EX-99.1 2 tm2313409d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

SAP Announces Q1 2023 Results

 

Unless otherwise stated, all figures in this statement are based on SAP group results from continuing operations.

 

·Cloud revenue up 24% and up 22% at constant currencies, up 1 percentage point sequentially. S/4HANA cloud revenue up 77% and up 75% at constant currencies

 

·Current cloud backlog up 25%, both at nominal and constant currencies, a sequential growth improvement of 1 percentage point

 

·IFRS cloud gross profit up 28%, non-IFRS cloud gross profit up 28% and up 27 % at constant currencies fueling double-digit non-IFRS operating profit growth

 

·IFRS operating profit down 45%, non-IFRS operating profit up 12% and up 12% at constant currencies

 

·2023 outlook updated to reflect the expected Qualtrics divestiture. SAP reaffirms outlook for continuing operations including anticipated acceleration of topline and operating profit growth

 

 

in € millions, unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

 

 

Walldorf, Germany – April 21, 2023.
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

 

In Q1 2023, the Qualtrics consolidated group ("Qualtrics") has been classified as discontinued operations under IFRS 5. Consequently, the contribution from Qualtrics is not included in the reporting of SAP's continuing operations. See section (N) Discontinued Operations. For more information on changes in SAP’s presentation and disclosures please see recorded info session https://www.sap.com/investors/en/reports/reporting-framework.html.

 

 

Financial Performance

 

Group results at a glance – First quarter 2023

 

  IFRS   Non-IFRS1
€ million, unless otherwise stated Q1 2023 Q1 2022 ∆ in %   Q1 2023 Q1 2022 ∆ in % ∆ in %
const.
curr.
Cloud revenue 3,178 2,565 24   3,178 2,565 24 22
Thereof SAP S/4HANA Cloud revenue 716 404 77   716 404 77 75
Software licenses 276 317 –13   276 317 –13 –13
Software support 2,905 2,923 –1   2,905 2,923 –1 –1
Software licenses and support revenue 3,180 3,240 –2   3,180 3,240 –2 –2
Cloud and software revenue 6,358 5,806 10   6,358 5,806 10 8
Total revenue 7,441 6,773 10   7,441 6,773 10 9
Share of more predictable revenue (in %) 82 81 1pp   82 81 1pp  
Operating profit (loss) 803 1,471 –45   1,875 1,676 12 12
Profit (loss) after tax from continuing operations 403 1,016 –60   1,254 1,171 7  
Profit (loss) after tax² 509 632 –19   1,587 1,166 36  
Earnings per share - Basic (in €) from continuing operations 0.35 0.87 –60   1.08 1.00 8  
Earnings per share - Diluted (in €) from continuing operations 0.35 0.87 –60          
Earnings per share - Basic (in €)² 0.41 0.63 –35   1.27 1.00 27  
Earnings per share - Diluted (in €)² 0.41 0.63 –35          
Net cash flows from operating activities from continuing operations 2,311 2,465 –6          
Free cash flow         1,955 2,159 –9  
Number of employees (FTE, March 31) 105,132 104,670 0          

 

1 For a breakdown of the individual adjustments see table “Non-IFRS Adjustments by Functional Areas” in this Quarterly Statement.

 

2 From continuing and discontinued operations.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

2/23 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights1

 

First Quarter 2023

 

Current cloud backlog grew by 25% to €11.15 billion and was up 25% at constant currencies, a sequential growth improvement of 1 percentage point. SAP S/4HANA current cloud backlog was up 78% to €3.42 billion and up 79% at constant currencies.

 

In the first quarter, cloud revenue was up 24% to €3.18 billion and up 22% at constant currencies, up 1 percentage point sequentially. SAP S/4HANA cloud revenue was up 77% to €716 million and up 75% at constant currencies.

 

Supported by a few major transactions, software licenses revenue decreased by a moderate 13% to €276 million and was down 13% at constant currencies. Cloud and software revenue was up 10% to €6.36 billion and up 8% at constant currencies. Services revenue was up 12% to €1.08 billion and up 11% at constant currencies. Total revenue was up 10% to €7.44 billion and up 9% at constant currencies.

 

The share of more predictable revenue increased by 1 percentage point to 82% in the first quarter.

 

Cloud gross profit was up 28% (IFRS) to €2.24 billion, up 28% to €2.27 billion (non-IFRS), and up 27% (non-IFRS at constant currencies).

 

IFRS operating profit decreased 45% to €803 million. The decrease is mainly driven by the increase in share-based compensation which reflects the increase in share price over the first quarter as compared to last year’s decline over the same period. In addition, IFRS operating profit was impacted by restructuring expenses associated with the targeted restructuring program, as well as expenses resulting from a provision for pre-existing regulatory compliance matters (see section (D) Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation). Non-IFRS operating profit was up 12% to €1.87 billion and up 12% at constant currencies.

 

As a result, IFRS basic earnings per share decreased 60% to €0.35. Non-IFRS earnings per share (basic) increased 8% to €1.08. The effective tax rate was 40.5% (IFRS) and 28.3% (non-IFRS). For IFRS, the year-over-year increase mainly resulted from changes in non-deductible expenses and valuation allowances on deferred tax assets. For non-IFRS, the changes in non-deductible expenses do not apply due to respective adjustments of pre-tax figures.

 

Free cash flow was down 9% mainly due to the impact of sale of trade receivables in the fourth quarter last year which was weighing on Q1.

 

Impact of War in Ukraine

 

The wind down of our business operations in Russia and Belarus is almost complete. Should the situation escalate beyond its current scope, our business could potentially be subject to materially adverse consequences.

 

 

 

1 The Q1 2023 results were also impacted by other effects. For details, please refer to the disclosures on page 21 of this document. 

 

3/23 

 

 

 

 

Business Highlights

 

In the first quarter, customers around the globe continued to choose “RISE with SAP” to drive their end-to-end business transformations. These customers included BMW Group, DOLCE & GABBANA, GAMA, GlasfaserPlus, The Government of Manitoba, Henkel, KANSAI PAINT CO, Lingong Heavy Machinery, MLS, NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation, Pastificio Rana, Sempra Infrastructure, Sodexo BRS, Sri Intellectual, Thales Defense & Security Inc, VEM Conveniência, and Zagis.
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Air India, Aurobay, FLYING WHALES, Hengan Group, JFE Steel Corporation, Ourofino Agrociência, REPETCO Innovations, and Shinsegae International went live on SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the first quarter.
 
