest purchase and sale agreement and receives, collects or is otherwise entitled to aggregate proceeds equal to or greater than $5,000, it shall pay an amount equal to 25% thereof to the
share purchase agreement, the sale price includes a certain percentage of the sold entity's future free cash flow from its operations and investment for a period of seven years.Group. As a result of the significant uncertainties as to the probability of receipt of any future consideration, management determined that the expected value of such future cash flow was $nil as at December 31,
2014.2015.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 23. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Effective April 2014, the Group sold its interests in two
German aluminum processing mills to
an independenta third party. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, the sale price includes a certain percentage of the disposed
entity'sentity’s (1) free cash flow from operations for the fiscal years 2014 through and inclusive of 2016 and (2) proceeds from the
dispositiondispositions of
its assets during a period of five years commencing on the day of the share purchase agreement. As a result of the significant uncertainties as to the probability of receipt of any future consideration, management determined that the expected value of such future cash flow was $nil as at December 31,
2014.2015.
In February 2013, the Group sold its interests in extracting facilities. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, the sale price includes a certain percentage of the sold entity’s future free cash flows from operations and investment for a period of seven years. As a result of the significant uncertainties as to the probability of receipt of any future consideration, management determined that the expected value of such future cash flow was $nil as at December 31, 2015.
Note
31.24. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
-– Supplemental Disclosure
Interest paid and received, dividends received and income taxes paid are classified as operating activities. Dividends paid are classified as financing activities.
The Group establishes, utilizes and maintains various kinds of credit lines and facilities with banks and insurers. Most of these facilities are short term. These facilities are used in our day-to-day supply chain business and structured solutions activities. The amounts drawn under such facilities fluctuate with the kind and level of transactions being undertaken. As a result, management considers short-term bank borrowings to be a part of its operating activities and that it is most appropriate to include the changes in short-term bank borrowings within operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows.
There are no circumstances in which cash and cash equivalents held by an entity are not available for use by the Group.
On December 31, 2013, a customer paid
$22,166$23,576 to one of the
Group'sGroup’s subsidiaries. However, the underlying invoice was subject to a factoring arrangement with a bank pursuant to which such bank had previously purchased the related receivable and the customer was to submit such payment to the bank directly. The amount, which had been incorrectly paid to the
Group'sGroup’s subsidiary by the customer instead of as directed to the bank, was subsequently repaid in January 2014. As a result,
$22,166$23,576 was recognized as repayment to a customer. No income or loss was recognized in connection with such transactions.
The Group had the following non-cash transactions:
Non-cash transactions in 2015: (1) recognition of a non-cash gain of $1,194 on the reversal of a decommissioning obligation (which was included in costs of sales and services), (2) issuance of 50,000 common shares of MFC Bancorp to a director pursuant to a share purchase agreement executed in 2014 (see Note 25), (3) the Group sold a 95% participating interest in certain hydrocarbon assets and liabilities, resulting in a post-tax loss of $11,987 on disposition which was included in the results of discontinued operations and a net receivable of $11,600 due from the former subsidiaries (see Notes 4 and 23) and (4) the Group recognized provisions of $40,677 for expected payments under the guarantee (see Note 23).
Non-cash transactions in 2014: (1) conversion of puttable instrument financial liabilities into the share capital
inof the Company (see Note
23)25) and (2) the Group sold its interest in a group of German entities and recognized a non-cash accounting gain of
$4,106$4,535 on disposition (see Note
35)28).
Non-cash transactions in 2013: (1) conversion of puttable instrument financial liabilities into the share capital of non-wholly-owned
subsidiaries (see Note 23);subsidiaries; (2) the Group sold its interest in a group (which held the resource properties in India) and recognized a non-cash accounting gain of
$415$427 on disposition
(see Notes 15 and
25); (3) the Group acquired the non-controlling interests in a group for no consideration, resulting in
$489$1,561 credited to the retained earnings
account; and (4) the Group entered into a participation arrangement (see Note 11).Non-cash transaction in 2012: (1) the Group acquired entities with a purchase price of $8,514 payable in 2013 (see Note 3).
account.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.
)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2014
2015
Note
32.25. Related Party Transactions
In the normal course of operations, the Group enters into transactions with related parties which include affiliates in which the Group has a significant equity interest (10% or more) or has the ability to influence
thetheir operating and financing policies through significant shareholding, representation on the board of directors, corporate charter and/or bylaws. The related parties also include MFC
Industrial'sBancorp’s directors, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and their close family members, as well as any person and entity which have significant influence over MFC
Industrial. These related party transactions are conducted in arm's length transactions at normal market prices and on normal commercial terms.Bancorp. In addition to transactions disclosed elsewhere in these
consolidated financial statements, the Group had the following transactions with
theits related parties.
Years ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Dividend income on common shares* | $ | — | | $ | 277 | | $ | — | |
| Royalty expense paid and payable* | | (257 | ) | | (604 | ) | | (693 | ) |
| Sales of goods | | 2,711 | | | 1,969 | | | 1,012 | |
| Fee income | | 55 | | | — | | | — | |
| Purchases of goods for sale** | | (17,516 | ) | | — | | | — | |
| Director's salary paid by a subsidiary to a close family member of a director | | — | | | — | | | (20 | ) |
| Reimbursement of office and expenses at cost to a director*** | | (106 | ) | | — | | | — | |
| Termination payment to the former President**** | | (1,770 | ) | | — | | | — | |
| Years ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Continuing operations: | | | | |
| Sales of goods | | | | $ | 3,349 | | | | | $ | 2,994 | | | | | $ | 2,028 | | |
| Fee income | | | | | — | | | | | | 61 | | | | | | — | | |
| Purchases of goods for sale* | | | | | — | | | | | | 19,346 | | | | | | — | | |
| Reimbursement of office and expenses at cost to a director** | | | | | — | | | | | | (117) | | | | | | — | | |
| Termination payment to the former President*** | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,909) | | | | | | — | | |
| Discontinued operations: | | | | |
| Dividend income on common shares | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 286 | | |
| Royalty expense paid and payable | | | | | — | | | | | | (284) | | | | | | (625) | | |
*
| * | Included in income from an interest in resource property. |
Related to transactions with two processing facilities, which are owned by a former subsidiary of the Company. One of the Company’s employees and one of its directors held unpaid positions on the board of directors of the parent company of the owner of these facilities until July 2014.
| ** | Related to transactions with two processing facilities, which are owned by a former subsidiary of the Company. One of the Company's employees and one of its directors held unpaid positions on the board of directors of the parent company of the owner of these facilities until July 2014. |
| *** | The director (who is also the former President of the Company) provided office space and services to the Company at cost. |
**
| **** | Pursuant to a consulting agreement, the former President of the Company was entitled to a termination payment of $1,770 upon the termination of the consulting agreement. |
The director (who is also the former President of the Company) provided office space and services to the Company at cost.
***
Pursuant to a consulting agreement, the former President of the Company was entitled to a termination payment of US$1,770 upon the termination of the consulting agreement.
Puttable instrument financial liabilities
In connection with the acquisitions of Mexico City-based Possehl Mexico S.A. de C.V. (“Possehl”) in November 2012, the Group entered into call and put agreements with the non-controlling interests, which allowed or required the Group to acquire up to 100% in the entity. As a result of the put options (i.e. puttable instrument), the non-controlling interests were classified as financial liabilities.
