Cochlear 2007 Annual Report
Notes to the financial statements
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Cochlear Limited and its controlled entities for the year ended 30 June 2007
 
  Financial Report
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  Income statements
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Consolidated

Company

   

2007

2006

2007

2006

   

$000

$000

$000

$000

16. Intangible assets

         

Goodwill, at cost

 

182,401

185,352

4,146

-

Acquired technology

         

At cost

 

3,398

3,702

-

-

Accumulated amortisation

 

(1,982)

(1,234)

-

-

   

1,416

2,468

-

-

Enterprise resource planning system

         

At cost

 

20,366

13,091

16,984

9,179

Accumulated amortisation

 

(12,005)

(10,545)

(9,441)

(9,093)

   

8,361

2,546

7,543

86

Customer relationships

         

At cost

 

4,801

5,433

-

-

Accumulated amortisation

 

(2,838)

(1,826)

-

-

   

1,963

3,607

-

-

Intellectual property capitalised, at cost(i)

 

-

6,788

-

-

Capitalised development expenditure

         

At cost

 

7,759

7,385

7,759

7,385

Accumulated amortisation

 

(5,915)

(3,345)

(5,915)

(3,345)

   

1,844

4,040

1,844

4,040

Other intangible assets

         

At cost

 

496

583

-

-

Accumulated amortisation

 

(213)

(146)

-

-

   

283

437

-

-

Total intangible assets

 

196,268

205,238

13,533

4,126

(i) Intellectual property is not amortised on the basis that it has not yet reached the condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by the Consolidated Entity.

 

Consolidated

Company

   

2007

2006

2007

2006

   

$000

$000

$000

$000

Reconciliations

         

Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class ofintangible assets are set out below:

         
         

Goodwill

         

Carrying amount at beginning of financial year

 

185,352

168,002

-

-

Acquisitions through business combinations

 

12,099

-

4,146

-

Effect of movements in foreign exchange

 

(15,050)

17,350

-

-

Carrying amount at end of financial year

 

182,401

185,352

4,146

-

Acquired technology

         

Carrying amount at beginning of financial year

 

2,468

3,056

-

-

Amortisation

 

(850)

(926)

-

-

Effects of movements in foreign exchange

 

(202)

338

-

-

Carrying amount at end of financial year

 

1,416

2,468

-

-

Enterprise resource planning system

         

Carrying amount at beginning of financial year

 

2,546

5,039

86

2,000

Acquisitions

 

7,805

706

7,805

-

Amortisation

 

(1,659)

(3,366)

(348)

(1,914)

Effect of movements in foreign exchange

 

(331)

167

-

-

Carrying amount at end of financial year

 

8,361

2,546

7,543

86

Customer relationships

         

Carrying amount at beginning of financial year

 

3,607

4,585

-

-

Amortisation

 

(1,201)

(1,238)

-

-

Effect of movements in foreign exchange

 

(443)

260

-

-

Carrying amount at end of financial year

 

1,963

3,607

-

-

Intellectual property capitalised, at cost

         

Carrying amount at beginning of financial year

 

6,788

6,825

-

-

Disposals

 

(6,274)

-

-

-

Effect of movements in foreign exchange

 

(514)

(37)

-

-

Carrying amount at end of financial year

 

-

6,788

-

-

Capitalised development expenditure

         

Carrying amount at beginning of financial year

 

4,040

6,263

4,040

6,263

Development phase expenditure

 

375

179

375

179

Amortisation

 

(2,571)

(2,402)

(2,571)

(2,402)

Carrying amount at end of financial year

 

1,844

4,040

1,844

4,040

 

Consolidated

Company

   

2007

2006

2007

2006

   

$000

$000

$000

$000

Other intangible assets

         

Carrying amount at beginning of financial year

 

437

559

-

-

Amortisation

 

(95)

(116)

-

-

Effect of movements in foreign exchange

 

(59)

(6)

-

-

Carrying amount at end of financial year

 

283

437

-

-

Amortisation charge

The amortisation charge is recognised in the administration expenses line except for amortisation of capitalised development expenditure which is recognised in the research and development expenses line in the income statement.

Impairment tests for cash generating units containing goodwill

The following units have significant carrying amounts of goodwill:

 

Consolidated

Company

   

2007

2006

2007

2006

   

$000

$000

$000

$000

Americas

 

65,437

69,721

1,940

-

Europe

 

109,603

109,518

1,488

-

Asia Pacific

 

7,361

6,113

718

-

   

182,401

185,352

4,146

-

The recoverable amount of each cash generating unit is based on value-in-use calculations. Those calculations use cash flow projections based on actual operating results and the three year business plan. Cash flows for a further two year period are extrapolated using a 3.5% per annum growth rate and are appropriate because the related acquisitions are long-term businesses. This growth rate is consistent with the long-term average growth rate for the industry. A post-tax discount rate of 9.7% per annum has been used in discounting the projected cash flows.

The key assumptions and the approach to determining their value in the current period are:

Assumption How determined
Discount rate Based on weighted average cost of capital
Sales volume growth rate Based on a three year forecast taking into account historical growth rates and product lifecycle
Terminal value growth rate Based on a three year forecast taking into account historical growth rates and product lifecycle.

 

The recoverable amount of each cash generating unit including unallocated corporate assets is in excess of their carrying amounts and therefore no impairment charge was required. Any adverse change in assumptions could reduce the recoverable amount below the carrying amount.


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