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FMXUF Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB DE (PK)

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Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

27/07/2018 1:46pm

Edgar (US Regulatory)


 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of July 2018

 

FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A.B. DE C.V.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Mexican Economic Development, Inc.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

United Mexican States

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

General Anaya No. 601 Pte.
Colonia Bella Vista
Monterrey, Nuevo León 64410
México

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports

under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

Form 20-F    x    Form 40-F   ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as

permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _______

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as

permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _______

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this

Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes      ¨   No      x

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in

connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_____________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEMSA Announces Second Quarter 2018 Results

 

Monterrey, Mexico, July 27, 2018 — Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) announced today its operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2018.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

 

· 8.6% revenue growth at FEMSA Consolidated
· 130 basis points of gross margin expansion at FEMSA Comercio’s Retail Division
· 180 basis points of operating margin expansion at FEMSA Comercio’s Health Division
· Operating margin recovery to 0.7% of total revenues at FEMSA Comercio’s Fuel Division
· 2.7% volume growth at Coca-Cola FEMSA Brazil

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2018

Change vs. same period of last year

 

    Revenues     Gross Profit     Income
from Operations
    Same-Store Sales  
    2Q18     YTD18     2Q18     YTD18     2Q18     YTD18     2Q18     YTD18  
FEMSA CONSOLIDATED     8.6 %     7.2 %     8.3 %     7.4 %     3.0 %     2.3 %                
FEMSA COMERCIO                                                                
Retail Division     9.7 %     11.7 %     13.7 %     14.4 %     7.7 %     12.4 %     3.0 %     5.1 %
Health Division     17.1 %     10.1 %     22.5 %     15.3 %     93.3 %     57.9 %     11.8 %     6.2 %
Fuel Division     21.5 %     18.9 %     50.9 %     46.7 %     N.S.       N.S.       5.0 %     4.3 %
COCA-COLA FEMSA     3.9 %     2.0 %     0.6 %     0.4 %     (3.3 )%     (4.8 )%                

 

Eduardo Padilla, FEMSA’s CEO, commented:

 

“Our results for the second quarter were solid. FEMSA Comercio’s Retail Division again showed healthy trends across its income statement, particularly considering the tough comparison base from the Holy Week calendar shift, as well as a record pace of expansion. The Health Division delivered encouraging results across its markets, reflecting improved commercial activity and more effective execution. For its part, the Fuel Division again faced a low comparison base and thus delivered another quarter of margin recovery, in spite of soft volumes, as well as an improved rate of unit growth. And at Coca-Cola FEMSA, we saw resilient top line performance in Mexico driven by strong pricing, as well as sustained positive volume trends in Brazil, despite the challenging macro environment. Furthermore, during the quarter we took a couple of important steps in our consolidation efforts in the region by announcing the expansion of our bottling operations in Guatemala and the addition of Uruguay to our platform.

 

In terms of macroeconomic trends, the consumer environment in our key Mexico market has been stable, as evidenced by OXXO’s six-month comparable sales growth of 5.1 percent, right in line with our long term expectations. Other variables such as the peso-dollar exchange rate, have improved slightly in recent weeks, which is encouraging. But Mexico is not immune to global concerns on international trade, and there are other macro questions to be answered in the near future. Beyond Mexico, we also face challenges and uncertainties in several markets, so we remain vigilant as ever as we continue to execute our strategy across businesses.”

 

 

 

 

  

 

Results are compared to the same period of previous year

 

femsa consolidated

 

FEMSA CONSOLIDATED

2Q18 Financial Summary

(Millions of Ps.)

    2Q18     2Q17     Var.  
Revenues     124,708       114,801       8.6 %
Income from Operations     10,733       10,425       3.0 %
Income from Operations Margin (%)     8.6       9.1       -50 bps  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     15,744       15,284       3.0 %
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA) Margin (%)     12.6       13.3       -70 bps  
Net Income     10,777       6,418       67.9 %

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Millions of Ps.)

As of June 30, 2018   Ps.     US$ 3  
Cash     53,876       2,742  
Short-term debt     14,302       728  
Long-term debt     120,296       6,122  
Net debt 4     80,722       4,108  

 

Total revenues increased 8.6% in 2Q18 compared to 2Q17, mainly reflecting solid growth across FEMSA Comercio’s three divisions. On an organic basis, 1 total revenues grew 8.9%.

 

Gross profit increased 8.3%. Gross margin decreased 10 basis points, reflecting a contraction in Coca-Cola FEMSA’s gross margin driven by higher costs for raw materials in certain markets, partially offset by solid gross margin expansion across FEMSA Comercio’s three divisions.

 

Income from operations increased 3.0%. On an organic basis, 1 it decreased 1.2%. Consolidated operating margin decreased 50 basis points to 8.6% of total revenues, mostly driven by: i) margin contraction at Coca-Cola FEMSA, reflecting a non-cash operating foreign exchange loss in Mexico coupled with additional expenses related to their recent acquisitions, and ii) margin contraction at FEMSA Comercio’s Retail Division, driven by lower sales growth from the negative Holy Week calendar shift.

 

Our effective income tax rate was 32.3% compared to 26.8% in 2Q17. 

 

Net consolidated income increased 67.9%, mainly driven by a non-cash foreign exchange gain related to FEMSA’s U.S. dollar-denominated cash position as impacted by the depreciation of the Mexican peso, and to a lesser extent, by a lower interest expense and an increase in income from operations. As is customary, for 2Q18 we are using Heineken’s 1Q18 net income figure translated at the 2Q18 exchange rate.

 

Net majority income was Ps. 2.46 per FEMSA Unit 2 and US$ 1.25 per FEMSA ADS.

 

Capital expenditures amounted to Ps. 6,347 million, reflecting higher investments across all business units.

 

 

1 Excludes the effects of significant mergers and acquisitions in the last twelve month and the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Venezuela in 2017. The cumulative results of the year Includes the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines Inc., as if consolidation had taken place at January 2017.

2 FEMSA Units consist of FEMSA BD Units and FEMSA B Units. Each FEMSA BD Unit is comprised of one Series B Share, two Series D-B Shares and two Series D-L Shares. Each FEMSA B Unit is comprised of five Series B Shares. The number of FEMSA Units outstanding as of June 30, 2018 was 3,578,226,270, equivalent to the total number of FEMSA Shares outstanding as of the same date, divided by 5.

3 The exchange rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for June 29, 2018 was 19.6495 MXN per USD.

4 Includes the effect of derivative financial instruments on long-term debt.

 

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FEMSA COMERCIO – RETAIL DIVISION

 

FEMSA COMERCIO – RETAIL DIVISION

2Q18 Financial Summary

(Millions of Ps. except same-stores sales)

    2Q18     2Q17     Var.  
Same-store sales (thousands of Ps.)     802       778       3.0 %
Revenues     43,517       39,660       9.7 %
Income from Operations     3,519       3,268       7.7 %
Income from Operations Margin (%)     8.1       8.2       -10 bps  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     4,844       4,427       9.4 %
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA) Margin (%)     11.1       11.2       -10 bps  

 

 

 

Total revenues increased 9.7% in 2Q18 compared to 2Q17, reflecting the opening of 483 net new OXXO stores in the quarter to reach 1,472 total net new store openings for the last twelve months, ahead of schedule and showing success in our effort to shift more openings toward the first half of the year. As of June 30, 2018, FEMSA Comercio’s Retail Division had a total of 17,246 OXXO stores. OXXO’s same-store sales increased an average of 3.0%, reflecting resilient consumer demand, partially offset by the negative Holy Week calendar shift. This performance was driven by 2.1% growth in average customer ticket and an increase of 1.0% in store traffic.

 

Gross profit increased by 13.7%, resulting in a gross margin expansion of 130 basis points to 38.3% of total revenues. This expansion mainly reflects: i) sustained growth of the services category, including income from financial services, ii) healthy trends in our commercial income activity, and iii) increased and more efficient promotional programs with our key supplier partners.

 

Income from operations increased 7.7%. Operating expenses increased 15.5% to Ps. 13,153 million, above revenues, mainly reflecting: i) our continuing initiative to strengthen our compensation structure of key in-store personnel, in a tightening labor market, ii) increased secure cash transportation costs driven by incremental volume and higher fuel costs, and iii) the accelerated pace of store openings during the quarter, which put pressure on our operating leverage. Operating margin decreased 10 basis points to 8.1% of total revenues.

 

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FEMSA COMERCIO – HEALTH DIVISION

 

FEMSA COMERCIO – HEALTH DIVISION

2Q18 Financial Summary

(Millions of Ps. except same-stores sales)

    2Q18     2Q17     Var.  
Same-store sales (thousands of Ps.)     1,615       1,444       11.8 %
Revenues     13,380       11,431       17.1 %
Income from Operations     634       328       93.3 %
Income from Operations Margin (%)     4.7       2.9       180 bps  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     886       561       57.9 %
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA) Margin (%)     6.6       4.9       170 bps  

 

 

 

Total revenues increased 17.1% in 2Q18 compared to 2Q17, mainly driven by growth in our South American operations as well as gradually improving trends in Mexico. As of June 30, 2018, FEMSA Comercio’s Health Division had a total of 2,251 points of sale across our territories, reflecting the addition of 16 net new stores in the quarter to reach 97 total net new store openings for the last twelve months. Same-store sales for drugstores increased by an average of 11.8%, reflecting a positive currency translation effect related to the depreciation of the Mexican peso compared to the Chilean and Colombian pesos in our operations in South America.

 

Gross profit increased by 22.5%, resulting in a gross margin expansion of 140 basis points to 30.6% of total revenues, reflecting: i) commercial activity driving positive margin mix and more effective execution across markets, ii) benefits from the incipient leverage of our recently integrated operating platform in Mexico, and iii) a favorable comparison base from last year.

 

Income from operations increased 93.3%. Operating expenses increased 14.8% to Ps. 3,459 million, below revenues. Operating margin expanded 180 basis points to 4.7% of total revenues reflecting the sales growth and gross margin expansion as described above, combined with tailwinds such as: i) the strength of the Chilean and Colombian pesos relative to the Mexican peso during the second quarter, and ii) increased operating leverage generated by tight expense control and our recently integrated platform in Mexico.

 

July 27, 2018   4

 

 

FEMSA COMERCIO – FUEL DIVISION

 

FEMSA COMERCIO – FUEL DIVISION

2Q18 Financial Summary

(Millions of Ps. except same-stations sales)

    2Q18     2Q17     Var.  
Same-station sales (thousands of Ps.)     8,515       8,111       5.0 %
Revenues     11,511       9,473       21.5 %
Income from Operations     82       2       N.S.  
Income from Operations Margin (%)     0.7       -       70 bps  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     122       37       N.S.  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA) Margin (%)     1.1       0.4       70 bps  

 

 

  

Total revenues increased 21.5% in 2Q18 compared to 2Q17, reflecting the addition of 32 net new OXXO GAS stations in the quarter to reach 109 total net new stations for the last twelve months. As of June 30, 2018, FEMSA Comercio’s Fuel Division had a total of 499 OXXO GAS service stations. Same-station sales increased an average of 5.0%, as average price per liter increased by 13.6%, while average volume decreased 7.6%.

 

Gross profit increased by 50.9% resulting in a gross margin recovery of 160 basis points to 8.0% of total revenues, reflecting a low comparable base as gross profit per liter remained flat in 2Q17 versus 2016 in peso terms.

 

Income from operations increased significantly. Operating expenses increased 37.9% to Ps. 834 million, above revenues. However, operating margin recovered 70 basis points to 0.7% of total revenues, reflecting better operating leverage that more than offset higher regulatory expenses, information technology upgrades, and expansion-related investments.

 

July 27, 2018   5

 

 

 

Results are compared to the same period of previous year

 

femsa consolidated

 

FEMSA CONSOLIDATED

Financial Summary for the First Six Months

(Millions of Ps.)