In April 2014, the Group entered into a share purchase agreement with the holder of the puttable instrument (the “Put Holder”) whereby the Group acquired from the Put Holder his 40% equity shares in Possehl. Upon the execution of the agreement, the puttable instrument was terminated. The purchase price consisted of 509,820 common shares of MFC Bancorp (which would be delivered upon occurrence of an event (as defined in the agreement, the latest being in 2025) and a contingent purchase price whereby 50,000 common shares of MFC Bancorp would be issued to the Put Holder for each year from 2014 to 2025 if Possehl achieves an annual net income milestone as computed under IFRS for the year. The fair values of the 509,820 common shares of MFC Bancorp and the contingent purchase price were measured at $2,736 in aggregate on the execution date of the share purchase agreement, using a generally accepted financial valuation model which took into consideration the illiquidity and restrictions of the shares, the expected timing of the triggering events, the probability of the issuance of the contingently issuable shares and appropriate discount rates. As a result, the carrying amount of the puttable instrument financial liabilities of $4,510 were derecognized and a credit of $3,177 was recognized in retained earnings directly. In May 2014, the Put Holder was appointed by the Board of Directors as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MFC Bancorp.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 25. Related Party Transactions (continued)
In June 2014, the share purchase agreement was amended whereby the 509,820 common shares of MFC Bancorp were released to the Put Holder following the approval of the New York Stock Exchange (which was received in June 2014) and the contingent purchase price was reduced to be payable for each year from 2014 to 2024. All other terms remain unchanged. No credit or charge was recognized in connection with these amendments.
In June 2015, the Company issued 50,000 common shares of MFC Bancorp to its President/Chief Executive Officer as the 2014 annual net income milestone of a subsidiary was achieved.
In addition to the transactions above, the Group had the following transactions with related parties:
In April 2014, the
Group entered into a share purchase agreement with the Put Holder whereby the Group acquired from the Put Holder his 40% equity shares in Possehl. In May 2014, the Put Holder was appointed by the Boardthen-President of the
Directors asCompany surrendered his options to purchase 200,000 MFC Bancorp common shares at an exercise price of US$7.81 per share. The cancellation of these options had no impact on the
President and Chief Executive Officer of MFC Industrial (see Note 23).consolidated financial statements.
In February 2013, the Group sold its interest in a group
(which held the resource properties in India (see Notes 15 and 25)) to a director of two of the
Group'sGroup’s sub-subsidiaries, resulting in non-cash accounting gain
on securities of
$415$427 on disposition. The director resigned from the subsidiaries in March 2013. In addition, a subsidiary sold its office furniture and equipment to a company beneficially owned by the Chairman of the Company for $14, resulting in a gain of $14. Included in other receivables was an overpayment of net director fee of $8 which was subsequently
refundedrepaid by the director in 2014.
In 2012, the Group entered into an agreement with a director of two of the Group's sub-subsidiaries whereby the director agreed to purchase 100% of the shares of a subsidiary from the Group for a nominal amount. The subsidiary did not have significant assets or business at the time of disposition.
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 32. Related Party Transactions (continued)
Key management personnel
Key
The Group’s key management personnel
comprisescomprise the members of
theits Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The remuneration of key management personnel of the Group was as follows:
Years ended December 31: | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Short-term employee benefits | $ | 1,749 | | $ | 723 | | $ | 794 | |
| Post-employment benefits | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Other long term benefits | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Termination benefits | | 1,770 | | | — | | | 456 | |
| Share-based payments* | | 192 | | | — | | | — | |
| Directors' fees | | 364 | | | 372 | | | 264 | |
| Total | $ | 4,075 | | $ | 1,095 | | $ | 1,514 | |
| Years ended December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Short-term employee benefits | | | | $ | 2,719 | | | | | $ | 1,932 | | | | | $ | 745 | | |
| Termination benefits | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,909 | | | | | | — | | |
| Share-based payments* | | | | | — | | | | | | 211 | | | | | | — | | |
| Directors’ fees | | | | | 479 | | | | | | 402 | | | | | | 383 | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 3,198 | | | | | $ | 4,454 | | | | | $ | 1,128 | | |
| |
*
| * | The share-based payments were computed by the reference to the fair value of options measured by Black-Scholes-Merton formula on the grant date (see Note 26). |
The share-based payments were computed by the reference to the fair value of options calculated using the Black-Scholes-Merton formula on the grant date (see Note 19).
The termination benefits in 2014 represented amounts paid to the former President of the Company. The termination benefits in 2012 represented amounts paid to a former Chief Financial Officer.
Note
33.26. Financial Instruments
The disclosures and analyses in this Note 26 do not include the financial instruments classified as assets held for sale and their related revenues and expenses presented (or represented) in discontinued operations.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 26. Financial Instruments (continued)
The fair
valuevalues of
the Group’s financial instruments as at December 31,
isother than those with carrying amounts that approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature, are summarized as follows:
As at December 31: | 2014 | 2013 |
| Carrying
Amount | Fair
Value | Carrying
Amount | Fair
Value |
Financial Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fair value through profit or loss:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, short-term cash deposits and restricted cash | $ | 298,008 | | $ | 298,008 | | $ | 336,866 | | $ | 336,866 | |
| Short-term securities | | 250 | | | 250 | | | 2,068 | | | 2,068 | |
| Derivative assets | | 5,408 | | | 5,408 | | | 1,394 | | | 1,394 | |
| Loans and receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Receivables* | | 184,774 | | | 184,774 | | | 138,190 | | | 138,190 | |
Available-for-sale instruments:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Securities, at market value | | 681 | | | 681 | | | 2,465 | | | 2,465 | |
| Securities (including restricted securities), at cost | | 247 | | | 247 | | | — | | | — | |
| Total | $ | 489,368 | | $ | 489,368 | | $ | 480,983 | | $ | 480,983 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term borrowings | $ | 161,340 | | $ | 161,340 | | $ | 129,783 | | $ | 129,783 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses* | | 134,174 | | | 134,174 | | | 120,592 | | | 120,592 | |
| Debt | | 313,124 | | | 314,838 | | | 234,740 | | | 229,045 | |
| Puttable instruments | | — | | | — | | | 3,936 | | | 3,936 | |
Fair value through profit or loss:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Derivative liabilities | | 3,051 | | | 3,051 | | | 2,081 | | | 2,081 | |
| Total | $ | 611,689 | | $ | 613,403 | | $ | 491,132 | | $ | 485,437 | |
| As at December 31: | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
| | | | Carrying
Amount | | | Fair
Value | | | Carrying
Amount | | | Fair
Value | |
| Financial Assets: | | | | | |
| Fair value through profit or loss: | | | | | |
| Short-term securities | | | | $ | 170 | | | | | $ | 170 | | | | | $ | 290 | | | | | $ | 290 | | |
| Derivative assets | | | | | 5,726 | | | | | | 5,726 | | | | | | 6,274 | | | | | | 6,274 | | |
| Loans and receivables: | | | | | |
| Long-term loan receivables (including current portion) | | | | | 2,828 | | | | | | 2,691 | | | | | | 2,996 | | | | | | 2,797 | | |
| Long-term receivables, other | | | | | 4,523 | | | | | | 4,523 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Available-for-sale instruments: | | | | | |
| Securities, at fair value | | | | | 630 | | | | | | 630 | | | | | | 790 | | | | | | 790 | | |
| Securities, at cost | | | | | 298 | | | | | | 298 | | | | | | 287 | | | | | | 287 | | |
| Financial Liabilities: | | | | | |
| Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost: | | | | | |
| Debt | | | | $ | 259,038 | | | | | $ | 242,808 | | | | | $ | 363,255 | | | | | $ | 365,244 | | |
| Other financial liabilities, long-term | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,778 | | | | | | 5,778 | | |
| Fair value through profit or loss: | | | | | |
| Derivative liabilities | | | | | 4,236 | | | | | | 4,236 | | | | | | 3,539 | | | | | | 3,539 | | |
| * | Not including derivative and tax related items. |
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Note 33. Financial Instruments (continued)
Fair value of a financial instrument represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction in the principal (or most advantageous) market at the measurement date under current market conditions regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using anothera valuation technique. The price for a transaction which takes place under duress or the seller is forced to accept the price in the transaction might not represent the fair value of an asset or a liability. The best evidence of fair value is published price quotations in an active market. When the market for a financial asset or financial liability is not active, the Group establishes fair value by using a valuation technique. The chosen valuation technique makes maximumused maximizes the use of inputs observed fromin active markets, and relies as little as possible onminimizes the use of inputs generated by the Group. Internally generated inputs take into account factors that market participants would consider when pricing the financial instruments, such as liquidity and credit risks. Use of judgment is significantly involved in estimating fair value of financial instruments in inactive markets and actual results could materially differ from the estimates. To value longer-term transactions and transactions in less active markets for which pricing information is not generally available, unobservable inputs may be used.
