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Consolidated Annual Report 2020 (translation of the Estonian original)
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TALLINNA KAUBAMAJA GRUPP AS
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT 2020
The main areas of activity of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tallinna Kaubamaja Group’
or ‘the Group’) are retail and wholesale trade. At the year-end 2020, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS employed more
than 4,500 employees.
Legal address:
Kaubamaja 1
10143 Tallinn
Republic of Estonia
Commercial Register no.:
10223439
Telephone:
372 667 3300
E-mail:
tkmgroup@kaubamaja.ee
Beginning of financial year:
1.01.2020
End of financial year:
31.12.2020
Auditor:
PricewaterhouseCoopers AS
This consolidated annual report consists of the management report, the consolidated financial statements, the independent
auditor’s report and the profit allocation proposal.
Name of the reporting entity or other means of
identification
TALLINNA KAUBAMAJA GRUPP AS
Explanation of change in name of reporting entity or other means of identification from end of preceding reporting period
TKMG did not change its name or means of identification during the last reporting period.
Domicile of entity
Republic of Estonia
Legal form of entity
AS
Country of incorporation
Republic of Estonia
Address of entity's registered office
Kaubamaja 1, 10143 Tallinn
Principal place of business
Kaubamaja 1, 10143 Tallinn
Description of nature of entity's operations and
principal activities
retail trade and provision of related services
Name of parent entity
OÜ NG Investeeringud
Name of ultimate parent of group
NG Kapital OÜ
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MANAGEMENT REPORT
....................................................................................................................
4
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
.............................................................................
40
MANAGEMENT
BOARD’S
CONFIRMATION
OF
THE
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
..............
40
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT
OF
FINANCIAL
POSITION
....................................................................................
41
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT
OF
PROFIT
OR
LOSS
AND
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
.................
42
CONSOLIDATED
CASH
FLOW
STATEMENT
.............................................................................................................
43
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT
OF
CHANGES
IN
EQUITY
......................................................................................
44
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
..............................................
45
Note 1 General information
...................................................................................................................................
45
Note 2 Accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements
...........................
45
Note 3 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
..................................................................................
59
Note 4 Management of financial risks
................................................................................................................
60
Note 5 Cash and cash equivalents
.......................................................................................................................
64
Note 6 Trade and other receivables
....................................................................................................................
65
Note 7 Trade receivables
........................................................................................................................................
65
Note 8 Inventories
.....................................................................................................................................................
65
Note 9 Subsidiaries
..................................................................................................................................................
66
Note 10 Investments in associates
......................................................................................................................
68
Note 11 Long-term trade and other receivables
..............................................................................................
68
Note 12 Investment property
.................................................................................................................................
68
Note 13 Property, plant and equipment
.............................................................................................................
70
Note 14 Intangible assets
.......................................................................................................................................
75
Note 15 Interest bearing borrowings
..................................................................................................................
76
Note 16 Lease agreements
.....................................................................................................................................
78
Note 17 Trade and other payables
......................................................................................................................
79
Note 18 Taxes
............................................................................................................................................................
80
Note 19 Share capital
..............................................................................................................................................
80
Note 20 Segment reporting
....................................................................................................................................
81
Note 21 Services expenses
....................................................................................................................................
84
Note 22 Staff costs
...................................................................................................................................................
85
Note 23 Finance income and costs
......................................................................................................................
85
Note 24 Earnings per share
...................................................................................................................................
85
Note 25 Loan collateral and pledged assets
....................................................................................................
86
Note 26 Related party transactions
.....................................................................................................................
86
Note 27 Interests of the members of the Management and Supervisory Board
....................................
87
Note 28 Shareholders with more than 5% of the shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
..............
88
Note 29 Contingent liabilities
...............................................................................................................................
88
Note 30 Financial information of the Parent company
..................................................................................
89
INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR’S
REPORT
........................................................................................................................
93
SIGNATURES
OF
THE
MANAGEMENT
BOARD
AND
SUPERVISORY
BOARD
TO
THE
ANNUAL
REPORT
2020
................................................................................................................................................................................
101
REVENUE
ALLOCATION
ACCORDING
TO
THE
ESTONIAN
CLASSIFICATION
OF
ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES
(EMTAK)
..........................................................................................................................................................................
102
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12%
1%
71%
1%
16%
3%
-13%
72%
41%
9%
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Overview of the Group’s activities
Briefly about Tallinna Kaubamaja Group
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group is the biggest retail company in Estonia. Our
4,500
employees serve customers in
112
stores, where
694,000
loyal customers
make
45
million purchases a year.
Revenue 2020
Net profit 2020
741.9
Million euros
Revenue
(2019: 717.2 million euros)
19.5
Million euros
Net profit
(2019: 31.8 million euros)
48
Cents
Net profit
per share
(2019: 78 cents)
4,558
Yearly average number
Employees
(2019: 4,273)
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Group’s vision
The objective of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS is to be the flagship of Estonian trade and one of the most successful
listed companies in the Baltic region in every area of its business.
Group’s mission
Group’s mission is to be the first choice for its customers, valued employer to its employees and trustworthy
investment option for its shareholders.
Group’s core values
Integrity
We are open and sincere and do not distort the truth.
Concern
We are friendly and helpful and open to solutions.
Reliability
We keep our promises and follow applicable regulations.
Innovation
We are open to new and progressive ideas, so that we always try to be a step ahead.
Environmental awareness
We care about the surrounding environment and we use our resources sustainably.
Morality and legality
The underlying principle of the Group’s business activity is to ensure, that all lines of businesses comply with the
code of ethics. The Group has established a Code of Ethics, which summarizes and describes the most important
principles that guide their activities. The Group bases its activities on laws and other legislations and practices,
applicable to the respective field of activity. In case there is any distinctness between applicable legislations and
other agreements, the more rigid requirements will prevail. Group supports ethical, fair-minded and professional
way of conduct within all its activities The Group always supports free and fair competition, excluding limitation,
restraining and damaging of the free competition. The Group follows the rules of competition and does not enter
into illegal agreements or act in concert with anyone in a manner that would restrict competition.
Confidentiality and handling of inside information
▪
The Group’s employees and partners shall maintain confidential information in a secure and secret manner and
abstain from misusing the inside information they have become aware of.
The Group considers as confidential or
as a business secret an information which is not, as a body or in the precise configuration and assembly of its
components, generally known among or readily accessible to persons within the circles that normally deal with
the kind of information in question; has commercial value because it is secret; and has been subject to reasonable
measures under the circumstances, by the person lawfully in control of the information, to keep it secret.
▪
When communicating with competitors, the Group will refrain from discussing confidential information and will
not use any unauthorized means or methods to obtain business secrets or other confidential information of the
competitors.
▪
The Group disapproves corruption in all of its forms.
▪
A Group employee may not make use of their official position for receiving personal gain on the account of the
Group, its partners, customers, or other employees. Receiving personal gain also means any benefit obtained by
the employee’s close relative or a legal person closely related to the employee.
▪
The Group, its employees, and partners do not offer or agree to accept bribe or inducement in any form, if this
is designed to guide or influence someone unethically to perform an act or omission.
▪
A Group employee behaves in a reliable manner and avoids situations where their personal interests would be in
conflict with those of the Group or where the employee cannot act in the interests of the Group.
▪
A Group employee shall immediately inform their line manager or a body, who performs supervision in any form
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over their activity, of a situation where a conflict of interests has occurred or where there is a risk of the occurrence
thereof.
▪
The Group’s activity is transparent and corresponds to the understanding of openness and integrity established
in the society.
▪
The Group’s employees and partners inform the Group whenever they suspect a violation of exemplary business
principles in the Group’s operations. The Group’s employees shall notify of suspected violations their line
manager, the Group’s management, or a person or body with a compliance function.
Structure of the Group
The main areas of activity of the entities of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS include retail and wholesale trade.
Legal structure of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group as of 31.12.2020:
The following segments may be differentiated in the activities of the Group:
▪
Supermarkets
▪
Department stores
▪
Car trade
▪
Footwear trade
▪
Real estate
The supermarkets segment includes the Selver store chain with 54 Selver stores, 9 Selver ABC stores, 7 Comarket
stores, 2 Delice stores, the Solaris grocery store,
e-Selver
, the mobile store, and a café, with a total selling space of
114,500 m², as well as the largest central kitchen in the Baltic countries Kulinaaria OÜ.
Kaubamaja operates two department stores, one in Tallinn and the other in Tartu city centre, as well as an
e-store
,
offering a large selection of beauty and fashion products. The results of beauty product (I.L.U. and L’Occitane) sales,
which includes seven stores and an
e-store
, and the security segment (Viking Security AS), are presented in the
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Selver
AS
100%
Kulinaaria OÜ
100%
Kaubamaja AS
100%
TKM Finants
100%
OÜ TKM Beauty
100%
OÜ TKM Beauty Eesti
100%
Viking Security
AS
100%
TKM Auto OÜ
100%
KIA Auto AS
100%
Viking Motors AS
100%
Forum
Auto SIA
100%
Verte Auto SIA
100%
UAB KIA Auto
100%
TKM King AS
100%
Tallinna Kaubamaja
Kinnisvara AS
100%
OÜ Tartu Kaubamaja
Kinnisvara
100%
SIA TKM Latvija
100%
TKM Lietuva UAB
100%
Rävala Parka AS
50%
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report of the department store segment.
The footwear trade segment includes 23 ABC King and SHU shoe stores and
ABC King
and
SHU
e-stores.
The car trade segment with an independent dealers’ network is the importer of KIAs in the Baltic countries and is in
addition selling passenger cars in three showrooms in Tallinn, two showrooms in Riga and one in Vilnius. In addition
to KIAs, there are several car brands in the selection, such as Peugeot, Škoda, and Cadillac.
The real estate segment is involved in the management, maintenance and renting out of commercial space of real
estate that belongs to the Group. The Group’s real estate segment owns the sales premises of Kaubamaja in Tallinn,
Tartu Kaubamaja centre, Viimsi shopping centre, 3 car showrooms and 19 Selver buildings, and several other land
plots awaiting for development.
Changes during the financial year
In May 2020, 100% of the shares of ABC Supermarkets AS were acquired, which gave Selver a unique opportunity
to better meet the expectations of its customers, offering customers even faster and more convenient shopping
experience in additional previously uncovered locations. At the end of the reporting year, Viking Security AS entered
into an agreement whereby in March 2021 it will acquire from P. DUSSMANN EESTI OÜ its security services business
in Estonia together with the assets and agreements belonging to it.
With the aim of reorganising the structure of the companies of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp, splitting up retail sale
and wholesale of beauty products and developing financial services that support retail trade, the Group’s
subsidiaries were restructured in 2020 and two new subsidiaries were established:
•
In order to harmonise the management function and increase synergies, the Group's supermarkets were
merged through a merger in which Selver AS (the acquiring company) merged its 100% owned subsidiary
ABC Supermarkets AS (the acquiring company) acquired in May. The merger was entered in the Commercial
Register on 01.10.2020. Following the entry of the merger in the commercial register, 16 Comarket stores
will gradually be transferred to the Selver brand.
•
In order to separate the operations of OÜ TKM Beauty Eesti, which is involved in the retail trade of cosmetics,
from the cosmetics wholesale function (OÜ TKM Beauty), a two-stage restructuring was carried out, as a
result of which Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS acquired a 100% ownership in OÜ TKM Beauty Eesti. Until
now, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS had an indirect participation in OÜ TKM Beauty Eesti. In the course of
the restructuring, TKM Beauty Holding OÜ, a 100% subsidiary of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, was
established as an intermediate stage, which has been deleted from the Commercial Register by today.
•
We aim to provide our customers more convenient purchases and have therefore decided to develop
financial services that support our retail business. Group is applying for an authorisation of a creditor to
develop the financial service line of business and is establishing TKM Finants AS, a subsidiary 100% owned
by Group.
•
The separation of wholesale and retail sales in footwear trade and the processes of establishing TKM
Hulgikaubandus OÜ were suspended due to the uncertain economic environment.
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Overview of 2020
The health crisis, which severely affected the living environment in the reporting year and meant a new reality for
the entire economic environment, forced companies to show extraordinary adaptability to survive. Tallinna
Kaubamaja Group still managed to achieve an increase in sales revenue thanks to a diverse business profile and
maintain a large part of its profit. The supermarket segment, which forms the main part of the Group’s business,
increased sales revenue and the three most important retail segments made a profit in demanding conditions. In
spring, the Group acquired the former competitor ABC Supermarkets AS with 19 mainly small-format food stores
as an important long-planned strategic step. With this step, the supermarket segment expanded its operations to
previously uncovered locations and increased its market share. At the end of the reporting year, the Group expanded
the operations of the security company Viking Security, which is reported in the department store business segment,
entered into an agreement whereby it will acquire from P. DUSSMANN EESTI OÜ. In the exceptional year, to meet
customer expectations, the Group’s e-channels had to show an explosive growth of service capacity, which required
a sudden and flexible reorganisation of work and additional investments. Of the total 28.3 million euros invested in
developments in 2020, a significant part was also used for the new central kitchen production complex of Kulinaaria
OÜ, which has a significantly smaller footprint thanks to state-of-the-art food technology and technical systems.
The most important events of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group in 2020 and until the publication of this annual report were
the following:
•
In May, Selver AS acquired a 100% holding in ABC Supermarkets AS. With this transaction, 19
stores were added to the supermarket segment, mainly in the form of small shops.
•
In July, the Group launched a new functionality of the Partnerkaart loyalty card called ‘Kuukaart’
or ‘Monthly Card’, which enables the customers to pay for purchases made in the Group’s retail
stores within one month by a monthly invoice.
•
In September, Kodumaailm with a new concept was opened in the Tallinna Kaubamaja department
store.
•
In September, the e-shops of ABC KING and SHU, the Group’s footwear retailers, were opened to
customers.
•
The e-Selver service expanded to 12 out of 15 Estonian counties, thus continuing to have the largest
assortment and service area in Estonia in terms of e-shops of food products.
•
In the reporting year, Selver completely renovated the Suurejõe Selver in Pärnu and Mustakivi
Selver and expanded its sales space in the Rannarootsi Selver in Haapsalu. The Selver store in Võru
has successfully relocated to a new location in the Kagukeskus shopping mall.
•
In the car trade segment, in addition to the KIA showroom, Peugeot’s showroom at Tammsaare
tee 51 in Tallinn was reorganised into a new modern showroom and service centre, and a new
separate bodywork department was opened.
•
The number of customers of the Group’s loyalty programme Partnerkaart exceeded 694,000,
covering more than half of the Estonian population.
•
Kaubamaja celebrated its 60
th
year of operation.
•
Selver celebrated its 25
th
year of operation.
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Business risks
Risk management related to the Group’s business is an important and integral part of the Group’s management.
The purpose of risk management is to find the optimal balance between potential losses or lost profits and the
resources required to reduce risks. As a general principle, risk prevention is generally preferred to retrospective
response to a risk event.
‘Risk’ is defined as a possible future event or scenario that may affect the achievement of the objectives of the Group
and/or its companies. The Group’s ability to identify, measure, and control various risks has a significant impact on
the Group’s profitability. Risk management in the Group is based on a common methodology that regulates the
identification, assessment, prioritisation, and treatment of risks.
Risk management process:
Risk identification and assessment is performed
annually
in
all
Group
companies.
The
Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee
supervise the risk management process as a
whole. The Audit Committee advises the
Supervisory Board on supervision and makes
proposals on the risk management process as
necessary. Both the Audit Committee and the
Supervisory Board receive regular reports on,
among other things, the content, assessments,
and mitigation measures of risks.
Executive management identifies and analyses
risks, prepares mitigation plans, and, if
necessary, makes proposals for allocating
resources to address significant risks. The
Internal Audit Department, together with the
executive
management,
promotes
risk
awareness and the transfer of risk management
to processes and employees. The Head of the
Internal Audit Department coordinates risk
management activities and regularly reports the
results to the Audit Committee.
We consider the main risks to be those that may have a negative short-term and/or long-term impact on the Group’s
financial results, reputation, business model, and strategy. When assessing key risks, it is important for us that the
Group’s risks are identified as early as possible and included in the existing risk management assessment,
measurement, and monitoring.
We have classified the following risks as the main risks: economic environment, competition, climate risks, risks
arising from the company’s operations, and IT risks. In the case of risks in the economic environment, we assess
the market situation, as well as changes in macroeconomic factors and trends. The biggest factor in 2020 was
COVID-19, which will have an impact on the Group in 2021 as well.
The Group’s main risks include climate risks, in which we separate risks related to the transition to a climate-neutral
economy (e.g. legislation, regulations, investments) and risks related to the direct effects of climate change (e.g.
natural disasters, power outages, unstable situation in the country). Risks related to competition are changes in the
market, such as the entry of new competing companies, a change in market preferences, and low investment in
development. Risks arising from the company’s operations include risks that arise in connection with work
processes, management, and forecasts. In addition, it is important to pay attention to risks related to safety, quality,
and the supply chain. The focus of IT risks is on cybersecurity, protection of personal data and prevention of leaks,
and the smooth operation of systems.
The most important risks are described in detail below.
Detection
and
analysis
Evaluation
Identificati
on of
relations
Prioriti-
zation
Risk
manage-
ment
Continuous
monitoring
and
supervision
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Economic environment
The development of retail trade is closely connected to the general economic growth and environment. The Estonian
economy has managed to cope with the effects of the coronavirus relatively well. In the third quarter of 2020, the
gross domestic product decreased by 1.9% in comparison with the third quarter of the previous year, while the GDP
of the entire euro area decreased by 4.3%. The greatest positive contribution to the Estonian economy in the third
quarter came from financial and insurance activities, with the energy and agriculture sectors also doing well.
Expectedly, the economy was impacted negatively by the accommodation and catering sectors, with real estate
activities also decreasing. Expenses on groceries, home furnishings, and leisure goods increased in private
consumption, as well as expenses on communications and health care. On the other hand, expenses on clothing,
footwear, and transport decreased. According to analysts, the annual economic downturn in Estonia in 2020 will be
the smallest in Europe. According to the Bank of Estonia, an economic downturn of 2.5% is expected in 2020. The
prices of services and goods started to decrease in April and continued to drop until the end of the year in Estonia.
On average, prices dropped by 0.4% in 2020. One of the most important drivers of the decline in the consumer
price index in Estonia was the drop in fuel prices, where the decrease in oil prices caused by global travel restrictions
was accelerated further by a drop in the excise duty for diesel fuel. The prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages
rose, however. This segment saw a price increase of 2.1% in the 2020. The prices of food products have been
increasing rapidly in the global market in the last few months, which may result in an accelerated price growth of
food products in Estonia as well. The drop in the prices of clothing and footwear gathered pace in the second half
of the year; in total, however, the prices in this goods category increased by 0.1% over the year. In 2020, the prices
related to leisure time increased most rapidly (3.4%). According to Statistics Estonia, the average gross salary grew
by 3.2% in the third quarter of 2020 in a year-on-year comparison. According to the estimates of the Bank of Estonia,
the growth of the average salary is expected to be 2.1% in 2020.
According to Statistics Estonia, the total sales
revenue in current prices decreased by 4.3% in the
2020 in Estonia. Sales of motor vehicles and spare
parts and accessories of motor vehicles showed
the greatest decline, dropping throughout 2020
and decreasing by a remarkable 20.2%. According
to the Estonian Association of Car Dealers and
Service
Companies
(AMTEL),
18,750
new
passenger vehicles were sold in Estonia in 2020,
which is 29.5% less than in 2019. The entire Baltic
car market decreased by 21%. Retail sales in non-
specialised stores (primarily foodstuffs) grew by
4.4% in the 2020. Retail sales in other non-
specialised stores decreased by 8.1%. Due to
restrictions, the deteriorating situation in the
labour
market
has
significantly
weakened
consumer confidence since April.
Effects of the coronavirus
The spread of COVID-19 had the greatest impact on the economic environment of Estonia and the world, and thus
on the Group’s financial results. Various measures to prevent the spread of the virus were implemented on a large
scale in the Baltic States in March 2020 and they brought about drastic changes in the current way of life and the
economic environment, therefore affecting the daily work of the Group’s companies.
The Group immediately took measures to ensure the safety of both its customers and employees. To ensure the
safety of customers, hand disinfectants and instructions for their use were installed at the entrances of the Group’s
retail units. In addition, signs and warning lines were added to make people keep a 2-metre distance from other
visitors to the store, and the number of people in the store at any time was limited. Security staff and store employees
instructed customers to make safe purchases. Corresponding instructions are also distributed via speakers and on
the digital screens in the stores. Customers were encouraged to use self-service checkouts, which ensure a safe
distance between customers. To protect the health of store employees, safety glasses were installed at checkouts
and protective visors and masks were distributed to personnel who come in direct contact with customers. Thanks
to the measures taken, it was possible to prevent the development of larger outbreaks among the employees of the
Group’s stores. In the reporting year, the Group spent approximately 1 million euros on protective equipment and
prevention activities.
1%
-16%
-2%
0%
-4.3%
7%
-6%
8%
4%
3.4%
I
II
III
IV
2020
Estonia
TKMG
The growth of the turnover of retail trade enterprises
(Estonia) and sales revenue of Tallinna Kaubamaja
Grupp AS
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In order to limit the spread of the virus, the Government of the Republic of Estonia declared an emergency situation
in March, and shopping centres were closed on 27 March. As a result, all stores of the Group’s footwear trade
segment, the industrial goods departments of the Kaubamaja segment, and I.L.U. shops were closed. The Tartu
Kaubamaja department store, Viimsi Shopping Centre, and the historic Kaubamaja building, mainly used by the
Kaubamaja segment and located in the centre of Tallinn – all managed by the Group’s real estate segment – were
also closed. Closing the stores led to an enormous growth in the popularity of the Group’s e-stores. Their
performance was not immediately able to keep up with the sharp increase in demand. However, solutions were
quickly found to improve the assembly capacity of e-shops. Employees of closed sales units were directed to e-shops
and temporary additional labour was recruited. Fast and more efficient solutions were planned to increase supply
capacity and technical capacity. The significant increase in the sales volumes of the Group’s e-channels did not
compensate for the decrease in sales of physical stores in the Group’s fashion trade.
At the time of publishing the report, a vaccination programme had been launched in Estonia, which is reaching the
main risk groups and which, with the increase in the number of vaccinated people, suggests a gradual easing of
restrictions in the first half of 2021.
All in all, the Group’s ability to adapt quickly and react flexibly is crucial. The Group is constantly monitoring its
changing risk assessments and analysing the effects of the virus on an ongoing basis. We estimate that the economic
changes caused by the virus will not affect the Group’s sustainability.
Seasonality of business
There are minor seasonal fluctuations in the business operations of the Group. Characteristically for retail trade, the
sales revenue of the first quarter is about 10% lower and the sales revenue of the fourth quarter is about 10% higher
than the average sales revenue of the quarters. Historically, seasonality has some effect on sales revenue in the
fourth quarter, when sales revenue accounts for approximately 27% of the annual sales revenue.
Traditionally, the first quarter of the year is weaker due to the seasonal discount in the fashion trade.
Competition
The Estonian retail market is highly competitive. The German discount store chain Lidl is entering the Selver
supermarket segment as a new competitor. In the supermarket market segment, Estonia has the most intense
competition and the lowest mark-ups of all the Baltic countries. This suggests that the entry of a new competitor
will affect many market participants, as Lidl can only gain market share at the expense of other market participants.
At the same time, there is a continuing increase in customers’ preferences and awareness of domestic clean food,
which creates the potential to maintain and grow Selver’s competitiveness.
In 2020, when the e-shop traffic exploded, there was also a sharp increase in competition in the e-store market. The
restrictions of the coronavirus put pressure on both large and small merchants to develop or expand their e-store
sales capabilities. Thus, the Group also opened new e-shops in the Group’s footwear trade segment. The Group also
expanded the service area of e-Selver. Fashion e-shops compete with the global market, having advantages for the
local consumer in terms of assortment, delivery speed, service quality, and reliability.
Personal Data Protection
The Group considers correct and lawful processing of personal data very important in all aspects of its operations
and ensures the correctness of personal data every day through constantly monitoring and improving existing
systems and processes and creating additional control mechanisms, if necessary. The Group’s objective is to ensure
efficient and maximum protection of the customers and employees personal data every day, and to ensure the
compliance of the personal data processing with valid legislation. In collecting, storing, and processing personal
data, the Group uses appropriate and sufficient technical and organisational security measures that ensure
consistently correct and secure processing of personal data.
The Group’s data protection specialist regularly notifies and advises the Group and its subsidiaries in relation to the
rights and obligations arising from data protection legislation. In addition, the data protection specialist solves
matters related to personal data protection and carries out regular data protection trainings along with thorough
supervision to increase the awareness of the personnel of the Group’s companies.
Detailed description of The Group's financial risks and risk financial management principles is provided in Note 4
of the financial statements.
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Financial performance
In millions, EUR
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Revenue
598
651
681
717
742
Change in revenue
8%
9%
5%
5%
3%
Gross profit
153
166
174
182
185
EBITDA
47
50
51
71
63
Operating profit
32
37
37
40
28
Profit before tax
31
36
37
38
24
Net profit
26
30
30
32
19
Change in net profit
17%
16%
2%
4%
-39%
Sales revenue per employee
0.147
0.156
0.159
0.168
0,163
Gross margin
26%
26%
26%
25%
25%
EBITDA margin
8%
8%
7%
10%
9%
Operating margin
5%
6%
5%
6%
4%
Profit before tax margin
5%
6%
5%
5%
3%
Net margin
4%
5%
4%
4%
3%
Equity ratio
52%
52%
55%
43%
37%
Return on equity (ROE)
13%
14%
14%
14%
9%
Return on assets (ROA)
7%
8%
8%
7%
3%
Current ratio
1.1
0.9
1.1
1.0
0,8
Debt ratio
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0,6
Inventory turnover
6.8
8.6
8.7
9.2
9,6
Average number of employees
4,079
4,182
4,283
4,273
4,558
Gross profit
= revenue – cost of sales
Gross margin
= gross profit / revenue
EBITDA
= profit before finance income/costs and depreciation
EBITDA margin
= EBITDA / revenue * 100%
Operating margin
= operating profit / revenue * 100%
Profit before tax margin
= profit before tax / revenue * 100
Net margin
= net profit / revenue * 100%
Revenue per employee
= revenue / average number of employees
Equity ratio
= equity/ balance sheet total * 100%
Return on equity (ROE)
= net profit / average equity * 100%
Return on assets (ROA)
= net profit / average assets * 100%
Inventory turnover (ratio)
= cost of sales / average inventories
Current ratio
= current assets / current liabilities
Debt ratio
= total liabilities / balance sheet total
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In the 2020, the consolidated audited sales revenue of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp was 741.9 million euros, showing
a growth of 3.4% compared to the result of 2019, when the sales revenue was 717.2 million euros. The Group’s net
profit in 2020 was 19.5 million euros, which is 38.6% lower than the previous year. The pre-tax profit earned in
twelve months was 24.0 million euros, showing a 36.4% decrease compared to last year.
The year 2020, which began in a favourable economic environment, suddenly turned into a year of difficult
challenges as a result of the coronavirus in February. In spring, the Group’s fashion and beauty stores were closed
for 1.5 months. In summer, the virus receded slightly, but autumn brought about a second wave of infections. Stores
remained open in autumn, but the customers’ purchasing behaviour had changed significantly compared to the year
before. People visit stores less frequently, buy more during one visit, and their shopping carts are dominated by
essential household goods. For the retail segments of the Group, this has meant a decline in the number of visits to
the city centre stores, as well as a significant decrease in the sale of fashion goods, which is evident from the weaker
results of the Kaubamaja department store and the footwear segment. On the other hand, the popularity of the
Group’s online stores has increased, with the sales volumes multiplied in 2020. The supermarket segment showed
great growth, supported by the stores which were added by the acquisition of ABC Supermarkets AS in spring. In
spite of the declined revenues, the car trade segment optimised its operations and was able to improve its
profitability in the fourth quarter. A key issue during the crisis for the fashion retail was to prevent stockpiling. The
Group started optimizing inventories right at the beginning of the pandemic and ended the 2020 with the optimal
inventory volumes aligned with current demand. The financial year has called for unexpected and rapid changes in
the business operations, and the annual profit has been influenced by several one-time events or extraordinary
expenses. Roughly, 1 million euros was spent to ensure the safety of customers and employees during the spread
of the coronavirus. In the footwear segment, the value of the ABC King trademark acquired during the acquisition of
stores, was written down by 0.5 million euros. In the real estate segment, the comparison of the profit for 2020 was
affected by a one-time sales revenue of 3.8 million euros earned from transaction involving an immovable property
in the end of 2019. Net profit decreased by 2.4 million euros because of the calculated loss from lease contracts in
accordance with IFRS 16 (in 2019, the respective figure was 1.5 million euros). Net profit increased due to an
income tax adjustment of 1.4 million euros in 2020, as well as 0.6 million euros retrospectively for 2019, which
were brought about by changes in the calculation principles arising from the IFRS standards that entered into force
in the financial year. Based on the standards, the profit or loss will now feature a calculated amount of income tax
(see Notes 1 and 18) instead of the actual amount of income tax paid from distributed profits, which was the
standard in Estonia previously.
As at 31 December 2020, the volume of the assets of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group was 597.3 million euros – an
increase of 31.7 million euros or 7.5% compared to the results at the end of 2019 without the impact of IFRS 16.
The balance sheet of the Group was impacted by a revaluation of the land and buildings, as a result of which the
value of the fixed assets of the Group increased by 11.2 million euros. The same amount was added to the equity
revaluation reserve.
At the end of the reporting period, the number of loyal customers was more than 694,000, which is 1.8% more than
the year before. The proportion of loyal customers in the Group’s turnover was 86.7% (in 2019, it was 85.0%). In
July, the Group launched a new functionality of the Partnerkaart loyalty card called ‘Kuukaart’ or ‘Monthly Card’,
which enables the customers to pay for purchases made in the Group’s retail stores within one month by a monthly
invoice. The Monthly Card is especially convenient for making purchases from the online stores of the Group where
the customer can skip several bothersome authorisation stages in paying for their purchases.
