

Financial, social and environmental performance
Royal Philips
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Front cover: In 2019, Philips unveiled a unique augmented-reality concept developed with Microsoft Corp. to intuitively control the operating room of the future, giving doctors a holographic dashboard of data that integrates imaging, device and medical information to drive treatment optimization. This solution capitalizes on the advanced, integrated capabilities of Philips’ industry-leading Azurion image-guided therapy platform and is being used to gather clinical insights to support a future commercially available product.
In 2019, we continued our transformation as a focused leader in health technology, pursuing our vision of making the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. I am pleased with the resilience of our businesses as we recorded 4.5% growth while addressing significant headwinds. We made good progress against our strategic imperatives – driving customer centricity and operational excellence, focusing on quality, growing our core businesses, and pivoting to become a solutions company. Our purpose is clear, and so is our firm belief in our potential to grow and create more value, while doing so in a sustainable manner. Reflecting our confidence in the road ahead and the importance we attach to dividend stability, we propose to maintain the dividend at EUR 0.85 per share.
Time and again, customers tell us they like our strategy and the comprehensive view we take of healthcare along the health continuum – delivering innovations for consumer health, precision diagnosis, image-guided therapy, hospital and home care, leveraging informatics and artificial intelligence. They are keen to engage with Philips for innovations that can help them deliver on the Quadruple Aim – better health outcomes, improved patient and staff experience, and lower cost of care. This is reflected in the sustained growth in the number of long-term strategic partnerships we have signed, e.g. with Inspira Health (USA) and Klinikum Stuttgart (Germany), with solutions and recurring revenues now accounting for over one third of total revenues. There is also substantial interest in how we can contribute to care outside the hospital setting – through solutions that support healthy living, prevention and home care.
Aging populations and the growing incidence of chronic disease, coupled with resource constraints, are necessitating a shift from a volume-based approach towards value-based healthcare models, including care outside of the hospital. I firmly believe that innovative health technology – a growing market with scope for margin expansion, in which Philips has strong positions – will help address these challenges, providing better outcomes and productivity gains, as well as extending access to care to those in need.
Our goal of improving the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2030, including 400 million in underserved healthcare communities, infuses our innovation drive with true purpose, as we strive to make the world healthier and more sustainable, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages), 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns) and 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts).
Innovating with purpose in mind helps us to create more value for our customers and society – by developing truly relevant solutions. Helping people to stay healthy and prevent disease. Giving clinicians the AI-assisted tools to make precision diagnoses and deliver personalized, minimally invasive treatment. Orchestrating and delivering care outside the hospital, in lower-cost care settings. Helping people to recover, or live with chronic disease, at home in the community. All supported by a seamless flow of data enabled by connected care and health informatics solutions.
Increasingly, AI will enhance the quality and efficiency of care, providing clinical decision support, helping clinical staff to spot emerging risks, and freeing up valuable time for healthcare professionals to focus on their patients. We work with clinical partners around the world to develop AI-enabled solutions, like our IntelliSpace AI Workflow Suite, that are secure, firmly grounded in scientific research, and rigorously validated in clinical practice.
In the consumer domain too, connected personal health solutions like our Philips Sonicare Teledentistry service help people to manage their health with actionable insights, coaching, and where needed, support from care professionals.
Determined to deliver the full benefits of data-enabled care, we have significantly stepped up our activities in informatics and data science in recent years. Today, around one in two Philips R&D professionals is active in these fields, and most of our acquisitions since 2015 have been designed to strengthen our informatics capabilities.
As a purpose-led innovation company, we have made sustainability a cornerstone of the way we do business, as recognized once again in the global 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) list. Increasingly, our customers ask us to help them tackle their sustainability challenges; we believe that, more and more, this will become a competitive differentiator. In 2019, we took another step closer to becoming carbon-neutral in our own operations by the end of 2020, with both our US and Dutch facilities now 100%-powered by renewable energy. We also issued our first Green Innovation Bond under the Philips Green & Sustainability Innovation Bond Framework developed together with Rabobank; the proceeds will be used to help finance our expenditures on green innovation, the transition to the circular economy with zero waste to landfill, and becoming carbon-neutral in our operations.
Our financial performance in 2019 was robust, despite a profitability improvement that was below our plan. Comparable sales growth*) was well within our target bandwidth, driven by innovative products and solutions across our businesses and strong revenue increases in our growth geographies. Profitability improved, though well short of the 100 basis points of the past three years, impacted by tariff headwinds, the underperformance of Connected Care, a decline in license income, and investments in growth. We ended the year with a comparable order intake*) that grew a further 3%, on the back of strong 10% growth in 2018, and delivered a free cash flow*) of over EUR 1 billion. Last but not least, our share price rose 41% in the course of 2019 to a 19-year high, outpacing many of our key peers and reflecting investor confidence in our strategy and portfolio of innovative health technology solutions.
Our Diagnosis & Treatment businesses performed well, with improved revenue and earnings, supported by a strong flow of innovations designed to help clinicians deliver a precision diagnosis and targeted therapies. In Diagnostic Imaging we finalized the revamp of our CT and MR portfolios, including the introduction of an industry-first ‘Tube for Life’ guarantee with our Incisive CT imaging platform. In Image-Guided Therapy, 2019 saw the landmark one-millionth procedure performed with our Azurion platform. And we continued to add depth and reach to the Azurion success story, with the launch of innovations like FlexArm, for optimal visualization across the whole patient, IntraSight for seamless integration of our smart catheters in the platform, and regulatory clearance to launch Azurion in China. We are particularly pleased by the continued strong performance of our smart catheter portfolio. We also have high expectations of innovations in the areas of precision diagnosis solutions and enterprise diagnostic informatics, the latter strengthened by the recent acquisition of Carestream Health’s Healthcare Information Systems business.
