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SAP SE — Investor Presentation 2024
Apr 22, 2024
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First Quarter 2024 Results
Christian Klein, CEO Dominik Asam, CFO
April 22, 2024



Safe Harbor Statement
During this presentation we will make forward-looking statements which are predictions, projections, or other statements about future events. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to materially differ. Additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties may be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the risk factors section of SAP's 2023 Annual Report on Form 20-F.
We're off to a strong start in 2024

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We aim to accelerate total revenue growth through 2027

1: New non-IFRS definition incl. share-based compensation; estimates for historic data (2021-2022) | 2: Compound Annual Growth Rate adjusted for the Ambition 2025 USD rate assumption of 1.10 USD/ EUR
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RISE & GROW have significant untapped growth potential

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Achieve real-world results with SAP Business AI

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Unified copilot experience across our portfolio
AI Capabilities 2
Embedded or customized AI by partner, customer, or SAP
AI Foundation 3
Integrated enterprise data, security, and compliance
SAP Q1 2024 Financial Results
| Current cloud backlog € millions |
Total revenue € millions |
Cloud & Software revenue € millions |
Cloud revenue € millions |
Cloud ERP Suite revenue € millions |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,179 ▲ +27% (+28% @cc) |
8,041 ▲ +8% (+9% @cc) |
6,960 ▲ +9% (+11% @cc) |
3,928 ▲ +24% (+25% @cc) |
3,167 ▲+31% (+32% @cc) |
|
| Cloud gross profit (Cloud gross margin in%) € millions |
Gross profit (Gross margin in %) € millions |
Operating profit € millions |
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| IFRS Non-IFRS |
IFRS Non-IFRS |
IFRS Non-IFRS |
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| 2,837 2,849 72.2% 72.5% ▲ +27% ▲ +27% (+28% @cc) |
5,762 5,774 71.7% 71.8% ▲ +9% ▲ +9% (+10% @cc) |
-787 1,533 ▼ N/A ▲ +16% (+19% @cc) |
Regional cloud revenue performance

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Revenue and gross profit development
| Revenue | Gross Profit (Gross margin %) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-IFRS in € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | ∆ in % @cc | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | ∆ in % @cc |
| Cloud | 3,928 | 24 | 25 | 2,849 (72.5) |
27 | 28 |
| SaaS/PaaS | 3,764 | 26 | 28 | |||
| IaaS | 164 | -17 | -15 | |||
| Software licenses and support | 3,031 | -5 | -4 | 2,705 (89.2) |
-4 | -3 |
| Cloud and software | 6,960 | 9 | 11 | 5,555 (79.8) |
9 | 11 |
| Services | 1,081 | 0 | 1 | 219 (20.3) |
-4 | -1 |
| Total | 8,041 | 8 | 9 | 5,774 (71.8) |
9 | 10 |
Tax rate, Cash flow, and Earnings per share
| Effective tax rate | Free cash flow | Earnings per share (in €) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | € billions | IFRS basic diluted |
Non-IFRS basic |
|
| IFRS | Non-IFRS | |||
| 16.0 ▼ -24.5pp |
32.4 ▲ +3.3pp |
2.49 ▲ +28% |
-0.71 -0.70 ▼ N/A ▼ N/A ▲ |
0.81 +8% |
2024 Financial outlook
in € billions, unless otherwise stated; continuing operations
2024 Non-financial outlook
| Cloud revenue € billions @cc |
Cloud & Software revenue € billions @cc |
Employee Engagement Index percent |
Customer Net Promoter Score points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.0 – 17.3 ▲ +24% – 27% (2023: 13.66) |
29.0 – 29.5 ▲ +8% – 10% (2023: 26.92) |
76 – 80 |
9 – 13 |
|
| Operating profit € billions |
Free cash flow € billions |
Effective tax rate percent |
Carbon emissions kilotons |
Women in executive roles percent |
| Non-IFRS @cc 7.6 – 7.9 ▲ +17% – 21% (2023: 6.51) |
approx. 3.5 (2023: 5.09) |
Non-IFRS approx. 32 (2023: 30.3) |
Steadily decrease |
Steadily increase |
2024 financial outlook is based on constant currencies assumptions, including an exchange rate of 1.08 US Dollar per Euro Based on updated non-IFRS definition in 2024

