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Annual Report 2019

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Contents

2019 Highlights 
Who we are 
Chairman’s Report 
Managing Director’s Review 
Our Strategy 
Safety and People 
MaxiPARTS 
Australian Trailers 
International 
Board of Directors 
Executive Leadership Team 
Financial Report 

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Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR)

From FY18 to current rolling 12 month TRIFR

48%

Women in senior  
management roles 

24.4%

2018 Employee  
Engagement Score

9%

Programs & systems launched

FY19 Revenue

•  Launched leadership 

development programs  
for all frontline Managers,  
as well as Executive and  
Senior Management Teams

$352m

•  Management ERP system  
went live 2 October 2018

Capital Reallocation

•  Launched employee recognition 
program (recognising employees 
living the MaxiTRANS values)

Sale of MTC  
and acquisition  
of Trout River  
Australia

Manufacturing efficiency

MaxiPARTS Revenue

7%

in last 12 months

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We are Australasia’s largest trailer  
equipment & support distribution network

Our businesses regional footprint

•  One of the largest suppliers  
of truck and trailer parts  
to the road transport industry 
in Australia through the 
MaxiPARTS wholesale and  
retail network

•  Australia’s largest supplier 
of locally manufactured, 
high quality engineered road 
transport trailer solutions 
including trailer repairs,  
service and rental

•  A major player in the  

New Zealand road transport 
trailer industry

Trailer Dealers

MaxiPARTS Outlets

Our purpose

At MaxiTRANS, we are leading our 
industry to become safer and more 
efficient, so that our customers can  
better deliver the needs of a nation

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We are well positioned  
and ready for growth

MaxiPARTS Business

Trailers Business 

•  A national store footprint in the 

•  Strong brand heritage and 

right locations

reputation

•  Technology enabled customer 

solutions

•  Scale benefits from being 

associated with the largest 
trailer manufacturer

•  Broadest range of products, 
national distribution and  
service capability

•  Innovation driving leadership  
in product safety and quality

•  Breadth of range and product 

expertise

•  Multiple manufacturing sites across 

two Australian states and NZ

36%

FY19 Segment  
Revenue Contribution

51%

FY19 Segment  
Profit Contribution

64%

49%

Our values

Send all our people 
home safely

A balanced focus on 
customers and results

Enable and empower 
people to achieve 
results

Be honest, forthright 
and ethical in our 
dealings

Encourage collaboration 
and deep seated 
accountability

Become better every 
day in all that we do

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Chairman’s Report

Dear Shareholder,

Last year we talked of our focus on 
operations to improve efficiencies as 
well as establishing the safety of our 
people as a daily priority. We also set out 
the pillars of our strategy and developing 
a diverse organisation capable to carry 
us forward into the next phase. 

While our performance this year did not 
meet our expectations, we did make 
progress on these, which I will discuss 
a little later. 

Having experienced a difficult first half 
due to the implementation of the ERP 
System we expected a strong second 
half. However the weak economic 
conditions in our end markets resulted in 
a downturn in orders with an associated 
reduction in revenue. We regard the 
annual result overall as unacceptable.

I feel it incumbent upon me to speak 
in more depth about the TRANSform 
project (new IT/ERP system). As you 
are aware, the core of the new ERP 
system has now been implemented 
but not without significant costs to the 
business, exacerbated by the amount 
of time, that was not foreseen, to 
complete its long overdue introduction. 
The final module will be delivered in 
FY20. The previous systems were at 
an end of life point and replacement 
was essential in order to mitigate 
significant risk to the business. 
However, once we embarked on  
this journey, it became clear that the 
trajectory could neither be adapted 
midway, nor its costs curtailed. We  
do remain bolstered by the fact that 
the new system has removed the 
existing risk to the business and has 
been a necessary step in delivering  
the benefits of our operational 
excellence strategy in the longer-term. 

As was the goal for FY19, manufacturing 
efficiency improved in both NZ and 
Ballarat plants and despite reducing 

volumes the Ballarat plant recorded 
excellent efficiencies in quarter  
4 of the financial year. Perhaps even 
more pleasing was a 48% reduction 
in recordable injuries in the year, an 
example of our value of “sending our 
people home safely” in action.

Notwithstanding, it has indeed been a 
challenging time, out of which we have 
found ourselves entering into weaker 
trading conditions with the drought, 
difficult financing environments, housing 
construction decline and reducing 
consumer confidence impacting both 
the Trailer and to a lesser extent the 
MaxiPARTS businesses . 

The decision not to pay an interim 
dividend was driven by a combination  
of heavy TRANSform Capital 
expenditure over the prior year  
and weaker trading due to a 
challenging economic environment.

MaxiPARTS continues to grow in 
strength and demonstrates itself 
as a first class distribution asset 
representing 49% of Group underlying 
Net Profit Before Tax (NPBT) after 
corporate allocation. This growth 
goes some way in offsetting the softer 
order intake for new trailers being 
experienced during this downturn. 

Moreover, we can be further confident 
in relation to the introduction of Trout 
River Live Bottom Trailers into the 
group – expanding our portfolio of 
market leading brands and meeting our 
internal expectations since acquisition. 
As self-regulation increases within the 
infrastructure sector, it is resulting in 
greater demand for safer solutions, such 
as that provided by live bottom trailers. 

In summary, the directors acknowledge 
and accept that our shareholders will 
be disappointed with this year’s result. 

MaxiTRANS has experienced a challenging year and 
recognizes the pain this is causing our shareholders.  
In closing out the second half we have strengthened 
our balance sheet position and the manufacturing 
operations are now working well. 

Looking ahead, the end market for trailers and parts is 
challenging and we expect these external conditions to 
continue for some time to come, we will be in a much better 
position though to respond when conditions do change.

We thank you for your ongoing support. 
We remain resolute and confident 
that we are correctly positioned to 
come through this period stronger and 
better prepared and look forward to an 
improving market.

Robert H. Wylie 
Chairman

We are also committed to weathering 
through the current environment as we 
have done so many times before and 
we maintain a level of focus to be ready 
to take advantage of positive market 
changes when they come as they 
undoubtedly will. 

The ability to be well positioned 
for economic recovery, in part lies 
with ensuring MaxiTRANS retains 
and develops our diverse skillbase, 
improving manufacturing technology and 
continually improving other processes to 
bring about further efficiencies.

In spite of the current difficult climate, 
there are several positives about which 
we can be confident and together still 
deliver on our strategy of growth in 
existing markets.

 
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as a result of an increase in working 
capital. This operating cash outflow  
as well as the $8.5m reduction in net 
debt and the continued investment 
in the group’s core IT transformation 
program have been funded through the 
sale and leaseback of the Richlands 
and New Zealand properties. Net debt/
equity at the end of FY19 was 26%,  
a continued improvement on prior year 
and when adjusted for the significant 
non-cash impairment is 22%, reflecting 
a significant improvement in the net 
debt position over FY18. The group’s 
financial position remains steady and 
we have headroom in our debt facilities, 
enabling the business to work through 
the current decline in the trailer and 
commercial parts markets.

MaxiPARTS Parts Business

The MaxiPARTS business experienced 
continued revenue and profit growth 
from ongoing success of its European 
after-market truck parts and North 
American after-market engine parts 
as well as growth in its large fleet 
customers supported by the continued 
success of the MaxiSTOCK customer 
inventory management system.

MaxiPARTS continues to operate as 
a key supplier to our manufacturing 
and service facilities, thus ensuring 
parts and component procurement is 
leveraging the company’s full scale, 
procurement and logistics capability. 

The strategic intent to drive sales 
volume increase through our existing 
national wholesale and retail network 
of 20 locations together with tight cost 
control resulted in continued growth  
in profitability over the prior year. 

The Group has continued its approach 
to innovation during FY19 with the 
acquisition of Trout River Live Bottom 
Trailers in December 2018. The 
operations have integrated well into 
MaxiTRANS, meeting its business case 
objectives for the current financial year 
and continues the Group’s strategic 
intent to develop in existing markets 
and deliver ever safer, more efficient 
transport solutions.

In October 2018, the Group launched 
the new ERP system across the 
manufacturing business. The Group 
expected an operational decline 
during the launch phase of the project, 
the operational impact continued 
into the third quarter of the year. 
I am pleased to report that, as we 
closed out the financial year, we have 
resolved these operational issues 
and are now delivering trailers at 
levels of approximately 90% on-time 
delivery. Traditionally a good long-run 
value which has occurred in parallel 
with excellent operating metrics for 
efficiency and lost time.

Looking forward, the Group continues  
to deliver on its manufacturing strategy 
to mitigate the single point of reliance  
on the Ballarat manufacturing facility.  
A new Queensland manufacturing facility 
is currently under development that will 
see the next phase of capacity growth  
in Queensland. Not only does this reduce 
long-term strain on the Ballarat facility 
but it enables MaxiTRANS to better 
support the growing Northern NSW and 
Queensland markets whilst realising 
operating efficiency on the present 
Queensland manufactured products.

International Business

Australian Trailer Business

New Zealand

The Australian trailer market has 
seen a decline throughout FY19, most 
significantly in the second half of the 
year, driven by the macro economic 
conditions across Australia affecting 
consumer confidence and therefore 
consumer spending across the 
economy. In reviewing the Australian 
trailer business’ performance through 
FY19, the combination of the overall 
market decline, a negative sales mix 
and no longer having the one-off effect 
of the Coles Supermarket order from 
FY18 has seen a revenue decline of 
19% to $223.9m for FY19.

The New Zealand business has 
continued its growth in FY19 with better 
labour efficiencies and the prior year 
warranty issues put behind it. This 
underlying business improvement was 
partially offset by softening market 
demand driven by some of its larger 
customers putting off their fleet 
replenishment in favour of other  
capital projects. The first full year of  
the Christchurch service facility has 
been a great success and assisted the  
New Zealand business to deliver a 
125% year-on-year earnings growth.

MaxiTRANS has continued to see 
outstanding results within Health 
Safety Environment (HSE) and 
wellbeing, with an all-time low total 
injury frequency rate of 21. This is  
a massive 48% decrease compared  
to last year and continues the trend of 
reductions in injuries since FY15. It is 
a fantastic achievement and is helping 
towards achieving our core value  
of ‘Send all our people home safely’. 

MaxiTRANS’ performance for the year 
ended 30th June 2019 reflects the effects 
of the depressed economic conditions 
throughout the Australian economy, 
the decline in housing construction 
and the drought, on both MaxiTRANS 
business segments. The Australian 
trailer market has seen a continued 
decline throughout the year resulting 
in trailer sales being 100 to 150 units 
below expectations. The Australian 
commercial vehicle spare parts market 
was between 5% and 10% below the 
like for like period in FY18, however the 
MaxiPARTS business has continued to 
grow both revenue and profit year-on-
year through a number of initiatives 
ranging across product, customers  
and operational excellence.

From a financial perspective, revenue 
decreased over the year, largely due  
to the Australian trailer sales business 
experiencing a combination of the 
one-off effect of the Coles contract 
in FY18, a negative mix effect and the 
aforementioned market slowdown. 
The MaxiPARTS business has actually 
continued its revenue growth year on 
year through the continued success of 
its European aftermarket truck parts 
and North American aftermarket 
engine parts as well as continued 
success in growing its large fleet 
customers.

Operating cash outflow of $6.1m 
represented a $25.9m decline in  
cash generation over the prior year, 

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Managing Director’s Review (Cont.)

Outlook

It is expected market conditions in the 
Australian trailer market will continue 
to be slow as consumer confidence 
and other macro-economic drivers 
remain soft and operators continue to 
age their fleets. This is likely to affect 
performance in both the Australian 
trailer business as well as the 
underlying MaxiPARTS parts business.

Despite weaker underlying MaxiPARTS’ 
end markets, the organic growth 
initiatives planned should more than 
offset this over the full year.

In the short term, order intake remains 
consistent, in the food and grocery 
sectors, benefiting our Maxi-CUBE 
products. Whilst the general freight and 
tipper order intake is lower than the 
last financial year. These product lines 
are directly affected by the broader 
economic conditions, the crop outlook 
and the timing of commencement of 
new housing and infrastructure projects.

The significant investment in the new IT 
systems is substantially complete and 
is expected to be completed over the 
next financial year. This will be a key 
enabler to driving operational efficiency 
through the business resulting in strong 
operating cashflow in future years.

The Group continues to execute upon 
its corporate strategy to not only 
improve the operational efficiency 
in our current business but also to 
pursue growth opportunities in our 
existing markets, looking to identify 
new market opportunities, all with the 
aim of improving shareholder returns. 
Underlying this will be a continued 
focus on improving our safety 
performance to not only ensure we 
send our people home safely but that 
MaxiTRANS’ products design also send 
our customer’s people home safely. 

Dean Jenkins 
Managing Director and CEO

Our strategy to grow

OUR STRATEGY

VALUE ENABLERS

•  Partner with 
operators in 
the freight 
transport 
business 
to improve 
efficiency and 
effectiveness. 
Add value 
by reducing 
customers’ 
operating risks.

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DEVELOPMENT AND 
CORPORATE IMAGE

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An organisation 
empowered to grow in 
The MaxiTRANS Way

Build on industry 
leadership position 
focussing on safety, 
reliability & efficiency

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Embed The  
MaxiTRANS Way

•  Launched tailored 
training programs 
designed to build 
leadership capability, 
founded on our 
core values and 
competencies

•  Launched employee 
recognition program

•  Send all our  

people home safely. 
48% reduction in our 
Total Recordable 
Injury Frequency Rate 
(TRIFR) from FY18  
to the current rolling 
12 month TRIFR

•  9% increase in 

employee engagement 
from 2017

•  Increased collaboration 

through quarterly 
Executive and Senior 
Leadership workshops

•  Monthly site 

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VALUE GENERATORS

VALUE CREATION

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

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Drive efficiency and margin improvement

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Implement ERP system  
and continuous 
improvement initiatives

Implement common  
end to end business 
processes and quality 
management system

Optimise supply  
chain efficiencies and  
footprint

•  ERP system went live  
in all MaxiTRANS 
Australian manufacturing 
sites in October 2018

•  YOY savings at operating 
level in excess of $2m 
over NZ and Australia 
manufacturing

•  New warehouse in 
Ballarat optimises 
material flow

•  Material savings 

driving gross margin 
improvement

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Grow national market  
share in trailers

Increase volume  
in parts business

Grow share  
in service

•  Expand footprint:  

•  Product additions 

•  3 new 24 hour 

Trout River

•  New products:  

Base model now 
approximately 19%  
of General Freight  
sales

outstripping internal 
plans

•  Integrated MaxiTRANS /
large fleet relationships 
driving volume increase

breakdown vans 
launched successfully.

•  EBIT $500k up against 
PCP on same revenue

Industry Leader

•  Trusted 

business 
partner

•  Safety & 
efficiency

•  Employer  
of choice

Earnings & cash 
flow growth

Improving return  
on capital

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Safety and People

MaxiTRANS has continued to  
see outstanding results within 
Health Safety Environment (HSE)  
and wellbeing.

Safety

•  This is a massive 48% reduction over prior year.

MaxiTRANS has continued to see 
outstanding results within Health 
Safety Environment (HSE) and 
wellbeing, with an all-time low total 
injury frequency rate of 21. 

This is a massive 48% decrease 
compared to last year and continues 
the trend of reductions in injuries since 
FY15. It is a fantastic achievement and is 
helping towards achieving our core value 
of ‘Send all our people home safely’. 

To achieve this result we have focused 
on building systems, assessing risks, 
enhancing leadership and improving our 
culture to ensure sustainable change. 

Safety Leadership Training has been 
introduced amongst managers and 
supervisors, outlining responsibilities; 
driving cultural change and tips on 
how to be good safety leaders. We have 
implemented an Early Intervention 
Program to treat minor injuries and 
implemented stretching programs to 
reduce Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD). 

MaxiTRANS has witnessed the culture 
of undertaking safety observations 
increase by 23% over FY18. Actively 
having conversations with teammates 
about safety and the emphasis on 
the importance of safety has helped 
bring about this systemic change and 
assisted to increasingly embed Safety 
into the business. 

People 

During this year, MaxiTRANS has 
introduced several people processes 
including recruitment, performance, 
talent and succession in order to hire 
more effectively, drive deep seated 

•  All-time low total injury frequency rate of 21  

which is helping towards achieving our core value 
of “Send all our people home safely”.

•  Our culture of undertaking safety observations  

has increased by 23% over FY18.

•  We have implemented an Early Intervention 

Program to treat minor injuries.

•  Pilot research project initiated to understand  
the culture of diversity within MaxiTRANS.

among our senior leaders about the 
importance of diversity and what it 
means for MaxiTRANS. A pilot research 
project was also conducted amongst a 
small number of females in a variety of 
roles to understand their point of view 
about the culture at MaxiTRANS around 
diversity. The outcome of this research 
has highlighted the need for us to 
invest in further in-depth research to 
understand the business challenges 
around Diversity and in particular 
retention. The insights gleaned 
from the pilot research have formed 
the foundation of the first phase of 
initiatives to counter these challenges. 
All of these are in plan for FY19/20. 

accountability and to grow the right 
people in the business. MaxiTRANS  
has also invested and continues to 
invest heavily in Leadership programs 
across frontline, middle and senior 
leadership levels that will help elevate 
all leaders within the business by 
instilling tools and skills that will 
help these leaders drive a consistent 
integrated culture within MaxiTRANS. 
The outcome of this investment has 
seen MaxiTRANS increase employee 
engagement by 9% throughout 2018.

Diversity and gender balance 

Our commitment to Diversity continues 
to stay strong despite the retention 
challenges we have encountered. 
We have maintained a 24.4% female 
presence amongst our senior 
Leadership team. We have held a 
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The focus on “sending our people home safely” has helped bring about systemic change across the business.

Total Injury  
Frequency Rate

48%

Women in Senior 
Management Roles

24.4%

2018 Employee  
Engagement Score

9%

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MaxiPARTS

MaxiPARTS continues to grow and 
become a significant high quality 
distribution asset that’s helping drive  
our business forward.

Despite a slowing market impacting 
our underlying business, especially  
in the second half of the year, 
MaxiPARTS has continued to grow both 
revenue and profit through a number  
of key initiatives ranging across 
product, customers and operational 
excellence areas.

Product

FY19 saw a continued growth of our 
Euro Truck and Bus range and our 
North American Engine Programs. 
Although these programs have resulted 
in new customers, a majority of the 
growth has been a result of introducing 
these new ranges to existing customers. 

•  20 locations nationally.

•  Portfolio includes trailer parts, after-market 

truck and engine parts/consumables.

•  Parts portfolio includes many leading brands, 
as well as specialty products, procured to 
meet customers’ specific needs.

•  Rejuvenation of portfolio has included 
higher-margin, value added products.

•  Euro Truck and bus range 

Customers

38% 

yoy growth

•  North American Engine program 

54% 

yoy growth

Both of these programs have seen 
strong growth in recent years, and 
we expect further growth in FY20 as 
we continue to expand our range and 
customer base. 

FY19 saw significant growth in our 
sales to large fleet customers with 
MaxiPARTS increasing its share of this 
segment. The MaxiSTOCK inventory 
management system continues to  
be a key part of our fleet solutions 
offering.

Like the product initiative, we expect to 
see further growth in this area in FY20 
with a number of discussions with some 
larger accounts currently in progress.

Margin

During FY19 we undertook a significant 
operational excellence program 
focused on improving margin. We are 
now seeing improving margin as a 
result of better control of discounting 
and targeted supply chain savings. 
A majority of these benefits only 

impacted during the second half of 
FY19, therefore we expect further 
improvements in FY20 as we not only 
obtain the full year effect of the work 
achieved to date, but also continue  
to realise further improvements.

Outside of a potential additional site  
in NSW, we believe our site footprint  
is not only sufficient to cover the nation 
but is market leading, particularly 
given our ability to use the MaxiSTOCK 
inventory system to reduce the reliance 
on location for key customers. Having 
the right footprint means we can focus 
our attention on pushing more product 
through the exiting sites, allowing  
us to continue to grow gross profit  
at a higher rate than overhead costs. 

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Revenue and profit growth are primarily due to a number of key initiatives including product, customers and operational excellence. 

FY19 MaxiPARTS Revenue

$133.5m

FY19 MaxiPARTS EBITDA*

$11.2m

* Excluding corporate cost allocation

FY19 Revenue  
by State

23%  NSW

29%  VIC

10%  SA

5%  WA

2%  NT

31%  QLD

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Australian Trailers

Despite a challenging macro-economic 
environment, MaxiTRANS is poised for 
growth and continues to be Australia’s 
largest road transport solutions provider. 

Weaker economic conditions 
throughout the Australian economy, 
particularly through H2, had an impact 
on trailer sales. The Australian trailer 
business has experienced a decrease 
in revenue over the year largely due 
to a combination of the one off Coles 
contract in FY18, a negative mix effect 
and a subsequent market slowdown. 

