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Corum Group Limited
Appendix 4E

Corum 
Group

1. Company details

Name of entity: 
Reporting period: 

Corum Group Limited
For the year ended 30 June 2019

Previous period: 
ABN: 

For the year ended 30 June 2018
25 000 091 305

2. Results for announcement to the market

Revenues from ordinary activities 

down  10.6% to 

Loss from ordinary activities after tax attributable  
to the owners of Corum Group Limited 

Loss for the year attributable to the owners of  
Corum Group Limited 

down 

down 

Comments
Loss after tax amounted to $4,205,000 including a goodwill impairment of $4,544,000  
(2018: profit after tax $251,000).

$’000

11,230

(4,205)

(4,205)

3. Net tangible assets

Net tangible assets per ordinary security 

2.17 

2.73

Reporting period 
Cents 

Previous period
Cents

4. Dividends

There were no dividends paid, recommended or declared during the current financial period nor the prior financial 
period.

5. Audit Review

The financial statements have been audited and an unmodified opinion has been issued.  
Refer Note 1 in the Financial Statements.

6. Attachments

The Annual Report of Corum Group Limited for the year ended 30 June 2019 is attached.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
Annual Report

Corum Group Limited ABN 25 000 091 305

Contents

Chairman’s letter to shareholders  

Chief Executive Officer’s report  

Directors’ report  

Auditor’s independence declaration  

Statement of profit or loss  
and other comprehensive income  

Statement of financial position  

Statement of changes in equity  

Statement of cash flows  

Notes to the financial statements  

Directors’ declaration  

Independent auditor’s report to the members  
of Corum Group Limited  

Shareholder information  

Corporate directory 

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General information

The  financial  statements  cover  Corum  Group  Limited  as  a  Group  consisting  of 
Corum Group Limited and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year. 
The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is Corum Group 
Limited’s functional and presentation currency.

Corum Group Limited is a listed public company limited by shares, incorporated and 
domiciled in Australia. Its registered office and principal place of business is:

Level 3
120 Sussex Street
Sydney NSW 2000

A description of the nature of the Group’s operations and its principal activities are 
included in the directors’ report, which is not part of the financial statements.

The financial statements were authorised for issue, in accordance with a resolution 
of directors, on 29 August 2019. The directors have the power to amend and reissue 
the financial statements.

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Chairman’s letter to shareholders

Dear Shareholders

On behalf of the Company, I comment on the progress that has been made this financial year.

It  was  again  a  challenging  year  that  included  the  completion  and  release  of  the  Company’s  major  software 

project, Corum Clear Dispense, albeit beyond the planned time frame. However, the modernisation of Corum 

is progressing and I believe the board’s intent that Corum develops long-term profitability and growth is being 

achieved.

The  trends  in  community  pharmacy  mean  digital,  data  and  technology  have  an  ever-increasing  role  in  how 

pharmacies deliver their services to customers. As a result, pharmacies need to be more productive and are 

increasingly working cooperatively or joining banner groups in order to operate their business more efficiently, 

effectively and to improve outcomes for their customers and patients.

The  directors  have  set  management  the  task  of  capitalising  on  the  opportunities  these  trends  present. 

Management has initiated the Clear brand strategy to develop a suite of products which are now either ready or 

in progress to respond to these market pressures.

Corum’s full potential cannot be achieved unless the business can deploy software to large groups at a much 

greater speed and scale than it could previously. Significant progress has been made in developing this capability 

which is now substantially improved and being  implemented.

Over  the  remainder  of  2019,  Corum  is  targeting  a  3-5%  net  increase  in  pharmacist  customers.  Relevant  to 

achieving this target it is pleasing to see Corum Clear Dispense is currently gaining traction in the market with 

a significant number of key customers.

Our board remains determined to support management in its efforts to make Corum a better business; one that 

benefits customers, employees, and our shareholders. 

I would like to thank you for your continued support of Corum Group.

Yours sincerely

Bill Paterson
Chairman
29 August 2019

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Chief Executive Officer’s report

Corum’s  revenue  performance  for  FY19  was  below  expectations,  largely  due  to  the  new  dispense  product 

not being available when planned. Revenue consequently was $11.2 million, down $1.3 million compared to 

the prior year. Profit after tax and before impairment was $339,000 compared to $251,000 in the prior year. 

Costs were managed effectively falling 11%, offsetting the lower revenue. The legacy goodwill of $4.5 million 

was written off resulting in an after-tax statutory loss of $4.2 million. The Operating and Financial Review in the 

Directors’ Report contains further commentary on the financial results. 

At  the  2017  AGM,  Corum  outlined  its  focus  on  the  three  pillars  of  stabilising  the  business,  transforming  its 

operations and preparing for growth. The first was completed swiftly within that year, the second has become a 

continuing process and part of the business’ DNA which has enabled the business to manage its cost base and 

lower its cost to serve. The third pillar related to setting the foundations for the business to grow.

During the 2019 financial year the business has been preparing for its future through: 

•  a renewed approach to engaging with customers,

•  a roadmap of product redesign and modernisation under the new Corum Clear brand, 

• 

• 

the development of revised go-to-market templates and channels, 

the building of capability to rapidly scale and deploy software cost-effectively, with a particular focus on large 

pharmacy groups, 

•  applying lessons from the new dispense system development to improve the management and delivery of 

complex projects, and 

•  placing an increased focus on our people and culture.

Corum has reorganised its business around three areas of expertise - Clinical, Retail and Enterprise.

Each  area  of  expertise  is  targeted  to  provide  a  discrete  solution  to  address  specific  challenges  facing  the 

community pharmacy sector. At the same time, we are establishing skills, products and business structures that 

are replicable into other segments, adjacencies or geographies.

The  clinical  segment  is  centred  on  dispense,  medications  management  and  other  patient  centred  systems. 

During the year Corum has completed the first stage of the Corum Clear Dispense platform. This development 

is a significant milestone for Corum and the industry. In use since February, it is now commercially available for a 

wide segment of the pharmacy market and has been broadly acknowledged for its intuitive ease of use, speed 

of operation, stability and user-centric design that supports pharmacists to dispense quickly and safely. A more 

comprehensive suite of integrations with third party software providers are now in progress adding further value 

to our customers and broadening our accessible market. 

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Chief Executive Officer’s Report continued

Retail and Enterprise segments are closely linked. Retail is centred on in-store solutions, particularly point-of-

sale such as LOTS POS, as well as new and emerging ‘digital trends’ in retail. 

The  Enterprise  segment  recognises  the  importance  of  large  banner  groups  and  other  groups  that  require 

solutions to manage and support multi-store environments. Corum already has one of the leading solutions in 

its RPM head office software solution. Pressure on pharmacy margins is driving a focus on efficiency and store 

management, and we believe there are significant opportunities and gaps in this segment which are not well 

serviced by competitors. Corum is upgrading its capabilities in both retail and enterprise and is well advanced 

with a new cloud-based Corum Clear Head Office software solution, and redesigned Corum Clear Point of Sale. 

Both developments are benefiting from significant customer input into the design and are expected to become 

available through FY20 and into FY21.  

The above capabilities and areas of focus are resonating with the broader market and more specifically with the 

significant customer groups with whom we are engaging. 

The industry launch of Corum Clear Dispense has seen a significant increase of interest in Corum’s solutions, 

particularly amongst large banner groups. The business is forging closer working ties with these groups who are 

contributing to the design and development of new products.

Corum  has  a  long  term  and  loyal  customer  base  using  its  existing  LOTS  products  and  is  committed  to 

maintaining this platform. During the year upgrades to existing clinical and retail products were released to the 

pharmacy market including:

•  MyHR integration to support submitting and reading patient records with the Government’s digital platform,

• 

Integration  with  the  Victorian  SafeScript  program  to  manage  medications  safety  and  particularly  the 

monitoring of drugs of addiction, and

•  Simplification  of  the  installation  process  and  delivering  a  range  of  enhancements  based  on  customer 

feedback.

The RPM Head Office solution similarly has had significant changes designed to introduce greater flexibility and 

additional time saving features for enterprise customers. The Safeguard product continued to demonstrate its 

market leading capabilities with usage rising 8.3% compared to last year and is now in use by over 30% of 

Corum customers. 

As Corum enters the new financial year it does so with a significant focus on people and culture. Corum Culture 

2020 is a people focused and employee driven initiative that has developed the values and behaviours expected 

of each individual, team and management group at Corum. 

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Corum Group Limited   Annual Report 2019Chief Executive Officer’s Report continued

Outlook

With  a  new  Corum  Clear  branded  product  suite,  and  deep  industry  engagement,  Corum  is  on  the  cusp  of 

significant change. The recent launch of Corum Clear Dispense has seen a significant increase in interest from 

large banner groups in the Corum product portfolio. The team has a strong belief it can deliver to shareholders 

and customers alike and drive growth in customer numbers during the coming financial year. 

With  the  substantive  change  achieved  and  underway  within  the  business,  Corum  now  has  the  capability  to 

rapidly scale. This is essential to improve underlying profitability and undertake large scale deployments within 

the enterprise pharmacy sector. 

The initial releases of Corum Clear products for point of sale and head office solutions are expected during fiscal 

2020-21. Strategically, and building on industry and government engagement, Corum will also seek to pursue 

opportunities arising within the digital health and retail sector’s including industry partnerships and adjacencies.

Corum  has  a  significant  opportunity  for  growth  over  the  next  two-three  years  which  to  achieve  requires 

investment in product and operational execution. In order to do this Corum must address short-term capital 
challenges largely brought about by a lengthy delay in receipt of significant investment revenues. In the face of 

these challenges, Corum is seeking additional funding to support the ability to invest in new products at a rate 

beyond that which Corum could otherwise achieve. We expect this process to be completed in the first half of 

this financial year.

I wish to thank Corum’s customers and business partners for their loyalty and ongoing support, and to my very 

committed Corum team, who have worked tirelessly to position the business for growth in 2020 and beyond.

David Clarke
Chief Executive Officer

29 August 2019

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Directors’ report

The  directors  present  their  report,  together  with  the 
financial statements, on the consolidated entity (referred 
to  hereafter  as  ‘Corum’  or  the  ‘Group’)  consisting  of 
Corum  Group  Limited  (referred  to  hereafter  as  the 
‘Company’ or ‘parent entity’) and the entities it controlled 
at the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2019.

Directors

The  following  persons  were  directors  of  Corum  Group 
Limited during the whole of the financial year and up to 
the date of this report, unless otherwise stated:

Bill Paterson (Chairman)
Gregor Aschoff
Matthew Bottrell

Information on directors

Name: 

  Bill Paterson

Title: 

  Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Qualifications:  BE (Civil) Hons

Experience and expertise:
A civil engineer by training, Bill has extensive experience 
in  the  planning,  design  and  implementation  of  a  wide 
range  of  civil  infrastructure  and  building  projects  in  the 
commercial, industrial and residential related sectors; and 
is  one  of  the  initial  partners  of  engineering  consultancy 
firm Worley Parsons. He is also an experienced investor 
and entrepreneur.

Other current directorships: None
Former directorships (last 3 years): None
Special responsibilities:
Member  of 
Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

the  Audit  and  Risk  Committee  and 

Interests in shares:
140,054,379 ordinary shares

Name: 

  Gregor Aschoff

Title: 

  Executive Director

Qualifications:  BEc, MBA, GAICD

Experience and expertise:
From 2003 to 2016 Gregor served as a senior executive for 
a  global  consumer  electronics  and  telecommunications 
company.  He  has  extensive  expertise  in  both  retail 
and  Information  Technology  (‘IT’),  including  software 
development and system optimisation.
Other current directorships: None
Former directorships (last 3 years): None
Interests in shares:
1,546,881 ordinary shares

Name: 

  Matthew Bottrell

Title: 

  Non-Executive Director

Qualifications:  BBus, MTL, ASA, GAICD

Experience and expertise:
Matthew  has  a  background  in  strategy  and  investment 
management across Australia and Europe. He is currently 
a non-executive director of Future Capital Development 
Fund, an early stage technology fund, and the Chairman 
of  MyGuestList  Pty  Ltd.  Previously,  Matthew  was  the 
executive Chairman of SMS Central.

