El Puerto de Liverpool, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries

Consolidated cash flow statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
(Thousands of pesos)

  December 31,
    2014   2013
Operations        
Profit before income tax $ 10,561,539 $ 10,400,948
Adjustment from items not implying cash flows:        
Depreciation and amortization included in costs and expenses   1,910,298   1,700,245
Provision for impairment of loan portfolio   2,161,867   1,640,312
Share of profit of associates   (495,850)   (510,011)
(Gain) Loss on sale of investment properties   (4,889)   45,384
(Gain) on sale of property, furniture and equipment   (54,147)   (69,371)
Net cost for the period of labor obligations   74,189   112,166
Interest earned   (4,168,647)   (3,576,015)
Accrued interest expense   1,164,789   1,088,892
    587,610   431,602
         
(Increase) decrease in:        
Interest earned from customers   3,940,078   3,388,167
Short - term loan portfolio   (1,748,051)   (5,509,536)
Inventories   (332,495)   (863,722)
Value added tax recoverable   (44,145)   (48,473)
Other accounts receivable   (133,452)   323,295
Income tax recoverable   814,611   (611,169)
Prepaid expenses   (382,561)   (136,483)
Long - term loan portfolio   (900,749)   (354,980)
Other long-term accounts receivable   (57,277)   30,985
Deferred income   83,588   60,718
Suppliers   1,495,613   1,166,305
Creditors   (389,752)   1,011,299
Provisions   623,120   (218,907)
Employee benefits paid   194,035   (571,780)
Tax recovery   178,518   199,555
Taxes paid   (2,834,674)   (2,191,361)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities   11,655,556   6,506,463
         
Investment activities        
Gain on investments   201,762   181,983
Acquisition of property, furniture and equipment   (2,679,676)   (3,802,540)
Sale of property, furniture and equipment   43,729   50,161
Sale of investment properties   96,195   182,274
Acquisition of investment property   (1,650,234)   (2,146,941)
Investment in new IT developments   (640,427)   (595,262)
Net cash flows provided by investment activities   (4,628,651)   (6,130,325)
Cash surplus to be used in financing activities   7,026,905   376,138
         
Financing activities        
Bank Borrowings repaid   -   2,011,128
Bank Borrowings paid   (2,011,128)   -
Senior notes paid   (4,000,000)   -
Issurance of senor notes   4,422,420   -
Dividends paid   -   (2,590,438)
Interest paid   (1,164,789)   (1,088,892)
Net cash flows provided by financing activities   (2,753,497)   (1,668,202)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   4,273,408   (1,292,064)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   1,663,000   2,952,408
Exchange loss on cash and cash equivalents   (44,940)   (42,284)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 5,891,468 $ 1,618,060

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

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