However, despite the lower volume 
in H2, gross margin grew by over 1% 
after taking account of the negative mix 
effect in the half.

This was a direct result of product 
development and production system 
changes improving Ballarat plant 
cost to manufacture in the half. Direct 
labour efficiency FY19 versus FY18 
improved by over 7%.

The initial launch of the ERP system in 
October 2018, was indeed challenging. 
Despite the intention to slow the build 
rate at launch, the implementation 
was much more complex, requiring an 
extended hypercare period to support 
the business. This meant the transition 
did unfortunately continue for longer 
than anticipated. 

Whilst still in the early stages, the 
implementation of the new ERP system 
enables MaxiTRANS for the first time to 
not only vastly improve its understanding 
of key data within our business but also 
to accelerate improvements across 
the business over future years as our 
organisation grows with this system.

Innovation

The most recent addition to the 
MaxiTRANS family – Trout River Live 
Bottom Trailers joined the product 
portfolio in December 2018. The 

•  Direct labour efficiency improved by 7% FY19.

•  Acquisition of Trout River – Leading manufacturer 
and supplier of live bottom trailers in Australia.

•  Acquisition is a key step in MaxiTRANS’  

Growth in Existing Markets strategic initiative.

acquisition forms part of our strategic 
intent to grow in existing markets and 
aligns with our commitment to deliver ever 
safer, more efficient transport solutions. 

Trout River trailers offer an alternative 
to standard chassis tippers and are 
ideally suited to work sites, where 
overhead obstacles are present or on 
uneven/unstable ground where vehicle 
roll over events present a higher risk. 
Being able to provide an increased 
offering to customers nationally is 
exciting and we look forward to building 
on the successes we have already 
achieved with Trout River.

Customer Focus

In June of this year, MaxiTRANS was 
pleased to announce the expansion of 
its dealership footprint with Graham 
Thomson Motors, (a subsidiary of 
MaxiTRANS’ oldest dealer Mildura Truck 
Centre) based in the Victorian regional 
town of Shepparton, joining as a full 
service dealer. The announcement was a 
further demonstration of the importance 
and value in which we hold our customers. 
It shows our commitment to build and 
develop a local support network for our 
customers so that they can rest assured 

they will receive the highest quality 
support when and where they need it. 

Moreover, MaxiAssist was launched 
in May this year. MaxiAssist provides 
two distinct avenues of support to our 
customer base. Firstly, is the capability 
to service customers on site at their 
premises. This reduces downtime and 
increases efficiency and when coupled 
with MaxiTRANS’ range of available 
fixed price service packages provides 
customers with piece of mind when 
investing in new capital assets for their 
business. The second, is the MaxiAssist 
24/7 Roadside Assist support service, 
which provides around the clock access 
to MaxiTRANS’ national dealer network 
and authorised repairers to ensure we 
meet the demands of our customers, 
night and day.

Overall, despite a challenging macro-
economic environment, MaxiTRANS 
is poised for growth when the market 
improves. MaxiTRANS continue to be the 
largest road transport solutions provider 
in the market with the most diverse 
and comprehensive range of products 
and service capabilities designed to 
exceed the ever changing and increasing 
demands of road transport users.

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Acquisition of Trout River aligns with our commitment to deliver ever safer, more efficient transport solutions.

FY19 Australian Revenue

$223.9m

FY19 Australian EBITDA

$15.4m

Product Revenue 
Contribution from  
new trailer sales

39%  
General 
Freight

34%  
Food & 
Grocery

27%  
Bulk 
Transport

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International

Our operational excellence program  
and growth in our service work,  
resulted in improved profitability.

New Zealand

FY19 saw trailer volumes lower than 
normal with a number of larger 
customers deferring their traditional 
trailer replenishment cycle to allocate 
capital into other specific projects. 
However this was offset by the warranty 
issues impacting the prior years not 
recurring, and when combined with 
good improvements in labour efficiency 
from our operational excellence 
program and growth in our service 
work, resulted in improved profitability.

The set up of our Christchurch service 
facility in December 2017 along with 
additional labour capacity in Auckland 
has allowed us to grow our service 
business by 125% year-on-year. We 
also have further plans in place that 
will allow this area to continue to grow. 
This growth will be achieved through 
further increases in labour capacity as 
well as an expansion of the services we 
offer through these facilities.

At the end of FY19 we completed the 
second phase of our New Zealand 
operational excellence program.  
These 2 phases have seen

•  A revised quality inspection program 
implemented that has seen our right 
first time measure increase from 
40% to 80% over the last 18 months. 
We have also seen a significant 
improvement in the quality of 
the final product delivered to the 
customers

•  Changes to the production planning 
process and sales to engineering 
cycle that has seen our on time 
delivery improve from an average 
69% in FY18 to 88% over FY19.

•  Our NZ service business has grown by 

125% year-on-year since 2017.

•  5% year-on-year improvement in labour 

efficiency levels.

•  At the end of FY19 we completed the second 

phase of our New Zealand operational 
excellence program.

•  No adverse change in warranty 

assumptions since FY18.

As reported during the year we sold 
our Auckland facility and negotiated 
a long term lease on the site. That 
lease includes MaxiTRANS holding a 
development option with the landlord 
that would see a new factory built on 
undeveloped land on the site. This new 
factory will allow us to create a small 
flow line manufacturing facility that  
will further improve labour efficiency in 
our production area. More importantly, 
it will allow us to use the current  
facility to further expand our service 
business in Auckland. Although we  
are still working through the timing  
of this development we currently expect 
this option to be executed during the 
FY20 year with the facility coming on 
line in FY21. 

•  Improvements in labour efficiency  

of 5% year-on-year.

In the last quarter of the financial year 
we launched our upgraded MaxiCUBE 
classic trailer to the market which 
includes significant improvements in 
both thermal efficiency and weight 
compared to the previous model. 
Feedback from customers with the 
initial units has been very positive with 
customers seeing the benefits from 
improved thermal efficiency through 
significantly lower operating costs of 
their refrigeration units.

Further product development is in 
process and we have recently created 
a new dedicated Product Manager 
function within the New Zealand 
business. This new function will 
allow us to accelerate our product 
enhancement and development 
program as well as better leverage  
a number of recent initiatives released 
in the Australian business.

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During FY19, the second phase of New Zealand’s operational excellence program was completed.

FY19 New Zealand Revenue

FY19 New Zealand EBITDA

Efficiency Levels FY19

$16.3m

$0.8m

5%

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Board of Directors

A

C

E

B

D

F

Robert Wylie (A) – Chairman, Non-Executive Director 
James Curtis (B) – Deputy Chairman, Non-Executive Director 
Dean Jenkins (C) – Managing Director and CEO 
Samantha Hogg (D) – Non-Executive Director 
Joseph Rizzo (E) – Non-Executive Director
Mary Verschuer (F) – Non-Executive Director

Executive Leadership Team

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

17

A

C

E

B

D

F

Tim Bradfield (A) – Chief Financial Officer  
Andrew McKenzie (B) – Group GM, Sales and Marketing  
Trevor Negus (C) – Group GM Manufacturing  
Angelique Zammit (D) – Group Human Resources Manager 
Peter Loimaranta (E) – Group GM, International  
Jerry Cade (F) – Head of IT & Group Supply Manager 
Dean Jenkins – Managing Director and CEO (pictured on page 5)

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MaxiTRaNS iNduSTRieS

Report of the directors  
and Financial Report

 For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Contents

Financial Summary 

Report of the directors 

auditor’s independence declaration 

directors’ declaration 

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and 
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive income 

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in equity 

19

20

36

37

38

39

40

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

independent auditor’s Report 

australian Stock exchange additional information 

Corporate directory 

42

43

78

83

85

MaxiTRANS Industries Limited

aCN 006 797 173 
and Controlled entities

Financial Summary

aNNuaL RePORT 2019

19

F2015

F2016

F2017

F2018

F2019

Revenue

$’000

329,165

340,179

340,072

409,312

352,537

eBiTda (excluding significant items)

eBiT (excluding significant items)

NPBT (excluding significant items)

(3)

(3)

(3)

$’000

$’000

$’000

NPaT (excluding significant items)

(3)(4)

$’000

16,247

19,219

21,439

20,931

14,157

10,604

14,199

16,836

16,133

8,079

6,303

11,840

14,520

13,659

8,752

10,695

10,077

8,378

5,687

4,809

Significant items (net of tax)

(1)(2)(6)

$’000

(1,806)

(3,517)

–

–

(22,514)

NPaT – attributable to equity holders

Basic ePS

(5)

Ordinary dividends/share declared

depreciation

amortisation – leased assets

amortisation – intangibles

Capex additions

Operating cash flow

NTa

Net assets

interest bearing liabilities

Finance costs

Total bank debt

Net debt/equity

interest cover (excluding  
significant items)

(9.57)

0.0

3,116

212

2,205

7,838

(6,098)

5,235

10,695

10,077

(17,704)

2.83

3

5.78

3.5

5.44

3.5

3,583

3,541

3,713

4,497

2.43

2

3,967

550

1,126

$’000

cents

cents

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

662

775

10,893

9,530

12,138

21,196

562

500

8,354

4,445

586

499

14,486

19,767

78,380

86,278

91,210

98,801

77,544

$’000

120,612

123,337

128,727

135,819

121,841

$’000

$’000

$’000

47,302

43,152

47,697

50,661

43,925

2,525

2,359

2,316

2,474

2,643

45,196

41,465

46,214

49,500

43,500

%

36%

26%

32%

30%

times

4.2

5.75

7.27

8.62

26%

5.36

(1)  Relates to impairment loss on aZMeB intangible assets of $2.58 million pre-tax (disclosed above net of tax).

(2) Relates to the impairment loss on Lusty eMS and Hamelex White intangible assets of $4.398 million pre-tax and the closure cost of 

the Bundaberg facility of $0.626 million pre-tax (disclosed above net of tax).

(3) eBiT, eBiTda, NPBT and NPaT excluding significant items are non-iFRS financial measures, which have not been subject to review 
or audit by the Group’s external auditors. These measures are presented to enable understanding of the underlying performance  
of the Group by users.

(4) also referred to as underlying net profit after tax attributable to MaxiTRaNS equity holders.

(5)  includes both earnings from continued and discontinued operations.

(6) Relates to impairment loss on TRaNSform eRP system of $18.82 million, MTC loss on sale of business $1.56 million, eRP system 
implementation expenses $1.30 million pre-tax, acquisition and disposal costs $0.53 million and restructuring (redundancy) costs 
$0.30 million.

 
 
 
 
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MaxiTRaNS iNduSTRieS

Report of the Directors
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Your directors submit their report together with the 
consolidated financial report of MaxiTRaNS industries 
Limited aCN 006 797 173 (“the Company”) and its 
subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group”), and  
the Group’s interest in associates for the year ended 
30 June 2019 and the auditor’s report thereon.

Directors

The names of directors in office at any time during  
or since the end of the financial year are:

Mr Robert H. Wylie 

Chairman since 30 June 2016)

Mr James R. Curtis 

 director since 1987 – deputy 
Chairman since October 1994)

Mr Joseph Rizzo 

(director since June 2014)

Ms Samantha Hogg 

(director since april 2016)

Mr Dean Jenkins 

 Managing director since 
1 March 2017)

Ms Mary Verschuer 

(director since January 2019)

Principal Activities

The principal activities of the Group during the year 
consisted of the design, manufacture, sale, service and 
repair of transport equipment and related components 
and spare parts. There were no changes in the nature of 
the Group’s principal activities during the financial year.

Dividends

Nil dividends were declared at half year and full year. 

State of Affairs

There were no significant changes in the state of affairs 
of the Group which occurred during the financial year.

Events Subsequent to Balance Date

There were no material events subsequent to balance 
date impacting on the financial statements.

Environmental Regulation

The Group’s environmental obligations are regulated 
under Local, State and Federal Law. all environmental 
performance obligations are internally monitored and 
subjected to regular government agency audit and site 
inspections. The Group has a policy of complying with its 
environmental performance obligations. No breach of 
any environmental regulation or law has been notified to 
the Group during or since the year ended 30 June 2019.

Operating & Financial Review

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

The Group operates two types of businesses: the  
Trailer Solutions business comprising the design, 
manufacture, sale and servicing of trailers in australia 
and New Zealand; and the Parts business, MaxiPaRTS,  
a trailer and truck parts business in australia.

The Group finalised the sale of its interest in Maxi-CuBe 
Tong Composites Co Ltd (“MTC”) in October 2018 at a  
loss of $1.6 million (inclusive of costs). This disposal 
aligned with the Company’s ongoing strategy in the 
Trailer Solutions business. in december 2018, the  
Group re-invested $5.9 million of the funds from the  
MTC disposal to acquire an 80% share of Trout River 
australia, a leading manufacturer and supplier of live 
bottom trailers in australia. in March, the Group 
completed the sale and leaseback of the Richlands 
manufacturing facility for $12.5 million and the auckland 
manufacturing and service facility for NZ$17.2 million 
(approx. $16.5 million). Both arrangements freed up 
capital for the remaining business, with proceeds used  
to pay down of debt and invest in the further development 
of the MaxiTRaNS facilities in both locations in line with 
our manufacturing strategy.

Parts Business – MaxiPARTS

The Parts business sells trailer and truck parts at both  
a wholesale and retail level in australia.

The retail business sells parts to road transport 
operators as well as truck and trailer service and repair 
providers in australia under the MaxiPaRTS brand.

The wholesale business operates in Victoria, 
Queensland, New South Wales and Western australia. 
Wholesale customers are typically truck dealers and 
trailer manufacturers. at the end of FY19, MaxiPaRTS 
operated 20 wholesale sites and retail stores.

The MaxiPaRTS business experienced revenue and profit 
growth despite a slowing market. This growth was 
generated from the continued success of european 
aftermarket truck parts and North american aftermarket 
engine parts. The MaxiSTOCK customer inventory 
management system continued to be part of our fleet 
solutions offering and provided significant support to the 
growth of our large fleet customers, resulting in an 
increased share of this segment.

MaxiPaRTS continues to operate as a key supplier to our 
manufacturing and service facilities, thus ensuring parts 
and component procurement is leveraging the Group’s 
full scale, procurement and logistics capability.

Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Trailer Solutions Business

The Trailer Solutions business has a diverse portfolio of 
trailers with market leading brands and a reputation for 
high quality with customers. Sales of products through 
our dealer network, comprising both owned dealerships 
and licensed dealerships provides a full solution 
including after sales service and parts to customers.

Australia

The australian trailer market softened in FY19, especially 
in the second half of the year, led by a decline in consumer 
confidence across the australian economy. The Group’s 
diverse product portfolio assisted in maintaining its 
strong market leading position and, excluding the sales 
from the FY18 Coles contract, achieving flat year-on-year 
unit volumes. 

The revenue of the australian Trailer business has 
decreased year-on-year as a result of the Coles contract 
combined with a negative sales mix and declining 
market. despite the declining market in the second half, 
the Group has improved its gross margin by over 1%  
on a like for like basis.

The investment in the new enterprise Resource Planning 
(eRP) system associated with Project TRaNSform, our 
substantial program to replace our ageing and end-of-
life iT systems continued during the year. TRaNSform 
has now been deployed to the Manufacturing and 
Corporate offices. in line with the budget assumptions  
for FY19, short term inefficiencies were driven by the 
roll-out of the new eRP system within the Manufacturing 
operations, this lasted longer than expected. as we 
closed out FY19, the Group was seeing improvement in 
the underlying manufacturing operations, returning to  
a more normalised run-rate and an approximate 90% 
on-time delivery schedule of trailers. Over the next 3-5 
years the Group expects to realise significant operating 
efficiencies from the new systems and processes.

New Zealand

The New Zealand underlying business performance 
improved year-on-year with better labour efficiencies 
and the FY18 warranty issues being put behind us. This 
was partially offset by a softening in trailer volumes with 
a number of our larger customers deferring their normal 
replenishment programs, instead allocating their capital 
investments to other projects.

The service business grew by 125% in FY19 from 
additional labour capacity in our auckland facility 
coupled with a full year contribution from our 
Christchurch facility.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Sales

Total revenue decreased by 14% for the year to 
$352.5 million.

The Parts business recorded a 4.9% external revenue 
increase to finish FY19 with revenue of $106.9 million  
and the Trailer business decreased external revenue  
by 19% to finish FY19 at $240.2 million. 

Profit

With the decline in revenue for the year and the non-cash 
impairment of the TRaNSform eRP intangible asset of 
$26.9 million pre-tax (refer below), net loss after tax 
attributable to MaxiTRaNS equity holders was 
$17.7 million in FY19.

underlying earnings declined year on year by 30% with 
underlying eBiTda of $14.2 million.

The $38.0 million carrying value of the eRP asset has 
been impaired to its estimated recoverable value less 
amortisation and future costs required to complete  
the rollout of $11.2 million at 30 June 2019. it should  
be noted that:

•  The eRP system is in-use and the directors expect 

that it will continue to deliver on-going benefits to the 
business broadly in-line with previous expectations;

•  The impairment is non-cash and will not affect our 

existing debt covenants with the banks;

•  The write-down is a one-off event and does not affect 

future earnings; and

•  The Company is committed to the continued roll-out  
of the eRP across the remaining Sales, Service and 
Parts businesses and will continue to invest a further 
$3 million completing this in FY20. 

Cash Generation & Capital Management

Operating cash flow was negative $6.1 million in FY19 
which represents a reduction of $25.9 million from the 
cash generated in FY18.

in addition to the aforementioned profit movement, the 
working capital has built up during FY19 resulting from 
increases in creditors and debtors with a marginal offset 
through a decrease in deferred revenue (i.e. customer 
deposits received in advance). Management have 
implemented processes in the second half of FY19 to 
bring down the working capital requirement on the 
business with a key focus on inventory which dropped  
by $3.2 million in the second half. 

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Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

during FY19, the Group disposed of the investment  
in China (MTC) for $6.2 million and two properties for 
$29.8 million pre-tax, allowing for the 80% investment  
in Trout River australia for $5.9 million as well as the 
partial repayment of the syndicated debt.

Net debt at 30 June 2019 was reduced to $32 million  
from $40 million at 30 June 2018. This resulted in the  
Net debt to equity ratio at 30 June 2019 being reduced to 
26%, down from 30% in FY18. Without the impairment of 
the eRP asset, the Net debt to equity ratio was reduced 
to 22%.

External Financing Facilities

during FY17, MaxiTRaNS entered into debt facilities 
totalling $70 million through a syndicated facility with  
the Commonwealth Bank of australia and HSBC Bank. 
The facility is used to fund ongoing business requirements 
and facilitate the funding of future growth opportunities. 
The original facility has both three years and five-year 
maturities, has a number of covenant requirements  
and is secured against property owned by the Group.

during FY19, the Group reduced the available facility  
to $61.75 million. This facility is sufficient to support the 
business in its current form. 

RISK

MaxiTRaNS recognises that risk is inherent in its 
business and that effective risk management is essential 
to protecting the business value and delivering the 
ongoing performance of the business.

The MaxiTRaNS audit & Risk Management Committee,  
a sub-committee of the Board, governs the framework 
and process for the identification and mitigation of 
material business risks.

Operational Risks

during FY19, the Group updated its risk management 
framework to address the latest requirements of global 
risk management standard iSO31000:2009. as part of 
this update, it developed a three-year risk management 
maturity roadmap and completed a comprehensive 
review of the risks across the Group. 

The Group identifies risk based on likelihood and 
materiality. By understanding and mitigating key risks, 
we can:

•  increase the likelihood of achieving our strategic  

goals and objectives;

•  improve our decision making and capital  

allocation; and

•  enhance corporate governance and  

regulatory compliance.

The key operational risks identified are as follows:

•  Health and Safety of our people

•  Manufacturing process efficiency, iT systems,  

quality and delivery schedule;

•  Trailer sales pipeline management, pricing and 

retention of key customers;

•  MaxiPaRTS key customer retention and 

competitiveness; and

•  Finance and governance; management of working 
capital; an appropriate funding model; internal 
policies and procedures; changing regulatory 
environment and maintenance of proper licences  
to operate the business.

Management report to the audit & Risk Management 
Committee on the ongoing status of activities in place  
to mitigate each of these risks.

Foreign Exchange & Commodities Risk

The Group has exposure to movements in the australian 
dollar against the united States dollar, the euro and the 
Chinese Yuan.

The Trailer Solutions business has exposures to these 
currencies arising from the purchase of raw materials 
and components consumed in the manufacture of 
trailers. The Trailer business also has significant 
exposure to commodity price fluctuations for steel and 
aluminium used in the manufacturing process. Similarly, 
the Parts business also has exposure to these currencies 
as a result of importing parts for sale.

The Group has a policy of only hedging foreign currency 
cash flow risk utilising forward contracts to protect 
against movements in short term committed 
expenditure.

