Atos reports full year 2024 results
Press release
Atos reports full year 2024
results
Recovery of the commercial activity in Q4
2024
- Q4 order entry at
€2.7 billion
- Q4 book to bill at
117%, +9 points vs Q4 2023, benefitting from the signature of large
multi-year contract renewals and wins
- FY 2024 book to bill
at 82% vs 94% in prior year
FY 2024 revenue: €9,577 million, down -5.4% organically,
impacted by previously-established contract terminations or scope
reductions and by market softness in key geographies
- Eviden: down -6.7%
organically
- Tech Foundations
down -4.1% organically
Operating margin of 2.1% at €199m, with
Eviden at 2.0% and Tech Foundations at 2.2%
-
Down -210 bps organically compared with FY 2023, mainly due to the
allocation to the business of SG&A costs previously allocated
to Other Operating Income & Expenses, as part of the separation
project in prior year
-
Operating margin includes circa €40 million of provision for
underperforming contracts following negotiations with
customers
Free cash flow at €-2,233 million
reflecting the end of one-off working capital optimization actions
and higher capex linked to High Performance Computing
contracts
-
Working capital optimization at December 2024 of €0.3 billion
compared to €1.8 billion in prior year
-
Consisting solely of customer invoices paid in advance without any
discount and on a pure voluntary basis;
-
No usage at all of account receivable factoring or specific
optimization on trade payables.
Net income group share of €248 million,
including notably:
-
€3,520 million income from the financial restructuring, including a
€2,766 million gain on the debt-to-equity swap and €965 million
IFRS 9 debt fair value treatment, which will be amortized in
subsequent years
-
Goodwill and other non-current assets impairment charge of €2,357
million, reflecting the decrease of the Group’s enterprise value,
which takes into account a lower fair value of the financial debts
and a lower market capitalization
Paris, March 5, 2025 - Atos, a
global leader in digital transformation, high-performance computing
and information technology infrastructure, today announces its 2024
financial results.
Philippe Salle, Atos Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer,
declared:
“It was with great enthusiasm and conviction
that I have joined the Atos Group in October 2024. Now that our
financial restructuring has been successfully completed in
December, the Group can focus on its transformation journey and on
providing the highest level of support to our customers through
innovation and quality of service. I will present my vision for
Atos and our mid-term strategy during a Capital Markets Day on May
14.
During the fourth quarter, our commercial
activity recovered thanks to the positive change of perception of
our clients, who took note of the improvement of our credit rating.
This positive commercial momentum materialized in renewals or
extensions of large strategic multi-year contracts.
I would like to take this opportunity to
sincerely thank the teams involved for their outstanding
contribution to the financial structuring of the company and to our
employees, customers and partners for their continued
support.”
FY 2024 performance
highlights
In €
million |
FY 2024 |
FY 2023 |
Var. |
|
FY 2023* |
Organic Var. |
Revenue |
9,577 |
10,693 |
-10.4% |
|
10,124 |
-5.4% |
Operating Margin |
199 |
467 |
-268 |
|
423 |
-224 |
In % of revenue |
2.1% |
4.4% |
-230bps |
|
4.2% |
-210bps |
OMDA |
722 |
1,026 |
-304 |
|
|
|
In % of revenue |
7.6% |
9.6% |
-200bps |
|
|
|
Net income |
248 |
-3,441 |
3,689 |
|
|
|
Free Cash Flow |
-2,233 |
-1,078 |
-1,154 |
|
|
|
Net debt excl. IFRS 9 fair value treatment |
-1,238 |
-2,230 |
992 |
|
|
|
Net debt |
-275 |
-2,230 |
1,955 |
|
|
|
*: at constant scope and December 2024
average exchange rates
FY 2024 performance by
Business
In € million |
FY 2024
Revenue |
FY 2023
revenue |
FY 2023
revenue* |
Organic variation* |
Eviden |
4,604 |
5,089 |
4,937 |
-6.7% |
Tech Foundations |
4,972 |
5,604 |
5,187 |
-4.1% |
Total |
9,577 |
10,693 |
10,124 |
-5.4% |
In €
million |
FY 2024
Operating margin |
FY 2023 Operating margin |
FY 2023
Operating margin* |
|
FY 2024
Operating margin % |
FY 2023 Operating margin% |
FY 2023 Operating margin%* |
Organic variation* |
Eviden |
90 |
294 |
272 |
|
2.0% |
5.8% |
5.5% |
-350 bps |
Tech Foundations |
109 |
172 |
151 |
|
2.2% |
3.1% |
2.9% |
-70 bps |
Total |
199 |
467 |
423 |
|
2.1% |
4.4% |
4.2% |
-210 bps |
*: at constant scope and December 2024
average exchange rates
Group revenue was €9,577
million, down -5.4% organically compared with FY 2023. Overall,
Group revenue evolution in 2024 reflects previously-established
contract terminations or scope reductions and market softness in
key geographies
Eviden revenue was €4,604 million, down -6.7%
organically.