The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term cash deposits is based on reported market value. The fair valuevalues of short-term trading securities isare based on quoted market prices (Level 1 fair value hierarchy). The fair valuevalues of available-for-sale securities isare based on quoted market prices, except for those which are not quoted in an active market which are measured byestimated using an appropriate valuation method (Level 3 fair value hierarchy). Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are measured at cost. The fair valuescarrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term cash deposits, short-term receivables, short-term borrowings and accounts payableaccount payables and accrued expenses, due to their short-term nature and normal trade credit terms, approximate their carrying value.fair values. The fair values of long-term receivables, long-term debt and other long-term liabilities wereare determined using discounted cash flows at prevailing market rates of interest for a similar instrumentinstruments with a similar credit rating. ratings (Level 2 fair value hierarchy).
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The fair values of
the puttable instruments approximated their carrying amounts as the carrying amounts were revised using a DCF model or other valuation technique.The fair values of the derivative financial instruments are based on the quoted market prices when possible; and if not available, estimates from third-party brokers. These broker estimates are corroborated with multiple sources and/or other observable market data utilizing assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and market liquidity (Level 2 fair value hierarchy). Inputs may be readily observable or market-corroborated.
The following tables present the
Group’s financial instruments measured at fair value
on the consolidated statements of financial position classified by the fair value hierarchy as at December 31,
2015 and 2014,
and 2013:As at December 31, 2014 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Financial Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fair value through profit or loss:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term securities | $ | 250 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 250 | |
| Derivative assets | | — | | | 5,408 | | | — | | | 5,408 | |
| Available-for-sale securities | | 681 | | | — | | | — | | | 681 | |
| Total | $ | 931 | | $ | 5,408 | | $ | — | | $ | 6,339 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fair value through profit or loss:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Derivative liabilities | $ | — | | $ | 3,051 | | $ | — | | $ | 3,051 | |
| As at December 31, 2015 | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| Financial Assets: | | | | | |
| Fair value through profit or loss: | | | | | |
| Short-term securities | | | | $ | 170 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 170 | | |
| Derivative assets | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,726 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,726 | | |
| Available-for-sale: | | | | | |
| Securities | | | | | 630 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 630 | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 800 | | | | | $ | 5,726 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 6,526 | | |
| Financial Liabilities: | | | | | |
| Fair value through profit or loss: | | | | | |
| Derivative liabilities | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 4,236 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 4,236 | | |
| |
| As at December 31, 2014 | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
| Financial Assets: | | | | | |
| Fair value through profit or loss: | | | | | |
| Short-term securities | | | | $ | 290 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 290 | | |
| Derivative assets | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,274 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,274 | | |
| Available-for-sale: | | | | | |
| Securities | | | | | 790 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 790 | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 1,080 | | | | | $ | 6,274 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 7,354 | | |
| Financial Liabilities: | | | | | |
| Fair value through profit or loss: | | | | | |
| Derivative liabilities | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 3,539 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 3,539 | | |
| |
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As at December 31, 2013 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Financial Assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fair value through profit or loss:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term securities | $ | 2,068 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 2,068 | |
| Derivative assets | | — | | | 1,394 | | | — | | | 1,394 | |
| Available-for-sale securities | | 2,465 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,465 | |
| Total | $ | 4,533 | | $ | 1,394 | | $ | — | | $ | 5,927 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fair value through profit or loss:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Derivative liabilities | $ | — | | $ | 2,081 | | $ | — | | $ | 2,081 | |
The following table presents the level of the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurements are categorized for those financial instruments not measured at fair values but for which the fair values are disclosed:
| Fair Value Measurements at
Reporting Date Using
|
| Level 1
| Level 2
| Level 3
|
Assets
| | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents, short-term cash deposits and restricted cash | | X
| | | | | | | |
Receivables | | | | | X
| | | | |
Short-term borrowings | | | | | X
| | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | | | X
| | | | |
Debt | | | | | X
| | | | |
Puttable instruments | | | | | | | | X
| |
Generally, management of the Group believes that current financial assets and financial liabilities, due to their short-term nature, do not pose significant financial risks. The Group uses various financial instruments to manage its exposure to various financial risks. The policies for controlling the risks associated with financial instruments include, but are not limited to, standardized company procedures and policies on matters such as hedging of risk exposures, avoidance of undue concentration of risk and requirements for collateral (including letters of credit and bank guarantees) to mitigate credit risk. The Group has risk managers and other personnel to perform checking functions and risk assessments so as to ensure that the Group'sGroup’s procedures and policies are complied with.
Many of the Group'sGroup’s strategies, including the use of derivative instruments and the types of derivative instruments selected by the Group, are based on historical trading patterns and correlations and the Group's management'sGroup’s management’s expectations of future events. However, these strategies may not be fully effective in all market environments or against all types of risks. Unexpected market developments may affect the Group's
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Note 26. Financial Instruments (continued)
Group’s risk management strategies during the period, and unanticipated developments could impact the
Group'sGroup’s risk management strategies in the future. If any of the variety of instruments and strategies the Group utilizes is not effective, the Group may incur losses.
The Group does not trade in financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.
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Note 33. Financial Instruments (continued)
The nature of the riskrisks that the Group'sGroup’s financial instruments are subject to as at December 31, 20142015 is set out in the following table:
| | | | Risks | |
| | | | | | | Market risks | |
Financial instrument | Credit
| Liquidity
| Currency
Credit | | | Liquidity | | | Currency | | | Interest rate | | | Other price | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, short-term cash deposits and restricted cash | | X
| | | X | | | X
| | | X
| | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term securities | | | | | | | | X
| | | | | | X
| | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | |
| Long-term securities | | | | | | | | X
| | | | | | X
| | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | |
| Derivative assets and liabilities | | X
| | | X | | | X
| | | X | | | X
| | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | |
| Receivables | | X
| | | X | | | X
| | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Short-term bank borrowings | | | | | X
| | | X
| | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payableAccount payables and accrued expenses | | | | | X
| | | X
| | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Long-term debt | | | | | X
| | | X
| | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | |
A sensitivity analysis for each type of market risk to which the Group is exposed on its financial instruments at the end of the reporting period is provided, showing how profit or loss and equity would have been affected by changes in the relevant risk variable that were reasonably possible at that date. These ranges of parameters are estimated by management, which are based on the facts and circumstances available at the time estimates are made, and an assumption of stable socio-economic and geopolitical states. No unusual and exceptional events, for example, natural disasters or human-made crises and calamities, are taken into consideration when the sensitivity analysis is prepared. Actual occurrence could differ from these assumptions and such differences could be material.
