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ANNUAL
REPORT
2020

excited
engaged
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ABN 97 010 721 749

Cellnet Group Limited
Tenancy E1/5 Grevillea Pl, Brisbane Airport QLD 4008
t: 1300 255 563  www.cellnet.com.au

We source products and 

represent market leading 

brands of lifestyle technology 

products into retail and 

business channels.

Our innovative and passionate 

approach makes us the 

most exciting and engaging 

company to partner with.

THE CELLNET 
GROUP

Established  in  1992,  Cellnet  listed 

Turn  Left  is  a  leading  Interactive 

Performance Distribution is a leading 

on  the  Australian  Stock  Exchange 

Entertainment 

specialist 

across 

specialist 

in  online  channels  and 

(ASX) 

in  1999  and  now  employs 

Australia 

and  New 

Zealand. 

direct to consumer distribution across 

over  70  people  across  Australia 

Partnering  with  some  of  the  world’s 

Australia and New Zealand. Providing 

and  New  Zealand.  Cellnet  is  one 

market 

leading  brands,  Turn  Left 

brands  with  website,  database 

of  the  largest  accessory  specialist 

provides  a  full-service  distribution 

management  and  digital  campaigns 

distributors  in  the  region.  Cellnet’s 

model,  working  with  vendors  and 

as  well  as  traditional  distribution 

success  is  derived  from  its  unique 

partners  to  manage  fully  integrated, 

services.  Performance  Distribution 

managed  services  model,  combining 

localised  end-to-end,  go-to-market 

provides an Omni-Channel technology 

world  leading  brands,  its  own  3sixT 

solutions with overarching marketing, 

platform  to  brands  and  retailers  that 

brand  and  an  innovative  category 

PR and event activations. 

wish  to  sell  online  and  strengthens 

management 

approach. 

Cellnet 

provides 

extensive 

reach 

and 

coverage  across  all  markets  in  both 

the Australian and New Zealand retail 

and telecommunications channels. 

the established Cellnet and Turn Left 

retail network with support for endless 

aisle and click and collect strategies.

cellnet.com.au

turnleft.net.au

 performancedistribution.nz

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20ABOUT OUR 
COMPANY

Cellnet listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1999 and 

and mobility accessories throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. 

now  employs  more  than  70  staff  across  Australia  and  New 

The  investment  by  Wentronic  provides  a  strong  strategic 

Zealand. 

partnership  whereby  Cellnet  and  Wentronic  can  ensure 

products are sourced in the most cost-efficient manner.

Cellnet sources products and represent market leading brands 

of  lifestyle  technology  including  mobile  accessories  and 

In 2018 Cellnet diversified its product offering into the gaming 

gaming products into retail, business, and online channels. 

market with the acquisition of Turn Left Distribution. In 2020 

Cellnet acquired online specialist Performance Distribution to 

In  2017  Wentronic  Holdings  GmbH  acquired  a  majority 

accelerate its digital capability. 

shareholding  in  Cellnet  Group.  Wentronic  distributes  AV,  IT 

Directors

Mr Tony Pearson

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Michael Wendt

Non-Executive Deputy Chairman

Mr Brian Danos

Non-Executive Director

Mr Kevin Gilmore

Non-Executive Director

Mr Giles Karhan

Non-Executive Director

Company Secretary

Mr Chris Barnes

Company Secretary

Principal Registered Office

Tenancy E1, 5 Grevillea Place, 

Brisbane Airport QLD 4008 Australia

Phone: 1300 255 563

www.cellnet.com.au

NUMBER
OF YEARS IN 
OPERATION

28

SINCE 1999
ASX:CLT

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20 
CELLNET GROUP
THE POWER 
OF GAMES

In 2018, the total retail industry sales for gaming in Australia was $4.03 Billion (2013: $2.04 Billion), by acquiring TLD, Cellnet 

moved to diversify its business into relevant category adjacencies in this high growth area for our existing trading partners. 

The TLD acquisition allows Cellnet to benefit from being part 

produced one of the most vibrant and active communities of 

of the fastest growing entertainment industry whilst leveraging 

fans who gather together at major international popular culture 

its expertise in distribution and category management to take 

festivals, and who play together online in competitive esports. 

full  advantage  of  all  potential  opportunities  of  growth  and 

Video games are designed and produced in a digital economy 

diversification. 

that promotes creativity and, in turn enhances the economic 

Going  beyond  being  another  form  of  entertainment,  today, 

gift of nations.

video  games  are  used  to  educate  in  schools  and  promote 

Over the next several decades, population ageing will have a 

creativity  amongst  students  as  well  as  work  training  in  the 

range of implications for Australia, including health. Gaming for 

corporate world. They also help us live well through mental and 

health will play an increasingly positive role as already, those 

physical stimulation in a range of contexts, including hospital 

aged 65+ (87 per cent of those surveyed) use video games as 

care, aged care, and psychological care. Video games have 

a tool for mental stimulation, and 81 per cent see it as a buffer 

against dementia.

*(2019). Digital Australia 2020. Eveleigh, NSW: IGEA 
  Brand, J. E., Jervis, J., Huggins, P. M., & Wilson, T. W.

power of CREATIVITY,
power of LIVING WELL,
power of EDUCATION,
power of ECONOMICS
...THE POWER OF GAMES

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20CELLNET GROUP WELCOMES
PERFORMANCE 
DISTRIBUTION

On 1 April 2020 Cellnet Group completed the acquisition of Performance Distribution. This is a strategic purchase for infrastructure, 

knowledge  and  experience  in  direct  to  consumer  distribution.  Performance  Distribution  provides  an  Omni-Channel  technology 

platform to brands and retailers that wish to sell online across the Australian and New Zealand markets.

The  technology  localises  the  shopping  experience  for  the 

familiar. From pricing to payments, shipping to returns, we use 

customer  and  manages  the  end-to-end  buyer  journey,  from 

our technology to bring brands and shoppers closer together.

purchase  to  customer  service.  Specialists  work  across  the 

business,  spanning  the  eCommerce  value  chain  in  areas 

such  as  marketing,  product,  operations,  logistics  and  more. 

Performance  Distribution  has  significant  experience  in  the 

digital  marketplace  sales  channels,  including  The  Iconic, 

Kogan, Amazon and more.

With 5.2 million Australian households shopping online since 

April 2020 the importance of online sales channels has never 

been more important. COVID-19 propelled online shopping into 

unprecedented growth with sales up 80% YOY. The integration 

of Performance Distribution strengthens Cellnet’s established 

retail  network  with  support  for  endless  aisle  and  click  and 

With  an  eye  on  the  future  the  mission  is  to  build  a  powerful 

collect  strategies.  The  consumers  shopping  behaviour  has 

Omni-Channel  platform  to  support  our  brands  and  retailers. 

evolved  and  Cellnet  has  positioned  itself  to  engage  with  this 

Throughout  Australia  and  New  Zealand,  wherever  the 

ever developing market.

consumer is located the shopping experience will feel local and 

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Page 6

Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Page 7

Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20CHARITY WORK

ASPIRATIONS 4KIDS
IN SPORT

Cellnet  is  proud  of  their  Platinum  partnership 

with  Aspirations  4Kids  in  Sport  Ltd  lead  by  

Ian  Healy.  Aspirations  4Kids  in  Sport  Ltd  is  a 

not  for  profit  organisation  supporting  young  

Queenslanders  through  sport,  leading  to  the 

betterment of society.

A4K’s  purpose  is  to  identify  ‘at  risk’  sports 

students. Their philosophy is based on using the 

power of  sport to initiate meaningful and positive 

change to the lives of young Queenslanders.

Partnering with A4K engages our team with the 

charity in multiple ways, including:

• 

Staff & executives voluntary before-tax 

donations.

• 

2 days annual contribution for each staff 

member to engage with A4K assisting with 

Charity Events

• 

Long-term Platinum partner

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20OUR TEAM

BOARD MEMBERS

TONY PEARSON  B. Bus (Management)
Non-Executive Chairman

Tony  is  an  experienced  international  executive 

appointments  include  as  a  Commissioner  of  the 

and  company  director,  with  over  ten  years’ 

Independent Planning Commission, chair of White 

experience  on  ASX,  Hong  Kong,  Toronto  and 

Ribbon,  and  non-executive  director  of  Aspire 

not-for-profit  boards.  He  is  currently  a  Trustee 

Mining  and  the  International  Grammar  School. 

of  the  Royal  Botanic  Garden  &  Domain  Trust, 

Prior to this, Tony was Managing Director at HSBC.

and  a  non-executive  director  of  Peak  Resources, 

Communicare,  and  the  Foundation  &  Friends  of 

the  Botanic  Gardens.  Tony’s  prior  non-executive 

Mr  Pearson  is  a  member  of  the  Audit  and  Risk 

Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination 

Committee.

MICHAEL WENDT
Non-Executive Deputy Chairman

Mr Wendt is the Chief Executive Officer of Wentronic 

accessory  industry  and  has  had  roles  in  sales, 

Group,  a  market 

leading  electronic  accessory 

marketing and human relations.

distributor  that  is  headquartered  in  Braunschweig, 

Germany.  Wentronic  employs  over  200  people 

worldwide  and  has  offices  in  Germany  as  well  as 

in  Hong  Kong  and  China.  Mr  Wendt  has  about  30 

years  of  experience  in  the  international  electronic 

Mr Wendt is currently a member of the Remuneration 

and Nomination Committee (Chairman).

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Members of the Board

BRIAN DANOS  Bachelor of Science (Management)
Non-Executive Director – appointed 1 July 2020

Mr  Danos  is  the  Chief  Operations  Officer  for 

to his joining Wentronic Asia Pacific, Mr Danos held 

Wentronic GmbH.  He has held this position since 

the position of Director of Marketing and Sales with 

September  2019  and  leads  the  process,  supply 

A&L  International  Holdings  Limited,  a  Hong  Kong 

chain, quality control and international operations 

based private label manufacturer.  He has also held 

for Wentronic. From April 2015 until August 2019 

senior  positions  with  Philips  Consumer  Electronic 

he  was  the  General  Manager  of  Wentronic  Asia 

Accessories in both Europe and the USA.

Pacific  where  he  led  the  overall  operations  of  the 

Mr Danos is currently a member of the Audit and 

Asian  region  and  directed  Wentronic’s  offices  in 

China in all sourcing and logistical operations.  Prior 

Risk Committee.

KEVIN GILMORE  B. Econ. MBA
Non-Executive Director

Mr  Gilmore  is  the  Managing  Partner  at  Pegu 

Mr Gilmore is currently a member of Remuneration 

Partners,  a  capital  and  strategy  advisory  firm.  

and Nomination Committee and was a member of 

He  has  also  held  management  positions  with 

the Audit and Risk Committee during the year.

many  multinational  corporations  such  as  General 

Electric,  Shell  Petroleum,  Philips  Electronics  and 

Belkin  where  he  gained  extensive  experience  in 

strategy, business development and marketing.

GILES KARHAN
Non-Executive Director

Giles has worked in operations, sales and marketing 

Arts  from  Australian  National  University  (ANU), 

and  management  across  both  equities  and  funds 

Graduate  Diploma  in  Finance  and  Investment 

management for over 15 years. He has worked in 

(FINSIA) and a Masters of Business Administration 

both large Australian Banks and Wealth Managers 

from University of Technology, Sydney.

as well as in boutique funds management. Giles is 

a keen entrepreneur and currently is the CEO and 

Founder of Rocking Horse, a debt platform for early 

stage  businesses.  He  has  obtained  a  Bachelor  of 

Mr  Karhan  is  the  Chairman  of  the  Audit  and  Risk 

Committee.

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20 
LEADERSHIP TEAM

DAVE CLARK
Chief Executive

Dave was appointed as Chief Executive of Cellnet 

Dave is an experienced senior executive with over 

Group in July 2020, and prior to this was Managing 

25 years’ experience in consumer electronics and 

Director  of  Cellnet’s  New  Zealand  operations  for 

technology.    Prior  to  Cellnet,  Dave  was  with  Sony 

over 10 years.

His  appointment  ensures  continuity  and  stability, 

maintaining  Cellnet’s  commitment 

to  deliver 

outstanding  service  to  its  Australian  and  New 

Zealand  customers  and  partners,  while  bringing 

a  sharper  focus  to  enhancing  the  Company’s 

financial performance, inventory management and 

customer value proposition. 

for 10 years in sales and product marketing roles 

managing  strategic  categories  including  audio, 

video,  computers  and  television.  After  14  years 

at  Cellnet,  Dave  has  inspired  and  developed  a 

culture  that  is  highly  productive,  results  driven 

and rewarding. He is a calming influence and has 

a  commitment  in  achieving  long  term  growth, 

sustained profitability and success for customers, 

stakeholders and shareholders alike.

CHRIS BARNES
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary

Chris  has  been  with  the  Company  for  14  years 

a  culture  of  strong  governance  is  in  place.    He  is 

and has been the Head of Finance for the past 11 

CPA  qualified  and  is  a  member  of  the  Australian 

years.    Over  this  time,  he  has  gained  significant 

Institute of Company Directors.

experience  in  accounting,  treasury  and  corporate 

finance.  Chris is also the Company Secretary and 

works closely with the Cellnet Board to ensure that 

Craig Kingshott
Managing Director  
Cellnet Australia

Belinda Campos
Managing Director
Turn Left Distribution

Dave Clark
Chief Executive

Paul Elliot
Exec Consultant
Turn Left Distribution

Chris Barnes
Group CFO

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Leadership Team

CRAIG KINGSHOTT
Managing Director - Cellnet Australia

Craig  has  been  with  Cellnet  since  March  2013  in 

Over  the  last  30  years  he  has  established,  grown 

the  role  of  Chief  Commercial  Officer.  Craig  was 

and sold four  independent distribution businesses 

appointed  Managing  Director  of  Australia  July  1, 

where Craig was appointed and  acted as Managing 

2020  to  spearhead  the  next  exciting  chapter  for 

Director. Over the last 7 years Craig has overseen  

the  commercial  reconstruction  of  the  Cellnet 

business  to  a  best-in-class  category  manager 

leading the  way in accessory retail development.

Cellnet Australia.

He  is  an  accomplished    commercial  executive 

with  over  30  years  experience  in  the  technology  

distribution sector, specialising in strategic resets, 

revenue  growth    strategies  and  development  of 

high functional commercial cultures.

BELINDA CAMPOS
Managing Director - Turn Left Distribution

Belinda  was  one  of  the  owners  of  Turn  Left 

for Tyco Electronics,  completing 15 years’ service. 

Distribution and was extremely excited to  stay on 

This  exposed  her  to  a  variety  of  industries  within 

after the sale to Cellnet in 2018.

the  Tyco  Group  including  Aviation,  I.T  Telecom 

Prior  to  this,  Belinda  ran  both  Turn  Left  and  Q  V 

Software as General Manager until both businesses 

were  consolidated  under  Turn  Left,  gaining 

synergies and efficiencies within the business and 

and Professional Services, Structured Cabling and 

Infrastructure Management along with specializing 

in  technical  product  knowledge  and  training  to 

support Maritime and Military requirements.

into the retail channel.

With  her  strengths  in  people  management  and 

Belinda  has  over  30  years  of  experience 

in 

Management roles including Commercial Manager 

strong business acumen developed over the years, 

it allows her to be a mentor, as well as a leader in 

any type of business environment.

PAUL ELLIOT
Executive Consultant - Turn Left Distribution

Paul was the co-founder, majority owner and CEO 

across  the  interactive  entertainment  space  such 

of  QV  Software  (QVS)  and  Turn  Left  Distribution 

as;  Sony,  Nintendo,  Microsoft,  Capcom,  Konami, 

(TLD).  Founded  in  2003,  both  QV  Software  and 

Disney,  Plantronics,  Nacon,  Thrustmaster,  Razer 

TLD went on to establish themselves as the leading 

and Steel Series.

independent  gaming  distributors 

in  Australia. 

After  enjoying  years  of  independent  success,  QV 

Software was merged into Turn Left Distribution to 

build on their combined experience and strengths.

Paul’s strengths lie in building partner relations and 

mapping  out  long  term  strategic  plans,  ensuring 

Turn Left Distribution remains not only relevant in 

an ever-evolving industry but to also reinvent itself 

In  2018,  selling  Turn  Left  Distribution  to  Cellnet 

to take advantage of potential growth opportunities 

made for a natural progression fit. Over the span of 

that come its way. Paul remains involved with Turn 

18 years, Paul has worked with key leading brands 

Left Distribution as Executive Consultant.

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20OUR PARTNERS

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20OUR BRANDS

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Page 16

RANKED

#3

Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–203sixT

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T

Launch
The 3sixT brand is 
registered as a business 
and trademarks are 
placed for the logo and 
brand name.

3sixTgear.com is 
registered and an initial 
online presence is 
established.

Enhanced 
Roadmap
The range of products 
are consolidated into a 
core range of categories 
and products.

Sustainability
100% recyclable 
packaging is released.

100% compostable 
phone case launched.

3sixT partners with the 
McGrath Foundation 
Charity.

3sixT acquires 
PowerGuard to enter the 
surge protection power 
category.

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Future

Concept
Cellnet consolidates 
all vertical brands to 
be under the same 
umbrella.

The 3sixT brand is 
chosen as the vehicle 
and is given to a brand 
agency for a face-lift and 
rebrand.

Marketing  
and Digital
3sixT launches customer 
focused marketing 
campaigns.

External PR Agency is 
engaged to assist with 
making the brand a 
household name.

3sixTgear.com launches 
eComm service.

Going Global
3sixT goes global, 
Wentronic starts selling 
3sixT to the wider 
international audience.

Category 
Expansion
Adopt ‘doing more with 
less’ approach to range. 

Expanding product 
production and source 
components that are 
more sustainable.

A 5G focused category 
roadmap expanding on 
audio and introduction of 
mobile gaming and home 
categories. 

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20$200M

ANZ revenue since launch

100

Customer groups

6M

Units sold in ANZ

$10M

Audio products

30

Distributed 
countries

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Portable
Power

Chargers

Surge
Protection

Wearable
Accessories

Bundles

Audio

Cases & Screen
Protection

Mounts
& Docks

Connectivity

Travel
Solutions

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20 
 
LET’S CHANGE THE WORLD

We recognise our place in the world, and understand the products we produce do contribute to the 1 billion cases discarded every 

year. So we added to our core strategy the goal to reduce our contribution.  

So, in 2019, we proudly began to remove plastic from our product packaging and invest in the development of biodegradable 

products with the launch of the BioFleck series. 

Our journey doesn’t stop there, as we are fully committed to continuing to innovate our development in each major launch cycle 

and build on the work our team has done.

•  Removed all plastic from our packaging

• 

• 

• 

• 

100% recyclable cardboard 

Soy Ink

100% biodegradable hang sell

FSC approved 

• 

To materially replace the 1 billion cases discarded each year with a biodegradable 

product that breaks down into natural elements 

• 

Create  beautiful  and  functional  product  to  allow    customers  to  willingly  and 

confidently trade up from plastic to plant based compostable protection solutions

•  Work with retail to change the way we think about ranging choice, packaging and 

display

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20SUSTAINABILITY

WE ARE JOINING THE FIGHT ON PLASTIC

We are working with our brands to materially replace the 1 billion cases discarded each year with the introduction of:

Creating beautiful and functional product that is biodegradable and compostable.

Using certified recycled plastics in packaging and product.

Reducing or removing all plastics from packaging.

Working with retailers to change the way we think about ranging choice, use of 

packaging and displays and the recycling of plastics.

Many  of  our  partners  have  launched  sustainable  products  in  2020  and  continue  to  develop  ways  of  integrating  this  across  all 

products. Most of our brands have also made a commitment to moving to 100% recycled packaging.

Sustainability

3 S I X T   B I O F L E C K   C A S E   -
1 0 0 %   C O M P O S T A B L E    

PROTECT
THE
EARTH &
YOUR
DEVICE.

w w w . 3 s i x t g e a r . c o m

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20CATMAN SERVICES

GUIDED BY PURPOSE, DRIVEN BY DATA, POWERED BY TECHNOLOGY, 
AND ENABLED BY CELLNET

Category Management or Catman is the single biggest differentiator between Cellnet and its competitors. It has been the key to 

not only the survival of the company in recent economic times, it has been the driving force behind our growth and our customers 

growth. Managing categories requires a deep understanding of the market, the consumer, and the products. The term Catman 

refers to a number of business functions and principles that all contribute to a seamless enjoyable experience for a consumer, and 

an efficient profitable business for the retailer.

For  our  customers  and  partners,  this  program  results  in  substantial  revenue  and  margin  growth,  training  programs,  seamless 

merchandising, and the removal of their risk in inventory.

OUR SERVICES

KEY DELIVERABLES

Data integration

Data analytics

Cost of business 
reduction for the retailer

Flexible financial 
modelling

Product marketing

One touch support team

Space management

Field services

Financial services

Consistent customer 
experience

Strategic ranging and life 
cycle management

Revenue and share 
growth

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Category Management

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Cellnet uses a range of high-powered tools to:

•  Measure true return on investment

• 

Increase sales through world class planograms, clear 

• 

• 

Explore new categories with external market insights

Exploit world leading tools with little IT development or 

ranging strategy and segmentation

training required

• 

Increase margin by ensuring focusing on lifting average 

• 

Empower customers with detailed insights by state, store 

sell price and attachment

and staff

•  Cut the cost of doing business by reduced capital 

•  Know the customer, using demographics and age 

investment, obsolescence and administration

segmentation

• 

Identify trends in categories and devices

•  Customer experience management

•  Produce more reliable business forecasts

SPACEMAN

•  Bespoke space planning developed with Nielsen

•  Weekly analysis

•  Range development

•  Weekly replenishment

• 

Individual store Planograms and ordering

•  Bespoke Planogram evolution

•  Min-Max architecture

•  Weekly data feed

•  Heat-mapping

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20CHAIR & CHIEF 
EXECUTIVE’S 
REPORT

Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder,

2019  was  a  challenging  year  for  many  businesses,  marked 
by  the  significant  impact  of  Covid-19,  which  saw  incredible 
changes in the way that we live and work.