-
Digital activities decreased high single
digit. The business was impacted by previously-established contract
terminations and contract scope reductions, as well as by the
continued market softness in North America, in the UK & Ireland
and in Benelux and the Nordics.
- Big Data & Security
(BDS) revenue was roughly stable organically.
Advanced Computing grew mid-single digit with large project
deliveries in Denmark and Germany particularly during the fourth
quarter. Revenue in Digital Security decreased low single digit due
to contract terminations and volume decline.
Tech
Foundations revenue was €4,972 million, down -4.1%
organically.
- Core
revenue (excluding BPO and value-added resale
(“VAR”)) decreased low single digit. Stronger revenue in Major
Events (related to the Paris Olympic & Paralympic games and the
UEFA) was offset by previously-established contract terminations
and completions in North America and by contract scope and volume
reduction in the UK.
- Non-core
revenue declined high single digit as planned,
reflecting deliberate reduction of BPO activities in the UK and
reduced value-added resale for hardware and software products.
Group
operating margin was €199 million representing 2.1%
of revenue, down -210 basis points organically compared with
2023:
- This margin decrease comes mainly
from the allocation to the business of €103 million SG&A costs
previously allocated to Other Operating Income & Expenses as
they related to the separation project conducted in 2023. The
profitability of the Group was also impacted by revenue decrease
and lower utilization of resources. Operating margin also includes
circa €40 million of provision for underperforming contracts
following negotiations with customers
-
Eviden’s operating margin was €90 million or
2.0% of revenue, down -350 basis points organically. Beyond the
allocation of SG&A costs to the business for €48 million,
profitability was also impacted by revenue decrease and lower
utilization of resources.
- Tech
Foundations’ operating margin was €109 million or
2.2% of revenue down by -70 basis points organically. The positive
impacts from the continued execution of the transformation program
and the accelerated reduction of under-performing contracts via
renegotiation were offset by higher allocation of SG&A cost to
the business for €55 million.
FY 2024 performance by Regional Business
Unit
In €
million |
FY 2024
Revenue |
FY 2023
revenue |
FY 2023
revenue* |
Organic variation* |
North America |
1,909 |
2,280 |
2,177 |
-12.3% |
UK / IR |
1,500 |
1,770 |
1,763 |
-14.9% |
Benelux and
the Nordics (BTN) |
946 |
911 |
905 |
+4.6% |
Central
Europe |
2,207 |
2,506 |
2,253 |
-2.1% |
Southern
Europe |
2,080 |
2,284 |
2,119 |
-1.9% |
Growing
markets |
924 |
930 |
893 |
+3.4% |
Others &
Global structures |
11 |
12 |
13 |
-16.3% |
Total |
9,577 |
10,693 |
10,124 |
-5.4% |
In €
million |
FY 2024
Operating margin |
FY 2023 Operating margin |
FY 2023
Operating margin* |
|
FY 2024
Operating margin % |
FY 2023 Operating margin% |
FY 2023 Operating margin%* |
Organic variation* |
North America |
161 |
244 |
229 |
|
8.5% |
10.7% |
10.5% |
-200 bps |
UK / IR |
72 |
75 |
77 |
|
4.8% |
4.2% |
4.3% |
+40 bps |
Benelux and the
Nordics (BTN) |
7 |
23 |
23 |
|
0.8% |
2.5% |
2.5% |
-170 bps |
Central
Europe |
10 |
31 |
23 |
|
0.5% |
1.3% |
1.0% |
-60 bps |
Southern
Europe |
80 |
99 |
82 |
|
3.9% |
4.3% |
3.9% |
+0 bps |
Growing
markets |
31 |
92 |
88 |
|
3.4% |
9.9% |
9.9% |
-650 bps |
Others &
Global structures |
-163 |
-97 |
-98 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
199 |
467 |
423 |
|
2.1% |
4.4% |
4.2% |
-210 bps |
*: at constant scope and December 2024
average exchange rates
North America revenue was
€1,909 million, down -12.3% organically, impacted
by contract terminations and general slowdown in market
conditions.
- Eviden revenue was down double
digit, impacted by contract terminations and volume decline in
Healthcare, Finance, and Transport & Logistics. BDS revenue
remained stable.
- Tech Foundations revenue was down
high single digit due to contract completions and terminations in
Media and in Insurance, as well as scope reductions with select
customers.
Operating margin was €161 million
or 8.5% of revenue, down -200 basis
points organically.
- Eviden’s margin declined, impacted
by volume reduction and contract terminations.
- Tech Foundations margin declined,
due to lower utilization of resources and volume reduction.
UK & Ireland revenue was
€1,500 million, down -14.9% organically.
- Eviden revenue was down double
digit. Digital revenue decreased, reflecting contract completions
and volume reduction in the Public Sector. BDS revenue decreased as
well, following the discontinuation of the low-margin “computing as
a service” offering.
