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Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract]  
Financial Instruments
Note 21. Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company uses a three-level fair value hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. The three input levels are described as follows:
Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
The Company measures the fair value of its financial assets and liabilities classified as level 1 and 2, applying the income approach method, which estimates the fair value based on expected cash flows discounted to net present value. The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

20202019
Level 1Level 2Level 1Level 2
Derivative financial instruments assetPs. 488Ps. 2,440Ps. 91Ps. 905
Derivative financial instruments liability841,417472,191
Trust assets of labor obligations1,3381,249
Impact of hedging on equity

Set out below is the reconciliation of each component of equity and the analysis of other comprehensive income:

Foreign exchange forward contractsForeign currency optionCross-currency swapsInterest Rate swapsTreasury Lock contractsCommodity price contractsTotal holders of the parentNon-controlling interestTotal
As at January 1, 2019Ps. 29Ps. 17Ps. 48Ps. (107)Ps. —Ps. (136)Ps. (149)Ps. (81)Ps. (230)
Financial instruments – purchases(267)210229(134)8(126)
Change in fair value of financial instruments recognized in OCI(2,083)(37)3(2,117)(58)(2,175)
Amount reclassified from OCI to profit or loss(69)(26)1,026671981,1961821,378
Foreign currency revaluation of the net foreign operations(176)(176)(157)(333)
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates30934242
Tax effect997379(10)(31)(74)3709379
As at December 31, 2019Ps. (208)Ps. —Ps. (776)Ps. (78)Ps. 71Ps. 23Ps. (968)Ps. (97)Ps. (1,065)
Financial instruments – purchases(837)2161351(323)53(270)
Change in fair value of financial instruments recognized in OCI2,65492,6634143,077
Amount reclassified from OCI to profit or loss286(2)1,54498(102)(37)1,7871991,986
Foreign currency revaluation of the net foreign operations(3,588)(3,588)(530)(4,118)
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates79214(8)10516121
Tax effect163(254)(33)31(108)(201)(52)(253)
As at December 31, 2020Ps. (589)Ps. —Ps. (167)Ps. 1Ps. —Ps. 230Ps. (525)Ps. 3Ps. (522)
21.1 Total debt
The fair value of bank loans is calculated based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows whereby the discount rate is estimated using rates currently offered for debt of similar amounts and maturities, which is considered to be level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the Company’s publicly traded debt is based on quoted market prices as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, which is considered to be level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (See Note 19).
21.2 Forward agreements to purchase foreign currency
The Company has entered into forward agreements to reduce its exposure to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations of the Mexican peso and other currencies.
These instruments have been designated as cash flow hedges and are recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position at their estimated fair value which is determined based on prevailing market exchange rates to terminate the contracts at the end of the period. Changes in the fair value of these forwards are recorded as part of “cumulative other comprehensive income”. Net gain/loss on expired contracts is recognized as part of foreign exchange or cost of goods sold, depending on the nature of the hedge in the consolidated income statements.
Net changes in the fair value of forward agreements that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting are recorded in the consolidated income statements under the caption “market value gain on financial instruments”.
At December 31, 2020, the Company had the following outstanding forward agreements to purchase foreign currency:
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2021Ps. 7,130Ps. (843)Ps. 4
At December 31, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding forward agreements to purchase foreign currency:  
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2020Ps. 7,692Ps. (315)Ps. 20
21.3 Options to purchase foreign currency
The Company has executed collar strategies to reduce its exposure to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations. A collar is a strategy that combines call and put options, limiting the exposure to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations in a similar way as a forward agreement.
These instruments have been designated as cash flow hedges and are recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position at their estimated fair value which is determined based on prevailing market exchange rates to terminate the contracts at the end of the period. Changes in the fair value of these options are initially recorded as part of “cumulative other comprehensive income”. Net gain/(loss) on expired contracts including the net premium paid, is recognized as part of cost of goods sold when the hedged item is recorded in the consolidated income statements.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had no outstanding collar options to purchase foreign currency.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding collar options to purchase foreign currency. Net premium paid for these options was Ps.3:
 Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2020Ps. 107Ps. —Ps. 2
21.4 Cross-currency swaps
The Company has cross-currency swaps contracts to reduce the risk of interest rate and exchange rate fluctuation in the contracted credits denominated in USD. Cross-currency swaps are designated as hedge instruments when the Company changes the debt profile to the functional currency to reduce the exchange rate fluctuation risk.
The fair value is estimated using market prices that would apply to terminate the contracts at the end of the period. For accounting purposes, the cross currency swaps are recorded as both, cash flow hedges in regard to the foreign exchange risk, and fair value hedges in regard to the interest rate risk and related foreign exchange risk. The fair value changes related to exchange rate fluctuations of the notional amount of those cross currency swaps and the accrued interest are recorded in the consolidated income statements. The remaining portion of the fair value changes, when designated as cash flow hedges, are recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position in “cumulative other comprehensive income”. If they are designated as fair value hedges the changes in this remaining portion are recorded in the income statements as “market value (gain) loss on financial instruments”.
At December 31, 2020, the Company had the following outstanding cross currency swap agreements:
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2021Ps. 404Ps. (4)Ps. —
202311,3712,165
20276,982(464)80
20303,790(107)192
At December 31, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding cross currency swap agreements:
 Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2020Ps. 13,788Ps. (297)Ps. 781
2021
202310,742(594)
20276,596(843)
21.5 Interest Rate swaps
The Company has contracted a number of interest rate swaps to reduce its exposure to interest rate fluctuations associated with its debt denominated in BRL. These interest rate swaps, are designated as cash flow hedges and the interest rate variation is recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as “cumulative other comprehensive income”.

