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Investments carried under the equity method (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Investments carried under the equity method [Abstract] |
Investments in associates | The table below shows the breakdown and the movement of the investments held in associates for 2018 and 2017:
Investments in associates |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Initial balance |  |  | 55,784 |  |  |  | 55,009 |
Share of (loss)/profit |  |  | 5,231 |  |  |  | 5,351 |
Dividend distribution |  |  | (4,463 | ) |  |  | (2,454 | )
Equity distribution |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | (549 | )
Others (incl. currency translation differences) |  |  | (3,011 | ) |  |  | (1,573 | )
Final balance |  |  | 53,419 |  |  |  | 55,784 |
Stand-alone amounts for associated companies | The tables below show a breakdown of stand-alone amounts of assets, revenues and profit and loss as well as other information of interest for the years 2018 and 2017 for the associated companies:
Company |  | % Shares |  |  | Non- current assets |  |  | Current assets |  |  | Non- current liabilities |  |  | Current liabilities |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Operating profit/ (loss) |  |  | Net profit/ (loss) |  |  | Investment under the equity method |
Evacuación Valdecaballeros, S.L. |  |  | 57.16 |  |  |  | 19,679 |  |  |  | 820 |  |  |  | 381 |  |  |  | 420 |  |  |  | 320 |  |  |  | (668 | ) |  |  | (693 | ) |  |  | 8,773 |
Myah Bahr Honaine, S.P.A.(*) |  |  | 25.50 |  |  |  | 186,484 |  |  |  | 63,224 |  |  |  | 81,942 |  |  |  | 13,184 |  |  |  | 50,118 |  |  |  | 25,778 |  |  |  | 22,193 |  |  |  | 43,161 |
Pectonex, R.F. Proprietary Limited |  |  | 50.00 |  |  |  | 3,186 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (209 | ) |  |  | (209 | ) |  |  | 1,485 |
Evacuación Villanueva del Rey, S.L |  |  | 40.02 |  |  |  | 3,190 |  |  |  | 257 |  |  |  | 2,021 |  |  |  | 383 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Ca Ku A1, S.A.P.I de CV (PTS) |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  | 50,547 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 50,625 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (83 | ) |  |  | (624 | ) |  |  | - |
As of December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 263,086 |  |  |  | 64,314 |  |  |  | 84,344 |  |  |  | 64,614 |  |  |  | 50,438 |  |  |  | 24,862 |  |  |  | 20,667 |  |  |  | 53,419 |
Company |  | % Shares |  |  | Non- current assets |  |  | Current assets |  |  | Non- current liabilities |  |  | Current liabilities |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Operating profit/ (loss) |  |  | Net profit/ (loss) |  |  | Investment under the equity method |
Evacuación Valdecaballeros, S.L. |  |  | 57.16 |  |  |  | 21,306 |  |  |  | 841 |  |  |  | 373 |  |  |  | 451 |  |  |  | 298 |  |  |  | (708 | ) |  |  | (730 | ) |  |  | 9,175 |
Myah Bahr Honaine, S.P.A.(*) |  |  | 25.50 |  |  |  | 195,275 |  |  |  | 64,114 |  |  |  | 91,205 |  |  |  | 12,649 |  |  |  | 46,767 |  |  |  | 28,468 |  |  |  | 24,464 |  |  |  | 43,365 |
Pectonex, R.F. Proprietary Limited |  |  | 50.00 |  |  |  | 3,904 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (206 | ) |  |  | (206 | ) |  |  | 3,244 |
Evacuación Villanueva del Rey, S.L |  |  | 40.02 |  |  |  | 3,526 |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 2,265 |  |  |  | 190 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,011 |  |  |  | 65,008 |  |  |  | 93,843 |  |  |  | 13,292 |  |  |  | 47,065 |  |  |  | 27,591 |  |  |  | 23,528 |  |  |  | 55,784 |

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