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2019

A N N U A L   R E P O R T

Dicker Data is an Australian owned 
and operated, ASX listed distributor 
of computer hardware, software 
and related products with over 
40 years’ experience. 

Incorporated in 1978, Dicker Data’s mission is 

to inspire, educate and enable ICT resellers to 

achieve their full potential through the delivery 

of unparalleled service, technology and logistics. 

Dicker Data is Australia’s largest locally owned and 

operated ICT distributor. Serving in excess of 5,000 

registered reseller partners annually, Dicker Data 

finished the FY19 year with revenues just short of 

$1.8bn. Since listing on the ASX in January 2011, 

Dicker Data has delivered consistently profitable 

results for shareholders whilst maintaining 

a 100% dividend policy.

Our Brands ....................................................................................................... 1

CEO Commentary .......................................................................................... 2

Board of Directors and Senior Management ........................................... 3

Results Summary .......................................................................................... 4

Results Highlights .......................................................................................... 5

Directors’ Report ............................................................................................ 7

Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income .......21

Statement of Financial Position ...............................................................22

Statement of Changes in Equity ...............................................................23

Statement of Cash Flows ...........................................................................24

Notes to the Financial Statements ..........................................................25

Directors’ Declaration..................................................................................56

Auditor’s Declaration of Independence ...................................................57

Independent Auditor’s Report ...................................................................58

Shareholder Information ............................................................................61

Our Brands

OUR VENDOR PORTFOLIO INCLUDES:

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Dicker Data LimitedCEO Commentary

In 2020 we begin our tenth year 
as a public company. And our 
43rd year of operation. 2019 
was our best year ever.

David Dicker 
CEO and Chairman

That has been the case every year as a public company, but last 
year’s results were truly outstanding. Our revenue increased by 18% 
to $1.8b, while our operating profits rose by a phenomenal 37%, to 
$64m. An incredible outcome.

When we acquired Express Data in 2014 one of our goals was a 
$30m profit in the first year of operation. There were doubters that 
we could do that, but we achieved it. In just 5 years we have more 
than doubled what seemed like a pretty ambitious target.

We also sold our current premises for a profit of close to $12m. 
This sale proved again that holding on can be a winning strategy. 
We built 230 Captain Cook Drive for approx. $24m in 2010, while 
the commercial property market was in a severe down-turn, but we 
rode it out.

Later in 2020 we will be moving next door into a new, improved and 
virtually double sized facility. The close proximity will also help with 
a very efficient move.

As always, I have to thank every one of our staff for a tremendous 
job in delivering such a great result.

We have a fantastic group of people who proved, yet again, that 
they are the best in the business. 

Best regards

David Dicker 
CEO and Chairman 

Sydney, 28 February 2020

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Dicker Data LimitedBoard of Directors 
and Senior Management

David Dicker

Mary Stojcevski

Michael Demetre

Vladimir Mitnovetski

Chairman and  
Chief Executive Officer

Executive Director and 
Chief Financial Officer

Executive Director 
and Logistics Director

Executive Director and 
Chief Operating Officer

Ian Welch

Fiona Brown

Leanne Ralph

Executive Director and 
Chief Information Officer

Non-executive Director 

Non-executive Director 

Board of Directors           Senior Management

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Dicker Data LimitedResults Summary

Key Financial Data

Total revenue from ordinary activities *

Gross Profit

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation [EBITDA] *

Net operating profit before tax **

Net profit before tax

Net profit after tax [NPAT]

Earnings per share (cents)

Dividends paid

Dividends per share (cents)

*   Excludes profit on sale of property of $12.2m
** Excludes profit on sale of property $12.2m and cost of Employee Share Scheme $450k

2019
$’000

2018
$’000

1,761,296

1,493,561

158,437

132,375

73,779

54,358

64,104

46,607

75,873

46,215

54,311

32,467

33.69

20.22

43,518

28,894

27.00

18.00

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Dicker Data Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
Results Highlights

REVENUE ($M) 

GROSS PROFIT ($M)

.

*
3
1
6
7
1

.

.

6
3
9
4
1

,

.

0
6
0
3
1

,

2000

1500

1000

500

0

.

5
5
8
1
1

,

4

.

8
5
1

4

.

2
3
1

.

8
7
1
1

.

7
9
0
1

200

150

100

50

0

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

EBITDA ($M)

OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE TAX ($M)

.

8
3
7

4

.

4
5

.

1
8
4

4

.

5
4

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

*
*
1
4
6

.

.

6
6
4

2

.

0
4

.

6
6
3

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

*   Excludes profit on sale of property of $12.2m
** Excludes profit on sale of property $12.2m and cost of Employee Share Scheme $450k

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Dicker Data Limited 
 
The directors present their 

report, together with the 

financial statements, on the 

consolidated entity (referred to 

hereafter as the ‘consolidated 

entity’) consisting of Dicker 

Data Limited (referred to 

hereafter as the ‘company’ 

or ‘parent entity’) and the 

entities it controlled at the end 

of, or during, the year ended 

31 December 2019.

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Dicker Data LimitedDirectors’ Report

The directors present their report, together with the financial statements, on the consolidated entity (referred to hereafter as the 
‘consolidated entity’) consisting of Dicker Data Limited (referred to hereafter as the ‘company’ or ‘parent entity’) and the entities 
it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 31 December 2019.

DIRECTORS 
The following persons were directors of Dicker Data Limited during the financial year end up to the date of this report. Directors 
were in office for this entire period unless otherwise stated.

David J Dicker 
Fiona T Brown 
Mary Stojcevski  
Michael Demetre  
Vladimir Mitnovetski  
Ian Welch  
Leanne Ralph (Appointed 13 December 2019)

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the consolidated entity during the year were wholesale distribution of computer hardware, software 
and related products. There were no significant changes in the nature of the activities carried out during the year.

DIVIDENDS
Dividends paid during the financial year were as follows: 

Record Date:

Payment Date:

Dividend/Share
(in Cents)

15-Feb-19

01-Mar-19

20-May-19

03-Jun-19

21-Aug-19

02-Sep-19

24-Sep-19

04-Oct-19

21-Nov-19

02-Dec-19

Total

0.0700

0.0500

0.0500

0.0500

0.0500

0.2700

Amount
(in 000’s)

$11,250

$8,041

$8,071

$8,077

$8,079

$43,518

Type

Final

Interim 

Interim 

Special Dividend

Interim

FY

2018

2019

2019

2019

2019

Amount 
Franked

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

The total dividends declared and paid during the financial year were 27.0 cents per share or a total of $43.5m, fully franked. 
(2018: 18.0 cents per share, $28.9m) 

Our dividend policy provides for fully franked dividends to be paid on a quarterly basis, with the intent to pay out 100% of the 
underlying after-tax profits from operations after taking into account projected capital expenditure and cash requirements. 
During the financial year an additional special dividend was also paid in respect of the after-tax profit on the sale of our property 
asset. The Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) introduced in March 2014 has been retained for the 2019 year. Of the $43.5m 
dividends paid, $39.4m were paid as cash dividends and $4.1m participated in the DRP. 

A final dividend for FY19 of 13.0 cents per share was declared on 10 February 2020 with a record date of 14 February 2020 and 
a payment date of 02 March 2019. This brings total dividends to be paid for the FY19 financial year to 33.0 cents per share, an 
increase of 12.8 cents per share or 63.4% from FY18.

Record Date

Payment Date

20-May-19

03-Jun-19

21-Aug-19

02-Sep-19

Type

Interim

Interim

24-Sep-19

04-Oct-19

Special Dividend

21-Nov-19

02-Dec-19

14-Feb-20

02-Mar-20

Total

Interim

Final

Dividend/Share
(in Cents)

0.0500

0.0500

0.0500

0.0500

0.1300

0.3300

FY

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

Dividend/Share
(in Cents)

0.0440

0.0440

–

0.0440

0.0700

0.2020

FY

2018

2018

–

2018

2018

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Dicker Data Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Directors’ Report

Continued

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW
A snapshot of the operations of the consolidated entity for the full year and the results of those operations are as follows:

Dec-19 
$ ‘000

Dec-18 
$ ‘000

Increase $ 
$ ‘000

Increase %

Total Revenue

$1,773,516

$1,493,561

$279,955

Revenues from ordinary activities*

$1,761,296

$1,493,561

$267,735

Gross Profit

$158,437

$132,375

$26,062

Net operating profit before tax*

$64,104

$46,607

$17,497

Net profit before tax

$75,873

$46,215

$29,658

Net profit after tax attributable to members 

$54,311

$32,467

$21,844

18.7%

17.9%

19.7%

37.5%

64.2%

67.3%

* revenue from ordinary activities excludes profit on sale of property
* net operating profit before tax excluding profit on sale of property and cost of Employee Share Scheme

REVENUE
The revenue for the consolidated entity for the 12 months to 31 December 2019 was $1,773.5m (2018: $1,493.6m), up by 
$279.9m (+18.7%). Excluding the profit on the sale of the property, revenue from ordinary activities was $1,761.3m (2018: 
$1,493.6m), an increase of $267.7m or 17.9%. At a country level, Australia grew $235.6m (+16.8%) and New Zealand grew 
$32.1m (+38.4%).

Other revenue was $14.8m, an increase of $12.1m, which includes a profit on sale of the property of $12.2m.

Total revenue from sales of goods and services, excluding other revenue was $1,758.5m (2018: $1,490.7m) up by $267.8m. 
Dicker Data has continued to add new vendors and increased the breadth of products offered by existing vendors whilst still 
driving growth. In 2019 a total of 6 new vendors were added, contributing incremental revenue of $5.9m. The strongest growth 
came from existing vendors growing $261.9m (+17.6%) as vendor consolidation provided access to new product sets or as full 
value was achieved from vendors added to the portfolio over the previous years.

At a sector level, the Company maintained strong growth across all business units, with hardware sales up 12.6% from $1,173.1m 
to $1,321.3m. The software business was the fastest growing sector growing by 38.5% to $429.1m (2018: $309.8m) and services 
business unit increasing to $8.1m (2018: $7.7m) an increase of 6%. Within our software business the strongest growth came 
from our recurring revenue products increasing to $366.5m (2018: $247.9m) an increase of 47.9%. 

GROSS PROFIT
Gross profit for the reporting period was up 19.7% at $158.4m (2018: $132.4m). Gross profit margins improved slightly in the 
current year at 9.0% (2018: 8.9%).

EXPENSES

Operating Expenses 
Operating costs for the reporting period were $86.8m (2018: $80.4m), an increase of $6.4m increasing by 8%, but falling 
significantly as a proportion to revenue at 4.9% (2018: 5.4%). 

The increase in costs is attributed to an increase in salary related expenses. Excluding value of Employee Share Scheme costs, 
salary costs were $73.0m (2018: $66.6m) an increase of $6.4m, falling as a proportion of revenue to 4.1% (2018: 4.5%). The 
increase in salary costs is attributed to investment in additional headcount as a result of new vendor signings and growth in 
existing vendors. In addition, with the significant growth experienced through the year, investment in headcount was across 
all departments. Headcount across the group finished at 485 (2018: 442). 

Other operating expenses remained steady but fell as a proportion of sales to 0.8% (2018: 0.9%).

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Dicker Data LimitedDirectors’ Report

Continued

Depreciation, Amortisation and Interest
Depreciation and Amortisation for the reporting period was $4.6m, an increase of $2.0m partly due to the adoption of AASB 16 
and depreciation on right-of-use assets of $1.6m on capitalised leases. There was also some increases in plant and equipment 
depreciation with additional PP&E purchases with increase in additional headcount in the financial year.

Finance costs in the reporting period were $5.7m, only marginally up from the prior year (2018: $5.7m). The company has 
significantly increased its working capital investment in 2019, with net average debt increasing by 22.4%, however the company 
benefited from a lower interest rate environment. 

PROFIT
Profit before tax finalised at $75.9m (2018: $46.2m) up by 64.2%. Excluding profit on sale of property and costs relating to share 
issue for Employee Share Scheme, operating profit before tax finalised at $64.1m, up by 37.5%.

Net Profit after tax increased to $54.3m (2018: $32.5m), up by 67.3%. 

Weighted average earnings per share increased to 33.69 cents per share (2018: 20.22 cents), up by 66.6%. 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Total assets as at 31 December 2019 increased to $507.5m (2018: $429.0m). 

The statement of financial position reflected an increase in working capital investment with working capital finishing higher than 
the previous period. Total investment in net working capital was $165.4m, up by $44.2m from previous year (2018: $121.2m). 
Cash finalised at $22.6m, up by $16.0m (2018: $6.6m). Trade and other receivables were up from the from the previous year 
to $295.9m (2018: $238.7m). The company showed a slight decrease in inventory days with inventories finishing at $120.4m 
(27.4 days), up from $105.5m (27.6 days) in 2018. Trade and other payables were up to $250.9m (2018: $223.0m). 

Property, plant and equipment decreased to $32.0m during the period (2018: $46.8m) a decrease of $14.8m as the company 
disposed of the existing building and began works on the new distribution centre. 

Total liabilities as at 31 December 2019 were $412.5m, up from the prior period (2018: $349.0m).

Current borrowings comprising a receivables purchase facility with Westpac was at $90.0m as at 31 December 2019, $20.0m 
higher than prior year (2018: $70.0m) reflecting increased working capital investment. Current borrowings also now reflect the 
inclusion of the $39.9m Corporate Bond which matures in March 2020 (previously Non-Current).

Equity has increased to $95.1m during the period (2018: $80.0m). 

Equity Movement

Equity 31 Dec 2018

Comprehensive Income for FY 2019

Dividends Paid

Share Issue (DRP)

Share Issue (ESS)

Equity 31 Dec 2019

$’000

79,633

54,418

(43,518)

4,084

450

95,067

Despite the increased investment in working capital and resulting increased debt, the debt to equity ratio remained at 1.37x 
(2018: 1.37x). The net tangible assets position continued to improve finalising at $68.2m (2018: $52.3m).