At December 31, 2020, the Company had no outstanding interest rate swap agreements.
At December 31, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate swap agreements:
 Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2020Ps. 4,365Ps. (142)Ps. —
21.6 Treasury Lock contracts
The Company has contracted a number of treasury locks to reduce its exposure to interest rate fluctuations associated with its USD debt. These treasury locks, are designated as cash flow hedges and the interest rate variation is recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position as “cumulative other comprehensive income”.
At December 31, 2020, the Company had no outstanding treasury locks agreements.

At December 31, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding treasury locks agreements:
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2020Ps. 10,365Ps. —Ps. 102

21.7 Commodity price contracts
The Company has entered into various commodity price contracts to reduce its exposure to the risk of fluctuation in the costs of certain raw materials. The fair value is estimated based on the market valuations to terminate the contracts at the end of the period. These instruments are designated as cash flow hedges and the changes in their fair value are recorded as part of “cumulative other comprehensive income”.
The fair value of expired or sold commodity contracts is recorded in cost of goods sold with the hedged items.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had the following aluminum price contracts:
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2021Ps. 695Ps. —Ps. 125
2022Ps. 99Ps. —Ps. 17
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had the following PX + MEG (resin) price contracts:
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2021Ps. 729Ps. (65)Ps. —
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had the following sugar price contracts:
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2021Ps. 1,260Ps. (18)Ps. 275
202236670
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had the following aluminum price contracts:
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2020Ps. 394Ps. (1)Ps. 5
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had the following PX + MEG (resin) price contracts
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2020Ps. 320Ps. (28)Ps. —
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had the following sugar price contracts:
Fair Value
Maturity DateNotional Amount(Liability)Asset
2020Ps. 1,554Ps. (18)Ps. 71
20219815

21.8 Option embedded in the Promissory Note to fund the Vonpar’s acquisition

On December 6, 2016, as part of the purchase price paid for the Company’s acquisition of Vonpar, Spal issued and delivered a three-year promissory note to the sellers, for a total amount of 1,166 million Brazilian reais. On November 14, 2018 Spal prepaid an amount for 103 million of USD (393 million of Brazilian reais) (and the amount left as of December 31, 2018 is 1,000 million of Brazilian real). The promissory note beards interest at an annual rate of 0.375%, and was denominated and payable in Brazilian reais. The promissory note was linked to the performance of the exchange rate between the Brazilian real and the U.S. dollar. As a result, the principal amount under the promissory note increased or decreased based on the depreciation or appreciation of the Brazilian real relative to the U.S. dollar. The holders of the promissory note had an option, that could be exercised prior to the scheduled maturity of the promissory note, to capitalize the Mexican peso amount equivalent to the amount payable under the promissory note into a recently incorporated Mexican company which would then be merged into the Company in exchange for Series L shares at a strike price of Ps.178.5 per share. On December 6, 2019 the Promissory Note matured and the option embedded expired worthless. As such, the Company paid a total amount of 1,000 million of Brazilian reais (approximately Ps. 4,676) for the maturity of the Notes.