The other significant event during the year was the completion 
of  an  accelerated  renounceable  entitlement  offer,  which  saw 
the Company raise $5.03m.

While  Cellnet  was  not  immune  from  the  impact  of  Covid-19, 
it  is  pleasing  to  report  that  the  Company  ended  the  year  with 
a  significant  34%  year-on-year  increase  in  sales  in  June, 
together with a healthy balance sheet, with $6.9m in cash and 
an  enhanced  free  cash  position  of  $11.8m.  Pleasingly,  the 
Company  has  continued  its  sales  momentum  into  FY21,  with 
strong sales being recorded in both July and August.

While Cellnet’s audited net loss before tax for the financial year 
was  $1.962m,  after  adjusting  for  one-off  and  other  non-cash 
items, the Company recorded an underlying operating EBITDA 
of $372,000.

Cellnet’s positive operating EBITDA was achieved through strong 
attention  to  costs,  and  a  focused  drive  in  online  opportunities 
combined with increased demand for gaming products from its 
Turn Left Distribution business in Australia. 

The  year  also  saw  the  retirement  of  the  Company’s  chief 
executive officer, Mr Alan Sparks. Mr Sparks led the company 
for  six  years  and  had  been  instrumental  in  the  acquisitions 
of  Turn  Left  Distribution,  PowerGuard  and  Performance 
Distribution.  Mr  Sparks  was  succeeded  by  Mr  Dave  Clark.  
Mr  Clark  continues  to  focus  on  Cellnet’s  core  strengths, 
leveraging  the  Company’s  capabilities  in  distribution,  gaming 
and online sales.

The Company’s stronger than anticipated trading performance 
over  June,  July  and  August  2020,  together  with  support  from 
Westpac,  has  meant  that  the  Company  has  been  able  to 
continue  funding  its  business  through  its  invoice  finance  and 
trade finance facilities. As a result, the Company still has access 
to the $5.03 million raised from its entitlement offer.

The Company is also anticipating the launch of next generation 
gaming  consoles  from  Sony  (PlayStation  5)  and  Microsoft 
(Xbox), and the introduction of 5G technology in Australia.

Finally,  the  key  to  the  Company’s  success  is  its  relationships 
with its brand and distribution partners, supported by a talented 
and committed team of over 70 professionals. We would like to 
thank  our  partners  and  team  members  for  their  support  and 
commitment,  ensuring  that  Cellnet  remains  a  market  leading 
distributor of lifestyle technology products.

We look forward to a successful year in FY21.

Tony Pearson

Chair

Dave Clark

Chief Executive

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Corporate information ...........................................  27

  13   Non-current assets – 

Directors’ Report 

Financial Report 

 28

 43

property, plant and equipment ....................  71

  14   Non-current assets – intangibles ................  72

  15   Current liabilities – 

Statement of financial position  .............................  44

trade and other payables ............................  74

Statement of comprehensive income .....................  45

  16  Provisions ...................................................  74

Statement of changes in equity .............................  46

Statement of cash flows ........................................  47

Notes to the financial statements ........................... 48

  1  Corporate information .................................  48

  2  Significant accounting policies ...................  48

  3 

 Financial risk management 
objectives and policies  ...............................  59

  4  Fair value measurement ..............................  63

  5  Operating segments  ...................................  65

  6  Other income ..............................................  66

  7 

Items included in profit/(loss) .....................  66

  8 

Income tax ..................................................  67

  17   Interest bearing loans and borrowings .........  74

  18  Derivative financial instruments ..................  75

  19  Leases ........................................................  75

  20  Contributed equity and reserves .................  76

  21   Share based payments ................................  78

  22  Financial guarantees ...................................  79

  23  Business combinations ...............................  79

  24  Key management personnel remuneration ..  81

  25  Related party disclosure .............................  81

  26  Subsequent events .....................................  82

  27  Parent entity information ............................  83

  9  Earnings per share ......................................  68

  28  Auditors’ remuneration ...............................  83

  10   Current assets – 

cash and cash equivalents  .........................  69

  29  Dividends franking account.........................  83

  30  Cash flow statement reconciliation .............  84

  11   Current assets – 

trade and other receivables .........................  69

Directors’ declaration ............................................  85

  12  Current assets – inventories .......................  70

Independent auditors’ report .................................  86

ASX Additional Information ...................................  91

 
DIRECTORS’ 
REPORT

Corporate Information

ABN 97 010 721 749

Directors
T. Pearson (Independent Chairman)
M. Wendt (Deputy Chairman)
K. Gilmore
B. Danos
G. Karhan

Company Secretary
C. Barnes

Principal Registered Office
Cellnet Group Limited
E1 / 5 Grevillea Place
Brisbane Airport Qld 4008
Phone: 1300 255 563
Fax: 1800 255 563

Banker
Westpac Banking Corporation
260 Queen Street
Brisbane QLD 4000

Auditor
Pitcher Partners
345 Queen Street
Brisbane QLD 4000

Share Register
Link Market Services Ltd
Level 21, 10 Eagle Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Phone: 1300 554 474

Solicitors
Reddie Lawyers 
Level 40, 140 William Street  
Melbourne VIC 3008

Securities Exchange
The Company is listed on the Australian 
Securities Exchange. The home exchange  
is Brisbane.

Corporate Governance
All corporate governance related matters and 
associated disclosures regarding the company, 
including the company’s corporate governance 
statement, can be found on the company’s 
website in the investor relations section at:  
http://www.cellnet.com.au/investorrelations/

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Your Directors submit their report  
for the year ended 30 June 2020.

Kevin Gilmore B. Econ. MBA
(Non-Executive Director)

Directors

The  names  and  details  of  the  Company’s  Directors  in  office 
during  the  financial  year  and  until  the  date  of  this  report  are 
as follows. Directors were in office for this entire period unless 
otherwise stated.

Names, qualifications, experience and special 
responsibilities

Tony Pearson B.  Com (Management) 
(Non-Executive Chairman - appointed 4 October 2018)

Mr  Pearson  is  an  experienced  international  executive  and 
company  director,  with  over  ten  years’  experience  on  ASX, 
Hong  Kong,  Toronto  and  not-for-profit  boards.  He  is  currently 
a  Trustee  of  the  Royal  Botanic  Garden  &  Domain  Trust,  and  a 
non-executive director of Peak Resources, Communicare, and 
the Foundation & Friends of the Botanic Gardens. Mr Pearson’s 
prior  non-executive  appointments  include  as  a  Commissioner 
of  the  Independent  Planning  Commission,  chair  of  White 
Ribbon,  and  non-executive  director  of  Aspire  Mining  and  the 
International  Grammar  School.  Prior  to  this,  Mr  Pearson  was 
Managing Director at HSBC.

Mr Pearson is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and 
the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Michael Wendt 
(Non-Executive Deputy Chairman)

Mr  Wendt  is  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Wentronic  Group, 
a  market  leading  electronic  accessory  distributor  that  is 
headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany. Wentronic employs 
over 200 people worldwide and has offices in Germany as well 
as  in  Hong  Kong  and  China.  Mr  Wendt  has  about  30  years  of 
experience  in  the  international  electronic  accessory  industry 
and has had roles in sales, marketing and human relations.

Mr  Wendt  is  currently  a  member  of  the  Remuneration  and 
Nomination Committee (Chairman).

Mr Gilmore is the Managing Partner at Pegu Partners, a capital 
and  strategy  advisory  firm.    He  has  also  held  management 
positions with many multinational corporations such as General 
Electric,  Shell  Petroleum,  Philips  Electronics  and  Belkin 
where  he  gained  extensive  experience  in  strategy,  business 
development and marketing.

Mr  Gilmore  is  currently  a  member  of  Remuneration  and 
Nomination  Committee  and  was  a  member  of  the  Audit  and 
Risk Committee during the year.

Giles Karhan B. Arts, Grad. Dip. Finance & Investment, MBA
(Non-Executive Director - appointed 9 June 2020)

Mr Karhan has worked in operations, sales and marketing, and 
management roles across both equities and funds management 
for over 20 years. He has worked in both large Australian banks 
and wealth managers as well as in boutique funds management. 
He  currently  is  founder  and  CEO  of  Rocking  Horse  Finance, 
which accelerates a company’s growth prospects and supports 
cash  flow  by  providing  financing  against  eligible  R&D.  Mr 
Karhan  is  a  keen  entrepreneur  and  has  invested  in  a  number 
of innovative businesses over the past 10 years. He has a wide 
range  of  asset  management  experience  with  institutional  and 
wholesale clients.

Mr Karhan in the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Brian Danos B. Bus (Management)
(Non-Executive Director - appointed 1 July 2020)

Mr Danos is the Chief Operations Officer for Wentronic GmbH. 
He  has  held  this  position  since  September  2019  and  leads 
the  process,  supply  chain,  quality  control  and  international 
operations  for  Wentronic.  From  April  2015  until  August  2019 
he was the General Manager of Wentronic Asia Pacific, where 
he  led  the  overall  operations  of  the  Asian  region  and  directed 
Wentronic’s  offices  in  China  in  all  sourcing  and  logistical 
operations. Prior to his joining Wentronic Asia Pacific Mr Danos 
held  the  position  of  Director  of  Marketing  and  Sales  with  A&L 
International Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong based private label 
manufacturer.  He  has  also  held  senior  positions  with  Philips 
Consumer Electronic Accessories in both Europe and the USA.

Mr  Danos  is  currently  a  member  of  the  Audit  and  Risk 
Committee.

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Michael Reddie LLB, BCom (Hons), Monash University
(Non-Executive Director - resigned 1 May 2020)

Mr Reddie is an Australian Legal Practitioner and is a Director 
of Reddie Lawyers Pty Ltd.  Mr Reddie was formerly a partner 
at  a  national  law  firm.    Mr  Reddie  advises  Australian  and 
international  clients  in  negotiated  mergers  and  acquisitions, 
joint ventures, strategic alliances and corporate governance.

Mr Reddie was a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Chris Barnes B. Acc, CPA
(Current: Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer;  
Former: Executive Director)

Mr  Barnes  has  been  with  the  Company  since  2006.  He  holds 
a Bachelor of Accounting Degree and is CPA qualified. He was 
appointed  to  the  Board  1  May  2020  and  resigned  as  a  Board 
member  9  June  2020,  and  continues  in  the  role  of  Company 
Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

Operating and financial review

The Directors hereby present the results of Cellnet Group for the 
2020 financial year.

•  Net loss before tax of $1.962m

•  Positive operating EBITDA of $372,000 under 

challenging conditions 

• 

Increased focus on costs, down 22% year on year

•  Strong balance sheet with $6.9m cash at bank

•  Enhanced free cash position of $11.8m

•  Strong start to new financial year, July 2020 unaudited 

profit up on prior year.

Cellnet  has  announced  an  operating  EBITDA  of  $372,000 
for  the  year  ended  30  June  2020.  After  including  one-off  and 
other  non-cash  items,  the  net  after  tax  loss  was  $2.4  million. 
Operating EBITDA is reconciled to net loss after tax as follows:

As  at  the  date  of  this  report,  the  interest  of  the  directors 
(including  their  related  parties)  in  the  shares  and  options  of 
Cellnet Group Limited were:

Total revenue

Operating EBITDA

FY2020
$000

FY2019
$000

VAR
$000

96,225

110,714

(14,489)

372

1,751

(1,379)

Number of 
ordinary shares

Number of options/
performance rights

Non-operational item adjustments:

Director

M. Wendt

T. Pearson

K. Gilmore

G. Karhan

B. Danos

Dividends

131,159,372

-

3,288,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

No  dividend  has  been  declared  for  the  2020  financial  year 
(2019: nil). 

Principal activities

The principal activities of the group are:

•  Sourcing products and the distribution of market leading 
brands of lifestyle technology products including mobile 
phone, gaming, tablet and notebook/hybrid accessories 
into retail and business channels in Australia and New 
Zealand; and

•  Fulfilment  services  to  the  mobile  telecommunications 
and retail industries in Australia and New Zealand.

Fair value increase to inventory acquired

-

(405)

405

Fair value gain on revalue of deferred 
consideration

Impairment of loan receivable from joint 
venture

Statutory EBITDA

Depreciation and amortisation

Amortisation  of  intangibles  acquired  through 
business combination

Finance costs

Profit/(loss) before tax

Income tax (expense)/benefit

Net profit/(loss) attributable to shareholders

172

683

(511)

(454)

90

(569)

(638)

(845)

(1,962)

(411)

(2,373)

-

(454)

2,028

(228)

(531)

(915)

354

51

405

(1,938)

(341)

(107)

70

(2,316)

(462)

(2,778)

The Company experienced a 13 per cent reduction in revenue 
year  on  year  due  to  the  impact  on  retail  spending  during  the 
Covid-19 lockdowns in Australia and New Zealand since March. 
However, a 34% (year-on-year) surge in revenue in June 2020 
and continued strong revenues in July are encouraging signs for 
the first quarter of new financial year. 

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Operating  EBITDA  remained  positive  despite  the  challenges 
thrown up by Covid-19. Cellnet was able to partially offset the 
downturn  in  sales  occurring  at  the  height  of  the  community 
lockdowns  through  strong  attention  to  costs,  and  a  focused 
drive in online opportunities combined with increased demand 
for  gaming  products  from  its  Turn  Left  Distribution  business 
into Australia. In February 2020, Cellnet also started supply of 
gaming products into the New Zealand market.

With strong trading performance over the last two months and 
support  from  its  bank,  Westpac,  the  Company  has  been  able 
to draw on working capital funding through its invoice finance 
and  trade  finance  facilities.  As  a  result,  the  Company  still  has 
access  to  the  $5.03  million  raised  from  its  recent  entitlement 
issue. These funds together with existing finance facilities now 
provide  Cellnet  with  a  healthy  balance  sheet  and  enhanced 
free cash position (cash balances plus current drawable funds 
under borrowing facilities) of more than $11.8 million as of 30 
June 2020.

Cellnet  was  also  assisted  by  lower  employee,  finance,  rental, 
labour  costs 
and  warehousing  costs, 
predominantly due to a voluntary 20 per cent wage cut in the 
June  quarter,  the  JobKeeper  benefit  in  Australia  and  wage 
subsidy in New Zealand.

including  reduced 

Significant changes in the state of affairs

Other  than  as  noted  below,  there  have  been  no  significant 
changes in the state of affairs of the company during or since 
the end of the financial year.

Issue of shares

On  7  May  2020,  the  group  announced  an  accelerated 
renounceable  pro-rata  (2.7  for  1)  entitlement  offer  to  raise  a 
total of $5.07m. The offer consisted of both a fully subscribed 
institutional  component  and  a 
fully  underwritten  retail 
component. 

The  institutional  offer  extended  to  the  controlling  shareholder 
of the company, Wentronic Holding GmbH, was fully subscribed 
with  90,966,727  shares  issued  at  an  issue  price  of  $0.03  per 
share on 12 May 2020, raising a total of $2.73m.

A  total  of  78,040,033  shares  were  issued  on  5  June  2020  on 
completion of the retail offer, raising a total of $2.34m.

Share  issue  costs  of  $134,000  (net  of  tax)  were  incurred  and 
have been offset against issued capital in equity.

Significant events after balance date

There are no other matters or circumstances that have arisen 
since the end of the financial year which significantly affected or 
may significantly affect the operations of the group, the results 
of those operations, or the state of affairs of the group in future 
periods.

Likely developments

In respect of future strategy and future performance, the group 
is  constantly  reviewing  the  strategic  value  inherent  in  the 
business.    In  conjunction  with  this,  the  group  will  continue  to 
pursue  its  trading  activities  to  further  improve  on  operational 
aspects to produce the most beneficial long term results for the 
shareholders of the Company.

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Share options

At the date of this report there were a total of 1,587,500 share options over ordinary shares in the company on issue. No option 
holder has any rights under the terms of the instruments to participate in any other share issue of the company or any other entity. 
Details of these instruments are outlined as follows:

Grant Date

Vest Date

Expiry Date

Exercise Price ($)

Opening

Granted

Forfeited

Exercised

Closing

29/11/2017

30/08/2020

30/08/2022

17/04/2018

30/08/2020

30/08/2022

10/10/2018

30/08/2020

30/08/2022

0.280

0.375

0.280

1,587,500

312,500

500,000

-

-

-

(312,500)

-

(500,000)

-

-

-

1,275,000

312,500

-

Indemnification and insurance of 
officers 

Indemnification

The Company has agreed to indemnify the current and former 
Directors  and  Company  Secretaries  of  its  controlled  entities 
for all liabilities to another person, other than the Company or 
a  related  body  corporate  that  may  arise  from  their  position, 
except where the liability arises out of conduct involving a lack 
of good faith.  The agreement stipulates that the Company will 
meet the full amount of any such liabilities, including costs and 
expenses.

Insurance premiums

Insurance  premiums  have  been  paid  in  respect  of  Directors’ 
and Officers’ Liability Insurance.  Insurance premiums paid for 
Directors insurance covers Directors whilst they are appointed 
as Directors of the Company and for a period of seven years after 
their resignation.  The Directors have not included details of the 
nature of the liabilities covered or the amount of the premium 
paid in respect of Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance as 
such disclosure is prohibited under the terms of the contract.  

Directors’ meetings

The  number  of  Directors’  meetings  (including  meetings  of 
committees of Directors) and number of meetings attended by 
each of the Directors of the Company during the financial year 
are:

Meetings

Board

Audit & Risk 

Nomination & 
Remuneration

Held

Attended

Held

Attended

Held

Attended

17

17

13

17

2

2

17

17

13

17

2

2

-

2

2

2

-

-

-

2

2

2

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

M. Wendt

K. Gilmore

M. Reddie

T. Pearson

G. Karhan

C. Barnes

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Committee membership

Rounding

The  Company  is  of  a  kind  referred  to  in  ASIC  Corporations 
(Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Report) Instrument 2016/191 
dated  1  April  2016  and  in  accordance  with  that  Instrument, 
amounts in the financial report and Directors’ report have been 
rounded  off  to  the  nearest  thousand  dollars,  unless  otherwise 
stated.

Auditor’s independence declaration

The  Auditor’s  independence  declaration  is  set  out  on  page 
8 and forms part of the Directors’ report for the financial year 
ended 30 June 2020.

As at the date of this report the Company had an Audit and Risk 
Committee,  and  a  Nomination  and  Remuneration  Committee.  
Members acting on the committees of the Board during the year 
were:

Audit & Risk

Nomination & Remuneration

G. Karhan (Chairman)

M. Wendt (Chairman)

T. Pearson

B. Danos

T. Pearson

K. Gilmore

Non-audit services

Non-audit services were provided by the entity’s current auditor, 
Pitcher  Partners  during  the  year.  Pitcher  Partners  received  or 
are  due  to  receive  the  following  amounts  for  the  provision  of 
non-audit services

Taxation Services

Consolidated

2020
$

103,236

2019
$

62,130

The board of directors, in accordance with advice provided by 
the  audit  and  risk  committee,  is  satisfied  that  the  provision  of 
non-audit  services  is  compatible  with  the  general  standard  of 
independence  for  auditors  imposed  by  the  Corporations  Act 
2001.  The  directors  are  satisfied  that  the  provision  of  non-
audit  services  by  the  auditor  did  not  compromise  the  auditor 
independence  requirements  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  for 
the following reasons:

•  All non-audit services have been reviewed by the audit 
and  risk  committee  to  ensure  they  do  not  impact  the 
impartiality and objectivity of the auditor; and

•  None of the services undermine the general principles 
relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 
Code  of  Ethics  for  Professional  Accountants  (including 
Independence Standards).

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Auditor’s independence declaration

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

To the Directors of Cellnet Group Limited

In relation to the independent audit for the year ended 30 June 2020, to the best of my knowledge and belief 
there have been:

(i)  No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001; and 

(ii)  No contraventions of APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence 

Standards).

This declaration is in respect of Cellnet Group Limited and the entities it controlled during the year.

PITCHER PARTNERS

DANIEL COLWELL
Partner

Brisbane, Queensland

31st August 2020

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(i)

Directors

T. Pearson

M. Wendt

K. Gilmore

G. Karhan

M. Reddie

C. Barnes

A. Sparks

B. Danos

(ii)

Executives

A. Sparks

D. Clark

C. Barnes

Chairman (Non-Executive)  
– Appointed 4 October 2018

Director (Non-Executive)

Director (Non-Executive)

Director (Non-Executive) – Appointed 9 June 2020

Director (Non-Executive) – Retired 1 May 2020

Director (Executive) – Appointed 1 May 2020, 
Retired 9 June 2020

Director (Executive) – Retired 3 October 2018

Director (Non-Executive) – Retired 3 October 
2018; Reappointed 1 July 2020

Chief Executive Officer – Retired 16 June 2020

Chief Executive Officer (appointed 16 June 2020) 
& General Manager - New Zealand

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary 

Remuneration Report (audited)

This  remuneration  report  for  the  year  ended  30  June  2020 
outlines  the  remuneration  arrangements  of  the  group 
in 
accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the  Corporations  Act 
2001  (the  Act)  and  its  regulations.    This  information  has 
been audited as required by section 308 (3C) of the Act.  The 
remuneration  report  details  the  remuneration  arrangements 
for  key  management  personnel  (KMP)  who  are  defined  as 
those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, 
directing  and  controlling  the  major  activities  of  the  group, 
directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive 
or otherwise) of the parent.

