ACYFAR PORTFOLIO Reflection Paper Presented to the Accountancy Department In partial fulfillment of the Course Requirement in ACYFAR4 Jayme, Joaquin Martin S. K31 I. Introduction Moving on from ACYFAR3, which discussed Investment Properties, Non-Current Assets Held for Sale, Agriculture, Intangible Assets, Current Liabilities, Non-current Liabilities, and Leases from the lessor’s perspective, the next stage of financial accounting and reporting is ACYFAR4. This subject brings to a conclusion the line items under the Liability and discusses the line items under the Shareholder’s Equity section of the Statement of Financial Position. More specifically, the topics that will be covered are Leases from the lessee’s perspective, Sales and Leaseback, Shareholder’s Equity, Share-based Payments, Employee Benefits, Book Value Per Share / Earnings Per Share, and Correction of Errors / Prior Period Errors. The entity to be discussed to get a more holistic picture of the application of these concepts will be Del Monte Inc. Furthermore, PAS 8, 16, 19, 33, PFRS 2, and PFRIC 11 will be utilized to see if the entity appropriately applied the standards given in the creation of its financial statements. Through this, a more nuanced view of the corporation can be seen through the lens of the standards for which it is based and thus it can be portrayed whether or not the proper presentation and disclosure requirements were met by the entity and if proper due diligence, prudence, and attention to detail was applied in creating a report for a multinational corporation. With all that said, a brief overview will now be given of the financial statements of Del Monte Inc. Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shows the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, Statement of Income, Statement of Comprehensive Income, and Statement of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity, and Statement of Cash Flows. Before delving any deeper, a brief background of the company will be discussed. Del Monte Foods is one of the premier producers and distributors of quality canned fruits and vegetable beverages and products. They have been operating in the Philippines for almost a century and are operated by over 4,200 employees. They aim to make eating healthy as effortless as possible by providing their customers with easily consumable foods and drinks that bring satisfaction without compromising nutrition. Lastly, their Core Values are the acronym CHOICE; standing for Championing Others, Healthy Families, Ownership and Integrity, Innovation, Commitment to Society & Environment, and Excellence in Everything [they] Do. Now all that said, the next section will begin the discussion of the financial statements. II. Leases - Lessee The first line item to be discussed will be Leases from the point of view of the lessee. To better understand the accounting for leases, a definition of what a lease is will be given. According to PAS 16, a lease is a contract that conveys the transfer of the rights to use an asset for a specified period. There are two parties involved in lease transactions; the lessor (the one who is giving away the right to use the asset) and the lessee (the one who is gaining the right to use the asset). Additionally, there are two types of leases, Operating Leases, and Finance Leases. The main difference between the two types of leases is that a Finance Lease conveys a transfer of ownership in terms of substance over the asset while an operating lease just grants the right to use the asset at the discretion of the entity. Now that a baseline has been established, moving on will be the particulars in lessee accounting. First is the initial recognition. In this, the lessee will recognize two accounts; a Lease Liability and a Right-of-Use (ROU) Asset. The lease liability is the obligation the lessee has to the lessor while the ROU Asset is the right the lessee has over the use of the asset over the lease term. In measuring these two accounts, the lease liability is measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments, which includes the present values of fixed and variable lease payments, expected amount of residual value guarantee, purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised, penalty payments for early termination less any lease incentives receivable. On the other hand, the ROU Asset is computed from the initial valuation of the lease liability, initial direct cost, prepaid payments to the lease, dismantling/restoration costs, less any lease incentives received. Following this is the subsequent measurement of both the Lease Liability and ROU Asset. For the former, it is measured at amortized cost and depending on any changes in the lease agreement, whether it is part of the lease agreement or not, changes may be made to the amortized amount after the change in the agreement. The latter can be measured at three different models at the discretion of the company. They can elect between the cost model, wherein the asset is periodically depreciated, the fair value model, wherein the fair value is adjusted at the end of each period for any gains or losses, or the revaluation model, where the value is revalued at each period. As shown in Figure 6, which first describes the initial measurement of their Right of Use Asset, it is stated to be measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment loss, adjusted for any remeasurement towards the lease liability. Additionally, the entity stated the inclusion of the aforementioned to initially recognize the cost of ROU Asset, ranging from the amounts included in their computation of their ROU Asset to the method of subsequent measure, which was stated to be the straight-line method. Following this, Figure p. 15 shows their basis for the estimation of the useful life of their ROU Assets, with it ranging from 3 - 45 years. Figure 7 then shows the measurement of their Lease Liability, which excludes low-value assets (which were stated to be treated as off-balance sheet items and expensed). They continue to mention how they initially measure their Lease Liability but one thing