Other current directorships: None
Former directorships (last 3 years): None
Special responsibilities:
Chairman  of  the  Audit  and  Risk  Committee  and 
Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Interests in shares:
57,000 ordinary shares

‘Other current directorships’ quoted above are current directorships for listed entities only and excludes directorships of 
all other types of entities, unless otherwise stated.
‘Former directorships (last 3 years)’ quoted above are directorships held in the last 3 years for listed entities only and 
excludes directorships of all other types of entities, unless otherwise stated.

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Directors’ report continued

Company Secretary

David  Clarke  (BCom,  DipGrad,  CA,  GAICD)  is  the 
Company Secretary and Chief Executive Officer. David 
has many years’ experience in executive financial and 
company  secretarial  roles  in  Australia  and  overseas, 
and  has  diverse  industry  experience  including  retail 
and healthcare. David was the Group’s Chief Financial 
Officer between 2013 and 2017.

Dividends

No dividends for the years ended 30 June 2019 or 30 
June 2018 have been declared.

Principal activities

The  Corum  Group  is  a  technology  and  software 
development  company  that  operates  two  distinct 
business segments:

•  Corum  Health  which  develops  and  distributes 
business  software 
industry 
with  particular  emphasis  on  point-of-sale  and 
pharmaceutical  dispensing 
support 
services and computer hardware; and 

the  pharmacy 

software, 

for 

•  Corum  eCommerce  which  develops  and  manages 
a  financial  gateway  providing  financial  transactional 
processing  for  electronic  bill  payments  and  funds 
transfer  services  to  the  real  estate  industry  and 
corporate and government clients. 

Operating and Financial Review

Corum eCommerce’s revenue is derived from recurring 
service charges and transaction-based fees, primarily in 
relation to residential rental transactions. The business 
includes operational and software development teams.

Revenue for Corum Health is derived from the sale of 
hardware, training and related services; from recurring 
software subscriptions; software development services; 
and distributions from an investment in an entity which 
provides other technology services to pharmacies.

The health business has an extensive product portfolio 
consisting  of  self-developed  products  that  support 
pharmacy  dispensing,  point  of  sale  and  related 
activities. It also provides pharmacy groups with head 
office  systems  that  assist  with  the  management  of, 
amongst other things, multiple stores. Corum maintains 
a product development function creating and updating 
such  products,  a  full  service  call  centre,  along  with 
technical and business development teams.

During  the  current  year  there  were  no  significant 
changes to the operation of either business.

During the 2019 financial year Corum Health’s key focus 
areas were:

•  Partnering  with  customers,  engaging  with  banner 

groups and industry.

•  Strengthening  the  organisation’s  resources  and 

leadership.

•  Aligning the business cost structure with its revenue 

base.

•  Building capability to scale and deploy rapidly.

•  Bringing Corum Clear Dispense to the market.

•  The design and development of Corum Clear Point 
of Sale and cloud based Corum Clear Head Office 
solutions; and

•  People and culture.

These initiatives saw the business remain operationally 
profitable, consume cash across product development, 
and  set-up  the  business  to  respond  to  gaps  in  the 
market. 

Details  of  Corum’s  financial  performance  are  provided 
in  the  FY19  Financial  statements  appended  to  this 
directors’ report. 

Profit
For  the  year  ended  30  June  2019,  the  Group  has 
reported  an  operating  profit  after-tax  and  before 
impairment of $339,000 which compares to $251,000 
in the prior year. 

The directors have addressed the issue of the remaining 
goodwill  on  Corum’s  balance  sheet  which  related 
to  legacy  products  from  the  1990s  acquisition  of  the 
Lockie Computer Business by Pharmasol Pty Ltd and 
the Amfac business by Amfac Pty Ltd. After considering 
the fair market based carrying value using the value in 
use methodology and with Corum Clear Dispense now 
in  the  market,  the  directors  resolved  to  apply  a  $4.5 
million  impairment  charge  to  write  off  the  remaining 
balance. This resulted in a statutory loss for the financial 
year of $4.2 million. 

The  operating  profit  was  achieved  as  a  result  of  the 
transformation  strategy  applied  over  the  past  24 
months  that  enabled  a  reduction  in  overheads  by 
11%  whilst  maintaining  service  levels,  updates  to 
existing applications, and supporting investment in new 
products.

One-off  costs  during  the  year  included  $293,000  for 
restructuring  costs  and  $325,000  in  legal  fees.  Legal 
fees related mostly to the case in the Victoria Supreme 
Court, as outlined below, as well as responses to various 
regulatory  enquiries  directed  toward  the  eCommerce 
business.

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Operating and Financial Review continued

Revenue
Revenue for the year was $11.2 million, down $1.3 million 
on  the  previous  period,  or  10.6%.  eCommerce  revenue 
decreased  $0.25  million,  the  health  business  by  $0.8 
million, and revenue from investments by $0.25 million. 

eCommerce  revenue  reduced  by  10.2%  to  $2.2  million 
compared  with  last  year.  The  rate  of  decline  in  this 
business  has  slowed  over  the  past  two  years  with  the 
team  successfully  gaining  additional  customers  off  the 
back of our highly regarded reputation for service. Overall 
the plans for the eCommerce business remain unchanged. 
It will continue to be supported whilst profitable, despite 
greater attention from regulators and banks and additional 
costs expected from greater compliance requirements.

The health business experienced a revenue reduction of 
$0.8 million. Half of this was as a result of reduced sales 
of hardware, a business activity which though valued by 
smaller  customers,  is  costly  to  deliver  and  support.  The 
balance  of  the  reduction  is  due  to  a  loss  of  sites.  The 
industry  continues  to  face  consolidation  of  pharmacies 
into  banner  groups  and  greater  levels  of  software 
compliance  within  those  groups  as  they  endeavour  to 
bring  efficiencies  to  their  members.  This  has  impacted 
Corum’s site numbers by 5% in favour of groups Corum 
does  not  currently  supply,  however,  it  suggests  an 
opportunity for future growth. 

Cash
Substantial  investment  during  the  year  was  made  in 
Corum Clear Dispense, which is now on general release, 
and Corum Clear Head Office. During the year $4.1 million 
in  research  and  development  expenditure  was  incurred 
of  which  $3.2  million  was  for  new  products  which  was 
capitalised. After the products reach market, they will be 
amortised over their expected effective life.

At  the  end  of  the  financial  year  cash  on  hand  was  $2.3 
million,  as  compared  to  $5.0  million  at  the  end  of  the 
previous year. This reduction is due to a combination of 
the  decline  in  revenue,  the  investment  in  new  product 
development,  the  offset  of  overhead  savings,  and  the 
impact  of  delayed  receipt  of  revenue  from  Corum’s 
investment. 

Corum has expedited completion of the 2019 tax return 
and can confirm it has received the expected $1.5 million 
refund. 

Cash  availability  was  significantly  impacted  by  a  lengthy 
delay in receiving revenue due from the unlisted entity in 
which Corum has an investment. The amount outstanding 
at  year  end  was  $2.2  million.  This  receivable  has  been 
withheld as a result of a significant dispute between other 

co-investors in the venture. The business operations of the 
entity remain unaffected and it continues to successfully 
broaden  its  services  within  the  community  pharmacy 
sector.  Corum  has  been  unwilling  to  be  drawn  into  the 
dispute, but has now been joined to the matter before the 
Supreme  Court  by  the  Court  itself,  incurring  substantial 
legal costs in the process. The case is complex and it is 
uncertain when the matter will be resolved.

Due  to  both  the  uncertainty  surrounding  the  timing  of 
this  receivable  and  the  Group’s  level  of  sales  revenue, 
Corum  is  embarking  on  a  funding  program  to  ensure  it 
maintains  and  improves  its  capability  to  develop  and 
deploy software at speed and scale. Corum is seeking to 
continue  its  development  program  of  core  clinical,  retail 
and enterprise products in line with its strategic roadmap 
during the next 24 months. 

Outlook
The  launch  of  Corum  Clear  Dispense  has  developed 
significant  market  interest  from  all  sections  of  the 
community pharmacy market. Corum in turn is completing 
the development of its rapid deployment strategy to meet 
the  growth  opportunity.  With  effective  execution  Corum 
expects  to  see  growth  in  customer  numbers  during  the 
coming financial year.

Resources are in place to complete development, test and 
launch the first releases of the new Corum Clear Point of 
Sale and Corum Clear Head Office products in the coming 
year, enhancing the ability of the Group to offer effective 
and market leading solutions to the community pharmacy 
sector.  Corum  expects  these  new  products  will  be  well 
received, particularly by the larger banner groups.

To  realise  its  growth  objectives  over  the  next  few  years 
Corum’s  shorter-term  capital  challenges,  which  have 
been  largely  brought  about  by  the  delay  in  receiving 
investment  revenue,  must  be  addressed.  In  the  face  of 
these  challenges,  Corum  is  seeking  additional  funding 
to support the ability to invest in new products at a rate 
beyond that which Corum could otherwise achieve. The 
Company  expects  this  process  to  be  completed  in  the 
first half of this financial year. 

Significant changes in the state of affairs

In  the  opinion  of  the  directors,  there  were  no  significant 
changes in the state of affairs of the Group that occurred 
during  the  financial  year  under  review  not  otherwise 
disclosed  in  the  Directors’  Report  or  the  accompanying 
financial statements.

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

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Matters subsequent to the end of the financial year

On 29 August 2019 the Company received a tax refund of $1,493,000 relating to the 2019 financial year.

Other than disclosed above, no other matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2019 that has significantly 
affected, or may significantly affect the Group’s operations, the results of those operations, or the Group’s state of 
affairs in future financial years.

Likely developments and expected results of operations

Information regarding likely developments, prospects or business strategies of the Group in future financial years is set 
out in the Operating and Financial Review and elsewhere in the Annual Report, insofar as such information does not 
result in unreasonable prejudice to the Group.

Meetings of Directors

The number of meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors (‘the Board’) and of each Board committee held during 
the year ended 30 June 2019, and the number of meetings attended by each director were:

Full Board 

Attended 

12  
12 
12 

Held 

12  
12 
12 

Audit and Risk 
Committee 

Remuneration and
Nomination 
Committee

Attended 

Held 

Attended 

Held

5 
– 
5 

5 
– 
5 

3 
– 
3 

3
–
3

Bill Paterson 
Gregor Aschoff 
Matthew Bottrell 

Held:  represents  the  number  of  meetings  held  during  the  time  the  director  remained  in  office  or  was  a  member  of 
the relevant committee. In addition to formal board meetings the directors were closely involved in numerous other 
meetings and discussions during FY19.

Indemnity and insurance of officers

Proceedings on behalf of the Company

The Company has indemnified the directors and some 
executives of the Company for costs incurred, in their 
capacity as a director or executive, for which they may 
be held personally liable, except where there is a lack 
of  good  faith.  During  the  financial  year,  the  Company 
paid  a  premium  in  respect  of  a  contract  to  insure  the 
directors  and  executives  of  the  Company  against  any 
liability  to  the  extent  permitted  by  the  Corporations  
Act 2001.

