AB InBev Financial Results
B) DERIVATIVES
AB InBev's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, fair value interest rate risk,
cash flow interest risk, commodity risk and equity risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The company analyses each of these
risks individually as well as on a combined basis and defines strategies to manage the economic impact on the company's
performance in line with its financial risk management policy.
AB InBev primarily uses the following derivative instruments: foreign exchange forwards, currency futures, interest rate
swaps, cross currency interest rate swaps ("CCIRS"), commodity swaps, commodity futures and equity swaps.
The table below provides an overview of the notional amounts of derivatives outstanding as at the dates indicated by
maturity bucket.
<1
31 December 2022
1-2
2-3
3-5
year
years
years years
> 5
years
< 1
year
31 December 2021
1-2
2-3
years years years
3-5
> 5
years
Million US dollar
Foreign currency
Foreign exchange forwards
11 445
479
Foreign currency futures
503
Interest rate
Interest rate swaps
Cross currency interest rate swaps
12 599
1 617
29
1 000
1 500
900
1 923
1 834
2 608
560
4 614
1 000
1 400
1 173
1 573
1 453
Commodities
Aluminum swaps
2 161
4
Other commodity derivatives
1 160
22
Equity
Equity derivatives
10 800
1 241
1 034
11 469
C) FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK
AB InBev is subject to foreign currency risk when contracts are denominated in a currency other than the functional
currency of the entity. This includes borrowings, investments, (forecasted) sales, (forecasted) purchases, royalties,
dividends, licenses, management fees and interest expense/income. To manage foreign currency risk, the company uses
mainly foreign exchange forwards, currency futures and cross currency interest rate swaps.
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