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EXPERIENCE  
is the difference 

PH: 1800 688 586	
www.dickerdata.com.au 
investors@dickerdata.com.au 

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 

25 February 2021 

ANNUAL REPORT 

Dicker Data Limited (Dicker Data) (ASX:DDR) is pleased to release its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 
2020. 

Authorised for release by the Board of Dicker Data Limited. 

David Dicker 
Chairman and CEO 

For further information please contact: 

Investor Relations 
1800 688 586 
investors@dickerdata.com.au 
https://www.dickerdata.com.au/investor 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
About Dicker Data 

Dicker Data (ASX: DDR) is an Australian-owned and operated, ASX-listed technology hardware, software, and cloud 
distributor with over 42 years of experience. Our sales and presales teams are experienced product specialists who are 
dedicated to helping you tailor solutions to suit your client’s needs. 

As a distributor, we sell exclusively to our valued partner base of over 6,000 resellers. We pride ourselves on developing 
strong long-term relationships with our customers, and helping them grow. This customer-first approach means we are 
proactive in engaging with our resellers and allows us to dynamically shift with changing market conditions, in turn 
helping to increase profitability. 

Dicker Data distributes a wide portfolio of products from the world’s leading technology vendors, 
including Cisco, Citrix, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and other Tier 1 global 
brands. As the leading Australian distributor for many of these vendors, Dicker Data is dedicated to helping our 
partners deliver industry-leading solutions built on the world’s best technologies. https://www.dickerdata.com.au/  

EXPERIENCE  
is the difference 

PH: 1800 688 586	
www.dickerdata.com.au 
investors@dickerdata.com.au 

 
 
 
 
ANNUAL 
REPORT

Dicker Data Limited  ABN 95 000 969 362 

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We listed DDR at 20 cents per 
share, on 24 January 2011, 
with a market cap of $25m. 
Ten years later our shares are 
trading around $12 and we 
have a market cap of $2b. 

DAVID DICKER
CEO and Chairman

Dicker Data is an Australian 
owned and Operated, ASX listed 
distributor of computer hardware, 
software and related products 
with over 42 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 6,900 active registered reseller 
partners annually, Dicker Data finished the FY20 year with revenues 
of $2.0bn. Since listing on the ASX in January 2011, Dicker Data 
has delivered consistently profitable results for shareholders whilst 
maintaining a 100% dividend payout policy.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Our ANZ Vendor Portfolio

CEO Commentary

Board of Directors & Senior Management

Results Highlights

Results Summary

Who we are

2020 in Review

2021 and Beyond

New Building Update

Corporate Social Responsibility

Directors’ Report

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Statement of financial position

Statement of changes in equity

Statement of cash flows

Notes to the financial statements

Operating Segment Information

Directors’ Declaration

Auditor’s Declaration Of Independence

Independent Auditor’s Report

Shareholder Information

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OUR ANZ VENDOR PORTFOLIO

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DAVID DICKER
CEO and Chairman

CEO COMMENTARY

Again, we have had a record year compared to the previous one and the one before that, 
etc, etc. However last year was a significant result, not so much because we excelled, but 
because we achieved that excellence under very difficult conditions. This is all the more 
impressive and I really thank everyone. We have a tremendous group of people.

We have also finished our new facility and from what I have been told and seen from 
pictures, it looks fantastic. I’m hoping that travel sanity will return soon and I can end my 
exile in NZ and see it for myself.

One event that did happen and can never be repeated is our tenth anniversary as a 
public company. This date also marked the 100th anniversary of my Father’s birthday. I 
sometimes wonder what he might think of it all.

We listed DDR at 20 cents per share, on 24 January 2011, with a market cap of $25m. 
Ten years later our shares are trading around $12 and we have a market cap of $2b. 
An original shareholder’s stake of 10,000 shares at $2,000 would now be worth around 
$120,000. A very satisfying outcome.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS  
& SENIOR MANAGEMENT

DAVID 
DICKER
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer

MARY 
STOJCEVSKI
Executive Director and
Chief Financial Officer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SENIOR MANAGEMENT

IAN  
WELCH
Executive Director, Chief  
Information Officer and 
Director of Operations

VLADIMIR 
MITNOVETSKI
Executive Director and
Chief Operating Officer

FIONA 
BROWN
Non-executive  
Director

LEANNE 
RALPH
Non-executive  
Director

MICHAEL 
DEMETRE
Executive Director and
Logistics Director

Resigned 24/12/2020

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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]

Statutory earnings per share (cents)

Underlying earnings per share (cents)**

Dividends paid

Dividends per share (cents)

2020
$’000

2019
$’000

2,000,112

1,761,296

191,391

158,437

91,390

81,859

81,859

57,182

33.95

33.95

59,546

35.50

73,779

64,104

75,873

54,311

33.69

28.38

43,518

27.00

* 2019 - Total revenue excludes profit on sale of property of $12.2m
** 2019 - Net operating profit before tax excluding profit on sale of property of $12.2m and costs for Employee share Scheme of $450k

RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS

REVENUE
($M)

GROSS PROFIT
($M)

$2,000.1

$1,761.3*

$1,493.6

$1,306.0

$191.4

$158.4

$117.8

$132.4

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

EBITDA
($M)

$91.4

$73.8

NET PROFIT BEFORE TAX
($M)

$81.9

$64.1**

$54.4

$48.1

$46.6

$40.2

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

* FY19 - Revenue excludes Profit on sale of property of $12.2m
** FY19 - Operating Profit before tax excluding profit on sale of property of $12.2m and costs for Employee share Scheme of $450k

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WHO WE ARE

Established in 1978, Dicker 
Data (ASX: DDR) has grown 
to become Australia’s largest 
value-add distributor of IT 
hardware, software, cloud 
and emerging technology 
solutions for the corporate 
and commercial ANZ market. 

In operation for over 42 years, the company boasts 
a long history of strong revenue and profit growth, 
with a current market cap of close to $2.0b. With 
an experienced founder-led management team, the 
company made its mark on the ASX in January 2011 
and has since delivered a financial return of over 60 
times or 5,900 percent on initial investments in the 
company’s IPO, all whilst paying out 100 percent of 
profits in dividends. Fast forward to 2020, Dicker Data 
was added to the S&P/ASX 300 Index and S&P/ASX All 
Technology Index.

Dicker Data is the vital link in the technology value 
and supply chain that supports over 6,900 IT reseller 
partners to design, configure, deliver and deploy 
the technology that helps address the challenges of 
today with the solutions of tomorrow, for hundreds of 
thousands of Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) end-
user businesses each year. 

As digital transformation is now a business reality, 
Dicker Data is a trusted advisor that provides 
technology driven solutions into all levels of 

over

 6,900

active reseller partners
in Australia & NZ

Government, Enterprise, Small to 
Medium Businesses via its partner 
network to improve operational 
efficiency and deliver a superior 
experience for their customers. 

Deemed as an essential service 
throughout the pandemic, 
Dicker Data is the catalyst for 
new technology adoption and 
continues to be one of the driving 
forces behind Australia’s uptake of 
advanced technologies and digital 
solutions. 

The company’s consistent 
and strong results over the 
years consolidates its status as a 
true Australian success story.

Operating on the cutting-edge of technology and 
representing vendors from all walks of tech, Dicker 
Data continues to derive growth from new technical 
innovations, services and trends whilst leveraging its 
market position as the trusted advisor and enabler of 
business continuity to thousands of IT reseller partners 
and enterprises across ANZ. 

Dicker Data is renowned for its customer centric 
approach offering agility, flexibility and foresight to 
build capabilities in adjacent sectors to identify the next 
source of growth. Dicker Data’s performance-based 
culture, management incentives and shareholder 
alignment are key drivers to consistent growth and 
success.

founded 

1978

DICKER DATA

MILESTONES

1987

2000

2011

Appointed as first 
Toshiba distributor

Annual revenue 
exceeds $100m

Listed on the ASX
(ASX: DDR)

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over

77%

our resellers choose to 
purchase online

2020
INDUSTRY 
AWARDS

DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR 
AUSTRALIA & NZ

86 

vendors across 
Australia and
NZ

Hardware Distributor of the Year
Software Distributor of the Year 
Homegrown Distributor of the Year

FROM IDG

2014

2015

2019

2020

2021

Acquired 
Express Data 
Holdings

Revenue exceeds 
$1b and CloudPortal 
Launched

Awarded Cisco 
Global Distributor 
of the Year

Annual 
Revenue 
exceeds $2b

Relocated to 
new facility

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2020 IN 
REVIEW

In a year of unprecedented disruption, Dicker 
Data responded swiftly to COVID-19 supply 
chain challenges to capitalise on the changing 
market dynamics and to cement its position as 
the leading technology distributor across ANZ. 

