EX-99.18 2 tv525892_ex99-18.htm EXHIBIT 99.18

Exhibit 99.18

 

VLRS Consolidated
Ticker:       VLRS Quarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

General information about financial statements

 

Ticker: VLRS
Period covered by financial statements: 2019-01-01 to 2019-06-30
Date of end of reporting period: 2019-06-30
Name of reporting entity or other means of identification: VLRS
Description of presentation currency: MXN
Level of rounding used in financial statements: Thousands
Consolidated: Yes
Number of quarter: 2
Type of issuer: ICS
Explanation of change in name of reporting entity or other means of identification from end of preceding reporting period:  
Description of nature of financial statements:  

 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Follow-up of analysis

 

 

 

Analyst Coverage

 

Firm  Analyst
Banorte  José Itzamna Espitia
Barclays  Pablo Monsivais
Bradesco BBI - Equity Research  Victor Mizusaki
Citi  Stephen Trent
Cowen Securities  Helane Becker
Deutsche Bank  Michael Linenberg
Evercore Partners  Duane Pfennigwerth
GBM  Mauricio Martinez
HSBC  Alexandre P Falcao
Intercam Casa de Bolsa  Alejandra Marcos
Morgan Stanley  Joshua Milberg
Santander  Pedro Bruno
UBS  Rogerio Araujo
Vector  Marco Antonio Montañez
Goldman Sachs  Bruno Amorim

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Consolidated Statements of financial position

 

   As of June 30,
2019
   As of December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
 
Consolidated statement of financial position          
Assets          
Current assets          
Cash and cash equivalents   8,123,683    5,862,942 
Trade and other current receivables   1,675,668    1,128,891 
Recoverable Income tax   447,032    337,799 
Financial instruments   91,657    62,440 
Inventories   293,982    297,271 
Current biological assets   0    0 
Other current non-financial assets   1,681,513    1,233,426 
Total current assets other than non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners   12,313,535    8,922,769 
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners   0    0 
Total current assets   12,313,535    8,922,769 
Non-current assets          
Trade and other non-current receivables   0    0 
Current tax assets, non-current   0    0 
Non-current inventories   0    0 
Non-current biological assets   0    0 
Financial instruments   0    0 
Investments accounted for using equity method   0    0 
Investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates   0    0 
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net   5,840,393    5,782,282 
Investment property   0    0 
Right-of-use assets that do not meet definition of investment property   32,415,801    31,985,598 
Goodwill   0    0 
Intangible assets, net   170,214    179,124 
Deferred income tax   2,708,532    2,864,333 
Other non-current non-financial assets   6,860,173    6,566,215 
Total non-current assets   47,995,113    47,377,552 
Total assets   60,308,648    56,300,321 
Equity and liabilities          
Liabilities          
Short-term liabilities          
Trade and other current payables   8,378,600    5,473,872 
Income tax payable   795    4,065 
Other current financial liabilities   1,648,437    1,335,207 
Current lease liabilities   4,517,265    4,970,492 
Accrued liabilities   2,644,382    2,318,392 
Short-term provisions          
Current provisions for employee benefits   0    0 
Other liabilities   201,134    25,835 
Total short-term provisions   201,134    25,835 
Total short-term liabilities other than liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale   17,390,613    14,127,863 
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale   0    0 
Total short-term liabilities   17,390,613    14,127,863 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

   As of June 30,
2019
   As of December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
 
Long-term liabilities          
Trade and other non-current payables   0    0 
Current tax liabilities, non-current   0    0 
Other non-current financial liabilities   2,426,269    2,310,939 
Non-current lease liabilities   34,625,411    34,585,208 
Other non-current non-financial liabilities   120,963    137,233 
Non-current provisions          
Non-current provisions for employee benefits   20,869    18,153 
Other non-current provisions   386,013    327,934 
Total non-current provisions   406,882    346,087 
Deferred tax liabilities   1,243,562    1,095,452 
Total non-current liabilities   38,823,087    38,474,919 
Total liabilities   56,213,700    52,602,782 
Equity          
Capital stock   2,973,559    2,973,559 
Additional paid in capital   1,822,433    1,837,073 
Treasury shares   122,169    122,661 
Retained earnings   (569,605)   (1,208,265)
Other reserves   (9,270)   217,833 
Total equity attributable to owners of parent   4,094,948    3,697,539 
Non-controlling interests   0    0 
Total equity   4,094,948    3,697,539 
Total equity and liabilities   60,308,648    56,300,321 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2019
   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
   For the three
months ended
June 30, 2019
   For the three
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
Consolidated statement of operations                
Profit (loss)                
Operating revenues   15,521,654    12,080,416    8,329,249    6,230,242 
Cost of sales   0    0    0    0 
Gross profit   15,521,654    12,080,416    8,329,249    6,230,242 
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses   621,253    739,138    349,962    381,687 
Administrative expenses   0    0    0    0 
Other operating income   123,309    231,766    123,235    231,020 
Other operating expense   [1] 14,338,432    [2] 12,280,751    [3] 7,443,164    [4] 6,242,689 
Operating income (loss)   685,278    (707,707)   659,358    (163,114)
Finance income   1,249,603    1,673,158    397,455    37,257 
Finance costs   1,022,509    2,802,423    859,660    2,368,827 
Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method   0    0    0    0 
Income (loss) before income tax   912,372    (1,836,972)   197,153    (2,494,684)
Income tax expense (benefit)   273,712    (531,879)   77,750    (728,190)
Income (loss) from continuing operations   638,660    (1,305,093)   119,403    (1,766,494)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations   0    0    0    0 
Net income (loss)   638,660    (1,305,093)   119,403    (1,766,494)
Income (loss), attributable to                    
Income (loss), attributable to owners of parent   638,660    (1,305,093)   119,403    (1,766,494)
Income (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests   0    0    0    0 
Earnings per share                    
Earnings (loss) per share                    
Earnings (loss) per share                    
Basic earnings (loss) per share                    
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations   0.63    (1.29)   0.12    (1.75)
Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations   0    0    0    0 
Total basic earnings (loss) per share   0.63    (1.29)   0.12    (1.75)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share                    
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations   0.63    (1.29)   0.12    (1.75)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations   0    0    0    0 
Total diluted earnings (loss) per share   0.63    (1.29)   0.12    (1.75)

 

[1] ↑     Includes the following expenses: i) Fuel by Ps. 5,770,066 ii) Depreciation and amortization by Ps. 2,627,052, iii) Landing, take-off and navigation expenses by Ps. 2,420,333, iv) Salaries and benefits by Ps. 1,739,151, v) Maintenance by Ps. 722,701, vi) Aircraft and engine rent expenses by Ps. 542,734 and vii) Other operating expenses by Ps. 516,395.

 

[2] ↑     Includes the following expenses: i) Fuel by Ps. 4,619,699, ii) Landing, take-off and navigation expenses by Ps. 2,273,115, iii) Depreciation and amortization by Ps. 2,206,569, iv) Salaries and benefits by Ps. 1,496,129, v) Maintenance by Ps. 722,182, vi) Aircraft and engine rent expenses by Ps. 421,897 and vii) Other operating expenses by Ps. 541,160.

 

[3] ↑     Includes the following expenses: i) Fuel by Ps. 3,087,189, ii) Depreciation and amortization by Ps. 1,335,029, iii) Landing, take-off and navigation expenses by Ps. 1,188,166, iv) Salaries and benefits by Ps. 887,493, v) Maintenance by Ps. 369,307, vi) Aircraft and engine rent expenses by Ps. 315,588 and vii) Other operating expenses by Ps.260,392.

 

[4] ↑     Includes the following expenses: i) Fuel by Ps. 2,444,818, ii) Landing, take-off and navigation expenses by Ps. 1,149,296, iii) Depreciation and amortization by Ps. 1,135,093, iv) Salaries and benefits by Ps. 749,837, v) Maintenance by Ps. 375,846, vi) Aircraft and engine rent expenses by Ps. 104,502 and vii) Other operating expenses by Ps. 283,297.

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2019
   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
   For the three
months ended
June 30, 2019
   For the three
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
Consolidated statement comprehensive income                    
Net income (loss) for the period   638,660    (1,305,093)   119,403    (1,766,494)
Other comprehensive income                    
Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax                    
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, gains (losses) from investments in equity instruments   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, gains (losses) on revaluation   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, gains (losses) on remeasurements of defined benefit plans   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, change in fair value of financial liability attributable to change in credit risk of liability   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, gains (losses) on hedging instruments that hedge investments in equity instruments   0    0    0    0 
Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Total other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax                    
Exchange differences on translation                    
Gains (losses) on exchange differences on translation, net of tax   6,144    20,773    1,616    (8,744)
Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, exchange differences on translation   6,144    20,773    1,616    (8,744)
Available-for-sale financial assets                    
Gains (losses) on remeasuring available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Reclassification adjustments on available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, available-for-sale financial assets   0    0    0    0 
Cash flow hedges                    
(Losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax   (354,808)   59,285    336,769    59,285 
Reclassification adjustments on cash flow hedges, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Amounts removed from equity and included in carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) whose acquisition or incurrence was hedged highly probable forecast transaction, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, cash flow hedges   (354,808)   59,285    336,769    59,285 
Hedges of net investment in foreign operations                    
Gains (losses) on hedges of net investments in foreign operations, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Reclassification adjustments on hedges of net investments in foreign operations, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, hedges of net investments in foreign operations   0    0    0    0 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2019
   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
   For the three
months ended
June 30, 2019
   For the three
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
Change in value of time value of options                    
Gains on change in value of time value of options, net of tax   121,561    107,740    20,442    103,544 
Reclassification adjustments on change in value of time value of options, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, change in value of time value of options   121,561    107,740    20,442    103,544 
Change in value of forward elements of forward contracts                    
Gains (losses) on change in value of forward elements of forward contracts, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Reclassification adjustments on change in value of forward elements of forward contracts, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, change in value of forward elements of forward contracts   0    0    0    0 
Change in value of foreign currency basis spreads                    
Gains (losses) on change in value of foreign currency basis spreads, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Reclassification adjustments on change in value of foreign currency basis spreads, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, change in value of foreign currency basis spreads   0    0    0    0 
Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income                    
Gains (losses) on financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Reclassification adjustments on financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Amounts removed from equity and adjusted against fair value of financial assets on reclassification out of fair value through other comprehensive income measurement category, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income   0    0    0    0 
Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax   0    0    0    0 
Total other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax   (227,103)   187,798    358,827    154,085 
Total other comprehensive (loss) income   (227,103)   187,798    358,827    154,085 
Total comprehensive income (loss)   411,557    (1,117,295)   478,230    (1,612,409)
Comprehensive income attributable to                    
Comprehensive income (loss), attributable to owners of parent   411,557    (1,117,295)   478,230    (1,612,409)
Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests   0    0    0    0 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Consolidated statement of cash flows, indirect method

 

   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2019
   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
Consolidated statement of cash flows          
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities          
Net income (loss)   638,660    (1,305,093)
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss)          
Discontinued operations   0    0 
Adjustments for income tax expense   273,712    (531,879)
Adjustments for finance costs   (335,678)   934,441 
Adjustments for depreciation and amortization expense   2,627,052    2,206,569 
Adjustments for impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) recognised in profit or loss   0    0 
Adjustments for provisions   0    0 
Adjustments for unrealised foreign exchange losses (gains)   0    0 
Adjustments for share-based payments   14,550    4,824 
Adjustments for fair value losses (gains)   0    0 
Adjustments for undistributed profits of associates   0    0 
Adjustments for gains on disposal of non-current assets   (95,565)   (218,814)
Participation in associates and joint ventures   0    0 
Adjustments for decrease (increase) in inventories   3,289    (21,416)
Adjustments for (increase) decrease in trade accounts receivable   (331,955)   51,358 
Adjustments for increase in other operating receivables   (205,845)   (113,289)
Adjustments for increase in trade accounts payable   375,617    100,052 
Adjustments for increase in other operating payables   759,958    650,948 
Other adjustments for non-cash items   (32,343)   (51,873)
Other adjustments for which cash effects are investing or financing cash flow   0    0 
Straight-line rent adjustment   0    0 
Amortization of lease fees   0    0 
Setting property values   0    0 
Other adjustments to reconcile profit   1,521,529    1,674,313 
Total adjustments to reconcile profit   4,574,321    4,685,234 
Net cash flows provided by operations   5,212,981    3,380,141 
Dividends paid   0    0 
Dividends received   0    0 
Interest paid   0    0 
Interest received   92,180    70,943 
Income taxes refund   47,580    134,336 
Other inflows (outflows) of cash   0    0 
Net cash flows provided by operating activities   5,257,581    3,316,748 
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities          
Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses   0    0 
Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses   0    0 
Other cash receipts from sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities   0    0 
Other cash payments to acquire equity or debt instruments of other entities   0    0 
Other cash receipts from sales of interests in joint ventures   0    0 
Other cash payments to acquire interests in joint ventures   0    0 
Proceeds from sales of rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment   597,013    524,160 
Purchase of rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment   779,978    1,162,278 
Proceeds from sales of intangible assets   0    0 
Purchase of intangible assets   24,779    23,364 
Proceeds from sales of other long-term assets   0    0 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2019
   For the six
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
Purchase of other long-term assets   0    0 
Proceeds from government grants   0    0 
Cash advances and loans made to other parties   0    0 
Cash receipts from repayment of advances and loans made to other parties   0    0 
Cash payments for futures contracts, forward contracts, option contracts and swap contracts   0    0 
Cash receipts from futures contracts, forward contracts, option contracts and swap contracts   0    0 
Dividends received   0    0 
Interest paid   0    0 
Interest received   0    0 
Income taxes refund (paid)   0    0 
Other inflows (outflows) of cash   0    0 
Net cash flows used in investing activities   (207,744)   (661,482)
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities          
Proceeds from changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control   0    0 
Payments from changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control   0    0 
Proceeds from issuing shares   0    0 
Proceeds from issuing other equity instruments   0    0 
Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares   0    0 
Payments of other equity instruments   0    0 
Proceeds from borrowings   1,588,570    380,119 
Repayments of borrowings   934,056    428,815 
Payments of finance lease liabilities   0    0 
Payments of lease liabilities   3,130,389    2,717,410 
Proceeds from government grants   0    0 
Dividends paid   0    0 
Interest paid   71,742    73,439 
Income taxes refund (paid)   0    0 
Other outflows of cash   (85,728)   (16,575)
Net cash flows used in financing activities   (2,633,345)   (2,856,120)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes   2,416,492    (200,854)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents          
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (155,751)   20,754 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   2,260,741    (180,100)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   5,862,942    6,950,879 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   8,123,683    6,770,779 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

 

Consolidated Statements of changes in equity - Accumulated Current

 

   Statements of changes in equity 
  

Capital stock

  

Additional paid in capital

  

Treasury shares

  

Retained earnings

  

Revaluation surplus

  

Exchange differences

on translation of

foreign operations

  

Cash flow hedges

  

Reserve of gains and losses on hedging instruments that hedge investments in equity instruments

  

Reserve of change in value of time value of options

 
Consolidated statements of changes in equity                                             
Equity at beginning of period   2,973,559    1,837,073    122,661    (1,208,265)   0    10,222    9,969    0    (93,872)
Changes in equity                                             
Comprehensive income                                             
Operating income   0    0    0    638,660    0    0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income (loss)   0    0    0    0    0    6,144    (354,808)   0    121,561 
Total comprehensive income (loss)   0    0    0    638,660    0    6,144    (354,808)   0    121,561 
Issue of equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase through other contributions by owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through other changes, equity   0    0    (492)   0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through treasury share transactions, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase (decrease) through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through share-based payment transactions, equity   0    (14,640)   0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of cash flow hedges and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of time value of options and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of forward elements of forward contracts and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of foreign currency basis spreads and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total (decrease) increase in equity   0    (14,640)   (492)   638,660    0    6,144    (354,808)   0    121,561 
Equity at end of period   2,973,559    1,822,433    122,169    (569,605)   0    16,366    (344,839)   0    27,689 

 

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Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

   Statements of changes in equity 
   Reserve of change in
value of forward
elements of forward
contracts
   Reserve of change in
value of foreign
currency basis spreads
   Reserve of gains and
losses on financial
assets measured at fair
value through other
comprehensive income
   Reserve of gains and
losses on remeasuring
available-for-sale
financial assets
   Reserve of share-based
payments
   Remeasurements of
defined benefit plans
   Amount recognised in
other comprehensive
income and
accumulated in equity
relating to non-current
assets or disposal
groups held for sale
   Reserve of gains and
losses from
investments in equity
instruments
   Reserve of
change in
fair value of
financial
liability
attributable
to change in
credit risk of
liability
 
Consolidated statements of changes in equity                                             
Equity at beginning of period   0    0    0    0    0    335    0    0    0 
Changes in equity                                             
Comprehensive income                                             
Operating income (loss)   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income (loss)   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total comprehensive income (loss)   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Issue of equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase through other contributions by owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through other changes, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through treasury share transactions, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase (decrease) through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through share-based payment transactions, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of cash flow hedges and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of time value of options and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of forward elements of forward contracts and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of foreign currency basis spreads and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total (decrease) increase in equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Equity at end of period   0    0    0    0    0    335    0    0    0 

 

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Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

    Statements of changes in equity  
    Reserve for catastrophe     Reserve for
equalization
    Reserve of
discretionary
participation features
    Other comprehensive
income
    Other reserves     Equity attributable to
owners of parent
    Non-controlling
interests
    Total equity  
Consolidated statements of changes in equity                                                                
Equity at beginning of period     0       0       0       291,179       217,833       3,697,539       0       3,697,539  
Changes in equity                                                                
Comprehensive income                                                                
Operating income (loss)     0       0       0       0       0       638,660       0       638,660  
Other comprehensive income (loss)     0       0       0       0       (227,103 )     (227,103 )     0       (227,103 )
Total comprehensive income (loss)     0       0       0       0       (227,103 )     411,557       0       411,557  
Issue of equity     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Increase through other contributions by owners, equity     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
(Decrease) increase through other changes, equity     0       0       0       0       0       492       0       492  
(Decrease) increase through treasury share transactions, equity     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Increase (decrease) through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control, equity     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
(Decrease) increase through share-based payment transactions, equity     0       0       0       0       0       (14,640 )     0       (14,640 )
Amount removed from reserve of cash flow hedges and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of time value of options and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of forward elements of forward contracts and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of foreign currency basis spreads and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Total (decrease) increase in equity     0       0       0       0       (227,103 )     397,409       0       397,409  
Equity at end of period     0       0       0       291,179       (9,270 )     4,094,948       0       4,094,948  

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Consolidated Statement of changes in equity - Accumulated Previous (Unaudited)

 

   Statements of changes in equity 
   Capital stock   Additional paid in
capital
   Treasury shares   Retained earnings   Revaluation surplus   Exchange differences
on translation of
foreign operations
   Cash flow hedges   Reserve of gains and
losses on hedging
instruments that hedge
investments in equity
instruments
   Reserve of
change in
value of time
value of
options
 
Consolidated statements of changes in equity                                             
Equity at beginning of period   2,973,559    1,804,528    85,034    (447,394)   0    (11,934)   0    0    114,681 
Changes in equity                                             
Comprehensive income                                             
Operating loss   0    0    0    (1,305,093)   0    0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income   0    0    0    0    0    20,773    59,285    0    107,740 
Total comprehensive (loss) income   0    0    0    (1,305,093)   0    20,773    59,285    0    107,740 
Issue of equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase through other contributions by owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through other changes, equity   0    0    (531)   0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase (decrease) through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase through share-based payment transactions, equity   0    4,824    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of cash flow hedges and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of time value of options and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of forward elements of forward contracts and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of foreign currency basis spreads and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total increase (decrease) in equity   0    4,824    (531)   (1,305,093)   0    20,773    59,285    0    107,740 
Equity at end of period   2,973,559    1,809,352    84,503    (1,752,487)   0    8,839    59,285    0    222,421 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

   Statements of changes in equity 
   Reserve of change in
value of forward
elements of forward
contracts
   Reserve of change in
value of foreign
currency basis spreads
   Reserve of gains and
losses on financial
assets measured at fair
value through other
comprehensive income
   Reserve of gains and
losses on remeasuring
available-for-sale
financial assets
   Reserve of share-based
payments
   Remeasurements of
defined benefit plans
   Amount recognised in
other comprehensive
income and
accumulated in equity
relating to non-current
assets or disposal
groups held for sale
   Reserve of gains and
losses from
investments in equity
instruments
   Reserve of
change in
fair value of
financial
liability
attributable
to change in
credit risk of
liability
 
Consolidated statements of changes in equity                                             
Equity at beginning of period   0    0    0    0    0    (3,857)   0    0    0 
Changes in equity                                             
Comprehensive income                                             
Operating loss   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Other comprehensive income   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total comprehensive (loss) income   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Issue of equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase through other contributions by owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through other changes, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase (decrease) through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase through share-based payment transactions, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of cash flow hedges and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of time value of options and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of forward elements of forward contracts and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of foreign currency basis spreads and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total increase (decrease) in equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Equity at end of period   0    0    0    0    0    (3,857)   0    0    0 

 

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Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

 

