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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract]  
Schedule of groups and measurement bases of financial assets and financial liabilities
 
As of December 31, 2023
 
Financial assets
Financial liabilities
 
Measured at fair value through the statement of income
Measured at amortized cost
Measured at fair value through the statement of income
Measured at amortized cost
 
$ millions
 
Current assets
       
Cash and cash equivalents
-
420
-
-
Short-term investments and deposits
-
172
-
-
Trade receivables
-
1,376
-
-
Other receivables
-
94
-
-
Foreign currency derivative designated as economic hedge
43
-
-
-
Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge
10
-
-
-
Non-current assets
       
Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge
1
-
-
-
Other non-current assets
-
22
-
-
Total financial assets
54
2,084
-
-
Current liabilities
       
Short term debt
-
-
-
(858)
Trade payables
-
-
-
(912)
Other current liabilities
-
-
-
(180)
Foreign currency derivative designated as economic hedge
-
-
(4)
-
Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge
-
-
(3)
-
Non-current liabilities
       
Long term debt and debentures
-
-
-
(1,829)
Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge
-
-
(7)
-
Other non- current liabilities
-
-
-
(41)
Total financial liabilities
-
-
(14)
(3,820)
Total financial instruments, net
54
2,084
(14)
(3,820)

 
 
As of December 31, 2022
 
Financial assets
Financial liabilities
 
Measured at fair value through the statement of income
Measured at amortized cost
Measured at fair value through the statement of income
Measured at amortized cost
 
$ millions
 
Current assets
       
Cash and cash equivalents
-
417
-
-
Short-term investments and deposits
-
91
-
-
Trade receivables
-
1,583
-
-
Other receivables
-
55
-
-
Foreign currency derivative designated as economic hedge
3
-
-
-
Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge
7
-
-
-
Non-current assets
       
Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge
19
-
-
-
Other non-current assets
-
35
-
-
Total financial assets
29
2,181
-
-
Current liabilities
       
Short term debt
-
-
-
(512)
Trade payables
-
-
-
(1,006)
Other current liabilities
-
-
-
(198)
Foreign currency derivative designated as economic hedge
-
-
(28)
-
Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge
-
-
(16)
-
Non-current liabilities
       
Long term debt and debentures
-
-
-
(2,312)
Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge
-
-
(1)
-
Other non- current liabilities
-
-
-
(45)
Total financial liabilities
-
-
(45)
(4,073)
Total financial instruments, net
29
2,181
(45)
(4,073)

 
C.    Credit risk
 
(1) General
 
(a) Customer credit risks
 
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and it arises mainly from the Company’s receivables from customers and from other receivables as well as from investments in securities.
 
The Company sells to a wide range and large number of customers, including customers with material credit balances. On the other hand, the Company does not have a concentration of sales to individual customers.
 
The Company has a regular policy of ensuring the credit risk of its customers by means of purchasing credit insurance with insurance companies, other than sales to government agencies and sales in small amounts. Most of all other sales are executed only after receiving approval of coverage in the necessary amount from an insurance company or other collaterals of a similar level. Part of the Brazilian companies are using uninsured model based on self-disclosure underwriting, with local collateral structure and credit committee policy.
 
The use of an insurance company as aforementioned ensures that the credit risk is managed professionally and objectively by an expert external party and transfers most of the credit risk to third parties. Nevertheless, the common deductible in credit insurances is 10% (even higher in a small number of cases) thus the Company is still exposed to part of the risk, out of the total
 
In addition, the Company has an additional deductible cumulative annual amount of approximately $6 million through a wholly‑owned captive reinsurance company.
 
Most of the Company’s customers have been trading with the Company for many years and only rarely have credit losses been incurred by the Company. The financial statements include specific allowance for doubtful debts that appropriately reflect, in Management’s opinion, the credit loss in respect of accounts receivables which are considered doubtful.
 
(b) Credit risks in respect of deposits
 
The Company deposits its balance of liquid financial assets in bank deposits and in securities. All the deposits are with a diversified group of leading banks preferably with banks that provide loans to the Company.
 