Indemnity and insurance of auditor

The Company has not, during or since the end of the 
financial  year,  indemnified  or  agreed  to  indemnify  the 
auditor of the Company or any related entity against a 
liability incurred by the auditor. During the financial year, 
the Company has not paid a premium in respect of a 
contract  to  insure  the  auditor  of  the  Company  or  any 
related entity.

No  person  has  applied  to  the  Court  under  section 
237  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  for  leave  to  bring 
proceedings on behalf of the Company, or to intervene 
in  any  proceedings  to  which  the  Company  is  a  party 
for  the  purpose  of  taking  responsibility  on  behalf  of 
the Company for all or part of those proceedings. The 
company  was  not  a  party  to  any  such  proceedings 
during the year.

Non-audit services

Details  of  the  amounts  paid  or  payable  to  the  auditor 
for non-audit services provided during the financial year 
by  the  auditor  are  outlined  in  note  5  to  the  financial 
statements.

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

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Directors’ report continued

The  directors  are  of  the  opinion  that  the  services  as 
disclosed  in  note  5  to  the  financial  statements  do 
not  compromise  the  external  auditor’s  independence 
requirements  of  the  Corporations  Act  2001  for  the 
following reasons:

•  all  non-audit  services  have  been  reviewed  and 
approved by the Audit and Risk Committee to ensure 
they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of the 
auditor; and

•  none  of  the  services  undermine  the  general 
principles  relating  to  auditor  independence  as  set 
out  in  APES  110  Code  of  Ethics  for  Professional 
Accountants issued by the Accounting Professional 
and  Ethical  Standards  Board,  including  reviewing 
or  auditing  the  auditor’s  own  work,  acting  in  a 
management  or  decision-making  capacity  for  the 
Company, acting as advocate for the Company or 
jointly sharing economic risks and rewards.

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 immediately after this directors’ report.

Auditor

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

Corporate governance statement

The  Corum  Group  Limited  Corporate  Governance 
Statement discloses how the Company complies with 
the  ASX  Corporate  Governance  Council  Corporate 
Governance  Principles  and  Recommendations  (3rd 
Edition), and sets out the Company’s main corporate 
governance  practices.  This  statement  has  been 
approved by the Board and is current as of 29 August 
2019.

Rounding of amounts

issued  by 

The Company is of a kind referred to in Corporations 
Instrument  2016/191, 
the  Australian  
Securities  and  Investments  Commission,  relating 
to  ‘rounding-off’.  Amounts  in  this  report  have  been 
rounded  off  in  accordance  with  that  Corporations 
Instrument  to  the  nearest  thousand  dollars,  or  in  
certain cases, the nearest dollar.

Remuneration Report

The  remuneration  report  details  the  key  management 
personnel remuneration arrangements for the Group, in 
accordance with the requirements of the Corporations 
Act 2001 and its Regulations.

Key management personnel are those persons having 
authority  and  responsibility  for  planning,  directing  and 
controlling the activities of the entity, directly or indirectly, 
including all directors.

The remuneration report is set out under the following 
main headings:

•  Principles used to determine the nature and amount 

of remuneration

•  Details of remuneration

•  Service agreements

•  Additional  disclosures  relating  to  key  management 

personnel.

Principles used to determine the nature and amount 
of remuneration

The Company provides appropriate rewards to attract 
and retain high quality and committed employees. Base 
salaries of executives are determined by management 
having regard to the nature of each role, the experience 
and  performance  of  the  individual  and  are  reviewed 
by  the  Remuneration  and  Nomination  Committee. 
In  considering  this,  the  directors  look  to  satisfy  the 
following key criteria:

The  Company’s  Corporate  Governance  Statement 
can  be 
the  Company  website  at:  
www.corumgroup.com.au/investors.

found  on 

•  competitiveness and reasonableness;

•  acceptability to shareholders; and

• 

transparency.

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The Remuneration and Nomination Committee consists 
of two non-executive directors who are responsible for 
determining and reviewing remuneration arrangements 
for the Group’s directors and executives, and oversight 
of  hiring  and 
the 
Company.  The  remuneration  philosophy  is  to  attract, 
motivate and retain high-performing employees.

remuneration  practices  within 

the  year 

During 
the  Remuneration  Committee 
engaged  the  services  of  Egan  Associates  to  provide 
general  advice  on  the  remuneration  of  directors,  key 
management  personnel  and  other  executives,  and 
the setting of KPI’s. Egan Associates Pty Ltd was paid 
$51,660 for these services.

Non-executive Directors remuneration

Fees and payments to Non-executive Directors reflect 
the  demands  and  responsibilities  of  their  role.  Non-
executive Directors are paid an annual fee and additional 
fees where they act as a member of, or chairman of, a 
committee. Non-executive Directors fees and payments 
are  reviewed  periodically  by  the  Remuneration  and 
Nomination  Committee.  The  Remuneration  and 
Nomination Committee may, from time to time, receive 
advice  from  independent  remuneration  consultants  to 
ensure Non-executive Directors fees and payments are 
appropriate and in line with the market. The Chairman’s 
fees are determined independently to the fees of other 
Non-executive  Directors  based  on  comparative  roles 
in  the  external  market.  The  Chairman  is  not  present 
at  any  discussions  to  determine  their  remuneration. 
Non-executive Directors do not currently receive share 
options or other incentives.

ASX  listing  rules  require  the  aggregate  Non-executive 
Directors  remuneration  be  determined  periodically  by 
a  general  meeting.  The  shareholders  have  approved 
a  maximum  aggregate  remuneration  of  $800,000  per 
annum.

Executive remuneration

The  Company  aims  to  reward  executives  based  on 
their  position  and  responsibility,  with  a  level  and  mix 
of  remuneration  which  has  both  fixed  and  variable 
components where appropriate.

The executive remuneration and reward framework has 
two components:

•  base pay and non-monetary benefits; and

•  other remuneration such as superannuation.

The  combination  of  these  comprises  the  executive’s 
total remuneration.

remuneration,  consisting  of  base  salary, 
Fixed 
superannuation  and  non-monetary  benefits, 
is 
reviewed annually by the Remuneration and Nomination 
Committee  based  on  individual  and  business  unit 
performance, the overall performance of the Group and 
comparable market remunerations.

Executives may receive their fixed remuneration in the 
form of cash or other fringe benefits (for example motor 
vehicle benefits) where it does not create any additional 
costs to the Group and provides additional value to the 
executive.

Voting  and  comments  made  at  the  Group’s  2018 
Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’)

At the 2018 AGM, 60.2% of shares voted against the 
adoption of the remuneration report for the year ended 
30 June 2018 and the motion did not pass on a show 
of hands. This resulted in a second strike.

As  required  in  this  circumstance  a  conditional  spill 
motion  was  put  to  shareholders  which  was  carried 
on  a  show  of  hands.  Corum  held  an  Extraordinary 
General Meeting (EGM) on 25 February 2019 at which 
all directors vacated their positions and were eligible for 
re-election.  They  were  voted  back  in  to  continue  their 
current terms as directors. Motions to award shares as 
part remuneration to replace cash for directors was not 
carried. Directors had sought to more closely align their 
interests with those of shareholders with reduced cash 
entitlements.

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Details of remuneration

Amounts of remuneration
Details of the remuneration of key management personnel of the Group are set out in the following tables.

Short term benefits 

Salaries  Annual Leave 
entitlements 
and fees 
$ 
$ 

Incentives 
$ 

Post- 
employment 
benefits 
Superannuation 
$ 

Directors:

Bill Paterson 
Non-executive Chairman 

2019 
2018 

126,000 
126,000 

Matthew Bottrell (i) 
Non-executive Director 

2019 
2018 

90,000 
205,160 

– 
– 

– 
– 

Gregor Aschoff 
Executive Director 

2019 
2018 

200,000 
200,000 

(1,538) 
8,462 

Other Key Management
Personnel:
David Clarke (ii) 
Chief Executive Officer 

2019 
2018 

282,000 
282,000 

19,523 
21,692 

Michael Lamb (iii) 
Chief Financial Officer 

2019 
2018 

232,000 
– 

1,231 
– 

Chris Baveystock (iv) 
2019 
Interim Chief Financial Officer  2018 

13,089 
40,923 

(3,148) 
3,148 

Andrea Tustin (v) 
2019 
Interim Chief Financial Officer  2018 

– 
164,139 

– 
(5,257) 

Anil Roychoudhry (vi) 
Chief Technology Officer 

2019 
2018 

96,416 
210,000 

(15,688) 
6,058 

Total 2019 

Total 2018 

  1,039,505 

380 

  1,228,222 

34,103 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 

– 

Total
$

126,000
126,000

98,550
213,710

217,462
227,462

322,054
323,741

253,744
–

10,818
47,959

–
174,222

87,992
236,008

– 
– 

8,550 
8,550 

19,000 
19,000 

20,531 
20,049 

20,513 
– 

877 
3,888 

– 
15,340 

7,264 
19,950 

76,735 

1,116,620

86,777 

1,349,102

(i)  Matthew Bottrell’s fees for 2018 include $115,160 of consulting fees paid direct to a related entity for 

extensive merger and acquisition activities, and strategy development.

(ii)  Prior year comparatives have been restated by $10,000 to correct for actual remuneration paid.

(iii)  Michael  Lamb  was  appointed  as  Chief  Financial  Officer  on  13  July  2018  on  an  annual  salary  

of $240,000.

(iv)  Chris Baveystock resigned his position effective 13 July 2018. Salaries and fees for the year include 

$3,858 of accrued leave entitlements.

(v)  Andrea Tustin resigned her position effective 14 March 2018. Salaries and fees for the year include 

$286 of accrued leave entitlements.

(vi)  Anil  Roychoudhry  resigned  his  position  effective  15  February  2019.  Salaries  and  fees  for  the  year 
include $19,954 of accrued leave entitlements. Prior year comparatives have been restated by $10,000 
to correct for actual remuneration paid.

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Remuneration report (audited) continued

Service agreements

Remuneration and other terms of employment for key management personnel are formalised in service agreements. 
Details of these agreements are as follows:

Name: 
Title: 
Agreement commenced:  24 January 2017
Term of agreement: 

Ongoing

David Clarke
Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary

Annual base salary of $282,000, excluding statutory superannuation, reviewed annually. Either party may terminate 
employment  with  four  months  written  notice;  or  immediately  in  the  event  of  misconduct  or  other  sufficient  cause. 
Subject to certain restrictive covenants and restraints for a period up to 24 months.

Other senior executives are employed under contracts with termination periods between three and four months and 
are eligible for their statutory employee entitlements upon termination. Certain employees are subject to restraints and 
other activities for an agreed period following termination. 

Additional disclosures relating to key management personnel

Shareholding

The  number  of  shares  in  the  Company  held  during  the  financial  year  by  each  director  and  other  members  of  key 
management personnel of the Group, including their personally related parties, is set out below:

Ordinary shares: 
Bill Paterson 
Matthew Bottrell 
Gregor Aschoff 
David Clarke 

Balance at 
the start of 
the year 

Received 
as part of 
remuneration 

Additions 1 

Disposals/ 
other 2 

Balance at
the end of
the year

140,054,379 
57,000 
1,546,881  
256,500  

141,914,760 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

140,054,379
57,000
1,546,881
256,500 

141,914,760

1  Additions  may  represent  the  acquisition  of  shares,  or  shareholding  on  commencement  as  a  key  management 

personnel.

2  Disposal/other may represent the disposal of shares, or cessation as key management personnel.

None of the shares included in the table above are held by a nominee. 

