TIDMINDI

RNS Number : 6757K

Indus Gas Limited

23 December 2022

Indus Gas Limited and its subsidiaries

("Indus" or the "Company")

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial

Statements for the six-month period ended 30 September 2022

Indus Gas Limited (AIM: INDI), an oil & gas exploration and development company with assets in India, is pleased to report its interim results for the six-month period ending 30 September 2022.

Consolidated reported adjusted revenues, operating profit and profit before tax for the interim period ending 30 September 2022 were US$ 27.42m (US$ 27.11m interim 2021), US$ 23.13m (US$ 22.97m interim 2021) and US$ 22.68m (US$ 22.97m interim 2021) respectively.

The Company has continued to make provision for a notional deferred tax liability of US$ 9.91m (US$ 6.09m interim 2021), in accordance with IFRS requirements.

The Company is currently producing from the SGL field as well as the SSF & SSG fields, with production in line with current year projections. The Company had earlier received approval from the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons ("DGH") and government for the integrated Field Development Plan ("FDP") of SSG (Pariwar) & SSF (B&B) discoveries. All gas production from the three fields is currently being sold to GAIL per the contract below. At the same time, the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) are undertaking consultations for deciding on the pipeline route for evacuation of the gas from the SSG and SSF fields.

The gas price for RJ-ON/6 block effective from 1 April 2022 has been agreed to be as per the domestic gas price on Gross Calorific Value (GCV) basis as notified by petroleum planning and analysis cell of the Government of India. The floor price will continue to US$ 4.5146 per MMBTU on GCV being the existing price of US$ 5 per MMBTU on Net Calorific Value (NCV) basis. The gas price revision has resulted in the gas price being revised to US$ 6.1 per MMBTU on GCV basis from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022.

Jonathan Keeling, Chairman of Indus Gas, commented:

"The Company welcomed the Gas Price revision, which was effective from April 2022. The production from the block resulted in Company achieving stable revenues and another profitable half year . Post period end, the Company was pleased to achieve a partial refinancing of its medium term notes. "

For further information, please contact:

 
 Indus Gas Limited 
                                                   +44 (0) 20 8133 
 Jonathan Keeling                                   3375 
 Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated and Financial 
  Adviser) 
                                                   +44 (0) 20 7409 
 Ritchie Balmer, Rory Murphy                        3494 
 Arden Partners plc (Broker) 
                                                   +44 (0) 20 7614 
 Equity Sales: James Reed-Daunter                   5900 
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(All amounts in US$, unless otherwise stated)

 
                                  Notes       As at                 As at                  As at 
                                           30 September          30 September             31 March 
                                               2022                  2021                   2022 
                                           (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)             (Audited) 
 
 ASSETS 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and equipment      6     1,189,884,758                1,097,162,179    1,149,223,672 
 Tax assets                                   1,431,777                      979,498        1,213,986 
 Other assets                                       549                          567              549 
 Total non-current assets                 1,191,317,084                1,098,142,244    1,150,438,207 
                                         --------------  ---------------------------  --------------- 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                  6,516,961                    7,074,881        9,459,753 
 Prepayments                                  3,715,982                      617,930                - 
 Trade and other receivables                  7,081,049                   12,010,459       20,105,840 
 Receivable from related party              108,775,152                  126,453,576      120,408,124 
 Cash and cash equivalents                    4,122,096                    4,877,577        4,452,010 
 Total current assets                       130,211,240                  151,034,423      154,425,727 
                                         --------------  ---------------------------  --------------- 
 Total assets                             1,321,528,324                1,249,176,667    1,304,863,934 
                                         ==============  ===========================  =============== 
 
 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
 Shareholders' equity 
 Share capital                                3,619,443                    3,619,443        3,619,443 
 Additional paid-in capital                  46,733,689                   46,733,689       46,733,689 
 Currency translation reserve               (9,313,782)                  (9,313,782)      (9,313,782) 
 Merger reserve                              19,570,288                   19,570,288       19,570,288 
 Retained earnings                          264,787,793                  233,611,037      251,953,802 
 Total shareholders ' equity                325,397,431                  294,220,675      312,563,440 
                                         --------------  ---------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
 