Our Connected Care businesses had a challenging year, even as we retained market share. The businesses posted modest growth, though profitability decreased. The fundamentals remain solid – our Connected Care businesses have leading market positions and good scope for margin expansion. We have taken decisive actions and expect these to gradually become visible in performance in the course of 2020. In January 2020, I appointed Roy Jakobs as the new leader of the Connected Care businesses to further drive the turnaround. Several new innovations – such as the next-generation IntelliVue MX750 and MX850 patient monitors, our expanded SmartSleep solutions, the latest iteration of our IntelliSpace Enterprise Edition healthcare informatics platform, and our HealthSuite digital ecosystem – will support accelerated growth, while stronger execution will help improve value creation.
Personal Health rebounded well from a slower 2018 with higher revenue and earnings, driven largely by the performance of our Oral Healthcare and Personal Care businesses on the back of portfolio extension and increased market penetration. We are now reviewing options for future ownership of the Domestic Appliances business. Our Personal Health businesses that are focused on oral care, personal care and mother & child care will therefore continue to play an important role in our health continuum approach, through connected products and services that support people’s health and well-being.
In the face of considerable geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, with strong tariff headwinds, we continue to look first and foremost to improve operational excellence. We remain firmly focused on meeting our customers’ needs, while at the same time taking action to innovate compelling solutions, improve the supply chain and boost productivity.
As we step up our transformation, we continue to be guided by our three-pronged strategic roadmap: Better serve customers and improve quality; Boost growth in core business; Win with solutions along the health continuum. We are making steady progress on our commitment to quality and operational excellence, as demonstrated by improving quality indicators, customer Net Promoter Scores and lower waste. The standardization and digitalization of internal processes, levering the Philips Integrated IT landscape, is leading to higher productivity and agility. Our continued focus on boosting growth in the core has delivered market share expansion in the Diagnosis & Treatment segment in particular. Revenues from solutions, long-term contracts and service business models – including new business models, such as software-as-a-service, pay-per-user and technology managed services – now stand at over one third of sales.
Acquisitions have played an important role complementing our organic growth, and we are pleased with the performance of most of these, for example in the area of Image Guided Therapy, where we are now able to ‘innovate the procedure’ with solutions consisting of combinations of systems, smart devices, software and services, as opposed to being restricted to capital equipment only. With the planned divestiture of the Domestic Appliances business, we are completing the strategic pivot to a health technology-focused portfolio. Domestic Appliances is a strong business that has made a good contribution to Philips, but is not a strategic fit for our future as a health technology leader.
To get the best out of our people and make sure our organization is set up to deliver for our customers and realize our vision, we overhauled our operating model – the Philips Business System (PBS) – in 2019. The renewed PBS touches every aspect of our business and will make Philips a simpler, faster, customer-focused solutions company – a learning organization that aspires to the highest standards of quality in everything we do. Driving a customer-focused culture, where people take ownership and collaborate to deliver with quality, speed and agility, embracing Lean and continuous improvement, is an essential ingredient of the PBS.
Looking ahead at 2020, we continue to see geopolitical and economic risks. We aim for 4-6% comparable sales growth*) and an Adjusted EBITA*) margin improvement of around 100 basis points, with a performance momentum that is expected to improve in the course of the year. During 2020 we will issue guidance for the next medium-term period, when we expect to continue to gradually step up growth and expand margins and cash generation as we execute our strategy.
I wish to thank our customers, shareholders and other stakeholders for the support they continue to give to Philips. I would also like to thank our employees for their engagement, perseverance and hard work over the past year.
Energized by our purpose, I remain confident in our ability to perform while we transform – delivering innovative, sustainable solutions that meet the needs of our customers and consumers, at the same time laying a rock-solid foundation for an even brighter future as a leader in health technology.
Frans van Houten
Chief Executive Officer
As a company striving for leadership in health technology, we believe that innovation can improve people's health and healthcare outcomes, as well as making care more accessible and affordable. At Philips, it is our goal to improve the lives of 2.5 billion people a year by 2030, including 400 million in underserved healthcare communities. Guided by our vision of making the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation, it is our strategy to lead with innovative solutions in key markets along the health continuum – helping our customers deliver on the Quadruple Aim (better health outcomes, a better experience for patients and staff, lower cost of care) and helping people take better care of their health at every stage of life.
We seek to act responsibly and sustainably, leveraging our resources to maximize value creation for all stakeholders. Reflecting our commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages), 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns) and 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts), we continue to embed sustainability deeper in the way we do business, with specific focus on access to care, circular economy and climate action.
We visualize healthcare as a continuum, since it puts people at the center and builds on the notion of care pathways. Believing that healthcare should be seamless, efficient and effective, we ‘join up the dots’ for our customers and consumers, supporting the flow of data needed to care for people in real time, wherever they are. Data and informatics will play an ever-increasing role in helping people to live healthily and cope with disease, and in enabling care providers to meet people’s needs, deliver better outcomes and improve productivity.
We see significant value in integrated healthcare, applying the power of predictive data analytics and artificial intelligence at the point of care, while at the same time improving the delivery of care across the health continuum – optimizing workflows, enhancing capacity utilization and leveraging primary and secondary prevention and population health management programs.
For consumers, we develop connected solutions that support healthier lifestyles, prevent or treat disease, and help people to live well with chronic illness, also in the home and community settings. As well as leveraging retail trade models, we will increasingly deliver products and services direct to consumers, supporting longer-term relationships to maximize the benefit consumers can derive from our solutions.