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Remuneration report (audited) continued

Additional Information

The results of the Group for the five years to 30 June 2019 are summarised below:

Sales revenue  

Profit before impairment and tax 

Profit/(loss) after income tax 

Total equity 

Net Cash on hand 

2015 
$’000 

17,898 

4,415 

4,630 

19,931 

12,069 

2016 
$’000 

15,553  

2,688 

27  

19,908 

9,577 

2017 
$’000 

13,507  

1,673 

(5,877) 

13,976 

8,098 

2018 
$’000 

2019
$’000

11,176 

10,134

650 

251 

14,227 

4,971 

561 

(4,205)

10,022

2,333

The factors that are considered to affect total shareholders return (‘TSR’) are summarised below:

Share price at financial year end (cents) 

Basic earnings per share (cents per share) 

2015 

15.0 

1.80 

2016 

11.0 

0.01 

2017 

4.0 

(2.30) 

2018 

2.5 

0.10 

2019

3.0

(1.64)

This concludes the remuneration report, which has been audited.

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

On behalf of the directors

Bill Paterson 
Chairman 

29 August 2019
Sydney 

Matthew Bottrell
Director

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Corum Group Limited   Annual Report 2019Statement of profit or loss 
and other comprehensive income 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Revenue 

Expenses 
Materials and consumables 
Employee benefits 
Occupancy 
Marketing 
Depreciation and amortisation 
Legal  
Other 
Research and development tax benefit 

Profit before goodwill impairment and income tax expense 

Impairment of goodwill  

(Loss)/profit before tax 

Income tax 

(Loss)/profit after income tax expense for the year  
attributable to the owners of Corum Group Limited 

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

11,230 

12,566 

Note 

3 

4 

4 

6 

(1,142) 
(7,111) 
(393) 
(625) 
(410) 
(342) 
(1,074) 
428 

561 

13 

(4,544) 

(3,983) 

6 

(222) 

(4,205) 

– 

(1,318)
(8,355)
(747)
(529)
(289)
(45)
(1,250)
617

650 

– 

650 

(399)

251 

–

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable
to the owners of Corum Group Limited 

(4,205) 

251 

Basic earnings per share 
Diluted earnings per share 

Cents 

(1.6) 
(1.6) 

Cents

0.1
0.1

7 
7 

The above statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Corum Group Limited   Annual Report 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of financial position
AS AT 30 JUNE 2019

ASSETS 
Current assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Inventories 
Income tax receivable 
Other assets 

Non-current assets 
Other financial assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Intangibles 
Deferred tax assets 
Security deposits 

Total assets 

LIABILITIES 
Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables 
Provisions 
Deferred revenue 

Non-current liabilities 
Provisions 

Total liabilities 

Net assets 

EQUITY 
Issued capital 
Accumulated losses 

Total equity 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

Note 

9 
10 

6 
11 

12 
13 
6 

14 
15 

16 

2,333 
2,305 
68 
1,501 
2,981 

9,188 

30 
731 
4,472 
469 
148 

5,850 

4,971
1,542
102
1,757
2,782

11,154

30
863
7,232
447
–

8,572 

15,038 

19,726

3,561 
1,110 
146 

4,817 

199 

 199 

3,956 
1,086 
188 

5,230 

269 

 269 

 5,016 

5,499

10,022  

14,227

17 

86,283 
(76,261) 

86,283 
(72,056)

10,022 

14,227

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

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Statement of changes in equity
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Consolidated 

Issued 
capital 
$’000 

Accumulated 
losses 
$’000 

Total
equity
$’000

Balance at 30 June 2017 

86,283  

(72,307) 

13,976

Profit after income tax expense for the year  

Total comprehensive income for the year 

–  

–  

251 

251 

251

251

Balance at 30 June 2018 

86,283 

(72,056) 

14,227

Loss after income tax expense for the year 

Total comprehensive income for the year 

– 

– 

(4,205) 

 (4,205) 

(4,205)

(4,205)

Balance at 30 June 2019 

86,283  

(76,261) 

10,022

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

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Corum Group Limited   Annual Report 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of cash flows
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Cash flows from operating activities 
Receipts from customers 
Payments to suppliers and employees 
Interest received 
Income tax paid 
Research and development incentive 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

Note 

11,408 
(11,974) 
128 
(288) 
 2,074 

12,463
(13,728)
179
(634)
2,052

Net cash from operating activities 

19 

 1,348 

332 

Cash flows from investing activities 
Payments for property, plant and equipment 
Payments for intangible assets 
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 
Payments for security deposits 

(269) 
(3,143) 
4 
(578) 

(277)
(3,182)
–
–

Net cash used in investing activities 

(3,986)  

(3,459) 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year 

(2,638) 
 4,971 

(3,127)
8,098

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the financial year 

9 

2,333  

4,971 

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

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Corum Group Limited   Annual Report 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes to the financial statements
30 JUNE 2019

Note 1. Significant accounting policies

The  principal  accounting  policies  adopted 
the 
preparation of the financial statements are set out either 
in  the  respective  notes  or  below.  These  policies  have 
been  consistently  applied  to  all  the  years  presented, 
unless otherwise stated.

in 

New or amended Accounting Standards
and Interpretations adopted

The  Group  has  adopted  all  of  the  new  or  amended 
Accounting  Standards  and  Interpretations  issued  by 
the  Australian  Accounting  Standards  Board  that  are 
mandatory for the current reporting period. The adoption 
of these Accounting Standards and Interpretations did not 
have any significant impact on the financial performance 
or position of the Group.

Any  new  or  amended  Accounting  Standards  or 
Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been 
adopted.

Basis of preparation

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

(‘AASB’)  and 

Historical cost convention

The  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  an 
accruals basis and are based on historical costs.

Critical accounting estimates

The  preparation  of  the  financial  statements  requires 
the  use  of  certain  critical  accounting  estimates.  It  also 
requires  management  to  exercise  its  judgement  in  the 
process  of  applying  the  Group’s  accounting  policies. 
The  areas  involving  a  higher  degree  of  judgement  or 
complexity,  or  areas  where  assumptions  and  estimates 
are significant to the financial statements, are disclosed 
in note 2.

Going Concern

During  the  past  year  the  Group  invested  significant 
capital  in  new  product  development.  This  has  been 
reflected  in  net  cash  outflows  from  investing  activities 
of  $3,986,000  (2018:  $3,459,000).  Whilst  the  Group 

generated operating cash flow of $1,348,000 during the 
year (2018: $332,000), this was however impacted by the 
delay in the receipt of revenue from an investment in an 
unlisted entity of $2,179,000 (refer to note 10). This delay 
is due to a dispute amongst other unitholders of the entity 
which is now in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Corum’s 
entitlement  is  not  disputed  and  the  entity  has  sufficient 
funds to make payment. Corum was joined to the action 
with  the  other  unitholders,  by  the  Supreme  Court  and 
the  case  was  heard  in  mid-May  2019.  However,  it  is 
uncertain  as  to  when  the  dispute  will  be  resolved  and 
monies received.

The  cash  position,  planned  capital  investment,  the 
timing  of  the  resolution  of  the  legal  dispute  and  receipt 
of  outstanding  revenues  creates  a  material  uncertainty 
that may cast significant doubt on whether the Group will 
continue  as  a  going  concern  and,  therefore,  whether  it 
will  realise  its  assets  and  liabilities  and  commitments  in 
the  normal  course  of  the  business  and  at  the  amounts 
stated in the financial report.

Given the uncertainty, the Company has embarked on a 
capital raising to ensure the Group has adequate funds, 
either debt and/or equity, to continue to invest in its new 
product roadmap without risking going concern issues. 
The capital raising initiative is expected to be completed 
during the first half of fiscal 2020. Subsequent to the end 
of the financial year the Company received $1,493,000 in 
a tax refund payment.

Accordingly,  no  adjustments  have  been  made  to 
the  financial  report  relating  to  the  recoverability  and 
classification  of  the  asset  carrying  amounts  or  the 
amounts  and  classification  of  liabilities  that  otherwise 
might be necessary if the accounts were not prepared on 
the basis the Company is a going concern.

Parent entity information

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

Principles of consolidation

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the 
assets  and  liabilities  of  all  subsidiaries  of  Corum  Group 
Limited (‘Company’ or ‘parent entity’) as at 30 June 2019 
and the results of all subsidiaries for the year then ended. 
Corum  Group  Limited  and  its  subsidiaries  together  are 
referred  to  in  these  financial  statements  as  ‘Corum’  or 
the ‘Group’.

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Note 1. Statement of significant accounting policies continued

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

When the Group has less than a majority of the voting or 
similar rights of an entity, the Group considers all relevant 
facts  and  circumstances  in  assessing  whether  it  has 
power over an entity.

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

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

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

Current and non-current classification

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

An asset is classified as current when: it is either expected 
to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in the 
Group’s normal operating cycle; it is held primarily for the 
purpose of trading; it is expected to be realised within 12 
months after the reporting period; or the asset is cash or 
cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged 
or  used  to  settle  a  liability  for  at  least  12  months  after  
the  reporting  period.  All  other  assets  are  classified  as 
non-current.

A liability is classified as current when: it is either expected 
to  be  settled  in  the  Group’s  normal  operating  cycle;  it 
is  held  primarily  for  the  purpose  of  trading;  it  is  due  to 
be  settled  within  12  months  after  the  reporting  period; 
or there is no unconditional right to defer the settlement 
of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting 
period. All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

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

Impairment of non-financial assets

Goodwill  is  not  subject  to  amortisation  and  is  tested 
annually  for  impairment,  or  more  frequently  if  events 
or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  it  might 
be  impaired.  Other  non-financial  assets  are  reviewed 
for 
in 
impairment  whenever  events  or  changes 
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not 
be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the 
amount  by  which  the  asset’s  carrying  amount  exceeds 
its recoverable amount.

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

Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’) and other
similar taxes

Revenues,  expenses  and  assets  are  recognised  net  of 
the amount of associated GST, unless the GST incurred 
is not recoverable from the tax authority. In this case it is 
recognised as part of the cost of the acquisition of the 
asset or as part of the expense.

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

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

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

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Note 1. Statement of significant accounting policies continued

Comparative figures

Comparatives  have  been  realigned  where  necessary, 
to  agree  with  current  year  presentation.  There  was  no 
change in the profit or net assets.

Rounding of amounts

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

New Accounting Standards effective from 
1 July 2018

New  standards  impacting  the  Group  that  have  been 
adopted in the annual financial statements for the year 
ended  30  June  2019,  and  which  have  given  rise  to 
changes in the Group’s accounting policies are:

•  AASB 9 Financial Instruments
•  AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Details of the impact of these two standards are given 
in  each  respective  note.  The  Group  has  selected  to 
adopt these two standards using the fully retrospective 
approach.

New  Accounting  Standards  and  Interpretations 
not yet effective
Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that 
have recently been issued or amended but are not yet 
mandatory, have not been early adopted by the Group 
for  the  annual  reporting  period  ended  30  June  2019. 
The Group’s assessment of the impact of these new or 
amended  Accounting  Standards  and  Interpretations, 
most relevant to the Group, are set out below.

AASB 16 Leases

This standard is applicable to annual reporting periods 
beginning  on  or  after  1  January  2019.  The  standard 
replaces AASB 117 ‘Leases’ and for leases will eliminate 
the  classifications  of  operating  leases  and  finance 
leases.  Subject  to  exceptions,  a  ‘right-of-use’  asset 
will be capitalised in the statement of financial position, 
measured at the present value of the unavoidable future 
lease payments to be made over the lease term.