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Dicker Data LimitedDirectors’ Report

Continued

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS

Sale of Property
During the year the Company sold its property and principal distribution centre at 230 Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell. The 
consideration for the sale was $36m and the transaction was fully settled by 15 August 2019. The profit on the sale of the 
property was $12.2m. 

The Company has also entered into a lease back arrangement to lease the property whilst the construction of a new facility 
is underway. The lease is for a period of 2 years with an option to extend if required. There were no changes to any operational 
arrangements as part of the property sale.

Building Update
The sale of the property comes on the back of the development application approval for the construction of the new 
distribution facility at 238 Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell. The DA is approved as a State Significant Development and provides 
for a development in two stages. Once stage one is completed the new property will be 29,000 sqm, providing 22,000 sqm of 
warehouse space, almost 70% increase on the current warehouse space of 13,000 sqm. The office and amenities space will also 
increase from 2,000 sqm to 7,000 sqm. The second stage is approved for a further 20,000 sqm warehouse providing expansion 
options for the Company in the future.

A builder was appointed at the end of last year and construction has now commenced. The new distribution centre is expected 
to be completed by the end of 2020. The capital expenditure to be incurred during the financial year to build and fully fitout the 
facility is expected to be approximately $55m. The Company expects to meet the cost of construction from both internal and 
external sources, consistent with its objective of optimising the weighted average cost of capital.

Employee Share Scheme
During the year the Company announced that in recognition of all the work and contribution by our staff free shares were offered 
to all eligible employees. Under the share plan staff were offered $1,000 worth of new fully paid ordinary shares for nil monetary 
consideration. The issue price for the shares was $6.660 and all eligible staff received 150 shares each. Total number of new 
shares issued to staff under the Employee Share Scheme was 67,500 shares at a value of $450k.

MATTERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

Increase in Debt Facility Limit
The Westpac receivables facility was renewed on 12 March 2018 for a period of 3 years with a limit of $130m. As of February 
2020, this limit was increased to $180m, being an increase of $50m supported by the increase in the receivables balance. 
This increase provides the required headroom to fund the Company’s current initatives.

There were no other significant matters subsequent to the end of the financial year. 

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The past 12 months have seen businesses across Australia and New Zealand continue their journey of digital transformation 
as it becomes an even more critical part of organisational evolution. Our industry faces the next phase of challenges presented 
by multi-cloud and distributed-cloud environments, new standards such as WiFi 6 and 5G, explosion of data and requirement of 
managing and analysing it, the evolution of the empowered intelligent edge and most importantly, delivering security solutions 
and frameworks to protect every organisation’s biggest asset which is data. 

As we move into 2020, there is significant momentum and opportunity ahead as businesses now look to further accelerate the 
time to realising their goals through further investment into technology. With a clearly defined value proposition, strategy and 
ability to execute, Dicker Data is well-positioned to assist and enable its thousands of reseller partners to deliver on the next 
wave of digital transformation initiatives.

Through strengthening existing partnerships and signing of new strategic alignments with vendors that are poised to capitalise 
on both existing and forthcoming market trends, Dicker Data has become widely known as the leading destination for cutting-
edge technology and expert advice. Emerging technologies such as IoT, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are 
predicted to become mainstream in 2020. Due to early investment into these technologies and markets in FY18 and FY19, 
Dicker Data is already regarded as a leader in this space.

Further information on likely developments in the operations of the company and the expected results of operations have not 
been included in this report because the directors believe it would be likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the company.

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Dicker Data LimitedDirectors’ Report

Continued

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
The consolidated entity is subject to the requirements of the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 
2011. There have been no instances of non-compliance throughout the year.

INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS

David Dicker – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman
David is the co-founder of the company and has been a director of the company since its inception. David’s role as CEO requires 
focus on Dicker Data’s business strategy and decision making and under David’s strategic guidance the company has enjoyed 
material growth, establishing Dicker Data as one of the leading Australia-based distributors of IT products.

Interest in Equities: 
60,553,495 Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Limited

10,000 Ordinary shares held by his wife

Interest in Contracts: 
Nil

Special Responsibilities: 
Chairman and responsible for the overall business management and strategy as Chief Executive Officer.

Member of the Audit Committee

Other Current Listed Company Directorships: 
None

Other Current Listed Company Directorships held in Previous 3 Years: 
None

Fiona Brown – Non-Executive Director
Fiona Brown is the co-founder of Dicker Data and currently serves as Non-Executive Director of the company. Fiona has been 
involved with the business since it started in 1978 and has been a director of the company since 1983. As a Non-Executive 
Director, Fiona brings her knowledge and experience in the IT distribution industry for over 40 years, of which the first 26 years 
was in the role of General Manager of the business.

Interest in Equities:
53,280,224 Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Limited

1,217,095 Ordinary shares held by Fi Brown Trust No1

104,821 Ordinary shares held by South Coast Developments Pty Ltd as trustee for the Brown Family Superfund

Interest in Contracts:
Nil

Special Responsibilities:
Member of the Work Health and Safety Committee and Chairperson of the Audit Committee

Other Current Listed Company Directorships: 
None

Other Current Listed Company Directorships held in Previous 3 Years:
None

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Continued

Vladimir Mitnovetski – Chief Operating Officer
Vlad joined the company in 2010 in his role as Category Manager. In this role he was responsible for the establishment and 
growth of key volume vendors and was instrumental in the introduction of new vendors to Dicker Data’s portfolio. Vlad is a 
business technology professional with over 18 years of distribution industry experience. Vlad started his career at Tech Pacific 
and then Ingram Micro where he worked in various roles before progressing to business unit manager roles in enterprise and 
personal systems, working closely with many leading vendors. Vlad holds a bachelor of business degree from University of 
Technology and a master degree in Advanced Marketing and Management from the University of New South Wales. Vlad was 
appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer on 8th September 2014.

Interest in Equities: 
693,753 Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Limited

16,992 Ordinary shares held by Mitnovetski Pty Ltd as Trustee for Mitnovetski Superannuation Fund

18,571 Ordinary shares held by his wife

Interest in Contracts:
Nil

Special Responsibilities: 
Responsible for the sales, vendor alliances and operations of the consolidated entity.

Member of the Audit Committee.

Other Current Listed Company Directorships: 
None

Other Current Listed Company Directorships held in Previous 3 Years:
None

Mary Stojcevski – Chief Financial Officer
Mary joined Dicker Data as Financial Controller in 1999. Her responsibilities include all of the financial management, 
administration and compliance functions of the company. Prior to joining Dicker Data Mary had over 15 years’ experience in 
accounting and taxation. Mary holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with a major in Accounting from the University of New 
South Wales. Mary is also an Executive Director of the company and has been a director since 31 August 2010.

Interest in Equities: 
37,655 Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Limited

173,208 Ordinary shares held by Stojinvest Pty Ltd as trustee for Stojinvest Superannuation Fund

Interest in Contracts: 
Nil

Special Responsibilities: 
Responsible for the overall financial management of the consolidated entity

Other Current Listed Company Directorships:
None

Other Current Listed Company Directorships held in Previous 3 Years: 
None

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Continued

Michael Demetre – Logistics Director
Michael joined Dicker Data in 2001, where he later took up the position of Warehouse Storeman which he held for about 5 years. 
Michael’s experience in the operations of the warehouse, general knowledge of the company and established relationships with 
other employees allowed him to undertake the position of Logistics Director and since taking on this role has overseen and been 
responsible for expansion of the company’s logistic capabilities. He has successfully held this position since 2007. Michael is 
also an Executive Director of the company and has been a director since 21st September 2010.

Interest in Equities:
18,571 Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Limited

Interest in Contracts: 
Nil

Special Responsibilities: 
Responsible for the warehouse and logistics operations.

Other Current Listed Company Directorships: 
None

Other Current Listed Company Directorships held in Previous 3 Years: 
None

Ian Welch – Chief Information Officer
Ian joined Dicker Data in March 2013 as General Manager of IT before he was appointed Chief Information Officer on 6th August 
2015. Prior to officially joining Dicker Data Ian spent more than 15 years consulting to Dicker Data in various roles. During this 
period Ian had been instrumental in establishing and maintaining the IT Systems for Dicker Data and as a result has a deep 
understanding of the business and all related processes. Ian started his career as an IT Professional working as consultant 
to businesses in various sectors. A large proportion of these were in the logistics space which have allowed Ian to develop 
a fundamental understanding of such operations. Ian is also an Executive Director of the company and was appointed 
6th August 2015.

Interest in Equities:
60,000 Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Limited

Interest in Contracts:
Nil

Special Responsibilities: 
Responsible for IT operations, systems and processes

Other Current Listed Company Directorships: 
None

Other Current Listed Company Directorships held in Previous 3 Years: 
None

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Continued

Leanne Ralph – Non-Executive Director
Leanne was appointed as an independent non-executive director on 13 December 2019. Prior to her appointment Leanne was 
the founder and director of Boardworx Australia Pty Ltd, a provider of outsourced company secretarial services until its sale in 
2017. Leanne is a highly experienced governance professional with over 15 years in this field, having held the role of Company 
Secretary for a number of ASX-listed entities across a diverse range of industries. She currently holds the roles of Non-Executive 
Director of Raise Foundation, and is Company Secretary for various listed entities. Leanne’s prior executive positions focussed 
on accounting and finance for almost 20 years, as CFO of International Brand Management Pty Ltd, a business of importing, 
wholesaling and retailing luxury fashion brands, and Principal Client Advisor with Altus Financial, providing management 
accountant and company secretarial services to clients. Leanne holds a Bachelor of Business with majors in Accounting 
and Finance, is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute 
of Australia.

Interest in Equities:
1,600 Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Limited

Interest in Contracts:
Nil

Special Responsibilities: 
Member of the Audit Committee

Other Current Listed Company Directorships: 
None

Other Current Listed Company Directorships held in Previous 3 Years: 
None

COMPANY SECRETARY
Erin McMullen was appointed to the position of Company Secretary on 6th November 2018. Erin has over 9 years’ experience 
in company secretarial roles for various publicly listed and unlisted entities. Prior to this Erin worked in Executive Support and 
Managerial roles across a number of sectors.

DIRECTOR MEETINGS
The number of meetings of the company’s board of directors and of each board committee held during the year and the number 
of meetings attended by each director were:

Board Meetings

Directors

Mr David Dicker

Ms Fiona Brown 

Mr Vladimir Mitnovetski

Ms Mary Stojcevski

Mr Michael Demetre

Mr Ian Welch

Ms Leanne Ralph

Board

Audit & Risk 
Committee

Meetings 
eligible to 
attend

Meetings 
attended

Meetings 
eligible to 
attend

Meetings 
attended

8

8

8

8

8

 8

1

8

8

7

8

8

8

1

2

2

2

–

–

–

–

1

2

2

–

–

–

–

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REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED)
All information in this remuneration report has been audited as required by section 308(3C) of the Corporations Act 2001. 
The remuneration report is set out under the following main headings:

a.  Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration
b. 
c. 
d. 
e. 
f. 

 Details of remuneration
 Service agreements
 Share-based compensation
 Additional information
 Additional disclosures relating to key management personnel

(a)  Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration
The board addresses remuneration policies and practices generally, and determines remuneration packages and other 
terms of employment for senior executives. Executive remuneration and other terms of employment are reviewed annually 
by the board having regard to performance against goals set at the start of the year and relevant comparative information. 
Remuneration packages are set at levels that are intended to attract and retain executives capable of managing the company’s 
operations, achieving the company’s strategic objectives, and increasing shareholder wealth.

Executives
The executive pay and reward framework includes the following components:

 – Base pay and benefits
 – Performance-related bonuses
 – Other remuneration such as superannuation.

The combination of these comprises the executive’s remuneration.

Base pay
Base pay is structured as a total employment cost package which may be delivered as a combination of cash and prescribed 
non-financial benefits at the executive’s discretion. There are no guaranteed base pay increases included in any senior 
executives’ contracts.

Performance-related bonuses
Performance-related cash bonus entitlements are linked to the achievement of financial and non-financial objectives which 
are relevant to meeting the company’s business objectives. A major part of the bonus entitlement is determined by the actual 
performance against net profit margin targets. Using a profit target ensures variable reward is only available when value has 
been created for shareholders and when profit is consistent with the business plan. Refer to individual service agreements for a 
detailed explanation of the performance conditions. There are no long term incentive plans in place. The executives’ cash bonus 
entitlements are assessed and paid either monthly or quarterly based on the actual performance against the relevant monthly 
profit with reconciliation at the end of the financial year against full-year actual profit. The chairman and CEO is responsible for 
assessing whether an individual’s targets have been met.

Non-executive directors
Fees and payments to non-executive directors reflect the demands which are made on, and the responsibilities of, the directors. The 
board determines remuneration of non-executive directors within the maximum amount approved by the shareholders from time 
to time. This maximum currently stands at $250,000 per annum in total for salary and fees, to be divided among the non-executive 
directors in such a proportion and manner as they agree. Leanne Ralph was appointed to the board during the year as a non-executive 
independent director. The other current non-executive director is Fiona Brown, who is also a major shareholder, and therefore not 
considered independent.

(b) Details of remuneration
Compensation paid to key management personnel is set out below. Key management personnel include all directors of the 
company and executives who, in the opinion of the board and CEO, have authority and responsibility for planning, directing 
and controlling the activities of the group directly or indirectly.