Remuneration report approval  
at FY19 AGM

The  FY19  remuneration  report  received  positive  shareholder 
support at the FY19 AGM with a vote of 99.5% in favour.

For  the  purposes  of  this  report,  the  term “executive”  includes 
the  executive  directors,  senior  executives,  general  managers 
and  secretaries  of  the  group  and  the  term “director”  refers  to 
non-executive directors only.

The  remuneration  report  is  presented  under  the  following 
sections:

1. 

Individual key management personnel disclosures

2.  Remuneration at a glance

3.  Board oversight of remuneration

4.  Non-executive director remuneration arrangements

5.  Executive remuneration arrangements and the link to 

company performance 

6.  Executive contractual arrangements

7.  Additional statutory disclosures

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2.  Remuneration at a glance

Remuneration strategy

Cellnet  Group  Limited’s  remuneration  strategy  is  designed 
to  attract,  motivate  and  retain  employees  and  non-executive 
directors  by  identifying  and  rewarding  high  performers  and 
recognising the contribution of each employee to the continued 
growth and success of the group.

To this end, key objectives of the Company’s reward framework 
are to ensure that remuneration practices:

•  are aligned to the group’s business strategy;

•  offer competitive remuneration benchmarked against 

the external market;

•  provides strong linkage between the individual and the 

performance and rewards of the group.

Remuneration structure

In  accordance  with  best  practice  corporate  governance,  the 
structure of non-executive director and executive remuneration 
is separate and distinct.

4.  Non-executive director remuneration arrangements  

Total  remuneration  for  all  Non-Executive  Directors,  last  voted 
upon  by  shareholders  at  the  1999  AGM,  is  not  to  exceed 
$300,000 per annum. 

The  Chairman’s  base  fee  is  $30,000  per  annum  ($10,000 
per annum for the months of July and August 2018) and Non-
Executive Directors’ base fees are presently $30,000 per annum 
($10,000 per annum for the months of July and August 2018).  
Non-Executive  Directors  do  not  receive  performance  related 
remuneration.  Non-executives  may,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Remuneration Committee and subject to shareholder approval, 
receive  compensation  in  the  form  of  shares  or  share  options. 
875,000  shares  are  to  be  issued  to  a  non-executive  director, 
subject  to  shareholder  approval  at  the  forthcoming  AGM,  in 
respect of services provided in the current year. No share-based 
remuneration was issued to Non-Executive Directors during the 
comparative financial year.

Remuneration 
levels  for  key  management  personnel  are 
competitively  set  to  attract  and  retain  appropriately  qualified 
and experienced executives.  The Board as necessary obtains 
independent  advice  on  the  appropriateness  of  remuneration 
packages of the group given trends in comparative companies 
both  locally  and  internationally  and  the  objectives  of  the 
Company’s  remuneration  strategy.  Non-Executive  Directors 
receive  a  fixed  fee  for  their  services,  although  may  from  time 
to  time  receive  compensation  in  the  form  of  shares  or  share 
options subject to the approvals outlined in section 4.

The  remuneration  structures  explained  below  are  designed  to 
attract  suitably  qualified  candidates,  reward  the  achievement 
of  strategic  objectives,  and  achieve  the  broader  outcome  of 
creation of value for shareholders.  The remuneration structures 
take into account:

• 

• 

the capability and experience of the key management 
personnel;

the key management personnel’s ability to control 
performance;

• 

the group’s performance including: 

 – the group’s earnings; and

 – the growth in share price and delivering of constant 

returns on shareholder wealth;

• 

the amount of incentives within each key management 
person’s remuneration.

Remuneration  packages  include  a  mix  of  fixed  and  variable 
remuneration  including  short  and  long-term  performance-
based incentives.

3.  Board oversight of remuneration

Nomination and remuneration committee

The nomination and remuneration committee is responsible for 
making  recommendations  to  the  board  on  the  remuneration 
arrangements of directors and executives.

The  nomination  and  remuneration  committee  assesses  the 
appropriateness of the nature and amount of remuneration of 
non-executive directors and executives on a periodic basis by 
reference to the relevant employment market conditions, with 
the overall objective of ensuring maximum stakeholder benefit 
from the retention of a high performing director and executive 
team.

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5.  Executive remuneration arrangements and the link to 

company performance

5.1  Fixed remuneration

Fixed  remuneration  consists  of  base  remuneration 
(which is calculated on a total cost basis and includes 
any  fringe  benefits  tax  charges  related  to  employee 
benefits including motor vehicles) as well as employer 
contributions to superannuation funds.  Remuneration 
levels are reviewed annually by the Board.

5.2  Variable remuneration – short term incentive 

(STI) and long term incentive (LTI)

Performance 
includes  both 
linked  remuneration 
STI  and  LTI  and  is  designed  to  reward  executives  for 
meeting  or  exceeding  their  financial  and  personal 
objectives.  The STI is an ‘at risk’ bonus provided in the 
form of cash.

5.3  STI bonus

The  group  operates  an  annual  STI  program  that 
applies to executives and awards a cash bonus subject 
to  the  attainment  of  clearly  defined  group,  business 
unit  and  individual  measures.    Actual  STI  payments 
awarded  to  each  executive  depends  on  the  extent  to 
which specific targets set at the beginning of each 12 
months  are  met.    The  targets  consist  of  a  number  of 
key  performance  indicators  (KPIs)  covering  financial 
and non-financial, corporate and individual measures 
of  performance.    A  summary  of  these  measures  and 
weightings are set out below.

Net Cash Position

EBITDA

Chief Executive Officer

General Manager New Zealand

Chief Financial Officer

30%

30%

30%

70%

70%

70%

These  performance  indicators  were  chosen  as  they 
represent  the  key  drivers  for  the  short  term  success 
of the business and provide a framework for delivering 
long-term value.

At the end of the financial year the Board assesses the 
actual  performance  of  the  group  and  the  individual 
against  their  respective  financial  KPI’s  set  at  the 
beginning  of  the  financial  year.    A  percentage  of  the 
pre-determined  maximum  amount  is  only  awarded 
where  results  are  achieved  of  between  100%  and 
200%.  No bonus is awarded where performance falls 
below  100%.    Performance  of  beyond  200%  is  not 
awarded  as  it  is  capped.  The  following  table  outlines 
the  proportion  of  the  maximum  STI  that  was  earned 
and forfeited in relation to the 2020 financial year.

Proportion of 
maximum STI 
earned in FY20

Proportion of 
maximum STI 
forfeited in FY20

A. Sparks 
(CEO – resigned 16 June 2020)

D. Clark 
(GM NZ 1 July 2019 –  15 June 2020.  
Appointed CEO 16 June 2020)

C. Barnes

0%

70%

0%

100%

30%

100%

No other executives were eligible to earn an STI in the 
2020 financial year.

STI awards for 2019 and 2020 financial years 

For the 2020 financial year, a total payment of $53,893 
was made which represents 100% of the total STI cash 
bonus  previously  accrued  in  that  period  which  has 
vested  to  executives.  For  the  2019  financial  year,  no 
payment was made as no STI cash bonus was achieved 
for that period.

5.4  LTIs

Executive Share Option Plan

The Board has established an Executive Share Option 
Plan  which  is  designed  to  provide  incentives  to  the 
Executives  of  the  group.  The  plan  was  approved  by 
shareholders  at  the  Annual  General  Meeting  held  on 
18 December 2007. 

Under  the  plan  the  Board  has  the  discretion  to  issue 
options  to  Executives  as  long  as  the  issue  does  not 
result  in  the  Executive  owning  or  controlling  the 
exercise  of  voting  power  attached  to  5%  or  more  of 
all shares then on issue.  Each option is convertible to 
one ordinary share.  The exercise price of the option is 
determined by the Board.

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The rules governing the operation of the plan may be 
amended, waived or modified, at any time by resolution 
of  the  Board  provided  there  is  no  reduction  of  rights 
to  Executives  in  the  plan.  If  an  amendment  reduces 
the rights of Executives in the plan, it requires written 
consent of three-quarters of affected Executives.

The plan may be terminated or suspended at any time 
by  a  resolution  of  the  Board,  provided  the  termination 
or  suspension  does  not  materially  adversely  affect  the 
rights of persons holding options issued under the plan 
at that time. The following table summarises the options 
issued to KMP in the 2019 and 2020 financial years.

Performance Rights Plan 

On 10 October 2018 at the Company’s Annual General 
Meeting, shareholders approved a performance rights 
plan.  Under  this  plan,  performance  rights  are  issued 
to  executives.    The  rights  deliver  ordinary  shares  to 
executives  (at  no  cost  to  the  executive)  where  the 
performance  hurdle  in  relation  to  those  performance 
rights  is  met.    Following  the  exercise  of  a  Right, 
the  Company  must,  within  such  time  as  the  Board 
determines,  issue  or  allocate  ordinary  shares.  There 
are  currently  no  rights  issued  to  any  executive  under 
this plan (2019: nil).

KMP

Grant Date

No. Granted

Exercise 
Price ($)

Vesting 
Date

No. 
Forfeited

Closing 
Balance

5.5  STI structure

The  Board  considers  that  the  above  performance-
linked  remuneration  structure  is  appropriate  at  this 
time.    It  provides  both  short-term  focus  on  operating 
performance  and  longer  term  focus  on  share  price 
growth.

Improving the performance of the operations was the 
main  focus  in  setting  the  financial  year  2020  short-
term incentive.

A. Sparks

10/10/2018

166,667

$0.28 30/08/2020

(166,667)

A. Sparks

10/10/2018

166,667

$0.28 30/08/2021

(166,667)

A. Sparks

10/10/2018

166,666

$0.28 30/08/2022

(166,667)

D. Clark

29/11/2017

124,000

$0.28 30/08/2020

D. Clark

29/11/2017

124,000

$0.28 30/08/2021

D. Clark

29/11/2017

177,000

$0.28 30/08/2022

C. Barnes

29/11/2017

124,000

$0.28 30/08/2020

C. Barnes

29/11/2017

124,000

$0.28 30/08/2021

C. Barnes

29/11/2017

177,000

$0.28 30/08/2022

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

124,000

124,000

177,000

124,000

124,000

177,000

Options are subject to successfully achieving profit before tax performance 
hurdles over the financial years 2019 to 2021.

LTI Plan 

The  Board  has  established  a  Long  Term  Incentive 
Plan  which  is  designed  to  provide  incentives  to  the 
Executives  of  the  group.  The  plan  was  approved  by 
shareholders  at  the  Annual  General  Meeting  held  on 
18 December 2007. 

The purpose and rules of the plan are the same as the 
Executive Share Option Plan described above, except 
that there is no prohibition on issuing shares if it would 
result in an Executive owning (legally or beneficially) or 
controlling the exercise of voting power attached to 5% 
or  more  of  all  shares  then  on  issue.    117,778  shares 
were issued under the plan in July 2020, for services 
provided  in  the  2020  financial  year.  No  shares  were 
issued under the LTI plan during the 2019 year. 

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5.6  Consequences of performance on shareholder wealth

In considering the group’s performance and benefits for shareholder wealth, the Board has regard to the following indices 
in respect of the current financial year and previous financial years.

Net profit / (loss) attributable to equity holders of the Company

($2,373,000)

$405,000

$5,982,000

$2,035,000

$1,748,000

Dividends paid

-

$782,439

$688,946

$649,325

$557,071

Reduction (increase) of share capital

$(4,936,000)

-

-

-

$746,000

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Change in share price

5.7  Other benefits

($0.189)

($0.165)

$0.105

$0.07

-

During the current and prior year, there were no non-cash bonuses or benefits provided to executives.

6.  Executive contractual arrangements

It is the group’s policy that service contracts for executives are unlimited in term but capable of termination as per the 
relevant period of notice and that the group retains the right to terminate the contract immediately, by making payment that 
is commensurate with pay in lieu of notice.

The  service  contract  outlines  the  components  of  remuneration  paid  to  the  executive  but  does  not  prescribe  how 
remuneration levels are modified year to year.  Remuneration levels are reviewed each year to take into account cost-of-
living changes, any change in the scope of the role performed by the senior executive and any changes required to meet 
the principles of the remuneration policy.

Standard executive termination payment provisions apply to all current executives, including the Chief Executive Officer. 
The standards contractual provisions are as follows:

Notice period

Payment in lieu 
of notice

Treatment of STI on termination

Treatment of LTI on termination

Employer initiated termination

3 months

3 months

Pro-rated for time and performance

Pro-rated for time and performance

Termination for serious misconduct

None

None

Unvested awards forfeited

Unvested awards forfeited

Employee initiated termination

3 months

3 months

Pro-rated for time and performance

Pro-rated for time and performance.

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6.1  Directors’ and executive officers’ remuneration

The remuneration report details the remuneration arrangements for key management personnel (KMP) who are defined 
as those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the major activities of the group, 
directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise).  Remuneration of Directors and executive 
officers are as follows:

Short Term $

Post Employment $

Long Term Benefits $

Year

Salary 
& Fees

STI Cash 
Bonus

Motor Vehicle 
Allowances

Non- 
Monetary 
benefits

Superannuation 
Benefits

Cash 
Incentives

Long Service 
Leave

Share-based 
Payment

Termination/
Retention 
Benefits

Total

% 
Performance 
Related

% 
Options/
Rights

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

30,000

26,667

-

4,167

30,000

26,667

25,000

26,667

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30,000

18,500#

22,117

2,500

-

-

-

-

117,500

18,500

2019

106,285

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31,500#

-

-

-

31,500

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30,000

26,667

-

4,167

30,000

26,667

25,000

26,667

80,000

22,117

2.500

22,117

167,500

106,285

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

62.50

62.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Short Term $

Post Employment $

Long Term Benefits $

Year

Salary 
& Fees

STI Cash 
Bonus

Motor Vehicle 
Allowances

Non- 
Monetary 
benefits

Superannuation 
Benefits

Cash 
Incentives

Long Service 
Leave

Share-based 
Payment

Termination/
Retention 
Benefits

Total

% 
Performance 
Related

% 
Options/
Rights

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

279,848

291,936

-

-

215,101

53,893

218,680

-

206,528

4,240#

225,071

-

-

-

17,127

17,709

-

-

2020

701,477

58,133

17,127

2019

735,687

-

17,709

2020

818,977

76,633

17,127

2019

841,972

-

17,709

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

22,181

21,402

6,813

9,230

20,136

20,531

49,130

51,163

49,130

51,163

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,224

(6,802)

112,785

413,236

26,924

3,276

7,510

(2,055)

17,813

5,609

4,259

(945)

1,705#

(945)

-

-

-

-

-

343,538

298,389

262,487

238,218

248,916

17,343

(7,152)

112,785

948,843

48,996

1,386

-

854,941

17,343

24,348

112,785

1,116,343

48,996

1,386

-

961,226

(1.6)

1.0

17.4

(0.4)

2.5

(0.4)

5.4

0.2

9.1

0.1

(1.6)

1.0

(0.7)

(0.4)

0.7

(0.4)

(0.8)

0.2

2.1

0.1

Non-executive directors

M. Wendt

B. Danos

K. Gilmore

M. Reddie

T. Pearson

Giles Karhan

Total

Executives

A. Sparks

D. Clark

C. Barnes

Total executives

Total key management 
personnel

# On 25 June 2020 the board approved a bonus of $50,000 for Mr Pearson and $8,000 for Mr Barnes in acknowledgement of their efforts in connection with the entitlement offer announced on 7 May 2020. The bonus relates to services provided prior to 30 June 2020, and there are no outstanding vesting conditions. 

 A total of 117,778 shares were issued to Mr Barnes at an issue price of 3.6 cents per share in July 2020, while 875,000 shares will be issued to Mr Pearson at an issue price of 3.6 cents per share subject to approval at the forthcoming AGM, after allowing for withholding tax payable on the bonuses.   

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7.  Additional statutory disclosures

This section sets out the additional disclosures required under 
the Corporations Act 2001.

Transactions with related parties:

Wentronic  Holding  GmbH  and  its  associated  entities  hold 
56.64% (2019: 53.82%) of the ordinary shares in Cellnet Group 
Limited.  During  the  2020  financial  year,  Cellnet  purchased 
inventory  from  Wentronic  Asia  Pacific  Limited  (‘WAPL’),  a 
fellow  subsidiary  of  Wentronic  Holding  GmbH,  to  the  value  of 
$5,764,000 (2019: $12,291,000).  As at 30 June 2020 Cellnet 
has an outstanding balance payable to Wentronic Asia Pacific to 
the value of $5,178 (2019: 475,000). 

Prior  to  27  February  2020,  WAPL  sold  inventory  to  Cellnet  at 
cost price plus a fee to cover WAPL’s operating costs. The fee 
paid was approximately 9% of the gross amount of purchases 
paid  in  United  States  Dollars.  Following  28  February  2020, 
and  as  announced  to  the  ASX  on  2  March  2020,  Cellnet 
started  purchasing  products  directly  from  suppliers  and  now 
pays  WAPL  a  6%  management  /  services  fee  for  coordination 
of  the  purchasing  and  logistics  function  provided  by  WAPL 
under  a  service  agreement  between  Cellnet  Group  Limited, 

Cellnet Limited and WAPL.  During the year Cellnet obtained an 
independent  expert’s  report  concluding  that  the  transactions 
with WAPL prior to 27 February 2020 were fair and reasonable. 
The purchasing arrangements prior to that date were ratified by 
shareholders on 26 June 2020.

Joint venture with entity with ultimate control over the group

During the year, the group made loan contributions of $26,000 
(2019:  $168,000)  to  Wentronic  International  Pty  Ltd,  being  a 
joint venture between the group and its controlling shareholder 
Wentronic  Holding  GmbH.  The  group  held  a  49%  interest  in 
this entity and the investment was equity accounted for on the 
group’s balance sheet. The joint venture was dissolved during 
the  year.  The  group’s  share  of  losses  of  the  joint  venture  for 
the  year  ended  30  June  2020  was  $6,702  (2019:  $5,827). 
An  impairment  charge  of  $454,000  was  recognised  in  profit 
and loss for the year ended 30 June 2020 on write-off of loans 
extended to the joint venture.

Option/right holdings 

The  tables  below  details  the  number  of  options  or  rights  over 
ordinary shares in the company held by directors, KMP or their 
related parties:

2020

Director/KMP

No. Held at 1/7/2019

No. Granted 

No. forfeited

No. Exercised

No. Held at 
30/6/2020

No. Vested & 
Exercisable

 M. Wendt

 B. Danos

 K. Gilmore

 M. Reddie

 T. Pearson

 A. Sparks

 C. Barnes

 D. Clark

2019

-

-

-

-

-

500,000

425,000

425,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(500,000)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

425,000

425,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Director/KMP

No. Held at 1/7/2018

No. Granted 

No. Lapsed

No. Exercised

No. Held at 
30/6/2019

No. Vested & 
Exercisable

-

-

-

-

-

425,000

425,000

-

-

-

-

500,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

500,000

425,000

425,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 M. Wendt

 B. Danos

 K. Gilmore

 M. Reddie

 A. Sparks

 C. Barnes

 D. Clark

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Shareholdings: 

The  table  below  details  the  number  of  ordinary  shares  in  the  company  held  by  directors,  KMP  or  their  related  parties.    Unless 
otherwise stated, shares were acquired on-market.

2020

Director/ KMP

No. Held at 1/7/2019

No. Acquired 

No. Acquired – 
Exercise of Options

No. Disposed

Shareholding at date 
of appointment/
resignation

 M. Wendt

 K. Gilmore

 T. Pearson

 M. Reddie

 B. Danos

 A. Sparks

 C. Barnes

 D. Clark

40,192,645

400,000

90,966,727*

2,888,000*

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,300,000

3,510,000*

322,375

500,000

322,042*

500,000*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(250,000)

-

-

-

-

-

(4,810,000)

-

-

No. Held at 
30/6/2020

131,159,372

3,288,000

-

-

-

-

644,750

750,000

* All shares were acquired through the 2.7: 1 renounceable pro-rata entitlement offer announced on 7 May 2020. Acquisitions were on the same terms and conditions as other shareholders.