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. Financial instruments which potentially subject the Group to credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term cash deposits, and derivative and credit exposures (including outstanding receivables and committed transactions). The Group has deposited cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term cash deposits and entered into derivative contracts with reputable financial institutions with high credit ratings, from which management believes the risk of loss to be remote.
The Group does not have exposure to Eurozone sovereign debt for which the issuing states (Greece, Spain and Portugal) have experienced credit downgrades or other indicators of financial difficulties, and customers of these Eurozone states.Most of the
Group'sGroup’s credit exposures are with counterparties in
the finance and supply chain
industriessegment and are subject to normal industry credit risk. The Group has receivables from various entities including, primarily, trade customers.
Management does not believe that any single customer or geographic region represents significant credit risk. Credit risk concentration with respect to trade receivables is limited due to the Group's large and diversified customer base. Credit risk from trade account receivables is mitigated since they are credit insured, covered by letters of credit, bank guarantees and/or other credit enhancements. The Group routinely monitors credit risk exposures, including sector, geographic and corporate concentrations of credit and set and regularly review
counterpartcounterparties’ credit limits based on rating agency credit ratings and/or internal assessments of company and industry analysis. The Group also uses factoring and credit insurances to manage credit risk. Management believes that these measures minimize the
Group'sGroup’s overall credit risk; however, there can be no assurance that these processes will protect the Group against all losses from non-performance.
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Note 26. Financial Instruments (continued)
The average contractual credit period for trade receivables is
about 60-90 days. However, due60-65 days and up to
180 days for certain sales. With the use of
the factoring facilities, the average
life time of trade receivables arecash collection period is reduced to approximately
35 days. The average contractual credit period for trade receivables from hydrocarbon sales is about 3015 days. For the aging analysis of past-due receivables, see Note
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Note 33. Financial Instruments (continued)
The maximum credit risk exposure as at December 31, 20142015 is as follows:
| Cash and cash equivalents, short-term cash deposits and restricted cash | $ | 298,008 | |
| Derivative assets | | 5,408 | |
| Receivables (not including derivative and tax related items) | | 184,774 | |
| Amounts recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position | | 488,190 | |
| Guarantees (see Note 30) | | 59,728 | |
| Maximum credit risk exposure | $ | 547,918 | |
| | Cash and cash equivalents, short-term cash deposits and restricted cash | | | | $ | 198,391 | | |
| | Derivative assets | | | | | 5,726 | | |
| | Receivables | | | | | 167,649 | | |
| | Amounts recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position | | | | | 371,766 | | |
| | Guarantees (see Note 23) | | | | | 14,137 | | |
| | Maximum credit risk exposure | | | | $ | 385,903 | | |
| |
As at December 31, 2014,2015, the Group had issued guarantees up to a maximum of $59,728$14,137 to its trading and financing partners in the normal course of its supply chain activities. As at December 31, 2014, $50,3742015, $390 were outstanding and have not been recorded as liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position. In the past five years, no claim has been made against the guarantees issued by the Group. Typically, these guarantees are issued on behalf of the Group'sGroup’s trading partners and the Group companies. The guarantees issued on behalf of the Group companies are typically issued in favor of trading and financing partnerspartners.
In the preceding five years, no claims were made against the guarantees issued by the Group. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, certain guarantees related to a customer filing for insolvency were called and
inthe Group met its obligations under these amounts. Since these guarantees are no longer contingent, but instead are probable, they have been recognized as provisions as at December 31, 2015. In case of non-performance by a trading
or financing partner and a claim
is made against the Group, the Group can make the claim against the defaulting trading
or financing partner and has a pledge on the goods
as well as other assets to recover the loss.
The Group can also get reimbursements from various other forms of collateral and risk mitigation securities (see Note 23).
Please see sub-heading of “Concentration risk” in this Note 26 on credit risk concentration.
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in raising funds to meet commitments associated with financial instruments. The Group requires liquidity specifically to fund capital requirements, satisfy financial obligations as they become due, and to operate its
globalfinance and supply chain business. The Group puts in place an actively managed production and capital expenditure budgeting process for major capital programs. The
Group'sGroup’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it always has sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when they fall due, under normal and stress conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses. The Group
is not subject to materialmaintains an adequate level of liquidity,
risk becausewith a portion of its
strongassets held in cash
position.and cash equivalents. The Group also maintains adequate banking facilities, including factoring arrangements. It is the
Group'sGroup’s policy to invest cash in highly liquid, diversified money market funds or bank deposits for a period of less than three months. The Group may also invest in cash deposits with an original maturity date of more than three months so as to earn
a higher interest income.
Generally, trade payables are due within 90 days and other payables and accrued expenses are due within one year. All derivative financial liabilities are to be settled within one year. All short-term bank borrowings are renewable on a yearly basis. Please also refer to Note
2015 for the
Group'sGroup’s debt maturity schedule.
TheseThe schedule of future
payment data arepayments is based on the
Group’s historical payment patterns and
management'smanagement’s interpretation of contractual arrangements. The actual cash outflows might occur significantly earlier than indicated in the
dataschedule or be for significantly different amounts from those indicated in the
data.schedule.
Currency risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. Currency risk does not arise from financial instruments that are non-monetary items or
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Note 26. Financial Instruments (continued)
from financial instruments denominated in the functional currency. The Group operates internationally and is exposed to risks from changes in foreign currency rates, particularly
Euros,the Euro, Canadian
dollarsdollar and
United States dollars.U.S. dollar. Currency risk arises principally from future trading transactions, and recognized assets and liabilities. In order to reduce the
Group'sGroup’s exposure to foreign currency risk on material contracts
(including intercompany loans) denominated in foreign currencies (other than the functional currencies of the Group companies), the Group may use foreign currency forward contracts and options to protect its financial positions. As at December 31,
2014 and 2013,2015, in its continuing operations, the Group had foreign currency derivative financial instruments (foreign currency forward contracts and options) with aggregate notional amounts of
$244,552 and $171,932, respectively,$162,051 (2014: $255,906) and a net unrealized fair value gain of
$1,627 and loss of $389, respectively.$2,492 (2014: $2,795).
The Group does not have any material exposure to highly inflationary foreign currencies.
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Note 33. Financial Instruments (continued)
Sensitivity analysis:
At December 31,
2014,2015, if the U.S. dollar had weakened 10% against the Group
companies'companies’ functional currencies with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$2,430$1,156 higher. Conversely, if the U.S. dollar had strengthened 10% against the local functional currencies with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$2,430$1,156 lower. The reason for such change is mainly due to certain U.S. dollar denominated financial instrument liabilities (net of assets) held by entities whose functional
currencycurrencies were not the U.S. dollar. There would have been no material impact arising from financial instruments on other comprehensive
lossincome in either case.
At December 31,
2014,2015, if the Euro had weakened 10% against the Group
companies'companies’ functional currencies with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$6,197$4,317 lower. Conversely, if the Euro had strengthened 10% against the local functional currencies with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$6,197$3,217 higher. The reason for such change is mainly due to certain
Euro-denominated financial assets (net of liabilities)currency derivative contracts held by entities whose functional currencies were not the Euro. There would have been no impact arising from financial instruments on other comprehensive
lossincome in either case.
At December 31,
2014,2015, if the Canadian dollars had weakened 10% against the Group
companies'companies’ functional currencies with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$353 lower.$583 higher. Conversely, if the Canadian dollars had strengthened 10% against the local functional currencies with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$353 higher.$583 lower. The reason for such change is mainly due to certain Canadian dollar-denominated financial assets (net of liabilities) held by entities whose functional
currencycurrencies were not the Canadian dollars. There would have been no impact arising from financial instruments on other comprehensive
lossincome in either case.