    2018     2017     Var.  
Revenues     240,046       224,020       7.2 %
Income from Operations     19,142       18,708       2.3 %
Income from Operations Margin (%)     8.0       8.4       -40 bps  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     28,750       28,128       2.2 %
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA) Margin (%)     12.0       12.6       -60 bps  
Net Income     12,254       13,307       (7.9 )%

 

Total revenues increased 7.2%, mainly reflecting solid growth at FEMSA Comercio’s three divisions. On an organic basis, 1 total revenues increased 7.1%.

 

Gross profit increased 7.4%. Gross margin increased 10 basis points to 36.3% of total revenues, reflecting gross margin expansion across FEMSA Comercio’s three divisions.

 

Income from operations increased 2.3%. On an organic basis, 1 it decreased 1.0%. Our consolidated operating margin decreased 40 basis points to 8.0% of total revenues, reflecting: i) an operating margin contraction in Coca-Cola FEMSA and FEMSA Comercio Retail Division, and ii) the integration and faster growth of FEMSA Comercio’s three divisions, whose lower margins tend to compress FEMSA’s consolidated margins over time.

 

Net consolidated income decreased 7.9% to Ps. 12,254 million, reflecting: i) an unfavorable comparison base from Coca-Cola FEMSA’s consolidation of the Philippines operations in 2017, which resulted in a lower tax rate and a gain in the other non-operating line, coupled with ii) a decrease in our participation in Heineken’s results, partially offset by a positive foreign exchange gain and lower financing expenses.

 

Net majority income per FEMSA Unit 2 was Ps. 2.46 (US$ 1.25 per ADS).

 

 

1 Excludes the effects of significant mergers and acquisitions in the last twelve month and the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Venezuela in 2017. The cumulative results of the year Includes the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines Inc., as if consolidation had taken place at January 2017.

2 FEMSA Units consist of FEMSA BD Units and FEMSA B Units. Each FEMSA BD Unit is comprised of one Series B Share, two Series D-B Shares and two Series D-L Shares. Each FEMSA B Unit is comprised of five Series B Shares. The number of FEMSA Units outstanding as of June 30, 2018 was 3,578,226,270, equivalent to the total number of FEMSA Shares outstanding as of the same date, divided by 5.

 

July 27, 2018   6

 

 

femsa comercio – retail division

 

FEMSA COMERCIO – RETAIL DIVISION

Financial Summary for the First Six Months

(Millions of Ps. except same-stores sales)

    2018     2017     Var.  
Same-store sales (thousands of Ps.)     766       728       5.1 %
Revenues     82,323       73,730       11.7 %
Income from Operations     5,392       4,797       12.4 %
Income from Operations Margin (%)     6.5       6.5       0 bps  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     8,010       7,087       13.0 %
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA) Margin (%)     9.7       9.6       10 bps  

 

Total revenues increased 11.7%. OXXO’s same-store sales increased an average of 5.1%, driven by a 3.4% increase in average customer ticket and a 1.6% increase in store traffic.

 

Gross profit increased by 14.4%. Gross margin expanded by 90 basis points to 37.2% of total revenues.

 

Income from operations increased 12.4% resulting in an operating margin of 6.5%, in line with 2017.

 

femsa comercio – health division

 

FEMSA COMERCIO – HEALTH DIVISION

Financial Summary for the First Six Months

(Millions of Ps. except same-stores sales)

    2018     2017     Var.  
Same-store sales (thousands of Ps.)     1,581       1,489       6.2 %
Revenues     25,835       23,455       10.1 %
Income from Operations     914       579       57.9 %
Income from Operations Margin (%)     3.5       2.5       100 bps  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     1,417       1,058       33.9 %
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA) Margin (%)     5.5       4.5       100 bps  

 

Total revenues increased by 10.1%. Same-store sales for drugstores increased by an average of 6.2%.

 

Gross profit increased by 15.3%. Gross margin expanded by 130 basis points to 30.1% of total revenues, driven by more efficient and effective commercial activity across markets, and to benefits that are gradually beginning to materialize in Mexico from our integration into a single operating platform.

 

Income from operations increased 57.9% resulting in an operating margin of 3.5%, which represents an expansion of 100 basis points, due to an increased operating leverage.

 

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FEMSA COMERCIO – FUEL DIVISION

 

FEMSA COMERCIO – FUEL DIVISION

Financial Summary for the First Six Months

(Millions of Ps. except same-stations sales)

    2018     2017     Var.  
Same-station sales (thousands of Ps.)     8,339       7,994       4.3 %
Revenues     22,104       18,587       18.9 %
Income from Operations     219       65       N.S.  
Income from Operations Margin (%)     1       0.3       70 bps  
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     296       129       129.5 %
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA) Margin (%)     1.3       0.7       60 bps  

 

Total revenues increased 18.9%. Same-station sales increased an average of 4.3%, driven by an 11.3% increase in the average price per liter and a decrease of 6.2% in the average volume.

 

Gross profit increased by 46.7%. Gross margin recovered by 160 basis points to 8.2% of total revenues, reflecting the fact that gross profit per liter remained flat in peso terms compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Income from operations increased significantly resulting in an operating margin of 1.0%, which represents a recovery of 70 basis points. This increase reflects better operating leverage that more than offsets higher regulatory expenses.

 

coca-cola femsa

 

Coca-Cola FEMSA’s financial results and discussion thereof are incorporated by reference from Coca-Cola FEMSA’s press release, which is attached to this press release or may be accessed by visiting www.coca-colafemsa.com .

 

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CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:

 

Our Second Quarter 2018 Conference Call will be held on: Friday, July 27, 2018, 10:00 AM Eastern Time (9:00 AM Mexico City Time). To participate in the conference call, please dial: Domestic US: (800) 289 0438; International: +1 (323) 794 2423; Conference Id: 3906562. The conference call will be webcast live through streaming audio. For details please visit www.femsa.com/investor .

 

If you are unable to participate live, the conference call audio will be available on http://ir.FEMSA.com/results.cfm .

 

FEMSA is a leading company that participates in the beverage industry through Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world by volume; and in the beer industry, through its ownership of the second largest equity stake in Heineken, one of the world's leading brewers with operations in over 70 countries. In the retail industry it participates through FEMSA Comercio, comprising a Retail Division operating various small-format store chains including OXXO, a Fuel Division, operating the OXXO GAS chain of retail service stations, and a Health Division, which includes drugstores and related operations. Additionally, through its Strategic Businesses unit, it provides logistics, point-of-sale refrigeration solutions and plastics solutions to FEMSA's business units and third-party clients.

 

The translations of Mexican pesos into US dollars are included solely for the convenience of the reader, using the noon buying rate for Mexican pesos as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on June 29, 2018, which was 19.6495 Mexican pesos per US dollar.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report may contain certain forward-looking statements concerning our future performance that should be considered as good faith estimates made by us. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s expectations and are based upon currently available data. Actual results are subject to future events and uncertainties, which could materially impact our actual performance.

 

Seven pages of tables and Coca-Cola FEMSA’s press release to follow

 

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FEMSA

Consolidated Income Statement

Millions of Pesos

 

    For the second quarter of:     For the six months of:  
    2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var.     % Org (A)     2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var.     % Org (A)  
Total revenues     124,708       100.0       114,801       100.0       8.6       8.9       240,046       100.0       224,020       100.0       7.2       7.1  
Cost of sales     78,991       63.3       72,597       63.2       8.8               152,964       63.7       142,916       63.8       7.0          
Gross profit     45,717       36.7       42,204       36.8       8.3               87,082       36.3       81,104       36.2       7.4          
Administrative expenses     4,902       3.9       3,972       3.5       23.4               9,194       3.8       8,093       3.6       13.6          
Selling expenses     29,477       23.7       27,615       24.0       6.7               57,940       24.2       54,445       24.3       6.4          
Other operating expenses (income), net (1)     605       0.5       192       0.2       N.S.               806       0.3       (142 )     (0.1 )     N.S.          
Income from operations (2)     10,733       8.6       10,425       9.1       3.0       (1.2 )     19,142       8.0       18,708       8.4       2.3       (1.0 )
Other non-operating expenses (income)     415               1,376               (69.8 )             603               (1,079 )             (155.9 )        
Interest expense     2,292               2,696               (15.0 )             4,884               5,797               (15.7 )        
Interest income     567               301               88.4               1,334               636               109.7          
Interest expense, net     1,725               2,395               (28.0 )             3,550               5,161               (31.2 )        
Foreign exchange loss (gain)     (5,644 )             504               N.S.               (711 )             2,170               (132.8 )        
Other financial expenses (income), net.     70               (129 )             (154.3 )             326               (844 )             (138.6 )        
Financing expenses, net     (3,849 )             2,770               N.S.               3,165               6,487               (51.2 )        
Income before income tax and participation in associates results     14,167               6,279               125.6               15,374               13,300               15.6          
Income tax     4,581               1,680               172.7               5,182               3,105               66.9          
Participation in associates results (3)     1,191               1,819               (34.5 )             2,062               3,112               (33.7 )        
Net consolidated income     10,777               6,418               67.9               12,254               13,307               (7.9 )        
Net majority income     8,796               4,657               88.9               8,797               8,247               6.7          
Net minority income     1,981               1,761               12.5               3,457               5,060               (31.7 )        
                                                                                                 
Operative Cash Flow & CAPEX     2018       % of rev.       2017       % of rev.       % Var.       % Org (A)       2018       % of rev.       2017       % of rev.       % Var.       % Org (A)  
Income from operations     10,733       8.6       10,425       9.1       3.0       (1.2 )     19,142       8.0       18,708       8.4       2.3       (1.0 )
Depreciation     3,960       3.2       3,775       3.3       4.9               7,778       3.2       7,439       3.3       4.6          
Amortization & other non-cash charges     1,051       0.8       1,084       0.9       (3.0 )             1,830       0.8       1,981       0.9       (7.6 )        
Operative Cash Flow (EBITDA)     15,744       12.6       15,284       13.3       3.0       2.6       28,750       12.0       28,128       12.6       2.2       0.1  
CAPEX     6,347               5,232               21.3               10,437               11,120               (6.1 )        
                                                                                                 
Financial Ratios     2018               2017               Var. p.p.                                                          
Liquidity (4)     1.49               1.73               (0.23 )                                                        
Interest coverage (5)     9.13               6.38               2.75                                                          
Leverage (6)     0.80               0.75               0.05                                                          
Capitalization (7)     30.24 %             27.80 %             2.43                                                          

 

(A) Organic basis (% Org.) Excludes the effects of significant mergers and acquisitions in the last twelve month and the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Venezuela in 2017. The cumulative results of the year Includes the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines Inc., as if consolidation had taken place at January 2017.

(1) Other operating expenses (income), net = other operating expenses (income) +(-) equity method from operated associates.

(2) Income from operations = gross profit - administrative and selling expenses - other operating expenses (income), net.

(3) Mainly represents the equity method participation in Heineken´s results, net.

(4) Total current assets / total current liabilities.

(5) Income from operations + depreciation + amortization & other / interest expense, net.

(6) Total liabilities / total stockholders' equity.

(7) Total debt / long-term debt + stockholders' equity.

Total debt = short-term bank loans + current maturities of long-term debt + long-term bank loans.