- Revenue in Tech Foundations was
down double digit, due to contract completion in Public Sector BPO
activities.
Operating margin was €72 million,
or 4.8% of revenue, up +40 basis points
organically. Tech Foundations margin benefited from the extension
of a large multi-year contract renewed at better financial terms,
while Eviden margin was impacted by revenue decline and lower
utilization of resources in Digital.
Benelux and the Nordics revenue
was € 946 million, up +4.6% organically
- Eviden revenue was up double digit,
thanks particularly to BDS, with a new supercomputer sold to an
innovation center in Denmark.
- Revenue in Tech Foundations was
down low single digit, with contract completions and volume decline
in Healthcare and in Utilities.
Operating margin was €7 million,
or 0.8% of revenue, down -170 basis
points organically. Profitability was impacted by project overruns
and lower utilization of resources in Digital.
Central Europe revenue was €
2,207 million, down -2.1% organically.
- Eviden revenue was down low single
digit. Decline in Digital due to volume reduction from
Manufacturing and Defense customers was partially offset by the
ongoing delivery of a large HPC in Germany.
- Tech Foundations revenue was down
low-single digit, reflecting scope reductions in the Banking and
Automotive sectors.
Operating margin was €10 million
or 0.5% of revenue, down -60 basis
points organically. Tech Foundations’ margin improvement was offset
by Eviden’s profitability decrease.
Southern Europe revenue was
€2,080 million, down -1.9% organically.
- Eviden revenue was down low-single
digit. Digital activities declined due to volume reduction in
Automotive, Transport & Logistics and Banking sectors. The
delivery of a supercomputer project in Spain provided a higher
prior year comparison basis for BDS.
- Tech Foundations revenue declined
low single digit due to contract completions with select
customers.
Operating margin was €80 million
or 3.9% of revenue, broadly stable
organically. BDS’ margin improvement driven by ongoing contracts
deliveries was partially offset by Eviden profitability decrease
due to lower utilization of resources in Digital.
Growing Market revenue was €924
million, up +3.4% organically, reflecting stronger
contributions related to the Paris Olympic & Paralympic Games
and the UEFA contract.
Operating margin was €31 million or
3.4% of revenue, down -650 basis points reflecting
higher marketing expenses for Major Events.
Others and Global Structures
encompass the Group’s global delivery centers and global
structures:
- Global delivery centers net
cost was €-72 million, broadly stable compared with last
year.
- Global Structures net
cost was €-91 million and increased by €65 million,
impacted by higher SG&A costs allocated to Operating margin in
2024 (rather than allocated to Other Operating Income, as part of
the separation project in prior year).
Order entry and backlog
FY 2024 commercial activity
Order
entry reached €7.9 billion in 2024. Eviden order entry was
€4.1 billion and Tech Foundations order entry was €3.8 billion.
Book-to-bill ratio for the Group was
82% in 2024, down from 94% in 2023.
- Eviden reported a
book-to-bill ratio of 88% in 2024, down from 94% in 2023
- Tech Foundations
reported a book-to-bill ratio of 76% in 2024, down from 94% in
2023
Q4 2024 commercial activity
Order
entry reached €2.7 billion in Q4 2024 bringing book to
bill ratio to 117% for the quarter, benefitting
from renewed client confidence thanks to the completion of the
financial restructuring.
Eviden reported a book-to-bill
ratio of 111% for the fourth quarter, increasing strongly by +12
points compared with Q4 2023, notably led by a strong performance
of Digital with a book to bill at 127%.
Main contract signatures in the fourth quarter included an
application management services contract with a Ministry of
Economy, contract renewals in application management and
cybersecurity services with a large American retail company and
with a large health provider, as well as a High-Performance
Computer (HPC) upgrade with a European scientific community.
Tech Foundations reported a
book-to-bill ratio of 122% for the fourth quarter, increasing by +6
points compared with Q4 2023.
Main contract signatures in the fourth quarter included a 4-years
contract extension for IT and digital transformation services with
a state-owned savings bank. Several multi-year strategic contracts
were renewed, in particular to provide Digital Workplace and Hybrid
Cloud & Infrastructure services for North American and UK &
Ireland customers in Financial Services, Public Sector, and
Transport & Logistic.
Backlog & commercial pipeline
At the end of December 2024, the full
backlog reached €13.0 billion representing 1.3 years of
revenue.
The full qualified pipeline
amounted to €4.3 billion at the end of December 2024, representing
5.1 months of revenue.
Human resources
The total
headcount was 78,112 at
the end of December 2024, decreasing by -17.9% compared with the
end of December 2023 and includes:
- Transfers of 4,900 employees to new
providers in Q3 2024 following contract completions in North
America and in the UK. Excluding these transfers, headcount has
decreased by circa -13%,
- Worldgrid disposal in Q4 2024 (-973
employees).
During the year, the
Group hired 9,388 staff (of which 93.3% were Direct employees).