Key customer wins across SAP’s solution portfolio included: A.S. Watson, BayWa, Berlin Hyp, Brisanet, Dr. Martens (Airwair International Limited), Envision Energy, Grupo Estrella Blanca, Grupo Minero Bacis, Haffner Energy, HCLTech, Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, N+, NTT DATA Business Solutions, Lee Kum Kee Sauce Group, SMA Solar Technology, Soleum, University Hospital Bonn, and Whirlpool Corporation. Numerous customers have also gone live with SAP solutions, including: Dexco, DKSH Holding Limited, Larsen & Toubro Limited, and Wipro.
 
In the first quarter, SAP’s cloud revenue performance was robust across all regions. Brazil, Germany and India had outstanding cloud revenue growth while China, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States performed particularly strong.
 
SAP proposed a dividend of €2.05 per share for fiscal year 2022 representing a year-over-year increase of 5% compared to the regular dividend paid for fiscal year 2021. The dividend is subject to shareholder approval at the upcoming AGM scheduled for May 11, 2023.
 
On February 1, 2023, SAP and Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open-source solutions, announced an expanded partnership intended to significantly increase SAP’s use of and support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
 
On February 8, SAP announced a strategic partnership with Merck KGaA, Germany, to jointly drive sustainable business practice innovation. The partnership is expected to further accelerate the migration of the systems of Merck KGaA to the cloud with RISE with SAP, a core element of which is SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
 
On February 22, SAP announced that the Supervisory Board of SAP SE nominated Dr. h. c. Punit Renjen to stand for election as a new member of the Supervisory Board and proposes Dr. Renjen as the designated successor to Chairman, Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner.
 
On March 2, SAP announced that it filed the SAP Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and that the SAP Integrated Report 2022 is available and accessible online at www.sapintegratedreport.com.
 
On March 8, SAP announced the SAP Datasphere solution, the next generation of its data management portfolio. In addition, SAP also introduced strategic partnerships with industry-leading data and AI companies – Collibra NV, Confluent Inc., Databricks Inc. and DataRobot Inc.
 
On March 13, SAP announced that it agreed to sell all of its 423 million shares of Qualtrics International Inc. as part of the acquisition of Qualtrics by funds affiliated with Silver Lake as well as Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. At a purchase price of US$18.15 in cash per share, the transaction corresponds to a Qualtrics equity value of approximately US$12.5 billion on a fully diluted basis, representing a 73% premium over the 30-day average trading price prior to SAP’s announcement to explore a sale (approx. 62% premium relative to the unaffected closing price on January 25, 2023). SAP’s stake will be acquired for approximately US$7.7 billion. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
 
On March 16, SAP announced that it closed a new sustainability-linked revolving credit facility with a volume of €3 billion and a tenor of five years plus two one-year extension options.
 
On March 21, SAP announced GROW with SAP, a new offering to help midsize customers adopt cloud ERP that enables speed, predictability and continuous innovation. It is a comprehensive offering built on SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition and SAP Business Technology Platform.
 
On March 31, SAP announced that the SAP Supervisory Board extended the contracts of Executive Board Members Julia White, Chief Marketing & Solutions Officer, and Scott Russell, who leads SAP’s Customer Success organization, for three years until 2027. Furthermore, Sabine Bendiek, Chief People & Operating Officer and Labor Relations Director, informed the Supervisory Board that she will not seek to renew her Executive Board contract. Her contract ends on December 31, 2023.

 

4/23 

 

 

 

 

Segment Results at a Glance

 

SAP’s reportable segment showed the following performance:

 

Applications, Technology & Services1 Q1 2023

€ million, unless otherwise stated

(Non-IFRS)

Actual Currency ∆ in %

∆ in %

Constant Currency

SaaS2  2,204 25 23
PaaS3  482 47 45
IaaS4  200 –12 –13
Cloud revenue 2,886 24 23
Cloud gross profit 1,990 30 28
Segment revenue 7,143 9 8
Segment profit (loss) 2,103 12 12
SaaS2 (in %) 68.8 0.3pp 0.5pp
PaaS3 (in %) 84.3 3.6pp 4.1pp
IaaS4 (in %) 33.6 6.3pp 9.0pp
Segment margin (in %) 29.4 0.7pp 0.9pp

1 Segment information for comparative prior periods were restated to conform with the new segment composition.

2 Software as a service

3 Platform as a service

4 Infrastructure as a service

 

 

In the first quarter, segment revenue in AT&S was up 9% to €7.14 billion year-over-year and up 8% at constant currencies, primarily due to strong cloud revenue growth, which was supported by SAP S/4HANA as well as Business Technology Platform. Software licenses revenue decreased due to the shift to the cloud as more customers chose our ‘RISE with SAP’ offering. Segment services revenue was up 12% to €1.08 billion year-over-year and up 11% at constant currencies.

 

 

Cloud Performance

 

  Q1 2023

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(non-IFRS)

Actual currency ∆ in % ∆ in %
Constant currency
Current Cloud Backlog      
Total 11,148 25 25
Thereof SAP S/4HANA 3,418 78 79
Cloud Revenue      
SaaS1  2,496 24 22
PaaS2  482 47 45
IaaS3  200 –12 –13
Total 3,178 24 22
Thereof SAP S/4HANA 716 77 75
Cloud Gross Profit      
SaaS1  1,796 25 23
PaaS2  406 54 53
IaaS3  67 8 16
Total 2,269 28 27
Cloud Gross Margin (in %)      
SaaS1 (in %) 71.9 0.3pp 0.5pp
PaaS2 (in %) 84.3 3.6pp 4.1pp
IaaS3 (in %) 33.6 6.3pp 9.0pp
Total 71.4 2.5pp 2.9pp

 

5/23 

 

 

 

 

1 Software as a service: SaaS comprises all other offerings which are not shown as PaaS and IaaS.  

2 Platform as a service: PaaS includes primarily SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Signavio. 

3 Infrastructure as a service: Major portion of IaaS comes from SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely. 

The first quarter 2023 results were also impacted by other effects. For details, please refer to the disclosure on page 21 of this document.

 

 

Business Outlook

 

Reflecting the expected Qualtrics divestiture, SAP is updating its full-year 2023 outlook to cover only continuing operations.

