EX-99.1 2 tm2228876d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

SAP Announces Q3 2022 Results

 

Cloud momentum continues to accelerate

 

Cloud revenue up 38% and up 25% at constant currencies

 

Current cloud backlog up 38% and up 26% at constant currencies

 

SAP S/4HANA current cloud backlog up 108% and up 90% at constant currencies

 

IFRS cloud gross profit up 44%, non-IFRS cloud gross profit up 42% and up 30% at constant currencies

 

IFRS operating profit down 1%, non-IFRS operating profit flat and down 8% at constant currencies

 

 

in € millions, unless otherwise stated 

 

  Christian Klein, CEO: “Our cloud solutions are the answer, as customers turn to us to help them future-proof their businesses. This trust in SAP is reflected in our accelerating cloud momentum. With a recurring revenue share of more than 80%, it’s clear that our transformation has reached an important inflection point, paving the way for continued growth in the future.”  

Luka Mucic, CFO: “We have delivered a strong cloud quarter with accelerating momentum across all key cloud indicators. We’re at an important inflection point in our transformation which we anticipate will lead to accelerating revenue growth and double-digit operating profit growth in 2023.”

 

 

 

 

 

Walldorf, Germany – October 25, 2022.
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

 

Financial Performance

 

Group results at a glance – Third quarter 2022

 

  IFRS   Non-IFRS1
€ million, unless otherwise stated Q3 2022 Q3 2021 ∆ in %   Q3 2022 Q3 2021 ∆ in % ∆ in %
const.
curr.
Cloud revenue 3,288 2,386 38   3,288 2,386 38 25
Software licenses 406 657 –38   406 657 –38 –42
Software support 3,016 2,867 5   3,016 2,867 5 –2
Software licenses and support revenue 3,422 3,524 –3   3,422 3,524 –3 –9
Cloud and software revenue 6,710 5,910 14   6,710 5,910 14 5
Total revenue 7,841 6,845 15   7,841 6,845 15 5
Share of more predictable revenue (in %) 80 77 4pp   80 77 4pp  
Operating profit (loss) 1,239 1,249 –1   2,094 2,102 0 –8
Profit (loss) after tax 547 1,418 –61   1,263 2,129 –41  
Earnings per share - Basic (in €) 0.57 1.19 –52   1.12 1.74 –36  
Earnings per share - Diluted (in €) 0.57 1.19 –52          
Net cash flows from operating activities 849 1,183 –28          
Free cash flow         464 881 –47  
Number of employees (FTE, September 30) 112,632 105,015 7          

 

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

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

Group results at a glance – Nine months ended September 2022

 

  IFRS   Non-IFRS1
€ million, unless otherwise stated

Q1–Q3

2022

Q1–Q3

2021

∆ in %  

Q1–Q3

2022 

Q1–Q3

2021 

∆ in % ∆ in %
const.
curr.
Cloud revenue 9,164 6,806 35   9,164 6,806 35 25
Software licenses 1,149 1,790 –36   1,149 1,790 –36 –39
Software support 8,916 8,491 5   8,916 8,491 5 0
Software licenses and support revenue 10,065 10,281 –2   10,065 10,281 –2 –7
Cloud and software revenue 19,229 17,088 13   19,229 17,088 13 6
Total revenue 22,435 19,861 13   22,435 19,861 13 6
Share of more predictable revenue (in %) 81 77 4pp   81 77 4pp  
Operating profit (loss) 2,965 3,193 –7   5,452 5,762 –5 –10
Profit (loss) after tax 1,382 3,936 –65   3,522 6,063 –42  
Earnings per share - Basic (in €) 1.49 3.22 –54   3.08 4.88 –37  
Earnings per share - Diluted (in €) 1.48 3.22 –54          
Net cash flows from operating activities 3,598 4,954 –27          
Free cash flow         2,543 4,132 –38  
Number of employees (FTE, September 30) 112,632 105,015 7          

 

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

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely

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Financial Highlights

 

Current cloud backlog continued to build momentum and expanded to €11.27 billion, accelerating growth to 38% and 26% at constant currencies.

 

Driven by double-digit growth across the SaaS and PaaS portfolio, cloud revenue was up 38% to €3.29 billion, up 25% at constant currencies.

 

Cloud gross profit was up 44% (IFRS), 42% (non-IFRS) and 30% (non-IFRS at constant currencies). Year-over-year, cloud gross margin was up 2.8 percentage points to 69.8% (IFRS) and up 2.3 percentage points to 71.7% (non-IFRS). This was mainly driven by a strong increase of the SaaS margin, with efficiency gains overcompensating increased investments into the next generation cloud delivery program.

 

IFRS operating profit decreased 1% to €1.24 billion and IFRS operating margin decreased by 2.4 percentage points to 15.8%. Non-IFRS operating profit was flat at €2.09 billion and decreased 8% at constant currencies. Non-IFRS operating margin decreased by 4.0 percentage points to 26.7% and was down by 3.8 percentage points at constant currencies. As in previous quarters, this was mainly driven by a reduced contribution from software licenses revenue as well as accelerated investments into research & development and sales & marketing to capture current and future growth opportunities. In addition, prior year third quarter IFRS and non-IFRS operating profit included a disposal gain of €77 million related to the launch of SAP Fioneer.

 

IFRS earnings per share decreased 52% to €0.57 and non-IFRS earnings per share decreased 36% to €1.12. The year-over-year decline of earnings per share reflects a contribution to financial income by Sapphire Ventures that, due to current market conditions, was significantly lower than in the same period last year. Effective tax rate was 35.7% (IFRS) and 26.0% (non-IFRS). The year-over-year increase mainly resulted from changes in tax exempt income related to Sapphire Ventures.

 

Free cash flow for the first nine months was down 38% to €2.54 billion. The decrease versus last year is mainly attributable to the development of profitability and adverse impacts in working capital. In the fourth quarter, we continue to expect a more favorable cash flow development due to a focus on working capital management and lower payouts for cash taxes, share-based compensation, and capex. However, based on our year-to-date position, we are adjusting the free cash flow outlook for the year to approximately €4.5 billion (previously: “above €4.5 billion”).

 

On July 21, SAP announced its second share buyback program for 2022, which was completed on September 6. Under the program, SAP repurchased 5,715,512 shares at an average price of €87.50 with a purchase value of approximately €500 million. Repurchased shares will primarily be used to service awards granted under share-based compensation plans for employees.

 

Impact of War in Ukraine

 

In the first nine months, SAP’s business was impacted by the war in Ukraine and SAP’s decision to wind down its business operations in Russia and Belarus.

 

At the end of the third quarter current cloud backlog was approximately €64 million lower due to the termination of existing cloud engagements in Russia and Belarus, reducing current cloud backlog growth by approximately 1 percentage point at constant currencies. The impact on third quarter IFRS operating profit was approximately €20 million (first nine months: approximately €370 million) and approximately €20 million (first nine months: approximately €250 million) on non-IFRS operating profit, mainly due to reduced revenues.

 

For the full year, we expect a total revenue impact of approximately €250 million at constant currencies from lack of new business and discontinuation of existing business. For non-IFRS operating profit we expect an impact of approximately €300 million at constant currencies from the revenue gaps mentioned above and other expense items.

 

Other impacts due to this evolving situation are currently unknown and could potentially subject our business to materially adverse consequences should the situation escalate beyond its current scope.

3/31

 

 

Business Highlights

 

In the third quarter, customers around the globe chose “RISE with SAP” to drive end-to-end business transformation, including Alpargatas, Assaí Atacadista, Center for Pandemic Vaccines and Therapeutics (ZEPAI) at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Dabur India Limited, Fonterra, HELLENiQ ENERGY, Nikon Corporation, Prada, RICOH CO., Roborock, Salzburg AG, Schneider Electric, Wistron Corporation and 11teamsports. BioNTech, Birlasoft, Bosch BASF Smart Farming, Dufry International, NBA, Petrobras and Wipro went live on SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the third quarter.