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Short-
Term

Short-
Term

Long-
Term

Share Based 
Payments

Short-term 
Incentive 
Cash Bonus*

Cash

Super-

annuation Non-Cash

Annual 
Leave

 Long 

Service Shares  Options

Total

FY

Salary & 
Fees

FBT 
Reportable

Leave

Leave

% of 
Value of 
remuner-
ation that 
consists 
of share 
Based 
Payments

Proportion of 
remuneration 
that is 
performance 
based

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

%

Executive Directors

David Dicker - Chief Executive Officer

December 
2019

December 
2018

–

–

– 

–

– 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Vladimir Mitnovetski - Chief Operating Officer

December 
2019

December 
2018

– 2,562,326

243,421

– 

-11,414 10,029

– 1,864,201

177,099

–

-2,308

9,155

Mary Stojcevski - Chief Financial Officer

December 
2019

December 
2018

200,000

960,872

110,283

200,000

699,075

85,412

Michael Demetre - Logistics Director

December 
2019

December 
2018

225,000

640,582

82,230

225,000

466,050

65,650

Ian Welch - Chief Information Officer

–

–

–

–

2,951

3,306

7,091

6,370

-9,877

3,719

5,382

3,791

December 
2019

December 
2018

250,000

640,582

84,605

–

17,150

4,133

250,000

466,050

68,025

–

10,787 23,538

Non-Executive Directors

–

–

– 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.00%

0.00%

–  2,804,362

100.00%

0.00%

– 2,048,147

100.00%

0.00%

– 1,277,412

82.37%

0.00%

–

997,949

76.71%

0.00%

–

941,654

74.49%

0.00%

–

765,872

66.63%

0.00%

–

996,470

70.39%

0.00%

–

818,399

62.36%

0.00%

Fiona Brown

December 
2019

50,228

–

4,772

–

–

–

–

–

55,000

0.00%

0.00%

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Short-
Term

Short-
Term

Long-
Term

Share Based 
Payments

Short-term 
Incentive 
Cash Bonus*

Cash

Super-

annuation Non-Cash

Annual 
Leave

 Long 

Service Shares  Options

Total

FY

Salary & 
Fees

FBT 
Reportable

Leave

Leave

% of 
Value of 
remuner-
ation that 
consists 
of share 
Based 
Payments

Proportion of 
remuneration 
that is 
performance 
based

December 
2018

Leanne Ralph

$

$

$

50,228

–

4,772

$

–

$

–

$

$

$

$

$

%

–

–

–

55,000

0.00%

0.00%

(Appointed 13 December 2019)

December 
2019

December 
2018

December 
2019

December 
2018

2,107

–

–

–

200

–

727,335 4,804,362 525,511

725,228 3,495,376 400,957

–

–

0

0

–

–

–

–

-1,190 21,187

20,952 42,855

–

–

0

0

* 100% of short-term incentive cash bonuses have vested

–

–

2,307

0.00%

0.00%

0

0.00%

0.00%

0 6,077,205

0 4,685,369

(c) Service agreements
Terms of employment for the executive directors and other key management personnel are by way of Consultancy Agreement 
or an Executive Service Agreement (ESA). The contract details the base salary and performance-related bonuses.

Consultancy Agreement for David Dicker
The company has engaged Rodin FZC (a company incorporated in Dubai) to provide the services of David Dicker to act as the 
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the company on an as-needed basis. The Consultancy Agreement is dated  
26 October 2010. The engagement is for an indefinite term. Either party may terminate the agreement on the provision of 
6 months’ notice. No fee is payable by the company to Rodin FZC for the provision of the services. The agreement contains 
a number of post-termination restraints.

Deed of Adherence for David Dicker
The company and David Dicker have entered into a Deed of Adherence whereby Mr Dicker has agreed to adhere and comply with 
all covenants and obligations of Rodin FZC (a company incorporated in Dubai) set out in the Consultancy Agreement (between 
the company and Rodin FZC) to the maximum allowable extent permitted by law as if Mr Dicker was named as Rodin FZC 
therein. The Deed is dated 26 October 2010.

Executive Service Agreement for Vladimir Mitnovetski 
The company has appointed Vladimir Mitnovetski as Chief Operating Officer and Director of the Board of the company by 
way of an Executive Service Agreement (ESA). The ESA is dated 1 September 2014. The appointment of Mr Mitnovetski is for 
an unspecified time. Either the company or Mr Mitnovetski may terminate the ESA with 3 months’ notice. The remuneration 
payable to Mr Mitnovetski will be a performance based salary of the higher amount of either: (i) $50,000 per month; or (ii) 4% of 
net operating profit before tax in the quarter. Profit bonus is subject to the company achieving a net profit margin of 2.5% in a 
calendar quarter. Superannuation is uncapped and payable on total of base and performance payments at 9.5%. The ESA also 
contains a number of post-termination restraints. 

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Executive Service Agreement for Mary Stojcevski
The company has appointed Mary Stojcevski as Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Board of the company by way of an 
Executive Service Agreement (ESA). The ESA is dated 25 October 2010. The ESA confirms Ms Stojcevski’s continuous service 
with the company for all purposes commenced from 31 August 2010. The appointment of Ms Stojcevski is for an unspecified 
time. Either the company or Ms Stojcevski may terminate the ESA with 3 months’ notice. The remuneration payable to Ms 
Stojcevski comprises of a base remuneration of $200,000 per annum. Ms Stojcevski is also entitled to a performance bonus 
equal to 1.5% of the company’s net operating profit before tax. This is subject to net profit margin before tax not being less than 
2.5%, unless otherwise agreed. Superannuation is uncapped and payable at 9.5% on total of base and performance payments. 
The ESA also contains a number of post-termination restraints.

Executive Service Agreement for Michael Demetre
The company has appointed Michael Demetre as Logistics Director and Director of the Board of the company by way of an 
Executive Service Agreement (ESA). The ESA is dated 25 October 2010. The ESA confirms Mr Demetre’s continuous service 
with the company for all purposes commenced from 21 September 2010. The appointment of Mr Demetre is for an unspecified 
time. Either the company or Mr Demetre may terminate the ESA with 3 months’ notice. The remuneration payable to Mr Demetre 
comprises a base remuneration of $225,000 per annum. Mr Demetre is also entitled to a performance bonus equal to 1% of 
the company’s net operating profit before tax. This is subject to net profit margin before tax not being less than 2.5%, unless 
otherwise agreed. Superannuation is uncapped and payable at 9.5% on total of base and performance payments. The ESA also 
contains a number of post-termination restraints.

Executive Service Agreement for Ian Welch
The company has appointed Ian Welch as Chief Information Officer and Director of the Board of the company by way of an 
Executive Service Agreement (ESA). The ESA is dated 1 September 2015. The ESA confirms Mr Welch’s continuous service with 
the company for all purposes commenced from 30 March 2013. The appointment of Mr Welch is for an unspecified time. Either 
the company or Mr Welch may terminate the ESA with 3 months’ notice. The remuneration payable to Mr Welch comprises a 
base remuneration of $250,000 per annum. Mr Welch is also entitled to a performance bonus equal to 1% of the Company’s 
net operating profit before tax. This is subject to net profit margin before tax not being less than 2.5%, unless otherwise agreed. 
Superannuation is uncapped and payable at 9.5% on total of base and performance payments. The ESA also contains a number 
of post-termination restraints.

As the net profit margin percentage was achieved each director received 100% of the performance bonus they were entitled to.

(d) Share-based compensation
No shares, rights, or options were granted to directors or key management personnel during the year ended 31 December 2019, 
no rights or options vested or lapsed during the year, and no rights or options were exercised during the year by directors.

(e) Additional information

Relationship between remuneration and company performance
The overall level of executive reward takes into account the performance over the financial year with greater emphasis given to 
improving performance over the prior year. Operating profit for the consolidated entity grew by 37.5% during the year excluding 
profit on sale of property and employee share plan costs. On an average over the last 4 years operating profit grew by 19.8%. 
As a large proportion of the executive’s remuneration package is based on net operating profit outcomes the average executive 
remuneration also increased. Since 2015, the net profit before tax has grown at an average rate of 19.8%, whilst the average 
executive remuneration has increased by an average of 13.8%. Shareholder wealth has increased at an average rate of 23.4% 
per annum over this period. For the financial year, earnings per share increased by 65.3% whilst dividends paid to shareholders 
increased by 50.0%.

Voting and comments made at the company’s 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
At the 2019 AGM, 97.34% of the votes received supported the adoption of the remuneration report for the financial year ended 
31 December 2018. The company did not receive any specific feedback at the AGM regarding its remuneration practices.

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(f) Additional disclosures relating to key personnel shareholding
The number of shares in the company held during the financial year by each director and other members of key management 
personnel of the consolidated entity, including their related parties, is set out below:

December 2019

Ordinary Shares

David Dicker

Fiona Brown

Vladimir Mitnovetski

Mary Stojcevski

Michael Demetre

Ian Welch

Leanne Ralph

December 2018

Ordinary Shares

David Dicker

Fiona Brown

Vladimir Mitnovetski

Mary Stojcevski

Michael Demetre

Ian Welch

Balance at the 
start of the year

Additions

Disposals

Balance at the
 end of the year

60,563,495 

54,045,303 

566,405 

190,563 

18,571 

 30,000 

–

 115,414,337 

Balance at the 
start of the year

 60,563,495 

 54,022,076 

 171,118 

 169,779 

 18,571 

 30,000 

– 

556,837 

162,911 

 20,300 

–

 30,000 

1,600

771,648 

60,563,495

54,602,140

729,316

210,863

18,571

60,000

1,600

–

116,185,985 

Additions

Disposals

Balance at the
 end of the year

–

 23,227 

 395,287 

 20,784 

–

–

 60,563,495 

 54,045,303 

 566,405 

 190,563 

 18,571 

 30,000 

 114,975,039 

 439,298 

–

 115,414,337 

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES 
There were a number of related party transactions during the year with the entity Rodin Cars Ltd, a New Zealand based entity 
owned by David Dicker. The transactions included provision of marketing and IT services and sales of goods and services which 
are billed to Rodin Cars Ltd on a monthly basis at commercial market rates. Total amount billed to Rodin Cars Ltd for FY19 
was $53,841. Dicker Data Financial Services Pty Ltd has also provided finance to Rodin Cars Ltd at arms length commercial 
rates. The amount payable as at 31 December 2019 was $1,671,420.70. The principal amount financed was $2,228,560.50. In 
addition to these transactions some payments have been made on behalf of director David Dicker throughout the year that were 
subsequently reimbursed, or funds were deposited in advance to cover these expenses. Total amount of funds deposited in 
advance and owed to David Dicker by the Company as at 31 December 2019 was $2,759,747.30.

This concludes the remuneration report which has been audited.

SHARE OPTIONS
There were no outstanding options at the end of this financial year. 

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The company has indemnified the directors and executives of the company for costs incurred, in their capacity as a director 
or executive, for which they may be held personally liable, except where there is a lack of good faith.

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 During the financial year, the company paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the directors and executives of the 
company against a liability to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure 
of the nature of liability and the amount of the premium.

INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE OF AUDITOR
The company has not, during or since the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify the auditor of the company or any 
related entity against a liability incurred by the auditor.

During the financial year, the company has not paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the auditor of the company or 
any related entity.

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY
No person has applied to the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 for leave to bring proceedings on behalf of the 
company, or to intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of 
the company for all or part of those proceedings. 

NON-AUDIT SERVICES
Details of the amounts paid or payable to the auditor for non-audit services provided during the financial year by the auditor are 
outlined in Note 25 to the financial statements.

The directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services during the financial year, by the auditor (or by another 
person or firm on the auditor’s behalf), is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the 
Corporations Act 2001.

The directors are of the opinion that the services as disclosed in Note 25 to the financial statements do not compromise the 
external auditor’s independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons:

 – all non-audit services have been reviewed and approved to ensure that they do not impact the integrity 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 issued by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board, including reviewing or 
auditing the auditor’s own work, acting in a management or decision-making capacity for the company, acting as advocate 
for the company or jointly sharing economic risks and rewards.

OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY WHO ARE FORMER AUDIT PARTNERS OF BDO 
There are no officers of the company who are former audit partners of BDO East Coast Partnership.

ROUNDING OF AMOUNTS
The company is of a kind referred to in ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Report) Instrument 2016/191, issued 
by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, relating to ‘rounding-off’. Amounts in this report have been rounded 
off in accordance with that Class Order to the nearest thousand dollars, or in certain cases, the nearest dollar.

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on 
page 57.

AUDITOR
Accounting Firm BDO East Coast Partnership continues in office in accordance with section 327 of the Corporations Act 2001.