 

Financial Outlook 2023

 

  Actual 2022
(continuing
operations)
2023 Outlook
(as of January 26)
Adjustment for
discontinued operations
2023 Outlook
(continuing
operations)
Cloud revenue (at constant currencies) €11.43 billion €15.3 – 15.7 billion €1.3 billion

€14.0 – 14.4 billion

+23% to +26%

Cloud and software revenue (at constant currencies) €25.39 billion €28.2 – 28.7 billion €1.3 billion

€26.9 – 27.4 billion

+6% to +8%

Operating profit (non-IFRS, at constant currencies) €7.99 billion €8.8 – 9.1 billion €0.2 billion

€8.6 – 8.9 billion

+8% to +11%

Share of more predictable revenue 79% approx. 83% n/a approx. 82%
Free cash flow n/a approx. €5.0 billion €0.1 billion approx. €4.9 billion
Effective tax rate (IFRS) 32.0% 28.0 – 32.0% n/a 28.0 – 32.0%
Effective tax rate (non-IFRS) 29.6% 26.0 – 28.0% n/a 26.0 – 28.0%

 

The adjustment for cloud revenue and operating profit is based on the Qualtrics outlook for 2023 as published by Qualtrics on January 25. In the absence of such guidance, financial outlook parameters are based on the 2023 Qualtrics analyst consensus as of April 19.

 

The disposal gain realized upon closing of the transaction will be included into profit (loss) after tax from discontinued operations. The divestiture will not impact operating profit or free cash flow from continuing operations.

 

SAP confirms its performance expectations underlying its January 2023 outlook for continuing operations but now updates its 2023 outlook to reflect the anticipated divestiture of Qualtrics and expects:

 

·€14.0 – 14.4 billion cloud revenue at constant currencies (2022: €11.43 billion), up 23% to 26% at constant currencies.

 

·€26.9 – 27.4 billion cloud and software revenue at constant currencies (2022: €25.39 billion), up 6% to 8% at constant currencies.

 

·€8.6 – 8.9 billion non-IFRS operating profit at constant currencies (2022: €7.99 billion), up 8% to 11% at constant currencies.

 

·A share of more predictable revenue of approximately 82% (2022: 79%). It is defined as the total of cloud revenue and software support revenue divided by total revenue.

 

·Free cash flow of approximately €4.9 billion.

 

·A full-year effective tax rate (IFRS) of 28.0% to 32.0% (2022: 32.0%) and an effective tax rate (non-IFRS) of 26.0% to 28.0% (2022: 29.6%).

 

6/23 

 

 

 

 

While SAP’s full-year 2023 financial 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.

 

Currency Impact Assuming March 2023 Rates Apply for 2023

 

In percentage points Q2 2023 FY 2023
Cloud revenue growth –3pp to –1pp –3pp to –1pp
Cloud and software revenue growth –2pp to 0pp –3pp to –1pp
Operating profit growth (non-IFRS) –3pp to –1pp –3pp to –1pp

 

 

Non-Financial Outlook 2023

 

SAP continues to focus on three non-financial indicators: customer loyalty, employee engagement, and carbon emissions.

 

In 2023, for continuing operations SAP continues to expect:

 

·a Customer Net Promoter Score of 8 to 122.

 

·an Employee Engagement Index to be in a range of 76% to 80%.

 

·Net carbon emissions of 0kt, meaning the Company will be carbon neutral in its own operations.

 

 

Ambition 2025

 

SAP expects to update its mid-term ambition as part of its financial analyst conference at Sapphire on May 16, 2023.

 

 

2 The guidance is based on an adjusted methodology for 2023 to better reflect the business priorities of the company.

 

7/23 

 

 

 

 

  Additional Information

 

This press release and all information therein is preliminary and unaudited.

 

SAP Performance Measures

 

For more information about our key growth metrics and performance measures, their calculation, their usefulness, and their limitation, please refer to the following document on our Investor Relations website: https://www.sap.com/investors/performance-measures

 

Webcast

 

SAP senior management will host a financial analyst conference call on Friday, April 21st at 2:00 PM (CEST) / 1:00 PM (BST) / 8:00 AM (Eastern) / 5:00 AM (Pacific). The conference will be webcast on the Company’s website at https://www.sap.com/investor and will be available for replay. Supplementary financial information pertaining to the first quarter results can be found at https://www.sap.com/investor.

 

Financial Analyst and Investor Conference

 

SAP will hold a financial analyst event on Tuesday, May 16th, in conjunction with its annual SAP Sapphire conference.

 

About SAP

 

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8/23 

 

 

 

 

Contents

  

Financial and Non-Financial Key Facts  (IFRS and Non-IFRS) 10
   
Primary Financial Statements of SAP Group (IFRS) 12
   
(A) Consolidated Income Statements 12
     
(B) Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 13
     
(C) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 14
     
Non-IFRS Numbers 15
   
(D) Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation 15
     
(E) Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers 15
     
(F) Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates 17
     
(G) Non-IFRS Adjustments by Functional Areas 17
     
Disaggregations 18
   
(H) Segment Reporting 18
     
(I) Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) 20
     
(J) Employees by Region and Functional Areas 20
     
Other Disclosures 21
   
(K) Financial Income, Net 21
     
(L) Share Based Payments 21
     
(M) Updated Cost Allocation Policy 21
     
(N) Discontinued Operations 22
     
(O) Restructuring 23
     
(P) Change in Non-IFRS Expense Measures 23

 

 

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9/23 

 

 

 

  

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

  

