Note 23 - Financial instruments
A.Credit risk
1.Exposure to credit risk
The financial assets’ carrying amount represents the maximum credit exposure. The Group’s maximum credit risk exposure, as of the reporting date, was as follows:
|
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
|
(in thousands) |
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
50,250 |
|
85,168 |
Bank deposits |
|
7,000 |
|
— |
Financial investments |
|
— |
|
70,000 |
Derivative financial instruments |
|
2,112 |
|
404 |
Government grants receivables |
|
8,906 |
|
3,882 |
Trade receivables |
|
87,430 |
|
124,352 |
2. |
Trade receivables |
The Group’s trade receivables are composed mainly of different retailers or retailer groups in various countries. The Group’s management considers that there is no significant concentration of credit risk.
The aging of trade receivables at the reporting date was:
|
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
|
(in thousands) |
||
Not past due |
|
75,196 |
|
100,767 |
Past due 1‑30 days |
|
10,430 |
|
20,386 |
Past due 31‑90 days |
|
1,805 |
|
3,213 |
Past due more than 90 days |
|
1,418 |
|
649 |
|
|
88,849 |
|
125,015 |
Allowance for uncollected receivables |
|
(1,419) |
|
(663) |
Total |
|
87,430 |
|
124,352 |
Allowance for uncollected receivables during the year:
|
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
|
(in thousands) |
||
Balance as of January 1 |
|
1,881 |
|
1,419 |
Provision for non-collection, net |
|
(202) |
|
(233) |
Write-offs charged against the allowance |
|
(260) |
|
(523) |
Balance as of December 31 |
|
1,419 |
|
663 |
The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade receivables at the reporting date by geographic region and currency is as follows:
|
|
As of December 31, |
||||
|
|
Currency |
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
||
United States |
|
Dollar |
|
12,632 |
|
15,657 |
Euro countries (1) |
|
€ |
|
47,026 |
|
72,297 |
Israel |
|
NIS |
|
4,246 |
|
5,094 |
Switzerland |
|
CHF |
|
2,099 |
|
3,300 |
Australia |
|
AUD |
|
8,991 |
|
10,106 |
South Africa |
|
ZAR |
|
1,246 |
|
1,701 |
United Kingdom |
|
GBP |
|
1,601 |
|
1,804 |
Sweden |
|
SEK |
|
2,968 |
|
3,502 |
Denmark |
|
DKK |
|
242 |
|
440 |
Norway |
|
NOK |
|
691 |
|
935 |
Canada |
|
CAD |
|
2,006 |
|
4,421 |
New Zealand |
|
NZD |
|
81 |
|
110 |
Japan |
|
JPY |
|
2,919 |
|
3,564 |
Argentina |
|
ARS |
|
— |
|
288 |
Others |
|
|
|
682 |
|
1,133 |
Total |
|
|
|
87,430 |
|
124,352 |
(1) |
Includes Euro-zone countries and other countries that have sales denominated in Euros. |
The Group’s most significant customer, a retailer located in Western Europe, accounts for $11.3 million of the trade and other receivables carrying amount at December 31, 2017 (December 31, 2016: $5.6 million).
The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade receivables at the reporting date by type of counterparty was as follows:
|
|
As of December 31, |
||
|
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
|
(in thousands) |
||
Wholesale customers |
|
76,694 |
|
111,408 |
Distributors |
|
10,190 |
|
12,223 |
End-user customers |
|
546 |
|
721 |
Total |
|
87,430 |
|
124,352 |
Credit enhancements
Most of the Group’s trade receivables are insured by credit insurance policy provided by an international insurer. The insurance coverage is up to a cumulative credit limit of $312 million, providing an indemnification up to a cumulative of the maximum between $21.6 million or 40 times the current insurance year premium, per annum.
B. |
Liquidity risk |
The Group maintains credit facilities in order to meet its obligations.
As of December 31, 2017, the Group had no outstanding debt. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had short-term credit facilities with a total borrowing capacity of $3.0 million, of which none was outstanding as of such date. In addition, as at December 31, 2017, the Group entered into agreements in principle with financial institutions to receive additional credit in the total amount of up to $ 132.4 million (2016: $47 million).