This report is made in accordance with a resolution of directors, pursuant to section 298(2)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the directors

David Dicker 
CEO and Chairman

Sydney, 28 February 2020

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Dicker Data LimitedStatement of Profit or Loss and 
Other Comprehensive Income

For the year ended 31 December 2019

REVENUE

Sales revenue

Other revenue:

 Interest received

 Recoveries

 Profit on sale of property

 Other revenue

EXPENSES

Changes in inventories 

Purchases of inventories

Employee benefits expense

Depreciation and amortisation

Finance costs

Borrowing Costs

Other expenses

Profit before income tax expense

Income tax expense

Profit after income tax expense for the year

Profit attributable to members of the company

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

Foreign Currency Translation

Total comprehensive income for the year

Total comprehensive income attributable to members of the company

Weighted Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share 

Diluted earnings per share 

Consolidated

Note

31-Dec-19 
$’000

31-Dec-18 
$’000

1,758,521

1,490,691

155

5

12,219

2,615

96

491

–

2,283

4 

1,773,515

1,493,561

5

5

14,944

16,924

(1,615,028)

(1,375,240)

(73,481)

(66,956)

(4,579)

(5,701)

(421)

(2,591)

(5,648)

(1,158)

(13,376)

(12,677)

(1,697,642)

(1,447,346)

75,873

46,215

6 

(21,562)

(13,748)

54,311

54,311

32,467

32,467

107

54,418

54,418

Cents

33.69 

33.69 

392

32,859

32,859

Cents

20.22 

20.22 

31 

31 

The statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

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Statement of Financial Position

As at 31 December 2019

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Inventories

Total Current Assets

Non-Current Assets

Right of Use Asset

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Deferred tax assets

Total Non-Current Assets

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES 

Current Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Lease Liabilities

Borrowings

Current tax liabilities

Short-term provisions

Total Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities

Borrowings

Lease Liabilities

Deferred tax liabilities

Long-term provisions

Total Non-Current Liabilities

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY 

Equity attributable to Equity Holders

Issued capital

Reserves

Retained profits

TOTAL EQUITY

The statement of financial position is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes

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Consolidated

Note

31-Dec-19 
$’000

31-Dec-18 
$’000

10

11

12

15

13

14

8

16

15

17

7

18

15

9

18

19

20

22,573

295,921

120,433

6,613

238,741

105,489

438,927

350,843

5,191

31,981

26,290

5,151

68,613

507,540

–

46,765

27,709

3,682

78,156

428,999

250,932

222,983

3,072

–

129,930

70,000

8,849

10,082

1,685

8,448

402,865

303,116

–

39,645

2,604

4,809

2,196

9,609

–

4,407

1,869

45,921

412,473

349,037

95,067

79,962

62,516

634

31,917

95,067

57,982

527

21,453

79,962

Dicker Data Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Changes in Equity

For the year ended 31 December 2019

Consolidated

Note

Balance at 1 January 2018

Profit after income tax for the year

Other comprehensive income for the year net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Transactions with the owners in their capacity 
as owners:

Share Issue (DRP)

Share Issue - Employee Share Scheme (ESS)

Dividends Paid

19

19

21

Issued 
Capital
$’000

56,868

–

–

–

722

392

–

Retained 
Profits
$’000

17,880

32,467

–

32,467

–

–

(28,894)

Reserves
$’000

135

–

392

392

–

–

–

Total
Equity
$’000

74,883

32,467

392

32,859

722

392

(28,894)

Balance at 31 December 2018

57,982

21,453

527

79,962

Balance at 1 January 2019

57,982

21,453

527

79,962

Adjustment in respect of first time adoption 
of AASB16

Adjusted Balance at 1 January 2019

Profit after income tax for the year

Other comprehensive income for the year net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Transactions with the owners in their capacity  
as owners:

Share Issue (DRP)

Share Issue - Employee Share Scheme (ESS)

Dividends Paid

Balance at 30 June 2019

19

19

 21

–

(329)

57,982

–

–

–

4,084

450

–

21,124

54,311

–

54,311

–

–

(43,518)

–

527

–

107

107

–

–

–

(329)

79,633

54,311

107

54,418

4,084

450

(43,518)

62,516

31,917

634

95,067

The statement of changes in equity is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

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Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended 31 December 2019

Note

31-Dec-19 
$’000

31-Dec-18 
$’000

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST)

Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST)

Interest received

Interest and other finance costs paid

Income tax paid

NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Payments for property, plant and equipment

Proceeds from sale of property plant and equipment

Payments for intangibles

Payments associated with sale of property plant & equip

NET CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Drawdown/(Repayments of borrowings)

Principal paid on lease liabilities

Interest paid on lease liabilities

Payment of dividends

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

NET CASH FLOWS

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF PERIOD 

10 

The statement of cash flows is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes.

1,897,964

1,613,383

(1,865,543)

(1,581,801)

155

96

(5,581)

(5,648)

(15,466)

(14,002)

11,529

12,028

(10,136)

(2,019)

36,000

(2)

(753)

–

(10)

–

25,109

(2,029)

20,000

15,000

(1,574)

(120)

–

–

(38,984)

(27,780)

(20,678)

(12,780)

15,960

6,613

22,573

(2,781)

9,394

6,613

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Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2019

1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and in the following 
notes. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

New, revised or amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted
The consolidated entity has adopted all of the new, revised or amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by 
the Australian Accounting Standards Board (‘AASB’) that are mandatory for the current reporting period.

Any other new, revised or amending Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been early 
adopted. The adoption of these Accounting Standards and Interpretations did not have any significant impact on the financial 
performance or position of the consolidated entity.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted

AASB 16: Leases 
AASB 16 introduces a single lessee accounting model that eliminates the requirement for leases to be classified as operating 
or finance leases. 

The main changes introduced by the new Standard include:

 – recognition of a right-to-use asset and liability for all leases (excluding short-term leases with less than 12 months of tenure 

and leases relating to low-value assets);

 – depreciation of right-to-use assets in line with AASB 116: Property, Plant and Equipment in profit or loss and unwinding of 

the liability in principal and interest components;

 – variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate are included in the initial measurement of the lease liability using 

the index or rate at the commencement date;

 – by applying a practical expedient, a lessee is permitted to elect not to separate non-lease components and instead account 

for all components as a lease; and
 – additional disclosure requirements.

The transitional provisions of AASB 16 allow a lessee to either retrospectively apply the Standard to comparatives in line with 
AASB 108 or recognise the cumulative effect of retrospective application as an adjustment to opening equity on the date of 
initial application. The consolidated entity has adopted this standard from 1 January 2019 and has elected to recognise the 
cumulative effect of retrospective application as an adjustment to opening equity on the date of initial application. Refer to 
Note 15 for further detail.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations not yet Mandatory or early Adopted
Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but are not yet mandatory, 
have not been early adopted by the consolidated entity for the annual reporting period ended 31 December 2019, unless 
otherwise stated. The consolidated entity has not yet performed an assessment of the impact of these new or amended 
Accounting Standards and Interpretations.

Basis of preparation
These general purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and 
Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (‘AASB’) and the Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate for 
for-profit oriented entities. These financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued 
by the International Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’).

Historical cost convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for, where applicable, the revaluation 
of available-for-sale financial assets, financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, certain classes of property, 
plant and equipment and derivative financial instruments.

Critical accounting estimates
The preparation of the financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires 
management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the consolidated entity’s accounting policies. The areas 
involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial 
statements, are disclosed in the notes.

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Continued

1.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Parent entity information
In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, these financial statements present the results of the consolidated entity only. 
Supplementary information about the parent entity is disclosed in Note 27.

Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of Dicker Data Limited (‘company’ 
or ‘parent entity’) as at 31 December 2019 and the results of all subsidiaries for the year then ended. Dicker Data Limited and its 
subsidiaries together are referred to in these financial statements as the ‘consolidated entity’.

Subsidiaries are all those entities over which the consolidated entity has control. The consolidated entity controls an entity when 
the consolidated entity is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to 
affect those returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on 
which control is transferred to the consolidated entity. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.

Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between entities in the consolidated entity are 
eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of the impairment of the asset 
transferred. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies 
adopted by the consolidated entity.

The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. A change in ownership interest, 
without the loss of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction, where the difference between the consideration 
transferred and the book value of the share of the non-controlling interest acquired is recognised directly in equity attributable 
to the parent.

Non-controlling interest in the results and equity of subsidiaries are shown separately in the statement of profit or loss and other 
comprehensive income, statement of financial position and statement of changes in equity of the consolidated entity. Losses 
incurred by the consolidated entity are attributed to the non-controlling interest in full, even if that results in a deficit balance.

Where the consolidated entity loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognises the assets including goodwill, liabilities and non-
controlling interest in the subsidiary together with any cumulative translation differences recognised in equity. The consolidated 
entity recognises the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any investment retained together with any gain 
or loss in profit or loss.

Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is Dicker Data Limited’s functional and presentation currency.

Foreign Currency Transactions
Foreign currency transactions are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the 
transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation 
at financial year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in 
profit or loss.

Foreign Operations
The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates at the reporting 
date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the average exchange 
rates, which approximate the rate at the date of the transaction, for the period. All resulting foreign exchange differences are 
recognised in other comprehensive income through the foreign currency reserve in equity.

The foreign currency reserve is recognised in profit or loss when the foreign operation or net investment is disposed of.

Current and Non-Current Classification
Assets and liabilities are presented in the statement of financial position based on current and non-current classification.

An asset is current when: it is expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle; it is held 
primarily for the purpose of trading; it is expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period; or the asset is 
cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the 
reporting period. All other assets are classified as non-current.

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Continued

1.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
A liability is current when: it is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle; it is held primarily for the purpose of trading; it is 
due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or there is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the 
liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. All other liabilities are classified as non-current. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are always classified as non-current.

Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’) and Other Similar Taxes
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of associated GST, unless the GST incurred is not recoverable 
from, or payable to, the tax authority. In this case it is recognised as part of the cost of the acquisition of the asset or as part of 
the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable 
from, or payable to, the tax authority is included in other receivables or other payables in the statement of financial position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities 
which are recoverable from, or payable to the tax authority, are presented as operating cash flows.

Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the tax authority.

Rounding of Amounts
The company is of a kind referred to in ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 2016/191, 
issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, relating to ‘rounding-off’. Amounts in this report have been 
rounded off in accordance with that Class Order to the nearest thousand dollars, or in certain cases, the nearest dollar.

2.   CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect 
the reported amounts in the financial statements. Management continually evaluates its judgements and estimates in relation to 
assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management bases its judgements, estimates and assumptions 
on historical experience and on other various factors, including expectations of future events, management believes to be 
reasonable under the circumstances. The resulting accounting judgements and estimates will seldom equal the related actual 
results. The judgements, estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the 
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities (refer to the respective notes) within the next financial year are discussed at each note.

3.  OPERATING SEGMENTS
Operating segments are presented using the ‘management approach’, where the information presented is on the same basis 
as the internal reports provided to the Chief Operating Decision Makers (‘CODM’). The CODM is responsible for the allocation 
of resources to operating segments and assessing their performance.

Identification of Reportable Operating Segments
The consolidated entity is organised into two operating segments: Australian and New Zealand operations. These operating 
segments are based on the internal reports that are reviewed and used by the Board of Directors (who are identified as the 
Chief Operating Decision Makers (‘CODM’)) in assessing performance and in determining the allocation of resources. Operating 
segments have been aggregated where they are below the quantitative thresholds and where the aggregation criteria has been 
met per AASB 8.

The CODM reviews EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation). Reportable revenue is for only the 
one product range being sale of IT goods and services. The accounting policies adopted for internal reporting to the CODM 
are consistent with those adopted in the financial statements.

The information reported to the CODM is on at least a monthly basis.

Intersegment Transactions
During the year there was no dividend paid from Dicker Data NZ Ltd to Express Data Holdings Pty Ltd (2018: $Nil). 

Intersegment Receivables, Payables and Loans
Intersegment loans are initially recognised at the consideration received. Intersegment loans receivable and loans payable that 
earn or incur non-market interest are not adjusted to fair value based on market interest rates. Intersegment loans are eliminated 
on consolidation. No single customer represents more than 10% of revenue.

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Continued

3.  OPERATING SEGMENTS (CONTINUED)

Operating Segment Information

Consolidated - December 2019

Revenue

Australia 
$’000

New Zealand 
$’000

Eliminations/ 
Unallocated 
$’000

TOTAL 
$’000

Sale of goods and services*

1,642,804

115,717

Other revenue:

Recoveries

Profit on sale of property

Other revenue

Interest revenue

Total Revenue

EBITDA

Depreciation & Amortisation

Interest revenue

Finance costs

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Profit after income tax expense

Segment Current Assets

Segment Non Current Assets

Segment Assets

Segment Current Liabilities

Segment Non Current Liabilities

Segment Liabilities

* Revenue by product type and geographic location is disclosed at Note 4

5

12,219

2,417

125

–

–

199

29

1,657,569

115,945

84,199

(3,954)

125

(5,646)

74,724

(21,237)

53,487

411,236

66,465

1,799

(625)

29

(55)

1,149

(325)

825

27,695

2,148

477,700

29,843

384,097

8,581

392,678

18,771

1,028

19,798

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 –

–

(3)

–

(3)

(3)

–

(3)

1,758,521

5

12,219

2,615

155

1,773,515

85,998

(4,579)

155

(5,701)

75,873

(21,562)

54,311

438,927

68,613

507,540

402,865

9,609

412,473

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Continued

3.  OPERATING SEGMENTS (CONTINUED)

Consolidated - December 2018

Revenue

Australia
$’000

New Zealand
$’000

Eliminations/ 
Unallocated 
$’000

TOTAL
$’000

Sale of goods and services*

1,407,098

83,593

–

1,490,691

Other revenue:

Recoveries

Other revenue

Interest revenue

Total revenue

EBITDA

Depreciation & Amortisation

Interest revenue

Finance costs

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Profit after income tax expense

Segment Current Assets

Segment Non Current Assets

Segment Assets

Segment Current Liabilities

Segment Non Current Liabilities

Segment Liabilities

* Revenue by product type and geographic location is disclosed at Note 4

491

2,176

51

–

107

45

1,409,815

83,745

53,660

(2,472)

51

(5,648)

45,592

(13,632)

31,960

698

(119)

45

–

623

(116)

507

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

491

2,283

96

1,493,561

54,358

(2,591)

96

(5,648)

46,215

(13,748)

32,467

331,849

19,205

(211)

350,843

77,337

409,186

292,740

45,922

818

20,023

10,581

–

– 

78,115

(211)

428,998

(207)

303,115

–

45,922

338,662

10,581

(207)

349,037

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Continued

4.  REVENUE 

Sales from contracts with customers
The company sells hardware, software (including software licensing), warranties, logistics and configuration services. The 
performance promise that is the responsibility of the company is to procure and supply or provide access to these products 
and services and revenue is recognised at the point of sale. Whilst each revenue stream represents a performance obligation, 
the performance obligation that is created is to deliver these goods and services hence the entity has determined point of sale 
as the most relevant way to recognise revenue per performance obligation. The company bears the inventory and credit risk 
and has pricing control for the products and services supplied. Amounts disclosed as revenue are net of sales returns and 
any customer rebates. Returns and customer rebates represent a variable consideration but do not represent a judgement 
by management. There is no constraint on the amount of revenue recognised. In some limited contractual agreements, the 
company acts as an agent. In such circumstances the revenue is recognised on a net basis.

Disaggregation of revenue
The group has disaggregated the revenue from customer contracts into various categories in the following table which is 
intended to:

 –  depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic data; and
 –  enable users to understand the relationship with revenue segment information provided in Note 3

For hardware products the performance obligation is satisfied when the products are delivered. For software, subscription and 
virtual products the performance obligation is satisfied when access is facilitated. For 3rd party warranties the performance 
obligations is satisfied when the hardware is allocated to a warranty. Services revenue is recognised when the service is 
performed.

