Company: AKO-B
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000473
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Company: ANDINA BOTTLING CO INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
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, since July 2018, we began to apply IAS 29 in the preparation of our financial statements and report the results of our operations in Argentina as if this economy were hyperinflationary from January 1, 2018. In addition, by application of IAS 29, we had to translate figures in Argentine pesos to Chilean pesos using the period closing exchange rate (and not the average exchange rate), thus reducing our results of operations and net earnings. We cannot predict for how long Argentina will be considered a hyperinflationary economy and we will have to apply IAS 29 to the preparation of our financial statements.
In the past, inflation has materially undermined the Argentine economy and the government’s ability to generate conditions that foster economic growth. High inflation or a high level of price instability may materially and adversely affect the business volume of the financial system. This result, in turn, could adversely affect the level of economic activity and employment in the country.
High inflation would also undermine Argentina’s foreign competitiveness and adversely affect economic activity, employment, real salaries, consumption and interest rates, thereby materially and adversely affecting economic activity and consumers’ income and their purchasing power, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.
Between 2007 and 2015, the INDEC, which is the only institution in Argentina with the statutory authority to produce official national statistics, experienced significant institutional and methodological changes that gave rise to controversy regarding the reliability of the information that it produces, including inflation, GDP and unemployment data, resulting in allegations that the inflation rate in Argentina and the other rates calculated by INDEC could be substantially different than as indicated in official reports. While previously the administration undertook reforms and the credibility of the national statistics systems has since been restored, we cannot assure you that the new or future administrations will not implement policies that may affect the national statistics system undermining consumer and investor confidence, which ultimately could affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The Argentine peso is subject to depreciation and volatility, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Fluctuations in the value of the peso continue to affect the Argentine economy. Since January 2002, the peso has fluctuated significantly in value, often following periods of high inflation and currency controls that artificially appreciated the value of the currency. Frequent devaluations have had an adverse effect on the ability of the Argentine government and Argentine companies to make timely payments on their foreign currency denominated obligations, have significantly reduced wages in real