Indus Gas Limited and its subsidiaries
("Indus" or the "Company")
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial
Statements for the six-month period ended 30 September 2022
Indus Gas Limited (AIM: INDI), an oil & gas exploration and development company with assets in India, is pleased to report its interim results for the six-month period ending 30 September 2022.
Consolidated reported adjusted revenues, operating profit and profit before tax for the interim period ending 30 September 2022 were US$ 27.42m (US$ 27.11m interim 2021), US$ 23.13m (US$ 22.97m interim 2021) and US$ 22.68m (US$ 22.97m interim 2021) respectively.
The Company has continued to make provision for a notional deferred tax liability of US$ 9.91m (US$ 6.09m interim 2021), in accordance with IFRS requirements.
The Company is currently producing from the SGL field as well as the SSF & SSG fields, with production in line with current year projections. The Company had earlier received approval from the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons ("DGH") and government for the integrated Field Development Plan ("FDP") of SSG (Pariwar) & SSF (B&B) discoveries. All gas production from the three fields is currently being sold to GAIL per the contract below. At the same time, the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) are undertaking consultations for deciding on the pipeline route for evacuation of the gas from the SSG and SSF fields.
The gas price for RJ-ON/6 block effective from 1 April 2022 has been agreed to be as per the domestic gas price on Gross Calorific Value (GCV) basis as notified by petroleum planning and analysis cell of the Government of India. The floor price will continue to US$ 4.5146 per MMBTU on GCV being the existing price of US$ 5 per MMBTU on Net Calorific Value (NCV) basis. The gas price revision has resulted in the gas price being revised to US$ 6.1 per MMBTU on GCV basis from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022.
Jonathan Keeling, Chairman of Indus Gas, commented:
"The Company welcomed the Gas Price revision, which was effective from April 2022. The production from the block resulted in Company achieving stable revenues and another profitable half year . Post period end, the Company was pleased to achieve a partial refinancing of its medium term notes. "
For further information, please contact:
Indus Gas Limited
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Jonathan Keeling
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+44 (0) 20 8133 3375 |
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated and Financial Adviser)
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Ritchie Balmer, Rory Murphy
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+44 (0) 20 7409 3494 |
Arden Partners plc (Broker)
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Equity Sales: James Reed-Daunter
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+44 (0) 20 7614 5900 |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
(All amounts in US$, unless otherwise stated)
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Notes |
As at 30 September 2022 |
As at 30 September 2021 |
As at 31 March 2022 |
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(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
(Audited) |
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ASSETS |
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Non-current assets |
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Property, plant and equipment |
6 |
1,189,884,758 |
1,097,162,179 |
1,149,223,672 |
Tax assets |
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1,431,777 |
979,498 |
1,213,986 |
Other assets |
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549 |
567 |
549 |
Total non-current assets |
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1,191,317,084 |
1,098,142,244 |
1,150,438,207 |
Current assets |
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Inventories |
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6,516,961 |
7,074,881 |
9,459,753 |
Prepayments |
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3,715,982 |
617,930 |
- |
Trade and other receivables |
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7,081,049 |
12,010,459 |
20,105,840 |
Receivable from related party |
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108,775,152 |
126,453,576 |
120,408,124 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
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4,122,096 |
4,877,577 |
4,452,010 |
Total current assets |
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130,211,240 |
151,034,423 |
154,425,727 |
Total assets |
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1,321,528,324 |
1,249,176,667 |
1,304,863,934 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Shareholders' equity |
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Share capital |
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3,619,443 |
3,619,443 |
3,619,443 |
Additional paid-in capital |
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46,733,689 |
46,733,689 |
46,733,689 |
Currency translation reserve |
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(9,313,782) |
(9,313,782) |
(9,313,782) |
Merger reserve |
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19,570,288 |
19,570,288 |
19,570,288 |
Retained earnings |
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264,787,793 |
233,611,037 |
251,953,802 |
Total shareholders ' equity |
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325,397,431 |
294,220,675 |
312,563,440 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Non-current liabilities |
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Long term debt, excluding current portion |
7* |
27,200,889 |
199,541,249 |
39,239,735 |
Payable to related parties, excluding current portion |
09 |
627,488,125 |
583,933,798 |
625,442,503 |
Deferred tax liabilities (net) |
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130,350,919 |
115,751,586 |
120,398,433 |
Provision for decommissioning |
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1,920,701 |
1,968,008 |
1,987,325 |
Deferred revenue |
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25,563,995 |
25,563,995 |
25,563,995 |
Total non-current liabilities |
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812,524,629 |
926,758,636 |
812,631,991 |
Current liabilities |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
7* |
176,433,130 |
20,841,609 |
172,747,343 |
Current portion payable to related parties |
09 |
9225 |
345,698 |
345,105 |
Trade and other payables |
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2,086,823 |
1,932,963 |
1,498,969 |
Deferred revenue |
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5,077,086 |
5,077,086 |
5,077,086 |
Total current liabilities |
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183,606,264 |
28,197,356 |
179,668,503 |
Total liabilities |
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996,130,893 |
954,955,992 |
992,300,494 |
Total liabilities and equity |
