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cash flow statements

Consolidated

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


(Notes 1, 2 and 3)
For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014
Amounts expressed in thousands of pesos

      December 31
    Note   2015   2014
Operations            
Profit before income tax     $ 12,476,064 $ 10,561,539
Adjustment from items not implying cash flows:            
Depreciation and amortization included in costs and expenses       2,215,082   1,910,298
Provision for impairment of loan portfolio   8   1,959,842   2,161,867
Equity in income of associates   12   (699,290)   (495,850)
Gain on sale of investment properties       (58,651)   (4,889)
Gain on sale of property, furniture and equipment       (28,712)   (54,147)
Net cost for the period of labor obligations   19   18,162   183,584
Interest earned       (4,445,309)   (4,168,647)
Interest expense       970,015   1,164,789
        (68,861)   697,005
             
(Increase) decrease in:            
Interest earned from customers       4,442,729   3,940,078
Short - term loan portfolio       (3,670,142)   (1,748,051)
Inventories   10   (2,095,467)   (332,495)
Value added tax recoverable       (232,029)   (44,145)
Other accounts receivable       (185,767)   (133,452)
Income tax recoverable       -   814,611
Prepaid expenses       (343,794)   (382,561)
Long - term loan portfolio       (336,256)   (900,749)
Other long-term accounts receivable       (12,255)   (57,277)
             
Increase (decrease) in:            
Suppliers       2,260,756   1,495,613
Provisions       760,210   623,120
Deferred income       135,938   83,588
Creditors       494,212   (389,752)
Employee benefits paid       188,188   84,640
Tax recovery       3,784   178,518
Taxes paid       (4,748,610)   (2,834,674)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities       9,068,700   11,655,556
             
Investment activities            
Gain on investments       259,016   201,761
Acquisition of property, furniture and equipment - Net   14   (3,011,333)   (2,679,676)
Acquisition of investment property - Net   13   (1,166,856)   (1,650,234)
Sale of property, furniture and equipment       100,855   43,729
Sale of investment properties       193,457   96,196
Investment in new IT developments   15   (694,894)   (640,427)
Net cash flows provided by investment activities       (4,319,755)   (4,628,651)
Cash surplus to be used in financing activities       4,748,945   7,026,905
             
Financing activities            
Dividends paid   23.1   (1,087,179)   -
Interest paid       (970,015)   (1,164,789)
Bank Borrowings paid       -   (2,011,128)
Senior Notes paid       -   (4,000,000)
surance of senior notes       -   4,422,420
Net cash flows provided by financing activities       (2,057,194)   (2,753,497)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents       2,691,751   4,273,408
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year       5,933,384   1,663,000
Exchange loss on cash and cash equivalents       (41,916)   (44,940)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year     $ 8,583,219 $ 5,891,468

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