The following tables present the Group’s financial liabilities’ contractual payment schedule, including an estimate of interest payments. This disclosure is based, where relevant, on interest rates and exchange rates as of the reporting date:
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
||||||||||
|
|
Carrying |
|
Expected |
|
Within |
|
Within |
|
Within |
|
Within |
|
|
amount |
|
cash flow |
|
1-6 months |
|
7‑12 months |
|
1‑3 years |
|
3‑5 years |
|
|
(in thousands) |
||||||||||
Non-derivative financial liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade payables |
|
61,215 |
|
61,215 |
|
61,215 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
Other current liabilities |
|
695 |
|
695 |
|
642 |
|
53 |
|
— |
|
— |
Total non-derivative financial liabilities |
|
61,910 |
|
61,910 |
|
61,857 |
|
53 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
December 31, 2016 |
||||||||||
|
|
Carrying |
|
Expected |
|
Within |
|
Within |
|
Within |
|
Within |
|
|
amount |
|
cash flow |
|
1‑6 months |
|
7‑12 months |
|
1‑3 years |
|
3‑5 years |
|
|
(in thousands) |
||||||||||
Non-derivative financial liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade payables |
|
41,643 |
|
41,643 |
|
41,626 |
|
17 |
|
— |
|
— |
Other current liabilities |
|
859 |
|
859 |
|
859 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
Total non-derivative financial liabilities |
|
42,502 |
|
42,502 |
|
42,485 |
|
17 |
|
— |
|
— |
C.Market risk
1.Foreign currency risk
i.Exposure to foreign currency risk
The Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk as of the reporting date was as follows:
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
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|
|
(in thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Dollar |
|
€ |
|
NIS |
|
CHF |
|
AUD |
|
ZAR |
|
GBP |
|
SEK |
|
DKK |
|
NOK |
|
CAD |
|
NZD |
|
JPY |
|
ARS |
|
Total |
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
30,814 |
|
23,104 |
|
21,148 |
|
960 |
|
1,331 |
|
505 |
|
1,619 |
|
988 |
|
324 |
|
369 |
|
2,812 |
|
270 |
|
905 |
|
19 |
|
85,168 |
Trade receivables |
|
16,790 |
|
72,297 |
|
5,094 |
|
3,300 |
|
10,106 |
|
1,701 |
|
1,804 |
|
3,502 |
|
440 |
|
935 |
|
4,421 |
|
110 |
|
3,564 |
|
288 |
|
124,352 |
Other receivables |
|
— |
|
— |
|
3,882 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
3,882 |
Derivative financial instruments |
|
404 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
404 |
Financial investments |
|
70,000 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
70,000 |
Total assets |
|
118,008 |
|
95,401 |
|
30,124 |
|
4,260 |
|
11,437 |
|
2,206 |
|
3,423 |
|
4,490 |
|
764 |
|
1,304 |
|
7,233 |
|
380 |
|
4,469 |
|
307 |
|
283,806 |
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade payables |
|
11,140 |
|
19,805 |
|
24,397 |
|
207 |
|
1,356 |
|
780 |
|
569 |
|
573 |
|
142 |
|
125 |
|
1,238 |
|
44 |
|
698 |
|
141 |
|
61,215 |
Other current liabilities |
|
— |
|
475 |
|
97 |
|
— |
|
70 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
53 |
|
— |
|
695 |
Derivative financial instruments |
|
215 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
215 |
Total liabilities |
|
11,355 |
|
20,280 |
|
24,494 |
|
207 |
|
1,426 |
|
780 |
|
569 |
|
573 |
|
142 |
|
125 |
|
1,238 |
|
44 |
|
751 |
|
141 |
|
62,125 |
Total assets, net |
|
106,653 |
|
75,121 |
|
5,630 |
|
4,053 |
|
10,011 |
|
1,426 |
|
2,854 |
|
3,917 |
|
622 |
|
1,179 |
|
5,995 |
|
336 |
|
3,718 |
|
166 |
|
221,681 |
|