 

Key customer wins across SAP’s solution portfolio included: Allianz Technology, Cognizant, DB Schenker, Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, Endress+Hauser, Fujitsu Limited, Grupo Energía Bogotá, Gustavo Gusto, Hapag-Lloyd, L.L.Bean, Salzgitter, Schiphol Nederland, Siemens Energy, The Pennsylvania State University, The State of Missouri, Trent Limited and Valio.

 

SAP’s cloud revenue performance for the quarter was very strong across all regions. The U.S. and Germany had an outstanding cloud revenue performance while Brazil, China, India and Switzerland were particularly strong.

 

On July 21, SAP announced that it has acquired Askdata, a startup focused on search-driven analytics. With the acquisition of Askdata, SAP strengthens its ability to help organizations take better-informed decisions by leveraging AI-driven natural language searches.

 

On August 17, SAP and Francisco Partners (FP) announced that FP has signed a definitive agreement with SAP America Inc. under which FP will acquire SAP Litmos from SAP. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary regulatory clearances.

 

On August 31, SAP announced that the SAP Supervisory Board has appointed Dominik Asam as CFO and member of the Executive Board of SAP SE. He will start on March 7, 2023. Currently he is the CFO and a member of the Executive Committee at Airbus. He will succeed Luka Mucic, who will remain a member of the Executive Board until March 31, 2023.

 

On September 13, SAP announced that SAP SuccessFactors unveiled new modules for its Human Experience Management (HXM) Suite to create a powerful way for organizations to execute on an integrated talent development strategy and create a future-ready workforce. The new capabilities are the most significant developments that SuccessFactors has had in the last decade.

 

On October 20, Taulia and Standard Chartered Bank signed a partner agreement to collaborate across a range of working capital finance solutions primarily in APJ and emerging markets. Further to this, Taulia has signed an agreement with Mastercard to provide embedded payment capabilities by integrating with the Mastercard Virtual Card platform which facilitates access to multiple global banks to fund the Taulia/Mastercard Virtual Card solution.

 

Among other accolades, in the third quarter SAP was:

  
named a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Commerce1
recognized as a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools
named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms for Manufacturing and Distribution and
SAP SuccessFactors was named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: for Worldwide Modern Talent Acquisition Suites 2022 Vendor Assessment

 

 

1 Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. SAP is not responsible for the content of third-party research reports.

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Segment Results at a Glance

 

SAP’s two reportable segments showed the following performance:

 

Applications, Technology & Services1 Q3 2022 Q1-Q3 2022

€ million, unless otherwise stated

(Non-IFRS)

Actual

Currency

∆ in %

∆ in %

Constant
Currency

Actual

Currency

∆ in %

∆ in %

Constant
Currency

SaaS2 2,037 37 24 5,658 32 23
PaaS3 389 53 42 1,064 50 41
IaaS4 252 5 –3 751 10 3
Cloud revenue 2,678 35 23 7,474 32 23
Segment revenue 7,160 12 4 20,558 11 4
Segment profit (loss) 2,268 –4 –10 6,080 –8 –12
SaaS2 (in %) 70.7 3.2pp 3.5pp 69.5 2.0pp 2.1pp
PaaS3 (in %) 77.4 –1.4pp 0.6pp 78.3 –1.6pp –0.1pp
IaaS4 (in %) 21.0 –12.7pp –7.3pp 26.0 –8.1pp –4.6pp
Cloud gross margin (in %) 67.0 2.2pp 3.2pp 66.4 1.3pp 2.0pp
Segment margin (in %) 31.7 –5.2pp –4.7pp 29.6 –6.0pp –5.6pp

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

 

Segment revenue in AT&S was up 12% to €7.16 billion year-over-year, up 4% at constant currencies, due primarily to strong cloud revenue growth, driven by SAP S/4HANA as well as Business Technology Platform. Software licenses revenue decreased due to the shift to the cloud as more customers are choosing our ‘RISE with SAP’ offering. Segment support revenue was up 5% to €3.02 billion year-over-year and down 2% at constant currencies.

 

Qualtrics Q3 2022 Q1-Q3 2022

€ million, unless otherwise stated

(Non-IFRS)

Actual

Currency

∆ in %

∆ in %

Constant
Currency

Actual

Currency

∆ in %

∆ in %

Constant
Currency

Cloud revenue – SaaS2 322 70 47 870 67 49
Segment revenue 384 65 42 1,033 60 43
Segment profit (loss) 34 >100 >100 60 52 65
Cloud gross margin – SaaS2 (in %) 88.9 –2.7pp –2.9pp 89.0 –3.0pp –3.1pp
Segment margin (in %) 9.0 3.1pp 5.0pp 5.8 –0.3pp 1.0pp

 

Qualtrics segment revenue was up 65% to €384 million year-over-year, up 42% at constant currencies. The continued strong growth was driven by robust renewal rates and expansions.

5/31

 

 

Cloud Performance

 

  Q3 2022 Q1 - Q3 2022

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(non-IFRS)

Actual
Currency
∆  in % ∆  in %
Constant
Currency
Actual
Currency
∆  in % ∆  in %
Constant
Currency
Current Cloud Backlog            
Total 11,267 38 26 11,267 38 26
Thereof SAP S/4HANA 2,662 108 90 2,662 108 90
Cloud Revenue            
SaaS1 2,621 39 26 7,279 35 25
PaaS2 415 56 44 1,134 54 45
IaaS3 252 5 –3 752 10 3
Total 3,288 38 25 9,164 35 25
Thereof SAP S/4HANA 546 98 81 1,422 87 75
Thereof Qualtrics 322 70 47 870 67 49
Cloud Gross Profit            
SaaS1 1,978 45 31 5,434 39 28
PaaS2 325 54 46 898 52 46
IaaS3 53 –34 –24 196 –16 –10
Total 2,357 42 30 6,527 38 28
Thereof Qualtrics 286 65 42 775 61 44
Cloud Gross Margin (in %)            
SaaS1 (in %) 75.5 2.9pp 2.9pp 74.7 2.0pp 1.8pp
PaaS2 (in %) 78.3 –1.0pp 0.9pp 79.2 –1.1pp 0.4pp
IaaS3 (in %) 21.0 –12.7pp –7.3pp 26.0 –8.1pp –4.5pp
Total 71.7 2.3pp 2.8pp 71.2 1.6pp 1.9pp
Thereof Qualtrics 88.9 –2.7pp –2.9pp 89.0 –3.0pp –3.1pp

1 Software as a service

 

2 Platform as a service

 

3 Infrastructure as a service

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely

 

The Q1-Q3 2022 results were also impacted by other effects. For details, please refer to the disclosure on page 30 of this document.

 

Business Outlook 2022

 

SAP is executing on its cloud-led strategy, which is driving accelerated cloud growth through both new business and cloud adoption by existing customers. The pace and scale of SAP’s cloud momentum places the Company well on track towards its mid-term ambition.

 

Financial Outlook

 

For 2022, SAP continues to expect:

 

€11.55 – 11.85 billion cloud revenue at constant currencies (2021: €9.42 billion), up 23% to 26% at constant currencies.

 

€25.0 – 25.5 billion cloud and software revenue at constant currencies (2021: €24.08 billion), up 4% to 6% at constant currencies.

 

€7.6 – 7.9 billion non-IFRS operating profit at constant currencies (2021: €8.23 billion), down 4% to 8% at constant currencies.

 

The share of more predictable revenue (defined as the total of cloud revenue and software support revenue) is expected to reach approximately 78% (2021: 75%).

 

For 2022, SAP now expects:

 

Free cash flow of approximately €4.5 billion (2021: €5.01 billion). The previous outlook was above €4.5 billion.