The Group does not hedge against currency risk arising 
from the translation of foreign operations.

depreciation of the australian dollar may:

•  adversely affect the operating cost base and therefore 

margins. The Group currently hedges short term 
committed foreign currency purchases. Some or all  
of this risk may be further mitigated by price 
management and efficiency improvement, however;

•  may also benefit the Group insofar as it also acts  

as a potential barrier to entry for imports that may  
be uncompetitive in price against locally  
produced products.

Conversely, an appreciating australian dollar against 
major currencies increases the risk of import 
competition. The specialised and customised nature  
of the trailer industry, together with demand for short 
delivery times, reduces this risk.

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Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

HEALTH & SAFETY

OUTLOOK

it is expected market conditions in the australian trailer 
market will continue to be slow as consumer confidence 
and other macro-economic drivers remain soft and 
operators continue to age their fleets. This is likely to affect 
performance in both the australian Trailer business as well 
as the MaxiPaRTS parts business.

in the short term, order intake remains consistent, in the 
food and grocery sectors, benefiting our Maxi-CuBe 
products, whilst the general freight and tipper order intake 
is lower than the last financial year. These product lines are 
directly affected by the broader economic conditions, the 
crop outlook and the timing of commencement of new 
housing and infrastructure projects.

The significant investment in the new iT systems is 
substantially complete and is expected to be completed 
over the next financial year. This will be a key enabler to 
driving operational efficiency through the business 
resulting in strong operating cashflow in future years.

The Group continues to execute upon its corporate strategy 
to not only improve the operational efficiency in our current 
business but also to pursue growth opportunities in our 
existing markets, looking to identify new market 
opportunities, all with the aim of improving shareholder 
returns. underlying this will be a continued focus on 
improving our safety performance to not only ensure we 
send our people home safely but that MaxiTRaNS’ products 
design also send our customer’s people home safely.

MaxiTRaNS has continued to see outstanding results 
within Health Safety environment (HSe) and wellbeing,  
with an all-time low total injury frequency rate of 21.This  
is a massive 48% decrease compared to last year and 
continues the trend of reductions in injuries since FY15.  
it is a commendable achievement and is helping towards 
achieving our core value of ‘Send all our people  
home safely’.

The Board continues to see the safety of our people as 
a priority and currently monitors, and will continue to 
monitor, the Group’s health and safety performance on 
a monthly basis.

STRATEGY

MaxiTRaNS has undertaken a refresh of its corporate 
strategy. The strategy focuses on the following pathways 
that will drive superior shareholder returns:

•  Operational excellence that will ensure the Group’s 
systems and processes deliver high quality, cost 
effective products and services;

•  Leveraging its market leading position to optimise 

growth opportunities in the markets in which it operates;

•  Leveraging its expertise to diversify into new markets, 
which given the current market conditions will be 
deferred by 12 months;

•  develop a comprehensive organisation development 
model to continue to recruit, develop and retain the 
best people; and

•  ensure our corporate image accurately reflects its 

market-leading position.

Business Transformation Program

The Group has committed to a significant investment  
in a business transformation program known as  
“Project TRaNSform”.

The program has been rolled out in Corporate and 
Manufacturing and will be completed across the Sales, 
Service and Parts business in FY20, replacing a number  
of outdated legacy iT systems with a single enterprise 
resource planning (“eRP”) system and other integrated 
systems across the business. The eRP will allow the  
Group to streamline many business processes, thus 
creating operational efficiencies and as importantly 
mitigating business risk.

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MaxiTRaNS iNduSTRieS

Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Information of Directors

Mr. Robert H. Wylie Chairman, independent Non-executive, (appointed 30 June 2016), age 69 

Qualifications & experience:

Fellow of the institute of Chartered accountants in australia, a member of the 
institute of Chartered accountants of Scotland and a Fellow of the australian  
institute of Company directors. appointed director in September 2008.

Currently a director of The Walter + eliza Hall institute of Medical Research, Mr. Wylie 
has wide ranging experience in professional service in a variety of management roles 
with deloitte. He has previously held senior positions with deloitte Touche uSa LLP. 
Prior to this, he was deputy Managing Partner asia Pacific. This followed a long 
career with deloitte australia, including eight years as National Chairman. Mr. Wylie 
also served on the Global Board of directors and the Governance Committee of 
deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the Global Board of directors of deloitte Consulting.  
Mr Wylie is also a former National President of the institute of Chartered accountants 
in australia. Formerly a director of elders Limited from November 2009 to august 
2012 and director of both Centro Properties Limited and CPT Manager Limited  
from October 2008 to december 2011.

Special Responsibilities: Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Member of the audit & Risk Management 

Committee and Remuneration & Human Resources Committee.

interest in Shares: 121,904 ordinary shares beneficially held.

Options over Ordinary Shares: Nil

Mr. dean S Jenkins Managing director, executive, age 47

Qualifications & experience: Managing director since 1 March 2017.

Bachelor of engineering (aero) Honours and a Graduate of the australian institute  
of Company directors.

Most recently Chief Operating Officer & executive director of the Weir Group PLC,  
one of the world’s leading engineering businesses. Prior to the Weir Group,  
Mr Jenkins was CeO of uGL Rail from 2008 to 2010, australia’s largest supplier  
and maintainer of rolling stock. He also spent 11 years in senior leadership roles 
with QaNTaS, culminating in the role of Group General Manager – engineering, 
Material and Logistics.

interest in Shares: 287,000 ordinary shares beneficially held.

Options over Ordinary Shares: Nil

Mr James R. Curtis deputy Chairman, Non-executive, age 84

Qualifications & experience: appointed deputy Chairman in 1994.

Mr. Curtis was one of the founders of the Group in 1972. He has over 50 years’ 
experience in the transport equipment industry and is a pioneer of fibreglass  
road transport equipment in australia.

Special Responsibilities: Member of audit & Risk Management Committee, Remuneration & Human  
Resources Committee and Nomination Committee.

interest in Shares: 25,547,972 ordinary shares beneficially held.

Options over Ordinary Shares: Nil

Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

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Mr. Joseph Rizzo independent Non-executive director, age 63

Qualifications & experience: Bachelor of economics (Monash university), executive Program (university of 
Michigan), Graduate of the australian institute of Company directors (GaiCd). 
appointed Non-executive director June 2014.

Formerly Managing director of PaCCaR australia Pty Ltd with 35 years’ experience  
in the road transport equipment manufacturing industry. Mr Rizzo is a director of  
aMe Systems (Vic) Pty Ltd, an electrical solutions provider with manufacturing 
facilities in australia and asia. Mr. Rizzo has a wide knowledge of the industry 
generally along with strong manufacturing, sales and marketing experience in  
a directly related field. Former Vice President of the Truck industry Council.

Special Responsibilities: Chairman of the Remuneration & Human Resources Committee and Member  

of the audit & Risk Management Committee and Nomination Committee.

interest in Shares: 180,711 ordinary shares beneficially held.

Options over Ordinary Shares: Nil

Ms. Samantha Hogg independent Non-executive director, age 52

Qualifications & experience: Bachelor of Commerce (Melbourne university) and a Graduate of the australian 

institute of Company directors. appointed non-executive director april 2016.

Currently the Chair of Tasmanian irrigation and TasRail and a director of Hydro 
Tasmania, australian Renewable energy agency and infrastructure australia. 
Ms Hogg has previously held senior executive finance roles at the Transurban  
Group, Vale inco and WMC Resources.

Special Responsibilities: Chairperson of the audit and Risk Management Committee and Member of the 

Remuneration & Human Resources Committee and Nomination Committee.

interest in Shares: Nil ordinary shares beneficially held.

Options over Ordinary Shares: Nil

Ms. Mary Verschuer

independent Non-executive director, age 58

Qualifications & experience: Master of Business administration (Macquarie university), Bachelor of applied 
Science (Chemistry) (uTS) and a Fellow of the australian institute of Company 
directors. appointed non-executive director January 2019.

Currently the President of The infants’ Home, a provider of integrated early  
childhood education, family day care, early intervention and health services,  
and a Member of the advisory Board of TaFe NSW (Sydney Region). Ms Verschuer  
was previously a non-executive director of THC Global Group Limited and Nuplex 
industries Limited (now part of the allnex group), Ms Verschuer has over 25 years  
of global senior management experience across a range of industries, including 
leading the Minerals and Metals business for Schenck Process and the asian 
business for Finnish listed packaging business Huhtamaki. in those roles,  
Ms Verschuer had responsibility for manufacturing, supply chain and sales  
operations in diverse geographies and cultures.

Special Responsibilities: Member of the audit and Risk Management Committee, Remuneration & Human 

Resources Committee and Nomination Committee.

interest in Shares: 63,000 ordinary shares beneficially held.

Options over Ordinary Shares: Nil

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Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

details of attendances by directors at Board and committee meetings during the year are as follows:

Directors’  
Meetings

Audit & Risk  
Management Committee

Remuneration & Human 
Resources Committee

Nomination  
Committee

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

Number 
eligible to 
attend

Number 
attended

Robert Wylie

James Curtis

Joseph Rizzo

Samantha Hogg

Mary Verschuer

dean Jenkins

16

16

16

16

9

16

16

15

15

16

9

16

4

4

4

4

2

4

4

4

3

4

2

4

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

1

1

1

1

–

–

1

1

1

1

–

–

 
 
Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Remuneration Report

information contained in the Remuneration Report  
is audited.

Remuneration levels for directors, secretaries and 
executives of the Company, and relevant group executives  
of the Group (“the directors and senior executives”)  
are competitively set to attract and retain appropriately 
qualified and experienced directors and senior 
executives. The Remuneration Committee obtains 
independent advice on the appropriateness of 
remuneration of non-executive directors, the Managing 
director and senior executives having regard to  
labour market trends in comparative companies.

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

The remuneration structures take into account:

•  The capability and experience of the directors and 

senior executives;

•  The directors’ and senior executives’ ability to control 
the relevant area of responsibility’s’ performance;

•  The Group’s performance including the Group’s 

Return on invested Capital; and

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The directors are of the view that the remuneration 
structure supports alignment between the Group  
and shareholders.

each of the components of total remuneration for 
executive directors and senior management are 
described in more detail below.

Fixed remuneration

Fixed remuneration consists of base remuneration, 
including any FBT charges related to employee benefits 
which have been salary sacrificed, as well as employer 
contributions to superannuation funds.

Remuneration levels are reviewed annually by both the 
Remuneration Committee and the Managing director 
through a process that considers individual, relevant 
area of responsibility and overall performance of the 
Group. a senior executive’s remuneration is also 
reviewed on promotion.

Performance-linked remuneration

Performance linked remuneration includes both STis  
and LTis and is designed to reward executive directors 
and senior executives for meeting or exceeding specified 
objectives. The STi includes an “at risk” incentive 
provided in the form of cash.

•  The amount of incentives within each directors and 

The LTi is provided in the form of Performance Rights.

senior executives remuneration.

The directors continue to be focussed on ensuring  
that MaxiTRaNS provides a remuneration structure 
which genuinely attracts, motivates and retains executive 
talent and aligns the interests of management and 
shareholders.

The following is a summary of the key elements of the 
structure of remuneration for executive directors and 
senior management:

•  the structure of executive director and senior 

management remuneration includes a mix of fixed  
and performance-linked components;

•  the mix of total remuneration between fixed and 

performance-linked components to average 60%  
and 40% respectively;

•  the performance-linked component of total 

remuneration comprises a Short Term incentive (‘STi’) 
scheme and a Long Term incentive (‘LTi’) scheme; and

•  the mix of performance-linked remuneration (as a 

percentage of total remuneration) between STi and  
LTi components to average 20% and 20% respectively. 
in the case of the Managing director, the mix of 
performance linked remuneration (as a percentage  
of total remuneration) between STi and LTi 
components is 15% and 25% respectively.

The MaxiTRaNS Performance Rights Plan (‘PRP’) was 
approved by the shareholders at the annual General 
Meeting held on 15 October 2010.

STI

each year Goals are set for senior executives and 
executive directors. The goals generally include 
measures relating to the Group and the relevant area  
of responsibility. Goals and the respective weightings 
change year on year according to Company priorities,  
but they generally relate to Financials, People, Safety  
and Strategy. The Board reviews and approves  
goals annually.

Whereas, the key financial performance objectives for 
the Managing director and the Chief Financial Officer  
are “net profit after tax” and cash flow, the key financial 
performance objectives for the other executives are  
“net profit after tax” and “earnings before interest and 
tax” compared to budgeted amounts. The non-financial 
objectives particularly those relating to strategy and 
associated measures vary by position. However, other 
non-financial objectives like safety and people are 
consistent across the group.

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Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

all these objectives are created as part of our new 
Performance development Process whereby at the end 
of each financial year the individual is reviewed against 
the actual performance of the Group and of the relevant 
area of responsibility. The outcome of that review is 
calibrated across the group to ensure consistency and 
objectivity. Merit increases and STi payment eligibility 
are based on these calibrated performance outcomes.

in line with the Group’s philosophy of rewarding 
employees for performance, STis based on the 
achievement of specific goals are available to select 
senior members of staff other senior than executives 
 who have a role that has a significant impact on the 
achievement of the strategy.

LTI

The LTi scheme available to executive directors and  
to senior management is based on the annual grant  
of a specified number of Performance Rights which  
can be converted by executive directors and senior 
management into a specified number of ordinary  
shares in the Company.

Grants are calculated by using a face value allocation 
methodology – i.e. by reference to the volume weighted 
average MaxiTRaNS share price (“VWaP”). under this 
approach, the number of units is calculated as follows: 

Number of units = intended LTi Value/unit Value

Performance Rights will vest and will be able to be 
exercised upon the achievement of specified long term 
performance targets in a period not less than three years 
after the date upon which the Performance Rights are 
granted to executive directors and senior management 
provided they remain in the employment of the Group 
throughout that period.

The Board has set a long-term incentive target for 
management to achieve an increase in the Group’s 
Return on invested Capital (‘ROiC’).

if the minimum ROiC target is reached, 50% of the 
Performance Rights will vest. The percentage of 
Performance Rights that vest increases on a sliding 
scale once the minimum target is reached. 100% of  
the Performance Rights will vest where the target  
is fully achieved or exceeded. No director or senior 
executive has entered a hedging arrangement with 
respect to the value of unvested Performance Rights.

Other benefits

Non-executive directors are not entitled to receive 
additional benefits as a non-cash benefit. Non-executive 
directors may receive a component of their directors’ 
fees as superannuation.

Senior executives can receive additional benefits as 
non-cash benefits, as part of the terms and conditions  
of their appointment. Other benefits typically include 
payment of superannuation, motor vehicles, telephone 
expenses and allowances, and where applicable, the 
Group pays fringe benefits tax on these benefits.

Consequences of performance on shareholder wealth

in considering the Group’s performance and benefits for 
shareholder wealth, the remuneration committee has 
regard to the indices highlighted in the table on page 15. 
Net profit after tax and net profit before tax are considered 
as two of the financial performance targets in setting  
the STi.

Employment agreements

it is the Group’s policy that employment contracts for 
executive directors and senior executives be unlimited  
in term but capable of termination on up to six months’ 
notice and that the Group retains the right to terminate 
the contract immediately, by making payment of up to 
twelve months’ pay in lieu of notice.

The Group has entered into employment contracts with 
each executive director and senior executive that entitle 
those executives to receive, on termination of employment, 
their statutory entitlements of accrued annual and long 
service leave, together with any superannuation benefits.

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

Mr dean Jenkins, Managing director, has a contract  
of employment with the Company dated 1 March 2017.

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Non-executive directors

Total remuneration for all non-executive directors,  
last voted upon by shareholders at the 2012 aGM, is  
not to exceed $600,000 per annum and directors’ fees  
are set based on advice from external advisors with 
reference to fees paid to other non-executive directors  
of comparable companies. directors’ base fees (inclusive 
of superannuation) for the year were $75,000 per annum. 
The Chairperson received $140,000 per annum.  
Non-executive directors do not receive performance 
related remuneration and are not entitled to either an  
STi or LTi. directors’ fees cover all main board activities 
and membership or chairing of all committees.  
Non-executive directors are not entitled to any 
retirement benefits.

Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

The contract specifies the duties and obligations to be 
fulfilled by the Managing director and provides that the 
Board and Managing director will early in each financial 
year, consult and agree objectives for achievement during 
that year. The employment contract can be terminated 
either by the Company or Mr Jenkins providing six months’ 
notice. The Company may make a payment in lieu of 
notice of six months, equal to base salary, motor vehicle 
allowance and superannuation. This payment represented 
market practice at the time the terms were agreed.  
The Managing director has no entitlement to a 
termination payment in the event of removal for 
misconduct or breach of any material terms of his 
contract of employment.

Mr Tim Bradfield, Chief Financial Officer, has a contract 
of employment with the Company dated 6 March 2019.

The contract can be terminated either by the Company  
or Mr Bradfield providing three months’ notice.  
The Company may make a payment in lieu of notice of 
three months, equal to base salary and superannuation.

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MaxiTRaNS iNduSTRieS

Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Directors’ and executive officers’ remuneration

details of the nature and amount of each major element of remuneration of each director of the Company and other key 
management personnel of the Group:

Primary

Post

Equity

Other

Total

Salary & 
fees  
$

STI  
(i)  
$

Year

Non-
cash 
benefits  
$

Super  
$

PRs (ii)  
$

$

$

Proportion 
of rem 
performance 
related 
%

Value of 
PRs as 
proportion 
of rem 
%

DIRECTORS

Non-executive

Mr R Wylie 

Chairman

Mr J Curtis

Mr J Rizzo

Ms S Hogg

2019 127,854

2018 127,854

2019

68,493

2018

68,493

2019

68,493

2018

68,493

2019

68,493

2018

68,493

Ms M Verschuer

(iii) 2019

30,119

2018

–

Executive

Mr D Jenkins

2019 690,594

Managing 
director

2018 690,594

Mr M Brockhoff 

2019

Former Managing 
director

(iv) 2018

–

–

EXECUTIVES 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

12,146

12,146

6,507

6,507

6,507

6,507

6,507

6,507

2,861

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

– 140,000

0.0%

– 140,000

0.0%

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

75,000

0.0%

75,000

0.0%

75,000

0.0%

75,000

0.0%

75,000

0.0%

75,000

0.0%

32,981

0.0%

–

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

678

69,406

(3,862) 40,000 796,816

–0.5%

–0.5%

150

75,132

36,460 100,274 902,610

4.0%

–

–

–

–

0.0%

4.0%

0.0%

85,251

726

23,199

– 109,176

78.1%

0.0%

Mr C Richards 

(v) 2019 165,333

33,987

–

27,169 (38,449) 148,366 336,405

(1.3%)

(11.4%)

Former Chief 
Financial Officer 
and Company 
Secretary

2018 339,868

41,447

Mr T Bradfield

(vi) 2019 113,974

Chief Financial 
Officer

2018

–

Ms J De Martino

(vii) 2019 138,930

Former Chief 
Financial Officer

2018

–

–

–

–

–

Mr A McKenzie

2019 304,027

37,291

–

–

–

–

–

44,297

1,138

84,967 511,718

8.3%

10,828

–

1,468

13,198

– 124,802

0.0%

–

–

0.0%

2,074 155,670

0.0%

0.2%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

–

–

–

0.0%

0.0%

34,515 (40,023) 22,000 357,811

(0.8%)

(11.2%)

Group General 
Manager – Sales 
and Marketing

2018 297,635

19,178

5,201

32,187

(27)

22,000 376,173

5.1%

0.0%

–

–

–

–

–

–

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

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Primary

Post

Equity

Other

Total

Salary & 
fees  
$

STI  
(i)  
$

Year

Non-
cash 
benefits  
$

Super  
$

PRs (ii)  
$

$

$

Proportion 
of rem 
performance 
related 
%

Value of 
PRs as 
proportion 
of rem 
%

EXECUTIVES(continued)

Mr P Loimaranta

2019 288,554

20,414

203

31,756 (38,755) 25,305 327,477

(5.6%)

(11.8%)

Group General 
Manager 
– international

2018 280,899

26,942

Mr A Roder 

2019

–

–

–

–

31,649

1,016

25,305 365,811

7.6%

–

–

–

–

0.0%

0.3%

0.0%

Former Group 
General Manager 
–Manufacturing

(viii) 2018 162,215

11,687

5,201

16,521

(15,169)

2,547 183,000

(1.9%)

(8.3%)

Mr T Negus 

2019 372,603

73,059

–

42,338

13,302

– 501,302

17.2%

2.7%

Group General 
Manager 
– Manufacturing

(ix) 2018 183,117

–

Mr J O’Brien

(xi) 2019 238,557

46,880

General Manager 
– MaxiParts

(x) 2018 233,348

28,484

–

–

–

17,396

–

– 200,513

0.0%

0.0%

32,880

(6,660) 60,667 372,323

10.8%

(1.8%)

27,939

6,660

32,265 328,696

10.7%

2.0%

Notes in relation to table of directors’ and executive officers’ remuneration

(i)  STi entitlement is 15% of total remuneration for each of the individuals listed above. The short-term cash incentives 

disclosed above are for performance for the 30 June 2018 financial year using the criteria set out in the Remuneration 
Report. The amounts were determined after performance reviews were completed.