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. Short-term financial assets and financial liabilities are generally not exposed to significant interest rate risk, because of their short-term nature. The
Group'sGroup’s long-term debt is not exposed to significant interest rate cash flow risk as the interest rates have been fixed for approximately
69%72% of the
Group'sGroup’s long-term debt.
At December 31, 2014,2015, if benchmark interest rates (such as LIBOR or prime rates) at that date had been 100 basis points (1.00%) per annum lower with all other variables held constant, net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year 2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been $2,283 higher,$2,202 lower, arising mainly as a result of lower net interest expense. Conversely, if benchmark interest rates at that date had been 100 basis points
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Note 26. Financial Instruments (continued)
(1.00%) per annum higher with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$2,282 lower,$2,202 higher, arising mainly as a result of higher net interest expense.
The increase in short-term interest rates is directly reflected in the calculation of sale prices to customer. There would have been no impact arising from financial instruments on the
Group'sGroup’s other comprehensive
loss.income.
Other price risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices, whether those changes are caused by factors specific to the individual instrument or its issuer or factors affecting all instruments traded in the market. The
Group'sGroup’s other price risk includes equity price risk whereby the
Group'sGroup’s investments in equities of other entities
that are classified as held for trading or
as available for sale are subject to market price
fluctuation.fluctuations. The Group did not hold any asset-backed securities.
At December 31,
2014,2015, if the equity price in general had weakened 10% with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss and other comprehensive
lossincome from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$25$33 higher and $60 lower,
and $68 higher, respectively. Conversely, if the equity price in general had strengthened 10% with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss and other comprehensive
lossincome from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$25$33 lower and $60 higher,
and $68 lower, respectively.
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Note 33. Financial Instruments (continued)
In addition, the Group buys and sells futures contracts on the London Metal Exchange and enters into financial derivative contracts (e.g. futures and swaps) with banks, customers and brokers. Management uses the financial derivative contracts to manage the price fluctuationfluctuations for its own account or for customers. As at December 31, 2014 and 2013,2015 in its continuing operations, the Group had outstanding derivative financial instruments with an aggregate notional amount of $18,341 and $49,695,$43,820 (2014:$21,277), respectively, primarily to hedge against the long position in inventories and the usage of energy, which resulted in a net unrealized fair value loss of $1,002 (2014: fair value gain of $730 and loss of $299, respectively.
$848).
At December 31,
2014,2015, if the underlying price in the financial instrument contracts in general had weakened 10% with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$135$147 higher. Conversely, if the underlying price in the financial instrument contracts in general had strengthened 10% with all other variables held constant,
net incomeloss from continuing operations for the year
2014ended December 31, 2015 would have been
$135$147 lower. There would have been no impact arising from financial instruments on other comprehensive income in either case.
The Group executes contracts with third parties for the sale and physical delivery of inventory so as to
intend to achieve a targeted price.
Contracts for suchSuch contracts are not typically financial instruments and therefore
are excluded from the fair value
disclosuredisclosures and sensitivity analysis.
Management determines the concentration risk threshold amount as any single financial asset (or liability) exceeding 10% of total financial assets (or liabilities) in the
Group'sGroup’s consolidated statement of financial position.
The Group regularly maintains cash balances in financial institutions in excess of insured limits. The Group has deposited cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and term deposits with reputable financial institutions with high credit
rating,ratings, and management believes the risk of loss to be remote. As at December 31,
2014,2015, the Group had cash and cash equivalents aggregating
$149,128$56,107 and an investment of
$76$102 in a banking group in Austria. The Group also owed
$274,896$163,326 in aggregate short-term banking borrowings and debt to the Austria banking
group.group and had derivative contracts with an aggregate notional
MFC BANCORP LTD.(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.
)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2014
2015
Note
33.26. Financial Instruments
(continued)
amount of $140,540 with the Austria banking group. In addition, as of December 31, 2015, the assets held for sale included cash and cash equivalent of $2,286 with and the liabilities relating to the assets held for sale included short-term banking borrowings and debt of $31,486 due to the same Austria banking group.
A customer filed for insolvency in 2016. As of December 31, 2015, the Group recognized trade receivables of $92,595 due from the customer and its affiliates, net of allowance for credit losses.
In addition to information disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, the Group had significant items of income, expense, and gains and losses resulting from financial assets and financial liabilities which were included in profit or loss
from its continuing operations in
2015, 2014
2013 and
20122013 as follows:
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Interest income on financial assets not at fair value through profit or loss | $ | 1,148 | | $ | 61 | | $ | 6,730 | |
| Interest income on financial assets classified at fair value through profit or loss | | 3,178 | | | 2,324 | | | 3,759 | |
| Total interest income | $ | 4,326 | | $ | 2,385 | | $ | 10,489 | |
| Interest expense on financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss | $ | 6,519 | | $ | 9,110 | | $ | 7,004 | |
| Interest expense on financial liabilities classified at fair value through profit or loss | | 8,639 | | | 5,482 | | | 4,661 | |
| Total interest expense | $ | 15,158 | | $ | 14,592 | | $ | 11,665 | |
| Dividends income on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | $ | — | | $ | 225 | | $ | 256 | |
| Dividends income on financial assets classified as available for sale, resource property related* | | — | | | 277 | | | — | |
| Dividends income on financial assets classified as available for sale, other | | 7 | | | 70 | | | 104 | |
| Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | | 9,590 | | | 10,169 | | | 1,104 | |
| Credit losses (recovery) | | 3,935 | | | 4,671 | | | (521 | ) |
| * | Included in income from an interest in resource property. |
| | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| Interest income on financial assets not at fair value through profit or loss | | | | $ | 742 | | | | | $ | 1,268 | | | | | $ | 63 | | |
| Interest income on financial assets classified at fair value through profit or loss | | | | | 3,483 | | | | | | 3,238 | | | | | | 2,348 | | |
| Total interest income | | | | $ | 4,225 | | | | | $ | 4,506 | | | | | $ | 2,411 | | |
| Interest expense on financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss | | | | $ | 1,791 | | | | | $ | 2,482 | | | | | $ | 3,614 | | |
| Interest expense on financial liabilities classified at fair value through profit or loss | | | | | 13,755 | | | | | | 9,253 | | | | | | 5,530 | | |
| Total interest expense | | | | $ | 15,546 | | | | | $ | 11,735 | | | | | $ | 9,144 | | |
| Dividend income on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 232 | | |
| Dividend income on financial assets classified as available for sale, other | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 72 | | |
| Net gain on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | | | | | 2,829 | | | | | | 3,765 | | | | | | 7,986 | | |
| Credit losses | | | | | 54,540 | | | | | | 4,346 | | | | | | 4,763 | | |
Note
34.27. Fair Value Disclosure of Non-financial Assets
The fair values of the
Group’s financial instrument assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value
on the consolidated statements of financial position are
discloseddiscussed in Note
33.26. The following tables present non-financial assets which are measured at fair value
in the consolidated statements of financial position, classified by the fair value hierarchy;
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at December 31, 2015:
| | | | Fair Value Measurements at
Reporting Date Using | |
| | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
| Inventories | | | | $ | 3,418 | | | | | $ | 116,905 | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Investment property | | | | | — | | | | | | 37,873 | | | | | | — | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 3,418 | | | | | $ | 154,778 | | | | | $ | — | | |
| |
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 27. Fair Value Disclosure of Non-financial Assets (continued)
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at December 31, 2014:
| Fair Value Measurements at
Reporting Date Using |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Inventories | | 2,758 | | | 126,725 | | | — | |
| Investment property (included in assets held for sale) | | — | | | 30,495 | | | — | |
| Total | $ | 2,758 | | $ | 157,220 | | $ | — | |
| | | | Fair Value Measurements at
Reporting Date Using | |
| | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
| Inventories | | | | $ | 3,200 | | | | | $ | 147,013 | | | | | $ | — | | |
| Investment property (included in assets held for sale) | | | | | — | | | | | | 35,378 | | | | | | — | | |
| Total | | | | $ | 3,200 | | | | | $ | 182,391 | | | | | $ | — | | |
| |
AssetsCommodity inventories are measured at fair value onless costs to sell. The fair values are determined by reference to their contractual selling prices or quoted prices in marketplaces in the absence of a recurring basiscontract (level 1 fair value hierarchy). An average of past sale prices is used when there are no observable market prices or current contracts but there have been recent past sales of such goods and there are no indications that the market prices have been materially impacted (level 2 fair value hierarchy).
