UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 20-F/A

(Amendment No. 2)

 

(Mark One)

 

o

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

OR

 

 

x

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

 

OR

 

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

OR

 

 

o

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of event requiring this shell company report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

For the transition period from                       to                        

 

Commission file number 1-12610

 

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

United Mexican States

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Av. Vasco de Quiroga No. 2000

Colonia Santa Fe

01210 Mexico City
Mexico

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Joaquín Balcárcel Santa Cruz

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

Av. Vasco de Quiroga No. 2000

Colonia Santa Fe

01210 Mexico City
Mexico

Telephone: (011-52) (55) 5261-2433

Facsimile: (011-52) (55) 5261-2465

E-mail: jbalcarcel@televisa.com.mx

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Series “A” Shares, without par value (“Series “A” Shares”)

 

New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)

Series “B” Shares, without par value (“Series “B” Shares”)

 

New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)

Series “L” Shares, without par value (“Series “L” Shares”)

 

New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)

Dividend Preferred Shares, without par value (“Series “D” Shares”)
Global Depositary Shares (“GDSs”), each representing five
Ordinary Participation Certificates
(Certificados de Participación Ordinarios) (“CPOs”)

 

New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)
New York Stock Exchange

CPOs, each representing twenty-five Series “A” Shares, twenty-two
Series “B” Shares, thirty-five Series “L” Shares and thirty-five Series “D” Shares

 

New York Stock Exchange (for listing purposes only)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

 



 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None.

 

The number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital
or common stock as of December 31, 2015 was:

 

115,409,011,592 Series “A” Shares
53,340,312,255 Series “B” Shares
84,859,529,456 Series “L” Shares
84,859,529,456 Series “D” Shares

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

x Yes   o No

 

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

o Yes   x No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x Yes   o No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

o Yes   o No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP o

 

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board
x

 

Other o

 

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

o Item 17   o Item 18

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

o Yes   x No

 



 

Explanatory Note

 

At the time of the filing of the Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.’s (the “Company”) Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 29, 2016 (the “Original Filing”), there was a misunderstanding regarding whether PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C. (“PWC”), the Company’s independent public accounting firm, had completed its audit procedures in light of an anonymous letter, dated April 20, 2016 (the “Letter”), received by the Company which contains certain accusations of wrongdoing against certain executive officers of the Company. Because PWC had not completed its audit procedures at the time of the Original Filing, the Company amended its Form 20-F on May 9, 2016 (“Amendment #1”) to remove the audit report, associated consent and the reference in Item 15 to the audit of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting, to permit the Company to perform an investigation described below and so that PWC could complete its audit.

 

As a consequence of the Letter, the Board of Directors, through the Audit Committee, commenced an investigation of the content of the Letter. In this respect, the Company hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (“Wachtell”) as its external legal advisors and the Audit Committee hired the law firm Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel (“Kramer”) as its independent external legal advisors (jointly Wachtell and Kramer, the “Lawyers”) in order to conduct the aforementioned investigation, being assisted by Alix Partners (a forensic accounting firm) and Nardello & Company (an independent investigation company). The investigation has concluded, and the Lawyers submitted their findings and conclusions to the Audit Committee and to the Board of Directors of the Company, finding the falsity of each and every of such allegations. As a result of the findings of the investigation and conclusions resulting therefrom, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company, unanimously, approved the conclusions that found, among others, that there is significant evidence that refutes each and every allegation of wrongdoing.

 

The Company has been informed by PWC that it has completed its integrated audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 and of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 and has authorized the use of its name on the audit report dated July 7, 2016 (which is referenced in Item 15 of the Form 20-F) and the consent dated July 7, 2016 included in this amendment to the Company’s 20-F (“Amendment #2”).  This Amendment #2 amends the Original Filing and Amendment #1 to include an updated audit report, associated consent and reference in Item 15 to the audit of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting.

 

No other changes have been made to the Original Filing. The consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements included herein in Item 18 remain the same as those filed in the Original Filing. This Amendment #2 reflects information as of the original filing date of the Original Filing, does not reflect events occurring after that date and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Original Filing, except as specifically noted above. This Amendment #2 also includes currently dated certifications from each of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 12b-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Part I

 

Item 8. Financial Information

 

See “Financial Statements” and pages F-1 through F-76, which are incorporated in this Item 8 by reference.

 

Part III

 

Item 15. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Based on the evaluation as of December 31, 2015, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

The Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act.

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015. In making this assessment, management used the criteria established in Internal Control —Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

Based on this assessment, management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2015.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, as stated in their report which is included herein.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Item 18. Financial Statements

 

See pages F-1 through F-76, which are incorporated in this Item 18 by reference.

 

Item 19. Exhibits

 

Documents filed as exhibits to this annual report appear on the following

 

(a) Exhibits.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

1.1

 

— English translation of Amended and Restated Bylaws (Estatutos Sociales) of the Registrant, dated as of April 30, 2009 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.1

 

— Indenture relating to Senior Debt Securities, dated as of August 8, 2000, between the Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-12738), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.2

 

— Fourth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.5% Senior Exchange Notes due 2032 between the Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (previously filed with the Securities Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “2002 Form F-4”) and incorporated herein by reference).

2.3

 

— Sixth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.5% Senior Notes due 2032 between Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.7 to the 2002 Form F-4 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

2.4

 

— Seventh Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2025 between Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, dated March 18, 2005 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Form 20-F”) and incorporated herein by reference).

2.5

 

— Eighth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2025 between Registrant, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, dated May 26, 2005 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.9 to the 2004 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).

2.6

 

— Ninth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2025 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York and Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, dated September 6, 2005 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005 Form 20-F”) and incorporated herein by reference).

2.7

 

— Tenth Supplemental Indenture related to the 8.49% Senior Notes due 2037 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of May 9, 2007 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.9 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.8

 

— Eleventh Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.49% Senior Exchange Notes due 2037 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as August 24, 2007 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.12 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-144460), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.9

 

— Twelfth Supplemental Indenture related to the 6.0% Senior Notes due 2018 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of May 12, 2008 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.11 to the Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “2007 Form 20-F”) and incorporated herein by reference).

2.10

 

— Form of Deposit Agreement between the Registrant, The Bank of New York, as depositary and all holders and beneficial owners of the Global Depositary Shares, evidenced by Global Depositary Receipts (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File number 333-146130) and incorporated herein by reference).

2.11

 

— Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6.0% Senior Exchange Notes due 2018 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of August 21, 2008 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.14 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-144460), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.12

 

— Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2040 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of November 30, 2009 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.15 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 333-164595), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).

2.13

 

— Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6.625% Senior Exchange Notes due 2040 between Registrant, as Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., dated as of March 22, 2010 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.15 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

2.14

 

— Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 7.25% Peso Denominated Senior Notes due 2043 among the Registrant, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, the Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as London Paying Agent and the Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, dated as of May 14, 2013 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K filed on May 14, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

2.15

 

— Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2045 among the Registrant, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent and the Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, dated as of May 13, 2014 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K filed on May 13, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).

2.16

 

— Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 among the Registrant, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent and the Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, dated as of November 24, 2015 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K filed on November 24, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).

2.17

 

— Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6.125% Senior Notes due 2046 among the Registrant, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent and the Bank of New York Mellon (Luxembourg) S.A., as Luxembourg Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, dated as of November 24, 2015 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 6-K filed on November 24, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.1

 

— Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File number 33-69636), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference).

4.2

 

— Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement, dated as of June 13, 1997, as amended, among PanAmSat Corporation, Hughes Communications, Inc., Satellite Company, LLC, the Registrant and IBJ Schroder Bank and Trust Company (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.3

 

— Amended and Restated Bylaws (Estatutos Sociales) of Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Innova”) dated as of December 22, 1998 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to Innova’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.4

 

— Administration Trust Agreement relating to Trust No. 80375, dated as of March 23, 2004, by and among Nacional Financiera, S.N.C., as trustee of Trust No. 80370, Banco Inbursa, S.A., as trustee of Trust No. F/0553, Banco Nacional de México, S.A., as trustee of Trust No. 14520-1, Nacional Financiera, S.N.C., as trustee of Trust No. 80375, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Promotora Inbursa, S.A. de C.V., the Registrant and Grupo Televicentro, S.A. de C.V. (as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to Schedules 13D or 13D/A in respect of various parties’ to the Trust Agreement (File number 005-60431) and incorporated herein by reference).

4.5

 

— English translation of Ps.2,100.0 million credit agreement, dated as of March 10, 2006, by and among Innova, the Registrant and Banamex (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.7 to the 2005 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).

4.6

 

— English summary of Ps.1,400.0 million credit agreement, dated as of April 7, 2006, by and among Innova, the Registrant and Banco Santander Serfin, S.A. (the “April 2006 Credit Agreement”) and the April 2006 Credit Agreement (in Spanish) (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.7 to the 2005 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

4.7

 

— Third Amended and Restated Program License Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2009, by and between Televisa, S.A. de C.V., as successor in interest to Televisa Internacional, S.A. de C.V. and Univision Communications Inc. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2009 (File number 001-12610) and incorporated herein by reference).

4.8

 

— Full-Time Transponder Service Agreement, dated as of November       , 2007, by and among Intelsat Corporation, Intelsat LLC, Corporación de Radio y Televisión del Norte de México, S. de R. L. de C.V. and SKY Brasil Serviços Ltda (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.16 to the 2007 Form 20-F and incorporated herein by reference).

4.9

 

— Investment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010 (the “Investment Agreement”), by and among the Registrant, Televisa, S.A. de C.V., Univision Communications Inc., Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., and UCI’s direct and indirect licensee subsidiaries named therein (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.19 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.10

 

— Amendment, dated as of February 28, 2011, to the Investment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., BMPI Services II, LLC, Univision Communications Inc., the Registrant and Pay-TV Venture, Inc. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.20 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.11

 

— $1,125 million aggregate principal amount of 1.5% Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. pursuant to the Investment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.21 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.12

 

— Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.22 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.13

 

— Amended and Restated Bylaws of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. dated as of December 20, 2010 (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.23 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.14*

 

— Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., Univision Communications Inc., and certain stockholders of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.24 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.15

 

— Amendment, dated as of February 28, 2011, to the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., Univision Communications Inc., and certain stockholders of Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.25 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.16*

 

— Amended and Restated Principal Investor Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc., Broadcast Media Partners Holdings, Inc., Univision Communications Inc., the Registrant and certain investors (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.26 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

4.17*

 

— Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, by and among Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and Univision Communications Inc. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.27 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.18*†

 

— Second Amended and Restated 2011 Program License Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2015, by and among Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and Univision Communications Inc.

4.19

 

— Amendment to International Program Rights Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Univision Communications Inc. and the Registrant (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.28 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.20*

 

— Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, by and among Univision Communications Inc. and Videoserpel, Ltd. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.29 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.21*†

 

— Amendment to Amended and Restated 2011 Mexico License Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2015, by and among Univision Communications Inc. and Mountrigi Management Group Limited (f/k/a Videoserpel, Ltd.).

4.22

 

— Letter Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2011, by and among Televisa, S.A. de C.V., the Registrant and Univision Communications Inc. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.30 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.23*

 

— Purchase and Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2010, by and among Pay-TV Venture, Inc., TuTv LLC and Univision Communications Inc., solely for purposes of Section 1.4, Televisa, S.A. de C.V., as successor to Visat, S.A. de C.V. and Televisa Internacional, S.A. de C.V., and, solely for purposes of Section 1.5, the Registrant (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.31 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.24

 

— English summary of Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2010 (and amended on April 7, 2011), by and among Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., Mexico Media Investments, S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Orilizo Holding B.V. and Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. and Assignment Agreement with respect to the Shareholders’ and Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2011, by and among Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee, with the consent of Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Orilizo Holding B.V. and Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.32 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.25

 

— English summary of Irrevocable Guaranty Trust Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2010 (and amended on December 16, 2010 and April 7, 2011), by and among Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., México Media Investments, S.L., GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Banco Invex, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Invex Grupo Financiero and Assignment Agreement with respect to the Irrevocable Guaranty Trust Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2011, by and among Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee, with the consent of Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Banco Invex, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Invex Grupo Financiero (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.33 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

4.26

 

— English summary of Amendment and Restatement of the Indenture, dated April 7, 2011, relating to the issuance of the Series 1 and Series 2 Debentures by GSF Telecom Holdings, Sociedad Anónima Promotora de Inversión de Capital Variable with the consent of Deutsche Bank México, Sociedad Anónima, Institución de Banca Múltiple, División Fiduciaria and Assignment Agreement with respect to the Series 1 and Series 2 Debentures, dated April 7, 2011, by and among Mexico Media Investments S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, as assignor and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V., as assignee, with the consent of GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Deutsche Bank México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, División Fiduciaria (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.34 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.27

 

— English summary of Ps.400 million credit agreement, dated as of March 23, 2011, between the Registrant and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.35 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.28

 

— English summary of Ps.800 million credit agreement, dated as of March 23, 2011, between the Registrant and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.36 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.29

 

— English summary of Ps.400 million credit agreement, dated as of March 23, 2011, between the Registrant and Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.37 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.30

 

— English summary of Ps.2,500 million credit agreement, dated as of March 30, 2011, between the Registrant and BBVA Bancomer, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.38 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.31

 

— English summary of Ps.2,500 million credit agreement, dated as of March 28, 2011, between the Registrant and HSBC México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero HSBC (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.39 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.32

 

— English summary of Ps.2,000 million credit agreement, dated as of March 30, 2011, between the Registrant and Banco Santander (México), S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.40 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.33

 

— English summary of indenture, dated July 31, 2013, related to the issuance of Ps.7,000 million convertible debentures, by Tenedora Ares, S.A.P.I de C.V., together with Banco Invex, Sociedad Anónima, Institución de Banca Múltiple, Invex Grupo Financiero, Fiduciario, in its capacity as common representative for the holders of the debentures (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.30 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.34

 

— English summary of call and put option agreement, dated July 31, 2013, by and among Tenedora Ares, S.A.P.I. de C.V., Thomas Stanley Heather Rodríguez, Vamole Inversiones 2013, S.L. Sociedad Unipersonal and Arretis, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.32 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

4.35

 

— English summary of conversion of debentures, dated August 13, 2014, by and between Arretis, S.A.P.I. de C.V and Tenedora Ares, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.33 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.36

 

— English summary of share purchase agreement, dated August 13, 2014, by and among Vamole Inversiones 2013, S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, Thomas Stanley Heather Rodriguez, Arretis, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and San Ángel Telecom, S.A. de C.V. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.34 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.37

 

— English summary of share purchase agreement, dated August 13, 2014, by and among Dafel Investments B.V., Mexico Media Investments, S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, Cable TV Investments, S.L., Sociedad Unipersonal, Tenedora Ares, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and San Ángel Telecom, S.A. de C.V. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.35 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.38

 

— English summary of share purchase agreement, dated July 9, 2014, by and among Invex Grupo Financiero, as trustee of Trust F/1017 and Grupo Salinas Telecom, S.A. de C.V., with the acknowledgement of GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.36 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.39

 

— English summary of merger agreement, dated January 8, 2015, by and among Consorcio Nekeas, S.A. de C.V., Galavisión DTH, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Inmobiliaria Hevi, S.A. de C.V. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.37 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.40

 

— English summary of stock purchase agreement, dated January 8, 2015, by and among Mara del Carmen Ordóñez Valverde, Axel Eduardo Vielma Ordóñez, Héctor Vielma Ordóñez, José Francisco Vielma Ordóñez, Luis Edmundo Vielma Ordóñez and Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V. (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4.38 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).

4.41†

 

English summary of merger agreement, dated March 4, 2016, by and among Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V. and Grupo TVI Telecom, S.A. de C.V.

8.1†

 

— List of Subsidiaries of Registrant.

12.1

 

— CEO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated July 7, 2016.

12.2

 

— CFO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated July 7, 2016.

13.1

 

— CEO Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated July 7, 2016.

13.2

 

— CFO Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated July 7, 2016.

23.1

 

— Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C.

 


*                       Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

                       Previously filed

 

Instruments defining the rights of holders of certain issues of long-term debt of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries have not been filed as exhibits to this Form 20-F because the authorized principal amount of any one of such issues does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Registrant and its subsidiaries on a

 

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consolidated basis. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of each such instrument to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

(b)   Financial Statement Schedules

 

All financial statement schedules relating to the Registrant are omitted because they are not required or because the required information, if material, is contained in the audited year-end financial statements or notes thereto.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

 

 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero

 

 

Name: Salvi Rafael Folch Viadero

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Jorge Agustín Lutteroth Echegoyen

 

 

Name: Jorge Agustín Lutteroth Echegoyen

 

 

Title:  Vice President — Corporate Controller

 

Date: July 7, 2016

 



 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S. A. B. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

INDEX TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF

 

DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

 

 

Page

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014

F-3

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-5

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-6

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-7

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-8

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-10

 

F-1


 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Grupo Televisa, S. A. B.:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015 in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.  Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” appearing in Item 15.  Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and International Standards on Auditing.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C.

 

 

/s/ C.P.C. José Miguel Arrieta Méndez

 

Audit Partner

 

Mexico City

 

July 7, 2016

 

 

F-2


 


 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos)
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)

 

 

 

Notes

 

2015

 

2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

6

 

Ps.

49,397,126

 

Ps.

29,729,350

 

Temporary investments

 

6

 

5,330,448

 

4,788,585

 

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

 

7

 

21,702,128

 

21,087,163

 

Other accounts and notes receivable, net

 

 

 

4,296,068

 

2,724,692

 

Account receivable related to former investment in GSF

 

3

 

 

10,583,852

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

14

 

 

2,894

 

Due from related parties

 

19

 

98,388

 

903,252

 

Transmission rights and programming

 

8

 

5,389,133

 

4,851,722

 

Inventories

 

 

 

1,628,276

 

3,336,667

 

Other current assets

 

 

 

2,096,509

 

1,793,999

 

Total current assets

 

 

 

89,938,076

 

79,802,176

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission rights and programming

 

8

 

9,139,149

 

8,994,398

 

Investments in financial instruments

 

9

 

41,081,474

 

34,709,872

 

Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

10

 

9,271,901

 

5,032,447

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

11

 

76,089,277

 

62,009,508

 

Intangible assets, net

 

12

 

38,106,325

 

28,778,414

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

23

 

17,665,086

 

16,080,292

 

Other assets

 

 

 

182,466

 

144,834

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

 

191,535,678

 

155,749,765

 

Total assets

 

 

 

Ps.

281,473,754

 

Ps.

235,551,941

 

 

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

 

F-3



 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos)
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)

 

 

 

Notes

 

2015

 

2014

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt and interest payable

 

13

 

Ps.

4,164,068

 

Ps.

1,312,052

 

Current portion of finance lease obligations

 

13

 

511,556

 

502,166

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

14

 

1,402

 

 

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

 

17,361,484

 

17,142,044

 

Customer deposits and advances

 

 

 

20,470,380

 

20,150,744

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

1,632,795

 

1,389,321

 

Other taxes payable

 

 

 

1,246,041

 

1,108,376

 

Employee benefits

 

 

 

1,034,446

 

1,005,255

 

Due to related parties

 

19

 

443,035

 

8,564

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

 

2,112,843

 

1,751,600

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

 

48,978,050

 

44,370,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

13

 

107,430,764

 

80,660,503

 

Finance lease obligations, net of current portion

 

13

 

5,293,559

 

4,807,379

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

14

 

225,660

 

335,102

 

Customer deposits and advances

 

 

 

514,531

 

284,000

 

Income taxes payable

 

23

 

6,338,078

 

6,628,125

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

23

 

10,000,048

 

7,763,024

 

Post-employment benefits

 

15

 

407,179

 

287,159

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

2,764,108

 

2,501,446

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

 

132,973,927

 

103,266,738

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

181,951,977

 

147,636,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock

 

16

 

4,978,126

 

4,978,126

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

 

 

15,889,819

 

15,889,819

 

Retained earnings

 

17

 

73,139,684

 

62,905,444

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

 

17

 

5,257,554

 

5,679,063

 

Shares repurchased

 

16

 

(11,882,248

)

(12,647,475

)

Equity attributable to stockholders of the Company

 

 

 

87,382,935

 

76,804,977

 

Non-controlling interests

 

18

 

12,138,842

 

11,110,104

 

Total equity

 

 

 

99,521,777

 

87,915,081

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

 

 

Ps.

281,473,754

 

Ps.

235,551,941

 

 

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

 

F-4



 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos, except per CPO amounts)
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)

 

 

 

Notes

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Net sales

 

25

 

Ps.

88,051,829

 

Ps.

80,118,352

 

Ps.

73,790,711

 

Cost of sales

 

20

 

47,226,544

 

42,908,647

 

39,602,423

 

Selling expenses

 

20

 

9,716,244

 

8,561,911

 

7,280,649

 

Administrative expenses

 

20

 

12,035,439

 

9,409,697

 

8,086,154

 

Income before other expense

 

25

 

19,073,602

 

19,238,097

 

18,821,485

 

Other expense, net

 

21

 

328,477

 

5,281,690

 

83,150

 

Operating income

 

 

 

18,745,125

 

13,956,407

 

18,738,335

 

Finance expense

 

22

 

(8,665,398

)

(6,942,630

)

(5,086,972

)

Finance income

 

22

 

8,542,542

 

2,613,705

 

5,971,689

 

Finance (expense) income, net

 

 

 

(122,856

)

(4,328,925

)

884,717

 

Share of income (loss) of associates and joint ventures, net

 

10

 

35,399

 

13,173

 

(5,659,963

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

18,657,668

 

9,640,655

 

13,963,089

 

Income taxes

 

23

 

6,332,218

 

2,980,883

 

3,728,962

 

Net income

 

 

 

Ps.

12,325,450

 

Ps.

6,659,772

 

Ps.

10,234,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders of the Company

 

 

 

Ps.

10,899,135

 

Ps.

5,386,905

 

Ps.

7,748,279

 

Non-controlling interests

 

18

 

1,426,315

 

1,272,867

 

2,485,848

 

Net income

 

 

 

Ps.

12,325,450

 

Ps.

6,659,772

 

Ps.

10,234,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per CPO attributable to stockholders of the Company

 

24

 

Ps.

3.77

 

Ps.

1.87

 

Ps.

2.71

 

Diluted earnings per CPO attributable to stockholders of the Company

 

24

 

Ps.

3.52

 

Ps.

1.74

 

Ps.

2.50

 

 

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

 

F-5



 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos)
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)

 

 

 

Notes

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Net income

 

 

 

Ps.

12,325,450

 

Ps.

6,659,772

 

Ps.

10,234,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that will not be reclassified to income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations

 

15

 

(166,044

)

(27,811

)

133,863

 

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

 

 

 

498,954

 

221,260

 

64,591

 

Equity instruments issued by Imagina:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in fair value

 

9

 

405,132

 

(328,340

)

254,662

 

Reclassification to other finance income

 

9

 

(544,402

)

 

 

Cash flow hedges

 

 

 

25,838

 

(43,439

)

17,025

 

Convertible debentures due 2025 issued by UHI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in fair value

 

9

 

319,307

 

2,058,432

 

592,810

 

Reclassification to other finance income

 

9

 

(4,718,175

)

 

 

Warrants issued by UHI

 

9

 

3,303,182

 

 

 

Debt instruments issued by Ares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible debt instruments

 

9

 

 

670,375

 

100,333

 

Long-term debt instrument

 

9

 

 

54,417

 

(54,184

)

Reclassification to other finance income

 

22

 

 

(770,941

)

 

Available-for-sale investments

 

9

 

(80,371

)

1,193,130

 

987,671

 

Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures

 

10

 

19,705

 

25,664

 

105,259

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income before income taxes

 

 

 

(936,874

)

3,052,747

 

2,202,030

 

Income taxes

 

23

 

593,337

 

(730,444

)

(602,684

)

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

(343,537

)

2,322,303

 

1,599,346

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

Ps.

11,981,913

 

Ps.

8,982,075

 

Ps.

11,833,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders of the Company

 

 

 

Ps.

10,477,626

 

Ps.

7,671,917

 

Ps.

9,336,446

 

Non-controlling interests

 

18

 

1,504,287

 

1,310,158

 

2,497,027

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

Ps.

11,981,913

 

Ps.

8,982,075

 

Ps.

11,833,473

 

 

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

 

F-6


 


 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos)
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)

 

 

 

Capital Stock
Issued
(Note 16)

 

Additional
Paid-in Capital

 

Retained
Earnings
(Note 17)

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Note 17)

 

Shares
Repurchased
(Note 16)

 

Equity
Attributable to
Stockholders of
the Company

 

Non-
controlling
Interests
(Note 18)

 

Total Equity

 

Balance at January 1, 2013

 

Ps.

4,978,126

 

Ps.

15,889,819

 

Ps.

51,073,399

 

Ps.

1,805,884

 

Ps.

 (13,103,223)

 

Ps.

60,644,005

 

Ps.

7,890,598

 

Ps.

68,534,603

 

Dividends

 

 

 

(2,168,384

)

 

 

(2,168,384

)

(118,238

)

(2,286,622

)

Adjustment for adoption of IAS 19, as amended (Note 2 (t))

 

 

 

(101,814

)

 

 

(101,814

)

(1,088

)

(102,902

)

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

(1,057,083

)

(1,057,083

)

 

(1,057,083

)

Sale of shares

 

 

 

(254,775

)

 

1,311,858

 

1,057,083

 

 

1,057,083

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

601,181

 

 

 

601,181

 

 

601,181

 

Other adjustments to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(300

)

(300

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

7,748,279

 

1,588,167

 

 

9,336,446

 

2,497,027

 

11,833,473

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

4,978,126

 

15,889,819

 

56,897,886

 

3,394,051

 

(12,848,448

)

68,311,434

 

10,267,999

 

78,579,433

 

Dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(468,248

)

(468,248

)

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

(1,064,602

)

(1,064,602

)

 

(1,064,602

)

Sale of shares

 

 

 

(200,973

)

 

1,265,575

 

1,064,602

 

 

1,064,602

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

821,626

 

 

 

821,626

 

 

821,626

 

Other adjustments to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

195

 

195

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

5,386,905

 

2,285,012

 

 

7,671,917

 

1,310,158

 

8,982,075

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

4,978,126

 

15,889,819

 

62,905,444

 

5,679,063

 

(12,647,475

)

76,804,977

 

11,110,104

 

87,915,081

 

Reduction of capital of non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(95,500

)

(95,500

)

Dividends

 

 

 

(1,084,192

)

 

 

(1,084,192

)

(379,639

)

(1,463,831

)

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

(733,831

)

(733,831

)

 

(733,831

)

Sale of shares

 

 

 

(765,227

)

 

1,499,058

 

733,831

 

 

733,831

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

1,184,524

 

 

 

1,184,524

 

 

1,184,524

 

Other adjustments to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(410

)

(410

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

10,899,135

 

(421,509

)

 

10,477,626

 

1,504,287

 

11,981,913

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

4,978,126

 

Ps.

15,889,819

 

Ps.

73,139,684

 

Ps.

5,257,554

 

Ps.

(11,882,248)

 

Ps.

87,382,935

 

Ps.

12,138,842

 

Ps.

99,521,777

 

 

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

 

F-7



 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos)
(Notes 1, 2 and 3)

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

Ps.

18,657,668

 

Ps.

9,640,655

 

Ps.

13,963,089

 

Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share of (income) loss of associates and joint ventures

 

(35,399

)

(13,173

)

5,659,963

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

14,660,929

 

11,563,085

 

9,846,366

 

Write-off and other amortization of assets

 

304,860

 

213,216

 

185,080

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

131,065

 

253,279

 

59,648

 

Disposition of property and equipment

 

688,706

 

715,786

 

236,667

 

Provision for doubtful accounts and write-off receivables

 

1,644,904

 

1,040,954

 

873,097

 

Post-employment benefits

 

38,334

 

157,511

 

143,133

 

Interest income

 

(378,736

)

(417,777

)

(192,712

)

Income from UHI

 

(2,194,981

)

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

1,199,489

 

844,788

 

601,181

 

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income

 

(5,262,577

)

 

 

Provisions for related party transactions

 

1,024,484

 

 

 

Other finance income, net

 

(917,682

)

(1,286,014

)

(4,841,734

)

(Gain) loss on disposition of investments

 

(76,296

)

4,168,468

 

 

Interest expense

 

6,239,387

 

5,551,461

 

4,803,151

 

Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net

 

4,032,871

 

2,133,505

 

128,619

 

 

 

39,757,026

 

34,565,744

 

31,465,548

 

Increase in trade notes and accounts receivable

 

(2,120,569

)

(1,213,774

)

(2,604,151

)

(Increase) decrease in transmission rights and programming

 

(535,487

)

250,554

 

(3,133,650

)

Decrease in due from related parties, net

 

527,515

 

387,812

 

154,301

 

Decrease (increase) in inventories

 

1,705,238

 

(1,495,275

)

(238,760

)

Increase in other accounts and notes receivable and other current assets

 

(877,316

)

(612,564

)

(2,290,656

)

Increase in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

63,873

 

4,795,769

 

2,384,536

 

Increase (decrease) in customer deposits and advances

 

459,215

 

(2,112,156

)

448,725

 

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities, taxes payable and deferred taxes

 

192,113

 

(2,086,330

)

2,414,601

 

(Decrease) increase in post-employment benefits

 

(62,373

)

100,516

 

404

 

Income taxes paid

 

(7,823,659

)

(4,117,357

)

(4,794,693

)

 

 

(8,471,450

)

(6,102,805

)

(7,659,343

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

31,285,576

 

28,462,939

 

23,806,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary investments

 

16,083

 

(74,977

)

1,604,322

 

Income from UHI

 

2,194,981

 

 

 

Due from or to related parties

 

 

 

9,882

 

Held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investments

 

(89,552

)

(372,140

)

(517,199

)

Disposition of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investments

 

362,416

 

513,134

 

263,737

 

Investments in financial instruments

 

 

 

(9,492,744

)

Acquisition of Cablecom, net of acquired cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(5,536,649

)

 

Acquisition of Telecable, net of acquired cash and cash equivalents

 

(9,731,391

)

 

 

Investment in associates and other investments

 

(92,141

)

49,356

 

(1,588,925

)

Disposition of investment

 

76,335

 

 

 

Additional investment in Imagina

 

(341,710

)

 

 

Disposition of investment in GSF

 

10,335,813

 

 

 

Investments in property, plant and equipment

 

(25,524,145

)

(17,004,358

)

(14,870,672

)

Disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

565,552

 

480,601

 

169,218

 

Investments in intangible assets

 

(1,553,801

)

(794,476

)

(824,072

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(23,781,560

)

(22,739,509

)

(25,246,453

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Mexican banks

 

2,487,936

 

2,078,433

 

493,383

 

Issuance of Senior Notes due 2043

 

 

 

6,437,204

 

Issuance of Notes due 2021

 

 

5,988,651

 

 

Issuance of Notes due 2022

 

4,988,747

 

 

 

Issuance of Senior Notes due 2045

 

 

12,400,063

 

 

Issuance of Senior Notes due 2026

 

4,903,744

 

 

 

Issuance of Senior Notes due 2046

 

14,716,640

 

 

 

Repayment of Mexican peso debt

 

(883,340

)

(313,793

)

(375,000

)

Prepayment of Mexican peso debt

 

(5,905,601

)

(6,522,250

)

 

Capital lease payments

 

(405,151

)

(446,944

)

(376,159

)

Interest paid

 

(5,938,679

)

(5,200,696

)

(4,681,676

)

Repurchase of capital stock

 

(733,831

)

(1,064,602

)

(1,057,083

)

Sale of capital stock

 

733,831

 

1,064,602

 

1,057,083

 

Dividends paid

 

(1,084,192

)

 

(2,168,384

)

Dividends to non-controlling interests

 

(475,139

)

(468,248

)

(112,651

)

Derivative financial instruments

 

(372,040

)

(284,367

)

(140,534

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

12,032,925

 

7,230,849

 

(923,817

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

130,835

 

83,038

 

(7,227

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

19,667,776

 

13,037,317

 

(2,371,292

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

29,729,350

 

16,692,033

 

19,063,325

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

Ps.

