Alliance Laundry Systems brings the legendary Speed Queen washer and dryers for professionals to the European market

RIPON, Wis., Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alliance Laundry Systems, the global leader in laundromat equipment, is launching its highly versatile new Speed Queen Professional range of washers and dryers in Europe. The line features front load washers, dryers (electric and gas), stacked washer-dryers, and stacked dryers, all configured for the brand’s leading-edge technology. Now, Europe will access one of the worldwide bestselling…

RIPON, Wis., Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alliance Laundry Systems, the global leader in laundromat equipment, is launching its highly versatile new Speed Queen Professional range of washers and dryers in Europe. The line features front load washers, dryers (electric and gas), stacked washer-dryers, and stacked dryers, all configured for the brand’s leading-edge technology. Now, Europe will access one of the worldwide bestselling appliances for professionals, with an established presence in United States, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.

«This extremely versatile range offers exceptional product options for a variety of segments, such as multi-housing, camps, HoReCa, and many others,» said Rocco di Bari Chief Commercial Officer of Europe Middle East, Africa and India for Alliance Laundry Systems. «Speed Queen is already well known abroad for its legendary reliability, and the fast wash and dry process that gave Speed Queen its name. This range brings a wealth of technical possibilities as well to streamline operations and is supported by a three-year warranty on all parts. This is the most complete warranty on the market.»

Speed Queen Professional models are networkable. In addition, when equipped with Speed Queen Insights, owners gain valuable data on how machines are being used and by whom. This advanced customer data is central to better management and marketing of the laundry and has proven its value in thousands of installations abroad and more than 800 licensed Speed Queen Laundromats across Europe. Likewise, the Speed Queen app further enhances the owner’s experience with remote monitoring and management capabilities. Speed Queen Professional boasts programming flexibility and a model geared specifically for mop-cleaning.

For more than 110 years, Speed Queen, a premium brand of the global leader in commercial laundry equipment, Alliance Laundry Systems, has built a peerless reputation for ultimate reliability, backed by a strong three-year warranty. The Speed Queen pedigree is built on a foundation of expert engineering and design as well as unparalleled life testing in state-of-the-art test labs in the United States.

To learn more about Speed Queen Professional and its suite of technology tools, including Speed Queen Insights and the Quantum control, visit speedqueenprofessional.com  

About Speed Queen Professional – Speed Queen is a brand of Ripon, Wis.-based Alliance Laundry Systems LLC, a leading global manufacturer of commercial laundry products. Speed Queen provides large route operators, coin laundry owners and small businesses with a variety of innovative and reliable commercial washers, dryers and laundromat equipment. As an industry leader, Speed Queen is dedicated to providing its market expertise to fulfill all laundry needs. To accomplish this, the company offers, via Alliance Finance (in Spain, France and Italy) a continuum of stable, long-term capital solutions specifically for the laundry industry. To learn more, visit www.SpeedQueenProfessional.com.

 

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Absen ofrece soluciones de pantalla LED abrumadoras para Kaisa Prosperity

SHENZHEN, China, 19 de febrero de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Kaisa Prosperity, un gran desarrollador de bienes inmuebles en China, utilizó la tecnología de señalización digital de vanguardia de Absen (SZSE: 300389) para desbloquear todo el potencial de Guangzhou Kaisa Baiyun City Plaza, sus nuevas instalaciones. Absen, el fabricante líder de pantallas LED, trabajó con Jiake Intelligent, una empresa con experiencia en proporcionar soluciones inteligentes avanzadas, para personalizar un conjunto…

SHENZHEN, China, 19 de febrero de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Kaisa Prosperity, un gran desarrollador de bienes inmuebles en China, utilizó la tecnología de señalización digital de vanguardia de Absen (SZSE: 300389) para desbloquear todo el potencial de Guangzhou Kaisa Baiyun City Plaza, sus nuevas instalaciones. Absen, el fabricante líder de pantallas LED, trabajó con Jiake Intelligent, una empresa con experiencia en proporcionar soluciones inteligentes avanzadas, para personalizar un conjunto completo de soluciones LED impresionantes para la nueva propiedad.

Las impresionantes pantallas LED de Absen se instalaron dentro y fuera del centro de ventas en el Guangzhou Baiyun Kaisa City Plaza, incluyendo una pantalla OOH a simple vista 3D personalizada, una cueva LED inmersiva a medida, una pared de vídeo LED continua y cuatro tiras LED en el pasillo dentro del edificio.

Pantalla OOH a simple vista 3D

Montada en el exterior del edificio, la pared LED personalizada en forma de trapezoide de 274,89 metros cuadrados se ha convertido en una parte integral de todo el edificio. Con contenido 3D creativo, ha transformado el edificio en un hito único con una combinación de arte y tecnología.

Absen GS5.9 Plus, 274.89sqm

Pantalla LED interactiva + tiras de LED en el pasillo 

Entrando en el centro de ventas, los visitantes se sorprenderán por las innovadoras tiras LED montadas en el techo por encima del modelo arquitectónico y la pared de vídeo LED de gran formato. El videowall que reproduce imágenes y anuncios de Kaisa Prosperity comunica la información inmobiliaria. Las tiras LED, mezcladas visualmente en un desorden pintoresco, están reproduciendo varios contenidos como imágenes florales, creando un ambiente relajante.

Cueva LED

Después de haber entregado múltiples soluciones de cuevas LED con éxito, Absen es capaz de realizar una cueva LED de 720° para Guangzhou Baiyun Kaisa con facilidad. Justo detrás del videowall de LED interactivo, la cueva es un espacio inmersivo donde el cliente puede visualizar contenido creativo, futurista y anuncios inmobiliarios a los visitantes, introduciendo sus propiedades residenciales y comerciales. El producto utilizado aquí es la serie PL lite.

Al comentar sobre este proyecto, Qin Yi dijo: «Elegimos Absen ya que es una empresa que cotiza en bolsa y un fabricante de LED reconocido, con una reconocida reputación de proporcionar productos de alta calidad. La cooperación y el apoyo que recibimos del equipo de Absen fueron muy valiosos. El equipo es profesional; prestaron gran atención a los detalles y fueron rápidos en la respuesta durante este proyecto. Especialmente en este proyecto urgente, trabajaron duro para ofrecer las soluciones perfectas».

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Danone Welcomes Follow Your Heart to Its Plant-Based Family of Brands

PARIS and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Leading global food and beverage company Danone and Earth Island®, maker of Follow Your Heart brands and a pioneering leader in plant-based foods, today announced that they have entered into a share purchase agreement under which Danone will acquire 100% of the shares of Earth Island®. With a proven track record of growth and innovation, and a long-term commitment to nutrition, sustainability and…

PARIS and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Leading global food and beverage company Danone and Earth Island®, maker of Follow Your Heart brands and a pioneering leader in plant-based foods, today announced that they have entered into a share purchase agreement under which Danone will acquire 100% of the shares of Earth Island®. With a proven track record of growth and innovation, and a long-term commitment to nutrition, sustainability and environmental stewardship, Earth Island® represents a strong cultural fit with Danone and provides Danone with a unique opportunity to strengthen its plant-based business.

Founded in 1988 to meet the growing demand for Vegenaise at the Follow Your Heart Market & Café, Earth Island® is a pioneer in the U.S. plant-based marketplace with a leading dairy-free cheese brand—offering shredded and sliced plant-based cheese, grated and shredded plant-based parmesan and cream cheese alternatives—and the most iconic egg-free mayonnaise brand, Vegenaise. The company also produces delicious plant-based sour cream, salad dressings, and VeganEgg® within their Follow Your Heart portfolio. As part of the Danone family, Earth Island® will be able to accelerate the growth of the Follow Your Heart brand nationally and internationally alongside some of Danone’s best-known plant-based brands, including Alpro, Silk and So Delicious Dairy Free.

«Our mission has always been to produce the best plant-based food products and to make them available to as many people as possible,» said Bob Goldberg, co-founder and CEO of Earth Island®. «We’re very pleased to be joining the Danone family of plant-based companies in a collective effort to bring positive change in the world through the creation of sustainably and responsibly-made foods.»

