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SAP SE — Interim / Quarterly Report 2020
Jul 27, 2020
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Second Quarter and Half Year 2020 Financial Highlights
SAP SE July 27, 2020

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
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SAP RESILIENT AMID COVID-19 CRISIS OPERATING PROFIT AND OPERATING MARGIN UP STRONGLY

The share of more predictable revenue reached 73%in the second quarter of 2020 (+5 percentage points)
OTHER FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS SECOND QUARTER 2020
- Software licenses: -18% (-18% cc) to €0.77bn strong sequential improvement compared to first quarter
- Current cloud backlog: +20% (+21% cc) to €6.65bn
- Cloud gross margin (non-IFRS): +1.6 pp to 69.5%
- Operating margin (non-IFRS): + 1.8% to 29.1%
- Earnings per share (non-IFRS): +7% to €1.17
- Operating cash flow (first six month): +41% to €3.77bn
- Free cash flow (first six month): +59% to €3.12bn
- More than 14,600 S/4HANA customers
- Greenhouse gas emissions at 25kt
- Overall employee retention rate remains high at 93.9%
- Women in management increased to 27.3%
FIRST SIX MONTHS 2020 – KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS TOTAL REVENUE AND OPERATING PROFIT UP

The share of more predictable revenue reached 74%in the first six months of 2020 (+4 percentage points)
INCOME STATEMENT SECOND QUARTER 2020
| IFRS | Non-IFRS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € millions, unless otherwise stated |
Q2/20 | Q2/19 | ∆ % | Q2/20 | Q2/19 | ∆ % | ∆ % at cc |
| Cloud | 2,044 | 1,692 | 21 | 2,044 | 1,717 | 19 | 18 |
| Software licenses | 773 | 948 | -18 | 773 | 948 | -18 | -18 |
| Software support | 2,892 | 2,854 | 1 | 2,892 | 2,854 | 1 | 2 |
| Software licenses and support |
3,665 | 3,802 | -4 | 3,665 | 3,802 | -4 | -3 |
| Cloud and software |
5,709 | 5,495 | 4 | 5,709 | 5,520 | 3 | 3 |
| Services | 1,034 | 1,136 | -9 | 1,034 | 1,136 | -9 | -9 |
| Total revenue | 6,743 | 6,631 | 2 | 6,744 | 6,656 | 1 | 1 |
| Total operating expenses |
-5,459 | -5,803 | -6 | -4,780 | -4,840 | -1 | -1 |
| Operating profit (loss) |
1,284 | 827 | 55 | 1,964 | 1,816 | 8 | 7 |
| Financial income, net | 92 | 29 | >100 | 92 | 29 | >100 | |
| Profit (loss) before tax |
1,322 | 815 | 62 | 2,002 | 1,804 | 11 | |
| Income tax expense |
-437 | -233 | 87 | -607 | -487 | 25 | |
| Profit (loss) after tax | 885 | 582 | 52 | 1,395 | 1,317 | 6 | |
| Operating margin (in %) |
19.0 | 12.5 | 6.6pp | 29.1 | 27.3 | 1.8pp | 1.7pp |
| Earnings per share, basic (in €) | 0.73 | 0.48 | 54 | 1.17 | 1.09 | 7 |
INCOME STATEMENT FIRST SIX MONTHS 2020
| IFRS | Non-IFRS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € millions, unless otherwise stated |
H1/20 | H1/19 | ∆ % | H1/20 | H1/19 | ∆ % | ∆ % at cc |
| Cloud | 4,055 | 3,247 | 25 | 4,057 | 3,299 | 23 | 22 |
| Software licenses | 1,224 | 1,599 | -23 | 1,224 | 1,599 | -23 | -23 |
| Software support | 5,826 | 5,692 | 2 | 5,826 | 5,692 | 2 | 2 |
| Software licenses and support |
7,051 | 7,291 | -3 | 7,051 | 7,291 | -3 | -4 |
| Cloud and software |
11,106 | 10,538 | 5 | 11,107 | 10,589 | 5 | 4 |
| Services | 2,159 | 2,184 | -1 | 2,159 | 2,184 | -1 | -2 |
| Total revenue | 13,264 | 12,722 | 4 | 13,266 | 12,773 | 4 | 3 |
| Total operating expenses |
-10,770 | -12,031 | -10 | -9,820 | -9,490 | 3 | 3 |
| Operating profit (loss) |
2,494 | 691 | >100 | 3,446 | 3,283 | 5 | 4 |
| Financial income, net | 53 | 29 | 84 | 53 | 29 | 84 | |
| Profit (loss) before tax |
2,444 | 675 | >100 | 3,396 | 3,267 | 4 | |
| Income tax expense |
-747 | -201 | >100 | -986 | -870 | 13 | |
| Profit (loss) after tax | 1,697 | 475 | >100 | 2,409 | 2,397 | 1 | |
| Operating margin (in %) |
18.8 | 5.4 | 13.4pp | 26.0 | 25.7 | 0.3pp | 0.2pp |
| Earnings per share, basic (in €) | 1.42 | 0.38 | >100 | 2.02 | 1.99 | 1 |
REGIONAL PERFORMANCE
SECOND QUARTER 2020
EMEA
Cloud revenue
AMERICAS
+14% +13% cc
Cloud and software revenue
+4% +3% cc
Canada and Mexico were highlights in cloud revenue. The U.S. had a solid quarter in software licenses revenue.
Cloud revenue +29% +29% cc
Cloud and software revenue
+3% +3% cc
Germany and Switzerland were highlights in cloud revenue. Spain and Saudi Arabia had strong quarters in software licenses revenue.
Cloud revenue +19% +18% cc
APJ
Cloud and software revenue
+4% +4% cc
Japan, Singapore and South Korea were highlights in cloud revenue. Japan, South Korea and Indonesia had a strong recovery in software licenses revenue.
Revenues calculated based on customer location; All numbers are Non-IFRS unless otherwise stated Individual country highlights are based on Non-IFRS at constant currencies
GROSS MARGIN DEVELOPMENT
CLOUD GROSS MARGIN UP 1.6 PERCENTAGE POINTS YOY
| Non-IFRS, in percent as reported |
FY/18 | Q1/19 | Q2/19 | Q3/19 | Q4/19 | FY/19 | Q1/20 | Q2/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud | 63.1 | 66,2 | 67,9 | 69,0 | 69,5 | 68.2 | 69,3 | 69,5 |
| Intelligent Spend | 77.8 | 78,0 | 78,1 | 78,0 | 78,0 | 78.1 | 78,8 | 79,9 |
| Private Cloud (IaaS) | 12.2 | 32,0 | 22,4 | 25,3 | 36,3 | 29.1 | 31,0 | 36,0 |
| Public Cloud (SaaS/PaaS) | 60.0 | 63,8 | 69,0 | 70,4 | 70,0 | 68.4 | 70,2 | 69,5 |
| Software Licenses & Support | 87.4 | 85,7 | 87,1 | 87,6 | 88,8 | 87.4 | 85,7 | 87,4 |
| Cloud & Software | 81.5 | 79,6 | 81,1 | 81,7 | 83,4 | 81.6 | 79,6 | 81,0 |
| Services | 22.9 | 20,3 | 23,9 | 26,9 | 28,1 | 25.0 | 22,8 | 26,3 |
| Total Gross Margin |
71.8 | 69,5 | 71,4 | 72,3 | 75,2 | 72.3 | 69,8 | 72,6 |
OPERATING PROFIT SECOND QUARTER 2020
Non-IFRS