 

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FEMSA

Consolidated Balance Sheet

Millions of Pesos

 

ASSETS   Jun-18     Dec-17     % Var.  
Cash and cash equivalents     53,876       96,944       (44.4 )
Investments     24,627       2,160        N.S.  
Accounts receivable     27,095       32,316       (16.2 )
Inventories     34,612       34,840       (0.7 )
Other current assets     18,407       14,928       23.3  
Total current assets     158,617       181,188       (12.5 )
Investments in shares     91,207       96,097       (5.1 )
Property, plant and equipment, net     116,471       116,712       (0.2 )
Intangible assets (1)     151,353       154,093       (1.8 )
Other assets     67,084       40,451       65.8  
TOTAL ASSETS     584,732       588,541       (0.6 )
                         
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS´ EQUITY                        
Bank loans     3,458       2,830       22.2  
Current maturities of long-term debt     10,844       10,760       0.8  
Interest payable     792       976       (18.9 )
Operating liabilities     91,253       90,456       0.9  
Total current liabilities     106,347       105,022       1.3  
Long-term debt (2)     120,296       110,917       8.5  
Labor liabilities     5,547       5,373       3.2  
Other liabilities     27,829       30,317       (8.2 )
Total liabilities     260,019       251,629       3.3  
Total stockholders’ equity     324,713       336,912       (3.6 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     584,732       588,541       (0.6 )

 

    June 30, 2018  
DEBT MIX (2)   % of Total     Average Rate  
Denominated in:                
Mexican pesos     46.8 %     8.1 %
U.S. Dollars     0.9 %     3.0 %
Euros     17.3 %     1.8 %
Colombian pesos     1.9 %     7.1 %
Argentine pesos     0.2 %     36.8 %
Brazilian reais     29.2 %     6.9 %
Chilean pesos     3.7 %     5.5 %
Total debt     100.0 %     6.5 %
                 
Fixed rate (2)     85.6 %        
Variable rate (2)     14.4 %        

 

DEBT MATURITY PROFILE   2018     2019     2020     2021     2022     2023+  
% of Total Debt     9.0 %     10.2 %     8.1 %     9.3 %     1.7 %     61.7 %

 

(1) Includes mainly the intangible assets generated by acquisitions.
(2) Includes the effect of derivative financial instruments on long-term debt.

 

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FEMSA Comercio - Retail Division

Results of Operations

Millions of Pesos

 

    For the second quarter of:     For the six months of:  
    2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var.     2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var.  
Total revenues     43,517       100.0       39,660       100.0       9.7       82,323       100.0       73,730       100.0       11.7  
Cost of sales     26,845       61.7       25,001       63.0       7.4       51,677       62.8       46,932       63.7       10.1  
Gross profit     16,672       38.3       14,659       37.0       13.7       30,646       37.2       26,798       36.3       14.4  
Administrative expenses     973       2.2       806       2.0       20.7       1,840       2.2       1,581       2.1       16.4  
Selling expenses     12,097       27.8       10,525       26.6       14.9       23,262       28.3       20,292       27.5       14.6  
Other operating expenses (income), net     83       0.2       60       0.2       38.3       152       0.2       128       0.2       18.8  
Income from operations     3,519       8.1       3,268       8.2       7.7       5,392       6.5       4,797       6.5       12.4  
Depreciation     1,188       2.7       1,038       2.6       14.5       2,359       2.9       2,051       2.8       15.0  
Amortization & other non-cash charges     137       0.3       121       0.4       13.2       259       0.3       239       0.3       8.4  
Operative cash flow     4,844       11.1       4,427       11.2       9.4       8,010       9.7       7,087       9.6       13.0  
CAPEX     2,431       0       2,026       -       20.0       3,935       0       3,650       -       7.8  
                                                                                 
Information of OXXO Stores                                                                                
Total stores                                             17,246               15,774               9.3  
Net new convenience stores:                                                                                
vs. Last quarter     483               373               29.5                                          
Year-to-date     720               549               31.1                                          
Last-twelve-months     1,472               1,313               12.1                                          
                                                                                 
Same-store data: (1)                                                                                
Sales (thousands of pesos)     801.7               778.1               3.0       765.7               728.4               5.1  
Traffic (thousands of transactions)     23.7               23.4               1.0       22.8               22.4               1.6  
Ticket (pesos)     33.9               33.2               2.1       33.6               32.5               3.4  

 

(A) Organic basis (% Org.) Excludes the effects of significant mergers and acquisitions in the last twelve month

(1) Monthly average information per store, considering same stores with more than twelve months of operations, income from services are included.

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FEMSA Comercio - Health Division

Results of Operations

Millions of Pesos

 

    For the second quarter of:     For the six months of:  
    2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var.     2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var.  
Total revenues     13,380       100.0       11,431       100.0       17.1       25,835       100.0       23,455       100.0       10.1  
Cost of sales     9,287       69.4       8,090       70.8       14.8       18,046       69.9       16,700       71.2       8.1  
Gross profit     4,093       30.6       3,341       29.2       22.5       7,789       30.1       6,755       28.8       15.3  
Administrative expenses     514       3.8       381       3.3       34.9       1,000       3.9       834       3.6       19.9  
Selling expenses     2,923       21.9       2,618       22.9       11.7       5,832       22.5       5,318       22.6       9.7  
Other operating expenses (income), net     22       0.2       14       0.1       57.1       43       0.2       24       0.1       79.2  
Income from operations     634       4.7       328       2.9       93.3       914       3.5       579       2.5       57.9  
Depreciation     166       1.2       151       1.3       9.9       331       1.3       312       1.3       6.1  
Amortization & other non-cash charges     86       0.7       82       0.7       4.9       172       0.7       167       0.7       3.0  
Operative cash flow     886       6.6       561       4.9       57.9       1,417       5.5       1,058       4.5       33.9  
CAPEX     229       0       176       -       30.1       580       0       372       -       55.9  
                                                                                 
Information of Stores                                                                                
Total stores                                             2,251               2,154               4.5  
Net new stores (1) :                                                                                
vs. Last quarter     16               18               (11.1 )                                        
Year-to-date     26               34               (23.5 )                                        
Last-twelve-months     97               120               (19.2 )                                        
                                                                                 
Same-store data: (2)                                                                                
 Sales (thousands of pesos)     1,614.7               1,444.1               11.8       1,581.1               1,489.2               6.2  

 

(1) Aquisitions are included.

(2) Monthly average information per store, considering same stores with more than twelve months of all the operations of FEMSA Comercio - Health Division.

 

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FEMSA Comercio - Fuel Division

Results of Operations

Millions of Pesos

 

    For the second quarter of:     For the six months of:  
    2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var.     2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var.  
Total revenues     11,511       100.0       9,473       100.0       21.5       22,104       100.0       18,587       100.0       18.9  
Cost of sales     10,595       92.0       8,866       93.6       19.5       20,301       91.8       17,358       93.4       17.0  
Gross profit     916       8.0       607       6.4       50.9       1,803       8.2       1,229       6.6       46.7  
Administrative expenses     61       0.5       38       0.4       60.5       113       0.5       74       0.4       52.7  
Selling expenses     771       6.8       563       6.0       36.9       1,468       6.7       1,084       5.9       35.4  
Other operating expenses (income), net     2       -       4       -       (50.0 )     3       -       6       -       (50.0 )
Income from operations     82       0.7       2       -        N.S.       219       1.0       65       0.3        N.S.  
Depreciation     32       0.3       26       0.3       23.1       63       0.3       50       0.3       26.0  
Amortization & other non-cash charges     8       0.1       9       0.1       (11.1 )     14       -       14       0.1       -  
Operative cash flow     122       1.1       37       0.4        N.S.       296       1.3       129       0.7       129.5  
CAPEX     129       0       41       -        N.S.       193       0       79       -       144.3  
                                                                                 
Information of OXXO GAS Service Stations                                                                                
Total service stations                                             499               390               27.9  
Net new service stations                                                                                
vs. Last quarter     32               2                N.S.                                          
Year-to-date     47               8                N.S.                                          
Last-twelve-months     109               55               98.2                                          
                                                                                 
Volume (million of liters) total stations     708               661               7.1       1,382               1,292               6.9  
                                                                                 
Same-stations data: (1)                                                                                
Sales (thousands of pesos)     8,514.5               8,110.8               5.0       8,339.4               7,994.2               4.3  
Volume (thousands of liters)     523.4               566.2               (7.6 )     521.3               555.9               (6.2 )
Average price per liter     16.3               14.3               13.6       16.0               14.4               11.3  
Ticket (pesos)     -               -                                                          

 

(1) Monthly average information per station, considering same stations with more than twelve months of operations.

 

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Coca-Cola FEMSA

Results of Operations

Millions of Pesos

 

    For the second quarter of:     For the six months of:  
    2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var. (A)     % Org. (B)     2018     % of rev.     2017     % of rev.     % Var. (A)     % Org. (B)  
Total revenues     52,086       100.0       50,108       100.0       3.9       4.5       101,799       100.0       99,849       100.0       2.0       1.8  
Cost of sales     29,135       55.9       27,282       54.4       6.8               56,931       55.9       55,175       55.3       3.2          
Gross profit     22,951       44.1       22,825       45.6       0.6               44,868       44.1       44,674       44.7       0.4          
Administrative expenses     2,438       4.7       2,255       4.5       8.1               4,637       4.6       4,419       4.4       4.9          
Selling expenses     13,688       26.3       13,913       27.7       (1.6 )             27,424       27.4       27,749       27.8       (1.2 )        
Other operating expenses (income), net     548       1.1       166       0.3        N.S.               648       0.6       (269 )     (0.3 )      N.S.          
Income from operations     6,276       12.0       6,491       13.0       (3.3 )     (9.5 )     12,159       11.9       12,775       12.8       (4.8 )     (9.4 )
Depreciation     2,478       4.8       2,477       4.9       0.0               4,831       4.7       4,839       4.8       (0.2 )        
Amortization & other non-cash charges     757       1.5       802       1.6       (5.6 )             1,226       1.3       1,387       1.4       (11.6 )        
Operative cash flow     9,511       18.3       9,770       19.5       (2.6 )     (3.3 )     18,217       17.9       19,000       19.0       (4.1 )     (7.1 )
CAPEX     2,722               2,539               7.2               4,587               6,425               (28.6 )        
                                                                                                 
Sales volumes                                                                                                
(Millions of unit cases)                                                                                                
Mexico and Central America     552.2       56.5       543.7       54.7       1.6               1,027.1       54.5       1,016.7       54.2       1.0          
South America     99.9       10.2       124.5       12.5       (19.8 )             218.2       11.6       250.3       13.3       (12.8 )        
Brazil     170.8       17.5       166.3       16.7       2.7               365.6       19.4       356.4       19.0       2.6          
Philippines     154.2       15.8       160.5       16.1       (4.0 )             274.0       14.5       252.8       13.5       8.4          
Total     977.1       100.0       995.0       100.0       (1.8 )             1,884.9       100.0       1,876.3       100.0       0.5          

 

(A) The consolidation of Coca- Cola Philippines started on February 1, 2017 additionally the results from Coca-Cola FEMSA Venezuela are no longer included as of January 1, 2018

(B) Organic basis (% Org.) Excludes the effects of significant mergers and acquisitions in the last twelve month and the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Venezuela in 2017. The cumulative results of the year Includes the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines Inc., as if consolidation had taken place at January 2017.

 

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FEMSA

Macroeconomic Information

 

    Inflation     End-of-period Exchange Rates  
    2Q 2018     LTM (1) Jun-18     Jun-18     Dec-17  
                Per USD     Per MXN     Per USD     Per MXN  
Mexico     -0.72 %     4.67 %     19.86       1.0000       19.74       1.0000  
Colombia     0.50 %     3.19 %     2,930.80       0.0068       2,984.00       0.0066  
Venezuela     387.34 %     12732.12 %     346,399.01       0.0001       22,793.30       0.0009  
Brazil     0.79 %     2.95 %     3.86       5.1515       3.31       5.9660  
Argentina     6.97 %     27.61 %     28.85       0.6885       18.65       1.0583  
Chile     1.04 %     2.20 %     647.95       0.0307       615.22       0.0321  
Philippines     0.51 %     5.27 %     53.52       0.3711       49.92       0.3953  
Euro Zone     2.12 %     2.50 %     0.87       22.9215       0.84       23.5729  

 

(1) LTM = Last twelve months.