As a global and U.S. leader in plant-based food and beverages, Danone is committed to bringing innovative, delicious plant-based offerings to consumers, in an unmatched variety of formats, for every moment throughout the day, lifestyle and need. In the U.S., plant-based food and beverages are a $5 billion category1, and plant-based cheese is one of the fastest growing segments within it. This partnership will enable Danone to enhance and expand its plant-based offerings to provide consumers with plant-based alternatives for even more occasions throughout their day, while also contributing to its goal of increasing plant-based sales worldwide from more than €2 billion in 2020 to €5 billion by 2025.

«We are delighted to welcome Follow Your Heart’s team to our amazing team at Danone,» said Shane Grant, EVP and CEO, Danone North America. «The Follow Your Heart family shares our commitment to producing high-quality products that delight consumers while contributing to the wellbeing of People and Planet. Consumers are increasingly eating flexitarian diets, and we look forward to working with the Follow Your Heart team to offer our consumers even more choices. This partnership will build on our success in plant-based beverages, yogurt alternatives and creamers, further accelerating the growth of our North American plant-based business.»

Danone’s North American business is the world’s largest Certified B Corporation® with a mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible. Like Danone, Earth Island® is a mission-driven company dedicated to innovating and producing high-quality foods that enhance the lives of its consumers and contribute to the betterment and wellbeing of the Earth and its inhabitants. Together, the two companies will continue to lead the plant-based revolution to support the health of people and planet.

The transaction is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals.

About Follow Your Heart

For over 50 years, Follow Your Heart Brands has established itself as a leader in the dairy-free, plant-based industry. Committed to environmentally sustainable business practices, Follow Your Heart Brand manufactures its products in its Los Angeles-based solar-powered facility called Earth Island® which has been distinguished as Platinum-level Zero Waste certified, the highest possible status, under the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) certification system. Follow Your Heart Brand’s signature products include Vegenaise, Dairy-Free Cheeses, VeganEgg, Salad Dressings, Dairy-Free Yogurt, Cream Cheese, and Sour Cream, all of which are naturally dairy-, gluten- and cholesterol-free and made with all-natural, non-GMO ingredients.

About Danone (www.danone.com)

Danone is a leading multi-local food and beverage company building on health-focused and fast-growing categories in 3 businesses: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition. With its ‘One Planet. One Health’ frame of action, which considers the health of people and the planet as intimately interconnected, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices. To accelerate this food revolution and create superior, sustainable, profitable value for all its stakeholders, Danone has defined nine 2030 Goals, and paved the way as the first listed company to adopt the French «Entreprise à Mission» status, inspired by the public benefit corporation status in the US. With a purpose to bring health through food to as many people as possible, and corresponding social, societal and environmental objectives set out in its articles of association, Danone commits to operating in an efficient, responsible and inclusive manner, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. By 2025, Danone aims to become one of the first multinational companies to obtain B CorpTM certification. With more than 100,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €25.3 billion in sales in 2019. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Horizon Organic, Mizone, Oikos, Prostokvashino, Silk, Vega). Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX market via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Vigeo Eiris and Sustainalytics, as well as the Ethibel Sustainability Index, the MSCI ESG Indexes, the FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and the Access to Nutrition Index.

1 Source: IRI Syndicated, Total US MULO, L52 Weeks Ending 1/31/2021

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Rain-X® Voted as Product of the Year 2021 Winner

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NEW Rain-X® Glass Water-Repellent Aerosol Spray, the latest water repellency windshield treatment that dramatically improves wet-weather driving visibility, has been voted as Product of the Year for 2021. Product of the Year is the largest consumer-voted award for…

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NEW Rain-X® Glass Water-Repellent Aerosol Spray, the latest water repellency windshield treatment that dramatically improves wet-weather driving visibility, has been voted as Product of the Year for 2021. Product of the Year is the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, chosen by 40,000 American shoppers in a national survey conducted by Kantar, a global leader in consumer research. Rain-X® Glass Water-Repellent has been awarded the top honors as the most innovative product in the Car Care category.

Rain-X® Voted as Product of the Year 2021 Winner

Rain-X® Water-Repellent Aerosol Spray is the newest and easiest-to-use addition to the Rain-X® well-known expertise in dramatically improving driving visibility and safety, especially during inclement weathers. Its advanced InstaClearTM technology requires much less time and effort to activate compared to other traditional products. Simply spray on and wipe off – no buffing required – and you are all set for the road, whatever the weather!

Consumer shopping behavior has rapidly shifted in the past year, and the annual Product of the Year Awards provides a trusted resource to easily guide consumers to the best new products on the market. With heightened online purchasing and decreased sampling opportunities, Product of the Year helps shoppers quickly cut through the clutter to save time and money with their distinctive red seal. 

«For all the obvious reasons, shoppers are spending less time in the supermarket than ever, but still crave new and innovative products to light up these difficult times. Because of this, we are more excited than ever to announce the 2021 Product of the Year winners and help shoppers find that ‘great new product’ when it matters most, however they do their shopping this year,» said Mike Nolan, Global CEO of Product of the Year® Management. «What makes Product of the Year so trusted is our unique process, which gives shoppers the confidence that each product with our iconic red logo is backed by 40,000 Americans. That’s a powerful advantage for our 2021 winners, as a Product of the Year Award positions them as THE innovative leader in their category

«We’re honored to have our new Rain-X Glass Water-Repellent Aerosol Spray recognized as the 2021 Product of the Year Award winner of the car care category,» said Nathan Nguyen, Senior Brand Manager, ITW Global Brands. «The votes of over 40,000 everyday consumers backing this award is a powerful testament to the innovative quality of this product and a great start to a successful market launch!»

For over 30 years globally and 13 years in the USA, Product of the Year has championed brands by awarding their highly-coveted red seal to products that demonstrate innovation in their function, design, packaging, or ingredients.

The 41 winners of the 2021 Product of the Year Awards across various consumer product goods industries were celebrated in a Virtual Awards Show, presented by Saturday Day Night Live alumni Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer, on DailyMail.com. As additional resources, the 2021 Product of the Year winners are also highlighted in partnership with Hearst, including WomansDay.com, a leading online lifestyle destination, and Ensemble IQ, a premier business intelligence resource with revered publications, including Progressive Grocer, Store Brands, Drug Store News, Convenience Store News and CBD Retail Insights.

For further information about the 2021 Product of the Year winners, visit productoftheyearusa.com and check out this year’s digital winner’s catalog, «Inside Innovation,» to learn more. Follow along socially with @officialrainx on InstagramFacebook and Twitter and at #POYUSA2021 on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

About ITW Global Brands
ITW Global Brands, headquartered in Houston, specializes in servicing the automotive aftermarket, selling car care products under the Rain-X®, Black Magic®, Gumout®, Blue Coral® and No Touch® brands. These brands compete in the wiper blade, appearance chemical and performance product segments. Many of our brands are leaders in their respective categories.

ITW Global Brands products are sold in do-it-yourself retailers like Walmart, AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, Pep Boys, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Target, Dollar General, Family Dollar, The Home Depot, NAPA Auto Parts and Amazon. ITW Global Brands is most admired for the strong heritage of its brands and continuous product innovation. To learn more about ITW Global Brands, visit http://www.itwgb.com.

About Product of the Year:
Product of the Year is the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation. Established over 30 years ago, POY currently operates in over 40 countries with the same purpose: Guide consumers to the best products in their market and reward manufacturers for quality and innovation. Product of the Year winners are backed by the votes of 40,000 consumers in a national representative study conducted by research partner Kantar, a global leader in consumer research.  The award is a powerful merchandising program for marketers proven to increase product sales, distribution and awareness.  Winning products are announced in February each year and receive the right to use the Product of the Year logo in marketing communications for two years.  For more information, visit productoftheyearusa.com.

About Kantar:
Kantar is the world’s leading marketing data, insight and consultancy company. We know more about how people live, feel, shop, vote, watch and post worldwide than any other company. Working across the entire sales and marketing lifecycle, we help brands uncover growth in an extraordinary world. Kantar is part of WPP and its services are employed by over half of the Fortune 500 companies in 100 countries.

