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Growth Strategy<br />
Corporate<br />
Governance<br />
Business Review<br />
Corporate Policies<br />
Management’s<br />
Discussion<br />
and Analysis<br />
Statistics<br />
4.7. Amortization of goodwill<br />
Amortization of goodwill amounted to<br />
€163 million in 2002 versus €140 million<br />
in 2001 and €199 million in 2000. In the<br />
Finance division, goodwill amortization<br />
concerning Crédipar amounted to €5 million<br />
in 2002. Goodwill amortization in the<br />
Automotive Equipment business included<br />
€42 million related to Bertrand Faure,<br />
€11 million concerning Faurecia Exhaust<br />
Systems and €69 million concerning the<br />
Sommer Allibert automobile business. In<br />
all of these cases, amortization is calculated<br />
over 20 years. The 2002 total also includes<br />
€34 million corresponding to annual<br />
amortization and an impairment loss<br />
recorded to write off the entire amount<br />
of goodwill recognized at the end of 2001<br />
following the buyout of the Rio de Janeiro<br />
state government’s minority stake in<br />
Peugeot Citroën do Brasil in connection<br />
with the renegotiation of the Group’s<br />
agreements with the state government.<br />
The impairment loss was recorded following<br />
an analysis showing that, following the<br />
drop in value of the Brazilian currency in<br />
2002, the future cash flow expected to<br />
be generated by the automobile business<br />
in Brazil would not be sufficient to<br />
guarantee recovery of the value of the<br />
goodwill. A series of measures is underway<br />
to restore the profitability of the Brazilian<br />
operation, including by significantly<br />
increasing local vehicle content.<br />
The Group also compared the book value<br />
of goodwill for the main companies<br />
acquired with the estimated future cash<br />
flow from the businesses concerned.<br />
Based on the assumptions used to<br />
perform this analysis, in each case the<br />
comparison showed that future cash<br />
flows would be sufficient to permit the<br />
recovery of the goodwill. Consequently,<br />
these amounts of goodwill are being<br />
amortized on a straight-line basis over<br />
20 years in the normal way.<br />
The 2001 charge corresponds to the<br />
amortization of goodwill on Crédipar<br />
(€5 million), Peugeot Citroën Argentina<br />
(€21 million including recognition of an<br />
impairment loss to write off the unamortized<br />
balance), Bertrand Faure (€43 million),<br />
Faurecia Exhaust Systems (€12 million)<br />
and Sommer Allibert (€52 million,<br />
prorated from the date of acquisition to<br />
the year-end). The 2000 charge corresponds<br />
to the amortization of goodwill on<br />
Crédipar (€5 million), Bertrand Faure<br />
(€42 million), Faurecia Exhaust Systems<br />
(€12 million) and Peugeot Citroën<br />
Argentina (€138 million including<br />
recognition of an initial impairment loss<br />
due to the economic outlook in Argentina).<br />
<strong>PSA</strong> <strong>PEUGEOT</strong> CITROËN - MANAGING BOARD REPORT 107