598.4
651.3
681.2
717.2
741.9
153.0
166.5
174.0
181.8
185.2
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Revenue
Gross profit
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS sales revenue and gross profit 2016 - 2020 (million euros)
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Investments
The Group invested 28.3 million euros in the acquisition of fixed assets in 2020 (23.2 million euros in 2019). Of this,
27.5 million euros were invested in tangible assets and 0.8 million euros in intangible assets.
Investments in the supermarket business segment amounted to 22.1 million euros in 2020 (12.0 million euros in
2019).
The construction of a new production building and the renovation of the existing production building of Kulinaaria
OÜ, a subsidiary of Selver AS, continued, as a result of which the production capacity will approximately double. The
existing equipment will be completely renewed. During the expansion and increase of production volumes, the focus
will be on product development in both new and existing food categories. The production lines and equipment
introduced in the new production building, which was completed in April, have created favourable preconditions for
the product development process. The new equipment of Kulinaaria OÜ also provides growth potential for the
confectionery and dessert assortment. In addition to expanding production opportunities, investments have also been
made in packaging lines, which supports the development of Selver Köök products, which in turn makes it clearer for
consumers to make a purchase decision and products can be more easily distinguished from one another. The
renovation of the old factory building of Kulinaaria OÜ will be completed in the beginning of 2021. After that,
Kulinaaria OÜ will continue its activities in both production buildings at the same time.
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In the financial year, Selver thoroughly renovated the Suurejõe Selver store in Pärnu and the Merimetsa and Mustakivi
Selver stores in Tallinn. The stores were closed to customers during the renovation works. The sales area of the
Rannarootsi Selver in Haapsalu was expanded. In Võru, Selver moved to new premises at the Kagukeskus shopping
mall. In July, Selver opened a new store at the WOW mall in Saaremaa. Due to the state of emergency, the Sepapaja
Selver and the Puhvet café at the Kadaka Selver were temporarily closed. The volume of e-Selver assembly and home
delivery to customers increased rapidly. By the end of 2020, the service area of e-Selver covered all of Harju and
Tartu County, Hiiu County, Saare County, Järva County, Rapla County, Lääne County, Jõgeva County, Põlva County,
Lääne-Viru County, Ida-Viru County, and a large part of Pärnu County and Lääne County. The turnover of e-Selver
increased approximately 2.5 times during the year. In addition to regional extensions, we also introduced a solution
in the reporting year with which the customer can track the order ordered from e-Selver on the map. Due to the
coronavirus, the ideology of the assembly of e-Selver orders completely changed over the course of the year. Before,
this was done in one e-Selver collection centre. In 2020, 13 Selver stores were added across Estonia where goods are
assembled and from which they are delivered.
Investments in the Kaubamaja business segment amounted to 2.9 million euros (1.6 million euros in 2019). In
addition to the renovation of the buildings and the modernisation of the interior and computer equipment,
investments were made in armoured cash vehicles to enable Viking Security AS, which is reported in the Kaubamaja
department store segment, to enter the cash-in-transit market.
The cost of the car segment’s investments in 2020 was 1.8 million euros (1.5 million euros in 2019), as part of which
the Peugeot showroom in Tallinn was reorganised into a new modern showroom and service centre and a new
separate bodywork department was opened.
The cost of investments in the real estate business segment was 0.8 million euros (6.0 million euros in 2019).
Business segments
Supermarkets
The consolidated sales revenue of the supermarkets business segment was 524.4 million euros in 2020, increasing
by 11.7% in comparison with last year. Disregarding the ABC Supermarket stores which were added, the growth of
the segment amounted to 5.0%. In 2020, the monthly average sales revenue of goods per square metre of selling
space was 0.39 thousand euros, increasing by 3.2% compared to last year. The average sales revenue per square
In millions, EUR
2019
2020
%
Revenue
717.2
741.9
3.4%
Supermarkets
469.4
524.4
11.7%
Department stores
102.8
88.1
-14.3%
Car Trade
130.4
117.6
-9.8%
Footwear Trade
8.9
6.7
-24.4%
Real Estate
5.8
5.1
-11.2%
EBITDA
71.2
63.1
-11.3%
Supermarkets
24.6
25.1
1.8%
Department stores
5.9
3.3
-43.6%
Car Trade
4.8
3.1
-35.9%
Footwear Trade
-0.6
-1.3
134.3%
Real Estate
19.4
14.5
-25.4%
IFRS 16
17.0
18.5
8.9%
Net profit/-loss
31.8
19.5
-38.6%
Supermarkets
16.0
14.0
-12.4%
Department stores
2.9
0.6
-81.0%
Car Trade
3.3
1.8
-46.0%
Footwear Trade
-1.2
-2.5
111.4%
Real Estate
12.2
8.0
-34.1%
IFRS 16
-1.5
-2.4
62.4%
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metre of selling space of comparable stores was 0.40 thousand euros in 2020 growing by 5.2% compared to the
year before. In 2020, 40.8 million purchases were made from the stores, which was 1.1% higher than in the reference
year.
The consolidated pre-tax profit of the segment was 15.5 million euros in 2020, decreasing by 2.5 million euros in
comparison with the year before; the net profit was 14.0 million euros, decreasing by 2.0 million euros compared
to the year before. As of 1 June, the results of the supermarket segment include the results of ABC Supermarkets,
which was acquired by a purchase transaction in spring. The profit was earned thanks to the increased sales revenue,
the investments made in increasing the efficiency of daily processes, and the warmer beginning to the winter, which
enabled saving on administrative expenses. In the first quarter, the SelveEkspress service was expanded to all Selver
stores which had been opened by that point, which had a positive effect on the labour efficiency. The economic
results have been significantly impacted by the emergency situation which was established due to COVID-19 in
spring, which considerably increased the company’s expenses on personal protective equipment and reshaped the
customers’ purchase behaviour and consumption habits. The spread of the virus has steeply increased the demand
in the area of e-commerce. The results of 2020 were also influenced by the one-time expenses which were related
to the purchase transactions of ABC Supermarkets, as well as by the one-time expenses on the renovation of the
stores.
Department stores
In 2020, the Kaubamaja department stores business segment earned a sales revenue of 88.1 million euros, which
is 14.3% less than previous year. The average sales revenue of the Kaubamaja department stores per square metre
of selling space was 0.3 thousand euros per month in the twelve months, which is 17.3% lower than in the same
period last year. The pre-tax profit of the Kaubamaja department stores in 2020 was 1.0 million euros, showing a
decrease of 70.9% in the year-on-year comparison.
The sales result of the Kaubamaja department stores in 2020 was influenced by the emergency situation declared
by the Government of the Republic of Estonia due to the pandemic in the first quarter, which resulted in a decrease
in the number of visitors to the Kaubamaja department stores from the middle of March. On 27 March, the
Government of the Republic of Estonia ordered the closing of all shopping malls and Kaubamaja also closed all
selling spaces of manufactured goods in Tallinn and Tartu. Only the grocery stores remained open. The department
stores were fully reopened on 11 May. In the last months of the year, when Estonia was hit by the second wave of
the coronavirus, shopping centres remained open, but the number of visitors decreased considerably.
The spread of the virus has significantly changed customers’ purchase behaviour. Even more value is placed on
quality and such products are sought and purchased. Customers have remained more modest in purchasing fashion
goods, but household goods have been very popular. Redesigned Kodumaailm with a new concept was opened in
the department store in Tallinn in autumn, which had a positive impact on the sales results. Kodumaailm achieved
its best result in the last ten years in 2020. Ilumaailm’s ‘Ilu Aeg’ campaign in autumn was the most successful in
recent years. On the other hand, due to its central location, Tallinna Kaubamaja has been strongly affected by the
significantly lower number of tourists, the lower number of people working in the offices in the city centre, as well
as the general decline in the visitation of the city centre, especially in the summer period, which has had a negative
impact on the sales result of the 2020. The online store of Kaubamaja grew by 123% in the year, but this has failed
to compensate for the decline in the sales of the physical department stores.
In the 2020, the sales revenue of OÜ TKM Beauty Eesti, which operates I.L.U. cosmetics stores, was 5.0 million
euros, which is 0.7% more than 2019. The profit of 2020 was 0.1 million euros, which is 0.2 million euros more
than in the 2019. Key activities of 2020 were updating the product selection, development of the sales and service
processes of the online store, and active digital marketing. The COVID-19 crisis had a negative impact on the
customer flows and sales results of the stores in shopping malls, but the remarkable growth of the online store
enabled to finish the year with expected results.
Viking Security AS, reported in the Kaubamaja department store segment, is the third security company in Estonia
in terms of market share. Its areas of activity include the creation of security solutions, the design, construction,
and maintenance of security systems, manned and technical surveillance services, cash-in-transit, fire safety
services, and inventory services. The sales revenue of 2020 was 12.3 million euros, which is 28.0% more than in
2019. At the end of the reporting year, Viking Security entered into an agreement whereby in March 2021 it will
acquire from P. DUSSMANN EESTI OÜ its security services business in Estonia.
Car trade
The sales revenue of the car trade segment was 117.6 million euros in 2020, which was 9.8% less than the sales
revenue of 2019. The sales revenue for KIAs decreased by 31.1%. Throughout the year, a total of 4,846 new vehicles
were sold. The net profit of the segment in 2020 was 1.8 million euros, which was 1.5 million euros less than the
profit of the year before. The pre-tax profit of the segment in 2020 was 2.2 million euros, which is 1.9 million euros
less than the profit of 2019.
The supply chain disruptions of the car manufacturers have hampered the delivery of new vehicles, resulting in a
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decline in the Group's automotive sales in the last months of the year. Sales were possible to some extent thanks to
the stock in trade, which had, however, been below the normal level throughout all of 2020. The result of the car
trade segment was improved by follow-up services, i.e. by vehicle maintenance and repair services, where the
turnover increased. The investments and changes made in the course of 2020 were finalised and launched. The
showroom at 51 Tammsaare tee in Tallinn was reorganised into a new, modern showroom and service centre and a
new separate bodyworks department was opened. Another success which can be highlighted is the fact that the
Škoda business in Riga had been launched as planned by the end of the year, in spite of the complicated year. The
factories and importers are hoping to resume the deliveries of new vehicles in 2021.
Footwear trade
The sales revenue of the footwear segment was 6.7 million euros in 2020, which is 24.4% less than in 2019. The
loss of 2020 was 2.5 million euros, which is 1.3 million euros more than in the year before. Writing down of the
value of the ABC King brand influenced the result in the extent of 0.5 million euros. The results of 2020 were
significantly affected by the coronavirus crisis and the modest customer flows in the shopping centres resulting from
said crisis, as well as by a general lower interest in fashion goods. The results for 2020 were also affected by higher-
than-usual write-downs made at the beginning of the year to improve the inventory structure. The SHU store in
Haapsalu was closed in September, while the SHU store in Jõhvi was moved to another location, which has more
perspective. Taking into consideration the changes in consumer behaviour and the development of e-commerce,
online stores of ABC KING and SHU were developed and opened to customers in the middle of September.
Real estate
The sales revenue earned in the real estate segment outside the Group was 5.1 million euros in 2020. Sales revenue
decreased by 11.2% in comparison with the previous year. The pre-tax profit earned in the real estate segment was
10.1 million euros in 2020. Compared to the reference period, profit decreased by 31.0%. The main reason for the
decline in profit was the one-time sales revenue from the sale of an immovable property with residential property
development potential in Tallinn in the end of 2019 reported in the reference data.
The sales revenue earned in the segment outside the Group decreased by 19% in the first six months due to the
emergency situation declared by the Government of the Republic of Estonia and due to the 1.5-month compulsory
closure of department stores. In the second half of the year, however, the sales revenue recovered and the sales
revenue earned in the segment outside the Group only dropped by 3%. As a responsible and caring lessor, the
segment has been flexible in its rental relationships. The lockdown period had a greater effect on the Tartu
Kaubamaja shopping centre, where the attendance of the mall decreased by 27% over the year. The emergency
situation only had a short-term effect on the Viimsi shopping centre and the attendance of the centre decreased by
less than 10% over the year. The success of the centres arises from rapid implementation of the measures to stop
the spread of the virus. Measures were immediately taken to ensure the safety of both customers and employees.
Within the segment, the Latvian real estate company improved its results. The company is renting a new, fully
functional Škoda showroom, which is the most modern in Eastern Europe, and a used vehicle showroom to the car
trade segment of the Group in Riga. The annual evaluation of the fair value of the real estate investments which was
conducted at the end of year did not have a significant impact on the profit of the segment.
The coronavirus epidemic will continue to affect the results of the lessees of the shopping centres in the first half of
2021. As the economic impact of the epidemic is not yet clear, the volumes of and schedule for future developments
will be adjusted as and when needed.
Directions for 2021
The key to the company’s success is flexibility and keeping up with the customers’ wishes. In 2021, several
developments are planned as part of the Group’s long-term strategy, where in addition to meeting customer
expectations and streamlining processes, we are paying more and more attention to responsibility and reducing our
ecological footprint.
In 2020, the volume of orders in the Group’s e-shops multiplied and their fulfilment required rapid and radical
restructuring both in the collection processes and in the delivery of goods to the customer. The service area of the
online orders of the supermarket segment selling food products expanded to 12 out of 15 Estonian counties. The
uncovered part of Estonia includes Võru, Valga, and Viljandi counties and parts of Pärnu County and Lääne County.
The goal for 2021 is to reach all Estonian residents with e-Selver home delivery. In order to speed up the fulfilment
of customer orders and ensure the reliability of e-shops, it is planned to upgrade the e-commerce software platform
in 2021, which will also open several important new development opportunities.
In 2021, we plan to renovate up to 4 and expand up to 2 Selver stores, where cooling and refrigeration systems,
lighting, and ventilation and heating equipment will be replaced with new and more energy-efficient ones during the
renovation of the sales premises. We will map new attractive locations to open potential new stores.
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In the autumn of 2020, the transition to the new concept of the Comarket stores acquired in the spring began. A new
small store concept was born – Selver ABC, which is used to designate small stores with a smaller assortment than
supermarkets and hypermarkets, but with a significant selection of food and consumer goods. At the heart of the
concept is a customer-friendly location with a fast and convenient shopping experience that includes a fresh selection
and professional service. The end date of the project is the beginning of March 2021, by which time all Comarket
stores will have been converted into Selver ABC stores and the Delice grocery stores will have switched to the Selver
system. By then, the Tallinn Kaubamaja Group’s loyalty programme Partnerkaart will also be valid in all the added
stores.
The construction of the production building of the Kulinaaria central kitchen, known as Selveri Köök, is in the final
phase. The final completion of the new Kulinaaria production building and the full implementation of the central
kitchen business software is planned for the first quarter of 2021. The area of the new production complex is nearly
8,000 square metres. As production expands, new products are expected in the ready-to-eat food category under the
Selveri Köök brand, which is very popular among Estonians, and new exciting confectionery products under the Van
Kook brand. Relaunched in 2020 with the innovative cookie dough product, the Van Kook brand and the development
of the new brand product portfolio open up opportunities to enter new markets. Under the Selveri Köök brand,
functional ready-made meals are developed for sale, which have been developed in cooperation with researchers from
the Food and Fermentation Technology Development Centre. The new products have an added value, consisting of
significant amounts of vitamins and minerals, which in turn justifies the designation of the product as having a health-
promoting function.
The development of e-commerce, the store chain, and the branded finished products loved by customers and a wide
range of Estonian products provide a stronger point of support for staying competitive when a new competitor enters
the supermarket segment.
The Group’s car trade segment has withstood the decline of the sector well and has been able to earn a profit despite
large sales declines. In 2021, the investments made will continue to be launched in accordance with the business
plans. The focus is also on continuously raising the level of customer service and promoting responsible business.
It has been more than three years since the successful architectural competition of the new building of the Tallinna
Kaubamaja department store, but it will only be possible to start building after the city of Tallinn has issued the
necessary design conditions, so the start of construction work on Kaubamaja’s new building is still up in the air. In
2021, Kaubamaja will face significant investments in sales premises located in Viru Keskus. Developments for the
Food, Beauty, and Women’s Fashion Departments have been planned for the autumn of 2021.
Viking Security’s goals for 2021 are to expand operations in all of today’s business lines. The integration of the part
of Dussmann Estonia’s security services purchased at the end of the reporting year is important. Growth potential is
seen in both technical and manned security, as well as in the cash-in-transit and inventory services business lines.
The design, construction, and maintenance of security, access, and video surveillance systems will continue.
The goal of the I.L.U. cosmetics stores in 2021 is to expand the assortment of physical stores, as well as investments
and process innovations for more efficient operation of the e-store to realise the potential sales growth of the e-
channel.
The main goal of ABC KING and SHU in 2021 is to increase profitability through the optimisation of the store network
and the successful launch of the corresponding e-shops through effective digital marketing.
The loyalty programme Partnerkaart, which unites the Group’s companies, will focus on the development of financial
services supporting retail and the creation of digital solutions to replace the physical card in 2021.
The Group, which has considered the importance of sustainability for many years, started to create a comprehensive
sustainability strategy in 2020, which focuses on setting both short-term and long-term goals. The main directions
for 2021 are the mapping of the Group’s environmental impact, the final fixing of the Group’s sustainability focus
issues, and the introduction of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. One of the biggest tasks will be
to draw up a long-term carbon footprint reduction plan, a process for which we want to introduce science-based
targets and which will be monitored by a third party. In our activities, we take into account the climate plan of the
European Union and Estonia, and we want to contribute to the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. Over the years,
companies have made large investments to increase energy and resource efficiency, and this has managed to reduce
both costs and the negative footprint. Implementing the Greenhouse Gas Protocol methodology, we measured the
Group’s carbon footprint in transport (scope 1) and electricity and heat and cooling (scope 2) in 2020, and plan to
measure and report the carbon footprint in future reports. In addition to the above, the Group has been assigned an
energy audit obligation by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, which we will perform during 2021
and during which the Group’s energy consumption and savings potential will be mapped.
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The share
Security information
ISIN
EE0000001105
Ticker
TKM1T
Nominal value
0.40 EUR
Total number of securities
40,729,200
Number of listed securities
40,729,200
Listing date
06.09.1996
The shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp are listed on the Tallinn Stock Exchange from 6 September 1996 and in the
Main List, from 19 August 1997. Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS has issued 40,729.2 thousand registered shares of
the same class, each with the nominal value of 0.40 euros. Common shareholders are entitled to participate in the
distribution of profits. Each ordinary share gives one vote at the general meeting of shareholders of Tallinna
Kaubamaja Grupp. The shares are freely transferable, there are no restrictions imposed on them by the articles of
association, likewise, there are no restrictions imposed on the transfer of securities concluded between the company
and its shareholders. There are no known restrictions imposed on the transfer of securities laid down in the contracts
between the shareholders. NG Investeeringud OÜ has direct majority ownership. Shares granting special rights to
their owners have not been issued.
The members of the Management Board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp have no right to issue or buy back shares of
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp. In addition, there are no commitments between the company and its employees providing
for compensation in case of mergers and acquisitions under section 19’ of Securities Market Trade Act.
Dividend policy
In recent years the Group has consistently paid dividends to shareholders. According to the notice of the general
meeting of the shareholders published on 25 February 2020, the Management Board proposed to pay 29.7 million
euros as dividends that is 0.73 euros per share. The general meeting of shareholders approved the proposal. The
amount of a dividend distribution has been determined by reference to:
▪
The optimal structure capital that is required for the Group’s sustainable development;
▪
The overall rate of return on the local securities market;
▪
The dividend expectations of the majority shareholders.
At the end of the 2020, the Group had 12,992shareholders and division of shares is following:
Ownership structure
Number of
shareholders
Shareholders%
Shares%
Votes%
Private persons
11,826
91.0%
15.0%
15.0%
Companies (Estonian)
1,102
8.5%
4.6%
4.6%
Financial institutions (other countries)
46
0.4%
6.5%
6.5%
Financial institutions (Estonian)
14
0.1%
4.6%
4.6%
Companies (other countries)
2
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
Marie Vaino
1
0.0%
2.2%
2.2%
OÜ NG INVESTEERINGUD
1
0.0%
67.0%
67.0%
Total
12,992
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
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Number of shares
Number of
shareholders
Shareholders%
Shares%
Votes%
1–100
6,292
48.4%
0.6%
0.6%
101–1,000
5,144
39.6%
4.6%
4.6%
1,001–10,000
1,421
10.9%
9.2%
9.2%
10,001–100,000
117
0.9%
7.0%
7.0%
100,001–1,000,000
17
0.1%
11.6%
11.6%
1,000,001– …
1
0.0%
67.0%
67.0%
Total
12,992
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
As at the end of 2020, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS has 12,992 shareholders (7,897 in 2019) – the number of
shareholders increased by 5,095 people or 60.8% during the year. One of the reasons is the decision of the banks
to waive transaction fees on Nasdaq Baltic, which in turn meant a positive and rapid increase in trading volume to
investment enthusiasts. Increased volatility in Estonia has been caused by the growing popularity of Nasdaq Baltic
among younger investors.
Of the shareholders of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group, 91.0% were private individuals, 8.5% Estonian companies, 0.4%
foreign financial institutions, and 0.1% Estonian financial institutions. Estonian shareholders and related companies
clearly dominate among the shareholders. Tallinna Kaubamaja Group is mainly based on Estonian capital. The
majority share of shares and votes belongs to the company NG Investeeringud OÜ, which owns 27,288,636 ordinary
shares or 67.0% of the listed securities. The company is followed in terms of the number of shares and votes by
private individuals (15.0%), foreign financial institutions (6.5%), Estonian financial institutions (4.6%), Estonian
companies (4.6%), and Marie Vaino (2.2%). At the end of the year, foreign companies owned 0.1% of the shares
and votes.
The following charts provide an overview of the movement of the share price of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group, the
Tallinn Stock Exchange index, daily turnover, as well as the market value based on market data, and the price-to-
earnings ratio as at the end of 2020.
Share price and trading statistics in Tallinn Stock Exchange during 01.01.2016 – 31.12.2020
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group has been listed on the NASDAQ Tallinn Main List since 19 August 1997 under the trading
code TKM1T and ISIN EE0000001105. The shares are freely transferable and there are no restrictions under the
Articles of Association. The highest share price in the financial year 2020 was 9.34 euros and the lowest 7.46 euros.
At the beginning of the year, the volume of transactions with the Group’s shares was higher. Due to the spread of the
coronavirus in Estonia, the industrial departments and footwear and cosmetics stores of the Group’s department
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
01.01.2016
01.01.2017
01.01.2018
01.01.2019
01.01.2020
Price EUR /share
Turnover million EUR
Turnover
TKM1T closing price
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store segment were closed for 1.5 months, which is why we can clearly see the increased volatility for fear of a decline
in the share price.
Price change of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group share and OMX Tallinn index from 01.01.2020 to 31.12.2020.
Index/share
Opening price
Closing price
Change %
OMX Tallinn_GI
1 279,70
1 343,72
5%
TKM1T - Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp
8,9
9,16
2,92%
The most traded Baltic stock exchange shares of Estonian investors in 2020 were Tallink Grupp, Tallinna Kaubamaja,
Šiauliu bankas, and the Port of Tallinn. At the end of the year, the share price of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group closed
at 9.12 euros (8.90 euros in 2019), gaining 2.92% year-on-year. Taking into account the complexity of the economic
situation, by the end of the year, the changes in the index of both Tallinna Kaubamaja Group and OMX Tallinn Stock
Exchange were positive. In 2020, the OMX Tallinn Stock Exchange index rose more than the shares of Tallinna
Kaubamaja Group (5%), meaning that the volatility was similar. There is no benchmark or company on the Nasdaq
Baltic stock market that can be compared to the Group on an equivalent basis.
Share trading history
In euros
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Average number of shares
(1000 pcs)
40,729
40,729
40,729
40,729
40,729
Traded shares (pcs)
1,647,752
1,452,599
2,017,514
2,763,674
4,654,856
Dividend / net profit
100%
94%
95%
95%
125*
P/E
13.0
12.6
11.3
11.6
19.1
P/BV
1.6
1.8
1.5
1.59
1.67
Opening price
6.72
8.29
9.28
8.46
8.98
Share price, highest
8.30
9.90
10.25
9.72
9.34
Share price, lowest
6.49
8.27
8.32
8.06
7.46
Share price, at the year-end
8.23
9.20
8.42
8.90
9.16
Share price, yearly average
7.25
9.23
9.26
8.60
8.44
Turnover (million)
11.87
13.38
19.03
23.89
38.71
Capitalisation (million)
335.20
374.71
342.94
362.49
373.08
Earnings per share
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.5
Dividend per share
0.63
0.69
0.71
0.73
0.60*
Equity per share
5.0
5.1
5.5
5.6
5.5
*
according to profit allocation proposal
P/E = share price at the year-end / earnings per share
P/BV = share price at the year-end / equity per share
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
OMXT %
TKM1T %
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The volume of share transactions in 2020 totalled 38.7 million euros (23.9 million euros in 2019), meaning an
increase of 62.0% year-on-year. The total number of traded shares was 4,654,856 (2,763,674 in 2019), meaning
an increase of more than half, or more precisely 59.4%, compared to 2019.
Based on the share price, the market value of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group was 373.1 million euros (362.5 million
euros in 2019). The year 2020 required rapid restructuring of business operations, as well as unforeseen or
extraordinary expenses, including the provision of various protection measures to ensure the security of customers
and employees, as well as one-time expenses for store renovations, which increased Tallinna Kaubamaja’s market
value but decreased earnings per share.
The price-to-earnings ratio
was 19.1 at the end of 2020 (11.4 in 2019), an increase of 59.6% compared to 2019 due
to the unprecedented global epidemic of the coronavirus and the negative impact on corporate profits.
Earnings per share
was 0.5 euros: a decrease of 62% during the year. The dividend yield was 6.6% in 2020 and the
Group’s average dividend yield for the last three years was 7.7%, which has been higher than inflation.
Dividend payout history
Dividend obligation to shareholders is recognised in the financial statements from the moment the payment of
dividends and the distribution of profits are approved by the general meeting of shareholders. The general meeting
of shareholders was held on 25 February 2020 and the amount of the dividend payment of 0.73 euros per share
from the net profit was approved.
The Group has no ongoing litigation that could adversely affect net profit in the future and, as a result, reduce
dividend payments.
16.6
21.5
20.9
17.5
20.3
22.1
25.7
29.8
30.4
31.8
19.5
11.404
14.3
14.3
14.3*
16.3
21.2
25.7
28.1
28.9
29.7
24.4
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
in millions, EUR
Net profit
Dividend payout
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Ethical business practices and corporate
responsibility
Ethical business belongs to the core values of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group and is an important success factor for us.
By following high ethical principles, we endorse profitable growth, win the trust of stakeholders, and support fair
competition and equal treatment.
We feel very strongly about the implementation of the principles of corporate responsibility in daily business. Our
objective is to develop an environmentally friendly, responsible and sustainable approach in every activity, from the
simplest daily tasks to extensive investment projects.
Our six pillars for sustainability are:
SOCIAL RE-
SPONSIBIL-
ITY
PERSONNEL
WELLBEING
HUMAN
RIGHTS
RESPONSI-
BLE PRO-
CUREMETN
ENVIRON-
MENTALLY
FRIENDLY
FIHTING
CORRUP-
TION
For Tallinna Kaubamaja Group, integrity, responsibility and sustainability is much more than merely compliance with
external requirements – it is an integral part of our business.
Comprehensive, responsible and environmentally sustainable thinking is integrated into all the companies and
business processes of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group. This approach includes above all caring for the environment and
natural resources, complying with human rights, tackling corruption, having an honest and open dialogue with
employees, clients, suppliers and all other stakeholders.
Concurrent with the objective to achieve the best possible efficiency, we focus on environmental protection in our
daily business and try to minimise the impact of our operations on the environment.
It is important for us to prove our social and environmental responsibility by being open in our communication. We
are ready to give competent information about all the Group’s companies, their strategies and objectives, as well as
talk about less important daily issues. Long-term success can be achieved only with an honest and open dialogue
▪
In our activity, we are guided by ethical principles. We ensure that our employees know these principles
and follow them in their everyday work.
▪
We act responsibly, taking into account the impact of the Group’s activity on the natural environment,
the health and quality of life of residents, and interlinkage with the interests of various stakeholders.
▪
We value the natural environment in which we operate and therefore, we use resources sustainably and
constantly seek new solutions for more sustainable consumption.
▪
We value human rights and comply with them within the Group and in all Group-related activities,
including in the Group’s supply chain.
▪
We tackle corruption, proceeding from honest and transparent business conduct.
▪
We ensure transparent procedures. To this end, we have organized the Group's internal procedures and
established policies and instructions concerning, among other things, the use of company cars,
declaration of financial interests, insider dealing, securities transactions, investment management,
procurement, personnel recruitment, risk management, administration and document management.
▪
We create shareholder value, and contribute to the economy as a whole.
▪
We give social contribution to the society and offer possibilities and support also to those, who need
more assistance and attention.
▪
We are a good neighbor in our community; we support and encourage activities related to environmental
care and healthy lifestyle.
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and collaboration with all stakeholders.
Our response to COVID-19
In addition to global warming, 2020 also presented the world with another major challenge - the coronavirus. The
health and well-being of both employees and customers have always been very important to the Tallinna Kaubamaja
Group and all our subsidiaries. We responded quickly to help stop the virus from spreading and restore stability.
On March the 12
th
, the Government of Estonia declared a state of emergency due to the virus, and from March 27
to May 11, the sales and service halls of shopping centres were closed.
Health and safety of employees and customers:
•
We tightened cleaning schedules, paying special attention to employees' premises and checkout zones
(including self-service checkouts).
•
Kaubamaja changed its opening hours and inner operations in a way that people belonging to the risk group
could work from home and/or without contact with customers, if possible.
•
Plexiglas were installed at checkouts and customer service points.
•
Customer service representatives wear masks or visors. Security staff and store staff instruct customers to
make safe purchases, and instructions are also distributed on the indoor radio and on-store digital screens.
•
Disinfectants, safety and guidance information is available at store and office entrances and at store
checkouts.
•
Option to work from home and dispersal of the people working in the office.