Strategic inventory investments set the 
company apart as demand for devices and 
related peripherals surged amid Government 
enforced lockdowns, spurring the largest 
work from home movement in history. 
Manufacturers across the world struggled to 
keep up with demand, supply chain constraints 
were brought to light and companies 
scrambled to enable remote working at scale 
quickly.

In parallel to the unnatural demand and market 
disruption, Dicker Data remained focused on 
its objective of partnering with the world’s 
leading technology suppliers to provide its 
reseller partners with access to the best range 
of solutions to solve the challenges faced by 
their end-users. Dicker Data’s vast network 
of vendors have repeatedly recognised the 
company on a global, regional, and local 
level for its operational excellence and 
local expertise, demonstrating the 
value Dicker Data brings to their 
technology supply chains and in 
turn, reaffirming the company’s 
competitive advantage.

In addition to the 8 new 
vendors onboarded in 
2020, a large amount 
of focus and effort 
was placed on 
pursuing a new 
distribution 
agreement 
with industry 
heavyweight, 
VMware. Securing 

Over

$200m

in revenue generated 
online equating to 

11% of total 
revenue

Hardware & 
Virtual Services
$1,492m
+13% YoY

Total Revenue

$2,000m

Software
$496m
+16% YoY

Services 
$11m 
+39% YoY

Other 
$1.2m 

the deal in February 2021, the company expects 
to commence trading with VMware in the first 
half of 2021 and is buoyant about the outlook.

Despite the unforeseen conditions in 2020, Dicker 
Data forged ahead with the construction of its 
new headquarters, located at 238 Captain Cook 
Drive, Kurnell NSW 2231. The new facility saw 
total warehouse capacity increase by over 80% 
and total office floorspace more than double. 
The state-of-the-art facility was completed in late 
2020 and the Dicker Data team completed the 
move into the facility in late February 2021.

over

200,000

orders placed online

+15%

web orders

Over

500,000 

devices shipped
in 2020

over

4,300

resellers transacted 
each quarter 

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2021 AND 
BEYOND

As Australia and New Zealand continue to deal with 
the threat of COVID-19, some semblance of ‘normal’ 
life is returning. As businesses invite employees to 
return to their workplaces, there’s new expectations being 
placed on the role of technology to continue bridging the gap 
between onsite and remote work. 

As hybrid work models are adopted, 5G will underpin the connectivity requirements for businesses and their 
employees and today’s meeting rooms will need to be upgraded with the latest collaboration technology to 
enable a seamless experience, whether an employee is present physically or virtually. Security is high on the 
priority list as businesses look for measures to protect their corporate environments and employees from 
anywhere, anytime. Backup, storage, and management will continue to play a key role as businesses become 
increasingly reliant on using their data as a competitive advantage.

Dicker Data will continue to evolve and differentiate our offerings, as part of our commitment and role in 
supporting the A/NZ technology channel ecosystem including our vendors and reseller partners and being the 
catalyst for the adoption of new, cutting edge technologies.

COLLABORATION

SECURITY

DATA 
MANAGEMENT

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NEW BUILDING 
UPDATE

Over

80%

increase in  
warehouse space*
*Stage One

Dicker Data acquired the 17ha site for the 
company’s new headquarters and distribution 
facility approximately 5 years ago. Located 
at 238 Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell NSW, the 
company had a vision to create a unique campus-
style facility to support its next phase of growth. 
The new facility embraces environmentally friendly 
initiatives and offers a modern workplace environment that’s 
designed to attract and retain the best talent.

With an approved development application to construct 39,550 sqm 
of warehouse space and 7,995 sqm of office and amenities, Dicker Data 
commenced construction of its new facility in November 2019. Stage one of 
the development, comprising of 22,965 sqm of warehouse space and 5,960 
sqm of office and amenities space, was completed in February 2021. Dicker 
Data is now fully operational from its new premises. As part of a stage two 
opportunity, for future expansion,  the company has additional warehouse 
capacity of 16,585 sqm and office space of 2,035 sqm already approved in the 
Development Application. 

The facility includes a dedicated configuration centre which enables end-to-end 
system building and deployment services for the company’s partner network. Services 
offered include asset tagging, device imaging, hardware installation and pre-shipment testing to 
name some. Furthermore, new dedicated partner rooms for hire allow Dicker Data’s customers to come onsite 
and complete work on their end-user’s new systems prior to shipment. 

A dedicated lobby-style foyer with two-story vertical gardens surrounds the commercial hub, providing a space 
for our staff, vendors and our customers to continue their learning and development and build upon business 
opportunities in a welcoming space that is optimised for collaboration.

As part of the company’s commitment to ecology and sustainability, the building features solar panels, eight 
electric vehicle charging stations, recycled water systems and over 30,000 new seedlings and trees on the 
grounds surrounding the new facility. Original concrete structures found during excavation of the site have 
been retained and repurposed to create large outdoor planters, adding to the site landscape for staff and 
visitors to enjoy. To encourage the wellbeing and team culture, nature walks with barbecue areas and outdoor 
seating are available on site.

The development of the new Kurnell facility is a pivotal moment in the company’s history and will play a 
significant role in next phase of growth.

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$10K

the Foundation for 
National Parks 
& Wildlife 

+

on-going donations 
through ”buy a tree” 
scheme on Dicker 
Data Portal

$100K 

donated to the Australian Wildlife 
Conservancy to provide wildlife safe 
habitats in the 
wake of the 
January
 2020
bushfires

CORPORATE  
SOCIAL  
RESPONSIBILITY

Our approach to Corporate Social Responsibility 
is based on our ethos to conduct business with 
respect for our planet and the human race. 

We are committed to ensuring ethical 
business processes throughout 
our entire organisation and aim to 
foster community engagement, 
environmental sustainability and 
economic development. 

collected

255kg

food for Foodbank 
to prepare 
meals for 
charities

staff raised

$2,951

+ OVER 3 MILLION STEPS

STEPtember
for people living 
with cerebral palsy

HPE and 
Services raised

$6,398

movember

for
mens health

75

lives saved 
through blood and 
plasma donations at 
Australian Red Cross 
Lifeblood

staff raised

$4,203 

running in the city2surf

staff raised

$1,300

Dimmocks Retreat Wildlife 
Rehabilitation & Rescue

+

Dicker Data 
donated an additional
+$1,500

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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 2020.

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.

DIRECTORS

David Dicker

Fiona Brown

Mary Stojcevski 

Vladimir Mitnovetski 

Ian Welch 

Leanne Ralph

Michael Demetre 
(Resigned 24/12/2020)

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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

14-Feb-20

02-Mar-20

14-May-20

01-Jun-20

14-Aug-20

01-Sep-20

16-Nov-20

01-Dec-20

Dividend
/Share
(in Cents)

0.1300

0.0750

0.0750

0.0750

Amount
(in 000’s)

Type

FY

Amount 
Franked

$21,010

Final 

2019

$12,727

Interim

2020

$12,902

Interim

2020

$12,907

Interim

2020

100%

100%

100%

100%

Total

0.3550

$59,546

The total dividends declared and paid during the financial year were 35.5 cents per share or a total of $59.5m, 
fully franked. (2019: 27.0 cents per share, $43.5m), representing an increase of 31.5%

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. The Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) introduced in March 2014 was 
retained for the 2020 year. Of the $59.5m dividends paid, $53.9m were paid as cash dividends and $5.6m 
participated in the DRP. 

A final dividend for FY20 of 10.5 cents per share was declared on 9 February 2021 with a record date of 15 
February 2021 and a payment date of 1 March 2021. With the three interim dividends paid during FY20, this 
will bring total dividends paid for the FY20 year to 33.0 cents per share. This is equal to the total dividend paid 
for the FY19 year which also included an additional special interim dividend paid for the realised profit on the 
sale of the building at 230 Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell. Excluding the FY19 special dividend, the FY20 dividend 
paid represents an increase over FY19 of 17.9%.