The  exceptions  relate  to  short-term  leases  of  12 
months or less and leases of low-value assets (such as 
personal  computers  and  small  office  furniture)  where 
an  accounting  policy  choice  exists  whereby  either  a 
‘right-of-use’  asset  is  recognised  or  lease  payments 

are  expensed  to  profit  or  loss  as  incurred.  A  liability 
corresponding  to  the  capitalised  lease  will  also  be 
recognised,  adjusted  for  lease  prepayments,  lease 
incentives  received,  initial  direct  costs  incurred  and  an 
estimate of any future restoration, removal or dismantling 
costs. Straight-line operating lease expense recognition 
will be replaced with a depreciation charge for the leased 
asset  (included  in  operating  costs)  and  an  interest 
expense  on  the  recognised  lease  liability  (included  in 
finance  costs).  In  the  earlier  periods  of  the  lease,  the 
expenses  associated  with  the  lease  under  AASB  16 
will  be  higher  when  compared  to  lease  expenses 
under  AASB  117.  However,  EBITDA  (Earnings  Before 
Interest,  Tax,  Depreciation  and  Amortisation)  results 
will be higher as the operating expense is replaced by 
interest expense and depreciation in profit or loss under 
AASB  16.  For  classification  within  the  statement  of 
cash  flows,  the  lease  payments  will  be  separated  into 
both a principal (financing activities) and interest (either 
operating or financing activities) component. For lessor 
accounting, the standard does not substantially change 
how a lessor accounts for leases. 

The  Group  will  adopt  this  standard  from  1  July  2019 
on the modified retrospective approach. On the date of 
application an amount equal to the lease liability, using 
the  appropriate  incremental  borrowing  rates,  will  be 
recognised as a right of use asset.

Assuming the Group’s lease commitments remain at a 
similar level to those at 30 June 2019 and the incremental 
borrowing  rate  is  6%,  the  effect  of  adopting  AASB  16 
is  expected  to  result  in  the  recognition  of  right-of-use 
assets and liabilities of approximately $738,000 at 1 July 
2019. Instead of recognising an operating expense for 
its operating lease payments, the Group will recognise 
interest  on  its  lease  liabilities  and  amortisation  on  its 
right-of-use  assets.  The  overall  financial  results  in  the 
year ending 30 June 2020 are expected to be adversely 
impacted  by  approximately  $23,000  due  to  the  front-
end loading of interest compared to smooth operating 
lease rental expenses, though this may change due to 
the number of leases in existence and the incremental 
borrowing rate in force at the time of adoption. 

AASB Interpretation 23

AASB  Interpretation  23  clarifies  how  to  recognise  and 
measure  current  and  deferred  income  tax  assets  and 
liabilities  when  there  is  uncertainty  over  income  tax 
treatments.  This  interpretation  comes  into  effect  for 
annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 
2019.  The  Group  is  yet  to  access  the  impact  of  this 
interpretation but does not expect this interpretation to 
have any material impact on the financial statements.

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Note 2. Critical accounting judgements, estimates and 
assumptions

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

Goodwill and other intangibles assets

The Group tests annually, or more frequently if events or 
changes in circumstances indicate impairment, whether 
goodwill and other intangible assets have suffered any 
impairment,  in  accordance  with  the  stated  accounting 
policy. The recoverable amount of the cash-generating 
unit  to  which  goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets 
have  been  allocated,  has  been  determined  based  on 
value-in-use  calculations  using  budgets  and  forward 
estimates.  These  budgets  incorporate  management’s 
best  estimates  of  projected  revenues  adopting  growth 
rates based on historical experience, anticipated market 
growth and the expected result of the cash generating 
unit’s initiatives. Costs are calculated taking into account 
historical and planned gross margins, estimated inflation 
rates  consistent  with  inflation  rates  applicable  to  the 
locations  in  which  the  cash  generating  unit  operates, 
and  other  planned  and  expected  changes  to  the  cost 
base.

Product Development Costs

Recovery of deferred tax assets

The Group incurs significant costs associated with the 
development of products for which benefits accrue over 
many  reporting  periods.  This  requires  management 
to  critically  review  software  product  development 
(net  of  research  and  development  incentives)  costs  to 
clearly delineate development and the relationship with 
future  potential  benefits  that  are  likely  to  accrue.  This 
assessment of what constitutes product development for 
capitalisation and the expected future benefits to derive 
the amortisation period, once the asset is available for 
use or being marketed, is a series of critical judgements 
management  is  required  to  make  based  upon  historic 
product performance, market knowledge and analysis.

The value of deferred tax assets is determined based on 
estimates as to the extent those assets are likely to be 
utilised or available to be utilised in future periods.

Employee benefits provision

The liability for employee benefits expected to be settled 
more  than  12  months  from  the  reporting  date  are 
recognised  and  measured  at  the  present  value  of  the 
estimated  future  cash  flows  to  be  made  in  respect  of 
all employees at the reporting date. In determining the 
present  value  of  the  liability,  estimates  of  attrition  rates 
and pay increases through promotion and inflation have 
been taken into account.

Note 3. Revenue

Sales revenue 
Rendering of services 
Sales of goods 

Other revenue 
Revenue from unlisted entity(i) 
Interest 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

9,722 
412 
10,134 

968 
128 
1,096 

2018
$’000

10,195
981 
11,176 

1,211
179 
1,390

Total Revenue  

11,230 

12,566 

(i) The Group holds an investment in an unlisted entity which provides technology based services to the pharmacy industry.

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Note 3. Revenue continued

Accounting policy for revenue recognition

Rendering of services

from  contracts  with  customers’ 

The  Group  has  adopted  application  of  AASB  15 
‘Revenue 
from  
1  July  2018,  applying  the  fully  retrospective  method 
of  transition.  With  the  exception  of  the  additional 
disclosure  requirements,  the  nature  of  the  change  in 
accounting policy has not had a material impact on the 
Group’s  financial  statements  and  there  have  not  been 
any  significant  changes  to  the  judgements  resulting 
from this adoption. As such, there is no change in the 
financial  line  items,  no  change  to  basic  and  diluted 
earnings per share and no adjustment relating to prior 
periods  before  those  presented.  The  core  principle  is 
that  revenue  should  only  be  recognised  as  the  client 
receives the benefit of the goods or services provided 
under a commercial contract, in an amount that reflects 
the  consideration  to  which  the  provider  expects  to 
be  entitled  for  the  transfer  of  the  goods  or  services. 
A  practical  expedient  has  been  adopted  whereby  the 
impact  of  significant  financing  components  have  not 
been  considered  as  the  Group  expected,  at  contract 
inception,  that  the  period  between  the  transfer  of  the 
good or service and when the customer pays for that 
good or service is less than one year.

Determining the transaction price

The  Group’s  revenue  is  derived  from  fixed  price 
agreements  and  therefore  the  amount  of  revenues 
to  be  earned  from  each  agreement  is  determined  by 
reference  to  those  fixed  prices.  There  is  no  variable 
consideration with these agreements.

Allocation of amounts to performance obligations

For  most  agreements,  there  is  only  one  performance 
obligation and a fixed unit price for the good or service 
provided.  As  such,  there  is  no  judgement  involved 
in  the  allocation  of  amounts  specific  performance 
obligations.  In  those  instances  where  there  is  more 
than  one  performance  obligation,  the  unit  price  is 
clearly  defined  and  is  allocated  against  the  specific 
performance  obligation.  Some  goods  sold  by  the 
Group  include  warrantees  which  require  the  Group 
to  either  replace  or  mend  a  defective  product  during 
the  warranty  period  if  the  goods  fail  to  comply  with 
agreed-upon specifications. In accordance with AASB 
15, such warranties are not accounted for as separate 
obligations and hence no revenue is allocated to them.

Maintenance  and  subscription  revenue  is  recognised 
over  time  in  line  with  the  invoice  period.  Performance 
obligations  are  satisfied  over  time.  This  is  a  faithful 
depiction  of  the  transfer  of  services,  as  customers 
simultaneously receive and consume services provided 
over the invoiced period.

for 

Transaction  processing 
the  eCommerce 
fees 
business  are  recognised  upon  the  completion  of  the 
transfer  of  funds.  This  is  when  the  Group  meets  their 
performance  obligation  under  the  contract  to  facilitate 
the payment. 

Sale of goods

Sale of goods revenue is recognised at a point in time 
when  the  Group  have  met  all  of  their  performance 
obligations  including  delivery  and  if  applicable  the 
installation of the hardware. There is limited judgement 
in identifying the point control passes; once the goods 
are delivered or at the point of installation depending on 
the type of good.

Revenue from unlisted entity

Revenue is recognised at the point at which the Group 
in entitled to receive distributions under the agreement. 

Government grants

Government grants are recognised at fair value where 
there is reasonable assurance the grant will be received 
and  all  grant  conditions  will  be  met.  Grants  relating 
to  expense  items  are  recognised  as  income  over  the 
periods necessary to match the grant to the costs they 
are compensating. Except for amounts received under 
the R&D tax incentive program, grants relating to assets 
are  credited  to  deferred  income  at  fair  value  and  are 
credited to income over the expected useful life of the 
asset on a straight-line basis.

Interest

Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues, taking into 
account the effective yield of the financial asset.

Other revenue

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

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Note 4. Expenses

(Loss)/profit before income tax includes the following specific expenses:

Depreciation and amortisation 
Software development 
Leasehold improvements 
Plant and equipment 

Total depreciation 

Rental expense relating to operating leases 
Minimum lease payments 

Accounting policy for operating leases

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

115 
14 
 281 

 410 

 650 

–
5
284

289

727

Payments made under operating leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, except where 
an alternative basis is more representative of the pattern of benefits to be derived from the lease.

Note 5. Remuneration of auditors

During the financial year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by BDO East Coast Partnership, 
the auditor of the Company:

Audit or review of the financial statements 
Taxation and other non-audit services(i) 

Consolidated

2019 
$ 

83,500 
84,600 

2018
$

79,500
50,400

168,100 

129,900

(i)  Non-audit services included assistance in the areas of tax compliance, and research and development of $49,600 

for 2019 and $35,000 for 2018 (2018: tax and due diligence advice of $25,400 for 2018 and research and 
development advice of $25,000 for 2017). 

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Note 6. Income tax

Consolidated

Income tax expense
Current income tax: 

Current year income tax charge 
Adjustment for current income tax of previous year 

Deferred tax:

Origination and reversal of temporary differences 
Adjustment for change in tax rate 

Income tax expense 

Reconciliation of income tax expense and tax at the statuatory rate 
(Loss)/profit before income tax expense 

Tax at the statutory tax rate of 27.5% 

Add/(deduct) tax effect of:
Impairment of goodwill  
Non-deductible/non-assessable items 
Adjustment for current income tax of previous year 
Adjustment for change in availability of prior year tax losses 
Utilisation and other movement in deferred tax assets 
Research and development tax incentive current year 

Income tax expense 

2019 
$’000 

273 
(29) 

(22) 
– 

222 

(3,983) 

(1,095) 

1,250 
21 
(29) 
(34) 
(43) 
152 

222 

2018
$’000

285 
(2) 

69
47

399 

650

179

–
1
(2)
(36)
37
220

399

Research and Development Tax Incentive
Corum participates in the Australian Government’s Research and Development Tax Incentive (‘incentive’) assistance 
programme.  The  programme  provides  targeted  tax  offsets  to  encourage  Companies  to  engage  in  Research  and 
Development. The incentive has been accounted for as a government grant in accordance with AASB 120 Accounting 
for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance, resulting in the incentive being recognised in profit 
or loss on a systematic basis over the period(s) in which the entity recognises, as expenses, the costs for which the 
incentive  was  intended  to  compensate.  For  the  costs  that  have  been  capitalised  during  the  period,  the  respective 
incentive has been deferred by deducting from the carrying amount of the asset.