•
Several companies temporarily did not allow any guest visits in their office premises.
•
Since the spread of the virus in February until the end of 2020, investments in protective equipment have
exceeded one million euros across the Group.
Quick adaptation to the changes:
•
We direct and encourage customers to actively use the e-shop, for example, Kaubamaja also increased the
assortment of e-shop goods in the selection of basic consumer goods and food products right at the
beginning of the crisis.
•
Contactless solutions, such as Viking Motors 24/7 service, allows customer to receive the car from
maintenance or service contactless and at a time convenient to the customer.
•
Microsoft Teams platform is used for holding meetings to have as little contact as possible.
•
During the mandatory lock-down during spring, Kaubamaja's e-store warehouse moved to the sales hall,
allowing employees to be dispersed while the extra space provided an opportunity to work faster and more
efficiently. During the lock-down, almost 80% of the employees were working on e-store orders.
•
Due to the increased online orders, Selver had to significantly change its work processes. For example, at
the beginning of 2020, Selver had 1 assembly point, home delivery partly in four counties with a total of
nearly 0.7 million customers. Today, instead of one assembly point, e-Selver has 11 locations, there are 12
counties in the home delivery area with a total of nearly 1.2 million customers.
•
Action plans have been prepared in the event of an employee becoming infected, for example thorough
disinfection of the work environment and a staff replacement plan for the rapid reopening of the sales unit.
Support and cooperation:
•
From spring, Kaubamaja toilets will be free for all people to offer people the opportunity to wash their hands
often.
•
To prevent layoffs, companies have provided retraining for employees for redirection to departments that
were not affected by the crises. Employees were also exchanged within the companies, for example, the
number of online orders in the e-Selver increased two to four times compared to the beginning of the year
and employees of the Group's companies came to help to assemble orders, Selver also hired almost 300
people outside the Group.
Code of Conduct
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group has implemented the Code of Conduct, which consolidates and describes
the values and main principles that we expect the employees, members of the Executive Board and
Board of Directors, and partners to follow in their activities.
The Code of Conduct (established in 2017 and updated in March 2020) have been prepared in ac-
cordance with national and international guidelines and principles, including the Corporate Governance Code of the
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Financial Supervision Authority and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, as well as the United Nations
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
The Code of Conduct have been published on the website of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group at
www.tkmgroup.ee.
Social responsibility
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group feels its role and responsibility in the society and is aware that through its activities, the
Group also influences the society around us.
These are reflected in the social responsibility principles accepted throughout the Group:
In 2020, Tallinna Kaubamaja Group companies paid to the state and local authorities a total of 62.5 million euros in
taxes, a decline of 7.6% in a year (2019: 67.6).
62.6
67.6
62.5
2018
2019
2020
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group taxes paid in 2018, 2019 and 2020
(in million euros)
▪
We consider the Group’s Selver chain stores as regional centers where we have assembled several
public services important for the society.
▪
If possible, especially in grocery items, we prefer domestic products and small Estonian
manufacturers.
▪
We hold events to promote local design and manufacturers at the Group’s department stores and
stores.
▪
We are active in sponsoring activities and programs and organise various charity campaigns.
▪
We support the popularization of sports through promoting youth work and professional sports.
▪
We support several smaller and larger cultural projects, mainly outside of larger cities.
▪
We contribute to improving the employment of people with disabilities and offer jobs to those who are
at a disadvantage in competing on the current labor market.
▪
We help the state in creating jobs and contribute to its tax revenues.
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Some examples of the activities of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS companies:
▪
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group is one of the initiators and major supporters of the opinion competition ‘Success-
ful Estonia’, held since 2013. The main goal of the opinion articles published in the business daily Äripäev
within the competition is to bring ideas into public discussion for increasing Estonia’s economic growth and
improving the well-being of people.
▪
Through years 1994-2020, Tallinna Kaubamaja was a godparent for white-tailed eagles at the Tallinn Zoo.
▪
Tallinna Kaubamaja has supported the Male Choir of Tallinn University of Technology for over 15 years.
▪
Over the time, Kaubamaja has supported a wide variety of social projects that help to improve the general
well-being of the local people. It doesn't matter if the business or project is small or large - its idea, high-
quality implementation and suitability for our main areas of support are important. The ways of supporting
are very different: we help to spread information about the activities launched with our support or initiative
in Kaubamaja's sales hall, internal radio, e-channels, podcast or in the customer magazine Hooaeg, we or-
ganize charity sales or help cover the costs. Traditionally, charity cooperation is an integral part of Kau-
bamaja's Christmas campaign. At the end of 2020, Kaubamaja conducted a Christmas sale of charity prod-
ucts, the profit was donated to the non-profit organization Peaasjad, to raise awareness about mental health
so it would be noticed in society and treated more openly and consciously.
▪
In collaboration with Uuskasutuskeskus (Re-use Centre), stationary collection points for second-hand clothes
and footwear have been opened in Kaubamaja. We have donated materials used during promotional
campaigns for re-use to childcare institutions and as material for handicraft to people with special needs.
Cooperation with the re-use e-store Emmy that commenced in 2018 has been successful and will continue
to support re-using fashion goods and donating to charity.
▪
Kaubamaja values Estonian fashion and promotes the work of Estonian designers in every way. Estonian
products are specially labelled in Kaubamaja to introduce local design also to tourists. There is a separate
area allocated for the work of Estonian fashion designers in the women’s fashion department of Tallinna
Kaubamaja and several window and in-store displays introducing Estonian design were organised during the
year. Future fashion designers are also important to Kaubamaja – we encourage schools to organise fashion
shows and help them with awards. For example, we support young people´s fashion events Estonian Fashion
Festival and Roosad Käärid. Kaubamaja is also the main sponsor of Kuldnõel, the most prestigious fashion
design award in Estonia.
▪
Kaubamaja held a campaign „KooliAeg“, which main goal is to collect school supplies and financial aid to
Estonian families with many children.
▪
Kaubamaja and Selver joined with the Diversity Charter in 2012, thereby undertaking to adhere to the
principle of equal treatment and opportunities. We focus on developing diversity in our Group. In a company
where employee diversity is valued, be it different age, race, ethnicity, religious beliefs or employees with
special needs, there is more knowledge, skills, experience, perspectives and a more tolerant working
environment. We believe that this helps us offer better service to our clients. In 2018, Kaubamaja was one of
the first companies in Estonia to win the Respecting Differences diversity label.
▪
In 2020, Kaubamaja became the owner of the Family-Friendly Employer label of the Ministry of Social Affairs
and joined the corresponding development program. The program lasts a total of 2.5 years and then goes
through a company evaluation process to earn a recognition mark - gold, silver or bronze.
▪
Selver organised the charity project “Koos on kergem” (It Is Easier Together), the aim of which is to donate
money to the children’s and maternity departments of hospitals. In every store, money is raised for the local
county hospital.
▪
In recent years, Selver has cooperated with various charity organisations, such as Shalom, Food Bank, SAK
Fond and congregations to donate foodstuff nearing the best before date to families in need. Presently,
almost 30 Selver stores participate in these projects.
▪
Selver consistently supports animal parks at Elistvere and Alaveski, as well as the Tartu animal shelter.
▪
Selver continues to support youth sports and is a title sponsor of the volleyball club Selver Tallinn. The
objective of the club is to promote volleyball in Estonia, but also to work with young people and promote
professional sports. The club’s activities include:
▪
First team: Selver Tallinn;
▪
Youth club to raise the next generation of players: Selver/Audentes;
▪
Promotion of youth sports: Audentes Volleyball School;
▪
Rannavolle harrastamine: Caparoli Rannavolle Keskus.
▪
Selver continues to support the football club FC Flora.
▪
Selver is the title sponsor of Linnajooks (City Run). The series include a total of nine runs organised all over
Estonia.
▪
Selver supports smaller and larger cultural projects, mainly outside of larger cities.
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Wellbeing and motivation of personnel
The objective of the HR policy of the Group is to value, develop and keep our employees based on
common principles, involving HR management and planning, well thought out recruitment and
selection processes, followed by purposeful and motivational development and the establishment of
supporting environment. We are guided by the principle that success is based on loyal, committed,
ethical and result-oriented employees.
An important part of the Group’s HR policy is human resources management, which is an important task for every
manager and the performance of which ensures smooth collaboration and good work performance. The main
principles of the Group’s human resources management are:
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group is one of the biggest employers in Estonia. In 2020, our Group employed an average of
4,558 people and compared to 2019, the number of employees increased by 6.7% (2019: 4,273).
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group values long-term and lasting work relationships that provide our employees with stability
in their everyday life and develop their competence over the years, thereby improving the Group’s competitiveness.
As at the end of 2020, over 95.7% of our employees were employed under permanent employment contracts and
almost 4.3% under fixed-term employment contracts. Tallinna Kaubamaja Group also offers an option to work part-
time in response to employees’ wishes and opportunities. As at the end of 2020, 17.9% of our employees worked
part-time (2019: 18.3%).
The popularity of part-time working has grown over the years but in 2020 there has been a
minor drop.
4,558
95.7%
17.9%
Yearly average
Employees with
Part-time
number employees
permanent contracts
employees
(2019: 4,273)
(2019: 97.2%)
(2019: 18.3%)
97.0%
97.2%
95.7%
2018
2019
2020
Fixed-term employment contracts
Permanent employment contracts
83.8%
81.7%
82.1%
16.2%
18.3%
17.9%
2018
2019
2020
Employees worked part-time
Employees worked full-time
▪
We develop our employees and teamwork.
▪
We are open and honest and encourage multilateral communication.
▪
We encourage self-management and the individual performance of employees.
▪
We base our activity on consensus and collaboration.
▪
We develop to be an organisation that learns from the experience and knowledge of every employee.
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Valuing development opportunities
The Group highly values the experiences of its employees, supporting a long-term stable career (both vertical and
horizontal) within the company. Various training and evaluation programmes and other incentives support employees’
readiness to serve, increases their focus on results and commitment to our companies.
Employees are offered specialised refresher trainings in Estonia as well as abroad. The Group’s total number of
training hours reached to 7.8 thousand, an average 1.7 hours per employee in 2020 (2019: 3.4). Internal trainings
carried out by specialists in our companies play an important role in the development of employees, and we have
been continuously increasing their volume and selection to meet employees’ needs and expectations.
7.9 th
1.7 hour
77
Training hours
Training hours
Practice opportunities
in total
per employee
for young interns
(2019: ca 14.3 th)
(2019: 3.4)
(2019: 55)
Kaubamaja’s internal training offers high-level service and teamwork training. Systematic management of service,
where training, evaluation and feedback form an integral whole, enabled Kaubamaja to maintain and improve the
level of service in 2020. Experienced managers, specialists and Service Club members that share their experiences
act as internal trainers.
Activities were undertaken in Selver to increase the volume of internal training and service training conducted by
Selver internal trainers with the aim of improving service quality further and offer employees an opportunity to learn
and develop. In 2020, a total of 1,222 employees participated in the internal training programmes of Selver. Our
mentoring system, which was introduced last year, functions well and helps to reduce the turnover of employees,
ensure a good training of new employees and facilitate their induction to the company. At Selver, internal training is
carried out by store managers and specialists of various areas. The internal trainers contribute to the induction
process of new employees as well as refresh the knowledge of experienced employees.
To train new employees and improve the efficiency of the induction period, training programmes have been drawn
up within the Group. The programmes are carried out by several specialists, whose experience gained during their
long-term service ensures the high quality of training and good learning results. New managers are appointed a
mentor for their induction period and to support the induction of new employees a sophisticated instructional system
functions. The continued development and motivation of employees is ensured by evaluation system for assessing
levels of competence, which corresponds to the main values of companies and position competence models.
To ensure a new generation of employees, Tallinna Kaubamaja Group has offered students various practical training
opportunities. In 2020, we offered practical training opportunities to a total of 77 young interns. Our Group’s
companies cooperate closely with vocational institutions and other educational institutions all over Estonia by offering
them a place of apprenticeship and being a cooperation partner in training. We have also helped our employees that
are still studying in writing their course and final papers by offering them the opportunity to use the Group’s
companies as their object of research. This approach helps the Group’s companies to raise the next generation of
forward-looking people that appreciate development.
We continued our active cooperation with the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund to offer practical training and
free positions for job seekers. Selver and Kaubamaja have signed an employment and cooperation agreement with
the Unemployment Insurance Fund with the aim of finding various additional cooperation opportunities for recruiting
employees and holding refresher trainings. Together with the Unemployment Insurance Fund, Tallinna Kaubamaja
Group has contributed to improving the employment of disabled persons and offered positions to people that are at
a disadvantage in competing on the labour market.
Valued working environment
In its operations, Tallinna Kaubamaja Group is guided by the principle that a safe working environment is one of the
fundamental rights of our employees.
We have created a system of measures to ensure a safe working environment and occupational health, which includes
medical examinations, regular trainings on safety requirements (including fire safety and first aid), conducting risk
analyses and supplying employees with protective equipment. We have built up a system in the Group to involve
working environment representatives in maintaining a healthy working environment. In 2020, there were a total of 52
occupational accidents in the Group (2019: 62).
We organise joint events that build a foundation for a good atmosphere and cooperation in teams. In 2020, Selver
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continued with Culture Club project, aimed at organising joint visits for the company staff to different cultural events,
such as museums, theatre performances, concerts, etc. We celebrate the most important holidays together with our
employees. To bear in mind and value their contribution, Kaubamaja organized a receptions at Niguliste Museum
and Estonian National Museum in Tartu, inviting all the employees of the company.
The Group promotes healthy lifestyle among its employees by increasing their knowledge of how to care for their
health and creating a safe and healthy working environment, providing opportunities to be involved in sports, for
recreational activities and healthy lunch and rest breaks in a comfortable environment (rest areas), using blood
pressure measuring devices, massage stools and massage services. The Group’s employees can use individual and
team sports opportunities. Our teams participate in various non-professional sports events. We support healthy
lifestyle among employees and offer the employees benefits related to taking care of their family and health. Health
weeks for employees take place, where many health specialists and experts present their suggestions and share their
knowledge.
We also contribute to developing diversity within the Group by valuing a tolerant working environment and diversity
of employees, be it different age, race or ethnicity, religious beliefs or employees with special needs.
Labour costs
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group’s labour costs increased altogether 7.1% (wage costs and social tax cost), which was 78.3
million euros in 2020. The average labour cost per employee was 1 432 euros in 2020, growing by 32.3% compared
to 2019. Labour costs have been adjusted to the extent that helps to prevent the increased rotation of labour and
decreased efficiency resulting from narrower recruitment choices.
Complying with human rights and responsible procurement
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group confirms its continuing commitment to honour the UN
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and
contributes to ensuring the objectives of the declaration through complying with human
rights and fundamental freedoms in all of its activities.
The Group has analysed its activities and assessed as a possible risk in the protection of human rights and
fundamental freedoms the supply chain of the Group. As a result, we have committed to continuously develop the
responsibility and sustainability of our procurements. Responsibility is an important part of our procurement process
and in addition to product-specific quality requirements, also includes non-discrimination principles and the
honouring of labour and human rights, paying more attention when buying from high social risk countries (such as
African, Asian, South and Central American countries).
In 2020, ca 3200 suppliers provided products to Tallinna Kaubamaja Group. 75% of suppliers of Tallinna Kaubamaja
Group are local businesses. 40% of the goods are of domestic origin, the corresponding figure is 62% for food
products.
In terms of social responsibility, Tallinna Kaubamaja Group has suppliers also from high social risk countries, such
as some countries in Africa, Asia, South America and Central America. Purchase amounts from these countries are
very small and accounted for about 2.4% of all purchases in 2010.
67.7
73.1
78.3
2017
2018
2019
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group labour costs in 2018, 2019 and 2020
(in millions euros)
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3,200
75%
40%
Suppliers
in total
Purchases via
domestic suppliers
Goods of
local origin
(2019: ca 2,900)
(2019: 77%)
(2019: 41%)
Private label products
1.0% of products purchased by Tallinna Kaubamaja Group are private label products, 10.3% (12.7% less than in
2019) of which have been purchased from high social risk countries. The volume of high-risk products varies depend-
ing on product category; it is higher for textile products and consumer goods and lower for food products.
The Group’s principle is to be responsible for the private label products and their safety. In order to ensure this in
our procurements, we have:
▪
Found suppliers who have the capability to manufacture products that meet our requirements;
▪
Analysed the risks related to the location of manufacture of products, including raw materials used therein;
▪
Checked that suppliers have the required certificates and are compliant with them;
▪
Concluded procurement contracts that set down specific requirements on production and the raw materials
used therein.
The quality and safety of our private label products are constantly monitored. We conduct tests and analyses and
listen to client feedback. Products that have already been included in our product selection are tested in accordance
with our annual risk control plan. For example, meat and fish products are examined several times a year, other
products less frequently.
Traceability and origin of products
The traceability and identification of the origin of products sold at Tallinna Kaubamaja Group department stores and
stores is important for the Group as well as for our clients. Because of that, we:
▪
Value domestic high-quality food and offer it to our clients as much as possible;
▪
If possible, prefer local manufactures, including small-manufactures;
▪
Disclose the place of origin of products and the raw materials used therein to clients as clearly and simply
as possible;
▪
Monitor working conditions and the honouring of human rights in our supply chain.
39,9%
57.5%
2,6%
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group origin of
products in 2020
Domestic goods
Foreign goods
Goods from high social risk countries
60,0%
40,0%
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group origin of
food products in 2020
Domestic food products
Foreign food products
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We are aware of our clients’ growing preference to consume primarily domestic production and groceries. To meet
this expectation, we have been increasing the selection of domestic goods in our department stores and stores every
year. In 2020, goods of local origin accounted for almost 40% of all goods,
the corresponding figure is 62% for food
products. Our aim is to continue adding and increasing the selection of domestic goods in the following years.
The objective of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group is to know our supply chain very well and ensure its transparency, which
helps us identify product-related risks and opportunities, and develop a responsible production process. We have
worked hard through the years to improve the working conditions in our supply chain.
We have disclosed the origin of products and the raw materials used therein that are being sold at our Group’s
department stores as clearly as possible. We have supplied the packaging of private label products and groceries
with information about the origin of the product. In Selver chain stores, there are products on sale marked with the
Fair Trade label that ensure our clients that no child labour has been used to produce these products and the
employees have been paid fair wages and salaries.
To implement responsibility in the supply chain, we conduct special trainings in purpose to raise awareness of our
employees. If possible, we also visit producers’ plants to see their production conditions and discuss with them our
expectations and their capability to satisfy these expectations.
In Tallinna Kaubamaja Group, consistent care is taken to ensure that the security systems agreed with and used by
the suppliers, and actions to be taken to stop the delivery of damaged products or to initiate their immediate recall
before they are sold are efficient and function well. In 2020, there were in total 82 product recall incidents in the
Group’s companies, (2019: 56 incidents).
If we have any reason to doubt that a product sold to clients is damaged and may be a risk to their health, product
recall will be immediately initiated and coordinated. This principle is applied similarly in all EU countries. In 2020,
there was 11 such incidents (2019: 1 incidents).
Furthermore, daily monitoring measures are in place in the grocery departments of our department stores and stores
to ensure the freshness and quality of products. If a product is damaged for any reason, it will be removed immedi-
ately.
Environment
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group acknowledges that environmentally friendly activity serves as a basis for
the creation of an efficiently functioning environment and sustainable society.
Concurrent with the objective to achieve the best possible efficiency, we focus on environmental protection in all our
daily activities and try to minimise the impact of our operations on the environment. We have set people and the
environment as a priority in our everyday business. Accordingly, we follow the principles of responsible work and
environmental protection in developing the values of our employees as well as in our everyday activities.
In its activities, Tallinna Kaubamaja Group proceeds from environmental principles, which are binding to all our
employees:
▪
We improve the resource efficiency of our business and implement energy saving methods.
▪
We reduce waste generation and encourage waste collection by type
▪
We avoid and reduce the use of paper and promote paperless document management and the use of
digital signatures
▪
When buying goods and services, we follow the principles of environmentally friendly procurement and
prefer Estonian products, where possible.
▪
We include all our employees (and partners, as far as possible) in the implementation of the principles
of the environmental policy.
▪
We ensure a healthy and socially responsible work environment for our employees, and support their
sporting habits.
▪
We regularly monitor and assess our environmental performance.
▪
In order to raise the environmental awareness of our employees, we provide them with comprehensive
information.
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Due to the extensive network of stores in Tallinna Kaubamaja Group, our energy consumption as well as waste
generation is massive. Accordingly, we have set a goal to proceed in all our activities from conscious resource
consumption and to contribute to sustainable development, paying special attention to the energy efficiency of our
business, reduction of waste and their efficient reuse.
To ensure awareness and sustainability, Tallinna Kaubamaja Group companies have committed themselves to the
continuous collection of environmental information. The obtained data serve as a basis for preparing the Group’s eco-
balance, which gives us a more detailed overview of both the consumed energy resources as well as the generated
waste. The table below highlights the energy and water consumption figures of the sales premises of the Group.
*Consumption and costs per square meter of selling space
When calculating the carbon footprint of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group, we have followed the internationally recognized
and most used standard for reporting greenhouse gases- The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard. The
standard covers the accounting and reporting of seven greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol: carbon
dioxide (CO
2
), methane (CH
4
), nitrous oxide (N
2
O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PCFs), sulfur
hexafluoride (SF
6
), nitrogen trifluoride (NF
3
). The GHG Protocol divides emissions between three scopes:
•
Scope 1: all emissions produced locally, on-site energy production and company-owned transportation
•
Scope 2*: emissions from the use of electricity and heat and cooling
•
Scope 3: all other indirect emissions
*location-based method
The Group's focus is on developing and implementing energy-saving solutions for energy-intensive processes and
reducing the direct negative impact of our operations, and therefore we have excluded scope 3 emissions from the
current calculation.
Due to the change in the Group's carbon footprint measurement methodology, the report does not reflect the carbon
footprint calculations of previous years.
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group’s carbon footprint, 2020*
t CO
2
e
kg
CO
2
e /m2
t CO
2
e
per employee
Scope 1
1 768
10
0,39
Scope 2
69 748
381
15,30
*In total
e - Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gases are calculated into CO
2
equivalents
Tallinn Kaubamaja Group is working continuously to improve the efficiency of energy use in our Group’s companies,
thereby saving our energy resources. More important measures in this process include monitoring energy
consumption and costs, as well as the establishment of specific targets. Overwhelming majority of the Group’s energy
consumption originates from our department stores and stores – cooling and technological refrigerating systems
(~50-60% of stores electricity consumption), lighting, ventilation and heating. We proceed from energy efficiency
both in our everyday business as well as in larger investment projects, such as the renovation of the existing stores
or opening new ones. To achieve better traceability, we have followed the principle of monitoring the use of the
Group’s energy resources based on the location of companies and stores, thereby ensuring a more detailed overview.
In 2020, Kulinaaria built a steam boiler house on the second floor of the new production building, the new boiler
house is using natural gas for fuel, replacing electric heating. Due to the average specific emissions of the Estonian
electricity network, 0.878 tCO
2
/ MWh, and the average specific emissions of natural gas combustion, 0.2 tCO
2
/
MWh, the carbon intensity of the company will also decrease significantly with the new gas boiler.
An important factor in more sustainable energy consumption is the energy-efficient lighting. When renovating the old
manufacturing building, Kulinaaria changed the entire lighting solution into LED, which means all production facilities
are using LED lighting solution. When designing the lighting solutions for department stores and stores, we take into
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group Ecobalance
2 018
2 019
2 020
Electricity consumption (KWh/m2)
340
324
288
Renewable electricity consumption (KWh/m2)
8
7
42
Consumption of heating energy (KWh/m2)
157
148
119
Consumption of reactive energy (Kvarh/m2)
71
76
61
Water consumption (m3/m2)
0,43
0,43
0,39
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account the placement of the room, interior fittings, as well as the goods to reduce the lighting, still ensuring sufficient
light throughout the store. Based on the above, we have already achieved notable efficiency in energy costs and we
will continue this process in 2021.
The energy-efficiency of cooling and refrigerating systems in the Group’s department stores and stores has notably
increased. To achieve this, we are gradually introducing new, CO
2
-based cooling and refrigerating systems to replace
the older freon-based equipment. In addition to notably smaller energy consumption, using these devices also poses
a significantly lower risk to our environment. Furthermore, installing glass doors and covers on the stores’ cooling
shelves, showcases and chest refrigerators helps to ensure energy efficiency.
Other energy-efficiency methods, tested setting and controlling of heating and ventilation equipment through distant
management systems also have a significant impact.
As a Group that is innovative and looks into the future, it is very important to us to switch to solutions that put less
burden on the environment as well as our work processes. Paper-free digital alternatives have become a standard in
the Group in marketing, logistics, and payment solutions. Within the Group’s paper-free mission, Selver will be the
first retail chain in Estonia to introduce electronic price tags in all stores. As the price of fresh produce changes most
often, then in the first stage, the change will happen in the produce departments. It is planned to be completed in
February.
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group prefers environmentally friendly packaging and offers alternatives to plastic materials. In
2020, special attention was paid to reducing the use of plastic bags in stores; during the year, more than 1.2 million
less plastic bags have been circulated from the Group's stores than in 2019.
In addition to reducing the amount of
packaging, we also consider it important that the packaging in circulation is environmentally friendly, also preferably
made from recycled materials. Paper and reusable textile bags are available at our department stores and stores, of
which round about 125 thousand pieces were sold in 2020. Notable increase can also be seen in the purchases of
paper bags, with more than 3.648 thousand bags sold last year, being 12% more than the year before.
In addition to common small-size plastic bags, Selver chain stores offer environmentally friendly and reusable mesh
bags for packing fruits and vegetables and as an alternative to ordinary plastic bags, biodegradable plastic bags at
the cash registers.
100% of paper and plastic packaging waste generated in Selver chain stores is recycled. In order to reduce the
volume of the transport and storage of transport packaging, Selver uses Bepco’s easily assembled and resistant
transport packaging in its logistics process. In 2021, Kulinaaria will integrate Bepco´s packing system as well.
All plastic bags used in Kaubamaja AS stores are made from 90-100% recycled materials, reusable bags are made
from 100% recycled plastic bottles and plastic bags are made from 90% recycled plastic. In 2019, online store
padded envelopes (so-called bubble wrap envelopes) were replaced with envelopes filled with recycled paper.
Environmentally friendly innovative solutions are constantly being sought and tested, in 2020 envelopes filled with
wool waste replaced the ones with recycled paper, proving to be even more environmentally friendly.
To prevent the release of hazardous waste into the nature, collection containers have been installed at Tallinna
Kaubamaja Group department stores and stores. This way, our clients have an easy way to dispose of their used
batteries, small electronic devices, as well as paper, glass and plastic packaging. We have installed bottle-recycling
machines near all the grocery stores that collect beverage bottles carrying an appropriate package deposit marking.
The use of paper in both documentation and stores is minimized in Group companies. Kaubamaja Toidumaailm
allows you to give up a paper sticker when weighing fruits and vegetables and use a self-service remote control to
store information. All purchases of Partnerkaart customers are stored in a self-service system, which allows
customers to not use paper receipts.
In order to find alternatives for reuse of recycled plastic and film, Kaubamaja AS, in cooperation with the largest
Estonian universities and their business network Adapter, organized a competition "Forward vitality", the winning
idea that offers a solution for the recycling of disposable plastic boxes.
From office areas, Kaubamaja replaced individual trash bins with bins where waste could be recycled properly to
have less negative impact on the environment.
All Partnerkaart cards that have expired or no longer can be used, are sent to be recycled and made into car chocks.
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Fighting corruption
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group considers as corruption the abuse of power resulting from the official
position for personal gain and admits that corruption jeopardises democracy and human rights,
undermines good governance, social justice, damages the competitiveness and economic
development of states, and endangers democratic institutions and the moral foundations of the
society.
Our main goal is to prevent corruption, however, we also pay considerable attention to the control of our activities.
Major methods include avoiding conflict of interests, ensuring transparency, and increasing awareness within the
Group.
Main forms of corruption, the prevention of which is also in the focus of the Group, are:
In combating corruption, we proceed from the following principles:
To ensure transparency in our business, the Group has established rules and instructions, regulating also the use of
company cars, declaration of economic interests, handling of inside information, dealing with securities, management
of investments, organising procurements, recruitment of staff, risk management, business administration and
document management.
The Group’s internal audit department handles the transparency and compliance issues of business.
The Group organises regular internal and external training aimed at increasing the awareness of the board and
members of the management as well as the employees in preventing and avoiding corruption.
▪
granting and accepting gratuities or bribes;
▪
abuse of official position or power;
▪
conflict of interests;
▪
nepotism;
▪
embezzlement;
▪
trading with know-how and inside information or using it for personal interests.
▪
When communicating with the employees, the heads of the Group’s companies draw their attention to
the fact that no form of corruption is accepted in the Group and is in conflict with the ethical beliefs of
the Group.
▪
We proceed from ethical, fair and transparent business and implement measures that contribute to it
(such as rules, instructions, contracts, declarations, etc.).
▪
In our relationships with partners, we follow mutually and in every way the principles of preventing
corruption.
▪
Upon the emergence of incidents of corruption, we forward the respective information to the police or
prosecuting authority.
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Corporate Governance Report
The Corporate Governance (CG) is a set of guidelines and recommended rules, which is intended to be observed mainly
by publicly traded companies. Tallinna Kaubamaja Group follows largely the Corporate Governance Code despite their
indicative nature. Below is a description of the management principles of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group and general
meetings held in 2020 and justification is given in the events when some clauses of the Code are not followed.
General meeting
Exercise of shareholders’ rights
The general meeting of shareholders is the highest governing body of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group. The annual general
meeting is held once a year and extraordinary general meetings may be convened by the Management Board in the
events prescribed by law. The general meeting is competent to change the articles of association and share capital,
elect members of the Supervisory Board and decide on their remuneration, appoint an auditor, approve the annual
report and allocate profit, as well as decide on other matters stipulated by the articles of association and laws.
