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Annual Financial Report of ALPINE Holding GmbH for the Year 2010
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in TEUR Construction output in Austria in Germany in remaining countries abroad Orders in hand Operating income Profit before tax Profit after tax Operating cash flow 2004 1,911,587 1,221,075 412,395 278,117 1,645,166 64,433 43,089 33,882 83,310 2005 2,009,724 1,251,038 365,436 393,250 2,052,622 54,087 49,759 36,325 96,186 2006 2,266,472 1,408,785 305,532 552,155 2,175,574 20,888 8,371 3,236 65,698 2007 2,595,002 1,472,057 371,943 751,002 3,054,091 67,441 44,457 30,557 121,624 2008 3,506,385 1,805,410 577,524 1,123,451 3,099,065 105,543 55,095 36,164 174,514 2009 3,364,920 1,601,695 661,580 1,101,645 3,371,801 56,859 22,617 16,428 127,510 2010 3,201,142 1,521,038 695,843 984,261 3,322,657 47,914 23,673 17,199 100,435
Total equity and liabilities Equity Equity ratio Return on sales (ROS) Return on equity (ROE) Employees * in Austria in Germany in remaining countries abroad Construction output / employee * Annual average
947,085 219,446 23.2% 3.4% 21.3% 8,146 6,445 825 876 235
1,151,169 248,177 21.6% 2.7% 21.3% 10,750 6,301 1,065 3,384 187
1,408,311 256,801 18.2% 0.9% 3.3% 12,748 7,174 1,248 4,326 178
1,757,704 304,227 17.3% 2.6% 15.8% 13,648 7,321 1,542 4,785 190
2,134,541 377,571 17.7% 3.0% 16.2% 15,530 7,873 1,893 5,764 226
2,064,350 397,197 19.2% 1.7% 5.8% 15,234 7,588 2,094 5,552 221
2,301,039 411,704 17.9% 1.5% 5.9% 15,057 7,670 2,431 4,955 213
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112 Imprint
Austria
Austria has quickly recovered from the crisis with an economic growth of 1.9 % in 2010. The growth prospect for 2011 and beyond is at or slightly below 2 %. Inflation also picks up again while the increase is more pronounced in building prices. Austria is well positioned in the eurozone with moderate national debts and a national budget for 2011 that may, depending on GDP growth, even meet the Maastrich limit. As a consequence, the Austrian government retains a certain room for investments despite the austerity package. Extension plans for railways (BB) and roads (ASFINAG) are currently being evaluated. A delay or cancellation of larger projects would have direct repercussions for the Austrian infrastructure industry. Investment project are also immediately affected by increasing municipal indebtedness. A slight decrease in transport infrastructure construction of up to -0.5 % is forecast for the coming years following a 3 % decrease in this area in 2010. At the end of the third quarter, the volume of orders for the entire construction division was about 8 % below the previous-year value while civil engineering was particularly badly affected with an order volume of -15.7 %. At the onset of the crisis, non-residential building construction has suffered pro-cyclically from severe market breaks. However, as the economic situation improves, an increase in investments from the private sector is expected from 2011 onward, e.g. industrial buildings and warehouses. The health and education sector also offers opportunities. The forecast for general building construction is +1.0 % and for non-residential construction +2.3 %. At the beginning of 2010 and after a construction period of only 37 months, we have completed the first Austrian road construction PPP project (Project Y, PPP Eastern Region Package 1) in the North of Vienna. The project was handled by the Bonaventura Consortium, with ALPINE having an equity interest of 44.4 %. It is valid for 30 years. The new Danube Bridge Traismauer connects the S33 in the South to the S5 in the North. By the end of October 2010, the 1,129 meter long bridge was opened for traffic. By mid 2011, construction works will be fully completed.
In the first half-year, we have completed the contract for the construction of a new harbour gate including pump station at the harbour Freudenau. The project BEG H3 Stans and the reconstruction of the railway station Matzleinsdorf I and II have been completed. The complete overhaul of the A1 between Regau Seewalchen has been completed and Auhof Wolfsgraben has been completed in October 2010. In November, TAUERN SPA Zell am See Kaprun has been completed including a hotel and the Spa World. In December, the Mulitversum Schwechat, a new development of a multifunctional building complex, has been completed. We are involved as a partner in the Unterinntaltrasse; we construct the BEG original equipment LOT A1 Kundl/Radfeld-Baumkirchen and the BEG H1 branch line of the Brenner railway line Kundl-Radfeld. At the beginning of this year, construction works for the 5.5 km long Bosruck Tunnel began while completion and commissioning will occur in 2013. Currently, the project Central Railway Station Vienna is the most important infrastructure measure of the Austrian capital and covers a total area of 109 ha (270 acres). Significant parts are constructed as part of a consortium on the area of the former Southern Railway Station. A completely new city district will be developed in addition to an ultra-modern railway station and an important junction of the TransEuropean railroad network. In December 2012, this transport depot will see its partial commissioning. The entire project is to be completed by 2015. We have newly acquired the construction project harbour gate Albern Section 2 shore renaturalisation and the landscaped lake Aspern. In September, ALPINE has been appointed as full service general contractor for the construction of the new Salzburg convention and exhibition centre and will construct a multifunctional hall to be used for trade fairs, exhibitions and large events. The main construction period will be only seven months. As part of a consortium (annex and modification) ALPINE constructs the regional hospital Mistelbach. The peculiarity of this project is that the entire new building will be constructed at a hillside situation adjacent to existing buildings while maintaining all hospital functions. The new building will be handed over at the beginning of 2015. Modifications are part of the second construction phase. The entire construction output is expected to be completed by mid 2017. ALPINE is the full service general contractor for the Niedersterreich Arena in St. Plten and thus constructs the most modern single-tier stadium in all of Austria. This monofunctional earth wall stadium with a circular wooden roof structure will feature modern architecture. Construction began at the end of January 2011 and will be completed by summer 2012.
Germany
In 2010, Germany has achieved the highest economic growth since the reunification with a plus of 3.6 %. As Germany depends on exports and thus on the development of world economics a normalised GDP growth of 2 % is expected for the coming years. Economic-stimulus-package measures also end as part of budget consolidation measures. From 2011 through 2014, Germany intends to save a total of
80 billion Euro. In other words, public civil engineering reported positive growth rates in 2009 and 2010 because of economic stimulus packages but expects a slight decrease in the coming years of about 1 % to 1.5 % (traffic infrastructure). In contrast, the building construction sector offers opportunities to compensate a decrease in civil engineering. Residential construction deserves special mention with a 9.5 % increase in orders for 2010. In the coming years, the overall construction industry in Germany is expected to once again reside in the positive growth range. ALPINE Bau Deutschland AG also benefits from the noticeable recovery; it is the leading partner in a consortium that performs extensive shell construction and tunnelling works for the new construction of a metropolitan railway tunnel in Karlsruhe. Other partners in this consortium are the ALPINE Group subsidiaries ALPINE BeMo Tunnelling and Grund- und Sonderbau as well as FCC Construccin. The completion is planned for 2016. The City Tunnel Leipzig was completed by the end of 2010 and runs under the centre of the exhibition centre from the railway station Bayerischer Bahnhof to the central railway station. In 2010, several hydraulic engineering projects were undertaken such as the extension of the RhineHerne-Channel or dredging works at the Khlfleet Harbour in Hamburg. We participate in the creation of a new large-scale airport in Berlin: In 2010, we have performed the building site management for the airport access. As part of consortia we have constructed airport terminal buildings and performed special foundation works. In Berlin, we have constructed the 118 m high building Zoofenster as a turnkey project. The construction of the residential and office building K-Blick in Dsseldorf was also started in 2010. Works for the second largest railway bridge in Germany across the Unstrut Valley and the new construction of the hybrid cooling tower at the power station Moorburg are in full swing. We will also construct the new Kaiser Wilhelm Tunnel slanted for completion by the end of 2011 along the railway line between Koblenz and Perl. These projects demonstrate our acknowledged expertise in tunnelling.
In 2010, we have turned over turnkey sewage treatment plants in the cities of Bourgas Meden Rudnik, Sevlievo and Popovo. In the city of Bourgas, 13.5 km of water supply mains and a 6.5 km sewer network with pump station were turned over to the Ministry of Construction and the commune.
Greece
In 2010, the Greek economy was also affected by a severe GDP decline. Rigorous saving measures and a reduction of public investments had significant effects on the countrys macroeconomic development. The construction industry was an inevitable part of this negative development and was significantly retrogressive in 2009. Due to the lack of economic recovery and the rigorous consolidation measures taken by the Greek government, this trend continued in 2010 but with a little less intensity. Thus the construction industry again reported a significant decline in 2010. According to forecasts, the first signs of recovery are expected to manifest only in the course of the coming years.
Croatia
Croatia was unable to halt the 2010 economic downtrend and had to accept a negative growth of -1.5 %. However, completion of EU accession talks expected for 2011 are believed to provide Croatia with an incentive for an additional investment cycle. Not unlike the overall economy, the 2010 Croatian construction industry reported a decline of -4.7 % and did not show any signs of recovery for either building construction or civil engineering. Planned governmental investments in the infrastructure and energy sector are meant to stimulate the stagnant industry and give raise to positive forecasts for 2011. The focus of Alpine clearly lies in the scope of infrastructures. For instance, we are building the junction from Velika Gorica to Busevec and the motorway from Zagreb to Sisak. We are also active in Rijeka where we are building the new shopping centre.
Romania
The stringent economy drive by the Romanian government and a consequential worsening of domestic demand resulted in 2010 in a continuation of the economic decline at -1.9 %. A stabilisation is expected for 2011 due to a strengthening of the export industry and a slow increase in domestic demand. In 2010, a weak overall economic situation in Romania also resulted in a weak performance of the construction industry; both building construction and civil engineering were retrogressive. The industrys outlook is more optimistic and the infrastructure sector in particular will benefit from the governments and the EUs investment plans. The East European OMV centre Petrom City was handed over in August 2010. This large-scale project was an impressive demonstration of ALPINEs competence in international building construction and as a general contractor in construction. In July 2010, the landfill project Titu Aninoasa was completed.
Work is still in progress for the motorway section Bypass Arad (Design & Build Project). During the first half-year, we were able to acquire a number of interesting contracts. For instance, ALPINE has won the contract for the construction of three controlled landfills in the district of Suceava, the construction of a sewage treatment plant in Hoghiz and finally, the construction of the stadium in Ploiesti. The construction of a motorway section in the centre of Bucharest was also begun.
Serbia
In 2010, the Serbian economy reported a moderate growth of 1.5 % over the previous year that was mainly caused by an increase in foreign demand. Expectations for 2011 are more robust as domestic demand will increase again due to an increase in investments and higher payments for public sector pensions and wages. Serbia intends to invest first and foremost into the building industry that again had suffered from negative growth in 2010. Positive effects for the industry are expected to come from planned infrastructure modernisations, subsidies for a crippled building construction sector and investments into the energy sector. The currently longest bridge across the river Danube will be completed in 2011 - the 2.2 km long bridge at the city of Beska in Serbia. The motorway system toward Bulgaria will be extended in Southern Serbia. ALPINE submitted the best offers for two out of three contract sections put out for tender. The respective contract was signed in April. The main parts of this contract are an about 5.8 km long bypass of the city of Dimitrovgrad as well as another 8.6 km long section up to the Bulgarian border. The contract section 1 concerns road construction of about 15 km length and contract section 2 concerns bridge construction with 7 bridges and a length between 50 and 500 m. The construction period is estimated at two years.
in the thermal or hydropower sector. Another factor in this region is a gradual approach toward the European Union, first and foremost Montenegro and Macedonia which both have the status of a candidate country.
Russia
The countrys economic development stabilised in 2010 because world trade has recovered and caused Russias exports to again be in a positive growth range and because private investments and consumer spending revived. This positive development is expected to continue throughout the current year, forecasting a GDP growth of 4.3 %. It is expected that the construction industry will stabilise in 2011 with the impetus towards expansion mainly found in the civil engineering sector. A significant factor currently stimulating the construction industry are investments necessary as part of preparations for the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi and the APEC summit in 2012. We have created the necessary local structures to thoroughly cultivate the market. In this context, OOO ALPINE already won various contracts for Western European industrial customers. Additionally, the Russian government is currently prioritising infrastructure projects related to the export of raw materials which is why high growth rates can be expected e.g. in pipe line and harbour engineering as well as in general traffic infrastructure. After a retrogressive development in infrastructure projects in the past years, growth is expected in this sector from 2011 on. In January 2010, ALPINE founded a joint venture called Alpine-RZDstroy GmbH with RZDstroy, a subsidiary company of the Russian state railroad. A first success was the signing of a contract for preparatory works for the construction of tunnel 6 and 7 along the railway line from Sochi to Matsesta.