The fair values of investment property are measured using an income approach which includes the following inputs: land value, realized basic rents, operating costs, discount rates and damages and defects (level 2 fair value hierarchy). The valuation approach is consistent in both 2015 and 2014, except that the 2014 valuation was performed by an independent external valuator and the 2015 update was performed by internal management as
at December 31, 2013: | Fair Value Measurements at
Reporting Date Using |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Inventories | | — | | | 47,875 | | | — | |
| Investment property (included in assets held for sale) | | — | | | 35,685 | | | — | |
| Total | $ | — | | $ | 83,560 | | $ | — | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2014
Note 35. MFC IndustrialBancorp and its Significant Subsidiaries
MFC
IndustrialBancorp has its principal executive office at Suite 1860 – 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
A subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by MFC Industrial.Bancorp. The following table shows the Company’s direct and indirect significant subsidiaries as at December 31, 2014.2015. The table excludes subsidiaries which only hold intercompany assets and liabilities and do not have an active business as well as subsidiaries whose results and net assets did not materially impact the consolidated results and net assets of the Group.
| | Subsidiaries | | | SubsidiariesCountry of
Incorporation
| | | Country Proportion
of
Incorporation Interest
| Proportion
of Interest
|
| | MFC Commodities GmbH | | | Austria | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
| | MFC Trade & Financial Services GmbH | | | Austria | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
| | IC Managementservice GmbH | | | Austria | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
| | International Trade Services GmbH | | | Austria | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
| | MFC Commodities Trading GmbH | | | Austria | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
| | MFC Metal Trading GmbH | | | Austria | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
| | Kasese Cobalt Company Limited | | | Uganda | | 75
| | | 75% | | |
| | MFC (A) Ltd | | | Marshall Islands | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
| | MFC (D) Ltd | | | Marshall Islands | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
Brock Metals s.r.o. | Slovakia | | 100
| %
|
| M Financial Corp. | | | Barbados | | | | | 100% | | |
| | MFC Corporate Services AG | | | Switzerland | | | | | 100% | | |
| | GPT Global Pellets Trading GmbH | | | Austria | | | | | 100% | | |
| | MFC Power Limited Partnership | | | Canada | | | | | 100% | | |
| | MFC Resources Inc. | | | U.S. | | | | | 100% | | |
| | Possehl Mexico S.A. de C.V | | | Mexico | | | | | 100% | | |
| | MFC Holding Norway AS | | | Norway | | | | | 100% | | |
| | Fesil AS | | | Norway | | | | | 100% | | |
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 28. MFC Bancorp and its Significant Subsidiaries (continued)
| | Subsidiaries | | | Country of
Incorporation | | | 100Proportion
of Interest
| %
|
| | Fesil Sales AS | | | Norway | | | | | 100% | | |
| | Fesil Rana Metall AS | | | Norway | | | | | 100% | | |
| | Fesil Sales GmbH | | | Germany | | | | | 100% | | |
| | Fesil Sales SA | | | Luxembourg | | | | | 100% | | |
| | F.J. Elsner Trading Gesellschaft mbH | | | Austria | | | | | 100% | | |
| | Mednet (Shanghai) Medical Technical Developing Co., Ltd. | | | China | | 100
| | | 100% | | |
| | Hangzhou Zhe-er Optical Co. Ltd. | | | China | | 51
| %
|
MFC Corporate Services AG | Switzerland | 51% | 100
| %
|
KHD Humboldt Wedag International GmbH | Austria | | 100
| %
|
MFC Energy Holding Austria GmbH | Austria | | 100
| %
|
MFC Energy Austria GmbH | Austria | | 100
| %
|
GPT Global Pellets Trading GmbH | Austria | | 100
| %
|
MFC Energy Corporation | Canada | | 100
| %
|
MFC Resource Partnership | Canada | | 100
| %
|
MFC Processing Partnership | Canada | | 100
| %
|
MFC Resources Inc. | U.S. | | 100
| %
|
Possehl Mexico S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | | 100
| %
|
MFC Holding Norway AS | Norway | | 100
| %
|
Fesil AS | Norway | | 100
| %
|
Fesil Sales AS | Norway | | 100
| %
|
Fesil Rana Metall AS | Norway | | 100
| %
|
Fesil Sales GmbH | Germany | | 100
| %
|
Fesil Sales SA | Luxembourg | | 100
| %
|
Specialty Superalloys Inc. | U.S. | | 75
| %
|
F.J. Elsner Trading Gesellschaft mbH | Austria | | 100
| %
|
As at December 31, 2014,2015, the Group controlled entities in which the Group held more than 50% of the voting rights and did not control any entities in which the Group held 50% or less of the voting rights. The Group'sGroup’s proportional voting interests in the subsidiaries are identical to its proportional beneficial interests, except for a non-wholly-owned subsidiary in Africa from which the Group derives a 100% beneficial interest resulting from holding a shareholder loan. As at December 31, 2014,2015, none of non-controlling interests are material to the Group. Also, there were no significant restrictions (statutory, contractual and regulatory restrictions, including protective rights of non-controlling interests) on MFC Industrial'sBancorp’s ability to access or use the assets and settle the liabilities of the group.
Group.
During the year ended December 2015, the Group sold a 95% economic interest in certain hydrocarbon assets and the related liabilities to a third party for nominal and contingent consideration and derecognized the former subsidiaries holding these assets and liabilities. As a result, the Group recognized a non-cash post-tax loss of $11,987 upon the deconsolidation (see Note 4).
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Group disposed of a group of German entities (see Note
31)23) and recognized an accounting gain of
$4,106$4,535 on the derecognition of these former subsidiaries in the consolidated
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Note 35. MFC Industrial and its Significant Subsidiaries (continued)
statement of operations. The Group also disposed of three inactive wholly-owned subsidiaries for cash consideration, resulting in a net gain of $320.
$353.
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Group purchased the remaining 40% equity interest in Possehl (see Note
23)25). As a result, Possehl became a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Group since
April 2014, the date the remaining 40% equity
interestinterests were acquired.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the GroupsGroup sold its interest in a group (which held the resource properties in India) and recognized a non-cash accounting gain of $415$427 on disposition.disposition (see Note 23). The gain was included in net sales in the consolidated statement of operations. The GroupsGroup also acquired the non-controlling interests a consolidated structured entity) and another group. There was no income or loss resulting from the transactions and non-controlling interests aggregating $2,371$2,503 were reclassified to retained earnings. The Group also credited $1,851$1,968 to retained earnings in 2013 when it acquired the remaining equity interest in MFC Resources Inc. (see
Note
23).Note 36.29. Subsequent Events
In March 2015,Event
Purchase of assets
On January 5, 2016, the Board of Directors approvedGroup purchased certain assets from a plan to rationalize certain MFC Energy assetsformer subsidiary for $790 at their fair value. The purchase consideration was recorded as a reduction in the amount due from the former subsidiary.