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1,321,528,324 |
1,249,176,667 |
1,304,863,934 |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)
* USD 150 million Senior Unsecured Notes due in December 2022 have been exchanged with New Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2027. Thus, the current portion of long-term debt has been reduced by USD 150 million and long term debt excluding current portion has been increased by USD 150 million as of 1st December 2022 as a result of this exchange.
(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)
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Notes |
Six months ended 30 September 2022 |
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Six months ended 30 September 2021 |
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Unaudited |
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Unaudited |
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Revenue |
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27,416,956 |
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27,114,413 |
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Cost of sales |
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(4,282,747) |
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(3,777,098) |
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Administrative expenses |
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(405,865) |
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(372,083) |
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Profit from operations |
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22,728,344 |
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22,965,232 |
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Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net |
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58,132 |
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461 |
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Interest income |
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- |
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- |
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Profit before tax |
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22,786,476 |
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22,965,693 |
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Income taxes Provision for Deferred tax charge |
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(9,952,486) |
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(6,098,274) |
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Profit for the period (attributable to the shareholder of the Group) |
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12,833,991 |
16,867,419 |
Total comprehensive income for the period (attributable to the shareholders of the Group) |
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12,833,991 |
16,867,419 |
Earnings per share |
10 |
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Basic |
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0.07 |
0.09 |
Diluted |
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0.07 |
0.09 |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements) |
(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)
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Common Stock Number Amount |
Additional paid-in capital |
Currency translation reserve |
Merger reserve |
(Accumulated losses)/ Retained earnings |
Total stockholders' equity |
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Balance as at 1 April 2022
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182,973,924 |
3,619,443 |
46,733,689 |
(9,313,782) |
19,570,288 |
251,953,803 |
312,563,441 |
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Profit for the period
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12,833,990 |
12,833,990 |
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Total comprehensive income for the period
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12,833,990 |
12,833,990 |
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Balance as at 30 September 2022 |
182,973,924 |
3,619,443 |
46,733,689 |
(9,313,782) |
19,570,288 |
264,787,793 |
325,397,431 |
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Balance as at 1 April 2021
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182,973,924 |
3,619,443 |
46,733,689 |
(9,313,782) |
19,570,288 |
216,743,618 |
277,353,256 |
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Profit for the period
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16,867,419 |
16,867,419 |
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Total comprehensive income for the period
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16,867,419 |
16,867,419 |
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Balance as at 30 September 2021
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182,973,924 |
3,619,443 |
46,733,689 |
(9,313,782) |
19,570,288 |
233,611,037 |
294,220,675 |
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(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)
(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)
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Six months ended 30 September 2022 (Unaudited) |
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Six months ended 30 September 2021 (Unaudited) |
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(A) Cash flow from operating activities |
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Profit before tax |
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22,786,476 |
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22,965,693 |
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Adjustments |
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Unrealised exchange loss/ (gain) |
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(58,132) |
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(461) |
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Interest income |
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- |
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- |
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Depreciation |
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3,697,287 |
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3,388,578 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
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Inventories |
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2,942,792 |
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1,463,383 |
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Trade receivables |
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11,254,024 |
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20,898,031 |
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Trade and other payables |
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3,996,329 |
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3,498,515 |
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Other current and non-current assets |