Year to 31 December 2019

Product Type

Description

Infrastructure

Hardware 
products

Virtual Services

Software

Dicker Data Services

Sales of 3rd party 
warranties and 
services

Perpetual and 
subscription 
licensing including 
cloud products

3rd party logistics 
and configuration 
services 

Revenue 
recognition  
(PIT/OT)

Agent/ Principal

 AU 
$’000 

NZ 
$’000 

Consolidated

Point in time

Principal

1,135,349

48,417

1,183,765

Point in time

Principal

135,137

2,360

137,497

Point in time

Principal

364,186

64,933

429,119

Partner Services

Agent commission Point in time

Agent

3,836

Point in time

Principal

4,296

7

–

4,303

3,836

1,642,804

115,717

1,758,521

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Continued

4.  REVENUE (CONTINUED)

Year to 31 December 2018

Product Type

Description

Infrastructure

Hardware 
products

Virtual Services

Software

Dicker Data Services

Sales of 3rd party 
warranties and 
services

Perpetual and 
subscription 
licensing including 
cloud products

3rd party logistics 
and configuration 
services 

Revenue 
recognition 
(PIT/OT)

Agent/ Principal

 AU  
$’000

 NZ 
$’000 

Consolidated

Point in time

Principal

1,040,884

28,703

1,069,587

Point in time

Principal

101,878

1,710

103,588

Point in time

Principal

256,672

53,167

309,839

Point in time

Principal

4,300

13

–

4,313

3,364

Partner Services

Agent commission Point in time

Agent

3,364

1,407,098

83,593

1,490,691

Other Revenue

Interest
Interest revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the effective interest method. This is a method of calculating the 
amortised cost of a financial asset and allocating the interest income over the relevant period using the effective interest rate, 
which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the net 
carrying amount of the financial asset.

Other Revenue
Other revenue is recognised when it is received or when the right to receive payment is established.

Sales from contracts with customers:

Sale of goods and services

Other revenue:

Interest 

Recoveries

Profit on Sale of Property

Other revenue

Total Revenue

5.  EXPENSES

Consolidated

Note

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

1,758,521

1,490,691

155

5

12,219

2,615

96

491

–

2,283

1,773,515

1,493,561

Cost of Sales 
Cost of goods sold are represented net of supplier rebates and settlement discounts. Supplier rebates can be paid monthly, 
quarterly or half yearly. At the end of the financial year an estimate of rebates due, relating to the financial year is accounted for 
based on best available information at the time of the rebate being paid. Estimate of rebates is based on information provided by 
our suppliers on our tracking to targets and on management’s judgement based on historical achievements.

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Continued

5.  EXPENSES (CONTINUED)

Depreciation and Amortisation
Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis to write off the net cost of each item of property, plant and equipment 
(excluding land) or capover their expected useful lives. Amortisation of intangibles is calculated on a straight-line basis over 
their expected useful lives, as either determined by management or by an independent valuation. Depreciation expense includes 
depreciation for right-of-use-assets in line with AASB116 and represents the unwinding of the liability in principal on straight 
line basis.

Finance Costs
Finance costs attributable to qualifying assets are capitalised as part of the asset. All other finance costs are expensed in the 
period in which they are incurred, including:

 – interest on any bank overdraft
 – interest on short-term and long-term borrowings
 – interest on finance leases

Defined contribution superannuation expense
Contributions to defined contribution superannuation plans are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

Operating leases
For the current financial year operating leases have been capitalised with recognition of a right-to-use asset and liability for all 
leases (excluding short-term leases with less than 12 months of tenure and leases relating to low-value assets). Depreciation of 
right-to-use assets is n line with AASB 116 and represents unwinding of the liability in principal on straight-line basis and interest 
component is expensed. The consolidated entity has adopted this standard from 1 January 2019 and has elected to recognise 
the cumulative effect of retrospective application as an adjustment to opening equity on the date of initial application. The 
comparative includes the operating lease payments, net of any incentives, charged to the profit and loss on straight line basis 
over the term of the lease.

Depreciation

Building

Plant and equipment

Right of Use Asset
Total depreciation

Amortisation

Website Development

Software

Customer Contracts
Total amortisation
Total depreciation and amortisation

Finance costs 
Interest and finance charges paid/payable

Superannuation expense
Defined contribution superannuation expense

Operating Leases 

Property Rental Expense

Equipment rental expense

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Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

460

1,130

1,603
3,193

11

26

1,349
1,386
4,579

465

693

0
1,158

22

33

1,378
1,433
2,591

5,701

5,648

5,048

4,623

49

12
61

804

16
820

Dicker Data LimitedNotes to the Financial Statements

Continued

6.  INCOME TAX
The income tax expense or benefit for the period is the tax payable on that period’s taxable income based on the applicable 
income tax rate for each jurisdiction, adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary 
differences, unused tax losses and the adjustment recognised for prior periods, where applicable. With the change in financial 
year, the Company has applied and has been approved for a substituted accounting period for the lodgement of its tax return 
based on the calendar year January to December. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the tax rates expected to apply when the assets 
are recovered, or liabilities are settled, based on those tax rates that are enacted or substantively enacted, except for:

 – When the deferred income tax asset or liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a 

transaction that is not a business combination and that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting nor 
taxable profits; or

 – When the taxable temporary difference is associated with interests in subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, and the 

timing of the reversal can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable 
future.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable that future 
taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses.

The carrying amount of recognised and unrecognised deferred tax assets are reviewed each reporting date. Deferred tax assets 
recognised are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that future taxable profits will be available for the carrying 
amount to be recovered. Previously unrecognised deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that there 
are future taxable profits available to recover the asset.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only where there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against 
current tax liabilities and deferred tax assets against deferred tax liabilities; and they relate to the same taxable authority on 
either the same taxable entity or different taxable entity’s which intend to settle simultaneously.

Dicker Data Limited (the ‘head entity’) and its wholly-owned Australian subsidiaries have formed an income tax consolidated 
group from 01 April 2014, under the tax consolidation regime. The head entity and each subsidiary in the tax consolidated group 
continue to account for their own current and deferred tax amounts. The tax consolidated group has applied the ‘separate 
taxpayer within group’ approach in determining the appropriate amount of taxes to allocate to members of the tax consolidated 
group. In addition to its own current and deferred tax amounts, the head entity also recognises the current tax liabilities (or 
assets) and the deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses and unused tax credits assumed from each subsidiary in 
the tax consolidated group. Assets or liabilities arising under tax funding agreements with the tax consolidated entities are 
recognised as amounts receivable from or payable to other entities in the tax consolidated group. The tax funding arrangement 
ensures that the intercompany charge equals the current tax liability or benefit of each tax consolidated group member, resulting 
in neither a contribution by the head entity to the subsidiaries nor a distribution by the subsidiaries to the head entity.

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Continued

6.  INCOME TAX (CONTINUED)

Income Tax Critical Judgements
The consolidated entity is subject to income taxes in the jurisdictions in which it operates. Significant judgement is required in 
determining the provision for income tax. There are many transactions and calculations undertaken during the ordinary course 
of business for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The consolidated entity recognises liabilities for anticipated 
tax audit issues based on the consolidated entity’s current understanding of the tax law. Where the final tax outcome of these 
matters is different from the carrying amounts, such differences will impact the current and deferred tax provisions in the period 
in which such determination is made. 

(a) The components of tax expense comprise:

Current tax

Over/(Under) provision in respect of prior years

Deferred tax (expense/benefit)

Over/(Under) provision in respect of prior years

Recognition of previously unrecognised deferred tax assets

Deferred tax included in income tax expense comprises:

(Increase)/Decrease in deferred tax assets

(Increase)/Decrease in deferred tax liabilities

Deferred tax included in statement of changes in equity

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

23,733

14,610

(1,361)

(1,092)

22,372

13,518

(961)

24

127

(810)

199

31

–

230

21,562

13,748

(1492)

401

130

(961)

509

(439)

129

199

(b)  The prima facie tax payable on profit before income tax is reconciled to  

the income tax as follows:

Prima facie tax payable on profit before income tax at 30% 

22,762

13,864

Add tax effect of:

Under provision for income tax in prior year

Non-deductible expenses

Franking deficit tax

Deferred Tax on intangibles

Less tax effect of:

Differences in overseas tax rates

Income tax expense attributable to entity

The applicable weighted average effective tax rates are as follows:

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(1,210)

202

–

(187)

694

190

(1,008)

–

21,567

13,740

(5)

(5)

21,562

28.4%

8

8

13,748

29.5%

Dicker Data Limited 
Notes to the Financial Statements

Continued

7.  CURRENT TAX
Current tax liability

8.  DEFERRED TAX ASSET

Deferred tax asset comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Amounts recognised in profit or loss:

Provision for receivables impairment

Provision for employee entitlements

Accrued expenses

Inventory

Capitalised expenditure

Property Plant and Equipment

Capitalised right-of-use assets

Amounts recognised in equity:

Share Issue Costs

Deferred tax asset 

Movements in Deferred Tax Asset

Opening Balance

Credited/(charged) to profit or loss

Credited/(charged) to equity

Closing Balance

9.  DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Amounts recognised in profit or loss:

Land and Buildings

Capitalised right-of-use assets

Prepayments

Accrued income

Intangible assets

Deferred tax liability

Movements in Deferred Tax Liability

Opening Balance

Credited/(charged) to profit or loss

Credited/(charged) to equity

Closing Balance

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Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

8,849

1,685

142

2,639

202

682

63

99

1,324

–

5,151

3,682

1,595

(126)

5,151

–

1,186

29

1,058

2,536

4,809

4,407

402

–

4,809

79

2,247

91

842

141

152

–

130

3,682

4,320

(509)

(129)

3,682

176

–

17

1,273

2,941

4,407

4,846

(439)

–

4,407

Dicker Data Limited 
Notes to the Financial Statements

Continued

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

10. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, other short-term, highly liquid 
investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which 
are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Cash at bank

22,573

6,613

11. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Trade receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest 
method, less any provision for impairment. Trade receivables are generally due for settlement within 30 days from end of month.

Other receivables are recognised at amortised cost, less any provision for impairment. Other receivables mainly includes vendor 
rebates receivable and are due to be paid within 3 months.

Trade receivables

Less: Provision for impairment of receivables

Other receivables

270,791

222,045

(475)

(266)

270,316

221,779

25,605

16,962

295,921

238,741

Impairment of Receivables
The expected loss rates are based on the Group’s movement of balances from one ageing category to the next to indicate 
increase in collection time which is an indicator of the probability of default. The value of debtors insurance is then applied 
to these balances to indicate the exposure at default. These loss rates are then applied to the individual ageing categories to 
calculate an expected credit loss.

The entity has used their ability to apply the effects of debtor’s insurance as a suitable collateral to reduce the exposure of 
default. This has resulted an immaterial change to the provision currently recorded by the entity. 

As at 31 December 2019 the consolidated entity has recognised an increase in the provision of $208,956 (2018: $18,388 
increase) in profit or loss in respect of impairment of receivables for the year ended 31 December 2019.

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Continued

12. INVENTORIES
Finished goods are stated at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Costs are assigned to individual items of inventory on the 
basis of weighted average costs. Costs of purchased inventory are determined after deducting rebates and discounts received 
or receivable. 

Stock in transit is stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost comprises purchase and delivery costs, net of rebates 
and discounts received or receivable.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price (plus any applicable supplier claims as per revenue recognition policy) in the 
ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Impairment of Inventories
The provision for impairment of inventories assessment requires a degree of estimation and judgement. The level of the 
provision is assessed by taking into account the recent sales experience, the ageing of inventories and other factors that affect 
inventory obsolescence.

Finished Goods

Less: Provision for Impairment

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

121,822

107,000

(1,389)

(1,511)

120,433

105,489

13. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land and buildings are carried at cost less subsequent depreciation for buildings and accumulated impairment for land 
and buildings. Each class of plant and equipment and property improvements is carried at cost less, where applicable, any 
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. 

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to write off the net cost of each item of property, plant and equipment 
(excluding land) over their expected useful lives as follows:

Buildings

Property improvements

Leasehold improvements

Plant and equipment

Plant and equipment under lease

Motor vehicles

–

–

–

–

–

–

40 Years

10 - 20 Years

10 - 20 Years

2 - 10 Years 

2 - 10 Years 

8 years

The residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date.

Leasehold improvements and plant and equipment under lease are depreciated over the unexpired period of the lease or the 
estimated useful life of the assets, whichever is shorter.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when there is no future economic benefit to the 
consolidated entity. Gains and losses between the carrying amount and the disposal proceeds are taken to profit or loss. Any 
revaluation surplus reserve relating to the item disposed of is transferred directly to retained profits.

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Continued

13. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)

Estimation of Useful Lives of Assets
The consolidated entity determines the estimated useful lives and related depreciation and amortisation charges for its 
property, plant and equipment and finite life intangible assets. The useful lives could change significantly as a result of technical 
innovations or some other event. The depreciation and amortisation charge will increase where the useful lives are less than 
previously estimated lives, or technically obsolete or non-strategic assets that have been abandoned or sold will be written off 
or written down.