In hospitals, we are teaming up with healthcare providers in long-term strategic partnerships to innovate and transform the way care is delivered. We listen closely to our customers’ needs and together we co-create solutions – packaged combinations of systems, smart devices, software and services, as well as consumables – that help our customers to deliver on the Quadruple Aim of value-based care.
More and more, we are partnering with our customers in new business models, no longer selling products in a transactional manner but engaging in long-term strategic partnerships, where we take co-responsibility for our customers’ key performance indicators. The combination of compelling solutions and consultative partnership contracts, including services, drives above-group-average growth rates, as well as a higher proportion of recurring revenues. We are embedding AI and data science in our propositions to unlock the value of data in the operational and clinical aspects of care processes.
With our global reach, deep clinical and technological insights and innovative strength, we are uniquely positioned in ‘the last yard’ to consumers and care providers, delivering:
Underpinning these, and spanning the health continuum, our connected care solutions enable us to:
Our transformation into a focused leader in health technology – shifting from products to solutions and building long-term relationships with our customers – is absolutely critical for Philips’ future. Our strategic roadmap is our guide on this multi-year journey.
Over the last four years, our strategic roadmap has proven itself through the customers we have gained and the significant value we have created.
We will continue to deliver meaningful employment and engagement in the communities where we operate, while doing business in a sustainable manner.
At the company’s Capital Markets Day with investors and financial analysts on November 6, 2020, Philips provided further details of its strategic plan and performance trajectory for the 2021–2025 period.
“We are excited to continue our journey to create further value by improving growth and profitability, while recognizing that we are in very uncertain times, and with the assumption that the world economy will return to growth next year,” said Frans van Houten. “The new targets are underpinned by our strategic imperatives to further improve customer and operational excellence, boost growth in our core businesses through geographical expansion and more customer partnerships, and win with innovative solutions along the health continuum. Our strategy to transform care along the health continuum – from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis and treatment, telehealth and home care – strongly resonates with customers and has been further validated during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Philips’ targets for accelerated growth, higher profitability and improved cash flow for the 2021–2025 period are*):
Based on the International Integrated Reporting Council framework, and with the renewed Philips Business System at the heart of our endeavors, we use six forms of capital to create value for our stakeholders in the short, medium and long term.
The six forms of capital (resources and relationships) that Philips draws upon for its business activities; all data refer to 2019
In 2019 we updated our operating model, the Philips Business System (PBS). With its six interconnected elements, the PBS defines how we work together effectively to achieve our company objectives.
Our strategy defines our path to sustainable value creation for customers and shareholders.
Clear governance, roles and responsibilities empower people to collaborate and act fast.
Standard processes, systems and practices enable lean and agile ways of working.
We value and develop people and teams, rewarding them for sustainable results.
We live the Philips culture, which sets standards on behaviors, quality and integrity.
Through disciplined performance management and continuous improvement we achieve our goals.
And this is where the wheel gets going. The better we perform, the more we grow, the more we can re-invest in new business opportunities, and the more value we deliver to our customers, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
We employ diverse and talented people and give them the skills and training they need to ensure their effectiveness and their personal development and employability.
We apply our innovation and design expertise to create new products and solutions that meet local customer needs.
We generate the funds we need through our business operations and where appropriate raise additional financing from capital providers.
We apply Lean techniques to our manufacturing processes to produce high-quality products. We manage our supply chain in a responsible way.
We are a responsible company and aim to minimize the environmental impact of our supply chain, our operations, and also our products and solutions.
We contribute to our customers and society through our products and solutions, our tax payments, the products and services we buy, and our investments in local communities.
The result of the application of the six forms of capital to Philips’ business activities and processes as shaped by the Philips Business System; all data refer to 2019
The societal impact of Philips though its supply chain, its operations, and its products and solutions; all data refer to 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips) is the parent company of the Philips Group. In 2019, the reportable segments were Diagnosis & Treatment businesses, Connected Care businesses, and Personal Health businesses, each having been responsible for the management of its business worldwide. Additionally, Philips identifies the segment Other.
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Our Diagnosis & Treatment businesses are foundational to our health technology strategy, delivering on the promise of precision diagnosis and image-guided therapies. We enable our customers to realize the full potential of the Quadruple Aim – an improved patient experience, better health outcomes, an improved staff experience and lower cost of care.
We are focused on intelligent, integrated solutions (AI-enabled suites of systems, smart devices, software and services) that help healthcare providers to meet their most pressing clinical, operational and financial goals. By integrating multiple sources of information across imaging, pathology and genomics to create a comprehensive single patient view, we support clinicians to realize a precision diagnosis for each patient: disease-specific, personalized, and predictive.
Informatics is central to everything we do. In 2019, Philips expanded its Enterprise Diagnostic Informatics portfolio with the acquisition of Carestream Health’s Healthcare Information Systems business. Adding a state-of-the-art cloud-based informatics platform, our offering now includes advanced Vendor Neutral Archive solutions, diagnostic and enterprise viewers, interactive multimedia reporting, AI-enabled clinical, operational and business analytics tools, as well as tele-radiology and diagnostic patient management services.
We continue to expand the applications for image-guided therapies and improve workflow and integration in the interventional suite. In 2019, less than three years on from its launch, the one-millionth procedure was carried out on Philips' Azurion image-guided therapy platform. In 2019 we also launched Azurion in China, following clearance from the country’s National Medical Products Administration.
Our Diagnosis & Treatment businesses’ value proposition to customers is based on combining our extensive clinical experience with our broad portfolio of technologies – making us uniquely capable to provide meaningful solutions that can ultimately improve the lives of the patients we serve while lowering the cost of care delivery for our customers.
