Consolidated cash flow statements

December 31, 2012 and 2011 (Thousands of pesos)

  December 31,
    2012     2011
Operations          
Pre–tax income $ 9,949,324   $ 8,904,892
Adjustments from items not implying cash flows:          
Depreciation and amortization included in costs and expenses   1,462,907     1,282,746
Provision for impairment of loan portfolio   1,076,930     953,242
Equity in income of associates   (414,941)     (304,727)
Profit on sale of investment properties   (3,592)     (1,302)
Profit on sale of property, furniture and equipment   (78,427)     (17,246)
Net cost for the period of labor obligations   90,411     70,416
Interest earned   (3,334,932)     (3,025,211)
Accrued interest expense   985,129     847,293
    (216,515)     (194,789)
(Increase) decrease in:
         
Interest earned from customers   3,149,057     2,790,641
Short – term loan portfolio   (2,663,209)     (2,288,668)
Inventory   (449,224)     (2,028,123)
Value added tax recoverable   (75,309)     (136,242)
Other accounts receivable   (75,158)     (222,722)
Income tax recoverable   (402,997)     -
Prepaid expenses   (17,561)     (136,563)
Long – term loan portfolio   (1,621,104)     (780,616)
Other long–term accounts receivable   (13,471)     (29,751)
Deferred income   141,770     101,380
Suppliers   704,310     1,140,759
Creditors   187,857     312,708
Taxes paid   (2,302,170)     (2,613,576)
Provisions   109,111     72,894
Employee benefits paid   9,683     (58,403)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities   6,414,394     4,833,821
Investment activities
         
Return on investments   200,660     227,312
Acquisition of property, furniture and equipment   (5,284,038)     (3,752,208)
Sale of property, furniture and equipment   116,633     13,545
Sale of investment properties   59,555     21,284
Acquisition of investment property   (2,447,588)     (1,381,734)
Investment in new IT developments   (830,607)     (400,054)
Net cash flows provided by investment activities   (8,185,385)     (5,271,855)
Cash (insufficiency) to be used in financing activities   (1,770,991)     (438,034)
Financing activities
         
Issuance of unsecured notes   4,000,000     -
Dividends paid   (899,271)     (724,786)
Loans repaid   -     (2,250,000)
Interest paid   (985,129)     (847,293)
Net cash flows provided by financing activities   2,115,600     (3,822,079)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   344,609     (4,260,113)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   2,681,547     6,929,737
Exchange fluctuations of cash   (116,032)     (104,109)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 2,910,124   $ 2,565,515




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.