EX-99.2 3 ea183654ex99-2_gorillatech.htm UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE SIX-MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS PERIODS

 

ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022

 

 

 

 

 

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GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

Items  Notes   June 30,
2023
(Unaudited)
   December 31,
2022
(Unaudited)
 
Assets            
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents       $10,268,581   $22,996,377 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current   5    1,053,621    1,073,229 
Financial assets at amortized cost   6 and 27    8,859,457    6,871,187 
Contract assets   17    4,551,822    725,441 
Accounts receivable   7    12,507,386    14,041,611 
Inventories        56,544    68,629 
Prepayments - current        244,039    1,266,442 
Other receivables   26    732,054    648,617 
Other current assets        38,421    61,803 
Total current assets        38,311,925    47,753,336 
Non-current assets               
Property, plant and equipment   8 and 27    15,731,102    16,132,567 
Right-of-use assets        8,269    16,675 
Intangible assets   9    9,060,563    56,342 
Deferred income tax assets        29,464    29,905 
Prepayments - non-current        482,230    612,982 
Other non-current assets        939,513    659,071 
Total non-current assets        26,251,141    17,507,542 
Total assets       $64,563,066   $65,260,878 

 

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GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

Items  Notes  June 30,
2023
(Unaudited)
   December 31,
2022
(Unaudited)
 
Liabilities and Equity           
Liabilities           
Current liabilities           
Short-term borrowings  10, 26 and 27  $15,189,220   $13,492,935 
Contract liabilities  17   113,221    58,475 
Notes payable      593    602 
Accounts payable      3,765,166    6,674,528 
Other payables  11   5,400,184    3,620,998 
Provisions - current      70,758    88,469 
Lease liabilities      8,387    16,981 
Warrant liabilities  14   1,328,165    2,042,410 
Long-term borrowings, current portion  12, 26 and 27   2,781,744    2,108,896 
Other current liabilities, others      143,909    152,373 
Total current liabilities      28,801,347    28,256,667 
Non-current liabilities             
Long-term borrowings  12, 26 and 27   6,491,613    8,251,788 
Provisions - non-current      46,887    61,057 
Deferred income tax liabilities      145,997    148,183 
Total non-current liabilities      6,684,497    8,461,028 
Total liabilities      35,485,844    36,717,695 
Equity             
Equity attributable to owners of parent             
Share capital  15          
Ordinary share      7,174    7,136 
Capital surplus             
Capital surplus      162,719,230    154,730,389 
Retained earnings  16          
Accumulated deficit      (104,254,138)   (96,984,380)
Other equity interest             
Financial statements translation differences of foreign operations      185,096    370,178 
Treasury shares  15 and 26   (29,580,140)   (29,580,140)
Equity attributable to owners of the parent      29,077,222    28,543,183 
Total equity      29,077,222    28,543,183 
Significant contingent liabilities and unrecognized contract commitments  28          
Total liabilities and equity     $64,563,066   $65,260,878 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

      Six months ended June 30 
Items  Notes  2023
(Unaudited)
   2022
(Unaudited)
 
Revenue  17  $6,429,335   $13,800,930 
Cost of revenue  20 and 21   (3,250,584)   (9,226,561)
Gross profit      3,178,751    4,574,369 
Operating expenses  20, 21 and 26          
Selling and marketing expenses      (901,355)   (1,980,709)
General and administrative expenses      (7,641,876)   (3,295,612)
Research and development expenses      (2,772,621)   (7,766,833)
Other income      79,089    11,037 
Other gains – net  18   766,456    629,929 
Total operating expenses      (10,470,307)   (12,402,188)
Operating loss      (7,291,556)   (7,827,819)
Non-operating income and expenses             
Interest income      400,516    11,957 
Finance costs  19 and 26   (376,546)   (464,048)
Total non-operating income and expenses      23,970    (452,091)
Loss before income tax      (7,267,586)   (8,279,910)
Income tax expense  22   (2,172)   (356,130)
Loss for the period     $(7,269,758)  $(8,636,040)
Other comprehensive loss             
Components of other comprehensive loss that may be reclassified to profit or loss             
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations     $(185,082)  $(874,697)
Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax     $(185,082)  $(874,697)
Total comprehensive loss for the period     $(7,454,840)  $(9,510,737)
Loss per share             
Basic loss per share  23  $(0.11)  $(0.29)
Diluted loss per share  23  $(0.11)  $(0.29)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Expressed in United States dollars)
(Unaudited)

 

   Equity attributable to owners of the parent     
       Share Capital   Capital Surplus                 
   Notes   Share
capital -
ordinary
share
   Share
capital -
preference
share
   Advance
receipts for
share capital
   Additional
paid in
capital in
excess of par
value of
ordinary
share
   Additional
paid in
capital - treasury
share transactions
   Employee
share
options
   Share-based
payment
   Additional
paid in
capital in
excess of par
value of
preference
share
   Accumulated
deficit
   Financial
statements
translation
differences of
foreign
operations
   Treasury
shares
   Total 
Year 2022                                                    
Balance at January 1, 2022       $6,191,100   $5,844,892   $33,720   $486,764   $935,731   $1,275,616   $-   $38,603,627   $(9,454,565)  $2,042,218   $(30,000)  $45,929,103 
Loss for the period        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (8,636,040)   -    -    (8,636,040)
Other comprehensive loss        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (874,697)   -    (874,697)
Total comprehensive loss for the period        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (8,636,040)   (874,697)   -    (9,510,737)
Cancellation of treasury shares        -    (31,645)   -    -    1,645    -    -    -    -    -    30,000    - 
Issuance of ordinary shares   15    6,000    -    (33,720)   26,470    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (1,250)
Expiration of share options        -    -    -    5,169    -    (5,169)   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Employee share option plans   13    -    -    -    -    -    184,943    -    -    -    -    -    184,943 
Balance at June 30, 2022       $6,197,100   $5,813,247   $-   $518,403   $937,376   $1,455,390   $-   $38,603,627   $(18,090,605)  $1,167,521   $-   $36,602,059 
                                                                  
Year 2023                                                                 
Balance at January 1, 2023       $7,136   $-   $-   $153,288,043   $-   $1,442,346   $-   $-   $(96,984,380)  $370,178   $(29,580,140)  $28,543,183 
Loss for the period        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (7,269,758)   -    -    (7,269,758)
Other comprehensive loss        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (185,082)   -    (185,082)
Total comprehensive loss for the period        -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (7,269,758)   (185,082)   -    (7,454,840)
Expiration of share options        -    -    -    233,513    -    (233,513)   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Employee share option plans   13    -    -    -    -    -    38,053    -    -    -    -    -    38,053 
Obtain of professional service through share - based payment   13    -    -    -    -    -    -    500,000    -    -    -    -    500,000 
Acquisition of intangible asset through share - based payment   9    -    -    -    -    -    -    3,000,000    -    -    -    -    3,000,000 
Exercise of warrants   15    38    -    -    4,450,788    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    4,450,826 
Balance at June 30, 2023       $7,174   $-   $-   $157,972,344   $-   $1,246,886   $3,500,000   $-   $(104,254,138)  $185,096   $(29,580,140)  $29,077,222 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

      Six months ended June 30 
   Notes  2023
(Unaudited)
   2022
(Unaudited)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES           
Loss before tax     $(7,267,586)  $(8,279,910)
Adjustments             
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)             
Depreciation expenses  20   321,902    3,420,393 
Amortization expenses  9 and 20   406,573    1,030,193 
Share-based payment expenses  13   500,000    - 
Share option expenses  13   38,053    184,943 
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment  18   257    - 
Gains on reversal of accounts and other payables      (68,165)   - 
Gain on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss  18   (616,686)   - 
Interest expense  19   376,546    464,048 
Interest income      (400,516)   (11,957)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities             
Changes in operating assets             
Contract assets      (3,826,381)   402,155 
Accounts receivable      1,534,225    (1,175,393)
Inventories      12,085    77,038 
Prepayments      1,163,915    (939,900)
Other receivables      (15,757)   (4,010)
Other current assets      (30,319)   2,626 
Other non-current assets      (15,315)   33,359 
Changes in operating liabilities             
Contract liabilities      54,746    (1,386)
Notes payable      (9)   (45)
Accounts payable      (2,846,303)   927,603 
Other payables      (1,288,629)   542,481 
Provisions      (30,203)   (59,016)
Other current liabilities      (8,464)   (34,871)
Cash outflow generated from operations      (12,006,031)   (3,421,649)
Interest received      386,537    11,957 
Interest paid      (388,045)   (313,902)
Tax paid      (12,491)   (360)
Net cash flows used in operating activities      (12,020,030)   (3,723,954)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES             
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment  24   (216,672)   (2,815,381)
Acquisition of intangible assets  24   (3,257,771)   (14,252)
Investment in financial assets at amortized cost      (1,988,270)   - 
Disposal of financial assets at amortized cost      -    2,225,422 
Increase in guarantee deposits      (265,127)   - 
Decrease in guarantee deposits      -    34,033 
Net cash flows used in investing activities      (5,727,840)   (570,178)

 

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GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in United States dollars)

 

       Six months ended June 30 
   Notes   2023
(Unaudited)
   2022
(Unaudited)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES            
Proceeds from short-term borrowings   25    11,037,443    867,694 
Repayments of short-term borrowings   25    (9,238,450)   - 
Proceeds from long-term borrowings   25    -    1,574,876 
Repayments of long-term borrowings   25    (872,431)   (1,793,622)
Principal repayment of lease liabilities   25    (8,665)   (26,503)
Loan to Global SPAC Partner Co.        -    (1,165,339)
Payment of transaction cost        -    (87,419)
Exercise of warrants        4,372,875    - 
Net cash flows generated from (used in) financing activities        5,290,772    (630,313)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes        (270,698)   529,800 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents        (12,727,796)   (4,394,645)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        22,996,377    9,944,748 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $10,268,581   $5,550,103 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
Six Months Periods Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
Expressed in US dollars, except as otherwise indicated

 

1.Corporate and group information

 

Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in May 2001. The Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred herein as the “Group”) are primarily engaged in providing information, software and data processing services.