Convening the general meeting and disclosures
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group published a notice convening the general meeting through information system of the
NASDAQ Tallinn Stock Exchange as well as on its website on 25 February 2020 and through a daily newspaper Eesti
Päevaleht on 26 February 2020. The Group enabled its shareholders to ask questions on the topics specified in the
agenda by using the e-mail address and phone specified in the notice, and examines the annual report on its website
and in its office at Kaubamaja 1, Tallinn, starting from 25 February 2020.
The general meeting of shareholders of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group was held in the conference centre of Nordic Forum
Hotel, Viru väljak 3, Tallinn, on 20 March 2020 beginning at 13:00. The resolutions made at the general meeting are
published in the press releases on the website of NASDAQ Tallinn Stock Exchange and on the website of Tallinna
Kaubamaja Group.
Holding of the general meeting
A general meeting can adopt resolutions if over one-half of the votes represented by shares are present. A resolution
of general meeting is adopted if over one-half of the votes represented at the meeting are in favour unless a larger
majority is required by law.
The language of the general meeting held in 2020 was Estonian and the meeting was chaired by the general counsel
of the Tallinna Kaubamaja Group Helen Tulve. For the first time, it was possible to participate in the meeting through
a webinar. The meeting was also attended by Management Board member Raul Puusepp. Jüri Käo, Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, and auditor Eva Jansen-Diener from PricewaterhouseCoopers AS,
took part in the meeting through a webinar. 71.36% of the votes represented by shares were present at the general
meeting. At the general meeting, allocation of profit was discussed as a separate topic and a separate resolution was
adopted with regard to it.
The general meeting of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group must take part in person and, in accordance with the articles of
association, the general meeting may adopt resolutions if the general meeting is attended by shareholders who hold
more than half of the votes represented by shares. Taking into account that on 12 March 2020 the Government of the
Republic declared a state of emergency in connection with the pandemic spread of the coronavirus in the world and
the probable spread of the virus within Estonia, shareholders were able to issue a voting proxy to exercise shareholder
rights. If desired, Jaanus Tehver, a sworn advocate and chairman of the Board of the Bar Association, could be
appointed as an authorized representative.
Considering the aforementioned descriptions of general meetings held in 2020, the Group has largely complied with
the Corporate Governance Code in informing the shareholders, convening and holding the general meeting.
Management Board
The Management Board is a governing body of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group that represents and directs the Group on a
daily basis. In accordance with the articles of association, the Management Board may have one to six members. In
accordance with the Commercial Code, members of the Management Board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS are
elected by the Supervisory Board. The member of the Management Board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group is selected on
the basis of gender neutrality and evaluating the actual competence of the persons. In order to elect a member of the
Management Board, his or her consent is required. According to the articles of association, a member of the
Management Board shall be elected for a specified term of up to three years. Extension of the term of office of a
member of the Management Board shall not be decided earlier than one year before the planned date of expiry of the
term of office, and not for a period longer than the maximum term of office prescribed by the articles of association.
Currently, the Management Board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS has one member. The term of office of the
Management Board member Raul Puusepp was extended on 21 February 2020 and his term of office will expire on
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6 March 2023.
The duties and remuneration of the Chairman of the Management Board Raul Puusepp are specified in the board
member contract concluded with the Chairman. In accordance with the contract, the Chairman of the Management
Board is paid a membership fee and he may receive performance pay once in a year accordance with the specific,
comparable and predefined objectives of the Group's economic results for the previous year. The Management Board
member of the Group has no additional bonuses or benefits. The remuneration, including social security taxes and
performance pay for the previous year, paid for 2020 to the Chairman of the Management Board amounted to 287
thousand euros (in 2019, 281 thousand euros) and the calculated fees, including social security taxes, amounted to
124 thousand euros (for 2019 the performance pay, including social security taxes, in amount of 127 thousand euros
was paid).
Unlike clause 2.2.1 of the Corporate Governance Code, the Management Board of Group consists of one member. It is
a historical tradition, but besides to the member of the Management board, the management team of the Group
includes, a CFO, Legal Director, IT Director and Marketing Director. All the important resolutions are adopted by the
Management Board and the management team in collaboration with the Supervisory Board of the company. Under the
direction of the Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp, close cooperation is carried out with the leaders of subsidiaries and the
people responsible for respective areas. The Group believes that such a division protects the best the interests of all
shareholders and ensures sustainability of the Group.
Significant transactions with the Group that are concluded with a member of the Management Board, or a person close
to or related to him or her are decided and determined by the Group's Supervisory Board. No such transactions
occurred in 2020 and 2019. There were also no conflicts of interest during these periods.
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board plans the activities of Group, organises its management and supervises the activities of the
Management Board in the period between the meetings of shareholders. The Supervisory Board notifies the general
meeting of the result of such supervision. The Supervisory Board decides on the development strategy and investment
policy of the Group, conclusion of real estate transactions, adoption of the investment budget and annual budget
prepared by the Management Board. The meetings of the Supervisory Board are regularly held and additionally
extraordinary if necessary, but not less than once every three months.
In 2020, 12 scheduled meetings and 1 extraordinary meeting of the Supervisory Board were held and in 2019, 12
scheduled meetings and 1 extraordinary meeting was held. In 2020, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and three
Supervisory Board members attended all 13 Supervisory Board meetings and one Supervisory Board member attended
12 Supervisory Board meetings.
The Supervisory Board has three to six members according to the resolution of the general meeting and the member
is elected for up to three years. The work of the Supervisory Board is organised by the Chairman of the Supervisory
Board.
By the resolution of the general meeting held on 22 March 2018, Andres Järving, Jüri Käo, Enn Kunila, Meelis Milder
(an independent Supervisory Board Member) and Gunnar Kraft (an independent Supervisory Board Member) were
elected as the members of the Supervisory Board. Authorities of the current members of the Supervisory Board will
expire on 19 May 2021. By the decision of the Supervisory Board, Jüri Käo continued as the Chairman of the
Supervisory Board, he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group from 1997 and has
been a Chairman of the Supervisory Board continuously since 2009. He has also been a Chairman of the Supervisory
Board in 2000-2001.
According to the decision of the annual general meeting held on 22 March 2018, the monthly remuneration of the
Supervisory Board member of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS is 2,000 euros; the Chairman of the Supervisory Board
receives 2,400 euros monthly. In the year 2020, the remuneration for the members of the Supervisory Board, payroll
tax included, was 160 thousand euros, of which the remuneration of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board was 37
thousand euros (in 2019, 166 thousand euros, of which the remuneration of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board
was 38 thousand euros).
Cooperation between the Management Board and Supervisory Board
The Management Board and Supervisory Board closely collaborate to achieve the purpose of better protection of the
interests of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group. The Management Board, the management team and the Supervisory Board
jointly participate in development of the strategy of the Group. In making management decisions, the Management
Board and the management team are guided by the strategic instructions supplied by the Supervisory Board.
The Management Board regularly notifies the Supervisory Board of any important circumstances concerning the
planning and business activities of the Group’s activities, and separately draws attention to any important changes in
the business activities of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group. The Management Board submits the information, including
financial statements to the Supervisory Board, in advance before the holding of a meeting of the Supervisory Board.
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Management of the Group shall be based on the legislation, articles of association, resolutions of meetings of
shareholders and Supervisory Board, and the set objectives.
As far as the Group is aware, there are no shareholder arrangements for the coordinated accomplishment of
shareholder rights.
Changes in Articles of Association
Amendments to the articles of association shall be made in accordance with the Commercial Code, under which a
resolution on amending the articles of association is adopted if at least 2/3 of the votes represented at a general
meeting of shareholders are in favour, unless a larger majority is required by articles of association. The articles of
association of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS do not provide for a larger majority requirement. A resolution on amending
the articles of association shall enter into force as of the making of a respective entry in the commercial register.
Shareholders with a significant shareholding
As of 31.12.2020 the share capital of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group in amount of 16,292 thousand euros consists of
40,729,200 registered shares, each with the nominal value of 0.40 euros. All issued shares have been paid.
The shareholder with a significant shareholding is OÜ NG Investeeringud owning 67.0% of the Group's shares.
Shares granting special rights to their owners and would lead to unequal treatment of shareholders in voting, have
not been issued.
Disclosure of information
Group treats all shareholders equally and notifies all shareholders of important circumstances equally, by using its
own website as well as the information system of the NASDAQ Tallinn Stock Exchange.
Group’s website
www.tkmgroup.ee contains general introduction of the Group and key employees, press releases and
reports. The annual and interim reports include information on the strategy and financial results of the Group as well
as the Corporate Governance Report. Along with the annual report, the Supervisory Board's written report on the annual
report referred to in § 333 (1) of the Commercial Code shall be made available to shareholders on the Group’s website.
In the subsection of Market News, information is disclosed with regard to the membership of the Supervisory Board
and auditor, resolutions of the general meeting, and other important information.
Financial reporting and auditing
It is the duty of the Executive Board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp to organise the internal control and risk
management of the Group in a manner that ensures the accuracy of the published financial reports. Each year, the
Group publishes the consolidated audited annual reports and quarterly interim reports consolidated during the
financial year, which have been disclosed through the NASDAQ Tallinn Stock Exchange information system and are
publicly available on the Group’s website. In addition to the disclosed financial reports, management information is
gathered in symbiosis with high-quality and accurate financial indicators, and management reports are prepared to
ensure adequate governance of the Group’s companies.
The purpose of the internal control and risk management systems connected with the financial reporting process is
to ensure harmonised and trustworthy reporting of the Group’s financial performance in conformity with the
applicable laws, regulations, adopted accounting policies and the reporting principles approved by the Group. The
principles of risk management have been defined in the Group’s risk management framework, which describes the
more important activities for risk management relating to identification, assessment, prioritisation and mitigation of
risks and the definitions, roles and areas of responsibility related to the field. In addition, the risk management and
internal control activities are organised with the work organisation rules of the Group and its subsidiaries, which
describe the functioning of various processes.
The Group’s financial area together with accounting and management reporting is the area of responsibility of the
Group’s chief financial officer (CFO) being responsible for the identification and assessment of risks in financial
reporting, arranging the principles in relation to financial reporting, organises the tools that are required for
accounting and reporting and prepares the officially published financial reports of the Group. The financial reporting
processes and systems are developed on a continuous basis. Risk analysis is conducted annually. This risk analysis
serves as a basis for the further development of supervision and control measures and checkpoints in reporting to
prevent the realisation of risks. The Group’s internal audit supervises the operation of the internal control system,
including, among other things, financial reporting processes. The Group’s accounting, funding, IT administration and
insuring have been centralised.
On 18 June 2019, the European Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/8151 entered into force, in accordance
with which issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market of a Member State of the European
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Union as of 1 January 2020 publish consolidated annual reports in European Single Electronic Format (ESEF). A
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council approved at the time of submission of this report amends
the Capital Markets Recovery Package (CMRP) and the Transparency Directive. In accordance with this draft, Article
4 (7) of the Transparency Directive is amended, in accordance with which Member States may allow issuers to submit
annual reports in electronic reporting format from the financial year starting on or after 1 January 2021. The draft
thus allows Member States to postpone the requirement to implement the ESEF for one year if the Member State
notifies the European Commission of its intention. At the time of submitting this report, no decision had been taken
to postpone the implementation of the ESEF in Estonian legislation, but the approval in principle has been granted
by the Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority and the Ministry of Finance.
The Group’s financial processes and reports are subject to an annual financial audit, conducted generally by an
auditor selected by the Board of Directors as a result of a competition and approved by the general meeting. Auditors
are appointed to perform a single audit or for a specific term. The procedure for remuneration of auditors shall be
determined by the Management Board. Along with the resolution of the general meeting from 2020, the financial
auditor of the financial year 2020 was AS PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
During 2020, the auditor of the Group has provided to the Group a limited assurance engagement in respect of pack-
aging report, tax advice. In our opinion, the financial audit conducted in 2020 has been in conformity with the regulatory
provisions, international standards and the set expectations. PwC has introduced the results of the work during the
interim audit and for the final audit before issuing the auditor’s report. The independent auditor’s report is presented
on pages 93-99.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is an advisory body established by the Supervisory Board. Task of the Audit Committee is to
counsel the Supervisory Board in matters involving accounting, auditing, risk management, internal control and
audit, exercising an oversight and budgeting process and legality of the activities.
In order to perform these tasks, the audit committee monitors and analyses the processing of financial information
and the process of auditing of annual accounts or consolidated accounts, supervises risk management and evaluates
the effectiveness of the internal control system. The audit committee shall make proposals for the appointment and
removal of the financial auditors and assess theirs independence and compliance.
In performing its tasks, the Audit Committee collaborates with the Supervisory Board, the Management Board,
internal and external auditors and if necessary, external experts.
The Audit Committee has five members, who are appointed by the Supervisory Board for three years. In 2020, the
members of the audit committee were Andres Järving (the Chairman), Gunnar Kraft, Jüri Käo, Kaia Salumets and
Kristo Anton.
The Audit Committee prepares an annual summary report about meeting the goals sets in the statutes and presents
it to the Supervisory Board.
Based on its duties, the Audit Committee provides ongoing evaluations and makes proposals to the Supervisory
Board, the Management Board, the internal audit and/or an external audit provider.
Ten planned Audit Committee meetings were held during the accounting period.
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Chairman’s confirmation of and signature to the management report
The Chairman confirms that management report which consists of “Overview of the Group’s activities”, “Ethical
business practices and corporate responsibility” and “Corporate governance report” is an integral part of the annual
report and gives a true and fair view of the key events occurred in the reporting period and their impact on the
financial statements, contains a description of key risks and uncertainties of the financial year and provides an
overview of important transactions with the related parties.
__________________________
Raul Puusepp
Chairman of the Management Board
Tallinn, 19 February 2021
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MANAGEMENT BOARD’S CONFIRMATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Chairman of the Management Board confirms the correctness and completeness of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp
AS consolidated financial statements for the year 2020 as set out on pages 40-92.
The Chairman of the Management Board confirms that:
1.
the accounting policies used in preparing the financial statements are in compliance with International
Financial Reporting Standard as adopted in the European Union;
2.
the financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position, the results of the operations and
the cash flows of the Parent and the Group;
3.
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS and its subsidiaries are going concerns.
__________________________
Raul Puusepp
Chairman of the Management Board
Tallinn, 19 February 2021
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
in thousands of euros
Note
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
adjusted
01.01.2019
adjusted
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
5
32,757
40,629
37,235
Trade and other receivables
6
15,894
16,904
16,093
Inventories
8
77,334
78,305
78,212
Total current assets
125,985
135,838
131,540
Non-current assets
Long-term trade and other receivables
11
335
114
113
Investments in associates
10
1,712
1,721
1,738
Investment property
12
60,347
60,458
59,866
Property, plant and equipment
13
388,757
319,192
212,687
Intangible assets
14
20,148
4,990
5,133
Total non-current assets
471,299
386,475
279,537
TOTAL ASSETS
597,284
522,313
411,077
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Borrowings
15
49,402
46,448
26,002
Trade and other payables
17
102,841
89,831
90,775
Total current liabilities
152,243
136,279
116,777
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
15
217,349
157,876
68,313
Deferred tax liabilities
2,18
4,408
5,821
6,452
Provisions for other liabilities and charges
277
322
370
Total non-current liabilities
222,034
164,019
75,135
TOTAL LIABILITIES
374,277
300,298
191,912
Equity
Share capital
19
16,292
16,292
16,292
Statutory reserve capital
2,603
2,603
2,603
Revaluation reserve
102,630
93,496
95,587
Currency translation differences
-149
-149
-149
Retained earnings
101,631
109,773
104,832
TOTAL EQUITY
223,007
222,015
219,165
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
597,284
522,313
411,077
The notes presented on pages 45-92 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
in thousands of euros
Note
2020
2019
adjusted
Revenue
20
741,938
717,223
Other operating income
1,285
5,113
Cost of merchandise
8
-556,712
-535,410
Services expenses
21
-44,009
-41,917
Staff costs
22
-78,301
-73,113
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
13,14
-35,137
-30,743
Other expenses
-1,057
-715
Operating profit
28,007
40,438
Finance income
23
2
1
Finance costs
23
-4,239
-2,982
Share of net profit of associates accounted for using the equity method
10
191
203
Profit before income tax
23,961
37,660
Income tax expense
2,18
-4,462
-5,892
Net profit for the financial year
19,499
31,768
Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss
Revaluation of land and buildings
13
11,225
0
Other comprehensive income for the financial year
11,225
0
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR
30,724
31,768
Basic and diluted earnings per share (euros)
24
0.48
0.78
Net profit and total comprehensive income are attributable to the owners of the parent.
The notes presented on pages 45- 92 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
in thousands of euros
Note
2020
2019
adjusted
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net profit
19,499
31,768
Adjustments:
Interest expense
23
4,239
2,982
Interest income
23
-2
-1
Income tax expense
2,18
4,408
5,821
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses
13,14
34,848
30,632
Loss/(gain) from fair value adjustment of investment property
12
311
-359
Loss on write-off property, plant and equipment
13
289
111
Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment
13
-26
-3,849
Effect of equity method
10
-191
-203
Change in inventories
8
3,805
-287
Change in receivables and prepayments related to operating activities
6
1,611
-812
Change in liabilities and prepayments related to operating activities
17
4,456
-997
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
73,247
64,806
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
13
-27,554
-22,598
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
13
85
5,597
Purchase of investment property
12
-210
-111
Proceeds from sale of investment property
12
10
0
Purchases of intangible assets
14
-787
-585
Business combination
9
-14,910
0
Cash acquired from business combination
9
811
0
Dividends received
10
200
220
Interest received
23
2
1
TOTAL CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
-42,353
-17,476
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from borrowings
15
39,292
25,246
Repayments of borrowings
15
-18,156
-25,652
Change in overdraft balance
15
-4,490
9,785
Payments of principal or leases
15
-15,628
-14,970
Interest paid on lease liabilities
15
-2,882
-2,031
Dividends paid
19
-29,731
-28,917
Income tax on dividends paid
18,19
-5,821
-6,452
Interest paid
23
-1,350
-945
TOTAL CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
-38,766
-43,936
TOTAL CASH FLOWS
-7,872
3,394
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
5
40,629
37,235
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
5
32,757
40,629
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
-7,872
3,394
The notes presented on pages 45- 92 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
in thousands of euros
Share
capital
Statu-
tory re-
serve
capital
Revalua-
tion re-
serve
Cur-
rency
transla-
tion dif-
ferences
Retained
earnings
Total
Balance as of 31.12.2018
16,292
2,603
95,587
-149
111,284
225,617
Balance as of 01.01.2019
16,292
2,603
95,587
-149
111,284
225,617
Adjustment on adoption deferred tax
(Note 2)
0
0
0
0
-6,452
-6,452
Balance as of 01.01.2019 restated
16,292
2,603
95,587
-149
104,832
219,165
Net profit for the reporting period
0
0
0
0
31,768
31,768
Total comprehensive income for the re-
porting period
0
0
0
0
31,768
31,768
Reclassification of depreciation of reval-
ued land and buildings
0
0
-2,091
0
2,091
0
Dividends declared
0
0
0
0
-28,918
-28,918
Total transactions with owners
0
0
0
0
-28,918
-28,918
Balance as of 31.12.2019
16,292
2,603
93,496
-149
109,773
222,015
Net profit for the reporting period
0
0
0
0
19,499
19,499
Revaluation of land and buildings
0
0
11,225
0
0
11,225
Total comprehensive income for the re-
porting period
0
0
11,225
0
19,499
30,724
Reclassification of depreciation of reval-
ued land and buildings
0
0
-2,091
0
2,091
0
Dividends declared
0
0
0
0
-29,732
-29,732
Total transactions with owners
0
0
0
0
-29,732
-29,732
Balance as of 31.12.2020
16,292
2,603
102,630
-149
101,631
223,007
Additional information on share capital and changes in equity is provided in Note 19.
The notes presented on pages 45- 92 form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 General information
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS (the Company) and its subsidiaries (together as the Tallinna Kaubamaja Group or
Group) are entities engaged in retail trade and provision of related services. Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS is a
company registered on 18 October 1994 in the Republic of Estonia with the legal address of Kaubamaja 1, Tallinn.
The shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS are listed on the NASDAQ Tallinn Stock Exchange. The majority
shareholder of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS is OÜ NG Investeeringud (Note 28), the majority owner of which is NG
Kapital OÜ. NG Kapital OÜ is an entity with ultimate control over Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS.
These consolidated financial statements have been authorised by the Management Board on 19 February 2021 for
issue. In accordance with the Commercial Code of the Republic of Estonia, the Annual Report shall be approved by
the Company’s Supervisory Board and approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Note 2 Accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements
Bases of preparation
The consolidated financial statements of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group for the year 2020 have been prepared in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted in the European Union.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for land and
buildings that have been revalued and are reported under the revaluation method as described in the respective
accounting policies, as well as investment property, which is reported at fair value.
The presentation currency of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group is euro. Items included in the financial statements of each
of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity
operates (‘the functional currency’). The functional currency of each of the Group’s entities is euro. All amounts
disclosed in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest thousand unless referred to otherwise.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the following accounting policies applied to all periods presented
in the financial statements have been used, unless referred to otherwise.
In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, management needs to make accounting estimates
in certain areas. They also need to make decisions in respect of the adoption of the Group’s accounting policies.
The areas in which the importance and complexity of management’s decisions have a greater impact or in which
the consolidated financial statements largely depend on assumptions and estimates, are disclosed in Note 3.
Adoption of New or Revised Standards and Interpretations
Changes in significant accounting policies
Except as described below, the accounting policies applied in these financial statements are the same as those
applied in the Group’s consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2019.
Company income tax and deferred income tax
Reason for changing accounting policy is due to IAS 1 §41 “reason for the presentation of classification change”.
IFRS Interpretation Committee agenda decision regarding deferred tax related to investments in subsidiaries both
Estonia and Latvia have replaced the traditional profit-based tax regimes with distribution-based tax regimes where
corporate income tax is not payable on profit but rather on distribution of dividends. In accordance with IAS 12.52A
and 57A, in distribution-based tax regimes no current or deferred tax liability is recognised in respect of undistrib-
uted profits until a liability to pay dividends is recognised. As a market practice in Estonia, this accounting policy
has been applied consistently to all undistributed profits in the group, regardless of whether those profits accumu-
lated in the parent or in the subsidiaries.
In June 2020, IFRS Interpretation Committee made an agenda decision where it concluded that the principle set
out in IAS 12.52A and 57A only applies to undistributed profits accumulated in the parent company and does not
apply to undistributed profits accumulated in the subsidiaries. Instead, the principles described in IAS 12.39-40
should be followed in respect of undistributed profits in subsidiaries, stipulating that a deferred tax shall be recog-
nized in respect of such accumulated profits, unless it is probable that they will not be distributed to the parent in
the foreseeable future.
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Deferred income tax is recognised in case of temporary differences between the Group’s carrying amounts of assets
and liabilities and their tax bases (the tax base of an asset or liability is the amount attributed to that asset or
liability for tax purposes).
Pursuant to the laws of the Republic of Estonia, an enterprise’s profit of the accounting year is not taxable in Estonia.
The obligation to pay company income tax arises upon distribution of profit and it is recognised as an expense (in
the profit or loss for the period) when dividends are declared. Due to the nature of the taxation system, no deferred
income tax assets or liabilities arise in enterprises registered in Estonia, except for possible deferred income tax
liabilities related to an enterprise’s investments in subsidiaries, associate and joint undertaking, and branches.
Deferred income tax liability arises for the Group in countries where the enterprise’s reporting year profit is taxable.
For the Group, deferred income tax liability also arises in respect to investments in an Estonian and Latvian subsid-
iary and associate undertaking, except for if the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the taxable
temporary differences and it is probable that the reversal will not occur in the foreseeable future. Examples of
taxable temporary reversal are the payment of dividends, the sale or liquidation of an investment, and other trans-
actions.
The Group has control over the dividend policy of subsidiaries and is able to control the timing of the reversal of
the temporary differences in respect to the relevant investment. If the parent company has decided not to distribute
the subsidiary’s profit in the foreseeable future, it does not recognise the deferred income tax liability. If the parent
company assesses that the dividend will be paid in the foreseeable future, the deferred income tax liability is meas-
ured to the extent of the planned dividend payment provided that as at the reporting date, there are sufficient funds
to pay the dividend and owner’s equity on account of which to distribute profit in foreseeable future.
The Group measures deferred income tax liability using the tax rates valid on the reporting date that are expected
to apply to the taxable temporary differences of the period in which the temporary differences are expected to
reverse.
In Estonia, the valid company income tax rate is 20 per cent (the payable tax amount is 20/80 of the net payment).
From 2019, a lower tax rate is applied to regularly payable dividends – 14% (14/86 of the net payment). The lower
tax rate can be applied every calendar year on dividend payments and other profit distributions to the extent that
does not exceed the average amount of taxable paid dividends and other profit distributions of the previous three
calendar years and taxable payments from the owner’s equity. The Group has recognised the change in the ac-
counting policy retrospectively.
Effect of the adjustment on the financial statements
in thousands of euros
Balance in 2019
consolidated annual
report
Change
Adjusted balance in
2020 consolidated an-
nual report
Impact on the statement of financial position as
of 1 January 2019
Deferred tax liabilities
0
6,452
6,452
Retained earnings
111,284
-6,452
104,832
Impact on the statement of financial position as
of 31 December 2019
Deferred tax liabilities
0
5,821
5,821
Retained earnings
115,594
-5,821
109,773
Impact on the statement of profit or loss in 2019
Income tax expense
-6,523
631
-5,892
Total impact on the statement of profit or loss
-6,523
631
-5,892
Basic and diluted earnings per share (euros)
0.76
0.02
0.78
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Effective Standards and Interpretations
The following new or revised standards and interpretations became effective for the Group from 1 January 2020.
Definition of materiality – Amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8
(effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020)
The amendments clarify the definition of material and how it should be applied by including in the definition
guidance that until now has featured elsewhere in IFRS. In addition, the explanations accompanying the definition
have been improved. Finally, the amendments ensure that the definition of material is consistent across all IFRS
Standards.
Information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence
the decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial
statements, which provide financial information about a specific reporting entity. The Group assesses that there is
no material impact of application of the amendments to its financial statements.
Amendments to the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
(effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020)
The revised Conceptual Framework includes a new chapter on measurement; guidance on reporting financial
performance; improved definitions and guidance - in particular the definition of a liability; and clarifications in
important areas, such as the roles of stewardship, prudence and measurement uncertainty in financial reporting.
The Group assesses that there is no material impact of application of the amendments to its financial statements.
Definition of a business – Amendments to IFRS 3
(effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020)
The amendments revise definition of a business. A business must have inputs and a substantive process that
together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. The new guidance provides a framework to evaluate
when an input and a substantive process are present, including for early stage companies that have not generated
outputs. An organised workforce should be present as a condition for classification as a business if are no outputs.
The definition of the term ‘outputs’ is narrowed to focus on goods and services provided to customers, generating
investment income and other income, and it excludes returns in the form of lower costs and other economic benefits.
It is also no longer necessary to assess whether market participants are capable of replacing missing elements or
integrating the acquired activities and assets. An entity can apply a ‘concentration test’. The assets acquired would
not represent a business if substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single
asset (or a group of similar assets. The Group assesses that there is no material impact of application of the
amendments to its financial statements.
Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions – Amendments to IFRS 16
(effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2020)
The amendments provided lessees (but not lessors) with relief in the form of an optional exemption from assessing
whether a rent concession related to COVID-19 is a lease modification.
Lessees can elect to account for rent
concessions in the same way as they would if they were not lease modifications. In many cases, this will result in
accounting for the concession as a variable lease payment.
The practical expedient only applies to rent concessions
occurring as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and only if all of the following conditions are met: the
change in lease payments results in revised consideration for the lease that is substantially the same as, or less
than, the consideration for the lease immediately preceding the change;
any reduction in lease payments affects
only payments due on or before 30 June 2021; and there is no substantive change to other terms and conditions
of the lease.
If a lessee chooses to apply the practical expedient to a lease, it would apply the practical expedient
consistently to all lease contracts with similar characteristics and in similar circumstances. The amendment is to
be applied retrospectively in accordance with IAS 8, but lessees are not required to restate prior period figures or
to provide the disclosure under paragraph 28(f) of IAS 8.Group has not used optional exemption. The Group
assesses that there is no material impact of application of the amendments to its financial statements.
There are no other new or revised standards or interpretations that are effective for the first time for the financial
year beginning on or after 1 January 2020 that would be expected to have a material impact to the Group.
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New Accounting Pronouncements
Certain new or revised standards and interpretations have been issued that are mandatory for the Group’s annual
periods beginning on or after 01 January 2021, and which the Group has not early adopted.
Classification of liabilities as current or non-current – Amendments to IAS 1
(effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022; not yet adopted by the EU)
These narrow scope amendments clarify that liabilities are classified as either current or non-current, depending
on the rights that exist at the end of the reporting period. Liabilities are non-current if the entity has a substantive
right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement for at least twelve months. The guidance no longer
requires such a right to be unconditional. Management’s expectations whether they will subsequently exercise the
right to defer settlement do not affect classification of liabilities. The right to defer only exists if the entity complies
with any relevant conditions as of the end of the reporting period. A liability is classified as current if a condition is
breached at or before the reporting date even if a waiver of that condition is obtained from the lender after the end
of the reporting period. Conversely, a loan is classified as non-current if a loan covenant is breached only after the
reporting date. In addition, the amendments include clarifying the classification requirements for debt a company
might settle by converting it into equity. ‘Settlement’ is defined as the extinguishment of a liability with cash, other
resources embodying economic benefits or an entity’s own equity instruments. There is an exception for convertible
instruments that might be converted into equity, but only for those instruments where the conversion option is
classified as an equity instrument as a separate component of a compound financial instrument. The Group
assesses that there is no material impact of application of the amendments to its financial statements.
Classification of liabilities as current or non-current, deferral of effective date – Amendments to IAS 1
(effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023; not yet adopted by the EU)
The amendment to IAS 1 on classification of liabilities as current or non-current was issued in January 2020 with
an original effective date 1 January 2022. However, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the effective date was
deferred by one year to provide companies with more time to implement classification changes resulting from the
amended guidance. The Group assesses that there is no material impact of application of the amendments to its
financial statements.