(ii)  Performance rights (PRs) grants are calculated by using a face value allocation methodology, i.e. by reference to the 

volume weighted average MaxiTRaNS share price (“VWaP”) and allocated to each reporting period evenly over the 
period from grant date to vesting date, adjusted for any changes in the probability of performance and service targets 
being achieved. The value disclosed is the portion of the fair value recognised in this reporting period. Further details 
in respect of PRs are contained on the following page of the Remuneration Report. details of PRs vested during the 
period are contained in Note 15 – Share Based Payments. during the period it was determined that the performance 
and service conditions of the 2016 and 2017 PR scheme will not be met. as a result, the total amount recognised for 
services received over the life of the PR scheme was reversed.

(iii)  Ms M Verschuer was appointed on the 24 January 2019.

(iv)  Mr M Brockhoff retired effective 31 July 2017. all PRs held by Mr Brockhoff at that time were cancelled.

(v)  Mr C Richards resigned effective 21 december 2018. all PRs held by Mr Richards at that time were cancelled.

(vi)  Mr T Bradfield was appointed on the 6 March 2019.

(vii)  Ms J de Martino was appointed on the 8 October 2019 and resigned effective 15 March 2019. all PRs held by  

Ms de Martino at that time were cancelled.

(viii) Mr a Roder resigned on 12 January 2018. all PR’s held by Mr Roder at that time were cancelled.

(ix)  Mr T Negus was appointed on 1 January 2018.

(x)  Mr J O’Brien was appointed to the role of General Manager – MaxiParts on 1 November 2017. From 1 July 2017  

to the date of Mr O’Brien’s appointment, he was acting General Manager – MaxiParts.

(xi)  Mr J O’Brien has resigned effective 2 august 2019 (resignation accepted prior to 30 June 2019). all PR’s held  

by Mr O’Brien at that time were cancelled by 30 June 2019. 

 
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MaxiTRaNS iNduSTRieS

Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Analysis of share-based payments granted as remuneration

details of the vesting profile of the PRs granted as remuneration to each of the Company directors and other key 
management personnel of the Group during the reporting period are detailed below.

Directors

Mr d Jenkins

Consolidated entity executives

Mr T Negus

Mr P Loimaranta

Mr a McKenzie

Mr J O’Brien(2)

Ms J de Martino(1)

PRs granted 
(no.)

Grant date

Fair value at 
grant date ($)

Vesting date

Expiry date

630,119

19-Oct-18

0.4391

30-Jun-21

01-Feb-26

257,089

19-Oct-18

0.4391

30-Jun-21

01-Feb-26

216,558

19-Oct-18

0.4391

30-Jun-21

01-Feb-26

224,994

19-Oct-18

0.4391

30-Jun-21

01-Feb-26

179,962

19-Oct-18

0.4391

30-Jun-21

01-Feb-26

234,594

19-Oct-18

0.4391

30-Jun-21

01-Feb-26

(1)  On 15 March 2019, the date when Ms de Martino resigned, Ms de Martino’s PRs were cancelled.

(2) Mr J O’Brien has resigned effective 2 august 2019 (resignation accepted prior to 30 June 2019). all PR’s held by Mr O’Brien at that  

time were cancelled by 30 June 2019.

Subject to the terms of the Performance Rights Plan, all PRs expire on the earlier of their expiry date or termination of  
the individual’s employment. For the PRs to vest, holders must continue to be in the employment of the Group until vesting 
date. The PRs vest three years after the date they were issued, subject to the satisfaction of performance hurdles. PRs 
may only be exercised during a four year period after they have vested. details of the performance criteria are included  
in the discussion on LTis.

The estimated maximum value of PRs on issue for future years is the current share price. This is subject to future 
movements in the share price. 

Unissued shares under rights

at the date of this report there are no unissued ordinary shares of the Company relating to vested PRs.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS AND SHAREHOLDER RETURNS

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

Basic ePS(1)

dividends declared

dividends declared per share

Share price

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

($17,704,121)

$10,076,812

$10,694,940

$5,235,234

$4,496,951

(9.57¢)

5.44¢

5.78¢

2.83¢

2.43¢

–

$6,477,648

$6,477,648

$5,552,270

$3,701,513

0.0¢

29.0¢

3.50¢

51.0¢

3.50¢

67.0¢

3.00¢

45.0¢

2.00¢

39.5¢

(1)  includes both continued and discontinued earnings.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Directors’ and executives’ holdings of shares

For key management personnel, the movements in shares held directly, indirectly or beneficially at the reporting  
date in the Company are set out below:

2019 Shares 

MaxiTRANS Industries Limited

Directors:

Mr d Jenkins

Mr J Curtis

Mr R Wylie

Mr J Rizzo

Ms M Verschuer

Executives:

Mr P Loimaranta

Mr T Negus

Held at  
1 July 2018

Purchases

Sales

Held at  
30 June 2019

287,000

25,547,972

121,904

90,711

258,553

–

–

–

90,000

63,000

–

50,000

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

287,000

25,547,972

121,904

180,711

63,000

258,553

50,000

Ms Hogg, Mr Bradfield, Mr McKenzie and Mr O’Brien do not hold any shares as at 30 June 2019.

2018 Shares

MaxiTRANS Industries Limited

Directors:

Mr d Jenkins

Mr J Curtis

Mr R Wylie

Mr J Rizzo

Executives:

Mr P Loimaranta

Held at  
1 July 2017

Purchases

Sales

Held at  
30 June 2018

–

287,000

25,547,972

21,364

90,711

260,716

–

100,540

–

–

–

–

–

–

287,000

25,547,972

121,904

90,711

(2,163)

258,553

Ms Hogg, Mr Negus, Mr McKenzie and Mr O’Brien do not hold any shares as at 30 June 2018.

end of Remuneration Report

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MaxiTRaNS iNduSTRieS

Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Audit and Risk Management Committee

as at the date of this report, the Company had an audit and Risk Management Committee of the Board of directors  
that met four times during the year. The details of the functions and memberships of the committees of the Board are 
presented in the Corporate Governance Statement.

Indemnity

With the exception of the matters noted below, the Company has not, during or since the end of the financial year,  
in respect of any person who is or has been an officer or auditor of the Company or a related body corporate:

(i) 

indemnified or made any relevant agreement for indemnifying against a liability incurred as an officer, including  
costs and expenses in successfully defending legal proceedings; or

(ii)  Paid or agreed to pay a premium in respect of a contract insuring against a liability incurred as an officer for the  

costs or expenses to defend legal proceedings.

The Group has entered into a contract of insurance in relation to the indemnity of the Group’s directors and officers.  
The insurance policy relates to claims for damages, judgements, settlements or costs in respect of wrongful acts 
committed by directors or officers in their capacity as directors or officers but excluding wilful, dishonest, fraudulent, 
criminal or malicious acts or omissions by any director or officer. The directors indemnified are those existing at the  
date of this report. The officers indemnified include each full-time executive officer and secretary.

during the financial year, the Group paid premiums of $58,852 (2018: $58,852) in respect of directors’ and officers’  
liability insurance contracts.

Clause 101 of the Company’s constitution contains indemnities for officers of the Company. The Company has entered  
into a deed of protection with each of the directors to:

(i) 

indemnify the director to ensure that the director will have the benefit of the indemnities after the director ceases 
being a director of any group company;

(ii) 

insure the director against certain liabilities after the director ceases to be a director of any group company; and

(iii)  Provide the director with access to the books of group companies.

Share Options

No options were granted to any of the directors or key management personnel of the Company or Group as part of their 
remuneration during or since the end of the financial year.

Shares Issued on the Exercise of Options

No options were exercised during the financial year.

Further details on the Group’s Performance Rights Plan are detailed in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements 
and in the Remuneration Report.

Non-Audit Services

during the year, KPMG, the Company’s auditor, performed certain other services in addition to their statutory duties.

The Board has considered the non-audit services provided during the year by the auditor and in accordance with written 
advice provided by resolution of the audit and Risk Management Committee, is satisfied that the provision of those 
non-audit services during the year by the auditor is compatible with, and did not compromise, the auditor independence 
requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons:

•  all non-audit services were subject to the corporate governance procedures adopted by the Group and have been 
reviewed by the audit and Risk Management Committee to ensure they do not impact the integrity and objectivity  
of the auditor; and

•  The non-audit services provided do not undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out  

in aPeS 110 Code of ethics for Professional accountants, as they did not involve reviewing or auditing the auditor’s own 
work, acting in a management or decision making capacity for the Group, acting as an advocate for the Group or jointly 
sharing risks and rewards.

a copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under Section 307C of the Corporations act is included in, 
and forms part of this Report of the directors on page “Financial Summary” on page 19.

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Report of the Directors (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

details of the amounts paid to the auditor of the Company, KPMG, for audit and non-audit services provided during the 
year are set out below.

Remuneration of auditor

KPMG Australia:

–  auditing and reviewing the financial statements

–  other services (taxation and advisory)

Overseas KPMG Firms:

–  auditing and reviewing financial statements

–  other services (taxation, advisory and due diligence)

Total auditor remuneration

Proceedings on Behalf of Company

Consolidated

2019 
$

2018 
$

456,212 

292,830 

18,836 

188,254 

475,048 

481,084 

53,940 

10,015 

63,955 

86,849 

9,554 

96,403 

539,003 

577,487 

No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the Company or 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 any part of those 
proceedings. The Company was not a party to any such proceedings during the year.

Rounding of Accounts

The parent entity has applied the relief available to it in aSiC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/directors Reports) 
instruments 2016/191 and, accordingly, amounts in the financial statements and Report of the directors have been 
rounded to the nearest thousand dollars unless specifically stated to be otherwise.

This report has been made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of directors.

Mr. Robert H Wylie, director 

Mr. dean Stuart Jenkins, director 

dated this 23rd day of august 2019

 
 
 
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Auditor’s Independence Declaration
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Lead Auditor’s Independence Declaration under 
Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 

To the Directors of MaxiTRANS Industries Limited 

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, in relation to the audit of MaxiTRANS Industries 
Limited for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 there have been: 

i. 

ii. 

no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the 
Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and 

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

KPMG 

Suzanne Bell 

Partner 

Melbourne 

23 August 2019 

KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG 
network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG 
International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under 
Professional Standards Legislation. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Directors’ Declaration
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

in the opinion of the directors of MaxiTRaNS industries Limited (“the Company”):

(a)  the consolidated financial statements and notes as set out on pages “FiNaNCiaL ReVieW” on page 21 to 62, are 

in accordance with the  
Corporations Act 2001, including:

(i)  giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2019 and of its performance for the 

financial year ended on that date; and

(ii)  complying with australian accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

(b)  there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Group will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due  

and payable.

There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company and the Group entities identified in Note 18 will be able to meet 
any obligations or liabilities to which they are or may become subject to by virtue of the deed of Cross Guarantee between 
the Company and those Group entities pursuant to aSiC Class Order (2016/785).

The directors have been given the declarations required by Section 295a of the Corporations Act 2001 from the Chief 
executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.

The directors draw attention to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, which includes a statement of compliance 
with international Financial Reporting Standards.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of directors.

Mr. Robert H Wylie, director 

Mr. dean Stuart Jenkins, director 

dated this 23rd day of august 2019

 
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Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Note

2(a)
2(a)

2(b)

9

7
21

3(a)

27
27

Continued Operations

Sale of goods
Rendering of services
Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress
Raw materials and consumables used
interest income
Other income – sale of assets
employee and contract labour expenses 
Warranty expenses
depreciation and amortisation expenses
Finance costs 
Other expenses
impairment loss on intangible assets
Share of net profits of associates accounted for using the equity method 
(Loss)/Profit before income tax
income tax benefit/(expense)
(Loss)/Profit from continued operations
Discontinued Operation

(Loss)/Profit from discontinued operation, net of tax
(Loss)/Profit on disposal of subsidiary, net of tax
(Loss)/Profit for the year

(Loss) attributable to:
equity holders of the Company
Non-controlling interests
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Loss)/Profit for the year
Other comprehensive income
Items that may subsequently be re-classified to profit or loss:

Net exchange difference on translation of financial statements of foreign operations
Cashflow hedge reserve
Items that will never be re-classified to profit or loss:

Revaluation of land and buildings
Related income tax
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax
Total comprehensive income for the year

Total comprehensive income attributable to: equity holders of the Company
Non-controlling interests
Earnings/(Loss) per share for profit attributable to the ordinary equity 
holders of the company:

Basic earnings per share (cents per share)
diluted earnings per share (cents per share)
Earnings/(Loss) per share from continued operations:

Basic earnings per share (cents per share)
diluted earnings per share (cents per share)

Consolidated

2019  
$’000

2018 
$’000

329,915 
17,187 
5,616 
(211,206)
48 
202 
(98,168)
(3,014)
(5,533)
(2,643)
(31,806)
(26,882)
2,058 
(24,226)
8,092 
(16,134)

(2)
(1,568)
(17,704)

(17,704)
– 

375,087 
14,907 
2,578 
(241,132)
58 
72 
(100,976)
(3,770)
(4,073)
(2,328)
(27,750)
– 
1,404 
14,077 
(3,734)
10,343 

(332)

10,011 

10,077
(66)

(17,704)

10,011 

917
(342)

12,690 
(3,807)
9,458 
(8,246)
(8,233)
(13)

(9.57)
(9.57)

(8.72)
(8.72)

850
(35)

3,901 
(1,136)
3,580 
13,591 

13,573 
18 

5.44
5.44

5.58
5.58

The consolidated statement of profit or loss and consolidated statement of comprehensive income is to be read  
in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

inventories

Current tax assets

assets held for sale

Other

Total Current Assets

Non-Current Assets

investment in associate

Property, plant and equipment

intangible assets

deferred tax assets

Other

Total Non-Current Assets

Total Assets

Current Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Other Liabilities

interest bearing loans and borrowings

Current tax liability

Provisions

Liabilities held for sale

Total Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities

interest bearing loans and borrowings

deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

Other

Total Non-Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Net Assets

Equity

issued capital

Reserves

Retained earnings

Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company

Non-controlling interest

Total Equity

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Note

4

5

3(c)

6

7

3(b)

8

9

3(c)

10

9

3(b)

10

11

Consolidated

2019  
$’000

11,925 

42,381 

59,267 

768 

 – 

3,779 

2018 
$’000

9,692 

39,120 

57,700 

2,237 

19,813 

1,584 

118,120 

130,146 

11,356 

41,680 

44,297 

10,858 

– 

108,191 

226,311 

44,635 

3,133 

255 

– 

11,743 

– 

59,766 

43,670 

 – 

1,034 

– 

44,704 

104,470 

121,841 

56,386 

15,278 

50,177 

121,841 

– 

4,826 

93,733 

34,265 

 – 

1,249 

134,073 

264,219 

47,327 

4,090 

752 

– 

13,126 

9,550 

74,845 

49,908 

2,409 

1,141 

97 

 53,555 

128,400 

135,819 

56,386 

20,998 

57,097 

134,481 

1,338 

121,841 

135,819 

The consolidated statement of financial position is to be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated  
financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Asset 
revaluation 
reserve1 
$’000

Issued 
capital  
$’000

Retained 
earnings 
$’000

Non- 
controlling 
interest 
$’000

Other 
reserves2 
$’000

Total 
$’000

Note 

Balance at 1 July 2018

56,386 

17,886 

57,097 

1,338 

3,112 

135,819 

Comprehensive income for the year

Loss for the year

Other comprehensive income

Net exchange differences on 
translation of financial statements 
of foreign operations

Revaluation of land and buildings

Cashflow hedge reserve

Total comprehensive income  
for the year

Transactions with owners 
recorded directly in equity

dividends to equity holders

13

Final dividend to previous minority 
shareholder

de-recognition of subsidiary

Total transactions with owners

Transfer to retained earnings on 
disposal of property

Share-based payment 
transactions

Other

15

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

8,883 

– 

(17,704)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(17,704)

– 

 (13)

 930 

 917 

– 

– 

– 

8,883 

 (342)

 (342)

 –

 8,883 

 (17,704)

(13)

588 

(8,246)

– 

– 

– 

 – 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(2,776)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(2,776)

– 

(1,325)

(1,124)

(2,449)

 – 

(2,776)

(1,325)

(1,124)

(5,225)

(13,805)

13,805 

– 

– 

– 

 (245)

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

 (262)

– 

 (262)

 (245)

Balance at 30 June 2019

56,386 

12,964 

50,177 

 – 

 2,314 

 121,841 

1.  asset revaluation reserve

The asset revaluation reserve includes the revaluation increments arising from the revaluation of land and buildings.

2.  Other reserves

  Other reserves comprise the foreign currency translation reserve, share based payment reserve and hedging reserve.

The consolidated statement of changes in equity is to be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated  
financial statements.

 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Asset 
revaluation 
reserve1 
$’000

Issued 
capital  
$’000

Retained 
earnings 
$’000

Non- 
controlling 
interest 
$’000

Other 
reserves2 
$’000

Total 
$’000

Note 

Balance at 1 July 2017

 56,386 

 15,121 

 53,539 

 1,321 

 2,360 

 128,727 

Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year

 – 

 – 

 10,077 

(66)

 – 

 10,011 

Other comprehensive income

Net exchange differences on 
translation of financial statements 
of foreign operations

Revaluation of land and buildings

Other sundry movements

Total comprehensive income  
for the year

Transactions with owners 
recorded directly in equity

dividends to equity holders

Final dividend to previous minority 
shareholder

Final payment for 20% minority 
share purchased on 30 June 2017

Share-based payment 
transactions

Other sundry movements

Total transactions with owners

13

19

15

 – 

 – 

 – 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

– 

 – 

 2,765 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

85 

 – 

 – 

765 

 – 

(35)

850 

 2,765 

(35)

2,765 

 10,077 

 19 

 730 

 13,591 

 – 

 (6,478)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

– 

(12)

(31)

 – 

2 

 (6,519)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

(2)

 (2)

 – 

 (6,478)

 – 

 – 

22 

 – 

(12)

(31)

22 

 – 

 22 

 (6,499)

Balance at 30 June 2018

 56,386 

 17,886 

 57,097 

1,338 

3,112 

 135,819 

1.  asset revaluation reserve

The asset revaluation reserve includes the net revaluation increments arising from the revaluation of land and buildings.

2.  Other reserves

  Other reserves comprise the foreign currency translation reserve, share based payment reserve and hedging reserve.

The consolidated statement of changes in equity is to be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated  
financial statements.

 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Cash flows from operating activities

Receipts from customers

Payments to suppliers and employees

interest received

interest and other costs of finance paid

income tax paid

Consolidated

2019  
$’000

2018 
$’000

Note

409,839 

 450,322 

 (411,384)

(422,870)

48 

 (2,594)

 (2,007)

 58 

(2,474)

(5,269)

Net cash (used in) /provided by operating activities

22

 (6,098)

19,767 

Cash flows from investing activities

Payments for property, plant and equipment

Payments for intangibles

dividends received

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary (net of cash and costs)

acquisition of investment in associate

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 (7,867)

 (5,858)

1,408 

6,141 

 (5,880)

29,835 

(14,485)

 – 

 1,020 

 – 

 (31)

 130 

Net cash provided by /(used in) investing activities

 17,779 

(13,366)

Cash flows from financing activities

Repayment of borrowings

Proceeds from borrowings

Payment of finance lease liabilities

dividends paid

Net cash used in financing activities

Net increase in cash

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

*Less: cash held for sale

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

13

 (7,719)

1,709 

(662)

 (2,776)

 (9,448)

2,233 

9,692 

– 

 11,925 

(3,349)

 9,610 

 (230)

(6,490)

 (459)

 5,942 

 6,140 

(2,390)

9,692 

The consolidated statement of cash flows is to be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

1.    STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 

Accounting policies

POLICIES

MaxiTRaNS industries Limited (the ‘Company’) is a 
company domiciled in australia and its registered office is 
346 Boundary Road, derrimut, Victoria. The consolidated 
financial statements of MaxiTRaNS industries Limited as at 
and for the year ended 30 June 2019 comprise the Company 
and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the ‘Group’) and 
the Group’s interest in joint ventures and jointly controlled 
entities. The Group is a for-profit entity.

Basis of preparation

The financial report is a general purpose financial report 
which has been prepared in accordance with australian 
accounting Standards (‘aaSBs’) adopted by the australian 
accounting Standards Board (‘aaSB’) and the Corporations 
Act 2001. The financial report also complies with 
international Financial Reporting Standards (‘iFRSs’) 
adopted by the international accounting Standards

Board (‘IASB’).