 

On July 14, 2022, with consummation of capital recapitalization as provided in Note 15, the Company’s shares and warrants commenced trading on The Nasdaq Capital Markets under the ticker symbols “GRRR” and “GRRRW”, respectively.

 

2.The authorization of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Audit Committee on August 14, 2023.

 

3. Application of new and revised International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), International Accounting Standards (“IAS”), International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) Interpretations and Standing Interpretations Committee (“SIC”) Interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), (collectively, “IFRSs”)

 

a)  Amendments to IFRSs and the new interpretation that are mandatorily effective for the current year

 

New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments   Effective date issued
by IASB
Amendments to IAS 1, ‘Disclosure of accounting policies’   January 1, 2023
Amendments to IAS 8, ‘Definition of accounting estimates’   January 1, 2023
Amendments to IAS 12, ‘Deferred tax related to assets and liabilities arising from a single transaction’   January 1, 2023
IFRS 17, ‘Insurance contracts’   January 1, 2023
Amendments to IFRS 17, ‘Insurance contracts’   January 1, 2023
Amendment to IFRS 17, ‘Initial application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 – comparative information’   January 1, 2023
Amendments to IAS 12, ‘International tax reform - pillar two model rules’   May 23, 2023

 

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The Group has adopted the above new standards, interpretations and amendments as of the effective date. Based on the Group’s assessment, the above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Group’s financial condition and financial performance.

 

b)New standards, interpretations and amendments in issue but not yet effective

 

New standards, interpretations and amendments in issue but not yet effective are as follows:

 

New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments   Effective date issued
by IASB
Amendments to IFRS 16, ‘Lease liability in a sale and leaseback’   January 1, 2024

Amendments to IAS 1, ‘Classification of liabilities as current or non-current’

  January 1, 2024
Amendments to IAS 1, ‘Non-current liabilities with covenants’   January 1, 2024
Amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7, ’Supplier finance arrangements’   January 1, 2024
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28, ’Sale or contribution of assets between an investor and its associate or joint venture’   To be determined by IASB

 

Based on the Group’s assessment, the above standards and interpretations have no significant impact to the Group’s financial condition and financial performance.

 

4.Summary of significant accounting policies

 

The significant accounting policies applied in these condensed interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, unless otherwise stated.

 

a)Statement of compliance

 

The condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

 

b)The capital reorganization

 

With consummation of the business combination with Global SPAC Partners Co. (“Global”) on July 13, 2022 (the “Closing Date”) as provided in Note 15, this transaction is accounted for as a capital reorganization. The business combination, which is not within the scope of IFRS 3 as Global does not meet the definition of a business in accordance with IFRS 3, is accounted for within the scope of IFRS 2. As such, the business combination is treated as the equivalent of the Company issuing shares at the closing of the business combination for the net assets of Global as of the Closing Date, accompanied by a capital recapitalization. The net assets of Global are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Any excess of the fair value of the Company’s shares issued considering a fair value of the Gorilla Ordinary Shares of $10.6 per share (price of Gorilla’s Ordinary Shares at the Closing Date) over the fair value of Global’s identifiable net assets acquired represents compensation for the service of a share exchange listing for its shares and is expensed as incurred (“share listing expense”).

 

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  c) Basis of preparation

 

  (a) Except for the following items, the condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention:

 

  i) Defined benefit assets are recognized based on the net amount of pension fund assets less present value of defined benefit obligation.

 

  ii) Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

 

  (b) The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements are disclosed in Note 4 h).

 

d)Basis of consolidation

 

(a)Basis for preparation of condensed interim consolidated financial statements:

 

  i) All subsidiaries are included in the Group’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements. Subsidiaries are all entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. Consolidation of subsidiaries begins from the date the Group obtains control of the subsidiaries and ceases when the Group loses control of the subsidiaries.

 

  ii) Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealized gains or losses on transactions between companies within the Group are eliminated. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.

 

  iii) When the Group loses control of a subsidiary, the Group remeasures any investment retained in the former subsidiary at its fair value. That fair value is regarded as the fair value on initial recognition of a financial asset or the cost on initial recognition of the associate or joint venture. Any difference between fair value and carrying amount is recognized in profit or loss. All amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to the subsidiary are reclassified to profit or loss on the same basis as would be required if the related assets or liabilities were disposed of. That is, when the Group loses control of a subsidiary, all gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to the subsidiary should be reclassified from equity to profit or loss, if such gains or losses would be reclassified to profit or loss when the related assets or liabilities are disposed of.

 

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(b)Subsidiaries included in the condensed interim consolidated financial statements:

 

      Ownership (%)    
Name ofinvestor  Name of subsidiary  Main business activities  June 30,
2023
  December 31,
2022
  Description 
The Company  Gorilla Science & Technology Holding, Inc. (Gorilla BVI)  Information software and data processing services   100%  100%    
The Company  ISSCore Technology, Inc.  Information software and data processing services   100%  100%    
The Company  Telmedia Technology Limited (Telmedia)  Information software and data processing services   100%  100%    
The Company  Gorilla SPAC Partners Co. (Global)  Dormant corporation   100%  100%    
The Company  Gorilla Technology UK Limited (Gorilla UK)  Information software and data processing services   100%  100%    
The Company  Gorilla Technology Egypt (Gorilla Egypt)  Information software and data processing services   100%  Not applicable   Note 
Gorilla BVI  Gorilla Technology Inc. (Gorilla Taiwan)  Information software and data processing services   100%  100%    
Telmedia  NSGUARD Technology Inc. (NSGUARD)  Information software and data processing services   100%  100%    
Telmedia  Gorilla Technology Japan Inc.
(Gorilla Japan)
  Information software and data processing services   100%  100%    

 

  Note: Gorilla Egypt was established in March 2023 and is included in the condensed interim consolidated financial statements since the date of establishment.

 

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  (c) Subsidiaries not included in the condensed interim consolidated financial statements: None.

 

  (d) Adjustments for subsidiaries with different balance sheet dates: None.

 

  (e) Significant restrictions: None.

 

  (f) Subsidiaries that have non-controlling interests that are material to the Group: None.

 

  e) Intangible assets

 

(a)Computer software

 

Computer software is stated at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of 1 to 5 years.

 

(b)Intellectual property rights

 

Intellectual property rights are stated at historical cost and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 10 years.

 

f)Employee benefits

 

Pension cost for the interim period is calculated on a year-to-date basis by using the pension cost rate derived from the actuarial valuation at the end of the prior financial year, adjusted for significant market fluctuations since that time and for significant curtailments, settlements, or other significant one-off events. Also, the related information is disclosed accordingly.

 

  g) Income tax

 

  (a) The interim period income tax expense is recognized based on the estimated average annual effective income tax rate expected for the full financial year applied to the pretax income of the interim period, and the related information is disclosed accordingly.

 

  (b) If a change in tax rate is enacted or substantively enacted in an interim period, the Group recognizes the effect of the change on items recognized outside profit or loss immediately in the interim period in which the change occurs and spread the effect of the change on items recognized in profit or loss over the remainder of the annual reporting period via an adjustment to the estimated annual effective income tax rate.

 

h)Critical accounting judgments, estimates and key sources of assumption uncertainty

 

The same critical accounting judgments, estimates and key sources of assumption uncertainty have been followed in these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements as were applied in the preparation of the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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5.Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Current items:        

Financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss

        
Investment in a rent-a-captive company  $1,053,621   $1,073,229 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Group entered into a protected cell rent-a-captive arrangement with an insurance company and made investment of $1,105,540 in a rent-a-captive company, which was established by the insurance company. In a rent-a-captive structure, an insurance company establishes a rent-a-captive company and provides services related to insurance to the Group. The Group participates in the captive insurance agreement by investing certain capital and retaining the premium to insure itself against future losses and the premium will be kept in the rent-a-captive company for future claims payments. The insurance company agrees to cause dividends of the rent-a-captive company to be declared and paid to the Group only as approved by Board of Directors of the insurance company. The Group recognized losses on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss amounting to $19,608 for the six months period ended June 30, 2023.

 

6.Financial assets at amortized cost

 

Items  June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Current items:        
Time deposits  $8,859,457   $6,871,187 

 

a)Amounts recognized in profit or loss in relation to financial assets at amortized cost are listed below:

 

   Six months
ended
June 30,
2023
   Six months
ended
June 30,
2022
 
Interest income  $162,919   $     9,171 

 

b)As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, without taking into account any collateral held or other credit enhancements, the maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the amount that best represents the financial assets at amortized cost held by the Group was $8,859,457 and $6,871,187, respectively.
   
c)As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the interest rate of time deposits was 0.22%~4.28% and 0.22%~3.80%, respectively.

