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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
4.1 Analysis on Capgemini 2016 Group consolidated results
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Headcount
193,077 employees compared with 180,639 employees one year
At December 31, 2016, the Group’s total headcount is
earlier. This 12,438 net increase (+6.9%) reflects:
55,246 additions; and
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a weighted attrition rate of 18.3% of the headcount in 2016
42,808 departures (including 34,803 resignations), representing
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(compared with 19.3% in 2015).
Order book
1.04 for the year 2016.
€11,538 million were recorded in 2015. Book-to-bill ratio stands at
Bookings during the year totaled €13,027 million. New orders of
Significant events of 2016
Within the Group, 2016 will remain marked by the death, on
still Vice-Chairman of the Board and Honorary Chairman when he
March 15, of Serge Kampf, founder of the Capgemini Group and
apply today: a spirit of enterprise, a passion for clients, an
passed away. He built Capgemini based on principles that still
obsession to help employees grow, ethical conduct at all times
and performance at its best.
On another note:
the world’s most ethical companies by Ethisphere Institute, an
for the fourth year running, Capgemini was recognized as one of
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corporate governance best practices (March 2016);
independent think tank dedicated to promoting ethical and
employment of persons with disabilities (March 2016);
Capgemini signed a new agreement encouraging the
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the protection of personal data (March 2016);
Authority, certification for its Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) for
Capgemini obtained from the CNIL, the French Data protection
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(May 2016);
in the Digital sector in the Pays de la Loire region of France
the
Prometteuse du Digita
l prize, awarded to a woman working
Capgemini supported female entrepreneurs with the creation of
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Corporate University” prize at the first U-Spring Corporate
Capgemini University was awarded the “Most International
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practices in companies (June 2016);
University event. This event rewards best continuing education
of between 12.5% and 13.0% and organic growth of between
confirmed its medium-term ambition to achieve operating margin
5% and 7%;
in June 2016, Capgemini organized a capital market day for
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Exchange, during which it presented its recent Digital, Cloud and
financial analysts and investors at its Munich Applied Innovation
of its client’s project delivery. During this day, the Group
Cybersecurity developments and an update on the automation
Capgemini launched to its French employees a mobile phone
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recycling initiative in partnership with Nodixia (December 2016).
On a financial level:
launch of a €600 million multi-year share buyback program,
the Capgemini Board of Directors decided in February 2016 the
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before increasing it to €1,100 million in December 2016;
€500 million bond issue paying an annual coupon of 5.25%;
on November 29, 2016, Capgemini redeemed on maturity its
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on November 21, 2016, Capgemini completed the early
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settled bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable
redemption of the ORNANE bonds (zero-coupon net share
for existing shares of Cap Gemini due January 1, 2019);
€500 million senior unsecured bond issue with a 0.5% coupon.
in November 2016, Capgemini successfully placed a
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In Digital and Cloud:
Capgemini launched new service offerings and solutions and
particularly:
transformation of the manufacturing industry (May 2016);
Digital Manufacturing, a service offering focusing on the Digital
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IoT platform for next generation building energy management
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solutions, launched with Siemens (May 2016);
Automation Drive, a unified suite of automation technologies
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(July 2016);
designed to accelerate the Digital transformation of companies
Security (August 2016);
new security monitoring services in partnership with IBM
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and vehicle rental companies, launched with Valéo
Mov’InBlue, a smart Digital mobility solution for corporate fleets
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(October 2016).
The Group also continued to develop a Digital ecosystem with:
the opening of three new innovation centers, including San
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network of 10 Applied Innovation Exchange;
Francisco (January 2016), which is the nerve center of the global
of European’s leading Salesforce partners and Fahrenheit 212, a
the acquisition of two companies in the Digital sector, Oinio, one
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February 2016);
US innovation strategy and design firm (January and
under its extended migration services program (February 2016);
the strengthening of its relationship with Amazon Web Services,
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transformation needs of the manufacturing industry
the broadening of its partnership with SAP to address the Digital
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(September 2016).
contracts and assignments driven by new Digital and Cloud
On the commercial front, the Group won in particular the following
needs:
application migration and supervision consulting assignment for
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a global soft drinks company transitioning to the Cloud;
development of an integrated banking solution for a leading Irish
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Financial Services expertise, while increasing the Digital footprint
bank, drawing on Capgemini Consulting, infrastructure and
of the bank through a dedicated solution;
credit rating agency;
delivery of solutions improving the Digital capacity of a leading
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