 

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2018 SECOND QUARTER AND FIRST SIX MONTHS RESULTS

Mexico City, July 26, 2018, Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: KOFL, NYSE: KOF) (“Coca-Cola FEMSA” or the “Company”), the largest Coca-Cola franchise bottler in the world by sales volume, announces results for the second quarter of 2018.

 

Operational and Financial Highlights

 

· Volumes and financial results of the newly acquired territories in Guatemala were consolidated as of May 1, 2018, while the Uruguay acquisition will be consolidated as of July 1, 2018. Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela was deconsolidated as of December 31, 2017.
· Volumes increased in Brazil and Central America while remaining flat in Mexico; transactions outperformed volumes in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines.
· Revenues increased 3.9%, driven by pricing ahead of inflation in Mexico and Argentina, partially offset by unfavorable currency translation effects.
· Comparable revenues grew 7.8% for the quarter driven by growth in Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala and Mexico.
· Operating income declined 3.3%, while comparable operating income declined 5.9% for the quarter, driven mainly by higher PET costs across most of our operations, a non-cash operating foreign exchange loss in Mexico, additional expenses related to our acquisitions, and higher sweetener costs in the Philippines, partially offset by raw material tailwinds in South America.

· Operating cash flow declined 2.6%, while comparable operating cash flow remained flat.

· Majority net income increased 24.7% during the second quarter of 2018, driven by a reduction in our comprehensive financing result, coupled with a decline in other non-operating expenses as compared to the second quarter of 2017, which included Venezuela.

 

Results Summary

 

  Second Quarter   Year to Date
  as Reported   Comparable (1)   as Reported   Comparable (1)
Expressed in millions of Mexican pesos. 2018 D %   D %   2018 D %   D %
Total revenues 52,086 3.9%   7.8%   101,799 2.0%   7.5%
Gross profit 22,951 0.6%   2.8%   44,868 0.4%   4.2%
Operating income 6,276 (3.3)%   (5.9)%   12,159 (4.8)%   (3.9)%
Operating cash flow (2) 9,511 (2.6)%   (0.0)%   18,217 (4.1)%   0.8%
Net income attributable to equity holders of the company 2,781 24.7%       5,195 (38.3)%    
Earnings per share (3) 1.32         2.47      

 

(2) Operating cash flow = operating income + depreciation + amortization & other operating non-cash charges.
(3) Quarterly earnings / outstanding shares as of the end of the period. Outstanding shares were 2,100.8 million

 

Message from the Chief Executive Officer

 

“In the second quarter, we delivered comparable revenue growth of 7.8%, while protecting our comparable operating cash flow. These results reflect our consistent top-line growth in Mexico, third consecutive quarter of volume growth in Brazil, profitability improvements in South America, and better than expected volume performance in the Philippines—all under complex environments. Importantly, during the quarter, we took important steps to continue consolidating our leadership position in the global beverage market as we announced strategic acquisitions in Uruguay and Guatemala, increasing our geographic footprint to 11 countries worldwide. As we enter the second half of the year, we are encouraged by the positive trends in our core markets and the power of our transformational initiatives: our KOFmmercial Digital Platform enables us to leverage on advanced analytics to deploy targeted initiatives at each point of sale, playing a fundamental role in our improved ability to detect and capture opportunities.” said John Santa Maria Otazua, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

  (1) Comparability

 

Please refer to page 10 for our definition of “comparable” and a description of the factors affecting the comparability of our financial and operating performance.

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Consolidated results for the second quarter

 

Comparable figures:

Revenues: Comparable total revenues grew 7.8% in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017, driven by growth in average price per unit case ahead of inflation in Argentina and Mexico, coupled with volume growth in Brazil and Central America and flat performance in Mexico; partially offset by volume declines in Argentina, Colombia and the Philippines.

 

Transactions: Comparable number of transactions increased 0.4%. Our sparkling beverage category grew 3.2%, driven by 6.3% growth in our colas portfolio, partially offset by a 4.6% decline in flavors. Our positive performance in colas was driven by growth in Brazil, Colombia, and the Philippines, partially offset by a decline in Argentina and Central America. Our still beverage category remained flat, driven mainly by the positive performance of Brazil and Mexico, offset by declines in the rest of our operations. Finally, our water category’s transactions increased by 9.4%, driven by growth across our operations, partially offset by a decline in Argentina.

 

Volume: Comparable sales volume declined 1.4% in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. Our sparkling beverage portfolio’s volume declined 1.0%, driven by a decline in our flavors portfolio that was partially offset by 1.3% growth in our colas portfolio. Our growth in colas was driven by the positive performance of Brazil, Central America, Colombia and Mexico. Our still beverage category’s volume grew 4.6%, driven by Brazil, Central America and Mexico. Our personal water portfolio’s volume grew 3.4% due to positive performance in most of our operations. Finally, our bulk water portfolio’s volume declined 5.4%, driven by a decline in Mexico, partially offset by growth in the rest of our operations.

 

Gross profit: Comparable gross profit grew 2.8%. Our pricing initiatives, lower sweetener prices in most of our operations and favorable currency hedging positions in Mexico and South America were offset by higher PET prices across most of our operations, higher concentrate prices in Mexico, an unfavorable raw material hedging position in Brazil, higher sweetener costs and the inclusion of the excise tax in the Philippines, which is applied as a cost; and the depreciation in the average exchange rate of the Argentine Peso, the Brazilian Real, and the Philippine Peso as applied to our U.S. dollar-denominated raw material costs.

 

Operating Income: Comparable operating income declined 5.9% for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017, driven by non-cash operating foreign exchange loss in Mexico and additional expenses related to our acquisitions.

 

Operating cash flow: Comparable operating cash flow remained flat in the second quarter of 2018.

 

As reported figures:

Revenues: Total revenues increased 3.9% to Ps. 52,086 million in the second quarter of 2018 driven by the consolidation of recently acquired territories in Guatemala as of May 1, 2018, coupled with volume growth in Brazil and Central America and price increases above inflation in Argentina and Mexico. These factors were partially offset by the negative translation effect resulting from the depreciation of the Argentine Peso, the Brazilian Real and the Philippine Peso as compared to the Mexican Peso, combined with the deconsolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela as of December 31, 2017.

 

Transactions: Reported total number of transactions remained flat at 6,699.1 million in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Volume: Reported total sales volume decreased 1.8% to 977.1 million unit cases in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Gross profit: Gross profit increased 0.6% to Ps. 22,951 million, and gross margin contracted 150 basis points to 44.1%.

 

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Equity method: T he reported share of the profits of associates and joint ventures recorded a loss of Ps. 67 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to a loss of Ps. 35 million recorded in the second quarter of 2017. This is mainly due to a loss in our dairy joint venture in Panama, partially offset by gains in our joint ventures in Brazil and in our Jugos del Valle joint venture in Mexico.

 

Operating Income: Operating income decreased 3.3% to Ps. 6,276 million, and operating margin contracted 100 basis points to 12.0% during the second quarter 2018 as compared with the same period of 2017. This decline was driven by non-cash operating foreign exchange loss in Mexico, additional expenses related to our acquisitions, which were partially offset by marketing and freight efficiencies in the Philippines.

 

Other non-operative expenses, net: Other non-operative expenses, net, recorded an expense of Ps. 59 million, compared to an expense of Ps. 1,330 million during the second quarter of 2017 which mainly resulted from the effects of negative currency fluctuations in Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela.

 

Comprehensive financing result: Comprehensive financing result in the second quarter of 2018 recorded an expense of Ps. 1,381 million, compared to an expense of Ps. 1,711 million in the same period of 2017.

 

During the second quarter of 2018, we recorded an interest expense, net, of Ps. 1,589 million, compared to Ps. 1,946 million in the second quarter of 2017. This decrease was driven by the decline of short-term interest rates in Brazil; the average exchange rate depreciation of the Brazilian Real compared to the Mexican Peso as applied to existing Brazilian Real-denominated interest expense; and the reduction of debt in Brazil and Colombia. However, these effects were partially offset by: (i) the financing of Ps. 10,100 million for the acquisition of our new territories in Guatemala and Uruguay; and (ii) interest rate increases in Mexico.

 

In addition, for the second quarter, we recorded a foreign exchange gain of Ps. 268 million as compared to a gain of Ps. 139 million in 2017, which resulted from the quarterly depreciation of the Mexican Peso as applied to our U.S. dollar-denominated cash position.

 

Moreover, due to the deconsolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela no monetary position in hyperinflationary subsidiaries was recorded in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017.

 

Market value on financial instruments recorded a loss of Ps. 59 million as compared to a loss of Ps. 82 million in the second quarter of 2017.

 

Income tax: During the second quarter of 2018, reported income tax as a percentage of income before taxes was 34.3%, compared to 24.7% in the same period of 2017. This effect was mainly driven by the increase in the relative weight of Brazil’s profits in our consolidated results, which has a higher tax rate, coupled with the deconsolidation of Venezuela, which had deferred taxes in the second quarter 2017.

 

Net income: Consolidated net controlling interest income increased 24.7% to Ps. 2,781 million in the second quarter of 2018, resulting in earnings per share (EPS) of Ps. 1.32 (Ps. 13.24 per ADS).

 

Operating cash flow: Operating cash flow decreased 2.6% to Ps. 9,511 million, and operating cash flow margin contracted 120 basis points to 18.3%.

 

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Balance Sheet (1)

 

As of June 30, 2018, we had a cash balance of Ps. 23,469 million, including US$ 251 million denominated in U.S. dollars, an increase of Ps. 4,702 million as compared to December 31, 2017. As of June 30, 2018, total short-term debt was Ps. 12,003 million, and long-term debt was Ps. 81,258 million. Total debt increased by Ps. 9,901 million, and net debt increased by Ps. 5,199 million compared to year-end 2017, due mainly to the financing of Ps. 10,100 million for the acquisition of our new territories in Guatemala and Uruguay.

 

The weighted average cost of debt for the quarter, including the effect of debt swapped to Brazilian Reals and Mexican Pesos, was 7.66%, a reduction as compared to the fourth quarter 2017, due mainly to the reduction of interest rates in Brazil. The following charts set forth the Company’s debt profile by currency and interest rate type and by maturity date as of June 30, 2018.

 

Currency % Total Debt (2) % Interest Rate Floating (2)(3)
Mexican Pesos 53.3% 14.1%
U.S. Dollars 1.3% 0.0%
Colombian Pesos 2.7% 79.0%
Brazilian Reals 42.4% 12.2%
Argentine Pesos 0.2% 0.0%

 

Debt Maturity Profile

 

Maturity Date 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023+
% of Total Debt 11.0% 14.4% 11.0% 13.0% 1.7% 49.1%

 

(1) See page 17 for detailed information.
(2) After giving effect to cross-currency swaps.
(3) Calculated by weighting each year’s outstanding debt balance mix.

 

Selected Financial Ratios

 

  LTM 2018 FY 2017 D %
Net debt including effect of hedges (1)(3) 67,770 68,973 -1.7%
Net debt including effect of hedges / Operating cash flow (1)(3) 1.75 1.74  
Operating cash flow/ Interest expense, net (1) 5.72 4.99  
Capitalization (2) 43.6% 39.3%  

 

(1) Net debt = total debt - cash

(2) Total debt / (long-term debt + shareholders' equity)

(3) After giving effect to cross-currency swaps.

           

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Mexico & Central America Division

 

(Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, and Panama)

 

Comparable figures:

Revenues: Comparable total revenues from our Mexico and Central America division increased 4.3% in the second quarter of 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, driven by an increase in average price per unit case ahead of inflation and flat volumes in Mexico coupled with volume growth in Central America.

