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January-March 2014

Balance sheet and business activity

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The trends in BBVA Group’s balance sheet and business activity at the close of the first quarter of 2014 were as follows:

  • A significant negative year-on-year impact in the quarter from exchange rates. The effect is also negative against the close of 2013, mainly due to the depreciation of the Argentinean peso and the application of SICAD I (rather than Cadivi) to the exchange rate of the Venezuelan bolivar.
  • Stability. The Group’s balance sheet closed as of 31-Mar-2014 with €599 billion in total assets, a figure that is practically the same as of 31-Mar-2013 (up 0.6%), excluding the effect of the different currencies.
  • Loans and advances to customers (gross) is stable over 12 months (down 0.5% at constant exchange rates) and up 1.6% over the quarter, also at constant exchange rates. Once more, South America, Mexico and the United States performed well. In Eurasia there was stability in the volume of credit with wholesale clients, as well as some slowdown in the growth of Garanti’s loan portfolio. In Spain the deleveraging process continued, although at a more moderate pace than in previous quarters, as the flow of new credit transactions has begun to grow in some segments.
  • Favorable trend in non-performing loans in the quarter, due to a decline in the number of non-performing loans between January and March of 2014, basically in Spain. The year-on-year rise is largely due to the classification of refinanced loans in Spain in the third quarter of 2013.
  • Deposits from customers have performed well in all geographical areas, above all lower-cost deposits with year-on-year growth of 10.4% (up 3.1% in the quarter) at constant exchange rates.
  • Off-balance-sheet funds continued strong, both over the last 12 months and over the quarter. There was outstanding growth in mutual funds in Spain, due to the commercial campaigns launched by the area and increased demand by customers for investment products that are alternatives to term deposits, in a context of falling returns.
Consolidated balance sheet (1)

(Million euros)

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31-03-14 Δ % 31-03-13 31-12-13
Cash and balances with central banks 27,546 (8.8) 30,208 37,064
Financial assets held for trading 76,433 0.9 75,750 72,301
Other financial assets designated at fair value 3,385 9.9 3,079 2,734
Available-for-sale financial assets 88,236 19.0 74,135 80,848
Loans and receivables 360,938 (6.9) 387,551 363,575
Loans and advances to credit institutions 21,441 (18.7) 26,383 24,203
Loans and advances to customers 334,698 (6.4) 357,490 334,744
Debt securities 4,799 30.4 3,678 4,628
Held-to-maturity investments - n.m. 9,734 -
Investments in entities accounted for using the equity method 1,319 (81.1) 6,991 1,497
Tangible assets 7,474 (4.6) 7,831 7,723
Intangible assets 8,139 (9.1) 8,952 8,165
Other assets 25,666 (11.0) 28,842 25,611
Total assets 599,135 (5.4) 633,072 599,517
Financial liabilities held for trading 48,976 (10.8) 54,894 45,782
Other financial liabilities at fair value 3,040 1.3 3,001 2,772
Financial liabilities at amortized cost 476,656 (4.5) 499,077 480,307
Deposits from central banks and credit institutions 84,461 (7.5) 91,277 87,746
Deposits from customers 309,817 1.7 304,613 310,176
Debt certificates 62,892 (25.0) 83,813 65,497
Subordinated liabilities 12,123 0.9 12,009 10,579
Other financial liabilities 7,363 (0.0) 7,364 6,309
Liabilities under insurance contracts 10,102 (2.1) 10,314 9,844
Other liabilities 16,306 (15.1) 19,215 15,962
Total liabilities 555,079 (5.4) 586,500 554,667
Non-controlling interests 1,863 (21.1) 2,362 2,371
Valuation adjustments (3,636) 261.5 (1,006) (3,831)
Shareholders’ funds 45,830 1.4 45,216 46,310
Total equity 44,056 (5.4) 46,572 44,850
Total equity and liabilities 599,135 (5.4) 633,072 599,517
Memorandum item:



Contingent liabilities 34,878 (8.7) 38,195 36,437
(1) Pro forma financial statements with the assets and liabilities of the Garanti Group consolidated in proportion to the percentage of the Group’s stake.
Loans and advances to customers

(Billon euros)

(1) At constant exchange rates: -0.5%.
Loans and advances to customers

(Million euros)

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31-03-14 Δ % 31-03-13 31-12-13
Domestic sector 168,461 (12.5) 192,543 167,670
Public sector 23,962 (7.1) 25,799 22,128
Other domestic sectors 144,499 (13.3) 166,744 145,542
Secured loans 91,858 (11.1) 103,373 93,446
Other loans 52,641 (16.9) 63,371 52,095
Non-domestic sector 156,233 (1.5) 158,640 156,615
Secured loans 63,391 (2.2) 64,809 62,401
Other loans 92,842 (1.1) 93,831 94,214
Non-performing loans 25,033 16.7 21,448 25,826
Domestic sector 20,356 25.8 16,184 20,985
Non-domestic sector 4,677 (11.1) 5,263 4,841
Loans and advances to customers (gross) 349,726 (6.1) 372,630 350,110
Loan-loss provisions (15,028) (0.7) (15,140) (15,366)
Loans and advances to customers 334,698 (6.4) 357,490 334,744
Customer funds

(Billon euros)

(1) At constant exchange rates: +10.4%.
Customer funds

(Million euros)

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31-03-14 Δ % 31-03-13 31-12-13
Deposits from customers 309,817 1.7 304,613 310,176
Domestic sector 150,415 2.8 146,359 151,070
Public sector 18,160 (16.1) 21,646 14,435
Other domestic sectors 132,255 6.0 124,713 136,635
Current and savings accounts 53,150 10.1 48,290 53,558
Time deposits 68,676 2.8 66,789 69,977
Assets sold under repurchase agreement and other 10,428 8.2 9,634 13,100
Non-domestic sector 159,402 0.7 158,254 159,106
Current and savings accounts 98,402 1.0 97,419 101,515
Time deposits 51,473 (3.8) 53,514 49,266
Assets sold under repurchase agreement and other 9,527 30.1 7,321 8,325
Other customer funds 102,128 5.6 96,729 99,213
Spain 62,263 17.3 53,095 59,490
Mutual funds 23,783 23.5 19,259 22,298
Pension funds 20,994 10.4 19,019 20,428
Customer portfolios 17,486 18.0 14,817 16,763
Rest of the world 39,865 (8.6) 43,634 39,723
Mutual funds and investment companies 21,759 (8.7) 23,837 21,180
Pension funds (1) 4,331 15.2 3,761 4,234
Customer portfolios 13,775 (14.1) 16,036 14,309
Total customer funds 411,945 2.6 401,342 409,389
(1) They do not include the assets under management by pension fund administrators in Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Peru.
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