2019

Director/ KMP

No. Held at 1/7/2018

No. Acquired

No. Acquired – 
Exercise of Options

No. Disposed

Shareholder at date 
of appointment/
resignation

 M. Wendt

 K. Gilmore

 T. Pearson

 M. Reddie

 B. Danos

 A. Sparks

 C. Barnes

 D. Clark

40,192,645

400,000

-

-

-

1,300,000

322,708

500,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

No. Held at 
30/6/2019

40,192,645

400,000

-

-

-

1,300,000

322,708

500,000

End of Remuneration Report

This report is made with a resolution of the Directors:

Tony Pearson
Chairman

Signed at Brisbane on 31 August 2020

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Statement of financial position

As at 30 June 2020

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Inventories

Other current assets

Current tax assets

Derivative financial instruments

Total current assets

Non-current assets

Receivables from associates

Investment in associates

Property, plant and equipment

Right of use asset

Deferred tax assets (net)

Intangible assets

Total non-current assets

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Provisions

Current tax liabilities

Lease liability

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Provisions

Lease liability

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Total non-current liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

TOTAL EQUITY

Note

10

11

12

18

13

19

8(c)

14

15

16

8(c)

19

17

16

19

17

20(a)

20(b)

Consolidated

2020

$000

6,936

15,027

15,377

1,409

-

37

38,786

-

-

299

700

2,750

6,812

10,561

49,347

11,905

768

33

360

9,042

22,108

168

420

1,250

1,838

23,946

25,401

2019

$000

1,311

16,285

18,232

1,056

25

146

37,055

428

7

300

-

3,055

6,637

10,427

47,482

12,358

1,266

185

-

8,878

22,687

150

-

1,639

1,789

24,476

23,006

38,389

10,473

(23,461)

25,401

33,453

10,641

(21,088)

23,006

The above statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Statement of comprehensive income

Consolidated

For the year ended 30 June 2020

Revenue from contracts with customers

Other income

Materials, packaging and consumables used
Depreciation and amortisation expense
Employee benefit expense
Finance costs
Freight expense
Occupancy expense
Warehousing expense
Other expense

Profit / (loss) from continuing operations before income tax

Income tax (expense) / benefit

Net profit / (loss) for the period

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Foreign currency translation

Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period

Earnings per share for profit from continuing operations  
attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company

Basic earnings per share (cents per share)
Diluted earnings per share (cents per share)

Earnings per share for profit attributable  
to the ordinary equity holders of the Company

Basic earnings per share (cents per share)
Diluted earnings per share (cents per share)

Note

5

6

8(a)

9
9

9
9

2020

$000

96,225

172

(78,113)
(1,207)
(9,827)
(845)
(2,719)
(213)
(2,525)
(2,910)

(1,962)

(411)

(2,373)

(152)

(2,525)

(2.28)
(2.28)

(2.24)
(2.24)

2019

$000

110,714

682

(87,186)
(759)
(11,979)
(915)
(2,897)
(645)
(3,954)
(2,707)

354

51

405

219

624

0.47
0.47

0.47
0.47

The above statement of comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Financial Report

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Statement of changes in equity

At 1 July 2019
Loss for the period
Foreign currency translation
Total comprehensive loss for the period

Transfers to/from reserves

Transactions with owners  
in their capacity as owners:

Issue of shares
Share issue costs
Share based payments
Dividends paid

Balance as at 30 June 2020

At 1 July 2018
Profit for the period
Foreign currency translation
Total comprehensive income for the period
Transfers to/from reserves

Transactions with owners 
 in their capacity as owners:

Share based payments
Issue of shares
Dividends paid

Balance as at 30 June 2019

Share 
capital 
$000

33,453
-
-
-

-

5,070
(134)
-
-

38,389

31,453
-
-
-
-

2,000
-
-

33,453

Reserve for 
own shares 
$000

Foreign Currency 
translation reserve 
$000

Share based 
payment reserve 
$000

Reserve for 
Profits 
$000

Accumulated 
losses 
$000

Total equity 
$000

(25)
-
-
-

-

-
-
-
-

(25)

(25)
-
-
-
-

-
-
-

(187)
-
(152)
(152)

-
-
-
-

(339)

(406)
-
219
219
-

-
-
-

1,711
-
-
-

-
-
(16)
-

9,142
-
-
-

(21,088)
(2,373)
-
(2,373)

23,006
(2,373)
(152)
(2,525)

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

5,070
(134)
(16)
-

1,695

9,142

(23,461)

25,401

1,713
-
-
-
-

-
(2)
-

9,519
-
-
-
405

-
-
(782)

9,142

(21,088)
405
-
405
(405)

-
-
-

21,166
405
219
624
-

2,000
(2)
(782)

(21,088)

23,006

(25)

(187)

1,711

The above statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20 
Statement of cash flows

For the year ended 30 June 2020

Note

Consolidated

2020

$000

Cash flows from / (used in) operating activities

Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST)

Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST)
Income tax paid

Interest paid

Net cash flows from / (used in) operating activities

Cash flows used in investing activities

Interest received
Loans to associates
Payment for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Payments for purchase of intangibles
Lease incentives received
Payment of contingent consideration

Net cash flows used in investing activities

Cash flows from / (used in) financing activities

Proceeds from issuance of shares

Share issue costs

Principal repayments on leases

Proceeds from borrowings

Repayment of borrowings
Dividends

Net cash flows from financing activities

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Net foreign exchange differences
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

The above statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

108,874

(104,240)
(197)

(812)

3,625

-
(26)
(1,001)
(87)
(24)
71
(1,131)

(2,198)

5,070

(191)

(353)

28,738

(28,963)
-

4,301

5,728

(103)
1,311

6,936

30

6

23

4

20

20

19

17

17

10

2019

$000

122,322

(126,401)
(463)

(697)

(5,239)

5
(168)
(2,578)
(76)
(331)
-
-

(3,148)

-

-

-

34,534

(26,420)
(782)

7,332

(1,056)

114
2,253

1,311

Financial Report

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Notes to the financial statements

1.  Corporate Information

Cellnet  Group  Limited  (the  ‘Company’)  is  a  company 
limited  by  shares  and  incorporated  in  Australia.    The 
consolidated  financial  report  of  the  Company  for  the 
financial  year  ended  30  June  2020  comprises  the 
Company  and  its  subsidiaries  (together  referred  to  as 
the  ‘group’  or  the  ‘consolidated  entity’).  The  company 
is  a  for-profit  entity  for  the  purpose  or  preparing  these 
financial  statements.  The  financial  statements  of  the 
subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period 
as the parent company.

The  financial  report  was  authorised  for  issue  by  the 
Directors  on  31  August  2020.    The  nature  of  the 
operations  and  principal  activities  of  the  group  are 
described in the directors’ report.

2.  Significant accounting policies

(a)  Basis of preparation

The  financial  report  is  a  general  purpose  financial 
report,  which  has  been  prepared  in  accordance 
with  the  requirements  of  the  Corporations  Act 
2001,  Australian  Accounting  Standards  and  other 
authoritative  pronouncements  of  the  Australian 
Accounting Standards Board.

is  presented 

The  financial  report 
in  Australian 
dollars and has been prepared on the historical cost 
basis,  except  for  derivative  financial  instruments 
and  contingent  consideration  liabilities  which  are 
measured at fair value. 

(Rounding 

The  Company  is  of  a  kind  referred  to  in  ASIC 
Corporations 
in  Financial/Directors’ 
Report)  Instrument  2016/191  dated  1  April  2016 
and in accordance with that Instrument, amounts in 
the  financial  report  and  directors’  report  have  been 
rounded  off  to  the  nearest  thousand  dollars,  unless 
otherwise stated.

and  underlying 

assumptions 
The  estimates 
are  reviewed  on  an  ongoing  basis.    Revisions  to 
accounting  estimates  are  recognised  in  the  period 
in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects 
only  that  period  or  in  the  period  of  the  revision  and 
future periods if the revision affects both current and 
future periods.

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The  financial  report  complies  with  International 
Financial  Reporting  Standards  (IFRS)  as  issued  by 
the International Accounting Standards Board.

(b)  New accounting standards and interpretations 

(i)  Application of new accounting standards

AASB 16 Leases is applicable to the group for the 
first time in preparing these financial statements. 
The group has applied the modified retrospective 
approach  permitted  under  AASB  16  to  account 
for  the 
initial  application  of  the  standard, 
meaning  that  comparative  balances  have  not 
been  restated.  Rather,  the  reclassifications  and 
adjustments  arising  from  initial  application  of 
the  new  leasing  standard  are  recognised  in  the 
opening balance sheet on 1 July 2019.

On initial application, the group made an election 
to  measure  right-of-use  assets  for  all  leases  at 
an  amount  equal  to  the  lease  liability,  adjusted 
by  the  amount  of  any  prepaid  or  accrued  lease 
payments  relating  to  each  lease  recognised 
on  the  balance  sheet  at  30  June  2019.  As  a 
result  of  this  election,  there  was  no  impact  on 
accumulated  losses  or  reserves  from  applying 
the new standard for the first time. 

The group used the following practical expedients 
permitted by the standard in applying AASB 16 
for the first time:

•  The use of a single discount rate for a 

portfolio of leases with reasonably similar 
characteristics; and

•  The accounting for operating leases with a 

remaining lease term of less than 12 months 
as at 1 July 2019 as short-term leases.

The  group  has  also  elected  not  to  reassess 
whether a contract is, or contains a lease at the 
date  of  initial  application.  Instead,  for  contracts 
entered into before the transition date the group 
has  relied  on  its  assessment  made  applying 
previously applicable accounting standards and 
interpretations.

Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Financial Report

(ii)   Accounting 

standards 

and 

interpretations 

issued but not yet effective

The  AASB  has 
issued  a  number  of  new 
and  amended  Accounting  Standards  and 
Interpretations that have mandatory application 
dates for future reporting periods, some of which 
are relevant to the group. The group has decided 
not to early adopt any of these new and amended 
pronouncements.  The  directors  have  assessed 
that none of these standards will have a material 
impact on the group’s financial statements in the 
period of initial application.

(c)  Basis of Consolidation

The  consolidated  financial  statements  comprise 
the  financial  statements  of  Cellnet  Group  Ltd  and 
its  subsidiaries  (as  outlined  in  note  25)  as  at  and 
for  the  year  ended  30  June  each  year  (the  group 
or  the  consolidated  entity).    Interests  in  associates 
are equity accounted and are not part of the group.  
Subsidiaries  are  all  those  entities  over  which  the 
group has control. The group controls an entity where 
it  has  power  over  the  entity,  exposure  or  rights  to 
variable returns from its involvement with the entity, 
and for which it has the ability to use its power over 
the entity to affect the amount of its returns. 

The  financial  statements  of  the  subsidiaries  are 
prepared for the same reporting period as the parent 
company,  using  consistent  accounting  policies.    In 
preparing  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  all 
intercompany  balances  and  transactions,  income 
and  expenses  and  profit  and  losses  resulting  from 
intra-group transactions have been eliminated in full.

Intra-group  balances  and  any  unrealised  gains  and 
losses  or  income  and  expenses  arising  from  intra-
group  transactions,  are  eliminated  in  preparing  the 
consolidated financial statements.

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On  adoption  of  AASB  16,  the  group  recognised 
lease  liabilities  in  relation  to  leases  which  had 
previously  been  classified  as  ‘operating  leases’ 
under the principles of AASB 117 Leases. These 
liabilities were measured at the present value of 
the remaining lease payments, discounted using 
the  group’s  incremental  borrowing  rate  as  of  1 
July  2019.  The  weighted  average  incremental 
borrowing  rate  applied  in  the  measurement  of 
the lease liabilities was 5.0%.

The  table  below  provides  a  reconciliation  of 
the  operating  lease  commitments  as  at  30 
June  2019,  and  the  carrying  value  of  the  lease 
liabilities as at 1 July 2019:

Operating lease commitments disclosed as at 30 June 2019

Less than one year

Between one and five years

Total operating lease commitments as at 30 June 2019

Discounted using the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate at 
the date of initial application

Less: Leases with a contractual maturity date of less than 12 
months from the date of initial application

Lease liability recognised as at 1 July 2019

Of which are:

Current lease liabilities

Non-current lease liabilities

$000

227

99

326

319

(51)

268

169

99

268

The group’s right-of-use assets relate entirely to 
leases  of  premises.  The  carrying  value  of  right-
of-use  assets  recognised  at  1  July  2019  was 
$268,000.

The only financial statement line items affected 
by  the  initial  application  of  the  new  standard 
were current and non-current lease liabilities and 
right-of-use  assets,  which  were  impacted  in  the 
amounts disclosed above. 

Revised  lease  accounting  policies  under  AASB 
16 are disclosed in note 1(s).

Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20 
 
Notes to the financial statements
2.  Significant accounting policies continued 

(d)  Foreign currency

(e)  Business combinations

(i)  Functional and presentation currency

Both  the  functional  and  presentation  currency 
of  Cellnet  Group  Limited  and  its  Australian 
subsidiaries  are  Australian  dollars  ($).  The 
functional  currencies  of  the  New  Zealand  and 
Hong Kong subsidiaries are New Zealand dollars 
and  United  States  dollars  respectively,  which 
are  translated  to  the  presentation  currency  as 
described in (iii) below.

(ii)  Transactions and balances 

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated 
at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of 
the  transaction.    Monetary  assets  and  liabilities 
the 
denominated 
balance date are translated to Australian dollars 
at  the  foreign  exchange  rate  ruling  at  reporting 
date.    Foreign  exchange  differences  arising  on 
translation are recognised in net income. 

foreign  currencies  at 

in 

Non-monetary  assets  and  liabilities  that  are 
measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign 
currency are translated using the exchange rate 
at the date of the transaction.

(iii)  Financial statements of foreign operations

The  assets  and  liabilities  of  foreign  operations 
are  translated  to  Australian  dollars  at  foreign 
exchange rates ruling at the balance date.  The 
revenues  and  expenses  of  foreign  operations 
are  translated  to  Australian  dollars  at  rates 
approximating 
rates 
ruling  at  the  dates  of  the  transactions.    Foreign 
exchange  differences  arising  on  translation  are 
recognised  directly  in  a  separate  component  of 
equity.

foreign  exchange 

the 

Business  combinations  are  accounted  for  using 
the  acquisition  method.    The  cost  of  an  acquisition 
is  measured  as  the  aggregate  of  the  consideration 
transferred,  measured  at  acquisition  date  fair  value 
and  the  amount  of  any  non-controlling  interest  in 
the  acquiree.    For  each  business  combination  the 
group elects whether it measures the non-controlling 
interest in the acquiree either at fair value or at the 
proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net 
assets.  Acquisition costs incurred are expensed and 
included in administrative expenses.

When the group acquires a business, it assesses the 
financial assets and liabilities assumed for appropriate 
classification and designation in accordance with the 
contractual  terms,  economic  circumstances  and 
pertinent conditions as at the acquisition date.

If the business combination is achieved in stages, the 
acquisition date fair value of the acquirer’s previously 
held equity interest in the acquiree is remeasured to 
fair value at the acquisition date through profit or loss.

(f)  Revenue from contracts with customers

Revenue  from  the  sale  of  goods  is  recognised  at 
the  point  in  time  when  control  of  the  products  has 
transferred, being when the products are delivered to 
the customer.

Products  are  typically  sold  with  an  attaching 
contractual  or  constructive  entitlement  to  rebates 
and other incentive arrangements. As such, revenue 
from  the  sale  of  goods  is  recognised  based  on  the 
price  specified  in  the  contract  (i.e.  the  gross  sale 
price) net of the estimated rebates and incentives. 

is  used 

to  estimate 
Accumulated  experience 
and  provide  for  the  rebates  and  incentives,  using 
the  expected  value  method,  and  revenue  is  only 
recognised to the extent that it is highly probable that 
a significant reversal will not occur. A refund liability 
(included in trade and other payables) is recognised 
for  expected  rebates  and  incentives  payable  to 
customers in relation to sales made until the end of 
the reporting period. 

In addition, products sold by the group carry a right 
of  return.  A  refund  liability  (included  in  trade  and 

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20other  payables)  and  a  right  to  returned  goods  asset 
(other  current  assets  in  the  statement  of  financial 
position)  are  recognised  for  the  products  expected 
to  be  returned.  Accumulated  experience  is  used 
to  estimate  such  returns  at  the  time  of  sale  at  an 
operating  segment  level  (expected  value  method). 
Because  the  percentage  of  sales  returns  has  been 
steady  for  a  number  of  years,  it  is  highly  probable 
that a significant reversal in the cumulative revenue 
recognised  will  not  occur.  The  validity  of  this 
assumption and the estimated amount of returns are 
reassessed at each reporting period.

Sales are made with credit terms of 60 days or less; 
as such no element of financing is deemed present 
in sales of goods made to customers. The group does 
not  generally  receive  funds  in  advance  of  providing 
goods  nor  provide  goods  in  advance  of  contractual 
entitlement to invoice the customer.

Disaggregation of revenue
The  group’s  sole  material  source  of  revenue  is  the 
sale of goods to customers. The nature of contracts 
with customers for sale of goods is consistent across 
the  group.  Required  disaggregation  disclosures 
under AASB 15 are made within note 5.

(g)  Financial instruments

(i)  Financial assets

Initial recognition and measurement
Financial  assets  within  the  scope  of  AASB 
9  Financial  Instruments  are  classified  as  at 
amortised  cost,  at  fair  value  through  profit  and 
loss, or at fair value through other comprehensive 
income.  The group determines the classification 
of its financial assets at initial recognition.

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All financial assets are recognised initially at fair 
value  plus  transaction  costs,  except  in  the  case 
of financial assets recorded at fair value through 
the profit or loss, on the basis of both the group’s 
business model for managing the financial assets, 
and the contractual cash flow characteristics of 
the financial asset.  The group’s financial assets 
include cash and short term deposits (amortised 
cost),  trade  and  other  receivables  (amortised 
cost),  and  derivative  financial  instruments  (fair 
value through profit and loss).

(ii)  Financial liabilities

Initial recognition and measurement
Financial  liabilities  within  the  scope  of  AASB 
9  Financial  Instruments  are  classified  as  at 
amortised  cost,  at  fair  value  through  profit  and 
loss,  or  as  derivatives  designated  as  hedging 
  The  group 
instruments  as  appropriate. 
determines  the  classification  of 
its  financial 
liabilities at initial recognition.

All  financial  liabilities  are  recognised  initially 
at  fair  values  plus,  in  the  case  of  loans  and 
transaction 
borrowings,  directly  attributable 
costs.  The  group’s  financial  liabilities  include 
trade  and  other  payables  (amortised  cost),  and 
contingent  consideration  payable  (fair  value 
through profit and loss).

Derecognition 
A  financial  liability  is  derecognised  when  the 
obligation  under  the  liability  is  discharged  or 
cancelled or expires.

(iii)  Fair value of financial instruments

Information  regarding  fair  value  measurements 
made by the group is included in note 4.

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2.  Significant accounting policies continued 

(h)  Receivables

(i)  Inventories

Receivables  from  contracts  with  customers,  loans, 
and  other  receivables  are  stated  at  their  amortised 
cost  less  allowances  for  expected  credit  losses. 
Receivables  from  contracts  with  customers  are 
recognised  at  the  time  the  goods  are  delivered  to 
the  customer,  as  this  is  the  point  in  time  that  the 
consideration  is  unconditional  because  only  the 
passage  of  time  is  required  before  the  payment  is 
due.  Other  receivables  are  recognised  when  the 
entity becomes party to the contractual provisions of 
the asset. 

The  group  applies  the  simplified  expected  credit 
loss  model  prescribed  in  AASB  9  to  determine 
an  allowance  for  expected  credit  losses  on  its 
receivables  from  contracts  with  customers  and  its 
other receivables. Under this approach, the lifetime 
expected credit losses are estimated using a provision 
matrix based on historical rates of losses observed on 
similar  assets,  as  adjusted  for  the  group’s  forecasts 
of future economic conditions. The measurement of 
expected credit losses reflects the group’s ‘expected 
rate  of  loss’,  which  is  a  product  of  the  probability  of 
default and the loss given default, and its ‘exposure 
at default’, which is typically the carrying amount of 
the relevant asset. In determining the allowance for 
expected credit losses, the group has consideration to 
expected recoveries through collateral or trade credit 
insurance  arrangements.  The  group  has  identified 
contractual  payments  more  than  90  days  past  due 
as  default  events  for  the  purpose  of  measuring 
expected  credit  losses.  These  default  events  have 
been  selected  based  on  the  company’s  historical 
experience.  Receivables  are  written  off  when  they 
exceed 150 days past due and have been submitted 
to the group’s trade credit insurer for processing. 

Inventories  are  stated  at  the  lower  of  cost  and  net 
realisable value.  Net realisable value is the estimated 
selling  price  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business, 
less  the  estimated  costs  of  completion  and  selling 
expenses.  Cost is calculated using the average cost 
method  and  includes  direct  and  allocated  costs 
incurred  in  acquiring  the  inventories  and  bringing 
them  to  their  present  location  and  condition.    A 
provision  is  recognised  when  there  is  objective 
evidence  that  the  group  will  not  be  able  to  sell  the 
inventory at normal reseller pricing.  

(j)  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  in  the  statement  of 
financial  position  comprise  of  cash  at  bank  and 
in  hand  and  short  term  deposits  with  a  maturity 
of  60  days  or  less  that  are  readily  convertible  to 
known  amounts  of  cash  and  which  are  subject  to 
insignificant risks of change in values.

(k)  Property, plant and equipment

impairment 

Items  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  are  stated 
at  cost  less  accumulated  depreciation  (see  below) 
and 
losses  (see  accounting  policy 
(m)).  Where parts of an item of property, plant and 
equipment  have  different  useful 
lives,  they  are 
accounted  for  as  separate  items  of  property,  plant 
and equipment. 

Depreciation is charged to net income on a straight-
line basis over the estimated useful lives of each part 
of  an  item  of  property,  plant  and  equipment.  The 
estimated useful lives in the current and comparative 
periods are as follows: 

Leasehold improvements

Plant and equipment

3–5 years

2–3 years

The  residual  value,  useful  life  and  depreciation 
method  applied  to  an  asset  are  reassessed  at  least 
annually.  An  item  of  property,  plant  and  equipment 
is  derecognised  upon  disposal  or  when  no  further 
future  economic  benefits  are  expected  from  its  use 
or disposal.

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20(l)  Intangible assets 

(i)  Goodwill

Goodwill  acquired  in  a  business  combination 
is  initially  measured  at  cost  of  the  business 
combination being the excess of the consideration 
transferred over the fair value of the identifiable 
net  assets  acquired  and  liabilities  assumed.  
After  initial  recognition,  goodwill  is  measured  at 
cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

(ii)  Other intangible assets

Other  intangible  assets  that  are  acquired  by 
the  group  are  stated  at  cost  less  accumulated 
amortisation (see below) and impairment losses 
(see  accounting  policy  (m)).  The  group’s  other 
intangible  assets  represent  software  assets 
purchased by the entity or developed by a third 
party,  and  customer  and  supplier  relationships 
acquired 
combination 
transactions.

business 

through 

(iii)  Subsequent expenditure

on 

expenditure 

capitalised 
Subsequent 
is  capitalised  only  when 
intangible  assets 
it 
future  economic  benefits 
the 
increases 
embodied in the specific asset to which it relates.  
All other expenditure is expensed as incurred.