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals 
basis and is based on historical costs and does not take 
into account changing money values or, except where 
stated, current valuations of non-current assets.  
Cost is based on the fair values of the consideration  
given in exchange for assets. These accounting policies 
have been consistently applied to all periods presented  
in the consolidated financial report by each entity in the 
Group and are consistent with those of the previous year. 
The financial report contains comparative information 
that has been adjusted to align with the presentation of 
the current period, where necessary.

These consolidated financial statements are presented  
in australian dollars, which is the Company’s  
functional currency.

The Group has applied the relief available to it in aSiC 
Corporations (Rounding in Financial/directors Reports) 
instruments 2016/191 and, accordingly, amounts in the 
financial statements and Report of the directors have 
been rounded to the nearest thousand dollars unless 
specifically stated to be otherwise.

The financial report was approved by the board of 
directors on 23 august 2019.

The relevant australian accounting Standards and 
interpretations that became effective and that were  
early adopted by the Group since 30 June 2018 were:

•  aaSB 9 Financial instrument. Mandatory for years 
beginning on or after 1 January 2018. This standard 
replaces aaSB139.

•  aaSB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. 

Mandatory for years beginning on or after 
1 January 2018. it replaces existing revenue 
recognition guidance, including aaSB 118 Revenue, 
aaSB 111 Construction Contracts and aaSB 
interpretation 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes

The following is a summary of the material accounting 
policies adopted by the Group in the preparation of the 
financial report.

(a)  Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial report comprises the 
financial statements of MaxiTRaNS industries Limited 
and all its subsidiaries. a subsidiary is any entity 
controlled by MaxiTRaNS industries Limited or any  
of its subsidiaries. Control exists where MaxiTRaNS 
industries Limited is exposed to, or has rights to, 
variable returns from its involvement with the entity 
and has the ability to affect those returns through  
its power over the entity. a list of subsidiaries is 
contained in Note 18 to the financial statements.

all inter-company balances and transactions 
between entities in the Group, including any 
unrealised profits or losses, have been eliminated  
on consolidation.

Business combinations are accounted for using  
the acquisition method as at the acquisition date, 
which is the date on which control is transferred  
to the Group.

Costs related to the acquisition, other than those 
associated with the issue of debt or equity securities, 
that the Group incurs in connection with a business 
combination are expensed as incurred.

any contingent consideration payable is recognised 
at fair value at the acquisition date. if the contingent 
consideration is classified as equity, it is not 
remeasured, and settlement is accounted for within 
equity. Otherwise, subsequent changes to the fair 
value of the contingent consideration are recognised 
in profit or loss.

  Where subsidiaries have entered or left the Group 
during the year, their operating results have been 
included from the date control was obtained or until 
the date control ceased. The accounting policies of 
subsidiaries have been changed when necessary to 
align them with the policies adopted by the Group.

NCi are measured at their proportionate share  
of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets at the date  
of acquisition. Changes in the Group’s interest in a 
subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are 
accounted for as equity transactions.

The Group’s interests in equity-accounted investees 
comprise interests in associates. associates are 
those entities in which the Group has significant 
influence, but not control or joint control, over the 
financial and operating policies.

interests in associates are accounted for using the 
equity method. They are initially recognised at cost, 
which includes transaction costs. Subsequent to 
initial recognition, the consolidated financial 
statements include the Group’s share of profit  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

or loss and OCi of equity-accounted investees, until 
the date on which significant influence ceases.

  When the Group’s share of losses exceeds its 

interest in an associate, the Group’s carrying amount 
is reduced to nil and recognition of further losses is 
discontinued except to the extent that the Group has 
incurred legal or constructive obligations or made 
payments on behalf of an associate.

unrealised gains arising from transactions with 
associates are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s 
interest in the associate.

(b)  Foreign currency

(i)  Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated 
at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of 
the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities 
denominated in foreign currencies at the 
reporting date are translated into australian 
dollars at the foreign exchange rate ruling at  
that date. Foreign exchange differences arising  
on translation are recognised in the consolidated 
statement of profit or loss. Non-monetary assets 
and liabilities that are measured in terms of 
historical cost in a foreign currency are 
translated using the exchange rate at the date  
of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and 
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies  
that are stated at fair value are translated into 
australian dollars at foreign exchange rates 
ruling at the dates the fair value was determined.

(ii)  Financial statements of foreign operations

 The assets and liabilities of foreign operations, 
including goodwill and fair value adjustments 
arising on consolidation, are translated into 
australian dollars at foreign exchange rates 
ruling at the reporting date. The revenues and 
expenses of foreign operations are translated 
into australian dollars at rates approximating 
the foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates of 
the transactions. Foreign exchange differences 
arising on translation are recognised directly  
in a separate component of equity.

(c)  Inventories

inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net 
realisable value. Costs are assigned on a weighted 
average basis and include direct materials, direct 
labour and an appropriate proportion of variable  
and fixed factory overheads, based on the normal 
operating capacity of the production facilities. 
Net realisable value is determined on the basis  
of each inventory line’s normal selling price.

(d)  Property, plant and equipment

(i)  Owned assets

Land and buildings

Property whose fair value can be measured 
reliably is carried at a revalued amount, being  
its fair value at the date of the revaluation less 
any subsequent accumulated depreciation and 
subsequent accumulated impairment losses. 
Fair value of land and buildings is assessed at 
each reporting period.

independent valuations were obtained during the 
financial year ending 30 June 2019 in relation to 
all land and buildings.

These were considered by the directors in 
establishing revaluation amounts.

if an asset’s carrying amount is increased as  
a result of a revaluation, the increase is credited 
directly to equity under the heading of asset 
Revaluation Reserve. However, the increase  
is recognised in profit or loss to the extent that  
it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same 
asset previously recognised in profit or loss.  
if an asset’s carrying amount is decreased  
as a result of a revaluation, the decrease is 
recognised in profit or loss. However, the 
decrease is debited directly to equity under  
the heading of asset Revaluation Reserve  
to the extent of any credit balance existing  
in the revaluation reserve in respect of that 
asset. Changes to an asset’s carrying amount 
are brought to account. On realisation of any 
amounts contained in the asset Realisation 
Reserve, the balance is transferred to  
retained earnings.

Plant and equipment

items of plant and equipment are stated at cost 
or deemed cost less accumulated depreciation 
and impairment losses (see accounting policy 
(i)). The cost of self-constructed assets includes 
the cost of materials, direct labour, and an 
appropriate proportion of production overheads. 
The cost of self-constructed assets and acquired 
assets includes (i) the initial estimate, at the time 
of installation and during the period of use, when 
relevant, of the costs of dismantling and removing 
the items and restoring the site on which they 
are located, and (ii) changes in the measurement 
of existing liabilities recognised for these costs 
resulting from changes in the timing or outflow 
of resources required to settle the obligation  
or from changes in the discount rate.

  Where parts of an item of property, plant and 

equipment have different useful lives, they are 
accounted for as separate items of property, 
plant and equipment.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

(ii)  Leased assets

(ii)  Research and development

Leases for which the Group assumes 
substantially all of the risks and rewards of 
ownership are classified as finance leases.  
The plant and equipment acquired by way of  
a finance lease is stated at an amount equal to  
the lower of its fair value and the present value 
of the minimum lease payments at inception  
of the lease, less accumulated depreciation.

Lease payments are accounted for as described 
in accounting policy (v).

(iii)  Depreciation

depreciation is charged to the consolidated 
profit and loss on a straight-line basis over the 
estimated useful lives of each part of an item of 
property, plant and equipment when it’s ready 
for use. Land is not depreciated. The estimated 
useful lives are reflected in the following rates  
in the current and comparative periods:

2019

2018

expenditure on research activities, undertaken 
with the prospect of gaining new scientific or 
technical knowledge and understanding, is 
recognised in the profit and loss as an expense 
as incurred.

expenditure on development activities,  
whereby research findings are applied to  
a plan or design for the production of new or 
substantially improved products and processes, 
is capitalised if the product or process is 
technically and commercially feasible and  
the Group has sufficient resources to  
complete the development.

The expenditure capitalised includes the cost  
of materials, direct labour and an appropriate 
proportion of overheads. Other development 
expenditure is recognised in the profit and  
loss as an expense as incurred. Capitalised 
development expenditure is stated at cost less 
accumulated amortisation (see below) and 
impairment losses (see accounting policy (i)).

Buildings

25-40 years

25-40 years

(iii)  Brand names

Plant and 
equipment

2-20 years

2-20 years

Leased plant 
and equipment 3.33-10 years 3.33-10 years

The residual value, the useful life and the 
depreciation method applied to an asset are 
reassessed at least annually.

(e)  Intangibles

(i)  Goodwill

all business combinations are accounted for  
by applying the acquisition method. Goodwill 
represents the difference between the 
consideration transferred for the acquisition and 
the net recognised amount (generally fair value 
of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities 
assumed), all measured as of acquisition date.

Goodwill is stated at cost less any accumulated 
impairment losses. Goodwill is allocated to 
cash-generating units and is tested annually  
for impairment (see accounting policy (i)).  
in respect of joint ventures, the carrying amount 
of goodwill is included in the carrying amount  
of the investment in the joint venture.

Negative goodwill arising on an acquisition is 
recognised directly in profit or loss.

Brand names acquired by the Group have 
indefinite useful lives and are measured at cost 
less accumulated impairment. They are tested 
annually for impairment, or more frequently  
if events or circumstances indicate that they 
might be impaired.

(iv)  Intellectual Property

intellectual property acquired by the Group with 
definite useful lives are measured at cost less 
accumulated impairment. They are tested 
annually for impairment, or more frequently  
if events or circumstances indicate that they 
might be impaired.

(v)  Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets that are acquired by  
the Group are stated at cost less accumulated 
amortisation and impairment losses.

(vi)  Amortisation

amortisation of intangibles other than goodwill 
and indefinite life intangibles is charged to the 
profit and loss on a straight-line basis over the 
estimated useful lives of intangible assets 
unless such lives are indefinite. Goodwill and 
intangible assets with an indefinite useful life  
are tested for impairment at least at each  
annual reporting date. Other intangible assets 
are amortised from the date that they are 
available for use.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

The estimated useful lives are reflected  
in the following rates in the current and 
comparative periods:

2019

2018

intellectual 
property

0-20 years

0-20 years

Software

5-10 years

10 years

amortisation methods, useful lives and residual 
values are reviewed at each financial year end 
and adjusted if appropriate.

(f)  Non-current assets held for sale

Non-current assets that are highly probable to be 
recovered primarily through sale or distribution 
rather than through continuing use, are classified  
as held for sale. immediately before classification, 
the assets are remeasured in accordance with the 
Group’s accounting policies. Thereafter, generally 
the assets are measured at the lower of their 
carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. 
impairment losses on initial classification as held  
for sale and subsequent gains or losses on 
remeasurement are recognised in profit or loss. 
Gains are not recognised in excess of any cumulative 
impairment loss.

(g)  Trade and other receivables

The Group measures trade and other receivables  
are stated at their amortised cost less impairment 
losses (see accounting policy (i)) if both of the 
following conditions are met:

•  The financial asset is held within a business 

model with the objective to hold financial assets  
in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

•  The contractual terms of the financial asset give 
rise on specified dates to cash flows that are 
solely payments of principal and interest on the 
principal amount outstanding

if any such indication exists, the asset’s recoverable 
amount is estimated.

an impairment loss is recognised whenever the 
carrying amount of an asset or its cash generating 
unit exceeds its recoverable amount. impairment 
losses are recognised in the profit and loss unless 
the asset has previously been revalued, in which 
case the impairment loss is recognised as a reversal 
to the extent of that previous revaluation with any 
excess recognised through the profit and loss.

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

For trade and other receivables, the Group applies  
a simplified approach in calculating expected credit 
losses. Therefore, the Group does not track changes 
in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss 
allowance at each reporting date, based on known 
issues on collectability of outstanding debt.

(j)  Calculation of recoverable amount

The recoverable amount of the Group’s receivables 
carried at amortised cost is calculated as the present 
value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at 
the original effective interest rate (i.e. the effective 
interest rate computed at initial recognition of these 
financial assets). Receivables with a short duration 
(less than 12 months) are not discounted.

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

(h)  Cash and cash equivalents

(k)  Reversals of impairment

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances 
and  call deposits with an original maturity of three 
months or less. Bank overdrafts that are repayable 
on demand and form an integral part of the Group’s 
cash management are included as a component of 
cash and cash equivalents for the purpose of the 
statement of cash flows.

(i) 

Impairment

The carrying amounts of the Group’s assets, other 
than inventories (see accounting policy (c)) and 
deferred tax assets (see accounting policy (p)),  
are reviewed at each reporting date to determine 
whether there is any indication of impairment.  

an impairment loss in respect of receivables carried 
at amortised cost is reversed if the subsequent 
increase in recoverable amount can be related 
objectively to an event occurring after the 
impairment loss was recognised.

an impairment loss in respect of goodwill is  
not reversed.

in respect of other assets, an impairment loss is 
reversed if there has been a change in the estimates 
used to determine the recoverable amount.

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

(l) 

Interest-bearing borrowings

interest-bearing borrowings are recognised initially 
at fair value less attributable transaction costs.

Subsequent to initial recognition, interest-bearing 
borrowings are stated at amortised cost with any 
difference between cost and redemption value being 
recognised in the profit or loss over the period of the 
borrowings on an effective interest basis.

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

non-monetary benefits

Liabilities for employee benefits for wages, 
salaries, annual leave and sick leave represent 
present obligations resulting from employees’ 
services provided to reporting date, calculated at 
undiscounted amounts based on remuneration 
wage and salary rates that the Group expects  
to pay as at reporting date including related 
on-costs, such as workers compensation 
insurance and payroll tax. Non-accumulating 
non-monetary benefits, such as medical care, 
housing, cars and free or subsidised goods and 
services, are expensed based on the net marginal 
cost to the Group as the benefits are taken by  
the employees.

(m)  Employee benefits

(i)  Defined contribution superannuation funds

(n)  Provisions

Obligations for contributions to defined 
contribution superannuation funds are 
recognised as an expense in the profit  
or loss as incurred. 

(ii)  Long-term service benefits

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

(iii)  Share based payments transactions

  MaxiTRaNS industries Limited grants 

performance rights from time to time to certain 
employees under the Performance Rights Plan.

The fair value of performance rights granted  
is recognised as an employee expense with a 
corresponding increase in equity recorded  
over the vesting period.

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

The fair value of the performance rights is 
calculated at the date of grant using a Monte 
Carlo simulation model and allocated to each 
reporting period over the period from grant date 
to vesting date. The value disclosed is the 
portion of the fair value of the performance 
rights allocated to this reporting period.

 provision is recognised in the consolidated 
statement of financial position when the Group has  
a present legal or constructive obligation as a result 
of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of 
economic benefits will be required to settle the 
obligation. if the effect is material, provisions are 
determined by discounting the expected future cash 
flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market 
assessments of the time value of money and, when 
appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.

(o)  Warranties

a provision for warranties is recognised when  
the underlying products or services are sold.  
The provision is based on historical warranty  
data and known warranty claims.

(p)  Income tax

income tax expense comprises current and deferred 
tax. income tax is recognised in the profit or loss 
except to the extent that it relates to items recognised 
directly in equity, in which case it is recognised  
in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the 
taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted 
or substantially enacted at the reporting date, and 
any adjustment to tax payable in respect of  
previous years.

in determining the amount of current and deferred 
tax, the Group takes into account the impact of 
uncertain tax positions. The Group believes that its 
accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open 
tax years. This assessment relies on estimates and 
assumptions and may involve judgements about 
future events.

deferred tax is provided using the balance sheet 
liability method, providing for temporary differences 
between the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

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

a deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent 
that it is probable that future taxable profits will be 
available against which the asset can be utilised.

deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it 
is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will 
be realised.

additional income taxes that arise from the 
distribution of dividends are recognised at the same 
time as the liability to pay the related dividend.

(q)  Tax consolidation

The Company and its wholly owned australian 
resident entities have formed a tax-consolidated 
group with effect from 1 July 2003 and are therefore 
taxed as a single entity from that date. The head 
entity within the tax consolidated group is 
MaxiTRaNS industries Limited.

due to the existence of a tax contribution agreement 
between the entities in the tax consolidated group, 
the parent entity recognises the tax effects of its  
own transactions and the current tax liabilities and 
the deferred tax assets arising from unused tax 
losses and unused tax credits assumed from the 
subsidiary entities.

Current tax income/expense, deferred tax liabilities 
and deferred tax assets arising from temporary 
differences of the members of the tax-consolidated 
group are recognised in the separate financial 
statements of the members of the tax consolidated 
group using the ‘separate taxpayer within group’ 
approach by reference to the carrying amounts  
of assets and liabilities in the separate financial 
statements of each entity and the tax values  
applying under tax consolidation.

in accordance with the tax contribution agreement, 
the subsidiary entities are compensated/charged  
for the assets and liabilities assumed by the parent 
entity as intercompany receivables and payables  
and for amounts which equal the amounts initially 
recognised by the subsidiary entities.

(r)  Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share (“ePS”) is calculated by 
dividing the net profit attributable to members of the 
parent entity for the reporting period, by the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares of the Company.

diluted ePS is calculated by dividing the basic 
earnings, adjusted by the after tax effect of financing 
costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary 
shares and the effect on revenues and expenses of 
conversion to ordinary shares associated with 
dilutive potential ordinary shares, by the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares and dilutive 
potential ordinary shares. 

(s)  Revenue

(i)  Revenue from the sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised 
upon the constructive delivery of goods to 
customers in accordance with transfer of 
control, at which point the significant risks  
and rewards of ownership are transferred.

(ii)  Revenue from the rendering of services

Revenue from the rendering of services is 
recognised as the services are completed.

(iii)  Other income

interest income is recognised in the profit and loss 
as it accrues, using the effective interest method.

(iv)  Dividend income

dividend revenue is recognised when the right  
to receive a dividend has been established.

(t)  Goods and services tax

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net 
of the amount of goods and services tax (GST), except 
where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable 
from the australian Tax Office (aTO). in these 
circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the 
cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item 
of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount 
of GST included.

The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable 
to, the aTO is included as a current asset or liability 
in the consolidated balance sheet.

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

(u)  Trade and other payables

Liabilities are recognised for amounts to be paid in the 
future for goods or services received. Trade accounts 
payable are normally settled within 60 days.

(v)  Expenses

(i)  Operating lease payments

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

(ii)  Finance lease payments

  Minimum lease payments are apportioned 

between the finance charge and the reduction  
of the outstanding liability. The finance charge  
is allocated to each period during the lease term 
so as to produce a constant periodic rate of 
interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

(iii)  Finance costs

Finance costs comprise interest payable on 
borrowings calculated using the effective interest 
method, foreign exchange losses, and losses on 
hedging instruments that are recognised in the 
profit and loss. Borrowing costs that are directly 
attributable to the acquisition, construction or 
production of a qualifying asset are capitalised as 
part of the cost of the asset. all other borrowing 
costs are recognised in the profit and loss using 
the effective interest method.

(w)  Derivative financial instruments

The Group from time to time uses derivative financial 
instruments to hedge its exposure to foreign exchange 
and interest rate risks arising from operational, 
financing and investment activities. The Group does 
not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for 
trading purposes. However, derivatives that do not 
qualify for hedge accounting are accounted for as 
trading instruments.

derivatives are initially recognised at fair value. 
Subsequent to initial recognition, derivative financial 
instruments are stated at fair value, and changes 
therein are recognised in profit or loss. However, 
where derivatives qualify for hedge accounting, 
recognition of any resultant gain or loss depends  
on the nature of the item being hedged.

  When a derivative is designated as a cash flow 

hedging instrument, the effective portion of changes 
in the fair value of the derivative is recognised  
in OCi and accumulated in the hedging reserve.  
any ineffective portion of changes in the fair value  
of the derivative is recognised in the profit or loss.

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The amount accumulated in equity is retained  
in OCi and reclassified to profit or loss in the same 
period or periods during which the hedged item 
affects profit or loss.

if the hedging instrument no longer meets the 
criteria for hedge accounting, expires or is sold, 
terminated or exercised, or the designation is 
revoked, then hedge accounting is discontinued 
prospectively. if the forecast transaction is no longer 
expected to occur, then the amount accumulated  
in equity is reclassified to profit or loss.

(x)  Accounting estimates and judgements

  Management discussed with the Board audit and 

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

(i) 

Impairment of goodwill and intangibles

The Group assesses whether goodwill and 
intangibles with indefinite useful lives are 
impaired at least annually in accordance with 
accounting policy (i).

These calculations involve an estimation of the 
recoverable amount of the cash-generating 
units to which the goodwill and intangibles with 
indefinite useful lives are allocated.

(ii)  Provisions

The calculation of the provisions for warranty 
claims and impairment provisions for inventory 
and receivables involves estimation and 
judgement surrounding future claims and 
potential losses and exposures based primarily 
on past experience, the likelihood of claims or 
losses and exposures arising in the future as 
well as management knowledge and experience 
together with a detailed examination of financial 
and non-financial information and trends.  
Refer accounting policy (n) for details of the 
recognition and measurement criteria applied.

