EX-99.1 2 a18-11080_1ex99d1.htm QUARTERLY STATEMENT DATED APRIL 24, 2018

Exhibit 99.1

 

 



 

Walldorf, Germany – April 24, 2018    
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced its preliminary financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.

 

Business Highlights

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

First Quarter 2018

 

New cloud bookings1 grew by 14% (25% at constant currencies) in the first quarter and reached 245 million. Cloud subscriptions and support revenue grew 18% year over year to 1.07 billion (IFRS), up 31% (non-IFRS at constant currencies). Software revenue was down 10% year over year to 625 million (IFRS), down 2% (non-IFRS at constant currencies). New cloud and software license order entry2 grew by 10% at constant currencies year over year in the first quarter. Cloud and software revenue grew 1% year over year to 4.35 billion (IFRS), up 9% (non-IFRS at constant currencies). Total revenue was flat year over year at 5.26 billion (IFRS), up 9% (non-IFRS at constant currencies).

 

SAP’s rapidly expanding cloud business together with solid growth in support revenue continued to drive the share of more predictable revenue. The total of cloud subscriptions & support revenue and software support revenue as a percentage of total revenue grew 2 percentage points to 71% in the first quarter and thus exceeded 70% for the first time.

 

First quarter operating profit was up 52% year over year to 1.03 billion (IFRS), up 14% (non-IFRS at constant currencies). As announced in January 2018, the Company expects a positive revenue and profit impact from the adoption of IFRS 15 in 2018. In the first quarter, this positive impact on SAP’s operating profit was around 44 million. Earnings per share increased 37% to 0.59 (IFRS) and was down 1% to 0.73 (non-IFRS).

 

Operating cash flow for the first quarter was 2.58 billion, down 10% year over year. Free cash flow decreased 17% year over year to 2.15 billion. The decrease in free cash flow was mainly due to higher tax payments and a currency headwind as well as increased CapEx spending compared to the prior year. At the end of the first quarter, net liquidity was 546 million, an improvement of 1 billion year over year.

 

SAP S/4HANA

 

SAP’s next generation ERP S/4HANA sits at the core of the Intelligent Enterprise. With S/4HANA, customers can massively simplify their IT landscape, turn real-time data into actions and reinvent their business model for the digital economy across every industry. S/4HANA Cloud brings speed and ease of deployment. It is positioned as a leader in three cloud solution categories by industry analyst firm IDC: Midmarket ERP, Large Enterprise ERP and Finance & Accounting.

 

S/4HANA adoption grew to more than 8,300 customers, up 43% year over year. In the first quarter, approximately 400 additional customers signed up of which approximately 40% were net new. S/4HANA continues to be selected by world-class global companies, including Swiss Post in the quarter. A growing number of our customers are now adopting S/4HANA in the Cloud. MacMahon Holdings and Detecon International GmbH were among those who selected S/4HANA Cloud in the first quarter.

 

Customer Experience

 

SAP’s next generation customer experience solutions serve both B2C and B2B across a wide range of industries. They enable businesses to manage their front office across the entire spectrum from marketing to sales to services – seamlessly and in real-time. Businesses get a single view of their customer – across social, retail or e-commerce. In the age of heightened data privacy concerns, SAP also offers Gigya, a market leading solution for customer identity and access management. Gigya software manages customers’ profile, preference and consent, with customers maintaining control of their data at all times. On April 5th, 2018, SAP closed the acquisition of Callidus Software Inc (CallidusCloud®). SAP will fuse its customer experience solutions and S/4HANA fulfillment capabilities with CallidusCloud’s best-in-class Sales Performance Management (SPM) and Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) solutions to deliver the most complete, end-to-end, fully cloud-based ‘Lead-to-Cash’ offering. This will enable customers to close deals faster, drive higher volume and bigger deals and accelerate sales productivity.

 

In the first quarter, SAP’s customer experience solutions achieved triple digit year-over-year growth in new cloud bookings. Jaguar Land Rover, Coca-Cola, and Unilever were among those that chose SAP’s customer experience solutions this quarter.

 

 

 


1    New cloud bookings is the total of all orders received in a given period the revenue from which is expected to be classified as cloud subscription and support revenue and that result from purchases by new customers and from incremental purchases by existing customers. Consequently, orders to renew existing contracts are not included in this metric. The order amount must be committed. Consequently, due to their pay-per-use nature, business network transaction fees which do not include a committed minimum consumption are not reflected in the bookings metric (e.g. SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass transaction-based fees). Amounts included in the measures are generally annualized (annualized contract value ACV).

2  New cloud and software license order entry is the total of new cloud order entry and software license order entry. The new cloud order entry metric is identical to the new cloud bookings metric defined above except that it considers the total contract value (TCV) of the orders where the new cloud bookings metric considers the orders’ annualized contract value (ACV). Software license order entry is the total of all orders received in a given period the revenue from which is expected to be classified as software license revenue. The support services commonly sold with the software licenses are not included in the software license order entry metric.

 

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SAP Q1 2018 Quarterly Statement

 



 

Human Capital Management

 

With SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Fieldglass, SAP delivers total workforce management across both permanent and contingent labor. Increasingly, HR is asked to include flexible workers in planning and to effectively establish a total talent supply. The SAP SuccessFactors suite is localized for 91 countries and 42 languages. SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, which is the core of SAP’s HCM offering, ended the quarter with more than 2,400 customers and scored numerous competitive wins including CaixaBank, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, HiPP, San Francisco Unified School District. and Intesa Sanpaolo.

