ข่าวแจ้งตลาดหลักทรัพย์
21 สิงหาคม 2550
Change in accounting policy
20 August 2007
The President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Bangkok
Dear Sir,
Re: Change in Accounting Policy
Berli Jucker Public Company Limited would like to notify the change in
accounting policy as following details.
Starting from 1 January 2007, the Company has, accordingly, changed its
accounting policy for its investments in subsidiary companies and associate
companies in its financial statements from the equity method to the cost
method. The change in accounting policy has been applied retrospectively and
the Company's 2006 financial statements, which are included in the Company's
2007 interim financial statements for comparative purposes,have been restated
accordingly.
The effects of the change in accounting policy on the Company's 2007 and 2006
interim and annual 2006 financial statements are as follows:
Separate financial statements
2007 2007 2006 2006
(in thousand Baht)
Investments in subsidiaries
and associates
Balance at 1 January before change
in accounting policy 7,372,314 7,215,497
Balance at 1 April before change
in accounting policy - 7,334,680
Decrease in retained earnings - (2,000,931) (1,968,532) (1,844,471)
Decrease in hedging reserve - 14,250 13,691 6,013
Decrease in Company shares
held by a subsidiary - 40,455 40,455 40,455
Net decrease - (1,946,226) (1,914,386) (1,798,003)
Balance at 1 January after change in
accounting policy 5,426,088 5,417,494
Balance at 1 April after change in
accounting policy - 5,420,294
Separate financial statements
2007 2007 2006 2006
(in thousand Baht)
Retained earning
Balance at 1 January before change in
accounting policy 3,047,942 2,729,841
Balance at 1 April before change in
accounting policy - 2,590,325
Decrease in share of profits from
investments accounted for using
the equity method, net - (1,915,193) (1,906,132) (1,799,164)
Increase of impairment on investment - (10,000) (10,000) (10,000)
Increase of allowance for doubtful
account of loans to
related parties - (65,739) (47,031) (32,699)
Increase of deferred tax assets - 22,722 15,720 11,420
Increase of other income - 32 1,870 4,631
Net decrease - (1,968,178) (1,945,573) (1,825,812)
Balance at 1 January after change in
accounting policy 1,079,764 904,029
Balance at 1 April after change in
accounting policy - 644,752
Separate financial statements
Three-month Six-month Three-month Six-month
period ended period ended period ended period ended
30 June 2007 30 June 2007 30 June 2006 30 June 2006
(in thousand Baht)
Net profit
Net profit before change
in accounting policy 230,102 488,686 289,871 464,322
Increase in dividend income
from subsidiaries
and associates 220,309 220,309 319,444 319,444
Decrease in share of profits
from investments accounted for using
the equity method,net (150,160) (336,804) (95,963) (204,836)
Increase in other income 3,000 6,500 730 3,530
Increase in operating and
administrative expenses (4,248) (7,290) (13,164) (27,496)
Decrease in income tax 1,275 2,189 3,952 8,252
Net increase (decrease) 70,176 (115,096) 214,999 98,894
Net profit after change
in accounting policy 300,278 373,590 504,870 563,216
Increase (decrease) in earnings
per share (Baht) 0.44 (0.72) 1.35 0.62
Please be informed accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Berli Jucker Public Company Limited
Thirasakdi Nathikanchanalab
Director



