Aker Solutions Earnings and Corporate Presentation
Risk Factors (cont.)
Financial risk
The objective of financial risk management is to manage exposure from financial
risks to increase predictability of earnings and minimize potential adverse effects
on financial performance.
Financial risk management and exposures are described in detail in the annual
report for 2018. The main financial risks are:
Currency risk: Aker Solutions has international operations and is exposed
to currency risk on commercial transactions, assets and liabilities when
payments and revenues are denominated in a currency other than the
functional currency of the respective entity. The currency risks in all major
contracts are hedged with external banks in the foreign exchange market.
More than 80 percent of the hedging volume either qualifies for hedge
accounting or is presented separately as hedges of embedded derivatives.
Some jurisdictions may have currency restrictions and / or restrictions on
repatriation of funds, in which case the company takes mitigating actions to
minimize the currency exposure. These actions include non-deliverable
forwards, multilateral or bilateral agreements with banks, customers and
vendors regarding conversion of currencies, and timing of invoicing and
payments.
Liquidity risk: The corporate treasury department ensures financial
flexibility by ensuring sufficient liquidity reserves and available committed
credit lines. The company monitors rolling 12 weeks and 12 months cash
forecasts of the company's future liquidity reserve, based on committed and
expected cashflow in all business entities.
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Interest rate risk: The company's interest exposure mainly arises from
external funding in bank and debt capital markets. Currently all external debt
in Aker Solutions is at floating interest rates. The company's risk
management strategy is that 30-50% of the interest exposure shall be fixed
interest rate for the duration of the debt. The company uses interest rate
swaps to achieve the desired fixed / floating ratio of the external debt. As the
group has no significant interest-bearing operating assets, operating income
and operating cashflow are substantially independent of changes in market
interest rates.
Credit risk: The credit risk related to customers' ability to pay is assessed in
the bid phase and during execution of a project. The majority of the
customers are highly rated oil companies where the credit risk is considered
to be limited. Risk related to lower rated companies is monitored closely.
Price risk: Aker Solutions is exposed to fluctuations in market prices which
are mitigated in the bid process by locking in committed prices with vendors
or through escalation clauses with customers.
Aker Solutions has company-wide policies, procedures and tools that identify,
evaluate and respond to risks actively and systematically. The assessment,
definition, follow-up and implementation of adequate mitigating actions towards
the main risk factors are all integral parts of the overall governance of the
company. Aker Solutions applies a combination of risk management practices in
order to effectively manage the risk to the company such as: internal controls,
scenario planning, sensitivity analysis and audit management.
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