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annual 
report

2023

ABN 34 093 877 331

This annual report covers Seeing Machines Limited as a consolidated 
entity. The Group’s functional and presentation currency is USD (US$). 
A description of the Group’s operations and its principal activities is 
included in the review of operations and activities in the directors’ 
report commencing on page 3. The following information is current as 
at 30 June 2023.

Directors

Kate Hill Non-Executive Director and Chair 
Paul McGlone-Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer 
Yong Kang (YK) Ng Non-Executive Director 
Gerhard Vorster Non-Executive Director 
John Murray Non-Executive Director 
Michael Brown Non-Executive Director

Company Secretary

Susan Dalliston

Registered office

80 Mildura Street 
Fyshwick ACT 2609

Principal place of business

80 Mildura Street 
Fyshwick ACT 2609 
Phone: + (61) 2 6103 4700 
Email: info@seeingmachines.com

Share register

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited 
452 Johnston Street 
Abbotsford VIC 3067 
Australia

Computershare Investor Services PLC 
The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road 
Bristol BS996ZY 
United Kingdom

Seeing Machines Limited shares are listed on the London Stock 
Exchange AIM market.

Solicitors

Herbert Smith Freehills 
ANZ Tower 161, Castlereagh Street, 
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

Fieldfisher LLP 
Riverbank House 
2 Swan Lane London EC4R 3TT 
United Kingdom

Bankers

HSBC Commercial Bank 
580 George Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

Auditors

Ernst & Young 
121 Marcus Clarke Street 
Canberra ACT 2600 
Australia

seeingmachinescontents

Our Mission and Purpose 

Letter from the Chair 

CEO Report 

The Year in Review 

Financial Highlights 

Company Highlights 

Inaugural ESG Report - Highlights 

Directors’ Report 

Review of Operations 

Financial Statements 

Notes to the Financial Statements 

Directors' Declaration 

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seeingmachinesour mission: 
zero 
transport 
fatalities.

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seeingmachinesour purpose: 
to get 
everyone 
home safely.

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seeingmachinesletter to 
shareholders

Thanks to 20+ years of R&D, Seeing Machines 
is a market leader for its world-leading DMS 
technology, underpinned by a wealth of data-
driven insights that ensures a clear competitive 
advantage over other suppliers. Demand for Seeing 
Machines’ technology is increasing in a very 
significant way and we have made great progress 
since our industry proven, validated technology 
debuted in General Motors’ award-winning Super 
Cruise™ System in 2018. Human Factors science 
underpins our robust, proprietary technology that 
operates in challenging and real-world conditions, 
and reliably, with products developed based on 
real-world and simulated data, across all segments 
– on road and in aviation related scenarios.

Seeing Machines is a great example of Australian 
innovation and entrepreneurship using applied 
artificial intelligence to achieve better outcomes for 
the Automotive, Aftermarket and Aviation sectors, 
and better outcomes for people as it meaningfully 
contributes to reduced transport fatalities. 
Ultimately, when Seeing Machines’ technology 
is implemented into vehicles or aircraft, drivers, 
operators and pilots can be alerted to, and mitigate 
the risks of, fatigue and distractions that could save 
not just their lives, but also the lives of others.

Every day we work towards our purpose which is 
clear and simple, to get everyone home safely. 

Regulatory tailwinds continue to 
drive opportunity

Driver Monitoring System (DMS) technology has 
become fundamental to vehicle safety across 
the world, increasingly buoyed by regulatory 
momentum in the Automotive and Aftermarket 
sectors. Against this backdrop, recent road safety 
regulations in the EU and, now the US have paved 

the way for a range of technologies, including DMS, 
to become mandatory in all new future vehicles. As 
such, DMS has quickly become centre stage across 
the global Automotive industry, as safety becomes 
a priority in semi-automated driving conditions and 
governments implement programs to ensure road 
trauma and deaths a are reduced. 

According to “Euro NCAP’s 2025 Roadmap: In 
Pursuit of Vision Zero” More than 90% of road 
accidents are caused by “human mistakes”. In 
general, two kinds of mistakes can be observed: 
violations, of which speeding and driving under 
the influence of alcohol or drugs are most 
common; and human “errors”, in which the driver 
state - inattentiveness, fatigue, distraction - and 
inexperience play an important role. Additionally, 
Euro NCAP has published the protocols of what is 
considered required in terms of DMS functionality, 
with Seeing Machines acting as one of the primary 
direct advisers.

Europe’s General Safety Regulation requires all 
cars, vans, trucks and buses, to have technology 
installed to mitigate the risks associated with 
drowsy driving from 2024. From there, in 2026, 
the technology must be able to detect and help 
mitigate risks associated with distracted driving. 
For Automotive, this lines up closely to Euro NCAP 
requirements, however has opened up significant 
opportunity for Seeing Machines in our Aftermarket 
segment where commercial transport and logistics 
vehicles will also have to comply. 

As with Europe, Seeing Machines has been 
working actively with US Congress, and other 
key stakeholders including US safety groups and 
researchers, to expedite the 2021 Infrastructure 
Act, recommending driver safety technology to 

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seeingmachinesdetect drunk and distracted driving, and requiring 
US Department of Transport (DOT) rulemakings.  It 
is our expectation that an announcement will be 
made by the DOT in 2024. 

the FY2023 period. Highlights are included in 
this report, with a link to the website for the 
complete version.

We welcomed our new CFO, Martin Ive, this 
year, bringing significant public company and 
finance focused expertise, and he joins a robust 
management team that continues to drive the 
Company towards a very bright future, under the 
guidance of our CEO.   I visit the team in Canberra 
regularly, and remain extremely proud to be 
working with such hard-working industry experts.

We are driven to save lives and are very well 
positioned for success. Our focus remains squarely 
on our customers and ultimately, returning value 
to our shareholders and I would like to thank all 
Seeing Machines colleagues around the world for 
their continued hard work and commitment.

Kate Hill 
Chair 
Seeing Machines Limited

Consistent growth

During the financial year, Seeing Machines 
launched quarterly reports, featuring a number 
of key performance indicators (KPIs) across the 
Automotive and Aftermarket businesses. This extra 
level of transparency has enabled our shareholders 
to view the quarter-on-quarter growth of monitored 
Guardian connections, a key contributor to Annual 
Recurring Revenue and cars on the road, which 
confirms successful completion of Automotive 
programs and achievement of high-volume, high-
margin royalty revenue. 

We are proud to see such significant annual growth 
in ‘cars on road’, now boasting more than 1.3 million, 
across 6 individual programs, featuring our leading 
FOVIO driver monitoring system technology. 
Further, the Aftermarket business has continued 
to grow at around 30% year on year and we are 
now actively monitoring over 54,000 individual 
vehicles with our Guardian technology, and many 
more drivers, all day, every day. Moreover, the 
Group’s After Manufacture Segment (factory-fit) is 
developing into a key market for Guardian Gen 3.

Conclusion

At the end of this financial year, we are once again 
substantially further along our journey than we 
were twelve months ago. We continue to evolve 
as an organisation and this year, we present our 
first Sustainability Report under the Sustainability 
Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards 
for the Software and IT Services Industry, covering 

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seeingmachinesCEO  
report

Sum of the parts

FY2023 has been game-changing for Seeing 
Machines in many ways. As Europe’s General 
Safety Regulation deadlines approach, alongside 
Euro NCAP’s timeframe for a range of safety 
technologies that enhance safety and give 
automakers the opportunity for a five-star safety 
rating, the company now boasts three business 
units (Automotive, Aviation and Aftermarket) 
that are all leveraging the same underlying 
technology and contributing to the success of the 
overall business.

During the year, we have continued our work 
with regulators and government bodies around 
the world and expect that the USA will be the 
next jurisdiction to follow Europe in terms of 
enhanced transport safety regulation, opening up 
more opportunity for our industry leading Driver 
Monitoring System (DMS) technology as a safety 
measure. Legislative decisions are expected 
very soon to support the implementation of this 
technology and mitigate the risks of impaired 
(drunk) and distracted driving.  

Strong performance

Seeing Machines has achieved record year-on-
year revenue growth, up 48% to US$57.8m, despite 
a range of challenges and wider industry dynamics, 
especially within global automotive supply chains. 
Annual Recurring Revenue increased by 27% whilst 
our higher margin Automotive royalty revenues 
were up 91% to US$7.6m, demonstrating the 
evolution of our business mix as we make material 
progress on the road to profitability. Gross Profit of 
US$28.9m represented an increase of 65% as the 
Group’s EBITDA improved to a loss of US$9.3m 
from US$16.3m in 2022. 

Strategic collaborations drive positive market 
share potential 

The exclusive collaboration with Magna 
International is key to Seeing Machines’ growth 
in Automotive, and the additional investment 
by Magna has strengthened our balance sheet, 
ensuring that the Company is funded to deliver on 
its business plan. 

Innovation inside the vehicle continues to develop, 
confronting OEMs with increasing cost, limited 
space and the integration of a range of technology 
to power safety and convenience features across 
their extensive vehicle lines.   DMS integrated into 
the rear-view mirror provides OEMs with the ideal 
option to meet compliance, given these extensive 
and varied vehicle lines, as well as being an ideal 
location to support driver, occupant and even full 
cabin monitoring. A difficult problem to solve, our 
world-leading team of engineers, together with 
Magna, has successfully achieved that, with the 
first implementation of the solution scheduled to 
start production in 2024, via a major European OEM.

This location is predicted to experience the 
biggest growth across all markets and represents 
a compelling step-change for Seeing Machines. 
Working with one of the world's largest automotive 
tier-one suppliers, with a focus on mirrors, will 
enable Seeing Machines to increase market 
share as OEMs work hard to meet regulatory 
requirements, deliver a reliable driver and occupant 
monitoring solution and respond to the integration 
challenge inside the cabin.

I am confident that this collaboration has the 
potential to secure a significant share of the interior 
monitoring market.

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seeingmachinesCEO  

report

Our success in developing the Aviation market 
for eye-tracking with some of the world’s largest 
companies, across an industry that is renowned for 
tech innovation and safety, has led to a world-first 
and exclusive arrangement with Collins Aerospace, 
a Raytheon company. Under the Agreement, we 
are working together to jointly market and deliver 
innovative AI-powered eye-tracking solutions to 
the global Aviation industry, enhancing safety and 
better supporting pilots with mission critical fatigue 
detection solutions.

This collaboration will support Seeing Machines to 
access the significant opportunity across aircraft 
and simulators of over US$700 million in the next 
20 years, and to develop revolutionary fatigue 
management technology solutions to increase 
safety across the aerospace sector. 

In return for Seeing Machines granting perpetual 
exclusivity to Collins for Aviation and Space fields 
of use, Collins has begun to pay US$10 million in 
three tranches. Further, Collins will pay Seeing 
Machines non-recurring engineering (NRE) 
payments to develop the solutions, evolving into 
potential future royalty payments as shipsets are 
released to customers. 

With no competition in this space, today, this 
world-first collaboration brings together the 
companies' collective expertise in navigation, 
communication, sensor technology, flight 
controls and aviation system design to accelerate 
innovation and safety across the industry. 

Path to profit

As we see growing revenue on top of a significant 
focus on cost management across all areas of our 
business, we can expect to see a cash break-even 
run rate in FY2025, without the need to raise any 
additional funds from the market. 

This milestone is obviously important and 
together with the management team at Seeing 
Machines, I am laser focused on achieving that. 

The introduction of quarterly Key Performance 
Indicators (KPIs) during the period has enabled the 
Company to demonstrate ongoing momentum as 
well as year on year growth for the Automotive and 
Aftermarket businesses.

The enhanced transparency we provide, 
showing the rate of monitored Guardian 
connections, a significant contributor to Annual 
Recurring Revenue, as well as cars that start 
production, delivering high-volume, high-
margin revenue, will also continue to give all our 
stakeholders confidence in our progress as this 
timeframe closes in. 

Looking ahead

Seeing Machines has three established business, 
best-in-class proprietary technology developed 
using 14+bn kilometres of real world driving data, 
trusted partnerships with tier one automotive 
suppliers, manufacturers and aviation suppliers 
and a strong balance sheet. Allied to the structural 
tailwinds accelerating growth in our end markets as 
regulatory deadlines are implemented in practice, 
we are well positioned to take advantage of the 
opportunities ahead.

I would like to thank the team at Seeing Machines 
for their ongoing commitment and contribution to 
our progress as a business. Solving problems that 
help get people home safely is at the very core 
of our purpose and I am incredibly proud to lead 
our team as we make a real difference to transport 
safety all around the world.

Paul McGlone 
CEO 
Seeing Machines Limited

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Directors' declaration 64    In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Seeing Machines Limited, I state that: 1. In the opinion of the Directors: (a) the financial statements and notes of the consolidated entity are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) Giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and (ii) Complying with Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001; (b) The financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in note 3.6; and (c) There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. 2. This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the Directors in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial year ended 30 June 2020.   On behalf of the board       Paul McGlone Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Canberra seeingmachinesthe year  
in review

financial 
highlights

$57.8m(US)

revenue↑48% from FY 2022

$36.1m(US)

cash position at 30 June 2023

1m+

cars on road 
across 6 programs

$47.5m(US)

balance sheet strengthened with investment 
from Magna International

$13.6m

annual reoccuring 
revenue↑27% from  
FY 2022

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seeingmachinescompany  
highlights

51,975

monitored guardian highlights

$321m(US)

awarded automotive value 
across 15 individual programs

exclusive 
collaboration

with Magna International to deliver 
occupant monitoring integrated into 
the rear view mirror

naturalistic driving data 
collected from from over

13b kms

of Guardian fitted vehicles

aviation 
comes of age

as global exclusive agreement with 
world’s largest tier 1 avionics company, 
Collins International is signed

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seeingmachinesOur Environmental, 

Social and Governance 
Highlights for FY2023

Seeing Machines exists to get people home safely 
and this Purpose underpins everything we do. As 
we continue to achieve a growing and positive 
impact on transport safety, with over 1.3 million 
cars and more than 54 thousand trucks on the 
road today featuring our life-saving technology, 
we enrich the experience for our employees. 
Our investors have bought into our vision of zero 
transport fatalities, and we remain committed to 
enhancing our impact into the future. 

With more than 20 years of research into human 
behaviour, Seeing Machines now boasts the 

world’s most advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) 
driven driver and occupant safety technology, 
based on real-world scenarios.

This year, we present our first Sustainability Report 
under the Sustainability Accounting Standards 
Board (SASB) Standards for the Software and IT 
Services Industry, covering the period from 1 July 
2022 to 30 June 2023 (FY 2023). We are pleased to 
provide a summary of our Results here, with the full 
version of the report now available on the Seeing 
Machines website. 

Environmental Footprint of Hardware Infrastructure

Total energy consumed

Percentage grid electricity

Percentage renewable

Total water withdrawn

Total water consumed; 

TC-SI-130a.1

2.342Gj

TC-SI-130a.1

100%

TC-SI-130a.1

0%

TC-SI-130a.2

432 kilolitres

TC-SI-130a.2

432 kilolitres 1 

Percentage of each in regions with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress

TC-SI-130a.2

0%

Data Privacy & Freedom of Expression

Number of users whose information is used for secondary purposes

TC-SI-220a.1

See note 
below

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with 
user privacy

TC-SI-220a.3

$0

Number of law enforcement requests for user information

Number of users whose information was requested

Percentage resulting in disclosure

TC-SI-220a.4

TC-SI-220a.4

12

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TC-SI-220a.4

100%

Seeing Machines’ consumption of water is ordinary consumption in its leased offices and is billed and therefore reported in kilolitres.

1 

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seeingmachinesSeeing Machines’ use of customer information 
for secondary purposes is for purposes related to 
the primary purpose or purposes described in our 
privacy policy (with the associated legal basis).  The 
principal secondary purposes for which user data is 

used is to enhance, improve or modify our products 
and services, including for scientific research and 
is subject to our customer contracts and applicable 
laws. Our privacy policy can be viewed here.

Data Security

Number of Data Breaches

Percentage involving personally identifiable information (PII)

Number of users affected

Recruiting and Managing a Global, Diverse & Skilled Workforce

Percentage of employees that are foreign nationals

Percentage of employees that are located offshore (total)

USA

Europe

Asia Pacific (excluding Australia)

Employee engagement as a percentage

TC-SI-230a.1

TC-SI-230a.1

TC-SI-230a.1

TC-SI-330a.1

TC-SI-330a.1

TC-SI-330a.1

TC-SI-330a.1

TC-SI-330a.1

TC-SI-330a.2

02 

0

0

25%

13.83%

11.4%

1.73%

0.7%

64%

Percentage of gender representation for management

TC-SI-330a.3

19.06%

80.94%

Percentage of gender representation for technical staff

TC-SI-330a.3

18.99%

81.01%

Percentage of gender representation for all other employees

TC-SI-330a.3

42.11%

57.89%

0%

0%

0%

Female

Male

N/A

Intellectual Property Protection and Competitive Behaviour

Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated 
with anti-competitive behaviour regulations

TC-SI-520a.1

$0

Managing Systemic Risks from Technology Disruptions

Number of performance issues

Number of Service disruptions

TC-SI550a.1

TC-SI550a.1

0

2

Total customer downtime

TC-SI550a.1

77.06 license days3 

Activity Metrics

Number of licenses or subscriptions

TC-SI-000.A

Commercially confidential

Percentage cloud based

Data processing capacity

Percentage outsourced

Amount of data storage

Percentage outstourced

TC-SI-000.A

Commercially confidential

TC-SI-000.B

>472 CPU Cores4 

TC-SI-000.B

50%

TC-SI-000.C

>3 petabytes

TC-SI-000.C

95%

2  Seeing Machines did not experience data breaches in the reporting period that had a material impact on the business, required regulatory reporting to 

authorities, or incurred financial penalties.

3  Defined as interruption duration multiplied by the number of software and IT services licenses affected, reported in license days.
4  Seeing Machines utilizes dynamic scaling therefore active cores will be variable based on load requirements.

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seeingmachinesdirectors’  
report

Your Directors present their report on the consolidated entity consisting of Seeing 
Machines Limited and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year 
ended 30 June 2023.

Directors

The following persons were Directors of Seeing Machines Limited during the whole of the financial year 
and up to the date of this report:

From left to right:

Gerhard Vorster | Non-Executive Director

Yong Kang (YK) Ng | Non-Executive Director

Michael Brown | Non-Executive Director

John Murray | Non-Executive Director

Kate Hill | Non-Executive Director and Chair

Martin Ive | CFO 

Paul McGlone | CEO and Executive Director

Stephane Vedie | Non-Executive Director  
(appointed 25 October 2023)

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seeingmachinesreview of 
operations

Principal activities

The Company’s principal activities 
during the year were:

• 

• 

• 

Developing, selling and licensing products, 
services and technology to detect and manage 
driver fatigue anddistraction, including 
continued market development to secure 
sustainable channels to market for the product;

Entering commercial agreements with partners 
for the development, manufacturing and sale 
of products into key target markets; and

Research and development of the Company’s 
core vision processing technologies to support 
the development and refinement of the 
Company’s products.

Dividends - Seeing Machines Limited

No dividends or distributions have been made to 
members during the year ended 30 June 2023 
(2022: nil) and no dividends or distributions have 
been recommended or declared by the Directors in 
respect of the year ended 30 June 2023 (2022: nil).

Review of operations

The Company’s total revenue for the financial year 
(excluding foreign exchange gains and finance 
income) was US$57,771,000 compared to the 2022 
revenue of US$39,000,000, representing a 48% 
increase on prior year results.