49,397,126

 

Ps.

29,729,350

 

Ps.

16,692,033

 

 

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Non-cash transactions:

 

The principal non-cash transactions in 2015 included a cumulative gain from changes in fair value, which was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income in consolidated equity to other finance income, net, in connection with the exchange of Convertible Debentures issued by UHI for Warrants that are exercisable for shares of common stock of UHI (see Note 22), and impairment adjustments related to the Group’s Publishing business (see Note 12). The principal non-cash transactions in 2014 included the loss on disposition of the Group’s joint venture investment in GSF (see Note 3); a favorable change in fair value in the Group’s embedded derivative in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI (see Note 9); and an impairment adjustment related to the Group’s publishing business (see Note 12). The principal non-cash transactions in 2013 included an impairment adjustment to the Group’s joint venture investment in GSF (see Note 3); a favorable change in fair value in the Group’s embedded derivative in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI (see Note 9); and the acquisition of assets under lease agreements recognized as finance leases (see Notes 13 and 19).

 

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

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013
(In thousands of Mexican Pesos, except per CPO, per share and exchange rate amounts)

 

1.                                      Corporate Information

 

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (the “Company”) is a limited liability public stock corporation (“Sociedad Anónima Bursátil” or “S.A.B.”), incorporated under the laws of Mexico. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s bylaws (“Estatutos Sociales”) its corporate existence continues through 2106. The shares of the Company are listed and traded in the form of “Certificados de Participación Ordinarios” or “CPOs” on the Mexican Stock Exchange (“Bolsa Mexicana de Valores”) under the ticker symbol TLEVISA CPO, and in the form of Global Depositary Shares or GDSs, on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the ticker symbol TV. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at Avenida Vasco de Quiroga 2000, Colonia Santa Fe, 01210 Ciudad de México, México.

 

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”), is a leading media company in the Spanish-speaking world, an important cable operator in Mexico, and an operator of a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico. The Group distributes the content it produces through several broadcast channels in Mexico and in over 50 other countries through 26 pay-tv brands, and television networks, cable operators and over the top or “OTT” services.  In the United States, the Group´s audiovisual content is distributed through Univision Communications Inc. (“Univision”) the leading media company serving the Hispanic market. Univision broadcasts the Group’s audiovisual content through multiple platforms, in exchange the Group receives a royalty payment. In addition, the Group has equity and Warrants which upon their exercise and subject to any necessary approval from the Federal Communications Commission of the United States would represent approximately 36% on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis of the equity capital in Univision Holdings, Inc. or “UHI” (formerly Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.), the controlling company of Univision. The Group’s cable business offers integrated services, including video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and commercial customers as well as managed services to domestic and international carriers through five cable multiple system operators in Mexico.  The Group owns a majority interest in Sky, the leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico, operating also in the Dominican Republic and Central America. The Group also has interests in magazine publishing and distribution, radio production and broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, feature-film production and distribution, and gaming.

 

2.                                      Accounting Policies

 

The principal accounting policies followed by the Group and used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are summarized below.

 

(a)                                 Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Group as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). IFRSs comprise: (i) International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”); (ii) International Accounting Standards (“IAS”); (iii) IFRS Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) Interpretations; and (iv) Standing Interpretations Committee (“SIC”) Interpretations.

 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for the measurement at fair value of temporary investments, derivative financial instruments, available-for-sale financial assets, equity financial instruments, and share-based payments, as described below.

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRSs requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgment in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. Changes in assumptions may have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements in the period the assumptions changed. Management believes that the underlying assumptions are appropriate. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where estimates and assumptions are significant to the Group’s financial statements are disclosed in Note 5 to these consolidated financial statements.

 

These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance on April 8, 2016, by the Group’s Chief Financial Officer.

 

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(b)                                 Consolidation

 

The financial statements of the Group are prepared on a consolidated basis and include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of all companies in which the Company has a controlling interest (subsidiaries). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Company has control. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The existence and effects of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convertible are considered when assessing whether or not the Company controls another entity. The subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is obtained by the Company and cease to consolidate from the date on which said control is lost.

 

The Group applies the acquisition method to account for business combinations. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary is the fair values of the assets transferred, the liabilities incurred to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group. The consideration transferred includes the fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. The Group recognizes any non-controlling interest in the acquiree on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the recognized amounts of acquiree’s identifiable net assets.

 

Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Goodwill is initially measured as the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred and the fair value of non-controlling interest over the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If this consideration is lower than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized in income or loss.

 

Changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries without change of control

 

Transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions — that is, as transactions with the owners in their capacity as owners. The difference between fair value of any consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or losses on disposals to non-controlling interests are also recorded in equity.

 

Disposal of subsidiaries

 

When the Company ceases to have control, any retained interest in the entity is re-measured to its fair value at the date when control is lost, with the change in carrying amount recognized in profit or loss. The fair value is the initial carrying amount for the purposes of subsequently accounting for the retained interest as an associate, joint venture or financial asset. In addition, any amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in respect of that entity are accounted for as if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. This means that amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to income or loss.

 

At December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the main subsidiaries of the Company were as follows:

 

Entity

 

Company’s
Ownership
Interest (1)

 

Business
Segment (2)

 

Grupo Telesistema, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries

 

100

%

Content

 

Televisa, S.A. de C.V. (“Televisa”) (3)

 

100

%

Content

 

G.Televisa-D, S.A. de C.V. (3)

 

100

%

Content

 

Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V. (“Multimedia Telecom”) and subsidiary (4)

 

100

%

Content

 

Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Innova”) and subsidiaries (collectively, “Sky”) (5)

 

58.7

%

Sky

 

Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V. (“CVQ”) and subsidiaries (6)

 

100

%

Cable

 

Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “Empresas Cablevisión”) (7)

 

51

%

Cable

 

Subsidiaries engaged in the Cablemás business (collectively, “Cablemás”) (8)

 

100

%

Cable

 

Televisión Internacional, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “TVI”) (9)

 

50

%

Cable

 

 

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Entity

 

Company’s
Ownership
Interest (1)

 

Business
Segment (2)

 

Cablestar, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “Bestel”) (10)

 

66.1

%

Cable

 

Grupo Cable TV, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “Cablecom”) (11)

 

100

%

Cable

 

Subsidiaries engaged in the Telecable business (collectively, “Telecable”) (12)

 

100

%

Cable

 

Editorial Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries

 

100

%

Other Businesses

 

Grupo Distribuidoras Intermex, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries

 

100

%

Other Businesses

 

Sistema Radiópolis, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (13)

 

50

%

Other Businesses

 

Televisa Juegos, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries

 

100

%

Other Businesses

 

Villacezán, S.A. de C.V. (“Villacezan”) and subsidiaries (14)

 

100

%

Other Businesses

 

 


(1)

Percentage of equity interest directly or indirectly held by the Company.

(2)

See Note 25 for a description of each of the Group’s business segments.

(3)

Televisa and G.Televisa-D, S.A. de C.V. are direct subsidiaries of Grupo Telesistema, S.A. de C.V.

(4)

Multimedia Telecom and its direct subsidiary, Comunicaciones Tieren, S.A. de C.V. (“Tieren”), are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company through which it owns shares of the capital stock of UHI and maintains an investment in Warrants that are exercisable for shares of common stock of UHI. As of December 31, 2015, Multimedia Telecom and Tieren have investments representing 95.2% and 4.8%, respectively, of the Group’s aggregate investment in shares of common stock and Warrants issued by UHI (see Notes 9, 10 and 19).

(5)

Innova is an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company and a direct majority-owned subsidiary of Innova Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. Sky is a satellite television provider in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic. Although the Company holds a majority of Innova’s equity and designates a majority of the members of Innova’s Board of Directors, the non-controlling interest has certain governance and veto rights in Innova, including the right to block certain transactions between the companies in the Group and Sky. These veto rights are protective in nature and do not affect decisions about the relevant activities.

(6)

CVQ is a direct subsidiary of the Company and the parent company of Empresas Cablevisión, Cablemás, TVI, Bestel, Cablecom and Telecable. Through September 2014, CVQ maintained an investment in GSF Telecom Holdings, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“GSF”), whose disposition was completed in January 2015 (see Note 3).

(7)

Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B. de C.V. is a direct majority-owned subsidiary of CVQ. As of December 31, 2014, Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B. de C.V. was directly owned by Editora Factum, S.A. de C.V., a direct subsidiary of the Company that was merged into CVQ in May 2015. At the consolidated level, the merger had no effect.

(8)

The Cablemás subsidiaries are directly and indirectly owned by CVQ. As of December 31, 2014, some Cablemás subsidiaries were directly owned by the Company, and some other were directly owned by Consorcio Nekeas, S.A. de C.V. (“Nekeas”), a former wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the Company. In January 2015, Nekeas was merged into TTelecom H, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“TTelecom”), a former direct subsidiary of the Company, and in July 2015, TTelecom was merged into CVQ. The Cablemás subsidiaries directly owned by the Company were acquired by a direct subsidiary of CVQ in the second half of 2015. At the consolidated level, the mergers had no effect.

(9)

Televisión Internacional, S.A. de C.V. is an indirect subsidiary of CVQ. Through February 2016, the Company consolidated TVI because it appointed the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of TVI (see Note 27).

(10)

Cablestar, S.A. de C.V. is an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of CVQ and Empresas Cablevisión, S.A.B. de C.V.

(11)

Grupo Cable TV, S.A. de C.V. is an indirect subsidiary of CVQ and was acquired by the Group in 2014 (see Note 3).

(12)

The Telecable subsidiaries are directly owned by CVQ as a result of the merger of TTelecom into CVQ in July 2015. TTelecom was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company through which the Company acquired Telecable in January 2015 (see Note 3).

(13)

Sistema Radiópolis, S.A. de C.V. (“Radiópolis”) is an indirect subsidiary of the Company. The Company controls Radiópolis as it has the right to appoint the majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Radiópolis.

(14)

Certain subsidiaries of the Company in the Other Businesses segment, owned by Nekeas as of December 31, 2014, were acquired by Villacezan in the third quarter of 2015, following the mergers described above of Nekeas into TTelecom and TTelecom into CVQ.

 

The Group’s Content, Sky and Cable segments, as well as the Group’s Radio business, which is reported in the Other Businesses segment, require governmental concessions and special authorizations for the provision of broadcasting and telecommunications services in Mexico.  Such concessions are granted for a fixed term, subject to renewal in accordance with the Mexican Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law (“Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión” or “LFTR”).

 

Renewal of concessions for the Content segment (Broadcasting) and the Radio business require, among others: (i) to request such renewal to the Mexican Institute of Telecommunications (“Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones” or “IFT”) within the year prior to the last fifth period of the fixed term of the related concession; (ii) to be in compliance with the concession holder’s obligations under the LFTR, other applicable regulations, and the concession title; (iii) a declaration by IFT that there is no public interest in recovering the spectrum granted under the related concession; and (iv) the acceptance by the concession holder of any new conditions for renewing the concession as set forth by IFT, including the payment of a related fee.  Renewal of concessions for the Sky and Cable segments require, among others: (i) to request its renewal to IFT in the year prior to the last fifth period of the fixed term of the related concession; (ii) to be in compliance with the concession holder’s obligations under the LFTR, other applicable regulations, and the concession title; and (iii) the acceptance by the concession holder of any new conditions for renewing the concession as set forth by IFT. IFT shall resolve any request for renewal of the telecommunications concessions within 180 business days of its request. Failure to respond within such period of time shall be interpreted as if the request for renewal has been granted. The regulations of the broadcasting and the telecommunications

 

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concessions (including satellite pay TV) establish that at the end of the concession, the frequency bands or spectrum attached to the services provided in the concessions shall return to the Mexican government. In addition, at the end of the concession, the Mexican government will have the preferential right to acquire infrastructure, equipment and other goods directly used in the provision of the concession. If the Mexican government were to exercise its right to acquire the infrastructure, equipment and other goods, it would be required to pay a price that is equivalent to a formula that is similar to the fair value. To the knowledge of the Company’s management, no spectrum granted for broadcasting services in Mexico has been recovered by the Mexican government in at least the past three decades for public interest reasons. However, the Company’s management is unable to predict the outcome of any action by IFT in this regard. In addition, the assets, by themselves, would not be enough to immediately begin broadcasting or offering satellite pay TV services or telecommunications services, as no content producing assets or other equipment necessary to operate the business would be included.

 

Also, the Group’s Gaming business, which is reported in the Other Businesses segment, requires a permit granted by the Mexican Federal Government for a fixed term, subject to renewal in accordance with Mexican law. Additionally, the Group’s Sky businesses in Central America and the Dominican Republic require concessions or permits granted by local regulatory authorities for a fixed term, subject to renewal in accordance with local laws.

 

The accounting guidelines provided by IFRIC 12 Service Concession Arrangements are not applicable to the Group due primarily to the following factors: (i) the Mexican government does not substantially control the Group’s infrastructure, what services are provided with the infrastructure and the price at which such services are offered; (ii) the Group’s  broadcasting service does not constitute a public service as per the definition in IFRIC 12; and (iii) the Group is unable to divide its infrastructure among the public (telephony and possibly Internet services) and non-public (pay TV) service components.

 

At December 31, 2015, the expiration dates of the Group’s concessions and permits were as follows:

 

Segments

 

Expiration Dates

Content (broadcasting concessions)

 

In 2021

Sky

 

Various from 2016 to 2027

Cable

 

Various from 2016 to 2045

Other Businesses:

 

 

Radio

 

Various from 2015 to 2020 (1)

Gaming

 

In 2030

 


(1)    Concessions for three Radio stations in San Luis Potosí and Guadalajara expired in 2015. Renewal applications were timely filed, but are still pending as certain related matters of the applicable regulations are being reviewed by the IFT. The Group’s management expects that concessions for these three stations will be renewed or granted by the IFT.

 

The concessions or permits held by the Group are not subject to any significant pricing regulations in the ordinary course of business.

 

(c)                                  Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

 

Associates are those entities over which the Group has significant influence but not control, generally those entities with a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights. Investments in joint arrangements are classified as either joint operations or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations of each investor. Joint ventures are those joint arrangements where the Group exercises joint control with other stockholder or more stockholders without exercising control individually, and have rights to the net assets of the joint arrangements.  Investments in associates and joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the investment is initially recognized at cost, and the carrying amount is increased or decreased to recognize the investor’s share of the net assets of the investee after the date of acquisition.

 

The Group has investments in associates, including a 10% and 7.8% equity interest in UHI as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (see Notes 3, 9 and 10).

 

The Group recognizes its share of losses of an associate or a joint venture up to the amount of its initial investment, subsequent capital contributions and long-term loans, or beyond that when guaranteed commitments have been made by the Group in respect of obligations incurred by investees, but not in excess of such guarantees. If an associate or a joint venture for

 

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which the Group had recognized a share of losses up to the amount of its guarantees generates net income in the future, the Group would not recognize its share of this net income until the Group first recognizes its share of previously unrecognized losses.

 

If the Group’s share of losses of an associate or a joint venture equals or exceeds its interest in the investee, the Group discontinues recognizing its share of further losses. The interest in an associate or a joint venture is the carrying amount of the investment in the investee under the equity method together with any other long-term investment that, in substance, form part of the Group’s net investment in the investee. After the Group’s interest is reduced to zero, additional losses are provided for, and a liability is recognized, only to the extent that the Group has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate or joint venture.

 

(d)                                 Segment Reporting

 

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the Group’s executive officers (“chief operating decision makers”) who are responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance for each of the Group’s operating segments.

 

(e)                                  Foreign Currency Translation

 

Functional and presentation currency

 

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“functional currency”). The presentation and functional currency of the Group’s consolidated financial statements is the Mexican peso, which is used for compliance with its legal and tax obligations.

 

Transactions and balances

 

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or measurement where items are re-measured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the income statement as part of finance income or expense, except when deferred in other comprehensive income as qualifying cash flow hedges and qualifying net investment hedges.

 

Changes in the fair value of monetary securities denominated in foreign currency classified as available for sale are analyzed between exchange differences resulting from changes in the amortized cost of the security and other changes in the carrying amount of the security. Translation differences related to changes in amortized cost are recognized in income or loss, and other changes in carrying amount are recognized in other comprehensive income or loss.

 

Translation of Non-Mexican subsidiaries’ financial statements

 

The financial statements of all the Group entities that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows: (a) assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate at the date of the statement of financial position; (b) income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates (unless this average is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the rate on the dates of the transactions); and (c) all resulting translation differences are recognized in other comprehensive income or loss.

 

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign entity are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign entity and translated at the closing rate. Translation differences arising are recognized in other comprehensive income or loss.

 

Assets and liabilities of non-Mexican subsidiaries that use the Mexican Peso as a functional currency are translated into Mexican Pesos by utilizing the exchange rate of the statement of financial position date for monetary assets and liabilities, and historical exchange rates for non-monetary items, with the related adjustment included in the consolidated statement of income as finance income or expense.

 

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The Group has designated as an effective hedge of foreign exchange exposure, a portion of the outstanding principal amount of its U.S. dollar denominated long-term debt in connection with its net investment in shares of common stock of UHI, which amounted to U.S.$330.5 million (Ps.5,685,748) and U.S.$237.6 million (Ps.3,507,390) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Consequently, any foreign exchange gain or loss attributable to this designated hedging long-term debt is credited or charged directly to other comprehensive income or loss as a cumulative result from foreign currency translation (see Note 10).

 

Beginning in the third quarter of 2015, the Group has designated a portion of its U.S. dollar denominated long-term debt as a fair value hedge of foreign exchange exposure related to its investment in UHI Warrants. A portion of the outstanding principal amount of its U.S. dollar denominated long-term debt (hedging instrument, disclosed in the line “Long-term debt, net of current portion” of the consolidated statement of financial position) is hedging its investment in Warrants exercisable for common stock of UHI (hedged item), which amounted to U.S.$2,035.5 million (Ps.35,042,577) as of December 31, 2015. The other changes in fair value of the Warrants are recognized in other comprehensive income or loss. Consequently, any foreign currency gain or loss attributable to these designated hedged warrants is recognized within foreign exchange gain or loss in the consolidated statement of income, along with the recognition in the same line item of any foreign exchange gain or loss of the designated hedging instrument long-term debt (see Notes 9, 13 and 17).

 

(f)                                    Cash and Cash Equivalents and Temporary Investments

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition. Cash is stated at nominal value and cash equivalents are measured at fair value, and the changes in the fair value are recognized in the income statement.

 

Temporary investments consist of short-term investments in securities, including without limitation debt with a maturity of over three months and up to one year at the date of acquisition, stock and other financial instruments, or a combination thereof, as well as current maturities of noncurrent held-to-maturity securities. Temporary investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in finance income in the consolidated income statement, except the current maturities of non-current held-to-maturity securities which are measured at amortized cost.

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, cash equivalents and temporary investments primarily consisted of fixed short-term deposits and corporate fixed income securities denominated in U.S. dollars and Mexican pesos, with an average yield of approximately 0.15% for U.S. dollar deposits and 3.09% for Mexican peso deposits in 2015, and approximately 0.10% for U.S. dollar deposits and 3.29% for Mexican peso deposits in 2014.

 

(g)                                 Transmission Rights and Programming

 

Programming is comprised of programs, literary works, production talent advances and films.

 

Transmission rights and literary works are valued at the lesser of acquisition cost and net realizable value. Programs and films are valued at the lesser of production cost, which consists of direct production costs and production overhead, and net realizable value. Payments for production talent advances are initially capitalized and subsequently included as direct or indirect costs of program production. Transmission rights are recognized from the point of which the legally enforceable license period begins. Until the license term commences and the programming rights are available, payments made are recognized as prepayments.

 

The Group’s policy is to capitalize the production costs of programs which benefit more than one annual period and amortize them over the expected period of future program revenues based on the Company’s historical revenue patterns for similar productions.

 

Transmission rights, programs, literary works, production talent advances and films are recorded at acquisition or production cost. Cost of sales is calculated for the month in which such transmission rights, programs, literary works, production talent advances and films are matched with related revenues.

 

Transmission rights are amortized over the lives of the contracts. Transmission rights in perpetuity are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of the expected benefit as determined by past experience, but not exceeding 25 years.

 

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(h)                                 Inventories

 

Inventories of paper, magazines, materials and supplies for maintenance of technical equipment are recorded at the lower of cost or its net realization value. The net realization value is the estimated selling price in the normal course of business, less estimated costs to conduct the sale. Cost is determined using the average cost method.

 

(i)                                    Financial Assets

 

The Group classifies its financial assets in the following categories: loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, fair value through income or loss and available-for-sale financial assets. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. Management determines the classification of its financial assets at initial recognition.

 

Loans and Receivables

 

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Loans and receivables are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs and subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with changes in carrying value recognized in the income statement in the line which most appropriately reflects the nature of the item or transaction. They are included in current assets, except for maturities greater than 12 months after the end of the reporting period. These are classified as non-current assets. The Group’s loans and receivables are presented as “trade notes and accounts receivable”, “other accounts and notes receivable” and “due from related parties” in the consolidated statement of financial position (see Note 7).

 

Held-to-maturity Investments

 

Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturities that the Group’s management has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity. After initial measurement, held-to-maturity investments are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment, if any. Any gain or loss arising from these investments is included in finance income or loss in the consolidated statement of income. Held-to-maturity investments are included in investments in financial instruments, except for those with maturities less than 12 months from the end of the reporting period, which are classified as temporary investments (see Note 9).

 

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

 

Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets that are not classified as loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments or financial assets at fair value through income or loss, and include debt securities and equity instruments. Debt securities in this category are those that are intended to be held for an indefinite period of time and that may be sold in response to needs for liquidity or in response to changes in the market conditions. Equity instruments in this category are those of companies in which the Group does not exercise joint control nor significant influence, but intent to hold for an indefinite term, and are neither classified as held for trading nor designated at fair value through income. After initial measurement, available-for-sale assets are measured at fair value with unrealized gains or losses recognized as other comprehensive income or loss until the investment is derecognized or the investment is determined to be impaired, at which time the cumulative gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statement of income either in other finance income or expense (debt securities) or other income or expense (equity instruments). Interest earned whilst holding available-for-sale financial assets is reported as interest income using the effective interest rate method (see Notes 9 and 14).

 

Financial Assets at Fair Value through Income

 

Financial assets at fair value through income are financial assets held for trading. A financial asset is classified in this category if acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short term. Derivatives are also categorized as held for trading unless they are designated as hedges. Assets in this category are classified as current assets if expected to be settled within 12 months, otherwise they are classified as non-current.

 

Impairment of Financial Assets

 

The Group assesses at each statement of financial position date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired and impairment losses are

 

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incurred only if there is objective and other-than-temporary evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset. If it is determined that a financial asset or group of financial assets have sustained a decline other than temporary in their value a charge is recognized in income in the related period.

 

For financial assets classified as held-to-maturity the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows (excluding future credit losses that have not been incurred) discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

 

Impairment of Financial Assets Recognized at Amortized Cost

 

The Group assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group of financial assets measured at amortized cost is impaired. A financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired and impairment losses are incurred only if there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (a “loss event”) and that loss event (or events) has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated.

 

Offsetting of financial instruments

 

Financial assets are offset against financial liabilities and the net amount reported in the consolidated statement of financial position if, and only when the Group (i) currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts; and (ii) intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liability simultaneously.

 

(j)                                    Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at acquisition cost.

 

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to income or loss during the financial period in which they are incurred.

 

Land is not depreciated. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is based upon the carrying value of the assets in use and is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the asset, as follows:

 

 

 

Estimated
useful lives

Buildings

 

20-65 years

Building improvements

 

5-20 years

Technical equipment

 

3-25 years

Satellite transponders

 

15 years

Furniture and fixtures

 

3-11 years

Transportation equipment

 

4-8 years

Computer equipment

 

3-5 years

Leasehold improvements

 

5-20 years

 

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period.

 

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.

 

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognized within other income or expense in the consolidated income statement.

 

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(k)                                 Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets are recognized at acquisition cost. Intangible assets acquired through business combinations are recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, which include goodwill, trademarks and concessions, are not amortized, and subsequently recognized at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

 

 

 

Estimated 
useful lives

 

Licenses

 

3-14 years

 

Subscriber lists

 

4-10 years

 

Other intangible assets

 

3-20 years

 

 

Trademarks

 

The Group determines its trademarks to have an indefinite life when they are expected to generate net cash inflows for the Group indefinitely. Additionally, the Group considers that there are no legal, regulatory or contractual provisions that limit the useful lives of trademarks.

 

In the third quarter of 2015, the Company’s management evaluated trademarks in its Cable segment to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life for these intangible assets. As a result of such evaluation, the Company identified certain businesses and locations that began migrating from a current trademark to an internally developed trademark between 2015 and 2016, in connection with enhanced service packages offered to current and new subscribers, and estimated that this migration process will take approximately four years. Accordingly, beginning in the third quarter of 2015, the Group changed the useful life assessment from indefinite to finite for acquired trademarks in certain businesses and locations in its Cable segment, and began to amortize on a straight line basis the related carrying value of these trademarks when the migration to the new trademark started using an estimated useful life of four years. The Group has not capitalized any amounts associated with internally developed trademarks.

 

Concessions

 

The Group defined concessions to have an indefinite life due to the fact that the Group has a history of renewing its concessions upon expiration, has maintained the concessions granted by the Mexican government, and has no foreseeable limit to the period over which the assets are expected to generate net cash inflows. In addition, the Group is committed to continue to invest for the long term to extend the period over which the broadcasting and telecommunications concessions are expected to continue to provide economic benefits.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill arises on the acquisition of subsidiaries and represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the Group’s interest in net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the acquiree and the fair value of the non-controlling interest in the acquiree.

 

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to each of the cash generating units (“CGUs”), or groups of CGUs, that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination. Each unit or group of units to which the goodwill is allocated represents the lowest level within the entity at which the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes. Goodwill is monitored at the operating segment level.

 

Goodwill impairment reviews are undertaken annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate a potential impairment. The carrying value of goodwill is compared to the recoverable amount, which is the higher of value in use and the fair value less costs to sell. Any impairment is recognized as an expense and may be subsequently reversed under certain circumstances.

 

(l)                                    Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

The Group reviews for impairment the carrying amounts of its long-lived assets, tangible and intangible, including goodwill (see Note 12), at least once a year, or whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that these

 

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carrying amounts may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use. To determine whether an impairment exists, the carrying value of the reporting unit is compared with its recoverable amount. Fair value estimates are based on quoted market values in active markets, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, the estimate of fair value is based on various valuation techniques, including discounted value of estimated future cash flows, market multiples or third-party appraisal valuations.

 

(m)                              Trade Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less (or in the normal operating cycle of the business if longer). If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

 

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses are recognized initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

 

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses are presented as a single item of consolidated current liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

(n)                                 Debt

 

Debt is recognized initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Debt is subsequently carried at amortized cost; any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognized in the income statement over the period of the debt using the effective interest method.

 

Fees paid on the establishment of debt facilities are recognized as transaction costs of the loan to the extent that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down. In this case, the fee is deferred until the draw-down occurs. To the extent there is no evidence that it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalized as a pre-payment for liquidity services and amortized over the period of the facility to which it relates.

 

Current portion of long-term debt and interest payable are presented as a single line item of consolidated current liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Debt early redemption costs are recognized as finance expense in the consolidated statement of income.

 

(o)                                 Customer Deposits and Advances

 

Customer deposit and advance agreements for television advertising services provide that customers receive preferential prices that are fixed for the contract period for television broadcast advertising time based on rates established by the Group. Such rates vary depending on when the advertisement is aired, including the season, hour, day and type of programming.

 

(p)                                 Provisions

 

Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events; it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and the amount has been reliably estimated. Provisions are not recognized for future operating losses.

 

Provisions are measured at the present value of the expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the obligation. The increase in the provisions due to passage of time is recognized as interest expense.

 

(q)                                 Equity

 

The capital stock and other equity accounts include the effect of restatement through December 31, 1997, determined by applying the change in the Mexican National Consumer Price Index between the dates capital was contributed or net results

 

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were generated and December 31, 1997, the date through which the Mexican economy was considered hyperinflationary under the guidelines of the IFRSs. The restatement represented the amount required to maintain the contributions and accumulated results in Mexican Pesos in purchasing power as of December 31, 1997.

 

Where any company in the Group purchases shares of the Company’s capital stock (shares repurchased), the consideration paid, including any directly attributable incremental costs is deducted from equity attributable to stockholders of the Company until the shares are cancelled, reissued, or sold. Where such shares repurchased are subsequently reissued or sold, any consideration received, net of any directly attributable incremental transaction costs, is included in equity attributable to stockholders of the Company.

 

(r)                                   Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, and represents amounts receivable for services provided. The Group recognizes revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured; when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity; and when specific criteria have been met for each of the Group’s activities, as described below. The Group bases its estimate of return on historical results, taking into consideration the type of customer, the type of transaction and the specifics of each arrangement.

 

The Group derives the majority of its revenues from media and entertainment-related business activities both in Mexico and internationally. Revenues are recognized when the service is provided and collection is probable. A summary of revenue recognition policies by significant activity is as follows:

 

·                                          Advertising revenues, including deposits and advances from customers for future advertising, are recognized at the time the advertising services are rendered.

 

·                                          Revenues from program services for network subscription and licensed and syndicated television programs are recognized when the programs are sold and become available for broadcast.

 

·                                          Revenues from magazine subscriptions are initially deferred and recognized proportionately as products are delivered to subscribers. Revenues from the sales of magazines are recognized on the date of circulation of delivered merchandise, net of a provision for estimated returns.

 

·                                          Revenues from publishing distribution are recognized upon distribution of the products.

 

·                                          Sky program service revenues, including advances from customers for future direct-to-home (“DTH”) program services, are recognized at the time the service is provided.

 

·                                          Cable television, internet and telephone subscription, and pay-per-view and installation fees are recognized in the period in which the services are rendered.