 

~13~

 

 

d)Information relating to financial assets at amortized cost that were pledged to others as collaterals is provided in Note 27.
   
e)The Group transacts with a variety of financial institutions all with high credit quality to disperse credit risk, so it expects that the probability of counterparty default is remote.

 

7.Accounts receivable

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Accounts receivable  $13,988,557   $15,523,390 
Less: Allowance for uncollectable accounts   (1,481,171)   (1,481,779)
   $12,507,386   $14,041,611 

 

a)The aging analysis of accounts receivable is as follows:

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Not past due  $9,148,437   $11,022,374 
Up to 180 days   3,668,018    4,091,598 
181 to 365 days   769,196    409,418 
Over 366 days   402,906    - 
   $13,988,557   $15,523,390 

 

The above aging analysis was based on days overdue.

 

  b) As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts receivable were all from contracts with customers. As of January 1, 2022, the balance of receivables from contracts with customers amounting to $36,308,109.

 

  c) As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, without taking into account any collateral held or other credit enhancements, the maximum exposure to credit risk in respect of the amount that best represents the Group’s accounts receivable were $12,507,386 and $14,041,611, respectively.

 

  d) Information relating to credit risk of accounts receivable is provided in Note 31.

 

~14~

 

 

8.Property, plant and equipment

 

   Land
(Note 1)
   Buildings and
structures
(Note 1)
   Transportation
equipment
   Office
equipment
   Other
equipment
(Note 2)
   Total 
At January 1, 2023                        
Cost  $12,718,015   $3,246,249   $31,504   $1,635,691   $12,112,226   $29,743,685 
Accumulated depreciation   -    (845,603)   (25,807)   (793,341)   (11,946,367)   (13,611,118)
   $12,718,015   $2,400,646   $5,697   $842,350   $165,859   $16,132,567 
2023                              
January 1  $12,718,015   $2,400,646   $5,697   $842,350   $165,859   $16,132,567 
Additions   -    -    -    39,392    104,822    144,214 
Disposals   -    -    -    (257)   -    (257)
Reclassification   -    -    -    (1,678)   -    (1,678)
Depreciation expenses   -    (39,407)   (2,553)   (137,573)   (134,041)   (313,574)
Net exchange differences   (187,689)   (34,701)   (37)   (10,478)   2,735    (230,170)
June 30  $12,530,326   $2,326,538   $3,107   $731,756   $139,375   $15,731,102 
                               
At June 30, 2023                              
Cost  $12,530,326   $3,198,343   $31,039   $1,631,751   $12,032,302   $29,423,761 
Accumulated depreciation   -    (871,805)   (27,932)   (899,995)   (11,892,927)   (13,692,659)
   $12,530,326   $2,326,538   $3,107   $731,756   $139,375   $15,731,102 

 

Note 1: Information relating to property, plant and equipment that were pledged to others as collaterals is provided in Note 27.

 

Note 2:Other equipment primarily includes big data platform for image analytics, data storage equipment and server equipment.

 

~15~

 

 

9.Intangible assets

 

   Computer software   Intellectual property
rights (Note)
   Total 
At January 1, 2023            
Cost  $2,403,406   $-   $2,403,406 
Accumulated amortization   (2,347,064)   -    (2,347,064)
   $56,342   $-   $56,342 
                
2023               
January 1  $56,342   $-   $56,342 
Additions-acquired separately   414,720    9,000,000    9,414,720 
Amortization expenses   (31,573)   (375,000)   (406,573)
Net exchange differences   (3,926)   -    (3,926)
June 30  $435,563   $8,625,000   $9,060,563 
                
At June 30, 2023               
Cost  $2,799,702   $9,000,000   $11,799,702 
Accumulated amortization   (2,364,139)   (375,000)   (2,739,139)
   $435,563   $8,625,000   $9,060,563 

  

Details of amortization on intangible assets are as follows:

 

   Six months ended
June 30,
2023
   Six months ended
June 30,
2022
 
Selling and marketing expenses  $3,828   $250,762 
General and administrative expenses   12,660    10,840 
Research and development expenses   390,085    768,591 
   $406,573   $1,030,193 

 

  Note: On January 10, 2023 (the “Agreement Date”), the Group entered into an intellectual property purchase agreement effective on January 16, 2023 (the “Effective Time”) with SeeQuestor Limited (“SeeQuestor”), a company providing video analytics technology incorporated and registered in England and Wales.
     
    The Group acquired all and/or any intellectual property rights, including but not limited to patents and trademarks, owned, used or held for use by and/or on behalf of SeeQuestor, including without limitations, such rights as relate to SeeQuestor’s products.
     
    The purchase price for the intellectual property rights consists of fixed consideration amounting to $6,000,000 and contingent payment through issuance of the Company’s shares of an amount equal to $3,000,000 which is conditional to certain financial performance through intellectual property rights from Agreement Date up to and including December 31, 2023. The contingent payment through issuance of the Company’s shares is a share-based payment and recognized in ‘capital surplus’.
     
    The Group has made payments of $600,000 and $2,400,000 on Agreement Date and Effective Time, respectively, and payment of a further $3,000,000 in equal instalments of $750,000 each will be made based on agreed payment schedule.

 

~16~

 

 

10.

Short-term borrowings

 

Type of borrowings  June 30,
2023
   Interest rate
range
Bank collaterialized borrowings  $12,189,220   2.45%~3.32%
Loan from shareholders   3,000,000   Note
   $15,189,220    

  

Type of borrowings  December 31,
2022
   Interest rate
range
Bank collaterialized borrowings  $12,492,935   1.84%~3.11%
Loan from shareholders   1,000,000   Note
   $13,492,935    

 

  Note: In 2021, the Group entered into shareholder loan agreements in the amount of $5,000,000 with Koh Sih-Ping, Asteria Corporation, and Berwick Resources Limited. The Company issued promissory notes with an interest rate of 7.5% per annum and maturity date of September 1, 2022 to the lenders in the same amount as loans made. In addition, Koh Sih-Ping assumed joint and several liability as guarantor of the Group under the shareholder agreement with Asteria Corporation.
     
    In September 2022, the loan from shareholders were repaid to Koh Sih-Ping in the amount of $1,000,000 and Asteria Corporation in the amount of $3,000,000, and the maturity date of the promissory note issued to Berwick Resources Limited was extended to and repaid in January 2023.
     
    In March 2023, the Group entered into a shareholder loan agreement in the amount of $3,000,000 with Asteria Corporation. The Company issued promissory note with an interest rate of 10.375% per annum and maturity date of March 10, 2024 to the lender in the same amount as the loan made.

 

Refer to table below for details of short-term and long-term borrowing. Lender A refers to Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Ltd.; Lender B refers to Taishin International Bank; Lender C refers to Hua Nan Commercial Bank; Lender D refers to Mega International Commercial Bank, and Taiwan SMEG stands for Small and Medium Enterprise Credit Guarantee Fund of Taiwan.

 

~17~

 

 

As of June 30, 2023
      Credit      Outstanding   Undrawn   Interest   Guarantor   
Lender  Facility Period  Facility   Type  Amount   Amount   Rate   (Note 1)  Collateral
Lender A  11.2022-11.2023   4,122,554   LC loan  $527,668   $-    2.68%  None  Time deposit $2,000,000, Land,  Buildings and Structures
           Short-Term Bank loan   641,643    -    2.68%  None  Same as above
           Letter of guarantee   732,521    2,220,722    -   None  Same as above
Lender A  11.2022-11.2023   3,849,856   LC loan   356,803    -    2.68%  None  Time deposit $2,000,000, Land, Buildings and Structures
           Letter of guarantee   796,440    2,696,613    -   None  Same as above
Lender A  01.2022-01.2025   185,948   Letter of guarantee   185,755    -    -   None  None
Lender A  09.2020-09.2025   962,464   Long-Term Bank loan   541,386    -    2.85%  Koh Sih-Ping  80% guranteed by Taiwan SMEG
Lender A  03.2016-03.2031   3,047,802   Long-Term Bank loan   2,980,724    -    2.80%  None  Land, Buildings and Structures
Lender A  03.2016-03.2031   1,604,107   Long-Term Bank loan   1,568,802    -    2.80%  None  Land, Buildings and Structures
Lender A  03.2016-03.2026   320,821   Long-Term Bank loan   305,762    -    2.80%  None  None
Lender B  04.2023-04.2024   4,812,320   Short-Term Bank loan   3,455,245    -    2.45%~3.29%  None  Time deposit $2,800,000,
                                Promissory note $4,812,320
           LC loan   246,038    1,111,037    3.2%~3.32  None  Same as above
Lender C  05.2023-05.2024   6,095,605   Short-Term Bank loan   4,940,649    -    2.70%  None  Time deposit $500,000, Land, Buildings and Structures
           Letter of guarantee   31,264    1,123,692    -   None  Same as above
Lender C  05.2019-03.2026   5,774,783   Long-Term Bank loan   2,274,550    -    2.39%  None  Time deposit $500,000, Land, Buildings and Structures
Lender C  05.2023-11.2023   2,245,749   Short-Term Bank loan   2,021,174    -    2.65%  None  Time deposit $1,000,000
           Letter of guarantee   131,676    92,899    -   None  Same as above
Lender C  07.2021-08.2026   1,738,210   Long-Term Bank loan   1,602,133    -    1.65%  None  70% guranteed by Taiwan SMEG