Product

FY2023

FY2022

Variance

US$’000

US$’000

OEM

26,707

10,518

Aftermarket

31,064

28,482

Sales 
Revenue

57,771

39,000

%

154

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OEM revenue more than doubled compared to 
the previous corresponding period in line with 
the early stage ramp up of vehicle production for 
a number of Automotive OEM programs. Royalty 
revenues, derived from installation of Seeing 
Machines’ Driver Monitoring System (DMS) 
technology, increased by 91% to US$7,580,000 
from US$3,960,000 in FY22. The growth in royalty 
revenues in the OEM business has resulted in the 
revenue mix moving to a greater proportion of 
higher margin revenue streams, which is expected 
to continue as Automotive programs become the 
dominant source of revenue for this business unit. 
In FY23, the OEM operating segment entered into 
two key exclusive collaboration arrangements 
which earned licensing revenue of US$11,332,000 
(2022: nil). The remainder of the revenue in the 
OEM segment primarily represents NRE (Non-
Recurring Engineering) revenue which is software 
development activities undertaken to embed DMS 
technologies into the specific OEM configuration 
prior to the commencement of production. NRE 
revenue increased by 16% to US$6,766,000 (2022: 
US$5,850,000), and is a lead indicator of future 
royalty revenue.

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seeingmachinesAftermarket hardware and installation revenue 
decreased by 2% over the prior year to 
US$14,495,000 (2022: US$14,722,000) which 
was due to limited hardware supply in the first 
half of the financial year. Connected Guardian 
units increased to 51,975 units in June 2023 
representing 30% growth from 39,832 in June 2022. 
As a result of this growth, monitoring services 
revenue increased by 17% to US$11,117,000 (2022: 
US$9,512,000), continuing the accumulation of 
recurring revenue from the Guardian connections.

Gross profit increased from US$17,508,000 in 
FY22 to US$28,898,000 in FY23. Operational 
gross profit margin improved 5% year on year from 
45% in FY22 to 50% in FY23 primarily reflecting 
increased high-margin OEM royalty and exclusivity 
licence revenues.

The Company continued to invest in its core 
technology development to further strengthen 
its competitive moat, rapidly expand features and 
leverage its unique systems approach across global 
OEM and Aftermarket industries. As a result, Seeing 
Machines has reflected a portion of development 
expenditure which meets recognition criteria as an 
intangible asset. During FY23, such development 
expenditure amounting to US$23,685,000 (2022: 
US$18,611,000) was capitalised and US$2,444,000 
(2022: US$829,000) was amortised. The remaining 
research and development costs have been 
expensed and amount to US$11,264,000 (2022: 
US$11,251,000) . The total investment in research 
and development for the current year amounting to 
US$34,949,000 (2022: US$29,862,000).

The resultant loss for the period represented a 
decrease of US$3,019,000 at US$15,548,000 
(2022 loss: US$18,567,000).

Net cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2023 
totalled US$36,139,000 (2022: US$40,470,000).

On 4 October 2022, Seeing Machines received 
funding of US$47,500,000 from Magna 
International in the form of a non-transferable 
4-year convertible note maturing in October 2026 
(the “Convertible Note”). Details of the Convertible 
Note can be found in Note 21 to the Financial 
Statements. The proceeds of the Convertible Note 
are being used to meet technology demands, for 
general working capital and corporate purposes, 
as well as well as to strengthen the Company’s 
balance sheet so that it is fully funded to deliver on 
its current business plan.

Operational Highlights

Seeing Machines continues to grow across all 
segments, now a well-recognised leader in the 
delivery of proven driver and occupant monitoring 
system technology with accelerated momentum 
achieved throughout FY23.

Martin Ive, CFO, was appointed to the Company 
in November 2022. Martin is a highly experienced 
finance professional and chartered accountant. 
He was previously the CFO for leading ASX-listed 
Altium Limited and is responsible for overseeing 
the global finance function and providing financial 
insights and information to guide strategic and 
operational decisions.

Regulatory tailwinds have increased demand 
across all road transport segments as Europe’s 
General Safety Regulation (GSR2) is now in effect, 
and Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) 
five-star system imminent for all cars sold across 
Europe, delivering a positive global impact on 
DMS fitment. The USA is ramping up its path 
towards regulated requirement for driver assistance 
features, including DMS, to address distraction 
and impairment, in particular. Seeing Machines is 
working closely with rule-makers and other bodies 
in the USA to inform the protocols that underpin 
robust safety outcomes.

The introduction of quarterly Key Performance 
Indicators (KPIs) during the period has enabled the 
Company to demonstrate ongoing momentum as 
well as year on year growth for the Automotive and 
Aftermarket businesses. In Automotive, revenue 
has transitioned from low margin NRE to high 
margin royalty revenue as cars start production 
across a range of programs. Seeing Machines 
now has more than 1 million cars on the road 
(1,086,176) installed with DMS technology. This 
number is projected to grow substantially for the 
foreseeable future based on current programs and 
will further expand as more programs are awarded, 
currently under Request for Quote (RFQ). The 
value of current won business, based on initial 
minimum volumes stands at US$321m with the 
majority of that revenue to be recognised over the 
period to 2028.

A highlight during the period was the agreement 
between Seeing Machines Limited and Magna to 
exclusively co-market DMS/OMS integrated into 
the rear-view mirror. Thi/s location is predicted to 
experience the biggest growth across all markets 
and represents a big step-change for the Company. 

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seeingmachinesWorking with one of the world’s largest automotive 
tier-one suppliers, with a focus on mirrors, will 
enable Seeing Machines to increase market 
share as OEMs work hard to meet regulatory 
requirements, deliver a reliable driver and occupant 
monitoring solution and respond to the integration 
challenge inside the cabin.

In Aftermarket, Guardian connections have 
increased by 30% over the year to almost 52,000 
global installations, contributing to expanding 
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) performance. 
With a historically low churn rate across this 
business, ARR is a very important contributor to 
overall Company revenue. Regulation, specifically 
in Europe with the GSR, is positively impacting 
the potential for increased Guardian connections 
and there has been good momentum in Europe 
with commercial vehicle manufacturers seeking to 
‘factory-fit’ the technology in order to sell compliant 
vehicles across the continent, and globally. Seeing 
Machines is engaged with these customers and 
this additional segment (“After Manufacture”) is 
now a key focus for the Company. The regulatory 
momentum has also seen increased interest in 
large multinational organisations and Seeing 
Machines will refocus on the USA as it launches its 
third generation Guardian technology early in 2024.

Seeing Machines signed an exclusive licence 
with Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies 
business, to jointly develop pioneering eye-tracking 
solutions for the global Aviation industry. Collins 
Aerospace is the world’s largest Tier 1 Avionics 
company and has been working successfully with 
Seeing Machines for some years. Building on 
this history, the collaboration will enable the two 
companies to access the significant opportunity 
across aircraft and simulators of over US$700 
million in the next 20 years, and to develop 
revolutionary fatigue management technology 
solutions to increase safety across this sector. The 
exclusivity will see Collins pay Seeing Machines 
US$10 million over three years as well as NRE 
payments that will cover development of solutions, 
evolving into potential future royalty payments as 
shipsets are released to customers.

Seeing Machines exists to get people nerating 
business units that are contributing to that 
mission every day.”

Significant changes in the state of affairs

During the financial year there was no significant 
change in the state of affairs of the Company other 
than those referred to elsewhere in this report and 
in the financial statements or notes thereto.

Events since the end of the financial year

No matters or circumstances have arisen since 
30 June 2023 that has significantly affected the 
group’s operations, results or state of affairs, or may 
do so in future years.

Likely developments and expected 
results of operations

More information on the likely developments and 
expected results of the operations are included in 
the review of operaitons and operational highlights 
on pages 16-18.

Environmental regulation

The Company holds no licences issued by 
relevant Environmental Protection Authorities 
and there have been no known breaches of any 
environmental regulations.

Chief Executive Officer

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is 
Paul McGlone (appointed 4 July 2019).

Company secretary

Susan Dalliston is the General Counsel & Company 
Secretary (appointed 4 July 2019) at the date 
of this report.

Prior to joining Seeing Machines, Susan was 
General Counsel & Company Secretary for an 
advanced biofuel company with a patented 
process converting biomass residues into biocrude.

She has several years’ experience advising 
on financial transactions, mergers and 
acquisitions, capital raising, contract negotiation, 
commercialisation of intellectual property, 
governance and risk management.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, 
Master of Laws and a Graduate Certificate in 
Intellectual Property. She has undertaken the 
Company Directors Course through the Australian 

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seeingmachinesInstitute of Company Directors (MAICD), is a 
member of the Association of Corporate Counsel 
(ACC) and holds an unrestricted practicing 
certificate through the ACT Law Society.

Employee Numbers

At 30 June 2023 the Group had 399 full-time 
employees (266 employees at 30 June 2022).

Information on Directors

The names and particulars of the directors of the 
Company are set out in the following table. The 
directors were in office for the entire period unless 
otherwise stated.

Directors

Kate Hill

Experience and expertise

Chair of the Board & Non-Executive Director

Kate had a distinguished 20+ year career with Deloitte Touche Tomatsu as an audit 
partner where she worked with Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed and privately 
owned clients. She has worked extensively in regulated environments including assisting 
with IPO’s, capital raising and general compliance, as well as operating in an audit 
environment. She held a variety of leadership and executive roles in Deloitte and was the 
first woman appointed to the Board of Partners of the Australian firm.

Kate holds a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Statistics from Bristol University, is a 
Member of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand, and a Graduate of the 
Australian Institute of Company Directors. Kate is an Independent Director.

Other current directorships

Kate is a Non-Executive Director of Count Limited (ASX: CUP), Artrya Limited (ASX: AYA), 
MedAdvisor Limited (ASX: MDR) and Hipages Group Limited (ASX: HPG).

Special responsibilities

Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 13 December 2018, as interim Chair of the 
Board on 5 June 2019, as Chair of the Board on 22 July 2019. Member of the Risk, Audit 
and Finance Committee and of the People, Culture and Risk Committee.

Interests in shares and options

Ordinary shares

4,500,000

Paul McGlone

CEO & Executive Director

Experience and expertise

Appointed on 4 July 2019. Paul has held the CEO position for 4 years, prior to which 
he held the position of head of Fleet, prior to its renaming as Aftermarket. Paul has 
extensive experience in public company leadership, supply chain and technology driven 
businesses.

During his 10-year career at Australian listed company, Brambles, Paul held operational 
and corporate leadership roles including President of CHEP Asia Pacific and Group Vice 
President Strategy, Planning and Innovation. He was the architect of its global growth 
plan which resulted in a threefold increase in the company’s market capitalisation.

Other current directorships

Paul was appointed as a Director of Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) in July 2021.

Special responsibilities

Chief Executive Officer

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seeingmachinesDirectors

Interests in shares and options

Ordinary shares

Options in shares

Rights in shares

Gerhard Vorster

Non-Executive Director

540,000

12,000,000

15,000,000

Experience and expertise

Appointed on 1 December 2019. Gerhard is an accomplished senior executive and 
former Deloitte partner with a growing board portfolio and significant expertise in 
strategy and technology. Gerhard began his career at Deloitte in 1987 in the consulting 
business as strategic management consultant and partner. Over a 28-year career with 
the firm, Gerhard was appointed to various executive roles, including Managing Partner 
for Consulting for the Australia and Asia Pacific region and his most recent role, Chief 
Strategy Officer for the region.

Gerhard holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Pretoria and a Master 
of Business Administration (Cum Laude) from the University of Potchefstroom. He is a 
member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Gerhard is an Independent 
Director.

Other current directorships

Gerhard is currently an alternate director of the Brisbane Airport Corporation and 
Chairman of the Bio Capital Impact Fund

Special responsibilities

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the People, Culture and Remuneration Committee

Interests in shares and options

Ordinary shares

109,375

John Murray

Non-Executive Director

Experience and expertise

Appointed on 1 December 2019. John is a highly experienced board director with 
significant expertise in the technology sector. John has been non-executive director and 
Chair of several ASX-listed and high growth companies throughout his career, which 
began in audit and investment banking, involved rising through various positions at large 
organisations, and eventually becoming Vice President and Head of Investment Banking 
at Bank of America Asia in 1989. From there, John joined the Australian Technology Group 
where he identified and managed investments into early-stage technology companies 
and went on to co-found the venture capital firm, Technology Venture Partners, in 
1997, establishing a 20 year career of investing in, advising and directing technology 
companies.

John holds an Honours Degree in Law from Edinburgh University and is a member of the 
Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also a CA and a Member of the Institute 
of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. John is an Independent Director.

Other current directorships

He is currently Chairman of PainChek Limited, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange 
(ASX: PCK).

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seeingmachinesDirectors

Special responsibilities

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk, Audit and Finance Committee

Interests in shares and options

Ordinary shares

832,291

Yong Kang (YK) Ng

Non-Executive Director

Experience and expertise

Appointed on 22 March 2016. YK has extensive engineering and operations experience 
in the manufacturing sector with multinational corporations. Based in Johor, Malaysia, 
YK has been managing the manufacturing operations of V S Industry Berhad (VSI) since 
2002 and was appointed as executive director in 2005. VSI is a leading integrated 
electronics manufacturing services provider and a strategic investor in Seeing Machines 
Limited.

YK has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the National Taiwan University and an 
MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK. YK is not considered an Independent 
Director on the basis of his association with VSI, a significant shareholder.

Other current directorships

Executive Director at VSI

Special responsibilities

Non-Executive Director and member of the Risk, Audit and Finance Committee

Interests in shares and options

Ordinary shares

2,160,349

Michael Brown

Non-Executive Director

Experience and expertise

Appointed on 14 May 2020. Michael Brown is a highly experienced financial markets 
professional based in London and comes to the Seeing Machines board with a deep 
knowledge of the AIM market and small to mid-cap technology companies, as well as 
previous plc non-executive and observer board roles. He is currently a portfolio manager 
within the Volantis team at Lombard Odier Investment Managers.

Michael has a BA (Economics and Politics) from Durham University, UK. Michael is not 
considered an Independent Director on the basis of his association with Lombard Odier, a 
significant shareholder.

Other current directorships

None

Special responsibilities

Non-Executive Director and member of the People, Culture and Remuneration 
Committee

Interests in shares and options

None

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seeingmachinesDirectors’ Meetings

During the 2023 financial year, eleven Board meetings were held. The following table sets out the number 
of Board and Committee meetings each Director attended and the number they were eligible to attend.

Meetings of committees

Full meetings 
of directors

Risk, Audit 
& Finance

People, 
Culture & 
Remuneration

Director

Kate Hill

Paul McGlone

Yong Kang (YK) Ng

Gerhard Vorster

John Murray

Michael Brown

A

11

11

11

11

11

11

B

11

11

11

11

11

11

A

5

*

5

*

5

*

B

5

*

5

*

5

*

A

4

*

*

4

*

4

B

4

*

*

4

*

4

A = Number of meetings attended

B = Number of meetings held during the time the Director held office or was a 
member of the committee during the year

* = Not a member of the relevant committe

Shares under option

(a) Unissued ordinary shares 

Reference is made to Note 28 of the financial 
statements in respect of performance rights and 
options in relation to directors and staff members.

(i) Performance rights granted during or since the 
end of the year

During the year 12,420,232 (2022: 64,996,414) 
performance rights were granted by the 
Company under theperformance rights scheme 
for employees. The terms and conditions of 
these rights are disclosed in Note 33 to the 
financial report.

(ii) Shares Issued as a result of the Vesting of 
Performance rights and options

During the year 34,607,969 (2022: 23,829,206) 
rights vested and ordinary shares were transferred 
to the employeeparticipants from the Group Trust 
(the “Trust”). On the exercise of such performance 
rights and / or options, the Trust will transfer the 
shares to the relevant beneficiary.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

During the financial year, the Company paid a 
premium in respect of a contract insuring the 
Directors of Seeing Machines Limited (and 
its wholly owned subsidiaries), the Company 
Secretary, and all executive officers of those 
companies against a liability incurred as such a 

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seeingmachinesAuditor’s independence declaration

A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration 
as required under section 307C of the Corporations 
Act 2001 is set out on page 24.

Rounding of amounts

The Company is of a kind referred to in ASIC 
Legislative Instrument 2016/191, relating to the 
‘rounding off’ of amounts in the directors’ report. 
Amounts in the directors’ report have been 
rounded off in accordance with the instrument to 
the nearest thousand dollars, or in certain cases, to 
the nearest dollar.

Signed at Canberra on in accordance with a 
resolution of the Directors made pursuant to 
section 298(2) of the Corporations Act 2001.

Paul McGlone 
Executive Director & 
Chief Executive Officer Canberra

Director, secretary, or executive officer to the extent 
permitted by the

Corporations Act 2001. The contract of insurance 
prohibits disclosure of the nature of the liability and 
the amount of the premium.

(a) Indemnity of auditors

To the extent permitted by law, the Company 
has agreed to indemnify its auditors, 
PricewaterhouseCoopers, as part of the terms of 
its audit engagement agreement against claims 
by third parties arising from the audit (for an 
unspecified amount). No payment has been made 
to indemnify PricewaterhouseCoopers during or 
since the financial year.

Audit and non-audit services

Details of the amounts paid or payable to the 
auditor (PricewaterhouseCoopers) for audit and 
non-audit services during the year are disclosed in 
Note 33 Remuneration of auditors.

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

• 

• 

all non-audit services have been reviewed 
by the audit committee to ensure they do 
not impact the impartiality and objectivity of 
the auditor, and

none of the services undermine the general 
principles relating to auditor independence 
as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for 
Professional Accountants.

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Directors' declaration 64    In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Seeing Machines Limited, I state that: 1. In the opinion of the Directors: (a) the financial statements and notes of the consolidated entity are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) Giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and (ii) Complying with Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001; (b) The financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in note 3.6; and (c) There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. 2. This declaration has been made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the Directors in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the financial year ended 30 June 2020.   On behalf of the board       Paul McGlone Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Canberra seeingmachinesAuditor’s Independence Declaration 

As lead auditor for the audit of Seeing Machines Limited for the year ended 30 June 2023, I declare 
that to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:  

(a) 

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

(b) 

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

This declaration is in respect of Seeing Machines Limited and the entities it controlled during the 
period. 

Jon Roberts 
Partner 
PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Melbourne 
13 October 2023 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757 
2 Riverside Quay, SOUTHBANK  VIC  3006, GPO Box 1331, MELBOURNE  VIC  3001 
T: 61 3 8603 1000, F: 61 3 8603 1999, www.pwc.com.au 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. 