to note is the fact that they choose to discount their lease payments using their incremental borrowing rate, rather than the implicit rate of interest. This rate was also stated to be used for measuring the borrowing costs concerning their finance expense. Figure 8 shows the breakdown of the entity’s lease liabilities. In 2020, their Lease Liability was 106,271, and in 2021, 78,862. More significant in the amounts that contribute to the total liability is the noncurrent portion of the lease liability with it contributing 81, 175, and 57, 658 respectively while the current portion only contributes 25,096 and 21,204 respectively. Moving on to Figure 9, which shows their net finance expense, the amount attributable to lease liabilities amounts to 5,657 for 2021, a decrease from 7,532 in the prior year. Overall, the entity was able to properly present all the necessary items and align itself with how the standard indicates Leases should be presented in the financial statements. One thing to note is the use of the incremental borrowing rate for the measurement of the discount of the lease, which the entity could have better explained. Additionally, the lease payments could have been shown more holistically, in that the breakdown of the composition of the liabilities, the interest payments, as well as the end of the leasing period could have given financial users more insightful information. III. Leases - Lessee (Sales & Leaseback) Another form of lessee accounting is what is known as a Sales & Leaseback Arrangement. This is a transaction between a buyer and seller wherein the buyer immediately leases back the asset purchased from the seller through a lease agreement. The buyer, now the lessor, receives cash from the sale of the asset, and the seller, now the lessee, makes periodic lease payments for the use of the asset. The main motivation for why this is done is that it provides benefits to both parties. For the buyer, they are effectively using their cash as an investment in that they can earn periodic rental payments from the lessee, and thus their money is better utilized rather than it being stagnant in their accounts. For the Seller, this is a way for them to generate cash as they receive a lump-sum payment for the asset they sold while still retaining the right to use the asset over a specified period. Currently, the entity has no sale & leaseback agreement, with a majority of their leases being ROU Assets for which a lease liability is recognized. No statement was present that insinuates any of the assets they sold or purchased are being used in the leaseback agreement. IV. Shareholders’ Equity The next major topic to be discussed will be Shareholder’s Equity (SHE). The most basic understanding of what SHE is is that it is the residual interest that the owners have over the entity after its assets have been used to settle their liabilities; this is why the SHE is also known as the net assets of the entity. Since Shareholder’s Equity comprises a wide range of topics, ranging from the contributed, legal, and total capital to the method of distribution of dividends, to the different types of shares that shareholders can purchase, the best way to fully understand this section of the balance sheet is to go through each item as it is presented in the financial statement and explain each part from there. Figure 1 shows the composition of their equity in the statement of financial position. First are their Ordinary Shares, then following that is their Share Premium, then their deficit, reserves, equity attributable to owners of the company, and lastly minority interests. The total Equity amounted to 758,659 for 2021 and 321,731 for 2022. Following this is Figure 4, which shows the statement of changes in equity, for which the majority of their changes were attributable to the contribution from the parent entity as well as the issuance of new ordinary shares. Moving on to Figure 10, they defined their ordinary shares, share premium, and deficit as shown in their SFO. Ordinary Shares were described as shares that entitle holders to dividends and one vote per share in shareholder meetings. Additionally, any excess costs attributable to the issuance are a deduction from the issuance price of the equity instrument. Not only that but share options are also recognized as a deduction from equity. Moving on to is their Share Premium, which is simply described as any excess over the par value of the shares issued. Lastly is Deficit, which is explained as the cumulative amount of their net loss or income, dividend, and changes in accounting policy. In this section, the entity also explained that dividends have not been declared since 2019. The Shareholder’s Equity, as presented by the entity, was very limited in presenting information that can provide valuable information to shareholders. Apart from the fact that their statement of shareholders' equity was severely lacking in terms of structure and form, they also fail to explain the increases and decreases in the accounts they presented. Their issuance of additional shares was just stated and not explained. Their increase in the deficit was not explained and they failed to present any information relating to their accumulated profits/retained earnings. Overall, the entity could have better disseminated the information regarding this section in the statement of financial position. They could have written down better explanations, most especially for why dividends have not been distributed and could have constructed their statement of changes in equity better, going deeper into the amounts present in their operations. V. Share-based Payments Share-based Payments were the next topic discussed and this refers to a transaction between the entity and an opposing party (most commonly their employees) in which shares or cash is given as the payment in exchange for a service provided or as an incentive for additional compensation. These transactions are divided into two forms of payments, namely: Equity-settled Transactions and Cash-settled Transactions. The former describes transactions in which equity instruments are