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Financial assets
Financial assets are initially recognised at Fair Value.
After initial recognition, financial assets are measured at Fair Value, without any deduction for
transaction costs which may be incurred in the sale or other disposal, with the exception for the
following “Financial Assets”:
“Loans and Receivables”, as defined in paragraph 9 of IAS 39, which must be measured at
amortised cost utilising the effective
interest criterion;
investments held-to-maturity, as defined in paragraph 9 of IAS 39, which must be measured
at amortised cost utilising the
effective interest criterion;
investments in equity instruments which do not have a listed market price on an active market
and whose Fair Value may not be reliably measured and related derivatives and which must
be settled with the delivery of these non-listed equity instruments, which must be measured at
cost.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets are measured at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication that
an asset may have incurred a loss in value. A financial asset has incurred a loss in value if there is an
objective indication that one or more events had a negative impact on the estimated future cash flows
of the asset. The loss in value of a financial asset measured at amortised cost corresponds to the
difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted
at the original effective interest rate. The loss in value of financial asset available-for-sale is
calculated based on the Fair Value of the asset.
Financial assets individually recorded are measured separately to determine if they have incurred a
loss in value. The other financial assets are cumulatively measured, for groups with similar credit risk
characteristics. All the losses are recognised in the income statement. Any accumulated loss of a
financial asset available-for-sale previously recognised in equity is transferred to the income
statement.
Losses in value are restated if subsequently the increase in value can be objectively associated to an
event which occurred after the reduction in value. For financial assets measured
at amortised cost and
financial assets available-for-sale corresponding to debt securities, the restated amount is recognised
in the income statement. For financial assets available-for-sale corresponding to equity securities, the
restated amount is recognised directly to equity.
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Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents principally include cash, bank deposits on demand and other highly liquid
short-term investments (converted into liquidity within ninety days). They are measured at fair value
and the relative changes are recorded in the income statement. Bank overdrafts are classified under
“Current Financial Liabilities”.
Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables and other receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently
measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. They are reduced by an
appropriate write-down to reflect the estimate of impairments, which are recognised to the income
statement. When, in subsequent periods, the reasons for the write-down no longer exist, the value of
the assets is restated up to the value deriving from the application of the amortised cost where no
write-down had been applied.
The doubtful debt provision is recorded to state receivables at realisable value, including write-downs
for any indicators of a reduction in value of trade receivables. The write-downs, which are based on
the most recent information and on the best estimates of the Directors, are made so that the assets are
reduced to the present value of the expected future revenue streams.
The doubtful debt provision is recorded as a direct reduction of trade and other receivables. These
provisions are classified in the income statement account “Write-downs”; the same classification was
used for any utilisations.
Inventories
Inventories of raw materials, semi-finished and finished products are measured at the lower of
purchase or production price, including accessory charges, determined in accordance with the
weighted average cost method, and the net realisable value. Net realisable value is the estimated
selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and the
estimated selling costs.
Obsolete and slow-moving inventories are written down in relation to their possible utilisation or
realisable value.
The purchase cost is utilised for direct and indirect materials, purchased and utilised in the production
cycle. The production cost is however used for the finished products or in work-in-progress.
For the determination of the purchase price, consideration is taken of the actual costs sustained net of
commercial discounts.