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SAP Reports 20% Growth in Software and Software-Related Service Revenues for the Third Quarter

13% Growth in Non-IFRS Software and Software-Related Service Revenues at Constant Currencies

Company Reaffirms Full-Year 2010 Outlook


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Oct 27, 2010, 01:00 ET

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WALLDORF, Germany, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced its preliminary financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – Third Quarter 2010


Third Quarter 2010(1)


IFRS

Non-IFRS(2)

euro million, unless
otherwise stated

Q3 2010

Q3 2009

% change

Q3 2010

Q3 2009

% change

% change
const. curr.(3)

Software revenue

656

525

25%

656

525

25%

15%

Software and software-related service revenue

2,316

1,937

20%

2,352

1,937

21%

13%

Total revenue

3,003

2,508

20%

3,039

2,508

21%

13%

Total operating expenses

-2,287

-1,889

21%

-2,157

-1,821

18%

11%

    - thereof restructuring

2

-10

<-100%

-1

-11

-91%


Operating profit

716

619

16%

883

687

29%

16%

Operating margin (%)

23.8

24.7

-0.9pp

29.1

27.4

1.7pp

0.8pp

Profit after tax

501

447

12%

605

499

21%


Basic earnings per share (euro )

0.42

0.38

11%

0.51

0.42

21%



1) All figures are preliminary and unaudited.

2) Adjustments in the revenue line items are for the support revenue that would have been recognized had the acquired entities 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 and discontinued activities.

3) 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.

Third quarter and year to date 2010 revenue, profit and cash flow figures include the revenue, profits and cash flows from Sybase for the period since the acquisition (July 26, 2010). The comparative prior year numbers do not include any Sybase revenues, profits or cash flows.

Revenues – Third Quarter 2010

  • IFRS software and software-related service revenues were euro 2.32 billion (2009: euro 1.94 billion), an increase of 20%. Non-IFRS software and software-related service revenues were euro 2.35 billion (2009: euro 1.94 billion), an increase of 21% (13% at constant currencies).
  • Excluding the contribution from Sybase, SAP’s business contributed 15 percentage points to the growth of our IFRS and Non-IFRS software and software related service revenues (7 percentage points at constant currencies).
  • IFRS software revenues were euro 656 million (2009: euro 525 million), an increase of 25% (15% at constant currencies).
  • IFRS total revenues were euro 3.00 billion (2009: euro 2.51 billion), an increase of 20%. Non-IFRS total revenues were euro 3.04 billion (2009: euro 2.51 billion), an increase of 21% (13% at constant currencies)

Third quarter 2010 Non-IFRS revenue figures exclude a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of euro 36 million.

Income – Third Quarter 2010

  • IFRS operating profit was euro 716 million (2009: euro 619 million), an increase of 16%. Non-IFRS operating profit was euro 883 million (2009: euro 687 million), an increase of 29% (16% at constant currencies). In the third quarter of 2009, the IFRS and Non-IFRS operating profit was impacted by restructuring charges of euro 10 million and euro 11 million, respectively, resulting from a reduction of positions. In contrast, restructuring charges were not material in the third quarter of 2010.
  • IFRS operating margin was 23.8% (2009: 24.7%), a decrease of 0.9 percentage points. Non-IFRS operating margin was 29.1% (2009: 27.4%), or 28.2% at constant currencies, an increase of 1.7 percentage points (0.8 percentage points at constant currencies). In contrast to the respective quarter in 2009, the third quarter of 2010 was not materially impacted by restructuring expenses which had, in the third quarter of 2009, negatively impacted the IFRS and Non-IFRS operating margin by 0.4 percentage points.
  • IFRS profit after tax was euro 501 million (2009: euro 447 million), an increase of 12%. Non-IFRS profit after tax was euro 605 million (2009: euro 499 million), an increase of 21%. IFRS basic earnings per share were euro 0.42 (2009: euro 0.38), an increase of 11%. Non-IFRS basic earnings per share were euro 0.51 (2009: euro 0.42), an increase of 21%. The impact, net of tax, of the restructuring expenses incurred in the third quarter 2009 on the third quarter 2009 IFRS and Non-IFRS basic earnings per share was not material. The IFRS effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2010 was 27.3% (2009: 20.5%).

Third quarter 2010 Non-IFRS operating profit excludes a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of euro 36 million plus acquisition-related charges and discontinued activities totaling euro 131 million (2009: euro 68 million). Third quarter 2010 Non-IFRS profit after tax and Non-IFRS basic earnings per share exclude a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of euro 24 million plus acquisition-related charges and discontinued activities totaling euro 80 million net of tax (2009: euro 52 million). The excluded amounts from discontinued activities result from an increase from $100 million to $160 million in the provision related to our discontinued TomorrowNow activities.

“We are pleased to report double-digit growth in software and software related service revenue and the contribution of Sybase,” said Werner Brandt, CFO of SAP AG. “All of the regions reported growth in the third quarter, with particular strength in the U.S. and the emerging markets of Asia, Europe and Latin America. We saw a good mix of revenues among small, midsized and large enterprises, and we had an increase in deal volume. On the product side, Business Analytics remains a top priority among our customers and continues to be a principal growth driver.”

“We were already delivering our solutions on premise and on demand. With the acquisition of Sybase, we now have the most complete and heterogeneous mobile platform in the industry and with it the added ability to deliver our solutions on device as well,” said Bill McDermott, Co-CEO of SAP. “As customers continue to reengage, seeking opportunities to grow their businesses and differentiate themselves from their competitors, we are able to help them be best run businesses with our unique strategy to deliver a full suite of enterprise software and next generation business intelligence on any device at any time.”

“The experience we have gained with our more than 100,000 customers over many years tells us that they want choice, openness and innovation from their technology partners,” said Jim Hagemann Snabe, Co-CEO of SAP. “The opposite seems to be happening as more technology companies want to lock in their customers to a single vendor on one proprietary technology stack. This has made our business even more important to our customers because at SAP we provide choice, innovation, co-innovation, a completely open platform and the resources of a vast ecosystem of partners, with whom we continue to forge even stronger relationships. Our in-memory High-Performance Analytic Appliance called SAP HANA is a prime example of cutting edge technology delivered through co-innovation with partners.”

