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Trade and Other Receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Trade and Other Receivables

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TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

Trade receivables

 

 

115,875

 

 

 

82,814

 

Less: Provision for impairment

 

 

(3,472

)

 

 

(3,342

)

Trade receivable, net

 

 

112,403

 

 

 

79,472

 

Other receivables

 

 

9,537

 

 

 

17,107

 

Less: Provision for impairment

 

 

(28

)

 

 

(189

)

Other receivable, net

 

 

9,509

 

 

 

16,918

 

 

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 trade receivables of an initial value of $3,472 and $3,342, respectively, were impaired.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 other receivables of an initial value of $28 and $189, respectively, were  impaired.  

See below for the movement in the provision for impairment of trade receivables.

 

 

 

Individually impaired

 

 

Collectively impaired

 

 

Total

 

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

At January 1, 2016

 

 

3,129

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

3,289

 

Charge for the year

 

 

106

 

 

 

242

 

 

 

348

 

Write-off

 

 

(85

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(91

)

Unused amounts reversed

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(48

)

 

 

(69

)

Currency translation adjustment

 

 

(132

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(135

)

Reclassification

 

 

(16

)

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2016

 

 

2,981

 

 

 

361

 

 

 

3,342

 

Charge for the year

 

 

438

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

610

 

Write-off

 

 

(385

)

 

 

(44

)

 

 

(429

)

Unused amounts reversed

 

 

(269

)

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(308

)

Currency translation adjustment

 

 

223

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

260

 

Reclassification

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

At December 31, 2017

 

 

2,985

 

 

 

487

 

 

 

3,472

 

 

The ageing analysis of trade receivables is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past due but not impaired

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Neither past due nor impaired

 

 

Past due 1-3 months

 

 

Past due 3-6 months

 

 

Past due 6-12 months

 

 

Past due over 12 months

 

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

 

US$’000

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

112,403

 

 

 

90,503

 

 

 

20,608

 

 

 

654

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

241

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

79,472

 

 

 

59,959

 

 

 

16,858

 

 

 

1,642

 

 

 

474

 

 

 

539

 

 

 

12.

TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (continued)

The Company maintains provision for impairment of trade receivables for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer credit-worthiness, customer financial condition, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. The impairment losses assessed individually as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 primarily resulted from the financial difficulties of the counter trading parties and the amounts recognized were the difference between the carrying amount of the accounts receivable and the present value of expected collectable amounts.

The Company obtained collateral in respect of customer doubtful accounts. The collateral takes the form of a lien over the customer’s assets and gives the Company a claim on these assets for the doubtful accounts. In March 2017, a lawsuit was filed by a debtor to rescind the foreclosure that the Company has undertaken on the collateral in Thailand. Although the estimated litigation process may be as long as two years if it reaches to the supreme court, the Company believes that it has the first lien on the collateral and its foreclosure will prevail. The collateral is not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company performed a valuation to determine the fair value of the collateral. As of December 31, 2017 the fair values of the collateral were $1,181 which was higher than the amounts of the associated delinquent accounts, no impairments was recognized; and, as of December 31, 2016, the fair value of the collateral was $842, which was lower than the amount of the associated delinquent account, as a result, the Company recognized an impairment of $191 in other operating expenses.

See Note 26(b) credit risk of trade receivables, which discusses how the Company manages and measures credit quality of trade receivables that are neither past due nor impaired.