Freehold land 

Building - at cost

Less accumulated depreciation

Total land and buildings

Fitout & Leasehold improvements - at cost

Less accumulated depreciation

Plant and equipment - at cost

Less accumulated depreciation

Motor vehicles 

Less accumulated depreciation

Total plant and equipment 

Total property, plant and equipment

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

18,435

9,335

–

9,335

27,770

1,807

(1,594)

213

5,475

(1,488)

3,987

252

(241)

11

4,211

31,981

Dec-18 
$’000

25,339

22,030

(2,956)

19,074

44,413

3,515

(2,341)

1,174

3,227

(2,064)

1,163

252

(237)

15

2,352

46,765

Reconciliations
Reconciliations of the written down values at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set out below:

Freehold 
land 
$’000

Buildings 
$’000

Fitout 
Costs 
$’000

Plant and 
equipment 
$’000

Motor 
vehicles 
$’000

Balance at 1 January 2018

25,339

18,701

1,099

Additions

Depreciation expense

Disposals

Effect of movements in exchange 
rate

–

–

–

–

Balance at 31 December 2018

25,339

Additions

Depreciation expense

Disposals

Effect of movements in exchange 
rate

Balance at 31 December 2019

838

(465)

–

–

19,074

5,958

(289)

–

–

(6,904)

(15,408)

–

18,435

–

9,335

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345

(271)

–

2

1,174

17

(172)

(806)

–

213

737

835

(417)

(6)

14

1,163

4,126

(1,125)

(181)

4

3,987

20

–

(5)

–

–

15

–

(4)

–

–

11

Total 
$’000

45,895

2,019

(1,158)

(6)

15

46,765

10,101

(1,590)

(23,299)

4

31,981

Dicker Data LimitedNotes to the Financial Statements

Continued

14. INTANGIBLES
Intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination, other than goodwill, are initially measured at their fair value at 
the date of the acquisition. Intangible assets acquired separately are initially recognised at cost. Indefinite life intangible assets 
are not amortised and are subsequently measured at cost less any impairment. Finite life intangible assets are subsequently 
measured at cost less amortisation and any impairment. The gains or losses recognised in profit or loss arising from the  
de-recognition of intangible assets are measured as the difference between net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of 
the intangible asset. The method and useful lives of finite life intangible assets are reviewed annually. Changes in the expected 
pattern of consumption or useful life are accounted for prospectively by changing the amortisation method or period.

Goodwill
Goodwill arises on the acquisition of a business. Goodwill is not amortised. Instead, goodwill is tested annually for impairment, 
or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it might be impaired and is carried at cost less 
accumulated impairment losses. Impairment losses on goodwill are taken to profit or loss and are not subsequently reversed.

Customer Contracts
Customer contracts acquired in a business combination are amortised on a straight-line basis over the period of their expected 
benefit, being their finite life which varies between 18 months and 12 years.

Software
Significant costs associated with software are deferred and amortised on a straight-line basis over the period of their expected 
benefit, being their finite life of 4 years.

Impairment of Intangibles
Goodwill and other intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortisation and are tested annually for 
impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired. An impairment loss 
is recognised for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.

Recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value-in-use. The value-in-use is the present 
value of the estimated future cash flows relating to the asset using a pre-tax discount rate specific to the asset or cash-
generating unit to which the asset belongs. Assets that do not have independent cash flows are grouped together to form a 
cash-generating unit.

Goodwill

Customer Contracts

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Software - at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Website - at cost

Less: Accumulated amortisation

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

17,799

17,657

Dec-18 
$’000

17,799

17,657

(9,203)

(7,854)

120

(83)

–

–

149

(88)

258

(212)

26,290

27,709

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Continued

14. INTANGIBLES (CONTINUED)

Goodwill 
$’000

Customer 
Contracts 
$’000

Software 
$’000

Development 
(Website) 
$’000

Balance at 1 January 2018

17,799

11,181

Additions

Amortisation expense

Disposal

Effect of movements in exchange rate

–

–

–

–

–

(1,378)

–

–

Balance at 31 December 2018

17,799

9,803

Additions

Amortisation expense

Disposal

Effect of movements in exchange rate

–

–

–

–

–

(1,349)

–

–

Balance at 31 December 2019

17,799

8,454

81

10

(33)

–

3

61

2

(26)

–

–

37

Total 
$’000

29,129

10

68

–

(22)

(1,433)

–

–

46

–

(11)

(35)

 –

0

–

3

27,709

2

(1,386)

(35)

–

26,290

Goodwill and other Indefinite Life Intangible Assets Estimates
The recoverable amounts of cash-generating units have been determined based on value-in-use calculations. These 
calculations require the use of assumptions, including estimated discount rates based on the current cost of capital and growth 
rates of the estimated future cash flows.

The recoverable amount of the consolidated entity’s goodwill has been determined by a value-in-use calculation using a 
discounted cash flow model, based on a 1 year EBITDA projection period approved by management and extrapolated for a 
further 4 years using a steady rate, together with a terminal value.

Management considers the cash generating units (CGU) of the group to be Australia and New Zealand. Goodwill has been 
allocated $10.5m and $7.3m, respectively.

The following key assumptions were used in the discounted cash flow model for each cash generating unit:

a. 9.76% (2018: 10.89%) post-tax discount rate; and

b.  1.7% (2018: 6.5%) for the Australian CGU and 102.1% (2018: 415.0%) for the New Zealand CGU in year 1 and and 2.5% 

thereafter (2018: 2.5%) per annum EBITDA growth rate.

The discount rate of 9.76% post-tax reflects management’s estimate of the time value of money and the consolidated 
entity’s weighted average cost of capital, the risk free rate and the volatility of the share price relative to market movements. 
Management believes the projected EBITDA growth rate is reasonable based on forecasted organic and general market growth.

Based on the above, the recoverable amount of each cash generating unit exceeded the carrying amount and therefore no 
impairment of goodwill.

Sensitivity Analysis
As disclosed in Note 2, the directors have made judgements and estimates in respect of impairment testing of goodwill. 
Management believes that any reasonable changes in the key assumptions on which the recoverable amount of division 
goodwill is based would not cause the cash-generating unit’s carrying amount to exceed its recoverable amount. The 
sensitivities are as follows: (a) EBITDA would need to decrease by more than 88% to trigger impairment for the Australian CGU, 
and 57% for the New Zealand CGU, with all other assumptions remaining constant; b) The discount rate would be required to 
increase to 37% to trigger impairment for the Australian CGU, and 58% for the New Zealand CGU, with all other assumptions 
remaining constant.

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Continued

15. LEASES
All leases are accounted for by recognising a right-of-use asset and a lease liability except for:

 – Leases of low value assets; and
 – Leases with a duration of 12 months or less

AASB16 was adopted 1 January 2019 without restatement of comparative figures. For an explanation of the transitional 
requirements that were applied as at 1 January 2019 (see Note 1). The following policies apply subsequent to the date of the 
initial application, 1 January 2019.

Lease Liabilities are measured at the present value of the contractual payments due to the lessor over the lease term, with 
the discount rate determined by reference to the rate inherent in the lease unless (as is typically the case) this is not readily 
determinable, in which case the group’s incremental borrowing rate on commencement of the lease is used. Key judgements 
used in the calculation of the lease liability include incremental borrowing rate of 2.9%. Variable lease payments are only 
included in the measurement of the lease liability if they depend on an index or rate. In such cases the initial measurement 
of the lease liability assumes the variable element will remain unchanged throughout the lease term. Other variable lease 
payments are expensed in the period to which they relate.

On initial recognition the carrying value of the lease liability includes:

 – amounts expected to be payable under any residual value guarantee;
 – the exercise price of any purchase option granted in favour of the group if it is reasonable certain to assess that option; and
 – any penalties payable for terminating the lease, if the term of the lease has been estimated on the basis of the termination 

option being exercised.

Right of use assets are initially measured at the amount of the lease liability, reduced for any lease incentives received, and 
increased for:

 – lease payments made at or before the commencement of the lease;
 – initial direct costs incurred; and
 – the amount of any provision recognised where the group is contractually required to dismantle, remove or restore leased 

assets.

Subsequent to initial measurement lease liabilities increase as a result of interest charged at a constant rate on the balance 
outstanding and are reduced for lease payments made. Right-of-use assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over the 
remaining term of the lease or over the remaining economic life of the asset if, rarely, this is judged to be shorter than the lease 
term.

When the group revises its estimate of the term of any lease (because, for example, it re-assesses the probability of a lessee 
extension or termination option being exercised), it adjusts the carrying amount of the lease liability to reflect the payments 
to make over the revised term, which are discounted using a revised discount rate. The carrying value of the lease liabilities is 
similarly revised when the variable element of future lease payments dependent on a rate or index is revised, except the discount 
rate remains unchanged. In both cases an equivalent adjustment is made to the carrying value of the right-of-use asset, with the 
revised carrying amount being amortised over the remaining revised lease term. If the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset 
is adjusted to zero, any further reduction is recognised in profit and loss.

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Continued

15. LEASES (CONTINUED)

Nature of Leasing Activities
The Company leases 4 properties in Australia and New Zealand for which the lease contracts provide for payments to increase 
each year by inflation or to be reset periodically to market rental rates. The table below reflects the current proportion of lease

Lease 
Contracts 
Number

Fixed 
Payments %

Variable 
Payments %

Sensitivity

Property leases with periodic uplift to market rentals

4

–

100

+/- 284

Dec-19 
$’000

329

Land and 
Buildings 
$’000

2,000

4,794

(1,603)

–

 –

–

5,191

Land and 
Buildings 
$’000

2,457

4,794

120

–

–

(1,695)

–

5,676

Retained Earnings impact of adopting AASB 16

Right-of-Use Asset

Balance at 1 January 2019

Additions

Amortisation

Effect of modification to lease terms

Variable lease payment adjustment

Effect of movements in exchange rate

Balance at 31 December 2019

Lease Liabilities

Balance at 1 January 2019

Additions

Interest Expense

Effect of modification to lease terms

Variable lease payment adjustment

Lease payments

Foreign exchange movements

Balance at 31 December 2019

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Continued

15. LEASES (CONTINUED)

Lease Commitments
The determination of whether an arrangement is or contains a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement and requires 
an assessment of whether the fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets and the 
arrangement conveys a right to use the asset. A distinction is made between finance leases, which effectively transfer from the 
lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of leased assets, and operating leases, under 
which the lessor effectively retains substantially all such risks and benefits. Operating lease payments, net of any incentives 
received from the lessor, are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease

Lease commitments 

Within 1 year

Between 1 to 5 years

Dec-19 
$’000

3,072

2,604

5,676

16. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the consolidated entity prior to the end of the financial 
year and which are unpaid. Due to their short-term nature they are measured at amortised cost and are not discounted. The 
amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 - 60 days of recognition.

Trade payables

Other payables

Related party payables

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

228,405

212,333

19,767

2,760

10,650

–

250,932

222,983

17. BORROWINGS
Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration received, net of transaction costs. They are 
subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Where there is an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date, the loans 
or borrowings are classified as non-current.

Current

Receivables Facility

Corporate Bond

Total current borrowings

(a) Total current and non-current secured liabilities:

  Receivables Facility

(b) The receivables facility is secured by a fixed charge over all the debtors.

  The Corporate Bond is an unsecured facility.

(c) Receivables Facility limit

The drawn amount of these facilities as at the report date is as per Note 17 above.

90,000

39,930

129,930

70,000

39,645

109,645

90,000

70,000

130,000

130,000

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Continued

17. BORROWINGS (CONTINUED)

Receivables Facility
The Westpac receivables facility was renewed on 12 March 2018 for a period of 3 years with an increased limit of $130,000 
million. The receivables facility also supported a Standby Letter of Credit for $10m issued to Cisco which was released in 
December 2019 and reallocated as part of the facility available to be drawn down. As of February 2020, this limit was increased 
to $180m, being an increase of $50m supported by the increase in the receivables balance. The Company believes that this 
increased facility provides the required debt capacity to fund its present needs. The Company may adjust the amount of debt 
(by taking on new debt or repaying present debt) in the future depending on funding needs and to optimise weighted average 
cost of capital.

Corporate Bond 
On 16th March 2015, the Company engaged FIIG Securities Limited to arrange the issue of a 5 year unsecured corporate bond. 
The offering was fully subscribed raising $38.7 million net of transaction costs at a floating coupon rate over the 90 day bank 
bill swap rate. Management is currently considering refinance options for the corporate bond which is due to be repaid end of 
March 2020.

18. PROVISIONS
Provisions are recognised when the consolidated entity has a present (legal or constructive) obligation as a result of a past 
event, it is probable the consolidated entity will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the 
amount of the obligation. The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the 
present obligation at the reporting date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. If the time 
value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate specific to the liability.

Current

Employee Benefits

Lease make-good provision

Non Current

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

9,866

216

10,082

8,249

199

8,448

2,196

1,869

Short-Term Employee Benefits
Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, annual leave and long service leave expected to be settled 
within 12 months of the reporting date are recognised in current liabilities in respect of employees’ services up to the reporting 
date and are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.

Other Long-Term Employee Benefits
The liability for annual leave and long service leave not expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date are 
recognised in non-current liabilities, provided there is an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability. The liability is 
measured as the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to 
the reporting date using the projected unit credit method. Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary levels, 
experience of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at 
the reporting date on national government bonds with terms to maturity and currency that match, as closely as possible, the 
estimated future cash outflows.

Amounts not expected to be settled within the next 12 months
The current provision for employee benefits includes all unconditional entitlements where employees have completed the 
required period of service and also those where employees are entitled to pro-rata payments in certain circumstances. The 
entire amount is presented as current, since the consolidated entity does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement. 
However, based on past experience, the consolidated entity does not expect all employees to take the full amount of accrued 
leave or require payment within the next 12 months.

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Continued

18. PROVISIONS (CONTINUED)

The following amounts reflect leave that is not expected to be taken within the next 12 months:

Employee benefits obligation expected to be settled after 12 months

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

3,718

Dec-18 
$’000

2,230

Lease Make Good Provision
A provision has been made for the present value of anticipated costs for future restoration of leased premises. The provision 
includes future cost estimates associated with closure of the premises. The calculation of this provision requires assumptions 
such as application of closure dates and cost estimates. The provision recognised for each site is periodically reviewed and 
updated based on the facts and circumstances available at the time. Changes to the estimated future costs for sites are 
recognised in the statement of financial position by adjusting the asset and the provision. Reductions in the provision that 
exceed the carrying amount of the asset will be recognised in profit or loss.