 

~18~

 

 

As of December 31, 2022
Lender  Facility Period  Credit
Facility
   Type  Outstanding
Amount
   Undrawn
Amount
   Interest
Rate
   Guarantor
(Note 1)
  Collateral
Lender A  11.2022-11.2023  $4,184,307   LC loan  $610,089   $-    2.56%  None  Time deposit $2,000,000, Land, Buildings and Structures
           Short-Term Bank loan   651,255    -    2.56%  None  Same as above
           Letter of guarantee   1,563,552    1,359,411    -   None  Same as above
Lender A  11.2022-11.2023   3,907,522   LC loan   324,269    -    2.31%  None  Time deposit $2,000,000, Land, Buildings and Structures
           Letter of guarantee   895,592    2,687,661    -   None  Same as above
Lender A  01.2022-01.2025   188,733   Letter of guarantee   188,538    -    -   Koh Sih-Ping  None
Lender A  09.2020-09.2025   976,880   Long-Term Bank loan   671,605    -    2.72%  Koh Sih-Ping  80% guranteed by Taiwan SMEG
Lender A  03.2016-03.2031   3,093,455   Long-Term Bank loan   3,053,795    -    2.67%  Koh Sih-Ping  Land, Buildings and Structures
Lender A  03.2016-03.2031   1,628,134   Long-Term Bank loan   1,607,261    -    2.67%  Koh Sih-Ping  Land, Buildings and Structures
Lender A  03.2016-03.2026   325,627   Long-Term Bank loan   318,843    -    2.67%  Koh Sih-Ping  None
Lender A  10.2021-10.2026   651,254   Long-Term Bank loan   69,793    -    2.72%  Koh Sih-Ping  100% guaranteed by Taiwan SMEG
Lender B  06.2022-04.2023   5,210,029   Short-Term Bank loan   3,507,001    -    1.84%~3.11%  Koh Sih-Ping  Time deposit $2,800,000, Promissory note $5,743,001
           LC loan   334,220    1,368,808    2.54%~2.60%  Koh Sih-Ping  Same as above
Lender C  01.2022-01.2023   6,186,910   Short-Term Bank loan   5,014,652    -    2.50%  Koh Sih-Ping  Time deposit $500,000, Land, Buildings and Structures
           Letter of guarantee   84,466    1,087,792    -   Koh Sih-Ping  Same as above
Lender C  05.2019-03.2026   5,861,283   Long-Term Bank loan   2,728,370    -    2.26%  Koh Sih-Ping  Time deposit $500,000, Land, Buildings and Structures

 

~19~

 

 

As of December 31, 2022
      Credit      Outstanding   Undrawn   Interest   Guarantor   
Lender  Facility Period  Facility   Type  Amount   Amount   Rate   (Note 1)  Collateral
Lender C  11.2022-06.2023   2,279,388   Short-Term Bank loan   2,051,449    -    2.50%  None  Time deposit $1,000,000
           Letter of guarantee   209,178    18,761    -   None  Same as above
Lender C  06.2020-06.2023   162,813   Long-Term Bank loan   27,134    -    2.03%  Koh Sih-Ping  85% guranteed by Taiwan SMEG
Lender C  07.2021-08.2026   2,442,201   Long-Term Bank loan   1,883,883    -    1.46%  Koh Sih-Ping  70% guranteed by Taiwan SMEG
Lender D  01.2022-01.2023   976,880   Credit Loan   -    973,347    -   Koh Sih-Ping  65% guranteed by Taiwan SMEG
           Letter of guarantee   3,533    -    -   Koh Sih-Ping  Same as above

 

(Blank)

 

Note 1: Koh Sih-Ping retired as the Director and CEO of the Company on September 9, 2022.

 

~20~

 

 

 

11.Other payables

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Salaries and bonuses payable  $469,146   $1,466,631 
Professional fee payable   1,361,316    1,141,582 
Payables on intangible assets   3,156,949    - 
Payables on machinery and equipment   7,059    79,517 
Pension payable   63,442    99,921 
Output tax payable   26,497    469,800 
Others   315,775    363,547 
   $5,400,184   $3,620,998 

 

12.Long-term borrowings

 

Type of borrowings  Interest
rate
   June 30,
2023
 
Bank borrowings        
Collaterialized borrowings   2.85 %  $541,386 
Collaterialized borrowings   2.39%   2,274,550 
Uncollaterialized borrowings   2.80%   305,762 
Collaterialized borrowings    2.80%   1,568,802 
Collaterialized borrowings   2.80%   2,980,724 
Collaterialized borrowings   1.65%   1,602,133 
         9,273,357 
Less: Current portion        (2,781,744)
        $6,491,613 

 

~21~

 

 

Type of borrowings  Interest
rate
   December 31,
2022
 
Bank borrowings        
Collaterialized borrowings   2.72%  $671,605 
Collaterialized borrowings   2.67%   3,053,795 
Collaterialized borrowings   2.67%   1,607,261 
Uncollaterialized borrowings   2.67%   318,843 
Collaterialized borrowings   2.72%   69,793 
Collaterialized borrowings   2.26%   2,728,370 
Collaterialized borrowings   2.03%   27,134 
    1.46%   1,883,883 
         10,360,684 
Less: Current portion        (2,108,896)
        $8,251,788 

 

Please refer to Note 10 for details of long-term borrowings.

 

13.Share-based payment

 

a)For the six months periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s share-based payment transactions were as follow:

 

Type of arrangement

 

Grant date

  

Quantity
granted
(Units)

(Note 1)

  

Contract

period

  

Vesting

conditions

Employee share options   2018.1.1    34,000    5 years   Note 2
Employee share options   2019.1.1    186,000    5 years   Note 2
Employee share options   2021.10.5    207,412    5 years   Note 3
Employee share options   2021.10.5    113,524    5 years   Note 2
Employee share options   2022.2.23    274,682    5 years   Note 2
Obtain of professional service through share-based payment   2022.12    53,879    Note 4   Note 4
Acquisition of intangible asset through share-based payment   2023.1    

Note 5

    

Note 5

   Note 5

 

Note 1: On the Closing Date, with capital recapitalization as provided in Note 15, each outstanding share option was converted with the conversion ratio approximately of 4.82 share options.

 

~22~

 

 

Note 2: Employee share options granting period and exercise conditions are as follows:

 

Vesting period  Accumulated
maximum
exercisable
employee
share
options
 
After 1 year   25%
After 2 years   50%
After 3 years   75%
After 4 years   100%

 

Note 3: Employee share options granting period and exercise conditions are as follows:

 

Vesting period  Accumulated
maximum
exercisable
employee
share
options
 
At the beginning of year 1   25%
At the beginning of year 2   50%
At the beginning of year 3   75%
At the beginning of year 4   100%

 

Note 4: The Group engaged financial advisors to provide professional services in December 2022 and such professional services were rendered in 2023. The consideration of such professional services amounting to $1,000,000 consisting of cash consideration of $500,000 and 53,879 shares of the Company’s ordinary share which is the fair value of the service that the Company received and the payment through issuance of the Company’s ordinary shares is a share-based payment and recognized in ‘capital surplus’.

 

Note 5: Information relating to acquisition of intangible asset through share-based payment is provided in Note 9.

 

The share-based payment arrangements above are settled by equity.

 

b)Details of the share-based payment arrangements for employee share options are as follows:

 

   Six months ended
June 30, 2023
   Six months ended
June 30, 2022
 
   No. of
options
   Weighted
average exercise
price
   No. of
options
   Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
Options outstanding at January 1   2,551,643   $1.17    404,454   $5.62 
Options granted   -    -    274,682    5.62 
Options expired   (277,229)   1.17    -    - 
Options cancelled   (753,098)   1.17    (19,200)   5.62 
Options outstanding at June 30   1,521,316   $1.17    659,936   $5.62 
Options exercisable at June 30   847,792   $1.17    230,053   $5.62 

 

~23~

 

 

Note:Exercise price and numbers of options outstanding and exercisable on the Closing date have been adjusted with the conversion ratio approximately of 4.82 due to capital recapitalization. Refer to Note 15 for more information on the capital recapitalization.

 

c)No employee share options were exercised for the six months periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

d)As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, the range of exercise prices of employee share options outstanding was $1.17 and $5.62, respectively; the weighted-average remaining contractual period was 2.56 years and 3.28 years, respectively.

 

e)The fair value of employee share options granted on grant date is measured using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Relevant information is as follows:

 

Type of arrangement  Grant date  Share price
(par value)
   Exercise
price
   Expected price volatility
(Note 1)
  Expected
option
life
  Expected
dividends
   Risk-free
interest
rate
   Value
per share (Note 2)
 
Employee share options  2018.1.1  $0.0001   $5.62   34.14%~40.79% 4.5 years            -    0.96%  $6.13 
Employee share options  2019.1.1  $0.0001   $5.62   33.35%~38.93% 4.5 years   -    1.01%  $6.86 
Employee share options  2021.10.5  $0.0001   $5.62   47.34%~52.14% 3.5 years   -    1.01%  $6.91 
Employee share options  2021.10.5  $0.0001   $5.62   45.32%~51.27% 4.5 years   -    1.01%  $6.91 
Employee share options  2022.2.23  $0.0001   $5.62   31.49%~46.31% 4.5 years   -    0.72%  $7.11 

 

Note 1: Expected price volatility rate was estimated by using the share prices of the most recent period with length of this period approximate to the length of the employee share options’ expected life, and the standard deviation of return on the share during this period.