 
  
  
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seeingmachinesconsolidated statement 
of financial position

As at 30 June

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Contract assets

Inventories

Other financial assets

Other current assets

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

ASSETS

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Property, plant & equipment

Right-use-of assets

Intangible assets

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables

Contract liabilities

Lease liabilities

Provisions

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

Notes

30 JUN 2023 
US$000

30 JUN 2022 
US$000

1 JULY 2021 
US$000

10

11

12

13

17

14

15

26

16

18

20

26

19

36,139

27,039

6,513

11,191

312

1,116

82,310

3,861

1,853

45,064

50,778

133,088

11,646

4,634

708

4,414

21,402

40,470

18,588

3,433

933

325

2,244

65,993

3,033

2,376

23,609

29,018

95,011

11,290

2,495

653

3,512

17,950

35,541

14,887

1,613

1,970

354

2,465

56,830

2,520

7,154

3,189

12,863

69,693

6,629

579

688

3,669

11,565

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seeingmachinesAs at 30 June

LIABILITIES

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

Deferred tax liabilities

Provisions

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITY

Contributed equity

Other equity

Accumulated losses

Other reserves

TOTAL EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF 
SEEING MACHINES LIMITED

Notes

30 JUN 2023 
US$000

30 JUN 2022 
US$000

1 JULY 2021 
US$000

21

26

7

19

22

23

24

24

40,322

2,195

2,464

4,414

45,155

66,557

66,531

-

3,000

-

3,512

3,245

21,195

73,816

-

3,954

-

3,669

4,098

15,663

54,030

240,948

240,948

257,382

5,749

-

-

(185,520)

(169,972)

(151,405)

5,354

2,840

4,342

66,531

73,816

54,030

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

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seeingmachinesconsolidated statement of 
comprehensive income

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE

Sale of goods

Services revenue

Royalty and licence fees

Revenue

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Net foreign exchange gains

Other income

Expenses

Research and development expenses

Customer suport and marketing expenses

Operations expenses

General and administration expenses

Operating loss

Finance income

Finance costs

Finance costs - net

Loss before income tax

Income tax (expense)/benefit

Loss for the period

Loss is attributable to: 
Equity holders of Seeing Machines Limited

Notes

30 JUNE 2023 
US$000

30 JUNE 2022 
US$000

4

5

5

6

14,596

21,489

21,686

57,771

(28,873)

28,898

916

31

(11,264)

(6,477)

(12,865)

(12,938)

(13,699)

691

(2,571)

(1,880)

15,911

15,491

7,598

39,000

(21,492)

17,508

1,022

77

(11,251)

(6,525)

(8,161)

(11,167)

(18,497)

282

(328)

(46)

(15,579)

(18,543)

7

31

(24)

(15,548)

(18,567)

(15,548)

(18,567)

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seeingmachinesFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE

Loss for the period

Other comprehensive income/(loss) 
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss Exchange 
differences on translation of foreign operations

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

Notes

30 JUNE 2023 
US$000

30 JUNE 2022 
US$000

(15,548)

(18,567)

24

310

310

(5,137)

(5,137)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period

(15,238)

(23,704)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period is 
attributable to: Owners of Seeing Machines Limited

(15,238)

(23,704)

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

Basic loss per share

Diluted loss per share

Cents

Cents

9

9

(0.004)

(0.004)

(0.004)

(0.004)

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

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seeingmachinesconsolidated statement 
of changes in equity

Consolidated entity

Notes

Contributed 
Equity 
US$000

Other 
Equity 
US$000

Accumulated 
Losses 
US$000

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Reserve 
US$000

Employee 
Equity 
Benefits 
& Other 
Reserve 
US$000

Total 
Equity 
US$000

Balance at 1 July 2021

201,093

Loss for the period

Other comprehensive 
loss

Total comprehensive 
loss

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS IN THEIR CAPACITY AS OWNERS:

Shares issued

Capital raising costs

Share-based 
payments

Balance at 30 June 
2022

22

22

28

40,864

(1,009)

-

240,948

Balance at 1 July 2022

240,948

Loss for the year ended

Other comprehensive 
loss

Total comprehensive 
loss

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS IN THEIR CAPACITY AS OWNERS:

Shares based 
payments

Value of conversion 
rights on convertible 
notes

Balance at 30 June 
2023

28

23

-

-

-

5,749

(151,405)

(8,991)

13,333

54,030

(18,567)

-

-

(5,137)

(18,567)

(5,137)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(18,567)

(5,137)

(23,704)

40,864

(1,009)

3,635

3,635

(169,972)

(14,128)

16,968

73,816

(169,972)

(14,128)

16,968

73,816

(15,548)

-

(15,548)

-

-

-

310

310

-

-

-

-

-

(15,548)

310

(15,238)

2,204

2,204

-

5,749

240,948

5,749

(185,520)

(13,818)

19,172

66,531

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

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seeingmachinesconsolidated statement 

of cash flows

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Receipts from customers (inclusive of GST)

Payments to suppliers and employees (inclusive of GST)

Interest received

Interest paid

Income tax paid

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

Notes

30 June 2023 
US$000

30 June 2022 
US$000

52,183

(77,412)

691

(5)

(496)

37,961

(49,53)

584

-

(192)

NET CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

25

(25,039)

(11,490)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchase of plant and equipment

Payments for intangible assets (patents, licences and 
trademarks)

(1,703)

(1,344)

(253)

(257)

Payments for intangible assets (capitalised development costs)

(23,685)

(18,611)

Interest received on financial assets held as investments

13

-

NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

(25,628)

(20,212)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from issue of new shares

Cost of capital raising

Proceeds from borrowings

Transaction costs in borrowings

Principal repayment of lease liabilities

NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash 
equivalents

-

-

47,500

(1,202)

(1,005)

45,293

(5,374)

40,470

40,864

(1,009)

-

-

(922

38,933

7,231

35,541

1,043

(2,302)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of financial year

10

36,139

40,470

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

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seeingmachinesnotes to the financial 

statements

1.  Corporate Information

Seeing Machines Limited (the “Company”) is 
a limited liability company incorporated and 
domiciled in Australia and listed on the AIM market 
of the London Stock Exchange. The address of the 
Company’s registered office is 80 Mildura Street, 
Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Seeing Machines Limited and its subsidiaries 
(the “Group”) provide operator monitoring and 
intervention sensing technologies and services 
for the automotive, mining, transport and 
aviation industries.

The consolidated financial report of the Group 
(the “financial report”) for the year was authorised 
for issue in accordance with a resolution of the 
Directors on 13 October 2023.

2.  Significant accounting judgements, 
estimates and assumptions

The preparation of the financial statements requires 
management to make judgements, estimates and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts 
in the financial report. Management continually 
evaluates its judgements and estimates in relation 
to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue 
and expenses. Management bases its judgements 
and estimates on historical experience and on other 
various factors it believes to be reasonable under 
the circumstances, the result of which form the 
basis of the carrying values of assets and liabilities 
that are not readily apparent from other sources. 
Actual results may differ from these estimates under 
different assumptions and conditions.

Management has identified the following 
critical accounting policies for which significant 
judgements, estimates and assumptions are made. 
Actual results may differ from these estimates under 

different assumptions and conditions and may 
materially affect financial results or the financial 
position reported in future periods.

Further details of the nature of these assumptions 
and conditions may be found in the relevant notes 
to the financial statements.

Significant estimates and judgements

Capitalised development costs

Research costs are expensed as incurred. An 
intangible asset arising from development 
expenditure on an internal project is based on 
management’s judgement that technological and 
economic feasibility is confirmed, usually when 
a product development project has reached a 
defined milestone according to an established 
project management model.

Taxation

The Group’s accounting policy for taxation 
requires management’s judgement in assessing 
whether deferred tax assets are recognised on 
the statement of financial position. Deferred tax 
assets, including those arising from unrecouped 
tax losses, capital losses and temporary differences, 
are recognised only where it is considered probable 
that taxable profit will be available against which 
the deductible temporary differences and tax losses 
can be utilised.

Assumptions about the generation of future taxable 
profits depend on management’s estimates of 
future cash flows. Given the recent history of tax 
losses, management’s judgement is that there 
is not convincing evidence of future taxable 
profits, and therefore deferred tax assets are only 
recognised to the extent that there are taxable 
temporary differences against which these deferred 
tax assets can be recovered.

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seeingmachinesDetermination of useful lives of development 
intangible assets

3.  Business combinations and acquisition of 
non-controlling interests

The determination of the useful lives of 
development intangible assets has been based 
on historical experience and expectations of 
future forecast economic benefits to be derived 
from the underlying intellectual property 
which was developed. Adjustments to useful 
lives are made when considered necessary. 
Management’s conclusion regarding the useful 
lives of the development intangible assets is set 
out in note 35(k).

Revenue recognition - Non-recurring engineering

The Group grants perpetual software licence to its 
customers for use of its Background Intellectual 
Property (“Background IP”) which includes DMS 
and OMS licences. The Group also renders non-
recurring engineering services to make significant 
customisations to the Background IP to make it 
commercially viable for the customer.

Judgement is required to determine the nature 
of the performance obligation in these contracts. 
Management’s judgement is that the software 
licence and the non-recurring engineering 
services are inputs into a combined output, which 
is a promise to deliver customised software, and 
therefore that these services are not distinct 
from each other. Judgement is also required to 
determine whether the performance obligation 
is satisfied at a point in time or over time. 
Management’s judgement is that the performance 
obligation is satisfied over time, as the development 
services generate an asset without an alternative 
use to the group, and the group has an enforceable 
right to payment for work performed to date.

Accounting and valuation of convertible notes

Using the terms and conditions of the Convertible 
Note, entered into in the current financial year, 
and other available inputs and assumptions, the 
Group has valued the option component of the 
Convertible Note using the Binomial Tree Model 
with 16 steps to value the option. It is to be noted 
that this valuation technique is permissible as per 
paragraph B11 of AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement. 
Please refer to Note 21 for further details.

No business combinations or acquisitions of non-
controlling interests have occurred throughout the 
year ended 30 June 2023 (2022: none).

4.  Segment information

An operating segment is a component of the entity 
that engages in business activities from which it 
may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose 
operating results are regularly reviewed by the 
entity’s chief operational decision makers to make 
decisions about resources to be allocated to the 
segment and to assess its performance and for 
which discrete financial information is available.

Operating segments that meet the qualitative 
criteria as prescribed by AASB 8 Operating 
Segments are reported separately. However, 
an operating segment that does not meet the 
qualitative criteria is still reported separately where 
information about the segment would be useful to 
users of the financial statements.

There are no inter-segment revenues and there 
have been no changes to how each segment’s 
profit or loss is measured.

No segment assets and assets and liabilities are 
disclosed because there is no measure of segment 
assets and liabilities regularly reported to the 
entity’s chief operational decision makers.

(a)  Segment Revenue and Profit/(Loss) based on 

operating segment

For management purposes, the Group is organised 
into key business units based on the nature of its 
products and services.

The OEM operating segment includes both 
the automotive and aviation business units, 
which generate largely licence-based royalty 
and non-recurring engineering services-based 
revenue, channelled through Tier 1 customers. 
The Aftermarket operating segment includes Fleet 
and Off-Road business units, which generate 
revenue from a mix of direct and indirect customers 
who retro-fit Seeing Machines technology into 
commercial vehicles.

33

seeingmachinesYear ended 
30 June 2023

Year ended 
30 June 2022

Segment 
revenue 
US $’000

Segment 
profit/(loss) 
US $’000

Segment 
revenue 
US $’000

Segment 
profit/(loss) 
US $’000

26,707

31,064

(178)

(3,302)

-

(12,068)

10,518

28,482

-

(9,642)

2,293

(11,218)

57,771

(15,548)

39,000

(18,567)

OEM

Aftermarket

Unallocated items

TOTAL

(b)  Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers

In the following tables, revenue segments have been disaggregated by type of goods or services which also 
reflects the timing of revenue recognition.

Consolidated entity 2023

Sales at a point in time

Consulting

Hardware and Installations

Royalties

Licensing

Sales over time

Driver Monitoring

Non-recurring Engineering

Royalties

Licensing

TOTAL REVENUE

OEM 
US $000

Aftermarket 
US $000

Total 
US $000

-

642

-

387

3,065

14,495

2,387

-

-

11,117

6,766

7,580

11,332

-

-

-

26,707

31,064

3,065

15,137

2,387

387

11,117

6,766

7,580

11,332

57,771

34

seeingmachinesConsolidated entity 2022

Sales at a point in time

Consulting

Hardware and Installations

Royalties

Licensing

Sales over time

Driver Monitoring

Non-recurring Engineering

Royalties

Licensing

TOTAL REVENUE

(c)  Geographic information

REVENUES FROM EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS

Australia

North America

Asia-Pacific (excluding Australia)

Europe

Other

TOTAL REVENUE FROM EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS

5.  Other income

Unrealised gains

Realised gains

Total gains on foreign exchange

Other income

TOTAL OTHER INCOME

OEM 
US $000

Aftermarket 
US $000

Total 
US $000

-

708

-

-

-

5,850

3,960

-

619

14,722

3,629

-

9,512

-

-

-

619

15,430

3,629

-

9,512

5,850

3,960

-

10,518

28,482

39,000

Consolidated entity at

30 June 2023 
US $000

30 June 2022 
US $000

12,131

31,015

4,685

5,552

4,388

57,771

13,512

15,716

4,767

3,067

1,938

39,000

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US $000

30 June 2022 
US $000

644

272

916

31

31

702

320

1,022

77

77

35

seeingmachines6.  Expenses

A. DEPRECIATION, IMPAIRMENT AND AMORTISATION EXPENSE

Depreciation expense - owned assets

Depreciation expense - leased assets

Amortisation expense - development costs

Amortisation expense - others

TOTAL DEPRECIATION, IMPAIRMENT AND AMORTISATION EXPENSE

B. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSE

Wages and salaries and on-costs (excluding superannuation)

Superannuation expense

Share-based payment expense

Wages and salaries reported as cost of sales

Wages and salaries capitalised to development costs

TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSE

C. OTHER EXPENSES

Impairment of receivable

Non-recoverable foreign withholding taxes

7. 

Income tax

(a)  Income tax expense/(benefit)

Current income tax:

Current income tax charge

Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous year

Taxation loss not recognised

Deferred tax:

Relating to the origination and reversal of temporary differences

Temporary differences not recognised

Income tax expense/(benefit) reported in the statement of 
comprehensive income

30 June 2023 
US $000

30 June 2022 
US $000

968

522

2,444

39

3,973

40,195

3,182

2,204

(12,268)

(19,388)

13,925

-

443

443

589

591

829

41

2,050

34,850

2,368

3,644

(7,879)

(14,205)

18,778

4

174

178

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US $000

30 June 2022 
US $000

(4,702)

(4,500)

(31)

4,702

828

(828)

(31)

13

4,511

191

(191)

24

36

seeingmachines(b)  Reconciliation between tax expense and the product of the accounting profit before income tax multiplied 

by the Group’s applicable income tax rate is as follows:

Loss before income tax

At the parent entity's statutory income tax rate of 30% (2022:30%)

Share based payments (equity settled)

Entertainment

Other permanent differences

Origination and reversal of temporary differences:

Temporary differences not recognised

Taxation loss not recognised

Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous years

Foreign tax-withholding not recoverable

Income tax expense/(benefit)

(c)  Amounts recognised directly in equity

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US $000

30 June 2022 
US $000

(15,579)

(4,673)

661

4

134

(828)

4,702

(31)

-

(31)

(18,543)

(5,563)

1,122

13

114

(191)

4,503

13

13

24

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

Notes

30 June 2023 
US $000

30 June 2022 
US $000

Aggregate current and deferred tax arising in 
the reporting period and not recognised in net 
profit or loss or other comprehensive income 
but directly debited or credited to equity:

Deferred tax: Convertible note

2,464

-

37

seeingmachines(d)  Deferred income tax at 30 June relates to the following:

(i)  Deferred tax liabilities

The balance comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US $000

30 June 2022 
US $000

Fixed assets

Right-of-use assets

Intangible assets

Unrealised foreign exchange gain

Other

Convertible notes

Total deferred tax liabilities

Set-off of deferred tax assets

Net deferred tax liabilities

R&D offset

Provision for expected credit loss

Accrued expense

Annual leave

Long service leave

Warranties

Makegood

S. 40-880 deduction

Finance lease liabilities

Accrued bonuses

OPEX interest

Others

Gross deferred tax assets

Set-off of deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax balance not brought to account

Tax losses

Losses not recognised

38

-

(556)

(18)

(193)

(767)

(2,464)

(3,231)

767

(2,464)

-

40

96

798

309

245

15

274

871

587

30

4

3,269

(767)

2,502

(43,647)

43,647

-

(9)

(750)

(21)

(244)

(1,024)

-

(1,024)

1,024

-

2,353

21

112

738

257

165

15

358

1,154

648

33

7

5,861

(1,024)

4,837

(38,613)

38,613

-

seeingmachines(e)  Unrecognised temporary differences

At 30 June 2023, Seeing Machines Limited 
(consolidated) has unrecognised temporary 
differences in relation to unbooked tax losses of 
US$145,490,000 (DTA of US$43,647,000) for 
which no deferred tax asset has been recognised 
on the statement of financial position (2022: 
unrecognised tax losses of US$128,710,000 and 
DTA of US$38,613,000). These losses are available 
for recoupment subject to satisfaction of relevant 
statutory tests in each jurisdiction.

deferred tax amounts are measured in a systematic 
manner that is consistent with the broad principles 
in AASB 112 Income Taxes. The nature of the tax 
funding agreement is discussed further below.

In addition to its own current and deferred tax 
amounts, the head entity also recognises current 
tax liabilities (or assets) and the deferred tax assets 
arising from unused tax losses and unused tax 
credits assumed from controlled entities in the tax 
consolidated group.

As at 30 June 2023 there are net unrecognised 
deductible temporary differences of US$8,340,000 
(DTA of US$2,502,000) for which no deferred 
tax asset has been recognised on the statement 
of financial position (2022: net unrecognised 
deductible temporary differences of US$16,123,000 
and DTA of US$4,837,000).

(f)  Tax consolidation

(i)  Members of the tax consolidated group and 

the tax sharing arrangement

Seeing Machines Limited and its 100% owned 
Australian resident subsidiaries formed a tax 
consolidated group with effect from 1 July 2005. 
Seeing Machines Limited is the head entity of 
the tax consolidated group. Members of the 
tax consolidated group have entered into a tax 
sharing agreement that provides for the allocation 
of income tax liabilities between the entities 
should the head entity default on its tax payment 
obligations. No amounts have been recognised 
in the financial statements in respect of this 
agreement on the basis that the possibility of 
default is remote.

(ii)  Tax effect accounting by members of the tax 

consolidated group

Measurement method adopted under AASB 
Interpretation 1052 Tax Consolidation Accounting

The head entity and the controlled entities in the 
tax consolidated group continue to account for 
their own current and deferred tax amounts. The 
Group has applied the group allocation approach 
in determining the appropriate amount of current 
taxes and deferred taxes to allocate to members 
of the tax consolidated group. The current and 

Nature of the tax funding agreement

Members of the tax consolidated group have 
entered into a tax funding agreement. Under the 
funding agreement, the funding of tax within the 
Group is based on accounting profit, which is not 
an acceptable method of allocation under AASB 
Interpretation 1052. The tax funding agreement 
requires payments to/from the head entity to be 
recognised via an inter-entity receivable (payable) 
which is at call. To the extent that there is a 
difference between the amount charged under 
the tax funding agreement and the allocation 
under AASB Interpretation 1052, the head entity 
accounts for these as equity transactions with 
the subsidiaries.

The amounts receivable or payable under the 
tax funding agreement are due upon receipt of 
the funding advice from the head entity, which is 
issued as soon as practicable after the end of each 
financial year. The head entity may also require 
payment of interim funding amounts to assist with 
its obligations to 1ay tax instalments.

8.  Dividends Paid and Proposed

No dividends or distributions have been made to 
members during the year ended 30 June 2023 
(2022: nil) and no dividends or distributions have 
been recommended or declared by the directors in 
respect of the year ended 30 June 2023 (2022: nil).

39

seeingmachines9.  Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

For basic and diluted earnings per share:

Net loss

Net loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US $000

30 June 2022 
US $000

(15,548)

(15,548)

(18,567)

(18,567)

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

2023 
Thousands

2022 
Thousands

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share

4,156,019

4,042,854

Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted for the effect of dilution

4,156,019

4,042,854

There are no instruments (e.g. share awards) 
excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings 
per share that could potentially dilute basic 
earnings per share in the future because they are 
either non-dilutive or anti-dilutive for both of the 
periods presented.

There have been no transactions involving ordinary 
shares or potential ordinary shares outstanding 
between the reporting date and the date of 
completion of these financial statements.