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

Q1

2022

Q2

2022

Q3

2022

Q4

2022

TY

2022

Q1
2023
Revenues            
Cloud 2,565 2,796 2,986 3,078 11,426 3,178
% change – yoy 29 32 36 29 31 24
% change constant currency – yoy 23 23 23 21 23 22
SAP S/4HANA Cloud 404 472 546 660 2,081 716
% change – yoy 78 84 98 101 91 77
% change constant currency – yoy 71 72 81 90 79 75
Software licenses 317 426 406 907 2,056 276
% change – yoy –34 –34 –38 –38 –37 –13
% change constant currency – yoy –36 –38 –42 –39 –39 –13
Software support 2,923 2,977 3,016 2,993 11,909 2,905
% change – yoy 4 5 5 3 4 –1
% change constant currency – yoy 1 0 –2 –1 0 –1
Software licenses and support 3,240 3,403 3,422 3,900 13,965 3,180
% change – yoy –1 –2 –3 –11 –5 –2
% change constant currency – yoy –4 –7 –9 –14 –9 –2
Cloud and software 5,806 6,199 6,408 6,978 25,391 6,358
% change – yoy 10 11 12 3 9 10
% change constant currency – yoy 6 4 3 –1 3 8
Total revenue 6,773 7,207 7,476 8,064 29,520 7,441
% change – yoy 10 11 13 5 10 10
% change constant currency – yoy 6 5 4 0 4 9
Share of more predictable revenue (in %) 81 80 80 75 79 82
Profits            
Operating profit (loss) (IFRS) 1,471 1,060 1,557 2,002 6,090 803
Operating profit (loss) (non-IFRS) 1,676 1,678 2,075 2,560 7,989 1,875
% change –3 –12 –1 3 –3 12
% change constant currency –6 –15 –8 1 –7 12
Profit (loss) after tax (IFRS) 1,016 613 839 600 3,068 403
Profit (loss) after tax (non-IFRS) 1,171 1,098 1,240 1,008 4,517 1,254
% change –29 –50 –42 –56 –45 7
Margins            
Cloud gross margin (IFRS, in %) 68.2 70.2 69.8 69.2 69.4 70.5
Cloud gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) 68.9 71.2 70.8 70.3 70.3 71.4
Software license and support gross margin (IFRS, in %) 89.3 90.1 90.0 90.8 90.1 88.6
Software license and support gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) 89.7 90.7 90.7 91.4 90.7 89.2
Cloud and software gross margin (IFRS, in %) 80.0 81.1 80.6 81.3 80.8 79.5
Cloud and software gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) 80.5 81.9 81.4 82.1 81.5 80.3
Gross margin (IFRS, in %) 72.2 72.7 72.8 73.4 72.8 71.0
Gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) 73.1 74.3 74.4 75.1 74.3 72.9
Operating margin (IFRS, in %) 21.7 14.7 20.8 24.8 20.6 10.8
Operating margin (non-IFRS, in %) 24.8 23.3 27.8 31.7 27.1 25.2
ATS segment – Cloud gross margin (in %) 66.1 68.3 68.2 67.7 67.6 69.0
ATS segment – Segment gross margin (in %) 72.4 73.6 73.3 74.4 73.5 72.2
ATS segment – Segment margin in % 28.8 27.5 31.3 34.9 30.8 29.4
Key Profit Ratios            
Effective tax rate (IFRS, in %) 25.5 34.2 28.3 42.8 32.0 40.5
Effective tax rate (non-IFRS, in %) 25.4 29.1 26.6 37.2 29.6 28.3
Earnings per share, basic (IFRS, in €) from continuing operations 0.87 0.54 0.75 0.63 2.80 0.35

 

10/23 

 

 

 

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

Q1

2022

Q2

2022

Q3

2022

Q4

2022

TY

2022

Q1

2023

Earnings per share, basic (non-IFRS, in €) from continuing operations 1.00 0.95 1.10 0.98 4.03 1.08
Earnings per share, basic (IFRS, in €)4  0.63 0.29 0.57 0.46 1.95 0.41
Earnings per share, basic (non-IFRS, in €)4  1.00 0.96 1.12 1.00 4.08 1.27
Order Entry and current cloud backlog            
Current cloud backlog 8,937 9,543 10,334 11,024 11,024 11,148
% change – yoy 25 32 36 27 27 25
% change constant currency – yoy 21 23 24 24 24 25
SAP S/4HANA Current cloud backlog 1,925 2,258 2,662 3,171 3,171 3,418
% change – yoy 86 100 108 86 86 78
% change constant currency – yoy 79 87 90 82 82 79
Share of cloud orders greater than €5 million based on total cloud order entry volume (in %)3  43 49 42 55 50 45
Share of cloud orders smaller than €1 million based on total cloud order entry volume (in %)3  29 25 26 18 23 26
Share of on-premise orders greater than €5 million based on total software order entry volume (in %) 40 33 28 29 31 26
Share of on-premise orders smaller than €1 million based on total software order entry volume (in %) 33 40 49 37 40 50
Liquidity and Cash Flow            
Net cash flows from operating activities 2,465         2,311
Capital expenditure –212         –257
Payments of lease liabilities –93         –99
Free cash flow 2,159         1,955
% of total revenue 32         26
% of profit after tax (IFRS) 212         485
Group liquidity 11,267 8,236 8,554 9,694 9,694 9,700
Financial debt (–) –12,171 –12,282 –12,282 –11,764 –11,764 –10,751
Net debt (–) –904 –4,046 –3,728 –2,070 –2,070 –1,050
Financial Position5            
Cash and cash equivalents 8,927 7,472 7,316 9,008 9,008 8,766
Goodwill 32,140 33,879 35,664 33,077 33,077 28,563
Total assets 73,754 72,605 74,840 72,159 72,159 73,533
Contract liabilities (current) 7,630 6,883 5,487 5,309 5,309 7,547
Equity ratio (total equity in % of total assets) 58 59 62 59 59 58
Non-Financials            
Number of employees (quarter end)1  104,670 104,988 106,912 106,312 106,312 105,132
Employee retention (in %, rolling 12 months) 92.5 92.0 92.2 92.8 92.8 93.8
Women in management (in %, quarter end) 28.6 28.9 29.2 29.3 29.3 29.4
Net carbon emissions2 (in kilotons) 20 20 20 20 85 0

1 In full-time equivalents. 

2 In CO2 Equivalents. SAP’s carbon emission numbers are rounded to the nearest 5kt. Therefore, the rounded full-year totals may not precisely equal the sum of the rounded quarterly numbers. 

³ To conform to refined calculation logic prior quarters have been adjusted. 

4 From continuing and discontinued operations. 

5 According to IFRS 5, comparison quarters 2022 for our continuing operations is unchanged from what previously has been reported. 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

11/23 

 

 

 

 

Primary Financial Statements of SAP Group (IFRS)

 

 

(A)      Consolidated Income Statements*

 

(A.1)    Consolidated Income Statements – Quarter

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated   Q1 2023 Q1 2022 ∆ in %
Cloud   3,178 2,565 24
Software licenses   276 317 –13
Software support   2,905 2,923 –1
Software licenses and support   3,180 3,240 –2
Cloud and software   6,358 5,806 10
Services   1,083 967 12
Total revenue   7,441 6,773 10
         
Cost of cloud   –938 –817 15
Cost of software licenses and support   –363 –347 4
Cost of cloud and software   –1,301 –1,164 12
Cost of services   –855 –721 19
Total cost of revenue   –2,156 –1,885 14
Gross profit   5,284 4,888 8
Research and development   –1,573 –1,396 13
Sales and marketing   –2,291 –1,742 32
General and administration   –348 –270 29
Restructuring   –260 10 <-100
Other operating income/expense, net   –8 –20 –61
Total operating expenses   –6,637 –5,302 25
Operating profit (loss)   803 1,471 –45
         
