LETTERS OF VERIFICATION
This material references Disclosure 102-56 of GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016
Opinion
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S. A. B.
de
C. V. and Subsidiaries (the Entity) which include the consolidated statements of financial
position as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of profit or
loss
and other comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years
then ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, as well as the explanatory notes to the consolidated
financial statements, which include a summary of the significant accounting policies
applied.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Entity as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, as well as their financial performance and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Bases for the opinion
We have performed our audits in conformity with International Auditing Standards (IAS). Our
responsibilities under these standards are explained more extensively in the section
Auditors’
responsibilities in relation to the audit of the consolidated financial statements of
our
report. We are independent from the Entity in conformity with the Code of Ethics of the
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA Code of Ethics) and that issued
by
the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (IMCP Code of Ethics), and we have complied with
the
other ethical responsibilities in conformity with the IESBA Code of Ethics and the IMCP Code
of
Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained provides a sufficient and adequate basis
for
our opinion.
Key audit matters
The key audit matters are those matters which, in our professional judgment, have been most
important in our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the current period.
These
matters have been dealt with in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole and in the formation of our opinion on the latter, and we do not
issue a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined that the matters described
below
are the key audit matters which should be communicated in our report.
Investment properties
To determine the fair value of the investment properties in accordance with International
Accounting Standard 40 (“IAS 40”), certain judgments were used by management. There is a
risk
that the determination of the assumptions used by management to calculate future cash flows
may
not be reasonable based on current and future foreseeable conditions.
Our audit procedures to cover this risk included the following:
Control and substantive testing over the financial projections that were used to determine
the
fair value of the investment properties, for which we tested the reasonability of the
revenues
and expenses used to determine the discounted future cash flows, also, we tested the
arithmetical accuracy of the projections, and evaluated
the assumptions used by the Entity
to
determine them, and confirmed, based on our knowledge of the Entity and the audited
historical
information, that any nonrecurring effect will be normalized so that such effects will not
be
considered in the financial projections.
Additionally, we evaluated the reasonableness of the discount rate used, for which
purpose we
involved our financial advisory specialists. The results of our audit procedures were
reasonable.
Notes 3 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements include the Entity’s disclosures
regarding investment properties.
Impairment of long-lived assets
The Entity has identified that the minimum cash generating units are the stores, for which
an
analysis is performed as required by International Auditing Standard 36 (“IAS 36”), in which
the
value in use, either using discounted future cash flows or fair value calculations, is
calculated to determine if the carrying amount of the assets is impaired. There is a risk
that
the determination of the assumptions used by management to calculate future cash flows, as
well
as the appraisal value determined by the independent expert, may not be reasonable based on
current and future foreseeable conditions.
Our audit procedures to test the risk in relation to the impairment of long-lived assets
included:
Control and substantive testing where we detail tested the projected income and expenses,
and
based on discounted cash flows; we further verified, based on our knowledge of the Entity
and
the audited historical information, that any nonrecurring effect will be normalized in the
financial projections. We also evaluated the reasonableness of the discount rate used, for
which
purpose we involved our financial advisory specialists. The results of our audit procedures
were
reasonable.
Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report
Management is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises two
documents, the Entity's Annual Report and the information that will be incorporated in the
Annual Report which the Entity is required to prepare in accordance with article 33 Fraction
I,
subsection b) of the fourth title, first chapter of the General Provisions Applicable to
Issuers
of Securities and Other Participants in the Securities Market in Mexico (the requirements).
As
of the date of our auditor’s report, we have not yet obtained these documents and they will
be
available only after the issuance of this Audit Report.
Our opinion of the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information
and we
do not express any form of security about it.
Other Matter
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated into English for the
convenience of readers.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is
to
read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether if the other information is
materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained
during the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. When we read the Annual
Report
we will issue the auditors’ legend about the reading thereof, required in Article 33
Fraction I,
subsection b) numeral 1.2. of the Provisions or if we conclude that it is materially
misstated
we would be required to report this fact.
Responsibilities of Management and those charged with governance for the consolidated
financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and reasonable presentation of the
accompanying
consolidated financial statements in conformity with the IFRS, and for any internal control
that
management believes necessary to enable the preparation of the consolidated financial
statements
free from material misstatement due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing
the
Entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing,
as applicable, matters related to
going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either
intends
to liquidate the Entity or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do
so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Entity’s financial
reporting
process.
Auditor’s responsibilities in relation to the audit of the consolidated financial
statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial
statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error,
and to
issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of
assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will
always
detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error
and
are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be
expected
to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated
financial
statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with IASs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and evaluate the risks of material misstatements in the consolidated financial
statements, due to fraud or error, by designing and applying audit procedures which respond
to
these risks, and by obtaining audit evidence which is sufficient and appropriate to provide
the
basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting material misstatements resulting from fraud
is
greater than those resulting from an error, because fraud may involve collusion, forgery,
deliberate omissions, intentionally erroneous declarations or the evasion of internal
control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design
audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing
an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of
accounting
and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to
events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as
a
going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw
attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or,
if
such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the
audit
evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or
conditions
may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
- We obtained sufficient and adequate audit evidence related to the financial information
of
the entities and business activities which comprise the Entity in order to express an
opinion on
the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and
performance of the audit of the entities comprising the Entity. We are the only persons
responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the
planned
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant
deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with
relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all
relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence,
and
where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters
that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current
period
and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report
unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely
rare
circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because
the
adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public
interest
benefits of such communication.
Galaz, Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza, S. C.
Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
C. P. C. Erick J. Calvillo Rello
March 16, 2021
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
MEXICO HEADQUARTERS
Avenida Constituyentes 1150
Colonia Lomas Altas
11950 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone +52 (55) 1103 8000
XALAPA HEADQUARTERS
Privada Antonio Chedraui Caram 248
Colonia Encinal
91180 Xalapa, Veracruz
Phone +52 (228) 842 1100
STOCK EXCHANGE
Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV):
ticker CHDRAUI
AUDITOR
Galaz Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza, S.C.
(Deloitte Touche Unlimited)
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Jesus Arturo Velazquez Diaz
Subdirector de Información Financiera y
Head of Investor Relations
Phone +52 (228) 842 1117
avelazquez@chedraui.com.mx
This annual report may contain future projections about Grupo Comercial Chedraui S.A.B. de C.V. and its subsidiaries based on assumptions made in good faith by management. Such information, as well as any statements about future events and expectations, are subject to risks and uncertainties as well as factors that could cause the results, performance or profits of the company to be completely different at any time in the future. Such factors include changes in general economic conditions, domestic and international governmental and/or business policies as well as changes in interest rates, inflation and volatility in foreign exchange rates, etc. Because of these risks and factors, actual results could vary materially from the estimates presented in this document. Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V. does not accept responsibility for any such changes.