19. ISSUED 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.

Dec 2019
Shares

Dec 2019
$’000

Dec 2018
Shares

Dec 2018
$’000

Ordinary shares - fully paid

 161,615,513 

62,516  160,714,369 

57,982

Issue of shares - Employee Share Scheme (ESS)

28-Mar-18

 $ 3.01 

 130,476 

Movements in Ordinary Share Capital

Details

Opening Balance

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Balance

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Balance

Date

Issue Price

No of Share

$’000

1-Jan-18

2-Mar-18

 160,337,241 

56,868

 $ 2.85 

 63,926 

1-Jun-18

 $ 2.92 

 56,780 

3-Sep-18

 $ 3.07 

 56,344 

3-Dec-18

 $ 2.86 

 69,602 

31-Dec-18

 160,714,369 

57,982

01-Mar-19

 $ 3.09 

 104,227 

03-Jun-19

 $ 4.83 

 604,443 

02-Sep-19

 $ 5.96 

 44,170 

04-Oct-19

 $ 7.37 

 44,923 

183

392

167

173

199

322

2,918

450

265

332

247

 $ 6.88 

 35,881 

 161,615,513 

62,516

02-Dec-19

31-Dec-19

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Issue of shares - Employee Share Scheme (ESS)

30-Aug-19

 $ 6.66 

 67,500 

Dicker Data Limited 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements

Continued

19. ISSUED CAPITAL (CONTINUED)

Ordinary Shares
Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on the winding up of the company in proportion to 
the number of and amounts paid on the shares held. The fully paid ordinary shares have no par value and the company does not 
have a limited amount of authorised capital. On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall 
have one vote and upon a poll each share shall have one vote.

Employee Share Scheme
During the year the Company announced that in recognition of all the work and contribution by our staff free shares were offered 
to all eligible employees. Under the share plan staff were offered $1,000 worth of new fully paid ordinary shares for nil monetary 
consideration. The issue price for the shares was $6.660 and all eligible staff received 150 shares each. Total number of new 
shares issued to staff under the Employee Share Scheme was 67,500 shares at a value of $450k.

Share Buy-Back
There is no current on-market share buy-back.

Capital Risk Management
The consolidated entity’s objectives when managing capital is to safeguard its ability to continue as a going concern whilst 
enhancing long-term shareholder value through funding its business at an optimised weighted average cost of capital. In 
seeking to optimise its weighted average cost of capital, the consolidated entity may adjust its capital structure from time 
to time, including varying the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, by returning capital to shareholders, by issuing new 
shares or taking on or reducing debt. The consolidated entity is subject to certain financing arrangements and covenants and 
meeting these is given priority in all capital risk management decisions. There have been no events of default on the financing 
arrangements during the financial year.

The capital risk management policy remains unchanged from the 31 December 2018 Annual Report.

20. RESERVES

Capital profits reserve (Pre-CGT)

Foreign currency reserve

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

369

265

634

369

158

527

Capital Profits Reserve (Pre-CGT)
The capital profits reserve records non-taxable profits on sale of investments.

Foreign Currency Reserve
The reserve is used to recognise exchange differences arising from translation of the financial statements of foreign operations 
to Australian dollars. It is also used to recognise gains and losses on hedges of the net investments in foreign operations.

Movements in reserves

Opening Balance

Foreign currency translation

Closing Balance

527

107

634

135

392

527

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Continued

21. DIVIDENDS

Dividends declared or paid during the financial year

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

43,518

28,894

Type

Final

Interim

Interim

FY Payment Date

2018

01-Mar-19

2019

03-Jun-19

2019

02-Sep-19

Special Dividend

2019

04-Oct-19

Interim

2019

02-Dec-19

Dividend  
per share  
(in cents)

 Amount 
(in 000's) 

FY Payment Date

Dividend 
per share  
(in cents)

 Amount 
(in 000's) 

0.070

0.050

0.050

0.050

0.050

0.270

11,250

2017

2-Mar-18

8,041

8,071

8,077

8,079

43,518

2018

1-Jun-18

2018

3-Sep-18

–

–

2018

3-Dec-18

0.048

0.044

0.044

–

0.044

0.180

7,696

7,064

7,066

–

7,068

28,894

The tax rate that dividends have been franked is 30% (2018: 30%)

Franking credit balance: 

Franking credits available for subsequent financial years based on a tax rate of 30% (2018: 30%)

12,754

9,534

The above amounts represent the balance of the franking account as at the end of the financial year adjusted for franking 
credits arising from:

 – franking credits from dividends recognised as receivables at year end
 – franking credits that will arise from payment of the current tax liability
 – franking debits arising from payment of proposed dividends recognised as a liability

22. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
When an asset or liability, financial or non-financial, is measured at fair value for recognition or disclosure purposes, the fair 
value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between 
market participants at the measurement date; and assumes that the transaction will take place either: in the principle market; or 
in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market.

Fair value is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming 
they act in their economic best interest. For non-financial assets, the fair value measurement is based on its highest and best 
use. Valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair 
value, are used, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified, into three levels, using a fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance 
of the inputs used in making the measurements. Classifications are reviewed each reporting date and transfers between levels are 
determined based on a reassessment of the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

For recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements, external valuers may be used when internal expertise is either not 
available or when the valuation is deemed to be significant. External valuers are selected based on market knowledge and 
reputation. Where there is a significant change in fair value of an asset or liability from one period to another, an analysis is 
undertaken, which includes a verification of the major inputs applied in the latest valuation and a comparison, where applicable, 
with external sources of data.

Fair Value Measurement Hierarchy
The consolidated entity is required to classify all assets and liabilities, measured at fair value, using a three level hierarchy, based 
on the lowest level of input that is significant to the entire fair value measurement, being:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the 
measurement date; 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Continued

22. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (CONTINUED)
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly 
or indirectly; and

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Considerable judgement is required to determine what is significant 
to fair value and therefore which category the asset or liability is placed in can be subjective.

The fair value of assets and liabilities classified as level 3 is determined by the use of valuation models. These include discounted 
cash flow analysis or the use of observable inputs that require significant adjustments based on unobservable inputs.

The company has a number of financial instruments which are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial 
position, including cash, receivables, payables and borrowings. The fair value of these financial assets and financial liabilities 
approximates their carrying amount.

The fair value of Borrowings in Note 17, is estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows at the current market 
interest rates for loans with similar risk profiles and has been measured under Level 2 of the hierarchy.

The carrying value of borrowings classified as financial liabilities measured at amortised cost approximates fair value.

23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured 
to their fair value at each reporting date. The accounting for subsequent changes in fair value depends on whether the derivative 
is designated as a hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged. Derivatives are classified as current or 
non-current depending on the expected period of realisation.

Investments and Other Financial Assets
Investments and other financial assets are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs are included as part of the 
initial measurement, except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. They are subsequently measured at either 
amortised cost or fair value depending on their classification. Classification is determined based on the purpose of the 
acquisition and subsequent reclassification to other categories is restricted.

Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been 
transferred and the consolidated entity has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

Impairment of Financial Assets
The consolidated entity assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is any objective evidence that a financial 
asset or group of financial assets is impaired. Objective evidence includes significant financial difficulty of the issuer or 
obligor; a breach of contract such as default or delinquency in payments; the lender granting to a borrower concessions due to 
economic or legal reasons that the lender would not otherwise do; it becomes probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy 
or other financial reorganisation; the disappearance of an active market for the financial asset; or observable data indicating that 
there is a measurable decrease in estimated future cash flows.

The amount of the impairment allowance for financial assets carried at cost is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount 
and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the current market rate of return for similar financial assets.

Financial Assets and Liabilities

Financial Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Loans and receivables

Total Financial Assets

Financial Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

Total Financial Liabilities

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Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

22,573

295,921

318,494

6,613

238,741

245,354

250,932

222,983

129,930

109,645

5,676

–

386,538

332,628

Dicker Data LimitedNotes to the Financial Statements

Continued

23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

Financial Risk Management Policies
The directors’ overall risk management strategy seeks to assist the company in meeting its financial targets, whilst minimising 
potential adverse effects on financial performance. Although the company does not have any documented policies and 
procedures, the key management personnel manage the different types of risks to which the company is exposed by 
considering risk and monitoring levels of exposure to interest rate and credit risk and by being aware of market forecasts for 
interest rates. Ageing analyses and monitoring of specific credit allowances are undertaken to manage credit risk. Liquidity risk 
is managed through general business budgets and forecasts. The main purpose of non-derivative financial instruments is to 
manage foreign currency risk. The company had open forward contracts as at the end of the financial year to mitigate this risk. 
The directors and key management personnel meet on a regular basis to analyse financial risk exposure and to evaluate treasury 
management strategies in the context of the most recent economic conditions and forecasts.

Specific Financial Risk Exposures and Management
The main risks the company is exposed to through its financial instruments are:

 – credit risk
 – liquidity risk 
 – interest rate risk
 – foreign exchange risk

Credit Risk
Exposure to credit risk relating to financial assets arises from the potential non-performance by counterparties of contract 
obligations that could lead to a financial loss to the company. Credit risk is reviewed regularly by the directors and key 
management personnel. It predominantly arises from exposures to customers. 

The Company’s exposure to credit risk is limited due to debtor insurance which is held over its trade receivables. The insurance 
policy limits the exposure of the company to 10% of individual customer’s balance plus the excess as specified in the policy after 
an aggregate first loss of $200,000. Receivables balances are monitored on an ongoing basis and as a result the Company’s 
exposure to bad debts has not been significant.

It is the company’s policy that all customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures 
including an assessment of their credit rating, financial position, past experience and industry reputation. Credit limits are set 
for each individual customer in accordance with parameters set by the directors. These credit limits are regularly monitored. 
Customers that do not meet the company’s strict credit policies and criteria may only purchase in cash or using recognised 
credit cards.

The company has no significant concentration of credit risk with any single counterparty or group of counterparties. The profile 
of all counterparties is largely the same being reseller partners and have been grouped together in assessing expected credit 
loss. Trade and other receivables that are neither past due or impaired are considered to be of high credit quality.

Credit Risk Exposures - The maximum exposure to credit risk by class of recognised financial assets at reporting date, excluding 
the value of any collateral or other security held, is equivalent to the carrying value and classification of those financial assets 
(net of any provisions) as presented in the statement of financial position.

Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises from the possibility that the company might encounter difficulty in settling its debts or otherwise meeting 
its obligations related to financial liabilities. The company manages this risk through the following mechanisms:

 – preparing forward-looking cash flow analyses in relation to its operational, investing and financing activities;
 – monitoring undrawn credit facilities;
 – obtaining funding from a variety of sources;
 – maintaining a reputable credit profile; and
 – managing credit risk related to financial assets.

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Dicker Data LimitedNotes to the Financial Statements

Continued

23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
The tables below reflect an undiscounted contractual maturity analysis for financial liabilities. Financial guarantee liabilities 
are treated as payable on demand since the company has no control over the timing of any potential settlement of the liability. 
Borrowings include lease liabilities.

Cash flows realised from financial instruments reflect management’s expectation as to the timing of realisation.

Actual timing may therefore differ from that disclosed. The timing of cash flows presented in the table to settle financial 
liabilities reflect the earliest contractual settlement dates and do not reflect management’s expectations that banking facilities 
will roll forward.

Financial liability maturity analysis

Financial liabilities due for payment

Trade and other payables

  Within 6 Months

  6 Months - 1 Year

  1 - 2 Years

  2 - 5 Years

Borrowings

  Within 6 Months

  6 Months - 1 Year

  1 - 2 Years

  2 - 5 Years

Total contractual outflows

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

250,932

222,983

–

–

–

–

–

–

250,932

222,983

132,060

1,709

2,404

605

136,778

387,710

71,367

1,367

40,282

–

113,017

336,000

Financial Assets Pledged as Collateral
Certain financial assets have been pledged as security for the debt and their realisation into cash may be restricted subject to 
terms and conditions attached to the relevant debt contracts. Refer to Note 16(c).

Interest Rate Risk
The company’s main interest rate risk arises from borrowings. All borrowings are at variable interest rates and expose the 
company to interest rate risk which will impact future cash flows and interest charges and is indicated by the following floating 
interest rate financial liabilities: 

Interest Rate Risk

Floating rate instruments

Receivable finance facility

Corporate Bond

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

90,000

39,930

70,000

39,645

129,930

109,645

Due to the current interest rate environment the Company has not entered into any interest rate swap at any other time during 
the year. Management will continue to monitor the interest rate environment to determine whether entering into a new swap 
agreement will be prudent to do so in the future.

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Dicker Data LimitedNotes to the Financial Statements

Continued

23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

Sensitivity Analysis
The company has performed a sensitivity analysis relating to its exposure to interest rate risk at reporting date. If interest rates 
changed by -/+ 1% from the year end rates with all other variables held constant, post-tax profit would have been $909,510 
lower/higher (2018: $767,515 lower/higher) as a result of higher/lower interest payments. The company constantly analyses 
its interest rate exposure. Within this analysis consideration is given to alternative financing and the mix of fixed and variable 
interest rates.

Foreign Exchange Risk
The consolidated entity undertakes certain transactions denominated in foreign currency and is exposed to foreign currency risk 
through foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognised 
financial assets and financial liabilities denominated in a currency that is not the entity’s functional currency. The risk is 
measured using sensitivity analysis and cash flow forecasting.

In order to protect against exchange rate movements, the consolidated entity has entered into forward foreign exchange 
contracts. These contracts are hedging highly probable forecasted cash flows for the ensuing financial year. Management has 
a risk management policy to hedge between 30% and 80% of anticipated foreign currency transactions for the subsequent 
4 months.

The maturity, settlement amounts and the average contractual exchange rates of the consolidated entity’s outstanding forward 
foreign exchange contracts at the reporting date was as follows:

Sell Australian dollars

Average exchange rates

Sell New Zealand dollars

Average exchange rates

31-Dec-19 
$’000

31-Dec-18 
$’000

31-Dec-19 

31-Dec-18 

31-Dec-19 
$’000

31-Dec-18 
$’000

31-Dec-19 

31-Dec-18 

Buy US dollars

Maturity:

0 - 3 months

3 - 6 months
Buy Australian dollars

Maturity:

0 - 3 months

3 - 6 months

24,101 

20,582 

0.6886 

0.7208 

1,325 

1,585 

0.6576 

0.6781 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1,337

437

0.9423

0.9028

– 

– 

–

–

The carrying amount of the consolidated entity’s foreign currency denominated financial assets and financial liabilities at the 
reporting date was as follows:

Consolidated

Cash at bank

Trade receivables

Trade payables

Net statement of financial position exposure

31-Dec-19

US$’000

NZ$’000

140

8,794 

(24,337)

(15,403)

2,277

17,572 

(15,856)

3,993 

Based on the financial instruments held at 31 December 2019, a strengthening/weakening of AU$ against US$ and NZ$ would 
have resulted in the following changes to the Groups reported profit and loss and/or equity.