(2) Maximum Exposure to credit risk
 
The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was:
 
 
As of December 31
 
Carrying amount ($ millions)
 
2023
2022
 
Cash and cash equivalents
420
417
Short term investments and deposits
172
91
Trade receivables
1,376
1,583
Other receivables
94
55
Derivatives
54
29
Other non-current assets
22
35
 
2,138
2,210

 
The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade receivables, at the reporting date by geographic region was:
 
 
As of December 31
 
Carrying amount ($ millions)
 
2023
2022
 
South America
409
434
Europe
352
457
Asia
313
317
North America
196
242
Israel
80
104
Other
26
31
 
1,376
1,585

Schedule of maximum credit exposure
 
As of December 31
 
Carrying amount ($ millions)
 
2023
2022
 
Cash and cash equivalents
420
417
Short term investments and deposits
172
91
Trade receivables
1,376
1,583
Other receivables
94
55
Derivatives
54
29
Other non-current assets
22
35
 
2,138
2,210

Schedule of maximum credit exposure by geographical region
 
As of December 31
 
Carrying amount ($ millions)
 
2023
2022
 
South America
409
434
Europe
352
457
Asia
313
317
North America
196
242
Israel
80
104
Other
26
31
 
1,376
1,585
Schedule of aging of debts and impairment losses
 
As of December 31
 
2023
2022
 
Gross
Impairment
Gross
Impairment
 
$ millions
$ millions
$ millions
$ millions
 
Not past due
1,258
(3)
1,485
(3)
Past due up to 3 months
102
(1)
97
-
Past due 3 to 12 months
27
(7)
10
(4)
Past due over 12 months
2
(2)
1
(1)
 
1,389
(13)
1,593
(8)

Schedule of allowance of doubtful accounts
 
2023
2022
 
$ millions
$ millions
 
Balance as of January 1
8
9
Additional allowance
5
1
Reversals
-
(2)
Balance as of December 31
13
8

 
Schedule of liquidity risk
 
As of December 31, 2023
 
Carrying amount
12 months or less
1-2 years
3-5 years
More than 5 years
 
$ millions
 
Non-derivative financial liabilities
         
Short term debt (not including current maturities)
283
300
-
-
-
Trade payables
912
912
-
-
-
Other current liabilities
180
180
-
-
-
Long-term debt, debentures and others
2,445
666
599
653
1,339
 
3,820
2,058
599
653
1,339
Financial liabilities – derivative instruments
         
Foreign currency and interest derivative designated as economic hedge
4
4
-
-
-
Foreign currency and interest derivative designated as cash flow hedge
10
3
7
-
-
 
14
7
7
-
-

 
 
As of December 31, 2022
 
Carrying amount
12 months or less
1-2 years
3-5 years
More than 5 years
 
$ millions
 
Non-derivative financial liabilities
         
Short term debt (not including current maturities)
313
322
-
-
-
Trade payables
1,006
1,006
-
-
-
Other current liabilities
198
198
-
-
-
Long-term debt, debentures and others
2,555
288
1,080
547
1,468
 
4,072
1,814
1,080
547
1,468
Financial liabilities – derivative instruments
         
Foreign currency and interest derivative designated as economic hedge
28
28
-
-
-

Schedule of interest rate profile
 
As of December 31
 
2023
2022
 
$ millions
$ millions
 
Fixed rate instruments
 
 
Financial assets
387
339
Financial liabilities
(2,017)
(2,140)
 
(1,630)
(1,801)
Variable rate instruments
   
Financial assets
49
38
Financial liabilities
(682)
(696)
 
(633)
(658)

Schedule of sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments
 
As of December 31, 2023
 
Impact on profit (loss)
 
Decrease of 1% in interest
Decrease of 0.5% in interest
Increase of 0.5% in interest
Increase of 1% in interest
 
$ millions
 
SWAP instruments
       
Changes in Israeli Shekel interest
17
8
(8)
(15)

Schedule of terms of derivative financial instruments used to hedge interest risk
 