Through our various businesses, Diagnosis & Treatment is focused on growing market share and profitability by leveraging:
In 2019, the Diagnosis & Treatment segment consisted of the following areas of business:
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In 2019, Digital & Computational Pathology was moved out of the segment Other into Diagnosis & Treatment to enable better access to downstream capabilities. Digital & Computational Pathology digitizes diagnosis in anatomic pathology and uses Artificial Intelligence to aid detection of disease and progression to reduce inter-observer variability and improve outcomes.
Revenue is predominantly earned through the sale of products, leasing, customer services fees, recurring per-procedure fees for disposable devices, and software license fees. For certain offerings, per-study fees or outcome-based fees are earned over the contract term.
Sales channels are a mix of a direct sales force, especially in all the larger markets, third-party distributors and an online sales portal. This varies by product, market and price segment. Our sales organizations have an intimate knowledge of technologies and clinical applications, as well as the solutions necessary to solve problems for our customers.
Sales at Philips’ Diagnosis & Treatment businesses are generally higher in the second half of the year, largely due to the timing of new product availability and customer spending patterns.
At year-end 2019, Diagnosis & Treatment had around 31,000 employees worldwide.
In 2019, Philips continued to renew its Diagnostic Imaging portfolio. Its new Incisive CT imaging platform includes an industry-first ‘Tube for Life’ guarantee. The platform integrates innovations in imaging, workflow, and lifecycle management, as well as DoseWise Portal, a web-based dose monitoring solution that collects, measures, analyzes and reports patient and staff radiation exposure, helping healthcare providers with smart clinical decision-making, increased efficiency and improved experience for patients and staff.
We introduced IntraSight, which seamlessly integrates intravascular imaging and physiology applications for minimally invasive procedures. The scalable platform is based on Philips’ common software and hardware architecture. Following the acquisition of EPD Solutions in 2018, we launched the novel KODEX-EPD cardiac imaging and navigation system commercially and announced a collaboration with Medtronic to further advance the image-guided treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Further expanding our offering in mobile image-guided therapy systems for conventional operating rooms (ORs), we launched Philips Zenition, our new mobile C-arm imaging platform. Zenition is easy to move between ORs and allows hospitals to maximize performance, enhance clinical capabilities, and improve staff experience.
Philips continues to set the standard in integrated solutions for image-guided therapy with the expansion of its Azurion platform with FlexArm and the seamless integration of its smart catheters in the platform. The successful launch of Azurion in China and expansion of its smart catheter offering in Europe and Asia contributed to double-digit comparable sales growth*) for the Image-Guided Therapy business in 2019.
Philips presented the three-year results from two major Stellarex clinical studies involving approximately 600 patients, demonstrating that its Stellarex drug-coated balloon (DCB) is the only low-dose DCB with a significant treatment effect and high safety profile through three years. Both studies showed no difference in mortality compared with the current standard of care. In the US, Philips launched longer 150 mm and 200 mm versions of its Stellarex low-dose drug-coated balloons to broaden treatment options for peripheral artery disease patients.
In Ultrasound, we strengthened our leadership in our core cardiac segment by extending the advanced automation capabilities on our EPIQ CVx cardiology ultrasound platform, making exams faster and easier to conduct while improving clinician productivity. We also continued to expand into attractive adjacencies such as General Imaging and Obstetrics & Gynecology with the launch of EPIQ Elite, a premium ultrasound system that combines the latest advances in transducer innovation and enhanced performance to improve clinical confidence and the patient experience.
Philips’ Ambition 1.5T MR platform with its breakthrough fully sealed magnet continued to receive an enthusiastic reception from healthcare providers worldwide. We also marked the completion of the one-millionth patient scan accelerated with Compressed SENSE, an advanced solution that reduces MR exam times by up to 50%. Our innovations in MR combine to help increase productivity, improve the patient and staff experience, and enhance diagnostic confidence.
Spanning the entire health continuum, the Connected Care businesses are tasked with improving patient outcomes, increasing efficiency and enhancing patient and caregiver satisfaction, thereby driving towards value-based care. Our solutions build on Philips’ strength in verticals (monitoring & analytics, sleep & respiratory care, and therapeutic care) and horizontals (population health management and connected care informatics) to improve clinical and economic outcomes in all care settings, within and outside the hospital.
Philips has a deep understanding of clinical care and the patient experience that, when coupled with our consultative approach, allows us to be an effective partner for transformation, both across the enterprise and at the level of the individual clinician. Philips delivers services that take the burden off hospital staff with optimized patient and data flow, predictive analytics, improved workflow, customized training and improved accessibility across our application landscape.
This requires a secure common digital platform that connects and aligns consumers, patients, payers and healthcare providers. Philips’ platforms aggregate and leverage information from clinical, personal and historical data to support care providers in delivering first-time-right diagnoses and treatment.
Philips delivers personalized insights by applying predictive analytics and artificial intelligence across our solutions. For example, we are able to support healthcare professionals caring for elderly patients living independently at home in making clinical decisions and alerting medical teams to potential issues. Our integrated and data-driven approach promotes seamless patient care, helps identify risks and needs of different groups within a population, and provides clinical decision support.
In 2019, the Connected Care segment consisted of the following areas of business:
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In most of the Connected Care businesses, revenue is earned through the sale of products and solutions, customer services fees and software license fees. Where bundled offerings result in solutions for our customers, or offerings are based on the number of people being monitored, we see more usage-based earnings models. In Sleep & Respiratory Care, revenue is generated both through product sales and through rental models, whereby revenue is generated over time.