   LIABILITIES 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Long term debt, excluding 
  current portion                 7*                 27,200,889                   199,541,249      39,239,735 
 Payable to related parties, 
  excluding current portion       09                627,488,125                   583,933,798     625,442,503 
 Deferred tax liabilities 
  (net)                                             130,350,919                   115,751,586     120,398,433 
 Provision for decommissioning                        1,920,701                     1,968,008       1,987,325 
 Deferred revenue                                    25,563,995                    25,563,995      25,563,995 
 Total non-current liabilities                      812,524,629                   926,758,636     812,631,991 
                                      -------------------------  ----------------------------  -------------- 
 
   Current liabilities 
 Current portion of long-term 
  debt                            7*                176,433,130                    20,841,609     172,747,343 
 Current portion payable to 
  related parties                 09                       9225                       345,698         345,105 
 Trade and other payables                             2,086,823                     1,932,963       1,498,969 
 Deferred revenue                                     5,077,086                     5,077,086       5,077,086 
 Total current liabilities                          183,606,264                    28,197,356     179,668,503 
                                      -------------------------  ----------------------------  -------------- 
 Total liabilities                                  996,130,893                   954,955,992     992,300,494 
                                      -------------------------  ----------------------------  -------------- 
 Total liabilities and equity                     1,321,528,324                 1,249,176,667   1,304,863,934 
                                      =========================  ============================  ============== 
 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)

* USD 150 million Senior Unsecured Notes due in December 2022 have been exchanged with New Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2027. Thus, the current portion of long-term debt has been reduced by USD 150 million and long term debt excluding current portion has been increased by USD 150 million as of 1(st) December 2022 as a result of this exchange.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

 
                                     Notes                               Six months ended 
                                                   Six months ended          30 September 
                                                  30 September 2022                  2021 
                                                          Unaudited             Unaudited 
-----------------------------------  ------  ----------------------  -------------------- 
Revenue                                                  27,416,956            27,114,413 
Cost of sales                                           (4,282,747)           (3,777,098) 
Administrative expenses                                   (405,865)             (372,083) 
 
Profit from operations                                   22,728,344            22,965,232 
                                             ----------------------  -------------------- 
Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net                            58,132                   461 
Interest income                                                   -                     - 
Profit before tax                                        22,786,476            22,965,693 
                                             ----------------------  -------------------- 
Income taxes 
 Provision for Deferred tax charge                      (9,952,486)           (6,098,274) 
                                             ----------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 Profit for the period (attributable 
  to the shareholder of the Group)           12,833,991     16,867,419 
                                            -----------  ------------- 
 Total comprehensive income for 
  the period (attributable to the 
  shareholders of the Group)                 12,833,991     16,867,419 
                                            -----------  ------------- 
 Earnings per share                     10 
 Basic                                             0.07           0.09 
 Diluted                                           0.07           0.09 
 
 
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim 
 Financial Statements) 
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

 
                       Common Stock         Additional    Currency       Merger      (Accumulated          Total 
                       Number Amount          paid-in    translation     reserve        losses)/        stockholders' 
                                              capital      reserve                      Retained           equity 
                                                                                        earnings 
 
 Balance as at 
  1 
  April 2022      182,973,924   3,619,443   46,733,689   (9,313,782)   19,570,288       251,953,803        312,563,441 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Profit for the 
  period               -                -            -             -            -        12,833,990       12,833,990 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for 
  the period           -                -            -             -            -        12,833,990        12,833,990 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 
  September 
  2022            182,973,924   3,619,443   46,733,689   (9,313,782)   19,570,288       264,787,793        325,397,431 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 Balance as at 
  1 
  April 2021      182,973,924   3,619,443   46,733,689   (9,313,782)   19,570,288       216,743,618        277,353,256 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Profit for the 
  period               -                -            -             -            -        16,867,419         16,867,419 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for 
  the period           -                -            -             -            -       16,867,419          16,867,419 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 
  September 
  2021            182,973,924   3,619,443   46,733,689   (9,313,782)   19,570,288       233,611,037        294,220,675 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

