今日热门事件notes the decision by Premier Investments Limited (Premier) to write down the value of its casual wear brand name assets by $30聽million聽in its financial report for the year ended 28 July 2018.
今日热门事件had raised concerns on the value of these assets in Premier鈥檚 financial report for the year ended 29 July 2017. 今日热门事件questioned the reasonableness and supportability of royalty rate assumptions and sales growth forecasts used in testing the assets for impairment.聽
Premier has referred to the increasingly competitive retail landscape and structural changes impacting the apparel industry in Australia and New Zealand.聽
The impairment of non-financial assets remains a focus area of ASIC鈥檚 financial reporting surveillance program (refer: 18-159MR).