NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 3 MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (CONT’D) 3.6 Financial instruments (cont’d) (vi) Share capital (cont’d) Preference shares The Company’s non-redeemable convertible non-cumulative preference shares are classified as equity, because they bear discretionary dividends, do not contain any obligations to deliver cash or other financial assets and do not require settlement in a variable number of the Company’s equity instruments. Dividends thereon are recognised as distributions within equity. When the Company purchases its own preference shares and cancels them upon purchase, the consideration paid including any directly attributable incremental cost is deducted against the share capital account if the shares are purchased out of capital of the Company, or against the accumulated profits of the Company if the shares are purchased out of earnings of the Company. 3.7 Development properties Development properties are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost includes acquisition costs, development expenditure, capitalised borrowing costs (applicable to construction of a development for which revenue is to be recognised at a point in time) and other costs directly attributable to the development activities. 3.8 Contract costs Incremental costs of obtaining a contract for the sale of a development property are capitalised as contract costs only if (a) these costs relate directly to a contract or an anticipated contract which the Group can specifically identify; (b) these costs generate or enhance resources of the Group that will be used in satisfying (or in continuing to satisfy) performance obligations in the future; and (c) these costs are expected to be recovered. Otherwise, such costs are recognised as an expense immediately. Capitalised contract costs are subsequently amortised on a systematic basis as the Group recognises the related revenue on the contract. An impairment loss is recognised in the profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of capitalised contract costs exceeds the expected remaining consideration less any directly related costs not yet recognised as expenses. 3.9 Contract assets and liabilities Contract assets primarily relate to the Group’s rights to consideration for work completed but not billed at the reporting date on construction of development properties. Contract assets are transferred to trade receivables when the rights become unconditional. This usually occurs when the Group invoices the customer. Contract liabilities primarily relate to: • advance consideration received from customers; and • progress billings issued in excess of the Group’s rights to the consideration. 3 MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (CONT’D) 3.10 Impairment (i) Non-derivative financial assets and contract assets The Group recognises loss allowances for expected credit losses (ECL) on: • financial assets measured at amortised cost (‘cash and cash equivalents’ and ‘trade and other receivables’); • debt investments measured at FVOCI (disclosed as part of ‘financial assets’; see note 10 for further details); • contract assets (as defined in SFRS(I) 15); • lease receivables; and • financial guarantee contracts (“FGCs”). Loss allowances of the Group are measured on either of the following bases: • 12-month ECL: these are ECL that result from default events that are possible within the 12 months after the reporting date (or for a shorter period if the expected life of the instrument is less than 12 months); or • Lifetime ECL: these are ECL that result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument or contract asset. Simplified approach The Group applies the simplified approach to provide for ECL for all trade receivables (including lease receivables) and contract assets. The simplified approach requires the loss allowance to be measured at an amount equal to lifetime ECL. General approach The Group applies the general approach to provide for ECL on all other financial instruments and FGCs. Under the general approach, the loss allowance is measured at an amount equal to 12-month ECL at initial recognition. At each reporting date, the Group assesses whether the credit risk of a financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition. When credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition, loss allowance is measured at an amount equal to lifetime ECL. When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition and when estimating ECL, the Group considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based on the Group’s historical experience and informed credit assessment and includes forward-looking information. If credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition or if the credit quality of the financial instruments improves such that there is no longer a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, loss allowance is measured at an amount equal to 12-month ECL. FINANCIALS FINANCIALS ANNUAL REPORT 2023 CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 151 150
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