BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. AND ... - BBVA
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. AND ... - BBVA
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. AND ... - BBVA
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2.2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES <strong>AND</strong> VALUATION CRITERIA APPLIED<br />
The following accounting policies and valuation criteria were used in preparing these interim consolidated<br />
financial statements were as follows:<br />
2.2.1. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS<br />
a) Valuation of financial instruments and recognition of changes in valuations<br />
All financial instruments are initially accounted for at fair value which, unless there is evidence to the<br />
contrary, shall be the transaction price.<br />
All the changes during the year, except in trading derivatives, arising from the accrual of interests and similar<br />
items are recognized under the headings “Interest and similar income” or “Interest and similar expenses”, as<br />
appropriate, in the accompanying consolidated income statement for this year (see Note 39). The dividends<br />
accrued in the year are recognized under the heading “Dividend income” in the accompanying consolidated<br />
income statement for the year (see Note 40).<br />
The changes in the valuations after the initial recognition, for reasons other than those included in preceding<br />
paragraph, are described below according to the categories of financial assets and liabilities:<br />
- “Financial assets held for trading” and “Other financial assets and liabilities designated at fair<br />
value through profit or loss”<br />
Assets and liabilities recognized under these headings in the accompanying consolidated balance<br />
sheets are valued at fair value.<br />
Changes arising from the valuation at fair value (gains or losses) are recognized as their net value under<br />
the heading “Net gains (losses) on financial assets and liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated<br />
income statements (see Note 44). Changes resulting from variations in foreign exchange rates are<br />
recognized under the heading “Net exchange differences" in the accompanying consolidated income<br />
statements.<br />
The fair value of the financial derivatives included in the held for trading portfolios is calculated by their<br />
daily quoted price if there is an active market. If, under exceptional circumstances, their quoted price<br />
cannot be established on a given date, these derivatives are valued using methods similar to those used<br />
in over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets.<br />
The fair value of OTC derivatives (“present value” or “theoretical price”) is equal to the sum of future<br />
cash flows arising from the instrument, discounted at the measurement date; these derivatives are<br />
valued using methods recognized by the financial markets: the net present value (NPV) method, option<br />
price calculation models, etc.(see Note 8).<br />
- “Available-for-sale financial assets”<br />
Assets and liabilities recognized under these headings in the accompanying consolidated balance<br />
sheets are valued at fair value.<br />
Changes arising from the valuation at fair value (gains or losses) are recognized temporarily, for their net<br />
amount, under the heading “Valuation adjustments - Available-for-sale financial assets” in the<br />
accompanying consolidated balance sheets.<br />
Valuation adjustments arising from non-monetary items by changes in foreign exchange rates are<br />
recognized temporarily under the heading “Valuation adjustments - Exchange differences” in the<br />
accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Valuation adjustments arising from monetary items by<br />
changes in foreign exchange rates are recognized under the heading “Net exchange differences” in the<br />
accompanying consolidated income statements.<br />
The amounts recognized under the headings “Valuation adjustments - Available-for-sale financial assets”<br />
and “Valuation adjustments - Exchange differences” continue to form part of the Group's consolidated<br />
equity until the asset is derecognized from the consolidated balance sheet or until an impairment loss is<br />
recognized in it. If these assets are sold, these amounts are recognized under the headings “Net gains<br />
(losses) on financial assets and liabilities” or “Net exchange differences", as appropriate, in the<br />
consolidated income statement for the period in which they are derecognized.<br />
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