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – Nine Months 2010


Nine Months 2010(1)


IFRS

Non-IFRS(2)

euro  million, unless
otherwise stated

9M 2010

9M 2009

% change

9M 2010

9M 2009

% change

% change const. curr.(3)

Software revenue

1,757

1,487

18%

1,757

1,487

18%

9%

Software and software-related service revenue

6,521

5,632

16%

6,557

5,643

16%

10%

Total revenue

8,406

7,482

12%

8,442

7,493

13%

7%

Total operating expenses

-6,359

-5,915

8%

-6,108

-5,700

7%

3%

    - thereof restructuring

1

-193

<-100%

-2

-188

-99%


Operating profit

2,047

1,567

31%

2,334

1,792

30%

19%

Operating margin (%)

24.4

20.9

3.5pp

27.6

23.9

3.7pp

2.7pp

Profit after tax

1,379

1,069

29%

1,591

1,239

28%


Basic earnings per share (euro )

1.16

0.90

29%

1.34

1.04

29%



1) All figures are preliminary and unaudited.

2) Adjustments in the revenue line items are for the support revenue that would have been recognized had the acquired entities 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 and discontinued activities.

3) 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.

Third quarter and year to date 2010 revenue, profit and cash flow figures include the revenue, profits and cash flows from Sybase for the period since the acquisition (July 26, 2010). The comparative prior year numbers do not include any Sybase revenues, profits or cash flows.

Revenues – Nine Months 2010

  • IFRS software and software-related service revenues were euro 6.52 billion (2009: euro 5.63 billion), an increase of 16%. Non-IFRS software and software-related service revenues were euro 6.56 billion (2009: euro 5.64 billion), an increase of 16% (10% at constant currencies).
  • Excluding the contribution from Sybase, SAP’s business contributed 14 percentage points to the growth of our IFRS and Non-IFRS software and software related service revenues (8 percentage points at constant currencies).
  • IFRS software revenues were euro 1.76 billion (2009: euro 1.49 billion), an increase of 18% (9% at constant currencies).
  • IFRS total revenues were euro 8.41 billion (2009: euro 7.48 billion), an increase of 12%. Non-IFRS total revenues were euro 8.44 billion (2009: euro 7.49 billion), an increase of 13% (7% at constant currencies).

Nine months 2010 Non-IFRS revenue figures exclude a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of euro 36 million (2009: euro 11 million).

Income – Nine Months 2010

  • IFRS operating profit was euro 2.05 billion (2009: euro 1.57 billion), an increase of 31%. Non-IFRS operating profit was euro 2.33 billion (2009: euro 1.79 billion), an increase of 30% (19% at constant currencies). In the first nine months of 2009, the IFRS and Non-IFRS operating profit was impacted by restructuring charges of euro 193 million and euro 188 million, respectively, resulting from a reduction of positions. In contrast, restructuring charges were not material in the 2010 nine month period.
  • IFRS operating margin was 24.4% (2009: 20.9%), an increase of 3.5 percentage points. Non-IFRS operating margin was 27.6% (2009: 23.9 %), or 26.6% at constant currencies, an increase of 3.7 percentage points (2.7 percentage points at constant currencies). In contrast to the respective first nine months of 2009, the first nine months of 2010 were not materially impacted by restructuring expenses which had, in the first nine months of 2009, negatively impacted the IFRS and Non-IFRS operating margin by 2.6 percentage points and 2.5 percentage points, respectively. However, severance expenses of euro 45 million (2009: euro 11 million) and unused lease space expenses of euro 8 million (2009: euro 5 million) negatively impacted the IFRS and Non-IFRS operating margin by 0.6 percentage points (2009: 0.2 percentage points).
  • IFRS profit after tax was euro 1.38 billion (2009: euro 1.07 billion), an increase of 29%. Non-IFRS profit after tax was euro 1.59 billion (2009: euro 1.24 billion), an increase of 28%. IFRS basic earnings per share were euro 1.16 (2009: euro 0.90), an increase of 29 %. Non-IFRS basic earnings per share were euro 1.34 (2009: euro 1.04), an increase of 29 %. The impact, net of tax, of the severance and unused lease space expenses incurred in the first nine months of 2010 on the first nine months 2010 IFRS and Non-IFRS basic earnings per share was euro 0.03 (2009: euro 0.01). The impact, net of tax, of the restructuring expenses incurred in the first nine months of 2009 on the first nine months 2009 IFRS and Non-IFRS basic earnings per share was euro 0.11. The IFRS effective tax rate in the first nine months 2010 was 26.9% (2009: 26.0%).

First nine months 2010 Non-IFRS operating profit excludes a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of euro 36 million (2009: euro 11 million) plus acquisition-related charges and discontinued activities totaling euro 251 million (2009: euro 215 million). First nine months 2010 Non-IFRS profit after tax and Non-IFRS basic earnings per share exclude a deferred support revenue write-down from acquisitions of euro 24 million (2009: euro 7 million) plus acquisition-related charges and discontinued activities totaling euro 188 million net of tax (2009: euro 163 million). The excluded amounts from discontinued activities result from an increase from $100 million to $160 million in the provision related to our discontinued TomorrowNow activities.

Cash Flow – Nine Months 2010

Operating cash flow for the nine months 2010 exceeded euro 2 billion (2009: euro 2.36 billion).  The year-over-year decrease in operating cash flow was mainly the result of a significant increase in payments in 2009 that were delayed from the end of 2008 resulting from the onset of the financial crisis. In 2010, however, the timing of the cash inflows from customers returned to normal.

Free cash flow was euro 1.86 billion (2009: euro 2.19 billion), a decrease of 15%. Free cash flow was 22% of total revenues (2009: 29%). At September 30, 2010, SAP had a total group liquidity of euro 2.83 billion (December 31, 2009: euro 2.28 billion), which includes cash and cash equivalents and short term investments. Net liquidity at September 30, 2010 was -euro 1.64 billion, which included euro 4.47 billion of debt, of which euro 2.20 billion resulted from the proceeds of two successful bond transactions.  These debt offerings were very well-received in the market.

Business Outlook

SAP is providing the following outlook for the full-year 2010, which is unchanged from the previous outlook.

  • The Company expects full-year 2010 Non-IFRS software and software-related service revenue to increase in a range of 9% – 11% at constant currencies (2009: euro 8.2 billion). SAP’s business, excluding the contribution from Sybase, is expected to contribute 6 – 8 percentage points to this growth.
  • The Company expects the full-year 2010 Non-IFRS operating margin to be in a range of 30% – 31% (2009: 27.4%) at constant currencies.
  • The Company projects an effective tax rate of 27.5% – 28.5% (based on IFRS) for 2010 (2009: 28.1%).