6/31

 

 

The current market environment and volatility in capital markets also lead to a lower level of predictability regarding the full-year 2022 effective tax rate outlook (IFRS and non-IFRS). Based on current estimates, we now expect a full-year 2022 effective tax rate for IFRS of around 45.0% (previously: 34.0% to 38.0%) and for non-IFRS of around 30.0% (previously: 23.0% to 27.0%). As the further development of our effective tax rate (IFRS and non-IFRS) strongly depends on the 2022 financial income contribution of Sapphire Ventures, we may face major deviations from the current estimate in either direction given current market conditions.

 

While SAP’s full-year 2022 business outlook is at constant currencies, actual currency reported figures are expected to be impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations as the Company progresses through the year.

 

See the table below for the Q4 and FY 2022 expected currency impacts.

 

Expected Currency Impact Assuming September 2022 Rates Apply for the Rest of the Year

 

In percentage points Q4 2022 FY 2022
Cloud revenue growth +10pp to +12pp +9pp to +11pp
Cloud and software revenue growth +6pp to +8pp +6pp to +8pp
Operating profit growth (non-IFRS) +6pp to +8pp +4pp to +6pp

 

Non-Financial Outlook

 

For 2022, SAP continues to expect:

 

Employee Engagement Index to be in a range of 80% to 84% (2021: 83%)

 

For 2022, SAP now expects:

 

Customer Net Promoter Score of 3 to 8 (2021: 10) after reviewing the year-to-date survey results. The previous range was 11 to 15.

 

Net carbon emissions of 90 to 95 kt (2021: 110 kt). The previous value was 70 kt.

 

Ambition 2025

 

SAP reiterates its mid-term ambition published in its Q3 2020 Quarterly Statement including the commitment to double-digit growth of operating profit in 2023. In light of its strong cloud momentum and most recent favorable currency exchange rate development, SAP expects to update its mid-term ambition in the upcoming quarters

7/31

 

 

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: SAP Performance Measures.

 

Webcast

 

SAP senior management will host a financial analyst conference call on Tuesday, October 25th at 2:00 PM (CET) / 1:00 PM (GMT) / 8:00 AM (Eastern) / 5:00 AM (Pacific). The conference will be webcast live on the Company’s website at www.sap.com/investor and will be available for replay. Supplementary financial information pertaining to the third quarter can be found at www.sap.com/investor.

 

About SAP

 

SAP’s strategy is to help every business run as an intelligent enterprise. As a market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: SAP customers generate 87% of total global commerce. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers’ businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want – without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25 industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people’s lives. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

 

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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 14
     
(C) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 15
     
Non-IFRS Numbers 16
   
(D) Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation 16
     
(E) Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers 17
     
(F) Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates 19
     
(G) Non-IFRS Adjustments by Functional Areas 19
     
Disaggregations 21
   
(H) Segment Reporting 21
     
(I) Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) 27
     
(J) Employees by Region and Functional Areas 29
     
Other Disclosures 30
   
(K) Financial Income, Net 30
     
(L) Business Combinations 30
     
(M) Share Based Payments 30
     
(N) Qualtrics Goodwill 31

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

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

Q1

2021

Q2

2021

Q3

2021

Q4

2021

TY

2021

Q1

2022

Q2

2022

Q3

2022

Revenues                
Cloud 2,145 2,276 2,386 2,611 9,418 2,820 3,056 3,288
% change – yoy 7 11 20 28 17 31 34 38
% change constant currency – yoy 13 17 20 24 19 25 24 25
SAP S/4HANA Cloud 227 257 276 329 1,090 404 472 546
% change – yoy 36 33 46 65 46 78 84 98
% change constant currency – yoy 43 39 46 61 47 71 72 81
Software licenses 483 650 657 1,458 3,248 317 426 406
% change – yoy 7 –16 –8 –14 –11 –34 –34 –38
% change constant currency – yoy 11 –13 –8 –17 –11 –36 –38 –42
Software support 2,801 2,823 2,867 2,920 11,412 2,923 2,977 3,016
% change – yoy –5 –2 1 3 –1 4 5 5
% change constant currency – yoy 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 –2
Software licenses and support 3,283 3,474 3,524 4,379 14,660 3,240 3,403 3,422
% change – yoy –3 –5 –1 –4 –3 –1 –2 –3
% change constant currency – yoy 1 –2 –1 –6 –2 –4 –7 –9
Cloud and software 5,428 5,750 5,910 6,990 24,078 6,060 6,459 6,710
% change – yoy 1 1 7 6 4 12 12 14
% change constant currency – yoy 6 5 6 3 5 7 5 5
Total revenue 6,348 6,669 6,845 7,981 27,842 7,077 7,517 7,841
% change – yoy –3 –1 5 6 2 11 13 15
% change constant currency – yoy 2 3 5 3 3 7 5 5
Share of more predictable revenue (in %) 78 76 77 69 75 81 80 80
Profits                
Operating profit (loss) (IFRS) 960 984 1,249 1,463 4,656 1,053 673 1,239
Operating profit (loss) (non-IFRS) 1,738 1,922 2,102 2,468 8,230 1,677 1,680 2,094
% change 17 –2 2 –11 –1 –4 –13 0
% change constant currency 24 3 2 –12 1 –7 –16 –8
Profit (loss) after tax (IFRS) 1,070 1,449 1,418 1,440 5,376 632 203 547
Profit (loss) after tax (non-IFRS) 1,720 2,214 2,129 2,274 8,337 1,166 1,093 1,263
% change 70 59 1 12 28 –32 –51 –41
Margins                
Cloud gross margin (IFRS, in %) 67.2 67.5 67.0 66.6 67.0 68.2 69.8 69.8
Cloud gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) 69.5 70.0 69.4 69.0 69.5 70.0 71.9 71.7
Software license and support gross margin (IFRS, in %) 85.7 86.5 87.1 87.9 86.9 87.0 87.7 87.8
Software license and support gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) 86.3 87.3 87.8 88.5 87.6 87.5 88.5 88.6
Cloud and software gross margin (IFRS, in %) 78.4 79.0 79.0 79.9 79.1 78.2 79.2 79.0
Cloud and software gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) 79.7 80.5 80.4 81.2 80.5 79.4 80.6 80.3
Gross margin (IFRS, in %) 70.3 70.8 71.4 73.0 71.5 70.3 70.7 71.1
Gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) 72.3 73.4 73.6 75.1 73.7 72.0 73.1 73.3
Operating margin (IFRS, in %) 15.1 14.8 18.2 18.3 16.7 14.9 8.9 15.8
Operating margin (non-IFRS, in %) 27.4 28.8 30.7 30.9 29.6 23.7 22.4 26.7
ATS segment – Cloud gross margin (in %) 65.1 65.3 64.8 64.3 64.8 65.0 67.0 67.0
ATS segment – Segment gross margin (in %) 72.2 73.2 73.7 74.2 73.4 70.9 72.1 71.9
ATS segment – Segment margin in % 34.1 35.5 36.8 35.9 35.6 29.1 27.9 31.7
Qualtrics segment – Cloud gross margin (in %) 92.2 92.4 91.6 90.1 91.5 89.6 88.6 88.9
Qualtrics segment – Segment gross margin (in %) 79.5 80.3 80.7 78.1 79.6 78.8 77.4 77.5
Qualtrics segment – Segment margin (in %) 6.2 6.3 5.9 1.4 4.7 2.9 4.9 9.0
Key Profit Ratios                
Effective tax rate (IFRS, in %) 20.0 19.7 18.9 26.4 21.5 33.1 62.2 35.7
Effective tax rate (non-IFRS, in %) 18.7 19.2 18.2 23.2 20.0 25.7 29.3 26.0

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€ millions, unless otherwise stated