Slovakia
Due to its economic openness, Slovakia strongly depends on world trade. Thanks to the global recovery and an increasing export demand, economic growth of 3.9 % was achieved in 2010 after a recessive development in the previous year. However, the countrys very high unemployment rate, when compared to the EU, will have a slowing effect on private consumption and thus on the overall economy. It is also expected that the governments planned austerity policy will have a certain restraining effect. In spite of it all, an economic growth of 3.1 % is forecast for Slovakia in 2011. The countrys construction industry was still marked by the crisis in 2010. A decrease in construction output of -6.3 % was recorded that was intensified by floods in large parts of the country in spring and summer. However, it is expected that in 2011 the construction industry will achieve a growth of 6 % through a stabilisation in building construction and high growth rates in civil engineering. In addition to governmental financing of several large-scale projects in the road and railway construction sector, the Slovakian government is also intent on better utilising available EU means to realise infrastructure projects. So-called Early Works for four Motorway D1 sections in Slovakia have been completed by the end of October. The customer gave up on the original D1 PPP Project with about 30 km motorway and 28 bridges between the villages Hriovsk Podhradie and Dubn Skala the contract was not renewed. The railway of Slovakia - eleznice Slovenskej republiky (ZSR) upgrades the railway line Nov Mesto nad Vhom - Pchov for speeds up to 160 km/h. This line is a part of the TEN-T network and the V. European railway passageway. ALPINE, as part of a consortium, will upgrade a section of this line (section IV and V of this project) within this overall modernization.
The new gas and thermal power station Malzenice was constructed in the environmental engineering sector.
Czech Republic
In 2010, the Czech Republic became more dynamic again after it had suffered from a decline in economic performance and reported a positive GDP growth rate of 2.0 %. At this time it is hard to assess the consequences of planned governmental measures to reduce national debts while continued positive impulses are expected from private investments and particularly from export activities. Cuts in public investments and revaluation of imminent construction projects planned as part of saving measures by the government newly elected in 2010 will mainly effect traffic infrastructure engineering in the coming years. On the other hand, a more positive outlook exists for non-residential building construction which again expects an increase of 2.0 % from 2011 on after it had suffered severe crisisrelated market breaks. The Southern part of the Prager Ring was ceremonially opened in September. ALPINE constructed the 23 km long section as part of a consortium. In the Czech Republic, the construction of the motorway D47, a significant infrastructure project in this country, is being handled as part of a consortium. The motorway runs from Ostrava to the Polish border and connects to the motorway A1 which is also being constructed by ALPINE. The overall length is circa 6 km.
Hungary
Hungary was severely hit by the global economic crisis, suffered a decrease of its economic performance in 2009 and only stabilised in 2010. In the coming years, a further economic recovery is expected that is driven by export, an increase in investment activities and by a slowly recovering domestic demand. Driven by the increasing pressure of high national debts, the newly elected government tries to reorganise national finances through a series of consolidation measures. The countrys construction industry continued its negative trend also in 2010 which was caused, among other things, by the slow progress of several large-scale projects. A reversal of this development is expected from 2011 on when EU funds are planned to be better utilised for public building construction projects and transport infrastructure projects. In the coming years, the main driving force in the construction industry is expected to again be the civil engineering sector for both, the road and railway construction sector as well as the energy and water supply sector.
The construction industry in Luxembourg is significantly more resistant to a crisis than the construction industry in neighbouring states. The Luxembourg construction industry reported initial growth rates in private residential construction as early as 2010. During the crisis, also the development on the real estate market was stable.
Sweden
The Swedish economy reported economic slumps in 2008 and 2009 as it depends very much on the global economic situation through its relatively high export share. The economic growth in 2010 once again shows a definitely positive development caused by a revival of foreign trade and resuming public and private consumer demand. The Swedish government shows a relatively low indebtedness and in the coming years plans to increasingly invest into the improvement of its infrastructure. The Swedish construction industry seems to have recovered from the crisis in the past year after it had slumped in 2009. In 2010, a growth of 2.4 % was reported for the entire construction industry which, according to forecasts, will further gain in dynamic in the coming years. It is expected that many projects, particularly new residential building projects stopped in 2009, will be realised in the coming years due to improved general conditions. The energy sector also provides great potential as huge sums are planned to be invested in the next ten years into the expansion of production capacities and also into the distribution grid.
Switzerland
In comparison, Switzerland was affected rather little by the 2009 crisis and achieved an economic growth of 2.7 % in 2010 already. A stable growth of about 2 % is forecast for the coming years. The inflation will be around 1 % and building prices are expected to only rise moderately. While the traffic infrastructure sector was able to strongly increase in the past years and is expected to level out now, the construction volume in railway construction strongly depends on the schedules of large-scale projects. Assessments for 2011 speak of a growth of 8.5 % while slumps of about 3 % are forecast for the following two years. The factual implementation of the expansion plan Bahn 2030 (Railway 2030) will have a decisive medium-term effect. As a partner in the largest infrastructure project of Switzerland, we participate in the construction and development of the road engineering of the Gotthard railway tunnel. Once completed as expected in 2017, it will be the longest tunnel in the world with 57 km and will shorten the travel time from Zurich to Milan by one hour. Installation of the slab track - the core part - was begun in autumn 2010. By mid October, the tunnel boring machine in the East tunnel drilled through the last yard in the construction of the St. Gotthard base tunnel and directly connected Erstfeld and Bodio for the first time.
Asia China
The Peoples Republic of China continues its expansion and increased its 2010 economic performance by 10.5 %. This growth is mainly driven by continued investments and an ever increasing domestic demand. Long-term stable growth is planned to be achieved through a more balanced economic structure and intended to be implemented by the Chinese government in the twelfth five-year plan (2011-2015). One area focused on is the stimulation of a still weak domestic consumption to counteract a possible loss in the export economy. The construction industry in China still benefited in 2010 from the economic 2009 stimulus package aimed at infrastructure and reported of corresponding growth. As part of the twelfth five-year plan, further massive investments in the infrastructure sector are imminent; first and foremost in the underdeveloped regions of Western and Central China. The focus is on the expansion of airports, rail-bound traffic and urban infrastructures. Thus, a stable medium-term development of the construction industry can be expected. We are particularly proud to have built the Austria-Pavilion for the world exhibition in Shanghai. In addition to the construction works, we also have been responsible for interior fitting and the multimedia system. The cut-through of the 25 km long Pinglu Tunnel (up to now the longest ALPINE tunnel) occurred in November 2010.
India
In 2010, India was one of the globally most dynamic national economies and was able to impressively increase its growth at 9.7 % to a pre-crisis level. The economys most important impulse provider was and is the high domestic demand that will continue to ensure a stable growth. The Indian construction industry was slowed down by the global financial crisis but picked up momentum in 2010 again and will be able to show high medium-term growth rates. This development is driven by a series of imminent projects, particularly from the infrastructure sector (transportation and energy). The strong growth of population and the rapid economic development in India promises future demand in the infrastructure sector and good investment opportunities. ALPINE is a major contributor to the extension of the New Delhi underground railway. In 2010, two sections of the underground railway were turned over on schedule for the Commonwealth Games. Those responsible plan a total network of almost 250 km by 2021; we expect to have good chances in this as a partner.
Singapore
After a slight economic performance slump in the previous year, Singapores 2010 GDP reached a record growth. This peak value is mainly based on the strong export orientation of the core industries, namely consumer electronics and information technology, which particularly benefited from the global recovery. In unison with the normalisation of foreign demand, medium-term growth figures of this city state will settle on a lower average level of 4.2 %. The main factors in the solid economic growth forecast for Singapore are a sound economic policy, highly qualified employees, excellent economic general conditions, a stable financial services industry and an excellent strategic location in Asia. In 2010, Singapores construction industry had to report a slight decrease in the industry as it had to battle with low activity and a lack of projects. The ending of the governmental economic stimulus package initiated in 2009 as part of the financial crisis and aimed at the infrastructure sector aided this situation. In order to stimulate the construction industry, Singapores government now plans further investments into the infrastructure sector; a number of projects are in the pipeline already. Stable medium-term growth can therefore be expected. ALPINE was able to use its tunnelling expertise to acquire two new large projects: We have been awarded the contract for the construction of two Metro sections as part of the extension of the Singapore Downtown Line construction phase 2.
UAE / Oman
Although the UAE GDP slumped in 2009 due to the crisis, the economic performance stabilised again in 2010 because of a global increase in demand on the oil and gas sector. Even though it is expected that the export sector will continue to strongly grow in the coming years and even though the Emirate attempts to reduce its dependency on raw materials by diversifying into other areas such as tourism, forecasts for GDP growth are on a rather low level when compared with pre-crisis years. The development in the construction industry is regionally quite different whereby the Emirates overall growth for 2011 is expected to be 2.8 %. While the options for Dubai, hit particularly hard by the crisis, will be rather limited in the coming years and while the Emirate plans to be quite conservative about expenditures, the situation in Abu Dhabi presents itself much more positive. The Emirate continues to heavily invest into construction projects of all kinds even though many projects have been reduced in size or stretched in time. All in all the UEA will continue to be the market on the Arabic peninsula with the most attractive large-scale projects. ALPINE supports the expansion of the health care sector in Abu Dhabi by newly construction 5 day hospitals and by additionally constructing a two-storey office building in Ruwais City. A composting plant is constructed in Oman for the local waste management authorities.
3 Business Trend
In a macroeconomically tense year 2010, the consolidated construction output (i.e. the commercially deferred annual construction output including the proportionate construction output of consortia and asphalt mixing plants) decreased in the reporting year by 4.87 % to 3,201 million Euro (previous year: 3,365 million Euro) while 87 million Euro have been allocated to construction output for the first time. About half of the services were delivered abroad, just like in the previous year.
Profitability
The total profit and loss result for the year under report reduced by 3.38 % to 2,749 million Euro. The balanced net expenditure from other operating income and expenses increased from 167.8 million Euro to 216.6 million Euro, representing 7.9 % (previous year: 5.9 %) of the total profit and loss output. Expenses for materials and delivered services reduced by 6.8 % to 1,728.0 million Euro (previous year: 1,853.7 million Euro) while personnel costs increased by 2.8 % to 737.5 million Euro. Depreciation fell by 15.0 % when compared with the previous year and amount to 56.8 million Euro. Interest income including differences in exchange rates reduced considerably, ending at a balanced expenditure of 25.1 million Euro (previous year: 35.0 million Euro). This is mainly caused by lower differences in exchange rates when compared with the previous year. Other financial income increased from 0.7 million Euro in the previous year to 0.9 million Euro.
in thousand Euro
Change in % -7.14 -10.60 26.63 17.18 -4.87
2009
Building- and Power Station Construction Civil Engineering Communication / Energy Other Group
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Part attributable to construction output 2010 in %
Change in %
Austria Germany Southeastern Europe Northeastern Europe Rest of Western and Northern Europe Asia Group
Financial Position
In the year under report, 57.7 million Euro (previous year: 81.6 million Euro) were invested into tangible fixed assets. An increasing change-over to operational leases, quite in addition to adjusting the investment strategy to the current economic environment, has contributed to a decrease in investments. Bank deposits balanced with financial liabilities increased from 211.9 million Euro in the previous year to 246.8 million Euro. Bank loans are made available at commercially available and money-market-oriented interest rates. Derivatives are only used to secure the underlying operational transactions. Accounts receivable and other assets have increased during the year under report by 195.9 million Euro to 1,342.2 million Euro while debts to suppliers and other accounts payable have increased by 128.4 million Euro to 1,200.3 million Euro. Equity has increased by 14.5 million Euro to 411.7 million Euro. Considering the increase of the amount in total assets by 236.7 million Euro, the equity ratio has decreased from 19.2 % to 17.9 %.
Funding
The financing of the ALPINE Group is centrally coordinated and the decision in regards to individual loan creditors depends on and is optimised on the basis of various criteria such as the strength of currencies, foreign exchange regulations and tax considerations. Currently, about 46 % of the entire allowed funding is made out to ALPINE Bau GmbH and the rest is made out to various, mainly foreign, subsidiaries. The prolongation of financing due date profiles was begun two years ago and was systematically continued in 2010. The first highlight was in July with the initial emission of 5-year corporate bonds at a volume of 100 million Euro. In December, a 3-year syndicate credit over 160 million Euro was concluded. This resulted in a further and considerable improvement of the maturity profile of the limits granted:
< 1 year
in MEUR 500
1-3 years
> 3 years
400 300 200 100 78 2007 2008 2009 2010 232 338 355
171 74 2007
192
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2010
As far as liquidity is concerned, the 2010 markets appear quite relaxed. Loan and bond markets provided good opportunities for raising capital at considerably lower margins when compared with 2009. Significantly reduced long-term interests offered good opportunities to fix interest rates, particularly around mid year. ALPINE has made good use of this through the emission of the bond and by concluding an interest rate swap. When compared with 2009, the slightly higher total interest expense is explained by the prolongation of maturity mentioned above and a slightly increased net debt. However, net debts at 247 million Euro are still at a pleasantly low level. This allowed to keep the committed and uncommitted credit limit granted by banks below a usage level of 52 %.
in thousand Euro
31 Dec. 2010 31 Dec. 2009 787,785 374,417 0 37,673 200,206 211,884
Total credit line Credit used Bond 2010-2015 (nominal 100 million EUR) Loan FCC Cash on bank Net debt
4 Risk Management
Risks are inherent to business management. The objective of ALPINEs group-wide risk management system is to detect such risks early, to monitor them and to take measures to minimise such risks. Risk management functions are clearly structured and are the responsibility of both, operational units and central staff units. Control systems installed in operational units and the central MIS develop and promote cost and risk awareness in employees. The central staff units Group Controlling, Construction Business Management, Legal Department, Finance and Business-/Corporate Development take care of group-wide control functions in close coordination with management and advise in specialist matters. Additionally, central staff units take care of overriding controlling function and regularly and comprehensively report directly to management on possible risks. Defined processes and approval procedures issued by management or central staff units are contained in the ALPINE Management Manual; these comply with the requirements of ISO 9001 certification and are available to all employees group-wide via Intranet. The management and controlling tools defined in this manual and in controlling mechanisms in general are continuously improved.