   Statements of changes in equity 
  

Reserve for catastrophe

  

Reserve for
equalization

  

Reserve of
discretionary
participation features

  

Other comprehensive
income

  

Other reserves

  

Equity attributable to
owners of parent 

  

Non-controlling
interests

  

Total equity

 
Consolidated statements of changes in equity                                
Equity at beginning of period   0    0    0    291,179    390,069    4,635,728    0    4,635,728 
Changes in equity                                        
Comprehensive income                                        
Operating loss   0    0    0    0    0    (1,305,093)   0    (1,305,093)
Other comprehensive income   0    0    0    0    187,798    187,798    0    187,798 
Total comprehensive (loss) income   0    0    0    0    187,798    (1,117,295)   0    (1,117,295)
Issue of equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase through other contributions by owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Decrease through other distributions to owners, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
(Decrease) increase through other changes, equity   0    0    0    0    0    531    0    531 
Increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase (decrease) through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control, equity   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Increase through share-based payment transactions, equity   0    0    0    0    0    4,824    0    4,824 
Amount removed from reserve of cash flow hedges and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of time value of options and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of forward elements of forward contracts and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Amount removed from reserve of change in value of foreign currency basis spreads and included in initial cost or other carrying amount of non-financial asset (liability) or firm commitment for which fair value hedge accounting is applied   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total increase (decrease) in equity   0    0    0    0    187,798    (1,111,940)   0    (1,111,940)
Equity at end of period   0    0    0    291,179    577,867    3,523,788    0    3,523,788 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Informative data about the Consolidated Statement of financial position

 

  

As of June 30,

2019

  

As of December 31,

2018

(Unaudited)

 
Informative data of the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position        
Capital stock   2,973,559    2,973,559 
Restatement of capital stock   0    0 
Plan assets for pensions and seniority premiums   0    0 
Number of executives   0    0 
Number of employees   4,748    4,600 
Number of workers   0    0 
Outstanding shares   1,011,876,677    1,011,876,677 
Repurchased shares   0    0 
Restricted cash   77,907    0 
Guaranteed debt of associated companies   0    0 

 

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Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Informative data about the Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

  

For the six

months ended

June 30, 2019

  

For the six

months ended

June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

  

For the three
months ended

June 30, 2019

  

For the three
months ended

June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 
Informative data of the Consolidated Statements of operations                    
Depreciation and amortization   2,627,052    2,206,569    1,335,029    1,135,093 

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Informative data – Consolidated Statements of operations for 12 months

 

  

For the twelve

months ended

June 30, 2019

  

For the twelve

months ended

June 30, 2018

(Unaudited)

 
Informative data – Consolidated Statements of operations for 12 months          
Operating revenues   30,746,388    25,176,137 
Operating income   2,107,598    990,771 
Net income (loss)   1,182,868    (1,114,686)
Net income (loss), attributable to owners of parent   1,182,868    (1,114,686)
Depreciation and amortization   5,044,637    5,147,109 

 

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Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Breakdown of credits

 

               Denomination 
               Credits in domestic currency   Credits in foreign currency 
               Time interval   Time interval 

Credit type /

Institution

  Foreign
institution
(yes/no)
  Contract
signing date
  Expiration
date
  Interest
rate
  Current
year
   Until
1 year
   Until
2years
   Until
3 years
   Until
4 years
   Until
5 years
or more
   Current
year
   Until
1 year
   Until
2 years
   Until
3 years
   Until
4 years
   Until
5 years
or more
 
Banks                                                                        
Foreign trade                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Banks - secured                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Commercial banks                                                                        
Banco Santander - Bancomext (1)  NO  2011-07-27  2022-05-31  LIBOR + 2.60%                                 262,767    1,387,572    821,058    124,592           
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    262,767    1,387,572    821,058    124,592    0    0 
Other banks                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total banks                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    262,767    1,387,572    821,058    124,592    0    0 
Stock market                                                                        
Listed on stock exchange - unsecured                                                                        
CEBUR  NO  2019-06-20  2024-06-20  TIIE + 1.75%   1,383    (3,285)   (7,127)   493,459    495,825    498,462                               
TOTAL               1,383    (3,285)   (7,127)   493,459    495,825    498,462    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Listed on stock exchange - secured                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Private placements - unsecured                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Private placements - secured                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total listed on stock exchanges and private placements                                                                        
TOTAL               1,383    (3,285)   (7,127)   493,459    495,825    498,462    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Other current and non-current liabilities with cost                                                                        
Other current and non-current liabilities with cost                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total other current and non-current liabilities with cost                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Suppliers                                                                        
Suppliers                                                                        
Landing, take off and navigation expenses  NO  2019-04-22  2019-07-18      279,410                                                        
Fuel expenses  NO  2019-04-22  2019-07-18      261,534                                                        
Administrative expenses  NO  2019-04-22  2019-07-18      59,248                                                        
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses  NO  2019-04-22  2019-07-18      33,717                                                        
Technology and communication expenses  NO  2019-04-22  2019-07-18      19,629                                                        
Maintenance expenses  NO  2019-04-22  2019-07-18      19,154                                                        
Other services expenses  NO  2019-04-22  2019-07-18      2,091                                                        
Maintenance expenses USD  SI  2019-04-22  2019-07-18                                    626,088                          
Technology and communication expenses USD  SI  2019-04-22  2019-07-18                                    74,492                          
Landing, take off and navigation expenses USD  SI  2019-04-22  2019-07-18                                    58,962                          
Administrative expenses USD  SI  2019-04-22  2019-07-18                                    29,106                          
Other services expenses USD  SI  2019-04-22  2019-07-18                                    990                          
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses USD  SI  2019-04-22  2019-07-18                                    943                          
TOTAL               674,783    0    0    0    0    0    790,581    0    0    0    0    0 
Total suppliers                                                                        
TOTAL               674,783    0    0    0    0    0    790,581    0    0    0    0    0 
Other current and non-current liabilities                                                                        
Other current and non-current liabilities                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total other current and non-current liabilities                                                                        
TOTAL               0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0 
Total credits                                                                        
TOTAL               676,166    (3,285)   (7,127)   493,459    495,825    498,462    1,053,348    1,387,572    821,058    124,592    0    0 

 

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Annex - Monetary foreign currency position

 

Disclosure of monetary foreign currency position

 

 

U.S. dollar amounts at June 30, 2019 have been included solely for the convenience of the reader and are translated from Mexican pesos, using an exchange rate of Ps.19.1685 per U.S. dollar, as reported by the Mexican Central Bank (Banco de Mexico) as the ride for the payment of obligations denominated in foreign currency payable in Mexico in effect on June 30, 2019.

 

 

 

   Currencies 
   Dollars   Dollar equivalent in
pesos
   Other currencies
equivalent in dollars
   Other currencies
equivalent in pesos
   Total pesos 
Foreign currency position                         
Monetary assets                         
Short-term monetary assets   456,366    8,747,852    0    0    8,747,852 
Long-term monetary assets   344,214    6,598,066    0    0    6,598,066 
Total monetary assets   800,580    15,345,918    0    0    15,345,918 
Liabilities position                         
Short-term liabilities   420,084    8,052,380    0    0    8,052,380 
Long-term liabilities   1,852,920    35,517,697    0    0    35,517,697 
Total liabilities   2,273,004    43,570,077    0    0    43,570,077 
Net monetary liabilities   (1,472,424)   (28,224,159)   0    0    (28,224,159)

 

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Annex - Distribution of income by product

 

   Income type 
   National income   Export income   Income of
subsidiaries abroad
   Total income 
Operating Revenues                    
Domestic (Mexico)   10,888,758    0    0    10,888,758 
International (United States of America and Central America)   0    0    4,632,896    4,632,896 
Total operating revenues   10,888,758    0    4,632,896    15,521,654 

 

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Annex - Financial derivate instruments

 

Management’s discussion about derivative financial instrument policies explaining whether these policies allow them to be used only for hedging or other purposes such as trading.

 

The Company´s activities are exposed to different financial risks resulting from exogenous variables that are not under its control, but whose effects can be potentially adverse. The Company’s global risk management program is focused on existing uncertainty in the financial markets and is intended to minimize potential adverse effects on net earnings and working capital requirements. Volaris uses derivative financial instruments to mitigate part of these risks and does not acquire financial derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

 

The Company has a Risk Management team which identifies and evaluates the exposure to different financial risks. It is also in charge of designing strategies to mitigate them. Accordingly, it has a Hedging Policy in place and procedures related thereto, on which those strategies are based. All policies, procedures and strategies are approved by different administrative entities based on the Corporate Governance.

 

The Hedging Policy, as well as its processes are approved by different administrative entities according to the Corporate Governance. The Hedging Policy establishes that derivative financial instrument transactions will be approved and implemented/monitored by certain committees. Compliance with the Hedging Policy and its procedures are subject to internal and external audits as well as a Corporate Governance.

 

The Hedging Policy holds a conservative position regarding derivative financial instruments, since it only allows the company to enter into positions that are correlated with the primary position to be hedged (in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards “IFRS”, under which the Company prepares its financial information). The Company’s objective is to apply hedge accounting treatment to all derivative financial instruments.

 

Volaris aims to transfer a portion of market risk to its financial counterparties through the use of derivative financial instruments, described as follows:

 

1.Fuel price fluctuation risk: Volaris’ contractual agreements with its fuel suppliers are linked to the market price index of the underlying asset; therefore, it is exposed to an increase in such price. Volaris enters into derivative financial instruments to hedge against significant increases in the fuel price. The instruments are traded on over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets, with approved counterparties and within limits specified on the Hedging Policy. As of the date of this report, the Company uses Asian call options and Zero Cost Collars, being U.S. Gulf Coast Jet Fuel 54 the underlying asset. Asian instruments consider the monthly average price of the underlying, hence it matches the outflows of Volaris main fuel supplier. All derivative financial instruments qualified as hedge accounting.

 

  2. Foreign currency risk: While Mexican Peso is the functional currency of the company, a significant portion of its operating expenses is denominated in U.S. dollar; thus, Volaris relies on sustained U.S. dollar cash flows coming from operations in the United States of America and Central America to support part of its commitments in such currency, however there’s still a mismatch. Foreign currency risk arises from possible unfavorable movements in the exchange rate which could have a negative impact in the company’s cash flows. To mitigate this risk, the Hedging Policy allows the Company to use foreign exchange derivative financial instruments. As of the date of this report, the Company does not have any outstanding position on foreign exchange financial instruments.

 

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  3. Interest rate variation risk: The Company’s exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates is related primarily to the Company’s flight equipment operating lease agreements and long-term debt obligations with floating interest rates. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to hedge a portion of such exposure. As of the date of this report, the Company does not have any outstanding position on interest rate derivatives.

 

Outstanding derivative financial instruments may require collateral to guarantee a portion of the unsettled mark-to-market loss prior to maturity. The amount of collateral delivered in pledge, is presented as part of current assets under the caption guarantee deposits. It is assessed reviewed and adjusted accordingly on a daily basis., 

 

Trading markets and eligible counterparties

 

The Company only operates in over the counter (“OTC”) markets. To minimize counterparty risk, the Company enters into ISDA agreements with counterparties with recognized financial capacity; therefore, significant risks of default on any of them are not foreseen. As of June 30, 2019, the Company has 8 ISDAs in place with different financial institutions and was active with 2 of them during the second quarter 2019.

 

Those agreements have a Credit Support Annex ("CSA") section, which sets credit conditions and guidelines for margin calls that are stipulated therein, including minimum amounts and rounding off. Hedging positions are distributed among different counterparties with the purpose of diversifying our exposure, and thus, optimizing financial conditions of different CSA thresholds. Moreover, the Company has internal resources to meet the requirements related to derivative financial instruments. 

 

Generic description of the valuation techniques, distinguishing instruments that are valued at cost or fair value, as well as valuation methods and techniques.

 

The designation of calculation agents is documented at the ISDAs whereby Volaris operates. The Company uses the valuations provided by the financial institutions of each derivative financial instrument. Afterwards, that fair value is compared with internally developed valuation techniques that use valid and recognized methodologies based on the assets listed on its respective market and using Bloomberg as the main source of information for the levels.

 

In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), the Company elaborate its financial statements; Volaris performs prospective effectiveness tests, as well as hedging records in which derivative financial instruments are classified in accordance with the type of underlying asset (monitored and updated constantly). As of the date of this report, all of the Company’s financial derivative instruments are considered effective and therefore, are recorded under hedge accounting assumptions.

 

Management discussion on internal and external sources of liquidity that could be used to meet the requirements related to derivative financial instruments

 

The Company only operates with financial counterparties with which it has an ISDA agreement. Those agreements have a Credit Support Annex ("CSA") section, which sets credit conditions and guidelines for margin calls that are stipulated therein, including minimum amounts and rounding off. Hedging positions are distributed among different counterparties with the purpose of diversifying our exposure, and thus, optimizing financial conditions of different CSA thresholds. Moreover, the Company has internal resources to meet the requirements related to derivative financial instruments.

 

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Explanation of changes in exposure to the main risks identified and in managing them, as well as contingencies and events known or expected by management that can affect future reports.

 

The Company’s activities are exposed to several market risks, such as fuel price, exchange rates and interest rates. During the second quarter of 2019, there was no evidence of significant changes that could modify the exposure to the risks described above, a situation that can change in the future.

 

Quantitative information

 

As of the date of this report, all the derivative financial instruments held by the Company qualified as hedge accounting; for this reason, the changes in their fair value will only be the result of changes in the price levels of the underlying asset, and it will not modify the objective of the hedge for which it was initially entered for.

 

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Notes - Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities

 

  

As of June 30,
2019

  

As of December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

 
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities          
Cash and cash equivalents          
Cash          
Cash on hand   5,255    5,238 
Balances with banks   2,955,902    1,061,150 
Total cash   2,961,157    1,066,388 
Cash equivalents          
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents   0    0 
Short-term investments, classified as cash equivalents   5,162,526    4,796,554 
Other banking arrangements, classified as cash equivalents   0    0 
Total cash equivalents   5,162,526    4,796,554 
Other cash and cash equivalents   0    0 
Total cash and cash equivalents   8,123,683    5,862,942 
Trade and other current receivables          
Current trade receivables   550,349    237,610 
Current receivables due from related parties   75,039    8,266 
Current prepayments          
Current advances to suppliers   0    0 
Current prepaid expenses   0    0 
Total current prepayments   0    0 
Current receivables from taxes other than income tax   643,797    612,146 
Current value added tax receivables   0    0 
Current receivables from sale of properties   0    0 
Current receivables from rental of properties   0    0 
Other current receivables   406,483    270,869 
Total trade and other current receivables   1,675,668    1,128,891 
Classes of current inventories          
Current raw materials and current production supplies          
Current raw materials   0    0 
Current production supplies   0    0 
Total current raw materials and current production supplies   0    0 
Current merchandise   0    0 
Current work in progress   0    0 
Current finished goods   0    0 
Spare parts and accessories of flight equipment   286,454    289,737 
Property intended for sale in ordinary course of business   0    0 
Miscellaneous supplies   7,528    7,534 
Total current inventories   293,982    297,271 
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners          
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale   0    0 
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for distribution to owners   0    0 
Total non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners   0    0 
Trade and other non-current receivables          
Non-current trade receivables   0    0 
Non-current receivables due from related parties   0    0 
Non-current prepayments   0    0 
Non-current lease prepayments   0    0 
Non-current receivables from taxes other than income tax   0    0 
Non-current value added tax receivables   0    0 

 

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As of June 30,
2019

  

As of December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

 
Non-current receivables from sale of properties   0    0 
Non-current receivables from rental of properties   0    0 
Revenue for billing   0    0 
Other non-current receivables   0    0 
Total trade and other non-current receivables   0    0 
Investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates          
Investments in subsidiaries   0    0 
Investments in joint ventures   0    0 
Investments in associates   0    0 
Total investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates   0    0 
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment          
Land and buildings          
Land   0    0 
Buildings   0    0 
Total land and buildings   0    0 
Machinery   0    0 
Vehicles          
Ships   0    0 
Aircraft   0    0 
Motor vehicles   0    0 
Total vehicles   0    0 
Fixtures and fittings   0    0 
Office equipment   35,252    38,306 
Tangible exploration and evaluation assets   0    0 
Mining assets   0    0 
Oil and gas assets   0    0 
Construction in progress   3,809,803    3,830,063 
Construction prepayments   0    0 
Other Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment   1,995,338    1,913,913 
Total Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment   5,840,393    5,782,282 
Investment property          
Investment property completed   0    0 
Investment property under construction or development   0    0 
Investment property prepayments   0    0 
Total investment property   0    0 
Intangible assets and goodwill          
Intangible assets other than goodwill          
Brand names   0    0 
Intangible exploration and evaluation assets   0    0 
Mastheads and publishing titles   0    0 
Computer software   114,147    80,530 
Licenses and franchises   2,472    2,724 
Copyrights, patents and other industrial property rights, service and operating rights   0    0 
Recipes, formulae, models, designs and prototypes   0    0 
Intangible assets under development   53,595    95,870 
Other intangible assets   0    0 
Total intangible assets other than goodwill   170,214    179,124 
Goodwill   0    0 
Total intangible assets and goodwill   170,214    179,124 
Trade and other current payables          
Current trade payables   1,465,364    1,085,499 
Current payables to related parties   40,399    17,775 

 

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Accruals and deferred income classified as current  As of June 30,
2019
   As of December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
 
Accruals and deferred income classified as current          
Deferred income classified as current   4,226,013    2,438,516 
Rent deferred income classified as current   0    0 
Accruals classified as current   0    0 
Short-term employee benefits accruals   0    0 
Total accruals and deferred income classified as current   4,226,013    2,438,516 
Current payables on social security and taxes other than income tax   2,646,824    1,932,082 
Current value added tax payables   0    0 
Current retention payables   0    0 
Other current payables   0    0 
Total trade and other current payables   8,378,600    5,473,872 
Other current financial liabilities          
Bank loans current   1,650,339    1,212,259 
Stock market loans current   (1,902)   0 
Other current liabilities at cost   0    0 
Other current liabilities no cost   0    0 
Other current financial liabilities   0    122,948 
Total Other current financial liabilities   1,648,437    1,335,207 
Trade and other non-current payables          
Non-current trade payables   0    0 
Non-current payables to related parties   0    0 
Accruals and deferred income classified as non-current          
Deferred income classified as non-current   0    0 
Rent deferred income classified as non-current   0    0 
Accruals classified as non-current   0    0 
Total accruals and deferred income classified as non-current   0    0 
Non-current payables on social security and taxes other than income tax   0    0 
Non-current value added tax payables   0    0 
Non-current retention payables   0    0 
Other non-current payables   0    0 
Total trade and other non-current payables   0    0 
Other non-current financial liabilities          
Bank loans non-current   945,650    2,310,939 
Stock market loans non-current   1,480,619    0 
Other non-current liabilities at cost   0    0 
Other non-current liabilities no cost   0    0 
Other non-current financial liabilities   0    0 
Total Other non-current financial liabilities   2,426,269    2,310,939 
Other provisions          
Other non-current provisions   386,013    327,934 
Other current provisions   201,134    25,835 
Total other provisions   587,147    353,769 
Other reserves          
Revaluation surplus   0    0 
Reserve of exchange differences on translation   0    0 
Reserve of cash flow hedges   0    0 
Reserve of gains and losses on hedging instruments that hedge investments in equity instruments   0    0 
Reserve of change in value of time value of options   0    0 
Reserve of change in value of forward elements of forward contracts   0    0 
Reserve of change in value of foreign currency basis spreads   0    0 
Reserve of gains and losses on financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income   0    0 
Reserve of gains and losses on remeasuring available-for-sale financial assets   0    0 
Reserve of share-based payments   0    0 
Reserve of remeasurements of defined benefit plans   0    0 

 

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    As of June 30,
2019
    As of December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
 
Amount recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity relating to non-current assets or disposal groups held for sale   0    0 
Reserve of gains and losses from investments in equity instruments   0    0 
Reserve of change in fair value of financial liability attributable to change in credit risk of liability   0    0 
Reserve for catastrophe   0    0 
Reserve for equalization   0    0 
Reserve of discretionary participation features   0    0 
Reserve of equity component of convertible instruments   0    0 
Contributions for future capital increases   1    1 
Merger reserve   0    0 
Legal reserve   291,178    291,178 
Other comprehensive income   (300,449)   (73,346)
Total other reserves   (9,270)   217,833 
Net assets (liabilities)          
Assets   60,308,648    56,300,321 
Liabilities   56,213,700    52,602,782 
Net assets   4,094,948    3,697,539 
Net current assets (liabilities)          
Current assets   12,313,535    8,922,769 
Current liabilities   17,390,613    14,127,863 
Net current liabilities   (5,077,078)   (5,205,094)

 

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Notes - Analysis of income and expense

 

    For the six
months ended
June 30, 2019
    For the six
months ended
June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
    For the three
months ended
June 30, 2019
    For the three
months ended

June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)
 
Analysis of income and expense                                
Revenue                                
Revenue from rendering of services     15,521,654       12,080,416       8,329,249       6,230,242  
Revenue from sale of goods     0       0       0       0  
Interest income     0       0       0       0  
Royalty income     0       0       0       0  
Dividend income     0       0       0       0  
Rental income     0       0       0       0  
Revenue from construction contracts     0       0       0       0  
Other revenue     0       0       0       0  
Total revenue     15,521,654       12,080,416       8,329,249       6,230,242  
Finance income                                
Interest income     92,180       70,943       54,375       37,257  
Net gain on foreign exchange     1,157,423       1,602,215       343,080       0  
Gains on change in fair value of derivatives     0       0       0       0  
Gain on change in fair value of financial instruments     0       0       0       0  
Other finance income     0       0       0       0  
Total finance income     1,249,603       1,673,158       397,455       37,257  
Finance costs                                
Interest expense     0       0       0       0  
Net loss on foreign exchange     0       1,964,331       339,696       1,925,817  
Losses on change in fair value of derivatives     0       0       0       0  
Loss on change in fair value of financial instruments     0       0       0       0  
Other finance cost     1,022,509       838,092       519,964       443,010  
Total finance costs     1,022,509       2,802,423       859,660       2,368,827  
Income tax (benefit) expense                                
Current tax     0       0       0       0  
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)     273,712       (531,879 )     77,750       (728,190 )
Total income tax expense (benefit)     273,712       (531,879 )     77,750       (728,190 )

 

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Notes - List of notes

  

CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPAÑÍA DE AVIACIÓN, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(d.b.a. VOLARIS)

 

Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

(In thousands of Mexican pesos and thousands of U.S. dollars,
except when indicated otherwise)

 

1. Description of the business and summary of significant accounting policies

 

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Controladora” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Mexico in accordance with Mexican Corporate laws on October 27, 2005.