10.  Cash and cash equivalents

Information on the classification of securities

Awards granted to employees (including KMP) 
as well as in the form of capital raising cost as 
described in Note 28 are considered to be potential 
ordinary shares and have been included in the 
determination of diluted earnings per share to the 
extent that they are dilutive. These shares have 
not been included in the determination of basic 
earnings per share.

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US$000

30 June 2022 
US$000

36,139

40,470

Current assets

Bank balances

40

seeingmachines11.  Trade and other receivables

Current assets

Trade receivables from contracts with customers

Provision for expected credit losses

Deferred finance income

Net other receivables

Total trade and other receivables - current

(i)  Allowance for expected credit loss

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US$000

30 June 2022 
US$000

25,928

(135)

(101)

25,692

1,347

27,039

18,297

(156)

(105)

18,036

552

18,588

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally 30-60 days terms. The Group applies a simplified 
approach in calculating ECLs and recognises a loss allowance based on lifetime ECL’s at reporting date (refer 
to Note Financial instruments. The provision for impairment loss recognised by the Group at 30 June 2023 was 
US$135,000 (2022: US$156,000).

Set out below is the movement in the allowance for expected credit losses of trade receivables:

At 1 July

Provision for expected credit losses increase/(decrease)

As at 30 June

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US$000

30 June 2022 
US$000

156

(21)

135

82

74

156

41

seeingmachinesTrade receivables

Days past due

30 June 2023

Current

0-30 days

31-60 days

61-90 days

91+ days

Total 
US$’000

Expected loss rate

Gross carrying amount 
- trade receivables

Loss allowance

30 June 2022

Expected loss rate

Gross carrying amount 
- trade receivables

Loss allowance

0.5%

17,248

81

0.3%

14,269

50

0.6%

3,974

17

1.2%

1,838

17

1.1%

1,159

9

1.8%

394

8

1.7%

1,178

9

2.2%

230

31

2.0%

2,461

26,020

19

135

3.0%

1,566

50

18,297

156

The Group considers a financial asset in default when contractual payments are 90 days past due unless the 
Group has entered into discussion with the customer to agree varied payment terms. There was no impairment 
recognised and included in other expenses (2022: US$4,000). Receivables 90 days past due but not considered 
in default are US$2,545,000 (2022: US$1,519,000). Payment terms on these amounts have been re-negotiated, 
and satisfaction has been gained that payment will be received in full. It is expected that all other balances will be 
received when due.

(ii)  Fair value and credit risk

All trade receivables are short-term in nature and therefore, the carrying values approximate their fair value.

The maximum exposure to credit risk is the fair value of receivables. Collateral is not held as security, nor is it the 
Group’s policy to transfer (on-sell) receivables.

(iii)  Foreign exchange risk

Detail regarding foreign exchange risk exposure is disclosed in Note 27.

12.  Contract assets

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

6,513

6,513

3,433

3,433

Unbilled revenue

Total contract assets

42

seeingmachines13.  Inventories

Finished goods – at cost

Write-down of inventories for the period

Total inventories

14.  Other current assets

Prepayments

Rental bonds

Other

15.  Property, plant and equipment

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

11,206

(15)

11,191

949

(16)

933

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

1,032

75

9

1,116

2,145

72

27

2,244

Office 
Furniture, 
Fittings and 
Equipment 
US $’000

Research and 
Development 
Equipment 
US $’000

Assets under 
construction 
US $’000

Total 
US $’000

2,303

950

(2)

(513)

(207)

2,531

94

394

-

(76)

(23)

389

123

-

-

-

(10)

113

2,520

1,344

(2)

(589)

(240)

3,033

CONSOLIDATED ENTITY

Year ended 30 June 2022

Opening net book amount

Additions

Disposals

Depreciation charge

Foreign exchange differences

Closing net book amount

43

seeingmachinesAt 30 June 2022

Cost or fair value

Accumulated depreciation

Net book amount

CONSOLIDATED ENTITY

Year ended 30 June 2023

Opening net book value

Foreign exchange differences

Additions

Depreciation charge

Write offs

Closing net book amount

CONSOLIDATED ENTITY

At 30 June 2023

Cost or fair value

Accumulated depreciation and 
impairment

Net book amount

16.  Intangible assets

CONSOLIDATED ENTITY

Year ended 30 June 2022

Opening net book amount

Additions

Exchange differences

Amortisation charge for the year

Disposal

Closing net book amount

5,433

(2,902)

2,531

2,531

-

1,280

(791)

24

3,044

6,709

(3,665)

3,044

870

(481)

389

389

-

492

(177)

1

705

1,363

(658)

705

113

-

113

113

(1)

-

-

-

112

112

-

112

6,416

(3,383)

3,033

3,033

(1)

1,772

(968)

25

3,861

8,184

(4,323)

3,861

Patents, Licenses and 
Trademarks 
US $’000

Development 
Costs 
US $’000

Total 
US $’000

947

257

(122)

(41)

(1)

1,040

6,233

18,611

(1,446)

(829)

-

7,180

18,868

(1,568)

(870)

(1)

22,569

23,609

44

seeingmachinesAt 30 June 2022

Cost

Accumulated amortisation and 
impairment

Net book amount

Year ended 30 June 2023

Opening net book value

Additions

Amortisation charge for the year

Closing net book value

At 30 June 2023

Cost

Accumulated amortisation and 
impairment

Net book amount

1,253

(213)

1,040

1,040

253

(39)

1,254

1,507

(253)

1,254

23,398

24,651

(829)

(1,042)

22,569

23,609

22,569

23,685

(2,444)

43,810

23,609

23,938

(2,483)

45,064

47,082

48,589

(3,272)

(3,525)

43,810

45,064

The Group capitalises costs for product 
development projects. Initial capitalisation of 
costs is based on management’s judgement that 
technological and economic feasibility is confirmed, 
usually when a product development project 
has reached a defined milestone according to an 
established project management model. Refer to 
Note 35(k) for the relevant accounting policy related 
to intangible assets, including development costs.

In accordance with the Group’s accounting policies 
and processes, the Group performs its impairment 
testing annually at 30 June. Intangible assets are 
reviewed at each reporting period to determine 
whether there is an indication of impairment 
or impairment reversal. Where an indicator of 
impairment or impairment reversal exists, a formal 
estimate of the recoverable amount is made at the 
reporting period. At 30 June 2023, no impairment 
indicators were noted.

17.  Other financial assets

Financial assets at amortised cost

Term deposits

Total other financial assets

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

312

312

325

325

At 30 June 2023, term deposits held are classified as short-term and consist of a term deposit of US$219,000 maturing 
on 2 May 2024 with an interest rate of 3.42% and a term deposit of US$93,000 maturing on 27 February 2024 with an 
interest rate of 3.89%.

The term deposits are short-term in nature and therefore, the carrying values approximate their fair value.

45

seeingmachines18.  Trade and other payables

Trade payables

Accrued expenses

GST, payroll tax and payroll liabilities

Other payables

Total trade and other payables

(a)  Fair value

Consolidated entity 
Year ended

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

3,616

4,909

3,058

63

11,646

2,708

3,777

4,794

11

11,290

Due to the short-term nature of these payables, their carrying value is assumed to approximate their fair value.

Included in the GST, Payroll Tax and Payroll Liabilities is the accrual for the FY23 STI (short-term incentive) 
amounting to US$986,000 (2022: US$2,052,000).

(b)  Foreign exchange, interest rate and liquidity risk

Information regarding foreign exchange, interest rate and liquidity risk exposure is set out in Note 27.

19.  Provisions

Annual leave

Long service 
leave

Warranties 
provision

Volume 
discounts and 
returns

Provision for 
income tax

Total 
provisions

Consolidated entity at

30 June 2023

30 June 2022

Notes

Current 
US$’000

Non-
current 
US$’000

Total 
US$’000

Current 
US$’000

Non-
current 
US$’000

2,663

-

2,663

2,335

905

125

1,030

817

-

29

-

49

-

817

49

29

616

522

-

39

-

198

-

47

-

Total 
US$’000

2,335

814

522

47

39

4,414

174

4,588

3,512

245

3,757

46

seeingmachines(a)  Nature and timing of provisions

Refer to Note 35(p) for the relevant accounting policy and a discussion of the significant estimations and 
assumptions applied in the measurement of the provisions.

(b)  Movements in provisions

Consolidated entity 2022

Carrying amount at start of year

Arising during the year

Utilised during the year

Carrying amount at end of period

Consolidated entity 2023

Carrying amount at start of year

Arising during the year

Utilised during the year

Carrying amount at end of period

20. Contract liabilities

Deferred revenue

Total contract liabilities

Maintenance Warranties 
US $’000

481

384

(343)

522

Maintenance Warranties 
US $’000

522

531

(236)

817

Consolidated entity At

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

4,634

4,634

2,495

2,495

Contract liabilities totalling US$2,424,000 included in the balance at 30 June 2022 were satisfied and recognised 
as revenue during the year ended 30 June 2023.

21.  Borrowings

Non-current

Unsecured

Convertible notes (i)

Total borrowings - non-current

Consolidated entity At

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

40,322

40,322

-

-

47

seeingmachines(i)  Convertible notes

On 4 October 2022, Seeing Machines received funding of US$47,500,000 from Magna International in the form 
of a non-transferable 4-year convertible note maturing in October 2026 (the “Convertible Note”). The Convertible 
Note can be drawn down in two tranches across the 4-year term. The Convertible Note has an all-in yield of 8%, 
inclusive of fees. The Convertible Note contains standard covenants, and anti-dilution provisions. The interest due 
at the end of the facility can be paid in cash or converted into equity at Seeing Machines’ election.

The first tranche of US$30,000,000, was drawn on 5 October 2022 and the second tranche of US$17,500,000 
was drawn down on 27 June 2023. The liability portion of tranche 1 and 2 are valued at amortised cost in 
accordance with AASB 9 Financial Instruments (“AASB 9”) and have effective interest rates of 13.03% and 
10.03% respectively.

Magna may elect to convert the principal and at Seeing Machines’ election, interest outstanding under the 
Convertible Note at any time during its term, up to a maximum of 349,650,350 shares which, when added to 
Magna’s existing shareholding in the Company, will represent approximately 9.9% of the fully diluted share capital 
of the Company. The conversion will be at a price of 11 British pence per share. The option provided to Magna is 
deemed to be an embedded derivative and is classified as other equity.

The convertible notes are presented in the balance sheet as follows:

Face value of notes issued

Other equity securities - value of conversion rights (see note 23)

Transactions costs on Borrowings

Other costs on borrowings

Interest expense

Non-current liability

Consolidated entity 
At

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

47,500

(8,213)

(1,202)

(74)

38,011

2,311

40,322

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

" The first tranche of US$30,000,000, 

was drawn on 5 October 2022 
and the second tranche of 
US$17,500,000 was drawn down 
on 27 June 2023.

48

seeingmachines22. Contributed equity

Ordinary shares

Issued and fully paid

30 June 2023 
Shares 
Thousands

30 June 2022 
Shares 
Thousands

30 June 2023 
Shares 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
Shares 
US$’000

4,156,019

4,156,019

240,948

240,948

Fully paid shares carry one vote per share and carry the right to dividends. The Company has no set authorised 
share capital and shares have no par value.

(i)  Movements in ordinary shares:

Notes

28

Opening balance 1 July 2021

Shares issued

Transaction costs

Balance 30 June 2022

Balance 30 June 2023

23. Other equity

Value of conversion rights - convertible notes

Deferred tax liability component

Total other equity

(i)  Conversion right of convertible notes

Shares 
Thousands

Total 
US $’000

3,875,618

280,401

-

4,156,019

4,156,019

201,093

40,864

(1,009)

240,948

240,948

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

8,213

(2,464)

5,749

-

-

-

The amount shown for other equity securities is the value of the conversion rights relating to the convertible note, 
details of which are shown in Note 21.

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seeingmachines24. Accumulated Losses and Reserves

(a)  Movements in accumulated losses and reserves

Refer to the statement of changes in equity for movements in accumulated losses and other reserves.

(b)  Nature and purpose of other reserves

Foreign currency translation

The foreign currency translation reserve is used to record exchange differences arising from the translation of the 
financial statements of foreign subsidiaries.

Employee equity benefits reserve

The employee equity benefits reserve is used to record the value of share-based payments provided to 
employees, including KMP, as part of their remuneration. Refer to Note 28 for further details of the plan.

25. Statement of Cash Flow Information

(a)  Reconciliation of net loss after tax to net cash inflows

Loss for the period

Adjustments for:

Depreciation

Amortisation

Share-based payments

Accrued interest on convertible notes

Net gain on foreign exchange (unrealised)

Change in assets / liabilities net of the effects of purchases:

(increase)/decrease in inventories

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

(Increase)/decrease in contract assets

(Increase)/decrease in other current assets

Increase/(decrease) in other provisions

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables

Increase/(decrease) in contract liabilities

Consolidated entity

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

(15,548)

(18,567)

1,490

2,483

2,204

2,311

(644)

(10,258)

(8,451)

(3,080)

1,128

813

356

2,139

1,180

870

3,635

-

(866)

1,037

(3,701)

(1,820)

221

(56)

4,661

1,916

Net cash outflow from operating activities

(25,039)

(11,490)

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seeingmachines26. Leases

Group as a lessee

The Group has lease contracts for office space and other equipment used in its operations. Leases of office space 
and other equipment generally have lease terms between 3 and 15 years. The Group’s obligations under its 
leases are secured by the lessor’s title to the leased assets. Generally, the Group is restricted from assigning and 
subleasing the leased assets.

The Group also has certain leases of machinery with lease terms of 12 months or less and leases of office 
equipment with low value. The Group applies the ‘short-term lease’ and ‘lease of low-value assets’ recognition 
exemptions for these leases.

Set out below are the carrying amounts of right-of-use assets recognised and the movements during the period:

Consolidated entity

As at 1 July 2021

Additions

Lease termination

Amortisation expense

Foreign exchange differences

As at 1 July 2022

Amortisation expense

Foreign exchange differences

As at 30 June 2023

Office space 
US$’000

Total 
US$’000

3,184

120

(123)

(591)

(214)

2,376

(522)

(1)

1,853

3,184

120

(123)

(591)

(214)

2,376

(522)

(1)

1,853

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seeingmachinesSet out below are the carrying amounts of lease liabilities and the movements during the period:

Consolidated entity

As at 1 July

Additions

Accretion of interest

Lease termination

Payments

Foreign exchange differences

At 30 June

Lease liabilities

Current

Non-current

The maturity analysis of lease liabilities are disclosed in Note 27.

The following are the amounts recognised in profit or loss:

Amortisation expense of right-of-use assets

Interest expense on lease liabilities (included in finance cost)

Expense relating to short-term leases (included in operation expense)

At 30 June

Consolidated entity

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

3,653

-

255

-

(1,005)

-

2,903

708

2,195

2,903

4,635

120

328

(170)

(922)

(338)

3,653

653

3,000

3,653

Consolidated entity

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

522

255

-

777

591

328

-

919

The incremental borrowing rate at 30 June 2023 is between 6 - 10% per annum (2022: between 6 - 
10% per annum).

The Group has lease contracts that include extension and termination options. These options are negotiated 
by management to provide flexibility in managing the leased-asset portfolio and align with the Group’s 
business needs.

27.  Financial risk management

The Group’s principal financial instruments comprise cash, trade receivables, term deposits and trade payables. 
The Group has various other financial assets and liabilities such as sundry receivables and lease liabilities.

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

Primary responsibility for identification and control of risk rests with the Board. The Board reviews and agrees 
policies for managing each of its risks identified below, including, credit allowances and future cash flow 
forecast projections.

(a)  Market risk

(i) 

Interest rate risk

The Group’s exposure to market interest rates relates to the Group’s short-term cash holdings. The Group did not 
enter into any forward contracts during the 30 June 2023 financial year. The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk 
is minimal. At reporting date, the Group had the following mix of financial assets exposed to variable interest rates 
at the designated variable interest rate:

Consolidated entity

Exposed to United States of America variable interest rate risk

Exposed to Australian variable interest rate risk

Exposed to United Kingdom variable interest rate risk

Exposed to European variable interest rate risk

Exposed to New Zealand variable interest rate risk

Exposed to Japanese variable interest rate risk

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

20,384

13,179

2,385

121

48

22

2,984

33,873

3,514

61

24

14

Total cash and cash equivalents

36,139

40,470

In addition to the above, the Group had term deposits classified as financial assets at amortised cost totalling 
US$312,000 (2022: US$325,000) that were subject to short-term fixed interest rates (refer to Note 17).

Sensitivity

The Group’s policy is to not hedge against interest rate movements as funds held are in cash and 
short-term deposits.

At 30 June 2023, if interest rates had moved, as illustrated in the table below, with all other variables held 
constant, post-tax profit would have been affected as follows:

Consolidated entity

Impact on post-tax profit

+ 1% (100 basis points)

- 1% (100 basis points)

202 
US$’000 3

361

(361)

2022 
US$’000

405

(405)

The movement in profit is due to interest rate changes on cash balances.

Interest rates on the lease arrangements outstanding at year end are fixed and range from 6% to 10%. Interest 
rates on the convertible note outstanding are fixed at 6%.

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seeingmachines(ii)  Foreign exchange risk

Exposure

As a result of sales in Australia, New Zealand 
and Europe (denominated in those currencies) 
and contractors costs denominated in Australian 
dollars, the Group’s statement of financial position 
can be affected by movement in exchange rates 
generally and the A$/US$ exchange rate in 
particular. The Group seeks to mitigate the effect 
of its foreign currency exposure by operating 
Australian Dollar (AU$), British Pound (GB£), Euro 
(EUR), New Zealand Dollar (NZD) and Japanese Yen 
(JP¥) bank accounts.

Approximately 25% of the Group’s sales and 
approximately 43% of the Group’s expenses 
are denominated in currencies other than the 
functional currency of the operating entity 
making the transaction. The Group evaluates 
the concentration of risk with respect to foreign 
currency as low, as the Group is naturally hedged 
by holding funds in multiple operating currency 
accounts, with revenues and expenses being 
closely aligned on an annual basis.

At 30 June 2023 the Group had the following 
exposure to foreign currency:

Consolidated entity

FINANCIAL ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents (AU$)

Cash and cash equivalents (GB£)

Cash and cash equivalents (EUR)

Cash and cash equivalents (NZD)

Cash and cash equivalents (JP¥)

Trade and other receivables (AU$)

Trade and other receivables (EUR)

Trade and other receivables (GB£)

Trade and other receivables (NZD)

Trade and other receivables (ZAR)

Trade and other receivables (JP¥)

Other Current Assets (EUR)

Total

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Trade and other payables (AU$)

Trade and other payables (GBP)

Trade and other payables (EUR)

Trade and other payables (JP¥)

Trade and other payables (NZD)

Trade and other payables (ZAR)

Total

Net exposure

54

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

13,179

121

48

2,385

21

10,166

44

1,052

5

14

7

27

33,874

3,514

61

23

14

8,278

12

724

3

9

4

27

27,069

46,543

(8,860)

(60)

(342)

(23)

(13)

-

(9,298)

17,771

(9,785)

(249)

(93)

(48)

(21)

(1)

(10,197)

36,346

seeingmachinesSensitivity

The following tables demonstrate the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in exchange rates, with all other 
variables held constant. The impact on the Group’s profit before tax is due to changes in the fair value of monetary 
assets and liabilities.