 
                                                                                  Six months                               Six months 
                                                                                       ended                                    ended 
                                                                                30 September                             30 September 
                                                                                        2022                                     2021 
                                                                                 (Unaudited)                              (Unaudited) 
----------------------------------  -----------------  -------------------------------------      ----------------------------------- 
 (A) Cash flow from operating 
  activities 
 Profit before tax                                                                22,786,476                               22,965,693 
 Adjustments 
 Unrealised exchange loss/ (gain)                                                   (58,132)                                    (461) 
 Interest income                                                                          -                                         - 
 Depreciation                                                                      3,697,287                                3,388,578 
 Changes in operating assets and 
  liabilities 
 Inventories                                                                       2,942,792                                1,463,383 
 Trade receivables                                                                11,254,024                               20,898,031 
 Trade and other payables                                                          3,996,329                                3,498,515 
 Other current and non-current 
  assets                                                                         (1,945,215)                                (572,339) 
 Provisions for decommissioning                                                     (66,625)                                   55,577 
 Other liabilities                                                                   251,975                              (1,955,840) 
                                                       -------------------------------------      ----------------------------------- 
 Cash generated from operations                                                   42,858,911                               49,741,134 
 Income taxes paid/refund                                                          (217,791)                                 (63,168) 
                                                       -------------------------------------      ----------------------------------- 
 Net cash generated from operating 
  activities                                                                      42,641,120                               49,677,966 
                                                       -------------------------------------      ----------------------------------- 
 
   (B) Cash flow from investing 
   activities 
 Purchase of property, plant and 
  equipment (A)                                                                  (8,647,153)                             (17,366,652) 
 Interest received                                                                         -                                        - 
 Net cash used in investing 
  activities                                                                     (8,647,153)                             (17,366,652) 
                                                       -------------------------------------      ----------------------------------- 
 
  (C) Cash flow from 
  financing 
  activities 
 Repayment of long-term debt from banks                                          (8,568,000)                             (12,168,000) 
 Proceed from Related Party                                                     (18,250,000)                              (8,575,000) 
 Payment of interest                                                             (7,564,013)                              (7,687,963) 
 Net cash generated from financing activities                                   (34,382,013)                             (28,429,963) 
                                                                ----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 Net change in cash and cash equivalents                                           (388,046)                                3,881,352 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning 
  of the period                                                                    4,452,010                                  995,765 
 Effect of exchange rate change on cash 
  and cash equivalents                                                                58,132                                      461 
                                                                ----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end 
  of the period                                                                    4,122,096                                4,877,577 
                                                                ----------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

   1.    INTRODUCTION 

Indus Gas Limited ("Indus Gas" or "the Company") was incorporated in the Island of Guernsey on 4 March 2008 pursuant to an Act of the Royal Court of the Island of Guernsey. The Company was set up to act as the holding company of iServices Investments Limited. ("iServices") and Newbury Oil Co. Limited ("Newbury"). iServices and Newbury are companies incorporated in Mauritius and Cyprus, respectively. iServices was incorporated on 18 June 2003 and Newbury was incorporated on 17 February 2005. The Company was listed on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange on 6 June 2008. Indus Gas, through its wholly owned subsidiaries iServices and Newbury (together the "Group"), is engaged in the business of oil and gas exploration, development and production.

Focus Energy Limited ("Focus"), an entity incorporated in India, entered into a Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") with the Government of India ("GOI") and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited ("ONGC") on 30 June 1998 for petroleum exploration and development concession in India known as RJ-ON/06 ("the Block"). Focus is the Operator of the Block. On 13 January 2006, iServices and Newbury entered into an interest sharing agreement with Focus and obtained a 65 per cent and 25 per cent share respectively in the Block. The balance 10 per cent of participating interest is owned by Focus. The participating interest explained above is subject to any option to acquire 30 per cent Participating Interest exercised by ONGC in respect of discoveries. ONGC has already exercised 30 per cent PI option for SGL field (as further explained in Note 3).

   2.   BASIS OF PREPARATION 

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are for the six months ended 30 September 2022 and are presented in United States Dollar (US$) , which is the functional currency of the parent company and other entities in the Group. They have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the information required in annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European union, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The accounting policies applied in these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with the policies that were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022.

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are for the six months ended 30 September 2022 and have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors.-

3 . JOINTLY CONTROLLED ASSETS

As explained above, the Group through its subsidiaries iServices and Newbury has an "Interest sharing arrangement" with Focus in the block, which under IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements, is classified as a 'Joint operation'. All rights and obligations in respect of exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources under the 'Interest sharing agreement' are shared between Focus, iServices and Newbury in the ratio of 10 per cent, 65 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.