 

SAP Leonardo

 

SAP Leonardo is about orchestrating innovative capabilities to rapidly create completely new ways of working and new business models. SAP Leonardo brings together deep process and industry expertise, advanced design thinking methodology and cutting edge software capabilities such as IoT, Big Data, Machine Learning, Analytics, and Blockchain. All of this is integrated on the SAP Cloud Platform with new technologies easily added as they emerge.

 

Airbus, DBS Informatik, and Thyssenkrupp are among many others that adopted SAP Leonardo solutions in the first quarter to redefine their businesses and become intelligent enterprises.

 

Business Networks

 

SAP is fueling the Networked Economy. With more than $1.9 trillion3 in global commerce annually transacted in more than 180 countries, the SAP Business Network is the largest commerce platform in the world. Leveraging the collaborative commerce capabilities of SAP Ariba, the flexible workforce management capabilities of SAP Fieldglass, effortless travel and expense processing with SAP Concur and the real-time in memory capabilities of the SAP HANA® platform, the SAP Business Network orchestrates commerce transactions across an entire value chain. It provides transparency and insight into supply chains that enable companies to ensure they are acting in ethically responsible ways.

 

In the first quarter, total revenue in the SAP Business Network segment was up 17% to 663 million at constant currencies year over year. Migros and Ralph Lauren chose SAP’s Business Network Solutions in the first quarter.

 


3  SAP Business Network commerce is the total commerce transacted on the Ariba, Concur and Fieldglass Networks in the trailing 12 months. Ariba commerce includes procurement and sourcing spend. Previously we only included the total commerce transacted on the Ariba Network in this metric.

 

SAP Q1 2018 Quarterly Statement

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Regional Revenue Performance in the First Quarter 2018

 

SAP had a solid performance in the EMEA region with cloud and software revenue increasing 6% (IFRS) and 9% (non-IFRS at constant currencies). Cloud subscriptions and support revenue was very strong and grew by 40% (IFRS) and 45% (non-IFRS at constant currencies) with Germany being a highlight. In addition, SAP had double-digit software revenue growth in the UK.

 

The Company had a strong performance in the Americas region with a significant currency headwind. Cloud and software revenue decreased by 5% (IFRS) and increased by 10% (non-IFRS at constant currencies). Cloud subscriptions and support revenue increased by 6% (IFRS) and 22% (non-IFRS at constant currencies) with Brazil being a highlight. In North America, the company had double digit software revenue growth.

 

In the APJ region, SAP had a strong performance considering the strong prior year period and currency headwind. Cloud and software revenue was flat (IFRS) and grew by 10% (non-IFRS at constant currencies). Cloud subscriptions and support revenue was exceptional and grew by 38% (IFRS) and 53% (non-IFRS at constant currencies) with China and Japan being highlights. For software revenue, Australia, China and India had an impressive quarter and grew by double digits.

 

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SAP Q1 2018 Quarterly Statement

 



 

Financial Results at a Glance

 

First Quarter 20181)

 

IFRS

Non-IFRS2)

million, unless otherwise stated

Q1 2018

Q1 2017

∆ in %

Q1 2018

Q1 2017

∆ in %

∆ in %
const.
curr.

New Cloud Bookings3)

N/A

N/A

N/A

245

215

14

25

Cloud subscriptions and support

1,070

905

18

1,072

906

18

31

Software licenses and support

3,281

3,422

–4

3,281

3,422

–4

4

Cloud and software

4,351

4,328

1

4,353

4,328

1

9

Total revenue

5,261

5,285

0

5,262

5,285

0

9

Share of predictable revenue (in %)

71

69

2pp

71

69

2pp

 

Operating profit

1,025

673

52

1,235

1,198

3

14

Profit after tax

708

530

33

868

887

–2

 

Basic earnings per share ()

0.59

0.43

37

0.73

0.73

–1

 

Number of employees (FTE, March 31)

91,120

85,751

6

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

 

1) All figures are unaudited.

 

2) For a detailed description of SAP’s non-IFRS measures see Explanation of Non-IFRS Measures online. For a breakdown of the individual adjustments see table “Non-IFRS Adjustments by Functional Areas” in this Quarterly Statement.

 

3) As this is an order entry metric, there is no IFRS equivalent.

 

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

SAP Q1 2018 Quarterly Statement

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Business Outlook 2018

 

SAP is raising its outlook to reflect the closing of the Callidus acquisition on April 5, 2018 as well as the strong operating profit performance in the first quarter. For the full year 2018, the Company now expects:

 

·          Non-IFRS cloud subscriptions and support revenue to be in a range of 4.95 billion - 5.15 billion at constant currencies (2017: 3.77 billion), up 31% – 36.5% at constant currencies. The previous range was 4.8 - 5.0 billion. Callidus is expected to contribute approximately 150 million.

·          Non-IFRS cloud and software revenue to be in a range of 20.85 – 21.25 billion at constant currencies (2017: 19.55 billion), up 6.5% – 8.5% at constant currencies. The previous range was 20.7 – 21.1 billion. Callidus is expected to contribute approximately 150 million.

·          Non-IFRS total revenue to be in a range of 24.80 billion - 25.30 billion at constant currencies (2017: 23.46 billion), up 5.5% – 7.5% at constant currencies. The previous range was 24.6 – 25.1 billion. Callidus is expected to contribute approximately 200 million.

·          Non-IFRS operating profit to be in a range of 7.35 billion - 7.50 billion at constant currencies (2017: 6.77 billion), up 8.5% – 11% at constant currencies. The previous range was 7.3 – 7.5 billion. Callidus is expected to contribute approximately 10 million.