Currency Risk
The focus in centrally monitoring the group-wide currency structure is the optimum financing of foreign subsidiaries and branches (from the viewpoint of currencies used) and the currency structure employed in large-scale, international projects. The objective is to minimise risks in matching existing assets due to a high degree (about 50 %) of foreign assets. Hedging instruments are being employed if an optimised currency structure cannot be obtained by designing operational flows alone. For this reason, hedging activities were contracted in 2010 in US Dollars, Polish Zloty, Czech Crowns, Swiss Franks and Singapore Dollars.
Liquidity Risk
In order to control the liquidity risk (i.e. the risk that a group company may not be able to pay operational and financial liabilities) ALPINE Group sets up a monthly, rolling liquidity planning with a six- to twelvemonth horizon. All planning data of all group companies are added by means of a bottom-up approach and operational money flows are continuously adjusted against the financing portfolio. Monthly nonconformance analyses ensure the required planning quality.
Credit Risk
Credit risks are managed by operational units as they have a faster and more direct access to information on debtors. They are assisted by the central debtor department that also takes care of coordination. In order to avoid bad debts, a contracting partys credibility is checked by independent credit rating companies prior to entering into business relations. In case a bad debt is determined as being sufficiently certain and/or likely to occur, it is taken into account by way of value adjustments.
Procurement Risk
The risks due to changes in prices of raw materials are managed by the operational division due to the inherent interrelation with the respective underlying transactions. Central units provide advice. A natural hedge results for a large part of the projects through tying prices to various construction price indices. If contracts with fixed prices are entered into, prices for raw materials are attempted to be secured in advance and/or fixed price agreements are signed with subcontractors. There were no derivative hedging contracts for raw materials entered into in 2010.
Project Risk
All risks in providing services are continuously observed and monitored, such as legal risks, scheduling risks, financial risks, technical risks, environmental and management risks. This occurs through mandatory routine evaluations of all project risks by operational units as part of on-site self controlling. This is continuously followed and supported by central staff units. Large-scale projects or projects with special risks may only be offered and accepted with explicit approval of management. Additionally, large-scale projects are supported from tender to completion by the central staff unit Construction Business Management and individual areas are being spot checked. The objective is to critically analyse the development of a project or area independently from the responsible, operational unit.
Reporting on the major characteristics of the internal control and risk management system as related to the accounting process
The accounting process is also integrated into the group wide ALPINE risk management system. Control environment: The basis of the internal control system are group policies applicable to the entire group. Supervision occurs in operative units but also in central units. Risk assessment: When preparing balance sheets it is inevitable that assumptions and estimations have to be made at the risk that expected future developments will deviate from actual developments. This applies in particular to these subjects: valuation of production orders, collectability of receivables, outcome of legal disputes, valuation of social overhead capital commitments and the intrinsic value of holdings and goodwill. Control measures: Control is executed in different inspection steps that depend on the organisational level. These are intended to ensure that errors in financial reporting are avoided and/or discovered and corrected. Information and communication: Financial information is sent in a structured format to all levels of responsibility at regular intervals so that supervisory and controlling functions can be performed. Group policies are updated as needed and communicated to the responsible units. Supervision: The supervision of the accounting process is performed by the responsible persons at different levels of detail which depends on the organisational level. Inspections and plausibility checks are performed at regular intervals.
5 Employees
During the year under report, ALPINE Group on average employed 15,057 employees. This is about 200 employees less than in the previous year. Due to the increasing internationalisation of ALPINE, the support of international business was again further increased by the Department of Personnel and Services in 2010 (expatriates, public services law, tax matters) and personnel has been added. The Department of Recruiting was newly structured and personnel added. It has contributed to successfully fill a large number of open positions. Despite difficult economic conditions, personnel development and training has been consistently continued. More than 2,500 employees in Austria attended in-house training. In addition to intensive further-training programs for engineers, construction site managers and executives, the cooperation with the university of applied sciences Leipzig has been continued in regards to obtaining the degree state-licensed engineer with M.S. degree Diplomingenieur (FH). A new collaboration with the Vienna University (Universitt Wien) was added through preparation of a post graduate course on International Construction Law that will begin in the summer term 2011. Collaboration with recognised educational institutes (Universities, Universities of Applied Sciences, Higher Technical Institutes (HTL)) has been generally extended, enabling us to offer more advanced internships. Additionally, seventeen graduates from technical universities in several countries had the opportunity to start their career at ALPINE as part of two international trainee programmes. To ensure a sufficient number of new industrial personnel support of trainees was continued intensively and with high quality. By October 2010 we employed 197 trainees (7 of which are female) (previous year: 196). The leadership programme initiated in 2007 was successfully continued in 2010 and extended by another programme held in English. Other training and further training activities in foreign subsidiaries have also been pushed forward during the year under report. The English Site Manager Development Program was initiated in 2009 and continued in 2010; in autumn, it received the prestigious International German Training Award (Internationaler Deutscher Trainingspreis) in silver.
6 Environment
Key factors of the success of ALPINE are the principles of resource-conserving construction methods and perfect construction-site logistics. Thus, protection of the environment is an indispensable part of the daily work at ALPINE. To continuously improve its environmental performance, ALPINE in Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Poland, Hungary and Romania observes environmental aspects as part of an ISO 14001 compliant environmental management system. Environmental targets and measures are derived and implemented on the basis of environmentally relevant activities recorded across the entire group. This results in a considerable contribution to the protection of the environment. In projects, ALPINE pays particular attention to ecological methods of construction. In case of the construction of new office buildings and building yards, ALPINE uses geothermal and solar energies to minimise the CO2 emission. The ALPINE location Wien (Vienna)-Oberlaa was awarded for the second time for its high environmental standards as part of the Vienna Citys koBusinessPlan. Best Practices developed at this location are already being implemented at all ALPINE locations. Internal environmental audits ensured compliance with all environmentally relevant laws on every location and building site. To meet all requirements from standards, all Austrian branches use a legal compliance tool to ensure that all legal and governmental requirements are met in full and on time. An increased number of construction-site audits with a focus on environmental issues and the good order and cleanliness of construction sites enables ALPINE to separately collect and dispose of waste. Environmentally harmful material is stored according to legal requirements and used sensitively. ALPINEs specialist subsidiary, OEKOTECHNA Entsorgungs- und Umwelttechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H., provides the environmentally friendly disposal of construction-site waste.
8 Outlook
A global recovery of the economic situation is forecasted for the construction industry in 2011. However, this development requires a very differentiated and detailed evaluation. For instance, the situation in Europe will continue to be dominated by budget consolidation and investment cuts of individual countries and end up considerably more restrictive than in countries assigned to the emerging markets such as Russia, India or China. In those countries, a growth of up to 11 % is currently assumed. Austria remains the most important market for ALPINE even though the situation will continue to be difficult because of the hesitant implementation of large-scale projects, particularly in the infrastructure sector. Numerous implications of this development will additionally complicate the current situation. For instance, a definite worsening of payment practices is noticeable and the economic conditions are characterised by high long-term receivables and difficult financing conditions. These repercussions can be softened for ALPINE by consolidation measures already initiated and a restructuring process already well advanced. This course will be maintained in the years to come in order to make profitability even more efficient. In this context, the groups organisational structure will be reviewed and newly aligned. In coordination with the parent company FCC, standards are being implemented to make processes more efficient and to facilitate coordination. Centralisation is the strategic objective. This will allow the utilisation of additional organisational potentials. Development opportunities in markets we are already active in are being reviewed and newly assessed. Due to low growth, Austria will lose shares in the groups overall construction output. In contrast, great potential is envisioned in Germany, Poland and Asian countries in which we are already active. An important role for ALPINE plays the expansion into particularly Arabian markets. The ALPINE-ENERGIE business areas continue to provide great potential. The markets develop in our favour, particularly in the area of sustainable energy generation. Thus we assume a continued sound growth of the company that will increasingly strengthen the groups economic performance. An order value of 3.3 billion Euro is a solid basis for the successful implementation of these objectives and a continued positive development. In comparison with 2010, we expect unchanged results for 2011 and the same level of construction output. We therefore assume a stable progress in the coming years and will continue to strengthen the company.
031
IV Financial assets VI Other financial receivables VII Other long-term assets VIII Deferred tax assets
in thousand Euro
Share capital
Revaluation surplus
109
17,160
67
92
49,325
224,779
-6,819
-1,717
282,996 16,852 0 0
94,575 5,566
Capital increase -2,006 0 16,416 4,101 801 -3,788 92 49,325 234,379 -606 -589 -2,061 2,963
Dividends to shareholders
Other changes
-2,772 397,197 17,886 0 -361 1,604 -704 -4,130 212 -361 -2,526 -492
109
17,193
-4,101
Dividends to shareholders
Interest acquisition
Other changes
109
13,092
-4,377
902
315,134
96,570
411,704
The notes on pages 37 to 92 form an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
037
3 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year 2010 alpine group
1 The company
Alpine Holding GmbH, headquartered in 5071 Wals bei Salzburg and registered in the commercial register at the Salzburg regional court under the registration number FN 36605g, forms the ALPINE construction group (Company, Group) together with its subsidiaries. Its business activities focus on the handling of construction projects of all kinds (civil engineering, building construction, the construction of power stations and tunnelling). The Group also acts as a building contractor in the areas of residential construction and other project areas and does business in the fields of communication technology and energy. Furthermore, gravel works, brick works and asphalt mixing plants are operated.
2 Basis of accounting
The consolidated financial statements of Alpine Holding GmbH were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and with the Interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC), required to be applied in the EU. The accounting policies of the companies included in the consolidated financial statements are based on the standard accounting methods of Alpine Holding GmbH. The balance sheet date is in principle 31 December for all companies included. The income statement is prepared in accordance with the nature of expense method. Figures in the consolidated financial statements are shown in thousand euro (TEUR). During the process of summing up rounded amounts and percentages, the use of automatic calculation methods may result in discrepancies.
If necessary, the financial statements of the subsidiaries are adjusted in order to align the accounting policies with those used within the Group. Intragroup transactions, receivables, liabilities and considerable profits (intercompany profits) are eliminated. Unrealised losses are only eliminated insofar as the unrealised loss is not the consequence of an impairment. The companies included in the consolidated financial statements can be seen from the list of investments. Individually affiliated companies are not included due to possible commercial disadvantage. Those affiliated companies not included in the consolidated financial statements only have a negligible influence on the consolidated financial statements. In the financial year 2010, the following companies, which have hitherto not been consolidated owing to their insignificance, were included in the consolidated financial statements for the first time: Full consolidation: 3 G Netzwerk - Errichtungs GmbH Alpine Green Energia Sp.z.o.o. ALPINE Liegenschaftsverwertungs GmbH Grados d.o.o. Using equity method: AMF - Asphaltmischanlage Feistritz GmbH & Co KG D1 Construction s.r.o. The following companies were newly founded and are included in the consolidated financial statement: Full consolidation: ALPINE GREEN ENERGY ITALY S.R.L. ALPINE-ENERGIE Cesko spol.s.r.o. ALPINE-ENERGIE Polska Sp.z.o.o. SOLAR PARK SERENA S.R.L. Furthermore, owing to acquisitions, the consolidated group was enlarged by the following companies:
Acquisition date Share Acquiring company
Full consolidation: Ingenieurbro fr Energie- und Haustechnik Andreas Duba GmbH OKTAL PLUS d.o.o.
90% 100%
Ingenieurbro fr Energie- und Haustechnik Andreas Duba GmbH is considered to enlarge the scope of competence of ALPINE group in performing engineer services in the field of building services. OKTAL PLUS d.o.o. was acquired to realize a building contractor project.