 

·                                          Revenues from other telecommunications and data services are recognized in the period in which these services are provided. Other telecommunications services include long distance and local telephony, as well as leasing and maintenance of telecommunications facilities.

 

·                                          Revenues from attendance to soccer games, including revenues from advance ticket sales for soccer games and other promotional events, are recognized on the date of the relevant event.

 

·                                          Motion picture production and distribution revenues are recognized as the films are exhibited.

 

·                                          Gaming revenues consist of the net win from gaming activities, which is the difference between amounts wagered and amounts paid to winning patrons.

 

In respect to sales of multiple products or services, the Group evaluates whether it has fair value evidence for each deliverable in the transaction. For example, the Group sells cable television, internet and telephone subscription to subscribers in a bundled package at a rate lower than if the subscriber purchases each product on an individual basis. Subscription revenues

 

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received from such subscribers are allocated to each product in a pro-rata manner based on the fair value of each of the respective services.

 

(s)                                   Interest Income

 

Interest income is recognized using the effective interest method. When a loan and receivable is impaired, the Group reduces the carrying amount to its recoverable amount, being the estimated future cash flow discounted at the original effective interest rate of the instrument, and continues unwinding the discount as interest income. Interest income on impaired loan and receivables is recognized using the original effective interest rate.

 

(t)                                    Employee Benefits

 

Pension and Seniority Premium Obligations

 

Plans exist for pensions and seniority premiums (post-employment benefits), for most of the Group’s employees funded through irrevocable trusts. Increases or decreases in the consolidated liability or asset for post-employment benefits are based upon actuarial calculations. Contributions to the trusts are determined in accordance with actuarial estimates of funding requirements. Payments of post-employment benefits are made by the trust administrators. The defined benefit obligation is calculated annually using the projected unit credit method. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of government bonds that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid, and that have terms to maturity approximating to the terms of the related pension obligation.

 

In the first quarter of 2013, the Group adopted the provisions of IAS 19, Employee Benefits, as amended, which became effective on January 1, 2013. The amended IAS 19 eliminated the corridor approach for the recognition of remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations, and requires the calculation of finance costs on a net funding basis. Also, the amended IAS 19 requires the recognition of past service cost as an expense at the earlier of the following dates: (i) when the plan amendment or curtailment occurs; and (ii) when the entity recognizes related restructuring costs or termination benefits. As a result of the adoption of the amended IAS 19, the Group adjusted a consolidated unamortized past service cost balance and consolidated retained earnings as of January 1, 2013 in the aggregate amount of Ps.102,902 (see Note 15).

 

Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations related to experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions of post-employment benefits are recognized in the period in which they are incurred as part of other comprehensive income or loss in consolidated equity.

 

Profit Sharing

 

The employees’ profit sharing required to be paid under certain circumstances in Mexico, is recognized as a direct benefit to employees in the consolidated statements of income in the period in which it is incurred.

 

Termination Benefits

 

Termination benefits, which mainly represent severance payments by law, are recorded in the consolidated statement of income. The Group recognizes termination benefits at the earlier of the following dates: (a) when the Group can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits; and (b) when the entity recognizes costs for a restructuring that involves the payment of termination benefits.

 

(u)                                 Income Taxes

 

The income tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred income tax. Income tax is recognized in the consolidated statement of income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, the income tax is also recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the statement of financial position date in the countries where the Company and its subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.

 

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Deferred income tax is recognized, using the balance sheet liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. However, deferred income tax liabilities are not recognized if they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill; deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction (other than in a business combination) that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable income or loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realized or the deferred income tax liability is settled.

 

Deferred income tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences and tax loss carryforwards can be utilized. For this purpose, the Group takes into consideration all available positive and negative evidence, including factors such as market conditions, industry analysis, projected taxable income, carryforward periods, current tax structure, potential changes or adjustments in tax structure, and future reversals of existing temporary differences.

 

Deferred income tax liabilities are provided on taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, except for deferred income tax liabilities where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred income tax assets are provided on deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable income against which to utilize the benefit of the temporary difference and it is expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

 

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when the deferred income taxes assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities where there is an intention to settle the balances on a net basis. In the last quarter of 2013, the Mexican Congress enacted a new Tax Reform (the “2014 Tax Reform”), which became effective as of January 1, 2014. Among the tax reforms approved by the Mexican Congress, one of the most relevant changes was the elimination of the tax consolidation regime allowed for Mexican controlling companies through December 31, 2013 (see Note 23).

 

Beginning on January 1, 2014, as a result of the 2014 Tax Reform, the Company is no longer allowed to consolidate income or loss of its Mexican subsidiaries for income tax purposes. Accordingly, current income tax assets and current income tax liabilities, and deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities, of Mexican companies in the Group as of December 31, 2014, are not offset as they relate to income taxes levied by the taxation authority on each separate taxable entity (see Note 23).

 

(v)                                  Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Group recognizes derivative financial instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position and measures such instruments at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative financial instrument depends on the intended use of the derivative financial instrument and the resulting designation. For a derivative financial instrument designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of such derivative’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into income when the hedged exposure affects income. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in income immediately. For a derivative financial instrument designated as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss is recognized in income in the period of change together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributed to the risk being hedged. For derivative financial instruments that are not designated as accounting hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in income in the period of change. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, certain derivative financial instruments qualified for hedge accounting (see Note 14).

 

(w)                               Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income for the period includes the net income for the period presented in the consolidated statement of income plus other comprehensive income for the period reflected in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

 

(x)                                 Share-based Payment Agreements

 

Key officers and employees of certain subsidiaries of the Company have entered into agreements for the conditional sale of Company’s shares under the Company’s Long-Term Retention Plan. The share-based compensation expense is

 

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measured at fair value at the date the equity benefits are conditionally sold to these officers and employees, and is recognized as a charge to consolidated income (administrative expense) over the vesting period (see Note 16). The Group recognized a share-based compensation expense of Ps.1,199,489, Ps.844,788 and Ps.605,067 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, of which Ps.1,184,524, Ps.821,626 and Ps.601,181 was credited in consolidated stockholders’ equity for those years, respectively.

 

(y)                                  Leases

 

The determination of whether an arrangement is, or contains, a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement and requires an assessment of whether the fulfillment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets and whether the arrangement conveys the right to use the asset.

 

Leases of property, plant and equipment other assets where the Group holds substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. Finance lease assets are capitalized at the commencement of the lease term at the lower of the present value of the minimum lease payments or the fair value of the lease asset. The obligations relating to finance leases, net of finance charges in respect of future periods, are recognized as liabilities. The interest element of the finance cost is charged to the income statement over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period. The property, plant and equipment acquired under finance leases is depreciated over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term.

 

Leases where a significant portion of the risks and rewards are held by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Rentals are charged to the income statement on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

 

Leasehold improvements are depreciated at the lesser of its useful life or contract term.

 

(z)                                   New and Amended IFRSs

 

Below is a list of the new and amended standards that have been issued by the IASB and are effective for annual periods starting on or after January 1, 2016. Management is in the process of assessing the potential impact of these pronouncements on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

 

New or Amended Standard

 

Title of the Standard

 

Effective for
Annual Periods
Beginning
On or After

Annual Improvements

 

Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2012-2014 Cycle

 

January 1, 2016

Amendments to IFRS 11

 

Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations

 

January 1, 2016

Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38

 

Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortization

 

January 1, 2016

Amendments to IAS 27

 

Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements

 

January 1, 2016

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28

 

Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture

 

Postponed

Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28

 

Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception

 

January 1, 2016

Amendments to IAS 1

 

Disclosure Initiative

 

January 1, 2016

Amendments to IAS 7

 

Disclosure Initiative

 

January 1, 2017

Amendments to IAS 12

 

Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealized Losses

 

January 1, 2017

IFRS 15

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

January 1, 2018

IFRS 9

 

Financial Instruments

 

January 1, 2018

IFRS 16

 

Leases

 

January 1, 2019

 

Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2012-2014 Cycle were published in September 2014 and set out amendments to certain IFRSs. These amendments result from proposals made during the IASB’s Annual Improvements process, which provides a vehicle for making non-urgent but necessary amendments to IFRSs. The IFRSs amended and the topics addressed by these amendments are as follows:

 

Annual Improvements 2012-2014 Cycle

 

Subject of Amendment

IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

 

Changes in methods of disposal

IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures

 

Servicing contracts and applicability of the amendments to IFRS 7 to condensed interim financial statements

IAS 19 Employee Benefits

 

Discount rate: regional market issue

IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting

 

Disclosure of information ‘elsewhere in the interim financial report’

 

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Amendments to IFRS 11 Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Ventures were issued in May 2014 and add new guidance on how to account for the acquisition of an interest in a joint operation in which the activity constitutes a business, as defined in IFRS 3 Business Combinations. Under these amendments, the acquirer of a joint operation that constitutes a business shall apply all of the principles on business combinations accounting in IFRS 3, and other IFRSs, that do not conflict with the guidance in this IFRS and disclose the information that is required in those IFRSs in relation to business combinations.

 

Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38 Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortization were issued in May 2014 and clarify that the use of revenue-based methods to calculate depreciation of an asset is not appropriate because revenue generated by an activity that includes the use of an asset generally reflects factors other than the consumption of the economic benefits embodied in the assets. These amendments also clarify that revenue is generally presumed to be an inappropriate basis for measuring the consumption of the economic benefits embodied in an intangible asset.

 

Amendments to IAS 27 Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements were issued in August 2014 and will allow entities to use the equity method to account for investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates in the separate financial statements.

 

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture were issued in September 2014 and address and acknowledged inconsistency between the requirements in IFRS 10 and those in IAS 28 (2011), in dealing with the sale or contribution of assets between an investor and its associate or joint venture. The main consequence of the amendments is that a full gain or loss is recognized when a transaction involved a business (whether it is housed in a subsidiary or not). A partial gain or loss is recognized when a transaction involve assets that do not constitute a business, even if these assets are housed in a subsidiary. In December 2015 the IASB postponed the effective date of these amendments indefinitely pending the outcome of its research project on the equity method of accounting.

 

Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28 Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception were issued in December 2014, and introduce clarifications to the requirements when accounting for investment entities. These amendments clarify which subsidiaries of an investment entity are consolidated in accordance with IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, instead of being measured at fair value through income.

 

Amendments to IAS 1 Disclosure Initiative were issued in December 2014 and clarify that companies should use professional judgment in determining what information to disclose in the financial statements, and where and in what order information is presented in the financial disclosures.

 

Amendments to IAS 7 Disclosure Initiative were issued in January 2016 and clarify that companies should provide disclosures that enable users of financial statements to evaluate changes in liabilities arising from financing activities, including both changes arising from cash flows and non-cash changes.

 

Amendments to IAS 12 Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealized Losses were issued in January 2016 and clarify the requirements on recognition of deferred tax assets for unrealized losses, to address diversity in practice. Earlier application is permitted.

 

IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“IFRS 15”) was issued in May 2014. IFRS 15 provides a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability within industries, across industries, and across capital markets. This standard contains principles that an entity will apply to determine the measurement of revenue and timing of when it is recognized. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. IFRS 15 is effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Group is expected to be impacted to some extent by the significant increase in required disclosures. The Company’s management is currently in the process of assessing the changes that are beyond disclosures, and the effect of the adoption of this standard regarding technology systems, processes, and internal controls to capture new data and address changes in financial reporting.

 

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) addresses the classification, measurement and recognition of financial assets and financial liabilities. IFRS 9 was issued in November 2009 and October 2010. It replaces the parts of IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“IAS 39”) that relate to the classification and measurement of financial instruments. IFRS 9 requires financial assets to be classified into two measurement categories: those measured at amortized cost

 

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and those measured at fair value. The determination is made at initial recognition. The basis of classification depends on the entity’s business model for managing its financial instruments and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset. The guidance in IAS 39 on impairment of financial assets and hedge accounting continues to apply. For financial liabilities, this standard retains most of the IAS 39 requirements. The main change is that, in cases where the fair value option is taken for financial liabilities, the part of a fair value change due to an entity’s own credit risk is recorded in other comprehensive income rather than the income statement, unless this creates an accounting mismatch. Some amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures (“IFRS 7”) were issued in December 2011. These amendments to IFRS 9 modify the mandatory effective date of this standard and the relief from restating prior periods, and also add transition disclosures to IFRS 7 that are required to be applied when IFRS 9 is first applied. The Company’s management is currently evaluating the impact IFRS 9 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

 

IFRS 16 Leases (“IFRS 16”) was issued in January 2016 and replaces IAS 17 Leases. IFRS 16 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases. The major change introduced by IFRS 16 is that leases will be brought onto the companies’ statements of financial position, increasing the visibility of their assets and liabilities. IFRS 16 removes the classification of leases as either operating leases or finance leases for the lessee, treating all leases as finance leases. Short-term leases (less than 12 months) and leases of low-value assets are exempt from the requirements. Early application of IFRS 16 is permitted as long as the IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers is also applied. The Company’s management is currently evaluating the impact IFRS 16 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

 

3.                                      Acquisitions, Investments and Dispositions

 

In July 2013, the Group made an investment in the amount of Ps.7,000,000 in convertible debt instruments to acquire, subject to regulatory approvals, 95% of the equity interest of Tenedora Ares, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Ares”), owner of 51% of the equity interest of Cablecom, a telecommunications company that offers video, telephony, data and other telecom services in Mexico. In addition, Ares had an option to acquire in the future, subject to regulatory approvals, the remaining 49% of the equity interest of Cablecom. As part of this transaction, the Group also invested in a long-term debt instrument issued by Ares in the amount of U.S.$195 million (Ps.2,549,625). In August 2014, the Group acquired, pursuant to applicable regulations, all of the equity interest of Cablecom through the conversion of the debt instruments issued by Ares in the amount of Ps.7,297,292, including accrued interest at the acquisition date, and an additional consideration of Ps.8,550,369, comprised of (i) the capitalization of an outstanding long-term debt issued by Ares in the amount of U.S.$200.2 million (Ps.2,642,367), including accrued interest at the acquisition date; and (ii) cash in the amount of Ps.5,908,002. The total fair value consideration for this acquisition amounted to Ps.15,847,661, and the Group recognized goodwill, other intangible assets and related deferred income tax liability based on a final purchase price allocation at the acquisition date. The Group began to consolidate the net assets of Cablecom in its consolidated statement of financial position as of August 31, 2014, and therefore, the Group’s consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2014, included results of operations of Cablecom for the four months ended on that date. Through the acquisition of Cablecom, the Group increased its presence in the telecommunications Mexican market, not only by maintaining customers of Cablecom at the date of the acquisition, but also by increasing the number of users of Cablecom services in connection with new market strategies (see Note 25). The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values and the related deferred income tax liability was allocated to goodwill in the Cable segment.

 

 

 

August 31, 2014

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Ps.

 371,353

 

Trade and other receivables

 

269,868

 

Other current assets

 

169,841

 

Total current assets

 

811,062

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

2,762,363

 

Goodwill

 

6,913,684

 

Concessions

 

7,650,430

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

3,635,767

 

Other non-current assets

 

161,169

 

Total assets

 

21,934,475

 

Trade and other payables

 

528,177

 

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

 

443,475

 

 

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August 31, 2014

 

Other current liabilities

 

94,309

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,065,961

 

Long-term debt

 

1,454,046

 

Post-employment benefits

 

61,823

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

3,491,066

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

13,918

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

5,020,853

 

Total liabilities

 

6,086,814

 

Total net assets

 

Ps.

15,847,661

 

 

During 2013, the Group made capital contributions in connection with its former 50% interest in GSF in the aggregate amount of Ps.1,587,500. In September 2014, the Group’s partner in GSF agreed to purchase the Group’s 50% equity participation in the Iusacell telecom business at a cash price of U.S.$717 million (Ps.9,461,532). As a result of this transaction, which was subject to customary closing conditions and required regulatory approvals, the Group discontinued recognizing its share of income or loss of GSF, and recognized a non-cash loss of Ps.4,168,468 in consolidated other expense and an account receivable for the agreed sale amount. As of December 31, 2014, the related account receivable amounted to U.S.$717 million (Ps.10,583,852). In December 2014, the required regulatory approvals for this transaction were obtained. In January 2015, the Group received proceeds in the aggregate amount of U.S.$717 million (Ps.10,632,393) in connection with the disposal in 2014 of its investment in GSF, of which U.S.$697 million (Ps.10,335,813) were in cash and U.S.$20 million (Ps.296,580) were held in escrow for certain contingent litigation costs. As of December 31, 2015, the amount held in escrow was U.S.$11.9 million (Ps.204,954)  (see Notes 10, 14, 21 and 22).

 

In January 2015, the Group acquired, through a series of transactions, all of the equity interest of Telecable for an aggregate cash consideration of Ps.10,001,838. Telecable is a cable business that provides video, data and telephone services in Mexico, primarily in the states of Guanajuato, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Querétaro, Tamaulipas and Colima. The Group began to consolidate the net assets and results of operations of Telecable in its consolidated financial statements in the first quarter of 2015. The Group completed a final purchase price allocation for this transaction in the fourth quarter of 2015. Through the acquisition of Telecable, the Group continues with its strategy to establish a cable company with national coverage that delivers more and better services through state of the art technology and internationally competitive prices for the benefit of end users. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values and the related deferred income tax liability was allocated to goodwill in the Cable segment.

 

 

 

January 1, 2015

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Ps.

270,447

 

Trade and other receivables

 

57,687

 

Other current assets

 

34,118

 

Total current assets

 

362,252

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

1,724,757

 

Goodwill

 

4,885,331

 

Concessions

 

4,373,855

 

List of subscribers

 

1,233,808

 

Trademarks

 

218,578

 

Other intangible assets

 

16,240

 

Other non-current assets

 

4,582

 

Total assets

 

12,819,403

 

Trade and other payables

 

135,920

 

Other current liabilities

 

78,753

 

Total current liabilities

 

214,673

 

Long-term debt

 

505,425

 

Deferred income tax liability

 

2,090,269

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

7,198

 

 

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January 1, 2015

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

2,602,892

 

Total liabilities

 

2,817,565

 

Total net assets

 

Ps.

10,001,838

 

 

In July 2015, UHI, the controlling company of Univision, and the Company announced that together with major shareholders of UHI, they had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) and that certain subsidiaries of UHI and the Company entered into an agreement to amend their existing Program Licensing Agreement (the “PLA”). Under the PLA amendment, the terms of the existing strategic relationship between UHI and the Group have been amended among other things, (i) to extend the term of the PLA from its current expiration date of at least 2025 to at least 2030 upon consummation of a qualified public equity offering of UHI; and (ii) to adjust the royalty computation of the PLA by making certain additional revenue subject to royalties in exchange for certain adjustments to the royalty rate. Under the terms of the MOU, UHI, the Group and the major shareholders of UHI agreed to (i) upon a qualifying initial public offering of UHI, an equity capitalization of UHI by which, among other considerations, the Group will hold common stock with approximately 22% of the voting rights of UHI common stock, and the right for the Group to designate a minimum number of directors to UHI’s Board of Directors; and (ii) the exchange of U.S.$1,125 million (Ps.17,634,375) principal amount of Convertible Debentures issued by UHI for Warrants that are exercisable for UHI’s common stock, and a cash payment by UHI in the amount of U.S.$135.1 million (Ps.2,194,981) for such exchange. In July 2015, the Group exercised a portion of these Warrants to increase its equity stake in UHI from 7.8% to 10% (see Notes 9, 10, 14, 19 and 22).

 

In July 2015, the Company acquired additional shares of Imagina Media Audiovisual, S.L. (together with its subsidiaries, “Imagina”) in the aggregate cash amount of €19.2 million (Ps.341,710) in connection with a reorganization of stockholders of this investee by which the Company increased its equity stake in Imagina from 14.5% to 19.9% (see Notes 9 and 10).

 

4.                                      Financial Risk Management

 

(a)                                 Market Risk

 

Market risk is the exposure to an adverse change in the value of financial instruments caused by market factors including changes in equity prices, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and inflation rates.

 

The Group is exposed to market risks arising from changes in equity prices, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and inflation rates, in both the Mexican and U.S. markets. Risk management activities are monitored by the Risk Management Committee on a quarterly basis and reported to the Executive Committee.

 

(i)                                     Foreign Exchange Risk

 

The Group is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily with respect to the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognized assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations.

 

Foreign currency exchange risk is monitored by assessing the net monetary liability position in U.S. dollars and the forecasted cash flow needs for anticipated U.S. dollar investments and servicing the Group’s U.S. dollar denominated debt.

 

Management has set up a policy to require Group companies to manage their foreign exchange risk against their functional currency. To manage their foreign exchange risk arising from future commercial transactions and recognized assets and liabilities, entities in the Group use forward contracts. In compliance with the procedures and controls established by the Risk Management Committee, in 2015 and 2014, the Group entered into certain derivative transactions with certain financial institutions in order to manage its exposure to market risks resulting from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The objective in managing foreign currency fluctuations is to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility.

 

Foreign Currency Position

 

The foreign currency position of monetary items of the Group at December 31, 2015, was as follows:

 

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Foreign 
Currency 
Amounts
(Thousands)

 

Year-End 
Exchange Rate

 

Mexican Pesos

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollars

 

2,641,885

 

Ps.

17.2160

 

Ps.

45,482,692

 

Euros

 

21,027

 

18.7258

 

393,747

 

Argentinean Pesos

 

245,087

 

1.3259

 

324,961

 

Chilean Pesos

 

3,619,630

 

0.0243

 

87,957

 

Colombian Pesos

 

14,734,815

 

0.0054

 

79,568

 

Other currencies

 

 

 

122,270

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollars

 

4,966,594

 

Ps.

17.2160

 

Ps.

85,504,882

 

Euros

 

1,331

 

18.7258

 

24,924

 

Argentinean Pesos

 

171,019

 

1.3259

 

226,754

 

Chilean Pesos

 

1,388,950

 

0.0243

 

33,751

 

Colombian Pesos

 

14,683,704

 

0.0054

 

79,292

 

Other currencies

 

 

 

150,867

 

 

As of April 8, 2016, the exchange rate was Ps.17.8030 per U.S. dollar, which represents the interbank free market exchange rate on that date as reported by Banco Nacional de México, S.A.

 

The foreign currency position of monetary items of the Group at December 31, 2014, was as follows:

 

 

 

Foreign 
Currency 
Amounts
(Thousands)

 

Year-End 
Exchange Rate

 

Mexican Pesos

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollars

 

2,739,794

 

Ps.

14.7613

 

Ps.

40,442,921

 

Euros

 

65,962

 

17.8641

 

1,178,352

 

Argentinean Pesos

 

218,131

 

1.7263

 

376,559

 

Chilean Pesos

 

3,743,582

 

0.0243

 

90,969

 

Colombian Pesos

 

16,753,058

 

0.0062

 

103,869

 

Other currencies

 

 

 

592,235

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Dollars

 

3,987,204

 

Ps.

14.7613

 

Ps.

58,856,314

 

Euros

 

1,112

 

17.8641

 

19,865

 

Argentinean Pesos

 

240,330

 

1.7263

 

414,882

 

Chilean Pesos

 

968,319

 

0.0243

 

23,530

 

Colombian Pesos

 

17,565,639

 

0.0062

 

108,907

 

Other currencies

 

 

 

169,420

 

 

The Group is subject to the risk of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, resulting primarily from the net monetary position in U.S. dollars of the Group’s Mexican operations, as follows (in millions of U.S. dollars):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

U.S. dollar-denominated monetary assets, primarily cash and cash equivalents, held-to-maturity investments, non-current investments, and Convertible Debentures (1)

 

U.S.$

2,606.3

 

U.S.$

2,767.8

 

U.S. dollar-denominated monetary liabilities, primarily trade accounts payable, Senior debt securities and other notes payable (2)

 

(4,922.5

)

(3,922.3

)

Net liability position

 

U.S.$

(2,316.2

)

U.S.$

(1,154.5

)

 


(1)         In 2015 and 2014, include U.S. dollar equivalent amounts of U.S.$15.5 million and U.S.$65.8 million, respectively, related to other foreign currencies, primarily Euros.

(2)         In 2015 and 2014, include U.S. dollar equivalent amounts of U.S.$3.8 million and U.S.$1.0 million, respectively, related to other foreign currencies, primarily Euros.

 

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At December 31, 2015, a hypothetical 10% appreciation/depreciation in the U.S. dollar to Mexican peso exchange rate would result in a gain/loss in earnings of Ps.3,987,639. At December 31, 2014, a hypothetical 10% appreciation/depreciation in the U.S. dollar to Mexican peso exchange rate would result in a gain/loss in earnings of Ps.1,704,154.

 

(ii)                                  Cash Flow Interest Rate Risk

 

The Group monitors the exposure to interest rate risk by: (i) evaluating differences between interest rates on its outstanding debt and short-term investments and market interest rates on similar financial instruments; (ii) reviewing its cash flow needs and financial ratios (indebtedness and interest coverage); (iii) assessing current and forecasted trends in the relevant markets; and (iv) evaluating peer Group and industry practices. This approach allows the Group to determine the interest rate “mix” between variable and fixed rate debt.

 

The Group’s interest rate risk arises from long-term debt. Debt issued at variable rates expose the Group to cash flow interest rate risk which is partially offset by cash and cash equivalents held at variable rates. Debt issued at fixed rates expose the Group to fair value interest rate risk. During recent years the Group has maintained most of its debt in fixed rate instruments (see Note 13).

 

Based on various scenarios, the Group manages its cash flow interest rate risk by using cross-currency interest rate swap agreements and floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps. Cross-currency interest rate swap agreements allow the Group to hedge against Mexican peso depreciation on the interest payments for medium-term periods. Interest rate swaps have the economic effect of converting borrowings from floating rates to fixed rates.

 

Sensitivity and Fair Value Analyses

 

The sensitivity analyses that follow are intended to present the hypothetical change in fair value or loss in earnings due to changes in interest rates, inflation rates, foreign currency exchange rates and debt and equity market prices as they affect the Group’s financial instruments at December 31, 2015 and 2014. These analyses address market risk only and do not take into consideration other risks that the Group faces in the ordinary course of business, including country risk and credit risk. The hypothetical changes reflect management view of changes that are reasonably possible over a one-year period. For purposes of the following sensitivity analyses, the Group has made assumptions of a hypothetical change in fair value of 10% for expected near-term future changes in U.S. interest rates, Mexican interest rates, inflation rates and Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate. The results of the analyses do not purport to represent actual changes in fair value or losses in earnings that the Group will incur.

 

December 31, 2015

 

Carrying 
Value (3)

 

Fair Value (4)

 

Increase 
(Decrease) of 
Fair Value 
Over Carrying 
Value

 

Increase 
(Decrease) of 
Fair Value 
Over Carrying 
Value 
Assuming a 
Hypothetical 
10% Increase 
in Fair Value

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary investments (1)

 

Ps.

5,330,448

 

Ps.

5,330,448

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Warrants issued by UHI

 

35,042,577

 

35,042,577

 

 

3,504,258

 

Long-term loan and interest receivable from GTAC

 

684,259

 

687,506

 

3,247

 

71,998

 

Held-to-maturity investments

 

134,034

 

133,824

 

(210

)

13,172

 

Available-for-sale investments

 

5,873,243

 

5,873,243

 

 

587,324

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. dollar-denominated debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes due 2018

 

8,608,000

 

9,287,343

 

679,343

 

1,608,078

 

Senior Notes due 2025

 

10,329,600

 

11,773,265

 

1,443,665

 

2,620,991

 

Senior Notes due 2026

 

5,164,800

 

5,177,609

 

12,809

 

530,570

 

Senior Notes due 2032

 

5,164,800

 

6,268,621

 

1,103,821

 

1,730,683

 

Senior Notes due 2040

 

10,329,600

 

10,861,368

 

531,768

 

1,617,905

 

Senior Notes due 2045

 

17,216,000

 

14,860,851

 

(2,355,149

)

(869,064

)

Senior Notes due 2046

 

15,494,400

 

15,472,398

 

(22,002

)

1,525,238

 

Peso-denominated debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes due 2020

 

10,000,000

 

10,437,500

 

437,500

 

1,481,250

 

 

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December 31, 2015

 

Carrying 
Value (3)

 

Fair Value (4)

 

Increase 
(Decrease) of 
Fair Value 
Over Carrying 
Value

 

Increase 
(Decrease) of 
Fair Value 
Over Carrying 
Value 
Assuming a 
Hypothetical 
10% Increase 
in Fair Value

 

Notes due 2021

 

6,000,000

 

5,996,640

 

(3,360

)

596,304

 

Notes due 2022

 

5,000,000

 

4,957,300

 

(42,700

)

453,030

 

Senior Notes due 2037

 

4,500,000

 

4,355,550

 

(144,450

)

291,105

 

Senior Notes due 2043

 

6,500,000

 

5,265,000

 

(1,235,000

)

(708,500

)

Short-term and long-term notes payable to Mexican banks

 

7,491,287

 

7,561,954

 

70,667

 

826,863

 

Finance lease obligations

 

5,805,115

 

5,179,052

 

(626,063

)

(108,158

)

Derivative financial instruments (2)

 

227,062

 

227,062

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

Carrying 
Value (3)

 

Fair Value (4)

 

Increase 
(Decrease) of 
Fair Value 
Over Carrying 
Value

 

Increase 
(Decrease) of 
Fair Value 
Over Carrying 
Value 
Assuming a 
Hypothetical 
10% Increase 
in Fair Value

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary investments (1)

 

Ps.

4,788,585

 

Ps.

 4,788,585

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI

 

10,421,478

 

10,421,478

 

 

1,042,148

 

Embedded derivative in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI

 

17,447,857

 

17,447,857

 

 

1,744,786

 

Long-term loan and interest receivable from GTAC

 

677,315

 

675,198

 

(2,117

)

65,403

 

Held-to-maturity investments

 

461,047

 

460,236

 

(811

)

45,213

 

Available-for-sale investments

 

5,511,768

 

5,511,768

 

 

551,177

 

Shares of common stock of Imagina

 

836,037

 

836,037

 

 

83,604

 

Derivative financial instruments (2)

 

2,894

 

2,894

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. dollar-denominated debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes due 2018

 

7,380,650

 

8,192,595

 

811,945

 

1,631,205

 

Senior Notes due 2025

 

8,856,780

 

10,940,692

 

2,083,912

 

3,177,981

 

Senior Notes due 2032

 

4,428,390

 

6,097,627

 

1,669,237

 

2,279,000

 

Senior Notes due 2040

 

8,856,780

 

10,994,187

 

2,137,407

 

3,236,825

 

Senior Notes due 2045

 

14,761,300

 

15,015,785

 

254,485

 

1,756,063

 

Peso-denominated debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes due 2020

 

10,000,000

 

10,469,000

 

469,000

 

1,515,900

 

Senior Notes due 2021

 

6,000,000

 

6,012,300

 

12,300

 

613,530

 

Senior Notes due 2037

 

4,500,000

 

4,778,640

 

278,640

 

756,504

 

Senior Notes due 2043

 

6,500,000

 

5,505,240

 

(994,760

)

(444,236

)

Long-term notes payable to Mexican banks

 

10,982,607

 

11,413,185

 

430,579

 

1,571,897

 

Finance lease obligations

 

5,236,046

 

4,920,298

 

(315,748

)

176,282

 

Derivative financial instruments (2)

 

335,102

 

335,102

 

 

 

 


(1)         At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Group´s temporary investments consisted of highly liquid securities, including without limitation debt securities and equity instruments held for trading (primarily denominated in Mexican pesos and U.S. dollars). Given the short-term nature of these investments, an increase in U.S. and/or Mexican interest rates would not significantly decrease the fair value of these investments.