 

While SAP’s full-year 2018 business outlook is at constant currencies, actual currency reported figures are expected to be impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations as the Company progresses through the year. See the table below for the Q2 and FY 2018 expected currency impacts.

 

Expected Currency Impact Based on Early April Exchange Rates for 2018

In percentage points

Q2

FY

Cloud subscriptions and support

-10 to -12

-7 to -9

Cloud and software

-6 to -8

-4 to -6

Operating profit

-6 to -8

-4 to -6

 

 

IFRS 15 Impact

 

As of January 1, 2018, SAP changed several of its accounting policies to adopt IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’. Under the IFRS 15 adoption method chosen by SAP prior years are not restated to conform to the new policies. Consequently, the year-over-year growth of revenue and profit in 2018 will be impacted by the new policies.

 

As already announced in SAP’s Q4 2017 Quarterly Statement, the Company expects the full year 2018 impact of the policy change4 on revenue, operating expenses and profit to be as follows:

 

·          Revenues are expected to experience a benefit of substantially less than 0.1 billion with most of the difference resulting from exercises of customer software purchase options granted in prior years which result in software revenue.

 

·          Operating expenses are expected to benefit, in cost of sales and marketing, in the amount of approximately 0.2 billion from higher capitalization of sales commissions. Other policy changes will weigh on operating expenses with an additional cost of revenue of substantially less than 0.1 billion.

 

·          The above-mentioned effects will result in a net positive impact on operating profit of approximately 0.2 billion.

 

Details regarding the IFRS 15 impact in the first quarter can be found on page 21 in the appendix.

 


4  “Impact of the accounting policy change” means the difference between a revenue and profit measure determined under SAP’s new IFRS 15-based policies and the respective measure as it would stand had our previous accounting policies continued to apply.

 

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SAP Q1 2018 Quarterly Statement

 



 

Additional Information

 

For a more detailed description of all of SAP’s non-IFRS measures and their limitations as well as our constant currency and free cash flow figures see Explanation of Non-IFRS Measures online.

 

Webcast

 

SAP senior management will host a financial analyst conference call at 2:00 PM (CET) / 1:00 PM (GMT) / 8:00 AM (Eastern) / 5:00 AM (Pacific). The call will be webcast live on the Company’s website at www.sap.com/investor and will be available for replay. Supplementary financial information pertaining to the first quarter results can be found at www.sap.com/investor.

 

About SAP

 

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 388,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

 

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SAP Q1 2018 Quarterly Statement

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Financial and Non-Financial Key Facts (IFRS and Non-IFRS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

 

Q1
2017

 

Q2
2017

 

Q3
2017

 

Q4
2017

 

TY
2017

 

Q1
2018

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud subscriptions and support (IFRS)

 

905

 

932

 

937

 

995

 

3,769

 

1,070

Cloud subscriptions and support (non-IFRS)

 

906

 

932

 

938

 

997

 

3,771

 

1,072

% change – yoy

 

34

 

29

 

22

 

21

 

26

 

18

% change constant currency – yoy

 

30

 

27

 

27

 

28

 

28

 

31

Software licenses (IFRS)

 

691

 

1,090

 

1,033

 

2,058

 

4,872

 

625

Software licenses (non-IFRS)

 

691

 

1,090

 

1,033

 

2,058

 

4,872

 

625

% change – yoy

 

13

 

5

 

0

 

–5

 

0

 

–10

% change constant currency – yoy

 

10

 

4

 

3

 

–1

 

2

 

–2

Software support (IFRS)

 

2,731

 

2,736

 

2,687

 

2,754

 

10,908

 

2,656

Software support (non-IFRS)

 

2,731

 

2,736

 

2,687

 

2,754

 

10,908

 

2,656

% change – yoy

 

7

 

5

 

1

 

0

 

3

 

–3

% change constant currency – yoy

 

3

 

4

 

4

 

5

 

4

 

5

Software licenses and support (IFRS)

 

3,422

 

3,826

 

3,720

 

4,813

 

15,780

 

3,281

Software licenses and support (non-IFRS)

 

3,422

 

3,826

 

3,720

 

4,813

 

15,781

 

3,281

% change – yoy

 

8

 

5

 

1

 

–2

 

2

 

–4

% change constant currency – yoy

 

5

 

4

 

4

 

2

 

4

 

4

Cloud and software (IFRS)

 

4,328

 

4,757

 

4,657

 

5,807

 

19,549

 

4,351

Cloud and software (non-IFRS)

 

4,328

 

4,758

 

4,658

 

5,809

 

19,552

 

4,353

% change – yoy

 

12

 

9

 

5

 

1

 

6

 

1

% change constant currency – yoy

 

9

 

8

 

8

 

6

 

8

 

9

Total revenue (IFRS)

 

5,285

 

5,782

 

5,590

 

6,805

 

23,461

 

5,261

Total revenue (non-IFRS)

 

5,285

 

5,782

 

5,590

 

6,807

 

23,464

 

5,262

% change – yoy

 

12

 

10

 

4

 

1

 

6

 

0

% change constant currency – yoy

 

8

 

9

 

8

 

6

 

8

 

9

Share of predictable revenue (IFRS, in %)

 

69

 

63

 

65

 

55

 

63

 

71

Share of predictable revenue (non-IFRS, in %)

 

69

 

63

 

65

 

55

 

63

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit (IFRS)

 

673

 

926

 

1,314

 

1,964

 

4,877

 

1,025

Operating profit (non-IFRS)

 

1,198

 

1,570

 

1,637

 

2,364

 

6,769

 

1,235

% change

 

8

 

4

 

0

 

0

 

2

 

3

% change constant currency

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

6

 

4

 