Consolidated entity

Impact on post-tax profit

Impact on other components of equity

2023 
US$’000

2022 
US$’000

2023 
US$’000

2022 
US$’000

CHANGE IN AUD RATE

USD/AUD exchange rate +5%

USD/AUD exchange rate -5%

CHANGE IN GBP RATE

USD/GBP exchange rate +5%

USD/GBP exchange rate -5%

CHANGE IN EUR RATE

USD/EUR exchange rate +5%

USD/EUR exchange rate -5%

CHANGE IN NZD RATE

USD/NZD exchange rate +5%

USD/NZD exchange rate -5%

CHANGE IN ZAR RATE

USD/ZAR exchange rate +5%

USD/ZAR exchange rate -5%

CHANGE IN JPY RATE

USD/JPY exchange rate +5%

USD/JPY exchange rate -5%

(690)

762

(53)

59

11

(12)

(113)

125

(1)

1

-

-

(1,541)

1,703

(190)

210

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

(2)

(690)

762

(53)

59

11

(12)

(113)

125

(1)

1

-

-

(1,541)

1,703

(190)

210

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

(2)

Management believes the reporting date risk 
exposures are representative of the risk exposure 
inherent in financial instruments.

does not hold any credit derivatives to offset its 
credit exposure.

(b)  Credit risk

Credit risk arises from the financial assets of the 
Group, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, 
trade and other receivables, contract assets and 
other financial assets. The Group’s exposure to 
credit risk arises from potential default of the 
counter party, with a maximum exposure equal to 
the carrying amount of these instruments. Exposure 
at reporting date is addressed in each particular 
note. The Group accounts for expected credit 
losses in accordance with its policy on impairment 
of financial assets detailed in Note 35(n). The Group 

Trade receivables

It is the Group’s policy that all customers who 
wish to trade are subject to credit verification 
procedures. In addition, receivables balances 
are monitored on an ongoing basis with the 
result that the Group’s exposure to bad debts is 
not significant. Collateral is not requested nor is 
it the Group’s policy to securitise its trade and 
other receivables.

Customer credit risk is managed in line with the 
Group’s established policy, procedures and control 

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seeingmachinesrelating to customer credit risk management. The 
Group also engaged a Credit Assessment Provider 
for a list of recommendations and insurance 
policy limits and has insurance policies in place 
for the most significant customers. The internal 
assessment of each customer is based on the 
payment history and the reputation and size of 
the customer. Outstanding customer receivables 
are regularly monitored and followed up. Refer 
to Note 11 for credit risk disclosures on trade and 
other receivables.

(c)  Capital management and liquidity risk

The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining 
adequate cash reserves and by undertaking 
ongoing monitoring of actual and forecast cash 
flows and maturity profiles of financial assets and 
liabilities, in particular, the impact of differing 
sources of funds on cost and shareholder dilution 
are taken into consideration when contemplating 
any funding shortfalls.

The following table reflects all contractually fixed 
pay-offs for settlement, repayments and interest 
resulting from recognised financial liabilities as of 
30 June 2023. Cash flows for financial liabilities 
without fixed amount or timing are based on the 
conditions existing at 30 June 2023.

(i)  Maturities of financial liabilities

The risk implied from the table below reflects a 
balanced view of cash inflows and outflows. Trade 
payables and other financial liabilities mainly 
originate from the financing of assets used in our 
ongoing operations such as plant, equipment and 
investments in working capital (e.g., inventories 
and trade receivables). To monitor existing 
financial liabilities as well as to enable an effective 
controlling of future risks, Seeing Machines 
Limited has established risk reporting systems that 
reflects expectations of management of expected 
settlement of financial liabilities.

The tables below summarises the maturity profile of the Group’s liabilities based on their contractual 
undiscounted payments:

Contractual maturities of financial liabilities

at 30 June 2023

Trade payables

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

Total

30 June 2022

Trade payables

Lease liabilities

Total

Less than 6 
months 
US$’000

6 - 12 months 
US$’000

> 1 year 
US$’000

11,646

-

445

12,091

-

-

452

452

-

58,118

2,451

60,569

Less than 6 
months 
US$’000

11,290

446

11,736

6 - 12 months 
US$’000

> 1 year 
US$’000

-

452

452

-

3,478

3,478

Total 
contractual 
cash flows 
US$’000

11,646

58,118

3,348

73,112

Total 
contractual 
cash flows 
US$’000

11,290

4,376

15,666

Carrying 
Value 
US$’000

11,646

40,322

2,903

54,871

Carrying 
Value 
US$’000

11,290

3,653

14,943

The group monitors rolling forecasts of liquidity reserves on the basis of expected cash flows.

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seeingmachines(ii)  Fair values

As at 30 June 2023, the carrying values of the financial instruments approximate their fair value.

28. Share-based payments

(a)  Recognised share-based payment expenses

The expense recognised for employee services received during the year is shown in the table below:

Expense arising from the performance rights long term incentive

Expense arising from options under long term incentive

Total expense arising from share-based payment transactions

Consolidated

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

1,990

214

2,204

3,539

96

3,635

(b)  Type of share-based payment plan

2010 Executive Share Plan

In July 2010 the Company adopted an Executive 
Share Plan (2010 Plan). Under the 2010 Plan 
the Board may offer and issue ordinary fully paid 
shares (Shares) to employees or officers (including 
Directors) of the Company from time to time. The 
Company has made the following types of offers 
under the 2010 Plan:

(i)  Long Term Incentive – 2020 Performance 

rights or share options offers – 
Executive and key staff

From 1 July 2015, senior staff and other key staff are 
offered long term incentive (LTI) performance rights 
or share options. Under this structure, the staff 
are only able to exercise the rights, and have new 
ordinary shares issued to them, if any performance, 
market and vesting conditions are met. These 
conditions typically include a performance 
condition requiring the staff member to achieve a 
minimum “meets expectations” rating and some 
rights have included a market condition in the form 
of a minimum Target Share Price (TSP). The vesting 
period ranges from 9 months to 5 years from the 
end of the relevant financial year or grant date. 
Performance rights or options are often offered as 
part of the annual remuneration review and may 
be offered at other times. Any offer of performance 
rights or options requires Board approval and, when 
granted, is announced to the market.

Options were issued to a key staff member in 
October 2016, the options were valued using 
a binomial model using volatility as a proxy for 
implied volatility, long term UK government bond 
prices for the risk free rate and AIM share price 
information. All options expire after 10 years. At 30 
June 2023 the weighted average remaining life for 
the outstanding share options was 4.21 years (2022: 
5.21 years) and the exercise price for all outstanding 
options was £0.0561. No new options were granted 
during the year.

In March 2023 the Company awarded a total 
of 12,420,232 performance rights in respect of 
ordinary shares to Executive and key staff to be 
issued at nil cost.

8,004,838 of the performance rights under the 
LTI have been awarded in recognition of the past 
achievement of the Company’s objectives in FY22. 
The rights were valued at the spot rate of the 
shares at grant date, and the value is amortised 
over the vesting period. The rights vest annually 
over 3 years in equal tranches with the first vesting 
date being 1 July 2023 and require the employee 
to remain continuously employed by the Company 
until each relevant vesting date. If an employee 
leaves before the rights vest and the service 
condition is therefore not met, the rights lapse.

The remaining 4,415,394 performance rights have 
been granted under a Key Person Agreement in 

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seeingmachinesrespect of one nominated person. This person has 
been identified as having a key role directly related 
to the Company’s long-term success and the 
allocation of accelerated performance rights has 
been implemented by the Board to successfully 
retain this employee and affirm successful delivery 
on a range of projects and customer commitments. 
These awards have an accelerated grant with 
delayed vesting taking place on 1 July 2024 and 
require the employee to remain continuously 
employed by the Company until the vesting date. If 
the employee leaves before the rights vest and the 
service condition is therefore not met, the rights 
lapse. In some cases, for ‘good leavers’, determined 
on a discretionary basis by management, options 
are prorated for service in the current period and 
that portion is vested on termination, the remaining 
rights are cancelled.

There is no cash settlement of the rights. The 
Group accounts for the Executive Share Plan as an 
equity-settled plan.

(ii)  2019 CEO Call Options Scheme

In September 2019 the Company awarded rights 
to acquire 12,000,000 ordinary shares as part of 
the Company’s Call Option Scheme to the CEO. 
These rights vested on 1 July 2022, given the CEO 
remained with the Company and were exercisable 
at any point within one year at a price of £0.0441 
per ordinary share, being the average daily volume 
weighted average price (VWAP) over the 5 trading 
days to 27 September 2020. There is no cash 
settlement of the options and the options were due 
to expire if they are not exercised by 1 July 2023. 
On the 30 June 2023, the Board approved the 
modification to these options by extending the life 
of these options until 30 June 2026.

Taking into account the terms and conditions 
upon which the options were granted, and the 
assumptions outlined below, the weighted average 
fair value of the options at grant date is £0.0182. 
The weighted average fair value uplift to extend 
the options until 30 June 2026 at modification date 
is £0.0142. At 30 June 2023 the weighted average 
remaining life for the outstanding share options was 
3 years (2022: 1 year).

(iii)  2019 CEO LTI Performance Rights

In September 2019 the Company awarded 
25,000,000 rights in respect of ordinary shares 
to the CEO to be issued at nil cost. The rights 
vest annually over 5 years in equal tranches 
with the first vesting date being 1 July 2020, with 

each issue conditional on the satisfaction of key 
conditions including TSP performance and require 
the employee to remain continuously employed 
by the Company until each relevant vesting date. 
For the purposes of determining whether the TSP 
has been achieved at a particular vesting date 
the share price will be determined by the 30-day 
VWAP immediately prior to the particular vesting 
date. If the employee leaves before the rights vest 
and the service condition is therefore not met 
the rights lapse.

Achievement of the following TSP performance is 
required for each tranche to vest:

Tranche 1: £0.061 - 1 July 2020
Tranche 2: £0.076 - 1 July 2021
Tranche 3: £0.095 - 1 July 2022
Tranche 4: £0.119 - 1 July 2023
Tranche 5: £0.149 - 1 July 2024

If the TSP has been achieved at the particular 
vesting date, then 100% of the performance rights 
allocated to that tranche will vest. Where at least 
90% of the TSP has been achieved at the particular 
vesting date the corresponding Performance Rights 
equal to the proportion of the TSP achieved for that 
year will vest.

Where less than 90% of the TSP is achieved 0% 
of the rights will vest. However, the performance 
rights issued under the tranche will have the 
opportunity to achieve 50% vesting two years later 
by way of re-test. The re-test feature is such that 
50% will vest if the original TSP is achieved at the 
following two consecutive LTI vesting dates. The 
remaining 50% will lapse.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical 
factors adversely influencing the share-price during 
FY22 the Board agreed to roll 100% of the Tranche 
3 rights (5,000,000 rights) for retesting on 1 July 
2023 and 1 July 2024.

In some cases, for ‘good leavers’, the Board, in its 
absolute discretion, may partially allow some of the 
rights to acquire Shares to be exercised or allocate 
cash on a pro rata basis, having regard to the group 
performance to that point and the likelihood that 
the group will achieve the KPIs by the performance 
date. Any remaining rights are cancelled.

Taking into account the terms and conditions 
upon which the options were granted, and the 

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seeingmachinesassumptions outlined below, the following fair 
values have been calculated:

Tranche 1: £0.0190
Tranche 2: £0.0193
Tranche 3: £0.0193
Tranche 4: £0.0192
Tranche 5: £0.0192

The fair values at grant date are estimated using 
a binomial pricing model using historic volatility 
as a proxy for implied volatility, long term UK 
government bond prices for the risk-free rate 
and share price information from DataStream. 
The following assumptions have been used in 
calculating the fair values in relation to offers 
made to the CEO:

Dividend yield: 0%
Volatility: 63%
Post-vesting Withdrawal Rate (options only): 0%
Risk-free interest rate:
1 Year: 0.56%
2 Year: 0.44%
3 Year: 0.39%
4 Year: 0.36%
5 Year: 0.35%
6 Year: 0.36%
7 Year: 0.37%

On 30 June 2023 the Board extended the terms 
of its employment contract with CEO for a 

(c)  Summaries of shares issued and held in Trust:

3-year period to 30 June 2026 and invited him 
to participate in the Seeing Machines Employee 
Benefits Plan (“the Plan) in respect of 10,000,000 
ordinary shares of no par value in the Company 
(“Ordinary Shares”) subject to shareholder approval. 
As part of the Plan, the CEO was awarded rights in 
respect of 10,000,000 Ordinary Shares, to vest on 
30 June 2026, conditional on the satisfaction of key 
conditions, including a TSP performance condition 
and adjusted EBITDA non-market performance 
condition, to be measured on 30 June 2026.

In addition, previously issued rights of 15,000,000 
Ordinary Shares via the Plan in 2019 will be rolled 
over and extended to vest on 30 June 2026. Vesting 
hurdles have not been met on 10,000,000 of these 
rights as at the original dates of 30 June 2022 and 
2023, with the further 5,000,000 rights originally 
set to be tested at 30 June 2024. The full amount 
of 15,000,000 rights has now been extended to 30 
June 2026 and vesting will be conditional on the 
satisfaction of the abovementioned conditions.

Achievement of the following TSP performance is 
required for rights to vest:

• 

• 

£0.12 - 40% of rights vest

£0.12 - £0.20 - linear sliding scale 
from 40% to 100%

Taking into account the terms and conditions upon 
which the options were granted and modified, the 
weighted average fair value uplift of the rights at 
modification date is £0.0124.

2023 
No ‘000

2023 
WAP* (pence)

2022 
No ‘000

2022 
WAP* (pence)

Shares held in Trust at 1 July

Vested and transferred during the year

Shares held in Trust at 30 June

49,717

(14,937)

34,780

9.06

6.18

10.29

85,790

(36,073)

49,717

9.64

10.43

9.06

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seeingmachines(d)  Summaries of rights granted under the Performance Right Scheme:

As at 1 July

Granted during the year

Exercised during the year *

Forefited during the year

As at 30 June

Vested and exercisable at 30 June

2023

2022

No ‘000 WAP* (pence)

No ‘000 WAP* (pence)

162,460

12,420

(14,937)

(2,159)

157,784

64,839

6.75

6.76

7.86

7.28

6.64

4.79

131,215

64,996

(30,467)

(3,284)

162,460

45,168

5.65

9.55

7.88

7.47

6.75

5.39

*Weighted Average Price (WAP) is the Market price at the time of grant.

29. Commitments

31.  Events occurring after the 
reporting period

As at 30 June 2023, the Group had commitments 
of $5,882,026 (2022: $24,994,714) relating to the 
manufacturing contract for the Group’s Guardian 
2.1 product for the period July 2023 to July 2024.

30. Contingent liabilities

No matter or circumstance has occurred 
subsequent to period end that has significantly 
affected, or may significantly affect, the operations 
of the Group, the results of those operations or the 
state of affairs of the Group or economic entity in 
subsequent financial years.

The Group had no contingent liabilities at 30 June 
2023 (2022: nil).

32. Related party transactions

(a)  Information about subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements include the 
financial statements of Seeing Machines Limited 
and its subsidiaries’ as follows:

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seeingmachinesName of entity

Country of 
incorporation

Seeing Machines Incorporated

United States

Seeing Machines Executive

Australia

Seeing Machines Share Plans Trust

Australia

Seeing Machines (Sales) Pty Ltd

Australia

Fovio Pty Limited (formerly Fovionix 
Pty Limited)

Australia

Fovio Incorporated

United States

Seeing Machines (UK) Ltd

United Kingdom

Seeing Machines Japan Ltd

Seeing Machines Germany

Japan

Germany

Seeing Machines New Zealand

New Zealand

% Equity interest

Investment

2023 %

2022 %

2023 US$

2022 US$

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

533,960

533,960

69

7

8

69

35

117

69

7

8

69

35

117

9,452

28,898

63

9,452

28,898

63

(b)  Materially owned subsidiaries

There are no subsidiaries held at 30 June 2023 that have non-controlling interests.

(c)  Key management personnel

Key management personnel covered in this report

Non-executive and executive Directors

Kate Hill

Paul McGlone

Yong Kang (YK) Ng

Gerhard Vorster

John Murray

Michael Brown

Executives (Other Key Management Personnel)

Paul McGlone

Martin Ive

Naomi Rule

Nicholas DiFiore

Mike Lenné

Max Verberne

Non-Executive Director and Chair

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer (appointed 14 November 2022)

Chief Financial Officer (resigned 25 November 2022)

Senior Vice President (SVP) OEM Solutions

Chief Science and Innovation Officer

General Manager - (GM) Aftermarket Solutions

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seeingmachinesCompensation for Key Management Personnel

Name

CHAIR

Kate Hill

CEO AND EXECUTIVE

Paul McGlone

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Y K NG

John Murray

Gerhard Vorster

Michael Brown

Other Key Management Personnel

Total

Short-Term

Post-
Employment

Share-Based 
Payments

Total

Year

Salary/Fees/ 
Bonus/Leave

Superannuation

Rights/Options

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

103

99

505

642

61

54

67

62

67

57

61

54

1,723

1,563

2,587

2,531

11

10

18

21

-

-

7

6

7

6

-

-

89

104

132

147

-

-

235

152

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

495

732

730

884

114

109

758

815

61

54

74

68

74

63

61

54

2,307

2,399

3,449

3,562

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seeingmachines(d)  Director-related transactions

(i)  Shareholdings of Directors

Balance at the 
start of the 
period

Granted as 
remuneration

Acquired or 
sold for cash

Other 
changes 
during the 
period

Balance at 
end of the 
period

Consolidated entity 2023

Name

Directors of Seeing Machines Limited

ORDINARY SHARES

K Hill (v)

P McGlone (iv)

Y K NG (i)

J Murray (ii)

G Vorster

M Brown (iii)

4,037,920

250,000

2,160,349

832,291

109,375

-

7,389,935

Consolidated entity 2022

Name

Directors of Seeing Machines Limited

ORDINARY SHARES

K Hill (v)

P McGlone (iv)

Y K NG (i)

J Murray (ii)

G Vorster

M Brown (iii)

3,400,000

250,000

2,160,349

632,291

109,375

-

6,552,015

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

462,080

290,000

-

-

-

-

752,080

637,920

-

-

200,000

-

-

837,920

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,500,000

540,000

2,160,349

832,291

109,375

-

8,142,015

4,037,920

250,000

2,160,349

832,291

109,375

-

7,389,935

(i) Yong Kang NG has an additional indirect interest in the Company by virtue of his deemed (by virtue of his spouse) ownership of 
shares in V S Industry Berhard (VSI).

(ii) John Murray’s interest in the Company is held by virtue of his direct ownership of shares in Nanjop Pty Ltd.

(iii) Michael Brown has an additional indirect interest in the Company by virtue of his relationship with Lombard Odier Asset 
Management (Europe) Limited.

(iv) Paul McGlone has unvested performance rights on 30 June 2023. Please refer to Note 28 for more details.

(v) Kate Hill’s interest in the Company includes a direct holding as well as by virtue of an interest in her superannuation fund, Dunford 
Super Fund (SMSF).

(ii)  Other Director related transactions

All transactions with director-related entities were made under normal commercial terms and conditions.

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seeingmachines33. Remuneration of auditors

The auditor of the Group is PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Audit and review of financial reports

Consolidated group

Controlled entities and joint operations

Total audit and review of financial reports

Other services in relation to the entity and any other entity in the 
consolidated group:

Accounting advisory services

Total services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers

34. Parent entity financial information

(a)  Summary financial information

Balance sheet

Current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Total liabilities

Shareholders’ equity

Issued capital

Reserves

Other equity

Accumulated losses

Total shareholders’ equity

Loss of the Parent entity

Total comprehensive income of the Parent entity

Significant accounting policies

Consolidated entity

2023 
US$

188,632

35,311

223,943

-

223,943

2022 
US$

162,767

33,739

196,506

36,992

233,498

30 June 2023 
US$’000

30 June 2022 
US$’000

89,981

140,604

25,243

65,901

240,948

6,260

5,749

(178,255)

74,702

(9,511)

(9,511)

66,068

94,983

16,720

19,926

240,948

3,167

-

(169,031)

75,084

(18,512)

(18,512)

The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the consolidated entity, as disclosed in 
Note 35, except, investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost, less any impairment, in the parent entity.