Other non-operating income/expense, net   –14 –51 –73
Finance income   182 342 –47
Finance costs   –293 –397 –26
Financial income, net   –112 –55 >100
Profit (loss) before tax from continuing operations   677 1,365 –50
         
Income tax expense   –274 –349 –21
Profit (loss) after tax from continuing operations   403 1,016 –60
Attributable to owners of parent   407 1,023 –60
Attributable to non-controlling interests   –3 –7 –48
Profit (loss) after tax from discontinued operations   106 –384 <-100
Profit (loss) after tax2   509 632 –19
Attributable to owners of parent2    479 740 –35
Attributable to non-controlling interests2    31 –108 <-100
         
Earnings per share, basic (in €)1 from continuing operations   0.35 0.87 –60
Earnings per share, basic (in €)1, 2   0.41 0.63 –35
Earnings per share, diluted (in €)1 from continuing operations   0.35 0.87 –60
Earnings per share, diluted (in €)1, 2   0.41 0.63 –35

1 For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the weighted average number of shares was 1,167 million (diluted 1,174 million) and 1,177 million (diluted: 1,178 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded). 

2 From continuing and discontinued operations. 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

12/23 

 

 

 

 

(B)      Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 

as at 03/31/2023 and 12/31/2022
€ millions 2023 2022
Cash and cash equivalents 8,766 9,008
Other financial assets 1,124 853
Trade and other receivables 6,674 6,236
Other non-financial assets 2,242 2,139
Tax assets 317 287
Assets classified as held for sale 7,385 0
Total current assets 26,507 18,522
Goodwill 28,563 33,077
Intangible assets 2,349 3,835
Property, plant, and equipment 4,465 4,934
Other financial assets 5,498 5,626
Trade and other receivables 115 169
Other non-financial assets 3,352 3,580
Tax assets 319 323
Deferred tax assets 2,366 2,095
Total non-current assets 47,026 53,638
Total assets 73,533 72,159
 
€ millions 2023 2022
Trade and other payables 1,607 2,147
Tax liabilities 581 283
Financial liabilities 3,689 4,808
Other non-financial liabilities 3,876 4,818
Provisions 455 90
Contract liabilities 7,547 5,309
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale 1,094 0
Total current liabilities 18,849 17,453
Trade and other payables 65 79
Tax liabilities 909 893
Financial liabilities 9,239 9,547
Other non-financial liabilities 971 705
Provisions 335 359
Deferred tax liabilities 149 241
Contract liabilities 21 33
Total non-current liabilities 11,689 11,858
Total liabilities 30,537 29,310
Issued capital 1,229 1,229
Share premium 3,383 3,081
Retained earnings 36,866 36,418
Other components of equity 3,019 3,801
Treasury shares –4,246 –4,341
Equity attributable to owners of parent 40,250 40,185
     
Non-controlling interests 2,746 2,662
Total equity 42,996 42,848
Total equity and liabilities 73,533 72,159

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

13/23 

 

  

 

 

(C)       Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 

 

€ millions Q1 2023 Q1 20222 
Profit (loss) after tax1 509 632
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) after tax to net cash flows from operating activities:    
(Profit) loss after tax from discontinued operations –106 384
Depreciation and amortization 365 383
Share-based payment expense 553 119
Income tax expense 274 349
Financial income, net 112 55
Decrease/increase in allowances on trade receivables 10 18
Other adjustments for non-cash items 17 –21
Decrease/increase in trade and other receivables –657 –384
Decrease/increase in other assets –279 –320
Increase/decrease in trade payables, provisions, and other liabilities –779 –1,087
Increase/decrease in contract liabilities 2,873 2,962
Share-based payments –118 –141
Interest paid –141 –84
Interest received 88 21
Income taxes paid, net of refunds –409 –419
Net cash flows from operating activities – continuing operations 2,311 2,465
Net cash flows from operating activities – discontinued operations 62 17
Net cash flows from operating activities1 2,373 2,482
Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired 0 –662
Purchase of intangible assets or property, plant, and equipment –257 –212
Proceeds from sales of intangible assets or property, plant, and equipment 24 25
Purchase of equity or debt instruments of other entities –358 –1,521
Proceeds from sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities 101 1,658
Net cash flows from investing activities – continuing operations –489 –712
Net cash flows from investing activities – discontinued operations –9 –7
Net cash flows from investing activities1 –499 –720
Dividends paid on non-controlling interests –8 –2
Purchase of treasury shares 0 –581
Repayments of borrowings –1,119 –944
Payments of lease liabilities –99 –93
Net cash flows from financing activities – continuing operations –1,226 –1,620
Net cash flows from financing activities – discontinued operations 13 –172
Net cash flows from financing activities1 –1,213 –1,792
Effect of foreign currency rates on cash and cash equivalents –161 58
Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents 500 28
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period1 9,008 8,898
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period1 9,507 8,927
Less: Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations at the end of the period 742 -
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period (Consolidated Statements of Financial Position) 8,766 8,927
1 From continuing and discontinued operations.
2 We do no longer show cash flows linked to the supply chain financing (SCF) transactions from Taulia in investing/financing cash flow separately and therefore adjusted the comparative figures accordingly.
Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

14/23 

 

 

 

 

Non-IFRS Numbers

 

 

(D) Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation

  

SAP disclose certain financial measures such as expense (non-IFRS) and profit measures (non-IFRS) that are not prepared in accordance with IFRS and are therefore considered non-IFRS financial measures.

 

In Q1 2023, SAP introduced an additional financial non-IFRS measure to adjust its non-IFRS operating profit by excluding expenses relating to regulatory compliance matters.
For a more detailed description of all of SAP’s non-IFRS measures and their limitations as well as SAP’s constant currency and free cash flow figures, see Explanation of Non-IFRS Measures online.