 

Note 2: The exercise price of employee share options is adjusted to $1.17 with the conversion ratio approximately of 4.82 on the Closing Date due to capital recapitalization. Refer to Note 15 for more information on the capital recapitalization.

 

~24~

 

 

Note 3: Share-based payment expenses for employee share options are recorded over each vesting period based on the fair value of share options granted. Relevant information is as follows:

 

Grant date  Exercise
price
   Fair
value of
first year
   Fair
value of
second year
   Fair
value of
third year
   Fair
value of
fourth year
 
2018.1.1  $5.62   $1.20   $1.60   $2.00   $2.30 
2019.1.1  $5.62   $1.70   $2.10   $2.40   $2.80 
2021.10.5  $5.62   $1.90   $2.30   $2.70   $2.90 
2021.10.5  $5.62   $2.30   $2.70   $2.90   $3.10 
2022.2.23  $5.62   $1.90   $2.50   $3.00   $3.20 

 

f)Expenses incurred on share-based payment transactions for employee share options are shown below:

 

   Six months
ended
   Six months
ended
 
   June 30,
2023
   June 30,
2022
 
Equity-settled  $38,053   $184,943 

 

14.Warrant liabilities

 

   Six months ended
June 30, 2023
 
   No. of
units
   Amount 
At January 1, 2023   9,962,974   $2,042,410 
Warrants exercised   (380,250)   (77,951)
Change in fair value   -    (636,294)
At June 30, 2023   9,582,724   $1,328,165 

 

Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. The warrants will expire five years from the consummation of the business combination on the Closing Date or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants for redemption at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) and if the closing price of the ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

 

Each warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The exercise price and number of ordinary share issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of issuances of ordinary share at a price below its exercise price, share dividend, extraordinary dividend or capital recapitalization, capital reorganization, merger, or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below their respective exercise prices.

 

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15.Share capital

 

a)As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s authorized capital was $25,000 consisting of 245,000,000 shares of ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 5,000,000 shares of preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, and the issued capital was $7,174, consisting of 71,737,987 shares of ordinary shares.

 

Movements in the number of the Company’s ordinary shares outstanding are as follows:

 

   2023   2022 
At January 1   68,542,842    6,191,100 
Employee share options exercised   -    6,000 
Warrant exercised   380,250    - 
At June 30   68,923,092    6,197,100 

 

b)On the Closing Date, the business combination pursuant to the business combination agreement dated on May 18, 2022 was approved at an extraordinary general meeting of Gorilla’s shareholders and an extraordinary general meeting of Global’s shareholders, with holders of subunits of Global redeeming approximately 88.4% of the pre-merger outstanding subunits. As contemplated by the business combination agreement, Gorilla Merger Sub, Inc. merged with and into Global, with Global surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gorilla (the “Merger”, and together with the other transactions contemplated by the business combination agreement and certain ancillary documents, the “Transactions”).

 

Pursuant to the business combination agreement, immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the business combination agreement), the Company effected a capital recapitalization and issued 65,000,000 ordinary shares in total (the conversion ratio approximately of 4.82 on the shares of the Company’s ordinary share). Each eligible shareholder of record on the Closing Date, including 5,813,247 preference shares converted into 6,627,412 ordinary shares of the Company (the “Gorilla Ordinary Shares”) in accordance with the Company’s organizational documents and employees who holds granted share options, received approximately 4.82 shares of ordinary share for each share of ordinary share then held or as converted. Details of preference shares converted were provided in Note 23 in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

 

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On the Closing Date, the following securities issuances were made by the Company to Global’s securityholders: (i) each outstanding ordinary share of Global (including Global Class A ordinary shares and Global Class B ordinary shares, (the “Global Ordinary Shares”) and including the Global Class A ordinary shares included as part of the PIPE Investment (as defined below)) was exchanged for (A) one Gorilla Ordinary Share and (B) one Class A contingent value right of the Company (“Class A CVR”), and (ii) each outstanding warrant of Global, 10,025,081 units in total, was converted into a warrant to purchase the same number of Gorilla Ordinary Shares at the same exercise price and for the same exercise period (“Gorilla Warrant”).

 

Concurrently with the execution of the business combination agreement, the Company waived a minimum of $50 million gross cash condition to close the business combination and the Company and Global entered into subscription agreements (as amended, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”). Net proceeds received from the PIPE Investors were $30.3 million (the “PIPE Investment”).

 

The Gorilla Ordinary Shares and Gorilla Warrants commenced trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on July 14, 2022 under the ticker symbols “GRRR” and “GRRRW,” respectively.

 

The business combination is accounted for as a capital reorganization. The business combination, which is not within the scope of IFRS 3 as Global does not meet the definition of a business in accordance with IFRS 3, is accounted for within the scope of IFRS 2. As such, the business combination is treated as the equivalent of the Company issuing shares at the closing of the business combination for the net assets of Global as of the Closing Date, accompanied by a capital recapitalization. The net assets of Global are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Any excess of the fair value of the Company’s shares issued considering a fair value of the Gorilla Ordinary Shares of $10.6 per share (price of Gorilla’s Ordinary Shares at the Closing Date) over the fair value of Global’s identifiable net assets acquired represents compensation for the service of a share exchange listing for its shares and is expensed as incurred.

 

c)On December 5, 2022, the Company entered into the exchange agreement (the “Agreement”) with Koh Sih-Ping and Origin Rise Limited to purchase 2,814,895 ordinary shares held by Origin Rise Limited and further details of this transaction is provided in Note 26.

 

16.Retained earnings

 

a)Subject to the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association and the statute except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any shares, the Directors may resolve to pay dividends and other distributions on shares in issue and authorize payment of the dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A dividend shall be deemed to be an interim dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such dividend specifically state that such dividend shall be a final dividend. No dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realized or unrealized profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by law.

 

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Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any shares, all dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the shares that a holder holds. If any share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular date, that share shall rank for dividend accordingly.

 

The Directors may deduct from any dividend or other distribution payable to any holder all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

The Directors may resolve that any dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional shares and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any holders upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all holders and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors.

 

Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any shares, dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met.

 

The Directors may, before resolving to pay any dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company.

 

Any dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the register of holders or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the share held by them as joint holders.

 

No dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.

 

Any dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a holder and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company’s name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the holder. Any dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 

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b)The Group was in a net loss position for the six months periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and no earnings distribution was resolved by the Board of Directors.

 

17.Revenue

 

   Six months
ended
   Six months
ended
 
   June 30,
2023
   June 30,
2022
 
Revenue from contracts with customers        
Hardware sales        
Government        
-Video IoT  $-   $464 
Non-Government          
-Video IoT   -    1,007,545 
-Security Convergence   -    1,540,812 
Software sales           
Government          
-Video IoT   -    24,402 
Non-Government          
-Video IoT   82,745    1,962,839 
-Security Convergence   -    3,063,250 
Service revenue           
Government          
-Video IoT   1,099,987    2,126,322 
-Security Convergence   4,767,044    2,143,845 
Non-Government          
-Video IoT   274,663    1,804,438 
-Security Convergence   204,896    127,013 
   $6,429,335   $13,800,930 

 

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a)Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers

 

The Group derives revenue from the transfer of goods and services over time and at a point in time in the following major products lines and all revenue took place mainly in Asia:

 

Six months ended June 30, 2023  Hardware   Software   Service   Total 
Total segment revenue  $30,482   $168,562   $6,346,590   $6,545,634 
Inter-segment revenue   (30,482)   (85,817)   -    (116,299)
Revenue from external customer contracts  $-   $82,745   $6,346,590   $6,429,335 
Timing of revenue recognition                    
At a point in time  $-   $82,745   $-   $82,745 
Over time   -    -    6,346,590    6,346,590 
   $-   $82,745   $6,346,590   $6,429,335 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2022  Hardware   Software   Service   Total 
Total segment revenue  $2,668,638   $5,050,491   $6,201,618   $13,920,747 
Inter-segment revenue   (119,817)   -    -    (119,817)
Revenue from external customer contracts  $2,548,821   $5,050,491   $6,201,618   $13,800,930 
Timing of revenue recognition                    
At a point in time  $2,548,821   $5,050,491   $-   $7,599,312 
Over time   -    -    6,201,618    6,201,618 
   $2,548,821   $5,050,491   $6,201,618   $13,800,930 

 

b)Contract assets and liabilities

 

The Group has recognized the following revenue-related contract assets and liabilities:

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Contract assets:        
Contract assets relating to service contracts  $4,551,822   $725,441 
Contract liabilities:          
Contract liabilities relating to service contracts  $113,221   $58,475 

 

~30~

 

 

Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period:

 

   Six months
ended
   Six months
ended
 
   June 30,
2023
   June 30,
2022
 
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period        
Service revenue  $          -   $20,194 

 

c)Significant changes in contract assets

 

The increase in contract assets during the six months period ended June 30, 2023 was attributed to new projects having the progress of the contract activities ahead of the agreed payment schedule.