Q1

2021

Q2

2021

Q3

2021

Q4

2021

TY

2021

Q1

2022

Q2

2022

Q3

2022

Earnings per share, basic (IFRS, in €) 0.88 1.15 1.19 1.23 4.46 0.63 0.29 0.57
Earnings per share, basic (non-IFRS, in €) 1.40 1.75 1.74 1.85 6.73 1.00 0.96 1.12
Order Entry and current cloud backlog                
Current cloud backlog 7,628 7,766 8,171 9,447 9,447 9,731 10,403 11,267
% change – yoy 15 17 24 32 32 28 34 38
% change constant currency – yoy 19 20 22 26 26 23 25 26
SAP S/4HANA Current cloud backlog 1,036 1,130 1,283 1,707 1,707 1,925 2,258 2,662
% change – yoy 39 45 60 84 84 86 100 108
% change constant currency – yoy 43 48 58 76 76 79 87 90
Share of cloud orders greater than €5 million based on total cloud order entry volume (in %)3 25 29 38 45 41 41 48 44
Share of cloud orders smaller than €1 million based on total cloud order entry volume (in %)3 45 38 35 27 28 31 28 24
Share of orders greater than €5 million based on total software order entry volume (in %) 23 22 31 24 25 40 33 28
Share of orders smaller than €1 million based on total software order entry volume (in %) 42 43 41 36 39 33 40 49
Liquidity and Cash Flow                
Net cash flows from operating activities 3,085 686 1,183 1,269 6,223 2,482 268 849
Capital expenditure –153 –191 –202 –255 –800 –221 –235 –281
Payments of lease liabilities –84 –92 –99 –98 –374 –95 –120 –103
Free cash flow 2,848 403 881 916 5,049 2,165 –86 464
% of total revenue 45 6 13 11 18 31 –1 6
% of profit after tax (IFRS) 266 28 62 64 94 343 –42 85
Group liquidity 11,573 8,548 9,375 11,530 11,530 11,283 8,256 8,577
Financial debt (–) –14,230 –13,116 –12,994 –13,094 –13,094 –12,171 –12,282 –12,282
Net debt (–) –2,658 –4,568 –3,619 –1,563 –1,563 –888 –4,026 –3,705
Financial Position                
Cash and cash equivalents 10,332 7,764 7,943 8,898 8,898 8,942 7,492 7,340
Goodwill 29,328 29,020 29,600 31,089 31,089 32,170 33,911 35,699
Total assets 66,477 63,075 65,029 71,174 71,174 76,515 75,807 78,234
Contract liabilities (current) 6,568 5,958 4,627 4,431 4,431 7,630 6,883 5,487
Equity ratio (total equity in % of total assets) 52 54 57 58 58 56 56 59
Non-Financials                
Number of employees (quarter end)1 103,142 103,876 105,015 107,415 107,415 109,798 110,409 112,632
Employee retention (in %, rolling 12 months) 95.4 94.8 93.7 92.8 92.8 92.1 91.6 91.8
Women in management (in %, quarter end) 27.6 27.9 28.2 28.3 28.3 28.6 28.8 29.1
Net carbon emissions2 (in kilotons) 30 20 25 35 110 20 25 25

 

 

1 In full-time equivalents.

 

2 In CO2 equivalents

 

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

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely. 

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Primary Financial Statements of SAP Group (IFRS)

 

(A)Consolidated Income Statements

 

(A.1)Consolidated Income Statements – Quarter

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated   Q3 2022 Q3 2021 ∆ in %
Cloud   3,288 2,386 38
Software licenses   406 657 –38
Software support   3,016 2,867 5
Software licenses and support   3,422 3,524 –3
Cloud and software   6,710 5,910 14
Services   1,131 935 21
Total revenue   7,841 6,845 15
         
Cost of cloud   –994 –788 26
Cost of software licenses and support   –418 –454 –8
Cost of cloud and software   –1,412 –1,242 14
Cost of services   –854 –716 19
Total cost of revenue   –2,266 –1,958 16
Gross profit   5,575 4,887 14
Research and development   –1,574 –1,300 21
Sales and marketing   –2,257 –1,845 22
General and administration   –521 –576 –9
Restructuring   8 13 –34
Other operating income/expense, net   8 70 –88
Total operating expenses   –6,602 –5,596 18
Operating profit (loss)   1,239 1,249 –1
         
Other non-operating income/expense, net   –58 16 <-100
Finance income   166 716 –77
Finance costs   –497 –233 >100
Financial income, net   –331 484 <-100
Profit (loss) before tax   850 1,749 –51
         
Income tax expense   –304 –331 –8
Profit (loss) after tax   547 1,418 –61
Attributable to owners of parent   669 1,406 –52
Attributable to non-controlling interests   –123 12 <-100
         
Earnings per share, basic (in €)1   0.57 1.19 –52
Earnings per share, diluted (in €)1   0.57 1.19 –52

 

1 For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the weighted average number of shares was 1,168 million (diluted 1,173 million) and 1,180 million (diluted: 1,180 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely. 

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(A.2)    Consolidated Income Statements – Year-to-Date

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated  

Q1–Q3

2022

Q1–Q3

2021

∆ in %
Cloud   9,164 6,806 35
Software licenses   1,149 1,790 –36
Software support   8,916 8,491 5
Software licenses and support   10,065 10,281 –2
Cloud and software   19,229 17,088 13
Services   3,205 2,774 16
Total revenue   22,435 19,861 13
         
Cost of cloud   –2,816 –2,232 26
Cost of software licenses and support   –1,259 –1,393 –10
Cost of cloud and software   –4,075 –3,625 12
Cost of services   –2,489 –2,163 15
Total cost of revenue   –6,563 –5,788 13
Gross profit   15,871 14,073 13
Research and development   –4,544 –3,778 20
Sales and marketing   –6,587 –5,336 23
General and administration   –1,555 –1,674 –7
Restructuring   –111 –151 –27
Other operating income/expense, net   –110 58 <-100
Total operating expenses   –19,470 –16,668 17
Operating profit (loss)   2,965 3,193 –7
         
Other non-operating income/expense, net   –127 45 <-100
Finance income   687 2,265 –70
Finance costs   –1,192 –614 94
Financial income, net   –505 1,651 <-100
Profit (loss) before tax   2,333 4,890 –52
         
Income tax expense   –951 –954 0
Profit (loss) after tax   1,382 3,936 –65
Attributable to owners of parent   1,743 3,802 –54
Attributable to non-controlling interests   –362 134 <-100
         
Earnings per share, basic (in €)1   1.49 3.22 –54
Earnings per share, diluted (in €)1   1.48 3.22 –54

 

1 For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the weighted average number of shares was 1,172 million (diluted: 1,175 million) and 1,180 million (diluted: 1,180 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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(B)     Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 

as at 09/30/2022 and 12/31/2021
€ millions 2022 2021
Cash and cash equivalents 7,340 8,898
Other financial assets 1,482 2,758
Trade and other receivables 8,774 6,352
Other non-financial assets 2,235 1,633
Tax assets 1,008 403
Total current assets 20,839 20,044
Goodwill 35,699 31,089
Intangible assets 4,328 3,965
Property, plant, and equipment 5,032 4,977
Other financial assets 6,921 6,275
Trade and other receivables 111 147
Other non-financial assets 3,214 2,628
Tax assets 290 263
Deferred tax assets 1,800 1,786
Total non-current assets 57,395 51,130
Total assets 78,234 71,174
 
€ millions 2022 2021
Trade and other payables 1,926 1,580
Tax liabilities 285 304
Financial liabilities 8,579 4,528
Other non-financial liabilities 3,831 5,203
Provisions 126 89
Contract liabilities 5,487 4,431
Total current liabilities 20,233 16,136
Trade and other payables 95 122
Tax liabilities 948 827
Financial liabilities 9,565 11,042
Other non-financial liabilities 611 860
Provisions 406 355
Deferred tax liabilities 295 296
Contract liabilities 35 13
Total non-current liabilities 11,955 13,515
Total liabilities 32,188 29,650
Issued capital 1,229 1,229
Share premium 2,834 1,918
Retained earnings 35,764 37,022
Other components of equity 7,543 1,756
Treasury shares –4,420 –3,072
Equity attributable to owners of parent 42,950 38,852
     