 

Transactions: Total transactions in our Mexico and Central America division remained flat in the second quarter of 2018. Our sparkling beverage portfolio’s transactions contracted 0.9%, driven by a 0.7% decline in our colas portfolio and a 1.5% decline in flavors. Our still beverage category’s transactions increased 4.2% in the division, driven by 5.9% growth in Mexico, while our water transactions, including bulk water, increased 1.9%, driven by growth in both Mexico and in Central America.

 

Volume: Total sales volume for the division remained flat in the second quarter of 2018, compared to the same period of 2017. Our sparkling beverage category’s volume increased 0.3%, driven by a 1.3% increase in our colas portfolio. Performance in colas for the division was driven by growth in both Mexico and Central America. Our still beverage category’s volume increased 9.0%, driven by 10.2% growth in Mexico and 2.2% growth in Central America. Our personal water portfolio’s volume increased 1.3%, driven by 2.1% growth in Mexico, partially offset by a 7.3% decline in Central America. Our bulk water portfolio’s volume declined 6.5% in the division due to a contraction in Mexico, partially offset by growth in Central America.

 

Gross profit: Comparable gross profit grew 2.8% in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. In Mexico, our pricing initiatives, declining sweetener costs and a favorable currency hedging position were offset by the increase in concentrate costs, higher PET prices and the depreciation of the average exchange rate of the Mexican Peso as applied to U.S. dollar-denominated raw material costs. In Central America, lower sweetener prices were offset by higher PET prices and, an unfavorable price mix in Costa Rica and Guatemala coupled with the depreciation of the average exchange rates of the Guatemalan Quetzal and the Nicaraguan Cordoba as applied to U.S. dollar-denominated raw material costs.

 

Operating income: Comparable operating income in the division decreased 12.5% in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Operating cash flow: Comparable operating cash flow decreased 2.9% in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

As reported figures:

Revenues: Reported total revenues increased 7.5% in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017, driven by the consolidation of recently acquired territories in Guatemala as of May 1, 2018, coupled with price increases above inflation in Mexico and organic volume growth in Central America.

 

Transactions: Reported total number of transactions increased 2.5% in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Volume: Reported total sales volume increased 1.6% in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Gross profit: Reported gross profit increased 5.9% in the second quarter of 2018, and gross profit margin reached 48.8%, a gross margin contraction of 70 basis points.

 

Operating income: Reported operating income decreased 10.4% in the second quarter of 2018, and operating income margin reached 14.4%, contracting 290 basis points during the period.

 

Operating cash flow: Reported operating cash flow declined 0.4% in the second quarter of 2018, resulting in a margin contraction of 170 basis points to 21.3%.

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South America Division

 

(Argentina, Brazil and Colombia)

 

Comparable figures:

Revenues: Comparable total revenues increased 5.9%, driven mainly by volume growth in Brazil, coupled with an average price per unit case increase ahead of inflation in Argentina, which was partially offset by volume declines in Argentina and Colombia.

 

Transactions: Comparable transactions in the division decreased 0.3% during the second quarter of 2018. Our sparkling beverage portfolio’s transactions decreased 2.0%, driven by a decline in our flavors portfolio, partially offset by 1.8% growth in colas. Our positive performance in colas was driven by growth in Brazil and Colombia. Our still beverage category’s transactions increased 1.3% driven by growth in Brazil. Our water transactions, including bulk water, increased 13.3%, driven by growth in Brazil and Colombia.

 

Volume: Comparable total sales volume in South America declined 2.4% during the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017. Our sparkling beverage category’s volume decreased 3.4%, driven by a decline in our flavors portfolio, which was partially offset by 1.5% growth in colas. Colas’ positive performance was driven by growth in Brazil and Colombia. Our still beverage category’s volume decreased 4.5%, driven by declines in Argentina and Colombia, partially offset by positive performance in Brazil. Our personal water category’s volume increased 6.6%, driven by growth in Brazil and Colombia. Our bulk water business’s volume increased 14.4%, driven by the positive performance of all our South America operations.

 

Gross profit: Comparable gross profit increased 7.5% as a result of lower sweetener prices and favorable currency hedging position in the division, the appreciation of the Colombian Peso as applied to U.S. dollar-denominated raw material costs, which offset higher PET prices in the division, an unfavorable raw material hedging position in Brazil, and the depreciation of the average exchange rate of the Brazilian Real and the Argentine Peso as applied to our U.S. dollar-denominated raw material costs.

 

Operating income: Comparable operating income in the division increased 19.9% as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Operating cash flow: Comparable operating cash flow increased 16.6% as compared to the same period of 2017.

 

As reported figures:

Revenues: Reported total revenues declined 7.5% to Ps. 18,177 million in the second quarter of 2018, driven by an unfavorable currency translation effect resulting from the depreciation of the Argentine Peso and the Brazilian Real as compared to the Mexican Peso and the deconsolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela as of December 31, 2017. These effects were partially offset by volume growth in Brazil, coupled with an average price per unit case increase in Argentina.

 

Transactions: Reported total number of transactions decreased 5.4% to 1,808.2 million in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Volume: Reported total sales volume decreased 6.9% to 270.8 million unit cases in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Gross profit: Reported gross profit decreased 3.6% to Ps. 7,976.4 million in the second quarter of 2018, and gross profit margin expanded 180 basis points to 43.9%.

 

Operating income: Reported operating income grew 25.7% to Ps. 2,151.9 million in the second quarter of 2018, resulting in a margin expansion of 310 basis points to 11.8%.

 

Operating cash flow: Reported operating cash flow increased 1.2% to Ps. 3,112.4 million in the second quarter of 2018, resulting in a margin expansion of 140 basis points to 17.1%.

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Asia Division

 

(The Philippines)

As of January 1, 2018, the Philippines implemented a comprehensive tax reform. As part of this reform, among other initiatives, excise taxes on sweetened beverages were applied as follows: (i) 6 Philippine Pesos per liter on beverages containing sugar or non-caloric sweeteners; and (ii) 12 Philippine Pesos per liter on beverages containing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

 

As this excise tax is applied to soft drink production, margins in 2018 in this operation are not comparable with margins from 2017. This impact in comparability is caused by the recognition of this excise tax in cost of goods sold and the Company’s increased prices to adjust to this change, resulting in increased revenues.

 

Comparable figures:

Revenues: Comparable total revenues increased 27.7% during the second quarter of 2018, driven by an average price per unit case increase as an adjustment to the excise tax, partially offset by a 4.0% volume decline.

 

Gross profit: Comparable gross profit decreased 11.9% as compared to the same period of 2017, driven mainly by the inclusion of the excise tax on soft drink production as a cost of goods sold, as well as higher sweetener and PET prices and the devaluation of the Philippine Peso as applied to our U.S. dollar-denominated raw material costs.

 

Operating income: Comparable operating income decreased 40.1% as compared to the same period of 2017.

 

Operating cash flow: Comparable operating cash flow decreased 26.2% as compared to the same period of 2017.

 

As reported figures:

Revenues: Reported total revenues increased 27.0% to Ps. 7,517 million for the second quarter 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017. Total revenues were driven by an average price per unit case increase, as an adjustment to the excise tax, partially offset by a volume decline and the negative translation effect resulting from the depreciation the Philippine Peso as compared to the Mexican Peso.

 

Transactions: Reported total number of transactions increased 2.1% to 1,818.8 million in the second quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017. Our sparkling beverage portfolio’s transactions increased 4.0%, driven by growth in both our colas and flavors portfolio. Our still beverage category’s transactions, excluding powders, increased 18.5%. Our water transactions, including bulk water, increased 4.8%.

 

Volume: Reported total sales volume decreased 4.0% to 154.2 million unit cases in the second quarter of 2018. Our sparkling beverage category’s volume decreased slightly by 0.8%, driven by a 4.2% decline in our colas portfolio, partially offset by 5.7% growth in flavors. Our still beverage category’s volume, excluding powders, increased 11.8% . Our personal water category’s volume decreased 1.6% . Our bulk water business’s volume grew 32.9% .

 

Gross profit: Gross profit decreased 12.4% to Ps. 2,094 million, and gross margin contracted 1,250 basis points to 27.9%.

 

Operating income: Reported operating income declined 40.0% to Ps. 324.0 million in the second quarter of 2018, resulting in a margin contraction of 480 basis points to 4.3%.

 

Operating cash flow: Reported operating cash flow declined 25.9% to Ps. 785.0 million in the second quarter of 2018, resulting in a margin of contraction of 750 basis points to 10.4%.

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YTD Consolidated Results

 

Comparable figures:

Revenues: Comparable total revenues grew 7.5% in the first six months of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017, driven by average price per unit case growth above inflation in Argentina and Mexico, coupled with volume growth in Brazil, Central America and Colombia, partially offset by volume declines in the rest of our operations.

 

Transactions: Comparable number of transactions increased 0.7%. Our sparkling beverage category grew 3.9%, driven by 7.6% growth in our colas portfolio. Our positive performance in colas was driven by growth in Brazil, Central America, Colombia and the Philippines. Our still beverage category increased 1.8% driven mainly by the positive performance of Brazil, Mexico and Central America. Finally, our water category’s transactions increased by 10.9%, driven by growth across our operations, partially offset by a decline in Argentina and Central America.

 

Volume: Comparable sales volume declined 0.7% in the first six months of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. Our sparkling beverage portfolio’s volume declined 0.6%, mainly driven by a decline in flavors that was partially offset by 2.2% growth in our colas portfolio which was driven by positive performance in most of our operations. Our still beverage category’s volume decreased 6.4%, driven by declines in Argentina, Colombia and the Philippines, which offset positive performance in the rest of our operations. Our personal water portfolio’s volume grew 4.6% due to positive performance in most of our operations. Finally, our bulk water portfolio’s volume remained flat, driven by growth in most of our operations, which was offset by a decline in Mexico.

 

Gross profit: Comparable gross profit grew 4.2%. Our pricing initiatives, coupled with lower sweetener prices in most of our operations, were offset by an unfavorable currency hedging position in Mexico, higher concentrate prices in Mexico, higher sweetener and PET costs and the inclusion of the excise tax on beverage production in the Philippines, which is applied as a cost; and the depreciation in the average exchange rate of the Argentine Peso, the Brazilian Real, and the Philippine Peso as applied to our U.S. dollar-denominated raw material costs.

 

Operating Income: Comparable operating income declined 3.9% for the first six months of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017.

 

Operating cash flow: Comparable operating cash flow increased 0.8% in the first six months of 2018.

 

As reported figures:

Revenues: Total revenues increased 2.0% to Ps. 101,799 million in the first six months of 2018 driven by the consolidation of recently acquired territories in Guatemala as of May 1, 2018, coupled with volume growth in Brazil, Central America, and Colombia and price increases above inflation in Argentina and Mexico. These effects were partially offset by the negative translation effect resulting from the depreciation of the Argentine Peso, the Brazilian Real and the Philippine Peso as compared to the Mexican Peso, and the deconsolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela as of December 31, 2017.

 

Transactions: Reported total number of transactions increased 3.3% to 12,836.7 million in the first six months of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Volume: Reported total sales volume increased 0.5% to 1,884.9 million unit cases in the first six months of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017.

 

Gross profit: Gross profit increased 0.4% to Ps. 44,868 million, and gross margin contracted 60 basis points to 44.1%.

 

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Equity method: T he reported share of the profits of associates and joint ventures recorded a loss of Ps. 116 million in the first six months of 2018, compared to a gain of Ps. 11 million recorded in the first six months of 2017. This is mainly due to a loss in our dairy joint venture in Panama, partially offset by gains in our joint ventures in Brazil and in our Jugos del Valle joint venture in Mexico.

