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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

4.2 Consolidated financial statements

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Registration Document 2016 — Capgemini

Consolidated income statement

Income and expenses are presented in the Consolidated

down into the cost of services rendered (corresponding to

Income Statement by function. Operating expenses are broken

expenses, and general and administrative expenses.

costs incurred for the execution of client projects), selling

one of the main Group business performance indicators.

which are deducted from revenues to obtain operating margin *,

These three captions represent ordinary operating expenses

Operating profit is obtained by deducting other operating

income and expenses from operating margin.

Other operating income and expenses include amortization of

conditions of presence in companies acquired and the effects

acquired by the Group, including earn-outs relating to

negative goodwill, capital gains or losses on disposals of

revenues and expenses, notably impairment of goodwill,

incurred under a detailed formal plan approved by the Group’s

consolidated companies or businesses, restructuring costs

charge resulting from the deferred recognition of the fair value

intangible assets recognized in business combinations, the

contributions and employer contributions), and non-recurring

of shares granted to employees (including social security

management, the cost of acquiring and integrating companies

pension plans.

of curtailments, settlements and transfers of defined benefit

obtained by taking into account the following items:

Profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company is then

calculated using the effective interest rate, less income from

net finance costs, including net interest on borrowings

cash, cash equivalents and cash management assets;

correspond to the impact of remeasuring financial instruments

disposal gains and losses and the impairment of investments

to fair value when these relate to items of a financial nature,

other financial income and expense, which primarily

the effective interest rate;

benefit pension plans, exchange gains and losses on financial

in non-consolidated companies, net interest costs on defined

miscellaneous financial assets and liabilities calculated using

items, and other financial income and expense on

current and deferred income tax expense;

share of profit of associates;

share of non-controlling interests.

Operating margin, an alternative performance measure monitored by the Group, is

(*)

defined in Note 3, Alternative performance measures.

Revenues

Note 6

the nature of the services rendered:

The method for recognizing revenues and costs depends on

Time and materials contracts

a.

Revenues and cost of services are recognized as services are

rendered.

Long-term fixed-price contracts

b.

contracts, are recognized using the “percentage-of-completion”

Revenues, including systems development and integration

method. Costs are recognized as they are incurred.

Outsourcing contracts

c.

Revenues from outsourcing agreements are recognized over

the term of the contract as the services are rendered.

outsourcing contracts (transition and/or transformation costs)

However, a portion of costs incurred in the initial phase of

relate to future activity on the contract and/or will generate

may be deferred when they are specific to a given contract,

The related costs are recognized as they are incurred.

allocated to work-in-progress and any reimbursement by the

future economic benefits, and are recoverable. These costs are

client is recorded as a deduction from the costs incurred.

revenues, a loss to completion is recognized in the amount of

When the projected cost of the contract exceeds contract

the difference.

and notes receivable” when invoiced to customers and

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position under “Accounts

from customers and billed in advance are included in current

“Accrued income” when they are not yet invoiced. Advances

Revenues receivable from these contracts are recognized in the

liabilities.

Group scope and exchange rates and 7.9% at constant exchange rates.

Group revenues total €12,539 million (€11,915 million in 2015), representing a year-on-year increase of 5.2%, based on the year-end