Type

FY

Payment 
Date

Interim

2020

01-Jun-20

Interim

2020

01-Sep-20

Interim

2020

01-Dec-20

Final

2020

01-Mar-21

Special Div

TOTAL

2020

Dividend
/Share
(in Cents)

0.075

0.075

0.075

0.105

0.330

0.330

FY

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

Payment 
Date

03-Jun-19

02-Sep-19

02-Dec-19

02-Mar-20

04-Oct-19

Dividend
/Share
(in Cents)

0.050

0.050

0.050

0.130

0.280

0.050

0.330

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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
2020
(in 000’s)

Dec
2019
(in 000’s)

Increase 
$
(in 000’s)

Increase 
%

Total revenue

$2,000,112

$1,773,515

$226,597

12.8%

Total revenues from ordinary activities *

$2,000,112

$1,761,296

$238,816

13.6%

Gross profit

$191,390

$158,437

$32,953

20.8%

Net operating profit before tax *

$81,859

$64,104

$17,755

27.7%

Net profit before tax

$81,859

$75,873

$5,986

7.9%

Net profit after tax attributable to members 

$57,182

$54,311

$2,871

5.3%

* Dec-19 - revenue from ordinary activities excludes profit on sale for property of $12.2m
* Dec-19 - net operating profit before tax excluding profit on sale of property of $12.2m and cost of Employee Share Scheme of $450k

REVENUE

The revenue for the consolidated entity for the 12 months to 31 December 2020 was $2,000.1m (2019: 
$1,773.5m), up by $226.6m (+12.8%). Revenue from ordinary activities was $2,000.1m, (2019: $1,761.3m - 
excluding the profit on the sale property), an increase of $238.8m or 13.6%. At a country level, Australia grew 
$211.8m (+12.9%) and New Zealand grew $27.0m (+23.3%).

Total revenue from sales of goods and services, excluding other revenue was $1,998.8m (2019: $1,758.5m) 
up by $240.3m representing increase of 13.7%. Dicker Data has continued to add new vendors and increased 
the breadth of products offered by existing vendors whilst still driving growth. In 2020 a total of 8 new vendors 
were added, contributing incremental revenue of $9.8m. Existing vendors grew $230.5m (+13.1%) as vendor 
consolidation continues to provide access to new product sets or as full value was achieved from vendors 
added to the portfolio over the previous years with vendors onboarded in 2018 and 2019 adding $52.7m in YoY 
growth. Growth of existing vendors was also driven by the increase in demand for remote working solutions, 
surge in demand for virtual capabilities and accelerated digital transformation of businesses as a result of the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

At a sector level, the Company maintained strong growth across all business units, with hardware and support 
sales up $170.3m (+12.9%), software sales up $66.8m (+15.6%) and the services business unit up $3.1m 
(+38.7%). Within our software business the strongest growth came from our recurring revenue products 
increasing to $434.9m (2019: $366.5m) an increase of 18.7%. 

GROSS PROFIT

Gross profit for the reporting period was up 20.8% at $191.4m (2019: $158.4m). Gross profit margins improved 
significantly in the current year at 9.6% (2019: 9.0%). The increase in profit margins is largely attributable to the 
increased focus on mid-market and SMB business and partly to some strategic buying decisions early on in 
the year.

EXPENSES

Operating Expenses 
Operating costs for the reporting period were $101.0m (2019: $86.8m), an increase of $14.2m, up by 16.4%, 
and increasing as a proportion to revenue at 5.1% (2019: 4.9%). 

The increase in costs is attributed primarily to an increase in salary related expenses. Excluding value of 
Employee Share Scheme costs in the previous year, salary costs were $86.2m (2019: $73.0m) an increase 

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of $13.2m (+18.1%), increasing as a proportion of revenue to 4.3% (2019: 4.1%). The increase in salary costs 
is attributed to investment in additional headcount as a result of new vendor signings and growth in existing 
vendors. With strong performance based remuneration packages the increase in salary costs is driven by the 
increase in revenue and operating profit growth experienced. Headcount across the group finished at 525 
(+8.2%) (2019: 485). 

Other operating expenses increased by $1.3m but fell as a proportion of sales to 0.7% (2019: 0.8%).

Depreciation, Amortisation and Interest
Depreciation and amortisation for the reporting period was $6.4m, an increase of $1.8m. Included in this 
number is $1.4m for amortisation of customer contracts. The increase is also attributable to the growth in 
the Dicker Data Financial Services business and depreciation of equipment under operating leases of $1.4m. 
There was also some increases in plant and equipment depreciation with additional PP&E purchases with 
an increase of additional headcount in the financial year. With the adoption of the new accounting standard 
AASB16, depreciation on the Right of Use Assets (ROUA) for capitalised leases amounted to $3.1m.

Finance costs in the reporting period were $3.5m, significantly down from the prior year (2019: $5.7m), mainly 
attributed to the payout of a $40m corporate bond in March 2020. This was replaced with an increase in 
the Company’s Westpac receivables facility to $180m limit, also providing participation in the lower variable 
interest rate environment. There was also a partial debt reduction throughout the year after raising $65m 
(before costs) in a share issue in May and June 2020. 

PROFIT

Profit before tax finalised at $81.9m (2019: $75.9m) up by 7.9%. However in FY19 profit before tax included  
profit on sale of property of $12.2m and costs relating to share issue for Employee Share Scheme of $450k. 
On a comparable basis operating profit before tax in FY19 finalised at $64.1m, representing a 27.7% increase 
for FY20. 

Net profit after tax increased to $57.2m (2019: $54.3m), up by 5.3%. 

Weighted average earnings per share increased to 33.95 cents per share (2019: 33.69 cents), up by 0.8%. 
Earnings in FY19 included the profit on the sale of the building which was over and above operational earnings 
in the comparative period, as well as the impact of the incremental 10.5m shares issued during FY20. 
Underlying weighted average earnings per share, adjusted for the profit on the sale of the property in FY19 
increased from 28.38 cents per share to 33.95 cents per share for FY20, representing an increase of 19.6%.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Total assets as at 31 December 2020 increased to $581.9m (2019: $507.5). 

The statement of financial position reflected a very marginal increase in working capital investment as the 
company maintained very cautious working capital disciplines. Total investment in net working capital was 
$167.0m, up by $1.6m from previous year (2019: $165.4m). Cash finalised at $30.4m, up by $7.8m (2019: 
$22.6m). Trade and other receivables were up from the previous year to $327.0m (2019: $295.9m). The 
company showed a measured decrease in inventory with inventories finishing at $113.2m (2019: $120.4m), 
inventory days down to 22.8 days down (2019: 27.4 days). Trade and other payables were up to $273.2m (2019: 
$250.9m). 

Property, plant and equipment increased to $78.0m during the period (2019: $32.0m) an increase of $46.0m as 
the company completed works on the new distribution centre and office complex. 

Total liabilities as at 31 December 2020 were $420.3m, up from the prior period (2019: $412.5m).

Current borrowings comprising the drawn amount on the receivables purchase facility with Westpac was 
at $120.0m as at 31 December 2020, $30.0m higher than prior year (2019: $90.0m). However overall total 
borrowings were lower than FY19, with total debt in FY19 at $129.9m, reflecting the impact of the $40m 
corporate bond repayment and overall debt reduction.

Equity has increased to $161.6m during the year (2019: $95.1m) primarily due to the impact of the capital 
raising in May and Share Purchase Plan in June, with some contribution from DRP. 

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Equity Movement

Equity 31 Dec 2019

Comprehensive Income for FY2020

Dividends Paid

Share Issue (DRP)

Share Capital Raising and SPP

Equity 31 Dec 2020

(in 000’s)

95,067

56,818

(59,546)

5,656

63,618

161,613

With the increase in equity from the capital raising and resulting lower debt, the debt to equity ratio improved 
to 0.74x (2019: 1.37x). The net tangible assets position continued to improve finalising at $136.7m (2019: 
$68.2m).