 

Operating Income: Operating income decreased 4.8% to Ps. 12,159 million, and operating margin contracted 90 basis points to 11.9% during the first six months of 2018 as compared with the same period of 2017. This decline was driven by additional expenses related to our acquisitions, which were partially offset by marketing and freight efficiencies in the Philippines, as compared to a non-cash operating foreign exchange gain in Mexico in the same period of 2017.

 

Other non-operative expenses, net: Other non-operative expenses, net, recorded an expense of Ps. 121 million, compared to a gain of Ps. 1,335 million during the first six months of 2017 due mainly to the consolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc., starting February 2017 and the effect of negative currency fluctuations in Venezuela during the first six months of 2017.

 

Comprehensive financing result: Comprehensive financing result in the first six months of 2018 recorded an expense of Ps. 3,453 million, compared to an expense of Ps. 3,310 million in the same period of 2017.

 

During the first six months of 2018, we recorded an interest expense, net, of Ps. 3,187 million, compared to Ps. 4,279 million in the same period of 2017. This decrease was driven by the decline of short-term interest rates in Brazil; the average exchange rate depreciation of the Brazilian Real compared to the Mexican Peso as applied to existing Brazilian Real-denominated interest expense; and the reduction of debt in Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia. However, these effects were partially offset by: (i) an interest rate increase in Mexico; (ii) the financing of Ps. 10,100 million for the acquisition of our new territories in Guatemala and Uruguay; and (iii) an interest rate increase resulting from swapping U.S. dollar denominated debt to Brazilian Real and Mexican Peso-denominated debt, as part of our strategy to eliminate our U.S. dollar net debt exposure.

 

In addition, for the first six months of 2018, we recorded a foreign exchange gain of Ps. 39 million as compared to a gain of Ps. 193 million in 2017, which resulted from the depreciation of the Mexican Peso as applied to our U.S. dollar-denominated cash position.

 

Moreover, due to the deconsolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela no monetary position in hyperinflationary subsidiaries was recorded in the first six months of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017.

 

Market value on financial instruments recorded a loss of Ps. 305 million as compared to a gain of Ps. 352 million in the first six months of 2017 due to the decrease, during the period, in the long-term interest rates in Brazil as applied to our fixed rate cross-currency swaps.

 

Income tax: During the first six months of 2018, reported income tax as a percentage of income before taxes was 33.3%, compared to 17.4% in the same period of 2017. The lower tax rate in the first six months of 2017 was driven mainly by a one-time non-cash gain recorded in connection with the consolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. in February 2017.

 

Net income: Consolidated net controlling interest income decreased 38.3% to Ps. 5,195 million in the first six months of 2018, resulting in earnings per share (EPS) of Ps. 2.47 (Ps. 24.73 per ADS), in the face of a high comparable driven mainly by a one-time non-cash gain recorded in connection with the consolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. in February 2017.

 

Operating cash flow: Operating cash flow decreased 4.1% to Ps. 18,217 million, and operating cash flow margin contracted 110 basis points to 17.9%.

 

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Recent Developments

 

· On April 25, 2018, Coca-Cola FEMSA announced that, through subsidiaries, it had acquired two separate franchise territories in Guatemala from The Coca-Cola Company in all cash transactions for US$53.4 million and US$124.6 million, on a cash free and debt free basis. Volumes and financial results were consolidated as of May 1, 2018.

 

· On April 30, 2018, Coca-Cola FEMSA announced that Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) affirmed their credit ratings on Coca-Cola FEMSA and revised their outlook from negative to stable, reflecting the Company’s strong liquidity and adequate credit metrics.

 

o On April 16, 2018, Moody’s affirmed its “A2” global scale rating; and

 

o On April 27, 2018, S&P affirmed its “A-” global scale rating.

 

· On June 28, 2018, Coca-Cola FEMSA announced the acquisition of Montevideo Refrescos S.R.L. from The Coca-Cola Company in an all cash transaction. The aggregate enterprise value of this transaction is US$250.7 million, on a cash free and debt free basis. Volumes and financial results will be consolidated as of July 1, 2018.

 

Comparability

 

The comparability of our financial and operating performance in the second quarter of 2018, as compared to the same period of 2017, was affected by the following factors: (a) as of May 1, 2018 the inclusion of two bottling franchise acquisitions in Guatemala and, (b) as of December 31, 2017, the deconsolidation of Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela.

 

In an effort to provide our readers with a more useful representation of our company's underlying financial and operating performance, we are including the term “Comparable.” This means, with respect to a year-over-year comparison, the change of a given measure excluding the effects of: (i) mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, (ii) translation effects resulting from exchange rate movements, (iii) the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA de Venezuela in 2017; and including the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc., as if its consolidation had taken place on January 1, 2017. In preparing this measure, management has used its best judgment, estimates, and assumptions in order to maintain comparability.

 

Furthermore, as of January 1, 2018, margin comparability in the Philippines was impacted by the excise tax on soft drink production, accounted for in cost of goods sold.

 

Conference Call Information

 

Our second quarter 2018 conference call will be held on July 26, 2018, at 12:30 A.M. Eastern Time (11:30 A.M. Mexico City Time). To participate in the conference call, please dial: Domestic U.S.: 800-239-9838 or International: +1 323-794-2551. Participant code: 8474769. We invite investors to listen to the live audio cast of the conference call on the Company’s website, www.coca-colafemsa.com . If you are unable to participate live, the conference call audio will be available at www.coca-colafemsa.com

 

Mexican Stock Exchange Quarterly Filing

 

Coca-Cola FEMSA encourages the reader to refer to our quarterly filing to the Mexican Stock Exchange ( Bolsa Mexicana de Valores or BMV) for more detailed information. This filing contains a detailed cash flow statement and selected notes to the financial statements, including segment information. This filing is available at www.bmv.com.mx in the Información Financiera section for Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF) and on our corporate website at www.coca-colafemsa.com/inversionistas/registros-bmv .

 

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Additional Information

 

This news release may contain forward-looking statements concerning Coca-Cola FEMSA’s future performance, which should be considered as good faith estimates by Coca-Cola FEMSA. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s expectations and are based upon currently available data. Actual results are subject to future events and uncertainties, many of which are outside Coca-Cola FEMSA’s control, which could materially impact the Company’s actual performance. References herein to “US$” are to United States dollars. This news release contains translations of certain Mexican peso amounts into U.S. dollars for the convenience of the reader. These translations should not be construed as representations that Mexican peso amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar amounts or could be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate indicated.

 

All of the financial information presented in this report was prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

 

Earnings per share were computed based on 2,100.8 million shares (each ADS represents 10 local shares).

 

For reporting purposes, all corporate expenses, including the equity method recorded from our stake of the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc., were included in the results of the Mexico and Central America division. Starting on February 2013 and ending on January 2017, we incorporated our stake of the results of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. through the equity method.

 

About the Company

 

Stock listing information: Mexican Stock Exchange, Ticker: KOFL | NYSE (ADR), Ticker: KOF | Ratio of KOF L to KOF = 10:1

 

Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. is the largest franchise bottler in the world by sales volume. The company produces and distributes trademark beverages of The Coca-Cola Company, offering a wide portfolio of 169 brands to more than 396 million consumers daily. With over 100 thousand employees, the Company markets and sells approximately 4 billion unit cases through 2.8 million points of sale a year. Operating 67 manufacturing plants and 344 distribution centers, Coca-Cola FEMSA is committed to generating economic, social, and environmental value for all of its stakeholders across the value chain. The Company is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index, Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance Index, FTSE4Good Emerging Index, and the Mexican Stock Exchange’s IPC and Social Responsibility and Sustainability Indices, among others. Its operations encompass franchise territories in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina, and, nationwide, in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay, Venezuela and the Philippines. For further information, please visit www.coca-colafemsa.com

 

For additional information or inquiries, contact the Investor Relations team:

· Maria Dyla Castro | mariadyla.castro@kof.com.mx | (5255) 1519-5186
· Jorge Collazo | jorge.collazo@kof.com.mx | (5255) 1519-5218
· Maria Fernanda Garcia | maria.garciacr@kof.com.mx | (5255) 1519-6240

 

(7 pages of tables to follow)

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Quarter - Consolidated Income Statement

Expressed in millions of Mexican pesos (1)

 

    2Q 18     % Rev     2Q 17     % Rev     D %
Reported
    D %
Comparable (8)
 
Transactions (million transactions)     6,699.1               6,690.2               0.1 %     0.4 %
Volume (million unit cases) (2)     977.1               995.0               -1.8 %     -1.4 %
Average price per unit case (2)     50.29               47.89               5.0 %        
Net revenues     51,985               50,049               3.9 %        
Other operating revenues     101               59               72.0 %        
Total revenues (3)     52,086       100.0 %     50,108       100.0 %     3.9 %     7.8 %
Cost of goods sold     29,135       55.9 %     27,282       54.4 %     6.8 %        
Gross profit     22,951       44.1 %     22,825       45.6 %     0.6 %     2.8 %
Operating expenses     16,126       31.0 %     16,168       32.3 %     -0.3 %        
Other operating expenses, net     481       0.9 %     132       0.3 %     264.6 %        
Operating equity method (gain) loss in associates (4)     67       0.1 %     35       0.1 %     92.2 %        
Operating income (5)     6,276       12.0 %     6,491       13.0 %     -3.3 %     -5.9 %
Other non operating expenses, net     59               1,330               -95.6 %        
Non Operating equity method (gain) loss in associates (6)     (18 )             11               NA          
Interest expense     1,682               2,128               -21.0 %        
Interest income     93               182               -49.1 %        
Interest expense, net     1,589               1,946               -18.3 %        
Foreign exchange loss (gain)     (268 )             (139 )             92.7 %        
Loss (gain) on monetary position in inflationary subsidiries     -               (178 )             NA          
Market value (gain) loss on financial instruments     59               82               -27.6 %        
Comprehensive financing result     1,381               1,711               -19.3 %        
Income before taxes     4,854               3,439               41.2 %        
Income taxes     1,664               850               95.7 %        
Consolidated net income     3,191               2,589               23.2 %        
Net income attributable to equity holders of the company     2,781       5.3 %     2,229       4.4 %     24.7 %        
Non-controlling interest     410               360               14.0 %        
Operating income (5)     6,276       12.0 %     6,491       13.0 %     -3.3 %        
Depreciation     2,478               2,477               0.0 %        
Amortization and other operating non-cash charges     757               802               -5.6 %        
Operating cash flow (5)(7)     9,511       18.3 %     9,770       19.5 %     -2.6 %     -0.0 %
                                                 
CAPEX     2,722               2,539                          

 

(1) Except volume and average price per unit case figures.

(2) Sales volume and average price per unit case exclude beer results.

(3) Please refer to page 18 for revenue breakdown.

(4) Includes equity method in Jugos del Valle, Leao Alimentos, Estrella Azul, among others.

(5) The operating income and operating cash flow lines are presented as non-gaap measures for the convenience of the reader.

(6) Includes equity method in PIASA, IEQSA, Beta San Miguel, IMER and KSP Participacoes among others.

(7) Operating cash flow = operating income + depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges.

(8) Please refer to page 10 for our definition of “comparable” and a description of the factors affecting the comparability of our financial and operating performance.