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(1,945,215) |
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(572,339) |
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Provisions for decommissioning |
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(66,625) |
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55,577 |
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Other liabilities |
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251,975 |
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(1,955,840) |
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Cash generated from operations |
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42,858,911 |
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49,741,134 |
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Income taxes paid/refund |
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(217,791) |
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(63,168) |
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Net cash generated from operating activities |
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42,641,120 |
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49,677,966 |
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(B) Cash flow from investing activities |
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Purchase of property, plant and equipment A |
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(8,647,153) |
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(17,366,652) |
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Interest received |
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- |
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- |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(8,647,153) |
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(17,366,652) |
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(C) Cash flow from financing activities |
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Repayment of long-term debt from banks |
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(8,568,000) |
(12,168,000) |
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Proceed from Related Party |
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(18,250,000) |
(8,575,000) |
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Payment of interest |
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(7,564,013) |
(7,687,963) |
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Net cash generated from financing activities |
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(34,382,013) |
(28,429,963) |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
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(388,046) |
3,881,352 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
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4,452,010 |
995,765 |
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Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents |
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58,132 |
461 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
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4,122,096 |
4,877,577 |
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(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)
1. INTRODUCTION
Indus Gas Limited ("Indus Gas" or "the Company") was incorporated in the Island of Guernsey on 4 March 2008 pursuant to an Act of the Royal Court of the Island of Guernsey. The Company was set up to act as the holding company of iServices Investments Limited. ("iServices") and Newbury Oil Co. Limited ("Newbury"). iServices and Newbury are companies incorporated in Mauritius and Cyprus, respectively. iServices was incorporated on 18 June 2003 and Newbury was incorporated on 17 February 2005. The Company was listed on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange on 6 June 2008. Indus Gas, through its wholly owned subsidiaries iServices and Newbury (together the "Group"), is engaged in the business of oil and gas exploration, development and production.
Focus Energy Limited ("Focus"), an entity incorporated in India, entered into a Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") with the Government of India ("GOI") and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited ("ONGC") on 30 June 1998 for petroleum exploration and development concession in India known as RJ-ON/06 ("the Block"). Focus is the Operator of the Block. On 13 January 2006, iServices and Newbury entered into an interest sharing agreement with Focus and obtained a 65 per cent and 25 per cent share respectively in the Block. The balance 10 per cent of participating interest is owned by Focus. The participating interest explained above is subject to any option to acquire 30 per cent Participating Interest exercised by ONGC in respect of discoveries. ONGC has already exercised 30 per cent PI option for SGL field (as further explained in Note 3).
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are for the six months ended 30 September 2022 and are presented in United States Dollar (US$) , which is the functional currency of the parent company and other entities in the Group. They have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the information required in annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European union, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2022.
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The accounting policies applied in these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with the policies that were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022.
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are for the six months ended 30 September 2022 and have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors.-
3 . JOINTLY CONTROLLED ASSETS
As explained above, the Group through its subsidiaries iServices and Newbury has an "Interest sharing arrangement" with Focus in the block, which under IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements, is classified as a 'Joint operation'. All rights and obligations in respect of exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources under the 'Interest sharing agreement' are shared between Focus, iServices and Newbury in the ratio of 10 per cent, 65 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.
Under the PSC, the GOI, through ONGC has an option to acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in any discovered field, upon such successful discovery of oil or gas reserves, which has been declared as commercially feasible to develop.
The block is divided into 3 fields - SGL, SSG and SSF.
The SGL field received its declaration of commercial discovery on 21 January 2008. Subsequent to the declaration of commercial discovery in SGL field, ONGC exercised the option to acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in the discovered fields on 6 June 2008. The exercise of this option would reduce the interest of the existing partners proportionately.
