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Material Partly-Owned Subsidiaries (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Statements [Line Items] |
Subsidiaries of the Company | ASIA PACIFIC WIRE & CABLE CORPORATION LIMITED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The subsidiaries of the Company are set out below:
|  | Percentage of equity interest |
Place of incorporation and operations |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
The British Virgin Islands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
APWC General Holdings Limited |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
PRC (APWC) Holding Ltd. |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Samray Inc. |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Siam (APWC) Holdings Ltd. |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Moon View Ltd. |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Trigent Investment Holdings Limited |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Crown Century Holdings Ltd. |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Singapore |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sigma Cable Company (Private) Limited (“Sigma Cable”) |  |  | 98.30 | % |  |  | 98.30 | %
Sigma-Epan International Pte Ltd. (“Sigma-Epan”) (Liquidated) |  |  | 0 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Epan Industries Pte Ltd. |  |  | 98.30 | % |  |  | 98.30 | %
Singvale Pte Ltd. |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
The People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ningbo Pacific Cable Co., Ltd. (“Ningbo Pacific”) |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Shanghai Yayang Electric Co., Ltd. (“SYE”) (iii) |  |  | 68.75 | % |  |  | 66.35 | %
Pacific Electric Wire & Cable (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (“PEWS”) (iv) |  |  | 97.93 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crown Century Holdings Limited (“CCH (HK)”) (iv) |  |  | 97.93 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Australia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Australia Pacific Electric Cable Pty Limited (“APEC”) (iv) |  |  | 98.06 | % |  |  | 99.40 | %
2.2 | Basis of consolidation (continued)
|  | Percentage of equity interest |
Place of incorporation and operations |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Thailand |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charoong Thai Wire and Cable Public Company Limited (“Charoong Thai”) (i) |  |  | 50.93 | % |  |  | 50.93 | %
Siam Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Company Limited (“Siam Pacific”) |  |  | 50.93 | % |  |  | 50.93 | %
Double D Cable Company Limited (“Double D”) |  |  | 50.93 | % |  |  | 50.93 | %
Hard Lek Limited. |  |  | 73.98 | % |  |  | 73.98 | %
APWC (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |  |  | 99.48 | % |  |  | 99.48 | %
PEWC (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |  |  | 99.48 | % |  |  | 99.48 | %
CTW Beta Co., Ltd. |  |  | 50.89 | % |  |  | 50.89 | %
Siam Fiber Optics Co., Ltd. (“SFO”) (ii) |  |  | 30.56 | % |  |  | 30.56 | %
| (i) | Charoong Thai is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand and is engaged in the manufacturing of wire and cable products for the power and telecommunications industries in Thailand.
| (ii) | The directors have concluded that the Company controls SFO, even though it holds less than half of the voting rights of this subsidiary. This is because the Company is the largest shareholder with a 50.93% equity interest in Charoong Thai, which holds a 60% equity interest of SFO.
| (iii) | In June 2017, SYE increased its paid-in capital by US$1 million by converting the loan from CCH(HK). The interest of CCH(HK) in SYE increased from 31.42% to 37.92%, as a result, the Company’s interest in SYE increased by 2.4% to 68.75%.
| (iv) | In September 2013, CCH(HK) increased its paid-up share capital by US$2 million through the issuance of 7.8 million mandatory converting preference shares to Siam Pacific. The preference share was not entitled to voting right.
In December 2017, the preference share of 7.8 million shares held by Siam Pacific was converted into 7.8 million ordinary shares. As a result of the preference share conversion, the interest of the Company in CCH (HK) and PEWS decreased by 2.07% to 97.93% and in APEC decreased by 1.34% to 98.06%. The Company recorded the effect of change in shareholding of the subsidiaries, amounting to $232 thousands; under the caption of “Additional paid-in capital” in consolidated statement of change in equity.
