Gamagara (NC453)

Municipal Performance Review - 2021 Q4

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Key Financial Ratios

Description Norm Municipality Provincial Average National Average
Collection Ratio > 95% 0.0 77.6 53.0
Capital Expenditure to Total Expenditure 10-20% 11.2 24.3 12.5
Remuneration to Total Operating Expenditure 25-40% 37.3 43.2 31.1
Budget Implementation: Capital Expenditure 95-100% 199.3 152.9 80.3

Municipality achieved a collection ratio below the norm. This has a negative impact on liquidity and all efforts should be directed to improve collections as this has a direct negative impact on liquidity and sustainability. The Capital Expenditure to Total Expenditure ratio is within the norm.
The Budget Implementation for Capital Expenditure is above the acceptable norm. This is an indication of possible inefficiencies in the budgeting process, capital project management and budget control.

Financial Performance

The municipality achieved an operating deficit (excluding Capital Transfers) which increases the dependency on subsidies and grants in order to remain sustainable.

Description Planned Actual YTD Variance Variance %
Operating Revenue R496.9M R457.7M R-39.2M -7.9%
Operating Expenditure R523.9M R494.3M R-29.6M -5.6%
Net Surplus / Deficit R-27.1M R-36.6M R-9.6M 35.3%
Capital Transfers R49.0M R60.5M R11.5M 23.4%
Net Surplus / Deficit - After Capital Transfers R21.9M R23.8M R1.9M 8.7%

Capital Expenditure

The municipality implemented 199.3 % of the planned capital expenditure as at the end of the 4th Quarter. The Net Margin of 5.2% as well as the funding sources influenced the municipality’s ability to spend the planned capital.

The highest capital expenditure occurred in the 4th quarter and represents 48.5% of the total capital expenditure YTD.

Description Planned Actual YTD Variance Variance %
Capital Expenditure R31.3M R62.4M R31.1M 99.3%

Source of Funding

National Government made the highest contribution to capital expenditure for the YTD and accounted for 84.1%

Cash Flow

Description Planned YTD Actual Variance Variance %
Cash Flow from Operating Activities R0.0M R0.0M R0.0M NA
Cash Flow from Investing Activities R0.0M R0.0M R0.0M NA
Cash Flow from Financing Activities R0.0M R0.0M R0.0M -751.0%
Net Cash Flow R0.0M R0.0M R0.0M -751.0%

Debtors Ageing

The municipality has a total outstanding debtors balance of R301.0M with total bad debt written off of R0.0M and impairment of debt amounts to R0.0M.

Debtors Ageing by Customer Group

Description Current 30 Days 60 Days Over 90 Days Total Bad Debt Impairment
Organs of State R-0.2M R0.3M R0.2M R3.5M R3.7M R0.0M R0.0M
Commercial R0.1M R0.0M R0.0M R0.5M R0.6M R0.0M R0.0M
Households R12.7M R7.9M R6.9M R194.8M R222.3M R0.0M R0.0M
Other R4.6M R4.5M R8.3M R57.0M R74.4M R0.0M R0.0M

Debtors Ageing by Income Source

Description Current 30 Days 60 Days Over 90 Days Total Bad Debt Impairment
Water R2.4M R0.8M R1.0M R46.1M R50.3M R0.0M R0.0M
Electricity R7.0M R2.6M R3.6M R38.2M R51.4M R0.0M R0.0M
Property Rates R10.7M R4.2M R4.4M R72.0M R91.3M R0.0M R0.0M
Waste Water Management R1.2M R0.4M R0.2M R12.5M R14.2M R0.0M R0.0M
Waste Management R13.6M R1.5M R1.4M R44.4M R60.9M R0.0M R0.0M
Property Rental Debtors R0.0M R0.0M R0.0M R0.1M R0.1M R0.0M R0.0M
Interest on Arrear Debtor Accounts R3.2M R3.1M R3.2M R47.0M R56.5M R0.0M R0.0M

Creditors Ageing

The municipality has a total outstanding creditors balance of R288.1M with total outstanding more than 90 days of R232.8M(80.8%).

Description Current 30 Days 60 Days Over 90 Days Total
Bulk Electricity R18.9M R11.6M R10.7M R215.3M R256.5M
Bulk Water R0.5M R0.2M R0.0M R0.0M R0.7M
Trade Creditors R3.5M R1.0M R0.1M R2.0M R6.5M
Auditor-General R0.0M R0.0M R0.0M R0.0M R0.0M
Other R5.5M R2.7M R0.6M R15.5M R24.3M


Disclaimer: The analyis was caried out on the Quarter 4 Reports obtained from National Treasury and they are publically available. We do not provide any assurance on the accuracy of the data, reporting or analysis.