 

 

(E) Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers

  

(E.1)      Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Revenue – Quarter

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated Q1 2023 Q1 2022  ∆ in %
IFRS

Currency

Impact

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency

IFRS IFRS

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency1

Revenue Numbers            
Cloud 3,178 –47 3,131 2,565 24 22
Software licenses 276 0 276 317 –13 –13
Software support 2,905 –19 2,885 2,923 –1 –1
Software licenses and support 3,180 –19 3,161 3,240 –2 –2
Cloud and software 6,358 –66 6,292 5,806 10 8
Services 1,083 –12 1,070 967 12 11
Total revenue 7,441 –78 7,362 6,773 10 9

1 Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by comparing the current year's non-IFRS constant currency numbers with the IFRS numbers of the previous year's respective period. 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

15/23 

 

 

 

 

  (E.2)Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Operating Expenses – Quarter

 

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated Q1 2023 Q1 2022  ∆ in %
IFRS Adj. Non-IFRS

Currency

Impact

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency

IFRS Adj. Non-IFRS IFRS Non-IFRS

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency1

Operating Expense Numbers                      
Cost of cloud –938 30 –909     –817 18 –798 15 14  
Cost of software licenses and support –363 21 –342     –347 14 –334 4 3  
Cost of cloud and software –1,301 50 –1,251     –1,164 32 –1,132 12 11  
Cost of services –855 92 –763     –721 28 –693 19 10  
Total cost of revenue –2,156 142 –2,014     –1,885 60 –1,825 14 10  
Gross profit 5,284 142 5,427     4,888 60 4,948 8 10  
Research and development –1,573 171 –1,403     –1,396 45 –1,351 13 4  
Sales and marketing –2,291 438 –1,854     –1,742 101 –1,641 32 13  
General and administration –348 60 –288     –270 9 –261 29 10  
Restructuring –260 260 0     10 –10 0 <-100 NA  
Other operating income/expense, net –8 0 –8     –20 0 –20 –61 –61  
Total operating expenses –6,637 1,072 –5,566 87 –5,479 –5,302 205 –5,097 25 9 8

 

1 Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by comparing the current year's non-IFRS constant currency numbers with the non-IFRS numbers of the previous year's respective period.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

 

(E.3)Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Profit Figures, Income Tax and Key Ratios – Quarter

 

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated Q1 2023 Q1 2022  ∆ in %
IFRS Adj. Non-IFRS

Currency

Impact

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency

IFRS Adj. Non-IFRS IFRS Non-IFRS

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency1

Profit Numbers                      
Operating profit (loss) 803 1,072 1,875 9 1,883 1,471 205 1,676 –45 12 12
Profit (loss) before tax from continuing operations 677 1,072 1,749     1,365 205 1,570 –50 11  
Income tax expense –274 –221 –495     –349 –50 –399 –21 24  
Profit (loss) after tax from continuing operations 403 851 1,254     1,016 155 1,171 –60 7  
Attributable to owners of parent 407 850 1,256     1,023 155 1,178 –60 7  
Attributable to non-controlling interests –3 1 –2     –7 0 –7 –48 –64  
Profit (loss) after tax3 509 1,078 1,587     632 534 1,166 –19 36  
Attributable to owners of parent3  479 1,010 1,488     740 438 1,178 –35 26  
Attributable to non-controlling interests3  31 68 99     –108 96 –12 <-100 <-100  
                       
Key Ratios                      
Operating margin (in %) 10.8   25.2   25.6 21.7   24.8 –10.9pp 0.4pp 0.8pp
Effective tax rate (in %)2 40.5   28.3     25.5   25.4 14.9pp 2.9pp  
Earnings per share, basic (in €) from continuing operations 0.35   1.08     0.87   1.00 –60 8  
Earnings per share, basic (in €)3 0.41   1.27     0.63   1.00 –35 27  

 

1 Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by comparing the current year's non-IFRS constant currency numbers with the non-IFRS numbers of the previous year's respective period.

 

2 The difference between our effective tax rate (IFRS) and effective tax rate (non-IFRS) in Q1 2023 mainly resulted from tax effects of share-based payment expenses and restructuring expenses. The difference between our effective tax rate (IFRS) and effective tax rate (non-IFRS) in Q1 2022 mainly resulted from tax effects of share-based payment expenses and acquisition-related charges.

 

3 From continuing and discontinued operations

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

16/23 

 

 

 

 

(F)Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates

 

€ millions

Estimated Amounts for

Full Year 2023

Q1 2023 Q1 2022
Operating profit (loss) (IFRS)   803 1,471
Adjustment for acquisition-related charges  300–380 88 97
Adjustment for share-based payment expenses 1,850–2,250 553 119
Adjustment for restructuring 250–300 260 –10
Adjustment for regulatory compliance matter expenses 170 170 -
Operating expense adjustments   1,072 205
Operating profit (loss) (non-IFRS)   1,875 1,676

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

 

(G)Non-IFRS Adjustments by Functional Areas

 

 

€ millions Q1 2023 Q1 2022
IFRS Acquisition-
Related
SBP1 Restruc-
turing
RCM² Non-
IFRS
IFRS Acquisition-
Related
SBP1  Restruc-
turing
RCM2  Non-
IFRS
Cost of cloud –938 10 20 0 0 –909 –817 13 5 0 - –798
Cost of software licenses and support –363 11 9 0 0 –342 –347 8 6 0 - –334
Cost of services –855 0 92 0 0 –763 –721 0 28 0 - –693
Research and development –1,573 2 169 0 0 –1,403 –1,396 2 43 0 - –1,351
Sales and marketing –2,291 65 203 0 170 –1,854 –1,742 69 32 0 - –1,641
General and administration –348 0 60 0 0 –288 –270 5 4 0 - –261
Restructuring –260 0 0 260 0 0 10 0 0 –10 - 0
Other operating income/expense, net –8 0 0 0 0 –8 –20 0 0 0 - –20
Total operating expenses –6,637 88 553 260 170 –5,566 –5,302 97 119 –10 - –5,097

 

1 Share-based Payments

 

2 Regulatory Compliance Matters

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

 

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

 

 

€ millions Q1 2023 Q1 2022
Cost of cloud –5 17
Cost of software licenses and support –11 –1
Cost of services –35 –1
Research and development –37 –3
Sales and marketing –159 –1
General and administration –12 0
Restructuring expenses –260 10

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

17/23 

 

 

 

 

Disaggregations

 

 

 

(H)Segment Reporting

 

(H.1)Segment Policies and Segment Changes

 

SAP has one reportable segment: the Applications, Technology & Services segment.

 

The Qualtrics segment will no longer be reported due to disclosures made according to IFRS 5 for discontinued operations. For additional financial and non-financial information relating to Qualtrics, see Note (N) in this quarterly statement.

 

In the first quarter, the non-reportable SAP Signavio segment was dissolved and integrated into the Applications, Technology & Services segment. The segment information for comparative prior periods were restated to conform with the new segment composition.

 

For a more detailed description of SAP’s segment reporting, see Note (C.1) “Results of Segments” of our Consolidated Financial Statements 2022.