 

Controladora is domiciled in Mexico City at Av. Antonio Dovali Jaime No. 70, 13th Floor, Tower B, Colonia Zedec Santa Fe, Mexico D.F.

 

The Company, through its subsidiary Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Concesionaria”), has a concession to provide air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail throughout Mexico and abroad.

 

Concesionaria’s concession was granted by the Mexican federal government through the Mexican Communications and Transportation Ministry (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes) on May 9, 2005 initially for a period of five years and was extended on February 17, 2010 for an additional period of ten years.

 

Concesionaria made its first commercial flight as a low-cost airline on March 13, 2006. The Company operates under the trade name of “Volaris”. On June 11, 2013, Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V. changed its corporate name to Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.

 

On September 23, 2013, the Company completed its dual listing Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and on the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, or “BMV”), and on September 18, 2013 its shares started trading under the ticker symbol “VLRS” and “VOLAR”, respectively.

 

On November 16, 2015, certain shareholders of the Company completed a secondary follow-on equity offering on the NYSE.

 

On November 10, 2016, the Company, through its subsidiary Vuela Aviación, S.A. (“Volaris Costa Rica”), obtained from the Costa Rican civil aviation authorities an air operator certificate to provide air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail, in scheduled and non-scheduled flights for an initial period of five years. On December 1, 2016, Volaris Costa Rica started operations.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes were authorized for their issuance by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Enrique Beltranena, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sonia Jerez, on July 25, 2019. Subsequent events have been considered through that date.

 

a) Relevant events

 

Issuance asset backed trust notes.

 

On June 20, 2019, the Company, through its subsidiary Concesionaria, completed the issuance 15,000,000 (fifteen million) asset backed trust notes (Certificados Bursátiles Fiduciarios) (the “ Trust Notes ”), to be issued under the ticker VOLARCB 19 for the amount of Ps.1,500,000,000.00 (one billion five hundred million Mexican Pesos) by CIBanco, S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple, acting as Trustee under the Irrevocable Trust number CIB/3249 created by Concesionaria in the first issuance under a program approved by the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores) for an amount of up to Ps.3,000,000,000.00 (three billion Mexican Pesos). The Trust Notes will be backed by future under the agreements entered into with the credit card processors with respect to funds coming from the sale of airplane tickets and ancillaries denominated in Mexican pesos, through credit card processors with respect to funds coming from the sale of airplane tickets and ancillaries denominated in Mexican Pesos, through credit cards VISA and MasterCard in its website, mobile app and travel agencies (the “Trust Notes”). The Trust Notes were listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange and have a maturity of five years and will pay an interest rate of TIIE + one hundred and seventy-five (175) percentage points.

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Shares conversion

 

On February 16, 2018, one of the Company’s shareholders concluded the conversion of 45,968,598 Series B Shares for the equivalent number of Series A Shares. This conversion has no impact either on the total number of outstanding shares or on the earnings-per-share calculation.

 

New code-share agreement

 

On January 16, 2018, the Company and Frontier Airlines (herein after Frontier) entered into a code-share operations agreement, which started operations in September.

 

Through this alliance, the Company´s customers gain access to additional cities in the U.S. beyond the current available destinations as the Company’s customers are able to buy a ticket throughout any of Frontier’s actual destinations; and Frontier customers gain first-time access to new destinations in Mexico through Volaris presence in Mexican airports. Tickets from Frontier can be purchased directly from the Volaris’ website.

 

b) Basis of preparation

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, which include the consolidated statements of financial position as of June 30, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018 (audited), and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income for each of the three and six months period ended, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited), have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting and using the same accounting policies applied in preparing the annual financial statements, except as explained below.

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, and for the three years’ period ended December 31, 2018.

 

c) Basis of consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, for accounting purposes the companies included in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 

         % Equity interest 
Name 

Principal

activities

  Country  June
30, 2019
   December
31, 2018
 
Concesionaria  Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail throughout Mexico and abroad  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Volaris Costa Rica  Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in Costa Rica and abroad  Costa Rica   100%   100%

 

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Vuela, S.A. (“Vuela”)*  Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in Guatemala and abroad  Guatemala   100%   100%
                 
Vuela El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.*  Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in El Salvador and abroad  El Salvador   100%   100%
                 
Comercializadora Volaris, S.A. de C.V.  Merchandising of services  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Servicios Earhart, S.A. *  Recruitment and payroll  Guatemala   100%   100%
                 
Servicios Corporativos Volaris, S.A. de C.V.
(“Servicios Corporativos”)
  Recruitment and payroll  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Servicios Administrativos Volaris, S.A. de C.V
(“Servicios Administrativos”)
  Recruitment and payroll  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Comercializadora V Frecuenta, S.A. de C.V. (“Loyalty Program)**  Loyalty Program  México   100%   100%
                 
Viajes Vuela, S.A. de C.V.
(“Viajes Vuela”)(1)
  Travel agency  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Deutsche Bank México, S.A., Trust 1710  Pre-delivery payments financing  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Deutsche Bank México, S.A., Trust 1711  Pre-delivery payments financing  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Irrevocable Administrative Trust number F/307750 “Administrative Trust”  Share administration trust  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Irrevocable Administrative Trust number F/745291  Share administration trust  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Irrevocable Administrative Trust number CIB/3081 “Administrative Trust”  Share administration trust  Mexico   100%   100%
                 
Irrevocable Administrative Trust number CIB/3249 “Administrative Trust”  Asset backed securities trustor & administrator  Mexico   100%   - 

 

 *The Companies have not started operations yet in Guatemala and El Salvador.

**The Company has not started operations yet.

(1)With effect from July 16, 2018, the name of the Company was changed from Operaciones Volaris, S.A. de C.V. to Viajes Vuela, S.A. de C.V.

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d) Retrospective changes in classification

 

During 2019, the Company modified certain amounts in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2018 and in the consolidated statements of operations for the three- and six-months period ended June 30, 2018 as required by IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. These modifications resulted from the adoption of IFRS 16 Leases.

 

IFRS 16 was issued in January 2016 and it replaces IAS 17 Leases, IFRIC 4 Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease, SIC-15 Operating Leases-Incentives and SIC-27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease. IFRS 16 sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to account for all leases under a single on-balance sheet model similar to the accounting for finance leases under IAS 17. The standard includes two recognition exemptions for lessees – leases of ’low-value’ assets (e.g., personal computers) and short-term leases (i.e., leases with a lease term of 12 months or less).

 

At the commencement date of a lease, a lessee will recognize a liability to make lease payments (i.e., the lease liability) and an asset representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term (i.e., the right-of-use asset).

 

Lessees will be required to separately recognize the interest expense on the lease liability and the depreciation expense on the right-of-use asset. Lessees will be also required to remeasure the lease liability upon the occurrence of certain events (e.g., a change in the lease term, a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or rate used to determine those payments). The lessee will generally recognize the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset. In addition, for leases denominated in a foreign currency other than the functional currency of the Company (which is the Mexican Peso) the lease liability will be remeasured with a charge to foreign exchange of the period.

 

IFRS 16 also requires lessees to make more extensive disclosures than under IAS 17.

 

IFRS 16 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Early application is permitted, but not before an entity applies IFRS 15. A lessee can choose to apply the standard using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach. The standard’s transition provisions permit certain reliefs.

 

Transition to IFRS 16

 

The Company adopted IFRS 16 on the mandatory date January 1, 2019, through the full retrospective method starting on January 1, 2017.The Company applied the standard to contracts that were previously identified as leases applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4, see Note 12 for more information on the Company´s lease agreements.

 

The estimated impact on the statements of financial situation as of January 1, 2017, December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018:

 

   As of January 1st,
 2017
   As of
December 31,
2017
   As of
December 31,
2018
 
Assets               
Property, plant and equipment
(Right-of-use-assets)
  Ps.23,709,968   Ps.25,075,501   Ps.31,985,598 
Deferred income tax   2,699,552    2,231,702    2,271,031 
Prepaid expenses   (266,959)   -    - 
                
Liabilities               
Lease liabilities  Ps.32,639,927   Ps.32,436,015   Ps.39,463,811 
                
Equity               
Retained Earnings  Ps.6,497,366   Ps.5,128,812   Ps.5,207,182 

 

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The estimated impact on the statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018:

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2017
   For the year ended
December 31, 2018
 
Depreciation expense  Ps.3,522,738   Ps.4,123,513 
Operating lease expense   (5,038,920)   (5,718,657)
Operating income   (1,516,182)   (1,595,144)
Financial costs   1,381,027    1,682,420 
Foreign exchange (gain) loss   (1,434,290)   30,423 
Income tax expense (benefit)   467,850    (39,328)
Net (income) loss  Ps.(1,101,595)  Ps.78,371 

 

Due to the adoption of IFRS 16, the Company operating profit will improve, while its interest expense will increase. This is due to the change in the accounting for expenses of leases that were classified as operating leases under IAS 17.

 

Since all the aircraft and engine lease contracts are denominated in USDs, starting on March 25, 2019, the Company established a hedge on its USD denominated revenues using the lease liabilities denominated in USD as a hedge instrument. This hedging relationship is designated as a cash flow hedge of forecasted revenues to mitigate the volatility of the foreign exchange variation arising from the revaluation of its lease liabilities. The impact of this hedge will be presented as part of the total operating revenues; however, it was not material for the results of this second quarter.

 

Additionally, on the same date, the Company established a hedge on a portion of its forecasted fuel expense using as hedge instrument a portion of its USD denominated monetary assets. This hedging relationship is designated as a cash flow hedge of forecasted fuel expense to mitigate the volatility of the foreign exchange variation arising from the revaluation of this portion of USD denominated monetary asset. The impact of this hedge will be presented as part of the total fuel expense; however, it was not material for the results of this second quarter.

 

2. Impact of new International Reporting Standard

 

New and amended standards and interpretations

 

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, except for the adoption of new standards and interpretations effective as of January 1, 2019. The Company has not early adopted any other standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.

 

The nature and the effect of these changes are disclosed below.

 

IFRIC 22 — Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Considerations

 

IFRIC 22 clarifies that the spot exchange rate to use on initial recognition of the related asset, expense or income (or part of it) on the derecognition of a non-monetary asset or non-monetary liability relating to advance consideration, the date of the transaction is the date on which an entity initially recognizes the non-monetary asset or non-monetary liability arising from the advance consideration.

 

This interpretation does not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Amendments to IFRS 2 Classification and Measurement of Share-based Payment Transactions

 

The IASB issued amendments to IFRS 2 Share-based Payment that address three main areas: the effects of vesting conditions on the measurement of a cash-settled share-based payment transaction; the classification of a share-based payment transaction with net settlement features for withholding tax obligations; and accounting where a modification to the terms and conditions of a share-based payment transaction changes its classification from cash settled to equity settled. On adoption, entities are required to apply the amendments without restating prior periods, but retrospective application is permitted if elected for all three amendments and other criteria are met. The Company’s accounting policy for cash-settled share-based payments is consistent with the approach clarified in the amendments. In addition, the Company has no share-based payment transaction with net settlement features for withholding tax obligations and had not made any modifications to the terms and conditions of its share-based payment transaction. Therefore, these amendments do not have any impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

IFRIC 23 — Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments

 

IFRIC 23 clarifies the accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, the interpretation is to be applied to the determination of taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates, when there is uncertainty over income tax treatments under IAS 12.

 

An entity has to consider whether it is probable that the relevant authority will accept each tax treatment, or group of tax treatments, that it used or plans to use in its income tax filing; if the entity concludes that it is probable that a particular tax treatment is accepted, the entity has to determine taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits or tax rates consistently with the tax treatment included in its income tax filings.

 

IFRIC 23 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Earlier application is permitted. The Company expects to adopt this interpretation at the effective date.

 

3. Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions

 

The preparation of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

4. Convenience translation

 

U.S. dollar amounts at June 30, 2019 shown in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been included solely for the convenience of the reader and are translated from Mexican pesos, using an exchange rate of Ps.19.1685 per U.S. dollar, as reported by the Mexican Central Bank (Banco de México) as the rate for the payment of obligations denominated in foreign currency payable in Mexico in effect on June 30, 2019. Such translation should not be construed as a representation that the peso amounts have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars at this or any other rate. The referred information in U.S. dollars is solely for information purposes and does not represent the amounts are in accordance with IFRS or the equivalent in U.S. dollars in which the transactions were conducted or in which the amounts presented in Mexican pesos can be translated or realized.

 

5. Seasonality of operations

 

The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of those for the entire year because the business is subject to seasonal fluctuations. The Company expect demand to be greater during the summer in the northern hemisphere, in December and around Easter, which can fall either in the first or second quarter, compared to the rest of the year. The Company and subsidiaries generally experience their lowest levels of passenger traffic in February, September and October, given their proportion of fixed costs, seasonality can affect their profitability from quarter to quarter. This information is provided to allow for a better understanding of the results; however management has concluded that this does not constitute “highly seasonal” as considered by IAS 34.

 

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6. Risk management

 

Financial risk management

 

The Company’s activities are exposed to different financial risks stemmed from exogenous variables which are not under their control but whose effects might be potentially adverse such as: (i) market risk, (ii) credit risk, and (iii) liquidity risk. The Company’s global risk management program is focused on uncertainty in the financial markets and tries to minimize the potential adverse effects on net earnings and working capital requirements. The Company uses derivative financial instruments to hedge part of such risks. The Company does not enter into derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

 

The sources of these financial risks exposures are included in both “on balance sheet” exposures, such as recognized financial assets and liabilities, as well as in “off-balance sheet” contractual agreements and on highly expected forecasted transactions. These on and off-balance sheet exposures, depending on their profiles, do represent potential cash flow variability exposure, in terms of receiving less inflows or facing the need to meet outflows which are higher than expected, therefore increase the working capital requirements.

 

Also, since adverse movements also erode the value of recognized financial assets and liabilities, as well some other off-balance sheet financial exposures such as operating leases, there is a need for value preservation, by transforming the profiles of these fair value exposures.

 

The Company has a Finance and Risk Management unit, which identifies and measures financial risk exposures, in order to design the strategies to mitigate or transform the profile of certain risk exposures, which are taken up to the Corporate Governance level for approval.

 

Market risk

 

a) Jet fuel price risk

 

Since the contractual agreements with jet fuel suppliers include reference to jet fuel index, the Company is exposed to fuel price risk which might have an impact in the forecasted consumption volumes. The Company’s jet fuel risk management policy aims to provide the Company with protection against increases in jet fuel prices. In an effort to achieve the aforesaid, the risk management policy allows the use of derivative financial instruments available on over the counter (“OTC”) markets with approved counterparties and within approved limits. Aircraft jet fuel consumed in the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 represented 40% and 38%, of the Company’s operating expenses, respectively. Additionally, the Aircraft jet fuel consumed in the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 represented 39% and 36%, of the Company’s operating expenses, respectively.

 

During the three months period ended June 30, 2019, the Company entered into US Gulf Coast Jet fuel 54 Asian call options and Zero-Cost Collars designated to hedge 27 million gallons. Such hedges represent a portion of the projected consumption for the next six months. During the three months period ended June 30, 2018, the Company did not enter into any fuel derivative financial instrument.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company entered into US Gulf Coast Jet fuel 54 Asian call options and Zero-Cost Collars designated to hedge 27 million gallons. Such hedges represent a portion of the projected consumption for the next six months. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company did not enter into any fuel derivative financial instrument.

 

The Company decided to early adopt IFRS 9 (2013), beginning on October 1, 2014, which allows the Company to separate the intrinsic value and time value of an option contract and to designate as the hedging instrument only the change in the intrinsic value of the option. Because the external value (time value) of the Asian call and put options are related to a “transaction related hedged item,” it is required to be segregated and accounted for as a “cost of hedging” in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and accrued as a separate component of stockholders’ equity until the related hedged item affects profit and loss.

 

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The underlying (US Gulf Coast Jet Fuel 54) of the options held by the Company is a consumption asset (energy commodity), which is not in the Company’s inventory. Instead, it is directly consumed by the Company’s fleet at different airport terminals. Therefore, although a non-financial asset is involved, its initial recognition does not generate a book adjustment in the Company’s inventories. Rather, it is initially accounted for in the Company’s OCI and a reclassification adjustment is made from OCI to profit and loss and recognized in the same period or periods in which the hedged item is expected to be allocated to profit and loss. Furthermore, the Company hedges its forecasted jet fuel consumption month after month, which is congruent with the maturity date of the monthly serial Asian call options and Zero-Cost collars.

 

As of June 30, 2019, the fair value of the outstanding US Gulf Coast Jet Fuel Asian call options was an unrealize gain of Ps.70,370; as for the Zero- Cost collars it was an unrealize gain of Ps.21,287 and is presented as part of the financial assets in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the fair value of the outstanding US Gulf Coast Jet Fuel Asian call options was an unrealize gain of Ps. 48,199; as for the Zero- Cost collars it was an unrealize loss of Ps.122,948 and is presented as part of the financial assets in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the intrinsic value of the Asian call options recycled to the fuel cost was an expense and a (benefit) of Ps. 642 and Ps. (133,098), respectively.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the intrinsic value of the Zero-Cost Collars recycled to the fuel cost was an expense of Ps.1,016. As of June 30, 2018, the Company did not have an outstanding position in Zero-Cost Collars.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the intrinsic value of the Asian call options recycled to the fuel cost was an expense and a (benefit) of Ps.766 and Ps. (201,474), respectively.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the intrinsic value of the Zero-Cost Collars recycled to the fuel cost was an expense of Ps.17,797. As of June 30, 2018, the Company did not have an outstanding position in Zero-Cost Collars.

 

The amount of positive cost of hedging derived from the extrinsic value changes of the jet fuel hedged position as of June 30, 2019 recognized in other comprehensive income totals Ps.22,689 (the cost of hedging in December 2018 totals Ps.134,096), and will be recycled to the fuel cost during 2019, as these options expire on a monthly basis.

  

The following table includes the notional amounts and strike prices of the derivative financial instruments outstanding as of the end of the year:

 

   Position as of June 30, 2019 
   Jet fuel contracts maturities 
Jet fuel risk  3Q 2019   4Q 2019   2019 Total 
Notional volume in gallons Asian Calls (thousands)*  US$6,888   US$20,446   US$27,334 
Notional volume in gallons Zero- Cost collars (thousands)*   13,492    -    13,492 
Asian Calls Strike price agreed rate per gallon (U.S. dollars)**  US$1.84   US$1.88   US$1.87 
Zero-Cost collars Strike price agreed rate per gallon (U.S.dollars)**  US$1.68/1.88  US$-   US$1.68/1.88
All-in               
Approximate percentage of hedge (of expected   consumption value) Asian Calls   10%   30%   20%
Approximate percentage of hedge (of expected     consumption value) Zero-Cost collars   20%        10%

 

* US Gulf Coast Jet 54 as underlying asset

** Weighted average

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   Position as of December 31, 2018 
   Jet fuel contracts maturities 
Jet fuel risk  1 Half 2019   2 Half 2019   2019 Total 
Notional volume in gallons Asian Calls (thousands)*  US$12,790   US$13,842   US$26,632 
Notional volume in gallons Zero- Cost collars (thousands)*   18,963    -    18,963 
Asian Calls Strike price agreed rate per gallon (U.S. dollars)**  US$1.84   US$1.84   US$1.84 
Zero-Cost collars Strike price agreed rate per gallon (U.S.dollars)**  US$1.91/2.46  US$-   US$1.91/2.46
All-in               
Approximate percentage of hedge (of expected     consumption value) Asian Calls   10%   10%   10%
Approximate percentage of hedge (of expected     consumption value) Zero-Cost collars   15%    -%   15%
Approximate percentage of hedge (of expected   consumption value)    25%   10%   18%

 

* US Gulf Coast Jet 54 as underlying asset

** Weighted average

 

b) Foreign currency risk

 

While Mexican Peso is the functional currency of the Company, a significant portion of its operating expenses is denominated in U.S. dollar; thus, Volaris relies on sustained U.S. dollar cash flows coming from operations in the United States of America and Central America to support part of its commitments in such currency, however there’s still a mismatch. Foreign currency risk arises from possible unfavorable movements in the exchange rate which could have a negative impact in the Company’s cash flows. To mitigate this risk, the Company may use foreign exchange derivative financial instruments.