(iv)  Amortisation

Amortisation  is  charged  to  net  income  on  a 
straight-line  basis  over  the  estimated  useful 
lives  of  intangible  assets  unless  such  lives  are 
indefinite.    Goodwill  and  intangible  assets  with 
an indefinite useful life are systematically tested 
for  impairment  at  each  balance  date.    Other 
intangible  assets  are  amortised  from  the  date 
they  are  available  for  use  over  their  estimated 
useful lives.

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(m) Impairment

The carrying amounts of the group’s property, plant 
and  equipment  and  intangible  assets,  are  reviewed 
at each balance date to determine whether there is 
any indication of impairment.  If any such indication 
exists,  the  asset’s  recoverable  amount  is  estimated 
(see below).

For goodwill, intangible assets that have an indefinite 
useful  life  and  intangible  assets  that  are  not  yet 
available for use, the recoverable amount is estimated 
at each balance date.

An  impairment  loss  is  recognised  whenever  the 
carrying  amount  of  an  asset  or  its  cash-generating 
unit  exceeds  its  recoverable  amount.    Impairment 
losses are recognised in net income.

Impairment  losses  recognised  in  respect  of  cash-
generating  units  are  allocated  first  to  reduce  the 
carrying  amount  of  any  goodwill  allocated  to  cash-
generating units (group of units) and then, to reduce 
the  carrying  amount  of  the  other  assets  in  the  unit 
(group of units) on a pro-rata basis.

Calculation of recoverable amount
The  recoverable  amount  of  property,  plant  and 
equipment  and  intangible  assets  is  the  greater  of 
their  fair  value  less  costs  to  sell  or  value  in  use.    In 
assessing  value  in  use,  the  estimated  future  cash 
flows  are  discounted  to  their  present  value  using  a 
pre-tax  discount  rate  that  reflects  current  market 
assessments  of  the  time  value  of  money  and  the 
risks  specific  to  the  asset.    For  an  asset  that  does 
not  generate  largely  independent  cash  inflows,  the 
recoverable  amount  is  determined  for  the  cash-
generating unit to which the asset relates.

Impairment losses, other than in respect of goodwill, 
are  reversed  when  there  is  an  indication  that  the 
impairment  loss  may  no  longer  exist  and  there  has 
been a change in the estimate used to determine the 
recoverable amount.  An impairment loss in respect 
of goodwill is not reversed.

An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that 
the  asset’s  carrying  amount  does  not  exceed  the 
carrying  amount  that  would  have  been  determined, 
net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment 
loss had been recognised.

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Notes to the financial statements
2.  Significant accounting policies continued 

(n)  Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are stated at their amortised 
cost. Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are 
normally settled on average between 30 day and 45 
day  terms.    They  represent  liabilities  for  goods  and 
services provided to the group prior to the end of the 
financial  year  that  are  unpaid  and  arise  when  the 
group becomes obliged to make future payments in 
respect of the purchase of these goods and services.

(o)  Interest-bearing loans and borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are recognised initially at 
fair  value  of  the  consideration  received  less  related 
transaction costs.  Subsequent to initial recognition, 
interest-bearing  borrowings  are  stated  at  amortised 
cost with any difference between cost and redemption 
value being recognised in net income over the period 
of the borrowings on an effective interest basis.

(p)  Provisions and employee leave benefits

(i)  Provisions 

Provisions  are  recognised  when  the  group  has 
a  present  obligation  (legal  or  constructive)  as  a 
result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow 
of  resources  embodying  economic  benefits  will 
be required to settle the obligation and a reliable 
estimate  can  be  made  of  the  amount  of  the 
obligation.

When the group expects some or all of a provision 
to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance 
contract,  the  reimbursement  is  recognised  as  a 
separate asset but only when the reimbursement 
is  virtually  certain.  The  expense  relating  to  any 
provision  is  presented  in  net  income  net  of  any 
reimbursement.

Provisions are measured at the present value of 
management’s best estimate of the expenditure 
required  to  settle  the  present  obligation  at  the 
balance  date  using  a  discounted  cash  flow 
methodology.  The  risks  specific  to  the  provision 
are  factored  into  the  cash  flows  and  as  such  a 
risk-free  government  bond  rate  relative  to  the 
expected life of the provision is used as a discount 
rate.  If  the  effect  of  the  time  value  of  money 
is  material,  provisions  are  discounted  using  a 
current pre-tax rate that reflects the time value of 
money and the risks specific to the liability.

(ii)  Long-term service benefits

The group’s net obligation in respect of long-term 
service  benefits  is  the  amount  of  future  benefit 
that  employees  have  earned  in  return  for  their 
service  in  the  current  and  prior  periods.    The 
obligation  is  calculated  using  expected  future 
increases  in  wage  and  salary  rates  including 
related on-costs and expected settlement dates, 
and  is  discounted  using  the  rates  attached  to 
high quality corporate bonds at the balance date 
which  have  maturity  dates  approximating  the 
terms of the group’s obligations.

(iii)  Wages, salaries, annual leave and sick leave

Liabilities  for  employee  benefits  for  wages, 
salaries and annual leave that are expected to be 
wholly settled within 12 months of the reporting 
date  represent  present  obligations  resulting 
from  employees’  services  provided  to  reporting 
date,  and  are  calculated  using  undiscounted 
amounts  based  on  remuneration  wage  and 
salary  rates  that  the  group  expects  to  pay  as  at 
reporting  date  including  related  on-costs,  such 
as worker’s remuneration insurance and payroll 
tax.  Amounts not expected to be wholly settled 
within  12  months  are  carried  at  a  net  present 
value  determined  in  the  same  manner  as  long 
service  leave  benefits  described  in  note  2(m)
(ii).  Expenses  for  non-accumulating  sick  leave 
are recognised when the leave is taken and are 
measured at the rates paid or payable.

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lease  payments  are  discounted  using  the 
The 
interest rate implicit in the lease. If that rate cannot 
be  determined,  the  group’s  incremental  rate  of 
borrowing  is  used,  being  the  rate  that  the  group 
would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to 
obtain an asset of similar value in a similar economic 
environment with similar terms and conditions.

Right-of-use assets are measured at cost comprising 
the following:

The amount of the initial measurement of 

• 
lease liability

•  Any lease payments made at or before the 
commencement date less any lease incentives 
received

•  Any initial direct costs, and

•  Restoration costs

Payments  associated  with  short-term  leases  and 
leases  of  low-value  assets  are  recognised  on  a 
straight-line  basis  as  an  expense  in  profit  or  loss. 
Short-term  leases  are  leases  with  a  lease  term  of 
12  months  or  less.  Low-value  assets  comprise  IT 
equipment and small items of office furniture.

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(q)  Share based payment transactions

The group provides incentives to KMP in the form of 
share  based  payments.    There  are  currently  share 
based payment plans in place for the KMP.  The cost 
of  share  based  payments  with  KMP  is  measured  by 
reference to the fair value of the equity instrument at 
the date at which they are granted (refer note 21 for 
further details). 

(r)  Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.  Incremental 
costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares 
or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of 
tax, from the proceeds.

(s)  Leases

Accounting policy from 1 July 2019 

From 1 July 2019, leases are recognised as a right-
of-use asset and a corresponding liability at the date 
at which the leased asset is available for use by the 
group. Each lease payment is allocated between the 
liability and finance cost. The finance cost is charged 
to profit or loss over the lease period so as to produce 
a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining 
balance  of  the  liability  for  each  period.  The  right-
of-use  asset  is  depreciated  over  the  shorter  of  the 
asset’s  useful  life  and  the  lease  term  on  a  straight-
line basis.

Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially 
measured  on  a  present  value  basis.  Lease  liabilities 
include  the  net  present  value  of  the  following  lease 
payments:

•  Fixed payments (including in-substance 

fixed payments), less any lease incentives 
receivable

•  Variable lease payments that are based on 

an index or a rate

•  Amounts expected to be payable by the 
group under residual value guarantees

•  The exercise price of a purchase option if 
the group is reasonably certain to exercise 
that option, and

•  Payments of penalties for terminating the 
lease, if the lease term reflects the group 
exercising that option.

Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Notes to the financial statements
2.  Significant accounting policies continued 

Accounting policy for comparative  
year ended 30 June 2019

(i)  Operating lease payments

Payments  made  under  operating  leases  are 
recognised  in  profit  or  loss  on  a  straight-line 
basis over the term of the lease.  Lease incentives 
received  are  recognised  in  net  income  as  an 
integral  part  of  the  total  lease  expense  and 
spread over the lease term.

(ii)  Finance leases

Finance  leases,  which  transfer  to  the  group 
substantially all the risks and benefits incidental 
to  ownership  of  the  leased  item  are  capitalised 
at  the  inception  of  the  lease  at  fair  value  of  the 
leased  asset  or,  if  lower,  at  the  present  value  of 
the  minimum  lease  payments.    Minimum  lease 
payments  are  apportioned  between  the  finance 
charge  and  the  reduction  of  the  outstanding 
liability.  The finance charge is allocated to each 
period during the lease term so as to produce a 
constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining 
balance  of  the  liability.    Finance  charges  are 
recognised as an expense in net income.

(t)  Income tax

Current tax assets and liabilities for the current and 
prior periods are measured at the amount expected to 
be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities 
based on the current period’s taxable income.  The 
tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount 
are those that are enacted or substantively enacted 
by the reporting date.

Deferred  tax  is  provided  using  the  statement  of 
financial  position  method,  providing  for  temporary 
differences between the carrying amounts of assets 
and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the 
amounts  used  for  taxation  purposes.    The  following 
temporary  differences  are  not  provided  for  -  initial 
recognition  of  goodwill,  the  initial  recognition  of 
assets or liabilities that affect neither accounting nor 
taxable profit, and differences relating to investments 
in  subsidiaries  to  the  extent  that  they  will  probably 
not  reverse  in  the  foreseeable  future.    The  amount 
of  deferred  tax  provided  is  based  on  the  expected 
manner  of  realisation  or  settlement  of  the  carrying 
amount  of  assets  and  liabilities,  using  tax  rates 
enacted  or  substantively  enacted  at  the  balance 
date.

A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent 
that  it  is  probable  that  future  taxable  profits  will  be 
available  against  which  the  asset  can  be  utilised.  
Deferred  tax  assets  are  reduced  to  the  extent  that 
it  is  no  longer  probable  that  the  related  tax  benefit 
will be realised. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax 
liabilities are offset only if a legally enforceable right 
exists to set off current tax assets against current tax 
liabilities  and  the  deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities 
relate  to  the  same  taxable  entity  and  the  same 
taxation authority.

Tax consolidation
The  Company  and 
its  wholly-owned  Australian 
resident subsidiaries have formed a tax-consolidated 
entity with effect from 1 July 2003 and are therefore 
taxed  as  a  single  entity  from  that  date.    The  head 
entity  within  the  tax-consolidated  entity  is  Cellnet 
Group Limited.

Current  tax  expense/income,  deferred  tax  liabilities 
and  deferred  tax  assets  arising  from  temporary 
differences  of  the  members  of  the  tax-consolidated 

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(u)  Goods and services tax

Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of 
the amount of goods and services tax (GST), except 
where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable 
from the taxation authority.  In these circumstances, 
the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition 
of the asset or as part of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount 
of GST included.  The net amount of GST recoverable 
from, or payable to, the relevant taxation authority is 
included as a current asset or liability in the statement 
of financial position.

Cash  flows  are  included  in  the  statement  of  cash 
flows on a gross basis.  The GST components of cash 
flows  arising  from  investing  and  financing  activities 
which  are  recoverable  from,  or  payable  to,  the 
relevant taxation authority are classified as operating 
cash flows.

(v)  Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Management  discussed  with  the  Audit  Committee 
the  development,  selection  and  disclosure  of 
the  group’s  critical  accounting 
judgements  and 
estimates  and  the  application  of  these  policies  and 
estimates.  The estimates and judgements that have 
a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to 
the  carrying  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  within 
the next financial year are discussed below. 

Revenue recognition
As described in note 2(f) revenue is recognised net of 
expected sales returns, incentives and rebates offered 
to  customers.  Management  applies  the  expected 
value  method  in  making  estimates  of  the  amounts 
of 
incentives  and  rebates  outstanding  and  the 
value of expected returns (including any associated 
right  to  returned  goods  asset)  as  at  balance  date 
based  on  customer  trading  and  claim  history,  the 
terms  of  underlying  contractual  arrangements,  and 
historical  rates  of  product  return.  Such  estimates 
involve  the  use  of  management’s  judgement  and 
the actual amount of incentives and rebates settled, 
and  products  returned,  may  vary  from  the  amounts 
accrued at balance date.

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in  the  separate  financial 
entity  are  recognised 
statements  of  the  members  of  the  tax-consolidated 
entity  using  the  ‘separate  taxpayer’  within  the 
consolidated  entity  approach.  Deferred  tax  assets 
and deferred tax liabilities are measured by reference 
to  the  carrying  amounts  in  the  separate  financial 
statements of each entity and the tax values applied 
under tax consolidation.

Any  current  tax  liabilities  (or  assets)  and  deferred 
tax assets arising from unused tax losses or unused 
tax  credits  of  the  subsidiaries  are  assumed  by  the 
head  entity  in  the  tax  consolidated  entity  and  are 
recognised  as  amounts  payable  /  (receivable)  to  / 
(from)  other  entities  in  the  tax-consolidated  entity 
in  conjunction  with  any  tax  funding  arrangement 
amounts  (refer  below).    Any  difference  between 
these amounts is recognised by the Company as an 
equity contribution or distribution.

The Company recognises deferred tax assets arising 
from unused tax losses and unused tax credits of the 
tax-consolidated entity to the extent that it is probable 
that  future  taxable  profits  of  the  tax-consolidated 
entity  will  be  available  against  which  the  asset  can 
be  utilised.    Any  subsequent  period  adjustments  to 
deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses and 
unused tax credits as a result of revised assessments 
of the probability of recoverability are recognised by 
the head entity only.

The head entity, in conjunction with other members 
of  the  tax-consolidated  entity,  has  entered  into  a 
tax funding arrangement which sets out the funding 
obligations  of  members  of  the  tax-consolidated 
entity  in  respect  of  tax  amounts.    The  tax  funding 
arrangements  require  payments  to  /  (from)  the 
head entity equal to the current tax liability / (asset) 
assumed  by  the  head  entity  and  any  tax-loss  or  tax 
credit  related  deferred  tax  asset  assumed  by  the 
head  entity,  resulting  in  the  head  entity  recognising 
an inter-entity payable / (receivable) equal in amount 
to the tax liability / (asset) assumed. The inter-entity 
payable / (receivable) is at call.

Contributions  to  fund  the  current  tax  liabilities  are 
payable  as  per  the  tax  funding  arrangement  and 
reflect  the  timing  of  the  head  entity’s  obligation  to 
make  payments  for  tax  liabilities  to  the  relevant  tax 
authorities.

Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20Notes to the financial statements
2.  Significant accounting policies continued 

Valuation  of  consideration  paid  and  net  assets 
acquired in business combinations
Consideration paid and net assets acquired in business 
combination  transactions  are  recognised  at  their 
acquisition date fair values, as outlined in Note 23 (net 
assets acquired) and Note 4 (fair value of contingent 
consideration).  The  most  significant 
judgements 
and  assumptions  are  made  in  determining  the  fair 
value of identifiable intangible assets (customer and 
supplier relationships) and contingent consideration 
payable.  These  assumptions  include  forecast  cash 
flows (including growth rates), probability weightings 
applied to different earn-out scenarios, customer and 
supplier  attrition  rates,  contributory  asset  charges 
and discount rates.  

Impairment  assessment  for  cash-generating  units 
containing goodwill
The group completes an impairment assessment on 
cash-generating units to which goodwill is allocated 
on  an  annual  basis  or  where  there  are  indicators 
that CGU assets may be impaired. This assessment 
involves comparison of the value-in-use of the cash-
generating  unit  to  its  carrying  value.  There  are  a 
number  of  assumptions  made  in  the  determination 
of  value-in-use,  which  are  outlined  in  detail  in  note 
14(b). 

inventory 

Impairment losses for stock on hand
is  exposed  to  a  risk  of 
The  group’s 
obsolescence. A provision for obsolescence is raised 
where  there  is  evidence  suggesting  that  the  net 
realisable value of inventory is less than its cost to the 
group. Management relies on inventory ageing data, 
days stock on hand (based on recent sales data), and 
future  sales  forecasts  in  determining  the  required 
provision  against  inventory  at  an  individual  product 
level.

The  group’s  revenues  declined  in  the  last  quarter 
of  the  financial  year  as  a  result  of  government 
imposed  restrictions  following  the  onset  of  the 
COVID-19  pandemic,  with  a  degree  of  uncertainty 
prevailing  regarding  potential  future  restrictions 
and implications of the pandemic on end consumer 
demand. This has resulted in an increase in the risk of 
obsolescence in stock holdings at 30 June 2020 and 
therefore  an  increase  in  the  provision  for  inventory 
obsolescence recognised, which is disclosed in note 
12.

Note  7  discloses  the  amount  of  stock  which  has 
been scrapped throughout the course of the year, or 
which has been written down to net realisable value 
in accordance with the policy outlined in note 2 (i).

Share based payments
The  group  measures  the  cost  of  equity-settled 
transactions with employees by reference to the fair 
value of the equity instruments at the date at which 
they  are  granted.    The  fair  value  is  determined  by 
management  using  a  binomial  model.    The  related 
assumptions are detailed in note 21.  The accounting 
estimates and assumptions relating to equity-settled 
share-based  payments  would  have  no  impact  on 
the  carrying  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  within 
the  next  annual  reporting  period  but  may  impact 
expenses and equity.

Recovery of deferred tax assets 
Deferred tax assets are recognised for tax losses and 
deductible  temporary  differences  to  the  extent  that 
management considers that it is probable that future 
taxable  profits  will  be  available  to  utilise  temporary 
differences  and  recognised  tax  losses.    Where  the 
group  has  made  a  taxable  loss  in  the  current  or 
preceding year, a deferred tax asset for carry forward 
tax losses is only recognised to the extent that there 
is  convincing  other  evidence  that  sufficient  taxable 
profit will be available against which the recognised 
unused  tax 
losses  can  be  utilised.  Significant 
judgement  was  required  to  determine  the  amount 
of deferred tax assets that can be recognised, based 
upon  the  probability  weighted  forecasts  of  future 
taxable profits over the next three years.

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(w) Earnings per share 

The  group  presents  basic  and  diluted  earnings 
per  share  (EPS)  data  for  its  ordinary  shares.  Basic 
EPS  is  calculated  by  dividing  the  profit  or  loss 
attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company 
by the weighted average number of ordinary shares 
outstanding  during  the  period.  Diluted  EPS 
is 
determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable 
to  ordinary  shareholders  and  the  weighted  average 
number of ordinary shares outstanding for the effects 
of  all  dilutive  potential  ordinary  shares.  Potential 
ordinary  shares  shall  be  treated  as  dilutive  when 
their  conversion  to  ordinary  shares  would  decrease 
earnings  per  share  or  increase  loss  per  share  from 
continuing operations.

(x)  Government grants 

Government  grants  are  recognised  when  there  is 
reasonable  certainty  that  the  grant  will  be  received 
and  all  grant  conditions  are  met.  Grants  relating 
to  expense  items  are  recognised  as  income  over 
the  periods  necessary  to  match  the  grant  to  the 
costs  they  are  compensating.  Grants  relating  to 
depreciable  assets  are  credited  to  deferred  income 
and  are  recognised  in  profit  or  loss  over  the  period 
and in the proportions in which depreciation expense 
on those assets is recognised.

Government  grants  include  amounts  received  or 
receivable under the Australian Federal Government’s 
JobKeeper Payment Scheme, and the New Zealand 
Federal  Government’s  Job  Subsidy  Scheme,  which 
provides  a  temporary  subsidy  to  eligible  businesses 
significantly  affected  by  coronavirus  (COVID-19). 
Wage  subsidies  received  have  been  offset  against 
the  related  employee  benefits  expense 
in  the 
statement  of  comprehensive  income.  The  amount 
of these subsidies received during the year has been 
disclosed in note 7.

3.  Financial risk management 
objectives and policies

The  group’s  principal  financial  instruments  comprise 
of  receivables,  payables,  cash  and  short-term  deposits, 
interest  bearing  loans,  lease  liabilities  and  forward 
foreign currency contracts.

Risk exposures and responses

The  group  manages  its  exposure  to  key  financial  risks, 
including  interest  and  currency  risk  in  accordance 
with  the  group’s  financial  risk  management  policy.  The 
objective  of  this  policy  is  to  support  the  delivery  of  the 
group’s financial targets whilst protecting future financial 
security.

instruments  are 

The group enters into derivative transactions, principally 
forward  currency  exchange  contracts.  The  purpose  is 
to  manage  the  currency  risks  arising  from  the  group’s 
operations.  The  main  risks  arising  from  the  group’s 
financial 
interest  rate  risk,  foreign 
currency risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The group uses 
different methods to measure and manage different types 
of risks to which it is exposed. These include monitoring 
levels of exposure to interest rate and foreign exchange 
risk  and  assessment  of  market  forecasts  for  interest 
rate  and  foreign  exchange  prices.  Ageing  analysis  and 
monitoring of specific credit allowances are undertaken 
to manage credit risk. Liquidity risk is monitored through 
using future rolling cash flow forecasts.