Proceeds before intended use, Onerous contracts – cost of fulfilling a contract, Reference to the Conceptual
Framework – narrow scope amendments to IAS 16, IAS 37 and IFRS 3, and Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2018-
2020 – amendments to IFRS 1, IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and IAS 41
(effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022; not yet adopted by the EU)
▪
The amendment to IAS 16 prohibits an entity from deducting from the cost of an item of PPE any
proceeds received from selling items produced while the entity is preparing the asset for its intended
use. The proceeds from selling such items, together with the costs of producing them, are now
recognised in profit or loss. An entity will use IAS 2 to measure the cost of those items. Cost will not
include depreciation of the asset being tested because it is not ready for its intended use. The
amendment to IAS 16 also clarifies that an entity is ‘testing whether the asset is functioning properly’
when it assesses the technical and physical performance of the asset. The financial performance of the
asset is not relevant to this assessment. An asset might therefore be capable of operating as intended
by management and subject to depreciation before it has achieved the level of operating performance
expected by management.
▪
The amendment to IAS 37 clarifies the meaning of ‘costs to fulfil a contract’. The amendment explains
that the direct cost of fulfilling a contract comprises the incremental costs of fulfilling that contract; and
an allocation of other costs that relate directly to fulfilling. The amendment also clarifies that, before a
separate provision for an onerous contract is established, an entity recognises any impairment loss that
has occurred on assets used in fulfilling the contract, rather than on assets dedicated to that contract.
▪
IFRS 3 was amended to refer to the 2018 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, in order to
determine what constitutes an asset or a liability in a business combination. Prior to the amendment,
IFRS 3 referred to the 2001 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting. In addition, a new exception
in IFRS 3 was added for liabilities and contingent liabilities. The exception specifies that, for some types
of liabilities and contingent liabilities, an entity applying IFRS 3 should instead refer to IAS 37 or IFRIC
21, rather than the 2018 Conceptual Framework. Without this new exception, an entity would have
recognised some liabilities in a business combination that it would not recognise under IAS 37.
Therefore, immediately after the acquisition, the entity would have had to derecognise such liabilities
and recognise a gain that did not depict an economic gain. It was also clarified that the acquirer should
not recognise contingent assets, as defined in IAS 37, at the acquisition date.
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▪
The amendment to IFRS 9 addresses which fees should be included in the 10% test for derecognition of
financial liabilities. Costs or fees could be paid to either third parties or the lender. Under the
amendment, costs or fees paid to third parties will not be included in the 10% test.
▪
Illustrative Example 13 that accompanies IFRS 16 was amended to remove the illustration of payments
from the lessor relating to leasehold improvements. The reason for the amendment is to remove any
potential confusion about the treatment of lease incentives.
▪
IFRS 1 allows an exemption if a subsidiary adopts IFRS at a later date than its parent. The subsidiary
can measure its assets and liabilities at the carrying amounts that would be included in its parent’s
consolidated financial statements, based on the parent’s date of transition to IFRS, if no adjustments
were made for consolidation procedures and for the effects of the business combination in which the
parent acquired the subsidiary.
IFRS 1 was amended to allow entities that have taken this IFRS 1
exemption to also measure cumulative translation differences using the amounts reported by the parent,
based on the parent’s date of transition to IFRS.
The amendment to IFRS 1 extends the above exemption
to cumulative translation differences, in order to reduce costs for first-time adopters. This amendment
will also apply to associates and joint ventures that have taken the same IFRS 1 exemption.
The requirement for entities to exclude cash flows for taxation when measuring fair value under IAS 41 was
removed. This amendment is intended to align with the requirement in the standard to discount cash flows on a
post-tax basis. The Group assesses that there is no material impact of application of the amendments to its
financial statements.
There are no other new or revised standards or interpretations that are not yet effective that would be expected to
have a material impact on the Group.
Disclosures about the primary statements of the Parent
In accordance with the Accounting Act of Estonia, the separate primary statements of the consolidating entity
(Parent) are to be disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The Parent’s primary statements,
disclosed in Note 30, have been prepared using the same accounting methods and measurement bases as those
that have been used for preparing the consolidated financial statements except for investments into subsidiaries
that are reported in the separate primary statements using the equity method.
Under the equity method, on initial recognition the investment in a subsidiary, associate or a joint venture is
recognised at cost, and the carrying amount is increased or decreased to recognise the investor’s share of the profit
or loss of the investee after the date of acquisition. The investor’s share of the investee’s profit or loss is recognised
in the investor’s profit or loss. Distributions received from an investee reduce the carrying amount of the investment.
Adjustments to the carrying amount may also be necessary for changes in the investor’s proportionate interest in
the investee arising from changes in the investee’s other comprehensive income. Such changes include those arising
from the revaluation of property, plant and equipment and from foreign exchange translation differences. The
investor’s share of those changes is recognised in the investor’s other comprehensive income.
Foreign currency transactions
Functional and presentation currency
The financial statements of Group entities have been prepared in the currency of the primary economic environment
of each entity (functional currency), that being the local currency. The functional currency of the Parent and its
subsidiaries registered in Estonia is euro. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in euros.
Accounting for foreign currency transactions
Foreign currency transactions are recorded based on the foreign currency exchange rates of the central bank
prevailing on the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency have
been translated using the foreign currency exchange rates of the central bank prevailing on the balance sheet date.
Profits and losses from foreign currency transactions are recognised in the profit or loss as income or expenses of
that period.
Financial statements of foreign entities
The exchange rate differences that have arised from the time when subsidiaries had different functional currency,
are reported in the equity item “currency translation differences”. Upon the disposal of foreign subsidiaries, the
amounts reported in the equity item “currency translation differences” are recognised in profit or loss of the financial
year.
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Principles of consolidation
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are all 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 over the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is
transferred to the Group and are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries. The cost of acquisition is
measured as the fair value of consideration paid upon acquisition (i.e. assets transferred, liabilities incurred and
equity instruments issued by the acquirer for the purpose of acquisition) plus fair value of assets and liabilities of
contingent consideration. Costs directly attributable to the acquisition are recorded as expenses. Acquired and
separately identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are initially
measured at their fair values on the date of acquisition The Group chooses for each business combination whether
to account for non-controlling interest at fair value or proportionally to net assets.
The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the Group’s share of the identifiable net assets acquired
is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary
acquired, the difference is recognised directly in profit or loss.
In preparing consolidated financial statements, the financial statements of all the subsidiaries under the control of
the Parent are combined on a line-by-line basis. The receivables, liabilities, income, expenses and unrealised profits
which arise as a result of transactions between the Parent and its subsidiaries are eliminated. Accounting policies
of subsidiaries have been changed, where necessary, to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
Associates
Associate is an entity in which the Group has significant influence, but which it does not control. Significant influence
is generally presumed to exist when the Group holds between 20% and 50% of the voting power of the investee.
In the consolidated financial statements, investments in associated are carried using the equity method; under this
method, the initial investment is adjusted with the investor´s share of profit/loss and other comprehensive income
of the entity and the dividends collected.
Unrealised gains on transactions between the investor and its associates are eliminated to the extent of the
Company’s interest in the investment. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides
evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
When the Group’s share of losses in an associate equals or exceeds the book value of the associate, the investment
is reduced to zero and further losses are recognised as off-balance-sheet items. When the Group has incurred
obligations or made payments on behalf of the associates, the respective liability is recorded in the balance sheet,
and loss under the equity method is recognised. Where necessary, the accounting policies of associates have been
changed to correspond to the accounting policies of the Group.
Segment reporting
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating
decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing
performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Supervisory Board of the Parent that makes
strategic decisions. Supervisory Board of the Parent meets at least once in a month.
Cash and cash equivalents
For the purposes of the balance sheet and the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents include cash on
hand, bank account balances (excl. overdraft) and term deposits with maturities of 3 months or less. Overdraft is
included within short-term borrowings in the balance sheet. Cash collected, but not yet deposited in the bank
account is recognised as cash in transit. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at amortised cost.
Financial assets
Classification
The Group classifies its financial assets in the following measurement categories:
•
those to be measured at amortised cost.
The classification depends on the Group’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual
terms of the cash flows.
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Recognition and derecognition
Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised on trade-date, the date on which the Group
commits to purchase or sell the asset.
Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or
have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.
Measurement
At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial asset, except for trade receivables, at its fair value plus (unless
it is trade receivable that does not have a material financing component and is initially measured at transaction
price), in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss (FVPL), transaction costs that are
directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at FVPL
are expensed in profit or loss. Trade receivables are initially measured at transaction price determined under
IFRS 15.
Debt instruments
Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the Group’s business model for managing the asset and
the cash flow characteristics of the asset. Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those
cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised cost using the effective
interest rate method. Impairment losses are deducted from amortised cost. Foreign exchange gains and losses and
impairment losses are presented as separate line items in the statement of profit or loss. Any gain or loss arising
on derecognition is recognised directly in profit or loss and presented in other income/(expenses).
As at 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020 and during 2020, all the Group’s financial assets were classified
in this category.
Equity instruments
The Group has no investments in equity instruments.
Impairment of financial assets
Impairment loss model is used for financial assets measured at amortised cost. Financial assets measured at
amortised cost include receivables, cash and cash equivalents.
Expected credit losses are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. A credit loss is the difference between
the cash flows that are due to the Group in accordance with the contract and the cash flows that the Group expects
to receive discounted at the original effective interest rate.
The measurement of expected credit losses shall take into account: (i) an unbiased and probability-weighted
amount, the determination of which shall assess a number of possible different outcomes, (ii) the time value of the
money and (iii) reasonable and justified information available at the end of the reporting period, without excessive
cost or effort, on past events, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions.
The Group measures loss allowances as follows:
-
for trade receivables at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses (ECLs);
-
for cash and cash equivalents that are determined to have low credit risk at the reporting date (the man-
agement considers ‘low credit risk’ to be an investment grade credit rating with at least one major rating
agency) at an amount equal to 12-month ECLs
-
for all other financial assets at an amount of 12-month ECLs, if the credit risk (i.e. the risk of default
occurring over the expected life of the financial asset) has not increased significantly since initial recogni-
tion; if the risk has increased significantly, the loss allowance is measured at an amount equal to lifetime
ECLs.
Inventories
Inventories are initially recognised at cost which includes the purchase price, the related customs duties and other
non-refundable taxes and costs of transportation directly attributable to the acquisition of inventories, less any
discounts and volume rebates. The FIFO method is used to account for the cost of industrial goods inventories and
the cost of food products. In the car trade segment, the cost of spare parts is recognised by means of the weighted
average acquisition cost method and that of cars is recorded on individual cost basis. Inventories are measured in
the balance sheet at the lower of acquisition/production cost and net realisable value. The net realisable value is
the estimated sales price less estimated expenditures for completion and sale of the product.
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Investment property
The property (land or a building) held by the Group for earning long-term rental yields or for capital appreciation,
rather than using it in its own operations, is recorded as investment property. Investment property is initially
recognised in the balance sheet at cost, including any directly attributable expenditure (e.g. notary fees, property
transfer taxes, professional fees for legal services, and other transaction costs without which the transaction would
have not taken place). Investment property is subsequently measured at fair value, based on the market price
determined annually, based on the prices of recent transactions involving similar items (adjusting the estimate for
the differences) or using the discounted cash flow method. Changes in fair value are recorded under profit or loss
items “Other operating expenses”/“Other operating income”. No depreciation is calculated on investment property
recognised at fair value.
Investment property is derecognised on disposal or when the asset is withdrawn from use and no future economic
benefits are expected. Gains or losses from the derecognition of investment property are included within other
operating income or other operating expenses in the profit or loss in the period in which derecognition occurs. When
the purpose of use of an investment property changes, the asset is reclassified in the balance sheet. From the date
of the change, the accounting policies of the Group into which the asset has been transferred are applied to the
asset. The Group is not capitalising borrowing costs to investment properties.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are assets used in the operations of the Group with a useful life of over one year
when it is probable that future economic benefits attributable to them will flow to the Group.
Land and buildings are carried using the revaluation method: after initial recognition, land and buildings are carried
at the revalued amount, being the fair value of the assets at the date of revaluation less any accumulated
depreciation and any impairment losses. Valuations are performed regularly by independent real estate experts at
least once every four years. Earlier accumulated depreciation is eliminated on the date of revaluation and the former
cost of the asset is replaced by its fair value on the date of revaluation.
The increase in the carrying amount of land and buildings as a result of revaluation is recognised in the statement
of comprehensive income and accumulated in the equity item “Revaluation reserve“. The recoveries of value of such
assets that have been written down through profit or loss are recognised in the profit or loss. Impairment of an
asset is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income to the extent of the accumulated revaluation reserve
of the same asset. The remaining amount is charged to the profit or loss. Each year, the difference in depreciation
arising from the difference in historical cost and revalued amounts of assets is transferred from ”Revaluation
reserve” to “Retained earnings”.
Items of property, plant and equipment are recognised at cost less any accumulated depreciation and any
impairment losses. Other items of property, plant and equipment are initially recognised at cost which consists of
the purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure.
For items of property, plant and equipment that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for its
intended use, the borrowing costs are capitalised in the cost of the asset. Capitalisation of borrowing costs is
terminated when the asset is substantially ready to be used or its active development has been suspended for a
longer period of time.
Subsequent expenditure incurred for items of property, plant and equipment are recognised as property, plant and
equipment when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the asset will flow to the company and
the cost of the asset can be measured reliably. Other repair and maintenance costs are recognised as expenses at
the time they are incurred.
The straight-line method is used for determining depreciation. The depreciation rates are set separately for each
item of property, plant and equipment depending on its useful life. The ranges of useful lives for the groups of
property, plant and equipment are as follows:
▪
Land and buildings
-
Land is not amortised.
-
Buildings and facilities
10-50 years
incl. improvements of buildings
12-23 years
-
Right of use assets – properties
rental period, 2-16 years
▪
Machinery and equipment
3-7 years
▪
Other fixtures and fittings
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IT equipment and software
3-7 years
-
Vehicles and fixtures
5 years
-
Capitalised improvements on rental premises
4-10 years
Depreciation is started when the asset is available for use for the purpose intended by management and is ceased
when the residual value exceeds the carrying amount, when the asset is permanently withdrawn from use or upon
its reclassification as held for sale. On each balance sheet date, the appropriateness of the depreciation rates, the
depreciation method and the residual value are reviewed.
Management assesses on each balance date whether there is any known indication of the impairment of non-current
assets. When indications of impairment exist, management determines the recoverable amount of non-current
assets (i.e. higher of the fair value of the asset less costs to sell and its value in use). When the recoverable amount
is lower than the carrying amount, the items of property, plant and equipment are written down to their recoverable
amount. An impairment loss recognised in previous period is reversed when there has been a change in the
estimates that form the basis for determining recoverable value.
Profits and losses from the sale of non-current assets, determined by subtracting the carrying amount from the
sales price, are recognised within other operating income or other operating expenses in the statement of profit or
loss.
Intangible assets
Purchased intangible assets are initially recognised at cost which includes the purchase price and any directly
attributable expenditure. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the
time of the business combination. After initial recognition, intangible assets are recognised at loss less any
accumulated amortisation and any impairment losses.
The straight-line method is used for amortising intangible assets with finite useful lives. The useful lives are as
follows:
▪
Trademark
7 years
▪
Capitalised development expenditure
5 years
The amortisation charge of intangible assets with a finite useful life is recognised in the profit or loss according to
the allocation of intangible assets. The amortisation period and method of intangible assets with definite useful
lives are reviewed at least once at the end of the financial year. Changes in the expected useful lives or the expected
use of economic benefits related to the asset are recognised as changes in the amortisation period or method. Such
changes are treated as changes in accounting estimates.
Intangible assets with finite useful lives are tested for impairment whenever there is any indication that the carrying
amount of the asset may not be recoverable. If necessary, the asset is written down to its recoverable amount.
Impairment of assets
Assets that are subject to depreciation and land are assessed for possible impairment when there is any indication
that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Whenever such indication exists, the recoverable
amount of the asset is assessed and compared with the carrying amount. An impairment loss is recognised in the
amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of the
asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. An impairment test is performed for the
smallest identifiable group of assets for which cash flows can be determined (cash-generating unit). On each
following balance sheet date, the test is repeated for the assets that have been written down to determine whether
their recoverable amount has increased.
Goodwill
Goodwill is subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is not amortised.
Instead, an impairment test is performed annually (or more frequently if an event or change in circumstances
indicates that the value of goodwill may be impaired).
For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to the Group’s cash-generating units or groups of units
which are expected to generate economic benefits from a specific business combination. An independent cash-
generating unit (group of units) is the smallest identifiable group of assets which is not larger than an operating
segment used for segment reporting. Impairment is determined by estimating the recoverable amount of the cash-
generating unit.
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When the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is lower than its carrying amount (incl. goodwill), an
impairment loss for goodwill and proportionally other assets is recognised. Impairment losses of goodwill are not
reversed.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities (trade payables, other current and non-current liabilities) are initially recognised at cost, less
transaction costs. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
The amortised cost of current financial liabilities generally equals their nominal value, therefore current financial
liabilities are carried in the balance sheet in their redemption value. For determining the amortised cost of non-
current financial liabilities, they are initially recognised at the fair value of the consideration received (less any
transaction costs), calculating interest expense on the liability in subsequent periods using the effective interest
rate method.
A financial liability is classified as current when it is due to be settled within 12 months after the balance sheet date
or the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after
the balance sheet date. Borrowings due to be settled within 12 months after the balance sheet date but that are
refinanced as long-term after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are authorised for issue
are presented as current liabilities. Borrowings that the lender has the right to recall on the balance sheet date as
a consequence of a breach of contractual terms are also recognised as current liabilities.
Borrowings costs (e.g. interest) related to construction of assets are capitalised during the period which is necessary
to prepare the asset for the purpose intended by management. Other borrowing costs are expensed in the period
in which they are incurred.
Leases
The Group is as lessee or as lessor in lease agreements. The Group leases land, offices, machinery and equipment,
vehicles.
The Group as the lessee
At inception of a contract, the Group assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains,
a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for
consideration.
The Group determines the lease term as the non-cancellable period of a lease, together with both periods covered
by an option to extend the lease if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and periods covered by
an option to terminate the lease if the lessee is reasonably certain not to exercise that option.
A lessee reassesses
whether it is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option, or not to exercise a termination option, upon the
occurrence of either a significant event or a significant change in circumstances that is within the control of the
lessee; and affects whether the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option not previously included in its
determination of the lease term, or not to exercise an option previously included in its determination of the lease
term. The Group revises the lease term if there is a change in the non-cancellable period of a lease.
Initial measurement
At the commencement date, a lessee shall recognise a right-of-use asset and a lease liability.
At the commencement date, a lessee shall measure the right-of-use asset at cost. The cost of the right-of-use asset
shall comprise:
●
the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability;
●
any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, less any lease incentives received;
●
any initial direct costs incurred by the lessee;
●
an estimate of costs to be incurred by the lessee in dismantling and removing the underlying asset,
restoring the site on which it is located or restoring the underlying asset to the condition required by the
terms and conditions of the lease.
At the commencement date, the Group measures the lease liability at the present value of the lease payments that
are not paid at that date. The lease payments shall be discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that
rate can be readily determined. If that rate cannot be readily determined, the lessee shall use the lessee's incre-
mental borrowing rate, being the rate that the individual lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to
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obtain an asset of similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment with similar terms,
security and conditions.
To determine the incremental borrowing rate, the Group:
●
where possible, uses recent third-party financing received by the individual lessee as a starting point,
adjusted to reflect changes in financing conditions since third party financing was received;
●
uses a build-up approach that starts with the average interest margin of the industry adjusted with the
credit risk of the Group;
●
makes adjustments specific to the lease, e.g. lease term, country, currency and security.
At the commencement date, the lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the
following payments for the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term that are not paid at the com-
mencement date:
(a) fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable;
(b) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at
the commencement date. Variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate include, for example,
payments linked to a consumer price index, payments linked to a benchmark interest rate (such as
EURIBOR) or payments that vary to reflect changes in market rental rates;
(c) amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees;
(d) the exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and
(e) payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising an option to
terminate the lease.
Subsequent measurement
After the commencement date, a lessee measures the right-of-use asset applying a cost model. To apply a cost
model, a lessee measures the right-of-use asset at cost less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated
impairment losses and adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liability. Right-of-use assets are generally de-
preciated over the shorter of the asset's useful life and the lease term on a straight-line basis. If the lease transfers
ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term or if the cost of the right-of-use asset
reflects that the lessee will exercise a purchase option, the lessee shall depreciate the right-of-use asset from the
commencement date to the end of the useful life of the underlying asset. Otherwise, the lessee shall depreciate the
right-of-use asset from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset
or the end of the lease term.
After the commencement date, a lessee shall measure the lease liability by:
a) increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability;
b) reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made; and
c) remeasuring the carrying amount to reflect any reassessment or lease modifications or to reflect revised in-
substance fixed lease payments.
Interest on the lease liability in each period during the lease term shall be the amount that produces a constant
periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the lease liability. After the commencement date, a lessee
recognises in profit or loss interest on the lease liability and variable lease payments not included in the measure-
ment of the lease liability in the period in which the event or condition that triggers those payments occurs.
If there are changes in lease payments, there may be need to remeasure the lease liability. A lessee shall recognise
the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset. However, if the
carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is reduced to zero and there is a further reduction in the measurement of
the lease liability, a lessee shall recognise any remaining amount of the remeasurement in profit or loss.
A lessee shall remeasure the lease liability by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate,
if either:
(a) there is a change in the lease term. A lessee shall determine the revised lease payments on the basis of the
revised lease term; or
(b) there is a change in the assessment of an option to purchase the underlying asset. A lessee shall determine
the revised lease payments to reflect the change in amounts payable under the purchase option.
A lessee shall remeasure the lease liability by discounting the revised lease payments, if either:
a) there is a change in the amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee. A lessee shall
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determine the revised lease payments to reflect the change in amounts expected to be payable under the
residual value guarantee.
b) there is a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or a rate used to determine
those payments, including for example a change to reflect changes in market rental rates following a market
rent review. The lessee shall remeasure the lease liability to reflect those revised lease payments only when
there is a change in the cash flows (i.e. when the adjustment to the lease payments takes effect). A lessee
shall determine the revised lease payments for the remainder of the lease term based on the revised
contractual payments. The lessee shall use an unchanged discount rate, unless the change in lease
payments results from a change in floating interest rates.
A lessee shall account for a lease modification as a separate lease if both: (a) the modification increases the scope
of the lease by adding the right to use one or more underlying assets; and (b) the consideration for the lease
increases by an amount commensurate with the stand-alone price for the increase in scope and any appropriate
adjustments to that stand-alone price to reflect the circumstances of the particular contract.
The Group has elected not to apply the requirements of IFRS 16 to short-term leases and leases for which the
underlying asset is of low value. Payments associated with short-term leases and all leases of low-value assets are
recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of
12 months or less. Low-value assets comprise of IT equipment.
The Group as the lessor
Assets leased out under operating lease terms are recognised in the balance sheet analogously to property, plant
and equipment. They are depreciated over their expected useful lives on a basis consistent with similar assets.
Operating lease payments are recognised as income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Leases in which the Group does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of an
asset are classified as operating leases. Rental income is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease term
and is included in revenue in the statement of comprehensive income.
Sublease
When the Group is an intermediate lessor, it accounts for its interests in the head lease and the sublease separately.
It assesses the classification of a sublease as a finance lease or an operating lease with reference to the right-of-
use asset arising from the head lease. When subleases are classified as finance leases the Group derecognises the
right-of-use asset relating to the head lease that it transfers to the sublessee and presents the net investment in the
sublease under non-current receivables and prepayments in the statement of financial position. During the term of
the sublease the Group recognises finance income on sublease based on pattern reflecting a constant period rate
of return on the net investment in the lease.
For subleases classified as operating lease, the Group recognises the lease income on a straight-line basis over the
lease term and includes them in revenue in the statement of comprehensive income.
Provisions and contingent liabilities
Provisions are recognised in the balance sheet when the company has a (legal or contractual) commitment arising
from the events occurred before the balance sheet date; it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required
to settle the obligation; but the final amount of the liability or date of payment are not known.
Provisions are recognised based on management’s estimates regarding the amount and timing of the expected
outflows. The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the management regarding the expenditure
required to settle the present obligation on the balance sheet date or to transfer it to a third party. Provisions are
recognised at the discounted value (in the amount of the present value of payments relating to the provision), unless
the effect of discounting is insignificant. The cost relating to the provision is recognised in the profit or loss for the
period. Future operating losses are not recognised as provisions.
Other obligations whose settlement is not probable or the amount of accompanying expenditure of which cannot be
measured with sufficient reliability, but that in certain circumstances may become obligations, are disclosed as
contingent liabilities in the notes to the financial statements.
Corporate income tax and deferred corporate income tax
Corporate income tax assets and liabilities, and income tax expenses and income include current (payable) income
tax and deferred income tax. Income tax payable is classified as a current asset or a current liability, and deferred
income tax as a non-current asset or a non-current liability.
Group’s Estonian entities
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In accordance with applicable laws of the Republic of Estonia, the Estonian entities do not pay income tax on profits.
Instead of the income tax payable on profits, the Estonian entities pay corporate income tax on dividends, fringe
benefits, gifts, donations, costs of entertaining guests, non-business related disbursements and adjustments of the
transfer price. As of 01 January 2015 the current tax rate is 20/80 on the amount paid out as net dividends. From
2019, tax rate of 14/86 can be applied to dividend payments. The more beneficial tax rate can be used for dividend
payments in the amount of up to the average dividend payment during the three preceding years that were taxed
with the tax rate of 20/80. When calculating the average dividend payment of three preceding years, 2018 will be
the first year to be taken into account.
Corporate income tax paid on dividends is recognized in the statement of comprehensive income as an income tax
expense and in the statement of financial position as a deferred income tax liability to the extent of the planned
dividend payment. An income tax liability is due on the 10th day of the month following the payment of dividends.
Deferred income tax is provided on post-acquisition retained earnings and other post acquisition movements in
reserves of subsidiaries, except where the Group controls the subsidiary’s dividend policy and it is probable that
the difference will not reverse through dividends or otherwise in the foreseeable future.
The Group controls the reversal of temporary differences relating to taxes chargeable on dividends from subsidiaries
or on gains upon their disposal. The Group does not recognise deferred tax liabilities on such temporary differences
except to the extent that management expects the temporary differences to reverse in the foreseeable future.
The maximum income tax liability which would accompany the distribution of Company’s retained earnings is
disclosed in Note 29 to the consolidated financial statements.
Corporate income tax in Lithuania
In Lithuania, corporate profits are subject to income tax. The corporate income tax rate is 15% in Lithuania on
taxable income. Taxable income is calculated by adjusting profit before tax for permanent and temporary
differences as permitted by local tax laws.
For Lithuanian subsidiaries, the deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined for all temporary
differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts on the balance sheet date.
Deferred corporate income tax is calculated on the basis of tax rates applicable on the balance sheet date and
current legislation, expected to prevail when the deferred tax assets are settled. Deferred tax assets are recognised
in the balance sheet only when it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the deductions
can be made.
Corporate income tax in Latvia
In accordance with the tax law effective until 2017, profits of entities in Latvia were taxable with income tax.
Therefore, until that, deferred tax was provided for on all temporary differences arising between the tax bases of
assets and liabilities of Latvian subsidiaries and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. In
accordance with the new Corporate Income Tax Law, starting from 1 January 2018, corporate income tax with a
rate of 20/80 is levied on profits arisen after 2017 only upon their distribution. Transitional provisions of the law
allow for reductions in the income tax payable on dividends, if the entity has unused tax losses or certain provisions
recognised by 31 December 2017.
Due to the new tax law, there is no longer differences between the tax bases and carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities, and hence, deferred income tax assets and liabilities no longer arise in respect of subsidiaries in Latvia.
All deferred tax assets and liabilities recognised in previous periods were derecognised in 2017 and related income
tax expense/income was recorded in the statement of profit or loss or in other comprehensive income/equity in
respect of deferred income tax assets/liabilities recognised through other comprehensive income/equity.
Deferred income tax is provided on post-acquisition retained earnings and other post acquisition movements in
reserves of subsidiaries, except where the Group controls the subsidiary’s dividend policy and it is probable that
the difference will not reverse through dividends or otherwise in the foreseeable future.
The Group controls the reversal of temporary differences relating to taxes chargeable on dividends from subsidiaries
or on gains upon their disposal. The Group does not recognise deferred tax liabilities on such temporary differences
except to the extent that management expects the temporary differences to reverse in the foreseeable future.
Revenue recognition
Revenue is income arising in the course of the Group’s ordinary activities. Revenue is measured in the amount of
transaction price. Transaction price is the amount of consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in
exchange of transferring control over promised goods or services to a customer, excluding the amounts collected
on behalf of third parties. The Group recognises revenue when it transfers control of a good or service to a customer.
Sale of goods – retail
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Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised at the time when a sales transaction is completed for the client in a
retail store. The client generally pays in cash, by credit card or with bank transfer.
The probability of returning
goods is estimated at specific commodity group level according to the historical volume of returns (expected value
method), and returns are recognised in the period of the sales transaction as a reduction of revenue, by recognising
a contract liability (refund liability) and a right to the returned goods. The validity of this assumption and the
estimated amount of returns are reassessed at each reporting date. Because the number of products returned has
been steady for years, it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the cumulative revenue recognised will not
occur.
The Group’s obligation to repair or replace faulty products under the standard warranty terms is recognised as a
provision. As at 31.12.2019 and 31.12.2020, there is no material guarantee provision.
If the Group provides any additional services to the customer after control over the goods has passed, revenue from
such services is considered to be a separate performance obligation and is recognised over the time of the service
rendering.