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS

Capital Raise
On 7th May 2020 the Company completed a $50m share placement at an issue price of $6.70 per share, 
followed by a further $15m share purchase plan on 5 June 2020 at an issue price of $6.625 per share 
resulting in 9,726,837 new shares being issued. The net proceeds were invested in the construction of the 
new distribution centre and to support the growth of Dicker Data Financial Services and investment in working 
capital. The capital raise increased the public float in the Company to approximately 33% and provided 
financing headroom to facilitate capacity for future growth.

New Building Update
The construction of the new distribution centre at 238 Captain Cook Drive Kurnell was completed by the end of 
the year, with a practical completion date of 23 December 2020. The cost of the project, including fitout as at 
31 December 2020 was $55.8m. All staff relocated to the new building in February 2021.

The size of the first stage of the new distribution centre is 28,925 sqm with 22,965 sqm of it being warehouse 
space. This is an increase of approx 10,000 sqm from the previous warehouse facility representing an increase 
in capacity of 80%. There is a further 18,620 sqm warehouse and office space approved as part of the 
Development Application to be built as part of a second stage providing future expansion options.

COVID-19 Update
On 31 January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a global health emergency because 
of a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19 outbreak) and the risks to the international community as the virus 
spread globally beyond its point of origin. Because of the rapid increase in exposure globally, on 11 March 
2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.

The business to date has proved resilient to the negative economic impact of COVID-19. For the first half of 
the financial year there was significant growth experienced due to increase in demand for remote working 
solutions, surge in demand for virtual capabilities and accelerated digital transformation of businesses as a 
result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second half of the year the Company continued to grow operations 
however at more normalised levels and within expected growth rates. The Company did not access any 
government COVID-19 related grants in the period or to the date of signing of this report. There is still 
significant uncertainty as to the full impact that the pandemic will have on the economy overall which could 
impact the Company’s earnings in the new financial year, however our teams are now well positioned to ensure 
continuity of supply. The full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve at the date of this report.

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MATTERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

Rollover of Westpac Receivables Facility
The Westpac receivables facility was renewed on 12th February 2021 for a further 12 months with a limit of 
$180m. This rollover ensures the ongoing funding for the current financial year. 

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

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented disruption to the lives of millions of people across the 
globe, however, it also cemented the power and role of technology in our lives. Whether we look at workplaces, 
schools, communities or everyday social interactions, all of them were upended in 2020, and all of them have 
used technology to bridge the gap and re-establish some form of normal. Businesses who were not digitally 
ready were exposed, and the pace of digital transformation in our economy has never been more rapid than 
what we saw in 2020.

As we move into 2021 and beyond, the digital transformation agendas of Australian and New Zealand 
businesses will continue to accelerate. The new hybrid working environment is driving the need for smart 
collaboration platforms that bridge the physical and virtual user experience. Connectivity and bandwidth are 
top of mind for governments, businesses, schools, communities and individuals as they embrace an always-
on, connect-from-anywhere approach using technologies such as 5G. The Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) 
movement is increasing commercial confidence in the adoption of technology via subscription models, 
which is an area that benefited many businesses throughout the pandemic as they scaled their subscription 
commitments to meet the changing needs of their business’.

Security will be a key area of focus for every business in 2021. The rapid shift to remote working that occurred 
as lockdowns swept across the country resulted in many businesses focusing on keeping their lights on whilst 
their security posture, both internal and external to their organisation, fell lower down the priority list. 2021 
will be the year these businesses refocus on security, invest in the required technologies and ensure their 
corporate environments are protected against a rapidly evolving global cyberthreat landscape. Technologies 
such as Zero Trust will become more prevalent to protect both businesses and their employees as they 
connect to their corporate networks from anywhere, anytime.

We saw an unprecedented spike in demand for devices throughout 2020 and we expect this to continue 
through 2021. PC manufacturers are innovating at a rate not seen since the introduction of the personal 
computer as they vie for more market share and attempt to address the shortcomings of traditional devices 
in light of new technology, such as augmented reality (AR), that is gaining momentum and revolutionising 
the way consumers interact with products. We are anticipating a high level of growth in automation, machine 
learning and data capture and analysis tools as businesses and governments seek increased efficiency and 
productivity within their operations.

2021 presents an unparalleled opportunity for the entire technology sector, and in particular Dicker Data, as we 
continue in our role supporting the Australian and New Zealand technology channel ecosystem and being the 
catalyst for the adoption of these new, cutting edge technologies.

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.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our policies in respect of corporate governance, code of conduct and whistleblower policy can be found at 
www.dickerdata.com.au/investor. This includes our Corporate Governance Statement.

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DIRECTORS
INFORMATION

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DAVID 
DICKER
Chairman and
Chief Executive 
Officer

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: 
 60,740,000  Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Ltd
10,000  Ordinary shares held by his wife

INTEREST IN CONTRACTS: 
Nil

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Chairman and responsible for overall business 
management & strategy as Chief Executive Officer.

Member of the Audit and Risk Management 
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: 
53,792,531  Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Ltd
  1,279,717  Ordinary shares held by Fi Brown 

  Trust N01 

97,495  Ordinary shares held by South Coast
  Developments Pty Ltd as trustee for
  the Brown Family Superfund

INTEREST IN CONTRACTS: 
Nil

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Chair of the Audit & Risk Management Committee
Member of the Nomination and Remuneration 
Committee
Member of the Work Health and Safety Committee    

OTHER CURRENT LISTED COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS:
None

OTHER CURRENT LISTED COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS 
HELD IN PREVIOUS 3 YEARS:
None

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VLADIMIR 
MITNOVETSKI
Executive Director and
Chief Operating Officer

INTEREST IN EQUITIES: 
 905,000  Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Ltd
  25,953  Ordinary shares held by Mitnovetski

   Pty Ltd as Trustee for Mitnovetski
  Superannuation Fund
  20,627  Ordinary shares held by his wife

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 20 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 CONTRACTS: 
Nil

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the sales, vendor alliances and 
operations of the consolidated entity.

Member of the Audit and Risk Management 
Committee.

OTHER CURRENT LISTED COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS:
None

OTHER CURRENT LISTED COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS 
HELD IN PREVIOUS 3 YEARS:
None

MARY 
STOJCEVSKI
Executive Director and
Chief Financial Officer

INTEREST IN EQUITIES: 
  54,748  Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Ltd
 192,858  Ordinary shares held by Stojen Pty Ltd

  as trustee for Stojinvest 
  Superannuation Fund

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 10 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 CONTRACTS: 
Nil

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the overall financial management 
and compliance functions 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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DIRECTORS
INFORMATION

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

IAN  
WELCH
Executive Director, Chief 
Information Officer 
and Director of Operations

Ian joined Dicker Data in March 2013 as General Manager – 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: 
 64,528  Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Ltd

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

MICHAEL 
DEMETRE
Executive Director 
and Logistics Director

Resigned 24/12/2020

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 
successfully held this position since 2007. Michael was also 
an Executive Director of the company since 21st September 
2010 but resigned as Director on 24th December 2020.

INTEREST IN EQUITIES: 
 18,571  Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Ltd

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

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INTEREST IN EQUITIES: 
  3,140  Ordinary shares in Dicker Data Ltd
 15,663  Ordinary shares held  
  by related parties

INTEREST IN CONTRACTS: 
Nil

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Chair of the Nomination & Remuneration 
Committee
Member of the Audit & Risk Management 
Committee

OTHER CURRENT LISTED COMPANY 
DIRECTORSHIPS:
None

OTHER CURRENT LISTED COMPANY 
DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN PREVIOUS 3 YEARS:
None

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.

ERIN 
MCMULLEN 
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.

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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:

Directors

Mr David Dicker

Ms Fiona Brown 

Mr Vladimir Mitnovetski

Ms Mary Stojcevski

Mr Michael Demetre  (Resigned 24/12/20)

Mr Ian Welch

Ms Leanne Ralph

Board

Audit and Risk 
Management Committee

Meetings 
eligible to 
attend

Meetings 
attended

Meetings 
eligible to 
attend

Meetings 
attended

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

12

12

2

2

2

-

-

-

2

2

2

2

-

-

-

2

Note: The Nomination and Remuneration Committee was established 18 December 2020.