(2)         Given the nature of these derivative instruments, an increase of 10% in the interest and/or exchange rates would not have a significant impact on the fair value of these financial instruments.

(3)         The carrying value of debt is stated in this table at its principal amount.

(4)         The fair value of the Senior Notes and Notes due by the Group are within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as there is a quoted market price for them. The fair value of the finance lease obligations are within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and has been estimated based on cash flows discounted using an estimated weighted average cost of capital. The fair value of held-to-maturity securities are within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, and were based on market interest rates to the listed securities.

 

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(iii)                               Price Risk

 

The Group is exposed to equity securities price risk because of investments held by the Group and classified in the consolidated statements of financial position as either available-for-sale or held-for-trading investments. To manage its price risk arising from investments in equity securities, the Group diversifies its portfolio. Diversification of the portfolio is done in accordance with the limits set by the Group. The Group is not exposed to commodity price risk.

 

(b)                                 Credit Risk

 

Credit risk is managed on a Group basis, except for credit risk relating to accounts receivable balances. Each local entity is responsible for managing and analyzing the credit risk for each of their new clients before standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, derivative financial instruments and deposits with banks and financial institutions, as well as credit exposure to customers, including outstanding receivables and committed transactions. For banks and financial institutions, only independently rated parties with a minimum rating of “AA” in local scale for domestic institutions and “BBB” in global scale for foreign institutions are accepted. If customers are independently rated, these ratings are used. If there is no independent rating, the Group’s risk control function assesses the credit quality of the customer, taking into account its financial position, past experience and other factors. Individual risk limits are set based on internal or external ratings in accordance with limits set by the Company’s management. See Note 7 for further disclosure on credit risk.

 

No credit limits were exceeded during the reporting period, and management does not expect any losses from non-performance by the counterparties.

 

The Group historically has not had significant credit losses arising from customers.

 

(c)                                  Liquidity Risk

 

Cash flow forecasting is performed in the operating entities of the Group and aggregated by corporate management. Corporate management monitors rolling forecasts of the Group’s liquidity requirements to ensure it has sufficient cash to meet operational needs while maintaining sufficient headroom on its borrowing facilities at all times so that the Group does not breach borrowing limits or covenants (where applicable) on any of its borrowing facilities. Such forecasting takes into consideration the Group’s debt financing plans, covenant compliance, compliance with internal statement of financial position ratio targets and, if applicable external regulatory or legal requirements.

 

Surplus cash held by the operating entities over and above balance required for working capital management are transferred to the Group treasury. Group treasury invests surplus cash in interest bearing current accounts, time deposits, money market deposits and marketable securities, choosing investments with appropriate maturities or sufficient liquidity to provide sufficient headroom as determined by the above-mentioned forecasts. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Group held cash and cash equivalents of Ps.49,397,126 and Ps.29,729,350, respectively, and temporary investments of Ps.5,330,448 and Ps.4,788,585, respectively, that are expected to readily generate cash inflows for managing liquidity risk (see Note 6).

 

The table below analyses the Group’s non-derivative and derivative financial liabilities as well as related contractual interest on debt and finance lease obligations into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the statement of financial position date to the contractual maturity date. Derivative financial liabilities are included in the analysis if their contractual maturities are essential for an understanding of the timing of the cash flows. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.

 

 

 

Less Than 12 
Months 
January 1, 
2016 to 
December 31, 
2016

 

12-36 Months 
January 1, 2017 
to December 31, 
2018

 

36-60 Months 
January 1, 2019 
to December 31, 
2020

 

Maturities 
Subsequent to 
December 31, 
2020

 

Total

 

At December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt (1)

 

Ps.

2,981,675

 

Ps.

10,975,074

 

Ps.

11,412,045

 

Ps.

86,429,693

 

Ps.

111,798,487

 

Finance lease liabilities

 

511,556

 

945,665

 

996,850

 

3,351,044

 

5,805,115

 

 

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Less Than 12 
Months 
January 1, 
2016 to 
December 31, 
2016

 

12-36 Months 
January 1, 2017 
to December 31, 
2018

 

36-60 Months 
January 1, 2019 
to December 31, 
2020

 

Maturities 
Subsequent to 
December 31, 
2020

 

Total

 

Derivative financial instruments (interest rate swaps)

 

1,402

 

116,108

 

5,849

 

103,703

 

227,062

 

Trade and other liabilities

 

23,830,644

 

4,216,911

 

3,015,304

 

2,277,150

 

33,340,009

 

Interest on debt (2)

 

6,017,494

 

13,755,508

 

12,838,750

 

88,291,439

 

120,903,191

 

Interest on capital lease obligations

 

376,495

 

672,020

 

583,615

 

890,602

 

2,522,732

 

 

 

 

Less Than 12 
Months 
January 1, 
2015 to 
December 31, 
2015

 

12-36 Months 
January 1, 2016 
to December 31, 
2017

 

36-60 Months 
January 1, 2018 to
December 31, 
2019

 

Maturities 
Subsequent to 
December 31, 
2019

 

Total

 

At December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt (1)

 

Ps.

339,160

 

Ps.

8,176,780

 

Ps.

9,287,317

 

Ps.

64,463,250

 

Ps.

82,266,507

 

Finance lease liabilities

 

502,166

 

767,606

 

776,767

 

3,263,006

 

5,309,545

 

Derivative financial instruments (interest rate swaps)

 

 

89,994

 

175,346

 

69,762

 

335,102

 

Trade and other liabilities

 

22,405,160

 

2,887,948

 

6,361,510

 

502,374

 

32,156,992

 

Interest on debt (2)

 

4,384,857

 

10,120,078

 

8,886,673

 

59,574,837

 

82,966,445

 

Interest on capital lease obligations

 

267,237

 

657,111

 

676,671

 

984,376

 

2,585,395

 

 


(1)         The amounts of debt are disclosed on a principal amount basis (see Note 13).

(2)         Interest to be paid in future years on outstanding debt as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, based on contractual interest rate and exchange rates as of that date.

 

As of December 31, 2013, certain of the Group’s derivative financial instruments (coupon swaps) were in hedge relationships and were settled during 2014. These contracts required undiscounted contractual cash inflows of U.S.$12.8 million and undiscounted contractual cash outflows of Ps.165,316.

 

Capital Management

 

The Group’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for stockholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure in order to minimize the cost of capital.

 

5.                                      Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

 

Estimates and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

 

The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. By definition, the resulting accounting estimates will seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of consolidated assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below.

 

(a)                                 Accounting for Programming

 

The Group produces a significant portion of programming for initial broadcast over its television networks in Mexico, its primary market. Following the initial broadcast of this programming, the Group then licenses some of this programming for broadcast in secondary markets, such as Mexico, the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Under IFRS, in order to properly capitalize and subsequently amortize production costs related to this programming, the Group must estimate the expected future benefit period over which a given program will generate revenues (generally, over a five-year period). The Group then amortizes the production costs related to a given program over the expected future benefit period. Under this policy, the Group generally expenses approximately 70% of the production costs related to a given program in its initial broadcast run and defers and expenses the remaining production costs over the remainder of the expected future benefit period (see Note 2 (g)).

 

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The Group estimates the expected future benefit periods based on past historical revenue patterns for similar types of programming and any potential future events, such as new outlets through which the Group can exploit or distribute its programming, including its consolidated subsidiaries and equity investees. To the extent that a given future expected benefit period is shorter than the estimate, the Group may have to accelerate capitalized production costs sooner than anticipated. Conversely, to the extent that a given future expected benefit period is longer than the estimate, the Group may have to extend the amortization schedule for the remaining capitalized production costs.

 

The Group also purchases programming from, and enters into license arrangements with, various third party programming producers and providers, pursuant to which it receives the rights to broadcast programming produced by third parties over its television networks in Mexico. In the case of programming acquired from third parties, the Group estimates the expected future benefit period based on the anticipated number of showings in Mexico. In the case of programming licensed from third parties, the Group estimates the expected future benefit period based upon the term of the license. To the extent that a given future expected benefit period is shorter than the estimate, the Group may have to accelerate the purchase price or the license fee sooner than anticipated. Conversely, to the extent that a given future expected benefit period is longer than the estimate, the Group may have to extend the amortization schedule for the remaining portion of the purchase price or the license fee.

 

Assuming a hypothetical 10% decrease in expected future revenue from the Group’s programming as of December 31, 2015, the balance of such programming would decrease in the amount of Ps.228,718 with a corresponding increase in programming amortization expense.

 

(b)                                 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

 

Some of the Group’s investments are structured as investments in associates and joint ventures (see Notes 2 (c) and 10). As a result, the results of operations attributable to these investments are not consolidated with the results of the Group’s various segments for financial reporting purposes, but are reported as share of income or loss of associates and joint ventures in the consolidated statement of income (see Note 10).

 

In the past, the Group has made significant capital contributions and loans to its associates and joint ventures, and it may in the future make additional capital contributions and loans to at least some of its joint ventures. In the past, some of these ventures have generated, and they may continue to generate, operating losses and negative cash flows as they continue to build and expand their respective businesses.

 

The Group periodically evaluates its investments in these associates and joint ventures for impairment, taking into consideration the performance of these ventures as compared to projections related to net sales, expenditures, strategic plans and future required cash contributions, among other factors. In doing so, the Group evaluates whether any declines in value are other than temporary. The Group has taken impairment charges in the past for some of these investments. Given the dynamic environments in which these businesses operate, as well as changing macroeconomic conditions, there can be no assurance that the Group’s future evaluations will not result in recognizing additional impairment charges for these investments.

 

Once the carrying balance of a given investment is reduced to zero, the Group evaluates whether it should suspend the equity method of accounting, taking into consideration both quantitative and qualitative factors, such as long-term loans guarantees it has provided to these associates and joint ventures, future funding commitments and expectations as to the viability of the business. These conditions may change from year to year, and accordingly, the Group periodically evaluates whether to continue to account for its various investments under the equity method.

 

(c)                                  Goodwill and Other Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are reviewed for impairment at least annually. When an impairment test is performed, the recoverable amount is assessed by reference to the higher of the net present value of the expected future cash flows (value in use) of the relevant cash generating unit and the fair value less cost to sell.

 

The recoverable amount of cash generating units has been determined based on fair value less costs to disposal calculations. These calculations require the use of estimates, including management’s expectations of future revenue growth, operating costs, profit margins and operating cash flows for each cash-generating unit.

 

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During 2015 and 2014, the Group recorded impairments for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets related to its Publishing business, which is classified into the Other Businesses segment. During 2013, the Group recorded impairments for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets related to its joint venture investment in capital stock of GSF (see Notes 10 and 12). Other than in the Publishing business, the Company believes that additional reasonable changes in assumptions would not trigger any additional impairment charges. See Note 2 (b) and (k) for disclosure regarding concession intangible assets.

 

(d)                                 Long-lived Assets

 

The Group presents certain long-lived assets other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in its consolidated statement of financial position. Long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may no longer be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Recoverability is analyzed based on projected cash flows. Estimates of future cash flows involve considerable management judgment. These estimates are based on historical data, future revenue growth, anticipated market conditions, management plans, and assumptions regarding projected rates of inflation and currency fluctuations, among other factors. If these assumptions are not correct, the Group would have to recognize a write-off or write-down or accelerate the amortization schedule related to the carrying value of these assets (see Notes 2 (l), 12 and 21). The Group has not recorded any significant impairment charges over the past few years.

 

(e)                                  Deferred Income Taxes

 

The Group records its deferred tax assets based on the likelihood that these assets are realized in the future. This likelihood is assessed by taking into consideration the future taxable income. In the event the Group were to determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Should the Group determine that it would not be able to realize all or part of its net deferred tax asset in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would be charged to income in the period such determination was made.

 

(f)                                    Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

 

The Group has a significant amount of financial assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The degree of management’s judgment involved in determining the fair value of a financial asset and liability varies depending upon the availability of quoted market prices. When observable quoted market prices exist, that is the fair value estimate the Group uses. To the extent such quoted market prices do not exist, management uses other means to determine fair value (see Notes 4 and 14).

 

(g)                                 Exchange of Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI for Warrants issued by UHI

 

Significant judgment was applied in assessing the qualitative factors mentioned in IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, to determine that the changes in cash flows, the different risks and rewards and contractual terms between the exchanged Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI and the received Warrants issued by UHI resulted in the derecognition of the Convertible Debentures.

 

The Company’s management applied significant judgment to determine the classification of the Warrants issued by UHI. These Warrants did not comply with the definition of a derivative financial instrument because the initial investment that the Group paid to acquire the original instrument (Convertible Debentures) was significant and a derivative requires no initial investment or one that is smaller than would be required for a contract with similar response to changes in market factors; therefore, the Group classified the Warrants issued by UHI as available-for-sale financial assets with changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income or loss in consolidated equity. Significant judgment was applied by the Company’s management in assessing that the characteristics of the Warrants are closer to an equity instrument in accordance with the IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation (see Notes 3, 9, 10 and 14).

 

6.                                      Cash and Cash Equivalents and Temporary Investments

 

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, consisted of:

 

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2015

 

2014

 

Cash and bank accounts

 

Ps.

1,565,594

 

Ps.

1,830,156

 

Short-term investments (1)

 

47,831,532

 

27,899,194

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

Ps.

49,397,126

 

Ps.

29,729,350

 

 


(1)         Highly-liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition.

 

Temporary investments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, consisted of:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Short-term investments (2)

 

Ps.

110,832

 

Ps.

 60,558

 

Other financial assets (3)

 

4,862,970

 

4,636,341

 

Current maturities of non-current held-to-maturity securities

 

356,646

 

91,686

 

Total temporary investments

 

Ps.

 5,330,448

 

Ps.

 4,788,585

 

 


(2)         Short-term investments with a maturity of over three months and up to one year at the date of acquisition.

(3)         Other financial assets include equity instruments held for trading (publicly traded instruments). The fair value is based on quoted market prices. In connection with these equity instruments, the Group recognized in consolidated finance income a fair value gain of Ps.503,797, Ps.636,305 and Ps.559,874 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

7.                                      Trade Notes and Accounts Receivable, Net

 

Trade notes and accounts receivable as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, consisted of:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Non-interest bearing notes received from customers as deposits and advances in connection with annual (“upfront basis”) and from time to time (“scatter basis”) prepayments

 

Ps.

16,967,783

 

Ps.

 16,864,054

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

8,413,850

 

7,251,553

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(3,679,505

)

(3,028,444

)

 

 

Ps.

21,702,128

 

Ps.

21,087,163

 

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the aging analysis of the trade notes and accounts receivable that were past due is as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

1 to 90 days

 

Ps.

4,182,936

 

Ps.

4,916,829

 

91 to 180 days

 

1,224,896

 

689,247

 

More than 180 days

 

2,821,110

 

2,453,742

 

 

The carrying amounts of the Group’s trade notes and account receivables denominated in other than peso, currencies are as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

U.S. dollar

 

Ps.

2,006,250

 

Ps.

 1,854,654

 

Other currencies

 

462,740

 

473,678

 

At December 31

 

Ps.

 2,468,990

 

Ps.

 2,328,332

 

 

Movements on the Group allowance for doubtful accounts of trade notes and account receivables are as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

At January 1

 

Ps.

 (3,028,444

)

Ps.

 (2,492,536

)

Impairment provision

 

(2,005,704

)

(1,134,657

)

Write–off of receivables

 

969,018

 

480,978

 

 

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2015

 

2014

 

Unused amounts reversed

 

385,625

 

117,771

 

At December 31

 

Ps.

 (3,679,505)

 

Ps.

 (3,028,444)

 

 

The maximum exposure to credit risk of the trade notes and accounts receivable as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is the carrying value of each class of receivables mentioned above.

 

8.                                      Transmission Rights and Programming

 

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, transmission rights and programming consisted of:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Transmission rights

 

Ps.

 9,195,354

 

Ps.

8,626,238

 

Programming

 

5,332,928

 

5,219,882

 

 

 

14,528,282

 

13,846,120

 

Non-current portion of:

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission rights

 

5,775,508

 

5,863,275

 

Programming

 

3,363,641

 

3,131,123

 

 

 

9,139,149

 

8,994,398

 

Current portion of transmission rights and programming

 

Ps.

 5,389,133

 

Ps.

4,851,722

 

 

Amortization of transmission rights and programming charged to consolidated cost of sales for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 amounted to Ps.13,216,319, Ps.12,898,031 and Ps.11,634,186, respectively (see Note 20).

 

9.                                      Investments in Financial Instruments

 

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Group had the following investments in financial instruments:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Available-for-sale financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI (1)

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 10,421,478

 

Embedded derivative in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI (1)

 

 

17,447,857

 

Warrants issued by UHI (1)

 

35,042,577

 

 

Shares of common stock of Imagina (2)

 

 

836,037

 

Available-for-sale investments (3)

 

5,873,243

 

5,511,768

 

 

 

40,915,820

 

34,217,140

 

Held-to-maturity investments (4)

 

134,034

 

461,047

 

Other

 

31,620

 

31,685

 

 

 

Ps.

 41,081,474

 

Ps.

34,709,872

 

 


(1)         Through July 2015, the Group held an investment in Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI in the principal amount of U.S.$1,125 million (Ps.17,634,375), with an annual interest rate of 1.5% receivable on a quarterly basis, which were convertible at the Company’s option into additional shares equivalent to approximately 30% equity stake of UHI, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other conditions. These Convertible Debentures were classified as available-for-sale financial assets with changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income or loss in consolidated equity. The Group’s option of converting these debentures into an equity stake of UHI was accounted for as an embedded derivative with changes in fair value recognized in consolidated income (see Notes 14 and 19). In July 2015, the Group exchanged its investment in these Convertible Debentures for an investment in Warrants that are exercisable for UHI’s common stock, subject to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s restrictions on foreign ownership, in whole or in part, at an exercise price of U.S.$0.01 per Warrant share, considering that the original value of U.S.$1,125 million invested by the Group in Convertible Debentures is part of the Group’s investment in Warrants. The Warrants shall expire and no longer be exercisable after the tenth anniversary of the date of issuance (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, the Expiration Date shall automatically be extended for nine successive ten-year periods unless the Group provides written notice to UHI of its election not to so extend the Expiration Date. The Warrants do not bear interest. The fair value of these Warrants at the date of exchange was U.S.$1,951 million (Ps.30,582,427). The Group reclassified Ps.4,718,175 from accumulated other comprehensive income in consolidated equity to other finance income in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2015, as a result of derecognizing the Convertible Debentures. In July 2015, the Group exercised a portion of these Warrants in the amount of U.S.$107.4 million

 

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(Ps.1,695,524) to increase its equity stake in UHI from 7.8% to 10%. These Warrants are classified as available-for-sale financial assets with changes in fair value recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in consolidated equity. Changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income will be reclassified to the statement of income within other finance income, net, in the period the Warrants are exercised, in whole or in part (see Notes 3, 10 and 14).

(2)         Through June 2015, the Company’s investment in common stock of Imagina was accounted for as an available-for-sale equity financial asset with changes in fair value recognized in consolidated other comprehensive income or loss. In July 2015, the Company acquired additional shares of Imagina for the aggregate cash amount of €19.2 million (Ps.341,710) and increased its equity stake in Imagina from 14.5% to 19.9%. As a result of this transaction, beginning in the third quarter of 2015 the Group (i) holds two of 10 seats on the Board of Directors of Imagina; (ii) began to account for this investment under the equity method due to its ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Imagina; (iii) recognized its investment in Imagina as an associate through the fair value as deemed cost at the transaction date; and (iv) reclassified a cumulative gain of Ps.544,402, related to changes in fair value of the investment in Imagina from accumulated other comprehensive income in consolidated equity to consolidated other finance income for the year ended December 31, 2015 (see Notes 3 and 10).

(3)         The Group has an investment in an open ended fund that has as a primary objective to achieve capital appreciation by using a broad range of strategies through investments and transactions in telecom, media and other sectors across global markets, including Latin America and other emerging markets. Shares may be redeemed on a quarterly basis at the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per share as of such redemption date. The fair value of this fund is determined by using the NAV per share. The NAV per share is calculated by determining the value of the fund assets and subtracting all of the fund liabilities and dividing the result by the total number of issued shares (see Note 2 (i)).

(4)         Held-to-maturity investments represent corporate fixed income securities with long-term maturities. These investments are stated at amortized cost. Maturities of these investments subsequent to December 31, 2015, are as follows: Ps.60,683 in 2017, Ps.13,365 in 2018 and Ps.59,986 thereafter. Held-to-maturity financial assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are denominated primarily in Mexican pesos.

 

A roll forward of available-for-sale financial assets for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is presented as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

At January 1

 

Ps.

 34,217,140

 

Ps.

37,359,819

 

Foreign exchange differences

 

4,307,772

 

2,221,191

 

Conversion and capitalization of debt instruments (1)

 

 

(10,176,600

)

Interest income

 

 

221,613

 

Changes in fair value in other comprehensive income

 

3,947,250

 

3,648,014

 

Changes in fair value in other finance income

 

409,196

 

943,103

 

Additional investment in Imagina

 

341,710

 

 

Exchange of Convertible Debentures

 

(29,625,750

)

 

Reclassification of investment in Imagina

 

(1,568,401

)

 

Partial exercise of Warrants

 

(1,695,524

)

 

Warrants

 

30,582,427

 

 

At December 31

 

Ps.

 40,915,820

 

Ps.

34,217,140

 

 


(1)         In connection with the acquisition of Cablecom (see Note 3).

 

The maximum exposure to credit risk of the investments in financial instruments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is the carrying value of the financial assets mentioned above.

 

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10.                               Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

 

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Group had the following investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for by the equity method:

 

 

 

Ownership as 
of December 
31, 2015

 

2015

 

2014

 

Associates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UHI (1)

 

10.0

%

Ps.

5,685,748

 

Ps.

3,507,390

 

Imagina (see Notes 3 and 9)

 

19.9

%

1,921,590

 

 

Ocesa Entretenimiento, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, “OCEN”) (2)

 

40.0

%

938,995

 

867,362

 

Other

 

 

 

83,220

 

81,516

 

Joint ventures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo de Telecomunicaciones de Alta Capacidad, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“GTAC”) (3)

 

33.3

%

574,480

 

576,179

 

Televisa CJ Grand, S.A. de C.V. (“Televisa CJ Grand”)

 

50.0

%

67,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ps.

 9,271,901

 

Ps.

 5,032,447

 

 


(1)         The Group accounts for its investment in common stock of UHI, the parent company of Univision, under the equity method due to the Group’s ability to exercise significant influence, as defined under IFRS, over UHI’s operations. The Group has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of UHI because the Group (i) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, owned 1,110,382 and 842,850 Class C shares of common stock of UHI, respectively, representing 10% and 7.8%, respectively, of the outstanding total shares of UHI as of each of those dates; (ii) as of December 31, 2015, held Warrants exercisable for common stock of UHI equivalent to approximately 26% equity stake of UHI on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis, subject to certain conditions, laws and regulations, and as of December 31, 2014, held Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI with an interest rate of 1.5% per annum receivable on a quarterly basis, which could have been converted into additional 4,858,485 shares (subject to adjustment as provided in the debentures) of common stock of UHI equivalent to approximately 30% equity stake of UHI on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis, at the option of the Group, subject to certain conditions, laws and regulations;  (iii) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, had three officers and one director of the Company designated as members of the Board of Directors of UHI, which was composed of 18 and 20 directors, respectively, of 22 available board seats; and (iv) was party to a program license agreement, as amended, with Univision, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of UHI, pursuant to which Univision has the right to broadcast certain Televisa content in the United States (“Program License Agreement”), and to another program license agreement pursuant to which the Group has the right to broadcast certain Univision’s content in Mexico (“Mexican License Agreement”), in each case through the later of 2025 (2030 upon consummation of a qualified public equity offering of UHI) or 90 months after the Group has sold two-thirds of its initial investment in UHI made in December 2010. In January 2014, a group of institutional investors made a capital contribution in UHI, by which the Group’s percentage equity stake in UHI decreased from 8% to 7.8% (see Notes 3, 9, 14, 19 and 22).

(2)         OCEN is a majority-owned subsidiary of Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento, S.A.B. de C.V., and is engaged in the live entertainment business in Mexico. The investment in OCEN included a goodwill of Ps.359,613 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (see Note 19).

(3)         GTAC was granted a 20-year contract for the lease of a pair of dark fiber wires held by the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission and a concession to operate a public telecommunications network in Mexico with an expiration date in 2030. GTAC is a joint venture in which a subsidiary of the Company, a subsidiary of Grupo de Telecomunicaciones Mexicanas, S.A. de C.V. and a subsidiary of Megacable, S.A. de C.V. have an equal equity participation of 33.3%. GTAC started operations in the second half of 2011 and commercial services in the first quarter of 2012. In June 2010, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a long-term credit facility agreement to provide financing to GTAC for up to Ps.688,217, with an annual interest rate of the Mexican Interbank Interest Rate (“Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio” or “TIIE”) plus 200 basis points. Under the terms of this agreement, principal and interest are payable at dates agreed by the parties, between 2013 and 2021. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, GTAC had used a principal amount of Ps.661,183 and Ps.628,683, respectively, under this credit facility. During 2015 and 2014, GTAC paid principal and interest to the Group in connection with this credit facility in the aggregate amount of Ps.99,018 and Ps.166,614, respectively. Also, a subsidiary of the Company entered into supplementary long-term loans to provide additional financing to GTAC for an aggregate principal amount of Ps.246,019, with an annual interest of TIIE plus 200 basis points payable on a monthly basis and principal maturities through 2023, 2024 and 2025. The net investment in GTAC as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, included amounts receivable in connection with this long-term credit facility and supplementary loans to GTAC in the aggregate amount of Ps.684,259 and Ps.677,315, respectively (see Note 14).

 

A roll forward of investments in associates and joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is presented as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

At January 1

 

Ps.

5,032,447

 

Ps.

 18,250,764

 

Equity method recognized for the year

 

35,399

 

669,887

 

Impairment adjustment

 

 

(530,134

)

Amortization of GSF intangibles

 

 

(100,916

)

Long-term loans to GTAC, net

 

101,881

 

121,530

 

 

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2015

 

2014

 

Disposition of GSF (Note 3)

 

 

(13,630,000

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

796,002

 

398,510

 

Investment in Imagina (Note 3)

 

1,568,401

 

 

Increase in equity stake of UHI (Note 3)

 

1,695,524

 

 

Investment in Televisa CJ Grand

 

108,750

 

 

Other

 

(66,503

)

(147,194

)

At December 31

 

Ps.

 9,271,901

 

Ps.

 5,032,447

 

 

Amounts of consolidated net sales, depreciation and amortization, operating loss, interest expense, net, income tax benefit, net income or loss, and comprehensive income or loss related to GSF for the year ended December 31, 2013, are set forth as follows:

 

 

 

2013

 

Net sales

 

Ps.

 19,582,451

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,378,885

 

Operating loss

 

1,093,673

 

Interest expense, net

 

1,149,683

 

Income tax benefit

 

342,215

 

Net (loss) income attributable to:

 

 

 

Controlling stockholders of GSF

 

(1,991,059

)

Non-controlling interests

 

73

 

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to:

 

 

 

Controlling stockholders of GSF

 

(1,990,710

)

Non-controlling interests

 

73

 

 

Combined condensed balance sheet information of associates and joint ventures as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is set forth below:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Current assets

 

Ps.

 5,706,514

 

Ps.

2,535,120

 

Non-current assets

 

27,734,944

 

17,697,676

 

Total assets

 

33,441,458

 

20,232,796

 

Current liabilities

 

4,213,243

 

1,210,164

 

Non-current liabilities

 

21,680,400

 

14,071,859

 

Total liabilities

 

25,893,643

 

15,282,023

 

Total net assets

 

Ps.

 7,547,815

 

Ps.

 4,950,773

 

 

Aggregate amounts of consolidated net income, other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income related to the Group’s interests in other associates and joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are set forth as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Net income

 

Ps.

 161,629

 

Ps.

 93,708

 

Ps.

246,276

 

Other comprehensive income

 

62,101

 

27,404

 

87,510

 

Total comprehensive income

 

Ps.

223,730

 

Ps.

121,112

 

Ps.

333,786

 

 

The Group recognized its share of comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, as follows:

 

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2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Share of income (loss) of associates and joint ventures, net

 

Ps.

 35,399

 

Ps.

 13,173

 

Ps.

 (5,659,963

)

Share of other comprehensive (loss) income of associates and joint ventures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net

 

(358

)

255

 

178

 

Other comprehensive income, net

 

20,063

 

25,409

 

105,081

 

 

 

19,705

 

25,664

 

105,259

 

Share of total comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures

 

Ps.

 55,104

 

Ps.

 38,837

 

Ps.

 (5,554,704

)

 

11.                               Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

 

The analysis of the changes in property, plant and equipment is as follows:

 

Changes

 

Buildings
and Land

 

Technical
Equipment

 

Satellite
Transponders

 

Furniture
and Fixtures

 

Transportation
Equipment

 

Computer
Equipment

 

Leasehold
Improvements

 

Construction
in Progress

 

Total

 

Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2014

 

Ps.

13,314,186

 

Ps.

66,508,565

 

Ps.

7,869,492

 

Ps.

825,284

 

Ps.

1,907,209

 

Ps.

5,341,054

 

Ps.

1,528,911

 

Ps.

5,380,011

 

Ps.

102,674,712

 

Additions

 

4,947

 

3,518,701

 

 

33,912

 

143,566

 

165,305

 

37,018

 

13,218,867

 

17,122,316

 

Retirements

 

(413,269

)

(1,910,567

)

 

(37,133

)

(159,359

)

(224,893

)

(182,277

)

(967,125

)

(3,894,623

)

Transfers and reclassifications

 

409,329

 

9,299,432

 

 

78,957

 

121,103

 

559,697

 

257,874

 

(10,061,292

)

665,100

 

Acquisition of Cablecom

 

94,204

 

2,328,541

 

 

10,634

 

39,808

 

95,596

 

 

193,580

 

2,762,363

 

Effect of translation

 

22,946

 

177,026

 

 

(4,648

)

1,982

 

25,976

 

1

 

(4,075

)

219,208

 

December 31, 2014

 

13,432,343

 

79,921,698

 

7,869,492

 

907,006

 

2,054,309

 

5,962,735

 

1,641,527

 

7,759,966

 

119,549,076

 

Additions

 

76,395

 

9,577,748

 

 

50,763

 

233,468

 

272,705

 

15,967

 

15,476,023

 

25,703,069

 

Retirements

 

(29,324

)

(2,397,427

)

 

(31,992

)

(102,657

)

(139,145

)

(6,786

)

(615,800

)

(3,323,131

)

Transfers and reclassifications

 

141,431

 

8,702,081

 

2,432,221

 

35,260

 

393,423

 

491,674

 

512,279

 

(12,708,369

)

 

Acquisition of Telecable

 

88

 

1,619,472

 

 

15,120

 

51,121

 

31,440

 

7,516

 

 

1,724,757

 

Effect of translation

 

2,365

 

297,918

 

 

(9,229

)

1,412

 

23,127

 

104

 

27,171

 

342,868

 

December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

13,623,298

 

Ps.