issued by the employer upon competition of the service required. On the other hand, cash-settled transactions are wherein a liability is recognized by the entity in the form of a cash payment based on the underlying instrument. Two important concepts to note are the vesting period and the measurement of these payments. The vesting period refers to the number of years required that the employee stays in the entity until they are entitled to receive the total amount portion for them. Thus the Compensation Expense is usually allocated over this vesting period and when the period of completion is finished, fully recognized by the entity. To get this compensation expense, it is important to understand the initial measurement. For share-based compensation, the intrinsic value is used, which is the fair value of the option/exercise price is used and if that information is not available, the excess of the fair value over the option price is used as the basis for measurement, as both numbers represent the time-value effect that these transactions have on the payment and the end of the period. Similarly, cash-based transactions are measured at their “intrinsic value” which is the increase in fair value each year over a predetermined price. Moving on to the financial statements, Figure 5 shows the share-based compensation expense recognized by the entity over the past three years. In 2018, 267 was the expense recognized however in 2020 and 2021 no expense was recognized. Figure 11 then explains the measurement basis for their equity-settled share-based compensation, which was stated to be measured at the fair value at the grant date, and is recognized over the grant period. Figure 12 then defines the equity-based transactions. This definition is the same as how it was defined in both the standard and the aforementioned, with an additional statement describing the impact revisions and adjustments have on the estimates. Lastly, in Figure 13, the entity explains its stock option and incentive plan. First is their Share Options Program, which is a compensation plan adopted by the Board of Directors in 2014 that granted share options to key stakeholders. In this section, they explained the options that were granted under the program, which was stated to be 7,065,000, and also stated the conditions under which the employees would be entitled to receive compensation. The vesting period was stated to be 7 years and was measured at the fair value of 1.22. In 2016, the plan was canceled with none of the options being granted and the entity replaced the program in 206 with the Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan, which, instead of solely focusing on an equity-based settlement, gave the option for either equity or cash-settled compensation, for which 9,000,000 ordinary shares were reserved for the fulfillment of this transaction. This compensation had a vesting period of 44 months and was based on the market performance of the entity’s EBITDA targets, with a fair value of 2.04. Currently, in 2020, the same compensation plan is being used with the options being available for future grant at 14,716,500. Before delving into the breakdown of the compensation plan, the entity stated the basis for how they assessed the fair value of the stock options granted. It was done using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which estimates fair value based on option life, interest, fair market value, expected volatility of share price, and distribution of dividends. Moving on to the breakdown, as seen in Figure 13 the number of options outstanding at the start of the year in 2021 was 283,500 while in 2022 was 627,956. 60,000 of those were canceled in 2021 leaving an outstanding total at the end of the year of 223,500. On the other hand, the firm described their cash-based settlement plan, which was their Cash Incentive Award. Granted in 2019, the agreement entitled key executives to an amount totaling 2.6 million for which specific performance criteria had to be achieved, with it vesting over a two-year period that the employee remains employed in the entity. The accrued obligation under this plan recognized in 2021 amounted to 3.7 million. For this section of the financial statement, the firm was able to properly disclose the nature and extent of its share-based payments. They were able to describe each type of compensation plan, as well as the number of options and its weighted average price of exercise. They also showed the movement within the plan, from how much was outstanding at the beginning of the period to the changes that occurred during the year such as expirations, terminations, and additional grants to show the outstanding amount at the end of the period. Furthermore, the model used in determining the fair value of the options was also explained and they also gave supporting notes on the impact these compensation plans had on the SoFP. Overall, this section was well explained and allowed financial statement users to fully understand the purpose, breakdown, and movement of this arrangement. VI. Employee Benefits Moving on, the next section discussed was Employee Benefits, which encompass any consideration given by the company for services provided by their employees or for employee termination, according to PAS 19. These can be broken down into four categories, namely: Short-term, Post-employment, Long-term, and Termination Benefits. To give a brief overview, Short-term Employee Benefits refer to an expense and a liability recognized by the entity for services rendered by their employees such as wages, salaries, mandatory contributions, leaves, profit-sharing and bonuses, and non-monetary benefits. Short-term paid leaves can be further subdivided into accumulating and non-accumulating, which explains if these benefits carry over to the next fiscal year or expire in the current year. Even further, accumulating leaves can be divided into vesting or non-vesting, which is whether or not any cash compensation will be given to the employee if they do not exercise their leaves. Another area that needs further breakdown is the Pension Plans provided by