Subsidiaries with material non-controlling interests [Member] |
Statements [Line Items] |
Subsidiaries of the Company | Proportion of equity interest held by NCI:
|  |  |  | As of December 31, |
Name |  | Country of incorporation and operation |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Charoong Thai and its subsidiaries (“CTW Consolidated”) |  | Thailand |  |  | 49.07% |  |  |  | 49.07% |
SYE |  | China |  | 31.25% |  |  |  | 33.65% |
Accumulated Balances and Profit / (Loss) of Material Non-controlling Interests |
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Accumulated balances of material NCI: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CTW Consolidated |  |  | 64,995 |  |  |  | 56,380 |
SYE |  |  | 1,758 |  |  |  | 1,450 |
|  | For the year ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Profit / (loss) of material NCI: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CTW Consolidated |  |  | 4,896 |  |  |  | 3,812 |  |  |  | (789 | )
SYE |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (181 | ) |  |  | (364 | )
Summarized Financial Information of Subsidiaries | The summarized financial information of the subsidiaries is provided below. This information is based on amounts before inter-company eliminations: Summarized income statements for 2017:
|  | CTW consolidated |  |  | SYE |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Revenues |  |  | 207,529 |  |  |  | 33,533 |
Cost of sales |  |  | (187,342 | ) |  |  | (31,937 | )
Administrative expenses |  |  | (7,817 | ) |  |  | (1,559 | )
Finance costs |  |  | (711 | ) |  |  | (346 | )
Exchange gain/(loss) |  |  | 1,335 |  |  |  | 282 |
Others |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | — |
Profit/(loss) before tax |  |  | 12,985 |  |  |  | (27 | )
Income tax expense |  |  | (2,727 | ) |  |  | — |
Profit/(loss) for the year |  |  | 10,258 |  |  |  | (27 | )
Total comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  | 20,440 |  |  |  | 318 |
Profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests |  |  | 4,896 |  |  |  | (15 | )
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  |  | 1,943 |  |  |  | — |
6. | MATERIAL PARTLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES (continued)
Summarized income statements for 2016:
|  | CTW consolidated |  |  | SYE |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Revenues |  |  | 152,988 |  |  |  | 30,056 |
Cost of sales |  |  | (139,575 | ) |  |  | (28,247 | )
Administrative expenses |  |  | (7,264 | ) |  |  | (1,748 | )
Finance costs |  |  | (401 | ) |  |  | (377 | )
Gain on disposal of investment property |  |  | 4,466 |  |  |  | — |
Exchange gain/(loss) |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | (221 | )
Others |  |  | (55 | ) |  |  | — |
Profit/(loss) before tax |  |  | 10,777 |  |  |  | (537 | )
Income tax expense |  |  | (3,009 | ) |  |  | — |
Profit/(loss) for the year |  |  | 7,768 |  |  |  | (537 | )
Total comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  | 8,450 |  |  |  | (814 | )
Profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests |  |  | 3,812 |  |  |  | (181 | )
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  |  | 1,142 |  |  |  | — |
Summarized income statements for 2015:
|  | CTW consolidated |  |  | SYE |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Revenues |  |  | 167,462 |  |  |  | 30,120 |
Cost of sales |  |  | (158,037 | ) |  |  | (29,171 | )
Administrative expenses |  |  | (6,776 | ) |  |  | (1,422 | )
Finance costs |  |  | (653 | ) |  |  | (555 | )
Gain on disposal of investment property |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | — |
Exchange loss |  |  | (3,027 | ) |  |  | (54 | )
Others |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | — |
Loss before tax |  |  | (953 | ) |  |  | (1,082 | )
Income tax expense |  |  | (655 | ) |  |  | — |
Loss for the year |  |  | (1,608 | ) |  |  | (1,082 | )
Total comprehensive loss |  |  | (11,461 | ) |  |  | (1,392 | )
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests |  |  | (789 | ) |  |  | (364 | )
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  |  | 2,035 |  |  |  | — |
Summarized balance sheets as of December 31, 2017:
|  | CTW consolidated |  |  | SYE |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Cash, inventory and other current assets |  |  | 149,875 |  |  |  | 15,063 |
Property, plant and equipment and other non-current assets |  |  | 41,983 |  |  |  | 1,920 |
Trade and other payable (current) |  |  | (47,451 | ) |  |  | (11,356 | )
Other non-current liabilities |  |  | (7,536 | ) |  |  | — |
Total equity |  |  | 136,871 |  |  |  | 5,627 |
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent |  |  | 71,876 |  |  |  | 3,869 |
Non-controlling interests |  |  | 64,995 |  |  |  | 1,758 |
6. | MATERIAL PARTLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES (continued)
Summarized balance sheets as of December 31, 2016:
|  | CTW consolidated |  |  | SYE |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Cash, inventory and other current assets |  |  | 117,401 |  |  |  | 11,767 |
Property, plant and equipment and other non-current assets |  |  | 38,926 |  |  |  | 1,774 |
Trade and other payable (current) |  |  | (30,871 | ) |  |  | (9,232 | )
Other non-current liabilities |  |  | (6,096 | ) |  |  | — |
Total equity |  |  | 119,360 |  |  |  | 4,309 |
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent |  |  | 62,980 |  |  |  | 2,859 |
Non-controlling interests |  |  | 56,380 |  |  |  | 1,450 |
Summarized cash flow information for the year ended December 31, 2017:
|  | CTW consolidated |  |  | SYE |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Operating |  |  | (24,018 | ) |  |  | 833 |
Investing |  |  | 6,589 |  |  |  | (252 | )
Financing |  |  | 12,836 |  |  |  | (563 | )
Effect of changes in exchange rate on cash |  |  | 1,678 |  |  |  | 65 |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (2,915 | ) |  |  | 83 |
Summarized cash flow information for the year ended December 31, 2016:
|  | CTW consolidated |  |  | SYE |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Operating |  |  | 7,319 |  |  |  | (716 | )
Investing |  |  | 443 |  |  |  | (341 | )
Financing |  |  | (10,586 | ) |  |  | 1,470 |
Effect of changes in exchange rate on cash |  |  | (404 | ) |  |  | (44 | )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (3,228 | ) |  |  | 369 |
Summarized cash flow information for the year ended December 31, 2015:
|  | CTW consolidated |  |  | SYE |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Operating |  |  | 907 |  |  |  | 2,046 |
Investing |  |  | 585 |  |  |  | (68 | )
Financing |  |  | (19,043 | ) |  |  | (2,619 | )
Effect of changes in exchange rate on cash |  |  | (3,384 | ) |  |  | (64 | )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (20,935 | ) |  |  | (705 | )

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