Major Customer Wins

In the third quarter of 2010, SAP closed major contracts in key regions.

EMEA: SAP - Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd, TNK-BP, Nedbank Group Limited, Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Mercuria Energy Group Holding, Iberdrola and City of Johannesburg.  Sybase - BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Cogetech and Ericsson

Americas: SAP - Fifth Third Processing Solutions, Intermec Technologies Corporation, Applied Industrial Technologies, Fossil, Marisol S.A., Indumotora Automotriz S.A.,  Hasbro, Inc. and American Express. Sybase - Banco Popular Dominicano, Rite Aid, GlobeOp Financial and Symphony Technology

Asia Pacific/Japan: SAP - Jiangsu Electric Power Corp., China Central Television, Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad, Pacific Pipe Co., Ltd., Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.,  Sharp Corporation and Eros International Media. Sybase - New Zealand Customs and NTT Data Group

SAP Business ByDesign - Anthesis, Frankfurter Fondsbank, Hangzhou Permanent Magnet Group, KunShan Taidah Chemical and RJT Compuquest.

Webcast / Supplementary Financial Information

SAP senior management will host a conference call today at 3:00 PM (CET) / 2:00 PM (UK) / 9:00 AM (Eastern) / 6:00 AM (Pacific). The conference call will be web cast live on the Company’s website at http://www.sap.com/investor and will be available for replay.

Supplementary financial information pertaining to the quarterly results can be found at http://www.sap.com/investor.

SAP First Nine Months 2010 Interim Report

The First Nine Months 2010 Interim Report will be published on October 29, 2010, and will be available for download at http://www.sap.com/investor

About SAP

SAP is the world’s leading provider of enterprise application software, offering solutions that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 105,000 customers in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol “SAP.” For more information, visit www.sap.com.

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Appendix – Financial Information to Follow

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS 2010

– Condensed, Preliminary and Unaudited –












Page





Financial Statements (IFRS)


Income Statements – Quarter


F1


Statements of Comprehensive Income - Quarter


F2


Income Statements – Nine Months


F2


Statements of Comprehensive Income – Nine Months


F4


Statements of Financial Position


F5


Statements of Changes in Equity


F6


Statements of Cash Flows


F7





Supplementary Financial Information


Reconciliations from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers


F8 to F9


Revenue by Region


F10 to F11


Share-Based Compensation


F12


Free Cash Flow


F12


Days Sales Outstanding(DSO)


F12


Number of Employees


F12


Multi-Quarter Summary


F13


Explanations of Non-IFRS Measures


F14 to F16





Financial Statements (IFRS)


CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS OF SAP GROUP

For the three months ended September 30 

euro millions, unless otherwise stated

2010

2009

Change in
%

Software revenue 

656

525

25

Support revenue 

1,559

1,333

17

Subscription and other software-related service revenue 

101

79

28

Software and software-related service revenue 

2,316

1,937

20

Consulting revenue 

565

484

17

Other service revenue 

122

87

40

Professional services and other service revenue 

687

571

20

Total revenue 

3,003

2,508

20






Cost of software and software-related services 

-514

-414

24

Cost of professional services and other services 

-530

-436

22

Research and development 

-453

-382

19

Sales and marketing 

-642

-515

25

General and administration 

-157

-133

18

Restructuring

2

-10

<-100

Other operating income/expense, net 

7

1

>100

Total operating expenses 

-2,287

-1,889

21

Operating profit 

716

619

16





Other non-operating income/expense, net  

-13

-39

-67

Finance income 

16

9

78

Finance costs 

-35

-26

35

Other financial gains/losses, net 

5

-1

<-100

Financial income, net 

-14

-18

-22

Profit before tax 

689

562

23





Income tax expense

-188

-115

63

Profit after tax 

501

447

12

– Profit attributable to non-controlling interests 

1

0

N/A

– Profit attributable to owners of parent 

500

447

12





Basic earnings per share, in euro

0.42

0.38

12

Diluted earnings per share, in euro

0.42

0.38

12


* For the three months ended September  30, 2010 and 2009 the weighted average number of shares were 1,188

million (Diluted: 1,188 million) and 1,188 million (Diluted: 1,189 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF SAP GROUP

for the third quarter ended September 30

euro millions

2010

2009

Profit after tax

501

447

Gains (losses) on exchange differences on translation, before tax

-270

18

Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, before tax

11

0

Exchange differences on translation

-259

18

Gains (losses) on remeasuring available-for-sale financial assets, before tax

6

1

Reclassification adjustments on available-for-sale financial assets, before tax

0

0

Available-for-sale financial assets

6

1

Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before tax

6

-11

Reclassification adjustments on cash flow hedges, before tax

31

22

Cash flow hedges

37

11

Actuarial gains (losses) on defined benefit plans, before tax

7

3

Other comprehensive income before tax

-209

33

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income

-13

-5

Other comprehensive income after tax

-222

28

Total comprehensive income

279

475

– attributable to non-controlling interests

1

0

– attributable to owners of parent

278

475



CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS OF SAP GROUP  





For the nine months ended September 30





euro millions, unless otherwise stated


2010

2009

Change in
%

Software revenue


1,757

1,487

18

Support revenue


4,479

3,922

14

Subscription and other software-related service revenue


285

223

28

Software and software-related service revenue


6,521

5,632

16

Consulting revenue


1,572

1,554

1

Other service revenue


313

296

6

Professional services and other service revenue


1,885

1,850

2

Total revenue


8,406

7,482

12






Cost of software and software-related services


-1,328

-1,200

11

Cost of professional services and other services


-1,478

-1,423

4

Research and development


-1,242

-1,120

11

Sales and marketing


-1,858

-1,590

17

General and administration


-461

-395

17

Restructuring


1

-193

<-100

Other operating income/expense, net


7

6

17

Total operating expenses


-6,359

-5,915

8

Operating profit


2,047

1,567

31






Other non-operating income/expense, net


-136

-62

>100

Finance income


38

27

41

Finance costs


-67

-79

-15

Other financial gains/losses, net


4

-8

<-100

Financial income, net


-25

-60

-58

Profit before tax


1,886

1,445

31






Income tax expense


-507

-376

35

Profit after tax


1,379

1,069

29

– Profit attributable to non-controlling interests


2

1

100

– Profit attributable to owners of parent


1,377

1,068

29






Basic earnings per share, in euro


1.16

0.90

29

Diluted earnings per share, in euro


1.16

0.90

29


* For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 the weighted average number of shares were 1,188 million (Diluted: 1,189 million) and 1,188 million (Diluted: 1,189 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF SAP GROUP

