2019 Annual financial report

Chapter 6. Consolidated financial statements 2019 year

Note 11  Intangible assets, net

Changes in intangible assets


Intangible assets with a finite useful life
(in millions of euros) Client relationships Software, technology and other

Brands(1)

Total intangible assets

Gross value at January 1, 2018

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

1,079


331

922

2,332


Acquisitions

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

-


49

-

49


Disposals

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

-


(9)

-

(9)


Translation adjustments and other

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

36


9

42

87


Gross value at December 31, 2018

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

1,115


380

964

2,459


Acquisitions

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

499


577

 

1,076


Change in scope

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

 


85

 

85


Disposals

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

 


(10)

 

(10)


Translation adjustments and other

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

23


14

20

57


Gross value at December 31, 2019

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

1637


1046

984

3,667


Accumulated amortization on December 31, 2018

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(868)


(273)

(193)

(1,334)


Depreciation & amortization

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(72)


(87)

(82)

(244)


Change in scope

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

 


(60)

 

(60)


Impairment

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(20)


(22)

 

(42)


Disposals

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

 


10

 

10


Translation adjustments and other

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(12)


(5)

(4)

(21)


Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2019

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

(972)


(437)

(279)

(1,688)


Net value at December 31, 2019

Intangible assets with a finite useful life

665


609

705

1,979

(1) From July 1, 2019, the useful of life of brands, which had been indefinite until then, was re estimated and an amortization term of 8 years was retained (see Note 1).

Valuation of intangible assets

Valuation tests carried out by an independent expert at the end of the 2019 financial year resulted in the Group recognizing impairment losses of euro 42 million in 2019 (see Note 5). 

Valuation tests carried out by an independent expert at the end of the 2018 financial year resulted in the Group recognizing no impairment losses in 2018 (see Note 5).