As of December 31, 2023
 
Carrying amount
(fair value)
Stated amount
Maturity date
Interest rate range
 
$ millions
$ millions
Years
%
 
Israeli Shekel
       
SWAP contracts from fixed ILS interest to fixed USD interest
(5)
344
2024-2034
2.4-4.74%

 
Schedule of sensitivity analysis non-derivative financial instruments
 
As of December 31,
 
Impact on profit (loss)
 
2023
2022
 
$ millions
$ millions
 
Non-derivative financial instruments
   
US Dollar/Euro
(82)
(131)
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
70
152
US Dollar/British Pound
2
(1)
US Dollar/Japanese Yen
-
(2)
US Dollar/Brazilian Real
31
-
US Dollar/Chinese Yuan
21
2
Schedule of market risk sensitivity analysis
 
As of December 31, 2023
 
Increase 10%
Increase 5%
Decrease 5%
Decrease 10%
 
$ millions
 
US Dollar/Brazilian Real
       
Forward transactions
1
1
(1)
(2)
         
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
       
Forward transactions
(64)
(33)
41
84
Forward transactions hedge accounting
(28)
(14)
16
34
SWAP
(30)
(16)
17
36
         
US Dollar/British Pound
       
Forward transactions
(1)
-
-
1
Options
(1)
-
-
1
         
Euro/ US Dollar
       
Forward transactions
6
3
(3)
(5)
Options
3
1
(2)
(4)
         
Other
       
Forward transactions
-
-
-
(2)

Schedule of terms of derivative financial instruments used to economically hedge foreign currency risk
 
As of December 31, 2023
 
Carrying amount
Stated amount
Average
 
$ millions
exchange rate
 
Forward contracts
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
35
735
3.7
Euro/US Dollar
5
12
1.1
US Dollar/Brazilian Real
-
14
5.0
British Pound/US Dollar
-
8
1.2

Euro/Chinese Yuan Renminbi

(1) 82    7.7    
Other
-
54
293.9
Forward contracts hedge accounting
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
6
345
3.7
Currency and interest SWAPs
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
(5)
344
3.7
Put options
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
-
-
3.7
Euro/US Dollar
-
45
1.1
US Dollar/Japanese Yen
-
5
140.7
British Pound/US Dollar
-
12
1.2
Call options
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
-
-
3.7
Euro/US Dollar
-
45
1.1
US Dollar/Japanese Yen
-
5
140.7
British Pound/US Dollar
-
12
1.2

 
 
As of December 31, 2022
 
Carrying amount
Stated amount
Average
 
$ millions
exchange rate
 
Forward contracts
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
(12)
746
3.4
Euro/US Dollar
(4)
146
1.1
US Dollar/Brazilian Real
2
111
5.2
Euro/British Pound
-
(17)
1.2
US Dollar/British Pound
-
11
1.2
Other
(1)
35
-
Forward contracts hedge accounting
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
(14)
360
3.4
Currency and interest SWAPs
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
23
462
3.4
Put options
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
(11)
240
3.4
Euro/US Dollar
1
47
1.1
US Dollar/Japanese Yen
-
3
130.4
US Dollar/British Pound
-
12
1.2
Call options
     
US Dollar/Israeli Shekel
1
240
3.4
Euro/US Dollar
(1)
47
1.1
US Dollar/Japanese Yen
 
3
130.4
US Dollar/British Pound
-
12
1.2

Schedule of linkage terms of monetary balances
 
As of December 31, 2023
 
US Dollar
Euro
British Pound
Israeli Shekel
Brazilian Real
Chinese Yuan Renminbi
Other
Total
 
Non-derivative instruments:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
78
10
15
2
65
230
20
420
Short term investments and deposits
163
1
-
-
-
5
3
172
Trade receivables
523
261
58
66
355
78
35
1,376
Other receivables
50
22
1
14
1
1
5
94
Other non-current assets
10
4
-
1
7
-
-
22
Total financial assets
824
298
74
83
428
314
63
2,084
Short-term debt
483
143
24
199
6
3
-
858
Trade payables
194
225
33
308
91
57
4
912
Other current liabilities
42
82
3
27
14
11
1
180
Long term debt, debentures and others
808
689
12
269
19
28
4
1,829
Other non-current liabilities
1
39
-
-
1
-
-
41
Total financial liabilities
1,528
1,178
72
803
131
99
9
3,820
Total non-derivative financial instruments, net
(704)
(880)
2
(720)
297
215
54
(1,736)
Derivative instruments:
               
