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4 BUSINESS REVIEW<br />
REVIEW OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
Adjusted EBITA by operating segment<br />
Adjusted EBITA is defi ned as EBITA before Restructuring costs and<br />
before Other operating income and expense (of which Acquisition,<br />
integration and separation costs).<br />
Power achieved an Adjusted EBITA margin of 21%, this rate is<br />
down 0.6 point compared to December 31, 2010.<br />
Infrastructure achieved an Adjusted EBITA margin of 10.4%,<br />
stable compared to December 31, 2010 (10.3%).<br />
Industry achieved an Adjusted EBITA margin of 17.7%, down<br />
1 point compared to December 31, 2010.<br />
IT achieved an Adjusted EBITA margin of 16.2%, down 0.4 point<br />
compared to December 31, 2010.<br />
Buildings achieved an Adjusted EBITA margin of 9.3%, down<br />
1.3 point compared to December 31, 2010.<br />
Net financial income/loss<br />
Net fi nancial income/loss is a net loss of EUR415 million at<br />
December 31, 2011, compared to EUR347 million at December 31,<br />
2010.<br />
Net fi nance costs totaled EUR301 million, up EUR19 million<br />
compared to 2010. This increase is mainly due to a higher net<br />
fi nancial debt.<br />
Exchange gains and losses, including the impact of the Group’s<br />
foreign currency hedges, was a negative effect of EUR40 million in<br />
2011, compared to an income of EUR25 million in 2010.<br />
The fi nancial component of pension plan and other post-employment<br />
benefi t costs represents a net expense of EUR45 million compared<br />
to EUR49 million in 2010.<br />
Finally, other net fi nancial expense, in the amount of EUR37 million,<br />
can mainly be explained by bank fees linked to issuance or<br />
settlement of credit lines.<br />
148 2011 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC<br />
Tax<br />
The effective tax rate at December 31, 2011 was 23.1% compared<br />
to 24.0% at December 31, 2010.<br />
Share of profit/(losses) of associates<br />
The share of profi t/losses of associates represents income of<br />
EUR28 million at December 31, 2011. It principally comprises the<br />
share in net income of Electroshield-Samara in Russia (EUR14 million)<br />
and the Fuji <strong>Electric</strong> joint venture in Japan (EUR12 million).<br />
Non-controlling interests<br />
Minority interests in net income for fi nancial year 2011 totaled<br />
EUR84 million, compared to EUR76 million in 2010. This represents<br />
the share in net income attributable mainly to the minority interests<br />
of certain Chinese companies.<br />
Profit for the period<br />
Net income for the period attributable to the equity holders of the<br />
parent company amounted to EUR1,820 million, a EUR100 million<br />
increase over 2010 (EUR1,720 million).<br />
Earnings per share<br />
Review of balance sheet and cash flow statement items<br />
Total consolidated balance sheet amounted to EUR35,886 million<br />
as at December 31, 2011, up 15.6% compared with December 31,<br />
2010. Non-current assets amounted to EUR22,540 million or 63%<br />
of total assets.<br />
Goodwill<br />
Goodwill amounted to EUR12,773 million or 36% of total assets, up<br />
by EUR2,560 million compared with December 31, 2010.<br />
The Group’s acquisitions – mainly comprising Areva Distribution –<br />
in 2011 accounted for EUR2,356 million of the increase. Changes<br />
in foreign exchange rates accounted for EUR142 million of the<br />
increase.<br />
The Group’s impairment tests did not lead to the recognition of any<br />
additional impairment losses during the period.<br />
Property, plant and equipment and intangible<br />
assets<br />
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets amounted to<br />
EUR7,277 million or 20% of total assets, up 10% compared with<br />
December 31, 2010.<br />
Earnings per share (taking into account the division of the nominal<br />
value of the shares by two, effective on September 2, 2011)<br />
amounted to EUR3.39 in 2011 compared with EUR3.30 in 2010.<br />
Intangible assets<br />
Trademarks amounted to EUR2,529 million at December 31, 2011,<br />
an increase of EUR103 million compared with December 31, 2010<br />
mainly as a result of acquired entities Telvent, Steck and Luminous<br />
and foreign exchange differences.<br />
Gross capitalised development costs totaled EUR1,292 million<br />
(EUR809 million net), including the capitalisation of costs for current<br />
projects in an amount of EUR217 million.<br />
Other intangible assets, net, consisting primarily of customer<br />
relationships recognised on acquisition, software and patents,<br />
increased by EUR252 million over the year primarily due to the<br />
EUR436 million of intangible assets recognised in the balance sheet<br />
following the acquisition of Telvent, Leader & Harvest and Summit<br />
Energy.<br />
Property, plant and equipment<br />
Net property, plant and equipment came to EUR2,573 million, an<br />
increase of EUR236 million compared with December 31, 2010.