14

Profit after tax (IFRS)

 

530

 

666

 

993

 

1,867

 

4,056

 

708

Profit after tax (non-IFRS)

 

887

 

1,120

 

1,214

 

2,136

 

5,356

 

868

% change

 

16

 

14

 

11

 

17

 

15

 

–2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin (IFRS, in %)

 

57.7

 

56.0

 

54.8

 

55.4

 

56.0

 

59.3

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin (non-IFRS, in %)

 

64.6

 

62.4

 

60.8

 

61.0

 

62.2

 

63.2

Software license and support gross margin (IFRS, in %)

 

83.3

 

85.3

 

86.2

 

87.8

 

85.8

 

85.7

Software license and support gross margin (non-IFRS, in %)

 

85.1

 

86.6

 

87.3

 

88.6

 

87.0

 

86.4

Cloud and software gross margin (IFRS, in %)

 

77.9

 

79.6

 

79.9

 

82.2

 

80.1

 

79.2

Cloud and software gross margin (non-IFRS, in %)

 

80.8

 

81.8

 

82.0

 

83.9

 

82.2

 

80.7

Gross margin (IFRS, in %)

 

66.7

 

69.0

 

70.1

 

73.2

 

69.9

 

68.5

Gross margin (non-IFRS, in %)

 

69.9

 

71.5

 

72.5

 

75.2

 

72.5

 

70.2

Operating margin (IFRS, in %)

 

12.7

 

16.0

 

23.5

 

28.9

 

20.8

 

19.5

Operating margin (non-IFRS, in %)

 

22.7

 

27.2

 

29.3

 

34.7

 

28.9

 

23.5

AT&S segment – Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin (in %)

 

52

 

49

 

47

 

47

 

49

 

51

AT&S segment – Gross margin (in %)

 

70

 

72

 

73

 

76

 

73

 

70

AT&S segment – Segment margin (in %)

 

34

 

39

 

41

 

46

 

40

 

34

 

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SAP Q1 2018 Quarterly Statement

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

 

Q1
2017

 

Q2
2017

 

Q3
2017

 

Q4
2017

 

TY
2017

 

Q1
2018

SAP BN segment – Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin (in %)

 

77

 

77

 

76

 

77

 

77

 

77

SAP BN segment – Gross margin (in %)

 

67

 

68

 

68

 

68

 

68

 

69

SAP BN segment – Segment margin (in %)

 

16

 

17

 

17

 

17

 

17

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Profit Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective tax rate (IFRS, in %)

 

20.6

 

26.6

 

28.6

 

9.4

 

19.3

 

28.5

Effective tax rate (non-IFRS, in %)

 

25.7

 

27.8

 

29.2

 

13.2

 

22.6

 

27.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share, basic (IFRS, in )

 

0.43

 

0.56

 

0.82

 

1.55

 

3.36

 

0.59

Earnings per share, basic (non-IFRS, in )

 

0.73

 

0.94

 

1.01

 

1.77

 

4.44

 

0.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Cloud Bookings

 

215

 

340

 

302

 

591

 

1,448

 

245

Contract liabilities/deferred income (current)

 

6,215

 

4,898

 

3,531

 

2,771

 

2,771

 

5,041

Orders – Number of on-premise software deals (in transactions)

 

13,115

 

14,361

 

13,889

 

17,782

 

59,147

 

13,549

Share of orders greater than 5 million based on total software order entry volume (in %)

 

27

 

31

 

29

 

30

 

30

 

18

Share of orders smaller than 1 million based on total software order entry volume (in %)

 

46

 

40

 

41

 

37

 

40

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity and Cash Flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

2,872

 

642

 

611

 

920

 

5,045

 

2,578

Free cash flow

 

2,581

 

322

 

258

 

609

 

3,770

 

2,151

% of total revenue (IFRS)

 

49

 

6

 

5

 

9

 

16

 

41

% of profit after tax (IFRS)

 

487

 

48

 

26

 

33

 

93

 

304

Group liquidity, gross

 

7,345

 

4,927

 

4,960

 

4,785

 

4,785

 

8,270

Group debt

 

–7,805

 

–6,716

 

–6,667

 

–6,264

 

–6,264

 

–7,723

Group liquidity, net

 

–460

 

–1,789

 

–1,706

 

–1,479

 

–1,479

 

546

Days’ sales outstanding (DSO, in days)1)

 

72

 

72

 

72

 

70

 

70

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

5,937

 

4,236

 

4,220

 

4,011

 

4,011

 

7,598

Goodwill

 

23,091

 

21,949

 

21,353

 

21,267

 

21,267

 

20,854

Total assets

 

47,724

 

42,900

 

41,430

 

42,506

 

42,506

 

45,473

Equity ratio (total equity in % of total assets)

 

56

 

57

 

59

 

60

 

60

 

56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Financials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees (quarter end)2)

 

85,751

 

87,114

 

87,874

 

88,543

 

88,543

 

91,120

Employee retention (in %, rolling 12 months)

 

94.1

 

94.3

 

94.2

 

94.6

 

94.6

 

95.9

Women in management (in %, quarter end)

 

24.8

 

25.0

 

25.2

 

25.4

 

25.4

 

25.6

Greenhouse gas emissions (in kilotons)

 

100

 

55

 

80

 

90

 

325

 

100

 

1) Days’ sales outstanding measures the average number of days from the raised invoice to cash receipt from the customer. We calculate DSO by dividing the average invoiced trade receivables balance of the last 12 months by the average monthly cash receipt of the last 12 months.