Q&A

Income statement: Q1 2024
* from continuing and discontinued operations
| IFRS | Non-IFRS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € millions, unless otherwise stated |
Q1 24 | Q1 23 | ∆ % | Q1 24 | Q1 23 | ∆ % | ∆ % @cc |
| Cloud | 3,928 | 3,178 | 24 | 3,928 | 3,178 | 24 | 25 |
| Software licenses | 203 | 276 | -26 | 203 | 276 | -26 | -25 |
| Software support | 2,829 | 2,905 | -3 | 2,829 | 2,905 | -3 | -1 |
| Software licenses and support |
3,031 | 3,180 | -5 | 3,031 | 3,180 | -5 | -4 |
| Cloud and software | 6,960 | 6,358 | 9 | 6,960 | 6,358 | 9 | 11 |
| Services | 1,081 | 1,083 | 0 | 1,081 | 1,083 | 0 | 1 |
| Total revenue | 8,041 | 7,441 | 8 | 8,041 | 7,441 | 8 | 9 |
| Total operating expenses | -8,828 | -6,637 | 33 | -6,507 | -6,119 | 6 | 7 |
| Operating profit (loss) | -787 | 803 | N/A | 1,533 | 1,321 | 16 | 19 |
| Financial income, net | -45 | -112 | -60 | 11 | -83 | N/A | |
| Profit (loss) before tax from continuing operations | -980 | 677 | N/A | 1,396 | 1,224 | 14 | |
| Income tax expense | 157 | -274 | N/A | -452 | -357 | 27 | |
| Profit (loss) after tax from continuing operations | -824 | 403 | N/A | 944 | 868 | 9 | |
| Profit (loss) after tax from discontinued operations | 0 | 106 | N/A | 0 | 144 | N/A | |
| Profit (loss) after tax* | -824 | 509 | N/A | 944 | 1,012 | -7 | |
| Operating margin (in %) | -9.8 | 10.8 | -20.6pp | 19.1 | 17.8 | 1.3pp | 1.6pp |
| Earnings per share, basic (in €) from continuing operations | -0.71 | 0.35 | N/A | 0.81 | 0.75 | 8 | |
| Earnings per share, basic (in €)* | -0.71 | 0.41 | N/A | 0.81 | 0.83 | -3 |
Gross margin development
| Non-IFRS, in percent as reported |
Q1 23 | Q2 23 | Q3 23 | Q4 23 | FY 23 | Q1 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud | 70.8 | 71.4 | 73.0 | 72.2 | 71.9 | 72.5 |
| Software Licenses & Support | 88.9 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 89.8 | 89.8 | 89.2 |
| Cloud & Software | 79.9 | 80.6 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 80.7 | 79.8 |
| Services | 21.0 | 17.8 | 21.2 | 21.9 | 20.5 | 20.3 |
| Total Gross Margin | 71.3 | 71.9 | 73.0 | 73.4 | 72.4 | 71.8 |

Cost ratios: First quarter 2024 | Total revenue: €8.0bn
Non-IFRS as percent of total revenue


Balance sheet condensed: March 31, 2024 – IFRS
Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely
Assets
| € millions | 03/31/24 | 12/31/23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and other financial assets | 13,606 | 11,468 |
| Trade and other receivables |
7,435 | 6,322 |
| Other current assets |
2,755 | 2,781 |
| Total current assets | 23,796 | 20,571 |
| Goodwill | 29,558 | 29,088 |
| Intangible assets | 2,449 | 2,505 |
| Property, plant, and equipment | 4,264 | 4,276 |
| Other non-current assets | 12,848 | 11,895 |
| Total non-current assets | 49,119 | 47,764 |
| Total assets | 72,915 | 68,335 |
Equity and liabilities
| € millions |
03/31/24 | 12/31/23 |
|---|---|---|
| Trade and other payables |
1,926 | 1,783 |
| Provisions | 2,320 | 235 |
| Other liabilities | 6,839 | 7,649 |
| Contract liabilities, current | 7,994 | 4,975 |
| Total current liabilities | 19,078 | 14,642 |
| Financial liabilities | 7,940 | 7,941 |
| Provisions | 426 | 433 |
| Contract liabilities, non-current | 41 | 33 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 2,093 | 1,879 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 10,501 | 10,287 |
| Total liabilities | 29,579 | 24,928 |
| Total equity | 43,336 | 43,406 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 72,915 | 68,335 |
Cash flow development
Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1/24 | Q1/23 | ∆ in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow |
2,757 | 2,311 | 19 |
| – Capital expenditure |
-187 | -257 | -27 |
| – Payments of lease liabilities |
-78 | -99 | -22 |
| Free cash flow |
2,492 | 1,955 | 28 |
| Free cash flow in percent of total revenue | 31 | 26 | 5pp |
| Free cash flow in percent of profit after tax (IFRS) | N/A | 485 | N/A |

Net debt
Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Net liquidity (+)/Net Debt (-) 12/31/2023 PY: 12/31/2022 | 3,521 | -2,070 |
| Operating cash flow |
2,757 | 2,311 |
| Capital expenditure | -187 | -257 |
| Payments of lease liabilities | -78 | -99 |
| Business combinations | -19 | 0 |
| Treasury shares | -432 | 0 |
| Cash from discontinued operations | 0 | -742 |
| Other | 78 | -194 |
| Net liquidity (+)/Net Debt (-) 03/31/2024 PY: 03/31/2023 | 5,641 | -1,050 |

Additional outlook information and Non-IFRS adjustments
Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely
The Company expects a full-year 2024 effective tax rate (non-IFRS) of around 32% (2023: 30.3%) based on updated tax rate definition (non-IFRS).
| Non-IFRS adjustments | Actual Amounts Q1/23 |
Actual Amounts Q1/24 |
Est. Amounts FY/24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition-related charges | €88m | €79m | €280m to €360m |
| Restructuring charges | €260m | €2,242m | At least €2.2bn |
| Adjustment for regulatory compliance matter expenses | €170m | €0m | €0m |
| Adjustment for gains and losses from equity securities, net | €29m | €56m | N/A1 |
1) Due to the uncertainty and potential variability of gains and losses from equity securities, we cannot provide an estimate for the full year without unreasonable efforts. This item could however have a material impact on our non-IFRS measures below operating profit

Expected currency impact
Expected currency impact based on March 2024 Level applied for 2024
| in percentage points | Q2 24 | FY 24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud revenue growth |
-1.5pp to +0.5pp | -1.5pp to +0.5pp |
| Cloud and software revenue growth | -1.5pp to +0.5pp | -1.5pp to +0.5pp |
| Operating profit growth (non-IFRS) |
-2.0pp to 0.0pp | -2.0pp to 0.0pp |