OPERATING PROFIT FIRST SIX MONTHS 2020
Non-IFRS

- Non-IFRS operating profit (loss) +5% to €3,446m (HY1/19: €3,283m) +4% to €3,413m at cc
-
Non-IFRS operating margin +0.3pp to 26.0% (HY1/19: 25.7%) +0.2pp to 25.9% at cc
-
IFRS operating profit (loss) >100% to €2,494m (HY1/19: €691m)
- IFRS operating margin +13.4pp to 18.8% (HY1/19: 5.4%)

€6.7bn Total revenue, Non-IFRS



*Non-IFRS at constant currencies

€13.3bn Total revenue, Non-IFRS



*Non-IFRS at constant currencies
BALANCE SHEET CONDENSED
JUNE 30, 2020 - IFRS
| Assets | Equity and liabilities |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € millions | 6/30/20 | 12/31/19 | € millions | 6/30/20 | 12/31/19 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and other financial assets | 7,624 | 5,612 | Trade and other payables |
1,311 | 1,581 |
| Provisions | 105 | 268 | |||
| Trade and other receivables |
6,584 7,908 |
Other liabilities | 8,093 | 8,347 | |
| Other current assets |
1,835 | 1,694 | Contract liabilities, current |
5,791 | 4,266 |
| Total current assets |
16,043 | 15,213 | Total current liabilities |
15,300 | 14,462 |
| Goodwill | 29,214 | 29,159 | Financial liabilities | 14,499 | 12,923 |
| Provisions | 515 | 478 | |||
| Intangible assets |
4,158 | 4,491 | Contract liabilities, non-current |
69 | 89 |
| Property, plant, and equipment |
5,272 | 5,496 | Other non-current liabilities |
1,255 | 1,439 |
| Other non-current assets |
6,023 | 5,853 | Total non-current liabilities |
16,338 | 14,929 |
| Total liabilities | 31,637 | 29,390 | |||
| Total non-current assets |
44,666 | 44,999 | Total equity | 29,072 | 30,822 |
| Total assets | 60,709 | 60,212 | Total equity and liabilities |
60,709 | 60,212 |
SHARP INCREASE IN OPERATING AND FREE CASH FLOW
FIRST SIX MONTHS 2020
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | HY1/20 | HY1/19 | ∆ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow |
3,772 | 2,679 | +41% |
| - Capital expenditure |
-497 | -539 | -8% |
| - Payments of lease liabilities |
-156 | -185 | -15% |
| Free cash flow |
3,119 | 1,956 | +59% |
| Free cash flow in percent of total revenue | 24 | 15 | +8pp |
| Free cash flow conversion rate | 1.84 | 4.12 | -2.28 |
| Days sales outstanding (DSO in days, June 30) | 76 | 70 | 6 |
NET DEBT