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Note 6. Income tax continued

Tax losses not recognised 
Losses carried forward (i) 
Capital losses carried forward (i) 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

3,642 
184 

2018
$’000

3,676 
184

(i) Losses carried forward are calculated at the current tax rate of 27.5%. 

The Group generated operating losses between 1997 and 2009 which resulted in the creation of substantial carried 
forward  tax  losses.  These  tax  losses  can  be  used  as  an  offset  against  taxable  income  in  accordance  with  the 
consolidated tax group rules.

The potential future tax benefits arising from tax losses and temporary differences have been recognised as deferred 
tax assets only to the extent that:

• 

the Group is likely to derive future assessable income of a nature and amount sufficient to enable the benefits to be 
realised;

•  no  changes  or  proposed  changes  in  legislation  are  likely  to  adversely  affect  the  Group’s  ability  to  realise  these 

benefits; and 

• 

the Group is likely to continue to comply with conditions for deductibility of losses imposed by tax legislation.

Deferred tax asset
Deferred tax asset comprises temporary differences attributable to:

Impairment of receivables 
Employee benefits 
Leased premises 
Other provisions 

Deferred tax asset 

Movements:

Opening balance 
Charged to profit or loss 

Closing balance 

Income tax receivable

Current year income tax charge 
Current year research and development tax offset 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

17 
365 
10 
77 

 469 

447 
22 

 469 

(273) 
1,774 

 1,501 

17
376
25
29

447

563
(116)

447

(285)
2,042

1,757

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Note 6. Income tax continued

Accounting policy for income tax

The  income  tax  expense  or  benefit  for  the  period  is 
the tax payable on that period’s taxable income based 
on the applicable income tax rate for each jurisdiction, 
adjusted  by  the  changes  in  deferred  tax  assets  and 
liabilities  attributable  to  temporary  differences,  unused 
tax  losses  and  the  adjustment  recognised  for  prior 
periods, where applicable.

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

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

•  When the taxable temporary difference is associated 
with  interests  in  subsidiaries,  associates  or  joint 
ventures,  and  the  timing  of  the  reversal  can  be 
controlled  and  it  is  probable  that  the  temporary 
difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

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

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

recovered. Previously unrecognised deferred tax assets 
are  recognised  to  the  extent  it  is  probable  there  are 
future taxable profits available to recover the asset.

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

Corum Group Limited (the ‘head entity’) and its wholly-
owned Australian subsidiaries have formed an income 
tax  consolidated  group  under  the  tax  consolidation 
regime with effect from July 2004. The tax consolidated 
group  has  applied  the  ‘group  allocation’  approach  in 
determining the appropriate amount of taxes to allocate 
to members of the tax consolidated group.

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

Assets or liabilities arising under tax funding agreements 
with  the  tax  consolidated  entities  are  recognised  as 
amounts receivable from or payable to other entities in 
the tax consolidated group. The tax funding arrangement 
ensures  that  the  intercompany  charge  equals  the 
current  tax  liability  or  benefit  of  each  tax  consolidated 
group member, resulting in neither a contribution by the 
head entity to the subsidiaries nor a distribution by the 
subsidiaries to the head entity.

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Note 7. Earnings per share

(Loss)/profit after income tax attributable to the owners of 
Corum Group Limited 

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

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating
diluted earnings per share 

Basic earnings per share 
Diluted earnings per share 

Accounting policy for earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

(4,205) 

251 

Number 

Number

256,167,592  

256,167,592 

256,167,592 

256,167,592 

Cents 

(1.6) 
(1.6) 

Cents

0.1
0.1

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

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the profit attributable to members of the Company 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.

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Note 8. Operating segments

Identification of reportable operating segments

The  Group  is  organised  into  two  operating  segments: 
Health  Services  and  eCommerce.  These  operating 
segments  are  based  on  internal  reports  reviewed  and 
used  by  the  Board  of  Directors  (who  are  identified 
as  the  Chief  Operating  Decision  Makers  (‘CODM’)) 
in  assessing  performance  and  in  determining  the 
allocation  of  resources.  Consideration  is  given  to  the 
nature  and  distinctiveness  of  the  products  or  services 
sold,  the  manner  in  which  they  are  provided,  and  the 
organisational structure.

The  CODM  reviews  profit/(loss)  before  income  tax 
(‘segment  result’).  The  accounting  policies  adopted 
for internal reporting to the CODM are consistent with 
those adopted in the financial statements.

The Group operates predominantly in Australia.

Types of services

The  principal  services  of  each  of  these  operating 
segments are as follows:

Health Services – Provides dispense, point-of-sale and 
head  office  retail  management  software  applications, 
along  with  hardware,  training  and  support  services  to 
Australian pharmacies; and

eCommerce – Provides individuals and businesses the 
opportunity to pay their rent, utilities, local government 
fees  and  commercial  obligations  via  electronic 
methodologies.

Intersegment transactions

An internally determined transfer price is set for all inter- 
segment sales. This price is reset annually and is based 
on  an  external  party  at  arm’s  length  pricing.  All  such 
transactions are eliminated on consolidation.

to 

Corporate  charges  are  allocated 
reporting 
segments  based  on  the  segments’  overall  proportion 
of  revenue  generation  within  the  Group,  or  estimates 
of  the  time  individuals  apply  to  each  segment,  which 
is  representative  of  likely  consumption  of  head  office 
expenditure.

For  the  purpose  of  segment  reporting  and  the 
understanding  of  segment  performance, 
the  net 
benefit of research and development tax incentives are 
disclosed in the segment to which they relate.

Intersegment receivables, payables and loans

Intersegment  loans  are  initially  recognised  at  the 
consideration receivable or payable. Intersegment loans 
receivable  and  payable  that  earn  or  incur  non-market 
interest are not adjusted to fair value based on market 
interest  rates.  Intersegment  loans  are  eliminated  on 
consolidation. Interest is not charged on intercompany 
balances.

Segment assets and liabilities

Where an asset is used across multiple segments, the 
asset  is  allocated  to  that  segment  that  receives  the 
majority of the economic benefit from that asset. In most 
instances, segment assets are clearly identifiable on the 
basis of their nature, physical location and usage.

Liabilities  are  allocated  to  segments  where  there  is  a 
direct  nexus  between  the  incurrence  of  the  liability 
and the segment. Borrowings and tax liabilities are not 
allocated to specific segments.

Unallocated items

The  following  items  of  revenue,  expenses,  assets  and 
liabilities  are  not  allocated  to  operating  segments  as 
they are not considered part of the core operations of 
any segment:

Income tax expense

• 
•  Deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities,  and  current  tax 

assets and liabilities

•  Cost associated with being listed on the Australian 

Securities Exchange
• 
Inter-company balances
•  Other financial liabilities
•  Corporate actions

Major customers

During the year ended 30 June 2019 the Group did not 
have any major customers that individually contributed 
more than 10% of total revenue (2018: none).

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Note 8. Operating segments continued

Operating segment information

 Consolidated – 2019 

Revenue 
Rendering of services (over time) 
Sale of goods (point in time) 
Other revenue 
Interest revenue 

Total revenue  

Profit/(loss) before goodwill impairment
and income tax 

Impairment of goodwill 

(Loss)/profit before income tax 

Income tax 
(Loss)/profit after income tax 

Depreciation and amortisation 
(Decrease) in provisions 

Assets 
Segment assets 
Unallocated assets: 

  Cash and cash equivalents 
  Trade and other receivables 
  Property, plant and equipment 
  Deferred tax asset 
  Other assets 

Total assets 

Total assets include (net of research
and development incentive):

Health Services 
$’000 

eCommerce 
$’000 

Intersegment 
elimination/ 
unallocated 
$’000 

7,526 
412 
968 
– 

8,906 

1,006 

(4,544) 

(3,538) 

– 
(3,538) 

259 
(2)  

2,196 
– 
– 
21 

2,217 

160 

– 

160 

– 
160 

– 
(16) 

– 
– 
– 
107 

107 

(605) 

– 

(605) 

(222) 
(827) 

151 
(28) 

Total
$’000

9,722
412
968
128

11,230

561

(4,544)

(3,983)

(222)
(4,205)

410
(46)

2,663  

2,166 

– 

4,829

2,125
15
538
469
7,062
15,038

Addition of intangible asset 
Addition of property, plant and equipment 

1,899 
187 

– 
– 

– 
82 

1,899
269

Liabilities
Segment liabilities 
Unallocated liabilities:

Trade and other payables 
Provisions and other liabilities 

Total liabilities 

1,669  

2,384 

–  

4,053

602
361
5,016

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Note 8. Operating segments continued

Operating segment information

Health Services 
$’000 

eCommerce 
$’000 

7,739 
981 
1,211 
– 
9,931 

2,446 
– 
– 
22 
2,468 

Intersegment 
elimination/ 
unallocated 
$’000 

10 
– 
– 
157 
167 

1,068 

236 

(654) 

 Consolidated – 2018 

Revenue 
Rendering of services (over time) 
Sales of goods (point in time) 
Other revenue 
Interest revenue 
Total revenue  

Profit/(loss) before income tax 
Income tax 

Profit after income tax 

Depreciation 
(Decrease)/Increase in provisions 

112 
(31) 

– 
(13) 

177 
32 

Total
$’000

10,195
981
1,211
179
12,566

650
(399)

251

289
(12)

Assets 
Segment assets 
Unallocated assets: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Property, plant and equipment 
Deferred tax asset 
Other assets 

Total assets 

Total assets include:

6,477 

2,377 

– 

8,854

4,827
29
602
447
4,967

19,726

Addition of intangible asset 
Addition of property, plant and equipment 

1,851 
181 

– 
– 

– 
96 

1,851
277

Liabilities
Segment liabilities 
Unallocated liabilities:

Trade and other payables 
Provisions and other liabilities 

Total liabilities 

1,632 

2,691 

– 

4,323

787
389

5,499

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Note 9. Current assets – cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank 
Cash on deposit 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

208 
2,125 

2,333 

2018
$’000

145
4,826

4,971

Accounting policy for cash and cash equivalents

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

Note 10. Current assets – trade and other receivables

Trade receivables 
Less: Allowance for expected credit loss (2018: Provision for impairment) 

Other receivables 

Other receivables

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

163 
(60) 

103 

2,202 

2,305 

2018
$’000

352 
(60)

292 

1,250

1,542

Other receivables include $2,179,000 related to revenue receivable from an investment in an unlisted entity. 

This delay is due to a dispute amongst other unitholders of the entity which is now in the Supreme Court of Victoria. 
Corum was joined to the action by the Court and the case was heard mid-May 2019. To 30 June 2019 Corum has 
incurred legal costs of approximately $211,000.

There is no dispute as to the quantum or entitlement of Corum’s share and the entity has funds on hand to distribute. 
The timing of resolution is uncertain, despite this the business continues to operate as normal and has not been 
significantly impacted.

Impairment of receivables

The Group has recognised a loss of $10,224 (2018: $0) in respect of impairment of receivables for the year ended  
30 June 2019.

The ageing of the impaired receivables provided for above are as follows:

Under 3 months overdue 
3 to 6 months overdue 
Over 6 months overdue 

Movements in the allowance for expected credit loss 
(2018: provision for impairment of trade receivables):

Opening balance 
Additional provisions recognised 

Closing balance 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

16 
19 
25 

60 

60 
– 

60 

17
27
16

60

60
–

60

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Note 10. Current assets – trade and other receivables continued

The ageing of the past due but not impaired receivables are as follows:

Under 30 days overdue 
31 to 60 days overdue 
Over 60 days overdue 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

29 
22 
8 

 59 

2018
$’000

68
126
4

198

The Group has no significant concentration of credit risk with respect to any single counterparty or group of counterparties, 
and did not consider a significant credit risk on the aggregate balances after reviewing the credit terms of customers 
based on recent collection practices.