97,721,490

 

Ps.

10,301,713

 

Ps.

966,928

 

Ps.

2,631,076

 

Ps.

6,642,536

 

Ps.

2,170,607

 

Ps.

9,938,991

 

Ps.

143,996,639

 

Depreciation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2014

 

Ps.

(3,855,800

)

Ps.

(36,970,810

)

Ps.

(2,607,209

)

Ps.

(504,216

)

Ps.

(904,135

)

Ps.

(3,585,681

)

Ps.

(770,386

)

Ps.

 

Ps.

(49,198,237

)

Depreciation of the year

 

(214,876

)

(8,314,358

)

(405,307

)

(57,909

)

(194,082

)

(722,853

)

(177,139

)

 

(10,086,524

)

Retirements

 

86,799

 

1,507,904

 

 

37,798

 

114,676

 

55,583

 

113,250

 

 

1,916,010

 

Reclassifications

 

 

(148,240

)

 

 

 

108,453

 

 

 

(39,787

)

Effect of translation

 

(554

)

(131,235

)

 

5,226

 

(1,125

)

(3,360

)

18

 

 

(131,030

)

December 31, 2014

 

(3,984,431

)

(44,056,739

)

(3,012,516

)

(519,101

)

(984,666

)

(4,147,858

)

(834,257

)

 

(57,539,568

)

Depreciation of the year

 

(247,959

)

(10,039,099

)

(472,869

)

(86,525

)

(280,799

)

(804,061

)

(207,428

)

 

(12,138,740

)

Retirements

 

10,542

 

1,834,022

 

 

31,024

 

66,739

 

123,216

 

3,330

 

 

2,068,873

 

Reclassifications

 

30,352

 

(179,837

)

 

5,425

 

436

 

165,231

 

(21,607

)

 

 

Effect of translation

 

(1,075

)

(296,964

)

 

7,527

 

(2,472

)

(4,843

)

(100

)

 

(297,927

)

December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

(4,192,571

)

Ps.

(52,738,617

)

Ps.

(3,485,385

)

Ps.

(561,650

)

Ps.

(1,200,762

)

Ps.

(4,668,315

)

Ps.

(1,060,062

)

Ps.

 

Ps.

(67,907,362

)

Carrying value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1, 2014

 

Ps.

9,458,386

 

Ps.

29,537,755

 

Ps.

5,262,283

 

Ps.

321,068

 

Ps.

1,003,074

 

Ps.

1,755,373

 

Ps.

758,525

 

Ps.

5,380,011

 

Ps.

53,476,475

 

At December 31, 2014

 

Ps.

9,447,912

 

Ps.

35,864,959

 

Ps.

4,856,976

 

Ps.

387,905

 

Ps.

1,069,643

 

Ps.

1,814,877

 

Ps.

807,270

 

Ps.

7,759,966

 

Ps.

62,009,508

 

At December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

9,430,727

 

Ps.

44,982,873

 

Ps.

6,816,328

 

Ps.

405,278

 

Ps.

1,430,314

 

Ps.

1,974,221

 

Ps.

1,110,545

 

Ps.

9,938,991

 

Ps.

76,089,277

 

 

Depreciation charges are presented in Note 20.

 

In the third quarter of 2013, Sky entered into an agreement with DirecTV for the acquisition and launch of a satellite (“SM1”), which started service in the third quarter of 2015. In 2015, 2014 and 2013, Sky made investments in connection with the acquisition and launch of the SM1 satellite in the aggregate amount of U.S.$20.2 million (Ps.307,950), U.S.$88.8 million (Ps.1,201,906) and U.S.$70.5 million (Ps.922,365), respectively.

 

Property, plant and equipment include the following assets under finance leases as of December 31:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Satellite transponders

 

Ps.

6,065,509

 

Ps.

6,065,509

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(2,716,274

)

(2,431,232

)

 

 

Ps.

3,349,235

 

Ps.

3,634,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical equipment

 

Ps.

1,613,024

 

Ps.

1,456,549

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(575,044

)

(437,386

)

 

 

Ps.

1,037,980

 

Ps.

1,019,163

 

 

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Property, plant and equipment include the following technical equipment leased to our subscribers in the Sky and Cable segments as of December 31:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Subscriber leased set-top equipment

 

Ps.

20,138,481

 

Ps.

15,984,439

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(10,632,773

)

(8,892,628

)

 

 

Ps.

9,505,708

 

Ps.

7,091,811

 

 

12.                               Intangible Assets, Net

 

The analysis of the changes in intangible assets is as follows:

 

 

 

Intangible Assets with Indefinite Useful Lives

 

Intangible Assets with Finite Useful Lives

 

Changes

 

Goodwill

 

Trademarks

 

Concessions

 

Trademarks

 

Licenses

 

Subscriber
Lists

 

Other
Intangible
Assets

 

Total

 

Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2014

 

Ps.

2,621,530

 

Ps.

1,749,402

 

Ps.

3,655,985

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

3,170,685

 

Ps.

2,726,844

 

Ps.

2,108,193

 

Ps.

16,032,639

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

1,164,138

 

 

578,830

 

1,742,968

 

Retirements

 

 

 

 

 

(41,311

)

(76,307

)

(13,846

)

(131,464

)

Acquisition of Cablecom

 

6,913,684

 

757,040

 

7,650,430

 

 

2,007

 

2,323,288

 

553,432

 

18,199,881

 

Acquisition of TVI

 

35,593

 

 

39,302

 

 

 

 

1,851

 

76,746

 

Impairment adjustments

 

(248,034

)

(5,245

)

 

 

 

 

 

(253,279

)

Transfers and reclassifications

 

 

 

 

 

279,652

 

60

 

(944,812

)

(665,100

)

Effect of translation

 

 

30

 

 

 

319

 

 

7,015

 

7,364

 

December 31, 2014

 

9,322,773

 

2,501,227

 

11,345,717

 

 

4,575,490

 

4,973,885

 

2,290,663

 

35,009,755

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

922,818

 

 

712,305

 

1,635,123

 

Retirements

 

 

(10,000

)

 

 

(158,216

)

(288

)

(14,810

)

(183,314

)

Acquisition of Telecable

 

4,885,331

 

99,398

 

4,373,855

 

119,180

 

 

1,233,808

 

16,240

 

10,727,812

 

Impairment adjustments

 

(95,478

)

(35,587

)

 

 

 

 

 

(131,065

)

Transfers and reclassifications

 

 

(1,772,126

)

 

1,772,126

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of translation

 

 

46

 

 

 

26,820

 

 

10,023

 

36,889

 

December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

14,112,626

 

Ps.

782,958

 

Ps.

15,719,572

 

Ps.

1,891,306

 

Ps.

5,366,912

 

Ps.

6,207,405

 

Ps.

3,014,421

 

Ps.

47,095,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2014

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

(1,826,495

)

Ps.

(2,023,456

)

Ps.

(800,377

)

Ps.

(4,650,328

)

Amortization of the year

 

 

 

 

 

(660,008

)

(508,069

)

(308,484

)

(1,476,561

)

Other amortization of the year (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,000

)

 

(208,216

)

(213,216

)

Retirements

 

 

 

 

 

27,529

 

39,424

 

13,382

 

80,335

 

Reclassifications

 

 

 

 

 

(108,453

)

 

148,240

 

39,787

 

Effect of translation

 

 

 

 

 

(4,368

)

 

(6,990

)

(11,358

)

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

(2,576,795

)

(2,492,101

)

(1,162,445

)

(6,231,341

)

Amortization of the year

 

 

 

 

(151,305

)

(940,084

)

(1,028,837

)

(401,963

)

(2,522,189

)

Other amortization of the year (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(15,000

)

 

(279,860

)

(294,860

)

Retirements

 

 

 

 

 

56,503

 

288

 

34,280

 

91,071

 

Effect of translation

 

 

 

 

 

(13,767

)

 

(17,789

)

(31,556

)

December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

(151,305

)

Ps.

(3,489,143

)

Ps.

(3,520,650

)

Ps.

(1,827,777

)

Ps.

(8,988,875

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1, 2014

 

Ps.

2,621,530

 

Ps.

1,749,402

 

Ps.

3,655,985

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

1,344,190

 

Ps.

703,388

 

Ps.

1,307,816

 

Ps.

11,382,311

 

At December 31, 2014

 

Ps.

9,322,773

 

Ps.

2,501,227

 

Ps.

11,345,717

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

1,998,695

 

Ps.

2,481,784

 

Ps.

1,128,218

 

Ps.

28,778,414

 

At December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

14,112,626

 

Ps.

782,958

 

Ps.

15,719,572

 

Ps.

1,740,001

 

Ps.

1,877,769

 

Ps.

2,686,755

 

Ps.

1,186,644

 

Ps.

38,106,325

 

 

Amortization charges are presented in Note 20.

 


(1)             Other amortization of the year relates primarily to amortization of soccer player rights, which is included in consolidated cost of sales.

 

The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill, indefinite-lived trademarks and concessions for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

 

 

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2014

 

Acquisitions

 

Retirements

 

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 

Impairment
Adjustments

 

Transfers

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2015

 

Goodwill:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

241,973

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

241,973

 

Cable

 

8,908,353

 

4,885,331

 

 

 

 

 

13,793,684

 

Other Businesses

 

172,447

 

 

 

 

(95,478

)

 

76,969

 

 

 

Ps.

9,322,773

 

Ps.

4,885,331

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

(95,478

)

Ps.

 

Ps.

14,112,626

 

 

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Balance as of
December 31,
2014

 

Acquisitions

 

Retirements

 

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 

Impairment
Adjustments

 

Transfers

 

Balance as of
December 31,
2015

 

Indefinite-lived trademarks (see Note 3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable

 

Ps.

2,041,331

 

Ps.

99,398

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

(1,772,126

)

Ps.

368,603

 

Other Businesses

 

459,896

 

 

(10,000

)

46

 

(35,587

)

 

414,355

 

 

 

Ps.

2,501,227

 

Ps.

99,398

 

Ps.

(10,000

)

Ps.

46

 

Ps.

(35,587

)

Ps.

(1,772,126

)

Ps.

782,958

 

Concessions (see Note 3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

553,505

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

553,505

 

Cable

 

10,696,170

 

4,373,855

 

 

 

 

 

15,070,025

 

Sky

 

96,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

96,042

 

 

 

Ps.

11,345,717

 

Ps.

4,373,855

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

15,719,572

 

 

 

 

Balance as of
December 31, 2013

 

Acquisitions

 

Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 

Impairment
Adjustments

 

Balance as of
December 31, 2014

 

Goodwill:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

241,973

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

241,973

 

Cable

 

1,959,076

 

6,949,277

 

 

 

8,908,353

 

Other Businesses

 

420,481

 

 

 

(248,034

)

172,447

 

 

 

Ps.

2,621,530

 

Ps.

6,949,277

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

(248,034

)

Ps.

9,322,773

 

Indefinite- lived trademarks (see Note 3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable

 

Ps.

1,284,291

 

Ps.

757,040

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

2,041,331

 

Other Businesses

 

465,111

 

 

30

 

(5,245

)

459,896

 

 

 

Ps.

1,749,402

 

Ps.

757,040

 

Ps.

30

 

Ps.

(5,245

)

Ps.

2,501,227

 

Concessions (see Note 3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

553,505

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

553,505

 

Cable

 

3,006,438

 

7,689,732

 

 

 

10,696,170

 

Sky

 

96,042

 

 

 

 

96,042

 

 

 

Ps.

3,655,985

 

Ps.

7,689,732

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

11,345,717

 

 

During the fourth quarter of 2015 and 2014, the Group monitored the market associated with its Publishing business, which is classified into the Other Businesses segment, which has experienced a general slow-down in Latin America. Accordingly, the Group reduced its cash flow expectations for some of its foreign operations. As a result, the Group compared the fair value of the goodwill and trademarks in the reporting units with the related carrying value and recorded an aggregate Ps.131,065 and Ps.253,279, respectively, pre-tax impairment charge in other expense, net, in the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

The key assumptions used for fair value calculations of goodwill and intangible assets in 2015 were as follows (see Note 14):

 

 

 

Other Businesses

 

Cable

 

 

 

Minimum

 

Maximum

 

Minimum

 

Maximum

 

Long-term growth rate

 

3.20

%

4.70

%

3.50

%

3.80

%

Discount rate

 

12.70

%

17.30

%

11.50

%

12.40

%

 

The key assumptions used for fair value calculations of goodwill and intangible assets in 2014 were as follows:

 

 

 

Other Businesses

 

Cable

 

 

 

Minimum

 

Maximum

 

Minimum

 

Maximum

 

Long-term growth rate

 

3.50

%

3.90

%

3.50

%

3.50

%

Discount rate

 

13.60

%

19.40

%

10.30

%

10.70

%

 

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As described in Note 2 (k), beginning in the third quarter of 2015, the Company’s management estimated the remaining useful life of four years for acquired trademarks in specific locations of Mexico in connection with the migration to an internally developed trademark in the Group’s Cable segment. Amortization of trademarks with a finite useful life amounted to Ps.151,305 for the year ended December 31, 2015. Assuming a useful life of four years, amortization of these trademarks in future years are estimated in the following amounts:

 

 

 

Year ended
December 31,

 

2016

 

Ps.

472,827

 

2017

 

472,827

 

2018

 

472,827

 

2019

 

321,520

 

 

13.                               Debt and Finance Lease Obligations

 

Debt and finance lease obligations outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

Effective

 

2014

 

 

 

Principal

 

Interest
Payable

 

Finance
Costs

 

Total

 

Interest
Rate

 

Total

 

U.S. dollar debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6% Senior Notes due 2018 (1)

 

Ps.

8,608,000

 

Ps.

60,256

 

Ps.

(16,224

)

Ps.

8,652,032

 

6.414

%

Ps.

7,409,378

 

6.625% Senior Notes due 2025 (1)

 

10,329,600

 

193,895

 

(354,362

)

10,169,133

 

7.104

%

8,630,357

 

4.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (1)

 

5,164,800

 

23,887

 

(111,378

)

5,077,309

 

5.030

%

 

8.50% Senior Notes due 2032 (1)

 

5,164,800

 

134,142

 

(28,701

)

5,270,241

 

9.014

%

4,512,938

 

6.625% Senior Notes due 2040 (1)

 

10,329,600

 

315,555

 

(152,330

)

10,492,825

 

7.047

%

8,968,642

 

5% Senior Notes due 2045 (1)

 

17,216,000

 

124,338

 

(497,534

)

16,842,804

 

5.388

%

14,353,463

 

6.125% Senior Notes due 2046 (1)

 

15,494,400

 

94,903

 

(81,105

)

15,508,198

 

6.490

%

 

Total U.S. dollar debt

 

72,307,200

 

946,976

 

(1,241,634

)

72,012,542

 

 

 

43,874,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican peso debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38% Notes due 2020 (2)

 

10,000,000

 

133,250

 

(34,090

)

10,099,160

 

7.432

%

10,100,307

 

TIIE + 0.35% Notes due 2021(2)

 

6,000,000

 

8,657

 

(11,034

)

5,997,623

 

3.744

%

5,994,805

 

TIIE + 0.35% Notes due 2022 (2)

 

5,000,000

 

5,249

 

(11,060

)

4,994,189

 

3.810

%

 

8.49% Senior Notes due 2037 (1)

 

4,500,000

 

32,899

 

(15,528

)

4,517,371

 

8.943

%

4,518,767

 

7.25% Senior Notes due 2043 (1)

 

6,500,000

 

54,979

 

(64,933

)

6,490,046

 

7.918

%

6,492,913

 

Bank loans (3)

 

4,782,000

 

 

(3,095

)

4,778,905

 

4.458

%

5,879,128

 

Bank loans (Sky) (4)

 

 

 

 

 

6.660

%

3,513,851

 

Bank loans (TVI) (5)

 

2,709,287

 

2,211

 

(6,502

)

2,704,996

 

4.794

%

1,598,006

 

Total Mexican peso debt

 

39,491,287

 

237,245

 

(146,242

)

39,582,290

 

 

 

38,097,777

 

Total debt (8)

 

111,798,487

 

1,184,221

 

(1,387,876

)

111,594,832

 

 

 

81,972,555

 

Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

 

2,981,675

 

1,184,221

 

(1,828

)

4,164,068

 

 

 

1,312,052

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

Ps.

108,816,812

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

(1,386,048

)

Ps.

107,430,764

 

 

 

Ps.

80,660,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satellite transponder lease obligation (6)

 

Ps.

4,879,940

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

4,879,940

 

7.300

%

Ps.

4,401,423

 

Other (7)

 

925,175

 

 

 

925,175

 

7.104

%

908,122

 

Total finance lease obligations

 

5,805,115

 

 

 

5,805,115

 

 

 

5,309,545

 

Less: Current portion

 

511,556

 

 

 

511,556

 

 

 

502,166

 

Finance lease obligations, net of current portion

 

Ps.

5,293,559

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

5,293,559

 

 

 

Ps.

4,807,379

 

 


(1)

The Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2026, 2032, 2037, 2040, 2043, 2045 and 2046, in the outstanding principal amount of U.S.$500 million, U.S.$600 million, U.S.$300 million, U.S.$300 million, Ps.4,500,000, U.S.$600 million, Ps.6,500,000, U.S.$1,000 million and U.S.$900 million, respectively, are unsecured obligations of the Company, rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company, and are junior in right of payment to all of the existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries. Interest on the Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2026, 2032, 2037, 2040, 2043, 2045 and 2046, including additional amounts payable in respect of certain Mexican withholding taxes, is 6.31%, 6.97%, 4.86%, 8.94%, 8.93%, 6.97%, 7.62%, 5.26% and 6.44% per annum, respectively, and is payable semi-annually. These Senior Notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity, except (i) in the event of certain changes in law affecting the Mexican withholding tax treatment of certain payments on the securities, in which case the securities will be redeemable, as a whole but not in part, at the option of the Company; and (ii) in the event of a change of control, in which case the Company may be required to redeem the securities at 101% of their principal amount. Also, the Company may, at its own option, redeem the Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2026, 2037, 2040, 2043 and 2046, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of the principal amount of these Senior Notes or the present value of future cash flows, at the redemption date, of principal and interest amounts of the Senior Notes discounted at a fixed rate of comparable U.S. or Mexican sovereign bonds. The Senior Notes due 2018, 2026, 2032, 2040, 2043, 2045 and 2046 were priced at 99.280%, 99.385%, 99.431%, 98.319%, 99.733%, 96.534%, and 99.677%, respectively, for a yield to maturity of 6.097%, 4.70%, 8.553%, 6.755%, 7.27%, 5.227% and 6.147%,

 

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respectively. The Senior Notes due 2025 were issued in two aggregate principal amounts of U.S.$400 million and U.S.$200 million, and were priced at 98.081% and 98.632%, respectively, for a yield to maturity of 6.802% and 6.787%, respectively. The agreement of these Senior Notes contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain restricted subsidiaries engaged in the Group’s Content segment, to incur or assume liens, perform sale and leaseback transactions, and consummate certain mergers, consolidations and similar transactions. The Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2026, 2032, 2037, 2040, 2045 and 2046 are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Senior Notes due 2043 are registered with both the U.S. SEC and the Mexican Banking and Securities Commission (“Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores”).

(2)

In 2010, 2014 and May 2015, the Company issued Notes (“Certificados Bursátiles”) due 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively, through the Mexican Stock Exchange (“Bolsa Mexicana de Valores”) in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.10,000,000, Ps.6,000,000 and Ps.5,000,000, respectively. Interest on the Notes due 2020 is 7.38% per annum and is payable semi-annually. Interest on the Notes due 2021 and 2022 is the Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate (“Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio” or “TIIE”) plus 35 basis points per annum and is payable every 28 days. The Company may, at its own option, redeem the Notes due 2020, in whole or in part, at any semi-annual interest payment date at a redemption price equal to the greater of the principal amount of the outstanding Notes and the present value of future cash flows, at the redemption date, of principal and interest amounts of the Notes discounted at a fixed rate of comparable Mexican sovereign bonds. The Company may, at its own option, redeem the Notes due 2021 and 2022, at any date at a redemption price equal to the greater of the principal amount of the outstanding notes and an average price calculated from prices to be provided at the redemption date by two Mexican financial pricing companies. The agreement of these Notes contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain restricted subsidiaries appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors, and engaged in the Group’s Content segment, to incur or assume liens, perform sale and leaseback transactions, and consummate certain mergers, consolidations and similar transactions.

(3)

In 2015, includes a long-term credit agreement entered into by the Company with a Mexican bank in the principal amount of Ps.2,500,000, with principal maturities between 2016 and 2018, and an annual interest rate payable on a monthly basis of 28-day TIIE plus 117.5 basis points. Under the terms of this credit agreement, the Company is required to (a) maintain certain financial coverage ratios related to indebtedness and interest expense; and (b) comply with the restrictive covenant on spin-offs, mergers and similar transactions. In 2015 and 2014, includes a long-term bank loan entered into by the Company with a Mexican bank in September 2014, in the principal amount of Ps.1,782,000, with a maturity in 2016, and an annual interest rate payable on a monthly basis of 28-day TIIE plus 15 basis points in 2014, a range between 30 and 70 basis points in 2015, and a range between 70 and 80 basis points in 2016. In 2015, also includes a credit agreement entered into by the Company with a Mexican bank in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.500,000, with a maturity in 2016, and an annual interest rate payable on a monthly basis of 28-day TIIE plus a range between 0 and 30 basis points in 2015, and a range between 30 and 80 basis points in 2016. The proceeds of this credit agreement were used by the Group to prepay long-term debt previously entered into by Telecable and related accrued interest in the aggregate amount of Ps.507,632 (see Note 3). In June 2015, the Company prepaid long-term bank loans in the aggregate amount of Ps.1,600,000, with original principal maturities between 2017 and 2021, and an annual interest rate payable on a monthly basis of a range between 8.77% and 9.4%. The aggregate amount paid by the Company amounted to Ps.1,814,312, which included related accrued interest and fees. In September 2014, the Company prepaid long-term credits in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.4,500,000, which were originally due in 2016.

(4)

In June 2015, Sky prepaid two long-term loans in the principal amount of Ps.1,400,000 and Ps.2,100,000, with an original maturity in 2016, and annual interest of TIIE plus 24 basis points and 8.74%, respectively, which was payable on a monthly basis. The aggregate amount paid by Sky amounted to Ps.3,651,712, which included related accrued interest, the settlement of a related derivative contract, and fees. This prepayment was funded primarily by a long-term loan made by the Company in the principal amount of Ps.3,500,000, with a maturity in 2022, and an annual interest rate of 7.38%, which is payable on a monthly basis.

(5)

In 2015, included outstanding balances in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.2,709,287 in connection with certain credit agreements entered into by TVI with Mexican banks, with maturities between 2016 and 2022, bearing interest at an annual rate of TIIE plus a range between 130 and 250 basis points, which is payable on a monthly basis. In 2014, included outstanding balances in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.1,600,607 in connection with certain credit agreements entered into by TVI with Mexican banks, with maturities between 2015 and 2019, bearing interest at an annual rate of TIIE plus a range between 140 and 250 basis points, which is payable on a monthly basis. Under the terms of these credit agreements, TVI is required to comply with certain restrictive covenants and financial coverage ratios.

(6)

Starting from the fourth quarter of 2012, Sky is obligated to pay a monthly fee of U.S.$3.0 million under a capital lease agreement entered into with Intelsat Global Sales & Marketing Ltd. (“Intelsat”) in March 2010 for satellite signal reception and retransmission service from 24 KU-band transponders on satellite IS-21, which became operational in October 2012. The service term for IS-21 will end at the earlier of (a) the end of 15 years or (b) the date IS-21 is taken out of service (see Note 11).

(7)

Includes minimum lease payments of property and equipment under leases that qualify as finance leases. In 2015 and 2014, includes Ps.705,806 and Ps.702,630, respectively, in connection with a lease agreement entered into by a subsidiary of the Company and GTAC, for the right to use certain capacity of a telecommunications network through 2029 (see Note 19). This lease agreement provides for annual payments through 2020 and 2021. Other finance leases have terms which expire at various dates between 2016 and 2019.

(8)

Total debt is presented net of unamortized finance costs as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, in the aggregate amount of Ps.1,387,876 and Ps.1,268,856, respectively and interest payable in the aggregate amount of Ps.1,184,221 and Ps.974,904, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Company is in compliance with all covenants contained in the debt agreements.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the outstanding principal amounts of U.S.$330.5 million (Ps.5,689,704) and U.S.$2,035.5 million (Ps.35,042,577) of long-term debt of the Company are designated as hedging instruments of the net investment and foreign currency fair value, respectively of the

 

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Group’s investments in UHI (hedged items) and amounted to an aggregate of U.S.$2,366.0 million (Ps.40,732,281). The foreign exchange loss derived from the related long-term debt that was recognized in other comprehensive income or loss amounted to Ps.688,399 and Ps.398,818 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. A Ps.2,852,491 foreign currency gain from the hedged Warrants designated in the foreign currency fair value hedge was recognized in the consolidated statement of income and was offset by the foreign exchange loss derived from the related long-term debt amounted to Ps.2,852,491 for the year ended December 31, 2015 (see Note 2 (e)).

 

Maturities of Debt and Finance Lease Obligations

 

Debt maturities for the years subsequent to December 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

 

 

Nominal

 

Unamortized
Finance Costs

 

2016

 

Ps.

2,981,675

 

Ps.

(1,828

)

2017

 

1,469,385

 

(1,516

)

2018

 

9,505,689

 

(17,348

)

2019

 

954,356

 

(2,868

)

2020

 

10,457,689

 

(34,996

)

Thereafter

 

86,429,693

 

(1,329,320

)

 

 

Ps.

111,798,487

 

Ps.

(1,387,876

)

 

Future minimum payments under finance lease obligations for the years subsequent to December 31, 2015, are as follows:

 

2016

 

Ps.

888,051

 

2017

 

813,370

 

2018

 

804,315

 

2019

 

810,196

 

2020

 

770,269

 

Thereafter

 

4,241,646

 

 

 

8,327,847

 

Less: Amount representing interest

 

2,522,732

 

 

 

Ps.

5,805,115

 

 

14.                               Financial Instruments

 

The Group’s financial instruments presented in the consolidated statements of financial position included cash and cash equivalents, temporary investments, accounts and notes receivable, a long-term loan receivable from GTAC, Convertible Debentures issued by UHI with an option to convert these debentures into common stock of UHI, which were exchanged in July 2015 for Warrants that are exercisable for UHI’s common stock,  debt securities classified as held-to-maturity investments, investments in securities in the form of an open-ended fund classified as available-for-sale investments, accounts payable, debt, and derivative financial instruments. For cash and cash equivalents, temporary investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and short-term notes payable due to banks and other financial institutions, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the Group’s long-term debt securities are based on quoted market prices.

 

The fair value of the long-term loans that the Group borrowed from leading Mexican banks (see Note 13) has been estimated using the borrowing rates currently available to the Group for bank loans with similar terms and average maturities. The fair value of held-to-maturity securities, available-for-sale investments, and currency option and interest rate swap agreements were determined by using valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable market data.

 

The carrying and estimated fair values of the Group’s non-derivative financial instruments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

 

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2015

 

2014

 

 

 

Carrying Value

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying Value

 

Fair Value

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary investments

 

Ps.

5,330,448

 

Ps.

5,330,448

 

Ps.

4,788,585

 

Ps.

4,788,585

 

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

 

21,702,128

 

21,702,128

 

21,087,163

 

21,087,163

 

Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI (see Note 9)

 

 

 

10,421,478

 

10,421,478

 

Embedded derivative in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI

 

 

 

17,447,857

 

17,447,857

 

Warrants issued by UHI (see Note 9)

 

35,042,577

 

35,042,577

 

 

 

Long-term loan and interest receivable from GTAC (see Note 10)

 

684,259

 

687,506

 

677,315

 

675,198

 

Held-to-maturity investments (see Note 9)

 

134,034

 

133,824

 

461,047

 

460,236

 

Shares of common stock of Imagina (see Note 9)

 

 

 

836,037

 

836,037

 

Available-for-sale investments (see Note 9)

 

5,873,243

 

5,873,243

 

5,511,768

 

5,511,768

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2032 and 2040

 

Ps.

34,432,000

 

Ps.

38,190,597

 

Ps.

29,522,600

 

Ps.

36,225,101

 

Senior Notes due 2045

 

17,216,000

 

14,860,851

 

14,761,300

 

15,015,785

 

Senior Notes due 2037 and 2043

 

11,000,000

 

9,620,550

 

11,000,000

 

10,283,880

 

Senior Notes due 2026 and 2046

 

20,659,200

 

20,650,007

 

 

 

Notes due 2020

 

10,000,000

 

10,437,500

 

10,000,000

 

10,469,000

 

Notes due 2021

 

6,000,000

 

5,996,640

 

6,000,000

 

6,012,300

 

Notes due 2022

 

5,000,000

 

4,957,300

 

 

 

Short-term loans and long-term notes payable to Mexican banks

 

7,491,287

 

7,561,955

 

10,982,607

 

11,413,185

 

Finance lease obligations

 

5,805,115

 

5,179,052

 

5,236,046

 

4,920,298

 

 

The carrying values (based on estimated fair values), notional amounts, and maturity dates of the Group’s derivative financial instruments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

 

2015:
Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Carrying
Value

 

Notional Amount
(U.S. Dollars in
Thousands)

 

Maturity Date

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not recorded as accounting hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TVI’s interest rate swap (d)

 

Ps.

 8,113

 

Ps.1,985,847

 

February 2016 through May 2022

 

Derivatives recorded as accounting hedges (cash flow hedges):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap (c)

 

116,108

 

Ps.2,500,000

 

September 2016 and March 2018

 

Interest rate swap (e)

 

99,567

 

Ps.6,000,000

 

April 2021

 

Interest rate swap (f)

 

3,274

 

Ps.1,000,000

 

May 2022

 

Total liabilities

 

Ps.

 227,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014:
Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Carrying
Value

 

Notional Amount
(U.S. Dollars in
Thousands)

 

Maturity Date

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not recorded as accounting hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options (b)

 

Ps.

2,894

 

U.S.$135,000

 

November 2015

 

Total assets (1)

 

Ps.