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

Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration

a)  
In determining the remuneration packages of its executives, the board adopts principles that ensures the level 
and composition of remuneration aligns with the interests of shareholders, and allows us to retain our high 
performing talent.

These key principles are:
•  A focus on the performance of the business – executives are paid on the performance of the business;
•  A minimum performance threshold has to be met before any performance awards are paid. This ensures 

the variable reward is only available when value has been created for shareholders and when profit is in line 
with the approved budget;

•  The remuneration framework is simple, clear and transparent;
•  Competitive remuneration packages to ensure the retention of highly skilled long-serving resources.

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.

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Executives Remuneration Framework
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 below for a 
detailed explanation of the performance conditions. 

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 performance-related award is un-capped after the threshold performance 
metric has been achieved. The chairman and CEO is responsible for assessing whether an individual’s targets 
have been met.

There are currently no long term incentive plans in place. The rationale for this approach to our remuneration 
framework is that all executives have significant individual DDR shareholdings and many continue to buy 
voluntarily, so there is already alignment between the interests of executives and shareholder interests. The  
graphs below demonstrate the alignment between executive pay, performance of the company and long-term 
shareholder value. 

NET PROFIT BEFORE TAX
($M)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EPS 
(IN CENTS PER SHARE)

2 2 . 3 %   C A G R

81.9

64.1

36.6

40.2

46.6

0 . 6 %   C A G R

2

33.95

28.38

16.04

16.81

20.22

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19**

FY20

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19**

FY20

** FY19 - Operating Profit before tax excluding profit on sale of property of $12.2m and costs for Employee share Scheme of $450k

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 as a non-executive independent director in December 
2019. The other current non-executive director is Fiona Brown, who is also a major shareholder, and therefore 
not considered independent.

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Details of remuneration

(b) 
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.

SHORT TERM

SHORT 
TERM

LONG
TERM

SHARE BASED 
PAYMENTS

Directors

FY

Cash

Salary 
& Fees

Incentive 
Cash 
Bonus

Non-Cash

Super

FBT

Annual 
Leave

 Long
Service
Leave

Shares 

Options

Total

Proportion of 
remuneration 
that is 
performance 
based

% of value of 
remuneration 
that consists 
of share Based 
Payments

$

$

$

$

$

$

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

David Dicker
Chief Executive Officer

Vladimir Mitnovetski
Chief Operating Officer

Mary Stojcevski 
Chief Financial Officer

Ian Welch
Chief Information Officer

Michael Demetre
Logistics Director
(Resigned 24/12/2020) 

$

-

-

-

-

$

-

-

-

-

3,274,289

311,057

2,562,326 243,421

Dec-20

Dec-19

Dec-20

Dec-19

Dec-20

203,077

1,227,858

135,939

Dec-19

200,000

960,872

110,283

Dec-20

253,846

818,572

101,880

Dec-19

250,000

640,582

84,605

Dec-20

228,461

818,572

99,468

Dec-19

225,000

640,582

82,230

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Fiona Brown

Leanne Ralph

TOTAL

Dec-20

50,228

Dec-19

50,228

Dec-20

54,300

Dec-19

2,107

-

-

-

4,772

4,772

5,700

200

Dec-20

789,913 6,139,291 658,816

Dec-19

727,335 4,804,362 525,511

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,541 10,029

-11,414 10,029

3,846

3,342

2,951

3,306

10,577

4,178

17,150

4,133

-4,760

3,760

-9,877

3,791

-

-

-

-

-

-

21,204 21,309

-1,190 21,187

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

-

-

%

-

-

3,606,916

100.00%

2,804,362

100.00%

1,574,062

85.42%

1,277,412

76.71%

1,189,053

75.38%

996,471

70.39%

1,145,502

78.25%

941,654

74.49%

55,000

0.00%

55,000

0.00%

60,000

0.00%

2,308

0.00%

7,630,533

6,077,205

-

-

%

-

-

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

-

-

Service agreements

C) 
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 

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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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

As the net profit margin percentage performance threshold was achieved for FY20, each director  received 
100% of the performance bonus they were entitled to.

Share-based compensation

d) 
No shares, rights, or options were granted to directors or key management personnel during the year ended 31 
December 2020, no rights or options vested or lapsed during the year, and no rights or options were exercised 
during the year by directors.

Additional information

e) 
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. Excluding profit on sale of property and 
employee share plan costs from the previous year operating profit for the consolidated entity grew by 27.7% 
during the year. On an average over the last 4 years operating profit grew by 27.1%. As a large proportion 
of the executive’s remuneration package is based on net operating profit outcomes the average executive 
remuneration also increased. Since 2016, the net profit before tax has grown at an average rate of 27.1%, whilst 
the average executive remuneration has increased by an average of 17.6%. Shareholder wealth has increased 
at an average rate of 21.3% per annum over this period. For the financial year, underlying earnings per share 
increased by 19.6% whilst dividends paid to shareholders increased by 31.5%.

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Voting & comments made at the company’s 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
At the 2019 AGM, 83.44% of the votes received supported the adoption of the remuneration report for the 
financial year ended 31 December 2019. The company did not receive any specific feedback at the AGM 
regarding its remuneration practices.

(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:

Vladimir Mitnovetski

729,316 

222,264 

December 2020

ORDINARY SHARES

David Dicker

Fiona Brown

Mary Stojcevski

Ian Welch

Michael Demetre

Leanne Ralph

December 2019

ORDINARY SHARES

David Dicker

Fiona Brown

Balance at  
the start of  
the year

Additions

Disposals

60,563,495 

186,505 

54,602,140 

567,603

210,863 

60,000 

18,571 

1,600 

36,743 

4,528 

-   

17,203

116,185,985 

1,034,846

Balance at  
the start of  
the year

Additions

Disposals

60,563,495 

-

54,045,303 

556,837

Vladimir Mitnovetski

566,405 

162,911

Mary Stojcevski

Ian Welch

Michael Demetre

Leanne Ralph

190,563 

30,000 

18,571 

20,300

30,000 

-

-   

1,600 

115,414,337

771,648

This concludes the remuneration report which has been audited.

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Balance at 
 the end of  
the year

60,750,000

55,169,743

951,580

247,606

64,528

18,571

18,803

117,220,831

Balance at 
 the end of  
the year

60,563,495 

54,602,140 

729,316 

210,863 

60,000 

18,571 

1,600 

116,185,985 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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 FY20 was $157,815. 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 2020 was $1,015,412.32. The principal amount financed was $3,993,922.57. 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 
paid on behalf of David Dicker by the Company as at 31 December 2020 was $2,780,466.46.

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.

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.

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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 Audit Pty Ltd.

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 70.

AUDITOR
Accounting Firm BDO Audit Pty Ltd 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,  25 February 2021

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STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND  
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For The Year Ended 31 December 2020

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-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

1,998,785

1,758,521

375

4

-

948

155

5

12,219

2,615

4

2,000,112

1,773,515

5

5

(7,187)

14,944

(1,800,207)

(1,615,028)

(86,232)

(73,481)

(6,379)

(3,527)

-

(4,579)

(5,701)

(421)

(14,721)

(13,376)

(1,918,253)

(1,697,642)

81,859

75,873

6

(24,677)

(21,562)

57,182

57,182

54,311

54,311

(364)

56,818

107

54,418

4

56,818

54,418

31

31

Cents

33.95 

33.95 

Cents

33.69 

33.69 

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 2020

CONSOLIDATED

Note

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

10

11

12

15

13

14

8

16

15

17

7

18

15

9

18

19

20

30,368

326,963

113,246

22,573

295,921

120,433

470,577

438,927

2,276

78,024

24,933

6,135

111,368

581,945

5,191

31,981

26,290

5,151

68,613

507,540

273,193

250,932

2,243

3,072

120,000

129,930

 4,937

13,354

8,849

10,082

413,727

402,865

514

4,154

1,937

 6,605

2,604

4,809

2,196

9,609

420,332

412,473

161,613

95,067

131,790

270

29,553

161,613

62,516

634

31,917

95,067

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

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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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For The Year Ended 31 December 2020

Consolidated

Issued
Capital
(in 000’s)

Retained
Profits
(in 000’s)

Note

Reserves
(in 000’s)

Total
Equity
(in 000’s)

