Accretion of discount on
asset retirement obligations is expected to be $3 million to $6 million.
Additionally, Cliffs' disclosed the costs of closing the Australian operations were reduced by approximately USD85m,which included the
asset retirement obligations assumed by MRL.
Fitch's enterprise value multiple assumption is 4.5x given how much of the industry is distressed and the need for asset valuations to incorporate
asset retirement obligations. Fitch notes that its going-concern EBITDA together with its multiple assumption result in an enterprise value that is close to a liquidation value.
On the other hand, upcoming exposure drafts seem to be more narrowly focused (irrevocable split-interest agreements, criteria for the use of amortized cost by external investment pools, blending for not-for-profits in which the government is the sole corporate member,
asset retirement obligations).
However, both an increase in
asset retirement obligations (AROs) from recently acquired North Sea O&G assets, which nudged up the Group's total adjusted debt (includes operating lease commitments and AROs) to AED 89.16 billion, and reduced equity from an AED 1.77 billion net loss in FY Dec 2013 led to a higher adjusted gearing ratio of 7.49 times and a correspondingly weak annualised adjusted funds from operations debt coverage (FFODC) ratio of 0.16 times.
The purchase price is USD100m and the assumption of USD6.4m of future
asset retirement obligations.
Capital and carry commitments and decommissioning liabilities: As investors look to enter new upstream geographies they need to give adequate consideration to
asset retirement obligations that are being introduced into new agreements or renewals and their impact on the project economics, the government's take and operator's carry obligations.
The extra losses included 5.52 billion yen on adjustment for changes of accounting standards for
asset retirement obligations, said the holding company for the Mitsukoshi and Isetan department store chains.
The document clarifies environment-related disclosure requirements for stock issuers, including environmental risks, trends and uncertainties, environmental liabilities,
asset retirement obligations, innovative information on environmental goals and targets, and financial and operational effects of environmental protection activities.