 

d)Unfulfilled long-term contracts

 

Aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to long-term service contracts that are partially or fully unsatisfied as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, amounting to $297,625,982 and $6,627,577, respectively. Management expects that the transaction price allocated to the unsatisfied contracts as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, will be recognized as revenue from the second- half of 2023 to 2027 and from year 2023 to 2027, respectively. Except for the abovementioned contracts, all other service contracts are for periods of one year or less or are billed based on the amount of time incurred.

 

18.Other gains - net

 

   Six months
ended
   Six months
ended
 
   June 30,
2023
   June 30,
2022
 
Net currency exchange gains  $160,502   $705,601 
Gains on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss   616,686    - 
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (257)   - 
Other losses   (10,475)   (75,672)
   $766,456   $629,929 

 

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19.Finance costs

 

   Six months
ended
   Six months
ended
 
   June 30,
2023
   June 30,
2022
 
Interest expense:        
Bank borrowings  $279,888   $275,653 
Loan from shareholders   96,587    187,500 
Lease liabilities   71    895 
   $376,546   $464,048 

 

20.Expenses by nature

 

   Six months
ended
   Six months
ended
 
   June 30,
2023
   June 30,
2022
 
         
Employee benefit expense  $7,829,288   $5,973,286 
Professional services expenses   3,303,809    2,178,586 
Insurance expenses   913,813    20,618 
Outsourcing charges   845,980    4,022,732 
Amortization expenses on intangible assets   406,573    1,030,193 
Traveling expense   324,681    93,428 
Depreciation expenses on property, plant and equipment   313,574    3,393,739 
Change in inventory of finished goods   11,781    5,203,829 
Depreciation expenses on right-of-use asset   8,328    26,654 
Others   608,609    326,650 
   $14,566,436   $22,269,715 

 

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21.Employee benefit expense

 

   Six months ended June 30,  2023 
   Cost of
revenue
   Operating
expenses
   Total 
Wages and salaries  $2,050,078   $4,870,098   $6,920,176 
Labour and health insurance expenses   45,183    506,193    551,376 
Pension   28,439    182,130    210,569 
Share option expenses   -    38,053    38,053 
Other personnel expenses   -    109,114    109,114 
   $2,123,700   $5,705,588   $7,829,288 

 

   Six months ended June 30, 2022 
   Cost of
revenue
   Operating
expenses
   Total 
Wages and salaries  $87,074   $4,940,647   $5,027,721 
Labour and health insurance expenses   9,218    395,730    404,948 
Pension   5,121    229,273    234,394 
Share option expenses   -    184,943    184,943 
Other personnel expenses   -    121,280    121,280 
   $101,413   $5,871,873   $5,973,286 

 

22.Income tax

 

a)Taiwan taxation

 

Taiwan profits tax has been provided for at the rate of 20% on the estimated assessable profits.

 

b)Hong Kong taxation

 

Hong Kong profits tax has been provided for at the rate of 16.5% on the estimated assessable profits.

 

c)Japan taxation

 

Japan profits tax has been provided for at the rate of 30.62% on the estimated assessable profits.

 

d)United States taxation

 

United States profits tax has been provided for at the rate of 29.84% on the estimated assessable profits.

 

e)United Kingdom taxation

 

United Kingdom profits tax has been provided for at the rate of 19% on the estimated assessable profits.

 

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f)Income tax expense

 

Components of income tax expense:

 

   Six months
ended
   Six months
ended
 
   June 30,
2023
   June 30,
2022
 
         
Current tax:        
Current tax on profits for the period  $2,172   $2,258 
Prior year income tax overestimation     -    (1,898)
Total current tax   2,172    360 
           
Deferred tax:          
Origination and reversal of temporary differences   -    366,631 
Effect of exchange rates   -    (10,861)
Total deferred tax   -    355,770 
Income tax expense  $2,172   $356,130 

 

23.Loss per share

 

   Six months ended June 30, 2023 
   Amount
after tax
   Weighted
average
number of
ordinary
shares
outstanding
   Loss
per share
 
Basic/diluted loss per share            
Basic/diluted loss per share Loss attributable to the parent (Note2)  $(7,269,758)   68,747,422   $(0.11)

 

   Six months ended June 30, 2022 
   Amount
after tax
   Weighted
average
number of
ordinary
shares
outstanding
   Loss
per share
 
Basic/diluted loss per share            
Basic/diluted loss per share Loss attributable to the parent (Note2)  $(8,636,040)   29,878,512   $(0.29)

 

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  Note 1: On the Closing Date, pursuant to the business combination agreement, the Company effected in the form of capital recapitalization and issued 65,000,000 ordinary shares in total (the conversion ratio approximately of 4.82 on the shares of the Company’s ordinary share). Each eligible shareholder of record on the Closing Date, including preference shares converted into ordinary shares in accordance with the Company’s organizational documents and employees who holds granted share options, received approximately 4.82 shares of ordinary share for each share of ordinary share then held or as converted. The increase in the number of ordinary shares outstanding due to the capital recapitalization are adjusted retrospectively in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share for all periods presented based on the new number of shares. Refer to Note 15 for more information on the capital recapitalization.
     
  Note 2: Warrant liabilities were excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share for the six months period ended June 30, 2023. Employee share options were excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share for the six months periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and convertible preference shares were excluded in the computation of diluted loss per share the six month period ended June 30, 2022 since they were anti-dilutive. The number of shares that were excluded from the loss per share calculation above for the six months periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 that could be dilutive in the future were 11,157,919 shares and 32,851,194 shares, respectively.

 

24.Supplemental cash flow information

 

Investing activities with partial cash payments:

 

   Six months
ended
   Six months
ended
 
   June 30
2023
   June 30
2022
 
         
Purchase of property, plant and equipment  $144,214   $2,952,138 
Add: Opening balance of payable on equipment   79,517    128,013 
Less: Ending balance of payable on equipment   (7,059)   (264,770)
Cash paid during the period  $216,672   $2,815,381 

 

~35~

 

 

   Six months ended   Six months ended 
   June 30
2023
   June 30
2022
 
Acquisition of intangible assets  $9,414,720   $19,199 
Add: Opening balance of payable on intangible assets   -    727,060 
Less: Through share-based payment   (3,000,000)   - 
Less: Ending balance of payable on intangible assets   (3,156,949)   (732,007)
Cash paid during the period  $3,257,771   $14,252 

 

25.Changes in liabilities from financing activities

 

   Liabilities 
   Short-term
borrowings
   Long-term
borrowings
(including
current portion)
   Lease liabilities   Total 
At January 1, 2023  $13,492,935   $10,360,684   $16,981   $23,870,600 
Changes in cash flow from financing activities   1,798,993    (872,431)   (8,665)   917,897 
Changes in other non-cash items   77,977    (77,977)   71    71 
Impact of changes in foreign exchange rate   (180,685)   (136,919)   -    (317,604)
At June 30, 2023  $15,189,220   $9,273,357   $8,387   $24,470,964 

 

   Liabilities 
   Short-term
borrowings
   Long-term
borrowings
(including
current portion)
   Lease liabilities   Total 
At January 1, 2022  $22,968,092   $12,829,264   $124,175   $35,921,531 
Changes in cash flow from financing activities   867,694    (218,746)   (26,503)   622,445 
Changes in other non-cash items   -    -    895    895 
Impact of changes in foreign exchange rate   (1,481,262)   (738,842)   (8,532)   (2,228,636)
At June 30, 2022  $22,354,524   $11,871,676   $90,035   $34,316,235 

 

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26.Related party transactions

 

a)Names of related parties and relationship

 

Names of related parties   Relationship with the Company
     
Koh Sih-Ping (Note)   Other related party
     
Origin Rise Limited (Note)   Other related party
     
Asteria Corporation   Director of the Company

 

Note:Origin Rise Limited, one of major shareholders of the Company, is controlled by its sole director, Koh Sih-Ping, who retired as the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on September 9, 2022.

 

b)The Group lists Koh Sih-Ping as the joint guarantor for its short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Please refer to Note 10 and Note 12 for further details.

 

The Company’s interest expense and interest payable related to the loan from related parties are as below:

 

   Six months ended
June 30,
2023
   Six months ended
June 30,
2022
 
Interest expense  $96,587   $150,000 

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Interest payable  $90,422   $     - 

 

c)Please refer to Note 10 for further details on shareholder loans.

 

d)Purchase of treasury shares

 

On December 5, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), the Agreement was made and entered into by and among the Company, Koh Sih-Ping and Origin Rise Limited that the Company purchased 2,814,895 ordinary shares held by Origin Rise Limited by transferring certain accounts receivables, property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets of the Company with value, on effective date, of $15,663,648, $12,287,359 and $1,629,133, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Company has other receivable, amounting to $521,852, due from Koh Sih-Ping because the Company has obligation to pay related output tax under applicable law in same amount in relation to this transaction and this tax should be compensated by Koh Sih-Ping in accordance with the Agreement.