Employe attrition rate
remained in line with historical levels, increasing slightly from
14.5% in 2023 to 15.6% in 2024. FY 2024 retention rate for key
employees remained high at 92%.
Net income
Net income
group share was €248 million, primarily due to a €3,520
million financial gain related to the financial restructuring of
the Group and a €2,858 million cost recorded in Other Operating
Income and Expenses, which included a €2,357 million impairment
charges on goodwill and non-current assets.
Free cash flow
Free cash
flow was €-2,233 million in 2024 reflecting primarily the
end of one-off working capital optimization actions resulting in a
negative change in working capital requirement for €1,498 million
and higher capex linked to HPC contracts for €239 million.
Net debt and debt covenants
At December 31, 2024, net debt was €1,238
million (€275 million including IFRS 9 debt fair value treatment),
compared to € 2,230 million as of December 31, 2023. and consisted
of:
-
Cash and cash equivalents for €1,739 million
-
Short-term financial assets for €93 million
-
Borrowings for €3,069 million (nominal value) or €2,107 million
(IFRS fair value)
The new credit documentation requires
the Group to maintain:
- from 31 March
2025, a minimum liquidity level of €650 million, to be verified at
the end of each financial quarter;
- from 30 June
2027, as from each half-year end, a maximum level of financial
leverage (“Total Net Leverage Ratio Covenant”), which is defined as
the ratio of Financial indebtedness (mainly excluding IFRS 16
impacts and IFRS 9 debt fair value treatment) to pre-IFRS 16 OMDA;
the ceilings thus applicable will be determined no later than 30
June 2026 with reference to a flexibility of 30% in relation to the
Business Plan adopted by the Group at that time; these ceilings
will in any event remain between 3.5x and 4.0x.
As at December 31, 2024, the Group financial
leverage (as defined above and pre IFRS 9 debt fair value
treatment) was 3.16x.
Going concern and liquidity
The consolidated financial statements of the
Group for the year ended December 31, 2024 have been prepared on a
going concern basis.
The Group’s cash forecasts for the twelve months
following the approval of the 2024 consolidated financial
statements by the Board of Directors, result in a cash situation
that meets its liquidity needs over that period.
The cash forecasts, which take into account the
latest business forecasts, have been prepared based on the
assumptions which were in line with the Group updated business plan
communicated on September 2, 2024.
It is reminded that as part of its financial
restructuring and following the completion on 18 December 2024 of
the final steps of the Accelerated Safeguard Plan approved by the
specialized Commercial Court of Nanterre on 24 October 2024, which
resulted in:
(i) a €2.1 billion gross debt
reduction through the equitization of €2.9 billion of existing
financial debts and the repayment of €0.8 billion interim
financings with the new money debt provided to the Company;
(ii) €1.6 billion of new money
debt and €0.1 billion of new money equity from the rights issue and
the additional reserved capital increase and
(iii) no debt maturities before
the end of 2029,
the Group now has the
resources and flexibility to execute its midterm strategy.
Operating margin to Operating
income
In € million |
2024 |
2023 |
Operating margin |
199 |
467 |
Reorganization |
-119 |
-696 |
Rationalization and associated costs |
-37 |
-38 |
Integration and acquisition costs |
3 |
4 |
Amortization of intangible assets (PPA from acquisitions) |
-57 |
-108 |
Equity based compensation |
-2 |
-19 |
Impairment of goodwill and other non-current assets |
-2 357 |
-2 546 |
Other
items |
-288 |
-169 |
Operating (loss) |
-2 659 |
-3 106 |
Non recurring items
were a net expense of €2,858 million.
Reorganization
costs amounted to € 119 million.
- Workforce adaptation measures
relating mainly to restructuring plans launched in previous years
were €77 million compared with €343 million in 2023, as the Group
limited restructuring expenses to manage its cash position in
2024.
- Separation and transformation
related to the 2023 legal carve-out were incurred mostly at the
start of the year for €42 million. In 2023, these costs amounted to
€353 million, of which about one third corresponded to internal
project costs.
Rationalization and associated costs amounted to €
37 million compared to € 38 million in 2023, mainly corresponding
to the continuation of the data centers consolidation program.
Integration
and acquisition costs amounted to € 3 million as certain
earn-out and retention schemes did not materialize and were thus
released to the income statement.
Amortization
of intangible assets recognized in the purchase price
allocation amounted to €57 million and was mainly composed of
Syntel customer relationships and technologies.
Impairment of
goodwill and other non-current assets amounted to € 2,357
million and mostly related:
- To the
impairment of goodwill for € 2,240 million in both Eviden (Americas
and Northern Europe & APAC) and Tech Foundations (Northern
Europe & APAC), and ;
- To the
impairment of customer relationships for € 109 million in Americas
as a result of customer contract terminations.
