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STATUTORY AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Shareholders
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.
Opinion
I have audited the consolidated financial statements of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. and Subsidiaries (the Group), which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position at December 31, 2023 and the consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and their respective notes that include the summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes.
In my opinion, the above mentioned consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with information accurately taken from the accounting books and attached to this report, present fairly, in all material aspects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2023, the consolidated results of its operations, and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards accepted in Colombia, applied on a consistent basis with previous year.
Basis for opinion
I conducted my audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) accepted in Colombia. My responsibilities under those standards are further described in the "Statutory Auditor' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements" section of my report. I am independent of the Company in accordance with the Accountant's Professional Code of Ethics issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA Code), included in the Information Assurance Standards accepted in Colombia together with the ethical requirements established in Colombia that are relevant to my audit of the consolidated financial statements, and I have fulfilled my other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code mentioned. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in my professional judgment, were of most significance in my audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of my audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming my opinion thereon, and I do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
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Assessment of Impairment of Credit Portfolio under IFRS 9 (see notes 4.1.5 and 11 to the
consolidated financial statements)
Key Audit Matter | How our audit approached this matter |
As established in notes 4.1.5 and 11 to the | My audit procedures to assess the assignation of the |
consolidated financial statements, provision | credit risk rating and the effect of the provision |
for impairment of the Group's credit | includes, among others, the following: |
portfolio amounted to $10.035.715 million | |
as of December 31, 2023. | - Evaluation of design and effectiveness of certain |
The Group measures impairment of its | internal controls on the process established by the |
Group to calculate impairment of the credit | |
credit portfolio for an amount equal to | |
portfolio, including, among others, controls on: (i) | |
Expected Credit Loses (ECL) for the life of | |
models and assumptions used, (ii) estimate of | |
each credit, except those that have not | |
macroeconomic variables, (iii) integrity and | |
experienced a significative increase of credit | |
accuracy of data, and (iv) the Group's monitoring on | |
risk since their initial recognition, for which | |
the general provision for impairment losses, | |
the Group calculates an ECL of twelve | |
including application of the judgement employed. | |
months. Provision for impairment of credit | |
lose reflects a probability-weighted result | - Involvement of credit risk professionals with specific |
that considers multiple economic scenarios | abilities, knowledge, and industry experience, who |
based on forecasts of future economic | |
assisted me in: (i) assessment of key models and | |
conditions and is determined in function of | |
supplies used to determined the Probability of | |
the Group's assessment on Probability of | |
Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD), and | |
Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD), and | |
Exposure Given Default (EGD) parameters, (ii) | |
Exposure Given Default (EGD) associated to | |
assessment of macroeconomic projections and | |
each loan. The Group, in accordance with | |
weighting of scenario probability, (iii) assessment of | |
requirements of IFRS 9 and following market | |
qualitative adjustments applied to models, (iv) | |
practices, uses complex models that | |
recalculation for a sample of credits evaluated | |
incorporate data and assumptions that | |
collectively and a sample of significant credits | |
require significant judgement to estimate | |
evaluated individually, of impairment and analysis | |
the loss for impairment of the credit | |
of guarantee values, and (v) verification for a | |
portfolio. | |
sample of individually-significant credits of the | |
I identified the assessment of impairment of | credit risk rating assigned by the Group. |
the credit portfolio as a key audit matter | |
since there is a high degree of estimation | |
inherent to the determination of the | |
expected loss from impairment of the credit | |
portfolio, as a result of the judgement | |
required for prospective assumptions and | |
models involved. | |
The assessment of the impairment of the | |
credit portfolio required significant attention | |
from the auditor, involvement of judgement, | |
and participation of credit risk professionals, |
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as well as knowledge and industry experience.