|
December 31, 2016 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
(in thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Dollar |
|
€ |
|
NIS |
|
CHF |
|
AUD |
|
ZAR |
|
GBP |
|
SEK |
|
DKK |
|
NOK |
|
CAD |
|
NZD |
|
JPY |
|
ARS |
|
Total |
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
9,087 |
|
13,670 |
|
19,367 |
|
2,064 |
|
370 |
|
308 |
|
1,105 |
|
1,238 |
|
301 |
|
392 |
|
1,381 |
|
426 |
|
541 |
|
— |
|
50,250 |
Bank deposits |
|
7,000 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
7,000 |
Trade receivables |
|
13,314 |
|
47,026 |
|
4,246 |
|
2,099 |
|
8,991 |
|
1,246 |
|
1,601 |
|
2,968 |
|
242 |
|
691 |
|
2,006 |
|
81 |
|
2,919 |
|
— |
|
87,430 |
Other receivables |
|
— |
|
— |
|
8,906 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
8,906 |
Derivative financial instruments |
|
2,112 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
2,112 |
Total assets |
|
31,513 |
|
60,696 |
|
32,519 |
|
4,163 |
|
9,361 |
|
1,554 |
|
2,706 |
|
4,206 |
|
543 |
|
1,083 |
|
3,387 |
|
507 |
|
3,460 |
|
— |
|
155,698 |
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade payables |
|
8,541 |
|
9,762 |
|
18,856 |
|
818 |
|
1,267 |
|
154 |
|
512 |
|
264 |
|
75 |
|
188 |
|
693 |
|
51 |
|
462 |
|
— |
|
41,643 |
Other current liabilities |
|
— |
|
772 |
|
87 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
859 |
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
8,541 |
|
10,534 |
|
18,943 |
|
818 |
|
1,267 |
|
154 |
|
512 |
|
264 |
|
75 |
|
188 |
|
693 |
|
51 |
|
462 |
|
— |
|
42,502 |
Total assets (liabilities), net |
|
22,972 |
|
50,162 |
|
13,576 |
|
3,345 |
|
8,094 |
|
1,400 |
|
2,194 |
|
3,942 |
|
468 |
|
895 |
|
2,694 |
|
456 |
|
2,998 |
|
— |
|
113,196 |
During 2017 and 2016, the Group held a number of derivative contracts to offset specific risks resulting from a difference in the currency in which Group entities generate their revenues and the currency in which part of the raw-material purchases are made.
As of December 31, 2017, the Group’s notional investment in currency derivatives is $125.3 million
(2016: $111.4 million) with fair value of $0.2 million (2016: $2.1 million).
Information regarding significant exchange and spot rates applied during the year:
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
||||||
|
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
|
Annual change |
|
Reporting date spot rate |
||||
1 EUR |
|
(3.72) |
% |
14.00 |
% |
1.05 |
|
1.20 |
1 NIS |
|
1.18 |
% |
10.95 |
% |
0.26 |
|
0.29 |
1 CHF |
|
(2.77) |
% |
4.44 |
% |
0.98 |
|
1.02 |
1 AUD |
|
(1.20) |
% |
8.51 |
% |
0.72 |
|
0.78 |
1 ZAR |
|
12.07 |
% |
11.30 |
% |
0.07 |
|
0.08 |
1 GBP |
|
(16.76) |
% |
9.53 |
% |
1.23 |
|
1.35 |
1 SEK |
|
(7.87) |
% |
10.94 |
% |
0.11 |
|
0.12 |
1 DKK |
|
(3.35) |
% |
13.85 |
% |
0.14 |
|
0.16 |
1 NOK |
|
1.25 |
% |
5.31 |
% |
0.12 |
|
0.12 |
1 CAD |
|
3.14 |
% |
7.19 |
% |
0.74 |
|
0.80 |
1 NZD |
|
1.09 |
% |
2.74 |
% |
0.69 |
|
0.71 |
1 JPY |
|
3.01 |
% |
3.90 |
% |
0.01 |
|
0.01 |
1 ARS |
|
(18.36) |
% |
(15.08) |
% |
0.06 |
|
0.05 |
ii.Sensitivity analysis
A strengthening or weakening of the U.S. Dollar, as indicated below, against the following currencies as of December 31, 2017 would have increased (decreased) equity and net income by the amounts shown below. This analysis is based on foreign currency exchange rate variances that the Group considered to be reasonably possible at the end of the reporting period. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant.