for the nine months ended September 30

euro  millions

2010

2009

Profit after tax

1,379

1,069

Gains (losses) on exchange differences on translation, before tax

2

53

Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, before tax

-6

0

Exchange differences on translation

-4

53

Gains (losses) on remeasuring available-for-sale financial assets, before tax

5

2

Reclassification adjustments on available-for-sale financial assets, before tax

0

0

Available-for-sale financial assets

5

2

Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before tax

-66

-33

Reclassification adjustments on cash flow hedges, before tax

47

65

Cash flow hedges

-19

32

Actuarial gains (losses) on defined benefit plans, before tax

-3

5

Other comprehensive income before tax

-21

92

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income

9

-11

Other comprehensive income after tax

-12

81

Total comprehensive income

1,367

1,150

– attributable to non-controlling interests

2

1

– attributable to owners of parent

1,365

1,149



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION OF SAP GROUP  

as at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 

euro millions


2010

2009

Change in %

Assets





Cash and cash equivalents


2,828

1,884

50

Other financial assets


258

486

-47

Trade and other receivables


2,382

2,546

-6

Other non-financial assets


223

147

52

Tax assets


311

192

62

Total current assets


6,002

5,255

14

Goodwill


8,285

4,994

66

Intangible assets


2,400

894

>100

Property, plant, and equipment


1,415

1,371

3

Other financial assets


374

284

32

Trade and other receivables


68

52

31

Other non-financial assets


31

35

-11

Tax assets


120

91

32

Deferred tax assets


391

398

-2

Total non-current assets


13,084

8,119

61

Total assets


19,086

13,374

43








euro millions


2010

2009

Change in %

Equity and liabilities





Trade and other payables


766

638

20

Tax liabilities


136

125

9

Financial liabilities


238

146

63

Other non-financial liabilities


1,187

1,577

-25

Provisions


389

332

17

Deferred income


1,334

598

>100

Total current liabilities


4,050

3,416

19






Trade and other payables


54

35

54

Tax liabilities


359

239

50

Financial liabilities


4,422

729

>100

Other non-financial liabilities


21

12

75

Provisions


270

198

36

Deferred tax liabilities


605

190

>100

Deferred income


94

64

47

Total non-current liabilities


5,825

1,467

>100

Total liabilities


9,875

4,883

>100






Issued capital


1,227

1,226

0

Treasury shares


-1,391

-1,320

5

Share premium


333

317

5

Retained earnings


9,356

8,571

9

Other components of equity


-331

-317

4

Equity attributable to owners of parent


9,194

8,477

8






Non-controlling interests


17

14

21

Total equity


9,211

8,491

8

Equity and liabilities


19,086

13,374

43



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY OF SAP GROUP 

For the nine months ended

September 30 

euro millions

Issued Capital

Share Premium

Retained Earnings

Other Components of Equity

Treasury Shares

Equity Attributable to Owners of Parent

Non-Controlling Interests

Total Equity

Exchange Differences

Available-for-Sale Financial Assets

Cash Flow Hedges

January 1, 2009

1,226

320

7,423

-395

-1

-42

-1,362

7,169

2

7,171

Profit after tax



1,068





1,068

1

1,069

Other comprehensive income



3

53

1

25


82


82

Share-based compensation


-4






-4


-4

Dividends



-594





-594


-594

Treasury shares transactions


-5





36

31


31

Convertible bonds and stock options exercised


5






5


5

Other



1





1

10

11

September 30, 2009

1,226

316

7,901

-342


-17

-1,326

7,758

13

7,771












January 1, 2010

1,226

317

8,571

-319

13

-11

-1,320

8,477

14

8,491

Profit after tax



1,377





1,377

2

1,379

Other comprehensive income



2

-4

4

-14


-12


-12

Share-based compensation








0


0

Dividends



-594





-594


-594

Treasury shares transactions


-4





-157

-161


-161

Convertible bonds and stock options exercised

1

20





86

107


107

Other








0

1

1

September 30, 2010

1,227

333

9,356

-323

17

-25

-1,391

9,194

17

9,211



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS OF SAP GROUP



as at September 30



euro millions

2010

2009

Profit after tax

1,379

1,069

Adjustments to reconcile profit after taxes to net cash provided by operating activities:



Depreciation and amortization

370

375

Gains/losses on disposals of non-current assets

2

4

Gains/losses on disposals of financial assets

-7

0

Impairment loss on financial assets recognized in profit

0

8

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

-9

91

Other adjustments for non-cash items

33

7

Deferred income taxes

13

-84

Decrease/increase in trade receivables

515

967

Decrease/increase in other assets

-350

16

Decrease/increase in trade payables, provisions and other liabilities

-437

-612

Decrease/increase in deferred income

553

521

Net cash flows from operating activities

2,062

2,362




Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired

-4,184

-65

Purchase of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment

-200

-169

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

23

19

Purchase of equity or debt instruments of other entities

-687

-576

Proceeds from sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities

1,248

324

Net cash flows from investing activities

-3,800

-467




Dividends paid

-594

-594

Purchase of treasury shares

-220

0

Proceeds from reissuance of treasury shares

109

20

Proceeds from issuing shares (share-based compensation)

26

4

Proceeds from borrowings

5,019

697

Repayments of borrowings

-1,721

-902

Purchase of equity-based derivative instruments (hedge for cash-settled share-based payment plans)

-14

0

Proceeds from exercise of equity-based derivative financial instruments

4

4

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

2,828

2,414




Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

73

10

Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents

944

1,134

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

1,884

1,280

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

2,828

2,414





Supplementary Financial Information


RECONCILIATIONS FROM NON-IFRS NUMBERS TO IFRS NUMBERS

(Preliminary and unaudited)


The following tables present a reconciliation from our non-IFRS numbers (including our non-IFRS at constant currency numbers) to the

respective most comparable IFRS numbers.  Note: Our non-IFRS numbers are not prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles.