 

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e)Key management compensation

 

   Six months
ended
June 30
2023
   Six months
ended
June 30
2022
 
         
Salaries and other short-term employee benefits  $848,150   $393,331 
Post-employment benefits   1,629    7,495 
Share option expenses   -    74,272 
   $849,779   $475,098 

 

27.Pledged assets

 

The Group’s assets pledged as collateral are as follows:

 

   Book value    
Pledged assets  June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
   Purpose
Time deposits (shown as ‘Financial assets at amortized cost’)  $8,859,457   $6,871,187   Performance guarantee, deposit letter of credit and short-term borrowings
Land   12,530,326    12,718,015   Long-term and short-term borrowings
Buildings and structures   2,326,538    2,400,646   Long-term and short-term borrowings
   $23,716,321   $21,989,848    

 

28.Significant contingent liabilities and unrecognized contract commitments

 

a)The significant contingent liabilities incurred through the acquisition of intangible assets are provided in Note 9.

 

b)The significant unrecognized contract commitments are listed below:

 

i)As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the guaranteed notes secured for service project or warranty of NSGUARD amounted to $57,747 and $58,613, respectively.

 

ii)As of June 30, 2023, the banker’s letter of guarantee issued by the bank at the request of the Company amounted to $2,000,000.

 

iii)As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the banker’s letter of guarantee issued by the bank at the request of Gorilla Taiwan amounted to $839,431 and $1,739,982, respectively.

 

iv)As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the banker’s letter of guarantee issued by the bank at the request of NSGUARD amounted to $1,038,225 and $1,204,877, respectively.

  

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v)As of June 30, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note of $3,000,000 under the shareholder loan agreement with Asteria Corporation.

 

vi)In June 2023, the Group signed a contract, with contract price approximately in the amount of EGP8.4 billion (272 million) in total, with the Government of Egypt to implement a Smart Government Security Convergence solution. The duration of the contract is a period of 3 years and the Group shall produce, supply, install, commission, startup and erect all the contacted items that perform in accordance with the requirements stipulated in the contract.

 

29.Significant events after the reporting period

 

None.

 

30.Capital management

 

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. 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. The Group monitors capital on the basis of the gearing ratio. This ratio is calculated as net debt divided by total capital. Net debt is calculated as total borrowings (including ‘current and non-current borrowings’ as shown in the consolidated balance sheet) less cash and cash equivalents. Total capital is calculated as ‘equity’ as shown in the consolidated balance sheet plus net debt.

 

The gearing ratios at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Total borrowings  $24,462,577   $23,853,619 
Less: Cash and cash equivalents   10,268,581    22,996,377 
Net debt   14,193,996    857,242 
Total equity   29,077,222    28,543,183 
Total capital  $43,271,218   $29,400,425 
Gearing ratio   33%   3%

 

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31.Financial instruments

 

a)Financial instruments by category

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Financial assets        
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss  $1,053,621   $1,073,229 
Financial assets at amortized cost (Note)   32,853,607    44,778,794 
   $33,907,228   $45,852,023 

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
Financial liabilities        
Financial liabilities at amortized cost (Note)  $33,628,520   $34,149,747 
Warrant liabilities   1,328,165    2,042,410 
   $34,956,685   $36,192,157 

 

Note:Financial assets at amortized cost include cash and cash equivalents, financial assets at amortized cost, accounts receivable, other receivables and guarantee deposits. Financial liabilities at amortized cost include short-term borrowings, notes and accounts payable, other payables and long-term borrowings (including current portion).

 

b)Financial risk management policies

 

i)The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group’s overall risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimize potential adverse effects on the Group’s financial condition and financial performance.

 

ii)Risk management is carried out by a central treasury department (Group treasury) under policies approved by the Board of Directors. Group treasury identifies and evaluates financial risks in close cooperation with the Group’s operating units. The Board provides written principles for overall risk management, as well as written policies covering specific areas and matters, such as foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, use of non-derivative financial instruments, and investment of excess liquidity.

 

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c)Significant financial risks and degrees of financial risks
   
i)Market risk

 

Foreign exchange risk

 

1.The Group’s businesses involve some non-functional currency operations (the Company’s and certain subsidiaries’ functional currency: USD; other certain subsidiaries’ functional currency: NTD). The information on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies whose values would be materially affected by the exchange rate fluctuations is as follows:

  

   June 30, 2023 
   Foreign currency       
   amount      Book value 
   (in thousands)   Exchange rate   (USD) 
(Foreign currency: functional currency)            
Financial assets Monetary items    
NTD:USD  $520,217    0.032   $16,689,683 
Financial liabilities Monetary items               
NTD:USD   318,884    0.032    10,230,479 

  

   December 31, 2022 
   Foreign currency       
   amount      Book value 
   (in thousands)   Exchange rate   (USD) 
(Foreign currency: functional currency)            
Financial assets Monetary items    
NTD:USD  $563,120    0.033   $18,336,686 
Financial liabilities Monetary items               
NTD:USD   44,465    0.033    1,447,905 

 

2.The total exchange gains (including realized and unrealized) arising from significant foreign exchange variation on the monetary items held by the Group for the six months periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 amounting to $160,502 and $705,601, respectively.

 

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3.Analysis of foreign currency market risk arising from significant foreign exchange variation:

 

   Six months ended June 30, 2023 
   Sensitivity analysis 
   Degree of   Effect on
profit or loss
   Effect on other
comprehensive
 
   variation   (USD)   income 
(Foreign currency: functional currency)            
Financial assets Monetary items               
NTD:USD   1%  $166,897   $               - 
Financial liabilities Monetary items               
NTD:USD   1%  $102,305   $- 

  

   Six months ended June 30, 2022 
   Sensitivity analysis 
   Degree of   Effect on
profit or loss
   Effect on other
comprehensive
 
   variation   (USD)   income 
(Foreign currency: functional currency)            
Financial assets Monetary items               
NTD:USD   1%  $189,502   $               - 
Financial liabilities Monetary items               
NTD:USD   1%  $126,226   $- 

 

Price risk

 

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Group is not exposed to material price risk of equity instrument.

 

Cash flow and interest rate risk

 

The Group held short-term borrowings with variable rates (excluding loan from shareholders with fixed interest rate), of which short-term effective rate would change with market interest rate, and then affect the future cash flow. Every 1% increase in the market interest rate would result to an increase of $48,757 and $89,418 in the cash outflow for the six months periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

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ii)Credit risk
   
1.Credit risk refers to the risk of financial loss to the Group arising from default by the clients or counterparties of financial instruments on the contract obligations. The main factor is that counterparties could not repay in full the accounts receivable based on the agreed terms.
   
2.The Group manages its credit risk taking into consideration the entire Group’s concern. For banks and financial institutions, only independently rated parties with at least BBB+ credit rating determined by Standard & Poor’s are accepted. According to the Group’s credit policy, each local entity in the Group is responsible for managing and analyzing the credit risk for each of their new clients before standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. Internal risk control assesses the credit quality of the customers, taking into account their financial position, past experience and other factors. Individual risk limits are set based on internal or external ratings in accordance with limits set by the Board of Directors. The utilization of credit limits is regularly monitored.
   
3.The Group adopts the following assumption under IFRS 9 to assess whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk on that instrument since initial recognition: If the domestic and foreign contract payments were past due over 180 days based on the terms, there has been a significant increase in credit risk on that instrument since initial recognition.
   
4.The Group adopts the assumption under IFRS 9, that is, the default occurs when the contract payments are past due over one year. Longer payment terms are given to customers and default barely occurred even though the contract payments are past due within one year in the past because of the industry characteristics of the Group and positive long-term relationship with customers. Therefore, a more lagging default criterion is appropriate to determine the risk of default occurring.
   
5.The Group classifies customer’s accounts receivable in accordance with customer types. The Group applies the modified approach using the provision matrix and loss rate methodology to estimate expected credit loss.
   
6.The Group used the forecastability to adjust historical and timely information to assess the default possibility of accounts receivable. On June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the provision matrix are as follows:

 

               Over 366     
       Up to 180   Up to 365   days past     
   Not past due   days past due   days past due   due   Total 
At June 30, 2023                    
Expected loss rate   0.05%~2.7%   0.11%~75%   2.1%~100%   100%     
Total book value  $9,148,437   $3,668,018   $769,196   $402,906   $13,988,557 
Loss allowance   248,444    406,006    423,815    402,906    1,481,171 

 

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               Over 366     
       Up to 180   Up to 365   days past     
   Not past due   days past due   days past due   due   Total 
At December 31, 2022                    
Expected loss rate   0.03%~6.3%   0.15%~100%   1.4%~100%   100%     
Total book value  $11,022,374   $4,091,598   $409,418   $-   $15,523,390 
Loss allowance   324,060    754,722    402,997    -    1,481,779 

 

7.Movements in relation to the Group applying the modified approach to provide loss allowance for accounts receivable are as follows:

 

   2023 
   Accounts receivable 
At January 1  $1,481,779 
Effect of foreign exchange   (608)
At June 30  $1,481,171 

 

   2022 
   Accounts receivable 
At January 1  $1,486,291 
Effect of foreign exchange   (3,139)
At June 30  $1,483,152 

 

8.The Group’ s credit risk exposure in relation to contract assets under IFRS 9 as at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are immaterial.
   
9.The Group held cash and cash equivalents and financial assets at amortized cost of $19,128,038 and $29,867,564 with banks as at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which are considered to have low credit risk. The balances are measured on 12-months expected credit losses and subject to immaterial credit loss.
   

