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106 | Annual Report 2008 Financial Report 31 December 2007 Interest-bearing financial liabilities Million euro Effective interest rate Before hedging After hedging Amount Effective interest rate Floating rate Brazilian real 10.38 % 1 218 12.65 % 2 318 Canadian dollar 5.13 % 125 4.73 % 435 Chinese yuan 6.01 % 29 6.01 % 29 Euro 4.66 % 1 734 4.88 % 1 085 Hungarian forint 7.95 % 9 7.95 % 9 Pound sterling 5.00 % 132 6.26 % 280 Russian ruble 13.97 % 149 7.70 % 149 South Korean won 5.59 % 4 5.59 % 4 Ukrainian hryvnia 9.71 % 63 9.71 % 63 US dollar 9.90 % 16 - - Other 5.91 % 6 5.90 % 6 Fixed rate 3 485 4 378 Argentinean peso 10.79 % 55 14.93 % 55 Brazilian real 13.41 % 572 8.93 % 160 Canadian dollar 6.98 % 96 5.62 % 354 Dominican peso 9.86 % 59 9.86 % 59 Euro 5.92 % 179 3.48 % 987 Guatemalan quetzal 6.82 % 20 6.82 % 20 Japanese yen 2.18 % 145 - - Peruvian nuevo sol 6.56 % 83 6.56 % 83 Pound sterling - - 4.87 % 99 Russian ruble 16.00 % 111 8.00 % 111 South Korean won 5.04 % 51 5.04 % 51 US dollar 6.88 % 1 665 6.66 % 217 Chinese yuan 5.46 % 43 5.47 % 43 Paraguay guarani 5.14 % 19 5.14 % 19 Venezuelan bolivar 15.49 % 45 15.41 % 45 Other 9.04 % 22 9.04 % 22 3 165 2 325 At 31 December 2008, the total carrying amount of the floating and fixed rate interest-bearing financial liabilities before hedging listed above includes bank overdrafts of 550m euro (last year 80m euro) but does not include the interest rate fair value component of 11m euro (last year 53m euro) of debt instruments designated in a fair value hedge. As disclosed in the above table, 11 945m euro or 28 % of the company’s interest bearing financial liabilities bear a variable interest rate. The company estimated that the reasonably possible change of the market interest rates applicable to its floating rate debt after hedging is as follows 1 : Interest rate 31 December 2008 Amount 2008 2007 Possible interest rate 31 December 2008 Possible volatility of rates in % Possible volatility of rates in % Brazilian real 13.10 % 10.74 % - 15.46 % 18.01 % 11.57 % Canadian dollar 1.57 % 0.95 % - 2.2 % 39.62 % 14.18 % Chinese yuan 2.08 % 1.26 % - 2.90 % 39.34 % 10.57 % Euro 2.89 % 2.40 % - 3.38 % 16.90 % 8.18 % Hungarian forint 10.00 % 4.40 % - 15.60 % 55.96 % 6.89 % Pound sterling 2.77 % 1.63 % - 3.91 % 41.08 % 13.45 % Russian ruble 18.00 % 0.00 % - 78.71 % 337.30 % 161.46 % South Korean won 3.30 % 2.00 % - 4.6 % 39.30 % 16.53 % Ukrainian hryvnia 23.58 % 0.00 % - 57.57 % 144.13 % 169.60 % US dollar 1.43 % 0.56 % - 2.29 % 60.80 % 14.02 % 1 The estimate is based on the standard deviation of daily volatilities of the benchmark interest rates during the past 250 days at 31 December 2008 and using a 95% confidence interval. For the Brazilian real floating rate debt, the estimated market interest rate is composed of the InterBank Deposit Certificate (‘CDI’) and the Long-Term Interest Rate (‘TJLP’). With regard to other market interest rates, our analysis is based on the 3-month InterBank Offered Rates applicable for the currencies concerned (e.g. Euribor 3M, Libor 3M, Bubor 3M).
Financial Report Annual Report 2008 | 107 When we apply the reasonably possible increase/decrease in the market interest rates mentioned above on our floating rate debt at 31 December 2008, with all other variables held constant, 2008 profit would have been 107m euro lower/higher. In addition, this effect will be partly compensated by 3m euro higher/lower interest income on our interest-bearing financial assets. (D) Commodity risk The commodity markets have experienced and are expected to continue to experience price fluctuations. AB InBev therefore uses both fixed price purchasing contracts and commodity derivatives to minimize exposure to commodity price volatility. The company has important exposures to the following commodities : aluminum, corn grits, corn syrup, corrugated, crowns, glass, hops, labels, malt, fuel oil, natural gas, rice and wheat. On 31 December 2008, the company has the following commodity derivatives outstanding : aluminum swaps for 254m euro notional amount (last year 182m euro), exchange traded sugar futures for 49m euro notional amount (last year 41m euro) and exchange traded wheat futures for 17m euro notional amount (last year 12m euro). In conformity with the IAS 39 hedge accounting rules these hedges are designated as cash flow hedges. (E) Equity price risk During 2008, AB InBev has not held any material equity investments classified as available-for-sale. In addition, marketable securities classified as held for trading mainly consist of debt securities not exposed to variation in equity prices or indexes. As a result, AB InBev was not exposed to any material equity price risks. (F) Credit risk Credit risk encompasses all forms of counterparty exposure, i.e. where counterparties may default on their obligations to AB InBev in relation to lending, hedging, settlement and other financial activities. The company has a credit policy in place and the exposure to counterparty credit risk is monitored. AB InBev mitigates its exposure to counterparty credit risk through minimum counterparty credit guidelines, diversification of counterparties, working within agreed counterparty limits and through setting limits on the maturity of financial assets. The company has furthermore master netting agreements with most of the financial institutions that are counterparties to the derivative financial instruments. These agreements allow for the net settlement of assets and liabilities arising from different transactions with the same counterparty. Based on these factors, AB InBev considers the risk of counterparty default per 31 December 2008 to be limited. AB InBev has established minimum counterparty credit ratings and enters into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better. The company monitors counterparty credit exposures closely and reviews any downgrade in credit rating immediately. To mitigate pre-settlement risk, minimum counterparty credit standards become more stringent as the duration of the derivative financial instruments increases. To minimize the concentration of counterparty credit risk, the company enters into derivative transactions with a portfolio of financial institutions. Exposure to credit risk The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure of the Group. The carrying amount is presented net of the impairment losses recognized. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was : Million euro Gross Impairment 2008 2007 Net carrying amount Gross Impairment Net carrying amount Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 194 - 194 178 - 178 Available-for-sale financial assets 97 (16) 81 94 (17) 77 Held-to-maturity investments 91 - 91 87 - 87 Trade receivables 2 211 (190) 2 021 1 919 (204) 1 715 Cash deposits for guarantees 186 - 186 233 - 233 Loans to customers 252 (52) 200 311 (57) 254 Other receivables 873 (60) 813 783 (68) 715 Derivative financial assets 711 - 711 235 - 235 Cash and cash equivalents 2 110 - 2 110 1 324 - 1 324 6 725 (318) 6 407 5 164 (346) 4 818 There was no significant concentration of credit risks with any single counterparty per 31 December 2008. The increase of the derivative financial assets is mainly explained by the interest rate swaps contracted to cover for the interest rate risk on the senior facility.
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