euro millions, unless otherwise stated


Three months ended September 30





2010



2009



Change in %





IFRS

Adj.*

Non-IFRS*

Currency
impact**

Non-IFRS
constant
currency**



IFRS

Adj.*

Non-IFRS*



IFRS

Non-IFRS*

Non-IFRS
constant
currency**

















Non-IFRS Revenue Numbers



















Software revenue


656

0

656

-52

604



525

0

525



25

25

15



Support revenue


1,559

36

1,595

-109

1,486



1,333

0

1,333



17

20

11



Subscription and other software-related service revenue


101

0

101

-6

95



79

0

79



28

28

20


Software and software-related service revenue


2,316

36

2,352

-167

2,185



1,937

0

1,937



20

21

13



- thereof SAP excluding Sybase


2,228

0

2,228

-158

2,070



1,937

0

1,937



15

15

7



Consulting revenue


565

0

565

-40

525



484

0

484



17

17

8



Other service revenue


122

0

122

-8

114



87

0

87



40

40

31


Professional services and other service revenue


687

0

687

-48

639



571

0

571



20

20

12

Total revenue


3,003

36

3,039

-215

2,824



2,508

0

2,508



20

21

13




















Non-IFRS Operating Expense Numbers


















Cost of software and software-related services


-514

100

-414





-414

48

-366



24

13



Cost of professional services and other services


-530

3

-527





-436

1

-435



22

21



Research and development


-453

1

-452





-382

1

-381



19

19



Sales and marketing


-642

24

-618





-515

18

-497



25

24



General and administration


-157

5

-152





-133

2

-131



18

16



Restructuring


2

-3

-1





-10

-1

-11



<-100

-91



Other operating income/expense, net


7

0

7





1

-1

0



>100

N/A


Total operating expenses


-2,287

131

-2,157

130

-2,027



-1,889

68

-1,821



21

18

11




















Non-IFRS Profit Numbers 

















Operating profit


716

167

883

-86

797



619

68

687



16

29

16

Other non-operating income/expense, net


-13

-8

-21





-39

0

-39



-67

-46



Finance income


16

0

16





9

0

9



78

78



Finance costs


-35

0

-35





-26

0

-26



35

35



Other financial gains/losses, net


5

0

5





-1

0

-1



<-100

<-100


Financial income, net


-14

0

-14





-18

0

-18



-22

-22


Profit before tax


689

159

848





562

68

630



23

35



Income tax expense


-188

-55

-243





-115

-16

-131



63

85


Profit after tax


501

104

605





447

52

499



12

21



Profit attributable to non-controlling interests


1

0

1





0

0

0



N/A

N/A



Profit attributable to owners of parent


500

104

604





447

52

499



12

21





















Non-IFRS Key Ratios  

















Operating margin in %


23.8


29.1


28.2



24.7


27.4



-0.9pp

1.7pp

0.8pp

Effective tax rate in %


27.3


28.7





20.5


20.8



6.8pp

7.9pp


Basic earnings per share, in euro


0.42


0.51





0.38


0.42



11

21




euro  millions, unless otherwise stated


Nine months ended September 30





2010



2009



Change in %





IFRS

Adj.*

Non-IFRS*

Currency
impact**

Non-IFRS
constant
currency**



IFRS

Adj.*

Non-IFRS*



IFRS

Non-IFRS*

Non-IFRS
constant
currency**

















Non-IFRS Revenue Numbers



















Software revenue


1,757

0

1,757

-133

1,624



1,487

0

1,487



18

18

9



Support revenue


4,479

36

4,515

-207

4,308



3,922

11

3,933



14

15

10



Subscription and other software-related service revenue


285

0

285

-8

277



223

0

223



28

28

24


Software and software-related service revenue


6,521

36

6,557

-349

6,208



5,632

11

5,643



16

16

10



- thereof SAP excluding Sybase


6,433

0

6,433

-340

6,093



5,632

11

5,643



14

14

8



Consulting revenue


1,572

0

1,572

-81

1,491



1,554

0

1,554



1

1

-4



Other service revenue


313

0

313

-15

298



296

0

296



6

6

1


Professional services and other service revenue


1,885

0

1,885

-96

1,789



1,850

0

1,850



2

2

-3

Total revenue


8,406

36

8,442

-444

7,998



7,482

11

7,493



12

13

7




















Non-IFRS Operating Expense Numbers


















Cost of software and software-related services


-1,328

181

-1,147





-1,200

147

-1,053



11

9



Cost of professional services and other services


-1,478

5

-1,473





-1,423

3

-1,420



4

4



Research and development


-1,242

4

-1,238





-1,120

3

-1,117



11

11



Sales and marketing


-1,858

51

-1,807





-1,590

55

-1,535



17

18



General and administration


-461

14

-447





-395

2

-393



17

14



Restructuring


1

-3

-2





-193

5

-188



<-100

-99



Other operating income/expense, net


7

0

7





6

0

6



17

17


Total operating expenses


-6,359

251

-6,108

239

-5,869



-5,915

215

-5,700



8

7

3




















Non-IFRS Profit Numbers 

















Operating profit


2,047

288

2,334

-205

2,129



1,567

226

1,792



31

30

19

Other non-operating income/expense, net


-136

9

-127





-62

0

-62



>100

>100



Finance income


38

0

38





27

0

27



41

41



Finance costs


-67

0

-67





-79

0

-79



-15

-15



Other financial gains/losses, net


4

0

4





-8

0

-8



<-100

<-100


Financial income, net


-25

0

-25





-60

0

-60



-58

-58


Profit before tax


1,886

297

2,183





1,445

226

1,671



31

31



Income tax expense


-507

-85

-592





-376

-56

-432



35

37


Profit after tax


1,379

212

1,591





1,069

170

1,239



29

28



Profit attributable to non-controlling interests


2

0

2





1

0

1



100

100



Profit attributable to owners of parent


1,377

212

1,589





1,068

170

1,238



29

28





















Non-IFRS Key Ratios 

















Operating margin in %


24.4


27.6


26.6



20.9


23.9



3.5pp

3.7pp

2.7pp

Effective tax rate in %


26.9


27.1





26.0


25.9



0.9pp

1.2pp


Basic earnings per share, in euro


1.16


1.34





0.90


1.04



29

29



* Adjustments in the revenue line items are for support revenue 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 and discontinued activities. See Explanations of Non-IFRS Measures for details.


** 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.


Differences may exist due to rounding.