 

While most of the Company’s revenue is generated in Mexican pesos, although 32% of its revenues came from operations in the United States of America and Central America for the year ended at December 31, 2018.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, 31% of the Company´s revenues came from operations in the United States of America and Central America (33% for the three months ended June 30, 2018).

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, 30 % of the Company´s revenues came from operations in the United States of America and Central America (33% for the six months ended June 30, 2018).

 

U.S. dollar denominated collections accounted for 43% and 38% of the Company’s total collections as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. However, certain of its expenditures, particularly those related to aircraft leasing and acquisition, are also U.S. dollar denominated also and although jet fuel for those flights originated in Mexico are paid in Mexican pesos, the price formula is impacted by the Mexican Pesos /U.S. dollars exchange rate.

 

The Company’s foreign exchange on and off-balance sheet exposure as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as set forth below:

 

   Thousands of U.S. dollars 
     
   June 30, 2019   December 31, 2018 
Assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  US$383,143   US$279,829 
Other accounts receivable   29,696    10,957 
Aircraft maintenance deposits paid to lessors   342,743    329,983 
Deposits for rental of flight equipment   40,216    32,166 
Derivative financial instruments   4,782    3,172 
Total assets   800,580    656,107 
           
Liabilities:          
Financial debt   135,430    155,455 
Foreign suppliers   2,121,584    2,055,831*
Taxes and fees payable   15,990    14,823 
Derivative financial instruments   -    6,246 
Total liabilities   2,273,004    2,232,355 
Net foreign currency position  US$1,472,424   US$1,576,248 

(*) Includes the adjustment of IFRS 16 adoption.

 

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At July 25, 2019, date of issuance of these financial statements, the exchange rate was Ps.19.1315 per U.S. dollar.

 

   Thousands of U.S. dollars 
     
   June 30, 2019   December 31, 2018 
Off-balance sheet transactions exposure:          
           
Aircraft and engine commitments (Note 15)   1,065,570    1,070,187 
Total foreign currency  US$1,065,570   US$1,070,187 

 

As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company did not enter foreign exchange rate derivatives financial instruments.

 

All the Company’s remaining position in FX plain vanilla forwards matured throughout the first quarter of 2019 (January).

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the net gain on the foreign currency forward contracts was Ps.0 and Ps.4,199, respectively, which was recognized as part of rental expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

c) Interest rate risk

 

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company’s exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates relates primarily to the Company’s long-term debt obligations and flight equipment operating lease agreements with floating interest rates.

 

The Company’s results are affected by fluctuations in certain benchmark market interest rates due to the impact that such changes may have on operational lease payments indexed to the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The Company uses derivative financial instruments to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates and accounts for these instruments as an accounting hedge. In most cases, when a derivative can be tailored within the terms and it perfectly matches cash flows of a leasing agreement, it may be designated as a “cash flow hedge” and the effective portion of fair value variations are recorded in equity until the date the cash flow of the hedged lease payment is recognized in unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

For the six and three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not have interest rate swaps.

 

d) Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk represents the risk that the Company has insufficient funds to meet its obligations.

 

Because of the cyclical nature of the business, the operations, and its investment and financing needs related to the acquisition of new aircraft and renewal of its fleet, the Company requires liquid funds to meet its obligations.

 

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The Company attempts to manage its cash and cash equivalents and its financial assets, relating the term of investments with those of its obligations. Its policy is that the average term of its investments may not exceed the average term of its obligations. This cash and cash equivalents position is invested in highly liquid short-term instruments through financial entities.

 

The Company has future obligations related to maturities of bank borrowings and derivative contracts.

 

The Company’s off-balance sheet exposure represents the future obligations related to operating lease contracts and aircraft purchase contracts. The Company concluded that it has a low concentration of risk since it has access to alternate sources of funding.

 

The table below presents the Company’s contractual principal payments required on its financial liabilities and the derivative financial instruments fair value:

 

   June 30, 2019 
   Within one
year
   One to five
years
   Total 
Interest-bearing borrowings:               
Pre-delivery payments facilities  Ps.1,627,989   Ps.945,650   Ps.2,573,639 
Asset backed trust note   (6,177)   1,480,619    1,474,442 
Total  Ps.1,621,812   Ps.2,426,269   Ps.4,048,081 

 

   December 31, 2018 
   Within one
year
   One to five
years
   Total 
Interest-bearing borrowings:               
Pre-delivery payments facilities  Ps.734,635   Ps.2,310,939   Ps.3,045,574 
Short-term working capital facilities   461,260    -    461,260 
                
Derivative financial instruments:               
Jet fuel Asian Zero-Cost collars options contracts   122,948    -    122,948 
Total  Ps.1,318,843   Ps.2,310,939   Ps.3,629,782 

 

e) Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk that any counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or customer contract, leading to a financial loss. The Company is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities (primarily for trade receivables) and from its financing activities, including deposits with banks and financial institutions, foreign exchange transactions and other financial instruments including derivatives.

 

Financial instruments that expose the Company to credit risk involve mainly cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Credit risk on cash equivalents relate to amounts invested with major financial institutions.

 

Credit risk on accounts receivable relates primarily to amounts receivable from the major international credit card companies.

 

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 credit cards.

 

The credit risk on liquid funds and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies.

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Some of the outstanding derivative financial instruments expose the Company to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the agreements. However, the Company does not expect any of its counterparties to fail to meet their obligations. The amount of such credit exposure is generally the unrealized gain, if any, in such contracts. To manage credit risk, the Company selects counterparties based on credit assessments, limits overall exposure to any single counterparty and monitors the market position with each counterparty. The Company does not purchase or hold derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. At June 30, 2019, the Company concluded that its credit risk related to its outstanding derivative financial instruments is low, since it has no significant concentration with any single counterparty and it only enters into derivative financial instruments with banks with high credit-rating assigned by international credit-rating agencies.

 

f) Capital management

 

Management believes that the resources available to the Company are enough for its present requirements and will be enough to meet its anticipated requirements for capital expenditures and other cash requirements for the 2019 fiscal year.

 

The primary objective of the Company’s capital management is to ensure that it maintains healthy capital ratios to support its business and maximize the shareholder’s value. No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes for managing capital during the six months ended June 30, 2019. The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirement, other than the legal reserve.

 

7. Fair value measurements

 

The only financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value on a recurring basis are the derivative financial instruments.

 

Fair value is the price that would be received from sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

 

(i)In the principal market for the asset or liability, or

 

(ii)In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

 

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible to the Company.

 

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

 

The assessment of a non-financial asset’s fair value considers the market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

 

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

 

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorized within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

 

  · Level 1 – Quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

  · Level 2 – Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable.

 

  · Level 3 – Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

 

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For assets and liabilities that are recognized in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period. For the purpose of fair value disclosures, the Company has determined classes of assets and liabilities based on the nature, characteristics and risks of the asset or liability and the level of the fair value hierarchy as explained above.

 

Set out below, is a comparison by class of the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments, other than those for which carrying amounts are reasonable approximations of fair values:

 

   Carrying amount   Fair value 
   June 30, 2019   December 31, 2018   June 30, 2019   December 31, 2018 
Assets                    
Derivative financial instruments  Ps.91,657   Ps.62,440   Ps.91,657   Ps.62,440 
                     
Liabilities                    
Financial debt   (4,048,081)   (3,506,834)   (4,229,979)   (3,515,550)
Derivative Financial instruments   -    (122,948)   -    (122,948)
Total  Ps.3,956,424   Ps.(3,567,342)  Ps.4,138,322   Ps.(3,576,058)

 

The following table summarizes the fair value measurements at June 30, 2019:

 

   Fair value measurement 
  

Quoted prices
in active
markets

Level 1

  

Significant

observable
inputs

Level 2

  

Significant
unobservable

inputs

Level 3

   Total 
Assets                    
Derivatives financial instruments:                    
Jet fuel Asian call options contracts*  Ps.          -   Ps.70,370   Ps.          -   Ps.70,370 
Jet fuel Zero-Cost collars contracts*   -    21,287    -    21,287 
Liabilities for which fair values are   disclosed:                    
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings**   -    (4,229,979)   -    (4,229,979)
Net  Ps.-   Ps.(4,138,322)  Ps.-   Ps.(4,138,322)

 

* Jet fuel forwards levels and LIBOR curve:

**LIBOR curve and TIIE Mexican Interbank Rate. Includes short-term and long-term debt.

There were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 during the period.

 

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The following table summarizes the fair value measurements at December 31, 2018:

 

   Fair value measurement 
  

Quoted prices

in active

markets

Level 1

  

Significant

observable
inputs

Level 2

  

Significant

unobservable

inputs

Level 3

   Total 
Assets                    
Derivatives financial instruments:                       
Jet fuel Asian call options contracts*  Ps.    -   Ps.48,199   Ps.-   Ps.48,199 
Foreign currency forward   -    14,241    -    14,241 
Liabilities                    
Derivatives financial instruments:                    
Jet fuel Asian Zero-Cost collars options contracts*   -    (122,948)   -    (122,948)
Liabilities for which fair values are disclosed:                    
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings**   -    (3,515,550)   -    (3,515,550)
Net  Ps.-   Ps.(3,576,058)  Ps.-   Ps.(3,576,058)

 

* Jet fuel forwards levels and LIBOR curve.

**LIBOR curve and TIIE Mexican Interbank Rate. Includes short-term and long-term debt.There were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 during the period. 

 The following table summarizes the gain (loss) from derivatives financial instruments recognized in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

Consolidated statements of operations

 

      Six months ended June 30, 
Instrument  Financial statements line  2019   2018 
Jet fuel Asian call options contracts  Fuel  Ps.(766)  Ps.201,474 
Jet fuel Asian Zero-Cost collars contracts  Fuel   (17,797)   - 
Foreign currency forward  Aircraft and engine rent expenses   4,199    - 
Total     Ps.(14,364)  Ps.201,474 

 

The following table summarizes the gain (loss) from derivatives financial instruments recognized in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

Consolidated statements of operations

 

      Three months ended June 30, 
Instrument  Financial statements line  2019   2018 
Jet fuel Asian call options contracts  Fuel  Ps.(642)  Ps.133,098 
Jet fuel Asian Zero-Cost collars contracts  Fuel   (1,016)   - 
Total     Ps.(1,658)  Ps.133,098 

 

The following table summarizes the net gain (loss) on CFH before taxes recognized in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

Consolidated statements of other comprehensive income

 

      Three months ended 
   Financial statements  June 30, 
Instrument  line  2019   2018 
Jet fuel Asian call options  OCI  Ps.11,954   Ps.(147,920)
Jet fuel Zero cost collars  OCI   (24,284)   - 
Foreign currency contracts  OCI   -    (84,693)
Total     Ps.(12,330)  Ps.(232,613)

 

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The following table summarizes the net gain (loss) on CFH before taxes recognized in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

Consolidated statements of other comprehensive income

 

      Six months ended 
   Financial statements  June 30, 
Instrument  line  2019   2018 
Jet fuel Asian call options  OCI  Ps.(12,550)  Ps.(153,914)
Jet fuel Zero cost collars  OCI   (144,235)   - 
Foreign currency contracts  OCI   14,241    (84,693)
Total     Ps.(142,544)  Ps.(238,607)

 

8. Financial assets and liabilities

 

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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

 

  

June 30,

2019

   December 31,
2018
 
Derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges (effective portion recognized within OCI)          
Jet fuel Asian call options  Ps.70,370   Ps.48,199 
Jet fuel Zero-Cost collars   21,287    - 
Foreign currency forward contracts   -    14,241 
Total financial assets  Ps.91,657   Ps.62,440 
           
Presented on the consolidated statements of financial position as follows:          
Current  Ps.91,657   Ps.62,440 
Non-current  Ps.-   Ps.- 

 

b) Financial debt

 

i) At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s short-term and long-term debt consists of the following:

 

      June 30, 2019   December 31 2018 
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 May 31, 2022,bearing annual interest rate at the three-month LIBOR plus a 260 basis points.  Ps.2,573,639   Ps.3,045,574 
              
II.  The Company issued in the Mexican market Asset backed trust notes (“CEBUR”), in Mexican pesos, maturing on June 20th, 2024 bearing annual interest rate at TIIE 28 days plus 175 basis points.   1,500,000    - 
              
III.  In December 2016, the Company entered into a shortterm working capital facility with Banco Nacional de México S.A. (“Citibanamex”) in Mexican pesos, bearing annual interest rate at TIIE 28 days plus a 90 basis points.   -    461,260 
              
IV.  Capitalizable cost   (25,558)   - 
              
V.  Accrued interest and other financial cost   26,625    16,364 
       4,074,706    3,523,198 
Less: Short-term maturities   1,648,437    1,212,259 
Long-term  Ps.2,426,269   Ps.2,310,939 

 

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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 June 30, 2019:

 

  

Within one

year

  

July 2020-

June 2021

  

July 2021-

June 2022

  

 July 2022-

June 2023

  

July 2023-

June 2024

   Total 
Finance debt:                              
Santander/Bancomext  Ps.1,650,339   Ps.821,058   Ps.124,592   Ps.-   Ps.-   Ps.2,595,989 
CEBUR   4,275*   -    500,000    500,000    500,000    1,504,275 
Capitalizable cost   (6,177)   (7,127)   (6,541)   (4,175)   (1,538)   (25,558)
Total  Ps.1,648,437   Ps.813,931   Ps.618,051   Ps.495,825   Ps.498,462   Ps.4,074,706 

 

 *Includes accrued interest.

 

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 June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the above-mentioned loan agreement.

 

For purposes of financing the pre-delivery payments, Mexican trust structures were created whereby, the Company assigned its rights and obligations under the Airbus Purchase Agreement with Airbus S.A.S. (“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).

 

c) Other financial liabilities

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2019   2018 
Derivative financial instruments designated as CFH (effective portion recognized within OCI):          
Zero cost collar options  Ps.-   Ps.122,948 
Total financial liabilities  Ps.-   Ps.122,948 
Presented on the consolidated statements of financial position as follows:          
Current  Ps.-   Ps.122,948 
Non-current  Ps.-   Ps.- 

 

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X. Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company maintains restricted cash of Ps. 77,907 established to cover the reserves derived from the asset backed trust notes that were issued by the CIB/3249 trust.

 

9. Related parties

 

a)An analysis of balances due from/to related parties at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is provided below. All companies are considered affiliates, since the Company’s primary shareholders or directors are also direct or indirect shareholders of the related parties:

 

   Type of
transaction
  Country
of origin
 

June 30,

2019

   December 31,
2018
   Terms
Due from:                   
Frontier Airlines Inc. (“Frontier”)  Code-share  USA  Ps.75,039   Ps.8,266   30 days
         Ps.75,039   Ps.8,266    

 

   Type of
transaction
  Country
of origin
 

June 30,

2019

   December 31,
2018
   Terms
Due to:                   
Aeromantenimiento, S.A. (“Aeroman”)  Aircraft and engine
maintenance
  El Salvador  Ps.30,579   Ps.15,024   30 days
Frontier Airlines, Inc.  Code-share  USA   9,495    2,751   30 days
Human Capital International HCI, S.A. de C,V. (“HCI”)  Professional Fees  México   325    -   30 days
         Ps.40,399   Ps.17,775    

 

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not recognize any impairment of receivables relating to amounts owed by related parties. This assessment is undertaken each financial year through examining the financial position of the related party and the market in which the related party operates. 

 

b)During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:

 

Related party transactions  Country of origin  2019   2018 
Revenues:             
Transactions with affiliates             
Frontier Airlines Inc  USA  Ps.95,980   Ps.- 

 

Related party transactions  Country of origin  2019   2018 
Expenses:             
Transactions with affiliates             
Aeromantenimiento, S.A.             
Aircraft and engine maintenance  El Salvador/Guatemala  Ps.134,754   Ps.184,832 
Technical support  El Salvador/Guatemala   1,316    2,145 
Servprot, Human Capital Int, Onelink, MACF             
Professional fees  Mexico/El Salvador   1,793    88,526 

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:

 

Related party transactions  Country of origin  2019   2018 
Revenues:             
Transactions with affiliates             
Frontier Airlines Inc  USA  Ps.25,843   Ps.- 

 

Related party transactions  Country of origin  2019   2018 
Expenses:             
Transactions with affiliates             
Aeromantenimiento, S.A.             
Aircraft and engine maintenance  El Salvador/Guatemala  Ps.49,554   Ps.99,876 
Technical support  El Salvador/Guatemala   -    1,189 
 Servprot, Human Capital Int, Onelink, MACF             
 Professional fees  Mexico/El Salvador   1,055    43,876 

 

c) Servprot

 

Servprot S.A. de C.V. (“Servprot”) is a related party because Enrique Beltranena, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Rodolfo Montemayor, who served as an alternate member of our board of directors until April 19, 2018, are shareholders of such company. Servprot provides security services for Mr. Beltranena and his family, as well as for Mr. Montemayor.

 

As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Servprot did not have net balance under this agreement.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 the Company expensed Ps.1,513 and Ps.1,237, respectively, for this concept. During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 the Company expensed Ps.775 and Ps.663, respectively, for this concept.

 

d) Aeroman

 

Aeroman is a related party because Roberto José Kriete Ávila, a member of the Company’s board of directors, and members of his immediate family are shareholders of Aeroman. The Company entered into an aircraft repair and maintenance service agreement with Aeroman on January 1 2017. This agreement provides that we the Company has to use Aeroman, exclusively for aircraft repair and maintenance services, subject to availability. Under this agreement, Aeroman provides inspection, maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aircraft. The Company makes payments under this agreement depending on the services performed. This agreement is for a five-year term.

 

As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the balances due under the agreement with Aeroman were Ps.30,579 and Ps.15,024, respectively.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed by aircraft maintenance and technical support under this agreement Ps.49,554 and Ps.101,065, respectively for this concept.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed by aircraft maintenance and technical support under this agreement Ps.136,070 and Ps.186,997, respectively for this concept.

 

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e) Human Capital International

 

The Company entered into a professional services agreement with Human Capital International HCI, S.A. de C.V., or Human Capital International, on February 25, 2015, for the selection and hiring of executives. Rodolfo Montemayor Garza, member of the Company’s board of directors until April 19, 2018, is a founder and chairman of the board of directors of Human Capital International.

 

As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the balances due under the agreement with HCI were Ps.325 and Ps.0, respectively.

 

During the three months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed Ps.280 and Ps.528, respectively, for this concept.

 

During the six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed Ps.280 and Ps.588, respectively, for this concept.

 

f) Frontier

 

Frontier is a related party because Mr. William A. Franke and Brian H. Franke are members of the board of the Company and Frontier as well as Indigo Partners have significant investments in both Companies.

 

As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the net balance under this agreement was Ps.65,544 and Ps.5,515, respectively.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company have been revenue transactions with related parties Ps.25,843 and Ps.0, respectively.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company have been revenue transactions with related parties Ps.95,980 and Ps.0, respectively.

 

g) Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes

 

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes is a related party because Ricardo Maldonado Yañez and Eugenio Macouzet de León, member and alternate member, respectively, of the board of the Company since April 2018, are partners of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes.

 

As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes did not have net balance under this agreement.

 

During the three months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed Ps.0 and Ps.523, respectively, for this concept.

 

During the six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed Ps.0 and Ps.523, respectively, for this concept.

 

h) Onelink, S.A. De C.V.

 

One Link was a related party until December 31, 2017, because Marco Baldocchi, an alternate member of the board, was a director of the Company. Pursuant to this agreement, One Link received calls from the customers to book flights and provides customers with information about fares, schedules and availability.

 

As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, One Link did not have net balance under this agreement.

 

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During the three months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed Ps.0 and Ps.42,162, respectively, for this concept.

 

During the six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company expensed Ps.0 and Ps.86,178, respectively, for this concept.

 

i) Directors and officers

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, all the Company’s senior managers received an aggregate compensation of short and long-term benefits of Ps.30,550 and Ps. 26,479, respectively.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, all the Company’s senior managers received an aggregate compensation of short and long-term benefits of Ps.77,801 and Ps. 51,654, respectively.

 

10. Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net

 

a) Acquisitions and disposals

 

For six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company acquired rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment by an amount of Ps.779,978 and Ps.1,162,278, respectively.

 

Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment by Ps.597,013 and Ps.524,160 were disposed for six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 respectively. These amounts included reimbursements of pre-delivery payments for aircraft acquisition of Ps.471,114 and Ps.0 respectively.

 

b) Depreciation expense

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was Ps.133,333 and Ps.105,414, respectively. Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was Ps.257,554 and Ps.219,215, respectively. Depreciation charges for the period are recognized as a component of operating expenses in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

11. Intangible assets, net

 

a) Acquisitions

 

For six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company acquired intangible assets by an amount of Ps. 24,779 and Ps.23,364 respectively.