Business combination
On January��11, 2016, the Company received all necessary regulatory approvals and, return the net proceeds to shareholders. Due to the decline of natural gas and natural gas liquids pricing, there is no specific timeline allocated for this plan. Before making distributions to shareholders, the bank debt incurred to refinanceon February 1, 2016, completed the acquisition of theseBAWAG Malta Bank Ltd. (the “Bank”), a Western European bank. Subsequent to the acquisition, the Bank changed its name to MFC Merchant Bank Ltd.
MFC BANCORP LTD.
(FORMERLY MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015
Note 29. Subsequent Event (continued)
As part of the Group, the Bank will not engage in retail banking, commercial banking or universal banking, but instead will provide specialty banking services and focus on structured and trade finance to the Group’s customers, suppliers, and group members, among others. In order to maintain a variable cost structure, the Bank will outsource major back office services as well as internal functions such as technology, internal audit and payment services to third parties.
Pursuant to the transaction, the Group acquired the Bank for total purchase consideration of $142,417 which equaled the fair values of the identifiable assets will be repaid. These distributions will be paid in lieu ofacquired and the liabilities assumed on the closing date.
This acquisition was not considered as a declared cash dividend for 2015.material business combination.
Note
37.30. Approval of Consolidated Financial Statements
These consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on
March 30, 2015.Note 38. Restatement of Consolidated Statements during the Measurement Period and Correction of an Error
Correction of an error
The error correction arose from the incorrect measurement of the deferred tax assets recognized in connection with the acquisition of MFC Energy. On the acquisition date in September 2012, the deferred tax assets of MFC Energy, comprising the carry-forward of unused tax losses, unused tax credits and all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it was probable that future taxable profit would be available against which the unused tax losses, unused tax credits and deductible temporary differences could be utilized, were recognized and measured at their fair values. In December 2013, the Company discovered that certain resource properties underlying a tax pool with a tax effect of $6,504 had been sold prior to the acquisition of MFC Energy by the Company in September 2012 but the 2011 and 2012 tax returns of MFC Energy had not been updated to reflect such dispositions. As such, the deferred tax assets of MFC Energy were reduced by $6,504 through an error correction.
The consolidated financial statements for December 31, 2012 had been retrospectively restated to reflect the correction of the error.
Restatement of consolidated statements during the measurement period and correction of an error for the year ended December 31, 2012
In September 2012, the Group acquired a 100% equity interest in MFC Energy and recognized a bargain purchase of $244,645 in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012. During the measurement period from acquisition through September 2013 and an error correction, the fair values of the assets and liabilities of MFC Energy were finalized and it was determined that the bargain purchase was $216,320 on the acquisition date. As a result, interest on liabilities was recomputed and finance costs were reduced by $797 for the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, expiry loss of the unproved lands of $918 was derecognized for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Pursuant to IFRS 3, comparative information for prior periods presented in financial statements has been retrospectively restated to account for the above-mentioned adjustments.
May 2, 2016.
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DECEMBER 31, 2014
Error (continued)
Note 38. Restatement of Consolidated Statements during the Measurement Period and Correction of an
Reconciliation of net income for the year ended December 31, 2012:
| Historical | Restated
adjustments* | Restated
adjustments** | Error
correction*** | Restated |
| Net sales | $ | 479,507 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 479,507 | |
| Equity income | | 6,152 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,152 | |
| Gross revenues | | 485,659 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 485,659 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Costs and Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Costs of sales and services | | 407,626 | | | — | | | (918 | )(i) | | — | | | 406,708 | |
| Impairment of available-for-sale securities | | 4,265 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,265 | |
| Impairment of interest in resource properties | | 42,631 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 42,631 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | | 47,737 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 47,737 | |
| Share-based compensation — selling, general and administrative | | 9 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9 | |
| Finance costs | | 12,431 | | | — | | | (797 | ) (ii) | | — | | | 11,634 | |
| | 514,699 | | | — | | | (1,715 | ) | | — | | | 512,984 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loss from operations | | (29,040 | ) | | — | | | 1,715 | | | — | | | (27,325 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other items:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Exchange differences on foreign currency transactions | | 7,108 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7,108 | |
| Change in fair value of puttable instrument financial liabilities | | (77 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (77 | ) |
| Bargain purchase | | 247,004 | | | (21,821 | ) | | — | | | (6,504 | ) | | 218,679 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Income before income taxes | | 224,995 | | | (21,821 | ) | | 1,715 | (iii) | | (6,504 | ) | | 198,385 | |
Income tax (expense) recovery:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Income taxes | | 8,528 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,528 | |
| Resource property revenue taxes | | (5,902 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (5,902 | ) |
| | 2,626 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,626 | |
| Net income for the year | | 227,621 | | | (21,821 | ) | | 1,715 | | | (6,504 | ) | | 201,011 | |
| Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | | (867 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (867 | ) |
| Net income attributable to owners of the parent company | $ | 226,754 | | $ | (21,821 | ) | $ | 1,715 | | $ | (6,504 | ) | $ | 200,144 | |
| Basic and diluted earnings per share | $ | 3.62 | | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | 0.03 | | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | 3.20 | |
| * | Adjustments reflecting new information obtained during the measurement period about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date, which consisted of: |
| Overstatement of land values: assets held for sale | $ | (4,465 | ) |
| Overstatement of land values: hydrocarbon unproved lands | | (17,945 | ) |
| Under-accrual of gas cost allowance | | (1,737 | ) |
| Understatement of facility term financing | | (4,804 | ) |
| | (28,951 | ) |
| Income tax effect thereon | | 7,130 | |
| Net restated adjustments | $ | (21,821 | ) |
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Error (continued)
Note 38. Restatement of Consolidated Statements during the Measurement Period and Correction of an
| ** | Adjustments representing effects on the post-combination earnings as a result of the revision of assets and liabilities at the acquisition date, which consisted of: (i) reversal of expiry of hydrocarbon unproved lands; (ii) reduction of interest accretion on facility term financing; and (iii) the total of (i) and (ii) above. |
| *** | The error correction arose from the incorrect measurement of the deferred tax assets recognized in the connection with the acquisition of MFC Energy. On the acquisition date in September 2012, the deferred tax assets of MFC Energy, comprising the carry-forward of unused tax losses, unused tax credits and all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it was probable that future taxable profit would be available against which the unused tax losses, unused tax credits and deductible temporary differences could be utilized, were recognized and measured at their fair values. In December 2013, the Company discovered that certain resource properties underlying a tax pool with a tax effect of $6,504 had been sold prior to the acquisition of MFC Energy by the Company in September 2012 but the 2011 and 2012 tax returns of MFC Energy had not been updated to reflect such dispositions. As such, the deferred tax assets of MFC Energy were reduced by $6,504 through an error correction. |
The net income, total comprehensive income and comprehensive income attributable to owners of the parent company for the year ended December 31, 2012 were reduced by $26,610 (representing the sum of the restated adjustments and error correction).