REVENUE BY REGION

(Preliminary and unaudited)


The following tables present our IFRS and non-IFRS revenue by region based on customer location. The tables also present a reconciliation from our non-IFRS revenue (including our non-IFRS revenue at constant currency) to the respective most comparable IFRS revenue. Note: Our non-IFRS revenues are not prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles.


euro  millions

Three months ended September 30





2010

2009


Change in %





IFRS

Adj.*

Non-IFRS*

Currency
impact**

Non-IFRS
constant
currency**

IFRS

Adj.*

Non-IFRS*


IFRS

Non-IFRS*

Non-IFRS
constant
currency**











Software revenue by region















EMEA


287

0

287

-11

276

254

0

254


13

13

9


Americas


253

0

253

-24

229

180

0

180


41

41

27


Asia Pacific Japan


116

0

116

-17

99

91

0

91


27

27

9

Software revenue  


656

0

656

-52

604

525

0

525


25

25

15

















Software and software-related service revenue by region
































Germany


369

0

369

0

369

342

0

342


8

8

8



Rest of EMEA


788

10

798

-34

764

695

0

695


13

15

10


Total EMEA


1,158

10

1,167

-34

1,133

1,037

0

1,037


12

13

9



United States


606

21

627

-60

567

476

0

476


27

32

19



Rest of Americas


200

2

203

-18

185

167

0

167


20

22

11


Total Americas


806

24

830

-79

751

643

0

643


25

29

17



Japan


107

1

108

-19

89

89

0

89


20

21

0



Rest of Asia Pacific Japan


246

1

247

-36

211

168

0

168


46

47

26


Total Asia Pacific Japan


352

3

355

-55

300

257

0

257


37

38

17

Software and software-related service revenue


2,316

36

2,352

-167

2,185

1,937

0

1,937


20

21

13

















Total revenue by region
















Germany


521

0

521

0

521

481

0

481


8

8

8



Rest of EMEA


975

10

985

-42

943

858

0

858


14

15

10


Total EMEA


1,496

10

1,506

-42

1,464

1,339

0

1,339


12

12

9



United States


810

21

831

-81

750

628

0

628


29

32

19



Rest of Americas


268

2

271

-26

245

222

0

222


21

22

10


Total Americas


1,078

24

1,101

-106

995

850

0

850


27

30

17



Japan


125

1

127

-22

105

102

0

102


23

25

3



Rest of Asia Pacific Japan


304

1

305

-45

260

216

0

216


41

41

20


Total Asia Pacific Japan


429

3

432

-67

365

319

0

319


34

35

14

Total revenue  


3,003

36

3,039

-215

2,824

2,508

0

2,508


20

21

13


euro  millions


Nine months ended September 30





2010



2009


Change in %





IFRS

Adj.*

Non-IFRS*

Currency
impact**

Non-IFRS
constant
currency**



IFRS

Adj.*

Non-IFRS*


IFRS

Non-IFRS*

Non-IFRS
constant
currency**













Software revenue by region 
















EMEA


747

0

747

-26

721



726

0

726


3

3

-1


Americas


694

0

694

-65

629



496

0

496


40

40

27


Asia Pacific Japan


317

0

317

-43

274



265

0

265


20

20

3

Software revenue  


1,757

0

1,757

-133

1,624



1,487

0

1,487


18

18

9



















Software and software-related service revenue by region




































Germany


1,040

0

1,040

0

1,040



948

0

948


10

10

10



Rest of EMEA


2,197

10

2,207

-79

2,128



2,002

4

2,006


10

10

6


Total EMEA


3,237

10

3,246

-78

3,168



2,950

4

2,954


10

10

7



United States


1,693

21

1,714

-83

1,631



1,417

6

1,423


19

20

15



Rest of Americas


599

2

601

-63

538



479

0

479


25

25

12


Total Americas


2,292

24

2,315

-147

2,168



1,896

6

1,902


21

22

14



Japan


315

1

316

-32

284



292

0

292


8

8

-3



Rest of Asia Pacific Japan


678

1

679

-91

588



494

0

494


37

37

19


Total Asia Pacific Japan


993

3

996

-124

872



786

1

787


26

27

11

Software and software-related service revenue


6,521

36

6,557

-349

6,208



5,632

11

5,643


16

16

10



















Total revenue by region


















Germany


1,470

0

1,470

0

1,470



1,376

0

1,376


7

7

7



Rest of EMEA


2,718

10

2,728

-98

2,630



2,531

4

2,535


7

8

4


Total EMEA


4,189

10

4,199

-99

4,100



3,907

4

3,911


7

7

5



United States


2,231

21

2,253

-108

2,145



1,941

6

1,947


15

16

10



Rest of Americas


790

2

793

-88

705



647

0

647


22

23

9


Total Americas


3,021

24

3,045

-195

2,850



2,588

6

2,594


17

17

10



Japan


361

1

362

-37

325



348

0

348


4

4

-7



Rest of Asia Pacific Japan


835

1

836

-113

723



639

0

639


31

31

13


Total Asia Pacific Japan


1,196

3

1,198

-150

1,048



987

1

988


21

21

6

Total revenue  


8,406

36

8,442

-444

7,998



7,482

11

7,493


12

13

7


* Adjustments in the revenue line items are for support revenue 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. See Explanations of Non-IFRS Measures for details.


** 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.


Differences may exist due to rounding.


SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

(Preliminary and unaudited)


euro millions

Nine months ended September 30



2010


2009


Change in %

Share-based compensation per expense line item








Cost of software and software-related services

4


5


-20



Cost of professional services and other services

9


10


-10



Research and development

19


20


-5



Sales and marketing

10


15


-33



General and administration

7


10


-30


Total share-based compensation

49


60


-18



Note: The share-based compensation expenses do not differ between SAP's IFRS and non-IFRS measures.


Differences may exist due to rounding.

FREE CASH FLOW

(Preliminary and unaudited)


euro millions

Nine months ended September 30


2010

2009

Change in %

Net cash flows from operating activities

2,062

2,362

-13

Additions to non-current assets excluding additions from acquisitions

-200

-169

18

Free cash flow

1,862

2,193

-15


Differences may exist due to rounding.

DAYS SALES OUTSTANDING (DSO)

(Unaudited)



as at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009


2010

2009

Change in days

Days sales outstanding (DSO) in days*

70

79

-9

* Day Sales Outstanding measures the length of time it takes to collect receivables. SAP calculates DSO by dividing the

average invoiced accounts receivables balance of the last 12 months by the average monthly sales of the last 12 months.