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Televisa Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —

2020 Highlights

Consolidated

  • Excluding Other Businesses, Segment Revenue and Operating Segment Income (OSI) for our three core operations grew by 2.0% and 2.1%, respectively.
  • Closed the year with a solid cash position of U.S.$1.8 billion dollars and a net debt leverage ratio of 2.5.

Cable

  • Record…

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —

2020 Highlights

Consolidated

  • Excluding Other Businesses, Segment Revenue and Operating Segment Income (OSI) for our three core operations grew by 2.0% and 2.1%, respectively.
  • Closed the year with a solid cash position of U.S.$1.8 billion dollars and a net debt leverage ratio of 2.5.

Cable

  • Record organic growth of 1.4 million Revenue Generating Units («RGUs»), reaching a total of 14.1 million.
  • Net broadband RGUs additions of 734.8 thousand, the highest organic growth on record.
  • Solid revenue and OSI growth of 8.8% and 6.2%, respectively.

Sky

  • Added video customers in every single quarter of the year.
  • Achieved the fastest pace of broadband and video net additions since 2016.
  • Revenue growth of 3.7%, OSI in line with 2019, and a margin of 41.3%.

Content

  • Audience growth y-o-y of 20%[1] in our flagship network during weekdays.
  • Revenues down 7.0% primarily due to COVID-19.
  • Aggressive cost reduction plan resulted in Ps.2.2 billion in savings.
  • OSI margin reached 37.9%, an increase of 180 basis points from 2019 and the highest margin since 2016.

[1] Source: Nielsen. P4+, Monday to Friday, 16:30 to 23:00

 

Earnings Call Date and Time: Friday, February 19, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. ET.

Conference ID # is 4785235

From the U.S.: +1 (877) 850 2115

From Mexico: 800 926 9157

International callers: +1 (478) 219 0648

Rebroadcast: +1 (404) 537-3406

The teleconference will be rebroadcast starting at 01:00 P.M. ET
on February 19 and will end at midnight on March 5.

 

Consolidated Results

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (NYSE:TV; BMV: TLEVISA CPO; «Televisa» or «the Company»), today announced results for full year and fourth quarter 2020. The results have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards («IFRS»).

The following table sets forth condensed consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, in millions of Mexican pesos.

2020

Margin

2019

Margin

Change

%

%

%

Net sales

97,361.6

100.0

101,757.2

100.0

(4.3)

Operating segment income1

40,510.9

38.8

41,032.1

38.6

(1.3)

1 The operating segment income margin is calculated as a percentage of segment net sales.

Net sales, decreased by 4.3% to Ps.97,361.6  million in 2020 compared with Ps.101,757.2 million in 2019. This decreased was due to revenue decline in the Other Businesses and Content segments. Operating segment income decreased 1.3%, but margin was higher than 2019 and reached 38.8%.

The following table sets forth condensed consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, in millions of Mexican pesos:

2020

Margin

2019

Margin

Change

%

%

%

Net sales

97,361.6

100.0

101,757.2

100.0

(4.3)

Net income

674.0

0.7

6,106.8

6.0

(89.0)

Net (loss) income attributable to stockholders of the Company

(892.3)

(0.9)

4,626.1

4.5

n/a

Segment net sales

104,390.8

100.0

106,309.9

100.0

(1.8)

Operating segment income (1)

40,510.9

38.8

41,032.1

38.6

(1.3)

(1)  The operating segment income margin is calculated as a percentage of segment net sales.

Net income or loss attributable to stockholders of the Company amounted to a net loss of Ps.892.3 million for 2020, compared with a net income of Ps.4,626.1 million for 2019. The unfavorable net change of Ps.5,518.4 million, reflected (i) a Ps.6,350.5 million unfavorable change in share of income or loss of associates and joint ventures, net; (ii) a Ps. 2,336.1 million increase in income taxes; (iii) a Ps.777.9 million decrease in income before depreciation and amortization; (iv) a Ps.252.0 million increase in depreciation and amortization; and (v) a Ps.85.6 million increase in net income attributable to non-controlling interests.

These unfavorable variances were partially offset by (i) a Ps.2,709.6 million decrease in finance expense, net; and (ii) a Ps.1,574.1 million favorable change in other income (expense), net.

Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the payment of a dividend of Ps.0.35 per CPO and $0.002991452991 per share of Series «A», «B», «D» and «L» Shares not in the form of a CPO. This dividend is subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders.

Full year results by business segment

The following table presents full year consolidated results ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, for each of our business segments, in millions of Mexican pesos.

Net Sales

2020

%

2019

%

Change

%

Cable

45,367.1

43.5

41,702.0

39.2

8.8

Sky

22,134.7

21.2

21,347.1

20.1

3.7

Content

32,613.0

31.2

35,060.5

33.0

(7.0)

Other Businesses

4,276.0

4.1

8,200.3

7.7

(47.9)

Segment Net Sales

104,390.8

100.0

106,309.9

100.0

(1.8)

Intersegment Operations1

(7,252.5)

(5,394.1)

Net Sales

97,138.3

100,915.8

(3.7)

Disposed Operations 2

223.3

n/a

841.4

n/a

n/a

Consolidated Net Sales

97,361.6

101,757.2

(4.3)

       

Operating Segment Income3

2020

Margin

 %

2019

Margin

%

Change

%

Cable

18,898.3

41.7

17,797.6

42.7

6.2

Sky

9,135.3

41.3

9,121.2

42.7

0.2

Content

12,360.8

37.9

12,649.1

36.1

(2.3)

Other Businesses

116.5

2.7

1,464.2

17.9

(92.0)

Operating Segment Income            

40,510.9

38.8

41,032.1

38.6

(1.3)

Corporate Expenses

(1,882.9)

(1.8)

(1,888.4)

(1.8)

0.3

Depreciation and Amortization

(21,260.8)

(21.8)

(21,008.8)

(20.6)

(1.2)

Other Income  (Expense), net

257.5

0.3

(1,316.6)

(1.3)

n/a

Intersegment Operations1

(71.5)

(0.1)

(72.2)

(0.1)

1.0

Disposed Operations 2

(4.0)

n/a

258.9

n/a

n/a

Operating Income

17,549.2

18.0

17,005.0

16.7

3.2

1 For segment reporting purposes, intersegment operations are included in each of the segment operations.

2 The sale of the Company’s Radio business was concluded on July 2nd, 2020. Accordingly, the net sales and the operating segment income associated with the Radio business, which was part of the Company’s Other Businesses segment, are presented separately as disposed operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

3 Operating segment income is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization, corporate expenses, and other income (expense), net.

Fourth quarter results by business segment

The following table presents fourth quarter consolidated results ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, for each of our business segments. Fourth quarter consolidated results for 2020 and 2019 are presented in millions of Mexican pesos.

Net Sales

4Q’20

%

4Q’19

%

Change

%

Cable

11,825.7

39.8

11,016.1

37.3

7.3

Sky

5,616.7

18.9

5,379.1

18.2

4.4

Content

11,111.5

37.4

11,166.6

37.9

(0.5)

Other Businesses

1,170.0

3.9

1,933.9

6.6

(39.5)

Segment Net Sales

29,723.9

100.0

29,495.7

100.0

0.8

Intersegment Operations1

(1,941.2)

(1,495.3)

Net Sales

27,782.7

28,000.4

(0.8)

Disposed operations 2

n/a

267.8

n/a

n/a

Consolidated Net Sales

27,782.7

28,268.2

(1.7)

       

Operating Segment Income3

4Q’20

Margin

%

4Q’19

Margin

 %

Change

%

Cable

4,954.8

41.9

4,545.0

41.3

9.0

Sky

2,143.2

38.2

2,108.9

39.2

1.6

Content

5,371.4

48.3

4,341.2

38.9

23.7

Other Businesses

164.6

14.1

96.7

5.0

70.2

Operating Segment Income            

12,634.0

42.5

11,091.8

37.6

13.9

Corporate Expenses

(718.2)

(2.4)

(496.7)

(1.7)

(44.6)

Depreciation and Amortization

(5,639.3)

(20.3)

(5,392.4)

(19.1)

(4.6)

Other Expense, net

(399.9)

(1.4)

(455.3)

(1.6)

12.2

Intersegment Operations1

(16.3)

(0.1)

(18.8)

(0.1)

13.3

Disposed operations 2

n/a

100.3

n/a

n/a

Operating Income

5,860.3

21.1

4,828.9

17.1

21.4

1 For segment reporting purposes, intersegment operations are included in each of the segment operations.

2 The sale of the Company’s Radio business was concluded on July 2nd, 2020. Accordingly, the net sales and the operating segment income associated with the Radio business, which was part of the Company’s Other Businesses segment, are presented separately as disposed operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

3 Operating segment income is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization, corporate expenses, and other income (expense), net.

