Presented to the Accountancy Department De La Salle University - Manila Term 3, A.Y. 2019-2020 In partial fulfillment of the course ACCCOB2 (K39) Reflection paper No. 1 Submitted by: Daludado, Maxine Submitted to: Mr. Feliciano Jr. Almazora Submitted on: July 19, 2021 Philippine National Bank The Philippines' first universal bank, Philippine National Bank (PSE: PNB), is the country's fourth largest privately held commercial bank. PNB was founded by the Philippine government in 1916 and became fully privatized in 2007. With its agricultural modernization program and trade finance support for the country's agricultural exports, PNB has led the industry as a tool for economic development over the years.Furthermore, the Bank was a pioneer in the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) remittance business, introducing many innovations such as Bank on Wheels, computerized banking, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) banking, mobile money changing, domestic traveler's checks, electronic filing and payment system for large taxpayers, and Unit Investment Trust Fund (UITF) ATMs. Among local banks, PNB has the most abroad operations and one of the largest domestic branch networks. PNB’s principal commercial banking activities. The Bank also provides full banking services in China and the United Kingdom, as well as banking services in Hong Kong and a variety of diversified financial and related businesses, including remittance services in the United States, Canada, and Hong Kong, investment banking, life and non-life insurance, stock brokerage, and leasing and financing services, through its subsidiaries and affiliates. To date, the Bank has 716 domestic branches and more than 1,500 ATMs strategically distributed around the country. Financial Statements’ Presentation The financial statements of PNB are preapred on a historical cost basis, except for the financial assets and liabilities thorugh profit or loss (FVTPL) and the financial assets at fair value through comprehensive income (FVOCI). The accounts held in the parent company's Regular Banking Unit (RBU) and Foreign Currency Deposit Unit (FCDU) are reflected in the parent company's financial statement (FCDU). The Philippine peso (PHP or ) and the United States dollar (USD) are the functional currencies of RBU and FCDU, respectively. PNB prepared the financial statements in accordance with the Philippine Reporing Standards (PFRS) adopted byt the Philippine Securities and Exchange (SEC). It was presented in order of liquidity. Whereas, the recovery or settlement within twelve (12) months after the reporting date current and more than twelve (12) months after the reporting date (non-current). The financial assets and liabilities were presented at their gross amounts in the statement of financial position, unless the offsetting criteria under PFRS are met. The company does not set off items of income and expenses, unless offsetting is required or permitted by PFRS or if ther is a specific company’s accounting policies in disclosure. Statement of Financial Position As of December 31, 2020, the Group's consolidated total assets were P1,231.1 billion, up 7.8% or P88.8 billion from the P1,142.3 billion reported as of December 31, 2019. Cash and Other Cash Items fell by P5.4 billion to P30.5 billion as of December 31, 2020, from P30.5 billion as of December 31, 2019. Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL), Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVOCI), and Investment Securities at Amortized Cost, which account for 20.5 percent and 20.8 percent of the Group's total assets, respectively, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. The recognition of additional deferred tax assets on allowance for expected credit losses, which the Group has the benefit of tax deductions against future taxable income only upon actual write-offs, increased Deferred Tax Assets by P6.5 billion or 250.2 percent to P9.0 billion as of December 31, 2020 from P2.6 billion as of December 31, 2019, primarily due to the recognition of additional deferred tax assets on allowance for expected credit losses, which the Group has the benefit of tax deductions against future taxable income only upon actual write offs.Because to amortization, intangible assets declined by P0.3 billion (11.6 percent) to P2.5 billion as of December 31, 2020 from P2.8 billion as of December 31, 2019. FVTPL's financial liabilities climbed by P455.6 million, or 185.5 percent, from the P245.6 million year-end balance in 2019, owing to an increase in the volume of transactions over the time. Other Liabilities were P17.9 billion as of December 31, 2020, down from P29.1 billion as of December 31, 2019, owing to a fall of P11.2 billion or 38.6 percent in reclassification of insurance contract liabilities to ‘Liabilities of disposal group categorized as held for sale' as discussed above. Consolidated Statement of Income As of December 31, 2020, leasing liabilities have fallen by P0.4 million or 24.4 percent to P1.4 billion, owing primarily to lease payments. Accrued Taxes, Interest, and Other Expenses dropped by P0.5 billion from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020, owing to lower expenditure accrual. Purchases of various investment securities, net of maturities and disposals, increased by P15.7 billion or 6.6 percent. PNB's net interest income, which accounts for 79 percent of total operating income, climbed by 11% to P35.8 billion, helped by lower funding costs that offset a dip in earning asset yield rates. Despite an 8% increase in deposits to P890.3 billion, interest expense on deposits fell by nearly half year on year, as the majority of these additional deposits remained in low-cost funds, combined with a reduction in high-cost deposits, partly due to the maturity of P7.0 billion in Long-Term Negotiable Certificates of Time Deposit (LTNCDs). Operating expenses grew at a moderate pace of 8%, excluding provisions for impairment and credit losses, as the Bank shifted its spending priorities. Statement of Changes in Equity The Group's consolidated total equity increased by P1.0 billion to P156.0 billion as of December 31, 2020, from P155.0 billion as of December 31, 2019, owing to P2.6 billion in consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 and a P0.2 billion increase in Other Equity Reserves, offset by the following: Net Unrealized Gains on Financial Assets at FVOCI decreased from P3.3 billion as of December 31, 2019 to P3.1 billion as of December 31, 2020, with a P1.1 billion decrease in share in Aggregate Reserves on Life Insurance Policies and P0.8 billion and P0.2 billion decreases in Remeasurement Losses on Retirement Plan and Accumulated Translation Adjustment, respectively.Investment in an associate fell by P0.3 billion (11.3 percent) to P2.3 billion as of December 31, 2020, from P2.6 billion as of December 31, 2019, owing to an increased stake in the associate's net comprehensive losses. Statement of Cash flows Loss on loan modifications refers to the adjustment for changes in expected cash flows of credit exposures as a result of changes in the loan's original terms and conditions, such as changes in interest rates, principal amount, maturity date, and payment terms, among other things. Cash flows from operating activities has a total of 98,831,210 (In peso) before tax, and net cash after tax of 97, 182, 598 (In peso). Meanwhile, PNB has used a net cash of (6, 719, 152) (In peso). If compare to 2019 cashflow, 2020 generated 97% of its net cash from operating activities from 2019. The PNB’s investing activities has increased from - 66,146,226 (2019) to -6,719,152 (In peso) (2020). Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and Other Cash Items fell by P5.4 billion to P30.5 billion as of December 31, 2020, from P30.5 billion as of December 31, 2019. The net increase in cash and cash equivalents as of 2020 is 122,055,061 from 7,869,854 (In peso) in consolidation. It was generated from proceeds from issuances of bills and acceptances payables, settlement of bills and acceptances payable, payment of principal portion of lease liabilities, proceeds from issuance of bonds payable and proceeds from issuance of stocks. The cash and cash equivalents at the begginning of the year 2020 is 179, 702, 164 (In peso). At the end of end of the year, it was increase to 301, 757, 225 (In peso). References: https://www.pnb.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/docs/2020-AnnualReport.pdf