Under the PSC, the GOI, through ONGC has an option to acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in any discovered field, upon such successful discovery of oil or gas reserves, which has been declared as commercially feasible to develop.

The block is divided into 3 fields - SGL, SSG and SSF.

The SGL field received its declaration of commercial discovery on 21 January 2008. Subsequent to the declaration of commercial discovery in SGL field, ONGC exercised the option to acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in the discovered fields on 6 June 2008. The exercise of this option would reduce the interest of the existing partners proportionately.

However, on exercise of this option, ONGC is liable to pay its share of 30 per cent of the SGL field development costs and production costs incurred after 21 January 2008 and in order to be entitled to their 30 per cent share in the production of gas subject to recovery of contract costs as explained below.

The allocation of the production from the field to each participant in any year is determined on the basis of the respective proportion of each participant's cumulative unrecovered contract costs as at the end of the previous year or where there is no unrecovered contract cost at the end of previous year on the basis of participating interest of each such participant in the field.

On the basis of the above, gas production for the period ended 30(th) September 2022 continues to be shared between Focus, iServices and Newbury in the ratio of 10 percent, 65 percent, and 25 percent, respectively. ONGC will not be entitled to any participating interest in the production until the full exploration and development cost is recovered by other participants.

The aggregate amounts relating to jointly controlled assets, liabilities, expenses and commitments related thereto that have been included in the consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 
 Particular                                             Period ended            Period ended              Year ended 
                                                        30 September            30 September                31 March 
                                                                2022                    2021                    2022 
                                                         (Unaudited)             (Unaudited)               (Audited) 
---------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
Non-current assets                                     1,189,884,758           1,097,162,176           1,149,223,672 
Current assets                                           115,292,113             133,528,427             129,867,877 
Non-current liabilities                                    1,920,700               1,968,004               1,987,325 
Current liabilities                                                -                       -                       - 
Expenses (net of finance 
 income)                                                   3,996,329               3,498,515               6,702,159 
Commitments                                                     -                     -                          - 
 
 
 

Further, the SSF and SSG field has also received its declaration of commerciality on 24th November 2014. Subsequent to the declaration of commerciality for SSF and SSG discovery, ONGC did not exercise the option to acquire 30 percent in respect of SSG and SSF field. The participating interest in SSG and SSF field between Focus, iServices and Newbury will remain in ratio of 10 percent, 65 percent and 25 percent respectively for exploration, evaluation and development cost, and production revenue for SSF and SSG in the block.

4. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

In preparing these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were consistent with those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2022.

5. SEGMENT REPORTING

Operating segments are identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the Group that are regularly reviewed by the management in order to allocate resources to the segments and to assess their performance. The Company considers that it operates in a single operating segment being the production and sale of gas.

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment comprise of the following:

 
 Cost                     Land     Extended     Development    Production      Bunk      Vehicles      Other         Capital            Total 
                                   well test       Assets         Assets       Houses                  assets    work-in-progress 
                                   equipment 
----------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  ------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 
  1 April 2022           167,248   5,172,729     865,416,249   329,916,943   7,869,575   4,917,035   1,695,265          2,978,870   1,218,133,914 
 Additions                     -     162,004      44,341,029    66,383,013           -      46,888           -             26,293     110,959,227 
  Disposals/Transfers          -                (66,383,013)                         -           -           -                       (66,383,013) 
----------------------  -------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 
  September 2022         167,248   5,334,733     843,374,265   396,299,956   7,869,575   4,963,923   1,695,265          3,005,163   1,262,710,128 
----------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  ------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Accumulated depreciation 
 Balance as at 
  1 April 2022                 -   2,898,821               -    53,213,090   6,217,173   4,897,781   1,683,377                  -      68,910,242 
 Depreciation for 
  the period                   -     108,295               -     3,697,139      97,770      10,007       1,917                  -       3,915,128 
----------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  ------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 September 2022            -   3,007,116               -    56,910,229   6,314,943   4,907,788   1,685,294                  -      72,825,370 
----------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  ------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Carrying value 
 As at 30 September 
  2022                   167,248   2,327,617     843,374,265   339,389,727   1,554,632      56,135       9,971          3,005,163   1,189,884,758 
----------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  ------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 
 