 

b) Amortization expense

 

Software amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was Ps.21,484 and Ps. 18,215, respectively.. Software amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was Ps.33,634 and Ps. 36,721, respectively These amounts were recognized in depreciation and amortization in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

12. Operating leases

 

The Company adopted IFRS 16 retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, through the full retrospective method as of January 1, 2017, as a transition date. The Company applied the standard to contracts that were previously identified as leases applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4.

 

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The most significant operating leases are as follows:

 

Aircraft and engine rent. At June 30, 2019, the Company leases 78 aircraft (77 as of December 31, 2018) and 10 spare engines under operating leases (10 as of December 31, 2018) that have maximum terms through 2033. Rents are guaranteed by deposits in cash or letters of credit. The aircraft lease agreements contain certain covenants to which the Company is bound. The most significant covenants include the following:

 

  (i) Maintain the records, licenses and authorizations required by the competent aviation authorities and make the corresponding payments.

 

  (ii) Provide maintenance services to the equipment based on the approved maintenance program.

 

  (iii) Maintain insurance policies on the equipment for the amounts and risks stipulated in each agreement.

 

  (iv) Periodic submission of financial and operating information to the lessors.

 

  (v) Comply with the technical conditions relative to the return of aircraft.

 

As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the above-mentioned aircraft lease agreements.

 

Composition of the fleet and spare engines, operating leases*:

 

Aircraft

Type

  Model   At June
30, 2019
   At December
31, 2018
 
A319   132    4    4 
A319   133    4    4 
A320   233    39    39 
A320   232    2    4 
A320NEO   271N    14    12 
A321   231    10    10 
A321NEO   271N    5    4 
         78    77 

 

Engine

Type

  Model   At June
30, 2019
   At December
31, 2018
 
V2500   V2527M-A5    3    3 
V2500   V2527E-A5    3    3 
V2500   V2527-A5    2    2 
PW1100   PW1127G-JM    2    2 
         10    10 

 

* Certain of the Company’s aircraft and engine lease agreements include an option to extend the lease term period. Terms and conditions are subject to market conditions at the time of renewal.

 

During the six months period ended June 30, 2019, the Company incorporate three new aircraft to its fleet, two A320NEO and one A321NEO.

 

During the three months period ended June 30, 2019, the Company incorporate two new aircraft to its fleet, two A320NEO.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incorporate 10 aircraft to its fleet (three of them based on the terms of the Airbus purchase agreement and seven from a lessor´s order book). These new aircraft lease agreements were accounted for as operating leases. Also, the Company returned three aircraft to their respective lessors. All the aircraft incorporated through the lessor´s aircraft order book was not subject to sale and leaseback transactions.

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company also incorporate two NEO spare engines to its fleet based on the terms of the Pratt and Whitney purchase agreement (FMP). These two engines incorporated were subject to sale and leaseback transactions and their respective lease agreements were accounted as operating leases.

 

Additionally, during 2018 the Company extended the lease term of two aircraft (effective from 2019) and two spare engines (effective from February and April 2018), also the Company returned four aircraft to their respective lessors. Such leases were accounted as operating leases and were not subject to sale and leaseback transactions.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company enter into sale and leaseback transactions of two new aircraft A320 NEO.

 

Also, during the period of six months ending June 30, 2019, the Company returned two aircraft to their respective lessors.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company entered into aircraft and spare engines sale and leaseback transactions, which resulted in a loss of Ps. 30,706. This loss was deferred on the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position and is being amortized over the contractual lease term.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the current portion of the loss on sale amounts to Ps. .3,047 and Ps.3,047, respectively, which is recorded in the caption of prepaid expenses and other current assets, and the non-current portion amounts to Ps.6,843 and Ps.8,367, respectively, which is recorded in the caption of other assets.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company amortized a loss of Ps.762, and Ps. 762, respectively, as additional aircraft rental expense.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company amortized a loss of Ps.1,524, and Ps.1,524, respectively, as additional aircraft rental expense.

 

13. Equity

 

As of June 30, 2019, the total number of authorized shares was 1,011,876,677; represented by common registered shares, issued and with no par value, fully subscribed and paid, comprised as follows:

 

   Shares     
   Fixed
Class I
   Variable
Class II
   Total shares 
Series A shares   10,478    923,814,326    923,824,804 
Series B shares   13,702    88,038,171    88,051,873 
    24,180    1,011,852,497    1,011,876,677 
Treasury shares   -    (15,119,851)   (15,119,851)*
    24,180    996,732,646    996,756,826 

 

*The number of forfeited shares as of June 30, 2019 were 92,514, which are include in treasury shares.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the total number of authorized shares was 1,011,876,677; represented by common registered shares, issued and with no par value, fully subscribed and paid, comprised as follows:

 

   Shares     
   Fixed
Class I
   Variable
Class II
   Total shares 
Series A shares (1)   10,478    923,814,326    923,824,804 
Series B shares (1)   13,702    88,038,171    88,051,873 
    24,180    1,011,852,497    1,011,876,677 
Treasury shares (Note 17)   -    (15,212,365)   (15,212,365)*
    24,180    996,640,132    996,664,312 

 

*The number of forfeited shares as of December 31, 2018 were 121,451, which are include in treasury shares.

 

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Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

(1) On February 16, 2018, one of the Company´s shareholders converted 45,968,598 Series B Shares for the equivalent number of Series A Shares. This conversion has no impact either on the total number of outstanding shares nor on the earnings-per-share calculation.

 

All shares representing the Company’s capital stock, either Series A shares or Series B shares, grant the holders the same economic rights and there are no preferences and/or restrictions attaching to any class of shares on the distribution of dividends and the repayment of capital. Holders of the Company’s Series A common stock and Series B common stock are entitled to dividends when, and if, declared by a shareholders’ resolution. The Company’s revolving line of credit with Santander and Bancomext limits the Company’s ability to declare and pay dividends in the event that the Company fails to comply with the payment terms thereunder. Only Series A shares from the Company are listed.

 

During the six months period ended June 30, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company did not declare any dividends. 

 

  a) Earnings (Loss) per share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS” “LPS”) amounts are calculated by dividing the net loss for the period attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

 

Diluted EPS and LPS amounts are calculated by dividing the loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

 

The following table shows the calculations of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

  

Three months ended

June 30,

 
   2019   2018 
Net income (loss) for the period  Ps.119,403   Ps.(1,766,494)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in thousands):          
Basic   1,011,877    1,011,877 
Diluted   1,011,877    1,011,877 
EPS/LPS:          
Basic   0.118    (1.746)
Diluted   0.118    (1.746)

 

The following table shows the calculations of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

  

Six months ended

June 30,

 
   2019   2018 
Net income (loss) for the period  Ps.638,660   Ps.(1,305,093)
           
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in thousands):          
Basic   1,011,877    1,011,877 
Diluted   1,011,877    1,011,877 
EPS/LPS:          
Basic   0.631    (1.290)
Diluted   0.631    (1.290)

 

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14. Income tax

 

The Company calculates the period income tax expense using the tax rate that would be applicable to the expected total annual earnings. The major components of income tax expense in the unaudited interim condensed statement of operations are:

 

Consolidated statement of operations

 

   Three months ended 
   June 30, 
   2019   2018 
         
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit  Ps.(77,750)  Ps.728,190 
Total income tax (expense) benefit on profits  Ps.(77,750)  Ps.728,190 

 

The Company’s effective tax rate during the three months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was 39.43% and 29.18% respectively.

 

   Six months ended 
   June 30, 
   2019   2018 
         
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit  Ps.(273,712)  Ps.531,879 
Total income tax (expense) benefit on profits  Ps.(273,712)  Ps.531,879 

 

The Company’s effective tax rate during the six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was 30% and 28.95% respectively.

 

15. Commitments and contingencies

 

Committed expenditures for aircraft purchase and related flight equipment related to the Airbus purchase agreement, including estimated amounts for contractual prices escalations and pre-delivery payments, will be as follows:

 

  

Commitment
expenditures
in

U.S. dollars

   Commitment
expenditures
equivalent in
Mexican pesos
(1)
 
         
2019  $71,942   Ps.1,379,020 
2020   136,936    2,624,858 
2021   164,856    3,160,042 
2022 and thereafter   691,836    13,261,458 
   $1,065,570   Ps.20,425,378 

 

(1)Using the exchange rate as of June 30, 2019 of Ps.19.1685.

 

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All aircraft acquired by the Company through the Airbus purchase agreement at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 have been executed through sale and leaseback transactions.

 

Litigation

 

a)The Company is a party to legal proceedings and claims that arise during the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

b)On March 28, 2019, COFECE served the Company the final ruling dated March 19, 2019 issued by the Board of Commissioners in its meeting held March 14, 2019 that resolved that no liability is to be imposed against the Company.

 

16. Operating segments

 

The Company is managed as a single business unit that provides air transportation services. The Company has two geographic segments identified below:

 

  

Three months ended

June 30,

 
   2019   2018 
Operating revenues:          
 Domestic (Mexico)  Ps.5,781,451   Ps.4,201,087 
 International:          
United States of America and Central America (1)   2,547,798*   2,029,155 
Total operating revenues  Ps.8,329,249   Ps.6,230,242 

 

* Non-derivative financial instruments.

(1) United States of America and Central America represents approximately 31%, and 33% of total revenues from external customers in the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

  

Six months ended

June 30,

 
   2019   2018 
Operating revenues:          
Domestic (Mexico)  Ps.10,888,758   Ps.8,048,689 
International:          
United States of America and Central America   4,632,896*   4,031,727 
Total operating revenues  Ps.15,521,654   Ps.12,080,416 

 

*Non-derivative financial instruments.

(1) United States of America and Central America represents approximately 30%, and 33% of total revenues from external customers in the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Revenues are allocated by geographic segments based upon the origin of each flight. The Company does not have material non-current assets located in foreign countries.

 

The breakdown of our non-passenger revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

  

Three months ended

June 30,

 
   2019   2018 
Non-ticket revenues          
Other non-passenger revenues  Ps.250183   Ps.187,407 
Cargo   51,516    52,837 
Total non-passenger revenues  Ps.301,699   Ps.240,244 

 

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The breakdown of our non-passenger revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

  

Six months ended

June 30,

 
   2019   2018 
Non-ticket revenues          
Other non-passenger revenues  Ps.404,269   Ps.379,195 
Cargo   113,671    101,394 
Total non-passenger revenues  Ps.517,940   Ps.480,589 

 

17. Subsequent events

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2019 and through July 25, 2019 are as follows:

 

1.On July 24, 2019 Mr. Roberto José Kriete Ávila, director of the board of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris”) and Messrs. John R. Wilson and Rodrigo Salcedo, alternate directors submitted their resignation as director and alternate directors, respectively. Additionally, Mr. Marco Baldocchi Kriete who to the date hereof had served as an alternate director has been appointed as interim director of the board of Volaris and Mr. Rodrigo Antonio Escobar Nottebohm as his interim alternate director.

 

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Notes - List of accounting policies

 

Basis of preparation

 

Statement of compliance

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, which include the consolidated statements of financial position as of June 30, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018 (audited), and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, for each of the three and six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited), changes in equity and cash flows for each of the six months period ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited), have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting and using the same accounting policies applied in preparing the annual financial statements, except as explained below.

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (audited), and for the three years period ended December 31, 2018, which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

 

Items included in the financial statements of each of the Company’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“functional currency”). The presentation currency of the Company’s consolidated financial statements is the Mexican peso, which is used also for compliance with its legal and tax obligations. All values in the consolidated financial statements are rounded to the nearest thousand (Ps.000), except when otherwise indicated.

 

The Company has consistently applied its accounting policies to all periods presented in these annual financial statements and provide comparative information in respect of the previous period.

 

Basis of measurement and presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical-cost convention, except for derivative financial instruments that are measured at fair value and investments in marketable securities measured at fair value through profit and loss (“FVTPL”). The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

a) Basis of consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, for accounting purposes the companies included in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 

         % Equity interest 
Name  Principal
Activities
  Country   June
2019
    December
2018
 
Concesionaria  Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail throughout Mexico and abroad  Mexico   100%   100%
Volaris Costa Rica  Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in Costa Rica and abroad  Costa Rica   100%   100%
Vuela, S.A. (“Vuela”)*  Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in Guatemala and abroad  Guatemala   100%   100%
Vuela El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.*  Air transportation services for passengers, cargo and mail in El Salvador and abroad  El Salvador   100%   100%
Comercializadora Volaris, S.A. de C.V.  Merchandising of services  Mexico   100%   100%
Servicios Earhart, S.A.*  Recruitment and payroll  Guatemala   100%   100%
Servicios Corporativos Volaris, S.A. de C.V.
  (“Servicios Corporativos”)
  Recruitment and payroll  Mexico   100%   100%
Servicios Administrativos Volaris, S.A. de C.V.
  (“Servicios Administrativos”)
  Recruitment and payroll  Mexico   100%   100%
Comercializadora V Frecuenta, S.A. de C.V.
  (“Loyalty Program”)**
  Loyalty Program  México   100%   100%
Viajes Vuela, S.A. de C.V. (“Viajes Vuela”)(1)  Travel agency  Mexico   100%   100%
Deutsche Bank México, S.A., Trust 1710  Pre-delivery payments financing  Mexico   100%   100%
Deutsche Bank México, S.A., Trust 1711  Pre-delivery payments financing  Mexico   100%   100%
Irrevocable Administrative Trust number
  F/307750 “Administrative Trust”
  Share administration trust  Mexico   100%   100%
Irrevocable Administrative Trust number
  F/745291
  Share administration trust  Mexico   100%   100%
Irrevocable Administrative Trust number CIB/3081 “Administrative Trust”  Share administration trust  Mexico   100%   100%
Irrevocable Administrative Trust number CIB/3249 “Administrative Trust”  Asset backed securities trustor & administrator  Mexico   100%   - 

 

 

*The Companies have not started operations yet in Guatemala and El Salvador.

 

**The Company has not started operations yet.

 

(1) With effect from July 16, 2018, the name of the Company was changed from Operaciones Volaris, S.A. de C.V. to Viajes Vuela, S.A. de C.V.

 

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The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent Company, using consistent accounting policies.

 

Control is achieved when the Company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Specifically, the Company controls an investee if, and only if, the Company has:

 

(i)Power over the investee (i.e. existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee).

  

(ii)Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee.

  

(iii)The ability to use its power over the investee to affect its returns.

 

When the Company has less than a majority of the voting or similar rights of an investee, the Company considers all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether it has power over an investee, including:

 

(i)The contractual arrangement with the other vote holders of the investee.

  

(ii)Rights arising from other contractual arrangements.

  

(iii)The Company’s voting rights and potential voting rights.

  

The Company re-assesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control. Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Company obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Company loses control of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date the Company gains control until the date the Company ceases to control the subsidiary.

 

All intercompany balances, transactions, unrealized gains and losses resulting from intercompany transactions are eliminated in full.

 

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into Mexican pesos at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date and their statements of profit or loss are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. The exchange differences arising on translation for consolidation are recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”). On disposal of a foreign operation, the component of OCI relating to that particular foreign operation is recognized in profit or loss.

 

b) Revenue recognition

 

As of January 1, 2018, the Company adopted IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers using the full retrospective method of adoption, in order to provide comparative results in all periods presented, recognizing the effect in retained earnings as of January 1, 2016

 

The main impact of IFRS 15 is the timing of recognition of certain air travel-related services (“ancillaries”). Under the new standard, certain ancillaries are recognized when the Company satisfice its performance obligations which is typically when the air transportation service is rendered (at the time of the flight). This change arises primarily because those ancillaries do not constitute separate performance obligations or represent administrative tasks that do not represent a promised service and therefore should be accounted for together with the air fare as a single performance obligation of providing passenger transportation. Also, certain services provided to the Company’s customers that under the new standard qualify as variable considerations that will be recorded as reduction to revenues.

 

The classification of certain ancillary fees in the statement of operations, such as advanced seat selection, fees charges for excess baggage, itinerary changes and other air travel-related services, changed upon adoption of IFRS 15 since they are part of the single performance obligation of providing passenger transportation, See Note 1 x of our annual financial statements.

 

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Passenger revenues:

 

Revenues from the air transportation of passengers are recognized at the earlier of when the service is provided or when the non-refundable ticket expires at the date of the scheduled travel.

 

Ticket sales for future flights are initially recognized as liabilities under the caption unearned transportation revenue and, once the transportation service is provided by the Company or when the non-refundable ticket expires at the date of the scheduled travel, the earned revenue is recognized as passenger ticket revenues and the unearned transportation revenue is reduced by the same amount. All of the Company’s tickets are non-refundable and are subject to change upon a payment of a fee. Additionally, the Company does not operate a frequent flier program.

 

The most significant passenger revenue includes revenues generated from: (i) fare revenue and (ii) other passenger revenues. Other passenger revenues include but are not limited to fees charged for excess baggage, bookings through the call center or third-party agencies, advanced seat selection, itinerary changes, charters and airport passenger facility charges for no-show tickets. They are recognized as revenue when the obligation of passenger transportation service is provided by the Company or when the non-refundable ticket expires at the date of the scheduled travel.

 

The Company also classify as other passenger revenue “V Club” and other similar services, which are recognized as revenue over time when the service is provided, since customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company.

 

Non-passenger revenues:

 

The most significant non-passenger revenues include revenues generated from: (i) revenues from other no passenger services described below and (ii) cargo services.

 

Revenues from other no passenger services include commissions charged to third parties for the sale of hotel rooms, trip insurance and rental cars and advertising spaces to third parties. They are recognized as revenue at the time the service is provided.

 

The Company concluded that the timing of satisfaction of revenue from advertising spaces is to be recognized over time because the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company.

 

The Company also evaluated the principal versus agent considerations as it relates to certain non-air travel services arrangements with third party providers. No changes were identified under this analysis as the Company is agent for those services provided by third parties. 

 

Other considerations analyzed as part of revenue from contracts with customers

 

All revenues offered by the Company including sales of tickets for future flights, other passenger related services and non-passenger revenue must be paid through a full cash settlement. The payment of the transaction price is equal to the cash settlement from the client at the sales time (using different payment options like credit or debit cards, paying through a third party or directly at the counter in cash). There is little or no judgment to determine the point in time of the revenue recognition, and the amount of it. Even if mainly all of the sales of services are initially recognized as contract liabilities, there is no financing component in these transactions.

 

The cost to obtain a contract is represented by the commissions paid to the travel agencies and the bank commissions charged by the financial institutions for processing electronical transactions (See Note 10 of our annual financial statements). The Company does not incur any additional costs to obtain and fulfil a contract that are eligible for capitalization.

 

Trade receivables are mainly with financial institutions due to transactions with credit and debit cards, and therefore they are non-interest bearing and are mainly on terms of 24 to 48 hours.

 

The Company has the right of collection at the beginning of the contracts and there are no discounts, payment incentives, bonuses or other variable considerations subsequent to the purchase that could modify the amount of the transaction price.

 

The Company does not have any obligations for returns, refunds and other similar obligations. All revenues from the Company related to future services, or services are rendered through a period of time less than twelve months.

 

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c) Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents are represented by bank deposits and highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less at the original purchase date. For the purpose of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term investments as defined above.

 

d) Financial instruments

 

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset for one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument for another entity.

 

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i) Financial assets

 

Initial recognition

 

Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, as subsequently measured at amortized cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI), and FVTPL. The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Company’s business model for managing them. The Company initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at FVTPL, transaction costs.

 

Financial assets include those carried at FVTPL, whose objective to hold them is for trading purposes (short-term investments), or at amortized cost, for accounts receivables held to collect the contractual cash flows, which are characterized by solely payments of principal and interest (“SPPI”). Derivative financial instruments are also considered financial assets when these represent contractual rights to receive cash or another financial asset. This assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is performed at an instrument level.

 

Subsequent measurement

 

The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on their initial classification, as is described below:

 

1.Financial assets at FVTPL which include financial assets held for trading.

 

2.Financial assets at amortized cost, whose characteristics meet the SPPI criterion and were originated to be held to collect principal and interest in accordance with the Company’s business model.

 

3.Derivative financial instruments are designated for hedging purposes under the cash flow hedge (“CFH”) accounting model and are measured at fair value.

 

Derecognition

 

A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) is derecognized when:

 

a)The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired;

 

b)The Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received cash flows in full without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ arrangement; and either (i) the Company has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (ii) the Company has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred control of the asset; or

 

c)When the Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from an asset or has entered into a pass-through arrangement, it evaluates if and to what extent it has retained the risks and rewards of ownership. When it has neither transferred nor retained substantially all of the risks and rewards of the asset, nor transferred control of the asset, the asset is recognized to the extent of the Company’s continuing involvement in the asset. In that case, the Company also recognizes an associated liability. The transferred asset and the associated liability are measured on a basis that reflects the rights and obligations that the Company has retained.

 

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ii) Impairment of financial assets

 

The Company assesses, at each reporting date, whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired in the Cash Generating Units (CGU). An impairment exists if one or more events has occurred since the initial recognition of an asset (an incurred ‘loss event’), that has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or the group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated. Evidence of impairment may include indications that the debtors or a group of debtors is experiencing significant financial difficulty, default or delinquency in receivable, the probability that they will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganization and observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated cash flows, such as changes in arrears or economic conditions that correlate with defaults.