 

 

(H.2)Segment Reporting – Quarter

 

Applications, Technology & Services1

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(non-IFRS)

Q1 2023 Q1 2022 ∆ in % ∆ in %

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Actual

Currency

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Cloud – SaaS2  2,204 2,170 1,767 25 23
Cloud – PaaS3  482 476 328 47 45
Cloud – IaaS4  200 199 228 –12 –13
Cloud 2,886 2,845 2,322 24 23
Software licenses 276 276 317 –13 –13
Software support 2,905 2,885 2,923 –1 –1
Software licenses and support 3,180 3,161 3,240 –2 –2
Cloud and software 6,066 6,006 5,563 9 8
Services 1,076 1,064 961 12 11
Total segment revenue 7,143 7,070 6,524 9 8
Cost of cloud –896 –872 –786 14 11
Cost of software licenses and support –335 –331 –333 1 –1
Cost of cloud and software –1,231 –1,202 –1,119 10 7
Cost of services –752 –745 –680 11 9
Total cost of revenue –1,983 –1,947 –1,799 10 8
Cloud gross profit – SaaS2  1,517 1,497 1,209 25 24
Cloud gross profit – PaaS3  406 404 264 54 53
Cloud gross profit – IaaS4  67 72 62 8 16
Cloud gross profit 1,990 1,973 1,536 30 28
Segment gross profit 5,159 5,123 4,725 9 8
Other segment expenses –3,057 –3,023 –2,848 7 6
Segment profit (loss) 2,103 2,100 1,876 12 12
SAP S/4 HANA          
SAP S/4HANA Cloud revenue 716 708 404 77 75
SAP S/4HANA Current cloud backlog 3,418 3,438 1,925 78 79
Margins          
Cloud gross margin – SaaS2 (in %) 68.8 69.0 68.5 0.3pp 0.5pp
Cloud gross margin – PaaS3 (in %) 84.3 84.8 80.7 3.6pp 4.1pp
Cloud gross margin – IaaS4 (in %) 33.6 36.4 27.4 6.3pp 9.0pp
Cloud gross margin (in %) 69.0 69.4 66.1 2.8pp 3.2pp

 

18/23 

 

 

 

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(non-IFRS)

Q1 2023 Q1 2022 ∆ in % ∆ in %

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Actual

Currency

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Segment gross margin (in %) 72.2 72.5 72.4 –0.2pp 0.0pp
Segment margin (in %) 29.4 29.7 28.8 0.7pp 0.9pp

1 Segment information for comparative prior periods were restated to conform with the new segment composition. 

2 Software as a service 

3 Platform as a service 

4 Infrastructure as a service 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

  

 

Reconciliation of Cloud Revenues and Margins – Quarter

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(Non-IFRS)

Q1 2023 Q1 2022 ∆ in %
Actual
currency
Currency
impact
Constant
currency
Actual
currency
Actual currency Constant
currency4 
Cloud revenue – SaaS1  2,496 –40 2,456 2,010 24 22
Cloud revenue – PaaS2  482 –5 476 328 47 45
Cloud revenue – IaaS3  200 –1 199 228 –12 –13
Cloud revenue 3,178 –47 3,131 2,565 24 22
Cloud gross margin – SaaS1 (in %) 71.9   72.2 71.7 0.3pp 0.5pp
Cloud gross margin – PaaS2 (in %) 84.3   84.8 80.7 3.6pp 4.1pp
Cloud gross margin – IaaS3 (in %) 33.6   36.4 27.4 6.3pp 9.0pp
Cloud gross margin (in %) 71.4   71.8 68.9 2.5pp 2.9pp

1 Software as a service: SaaS comprises all other offerings which are not shown as PaaS and IaaS. 

2 Platform as a service: PaaS includes primarily SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Signavio. 

3 Infrastructure as a service: Major portion of IaaS comes from SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. 

4 Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by comparing the current year's non-IFRS constant currency numbers with the non-IFRS numbers of the previous year's respective period. 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

19/23 

 

 

 

 

(I)Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS)

  

(I.1)Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) – Quarter

 

€ millions Q1 2023 Q1 2022  ∆ in %
Actual currency

Currency

Impact

Constant

Currency

Actual currency Actual
currency

Constant

Currency1

Cloud Revenue by Region      
EMEA 1,191 0 1,191 952 25 25
Americas 1,573 –59 1,514 1,277 23 19
APJ 414 12 426 337 23 27
Cloud revenue 3,178 –47 3,131 2,565 24 22
Cloud and Software Revenue by Region      
EMEA 2,783 5 2,787 2,596 7 7
Americas 2,637 –100 2,536 2,309 14 10
APJ 939 30 968 901 4 7
Cloud and software revenue 6,358 –66 6,292 5,806 10 8
Total Revenue by Region      
Germany 1,137 –1 1,136 1,054 8 8
Rest of EMEA 2,139 5 2,144 1,978 8 8
Total EMEA 3,275 5 3,280 3,031 8 8
United States 2,497 –102 2,395 2,178 15 10
Rest of Americas 605 –15 590 534 13 10
Total Americas 3,102 –117 2,985 2,712 14 10
Japan 303 26 329 306 –1 8
Rest of APJ 760 8 768 724 5 6
Total APJ 1,063 34 1,097 1,030 3 7
Total revenue   7,441 –78 7,362 6,773 10 9

1) Constant currency period-over-period changes are calculated by comparing the current year's constant currency numbers with the actual currency numbers of the previous year's respective period. 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

 

 

(J)Employees by Region and Functional Areas

 

Full-time equivalents 03/31/2023 03/31/2022
  EMEA Americas APJ Total EMEA Americas APJ Total
Cloud and software 3,860 3,803 3,743 11,405 4,581 4,191 4,432 13,205
Services 8,070 5,081 5,716 18,867 8,220 5,153 5,894 19,267
Research and development 17,980 5,780 12,391 36,150 16,875 5,754 11,353 33,982
Sales and marketing 11,747 10,213 5,321 27,282 11,161 10,482 5,313 26,956
General and administration 3,433 1,773 1,255 6,461 3,312 1,852 1,204 6,367
Infrastructure 2,813 1,285 870 4,968 2,696 1,342 856 4,893
SAP Group (03/31) 47,902 27,934 29,295 105,132 46,845 28,774 29,051 104,670
    Thereof acquisitions1  0 0 0 0 173 189 8 370
SAP Group (three months' end average) 47,879 28,206 29,404 105,490 46,416 28,537 28,878 103,831

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

Due to rounding numbers may not add up precisely

 

20/23 

 

 

 

 

Other Disclosures

 

 

(K)Financial Income, Net

 

In the first quarter of 2023, finance income mainly consisted of gains from disposals and fair value adjustments of equity securities totaling €104 million (Q1/2022: €317 million), and interest income from loans and receivables, other financial assets (cash, cash equivalents, and current investments) as well as from derivatives amounting to €87 million (Q1/2022: €26 million).