Balance at 1 January 2019

57,982

21,453

527

79,962

Adjustment in respect of first time adoption of AASB16

 -

(329)

- 

(329)

Adjusted Balance at 1 January 2019

57,982

21,124

527

79,633

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)

19 

4,084

Share Issue - Employee Share Scheme (ESS)

450

54,311

- 

54,311

- 

107

107

54,311

107

54,418

-

- 

- 

- 

-

4,084

450

(43,518)

Dividends Paid

21 

- 

(43,518)

Balance at 31 December 2019

62,516

31,917

634

95,067

Consolidated

Balance at 1 January 2020

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:

Issued
Capital
(in 000’s)

Retained
Profits
(in 000’s)

Note

Reserves
(in 000’s)

Total
Equity
(in 000’s)

62,516

31,917

634

95,067

57,182

 - 

57,182

 -

(364)

(364)

57,182

(364)

56,818

 -

 -

- 

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,656

63,618

(59,546)

Share Issue (DRP)

19 

5,656 

Share Issue - Capital Raising and Share Purchase Plan (SPP)

63,618

Dividends Paid

 21

-

(59,546)

Balance at 31 December 2020

131,790

29,553

270

161,613

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 2020

Note

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST)

2,168,061

1,897,964  

Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST)

(2,075,493)

(1,865,543)

Interest received

4

375

155

Interest and other finance costs paid

Income tax paid

(3,338)

(5,581)

(30,227)

(15,466)

NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

29

59,378

 11,529

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Payments for property, plant and equipment

(48,122)

(10,136)

Proceeds from sale of property plant and equipment

Payments for intangibles

Payments associated with sale of property plant & equipment

64

(3)

-

36,000

(2)

(753)

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

(48,061)

25,109

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from share issue

Repayment of bond 

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.

63,618

(40,000)

30,000

 (3,061)

(190)

-

-

20,000

(1,574)

(120)

(53,889)

(38,984)

(3,522)

(20,678)

7,795

22,573

30,368

15,960

6,613

22,573

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NOTES TO THE  
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For The Year Ended 31 December 2020

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 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 2020, 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.

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 2020 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 

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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.

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.

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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.

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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 AASB8.

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 (2019: 
$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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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION

Consolidated - December 2020

Australia
($’000)

NZ
($’000)

Eliminations/ 
Unallocated
($’000)

TOTAL
($’000)

REVENUE

Sale of goods

Other revenue:

Interest received

Recoveries

Other revenue

TOTAL REVENUE

EBITDA

Depreciation & Amortisation

Interest received

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

1,855,901

142,884

- 

467

4

934

- 

14

-

14

 -

- 

(106)

- 

- 

1,998,785

 -

375

4

948

1,857,306

142,912

(106)

2,000,112

88,485

(5,609)

361

(3,423)

79,814

(24,088)

55,726

441,782

109,858

551,640

394,968

2,905

(770)

14

(210)

1,939

(589)

1,350

28,970

1,510

30,480

18,815

- 

- 

- 

106

106

91,390

(6,379)

375

(3,527)

81,859

- 

 (24,677)

106

57,182

(175)

470,577

- 

 111,368

(175)

(56)

581,945

413,727

Segment Non Current Liabilities

6,091

514

- 

6,605

SEGMENT LIABILITIES

401,059

19,329

(56)

 420,332

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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION

Consolidated - December 2019

Australia
($’000)

NZ
($’000)

Eliminations/ 
Unallocated
($’000)

TOTAL
($’000)

REVENUE

Sale of goods and services*

1,642,804

115,717

Other revenue:

Recoveries

Profit on sale of property

Other revenue

Interest received

TOTAL REVENUE

EBITDA

Depreciation & Amortisation

Interest received

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

18,771

1,028

392,678

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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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 2020

Product Type

Description

Revenue 
recognition 
(PIT/OT)

Agent/ 
Principal

 AU 

 NZ 

Consolidated

Infrastructure

Hardware products

Point in time

Principal

1,294,609 

60,626 

1,355,234 

Virtual Services

Sales of 3rd party 
warranties and services

Software

Perpetual & subscription 
licensing including cloud 
products

Dicker Data 
Services

3rd party logistics and 
configuration services 

Point in time

Principal

131,319 

5,025 

136,345 

Point in time

Principal

418,673

77,245 

495,918 

Point in time

Principal

5,239

-13 

5,226 

Partner Services

Agent commission

Point in time

Agent

6,062

- 

6,062 

1,855,902

142,883 

1,998,785 

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YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2019

Product Type

Description

Revenue 
recognition 
(PIT/OT)

Agent/ 
Principal

 AU 

 NZ 

Consolidated

Infrastructure

Hardware products

Point in time

Principal

1,135,349

48,417

1,183,765

Virtual Services

Sales of 3rd party 
warranties and services

Software

Perpetual & subscription 
licensing including cloud 
products

Point in time

Principal

135,137

2,360

137,497

Point in time

Principal

364,186

64,933

429,119

Dicker Data 
Services

3rd party logistics and 
configuration services 

Point in time

Principal

4,296

Partner Services

Agent commission

Point in time

Agent

3,837

7

-

4,303

3,837

1,642,804

115,717

1,758,521

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.

CONSOLIDATED

Note

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

1,998,785

1,758,521

375

4

-

948

155

5

12,219

2,615

2,000,112

1,773,515

Sales from contracts with customers:

Sale of goods and services

Other revenue:

Interest 

Recoveries

Profit on sale of property

Other revenue

Total Revenue

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5. EXPENSES

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

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) over 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.

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
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). 

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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 

CONSOLIDATED

Note

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

32

1,923

3,065

5,020

-

17

1,342

1,359

6,379

460

1,130

1,603

3,193

11

26

1,349

1,386

4,579

Interest and finance charges paid / payable

3,527

5,701

Superannuation expense

Defined contribution superannuation expense

5,884

5,048

Operating leases

Property rental expense

Equipment rental expense

6. INCOME TAX

24

-

24

49

12

61

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 

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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.

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

Over/(Under) provision in respect of prior years

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

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

25,722

12

25,734

(1,045)

(12)

-

(1,057)

24,677

(509)

(655)

118

(1,045)

23,733

(1,361)

22,372

(961)

24

127

(810)

21,562

(1,492)

401

130

(961)

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(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%

24,557

22,762

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

ADD TAX EFFECT OF:

Under provision for income tax in prior year

Non-deductible expenses

Deferred Tax on intangibles

LESS TAX EFFECT OF:

Differences in overseas tax rates

Income tax expense attributable to entity

3

112

-

(1,210)

202

(187)

24,672

21,567

5

(5)

24,677

21,562

The applicable weighted average effective tax rates are as follows:

30.1%

28.4%

7. CURRENT TAX

Current tax liability

8. DEFERRED TAX ASSET

Deferred tax asset comprises temporary differences attributable to:

 4,937

8,849

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

46

695

 3,351

640

728

8

 (344)

583

474

 6,135

5,151

509

475

6,135

142

2,639

202

682

63

99

1,324

-

5,151

3,682

1,595

(126)

5,151

 
9. DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Amounts recognised in profit or loss:

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

Closing Balance

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

446

19

1,555

2,134

4,154

4,809

(655)

4,154

1,186

29

1,058

2,536

4,809

4,407

402

4,809

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

30,368

22,573

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

Related party receivable

298,415

(2,319)

296,096

28,087

2,780

270,791

(475)

270,316

25,606

-

326,963

295,921

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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. 

The consolidated entity has recognised an increase in the provision of $1.8m (2019: $209k) in profit or loss in 
respect of impairment of receivables for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

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

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

114,956

(1,710)

121,822

(1,389)

113,246

120,433

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.

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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.