3 G Netzwerk - Errichtungs GmbH & Co KG has been merged with 3 G Netzwerk - Errichtungs GmbH per 22 October 2010. ALPINE PZPB d.o.o. has been merged with Alpine d.o.o. Beograd per 2 August 2010. In February 2010, the remaining 40.29 % of Strazevica Kamenolom d.o.o. have been acquired so that Alpine d.o.o. Beograd holds 100 % of the shares. In accordance with IAS 27.30 this process was recognized as equity transition. On 8 April 2010, a separable business operation of Siemens VAI Technologies GmbH & Co was bought and thereafter merged with ALPINE Bau GmbH. The acquisition cost of all mentioned acquisitions of the financial year 2010 that caused a change in the scope of consolidated financial statements is TEUR 1,346. A merger was influenced by the favorable development of the carrying amount of the net assets, as their value was below market value on due date of the merger. The difference in the amount of 4,292 TEUR is shown as other operating income. Goodwill arose from the business combination with Ingenieurbro fr Energie- und Haustechnik Andreas Duba GmbH. The purchase price contains advantages from the expected synergies, the growth in returns, the future market development and the staff which have been taken over. These advantages are not recognized separately from the position goodwill as the resulting economic benefits are not reliably measurable. It is assumed that the recorded goodwill is not tax deductible. Acquisitions and the initial accounting for business combinations in the consolidated financial statements have had the following impact on the consolidated financial statements: On the date of initial consolidation
Non-current assets Current assets Non-current liabilities Current liabilities From the date of initial consolidation Revenue Operating result in TEUR 1,370 11,730 3,473 4,485 in TEUR 46,515 -264
The transaction costs of 224 TEUR were expensed and are reported under other operating expenses. On the date of initial-consolidation the fair value of the receivables amounts to 9,045 TEUR and corresponds to the gross contractual amounts receivable. None of the receivables was impaired and the total contractual amounts are expected to be recoverable. The non-controlling interests in the mergers have been recognized at the acquisition date with the share of the market value of acquired net assets in an amount of 366 TEUR.
5 Accounting policies
In the reporting year, the standards revised by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the EU - which apply to financial years beginning on or after - were applied to the preparation of consolidated financial statements. The underlying accounting policies applied to the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below.
Depreciations on revalued buildings are recognised in profit and loss. If revalued tangible assets are later sold or retired, the assignable revaluation surplus recognised in the revaluation reserve is transferred to retained earnings. Technical equipment and machinery as well as office equipment are presented at cost less accumulated amortisation and recognised impairment expense. Assets under construction are carried at cost less recognised impairment. Assets are normally depreciated on a straight-line basis over their expected useful life. Scheduled depreciation of technical equipment and machinery, and of plant and operating and office equipment is for the most part based on the depreciation process of the fair value table of the Austrian national list of construction equipment (BGL) 2009 published by the Austrian Association of Industrial Construction Companies. Usually, the following periods of useful life are assumed:
Own buildings Buildings on land owned by others Technical equipment and machinery Other plant and equipment, operating and office equipment years 8 50 3 50 3 20 3 15
Borrowing costs are part of production costs in the capital assets. The average cost of debt is used for the calculation of the borrowing costs to be capitalised.
5.5 Leases
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as Group assets with their fair values or with the cash value of the minimum lease payments at the commencement of the lease term, if the latter are lower. They are depreciated over their useful life in the same way as own assets. Any corresponding liability towards the lessor is recognised under financial liabilities. Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction of the liability in such a way as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Interest expenses are recognised directly in profit and loss. Rent payments in respect of operating leases are recognised as an expense in the income statement.
5.7 Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets except goodwill
At each balance sheet date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its PPE and intangible assets for any indication that they may be impaired. If there is an indication that an asset may be impaired, the recoverable amount of the asset will be estimated in order to determine the extent of any possible impairment. If it is not possible to determine the recoverable amount for the individual asset, the recoverable amount for the cash-generating unit (CGU) to which the asset belongs is used to determine it. The recoverable amount is the higher of an assets fair value and its value in use; a cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflow from other assets or groups of assets. If the estimated recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit falls short of the carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to the recoverable value and immediately recognised in profit or loss. In the case of land and buildings which do not constitute financial investments and which are carried at revalued amounts, the impairment loss is regarded as an impairment due to a revaluation. A reversal of the impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at the revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is regarded as an enhancement due to a revaluation.
5.8.2 Investments
All other investments and not consolidated affiliated companies are classified as financial assets available for sale in accordance with IAS 39 and are therefore measured at fair value in equity. In line with IFRS 7.29(b) and in the absence of a market present, no fair values were calculated for the other investments and not consolidated affiliated companies which differed from their acquisition costs.
5.10 Inventories
Inventories are carried at cost or at the lower net realisable value. Production cost comprises all expenses that are directly attributable to the item, as well as any variable and fixed overhead that arises in connection with the production. The cost of inventories is assigned by using the weighted average cost formula. Borrowing costs are part of production costs in the capital assets. The average cost of debt is used for the calculation of the borrowing costs to be capitalised.
5.11 Receivables
Receivables and other current assets are carried at nominal values. Valuation allowances are performed in case of identifiable specific risks. Foreign currency receivables are measured at the middle rate at the balance sheet date. Receivables are assigned to Loans and Receivables in the sense of IAS 39. As such they are valued at amortised cost. Other receivables include securities classified as held for trading purposes and therefore valued at fair value in the income statement.
5.15 Provisions
Provisions are established if the company has a legal or constructive obligation towards a third party on the basis of a past event that will lead to payment obligations in the future. In this context and after careful examination of the facts, the amount carried is the one most probable.
IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements: The new regulations of IAS 27 request the obligatory application of the economic entity approach in case of acquisition and sale of shares after obtaining or maintaining the control of an entity. Following IAS 27 transactions with minority shareholders have to be recognized with no affect on income directly in equity. Concerning successive share purchases which result in obtaining the control of an entity or sales of shares with the consequence of loosing the control of an entity, a revaluation at fair value through profit and loss of the shares already held respectively of the remaining ones has to be effected. IFRS 3 Business Combinations: Changes of IFRS 3 effect an extension on the scope of application and provides the option to recognize non-controlling-interest in case of every entity purchase. The annual improvements for IFRS 2009 (Annual Improvement Project 2009) are focussed on adjustments of following standards and interpretations: IFRS 2 Share-based payment, IFRS 5 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations, IFRS 8 Operating segments, IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, IAS 7 Statements of Cash Flows, IAS 17 Leases, IAS 36 Impairment of assets, IAS 38 Intangible assets, IAS 39 Financial instruments: Recognition and Measurement, IFRIC 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives, IFRIC 16 Hedges of a Net Invest ment in a Foreign Operation. These improvements caused adjustments in accounting policies but did not have any material impact on the groups financial performance or financial position. Additionally, the following standard has been applied for the first time in the course of the consolidated financial statements per 31 December 2010: IFRS 8 Operating Segments: This standard sets the rules for reportable information concerning operating segments of capital market oriented entitites. Because of the issue of a bond by Alpine Holding GmbH in July 2010, the ALPINE group is in the scope of this standard and is obliged to disclose information concerning its operating segments according to IFRS 8. These obligatory information is presented for the first time in the consolidated financial statements on hand.
The following adjusted and disclosed standards and interpretations - relevant for the current period that were transferred in European law by the European Union did not have any impact on the Groups accounting policies, financial performance or financial position. IAS 39 IFRS 1 IFRS 2 IFRIC 17 IFRIC 18 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement Additional Exemptions for First-time Adopters: Amendments to IFRS 1 Share-based Payment Distributions of Non-Cash Assets to Owners Transfers of Assets from Customers
The group has not applied any early adoption of further standards or interpretations which have already been published but do not have to be applied mandatorily.
5.21.2 First-time applicable accounting standards and interpretations for the financial year 2011
The following changed accounting standards and new interpretations, that were put into European law by the EU, have to be applied for the first time in the financial year 2011: IAS 24 IAS 32 IFRS 1 IFRIC 14 IFRIC 19 Miscellaneous Related Party Disclosures Financial Instruments: Classification of Rights Issues Limited Exemption from IFRS 7 Comparative Disclosures for First-time Adopters Prepayments of a Minimum Funding Requirement Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments Annual Improvement Project 2010
There are no significant impacts expected to the consolidated financial statement of the Group.
There are no significant impacts expected to the consolidated financial statement of the Group.
6 Construction output
In addition to turnover from our own projects, construction output also includes pro-rated construction output from joint ventures and asphalt mixing plants at an amount of TEUR 452,587 (2009: TEUR 520,093). It can be divided by construction segments as follows:
in TEUR Austria Building and power plant construction Civil engineering Communications / Energy Others Total Foreign countries Building and power plant construction Civil engineering Communications / Energy Others Total Group as a whole Building and power plant construction Civil engineering Communications / Energy Others Total incl. joint ventures Total joint ventures Total excl. joint ventures
2010
2009
The profit (loss) of associates primarily includes in particular pro-rated profits and losses of joint ventures and asphalt production sites after central allocations.
Income from the disposal of non-current assets Revenue from insurance compensations Rental income Other income related to staff Charges for staff, equipment and building site installations Exchange profit Other Total
The remaining other operating income includes in particular amounts passed on and releases of valuation allowances.
9 Staff costs
in TEUR 2010 2009
Salaries and wages Expenses for severance payments including contributions to staff provision funds Pension cost Cost of statutory social security, payroll-related taxes and mandatory contributions Other social security cost Total Average number of employees
Expenses for pensions and severance payments are presented without the cost of interest. Expenses for severance payments are broken down as follows:
in TEUR 2010 2009
Service cost for severance payments incl. actuarial gains and losses Payments to staff provision funds Total
Service cost for pensions incl. actuarial gains and losses Defined contribution plans Total
Rental and leasing expenses Legal and consulting expenses Administrative expenses Maintenance and repair Insurance premiums Advertising expenses Taxes, except income taxes Exchange loss Other Total
76,823 29,120 40,647 16,712 15,964 9,075 3,651 4,566 94,873 291,431
70,588 30,376 35,644 14,469 16,692 8,532 2,036 1,522 87,022 266,881
Interest and similar income Interest expense and similar charges Total of which classified as financial instruments as per IAS 39 Loans and receivables Financial liabilities valued at amortised cost
6,884 -27,055
7,163 -24,900
Interest income includes income from affiliated companies in the amount of TEUR 38 (2009: TEUR 103). Interest expenses include expenses from affiliated companies in the amount of TEUR 1,159 (2009: TEUR 1,273).
13 Exchange differences
in TEUR 2010 2009
Exchange differences of which classified as financial instruments as per IAS 39 Financial assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Income from hedged items in fair value hedges Expenses from adjustments of the carrying amount of the designated hedged items in fair value hedges
Investment income Income from securities and financial assets Income/expenses from the disposal of non-current financial assets Expenses from affiliated companies Impairment losses on financial assets Other Total of which classified as financial instruments as per IAS 39 Loans and receivables Held for trading purposes Financial assets available for sale
391 31 435
0 32 688
Investment income includes income from affiliated companies in the amount of TEUR 574 (2009: TEUR 75). The position Income/expenses from the disposal of non-current financial assets includes a carrying amount profit or loss from the disposal of an affiliated company in the amount of TEUR -17 (2009: TEUR 417). The position Expenses from affiliated companies and Impairment losses on financial assets are classified as financial instruments Financial assets available for sale.
15 Income taxes
in TEUR 2010 2009
Tax expenses for the financial year can be reconciled with the profit according to the income statement as follows:
in TEUR
2010
2009
Profit before income taxes Taxes at domestic rate of 25% Effects of other tax rates of subsidiaries operating abroad Tax-free gains Expenses not deductible for tax purposes Changes of loss carryforwards for which no deferred taxes were recognised Tax rate change of deferred taxes Utilisation of unused loss carryforward Tax expenses from prior periods Other Effective tax expense Effective tax rate
23,673 5,918 3,569 -1,114 1,216 4,715 0 -5,835 -1,274 -721 6,474 27.35%
22,617 5,654 297 -1,936 1,511 3,658 296 0 -2,611 -680 6,189 27.36%
Temporary differences between the carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements and the respective carrying amount for tax purposes have the following effect on the deferred taxes shown in the balance sheet:
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010
Assets Liabilities
31 Dec. 2009
Assets Liabilities Assets
1 Jan. 2009
Liabilities
Property, plant and equipment Intangible assets Financial assets Receivables and other current assets
Tax loss carryforwards Deferred taxes (gross) Valuation allowance for tax loss carryforwards Less offsetting with deferred tax liabilities Deferred taxes (net)
-91,193
58,865 -12,985
-74,406
53,986 -37,207
-39,694 6,186
39,694 -34,712
In addition to the amount recognised in the income statement, deferred taxes relating to the revaluation of the Groups land and buildings that are not investment property in the amount of TEUR 0 (2009: TEUR 155; 1 January 2009: TEUR -145) were recognised directly in equity. Moreover neutral deferred taxes in an amount of TEUR 495 (2009: TEUR -180; 1 January 2009: TEUR 1,901) were recognised directly in equity in the course of hedge accounting activities/net investments. Furthermore, deferred taxes increased by TEUR 312 (2009: TEUR 430; 1 January 2009: TEUR 166) as a result of changes to the consolidated group. Deferred taxes for loss carryforwards of subsidiaries, in the amount of TEUR 15,749 (2009: TEUR 16,869; 1 January 2009: TEUR 12,985) were not capitalised, as it is not sufficiently probable that they can be utilised. Deferred taxes for the remaining loss carryforwards were recognised, as given the existing management accounting it is probable that they will be utilised by offsetting them with future tax gains. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset on the balance sheet, provided they are levied by the same taxing authority.
