1. KEY ACCOUNTING
ESTIMATES AND
JUDGEMENTS
When preparing the financial statements, we
are required to make several estimates and
judgements. The estimates and judgements
that can have a significant impact on the finan-
cial statements are categorised as key
accounting estimates and judgements. Key
accounting estimates and judgements are reg-
ularly assessed to adapt to market conditions
and changes in political and economic factors.
In general, key accounting judgements are
made in relation to the accounting of revenue
when determining the performance obligations
and the recognition method, while key ac-
counting estimates relate to the estimation of
warranty provisions, valuation of inventories,
trade receivables, work in progress and
deferred tax. For further details, reference is
made to The Annual Report 2021, Key account-
ing estimates and judgements, pages 57-58
and to specific notes.
In the third quarter of 2022, the geopolitical sit-
uation remained on top of the agenda follow-
ing the war in Ukraine. Sanctions are continu-
ously being imposed on Russian and
Belarusian entities and individuals resulting in
restrictions on imports and exports. We are
closely monitoring the impact from the war and
the sanctions imposed by EU, US and other
western countries. We have suspended new
business in Russia and Belarus and will in a
responsible manner wind-down our activities
in Russia. Costs to wind-down have been
recognised. We are, however, obliged to fulfil
our remaining legal obligations with regards to
existing orders, provided the customer is not
sanctioned and to the extent possible. During
the second and third quarter of 2022, sanctions
were introduced to further limit the possibilities
for the shipment of products to Russia.
Besides the direct impact from the sanctions,
the war has also intensified bottlenecks in the
global supply chains that were already current
at the end of 2021. It has also led to further
increases in energy prices, contributed to rising
inflation and fluctuations in foreign exchange
rates and central banks have increased inter-
est rates to reduce the inflationary pressure.
Further, the COVID-19 pandemic and govern-
ment-imposed restrictions continue to pose
challenges in some parts of the world.
The resulting uncertainties have impacted our
key accounting estimates as described below.
We have reassessed our projects to reflect the
expected implications on project financials.
This includes updating of project costs to en-
sure that significant expected cost increases
are reflected in the total cost to complete. In
cases where customers are severely impacted
by the war, we assess the likelihood that the
customer will be able to pay the agreed con-
sideration for goods or services provided by us.
The assessment reflects the risk of any poten-
tial additional expected credit losses (ECL) on
trade receivables against Russian and Belarus-
sian customers. The assessments also consider
the need for write-down of inventory and other
assets.
The change in estimates had no material im-
pact on the financial statements in the first nine
months of 2022. By nature, the updated key
accounting estimates contain uncertainties,
and it is possible that the outcomes in the next
financial period can differ from those on which
On 1 September 2022, FLSmidth Group obtained
control of TK Mining. At initial recognition, assets
acquired and liabilities assumed are measured
at fair value and the excess of the purchase
price over the fair value of the net assets ac-
quired represents goodwill. Due to the short time
since the transaction settled, the initial account-
ing is still subject to change, and significant
changes to the fair value of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed may be expected as we ob-
tain further information on facts and circum-
stances that existed at the acquisition date. The
purchase price is also subject to change. Further
information can be found in note 9.
2. INCOME STATEMENT
BY FUNCTION
It is our policy to prepare the income statement
based on an adjusted classification of the cost
by function in order to show the earnings
before special non-recurring items, deprecia-
tion, amortisation and impairment (EBITDA).
Special non-recurring items, depreciation,
amortisation and impairment are therefore sep-
arated from the individual functions and pre-
sented in separated lines.
The income statement classified by function
includes allocation of special non-recurring
items, depreciation, amortisation and impair-
ment.