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

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

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

18,435

53,360

71,795

4,174

(1,568)

2,606

6,881

(3,266)

3,615

252

(244)

8

6,229

78,024

18,435

9,335

27,770

1,807

(1,594)

213

5,475

(1,488)

3,987

252

(241)

11

4,211

31,981

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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 & 
EQUIPMENT  
($’000)

MOTOR 
VEHICLES  
($’000)

TOTAL 
($’000)

Balance at 1 January 2019

25,339

19,074

Additions

Depreciation expense

- 

- 

5,958

(289)

Disposals

(6,904)

(15,408)

Effect of movements in exchange rate

- 

- 

Balance at 31 December 2019

18,435

9,335

1,174

17

(172)

(806)

-

213

Additions

Depreciation expense

Disposals

Effect of movements in exchange rate

- 

- 

- 

- 

44,025

2,425

- 

- 

- 

(32)

- 

-

Balance at 31 December 2020

18,435

53,360

2,606

1,163

4,126

(1,125)

(181)

4

15

46,765

- 

10,101

(4)

(1,590)

- 

- 

(23,299)

5

3,987

11

31,981

1,672

(1,920)

(114)

(10)

3,615

-

48,122

(3)

(1,955)

- 

- 

(114)

(10)

8

78,024

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.

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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

Total intangibles

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

17,799

17,657

(10,545)

73

(51)

17,799

17,657

(9,203)

120

(83)

24,933

26,290

Goodwill 
($’000)

Customer 
Contracts 
($’000)

Software
($’000)

Development 
Website
($’000)

Total  
($’000)

Balance at 1 January 2019

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

Additions

Amortisation expense

Disposals

Effect of movements in exchange rate

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(1,342)

- 

- 

Balance at 31 December 2020

17,799

7,112

61

2

(26)

- 

-

37

3

(17)

- 

(1)

22

46

27,709

- 

2

(11)

(1,386)

(35)

(35)

- 

-

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

-

26,290

3

(1,359)

-

(1)

24,933

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

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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. 9.15% (2019: 9.76%) post-tax discount rate; and
b. 2.5% (2019: 1.7%) for the Australian CGU and 2.5% (2019: 102.1%) for the New Zealand CGU in year 1 
and 2.5% thereafter (2019: 2.5%) per annum EBITDA growth rate.

The discount rate of 9.15% 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 75% 
to trigger impairment for the Australian CGU, and 64% for the New Zealand CGU, with all other assumptions 
remaining constant; b) The discount rate would be required to increase to 45.1% to trigger impairment for the 
Australian CGU, and 19% for the New Zealand CGU, with all other assumptions remaining constant.

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. 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 

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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.

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.

Property leases with periodic uplift to market rentals

4

-

100

+/- 138

Lease 
Contracts 
Number 

Fixed 
Payments 
%

Variable 
Payments
%

Sensitivity

Retained Earnings impact of adopting AASB 16

Right-of-Use Asset

Opening balance

Additions

Amortisation

Effect of modification to lease terms

Variable lease payment adjustment

Effect of movements in exchange rate

Closing balance

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

- 

329

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

5,191

-

(3,065)

-

178

(28)

2,276

2,000

4,794

(1,603)

-

-

(28)

5,191

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Lease Liabilities

Opening balance

Additions

Interest Expense

Effect of modification to lease terms

Variable lease payment adjustment

Lease payments

Foreign exchange movements

Closing balance

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

5,676

-

190

-

178

(3,251)

(36)

2,757

2,457

4,794

120

-

-

(1,695)

(36)

5,676

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

2,243

514

2,757

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

17. BORROWINGS

250,319

228,405

22,874

- 

19,767

2,760

273,193

250,932

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.

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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 was an unsecured facility.

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

120,000

-

90,000

39,930

120,000

129,930

120,000

90,000

(c) Receivables facility limit

180,000

130,000

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

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. 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 Westpac receivables facility was renewed 
on 12th February 2021 for a further 12 months whilst maintaining the limit of $180m. This rollover ensures the 
ongoing funding for the current financial year. 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 
The corporate bond was repaid on 16th March 2021, the repayment being facilitated by the increase in the 
Westpac receivables facility. 

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

13,127

227

13,354

9,866

216

10,082

1,937

2,196

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

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.

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

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

Employee benefits obligation expected to be settled after 12 months 

6,109

3,718

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. 

Ordinary shares - fully paid

172,134,046 

131,790

161,615,513 

62,516

Dec 2020
Shares

Dec 2020
($’000)

Dec 2019
Shares

Dec 2019
($’000)

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Movements in ordinary share capital

DETAILS

Opening Balance

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

1-Jan-19

1-Mar-19

3-Jun-19

Issue of shares - Employee Share Scheme (ESS)

30-Aug-19

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Balance

2-Sep-19

4-Oct-19

2-Dec-19

31-Dec-19

DATE

ISSUE PRICE NO OF SHARE

($’000)

 $3.09 

 $4.83 

 $6.66 

$5.96 

 $7.37 

 $6.88 

160,714,369 

57,982

104,227 

604,443 

67,500 

44,170 

44,923 

35,881 

323

2,918

450

265

332

247

161,615,513 

62,516

Issue of shares DRP

2-Mar-20

 $6.89 

614,980

4,235

Issue of shares - Capital Raising

7-May-20

 $6.70 

7,462,687 

48,618

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares - Share Purchase Plan (SPP)

Issue of shares DRP

Issue of shares DRP

Balance

1-Jun-20

5-Jun-20

1-Sep-20

1-Dec-20

 $7.04 

69,531

491

 $6.63 

2,264,150 

15,000

 $7.52 

 $10.17 

62,756 

44,429 

474

456

31-Dec-20

172,134,046 

131,790

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.

Capital Raise
On 7th May 2020 the Company completed a $50m share placement at an issue price of $6.70 per share, 
followed by a further $15m share purchase plan on 5 June 2020 at an issue price of $6.625per share resulting 
in 9,726,837 new shares being issued. The net proceeds were invested in the construction of the new 
distribution centre and to support the growth of Dicker Data Financial Services and investment in working 
capital. The capital raise increased the public float in the Company to approximately 33% and provided 
financing headroom to facilitate capacity for future growth.

Employee Share Scheme
There were no new shares issued under any employee share scheme during the FY20 financial year as per the 
previous year. During FY19 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.

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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 2019 Annual Report.

20. RESERVES

Capital Profits Reserve (Pre-CGT)

Foreign currency reserve

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

369

(99)

270

369

265

634

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

21. DIVIDENDS

634

(364)

270

527

107

634

Dividends declared or paid during the financial year

59,546

43,518

Type

FY

Payment 
Date

Dividend 
per share
(in cents)

Dividend 
per share
(in 000’s)

FY

Payment 
Date

Dividend 
per share
(in cents)

Dividend 
per share
(in 000’s)

Final 

2019

2-Mar-20

Interim 

2020

1-Jun-20

Interim 

2020

1-Sep-20

Special
Dividend

2020

-

0.130

0.075

0.075

-

21,010

2018

1-Mar-19

12,727

2019

3-Jun-19

12,902

2019

2-Sep-19

-

2019

4-Oct-19

Interim 

2020

1-Dec-20

0.075

12,907

2019

2-Dec-19

0.070

0.050

0.050

0.050

0.050

11,250

8,041

8,071

8,077

8,079

0.355

59,546

0.270

43,518

The tax rate that dividends have been franked is 30% (2019: 30%)

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Franking credit balance:

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

Franking credits available for subsequent financial years based on a tax rate of 30% 
(2019: 30%)

12,704

12,754

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; 

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.

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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.

Financial Assets and Liabilities

Financial Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Total Financial Assets

Financial Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

Total Financial Liabilities

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C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

30,368

22,573

326,963

357,331

295,921

318,494

273,193

120,000

2,757

250,932

129,930

5,676

395,950

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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 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.
The tables below reflect an undiscounted contractual maturity analysis for financial liabilities. Financial 

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guarantee liabilities are treated as payable on demand since the company has no control over the timing of any 
potential settlement of the liability.

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

Lease liabilities

Within 6 Months

6 Months - 1 Year

1 - 2 Years

2 - 5 Years

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

 273,193 

 250,932 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 273,193 

 250,932 

 120,000 

 132,060 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 1,709 

 2,404 

 605 

 120,000 

 136,778 

 1,647 

 596 

 514 

 -   

 2,757 

 1,497 

 1,575 

 2,157 

 447 

 5,676 

Total contractual outflows

 395,950 

 393,386 

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.

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 

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Interest Rate Risk

Floating rate instruments

Receivable finance facility

Corporate Bond

120,000

-

90,000

39,930

120,000

129,930

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. 