2,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not recorded as accounting hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sky’s interest rate swap (a)

 

Ps.

79,939

 

Ps.1,400,000

 

April 2016

 

TVI’s interest rate swap (d)

 

10,376

 

Ps.1,567,607

 

February 2016 and July 2019

 

Derivatives recorded as accounting hedges (cash flow hedges):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap (c)

 

175,025

 

Ps.2,500,000

 

September 2016 and March 2018

 

Interest rate swap (e)

 

69,762

 

Ps.3,000,000

 

April 2021

 

Total liabilities

 

Ps.

335,102

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)         Includes derivative financial instruments of Ps.2,894 that were classified in current assets in the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2014.

 

(a)         Sky has entered into derivative transaction agreements through April 2016 to hedge the variable interest rate exposure resulting from a Mexican peso loan of a total principal amount of Ps.1,400,000. Under these transactions, Sky receives 28-day payments based on an aggregate notional amount of Ps.1,400,000 at an annual variable rate of TIIE+24 basis points and makes 28-day payments based on the

 

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same notional amount at an annual fixed rate of 8.415%. As a result of the change in fair value of these transactions, the Group recorded a loss of Ps.8,263, Ps.25,951 and Ps.37,445 in consolidated other finance expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively (see Note 13).

(b)         The Company entered into derivative agreements (“knock-out option calls”) with financial institutions to reduce the adverse effect of exchange rates on the Senior Notes due 2018, 2025, 2032 and 2040, and hedge against severe Mexican peso depreciation on interest payments made in the second half of 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Under these transactions, the Company had the option to receive an aggregate amount of U.S.$135.0 million in exchange for an aggregate amount of Ps.2,497,500 as of December 31, 2014 with a maturity date in November 2015, and U.S.$270 million in exchange for aggregate amount of Ps.4,995,000 as of December 31, 2013, with maturity dates in November 2014 and November 2015, only if the exchange rate of the Mexican peso during each agreement period was not above a limit agreed between the parties. If the exchange rate exceeded such limit at any time during the agreement period, the option would be extinguished. The Company has recognized the change in fair value of these transactions in consolidated other finance expense.

(c)          The Company has entered into a derivative transaction agreement (interest rate swap) through March 2018 to hedge the variable interest rate exposure resulting from a Mexican peso loan of a total principal amount of Ps.2,500,000. Under this transaction, the Company receives monthly payments based on an aggregate notional amount of Ps.2,500,000 through September 2016, Ps.1,875,000 through March 2017, Ps.1,250,000 through September 2017, and Ps.625,000 through March 2018, at an annual variable rate of TIIE and makes monthly payments based on the same notional amount at an annual fixed rate of 7.4325%. The Company has recognized the change in fair value of this transaction in other comprehensive income or loss attributable to stockholders of the Company, and in consolidated other finance income or expense at the time of the interest payments. The Company has recognized the change in fair value of this transaction as an accounting hedge, and recorded a cumulative loss of Ps.116,108 in other comprehensive income or loss attributable to stockholders of the Company as of December 31, 2015. In 2015, the Company recorded a loss of Ps.104,621 for this transaction agreement in consolidated other finance expense.

(d)         In 2015, 2014 and 2013, TVI entered into several derivative transaction agreements (interest rate swaps) with two financial institutions from August 2013 through May 2022 to hedge the variable interest rate exposure resulting from a Mexican peso loan of a total principal amount of Ps.750,000, Ps.300,000 and Ps.500,000, respectively. Under these transactions, the Company receives monthly payments based on aggregate notional amounts of Ps.750,000, Ps.300,000 and Ps.500,000 and makes payments based on the same notional at annual fixed rate of 5.3875%, 4.9392% and 5.2189%, respectively. As a result of the change in fair value of these transactions, in the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, TVI recorded a loss of Ps.28,659, Ps.22,147 and Ps.23,588, respectively, in consolidated other finance expense.

(e)          In March 2015 and April 2014, the Company entered into a derivative transaction agreement (interest rate swap) through April 2021 to hedge the variable interest rate exposure resulting from TIIE plus 0.35% Notes due 2021. Under this transaction, the Company receives 28-day TIIE payments based on a principal amount of Ps.6,000,000 and makes 28-day payments based on the same notional amount at an annual fixed rate of 5.9351%. The Company has recognized the change in fair value of this transaction as an accounting hedge, and recorded a cumulative loss of Ps.99,567 in other comprehensive income or loss attributable to stockholders of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2015. In 2015, the Company recorded a loss of Ps.136,198 for this transaction agreement in consolidated other finance expense.

(f)           In June 2015, the Company entered into a derivative transaction agreement (interest rate swap) through May 2022 to hedge the variable interest rate exposure resulting from TIIE plus 0.35% Notes due 2022. Under this transaction, the Company receives 28-day TIIE payments based on a principal amount of Ps.1,000,000 and makes 28-day payments based on the same notional amount at an annual fixed rate of 5.9075%. The Company has recognized the change in fair value of this transaction as an accounting hedge, and recorded a loss of Ps.3,274 in other comprehensive income or loss attributable to stockholders of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2015. In 2015, the Company recorded a loss of Ps.12,097 for this transaction agreement in consolidated other finance expense.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

All fair value adjustments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 represent assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. In determining fair value, the Group’s financial instruments are separated into three categories: temporary investments, available-for-sale investments and derivative instruments.

 

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

Balance as of 
December 31,
2015

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)

 

Internal Models
with Significant
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)

 

Internal Models
with Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary investments

 

Ps.

5,330,448

 

Ps.

5,330,448

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Available-for-sale financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale investments

 

5,873,243

 

 

5,873,243

 

 

Warrants issued by UHI

 

35,042,577

 

 

 

35,042,577

 

Total

 

Ps.

46,246,268

 

Ps.

5,330,448

 

Ps.

5,873,243

 

Ps.

35,042,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

Ps.

227,062

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

227,062

 

Ps.

 

Total

 

Ps.

227,062

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

227,062

 

Ps.

 

 

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Balance as of
December 31,
2014

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)

 

Internal Models
with Significant
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)

 

Internal Models
with Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary investments

 

Ps.

4,788,585

 

Ps.

4,788,585

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Available-for-sale financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale investments

 

5,511,768

 

 

5,511,768

 

 

Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI

 

10,421,478

 

 

 

10,421,478

 

Embedded derivative in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI

 

17,447,857

 

 

 

17,447,857

 

Shares of Common Stock of Imagina

 

836,037

 

 

 

836,037

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

2,894

 

 

2,894

 

 

Total

 

Ps.

39,008,619

 

Ps.

4,788,585

 

Ps.

5,514,662

 

Ps.

28,705,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

Ps.

335,102

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

335,102

 

Ps.

 

Total

 

Ps.

335,102

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

335,102

 

Ps.

 

 

The table below presents the reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value using internal models with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

Ps.

28,705,372

 

Ps.

33,344,714

 

Included in finance income or expense

 

4,275,122

 

3,082,374

 

Included in other comprehensive income

 

4,027,621

 

2,454,884

 

Additional investment in Imagina

 

341,710

 

 

Exchange of Convertible Debentures, reclassification of investment in Imagina and partial exercise of Warrants

 

(32,889,675

)

 

Warrants

 

30,582,427

 

 

Acquisition of Cablecom

 

 

(10,176,600

)

Balance at the end of year

 

Ps.

35,042,577

 

Ps.

28,705,372

 

 

Temporary Investments

 

Temporary investments include highly liquid securities, including without limitation debt with a maturity of three months, or over, and up to one year at the consolidated statement of financial position date, stock and other financial instruments, or a combination thereof, denominated principally in U.S. dollars and Mexican pesos (see Notes 2 (f) and 6).

 

Temporary investments are generally valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include mostly fixed short-term deposits, equities and corporate fixed income securities denominated in U.S. dollars and Mexican pesos. Such instruments are classified in Level 1 or Level 2 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.

 

Available-for-Sale Financial Assets

 

Investments in debt securities or with readily determinable fair values, not classified as held-to-maturity are classified as “available-for-sale,” and are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in consolidated stockholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive result.

 

Available-for-sale financial assets are generally valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Such instruments are classified in Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.

 

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As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Group has made judgments and used several estimates and assumptions for determining the fair value calculations of the UHI Convertible Debentures due 2025, the UHI embedded derivative and the shares of common stock of Imagina. These estimates and assumptions include, among others, expected long-term growth rates and operating margins, which are used to calculate projected future cash flows. The Group also utilizes risk-adjusted discount rates to determine weighted average cost of capital. All of our estimates are based on historical data, internal estimates and observable external sources when available, and are consistent with the strategic plans of the underlying business.

 

Available-for-Sale Investments — Open Ended Fund

 

The Group has an investment in an open ended fund that has as a primary objective to achieve capital appreciation by using a broad range of strategies through investments and transactions in telecom, media and other sectors across global markets, including Latin America and other emerging markets. Shares may be redeemed on a quarterly basis at the NAV per share as of such redemption date (see Notes 4 and 9).

 

UHI Convertible Debentures due 2025

 

As described in Note 9, in December 2010, the Company made a cash investment in the form of Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI, the parent company of Univision, in the principal amount of U.S.$1,125 million (Ps.16,606,463), which were convertible at the Company’s option into additional shares equivalent to approximately 30% equity stake of UHI, subject to existing laws and regulations in the United States, and other conditions. The Group’s option of converting these debentures into an equity stake of UHI was accounted for as an embedded derivative with changes in fair value recognized in consolidated income (see Notes 4 and 9).

 

The Group determined the fair value of the Convertible Debentures using the income approach based on post-tax discounted cash flows.  The income approach requires management to make judgments and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions include long-term growth rates and operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rates based on weighted average cost of capital within a range of 8% to 10%, among others. The Group´s estimates for market growth were based on historical data, various internal estimates and observable external sources when available, and are based on assumptions that are consistent with the strategic plans and estimates used to manage the underlying business. Since the described methodology is an internal model with significant unobservable inputs, the Convertible Debentures were classified in Level 3.

 

In the case of the embedded derivative in the UHI Convertible Debentures, the Group used recognized industry standard option pricing models (“OPM”). The OPM requires management to make judgments and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include UHI stock’s spot price at valuation date and the stocks expected volatility. UHI stock’s spot price at valuation date was obtained by using a discounted projected cash flow model that used the inputs described in the paragraph above. UHI stock’s volatility was obtained from publicly available information about comparable companies’ stock through determining an average of such companies’ annual volatility. Since the described methodology is an internal model with significant unobservable inputs, the UHI embedded derivative was classified as Level 3.

 

Unobservable inputs that contributed to a significantly higher fair value measurement of the Group’s investment in UHI as of December 31, 2014, included better financial performance primarily in consolidated revenue and net income for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 compared to the prior year, as well as higher credit ratings. Other assumptions used as of December 31, 2014 included UHI stock’s spot price of U.S.$402 and UHI stock’s expected volatility of 24%.

 

UHI Warrants

 

As described in Note 3, in July 2015, the Group exchanged its investment in U.S.$1,125 million principal amount of Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI for Warrants that are exercisable for UHI’s common stock.

 

The Group determined the fair value of its investment in Warrants using the Black-Scholes model (“BSM”). The BSM involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include the UHI stock’s spot price at valuation date and the stock’s expected volatility. UHI stock’s price at valuation date was obtained by using a discounted projected cash flow model. UHI stock’s volatility was obtained from publicly available information of comparable companies’ stock through determining an average of such companies’ annual volatility. Since the described methodology was an internal model with significant unobservable inputs, the UHI Warrants are classified as Level 3.

 

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Unobservable inputs used as of December 31, 2015 included UHI stock’s spot price of U.S.$443 per share and UHI stock’s expected volatility of 29%.

 

Imagina Equity Financial Instrument

 

The significant unobservable inputs related to the fair value measurement of the Company’s investment in Imagina’s common stock for the year ended December 31, 2014, were (a) a discount rate of 9.59%, and (b) an exit multiple of 9.71 times.

 

Ares Convertible and Long-term Debt Instruments

 

As described in Note 3, in July 2013, the Group made an investment in the principal amount of Ps.7,000,000 in convertible debt instruments which, subject to regulatory approvals, would allow the Group to acquire 95% of the equity interest of Ares, owner of 51% of the equity interest of Cablecom. In addition, as part of this transaction, the Group also invested in a long-term debt instrument issued by Ares in the principal amount of U.S.$195 million. The Ares convertible and long-term debt instruments were converted into equity in August 2014.

 

The Group determined the fair value of the convertible debt instruments as of December 31, 2013 using the expected present value valuation methodology based on post-tax discontinued cash flows. The expected present value methodology required management to make judgments and involved the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions included long-term growth rates, operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flow and risk-adjusted discount rates based on weighted average cost of capital within a range of 5.5% to 6.5%, among others. The Group’s estimates for market growth were based on current conditions and reasonable forecasts, various internal estimates and observable external sources when available, and were based on assumptions that were consistent with the strategic plans and estimates used to manage the underlying business. Since the described methodology was an internal model with significant unobservable inputs, the convertible debt instruments were classified in Level 3 as of December 31, 2013.

 

Disclosures for Each Class of Assets and Liabilities Subject to Recurring Fair Value Measurements Categorized Within Level 3

 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, there were no gains or losses for the period included in consolidated net income that were attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to the Group’s assets categorized within Level 3 held at the end of that year.

 

The Corporate Finance Department of the Company has established rules for a proper portfolio asset classification according to the fair value hierarchy defined by the IFRSs. On a monthly basis, any new assets recognized in the portfolio are classified according to this criterion. Subsequently, there is a quarterly review of the portfolio in order to analyze the need for a change in classification of any of these assets.

 

Sensitivity analysis is performed on the Group’s investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in order to obtain a reasonable range of possible alternative valuations. This analysis is carried out by the Corporate Finance Department of the Company.

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014 the effect on consolidated income and consolidated equity of changing  the main assumptions used for the measurement of Level 3 financial instruments for other reasonably possible models, taking the highest or lowest value of the range reasonably  possible, would be as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potential Impact on
Consolidated Income
Statement

 

Potential Impact on
Consolidated Equity

 

Financial Assets Level 3

 

Main Assumptions Used

 

Sensitivity

 

Most
Favorable
Assumptions
2015

 

Least
Favorable
Assumptions
2015

 

Most
Favorable
Assumptions
2015

 

Least
Favorable
Assumptions
2015

 

Warrants issued by UHI

 

Price per Share

 

+/-10

%

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

3,504,321

 

Ps.

(3,504,321

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

3,504,321

 

Ps.

(3,504,321

)

 

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Potential Impact on
Consolidated Income
Statement

 

Potential Impact on
Consolidated Equity

 

Financial Assets Level 3

 

Main Assumptions Used

 

Sensitivity

 

Most
Favorable
Assumptions
2014

 

Least
Favorable
Assumptions
2014

 

Most
Favorable
Assumptions
2014

 

Least
Favorable
Assumptions
2014

 

UHI Convertible Debentures due 2025

 

Discount rate

 

-/+1

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

1,066,694

 

Ps.

(958,700

)

Embedded derivate UHI

 

Volatility

 

+/-10

%

 

356,675

 

 

(342,412

)

 

 

 

 

Shares of common stock of Imagina

 

Exit multiple/discount rate

 

+/-10

%

 

 

 

 

 

151,551

 

 

(148,966

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Ps.

356,675

 

Ps.

(342,412

)

Ps.

1,218,245

 

Ps.

(1,107,666

)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Derivative financial instruments include swaps, forwards and options (see Notes 2 (v) and 4).

 

The Group’s derivative portfolio is entirely over-the-counter (“OTC”). The Group’s derivatives are valued using industry standard valuation models; projecting future cash flows discounted to present value, using market-based observable inputs including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies.

 

When appropriate, valuations are adjusted for various factors such as liquidity, bid/offer spreads and credit spreads considerations. Such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used. All derivatives are classified in Level 2.

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

 

The majority of the Group’s non-financial instruments, which include goodwill, intangible assets, inventories, transmission rights and programming and property, plant and equipment, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if certain triggering events occur (or at least annually in the fourth quarter for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets) such that a non-financial instrument is required to be evaluated for impairment, a resulting asset impairment would require that the non-financial instrument be recorded at the lower of carrying amount or its fair value.

 

The impairment test for goodwill involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of each of the Group’s reporting units to its carrying amount, including goodwill. The Group determines the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a discounted cash flow analysis and a market-based approach, which utilize significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. The impairment test for intangible assets not subject to amortization involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. The Group determines the fair value of the intangible asset using a discounted cash flow analysis, which utilizes significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows for a period of time that comprise five years, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based approach.

 

Once an asset has been impaired, it is not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, it is still subject to fair value measurements to test for recoverability of the carrying amount.

 

15.                               Post-employment Benefits

 

Certain companies in the Group have collective bargaining contracts which include defined benefit pension plans and other retirement benefits for substantially all of their employees. Additionally, the Group has defined benefit pension plans for certain eligible executives and employees. All pension benefits are based on salary and years of service rendered.

 

Under the provisions of the Mexican labor law, seniority premiums are payable based on salary and years of service to employees who resign or are terminated prior to reaching retirement age. Some companies in the Group have seniority premium benefits which are greater than the legal requirement. After retirement age employees are no longer eligible for seniority premiums.

 

Post-employment benefits are actuarially determined by using nominal assumptions and attributing the present value of all future expected benefits proportionately over each year from date of hire to age 65.

 

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The Group used actuarial assumptions to determine the present value of defined benefit obligations, as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Discount rate

 

6.9%

 

7%

 

Salary scale

 

5%

 

5%

 

Inflation rate

 

3.5%

 

3.5%

 

 

Had the discount rate of 6.9% used by the Group in 2015 been decreased by 50 basis points, the impact on defined benefit obligation would have been an increase of Ps.2,588,549 as of December 31, 2015.

 

Had the discount rate of 7.0% used by the Group in 2014 been decreased by 50 basis points, the impact on defined benefit obligation would have been an increase of Ps.2,539,000 as of December 31, 2014.

 

The reconciliation between defined benefit obligations and post-employment benefit liability (asset) in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, is presented as follows:

 

 

 

Pensions

 

Seniority
Premiums

 

2015

 

Vested benefit obligations

 

Ps.

486,556

 

Ps.

301,829

 

Ps.

788,385

 

Unvested benefit obligations

 

1,575,326

 

108,014

 

1,683,340

 

Defined benefit obligations

 

2,061,882

 

409,843

 

2,471,725

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

1,468,234

 

596,312

 

2,064,546

 

Underfunded (overfunded) status of the plan assets

 

593,648

 

(186,469

)

407,179

 

Post-employment benefit liability (asset)

 

Ps.

593,648

 

Ps.

(186,469

)

Ps.

407,179

 

 

 

 

Pensions

 

Seniority
Premiums

 

2014

 

Vested benefit obligations

 

Ps.

445,487

 

Ps.

275,461

 

Ps.

720,948

 

Unvested benefit obligations

 

1,604,009

 

91,259

 

1,695,268

 

Defined benefit obligations

 

2,049,496

 

366,720

 

2,416,216

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

1,540,177

 

588,880

 

2,129,057

 

Underfunded (overfunded) status of the plan assets

 

509,319

 

(222,160

)

287,159

 

Post-employment benefit liability (asset)

 

Ps.

509,319

 

Ps.

(222,160

)

Ps.

287,159

 

 

The components of net periodic pension and seniority premium cost for the years ended December 31, consisted of the following:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Service cost

 

Ps.

137,121

 

Ps.

134,662

 

Interest cost

 

150,384

 

140,770

 

Prior service cost for plan amendments

 

(109,976

)

15,415

 

Interest of assets

 

(139,195

)

(133,336

)

Net cost

 

Ps.

38,334

 

Ps.

157,511

 

 

The Group’s defined benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status and balances in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, associated with post-employment benefits are presented as follows:

 

 

 

Pensions

 

Seniority
Premiums

 

2015

 

2014

 

Defined benefit obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

Ps.

2,049,496

 

Ps.

366,720

 

Ps.

2,416,216

 

Ps.

2,095,512

 

Service cost

 

97,942

 

39,179

 

137,121

 

134,662

 

Interest cost

 

125,598

 

24,786

 

150,384

 

140,770

 

Benefits paid

 

(114,459

)

(63,365

)

(177,824

)

(77,844

)

Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations

 

10,246

 

38,360

 

48,606

 

46,253

 

 

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Pensions

 

Seniority
Premiums

 

2015

 

2014

 

Past service cost

 

(106,941

)

(3,035

)

(109,976

)

15,415

 

Business acquisition

 

 

7,198

 

7,198

 

61,638

 

Liquidated obligations

 

 

 

 

(190

)

End of year

 

2,061,882

 

409,843

 

2,471,725

 

2,416,216

 

Fair value of plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

1,540,177

 

588,880

 

2,129,057

 

2,015,702

 

Remeasurement return on plan assets

 

99,253

 

39,942

 

139,195

 

133,336

 

Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations

 

(88,016

)

(32,510

)

(120,526

)

18,442

 

Benefits paid

 

(83,180

)

 

(83,180

)

(38,423

)

End of year

 

1,468,234

 

596,312

 

2,064,546

 

2,129,057

 

Underfunded (overfunded) status of the plan assets

 

Ps.

593,648

 

Ps.

(186,469

)

Ps.

407,179

 

Ps.

287,159

 

 

The changes in the net post-employment liability (asset) in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, are as follows:

 

 

 

Pensions

 

Seniority
Premiums

 

2015

 

2014

 

Beginning net post-employment liability (asset)

 

Ps.

509,319

 

Ps.

(222,160

)

Ps.

287,159

 

Ps.

79,810

 

Net periodic cost

 

17,346

 

20,988

 

38,334

 

157,511

 

Remeasurement of post—employment benefits

 

98,262

 

70,870

 

169,132

 

27,811

 

Benefits paid

 

(31,279

)

(63,365

)

(94,644

)

(39,611

)

Business acquisition

 

 

7,198

 

7,198

 

61,638

 

Ending net post-employment liability (asset)

 

Ps.

593,648

 

Ps.

(186,469

)

Ps.

407,179

 

Ps.

287,159

 

 

The post-employment benefits as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and remeasurements adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Pensions:

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit obligations

 

Ps.

2,061,882

 

Ps.

2,049,496

 

Plan assets

 

1,468,234

 

1,540,177

 

Unfunded status of the plans

 

593,648

 

509,319

 

Remeasurements adjustments (1)

 

98,262

 

28,462

 

Seniority premiums:

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit obligations

 

Ps.

409,843

 

Ps.

366,720

 

Plan assets

 

596,312

 

588,880

 

Overfunded status of the plans

 

(186,469

)

(222,160

)

Remeasurements adjustments (1)

 

70,870

 

(651

)

 


(1)         On defined benefit obligations and plan assets.

 

Pension and Seniority Premium Plan Assets

 

The plan assets are invested according to specific investment guidelines determined by the technical committees of the pension plan and seniority premiums trusts and in accordance with actuarial computations of funding requirements. These investment guidelines require a minimum investment of 30% of the plan assets in fixed rate instruments, or mutual funds comprised of fixed rate instruments. The plan assets that are invested in mutual funds are all rated “AA” or “AAA” by at least one of the main rating agencies. These mutual funds vary in liquidity characteristics ranging from one day to one month. The investment goals of the plan assets are to preserve principal, diversify the portfolio, maintain a high degree of liquidity and credit quality, and deliver competitive returns subject to prevailing market conditions. Currently, the plan assets do not engage in the use of financial derivative instruments. The Group’s target allocation in the foreseeable future is to maintain approximately 20% in equity securities and 80% in fixed rate instruments.

 

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The weighted average asset allocation by asset category as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, was as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Equity securities (1)

 

27.6

%

28.5

%

Fixed rate instruments

 

72.4

%

71.5

%

Total

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

 


(1)         Included within plan assets at December 31, 2015 and 2014, are shares of the Company held by the trust with a fair value of Ps.291,138 and Ps.313,473, respectively.

 

The weighted average expected long-term rate of return of plan assets of 6.9% and 7.0% were used in determining net periodic pension cost in 2015 and 2014, respectively. The rate used reflected an estimate of long-term future returns for the plan assets. This estimate was primarily a function of the asset classes (equities versus fixed income) in which the plan assets were invested and the analysis of past performance of these asset classes over a long period of time. This analysis included expected long-term inflation and the risk premiums associated with equity investments and fixed income investments.

 

The following table summarizes the Group’s plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

Balance as of
December 31, 2015

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Internal Models
with Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Internal Models
with Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

Common stocks (1)

 

Ps.

291,138

 

Ps.

291,138

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Mutual funds (fixed rate instruments) (2)

 

812,695

 

812,695

 

 

 

Money market securities (3)

 

691,044

 

691,044

 

 

 

Other equity securities

 

269,669

 

269,669

 

 

 

Total investment assets

 

Ps.

2,064,546

 

Ps.

2,064,546

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of
December 31, 2014

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Internal Models
with Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Internal Models
with Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

Common stocks (1)

 

Ps.

313,473

 

Ps.

313,473

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

Mutual funds (fixed rate instruments) (2)

 

911,254

 

911,254

 

 

 

Money market securities (3)

 

616,929

 

616,929

 

 

 

Other equity securities

 

287,401

 

287,401

 

 

 

Total investment assets

 

Ps.

2,129,057

 

Ps.

2,129,057

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 

 


(1)         Common stocks are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded. All common stock included in this line item relate to the Company’s CPOs.

(2)         Mutual funds consist of fixed rate instruments. These are valued at the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund.

(3)         Money market securities consist of government debt securities, which are valued based on observable prices from the new issue market, benchmark quotes, secondary trading and dealer quotes.

 

The Group did not make contributions to its plan assets in 2015 and 2014 and does not expect to make significant contributions to its plan assets in 2016.

 

The weighted average durations of the defined benefit plans as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Seniority Premiums

 

14.1 years

 

15.1 years

 

Pensions

 

18.8 years

 

19.6 years

 

 

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16.                               Capital Stock and Long-term Retention Plan

 

Capital Stock

 

The Company has four classes of capital stock: Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares, Series “D” Shares and Series “L” Shares, with no par value. The Series “A” Shares and Series “B” Shares are common shares. The Series “D” Shares are limited-voting and preferred dividend shares, with a preference upon liquidation. The Series “L” Shares are limited-voting shares.

 

The Company’s shares are publicly traded in Mexico, primarily in the form of Ordinary Participation Certificates (“CPOs”), each CPO representing 117 shares comprised of 25 Series “A” Shares, 22 Series “B” Shares, 35 Series “D” Shares and 35 Series “L” Shares; and in the United States in the form of Global Depositary Shares (“GDS”), each GDS representing five CPOs. Non-Mexican holders of CPOs do not have voting rights with respect to the Series “A”, Series “B” and Series “D” Shares.

 

At December 31, 2015, shares of capital stock and CPOs consisted of (in millions):

 

 

 

Authorized
and Issued (1)

 

Held by a
Company’s
Trust (2)

 

Outstanding

 

Series “A” Shares

 

123,273.9

 

(7,864.9

)

115,409.0

 

Series “B” Shares

 

58,982.9

 

(5,642.6

)

53,340.3

 

Series “D” Shares

 

90,086.5

 

(5,227.0

)

84,859.5

 

Series “L” Shares

 

90,086.5

 

(5,227.0

)

84,859.5

 

Total

 

362,429.8

 

(23,961.5

)

338,468.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares in the form of CPOs

 

301,145.5

 

(17,473.1

)

283,672.4

 

Shares not in the form of CPOs

 

61,284.3

 

(6,488.4

)

54,795.9

 

Total

 

362,429.8

 

(23,961.5

)

338,468.3

 

CPOs

 

2,573.9

 

(149.3

)

2,424.6

 

 


(1)         As of December 31, 2015, the authorized and issued capital stock amounted to Ps.4,978,126 (nominal Ps.2,494,410).

(2)         In connection with the Company’s Long-Term Retention Plan described below.

 

A reconciliation of the number of shares and CPOs outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, is presented as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Series “A”
Shares

 

Series “B”
Shares

 

Series “D”
Shares

 

Series “L”
Shares

 

Shares
Outstanding

 

CPOs
Outstanding

 

As of January 1, 2014

 

114,197.5

 

52,920.5

 

84,191.5

 

84,191.5

 

335,501.0

 

2,405.5

 

Acquired (1)

 

(71.1

)

(62.6

)

(99.6

)

(99.6

)

(332.9

)

(2.9

)

Released (1)

 

910.1

 

473.0

 

752.5

 

752.5

 

2,888.1

 

21.5

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

115,036.5

 

53,330.9

 

84,844.4

 

84,844.4

 

338,056.2

 

2,424.1

 

Acquired (1)

 

(518.7

)

(456.5

)

(726.2

)

(726.2

)

(2,427.6

)

(20.7

)

Released (1)

 

891.2

 

465.9

 

741.3

 

741.3

 

2,839.7

 

21.2

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

115,409.0

 

53,340.3

 

84,859.5

 

84,859.5

 

338,468.3

 

2,424.6

 

 


(1)         By a Company’s trust in connection with the Company’s Long-Term Retention Plan described below.

 

Under the Company’s bylaws, the Company’s Board of Directors consists of 20 members, of which the holders of Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares, Series “D” Shares and Series “L” Shares, each voting as a class, are entitled to elect eleven members, five members, two members and two members, respectively.

 

Holders of Series “D” Shares are entitled to receive a preferred dividend equal to 5% of the nominal capital attributable to those Shares (nominal Ps.0.00034412306528 per share) before any dividends are payable in respect of Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares or Series “L” Shares. Holders of Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares and Series “L” Shares are entitled to receive the same dividends as holders of Series “D” Shares if stockholders declare dividends in addition to the preferred dividend that holders of Series “D” Shares are entitled to. If the Company is liquidated, Series “D” Shares are entitled to a

 

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liquidation preference equal to the nominal capital attributable to those Shares nominal Ps.0.00688246130560 per share before any distribution is made in respect of Series “A” Shares, Series “B” Shares and Series “L” Shares.

 

At December 31, 2015, the restated for inflation tax value of the Company’s common stock was Ps.43,869,927. In the event of any capital reduction in excess of the tax value of the Company’s common stock, such excess will be treated as dividends for income tax purposes (see Note 17).

 

Long-Term Retention Plan

 

The Company has adopted a Long-Term Retention Plan for the conditional sale of the Company’s capital stock to key Group employees under a special purpose trust.

 

At the Company’s annual general ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 2, 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved that the number of CPOs that may be granted annually under the Long-Term Retention Plan shall be up to 1.5% of the capital of the Company. As of December 31, 2015, approximately 86.5 million CPOs or CPO equivalents that were transferred to Plan Participants were sold in the open market during 2013, 2014 and 2015. Additional sales will continue to take place during or after 2016.

