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Note 15 cont.<br />
ASSA ABLOY<br />
Annual Report 2007<br />
75<br />
Intangible rights consist mainly of licenses and brands. The carrying value of intangible rights with indefinite life amounts<br />
to SEK 763 M (587).<br />
Useful life is taken as indefinite where the time period during which it is judged that an asset will contribute economic<br />
benefits cannot be defined.<br />
Amortization and impairment of intangible rights have mainly been reported as costs of goods sold in the income<br />
statement.<br />
Impairment testing of goodwill and intangible rights with indefinite useful life<br />
Goodwill and intangible rights with indefinite useful life are assigned to the Group’s Cash Generating Units (CGU). The<br />
restructuring currently in process in the Group is leading to significantly greater harmonization of product development, purchasing,<br />
manufacturing and selling between the business units. As one effect of this, the Group’s five divisions constitute Cash<br />
Generating Units from 2007.<br />
For each Cash-Generating Unit, the Group assesses each year whether any write-down of goodwill is needed, in accordance<br />
with the accounting principles described in Note 1. Recoverable amounts for Cash Generating Units have been<br />
established by calculation of value in use. These calculations are based on estimated future cash flows, which in turn are<br />
based on financial budgets approved by the management and covering a three-year period. Cash flows beyond three years<br />
are extrapolated using estimated growth rates according to the principles below.<br />
Main assumptions used to calculate values in use:<br />
• Budgeted operating margin.<br />
• Growth rate for extrapolating cash flows beyond the budgeted three-year period.<br />
• Discount rate after tax used for estimated future cash flows.<br />
The management has established the budgeted operating margin on a basis of previous results and its expectations<br />
about future market development. For extrapolating cash flows beyond the three-year period, a growth rate of 3 percent<br />
is used for all Cash Generating Units. This growth rate is thought to be a conservative estimate. In addition, an average discount<br />
rate in local currency after tax is used for the Group.<br />
2007<br />
Overall, the discount rate employed varied between 9.0 and 10.0 percent (EMEA 9.0 percent, Americas 9.0 percent, Asia<br />
Pacific 10.0 percent, Global Technologies 10.0 percent and Entrance Systems 9.0 percent).<br />
Goodwill and intangible rights with indefinite useful life were assigned to the Group’s Cash Generating Units as summarized<br />
in the following table:<br />
SEK M EMEA Americas Asia Pacific<br />
Global<br />
Technologies<br />
Entrance<br />
Systems Total<br />
Goodwill 4,926 4,928 1,211 3,639 2,566 17,270<br />
Intangible rights with<br />
indefinite useful life 73 161 219 310 – 763<br />
Total 4,999 5,089 1,430 3,949 2,566 18,033<br />
2006<br />
Overall, the discount rate employed varied between 7.0 and 9.0 percent (HID Group 9.0 percent, Architectural Hardware<br />
7.5 percent and Entrance Systems 7.0 percent). Goodwill and intangible rights with indefinite useful life were assigned to<br />
the Group’s Cash Generating Units as summarized in the following table:<br />
SEK M HID Group<br />
Architectural<br />
Hardware<br />
Group<br />
ASSA ABLOY<br />
Entrance<br />
Systems Other Total<br />
Goodwill 2,977 3,012 2,741 7,953 16,683<br />
Intangible rights with<br />
indefinite useful life 333 – 19 235 587<br />
Total 3,310 3,012 2,760 8,188 17,270<br />
Sensitivity analysis<br />
A sensitivity analysis has been carried out for each Cash-Generating Unit. The results of the analyses can be summarized as<br />
follows.<br />
2007<br />
If the estimated operating margin after the end of the budget period had been 10 percent lower than the management’s<br />
figure, total recoverable amount would be 9 percent lower (EMEA 9.0 percent, Americas 10.0 percent, Asia Pacific 9.0 percent,<br />
Global Technologies 9.0 percent and Entrance Systems 10.0 percent).<br />
If the estimated growth rate to extrapolate cash flows beyond the budget period had been 10 percent lower than the<br />
starting assumption of 3 percent, total recoverable amount would be 4 percent lower (EMEA 4.0 percent, Americas 4.0<br />
percent, Asia Pacific 4.0 percent, Global Technologies 4.0 percent and Entrance Systems 4.0 percent).<br />
If the estimated weighted capital expenditure used for the Group’s discounted cash flow had been 10 percent higher than<br />
the starting assumption of 9.0 to 10.0 percent, total recoverable amount would be 13 percent lower (EMEA 13.0 percent,