 

For trade receivables, the Company records allowance for credit losses in accordance with the objective evidence of the incurred losses. Based on this evaluation, allowances are taken into account for the expected losses of these receivables.

 

As of June 30, 2019, and for the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded expected credit losses on accounts receivable of Ps. 3,914 and Ps. 10,621, respectively.

 

iii) Financial liabilities

 

Classification of financial liabilities

 

Financial liabilities at initial recognition, as financial liabilities at FVTPL, loans and borrowings, accounts payables to suppliers, unearned transportation revenue, other accounts payable and financial instruments.

 

All financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs.

 

Subsequent measurement

 

The measurement of financial liabilities depends on their classification as described below:

 

Financial liabilities at amortized cost

 

Accounts payable, are subsequently measured at amortized cost and do not bear interest or result in gains and losses due to their short-term nature.

 

Loans and borrowings are the category most relevant to the Company. After initial recognition at fair value (consideration received), interest bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the EIR method. Gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognized as well as through the EIR amortization process.

 

Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on issuance and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortization is included as finance costs in the consolidated statements of operations. This amortized cost category generally applies to interest-bearing loans and borrowings.

 

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

 

Financial liabilities at FVTPL include financial liabilities designated upon initial recognition at fair value through profit or loss. Financial liabilities under the fair value option, which are classified as held for trading, if they are acquired for the purpose of selling them in the near future. This category includes derivative financial instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments in hedge relationships as defined by IFRS 9. During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 the Company has not designated any financial liability as at FVTPL.

 

Derecognition

 

A financial liability is derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires.

 

When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as the derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability. The difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Offsetting of financial instruments

 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset, and the net amount is reported in the consolidated statement of financial position if there is:

 

(i)A currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognized amounts, and

 

(ii)An intention to settle on a net basis, to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

 

Non-derivative financial instruments

 

Since all of the aircraft and engine lease contracts are denominated in USDs, starting on March 25, 2019, the Company established a natural hedge on its USD denominated revenues using the lease debt in USD as a hedge instrument. This hedging relationship is designated as a cash flow hedge to offset the volatility of the foreign exchange variation arising from the revaluation of its lease debt. Additionally, on the same date, the Company established a natural hedge on a portion of its fuel expense using as a hedge instrument a portion of its USD monetary assets. This hedging relationship is designated as a cash flow hedge to offset the volatility of the foreign exchange variation arising from the revaluation of this fuel expense.

 

e) Other accounts receivable

 

Other accounts receivables are due primarily from major credit card processors associated with the sales of tickets and are stated at cost less allowances made for credit losses, which approximates fair value given their short-term nature.

 

f) Inventories

 

Inventories consist primarily of flight equipment expendable parts, materials and supplies, and are initially recorded at acquisition cost. Inventories are carried at the lower of cost and their net realization value. The cost is determined on the basis of the method of specific identification, and expensed when used in operations.

 

g) Intangible assets

 

Cost related to the purchase or development of computer software that is separable from an item of related hardware is capitalized separately and amortized over the period in which it will generate benefits not exceeding five years on a straight-line basis. The Company annually reviews the estimated useful lives and salvage values of intangible assets and any changes are accounted for prospectively.

 

The Company records impairment charges on intangible assets used in operations when events and circumstances indicate that the assets or related cash generating unit may be impaired and the carrying amount of a long-lived asset or cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of (i) its fair value less cost to sell, and (ii) its value in use.

 

The value in use calculation is based on a discounted cash flow model, using our projections of operating results for the near future. The recoverable amount of long-lived assets is sensitive to the uncertainties inherent in the preparation of projections and the discount rate used in the calculation.

 

h) Guarantee deposits

 

Guarantee deposits consist primarily of aircraft maintenance deposits paid to lessors, deposits for rent of flight equipment and other guarantee deposits. Aircraft and engine deposits are held by lessors in U.S. dollars and are presented as current assets and non-current assets, based on the recovery dates of each deposit established in the related agreements.

 

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Aircraft maintenance deposits paid to lessors

 

Most of the Company’s lease agreements require the Company to pay maintenance deposits to aircraft lessors to be held as collateral in advance of the Company’s performance of major maintenance activities. These lease agreements provide that maintenance deposits are reimbursable to the Company upon completion of the maintenance event in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of the maintenance deposits held by the lessor associated with the specific maintenance event, or (ii) the qualifying costs related to the specific maintenance event.

 

Substantially all of these maintenance deposits are calculated based on a utilization measure of the leased aircrafts and engines, such as flight hours or cycles, and are used solely to collateralize the lessor for maintenance time run off the aircraft and engines until the completion of the maintenance of the aircraft and engines.

 

Maintenance deposits expected to be recovered from lessors are reflected as guarantee deposits in the accompanying consolidated statement of financial position. The portion of prepaid maintenance deposits that is deemed unlikely to be recovered, primarily relating to the rate differential between the maintenance deposits and the expected cost for the next related maintenance event that the deposits serve to collateralize, is recognized as supplemental rent in the consolidated statements of operations. Thus, any excess of the required deposit over the expected cost of the major maintenance event is recognized as supplemental rent in the consolidated statements of operations starting from the period the determination is made.

 

Any usage-based maintenance deposits to be paid to the lessor, related with a major maintenance event that (i) is not expected to be performed before the expiration of the lease agreement, (ii) is nonrefundable to the Company and (iii) is not substantively related to the maintenance of the leased asset, is accounted for as contingent rent in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company records lease payment as contingent rent when it becomes probable and reasonably estimable that the maintenance deposits payments will not be refunded. The Company makes certain assumptions at the inception of the lease and at each consolidated statement of financial position date to determine the recoverability of maintenance deposits. These assumptions are based on various factors such as the estimated time between the maintenance events, the date the aircraft is due to be returned to the lessor, and the number of flight hours the aircraft and engines is estimated to be utilized before it is returned to the lessor.

 

In the event that lease extensions are negotiated, any extension benefit is recognized as a deferred lease incentive. The aggregate benefit of extension is recognized as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

 

Because the lease extension benefits are considered lease incentives, the benefits are deferred in the statement of financial position and are being recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining revised lease terms.

 

i) Aircraft and engine maintenance

 

The Company is required to conduct diverse levels of aircraft maintenance. Maintenance requirements depend on the type of aircraft, age and the route network over which it operates.

 

Fleet maintenance requirements may involve short cycle engineering checks, for example, component checks, monthly checks, annual airframe checks and periodic major maintenance and engine checks.

 

Aircraft maintenance and repair consists of routine and non-routine works, divided into three general categories: (i) routine maintenance, (ii) major maintenance and (iii) component service.

 

(i) Routine maintenance requirements consists of scheduled maintenance checks on the Company’s aircraft, including pre-flight, daily, weekly and overnight checks, any diagnostics and routine repairs and any unscheduled tasks performed as required. This type of maintenance events is currently serviced by the Company mechanics and are primarily completed at the main airports that the Company currently serves. All other maintenance activities are sub-contracted to qualified maintenance business partner, repair and overhaul organizations. Routine maintenance also includes scheduled tasks that can take from seven to 14 days to accomplish and typically are required approximately every 22 months. All routine maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.

 

(ii) Major maintenance consist of a series of more complex tasks that can take up to six weeks to accomplish and typically are required approximately every five to six years.

 

Major maintenance is accounted for under the deferral method, whereby the cost of major maintenance and major overhaul and repair is capitalized (leasehold improvements to flight equipment) and amortized over the shorter of the period to the next major maintenance event or the remaining contractual lease term. The next major maintenance event is estimated based on assumptions including estimated usage. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) and the Mexican Civil Aeronautic Authority (Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil, or “DGAC”) mandate maintenance intervals and average removal times as suggested by the manufacturer.

 

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These assumptions may change based on changes in the utilization of aircraft, changes in government regulations and suggested manufacturer maintenance intervals. In addition, these assumptions can be affected by unplanned incidents that could damage an airframe, engine, or major component to a level that would require a heavy maintenance event prior to a scheduled maintenance event. To the extent the planned usage increases, the estimated life would decrease before the next maintenance event, resulting in additional expense over a shorter period.

 

(iii) The Company has an engine flight hour agreement (component repair agreement), that guarantees a cost per overhaul, provides miscellaneous engines coverage, caps the cost of foreign objects damage events, ensures there is protection from annual escalations, and grants an annual credit for scrapped components. The cost associated with the miscellaneous engine coverage is recorded monthly as incurred in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

j) Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net

 

Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, are recorded at cost and are depreciated to estimated residual values over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method.

 

Aircraft spare engines have significant parts with different useful lives; therefore, they are accounted for as separate items (major components) of rotable spare parts.

 

Pre-delivery payments refer to prepayments made to aircraft and engine manufacturers during the manufacturing stage of the aircraft.

 

The borrowing costs related to the acquisition or construction of a qualifying asset are capitalized as part of the cost of that asset.

 

Depreciation rates are as follows:

 

   Annual
depreciation rate
Aircraft parts and rotable spare parts  8.3-16.7%
Aircraft spare engines  4.0-8.3%
Standardization  Remaining contractual lease term
Computer equipment  25%
Communications equipment  10%
Office furniture and equipment  10%
Electric power equipment  10%
Workshop machinery and equipment  10%
Service carts on board  20%
Leasehold improvements to flight equipment  The shorter of: (i) remaining contractual lease
term, or (ii) the next major maintenance event

 

The Company reviews annually the useful lives and salvage values of these assets and any changes are accounted for prospectively.

 

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The Company assesses, at each reporting date, whether there is an objective evidence that rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment is impaired in the Cash Generating Unit (CGU). The Company identified only one CGU’s is the fleet. The Company records impairment charges on rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment used in operations when events and circumstances indicate that the assets may be impaired or when the carrying amount of a long-lived asset or related cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of (i) its fair value less cost to sell and (ii) its value in use.

 

The value in use calculation is based on a discounted cash flow model, using our projections of operating results for the near future. The recoverable amount of long-lived assets is sensitive to the uncertainties inherent in the preparation of projections and the discount rate used in the calculation.

 

For the period ended June 30, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018, there were no impairment charges recorded in respect of the Company’s value of intangible assets.

 

k) Foreign currency transactions and exchange differences

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are presented in Mexican peso, which is the reporting and functional currency of the parent company. For each subsidiary, the Company determines the functional currency and items included in the financial statements of each entity are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“the functional currency”).

 

The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries prepared under IFRS and denominated in their respective local currencies, are translated into the functional currency as follows:

 

·Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into the respective functional currencies at the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

 

·All monetary assets and liabilities were translated at the exchange rate at the consolidated statement of financial position date.

 

·All non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions.

 

·Equity accounts are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the time the capital contributions were made and the profits were generated.

 

·Revenues, costs and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the applicable period.

 

Any differences resulting from the currency translation are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Foreign currency differences arising on translation into the presentation currency are recognized in OCI.

 

l) Liabilities and provisions

 

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as a finance cost.

 

For the operating leases, the Company is contractually obligated to return the leased aircraft in a specific condition. The Company accrues for restitution costs related to aircraft held under operating leases throughout the term of the lease, based upon the estimated cost of satisfying the return condition criteria for each aircraft. These return obligations are related to the costs to be incurred in the reconfiguration of aircraft (interior and exterior), painting, carpeting and other costs, which are estimated based on current cost adjusted for inflation. The return obligation is estimated at the inception of each leasing arrangement and recognized over the term of the lease.

 

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The Company records aircraft lease return obligation reserves based on the best estimate of the return obligation costs under each aircraft lease agreement.

 

The aircraft lease agreements of the Company also require that the aircraft and engines be returned to lessors under specific conditions of maintenance. The costs of return, which in no case are related to scheduled major maintenance, are estimated and recognized ratably as a provision from the time it becomes likely such costs will be incurred and can be estimated reliably. These return costs are recognized on a straight-line basis as a component of supplemental rent and the provision is included as part of other liabilities, through the remaining lease term. The Company estimates the provision related to airframe, engine overhaul and limited life parts using certain assumptions including the projected usage of the aircraft and the expected costs of maintenance tasks to be performed.

 

m) Employee benefits

 

i) Personnel vacations

 

The Company and its subsidiaries in Mexico and Central America recognize a reserve for the costs of paid absences, such as vacation time, based on the accrual method.

 

ii) Termination benefits

 

The Company recognizes a liability and expense for termination benefits at the earlier of the following dates:

 

a) When it can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits; and

 

b) When it recognizes costs for a restructuring that is within the scope of IAS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, and involves the payment of termination benefits.

 

For the period ended June 30, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018, no termination benefits provision has been recognized. 

 

iii) Seniority premiums

 

In accordance with Mexican Labor Law, the Company provides seniority premium benefits to the employees which rendered services to its Mexican subsidiaries under certain circumstances. These benefits consist of a one-time payment equivalent to 12 days’ wages for each year of service (at the employee’s most recent salary, but not to exceed twice the legal minimum wage), payable to all employees with 15 or more years of service, as well as to certain employees terminated involuntarily prior to the vesting of their seniority premium benefit.

 

Obligations relating to seniority premiums other than those arising from restructurings, are recognized based upon actuarial calculations and are determined using the projected unit credit method.

 

The latest actuarial computation was prepared as of December 31, 2018.Remeasurement gains and losses are recognized in full in the period in which they occur in OCI. Such remeasurement gains and losses are not reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods.

 

The defined benefit asset or liability comprises the present value of the defined benefit obligation using a discount rate based on government bonds (Certificados de la Tesorería de la Federación, or “CETES” in Mexico), less the fair value of plan assets out of which the obligations are to be settled.

 

For entities in Costa Rica and Guatemala; there is no obligation to pay seniority premium or other retirement benefits.

 

iv) Incentives

 

The Company has a quarterly incentive plan for certain personnel whereby cash bonuses are awarded for meeting certain performance targets. These incentives are payable shortly after the end of each quarter and are accounted for as a short-term benefit under IAS 19, Employee Benefits. A provision is recognized based on the estimated amount of the incentive payment. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company adopted a new short-term benefit plan for certain key personnel whereby cash bonuses are awarded when certain Company’s performance targets are met. These incentives are payable shortly after the end of each year and also are accounted for as a short-term benefit under IAS 19. A provision is recognized based on the estimated amount of the incentive payment.

 

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v) Long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) and long term retention plan (LTRP)

 

The Company has adopted a Long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”). This plan consists of a share purchase plan (equity-settled) and a share appreciation rights “SARs” plan (cash settled), and therefore accounted under IFRS 2 “Shared based payments”. This incentive plan has been granting annual extensions in the same terms from the original granted in 2014.

 

During 2018, the Company approved a new long-term retention plan (“LTRP”), which consisted in a purchase plan (equity-settled). This plan does not include cash compensations granted through appreciation rights on the Company's shares. The retention plans granted in previous periods will continue in full force and effect until their respective due dates and the cash compensation derived from them will be settled according to the conditions established in each plan. 

 

vi) Share-based payments

 

a) LTIP

 

- Share purchase plan (equity-settled)

 

Certain key employees of the Company receive additional benefits through a share purchase plan denominated in Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), which has been classified as an equity-settled share-based payment. The cost of the equity-settled share purchase plan is measured at the grant date, taking into account the terms and conditions on which the share options were granted. The equity-settled compensation cost is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations under the caption of salaries and benefits, over the requisite service period.

 

- SARs plan (cash settled)

 

The Company granted SARs to key employees, which entitle them to a cash payment after a service period. The amount of the cash payment is determined based on the increase in the share price of the Company between the grant date and the time of exercise. The liability for the SARs is measured, initially and at the end of each reporting period until settled, at the fair value of the SARs, taking into account the terms and conditions on which the SARs were granted. The compensation cost is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations under the caption of salaries and benefits, over the requisite service period.

 

b) Management incentive plan (“MIP”)

 

- MIP I

 

Certain key employees of the Company receive additional benefits through a share purchase plan, which has been classified as an equity-settled share-based payment. The equity-settled compensation cost is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations under the caption of salaries and benefits, over the requisite service period.

 

- MIP II

 

On February 19, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an extension to the MIP for certain key employees, this plan was named MIP II. In accordance with this plan, the Company granted SARs to key employees, which entitle them to a cash payment after a service period. The amount of the cash payment is determined based on the increase in the share price of the Company between the grant date and the time of exercise. The liability for the SARs is measured initially and at the end of each reporting period until settled at the fair value of the SARs, taking into account the terms and conditions on which the SARs were granted. The compensation cost is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations under the caption of salaries and benefits, over the requisite service period.

 

c) Board of Directors Incentive Plan (BODIP)

 

Certain members of the Board of Directors of the Company receive additional benefits through a sharebased plan, which has been classified as an equity-settled share-based payment and therefore accounted under IFRS 2 “Shared based payments”.

 

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In April 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a Board of Directors Incentive Plan “BoDIP”, for the benefit of certain board members. The BoDIP grants options to acquire shares of the Company or CPOs during a four years period with an exercise price share at Ps.16.12, which was determined on the grant date. Under this plan, no service or performance conditions are required to the board members for exercise the option to acquire shares, and therefore, they have the right to request the delivery of those shares at the time they pay for them.

 

vii) Employee profit sharing

 

The Mexican Income Tax Law (“MITL”), establishes that the base for computing current year employee profit sharing shall be the taxpayer’s taxable income of the year for income tax purposes, including certain adjustments established in the Income Tax Law, at the rate of 10%. The employee profit sharing is presented as an expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Subsidiaries in Central America do not have such profit sharing benefit, as it is not required by local regulation.

 

n) Leases

 

The determination of whether an arrangement is, or contains a lease, is based on the substance of the arrangement at inception date, whether fulfillment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets or the arrangement conveys a right to use the asset, even if that right is not explicitly specified in an arrangement.

 

Property and equipment lease agreements are recognized as finance leases if the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased assets have been transferred to the Company when (i) the ownership of the leased asset is transferred to the Company upon termination of the lease; (ii) the agreement includes an option to purchase the asset at a reduced price; (iii) the term of the lease is for the major part of the economic life of the leased asset; (iv) the present value of minimum lease payments is at least substantially all of the fair value of the leased asset; or (v) the leased asset is of a specialized nature for the Company.

 

When the risks and benefits incidental to the ownership of the leased asset remain mostly with the lessor, they are classified as operating leases and rental payments are charged to results of operations on a straight-line over the term of the lease. The Company’s lease contracts for aircraft, engines and components parts are classified as operating leases.

 

Sale and leaseback

 

The Company enters into sale and leaseback agreements whereby an aircraft or engine is sold to a lessor upon delivery and the lessor agrees to lease such aircraft or engine back to the Company. The Company applies the requirements in IFRS 15 to determine that in accounting matter a sale has occurred in the sale and leaseback transaction.

 

Accounting of gains from sale and leaseback transactions.

 

The Company measures the right-of-use asset arising from the leaseback at the proportion of the previous carrying amount of the asset that relates to the right-of use retained by the Company and recognizes only the amount of any gain or loss that relates to the rights transferred to the buyer lessor.

 

o) Other taxes and fees payable

 

The Company is required to collect certain taxes and fees from customers on behalf of government agencies and airports and to remit these to the applicable governmental entity or airport on a periodic basis. These taxes and fees include federal transportation taxes, federal security charges, airport passenger facility charges, and foreign arrival and departure fees. These charges are collected from customers at the time they purchase their tickets, but are not included in passenger revenue. The Company records a liability upon collection from the customer and discharges the liability when payments are remitted to the applicable governmental entity or airport.

 

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p) Income taxes

 

Current income tax

 

Current income tax assets and liabilities for the current period are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the tax authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted, at the reporting date.

 

Current income tax relating to items recognized directly in equity is recognized in equity and not in the income statement. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in the tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulations are subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate.

 

Deferred tax

 

Deferred tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at the reporting date.

 

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except, in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries when the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

 

Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, the carry-forward of unused tax credits and any available tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry-forward of unused tax credits and available tax losses can be utilized, except, in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profits will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.

 

The Company considers the following criteria in assessing the probability that taxable profit will be available against which the unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilized: (a) whether the entity has sufficient taxable temporary differences relating to the same taxation authority and the same taxable entity, which will result in taxable amounts against which the unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilized before they expire; (b) whether it is probable that the Company will have taxable profits before the unused tax losses or unused tax credits expire; (c) whether the unused tax losses result from identifiable causes which are unlikely to recur; and (d) whether tax planning opportunities are available to the Company that will create taxable profit in the period in which the unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilized.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilized. Unrecognized deferred tax assets are reassessed at each reporting date and are recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profits will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

 

Deferred tax relating to items recognized outside profit or loss is recognized outside profit or loss. Deferred tax items are recognized in correlation to the underlying transaction in OCI.

 

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.

 

The charge for income taxes incurred is computed based on tax laws approved in Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala at the date of the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

q) Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting

 

The Company mitigates certain financial risks, such as volatility in the price of jet fuel, adverse changes in interest rates and exchange rate fluctuations, through a risk management program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments.