Cable 

Total net additions for the quarter were approximately 223.1 thousand RGUs. Quarterly growth was mainly driven by 127.6 thousand broadband net additions and 109.3 thousand voice net additions. Video RGUs decreased by 49.2 thousand.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of RGUs per service type for our Cable segment as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

RGUs

4Q’20 Net Adds

2020 Net Adds

2020

2019

Video

(49,226)

(34,181)

4,284,682

4,318,863

Broadband

127,614

734,805

5,430,859

4,696,054

Voice

109,266

658,538

4,296,530

3,637,992

Mobile

35,401

75,515

75,515

Total RGUs

223,055

1,434,677

14,087,586

12,652,909

Fourth quarter sales increased by 7.3% to Ps.11,825.7 million compared with Ps.11,016.1 million in fourth quarter 2019 driven by solid net additions in broadband, voice and strong performance in Enterprise operations.

Full year sales increased by 8.8% to Ps.45,367.1 million compared with Ps.41,702.0 million in 2019. Total RGUs reached 14.1 million. Total net additions for the year were more than 1.4 million.

Fourth quarter operating segment income increased by 9.0% to Ps.4,954.8 million compared with Ps.4,545.0 million in fourth quarter 2019.

Full year operating segment income increased by 6.2% to Ps.18,898.3 million compared with Ps. 17,797.6 million in 2019. The margin reached 41.7%.

The following tables set forth the breakdown of revenues and operating segment income, excluding consolidation adjustments, for our MSO and enterprise operations for fourth quarter 2020 and 2019, and for full year 2020 and 2019.

MSO Operations (1)

Millions of Mexican pesos

2020

2019

Change %

4Q’20

4Q’19

Change %

Revenue

40,441.4

37,495.8

7.9

10,529.4

9,800.9

7.4

Operating Segment Income

17,091.4

16,248.0

5.2

4,471.4

4,151.1

7.7

Margin (%)

42.3

43.3

42.5

42.4

  

Enterprise Operations (1) 

Millions of Mexican pesos

2020

2019

Change %

4Q’20

4Q’19

Change %

Revenue

6,783.3

5,874.5

15.5

1,778.1

1,631.0

9.0

Operating Segment Income

2,388.3

2,051.1

16.4

645.8

527.9

22.3

Margin (%)

35.2

34.9

36.3

32.4

(1)  Full year results do not include the consolidation adjustments of Ps.1,857.6 million in revenues nor Ps.581.4 million in Operating Segment Income for 2020, neither the consolidation adjustments of Ps.1,668.3 million in revenues nor Ps.501.5 million in Operating Segment Income for 2019. Likewise, fourth quarter results do not include the consolidation adjustments of Ps.481.8 million in revenues nor Ps.162.4 million in Operating Segment Income for fourth quarter 2020, neither the consolidation adjustments of Ps.415.8 million in revenues nor Ps.134.0 million in Operating Segment Income for fourth quarter 2019. Consolidation adjustments are considered in the consolidated results of the Cable segment.

Full year sales and operating segment income in our MSO operations increased by 7.9% and 5.2%, respectively, reaching a margin of 42.3%. Full year sales and operating segment income in our Enterprise Operations increased by 15.5% and 16.4%, respectively.

Sky

Total net additions for the quarter were approximately 76.9 thousand RGUs. Quarterly growth was mainly driven by 71.9 thousand broadband net additions. Sky continued growing its video business after adding 4.9 thousand RGUs.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of RGUs per service type for Sky as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

RGUs

4Q’20 Net Adds

2020 Net Adds

2020

2019

Video

4,944

47,943

7,477,294

7,429,351

Broadband

71,896

279,793

665,907

386,114

Voice

55

(253)

892

1,145

Total RGUs

76,895

327,483

8,144,093

7,816,610

Fourth quarter sales increased by 4.4% to Ps.5,616.7 million compared with Ps.5,379.1 million in fourth quarter 2019. This mainly explained by the growth in broadband RGUs.

Full year sales increased by 3.7% to Ps.22,134.7 million compared with Ps.21,347.1 million in 2019.

Fourth quarter operating segment income increased 1.6% to Ps.2,143.2 million compared with Ps.2,108.9 million in fourth quarter 2019. The margin was 38.2%, mainly affected by the amortization of certain sports that reinitiated in the second half of the year.

Full year operating segment income increased by 0.2% to Ps.9,135.3 million compared with Ps.9,121.2 million in 2019, and the margin was 41.3%.

Content

Fourth quarter sales decreased 0.5% to Ps.11,111.5 million compared with Ps.11,166.6 million in fourth quarter 2019.

Full year sales decreased by 7.0% to Ps.32,613.0 million compared with Ps.35,060.5 million in 2019.

Millions of Mexican pesos

2020

%

2019

%

Change %

Advertising

16,349.8

50.1

19,459.4

55.5

(16.0)

Network Subscription

5,466.2

16.8

4,993.2

14.2

9.5

Licensing and Syndication

10,797.0

33.1

10,607.9

30.3

1.8

Net Sales

32,613.0

35,060.5

(7.0)

Advertising

Fourth quarter advertising sales were Ps.6,628.1 million, relatively flat compared with Ps.6,620.6 million in fourth quarter 2019. This representes a recovery across most categories among our private sector clients with respect to second and third quarter of 2020.

Full year advertising sales decreased by 16.0%. The decrease in sales is explained by a significant deterioration in the Mexican economy due to COVID-19.

Network Subscription

Fourth quarter Network Subscription revenues increased by 5.4% to Ps.1,401.7 compared with Ps.1,330.0 million in fourth quarter 2019.

Full year Network Subscription revenue increased by 9.5%, mainly related to the increase in the price we charge our affiliated distributors for our pay TV networks and to the favorable impact of the depreciation of the Mexican peso on our dollar-denominated revenues.

Licensing and Syndication     

Fourth quarter Licensing and Syndication sales decreased by 4.2% to Ps.3,081.7 million from Ps.3,216.0 million in fourth quarter 2019. Royalties from Univision increased 8.8%, reaching U.S.$110.2 million dollars in fourth quarter 2020 compared to U.S.$101.3 million dollars in fourth quarter 2019. This was a record high for a quarter. For the full year 2020 royalties from Univision decreased by 2.4%, reaching U.S.$379.6 million dollars.

Fourth quarter operating segment income, increased by 23.7% to Ps.5,371.4 compared with Ps.4,341.2 million in fourth quarter 2019. The margin was 48.3%, close to ten percentage points higher than 2019. This increase is mainly explained by an aggressive cost and expense reduction plan.

Full-year operating segment income decreased by 2.3% to Ps.12,360.8 million compared with Ps.12,649.1 million in 2019, but the margin was 180 bps higher than 2019.

Other Businesses

Other Businesses were affected by the closing of the economy and measures triggered in response to COVID-19, which included the suspension or limitation of activities in some businesses of this segment.

Fourth quarter sales decreased by 39.5% to Ps.1,170.0 million compared with Ps.1,933.9 million in fourth quarter 2019. Full year sales decreased by 47.9% to Ps.4,276.0 million compared with Ps.8,200.3 million in 2019.

Fourth quarter operating segment income increased by 70.2% to Ps.164.6 million compared with Ps.96.7 million in fourth quarter 2019. Full year operating segment income decreased by 92.0% to Ps.116.5 million compared with Ps.1,464.2 million in 2019.

Corporate Expense

Corporate expense reached Ps.1,882.9 million in 2020, relatively flat when compared with Ps.1,888.4 million in 2019.

Share-based compensation expense in 2020 and 2019, amounted to Ps.984.4 million and Ps.1,129.6 million, respectively, and was accounted for as corporate expense. Share-based compensation expense is measured at fair value at the time the equity benefits are conditionally sold to officers and employees, and is recognized over the vesting period.