in TEUR Cost of acquisition As at 1 Jan. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Additions Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Additions Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2010
Total
214,132 -1,865 5,914 12,867 6,935 -7,307 230,676 -1,192 0 9,586 -1,743 -22,442 214,885
372,359 -4,846 22,999 26,281 4,912 -28,279 393,426 -165 1,309 17,916 2,090 -31,098 383,478
145,705 -272 5,799 20,643 -623 -15,555 155,697 1,108 31 17,257 220 -25,016 149,297
17,174 -256 -2,219 21,829 -9,436 -2,086 25,006 -377 1 12,964 -6,530 -1,745 29,319
749,370 -7,239 32,493 81,620 1,788 -53,227 804,805 -626 1,341 57,723 -5,963 -80,301 776,979
Accumulated depreciation As at 1 Jan. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Annual depreciation Impairment loss Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Annual depreciation Impairment loss Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2010 41,822 -299 1,498 5,087 0 510 -1,680 46,938 -162 0 4,848 0 2 -5,656 45,970 182,067 -2,125 8,644 41,038 0 825 -18,144 212,305 -23 2 33,512 0 -125 -21,665 224,006 71,299 -173 2,637 18,838 0 -825 -10,072 81,704 704 1 16,351 0 44 -17,917 80,887 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 295,188 -2,597 12,779 64,963 0 510 -29,896 340,947 519 3 54,711 0 -79 -45,238 350,863
Carrying amount on 1 Jan. 2009 Carrying amount on 31 Dec. 2009 Carrying amount on 31 Dec. 2010
Selected land and buildings were measured in the year of 2010 by independent experts and, in some cases, by knowledgeable Group employees. The measurement is based on recent market transactions for comparable land and buildings which stand up to the dealing-at-arms-length test. As there were no reasons for impairment, there was no accounting booking for properties depreciation.
As on 31 December 2010, the carrying amount would have been around TEUR 145,975 (2009: TEUR 151,710; 1 January 2009: TEUR 140,518), if the Groups land and buildings (without investment property) were carried at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Borrowing costs were capitalised in the amount of TEUR 476 (2009: TEUR 1,272; 1 January 2009: TEUR 487). Carrying amounts of finance leases:
in TEUR Buildings Technical equipment and machinery Operating and office equipment 31 Dec. 2010 12,312 39,368 1,844 31 Dec. 2009 12,600 52,061 6,020 1 Jan. 2009 11,936 58,734 9,154
The Group has secured its credit lines by means of real estate collateral in the amount of TEUR 64,553 (2009: TEUR 89,865; 1 January 2009: TEUR 118,316).
17 Investment property
in TEUR Cost of acquisition As at 1 Jan. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Additions Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Additions Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2010 Accumulated depreciation As at 1 Jan. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Annual depreciation Impairment loss Transfers Disposals Reversals As at 31 Dec. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Annual depreciation Impairment loss Transfers Disposals Reversals As at 31 Dec. 2010 Carrying amount on 1 Jan. 2009 Carrying amount on 31 Dec. 2009 Carrying amount on 31 Dec. 2010 2,575 0 0 193 0 0 -46 0 2,722 0 0 223 0 0 -26 0 2,919 23,976 18,563 30,769 26,551 -76 -4,188 252 -794 -460 21,285 -90 0 5,497 7,243 -247 33,688 Land and buildings
The additions to investment property include subsequent cost of acquisition amounting to TEUR 2,803 (2009: TEUR 252; 1 January 2009: TEUR 17). Land and buildings were measured by independent experts and, in some instances, by knowledgeable Group employees. The measurement is based on recent market transactions for comparable land and buidlings which stand up to the dealing-at-arms-length test. As of 31 December the fair value of investment property is in the amount of TEUR 53,740.
in TEUR
Rights
Goodwill
Total
Cost of acquisition As at 1 Jan. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Additions Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Additions Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2010 Accumulated depreciation As at 1 Jan. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Annual depreciation Impairment loss Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2009 Exchange differences Changes consolidated group Annual depreciation Impairment loss Transfers Disposals As at 31 Dec. 2010 Carrying amount on 1 Jan. 2009 Carrying amount on 31 Dec. 2009 Carrying amount on 31 Dec. 2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 616 8,051 9 213 1,427 0 0 -311 9,389 150 6 1,635 0 0 -295 10,885 3,580 4,519 5,489 668 0 0 0 240 0 0 908 11 0 0 240 0 0 1,159 11,928 19,135 19,181 8,719 9 213 1,427 240 0 -311 10,297 161 6 1,646 240 0 -295 12,055 15,508 23,654 25,286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 627 0 0 627 11,631 5 221 2,364 0 -313 13,908 117 27 3,103 1 -782 16,374 12,596 19 7,428 0 0 0 20,043 126 171 0 0 0 20,340 24,227 24 7,649 2,364 0 -313 33,951 243 198 3,730 1 -782 37,341
19 Financial assets
in TEUR
Investment in affiliated companies Other investment Other exposure Securities Total
Cost of acquisition As at 1 Jan. 2009 (+) Additions; (-) Disposals Changes consolidated group As at 31 Dec. 2009 (+) Additions; (-) Disposals Changes consolidated group As at 31 Dec. 2010 BV 1 Jan. 2009 BV 31 Dec. 2009 BV 31 Dec. 2010 5,283 -186 -213 4,884 508 -745 4,647 870 1,408 1,232 17,534 513 68 18,115 -635 0 17,480 16,890 17,126 16,646 24,167 4,932 0 29,099 18,536 0 47,635 24,167 29,099 47,635 12,747 -4,227 121 8,641 -2,795 0 5,846 11,454 7,143 4,193 59,731 1,032 -24 60,739 15,614 -745 75,608 53,381 54,776 69,706
20 Investments in associates
All private and public limited companies presented as associates in the consolidated financial statements, including their domiciles and equity interest, can be found in the list of investments. The approximately 480 joint ventures are not shown in the list of investments, as they are solely non-trading under civil law without domicile, and were each set up on a temporary basis in order to manage one construction project. The date of the financial statements of Ziegelwerk Freital Eder GmbH is 28 February and of Schaberreiter GmbH 31 March in the current business year, and not 31 December as with all other companies. Below is a summary of financial information refers to the associated companies of the Group (excluding joint ventures):
in TEUR Assets total Liabilities total Net assets Group share of net assets of associated companies Revenue total Net income total Group share of net income of associated companies 31 Dec. 2010 1,091,228 1,110,965 -19,737 15,724 268,838 5,948 1,341 31 Dec. 2009 1,006,898 1,001,224 5,674 15,639 178,445 8,431 2,385 1 Jan. 2009 733,873 741,855 -7,982 14,327 142,004 9,954 3,002
The change in unrecognized shares in negative net assets of associated companies in fiscal year 2010 amounts to TEUR 12,580 (2009: TEUR -5,411) and accumulated per 31 December 2010 to TEUR 27,436 (2009: TEUR 14,856; 1 January 2009: TEUR 20,267), thereof TEUR 24,471 (2009: TEUR 13,495; 1 January 2009: TEUR 19,143) on other comprehensive income positions from equity consolidated companies.
21 Inventories
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010 31 Dec. 2009 1 Jan. 2009
Land held for sale Raw materials, consumables and supplies Work in progress Finished goods and goods purchased and held for resale Prepayments Total
Of the land held for sale, TEUR 568 (2009: TEUR 2,060; 1 January 2009: TEUR 4,475) are carried at fair value less costs to sell. The Group has secured lines of credit available to it with land charges totalling TEUR 41,920 (2009: TEUR 40,171; 1 January 2009: TEUR 19,371). Borrowing costs were capitalised in the amount of TEUR 274 (2009: TEUR 415).
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Trade receivables Receivables from construction contracts Receivables from affiliated companies Receivables from associates Other receivables and assets Total
0 0
402,373 631,084
402,373 631,084
0 0
354,156 553,474
354,156 553,474
0 0
355,733 546,137
355,733 546,137
1,966
1,966
3,277
3,277
7,122
3,400
10,522
0 4,070 4,070
Trade receivables and other assets classified as current, of TEUR 227,425 (2009: TEUR 107,475; 1 January 2009: TEUR 64,326), are expected to be recovered after more than twelve months. Trade receivables relate primarily to receivables from completed construction projects, whereas receivables from construction contracts present projects in progress. For a receivable on 31 December 2010 a guarantee from Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A. in the amount of TEUR 5,100 exists. Of the trade receivables, valuation allowances in the amount of TEUR 27,571 (2009: TEUR 19,857; 1 January 2009: TEUR 13,376), were deducted. Trade receivables, receivables from construction contracts and receivables from associates give the following picture with regard to due date:
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010 31 Dec. 2009 1 Jan. 2009
Trade receivables/receivables from construction contracts and associates Of which: neither overdue nor value adjustment made on the financial statement date Of which: no value adjustment as of the financial statement date and due within the following time bands: less than 90 days 91 - 180 days 181 - 360 days more than 360 days
1,172,936 849,750
1,036,582 713,726
1,030,651 789,560
No value adjustment was made for trade receivables which were overdue on the reporting date if there was no material change in the creditworthiness of the debtor and repayment of the overdue amount was expected.
in TEUR Value adjustments on 1 Jan. Allocation to reserves Utilisation/release Value adjustments on 31 Dec. 31 Dec. 2010 19,857 13,530 5,816 27,571 31 Dec. 2009 13,376 8,825 2,344 19,857
Receivables from construction contracts (gross) Advances received Receivables from construction contracts (net) Costs incurred to date (of all contracts not completed as at cut-off date) Profits incurred to date (of all contracts not settled as at cut-off date) Accumulated losses (of all contracts not settled as at cut-off date) Receivables from construction contracts (gross) Retentions by customers
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Receivables from other taxes Accruals Insurance settlements Pension plan reinsurance Securities held for trading Other Total
0 0 0 0 0 4,070 4,070
0 0 0 0 0 7,509 7,509
0 0 0 0 0 15,663 15,663
The remaining other receivables on 31 December 2010 include among others a reclaim from a guarantee drawn by the employer of a construction project mentioned in point 5.20 which amounts to MEUR 27.
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments measured at fair value Forward exchange transactions interest swap Derivatives at fair value through profit or loss Forward exchange transactions 0 591 591 0 171 171 0 0 0 0 1,149 94 0 94 1,149 0 0 138 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bank balances Cash Total as per balance sheet Cash and cash equivalents in the cash flow statement
27 Equity
The share capital of Alpine Holding GmbH is presented as the share capital, unchanged from the previous year. The other retained earnings are the result of the profits and losses generated within the Group. The currency translation differences comprise all exchange differences that arose from the translation of subsidiaries financial statements drawn up in a foreign currency. Changes in value as a consequence of the revaluation of land and buildings are included in the item revaluation reserve. The non-realised earnings from the valuation of hedges arose through a group company consolidated by the equity method. These are interest swap transactions which are treated as cash flow hedges in the balance sheet, in accordance with IAS 39. The position Net Investment concerns exchange rate fluctuations from a payable to a foreign operation, for which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future. The minority interests in equity represented primarily the 6 % share in Hoch- und Tiefbau Beteiligungs GmbH and the 17.63 % share in ALPINE Bau GmbH held by FCC Construccin S.A..
