CONSOLIDATED
Cash Flow Statements

Year ended at december 31, 2022 and 2021
Figures expressed in thousands of pesos

        December 31,
  Note   2022   2021
Operating activities          
Profit before income tax   $ 23,194,151 $ 16,388,434
Adjustments from items not implying cash flows:          
Depreciation and amortization     5,171,085   5,175,344
Provision for impairment of the loan portfolio 8   1,791,024   1,859,558
Lease concessions 19   (7,186)   (44,334)
Other dividend income 15   (58,957)   -
Inventory reserve     1,264,374   1,042,621
Equity in the results of associates 11.2   (376,918)   (737,292)
Loss (gain) on sale of property, furniture and equipment     296,121   (54,393)
Net cost for the period of employee benefits 18   461,855   374,102
Trading derivative financial instruments     535,116   (382,378)
Interest earned     (7,792,624)   (6,183,850)
Interest expense     3,989,142   4,649,854
      5,273,032   5,699,232
(Increase) decrease in:          
Interest earned from customers     7,794,101   6,297,609
Loan portfolio     (9,764,046)   (7,474,188)
Inventory     (6,284,742)   (2,687,928)
Value added tax recoverable     292,820   73,917
Other accounts receivable     (180,005)   1,145,952
Prepaid expenses     212,163   138,599
Increase (decrease) in:          
Suppliers     3,619,968   5,198,171
Provisions     986,332   870,183
Deferred income     390,927   157,538
Creditors     1,443,627   2,504,273
Employee benefits paid     (344,499)   (494,911)
Taxes paid     (7,956,667)   (1,693,951)
Net cash inflow from operating activities     18,677,162   26,122,930
           
Investment activities          
Capital increase in associates     (1,088,677)   (226,281)
Invest in financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive incom 15   (5,943,333)   -
Dividends received from financial asset at fair value     58,957   -
Dividends received from associates     -   80,081
Acquisition of property, furniture and equipment 13   (5,798,479)   (4,442,720)
Acquisition of investment property 12   (1,540,699)   (641,313)
Sale of property, furniture and equipment     74,942   53,143
Investment in intangibles of definitive useful life 14   (532,262)   (891,411)
Net cash outflows from investing activities     (14,769,551)   (6,068,501)
Cash to be applied in financing activities     3,907,611   20,054,429
           
Financing activities          
Dividends paid 21.1   (3,287,730)   (3,018,405)
Interest paid 17   (2,885,150)   (3,594,599)
Debt paid 17   (3,400,000)   (5,102,565)
Principal of lease payments 19   (1,098,207)   (1,031,671)
Interest of lease payments 19   (1,137,980)   (1,097,033)
Sale for shares 21.2   930,659   206,920
Repurchase of shares 21.2   (938,074)   -
Net cash flows used in financing activities     (11,816,482)   (13,637,353)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents     (7,908,871)   6,417,076
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year     32,494,873   26,195,936
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (69,748)   (118,139)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
  $ 24,516,254 $ 32,494,873

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