the entity to the employees, which can be divided into two categories: Defined Contribution Plan and Defined Benefit Plan. For the former, fixed payments are put towards a fund in which a fixed amount is set for the contribution towards it, with the employee bearing the risk of the performance of the fund. On the other hand, the latter refers to when the entity is required to satisfy specified retirement benefits for the employee, in which a pension formula is derived to get to the amount necessary for the contribution needed in the fund. Additionally, actuarial assumptions are utilized in assessing uncertainties and estimating the obligation with factors such as future benefit payments, the plan assets restricted to these benefits, and expenses as a result of the plan. Moving on to the financial statements of the entity, Figure 1 shows the Employee Benefits as a line item under both their current and noncurrent liabilities. For the current portion, in 2021 it amounted to 38,275, and in 2020, 22,947. For the noncurrent portion, it was in 2021 31,490 and in 2020, 82,177. Figure p. 27 then shows the entity defining both the defined contribution and benefits plan. In addition to explaining what was already aforementioned, the group also stated how their defined benefit plan is composed of multiple non-qualified and supplemental retirement plans, designed to provide benefits over the qualified plan. The defined benefit plans for each one are calculated independently of one another, estimating the discounted amount of future benefits incurred by the employees, which is deducted from the fair value of the plan assets. This section also explained the calculation of their defined benefit obligations, in which an actuarial utilizes the projected credit method. Further, an Asset Ceiling was also explained in that the resulting asset from the net defined benefit plan is limited to the future refunds that the plan may result in or the reduction in future contributions. Remeasurements were also explained in this section, as well as plan amendments and gains or losses on settlement. The group further explained their multi-employer plans, other long-term employee benefits, termination benefits, and short-term employee benefits, which followed the same explanation as given earlier. In terms of actual operations, figure 14 shows the employee termination benefits. A termination benefit was granted in terms of their employee severance benefits for one of their vegetable plant closures, wherein 910 employees were laid-off and the entity recognized an amount totaling 4.2 million concerning the severances. Additional operations exist and plan closures showed that 12 more employees were terminated, with an additional 0.3 million recognized as a provision for employee severance. Figure 15 shows the actual breakdown of their Employee Benefits. As shown, the composition of their employee benefits consists of short-term employee benefits, net defined benefit liability, post-retirement medical benefit plan, other plans and benefits, cash incentive awards, and their executive retirement plan. Further discussed in this section is their DMFI Plan, which is an entity-sponsored pension plan that provides medical, dental, and life insurance benefits to employees who are eligible for receipt. This plan is two-fold, with the first part representing the cash balance plan that discusses how the compensation is calculated and the factors that influence any changes in future cash projections and interest credits. Secondly is their arrangement for grandfathered participants in which a traditional benefits plan is provided based on factors such as years of service, age, and period till retirement. The plan has also seen amendments, wherein certain benefits were removed and there was a reduction of the amount present in the plan, with it decreasing by 9.1 million in 2019 and 5.9 million in 2022, with these reductions being recognized as a general and administrative expense in their consolidated income statement. The entity also presented, in Figure 16, the breakdown of the employee benefits to be given to key executive officers. It is predominantly composed of short-term employee benefits, with benefits for post-employment, termination, share-based compensation, and other benefits presenting themselves as well. Lastly is their sources of estimation uncertainty, as seen in Figure p. 68, which outlines their basis for estimation for all their benefit obligations and plans. These estimates are based on a multitude of factors, ranging from uncertain actuarial estimates to the actual contributions to be made in the plan. Similar to the previous section, the firm was able to properly outline and follow the standards set out by PAS 19 in presenting Employee Benefits. They identified and explained the different types of benefits they have, and how it is initially and subsequently measured. They were able to explain the uncertainty arising from the use of estimates in calculating their benefit plans, as well as show the reconciliation between the opening and closing balance for the transactions that happened within these plans. VII. Book Value Per Share/Earnings Per Share Following this topic is the discussion of Book Value per Share (BVPS) and Earnings per Share (EPS). BVPS is the amount that would be paid to each shareholder in the circumstantial event that the entity would go under liquidation. Simply put, it is allocating the Shareholder’s Equity to both the ordinary and preference shareholders, depending on the type of preference share the company sold and when the dividends were last paid, as well as if there were any dividends in arrears present if said preference shares have a preference as to asses or to dividends. On the other hand, according to PAS 33, EPS refers to the amount that ordinary shareholders would receive from the net income of the entity; the net earnings the entity attained throughout the year attributable to each ordinary shareholder. There are two types, Basic and Diluted, with the former only considering the effect of outstanding shares for the year and the latter taking