Other Income or Expense, Net

Other income or expense, net, changed by Ps.1,574.1 million, to other income, net, of Ps.257.5 million in 2020, from other expense, net, of Ps.1,316.6 million in 2019. This favorable change reflected primarily:

(i)  a pre-tax gain on disposition of our 50% equity stake in our former Radio business, which sale was concluded in July 2020;

(ii)  a non-recurring income related to the cancellation of a related-party provision in the fourth quarter of 2020; and

(iii)  a lower non-recurring severance expense in connection with dismissals of personnel in our Content segment.

These favorable variances were partially offset by

(i)  a higher expense related to legal and financial advisory and professional services; and

(ii)  a loss on disposition of investment.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of cash and non-cash other income (expense), net, stated in millions of Mexican pesos, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Other income (expense), net

2020

2019

Cash

197.8

(765.0)

Non-cash

59.7

(551.6)

Total

257.5

(1,316.6)

Finance Expense, Net

The following table sets forth finance (expense) income, net, stated in millions of Mexican pesos for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

2020

2019

(Unfavorable)

Favorable

change

Interest expense

(10,482.2)

(10,402.0)

(80.2)

Interest income

1,131.8

1,529.1

(397.3)

Foreign exchange gain, net

3,159.9

935.3

2,224.6

Other finance income (expense), net

89.3

(873.2)

962.5

Finance expense, net

(6,101.2)

(8,810.8)

2,709.6

Finance expense, net, decreased by Ps.2,709.6 million, or 30.8%, to Ps.6,101.2 million in 2020, from Ps.8,810.8 million in 2019.

This decrease reflected:

(i)  a Ps.2,224.6 million increase in foreign exchange gain, net, resulting primarily from a higher U.S. dollar average net liability position beginning in March 31, 2020, in conjunction with a decrease in the carrying value of our hedged investments in shares and warrants of UHI, and a 16.4% appreciation of the Mexican pesos against the U.S. dollar from that date through December 31, 2020, which effect was partially offset by a 5.6 % depreciation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar for the year ended December 31, 2020, in comparison with a 4.0% appreciation for the year ended December 31, 2019; and

(ii)  a Ps.962.5 million favorable change in other finance income or expense, net, resulting primarily from changes in fair value of our derivative contracts.

These favorable variances were partially offset by:

(i)  a Ps.80.2 million increase in interest expense, primarily due to a higher average principal amount of long-term debt in 2020; and

(ii)  a Ps.397.3 million decrease in interest income, primarily explained by a lower average amount of cash equivalents as well as a reduction in interest rates.

Share of Income or Loss of Associates and Joint Ventures, Net

Share of income or loss of associates and joint ventures, net, changed by Ps.6,350.5 million, to a share of loss of Ps.5,769.4 million in 2020, from a share of income of Ps.581.1 million in 2019. This unfavorable change reflected mainly (i) a Ps.5,455.4 million impairment adjustment to the carrying value of our investment in shares of UHI as of March 31, 2020; (ii) a lower share of income of UHI, the controlling company of Univision Communications Inc.; and (iii) a share of loss of Ocesa Entretenimiento, S.A. de C.V., a live entertainment company with operations primarily in Mexico, in which we mantain a 40% interest.

Income Taxes

Income taxes increased by Ps.2,336.1 million, or 87.5%, to Ps.5,004.6 million in 2020, compared with Ps.2,668.5 million in 2019. This increase reflected an increased tax base (income before share of loss of associates and joint ventures) as well as a higher effective income tax rate. The effective income tax rate increased primarily in connection with the cancellation of deferred tax assets related to unused tax losses, income tax adjustments from prior years, and an inflationary tax gain resulting from a higher net monetary liability position of significant companies in the Group for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Net Income Attributable to Non-controlling Interests

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests increased by Ps.85.6 million, or 5.8%, to Ps.1,566.3 million in 2020, compared with Ps.1,480.7 million in 2019. This increase reflected primarily a higher portion of net income attributable to non-controlling interests in our Cable segment, which was partially offset by a lower portion of net income attributable to non-cotrolling interests in our Sky segment.

Capital Expenditures

During 2020, we invested approximately U.S.$939.4 million in property, plant and equipment as capital expenditures. The following table sets forth the breakdown by segment of capital expenditures for 2020 and 2019.

Capital Expenditures

Millions of U.S. Dollars

2020

2019

Cable

662.5

675.3

Sky

250.2

209.1

Content and Other Businesses

26.7

107.8

Total

939.4

992.2

Debt and Lease Liabilities

The following table sets forth our total consolidated debt, lease liabilities and other notes payable as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Amounts are stated in millions of Mexican pesos.

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Increase

(Decrease)

Current portion of long-term debt

617.0

491.9

125.1

Long-term debt, net of current portion

121,936.0

120,444.7

1,491.3

Total debt (1)

122,553.0

120,936.6

1,616.4

Current portion of long-term lease liabilities

1,277.7

1,257.8

19.9

Long-term lease liabilities, net of current portion

8,014.6

8,105.8

(91.2)

Total lease liabilities

9,292.3

9,363.6

(71.3)

Current portion of other notes payable

1,324.1

(1,324.1)

Total other notes payable

1,324.1

(1,324.1)

Total debt, lease liabilities and other notes payable

131,845.3

131,624.3

221.0

([1]) As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, total debt is presented net of finance costs in the amount of Ps.1,324.3 million and Ps.1,441.6 million, respectively.

On October 6, 2020, we prepaid in full with no penalty a revolving credit facility in the principal amount of Ps.14,770.7 million.

As of December 31, 2020, our consolidated net debt position (total debt and lease liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents, and certain non-current investments in financial instruments) was Ps.96,143.0 million. The aggregate amount of non-current investments in financial instruments included in our consolidated net debt position as of December 31, 2020, amounted to Ps.6,533.3 million.

Shares Outstanding

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, our shares outstanding amounted to 325,992.5 million and 337,244.3 million shares, respectively, and our CPO equivalents outstanding amounted to 2,786.3 million and 2,882.4 million CPO equivalents, respectively. Not all of our shares are in the form of CPOs. The number of CPO equivalents is calculated by dividing the number of shares outstanding by 117.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the GDS (Global Depositary Shares) equivalents outstanding amounted to 557.3 million and 576.5 million GDS equivalents, respectively. The number of GDS equivalents is calculated by dividing the number of CPO equivalents by five.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the cancellation of 44,215,692 CPOs that were acquired through the share buyback program during 2019 and 2020. This is subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders.

Univision

On December 29, 2020, Searchlight Capital Partners, LP («Searchlight»), a global private investment firm, ForgeLight LLC («ForgeLight»), an operating and investment company focused on the media and consumer technology sectors, and Televisa announced the completion of Searchlight and ForgeLight’s acquisition of a majority ownership interest in Univision. In connection with the transaction Televisa maintained its ownership interest in Univision and converted its warrants into common stock.

Sustainability

During the fourth quarter, Televisa joined global leaders with its commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative. The Science Based Targets initiative is a partnership between CDP, which is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In addition, Televisa has been recognized as a company that integrates the Task Force Climate Related Financial Disclosure recommendations (TCFD).

Throughout 2020, Televisa’s many sustainability efforts continued to be recognized globally. For example, the Company was selected for the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance Index and was one of only five Mexican companies selected for the 2019 DJS Emerging Markets Index. Also, Televisa was included in three 2020 FTSE4Good Index Series: FTSE4Good Emerging Markets, FTSE4Good Emerging Latin America, and FTSE4Good BIVA.

Besides, the Company was selected as one of only five Mexican companies to be included in the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. Also, Televisa was selected as a constituent of the ESG index, launched by S&P, Dow Jones and the Mexican Stock Exchange. Finally, Televisa was confirmed as a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.

COVID-19 Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our business, financial position and results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and it is currently difficult to predict the degree of the impact in the future. 

We cannot guarantee that conditions in the bank lending, capital and other financial markets will not continue to deteriorate as a result of the pandemic, or that our access to capital and other sources of funding will not become constrained, which could adversely affect the availability and terms of future borrowings, renewals or refinancings.  In addition, the deterioration of global economic conditions as a result of the pandemic may ultimately reduce the demand of our products across our segments as our clients and customers reduce or defer their spending.