 

In the first quarter of 2023, finance costs were primarily impacted by losses from disposals and fair value adjustments of equity securities amounting to €133 million (Q1/2022: €318 million), and interest expense on financial liabilities including lease liabilities and negative effects from derivatives amounting to €132 million (Q1/2022: €47 million).

 

(L)Share Based Payments

 

In the first three months of 2023, we granted 12.7 million (Q1/2022: 14.8 million) share units. This includes 12.2 million (Q1/2022: 13.9 million) share units which we intend to settle in shares. The dilutive effect of outstanding equity-settled share units is reflected in the calculation of earnings per share, diluted.

 

Under the Own SAP plan, employees can purchase, on a monthly basis, SAP shares without any required holding period. The number of shares purchased by our employees under this plan was 1.8 million in the first three months of 2023 (Q1/2022: 2.2 million).

 

(M)Updated Cost Allocation Policy

 

Starting January 1, 2023, all activities related to changes in the code of SAP’s cloud and on-premise solutions are treated as development-related activities. Some of those activities, specifically code corrections, were previously considered support-related activities. SAP believes this update aligns SAP’s accounting policy with market standards and increases comparability to its peers.

 

In the first quarter 2023, this update of our cost allocation policy resulted in an increase of the cloud gross profit by approximately €25 million, an increase of the software license and support gross profit by approximately €75 million, and an increase of our R&D expenses by approximately €100 million.

 

For the full year 2023, the updated cost allocation policy is expected to result in decreased cost of cloud by approximately €100 million and cost of support by approximately €300 million, while in consequence increased R&D expense by approximately €400 million.

 

Had SAP applied this accounting policy in 2022, its cost of cloud, cost of software licenses and support and R&D expense would have been as follows:

 

€ millions IFRS Non-IFRS
Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 FY 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 FY 2022
Cost of cloud –817 –833 –902 –947 –3,499 –798 –806 –873 –915 –3,391
Cost of software licenses and support –347 –339 –341 –358 –1,384 –334 –316 –319 –334 –1,302
Research and development expenses –1,396 –1,514 –1,571 –1,598 –6,080 –1,351 –1,393 –1,437 –1,449 –5,629

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

21/23 

 

 

 

 

(N)Discontinued Operations

  

On March 13, resulting from a process that was initiated on January 26, SAP announced it has agreed to sell all of its 423 million shares of Qualtrics International Inc. as part of the acquisition of Qualtrics by funds affiliated with Silver Lake as well as Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. At a purchase price of US$18.15 in cash per share, SAP’s stake will be acquired for approximately US$7.7 billion. SAP intends to remain a close go-to-market and technology partner, servicing joint customers and continuing to contribute to Qualtrics’ success. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory clearances and expected to close in the second half of 2023. SAP’s financial results for the first quarter present Qualtrics as a discontinued operation, in accordance with IFRS 5. The Qualtrics disposal group was previously included in the Qualtrics reportable segment, which will no longer be presented due to disclosures made under IFRS 5.

 

The disposal gain realized upon closing of the transaction will be included into profit (loss) after tax from discontinued operations.

 

Additional financial and non-financial information relating to Qualtrics is presented in the following tables:

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated Q1 2023 Q1 2022
Consolidated Income Statements    
Cloud revenue 309 254
Total revenue 374 304
Cost of cloud –53 –62
Total cost of revenue –114 –120
Total operating expenses –636 –722
Operating profit –262 –418
Profit (loss) before tax –257 –420
Income tax (expense) / income1  363 36
Profit (loss) after tax 106 –384
Attributable to owners of parent 72 –283
     
Earnings per share, basic (IFRS, in €)2  0.06 –0.23
Earnings per share, diluted (IFRS, in €)2  0.06 –0.24
Earnings per share, basic (Non-IFRS, in €)2  0.19 0.00
     
Major Components of Consolidated Statements of Financial Position    
Goodwill 4,004 -
Intangible assets 1,293 -
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow    
Net operating cash flow 62 17
Net investing cash flow –9 –7
Net financing cash flow 13 –172
     
Non-financial measures    
Number of employees (quarter end)3  5,418 5,128

1 The year-over-year increase in income tax income mainly resulted from the recognition of deferred tax assets on outside basis differences due to the agreed disposal of the shares of Qualtrics International Inc. 

2 For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the weighted average number of shares was 1,167 million (diluted 1,174 million) and 1,177 million (diluted: 1,178 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).

3 In full time equivalents 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

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The cumulative income recognized within equity in other components of equity relating to SAP’s assets held for sale amounted to €243 million as of March 31, 2023, including cumulative income from non-controlling interests.

  

€ millions, unless otherwise stated Q1 2023 Q1 2022
Profit (loss) after tax (IFRS) 106 –384
Adjustment for acquisition related charges 43 67
Adjustment for share-based payment expenses 206 352
Adjustment for restructuring expenses 7 0
Adjustment for tax impact of non-IFRS adjustments –29 –40
Profit (loss) after tax (non-IFRS) 333 –5
Attributable to owners of parent 232 0

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

 

(O)Restructuring

 

In the first quarter of 2023, SAP announced and launched a targeted restructuring program in selected areas of the company to further focus on its strategic growth areas and the accelerated cloud transformation. Restructuring expenses are projected to be between €250 million and €300 million with the vast majority of €255 million already recognized in the first quarter, impacting IFRS operating profit. Restructuring expenses primarily include employee benefits that result from severance payments for employee terminations. The program is expected to contribute to cost savings in 2023 and to achieve its full annual cost savings rate of €300m to €350m as of 2024, impacting both IFRS and Non-IFRS operating profit.

 

 

(P)Change in Non-IFRS Expense Measures

 

In the first quarter of 2023, we changed our non-IFRS definition. Going forward, we adjust our IFRS expense measures by excluding expenses for regulatory compliance matters associated with the provision for (potential) penalties arising from certain ongoing governmental investigations into our business operations, which are described in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 2022, Note [G.3.], section “Anti-Bribery Matters” and are limited to the scope of IAS 37.

 

The adjustment of our non-IFRS definition also impacts our operating profit (non-IFRS), profit before tax (non-IFRS), profit after tax (non-IFRS), and our non-IFRS key ratios such as operating margin, effective tax rate, and earnings per share, basic.

 

For more details such as the explanation, the usefulness, and the limitations of non-IFRS measures, please refer to the SAP Performance Measures.

 

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