Sales channels include a mix of a direct salesforce, partly paired with an online sales portal and distributors (varying by product, market and price segment). Sales are mostly driven by a direct salesforce with an intimate knowledge of the procedures that use our integrated solutions’ smart devices, systems, software and services. Philips works with customers and partners to co-create solutions, drive commercial innovation and adapt to new models such as monitoring-as-a-service.
Sales at Philips’ Connected Care businesses are generally higher in the second half of the year, largely due to customer spending patterns.
At year-end 2019, the Connected Care businesses had around 15,000 employees worldwide.
Reinforcing its leadership in patient monitoring solutions, Philips introduced the next-generation IntelliVue MX750 and MX850 bedside patient monitor platforms in Europe. These feature an extensive range of measurements and analytics, as well as new cybersecurity capabilities. Moreover, Philips signed multi-year enterprise patient monitoring agreements with the Kantonsspital Frauenfeld (Switzerland) and the University Clinic of Bonn (Germany) to improve workflow and clinical outcomes in these hospitals.
Philips teamed up with US insurance company Humana to improve care for at-risk, high-cost populations. The pilot program will support independent living for high-acuity patients with congestive heart failure by providing 24/7 access to care. Philips’ remote monitoring capabilities will allow care managers to deliver timely interventions for these patients.
Philips signed a 10-year agreement with Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy in France to implement Philips’ IntelliSpace Enterprise Imaging Solution. The collaboration will enable the hospital, which provides 1.2 million consultation visits and inpatient stays each year, to streamline complex medical image data management across its departments.
Philips’ solutions to treat obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that affects more than 100 million patients globally, continue to garner healthy demand, supported by the continued strong reception for DreamStation GO’s expanded portable therapy options.
Expanding its range of successful patient-centric CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) mask designs, Philips launched DreamWisp, the first-of-its-kind over-the-nose nasal mask that allows patients with sleep apnea to sleep in any position they want. With its robust nasal cushion and top-of-the-head tube design, DreamWisp delivers a new level of comfort and freedom of movement, providing patients with the therapy option that best suits their needs.
Demonstrating the success of Philips’ telehealth solutions for critical care, US-based Health First achieved significant results by using Philips’ acute telehealth platform. Powered by Philips’ eCareManager, Health First’s VitalWatch eICU achieved a 23% reduction in overall mortality, a 49% reduction in ICU length of stay, and a 35% reduction in length of stay across its four hospitals.
Philips expanded its General Care solutions portfolio with the launch of the EarlyVue VS30 in the US. This new vital signs monitor
uses automated Early Warning Scoring (EWS) to collect critical vital signs and calculate risk-based alerts that allow clinicians to
identify subtle signs of patient deterioration and facilitate communication between caregivers for timely intervention and patient
care.
Our Personal Health businesses play an important role on the health continuum – in the healthy living, prevention and home care stages – delivering integrated, connected and personalized solutions that support healthier lifestyles and those living with chronic disease.
Leveraging our deep consumer expertise and extensive healthcare know-how, we enable people to live a healthy life in a healthy home environment, and to proactively manage their own health.
Supported by meaningful innovation and high-impact marketing, we are focused on three key objectives:
In 2019, the Personal Health segment consisted of the following areas of business:
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Through our Personal Health businesses, we offer a broad range of solutions in various consumer price segments, always aiming to offer and realize premium value. We continue to rationalize our portfolio of locally relevant innovations and increase its accessibility, particularly in lower-tier cities in growth geographies. We are well positioned to capture further growth in online sales and continue to build our digital and e-commerce capabilities.
We are leveraging connectivity to offer new business models, partnering with other players in the health ecosystem with the goal of extending opportunities for people to live healthily, prevent or manage disease. We are engaging consumers in their health journey in new and impactful ways through social media and digital innovation. For example, the Philips Sonicare app acts as a ‘virtual hub’ for personal oral healthcare, helping users to manage their complete oral care on a daily basis and share brushing data with their dental practitioners, putting personalized guidance and advice at their fingertips.
We also offer solutions that support babies and parents on every step of their journey so that they can more fully enjoy those precious early moments. Philips Pregnancy+ is a pregnancy tracker app that allows moms to follow their baby’s development with 3D fetal imagery. The app offers moms customized information at every stage of their pregnancy and enables them to share their pregnancy journey with family and professionals.
The company’s wide portfolio of connected consumer health platforms – such as our Sonicare dental solutions – leverages Philips HealthSuite, a cloud-enabled connected health ecosystem of devices, apps and digital tools that enable personalized health and continuous care.
The revenue model is mainly based on product sale at the point in time the products are delivered to the end-user or wholesalers or distributors. As with the Direct to Consumer transformation, we see good traction to further diversify the revenue model with new business models (including subscriptions and services).
The Personal Health businesses experience seasonality, with higher sales around key national and international events and holidays.
At year-end 2019, Personal Health employed around 16,000 people worldwide.
The strong performance of the Oral Healthcare business was driven by its innovative portfolio, including the mid-range Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean toothbrush, which features pressure sensor technology that alerts users when they are applying too much pressure and automatically reduces brushing intensity, for a brushing experience that delivers healthier gums and cleaner teeth.
Further broadening its product range in oral care, Philips has rolled out its connected Philips Sonicare ExpertClean globally. The new smart power toothbrush delivers superior oral care results with its sonic technology and deep clean brushing mode.
Building on the success of Philips’ leading oral care solutions, the company rolled out the BrushSmart program in collaboration
with Delta Dental of California, the largest provider of dental benefits in the US. The subscription-based program includes a
discounted Sonicare toothbrush, coaching and teledentistry, and connects brushing behaviors at home with professional dental
care to better understand, motivate and drive improvements in oral health.