into consideration the potential effects of the conversion of equity instruments the entity has. Factors influencing the distribution of earnings to ordinary shareholders would normally encompass whether or not dividends were declared to preference shares, the timing of issuance of ordinary shares throughout the years, and the potential dilutive effect that potential ordinary shares can have on the earnings per ordinary share such as share options, convertible preference shares, and convertible bonds, and its effect on the net income as well. Moving on to the financial statements of the entity, no section outlined the book value per share of the entity. When computing for it, the calculation showed an amount of 38.36 in 2021 and 38.53 in 2022. With a stock price of 26.87 and 31.20 for each year respectively, it can be said that the stock is quite undervalued as the equity present within the company is more than enough to cover the obligation it has towards shareholders (Macrotrends, 2022). Additionally, it also shows the higher earning potential of the shares, which can be lucrative for potential shareholders looking to invest in the company. For their EPS, the group presents two forms both Basic and Diluted, as seen in Figure 17. The calculation was also discussed and follows the same explanation as given earlier. For their BEPS, figure 18 shows that the company recorded 2.24 for the year 2021 and a basic loss of 5.20 for the year 2020. It can be interpolated that the impact the pandemic has had on the entity’s operations significantly reduced its capacity to earn during those years and it can be seen here its effect on the earnings that each ordinary shareholder is entitled to for the year 2020. They were able to strongly recover in 2021 which is a good sign that the company was able to resume operations and grow as well as when comparing it to the earnings before the pandemic, in 2019, it is exponentially higher than the 0.03 recorded. For the diluted earnings per share, the calculation is the same with the entity having no potentially dilutive securities. However, it was noted that the computation already takes into account the dilutive effect that could come from their RSP; or their restricted share plan. However, since the amount is the same, it can be concluded that the share plan may have had anti-dilutive effects. Though the section went over the key areas that are needed to be presented in the earnings per share intel of the financial statements, the entity could have further outlined more. Highlighting what they did well, the entity presented both the numerators and denominators used in the calculation of EPS, as well as the amount of profit or loss attributable to the entity for the period. They also discussed the instruments that could potentially dilute the shares. However, they failed to go into detail as to why said instrument would lead to anti-dilutive effects. Additionally, no description was given regarding the transactions that occurred after the reporting date that would have a significant influence on the number of potential ordinary shares. VIII. Correction of Errors/Prior Period Errors The last item discussed was the Correction of Errors or Prior Period Errors. According to PAS 8, These are defined as any omissions and misstatements made by the entity for one or more periods arising from the misuse or the failure to use the information given to them in the construction of these financial statements. As the goal of financial reporting is to represent the operations of the business as financially accurately as possible, any material misstatements can have an enormous effect on how users of financial statements interpret the operations of the business. Thus to alleviate this, the entity must retrospectively restate the error amounts immediately in the first set of financial statements authorized for issue by either restating the comparative amounts for the errors or, if the error occurred before the earliest period presentable in the financial statements, the opening balances of the assets, liabilities, and equity must be restated to reconcile the mistake made by the accountants. Currently, in the 2021 Financial Statements of Del Monte Inc., there is no mention of any material prior period errors. However, in Figure 19, which explains their basis for preparation, they did mention the fact that there was an amendment to IAS 8, for which they adopted the change in accounting policies. However, it was noted by the group that the amendment had no material impact on the preparation of their financial statements. To give further context, the amendment provided a revised definition of what materiality means in terms of how faithful the amounts in the statements are being reported. It describes a material amount as an amount that its omission would cause a significant influence on the decisions of financial users. Additionally, the entity also disclosed, as seen in Figure 20, that effective January 1, 2023, a clearer distinction between the changes in accounting estimates and accounting policies will be adopted. IX. Appendices Figure 1. Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Figure 2. Consolidated Income Statement Figure 3. Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Figure 4. Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity Figure 5. Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Figure 6. Basis of Consolidation: Property, Plant, and Equipment Figure 7. Basis for Preparation: Lease Liability Figure 8. Notes to Financial Statements: Leases Figure 9. Notes to Financial Statements: Net Finance Expense Figure 10. Basis for Preparation: Equity Figure 11. Basis of Preparation: Basis of Measurement Figure 12. Basis for Preparation: Equity-settled share-based payment transactions Figure 13. Notes to Financial Statements: Stock option and incentive plans Figure 14. Plant Closures Figure 15. Notes to Financial Statements: Employee Benefits Figure 16. Key management personnel compensation Figure 17. Significant Accounting Policies: Earnings per Share Figure 18. 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