28 Employee benefits
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010 31 Dec. 2009 1 Jan. 2009
Interest rate Salary and wage increases Fluctuation rate Retirement age women in years Retirement age men in years Life expectancy in TEUR Reconciliation of provision recognised in the balance sheet Present value of defined benefit obligations Accumulated actuarial profit (+) / loss (-) Provision
37,819 13 37,832
35,365 0 35,365
The changes in present value of defined benefit obligations in the financial years 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
in TEUR Defined benefit obligations on 1 Jan. Service cost Interest expense Actuarial profit/loss Payments in the financial year Changes consolidated group Defined benefit obligations on 31 Dec. Expense recognised in the income statement Service cost Interest expense Realised actuarial profit (-), loss (+) Expense in the income statement 2,641 1,684 -13 4,312 4,275 1,608 0 5,883 2009 37,819 2,641 1,684 925 -3,568 2,639 42,140 2008 35,365 4,275 1,608 -13 -5,183 1,767 37,819
Interest rate Pension, salary and wage increases Fluctuation rate Retirement age women in years Retirement age men in years Life expectancy Austria Germany Switzerland
2.5 - 4.5 % 1.0 - 4.0% 0 22.5% 56.5 - 64 61.5 - 65 AV 2008-P Heubeck mortality tables 2005 G BVG 2005
3.3 - 5.0 % 1.0 - 4.0% 0 22.5% 56.5 - 64 61.5 - 65 AV 2008-P Heubeck mortality tables 2005 G BVG 2005
2.85 - 5.0 % 1.0 - 4.0% 0 22.5% 56.5 - 64 61.5 - 65 AV 2008-P Heubeck mortality tables 2005 G BVG 2005
in TEUR
31 Dec. 2010
31 Dec. 2009
1 Jan. 2009
Present value of covered defined benefit obligations Fair value of plan assets Total Present value of uncovered defined benefit obligations Present value of defined benefit obligations Reconciliation of provision recognised in the balance sheet Present value of defined benefit obligation Accumulated actuarial profit (+) / loss (-) Amount not recognised as an asset because of the limit in paragraph 58(b) Provision
9,776 0 0 9,776
The changes in present value of defined benefit obligations in the financial years 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
in TEUR Defined benefit obligations on 1 Jan. Service cost Employee contributions Interest expense Actuarial profit/loss Currency translation differences Payments in the financial year Changes consolidated group Gains/Losses from plan curtailments 2010 23,413 1,081 1,153 868 1,673 2,962 -1,650 0 -539 28,961 2009 21,728 2,070 0 883 550 424 -2,564 322 0 23,413
The changes to the present value of plan assets in the financial years 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
in TEUR 2010 12,632 324 254 2,508 1,158 1,153 -1,187 16,842 2010 2009 11,952 381 -286 350 2,126 0 -1,891 12,632 2009
Plan assets on 1 Jan. Expected income from plan assets Actuarial profit/loss Currency translation differences Employer contributions Employee contributions Payments in the financial year Net assets on 31 Dec. in TEUR Expense recognised in the income statement Service cost Interest expense Realised actuarial profit (-), loss (+) Expected income from plan assets Gains/Losses from plan curtailments and settlements Expense in the income statement
The principal asset classes of the plan assets together with their expected returns on the date of the financial statement are as follows:
in TEUR 2010 expected income fair value 2009 expected income fair value
The total expected income results from the weighted average of the expected returns from the asset categories held through the plan assets. The estimation of the expected returns made by the management board is based on historical rates of return and market forecasts for the respective asset values for the next twelve months. In the financial year just ended the actual income from plan assets amounted to TEUR 578 (2009: TEUR 95).
Present value of defined benefit obligations Fair value of plan assets Deficit in the plan Experience adjustments of plan debts Experience adjustments of plan assets
For the annual period beginning after the reporting period, estimated contributions to defined benefit plans are expected in the amount of TEUR 1,258 (2009: TEUR 1,010).
29 Other provisions
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010 31 Dec. 2009
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
As at 1 Jan. Changes consolidated group Exchange differences Reclassification Additions Utilisation Release Provision on 31 Dec.
in TEUR
31 Dec. 2010
31 Dec. 2009
1 Jan. 2009
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
30 Financial liabilities
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010 31 Dec. 2009 1 Jan. 2009
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Non-current
Current
Total
Bonds Mortgage loans Revolving credits Finance leases Loans from affiliated companies Other Total
Alpine Holding GmbH issued a bond with valuta 1 July 2010 under following conditions: Issuer Volume in EUR Alpine Holding GmbH 100,000,000
Denomination in EUR 1,000 Tenor 2010-2015 Repayment Nominal interest Coupon Joint Lead final maturity at 100 % of nominal value 5.25% p.a. 01.07. anually UniCredit Bank Austria and BAWAG PSK
Initial public offering Vienna Stock Exchange, over the counter market (organized stock market) ISIN AT0000A0JDG2 The Loans from affiliated companies in the amount of TEUR 38,827 (2009: TEUR 37,673; 1 January 2009: TEUR 36,400) concern a subordinated loan from FCC Construccin S.A. The carrying amounts and main terms of the bank loans and overdrafts are as follows:
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010
Type of financing
Currency
Maturity
Effective yield
Maturity
Mortgage loans, current Mortgage loans, non-current Revolving credits, current Revolving credits, non-current Other, current Other, noncurrent
ALL, CHF, EUR, HRK, PLN BAM, CHF, EUR, HRK, PLN CHF, CZK, EUR, PLN, RSD EUR EUR, HRK, RSD EUR, HRK
fix, variable fix, variable fix, variable variable fix, variable variable
As the interest rate is usually variable, the fair values correspond with the carrying amounts.
The liabilities from finance leases and their maturities are as follows:
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010
Present value
Interest
Payment amount
Maturity
Total
in TEUR
31 Dec. 2009
Present value
Interest
Payment amount
Maturity
Total
in TEUR
1 Jan. 2009
Present value
Interest
Payment amount
Maturity
Total
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments measured at fair value Forward exchange transactions Derivatives at fair value through profit or loss Forward exchange transactions 0 11 11 0 6,050 6,050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,512 6,761 13,273
32 Tax liabilities
in TEUR As at 1 Jan. Changes consolidated group Change in exchange rate Additions Used Released As at 31 Dec. 2010 8,711 0 120 4,796 -5,035 0 8,592 2009 13,525 690 -4 5,973 -11,473 0 8,711
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Advances received Trade payables Liabilities towards affiliated companies Liabilities towards associates Other liabilities Total
0 0 0 0 840 840
0 0 0 0 971 971
0 0 0 0 974 974
Trade payables and other liabilities classified as current, of TEUR 28,452 (2009: TEUR 9,860; 1 January 2009: TEUR 10,197), are expected to be settled after more than twelve months. To the extent that advances received exceed the accumulated services, they are shown as advances received. Provisions for construction contracts totalling TEUR 47,572 (2009: TEUR 51,756; 1 January 2009: TEUR 50,814), are included in trade payables.
34 Other liabilities
in TEUR 31 Dec. 2010 31 Dec. 2009 1 Jan. 2009
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Noncurrent
Current
Total
Tax liabilities (without income taxes) Liabilities relating to social security Liabilities towards employees Unused leave liabilities Hours in lieu liabilities Liabilities from legal and consulting expenses Other Total
0 0 0 0 0 0 840 840
0 0 0 0 0 0 971 971
0 0 0 0 0 0 974 974
Operating segment information per 31 Dec. 2010 Segment Construction Output Segment Revenue Segment Result Earnings before taxes (EBT) thereof result from companies consolidated at equity thereof depreciation thereof impairment losses thereof net interest expenses interest expenses interest income Operating segment information per 31 Dec. 2009 Segment Construction Output Segment Revenue Segment Result Earnings before taxes (EBT) thereof result from companies consolidated at equity thereof depreciation thereof impairment losses thereof net interest expenses interest expenses interest income 1,221,152 1,127,873 -6,792 956 872 0 -1,189 -7,712 6,523 1,704,265 1,320,050 21,776 606 14,871 0 -8,961 -13,590 4,629 301,467 301,467 13,926 0 6,324 0 -397 -1,388 991 138,036 95,437 -6,293 965 44,756 240 -10,358 -24,561 14,203 3,364,920 2,844,827 22,617 2,527 66,823 240 -20,905 -47,251 26,346 1,133,989 1,051,598 8,989 4,918 631 0 -3,346 -8,310 4,964 1,523,655 1,198,557 13,139 18,965 8,893 0 -13,582 -16,761 3,179 381,746 381,746 12,729 0 6,297 124 -2,052 -3,306 1,254 161,752 116,654 -11,184 773 40,999 116 -6,341 -26,395 20,054 3,201,142 2,748,555 23,673 24,656 56,820 240 -25,321 -54,772 29,451
The depreciation shown in the segment Others comprises the depreciation for machinery and equipment of the Machines - Technical Department, which are leased to companies belonging to other segments of the ALPINE group. According to the liquidity need or surplus, interests are internally allocated and credited or debited to projects by the central Finance Department, which is reflected in the business area Others. Information about segment assets for the Groups operating segments and about inter-segment revenues are not indicated because this information is not part of and is not disclosed separately in the internal reporting system. As the result of internal reporting of ALPINE group corresponds with the result of external reporting, a transition from segment result to group result is left undone.
Austria Germany Southeastern Europe Northeastern Europe Rest of Western and Northern Europe Asia Total
Geographical information on non-current assets is not indicated, as the cost-benefit ratio would not allow to provide this information with reasonable effort.
Buy Currency
USD
12,043
In the business year of 2010 the changes in the fair value of forward exchange contracts recognized as cash flow hedges of fully consolidated companies totalized aproximately MEUR 0.06 in equity (reserves for cash flow hedges). The amounts recognized in equity are expected to fall due in January 2011 and will have an impact on the result.
On 31 December 2010 forward exchange transactions existed in SGD, CHF, PLN and CZK to hedge intragroup-currency-liabilities. The fair value is hedged and the corresponding results of both, the underlying transaction and the hedging instrument, are recognised through profit and loss. The principal terms of the forward exchange contract comply with those of the hedged liability. At the end of 2010 the following hedging activities existed:
Buy Currency Nominal value 2010 in TEUR Nominal Value 2009 in TEUR
CZK
1,664
Type
85,714
In the business year of 2010 MEUR 0.9 were recorded in equity from changes of the fair value of interest rate swaps, recognized as cash flow hedges of fully consolidated companies (reserve for cash flow hedges). The amounts recognized in equity are expected to fall due in October 2014 and will have an impact on the result.
in TEUR Status 31 Dec. 2009 Trade liabilities and other liabilities Bank liabilities Liabilities due to loans Liabilities due to finance leases Total
Up to 1 year
1-5 years
Over 5 years
Total
in TEUR Status 31 Dec. 2009 Status 1 Jan. 2009 Trade liabilities and other liabilities Bank liabilities Liabilities due to loans Liabilities due to finance leases Total
Up to 1 year
1-5 years
Over 5 years
Total
According to the current financial plan the company will be able to follow its obligations from operational cash-flows and from due falling financial liabilities in 2011.
Due within 1 year Due in 1-5 years Due in more than 5 years Total
Purchase obligations only exist within the framework of normal business activity.
Audit Other assurance services Tax advisory services Other services Total
There are no major transactions between Group companies and subsidiaries that are not consolidated. In the year 2010 sales to FCC Construccin S.A. in the amount of TEUR 3,719 (2009: TEUR 661) and purchases of TEUR 4,634 (2009: TEUR 2,074) were made. On 31 December 2010 receivables in the amount of TEUR 4,625 (31 December 2009: TEUR 1,472), payables of TEUR 5,226 (31 December 2009: TEUR 1,754) and a subordinated loan in the amount of TEUR 38,827 (31 December 2009: 37,673) existed. In the year 2010 sales to A.S.A Abfall Service AG, also a subsidiary of FCC Group, in the amount of TEUR 1,763 (2009: TEUR 300) and purchases of TEUR 949 (2009: TEUR 640) were made. On 31 December 2010 receivables in the amount of TEUR 350 (31 December 2009: TEUR 9) and payables of TEUR 104 (31 December 2009: TEUR 111) existed. The ALPINE Group is part of the FCC Group, which has its domicile in Spain.