 

2) In full-time equivalents.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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Consolidated Income Statements of SAP Group (IFRS) – Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

millions, unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1 2018

 

Q1 2017

 

D in%

Cloud subscriptions and support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,070

 

905

 

18

Software licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

625

 

691

 

–10

Software support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,656

 

2,731

 

–3

Software licenses and support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,281

 

3,422

 

–4

Cloud and software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,351

 

4,328

 

1

Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

909

 

957

 

–5

Total revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,261

 

5,285

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of cloud subscriptions and support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–435

 

–383

 

14

Cost of software licenses and support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–470

 

–571

 

–18

Cost of cloud and software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–905

 

–954

 

–5

Cost of services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–751

 

–806

 

–7

Total cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–1,656

 

–1,760

 

–6

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,605

 

3,524

 

2

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–814

 

–852

 

–4

Sales and marketing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–1,515

 

–1,708

 

–11

General and administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–231

 

–291

 

–21

Restructuring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–11

 

–4

 

>100

Other operating income/expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–10

 

4

 

<-100

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–4,236

 

–4,612

 

–8

Operating profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,025

 

673

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-operating income/expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–9

 

–18

 

–49

Finance income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43

 

107

 

–60

Finance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–69

 

–94

 

–27

Financial income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–25

 

13

 

<-100

Profit before tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

990

 

668

 

48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–282

 

–138

 

>100

Profit after tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

708

 

530

 

33

Attributable to owners of parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

708

 

521

 

36

Attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–1

 

9

 

<-100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share, basic (in €)1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.59

 

0.43

 

37

Earnings per share, diluted (in €)1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.59

 

0.43

 

37

 

 

1) For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average number of shares was 1,193 million (diluted 1,194 million) and 1,199 million (diluted: 1,199 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).

 

 

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position of SAP Group (IFRS)

 

as at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

millions

 

2018

 

20171)

Cash and cash equivalents

 

7,598

 

4,011

Other financial assets

 

858

 

990

Trade and other receivables

 

5,433

 

5,899

Other non-financial assets

 

850

 

725

Tax assets

 

341

 

306

Total current assets

 

15,079

 

11,930

Goodwill

 

20,854

 

21,267

Intangible assets

 

2,838

 

2,967

Property, plant, and equipment

 

3,044

 

2,967

Other financial assets

 

1,158

 

1,155

Trade and other receivables

 

111

 

118

Other non-financial assets

 

818

 

621

Tax assets

 

442

 

443

Deferred tax assets

 

1,128

 

1,037

Total non-current assets

 

30,393

 

30,575

Total assets

 

45,473

 

42,506

 

 

 

 

 

millions

 

2018

 

2017

Trade and other payables

 

1,066

 

1,151

Tax liabilities

 

624

 

597

Financial liabilities

 

1,594

 

1,561

Other non-financial liabilities

 

2,981

 

3,946

Provisions

 

123

 

184

Contract liabilities / deferred income

 

5,041

 

2,771

Total current liabilities

 

11,430

 

10,210

Trade and other payables

 

113

 

119

Tax liabilities

 

490

 

470

Financial liabilities

 

6,479

 

5,034

Other non-financial liabilities

 

558

 

503

Provisions

 

425

 

303

Deferred tax liabilities

 

229

 

248

Contract liabilities / deferred income

 

62

 

79

Total non-current liabilities

 

8,355

 

6,756

Total liabilities

 

19,785

 

16,966

Issued capital

 

1,229

 

1,229

Share premium

 

573

 

570

Retained earnings

 

25,744

 

24,794

Other components of equity

 

–297

 

508

Treasury shares

 

–1,591

 

–1,591

Equity attributable to owners of parent

 

25,657

 

25,509

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

 

30

 

31

Total equity

 

25,688

 

25,540

Total equity and liabilities

 

45,473

 

42,506

 

 

1) Under the adoption methods we chose for IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 prior years are not restated to conform to the new policies. See section Impact of Changes in Accounting Policies in this Quarterly Statement.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

SAP Q1 2018 Quarterly Statement

 

11

 



 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of SAP Group (IFRS)

 

€ millions

 

Q1 2018

 

Q1 2017

Profit after tax

 

708

 

530

Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

303

 

320

Income tax expense

 

282

 

138

Financial income, net

 

25

 

–13

Decrease/increase in sales and bad debt allowances on trade receivables

 

–25

 

15

Other adjustments for non-cash items

 

3

 

–13

Decrease/increase in trade and other receivables

 

942

 

–633

Decrease/increase in other assets

 

–152

 

–243

Decrease/increase in trade payables, provisions, and other liabilities

 

–742

 

–596

Decrease/increase in contract liabilities/deferred income

 

1,683

 

3,730

Interest paid

 

–55

 

–58

Interest received

 

25

 

17

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

–420

 

–323

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

2,578

 

2,872

Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired

 

–17

 

–22

Purchase of intangible assets or property, plant, and equipment

 

–427

 

–291

Proceeds from sales of intangible assets or property, plant, and equipment

 

14

 

27

Purchase of equity or debt instruments of other entities

 

–378

 

–981

Proceeds from sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities

 

439

 

624

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

–369

 

–644

Proceeds from borrowings

 

1,494

 

4

Repayments of borrowings

 

–12

 

–3

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

1,482

 

1

Effect of foreign currency rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

–103

 

5

Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,587

 

2,234

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

4,011

 

3,702

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

 

7,598

 

5,937

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Segment Reporting – Quarter

 

Applications, Technology & Services

 

millions, unless otherwise stated

 

Q1 2018

Q1 2017

∆ in %

∆ in %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

Constant

Actual

Actual

Constant

 

Currency

Currency

Currency

Currency

Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud subscriptions and support – SaaS/PaaS1)