In 2024, Other
items were a net expense of €288 million compared with
€169 million in 2023 and included:
- €74 million of
net capital gain related to the sale of Worldgrid offset by
additional losses recognized on past transactions ;
- €160 million of
losses related to onerous contracts that were accounted for in OOI
in previous years;
- €96 million of
legal fees and settlement related to major litigations, including
the settlement concluded with Unisys in December;
- €78 million of
current assets write offs; and
- €28 million of
costs related to early retirement programs in Germany, the UK and
France as well as others non-recurring items.
As a result, operating
loss was at €-2,659 million, compared with a loss of €-3,106
million in 2023, reflecting primarily the €2,357 million impairment
charge.
Operating Income to Net income Group
Share
In € million |
2024 |
2023 |
Operating (loss) |
-2,659 |
-3,106 |
Net financial income (expense) |
3,121 |
-227 |
Tax charge |
-214 |
-112 |
Non-Controlling interests |
- |
-1 |
Share of net profit of equity-accounted investments |
- |
5 |
Net income (loss) Group Share |
248 |
-3,441 |
Basic earning per share |
0.034 |
-31.04 |
Diluted earning per share |
0.031 |
-31.04 |
Net financial
income was €3,121 million and was composed of:
- The net cost of financial debt of
€178 million, compared with €102 million in 2023. This €76 million
increase mainly resulted from:
- €38 million higher cost on the old
debt (additional portions drawn on the RCF and higher interest
rates on the Term Loan A);
- €13m interests on the interim
financing;
- €12m interests on the new financing
structure.
- Other financial
items for a net income of € 3,299 million in 2024 compared
to net expense of € 125 million in 2023, composed mainly of:
- The gain
related to the financial restructuring of the Group for €3,520
million, detailed as follows:
In € million |
2024 |
Fair value
gain on the debt converted into equity |
2,766 |
Fair value gain on the new debt |
965 |
Fair value of the issued warrants |
-45 |
Subtotal at financial restructuring date |
3,686 |
Costs and fees reported in the income statement |
-165 |
Impact reported under the other financial
income |
3,520 |
- Other items of
€221 million, including notably:
- €78 million
of exit fees on Interim financing loans repaid as part of financial
restructuring on December 18, 2024;
- €36 million
lease liability interest (€26 million in 2023). This variation
mainly resulted from the increase in discount rates;
- €30 million
financial expense on pensions(€31 million in 2023). This pension
financial cost represents the difference between interest costs on
pension obligations and the return on plan assets;
- €29 million of
net foreign exchange loss, including hedges (loss of €19 million in
2023);
- €15 million of
prior year transaction costs included in financial debts, which
were fully amortized in 2024 in the context of the financial
restructuring of the Group.
The tax
charge for 2024 was €214 million, compared with €112
million in 2023. This €+102 million increase was mainly due to:
- A €59 million impairment charge on
deferred tax assets
- A €37 million expense related to
non-recoverable withholding tax
Net income
group share was €248 million, primarily due to a €3,520
million financial gain related to the financial restructuring of
the Group and a €2,858 million cost recorded in Other Operating
Income and Expenses, which included a €2,357 million impairment
charges on goodwill and non-current assets.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per
share were €0.034. per share in 2024 and diluted earnings per share
were €0.031 per share.
Free cash flow and net cash
In € million |
2024 |
2023 |
Operating Margin before Depreciation and Amortization
(OMDA) |
722 |
1,026 |
Capital expenditures |
-444 |
-205 |
Lease payments |
-301 |
-358 |
Change in working capital requirement* |
-1,192 |
-391 |
Cash from operations (CFO)* |
-1,214 |
73 |
Tax paid |
-81 |
-77 |
Net cost of financial debt paid |
-178 |
-102 |
Reorganization in other operating income |
-245 |
-605 |
Rationalization & associated costs in other operating
income |
-9 |
-47 |
Integration and acquisition costs in other operating income |
-3 |
-8 |
Other changes** |
-504 |
-312 |
Free Cash Flow (FCF) |
-2,233 |
-1,078 |
Net (acquisitions) disposals |
162 |
411 |
Capital increase |
3,049 |
- |
Share buy-back |
-2 |
-3 |
Dividends paid |
-18 |
-35 |
Change in net (debt) |
958 |
-705 |
Opening net cash (debt) |
-2,230 |
-1,450 |
Change in net cash (debt) |
958 |
-705 |
Foreign exchange rate fluctuation on net cash (debt) |
34 |
-75 |
Closing net (debt) excl. IFRS fair value
treatment |
-1,238 |
-2,230 |
IFRS Debt fair value treatment |
963 |
- |
Closing net (debt) |
-275 |
-2,230 |
* Change in
working capital requirement excluding the working capital
requirement change related to items reported in other operating
income and expense.