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seeingmachines35. Summary of other significant 
accounting policies

(iii)  New and amended standards 

adopted by the Group

This note provides a list of the significant 
accounting policies adopted in the preparation 
of these consolidated consolidated financial 
statements to the extent they have not already 
been disclosed in the other notes above. These 
policies have been consistently applied to all the 
years presented, unless otherwise stated. The 
consolidated financial statements are for the 
Group consisting of Seeing Machines Limited and 
its subsidiaries.

(a)  Basis of preparation

(i)  Compliance with IFRS

The financial report is a general-purpose financial 
report, which has been prepared in accordance 
with the requirements of the Corporations Act 
2001, Australian Accounting Standards and 
other authoritative pronouncements as issued 
by the Australian Accounting Standards Board 
(“AASB”). The financial report also complies with 
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) 
and interpretations (“IFRICs”) adopted by the 
International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). 
The financial report has been prepared under the 
historical cost convention.

The Group has applied the following standards 
and amendments for the first time for their annual 
reporting period commencing 1 July 2022:

•  Property, Plant and Equipment: 
Proceeds before Intended Use - 
Amendments to AASB 116

•  Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling a 
Contract - Amendments to AASB 137

•  Annual Improvements to AASB 
Standards 2018-2020, and

•  Reference to the Conceptual Framework - 

Amendments to AASB 3

(iv)  New standards and interpretations 

not yet adopted

Certain new accounting amendments to 
accounting standards and interpretations have 
been published that are not mandatory for 30 
June 2023 reporting periods and have not been 
early adopted by the Group. These standards, 
amendments or interpretations are not expected to 
have a material impact on the entity in the current 
or future reporting periods and on foreseeable 
future transactions.

The financial report is presented in US dollars and 
all values are rounded to the nearest thousand 
(US$000), except when otherwise indicated under 
the option available to the company under ASIC 
Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ 
Reports) Instrument 2016/191. The Company is an 
entity to which this legislative instrument applies.

(b)  Going concern

The financial report has been prepared on the 
going concern basis which assumes the continuity 
of normal business activity and the realisation of 
assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal 
course of business.

(ii)  Historical cost convention

The consolidated financial statements have 
been prepared on a historical cost basis, except 
for the following:

• 

• 

• 

certain financial assets and liabilities 
(including derivative instruments), certain 
classes of property, plant and equipment, and 
investment property - measured at fair value or 
revalued amount

assets held for sale - measured at the 
lower of carrying amount and fair value less 
costs to sell, and

defined benefit pension plans - plan assets 
measured at fair value.

The Group has made a loss for the year of 
US$15,548,000 (2022: loss of US$18,567,000) and 
incurred net cash outflows in operating activities 
of US$25,316,000 (2022: US$10,657,000). The 
Group has net current assets at 30 June 2023 of 
US$60,908,000 (30 June 2022: US$48,043,000). 
The balance of cash and cash equivalents at 
30 June 2023 is US$36,139,000 (30 June 2022: 
US$40,470,000).

The ability of the Group to continue its activities 
as a going concern is dependent on a range of 
factors including:

(i) 

the ability to meet projected revenue levels;

(ii)  timing of cash receipts; and

(iii)  the ability to manage overheads to 

budgeted levels.

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seeingmachinesThe Directors have reviewed the Company’s 
financial position and cash flow forecasts for the 
next twelve months and are of the opinion that 
the use of the going concern basis of accounting 
is appropriate.

(c)  Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements comprise 
the financial statements of the Company and its 
subsidiaries (as outlined in Note 32(a)) as at 30 
June each year (the Group).

Control is achieved when the Group is exposed, or 
has rights, to variable returns from its involvement 
with the investee and has the ability to affect 
those returns through its power over the investee. 
Specifically, the Group controls an investee if and 
only if the Group has:

•  Power over the investee (i.e., existing rights that 

give it the current ability to direct the relevant 
activities of the investee)

• 

• 

Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its 
involvement with the investee

The ability to use its power over the investee to 
affect its returns

Generally, there is a presumption that a majority 
of voting rights results in control. To support this 
presumption and when the Group has less than 
a majority of the voting or similar rights of an 
investee, the Group considers all relevant facts and 
circumstances in assessing whether it has power 
over an investee, including:

• 

The contractual arrangement(s) with the other 
vote holders of the investee

•  Rights arising from other 
contractual arrangements

• 

The Group’s voting rights and 
potential voting rights

The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls 
an investee if facts and circumstances indicate 
that there are changes to one or more of the three 
elements of control. Consolidation of a subsidiary 
begins when the Group obtains control over the 
suME bsidiary and ceases when the Group loses 
control of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income 
and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed 
of during the year are included in the consolidated 
financial statements from the date the Group gains 

control until the date the Group ceases to control 
the subsidiary.

Profit or loss and each component of other 
comprehensive income (“OCI”) are attributed to the 
equity holders of the parent of the Group. When 
necessary, adjustments are made to the financial 
statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting 
policies in line with the Group’s accounting policies. 
All intra-group assets and liabilities, equity, income, 
expenses and cash flows relating to transactions 
between members of the Group are eliminated in 
full on consolidation, with an exception to foreign 
currency profit or loss on monetary items.

A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, 
without a loss of control, is accounted for as an 
equity transaction.

If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, 
it derecognises the related assets (including 
goodwill), liabilities, noncontrolling interest and 
other components of equity, while any resultant 
gain or loss is recognised in the statement of 
comprehensive income. Any investment retained is 
recognised at fair value.

(d)  Current versus non-current classification

The Group presents assets and liabilities in 
the statement of financial position based on 
current/non-current classification. An asset is 
current when it is:

• 

Expected to be realised or intended to be sold 
or consumed in the normal operating cycle;

•  Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

• 

Expected to be realised within twelve months 
after the reporting period;

Or

•  Cash or cash equivalent unless restricted 
from being exchanged or used to settle a 
liability for at least twelve months after the 
reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is current when:

• 

It is expected to be settled in the normal 
operating cycle;

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• 

Or

• 

It is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

It is due to be settled within twelve months 
after the reporting period;

There is no unconditional right to defer the 
settlement of the liability for at least twelve 
months after the reporting period.

The Group classifies all other liabilities 
as non-current.

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

(e)  Segment reporting

Operating segments are reported in a manner 
consistent with the internal reporting provided 
to the chief operating decision makers. The chief 
operating decision makers, who are responsible for 
allocating resources and assessing performance 
of the operating segments, have been identified as 
the Executives and Board of the Company.

(f)  Foreign currency translation

(i)  Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each 
Group entity are measured using the currency of 
the primary economic environment in which the 
entity operates (functional currency). The functional 
currency of the Company is US dollars (US$), which 
is also the presentation currency of the Group.

(ii)  Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into 
the functional currency using the exchange rates 
at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange 
gains and losses resulting from the settlement 
of such transactions and from the translation of 
monetary assets and liabilities denominated in 
foreign currencies at year end exchange rates 
are generally recognised in profit or loss. They are 
deferred in equity if they relate to qualifying cash 
flow hedges and qualifying net investment hedges 
or are attributable to part of the net investment in a 
foreign operation.

Non-monetary items that are measured at fair 
value in a foreign currency are translated using 
the exchange rates at the date when the fair value 
was determined. Translation differences on assets 

and liabilities carried at fair value are reported as 
part of the fair value gain or loss. E.g. translation 
differences on non-monetary assets and liabilities 
such as equities held at fair value through profit or 
loss are recognised in profit or loss as part of the 
fair value gain or loss and translation differences on 
non-monetary assets such as equities classified as 
at fair value through other comprehensive income 
are recognised in other comprehensive income.

(iii)  Group companies

On consolidation, exchange differences arising 
from the translation of any net investment in 
foreign entities, and of borrowings and other 
financial instruments designated as hedges 
of such investments, are recognised in other 
comprehensive income. When a foreign operation 
is sold or any borrowings forming part of the net 
investment are repaid, the associated exchange 
differences are reclassified to profit or loss, as part 
of the gain or loss on sale.

(g)  Climate-related risks

The AASB and the Auditing and Assurance 
Standards Board (AUASB) issued a joint bulletin 
in December 2018 (and updated in April 2019), 
Climate-related and other emerging risks 
disclosures: assessing financial statement 
materiality using AASB Practice Statement 2. The 
bulletin states that Qualitative external factors, such 
as the industry in which the company operates 
and investor expectations, may make climate-
related risks material and may require such risks 
to be disclosed in the financial statements as they 
pertain to specific financial statement line items. 
The Group has performed an assessment based 
on the guidance prescribed in the bulletin and 
concluded that there are no material impacts 
of climate change that may impact specific 
financial statement line items. This is based on 
management’s assumption that the transition 
to a greener economy will result in a move to 
electric vehicles, and not the cessation of the 
use of vehicles.

(h)  Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at banks 
and on hand and short-term highly liquid deposits 
with a maturity of three months or less, that are 
readily convertible to a known amount of cash and 
subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

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Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net 
realisable value.

•  Research and development equipment 

— 3 to 10 years

•  Asset under construction — Not depreciated

Costs incurred in bringing each product to its 
present location and condition are accounted 
for, as follows:

Depreciation commences when an asset is 
available for use.

Finished goods: weighted average cost. The cost 
of purchase comprises the purchase price and 
other ancillary costs, where appropriate. Volume 
discounts and rebates are included in determining 
the cost of purchase.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price 
in the ordinary course of business, less estimated 
costs of completion and the estimated costs 
necessary to make the sale, including direct costs.

(j)  Property, plant and equipment

Cost

Assets under construction are stated at cost less 
accumulated impairment losses, if any. Property, 
plant and equipment is stated at cost less 
accumulated depreciation and any accumulated 
impairment losses.

Cost includes the purchase consideration, and 
those costs directly attributable to bringing the 
asset to the location and condition necessary 
for its intended use. Such cost includes the cost 
of replacing parts of plant and equipment if the 
recognition criteria are met. When significant 
parts of plant and equipment are required to be 
replaced at intervals, the Group depreciates them 
separately based on their specific useful lives. 
Likewise, when a major inspection is performed, 
its cost is recognised in the carrying amount of 
the plant and equipment as a replacement if the 
recognition criteria are satisfied. All other repair 
and maintenance costs are recognised in profit or 
loss as incurred.

Depreciation

The major categories of property, plant and 
equipment are depreciated over the estimated 
useful lives of the assets on a diminishing value or 
straight-line basis using the following depreciation 
rates of the specific asset as follows:

•  Office furniture, fittings and equipment 

— 2 to 20 years

The residual values, useful lives and methods of 
depreciation of property, plant and equipment are 
reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted 
prospectively, if appropriate.

Derecognition

An item of property, plant and equipment is 
derecognised upon disposal or when no further 
future economic benefits are expected from its use. 
Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the 
asset (calculated as the difference between the net 
disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the 
asset) is included in profit or loss when the asset 
is derecognised.

(k)  Intangible assets

Cost

Intangible assets acquired separately are 
measured on initial recognition at cost. Following 
initial recognition, intangible assets are carried 
at cost less any accumulated amortisation and 
any accumulated impairment losses. Internally 
generated intangibles, excluding capitalised 
development costs, are not capitalised and 
expenditure is recognised in profit or loss in the 
year in which the expenditure is incurred.

Amortisation methods and periods

The useful lives of the Group’s intangible assets 
are assessed to be finite. Intangible assets with 
finite lives are amortised over the useful economic 
life and assessed for impairment whenever 
there is an indication that the intangible asset 
may be impaired.

The amortisation period and the amortisation 
method for an intangible asset with a finite useful 
life are reviewed at least at each financial year-end. 
Changes in the expected useful life or the expected 
pattern of consumption of future economic 
benefits embodied in the asset are accounted for 
prospectively by changing the amortisation period 
or method, as appropriate, which is a change in 
accounting estimate. The amortisation expense 
on intangible assets with finite lives is recognised 

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with the function of the intangible asset.

and understanding, is recognised in the statement 
of comprehensive income when incurred.

Derecognition

An intangible asset is derecognised upon disposal 
(i.e., at the date the recipient obtains control) or 
when no future economic benefits are expected 
from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising 
upon derecognition of the asset (calculated as the 
difference between the net disposal proceeds and 
the carrying amount of the asset) is included in 
profit or loss when the asset is derecognised.

(i)  Patents, Trademarks and Licences

The Group made upfront payments to acquire 
patents, trademarks and licences. The patents and 
trademarks have been granted for periods ranging 
between 15 to 20 years, depending on the patent 
or trademark, by the relevant government agency 
with the option of renewal at the end of the period. 
Licences for the use of intellectual property (“IP”) 
are granted for periods ranging between 3 to 20 
years depending on the specific licences.

(ii)  Research and Development Costs

Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with 
the prospect of gaining new technical knowledge 

Development expenditure is capitalised only if 
development costs can be measured reliably, the 
product or process is technically and commercially 
feasible, future economic benefits are probable, 
and the Group intends to and has sufficient 
resources to complete development and to use 
or sell the asset. The expenditure capitalised 
includes the cost of materials, direct labour and 
overhead costs that are directly attributable to 
preparing the asset for its intended use. Other 
research and development expenditure is 
recognised in the statement of comprehensive 
income when incurred.

Capitalised development expenditure is measured 
at cost less accumulated amortisation and 
accumulated impairment losses. Amortisation 
of the asset begins when the development is 
complete and the asset is available for use. The 
asset is amortised over the period of expected 
future benefit and amortisation is recorded in cost 
of sales. During the period of development, the 
asset is tested for impairment annually.

Patents and Trademarks

Licences

Development Costs

Useful lives

Finite (10-20 years)

Finite (3-20 years)

Finite (7-10 years)

Amortisation method used

Amortised on a straight- line 
basis over the period of the 
patent or trademark

Amortised on a straight- line 
basis over the period of the 
licence

Amortised on a straight- 
light basis over the period of 
expected future sales from 
the related project

Internally generated or 
acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Internally generated

(l) 

Impairment of non-financial assets

The Group assesses, at each reporting date, 
whether there is an indication that an asset may be 
impaired. If any indication exists, or when annual 
impairment testing for an asset is required, the 
Group estimates the asset’s recoverable amount. 
An asset’s recoverable amount is the higher of 
an asset’s or cash-generating unit’s (“CGU”) fair 
value less costs of disposal and its value in use. The 
recoverable amount is determined for an individual 
asset, unless the asset does not generate cash 
inflows that are largely independent of those from 
other assets or groups of assets. When the carrying 
amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable 

amount, the asset is considered impaired and is 
written down to its recoverable amount.

The Group conducts an annual internal review 
of asset values, which is used as a source of 
information to assess for any indicators of 
impairment. External factors, such as changes 
in expected future processes, technology and 
economic conditions, are also monitored to assess 
for indicators of impairment. If any indication 
of impairment exists, an estimate of the asset’s 
recoverable amount is calculated.

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seeingmachinesImpairment losses, including write-down of 
inventories to net realisable value, are recognised in 
profit or loss in expense categories consistent with 
the function of the impaired asset.

For non-financial assets other than goodwill, an 
assessment is made at each reporting date to 
determine whether there is an indication that 
previously recognised impairment losses no 
longer exist or have decreased. If such indication 
exists, the Group estimates the asset’s or CGU’s 
recoverable amount. A previously recognised 
impairment loss is reversed only if there has been 
a change in the assumptions used to determine 
the asset’s recoverable amount since the last 
impairment loss was recognised. The reversal is 
limited so that the carrying amount of the asset 
does not exceed its recoverable amount, nor 
exceed the carrying amount that would have been 
determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment 
loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. 
Such reversal is recognisedin profit or loss.

(m) Leases

The Group assesses at contract inception whether 
a contract is, or contains, a lease. That is, if the 
contract conveys the right to control the use of an 
identified asset for a period of time in exchange 
for consideration.

Group as a lessee

The Group applies a single recognition and 
measurement approach for all leases, except for 
short-term leases and leases of low-value assets. 
The Group recognises lease liabilities to make lease 
payments and right-of-use assets representing the 
right to use the underlying assets.

(i)  Right-of-use assets

The Group recognises right-of-use assets at 
the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the 
date the underlying asset is available for use). 
Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any 
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, 
and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease 
liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes 
the amount of lease liabilities recognised, initial 
direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at 
or before the commencement date less any lease 
incentives received.

Right-of-use assets in which the Group are 
reasonably certain to obtain ownership of the 

underlying leased asset at the end of the lease 
term is depreciated from commencement date to 
the end of the useful life. Otherwise, right-of-use 
assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over 
the shorter of the lease term and the estimated 
useful lives of the assets, as follows:

•  Office Space  

3 to 10 years

•  Other equipment 

3 to 5 years

The right-of-use assets are also subject 
to impairment. Refer to the accounting 
policies in Note 35(l).

The Group presents right-of-use assets as a 
separate line item on the consolidated statement of 
financial position.

(ii)  Lease liabilities

At the commencement date of the lease, the 
Group recognises lease liabilities measured at the 
present value of lease payments to be made over 
the lease term. The lease payments include fixed 
payments (including in substance fixed payments) 
less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease 
payments that depend on an index or a rate, and 
amounts expected to be paid under residual value 
guarantees. The lease payments also include the 
exercise price of a purchase option reasonably 
certain to be exercised by the Group and 
payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if 
the lease term reflects the Group exercising the 
option to terminate.

Variable lease payments that do not depend on an 
index or a rate are not included in the measurement 
of lease liabilities and right-of-use assets and 
are recognised as an expense (unless they are 
incurred to produce inventories) in the period in 
which the event or condition that triggers the 
payment occurs.

After the commencement date, the amount of lease 
liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of 
interest and reduced for the lease payments made. 
In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities 
is remeasured if there is a modification, a change 
in the lease term, a change in the lease payments 
(e.g., changes to future payments resulting from a 
change in an index or rate used to determine such 
lease payments) or a change in the assessment of 
an option to purchase the underlying asset.

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seeingmachinesWhen the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a 
corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying 
amount of the right-of-use asset or is recorded in 
profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-
use asset has been reduced to zero.

The Group’s lease liabilities are further 
disclosed at Note 26.

(iii)  Short-term leases and leases of 

low-value assets

The Group applies the short-term lease recognition 
exemption to its short-term leases of equipment 
(i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 
months or less from the commencement date 
and do not contain a purchase option). It also 
applies the lease of low-value assets recognition 
exemption to leases of office equipment that are 
considered to be low value. Lease payments on 
short-term leases and leases of low-value assets 
are recognised as expense on a straight-line basis 
over the lease term.

(n)  Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives 
rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial 
liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial assets

(i) 

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, 
as subsequently measured at amortised cost, 
fair value through OCI, and fair value through 
profit or loss.

The classification of debt financial assets at initial 
recognition depends on the financial asset’s 
contractual cash flow characteristics and the 
Group’s business model for managing them. 
With the exception of trade receivables that do 
not contain a significant financing component 
or for which the Group has applied the practical 
expedient, the Group initially measures a financial 
asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial 
asset not at fair value through profit or loss, 
transaction costs. Trade receivables that do not 
contain a significant financing component or 
for which the Group has applied the practical 
expedient are measured at the transaction price as 
disclosed in Note 35(u).