Primary  responsibility  for  identification  and  control  of 
financial  risks  rests  with  the  Audit  &  Risk  Committees 
under the authority of the Board. The Board reviews and 
agrees policies for managing each of the risks identified 
below, including the setting of limits for forward currency 
contracts,  credit  allowances  and  future  cash  flow 
forecast projections.

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3.  Financial risk management objectives and policies continued 

Interest rate risk

Foreign currency risk

The  group’s  exposure  to  market  interest  rates  relates 
solely  to  the  group’s  short-term  cash  deposits  and 
interest  bearing  loans  and  borrowings  as  disclosed  in 
note 10 and 17.

The  group  is  exposed  to  foreign  currency  risk  on  sales 
and purchases that are denominated in a currency other 
than Australian dollars.  The currencies giving rise to risk 
are primarily U.S dollars and New Zealand dollars. 

The group enters into forward foreign exchange contracts 
to  hedge  certain  anticipated  purchase  commitments 
in  foreign  currencies  (principally  U.S 
denominated 
dollars).  The terms of these commitments are no more 
than  45  days.    It  is  the  group’s  policy  not  to  enter  into 
forward contracts until a firm commitment is in place. 

The  group  has  subsidiaries  with  function  currencies 
of  New  Zealand  and  United  States  dollars.  There  are 
currently  no  hedges  in  place  to  mitigate  the  foreign 
currency risk for these subsidiaries.

into 

forward 

Entering 
foreign  currency  exchange 
contracts  minimises  the  risk  of  sharp  fluctuations  in 
foreign  exchange  rates  and  allows  for  better  cash  flow 
management in relation to paying international suppliers.  
At balance date, the group had the following exposure to 
US$ foreign currency that is not designated as cash flow 
hedges:

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Forward foreign currency contracts*

Net exposure

2020

2019

 USD $000

 USD $000

244

244

(1,608)

(3,949)

(5,557)

(5,313)

428

428

(2,622)

(16,931)

(19,553)

(19,125)

*Denotes the amount of USD to be exchanged at the forward exchange rate.

Cash and cash equivalents

Interest bearing loans 
and borrowings

Note

10

17

2020

$000

6,936

2019

$000

1,311

(10,292)

(10,517)

(3,356)

(9,206)

The group frequently analyses its interest rate exposure.  
Within  this  analysis  consideration  is  given  to  potential 
renewals  of  existing  positions,  alternative  hedging 
positions and the mix of fixed and variable interest rates.

The following sensitivity analysis is based on the interest 
rate risk exposures in existence at the reporting date.

At 30 June 2020, if interest rates had moved as illustrated 
in the table below, with all other variables held constant, 
post-tax profit and net assets would have been affected 
as follows:

Post tax profit 
higher/(lower)

Net assets  
higher/(lower)

2020

$000

2019

$000

2020

$000

2019

$000

(23)

(64)

(23)

(64)

12

32

12

32

Consolidated

+1% (100 basis points) 
(2019: 1%)

-0.5% (50 basis points) 
(2019: 0.5%)

The movements in profit are due to higher / lower cash receipts / payments from 
variable rate net interest bearing balances.

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–20At  30  June  2020,  had  the  Australian  dollar  moved,  as 
illustrated  in  the  table  below,  with  all  other  variables 
held  constant,  post-tax  profit  and  other  comprehensive 
income would have been affected as follows:

Post tax profit 
higher/(lower)

Net assets  
higher/(lower)

2020

$000

2019

$000

2020

$000

2019

$000

579

1,919

579

1,919

(707)

(2,346)

(707

(2,346)

Consolidated

AUD / USD +10% 
(2019: +10%)

AUD / USD -10% 
(2019: -10%)

Significant assumptions: 
- The reasonably possible movement was calculated by taking the USD spot rate as 
at balance date, moving the spot rate by the reasonably possible movements and 
then re-converting the USD into AUD with the ‘new spot rate’.  This amount was then 
tax effected. This methodology reflects the translation methodology undertaken by 
the group.

Financial Report

Credit Risk

Credit risk represents the loss that would be recognised 
if  counterparties  failed  to  perform  as  contracted.    The 
maximum  exposure  to  credit  risk  on  financial  assets  of 
the  group  is  the  carrying  amount,  net  of  any  allowance 
for  expected  credit  losses,  as  disclosed  in  the  maturity 
analysis  table  below.  The  group  mitigates  this  risk 
by  adopting  procedures  whereby  it  only  deals  with 
creditworthy  customers.  Wherever  possible  the  group 
also  insures  debtors  that  have  an  approved  credit  limit 
of  greater  than  $5,000  through  trade  credit  insurance.  
Where  possible  trade  receivables  that  are  greater  than 
$5,000  are  insured  up  to  90%  of  the  approved  credit 
limit,  with  a  $5,000  excess  payable  per  claim.  Details 
regarding  the  determination  of  the  allowance 
for 
expected credit losses are contained in note 11(a).

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk arises from both the financial liabilities and 
lease liabilities of the group and the group’s subsequent 
ability  to  meet  its  obligations  to  repay  its  financial 
liabilities as and when they fall due. The group’s objective 
is  to  maintain  a  balance  between  continuity  of  at  cash 
funding and short-term fixed cash deposits.  The group 
manages  its  liquidity  risk  by  monitoring  the  total  cash 
inflows and outflows expected on a daily basis.

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3.  Financial risk management objectives and policies continued 

Maturity analysis of financial assets, financial liabilities and lease liabilities based on management’s expectation is presented 
below.

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Derivative financial instruments

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

Lease liabilities

Net inflow / (outflow)

Liquid financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

Net inflow

Carrying Value 
$000

Note

Total 
contractual 
cash flows

6 months  
or less

6 – 12 
 months

1 – 5 
years

2020

10

11

18

15

17

10

11

18

15

17

6,936

15,027

37

6,936

15,027

37

22,000

22,000

(11,905)

(10,292)

(22,197)

(780)

(977)

(11,905)

(10,374)

(22,279)

(842)

(1,121)

-

-

-

-

-

(8,897)

(8,897)

(225)

(9,122)

2019

-

-

-

-

-

(227)

(227)

(166)

(393)

-

-

-

-

-

(1,250)

(1,250)

(451)

(1,701)

Carrying Value 
$000

Total 
contractual 
cash flows

6 months  
or less

6 – 12 
 months

1 – 5 
years

1,311

16,285

146

17,742

(12,358)

(10,517)

(22,875)

(5,133)

1,311

16,285

146

17,742

(12,358)

(10,686)

(23,044)

(5,302)

1,311

16,285

146

17,742

(12,358)

(8,745)

(21,103)

(3,361)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(227)

(227)

(227)

(1,714)

(1,714)

(1,714)

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4.  Fair Value Measurement

The  fair  values  together  with  the  carrying  amounts  of  financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  shown  in  the  statement  of 
financial position are outlined in the table below. For short term trade receivables and payables with a maturity date of less 
than one year, the carrying amount, as adjusted for any allowances for impairment, is deemed to reflect the fair value.

2020

2019

Note

Carrying amount 
$000

Fair value 
$000

Carrying amount 
$000

Fair value 
$000

Amortised cost

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Fair value through profit or loss

Contingent consideration payable

Derivative financial instruments

10

11 

15 

17

15

18

6,936

15,027

(11,905)

(10,292)

-

37

(197)

6,936

15,027

(11,905)

(10,292)

-

37

(197)

1,311

16,285

(11,186)

(10,517)

(1,172)

146

(3,961)

1,311

16,285

(11,186)

(10,517)

(1,172)

146

(3,961)

Fair value hierarchy

Outlined below are the judgements and estimates made 
in determining the fair value of assets and liabilities that 
are  recognised  and  measured  at  fair  value.  To  provide 
an  indication  about  the  reliability  of  the  inputs  used  in 
determining fair value, the group has classified its assets 
and liabilities into the three levels prescribed under the 
accounting standards, as follows:

Level 1:  

 The fair value of financial instruments traded 
in active markets is based on quoted market 
prices at the end of the reporting period.

Level 2: 

 The fair value of financial instruments that are 
not traded in an active market is determined 
using  valuation  techniques  which  maximise 
the use of observable market data and rely as 
little as possible on entity-specific estimates. 
That is, all valuation inputs are observable.

Level 3: 

 If  one  or  more  of  the  significant  inputs  is 
not  based  on  observable  market  data,  the 
instrument is included in level 3.

The  only  balances  on  the  group’s  balance  sheet  which 
is  measured  at  fair  value  are  forward  foreign  exchange 
contracts  (refer  note  18),  and  contingent  consideration 
payable (refer note 15). The fair value of forward foreign 
exchange  contracts 
forward 
exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Such fair value 
measurement is included in level 2, as it is based on an 
observable input.

is  determined  using 

surrounding 

expectations 

The  fair  value  of  contingent  consideration  is  calculated 
based  on  a  probability  weighted  assessment  of 
management’s 
the 
performance  targets  outlined  below.  Key  inputs  into 
the  valuation 
factors 
which  are  determined  based  on  forecast  future  cash 
flows  and  margins,  which  are  unobservable  (Level  3 
inputs).  Details  of  the  assumptions  made  in  valuing 
contingent consideration liabilities in respect of business 
combinations described in note 23 are as follows:.

include  scenario  probability 

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4.  Fair Value Measurement  continued 

Turn Left Distribution (TLD)

PowerGuard

Contingent  consideration  consists  of  contractual  earn-
out  arrangements  based  on  the  financial  performance 
of  the  PowerGuard  business  over  the  FY20  and  FY21 
financial years. These arrangements grant the vendor an 
entitlement to 25% of the gross profit generated above a 
gross profit floor of $600,000 per financial year.

The  fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration  liability 
at  both  the  acquisition  date  and  at  30  June  2020 
was  $131,000.  This  amount  was  prepaid  at  the 
acquisition  date  and  is  recognised  as  both  a  liability 
and  prepayment  at  30  June  2020.  The  valuation  of 
contingent consideration allows for gross profit margins 
of  $0.8m  and  $1m  respectively  for  the  FY19  and  FY20 
earn-out periods. Reasonably possible changes in these 
assumptions may result in an increase or decrease in the 
fair value of the contingent consideration liability of up to 
$131,000.

Performance Distribution

Contingent  consideration  consists  of  contractual  earn-
out arrangements amounting to 35% of net profit before 
tax generated by the acquired business for a three year 
period subsequent to the acquisition date of 1 April 2020.

The  fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration  liability 
at  both  the  acquisition  date  and  at  30  June  2020  was 
$364,000, which allows for net profit before tax over the 
earn-out period of $1.115m, discounted at a rate of 4.5%. 
Reasonably possible changes in these assumptions may 
result in an increase or decrease in the fair value of the 
contingent consideration liability by $73,000.

The  contingent  consideration  consists  of  contractual 
earn-out,  over-performance  and 
incentive  payment 
arrangements  based  on  the  financial  performance  of 
TLD over the FY19 and FY20 financial years. These are 
summarised as follows:

Earn-out:  

Over-performance: 

Incentive: 

 From  $0.8m  up  to  $1m  per 
annum  where  gross  profit  on 
sales  of  software  in  FY19  and 
FY20 
is  between  $1.6m  and 
$2.0m.

 25%  of  cumulative  gross  profit 
on  sales  of  software  over  the 
earn-out  period  (i.e.  FY19-FY20) 
where gross profit for this period 
exceeds  $4.0m,  uncapped 
in 
amount.

 25% of all net profit over the earn-
out period (i.e. FY19-FY20) where 
net  profit  (less  any  earn-out  and 
payments) 
over-performance 
in 
exceeds  $4.0m,  uncapped 
amount.

At 30 June 2019, the group adopted probability factors of 
100% and 20% in respect of earn-out payments for FY19 
and  FY20,  and  probability  factors  of  0%  for  incentive 
and  overperformance  payments.  The  fair  value  of  the 
contingent  consideration  liability  at  30  June  2019  was 
$1,172,000  (note  15).  A  payment  of  $1m  was  made 
during  FY20  in  respect  of  earn-out  entitlement  arising 
on FY19 performance. At the conclusion of the earn-out 
period, being 30 June 2020, the group has assessed that 
remaining earn-out targets as described above have not 
been met and the liability has been valued at $nil as at 30 
June 2020, resulting in a gain on remeasurement of the 
contingent consideration liability in the current financial 
year of $172,000 (note 6).

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5.  Operating segments

Identification of reportable segments

An  operating  segment  is  a  component  of  an  entity  that  engages  in  business  activities  from  which  it  may  earn  revenues 
and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same entity), 
whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s chief operating decision maker (the Chief Executive Officer) to 
make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance and for which discrete financial 
information is available. 

Operating segments are identified by management based on the manner in which products are sold. The group has identified 
three operating segments, being Cellnet Australia, Cellnet New Zealand, and Turn Left Distribution. The Cellnet Australia and 
Cellnet  New  Zealand  operating  segments  are  aggregated  into  the  one  reportable  segment  (Cellnet),  based  on  the  similar 
economic characteristics that exist between these two segments, and similarities in the nature of products, type and class of 
customer for these products, distributions methods and similar economic and regulatory environments in Australia and New 
Zealand. 

Financial information for each of the group’s reportable segments is set out below:

June 2020

Australia

New Zealand

Total Revenue from contracts with customers

Other income

Profit before tax

Segment assets

Segment liabilities

June 2019

Australia

New Zealand

Total Revenue from contracts with customers

Other income

Profit before tax

Segment assets

Segment liabilities

Cellnet

$000

64,566

13,339

77,905

-

(1,851)

34,710

17,834

77,507

16,597

94,104

5

340

32,588

17,807

Turn Left

$000

Corporate and 
Eliminations

$000

18,320

-

18,320

-

15

11,105

4,368

16,606

4

16,610

-

(554)

10,713

3,498

-

-

-

172

(126)

3,532

1,744

-

-

-

677

568

4,181

3,171

Total

$000

82,876

13,339

96,225

172

(1,962)

49,347

23,946

94,113

16,601

110,714

682

354

47,482

24,476

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6.  Other income

7. 

Items included in profit/(loss)

Interest

Share of profits of associates

Fair value gain on revaluation of 
contingent consideration payable

Total other revenue

2020

$000

-

-

172

172

2019

$000

5

(6)

683

682

Bad debts expense / (recoveries)

Increase / (decrease) in credit loss 
allowance

Loss on scrapping of / provisioning 
for obsolete inventory

Minimum lease payments – 
operating leases

Rent expense on short-term leases

Depreciation of right-of-use assets

Interest expense on lease liabilities

Government grants – wage 
subsidies1

Defined contribution employee 
superannuation expense

Share-based payments expense/
(income)

Write-off of investment / receivables 
from associate 

Fair value (gains) / losses on FX 
derivatives

2020

$000

-

149

2019

$000

(254)

113

2,751

1,407

-

113

362

40

424

618

(16)

454

109

528

-

-

-

-

722

(2)

-

(108)

(277)

Net foreign exchange losses/(gains)

(1,384)

1 During the year the group received $297,000 under the Australian government’s 
JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme, and $126,735 under the New Zealand 
government’s wage subsidy scheme. These amounts have been offset against 
employee benefits expense in the statement of comprehensive income.

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8. 

Income Tax

(a)

Income tax (expense)/benefit

The major components to income tax are:

Current income tax charge 

Prior year under/over provision – current tax

Prior year under/over provision – deferred tax

Deferred income tax charge

Total income tax expense/(benefit) reported in net income

Financial Report

2020

$000

80

(31)

-

362

411

2019

$000

130

5

22

(208)

(51)

(b)

Numerical reconciliation between aggregate tax expense / (benefit) recognised in net income and tax expense / (benefit) calculated per 
the statutory income tax rate. 
A reconciliation between tax expense / (benefit) and the product of accounting profit / (loss) before income tax multiplied by the group’s 
applicable income tax rate is as follows:

Accounting profit/(loss) before tax

At the parent entity’s statutory income tax rate 30% (2019: 30%)

Adjustments in respect of income tax of previous years

Entertainment

Share-based payments

Effect of lower tax rate in New Zealand (28%)

Fair value gain on revaluation of contingent consideration payable

Other

De-recognition of deferred tax assets for tax losses

Current year losses not recognised

Aggregate income tax expense / (benefit)

(1,962)

(589)

(31)

16

(5)

1

(52)

140

445

486

411

2019

$000

354

106

27

23

(1)

(4)

(205)

3

-

-

(51)

2019

$000

2020

$000

Consolidated

2020

$000

(c)

Recognised deferred tax assets and liabilities

Current tax liability

Deferred tax asset 

Current tax liability

Deferred tax asset

Opening balance

Business combinations

Tax paid

Charged to income / (expense)

Charged to equity

Prior year over / (under) provision

FX translation

Closing balance

(185)

3,055

-

197

(80)

-

31

4

(33)

-

-

(362)

57

-

-

2,750

(136)

(351)

437

(130)

(5)

-

(185)

3,844

(975)

-

208

(22)

-

3,055

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8. 

Income Tax  continued 

Deferred income tax at 30 June relates to the following:

9.  Earnings per share

Net deferred tax assets

Allowance for expected credit losses

Right of return liabilities (net of right 
to returned goods asset)

Lease liabilities (net of right-of-use 
assets)

Employee provisions

Foreign exchange differences

Sundry accruals

Other

Inventory

Intangible assets

Tax losses carried forward

Net deferred tax asset

2020

$000

52

119

24

278

(18)

506

67

-

(991)

2,713

2,750

2019

$000

48

159

-

423

(42)

375

30

17

(1,113)

3,158

3,055

The  group  suffered  a  taxable  loss  on  its  Australian  tax 
consolidated  operations  for  the  year  ended  30  June 
2020.  At  30  June  2020,  the  group  has  assessed  that 
deferred tax assets recognised above relating to carried 
forward  tax  losses  of  the  Australian  tax  consolidated 
group  are  recoverable.  This  assessment  is  based  on  a 
probability  weighted  assessment  of  forecast  taxable 
profits of $2.713m over a three year period, and a history 
of  taxable  profits  arising  in  years  prior  to  the  current 
financial year. As a result of this assessment, $445,000 
in  deferred  tax  assets  relating  to  carried  forward  tax 
losses was de-recognised at 30 June 2020. In addition, 
no deferred tax asset has been recognised for tax losses 
incurred in the current period. 

(d) 

Tax losses not recognised

The  group  has  gross  tax  losses,  stated  in  the  reporting 
currency of Australian dollars, for which no deferred tax 
asset is recognised on the statement of financial position 
of  $3,467,319  (Tax  effected:  $1,040,196)  (2019:  $nil) 
which  are  available  indefinitely  for  offset  against  future 
gains subject to meeting the relevant statutory tests.

The following reflects the income used in the basic and 
diluted earnings per share computations:

(a)

Earnings used in calculating earnings per share

2020

$000

2019

$000

For basic earnings per share

Profit / (Loss) from continuing 
operations

Net profit/(loss) attributable 
to ordinary equity holders

For diluted earnings per share

Profit / (loss) from continuing 
operations

Net profit/(loss) attributable 
to ordinary equity holders

(2,373)

(2,373)

(2,373)

(2,373)

405

405

405

405

(b) Weighted average number of shares

Weighted average number of 
shares (basic) at 30 June

Weighted average number of 
shares adjusted for effect of 
dilution

105,907

86,935

105,907

86,935

Potential  ordinary  shares  under  option  and  restricted 
shares  are  considered  non-dilutive  where  the  current 
share price is lower than the exercise price.

The  weighted  average  number  of  shares  used  in  the 
calculation of basic and diluted ordinary shares for both 
the current and comparative periods has been adjusted 
for the bonus element in the entitlement offer completed 
during the year. Refer to note 20 for details of this offer. 
The bonus element represents the discount of the offer 
price  under  the  entitlement  offer  to  the  fair  value  of 
shares on issue immediately prior to the close of the offer.

The  previously  reported  weighted  average  number  of 
ordinary shares for 2019 was 61,559,000 and earnings 
per  share  was  0.66c,  for  both  ordinary  and  diluted 
earnings per share.

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Earnings per share

Basic earnings per 
share (cents per share)

Diluted earnings per 
share (cents per share)

2020

$000

(2.24)

(2.24)

10.   Current assets – 

cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank and in hand

2020

$000

6,936

6,936

2019

$000

0.47

0.47

2019

$000

1,311

1,311

Cash and funds held at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank 
deposit rates.

Financial Report

11.  Current assets – 

trade and other receivables

Receivables from contracts with 
customers

Allowances for expected credit 
losses

Other receivables and prepayments

Carrying amount of trade and other 
receivables

2020

$000

2019

$000

13,875

15,516

(176)

13,699

1,328

(164)

15,352

933

15,027

16,285

(a) 

Allowance for expected credit losses

As described in note 2(h), the group applies the simplified 
expected  credit  loss  model  prescribed  in  AASB  9  to 
determine an allowance for expected credit losses on its 
receivables from contracts with customers. To measure 
the  expected  credit  losses,  receivables  from  contracts 
with  customers  have  been  grouped  based  on  shared 
credit risk characteristics and the days past due.

The expected loss rates are based on the payment profiles 
for  sales  over  a  4-5  year  period  prior  to  30  June  2020 
and  30  June  2019  respectively,  and  the  corresponding 
historical  credit  losses  experienced  within  this  period. 
The  historical  loss  rates  are  adjusted  to  reflect  current 
and  forward  looking  macroeconomic  factors  affecting 
the  ability  of  customers  to  settle  the  receivables.  The 
group  has  identified  retail  trade  industry  output  growth 
(GDP) and retail sector gross margin trends as the most 
relevant  factors,  and  accordingly  adjusts  the  historical 
loss rates based on expected changes in these factors.