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (in Full-Time Equivalents)



September 30, 2010

September 30, 2009


EMEA

Americas

Asia Pacific Japan

Total

EMEA

Americas

Asia Pacific Japan

Total

Software and software-related services

3,729

1,743

2,234

7,706

3,211

1,252

1,862

6,325

Professional services and other services

6,772

3,904

2,348

13,024

6,704

3,509

2,277

12,490

Research and development

8,511

3,156

4,108

15,775

8,554

2,525

3,809

14,888

Sales and marketing

4,547

4,148

2,163

10,858

4,222

3,560

1,763

9,545

General and administration

2,037

997

527

3,561

1,965

736

415

3,116

Infrastructure

1,134

594

269

1,997

873

395

178

1,446

SAP Group (September 30)

26,730

14,542

11,649

52,921

25,529

11,977

10,304

47,810










SAP Group (First nine months)

25,668

12,723

10,640

49,031

26,199

12,528

10,734

49,461


MULTI-QUARTER SUMMARY

(IFRS and non-IFRS; preliminary und unaudited)


euro millions, unless otherwise stated

Q3/2010

Q2/2010

Q1/2010

Q4/2009

Q3/2009

Q2/2009

Q1/2009

Software revenue (IFRS)

656

637

464

1,120

525

543

418


Revenue adjustment*

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Software revenue (non-IFRS)

656

637

464

1,120

525

543

418










Support revenue (IFRS)

1,559

1,526

1,394

1,364

1,333

1,337

1,252


Revenue adjustment*

36

0

0

0

0

0

11

Support revenue (non-IFRS)

1,595

1,526

1,394

1,364

1,333

1,337

1,263










Subscription and other software-related service revenue (IFRS)

101

95

89

82

79

73

71


Revenue adjustment*

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Subscription and other software-related service revenue (non-IFRS)

101

95

89

82

79

73

71










Software and software-related service revenue (IFRS)

2,316

2,258

1,947

2,566

1,937

1,953

1,741


Revenue adjustment*

36

0

0

0

0

0

11

Software and software-related service revenue (non-IFRS)

2,352

2,258

1,947

2,566

1,937

1,953

1,752










Total revenue (IFRS)

3,003

2,894

2,509

3,190

2,508

2,576

2,397


Revenue adjustment*

36

0

0

0

0

0

11

Total revenue (non-IFRS)

3,039

2,894

2,509

3,190

2,508

2,576

2,408










Operating profit (IFRS)

716

774

557

1,022

619

641

307


Revenue adjustment*

36

0

0

0

0

0

11


Expense adjustment*

131

66

54

113

68

69

78

Operating profit (non-IFRS)

883

840

612

1,134

687

710

396










Operating margin (IFRS)

23.8

26.7

22.2

32.0

24.7

24.9

12.8

Operating margin (non-IFRS)

29.1

29.0

24.4

35.5

27.4

27.6

16.4










Effective tax rate (IFRS)

27.3

27.4

25.7

31.1

20.5

28.5

31.7

Effective tax rate (non-IFRS)

28.7

26.8

25.3

30.5

21.0

28.1

30.1










Basic earnings per share, in euro  (IFRS)

0.42

0.41

0.33

0.57

0.38

0.36

0.17

Basic earnings per share, in euro  (non-IFRS)

0.51

0.46

0.37

0.64

0.42

0.40

0.22










Headcount**

52,921

48,021

47,598

47,584

47,810

48,567

49,922


* Adjustments in the revenue line items are for support revenue 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 and discontinued activities. See Explanations of Non-IFRS Measures for details.


** in full-time equivalents at quarter end


Differences may exist due to rounding.

EXPLANATIONS OF NON-IFRS MEASURES

This document discloses certain financial measures, such as non-IFRS revenues, non-IFRS expenses, non-IFRS operating income, non-IFRS operating margin, non-IFRS net income, non-IFRS earnings per share, free cash flow as well as constant currency revenue and operating income measures that are not prepared in accordance with IFRS and are therefore considered non-IFRS financial measures. Our non-IFRS financial measures may not correspond to non-IFRS financial measures that other companies report. The non-IFRS financial measures that we report should be considered in addition to, and not as substitutes for or superior to, revenue, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Our non-IFRS financial measures included in this document are reconciled to the nearest IFRS measure in the tables on the pages F8 to F13 above.

We believe that the supplemental historical and prospective non-IFRS financial information presented here provides useful supplemental information to investors because it is the same information used by our management in running our business and making financial, strategic and operational decisions – in addition to financial data prepared in accordance with IFRS – to attain a more transparent understanding of our past performance and our future results. At the beginning of 2010 the non-IFRS measures as defined below replaced the Non GAAP measures which we used until the termination of our U.S. GAAP reporting. We use these non-IFRS measures consistently in our planning and forecasting, reporting, compensation and external communication.  Specifically,

  • Our management primarily uses these non-IFRS measures rather than IFRS measures as the basis for making financial, strategic and operating decisions.
  • The variable remuneration components of our board members and employees are based on non-IFRS revenue and non-IFRS operating profit rather than the respective IFRS measures.
  • The annual budgeting process involving all management units is based on non-IFRS revenues and non-IFRS operating income numbers rather than IFRS numbers with costs such as share-based compensation and restructuring only being considered on corporate level.
  • All monthly forecast and performance reviews with all senior managers globally are based on these non-IFRS measures, rather than IFRS numbers.
  • Both, company-internal target setting and guidance provided to the capital markets are based on non-IFRS revenues and non-IFRS income measures rather than IFRS numbers.

We believe that our non-IFRS measures are useful to investors for the following reasons:

  • The non-IFRS measures provide investors with insight into management's decision-making since management uses these non-IFRS measures to run our business and make financial, strategic and operating decisions.
  • The non-IFRS measures provide investors with additional information that enables a comparison of year-over-year operating performance by eliminating certain direct effects of acquisitions.

Our non-IFRS financial measures reflect adjustments based on the items below, as well as the related income tax effects:

Non-IFRS revenue:

Revenues in this document identified as non-IFRS revenue have been adjusted from the respective IFRS numbers by including the full amount of support revenue that would have been recorded by entities acquired by SAP had they remained stand-alone entities but which we are not permitted to record as revenue under IFRS due to fair value accounting for the support contracts in effect at the time of the respective acquisitions.

Under IFRS, we record at fair value the support contracts in effect at the time entities were acquired. Consequently, our IFRS support revenue, our IFRS software and software-related service revenue and our IFRS total revenue for periods subsequent to acquisitions do not reflect the full amount of support revenue that would have been recorded for these support contracts absent these acquisitions by SAP. Adjusting revenue numbers for this revenue impact (if significant) provides additional insight into the comparability across periods of our ongoing performance.