In order for a financial asset to be classified and 
measured at amortised cost or fair value through 
OCI, it needs to give rise to cash flows that are 
‘solely payments of principal and interest (“SPPI”)’ 
on the principal amount outstanding. This 
assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is 
performed at an instrument level. Financial assets 
with cash flows that are not SPPI are classified 
and measured at fair value through profit or loss, 
irrespective of the business model.

The Group’s business model for managing financial 
assets refers to how it manages its financial assets 
in order to generate cash flows. The business 
model determines whether cash flows will result 
from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the 
financial assets, or both. Financial assets classified 
and measured at amortised cost are held within a 
business model with the objective to hold financial 
assets in order to collect contractual cash flows 

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seeingmachineswhile financial assets classified and measured at 
fair value through OCI are held within a business 
model with the objective of both holding to collect 
contractual cash flows and selling.

Purchases or sales of financial assets that require 
delivery of assets within a time frame established 
by regulation or convention in the marketplace 
(regular way trades) are recognised on the trade 
date, i.e., the date that the Group commits to 
purchase or sell the asset.

(ii)  Subsequent measurement

For purposes of subsequent measurement, the 
Group classifies its financial assets as financial 
assets at amortised cost.

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently 
measured using the effective interest (“EIR”) 
method and are subject to impairment. Gains and 
losses are recognised in profit or loss when the 
asset is derecognised, modified or impaired.

The Group’s financial assets at amortised cost 
include cash and cash equivalents, term deposits 
and trade and other receivables.

(iii)  Derecognition

A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a 
financial asset or part of a group of similar financial 
assets) is primarily derecognised (i.e., removed from 
the Group’s consolidated statement of financial 
position) when:

When the Group has transferred its rights to 
receive cash flows from an asset or has entered into 
a pass-through arrangement, it evaluates if, and to 
what extent, it has retained the risks and rewards 
of ownership. When it has neither transferred nor 
retained substantially all the risks and rewards of 
the asset, nor transferred control of the asset, the 
Group continues to recognise the transferred asset 
to the extent of its continuing involvement. In that 
case, the Group also recognises an associated 
liability. The transferred asset and the associated 
liability are measured on a basis that reflects the 
rights and obligations that the Group has retained.

Continuing involvement that takes the form of a 
guarantee over the transferred asset is measured 
at the lower of the original carrying amount of the 
asset and the maximum amount of consideration 
that the Group could be required to repay.

(iv)  Impairment

The Group recognises an allowance for expected 
credit losses (“ECLs”) for all debt instruments not 
held at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are 
based on the difference between the contractual 
cash flows due in accordance with the contract and 
all the cash flows that the Group expects to receive, 
discounted at an approximation of the original 
effective interest rate. The expected cash flows will 
include cash flows from the sale of collateral held or 
other credit enhancements that are integral to the 
contractual terms.

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seeingmachinesECLs are recognised in two stages. For credit 
exposures for which there has not been a 
significant increase in credit risk since initial 
recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses 
that result from default events that are possible 
within the next 12-months (a 12-month ECL). For 
those credit exposures for which there has been 
a significant increase in credit risk since initial 
recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit 
losses expected over the remaining life of the 
exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default 
(a lifetime ECL).

For trade receivables and contract assets, the 
Group applies a simplified approach in calculating 
ECLs. Therefore, the Group does not track 
changes in credit risk, but instead recognises a loss 
allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting 
date. The Group has established a provision matrix 
that is based on its historical credit loss experience, 
adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the 
debtors and the economic environment.

The Group considers a financial asset in default 
when contractual payments are 90 days past due. 
However, in certain cases, the Group may also 
consider a financial asset to be in default when 
internal or external information indicates that 
the Group is unlikely to receive the outstanding 
contractual amounts in full before taking into 
account any credit enhancements held by the 
Group. A financial asset is written off when there 
is no reasonable expectation of recovering the 
contractual cash flows.

Financial liabilities

(i) 

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial liabilities are classified, at initial 
recognition, as financial liabilities at amortised cost, 
net of directly attributable transaction costs.

The Group’s financial liabilities include trade and 
other payables, and lease liabilities.

(ii)  Subsequent measurement

For purposes of subsequent measurement, the 
Group classifies its financial liabilities as financial 
liabilities at amortised cost using the EIR method. 
Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss 
when the liabilities are derecognised as well as 
through the EIR amortisation process.

Amortised cost is calculated by considering any 
discount or premium on acquisition and fees 

or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The 
EIR amortisation is included as finance costs in 
profit or loss.

(iii)  Derecognition

A financial liability is derecognised when the 
obligation under the liability is discharged or 
cancelled or expires. When an existing financial 
liability is replaced by another from the same 
lender on substantially different terms, or the terms 
of an existing liability are substantially modified, 
such an exchange or modification is treated as 
the derecognition of the original liability and the 
recognition of a new liability. The difference in 
the respective carrying amounts is recognised in 
profit or loss.

Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset 
and the net amount is reported in the consolidated 
statement of financial position if there is a currently 
enforceable legal right to offset the recognised 
amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net 
basis, to realise the assets and settle the liabilities 
simultaneously.

(o)  Borrowings

Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, 
net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings 
are subsequently measured at amortised cost. 
Any difference between the proceeds (net of 
transaction costs) and the redemption amount is 
recognised in profit or loss over the period of the 
borrowings using the effective interest method. 
Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities 
are recognised as transaction costs of the loan to 
the extent that it is probable that some or all of the 
facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is 
deferred until the draw-down occurs. To the extent 
there is no evidence that it is probable that some 
or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is 
capitalised as a prepayment for liquidity services 
and amortised over the period of the facility to 
which it relates.

The fair value of the liability portion of a convertible 
bond is determined using a market interest rate for 
an equivalent non-convertible bond. This amount 
is recorded as a liability on an amortised cost basis 
until extinguished on conversion or maturity of the 
bonds. The remainder of the proceeds is allocated 
to the conversion option. This is recognised 
and included in shareholders’ equity, net of 
income tax effects.

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seeingmachines(p)  Provisions

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

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

Provisions are measured at the present value of 
management’s best estimate of the expenditure 
required to settle the present obligation at the 
reporting date. If the effect of the time value of 
money is material, provisions are discounted 
using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, when 
appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. When 
discounting is used, the increase in the provision 
due to the passage of time is recognised as 
a finance cost.

(i)  Employee leave entitlements

Employee entitlements to annual leave are 
recognised when they are accrued by employees. 
A provision is made for the estimated liability for 
annual leave because of services rendered by 
employees up to the reporting date. Employee 
entitlements to sick leave and maternity leave are 
not recognised until the time of leave. Annual leave 
is recognised in current liabilities, as it is expected 
to be wholly settled within 12 months of the 
reporting date.

(ii)  Long service leave

Long service leave is a period of paid leave granted 
to an employee in recognition of a long period 
of service to an employer. The liability for long 
service leave is recognised in the provision for 
employee benefits and measured as the present 
value of expected future payments to be made. 
Consideration is given to expected future wage and 
salary levels, experience of employee departures, 
and periods of service. Expected future payments 
are discounted using market yields at the reporting 
date on national government bonds with terms 
to maturity and currency that match, as closely as 
possible, the estimated future cash outflows. Long 

service leave is recognised in current and non-
current liabilities, provided there is an unconditional 
right to defer settlement of the liability.

(iii)  Warranty provisions

The Group provides warranties for general 
repairs of defects that existed at the time of sale, 
as required by law. Provisions related to these 
assurance-type warranties are recognised when 
the product is sold. Initial recognition is based on 
historical experience. The estimate of warranty-
related costs is revised annually.

(q)  Contingent liabilities

Contingent liabilities are possible obligations that 
arise from past events and whose existence will 
only be confirmed by the occurrence of one or 
more future events not wholly within the control 
of the Group. Where it is not probable that an 
outflow of economic benefits will be required, 
or the amount cannot be estimated reliably, the 
obligation is disclosed as a contingent liability, 
unless the probability of outflow of economic 
benefits is remote.

(r)  Share-based payments

The Group provides benefits to employees, 
including Key Management Personnel (“KMP”), in 
the form of share-based payment transactions, 
whereby employees render services as 
consideration for equity instruments (equity settled 
transactions). The cost of these equity-settled 
transactions is determined by the fair value at the 
date when the grant is made using an appropriate 
valuation model, further details of which are 
given in Note 28.

That cost is recognised in employee benefits 
expense (Note 5), together with a corresponding 
increase in equity (other reserves), over the period 
in which the service and, where applicable, the 
performance conditions are fulfilled (the vesting 
period). The cumulative expense recognised for 
equity-settled transactions at each reporting date 
until the vesting date reflects the extent to which 
the vesting period has expired and the Group’s best 
estimate of the number of equity instruments that 
will ultimately vest. The expense or credit in profit 
or loss for a period represents the movement in 
cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning 
and end of that period.

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seeingmachinesService and non-market performance conditions 
are not considered when determining the grant 
date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the 
conditions being met is assessed as part of the 
Group’s best estimate of the number of equity 
instruments that will ultimately vest. Market 
performance conditions are reflected within the 
grant date fair value. Any other conditions attached 
to an award, but without an associated service 
requirement, are considered to be non-vesting 
conditions. Non-vesting conditions are reflected in 
the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate 
expensing of an award unless there are also service 
and/or performance conditions. No expense is 
recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest 
because non-market performance and/or service 
conditions have not been met. Where awards 
include a market or non-vesting condition, the 
transactions are treated as vested irrespective of 
whether the market or non-vesting condition is 
satisfied, provided that all other performance and/
or service conditions are satisfied.

When the terms of an equity-settled award are 
modified, the minimum expense recognised is 
the grant date fair value of the unmodified award, 
provided the original vesting terms of the award 
are met. An additional expense, measured as at 
the date of modification, is recognised for any 
modification that increases the total fair value of the 
share-based payment transaction, or is otherwise 
beneficial to the employee. Where an award is 
cancelled by the entity or by the counterparty, any 
remaining element of the fair value of the award 
is expensed immediately through profit or loss. 
However, if a new award is substituted for the 
cancelled award and designated as a replacement 
award on the date that it is granted, the cancelled 
and new award are treated as if they were a 
modification of the original award, as described 
in the previous paragraph. The dilutive effect of 
outstanding awards is reflected as additional share 
dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per 
share (refer to Notes 35(t) and 9).

(s)  Contributed equity

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

(t)  Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated as 
net profit or loss attributable to members of the 
parent, adjusted to exclude any costs of servicing 

equity (other than dividends), divided by the 
weighted average number of ordinary shares, 
adjusted for any bonus element.

Diluted EPS is calculated as net profit or loss 
attributable to members of the parent divided by 
the weighted average number of ordinary shares 
outstanding during the year plus the weighted 
average number of ordinary shares that would be 
issued on conversion of all the dilutive potential 
ordinary shares into ordinary shares.

(u)  Revenue recognition

Revenue of the Group arises mainly from the 
sale and licensing of Driver Monitoring System 
(“DMS”) and Occupant Monitoring System (“OMS”) 
hardware and software, after-sales monitoring and 
consulting services.

Revenue from contracts with customers is 
recognised when control of the goods or services 
are transferred to the customer at an amount that 
reflects the consideration to which the Group 
expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods 
or services (i.e., transaction price).

The disclosures of significant accounting 
judgements relating to revenue from contracts with 
customers are provided in Note 2.

(i)  Hardware and installation

Revenue from the sale of hardware units is 
recognised when control of the hardware units 
is transferred to the customer. Revenue is only 
recognised to the extent that it is highly probable 
that a significant reversal will not occur (reflecting, 
for example, expected levels of returns). The normal 
credit term is 30 to 60 days upon invoicing.

Revenue from installation service is recognised 
when the previously sold hardware unit has been 
installed and connected to the driver monitoring 
platform, as per the arrangement customer.

(ii)  Driver Monitoring

Revenue from driver monitoring service is 
recognised periodically with reference to the 
hardware units that are connected to the 
driver monitoring platform during that period, 
typically every month.

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seeingmachines(iii)  Licence fees

Licences granted to customers are perpetual 
licences for use of IP (usually in the form of 
software). Where the software is provided on a 
hardware kit this is treated as one deliverable of a 
licence due to the fact that the hardware provided 
is of no value to the customer without the inclusion 
of the software and that the software cannot be 
delivered through any other acceptable mechanism 
to the customer.

Recognition of revenue from licence fees 
is dependent on the nature of the licence 
and whether it is a right to access or a right 
to use licence.

Licences granted to customers generally provide 
a right to use IP, and therefore these performance 
obligations are satisfied at a point in time, generally 
upon provision of access to the software.

Licences that provide a right to access Seeing 
Machines IP are performance obligations satisfied 
over time because the customer simultaneously 
receives and consumes the benefits provided 
by the Group. The Group uses time elapsed to 
measure progress toward complete satisfaction of 
the service and recognises revenue on that basis.

(iv)  Royalty revenue

Revenue from royalties relate to performance 
obligations that may be satisfied at a point in time 
(for example, royalty payments related to a right 
to use licence) or over time (for example, royalty 
payments related to sale of customised software). 
Where the predominant item in the contract to 
which the royalties relate is right to use licence, the 
royalties are recognised as revenue when the sale 
or usage that gives rise to the royalty occurs, given 
this is generally after the performance obligation 
has been satisfied. Where the predominant item in 
the contract to which the royalties relate is sale of 
customised software, the royalties are recognised 
as the associated performance obligation is 
satisfied, to the extent that the amount of revenue 
recognised is highly probable of not being subject 
to significant reversal.

(v)  Non-recurring engineering services

The Group grants perpetual software licence to its 
customers for use of its Background Intellectual 
Property (“Background IP”) which includes DMS 
and OMS licences. The Group also renders non-
recurring engineering (“NRE”) services to make 

significant customisations to the Background IP to 
make it commercially viable for the customer.

The software licence and the non-recurring 
engineering services are inputs into a combined 
output, which is a promise to deliver customised 
software, and therefore the software licence is not 
considered to be distinct from the non-recurring 
engineering services. This customised software is 
delivered in packages (“Samples”) with increasing 
levels of customisation in each Sample delivery 
with reference to the arrangement with the 
customer. This performance obligation is satisfied 
over time, as the services create an asset without 
an alternative use to the group, and the group has 
an enforceable right to payment for performance 
completed to date.

This revenue is recognised over time using the 
input method based on costs incurred to date 
relative to the estimated total cost to complete a 
Sample, including a reasonable margin.

(vi)  Consulting

Revenue from consultancy and support is 
recognised by reference to the stage of completion 
of a contract or contracts in progress at reporting 
date or at the time of completion of the contract 
and billing to the customer.

These contracts are typically customer-specific, 
and revenue recognition is therefore dependent on 
the facts and circumstances of each arrangement.

For each contract of this type, the Group will 
determine whether the performance obligation 
is satisfied at a point in time or over time. For 
performance obligations satisfied over time, 
the Group will use the method to measure 
progress that best depicts transfer of control 
to the customer, which could be an output or 
an input method.

(vii) Interest revenue

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

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seeingmachines(viii)  Agreements with multiple deliverables

Where the Group enters into agreements for the 
provision of both goods and services as part of 
a single arrangement, the group identifies the 
separate performance obligations in the contract. 
The consideration from the arrangement is 
allocated to each performance obligation based on 
their relative stand-alone selling prices.

Timing of revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised either at a point in time 
or over time, when or as the Company satisfies 
performance obligations by transferring the 
promised goods or services to its customers.

If the Company satisfies a performance obligation 
before it receives the consideration, the Group 
recognises either a contract asset or a receivable 
in its statement of financial position, depending on 
whether something other than the passage of time 
is required before the consideration is due.

Contract balances

Contract assets

A contract asset is the right to consideration in 
exchange for goods or services transferred to 
the customer. If the Group transfers goods or 
services to a customer and satisfies its performance 
obligations before the customer pays consideration 
or before payment is due, a contract asset is 
recognised for the earned consideration that 
is conditional.

Trade receivables

A receivable represents the Group’s right to an 
amount of consideration that is unconditional 
(i.e., only the passage of time is required before 
payment of the consideration is due).

Contract liabilities

complied with. When the grant relates to an 
expense item, it is recognised as income on a 
systematic basis over the periods that the related 
costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are 
expensed. When the grant relates to an asset, it is 
recognised as income in equal amounts over the 
expected useful life of the related asset.

(w)  Income tax

Current income tax

Current income tax assets and liabilities are 
measured at the amount expected to be recovered 
from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax 
rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are 
those that are enacted or substantively enacted 
at the reporting date in the countries where the 
Group operates and generates taxable income.

Current income tax relating to items recognised 
directly in equity is recognised in equity and not 
through profit or loss. Management periodically 
evaluates positions taken in the tax returns with 
respect to situations in which applicable tax 
regulations are subject to interpretation and 
establishes provisions where appropriate.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is provided using the liability method 
on temporary differences between the tax bases of 
assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for 
financial reporting purposes at the reporting date.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable 
temporary differences, except:

•  When the deferred tax liability arises from the 
initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or 
liability in a transaction that is not a business 
combination and, at the time of the transaction, 
affects neither the accounting profit nor 
taxable profit or loss; and

A contract liability is recognised if a payment is 
received from a customer before the Group satisfies 
its perfornance obligations. Contract liabilities are 
recognised as revenue when the Group performs 
under the contract (i.e., satisfies its performance 
obligations of the related goods or services 
to the customer).

• 

In respect of taxable temporary differences 
associated with investments in subsidiaries, 
associates and interests in joint arrangements, 
when the timing of the reversal of the 
temporary differences can be controlled and it 
is probable that the temporary differences will 
not reverse in the foreseeable future.

(v)  Government grants

Government grants are recognised where there 
is reasonable assurance that the grant will be 
received, and all attached conditions will be 

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all 
deductible temporary differences, the carry 
forward of unused tax credits and any unused 
tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognised to 

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seeingmachinesthe extent that it is probable that taxable profit 
will be available against which the deductible 
temporary differences, and the carry forward of 
unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be 
utilised, except:

Tax consolidation legislation

Seeing Machines Limited and its wholly owned 
Australian controlled entities implemented the tax 
consolidation legislation as of 1 July 2005.

•  When the deferred tax asset relating to the 
deductible temporary difference arises from 
the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a 
transaction that is not a business combination 
and, at the time of the transaction, affects 
neither the accounting profit nor taxable 
profit or loss; and

• 

In respect of deductible temporary differences 
associated with investments in subsidiaries, 
associates and interests in joint arrangements, 
deferred tax assets are recognised only to the 
extent that it is probable that the temporary 
differences will reverse in the foreseeable 
future and taxable profit will be available 
against which the temporary differences 
can be utilised.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is 
reviewed at each reporting date and reduced 
to the extent that it is no longer probable that 
sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow 
all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilised. 
Unrecognised deferred tax assets are re-assessed 
at each reporting date and are recognised to the 
extent that it has become probable that future 
taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset 
to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured 
at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the 
year when the asset is realised or the liability is 
settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have 
been enacted or substantively enacted at the 
reporting date.

The Group offsets deferred tax assets and deferred 
tax liabilities if and only if it has a legally enforceable 
right to set off current tax assets and current tax 
liabilities and the deferred tax assets and deferred 
tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the 
same taxation authority on either the same taxable 
entity or different taxable entities which intend 
either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on 
a net basis, or to realise the assets and settle the 
liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in 
which significant amounts of deferred tax liabilities 
or assets are expected to be settled or recovered.

The head entity, Seeing Machines Limited and 
the controlled entities in the tax consolidated 
group continue to account for their own current 
and deferred tax amounts. The Group has applied 
the Group allocation approach in determining 
the appropriate amount of current taxes and 
deferred taxes to allocate to members of the tax 
consolidated group.

