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Group |
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Company |
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2013
Rm |
|
2012
Rm |
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|
2013
Rm |
|
2012
Rm |
|
| 20. |
INVENTORIES |
1,166 |
|
993 |
|
|
1,026 |
|
879 |
|
| |
Gross inventories |
1,473 |
|
1,259 |
|
|
1,330 |
|
1,144 |
|
| |
Write-down of inventories to net realisable value |
(307) |
|
(266) |
|
|
(304) |
|
(265) |
|
| |
Inventories consist of the following categories: |
1,166 |
|
993 |
|
|
1,027 |
|
879 |
|
| |
Installation material, maintenance material and network equipment |
739 |
|
685 |
|
|
739 |
|
713 |
|
| |
Merchandise |
427 |
|
308 |
|
|
288 |
|
166 |
|
| |
Write-down of inventories to net realisable value |
307 |
|
266 |
|
|
304 |
|
265 |
|
| |
Opening balance |
266 |
|
271 |
|
|
265 |
|
271 |
|
| |
Charged to selling, general and administrative expenses |
133 |
|
209 |
|
|
131 |
|
208 |
|
| |
Inventories written-off |
(92) |
|
(214) |
|
|
(92) |
|
(214) |
|
| |
Increase in gross inventory is mainly due to the increase in stock holding for Installation and Maintenance, Merchandise, Minor material, CPE work in progress and Non-Warehouse stock provision. This is offset by a decrease in repair stock holding and Merchandise stock provision.
The write-down of inventory is mainly due to the provision for technology obsolescence and slow-moving stock. |
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