21.9 Sale Estrella Azul
On September 30, 2020, Coca-Cola FEMSA announced that its joint venture with The Coca-Cola Company (Compañía Panameña de Bebidas, S.A.P.I. de C.V.) successfully sold 100% of its stock interest in Estrella Azul, a dairy products company in Panama. As part of the transaction, the company agreed with the buyer that we could receive payments in the future if the business of Estrella Azul achieves certain volume and EBITDA targets during the 2022-2027 period. The Company estimated the amount of the payments to be received based on the forecasts of the business (level 3 inputs) and calculated their net present value. As of December 31, 2020, the financial asset recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position has a total value of Ps. 8.
21.10 Net effects of expired contracts that met hedging criteria
DerivativeImpact in consolidated income statement - Gain (Loss)202020192018
Cross currency swapsInterest expensePs. (109)Ps. (199)Ps. (157)
Cross currency swapsForeign exchange1,212480642
Interest rate swapsInterest expense(163)(515)
Option to purchase foreign currencyCost of good sold8(63)(8)
Forward agreements to purchase foreign currencyCost of good sold839(163)240
Commodity Price contractsCost of good sold(129)(391)(258)
Treasury locksInterest expense 153
21.11 Net effect of changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments that did not meet the hedging criteria for accounting purposes.
DerivativeImpact in consolidated income statement202020192018
Embedded derivativesMarket value (loss) gain on financial instrumentsPs. —Ps. 4Ps. (12)
Cross currency swaps and interest rate swapsMarket value (loss) gain on financial instruments(212)(293)(116)
21.12 Net effect of expired contracts that did not meet the hedging criteria for accounting purposes
Type of DerivativesImpact in consolidated income statement202020192018
Cross currency swaps and interest rate swapsMarket value (loss) on financial instrumentsPs. (212)Ps. (293)Ps. (186)
Embedded derivativesMarket value (loss) gain on financial instruments4
21.13 Risk management
The Company has exposure to the following financial risks:
Market risk;
Interest rate risk;
Liquidity risk; and
Credit risk
Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has also caused and continues to cause significant volatility in the financial markets, undermining investors’ confidence in the growth of countries and businesses. Major stock markets have halted operations on several occasions as persistent market turmoil intensified and new information became available. Currencies in many of the countries where the company operates, including the Mexican peso, suffered a significant depreciation against the U.S. dollar as compared to December 31, 2019, which increased the cost of some of our raw materials
21.13.1 Market risk
The Company’s activities expose it primarily to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. The Company enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk, interest rates risk and commodity prices risk including:
•    Forward Agreements to Purchase Foreign Currency in order to reduce its exposure to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations.
•    Options to purchase foreign currency in order to reduce its exposure to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations.
•    Cross-Currency Swaps in order to reduce its exposure to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate changes.
•    Commodity price contracts in order to reduce its exposure to the risk of fluctuation in the costs of certain raw materials.
The Company tracks the fair value (mark to market) of its derivative financial instruments and its possible changes using scenario analyses. The following disclosures provide a sensitivity analysis of the market risks, which the Company is exposed to as it relates to foreign exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices, which it considers in its existing hedging strategy:
Forward agreement to purchase U.S. Dollar (MXN/USD)Change in USD rateEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(19)%Ps. (884)Ps. —
2019(9)%(739)
2018(13)%(365)
Forward agreement to purchase U.S. Dollar (BRL/USD)Change in USD rateEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(21)%Ps. (357)Ps. —
2019(13)%(155)
2018(16)%(413)
Forward agreement to purchase U.S. Dollar (COP/USD)Change in USD rateEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(16)%Ps. (142)Ps. —
2019(10)%(54)
2018(12)%(2)
Forward agreement to purchase U.S. Dollar (ARS/USD)Change in USD rateEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(2)%Ps. (2)Ps. —
2019(25)%(88)
2018(27)%(522)
Forward agreement to purchase U.S. Dollar (UYU/USD)Change in USD rateEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(9)%Ps. (21)Ps. —
2019(5)%(23)
2018(8)%(46)
Cross currency swaps (USD to MXN)Change in USD rateEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(19)%Ps. (5,507)Ps. —
2019(9)%(2,315)
2018(13)%(3,130)
Cross currency swaps (USD to BRL)Change in USD rateEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(21)%Ps. (2,161)Ps. —
2019(13)%(645)
2018(16)%(9,068)
Sugar price contractsChange on sugar PriceEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(32)%Ps. (515)Ps. —
2019(24)%(255)
2018(30)%(341)
Aluminum price contractsChange on Aluminum priceEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020(16)%Ps. (289)Ps. —
2019(15)%(1,164)
2018(22)%(55)
Options to purchase foreign currency (MXN to USD)Change on USD rateEffect on equityProfit and loss effect
2020 %Ps. —Ps. —
2019(10)%(6)
2018(13)%(303)
21.13.2 Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flow of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates.
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk because it and its subsidiaries borrow funds at both fixed and variable interest rates. The risk is managed by the Company by maintaining an appropriate mix between fixed and variable rate borrowings, and by the use of the different derivative financial instruments. Hedging activities are evaluated regularly to align with interest rate views and defined risk appetite, ensuring the most cost-effective hedging strategies are applied.