However, on exercise of this option, ONGC is liable to pay its share of 30 per cent of the SGL field development costs and production costs incurred after 21 January 2008 and in order to be entitled to their 30 per cent share in the production of gas subject to recovery of contract costs as explained below.
The allocation of the production from the field to each participant in any year is determined on the basis of the respective proportion of each participant's cumulative unrecovered contract costs as at the end of the previous year or where there is no unrecovered contract cost at the end of previous year on the basis of participating interest of each such participant in the field.
On the basis of the above, gas production for the period ended 30th September 2022 continues to be shared between Focus, iServices and Newbury in the ratio of 10 percent, 65 percent, and 25 percent, respectively. ONGC will not be entitled to any participating interest in the production until the full exploration and development cost is recovered by other participants.
The aggregate amounts relating to jointly controlled assets, liabilities, expenses and commitments related thereto that have been included in the consolidated financial statements are as follows:
Particular |
Period ended 30 September 2022 (Unaudited)
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Period ended 30 September 2021 (Unaudited) |
Year ended 31 March 2022 (Audited) |
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Non-current assets |
1,189,884,758 |
1,097,162,176 |
1,149,223,672 |
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Current assets |
115,292,113 |
133,528,427 |
129,867,877 |
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Non-current liabilities |
1,920,700 |
1,968,004 |
1,987,325 |
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Current liabilities |
- |
- |
- |
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Expenses (net of finance income) |
3,996,329 |
3,498,515 |
6,702,159 |
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Commitments |
- |
- |
- |
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Further, the SSF and SSG field has also received its declaration of commerciality on 24th November 2014. Subsequent to the declaration of commerciality for SSF and SSG discovery, ONGC did not exercise the option to acquire 30 percent in respect of SSG and SSF field. The participating interest in SSG and SSF field between Focus, iServices and Newbury will remain in ratio of 10 percent, 65 percent and 25 percent respectively for exploration, evaluation and development cost, and production revenue for SSF and SSG in the block.
4. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
In preparing these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were consistent with those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2022.
5. SEGMENT REPORTING
Operating segments are identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the Group that are regularly reviewed by the management in order to allocate resources to the segments and to assess their performance. The Company considers that it operates in a single operating segment being the production and sale of gas.
6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment comprise of the following:
Cost
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Land |
Extended well test equipment |
Development Assets |
Production Assets |
Bunk Houses |
Vehicles |
Other assets |
Capital work-in-progress |
Total |
Balance as at 1 April 2022 |
167,248 |
5,172,729 |
865,416,249 |
329,916,943 |
7,869,575 |
4,917,035 |
1,695,265 |
2,978,870 |
1,218,133,914 |
Additions Disposals/Transfers |
- - |
162,004 |
44,341,029 (66,383,013) |
66,383,013 |
- - |
46,888 - |
- - |
26,293 |
110,959,227 (66,383,013) |
Balance as at 30 September 2022 |
167,248 |
5,334,733 |
843,374,265 |
396,299,956 |
7,869,575 |
4,963,923 |
1,695,265 |
3,005,163 |
1,262,710,128 |
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as at 1 April 2022 |