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
||||||
|
|
Devaluation |
|
Revaluation |
||||
|
|
Equity |
|
Net income |
|
Equity |
|
Net income |
|
|
(in thousands) |
||||||
Change of 10% in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EUR |
|
(6,925) |
|
1,088 |
|
7,326 |
|
(687) |
NIS |
|
(653) |
|
(348) |
|
789 |
|
484 |
CHF |
|
304 |
|
689 |
|
135 |
|
(250) |
AUD |
|
(468) |
|
527 |
|
746 |
|
(249) |
ZAR |
|
(143) |
|
— |
|
143 |
|
— |
GBP |
|
(15) |
|
250 |
|
180 |
|
(85) |
SEK |
|
(149) |
|
237 |
|
247 |
|
(139) |
DKK |
|
(62) |
|
— |
|
62 |
|
— |
NOK |
|
(118) |
|
— |
|
118 |
|
— |
CAD |
|
91 |
|
694 |
|
323 |
|
(281) |
NZD |
|
(34) |
|
— |
|
34 |
|
— |
JPY |
|
(25) |
|
338 |
|
201 |
|
(162) |
ARS |
|
(17) |
|
23 |
|
17 |
|
(23) |
|
|
December 31, 2016 |
||||||
|
|
Devaluation |
|
Revaluation |
||||
|
|
Equity |
|
Net income |
|
Equity |
|
Net income |
|
|
(in thousands) |
||||||
Change of 10% in: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EUR |
|
(3,943) |
|
637 |
|
4,474 |
|
(106) |
NIS |
|
(2,397) |
|
(2,068) |
|
4,436 |
|
4,107 |
CHF |
|
226 |
|
510 |
|
43 |
|
(242) |
AUD |
|
(469) |
|
340 |
|
662 |
|
(147) |
ZAR |
|
(140) |
|
— |
|
140 |
|
— |
GBP |
|
58 |
|
267 |
|
46 |
|
(163) |
SEK |
|
(229) |
|
126 |
|
280 |
|
(75) |
DKK |
|
(47) |
|
— |
|
47 |
|
— |
NOK |
|
(90) |
|
— |
|
90 |
|
— |
CAD |
|
225 |
|
510 |
|
4 |
|
(281) |
NZD |
|
(46) |
|
— |
|
46 |
|
— |
JPY |
|
(145) |
|
155 |
|
170 |
|
(130) |
2.Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk profile
As of the reporting date, the interest rate profile of the Group’s interest-bearing financial instruments was as follows:
|
|
December 31, |
||
|
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
|
Carrying amount |
||
|
|
(in thousands) |
||
Fixed rate instruments |
|
|
|
|
Financial assets |
|
24,580 |
|
38,283 |
Variable rate instruments |
|
|
|
|
Financial assets |
|
— |
|
70,000 |
3. Fair value versus carrying amounts |
The carrying amounts of certain financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, bank deposits, financial investments, trade receivables, derivative financial instruments, trade payables and other current liabilities are the same or proximate to their fair value.
For further information regarding determination of fair values see Note 4.
Fair value hierarchy
The table below analyzes financial instruments carried at fair value by the valuation method.
The different hierarchy levels have been defined in Note 4:
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|
December 31, 2017 |
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Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
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Total |
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|
(in thousands) |
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Financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial investments |
|
— |
|
70,000 |
|
— |
|
70,000 |
Derivative financial instruments |
|
— |
|
404 |
|
— |
|
404 |
Total assets |
|
— |
|
70,404 |
|
— |
|
70,404 |
Financial Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative financial instruments |
|
— |
|
215 |
|
— |
|
215 |
Total non-derivative financial liabilities |
|
— |
|
215 |
|
— |
|
215 |
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|
December 31, 2016 |
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|
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
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|
(in thousands) |
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Financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative financial instruments |
|
— |
|
2,112 |
|
— |
|
2,112 |
Total assets |
|
— |
|
2,112 |
|
— |
|
2,112 |