Commercial
and Consumer
DIVISION
Grupo Sanborns
During 2017, commercial and consumer division sales amounted to $49,768 million, which meant $2,174 million more, and represented a 4.6% increase as compared to the preceding year.
Earnings for credits increased 13.4%, amounting to a total of $3,609 million against $3,183 million recorded in 2016.
443
units operating at the end of December
Operating income went from $6,620 million in 2016 to $5,158 million in 2017, which meant a 22.1% drop, mainly due to profits generated in 2016 on the acquisition of 14% of the shares of Inmuebles SROM, S.A. de C.V. for Sears Mexico Holdings Corp.
For purposes of computing annual EBITDA, extraordinary items were not considered; therefore, this indicator stood at $6,332 million in 2017, and EBITDA margin at 12.7%.
The holding controlling profit, without considering Other Income recorded in 2016, increased 7.9% to $3,958 million in 2017 from $3,667 million in the prior year.
The expansion plan continued during the year. Capital expenditures made by Grupo Sanborns amounted to $1,584 million. At the end of December, 443 units were in operation.