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Relatório 2013 & Contas Consolidado SaroS RELATÓRIO RELATÓRIO& CONTAS CONSOLIDADO& CONTAS 2013 Este conteúdo respeita as normas do novo Acordo Ortográfico Relatório & Contas Consolidado 2013 Pág. 2 Índice GRUPO CP EM 2013 ......................................................................................................................... 6 Indicadores chave de desempenho consolidado............................................................................. 6 Perfil e estrutura do Grupo........................................................................................................... 7 RELATÓRIO DE GESTÃO CONSOLIDADO................................................................................................ 10 Enquadramento ........................................................................................................................... 10 CP .............................................................................................................................................. 11 CP CARGA .................................................................................................................................. 18 EMEF ......................................................................................................................................... 22 FERNAVE ................................................................................................................................... 26 ECOSAÚDE ................................................................................................................................. 30 SAROS ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Perspetivas para o futuro ............................................................................................................ 37 ANÁLISE ECONÓMICA E FINANCEIRA ................................................................................................. 39 Síntese de resultados.................................................................................................................. 39 Factos relevantes após o termo do exercício .............................................................................. 44 DEMONSTRAÇÕES FINANCEIRAS E ANEXOS CONSOLIDADOS ............................................................. 45 Identificação da entidade e notas de operacionalidade (nota 1) .................................................... 51 Referencial contabilístico de preparação das demonstrações financeiras (nota 2) ....................... 56 Principais políticas contabilísticas (nota 3) .................................................................................. 57 Fluxo de caixa (nota 4) ............................................................................................................ 89 Políticas contabilísticas, alterações nas estimativas contabilísticas e erros (nota 5) ................... 90 Composição do resultado por segmento de negócio (nota 6) .................................................... 91 Ativos fixos tangíveis (nota 7) .................................................................................................. 95 Ativos intangíveis (nota 8) ........................................................................................................ 97 Locações (nota 9) .................................................................................................................... 98 Participações financeiras - Método de Equivalência Patrimonial (nota 10) .................................. 99 Participações financeiras – Outros métodos (nota 11) ................................................................ 100 Eco Friendly Relatório & Contas Consolidado 2013 Pág. 3 Índice Acionistas/Sócios (nota 12) ........................................................................................................ 102 Impostos sobre o rendimento (nota 13) ................................................................................... 103 Inventários (nota 14) ................................................................................................................ 104 Clientes (nota 15) ..................................................................................................................... 107 Adiantamentos a fornecedores (nota 16) ................................................................................... 108 Estado e outros Entes Públicos (nota 17) .................................................................................... 109 Outras contas a receber (nota 18) ............................................................................................. 110 Diferimentos (nota 19) .............................................................................................................. 111 Ativos financeiros detidos para negociação (nota 20) ................................................................. 113 Outros ativos financeiros (nota 21) ............................................................................................ 114 Ativos não correntes detidos para venda (nota 22) ..................................................................... 115 Capital realizado (nota 23) ........................................................................................................ 116 Ações (quotas) próprias (nota 24) ............................................................................................. 117 Outros instrumentos de capital próprio (nota 25) ....................................................................... 118 Reservas legais (nota 26) .......................................................................................................... 119 Outras reservas (nota 27) .......................................................................................................... 120 Resultados transitados (nota 28) ................................................................................................ 121 Outras variações no capital próprio (nota 29) ............................................................................ 122 Provisões (nota 30) .................................................................................................................. 123 Financiamentos obtidos (nota 31) ............................................................................................. 124 Outras contas a pagar (nota 32) ................................................................................................ 126 Fornecedores (nota 33) ............................................................................................................ 127 Adiantamentos de clientes (nota 34) ......................................................................................... 128 Passivos financeiros detidos para negociação (nota 35) ............................................................ 129 Vendas e serviços prestados (nota 36) ...................................................................................... 130 Subsídios à exploração (nota 37) .............................................................................................. 131 Ganhos/perdas imputados a subsidiárias, associadas e empreendimentos conjuntos (nota 38) .... 132 Eco Friendly Relatório & Contas Consolidado 2013 Pág. 4 Índice Trabalhos para a própria empresa (nota 39) ............................................................................... 133 Custos das mercadorias vendidas e das matérias consumidas (nota 40) ...................................... 134 Fornecimentos e serviços externos (nota 41) ............................................................................. 135 Gastos com pessoal (nota 42) .................................................................................................... 136 Imparidades de investimento não depreciáveis/ amortizáveis (nota 43) ...................................... 137 Outros rendimentos e ganhos (nota 44) .................................................................................... 138 Outros gastos e perdas (nota 45) ............................................................................................... 139 Aumentos/reduções justo valor (nota 46) .................................................................................. 140 Gastos/reversões de depreciação e de amortização (nota 47) .................................................... 141 Imparidade de investimentos depreciáveis/amortizáveis (nota 48) .............................................. 142 Juros e rendimentos similares obtidos (nota 49) ........................................................................ 143 Juros e gastos similares suportados (nota 50) ........................................................................... 144 Interesses minoritários (nota 51) ............................................................................................... 145 Passivos contingentes (nota 52) ................................................................................................ 146 Ativos contingentes (nota 53) ................................................................................................... 147 Garantias e avales (nota 54) ..................................................................................................... 148 Remuneração do Revisor Oficial de Contas (nota 55) ................................................................... 149 Acontecimentos após a data do balanço (nota 56) ....................................................................
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