Non-IFRS operating expense:

Operating expense figures in this report that are identified as non-IFRS operating expense have been adjusted by excluding the following acquisition-related charges:

  • Acquisition related charges
    • Amortization expense/impairment charges of intangibles acquired in business combinations and certain standalone acquisitions of intellectual property (including purchased in-process research and development)
    • Restructuring expenses and settlements of pre-existing relationships incurred in connection with a business combination
    • Acquisition-related third-party expenses
  • Discontinued Activities: Results of the discontinued operations that qualify as such under IFRS in all respects except that they do not represent a major line of business

Non-IFRS operating income, non-IFRS operating margin, non-IFRS net income and non-IFRS earnings per share:

Operating income, operating margin, net income and earnings per share in this document identified as non-IFRS operating income, non-IFRS operating margin, non-IFRS net income and non-IFRS earnings per share have been adjusted from the respective operating income, operating margin, net income and earnings per share numbers as recorded under IFRS by adjusting for the above mentioned non-IFRS revenues and non-IFRS expenses.

We exclude the acquisition related expense adjustments for the purpose of calculating non-IFRS operating income, non-IFRS operating margin, non-IFRS net income and non-IFRS earnings per share when evaluating the continuing operational performance of the Company because these expenses generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after the relevant acquisition other than by disposing of the acquired assets. Since management at levels below the Executive Board has no influence on these expenses we generally do not consider these expenses for the purpose of evaluating the performance of management units.

We include the revenue adjustements outlined above and exclude the expense adjustements when making decisions to allocate resources, both on a Company level and at lower levels of the organization. In addition, we use these non-IFRS measures to gain a better understanding of the Company's comparative operating performance from period to period. We believe that our non-IFRS financial measures described above have limitations, which include but are not limited to the following:

  • The eliminated amounts may be material to us.
  • Without being analyzed in conjunction with the corresponding IFRS measures the non-IFRS measures are not indicative of our present and future performance, foremost for the following reasons:
    • While our non-IFRS income numbers reflect the elimination of certain acquisition-related expenses, no eliminations are made for the additional revenues and other revenues that result from the acquisitions.
    • The acquisition-related charges that we eliminate in deriving our non-IFRS income numbers are likely to recur should SAP enter into material business combinations in the future.
    • The acquisition-related amortization expense that we eliminate in deriving our non-IFRS income numbers is a recurring expense that will impact our financial performance in future years.
    • The revenue adjustment for the fair value accounting of the acquired entities' support contracts and the expense adjustment for acquisition-related charges do not arise from a common conceptual basis. This is because the revenue adjustment aims to  improve the comparability of the initial post-acquisition period with future post-acquisition periods while the expense adjustment aims to  improve the comparability between post-acquisition periods and pre-acquisition periods. This should particularly be considered when evaluating our non-IFRS operating income and non-IFRS operating margin numbers as these combine our non-IFRS revenue and non-IFRS expenses despite the absence of a common conceptual basis.

Additionally, our non-IFRS measures have been adjusted from the respective IFRS numbers for the results of the discontinued operations that qualify as such under IFRS in all respects except that they do not represent a major line of business. We refer to these activities as "discontinued activities." Under our U.S. GAAP which we provided until 2009, we presented the results of operations of the TomorrowNow entities as discontinued operations. Under IFRS, results of discontinued operations may only be presented as discontinued operations if a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations is discontinued. Our TomorrowNow operations were not a separate major line of business and thus did not qualify for separate presentation under IFRS. We believe that this additional non-IFRS adjustment to our IFRS numbers for the results of our discontinued TomorrowNow activities is useful to investors for the following reasons:

  • Despite the migration from U.S. GAAP to IFRS, we will continue to internally treat the ceased TomorrowNow activities as discontinued activities and thus will continue to exclude potential future TomorrowNow results, which are expected to mainly comprise of expenses in connection with the Oracle lawsuit, from our internal management reporting, planning, forecasting, and compensation plans. Therefore, adjusting our non-IFRS measures for the results of the discontinued TomorrowNow activities provides insight into the financial measures that SAP uses internally.
  • By adjusting the non-IFRS numbers for the results from our discontinued TomorrowNow operations, the non-IFRS numbers are more comparable to the non-GAAP measures that SAP used through the end of 2009, which makes SAP's performance measures before and after the full IFRS migration easier to compare.

We believe, however, that the presentation of the non-IFRS measures in conjunction with the corresponding IFRS measures as well as the relevant reconciliations, provides useful information to management and investors regarding present and future business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. We therefore do not evaluate our growth and performance without considering both non-IFRS measures and the relevant IFRS measures. We caution the readers of this document to follow a similar approach by considering our non-IFRS measures only in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, revenues or other measures of our financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Free Cash Flow

We use our free cash flow measure to estimate the cash flow remaining after all expenditures required to maintain or expand the organic business have been paid off. This assists management with the supplemental information to assess our liquidity needs. We calculate free cash flow as net cash from operating activities minus additions to non-current assets, excluding additions from acquisitions. Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, cash flow or other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Constant Currency Period-Over-Period Changes

We believe it is important for investors to have information that provides insight into our sales. Revenue measures determined under IFRS provide information that is useful in this regard. However, both sales volume and currency effects impact period-over-period changes in sales revenue. We do not sell standardized units of products and services, so we cannot provide relevant information on sales volume by providing data on the changes in product and service units sold. To provide additional information that may be useful to investors in breaking down and evaluating changes in sales volume, we present information about our revenue and various values and components relating to operating income that are adjusted for foreign currency effects. We calculate constant currency year-over-year changes in revenue and operating income by translating foreign currencies using the average exchange rates from the previous year instead of the report year.

We believe that data on constant currency period-over-period changes have limitations, particularly as the currency effects that are eliminated constitute a significant element of our revenue and expenses and may severely impact our performance. We therefore limit our use of constant currency period-over-period changes to the analysis of changes in volume as one element of the full change in a financial measure. We do not evaluate our results and performance without considering both constant currency period-over-period changes in non-IFRS revenue and non-IFRS operating income on the one hand and changes in revenue, expenses, income, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS on the other. We caution the readers of this document to follow a similar approach by considering data on constant currency period-over-period changes only in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, changes in revenue, expenses, income, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

SOURCE SAP AG

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