The Mexican Government is still implementing the plan to reactivate economic activities in accordance with color-based phases determined on a weekly basis in every state of the country. Most of non-essential economic activities are open with some limitations, mainly on capacity and hours of operation. However, a significant part of the population is still implementing social distancing and shelter-in-place policies. As a result, during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, this has affected, and is still affecting the ability of our employees, suppliers and customers to conduct their functions and businesses in their typical manner. 

As of this date, given that they are considered essential economic activities, we have continued operating our media and telecommunications businesses uninterrupted to continue benefiting the country with connectivity, entertainment and information, and during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020, we continued with the production of new content following the requirements and health guidelines imposed by the Mexican Government.  During the quarter ended December 31, 2020 our Content business recovered from the previous quarters during the pandemic as a result of the easing in lockdown restrictions in some jurisdictions in which our customers are located. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are partially dependent on the demand for advertising from consumer-focused companies, and the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and could further cause, advertisers to reduce or postpone their advertisement spending on our platforms.

In our Other Businesses segment, sporting and other entertainment events for which we have broadcast rights, or which we organize, promote and/or are located in venues we own, are operating with some limitations and taking the corresponding sanitary measures, and to date some of our casinos have resumed operations with reduced capacity and hours of operation.  When local authorities approve the re-opening of the venues that are still not operating, rules may be enacted including capacity and operating hours restrictions; these may affect the results of our Other Businesses segment in the following months. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authorities may impose restrictions on non-essential activities, including but not limited to temporary shutdowns or additional guidelines which could be expensive or burdensome to implement, which may affect our operations.

The magnitude of the impact on our business will depend on the duration and extent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of federal, state, local and foreign governmental actions, including continued or future social distancing, and consumer behavior in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and such governmental actions. Due to the evolving and uncertain nature of this situation, we are not able to estimate the full extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it may continue affecting our business, financial position and results of operations over the near, medium or long-term.

Additional Information Available on Website

The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company’s Annual Report and on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is posted on the «Reports and Filings» section of our investor relations website at televisair.com.

About Televisa

Televisa is a leading media company in the Spanish-speaking world, an important cable operator in Mexico and an operator of a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico. Televisa distributes the content it produces through several broadcast channels in Mexico and in over 70 countries through 25 pay-tv brands, television networks, cable operators and over-the-top or «OTT» services. In the United States, Televisa’s audiovisual content is distributed through Univision Communications Inc. («Univision»), a leading media company serving the Hispanic market. Univision broadcasts Televisa’s audiovisual content through multiple platforms in exchange for a royalty payment. In addition, Televisa has equity representing approximately 36% on a fully-diluted basis of the equity capital in Univision Holdings, Inc., the controlling company of Univision. Televisa’s cable business offers integrated services, including video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and commercial customers as well as managed services to domestic and international carriers. Televisa owns a majority interest in Sky, a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system and broadband provider in Mexico, operating also in the Dominican Republic and Central America. Televisa also has interests in magazine publishing and distribution, professional sports and live entertainment, feature-film production and distribution, and gaming.

Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s results and prospects. Actual results could differ materially from these statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release should be read in conjunction with the factors described in «Item 3. Key Information – Forward-Looking Statements» in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, which, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this press release and in oral statements made by authorized officers of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(Please see attached tables for financial information and ratings data)

Contact Information

Investor Relations
www.televisair.com.mx 
Tel: (52 55) 5261 2445

Carlos Madrazo, VP, Head of Investor Relations cmadrazov@televisa.com.mx 
Santiago Casado, Investor Relations Director scasado@televisa.com.mx

Media Relations

Rubén Acosta / Tel: (52 55) 5224 6420 / racostamo@televisa.com.mx
Teresa Villa / Tel: (52 55) 4438 1205 / atvillas@televisa.com.mx

 

 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019

(Millions of Mexican Pesos)

December 31,

December 31,

2020

2019

ASSETS

(Unaudited)

(Audited) 1

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Ps.

29,169.0

Ps.

27,452.3

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

12,651.5

14,486.2

Other accounts and notes receivable, net

12,694.7

10,692.9

Derivative financial instruments

1.7

Due from related parties

787.0

814.4

Transmission rights and programming

6,396.2

6,479.3

Inventories

1,641.3

1,151.4

Contract costs

1,598.4

1,379.4

Assets held for sale

1,675.4

Other current assets

4,580.8

3,298.1

Total current assets

69,518.9

67,431.1

Non-current assets:

Derivative financial instruments

2.9

Transmission rights and programming

7,982.8

7,901.6

Investments in financial instruments

7,002.7

44,265.9

Investments in associates and joint ventures

22,784.8

9,762.4

Property, plant and equipment, net

83,284.3

83,329.2

Right-of-use assets

7,212.2

7,553.1

Intangible assets, net

42,721.5

43,329.0

Deferred income tax assets

28,309.5

24,185.1

Contract costs

2,943.1

2,311.8

Other assets

225.4

271.8

Total non-current assets

202,466.3

222,912.8

Total assets

Ps.

271,985.2

Ps.

290,343.9

1 Our 40% equity interest in OCEN in the amount of Ps.694.0 million as of December 31, 2019, was previously reported as part ofcurrent assets held for sale, and has been classified to investments in associates and joint ventures as of that date to conform with the presentation of this investment as of December 31, 2020.

 

 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019

(Millions of Mexican Pesos)

December 31,

December 31,

2020

2019

LIABILITIES

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

Current liabilities:

Current portion of long-term debt

Ps.

617.0

Ps.

491.9

Interest payable

1,934.7

1,943.9

Current portion of lease liabilities

1,277.7

1,257.8

Current portion of other notes payable

1,324.1

Derivative financial instruments

2,017.0

568.8

Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses

21,890.2

20,909.7

Customer deposits and advances

6,230.1

5,779.8

Income taxes payable

2,058.1

2,470.2

Other taxes payable

4,463.3

3,448.0

Employee benefits

1,262.6

911.9

Due to related parties

83.0

644.2

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

432.8

Other current liabilities

2,204.9

1,981.9

Total current liabilities

44,038.6

42,165.0

Non-current liabilities:

Long-term debt, net of current portion

121,936.0

120,444.7

Lease liabilities, net of current portion

8,014.6

8,105.8

Derivative financial instruments

1,459.3

346.6

Income taxes payable

767.1

1,759.7

Deferred income tax liabilities

1,824.6

7,052.2

Post-employment benefits

2,080.7

1,468.1

Other long-term liabilities

3,553.7

3,376.6

Total non-current liabilities

139,636.0

142,553.7

Total liabilities

183,674.6

184,718.7

EQUITY

Capital stock

4,907.8

4,907.8

Additional paid-in-capital

15,889.8

15,889.8

20,797.6

20,797.6

Retained earnings:

Legal reserve

2,139.0

2,139.0

Unappropriated earnings

83,391.7

75,887.1

Net (loss) income for the period

(892.3)

4,626.1

84,638.4

82,652.2

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net

(15,556.4)

1,320.4

Shares repurchased

(16,079.1)

(14,018.8)

53,002.9

69,953.8

      Equity attributable to stockholders of the Company

73,800.5

90,751.4

Non-controlling interests

14,510.1

14,873.8

Total equity

88,310.6

105,625.2

Total liabilities and equity

Ps.

271,985.2

Ps.

290,343.9

 

 

GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE 
THREE AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019

(Millions of Mexican Pesos)

Three months ended

December 31,

Twelve months ended

December 31,

2020

2019

2020

2019

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

Net sales

Ps.

27,782.7

Ps.

28,268.2

Ps.

97,361.6

Ps.

