2020 Annual Report
2020 ANNUAL REPORT
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MEGACABLE.
(aa) Earnings per share-
Net earnings per share are calculated by dividing the profit for the year attributable to controlling interest by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year. As at December 31, 2020 and 2019, there are no dilution
components of earnings; therefore, diluted earnings per share are not calculated or disclosed since it is the same amount as
the basic earnings per share. See Note 19.
(bb) Distribution of dividends-
Dividends distributed to the Group's shareholders are recognized in the consolidated financial statements as a liability in the
period in which they are approved by the Group's shareholders.
(cc) Finance income and finance costs-
The Group's finance income and finance costs include the following:
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interest income;
interest expense;
the foreign currency gain or loss on financial assets and financial liabilities;
interest income or expense recognized using the effective interest method.
the amortized cost of the financial liability.
(3)
Financial risk management-
a)
Financial risk factors
The Group has exposure to a variety of financial risks, such as market risk (which includes exchange rate risk, interest rate
risk and price risk), credit risk, and liquidity risk. The Group's risk management plan aims to minimize the potential negative
effects resulting from the unpredictability of the markets on the Group's financial performance.
Both the Group's management and the Finance Department are responsible for managing the financial risk in accordance
with the policies approved by the Board of Directors. The Group identifies, evaluates, and covers financial risks in close
cooperation with its operating units. The Board of Directors has issued general policies related to the management of
financial risks, as well as policies on specific risks, such as foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, the use of derivative and
non-derivative financial instruments, and the investment of surplus funds.
i.
Market risk
Market risk is exposure to an adverse change in the value of financial instruments caused by market factors, including
changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and inflation rates.
The Group is exposed to market risks derived from variations in the interest rate, exchange rate and inflation rate. Risk
management activities are monitored by the Risk Management Committee and reported to the Executive Committee.
ii.
Currency risk
Since all of the Group's income is obtained from the local market and the transactions are denominated in Mexican pesos,
the Company's operating activities do not expose to the exchange risk derived from various foreign currencies. Foreign
exchange risk arises from financing activities as a result of exposure of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar, due to
operations with programmers and suppliers expressed in that currency.
Management has established a policy that requires Group companies to manage exchange rate risk with respect to
their functional currency. Group companies must hedge their exchange rate risk exposure through the Group's Treasury.
Currency rate risk arises when future commercial and financing transactions and recognized assets and liabilities are held
in a currency other than the entity's functional currency.
As a risk management policy, the Group maintains an immediate realization investment account in U.S. dollars that
seeks to cover its anticipated cash flows for the next 12 months (mainly due to bank and supplier liabilities) to reduce its
exchange rate risk.
However, the Group is carrying out the following activities to reduce its exchange rate risk:
Negotiation with providers to convert consumable values to pesos (pesify). Two years ago, the Group began negotiating
with its suppliers to translate the value of contracts to pesos to the extent possible. Consequently, certain programmers
have changed their rates to pesos to ensure that everyone has greater certainty of business in terms of costs and that their
channels continue to be included in the programming. The Group has also negotiated with technology suppliers so that
maintenance involving labor is denominated in Mexican pesos. As a general result, the Group lowered its exposition rates
from 12% or 13% of operating expenses to 5% or 6%. In the same way, the three-year Maintenance contract with Cisco de
México for 21 million dollars was transferred to pesos and is valid from April 2020 to March 2023.
If as at December 31, 2020 and 2019 the Mexican peso had been devalued 10% in relation to the U.S. dollar, and the
other variables had remained constant, the profit for the year after taxes would have dropped by $195,491 and $11,846,
respectively, primarily as a result of the profits/losses in the translation of bank loans and accounts payable to suppliers who
perform their transactions in U.S. dollars.
As at December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had the following monetary assets and liabilities in thousands of U.S. dollars:
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