Philips launched its new smart S7000 Shaver series globally. Designed to address skin irritation and discomfort from shaving, the company’s first connected shaver comes with a personalized solution for sensitive skin and has received highly positive user reviews.
At the 2019 IFA trade show in Berlin, Philips highlighted a range of intelligent, adaptive and personalized consumer health solutions that seamlessly integrate into people’s lives and lifestyles, empowering them to make healthier choices and fulfilling their personal needs. These included the Philips Airfryer XXL featuring Smart Sensing technology, which automatically adjusts cooking time and temperature, and the Baby+ app, which provides parents with a dedicated tool to track their baby’s growth and receive ongoing advice specific to each stage of their baby’s development.
In our external reporting on Other we report on the items Innovation & Strategy, IP Royalties, Central costs, and other small items. At year-end 2019, around 18,000 people worldwide were working in these areas.
The Innovation & Strategy organization includes, among others, the Chief Technology Office (CTO), Research, HealthSuite Platforms, the Chief Medical Office, Product Engineering, Experience Design, Strategy, and Sustainability. Our Innovation Hubs are in Eindhoven (Netherlands), Cambridge (USA), Bangalore (India) and Shanghai (China).
Innovation & Strategy, in collaboration with the operating businesses and the markets, is responsible for directing the company strategy, in line with our growth and profitability ambitions.
The Innovation & Strategy function facilitates innovation from ‘idea’ to ‘market’ (I2M) as co-creator and strategic partner for the Philips businesses, markets and partners. It does so through cooperation between research, design, marketing, strategy and businesses in interdisciplinary teams along the innovation chain, from exploration and advanced development to first-of-a-kind proposition development. In addition, it opens up new value spaces beyond the direct scope of current businesses through internal and external venturing, manages the company-funded R&D portfolio, and creates synergies for cross-segment initiatives and integrated solutions.
Innovation & Strategy actively participates in Open Innovation through relationships with academic, clinical, industrial partners and start-ups, as well as via public-private partnerships. It does so in order to improve innovation speed, effectiveness and efficiency, to capture and generate new ideas, and to leverage third-party capabilities. This may include sharing the related financial exposure and benefits.
Finally, Innovation & Strategy sets the agenda and drives continuous improvement in the Philips product and solution portfolio, the efficiency and effectiveness of innovation, the creation and adoption of (digital) platforms, and the uptake of high-impact technologies such as Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The Chief Technology Office orchestrates innovation strategy and choices, and drives adoption of digital architecture and platforms, as well as excellence in software, Data Science and AI, across Philips’ businesses and markets. Philips Research initiates game-changing innovations that disrupt and cross boundaries in health technology to address opportunities for better clinical and economic outcomes and support the associated transformation of Philips into a digital solutions company. CTO and Research encompass the following organizations:
The Product Engineering organization is accountable for building world-class Idea to Market (I2M) capabilities and for driving excellence in product engineering across Philips worldwide.
The Product Engineering organization includes the following:
Philips HealthSuite constitutes our common digital framework that connects consumers, patients, healthcare providers, payers and partners in a hybrid cloud-based connected health ecosystem of solutions, products, systems, services and devices, positioning HealthSuite as the System of Engagement on top of hospital systems of record.
Philips HealthSuite is managed and orchestrated across Innovation & Strategy and all Philips businesses. The majority of professional and consumer-oriented digital propositions offered by Philips leverage HealthSuite. A growing number of third-party companies have also adopted HealthSuite.
To drive innovation effectiveness and efficiency, and to enable locally relevant solution creation, we have established four main Innovation Hubs for the Philips Group: Eindhoven (Netherlands), Cambridge (USA), Bangalore (India) and Shanghai (China).
Alongside the hubs, where most of the central Innovation & Strategy organization is concentrated together with selected business R&D and market innovation teams, we continue to have significant, more focused innovation capabilities integrated into key technology centers at our other global business sites.
The Chief Medical Office is responsible for clinical innovation and strategy, hospital economics, clinical evidence and market access, as well as medical thought leadership, with a focus on healthcare governance and organization, the Quadruple Aim and value-based care. This includes engaging with stakeholders across the health continuum to extend Philips’ leadership in health technology and acting on new value-based reimbursement models that benefit the patient, health professional and care provider.
Leveraging the knowledge and expertise of the medical professional community across Philips, the Chief Medical Office includes many healthcare professionals who practice in the world’s leading health systems. Supporting the company’s objectives across the health continuum, its activities include strategic guidance built on clinical and scientific knowledge, building customer partnerships and growth opportunities, fostering peer-to-peer relationships in relevant medical communities, liaising with medical regulatory bodies, and supporting clinical and marketing evidence development.
Philips Experience Design is the global design function for the company, ensuring that the user experiences of our innovations are meaningful, people-focused and locally relevant. Experience Design is also responsible for ensuring that the Philips brand experience is differentiating, consistently expressed, and drives customer preference.
Philips Experience Design partners with stakeholders across the organization to develop methodologies and enablers for defining value propositions, to implement data-enabled design tools and processes to create meaning from data, and to leverage Co-create methodologies. The latter facilitate exploration with customers and patients with the aim of creating solutions that are tailored specifically to the challenges facing them, as local circumstances and workflows are key ingredients in the successful implementation of solutions.
To ensure that we connect end-users along the health continuum, we create a consistent experience across all touchpoints. A key enabler for this is a consistent and differentiating design language that applies to software, hardware and services across our operating businesses. In recognition of our continued excellence, Philips received 148 design awards in 2019.