 

In accordance with IFRS 9 (2013), derivative financial instruments are recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position at fair value. At inception of a hedge relationship, the Company formally designates and documents the hedge relationship to which it wishes to apply hedge accounting; as well as, the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge. The documentation includes the hedging strategy and objective, identification of the hedging instrument, the hedged item or transaction, the nature of the risks being hedged and how the entity will assess the effectiveness of changes in the hedging instrument’s fair value in offsetting the exposure to changes in the hedged item’s fair value or cash flows attributable to the hedged risk(s).

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

Only if such hedges are expected to be effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of the hedge item(s) and are assessed on an ongoing basis to determine that they actually have been effective throughout the financial reporting periods for which they were designated, hedge accounting treatment can be used.

 

Under the CFH accounting model, the effective portion of the hedging instrument’s changes in fair value is recognized in OCI, while the ineffective portion is recognized in current year earnings. During the period ended June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there was no ineffectiveness with respect to derivative financial instruments. The amounts recognized in OCI are transferred to earnings in the period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

 

The realized gain or loss of derivative financial instruments that qualify as CFH is recorded in the same caption of the hedged item in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Accounting for the time value of options

 

The Company accounts for the time value of options in accordance with IFRS 9, which requires all derivative financial instruments to be initially recognized at fair value. Subsequent measurement for options purchased and designated as CFH requires that the option’s changes in fair value be segregated into its intrinsic value (which will be considered the hedging instrument’s effective portion in OCI) and its correspondent changes in extrinsic value (time value and volatility). The extrinsic value changes will be considered as a cost of hedging (recognized in OCI in a separate component of equity) and accounted for in income when the hedged items also are recognized in income.

 

r) Financial instruments – Disclosures

 

IFRS 7 requires a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement disclosures and requires entities to provide additional disclosures about the relative reliability of fair value measurements.

 

s) Treasury shares

 

The Company’s equity instruments that are reacquired (treasury shares), are recognized at cost and deducted from equity. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of treasury shares. Any difference between the carrying amount and the consideration received, if reissued, is recognized in additional paid in capital.

 

Share-based payment options exercised during the reporting period are settled with treasury shares.

 

t) Operating segments

 

The Executive Vice President Airline Commercial and Operations, is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) and monitors the Company as a single business unit that provides air transportation and related services, accordingly it has only one operating segment.

 

The Company has two geographic areas identified as domestic (Mexico) and international (United States of America and Central America).

 

v) Current versus non-current classification

 

The Company presents assets and liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position based on current/non-current classification. An asset is current when it is: (i) expected to be realized or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle, (ii) expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period, or, (iii) cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. All other assets are classified as non-current.

 

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VLRSConsolidated
Ticker:       VLRSQuarter:     2     Year:    2019

 

A liability is current when: (i) it is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle, (ii) it is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period, or, (iii) there is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period. The Company classifies all other liabilities as non-current. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as noncurrent assets and liabilities.

 

w) Convenience translation

 

U.S. dollar amounts at June 30, 2019 shown in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been included solely for the convenience of the reader and are translated from Mexican pesos, using an exchange rate of Ps. 19.1685 per U.S. dollar, as reported by the Mexican Central Bank (Banco de México) as the rate for the payment of obligations denominated in foreign currency payable in Mexico in effect on June 30, 2019. Such translation should not be construed as a representation that the peso amounts have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars at this or any other rate. The referred information in U.S. dollars is solely for information purposes and does not represent the amounts are in accordance with IFRS or the equivalent in U.S. dollars in which the transactions were conducted or in which the amounts presented in Mexican pesos can be translated or realized.

 

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Volaris Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results: 10.1% TRASM Increase and 4.6% Reduction of Unit Cost Excluding Fuel

 

Mexico City, Mexico, July 25, 2019 – Volaris* (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, today announced its financial results for the second quarter 2019.

 

The following financial information, unless otherwise indicated, is presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

 

Second Quarter 2019 Highlights

 

<Total operating revenues were Ps.8,329 million for the second quarter, an increase of 33.7% year over year.

 

<Total ancillary revenues were Ps.2,909 million for the second quarter, an increase of 38.9% year over year. Total ancillary revenues per passenger for the second quarter reached Ps.514, an increase of 10.3% year over year. Total ancillary revenues represented 34.9% of the total operating revenues for the second quarter 2019, increasing 1.3 percentage points with respect to the same period of last year.

 

<Total operating revenues per available seat mile (TRASM) were Ps.135.5 cents for the second quarter, an increase of 10.1% year over year.

  

<Operating expenses per available seat mile (CASM) were Ps.124.9 cents for the second quarter, a decrease of 1.2% year over year; with an average economic fuel cost per gallon of Ps.48.9 for the second quarter, an increase of 8.0% year over year.

 

<Operating expenses excluding fuel, per available seat mile (CASM ex-fuel) reached Ps.74.5 cents for the second quarter, a decrease of 4.6% year over year.

  

<Operating income was Ps.659 million for the second quarter, an improvement compared with the operating loss of Ps.163 million for the same period of last year. Operating margin for the second quarter was 7.9%, an improvement in margin of 10.5 percentage points year over year.

  

<Net income was Ps.119 million (Ps.0.12 per share / US$0.06 per ADS), with a net margin of 1.4% for the second quarter.

 

<At the close of the second quarter, the Mexican peso appreciated 1.1% against the U.S. dollar with respect to the exchange rate at the close of the previous quarter (Ps.19.38 per US dollar). The Company booked a foreign exchange gain of Ps.3 million as a consequence of our U.S. dollar net monetary liability position, as result of the adoption of IFRS16.

 

 

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<Net cash flows provided by operating activities and investing activities were Ps.1,527 million and Ps.171 million, respectively. The cash flow used in financing activities was Ps.571 million, which included Ps.1,582 million of aircraft rental payments, and inflows of Ps.1,500 million, related to the issuance of asset backed trust notes (certificados bursátiles fiduciarios). The negative net foreign exchange difference was Ps.74 million, with net cash generation in the second quarter of Ps.1,053 million. As of June 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents were Ps.8,124 million.

 

Resilient Macroeconomics and Domestic Consumer Demand, Peso Appreciation and Fuel Price Pressures

 

<Resilient macroeconomics and domestic consumer demand: The macroeconomic indicators in Mexico during the second quarter were stable, with same store sales1 increasing 4.8% year over year; remittances2 increasing 2.5% year over year during April and May 2019; and the Mexican Consumer Confidence Balance Indicator (BCC)3 increased 22% in the second quarter year over year.

 

<Air traffic volume increase: The Mexican General Aviation of Civil Aviation reported an overall passenger volume growth for Mexican carriers of 11.2% year over year during April and May of 2019; domestic overall passenger volume increased 10.7%, while the international overall passenger volume increased 3.0%.

 

<Exchange rate volatility: The Mexican peso appreciated 1.3% year over year against the US dollar, from an average exchange rate of Ps.19.37 pesos per US dollar in the second quarter 2018 to Ps.19.12 pesos per US dollar during the second quarter 2019. At the end of the second quarter 2019, the Mexican peso appreciated 1.1% with respect to the exchange rate of the end of the previous quarter. The Company booked a foreign exchange gain of Ps.3 million as a consequence of our US dollar net monetary liability position, resulting from the adoption of IFRS16.

 

<Higher fuel prices: The average economic fuel cost per gallon increased 8.0% in the second quarter of 2019, year over year, reaching Ps.48.9 per gallon (US$2.6).

 

Passenger Traffic Stimulation, Further Ancillary Revenue Expansion, and Positive TRASM Growth

 

<Passenger traffic stimulation: Volaris booked 5.7 million passengers in the second quarter 2019, an increase of 25.9% year over year. Volaris traffic (measured in terms of revenue passenger miles, or RPMs) increased 23.8% year over year. System load factor during the second quarter increased 1.5 percentage points year over year, reaching 87.3%.

 

<Positive TRASM growth: For the second quarter 2019, TRASM increased 10.1% year over year. During the second quarter 2019, the total capacity, in terms of ASMs, increased 21.6% year over year.

 

<Total ancillary revenue growth: For the second quarter 2019, total ancillary revenue increased 38.9% year over year. Total ancillary revenue per passenger for the second quarter 2019 increased 10.3% year over year. The total ancillary revenue generation continues to grow with new and mature products, appealing to customers’ needs, representing 34.9% of total operating revenue of the second quarter, an increase of 1.3 percentage points year over year.

 

 

1 Source: Asociación Nacional de Tiendas de Autoservicio y Departamentales, A. C. (ANTAD)

2 Source: Banco de México (BANXICO)

3 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) 

 

 

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<New routes: Volaris began operations in five new domestic routes from Chihuahua, Durango and Queretaro and four new international routes from Chicago, Dallas and Phoenix.

 

The Cost Control Discipline and peso appreciation Offset Fuel Price Pressure

 

<CASM and CASM ex fuel for the second quarter 2019 reached Ps.124.9 (US$6.5 cents) and Ps.74.5 cents (US$3.9 cents), respectively. This represented decreases of 1.2% and 4.6%, respectively; mainly driven by a tighter cost control discipline and the average exchange rate appreciation of 1.3%; despite the average economic fuel cost per gallon rising 8.0%.

 

Young and Fuel-efficient Fleet

 

<During the second quarter 2019, the Company incorporated two aircraft (A320 neo) to its fleet; also during this quarter two redeliveries were registered (A320 ceo). As of June 30, 2019, Volaris’ fleet was composed of 78 aircraft (8 A319s, 55 A320s and 15 A321s), with an average age of 4.8 years. At the end of the second quarter 2019, Volaris’ fleet had an average of 186 seats, 76% of which were in sharklet-equipped aircraft, and 24% were NEO.

 

Solid Balance Sheet and Good Liquidity

 

<Net cash flows provided by operating activities and investing activities were Ps.1,527 million and Ps.171 million, respectively. The cash flow used in financing activities was Ps.571 million, which included Ps.1,582 million of aircraft rental payments, and inflows of Ps.1,500 million, related to the issuance of asset backed trust notes (certificados bursátiles fiduciarios).The negative net foreign exchange difference was Ps.74 million, while the net cash generation in the second quarter was Ps.1,053 million. As of June 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents were Ps.8,124 million, representing 29.8% of last twelve months of the operating revenue. Volaris registered a negative net debt (or a positive net cash position) of Ps.4,050 million (excluding lease liability recognized under the IFRS16 adoption) and total equity of Ps.4,095 million.

  

Transition to IFRS 16

 

<The Company adopted IFRS 16 as of January 1st, 2019, using the full retrospective method. The cumulative effect of adopting IFRS 16 has been recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance as of January 1st, 2017 as an increase in assets and liabilities and an adjustment in the retained earnings. The full disclosure and the unaudited and estimated figures of this initial adoption are included in the Company´s 2018 annual report.

  

 

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<This quarterly earnings release includes supplemental information for comparable purposes, with recast, estimated and unaudited 2018 figures with the IFRS 16 adoption effects. These figures were derived from unaudited financial statements included in the quarterly reports on Form 6-K reported during the year ended as of December 31, 2018.

 

<Starting on March 25, 2019, the Company established a hedge on its USD denominated revenues, through a non-derivative financial instrument, using the lease liabilities denominated in USD as a hedge instrument. This hedging relationship is designated as a cash flow hedge of forecasted revenues to mitigate the volatility of the foreign exchange variation arising from the revaluation of its lease liabilities. The non-material impact of this hedge resulting from the second quarter 2019, has been presented as part of the total operating revenue.

 

<Additionally, on the same date, the Company established a hedge on a portion of its forecasted fuel expense, through a non-derivative financial instrument, using as hedge instrument a portion of its USD denominated monetary assets. This hedging relationship is designated as a cash flow hedge of forecasted fuel expense to mitigate the volatility of the foreign exchange variation arising from the revaluation of this portion of USD denominated monetary asset. The non-material impact of this hedge, resulting from the second quarter 2019, has been presented as part of the total fuel expense.

  

Investors are urged to carefully read the Company's periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, for additional information regarding the Company.

 

Conference Call/Webcast Details:

 

Presenters for the Company:

 

 

Mr. Enrique Beltranena, President & CEO

Mr. Holger Blankenstein, Airline EVP

Ms. Sonia Jerez Burdeus, VP & CFO

Date: Friday, July 26, 2019
Time: 10:00 am U.S. EDT (9:00 am Mexico City Time)
United States dial in (toll free): 1-877-830-2576
Mexico dial in (toll free): 001-800-514-6145
Brazil dial in (toll free): 0-800-891-6744
International dial in: + 1-785-424-1726
Participant passcode: VOLARIS (8652747)
Webcast will be available at:

https://services.choruscall.com/links/vlrs190726gZNCIqT5.html

  

 

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About Volaris:

*Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Volaris” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), is an ultra-low-cost carrier, with point-to-point operations, serving Mexico, the United States and Central America. Volaris offers low base fares to build its market, providing quality service and extensive customer choice. Since beginning operations in March 2006, Volaris has increased its routes from five to more than 194 and its fleet from four to 78 aircraft. Volaris offers more than 403 daily flight segments on routes that connect 40 cities in Mexico and 25 cities in the United States and Central America with the youngest fleet in Mexico. Volaris targets passengers who are visiting friends and relatives, cost-conscious business people and leisure travelers in Mexico and to select destinations in the United States and Central America. Volaris has received the ESR Award for Social Corporate Responsibility for ten consecutive years. For more information, please visit: www.volaris.com

 

Forward-looking Statements:

Statements in this release contain various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which represent the Company's expectations, beliefs or projections concerning future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business. When used in this release, the words "expects," “intends,” "estimates," “predicts,” "plans," "anticipates," "indicates," "believes," "forecast," "guidance," “potential,” "outlook," "may," “continue,” "will," "should," "seeks," "targets" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements that describe the Company's objectives, plans or goals, or actions the Company may take in the future, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's intentions and expectations regarding the delivery schedule of aircraft on order, announced new service routes and customer savings programs. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved.  Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations, including the competitive environment in the airline industry; the Company's ability to keep costs low; changes in fuel costs; the impact of worldwide economic conditions on customer travel behavior; the Company's ability to generate non-ticket revenues; and government regulation. Additional information concerning these, and other factors is contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release.  You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.  We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable law.  If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

 

Investor Relations Contact:

Maria Elena Rodríguez & Andrea González / Investor Relations / ir@volaris.com / +52 55 5261 6444

Media Contact:

Gabriela Fernández / volaris@gcya.net / +52 55 5246 0100 

 

 

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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. and Subsidiaries

Financial and Operating Indicators

 

Unaudited

(In Mexican pesos, except otherwise indicated)

 

Three months
ended June 30,
2019

(US Dollars)*

   Three months
ended June 30,
2019
  

 

Three months
ended June 30,
2018

  

Variance

(%)

 
Total operating revenues (millions)   435    8,329    6,230    33.7%
Total operating expenses (millions)   400    7,670    6,393    20.0%
EBIT (millions)   34    659    (163)   NA 
EBIT margin   7.9%   7.9%   (2.6%)   10.5 pp 
Depreciation and amortization   70    1,335    1,135    17.6%
Aircraft and engine rent expense   16    316    105    >100% 
Net income (loss) (millions)   6    119    (1,766)   NA 
Net income (loss) margin   1.4%   1.4%   (28.4%)   29.8 pp 
Income (loss) per share:                    
Basic (pesos)   0.01    0.12    (1.75)   NA 
Diluted (pesos)   0.01    0.12    (1.75)   NA 
Income (loss) per ADS:                    
Basic (pesos)   0.06    1.18    (17.46)   NA 
Diluted (pesos)   0.06    1.18    (17.46)   NA 
Weighted average shares outstanding:                    
Basic   -    1,011,876,677    1,011,876,677    0.0%
Diluted   -    1,011,876,677    1,011,876,677    0.0%
Available seat miles (ASMs) (millions) (1)   -    6,154    5,060    21.6%
     Domestic   -    4,250    3,488    21.8%
     International   -    1,904    1,572    21.1%
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (millions) (1)   -    5,370    4,337    23.8%
     Domestic   -    3,812    3,095    23.2%
     International   -    1,558    1,242    25.4%
Load factor (2)   -    87.3%   85.8%   1.5 pp 
     Domestic   -    89.7%   88.7%   1.0 pp 
     International   -    81.9%   79.1%   2.8 pp 
Total operating revenue per ASM (TRASM) (cents) (1) (5)   7.1    135.5    123.1    10.1%
Total ancillary revenue per passenger (4) (5)   26.8    514    466    10.3%
Total operating revenue per passenger (5)   76.9    1,475    1,387    6.3%
Operating expenses per ASM (CASM) (cents) (1) (5)   6.5    124.9    126.3    (1.2%)
Operating expenses per ASM (CASM) (US cents) (3) (5)   -    6.5    6.5    (0.1%)
CASM ex fuel (cents) (1) (5)   3.9    74.5    78.0    (4.6%)
CASM ex fuel (US cents) (3) (5)   -    3.9    4.0    (3.3%)
Booked passengers (thousands) (1)   -    5,654    4,491    25.9%
Departures (1)   -    34,848    28,497    22.3%
Block hours (1)   -    87,686    77,263    13.5%
Fuel gallons consumed (millions)   -    63.4    54.0    17.4%
Average economic fuel cost per gallon   2.6    48.9    45.3    8.0%
Aircraft at end of period   -    78    70    11.4%
Average aircraft utilization (block hours)   -    13.1    13.2    (0.9%)
Average exchange rate   -    19.12    19.37    (1.3%)
End of period exchange rate   -    19.17    19.86    (3.5%)

 

*Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only

(1) Includes schedule + charter (3) Dollar amounts were converted at average exchange rate of each period
(2) Includes schedule (4) Includes “other passenger revenues” and “non-passenger revenues”

(5) Excludes non-derivatives financial instruments

 

 

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Financial and Operating Indicators

 

Unaudited

(In Mexican pesos, except otherwise indicated)

 

Six months ended
June 30, 2019

(US Dollars)*

   Six months
ended June 30,
2019
  

 

Six months
ended June 30,
2018

  

Variance

(%)

 
Total operating revenues (millions)   810    15,522    12,080    28.5%
Total operating expenses (millions)   774    14,836    12,788    16.0%
EBIT (millions)   36    685    (708)   NA 
EBIT margin   4.4%   4.4%   (5.9%)   10.3 pp 
Depreciation and amortization   137    2,627    2,207    19.1%
Aircraft and engine rent expense   28    543    422    28.6%
Net income (loss) (millions)   33    639    (1,305)   NA 
Net income margin   4.1%   4.1%   (10.8%)   14.9 pp 
Income (loss) per share:                    
Basic (pesos)   0.03    0.63    (1.29)   NA 
Diluted (pesos)   0.03    0.63    (1.29)   NA 
Income (loss) per ADS:                    
Basic (pesos)   0.33    6.31    (12.90)   NA 
Diluted (pesos)   0.33    6.31    (12.90)   NA 
Weighted average shares outstanding:                    
Basic   -    1,011,876,677    1,011,876,677    0.0%
Diluted   -    1,011,876,677    1,011,876,677    0.0%
Available seat miles (ASMs) (millions) (1)   -    11,858    10,115    17.2%
     Domestic   -    8,221    6,935    18.6%
     International   -    3,637    3,180    14.3%
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (millions) (1)   -    10,114    8,491    19.1%
     Domestic   -    7,198    5,996    20.0%
     International   -    2,916    2,495    16.9%
Load factor (2)   -    85.3%   84.0%   1.3 pp 
     Domestic   -    87.6%   86.5%   1.1 pp 
     International   -    80.3%   78.5%   1.8 pp 
Total operating revenue per ASM (TRASM) (cents) (1) (5)   6.8    131.0    119.4    9.7%
Total ancillary revenue per passenger (4) (5)   26.9    515.4    463.6    11.2%
Total operating revenue per passenger (5)   76.3    1,463    1,380    6.0%
Operating expenses per ASM (CASM) (cents) (1) (5)   6.5    125.2    126.4    (0.9%)
Operating expenses per ASM (CASM) (US cents) (3) (5)   -    6.5    6.6    (1.5%)
CASM ex fuel (cents) (1) (5)   4.0    76.5    80.8    (5.3%)
CASM ex fuel (US cents) (3) (5)   -    4.0    4.2    (5.8%)
Booked passengers (thousands) (1)   -    10,617    8,754    21.3%
Departures (1)   -    67,046    56,685    18.3%
Block hours (1)   -    170,534    154,507    10.4%
Fuel gallons consumed (millions)   -    121.7    108.2    12.4%
Average economic fuel cost per gallon   2.5    47.5    42.7    11.4%
Aircraft at end of period   -    78    70    11.4%
Average aircraft utilization (block hours)   -    12.9    13.2    (2.3%)
Average exchange rate   -    19.17    19.07    0.5%
End of period exchange rate   -    19.17    19.86    (3.5%)

 

*Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only

(1) Includes schedule + charter (3) Dollar amounts were converted at average exchange rate of each period
(2) Includes schedule (4) Includes “other passenger revenues” and “non-passenger revenues”

(5) Excludes non-derivatives financial instruments

  

 

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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

   Three months             
   ended June 30,           
Unaudited  2019   Three months  

Three months 

  

Variance 

 
(In millions of Mexican pesos)  (US Dollars) *   ended June 30, 2019  

ended June 30, 2018 

   (%) 
Operating revenues:                    
Passenger revenues   419    8,038    5,990    34.2%
Fare revenues   283    5,431    4,137    31.3%
Other passenger revenues (1)   136    2,607    1,853    40.6%
                     
Non-passenger revenues   16    302    240    25.6%
Other non-passenger revenues (1)   13    250    187    33.5%
Cargo   3    52    53    (2.5%)
                     
Non-derivatives financial instruments   (1)   (11)   -    NA 
                     
Total operating revenues   435    8,329    6,230    33.7%
                     
Other operating income   (6)   (123)   (231)   (46.7%)
Total fuel expense, net (2)   161    3,087    2,445    26.3%
Depreciation and amortization   70    1,335    1,135    17.6%
Landing, take-off and navigation expenses   62    1,188    1,149    3.4%
Salaries and benefits   46    887    750    18.4%
Maintenance expenses   19    369    376    (1.7%)
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses   18    350    382    (8.3%)
Aircraft and engine rent expense   16    316    105    >100%  
Other operating expenses   14    260    283    (8.1%)
Operating expenses   400    7,670    6,393    20.0%
                     
Operating income (loss)   34    659    (163)   NA 
                     
Finance income   3    54    37    45.9%
Finance cost   (27)   (520)   (443)   17.4%
Exchange gain (loss), net   -    3    (1,926)   NA 
Comprehensive financing result   (24)   (462)   (2,332)   (80.2%)
                     
Income (loss) before income tax   10    197    (2,495)   NA 
Income tax (expense) benefit   (4)   (78)   728    NA 
Net income (loss)   6    119    (1,766)   NA 

 

* Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only.