Accounting policy for trade and other receivables

Trade receivables to be settled within normal trading terms are carried at amounts due. 

Collectability  of  trade  receivables  is  reviewed  on  an  ongoing  basis.  Debts  which  are  known  to  be  uncollectable  are 
written off by directly reducing the carrying amount.

To measure expected credit losses on a collective basis, trade receivables are grouped based on similar credit risk and 
aging. The expected loss rates are based on the Group’s historical credit losses experienced over the two year period 
prior to the period end. The historical loss rates are then adjusted for both current and forward-looking information on 
macroeconomic factors affecting the Group’s customers.

Other receivables are recognised at amortised cost, less any provision for impairment.

Note 11: Current assets – other

Prepayments and security deposits 
eCommerce payments awaiting clearance (i) 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

963 
2,018 

2,981 

2018
$’000

544
2,238

2,782

(i) These amounts are controlled by the Group and are considered to be restricted in operation to the electronic receipt 
of payments on behalf of the customers of real estate agents, whose monies, upon clearance in the normal course of 
the business banking system, are released from the bank accounts and paid to the benefit of third parties, on whose 
behalf the monies are received and for which an equivalent liability is recorded as shown in note 14: current liabilities 
– trade and other payables.

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Note 12: Non-current assets – property, plant and equipment

Leasehold improvements – at cost 
Less: Accumulated depreciation 

Plant and equipment – at cost 
Less: Accumulated depreciation 

Total property, plant and equipment 

Reconciliations

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

156 
(80) 
76 

2,783 
(2,128) 
655 

731 

2018
$’000

69
(66)
3

2,608
(1,748)
860

863

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

 Consolidated 

Balance at 30 June 2017 

Additions 
Disposals 
Depreciation capitalised 
Depreciation expense 

Balance at 30 June 2018 

Additions 
Disposals 
Depreciation capitalised 
Depreciation expense 

Balance at 30 June 2019 

Leasehold 
improvements 
$’000 

Plant and 
equipment 
$’000 

8 
– 
– 
– 
(5) 

3 

87 
– 
– 
(14) 

76  

973 
277 
(12) 
(94) 
(284) 

860 

182 
(4) 
(102) 
(281) 

 655 

Total
$’000

981
277
(12)
(94)
(289)

863

269
(4)
(102)
(295)

 731

Accounting policy for property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Historical cost 
includes expenditure directly attributable to the acquisition of the items.

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

Leasehold improvements 
Plant and equipment 

2-5 years
2-12 years

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

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when there is no future economic benefit to 
the Group. Gains and losses between the carrying amount and the disposal proceeds are taken to profit or loss.

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Note 13: Non–current assets – intangibles

Goodwill – at cost 
Less: Accumulated impairment 

Software product development – at cost 
Less: Research and development incentives 
Less: Amortisation of software development 

Total intangible assets  

Reconciliations

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

15,363 
(15,363) 
– 

7,932 
(3,345) 
(115) 
4,472 

 4,472 

2018
$’000

15,363
(10,819)
4,544

4,686
(1,998)
–
2,688

7,232

Total
$’000

5,381

3,276
(1,425)

7,232

3,246
(1,347)
(115)
(4,544)

4,472

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

Consolidated 

Balance at 30 June 2017 

Additions 
Research and development incentives 

Balance at 30 June 2018 

Additions 
Research and development incentives 
Amortisation of software development 
Goodwill impairment 

Balance at 30 June 2019 

Goodwill 
$’000 

4,544 

– 
– 

4,544 

– 
– 
– 
(4,544) 

–  

Software product 
development 
$’000 

837 

3,276 
(1,425) 

2,688 

3,246 
(1,347) 
(115) 
– 

4,472 

Goodwill relates to the acquisitions in 1991 of the Lockie 

the  existing  Corum  applications  with  newly-developed 

Computer business by Pharmasol Pty Limited and the 

programs  and  anticipates  a  substantial  period  of 

Amfac  business  by  Amfac  Pty  Limited.  Goodwill  is 

transition  in  the  marketplace  as  customers  migrate 

allocated  to  the  Health  Services  cash  generating  unit 

from  older  dispense  products  to  the  new  Corum 

formed by the products of these businesses.

Clear Dispense. As this transition will be spread over a 

Review of carrying values

number of years the full VIU will only be realised within 

approximately six years based on management’s best 

The  recoverable  value  of  the  cash  generating  unit  is 

estimates.

determined  on  a  value-in-use  calculation  (VIU).  Value-

in-use  is  calculated  based  on  the  present  value  of 

cash flow projections, approved by management, over 

a  six  year  period  with  a  terminal  value  of  7.5  times 

discounted Year 6 EBITDA. Cash flows were based on 

both  budgets  and  projections  using  historic  and  long 

term growth rates based upon past experience and in 

particular expectations of external market performance 

considering  substantively  improved  products  in  the 

market.  The  CGU  (Cash  Generating  Unit)  combines 

Research  and  development  tax  benefits  are  excluded 

for  the  purpose  of  EBITDA  based  calculations.  Cash 

flows  are  discounted  at  12%  (2018:  12%)  per  annum 

which incorporates an appropriate equity risk premium. 

Costs are calculated taking into account historical and 
planned gross margins, estimated inflation rates for the 

year  consistent  with  inflation  rates  applicable  to  the 

locations  in  which  the  cash  generating  unit  operates, 

and other planned and expected changes to the cost 

base.

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Note 13: Non–current assets – intangibles continued

The  review  of  the  carrying  value  and  subsequent 

Software product development

impairment  charge  of  $4,544,000  resulted  from  the 

impact  on  the  existing  business  of  new  products 

being  introduced  in  FY20,  the  impact  on  revenue 

and  expenses  of  changes  in  business  practices  and 

changing industry conditions.

Accounting policy for intangibles

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

Goodwill

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

Note 14: Current liabilities – trade and other payables

Trade payables 
Sundry creditors and accruals 
Deferred rent expense 
eCommerce payments awaiting clearance 

(net  of 

Significant  costs  associated  with  software  product 
development 
research  and  development 
incentives) are capitalised and amortised on a straight-
line  basis  over  the  period  of  their  expected  benefit. 
Amortisation  commences  when  the  asset  is  available 
for use in the manner intended by management.

Research and development costs 

Expenditure  during  the  research  phase  of  a  project  is 
recognised as an expense when incurred. Development 
costs  are  capitalised  only  when  technical  feasibility 
studies  identify  that  the  project  will  deliver  future 
economic benefits and these benefits can be measured 
reliably.  Development  costs  have  a  finite  life  and  are 
amortised on a systematic basis matched to the future 
economic benefits over the useful life of the project.

Impairment of non-financial assets

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

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

591 
952 
– 
2,018 

3,561 

2018
$’000

447
1,238
33
2,238

3,956

Accounting policy for trade and other payables

These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year 
and which are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually settled within established terms, normally 30 days of 
recognition. Trade and other payables are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are subsequently 
measured at amortised cost. 

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Note 15: Current liabilities – provisions

Employee benefits 
Lease make good 

Lease make good

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

1,076 
34 

1,110 

2018
$’000

1,046
40

1,086

The provision represents the present value of the estimated costs to make good the premises leased by the Group at 
the end of the respective lease terms.

Movements in provisions

Movements in each class of provision during the current financial year, other than employee benefits, are set out below:

 Consolidated – 2019 

Carrying amount at the start of the year 
Provisions utilised 

Carrying amount at the end of the year 

Accounting policy for provisions

Lease make
good
$’000

40
(6)

34

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

Accounting policy for short-term employee benefits

Liabilities  for  wages  and  salaries,  including  non-monetary  benefits,  annual  leave  and  long  service  leave  expected  to 
be settled wholly within 12 months of the reporting date are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the 
liabilities are settled.

Employee benefits relate to the Group’s liability for long service leave and annual leave. The entire amount of the provision 
for annual leave is presented as current since the Group does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement in 
whole or in part of this obligation. Based on past experience the Group expects that in aggregate employees will take 
or receive payment for the full amount of accrued leave within the next 12 months.

Note 16: Non-current liabilities – provisions

Employee benefits 
Lease make good 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

196 
3 

199 

2018
$’000

253
16

269

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Note 16: Non-current liabilities – provisions continued

Movements in provisions

Movements in each class of provision during the current financial year, other than employee benefits, are set out below:

 Consolidated – 2019 

Carrying amount at the start of the year 
Provisions utilised 

Carrying amount at the end of the year 

  Lease make good
$’000

16
(13)

3

Refer to note 15 for further details of the lease make good provision.

Accounting policy for long-term employee benefits

The liability for long service leave not expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date is measured at the 
present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting 
date. 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 corporate bonds with 
terms to maturity and currency that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.

Note 17: Equity – issued capital

2019 
Shares 

2018 
Shares 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

Ordinary shares – fully paid 

256,167,592  

256,167,592  

86,283  

86,283 

Ordinary shares

Ordinary  shares  entitle  the  holder  to  participate  in 
dividends  and  the  proceeds  on  the  winding  up  of  the 
Company in proportion to the number of and amounts 
paid on the shares held. The fully paid ordinary shares 
have no par value and the Company does not have a 
limited amount of authorised capital.

On a show of hands every member present at a meeting 
shall  have  one  vote  and  upon  a  poll  each  share  shall 
have one vote.

Capital risk management

The  Group’s  objectives  when  managing  capital  is  to 
safeguard its ability to continue as a going concern, so 
that it can provide returns for shareholders and benefits 
for  other  stakeholders  and  to  maintain  an  optimum 
capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.

Capital is regarded as total equity, as recognised in the 
statement of financial position, plus net debt. Net debt 
is  calculated  as  total  borrowings  less  cash  and  cash 
equivalents.

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the 
Group  may  adjust  the  amount  of  dividends  paid  to 
shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new 
shares or sell assets to reduce debt.

The  Group  would  look  to  raise  capital  when  an 
opportunity  to  invest  in  a  business  or  company  was 
seen as value adding relative to the current Company’s 
share price at the time of the investment.

Accounting policy for issued capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

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

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Note 18. Equity – dividends and franking credits

Dividends

There were no dividends paid, recommended or declared during the current or previous financial year or subsequent to 
the end of the financial year.

Accounting policy for dividends
Dividends are recognised when declared during the financial year and no longer at the discretion of the Company.

Franking credits

Franking credits available for subsequent financial years  
(tax rate: 27.5% (2018: 27.5%)) 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

1,249 

1,249

The deferred franking debit account has a balance of $3,616,000 (2018: $1,831,000). The receipt by the Company of 
the R&D refundable tax offsets does not immediately reduce the franking account balance. However, no franking credits 
will arise as a result of income tax payments until the Company recovers these deferred franking debits. 

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

• 

franking credits that will arise from the payment of the amount of the provision for income tax at the reporting date, 
after recovery of all deferred franking debits.

• 

franking debits that will arise from the payment of dividends recognised as a liability at the reporting date.