Forward transactions
-
12
8
735
14
-
136
905
Forward transactions hedge accounting
-
-
-
345
-
-
-
345
Cylinder
-
45
12
-
-
-
5
62
SWAPS – US dollar into Israeli shekel
-
-
-
344
-
-
-
344
Total derivative instruments
-
57
20
1,424
14
-
141
1,656
Net exposure
(704)
(823)
22
704
311
215
195
(80)

 
 
As of December 31, 2022
 
US Dollar
Euro
British Pound
Israeli Shekel
Brazilian Real
Chinese Yuan Renminbi
Others
Total
 
Non-derivative instruments:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
41
17
7
1
30
306
15
417
Short term investments and deposits
84
2
-
-
-
2
3
91
Trade receivables
659
329
73
89
308
78
47
1,583
Other receivables
15
18
1
12
1
-
8
55
Other non-current assets
25
2
-
-
7
-
1
35
Total financial assets
824
368
81
102
346
386
74
2,181
Short-term debt
161
137
18
178
7
10
1
512
Trade payables
202
229
27
372
103
69
4
1,006
Other current liabilities
49
91
1
27
15
15
-
198
Long term debt, debentures and others
1,141
659
14
453
8
34
3
2,312
Other non-current liabilities
-
44
-
-
1
-
-
45
Total financial liabilities
1,553
1,160
60
1,030
134
128
8
4,073
Total non-derivative financial instruments, net
(729)
(792)
21
(928)
212
258
66
(1,892)
Derivative instruments:
               
Forward transactions
-
146
11
746
111
-
17
1,031
Forward transactions hedge accounting
-
-
-
360
-
-
-
360
Cylinder
-
47
12
240
-
-
3
302
SWAPS – US dollar into Israeli shekel
-
-
-
462
-
-
-
462
Total derivative instruments
-
193
23
1,808
111
-
20
2,155
Net exposure
(729)
(599)
44
880
323
258
86
263

Schedule of fair value of financial instruments
 
As of December 31, 2023
As of December 31, 2022
 
Carrying amount
Fair value
Carrying amount
Fair value
 
$ millions
$ millions
 
Loans bearing fixed interest (1)
337
306
339
302
Debentures bearing fixed interest
       
Marketable (2)
1,208
1,118
1,335
1,270
Non-marketable (3)
196
194
195
191
 
1,741
1,618
1,869
1,763

 
  (1)
The fair value of the Israeli Shekel and Euro loans issued bearing fixed interest is based on calculation of the present value of the cash flows in respect of the principal and the interest and is discounted at the market interest rates on the measurement date for similar loans having similar characteristics and is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The average discount interest as of December 31, 2023 for the Israeli Shekel and Euro loans was 5.5%, 5.3% respectively (December 31, 2022 for the Israeli Shekel and Euro loans 5.2%, 4.9% respectively).
 
  (2)
The fair value of the marketable debentures is based on the quoted stock exchange price and is classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
 
  (3)
The fair value of the non‑marketable debentures is based on calculation of the present value of the cash flows in respect of the principal and the interest and is discounted at the SOFR rate customary in the market for similar loans having similar characteristics and is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The average discount interest as of December 31, 2023 was 8.1% (December 31, 2022 – 7%).
 
G.    Hierarchy of fair value
 
The following table presents an analysis of the financial instruments measured by fair value, using the valuation method. (See Note 4).
 
The following levels were defined:
 
Level 2: Observed data (directly or indirectly) not included in Level 1 above.
 
Schedule of hierarchy of fair value
Level 2
As of December 31, 2023
As of December 31, 2022
$ millions
$ millions
 
Derivatives designated as economic hedge, net
39
(25)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedge, net
1
9
 
40
(16)