Net Liquidity = cash and cash equivalent plus current time deposits and debt securities minus financial debt
Other = mainly purchase and sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities, proceeds from sales of non-current assets, and effects of foreign currency rates on cash and cash equivalents – for more information see our 2019 integrated report
ADDITIONAL OUTLOOK INFORMATION AND NON-IFRS ADJUSTMENTS
The Company now expects a full-year 2020 effective tax rate (IFRS) of 28.5% to 29.5% (previous outlook: 27.0% to 28.0%) and an effective tax rate (non-IFRS) of 27.5% to 28.5% (previous outlook: 26.5% to 27.5%)
| Non-IFRS adjustments | Actual Amounts HY1/19 |
Actual Amounts HY1/20 |
Est. Amounts for FY/20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue adjustments | €51m | €2m | €0m to €30m |
| Acquisition-related charges | €341m | €325m | €580m to €690m |
| Share-based payment expenses | €1,114m | €612m | €1,200m to €1,600m |
| Restructuring charges | €1,085m | €13m | €20m to €40m |
| Sum of all adjustments | €2,592m | €952m | €1,800m to €2,360m |
Due to rounding, numbers may not add precisely
2020 REVENUE AND PROFIT OUTLOOK CONFIRMED
2019 Actuals (Non-IFRS)
Cloud Revenue €7.01bn
Cloud & Software Revenue €23.09bn
Total Revenue €27.63bn
Operating Profit €8.21bn
2020 Outlook (Non-IFRS @cc)
Cloud Revenue in a range of €8.3 – €8.7bn Growth: 18.0% to 24.0%
Cloud and Software Revenue in a range of €23.4 – €24.0bn Growth: 1.0% to 4.0%
Total Revenue in a range of €27.8 – €28.5bn Growth: 1.0% to 3.0%
Operating Profit in a range of €8.1 – €8.7bn Growth: -1.0% – 6.0%
Share of more predictable revenue to reach approx. 72%
2023 Ambition (Non-IFRS)
More than triple Cloud Revenue
More than €35.0bn Total Revenue
Reach a cloud gross margin of 75%
Increase operating margin by 1pp per year on average*, representing a total expansion of approx. 500bp
Share of more predictable revenue approaching 80%
* from 2018 through 2023
EXPECTED CURRENCY IMPACT 2020 THIRD QUARTER AND REST OF THE YEAR
| Expected Currency Impact 2020 Based on June 2020 Level for the Rest of the Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| in percentage points | Q3 | FY | |
| Cloud Revenue | -3pp to -1pp |
-1pp to +1pp |
|
| Cloud and software | -3pp to -1pp |
-2pp to 0pp |
|
| Operating profit | -2pp to 0pp |
-1pp to +1pp |
INTERNAL Appendix

SAP S/4HANA CUSTOMER COUNT BASED ON UPDATED DEFINITION

Main categories added include Digital Supply Chain Management and Finance and Risk Management. This change affected the S/4HANA customer count as the customers of the added categories (as far as not also S/4HANA customer) have been included in the S/4HANA customer number. Prior period customer count numbers have been adjusted to conform with the updated definition.
KEY CLOUD METRICS SECOND QUARTER
All figures are Non-IFRS and growth rates at constant currencies unless otherwise stated
| Cloud Revenue | Cloud Backlog1 Current |
Global Commerce2 |
Cloud Applications Total Subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|
| +18% €2,044m |
+21% €6.65bn |
>\$3.8 trillion | ~221m |
| Concur – Segment Revenue |
Qualtrics – Segment Revenue |
Number of end users book travel and/or process expense with SAP Concur |
New workers started on SAP Fieldglass platform |
| -5% €379m |
+32% €168m |
>68m | >760,000 |
1) Current Cloud Backlog replaces our previous disclosure of 'New Cloud Bookings'. The 'Current Cloud Backlog' – or CCB for short gives you the contractually committed cloud revenue we expect to recognize over the upcoming twelve months. The CCB is thus a subset of our Remaining Performance Obligations: Cloud only and 12 months only. Its expansion between two key dates reflects our success in both, contracting new cloud business as well as renewing existing business. So compared to New Cloud Bookings, it is a better, more holistic indicator of our cloud progress.
2) Global commerce is the total commerce volume transacted on the SAP Ariba, SAP Concur and SAP Fieldglass Networks in the trailing 12 months. SAP Ariba commerce includes procurement and sourcing spend
INTERNAL Second Quarter and Half Year 2020 Financial Highlights
SAP SE July 27, 2020