Non-controlling interests 3,096 2,670
Total equity 46,046 41,523
Total equity and liabilities 78,234 71,174

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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(C)     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

€ millions Q1–Q3 2022 Q1–Q3 2021
Profit (loss) after tax 1,382 3,936
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) after tax to net cash flows from operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 1,425 1,308
Share-based payment expense 1,873 1,961
Income tax expense 951 954
Financial income, net 505 –1,651
Decrease/increase in allowances on trade receivables 80 –17
Other adjustments for non-cash items –5 15
Decrease/increase in trade and other receivables 1,352 1,718
Decrease/increase in other assets –765 –370
Increase/decrease in trade payables, provisions, and other liabilities –1,115 –689
Increase/decrease in contract liabilities 537 500
Share-based payments –1,064 –923
Interest paid –173 –142
Interest received 88 35
Income taxes paid, net of refunds –1,473 –1,682
Net cash flows from operating activities 3,598 4,954
Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired –642 –1,017
Proceeds from sales of subsidiaries or other businesses 0 –47
Purchase of intangible assets or property, plant, and equipment –738 –546
Proceeds from sales of intangible assets or property, plant, and equipment 70 69
Purchase of equity or debt instruments of other entities –2,772 –2,393
Proceeds from sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities 4,164 2,264
Cash flows from advances (supply chain financing)1 –1,745 0
Net cash flows from investing activities –1,662 –1,668
Dividends paid –2,865 –2,182
Dividends paid on non-controlling interests –13 –19
Purchase of treasury shares –1,500 0
Proceeds from changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the loss of control 33 1,847
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards –250 0
Proceeds from borrowings 38 1,600
Repayments of borrowings –1,016 –1,949
Payments of lease liabilities –318 –276
Cash flows with funders (supply chain financing)1 1,726 0
Net cash flows from financing activities –4,166 –979
Effect of foreign currency rates on cash and cash equivalents 671 326
Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents –1,558 2,633
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 8,898 5,311
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 7,340 7,943
1 For more information, see Note (L).
Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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Non-IFRS Numbers

  

(D)    Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation

 

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

 

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

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

 

(E.1)     Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers – Quarter

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated Q3 2022 Q3 2021 ∆ in %
IFRS Adj. Non-IFRS

Currency

Impact

Non-IFRS
Constant
Currency
IFRS Adj. Non-IFRS IFRS Non-IFRS Non-IFRS
Constant
Currency1
Revenue Numbers                      
Cloud 3,288   3,288 –310 2,978 2,386   2,386 38 38 25
Software licenses 406   406 –28 378 657   657 –38 –38 –42
Software support 3,016   3,016 –195 2,821 2,867   2,867 5 5 –2
Software licenses and support 3,422   3,422 –223 3,199 3,524   3,524 –3 –3 –9
Cloud and software 6,710   6,710 –533 6,177 5,910   5,910 14 14 5
Services 1,131   1,131 –94 1,037 935   935 21 21 11
Total revenue 7,841   7,841 –627 7,214 6,845   6,845 15 15 5
                       
Operating Expense Numbers                      
Cost of cloud –994 62 –932     –788 58 –730 26 28  
Cost of software licenses and support –418 28 –390     –454 25 –430 –8 –9  
Cost of cloud and software –1,412 90 –1,321     –1,242 82 –1,160 14 14  
Cost of services –854 81 –773     –716 71 –645 19 20  
Total cost of revenue –2,266 172 –2,094     –1,958 153 –1,805 16 16  
Gross profit 5,575 172 5,747     4,887 153 5,040 14 14  
Research and development –1,574 159 –1,416     –1,300 145 –1,155 21 23  
Sales and marketing –2,257 330 –1,927     –1,845 267 –1,578 22 22  
General and administration –521 203 –318     –576 302 –274 –9 16  
Restructuring 8 –8 0     13 –13 0 –34 NA  
Other operating income/expense, net 8 0 8     70 0 70 –88 –88  
Total operating expenses –6,602 855 –5,746 473 –5,274 –5,596 853 –4,742 18 21 11
                       
Profit Numbers                      
Operating profit (loss) 1,239 855 2,094 –154 1,940 1,249 853 2,102 –1 0 –8
Other non-operating income/expense, net –58 0 –58     16 0 16 <-100 <-100  
Finance income 166 0 166     716 0 716 –77 –77  
Finance costs –497 0 –497     –233 0 –233 >100 >100  
Financial income, net –331 0 –331     484 0 484 <-100 <-100  
Profit (loss) before tax 850 855 1,705     1,749 853 2,602 –51 –34  
Income tax expense –304 –139 –443     –331 –142 –474 –8 –7  
Profit (loss) after tax 547 716 1,263     1,418 711 2,129 –61 –41  
Attributable to owners of parent 669 634 1,303     1,406 644 2,050 –52 –36  
Attributable to non-controlling interests –123 82 –41     12 67 79 <-100 <-100  
                       
Key Ratios                      
Operating margin (in %) 15.8   26.7   26.9 18.2   30.7 –2.4pp –4.0pp –3.8pp
Effective tax rate (in %)2 35.7   26.0     18.9   18.2 16.8pp 7.8pp  
Earnings per share, basic (in €) 0.57   1.12     1.19   1.74 –52 –36  

 

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 Q3 2022 and Q3 2021 mainly resulted from tax effects of share-based payment expenses and acquisition-related charges.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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(E.2)       Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers – Year-to-Date

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated Q1–Q3 2022 Q1–Q3 2021  ∆ in %
IFRS Adj. Non-IFRS

Currency

Impact

Non-IFRS
Constant

Currency

IFRS Adj. Non-IFRS IFRS Non-IFRS

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency1

Revenue Numbers                      
Cloud 9,164   9,164 –671 8,493 6,806   6,806 35 35 25
Software licenses 1,149   1,149 –64 1,086 1,790   1,790 –36 –36 –39
Software support 8,916   8,916 –446 8,470 8,491   8,491 5 5 0
Software licenses and support 10,065   10,065 –509 9,556 10,281   10,281 –2 –2 –7
Cloud and software 19,229   19,229 –1,180 18,049 17,088   17,088 13 13 6
Services 3,205   3,205 –202 3,003 2,774   2,774 16 16 8
Total revenue 22,435   22,435 –1,382 21,053 19,861   19,861 13 13 6
                       
Operating Expense Numbers                      
Cost of cloud –2,816 179 –2,637     –2,232 166 –2,066 26 28  
Cost of software licenses and support –1,259 73 –1,186     –1,393 74 –1,319 –10 –10  
Cost of cloud and software –4,075 252 –3,823     –3,625 240 –3,385 12 13  
Cost of services –2,489 215 –2,274     –2,163 210 –1,953 15 16  
Total cost of revenue –6,563 466 –6,097     –5,788 450 –5,338 13 14  
Gross profit 15,871 466 16,338     14,073 450 14,523 13 12  
Research and development –4,544 442 –4,102     –3,778 396 –3,382 20 21  
Sales and marketing –6,587 850 –5,737     –5,336 749 –4,587 23 25  
General and administration –1,555 618 –937     –1,674 823 –850 –7 10  
Restructuring –111 111 0     –151 151 0 –27 NA  
Other operating income/expense, net –110 0 –110     58 0 58 <-100 <-100  
Total operating expenses –19,470 2,487 –16,983 1,101 –15,882 –16,668 2,569 –14,100 17 20 13
                       
Profit Numbers                      
Operating profit (loss) 2,965 2,487 5,452 –281 5,171 3,193 2,569 5,762 –7 –5 –10
Other non-operating income/expense, net –127 0 –127     45 0 45 <-100 <-100  
Finance income 687 0 687     2,265 0 2,265 –70 –70  
Finance costs –1,192 0 –1,192     –614 0 –614 94 94  
Financial income, net –505 0 –505     1,651 0 1,651 <-100 <-100  
Profit (loss) before tax 2,333 2,487 4,820     4,890 2,569 7,459 –52 –35  
Income tax expense –951 –347 –1,298     –954 –442 –1,396 0 –7  
Profit (loss) after tax 1,382 2,140 3,522     3,936 2,126 6,063 –65 –42  
Attributable to owners of parent 1,743 1,866 3,609     3,802 1,955 5,757 –54 –37  
Attributable to non-controlling interests –362 274 –88     134 171 306 <-100 <-100  
                       
Key Ratios                      
Operating margin (in %) 13.2   24.3   24.6 16.1   29.0 –2.9pp –4.7pp –4.4pp
Effective tax rate (in %)2 40.8   26.9     19.5   18.7 21.3pp 8.2pp  
Earnings per share, basic (in €) 1.49   3.08     3.22   4.88 –54 –37  

 

1 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.

