Balance sheet and business activity

The most relevant aspects related to the evolution of the Group's balance sheet and business activity as of  March 31, 2021, are summarized below:

  • Loans and advances to customers (gross) registered a slight decrease of 0.1%, mainly as a result of Spain´s deleveraging.
  • Customer funds fell by 1.7%, due to the performance of customer deposits, which contracted by 3.4% in the quarter, even though the positive performance (up 3.9%) of other customer funds, i.e. mutual funds, pension funds and other off-balance sheet funds, did not offset this decline.
  • Regarding the assets and liabilities of BBVA USA and the rest of the Group´s companies in the United States included in the sale agreement signed with PNC, as the accounting regulation applied indicates, they are classified, respectively, as non-current assets and liabilities held for sale, inside the other assets/other liabilities line of the consolidated BBVA Group balance sheet as of 31-03-2021 and 31-12-2020. For management purposes, to make the information comparable, the assets and liabilities of BBVA USA and the rest of the Group´s companies in the United States included in the sale agreement signed with PNC are classified, respectively, in the other assets/other liabilities line of BBVA Group consolidated Balance sheet as of 31-03-20.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

31-03-21 ∆% 31-12-20 31-03-20
Cash, cash balances at central banks and other demand deposits 54,950 (16.1) 65,520 44,853
Financial assets held for trading 101,050 (6.7) 108,257 125,269
Non-trading financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss 5,488 5.6 5,198 5,079
Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss 1,110 (0.6) 1,117 1,175
Financial assets at fair value through accumulated other comprehensive income 72,771 4.8 69,440 55,038
Financial assets at amortized cost 363,754 (1.1) 367,668 374,496
Loans and advances to central banks and credit institutions 16,963 (18.4) 20,784 18,821
Loans and advances to customers 310,683 (0.1) 311,147 321,543
Debt securities 36,108 1.0 35,737 34,132
Investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates 1,416 (1.4) 1,437 1,440
Tangible assets 7,703 (1.5) 7,823 8,424
Intangible assets 2,297 (2.0) 2,345 2,518
Other assets 109,165 1.7 107,373 111,796
Total assets 719,705 (2.2) 736,176 730,087
Financial liabilities held for trading 81,253 (6.1) 86,488 112,712
Other financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss 9,714 (3.3) 10,050 8,641
Financial liabilities at amortized cost 475,813 (3.0) 490,606 458,852
Deposits from central banks and credit institutions 74,123 1.8 72,806 65,566
Deposits from customers 331,064 (3.4) 342,661 318,347
Debt certificates 57,418 (7.1) 61,780 61,588
Other financial liabilities 13,208 (1.1) 13,358 13,351
Liabilities under insurance and reinsurance contracts 10,325 3.8 9,951 9,593
Other liabilities 91,889 3.2 89,061 91,114
Total liabilities 668,994 (2.5) 686,156 680,913
Non-controlling interests 5,396 (1.4) 5,471 5,989
Accumulated other comprehensive income (14,718) 2.5 (14,356) (12,805)
Shareholders’ funds 60,033 1.9 58,904 55,990
Total equity 50,711 1.4 50,020 49,174
Total liabilities and equity 719,705 (2.2) 736,176 730,087
Memorandum item:
Guarantees given 43,110 (0.4) 43,294 45,478

LOANS AND ADVANCES TO CUSTOMERS (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

31-03-21 ∆% 31-12-20 31-03-20
Public sector 18,895 (2.4) 19,363 21,799
Individuals 144,523 0.2 144,304 145,350
Mortgages 91,438 0.0 91,428 93,046
Consumer 30,082 1.7 29,571 29,623
Credit cards 11,721 (2.5) 12,016 11,667
Other loans 11,282 (0.1) 11,289 11,013
Business 144,516 (0.3) 144,912 152,154
Non-performing loans 14,933 1.8 14,672 14,542
Loans and advances to customers (gross) 322,866 (0.1) 323,252 333,845
Allowances (1) (12,183) 0.6 (12,105) (12,302)
Loans and advances to customers 310,683 (0.1) 311,147 321,543
  • (1) Allowances include the valuation adjustments for credit risk during the expected residual life of those financial instruments which have been acquired (mainly originated from the acquisition of Catalunya Banc, S.A.). As of March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020 the remaining amount was €334m, €363m and €418m, respectively.

LOANS AND ADVANCES TO CUSTOMERS
(GROSS. BILLIONS OF EUROS)

(1) At constant exchange rates: +0.5%.

CUSTOMER FUNDS
(BILLIONS OF EUROS)



(1) At constant exchange rates: -1.4%.

CUSTOMER FUNDS (MILLIONS OF EUROS)

31-03-21 ∆% 31-12-20 31-03-20
Deposits from customers 331,064 (3.4) 342,661 318,347
Current accounts 260,988 (2.0) 266,250 239,373
Time deposits 69,144 (8.6) 75,610 78,918
Other deposits 932 16.3 801 57
Other customer funds 106,916 3.9 102,947 96,438
Mutual funds and investment companies 67,828 4.6 64,869 59,507
Pension funds 37,189 2.7 36,215 34,853
Other off-balance sheet funds 1,899 1.9 1,863 2,078
Total customer funds 437,979 (1.7) 445,608 414,786