(1) 2Q 2018 figures include a reclassification from “other non-passenger revenues” to “Other passenger revenues” of Ps.61 million, as result of the IFRS 15 adoption.

(2) 2Q 2019 figures include a benefit from non-derivatives financial instruments by an amount of Ps.14 million.

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

   Six months             
   ended June 30,           
Unaudited  2019  

Six months 

   Six months   Variance 
(In millions of Mexican pesos)  (US Dollars) *  

 ended June 30, 2019

   ended June 30, 2018   (%) 
Operating revenues:                    
Passenger revenues   783    15,015    11,600    29.4%
Fare revenues   525    10,061    8,022    25.4%
Other passenger revenues (1)   258    4,954    3,578    38.5%
                     
Non-passenger revenues   27    518    481    7.8%
Other non-passenger revenues (1)   21    404    379    6.6%
Cargo   6    114    101    12.1%
                     
Non-derivatives financial instruments   (1)   (11)   -    NA 
                     
Total operating revenues   810    15,522    12,080    28.5%
                     
Other operating income   (6)   (123)   (232)   (46.8%)
Total fuel expense, net (2)   301    5,770    4,620    24.9%
Depreciation and amortization   137    2,627    2,207    19.1%
Landing, take-off and navigation expenses   126    2,420    2,273    6.5%
Salaries and benefits   91    1,739    1,496    16.2%
Maintenance expenses   38    723    722    0.1%
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses   32    621    739    (15.9%)
Aircraft and engine rent expense   28    543    422    28.6%
Other operating expenses   27    516    541    (4.6%)
Operating expenses   774    14,836    12,788    16.0%
                     
Operating income (loss)   36    685    (708)   NA 
                     
Finance income   5    92    71    29.9%
Finance cost   (53)   (1,023)   (838)   22.0%
Exchange gain (loss), net   60    1,157    (362)   NA 
Comprehensive financing result   12    227    (1,129)   NA 
                     
Income (loss) before income tax   48    912    (1,837)   NA 
Income tax (expense) benefit   (14)   (274)   532    NA 
Net income (loss)   33    639    (1,305)   NA 

 

* Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only.

(1) June YTD 2018 figures include a reclassification from “other non-passenger revenues” to “Other passenger revenues” of Ps.138 million, as result of the IFRS 15 adoption.

(2) June YTD 2019 figures include a benefit from non-derivatives financial instruments by an amount of Ps.14 million.

 

 

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Reconciliation of total ancillary revenue per passenger

 

The following table shows quarterly additional detail about the components of total ancillary revenue:

 

   Three months             
   ended June 30,   Three months   Three months     
Unaudited  2019   ended June 30,   ended June 30,   Variance 
(In millions of Mexican pesos)  (US Dollars)*   2019   2018   (%) 
                     
Other passenger revenues (1)   136    2,607    1,853    40.6% 
Non-passenger revenues (1)   16    302    240    25.6% 
Total ancillary revenues   152    2,909    2,093    38.9% 
                     
Booked passengers (thousands)   -    5,654    4,491    25.9% 
                     
Total ancillary revenue per passenger   26.8    514    466    10.3% 

 

* Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only.

(1) 2Q 2018 figures include a reclassification from “other non-passenger revenues” to “Other passenger revenues” of Ps.61 million, as result of the IFRS 15 adoption.

 

The following table shows the first one half of the year additional detail about the components of total ancillary revenue:

 

   Six months             
   ended June 30,   Six months   Six months     
Unaudited  2019   ended June 30,   ended June 30,   Variance 
(In millions of Mexican pesos)  (US Dollars)*   2019   2018   (%) 
                 
Other passenger revenues (1)   258    4,954    3,578    38.5% 
Non-passenger revenues (1)   27    518    481    7.8% 
Total ancillary revenues   285    5,472    4,059    34.8% 
                     
Booked passengers (thousands)   -    10,617    8,754    21.3% 
                     
Total ancillary revenue per passenger   26.9    515    464    11.2% 

 

* Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only.

(1) June YTD 2018 figures include a reclassification from “other non-passenger revenues” to “Other passenger revenues” of Ps.138 million, as result of the IFRS 15 adoption.

 

 

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Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 

  

June 30, 2019
Unaudited 

   June 30, 2019   December 31,   
(In millions of Mexican pesos)  (US Dollars)*  

Unaudited 

   2018 
Assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   424    8,124    5,863 
Accounts receivable   111    2,123    1,467 
Inventories   15    294    297 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   49    939    443 
Financial instruments   5    92    62 
Guarantee deposits   39    743    791 
Total current assets   642    12,314    8,923 
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net   305    5,840    5,782 
Right of use assets   1,691    32,416    31,986 
Intangible assets, net   9    170    179 
Deferred income taxes   141    2,709    2,864 
Guarantee deposits   344    6,598    6,337 
Other assets   7    142    155 
Other accounts receivable   6    120    74 
Total non-current assets   2,504    47,995    47,378 
Total assets   3,146    60,309    56,301 
Liabilities               
Unearned transportation revenue   220    4,226    2,439 
Accounts payable   79    1,506    1,103 
Accrued liabilities   138    2,644    2,318 
Lease liabilities   236    4,517    4,970 
Other taxes and fees payable   138    2,647    1,932 
Income taxes payable   -    1    4 
Financial instruments   -    -    123 
Financial debt   86    1,648    1,212 
Other liabilities   10    200    26 
Total short-term liabilities   907    17,389    14,127 
Financial debt   127    2,426    2,311 
Accrued liabilities   6    123    137 
Lease liabilities   1,806    34,625    34,586 
Other liabilities   20    386    328 
Employee benefits   1    21    18 
Deferred income taxes   65    1,244    1,096 
Total long-term liabilities   2,025    38,825    38,476 
Total liabilities   2,933    56,214    52,603 
Equity               
Capital stock   155    2,974    2,974 
Treasury shares   (6)   (122)   (123)
Contributions for future capital increases   -    -    - 
Legal reserve   15    291    291 
Additional paid-in capital   95    1,822    1,837 
Retained earnings   (30)   (570)   (1,208)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses(1)   (16)   (300)   (73)
Total equity   214    4,095    3,698 
Total liabilities and equity   3,146    60,309    56,301 
                
Total shares outstanding fully diluted        1,011,876,677    1,011,876,677 

 

* Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only

(1) As of June 30, 2019, the figures include a benefit of Ps.345 million from non-derivatives financial instruments

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows – Cash Flow Data Summary

 

 

Three months 

   Three months   Three months 

Unaudited 
(In millions of Mexican pesos)

 

Ended June 30, 2019 
(US Dollars)*

   ended June 30,
2019
   ended June 30,
2018
 
             
Net cash flow provided by operating activities   80    1,527    913 
Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities   9    171    (348)
Net cash flow used in financing activities**   (30)   (571) (1)   (1,610)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   59    1,127    (1,045)
Net foreign exchange differences   (4)   (74)   499 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   369    7,071    7,317 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   424    8,124    6,771 

 

* Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only

**Includes aircraft rental payments of Ps.1,582 million and Ps.1,406 million for the three months ended period June 30, 2019 and, 2018, respectively

1) Includes inflows of Ps.1,500 million related to the issuance of 15,000,000 asset backed trust notes (certificados bursátiles fiduciaries)  

 

Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows – Cash Flow Data Summary

 

   Six months         
Unaudited  ended June 30, 2019  

Six months ended 

  

Six months ended 

 
(In millions of Mexican pesos)  (US Dollars)*   June 30, 2019   June 30, 2018 
             
Net cash flow provided by operating activities   274    5,257    3,317 
Net cash flow used in investing activities   (11)   (208)   (661)
Net cash flow used in financing activities**   (138)   (2,633) (1)   (2,856)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   126    2,416    (201)
Net foreign exchange differences   (8)   (155)   21 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   306    5,863    6,951 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   424    8,124    6,771 

 

* Peso amounts were converted to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rate for convenience purposes only

**Includes aircraft rental payments of Ps.3,130 million and Ps.2,717 million for the six months ended period June 30, 2019 and, 2018, respectively

(1) Includes inflows of Ps.1,500 million related to the issuance of 15,000,000 asset backed trust notes (certificados bursátiles fiduciaries)  

 

 

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The following table shows estimated and adjusted balances after the adoption of IFRS 16 "Leases", on the quarterly statements of operations for each quarter of 2018. These recast amounts were derived from unaudited financial statements included in the quarterly reports on Form 6-K during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Unaudited

 (In millions of Mexican pesos)

 

Three months
ended March
31, 2018

  

Three months
ended June
30, 2018

  

Three months
ended
September 30,
2018

  

Three months
ended
December 31,
2018

  

Full Year 2018

 
Operating revenues:                         
Passenger revenues   5,610    5,990    7,138    7,643    26,381 
Fare revenues   3,886    4,137    5,096    5,370    18,488 
Other passenger revenues (1)   1,724    1,853    2,042    2,273    7,892 
                          
Non-passenger revenues   240    240    179    265    924 
Other non-passenger revenues (1)   192    187    124    194    697 
Cargo   49    53    55    71    227 
                          
Total operating revenues   5,850    6,230    7,317    7,908    27,305 
                          
Other operating income   (1)   (231)   (243)   (147)   (622)
Fuel   2,175    2,445    2,631    2,885    10,135 
Landing, take-off and navigation expenses   1,124    1,149    1,149    1,157    4,579 
Depreciation and amortization   1,071    1,136    1,162    1,256    4,625 
Salaries and benefits   746    750    834    795    3,125 
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses   357    382    340    422    1,501 
Maintenance expenses   346    376    388    387    1,499 
Aircraft and engine rent expense   317    105    215    55    692 
Other operating expenses   258    283    239    277    1,058 
Operating expenses   6,395    6,395    6,715    7,087    26,592 
                          
Operating (loss) income   (545)   (165)   602    821    713 
Operating margin   (9.3%)   (2.6%)   8.2%    10.4%    2.6% 
                          
Finance income   34    37    37    45    153 
Finance cost   (395)   (439)   (487)   (478)   (1,798)
Exchange gain (loss), net   1,564    (1,926)   1,395    (1,137)   (106)
Comprehensive financing result   1,202    (2,328)   945    (1,570)   (1,751)
                          
Income (loss) before income tax   658    (2,493)   1,547    (749)   1,038 
Income tax (expense) benefit   (196)   728    (442)   187    277 
Net income (loss)   461    (1,765)   1,105    (562)   (761)
                          
Earnings (loss) per share:                         
Basic (pesos)   0.46    (1.74)   1.09    (0.56)   (0.75)
Diluted (pesos)   0.46    (1.74)   1.09    (0.56)   (0.75)
Earnings (loss) per ADS:                         
Basic (pesos)   4.56    (17.44)   10.92    (5.55)   (7.52)
Diluted (pesos)   4.56    (17.44)   10.92    (5.55)   (7.52)

 

(1) The annual figures of 2018 include a reclassification from “other non-passenger revenues” to “Other passenger revenues” of Ps.271 million, as result of the IFRS 15 adoption.

 

 

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The following table shows quarterly estimated adjustments made due to the adoption of IFRS 16 "Leases", on the statements of operations for 2018.

 

Unaudited

(In millions of Mexican pesos)

  Full Year 2018
(Reported)
   Three months
ended March 31,
2018
   Three months
ended June 30,
2018
   Three months
ended
September 30,
2018
   Three months
ended
December 31,
2018
   Full Year 2018 
Operating revenues:                              
Passenger revenues   26,381    -    -    -    -    26,381 
Fare revenues   18,488    -    -    -    -    18,488 
Other passenger revenues (1)   7,892    -    -    -    -    7,892 
                               
Non-passenger revenues   924    -    -    -    -    924 
Other non-passenger revenues (1)   227    -    -    -    -    227 
Cargo   697    -    -    -    -    697 
                               
Total operating revenues   27,305    -    -    -    -    27,305 
                               
Other operating income   (622)   -    -    -    -    (622)
Fuel   10,135    -    -    -    -    10,135 
Aircraft and engine rent expense   6,315    (1,278)   (1,400)   (1,378)   (1,567)   692 
Landing, take-off and navigation expenses   4,583    (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   4,579 
Salaries and benefits   3,125    -    -    -    -    3,125 
Maintenance expenses   1,518    (4)   (5)   (5)   (5)   1,499 
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses   1,501    -    -    -    -    1,501 
Other operating expenses   1,130    (17)   (18)   (18)   (19)   1,058 
Depreciation and amortization   501    939    1,012    1,047    1,126    4,625 
Operating expenses   28,186    (361)   (412)   (355)   (466)   26,592 
                               
Operating (loss) income   (881)   361    412    355    466    713 
Operating margin   (3.2%)                       2.6% 
                               
Finance income   153    -    -    -    -    153 
Finance cost   (120)   (361)   (408)   (423)   (486)   (1,798)
Exchange (loss) gain, net   (72)   2,255    (2,581)   1,814    (1,521)   (106)
Comprehensive financing result   (40)   1,894    (2,989)   1,391    (2,007)   (1,751)
                               
(Loss) income before income tax   (921)   2,255    (2,577)   1,746    (1,541)   (1,038)
Income tax benefit (expense)   238    (676)   775    (523)   463    277 
Net (loss) income   (683)   1,579    (1,802)   1,223    (1,078)   (761)
Basic (loss) earnings per share   (0.67)   1.56    (1.78)   1.21    (1.07)   (0.75)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share   (0.67)   1.56    (1.78)   1.21    (1.07)   (0.75)

 

(1) The annual figures of 2018 include a reclassification from “other non-passenger revenues” to “Other passenger revenues” of Ps.271 million, as result of the IFRS 15 adoption.

 

 

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The following table shows unaudited balances before the adoption of IFRS 16 "Leases", on the quarterly statements of operations for each quarter of 2018.

 

Unaudited

(In millions of Mexican pesos)

 

Three months
ended March 31,
2018

(Reported)

  

Three months
ended June 30,
2018

(Reported)

  

Three months
ended
September 30, 2018

(Reported)

  

Three months
ended
December 31, 2018

(Reported)

  

Full Year 2018

(Reported)

 
Operating revenues:                         
Passenger revenues   5,610    5,990    7,138    7,643    26,381 
Fare revenues   3,886    4,137    5,096    5,370    18,489 
Other passenger revenues (1)   1,724    1,853    2,042    2,273    7,892 
                          
Non-passenger revenues   240    240    179    265    924 
Other non-passenger revenues (1)   192    187    124    194    697 
Cargo   49    53    55    71    227 
                          
Total operating revenues   5,850    6,230    7,316    7,909    27,305 
                          
Other operating income   (1)   (231)   (243)   (147)   (622)
Fuel   2,175    2,445    2,631    2,885    10,135 
Aircraft and engine rent expense   1,596    1,504    1,593    1,622    6,315 
Landing, take-off and navigation expenses   1,125    1,150    1,150    1,158    4,583 
Salaries and benefits   746    750    834    795    3,125 
Sales, marketing and distribution expenses   357    382    340    422    1,501 
Maintenance expenses   351    381    393    392    1,518 
Other operating expenses   274    301    257    297    1,130 
Depreciation and amortization   132    124    115    130    501 
Operating expenses   6,757    6,805    7,070    7,554    28,186 
                          
Operating (loss) income   (906)   (575)   246    355    (881)
Operating margin   (15.5%)   (9.2%)   3.4%    4.5%    (3.2%)
                          
Finance income   34    37    37    45    153 
Finance cost   (34)   (31)   (64)   8    (120)
Exchange (loss) gain, net   (691)   653    (419)   384    (73)
Comprehensive financing result   (691)   660    (446)   437    (40)
                          
(Loss) income before income tax   (1,597)   85    (200)   792    (921)
Income tax benefit (expense)   479    (47)   81    (276)   238 
Net (loss) income   (1,118)   38    (119)   516    (683)
                          
(Loss) earnings per share:                         
Basic (pesos)   (1.10)   0.04    (0.12)   0.51    (0.67)
Diluted (pesos)   (1.10)   0.04    (0.12)   0.51    (0.67)
(Loss) earnings per ADS:                         
Basic (pesos)   (11.05)   0.38    (1.18)   5.10    (6.75)
Diluted (pesos)   (11.05)   0.38    (1.18)   5.10    (6.75)

 

(1) The annual figures of 2018 include a reclassification from “other non-passenger revenues” to “Other passenger revenues” of Ps.271 million, as result of the IFRS 15 adoption

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 

The following table shows estimated annual adjustments made due to the adoption of IFRS 16 “Leases”, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2018.

 

Unaudited

(In millions of Mexican pesos)

 

December 31, 2018

(Reported)

  

IFRS 16

Adjustments

   December 31, 2018 
Assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   5,863    -    5,863 
Accounts receivable   1,467    -    1,467 
Inventories   297    -    297 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   710    (267)   443 
Financial instruments   62    -    62 
Guarantee deposits   791    -    791 
Total current assets   9,190    (267)   8,923 
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net   5,782    -    5,782 
Right of use assets   -    31,986    31,986 
Intangible assets, net   179    -    179 
Deferred income taxes   593    2,271    2,864 
Guarantee deposits   6,337    -    6,337 
Other assets   155    -    155 
Other accounts receivable   74    -    74 
Total non-current assets   13,121    34,257    47,378 
Total assets   22,311    33,990    56,301 
Liabilities               
Unearned transportation revenue   2,439    -    2,439 
Accounts payable   1,103    -    1,103 
Accrued liabilities   2,318    -    2,318 
Lease liabilities   -    4,970    4,970 
Other taxes and fees payable   1,932    -    1,932 
Income taxes payable   4    -    4 
Financial instruments   123    -    123 
Financial debt   1,212    -    1,212 
Other liabilities   118    (92)   26 
Total short-term liabilities   9,249    4,878    14,127 
Financial debt   2,311    -    2,311 
Accrued liabilities   137    -    137 
Lease liabilities   -    34,586    34,586 
Other liabilities   328    -    328 
Employee benefits   18    -    18 
Deferred income taxes   1,096    -    1,096 
Total long-term liabilities   3,890    34,586    38,476 
Total liabilities   13,139    39,464    52,603 
Equity               
Capital stock   2,974    -    2,974 
Treasury shares   (123)   -    (123)
Contributions for future capital increases   -    -    - 
Legal reserve   291    -    291 
Additional paid-in capital   1,837    -    1,837 
Retained earnings   4,266    (5,474)   (1,208)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses   (73)   -    (73)
Total equity   9,172    (5,474)   3,698 
Total liabilities and equity   22,311    33,990    56,301 
                
Total shares outstanding fully diluted        1,011,876,677    1,011,876,677 

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows – Cash Flow Data Summary

 

The following table shows second quarter estimated adjustments made due to the adoption of IFRS 16 “Leases”, on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the three months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Unaudited

(In millions of Mexican pesos)

 

Three months ended
June 30, 2018

(Reported)

   Adjustments  

Three months
ended June 30,
2018

 
             
Net cash flow (used in) provided by operating activities   (493)   1,406    913 
Net cash flow used in investing activities   (348)   -    (348)
Net cash flow used in financing activities   (204)   (1,406)   (1,610)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (1,045)   -    (1,045)
Net foreign exchange differences   499    -    499 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   7,317    -    7,317 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   6,771    -    6,771 

 

The following table shows the first one half of the year estimated adjustments made due to the adoption of IFRS 16 “Leases”, on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Unaudited

(In millions of Mexican pesos)

 

Six months
ended
June 30, 2018

(Reported)

  

Adjustments

  

Six months
ended June 30,
2018

 
             
Net cash flow provided by operating activities   599    2,717    3,317 
Net cash flow used in investing activities   (661)   -    (661)
Net cash flow used in financing activities   (139)   (2,717)   (2,856)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (201)   -    (201)
Net foreign exchange differences   21    -    21 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   6,951    -    6,951 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   6,771    -    6,771 

 

 

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