37.7 Management
Mr. Werner Watznauer
Opinion Our audit did not give rise to any objections. In our opinion, which is based on the results of our audit, the consolidated financial statements comply with legal requirements and give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group as of 31 December 2010 and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the fiscal year from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU. Without qualifying our opinion we draw attention to paragraph 5.20. of the notes to the consolidated financial statements, describing the uncertainties related to the outcome of lawsuits and the recoverability of current receivables in connection with substantial projects under dispute in Poland and Turkey. Comments on the Management Report for the Group Pursuant to statutory provisions, the management report for the Group is to be audited as to whether it is consistent with the consolidated financial statements and as to whether the other disclosures are not misleading with respect to the Companys position. The auditors report also has to contain a statement as to whether the management report for the Group is consistent with the consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the management report for the Group is consistent with the consolidated financial statements. Vienna, 11 April 2011 Deloitte Audit Wirtschaftsprfungs GmbH Michael Schober m.p. Certified Public Accountant ppa Nikolaus Mller m.p. Certified Public Accountant
List of investments
Company Domicile Nominal capital in 1,000 CU Effective percentage of ownership Type of consolidation
AUSTRIA 3 G Netzwerk - Errichtungs GmbH *) ABO Asphalt-Bau Oeynhausen GmbH ACOTON - IMM Projektrealisierung GmbH ACOTON Projektmanagement & Bautrger GmbH Ahrental Abbau- und Aufbereitungsgesellschaft m.b.H. AJS ACOTON Projektm. & Bautr. GmbH & Co KG Alpine - Energie sterreich GmbH Alpine - RZDstroy GmbH ALPINE Bau GmbH ALPINE BeMo Tunnelling GmbH ALPINE Liegenschaftsverwertungs GmbH *) Alpine-Rossiskaya GmbH ALTEC Umwelttechnik GmbH AMF - Asphaltmischanlage Feistritz GmbH AMF - Asphaltmischanlage Feistritz GmbH & Co KG *) AMW Asphaltwerk GmbH Annaberger Zwieselalmbahnen Gesellschaft m.b.H. APT Alpine Project Technology GmbH Asphaltlieferwerk Leibnitz Baugesellschaft m.b.H. Asphaltmischwerk Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. Asphaltmischwerk Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. & Co KG Asphaltmischwerk Greinsfurth GmbH Asphaltmischwerk Greinsfurth GmbH & Co OG Asphaltmischwerk LEOPOLDAU - TEERAG-ASDAG + Mayreder-Bau GmbH Asphaltmischwerk LEOPOLDAU - TEERAG-ASDAG + Mayreder-Bau GmbH & Co. KG Asphaltmischwerk Steyregg GmbH Asphaltmischwerk Steyregg GmbH & Co KG Asphaltwerk Sierning GmbH AWT Asphaltwerk GmbH AWW Asphaltmischwerk Wlbling GmbH Bautechnische Prf- und Versuchsanstalt Gesellschaft m.b.H. Bewehrungszentrum Linz GmbH Blumauerplatz Immobilien Projektentwicklungs GmbH Bonaventura Straenerhaltungs-GmbH Bonaventura Strassenerrichtungs-GmbH Brozentrum U 3 ProjektgesmbH Dolomit-Beton Lieferbetonwerk GmbH Draubeton GesmbH Emberger & Essl GmbH Emberger & Heuberger Bau GmbH EVG Energieversorgung GmbH EVU Energieversorgung GmbH EVW Energieversorgung GmbH Fels- und Sprengtechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H. Ferro-Betonit-Werke Immobilien Gesellschaft m.b.H. Vienna Oeynhausen Salzburg Salzburg Innsbruck Salzburg Linz Vienna Salzburg Innsbruck Salzburg Vienna Vienna Graz Graz Weitendorf Annaberg Linz Leibnitz Rauchenwarth Rauchenwarth Amstetten Amstetten Vienna Vienna Linz Linz Linz Stadtschlaining Linz Himberg Linz Linz Vienna Vienna Vienna Lienz Villach Salzburg Salzburg Zwettl Zwettl Zwettl Linz Linz EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR 35 73 35 37 35 1 750 35 5,852 2,500 37 35 614 35 3 727 36 1,000 73 36 727 40 600 70 70 35 454 35 700 36 36 35 35 35 1,800 35 36 35 40 99 35 35 35 145 36 76.65% 17.25% 36.42% 76.65% 15.71% 76.65% 76.65% 38.33% 76.65% 75.88% 76.65% 39.09% 76.65% 38.33% 38.33% 16.86% 19.16% 76.65% 17.25% 15.33% 15.33% 19.16% 19.16% 38.33% 15.33% 15.33% 15.33% 30.66% 25.30% 38.33% 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 19.16% 34.03% 76.65% 36.80% 26.83% 68.99% 68.99% 30.66% 18.40% 24.91% 76.65% 76.65% C AE N C N C C N C C C N C N AE AE N C N N AE N AE AE AE N AE AE AE AE C C N AE AE C AE AE C C N N N N N
Company
Domicile
FMA Asphaltwerk GmbH & Co KG Frhlich, Bau- und Zimmereiunternehmen, Gesellschaft m.b.H. Gaspix Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH Gasteiner Badesee Errichtungs- und Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. & Co. KG. Geotechnik Systems GmbH Grund- Pfahl- und Sonderbau GmbH Grund- und Sonderbau GmbH HAZET Bauunternehmung GmbH Hemmelmair Frstechnik GmbH Hoch & Tief Bau Beteiligungs GmbH Ing. Arnulf Haderer GmbH KAI - CENTER Errichtungs- und VermietungsgmbH Kieswerk - Betriebs - Gesellschaft m.b.H. Kieswerk - Betriebs - Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft Klcher Baugesellschaft m.b.H. Konrad Beyer & Co Spezialbau GmbH Lieferasphaltgesellschaft JAUNTAL GmbH MAS Bau-Projekt und Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. Mayreder Hoch- und Tiefbau GmbH MLA Beteiligungen GmbH MSO Mischanlagen Ilz GmbH & Co KG Murgalerien Errichtungs- und Verwertungs-GmbH MWG Wohnbaugesellschaft m.b.H. OEKOTECHNA Entsorgungs- und Umwelttechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H. Paltentaler Beton Erzeugungs GesmbH PEM Projektentwicklung Murgalerien GmbH PEM Projektentwicklung Murgalerien GmbH & Co KG PORR ALPINE Austriarail GmbH Pro Part in Austria Handels GmbH Project Development GmbH Raststtten Betriebs GmbH RBA - Recycling u. Betonanlagen GmbH & Co KG RFM Asphaltmischwerk GmbH RFM Asphaltmischwerk GmbH & Co KG Rubacher Schilift Gesellschaft mit beschrnkter Haftung & Co. KG Schaberreiter GmbH STRAKA Bau GmbH Thalia Errichtungs- und VermietungsgmbH Transportbeton und Asphaltgesellschaft m.b.H. Transportbeton und Asphaltgesellschaft m.b.H. & Co KG Transportbetongesellschaft m.b.H. UKH-Linz Errichtungs- und Vermietungs-GmbH Universale Bau GmbH Waldviertler Lieferasphalt GmbH Waldviertler Lieferasphalt GmbH & Co KG Weinfried Bautrger GmbH GERMANY AD Grundbesitzverwaltung GmbH AE StadtLand GmbH Alpine Bau Deutschland AG
Feldbach Kapfenberg Zirl Badgastein Vienna Vienna Himberg Vienna Linz Salzburg Vienna Graz Zams Zams Klch Linz Klagenfurt Vienna Salzburg Salzburg Ilz Unterpremsttten Graz Perchtoldsdorf Rottenmann Unterpremsttten Unterpremsttten Salzburg Hohenems Salzburg Vienna Zirl Wienersdorf-Oeynhausen Wienersdorf-Oeynhausen Rubach Kindberg Neutal Graz Zams Zams Nussdorf Linz Salzburg Horn Horn Vienna
EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR
44 36 35 182 36 365 218 1,300 73 73 73 36 40 80 100 40 36 36 35 40 3,270 35 1,090 727 365 35 1 37 35 37 300 581 73 363 2,281 38 35 35 36 73 37 1,497 50 40 150 36
7.67% 76.65% 19.55% 19.91% 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 19.16% 94.00% 76.65% 76.65% 19.16% 17.25% 76.65% 76.65% 18.40% 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 8.43% 38.33% 76.65% 76.65% 18.40% 38.33% 38.33% 38.33% 76.65% 76.65% 38.33% 18.40% 25.55% 25.55% 16.70% 8.43% 39.09% 76.65% 38.33% 34.50% 12.26% 25.55% 76.65% 38.33% 38.33% 76.65%
AE C N N C C C C AE C C C N AE C C AE N N C AE N C C AE N N AE C C AE AE N AE N AE AE C AE AE N N C N AE C
60 256 10,000
C AE C
Company
Domicile
Type of consolidation
Alpine Building Services GmbH Alpine Project Finance and Consulting GmbH Alpine Untertagebau GmbH Alpine-Energie Deutschland GmbH Alpine-Energie Holding AG CSS - City Service Solution GmbH E. Gottschall & Co GmbH Ferro-Betonit Baugesellschaft mbH Ingenieurbro fr Energie- und Haustechnik Andreas Duba GmbH *) Stump Spezialtiefbau GmbH TSK Sand und Kies GmbH W+M Wohn- und Gewerbebau GmbH Walter Hamann Hoch-, Tief- und Stahlbetonbau GmbH WaTI Patentverwertungs GmbH Ziegelwerk Freital Eder GmbH ALBANIA Alpine Tirana Sh.p.k. ALPINE Bau GmbH, Filiali Tirane Sh.p.k. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ALPINE BH doo Travnik Alpine d.o.o. Banja Luka Alpine Investment d.o.o. Alpine Rudnik Krecnjaka Lapisnica d.o.o. Cesting d.o.o. OSIJEK-KOTEKS d.o.o. RMG d.o.o. SWIETELSKY - ALPINE d.o.o. BULGARIA ALPINE - PONS GmbH Alpine Bulgaria A.D. Alpine Green Energy Bulgaria OOD Strojinvest - ALPINE GmbH CHINA Alpine Mayreder Construction Co. Ltd. AMCC CROATIA Asfaltna Cesta d.o.o. AUTOBUSNI KOLODVOR OSIJEK d.o.o. Kappa d.o.o. OKTAL PLUS d.o.o. *) Osijek Koteks d.d. OSIJEK-KOTEKS d.o.o. Vela Borovica koncern d.o.o. VELICKI KAMEN d.o.o.
Eching Eching Eching Biberach Biberach Biberach Eching Munich Trbnitz Ismaning Trostberg Munich Berlin Eching Freital
EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR
78.05% 76.65% 75.88% 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 100.00% 76.65% 70.25% 76.65% 25.55% 45.99% 78.05% 78.05% 31.22%
C C C C C C C N C C N N C N AE
Tirana Tirana
ALL ALL
615 100
76.65% 76.65%
N C
Travnik Banja Luka Sarajevo Sarajevo epe Sarajevo Sarajevo Banja Luka
10 2 5 2 2 2 5 2
N C C C N N C N
5 3,855 5 5
N C N N
Beijing
CNY
30,000
57.49%
C N C C C C C C
Company
Domicile
CZECH REPUBLIC ALPINE Bau CZ s.r.o. ALPINE-ENERGIE Cesko spol.s.r.o. *) MAYREDER BOHEMIA stavebni spolecnost spol. s. r.o. Silasfalt s.r.o. Stump - Geospol s.r.o. ZNOJMO - CITY a.s. GREAT BRITAIN Morgan Beton and Monierbau Limited HUNGARY Alpine Hungria pit Kft. BA-P Balaton Aszfalt - s pit Kft. Wellnesshotel pt Kft. INDIA Alpine Bau India Private Limited ITALY ALPINE GREEN ENERGY ITALY S.R.L. *) ALPINE-ENERGIE Solar Italia S.R.L. SOLAR PARK SERENA S.R.L. *) LUXEMBOURG Alpine Energie Luxembourg S.a r.l. MACEDONIA ALPINE MINERALNI SUROVINI DOOEL Alpine Skopje DOOEL Alpine-Aleksandar d.o.o. OSIJEK-KOTEKS SUROVINI DOOEL SKOPJE MONTENEGRO Alpine-Podgorica d.o.o. NIEDERLANDE Stump - Fundierungstechnik B.V. POLAND ALPINE Bau GmbH A-1 splka jawna ALPINE Construction Polska Sp.z o.o. Alpine Green Energia Sp.z.o.o. *) ALPINE PRO 1 Sp. z o.o ALPINE PRO 2 Sp. z o.o. ALPINE-ENERGIE Polska Sp.z.o.o. *) Alpine-Slask Budowa Sp.z.o.o. Stump Hydrobudowa Sp.z.o.o. Warsaw Cracow Piotrkw Trybunalski Piotrkw Trybunalski Piotrkw Trybunalski Swidnica Myslowitz Warsaw PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN 15 196 199 5 50 200 50 330 76.65% 78.05% 57.39% 34.43% 57.39% 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% C C C N N C C C Amsterdam EUR 25 76.65% N Podgorica EUR 1 76.65% C Skopje Skopje Skopje Skopje MKD MKD MKD MKD 306 306 310 5 76.65% 76.65% 73.58% 53.40% N C C N Foetz EUR 750 76.65% C Misterbianco Bozen Manciano EUR EUR EUR 10 10 10 76.65% 76.65% 53.66% C C C New Delhi INR 100 76.65% C Budapest Keszthely Budapest HUF HUF HUF 118,060 9,300 3,000 76.65% 38.33% 76.65% C N C Edinburgh GBP 25 37.94% N Valask Mezi Prague Prague Ostrava-Kuncice Prague Brno CZK CZK CZK CZK CZK CZK 135,000 1,300 100 64,000 3,500 1,000 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 38.33% 76.65% 38.33% C C N AE C N
Company
Domicile
Type of consolidation
ROMANIA Alpine S.A. ANDEZIT STANCENI S.R.L. DDHVENT Bravo S.R.L. DONAU INVESTMENT S.R.L. GRANITUL S.A. RUSSIA OOO "Alpine Mayreder" SAO Alpine Gaz SERBIA Alpine d.o.o. Beograd Alpine Dolomit d.o.o. Alpine Granit d.o.o. Alpine-Porr Constructions d.o.o. Grados d.o.o. *) SEVER-JUG AUTOPUT d.o.o. Strazevica Kamenolom d.o.o. SLOVAKIA Alpine Slovakia spol. s r.o. D1 Construction s.r.o. *) PPE Malzenice s.r.o. SLOVENIA Alpine Consulting d.o.o. Ecoenergetika d.o.o. SWITZERLAND Alpine-Bau GmbH Alpine-Energie Schweiz AG PRO-PART AG PRO-PART Energie GmbH UKRAINE TOV Alpine Ukraine Kiev UAH 175 76.65% N Hergiswil Oftringen Oberschan Oberschan CHF CHF CHF CHF 100 1,500 100 30 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% C C C C Celje Celje EUR EUR 9 41 76.65% 76.65% C C Bratislava Bratislava Bratislava EUR EUR EUR 23,850 10 20 76.65% 38.33% 38.33% C AE AE Belgrade Petrovac na Mlavi Ljubovija Belgrade Novi Sad Belgrade Batocina CSD CSD CSD CSD CSD CSD CSD 831,496 29,701 93,614 835 45 159,553 263,971 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 76.65% 53.40% 38.33% 76.65% C C C N C N C Moscow Moscow RUB RUB 10 1,500 76.65% 30.66% C N Judetul Ilfov Judetul Mure Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest RON RON RON RON RON 3,747 1 1 1 12,256 76.65% 76.65% 38.33% 38.33% 32.14% C C N N N
Caption for classification of the companies C = Consolidated AE = Accounted for at equity N = Not consolidated companies *) New companies within the consolidation range
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4 Management Report for the Fiscal Year 2010 ALPINE holding gmbH
2 Business Trend
Alpine Holding GmbH itself is not involved in operative business. In addition to maintain the holding in the Alpine group its main purpose is ensuring the financing of operative group companies. During this business year, this has been achieved on the one hand through the emission of corporate bonds and on the other hand by assuming corporate liabilities to collateralize long-dated credit agreements entered into by the Alpine group companies as part of the Corporate Liquidity Strengthening Act (Unternehmensliquidittsstrkungsgesetz - ULSG).