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards (IP&S) proactively pursues the creation of new Intellectual Property (IP) in close co-operation with Philips’ operating businesses and Innovation & Strategy. IP&S is a leading industrial IP organization providing world-class IP solutions to Philips’ businesses to support their growth, competitiveness and profitability.
Royal Philips’ total IP portfolio currently consists of 64,500 patent rights, 39,000 trademarks, 88,500 design rights and 3,200 domain names. Philips filed 1,015 new patents in 2019, with a strong focus on the growth areas in health technology services and solutions.
Philips earns substantial annual income from license fees and royalties. These are mostly earned on the basis of usage or fixed fees, recognized over the term of the contract or at a point in time.
Philips believes its business as a whole is not materially dependent on any particular third-party patent or license, or any particular group of third-party patents and licenses.
We recharge the directly attributable part of the central costs to the business segments. The remaining part is accounted for as central costs, and includes the Executive Committee, Brand Management and Sustainability, as well as functional services such as IT and Real Estate.
Philips is present in more than 70 countries globally and has its group headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Our real estate sites are spread around the globe, with key manufacturing and R&D sites in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
In 2019, we invested in three Global Business Services locations in the US, Poland and India. To attract R&D talent, we invested across the globe in prime innovation locations, such as Cambridge and Pittsburgh (USA), Tokyo, Eindhoven, Bangalore and others.
The vast majority of our locations consist of leased property, and we manage these closely to keep the overall vacancy rates of our property below 5% and to ensure the right level of space efficiency and flexibility to follow our business dynamic. The net book value of our land and buildings at December 31, 2019, represented EUR 1,510 million; construction in progress represented EUR 100 million. The increase compared with 2019 is mainly due to IFRS 16 implementation; for more information please refer to Significant accounting policies. Our current facilities are adequate to meet the requirements of our present and foreseeable future operations.
A Market consists of one or more countries operating as a single organization under a Market Leader. Our 17 Market organizations (in three market groups: North America, Greater China and International Markets) are active in more than 100 countries worldwide, working closely in an equal partnership with the various Businesses through Business-Market Combinations (BMCs).
The Markets’ core objective is to understand local market/customer needs, to develop and manage the relationship with existing and new customers, and to deliver orders and revenues and manage the market-oriented profit-and-loss account (P&L). They act as the voice of the customer in the integrated value proposition process, bring relevant products and solutions to market, and ensure local (solution) delivery and service execution, as well as managing the (integral) go-to-market approaches to our key customers and indirect channels – all with the aim of maximizing long-term customer value and gaining market share.
To take quick decisions that are locally relevant and as close to the customer as possible, our Businesses and Markets work closely together in Business-Market Combinations (BMCs) – Image Guided Therapy Systems-North America, for example. The BMC makes agreements where to compete and how to win. Businesses and Markets bear joint accountability for managing the operational end-to-end consumer and customer value chain, quality & regulatory compliance and the collaborative P&L, while leveraging the functional excellence and shared services infrastructure of the company.
In 2019, world economic development slowed significantly from the level seen in 2018. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) the aggregate real GDP growth rate of Philips’ geographies was expected to slow to an estimated 2.3% in 2019, from 3.0% in 2018, driven mainly by the trade tensions between the US and China. North America, Greater China and International Markets were all forecast to show slower GDP growth in 2019, with India, Turkey and Germany the main drivers of the slowdown in International Markets.
In 2019, Philips North America accelerated its drive to deliver growth, customer preference, and innovative solutions across the United States and Canada. As Philips’ largest market, North America continued to expand its scope and scale with a back-office services hub in Nashville, upgraded innovation centers in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, and a new Philips Innovation Center and North America Headquarters in Cambridge (opened in January 2020).
Philips North America continues to expand consultative relationships with multiple leading health systems. At the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) event in 2019, Philips announced a USD 50 million contract with Inspira Health to standardize patient monitoring and drive innovation in diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapies in order to enhance patient care and improve clinical workflow performance. Philips also announced a strategic 5-year partnership agreement with the Regional Medical Center (RMC) in South Carolina to deliver innovative diagnostic imaging solutions for residents of four rural counties. The partnership will help RMC to standardize its imaging platforms and better integrate workflows and information.
To improve access to care, Philips works closely with the United States Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs, to advance AI technology for early detection of infectious disease, as well as advancing adoption of telehealth.
Philips and Walgreens have engaged in a joint effort to help consumers identify the root causes of their sleep issues by integrating the SmartSleep Analyzer tool into the Walgreens Find Care™ platform, and connecting them with Philips sleep solutions available for sale on Walgreens.com.
In personal health, Philips maintains No. 1 market share in male grooming (electric) and reusable baby bottles (Philips Avent) in North America, with Philips Sonicare the most-recommended brand by US dental professionals.
In China, Philips is benefitting from good growth, top talent and speed of execution thanks to a strong local strategy.
Driven by Philips’ innovative portfolio of diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy and patient monitoring solutions, the company continues to win large contracts in China. For example, Philips signed an agreement with the Xi’an International Medical Group to deliver solutions to address clinical and research needs in cardiology, radiation oncology and critical care. With the Chinese health technology market dominated by transactional vendor relationships, this long-term strategic partnership demonstrates the potential to shift from a transactional market dynamic also in China, and our willingness to team up to create more value in healthcare.
In July 2019, Philips completed the design direction for Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, and the design concept for the hospital's main lobby, emergency department, screening areas, cath labs, ICU, CCU and general ward. The result – achieved through an iterative co-creation process – is an exceptional patient experience and an efficient operational workflow.