101,757.2

Cost of sales

15,438.9

17,041.5

56,989.6

59,067.4

Selling expenses

2,797.9

2,754.8

10,366.6

11,099.0

Administrative expenses

3,285.7

3,187.7

12,713.7

13,269.2

Income before other expense

6,260.2

5,284.2

17,291.7

18,321.6

Other (expense) income, net

(399.9)

(455.3)

257.5

(1,316.6)

Operating income

5,860.3

4,828.9

17,549.2

17,005.0

Finance expense

(4,127.4)

(3,117.1)

(10,482.2)

(11,275.2)

Finance income

6,513.1

1,719.0

4,381.0

2,464.4

Finance income (expense), net

2,385.7

(1,398.1)

(6,101.2)

(8,810.8)

Share of (loss) income of associates and joint

ventures, net

(438.5)

91.5

(5,769.4)

581.1

Income before income taxes

7,807.5

3,522.3

5,678.6

8,775.3

Income taxes

3,858.9

695.7

5,004.6

2,668.5

Net income

Ps.

3,948.6

Ps.

2,826.6

Ps.

674.0

Ps.

6,106.8

Net income attributable to:

Stockholders of the Company

Ps.

3,670.3

Ps.

2,410.1

Ps.

(892.3)

Ps.

4,626.1

Non-controlling interests

278.3

416.5

1,566.3

1,480.7

Net income

Ps.

3,948.6

Ps.

2,826.6

Ps.

674.0

Ps.

6,106.8

Basic earnings (loss) per CPO attributable to

stockholders of the Company

Ps.

1.30

Ps.

0.83

Ps.

(0.31)

 

)

Ps.

1.60

 

 

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Dole lanza el fondo de inversión Sunshine For All, que impulsa la innovación a fin de cerrar brechas para la buena nutrición

SINGAPUR, 18 de febrero de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A poco más de seis meses de emitir la Promesa de Dole al mundo, Dole Asia Holdings y sus subsidiarias ahora se enfocan tanto en la conciencia global como en la acción inmediata con el lanzamiento de su…

SINGAPUR, 18 de febrero de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A poco más de seis meses de emitir la Promesa de Dole al mundo, Dole Asia Holdings y sus subsidiarias ahora se enfocan tanto en la conciencia global como en la acción inmediata con el lanzamiento de su fondo Sunshine for All™, un fondo anual de USD 2 millones que apoyará alianzas estratégicas globales e innovación en las áreas cruciales de sostenibilidad, acceso a los alimentos y manejo de los desperdicios. El fondo se lanza junto con The Growing Distance, un cortometraje que aborda las brechas críticas que la empresa percibe como barreras para una buena nutrición para todos.

Las sorprendentes y cada vez peores estadísticas globales sobre nutrición están impulsando la búsqueda de soluciones por parte de Dole.  Por ejemplo, cerca de un cuarto de la población mundial experimenta inseguridad alimentaria moderada o grave1 y, a nivel mundial, un tercio de los alimentos producidos para el consumo humano se pierde o se desperdicia.2 Al asociarse con innovadores talentosos, nuevas empresas prometedoras y socios progresistas, el fondo abordará estas brechas de asequibilidad y desperdicio, así como de las accesibilidad y aceptabilidad, todo orientado a impulsar el cumplimiento de la Promesa de Dole y para el beneficio de las personas, del planeta y para nuestra prosperidad colectiva.

«Creemos que el propósito debe permear cada parte de la empresa para abordar estos desafíos globales, desde nuestro modelo de negocio y los productos que fabricamos, hasta nuestro trabajo con socios, lo que promovemos y cómo nos esforzamos por lograr un mundo más equitativo», afirmó Pier Luigi Sigismondi, presidente de Dole Packaged Foods Worldwide. «Generar conciencia sobre los problemas globales que enfrentamos e invertir en la mejor manera de pensar a través de este fondo es nuestra forma de garantizar no solo que nuestro propósito se cumpla, sino que además impulsemos soluciones tangibles y un cambio sistémico real hoy en día».

Dole reconoce la necesidad de colaborar con socios de ideas afines para unirse a la lucha contra la injusticia alimentaria en todo el mundo. Por lo tanto, la empresa está buscando socios; desde emprendedores, empresas emergentes, empresas que abarquen desde el pensamiento estratégico hasta el impacto social y ONG, para que aporten su experiencia en producción de alimentos, ciencia nutricional, empaque compostable, cadena de suministro, logística, agricultura sostenible y bienes de consumo de rápida circulación. 

«Nuestro trabajo para establecer el fondo Sunshine For All durante la pandemia reforzó nuestra creencia de que las personas se unirán a nosotros cuando crean en lo que hacemos», comentó Barbara Guerpillon, directora global de Actividad Empresarial de Dole Packaged Foods y Asia Fresh. «El fondo es la señal que damos al mundo de que estamos abiertos para hacer negocios y de que tales negocios consisten en encontrar, alimentar y fomentar innovaciones, acciones y cambios».

Para obtener más información o presentar solicitudes al fondo, visite sunshineforall.com

Acerca de la Promesa de Dole 
En 2020, Dole anunció The Dole Promise (la Promesa de Dole) con sus tres pilares en materia de nutrición, sostenibilidad y creación de valor compartido.

  • Mejor para las personas: Acceso a una nutrición sostenible para mil millones de personas para 2025, en avance hacia el objetivo de cero azúcar procesada en todos los productos envasados de Dole para 2025.
  • Mejor para el planeta: Trabajar para lograr cero pérdidas de frutos desde las granjas de Dole hasta los mercados para 2025, con el objetivo de reducir a cero los empaques de plástico a base de materias primas fósiles para 2025. Trabajar para lograr emisiones netas cero de carbono en las operaciones de Dole para 2030.
  • Mejor para todas las partes interesadas: Dole seguirá generando un impacto positivo en todos los agricultores, comunidades y personas que trabajan para Dole a través de su compromiso con la igualdad de oportunidades, los salarios dignos y un nivel cada vez mayor de seguridad, nutrición y bienestar. La empresa también busca promover los derechos humanos dentro de las operaciones directas y en las cadenas de suministro, mediante la creación de una cultura de transparencia y responsabilidad. La empresa también busca generar un incremento de 50 % en el valor de su negocio para 2025.

1 Organización Mundial de la salud: El Estado de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición en el Mundo
2
 Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura: Pérdida y desperdicio de alimentos

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Amidst Global Pandemic and Economic Upheaval, Democrats Introduce Largest Amnesty in American History, Says FAIR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — «Today, Congressional Democrats introduced a President Biden-backed mass immigration bill that grants a sweeping amnesty to at least 14.5 million illegal aliens, significantly increases legal immigration levels, and provides $4 billion in foreign aid to Central American countries while eviscerating immigration enforcement. This bill is 353 pages long, indicating just how far the administration intends to go in its pursuit of…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — «Today, Congressional Democrats introduced a President Biden-backed mass immigration bill that grants a sweeping amnesty to at least 14.5 million illegal aliens, significantly increases legal immigration levels, and provides $4 billion in foreign aid to Central American countries while eviscerating immigration enforcement. This bill is 353 pages long, indicating just how far the administration intends to go in its pursuit of Biden’s promise to amnesty every illegal alien in the country.»

Mass Amnesty:

«This amnesty would be the largest in U.S. history, promising citizenship to nearly 14.5 million people. They do not even have to live here, as the proposal allows any illegal alien who was deported by the Trump administration to return and receive the amnesty as well. The legislation is wide-reaching, and even extends legal status to illegal aliens convicted of multiple crimes.»

Increased Legal Immigration:

«The U.S. Citizenship Act accelerates failed family chain migration policies by clearing long visa backlogs by expediting admission of a whole range of family members already in the queue, and the tens of millions of family members of those who will get amnesty under the bill. FAIR estimates that there will be 52 million more legal and illegal immigrants entering the country because of this amnesty and related policies. This shortsighted legislation increases the unpopular green card lottery from 55,000 to 80,000 visas a year, and awards green cards to all foreign students who graduate with an advanced degree in a STEM field from a U.S. university or college despite the continued unemployment of more than 10 million Americans.»

Non-Enforcement of Immigration Laws:

«An entire section of the bill is devoted to training (and retraining) border and immigration enforcement agents about how not to enforce immigration laws. Under curricula Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be given ‘cultural awareness’ training, taught where they may enforce laws (likely nowhere where immigration law violators are likely to be found), and how to ‘refer complaints to the Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Related Concerns.'»

Foreign Aid:

«The legislation calls for $4 billion in funding to address the so-called ‘root causes’ of migration in Central America, even though history has shown that foreign aid packages do not work in these countries due to corrupt governments and U.S. immigration policies that encourage migrants to come to the U.S. border.»