Profitability
Balanced net expenses from other operating income and expenses in this economic year is 591.9 TEUR (previous year: net earnings 1.1 TEUR). Earnings from investments are composed of in-phase dividend payouts of Hoch & Tief Bau Beteiligungs GmbH, Salzburg in the amount of 1,175.0 TEUR and of E. Gottschall & Co Bauunternehmung GmbH, Eching in the amount of 2,767.6 TEUR. The interest income accounts for balanced net earnings in the amount of 104.5 TEUR (previous year: -10.2 TEUR).
Financial Position
The balance sheet total as of 31 Dec. 2010 of Alpine Holding GmbH increased due to the issuance of corporate bonds to 112,091 TEUR (previous year: 5,970 TEUR). Financial investments remained at 5,966 TEUR and did not change compared to 2009. During the business year, receivables from affiliated companies increased to 105,834 TEUR (previous year: 0 TEUR). Other receivables decreased to 0.05 TEUR (previous year: 0.2 TEUR). Equity has increased by 3,453 TEUR to 9,170 TEUR. Considering the increase of the amount in total assets by 106.1 million Euro, the equity ratio has decreased to 8.2 %.
3 Risk Management
Risks are inherent to business management. The objective of ALPINEs group-wide risk management system is to detect such risks early, to monitor them and to take measures to minimize such risks. Management and central staff units at Alpine Bau GmbH are responsible for the risk management functions of Alpine Holding GmbH. Procurement risks, market and competitive risks and project risks do not exist at the Alpine Holding GmbH and are being dealt with by the operative group companies.
Currency Risk
Currency risks are being dealt with by operative group companies. There is no currency risk at Alpine Holding GmbH.
Liquidity Risk
In order to control the liquidity risk (i.e. the risk that a group company may not be able to pay operational and financial liabilities) ALPINE Group sets up a monthly, rolling liquidity planning with a six- to twelvemonth horizon. All planning data of all group companies are added by means of a bottom-up approach and operational money flows are continuously adjusted against the financing portfolio. Monthly nonconformance analyses ensure the required planning quality.
Reporting on the major characteristics of the internal control and risk management system as related to the accounting process
The accounting process is also integrated into the group wide ALPINE risk management system. Control environment: The basis of the internal control system are group policies applicable to the entire group. The supervision is performed on behalf of Alpine Holding GmbH by the responsible central staff units and management. Risk assessment: When preparing balance sheets it is inevitable that assumptions and estimations have to be made at the risk that expected future developments will deviate from actual developments. In regards to Alpine Holding GmbH, this applies to the collectability of receivables and the intrinsic value of investments. Control measures: Supervision is performed responsible central staff units and management. These are intended to ensure that errors in financial reporting are avoided and/or discovered and corrected. Information and communication: Financial information is sent in a structured format to all levels of responsibility at regular intervals so that supervisory and controlling functions can be performed. Group policies are updated as needed and communicated to the responsible units. Supervision: The supervision of the accounting process is performed by the responsible persons at different levels of detail which depends on the organisational level. Inspections and plausibility checks are performed at regular intervals.
4 Outlook
As the holding company within the group, we predict the following future development of the ALPINE Group: A global recovery of the economic situation is forecast for the construction industry in 2011. However, this development requires a very differentiated and detailed evaluation. For instance, the situation in Europe will continue to be dominated by budget consolidation and investment cuts of individual countries and end up considerably more restrictive than in countries assigned to the emerging markets such as Russia, India or China. In those countries, a growth of up to 11 % is currently assumed. Austria remains the most important market for ALPINE even though the situation will continue to be difficult because of the hesitant implementation of large-scale projects, particularly in the infrastructure sector. Numerous implications of this development will additionally complicate the current situation. For instance, a definite worsening of payment practices is noticeable and the economic conditions are characterised by high long-term receivables and difficult financing conditions. These repercussions can be softened for ALPINE by consolidation measures already initiated and a restructuring process already well advanced. This course will be maintained in the years to come in order to make profitability even more efficient. In this context, the groups organisational structure will be reviewed and newly aligned. In coordination with the parent company FCC, standards are being implemented to make processes more efficient and to facilitate coordination. Centralisation is the strategic objective. This will allow the utilisation of additional organisational potentials. Development opportunities in markets we are already active in are being reviewed and newly assessed. Due to low growth, Austria will lose shares in the groups overall construction output. In contrast, great potential is envisioned in Germany, Poland and Asian countries in which we are already active. An important role for ALPINE plays the expansion into particularly Arabian markets. The ALPINE-ENERGIE business areas continue to provide great potential. The markets develop in our favour, particularly in the area of sustainable energy generation. Thus we assume a continued sound growth of the company that will increasingly strengthen the groups economic performance. A group order value of 3.3 billion Euro is a solid basis for the successful implementation of these objectives and a continued positive development. In comparison with 2010, we expect unchanged results for 2011 and the same level of construction output. We therefore assume a stable progress in the coming years and will continue to strengthen the company. No events occurred after the balance sheet date for Alpine Holding GmbH that would lead to changes in the presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Wals bei Salzburg, March 30th 2011 Alpine Holding GmbH The Management Board
099
in EUR
Additions
31.12.2010
31.12.2009
Financal assets
1. Shares in affiliated companies 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,965,692.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,965,692.74 0.00 0.00 0.00
5,965,692.74
0.00
0.00 0.00
5,965,692.74 5,965,692.74
5,965,692.74 5,965,692.74
Amount Assets
5,965,692.74
0.00
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I Preface
The financial statements have been drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Austrian Company Code (ACC) in the most recent version obeying generally accepted accounting principles in Austria and in order to present a true and fair view of the companys assets, liabilities, financial position and profitability The income statement expenses have been classified by nature.
Fixed assets
Financial assets are carried at lower of cost or market at balance sheet date. Non-scheduled depreciation is undertaken, if impairment has occurred, which is likely to be permanent. Reversals are undertaken if value recovery of non-scheduled depreciation has taken place.
Current assets
Receivables and other assets
Receivables and other assets are recognized at the nominal amount. Identifiable risks are recognized by means of individual valuation allowances.
Provisions
Provisions are accounted for all risk identifiable on the date on which the financial statements were prepared with the amount of the probable outflow of resources, taking into consideration the principle of prudence.
Liabilities
Liabilities are recognized at the repayment amount taking into consideration the principle of prudence.
Share 100%
in EUR
The total profit that is shown in the balance sheet per 31 December 2010 is derived from the previous years balance sheet as follows:
in EUR Total profit 31 Dec. 2009 Distribution referred to decision Profit carried forward Net income for the year 2010 Total profit 31 Dec. 2010 5,516,105.19 0.00 5,516,105.19 3,442,501.36 8,958,606.55
Provisions
The other provisions were formed according to the expecting impositions.
Liabilities
The liabilities have the following terms:
in EUR year 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 res. term < 1 year 0.00 0.00 223,401.60 0.00 0.00 251,672.50 2,625,000.00 0.00 2,848,401.60 251,672.50 res. term > 1 year 100,000,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100,000,000.00 0.00 res. term > 5 year 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 100,000,000.00 0.00 223,401.60 0.00 0.00 251,672.50 2,625,000.00 0.00 102,848,401.60 251,672.50
Bonds
By the Alpine Holding GmbH a company bond with the valuta of 1 July 2010 was emitted. The conditions are: Issuer Volume in EUR Denomination in EUR Repayment Nominal interest rate Coupon Public offering Joint Lead Alpine Holding GmbH 100,000,000.00 1,000.00 final maturity at 100 % of the nominal value 5.25 % p.a. 1 July annually Vienna Stock Exchange, organized regulated market UniCredit Bank Austria and BAWAG PSK
Maturity 2010-2015
ISIN AT0000A0JDG2 The emission of the bond was used to finance the capital expenditures and the working capital, as well as to optimize the pattern of finance.
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
31 Dec. 2010 in EUR Guarantees for affiliated companies Alpine Bau GmbH, letter of comfort Porsche Bank AG 31 Dec. 2009 in TEUR
294,697,864.38
16,418
The contingencies result from credit guarantees in the form of guarantees and collaterals for ALPINE Bau GmbH and affiliated companies. In 2009 ALPINE Bau GmbH has already signed a loan agreement within the frame of the Austrian Companies Liquidity Strengthening Act (ULSG) of the amount of EUR 200,000.00 and Alpine Holding GmbH assumed liability up to the full amount. The utilisation of the amount available was only made beginning with the year 2010. Therefore, Alpine Holding GmbH shows the amount for the first time in the financial statement of 2010. In December 2010 another credit agreement within the frame of the ULSG, from Alpine Bau Hergiswil, Switzerland, was signed and Alpine Holding GmbH assumed liability up to the full amount of EUR 160,000,000.00. The utilisation of the amount available was only made beginning with the year 2011. Therefore, Alpine Holding GmbH shows the amount for the first time in the financial statement of 2011. The ULSG was passed because of the tense situation on capital markets and economic situation in 2009. On this legal basis the Republic of Austria can assume liabilities for economically healthy big Austrian enterprises to alleviate them the access to credit instruments. Furthermore a note of exchange and a note of exchange dedication declaration are existing to the amount of EUR 30,000,000.00, for a guarantee credit agreement taken out on 1 April 2010. At the request of ALPINE-Group the Republic of Austria, represented by sterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB), assumed liabilities for the mentioned loans at the total amount of EUR 180 Mio. (This equals in each case 50% of the credit amount). A basic requirement for this assumption of liability was a collateralization of the loan from the parent company of ALPINE-group, Alpine Holding GmbH. The subsidiary ALPINE Bau GmbH, that is the owner of all operative affiliated companies of ALPINEGroup, is either debtor or another guarantor and therefore represents the essential economic basis for granting and repaying the loans. Having this background in mind the management of Alpine Holding GmbH assesses these loan arrangements directly associated with the economic and financial performance of ALPINE Bau GmbH and its affiliated companies. As a consequence the management sees no disproportion between the assumed liabilities and the capitalization of Alpine Holding GmbH.
Information concerning the executive bodies of the company and the employees
Number of employees
The company doesnt have employees.
Comments on the Management Report Pursuant to statutory provisions, the management report is to be audited as to whether it is consistent with the financial statements and as to whether the other disclosures are not misleading with respect to the Companys position. The auditors report also has to contain a statement as to whether the management report is consistent with the financial statements. In our opinion, the management report is consistent with the financial statements. Vienna, 11 April 2011 Deloitte Audit Wirtschaftsprfungs GmbH Michael Schober m.p. Certified Public Accountant ppa Nikolaus Mller m.p. Certified Public Accountant
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PUBLISHER ALPINE Holding GmbH Marketing & Corporate Communication Alte Bundesstrae 10 5071 Wals/Salzburg Austria Telephone +43 662 8582-0 Fax -9900 marketing@alpine.at www.alpine.at CONCEPT & REALISATION spielplatz.cc // Concept ALPINE // Text: Andreas Eder, Marina Pollhammer // Design: Florian Frandl PHOTOGRAPHY Andreas Hofer // Concept photo gallery Alexander Vorderleitner // Portrait ALPINE Management ALPINE photo archive // Remaining photos NOTICE Questions: Please contact Andreas Eder, E-Mail: andreas.eder@alpine.at / Telephone +43 662 8582-280 Gender neutral wording: To make reading easier we did not differentiate between the genders. Terms apply equally to both genders within the meaning of equal treatment. Safety: All safety regulations have been complied with during the shooting of pictures displayed. Notice concerning the rounding of figures: The use of rounded amounts and percentages may lead to slight deviations because of financial rounding. 2011 ALPINE Holding GmbH The German version applies in case of any differences. Typographical and printing errors subject to change.
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ALPINE Holding GmbH Alte Bundesstrae 10 5071 Wals/Salzburg Austria Telephone +43 662 8582-0 Fax -9900 office@alpine.at www.alpine.at