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11.  Current assets trade and other receivables  continued 

12.  Current assets – inventories

Stock on hand

Less: provision for obsolescence 

Total inventories at the lower of 
cost and net realisable value

2020

$000

18,646

(3,269)

2019

$000

19,998

(1,766)

15,377

18,232

The  tables  below  show  the  calculation  of  the  expected 
credit loss provision for receivables from contracts with 
customers at both 30 June 2020 and 30 June 2019.

At 1 July

Charge for the year

Amounts written off

As at 30 June

2020

$000

118

51

(38)

131

2019

$000

66

54

(2)

118

At  30  June,  the  ageing  analysis  of  trade  receivables 
is as follows:

Expected 
loss rates  %

Gross carrying 
amount $000

Loss 
allowance

30 June 2020

Current

0-30 days past due

31-60 days past due

Over 60 days past due

Total

30 June 2019

Current

0-30 days past due

31-60 days past due

Over 60 days past due

Total

0.06%

1.19%

2.42%

4.96%

1.27%

0.04%

0.20%

0.50%

3.75%

1.05%

9,582

880

387

3,026

13,875

9,643

1,470

258

4,145

15,516

6

11

9

150

176

4

3

1

156

164

loss  allowances 

from 
The  closing 
contracts with customers as at 30 June 2020 reconcile 
to the opening loss allowance as follows:

for  receivables 

At 1 July

Adjustment on initial application 
of AASB 9

Increase in loss allowances 
recognised in profit or loss

Receivables written off during the 
year as uncollectable

At 30 June

2020

$000

164

-

149

(137)

176

2019

$000

78

(20)

113

(7)

164

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Cellnet Group Limited and its consolidated entities Financial Report 2019–2013.  Non-current assets – property, plant and equipment

Reconciliation of the carrying amounts at the beginning and end of the period.

Leasehold improvements

Plant & Equipment

$000

$000

For the year ended 30 June 2020

At 1 July 2019 net of accumulated depreciation and impairment

Additions 

Disposals

Depreciation charge for the year

At 30 June 2020 net of accumulated depreciation and impairment

At 30 June 2020

Cost

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

Net carrying amount

For the year ended 30 June 2019

At 1 July 2018 net of accumulated depreciation and impairment

Additions 

Disposals 

Depreciation charge for the year

At 30 June 2019 net of accumulated depreciation and impairment

At 30 June 2019

Cost

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

Net carrying amount

54

47

-

(6)

95

527

(432)

95

3

-

62

(11)

54

480

(426)

54

246

40

-

(82)

204

7,183

(6,979)

204

133

76

145

(108)

246

7,145

(6,899)

246

Financial Report

Total

$000

300

87

-

(88)

299

7,710

(7,411)

299

136

76

207

(119)

300

7,625

(7,325)

300

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14.  Non-current assets - intangible assets

Software

Goodwill 

Customer relationships 

Supplier relationships 

Net carrying amount

(a)  Movements in intangible asset balances during the year

2020

$000

884

2,854

24

3,050

6,812

For the year ended 30 June 2020

Written down value at 1 July

Additions 

Additions through business combinations (note 23)

Amortisation charge for the year

Written down value at 30 June 2020

At 30 June 2020

Cost

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

Net carrying amount

For the year ended 30 June 2019

Written down value at 1 July

Additions 

Additions through business combinations (note 23)

Amortisation charge for the year

Written down value at 30 June 2018

At 30 June 2019

Cost

Accumulated amortisation and impairment

Net carrying amount

Software

$000

Goodwill

$000

Customer 
Relationships

Supplier 
Relationships

$000

$000

979

24

-

(119)

884

1,207

(323)

884

757

331

-

(109)

979

1,183

(204)

979

1,946

-

908

-

2,854

2,854

-

2,854

-

-

1,946

-

1,946

1,946

-

1,946

167

-

-

(143)

24

286

(262)

24

-

-

286

(119)

167

286

(119)

167

3,545

-

-

(495)

3,050

3,957

(907)

3,050

-

-

3,957

(412)

3,545

3,957

(412)

3,545

2019

$000

979

1,946

167

3,545

6,637

Total

$000

6,637

24

908

(757)

6,812

8,304

(1,492)

6,812

757

331

6,189

(640)

6,637

7,372

(735)

6,637

Software, customer relationships and supplier relationships are amortised over useful lives of 10, 2 and 8 years respectively (2019: 10, 2 & 8 years). Remaining useful lives at 30 
June 2020 for these assets are 7.41, 0.17, and 6.17 years respectively (2019: 8.41, 1.17 and 7.17). No reasonably possible changes in these assumptions would have resulted in an 
impairment of the CGU carrying value at 30 June 2019.

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(b) 

Impairment testing

At each balance date, the group completes an impairment assessment for each cash-generating unit (CGU) to which goodwill 
is  allocated.  Where  indicators  of  impairment  are  present  for  other  CGUs,  these  CGUs  are  also  tested  for  impairment.  As 
the carrying value of the group’s net assets exceeds its market capitalisation, the group recorded a loss for the year, and 
operations  continue  to  be  affected  to  varying  degrees  by  the  impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  consumer  demand, 
impairment indicators are deemed to be present for each CGU within the group at balance date and each has been tested for 
impairment. The recoverable amount of each CGU has been determined as its value-in-use. Value-in-use is determined as the 
present value of future CGU cash flows. In calculating value-in-use, the group has projected cash flows over a 5 year period, 
based on the board approved budget/forecast for FY21. 

The results of the impairment assessments completed indicated that value-in-use of each CGU exceeds the CGU carrying 
value. The table below summarises the key assumptions applied in testing CGUs for impairment:

Cash-Generating Unit

Cellnet Australia

Cellnet New Zealand

Turn Left Distribution

PowerGuard

Performance Distribution

Goodwill 
allocated to CGU

($’000)

-

-

1,946

481

427

EBITDA

($’000)

1,931

1,223

1,243

1,066

1,221

Average Annual 
Revenue growth

Terminal growth

Pre-tax discount

% 

2%

2%

3%

2%

14.7%

%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

%

18%

18%

18%

18%

20%

For the Cellnet Australia, Cellnet New Zealand, and Turn Left Distribution CGUs, the following reasonably possible changes in 
the EBITDA assumption would have resulted in an impairment charge being recognised at 30 June 2020:

Cash-Generating Unit

Cellnet Australia

Cellnet New Zealand

Turn Left Distribution

Change in EBITDA Required for Impairment 

($’000)

(452)

(643)

(380)

No reasonably possible change in any of the assumptions above for the PowerGuard or Performance Distribution CGUs would 
result in an impairment of the carrying value of these CGUs at 30 June 2020.

At the comparative balance date, only the Turn Left Distribution CGU was tested for impairment, as the entire balance of the 
group’s goodwill at 30 June 2019 was allocated to this CGU. The following assumptions were applied in this assessment:

Goodwill allocated 
to CGU

($’000)

EBITDA

($’000)

Cash-Generating Unit

Turn Left Distribution

1,946

1,017

Average Annual 
Revenue growth

Terminal growth

Pre-tax discount

% 

9%

%

2%

%

18%

No reasonably possible changes in these assumptions would have resulted in an impairment of the CGU carrying value at 30 
June 2019.

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15.  Current liabilities – 

trade and other payables

Trade payables 

Rebate and incentive liability

Right of return liability#

Contingent consideration payable^

Other payables and accrued 
expenses

2020

$000

5,656

3,072

1,810

495

872

2019

$000

6,088

2,641

1,587

1,172

870

11,905

12,358

^ refer note 4 for reconciliation of movements in contingent consideration payable, 
and description of how fair value has been determined.

# An associated right to returned goods asset is recognised in other current assets, 
representing the expected value of goods to be returned by customers in future 
periods.

17.  Interest bearing loans and 

borrowings

Weighted 
Average Interest 
Rate

Maturity

2020

2019

%

3.14

4.51

4.72

5.06

$000

$000

Current

(a) Business Finance

6 - 29 July 2020

1 - 30 July 2019

2,128

-

-

3,577

(b) Invoice Finance

Various

6,542

4,940

(c) Business Loan

6 July 2021

Non-Current

(d) Business Loan

372

9,042

1,250

1,250

361

8,878

1,639

1,639

16.  Provisions

5.06

6 July 2021

Current

Provision for long-service leave

Provision for annual leave

Non-Current

Provision for long-service leave

2020

$000

248

520

768

168

168

2019

$000

377

889

1,266

150

150

(a) $3,500,000 Business Finance Facility

This  facility  consists  of  three  individual  facilities, 
namely  surrendered  bills  of  lading,  trade  finance-
imports  and  special  documentary  import  letters  of 
credit.  The  combined  limit  of  $3,500,000  applies 
across these individual facilities.  As at 30 June 2020, 
the  company  has  drawn  down  $2,128,000  (2019: 
$3,577,000)  under  its  trade  finance  –  imports 
facility. The facility was overdrawn at 30 June 2019 
by $77,000, with the facility being reduced below the 
limit on 1 July 2019. This facility is subject to annual 
review,  and  individual  trade  finance  drawdowns 
under  the  facility  as  at  balance  date  mature  on  the 
dates disclosed above.

(b) $17,000,000 Invoice finance

This is a facility for terms of trade.  The total limit of 
the  facility  is  $17,000,000  (2019:  $10,000,000).  
As  at  30  June  2020,  $6,523,000  was  outstanding 
under  this  facility  (2019:  $4,940,000).  Amounts 
owing  under  the  facility  are  matched  to  the  trade 
terms of the underlying financed transaction up to a 
maximum of 60 days.

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(c) $2,000,000 Business loan facility

19.  Leases

The following information relates to the current financial 
year  only,  and  is  presented  in  accordance  with  AASB 
16 Leases (which was applied by the group for the first 
time in the current financial year). Refer to note 1(b) for 
transitional disclosures:

(a) 

Right-of-use assets

All  of  the  group’s  right-of-use  assets  relate  to  leases  of 
premises.  Reconciliation  of  changes  in  the  carrying 
amount  of  right-of-use  assets  during  the  period  is  as 
follows:

Recognised on initial application of AASB 16 on 1 July 
2019

Additions

Lease incentives received

Depreciation

Closing value at 30 June 2020

At 30 June 2020

Cost

Accumulated depreciation

Net carrying amount

2020

$000

268

865

(71)

(362)

700

2020

$000

1,062

(362)

700

The  business  loan  facility  was  provided  to  fund  the 
acquisition  and  initial  working  capital  requirements 
of Turn Left Distribution Pty Ltd. The facility requires 
interest  repayments  of 
monthly  principal  and 
$37,800 and the facility has an expiry date of 6 July 
2021.

Undrawn facilities

The  group  has  access  to  an  additional  business  loan 
facility  of  $2,000,000  for  working  capital  finance 
purposes. The facility was undrawn as at 30 June 2020.

All  facilities  above  are  secured  by  a  general  security 
agreement given by Cellnet Group Limited and Turn Left 
Distribution Pty Ltd over all existing and future assets and 
undertakings.

Reconciliation of changes in borrowings to related 
financing cash flows per the statement of cash 
flows

There  were  no  non-cash  movements  in  borrowings 
during the current or prior financial years. 

18.  Derivative Financial Instruments

Current

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

2020

$000

37

37

2019

$000

146

146

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are carried 
at fair value at balance date.  Changes in the fair value 
of  forward  foreign  currency  exchange  contracts  that 
economically  hedge  monetary  assets  and  liabilities  in 
foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss.  Both 
the  changes  in  fair  value  of  the  forward  contracts  and 
the  foreign  exchange  gains  and  losses  relating  to  the 
monetary  items  are  recognised  as  part  of  materials, 
packaging  and  consumables  used  expenditure  in  the 
statement  of  comprehensive  income,  and  are  included 
in foreign currency gains or losses disclosed in note 7.

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19.  Leases  continued 

(b) 

Lease liabilities

20.  Contributed equity and reserves

Recognised on initial application of AASB 16 on 1 July 
2019

Additions (non-cash)

Principal repayments (cash outflow)

Closing value at 30 June 2020

At 30 June 2020

Current

Non-current

Total lease liability

2020

$000

268

865

(353)

780

2020

$000

360

420

780

During  the  year  the  group  entered  into  a  5  year  lease 
of a new head office premises in Brisbane and a 2 year 
lease  extension  on  its  existing  lease  arrangement  in 
Auckland.  These  non-cash  financing  activities  resulted 
in  an  increase  in  lease  liabilities  of  $865,000  on  initial 
recognition.

2020

2019

No. of shares

No. of shares

(a)

Share capital

Ordinary shares on issue at 1 July

62,595,096

57,115,644

Shares issued – renounceable 
entitlement offer

Shares issued – business 
combination (Note 23)

Ordinary shares on issue 30 
June

169,006,760

-

-

5,479,452

231,601,856

62,595,096

2020

$000

2019

$000

Share capital at 1 July

33,453

31,453

Shares issued – renounceable 
entitlement offer

Share issue costs, net of tax

Shares issued – business 
combination (Note 23)

5,070

(134)

-

-

-

2,000

Share capital at 30 June

38,389

33,453

Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and 
carry the right to receive a dividend.

Renounceable Entitlement Offer

On  7  May  2020,  the  group  announced  an  accelerated 
renounceable  pro-rata  (2.7  for  1)  entitlement  offer  to 
raise  a  total  of  $5.07m.  The  offer  consisted  of  both  a 
fully  subscribed  institutional  component  and  a  fully 
underwritten retail component. 

The 
institutional  offer  extended  to  the  controlling 
shareholder of the company, Wentronic Holding GmbH, 
was fully subscribed with 90,966,727 shares issued at an 
issue price of $0.03 per share on 12 May 2020, raising a 
total of $2.73m.

A total of 78,040,033 shares were issued on 5 June 2020 
on completion of the retail offer, raising a total of $2.34m.

Share issue costs of $134,000 (net of tax) were incurred 
and have been offset against issued capital in equity.

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Reserves

Translation reserve

Reserve for own shares

Reserve for profit

Share based payment reserve

2020

$000

(339)

(25)

9,142

1,695

2019

$000

(187)

(25)

9,142

1,711

10,473

10,641

Translation reserve

The  translation  reserve  comprises  all  foreign  exchange 
differences  arising  from  the  translation  of  the  financial 
statements  of  foreign  operations  whose  functional 
currency is different to the presentation currency of the 
reporting entity.

Reserve for own shares

The reserve for own shares represents the cost of shares 
held  by  an  equity  remuneration  plan  that  the  group  is 
required  to  include  in  the  financial  report.  At  30  June 
2020  the  group  held  18,209  of  the  Company’s  shares 
(2019:  18,209).  This  reserve  will  be  reversed  against 
share capital when the underlying shares are exercised 
under performance rights. No gain or loss is recognised in 
profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation 
of the group’s own equity instruments.

Reserve for profit

Profits  are  transferred  to  the  reserve  for  profits  to 
facilitate  future  dividend  payments  in  accordance  with 
Australian taxation requirements for dividend payments 
to be sourced from profits.

Share based payment reserve

The  share  based  payment  reserve  is  used  to  recognise 
the  value  of  equity-settled  share  based  payments  to 
employees.

Financial Report

(c) 

Capital management

When  managing  capital,  management’s  objective  is  to 
ensure  the  entity  continues  as  a  going  concern  as  well 
as  to  maintain  optimal  returns  to  shareholders  and 
benefits  for  other  stakeholders.  Management  also  aims 
to  maintain  a  capital  structure  that  ensures  the  lowest 
cost of capital available to the entity.

Management  adjusts  the  capital  structure  to  take 
advantage of favourable costs of capital or high returns 
on  assets.  As  the  market 
is  constantly  changing, 
management may change the amount of dividends to be 
paid  to  shareholders,  return  capital  to  shareholders,  or 
issue new shares. Management monitors capital through 
the capital adequacy ratio (net assets/total assets). The 
target for the group’s capital adequacy ratio is between 
40%  and  60%.  The  capital  adequacy  ratios  based  on 
continuing  operations  at  30  June  2020  and  2019  were 
as follows:

Net assets

Total assets

Capital adequacy ratio

2020

$000

25,401

49,347

51%

2019

$000

23,006

47,482

48%

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21.  Share based payments

(a) 

Long term incentive plan - performance rights

At 30 June 2020 a total of 1,587,500 employee share options were outstanding under the company’s long-term incentive 
plan. Details of the options issued are as follows:

Options granted

1,900,000, 312,500 and 500,000

Grant date

Issue date

29 November 2017, 17 April 2018 and 10 October 2018

1 July 2018, 1 July 2018 and 10 October 2018

Consideration payable

Nil $

Exercise price

$0.28, $0.375 and $0.28

Last exercise date

5pm Brisbane time on the date which is 12 months subsequent to market release of FY2021 result.

Exercise conditions

Subject to the Plan Rules, an option cannot be exercised unless the Board acting reasonably is satisfied that the following conditions 
have been satisfied:
•  The employee remains employed by the company
•  There is no outstanding breach of the terms of engagement with the Company.
•  No notice of termination of engagement has been either been given by the employee or received by the Company.
•  All performance hurdles have been met.

Performance hurdles

Options will vest upon meeting various profit before tax performance hurdles over the financial years 2019 to 2021.

The  fair  value  of  the  options  granted  was  determined  by  management  using  a  binomial  option  pricing  model.  Expected 
volatility was determined based on historical stock price volatility over a period consistent with the life of the options. The table 
below summarises the key inputs into the valuation model for each tranche of options granted in the comparative period:

Tranche

Vesting Condition

Vesting Date

No. of Options

Exercise Price $

Expected 
Volatility %

Risk Free 
Rate %

Value per 
Option $

Tranche 7

Tranche 8

Tranche 9

PBT

PBT

PBT

30/08/20

30/08/21

30/08/22

145,000

145,000

210,000

0.280

0.280

0.280

50

50

50

2.03

2.11

2.11

0.2162

0.2178

0.2175

An assumed dividend yield of 5% was applied in each of the valuations above. The following table illustrates movements in the 
number of employee share options on issue during the year:

Opening balance

Granted during the period

Forfeited during the period

Outstanding as at 30 June 

Vested and exercisable

2020

2019

Number of Options

Weighted Average 
Exercise Price $

Number of Options

Weighted Average 
Exercise Price $

2,400,000

-

(812,500)

1,587,500

-

0.292

-

0.280

0.315

-

2,212,500

500,000

(312,500)

2,400,000

-

0.293

0.280

0.280

0.292

-

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(b) 

Long term incentive plan – KMP shares

23.  Business combinations 

On  25  June  2020  the  board  approved  bonuses  of 
$58,000  for  a  non-executive  director  and  the  group’s 
chief financial officer, in acknowledgement of their efforts 
in connection with the entitlement offer announced on 7 
May 2020. The bonus relates to services provided prior 
to  30  June  2020,  and  there  are  no  outstanding  vesting 
conditions. A total of 117,778 shares were issued at an 
issue  price  of  3.6  cents  per  share  in  July  2020,  while 
875,000  shares  will  be  issued  at  a  future  date  at  an 
issue price of 3.6 cents per share, subject to approval at 
the forthcoming AGM. The value of shares issued/to be 
issued  represents  the  amount  of  bonus  payments  due 
after allowing for withholding tax payable on the bonuses.

22.  Financial guarantees

The group has provided financial guarantees in respect 
of  rental  leasing  arrangements  disclosed  in  Note  19. 
The  group’s  financier  has  also  provided  performance 
guarantees in the form of standby letters of credit to the 
group’s  suppliers.  The  Directors  are  of  the  opinion  that 
provisions  are  not  required  in  respect  of  these  matters, 
as it is not probable that a future sacrifice of economic 
benefits will be required.

Bank guarantees provided  
– rental leases

2020

$000

37

2019

$000

130

Standby letters of credit

1,594

1,000

PowerGuard

On  1  July  2019,  the  group  completed  the  acquisition  of 
100% of the business assets of Service Smart Pty Ltd, being 
the  business  of  designing,  procuring  the  manufacture 
of,  and  distributing  PowerGuard  branded  products.  The 
primary  purpose  of  the  acquisition  was  to  expand  the 
group’s product offering. Details of the transactions were:

Cash consideration paid

Fair value of contingent consideration

Total consideration paid

Less: Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired  
(see below)

Goodwill recognised on acquisition

$000

714

131

845

(364)

481

Refer  to  note  4  for  a  description  of  the  contingent 
consideration  arrangement  and  details  of  how  the  fair 
value  of  the  contingent  consideration  liability  has  been 
determined  at  the  acquisition  date  and  as  at  30  June 
2020.

Goodwill  represents  the  access  to  products  obtained  in 
the transaction. No amount of goodwill is expected to be 
deductible for tax purposes.

Assets  and  liabilities  acquired  as  part  of  the  transaction 

are set out below:

Trade and other receivables

Inventory

Trade and other payables

Fair value of net assets acquired

$000

212

192

(40)

364

Management have assessed the fair value of identifiable 
intangible assets acquired to be $nil. Since the acquisition 
date, the PowerGuard business has recorded revenue of 
$1,374,000 and net profit before tax of $192,000.

