CONTENTS - Capgemini

72 ANNUAL
GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Capgemini
– In the event of an objective indication of a decrease in fair
value (in particular, a significant or prolonged decline in
the asset’s value), an impairment loss is recognized in profit
or loss.
– When the impact of a change in fair value has previously been
recognized in equity and there is objective evidence that the
asset is impaired, or in the event of the disposal of the shares,
the impairment loss or impact of derecognition of the shares
is dealt with through financial income and expense, and offset
where appropriate by a full or partial write-back of the amount
recorded in equity.
ii. Aides à la construction (building aid program) loans in
France, security deposits and guarantees, and other longterm
loans;
iii. Receivables due from the French Treasury resulting from an
election to carry back tax losses;
iv. Receivables which are expected to be settled beyond the normal
operating cycle of the business to which they relate; and
v. Non-current derivative instruments.
These other non-current assets are carried at amortized cost, with
the exception of:
shares in non-consolidated companies, which are recognized at
fair value (see above);
non-current derivative instruments, which are recognized at their
fair value (see below).
Accounts and notes receivable
Accounts and notes receivable correspond to the fair value of the
expected consideration to be received. Where payment is deferred
beyond the usual periods applied by the Group and whose effect is
material on the fair value revaluation, the future payments concerned
are discounted.
Short-term investments
Short-term investments are recognized in the balance sheet at their
fair value at the year end. For listed securities, fair value corresponds
to market price at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses from
changes in fair value are recognized in the statement of income under
“Income from cash and cash equivalents”. Short-term investments
mainly consist of mutual fund units and negotiable debt securities
that can be rapidly converted into known amounts of cash that are
not exposed to any material risk of impairment in value in the event
of a change in interest rates.
Derivative instruments
Derivative instruments are initially recognized at fair value. Except as
described below concerning hedging instruments, changes in the fair
value of derivative instruments, estimated based on market rates or data
provided by the bank counterparties, are recognized in the statement
of income at the balance sheet date.
REPORT 2006 Capgemini
Derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting are classified
as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges in accordance with the
criteria set out in IAS 39 – “Financial Instruments: Recognition and
Measurement”.
The accounting treatment applied to these instruments is as follows:
For fair value hedges of financial instruments recognized in the
balance sheet, the change in fair value recognized in profit is offset
by a symmetrical change in the fair value of the hedged instrument,
to the extent that the hedge is effective.
For cash flow hedges of future transactions, (i) the effective portion
of the change in fair value of the derivative instrument is recorded
directly in equity and taken to income when the hedged item itself
affects profit, and (ii) the ineffective portion is recognized directly
in income.
The effectiveness of a hedge is demonstrated by means of prospective
and retrospective tests performed at each balance sheet date. These
tests are designed to validate whether the hedge qualifies for hedge
accounting, by demonstrating that the hedging relationship is effective.
The 80% to 125% range set in IAS 39 for retrospective tests is
also used for the prospective tests.
b) Recognition and measurement of financial liabilities
Long-term financial debt
Long-term financial debt mainly consists of loans granted by banks,
bonds and obligations under finance leases.
Loans granted by banks and bonds are initially recognized at fair
value and are subsequently measured at amortized cost at each
period-end up to maturity.
Fair value determined for the purpose of initial recognition corresponds
to the present value of future cash outflows discounted
at the market interest rate, minus transaction costs and any issue
premiums.
Regarding convertible bonds, the difference between the nominal
amount of the bonds and the fair value of the liability component as
calculated above is recorded under equity.
In each subsequent period, the interest expense recorded in the
statement of income corresponds to the theoretical interest charge
calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the carrying
amount of the loan. The effective interest rate is calculated when the
loan is taken out and corresponds to the rate that exactly discounts
estimated future cash payments through the expected life of the loan
to the initial fair value of the liability component of the loan.
The difference between interest expense thus calculated and the
nominal amount of interest is recorded in profit or loss, with the
corresponding adjustment posted to liabilities.