(y)  Financial risk management

(i)  Overview

The Group has exposure to credit, market  
and liquidity risks associated with the use  
of financial instruments.

The Board has delegated to the audit and  
Risk Management Committee responsibility for 
the establishment of policies on risk oversight 
and management.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Risk management policies are established to 
identify and analyse the risks faced by the Group, 
to set appropriate risk controls, and to monitor 
risks and adherence to limits.

The Group does not enter into or trade financial 
instruments, including derivative financial 
instruments, for speculative purposes.

The Group’s activities expose it primarily to  
the financial risks associated with changes in 
foreign currency exchange rates and interest 
rates. The carrying value of financial assets and 
financial liabilities recognised in the accounts 
approximate their fair value with the exception  
of borrowings which are recorded at  
amortised cost.

There have not been any changes to the 
objectives, policies and procedures for managing 
risk during the current year or in the prior year.

(ii)  Capital management

The Board’s policy is to maintain a strong capital 
base so as to maintain investor, creditor and 
market confidence and to sustain future 
development of the business.

The Board monitors the earnings per share and 
the levels of dividends to ordinary shareholders 
together with the net debt/equity ratio, which at 
30 June 2019 was 28% (2018: 30%). The dividend 
Reinvestment Plan was suspended on 
21 June 2011. The Board seeks to maintain a 
balance between higher returns that might be 
possible with higher levels of borrowings and the 
advantages afforded by a sound capital position.

(i)  Land and buildings

The fair value of property is based on  
market values. The market value of property  
is the estimated amount for which a property 
could be exchanged on the date of valuation 
between a willing and knowledgeable buyer  
and seller in an arm’s length transaction after 
proper marketing.

(ii)  Derivatives

The fair value of forward exchange contracts  
is based on their listed market price, if available. 
if a listed market price is not available, then fair 
value is estimated by discounting the difference 
between the contractual forward price and the 
current forward price for the residual maturity 
of the contract.

The fair value of interest rate swaps is based  
on independent valuations.

Fair values reflect the credit risk of the 
instrument and include adjustments to take 
account of the credit risk of the Group entity  
and counterparty when appropriate.

(iii)  Non-derivative financial liabilities

Fair value, which is determined for disclosure 
purposes, is calculated based on the present 
value of future principal and interest cash flows, 
discounted at the market rate of interest at the 
reporting date. For finance leases the market 
rate of interest is determined by reference to 
similar lease agreements.

(z)  Segment reporting

(ab) Government grants

From time to time the Group becomes eligible for 
government grants. These grants, which are related 
to assets are accounted for in accordance with aaSB 
120 accounting for Government Grants and 
disclosure of Government assistance. The Group 
has elected to recognise government grants by 
reducing the carrying amount of the asset.

Operating segments are identified, and segment 
information disclosed on the basis of internal reports 
that are regularly provided to or reviewed by the 
Group’s chief operating decision maker which, for the 
Group, is the Managing director. in this regard, such 
information is provided using different measures to 
those used in preparing the consolidated statement 
of profit or loss and consolidated balance sheet.

Reconciliations of such management information to 
the statutory information contained in the financial 
report have been included.

(aa) Determination of fair values

a number of the Group’s accounting policies and 
disclosures require the determination of fair value, 
for both financial and non-financial assets and 
liabilities. Fair values have been determined for 
measurement and/or disclosure purposes based  
on the following methods. When applicable, further 
information about the assumptions made in 
determining fair values is disclosed in the notes 
specific to that asset or liability.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

2.  NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS

in the following table, revenue from customers (excluding revenue related to discontinued operations) is classified by 
major products and services lines and primary geographical market for the Groups Reportable segments (see Note 14).

2a.  REVENUE

Segment

Trailer 

Solutions MaxiPARTS

Segment

Trailer 

Solutions MaxiPARTS

2019 
Total

2018 
Total

Type of Good or Service

Trailer Sales

Trailer Repairs and other services

222,972

17,187

–

–

222,972

276,041

17,187

14,907

–

–

276,041

14,907

Sale of parts

–

106,943

106,943

–

101,945

101,945

Total Group Revenue

240,159

106,943

347,102

290,948

101,945

392,893

Geographical Market

australia

NZ

China

223,909

106,943

330,852

267,524

101,945

369,469

16,250

–

–

–

16,250

20,525

–

–

–

–

20,525

–

Total Group Revenue

240,159

106,943

347,102

288,049

101,945

389,994

2b.  EXPENSES

Employee and contract labour expenses:

–  employee expenses

–  contract labour expenses

Total employee and contract labour expenses

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

86,405

11,763

98,168

87,614

13,362

100,976

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

3.  TAXATION

(a)  Income tax

Reconciliation of tax (benefit)/expense

Prima facie tax payable on (loss)/profit before tax for continued  
and discontinued operations at 30% (2018: 30%)

add/(deduct) tax effect of:

Research and development allowance

Non-assessable expenditure

associate equity accounted income

under/(over) provision in prior year

impact of tax rates in foreign jurisdictions

Tax losses utilised

Add/(deduct) Income tax attributable to discontinued operations

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

(7,739)

4,097

(204)

629

(617)

(52)

(13)

(97)

(354)

1

(268)

73

(421)

140

27

–

(449)

86

3,734

2,530

229

962

(72)

85

Income tax (benefit)/expense in consolidated statement of profit or loss

(8,092)

income tax (benefit)/expense attributable to (loss)/profit from continuing 
operations is made up of:

Current tax expense

Prior year under/(over) provision

deferred tax expense

–  origination and reversal of temporary difference

–  prior year under/(over) – deferred differences

exclude discontinued operation current tax benefit/(expense)

2,027

200

(10,068)

(252)

1

Income tax (benefit)/expense in consolidated statement of profit or loss

(8,092)

3,734

(b)  Deferred tax assets/(deferred tax liabilities)

The deferred tax assets/(deferred tax liabilities) are made up of the  
following estimated tax benefits/(cost):

–  Provisions and accrued employee benefits

–  Property, plant and equipment

–  intangible assets

–  inventory

–  Other

Net deferred tax asset/(liability)

Balance at beginning of year

Recognised in profit or loss

Recognised in equity

Transfer to assets held for sale

Net deferred tax asset/(liability)

4,702

5,049

390

499

218

10,858

(2,409)

10,068

3,199

–

10,858

4,857

(7,025)

(1,488)

1,134

113

(2,409)

(280)

(712)

(1,121)

(296)

(2,409)

 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

(c) Current tax asset/(liability)

The Group’s current tax asset of $768,032 (2018: $2,237,282) and current tax liability of nil (2018: nil) represents the 
amount of income taxes receivable/(payable) in respect of current and prior financial periods.

4.  TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Consolidated 2019

Consolidated 2018

Gross 
$’000

Impairment 
$’000 

Total 
$’000

Gross 
$’000

Impairment 
$’000

Total 
$’000

Trade debtors

Not past due

Past due 0 – 30 days

Past due 31 – 60 days

Past due over 61 days

Trade receivables

Other receivables

Total trade and other receivables

5.  INVENTORIES

26,202

9,156

4,013

3,299

42,670

Second–hand units – at net realisable value

Finished goods – at cost

Work in progress – at cost

Raw materials – at cost

Less: provision for decrease to net realisable value

Total inventories

26,202

25,586

(142)

25,444

(10)

(12)

(577)

(599)

9,146

4,001

2,722

8,856

1,981

3,305

42,071

39,728

(49)

(33)

(192)

(416)

310

42,381 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

1,671

40,925

4,431

14,057

(1,817)

59,267

8,807

1,948

3,113

39,312

(192)

39,120

2018 
$’000

1,162

38,016

4,661

15,863

(2,002)

57,700

 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

6.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Land and buildings at fair value

accumulated depreciation

Total land and buildings

Plant and Equipment

Plant and equipment at cost

accumulated depreciation

Subtotal plant and equipment

Office equipment at cost

accumulated depreciation

Subtotal office equipment

Leased property, plant and equipment

accumulated depreciation

Subtotal leased property, plant and equipment

Capital work in progress*

Total plant and equipment

Total property, plant and equipment

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

24,300

–

2018 
$’000

46,205

–

24,300

46,205

43,644

39,212

(30,067)

(28,191)

13,577

11,022

11,021

10,025

(8,935)

(8,367)

2,087

1,501

(787)

714

1,002

17,380

41,680

1,658

1,501

(575)

926

33,923

47,528

93,733

*  The prior year comparative of PP&e includes $33 million relating to capital expenditure on the eRP system which has been 

reclassified to intangible assets in the current year.

independent valuations/market assessments were obtained during 30 June 2019 in relation to all land and buildings held 
at that time, for use by the directors in assessing land and buildings at fair value.

Refer to Note 26(e) for details of security over land and buildings.

 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Reconciliations

Reconciliations of the carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment are set out below:

Land and buildings

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

additions

Fair value revaluation

disposals

depreciation

Foreign currency movement

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

46,205

163

4,687

(27,012)

(362)

619

2018 
$’000

43,325

10

3,901

–

(539)

(492)

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

24,300

46,205

Plant and equipment

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

additions

Transfer to inventories

Transfers from capital works in progress

Transfer to assets held for sale

disposals

depreciation

Foreign currency movement

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

Office equipment

11,021

1,195

(449)

5,189

–

(1,070)

(2,196)

(113)

13,577

13,782

1,757

–

1,071

(1,717)

(1,279)

(2,660)

67

11,021

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

1,658

1,447

additions

Transfers from capital works in progress

Transfer to assets held for sale

depreciation

Foreign currency movement

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

Leased property, plant and equipment

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

additions

Transfer to assets held for sale

Other sundry movements

amortisation

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

Capital works in progress

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

additions

Transfers to software/intangibles

Transfers to property, plant and equipment

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

165

815

–

(558)

7

2,087

926

–

–

–

(212)

714

33,923

6,344

(33,261)

(6,004)

1,002

903

–

(191)

(518)

17

1,658

6,298

495

(5,562)

281

(586)

926

23,674

11,324

–

(1,075)

33,923

 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

7.  INTANGIBLES

Software at cost

impairment loss

accumulated amortisation

Goodwill at cost

Brand names at cost

accumulated amortisation

intellectual property at cost

accumulated amortisation

Patents and trademarks at cost

accumulated amortisation

Total intangibles

Reconciliations

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

Software

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

Transfers from capital work in progress

additions

impairment losses

amortisation

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

Goodwill

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

Less goodwill classified as held for sale

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

Brand names

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

intellectual property

Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year

amortisation

Carrying amount at the end of the financial year

Consolidated

2019

40,077

(26,882)

(1,995)

11,200

21,892

6,930

(691)

6,239

22,665

2018

958

–

(192)

766

21,892

6,930

(691)

6,239

22,665

(17,699)

(17,297)

4,966

891

(891)

–

5,368

891

(891)

–

44,297

34,265

766

33,261

5,858

(26,882)

(1,803)

11,200

21,892

–

21,892

6,239

6,239

5,368

(402)

4,966

862

–

–

–

(96)

766

24,645

(2,753)

21,892

6,239

6,239

5,771

(403)

5,368

 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

 Cash Generating Unit (CGU)

Trailers

MaxiPaRTS

Corporate

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Consolidated

Other Intangibles

Goodwill

2019 
$’000

11,205

–

11,200

22,405

2018 
$’000

11,607

–

766

2019 
$’000

5,193

2018 
$’000

5,193

16,699

16,699

–

–

12,373

21,892

21,892

Impairment tests for Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The recoverable amount of the CGu’s to which goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are 
allocated is determined based on value–in–use calculations. These calculations use cash flow projections based on most 
recent budgeted projections by key operational management and are subsequently reviewed by the Board. Budgeted 
eBiTda is based on expectations of future outcomes taking into account past experience, adjusted for anticipated revenue 
growth. Revenue growth was projected considering current market conditions, order intake and expectations with regards 
to market share.

Projections are extrapolated using estimated growth rates for a five year period with a terminal growth rate of 2.0%.  
The growth rate used for years 2-5 is 2.1% which is based on recent australian Government GdP forecasts and the 
after-tax nominal discount rates used were 10.9% (2018: 10.6%). The company reviews the impairment of its intangibles  
on a regular basis. impairment would result from any adverse movement in discount rate or a decline in underlying 
business performance (eBiTda) potentially driven by a variety factors including a softening of the end market.

The impairment review was conducted in accordance with aaSB 136. impairment was tested at the CGu level, being 
Trailer Solutions and MaxiParts. For assets that are not able to be sensibly split between the CGu, these were assessed  
at the Group level, namely the group eRP system held at $11.2 million as at year ended 30 June 2019 (2018: 33.62 million 
was held in Property, Plant and equipment as Capital Work in Progress). 

as at 30 June 2019, $26.9 million of intangible assets relating to capital expenditure accumulated for the eRP system was 
deemed to be impaired at the Consolidated Group level. The remaining value of the TRaNSform asset has been 
determined based on management’s estimate of the recoverable amount of an equivalent eRP system less the remaining 
expenditure to complete the implementation and already amortised amounts.

The recoverable amount of the australian Trailers and MaxiParts CGu’s were found to be in excess of their respective 
carrying amounts.

8.  TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Trade payables

Other payables and accruals

Total trade and other payables

Consolidated

2019

35,821

8,814

44,635

2018

34,853

12,474

47,327

 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

9.  INTEREST BEARING LOANS AND BORROWINGS

Current

Lease liability

Total current interest bearing liabilities

Non-current

Bank loans – secured

Lease liability

Total non–current interest bearing liabilities

Bank loans are subject to a floating interest rate. interest rate swaps have 
been executed in respect of $15.3 million (2018: $28.5 million) of this debt in 
order to mitigate interest rate risk. Refer to note 26(b) for further details.

26(e)

Finance costs:

–  interest on bank loans

–  Finance lease charges

Total finance costs

10.  PROVISIONS

Current

employee entitlements

Warranty

Other

Total current provisions

Non-current

employee entitlements

Other

Total non-current provisions

Aggregate employee entitlements liability

Warranty and other provisions at 30 June 2019 is analysed as follows:

Carrying amount at 1 July 2018

Provisions made during the year

Provisions utilised/released during the year

Foreign Currency exchange differences

Carrying amount at 30 June 2019

Consolidated

2019

2018

255

255

43,500

170

43,670

2,565

78

2,643

8,630

2,943

170

752

752

49,500

408

49,908

2,236

92

2,328

9,166

3,960

–

11,743

13,126

1,034

–

1,034

9,664

1,066

75

1,141

10,232

Warranty  
$’000

Other  
$’000

3,960

1,775

(2,835)

43

2,943

170

170

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

11.  ISSUED CAPITAL   

Balance at 30 June 2018

Balance at 30 June 2019

Ordinary shares

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Number of 
Ordinary Shares

Share Capital 
$’000

185,075,653

185,075,653

56,386

56,386

Subject to the Constitution of the Company, holders of ordinary shares are entitled to vote as follows:

•  every shareholder may vote;

•  On a show of hands every shareholder has one vote;

•  On a poll every shareholder has one vote for each fully paid share.

The company does not have authorised capital or par value in respect of its issued shares.

Subject to the Constitution of the Company, ordinary shares attract the right in a winding up to participate equally in  
the distribution of the assets of the Company (both capital and surplus), subject only to any amounts unpaid on shares.

12.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share

Earnings reconciliation

Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company

Basic earnings

From continuing operations

From discontinued operations

Diluted Earnings

From continuing operations

From discontinued operations

Weighted average number of shares

Number of ordinary shares for basic earnings Per Share

Number of Ordinary Shares for Diluted earnings per share

Consolidated

2019

2018

(17,704)

(17,704)

(16,134)

(1,570)

(17,704)

(17,704)

(16,134)

(1,570)

10,077

10,077

10,343

(266)

10,077

10,077

10,343

(266)

(17,704)

10,077

2019  
Number

2018  
Number

185,075,653

185,075,653

185,075,653

185,075,653

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

13.  DIVIDENDS 

Dividends paid

2019

interim – ordinary

Total dividends paid

2018

interim – ordinary

Final – ordinary

Total dividends paid

Dividends proposed

Final – ordinary

Cents Per 
Share

Total  
Amount  
$’000

Date of 
Payment

Tax Rate for 
Franking 
Credit

Percent 
Franked

0.00

0.00

2.00

1.50

3.50

–

–

3,702

2,776

6,478

30%

100%

–

– 

13-apr-18

23-Oct-18

30%

30%

100%

100%

0.00

–

–

30%

100%

 Dividend franking account

Franking credits available to shareholders of MaxiTRaNS industries Limited for 
subsequent financial years

The Company

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

26,759

24,574

There is Nil (2018: $1,189,772) impact on the dividend franking account for dividends proposed after the reporting date  
but not recognised as a liability.

14.  SEGMENT INFORMATION

it is the Group’s policy that inter–segment pricing is determined on an arm’s length basis. Segment results, assets and 
liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. 
unallocated items mainly comprise interest–bearing loans, borrowings and corporate assets and expenses. Total finance 
costs of the Group are included in unallocated corporate costs.

The MaxiTrans Group reports on two Cash Generating units (CGu’s): Trailer Solutions and Parts. The Trailer Solutions 
business manufactures a diverse portfolio of trailers. The trailers are sold through our dealer network, comprising both 
owned dealerships and licensed dealerships, providing full solution including after sales service and parts to our 
customers. The Parts business sells trailer and truck parts at both a wholesale and retail level in australia.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

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Year Ended 30 June 2019

Business Segments

Revenue

Trailer 
Solutions 
$’000

Parts & 
components 
$’000

Corporate/
Eliminations 
$’000

Total 
continuing 
activities 
$’000

Discontinued 
operation 
$’000

Total 
$’000

external segment revenue

 240,159 

 106,943 

 – 

 347,102 

5,435 

352,537 

inter-segment revenue

344 

26,531 

 (27,483)

(608)

608 

 – 

Total segment revenue

 240,503 

 133,474 

 (27,483)

 346,494 

 6,043 

 352,537 

Total Revenue

Segment Result

Segment earnings pre associate, 
interest and significant items

Share of net profit of equity 
accounted investments

interest income

interest expense

Segment net profit before tax 
(Excluding significant items)

Significant items, before tax

Gain/(loss) on disposal of subsidiary

eRP system implementation 
expenses*

impairment – intangible software

Redundancy costs

acquisition/disposal  
Transaction costs

Segment net profit before tax 
(Including significant items)

income tax expense

Net profit after tax

depreciation and amortisation

Total Depreciation and amortisation

Assets

Segment assets

 240,503 

 133,474 

 (27,483)

 346,494 

 6,043 

 352,537 

 3,937 

 7,953 

(5,662)

 6,228 

(52)

6,175 

2,058 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 48 

(2,643)

2,058 

 48 

(2,643)

 – 

 – 

 49 

2,058 

 48 

(2,594)

 5,995 

 7,953 

(8,257)

5,691 

(3)

 5,687 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (39)

(226)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (1,568)

 (1,568)

 (1,860)

 (1,860)

 (26,882)

 (26,882)

 (381)

(420)

(528)

(754)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (1,860)

 (26,882)

(420)

(754)

 5,730 

 7,953 

 (37,909)

 (24,226)

 (1,571)

 (25,797)

 – 

 5,730 

2,870 

 2,870 

 – 

8,092 

8,092 

 1 

8,093 

 7,953 

(29,817)

 (16,134)

(1,570)

(17,704)

700 

 700 

 1,963 

1,963 

5,533 

 5,533 

245 

 245 

5,778 

 5,778 

116,484 

 62,226 

 – 

178,710 

unallocated corporate assets

47,601 

47,601 

Consolidated total assets

116,484 

 62,226 

47,601 

226,311 

Liabilities

Segment liabilities

 32,568 

16,595 

 – 

49,163 

unallocated corporate liabilities

 – 

 – 

 55,307 

 55,307 

Consolidated total liabilities

 32,568 

16,595 

 55,307 

 104,470 

Capital expenditure

unallocated capital expenditure

Total capital expenditure

7,275 

 – 

 7,275 

 160 

 – 

160 

 – 

432 

 432 

7,435 

432 

 7,867 

*  non cash, non recurring 

 – 

 – 

– 

 – 

 – 

– 

 (29)

 – 

(29)

178,710 

47,601 

226,311 

49,163 

 55,307 

 104,470 

7,406 

432 

 7,838 

 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Year Ended 30 June 2018

Business Segments

Revenue

Trailer 
Solutions 
$’000

Parts & 
components 
$’000

Corporate/
Eliminations 
$’000

Total 
continuing 
activities 
$’000

Discontinued 
operation 
$’000

Total 
$’000

external segment revenue

290,948 

101,945 

 – 

392,893 

 16,419 

 409,312 

inter-segment revenue

7,553 

 25,477 

 (35,929)

(2,899)

2,899 

 – 

Total segment revenue

 298,501 

 127,422 

 (35,929)

 389,994 

19,318 

 409,312 

Total Revenue

Segment Result

Segment earnings pre associate, 
interest and significant items

Share of net profit of equity 
accounted investments

interest income

interest expense

Segment net profit before tax 
(Excluding significant items)

Significant items

income tax expense

Net profit after tax

depreciation and amortisation

Total Depreciation and amortisation

Assets

Segment assets

 298,501 

 127,422 

 (35,929)

 389,994 

19,318 

 409,312 

15,070 

8,104 

(8,230)

14,944 

(419)

14,525 

 1,404 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 58 

 1,404 

 58 

(2,328)

(2,328)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 1,404 

 58 

(2,328)

16,474 

8,104 

(10,500)

14,078 

(419)

13,659 

 – 

 – 

16,474 

 3,018 

3,018 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (3,561)

8,104 

 (14,061)

854 

 854 

 201 

201 

 – 

 (3,561)

10,517 

4,073 

 4,073 

 – 

 (87)

 – 

(3,648)

 (506)

 10,011 

725 

 725 

4,798 

 4,798 

 142,883 

 67,090 

 – 

209,973 

 19,813 

229,786 

unallocated corporate assets

 – 

 – 

 34,433 

 34,433 

 – 

 34,433 

Consolidated total assets

 142,883 

 67,090 

 34,433 

 244,406 

19,813 

 264,219 

Liabilities

Segment liabilities

 60,088 

16,840 

 – 

 76,928 

9,550 

 86,478 

unallocated corporate liabilities

 – 

 – 

41,922 

41,922 

 – 

41,922 

Consolidated total liabilities

 60,088 

16,840 

41,922 

118,850 

 9,550 

 128,400 

Capital expenditure

unallocated capital expenditure

Total capital expenditure

3,088 

 – 

 3,088 

358 

 – 

 358 

 – 

3,446 

 10,715 

 10,715 

10,715 

 14,161 

325 

 – 

 325 

 3,771 

 10,715 

14,486 

Geographical segments

The Group’s external revenues are predominantly derived from customers located within australia. The customer base  
is sufficiently diverse to ensure the Group is not reliant on any particular customer. The Group’s assets and capital 
expenditure activities are predominantly located within australia.