** "Other changes" include other operating income and expense
with cash impact (excluding staff reorganization, rationalization
and associated costs, integration and acquisition costs) and other
financial items with cash impact, net long term financial
investments excluding acquisitions and disposals, and profit
sharing amounts payable transferred to debt
Free cash
flow was €-2,233 million in 2024 reflecting primarily the
end of one-off working capital optimization actions resulting in a
negative change in working capital requirement for €1,498 million
and higher capex linked to HPC contracts for €239 million.
Capital expenditures and lease
payments totaled €745 million, up €182 million from the prior year
reflecting a significant investment in the energy-efficient
Exascale technology.
Change in working capital
requirement was €-1,192 million, primarily from €-1,498
million lower working capital optimization compared with end of
fiscal 2023. As at December 2024, working capital benefited from
invoices paid in advance by customers for € 319 million, without
any discount and on a pure voluntary basis. As at December 31,
2023, total specific optimization carried out by the Group to
optimize its working capital amounted to € 1,817 million.
Cash out related to taxes paid
increased by € 4 million and amounted to € 81 million in 2024,
including € 6 million of taxes paid in connection with carve-out
transactions completed in 2024.
Net cost of
financial debt was €178 million as explained above.
The total of reorganization,
rationalization & associated costs and
integration & acquisition costs reached €256
million compared with €660 million in 2023 and included:
- €135 million of reorganization
costs in connection with restructuring measures as well as the
continuation of the German restructuring plans; and
- €110 million of costs related to
the outstanding activities on the separation of the Group incurred
mostly over the first quarter of the year.
Cash out related to
Other changes was €-504 million compared to € -312
million in 2023, and included:
- €166 million of costs incurred on
onerous contracts (purchase commitments and customer
contracts);
- €144 million of transaction costs
paid in the context of the financial restructuring;
- €78 million of exit fees on interim
financing
- Costs related to litigations
As a result of the
above impacts mainly driven by the change in the working capital
requirement, the Group Free Cash Flow was € -2,233
million in 2024, compared to € -1,078 million in 2023.
The net cash impact resulting from
disposals was €162 million mainly related to the net cash
proceeds from the Worldgrid disposal of €232 million, partly offset
by the write-off of a receivable on a past disposal.
Capital increase amounted to
€3,049 million and were made of :
- €2,904 million of equitization of
financial debts; and
- €145 million of new money equity
raised mainly from the Rights Issue
In the context of the financial restructuring
process of the Group.
No dividends were paid to Atos
SE shareholders in 2024. The €18 million cash out (€35 million in
2023) corresponded to taxes withheld on internal dividend
distributions and to dividends paid to minority interests.
Foreign exchange rate
fluctuation determined on debt or cash exposure by country
represented a decrease in net debt of €34 million.
As a result, the Group net debt
position as of December 31, 2024 was €275 million (€1,238
million excluding the IFRS 9 debt fair value treatment), compared
to €2,230 million as of December 31, 2023.
Consolidated financial
statements
Atos consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2024, were approved by the Board of
Directors on March 4, 2025. Audit procedures on the consolidated
financial statements have been completed and the audit report will
be issued after the review of the 2024 Universal Registration
Document.
Advance Computing sales process
update
On November 25, 2024, Atos announced that it has
received a non-binding offer from the French State for the
potential acquisition of 100% of the Advanced Computing activities
of its BDS division, based on an enterprise value of €500 million,
to be potentially increased to €625 million including
earn-outs.
The offer received from the French State
provides for an exclusivity period until May 31, 2025. If the
exclusive negotiations lead to an agreement and subject to
obtaining the customary commercial, employee and administrative
authorizations, a Share Purchase Agreement, subject to work
councils’, opinion may be signed by that date. An initial payment
of €150 million is expected to be made available to Atos upon
signing of the Share Purchase Agreement.
In addition, Atos has engaged into a sale
process for its Mission Critical Systems business.
Capital Markets Day
Atos will present an update of its strategy and
organization during a Capital Markets Day that will be held in
Paris on May 14, 2025.
Dividend
Atos Board of Directors decided, in its meeting
held on March 4, 2025, not to propose a dividend payment to the
next Annual General Meeting.
Conference call
Atos’ Management invites you to an international
conference call on the Group 2024 results, on Wednesday,
March 5th, 2025 at
08:00 am (CET – Paris).
You can join the webcast of the
conference:
- via the following link:
https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/5g7hv4ka
- by telephone
with the dial-in, 10 minutes prior the starting time. Please note
that if you want to join the webcast by telephone, you must
register in advance of the conference using the following
link:
https://register.vevent.com/register/BIa3f9570d64b4412c8f5192ad4ad6d30b
Upon registration, you will be provided with
Participant Dial In Numbers, a Direct Event Passcode and a unique
Registrant ID. Call reminders will also be sent via email the day
prior to the event.
During the 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call, you will
need to use the conference access information provided in the email
received upon registration.
After the conference, a replay of the webcast
will be available on atos.net, in the Investors section.
