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Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st Oct 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Inventories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories can be analysed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st Oct

 

31st Oct

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

Ro. ' 000

 

Ro. ' 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

688

 

788

 

 

 

Standing Crops/Beef herds

265

 

347

 

 

 

Finished goods

27

 

36

 

 

 

Spares and consumables

210

 

233

 

 

 

Less: Provision

-87

 

-65

 

 

 

 

1103

 

1339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods at 31.10.2009 represent 4 days of sales (2008: 2 days)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Trade Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 31st October 2009 trade receivables can be analysed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st Oct

 

31st Oct

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

Ro. ' 000

 

Ro. ' 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

347

 

917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Provisions

-40

 

-40

 

 

 

 

307

 

877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Segment Reporting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company operates in one business segment of Agriculture and Livestock development.

 

All relevant information relating to primary segment is disclosed.

 

 

 

 

Page 6

 

Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st October 2009.

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

4

Bank loans and overdrafts

 

 

 

 

 

These can be analysed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

31st Oct

 

31st Oct

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

Ro. ' 000

 

Ro. ' 000

 

 

Bank loans

          99

 

      1,737

 

 

Overdrafts

        974

 

        543

 

 

 

      1,073

 

      2,280

 

 

Less: Current maturities of bank

       -836

 

     -1,243

 

 

loans and bank overdrafts.

 

 

 

 

 

Long term element of bank loans

        237

 

      1,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank loans bear interest at rates ranging between 5% to 8% per annum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank overdraft facilities bear interest at rates between  7.5% to 9.%.

 

per annum and are renewable on   November 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank loans are repayble within as detailed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The maturity of the bank loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st Oct

 

31st Oct

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

Ro. ' 000

 

Ro. ' 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within 1 year

        836

 

      1,243

 

 

Due after more than 1 year

        237

 

      1,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      1,073

 

      2,280

 

 

Page 7

 

Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st October 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Investment in associates and subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associates (See also Note 7 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Associates are accounted for using the equity method.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Associates of Services/Manufacturing Company Saog are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st October 2009

 

 

31st October 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

Holding

 

Company

 

Holding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiaries ( See also Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

Page 8

 

Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st October 2009.

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

6

Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments include all long term and short term investments of the company, excluding

 

only those associates and subsidiaries listed in Note 5. All marketable securities are

 

carried at their open market value. Unquoted investments are carried at cost adjusted for

 

any permanent diminutions in value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments can be analysed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market

Market

Book

Book

 

 

 

Value

Value

Value

Value

 

 

 

31.10.2009

31.10.2008

31.10.2009

31.10.2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost**

 

 

Ro. ' 000

Ro. ' 000

Ro. ' 000

Ro. ' 000

Ro. ' 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities - MSM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities - Foreign by Sector

 

 

 

 

 

Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

-

-

-

-

 

Unquoted and other investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unquoted Omani shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment fund units*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unquoted foreign shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carried at lower of net asset value, net realisable value or market value.

 

 

Cost of investments held on …………..

 

 

 

 

 

Page 9

 

Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st October 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Investments (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realised investment income represents gains and losses on disposal of investments and

 

other realised investment related gains and losses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities are recorded at their open market value. Movements in the carrying

 

values of marketable securities are taken to unrealised investment income.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest receivable for term deposits and bonds is included in investment income.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income can be analysed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st Oct

 

31st Oct

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ro. '000

 

Ro. '000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realised

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

Unrealised

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

Dividends

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

Interest on Term Deposits and Bonds

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

Page 10

 

Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st October 2009.

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Details of Significant Investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details of all the reporting company's investments, including associates and subsidiaries,

 

for which either, the reporting company's holding represents 10% or more of the issuer's

 

share capital, or , the reporting company's holding exceeds 10% of the market value of

 

the reporting company's investment portfolio, are provided as follows as of ……..

 

 

 

 

 

Market

Book

Cost

 

 

 

Holding

Number of

Value

Value

 

 

 

 

%

Securities

Ro. 000's

Ro. 000's

Ro. 000's

 

MSM Quoted securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Listed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Value as of 31.10.2009.

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSM Unquoted securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Unlisted securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total as of 31.10.2009.

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Provide the name and location of the issuer, the class of security, and the name of B32

 

the market in which the security is listed.

 

 

 

 

 

Page 11

 

Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st October 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Related Parties and Holders of 10% of the Company's shares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holders of 10% or more of the Company's shares may include companies, individuals, or

 

families. Families are included if the shares of the family members total 10% or more of

 

the company's shares. Members of the family of an individual are those that may be

 

expected to influence, or be influenced by, that person in their dealings with the

 

company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The nature of significant transactions involving related parties or holders of 10% or more

 

of the company's shares, or their family members, and the amounts involved during the

 

period were as follows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st Oct

 

31st Oct

 

 

SALES

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ro. '000

 

Ro. '000

 

 

Omzest. Dairy Products

 

53

 

44

 

 

National Heaters. Dairy products

 

 

1

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

53

 

45

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items of expense which were paid to related parties or holders of 10% or more of the

 

company's shares, or their family members, during the period can be further analysed to

 

follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st Oct

 

31st Oct

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ro. '000

 

Ro. '000

 

 

Mezoon Travels Air tickets

 

8

 

12

 

 

Muscat Cold Stores. Dairy products.

2

 

2

 

 

Muscat Contracting.  Rentals

 

13

 

13

  

 

Zawawi Trading Co.       Spares.

 

2

 

1

  

 

Muscat Insurance Co.   Insurance

30

 

39

  

 

HE. Dr. Omar Zawawi . Rentals.

 

12

 

12

  

 

 

 

 

 

67

 

79

  

 

Page 12

 

Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st October 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Related Parties and Holders of 10% of the Company's shares. (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, Advances, Receivables Due, Provisions & Write-offs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, advances or receivables due from related parties or holders of 10% or more of the

 

company's shares, or their family members, minus all provisions and write-offs which

 

have been made on these accounts at any time, are further analysed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31st Oct

 

31st Oct

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ro. '000

 

Ro. '000

 

 

Omzest

 

 

 

26

 

27

 

 

Areej Vegetables & Oils

 

 

 

 

  

 

Muscat Cold Stores.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Provisions

 

 

 

-

 

-

  

 

Write-offs

 

 

 

-

 

-

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable from related parties.

 

26

 

27

  

 

Page 13

 

Interim Report for 6 months ended 31st October 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes to the level of provisions during the period can be analysed as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for:

Advances &

Value of

Inventories

 

 

 

Receivables

Investements

Other

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

56

0

87

143

 

of Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provided during the period

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Released)

0

0

0

0

 

during the period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"(Written Off)

 

 

 

 

 

during the period

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions Balance as of

56

0

87

143

 

31.10.2009