Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

REI negativo de existencias

English translation:

Loss by inventory exposure to inflation

Added to glossary by Alfredo Tanús
Apr 9, 2007 13:27
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

REI negativo de existencias

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Finance (general)
Appears in the Notes to the Financial Statements under Deferred income tax and employee share-based payments.

REI - real estate for investment

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Loss by inventory exposure to inflation

Ivana: REI stands for Resultado por Exposicion a la Inflacion (profit/loss generated by exposure to inflation)

Therefore, this text means that a loss was generated by the effect of inflation over the inventory value.
Note from asker:
Thanks for putting me straight Alfredo - no wonder I couldn't fathom what on earth real estate for investment had to do with inventories!!
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