 

2 The difference between our effective tax rate (IFRS) and effective tax rate (non-IFRS) in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021 mainly resulted from tax effects of share-based payment expenses, acquisition-related charges and restructuring expenses.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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(F)     Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates

 

€ millions

Estimated
Amounts for

Full Year 2022

Q1–Q3
2022
Q3 2022

Q1–Q3

2021

Q3 2021
Operating profit (loss) (IFRS)   2,965 1,239 3,193 1,249
Adjustment for acquisition-related charges  580–660 503 175 457 161
Adjustment for share-based payment expenses 2,500–2,700 1,873 689 1,961 705
Adjustment for restructuring 110–130 111 –8 151 –13
Operating expense adjustments   2,487 855 2,569 853
Operating profit (loss) (non-IFRS)   5,452 2,094 5,762 2,102

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

(G)     Non-IFRS Adjustments by Functional Areas

 

€ millions Q3 2022 Q3 2021
IFRS Acquisition-Related SBP1 Restruc-turing Non-IFRS IFRS Acquisition-Related SBP1 Restruc-turing Non-IFRS
Cost of cloud –994 45 17 0 –932 –788 42 16 0 –730
Cost of software licenses and support –418 8 20 0 –390 –454 8 16 0 –430
Cost of services –854 6 76 0 –773 –716 5 66 0 –645
Research and development –1,574 3 156 0 –1,416 –1,300 2 142 0 –1,155
Sales and marketing –2,257 110 220 0 –1,927 –1,845 91 175 0 –1,578
General and administration –521 2 201 0 –318 –576 12 289 0 –274
Restructuring 8 0 0 –8 0 13 0 0 –13 0
Other operating income/expense, net 8 0 0 0 8 70 0 0 0 70
Total operating expenses –6,602 175 689 –8 –5,746 –5,596 161 705 –13 –4,742

 

€ millions Q1–Q3 2022 Q1–Q3 2021
IFRS

Acquisition-

Related

SBP1 Restruc-turing Non-IFRS IFRS

Acquisition-

Related

SBP1 Restruc-turing Non-IFRS
Cost of cloud –2,816 131 48 0 –2,637 –2,232 122 44 0 –2,066
Cost of software licenses and support –1,259 24 49 0 –1,186 –1,393 24 50 0 –1,319
Cost of services –2,489 17 198 0 –2,274 –2,163 15 195 0 –1,953
Research and development –4,544 8 435 0 –4,102 –3,778 6 390 0 –3,382
Sales and marketing –6,587 315 535 0 –5,737 –5,336 272 477 0 –4,587
General and administration –1,555 9 609 0 –937 –1,674 18 805 0 –850
Restructuring –111 0 0 111 0 –151 0 0 151 0
Other operating income/expense, net –110 0 0 0 –110 58 0 0 0 58
Total operating expenses –19,470 503 1,873 111 –16,983 –16,668 457 1,961 151 –14,100

 

1 Share-based Payments

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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

 

€ millions Q3 2022 Q1–Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Q1–Q3 2021
Cost of cloud 7 20 5 –125
Cost of software licenses and support 0 –4 0 –3
Cost of services 0 –61 1 –14
Research and development 1 –6 1 –10
Sales and marketing 0 –57 5 2
General and administration 0 –3 0 –1
Restructuring expenses 8 –111 13 –151

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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Disaggregations

 

(H)     Segment Reporting

 

(H.1)       Segment Policies and Segment Changes

 

SAP has two reportable segments: the Applications, Technology & Services segment and the Qualtrics segment.

 

In the third quarter 2022, changes to the composition of our operating segments occurred due to internal reorganizations. By bringing together product development, marketing and solutions, and go-to-market functions into two organizational units, new operating segments, the Business Network segment and the Sustainability segment, were established. Due to its size, these segments are non-reportable.

 

The Business Network segment combines SAP’s network offerings, covering procurement, logistics, asset management, and industry-specific solutions spanning end-to-end value chains. The segment generates revenues from cloud application subscriptions, transactional fees and services (including professional and educational services).

 

The Sustainability segment bundles a portfolio of sustainability-related solutions which enables SAP’s customers to record and report financial and non-financial metrics and to act on improving their Sustainability footprint across all ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) dimensions.

 

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

 

(H.2)       Segment Reporting – Quarter

 

Applications, Technology & Services1

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(non-IFRS)

Q3 2022 Q3 2021 ∆ in % ∆ in %

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Actual

Currency

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Cloud – SaaS2 2,037 1,849 1,487 37 24
Cloud – PaaS3 389 360 254 53 42
Cloud – IaaS4 252 232 239 5 –3
Cloud 2,678 2,441 1,981 35 23
Software licenses 406 377 655 –38 –42
Software support 3,015 2,821 2,867 5 –2
Software licenses and support 3,421 3,198 3,522 –3 –9
Cloud and software 6,099 5,639 5,503 11 2
Services 1,061 977 886 20 10
Total segment revenue 7,160 6,615 6,389 12 4
Cost of cloud –884 –781 –697 27 12
Cost of software licenses and support –407 –379 –399 2 –5
Cost of cloud and software –1,291 –1,161 –1,096 18 6
Cost of services –722 –669 –587 23 14
Total cost of revenue –2,013 –1,829 –1,683 20 9
Cloud gross profit – SaaS2 1,440 1,312 1,003 44 31
Cloud gross profit – PaaS3 301 286 200 50 43
Cloud gross profit – IaaS4 53 61 81 –34 –24
Cloud gross profit 1,794 1,659 1,284 40 29
Segment gross profit 5,147 4,786 4,706 9 2
Other segment expenses –2,879 –2,659 –2,352 22 13
Segment profit (loss) 2,268 2,127 2,354 –4 –10
SAP S/4 HANA          
SAP S/4HANA Cloud revenue 546 501 276 98 81
SAP S/4HANA Current cloud backlog 2,662 2,438 1,283 >100 90

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Margins          
Cloud gross margin – SaaS2 (in %) 70.7 71.0 67.4 3.2pp 3.5pp
Cloud gross margin – PaaS3 (in %) 77.4 79.4 78.8 –1.4pp 0.6pp
Cloud gross margin – IaaS4 (in %) 21.0 26.4 33.7 –12.7pp –7.3pp
Cloud gross margin (in %) 67.0 68.0 64.8 2.2pp 3.2pp
Segment gross margin (in %) 71.9 72.3 73.7 –1.8pp –1.3pp
Segment margin (in %) 31.7 32.1 36.8 –5.2pp –4.7pp

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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

 

Qualtrics

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(non-IFRS)

