Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. | CIK:0001520504 | 3

  • Filed: 4/26/2018
  • Entity registrant name: Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (CIK: 0001520504)
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  • ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory

     

    5.  Financial assets and liabilities

     

    At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s financial assets are represented by cash and cash equivalents, trade and other accounts receivable, accounts receivable with carrying amounts that approximate their fair value.

     

    a)  Financial assets

     

     

     

    2017

     

    2016

     

    Derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges (effective portion recognized within OCI)

     

     

     

     

     

    Jet fuel Asian call options

     

    Ps.

    497,403

     

    Ps.

    867,809

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total financial assets

     

    Ps.

    497,403

     

    Ps.

    867,809

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Presented on the consolidated statements of financial position as follows:

     

     

     

     

     

    Current

     

    Ps.

    497,403

     

    Ps.

    543,528

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-current

     

    Ps.

     

    Ps.

    324,281

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    b)  Financial debt

     

    (i)At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s short-term and long-term debt consists of the following:

     

     

     

    2017

     

    2016

     

    I.  Revolving line of credit with Banco Santander México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander (“Santander”) and Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C. (“Bancomext”), in U.S. dollars, to finance pre-delivery payments, maturing on November 30, 2021, bearing annual interest rate at the three-month LIBOR plus a spread according to the contractual conditions of each disbursement in a range of 199 to 225 basis points.

     

    Ps.

    2,528,388

     

    Ps.

    1,271,891

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    II. In December 2016, the Company entered into a short-term working capital facility with Banco Nacional de México S.A. (“Citibanamex”) in Mexican pesos, bearing annual interest rate at TIIE 28 days plus a spread according to the contractual conditions of each disbursement in a range of 20 to 80 basis points.

     

    948,354

     

    406,330

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    III. In December 2016, the Company entered into a U.S. dollar denominated short-term working capital facility with Bank of America México S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple (“Bank of America”) in U.S. dollars, bearing annual interest rate at the one-month LIBOR plus 160 basis points.

     

     

    309,960

     

    IV. Accrued interest

     

    5,972

     

    6,102

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3,482,714

     

    1,994,283

     

    Less: Short-term maturities

     

    2,403,562

     

    1,051,237

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Long-term

     

    Ps.

    1,079,152

     

    Ps.

    943,046

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TIIE: Mexican interbank rate

     

    (ii) The following table provides a summary of the Company’s scheduled principal payments of financial debt and accrued interest at December 31, 2017:

     

     

     

    2018

     

    2019

     

    2020

     

    2021

     

    Total

     

    Finance debt denominated in foreign currency:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Santander/Bancomext

     

    Ps.

    1,452,826

     

    Ps.

    670,388

     

    Ps.

    333,303

     

    Ps.

    75,461

     

    Ps.

    2,531,978

     

    Citibanamex

     

    950,736

     

     

     

     

    950,736

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total

     

    Ps.

    2,403,562

     

    Ps.

    670,388

     

    Ps.

    333,303

     

    Ps.

    75,461

     

    Ps.

    3,482,714

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (iii) Since 2011, the Company has financed the pre-delivery payments for the acquisition of its aircraft through a revolving financing facility. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the pre-delivery payments for one A320NEO aircraft were financed through this revolving financing facility.

     

    On August 1, 2013, the Company signed an amendment to the loan agreement to finance the pre-delivery payments of eight additional A320CEO (“Current Engine Option”) that were delivered in 2015 and 2016.

     

    On February 28, 2014 and November 27, 2014, the Company signed amendments to the loan agreement to finance pre-delivery payments of two and four additional A320CEO, respectively, one was delivered in 2014 and five in 2016.

     

    On August 25, 2015, the Company signed an amendment to the loan agreement to finance pre-delivery payments of eight additional A320NEO aircraft to be delivered between 2017 and 2018. One of these aircraft was incorporated to the Company´s fleet during 2017.

