Trade and other receivables

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

8 Trade and other receivables


	2021		2020
	US$M		US$M
Trade receivables		4,450		1,974
Loans to equity accounted investments		–		40
Other receivables		1,946		1,617

Total		6,396		3,631

Comprising:
Current		6,059		3,364
Non-current		337		267

Recognition and measurement

Trade receivables are recognised initially at their transaction price or, for those receivables containing a significant financing component, at fair value. Trade receivables are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less an allowance for impairment, except for provisionally priced receivables which are subsequently measured at fair value through the income statement under IFRS 9.

The collectability of trade receivables is assessed continuously. At the reporting date, specific allowances are made for any expected credit losses based on a review of all outstanding amounts at reporting

period-end.

Individual receivables are written off when management deems them unrecoverable. The net carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates their fair values.

Credit risk

Trade receivables generally have terms of less than 30 days. The Group has no material concentration of credit risk with any single counterparty and is not dominantly exposed to any individual industry.

Credit risk can arise from the

non-performance

by counterparties of their contractual financial obligations towards the Group. To manage credit risk, the Group maintains Group-wide procedures covering the application for credit approvals, granting and renewal of counterparty limits, proactive monitoring of exposures against these limits and requirements triggering secured payment terms. As part of these processes, the credit exposures with all counterparties are regularly monitored and assessed on a timely basis. The credit quality of the Group’s customers is reviewed and the solvency of each debtor and their ability to pay the receivable is considered in assessing receivables for impairment.

The 10 largest customers represented 31 per cent (2020: 32 per cent) of total credit risk exposures managed by the Group.

Receivables are deemed to be past due or impaired in accordance with the Group’s terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are determined on a

case-by-case

basis with reference to the customer’s credit quality, payment performance and prevailing market conditions. As at 30 June 2021, trade receivables of US$68 million (2020: US$23 million) were past due but not impaired. The majority of these receivables were less than 30 days overdue.

The assessment of recoverability of trade receivables at 30 June 2021 has considered the impacts of

COVID-19

and no material recoverability issues have been identified. As

COVID-19

continues to impact key markets in Asia, Europe and the United States, the Group continues to perform enhanced credit monitoring of commercial counterparties.

At 30 June 2021, trade receivables are stated net of provisions for expected credit losses of US$3 million (2020: US$2 million).

The Group may accelerate trade receivables through Letters of Credit programs to collect receipts from debtors earlier than contractual sales terms but elected not to do so as at 30 June 2021.