Tecan Annual Report
Tecan Annual Report

16  TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

CHF 1,000

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

 

  Denominated in CHF

17,070

21,448

  Denominated in EUR

21,310

20,199

  Denominated in GBP

4,674

4,277

  Denominated in USD

81,337

105,943

  Denominated in CNY

434

630

  Denominated in JPY

3,130

1,982

  Denominated in other currencies

3,212

5,338

  Subtotal trade accounts receivable

131,167

159,817

 

 

 

Allowance for expected credit losses

 

 

  Individual impairment allowance account

 (192) 

(332)

  Collective impairment allowance account

 (2,642) 

(2,650)

  Subtotal allowance for expected credit losses 

 (2,834) 

(2,982)

 

 

 

Total trade accounts receivable

 128,333

156,835

 

 

 

Net (decrease) / increase

 (26,628) 

30,320

Acquisition through business combination

31,639

-

Translation differences

 522

(1,818)

Total change compared with previous year

5,533

28,502

The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade accounts receivable at the reporting date by geographic region (location of the debtor) is:

 

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

CHF 1,000

 

 

Switzerland (domestic)

11,675

15,306

Euro-zone countries

34,138

25,643

Other European countries 

10,050

9,085

North America 

66,074

96,064

Asia

7,945

10,267

Other

 1,285 

3,452

 

 

 

Total trade accounts receivable (excluding allowances)

131,167

159,817

The Group’s most significant customer accounts for 11.5% of the trade accounts receivable carrying amount at December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021: 8.3%).

 

The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade accounts receivable during the year was as follows:

 

 

2021

2022

CHF 1,000

 

 

Individual impairment allowance account

 

 

Balance at January 1

 (299) 

(192)

Change in impairment losses

 (86) 

(230)

Write-offs

 196 

87

Translation differences

 (3) 

3

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

 (192) 

(332)

 

 

 

Amount of trade accounts receivable with individual impairment (gross)

19,144

29,231

 

 

 

Collective impairment allowance account

 

 

Balance at January 1

 (1,334) 

(2,642)

Change in impairment losses

 (1,328) 

(26)

Translation differences

 20 

18

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

 (2,642) 

(2,650)

The due dates of trade accounts receivable that are collectively impaired are:

 

 

31.12.2021

31.12.2022

 

Gross

Impairment

Gross

Impairment

CHF 1,000

 

 

 

 

Not past due

66,364

 (308) 

97,425

(495)

Past due 1 – 30 days

29,466

 (166) 

22,289

(130)

Past due 31 – 90 days

12,336

 (334) 

6,172

(101)

Past due 91 – 180 days

2,870

 (847) 

2,965

(617)

Past due more than 180 days

 987 

 (987) 

1,735

(1,307)

 

 

 

 

 

Total

112,023

 (2,642) 

130,586

(2,650)

The Group did not experience any severe financial difficulties with its debtors in the past. The sum of all recognized final write-offs of trade accounts receivable in 2021 and 2022 represents less than 1% of sales.