 Cost                     Land     Extended       Development        Production       Bunk      Vehicles      Other         Capital            Total 
                                   well test         Assets             assets        houses                  assets    work-in-progress 
                                   equipment 
----------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 
  1 April 2021           167,248   4,914,434          862,379,376     258,573,672   7,869,575   4,917,035   1,695,265          2,894,389   1,143,410,994 
                                                                                                                                             111,135,407 
 Additions                     -     258,301           19,711,928      91,111,073           -           -           -             54,105    (91,111,073) 
  Disposals/Transfers          -                     (91,111,073)               -           -           -           - 
----------------------  -------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 
  September 2021         167,248   5,172,735          790,980,231     349,684,745   7,869,575   4,917,035   1,695,265          2,948,494   1,163,435,328 
----------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Accumulated depreciation 
 Balance as at 
  1 April 2021                 -   2,673,660                    -      47,378,610   6,018,596   4,702,682   1,683,377                  -      62,456,925 
 Depreciation for 
  the period                   -     100,223                    -       3,500,156     100,811     113,117       1,917                  -       3,816,224 
----------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 September 2021            -   2,773,883                    -      50,878,766   6,119,407   4,815,799   1,685,294                  -      66,273,149 
----------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Carrying value 
 As at 30 September 
  2021                   167,248   2,398,852          790,980,231     298,805,979   1,750,168     101,236       9,971          2,948,494   1,097,162,179 
----------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 
 
  Cost                    Land     Extended     Development     Production      Bunk      Vehicles      Other         Capital            Total 
                                   well test       Assets         assets        houses                  assets    work-in-progress 
                                   equipment 
 ---------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
  Balance as at 
   1 April 2021          167,248   4,914,428     862,379,376    258,573,672   7,869,575   4,917,035   1,695,265          2,894,389   1,143,410,989 
  Additions                    -     258,301      74,380,143              -           -           -           -             84,481      74,722,925 
   Disposals/Transfers         -           -    (71,343,270)     71,343,270           -           -           -                  -               - 
 ---------------------  -------- 
  Balance as at 
   31 March 2022         167,248   5,172,729     865,416,249    329,916,943   7,869,575   4,917,035   1,695,265          2,978,870   1,218,133,914 
 ---------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
  Accumulated depreciation 
  Balance as at 
   1 April 2021                -   2,673,660               -     47,378,609   6,018,596   4,702,682   1,683,377                  -      62,456,924 
  Depreciation for 
   the period                  -     225,161               -      5,834,481     198,577     195,099           -                  -       6,453,318 
 ---------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 
  31 March 2022                -   2,898,821               -     53,213,090   6,217,173   4,897,781   1,683,377                  -      68,910,242 
----------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
  Carrying value 
  As at 31 March 
   2022                  167,248   2,273,908     865,416,249    276,703,853   1,652,402      19,254      11,888          2,978,870   1,149,223,672 
 ---------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 
 

Borrowing costs capitalised for the period ended 30 September 2022 amounted to US$ 28,074,577 (30 September 2021: US$ 7,788,003 and 31 March 2022: US$ 53,932,526 ).

7. LONG TERM DEBT FROM BANKS

 
                                  Maturity     30 September    30 September     31 March 
                                                   2022            2021           2022 
                                                (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Audited) 
------------------------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ------------ 
 Non-current portion of 
  long-term debt                    2024       *27,200,889     49,507,554     39,239,735 
 Current portion of long-term 
  debt from banks                              22,665,893      17,269,609     19,079,585 
 Total                                         49,866,782      66,777,163     58,319,320 
-------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ------------ 
 

Current interest rates are variable and weighted average interest for the period was 6.75 per cent per annum (30 September 2021: 6.70 per cent per annum and 31 March 2022: 6.76 per cent per annum). The fair value of the above variable rate borrowings is considered to approximate their carrying amounts.

The term loans are secured by following: -

-- First charge on all project assets of the Group both present and future, to the extent of SGL Field Development and to the extent of capex incurred out of this facility in the rest of RJ-ON/6 field .