In addition to its own current and deferred tax 
amounts, Seeing Machines Limited also recognises 
the current tax liabilities (or assets) and the 
deferred tax assets arising from unused tax losses 
and unused tax credits assumed from controlled 
entities in the tax consolidated group.

Assets or liabilities arising under tax funding 
agreements with the tax consolidated entities 
are recognised as amounts receivable from or 
payable to other entities in the Group. Details 
of the tax funding agreement are disclosed in 
Note Income tax.

Any difference between the amounts assumed 
and amounts receivable or payable under the 
tax funding agreement are recognised as a 
contribution to (or distribution from) wholly owned 
tax consolidated entities.

Sales tax

Expenses and assets are recognised net of the 
amount of sales tax, except:

•  When the sales tax incurred on a purchase of 
assets or services is not recoverable from the 
taxation authority, in which case, the sales tax 
is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition 
of the asset or as part of the expense item, as 
applicable; and

•  When receivables and payables are stated with 

the amount of sales tax included.

The net amount of sales tax recoverable from, or 
payable to, the taxation authority is included as 
part of receivables or payables in the statement of 
financial position.

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seeingmachinesCash flows are included in the statement of cash 
flows on a gross basis and the sales tax component 
of cash flows arising from investing and financing 
activities, which is recoverable from, or payable 
to, the taxation authority is classified as part of 
operating cash flows.

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

• 

• 

• 

Level 1 - Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in 
active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 - Valuation techniques for which 
the lowest level input that is significant to 
the fair value measurement is directly or 
indirectly observable

Level 3 - Valuation techniques for which the 
lowest level input that is significant to the fair 
value measurement is unobservable

(x)  Fair value measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received to 
sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an 
orderly transaction between market participants 
at the measurement date. The fair value 
measurement is based on the presumption that the 
transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability 
takes place either:

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the 
financial statements at fair value on a recurring 
basis, the Group determines whether transfers 
have occurred between levels in the hierarchy 
by re-assessing categorisation (based on the 
lowest level input that is significant to the fair 
value measurement as a whole) at the end of each 
reporting period.

• 

• 

In the principal market for the asset 
or liability; or

In the absence of a principal market, in 
the most advantageous market for the 
asset or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market 
must be accessible by the Group.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured 
using the assumptions that market participants 
would use when pricing the asset or liability, 
assuming that market participants act in their 
economic best interest.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset 
takes into account a market participant’s ability to 
generate economic benefits by using the asset in 
its highest and best use or by selling it to another 
market participant that would use the asset in its 
highest and best use.

The Group uses valuation techniques that are 
appropriate in the circumstances and for which 
sufficient data are available to measure fair value, 
maximising the use of relevant observable inputs 
and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is 
measured or disclosed in the financial statements 
are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, 
described as follows, based on the lowest 
level input that is significant to the fair value 
measurement as a whole:

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(y)  Comparatives

Where necessary, comparatives have been 
reclassified to ensure consistency with current 
year disclosures.

36. Changes in accounting policies

The accounting policies applied are consistent 
with those of the consolidated financial statements 
for the year ended 30 June 2022, except for 
the change in accounting policy in relating to 
change in presentation currency from Australian 
Dollars (“AU$”) to United States Dollars (“US$”), 
as set out below:

Effective 1 July 2022, the Seeing Machines Limited’s 
functional currency has changed from AU$ to US$. 
This change in functional currency is primarily 
indicated by the following factors:

(i)  Sales and cash inflows: The currency that 
mainly influences sales prices for goods and 
services. This will often be the currency in 
which sales prices for goods and services are 
denominated and settled. During the financial 
year ended 30 June 2023, approximately 
74% (2022: 65%) of the Group’s revenue was 
denominated in US$.

(ii)  Financing Activities: The Group’s share 

capital is denominated in Great Britain Pounds 
(“GBP”) as the Company’s shares are listed on 
the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. 
However, a significant funding arrangement 
and a significant exclusive collaboration 
arrangement, totalling to US$ 65 million with 

seeingmachinesretrospectively and comparatives in the financial 
report have been restated accordingly. Applying 
the guidance provided in AASB 121, the Group’s 
financial report has been restated to US$ using the 
procedures outlined below:

(i)  Consolidated statement of comprehensive 

Income and consolidated statement of cash 
flows have been translated into US dollars 
using average foreign currency rates prevailing 
for the relevant period.

(ii)  Assets and liabilities in the consolidated 
statement of financial position have 
been translated into US$ at the closing 
foreign currency rates on the relevant 
balance sheet dates.

(iii)  The equity section of the consolidated 

statement of financial position, including 
foreign currency translation reserve, retained 
earnings, share capital and the other 
reserves, have been translated into US$ using 
historical rates.

(iv)  Earnings per share and dividend disclosures 
have also been restated to US$ to reflect the 
change in presentation currency.

Certain new accounting standards, amendments 
to accounting standards and interpretations have 
been published that are not mandatory for 30 
June 2023 reporting periods and have not been 
early adopted by the Group. These standards, 
amendments or interpretations are not expected to 
have a material impact on the Group in the current 
or future reporting periods and on foreseeable 
future transactions.

Magna International were in the final stages of 
execution on 1 July 2022. These arrangements 
were executed on 4 October 2022.

(iii)  Expenses and cash outflows: The Group’s 
expenses are primarily comprised of salaries 
and wages for employees who are mostly 
domiciled in Australia and these expenses 
are incurred and settled in AU$. However, 
the majority of other expenses for the Group 
are incurred and settled in US$. During 
the financial year ended 30 June 2022, 
approximately 30% of the Group’s expenses 
were denominated in US$. This proportion 
of expenses denominated in US$ increased 
to 57% for the financial year ending 30 June 
2023. Considering the factors outlined above 
and the changes in operations and financing 
the Group has determined that on 1 July 2022 
the functional currency of Seeing Machines 
Limited changed to US$.

The change in functional currency significantly 
reduces the volatility of the Group’s earnings due to 
foreign exchange movements, in particular due to 
translation of foreign currency balances.

Applying the guidance provided in AASB 121: The 
Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates 
(“AASB 121”), the change in functional currency to 
US$ has been effected on 1 July 2022 using the 
following procedures:

(i)  All items of assets and liabilities were 

translated from AU$ to US$ using the US$/ 
AU$ exchange rate prevailing on the date of 
change, i.e. start of 1 July 2022. As all assets and 
liabilities are translated using the exchange rate 
at the date of change, the resulting translated 
amounts for non-monetary items are treated as 
their historical cost.

(ii)  Equity items were translated from AU$ to 
US$ using the historical rate at the date of 
the transactions.

(iii)  Resulting differences in the historical rates and 
rate on date of change is recognized in the 
Foreign Currency Translation Reserve.

In line with the change in functional currency from 
AU$ to US$, and to provide investors and other 
stakeholders a clearer understanding of the Group’s 
performance over time, the Directors have elected 
to change the Group’s presentation currency from 
AU$ to US$. The change in presentation currency 
is a voluntary change which is accounted for 

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seeingmachinesIn the  

Directors’ opinion:

In the Directors' opinion:

Seeing Machines Limited
Directors' declaration
30 June 2023

(a)

the consolidated financial statements and notes set out on pages 13 to 71 are in accordance with the
Corporations Act 2001, including:

(a)  the consolidated financial statements and notes set out on pages 26 to 81 are in accordance with 

the Corporations Act 2001, including:

(i)

complying with Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory
professional reporting requirements, and

 complying with Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory 
professional reporting requirements, and

(i) 

(ii)

giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 2023 and of its
(ii)   giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2023 and of 
performance for the financial year ended on that date, and

its performance for the financial year ended on that date, and

(b)

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

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

they become due and payable.

Note 35(a) confirms that the consolidated financial statements also comply with International Financial 
Note 35(a) confirms that the consolidated financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting
Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

The Directors have been given the declarations by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer 
required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

The Directors have been given the declarations by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by
section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

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

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

Paul McGlone 
Paul McGlone
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Canberra
13 October 2023

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seeingmachinesIndependent auditor’s report 

To the members of Seeing Machines Limited 

Report on the audit of the financial report 

Our opinion 

In our opinion: 

The accompanying financial report of Seeing Machines Limited (the Company) and its controlled 
entities (together the Group) is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(a)  giving a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 30 June 2023 and of its financial 

performance for the year then ended  

(b)  complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

What we have audited 
The Group financial report comprises: 

● 
● 
● 
● 
● 

● 

the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2023 
the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year then ended 
the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended 
the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended 
the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which include significant accounting policies 
and other explanatory information 
the directors’ declaration. 

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under 
those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial 
report section of our report. 

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

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

Our audit approach 

An audit is designed to provide reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from 
material misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if 

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individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of 
users taken on the basis of the financial report. 

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an 
opinion on the financial report as a whole, taking into account the geographic and management 
structure of the Group, its accounting processes and controls and the industry in which it operates. 

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Revenue recognition for non-recurring engineering 

Our audit procedures included, amongst others:

Materiality 

●  For the purpose of our audit we used overall Group materiality of $807,000, which represents approximately 

5% of the Group’s loss before tax. 

●  We applied this threshold, together with qualitative considerations, to determine the scope of our audit and 
the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements on the 
financial report as a whole. 

●  We chose Group loss before tax because, in our view, it is the benchmark against which the performance of 

the Group is most commonly measured.   

●  We utilised a 5% threshold based on our professional judgement, noting it is within the range of commonly 

acceptable thresholds. 

Audit Scope 

●  Our audit focused on where the Group made subjective judgements; for example, significant accounting 

estimates involving assumptions and inherently uncertain future events. 

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 for the current period. The key audit matters were addressed in the 
context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do 
not provide a separate opinion on these matters. Further, any commentary on the outcomes of a 
particular audit procedure is made in that context. We communicated the key audit matters to the Risk, 
Audit and Finance Committee. 

services

(Refer to notes 4 and 35) [$6.8 million] 

The Group recognised revenue from pre-production

non-recurring engineering services of $6.8 million.

Revenue recognition is a key audit matter due to the 

significant judgement associated with the recognition of

this revenue, particularly: 

●

●

Identification of performance obligations within the

contract including a number of identifiable goods

from non-recurring engineering services and an

Intellectual Property (IP) licence,

Allocating the transaction price to separate

performance obligations,

● Determining when performance obligations have

been satisfied in order to recognise revenue over

time.

● Obtaining an understanding of the terms and

conditions of the contracts.

● Assessing whether the Group’s revenue

recognition policies are in accordance with

Australian Accounting Standards.

● Assessing distinct goods within the contract that

qualify as separate performance obligations and

assessing the allocation of the transaction price

based on the relative stand-alone selling price of

each good.

● Agreeing a sample of non-recurring engineering

services revenue transactions to relevant

supporting documentation for performance

obligations completed during the year.

● For non-recurring engineering services

commenced but not completed, assessing total

forecasted contract costs and evaluating the

percentage of completion based on the actual

costs incurred to date and the estimated costs to

complete for performance obligations in progress

as of the reporting date.

● Assessing the Group’s forecasting accuracy by

comparing historical actual costs incurred relative

to the forecast of those costs.

● Evaluating the reasonableness of the disclosures

in light of the requirements of Australian

Accounting Standards.

Our audit procedures included, amongst others:

Capitalised development costs

(Refer to notes 16 and 35) [$23.9 million] 

During the year the Group capitalised $23.9 million of

internally generated project development costs.  

● Evaluating the Group’s policy and process for

calculating the time and cost spent by staff on

product development activities eligible for

 
 
 
 
individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of 

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

users taken on the basis of the financial report. 

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an 

opinion on the financial report as a whole, taking into account the geographic and management 

structure of the Group, its accounting processes and controls and the industry in which it operates. 

Materiality 

●  For the purpose of our audit we used overall Group materiality of $807,000, which represents approximately 

5% of the Group’s loss before tax. 

●  We applied this threshold, together with qualitative considerations, to determine the scope of our audit and 

the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements on the 

financial report as a whole. 

●  We chose Group loss before tax because, in our view, it is the benchmark against which the performance of 

the Group is most commonly measured.   

●  We utilised a 5% threshold based on our professional judgement, noting it is within the range of commonly 

acceptable thresholds. 

Audit Scope 

●  Our audit focused on where the Group made subjective judgements; for example, significant accounting 

estimates involving assumptions and inherently uncertain future events. 

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 for the current period. The key audit matters were addressed in the 

context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do 

not provide a separate opinion on these matters. Further, any commentary on the outcomes of a 

particular audit procedure is made in that context. We communicated the key audit matters to the Risk, 

Audit and Finance Committee. 

Revenue recognition for non-recurring engineering 
services
(Refer to notes 4 and 35) [$6.8 million] 

The Group recognised revenue from pre-production
non-recurring engineering services of $6.8 million.
Revenue recognition is a key audit matter due to the 
significant judgement associated with the recognition of
this revenue, particularly: 

Our audit procedures included, amongst others:

● Obtaining an understanding of the terms and

conditions of the contracts.

● Assessing whether the Group’s revenue

recognition policies are in accordance with
Australian Accounting Standards.

●

●

Identification of performance obligations within the
contract including a number of identifiable goods
from non-recurring engineering services and an
Intellectual Property (IP) licence,

Allocating the transaction price to separate
performance obligations,

● Determining when performance obligations have
been satisfied in order to recognise revenue over
time.

Capitalised development costs
(Refer to notes 16 and 35) [$23.9 million] 

● Assessing distinct goods within the contract that
qualify as separate performance obligations and
assessing the allocation of the transaction price
based on the relative stand-alone selling price of
each good.

● Agreeing a sample of non-recurring engineering
services revenue transactions to relevant
supporting documentation for performance
obligations completed during the year.

● For non-recurring engineering services

commenced but not completed, assessing total
forecasted contract costs and evaluating the
percentage of completion based on the actual
costs incurred to date and the estimated costs to
complete for performance obligations in progress
as of the reporting date.

● Assessing the Group’s forecasting accuracy by

comparing historical actual costs incurred relative
to the forecast of those costs.

● Evaluating the reasonableness of the disclosures

in light of the requirements of Australian
Accounting Standards.

Our audit procedures included, amongst others:

During the year the Group capitalised $23.9 million of
internally generated project development costs.  

● Evaluating the Group’s policy and process for
calculating the time and cost spent by staff on
product development activities eligible for

 
 
 
 
Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

The capitalisation of project development costs is a key 
audit matter due to the size of the internal costs 
capitalised and the significant judgement involved by 
the Group in assessing whether the criteria set out in 
the Australian Accounting Standards required for 
capitalisation of such costs had been met, particularly: 

●  The technical feasibility of the project, 

●  The likelihood of the project delivering sufficient 

future economic benefits, 

●  The useful lives over which costs should be 

amortised, 

●  Recoverability of project development costs. 

capitalisation in accordance with Australian 
Accounting Standards. 

●  Developing an understanding of the capitalised 

product development projects undertaken during 
the year and assessing whether the costs meet 
the criteria for capitalisation in accordance with 
Australian Accounting Standards. 

●  On a sample basis, agreeing capitalised costs to 
supporting documentation, including time sheets 
and employee contracts, to assess whether labour 
hours were authorised and to assess the 
capitalisation rate used in determining the amount 
of costs to be capitalised. 

●  Assessing the appropriateness of the useful life 

attributed to these costs through consideration of 
the economic life of the projects and 
benchmarking the useful life based on the 
industry. 

●  Evaluating the Group’s assessment for indicators 

of impairment. 

●  Evaluating the reasonableness of the disclosures 

in light of the requirements of Australian 
Accounting Standards. 

Accounting and valuation of convertible notes 
(Refer to notes 21 and 23) [$40.3 million and $5.7 
million] 

During the year, the Group entered into a 4 year, $47.5 
million convertible note with Magna International, with 
$40.3 million recognised as a liability and a $5.7 million 
embedded derivative recognised in equity within the 
consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 
June 2023.  

Our audit procedures included, amongst others: 

●  Obtaining an understanding of the contractual 
terms and conditions of the convertible notes. 

●  Assessing the Group’s classification and 
presentation of the convertible note and 
associated embedded derivative in accordance 
with Australian Accounting Standards. 

The classification and valuation of convertible notes 
and associated embedded derivatives is a key audit 

●  Assessing the appropriateness of the significant 

assumptions and data used in the valuation of the 
embedded derivative.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Key audit matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

The capitalisation of project development costs is a key 

capitalisation in accordance with Australian 

audit matter due to the size of the internal costs 

Accounting Standards. 

capitalised and the significant judgement involved by 

the Group in assessing whether the criteria set out in 

the Australian Accounting Standards required for 

capitalisation of such costs had been met, particularly: 

●  The technical feasibility of the project, 

●  Developing an understanding of the capitalised 

product development projects undertaken during 

the year and assessing whether the costs meet 

the criteria for capitalisation in accordance with 

Australian Accounting Standards. 

●  The likelihood of the project delivering sufficient 

●  On a sample basis, agreeing capitalised costs to 

future economic benefits, 

●  The useful lives over which costs should be 

amortised, 

●  Recoverability of project development costs. 

supporting documentation, including time sheets 

and employee contracts, to assess whether labour 

hours were authorised and to assess the 

capitalisation rate used in determining the amount 

of costs to be capitalised. 

●  Assessing the appropriateness of the useful life 

attributed to these costs through consideration of 

the economic life of the projects and 

benchmarking the useful life based on the 

industry. 

●  Evaluating the Group’s assessment for indicators 

of impairment. 

●  Evaluating the reasonableness of the disclosures 

in light of the requirements of Australian 

Accounting Standards. 

Accounting and valuation of convertible notes 

(Refer to notes 21 and 23) [$40.3 million and $5.7 

million] 

During the year, the Group entered into a 4 year, $47.5 

million convertible note with Magna International, with 

$40.3 million recognised as a liability and a $5.7 million 

embedded derivative recognised in equity within the 

consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 

June 2023.  

Our audit procedures included, amongst others: 

●  Obtaining an understanding of the contractual 

terms and conditions of the convertible notes. 

●  Assessing the Group’s classification and 

presentation of the convertible note and 

associated embedded derivative in accordance 

with Australian Accounting Standards. 

The classification and valuation of convertible notes 

assumptions and data used in the valuation of the 

and associated embedded derivatives is a key audit 

embedded derivative.  

●  Assessing the appropriateness of the significant 

matter due to the magnitude and complexity involved, 
particularly: 

●  Evaluating the Group’s valuation of the embedded 
derivative including significant assumptions.  

●  The determination of contractual terms and the 

●  Evaluating the reasonableness of disclosure in 

impact on recognition of an embedded derivative as 
a liability or equity instrument,  

light of the requirements of Australian Accounting 
Standards.   

●  The complexity involved in using option pricing 

models to calculate the fair value of the embedded 
derivative, 

●  The judgement involved in determining significant 

assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the 
embedded derivative.  

Other information 

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the 
information included in the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2023, but does not include the 
financial report and our auditor’s report thereon. 

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

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

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

Responsibilities of the directors for the financial report 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a 
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to 
fraud or error. 

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

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that 
an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material 
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of 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: 
https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.pdf. This description forms part of our 
auditor's report. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Jon Roberts 
Partner 

Melbourne 
13 October 2023 

 
 
 
  
  
  
financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to 

fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group to 

continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the 

going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease 

operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial report 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is 

free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 

includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that 

an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material 

misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material 

if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 

decisions of users taken on the basis of 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: 

https://www.auasb.gov.au/admin/file/content102/c3/ar1_2020.pdf. This description forms part of our 

auditor's report. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Jon Roberts 

Partner 

Melbourne 

13 October 2023