484

530

365

32

45

Cloud subscriptions and support – IaaS2)

104

115

77

36

50

Cloud subscriptions and support

588

645

442

33

46

Software licenses

625

676

691

–10

–2

Software support

2,652

2,868

2,726

–3

5

Software licenses and support

3,277

3,544

3,417

–4

4

Cloud and software

3,865

4,189

3,859

0

9

Services

798

880

851

–6

3

Total segment revenue

4,663

5,068

4,709

–1

8

Cost of cloud subscriptions and support – SaaS/PaaS1)

–192

–211

–145

33

46

Cost of cloud subscriptions and support – IaaS2)

–96

–103

–68

41

51

Cost of cloud subscriptions and support

–288

–314

–213

35

48

Cost of software licenses and support

–444

–478

–508

–13

–6

Cost of cloud and software

–732

–791

–721

2

10

Cost of services

–657

–709

–685

–4

3

Total cost of revenue

–1,389

–1,500

–1,406

–1

7

Segment gross profit

3,274

3,568

3,303

–1

8

Other segment expenses

–1,669

–1,801

–1,708

–2

5

Segment profit

1,605

1,767

1,595

1

11

Margins

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin – SaaS/PaaS1) (in %)

60

60

60

—0pp

–0pp

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin – IaaS2) (in %)

8

11

11

—3pp

–0pp

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin (in %)

51

51

52

—1pp

–1pp

Gross margin (in %)

70

70

70

0pp

0pp

Segment margin (in %)

34

35

34

1pp

1pp

1) Software as a Service/Platform as a Service

 

2) Infrastructure as a Service

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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SAP Business Network

 

millions, unless otherwise stated

 

Q1 2018

Q1 2017

∆ in %

∆ in %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

Constant

Actual

Actual

Constant

 

Currency

Currency

Currency

Currency

Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud subscriptions and support — SaaS/PaaS1)

483

543

464

4

17

Cloud subscriptions and support — IaaS2)

0

0

0

NA

NA

Cloud subscriptions and support

483

543

464

4

17

Software licenses

0

0

0

NA

NA

Software support

4

4

6

–33

–23

Software licenses and support

4

4

6

–33

–23

Cloud and software

487

548

469

4

17

Services

103

116

98

5

18

Total segment revenue

590

663

567

4

17

Cost of cloud subscriptions and support – SaaS/PaaS1)

–110

–123

–107

2

15

Cost of cloud subscriptions and support – IaaS2)

0

0

0

NA

NA

Cost of cloud subscriptions and support

–110

–123

–107

2

15

Cost of software licenses and support

–2

–2

–1

>100

>100

Cost of cloud and software

–111

–125

–108

3

16

Cost of services

–74

–82

–77

–3

7

Total cost of revenue

–186

–207

–184

1

12

Segment gross profit

404

456

383

6

19

Other segment expenses

–308

–345

–291

6

18

Segment profit

97

111

92

5

21

Margins

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin – SaaS/PaaS1) (in %)

77

77

77

0pp

0pp

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin – IaaS2) (in %)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin (in %)

77

77

77

0pp

0pp

Gross margin (in %)

69

69

67

1pp

1pp

Segment margin (in %)

16

17

16

0pp

1pp

1) Software as a Service/Platform as a Service

 

2) Infrastructure as a Service

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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Reconciliation of Cloud Subscription Revenues and Margins

 

millions, unless otherwise stated

 

 

Q1 2018

Q1 2017

∆ in %

∆ in %

 

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Actual

Currency

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Cloud subscriptions and support revenue – SaaS/PaaS1)

SAP Business Network segment

483

543

464

4

17

Other

484

531

365

33

45

Total

967

1,074

829

17

30

Cloud subscriptions and support revenue – IaaS2)

 

104

115

77

36

50

Cloud subscriptions and support revenue

 

1,072

1,189

906

18

31

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin – SaaS/PaaS1) (in %)

SAP Business Network segment

77

77

77

0pp

0pp

Other

61

60

60

1pp

0pp

Total

69

69

70

–0pp

–1pp

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin – IaaS2) (in %)

 

8

11

11

–3pp

–0pp

Cloud subscriptions and support gross margin (in %)

 

63

63

65

–1pp

–1pp

 

1) Software as a Service/Platform as a Service

 

2) Infrastructure as a Service

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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15

 



 

Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers – Quarter

 

millions, unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

 

Q1 2018

 

 

Q1 2017

 

 

D in %

 

IFRS

Adj.1)

Non-
IFRS
1)

Currency

Impact2)

Non-IFRS
Constant
Currency
2)

IFRS

Adj.1)

Non-IFRS1)

IFRS

Non-
IFRS
1)

Non-IFRS
Constant
Currency
2)

Revenue Numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud subscriptions and support

1,070

2

1,072

117

1,189

905

0

906

18

18

31

Software licenses

625

0

625

51

676

691

0

691

–10

–10

–2

Software support

2,656

0

2,656

216

2,873

2,731

0

2,731

–3

–3

5

Software licenses and support

3,281

0

3,281

268

3,548

3,422

0

3,422

–4

–4

4

Cloud and software

4,351

2

4,353

384

4,737

4,328

0

4,328

1

1

9

Services

909

0

909

95

1,005

957

0

957

–5

–5

5

Total revenue

5,261

2

5,262

479

5,742

5,285

0

5,285

0

0

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expense Numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of cloud subscriptions and support

–435

41

–394

 

 

–383

63

–320

14

23

 

Cost of software licenses and support

–470

25

–445

 

 

–571

62

–510

–18

–13

 