The following disclosures provide a sensitivity analysis of the interest rate risks management considered to be reasonably possible at the end of the reporting period, which the Company is exposed to as it relates to its fixed and floating rate borrowings and which considers its existing hedging strategy:
Interest Rate RiskChange in
U.S.$ rate
Effect on
(profit) or
loss
2020+100 bpsPs. (102)
2019+100 bps(44)
2018+100 bps(134)
21.13.3 Liquidity risk
The Company’s principal source of liquidity has generally been cash generated from its operations. A significant majority of the Company’s sales are on a short-term credit basis. The Company has traditionally been able to rely on cash generated from operations to fund its capital requirements and its capital expenditures. The Company’s working capital benefits from the fact that most of its sales are made on a cash basis, while it generally pays its suppliers on credit. In recent periods, the Company has mainly used cash generated from operations to fund acquisitions. The Company has also used a combination of borrowings from Mexican and international banks and issuances in the Mexican and international capital markets to fund acquisitions.
Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the Company’s board of directors, which has established an appropriate liquidity risk management framework for the evaluation of the Company’s short-, medium- and long-term funding and liquidity requirements. The Company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves, and continuously monitoring forecasted and actual cash flows and by maintaining a conservative debt maturity profile.
The Company has access to credit from national and international banking institutions in order to face treasury needs; besides, the Company has the highest rating for Mexican companies (AAA) given by independent rating agencies, allowing the Company to access capital markets in case it needs resources.
As part of the Company’s financing policy, management expects to continue financing its liquidity needs with cash from operations. Nonetheless, as a result of regulations in certain countries in which the Company operates, it may not be beneficial or, practicable to remit cash generated in local operations to fund cash requirements in other countries. In the event that cash from operations in these countries is not sufficient to fund future working capital requirements and capital expenditures, management may decide, or be required, to fund cash requirements in these countries through local borrowings rather than remitting funds from another country. In the future management may finance our working capital and capital expenditure needs with short-term or other borrowings.
The Company’s management continuously evaluates opportunities to pursue acquisitions or engage in strategic transactions. The Company would expect to finance any significant future transactions with a combination of cash from operations, long-term indebtedness and capital stock.
See Note 19 for a disclosure of the Company’s maturity dates associated with its non-current financial liabilities as of December 31, 2020.
The following table reflects all contractually fixed and variable pay-offs for settlement, repayments and interest resulting from recognized financial liabilities. It includes expected gross cash outflows from derivative financial liabilities that are in place as of December 31, 2020.
Such expected net cash outflows are determined based on each particular settlement date of an instrument. The amounts disclosed are undiscounted net cash outflows for the respective upcoming fiscal years, based on the earliest date on which the Company could be required to pay. Cash outflows for financial liabilities (including interest) without fixed amounts or timing are based on economic conditions (like interest rates and foreign exchange rates) existing at December 31, 2020.
(In millions of Ps)202120222023202420252026 and thereafter
Non-derivative financial liabilities:      
Notes and bondsPs. 2,500Ps. 1,500Ps. 7,500Ps. —Ps. 1,727Ps. 62,469
Loans from banks2,51831728183,7605,640
Derivatives financial liabilities (assets)999991(1,286)5775771,375
The Company generally makes payments associated with its financial liabilities with cash generated from its operations.
21.13.4 Credit risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company. The Company has adopted a policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties, where appropriate, as a means of mitigating the risk of financial loss from defaults. The Company only transacts with entities that are rated the equivalent of investment grade and above. This information is supplied by independent rating agencies where available and, if not available, the Company uses other publicly available financial information and its own trading records to rate its major customers. The Company’s exposure and the credit ratings of its counterparties are continuously monitored and the aggregate value of transactions is spread amongst approved counterparties.
The Company has a high receivable turnover; hence management believes credit risk is minimal due to the nature of its businesses, which have a large portion of their sales settled in cash. The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk for the components of the statement of financial position at December 31, 2020 and 2019 is the carrying amounts (see Note 7).
The credit risk for liquid funds and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are highly rated banks as designated by international credit rating agencies.
The Company manages the credit risk related to its derivative portfolio by only entering into transactions with reputable and credit-worthy counterparties as well as by maintaining a Credit Support Annex (CSA) that establishes margin requirements. As of December 31, 2020 the Company concluded that the maximum exposure to credit risk related with derivative financial instruments is not significant given the high credit rating of its counterparties.
21.14 Cash Flow hedges
The Company determines the existence of an economic relationship between the hedging instruments and the hedged item based on the currency, amount and timing of their respective cash flows. The Company evaluates whether the derivative designated in each hedging relationship is expected to be effective and that it has been effective to offset changes in the cash flows of the hedged item using the hypothetical derivative method.

