6. Finance costs
              
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2017
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2016
            
            
              Interest income
            
            
              27 588
            
            
              12 605
            
            
              Interest income on installment sales
            
            
              8 075
            
            
              3 360
            
            
              
                Total Finance Income
              
            
            
              
                35 663
              
            
            
              
                15 965
              
            
            
              Interest expense and bank charges
            
            
              (1 313 734)
            
            
              (657 296)
            
            
              Foreign exchange differences
            
            
              (91 831)
            
            
              (1 212 021)
            
            
              
                Total Finance Cost
              
            
            
              
                (1 405 565)
              
            
            
              
                (1 869 317)
              
            
            
              
                Net Finance Cost
              
            
            
              
                (1 369 902)
              
            
            
              
                (1 853 352)
              
            
            
              
                7. Provisions and impairment of current and non-current assets
              
            
            
              Provisions no longer required
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2017
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2016
            
            
              Warranty provision
            
            
              -
            
            
              2 767
            
            
              Impairment of accounts and notes receivable
            
            
              12 639
            
            
              -
            
            
              Impairment of debtors and other debit balances
            
            
              2 500
            
            
              -
            
            
              Other Provisions
            
            
              522
            
            
              -
            
            
              Litigation provision
            
            
              -
            
            
              23
            
            
              
                Total provisions no longer required
              
            
            
              
                15 661
              
            
            
              
                2 790
              
            
            
              Provisions formed
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2017
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2016
            
            
              Warranty provision
            
            
              (65 160)
            
            
              (48 309)
            
            
              Impairment of accounts and notes receivable
            
            
              (60 031)
            
            
              (84 957)
            
            
              Impairment of debtors and other debit balances
            
            
              (725)
            
            
              -
            
            
              Litigation provision
            
            
              (200)
            
            
              (520)
            
            
              Impairment of due from related parties
            
            
              (16 510)
            
            
              -
            
            
              Other provisions
            
            
              (76 399)
            
            
              (53 860)
            
            
              
                Total provisions formed
              
            
            
              
                (219 025)
              
            
            
              
                (187 646)
              
            
            
              
                Net provisions in the income statement
              
            
            
              
                (203 364)
              
            
            
              
                (184 856)
              
            
            
              • 
            
            
              The movement of current and non-current assets impairment represented as follow:
            
            
              Balance at
            
            
              1/1/2017
            
            
              Impairment
            
            
              during the
            
            
              year
            
            
              Used during
            
            
              the year
            
            
              Reversal of
            
            
              Impairment
            
            
              during the year
            
            
              Effect of
            
            
              movements of
            
            
              exchange rates
            
            
              Balance at
            
            
              31/12/2017
            
            
              Impairment of Accounts
            
            
              &Notes receivable
            
            
              379 729
            
            
              60 031
            
            
              (74)
            
            
              (12 639)
            
            
              (5 955)
            
            
              421 092
            
            
              Impairment of due from
            
            
              related parties
            
            
              -
            
            
              16 510
            
            
              -
            
            
              -
            
            
              (256)
            
            
              16 254
            
            
              Impairment of Debtors &
            
            
              Other debit balances
            
            
              7 907
            
            
              725
            
            
              -
            
            
              (2 500)
            
            
              836
            
            
              6 968
            
            
              
                387 636
              
            
            
              
                77 266
              
            
            
              
                (74)
              
            
            
              
                (15 139)
              
            
            
              
                (5 375)
              
            
            
              
                444 314
              
            
            
              Impairment of Inventory*
            
            
              127 124
            
            
              42 330
            
            
              -
            
            
              (40 071)
            
            
              (4 016)
            
            
              125 367
            
            
              
                514 760
              
            
            
              
                119 596
              
            
            
              
                (74)
              
            
            
              
                (55 210)
              
            
            
              
                (9 391)
              
            
            
              
                569 681
              
            
            
              
                *The formation and reversal of inventory impairment are charged in cost of revenue at income statement.
              
            
            
              
                8. Earnings / (Loss) per share
              
            
            
              i. Basic
            
            
              Since there is no suggested dividends account, accordingly the base used to calculate the net profit/(Loss) available
            
            
              for the shareholders was determined based on the net profit/(Loss) for the year without deducting the employees
            
            
              share and the board of director’s bonus.
            
            
              Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net profit/(Loss) for the period (as it is shown in the previous para-
            
            
              graph), by the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued during the year.
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2017
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2016
            
            
              Net (loss) for the year attributable to the shareholders
            
            
              (666 900)
            
            
              (865 656)
            
            
              Weighted average number of ordinary shares issued
            
            
              1 094 010
            
            
              1 067 504
            
            
              
                Basic (loss) per share/ EGP
              
            
            
              
                (0.61)
              
            
            
              
                (0.81)
              
            
            
              
                9. Income tax
              
            
            
              A. Income tax liabilities
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2017
            
            
              December 31,
            
            
              2016
            
            
              Balance at 1 January
            
            
              98 115
            
            
              61 555
            
            
              Taxes paid during the year
            
            
              (102 795)
            
            
              (64 275)
            
            
              Current income tax during the year (Note 9-C)
            
            
              84 977
            
            
              100 835
            
            
              Effect of movement of exchange rates
            
            
              268
            
            
              -
            
            
              
                Balance at the end of the year
              
            
            
              
                80 565
              
            
            
              
                98 115
              
            
            
              76  •  2017 ANNUAL REPORT
            
            
              2017 ANNUAL REPORT  •  77
            
            
              GB Auto (S.A.E.)
            
            
              Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2017
            
            
              (In the notes all amounts are shown in Thousand Egyptian Pounds unless otherwise stated)