Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd Annual Report 2021

REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OPINION We have audited the financial statements of Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd, which comprise the statements of financial position as at 30 September 2021 of the Group and of the Company, and the statements of profit or loss, statements of other comprehensive income, statements of changes in equity and statements of cash flows of the Group and of the Company for the financial year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, as set out on pages 166 to 242. In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group and of the Company as at 30 September 2021, and of their financial performance and their cash flows for the financial year then ended in accordance with Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards and the requirements of the Companies Act 2016 in Malaysia. BASIS FOR OPINION We conducted our audit in accordance with approved standards on auditing in Malaysia and International Standards on Auditing. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our auditors’ report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is su&cient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Independence and Other Ethical Responsibilities We are independent of the Group and of the Company in accordance with the By-Laws (on Professional Ethics, Conduct and Practice) of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“By-Laws”) and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (“IESBA Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the By-Laws and the IESBA Code. KEY AUDIT MATTERS Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the Group and of the Company for the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements of the Group and of the Company as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. A. Advertising and promotion expenses, and distributor incentives, discounts and rebates Refer to Note 19 – Trade and other payables, Note 20 – Contract liabilities and Note 25 – Profit for the year of the financial statements. The key audit matter During the financial year, the Group incurred advertising and promotion expenses, and distributor incentives, discounts and rebates of RM172.7 million and RM669.9 million respectively. A total of RM76.5 million and RM47.0 million of these expenses were included in accruals and contract liabilities respectively as at financial year end. The advertising and promotion expenses, and distributor incentives, discounts and rebates are relating to food and beverages business, to support, promote and develop the Group's brands. This was one of the areas that our audit focused on because of the high volume of transactions incurred during the financial year and estimation involved in determining the appropriate amount of accruals and contract liabilities as at financial year end and especially in relation to those promotion and brand support campaigns that were still ongoing subsequent to financial year end. How the matter was addressed in our audit We performed the following audit procedures, among others: • We obtained an understanding of the process, evaluated the design and implementation and tested the operating e!ectiveness of controls over the accruals and payment process; • We performed substantive procedures and checked samples of expenses to supplier’s and customer’s claim; and • We checked accruals and contract liabilities to samples of supporting contracts and documents with the suppliers and customers to assess adequacy of the accruals and contract liabilities. 244 Independent Auditors’ Report to the Members of Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (Registration No. 196101000155 (4205-V)) (Incorporated in Malaysia)