Forthcoming events
April 25, 2025 (Before Market Opening)
|
First quarter
2025 revenue |
May 14, 2025 |
Capital Markets
Day
|
June 13, 2025 |
Annual General
Meeting |
|
|
August 1st, 2025 (Before Market Opening) |
First semester
2025 results |
APPENDIX
Q4 2024 revenue
In € million |
Q4 2024
Revenue |
Q4 2023
Revenue* |
Organic variation* |
Eviden |
1,126 |
1,280 |
-12.0% |
Tech Foundations |
1,182 |
1,329 |
-11.0% |
Total |
2,309 |
2,608 |
-11.5% |
In € million |
Q4 2024
Revenue |
Q4 2023
Revenue* |
Organic variation* |
North
America |
410 |
528 |
-22.3% |
UK / IR |
322 |
447 |
-28.1% |
Benelux and
the Nordics (BTN) |
218 |
232 |
-6.1% |
Central
Europe |
586 |
580 |
+1.1% |
Southern
Europe |
519 |
556 |
-6.6% |
Growing
markets |
251 |
261 |
-3.9% |
Others &
Global structures |
2 |
4 |
-34.6% |
Total |
2,309 |
2,608 |
-11.5% |
*: at constant scope and December 2024
average exchange rates
Group revenue was €2,309
million in Q4, down -11.5% organically compared with Q4 2023.
Eviden revenue was €1,126 million, down
-12.0% organically.
-
Digital activities decreased double digit.
The business was impacted by previously-established contract
terminations contract scope reductions, as well as the continued
market softness in North America and in the UK & Ireland.
- Big Data & Security
(BDS) revenue grew low single digit organically.
Advanced Computing grew with large project deliveries in
Germany.
Tech
Foundations revenue was €1,182.0 million, down -11.0%
organically.
- Core
revenue (excluding BPO and value-added resale
(“VAR”)) decreased high-single digit, mainly impacted by contract
terminations in North America and previously-established contract
scope and volume reduction in UK.
- Non-core
revenue declined double digit reflecting deliberate
reduction of BPO activities in the UK and less value-added resale
for hardware and software products.
FY 2023 revenue and operating margin at
constant scope and exchange rates reconciliation
For the analysis of the Group’s performance,
revenue and OM for FY 2024 is compared with FY 2023 revenue and OM
at constant scope and foreign exchange rates. Reconciliation
between the FY 2023 reported revenue and OM, and the FY 2023
revenue and OM at constant scope and foreign exchange rates is
presented below, by Business Lines and Regional Business Units.
FY 2023 revenue
In € million |
FY 2023
published |
Internal transfers |
Scope effects |
Exchange rates effects |
FY 2023* |
Eviden |
5,089 |
33 |
-192 |
7 |
4,937 |
Tech
Foundations |
5,604 |
-33 |
-401 |
17 |
5,187 |
Total |
10,693 |
0 |
-592 |
24 |
10,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY 2023 revenue
In € million |
FY 2023
published |
Internal transfers |
Scope effects |
Exchange rates effects |
FY 2023* |
North
America |
2,280 |
-1 |
-96 |
-6 |
2,177 |
Benelux and the
Nordics (BTN) |
911 |
0 |
-7 |
0 |
905 |
UK / IR |
1,770 |
0 |
-53 |
47 |
1,763 |
Central
Europe |
2,506 |
0 |
-254 |
2 |
2,253 |
Southern
Europe |
2,284 |
0 |
-164 |
0 |
2,119 |
Growing
Markets |
930 |
0 |
-18 |
-19 |
893 |
Others &
Global structures |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
Total |
10,693 |
0 |
-592 |
24 |
10,124 |
*: at constant scope and December 2024
average exchange rates
FY 2023 Operating margin
In € million |
FY 2023
published |
Internal transfers |
Scope effects |
Exchange rates effects |
FY 2023* |
Eviden |
294 |
0 |
-25 |
2 |
272 |
Tech
Foundations |
172 |
0 |
-20 |
-1 |
151 |
Total |
467 |
0 |
-45 |
1 |
423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FY 2023 Operating margin
In € million |
FY 2023
published |
Internal transfers |
Scope effects |
Exchange rates effects |
FY 2023* |
North
America |
244 |
1 |
-15 |
-1 |
229 |
Benelux and the
Nordics (BTN) |
23 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
23 |
UK / IR |
75 |
4 |
-5 |
2 |
77 |
Central
Europe |
31 |
-3 |
-6 |
0 |
23 |
Southern
Europe |
99 |
-2 |
-16 |
0 |
82 |
Growing
Markets |
92 |
0 |
-3 |
-1 |
88 |
Others &
Global structures |
-97 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
-98 |
Total |
467 |
0 |
-45 |
1 |
423 |
*: at constant scope and December 2024
average exchange rates
Scope effects on
revenue amounted to €-592 million and €-45 million on operating
margin. They mainly related to the divesture of UCC, EcoAct, Italy,
State Street JV, and Worldgrid.