Sensitivity Analysis 
(Effects in Thousands)

US$ (5% movement)

NZ$ (5% movement)

Equity

Profit or Loss

Strengthening 

Weakening

Strengthening

Weakening

–

(471)

–

521

733

(39)

(811)

43

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Continued

24. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL COMPENSATION

Compensation
The aggregate compensation made to directors and other members of key management personnel of the consolidated entity is 
set out below:

Short-term benefits

Long-term benefits

Post employment benefits

Total compensation

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$

Dec-18 
$

5,530,507

4,241,557 

21,187

42,855 

525,511

400,957 

6,077,205

4,685,369 

25. REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS
During the financial year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by BDO, the auditor of the company, its 
network firms and unrelated firms:

Audit services – BDO East Coast Partnership

Auditing or reviewing the financial report 

Audit Services – Other BDO Network Firms

Auditing or reviewing the financial report

Other services – BDO East Coast Partnership

Indirect Tax Services

Tax and Corporate Services

Other services – Other BDO Network Firms

Indirect Tax Services

Tax & Corporate Services

260,000

215,000 

–

–

16,000 

55,000 

207,000 

308,000 

207,000 

363,000 

–

13,000 

13,000 

323

15,775 

16,098 

26. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The directors are not aware of any contingent liabilities related to the Consolidated entity as at the report date.

Capital Commitments
Capital expenditure commitments contracted for at reporting date but not recognised as liabilities:

Property, plant and equipment

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

37,914

Dec-18 
$’000

–

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Dicker Data LimitedNotes to the Financial Statements

Continued

26. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)

Lease Commitments
The determination of whether an arrangement is or contains a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement and requires 
an assessment of whether the fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets and the 
arrangement conveys a right to use the asset. 

Lease commitments - Operating

Committed at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities, payable: 

Within one year

One to five years

More than five years

27. PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION
Set out below is the supplementary information about the parent entity:

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Profit after income tax

Total comprehensive income

Statement of financial position

Total current assets

Total assets

Total current liabilities

Total liabilities

Equity

Issued capital

Reserves

Retained profits

Total Equity

Consolidated

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

–

–

–

–

898

2,121

–

3,019

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

53,683

53,683

32,869

32,869

383,222

457,614

377,318

380,889

62,515

369

13,840

76,724

304,729

398,497

292,360

335,536

57,982

369

4,610

62,961

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Continued

27. PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Guarantees Entered into by the Parent Entity in Relation to the Debts of its Subsidiaries
The parent entity and some of its subsidiaries are party to a deed of cross guarantee under which each company guarantees 
the debts of the others. No deficiencies of assets exist in any of these subsidiaries.

Capital Commitments – Property, Plant and Equipment
The parent entity had the capital commitments for property, plant and equipment as detailed in Note 26.

Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the consolidated entity, as disclosed in Note 1 and 
throughout the notes.

28. INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following wholly-owned subsidiaries 
in accordance with the accounting policy described in Note 1:

Name

Dicker Data New Zealand Ltd

Express Data Holdings Pty Ltd

Dicker Data Financial Services Pty Ltd

29. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT AFTER INCOME TAX TO NET CASH

Principal place of 
business/country 
of incorporation

New Zealand

Australia

Australia

Profit after income tax

Adjustments for:

Depreciation

Amortisation on intangibles

Amortisation of borrowing costs

(Profit)/Loss on the Disposals of PPE

Changes in Assets & Liabilities:

Decrease (increase) in current inventories

Decrease (increase) in current receivables

Decrease (increase) in deferred tax assets

(Decrease) increase in deferred tax liabilities

(Decrease) increase in payables & Other 

(Decrease) increase in provisions

(Decrease) increase in current tax liabilities

Net cash from operating activities

30. NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Shares issued under dividend reinvestments plan (DRP)

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Ownership Interest

2019
%

100%

100%

100%

2018
%

100%

100%

100%

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

54,311

32,467

1,620

1,388

285

(11,915)

(14,944)

(57,389)

(1,470)

401

29,801

2,277

7,164

11,529

1,158

1,430

285

(9)

(16,924)

(31,730)

638

(439)

24,097

1,508

(453)

12,028

Dec-19 
$’000

4,084

Dec-18 
$’000

722

Dicker Data LimitedNotes to the Financial Statements

Continued

31. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to the owners of Dicker Data Limited, excluding any 
costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the 
financial year, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the financial year.

Diluted Earnings Per Share
Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the 
after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted 
average number of shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares.

Profit after income tax

Profit after income tax attributable to the owners of Dicker Data Limited

Dec-19 
$’000

Dec-18 
$’000

54,311

32,467

Weighted average number of shares used as denominator

Number

Number

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating basic 
earnings per share

161,231,566

160,543,294

Weighted average number of ordinary shares and options granted are used  
as the denominator in calculating diluted earnings per share 

Basic earnings per share (cents)

Diluted earnings per share (cents)

32. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 

Parent Entity:
Dicker Data Limited is the parent entity.

Subsidiaries:
Interests in subsidiaries are set out in Note 28.

161,231,566

160,543,294

 Cents

 Cents

33.69 

33.69

20.22

20.22 

Key Management Personnel:
Disclosures relating to key management personnel are set out in Note 24 and the remuneration report in the directors’ report.

Transactions with Related Parties:
There were a number of related party transactions during the year with the entity Rodin Cars Ltd, a New Zealand based entity 
owned by David Dicker. The transactions included provision of marketing and IT services and sales of goods and services which 
are billed to Rodin Cars Ltd on a monthly basis at commercial market rates. Total amount billed to Rodin Cars Ltd for FY19 
was $53,841. Dicker Data Financial Services Pty Ltd has also provided finance to Rodin Cars Ltd at arms length commercial 
rates. The amount payable as at 31 December 2019 was $1,671,420.70. The principal amount financed was $2,228,560.50. In 
addition to these transactions some payments have been made on behalf of director David Dicker throughout the year that were 
subsequently reimbursed, or funds were deposited in advance to cover these expenses. Total amount of funds deposited in 
advance and owed to David Dicker by the Company as at 31 December 2019 was $2,759,747.30.

33. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 
The Westpac receivables facility was renewed on 12 March 2018 for a period of 3 years with a limit of $130m. As of February 
2020, this limit was increased to $180m, being an increase of $50m supported by the increase in the receivables balance. This 
increase provides the required headroom to fund the Company’s current initiatives.

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Dicker Data LimitedDirectors’ Declaration

In the directors’ opinion:

 – the attached financial statements and notes thereto comply with the Corporations Act 2001, the Accounting Standards, the 

Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements; 

 – the attached financial statements and notes thereto comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the 

International Accounting Standards Board as described in Note 1 to the financial statements;

 – the attached financial statements and notes thereto give a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as 

at 31st December 2019 and of its performance for the financial year ended on that date;

 – 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

The directors have been given the declarations required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors made pursuant to section 295(5)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001. 

On behalf of the directors

David Dicker 
CEO & Chairman

Sydney, 28 February 2020

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Dicker Data LimitedAuditor’s Declaration of Independence

Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 
Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 
www.bdo.com.au 

Level 11, 1 Margaret St  
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia 

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY TIM AMAN TO THE DIRECTORS OF DICKER DATA LIMITED 

As lead auditor of Dicker Data Limited for the year ended 31 December 2019, I declare that, to the 
best of my knowledge and belief, there have been: 

1. No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in 

relation to the audit; and 

2. No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. 

This declaration is in respect of Dicker Data Limited and the entities it controlled during the period. 

Tim Aman 
Partner 

BDO East Coast Partnership 

Sydney, 28 February 2020 

BDO East Coast Partnership  ABN 83 236 985 726 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO Australia Ltd 
ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO East Coast Partnership and BDO Australia Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, 
a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved 
under Professional Standards Legislation, other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees. 

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Dicker Data Limited  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independent Auditor’s Report

Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 
Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 
www.bdo.com.au 

Level 11, 1 Margaret St  
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 

To the members of Dicker Data Limited  

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion  

We have audited the financial report of Dicker Data Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries (the 
Group), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2019, the 
consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the consolidated statement 
of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes 
to the financial report, 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:  

(i)

Giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 31 December 2019 and of its 
financial performance for the year ended on that date; and  

(ii)

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 Corporations 
Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s 
APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (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.  

BDO East Coast Partnership  ABN 83 236 985 726 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of 
BDO Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO East Coast Partnership and BDO Australia Ltd 
are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of 
independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

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Independent Auditor’s Report

Continued

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.  

Carrying value of goodwill 

Key audit matter  

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

As disclosed in Note 14 to the financial report, 

Goodwill amounted to $17,799,000 at 31 December 

2019. 

This was determined to be a key audit matter as the 

determination of the "Value in Use" of each cash 

generating unit (CGU) and whether or not an 

impairment charge is necessary, involved judgements 

by management about the future growth rates of the 

business in each CGU, discount rates applied to future 

cash flow forecasts for each CGU and sensitivities of 

inputs and assumptions used in the cash flow models. 

Furthermore, the goodwill balance is material. 

Our audit procedures included, amongst others: 

••

••

••

••

••

Evaluating and challenging the assumptions used 
in the discounted cash flow analysis, in particular 
the key assumptions for each CGU; 

Using our valuation specialists to recalculate 

management’s discount rates based on external 

data where available; 
Applying a sensitivity analysis on the Group's 
discounted cash flow models for each cash 
generating unit to assess whether changes in the 
assumptions made would result in impairment; 

Assessing the historical accuracy of 
management's forecasts in the context of the 
value in use model; and 

Evaluating the adequacy of the disclosures in 
Note 14 about those assumptions to which the 
outcomes of the impairment test are most 
sensitive, that is, those that will have the most 
significant effect on the determination of the 
recoverable amount. 

Other information  

The directors are responsible for the other information.  The other information comprises the 
information in the Group’s annual report for the year ended 31 December 2019, but does not include 
the financial report and the auditor’s report thereon.  

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and 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 

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Independent Auditor’s Report

Continued

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.  

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the 
Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website (http://www.auasb.gov.au/Home.aspx) at:  

http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar1.pdf 

This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

Report on the Remuneration Report 

Opinion on the Remuneration Report  

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 15 to 19 of the directors’ report for the 
year ended 31 December 2019. 

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Dicker Data Limited, for the year ended 31 December 2019, 
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.  

BDO East Coast Partnership 

Tim Aman 
Partner 

Sydney, 28 February 2020 

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Shareholder Information

Additional information required under ASX Listing Rule 4.10 and not shown elsewhere in this Annual Report is as follows. 
This information is current as at 24 February 2020.

DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS
Analysis of numbers of equity security holders by size of holding:

Size of Holding

100,001 and Over

10,001 to 100,000

5,001 to 10,000

1,001 to 5,000

1 to 1,000

Total

Number of 
Shareholders

Number of  
Shares

% of Issued  
Capital

47

614

802

2,628

2,802

6,951

133,375,207

82.53

13,827,545

6,295,605

6,741,176

1,375,980

8.56

3.90

4.17

0.84

161,615,513

100.00

UNQUOTED OPTIONS
The Company had no unquoted options on issue as at 24 February 2020

LESS THAN MARKETABLE PARCELS OF ORDINARY SHARES
There were 197 holders of less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares. The number of shares in aggregate of these 
unmarketable parcels is 5,214.

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TWENTY LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS

MR DAVID JOHN DICKER 

MS FIONA TUDOR BROWN 

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 

NEWECONOMY COM AU NOMINEES PTY LIMITED 

FIONA BROWN 

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED 

SARGON CT PTY LTD 

MR VLADIMIR MITNOVETSKI 

JEREMY AND LYNETTE KING SUPERANNUATION PTY LTD 

SARGON CT PTY LTD 

DIALES PTY LIMITED 

MRS LEONA REDDALL & MR BENJAMIN REDDALL & MR MATTHEW REDDALL 

MRS ROCHELLE GILMORE 

MR COLIN CHARLES STONER 

GWYNVILL TRADING PTY LTD 

MARTRE PROPERTIES PTY LIMITED 

PACIFIC CUSTODIANS PTY LIMITED 

MR TONY HOANG NGHIA TRINH 

 TOTALS

Number of fully 
paid Ordinary 
Shares

% of Issued 
Capital

60,553,495

53,247,429

3,047,671

2,624,089

2,584,951

1,371,284

1,217,095

1,120,392

926,021

693,753

350,000

263,540

260,000

241,685

236,373

229,000

228,627

200,000

195,227

180,014

37.47

32.95

1.89

1.62

1.60

0.85

0.75

0.69

0.57

0.43

0.22

0.16

0.16

0.15

0.15

0.14

0.14

0.12

0.12

0.11

129,770,646

80.30%

SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
The names of the Substantial Shareholders listed in the Company’s Register as at 24 February 2020 pursuant to 
announcements via ASX:

Shareholder

MR DAVID JOHN DICKER

MS FIONA TUDOR BROWN

Number of Fully 
Paid Ordinary 
Shares

% of Issued 
Capital

60,553,495

54,602,140

37.47%

33.78%

VOTING RIGHTS
In accordance with the Constitution each member present at a meeting whether in person, or by proxy, or by power of attorney, 
or in a duly authorised representative in the case of a corporate member, shall have one vote on a show of hands, and one vote 
for each fully paid ordinary share, on a poll.

ON-MARKET BUY-BACKS
There is no current on-market buy-back in relation to the Company’s securities.

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