Cost of cloud and software

–905

66

–839

 

 

–954

124

–830

–5

1

 

Cost of services

–751

19

–732

 

 

–806

47

–759

–7

–4

 

Total cost of revenue

–1,656

85

–1,571

 

 

–1,760

171

–1,589

–6

–1

 

Gross profit

3,605

87

3,692

 

 

3,524

172

3,696

2

0

 

Research and development

–814

21

–793

 

 

–852

88

–764

–4

4

 

Sales and marketing

–1,515

89

–1,426

 

 

–1,708

211

–1,497

–11

–5

 

General and administration

–231

3

–227

 

 

–291

50

–242

–21

–6

 

Restructuring

–11

11

0

 

 

–4

4

0

>100

NA

 

Other operating income/expense, net

–10

0

–10

 

 

4

0

4

<-100

<-100

 

Total operating expenses

–4,236

209

–4,027

–352

–4,379

–4,612

524

–4,087

–8

–1

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit Numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

1,025

211

1,235

128

1,363

673

525

1,198

52

3

14

Other non-operating income/expense, net

–9

0

–9

 

 

–18

0

–18

–49

–49

 

Finance income

43

0

43

 

 

107

0

107

–60

–60

 

Finance costs

–69

0

–69

 

 

–94

0

–94

–27

–27

 

Financial income, net

–25

0

–25

 

 

13

0

13

<-100

<-100

 

Profit before tax

990

211

1,201

 

 

668

525

1,193

48

1

 

Income tax expense

–282

–51

–333

 

 

–138

–168

–306

>100

9

 

Profit after tax

708

160

868

 

 

530

356

887

33

–2

 

Attributable to owners of parent

708

160

868

 

 

521

356

877

36

–1

 

Attributable to non-controlling interests

–1

0

–1

 

 

9

0

9

<-100

<-100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin (in %)

19.5

 

23.5

 

23.7

12.7

 

22.7

6.7pp

0.8pp

1.1pp

Effective tax rate (in %)3)

28.5

 

27.8

 

 

20.6

 

25.7

7.9pp

2.1pp

 

Earnings per share, basic (in )

0.59

 

0.73

 

 

0.43

 

0.73

37

–1

 

 

 

1) Adjustments in the revenue line items are for software support revenue, cloud subscriptions and support revenue, and other similarly recurring revenues that entities acquired by SAP would have recognized had they remained stand-alone entities but that SAP is not permitted to recognize as revenue under IFRS as a result of business combination accounting rules. Adjustments in the operating expense line items are for acquisition-related charges, share-based payment expenses, as well as restructuring expenses.

 

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2) Constant currency revenue and operating income figures are calculated by translating revenue and operating income of the current period using the average exchange rates from the previous year’s respective period instead of the current period. Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by comparing the current year’s non-IFRS constant currency numbers with the non-IFRS number of the previous year’s respective period.

 

For a more detailed description of these adjustments and their limitations as well as our constant currency figures, see Explanation of Non-IFRS Measures.

 

3) The difference between our effective tax rate (IFRS) and effective tax rate (non-IFRS) in Q1 2018 and Q1 2017 mainly results from tax effects of acquisition-related charges and share-based payment expenses.

 

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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17

 


 


 

Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates

 

€ millions

Estimated Amounts for
Full Year 20181)

Q1 2018

Q1 2017

Operating profit (IFRS)

 

1,025

673

Revenue adjustments

40 to 70

2

0

Adjustment for acquisition-related charges

550 to 610

129

157

Adjustment for share-based payment expenses

800 to 1,100

70

363

Adjustment for restructuring

25 to 35

11

4

Operating expense adjustments

 

209

524

Operating profit adjustments

 

211

525

Operating profit (non-IFRS)

 

1,235

1,198

 

1) The estimates provided above include the effects of the Callidus acquisition.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

 

Non-IFRS Adjustments by Functional Areas

 

€ millions

 

 

 

 

Q1 2018

 

 

 

 

Q1 2017

 

IFRS

Acqui-sition-
Related

SBP1)

Restructuring

Non-IFRS

IFRS

Acquisition-
Related

SBP1)

Restructuring

Non-IFRS

Cost of cloud and software

–905

58

8

0

–839

–954

83

41

0

–830

Cost of services

–751

2

17

0

–732

–806

2

45

0

–759

Research and development

–814

2

19

0

–793

–852

3

86

0

–764

Sales and marketing

–1,515

62

27

0

–1,426

–1,708

68

143

0

–1,497

General and administration

–231

5

–1

0

–227

–291

1

49

0

–242

Restructuring

–11

0

0

11

0

–4

0

0

4

0

Other operating income/expense, net

–10

0

0

0

–10

4

0

0

0

4

Total operating expenses

–4,236

129

70

11

–4,027

–4,612

157

363

4

–4,087

 

1) Share-based Payments

 

 

If not presented in a separate line item in our income statement, the restructuring expenses would break down as follows:

 

millions

Q1 2018

Q1 2017

Cost of cloud and software

1

1

Cost of services

4

1

Research and development

1

1

Sales and marketing

5

1

General and administration

0

0

Restructuring expenses

11

4

 

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) – Quarter

 

millions

 

 

 

 

Q1 2018

 

 

Q1 2017

 

 

D in %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IFRS

Adj.1)

Non-
IFRS
1)

Currency
Impact
2)

Non-IFRS
Constant
Currency
2)

IFRS

Adj.1)

Non-IFRS1)

IFRS

Non-IFRS1)

Non-IFRS
Constant
Currency
2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud subscriptions and support revenue by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMEA

322

0

322

12

334

230

0

230

40

40

45

Americas

620

2

621

91

712

582

0

582

6

7

22

APJ

129

0

129

14

143

94

0

94

38

38

53

Cloud subscriptions and support revenue

1,070

2

1,072

117

1,189

905

0

906

18

18

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud and software revenue by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMEA

1,959

0

1,959

50

2,009

1,848

0

1,848

6

6

9

Americas

1,688

2

1,690

267

1,957

1,775

0

1,776

–5

–5

10

APJ

705

0

705

67

771

704

0

704

0

0

10

Cloud and software revenue

4,351

2

4,353

384

4,737

4,328

0

4,328

1

1

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

753

0

753

2

755

674

0

674

12

12

12

Rest of EMEA

1,615

0

1,615

59

1,674

1,572

0

1,572

3

3

7

Total EMEA

2,368

0

2,368

61

2,428

2,246

0

2,246

5

5

8

United States

1,665

2

1,667

250

1,917

1,773

0

1,773

–6

–6

8

Rest of Americas

398

0

398

90

488

431

0

431

–8

–8

13

Total Americas

2,063

2

2,065

340

2,405

2,205

0

2,205

–6

–6

9

Japan

209

0

209

20

230

198

0

198

6

6

16

Rest of APJ

620

0

620

58

679

637

0

637

–3

–3

7

Total APJ

830

0

830

79

908

835

0

835

–1

–1

9

Total revenue

5,261

2

5,262

479

5,742

5,285

0

5,285

0

0

9

 

1) Adjustments in the revenue line items are for support revenue, cloud subscriptions and support revenue, and other similarly recurring revenues that entities acquired by SAP would have recognized had they remained stand-alone entities but that SAP is not permitted to recognize as revenue under IFRS as a result of business combination accounting rules.

 

2) Constant currency revenue figures are calculated by translating revenue of the current period using the average exchange rates from the previous year’s respective period instead of the current period. Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by comparing the current year’s non-IFRS constant currency numbers with the non-IFRS number of the previous year’s respective period.

 

For a more detailed description of these adjustments and their limitations as well as our constant currency figures, see Explanation of Non-IFRS Measures.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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Employees by Region and Functional Areas

 

 

31.3.2018

31.3.2017

Full-time equivalents

EMEA

Americas

APJ

Total

EMEA

Americas

APJ

Total

Cloud and software

5,909

4,000

4,801

14,710

6,575

4,596

5,524

16,696

Services

7,705

5,085

5,161

17,951

6,578

4,204

4,073

14,855

Research and development

11,715

5,376

8,499

25,590

10,675

4,964

8,051

23,691

Sales and marketing

9,542

9,403

4,977

23,922

8,680

8,845

4,550

22,074

General and administration

2,798

1,835

1,088

5,721

2,689

1,799

1,036

5,525

Infrastructure

1,847

871

508

3,226

1,638

812

460

2,910

SAP Group (March 31)

39,516

26,569

25,035

91,120

36,835

25,221

23,694

85,751

Thereof acquisitions 1)

22

0

0

22

4

13

0

17

SAP Group (three months’ end average)

39,258

26,447

24,847

90,552

36,681

25,066

23,512

85,259

1) Acquisitions closed between January 1 and March 31 of the respective year

 

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Impact of Changes in Accounting Policies

 

 

Adoption of IFRS 15

 

As of January 1, 2018, SAP changed several of its accounting policies to adopt IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’. Under the IFRS 15 adoption method chosen by SAP, prior years (including the prior-period numbers presented in the primary financial statements in this quarterly statement) are not restated to conform to the new policies.

 

The impact of the policy change5 in the first quarter of 2018 was as follows:

 

         Software licenses and support revenues experienced a benefit of 10 million, with most of the difference resulting from exercises of customer software purchase options granted in prior years which result in software revenue.

         Operating expenses benefitted, in cost of sales and marketing, in the amount of 38 million from higher capitalization of sales commissions net of higher amortization of amounts capitalized.

         The abovementioned effects together with other insignificant effects resulted in a net positive impact on operating profit of approximately 44 million.

         Compared to what they would have been under the pre-IFRS 15 accounting policies, the following applies:

·         Non-current and current other non-financial assets on March 31, 2018, are higher by 154 million and 30 million, respectively (January 1, 2018: higher by 124 million and 24 million, respectively) due to the higher capitalization of sales commissions.

·         Trade and other receivables and contract liabilities on March 31, 2018 are lower by 1.31 billion and 1.22 billion, respectively (January 1, 2018: higher by 560 million and 644 million, respectively), resulting from changes in the timing of and amounts recognized as contract balances.

·         Provisions on March 31, 2018, are lower by 20 million (January 1, 2018: lower by 25 million), reflecting lower provisions for onerous customer contracts.

 

 

 

 

Adoption of IFRS 9

 

As of January 1, 2018, SAP changed several of its accounting policies to adopt IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’. Under the IFRS 9 adoption method chosen by SAP, prior years are not restated to conform to the new policies.

 

The impact of the policy change as of January 1, 2018 was as follows:

 

         Trade receivables are lower by 25 million resulting from the application of the expected credit loss model.

         OCI is lower by 157 million resulting from the reclassification of amounts attributable to available-for-sale financial assets accumulated in OCI so far to opening retained earnings.

 

 

 

Please also refer to Note (3e) of our Integrated Report 2017 for further qualitative explanations of the changes in accounting policies as a result of the adoption of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15.

 

 


5  “Impact of the policy change” means the difference between a measure determined under SAP’s new IFRS 15-based policies and the respective measure as it would stand had our previous accounting policies continued to apply.

 

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