- |
2,898,821 |
- |
53,213,090 |
6,217,173 |
4,897,781 |
1,683,377 |
- |
68,910,242 |
Depreciation for the period |
- |
108,295 |
- |
3,697,139 |
97,770 |
10,007 |
1,917 |
- |
3,915,128 |
Balance as at 30 September 2022 |
- |
3,007,116 |
- |
56,910,229 |
6,314,943 |
4,907,788 |
1,685,294 |
- |
72,825,370 |
Carrying value |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
As at 30 September 2022 |
167,248 |
2,327,617 |
843,374,265 |
339,389,727 |
1,554,632 |
56,135 |
9,971 |
3,005,163 |
1,189,884,758 |
Cost
|
Land |
Extended well test equipment |
Development Assets |
Production assets |
Bunk houses |
Vehicles |
Other assets |
Capital work-in-progress |
Total |
Balance as at 1 April 2021 |
167,248 |
4,914,434 |
862,379,376 |
258,573,672 |
7,869,575 |
4,917,035 |
1,695,265 |
2,894,389 |
1,143,410,994 |
Additions Disposals/Transfers |
- - |
258,301 |
19,711,928 (91,111,073) |
91,111,073 - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
54,105 |
111,135,407 (91,111,073) |
Balance as at 30 September 2021 |
167,248 |
5,172,735 |
790,980,231 |
349,684,745 |
7,869,575 |
4,917,035 |
1,695,265 |
2,948,494 |
1,163,435,328 |
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as at 1 April 2021 |
- |
2,673,660 |
- |
47,378,610 |
6,018,596 |
4,702,682 |
1,683,377 |
- |
62,456,925 |
Depreciation for the period |
- |
100,223 |
- |
3,500,156 |
100,811 |
113,117 |
1,917 |
- |
3,816,224 |
Balance as at 30 September 2021 |
- |
2,773,883 |
- |
50,878,766 |
6,119,407 |
4,815,799 |
1,685,294 |
- |
66,273,149 |
Carrying value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at 30 September 2021 |
167,248 |
2,398,852 |
790,980,231 |
298,805,979 |
1,750,168 |
101,236 |
9,971 |
2,948,494 |
1,097,162,179 |
|
Cost
|
Land |
Extended well test equipment |
Development Assets |
Production assets |
Bunk houses |
Vehicles |
Other assets |
Capital work-in-progress |
Total |
|
Balance as at 1 April 2021 |
167,248 |
4,914,428 |
862,379,376 |
258,573,672 |
7,869,575 |
4,917,035 |
1,695,265 |
2,894,389 |
1,143,410,989 |
|
Additions Disposals/Transfers |
- - |
258,301 - |
74,380,143 (71,343,270) |
- 71,343,270 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
84,481 - |
74,722,925 - |
|
Balance as at 31 March 2022 |
167,248 |
5,172,729 |
865,416,249 |
329,916,943 |
7,869,575 |
4,917,035 |
1,695,265 |
2,978,870 |
1,218,133,914 |
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as at 1 April 2021 |
- |
2,673,660 |
- |
47,378,609 |
6,018,596 |
4,702,682 |
1,683,377 |
- |
62,456,924 |
|
Depreciation for the period |
- |
225,161 |
- |
5,834,481 |
198,577 |
195,099 |
- |
- |
6,453,318 |
Balance as at 31 March 2022 |
- |
2,898,821 |
- |
53,213,090 |
6,217,173 |
4,897,781 |
1,683,377 |
- |
68,910,242 |
|
|
Carrying value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at 31 March 2022 |
167,248 |
2,273,908 |
865,416,249 |
276,703,853 |
1,652,402 |
19,254 |
11,888 |
2,978,870 |
1,149,223,672 |
Borrowing costs capitalised for the period ended 30 September 2022 amounted to US$ 28,074,577 (30 September 2021: US$ 7,788,003 and 31 March 2022: US$ 53,932,526 ).
7. LONG TERM DEBT FROM BANKS
|
Maturity |
30 September 2022 (Unaudited) |
30 September 2021 (Unaudited) |
31 March 2022 (Audited) |
Non-current portion of long-term debt |
2024 |
*27,200,889 |
49,507,554 |
39,239,735 |
Current portion of long-term debt from banks |
|
22,665,893 |
17,269,609 |
19,079,585 |
Total |
|
49,866,782 |
66,777,163 |
58,319,320 |
Current interest rates are variable and weighted average interest for the period was 6.75 per cent per annum (30 September 2021: 6.70 per cent per annum and 31 March 2022: 6.76 per cent per annum). The fair value of the above variable rate borrowings is considered to approximate their carrying amounts.
The term loans are secured by following: -
· First charge on all project assets of the Group both present and future, to the extent of SGL Field Development and to the extent of capex incurred out of this facility in the rest of RJ-ON/6 field .