Currency effects
positively contributed to revenue for €+24 million and €+1 million
on operating margin. They mostly came from the appreciation of the
British pound, partially compensated by the depreciation of the
Brazilian real, the US dollar, the Argentinian peso and the Turkish
lira.
Q4 2023 revenue at constant scope and
exchange rates reconciliation
For the analysis of
the Group’s performance, revenue for Q4 2024 is compared with 2023
revenue at constant scope and foreign exchange rates.
In 2023, the Group
reviewed the accounting treatment of certain third-party standard
software resale transactions following the decision published by
ESMA in October 2023 that illustrated the IFRS IC decision and
enacted a restrictive position on the assessment of Principal vs.
Agent under IFRS 15 for such transactions. The Q4 2023 revenue is
therefore restated by € +48 million. The impact affected Eviden in
North America RBU.
Reconciliation between
the 2023 reported fourth quarter revenue and the 2023 fourth
quarter revenue at constant scope and foreign exchange rates is
presented below, by Business Lines and Regional Business Units:
Q4 2023 revenue
In € million |
Q4 2023 published |
Restatement |
Q4 2023 restated |
Internal transfers |
Scope effects |
Exchange rates effects |
Q4 2023* |
Eviden |
1,247 |
48 |
1,295 |
-1 |
-22 |
8 |
1,280 |
Tech
Foundations |
1,308 |
- |
1,308 |
1 |
-1 |
21 |
1,329 |
Total |
2,555 |
48 |
2,602 |
0 |
-23 |
29 |
2,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q4 2023 revenue
In € million |
Q4 2023 published |
Restatement |
Q4 2023 restated |
Internal transfers |
Scope effects |
Exchange rates effects |
Q4 2023* |
North
America |
483 |
48 |
531 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
528 |
Benelux and the
Nordics |
233 |
0 |
233 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
232 |
UK / IR |
433 |
0 |
433 |
0 |
-3 |
18 |
447 |
Central
Europe |
582 |
0 |
582 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
580 |
Southern
Europe |
571 |
0 |
571 |
0 |
-16 |
0 |
556 |
Growing
markets |
250 |
0 |
250 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
261 |
Others &
Global structures |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Total |
2,555 |
48 |
2,602 |
0 |
-23 |
29 |
2,608 |
*: at constant scope and December 2024
average exchange rates
Disclaimer
This document contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties,
including references, concerning the Group’s expected growth and
profitability in the future which may significantly impact the
expected performance indicated in the forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties are linked to factors out of the
control of the Company and not precisely estimated, such as market
conditions or competitors’ behaviors. Any forward-looking
statements made in this document are statements about Atos’s
beliefs and expectations and should be evaluated as such.
Forward-looking statements include statements that may relate to
Atos’s plans, objectives, strategies, goals, future events, future
revenues or synergies, or performance, and other information that
is not historical information. Actual events or results may differ
from those described in this document due to a number of risks and
uncertainties that are described within the 2023 Universal
Registration Document filed with the Autorité des Marchés
Financiers (AMF) on May 24, 2024 under the registration number
D.24-0429, as updated by chapter 2 “Risk factors” of the first
amendment to Atos' 2023 universal registration document filed with
the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on November 7, 2024 under
the registration number D.24-0429-A01 and by chapter 2 “Risk
factors” of the second amendment to Atos' 2023 universal
registration document filed with the Autorité des Marchés
Financiers (AMF) on December 11, 2024 under the registration number
D.24-0429-A02, and the half-year report filed published on August
6, 2024. Atos does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any
obligation or responsibility to update or amend any of the
information above except as otherwise required by law.
This document does not
contain or constitute an offer of Atos’s shares for sale or an
invitation or inducement to invest in Atos’s shares in France, the
United States of America or any other jurisdiction. This document
includes information on specific transactions that shall be
considered as projects only. In particular, any decision relating
to the information or projects mentioned in this document and their
terms and conditions will only be made after the ongoing in-depth
analysis considering tax, legal, operational, finance, HR and all
other relevant aspects have been completed and will be subject to
general market conditions and other customary conditions, including
governance bodies and shareholders’ approval as well as appropriate
processes with the relevant employee representative bodies in
accordance with applicable laws.
About
Atos
Atos is a global
leader in digital transformation with circa 78,000 employees and
annual revenue of circa €10 billion. European number one in
cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, the Group
provides tailored end-to-end solutions for all industries in 68
countries. A pioneer in decarbonization services and products, Atos
is committed to a secure and decarbonized digital for its clients.
Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea) and listed on Euronext
Paris.
The purpose of
Atos is to help design the future of the information space.
Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge,
education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute
to the development of scientific and technological excellence.
Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees,
and members of societies at large to live, work and develop
sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.
Contacts
Investor relations:
David Pierre-Kahn | investors@atos.net | +33 6 28 51 45 96
Sofiane El Amri | investors@atos.net | +33 6 29 34 85
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