     

    On November 30, 2016, the Company signed an additional amendment to the loan agreement to finance pre-delivery payments of 22 additional A320NEO aircraft to be delivered between 2019 and 2020. This amendment was modified on December 19, 2017 to reschedule the delivery dates of the aircraft listed on August 25, 2015 and November 30, 2016, seven and twenty two aircraft, respectively. The new delivery date will be between 2019 and 2021. In accordance with this last amendment, the revolving line with Santander Bancomext will expire as of November 30, 2021.

     

    The “Santander/Bancomext” loan agreement provides for certain covenants, including limits to the ability to, among others:

     

    i)

    Incur debt above a specified debt basket unless certain financial ratios are met.

    ii)

    Create liens.

    iii)

    Merge with or acquire any other entity without the previous authorization of the Banks.

    iv)

    Dispose of certain assets.

    v)

    Declare and pay dividends, or make any distribution on the Company’s share capital unless certain financial ratios are met.

     

    At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the above-mentioned loan agreement.

     

    For purposes of financing the pre-delivery payments, Mexican trusts were created whereby, the Company assigned its rights and obligations under the Airbus Purchase Agreement with Airbus, including its obligation to make pre-delivery payments to the Mexican trusts, and the Company guaranteed the obligations of the Mexican trusts under the financing agreement (Deutsche Bank Mexico, S.A. Trust 1710 and 1711).

     

    (iv) At December 31, 2017, the Company had available credit lines totaling Ps.7,368,346, of which Ps.4,616,861 were related to financial debt and Ps.2,751,485 were related to letters of credit (Ps.1,739,775 were undrawn). At December 31, 2016, the Company had available credit lines totaling Ps. 6,936,237, of which Ps. 5,048,477 were related to financial debt and Ps.1,887,760 were related to letters of credit (Ps.3,703,184 were undrawn).

     

    Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

     

    At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the changes in liabilities from financing activities from the Company are summarized in the following table:

     

     

     

    January 1,
    2017

     

    Net cash
    flows

     

    Foreign exchange
    movement

     

    Current vs non 
    current
    reclassification and
    other

     

    December, 31,
    2017

     

    Current interest- bearing loans and borrowings

     

    Ps.

    1,051,237

     

    Ps.

    419,350

     

    Ps.

    25,924

     

    Ps.

    907,051

     

    Ps.

    2,403,562

     

    Non-current interest - bearing loans and borrowings

     

    943,046

     

    1,093,808

     

    (50,521

    )

    (907,181

    )

    1,079,152

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total liabilities from financing activities

     

    Ps.

    1,994,283

     

    Ps.

    1,513,158

     

    Ps.

    (24,597

    )

    Ps.

    (130

    )

    Ps.

    3,482,714

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    January 1,
    2016

     

    Net cash
    flows

     

    Foreign exchange
    movement

     

    Current vs non
    current
    reclassification and
    other

     

    December, 31,
    2016

     

    Current interest- bearing loans and borrowings

     

    Ps.

    1,371,202

     

    Ps.

    (753,897

    )

    Ps.

    121,271

     

    Ps.

    312,661

     

    Ps.

    1,051,237

     

    Non-current interest - bearing loans and borrowings

     

    219,817

     

    938,681

     

    98,450

     

    (313,902

    )

    943,046

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total liabilities from financing activities

     

    Ps.

    1,591,019

     

    Ps.

    184,874

     

    Ps.

    219,721

     

    Ps.

    (1,241

    )

    Ps.

    1,994,283

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    c)  Other financial liabilities

     

     

     

    2017

     

    2016

     

    Derivative financial instruments designated as CFH (effective portion recognized within OCI):

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest rate swap contracts

     

    Ps.

     

    Ps.

    14,144

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total financial liabilities

     

    Ps.

     

    Ps.

    14,144

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Presented on the consolidated statements of financial position as follows:

     

     

     

     

     

    Current

     

    Ps.

     

    Ps.

    14,144

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Non-current

     

    Ps.

     

    Ps.