· First charge on the current assets (inclusive of condensate receivable) of the Group to the extent of SGL field.
· First Charge on the entire current assets of the SGL Field and to the extent of capex incurred out of this facility in the rest of RJON/6 field.
From Bonds
|
Maturity |
30 September 2022 (Unaudited) |
30 September 2021 (Unaudited) |
31 March 2022 (Audited) |
Non-current portion of long-term debt |
2023 |
- |
150,033,695 |
- |
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
*153,767,237 |
3,572,000 |
153,667,758 |
Total |
|
153,767,237 |
153,605,695 |
153,667,758 |
*The Group has issued USD 150 million notes which carries interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum. These notes are unsecured notes and were fully repayable at the end of 5 years i.e., December 2022, further interest on these notes is paid semi-annually. US$ 150 million Senior Unsecured Notes due in December 2022 have since been exchanged with New Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2027. Thus, the current portion of long-term debt has been reduced by US$ 150 million and long term debt excluding current portion has increased by US$ 150 million as of 1st December 2022 as a result of this exchange.
8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The related parties for each of the entities in the Group have been summarised in the table below:
Nature of the relationship |
Related Party's Name |
|
|
I. Holding Company |
Gynia Holdings Ltd. |
|
|
II. Ultimate Holding Company |
Multi Asset Holdings Ltd. (Holding Company ofGynia Holdings Ltd.) |
III. Enterprise over which Key Management Personnel (KMP) exercise control (with whom there are transactions) |
Focus Energy Limited |
Disclosure of transactions between the Group and related parties and the outstanding balances as of 30 September 2022 and 30 September 2021 are as follows:
Transactions during the period
Particulars |
|
Period ended 30 September 2022 |
Period ended 30 September 2021 |
Transactions with the Holding Company |
|
|
|
Amount Received |
|
(18,250,000) |
(8,575,000) |
Interest |
|
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
Transactions with KMP |
|
|
|
Short term employee benefits |
|
69,055 |
132,947 |
|
|
|
|
Entity over which KMP exercise control |
|
|
|
Cost incurred by the Focus on behalf of the group in respect of the Block |
|
12,952,972 |
9,276,547 |
Remittances |
|
1,320,000 |
11,336,000 |
09. PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE TO RELATED PARTIES
Particulars |
As at 30 September 2022 |
As at 30 September 2021 |
As at 31 March 2022 |
Entity over which KMP exercise control |
|
|
|
Receivable to Focus Energy Limited
|
108,775,152 |
126,453,576 |
120,408,124 |
Payable with the Holding Company |
|
|
|
Payables to Gynia Holding Limited* |
627,488,125 |
583,933,798 |
625,442,503 |
Payable to KMP |
|
|
|
Employee obligation |
9,225 |
345,698 |
345,105 |
|
|
|
|
*Including interest
Directors' remuneration
Directors' remuneration is included under administrative expenses, evaluation and exploration assets or development assets in the unaudited consolidated financial statements allocated on a systematic and rational manner.
Amount receivable from Focus
Amount receivable from Focus represents amounts paid in advance to them in respect of contract costs in Block RJ-ON/6.
Liability payable to Gynia
Borrowings from Gynia Holdings Ltd. carries interest rate of 6.5 per cent per annum compounded annually. The outstanding balance was made subordinate to the loans taken from the banks and therefore, is payable subsequent to repayment of bank loan in year 2024.
10. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The calculation of the earnings per share is based on the profits attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares issued during the period.
Calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:
|
|
Period ended 30 September 2022 |
Period ended 30 September 2021 |
Profit attributable to shareholders of Indus Gas Limited, for basic and dilutive |
|
12,833,991 |
16,867,419 |
Weighted average number of shares (used for basic profit per share) |
|
182,973,924 |
182,973,924 |
No. of equivalent shares in respect of outstanding options |
|
- |
- |
Diluted weighted average number of shares (used for diluted profit per share |
|
182,973,924
|
182,973,924
|
Basic earnings per share (US$) |
|
0.07* |
0.09* |
Diluted earnings per share (US$) |
|
0.07* |
0.09* |
* Rounded off to the nearest two decimal places.