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23.  Business combinations  continued 

Performance Distribution

Turn Left Distribution

On 1 September 2018, the group acquired 100% of the 
share  capital  of  Turn  Left  Distribution  Pty  Ltd  (“TLD”), 
a  software  and  accessories  distributor  focusing  on  the 
Australian  and  New  Zealand  markets.  The  primary 
purpose  of  the  acquisition  was  to  expand  the  group’s 
product offering. Details of the transactions were:

Cash consideration paid

Shares issued

Fair value of contingent consideration

Total consideration paid

Less: Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired (see 
below)

Goodwill recognised on acquisition

$000

4,000

2,000

1,855

7,855

(5,909)

1,946

Refer  to  note  4  for  a  description  of  the  contingent 
consideration  arrangement  and  details  of  how  the 
fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration  liability  was 
determined  at  the  acquisition  date,  30  June  2019  and 
30 June 2020, and a reconciliation of changes in the fair 
value of the contingent consideration liability subsequent 
to the date of the business combination.

No amount of goodwill is expected to be deductible for 
tax purposes.

On 1 April 2020, the group completed the acquisition of 
100% of the business assets of Performance Distribution 
(AUS) Pty Ltd and Performance Distribution Limited, being 
an ecommerce and distribution business with comparable 
product  ranges  to  those  sold  by  the  existing  Cellnet 
business.  The  primary  purpose  of  the  acquisition  was  to 
create  alternative  pathways  to  market  for  the  group’s 
product offering. Details of the transactions were:

Cash consideration paid

Fair value of contingent consideration

Total consideration paid

Less: Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired  
(see below)

Goodwill recognised on acquisition

$000

287

364

651

(224)

427

Refer  to  note  4  for  a  description  of  the  contingent 
consideration  arrangement  and  details  of  how  the  fair 
value  of  the  contingent  consideration  liability  has  been 
determined  at  the  acquisition  date  and  as  at  30  June 
2020.

Goodwill  represents  the  established  selling  platforms 
within  the  acquired  business.  No  amount  of  goodwill  is 
expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Assets  and  liabilities  acquired  as  part  of  the  transaction 
are set out below:

Inventory

Employee provisions

Fair value of net assets acquired

$000

240

(16)

224

Management have assessed the fair value of identifiable 
intangible  assets  acquired  to  be  $nil.  Since  the 
acquisition date, the Performance Distribution business 
has recorded revenue of $384,000 and net profit before 
tax of $272,000.

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Assets and liabilities acquired as part of the transaction 
are set out below:

24.  Key management personnel 

remuneration

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Inventory

Other current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets – customer relationships

Intangible assets – supplier relationships

Trade and other payables

Provisions

Net deferred tax liability

Fair value of net assets acquired

$000

1,422

2,934

2,434

318

207

286

3,957

(4,343)

(331)

(975)

5,909

The  gross  carrying  value  of  acquired  trade  and  other 
receivables was $2.934m. A refund liability of $1.536m 
and  a  right  of  return  liability  of  $0.349m  were  also 
recognised,  which 
represent  management’s  best 
estimate  of  the  contractual  cash  flows  not  expected  to 
be collected.

The  amount  of  revenue  and  profit/(loss)  before  tax  of 
TLD  since  the  acquisition  date  are  reported  in  note  5. 
If the results of TLD were consolidated from the start of 
the  2019  financial  year,  revenue  for  the  2019  financial 
year would have been $115.988m while profit before tax 
would have been $0.606m.

Short-term employee benefits

Post-employment benefits

Termination benefits

Long-term employee benefits

2020

$000

912,737

49,130

112,785

41,691

Total compensation

1,116,343

2019

$000

859,681

51,163

-

50,382

961,226

25.  Related party disclosure

include  the 
The  consolidated  financial  statements 
financial  statements  of  Cellnet  Group  Ltd  and  the 
subsidiaries included in the following table:

Name

Country of 
incorporation

Cellnet Group Ltd (Parent)

Australia

Cellnet Ltd 

New Zealand

C&C Warehouse (Holdings) 
Pty Ltd

Regadget Pty Ltd

OYT Pty Ltd 

Turn Left Distribution 
Pty Ltd

3SixT Pty Ltd (formerly 
Cellnet Online Pty Ltd)

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

Australia

3SixT Limited 

Hong Kong 

% of equity interest

2020

2019

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

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25.  Related party disclosure  continued 

During the year Cellnet obtained an independent expert’s 
report concluding that the transactions with WAPL prior 
to 27 February 2020 were fair and reasonable, and the 
purchasing arrangements prior to that date were ratified 
by  Cellnet’s  shareholders  at  a  general  meeting  held  on 
26 June 2020.

Joint venture with entity with ultimate control over 
the group

During  the  year,  the  group  made  loan  contributions  of 
$26,000  (2019:  $168,000)  to  Wentronic  International 
Pty Ltd, being a joint venture between the group and its 
controlling  shareholder  Wentronic  Holding  Gmbh.  The 
group held a 49% interest in this entity and the investment 
was equity accounted for on the group’s balance sheet. 
The  joint  venture  was  dissolved  during  the  year.  The 
group’s  share  of  losses  of  the  joint  venture  for  the  year 
ended 30 June 2020 was $6,702 (2019: $5,827). Loans 
extended to the joint venture of $454,000 were impaired 
during the year, as disclosed in note 7.

26.  Subsequent events

There  are  no  other  matters  or  circumstances  that 
have  arisen  since  the  end  of  the  financial  year  which 
significantly  affected  or  may  significantly  affect  the 
operations of the group, the results of those operations, 

or the state of affairs of the group in future periods.

Entity with ultimate control over the group

Wentronic  Holding  GmbH  and  its  associated  entities 
holds 56.64% (2019: 53.82%) of the ordinary shares in 
Cellnet Group Limited.

The  following  table  provides  the  total  amount  of 
transactions which have been entered into with related 
parties during the twelve month periods ending 30 June 
2020 and 30 June 2019.

2020

$000

2019

$000

Fellow subsidiaries of  
Wentronic Holdings GmbH:

Wentronic Asia Pacific

Interest paid on loans from related parties

Services from related parties

-

-

-

-

Purchases from related parties 

5,764

12,291

Amounts owing to related parties for  
purchases

5

475

Transactions with entities under common control

During  the  2020  and  2019  financial  years,  Cellnet 
purchased inventory from Wentronic Asia Pacific Limited 
(WAPL), as disclosed in the table above. WAPL is a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Wentronic Holding GmbH. A function 
of WAPL is to source and purchase inventory through bulk 
buying arrangements with third party suppliers on behalf 
of the Wentronic Group. WAPL sells inventory to Cellnet 
at cost price plus a fee to cover WAPL’s operating costs. 
The fee paid is approximately 9% of the gross amount of 
purchases paid in United States Dollars.

Prior to 27 February 2020, WAPL sold inventory to Cellnet 
at cost price plus a fee to cover WAPL’s operating costs. 
The fee paid was approximately 9% of the gross amount 
of purchases paid in United States Dollars. Following 28 
February 2020, and as announced to the ASX on 2 March 
2020,  Cellnet  started  purchasing  products  directly 
from  suppliers  and  now  pays  WAPL  a  6%  management 
/  services  fee  for  coordination  of  the  purchasing  and 
logistics  function  provided  by  WAPL  under  a  service 
agreement  between  Cellnet  Group  Limited,  Cellnet 
Limited and WAPL.

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27.  Parent entity information

28.  Auditors’ remuneration

Current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Issued capital

2020

$000

28,785

42,700

2019

$000

27,751

41,375

(20,031)

(21,403)

(21,809)

(23,193)

20,891

18,182

38,389

33,453

2020

$000

2019

$000

Amounts received or due and receivable by the auditors for:

Audit or review of the financial report of the entity and any other entity 
in the group

Pitcher Partners

89,000

95,000

Taxation services in relation to the entity and any other entity in the group

Pitcher Partners

103,236

62,130

192,236

157,130

Retained earnings / (accumulated losses)

(27,240)

(25,029)

Reserve for own shares

Reserve for profits

Reserve for share based payment

(25)

8,072

1,695

(25)

8,072

1,711

Total shareholder’s equity

20,891

18,182

Profit / (loss) of the parent entity after tax

(2,446)

Total comprehensive income of the parent entity

(2,446)

627

627

The  parent  has  not  issued  any  guarantees  in  relation 
to  the  debts  of  its  subsidiaries  and  has  no  contingent 
liabilities or contractual obligations as at 30 June 2020 
(2019: Nil).

29.  Dividends franking account

Franking credit balance

The  amount  of  franking  credits  available  for  the 
subsequent financial year are $nil (2019: $nil).

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30.  Cash flow statement reconciliation

Reconciliation of net profit after tax to net cash flows from operations:

Net profit / (loss)

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and amortisation

Interest revenue classified as investing cash flow

Impairment of joint venture loan

Share based payments expense / (benefit)

Share of (profits) / losses of associates

Fair value gain on revaluation of contingent consideration payable

Changes in assets and liabilities:

(Increase) / decrease in trade and other receivables

(Increase) / decrease in right to returned goods asset

(Increase) / decrease in inventories

(Increase) / decrease in current tax asset

(Increase) / decrease in deferred tax assets

(Decrease) / increase in trade and other payables

(Decrease) / increase in provisions

(Decrease) / increase in current tax liability

Change in other financial instruments

Consolidated

2020

$000

(2,373)

1,207

-

454

(16)

7

(172)

1,561

(357)

3,258

25

361

205

(492)

(152)

3,625

2019

$000

405

759

(5)

-

(2)

5

(683)

1,131

293

(5,315)

(25)

(185)

(1,915)

357

49

(5,239)

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Financial Report

Directors’ declaration

In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Cellnet Group Limited, I state that:

In the opinion of the Directors:

a) 

the financial statements and notes of the company are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

i) 

giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of their performance for the year 
ended on that date; 

ii)  complying with Australian Accounting Standards and Corporations Regulations 2001;

b) 

the financial statements and notes also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in note 2(a);

c) 

there  are  reasonable  grounds  to  believe  that  the  company  will  be  able  to  pay  its  debts  as  and  when  they  become  due  and 
payable; and

d) 

this declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the directors in accordance with section 
295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial year ending 30 June 2020.

On behalf of the Board

Tony Pearson
Chairman

Brisbane 
31st August 2020

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Cellnet Group Limited

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report

Opinion

We have audited the financial report of Cellnet Group Limited (“the Company”) and its controlled entities 
(“the Group”), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2020, the 
consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the 
consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes to the financial statements including a 
summary of significant accounting policies, and the directors’ declaration. 

In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations Act 
2001, including:

(a) 

 giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of its financial 
performance for the year then ended; and 

(b) 

 complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those 
standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section 
of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of 
the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical  
Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence 
Standards) “the Code” that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled 
our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given 
to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the Directors as at the time of this 
auditor’s report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our 
opinion. 

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our 
audit of the financial report of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of 
the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion 
on these matters. 

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Key Audit Matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Impairment testing for non-current assets
Refer to note 14 Intangible assets and note 2(v) Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Impairment testing for goodwill is required to be 
completed annually under Australian Accounting 
Standard AASB 136 Impairment of Assets.

This standard also requires impairment testing to be 
conducted for other non-current assets where there 
is an indicator that those assets may be impaired. At 
the reporting date the carrying value of the Group’s 
net assets exceeded the Group’s market 
capitalisation, which is an indicator that non-current 
assets may be impaired. The negative and ongoing 
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on FY20 results 
within the Cellnet Australia and Cellnet New Zealand 
cash-generating units (CGU) is also considered an 
indicator of potential impairment within those CGUs.

Impairment testing for non-current assets is a key 
audit matter due to the high degree of estimation and 
assumptions (as disclosed in notes 2(v) and 14) 
made by the Group, specifically concerning 
discounted cash flows.

Our procedures included, amongst others:

•  Understanding and evaluating the relevant 

controls to identify if indicators of impairment exist 
in respect of the Group’s non-current assets;
•  Assessing management’s determination of the 

Group’s CGUs based on our understanding of the 
nature of the Group’s business and the  
identifiable groups of cash generating assets;
•  Comparing the cash flow forecasts used in the 
value-in-use calculation to Board approved 
budgets for the 2021 financial year;

•  Confirming that forecasts used in value-in-use 
calculations include reasonable expectations 
regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the  
business over the forecast period;

•  Checking the mathematical accuracy of the 

impairment testing model and its consistency with 
the requirements of AASB 136;

•  Assessing the reasonableness of significant 
estimates and assumptions used for the 
impairment assessment, in particular, those 
relating to the discount rate and growth rates used 
in the cash flow forecasts;

•  Evaluating the impact of sensitivities in respect of 

reasonable changes to forecast cash flows, 
discount rates, and growth rates used in 
management’s impairment testing calculations; 
and

•  Assessing the adequacy of disclosures.

Recoverability of deferred tax assets
Refer to note 8 Income tax and note 2(v) Critical accounting estimates and judgements

At 30 June 2020, the Group has a total of $2.750m of 
deferred tax assets recognised on its balance sheet, 
including $2.713m that relate to carried forward tax 
losses of the Australian tax consolidated group.

Australian Accounting Standards require deferred tax 
assets to be recognised to the extent that it is  
probable that sufficient future taxable profits will be 
generated in order for the benefits of the deferred tax 
assets to be realised. These benefits are realised by 
reducing tax payable on future taxable profits.

Recoverability of deferred tax assets is a key audit 
matter due to the taxable loss recorded by the 
Australian tax consolidated group for the current 
financial year, and high degree of estimation and 
assumptions (as disclosed in notes 2(v) and 8) made 
by the Group concerning forecast taxable profits.

We have assessed the Group’s ability to utilise the 
deferred tax assets by:

•  Understanding and evaluating relevant controls in 
place for assessing the recoverability of deferred 
tax assets;

•  Obtaining management’s forecast of taxable 
income for the next 3 years and agreeing the 
FY21 forecast to the latest Board approved 
budget;

•  Performing procedures over forecast information 
as outlined above in response to the key audit  
matter regarding impairment testing for non-
current assets, noting that the same baseline 
forecasts for the Group’s CGUs are used in  
management’s assessment regarding 
recoverability of deferred tax assets;
•  Checking the mathematical accuracy of 

management’s calculation of forecast taxable 
profit; and

•  Assessing the adequacy of disclosures.

Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms.
An Independent Queensland Partnership ABN 84 797 724 539. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
Pitcher Partners is a member of the global network of Baker Tilly International Limited, the members of which are separate and independent legal entities.

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Refer to note 12 Inventories and note 2(v) Critical accounting estimates and judgements

The Group held inventory of $15.377m at 30 June 
2020. The valuation of inventory is a key audit matter 
for the following reasons:

•  Retailer demand in segments serviced by the  
Group in Australia and New Zealand has  
declined during the financial year as a result of  
the COVID-19 pandemic, with prevailing 
uncertainty in future consumer demand for these 
markets;

•  A large portion of the Group’s inventory is 

considered to be at risk of obsolescence due to  
its attachment to electronic and 
telecommunications devices, such as 
smartphone handsets; and

•  There has been a reduction in vendor funding 
commitments for the sell-down of slow-moving 
stock.

Our procedures included, amongst others:

•  Understanding and evaluation of relevant controls 

over the determination of the provision for 
inventory obsolescence;

•  Evaluating the appropriateness of the Group’s 
obsolescence model, including the basis for 
obsolescence triggers and the percentage write-
downs applied at each trigger point;

•  Confirming the methodology applied for providing 
for inventory obsolescence is consistent with that 
applied in previous reporting periods, adjusted 
where necessary for changes in assumptions due 
to the COVID-19 pandemic;

•  Verifying the net realisable value of a sample 
of inventory items through subsequent sales 
transactions, and confirming results of this 
testing align with assumptions applied in the 
obsolescence model;

•  Performing trend analysis of changes in the 

obsolescence provision by product over the past 
12 months, and confirming trends correlate with 
age of related product technology; and

•  Vouching vendor funding commitments obtained 

to documented agreement of terms

Revenue recognition – variable consideration
Refer to note 2(v) Critical accounting estimates and judgements

Revenue is recognised net of estimated incentives, 
rebates and expected returns.

Rebate and incentive arrangements offered by the  
Group vary and are customer specific. These 
obligations are established either in contract or  
through principal of constructive obligation based on 
customary business practice. The expected reversal  
of sales through customers exercising their right of 
return goods is estimated based on historical rates of  
return. Due to the variety of contractual terms with 
customers and the degree of judgement involved, the 
estimation of variable consideration in respect of  
these items is considered to be complex. 

There is a risk that revenue could be misstated due to 
the level of estimation and judgement required in  
accounting for these obligations. As such, we 
considered revenue recognition to be a key audit 
matter.

Our procedures included, amongst others:

•  Understanding and evaluation of the relevant 
controls over the recognition of rebates,  
incentives and rights of return;

•  Evaluating the appropriateness of the Group’s 

revenue recognition accounting policies;

•  Assessing the accuracy of rebates and incentives 
recognised throughout the year based on the 
terms of underlying contractual or constructive 
obligations;

•  Recalculating the valuation of refund liabilities for 
outstanding rebates and incentives at year end, 
having regard to contractual arrangements in 
place, sales volumes, and customer claim history;

•  Assessing the calculation of the right of return 
liability and associated right to returned goods 
asset at year end, including testing the accuracy 
of the historical rate of return applied and the 
valuation of the right to returned goods asset; and

•  Assessing the adequacy of disclosures.

Other Information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information 
included in the Group’s annual report for the year ended 30 June 2020, but does not include the financial  
report and our auditor’s report thereon. 

Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms.
An Independent Queensland Partnership ABN 84 797 724 539. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
Pitcher Partners is a member of the global network of Baker Tilly International Limited, the members of which are separate and independent legal entities.

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Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not express 
any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in 
doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our 
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other 
information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. 

Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and 
fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such 
internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report  that 
gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group to  
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going 
concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations,  
or has no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from 
 material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our 
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted  
in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it  
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the 
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the 
basis of this financial report. 

As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional  
judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: 

• 

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or 
error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is 
 sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material 
misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve 
collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 

•  Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that 

 are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the 
effectiveness of the Group’s internal control. 

•  Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting 

estimates and related disclosures made by the directors. 

•  Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, 
based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or 
conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we 
conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to  
the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our  
opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. 
However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern. 

•  Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, 
and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that 
achieves fair presentation.

Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms.
An Independent Queensland Partnership ABN 84 797 724 539. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
Pitcher Partners is a member of the global network of Baker Tilly International Limited, the members of which are separate and independent legal entities.

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business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the financial report. We are responsible for 
the direction, supervision and performance of the Group audit. We remain solely responsible for our  
audit opinion. 

We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the  
audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify 
during our audit. 

We also provide the directors with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements 
regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may 
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions to eliminate threats or 
safeguards applied. 

From the matters communicated with the directors, we determine those matters that were of most  
significance in the audit of the financial report of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.  
We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the 
matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be  
communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected  
to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication. 

Report on the Remuneration Report

Opinion on the Remuneration Report 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included on pages 9 to 17 of the directors’ report for the year  
ended 30 June 2020. In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Cellnet Group Limited, for the year ended  
30 June 2020, complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

Responsibilities 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Remuneration  
Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. Our responsibility is to express an 
opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing 
Standards. 

PITCHER PARTNERS

DANIEL COLWELL
Partner

Brisbane, Queensland

31st August 2020

Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms.
An Independent Queensland Partnership ABN 84 797 724 539. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
Pitcher Partners is a member of the global network of Baker Tilly International Limited, the members of which are separate and independent legal entities.

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ASX Additional information

As at 3 September 2020

Substantial shareholders

Additional  information  required  by  the  Australian  Securities 
Exchange Limited Listing Rules and not disclosed elsewhere in 
this report is set out below.

The  number  of  shares  held  by  substantial  shareholders  and 
their associates, as advised in substantial holder notices given 
to the Company, are set out below:

Name

Wentronic Holding Gmbh

Thundering Herd Pty Ltd

Distribution of equity security holders

Category

1 – 1000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 50,000

50,001 – 100,000

100,001 and over

Ordinary share held

118,738,107

13,333,331

No. of holders

77

321

82

109

34

80

The  number  of  shareholders  holding  less  than  a  marketable 
parcel of ordinary shares is 504.

Shareholdings

20 largest shareholders

Name

Wentronic Holding Gmbh

Thundering Heard Pty Ltd

Faraday Capital Pty Ltd

Talento Holdings Pty Ltd

Equitas Nominees Pty Limited

JEJ Group Limited

Michael Wendt

Mr Lachlan Wilson

Sparks Superannuation Investments Pty Ltd

EDP Investments

Kevin Gilmore

Velkov Funds Management Pty Ltd

Chemical Trustee Ltd

Galvez Investments

Lax Capital Pty Ltd

Device Co Pty Ltd

Ganeson-Eckhart Pty Ltd

Brown Cairns Admin Services Pty Ltd

Mr Nicholas Heim

Philadelphia Investments Pty Ltd

Top 20 Holders

All other holders

All holders

Ordinary 
share held

% of capital 
held

118,738,107

51.05%

13,333,331

8,333,333

8,333,333

6,666,668

6,500,000

5,920,000

4,862,374

4,810,000

4,109,589

3,288,000

2,800,000

 1,820,000

1,734,271

1,700,000

1,686,667

1,666,667

1,666,667

1,667,667

 1,650,274

5.73%

3.58%

3.58%

2.87%

2.79%

2.55%

2.09%

2.07%

1.77%

1.41%

1.20%

0.78%

0.75%

0.73%

0.73%

0.72%

0.72%

0.72%

0.71%

201,287,213

31,291,416

86.55%

13.45%

232,578,629

100.00%

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Cellnet Group Limited
Tenancy E1/5 Grevillea Pl, Brisbane Airport QLD 4008
t: 1300 255 563  www.cellnet.com.au