 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

15.  SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

On 15 October 2010, the Group established the MaxiTRaNS Performance Rights Plan (‘PRP’) that entitles executive 
directors and senior management to receive a specified number of Performance Rights (‘PRs’) which upon vesting can be 
converted into a specified number of ordinary shares in the Company.

The terms and conditions relating to PRs currently on issue are as follows:

Period

Grant date

Total PRs issued

Total PRs forfeited

Total PRs remaining on issue

Vesting conditions

1 July 2018 – 30 June 2021

1 July 2017 –30 June 2020

19-Oct-18

2,240,646

582,419

1,658,227

30-Sep-17

1,819,520

1,819,520

–

ROiC – 100%

ROiC – 100%

Base Return on invested Capital (ROiC)

3 year average rate of 6%

3 year average rate of 6%

Target increase in ROiC

average of 0.65% per annum 
(7.95% over 3 years)

average of 0.65% per annum 
(7.95% over 3 years)

Percentage increase in base ROiC required

32.5%

32.5%

Minimum % of ROiC target that must be 
achieved for Performance Rights to vest

66.67% (i.e. average of 0.43%  
per annum)

66.67% (i.e. average of 0.43%  
per annum)

Target ePS

n/a

n/a

Minimum service requirement

3 years from grant date

3 years from grant date

Details of PRs exercised:

2016/19 Plan

2017/20 Plan

2018/21 Plan

Total PRs issued

Total PRs forfeited

Total PRs exercised

Measurement of fair value

3,591,081

3,591,081

–

1,819,520

1,819,520

–

2,240,646

582,419

–

The fair value of PRs is calculated at the date of grant by an independent external valuer, Grant Thornton, using the  
Monte Carlo simulation model and allocated to each reporting period evenly over the period from grant date to vesting 
date. expected volatility is estimated by considering historic average share price volatility.

PRs are granted under a service condition and, for grants to key management personnel, non–market performance 
conditions. Non–market performance conditions are not taken into account in the grant date fair value measurement  
of the services received.

The inputs used in the measurement of the fair values at grant date of the PRs on issue are as follows:

Fair value at grant date 

Share price at grant date

2019

43.91¢

52.00¢

2018

58.79¢

67.00¢

expected volatility

40.00%

50.00%

expected dividend yield

Risk–free rate of return

Liquidity discount

5.00%

2.06%

6.50%

2.00%

n/a

15.00%

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Expense/(income) recognised in profit and loss

Share based payments expense recognised

Share based payments reversed

Total share based payment expense/(income) recognised as employee costs

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

255

(517)

(262)

2018 
$’000

352

(330)

22

during the period it was determined that the performance and service conditions of the 2016 and 2017 PR scheme will not 
be met. as a result, the total amount recognised for goods and services received over the life of the 2016 and 2017 scheme 
was reversed. in addition, where an employee has left the business their PR expense was reversed. The reversal amount  
is comprised of:

2016 PR scheme

2017 PR scheme

2018 PR scheme

$’000

261

235

21

16.  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

(a)  Director and other key management personnel disclosures

Key management personnel have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the 
Group. Key management personnel comprise the directors of the Company and executives for the Group.

The following were key management personnel of the Group at any time during the reporting period and unless otherwise 
indicated were key management personnel for the entire period:

Non-executive directors

Executives

•  Mr J Curtis (deputy Chairman)

•  Mr C Richards (CFO) – resigned 21 december 2018

•  Mr R Wylie (Chairman)

•  Ms J deMartino (CFO) – appointed 8 October 2018;  

•  Mr J Rizzo

•  Ms S Hogg

•  Ms M Verschuer – appointed 24 January 2019

Executive directors

•  Mr d Jenkins (Managing director)

resigned 6 March 2019

•  Mr P Loimaranta (Group General Manager – international)

•  Mr a McKenzie (Group General Manager – Sales  

and Marketing)

•  Mr T Negus (Group General Manager – Manufacturing)

•  Mr J O’Brien (General Manager – MaxiParts)

•  Mr T Bradfield (CFO) – appointed 6 March 2019

 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

(a)  Directors’ transactions in shares

directors and their related entities acquired 203,000 (2018: 385,377) existing ordinary shares in MaxiTRaNS industries 
Limited during the year.

(b)  Director and other key management personnel transactions

apart from the details disclosed in this note, no key management personnel have entered into a material contract with  
the Company or the Group since the end of the previous financial year and there were no material contracts involving 
directors’ interests existing at year end.

(c)  Transactions with associate

during the year the Group derived revenue from the associate of $38,296,867 (2018: $40,488,567) for the sale of new units, 
parts and the provisions of services. amounts receivable from the associate at year-end total $2,734,456 (2018: $3,925,567).

during the year the Group paid for services and parts from the associate totalling $2,422,069 (2018: $1,659,565). amounts 
owing at year-end total $117,789 (2018: $120,977).

all dealings were in the ordinary course of business and on normal commercial terms and conditions.

(d)  Key management personnel remuneration

The key management personnel remuneration (see Remuneration Report) is as follows:

Short–term employee benefits

Post–employment benefits

Share based payment benefits/(expense)

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

3,188,415

3,012,633

296,618

299,987

(114,446)

30,078

3,370,586

3,342,698

 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

17.  PARENT ENTITY

as at 30 June 2019 and throughout the financial year ending on that date, the parent company of the Group was 
MaxiTRaNS industries Limited.

Results of the parent company

Profit/(loss) for the year

Other comprehensive income

Total comprehensive income

Financial position of the parent company

Current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Total equity of the parent company comprising of:

issued capital

Reserves

Retained earnings

Total equity

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

(24,791)

(3,427)

– 

(24,791)

(3,427)

38,445 

79,618 

1,400 

44,900 

 34,718 

52,047 

114,440 

2,393 

51,892 

62,548 

56,385 

56,386 

352 

(22,019)

34,718 

 609 

5,553 

62,548 

investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures are carried at historical cost in the parent company less, where applicable, 
any impairment charge.

Parent company contingencies

at any given point in time, the parent company may be engaged in defending legal actions brought against it. The directors 
are not aware of any such actions that would give rise to a material contingent liability to the parent company.

 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

18.  CONTROLLED ENTITIES

Particulars in relation to controlled entities

Country of 
Incorp.

Class of 
Shares

2019 
%

2018 
%

Interest Held

The Company:

MaxiTRaNS industries Limited

Controlled entities of MaxiTRANS Industries Limited:

MaxiTRaNS australia Pty Ltd

–Transport Connection Pty Ltd

Transtech Research Pty Ltd

Trail Truck Parts Pty Ltd(i)

MaxiTRaNS industries (N.Z.) Pty Ltd

Peki Pty Ltd(i)

ultraparts Pty Ltd(i)

MaxiTRaNS Services Pty Ltd

MaxiTRaNS Finance Pty Ltd(i)

Lusty eMS Pty Ltd

Hamelex White Pty Ltd(i)

MaxiPaRTS Pty Ltd (formerly Colrain Pty Ltd)

–  Colrain Queensland Pty Ltd

–  Colrain (albury) Pty Ltd

–   Queensland diesel Spares Pty Ltd (formerly Colrain 

(Ballarat) Pty Ltd)(i)

–  Colrain Pty Ltd (formerly Colrain (Geelong) Pty Ltd)(i)

–   MaxiPaRTS (Qld) Pty Ltd (formerly Queensland 

diesel Spares Pty Ltd)

MaxiTRaNS employee Share Plan Pty Ltd

MaxiTRaNS (China) Limited(i)

Yangzhou Maxi–CuBe Tong Composites Co Ltd(ii)

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

aust.

Hong Kong

China

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

Ord.

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

–

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

80

(i)  dormant entity

(ii)  as at 2 November 2018 the MaxiTRaNS industries Limited sold the 80% majority shareholding

19.  ACQUISITION OF NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST ( NCI)

The Group has nil reportable NCi for FY2019. in June 2017, the Group acquired the additional 20% interest in Transport 
Connection Pty Ltd for $536,405 in cash, increasing its ownership from 80% to 100%. a final payment of $31,201 was paid 
in 2018 following the finalisation of the 30 June 2017 financial report of Transport Connection Pty Ltd. 

Consideration paid to NCi

increase in equity attributable to owners of the Company

2019 
$’000

 – 

 – 

2018 
$’000

31 

31 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

20.  DEED OF CROSS GUARANTEE

The Company, together with its subsidiaries, MaxiTRaNS australia Pty Ltd, Transtech Research Pty Ltd, Lusty eMS Pty 
Ltd, Peki Pty Ltd, MaxiTRaNS industries (N.Z.) Pty Ltd, MaxiPaRTS Pty Ltd (effective 1 September 2008, previously 
ineligible) and Queensland diesel Spares Pty Ltd (effective 22 June 2012, previously ineligible) each of which are 
incorporated in australia, entered into a “deed of Cross Guarantee” so as to seek the benefit of the accounting and audit 
relief available under Class Order (2016/785) made by the australian Securities & investments Commission which was 
granted on 30 June 2006.

a consolidated statement of comprehensive income and consolidated balance sheet, comprising the Company and 
controlled entities which are party to the deed, after eliminating all transactions between parties to the deed of Cross 
Guarantee, for the year ended 30 June 2019 is set out as follows:

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Total revenue

Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress

Raw materials and consumables used

Other income

employee expenses

Warranty expenses

depreciation and amortisation expenses

Finance costs

Other expenses

impairment loss on intangible assets

Share of net profits of joint ventures accounted for using the equity method

(Loss)/Profit before income tax

income tax benefit

Loss for the year

Other comprehensive income

Items that may subsequently be re-classified to profit or loss:

Net exchange difference on translation of financial statements of foreign 
operations

Cashflow hedge reserve

Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss:

Revaluation of land and buildings

Related tax

Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Profit attributable to:

equity holders of the company

Total comprehensive income attributable to: equity holders of the company

Note

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

 325,137 

 362,979 

 6,270 

 2,433 

(193,104)

(217,833)

 250 

 72 

(96,063)

(98,724)

(3,015)

(5,514)

(2,643)

(31,189)

(26,883)

 2,058 

(24,696)

 8,092 

(16,604)

 973 

 (342)

 12,690 

(3,807)

 9,514 

(7,090)

(16,604)

(7,090)

(3,770)

(4,055)

(2,328)

(26,938)

 – 

 1,404 

 13,240 

(3,484)

9,756 

 429 

 (35)

 3,901 

(1,136)

 3,159 

12,915 

 9,756 

 12,915 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Consolidated statement of financial position

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Consolidated

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

Note

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

inventories

Current tax assets

Other

Total Current Assets

Non-Current Assets

investment in joint venture

investments in controlled entities

Property, plant and equipment

intangible assets

deferred tax assets

Other NC assets

Total Non-Current Assets

Total Assets

Current Liabilities

Trade and other payables

interest bearing loans and borrowings

Current tax liability

Provisions

Total Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities

interest bearing loans and borrowings

deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

Other

Total Non-Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Net Assets

Equity

issued capital

Reserves

Retained profits

Total Equity

 11,925 

 38,520 

 57,673 

 768 

 3,801 

 9,691 

 35,539 

 55,470 

 2,237 

 1,567 

112,687 

104,504 

 11,356 

 2,903 

 41,523 

 42,719 

 10,858 

 – 

109,359 

222,046 

 4,826 

 7,193 

 93,617 

 32,686 

 265 

 1,249 

139,836 

244,340 

 45,050 

 47,855 

 255 

 – 

 11,558 

56,863 

 753 

 – 

 12,857 

61,465 

 43,670 

 49,908 

 – 

 1,034 

 – 

44,704 

101,567 

120,479 

 56,386 

 15,278 

 48,815 

 2,741 

 1,141 

 97 

53,887 

115,352 

128,988 

 56,386 

 19,175 

 53,427 

120,479 

128,988 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

21.  INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES

 Name of Entity

Principal Activity 

Trailer Sales Pty Ltd

Trailer retailer. Repairs and service provider. 
Sale of spare parts within australia, which 
is the country of incorporation.

investment in 
associate

 Ownership

2019 
%

36.67

2018 
%

36.67

australasian Machinery 
Sales Pty Ltd

Manufacturer and supplier of live  
bottom trailers.

Joint Venture

80.00

–

Revenues 
(100%)

Net Profit after 
Tax 100%

Share of 
Associate Profit 
Recognised

71,004

70,740

4,762

3,829

2,058

1,404

Total  
Assets

26,967

20,489

Total  
Liabilities

12,914

8,453

Net Assets as 
Reported by 
Associate

14,054

12,035

$’000

2019

2018

Commitments

The share of the associate’s capital commitments contracted but not provided for or payable within one year was  
$nil at 30 June 2019 (2018: $nil).

22.  NOTE TO THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities with operating profit/(loss) after tax

(Loss)/Profit for the year

Non-cash items in operating profit

depreciation and amortisation of assets

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment

disposal of discontinued operation

impairment loss on intangibles assets

Share of net profits of associates accounted for using the equity method

Share based payments expense

Change in assets and liabilities

(increase)/decrease in receivables

(increase)/decrease in other assets

(increase)/decrease in inventories

increase/(decrease) in trade payables and other liabilities

increase/(decrease) in income tax payable

increase/(decrease) in deferred taxes

increase/(decrease) in provisions

Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

 (17,704)

 10,011 

 5,533 

 (1,748)

 1,568 

 26,882 

 (2,058)

(262)

 (2,725)

 (1,442)

 (1,034)

 (3,915)

 1,283 

 (9,120)

 (1,356)

 (6,098)

 4,798 

73 

 – 

 – 

 (1,404)

22 

(569)

61 

 2,739 

 3,161 

 (1,237)

741 

 1,371 

 19,767 

 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

23.  CAPITAL AND LEASING COMMITMENTS

(a)  Operating lease commitments

Future operating lease rentals not provided for in the financial statements and payable:

–  not later than 1 year

–  later than 1 year but not later than 5 years

–  later than 5 years

Total operating lease commitments

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

 6,232 

 12,855 

 17,740 

 36,827 

 4,244 

 8,011 

 1,671 

 13,926 

The Group leases property under operating leases expiring from one to twenty-two years. Leases generally provide  
the Group with a right of renewal at which time all terms are renegotiated.

(b)  Capital expenditure commitments

Payable

–  not later than 1 year

–  later than 1 year but not later than 5 years

Total capital expenditure commitments

24.  CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

 7,028 

 – 

7,028 

2018 
$’000

 7,144 

867 

8,011 

at any given point in time the Group may be engaged in defending legal actions brought against it. in the opinion  
of the directors such actions are not expected to have a material effect on the Group’s financial position.

25.  REMUNERATION OF AUDITOR

Remuneration of auditor

KPMG Australia:

–  auditing and reviewing the financial statements

–  other services (taxation and advisory)

Overseas KPMG Firms:

–  auditing and reviewing financial statements

–  other services (taxation, advisory and due diligence)

Total auditor remuneration

Consolidated

2019 
$

2018 
$

 456,212 

 292,830 

 18,836 

 188,254 

 475,048 

 481,084 

 53,940 

 10,015 

 63,955 

 86,849 

 9,554 

 96,403 

 539,003 

 577,487 

 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

26.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

(a)  Risk management framework/policies

The Group’s key activities include the design, manufacture, sale, service and repair of transport equipment and related 
component and spare parts. These activities expose the Group to a variety of financial risks, including liquidity risk, credit 
risk and market risk such as currency and interest rate risk.

The Group’s financial risk management program seeks to minimise the potential adverse effects of the unpredictability  
of financial markets on the financial performance of the Group by utilising derivative financial instruments for purchase  
of supplies and raw materials. The Group measures risk exposure through sensitivity analysis in the case of currency  
risk, cash flow forecasting and ageing analysis for credit risk.

(b)  Interest rate risk

The Group is exposed to interest rate risk as it borrows at both fixed and floating interest rates. The risk is managed  
by the use of fixed interest rate contracts. Hedging activities are evaluated regularly to align with interest rate views and 
defined risk appetite, ensuring optimal hedging strategies are applied, by either positioning the statement of financial 
performance or protecting interest rate expense through different interest rate cycles.

as at reporting date the interest rate profile of the Group’s interest-bearing financial instruments were:

Borrowings – fixed rate

Borrowings – floating rate

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

 15,255 

 28,670 

 43,925 

2018 
$’000

 15,161 

 35,500 

 50,661 

as at reporting date, if interest rates on borrowings had moved as illustrated in the table below, with all other variables 
held constant, post tax profit for the year would have been affected as follows:

100bp increase

100bp decrease

(c)  Currency risk

2019 
$’000

(201)

201 

2018 
$’000

(218)

218 

The Group is exposed to foreign currency risk on purchases that are denominated in foreign currency, primarily united 
States dollars. derivative financial instruments (forward exchange contracts) are used by the Group to economically 
hedge exposure to exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency transactions.

Forward exchange contracts

The following table summarises the uS dollar forward exchange contracts outstanding as at the reporting date:

Average Exchange Rate

Foreign Currency

Contract Value

Fair Value

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

Buy uSd dollar

 0.7020 

 0.7498 

 5,038 

7,028 

7,177 

 9,373 

 (12)

134 

 
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

as at reporting date, if the australian dollar had moved against the uS dollar currency as illustrated in the table below, 
with all other variables held constant, post tax profit for the year would have been affected as follows:

uSd 10.0 cents increase

uSd 10.0 cents decrease

(d)  Credit risk

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

(626)

626 

2018 
$’000

(699)

699 

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to  
the Group. The Group is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities, primarily from trade and other receivables and 
financing activities, including deposits with financial institutions. The carrying amount of these financial assets at year-end 
represented the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk. The Group has a policy of only dealing with credit worthy 
counterparties and obtaining sufficient security where appropriate, as a means of mitigating the risk of financial losses from 
defaults. The Group does not have any significant credit risk exposure to any single counter party. The majority of accounts 
receivable are due from entities within the transport industry.

Guarantees

Performance guarantees of $2,625,945 (2018: $723,768) are held by Commonwealth Bank of australia (2018: 
Commonwealth Bank of australia and australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited) on behalf of MaxiTRaNS 
australia Pty Ltd and MaxiPaRTS Pty Ltd.

(e)  Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group manages 
liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves, committed banking facilities and reserve borrowing facilities and by 
continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

The Group’s liquidity management policies include Board approval of all changes to debt facilities including the terms  
of fixed rate debt. The liquidity management policies ensure that the Group has a well-diversified portfolio of debt, in 
terms of maturity and source, which significantly reduces reliance on any one source of debt in any one particular year. 
Liquidity risk is managed by the Group based on net inflows and outflows from financial assets and financial liabilities.

The following table summarises the maturities of the Group’s financial liabilities based on the remaining earliest 
contractual maturities, excluding net interest payable on borrowings.