Sale of goods – wholesale
The Group’s wholesale mainly consist of car sales to the dealers and other wholesale. Sales are recognised when
control of the products has transferred, being when the products are delivered to the dealers, the dealer has full
discretion over the channel and price to sell the products, and there is no unfulfilled obligation that could affect the
dealer’s acceptance of the products. Delivery occurs when the products have been shipped to the specific location,
the risks of obsolescence and loss have been transferred to the dealer, and the dealer has accepted the products
in accordance with the sales contract, the acceptance provisions have lapsed, or the Group has objective evidence
that all criteria for acceptance have been satisfied.
A receivable is recognised when the goods are delivered as this is the point in time that the consideration is uncon-
ditional because only the passage of time is required before the payment is due. The Group uses its accumulated
historical experience to estimate the number of returns on a specific commodity group level using the expected
value method. The validity of this assumption and the estimated amount of returns are reassessed at each reporting
date. Because the number of products returned has been steady for years, it is highly probable that a significant
reversal in the cumulative revenue recognised will not occur.
The Group’s obligation to repair or replace faulty products under the standard warranty terms is recognised as a
provision. As at 31.12.2019 and 31.12.2020, there is no material guarantee provision.
If the Group provides any additional services to the customer after control over the goods has passed, revenue from
such services is considered to be a separate performance obligation and is recognised over the time of the service
rendering.
Sale of services
The Group provides security and car services under fixed-price and variable price contracts. Revenue from providing
services is recognised in the accounting period in which the services are rendered. For fixed-price contracts, revenue
is recognised based on the actual service provided to the end of the reporting period as a proportion of the total
services to be provided because the customer receives and uses the benefits simultaneously. In case of fixed-price
contracts, the customer pays the fixed amount based on a payment schedule. If the contract includes an hourly fee,
revenue is recognised in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice. Customers are invoiced on a
monthly basis or at the completion of works and consideration is payable when invoiced. If the services rendered
by the Group exceed the payment, a contract asset is recognised. If the payments exceed the services rendered, a
contract liability is recognised.
Accounting for customer loyalty programme
The Group implemented a loyalty programme for customers, which allows Partner Card holders to earn points for
purchases and use these points to pay for their future purchases in the Group’s six companies. When paying for the
purchases, one bonus point equals one euro cent. Points earned during a calendar year will expire at the end of
January of the following calendar year. The Company operates a loyalty programme where retail customers
accumulate points for purchases made which entitle them to discount on future purchases. A contract liability for
the award points is recognised at the time of the sale. Revenue is recognised and contract liability derecognised
when the points are redeemed or when they expire. The transaction price is allocated to the goods sold and the
award points on the basis of their relative stand-alone selling prices.
Financing component
Group does not have any contracts where the period between the transfer of the promised goods or services to the
customer and payment by the customer exceeds one year. Consequently, the Group does not adjust any of the
transaction prices for the time value of money.
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Statutory reserve capital
The Company has formed statutory reserve capital in accordance with the Commercial Code of the Republic of
Estonia. During each financial year, at least 5% of the net profit shall be entered in reserve capital, until reserve
capital is at least 10% of share capital. Reserve capital may be used to cover a loss, or to increase share capital.
Payments shall not be made to shareholders from reserve capital.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share are determined by dividing the net profit for the financial year by the weighted average
number of shares issued during the period. The diluted earnings per share are calculated by adjusting both the net
profit as well as the average number of shares with potential shares that have a dilutive effect on earnings per share.
As the Group does not have financial instruments with a dilutive effect on earnings per share, the basic earnings
per share equal the diluted earnings per share.
Payables to employees
Payables to employees contain the contractual obligation arising from employment contracts with regard to
performance-based pay which is calculated on the basis of the Group's financial results and meeting of objectives
set for the employees. Performance-based pay is included in period expenses and as a liability if it is paid in the
next financial year.
In addition to the performance-based pay, this liability also includes accrued social and unemployment taxes
calculated on it. Pursuant to employment contracts and current legislation, payables to employees also include
vacation pay accrual as of the balance sheet date. In addition to the vacation pay accrual, this liability also includes
accrued social and unemployment taxes.
Note 3 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards requires the
use of certain critical accounting estimates and judgments by management, which impact the amounts reported in
the financial statements. It also requires management to exercise its judgment and make estimates in the process
of applying the Group’s accounting policies and measurement bases. Although these estimates have been made to
the best knowledge of management, they may not coincide with subsequent actual results. Changes in management
estimates are included in the profit or loss of the period in which the change occurred.
The areas requiring key management judgments and estimates which have a direct impact on the amount reported
in the financial statements are as follows:
▪
Determination of the revalued value of land and buildings:
the Group accounts for land and buildings using the
revaluation method. For this purpose, management regularly evaluates whether the fair value of revalued non-
current assets does not significantly differ from their carrying amount. Management uses internal and external
expert opinions to determine the fair value of revalued non-current assets, whereby the estimates of external
experts for every object are used at least every 4 years.
▪
As a result of the valuation performed in the reporting period the land and buildings located in Estonia (carrying
value: 171,351 thousand euros as at 31.12.2020) increased by 10,175 thousand euros, which was identified
through other comprehensive income. As a result of the valuation performed in the 2019 the value of land and
buildings located in Estonia (carrying value: 162,545 thousand euros as at 31.12.2019) was not adjusted. As
a result of the valuation performed in 2020, the value of land and buildings located in Latvia (carrying value:
13,151 thousand euros as at 31.12.2020) increased by 1,050 thousand euros, which was identified through
other comprehensive income and through profit and loss by 425 thousand euros. As a result of the valuation
performed in 2019, the value of land and buildings located in Latvia (carrying value: 10,043 thousand euros as
at 31.12.2019) was not adjusted. For the land and buildings located in Lithuania with carrying value of 1,877
thousand euros as at 31.12.2020 (31.12.2019: 1,877 thousand euros) the valuation did not reveal any
significant differences between fair value and carrying value. As at 31.12.2020 the carrying value of land and
buildings using revaluation method was 186,379 thousand euros (31.12.2019: 174,465 thousand euros). More
detailed information is disclosed in Note 13.
▪
Assessment of impairment of buildings under construction:
at each balance sheet date, the Group assesses whether
any indications exist of possible impairment of buildings under construction. If such indications exist, an
impairment test is also performed at each balance sheet date on assets that have been previously impaired.
For estimation of the value, the items’ value in use is determined. For determining the value in use, the
discounted cash flow method is used. Internal and external valuers were used for determining the value in use.
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As a result of the impairment test performed in the reporting period, buildings under construction located in
Estonia, with carrying value of 12,474 thousand euros as at 31.12.2020 (carrying value: 8,644 thousand euros
as at 31.12.2019) showed no significant differences between value in use and carrying value. The carrying value
of the buildings under construction located in Latvia (carrying value: 5,810 thousand euros as at 31.12.2020)
the need for reversal of an impairment loss recognized in previous years in the amount of 93 thousand euros
of two object was identified. As regards of one object, increase in value in use was identified in the amount of
41 thousand euros and as regards of two objects impairment loss was recognised in the amount of 20 thousand
euros. For the buildings under construction located in Latvia in 2019 (carrying value: 7,289 thousand euros as
at 31.12.2019) was not adjusted. Buildings under construction located in Lithuania with carrying value of 131
thousand euros as at 31.12.2020 (carrying value: 131 thousand euros as at 31.12.2019) showed no significant
differences between value in use and carrying value in current period and 2019. See more detailed information
in Note 13.
▪
Assessment of impairment of goodwill:
at least annually, the Group evaluates possible impairment of goodwill
which arose in the acquisition of subsidiaries. For determining the value in use, management has forecasted
future cash flows of cash-generating units and selected an appropriate discount rate for determining the present
value of cash flows. As at 31.12.2020, the carrying value of goodwill was 16,869 thousand euros (31.12.2019:
3,260 thousand euros). In 2020 and 2019, no recognition of impairment of goodwill was necessary. More
detailed information is disclosed in Note 9 and 14.
Note 4 Management of financial risks
The Group’s activity may be associated with exposure to several financial risks, of which liquidity risk, credit risk
and market risk (including foreign exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and price risk) have the most significant
impact. Managing financial risks falls within the competence of the management board of the parent company, and
it involves identification, measurement and management of risks. The objective of financial risk management is the
mitigation of financial risks and reducing the volatility of financial performance results. The supervisory board of
the parent company oversees that measures are taken by the management board to manage risks. The Group
systematically analyses and manages risks through the financial unit, which is involved in financing the parent
company and its subsidiaries, and consequently, in managing liquidity risk and interest rate risk. Managements
and financial units of subsidiaries also analyse and manage risks. Assistance of specialists of the principle
shareholder NG Investeeringud OÜ is used in risk management.
Financial assets of the Group comprise cash and cash equivalents (Note 5), trade receivables (Note 7), other short-
term receivables (Note 6) and other long-term receivables (Note 11). All financial liabilities of the Group are gathered
under the category “Other financial liabilities” and they include loan liabilities (Note 15), trade creditors (Note 17),
interest payable, other accrued expenses and tenant security deposits (Note 17).
Market risk
Foreign currency risk
Foreign exchange risk is a risk that the fair value of financial instruments or cash flows will fluctuate in the future
due to changes in foreign exchange rates. The financial assets and liabilities denominated in euros are deemed to
be financial assets and liabilities free of foreign exchange risk. To manage the foreign exchange risk of the Group,
most of the contracts are concluded in euros. Also, all loan agreements are denominated in euro and are therefore
considered to be free of foreign exchange risk. As of the end of the accounting period, the Group did not have any
major financial assets and liabilities fixed in some other currency than the euro. The Group has assessed its foreign-
exchange risks in current financial year and does not see any reason to use additional measures to manage the
foreign exchange risk.
The Group operates through its subsidiaries both in Latvia and Lithuania. Latvia joined the euro zone on 1st of
January 2014 and Lithuania joined the euro zone of 1st of January 2015. Accordingly the Group has no foreign
exchange risk related to Latvian and Lithuanian subsidiaries.
Cash flow and fair value change interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is such risk whereby an increase in interest expenses due to higher interest rates may significantly
impact the profitability of the Group’s operations. The Group’s interest-rate risk mainly arises from long-term loan
commitments.
The Group’s long-term loans are primarily tied to EURIBOR, therefore, the Group is dependent on the developments
in international financial markets. In managing the Group’s interest rate risk, it is important to monitor the changes
in the money market interest rate curve, which reflects the expectations of market participants in respect of market
interest rates and enables to evaluate the trend of formation of EUR interest rates.
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In 2020, the 6-month EURIBOR decreased from -0.323% at the beginning of the year to the year-end -0.526%. In
the beginning of 2021, EURIBOR has been continued small decline. Business analysts estimate that EURIBOR will
not rise in 2021 enough to significantly affect the Group’s financial performance results.
Had the interest rates for financial liabilities with a floating interest rate been 1 percentage point higher as at 31
December 2020 (31 December 2019: 1 percentage point), the Group’s financial cost would have increased by 1,120
thousand euros (2019: 990 thousand euros). Had the interest rates been 0.1 percentage point lower as at 31
December 2020, the Group’s financial cost would have decreased by 112 thousand euros (as at 31 December 2019
changed by 0.1 percentage point and by 99 thousand euros).
During the interest rate analysis, different options to hedge risks are considered. Such options include refinancing,
renewal of existing positions, fixed interest loans and alternative financing. During the financial year and the previous
financial year, the management evaluated and recognised the extent of the interest-rate risk. However, the Group
has not entered into transactions to hedge the interest-rate risk with financial instruments, as it finds the extent of
the interest-rate risk to be insignificant.
The borrowings of the Group are exposed to changes in interest rate risks as follows:
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Interest rates in 3 months
10,126
15,254
Interest rates in 3 - 6 months
103,020
77,096
Total borrowings at floating interest rate
113,146
92,350
Total borrowings
266,751
204,324
Credit risk
Credit risk is defined as the risk that the Group will suffer as financial loss caused by the other party of a financial
instrument who is unable to meet its liabilities.
The Group is exposed to credit risk arising from its operating (mainly receivables) and investing activities, including
deposits in banks and financial institutions. The management of the Group manages the credit risk arising from
deposits in banks and financial institutions in compliance with the Group’s strategy, according to which the Group
may invest available funds only into financial instruments that meet the following criteria:
-
Deposits and cash in bank accounts in domestic credit institutions – the domestic credit institution has an
activity licence as required by the Credit Institutions Act and the credit rating of its parent bank by Moody’s
rating agency is at least A2 and the rating perspective is set at least as stable or equivalent;
-
Deposits and cash in bank accounts in foreign credit institutions– the credit rating of the foreign credit
institution as provided by Moody’s rating agency is at least A2 and the rating perspective is set at least as
stable or equivalent.
In the allocation of short term liquid funds the following principles are followed in the order of priority:
-
Assuring liquidity;
-
capital retention;
-
earning income.
The Group does not keep more than 70% of its assets (including money in the bank account, deposits and
investments in the bonds of the relevant bank) in one bank to manage the credit risk.
Cash and cash equivalents by the credit rating of the depositing bank in thousands of euros:
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Aa2
1,841
38,801
Aa3
29,882
0
A3
0
673
Total
31,723
39,474
Credit rating is given to deposits. The data is from the website of Moody’s Investor Service.
Due to the specific nature of retail sales, the Group is not exposed to any major credit risk. Possible credit risk
related to receivables is primarily attributable to non-collection of rental income, but this risk does not represent a
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major risk for the Group. As at 31 December 2020, the maximum credit risk arising from receivables is in the
amount of 14,397 thousand euros (2019: 13,875 thousand euros).
The aging structure of receivables is as follows, in thousands of euros:
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Not due
13,320
11,239
Incl. receivables from card payments
2,575
2,475
Incl. trade receivables
10,547
8,344
Incl. other receivables
198
420
Overdue < 3 months
865
2,434
Overdue 3 - 6 months
92
70
Overdue 6 - 12 months
63
23
Overdue > 12 months
57
109
Total receivables
14,397
13,875
The receivables arising from card payments are secured by the card payment agreement of Swedbank AS, ensuring
the receipt of card payments during two banking days. Other receivables are secured by merchandise contracts
and they do not carry credit risk because the Group’s liabilities to the same contractual partners exceed the
receivables due from them.
Customers with overdue receivables are also the Group’s suppliers whose liabilities exceed the amount of
receivables.
When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition
and when estimating expected credit losses (ECLs), the Group considers reasonable and supportable information
that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information
and analysis, based on the Group’s historical experience and informed credit assessment and including forward-
looking (including macroeconomic) information. The Group assumes that the credit risk on a financial asset has
increased significantly if it is more than 30 days past due.
The Group considers a financial asset to be in default when:
-
the debtor is unlikely to pay its credit obligations to the Group in full, without recourse by the group to
actions such as realising security (if any is held); or
-
the financial asset is more than 90 days past due.
Loss allowances for financial assets measured at amortised cost are deducted from the gross carrying amount of
the assets.
The discount on cash and bank accounts and receivables at 31 December 2020 on the basis of the principles de-
scribed above was insignificant.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is risk that the Group is unable to meet its financial liabilities due to cash flow shortages.
Liquidity, i.e. the existence of adequate financial resources to settle the liabilities arising from the activities of the
Group is one of the priorities of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS. For more efficient management of the Group’s cash
flows, joint group accounts of the Parent and its subsidiaries have been set up at the banks which enable the
members of the group accounts to use the monetary funds of the Group within the limit established by the Parent.
In its turn, this group as a subgroup has joined the group account of NG Investeeringud OÜ. To manage liquidity
risk, the Group uses different sources of financing, including bank loans, overdraft, regular monitoring of trade
receivables and delivery contracts.
The Group's operating units forecast their cash flows on an ongoing basis and they are added to the cash flow
forecasts of the Group's parent company in the Group's financial unit. Group finance monitors rolling forecasts of
the Group’s liquidity requirements to ensure it has sufficient cash to meet operational needs while maintaining
sufficient headroom on its undrawn committed borrowing facilities. Such forecasting takes into consideration the
Group’s debt financing plans, at all times so that the Group does not breach borrowing limits or covenants.
Tallinna Kaubamaja Group has solid support from the financial sector to secure the liquidity and development
process of the Group. According to the Group’s experience, it is possible to obtain additional sources of funding
with favourable interest rates, and also to refinance or extend existing loans if necessary.
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Analysis of the Group’s undiscounted financial liabilities by maturity dates:
In thousands of euros
< 3
months
3-12
months
1-3 years
3-5 years
after 5
years
Total
31.12.2020
Borrowings
6,378
26,404
71,854
19,012
0
123,648
Lease liabilities
5,137
15,597
39,154
34,715
67,346
161,949
Financial liabilities (Note 17)
83,416
0
0
0
0
83,416
Total
94,931
42,001
111,008
53,727
67,346
369,013
In thousands of euros
< 3
months
3-12
months
1-3 years
3-5 years
after 5
years
Total
31.12.2019
Borrowings
10,145
21,778
23,714
50,516
0
106,153
Lease liabilities
4,307
12,924
29,343
35,363
27,848
109,785
Financial liabilities (Note 17)
73,192
0
0
0
0
73,192
Total
87,644
34,702
53,057
85,879
27,848
289,130
For calculating future cash flows, the floating interest rates prevailing at the balance sheet date of 31.12.2020 and
31.12.2019, have been used.
As at the end of the financial year, the Group had available funds in cash and cash equivalents in the amount of
32,757 thousand euros (2019: 40,629 thousand euros). As at 31 December 2020, the Group had undrawn
borrowing facilities in the amount of 8,901 thousand euros (2019: 3,810 thousand euros). The Group follows its
established credit risk management strategy when investing its cash flow surplus. As at 31 December 2020, the
Group had placed no deposits into the joint group account through its parent company NG Investeeringud OÜ (0
euros as at 31.12.2019 was deposited).
Working capital was negative by 26,258 thousand euros on 31 December 2020 (2019: negative 441 thousand
euros). The negative change in working capital was caused by the decrease in the volume of cash and cash
equivalents in 2020, partly due to investments made at the expense of own funds. On the other hand, the trade
payables to suppliers for goods related to the increase of the supermarket segment's store network increased in
connection with the acquisition of ABC Supermarkets AS in the spring of 2020. Current liabilities are inflated by the
short-term portion of the accrued loan liabilities arising from the implementation of IFRS 16 “Leases” in the amount
of 17.9 million euros as of 31 December 2020 (31.12.2019: 15.4 million euros). The quick ratio of the Group
(current assets minus inventories / current liabilities) decreased to 0.32 in 2020. In 2019, the respective indicator
was 0.42. The Group has strong daily operating cash flows as a source of covering short-term liabilities. In the
assessment of the management, the Group does not have liquidity issues and there are no difficulties in fulfilling
its financial obligations.
Capital management
The Group’s primary goal of capital (both debt and equity) management is to ensure a strong capital structure,
which would support the stability of the Group’s business operations and continuity of its operations, and would
optimise the capital structure, lower the cost of capital and thereby protect the interests of shareholders. To pre-
serve and adjust the capital structure, the Group may regulate the dividends payable to the shareholders, resell
shares, issue new shares or sell assets to cover liabilities.
Following a common practice in retail business, the Group uses the debt to equity ratio, which is calculated as net
debt to total capital (which is equity plus net debt), to monitor its proportion of capital. As at 31 December 2020,
the ratio was 51% and compared to 31 December 2019 when the ratio was 42%, the ratio has increased due to the
increased interest-bearing liabilities of ABC Supermarkets AS acquired in the reporting year in accordance with
IFRS 16 in the amount of 43.1 million euros and the increase of loan liabilities related to financing of investments
by 16.3 million euros. According to the management estimation, the capital structure is optimal and does not need
to be adjusted.
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Interest-bearing liabilities (Note 15)
266,751
204,324
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 5)
-32,757
-40,629
Net debt
233,994
163,695
Equity
223,007
222,015
Total equity and net debt
457,001
385,710
Debt to equity ratio*
51%
42%
*Debt to equity ratio = Net debt / Total equity and interest-bearing borrowings
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Effects of the coronavirus
In the reporting year, the spread of COVID-19 had the greatest impact on the economic environment of Estonia and
the world, and thus on the Group’s financial results.
In order to limit the spread of the virus, the Government of the Republic of Estonia declared an emergency situation
in March, and shopping centres were closed on the 27th of March. As a result, all stores of the Group’s footwear
trade segment, the industrial goods departments of the Kaubamaja segment, and I.L.U. shops were closed. Tartu
Kaubamaja department store, Viimsi Shopping Centre, and the historic Kaubamaja building, mainly used by the
Kaubamaja segment which is located in the centre of Tallinn – all managed by the Group’s real estate segment,
were also closed. Closing the stores led to an enormous growth in the popularity of the Group’s e-stores. Employees
from closed sales units were directed to e-shops and temporary additional labour was recruited. Faster and more
efficient solutions were planned to increase supply capacity and technical capacity. Despite of the significant
increase in the sales volumes of the Group’s e-channels it did not compensate for the decrease in sales of physical
stores in the Group’s fashion trade.
Changes in the economic environment due to the spread of the virus can lead to a number of different financial
risks. Market risk may increase if an increase in the general level of risk leads to an increase in interest rates. Credit
risk may also increase if, in the changed business environment, the Group's economic partners are unable to pay
claims to the Group or the deteriorating economic situation has a negative impact on the Group's partner banks
and financial institutions involved in investment activities. Liquidity risk and capital risk may increase significantly
if the cash flow from operating activities decreases as the economic environment deteriorates and other financing
instruments need to be found.
Due to changes in the economic environment caused by the coronavirus, the Group's sales revenue from department
stores, footwear trade, real estate and the automotive segment decreased by 30.3 million euros and EBITDA by
10.0 million euros compared to the previous year. The sales volume of the supermarket segment was not
significantly affected by the spread of the virus. Roughly, 1 million euros was spent to ensure the safety of customers
and employees during the spread of the coronavirus. A key issue during the crisis for the fashion retail was to
prevent stockpiling and thus the loss of liquidity. The Group started optimizing inventories right at the beginning of
the pandemic and ended the 2020 with the optimal inventory volumes aligned with current demand. The Group
manages financial risks on a daily basis in accordance with the above-mentioned monitoring and hedging methods,
therefore, in the opinion of the management, the financial risks arising from the coronavirus do not have a significant
impact on the Group.
Fair value of financial instruments
Management estimates that the carrying amount of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities does not significantly
differ from their fair value. Trade receivables and payables are short-term and therefore the management estimates
that their carrying amount is close to their fair value. Most of the Group’s long-term borrowings are based on floating
interest rates, which change according to the market interest rate. According to management's opinion, the Group's
risk margins have not significantly changed compared to the time when the loans were received and the Group's
interest rates on borrowings correspond to market conditions. Based on the above, the management estimates that
the fair values of long-term payables and receivables are an approximation of their carrying amount. To determine
the fair value, a discounted cash flow analysis has been used, by discounting contractual future cash flows with
current market interest rates that are available to the Group for using similar financial instruments. Fair value of
financial instruments is level 2.
Note 5 Cash and cash equivalents
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Cash on hand
1,034
1,155
Bank accounts
30,346
38,257
Cash in transit
1,377
1,217
Total cash and cash equivalents (Note 4)
32,757
40,629
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Note 6 Trade and other receivables
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Trade receivables (Note 7)
14,196
13,455
Other receivables from related parties (Note 26)
3
0
Other short-term receivables
163
385
Total financial assets from balance sheet line
“Trade and other receivables”
14,362
13,840
Prepayment for inventories
598
2,190
Other prepaid expenses
893
837
Prepaid rental expenses
7
6
Prepaid taxes (Note 18)
34
31
Total trade and other receivables
15,894
16,904
Note 7 Trade receivables
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Trade receivables
11,313
10,629
Provision for impairment of trade receivables
-11
-10
Receivables from related parties (Note 26)
319
361
Credit card payments (receivables)
2,575
2,475
Total trade receivables (Note 6)
14,196
13,455
Note 8 Inventories
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Goods purchased for resale
76,549
77,156
Raw materials and materials
785
1,149
Total inventories
77,334
78,305
The profit or loss line “Cost of merchandise” includes the allowances and write-off expenses of inventories and
inventory stocktaking deficit which in 2020 amounted to 12,827 thousand euros (2019: 11,896 thousand euros).
The basis for inventory write-down is their aging structure and in case of fashion goods, the seasonality. The carrying
amount of inventories is adjusted through the allowance account. As at 31 December 2020, the allowance account
amounted to 1,094 thousand euros (31.12.2019: 1,122 thousand euros). Amount of asset recognised at net
realisable value amounted to 15,508 thousand euros (31.12.2019: 15,887 thousand euros).
The Group’s “Cost of merchandise” in 2020 amounted 556,712 thousand euros (2019: 535,410 thousand euros).
The Group recognises as the “Cost of merchandise” the cost of purchased passenger cars, food and industrial
goods, packing material, cost of finished goods, logistics and transportation, and write off of inventories.
Inventories have been partially pledged as part of the commercial pledge and a security deposit of inventories was
set as a pledge for the financing agreements; information on pledged assets is disclosed in Note 25.
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Note 9
Subsidiaries
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS as at 31.12.2020 consists of:
Name
Location
Area of activity
Ownership
31.12.2020
Year of
acquisition
or
foundation
Selver AS
Estonia, Tallinn
Retail trade
100%
1995
Tallinna Kaubamaja Kinnisvara
AS
Estonia, Tallinn
Real estate
management
100%
1999
Tartu Kaubamaja Kinnisvara OÜ
Estonia, Tartu
Real estate
management
100%
2004
SIA TKM Latvija
Latvia, Riga
Real estate
management
100%
2006
TKM Auto OÜ
Estonia, Tallinn
Commercial and
finance activities
100%
2007
KIA Auto AS
Estonia, Tallinn
Retail trade
100%
2007
Forum Auto SIA
Latvia, Riga
Retail trade
100%
2007
KIA Auto UAB
Lithuania, Vilnius
Retail trade
100%
2007
TKM Beauty OÜ
Estonia, Tallinn
Retail trade
100%
2007
TKM Beauty Eesti OÜ
Estonia, Tallinn
Retail trade
100%
2007
TKM King AS
Estonia, Tallinn
Retail trade
100%
2008
Kaubamaja AS
Estonia, Tallinn
Retail trade
100%
2012
Kulinaaria OÜ
Estonia, Tallinn
Centre kitchen
activities
100%
2012
Viking Motors AS
Estonia, Tallinn
Retail trade
100%
2012
Viking Security AS
Estonia, Tallinn
Security activities
100%
2014
UAB TKM Lietuva
Lithuania, Vilnius
Real estate
management
100%
2017
Verte Auto SIA
Latvia, Riga
Retail trade
100%
2017
TKM Finants AS
Estonia, Tallinn
Commercial and
finance activities
100%
2020
Business combinations in 2020:
Name
Location
Area of activity
Acquisition date
Ownership %
ABC Supermarkets AS
Estonia
Retail trade
29.05.2020
100%
On May 29, 2020, Selver AS, a subsidiary of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, acquired a 100% stake in ABC
Supermarkets AS. The chain of Selver supermarkets was established in 1995. The transaction added 16 Comarket
shops in Harju, Pärnu and Tartu County, 2 Delice shops in Viimsi and the city of Pärnu and a Solaris shop in Tallinn
to the Selver chain. Acquiring the shares of ABC Supermarkets AS give us unique opportunity to meet our clients´
expectations by offering more convenient and quicker purchases in new locations where we are not yet present.
The merger decisions of Selver AS (the acquiring company) and ABC Supermarkets AS (the company being
acquired) were adopted on 21 August 2020 and an entry of the merger in the commercial register was made on 1
October 2020. AS Selver and ABC Supermarkets AS balance sheet merger was on 01.07.2020.
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The table below provides an overview of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities of ABC Supermarkets AS at the
time of acquisition.
in thousands of euros
Fair value
Cash and cash equivalents
811
Trade receivables
6,962
Inventories
2,839
Property, plant and equipment
3,697
Goodwill (Note 14)
13,609
Trademark (Note 14)
1,911
Liabilities
-6,978
Total identifiable net assets
22,851
Consideration of ownership interest
22,851
Paid for ownership interest in cash
14,910
Cash and cash equivalents in the acquired entity
-811
Net outflow of cash – investing activities
-14,099
Payable in future for the ownership interest in
cash
1,641
Goodwill at value of 13,609 thousand euros and trademark 1,911 thousand euros was acquired (Note 14). The
goodwill is attributable to the reduction of costs through the centralized purchasing function and the introduction
of a unified customer base.
Acquisition-related costs are included in other operating expenses in the statement of
profit or loss and other
comprehensive income and in operating cash flows in the statement of cash flows.
From acquisition date till 31 December 2020 ABC Supermarkets AS earned net profit of 350 thousand euros and
revenues amounted to 41,043 thousand euros. If the acquisition of ABC Supermarkets AS by the Group had
happened at the beginning of the year then group revenues would have been higher by 21,875 thousand euros and
net profit higher by 54 thousand euros.
With aim to provide our customers more convenient shopping experience, it was decided to develop financial
services that support retail business. Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS intends to apply for an authorisation of a
creditor to develop the financial service line of business and established TKM Finants AS, a subsidiary with a share
capital of 50,000 euros belonging completely to the Group. According to the developed plan, after the Financial
Supervision Authority has issued the relevant authorisation, TKM Finants AS will commence with granting credit
to private persons, the postponement of a due date for a charge, including the entry into credit agreements and
performance of acts needed for this purpose in its own name and on its own account.
In order to separate the operations of OÜ TKM Beauty Eesti, which is involved in the retail trade of cosmetics, from
the cosmetics wholesale function, a division was undertaken. In the course of the division of OÜ TKM Beauty
(company being divided), OÜ TKM Beauty Holding, a company with a share capital of 2,500 euros and 100%
ownership by Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, was established. OÜ TKM Beauty transferred the share of OÜ TKM
Beauty Eesti to OÜ TKM Beauty Holding (recipient company). In November 2020 merge of OÜ TKM Beauty Holding
and OÜ TKM Beauty Eesti took place, so that OÜ TKM Beauty Eesti directly become a 100% subsidiary of Tallinna
Kaubamaja Grupp AS.