 

The special purpose trust created to implement the Long-Term Retention Plan as of December 31, 2015 had approximately 204.8 million CPOs or CPO equivalents. This figure is net of approximately 27.0, 24.7 and 24.3 million CPOs or CPO equivalents vested in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Of the 204.8 million CPOs or CPO equivalents approximately 73% are in the form of CPOs and the remaining 27% are in the form of Series “A”, Series “B”, Series “D” and Series “L” Shares. As of December 31, 2015, approximately 114.7 million CPOs or CPO equivalents have been reserved and will become vested between 2016 and 2018 at prices ranging from Ps.59.00 to Ps.90.59 per CPO which may be reduced by dividends, a liquidity discount and the growth of the consolidated or relevant segment Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization, or OIBDA (including OIBDA affected by acquisitions) between the date of award and the vesting date, among others.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the designated Retention Plan trust owned approximately 2.6 million CPOs or CPOs equivalents, which have been reserved to a group of employees, and may be sold at a price at least of Ps.36.52 per CPO, subject to certain conditions, in vesting periods between 2018 and 2023.

 

The Group has determined its share-based compensation expense (see Note 2 (x)) by using the Black-Scholes pricing model at the date on which the stock was conditionally sold to personnel under the Company’s Long-Term Retention Plan, on the following arrangements and weighted-average assumptions:

 

 

 

Long-Term Retention Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year of grant

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 

Number of CPOs or CPOs equivalent granted

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

39,000

 

39,000

 

39,000

 

Contractual life

 

3 years

 

3 years

 

3 years

 

3 years

 

3 years

 

Assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

0.65

%

0.66

%

0.54

%

0.39

%

0.33

%

Expected volatility (1)

 

25

%

27

%

24

%

19.07

%

26.92

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

5.80

%

4.90

%

4.79

%

4.68

%

4.61

%

Expected average life of awards

 

3.01 years

 

2.99 years

 

3.00 years

 

3.00 years

 

3.00 years

 

 


(1)         Volatility was determined by reference to historically observed prices of the Company’s CPOs.

 

A summary of the stock awards for employees as of December 31, is presented below (in Mexican pesos and thousands of CPOs):

 

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2015

 

2014

 

 

 

CPOs or CPOs
Equivalent

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price

 

CPOs or CPOs
Equivalent

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price

 

Long-Term Retention Plan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

129,941

 

51.98

 

108,073

 

52.17

 

Conditionally sold

 

39,000

 

90.59

 

39,000

 

71.68

 

Paid by employees

 

(23,271

)

34.38

 

(16,232

)

35.21

 

Forfeited

 

(1,420

)

57.47

 

(900

)

45.04

 

Outstanding at end of year

 

144,250

 

66.60

 

129,941

 

51.98

 

To be paid by employees at end of year

 

29,578

 

40.43

 

28,551

 

39.46

 

 

As of December 31, 2015, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of the awards under the Long-Term Retention Plan is 1.28 years.

 

As of December 31, 2014, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of the awards under the Long-Term Retention Plan is 1.42 years.

 

17.                               Retained Earnings and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

(a)                                 Retained Earnings:

 

 

 

Legal Reserve

 

Unappropriated
Earnings

 

Net Income for
the Year

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Balance at January 1, 2014

 

Ps.

2,139,007

 

Ps.

47,010,600

 

Ps.

7,748,279

 

Ps.

56,897,886

 

Appropriation of net income relating to 2013

 

 

7,748,279

 

(7,748,279

)

 

Sale of repurchased shares

 

 

(200,973

)

 

(200,973

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

821,626

 

 

821,626

 

Net income for the year 2014

 

 

 

5,386,905

 

5,386,905

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

2,139,007

 

55,379,532

 

5,386,905

 

62,905,444

 

Appropriation of net income relating to 2014

 

 

5,386,905

 

(5,386,905

)

 

Dividends paid relating to 2014

 

 

(1,084,192

)

 

(1,084,192

)

Sale of repurchased shares

 

 

(765,227

)

 

(765,227

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

1,184,524

 

 

1,184,524

 

Net income for the year 2015

 

 

 

10,899,135

 

10,899,135

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

2,139,007

 

Ps.

60,101,542

 

Ps.

10,899,135

 

Ps.

73,139,684

 

 

In accordance with Mexican law, the legal reserve must be increased by 5% of annual net profits until it reaches 20% of the capital stock amount. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s legal reserve amounted to Ps.2,139,007 and Ps.2,139,007, respectively and was classified into retained earnings in consolidated equity. As the legal reserve reached 20% of the capital stock amount, no additional increases were required in 2015, 2014 and 2013. This reserve is not available for dividends, but may be used to reduce a deficit or may be transferred to stated capital. Other appropriations of profits require the vote of the Company’s stockholders.

 

In April 2013, the Company´s stockholders approved the payment of a dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO and Ps.0.002991452991 per share of Series “A”, “B”, “D” and “L” Shares, not in the form of a CPO, which was paid in cash in May 2013, in the aggregate amount of Ps.1,084,192  (see Note 16).

 

In December 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved the payment of a dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO and Ps.0.002991452991 per share of Series “A”, “B”, “D” and “L” Shares, not in the form of a CPO, which was paid in cash in December 2013 in the aggregate amount of Ps.1,084,192 (see Note 16).

 

In 2014, the Company’s stockholders did not approve any dividend payment, as the dividend approved by the Company’s stockholders in December 2013 was in lieu of the annual dividend for 2014 that would otherwise typically have been approved in April 2014.

 

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In April 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the payment of a dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO and Ps.0.002991452991 per share of Series “A”, “B”, “D” and “L” Shares, not in the form of a CPO, which was paid in cash in June 2015 in the aggregate amount of Ps.1,084,192  (see Note 16).

 

Dividends, either in cash or in other forms, paid by the Mexican companies in the Group will be subject to income tax if the dividends are paid from earnings that have not been subject to Mexican income tax computed on an individual company basis under the provisions of the Mexican Income Tax Law. In this case, dividends will be taxable by multiplying such dividends by a 1.4286 factor and applying to the resulting amount the income tax rate of 30%. This income tax will be paid by the company paying the dividends.

 

In addition, the 2014 Tax Reform sets forth that entities that distribute dividends to its stockholders who are individuals or foreign residents must withhold 10% thereof for income tax purposes, which will be paid in Mexico. The foregoing will not be applicable when distributed dividends arise from the “taxed net earnings account” computed on an individual company basis generated through December 31, 2013.

 

As of December 31, 2015, cumulative earnings that have been subject to income tax and can be distributed by the Company free of Mexican income tax amounted to Ps.59,172,036.

 

(b)                                 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:

 

Changes

 

Available-
For-Sale
Investments

 

Warrants
Issued by
UHI

 

Exchange
Differences

 

Remeasurement
of Post-
employment
Benefit
Obligations

 

Cash Flow
Hedges

 

Share of
Equity
Accounts

 

Income Tax

 

Total

 

Accumulated at January 1, 2013

 

Ps.

2,634,506

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

(52,256

)

Ps.

(69,792

)

Ps.

(218,373

)

Ps.

160,601

 

Ps.

(648,802

)

Ps.

1,805,884

 

Changes in other comprehensive income

 

1,881,292

 

 

59,065

 

128,210

 

17,025

 

105,259

 

(602,684

)

1,588,167

 

Accumulated at December 31, 2013

 

4,515,798

 

 

6,809

 

58,418

 

(201,348

)

265,860

 

(1,251,486

)

3,394,051

 

Changes in other comprehensive income

 

3,648,014

 

 

179,154

 

(22,996

)

(43,439

)

25,664

 

(730,444

)

3,055,953

 

Reclassifications

 

(770,941

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(770,941

)

Accumulated at December 31, 2014

 

7,392,871

 

 

185,963

 

35,422

 

(244,787

)

291,524

 

(1,981,930

)

5,679,063

 

Changes in other comprehensive income

 

644,068

 

3,303,182

 

417,205

 

(162,267

)

25,838

 

19,705

 

(985,437

)

3,262,294

 

Reclassifications

 

(5,262,577

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,578,774

 

(3,683,803

)

Accumulated at December 31, 2015

 

Ps.

2,774,362

 

Ps.

3,303,182

 

Ps.

603,168

 

Ps.

(126,845

)

Ps.

(218,949

)

Ps.

311,229

 

Ps.

(1,388,593

)

Ps.

5,257,554

 

 

18.                               Non-controlling Interests

 

Non-controlling interests as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, consisted of:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Capital stock

 

Ps.

1,209,629

 

Ps.

1,330,512

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,137,163

 

3,137,163

 

Legal reserve

 

180,017

 

177,449

 

Retained earnings from prior years (1) (2)

 

6,055,693

 

5,140,060

 

Net income for the year

 

1,426,315

 

1,272,867

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative result from foreign currency translation

 

136,019

 

54,270

 

Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations on defined benefit plans

 

(5,994

)

(2,217

)

 

 

Ps.

12,138,842

 

Ps.

11,110,104

 

 


(1)         In 2015 and 2014, the holding companies of the Sky segment paid a dividend to its equity owners in the aggregate amount of Ps.750,000 and Ps.850,000, respectively, of which Ps.309,985 and Ps.351,334, respectively, were paid to its non-controlling interest.

(2)         In 2015, 2014 and 2013, the stockholders of Radiópolis approved the payment of dividends in the amount of Ps.80,000, Ps.145,000 and Ps.135,000, respectively, of which Ps.40,000, Ps.72,500 and Ps.67,500, respectively, were paid to its non-controlling interest.

 

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Amounts of consolidated current assets, non-current assets, current liabilities and non-current liabilities of Sky and Empresas Cablevisión as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, are set forth as follows:

 

 

 

Sky

 

Empresas Cablevisión

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

Ps.

6,142,504

 

Ps.

5,307,904

 

Ps.

2,901,939

 

Ps.

3,101,945

 

Non-current assets

 

19,245,681

 

18,055,932

 

17,380,310

 

14,716,853

 

Total assets

 

25,388,185

 

23,363,836

 

20,282,249

 

17,818,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

4,721,786

 

4,565,400

 

4,677,388

 

3,412,589

 

Non-current liabilities

 

8,120,983

 

7,695,957

 

2,785,676

 

2,535,611

 

Total liabilities

 

12,842,769

 

12,261,357

 

7,463,064

 

5,948,200

 

Net assets

 

Ps.

12,545,416

 

Ps.

11,102,479

 

Ps.

12,819,185

 

Ps.

11,870,598

 

 

Amounts of consolidated net sales, net income and total comprehensive income of Sky and Empresas Cablevisión for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, are set forth as follows:

 

 

 

Sky

 

Empresas Cablevisión

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Net sales

 

Ps.

19,245,108

 

Ps.

17,487,844

 

Ps.

11,064,540

 

Ps.

9,766,898

 

Net income

 

2,005,446

 

2,072,668

 

949,049

 

827,614

 

Total comprehensive income

 

2,192,936

 

2,171,301

 

948,587

 

828,716

 

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Group did not have dividends payable.

 

Amounts of consolidated summarized cash flows of Sky and Empresas Cablevisión for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, are set forth as follows:

 

 

 

Sky

 

Empresas Cablevisión

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

Ps.

5,078,328

 

Ps.

7,233,426

 

Ps.

4,389,942

 

Ps.

3,421,901

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

(5,766,871

)

(5,176,649

)

(5,020,724

)

(3,225,469

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

(1,771,267

)

(1,679,835

)

(49,456

)

94,142

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

Ps.

(2,459,810

)

Ps.

376,942

 

Ps.

(680,238

)

Ps.

290,574

 

 

19.                               Transactions with Related Parties

 

The principal transactions carried out by the Group with affiliated companies, including equity investees, stockholders and entities in which stockholders have an equity interest, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Revenues, other income and interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royalties, net (Univision) (a)

 

Ps.

4,986,562

 

Ps.

4,212,075

 

Ps.

3,522,746

 

Programming production and transmission rights (b)

 

462,410

 

367,180

 

280,537

 

Telecom services (c)

 

5,288

 

196,392

 

148,926

 

Administrative services (d)

 

43,117

 

38,825

 

59,568

 

Advertising (e)

 

100,024

 

438,681

 

432,123

 

Other income (f)

 

1,038,314

 

 

 

Interest income (g)

 

178,810

 

274,940

 

265,096

 

 

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2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Other finance income (h)

 

2,194,981

 

 

 

 

 

Ps.

9,009,506

 

Ps.

5,528,093

 

Ps.

4,708,996

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donations

 

Ps.

127,641

 

Ps.

126,297

 

Ps.

127,991

 

Administrative services (d)

 

31,142

 

41,502

 

17,849

 

Technical services (i)

 

156,704

 

76,510

 

112,823

 

Programming production, transmission rights and telecom (j)

 

403,500

 

308,907

 

288,990

 

 

 

Ps.

718,987

 

Ps.

553,216

 

Ps.

547,653

 

 


(a)

The Group receives royalties from Univision for programming provided pursuant to a Programming License Agreement (“PLA”), as amended, pursuant to which Univision has the right to broadcast certain Televisa content in the United States for a term that commenced on January 1, 2011 and ends on the later of 2030 or seven and one-half years after the Group has sold two-thirds of its initial investment in UHI made in December 2010. The amended PLA includes a provision for certain yearly minimum guaranteed advertising, with a value of U.S.$69.2 million (Ps.1,104,875), U.S.$73.5 million (Ps.988,032) and U.S.$72.6 million (Ps.919,823) for the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, to be provided by Univision, at no cost, for the promotion of the Group’s businesses. The Group also pays royalties to Univision for programming provided pursuant to a Mexico License Agreement, under which the Group has the right to broadcast certain Univision’s content in Mexico for the same term as that of the PLA (see Notes 3, 9 and 10).

(b)

Services rendered to Univision in 2015, 2014 and 2013, and Televisa CJ Grand in 2015.

(c)

Services rendered to Univision in 2015 and 2014; GTAC in 2015, 2014 and 2013, and GSF in 2014 and 2013. In September 2014, the investment in GSF, including Iusacell, was sold (see Notes 3 and 10).

(d)

The Group receives revenue from and is charged by affiliates for various services, such as equipment rental, security and other services, at rates which are negotiated. The Group provides management services to affiliates, which reimburse the Group for the incurred payroll and related expenses.

(e)

Advertising services rendered to Univision, OCEN and Editorial Clío, Libros y Videos, S.A. de C.V. (“Editorial Clío”) in 2015, 2014 and 2013, and Iusacell in 2014 and 2013.

(f)

Includes in 2015 an exceptional income from Univision in the amount of U.S.$67.6 million (Ps.1,038,314), as a result of the early termination of a technical assistance agreement with Univision, which cash proceeds were received by the Group in April 2015.

(g)

Includes in 2015, 2014 and 2013 interest income from the Group’s investment in convertible debentures issued by UHI in the aggregate amount of Ps.142,010, Ps.228,278 and Ps.215,702, respectively (see Note 9).

(h)

In July 2015, the Group recognized in consolidated other finance income, net, a cash amount of U.S.$135.1 million (Ps.2,194,981) paid by UHI as a payment for the exchange of the Group’s former investment in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI for Warrants that are exercisable for UHI’s common stock (see Notes 3 and 9).

(i)

In 2015, 2014 and 2013, Sky received services from a subsidiary of DirecTV Latin America for play-out, uplink and downlink of signals.

(j)

Received mainly from Univision in 2015, 2014 and 2013, and Iusacell in 2014 and 2013.

 

Other transactions with related parties carried out by the Group in the normal course of business include the following:

 

(1)

A consulting firm controlled by a relative of one of the Company’s directors, has provided consulting services and research in connection with the effects of the Group’s programming on its viewing audience. Total fees for such services during 2015, 2014 and 2013 amounted to Ps.21,526, Ps.22,469 and Ps.22,032, respectively.

(2)

From time to time, two Mexican banks have made loans to the Group, on terms substantially similar to those offered by the banks to third parties. Some members of the Company’s Board serve as Board members of these banks.

(3)

Through April 2014, one of the Company’s directors was member of the Board of, as well as a stockholder of, a Mexican company, which is a producer, distributor and exporter of beer in Mexico. Such company purchases advertising services from the Group in connection with the promotion of its products from time to time, paying rates applicable to third-party advertisers for these advertising services.

(4)

Several other current members of the Company’s Board serve as members of the Boards and/or are stockholders of other companies, some of which purchased advertising services from the Group in connection with the promotion of their respective products and services, paying rates applicable to third-party advertisers for these advertising services.

(5)

During 2015, 2014 and 2013, a professional services firm in which the current Secretary of the Company´s Board maintains an interest provided legal advisory services to the Group in connection with various corporate matters. Total fees for such services amounted to Ps.59,281, Ps.57,968 and Ps.59,733, respectively.

(6)

During 2014 and 2013, a company related to a former director and executive of the Company, purchased unsold advertising from the Group for a total of Ps.313,682 and Ps.350,172, respectively.

(7)

During 2015, 2014 and 2013, a professional services firm in which two current directors of the Company maintain an interest provided finance advisory services to the Group in connection with various corporate matters. Total fees for such services amounted to Ps.16,034, Ps.154,336 and Ps.12,712, respectively.

(8)

A current member of the Company’s Board serves as a member of the Board of a Mexican company, which controls the principal chain of convenience stores in Mexico. Such company entered into an agreement with the Group to sell online lottery tickets from the Group’s

 

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gaming business in its convenience stores. Total fees for such services during 2015, 2014 and 2013 amounted to Ps.9,270, Ps.13,736 and Ps.8,856, respectively.

 

During 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Group paid to its directors, alternate directors and officers an aggregate compensation of Ps.750,208, Ps.648,055 and Ps.547,264, respectively, for services in all capacities. This compensation included certain amounts related to the use of assets and services of the Group, as well as travel expenses reimbursed to directors and officers. Projected benefit obligations related to the Group’s directors, alternate directors and officers amounted to Ps.173,020, Ps.169,135 and Ps.146,686 as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Cumulative contributions made by the Group to the pension and seniority premium plans on behalf of these directors and officers amounted to Ps.144,517, Ps.149,033 and Ps.141,099 as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, the Group has made conditional sales of the Company’s CPOs to its directors and officers under the Long-term Retention Plan.

 

In 2015, the Group established a deferred compensation plan for certain officers of its Cable segment, which will be payable in the event that certain revenue and EBITDA targets (as defined) of a five-year plan are met. Such compensation may be payable in 2020 through a combination of cash and/or Company’s stock rewards granted under the Long-Term Retention Plan. The present value of this long-term employee benefit obligation as of December 31, 2015 and the related service cost for the year ended on that date amounted to Ps.164,028.

 

The balances of receivables and payables between the Group and related parties as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Current receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

UHI, including Univision

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

535,661

 

Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V.

 

 

201,060

 

GSF, including Iusacell

 

 

57,703

 

Other

 

98,388

 

108,828

 

 

 

Ps.

98,388

 

Ps.

903,252

 

Current payables:

 

 

 

 

 

UHI, including Univision (1)

 

Ps.

367,545

 

Ps.

 

DirecTV Group, Inc.

 

47,788

 

 

Other

 

27,702

 

8,564

 

 

 

Ps.

443,035

 

Ps.

8,564

 

 


(1)             During the period ended December 31, 2015, the Group recognized a provision in the amount of Ps.860,456  associated with a consulting arrangement entered into by the Group, UHI and an entity controlled by the chairman of the Board of Directors of UHI, by which upon a qualified initial public offering of the shares of UHI the Group would pay the entity a portion of a defined appreciation in excess of certain preferred returns and performance thresholds of UHI. This amount is partially offset by Ps. 492,911 in receivables from UHI related primarily to the PLA.

 

All significant account balances included in amounts due from affiliates bear interest. In 2015 and 2014, average interest rates of 5.0% and 5.0% were charged, respectively. Advances and receivables are short-term in nature; however, these accounts do not have specific due dates.

 

Customer deposits and advances as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, included deposits and advances from affiliates and other related parties, in an aggregate amount of Ps.663,823 and Ps.874,036, respectively, which were primarily made by UHI, including Univision in 2015 and 2014 and Iusacell and Grupo TV Promo, S.A. de C.V. in 2014.

 

In 2012, a subsidiary of the Company entered into an amended lease contract with GTAC for the right to use certain capacity in a telecommunication network. This amended lease agreement contemplates annual payments to GTAC in the amount of Ps.41,400 through 2029, with an annual interest rate of the lower of TIIE plus 122 basis points or 6%  (see Notes 10, 11 and 13).

 

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20.                               Cost of Sales, Selling Expenses and Administrative Expenses

 

Cost of sales represents primarily the production cost of programming, acquired programming and transmission rights at the moment of broadcasting or at the time the produced programs are sold and became available for broadcast (see Note 8). Such cost of sales also includes benefits to employees and post-employment benefits, network maintenance and interconnections, satellite links, paper and printing, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, leases of real estate property, and amortization of intangible assets.

 

Selling expenses and administrative expenses include primarily benefits to employees, sale commissions, postemployment benefits, share-based compensation to employees, depreciation of property and equipment, leases of real estate property, and amortization of intangibles.

 

The amounts of depreciation, amortization and other amortization included in cost of sales, selling expenses and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Cost of sales

 

Ps.

10,336,861

 

Ps.

8,740,067

 

Ps.

7,513,897

 

Selling expenses

 

951,572

 

739,909

 

675,039

 

Administrative expenses

 

3,652,356

 

2,291,325

 

1,842,510

 

 

 

Ps.

14,940,789

 

Ps.

11,771,301

 

Ps.

10,031,446

 

 

Short-term employee benefits, share-based compensation and post-employment benefits incurred by the Group for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Short-term employee benefits

 

Ps.

17,245,568

 

Ps.

14,728,298

 

Ps.

13,242,633

 

Share-based compensation

 

1,199,489

 

844,788

 

605,067

 

Post-employment benefits

 

38,334

 

157,511

 

143,133

 

 

 

Ps.

18,483,391

 

Ps.

15,730,597

 

Ps.

13,990,833

 

 

21.                               Other Expense, Net

 

Other expense (income) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 is analyzed as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

(Gain) loss on disposition of investment (1)

 

Ps.

(65,599

)

Ps.

4,168,468

 

Ps.

 

Donations (see Note 19)

 

148,159

 

130,846

 

136,225

 

Financial advisory and professional services (2)

 

485,594

 

265,124

 

167,888

 

Loss on disposition of property and equipment

 

366,545

 

281,795

 

92,873

 

Impairment adjustments (3)

 

131,065

 

253,279

 

59,648

 

Other income from Univision (4)

 

(1,038,314

)

 

(370,218

)

Deferred compensation (see Note 19)

 

164,028

 

 

 

Dismissal severance expense

 

342,382

 

58,824

 

48,573

 

Other, net

 

(205,383

)

123,354

 

(51,839

)

 

 

Ps.

328,477

 

Ps.

5,281,690

 

Ps.

83,150

 

 


(1)

In 2014 included a loss on disposition of the Group’s 50% joint interest in GSF (see Notes 3 and 10).

(2)

Includes financial advisory services in connection with contemplated dispositions and strategic planning projects and professional services in connection with certain litigation and other matters (see Notes 3 and 19).

(3)

In 2015, 2014 and 2013 the Group recognized impairment adjustments in connection with goodwill and trademarks in its Publishing business (see Note 12).

(4)

In 2015 this income was related to cash received from Univision in the amount of U.S.$67.6 million (Ps.1,038,314), as a result of the early termination of a technical assistance agreement with Univision. In 2013 this income was related to the release of certain rights with DirecTV held by the Group in the United States.

 

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22.                               Finance (Expense) Income, Net

 

Finance (expense) income, net, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, included:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Interest expense

 

Ps.

(6,239,387

)

Ps.

(5,551,461

)

Ps.

(4,803,151

)

Foreign exchange loss, net

 

(2,426,011

)

(1,391,169

)

(283,821

)

Finance expense

 

(8,665,398

)

(6,942,630

)

(5,086,972

)

Interest income (1)

 

1,027,758

 

1,327,691

 

1,129,955

 

Other finance income, net (2)

 

7,514,784

 

1,286,014

 

4,841,734

 

Finance income

 

8,542,542

 

2,613,705

 

5,971,689

 

Finance (expense) income, net

 

Ps.

(122,856

)

Ps.

(4,328,925

)

Ps.

884,717

 

 


(1)         In 2015 included interest income from the Group’s investment in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI in the amount of Ps.142,010.  In 2014 and 2013, included interest income from the Group’s investments in financial instruments issued by UHI and Ares in the aggregate amount of Ps.450,270 and Ps.358,927, respectively.  In 2015, 2014 and 2013, also included gains from instruments held for trading (see Notes 3, 9, 10 and 14).

(2)         In 2015, 2014 and 2013 other finance income, net, included changes in fair value from an embedded derivative in a host contract related to the Group’s former investment in Convertible Debentures issued by UHI in the amount of Ps.409,196, Ps.1,477,103 and Ps.4,988,479, respectively, as well as gain or loss from derivative financial instruments. In 2015 also included reclassifications in the aggregate amount of Ps.5,262,577 from accumulated other comprehensive income in consolidated equity in connection with cumulative gains related to changes in fair value of the Group’s former available-for-sale investments in Convertible Debentures (Ps.4,718,175) and Imagina (Ps.544,402); and a cash amount of U.S.$135.1 million (Ps.2,194,981) received for the exchange of Convertible Debentures issued by UHI for Warrants that are exercisable for UHI’s common stock. In 2014 also included a Ps.770,941 reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income in consolidated equity in connection with the acquisition of Cablecom in 2014, which was offset by fair value adjustments of the embedded derivative in convertible debt issued by Ares (see Notes 3, 9, 10 and 14).

 

23.                               Income Taxes

 

The income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was comprised of:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Income taxes, current (1)

 

Ps.

7,380,430

 

Ps.

5,043,053

 

Ps.

6,496,684

 

Deconsolidation income taxes — 2014 Tax Reform (2)

 

 

 

7,360,403

 

Income taxes, deferred

 

(1,048,212

)

(2,062,170

)

(10,128,125

)

 

 

Ps.

6,332,218

 

Ps.

2,980,883

 

Ps.

3,728,962

 

 


(1)         In 2013, this line item includes income taxes computed by the Company on a tax consolidated basis for the year ended December 31, 2013, IETU (flat tax) for the year ended December 31, 2013, and amounts resulting from income taxes related to prior years, including the tax payment made in connection with the matter discussed in Note 26.

(2)         In 2013, this line item reflects the effects of the elimination of the tax consolidation regime resulting from the 2014 Tax Reform, which includes the recognition of an additional income tax liability in the aggregate amount of Ps.6,813,595.

 

The Mexican corporate income tax rate was 30% in 2015, 2014 and 2013. In accordance with the 2014 Tax Reform, the corporate income tax rate will be 30% in 2016 and thereafter.

 

2014 Tax Reform

 

In the last quarter of 2013, the Mexican Congress approved a new Tax Reform (the “2014 Tax Reform”), which became effective as of January 1, 2014. Among the tax reforms approved by the Mexican Congress, one of the most relevant changes was the elimination of the tax consolidation regime allowed for Mexican controlling companies through December 31, 2013.

 

As a result of this change, beginning on January 1, 2014, the Company is no longer allowed to consolidate income or loss of its Mexican subsidiaries for income tax purposes and (i) accounted for an additional income tax liability for the elimination of the tax consolidation regime in the aggregate amount of Ps.6,813,595 as of December 31, 2013, of which Ps.6,629,865 was classified as non-current liabilities as of that date; (ii) recognized a benefit from tax loss carryforwards of Mexican companies in the Group in the aggregate amount of Ps.7,936,044 as of December 31, 2013; and (iii) adjusted the

 

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carrying amount of deferred income taxes from temporary differences by recognizing such effects on a separate company basis by using the enacted corporate income tax rate as of December 31, 2013.

 

The effects of income tax payable as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, in connection with the 2014 Mexican Tax Reform, are as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Tax losses of subsidiaries, net

 

Ps.

6,679,444

 

Ps.

6,900,765

 

Dividends distributed among the Group’s entities

 

6,227

 

6,122

 

 

 

6,685,671

 

6,906,887

 

Less: Current portion (a)

 

372,752

 

358,117

 

Non-current portion (b)

 

Ps.

6,312,919

 

Ps.

6,548,770

 

 


(a)         Income tax provision accounted for as income taxes payable in the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

(b)         Income tax provision accounted for as long-term income taxes payable in the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

2010 Tax Reform

 

In December 2009, the Mexican government enacted certain amendments and changes to the Mexican Income Tax Law that became effective as of January 1, 2010 (the “2010 Mexican Tax Reform”). These amendments and changes included, among other, the following provisions: (i) under certain circumstances, the deferred income tax benefit derived from tax consolidation of a parent company and its subsidiaries is limited to a period of five years; therefore, the resulting deferred income tax has to be paid starting in the sixth year following the fiscal year in which the deferred income tax benefit was received; and (ii) the payment of this tax has to be made in installments of 25% in the first and second year, 20% in the third year and 15% in the fourth and fifth year.

 

The effects of income tax payable as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, in connection with the 2010 Mexican Tax Reform, are as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Tax losses of subsidiaries, net

 

Ps.

73,617

 

Ps.

177,918

 

Dividends distributed among the Group’s entities

 

 

 

 

 

73,617

 

177,918

 

Less: Current portion (a)

 

48,458

 

98,563

 

Non-current portion (b)

 

Ps.

25,159

 

Ps.

79,355

 

 


(a)         Income tax provision accounted for as income taxes payable in the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

(b)         Income tax provision accounted for as long-term income taxes payable in the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Maturities of income tax payable, in connection with the 2014 and 2010 Mexican Tax Reforms, are as follows:

 

2016

 

Ps.

421,210

 

2017

 

815,486

 

2018

 

1,482,886

 

2019

 

1,429,058

 

2020

 

1,082,192

 

Thereafter

 

1,528,456

 

 

 

Ps.

6,759,288

 

 

The following items represent the principal differences between income taxes computed at the statutory rate and the Group’s provision for income taxes.

 

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%
2015

 

%
2014

 

%
2013

 

Statutory income tax rate

 

30

 

30

 

30

 

Differences in inflation adjustments for tax and book purposes

 

4

 

3

 

2

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

 

(1

)

Asset tax

 

 

3

 

1

 

Intangible assets and transmission rights

 

 

 

(13

)

Tax loss carryforwards

 

(10

)

(2

)

(59

)

2014 Tax Reform

 

1

 

3

 

53

 

Income tax effect from prior years

 

 

4

 

12

 

Foreign operations

 

(2

)

1

 

 

Disposition of investment

 

10

 

(11

)

 

Share of loss in joint ventures and associates, net

 

 

 

1

 

Change in income tax rate

 

 

 

1

 

Exchange of Convertible Debentures for Warrants of UHI

 

1

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

 

34

 

31

 

27

 

 

The Group has recognized the benefits from tax loss carryforwards of Mexican companies in the Group as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. The years of expiration of tax loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

Year of Expiration

 

Tax Loss
Carryforwards
For Which
Deferred Taxes
Were Recognized

 

2016

 

Ps.

301,129

 

2017

 

227,681

 

2018

 

2,266,548

 

2019

 

1,808,434

 

2020

 

373,418

 

Thereafter

 

29,011,056

 

 

 

Ps.