 

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YTD - Consolidated Income Statement

Expressed in millions of Mexican pesos (1)

 

    YTD 2018     % Rev     YTD 2017     % Rev     D %
Reported
    D %
Comparable (8)
 
Transactions (million transactions)     12,836.7               12,431.9               3.3 %     0.7 %
Volume (million unit cases) (2)     1,884.9               1,876.3               0.5 %     -0.7 %
Average price per unit case (2)     50.48               49.97               1.0 %        
Net revenues     101,580               99,694               1.9 %        
Other operating revenues     218               154               41.8 %        
Total revenues (3)     101,799       100.0 %     99,849       100.0 %     2.0 %     7.5 %
Cost of goods sold     56,931       55.9 %     55,175       55.3 %     3.2 %        
Gross profit     44,868       44.1 %     44,674       44.7 %     0.4 %     4.2 %
Operating expenses     32,061       31.5 %     32,168       32.2 %     -0.3 %        
Other operating expenses, net     532       0.5 %     (258 )     -0.3 %     NA          
Operating equity method (gain) loss in associates (4)     116       0.1 %     (11 )     -0.0 %     NA          
Operating income (5)     12,159       11.9 %     12,775       12.8 %     -4.8 %     -3.9 %
Other non operating expenses, net     121               (1,335 )             NA          
Non Operating equity method (gain) loss in associates (6)     (6 )             (26 )             -76.2 %        
Interest expense     3,694               4,641               -20.4 %        
Interest income     506               362               39.9 %        
Interest expense, net     3,187               4,279               -25.5 %        
Foreign exchange loss (gain)     (39 )             (193 )             -79.7 %        
Loss (gain) on monetary position in inflationary subsidiries     -               (424 )             NA          
Market value (gain) loss on financial instruments     305               (352 )             NA          
Comprehensive financing result     3,453               3,310               4.3 %        
Income before taxes     8,592               10,825               -20.6 %        
Income taxes     2,860               1,884               51.8 %        
Consolidated net income     5,732               8,941               -35.9 %        
Net income attributable to equity holders of the company     5,195       5.1 %     8,413       8.4 %     -38.3 %        
Non-controlling interest     537               528               1.7 %        
Operating income (5)     12,159       11.9 %     12,775       12.8 %     -4.8 %        
Depreciation     4,831               4,839               -0.2 %        
Amortization and other operating non-cash charges     1,226               1,387               -11.6 %        
Operating cash flow (5)(7)     18,217       17.9 %     19,000       19.0 %     -4.1 %     0.8 %
                                                 
CAPEX     4,587               6,425                          

 

(1) Except volume and average price per unit case figures.

(2) Sales volume and average price per unit case exclude beer results.

(3) Please refer to page 19 for revenue breakdown.

(4) Includes equity method in Jugos del Valle, Leao Alimentos, Estrella Azul, among others. For January '17 includes Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc.

(5) The operating income and operating cash flow lines are presented as non-gaap measures for the convenience of the reader.

(6) Includes equity method in PIASA, IEQSA, Beta San Miguel, IMER and KSP Participacoes among others.

(7) Operating cash flow = operating income + depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges.

(8) Please refer to page 10 for our definition of “comparable” and a description of the factors affecting the comparability of our financial and operating performance.

 

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Mexico & Central America Division

Expressed in millions of Mexican pesos (1)

 

Quarterly information                                    
    2Q 18     % Rev     2Q 17     % Rev     D %
Reported
    D %
Comparable (6)
 
Transactions (million transactions)     3,072.2               2,997.5               2.5 %     -0.1 %
Volume (million unit cases)     552.2               543.7               1.6 %     -0.1 %
Average price per unit case     47.78               45.13               5.9 %        
Net revenues     26,383               24,536                          
Other operating revenues     9               11                          
Total revenues (2)     26,392       100.0 %     24,547       100.0 %     7.5 %     4.3 %
Cost of goods sold     13,511       51.2 %     12,386       50.5 %                
Gross profit     12,881       48.8 %     12,161       49.5 %     5.9 %     2.8 %
Operating expenses     8,719       33.0 %     7,906       32.2 %                
Other operating expenses, net     276       1.0 %     (26 )     -0.1 %                
Operating equity method (gain) loss in associates (3)     85       0.3 %     42       0.2 %                
Operating income (4)     3,800       14.4 %     4,239       17.3 %     -10.4 %     -12.5 %
Depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges     1,814       6.9 %     1,396       5.7 %                
Operating cash flow (4)(5)     5,614       21.3 %     5,635       23.0 %     -0.4 %     -2.9 %
                                                 
Accumulated information                                                
      YTD 2018       % Rev       YTD 2017       % Rev       D %
Reported
      D %
Comparable (6)
 
Transactions (million transactions)     5,746.2               5,677.9               1.2 %     -0.2 %
Volume (million unit cases)     1,027.1               1,016.7               1.0 %     0.1 %
Average price per unit case     47.37               45.24               4.7 %        
Net revenues     48,652               45,995                          
Other operating revenues     17               25                          
Total revenues (2)     48,669       100.0 %     46,020       100.0 %     5.8 %     4.7 %
Cost of goods sold     25,305       52.0 %     23,433       50.9 %                
Gross profit     23,365       48.0 %     22,587       49.1 %     3.4 %     2.4 %
Operating expenses     16,585       34.1 %     15,399       33.5 %                
Other operating expenses, net     172       0.4 %     (92 )     -0.2 %                
Operating equity method (gain) loss in associates (3)     144       0.3 %     46       0.1 %                
Operating income (4)     6,463       13.3 %     7,233       15.7 %     -10.7 %     -11.4 %
Depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges     3,247       6.7 %     2,641       5.7 %                
Operating cash flow (4)(5)     9,710       20.0 %     9,875       21.5 %     -1.7 %     -2.6 %

 

(1) Except volume and average price per unit case figures.

(2) Please refer to pages 18 and 19 for revenue breakdown.

(3) Includes equity method in Jugos del Valle, Estrella Azul, among others. For January '17 includes Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc.

(4) The operating income and operating cash flow lines are presented as non-gaap measures for the convenience of the reader.

(5) Operating cash flow = operating income + depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges.

(6) Please refer to page 10 for our definition of “comparable” and a description of the factors affecting the comparability of our financial and operating performance.

 

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South America Division

Expressed in millions of Mexican pesos (1)

 

Quarterly information                                    
    2Q 18     % Rev     2Q 17     % Rev     D %
Reported
    D %
Comparable (7)
 
Transactions (million transactions)     1,808.2               2,016.7               -5.4 %     -0.3 %
Volume (million unit cases) (2)     270.8               316.1               -6.9 %     -2.4 %
Average price per unit case (2)     56.29               59.12               -4.8 %        
Net revenues     18,085               19,595                          
Other operating revenues     93               48                          
Total revenues (3)     18,177       100.0 %     19,643       100.0 %     -7.5 %     5.9 %
Cost of goods sold     10,201       56.1 %     11,369       57.9 %                
Gross profit     7,976       43.9 %     8,274       42.1 %     -3.6 %     7.5 %
Operating expenses     5,649       31.1 %     6,415       32.7 %                
Other operating expenses, net     194       1.1 %     154       0.8 %                
Operating equity method (gain) loss in associates (4)     (18 )     -0.1 %     (8 )     -0.0 %                
Operating income (5)     2,152       11.8 %     1,712       8.7 %     25.7 %     19.9 %
Depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges     961       5.3 %     1,363       6.9 %                
Operating cash flow (5)(6)     3,112       17.1 %     3,076       15.7 %     1.2 %     16.6 %
                                                 
Accumulated information                                                
      YTD 2018       % Rev       YTD 2017       % Rev       D %
Reported
      D %
Comparable (7)
 
Transactions (million transactions)     3,819.7               3,929.0               -2.8 %     2.1 %
Volume (million unit cases) (2)     583.8               606.7               -3.8 %     0.5 %
Average price per unit case (2)     57.20               63.05               -9.3 %        
Net revenues     39,821               44,181                          
Other operating revenues     201               129                          
Total revenues (3)     40,022       100.0 %     44,311       100.0 %     -9.7 %     6.3 %
Cost of goods sold     22,314       55.8 %     26,057       58.8 %                
Gross profit     17,708       44.2 %     18,254       41.2 %     -3.0 %     12.1 %
Operating expenses     12,153       30.4 %     13,719       31.0 %                
Other operating expenses, net     329       0.8 %     (181 )     -0.4 %                
Operating equity method (gain) loss in associates (4)     (28 )     -0.1 %     (57 )     -0.1 %                
Operating income (5)     5,255       13.1 %     4,773       10.8 %     10.1 %     14.9 %
Depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges     1,925       4.8 %     2,694       6.1 %                
Operating cash flow (5)(6)     7,181       17.9 %     7,467       16.9 %     -3.8 %     14.1 %

 

(1) Except volume and average price per unit case figures.

(2) Sales volume and average price per unit case exclude beer results.

(3) Please refer to pages 18 and 19 for revenue breakdown.

(4) Includes equity method in Leao Alimentos, Verde Campo, among others.

(5) The operating income and operating cash flow lines are presented as non-gaap measures for the convenience of the reader.

(6) Operating cash flow = operating income + depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges.

(7) Please refer to page 10 for our definition of “comparable” and a description of the factors affecting the comparability of our financial and operating performance.

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Asia Division

Expressed in millions of Mexican pesos (1)

 

Quarterly information                                    
    2Q 18     % Rev     2Q 17     % Rev     D %
Reported
    D %
Comparable (4)
 
Transactions (million transactions)     1,818.8               1,780.5               2.1 %     2.1 %
Volume (million unit cases)     154.2               160.5               -4.0 %     -4.0 %
Average price per unit case     48.75               36.87               32.2 %        
Net revenues     7,517               5,917                          
Other operating revenues     -               -                          
Total revenues (3)     7,517       100.0 %     5,917       100.0 %     27.0 %     27.7 %
Cost of goods sold     5,423       72.1 %     3,527       59.6 %                
Gross profit     2,094       27.9 %     2,390       40.4 %     -12.4 %     -11.9 %
Operating expenses     1,759       23.4 %     1,847       31.2 %                
Other operating expenses, net     11       0.1 %     3       0.1 %                
Operating income (5)     324       4.3 %     540       9.1 %     -40.0 %     -40.1 %
Depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges     461       6.1 %     519       8.8 %                
Operating cash flow (5)(6)     785       10.4 %     1,059       17.9 %     -25.9 %     -26.2 %
                                                 
Accumulated information                                                
      YTD 2018       % Rev       YTD 2017 (2)       % Rev       D %
Reported
      D %
Comparable (4)
 
Transactions (million transactions) (2)     3,270.8               2,825.1               15.8 %     0.6 %
Volume (million unit cases) (2)     274.0               252.8               8.4 %     -5.8 %
Average price per unit case (2)     47.83               37.65               27.0 %        
Net revenues     13,107               9,518                          
Other operating revenues     -               -                          
Total revenues (3)     13,107       100.0 %     9,518       100.0 %     37.7 %     23.6 %
Cost of goods sold     9,312       71.0 %     5,685       59.7 %                
Gross profit     3,795       29.0 %     3,833       40.3 %     -1.0 %     -14.4 %
Operating expenses     3,323       25.3 %     3,050       32.0 %                
Other operating expenses, net     31       0.2 %     15       0.2 %                
Operating income (5)     441       3.4 %     768       8.1 %     -42.6 %     -44.3 %
Depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges     885       6.8 %     890       9.4 %                
Operating cash flow (5)(6)     1,326       10.1 %     1,658       17.4 %     -20.0 %     -27.0 %

 

(1) Except volume and average price per unit case figures.

(2) Includes February to June for 2017

(3) Operating cash flow = operating income + depreciation, amortization & other operating non-cash charges.

(4) Please refer to page 10 for our definition of “comparable” and a description of the factors affecting the comparability of our financial and operating performance.

 

Press Release 2Q 2018   Page 32
July 26, 2018    

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

Expressed in millions of Mexican pesos.

