Consolidated cash flow statements

At December 31, 2013 and 2012
(Thousands of pesos)

  December 31,
    2013   2012
Operations        
Pre-tax income $ 10,400,948 $ 9,949,324
Adjustment from items not implying cash flows:        
Depreciation and amortization included in costs and expenses   1,700,245   1,462,907
Provision for impairment of loan portfolio   1,640,312   1,076,930
Equity in income of associated companies   (510,011)   (414,941)
Profit on sale of investment properties   45,384   (3,592)
Profit on sale of property, furniture and equipment   (69,371)   (78,427)
Net cost for the period of labor obligations   112,166   90,411
Interest earned   (3,576,015)   (3,334,932)
Accrued interest expense   1,088,892   985,129
    431,602   (216,515)
         
(Increase) decrease in:        
Interest earned from customers   3,388,167   3,149,057
Short - term loan portfolio   (5,509,536)   (2,663,209)
Inventory   (863,722)   (449,224)
Value added tax recoverable   (48,473)   (75,309)
Other accounts receivable   323,295   (75,158)
Income tax recoverable   (611,169)   (402,997)
Prepaid expenses   (136,483)   (17,561)
Long - term loan portfolio   (354,980)   (1,621,104)
Other long-term accounts receivable   30,985   (13,471)
Deferred income   60,718   141,770
Suppliers   1,166,305   704,310
Creditors   1,011,299   525,876
Taxes paid   (2,191,361)   (2,645,973)
Provisions   (218,907)   109,111
Employee benefits paid   (571,780)   9,683
Tax recovery   199,555   5,784
Net cash flows provided by operating activities   6,506,463   6,414,394
         
Investment activities        
Return on investments   181,983   200,660
Acquisition of property, furniture and equipment   (3,802,540)   (5,284,038)
Sale of property, furniture and equipment   50,161   116,633
Sale of investment properties   182,274   59,555
Acquisition of investment property   (2,146,941)   (2,447,588)
Investment in new IT developments   (595,262)   (830,607)
Net cash flows provided by investment activities   (6,130,325)   (8,185,385)
         
Cash (insufficiency) surplus to be used in financing activities   376,138   (1,770,991)
         
Financing activities        
Issuance of unsecured notes       4,000,000
Loans repaid   2,011,128    
Dividends paid   (2,590,438)   (899,271)
Interest paid   (1,088,892)   (985,129)
Net cash flows provided by financing activities   (1,668,202)   2,115,600
Decrease (increase) in cash and cash equivalents   (1,292,064)   344,609
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   2,952,408   2,681,547
Exchange fluctuations of cash   (42,284)   (116,032)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 1,618,060 $ 2,910,124

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