33,988,266

 

 

As of December 31, 2015, tax loss carryforwards of Mexican companies for which deferred tax assets were not recognized amounted to Ps.1,398,307, and will expire between 2018 and 2025.

 

During 2015 and 2014, certain Mexican subsidiaries utilized operating tax loss carryforwards in the amounts of Ps.2,931,218 and Ps.4,618,251, respectively. During 2013, certain Mexican subsidiaries utilized unconsolidated tax loss carryforwards in the amount of Ps.581,564, which included the operating tax loss carryforwards related to the non-controlling interest of Sky.

 

As of December 31, 2015, tax loss carryforwards of subsidiaries in South America, the United States, and Europe amounted to Ps.1,869,582, and will expire between 2016 and 2035.

 

The deferred income taxes as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were principally derived from the following:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued liabilities

 

Ps.

2,656,354

 

Ps.

1,284,458

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

1,187,427

 

917,269

 

Customer advances

 

2,598,037

 

2,186,836

 

Prepaid expenses and other items

 

 

297,836

 

Tax loss carryforwards

 

10,196,480

 

6,754,354

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

(3,504,137

)

(443,538

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

(954,678

)

(202,002

)

 

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2015

 

2014

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

(1,801

)

(152,491

)

Intangible assets and transmission rights

 

(3,922,230

)

(2,961,129

)

Prepaid expenses and other items

 

(1,188,642

)

 

Deferred income taxes of Mexican companies

 

7,066,810

 

7,681,593

 

Deferred income tax assets of foreign subsidiaries

 

195,348

 

200,410

 

Asset tax

 

402,880

 

435,265

 

Deferred income tax assets, net

 

Ps.

7,665,038

 

Ps.

8,317,268

 

 

The deferred tax assets are in tax jurisdictions in which the Group considers that based on financial projections of its cash flows, results of operations and synergies between subsidiaries, will generate taxable income in subsequent periods.

 

The gross movement on the deferred income tax account is as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

At January 1

 

Ps.

8,317,268

 

Ps.

10,608,778

 

Income statement charge

 

1,048,212

 

2,062,170

 

Tax change relating to components of other comprehensive income

 

386,817

 

(850,090

)

Tax recognized as part of business combinations

 

(2,087,259

)

(3,503,590

)

At December 31

 

Ps.

7,665,038

 

Ps.

8,317,268

 

 

The movement in deferred income tax assets and liabilities during the year 2015 is as follows:

 

 

 

At January 1,
2015

 

Charged
(Credited) to
Income

 

Charged (Credit)
to Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Business
Combinations

 

At December 31,
2015

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued liabilities

 

Ps.

1,284,458

 

Ps.

1,328,869

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

43,027

 

Ps.

2,656,354

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

917,269

 

234,277

 

 

35,881

 

1,187,427

 

Customer advances

 

2,186,836

 

386,827

 

 

24,374

 

2,598,037

 

Prepaid expenses and other items

 

297,836

 

(297,836

)

 

 

 

Tax loss carryforwards

 

6,754,354

 

3,442,126

 

 

 

10,196,480

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

(443,538

)

(3,455,167

)

394,568

 

 

(3,504,137

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

(202,002

)

(323,705

)

 

(428,971

)

(954,678

)

Derivative financial instruments

 

(152,491

)

150,690

 

 

 

(1,801

)

Intangible assets and transmission rights

 

(2,961,129

)

791,643

 

 

(1,752,744

)

(3,922,230

)

Prepaid expenses and other items

 

 

(1,172,065

)

(7,751

)

(8,826

)

(1,188,642

)

Deferred income tax assets of foreign subsidiaries

 

200,410

 

(5,062

)

 

 

195,348

 

Asset tax

 

435,265

 

(32,385

)

 

 

402,880

 

Deferred income tax assets, net

 

Ps.

8,317,268

 

Ps.

1,048,212

 

Ps.

386,817

 

Ps.

(2,087,259

)

Ps.

7,665,038

 

 

The movement in deferred income tax assets and liabilities during the year 2014 is as follows:

 

 

 

At January 1,
2014

 

Charged
(Credited) to
Income

 

Charged (Credit)
to Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Business
Combinations

 

At December 31,
2014

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued liabilities

 

Ps.

1,455,444

 

Ps.

(201,580

)

Ps.

 

Ps.

30,594

 

Ps.

1,284,458

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

753,090

 

162,306

 

 

1,873

 

917,269

 

Customer advances

 

2,480,552

 

(318,046

)

 

24,330

 

2,186,836

 

Intangible assets and transmission rights

 

755,985

 

(690,612

)

 

(65,373

)

 

Prepaid expenses and other items

 

 

269,523

 

13,032

 

15,281

 

297,836

 

Tax loss carryforwards

 

7,936,044

 

(1,185,529

)

 

3,839

 

6,754,354

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

(1,147,683

)

1,567,267

 

(863,122

)

 

(443,538

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

(1,727,736

)

1,678,303

 

 

(152,569

)

(202,002

)

Derivative financial instruments

 

(366,225

)

213,734

 

 

 

(152,491

)

Intangible assets and transmission rights

 

 

400,436

 

 

(3,361,565

)

(2,961,129

)

 

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At January 1,
2014

 

Charged
(Credited) to
Income

 

Charged (Credit)
to Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Business
Combinations

 

At December 31,
2014

 

Prepaid expenses and other items

 

(542,435

)

542,435

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax assets of foreign subsidiaries

 

165,832

 

34,578

 

 

 

200,410

 

Asset tax

 

845,910

 

(410,645

)

 

 

435,265

 

Deferred income tax assets, net

 

Ps.

10,608,778

 

Ps.

2,062,170

 

Ps.

(850,090

)

Ps.

(3,503,590

)

Ps.

8,317,268

 

 

The analysis of deferred tax assets and liabilities is as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets to be recovered after more than 12 months

 

Ps.

14,258,185

 

Ps.

10,000,572

 

Deferred tax assets to be recovered within 12 months

 

5,104,715

 

3,906,937

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities to be paid after more than 12 months

 

(10,767,190

)

(5,485,297

)

Deferred tax liabilities to be paid within 12 months

 

(930,672

)

(104,944

)

Deferred tax assets, net

 

Ps.

7,665,038

 

Ps.

8,317,268

 

 

The tax (charge) credit relating to components of other comprehensive income is as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

Before tax

 

Tax (charge)
credit

 

After tax

 

Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations

 

Ps.

(166,044

)

Ps.

 

Ps.

(166,044

)

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

 

498,954

 

206,520

 

705,474

 

Equity instruments

 

405,132

 

(121,541

)

283,591

 

Cumulative gain in fair value from equity instruments reclassified to other finance income

 

(544,402

)

163,321

 

(381,081

)

Derivative financial instruments cash flow hedges

 

25,838

 

(7,751

)

18,087

 

Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI

 

319,307

 

(95,821

)

223,486

 

Cumulative gain in fair value from Convertible Debentures issued by UHI reclassified to other finance income

 

(4,718,175

)

1,415,453

 

(3,302,722

)

Warrants exercisable for common stock of UHI

 

3,303,182

 

(990,955

)

2,312,227

 

Available-for-sale investments

 

(80,371

)

24,111

 

(56,260

)

Share of income of associates and joint ventures

 

19,705

 

 

19,705

 

Other comprehensive income

 

Ps.

(936,874

)

Ps.

593,337

 

Ps.

(343,537

)

Current tax

 

 

 

Ps.

206,520

 

 

 

Deferred tax

 

 

 

386,817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ps.

593,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

Before tax

 

Tax (charge)
credit

 

After tax

 

Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations

 

Ps.

(27,811

)

Ps.

 

Ps.

(27,811

)

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

 

221,260

 

119,646

 

340,906

 

Equity instruments

 

(328,340

)

98,502

 

(229,838

)

Derivative financial instruments cash flow hedges

 

(43,439

)

13,032

 

(30,407

)

Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI

 

2,058,432

 

(617,530

)

1,440,902

 

Convertible debt instruments issued by Ares

 

670,375

 

(201,112

)

469,263

 

Long-term debt financial instrument issued by Ares

 

54,417

 

(16,325

)

38,092

 

Reclassification to other finance income

 

(770,941

)

231,282

 

(539,659

)

Available-for-sale investments

 

1,193,130

 

(357,939

)

835,191

 

Share of income of associates and joint ventures

 

25,664

 

 

25,664

 

Other comprehensive income

 

Ps.

3,052,747

 

Ps.

(730,444

)

Ps.

2,322,303

 

Current tax

 

 

 

Ps.

119,646

 

 

 

Deferred tax

 

 

 

(850,090

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ps.

(730,444

)

 

 

 

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2013

 

 

 

Before tax

 

Tax (charge)
credit

 

After tax

 

Remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations

 

Ps.

133,863

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

133,863

 

Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

 

64,591

 

15,119

 

79,710

 

Equity instruments

 

254,662

 

(80,657

)

174,005

 

Derivative financial instruments cash flow hedges

 

17,025

 

(717

)

16,308

 

Convertible Debentures due 2025 issued by UHI

 

592,810

 

(212,804

)

380,006

 

Convertible debt instruments issued by Ares

 

100,333

 

(30,100

)

70,233

 

Long-term debt financial instrument issued by Ares

 

(54,184

)

16,255

 

(37,929

)

Available-for-sale investments

 

987,671

 

(309,780

)

677,891

 

Share of income of associates and joint ventures

 

105,259

 

 

105,259

 

Other comprehensive income

 

Ps.

2,202,030

 

Ps.

(602,684

)

Ps.

1,599,346

 

Current tax

 

 

 

Ps.

15,119

 

 

 

Deferred tax

 

 

 

(617,803

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ps.

(602,684

)

 

 

 

The Group does not recognize deferred income tax liabilities related to its investments in associates and joint ventures , as the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of temporary differences arising from these investments. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the deferred tax liabilities in connection with the Group’s investments in associates and joint ventures amounted to an aggregate of Ps.520,946 and Ps.189,624, respectively.

 

IETU

 

Through December 31, 2013, Mexican companies were subject to paying the greater of the Flat Rate Business Tax (“Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Única” or “IETU”) or the income tax. As part of the 2014 Tax Reform, the IETU was eliminated for Mexican companies beginning on January 1, 2014. The IETU was calculated by applying a tax rate of 17.5%. Although the IETU was defined as a minimum tax, it had a wider taxable base as some of the tax deductions allowed for income tax purposes were not allowed for the IETU. Through December 31, 2013, the Company paid primarily regular income tax on a tax consolidated basis.

 

24.                               Earnings per CPO/Share

 

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the weighted average of outstanding total shares, CPOs and Series “A”, Series “B”, Series “D” and Series “L” Shares (not in the form of CPO units), was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Total Shares

 

338,290,942

 

337,550,941

 

CPOs

 

2,423,881

 

2,420,674

 

Shares not in the form of CPO units:

 

 

 

 

 

Series “A” Shares

 

54,662,750

 

54,331,451

 

Series “B” Shares

 

187

 

187

 

Series “D” Shares

 

239

 

239

 

Series “L” Shares

 

239

 

239

 

 

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Basic earnings per CPO and per each Series “A”, Series “B”, Series “D” and Series “L” Share (not in the form of a CPO unit) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are presented as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

Per CPO

 

Per Each
Series “A”,
“B”,
“D” and “L”
share

 

Per CPO

 

Per Each
Series “A”,
“B”,
“D” and “L”
share

 

Per CPO

 

Per Each
Series “A”,
“B”,
“D” and “L”
share

 

Net income attributable to stockholders of the Company

 

Ps.

3.77

 

Ps.

0.03

 

Ps.

1.87

 

Ps.

0.02

 

Ps.

2.71

 

Ps.

0.02

 

 

Diluted earnings per CPO and per Share attributable to stockholders of the Company:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Total Shares

 

362,429,887

 

362,429,887

 

CPOs

 

2,573,894

 

2,573,894

 

Shares not in the form of CPO units:

 

 

 

 

 

Series “A” Shares

 

58,926,613

 

58,926,613

 

Series “B” Shares

 

2,357,208

 

2,357,208

 

Series “D” Shares

 

239

 

239

 

Series “L” Shares

 

239

 

239

 

 

Diluted earnings per CPO and per each Series “A”, Series “B”, Series “D” and Series “L” Share (not in the form of a CPO unit) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, are presented as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

Per CPO

 

Per Each
Series “A”,
“B”,
“D”and “L”
Share

 

Per CPO

 

Per Each
Series “A”,
“B”,
“D”and “L”
Share

 

Per CPO

 

Per Each
Series “A”,
“B”,
“D”and “L”
Share

 

Net income attributable to stockholders of the Company

 

Ps.

3.52

 

Ps.

0.03

 

Ps.

1.74

 

Ps.

0.01

 

Ps.

2.50

 

Ps.

0.02

 

 

25.                               Segment Information

 

Reportable segments are those that are based on the Group’s method of internal reporting.

 

The Group is organized on the basis of services and products. The Group’s segments are strategic business units that offer different entertainment services and products. The Group’s reportable segments are as follows:

 

Content

 

The Content segment categorizes the Group’s sources of content revenue as follows: (a) Advertising; (b) Network Subscription Revenue; and (c) Licensing and Syndication. Given the cost structure of the Group’s Content business, operating segment income is reported as a single line item.

 

The Advertising revenue is derived primarily from the sale of advertising time on the Group’s television broadcast operations, which include the production of television programming and broadcasting of Channels 2, 4, 5 and 9 (“television networks”), as well as the sale of advertising time on programs provided to pay television companies in Mexico and advertising revenue in the Group’s Internet business and the production of television programming and broadcasting for local television stations in Mexico and the United States. The broadcasting of television networks is performed by television repeater stations in Mexico which are wholly-owned, majority-owned or minority-owned by the Group or otherwise affiliated with the Group’s networks.

 

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The Network Subscription revenue is derived from domestic and international programming services provided to independent cable television systems in Mexico and the Group’s direct-to-home (“DTH”) satellite and cable television businesses. These programming services for cable and pay-per-view television companies are provided in Mexico, other countries in Latin America, the United States and Europe. The programming services consist of both programming produced by the Group and programming produced by others.

 

The Licensing and Syndication revenue is derived from international program licensing and syndication fees. The Group’s television programming is licensed and syndicated to customers abroad, including Univision.

 

Sky

 

The Sky segment includes DTH broadcast satellite pay television services in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic. Sky revenues are primarily derived from program services, installation fees and equipment rental to subscribers, and national advertising sales.

 

Cable

 

The Cable segment includes the operation of a cable multiple system in the Mexico City metropolitan area (Cablevisión); the operation of telecommunication facilities through a fiber-optic network that covers the most important cities and economic regions of Mexico and the cities of San Antonio and San Diego in the United States (Bestel); the operation of a cable multiple system covering 60 cities of Mexico (Cablemás); the operation of a cable multiple system covering Monterrey and suburban areas (Cablevisión); the operation of a cable multiple system covering 79 cities of Mexico (Cablecom); and the operation of a cable multiple system covering 67 cities of Mexico (Telecable). The cable businesses derive revenues from cable subscribers, principally from basic and premium television services subscription, pay-per-view fees, installation fees, Internet services subscription and telephone services subscription as well as from local and national advertising sales.

 

Also, the telecommunication facilities business derives revenues from providing data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network.

 

Other Businesses

 

The Other Businesses segment includes the Group’s domestic operations in sports and show business promotion, soccer, feature film production and distribution, gaming, radio, publishing and publishing distribution.

 

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The table below presents information by segment and a reconciliation to consolidated total for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

Total Revenues

 

Intersegment
Revenues

 

Consolidated
Revenues

 

Segment
Income

 

2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

34,332,572

 

Ps.

 1,462,004

 

Ps.

 32,870,568

 

Ps.

14,564,225

 

Sky

 

19,253,526

 

107,197

 

19,146,329

 

8,972,258

 

Cable (3)

 

28,488,313

 

148,887

 

28,339,426

 

11,405,556

 

Other Businesses

 

8,124,337

 

428,831

 

7,695,506

 

753,340

 

Segment totals

 

90,198,748

 

2,146,919

 

88,051,829

 

35,695,379

 

Reconciliation to consolidated amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eliminations and corporate expenses

 

(2,146,919

)

(2,146,919

)

 

(1,960,848

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

(14,660,929

)

Consolidated net sales and income before other expense

 

88,051,829

 

 

88,051,829

 

19,073,602

(1)

Other expense, net

 

 

 

 

(328,477

)

Consolidated net sales and operating income

 

Ps.

 88,051,829

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 88,051,829

 

Ps.

 18,745,125

(2)

 

 

 

Total Revenues

 

Intersegment
Revenues

 

Consolidated
Revenues

 

Segment
Income

 

2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

 34,868,080

 

Ps.

 1,039,950

 

Ps.

 33,828,130

 

Ps.

 15,534,269

 

Sky

 

17,498,586

 

13,982

 

17,484,604

 

8,211,269

 

Cable (4)

 

20,937,250

 

116,258

 

20,820,992

 

7,882,911

 

Other Businesses

 

8,204,060

 

219,434

 

7,984,626

 

651,267

 

Segment totals

 

81,507,976

 

1,389,624

 

80,118,352

 

32,279,716

 

Reconciliation to consolidated amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eliminations and corporate expenses

 

(1,389,624

)

(1,389,624

)

 

(1,478,534

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

(11,563,085

)

Consolidated net sales and income before other expense

 

80,118,352

 

 

80,118,352

 

19,238,097

(1)

Other expense, net

 

 

 

 

(5,281,690

)

Consolidated net sales and operating income

 

Ps.

 80,118,352

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 80,118,352

 

Ps.

 13,956,407

(2)

 

 

 

Total Revenues

 

Intersegment
Revenues

 

Consolidated
Revenues

 

Segment
Income

 

2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

 33,817,614

 

Ps.

 822,694

 

Ps.

 32,994,920

 

Ps.

 15,565,959

 

Sky

 

16,098,262

 

24,143

 

16,074,119

 

7,340,525

 

Cable

 

17,138,795

 

106,271

 

17,032,524

 

6,131,773

 

Other Businesses

 

8,073,364

 

384,216

 

7,689,148

 

822,047

 

Segment totals

 

75,128,035

 

1,337,324

 

73,790,711

 

29,860,304

 

Reconciliation to consolidated amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eliminations and corporate expenses

 

(1,337,324

)

(1,337,324

)

 

(1,192,453

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

(9,846,366

)

Consolidated net sales and income before other expense

 

73,790,711

 

 

73,790,711

 

18,821,485

(1)

Other expense, net

 

 

 

 

(83,150

)

Consolidated net sales and operating income

 

Ps.

 73,790,711

 

Ps.

 

Ps.

 73,790,711

 

Ps.

18,738,335

(2)

 


(1)  This amount represents income before other expense.

(2)  This amount represents consolidated operating income.

 

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(3)         In 2015, Telecable contributed total revenues and segment income to the Group’s Cable segment for the year ended December 31, 2015, in the amount of Ps.2,106,706 and Ps.1,022,994, respectively, as the Group began to consolidate the Telecable results of operations beginning in January 2015 (see Note 3).

 

(4)         In 2014, Cablecom contributed total revenues and segment income to the Group’s Cable segment for the four months ended December 31, 2014, in the amount of Ps.1,369,753 and Ps.638,196, respectively, as the Group began to consolidate the Cablecom results of operations beginning in September 2014 (see Note 3). Had Cablecom been consolidated from January 1, 2014, total revenues and segment income of the Group’s Cable segment for the year ended December 31, 2014 would have increased in Ps.2,593,323 and Ps.1,223,277, respectively.

 

Accounting Policies

 

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Group’s summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 2). The Group evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on operating income before depreciation and amortization.

 

Intersegment Revenue

 

Intersegment revenue consists of revenues derived from each of the segments principal activities as provided to other segments.

 

The Group accounts for intersegment revenues as if the revenues were from third parties, that is, at current market prices.

 

Allocation of Corporate Expenses

 

Non-allocated corporate expenses include payroll for certain executives, related employee benefits and other general than are not subject to be allocated within the Group’s business segments.

 

The table below presents segment information about assets, liabilities, and additions to property, plant and equipment as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

Segment Assets
at Year-End

 

Segment
Liabilities
at Year-End

 

Additions to
Property, Plant
and Equipment

 

2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

 113,461,639

 

Ps.

 43,668,182

 

Ps.

 2,641,189

 

Sky

 

25,199,299

 

9,190,384

 

5,561,502

 

Cable

 

66,971,510

 

18,222,294

 

17,166,959

 

Other Businesses

 

11,375,305

 

3,169,793

 

333,419

 

Total

 

Ps.

 217,007,753

 

Ps.

 74,250,653

 

Ps.

 25,703,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

 89,251,814

 

Ps.

 42,386,661

 

Ps.

 2,319,616

 

Sky

 

23,016,509

 

12,012,642

 

5,154,341

 

Cable

 

64,397,382

 

14,166,918

 

9,487,903

 

Other Businesses

 

9,821,144

 

3,173,595

 

160,456

 

Total

 

Ps.

 186,486,849

 

Ps.

 71,739,816

 

Ps.

 17,122,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

Ps.

 70,710,221

 

Ps.

 38,646,427

 

Ps.

 1,897,619

 

Sky

 

21,099,963

 

11,377,840

 

5,095,984

 

Cable

 

34,127,143

 

8,031,719

 

7,633,784

 

Other Businesses

 

9,282,897

 

2,530,508

 

243,285

 

 

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Segment Assets
at Year-End

 

Segment
Liabilities
at Year-End

 

Additions to
Property, Plant
and Equipment

 

Total

 

Ps.

 135,220,224

 

Ps.

 60,586,494

 

Ps.

 14,870,672

 

 

Segment assets reconcile to total assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Segment assets

 

Ps.

 217,007,753

 

Ps.

 186,486,849

 

Investments attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Content (1)

 

49,778,624

 

39,146,647

 

Cable

 

574,751

 

595,672

 

Goodwill attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Content

 

318,942

 

644,046

 

Cable

 

13,793,684

 

8,583,249

 

Other Businesses

 

 

95,478

 

Total assets

 

Ps.

 281,473,754

 

Ps.

 235,551,941

 

 


(1)         Includes goodwill attributable to equity investments of Ps.359,613 in 2015 and 2014 (see Note 10).

 

Equity method gain recognized in income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 attributable to equity investments in Content, was Ps.50,498, Ps.238,684 and Ps.184,564, respectively.

 

Equity method loss recognized in income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 attributable to equity investments in Cable, was Ps.15,099, Ps.225,511 and Ps.5,840,571, respectively.

 

Segment liabilities reconcile to total liabilities as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Segment liabilities

 

Ps.

 74,250,653

 

Ps.

 71,739,816

 

Debt not allocated to segments

 

107,701,324

 

75,897,044

 

Total liabilities

 

Ps.

 181,951,977

 

Ps.

 147,636,860

 

 

Geographical segment information:

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

 

Segment Assets
at Year-End

 

Additions to
Property, Plant
and Equipment

 

2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico

 

Ps.

 75,926,603

 

Ps.

 208,022,938

 

Ps.

 25,290,033

 

Other countries

 

12,125,226

 

8,984,815

 

413,036

 

 

 

Ps.

 88,051,829

 

Ps.

 217,007,753

 

Ps.

 25,703,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico

 

Ps.

 69,163,347

 

Ps.

 178,704,058

 

Ps.

 16,578,044

 

Other countries

 

10,955,005

 

7,782,791

 

544,272

 

 

 

Ps.

 80,118,352

 

Ps.

 186,486,849

 

Ps.

 17,122,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico

 

Ps.

 63,747,899

 

Ps.

 129,048,024

 

Ps.

 14,537,604

 

Other countries

 

10,042,812

 

6,172,200

 

333,068

 

 

 

Ps.

 73,790,711

 

Ps.

 135,220,224

 

Ps.

 14,870,672

 

 

Net sales are attributed to geographical segment based on the location of customers.

 

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Net sales from external customers for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are presented by sale source, as follows:

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Services

 

Ps.

 67,452,100

 

Ps.

 61,764,168

 

Ps.

 57,255,507

 

Royalties

 

7,097,435

 

6,058,932

 

5,321,561

 

Goods

 

2,415,371

 

2,204,680

 

2,163,696

 

Leases (1)

 

11,086,923

 

10,090,572

 

9,049,947

 

Total

 

Ps.

 88,051,829

 

Ps.

 80,118,352

 

Ps.

 73,790,711

 

 


(1)         This line includes primarily revenue from leasing set-top equipment to subscribers in the Sky and Cable segments, which is recognized when services are rendered to such subscribers. Set-top equipment is part of the Group’s property and equipment and is leased to subscribers through operating lease contracts.

 

26.                               Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Group had commitments for programming and transmission rights, mainly related to special events, in the aggregate amount of U.S.$55 million (Ps.947,465) and U.S.$897.8 million (Ps.15,455,836), respectively, with various payment commitments between 2016 and 2030.

 

At December 31, 2015, the Group had commitments in an aggregate amount of Ps.449,671, of which Ps.60,991 were commitments related to gaming operations, Ps.37,798 were commitments to acquire television technical equipment, Ps.96,219 were commitments for the acquisition of software and related services, and Ps.254,663 were construction commitments for building improvements and technical facilities.

 

In connection with a long-term credit facility, the Group will provide financing to GTAC in 2016 in the principal amount of Ps.60,000 (see Note 10).

 

At December 31, 2015, the Group had the following aggregate minimum annual commitments for the use of satellite transponders:

 

 

 

Thousands of
U.S. Dollars

 

2016

 

U.S.$

9,904

 

2017

 

9,842

 

2018

 

4,009

 

2019

 

642

 

2020 and thereafter

 

 

 

 

U.S.$

24,397

 

 

The Group leases facilities, primarily for its Gaming business, under operating leases expiring through 2047.

 

As of December 31, 2015, non-cancellable annual lease commitments (undiscounted) are as follows:

 

2016

 

Ps.

 638,756

 

2017

 

542,200

 

2018

 

509,960

 

2019

 

416,963

 

2020

 

424,113

 

Thereafter

 

596,503

 

 

 

Ps.

 3,128,495

 

 

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On March 6, 2014, the IFT issued a decision whereby it determined that the Company, together with certain subsidiaries with concessions to provide broadcast television, are preponderant economic agents in the broadcasting sector in Mexico (together, the “Preponderant Economic Agent”). The Preponderance Decision imposes on the Preponderant Economic Agent various measures, terms, conditions and restrictive obligations, some of which may adversely affect the activities and businesses of the Group’s broadcasting businesses, as well as their results of operations and financial condition. Among these measures, terms, conditions and restrictive obligations are included the following:

 

Infrastructure sharing — The Preponderant Economic Agent must make its passive broadcasting infrastructure (as defined) available to third-party concessionaries of broadcast television (as defined) for commercial purposes in a non-discriminatory and non-exclusive manner.

 

Advertising sales — The preponderant Economic Agent must deliver to IFT and publish the terms and conditions of certain broadcast advertising services and fee structures, including commercials, packages, discount plans and any other commercial offerings.

 

Prohibition on acquiring certain exclusive content — The Preponderant Economic Agent may not acquire transmission rights, on an exclusive basis, for any location within Mexico with respect to certain relevant content, determined by IFT.

 

Over-the-air channels — When the Preponderant Economic Agent offers any of its over-the-air channels, or channels that have at least 50% of the programming that is broadcast daily in certain time on such channels, to its affiliates, subsidiaries, related partiers and third parties, for distribution through a different technological platform than over-the-air-broadcast television, the Preponderant Economic Agent must offer these channels to any other person that asks for distribution over the same platform as the Preponderant Economic Agent has offered, on the same terms and conditions.

 

Prohibition on participating in “buyers’ clubs” or syndicates to acquire audiovisual content, without IFT’s prior approval — The Preponderant Economic Agent may not enter into or remain a member of any “buyers’ club” or syndicates of audiovisual content unless it has received the prior approval of IFT.

 

There are currently no judgments or orders that would require the Group to divest any of the assets as a result of being declared a Preponderant Economic Agent in the broadcasting sector.

 

Contingencies

 

In 2011, the Administrative Tax System, or SAT, of the Mexican Ministry of Finance, determined a tax assessment against Televisa for alleged wrongful deductions of losses in the payment of its income tax for the year 2005. In April 2013, the claim filed by Televisa contending such assessment was ultimately resolved with a payment by Televisa to the SAT in the amount of Ps.343,254 (see Note 23).

 

In March 2015, the investigative authority of the IFT issued a preliminary opinion that presumed the probable existence of substantial power in the market of restricted television and audio services in Mexico, with respect to the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. On September 30, 2015, the Governing Board of the IFT determined that the Group does not have substantial power in such market (“IFT Resolution”). Although this resolution is final at the administrative level, certain third parties have filed amparo proceedings challenging the constitutionality of the IFT Resolution; those challenges are still under review by the relevant courts and the Company’s managements is unable to predict the outcome of those challenges.

 

There are several other legal actions and claims pending against the Group which are filed in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of the Company’s management, none of these actions and claims is expected to have a material adverse effect on the Group’s financial statements as a whole; however, the Company’s management is unable to predict the outcome of any of these legal actions and claims.

 

27.                               Events after the Reporting Period

 

In February 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a proposal for a dividend of Ps. 0.35 per CPO payable in the second quarter of 2016, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders.

 

In March 2016, the Group announced the acquisition of the remaining 50% equity interest of TVI in the aggregate amount of Ps.6,750,000, including the assumption of long-term liabilities in the aggregate amount of Ps.4,750,000 with maturities between 2017 and 2020, and a cash payment of Ps.2,000,000. Until such acquisition is completed in the second half of 2016, a non-controlling interest will participate as a shareholder of CVQ, a direct subsidiary of the Company. This transaction

 

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also provides for the acquisition of the non-controlling interest in CVQ in the amount of Ps.1,258,000, which is included in the total amount of the transaction. This transaction complies with the guidelines and timetable established in the authorization by the IFT. With the ownership of the 100% of the equity interest of TVI, the Group will be better positioned to exploit efficiencies and economies of scale among all its cable operations throughout Mexico and continue expanding its offer of video, voice and data services. The effect of this transaction in the equity attributable to stockholders of the Company as of March 31, 2016, is estimated as follows:

 

 

 

Acquisition of a
Non-controlling
Interest

 

Carrying value of the non-controlling interest in TVI

 

Ps.

 768,703

 

Consideration for the 50% equity interest of TVI

 

 

 (5,492,000

)

Decrease in retained earnings attributable to stockholders of the Company

 

Ps.

 (4,723,297

)

 

In March 2016, (i) Sky entered into long-term debt agreements with two Mexican banks in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.5,500,000, with maturities between 2021 and 2023 and interest payable on a monthly basis at an annual rate in the range of 7.0% and 7.13%, and prepaid an intercompany long-term loan in the principal amount of Ps.3,500,000; and (ii) the Company prepaid a portion of its Mexican peso outstanding long-term loans with original maturities between 2016 and 2017 in the aggregate principal amount of Ps.3,532,000.

 

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