Q3 2022 Q3 2021 ∆ in % ∆ in %

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Actual

Currency

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Cloud – SaaS1 322 277 189 70 47
Cloud and software 322 277 189 70 47
Services 62 53 43 44 23
Total segment revenue 384 330 233 65 42
Cost of cloud –36 –31 –16 >100 97
Cost of cloud and software –36 –31 –16 >100 97
Cost of services –51 –44 –29 75 52
Total cost of revenue –86 –75 –45 92 68
Cloud gross profit – SaaS1  286 246 173 65 42
Segment gross profit 298 255 188 59 36
Other segment expenses –263 –219 –174 51 26
Segment profit (loss) 34 36 14 >100 >100
Margins          
Cloud gross margin – SaaS1 (in %) 88.9 88.7 91.6 –2.7pp –2.9pp
Segment gross margin (in %) 77.5 77.2 80.7 –3.2pp –3.5pp
Segment margin (in %) 9.0 10.9 5.9 3.1pp 5.0pp

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

 

1 Software as a service

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Reconciliation of Cloud Revenues and Margins – Quarter

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(Non-IFRS)

Q3 2022 Q3 2021 ∆  in %
Actual currency Currency Impact Constant Currency Actual currency Actual currency Constant Currency4
Cloud revenue – SaaS1 2,621 –259 2,361 1,879 39 26
Cloud revenue – PaaS2 415 –30 385 267 56 44
Cloud revenue – IaaS3 252 –21 232 239 5 –3
Cloud revenue 3,288 –310 2,978 2,386 38 25
Cloud gross margin – SaaS1 (in %) 75.5   75.4 72.6 2.9pp 2.9pp
Cloud gross margin – PaaS2 (in %) 78.3   80.2 79.3 –1.0pp 0.9pp
Cloud gross margin – IaaS3 (in %) 21.0   26.4 33.7 –12.7pp –7.3pp
Cloud gross margin (in %) 71.7   72.2 69.4 2.3pp 2.8pp

 

1 Software as a service

 

2 Platform as a service

 

3 Infrastructure as a service

 

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.

 

 

As of Q1 2022, the allocation of cloud revenues and -expenses to cloud service models has been aligned to internal reporting structures. Presented 2021 comparable periods have been updated accordingly.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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(H.3)      Segment Reporting – Year-to-Date

 

Applications, Technology & Services1

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(non-IFRS)

Q1–Q3 2022 Q1–Q3 2021 ∆ in % ∆ in %

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Actual

Currency

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Cloud – SaaS2 5,658 5,253 4,282 32 23
Cloud – PaaS3 1,064 1,000 710 50 41
Cloud – IaaS4 751 704 682 10 3
Cloud 7,474 6,958 5,674 32 23
Software licenses 1,146 1,083 1,787 –36 –39
Software support 8,915 8,469 8,490 5 0
Software licenses and support 10,061 9,551 10,277 –2 –7
Cloud and software 17,534 16,509 15,951 10 4
Services 3,024 2,842 2,633 15 8
Total segment revenue 20,558 19,351 18,583 11 4
Cost of cloud –2,512 –2,292 –1,982 27 16
Cost of software licenses and support –1,216 –1,151 –1,231 –1 –6
Cost of cloud and software –3,728 –3,444 –3,213 16 7
Cost of services –2,098 –1,985 –1,801 16 10
Total cost of revenue –5,826 –5,429 –5,014 16 8
Cloud gross profit – SaaS2 3,933 3,659 2,892 36 27
Cloud gross profit – PaaS3 833 799 567 47 41
Cloud gross profit – IaaS4 195 208 232 –16 –11
Cloud gross profit 4,962 4,665 3,692 34 26
Segment gross profit 14,732 13,922 13,569 9 3
Other segment expenses –8,652 –8,121 –6,966 24 17
Segment profit (loss) 6,080 5,801 6,603 –8 –12
SAP S/4 HANA          
SAP S/4HANA Cloud revenue 1,422 1,331 761 87 75
SAP S/4HANA Current cloud backlog 2,662 2,438 1,283 >100 90
Margins          
Cloud gross margin – SaaS2 (in %) 69.5 69.7 67.5 2.0pp 2.1pp
Cloud gross margin – PaaS3 (in %) 78.3 79.8 79.9 –1.6pp –0.1pp
Cloud gross margin – IaaS4 (in %) 26.0 29.5 34.1 –8.1pp –4.6pp
Cloud gross margin (in %) 66.4 67.1 65.1 1.3pp 2.0pp
Segment gross margin (in %) 71.7 71.9 73.0 –1.4pp –1.1pp
Segment margin (in %) 29.6 30.0 35.5 –6.0pp –5.6pp

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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

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Qualtrics

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(non-IFRS)

Q1–Q3 2022 Q1–Q3 2021 ∆ in % ∆ in %

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Actual

Currency

Actual

Currency

Constant

Currency

Cloud – SaaS1 870 777 523 67 49
Cloud and software 870 777 523 67 49
Services 162 144 123 32 17
Total segment revenue 1,033 921 645 60 43
Cost of cloud –95 –86 –42 >100 >100
Cost of cloud and software –95 –86 –42 >100 >100
Cost of services –133 –119 –86 54 39
Total cost of revenue –228 –206 –128 79 61
Cloud gross profit – SaaS1  775 691 481 61 44
Segment gross profit 804 715 517 55 38
Other segment expenses –744 –650 –478 56 36
Segment profit (loss) 60 65 39 52 65
Margins          
Cloud gross margin – SaaS1 (in %) 89.0 88.9 92.1 –3.0pp –3.1pp
Segment gross margin (in %) 77.9 77.7 80.2 –2.3pp –2.5pp
Segment margin (in %) 5.8 7.1 6.1 –0.3pp 1.0pp

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

1 Software as a service

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Reconciliation of Cloud Revenues and Margins – Year-to-Date

 

€ millions, unless otherwise stated

(Non-IFRS)

Q1 - Q3 2022 Q1 - Q3 2021 ∆  in %
Actual currency Currency Impact Constant Currency Actual currency Actual currency Constant Currency4
Cloud revenue – SaaS1 7,279 –558 6,721 5,388 35 25
Cloud revenue – PaaS2 1,134 –66 1,068 737 54 45
Cloud revenue – IaaS3 752 –47 705 682 10 3
Cloud revenue 9,164 –671 8,493 6,806 35 25
Cloud gross margin – SaaS1 (in %) 74.7   74.5 72.7 2.0pp 1.8pp
Cloud gross margin – PaaS2 (in %) 79.2   80.6 80.2 –1.1pp 0.4pp
Cloud gross margin – IaaS3 (in %) 26.0   29.5 34.1 –8.1pp –4.5pp
Cloud gross margin (in %) 71.2   71.6 69.6 1.6pp 1.9pp

1 Software as a service

2 Platform as a service

3 Infrastructure as a service

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.

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

 

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

 

€ millions Q3 2022 Q3 2021  ∆ in %
IFRS Non-IFRS

Currency

Impact

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency

IFRS Non-IFRS IFRS Non-IFRS

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency1

Cloud Revenue by Region          
EMEA 1,085 1,085 –44 1,042 850 850 28 28 23
Americas 1,791 1,791 –247 1,545 1,228 1,228 46 46 26
APJ 411 411 –19 392 308 308 34 34 27
Cloud revenue 3,288 3,288 –310 2,978 2,386 2,386 38 38 25
Cloud and Software Revenue by Region          
EMEA 2,732 2,732 –75 2,658 2,642 2,642 3 3 1
Americas 2,962 2,962 –415 2,548 2,338 2,338 27 27 9
APJ 1,015 1,015 –43 972 930 930 9 9 5
Cloud and software revenue 6,710 6,710 –533 6,177 5,910 5,910 14 14 5
Total Revenue by Region          
Germany 1,086 1,086 –3 1,083 1,087 1,087 0 0 0
Rest of EMEA 2,091 2,091 –84 2,007 1,956 1,956 7 7 3
Total EMEA 3,178 3,178 –88 3,090 3,043 3,043 4 4 2
United States 2,862 2,862 –402 2,459 2,224 2,224 29 29 11
Rest of Americas 644 644 –87 557 518 518 24 24 7
Total Americas 3,506 3,506 –490 3,016 2,742 2,742 28 28 10
Japan 314 314 21 336 324 324 –3 –3 4
Rest of APJ 843 843 –71 772 735 735 15 15 5
Total APJ 1,157 1,157 –50 1,108 1,059 1,059 9 9 5
Total revenue   7,841 7,841 –627 7,214 6,845 6,845 15 15 5

 

 

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.