-- First charge on the current assets (inclusive of condensate receivable) of the Group to the extent of SGL field.

-- First Charge on the entire current assets of the SGL Field and to the extent of capex incurred out of this facility in the rest of RJON/6 field.

From Bonds

 
                                      Maturity     30 September    30 September     31 March 
                                                       2022            2021           2022 
                                                    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Audited) 
----------------------------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ------------ 
 Non-current portion of long-term       2023                  -     150,033,695             - 
  debt 
 Current portion of long-term 
  debt                                             *153,767,237       3,572,000   153,667,758 
 Total                                              153,767,237     153,605,695   153,667,758 
-----------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ------------ 
 

*The Group has issued USD 150 million notes which carries interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum. These notes are unsecured notes and were fully repayable at the end of 5 years i.e., December 2022, further interest on these notes is paid semi-annually. US$ 150 million Senior Unsecured Notes due in December 2022 have since been exchanged with New Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2027. Thus, the current portion of long-term debt has been reduced by US$ 150 million and long term debt excluding current portion has increased by US$ 150 million as of 1(st) December 2022 as a result of this exchange.

8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The related parties for each of the entities in the Group have been summarised in the table below:

 
 Nature of the relationship                  Related Party's Name 
------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 I. Holding Company                          Gynia Holdings Ltd. 
 
 II. Ultimate Holding Company                Multi Asset Holdings Ltd. (Holding 
                                              Company of Gynia Holdings Ltd.) 
 III. Enterprise over which Key Management   Focus Energy Limited 
  Personnel (KMP) exercise control (with 
  whom there are transactions) 
------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 

Disclosure of transactions between the Group and related parties and the outstanding balances as of 30 September 2022 and 30 September 2021 are as follows:

Transactions during the period

 
 Particulars                              Period ended    Period ended 
                                     30 September 2022    30 September 
                                                                  2021 
--------------------------------   -------------------  -------------- 
 Transactions with the Holding 
  Company 
 Amount Received                          (18,250,000)     (8,575,000) 
 Interest                                            -               - 
 
 Transactions with KMP 
 Short term employee benefits                   69,055         132,947 
 
 Entity over which KMP exercise 
  control 
 Cost incurred by the Focus 
  on behalf of the group in 
  respect of the Block                      12,952,972       9,276,547 
 Remittances                                 1,320,000      11,336,000 
---------------------------------  -------------------  -------------- 
 

09. PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE TO RELATED PARTIES

 
 Particulars                       As at           As at          As at 
                                30 September    30 September     31 March 
                                    2022            2021           2022 
----------------------------  --------------  --------------  ------------ 
 Entity over which KMP 
  exercise control 
 Receivable to Focus Energy 
  Limited                        108,775,152     126,453,576   120,408,124 
 Payable with the Holding 
  Company 
 Payables to Gynia Holding 
  Limited*                       627,488,125     583,933,798   625,442,503 
 
   Payable to KMP 
 Employee obligation                   9,225         345,698       345,105 
 
 

*Including interest

Directors' remuneration

Directors' remuneration is included under administrative expenses, evaluation and exploration assets or development assets in the unaudited consolidated financial statements allocated on a systematic and rational manner.

Amount receivable from Focus

Amount receivable from Focus represents amounts paid in advance to them in respect of contract costs in Block RJ-ON/6.

Liability payable to Gynia

Borrowings from Gynia Holdings Ltd. carries interest rate of 6.5 per cent per annum compounded annually. The outstanding balance was made subordinate to the loans taken from the banks and therefore, is payable subsequent to repayment of bank loan in year 2024.

10. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculation of the earnings per share is based on the profits attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares issued during the period.

Calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

 
                                         Period ended    Period ended 
                                          30 September    30 September 
                                              2022            2021 
-------------------------------------   --------------  -------------- 
 Profit attributable to shareholders 
  of Indus Gas Limited, for 
  basic and dilutive                        12,833,991      16,867,419 
 Weighted average number of 
  shares (used for basic profit 
  per share)                               182,973,924     182,973,924 
 No. of equivalent shares                            -               - 
  in respect of outstanding 
  options 
 Diluted weighted average 
  number of shares (used for 
  diluted profit per share                 182,973,924     182,973,924 
 Basic earnings per share 
  (US$)                                          0.07*           0.09* 
 Diluted earnings per share 
  (US$)                                          0.07*           0.09* 
--------------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

* Rounded off to the nearest two decimal places.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

At 30 September 2022, the Group had capital commitments of US$Nil (30 September 2022: US$ Nil;31 March 2022: US$Nil) in relation to property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets, in the Block. The Group has no contingencies as at 30 September 2022(30 September 2021: Nil;31 March 2022: Nil).

12. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

The Group's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with those disclosed in the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2022.

13. INCOME TAX CREDIT

Indus Gas profits are taxable as per the tax laws applicable in Guernsey where zero per cent tax rate has been prescribed for corporates. Accordingly, there is no tax liability for the Group in Guernsey. iServices and Newbury being participants in the PSC are covered under the Indian Income tax laws as well as tax laws for their respective countries. However, considering the existence of double tax avoidance arrangement between Cyprus and India, and Mauritius and India, profits in Newbury and iServices are not likely to attract any additional tax in their local jurisdiction. Under Indian tax laws, Newbury and iServices are allowed to claim the entire expenditure in respect of the Oil Block incurred until the start of commercial production (whether included in the exploration and evaluation assets or development assets) as deductible expense in the first year of commercial production or over a period of 10 years. The Group has opted to claim the expenditure in the first year of commercial production. As the Group has commenced commercial production for SGL field in 2011 and has generated profits in Newbury and iServices, the management believes there is reasonable certainty of utilisation of such losses in the future years and thus a deferred tax asset has been created in respect of these.

14 . BASIS OF GOING CONCERN ASSUMPTION

As at 30 September 2022, the Group had current liabilities amounting to US$ 183,606,263, the majority of which is towards current portion of borrowings from banks and bonds. As at 30 September 2022, the amounts due for repayment (including interest payable) within the next 12 months for long term borrowings were US$ 176,433,130 .

Out of US$176.43 million an amount of US$ 150 million Senior Unsecured Notes due in December 2022 have since been exchanged with New Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2027. Thus the current portion of long-term debt has been reduced by US$ 150 million and Long term debt excluding current portion has been increased by US$ 150million as of 1(st) December 2022 as a result of this exchange. The Group expects to meet the balance amount from its internal generation of cash from operations.

Post period end, the Group has raised New Senior Unsecured Notes of US$ 10 million (Aggregate New Senior Unsecured Notes being US$ 160 million) due in 2027. Additional funds may be raised, if required, which will be used for planned capital expenditures (including the development of assets).

Further, there is no significant impact of Covid-19 on the Company's ability to continue as going concern considering that the entity is in the business of essential services

15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

A summary of the Group's financial assets and liabilities by category is mentioned in the table below. The carrying amounts of the Group's financial assets and liabilities as recognized at the end of the reporting periods under review may also be categorized as follows:

 
                                                  30 September   30 September     31 March 
                                                      2022           2021            2022 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
   Non-current assets 
 Loans 
  - Security deposits                                      549            567            549 
 
   Current assets 
 -Trade receivables                                  7,081,049     12,010,459     18,335,073 
 -Cash and cash equivalents                          4,122,096      4,877,577      4,452,010 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Total financial assets                             11,203,694     16,888,603     22,787,632 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
   Financial liabilities measured 
   at amortized cost 
   Non-current liabilities 
 - Long term debt from banks                        27,200,889    199,541,249     39,239,735 
 - Payable to related parties                      627,488,125    583,933,798    625,442,503 
 
   Current liabilities 
 - Current portion of long-term 
  debt*                                            176,433,130     20,841,609    172,747,343 
 - Current portion of payable 
  to related parties                                     9,225        345,697        345,105 
 
   *    Accrued expenses and other liabilities       2,086,824      1,932,963      1,382,844 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Total financial liability 
  measured at amortized cost                       833,218,193    806,595,316    839,157,530 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 

* US$ 150 million Senior Unsecured Notes due in December 2022 have since been exchanged with New Senior Unsecured Notes due in 2027. Thus, the current portion of long-term debt has been reduced by US$ 150 million and long term debt excluding current portion has been increased by the same amount as of 1(st) December 2022 as a result of this exchange.

The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities described above closely approximates their carrying value on the statement of financial position dates.

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