Assessment of income recognized from concession contracts in construction phase and fair value of financial assets related to said concession contracts (see notes 2.20, 5 and 16 to the consolidated financial statements)
Key Audit Matter | How our audit approached this matter |
As stated in notes 2.20, 5 and 16 to the | My audit procedures to assess the recognition of |
consolidated financial statements, the Group and | income from concession contracts in construction |
its Subsidiaries have concession contracts signed | phase and fair value of related financial assets |
with the State for the construction and subsequent | included, among others: |
maintenance of infrastructure for a determined | |
period. In exchange, the Groups and its | - Assessment of design, implementation, and |
Subsidiaries have the right to received direct | effectiveness of certain internal controls |
payments from Government and/or tariffs charged | established by the Group and its Subsidiaries to |
to the final users of the infrastructure. | determine the fair value of financial assets |
arising from concession contracts and to | |
During the construction phase, the Group and its | establish income to be recognized from |
Subsidiaries recognize income and a financial asset | contracts in construction phase. These controls |
for payments that are unconditionally guaranteed | include those related to: (i) review of supplies |
for the state and/or an intangible asset for | and assumptions used, (ii) review of completion |
payments in connection with the use of the | cost estimates, and (iii) review and approval of |
infrastructure. | fair value of assets and amount of income to be |
recognized. | |
Performance obligations related to construction | |
services are complied with time and the amount of | - Involvement of professionals in valuation with |
income recognized depends on the termination | specific abilities and industry knowledge, who |
stage of the construction services and the fair | assisted me in: (i) assessment of whether the |
value of the asset recognized. The Group and its | models developed internally are consistent with |
Subsidiaries have designated some of the financial | valuation practices generally used for this |
assets related to concession contracts to be | purpose and IFRS, (ii) comparison of WACC |
measured at fair value with changes in income | discount rates with a determined rank using |
subsequent to initial recognition. As of December | macroeconomic assumptions verified by the |
31, 2023, the Group and its subsidiaries have | market, (iii) assessment of future inflation rates |
financial assets from concession contracts for | comparing them to available market data, (iv) |
$3.830.916 million, measured at fair value and | assessment of costs estimated until completion, |
classified on level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and | including assumptions used, (v) assessment of |
assets for concession contracts in construction | income projected for the use of infrastructure, |
phase for $7.964.822 million. | comparing it with internal and external data, |
when available, and (vi) evaluation of the | |
I identified the evaluation of income recognized for | accuracy of forecasts on inflation and |
concession contracts in construction phase and fair | construction costs, by comparing them with a |
value of related financial assets as a key audit |
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Assessment of income recognized from concession contracts in construction phase and fair value of financial assets related to said concession contracts (see notes 2.20, 5 and 16 to the consolidated financial statements)
matter because it implies an effort and significant audit judgement, including the participation of valuation professionals with specific abilities and industry knowledge.
For contracts in construction phase, the auditor's judgement was required to assess the estimated costs until the completion of the construction contracts in construction phase and evaluate the models developed by the Group and its Subsidiaries to estimate the fair value of financial assets and intangibles, as well as non-observable supplies and assumptions significant for these models.
For financial assets related to concession contracts measured subsequently to fair value with changes in income, the auditor's judgement was required to assess the models developed by the Group and its Subsidiaries to estimated their fair value, as well as important non-observable data and assumptions of these models. Important non- observable supplies and assumptions of these models include the cost of Weighted Average Capital Cost (WACC), future inflation rates, and projected income from the use of infrastructures.
sample of previously estimated values with actual values obtained.
Other matters
The consolidated financial statements at and for the year ending December 31, 2022 are submitted only for comparison purposes, were audited by me and, in my report dated Mach 6, 2023, I expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Responsibilities of Management and those in charge with the Company's corporate governance for the consolidated financial statements
Management is responsible for the fair preparation and presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards accepted in Colombia. This responsibility includes: designing, implementing and maintaining the internal control relevant that management considers necessary for the preparation and presentation of consolidated financial
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statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern accounting basis unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group's financial reporting process.
Statutory Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements
My objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements, as a whole, are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an audit report that includes my opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement, when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the users' economic decisions taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs, I exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. I also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant for the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.
- Evaluate the appropriate accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern hypothesis and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
If I would conclude that a material uncertainty exists, I am required to draw attention in my statutory auditor's report to the related disclosure in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosure is inadequate, to modify my opinion. My conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of my report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company ceases to continue as a going concern. - Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements,
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including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
- Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of Group´s components or business activities to express an opinion about the consolidated financial statements. I am responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the Group's audit. I remain solely responsible for my audit opinion.
I communicate to those charged with the corporate governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing for the audit, as well as significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that I identify during my audit.
I also provide those charged with government the confirmation I have complied with the relevant independence ethical requirements, and I have communicated all relationships and other matters that may be reasonably considered to bear influence on my independence and, when appropriate, the related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with corporate governance, I determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. I describe these matters in my statutory auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, I determine that a matter should not be communicated in my report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
(Original signed in Spanish) Diana Alexandra Rozo Muñoz
Statutory Auditor of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.
Registration 120741 - T
Member of KPMG S.A.S.
February 27, 2024
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