Not the Time for Any Immigration Bill:

«Even Democratic Representative Vincente Gonzalez, whose district sits along the TexasMexico border, noted his concern, stating, ‘The way we’re doing it right now is catastrophic and is a recipe for disaster in the middle of a pandemic.’

«Rep. Gonzalez is dead-on. Now is not the time for any bill that does not address the concerns of the American people, or even worse, exacerbates a border crisis. Even the White House is tacitly acknowledging that the bill will have little public support, and is suggesting that it might be broken up into smaller pieces. The problem is the ‘recipe,’ which ignores every public interest immigration policy. Serving it up in smaller portions will not make it any more palatable.»

Contact: Matthew Tragesser, 202-328-7004 or mtragesser@fairus.org

ABOUT FAIR        

Founded in 1979, FAIR is the country’s largest immigration reform group. With over 3 million members and supporters nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a rule of law that is recognized and enforced.

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Yokogawa releases DL950 ScopeCorder to provide deeper insight and efficiency in design and evaluation of renewable and energy efficient technologies

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation has released the DL950 ScopeCorder to improve efficiency and effectiveness in design and evaluation of renewable and energy efficient technologies. The DL950 ScopeCorder is a unique combination of a multi-channel, mixed-signal oscilloscope and portable data acquisition recorder. It captures both high-speed transient events and long-term trends. Building on the capabilities of the well-established DL850E, the new…

HOUSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation has released the DL950 ScopeCorder to improve efficiency and effectiveness in design and evaluation of renewable and energy efficient technologies. The DL950 ScopeCorder is a unique combination of a multi-channel, mixed-signal oscilloscope and portable data acquisition recorder. It captures both high-speed transient events and long-term trends. Building on the capabilities of the well-established DL850E, the new DL950 ScopeCorder can handle larger amounts of data at a faster sample rate and with a longer recording time. The DL950 is capable of simultaneous measurement of a wide variety of mechanical parameters.

Increasing complexities in electronic systems have resulted in the need to measure a wide range of input signals at fast sampling speeds over lengthy periods. Engineers must often resort to using multiple test instruments to measure several signals under different conditions. That adds complexities with data synchronization, management of multiple data formats and storage locations, and the inability to view all signals in one instrument. Design and test engineers deal with a broad variety of signals such as voltage, current, temperature, vibration, acceleration, strain, and other electro-mechanical and physical phenomena.

The DL950 offers over 20 types of isolated input modules. This provides engineers the freedom and flexibility to mix and match input types as required by the application. The DL950 is equipped with eight modular slots, for up to 128 channels of measurement data, allowing engineers the ability to synchronize measurements of different types with one common instrument. Up to five DL950 units can be connected for the analysis of correlations among data.

Via the IEEE1588 high-precision time synchronization protocol for devices connected to a network, the DL950 achieves accurate synchronized measurement in conjunction with other instruments.

According to Tom Quinlan, Vice President for Yokogawa Corporation of America, «The mechatronics industry has a growing need for the measurement not only of electrical signals but also of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH), while the number of measuring points is on an upward trend. Manufacturers of industrial equipment will find the DL950 invaluable in testing high-efficiency motors, robots, and sensors.»

For further information on the DL950 ScopeCorder, please visit https://tmi.yokogawa.com/us/solutions/products/data-acquisition-equipment/high-speed-data-acquisition/dl950/

About Yokogawa

Founded in 1915, Yokogawa engages in broad-ranging activities in the areas of measurement, control, and information. The industrial automation business provides vital products, services, and solutions to a diverse range of process industries including oil, chemicals, natural gas, power, iron and steel, and pulp and paper. With the life innovation business, the company aims to radically improve productivity across the pharmaceutical and food industry value chains. The test & measurement, aviation, and other businesses continue to provide essential instruments and equipment with industry-leading precision and reliability. Yokogawa co-innovates with its customers through a global network of 114 companies spanning 62 countries, generating US$3.7 billion in sales in FY2019. For more information, please visit www.yokogawa.com.

The names of corporations, organizations, products, services and logos herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation or their respective holders.

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Cari Hensley
cari.hensley@yokogawa.com

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Apple Valley Hyundai Offering 0% APR Financing and Additional Discounts on Select New Hyundai Models

WINCHESTER, Va., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Apple Valley Hyundai, a Virginia-based Hyundai dealership serving the Winchester area, is currently offering special financing rates and discounts on select new 2021 and 2020 Hyundai models. Not all Hyundai models are eligible. All specials and discounts listed herein on 2021 models are valid through March 11, 2021. Specials and discounts listed herein on…

WINCHESTER, Va., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Apple Valley Hyundai, a Virginia-based Hyundai dealership serving the Winchester area, is currently offering special financing rates and discounts on select new 2021 and 2020 Hyundai models. Not all Hyundai models are eligible. All specials and discounts listed herein on 2021 models are valid through March 11, 2021. Specials and discounts listed herein on 2020 models are valid through March 1, 2021.

Vehicles eligible for the special financing rates and discounts include the 2021 Hyundai Tucson, the 2021 Hyundai Sonata, the 2021 Hyundai Kona and the 2020 Hyundai Elantra. The 2021 Hyundai Tucson can be financed for 0% APR for 60 months or 1.9% APR for 72 months; both financing rates receive a $500 bonus cash discount. The 2021 Hyundai Sonata matches the Tucson offer sans the bonus cash, with 0% APR for 60 months or 1.9% APR for 72 months. The 2021 Hyundai Kona can be financed at 1.9% APR for 60 months. Lastly, the 2020 Hyundai Elantra can be financed at 0% APR for 70 months or be purchased with an up to $5,105 discount.

Those who prefer buying used vehicles are also encouraged to check out the sale. The 0.9% APR financing rate is also available on select certified pre-owned Hyundai vehicles. Details on eligible models can be obtained by contacting Apple Valley Hyundai directly.

Those looking to take advantage of these special offers can learn more at applevalleyhyundai.com or by calling the dealership at 855-463-5530. Apple Valley Hyundai is located on 2934 Valley Avenue, Winchester.

Media Contact

Shamika Page, Apple Valley Hyundai, 304-263-3341, spage@drivemiller.com

 

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Illinois Toyota Dealer Offering Presidents Day Specials on Many New Toyota Models

PALATINE, Ill., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Arlington Toyota—the Illinois-based Toyota dealership serving the Palatine area—is continuing to offer its Presidents Day discounts, financing rates and leasing specials on most new 2021 Toyota vehicles throughout February. Those interested in getting a new 2021 Toyota are encouraged to act quickly, though. The specials listed herein are only valid through <span…

PALATINE, Ill., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Arlington Toyota—the Illinois-based Toyota dealership serving the Palatine area—is continuing to offer its Presidents Day discounts, financing rates and leasing specials on most new 2021 Toyota vehicles throughout February. Those interested in getting a new 2021 Toyota are encouraged to act quickly, though. The specials listed herein are only valid through March 1.

Almost every new 2021 Toyota model has a corresponding special. For instance, the popular 2021 Toyota RAV4 crossover is available for lease at as low as $219 per month for 36 months. It can be financed at 0.9% APR for 60 months, too. The 2021 RAV4 also comes with a $1,000 Customer Cash discount. The 2021 Toyota Corolla has similar offerings. It can be leased for as little as $179 per month for up to 39 months or financed at 0.9% APR for 60 months. The 2021 Corolla is eligible for the $1,750 in Customer Cash. Another example is the 2021 Toyota Highlander, which can be leased for as low a $299 per month for 36 months or financed at 1.9% APR for 60 months. Potential 2021 Highlander buyers will also receive a $1,500 Customer Cash discount. For a full list of the specials, interested parties can visit the Specials section on the Arlington Toyota website.

Those who wish to take advantage of the Arlington Toyota Presidents Day Sale can get more info on the Arlington Toyota website at arlingtontoyota.com. The dealership can be reached via phone at 844-474-5287. Arlington Toyota is located on 2095 N Rand Road, Palatine.

Media Contact

Sandra Pierce, Arlington Toyota, 844-474-5287, spierce@toyotaarlington.com

 

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