Note 19. Reconciliation of (loss)/profit after income tax to net cash from operating activities

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

(4,205) 

410 
4,544 
1,347 

(763) 
34 
256 
(22) 
230 
(395) 
(46) 
(42) 

1,348 

2018
$’000

251

289
–
1,425

(1,149)
59
(341)
116
(36)
(324)
56
(14)

332

(Loss)/profit after income tax expense for the year 

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and amortisation 
Impairment of goodwill 
Research and development tax benefit on intangibles 

Change in operating assets and liabilities: 
(Increase) in trade and other receivables 

  Decrease in inventories 
  Decrease/(Increase) in income tax refund due 
(Increase)/Decrease in deferred tax assets 
  Decrease/(Increase) in other operating assets 

(Decrease) in trade and other payables 
(Decrease)/Increase in other provisions 
(Decrease) in deferred revenue 

Net cash from operating activities 

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Note 20. Financial instruments

Financial risk management objectives

AASB  9  ‘Financial  instruments’  replaces  AASB  139  ‘Financial  instruments:  Recognition  and  Measurement’  with  the 
exception of macro hedge accounting. The standard is effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 July 
2018. The standard covers three elements:

•  Classification and measurement: Changes to a principle based approach to classify financial assets as either held 
at  amortised  cost,  fair  value  through  other  comprehensive  income  (FVOCI)  or  fair  value  through  profit  and  loss, 
dependent on the business model and cash flow characteristics of the financial asset.

• 

Impairment: Moves to an impairment model based on expected credit losses.

•  Hedge  accounting:  The  AASB  9  hedge  accounting  requirements  are  designed  to  allow  hedge  accounting  to  be 

more closely aligned with the Group’s underlying risk management.

With the exception of the additional disclosure requirements, the nature of the change in accounting policy has not had 
a material impact on the Group’s financial statements. Classifications of the financial instruments have remained the 
same and as such, there is no change in the financial line items, no change to basic and diluted earnings per share and 
no adjustment relating to prior periods before those presented.

The Group’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Group’s overall 
risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse 
effects on the financial performance of the Group. Different methods are used to measure different types of risk to which 
the Group is exposed, such as sensitivity analysis for interest rate risk and ageing analysis for credit risk.

Market risk

Foreign currency risk

The Group has no material exposure to foreign exchange risk.

Interest rate risk

The  Group’s  financial  instrument  exposure  to  interest  rate  risk  and  the  effective  weighted  average  interest  rate  for 
classes of financial assets and liabilities are:

 Consolidated 

Cash on deposit 

Net exposure to cash flow interest rate risk 

Weighted average 
interest rate 
% 

2.40% 

2019 

2018

  Weighted average 
interest rate 
% 

Balance 
$’000 

2,125 

 2,125 

2.57% 

Balance
$’000

4,826 

4,826 

An official increase/(decrease) in interest rates of 24 (2018: 26) basis points would have a favourable/adverse effect on 
profit before tax of $5,100 (2018: $12,550) per annum. The percentage change is based on the expected volatility of 
interest rates of a 10% movement, using market data and analysts forecasts.

Credit risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to 
the Group. The Group mitigate credit risk by undertaking transactions with a large number of customers. Other than 
disclosed in note 10 relating to other receivables, the Group has no significant concentration of credit risk with respect 
to any single counterparty or group of counterparties. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date to 
recognised financial assets is the carrying amount, net of any provisions for impairment of those assets, as disclosed in 
the statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements. The Group does not hold any collateral. Trade 
and other receivables that are neither past due nor impaired are considered to be high credit quality. There has been no 
change to credit risk since initial recognition.

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Note 20: Financial instruments continued

Liquidity risk

Vigilant liquidity risk management requires the Group to maintain sufficient liquid assets (mainly cash and cash equivalents) 
to be able to pay debts as and when they become due and payable.The Group manages liquidity risk by monitoring 
forecast cash flows and ensuring that adequate financial resources are maintained on an ongoing basis.

The following tables detail the Group’s remaining contractual maturity for its financial instrument liabilities. The tables 
have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the 
financial liabilities are required to be paid. The tables include both interest and principal cash flows disclosed as remaining 
contractual maturities. Therefore these totals may differ from their carrying amount in the statement of financial position.

 Consolidated 

2019

Non-derivatives
Non-interest bearing
Trade and other payables 

Total non-derivatives 

2018

Non-derivatives
Non-interest bearing
Trade and other payables 

Total non-derivatives 

1 year 
or less 
$’000 

Between 1 
and 2 years 
$’000 

Between 2 
and 5 years 
$’000 

Over 
5 years 
$’000 

Remaining
contractual
maturities
$’000

1,543 

1,543 

1,685 

1,685 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1,543

1,543

1,685

1,685

The  cash  flows  in  the  maturity  analysis  above  are  not  expected  to  occur  significantly  earlier  than  contractually  
disclosed above.

Fair value of financial instruments

The carrying amounts of trade and other receivables and trade and other payables are assumed to approximate their 
fair values due to their short-term nature.

Unless otherwise stated, the carrying amounts of financial instruments reflect their fair value.

Note 21: Contingent liabilities

The Group had no contingent liabilities at 30 June 2019 and at 30 June 2018.

Note 22: Commitments

Lease commitments – operating
Committed at the reporting date but not recognised
as liabilities, payable:
Within one year 
One to five years 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

2018
$’000

393 
511 

904 

462
2

464

Operating lease commitments include contracted amounts for various offices under non-cancellable operating leases 
expiring within five years with, in some cases, options to extend. Lease payments comprise a base amount plus an 
incremental, which is either contingent or fixed. Contingent rentals are based on movements in the Consumer Price 
Index. On renewal, the terms of the leases are renegotiated.

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Note 23: Key management personnel disclosures

Compensation

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

Short-term employee benefits 
Post-employment benefits 

Consolidated

2019 
$’000 

1,040 
77 

1,117 

2018
$’000

1,262
87

1,349

Included in the above are director’s fees which were paid to companies associated with the directors.

Note 24. Related party transactions

Parent entity

Corum Group Limited is the parent entity.

Subsidiaries

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 25.

Key management personnel

Disclosures relating to key management personnel are set out in note 23 and the remuneration report included in the 
directors’ report.

Transactions with related parties

Director’s fees attributable to Bill Paterson of $126,000 (2018: $126,000) were paid or payable to his associate Paterson 
Wholohan Grill Pty Ltd. Amount payable at 30 June 2019 $34,556 (2018: $10,356).

Loans to/from related parties

There were no loans to or from related parties at the current and previous reporting date.

Terms and conditions

All transactions were made on normal commercial terms and conditions and at market rates.

Note 25. Interests in subsidiaries

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the  assets,  liabilities  and  results  of  the  following  subsidiaries  in 
accordance with the accounting policy described in note 1:

Amfac Pty Ltd 

Corum Health Pty Ltd (formally Pharmasol Pty Ltd) 

Corum eCommerce Pty Ltd 

Corum Systems Pty Ltd 

Corum Training Pty Ltd 

Principal place of business/ 
Country of incorporation 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Australia 

Ownership interest

2019 
% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

2018
%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

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Note 26: Share-based payments

There were no performance rights or share options granted during the financial year (2018: nil).

Note 27: Parent entity information

Set out below is the supplementary information about the parent entity.

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Loss after income tax 

Total comprehensive income for the year 

Statement of financial position

Total current assets 

Total assets 

Total current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Equity 

Issued capital 

Accumulated losses 

Total equity 

Contingent liabilities

2019 
$’000 

(275) 

(275) 

4,580 

15,472 

851 

12,314 

86,283 

(83,125) 

3,158 

Parent

2018
$’000

(827)

(827)

7,134 

16,135 

1,073 

12,702 

86,283

(82,850)

3,433 

The parent entity had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2018.

Capital commitments – Property, plant and equipment

The parent entity had no capital commitments for property, plant and equipment as at 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2018.

Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the Group, as disclosed in note 1.

Note 28. Events after the reporting period

On 29 August 2019 the Company received a tax refund of $1,493,000 relating to the 2019 financial year.

Other  than  disclosed  above,  no  other  matter  or  circumstance  has  arisen  since  30  June  2019  that  has  significantly 
affected, or may significantly affect the Group’s operations, the results of those operations, or the Group’s state of affairs 
in future financial years.

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Directors’ declaration

In the directors’ opinion:

• 

• 

• 

• 

the attached financial statements and notes comply with the Corporations Act 2001, the Australian 
Accounting  Standards,  the  Corporations  Regulations  2001  and  other  mandatory  professional 
reporting requirements;

the attached financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards 
as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board as described in note 1 to the financial 
statements;

the attached financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position 
as at 30 June 2019 and of its performance for the financial year ended on that date; and

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

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

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

On behalf of the directors

Bill Paterson 
Chairman 

29 August 2019
Sydney 

Matthew Bottrell
Director

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Shareholder information

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 28 August 2019.

Distribution of equitable securities 

Analysis of number of equitable security holders by size of holding:

Range of shareholding 

  1 – 1,000 
  1,001 – 5,000 
  5,001 – 10,000 
  10,001 –   100,000 
  100,001 and over 

Holding less than a marketplace parcel 

Equity security holders

Twenty largest quoted equity security holders

Number of holders 
of ordinary shares 

Number of ordinary
shares held

670 
379 
198 
259 
107 

1,613 

1,324 

230,873
1,020,291
1,512,210
8,784,414
244,619,804

256,167,592

3,815,337

The names of the twenty largest security holders of quoted equity securities are listed below:

Ordinary shares

Lujeta Pty Ltd (The Margaret Account) 
Link Enterprises (International) Pty Ltd 
Ginga Pty Ltd (Thomas G Klinger Family A/C) 
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd (IB AU Noms Retail client DRP) 
Canceler Pty Ltd (Clarence Super Fund A/C) 
RM O’Shannassy Pty Ltd (RM Shannassy Family Account) 
Mr Robert Martin O’Shannassy 
Mr Michael John Farrelly 
Ginga Pty Ltd 
Atlas Holdings Pty Ltd (The Atlas A/C) 
Sanberg Pty Ltd (MJ & M Badgery Family Account) 
Mr Malcolm John Badgery 
Mr Michael John Farrelly + Ms Madeline Zappia (Farrelly Retirement Fund A/C) 
Navigator Australia Ltd (MLC Investment Sett A/C) 
Mr Geoffrey John Paul (G & J Super Fund A/C) 
Mr David Klinger 
Mrs Kerry Elizabeth Draffin 
Mr Gregor Aschoff 
Emerald Shares Pty Limited (Emerald Unit Account) 
Layuti Pty Ltd (The Mouatt Super Fund A/C) 

Number held 

140,053,379 
13,090,345 
10,810,866 
8,418,968 
7,600,000 
5,552,406 
4,789,339 
4,524,379 
4,284,540 
2,891,214 
2,400,000 
2,305,100 
2,271,984 
2,097,545 
1,790,000 
1,630,000 
1,575,946 
1,546,881 
1,500,000 
1,444,877 

220,577,769 

% of total
shares issued

54.67
5.11
4.22
3.29
2.97
2.17
1.87
1.77
1.67
1.13
0.94
0.90
0.89
0.82
0.70
0.64
0.62
0.60
0.59
0.56

86.11

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Substantial holders
as disclosed in substantial shareholder notices given to the Company:

Lujeta Pty Ltd 
Ginga Pty Ltd 
Link Enterprises (International) Pty Ltd 

Voting Rights
All ordinary shareholders carry one vote per share without restriction.

There are no other classes of equity securities.

Ordinary shares

Number held 

140,054,379  
17,277,812 
15,333,806 

% of total
shares issued

54.67 
6.74
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Auditor

BDO East Coast Partnership
Level 11
1 Margaret Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Stock Exchange Listing

Corum Group Limited shares are listed on the 
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX code: COO)

Website

www.corumgroup.com.au

Corporate directory

Chairman

Bill Paterson

Directors

Gregor Aschoff
Matthew Bottrell

Company Secretary

David Clarke

Registered Office

Level 3
120 Sussex Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Head office telephone 

Share Register

+61 2 9289 4699

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
60 Carrington Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Share registry telephone 
or   

1300 787 272
+61 3 9415 4000

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