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to the consolidated financial statements, and in the section
Business continuity
of the accounting policies in the notes to the parent company
financial statements,
that could also
have an impact on the measurement of the group’s
goodwill as well as that of the subsidiary shares
and receivables from subsidiaries of the parent company
in the balance sheet. Our opinion is not
modified in respect of
this matter.
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The goodwill balance in the consolidated
financial statements at 31 January 2025
totals EUR 35.3 million, representing
approximately 43% of the total assets and
618% of the consolidated equity at the
financial year-end.
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The total net amount of the subsidiary
shares and receivables from subsidiaries is
EUR 64.2 million in the balance sheet of the
parent company HLRE Holding Plc at 31
January 2025.
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Goodwill is not amortised but is tested for
impairment at least annually.
In the
previous financial statements, an
impairment loss of EUR 5 million was
allocated to goodwill.
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Subsidiary shares held by the parent
company are carried at cost or written down
if the value of the shares is permanently
impaired. Receivables are measured at
face value, however, not in
excess of their
probable value.
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Determination of the cash flow projections
underlying the calculations prepared to
support the impairment testing of goodwill,
subsidiary shares and receivables from
subsidiaries, requires management
judgments and estimates related to, among
others, profitability,
discount rate and long-
term growth rate.
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Material uncertainty related to the going
concern assumption could compromise the
group’s liquidity and lead to a breach of the
covenants, which would also have an
impact on the valuation of the consolidated
goodwill and subsidiary shares and
receivables from subsidiaries in the parent
company’s balance sheet.
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Due to management estimates underlying
the forecasts used in impairment testing,
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We assessed key inputs in the impairment
calculations such as revenue growth rate,
profitability and discount rate, by reference
to the budgets and subsequent cash flow
projections approved by the Board of
Directors of the parent company and our
own views.
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We evaluated the historical accuracy
of
forecasts prepared by management by
comparing the actual cash flows for the year
with the original forecasts.
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We involved our own valuation specialists
that assessed the technical accuracy of the
calculations and compared certain
assumptions used to market and industry
information.
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We compared the amounts of the subsidiary
shares and receivables from subsidiaries on
the parent company’s balance sheet, net of
intercompany liabilities, with the cash flow
forecasts of the business units and the
company-specific forecasts for the current
financial year.
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Furthermore, we assessed the disclosures
in respect of both goodwill and impairment
testing in the consolidated financial
statements, and of measurement of
subsidiary shares and receivables from
subsidiaries in the parent company financial
statements.