30 June 2019 – Consolidated

Carrying 
Amount 
$’000

6 months  
or Less 
$’000

Trade and other payables and accruals

 (44,635)

 (44,635)

Borrowings

 (43,925)

(255)

6–12  
Months 
$’000

 – 

 – 

1–2  
Years 
$’000

– 

2–5  
Years 
$’000

– 

 (170)

(43,500)

Effect of derivative instruments

Forward exchange contracts

– 

inflow

–  outflow

 8,877 

 7,527 

 (8,889)

 (7,515)

 (88,572)

 (44,878)

 1,350 

(1,374)

 (24)

– 

– 

– 

– 

 (170)

(43,500)

 
 
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MaxiTRaNS iNduSTRieS

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

30 June 2018 – Consolidated

Carrying 
Amount 
$’000

6 months  
or Less 
$’000

6–12  
Months 
$’000

Trade and other payables and accruals

 (47,327)

 (47,327)

 – 

1–2  
Years 
$’000

– 

2–5  
Years 
$’000

– 

Borrowings

 (50,660)

(630)

 (122)

(22,245)

(27,663)

Effect of derivative instruments

Forward exchange contracts

– 

inflow

–  outflow

Finance facilities

 9,880 

 (9,746)

 9,880 

 (9,746)

 – 

 – 

– 

– 

– 

– 

 (97,853)

 (47,823)

 (122)

(22,245)

(27,663)

at year end, the Group had the following financing facilities in place with its bankers:

 Consolidated

Loan facility

Overdraft facility

Multi-option facility

Less borrowings 
included in liabilities

Facility Amount

Utilised

Available

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

2019 
$’000

2018 
$’000

 51,750 

 64,655 

 43,500 

52,568 

 5,000 

 5,000 

 – 

 61,750 

 1,000 

 9,000 

 (4,655)

 70,000 

 – 

 2,626 

 – 

 46,126 

– 

1,395 

(3,068)

50,895 

2019 
$’000

8,250 

5,000 

2,374 

– 

15,624 

2018 
$’000

 12,087 

 1,000 

 7,605 

 (1,587)

19,105 

On 29 June 2017, the Group refinanced its financing facilities. Commonwealth Bank of australia and HSBC Bank  
are the Group’s new banking partners.

The loan, overdraft and other facilities are fully secured by a registered mortgage over certain land and buildings  
of the controlled entities with a fair value of $24,300,370 as at 30 June 2019.

Core australian and New Zealand loan facilities of $61.75 million mature as follows, subject to continuing compliance  
with the terms of the facilities:

•  $30.00 million in July 2021

•  $21.75 million in June 2022

•  $10.00 million in June 2020

The net cash used in financing activities excluding dividends paid (totalling –$6.735 million) as disclosed in the Statement  
of Cash Flows, consist of the movement in interest bearing loans and borrowings as per note 9.

interest rates are a combination of fixed and variable.

The terms and conditions of the bank facilities contain covenants in relation to gearing ratio, interest cover and leverage ratio.

at half year, 31 december 2018, the Group breached its leverage ratio and accordingly the debt was classified as current  
at 31 december 2018. The Group’s Lenders provided a waiver of the 31 december 2018 covenant breach and varied the 
terms of the covenants. as at 30 June 2019, the Group satisfied the leverage ratio covenants with all debt being reported  
as non-current as at 30 June 2019. The Group’s forecast indicates that Group will comply will all covenants in the next  
12 months. 

 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

(f)  Fair value

Determination of fair value

Net fair value has been determined in respect of financial assets and financial liabilities, with reference to the carrying 
amount of such assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet, determined in accordance with the accounting 
policies disclosed in Note 1 to the financial statements.

The carrying amount approximates estimated net fair value for the Group’s financial assets and liabilities.

Classification of fair value

Fair Value Measurement requires that financial and non-financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value (being forward 
exchange contracts, interest rate swaps and land and buildings) be disclosed according to their position in the fair value 
hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at 30 June 2019.

•  Level 1 is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical items;

•  Level 2 is based on quoted prices or other observable market data not included in level 1;

•  Level 3 valuations are based on inputs other than observable market data.

Forward exchange contracts and interest rate swaps are classified as Level 2 and their fair value is determined by 
reference to observable inputs from active markets or prices from markets not considered active. They are priced with 
reference to an active yield or rate, but with an adjustment applied to reflect the timing of maturity dates.

The fair value of forward exchange contracts and interest rate swaps at balance date is as follows:

derivative assets

derivative liabilities

Consolidated

2019 
$’000

349 

2018 
$’000

41 

 – 

Land and buildings are classified as Level 3 and their fair value reflects the use of directly unobservable market inputs  
in their valuation, including assumptions about rents, yields and discount rates obtained from analysed transactions.

Valuations and assessments against current market prices have been performed at 30 June 2019 by external, independent 
property valuers, having appropriate recognised professional qualifications and recent experience in the location and 
category of the property being valued. The valuation technique is based on the highest and best use to market 
participants.

The following table present changes in the fair value of land and buildings during 2018/19, including changes to the 
unobservable inputs.

Opening balance as at 1 July 2018

Fair value revaluation

additions

disposals

depreciation recognised in the statement of profit and loss

exchange rate variance

Closing balance as at 30 June 2019

Consolidated Land 
and Buildings

 46,205 

 4,687 

 163 

(27,012)

 (362)

 619 

24,300 

 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

27.  DISCONTINUED OPERATION

On 2 November 2018 MaxiTRaNS industries Limited sold its 80% share of Yangzhou Maxi-CuBe Tong Composites Co Ltd 
(MTC) which forms part of the Parts & Components segment. MTC was classified as held-for-sale as at 30 June 2018. 

The comparative consolidated statement of profit or loss and OCi has been restated to show the discontinued operation 
separately from continuing operations.

(a)  Results of Discontinued Operation

Sale of goods

Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress

Raw materials and consumables used

employee and contract labour expenses

depreciation and amortisation expenses

Finance costs

Other expenses

Profit/(loss) from discontinued operation before tax

income tax expense

Profit/(loss) from discontinued operation

Loss on sale of discontinued operation

Less: Non-Controlling interest

Profit/Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

Basic earnings (loss) per share (cents per share)

diluted earnings (loss) per share

2019 
$’000

5,435

1

2018 
$’000

19,317

178

(4,220)

(15,862)

(276)

(245)

(49)

(649)

(3)

1

(2)

(1,568)

–

(1,570)

(0.85)

(0.85)

(852)

(725)

(146)

(2,329)

(419)

87

(332)

0

66

(266)

(0.14)

(0.14)

The loss from the discontinued operation of $2 thousand (2018: loss of $332 thousand) is 80% attributable to the owners  
of the Company.

(b)  Cash flows from (used in) Discontinued Operation

Net cash used in operating activities

Net cash from investing activities

Net cash used in financing activities

Net cash flows for the year

2019 
$’000

(492)

(29)

(840)

(1,361)

2018 
$’000

1,652

(318)

(389)

945

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Cont.)
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

28.   STANDARDS ISSUED BUT NOT YET 

EFFECTIVE

a number of new standards are effective for annual 
reporting periods beginning after 1 July 2019 and earlier 
application is permitted; however, the Group has not 
early adopted the new or amended standards in 
preparing these consolidated financial statements.

The following standards are expected to have an  
impact on the Group’s financial statements in the  
period of initial application.

(a)  AASB 16 Leases

The Group is required to adopt aaSB 16 Leases from 
reporting periods commencing after 1 January 2019. 

aaSB 16 introduces a single, on-balance sheet lease 
accounting model for lessees. a lessee recognises a 
right-of-use asset representing its right to use the 
underlying asset and a lease liability representing its 
obligation to make lease payments. There are recognition 
exemptions for short-term leases and leases of low-
value items. Lessor accounting remains similar to  
the current standard – i.e. lessors continue to classify 
leases as finance or operating leases. 

(i)  Transition

as a lessee, the Group can either apply the standard 
using a:

•  retrospective approach; or

•  modified retrospective approach with optional 

practical expedients.

The lessee applies the election consistently to all of  
its leases.

The Group has chosen to measure the right-of-use 
assets at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted 
by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments 
relating to that lease recognised in the statement of 
financial position immediately before the date of initial 
application. The Group plans to apply aaSB 16 initially  
on 1 July 2019, using the modified retrospective approach.

Therefore, the cumulative effect of adopting aaSB 16 will 
be recognised as an adjustment to the opening balance 
assets and liabilities at 1 July 2019, with no restatement 
of comparative information.

(ii)  Leases in which the Group is a lessee

The Group will recognise new assets and liabilities for its 
operating leases of rental properties, motor vehicle fleet 
and other equipment lease agreements. The nature of 
expenses related to those leases will now change because 
the Group will recognise a depreciation charge for the 
right-of-use assets and interest expense on lease liabilities.

Previously, the Group recognised operating lease 
expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the 
lease, and recognised assets and liabilities only to the 
extent that there was a timing difference between actual 
lease payments and the expense recognised.

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in additional, the Group will no longer recognise 
provisions for operating leases that it assesses to be 
onerous. instead, the Group will include the payments 
due under the lease in its lease liability.

No significant impact is expected for the Group’s  
finance leases.

Based on the information currently available the Group 
estimates that it will recognise additional right-of-use asset 
between $43.3 million to $51.2 million as at 1 July 2019. 
The Group does not expect the adoption of aaSB 16  
to impact its ability to comply with the existing  
leverage covenants.

(iii)  Leases in which the Group is a lessor

The Group is not required to make any adjustments  
for leases in which it is a lessor.

(b)  AASB 112 Income Taxes

The amendments clarify that the income tax 
consequences of dividends are linked more directly to 
past transactions or events that generated distributable 
profits than to distributions to owners. Therefore, an 
entity recognises the income tax consequences of 
dividends in profit or loss, other comprehensive income 
or equity according to where the entity originally 
recognised those past transactions or events.

an entity applies those amendments for annual reporting 
periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019, with early 
application permitted. When an entity first applies those 
amendments, it applies them to the income tax 
consequences of dividends recognised on or after the 
beginning of the earliest comparative period. Since the 
Group’s current practice is in line with these amendments, 
the Group does not expect any effect on its consolidated 
financial statements.

(c)  AASB 123 Borrowing Costs

The amendments clarify that an entity treats as part  
of general borrowings any borrowing originally made  
to develop a qualifying asset when substantially all  
of the activities necessary to prepare that asset for  
its intended use or sale are complete.

an entity applies those amendments to borrowing costs 
incurred on or after the beginning of the annual reporting 
period in which the entity first applies those amendments. 
an entity applies those amendments for annual reporting 
periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019, with early 
application permitted. Since the Group’s current practice 
is in line with these amendments, the Group does not 
expect any effect on its consolidated financial statements.

29.  EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE

There have been no events subsequent to the reporting 
date which would have a material effect on the Group’s 
financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2019.

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Independent Auditor’s Report
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Independent Auditor’s Report 

To the shareholders of MaxiTRANS Industries Limited 

Report on the audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion 

We have audited the Financial Report of 
MaxiTRANS Industries Limited (the 
Company). 

In our opinion, the accompanying Financial 
Report of the Company is in accordance 
with the Corporations Act 2001, including:  

  giving a true and fair view of the 

Group’s financial position as at 30 
June 2019 and of its financial 
performance for the year ended on 
that date; and 

 

complying with Australian Accounting 
Standards and the Corporations 
Regulations 2001. 

The Financial Report comprises:  

  Consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 

June 2019 

  Consolidated statement of profit or loss, 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity, and 
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the year 
then ended 

  Notes including a summary of significant accounting 

policies 

  Directors’ Declaration. 

The Group consists of the Company and the entities it 
controlled at the year-end or from time to time during 
the financial year. 

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. We believe that the audit 
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for 
the audit of the Financial Report section of our report.  

We are independent of the Group in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical 
requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics 
for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the Financial Report in 
Australia. We have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.  

KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG 
network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG 
International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under 
Professional Standards Legislation. 

 
                                                                                               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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. 

This matter was 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 this matter. 

Impairment of the ERP software ($26.9m) and recoverability of goodwill and other intangible 
assets ($44.3m) 

Refer to Note 7 Intangibles 

The key audit matter 

How the matter was addressed in our audit 

A key audit matter for us was the Group’s 
annual testing of the ERP software system 
(software), goodwill and other intangible assets 
for impairment, given the: 

  size of the balance (being 19.5% of total 

assets); and  

  market capitalisation of the Group being 
below the carrying amount of the net 
assets of the Group at year-end, increasing 
the possibility of software, goodwill and 
other intangible assets being impaired and 
increasing our audit effort in this area.  

In relation to the carrying value of the software, 
goodwill and other intangible assets we 
focused on the significant forward-looking 
assumptions the Group applied in their value in 
use models, including: 

 

forecast cash flows, growth rates and 
terminal growth rates - the Group has 
experienced competitive market conditions 
in the current year and incurred a loss 
during the year; 

  discount rate - these are complicated in 

nature and vary according to the conditions 
and environment the specific CGU is 
subject to from time to time, and the 
model’s approach to incorporating risks into 
the cash flows or discount rates. 

In addition to the above, the Group recorded an 
impairment charge of $26.9m against the 
software.  

Our procedures included: 

  We considered the appropriateness of the 

value in use method applied by the Group to 
perform the annual test of software, goodwill 
and other intangible assets for impairment 
against the requirements of the accounting 
standards. 

  We assessed the integrity of the value in use 
models used, including the accuracy of the 
underlying calculation formulas. 

  We compared the forecast cash flows 

contained in the value in use models to Board 
approved budget. 

  We assessed the accuracy of previous Group 
forecasts to inform our evaluation of forecasts 
incorporated in the models.  

  We challenged the forecast cash flows by 
comparing the financial year 2020 forecast 
cash flows to the historical actual growth in 
sales, gross profit and EBITDA. We used our 
knowledge of the Group, their past 
performance, business and customers.   

  We inspected post year-end management 
reporting accounts to compare actual 
performance to date against forecast for 
financial year 2020. 

  We considered the sensitivity of the models 
by varying key assumptions, such as financial 
year 2020 forecast cash flows, growth rates, 
terminal growth rates and discount rates, 
within a reasonably possible range, to identify 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

We involved valuation specialists to supplement 
our senior audit team members in assessing 
this key audit matter. 

those CGUs at higher risk of impairment and 
to focus our further audit procedures. 
  We compared forecast growth rates and 

terminal growth rates to published studies of 
industry trends and expectations. We used our 
knowledge of the Group, their past 
performance, business and customers, and 
our industry experience. 

  Working with our valuation specialists we 

independently developed a discount rate range 
considered comparable using publicly available 
market data for comparable entities, adjusted 
by risk factors specific to the Group and the 
industry it operates in. 

  We compared the trading multiples from 

comparable companies to the multiples from 
the Group’s value in use models. 

  We assessed the Group’s reconciliation of 
differences between the year-end market 
capitalisation and the carrying amount of the 
net assets by comparing the trading multiples 
from the models to trading multiples of 
comparable entities. 

  We recalculated the impairment charge for the 

software against the recorded amount 
disclosed. 

  We assessed the respective disclosures in the 

financial report using our understanding 
obtained from our testing and against the 
requirements of the accounting standards. 

Other Information 

Other Information is financial and non-financial information in MaxiTRANS Industries Limited’s annual 
reporting which is provided in addition to the Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report. The Directors 
are responsible for the Other Information.  

Our opinion on the Financial Report does not cover the Other Information and, accordingly, we do not 
express an audit opinion or any form of assurance conclusion thereon, with the exception of the 
Remuneration Report and our related assurance opinion. 

In connection with our audit of the Financial Report, our responsibility is to read the Other 
Information. In doing so, we 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. 

We are required to report if we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this Other 
Information, and based on the work we have performed on the Other Information that we obtained 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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prior to the date of this Auditor’s Report we have nothing to report. 

Responsibilities of the Directors for the Financial Report 

The Directors are responsible for: 

  preparing the Financial Report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian 

Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 

 

implementing necessary internal control to enable the preparation of a Financial Report that 
gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or 
error 

  assessing the Group and Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and whether the 
use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. This includes disclosing, as 
applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting 
unless they either intend to liquidate the Group and Company or to cease operations, or have 
no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Report 

Our objective is: 

 

 

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 Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it 
exists. 

Misstatements can arise from fraud or error. They 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 the 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 at: 
http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar1.pdf 
This description forms part of our Auditor’s Report. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Report on the Remuneration Report 

Opinion 

Directors’ responsibilities 

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report 
of MaxiTRANS Industries Limited for the 
year ended 30 June 2019, complies with 
Section 300A of the Corporations Act 
2001. 

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 responsibilities 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in 
pages 10 to 16 of the Directors’ report for the year 
ended 30 June 2019.  

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 
Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in 
accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. 

KPMG

Suzanne Bell

Partner 

Melbourne

23 August 2019 

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Australian Stock Exchange Additional Information
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019
For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Limited Listing Rules and not disclosed elsewhere  
in this report.

SHAREHOLDINGS

Substantial shareholders

The names of the substantial shareholders as at 31 July 2019 are:

Transcap Pty Ltd and related parties

HGT Investments Pty Ltd

Spheria Asset Management

Greig & Harrison Pty Ltd

TelstraSuper Pty Ltd

Voting rights

Ordinary 
Shares

25,547,972

20,900,000

13,614,114

9,356,501

9,260,831

As at 31 July 2019, there were 3,327 holders of ordinary shares of the Company.

Subject to the Constitution of the Company, holders of ordinary shares are entitled to vote as follows:

(a)  every shareholder may vote;

(b)  on a show of hands every shareholder has one vote;

(c)  on a poll every shareholder has:

(i)  one vote for each fully paid share; and

(ii) 

for each partly paid share held by the shareholder, a fraction of a vote equivalent to the proportion which the 
amount paid (not credited) is of the total amounts paid and payable (excluding amounts credited) on the share.

As at 31 July 2019, there were no unquoted options over unissued ordinary shares.

Distribution of shareholders

As at 31 July 2019

Range of Units

Range

1 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 100,000

100,001 and Over

Rounding Total

Ordinary Fully Paid Shares

Total holders

402

834

596

1,293

202

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For The Year Ended 30 June 2019

Shareholders with less than a marketable parcel

as at 31 July 2019, there were 556 shareholders holding less than a marketable parcel of 1,725 ordinary shares  
($0.29 on 31 July 2019) in the Company totalling 420,898 ordinary shares.

On market buy-back

There is no current on-market buy-back.

Top Holders

Name

1. HGT investments Pty Ltd

2. Transcap Pty Ltd

3. HSBC Custody Nominees (australia) Limited

4. J P Morgan Nominees australia Pty Limited

5. Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

6. Toroa Pty Ltd

7. Transcap Ptt Ltd

8. Horrie Pty Ltd 

9. de Bruin Securities Pty Ltd

10. debuscey Pty Ltd

11. John e Gill Trading Pty Limited

12. Mr eric dean Ross

13. John e Gill Operations Pty Ltd

14. BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd Hub24 Custodial Serv Ltd drp

15. James R Curtis

16. Hillmorton Custodians Pty Ltd

17. Mahata Pty Ltd 

18. aJT Holdings Pty Ltd

19. Tanerka Pty Ltd 

20. Mr Peter andrew Ronalds 

Units

% of Units

21,000,000

14,940,739

11,204,527

10,362,987

9,352,677

4,286,241

2,994,810

2,165,000

2,129,773

1,797,056

1,571,933

1,406,540

1,391,657

1,352,164

1,328,439

1,311,000

1,222,392

1,200,000

1,102,620

919,132

11.35

8.07

5.81

5.60

4.69

2.32

1.62

1.17

1.15

0.97

0.85

0.76

0.75

0.73

0.72

0.71

0.66

0.65

0.60

0.50

Totals: Top 20 Holders Of Ordinary Fully Paid Shares (Total) 

Total Remaining Holders Balance

91,917,923

93,157,730

49.67

50.33

Corporate Governance Statement

The Corporate Governance Statement of the 
directors and the accompanying appendix 4G is 
separately lodged with the aSx and forms part  
of this directors’ Report. it may also be found on  
the Company’s website at www.maxitrans.com.

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Corporate Directory

Company Secretary

Share Registry

Stock Exchange

Amanda Jones

Registered Office

346 Boundary Road 
Derrimut VIC 3030

Principal Place  
of Business

346 Boundary Road 
Derrimut VIC 3030

Contact numbers

Tel  +61 3 8368 1100 
Fax  +61 3 8368 1178

The Company is listed on the 
Australian Securities Exchange.

Other Information

MaxiTRANS Industries Limited 
ACN 006 797 173

maxitrans.com

Computershare Investor Services 
Yarra Falls, 452 Johnston Street 
Abbotsford VIC 3067

Tel  1300 850 505 (within Australia) 
Tel 

 +61 3 9415 4000  
(outside Australia)

Auditor

KPMG 
Tower Two 
Collins Square 
727 Collins Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000

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