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
At 30 September 2022, the Group had capital commitments of US$Nil (30 September 2022: US$ Nil;31 March 2022: US$Nil) in relation to property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets, in the Block. The Group has no contingencies as at 30 September 2022(30 September 2021: Nil;31 March 2022: Nil).
12. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The Group's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with those disclosed in the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2022.
13. INCOME TAX CREDIT
Indus Gas profits are taxable as per the tax laws applicable in Guernsey where zero per cent tax rate has been prescribed for corporates. Accordingly, there is no tax liability for the Group in Guernsey. iServices and Newbury being participants in the PSC are covered under the Indian Income tax laws as well as tax laws for their respective countries. However, considering the existence of double tax avoidance arrangement between Cyprus and India, and Mauritius and India, profits in Newbury and iServices are not likely to attract any additional tax in their local jurisdiction. Under Indian tax laws, Newbury and iServices are allowed to claim the entire expenditure in respect of the Oil Block incurred until the start of commercial production (whether included in the exploration and evaluation assets or development assets) as deductible expense in the first year of commercial production or over a period of 10 years. The Group has opted to claim the expenditure in the first year of commercial production. As the Group has commenced commercial production for SGL field in 2011 and has generated profits in Newbury and iServices, the management believes there is reasonable certainty of utilisation of such losses in the future years and thus a deferred tax asset has been created in respect of these.
14 . BASIS OF GOING CONCERN ASSUMPTION
As at 30 September 2022, the Group had current liabilities amounting to US$ 183,606,263, the majority of which is towards current portion of borrowings from banks and bonds. As at 30 September 2022, the amounts due for repayment (including interest payable) within the next 12 months for long term borrowings were US$ 176,433,130 .
Out of US$176.43 million an amount of US$ 150 million Senior Unsecured Notes due in December 2022 have since been exchanged with New Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2027. Thus the current portion of long-term debt has been reduced by US$ 150 million and Long term debt excluding current portion has been increased by US$ 150million as of 1st December 2022 as a result of this exchange. The Group expects to meet the balance amount from its internal generation of cash from operations.
Post period end, the Group has raised New Senior Unsecured Notes of US$ 10 million (Aggregate New Senior Unsecured Notes being US$ 160 million) due in 2027. Additional funds may be raised, if required, which will be used for planned capital expenditures (including the development of assets).
Further, there is no significant impact of Covid-19 on the Company's ability to continue as going concern considering that the entity is in the business of essential services
15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
A summary of the Group's financial assets and liabilities by category is mentioned in the table below. The carrying amounts of the Group's financial assets and liabilities as recognized at the end of the reporting periods under review may also be categorized as follows:
|
30 September 2022 |
30 September 2021 |
31 March 2022 |
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
Loans - Security deposits |
549 |
567 |
549 |
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
-Trade receivables |
7,081,049 |
12,010,459 |
18,335,073 |
|
-Cash and cash equivalents |
4,122,096 |
4,877,577 |
4,452,010 |
|
Total financial assets |
11,203,694 |
16,888,603 |
22,787,632 |
|
Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
- Long term debt from banks |
27,200,889 |
199,541,249 |
39,239,735 |
|
- Payable to related parties |
627,488,125 |
583,933,798 |
625,442,503 |
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
- Current portion of long-term debt* |
176,433,130 |
20,841,609 |
172,747,343 |
|
- Current portion of payable to related parties |
9,225 |
345,697 |
345,105 |
|
- Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
2,086,824 |
1,932,963 |
1,382,844 |
|
Total financial liability measured at amortized cost |
833,218,193 |
806,595,316 |
839,157,530 |
|
* US$ 150 million Senior Unsecured Notes due in December 2022 have since been exchanged with New Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2027. Thus, the current portion of long-term debt has been reduced by US$ 150 million and long term debt excluding current portion has been increased by the same amount as of 1st December 2022 as a result of this exchange.
The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities described above closely approximates their carrying value on the statement of financial position dates.