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Error (continued)
Note 38. Restatement of Consolidated Statements during the Measurement Period and Correction of an
Reconciliation of financial position as at December 31, 2012:
| Historical | Restated
adjustments* | Restated
adjustments** | Error
Correction**** | Restated |
ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Current Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Assets held for sale | $ | 128,657 | | $ | (4,465 | )(i) | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 124,192 | |
| Other current assets | | 555,621 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 555,621 | |
| Total current assets | | 684,278 | | | (4,465 | ) | | — | | | — | | | 679,813 | |
Non-current Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hydrocarbon unproved lands | | 48,728 | | | (17,945 | )(ii) | | 918 | (i) | | — | | | 31,701 | |
| Deferred income tax assets | | 18,510 | | | 7,130 | (v) | | — | | | (6,504 | ) | | 19,136 | |
| Other non-current assets | | 629,973 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 629,973 | |
| Total non-current assets | | 697,211 | | | (10,815 | ) | | 918 | | | (6,504 | ) | | 680,810 | |
| $ | 1,381,489 | | $ | (15,280 | ) | $ | 918 | | $ | (6,504 | ) | $ | 1,360,623 | |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Current Liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Account payables and accrued expenses | $ | 77,586 | | $ | 1,737 | (iii) | $ | 80 | *** | $ | — | | $ | 79,403 | |
| Facility term financing | | 7,390 | | | 3,869 | (iv) | | (797 | )(ii) | | — | | | 10,462 | |
| Other current liabilities | | 253,954 | | | — | | | (80 | )*** | | — | | | 253,874 | |
| Total current liabilities | | 338,930 | | | 5,606 | | | (797 | ) | | — | | | 343,739 | |
Long-term liabilities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Facility term financing | | 11,328 | | | 935 | (iv) | | — | | | — | | | 12,263 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | | 267,846 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 267,846 | |
| Total long-term liabilities | | 279,174 | | | 935 | | | — | | | — | | | 280,109 | |
| Total liabilities | | 618,104 | | | 6,541 | | | (797 | ) | | — | | | 623,848 | |
Equity
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Capital stock, fully paid | | 382,746 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 382,746 | |
| Treasury stock | | (68,610 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (68,610 | ) |
| Contributed surplus | | 13,037 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13,037 | |
| Retained earnings | | 426,184 | | | (21,821 | ) (vi) | | 1,715 | (iii) | | (6,504 | ) | | 399,574 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | | 3,840 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,840 | |
| Shareholders' equity | | 757,197 | | | (21,821 | ) | | 1,715 | | | (6,504 | ) | | 730,587 | |
| Non-controlling interests | | 6,188 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,188 | |
| Total equity | | 763,385 | | | (21,821 | ) | | 1,715 | | | — | | | 736,775 | |
| $ | 1,381,489 | | $ | (15,280 | ) | $ | 918 | | $ | (6,504 | ) | $ | 1,360,623 | |
| * | Adjustments reflecting new information obtained during the measurement period about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date, which consisted of: |
| (i) Overstatement of land values: assets held for sale | $ | (4,465 | ) |
| (ii) Overstatement of land values: hydrocarbon unproved lands | | (17,945 | ) |
| (iii) Under-accrual of gas cost allowance | | (1,737 | ) |
| (iv) Understatement of facility term financing | | (4,804 | ) |
| | (28,951 | ) |
| (v) Income tax effect thereon | | 7,130 | |
| (vi) Net restated adjustments | $ | (21,821 | ) |
| ** | Adjustments representing effects on the post-combination earnings as a result of the revision of assets and liabilities at the acquisition date, which consisted of: (i) reversal of expiry of hydrocarbon unproved lands; (ii) reduction of interest accretion on facility term financing; and (iii) the total of (i) and (ii) above. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2014
Error (continued)
Note 38. Restatement of Consolidated Statements during the Measurement Period and Correction of an
| *** | Reclassification of provisions for warranty into accounts payables and accrued expenses. |
| **** | The error correction arose from the incorrect measurement of the deferred tax assets recognized in the connection with the acquisition of MFC Energy. On the acquisition date in September 2012, the deferred tax assets of MFC Energy, comprising the carry-forward of unused tax losses, unused tax credits and all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it was probable that future taxable profit would be available against which the unused tax losses, unused tax credits and deductible temporary differences could be utilized, were recognized and measured at their fair values. In December 2013, the Company discovered that certain resource properties underlying a tax pool with a tax effect of $6,504 had been sold prior to the acquisition of MFC Energy by the Company in September 2012 but the 2011 and 2012 tax returns of MFC Energy had not been updated to reflect such dispositions. As such, the deferred tax assets of MFC Energy were reduced by $6,504 through an error correction. |
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Exhibits Required by Form 20-F
Exhibit
Number | | | Description | |
| 1.1 | | | Amended and Restated Articles of MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd. dated February 7,November 14, 2014. Incorporated by reference from our Form 6-K dated February 10,November 14, 2014. | |
1.2*1.2 | Notice of Articles dated October 11, 2011 of MFC Industrial Ltd. |
1.3* | Certificate of Change of Name dated September 30, 2011February 16, 2016 of MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd. Incorporated by reference from our Form 6-K dated February 16, 2016. | |
1.41.3 | | | Advance Notice Policy adopted by board of directors of MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd. on November 18, 2013. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 of our Form 6-K dated November 19, 2013. |
2.1 | Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement between MFC Industrial Ltd. and Computershare Inc., as Rights Agent, dated November 11, 2013. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 of our Form 6-K dated November 12, 2013. |
| 4.1 | | | Amendment to Mining Lease Agreement dated January 1, 1987 between MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd. and Wabush Iron Co. Limited, Stelco Inc. and Dofasco Inc. Incorporated by reference from our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989. | |
| 4.2 | | | Memorandum of Agreement dated November 24, 1987 between MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd. and Wabush Iron Co. Limited, Stelco Inc. and Dofasco Inc. Incorporated by reference from our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989. | |
| 4.3 | | | First Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement between MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd. and Wabush Iron Co. Limited, Stelco Inc. and Dofasco Inc. Incorporated by reference from our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989. | |
| 4.4 | | | Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference from our Form S-8 dated May 23, 2007. | |
| 4.5 | Arrangement Agreement dated February 26, 2010 between MFC Industrial Ltd. and KHD Humboldt International (Deutschland) AG. Incorporated by reference from our Form 6-K dated March 3, 2010. |
4.6 | Agreement dated September 24, 2010 between MFC Industrial Ltd. and Mass Financial Corp. Incorporated by reference from our Form 6-K dated September 30, 2010. |
4.7 | 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference from our Form F-4 dated October 7, 2010. |
4.8 | Support Agreement between MFC Industrial Ltd. and MFC Energy Corporation (formerly Compton Petroleum Corporation) dated July 6, 2012. Incorporated by reference from our Form 6-K dated July 13, 2012. |
4.94.6 | | | Mutual Settlement Agreement between MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd., Peter Kellogg and IAT Reinsurance Company, Ltd. dated February 7, 2014. Incorporated by reference from our Form 6-K dated February 10, 2014. | |
4.104.7 | | | 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference from our Form 6-K dated October 10, 2014. | |
| 8.1 | | | List of significant subsidiaries of MFC IndustrialBancorp Ltd. as at March 31, 2015.May 2, 2016. | |
| 11.1* | | | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Insider Trading Policy. | |
| 12.1 | | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 12.2 | | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 13.1 | | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 13.2 | | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 15.1 | | | Consent dated March 31, 2015May 2, 2016 of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
15.2 | Consent dated March 31, 2015 of Deloitte LLP. |
| 15.3 | | | Third Party Report on Reserves. | |
| 15.4 | | | Consent dated March 31, 2015May 2, 2016 of GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. | |
| 16.1 | | | Mine Safety and Health Administration Safety Data. |
| * | Incorporated by reference from our Form 20-Fs filed in prior years. |
Incorporated by reference from our Form 20-Fs filed in prior years.
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
Date:
March 31, 2015MFC INDUSTRIAL LTD. |
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| /s/ Gerardo CortinaMay 2, 2016
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| Gerardo Cortina |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
MFC BANCORP LTD.
/s/ Gerardo Cortina
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