On 30 December 2020, Viking Security AS, a subsidiary of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, entered into an
agreement to acquire from P. DUSSMANN EESTI OÜ its security services business in Estonia together with the
assets and agreements belonging to it. As of 1 March 2021, as a result of the acquisition of the business, the
assets and agreements related to the provision of security services belonging to P.DUSSMANN EESTI OÜ will be
transferred to Viking Security AS in their entirety and unchanged. Security services will continue to be provided
under the business name Viking Security AS. As of the date of approval of the consolidated annual report, no
control has been received regarding the acquired company.
In 2019, there were no business combinations. Ownership as at 31.12.2020 has remained the same as at
31.12.2019.
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Note 10 Investments in associates
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS has ownership of 50% (2019: 50%) interest in the entity AS Rävala Parkla which
provides the services of a parking house in Tallinn. The investment has been classified as associated company
because the other owner has the power to appoint the members of supervisory board.
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Investment in the associate at the beginning of
the year
1,721
1,738
Profit for the reporting period under equity
method
191
203
Dividends received
-200
-220
Investment in the associate at the end of the year
1,712
1,721
Financial information about the associate Rävala Parkla AS (reflecting 100% of the associate):
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Current assets
111
68
Property, plant and equipment
3,446
3,483
Current liabilities
133
109
Non-current liabilities
Owners’ equity
Revenue
0
3,424
534
0
3,436
575
Net profit
388
406
Note 11 Long-term trade and other receivables
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Prepaid rental expenses
269
53
Deferred tax asset
31
26
Other long-term receivables
35
35
Total long-term trade and other receivables
335
114
Note 12 Investment property
in thousands of euros
Carrying value as at 31.12.2018
59,866
Reclassification (Note 13)
111
Disposal
122
Net gain from fair value adjustment
359
Carrying value as at 31.12.2019
60,458
Purchases and improvements
210
Disposal
-10
Net loss from fair value adjustment
-311
Carrying value as at 31.12.2020
60,347
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Investment properties comprise with commercial buildings and constructions in progress in Estonia and Latvia,
which the Group maintains predominantly for earning rental income and which are partially classified as investment
properties and partially as property, plant and equipment.
In 2020 year, renovation work was carried out for Tartu Kaubamaja in the amount of 207 thousand euros (2019:
105 thousand euros) and renovation work carried out for Viimsi Centre amounted to 3 thousand euros (2019: 6
thousand euros).
In 2019 year, renovation in the amount of 122 thousand euros was reclassified from property, plant and equipment
to investment property.
Assessment of fair value of the item Investment properties
Management assesses the fair value of Investment properties every year. Fair values were determined based on
the management’s judgement, using the assessments of certified independent real estate experts for determining
the inputs. To determine fair values, income approach (the discounted cash flow method) and market data
(comparable transactions, rental income etc.) were used. In 2020, for “Investment properties” in Estonia, for 4
objects (in 2019 three objects), the opinion of a certified independent real estate expert was used for the discount
and capitalisation rates and for one object comparable transactions method was used for valuation. Discount rates
8.5%
−
10.0% (2019: 8.5%-10.0%) depending on the location of the property and rental income growth rates
1.5
−
2.0% (2019: 1.5%-2.0%) were used for valuation. When determining the rental price input in the assessment
of Investment properties, the current rental agreements were used, which in the estimation of the management
correspond to the market conditions.
For estimating the value of Investment properties located in Latvia, the valuations of a certified independent real
estate expert was used regarding two objects (2019: 0 objects). The same expert provided an expert opinion with
regard to the discount and capitalisation rates compared to 2019 for two objects in 2020 (2019: for four objects).
The discount rate 8.5%-10% (2019: 8.5%-10.0%) and rental income growth rates 1.0%
−
2.5% (2019: 1.0%-2.5%)
were used in valuation. When determining the rental price input in valuation, the current rental agreement has
been taken into account, which in the estimation of the management corresponds to the market conditions.
As a result of the valuation in 2020 in Estonia, the fair values of investment property decreased in the amount of
402 thousand euros. As a result of the valuation in 2019 in Estonia, the fair values of investment property increased
in the amount of 456 thousand euros.
As a result of the valuation in reporting period in Latvia, the fair values of investment property increased in the
amount of 172 thousand euros and decreased in the amount of 81 thousand euros. As a result of the valuation in
2019 in Latvia, the fair values of investment property increased in the amount of 950 thousand euros and
decreased in the amount of 1,047 thousand euros.
Net fair value adjustment of investment property is recorded in profit or loss line “Other operating expense” in the
amount of 311 thousand euros in 2020 (2019: in line “other operating income” in the amount of 359 thousand
euros).
Group management has prepared fair value sensitivity analysis for investment properties. Accordingly if rental
income would change +/- 10% then the fair value of investment properties would change +5,938/-5,938 thousand
euros (2019: +5,944/-5,944 thousand euros). If the discount rates used for determing fair value would change +/-
0.5% then the fair value of investment properties would change -1,093/+1,122 thousand euros (2019: -
1,096/+1,125 thousand euros).
The Group’s investment properties carried at fair value as at 31.12.2020 and 31.12.2019 are measured at level 3.
In 2020, the Group’s rental income on investment properties amounted to 3,397 thousand euros (2019: 3,790
thousand euros). Direct property management expenses in 2020 amounted to 1,222 thousand euros (2019: 1,236
thousand euros).
Future operating lease rentals receivable under non-cancellable contracts break down as follows:
In thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
due in less than 1 year
3,426
3,617
due between 1 and 5 years
12,990
11,192
due after 5 years
717
3,535
Total
17,133
18,344
Investment property was partially used as collateral for the borrowings. More detailed information is disclosed in
Note 25.
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Note 13 Property, plant and equipment
in thousands of euros
Land and
buildings
Right-of
use-
assets:
retail
properties
Machinery
and equip-
ment
Other
fixtures
and
fittings
Construc-
tion in
progress
Total
31.12.2018
Cost or revalued amount
170,576
0
40,456
41,235
27,579
279,846
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
0
0
-27,697
-28,234
-11,228
-67,159
Carrying value
170,576
0
12,759
13,001
16,351
212,687
IFRS 16 initial application
0
109,282
0
0
0
109,282
Adjusted carrying value as at 01.01.2019
170,576
109,282
12,759
13,001
16,351
321,969
Changes occurred in 2019
Purchases and improvements
2,274
0
4,054
5,844
10,426
22,598
Addition to right-of use-assets
0
6,709
0
0
0
6,709
Reclassification among property, plant and
equipment groups
6,676
0
0
1
-6,677
0
Reclassification to investment property (Note
12)
0
0
0
0
-122
-122
Reclassification to inventory
0
0
-351
0
0
-351
Reclassification to property, plant and
equipment from inventory
0
0
541
0
2
543
Disposals
-4
0
-20
-4
-1,720
-1,748
Write-offs
-18
0
-25
-68
0
-111
Termination of right-of use-assets
0
-391
0
0
0
-391
Depreciation
-5,039
-16,474
-3,777
-4,614
0
-29,904
31.12.2019
Cost or revalued amount
179,243
115,574
43,321
43,541
27,940
409,619
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
-4,778
-16,448
-30,140
-29,381
-9,680
-90,427
Carrying value
174,465
99,126
13,181
14,160
18,260
319,192
Changes occurred in 2020
Purchases and improvements
3,730
0
10,837
6,672
6,315
27,554
Acquired through business combinations
(Note 9)
249
0
2,109
530
8
2,896
Addition to right-of use-assets
0
62,212
0
0
0
62,212
Reclassification among property, plant and
equipment groups
1,889
0
0
0
-1,889
0
Reclassification from intangible assets (Note
14)
0
0
-499
1,068
-10
559
Reclassification to inventory
0
0
-485
0
0
-485
Reclassification to property, plant and
equipment from inventory
0
0
485
0
6
491
Disposals
-4
0
-54
-1
0
-59
Write-offs
-38
0
-81
-170
0
-289
Termination of right-of use-assets
0
-920
0
0
0
-920
Decrease/increase in value through profit or
loss
425
0
0
0
114
539
Increase in value through revaluation reserve
11,225
0
0
0
0
11,225
Depreciation
-5,562
-18,069
-4,866
-5,661
0
-34,158
31.12.2020
Cost or revalued amount
186,379
176,459
51,760
49,562
32,084
496,244
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
0
-34,110
-31,133
-32,964
-9,280
-107,487
Carrying value
186,379
142,349
20,627
16,598
22,804
388,757
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Investments in non-current assets
The cost of investments for the 2020 year amounted to 28,341 thousand euros (including purchases of property,
plant and equipment in the amount of 27,554 thousand euros and purchases of intangible assets amounted to
787 thousand euros).
The cost of purchases of property, plant and equipment made in reporting period in the supermarkets business
segment was 22,057 thousand euros. In the reporting period, computing technology for SelveEkspress self-service
cashers were purchased. New project of transition to digital price tags in Selver stores started, also were renewed
store fittings. Suurejõe Selver, Rannarootsi Selver and Mustakivi Selver were renovated. In Võru was opened south-
eastern Estonia the most modern supermarket, Vilja Selver that also moved to new location. In Saaremaa was
opened second store of Selver, WOW Selver. In the current period, transfer of Comarket stores under Selver
trademark started and new investments for Selver e-store were made in order to expand service availability in home
delivery. Continued construction of AS Selver subsidiary’s Kulinaaria OÜ new production building and renovation of
current production building. As a result, the production capacity will grow twice and machinery will be completely
renewed.
The cost of purchases of property, plant and equipment in the business segment of department stores amounted
to 2,864 thousand euros. Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS subsidiary Viking Security AS is entering into money
collection market and for this purpose armoured cash vehicles and computer technology was purchased. In the
reporting period, in Kaubamaja department stores renovation work were carried out. Tallinna Kaubamaja Home
Department was renewed and store fittings and computing technology was purchased.
The cost of purchases of property, plant and equipment in the reporting period was 1,822 thousand euros in the
car trade business segment. In the reporting period, reconstruction work for car showroom were carried out,
garage equipment was renewed and equipment for the most modern East Europe Škoda resale centre were
purchased.
The cost of purchases of property, plant and equipment in the reporting period in the footwear segment was 43
thousand euros.
The cost of purchases of property, plant and equipment in the real estate business segment amounted to 768
thousand euros. In the reporting period the renovation work were carried out for shopping centres.
As of 31.12.2020 and 31.12.2019, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS companies had no commitments to purchase
fixed assets.
At the year-end 2020, the fair value of “Land and buildings” and recoverable amount of “Buildings under
construction” was assessed. The fair values of “Land and buildings” and the recoverable amounts of “Buildings
under construction” (based on the value in use and fair value less selling expenses) were determined based on
management’s judgment, using the estimates of certified independent real estate experts for determining the
inputs to be used or the fair value of the items. The discounted cash flow model with market information
(transactions, rental income, etc.) and/or market approach were both used for determining fair values as well as
recoverable amounts.
Estimation of fair value of “Land and buildings”
The evaluation of “Land and buildings” has been performed every year end. In a view of changes in the economy,
the management of the Group reached to a point that the fair value of “Land and buildings“ have changed
significantly.
As a result of the evaluation of the property under “Land and buildings” located in Estonia the fair value increased
by 10,175 thousand euros in 2020, which was recognized through revaluation reserve. As a result of valuation, the
change in the fair value of “Land and buildings” located in Estonia was not identified in 2019. As a result of the
evaluation of the property under “Land and buildings” located in Latvia the fair value increased by 1,050 thousand
euros in 2020, which was recognized through revaluation reserve and 425 thousand euros was recognized through
profit and loss. As a result of valuation, the change in the fair value of “Land and buildings” located in Latvia was
not identified in 2019. As a result of valuation, the change in the fair value of “Land and buildings” located in
Lithuania was not identified in 2020 and 2019.
The following table analyses the non-financial assets (property) carried at fair value, by valuation method. The
different levels have been defined as follows:
•
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets (Level 1);
•
Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly
or indirectly (Level 2);
•
Inputs for the asset that are based on observable market data (Level 3).
The fair value of “Land and building” is determined using valuation techniques. The valuation technique uses
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observable inputs as much as they are available and uses as little as possible Group Management’s assessments.
The “Land and buildings” are classified as level 2 if all significant inputs which are basis for determining the fair
value are observable. To determine the value of “Land and buildings” located in Estonia, the valuations of a certified
independent real estate expert were used in respect of three properties in 2020 (2019: 3 properties). The same
expert also provided an expert opinion with regard to the discount and capitalisation rates or was used comparable
transactions method in respect of 20 properties (2019: 19 properties). The discount rates used for estimation were
8.0%-11.5% (2019: 8.0%-11.5%) depending on the location of the property and the rental growth rates were 1.0%-
2.5% (2019: 1.0%-2.5%). For the purpose of estimating the value of “Land and buildings”, the rental agreements
in force have been used for determining the input of the rental price, which management believes correspond to
the market conditions.
For estimating the value of “Land and buildings” located in Latvia, the valuation of a certified independent real
estate expert was not used in 2020 (2019: the valuation of a certified independent real estate expert was used in
respect of one object). For determining the value of five property of “Land and buildings” located in Latvia as at
31.12.2020 (2019: one object), valuation of a certified independent real estate expert was used with regard to the
discount and capitalisation rates used and valuation was performed internally. The discount rate used for valuation
was 8.5% - 9.0% (2019: 9.0%) and the growth rates of rental income were 2.0%-2.5% (2019: 2.5%). “Land and
buildings” in Lithuania were purchased in 2017 at fair value. Therefore, no valuation was made to this object in
2020 and 2019.
The Group’s non-financial assets (properties) carried at fair value are classified as level 3.
In thousands of euros
Fair value at
31 December
2020
Valuation
method
Unobser-
vable inputs
Range of
unobservable
inputs (eur)
Relationship of
unobservable inputs to
fair value
PPE items in Estonia, for
which an expert opinion was
provided
41,317
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
9.9-14.1
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
PPE items in Estonia, for
which estimates were
provided by experts in
respect of discount and
capitalisation rates
118,159
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
8.7-18.9
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
Remaining PPE items in
Estonia
11,876
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
8.9
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
PPE items in Estonia, for
which estimates were
provided by experts in
respect of discount and
capitalisation rates
13,134
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
2.5-11.2
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
Remaining PPE items in
Latvia
16
Purchased at
fair value on
2020
Item in Lithuania
1,877
Purchased at
fair value on
2017
Total
186,379
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In thousands of euros
Fair value at
31 December
2019
Valuation
method
Unobser-
vable inputs
Range of
unobservable
inputs (eur)
Relationship of
unobservable inputs to
fair value
PPE items in Estonia, for
which an expert opinion was
provided
15,588
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
8.8-10.8
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
PPE items in Estonia, for
which estimates were
provided by experts in
respect of discount and
capitalisation rates
136,378
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
8.7-18.8
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
Remaining PPE items in
Estonia
10,579
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
5.4-7.7
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
PPE items in Latvia, for
which an expert opinion was
provided
6,677
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
12.5
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
PPE items in Estonia, for
which estimates were
provided by experts in
respect of discount and
capitalisation rates
3,366
Discounted
cash flow
method
Lease price
per month
per square
metre
7.6
The higher the price per
square metre, the
higher the fair value
Item in Lithuania
1,877
Purchased at
fair value on
2017
Total
174,465
Had the non-current assets been accounted for at cost, the carrying amount of revalued items of property, plant
and equipment would have been as follows:
31.12.2020
88,091 thousand euros
31.12.2019
81,271 thousand euros
Determination of recoverable amounts of “Buildings under construction”
The “Buildings under construction” located in Estonia, the valuations of a certified independent real estate expert
was used in respect of two objects (2019: 2 objects) and six objects (2019: 6 objects) were valued internally based
on the value in use.
The “Buildings under construction” located in Latvia, the valuations of a certified independent real estate expert
was used in respect of 3 objects (2019: 4 objects). The same expert also provided an expert opinion with regard to
the discount and capitalisation rates in respect of 2 objects. The rest 4 objects (2019:5 objects) were valued
internally based on the value in use. For valuation purposes, the discount rates used were 8.0%-11.5% (2019: 8.5%-
12.5%) depending on the location of the item, and the growth of rental income rates were 1.0%-2.5% (2019: 1.0%-
1.5%). For determining the fair value, the discounted cash flow method was used. For determining the rental price
and vacancy rate inputs, the rental price of the rental agreement concluded with an independent tenant and the
vacancy rate of completed items provided by certified experts were used.
Based on the results of valuation in 2020 and 2019, the book value of Estonian “Buildings under construction” was
not adjusted. Based on the results of valuation in 2020, the book value of Latvian “Buildings under construction” in
respect of two objects reversal of an impairment loss was recognized in previous years in the amount of 93 thousand
euros. As regards of one object, increase in fair value was identified in the amount of 41 thousand euros and as
regards of two objects impairment loss was recognised in the amount of 20 thousand euros. Based on the results
of valuation in 2019, the book value of Latvian “Buildings under construction” was not adjusted.
“Buildings under construction” located in Lithuania with carrying value of 131 thousand euros as at 31.12.2020
(carrying value: 131 thousand euros as at 31.12.2019) showed no significant differences between fair values and
carrying value.
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Carrying amounts of “Buildings under construction” (Level 3):
In thousands of euros
Number of
items
31.12.2020
31.12.2020
Number of
items
31.12.2019
31.12.2019
PPE items in Estonia, for which an expert
opinion was provided
2
158
2
2,549
PPE items in Estonia, for which an internal
estimate was provided
6
676
6
596
Remaining PPE items in Estonia
11
11,639
11
5,499
PPE items in Latvia, for which an expert opinion
was provided
3
3,022
4
3,585
PPE items in Latvia, for which an internal
estimate was provided
4
1,973
5
3,704
Remaining PPE items in Latvia
2
816
0
0
PPE item in Lithuania
1
131
1
131
Total
29
18,415
29
16,064
As at 31.12.2020 the cost of fully amortized non-current assets (machinery, equipment and other fittings) in use
was 35,381 thousand euros (2019: 35,522 thousand euros).
As at 31.12.2020 property, plant and equipment with the carrying value of 144,767 thousand euros (2019: 134,278
thousand euros) was used as collateral for the borrowings. More detailed information is disclosed in Note 25.
Estimation of the recoverable amount of non-current assets
As at 31.12.2020 the recoverable amount of the non-current assets of I.L.U. beauty stores (carrying value: 54
thousand euros, in 2019: 76 thousand euros) was estimated. The recoverable amount is based on the value in use,
determined on the basis of the future cash flow forecast for the next 5 years. The average growth rate of I.L.U. is
estimated to be 1.8% in 2021-2025 (2019: 2020 – 2024 is estimated to be 3.0%). In the end of 2020 I.L.U chain
owned five stores. The sales growth was forecast on the basis of Group’s long-term sales experience of beauty
products. The discount rate applied is 9.24% (2019: 8.52%) and the future growth rate (after year 5) is 2.6%. No
impairment loss was identified as a result of the impairment test.
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Note 14 Intangible assets
in thousands of euros
Goodwill
Trademark
Capitalised
development
expenditure
Total
31.12.2018
Cost
3,260
5,277
1,602
10,139
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
0
-4,080
-926
-5,006
Carrying value
3,260
1,197
676
5,133
Changes occurred in 2019
Purchases and improvements
0
0
585
585
Amortisation
0
-421
-307
-728
31.12.2019
Cost
3,260
3,688
2,170
9,118
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
0
-2,912
-1,216
-4,128
Carrying value
3,260
776
954
4,990
Changes occurred in 2020
Purchases and improvements
0
0
787
787
Acquired through business combinations (Note
9)
13,609
1,911
639
16,159
Reclassification to property, plant and
equipment (Note 13)
0
0
-559
-559
Write off
0
-509
0
-509
Amortisation
0
-386
-334
-720
31.12.2020
Cost
16,869
5,599
2,956
25,424
Accumulated amortisation and impairment
0
-3,807
-1,469
-5,276
Carrying value
16,869
1,792
1,487
20,148
The trademark with a value of 1,588 thousand euros, which was acquired in 2012 in connection with the purchase
of the shares of AS Viking Motors, was depreciated to zero in 2019 and its use was terminated, therefore the
trademark was removed from the balance sheet in 2019.
In the reporting period, the Group capitalised costs of a web page update, loyalty card web page update, loyalty
card - Monthly Card and e-shop as development expenditure in the amount of 787 thousand euros (2019: 585
thousand euros).
As a trademark, the Group has recognised the image of ABC King at a cost value of 3,508 thousand euros; the
image contains a combination of the name, symbol and design together with recognition and preference by
consumers. Trademark has been fully amortised in 2020, but its use will continue.
Trademark at value of 180 thousand euros was acquired in 2014 through purchase of Viking Security AS shares.
Trademark will be amortised during 7 years.
Trademark at value of 1,911 thousand euros was acquired in 2020 through purchase of ABC Supermarkets AS
shares. Trademark will be amortised during 7 years.
Impairment tests of goodwill and other intangible assets were carried out as at 31 December 2020 and 2019.
Goodwill is allocated to cash generating units of the Group by the following segments:
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Supermarkets
13,609
0
Car trade
3,156
3,156
Department store
104
104
Total
16,869
3,260
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The recoverable amount (based on value in use) was determined on the basis of future cash flows for the next five
years. In all units, it was evident that the present value of cash flows covers the value of goodwill and trademark
as well as beneficial lease agreements and other assets related to the unit.
The value in use calculations are based on the following assumptions:
Car trade
Supermarkets
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Operating profit margin during next 5
years
1.67%-1.79%
2.31%-2.34%
0.47%-2.65%
0
0
Discount rate
6.32%
6.45%
6.02%
0
Sales growth during next 5 years
3%-8.3%
1.6%-3%
3%-4%
0
Future growth rate*
2.5%
2.5%
2%
0
*Future growth rate is estimated cash flow growth after the fifth year.
Pre-tax discount rates reflecting the risks associated with the relevant business segment have been used. The used
weighted average growth rates are based on the experience of the Group and assessment of the economic
environment.
Management estimates that the assumptions used in the impairment test are realistic and rather conservative.
Management estimates that any reasonable change in assumptions does not materially affect the results of value
in use calculations.
Car trade
Supermarkets
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Difference between the carrying amount and
recoverable amount of the cash generating unit (in
thousands of euros)
13,817
20,274
11,815
0
Reasonably possible change in the assumptions,
which would cause the recoverable amount to be
equal to the carrying amount:
Decrease in the average sales growth
0.65%
0.98%
0.38%
0%
Decrease of the average operating profit margin
0.51 pp
0.74 pp
0.91 pp
0 pp
Note 15 Interest bearing borrowings
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Short-term borrowings
Overdraft
12,650
17,140
Bank loans
17,101
12,480
Lease liabilities
17,892
15,371
Other borrowings
1,759
1,457
Total short-term borrowings
49,402
46,448
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Long-term borrowings
Bank loans
86,150
72,549
Lease liabilities
128,386
85,259
Other borrowings
2,813
68
Total long-term borrowings
217,349
157,876
Total borrowings
266,751
204,324
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Borrowings received
2020
2019
Overdraft
0
9,785
Bank loans
33,934
22,448
Other borrowings
5,358
2,798
Total borrowings received
39,292
35,031
Borrowings repaid
2020
2019
Overdraft
4,490
0
Bank loans
15,711
22,046
Lease liabilities
15,628
14,970
Other borrowings
2,445
3,606
Total borrowings repaid
38,274
40,622
Bank loans are denominated in euros. Information on pledged assets is disclosed in Note 25. Management esti-
mates that the carrying amount of the Group’s financial liabilities does not significantly differ from their fair value
(Note 4).
As of 31.12.2020, the repayment dates of bank loans are between 25.01.2021 and 31.07.2025 (2019: between
27.03.2020 and 05.12.2024), interest is tied both to 3-month and 6-month EURIBOR as well as EONIA. Group has
also contracts with fixed interest rate. Weighted average interest rate was 1.64% (2019: 1.19%).
Lease agreements that form lease liabilities have been concluded for the term until 01.10.2037. Lease liability
recorded in the balance sheet as at 31.12.2019 is recognised as a result of adoption of IFRS 16 on 01.01.2019.
The lease payments are discounted at the Group’s incremental borrowing rate. Weighted average interest rate used
on recognition of lease liabilities was 1.62% (31.12.2019: 1.49%). Also see Note 29.
Net debt reconciliation
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 5)
32,757
40,629
Short-term borrowings
-49,402
-46,448
Long-term borrowings
-217,349
-157,876
Net debt
-233,994
-163,695
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 5)
32,757
40,629
Gross debt – fixed interest rates
-153,606
-111,975
Gross debt – variable interest rates
-113,145
-92,349
Net debt
-233,994
-163,695
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Cash and
cash
equivalents
Overdraft
Borrowings
Lease
liabilities
Total
Net debt 31.12.2018
37,235
-7,354
-86,961
0
-57,080
IFRS 16 initial application
0
0
0
-109,282
-109,282
Net debt 01.01.2019
37,235
-7,354
-86,961
-109,282
-166,362
Cash flow (principal and
interest)
3,394
-9,786
1,352
17,001
11,961
Interest accrued
0
0
-945
-2,031
-2,976
New lease contracts
0
0
0
-6,709
-6,709
Termination of lease liabilities
0
0
0
391
391
Net debt 31.12.2019
40,629
-17,140
-86,554
-100,630
-163,695
Cash flow (principal and
interest)
-7,872
4,490
-19,919
18,509
-4,792
Interest accrued
0
0
-1,350
-2,882
-4,232
New lease contracts
0
0
0
-62,212
-62,212
Termination of lease liabilities
0
0
0
937
937
Net debt 31.12.2020
32,757
-12,650
-107,823
-146,278
-233,994
Note 16 Lease agreements
Group is the lessee
The Group has adopted IFRS 16 Leases retrospectively from 1 January 2019. On adoption of IFRS 16, the Group
recognized right-of-use of asset and lease liabilities in relation to leases, which had previously been classified as
‘operating leases’ under the principles of IAS 17 Leases. Lease liabilities recorded in the Group’s consolidated
financial reports on initial adoption is presented below.
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Lease liability recognised in the statement of financial posi-
tion
146,278
109,282
- short-term lease liabilities
17,892
16 938
- long-term lease liabilities
128,386
92 344
The Group’s consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income includes the following
amounts relating to leases:
in thousands of euros
2020
2019
Interest expense (included in finance cost)
2,882
2,031
Expense relating to leases of low-value assets that are not short-term
leases
456
305
Expense relating to short-term leases (included in operating expenses)
690
882
Depreciation charge for right of use assets
18,069
16,474
Income on subleases
2,632
2,385
The total cash outflow for leases
18,509
17,001
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Subleases of buildings leased under operating lease terms:
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable subleases:
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
within 1 year
2,491
2,447
between 1 and 5 years
6,577
6,777
after 5 years
92
771
Total
9,160
9,995
Group as the lessor – operating lease agreements
Rental income received consists of income received for the leasing out of premises recorded under investment
property, as well premises that are recorded under Group’s property, plant and equipment (see also Note 12).
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases (other than the sublease payments
mentioned above):
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
within 1 year
3,977
4,191
between 1 and 5 years
13,941
12,001
after 5 years
3,042
6,046
Total
20,960
22,238
Most lease agreements have been concluded for the term of 7 to 10 years and the changes in lease term and
conditions are renegotiated before the end of the lease term. Lease agreements with no specified term are expected
to be valid for at least 5 years from the conclusion of the agreement and are cancellable with a 1-3 month advance
notice.
The Group’s leasing activities and how these are accounted for
The group leases various offices, retail stores, equipment and vehicles. Rental contracts are typically made for fixed
periods of 6 months to 8 years but may have extension options as described below. Contracts do not include non-
lease components. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a wide range of different terms
and conditions. The lease agreements do not impose any covenants.
Extension and termination options
Extension and termination options are included in a number of property and equipment leases across the Group.
These are used to maximise operational flexibility in terms of managing the assets used in the group’s operations.
The majority of extension and termination options held are exercisable only by the Group and not by the respective
lessor.
Note 17 Trade and other payables
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Trade payables
73,139
65,010
Payables to related parties (Note 26)
5,585
5,043
Other accrued expenses
1,741
183
Tenant security deposits
2,951
2,956
Total financial liabilities from balance sheet line
“Trade and other payables”
83,416
73,192
Taxes payable (Note 18)
8,088
7,226
Employee payables
8,185
7,293
Prepayments
3,106
2,113
Short-term provisions*
46
7
Total trade and other payables
102,841
89,831
*Short-term provisions represent warranty provisions related to footwear trade.
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Note 18 Taxes
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Prepaid
taxes
Taxes
payable
Prepaid
taxes
Taxes
payable
Prepaid taxes (Note 6)
34
0
31
0
Value added tax
0
3,167
0
2,941
Personal income tax
0
1,210
0
1,051
Social security taxes
0
3,268
0
2,840
Corporate income tax
0
74
0
79
Unemployment insurance
0
216
0
184
Mandatory funded pension
0
153
0
131
Total taxes
34
8,088
31
7,226
Group’s deferred income tax asset as at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 is recorded in the balance
sheet in the amount of 31 thousand euros and 26 thousand euros respectively. As of 31.12.2020 deferred tax
liability on dividends in the amount of 4,408 thousand euros (31.12.2019: 5,821 thousand euros) is recorded in
the balance sheet.
in thousands of euros
2020
2019
Corporate income tax from payments to owners:
- Income tax on dividends paid (Note 19)
5,821
6,452
Corporate income tax expense arising from foreign
subsidiaries:
- Corporate income tax payable
55
71
Deferred income tax liability on dividends:
- Deferred income tax liability
4,408
5,821
Total corporate income tax
4,462
5,892
Note 19 Share capital
As of 31.12.2020 and 31.12.2019, the share capital in the amount of 16,292 thousand euros consisted of
40,729,200 ordinary shares with the nominal value of 0.40 euros per share. All shares issued have been paid for.
According to the articles of association, the maximum allowed number of shares is 162,916,800 shares.
In 2020, dividends were paid to the shareholders in the amount of 29,731 thousand euros, or 0.73 euros per share.
Related income tax expense on dividends amounted to 5,821 thousand euros.
In 2019, dividends were paid to the shareholders in the amount of 28,917 thousand euros, or 0.71 euros per share.