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(I.2)       Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) – Year-to-Date

 

€ millions Q1–Q3 2022 Q1–Q3 2021  ∆ in %
IFRS Non-IFRS

Currency

Impact

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency

IFRS Non-IFRS IFRS Non-IFRS

Non-IFRS

Constant

Currency1

Cloud Revenue by Region          
EMEA 3,121 3,121 –101 3,021 2,397 2,397 30 30 26
Americas 4,885 4,885 –529 4,356 3,519 3,519 39 39 24
APJ 1,158 1,158 –41 1,116 890 890 30 30 25
Cloud revenue 9,164 9,164 –671 8,493 6,806 6,806 35 35 25
Cloud and Software Revenue by Region          
EMEA 8,087 8,087 –174 7,913 7,692 7,692 5 5 3
Americas 8,228 8,228 –903 7,325 6,674 6,674 23 23 10
APJ 2,914 2,914 –103 2,811 2,722 2,722 7 7 3
Cloud and software revenue 19,229 19,229 –1,180 18,049 17,088 17,088 13 13 6
Total Revenue by Region          
Germany 3,215 3,215 –6 3,209 3,044 3,044 6 6 5
Rest of EMEA 6,202 6,202 –198 6,004 5,854 5,854 6 6 3
Total EMEA 9,417 9,417 –204 9,213 8,898 8,898 6 6 4
United States 7,889 7,889 –859 7,031 6,390 6,390 23 23 10
Rest of Americas 1,805 1,805 –202 1,603 1,492 1,492 21 21 7
Total Americas 9,694 9,694 –1,061 8,633 7,882 7,882 23 23 10
Japan 927 927 41 968 952 952 –3 –3 2
Rest of APJ 2,396 2,396 –157 2,239 2,129 2,129 13 13 5
Total APJ 3,323 3,323 –117 3,207 3,081 3,081 8 8 4
Total revenue   22,435 22,435 –1,382 21,053 19,861 19,861 13 13 6

 

 

1 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.

 

Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.

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(J)Employees by Region and Functional Areas

 

Full-time equivalents 9/30/2022 9/30/2021
  EMEA Americas APJ Total EMEA Americas APJ Total
Cloud and software 5,795 4,646 5,333 15,774 6,037 4,536 5,154 15,726
Services 8,302 5,518 5,961 19,781 8,138 5,582 6,038 19,758
Research and development 16,418 6,544 11,166 34,129 14,769 6,103 10,330 31,202
Sales and marketing 12,211 12,660 5,882 30,752 10,852 11,047 5,149 27,048
General and administration 3,498 2,259 1,294 7,050 3,310 2,130 1,158 6,598
Infrastructure 2,810 1,432 904 5,147 2,590 1,289 805 4,683
SAP Group (9/30) 49,033 33,059 30,540 112,632 45,696 30,685 28,634 105,015
    Thereof acquisitions1 188 214 8 410 390 63 45 498
SAP Group (nine months' end average) 48,181 32,591 29,804 110,576 45,006 30,422 28,187 103,616

 1 Acquisitions closed between January 1 and September 30 of the respective year

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Other Disclosures

 

(K)Financial Income, Net

 

In the third quarter of 2022, finance income mainly consisted of gains from disposals and fair value adjustments of equity securities totaling €91 million (Q3/2021: €704 million) and €554 million in the first nine months of 2022 (Q1-Q3/2021: €2,219 million), and interest income from loans and receivables, other financial assets (cash, cash equivalents, and current investments) as well as from derivatives amounting to €61 million in the third quarter of 2022 (Q3/2021: €18 million) and €127 million in the first nine months of 2022 (Q1-Q3/2021: €50 million).

 

In the third quarter of 2022, finance costs were primarily impacted by losses from disposals and fair value adjustments of equity securities amounting to €397 million (Q3/2021: €171 million) and €940 million in the first nine months of 2022 (Q1-Q3/2021: €399 million), and interest expense on financial liabilities including lease liabilities and negative effects from derivatives amounting to €67 million in the third quarter of 2022 (Q3/2021: €50 million) and €165 million in the first nine months of 2022 (Q1-Q3/2021: €159 million).

 

In the third quarter of 2022, the Executive Board proposed, and the Supervisory Board consented to, the financing of a new Sapphire Ventures fund (“SAPPHIRE Ventures Fund VII”). SAP’s total volume committed for SAPPHIRE Ventures Fund VII is US$1.25 billion.

 

(L)Business Combinations

 

Taulia

 

On January 27, 2022, SAP announced its intent to acquire a majority stake of Taulia, a leading provider of working capital management solutions. The acquisition closed on March 9, 2022, following satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals; the operating results and assets and liabilities are reflected in our consolidated financial statements starting on that date. The acquisition is expected to further expand SAP’s business network capabilities and strengthen SAP’s solutions for the CFO office. Consideration transferred amounted to €0.7 billion.

 

In the third quarter of 2022, the contribution of Taulia to revenue was approx. €18 million, to operating profit approx. -€13 million (IFRS) and approx. -€4 million (Non-IFRS).

 

We are still in the process of identifying and measuring the Taulia opening balance sheet assets and liabilities. Thus, the accounting for the Taulia acquisition is incomplete. This relates primarily to intangible assets and tax assets and liabilities but also to the accounting for the supply chain financing transactions offered by Taulia. The supply chain financing related assets and liabilities are included in SAP’s consolidated “Trade and other receivables” as well as current “Financial liabilities” (September 30, 2022: approximately €3.4 billion each). In general, the funds received by Taulia from the banks participating in the financing transactions as investors are classified as “cash flow from financing activities” and the cash routed through Taulia upon settlement of the receivables subject to supply chain financing on the maturity date are classified as “cash flow from investing activities”.

 

(M)Share Based Payments

 

Starting in 2022, most of the granted share units under the Move SAP plan will vest after a waiting period of six months and ratably thereafter for ten quarters. Under our previous policy, we serviced obligations arising from the plan with cash payments, but we have since decided to settle future share units predominantly in shares.

 

In the first nine months of 2022, we granted 17.5 million (first nine months of 2021: 11.7 million) share units. This includes 14.9 million (first nine months of 2021: 0) share units which we intend to settle in shares. In the first nine months of 2022 we delivered 2.1 million treasury shares (first nine months of 2021: 0) to settle share units. The dilutive effect of outstanding equity-settled share units is reflected in the calculation of earnings per share, diluted.

 

Obligations from outstanding share units granted before 2022 under the Move SAP plan will continue to be settled in cash and the settlement methods of SAP’s other plans remain unchanged.

 

Under the Own SAP plan, employees can purchase, on a monthly basis, SAP shares without any required holding period. As part of SAP’s 50th anniversary celebration SAP's contribution was doubled from 40% to 80% from January to March 2022. The number of shares purchased by our employees under this plan was 6.9 million in the first nine months of 2022 (first nine month of 2021: 4.3 million). 

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(N)Qualtrics Goodwill

 

During the third quarter the stock price of Qualtrics International Inc. further declined compared to the second quarter. We closely monitor the impairment risks and potential triggering events for the Qualtrics segment. While we note the decline of the stock price as one aspect in our holistic assessment, we did not evaluate it to be the sole indicator that could imply a triggering event.

 

Share price fluctuations will be closely monitored and assessed continuously until year-end. 

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