10.Other receivables and guarantee deposits of $1,218,183 and $869,619 as at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, are considered to have low credit risk. The other receivables and other non-current assets are measured on 12-months expected credit losses and subject to immaterial credit loss.
   
iii)Liquidity risk
   
1.Cash flow forecasting is performed in the operating entities of the Group and aggregated by Group treasury. Group treasury monitors rolling forecasts of the Group’s liquidity requirements to ensure it has sufficient cash to meet operational needs while maintaining sufficient headroom on its undrawn committed borrowing facilities at all times so that the Group does not breach borrowing limits or covenants on any of its borrowing facilities. Such forecasting takes into consideration the Group’s debt financing plans, covenant compliance, compliance with internal balance sheet ratio targets.

 

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2.Please refer to Note 10 for undrawn borrowing facilities as at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
   
3.The table below analyzes the Group’s non-derivative financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date for non-derivative financial liabilities. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.

   

Non-derivative financial liabilities:
June 30, 2023
  Less than 1 year   Over 1 year 
Lease liabilities  $8,481   $- 
Long-term borrowings (including current portion)   3,013,535    7,536,357 

 

Non-derivative financial liabilities:
December 31, 2022
  Less than 1 year   Over 1 year 
Lease liabilities  $17,183   $- 
Long-term borrowings (including current portion)   2,365,972    9,461,319 

  

Except for the above, the Group’s non-derivative financial liabilities are due less than 1 year.

 

4.The Group does not expect the timing of occurrence of the cash flows estimated through the maturity date analysis will be significantly earlier, nor expect the actual cash flow amount will be significantly different.

 

32.Fair value information

 

A.The different levels that the inputs to valuation techniques are used to measure fair value of financial and non-financial instruments have been defined as follows:

 

Level 1:Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. A market is regarded as active where a market in which transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

 

Level 2:Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3:Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The fair value of the Group’s investment in a rent-a-captive company without active market is included in Level 3.

 

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B.The carrying amounts of the Group’s financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value are approximate to their fair values which are provided in Note 31.
   
C.The related information of financial instruments measured at fair value by level on the basis of the nature, characteristics and risks of the assets and liabilities at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is as follows:
   
(a)The related information of natures of the assets and liabilities is as follows:

 

June 30, 2023  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                
Recurring fair value measurements                
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss                
Investment in a rent-a-captive company  $         -   $           -   $1,053,621   $1,053,621 
                     
Liabilities                    
Recurring fair value measurements                    
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss                    
Warrant liabilities  $1,328,165   $-   $-   $1,328,165 

 

December 31, 2022  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                
Recurring fair value measurements                
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss                
Investment in a rent-a-captive company  $         -   $           -   $1,073,229   $1,073,229 
                     
Liabilities                    
Recurring fair value measurements                    
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss                    
Warrant liabilities  $2,042,410   $-   $-   $2,042,410 

  

(b)The methods and assumptions the Group used to measure fair value of warrant liabilities categorized within Level 1 are based on market quoted closing price.
   
(c)The methods and assumptions the Group used to measure fair value of investment in a rent-a-captive company categorized within Level 3 are based on net asset value.

 

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(d)The output of valuation model is an estimated value and the valuation technique may not be able to capture all relevant factors of the Group’s financial and non-financial instruments. Therefore, the estimated value derived using valuation model is adjusted accordingly with additional inputs, for example, model risk or liquidity risk and etc. In accordance with the Group’s management policies and relevant control procedures relating to the valuation models used for fair value measurement, management believes adjustment to valuation is necessary in order to reasonably represent the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments at the consolidated balance sheet. The inputs and pricing information used during valuation are carefully assessed and adjusted based on current market conditions.
   
(e)The Group takes into account adjustments for credit risks to measure the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments to reflect credit risk of the counterparty and the Group’s credit quality.
   
(f)For the six months period ended June 30, 2023, there was no transfer between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

D.The following table represents the changes in Level 3 instrument for the six months period ended June 30, 2023:

 

   2023 
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss    
At January 1  $1,073,229 
Losses recognized in profit or loss   (19,608)
At June 30  $1,053,621 

 

The Group is in charge of valuation procedures for fair value measurements being categorized within Level 3, which is to verify independent fair value of financial instruments. Such assessment is to ensure the valuation results are reasonable by applying independent information to make results close to current market conditions, confirming the resource of information is independent, reliable and in line with other resources and represented as the exercisable price, and frequently calibrating valuation model, performing back-testing, updating inputs used to the valuation model and making any other necessary adjustments to the fair value. Finance Department of the Group set up valuation policies, valuation processes and rules for measuring fair value of financial instruments and ensure compliance with the related requirements in IFRS.

 

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E.The following is the qualitative information of significant unobservable inputs and sensitivity analysis of changes in significant unobservable inputs to valuation model used in Level 3 fair value measurement:

  

   Fair value at      Significant  Range  Relationship of
   June 30,
2023
   Valuation
technique
  unobservable
input
  (weighted
average)
  inputs to fair
value
Investment in a rent-a-captive company  $1,053,621   Net asset value  Not applicable  Not applicable  Not applicable

 

   Fair value at      Significant  Range  Relationship of
   December 31,   Valuation  unobservable  (weighted  inputs to fair
   2022   technique  input  average)  value
Investment in a rent-a-captive company  $1,073,229   Net asset value  Not applicable  Not applicable  Not applicable

  

The Group has carefully assessed the valuation models and assumptions used to measure fair value, and the expected changes in fair value are insignificant even if there are reasonably possible changes in inputs.

 

33.Segment Information

 

a)General information

 

The Group uses the product line as basis for providing information to the chief operating decision-maker. The Group currently divides the sales order district into three major product lines: video IoT, security convergence and other. The chief operating decision-maker makes decision concerning financial management as well as evaluation of the business performance based on these three product lines; therefore, the reportable segments are video IoT, security convergence and other.

 

b)Measurement of segment information

 

The Group evaluates the performance of the operating segments based on a measure of revenue and income before tax, in a manner consistent with that in the statement of income. The accounting policies of the operating segments are in agreement with the significant accounting policies in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. Sale transactions among segments are based on arms-length principle.

 

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c)Reconciliation of segment income, assets and liabilities

 

The segment information provided to the chief operating decision-maker for the reportable segments is as follows:

 

   Six months ended June 30, 2023 
           Other segment   Adjustment and     
   Security Convergence   Video IoT   (Note 1)   write-off
(Note 2)
   Consolidation 
Revenue from external customers  $4,971,940   $1,457,395   $-   $-   $6,429,335 
Inter-segment revenue   85,817    30,482    -    (116,299)   - 
Total segment revenue  $5,057,757   $1,487,877   $-   $(116,299)  $6,429,335 
Segment loss before tax  $(948,206)  $(5,970)  $(6,313,410)  $-   $(7,267,586)
Segment including :                         
Depreciation  $(249,437)  $(68,639)  $(3,826)  $-   $(321,902)
Amortization  $(24,021)  $(7,552)  $(375,000)  $-   $(406,573)
Interest income  $124,216   $40,622   $235,678   $-   $400,516 
Interest expense  $(226,547)  $(53,412)  $(96,587)  $-   $(376,546)
Tax expense  $-   $-   $(2,172)  $-   $(2,172)
Segment assets  $35,950,283   $18,834,567   $50,250,746   $(40,472,530)  $64,563,066 
Segment liabilities  $29,668,610   $21,389,037   $23,088,311   $(38,660,114)  $35,485,844 

  

   Six months ended June 30, 2022 
           Other segment   Adjustment and     
   Security Convergence   Video IoT   (Note 1)   write-off
(Note 2)
   Consolidation 
Revenue from external customers  $6,874,920   $6,926,010   $-   $-   $13,800,930 
Inter-segment revenue   119,817    -    -    (119,817)   - 
Total segment revenue  $6,994,737   $6,926,010   $-   $(119,817)  $13,800,930 
Segment loss before tax  $(1,719,657)  $(4,058,139)  $(2,502,114)  $-   $(8,279,910)
Segment including :                         
Depreciation  $(1,289,474)  $(2,130,919)  $-   $-   $(3,420,393)
Amortization  $(499,814)  $(530,379)  $-   $-   $(1,030,193)
Interest income  $1,293   $8,715   $1,949   $-   $11,957 
Interest expense  $(105,632)  $(170,916)  $(187,500)  $-   $(464,048)
Tax expense  $(23,366)  $(330,507)  $(2,257)  $-   $(356,130)
Segment assets  $35,363,269   $55,173,715   $54,962,700   $(59,674,078)  $85,825,606 
Segment liabilities  $36,038,406   $48,388,812   $15,594,541   $(50,798,212)  $49,223,547 

  

Note 1:Other segment is composed of holding companies and oversea subsidiaries which are excluded from reportable segments of Security Convergence or Video IoT.

 

Note 2:Adjustment and write-off represents elimination for intercompany transactions for consolidation purpose.

 

d)Reconciliation for segment income (loss)
   
i)Sales between segments are carried out at arm’s length. The revenue from external customers reported to the chief operating decision-maker is measured in a manner consistent with that in the statement of comprehensive income.
   
ii)Please refer to Note 33 c) for information on total consolidated profit or loss after reconciliation and reconciliation for profit after tax of reportable segments during the current period.
   
e)Information on product and service

 

The main businesses of the Group are providing information, software and data processing services. Please refer to Note 17 for the disclosure information by products and services.

 

 

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