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 $840,000 lower/higher (2019: $909,510 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

31st Dec
2020
($’000)

31st Dec
2019
($’000)

31st Dec
2020
($’000)

31st Dec
2019
($’000)

31st Dec
2020
($’000)

31st Dec
2019
($’000)

31st Dec
2020
($’000)

31st Dec
2019
($’000)

Buy US dollars

Maturity:

0 - 3 months

29,794 

24,101 

0.7398 

0.6886 

2,496 

1,325 

0.6825 

0.6576 

0 - 3 months

Buy Australian dollars

Maturity:

0 - 3 months

0 - 3 months

-

 -

-

-

-

 -

-

-

2,194 

1,337 

0.9415 

0.9423 

 -

-

 -

-

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

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Consolidated

Cash at bank

Trade receivables

Trade payables

Net statement of financial position exposure

31-Dec-20

US$’000 

NZ$’000 

304 

11,148 

3,872 

16,467 

(22,327)

(15,458)

(10,875)

4,881 

Based on the financial instruments held at 31 December 2020, 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.

E Q U I T Y

P R O F I T   O R   L O S S

Sensitivity Analysis
(Effects in Thousands)

US$ (5% movement)

NZ$ (5% movement)

Strengthening 

Weakening

Strengthening 

Weakening

-

(587)

-

587

544

(244)

(544)

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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

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
$

31-Dec-19
$

6,950,408

    5,530,507 

         21,309 

         21,187 

658,816

525,511

7,630,533

6,077,205

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 

Auditing or reviewing the financial report 

265,000

        260,000 

Other services - BDO 

Indirect tax services

Tax and corporate services

          217,000 

                     -   

         235,000 

        207,000 

         452,000 

        207,000 

Other services - Other BDO Network Firms

Tax & corporate services

          16,000 

          13,000 

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The BDO entity performing the audit of the group transitioned from BDO East Coast Partnership to BDO Audit 
Pty Ltd on 1 August 2020. The disclosures include amounts received or due and receivable by BDO East Coast 
Partnership, BDO Audit Pty Ltd and their respective related entities.

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

Lease Commitments

C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

3,507

37,914

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. 

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

56,838

56,838

53,683

53,683

415,989

537,413

390,564

394,122

131,790

369

11,132

143,291

383,222

457,614

377,318

380,889

62,515

369

13,840

76,724

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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

Principal place 
of business 
/ country of 
incorporation

New Zealand

Australia

Australia

O W N E R S H I P
  I N T E R E S T

2020
%

100%

100%

100%

2019
%

100%

100%

100%

29. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT AFTER INCOME TAX TO NET CASH

Profit after income tax

Adjustments for:

Depreciation

Amortisation on intangibles

Amortisation on Leased assets

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

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C O N S O L I D A T E D

31-Dec-20
($’000)

31-Dec-19
($’000)

57,182

54,311

1,958

1,359

3,065

70

50

7,187

(32,886)

 (984)

 (655)

22,450

4,494

(3,912)

59,378

1,620

1,388

-

285

(11,915)

(14,944)

(57,389)

(1,470)

401

29,801

2,277

7,164

11,529

 
 
 
 
30. NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Shares issued under dividend reinvestments plan (DRP)

5,656

4,084

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

57,182

54,311

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

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

168,106,292 

161,231,566 

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

168,106,292 

161,231,566 

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.

Cents 

33.95 

33.95 

Cents 

33.69 

33.69 

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 FY20 was $157,815. 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 2020 was $1,015,412.32. The principal amount financed was $3,993,922.57. 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 
paid on behalf of David Dicker by the Company as at 31 December 2020 was $2,780,466.46.

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33. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Rollover of Westpac Receivables Facility
The Westpac receivables facility was renewed on 12th February 2021 for a further 12months with a limit of 
$180m. This rollover ensures the ongoing funding for the current financial year. 

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

In the directors’ opinion:

• 

• 

• 

• 

the attached financial statements and notes thereto comply with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), 
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 2020 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

•  There were reasonable grounds to believe that the Company and the controlled entities identified 
in Note 28 of the financial statements will be able to meet any obligations or liabilities to which 
they are or may become subject by virtue of the Deed of Cross Guarantee between the Company 
and those controlled entities pursuant to ASIC Class Order 98/1418.

This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the directors 
by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in accordance with section 295A of the 
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for the financial year ended 31 December 2020.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 (Cth).

On behalf of the directors

David Dicker
CEO and Chairman
Sydney, 25 February 2021

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AUDITOR’S DECLARATION 
OF INDEPENDENCE

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   Level 11, 1 Margaret St  Sydney NSW 2000 Australia  Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 www.bdo.com.au  BDO Audit Pty Ltd ABN 33 134 022 870 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 Audit Pty Ltd 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.     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 2020, 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 Director  BDO Audit Pty Ltd Sydney, 25 February 2021 INDEPENDENT 
AUDITOR’S REPORT

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 Level 11, 1 Margaret St  Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Tel: +61 2 9251 4100 Fax: +61 2 9240 9821 www.bdo.com.au BDO Audit Pty Ltd ABN 33 134 022 870 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 Audit Pty Ltd 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.   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 2020, 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 2020 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 (including Independence Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia.  We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the time of this auditor’s report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.    INDEPENDENT 
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  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 2020.  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 to address the key audit matters included, but not limited to:   Evaluating and challenging the assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis, in particular the key assumptions for each CGU;   Recalculating 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 2020, 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  INDEPENDENT 
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  The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the group to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.  Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report  Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion.  Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.  Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.  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:  https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.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 24 to 28 of the directors’ report for the year ended 31 December 2020. In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Dicker Data Limited, for the year ended 31 December 2020, complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  Responsibilities The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.  BDO Audit Pty Ltd  Tim Aman Director Sydney, 25 February 2020 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 3 February 2021.

ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL

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

45

732

898

3,660

6,437

138,407,604

80.41

15,762,531

6,678,664

8,768,076

2,517,171

9.16

3.88

5.09

1.46

11,772

172,134,046

100.00

UNQUOTED OPTIONS

The Company had no unquoted options on issue as at 3 February 2021.

LESS THAN MARKETABLE PARCELS OF ORDINARY SHARES

There were 171 holders of less than a marketable parcel of ordinary shares. The number of shares in 
aggregate of these unmarketable parcels is 1,444.

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20 LARGEST HOLDERS OF QUOTED EQUITY SECURITIES

Shareholder

Mr David John Dicker 

Ms Fiona Tudor Brown 

J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited 

Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited 

Hsbc Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 

Fiona Brown 

National Nominees Limited 

Certane CT Pty Ltd 

Mr Vladimir Mitnovetski 

Jeremy And Lynette King Superannuation Pty Ltd 

Neweconomy Com Au Nominees Pty Limited 

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited - A/C 2 

Certane Ct Pty Ltd 

Sandhurst Trustees Ltd 

Bnp Paribas Noms Pty Ltd 

Diales Pty Limited 

Mrs Rochelle Gilmore 

Mrs Leona Reddall & Mr Benjamin Reddall & Mr Matthew Reddall 

Broadgate Investments Pty Ltd 

Mcniven & Co Pty Ltd 

TOTAL

SUBSTANTIAL HOLDERS

Number of 
Ordinary Fully 
Paid Shares

% of Issued  
Capital

60,740,000

53,754,532

5,118,586

3,744,300

3,554,187

1,279,717

1,123,931

926,021

905,000

600,000

416,017

395,848

375,480

305,178

305,080

270,000

254,824

241,685

233,155

217,034

35.29

31.23

2.97

2.18

2.06

0.74

0.65

0.54

0.53

0.35

0.24

0.23

0.22

0.18

0.18

0.16

0.15

0.14

0.14

0.13

134,760,575

78.29

The names of the Substantial Shareholders listed in the Company’s Register as at 3 February 2021:

Shareholder

Mr David John Dicker 

Ms Fiona Tudor Brown 

VOTING RIGHTS

Number of 
Ordinary Fully 
Paid Shares

% of Issued  
Capital

60,740,000

53,754,532

35.29

31.23

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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Dicker Data Limited  
ABN 95 000 9696 362 

Registered Office
238 Captain Cook Drive
Kurnell NSW 2231
T. 1800 688 586
F. 1800 688 486
www.dickerdata.com.au