In these hedging relationships, the main sources of inefficiency are:
The effect of the credit risk of the counterparty and the Company on the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts, which is not reflected in the change in the fair value of the hedged cash flows; and
Changes in the period hedges.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s financial instruments used to hedge its exposure to foreign exchange rates, interest rates and commodity risks were as follows:
 Maturity
 1-6 months6-12 monthsMore than 12
Foreign exchange currency risk
Foreign exchange currency forward contracts
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)2,8061,888
Average exchange rate MXN/USD23.3523.47
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)844491
Average exchange rate BRL/USD5.415.37
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)511212
Average exchange rate COP/USD3,7503,740
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)96
Average exchange rate ARS/USD92.97
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)22558
Average exchange rate UYU/USD45.9245.69
Foreign exchange currency swap contracts
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)12,568
Average exchange rate MXN/USD19.81
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)9,575
Average exchange rate BRL/USD4.00
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)404
Average exchange rate COP/USD3,454
Commodities risk
Aluminum (in millions of pesos)32537099
Average price (USD/Ton)1,6541,7201,740
Sugar (in millions of pesos)869391365
Average price (USD cent/Lb)12.1311.8712.17
PX+MEG (in millions of pesos)364364
Average price (USD /Ton)730730
As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s financial instruments used to hedge its exposure to foreign exchange rates, interest rates and commodity risks were as follows:
 Maturity
 1-6 months6-12 monthsMore than 12
Foreign exchange currency risk
Foreign exchange currency forward contracts
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)3,7422,086
Average exchange rate MXN/USD20.0020.20
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)697303
Average exchange rate BRL/USD4.044.16
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)22085
Average exchange rate COP/USD3,4913,460
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)137
Average exchange rate ARS/USD79.23
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)33587
Average exchange rate UYU/USD37.5540.03
Foreign exchange currency option contracts
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)107
Average exchange rate COP/USD3,252
Foreign exchange currency swap contracts
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)9,4238,292
Average exchange rate MXN/USD19.5419.92
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)4,3659,046
Average exchange rate BRL/USD3.414.00
Interest rate risk
Interest rate swaps
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)4,365
Average interest rate8.34 %
Treasury Locks
Notional amount (in millions of pesos)10,365
Average interest rate1.81 %
Commodities risk
Aluminum (in millions of pesos)276118
Average price (USD/Ton)1,7961,812
Sugar (in millions of pesos)1,19236198
Average price (USD cent/Lb)13.0912.7313.45
PX+MEG (in millions of pesos)160160
Average price (USD /Ton)848848