2020 Annual Financial Report

Chapter 6 : 2020 Consolidated financial statements

Note 13 Property, plant and equipment, net

(in millions of euros)

Land and Buildings

Fixtures and fittings

IT equipment

Others

Total

Gross value at January 1, 2019

Gross value at January 1, 2019

Land and Buildings

168

Gross value at January 1, 2019

Fixtures and fittings

715

Gross value at January 1, 2019

IT equipment

382

Gross value at January 1, 2019

Others

370

Gross value at January 1, 2019

Total

1,635

Increases

Increases

Land and Buildings

-

Increases

Fixtures and fittings

82

Increases

IT equipment

24

Increases

Others

48

Increases

Total

154

Decreases

Decreases

Land and Buildings

(1)

Decreases

Fixtures and fittings

(111)

Decreases

IT equipment

(38)

Decreases

Others

(55)

Decreases

Total

(205)

Changes to consolidation scope

Changes to consolidation scope

Land and Buildings

(1)

Changes to consolidation scope

Fixtures and fittings

60

Changes to consolidation scope

IT equipment

128

Changes to consolidation scope

Others

109

Changes to consolidation scope

Total

296

Translation adjustments and other

Translation adjustments and other

Land and Buildings

-

Translation adjustments and other

Fixtures and fittings

17

Translation adjustments and other

IT equipment

8

Translation adjustments and other

Others

7

Translation adjustments and other

Total

32

Gross value at December 31, 2019

Gross value at December 31, 2019

Land and Buildings

166

Gross value at December 31, 2019

Fixtures and fittings

763

Gross value at December 31, 2019

IT equipment

504

Gross value at December 31, 2019

Others

479

Gross value at December 31, 2019

Total

1 912

Increases

Increases

Land and Buildings

-

Increases

Fixtures and fittings

87

Increases

IT equipment

34

Increases

Others

15

Increases

Total

136

Decreases

Decreases

Land and Buildings

-

Decreases

Fixtures and fittings

(94)

Decreases

IT equipment

(55)

Decreases

Others

(5)

Decreases

Total

(154)

Changes to consolidation scope

Changes to consolidation scope

Land and Buildings

-

Changes to consolidation scope

Fixtures and fittings

(1)

Changes to consolidation scope

IT equipment

-

Changes to consolidation scope

Others

-

Changes to consolidation scope

Total

(1)

Translation adjustments and other

Translation adjustments and other

Land and Buildings

1

Translation adjustments and other

Fixtures and fittings

(52)

Translation adjustments and other

IT equipment

(93)

Translation adjustments and other

Others

29

Translation adjustments and other

Total

(115)

Gross value at December 31, 2020

Gross value at December 31, 2020

Land and Buildings

167

Gross value at December 31, 2020

Fixtures and fittings

703

Gross value at December 31, 2020

IT equipment

390

Gross value at December 31, 2020

Others

518

Gross value at December 31, 2020

Total

1 778

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2019

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2019

Land and Buildings

(18)

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2019

Fixtures and fittings

(424)

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2019

IT equipment

(433)

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2019

Others

(318)

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2019

Total

(1193)

Increases

Increases

Land and Buildings

-

Increases

Fixtures and fittings

(68)

Increases

IT equipment

(45)

Increases

Others

(37)

Increases

Total

(150)

Impairment loss

Impairment loss

Land and Buildings

-

Impairment loss

Fixtures and fittings

(41)

Impairment loss

IT equipment

-

Impairment loss

Others

-

Impairment loss

Total

(41)

Decreases

Decreases

Land and Buildings

-

Decreases

Fixtures and fittings

94

Decreases

IT equipment

55

Decreases

Others

5

Decreases

Total

154

Changes to consolidation scope

Changes to consolidation scope

Land and Buildings

-

Changes to consolidation scope

Fixtures and fittings

1

Changes to consolidation scope

IT equipment

-

Changes to consolidation scope

Others

-

Changes to consolidation scope

Total

1

Translation adjustments and other

Translation adjustments and other

Land and Buildings

(2)

Translation adjustments and other

Fixtures and fittings

28

Translation adjustments and other

IT equipment

80

Translation adjustments and other

Others

(29)

Translation adjustments and other

Total

77

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2020

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2020

Land and Buildings

(20)

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2020

Fixtures and fittings

(410)

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2020

IT equipment

(343)

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2020

Others

(379)

Accumulated depreciation 
at December 31, 2020

Total

(1,152)

Net value at December 31, 2020

Net value at December 31, 2020

Land and Buildings

147

Net value at December 31, 2020

Fixtures and fittings

293

Net value at December 31, 2020

IT equipment

47

Net value at December 31, 2020

Others

139

Net value at December 31, 2020

Total

626

Land and buildings

At December 31, 2020, the net amount of the property assets directly owned by Publicis listed on the balance sheet was euro 147 million.

The Groupe’s main property asset is its corporate headquarters located at 133, avenue des Champs-Élysées, in Paris, France. This seven-story building includes around 12,000 sq.m. of office space, occupied by Groupe companies, and 1,500 sq.m. of commercial space, occupied by Publicis Drugstore, and two public movie theaters.

 

Fixtures and fittings

The euro 41 million impairment loss in 2020 corresponds to fittings for leased properties (see Note 6).

 

Other property, plant and equipment

The Groupe owns a considerable array of IT equipment used for the creation and production of advertising, the management of media buying and administrative work.