             
    Jun-18     Dec-17  
Assets            
Current Assets                
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities   Ps. 23,469     Ps. 18,767  
Total accounts receivable     13,766       17,576  
Inventories     11,385       11,364  
Other current assets     8,330       7,950  
Total current assets     56,951       55,657  
Property, plant and equipment                
Property, plant and equipment     121,442       121,968  
Accumulated depreciation     (48,918 )     (46,141 )
Total property, plant and equipment, net     72,523       75,827  
Investment in shares     11,327       12,540  
Intangibles assets and other assets     122,394       124,243  
Other non-current assets     18,271       17,410  
Total Assets   Ps. 281,466     Ps. 285,677  
                 
Liabilities and Equity                
Current Liabilities                
Short-term bank loans and notes payable   Ps. 12,003     Ps. 12,171  
Suppliers     16,728       19,956  
Other current liabilities     20,810       23,467  
Total current liabilities     49,542       55,595  
Long-term bank loans and notes payable     81,258       71,189  
Other long-term liabilities     17,838       18,184  
Total liabilities     148,637       144,968  
Equity                
Non-controlling interest     17,049       18,141  
Total controlling interest     115,779       122,568  
Total equity     132,829       140,710  
Total Liabilities and Equity   Ps. 281,466     Ps. 285,677  

 

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July 26, 2018    

 

 

Quarter - Volume, Transactions & Revenues

For the three months ended on June 30, 2018 and 2017

 

 

Volume                          
Expressed in million unit cases 2Q 2018   2Q 2017   YoY
Sparkling Water (1) Bulk (2) Stills Total   Sparkling Water (1) Bulk (2) Stills Total   D%
Mexico 360.9 29.0 76.4 32.4 498.7   360.7 28.4 81.7 29.5 500.3   -0.3%
Central America 45.5 2.6 0.1 5.2 53.5   35.7 2.6 0.1 5.0 43.4   23.2%
Mexico and Central America 406.4 31.6 76.5 37.7 552.2   396.3 31.0 81.9 34.5 543.7   1.6%
Colombia 47.3 7.9 2.7 3.9 61.8   48.9 7.7 2.7 5.7 64.9   -4.8%
Venezuela - - - - -   11.6 1.2 0.1 0.4 13.3   -
Brazil 150.0 9.7 1.6 9.6 170.8   149.8 7.5 1.3 7.7 166.3   2.7%
Argentina 31.0 3.6 1.0 2.5 38.1   37.6 4.6 0.7 3.4 46.3   -17.6%
South America 228.3 21.2 5.3 16.0 270.8   247.8 21.0 4.7 17.2 290.8   -6.9%
Philippines 126.8 7.4 11.9 8.0 154.2   127.9 7.5 9.0 16.2 160.5   -4.0%
Asia 126.8 7.4 11.9 8.0 154.2   127.9 7.5 9.0 16.2 160.5   -4.0%
Total 761.5 60.2 93.7 61.7 977.1   772.0 59.6 95.5 67.9 995.0   -1.8%

 

(1) Excludes water presentations larger than 5.0 Lt ; includes flavored water

(2) Bulk Water = Still bottled water in 5.0, 19.0 and 20.0 - liter packaging presentations; includes flavored water

 

Transactions                          
Expressed in million transactions 2Q 2018   2Q 2017   YoY
Sparkling Water Stills Total   Sparkling Water Stills Total   D%
Mexico 2,154.8 211.5 261.2 2,627.5   2,169.3 207.4 246.8 2,623.6   0.2%
Central America 364.9 16.0 63.7 444.7   293.3 15.7 65.0 374.0   18.9%
Mexico and Central America 2,519.8 227.5 325.0 3,072.2   2,462.6 223.2 311.8 2,997.5   2.5%
Colombia 348.0 82.2 44.4 474.5   371.2 72.4 56.4 500.0   -5.1%
Venezuela - - - -   84.1 9.9 4.9 98.8   -
Brazil 936.1 82.2 107.2 1,125.5   924.4 67.5 88.3 1,080.2   4.2%
Argentina 169.5 20.5 18.1 208.2   187.0 23.3 22.8 233.1   -10.7%
South America 1,453.6 184.9 169.7 1,808.2   1,566.7 173.1 172.4 1,912.2   -5.4%
Philippines 1,636.5 92.4 89.9 1,818.8   1,573.2 88.1 119.3 1,780.5   2.1%
Asia 1,636.5 92.4 89.9 1,818.8   1,573.2 88.1 119.3 1,780.5   2.1%
Total 5,609.8 504.7 584.6 6,699.1   5,602.5 484.3 603.4 6,690.2   0.1%

 

Revenues        
Expressed in million Mexican Pesos 2Q 2018 2Q 2017 D%  
 
Mexico 22,437 21,361 5.0%  
Central America 3,955 3,186 24.1%  
Mexico and Central America 26,392 24,547 7.5%  
Colombia 3,493 3,463 0.8%  
Venezuela - 921 -  
Brazil (3) 12,318 12,237 0.7%  
Argentina 2,366 3,022 -21.7%  
South America 18,177 19,643 -7.5%  
Philippines 7,517 5,917 27.0%  
Asia 7,517 5,917 27.0%  
Total 52,086 50,108 3.9%  

 

(3) Brazil includes Beer revenues of Ps. 2,843 million for the second quarter of 2018 and Ps. 2,402 million for the same period of the previous year.

 

Press Release 2Q 2018   Page 34
July 26, 2018    

 

 

YTD - Volume, Transactions & Revenues

For the six months ended on June 30, 2018 and 2017

 

 

Volume                          
Expressed in million unit cases YTD 2018   YTD 2017   YoY
Sparkling Water (1) Bulk (2) Stills Total   Sparkling Water (1) Bulk (2) Stills Total   D%
Mexico 671.0 54.2 142.9 60.6 928.7   674.6 52.3 150.3 55.6 932.7   -0.4%
Central America 82.3 5.5 0.3 10.2 98.4   68.8 5.2 0.3 9.6 84.0   17.2%
Mexico and Central America 753.3 59.7 143.2 70.8 1,027.1   743.4 57.4 150.6 65.3 1,016.7   1.0%
Colombia 97.7 16.7 5.9 8.2 128.5   93.8 15.1 5.4 11.4 125.8   2.1%
Venezuela - - - - -   22.1 2.6 0.1 1.1 25.9   -
Brazil 319.3 22.1 3.6 20.6 365.6   317.9 18.8 3.0 16.8 356.5   2.6%
Argentina 71.8 8.9 2.5 6.5 89.7   79.2 10.4 1.5 7.5 98.6   -9.1%
South America 488.8 47.7 12.0 35.3 583.8   513.0 46.9 10.1 36.8 606.8   -3.8%
Philippines (3) 224.0 13.3 22.1 14.7 274.0   201.2 11.8 14.9 24.9 252.8   8.4%
Asia 224.0 13.3 22.1 14.7 274.0   201.2 11.8 14.9 24.9 252.8   8.4%
Total 1,466.1 120.7 177.3 120.8 1,884.9   1,457.6 116.2 175.5 127.0 1,876.3   0.5%

 

(1) Excludes water presentations larger than 5.0 Lt ; includes flavored water

(2) Bulk Water = Still bottled water in 5.0, 19.0 and 20.0 - liter packaging presentations; includes flavored water

(3) Philippines information reported for 2017 includes February to June.

 

Transactions                          
Expressed in million transactions YTD 2018   YTD 2017   YoY
Sparkling Water Stills Total   Sparkling Water Stills Total   D%
Mexico 4,041.3 394.1 491.6 4,927.0   4,091.8 384.9 473.9 4,950.5   -0.5%
Central America 659.8 32.2 127.2 819.2   570.6 31.3 125.4 727.4   12.6%
Mexico and Central America 4,701.1 426.4 618.8 5,746.2   4,662.4 416.2 599.3 5,677.9   1.2%
Colombia 722.4 167.6 90.3 980.4   721.5 139.8 116.3 977.6   0.3%
Venezuela - - - -   155.5 24.6 8.7 188.8   -
Brazil 1,960.3 190.6 223.3 2,374.2   1,918.7 167.5 188.2 2,274.5   4.4%
Argentina 373.9 48.0 43.2 465.1   387.1 51.9 49.1 488.1   -4.7%
South America 3,056.6 406.2 356.9 3,819.7   3,182.8 383.8 362.3 3,928.9   -2.8%
Philippines (3) 2,927.0 164.8 179.0 3,270.8   2,500.5 136.7 187.9 2,825.1   15.8%
Asia 2,927.0 164.8 179.0 3,270.8   2,500.5 136.7 187.9 2,825.1   15.8%
Total 10,684.7 997.4 1,154.6 12,836.7   10,345.8 936.6 1,149.5 12,431.9   3.3%

 

Revenues        
Expressed in million Mexican Pesos YTD 2018 YTD 2017 D%  
 
Mexico 41,521 39,474 5.2%  
Central America 7,148 6,546 9.2%  
Mexico and Central America 48,669 46,020 5.8%  
Colombia 7,093 7,098 -0.1%  
Venezuela - 2,173 -  
Brazil (4) 27,166 28,311 -4.0%  
Argentina 5,763 6,728 -14.3%  
South America 40,022 44,311 -9.7%  
Philippines (3) 13,107 9,518 37.7%  
Asia 13,107 9,518 37.7%  
Total 101,799 99,849 2.0%  

 

(4) Brazil includes Beer revenues of Ps. 6,429 million for the first six months of 2018 and Ps. 5,927 million for the same period of the previous year.

 

Press Release 2Q 2018   Page 35
July 26, 2018    

 

 

Macroeconomic Information

Second quarter 2018

 

 

Inflation (1)              
               
  LTM 2Q 18 YTD        
Mexico 4.67% -0.72% 0.57%        
Colombia 3.19% 0.50% 2.57%        
Brazil 2.95% 0.79% 1.73%        
Argentina 27.61% 6.97% 14.18%        
Philippines 5.27% 0.51% 3.11%        

 

(1) Source: inflation estimated by the company based on historic publications from the Central Banks of each country.

 

Average Exchange Rates for each Period (2)          
               
  Quarterly Exchange Rate (local currency per USD)   Accumulated Exchange Rate (local currency per USD)
  2Q 18 2Q 17 D %   YTD 18 YTD 17 D %
Mexico 19.37 18.60 4.2%   19.07 19.49 -2.2%
Guatemala 7.44 7.34 1.4%   7.40 7.39 0.3%
Nicaragua 31.36 29.86 5.0%   31.17 29.68 5.0%
Costa Rica 569.03 575.31 -1.1%   570.49 570.01 0.1%
Panama 1.00 1.00 0.0%   1.00 1.00 0.0%
Colombia 2,840.31 2,918.63 -2.7%   2,850.34 2,920.35 -2.4%
Brazil 3.61 3.21 12.2%   3.43 3.18 7.8%
Argentina 23.53 15.73 49.5%   21.62 15.70 37.6%
Philippines 52.45 49.86 5.2%   51.95 49.92 4.1%

 

End of Period Exchange Rates            
               
  Quarter Exchange Rate (local currency per USD)   Previous Quarter Exchange Rate (local currency per USD)
  Jun 2018 Jun 2017 D %   Mar 2018 Mar 2017 D %
Mexico 19.86 17.90 11.0%   18.34 18.81 -2.5%
Guatemala 7.49 7.34 2.2%   7.40 2.56 188.7%
Nicaragua 31.55 30.04 5.0%   31.16 29.68 5.0%
Costa Rica 570.08 579.87 -1.7%   569.31 567.34 0.3%
Panama 1.00 1.00 0.0%   1.00 1.00 0.0%
Colombia 2,930.80 3,038.26 -3.5%   2,780.47 2,880.24 -3.5%
Brazil 3.86 3.31 16.6%   3.32 3.17 4.9%
Argentina 28.85 16.63 73.5%   20.15 15.39 30.9%
Philippines 53.52 50.47 6.1%   52.21 50.19 4.0%

 

(2) Average exchange rate for each period computed with the average exchange rate of each month.

 

Press Release 2Q 2018   Page 36
July 26, 2018    

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the

registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the

undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A. DE C.V .
     
  By: /s/ Eduardo Padilla
    Eduardo Padilla
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: July 27, 2018

 

 

 

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