Related income tax expense on dividends amounted to 6,452 thousand euros.
Information about contingent income tax liability which would arise from the distribution of profit is disclosed in
Note 29.
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Note 20 Segment reporting
The Group has defined the business segments based on the reports used regularly by the supervisory board to
make strategic decisions.
The chief operating decision maker monitors the Group’s operations by activities. With regard to areas of activity,
the operating activities are monitored in the department stores, supermarkets, real estate, car trade, footwear
trade, beauty products (I.L.U.) and security segments. The measures of I.L.U. and security segment are below the
quantitative criteria of the reporting segment specified in IFRS 8; these segments have been aggregated with the
department stores segment because they have similar economic characteristics and are similar in other respects
specified in IFRS 8.
The main area of activity of department stores, supermarkets, footwear trade and car trade is retail trade.
Supermarkets focus on the sale of food products and convenience goods, the department stores on the sale of
beauty and fashion products, the car trade on the sale of cars and spare parts. Among the others, in the car trade
segment, cars are sold at wholesale prices to authorised car dealers. The share of wholesale trade in other segments
is insignificant. The real estate segment deals with the development, management and maintenance of real estate
owned by the Group, and with the rental of commercial premises.
The activities of the Group are carried out in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Group operates in all the five
operating segments in Estonia. The Group is engaged in car trade and real estate development in Latvia and in
Lithuania.
The disclosures of financial information correspond to the information that is periodically reported to the
Supervisory Board.
Measures of profit or loss, segment assets and liabilities have been measured in accordance with accounting policies
used in the preparation of the financial statements, except for IFRS 16 measurement and recognition of right of use
assets and lease liabilities. The effect of IFRS 16 measurement and recognition of right of use assets and lease
liabilities are shown in a separate sector. Main measures that Supervisory Board monitors are segment revenue
(external segment and inter-segment revenue), EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortisation) and net profit or loss.
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in thousands of euros
2020
Super
markets
Depart-
ment
store
Car
trade
Foot-
wear
trade
Real
estate
Inter-
seg-
ment
transac
t-ions
Impact
of lease
account-
ting
Total
seg-
ments
External revenue
524,391
88,109
117,612
6,719
5,107
0
0
741,938
Inter-segment revenue
1,195
8,925
478
43
13,541
-24,182
0
0
Total revenue
525,586
97,034
118,090
6,762
18,648
-24,182
0
741,938
EBITDA
25,079
3,316
3,064
-1,326
14,502
0
18,509
63,144
Segment depreciation and
impairment losses (Note
13,14)
-9,308
-2,510
-521
-1,001
-3,728
0
-18,069
-35,137
Operating profit/loss
15,771
806
2,543
-2,327
10,774
0
440
28,007
Finance income (Note 23)
303
602
0
0
260
-1,163
0
2
Finance income on shares of
associates (Note 10)
0
191
0
0
0
0
0
191
Finance costs (Note 23)
-537
-574
-379
-123
-907
1,163
-2,882
-4,239
Income tax* (Note 18)
-1,545
-474
-357
0
-2,086
0
0
-4,462
Net profit/loss
13,992
551
1,807
-2,450
8,041
0
-2,442
19,499
incl. in Estonia
13,992
551
2,260
-2,450
6,527
0
-2,442
18,438
incl. in Latvia
0
0
-736
0
1,563
0
0
827
incl. in Lithuania
0
0
283
0
-49
0
0
234
Segment assets
139,838
81,029
32,484
4,765
286,396
-89,577
142,349
597,284
Segment liabilities
118,462
51,671
23,507
6,423
92,373
-64,437
146,278
374,277
Segment investments in
property, plant and
equipment (Note 13)
22,057
2,864
1,822
43
768
0
0
27,554
Segment investments in
intangible assets (Note 14)
21
670
15
81
0
0
0
787
Reversal of the impairment
from previous years of
property, plant and
equipment through profit or
loss (Note 14)
0
0
0
0
539
0
0
539
Increase in value through
revaluation reserve of
property, plant and
equipment (Note 14)
0
0
0
0
11,225
0
0
11,225
Fair value adjustment of
investment property (Note
12)
0
0
0
0
311
0
0
311
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in thousands of euros
2019
Super
markets
Depart-
ment
store
Car
trade
Foot-
wear
trade
Real
estate
Inter-
seg-
ment
transact
-ions
Impact
of lease
account-
ting
Total
seg-
ments
External revenue
469,386
102,816
130,389
8,882
5,750
0
0
717,223
Inter-segment revenue
1,348
7,190
223
12
13,454
-22,227
0
0
Total revenue
470,734
110,006
130,612
8,894
19,204
-22,227
0
717,223
EBITDA
24,645
5,877
4,783
-566
19,441
0
17,001
71,181
Segment depreciation
and impairment losses
(Note 13,14)
-6,695
-2,593
-431
-478
-4,072
0
-16,474
-30,743
Operating profit/loss
17,950
3,284
4,352
-1,044
15,369
0
527
40,438
Finance income (Note
23)
302
419
0
1
81
-802
0
1
Finance income on
shares of associates
(Note 10)
0
203
0
0
0
0
0
203
Finance costs (Note
23)
-169
-385
-319
-116
-764
802
-2,031
-2,982
Income tax* (Note 18)
-2,105
-617
-687
0
-2,483
0
-5,892
Net profit/loss
15,978
2,904
3,346
-1,159
12,203
0
-1,504
31,768
incl. in Estonia
15,978
2,904
2,884
-1,159
12,661
0
-1,504
31,764
incl. in Latvia
0
0
87
0
-412
0
0
-325
incl. in Lithuania
0
0
375
0
-46
0
0
329
Segment assets
101,170
76,685
39,071
4,940
275,342
-74,021
99,126
522,313
Segment liabilities
81,425
44,426
28,741
9,248
89,809
-53,981
100,630
300,298
Segment investments
in property, plant and
equipment (Note 13)
12,007
1,643
1,484
490
6,974
0
0
22,598
Segment investments
in intangible assets
(Note 14)
0
555
30
0
0
0
0
585
Fair value adjustment
of investment property
(Note 12)
0
0
0
0
359
0
0
359
*- deferred income tax is allocated based on which subsidiary bears income tax expense on distribution of divi-
dends.
Inter-segment transactions in line segment assets comprise inter-segment receivables in the amount of 2,504
thousand euros (2019: 1,838 thousand euros), loans granted in the amount of 61,933 thousand euros (2019:
52,143 thousand euros) and investments in subsidiaries in the amount of 25,140 thousand euros (2019: 20,040
thousand euros).
Inter-segment transactions in line segment liabilities comprise inter-segment short-term liabilities in the amount of
2,504 thousand euros (2019: 1,838 thousand euros) and inter-segment borrowings in the amount of 61,933
thousand euros (2019: 52,143 thousand euros).
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External revenue according to types of goods and services sold
in thousands of euros
2020
2019
Retail revenue
685,148
651,598
Wholesale revenue
24,740
36,309
Rental income
9,499
10,260
Revenue from rendering services
22,551
19,056
Total revenue
741,938
717,223
External revenue by client location
in thousands of euros
2020
2019
Estonia
683,601
662,977
Latvia
44,075
35,335
Lithuania
14,262
18,911
Total
741,938
717,223
Distribution of non-current assets* by location of assets
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Estonia
434,491
354,275
Latvia
32,981
28,366
Lithuania
2,115
2,113
Total
469,587
384,754
* Non-current assets, other than financial assets and investment in associate.
In the reporting period and comparable period, the Group did not have any clients whose revenue would exceed
10% of the Group revenue.
Note 21 Services expenses
in thousands of euros
2020
2019
Rental expenses
690
882
Heat and electricity expenses
8,049
7,650
Expenses related to premises
7,261
7,478
Cost of services and materials related to sales
6,899
6,317
Marketing expenses
7,809
8,226
Computer and communication costs
5,800
4,792
Expenses related to personnel
2,658
2,576
Other operating expenses
4,843
3,996
Total services expenses
44,009
41,917
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Note 22 Staff costs
in thousands of euros
2020
2019
Wages and salaries
59,338
55,405
Social security taxes
18,963
17,708
Total staff costs
78,301
73,113
Average wages per employee per month (euros)
1,085
1,080
Average number of employees in the reporting
period
4,558
4,273
Staff costs also include accrued holiday pay as well as bonuses for 2020 but not yet paid.
Note 23 Finance income and costs
in thousands of euros
Finance income
2020
2019
Other finance income
2
1
Total finance income
2
1
Finance costs
2020
2019
Interest expense of bank loans
-1,237
-863
Interest expense of lease liabilities
-2,882
-2,031
Interest expense of other loans
-58
-19
Other finance costs
-62
-69
Total finance costs
-4,239
-2,982
Note 24 Earnings per share
For calculating the basic earnings per share, the net profit to be distributed to the Parent’s shareholders is divided
by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in circulation during the year. As the Company does not have
potential ordinary shares, the diluted earnings per share equal basic earnings per share.
2020
2019
Net profit (in thousands of euros)
19,499
31,768
Weighted average number of shares
40,729,200
40,729,200
Basic and diluted earnings per share (euros)
0.48
0.78
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Note 25 Loan collateral and pledged assets
The loans of Group entities have the following collateral with their carrying amounts:
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Land and buildings
141,471
134,180
Machinery and equipment
3,773
98
Investment property
42,265
42,327
Inventories
4,139
3,436
Financial assets
146
143
Note 26 Related party transactions
in thousands of euros
In preparing the consolidated annual report of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, the following parties have been
considered as related parties:
a.
owners (Parent company and the persons controlling or having significant influence over the Parent);
b.
associates;
c.
other entities in the Parent company consolidation group;
d.
management and supervisory boards of Group companies;
e.
immediate family member of the persons described above and the entities under their control or significant
influence.
Parent company of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS is OÜ NG Investeeringud (Parent company), operating in Estonia.
Majority shareholder of OÜ NG Investeeringud is NG Kapital OÜ, operating in Estonia. NG Kapital OÜ is the ultimate
controlling party of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS.
The Group has purchased and sold goods, services and non-current assets as follows:
Purchases
2020
Sales
2020
Purchases
2019
Sales
2019
Parent company
590
20
280
50
Entities in the Parent company consolidation
group
29,332
2,178
27,098
3,114
Members of management and supervisory boards
0
80
0
24
Other related parties
154
13
448
10
Total
30,076
2,291
27,826
3,198
A major part of the purchases from the entities in the Parent company consolidation group is made up of goods
purchased for sale. Purchases from the Parent company are mostly made up of management fees. Sales to related
parties are mostly made up of services provided.
Other related parties in the table above are companies that are related with members of management and
supervisory board.
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Balances with related parties:
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Receivables from entities in the Parent company
consolidation group (Note 7)
319
361
Members of management and supervisory boards
(Note 6)
3
0
Total receivables from related parties
322
361
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Parent company
19
19
Entities in the Parent company consolidation group
5,546
5,017
Other related parties
20
7
Total liabilities to related parties (Note 17)
5,585
5,043
Receivables from and liabilities to related parties, arisen in the normal course of business, are unsecured and carry
no interest because they have regular payment terms.
Entities in the Parent company consolidation group are important suppliers for the Group.
Group account
For arranging funding for its subsidiaries, the Group uses the group account, the members of which are most of the
Group’s entities. In its turn, the Group as a subgroup is a member of the group account of NG Investeeringud OÜ
(hereinafter head group). From 2001, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS has been keeping its available funds at the
head group account, earning interest income on its deposits. During 12 months of 2020, the Group has earned
interest income on its deposits of available funds for one thousand euros, interest rate 0.01% (2019: 0 euros,
interest rate 0%).
As at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS had not deposited any funds
through head group and had not used available funds of head group. According to the group account contract, the
Group’s members are jointly responsible for the unpaid amount to the bank.
Remuneration paid to the members of the Management and Supervisory Board
Short term benefits to the management boards’ members of the companies belonging to Tallinna Kaubamaja
Group for the reporting year including wages, social security taxes, bonuses and car expenses, amounted to 1,886
thousand euros (2019: 2,045 thousand euros). Short term benefits to supervisory boards’ members of the
companies belonging to Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS in reporting year including social taxes amounted to 653
thousand euros (2019: 659 thousand euros).
The termination benefits for the members of the Management Board are limited to 3-month’s salary expense.
Note 27 Interests of the members of the Management and Supervisory Board
As at 31.12.2020, the following members of the Management and Supervisory Board own or represent the shares
of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS (either through parent company of the Group NG Investeeringud OÜ or
individually):
Andres Järving
Represents 4,795,909 (11.78%) shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Jüri Käo
Represents 4,768,606 (11.71%) shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Enn Kunila
Represents 4,692,346 (11.52%) shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Raul Puusepp
Owns 17,000 (0.0417%) shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
As at 31.12.2019, the following members of the Management and Supervisory Board own or represent the shares
of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS:
Andres Järving
Represents 4,795,909 (11.78%) shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Jüri Käo
Represents 4,768,606 (11.71%) shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Enn Kunila
Represents 4,692,346 (11.52%) shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Raul Puusepp
Owns 10,542 (0.0259%) shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
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Note 28 Shareholders with more than 5% of the shares of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
Shareholders
Ownership interest
Ownership interest
OÜ NG Investeeringud (Parent)
67.00%
67.00%
As at 31 December 2020, 68.75% of the shares (31 December 2019: 68.75%) of NG Investeeringud OÜ are owned
by NG Kapital OÜ which is the ultimate controlling party of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS.
Note 29 Contingent liabilities
Contingent liability relating to income tax on dividends
As of 31 December 2020, the retained earnings of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS were 101,631 thousand euros (31
December 2019: 109,773 thousand euros). Payment of dividends to owners is accompanied by income tax expense
20/80 on the amount paid as net dividends. From 2019, it is possible to use more beneficial tax rate, 14/86, for
the dividends regularly paid out. Hence, of the retained earnings existing as of the balance sheet date, the owners
can be paid 83,241 thousand euros as dividends (31 December 2019: 89,144 thousand euros) and the payment of
dividends would be accompanied by income tax on dividends in the amount of 18,390 thousand euros (31
December 2019: 20,629 thousand euros), taking into account possibility to use more beneficial tax rate.
Contingent liabilities relating to bank loans
Regarding the loan agreements in the amount of 89,669 thousand euros, the borrower is required to satisfy certain
financial ratios such as debt to EBITDA (EBITDA – earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation)
or debt-service coverage ratio (DSCR or EBITDA for the reporting period divided by borrowings payable in the
reporting period) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the loan agreement. As of the balance sheet date, 31
December 2020, there was no breach in the financial covenants.
Contingent liabilities relating to the Tax Board
The tax authorities may at any time inspect the books and records of the Group within 5 years subsequent to the
reported tax year, and may as a result of their inspection impose additional tax assessments and penalties. In 2020
and 2019 the tax authority did not conduct any inspections. The management of the Group is not aware of any
circumstances which may give rise to a potential material liability in this respect.
Contingent liabilities relating to lease company
AS Viking Motors, a subsidiary of the Group, has potential liabilities for the repurchase of vehicles from leasing
companies at the end of the leasing period for an amount of 19,538 thousand euros (17,853 thousand euros at the
end of 2019). AS Viking Motors is obliged to buy the vehicle back if the lessee and the leasing company do not wish
to realise the preferential purchasing rights arising from their contract. The book value of the asset (repurchase
price) is agreed according to the forecast mileage and the car brand. The Group management estimates that the
probability of realisation of the obligation to buy back vehicles is low and the market price of vehicles is higher than
the repurchase consideration, so the obligation to buy back does not have a negative impact on the Group. In 2020
and 2019, the Group has not made any loss-making repurchases.
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Note 30 Financial information of the Parent company
In accordance with the Accounting Act of Estonia, the separate primary statements of the consolidating entity
(Parent company statement of financial position, statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, cash
flow statement and statement of changes in equity). The Parent company primary statements are prepared using
the same accounting methods and measurement bases as those that have been used for preparing the consolidated
financial statements except for investment in subsidiaries and associates that are accounted for using equity
method.
in thousands of euros
31.12.2020
31.12.2019
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
5
0
Trade and other receivables
26,127
20,856
Total current assets
26,132
20,856
Non-current assets
Investments in subsidiaries
236,419
233,995
Investments in associates
1,712
1,721
Property, plant and equipment
124
66
Intangible assets
1,246
719
Total non-current assets
239,501
236,501
TOTAL ASSETS
265,633
257,357
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Borrowings
11,189
3,370
Trade and other payables
2,029
1,151
Total current liabilities
13,218
4,521
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
25,000
25,000
Total non-current liabilities
25,000
25,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
38,218
29,521
Equity
Share capital
16,292
16,292
Statutory reserve capital
2,603
2,603
Retained earnings
208,520
208,941
TOTAL EQUITY
227,415
227,836
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
265,633
257,357
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in thousands of euros
2020
2019
Revenue
3,984
3,500
Other operating expenses
-840
-594
Staff costs
-3,321
-3,206
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
-119
-185
Other expenses
-32
-15
Operating loss
-328
-500
Interest income and expenses
128
93
Profit from investments accounted for using the equity method
29,511
31,544
Total finance income and costs
29,639
31,637
Profit before income tax
29,311
31,137
NET PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR
29,311
31,137
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR
29,311
31,137
Basic and diluted earnings per share (euros)
0.72
0.76
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in thousands of euros
2020
2019
CASH FLOWS FROM/USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net profit
29,311
31,137
Adjustments:
Interest expense
570
385
Interest income
-698
-478
Profit from investments under equity method
-29,511
-31,544
Depreciation, amortisation
119
185
Change in receivables and prepayments related to operating activities
-127
245
Change in liabilities and prepayments related to operating activities
880
150
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM/USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
543
80
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
-89
-28
Interest received
698
478
Change in the receivable of group account
7,265
-3,183
Investments in subsidiaries
-7,226
-1,900
Purchases of intangible assets
-614
-553
Dividends received
29,730
28,935
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
29,764
23,749
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of borrowings
0
-125
Interest paid
-570
-385
Dividends paid
-29,732
-28,918
TOTAL CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
-30,302
-29,428
TOTAL CASH FLOWS
5
-5,599
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
0
5,599
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
5
0
Net increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents
5
-5,599
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in thousands of euros
Share
capital
Statutory re-
serve capital
Retained
earnings
Total
Balance as of 31.12.2018
16,292
2,603
206,722
225,617
Dividends paid
0
0
-28,918
-28,918
Profit for the reporting period
0
0
31,137
31,137
Balance as of 31.12.2019
16,292
2,603
208,941
227,836
Dividends paid
0
0
-29,732
-29,732
Profit for the reporting period
0
0
29,311
29,311
Balance as of 31.12.2020
16,292
2,603
208,520
227,415
Adjusted unconsolidated equity is used as the basis for verifying compliance with equity requirements set forth in
the Commercial Code. The parent company has met the requirements.
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Independent auditor’s report
To the Shareholders of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Report on the audit of the consolidated financial statements
Our opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS (“the Company”) and its subsidiaries
(together – “the Group”) as at 31 December 2020, and the Group´s consolidated financial performance
and consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union
.
Our opinion is consistent with our additional report to the Audit Committee dated 19 February 2021
.
What we have audited
The Group’s consolidated financial statements comprise:
•
the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2020;
•
the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year then
ended;
•
the consolidated cash flow statement for the year then ended;
•
the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended; and
•
the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which include significant accounting policies
and other explanatory information.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Our
responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the
audit of the consolidated financial statements section of our report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our opinion.
Independence
We are independent of the Company and of the Group in accordance with the International Code of
Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) issued by the
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA Code). We have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance with the IESBA Code.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that non-audit services that we have provided to
the Company and its parent and subsidiaries are in accordance with the applicable law and
regulations in the Republic of Estonia and that we have not provided non-audit services that are
prohibited under § 59
1
of the Auditors Activities Act of the Republic of Estonia.
The non-audit services that we have provided to the Company and its parent and subsidiaries in the
period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 are disclosed in the management report.
Our audit approach
Overview
Materiality
Overall Group audit materiality is EUR 7.3 million, which represents
approximately 1% of the Group’s consolidated revenues.
Specific materiality applied to property, plant and equipment and
investment properties is EUR 6.0 million, which represents
approximately 1% of the Group’s consolidated total assets.
Group scoping
For five largest Group entities, a full scope audit was performed by the
Group audit team. Statutory audits for remaining entities were
performed by the external component auditors under our instructions.
We performed specific audit procedures in components where statutory
audits were conducted by the external component auditors.
Key audit matters
•
Valuation of property, plant and equipment and investment
properties
As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed the risks of material
misstatement in the consolidated financial statements. In particular, we considered where the
Management Board made subjective judgments; for example, in respect of significant accounting
estimates that involved making assumptions and considering future events that are inherently
uncertain. As in all of our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal
controls, including among other matters, consideration of whether there was evidence of bias that
represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. An audit is designed to obtain
reasonable assurance whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material
misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if
individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of
users taken on the basis of the consolidated financial statements.
Based on our professional judgment, we determined certain quantitative thresholds for materiality,
including the overall Group materiality for the consolidated financial statements as a whole as set out
in the table below. These, together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine the scope
of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of
misstatements, both individually and in aggregate on the financial statements as a whole.
Materiality
Group-
scoping
Key audit
matters
Overall Group audit materiality
The overall Group audit materiality is EUR 7.3 million.
Specific materiality of EUR 6.0 million is applied to property, plant and
equipment and investment properties.
How we determined it
Overall Group materiality represents approximately 1% of the Group’s
consolidated revenues.
Specific materiality represents approximately 1% of the Group’s
consolidated total assets.
Rationale for the materiality
benchmark applied
We have applied this benchmark, as we consider revenue and
revenue-based market share to be a key performance indicator that
determines the Group’s value and is monitored by the Group’s
management, investors, analysts and creditors.
In addition, we set a specific materiality level of 6.0 million euros for
property, plant and equipment and investment properties. This
represents approximately 1% of the Group’s consolidated total assets.
Specific materiality was set considering the significance of the
valuation of property, plant and equipment and investment properties
to the Group’s financial statements and also to the scope of audit.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in
our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed
in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our
opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key audit matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Valuation of property, plant and equipment and
investment properties
(refer to Note 2
“Accounting policies adopted in the preparation
of the financial statements”, Note 3 “Critical
accounting estimates and judgements”,
Note 12 “Investment property” and Note 13
“Property, plant and equipment”.
The Group’s property portfolio includes:
⋅
Property, plant and equipment, including
land and buildings in the carrying amount of
EUR 186.4 million (accounted for using the
revaluation method) as at
31 December 2020. Total increase in value
through revaluation reserve from these
assets in 2020 was 11.2 million euros and
the impairment from previous years was
reversed through profit or loss statement by
0.4 million euros.
Given the inherent subjectivity involved in the
valuation of the Group’s property portfolio and the
need for deep market knowledge and valuation
expertise, we engaged our internal valuation
specialists to assist us in our audit of this area.
We assessed the qualifications, expertise and
objectivity of the external valuers. We found that
the valuers performed their work in accordance
with the respective professional valuation
standards.
We focused our work on the largest properties by
value and those where the assumptions used
could have a higher risk of differing from the
market data.
We assessed whether the valuation approach for
each property was in accordance with the
principles of measuring fair value under IFRS. We
found the methods to be consistent with the
guidance in IFRS.
⋅
Investment properties in the carrying
amount of EUR 60.3 million (carried at fair
value). The loss from fair value adjustments
recorded in 2020 profit or loss statement
was EUR 311 thousand.
The group measures the fair value of the
above-mentioned assets using the discounted
cash flow method or comparable market
transactions.
The valuation of the Group's property portfolio
is inherently subjective due to, among other
factors, the individual nature of each property,
its location and the expected future rental rates
for that particular property. The Group’s
management engages certified third party
independent real estate valuers to determine
the fair values on a systematic basis for each
property at least every four years and key
inputs for valuations in the intervening years.
In determining a property’s fair value, the
external valuers and the Group’s management
take into account property-specific information
such as the current tenancy agreements and
rental income. They apply assumptions for
yields and estimated market rent, which are
influenced by prevailing market yields and
comparable market transactions.
The existence of significant estimation
uncertainty, coupled with the fact that only a
small percentage difference in individual
property valuations, when aggregated, could
result in a material impact, warranted specific
audit focus in this area.
We compared the major assumptions and
estimates such as rental rates, discount rates,
capitalisation rates and vacancy rates used by the
external valuers and the Group’s management to
determine the fair value of the property with our
internally developed estimated ranges,
determined via reference to published
benchmarks when applicable. Where assumptions
were outside the expected range or otherwise
deemed unusual, or valuations showed
unexpected movements not consistent with
general trends in the market, we undertook further
investigations and challenged the external valuers
and Group management by requesting additional
information and explanations on inputs and
assumptions used. We concluded that the data
and assumptions used by the Group’s
management were reasonable.
It was evident from our interaction with
management and the valuers, and from our
procedures in respect of the valuation reports that
close attention had been paid to each property's
individual characteristics, such as considering the
overall quality, geographic location and cash flow
potential of the property as a whole. We also
found that the impact of recent significant market
transactions on each individual property's
valuation, given its unique characteristics were
appropriately considered when determining the
assumptions used in the valuation and that
alternative assumptions have been considered
and evaluated by the Group’s management and
the external valuers before determining the final
fair value.
In addition, we assessed whether the disclosures
related to the valuation of the property, plant and
equipment and the investment property met the
requirements set out in IFRS and noted no issues.
How we tailored our Group audit scope
We tailored the scope of our audit in order to perform sufficient work to enable us to provide an
opinion on the consolidated financial statements as a whole, taking into account the structure of the
Group, the accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which the Group operates.
The Group’s consolidated financial statements comprise the financial information of 19 entities. Based
on our risk and materiality assessments, we determined which entities were required to be audited at
full scope considering the relative significance of each entity to the Group and the overall coverage
obtained over each material line item in the consolidated financial statements. For five of these
entities, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, Selver AS, Kulinaaria OÜ, Kaubamaja AS, Viking Motors AS,
full scope statutory audits were performed by the Group audit team. Statutory audits for the remaining
entities were performed by the external component auditors under our instructions. In respect of these
entities, we performed additional audit procedures on selected areas (relating primarily to valuation of
investment properties, and land and buildings, and testing of material cash and cash equivalents and
borrowings balances) giving us the evidence we needed for our opinion on the Group financial
statements as a whole. Where the work was performed by component auditors, we determined the
level of involvement we needed to have in the audit work at those reporting units to be able to
conclude whether sufficient appropriate audit evidence had been obtained as a basis for our opinion
on the Group financial statements as a whole.
Other information
The Management Board is responsible for the other information. The other information
comprises the Management report and Revenue allocation according to the Estonian classification of
the economic activities (EMTAK) (but does not include the consolidated financial statements and our
auditor’s report thereon).
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do
not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the
other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially
inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude
that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We
have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of the Management Board and those charged with governance for
the consolidated financial statements
The Management Board is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated
financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the
European Union, and for such internal control as the Management Board determines is necessary to
enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Management Board is responsible for
assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related
to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Management Board
either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting
process.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial
statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue
an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is
not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
•
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and
obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk
of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from
error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of internal control.
•
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.
•
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates and related disclosures made by the Management Board.
•
Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management Board’s use of the going concern basis of
accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists
related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as
a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw
attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements
or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the
audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions
may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.
•
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the
underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
•
Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or
business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial
statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group audit.
We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in
internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant
ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and
other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable,
actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters
that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current
period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report
unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare
circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the
adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest
benefits of such communication.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Appointment and period of our audit engagement
We were first appointed as auditors of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, as a public interest entity, on
20 May 2009 for the financial year ended 31 December 2009. Our appointment has been renewed by
tenders and shareholder resolutions in the intermediate years, representing the total period of our
uninterrupted engagement appointment for Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, as a public interest entity,
of 12 years. In accordance with the Auditors Activities Act of the Republic of Estonia and the
Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, our appointment as the auditor of Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS can
be extended for up to the financial year ending 31 December 2028.
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Tiit Raimla.
AS PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tiit Raimla
Rando Rand
Certified auditor in charge, auditor’s certificate no.287
Auditor’s certificate no.617
19 February 2021
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Consolidated Annual Report 2020 (translation of the Estonian original)
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PROFIT ALLOCATION PROPOSAL
The retained earnings of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group AS are:
Total retained earnings 31 December 2020
101,631 thousand euros
The Chairman of the Management Board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group AS proposes to the General Meeting of
Shareholders to pay dividends in the amount of 24,438 thousand euros out of retained earnings accumulated until
31 December 2020.
__________________________
Raul Puusepp
Chairman of the Management Board
Tallinn, 22 February 2021
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Consolidated Annual Report 2020 (translation of the Estonian original)
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SIGNATURES OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD AND SUPERVISORY BOARD TO THE ANNUAL
REPORT 2020
The supervisory board of Tallinna Kaubamaja Group AS has reviewed the 2020 consolidated annual report,
prepared by the management board, consisting of the management report, the consolidated financial statements,
the management board’s profit allocation proposal and the independent auditor’s report, and has approved the
annual report for presentation on the annual general meeting.
Hereby we confirm the correctness of information presented in the consolidated annual report 2020 of Tallinna
Kaubamaja Group AS.
_____________________________
_______________________________
Raul Puusepp
Jüri Käo
Chairman of the Management Board
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
_______________________________
Andres Järving
Member of the Supervisory Board
_______________________________
Enn Kunila
Member of the Supervisory Board
_______________________________
Meelis Milder
Member of the Supervisory Board
_______________________________
Gunnar Kraft
Member of the Supervisory Board
Tallinn, 22 February 2021
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Consolidated Annual Report 2020 (translation of the Estonian original)
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REVENUE ALLOCATION ACCORDING TO THE ESTONIAN CLASSIFICATION OF ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES (EMTAK)
The revenue of the Group’s Parent company is allocated according to the EMTAK codes as follows:
in thousands of euros per year
EMTAK code
Title of EMTAK Group
2020
64201
Holding company’s activities
3,984
Total revenue
3,984