In the consumer domain, we also deepened our cooperation with Alibaba in 2019, to forge a new consumer-centric business model and improve the way we leverage their digital ecosystem.
In our other markets around the world, Philips entered into many new customer partnerships, including the following:
In the UK, we entered into a 10-year strategic partnership agreement with Rutherford Diagnostics. This collaboration will utilize Philips’ innovative radiology technology and Rutherford Diagnostics’ healthcare expertise to deliver and operate advanced personalized diagnostic services through a network of community diagnostic centers across England.
In Germany, we signed a comprehensive 10-year innovation partnership agreement with Klinikum Stuttgart. The agreement covers the replacement and procurement of state-of-the-art medical technology, including diagnostic imaging and intelligent informatics solutions, together with joint development of new workflows and connected care solutions.
In Denmark, we signed an agreement to deliver 10 advanced IQon CT systems to the hospitals of the Capital Region of Copenhagen, supporting the delivery of a precision diagnosis for each patient and enabling the transition to a value-based care model.
In Russia, Philips joined strategic initiatives of the Moscow city government aimed at modernizing Moscow’s healthcare system, which serves 12 million citizens. Philips’ focus is on improving the clinical experience and medical technology innovation. To this end, we are providing strategic design and technology planning consultancy, as well as an innovative approach to managing high-tech medical infrastructure. We are also delivering clinical decision support solutions for ICU and operating room environments.
In Vietnam, we announced a seven-year partnership agreement with Hong Duc General Hospital covering a comprehensive turnkey solution for high-quality general healthcare services. Under this agreement, Philips will provide the newly built Hong Duc General Hospital II with the latest medical imaging, patient monitoring and healthcare IT solutions, as well as design, consulting and financing services.
In Indonesia, we announced the country’s first installation of the Philips IntelliSpace Critical Care and Anesthesia (ICCA) system at the Kasih Ibu Hospital in Denpasar, Bali. This represents a significant development in the digitization of patient treatment in Indonesia, with Philips’ interoperable digital technology, predictive trend analytics and smart algorithms helping to drive improved outcomes in acute care.
In recent years, Philips has made the decision to regroup its multiple – business-specific – supply chains into the Integrated Supply Chain under the leadership of the Chief Operations Officer. This encompasses supplier selection and management through procurement, manufacturing across all the industrial sites, logistics and warehousing operations, as well as demand/supply orchestration across the businesses and markets. Striving for a balanced ‘regional vs global’ approach, the Integrated Supply Chain supports our business expansion, ensuring adequate capacity and speed while leveraging our global processes, standards and capabilities. In parallel, Philips has been optimizing its industrial footprint to become more efficient and effective.
When selecting and evaluating partners, we consider not only business metrics such as cost, quality and on-time delivery performance, but also environmental, social and governance factors. We use supplier classification models to identify critical suppliers, including those supplying materials, components and services that could influence the safety and performance of our products and solutions.
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Supplier spend analysis per region
in %
2019 | |
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Western Europe | 33% |
North America | 25% |
Other mature geographies | 7% |
Total mature geographies | 65% |
Growth geographies | 35% |
Philips Group | 100% |
The foremost factor in 2019 was the increasing trade tensions and US-China import tariffs, which caused direct and indirect financial headwinds. Procurement performance was therefore still highly dependent on product concept re-engineering and sourcing strategies.
During the year, economic growth slowed in advanced and emerging economies, and geopolitics increased uncertainties. This resulted in downward pressure on raw material and component market prices. Looking ahead, we are concerned about escalating trade restrictions, political tensions and the potential impact of Brexit. Mitigation actions are not always possible and in any case costly.
Throughout 2019, Philips focused on capturing market opportunities wherever possible, as well as on continuously optimizing design and costs via various programs, including Design for Excellence (DfX) conventions and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) programs.
Philips’ mission to improve people’s lives applies throughout our value chain. An important area of focus for the Integrated Supply Chain is sustainability, and we are actively working on this together with our partners, be they suppliers or energy or logistics providers. Close cooperation with our suppliers not only helps us deliver health technology innovations that improve people’s lives, it also supports new approaches that help us minimize our environmental impact and maximize the social and economic value we create.
Since 2003 we have dedicated supplier sustainability programs as part of our sustainability strategy. We have a direct business relationship with approximately 4,900 product and component suppliers and 19,000 service providers. In many cases, societal issues deeper in our supply chain require us to intervene beyond tier 1 of the chain.
We want to make a difference through sustainable supply management and responsible sourcing. This is more than simply managing compliance: it is about working together with our supply partners to have a positive and lasting impact. This is why the sustainability performance of our suppliers is fully embedded in our procurement organization and strategy.
Managing our large and complex supply chain in a socially and environmentally responsible way requires a structured and innovative approach, while being transparent and engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders. Insights gained through our 2019 stakeholder day were used as input to manage and fine-tune our supplier sustainability strategy. In 2019, our programs focused specifically on improving suppliers’ sustainability performance, responsible sourcing of minerals, and reducing the environmental footprint of our supply base.
Our business success depends on the quality of our products, services and solutions, and compliance with many regulations and standards on a global basis. We continue on our transformation journey to have customer-focused global processes, procedures, standards, and a quality mindset to help us maintain the highest possible level of quality in all our products.
For Philips, as a business with a significant global footprint, compliance with evolving regulations and standards, including data privacy and cybersecurity, involves increased levels of investment along with the demands of increased regulatory enforcement activity. Our business relies on the secure electronic transmission, storage and hosting of sensitive information, including personal information, protected health information, financial information, intellectual property, and other sensitive information related to our customers and workforce. For information on how Philips manages cybersecurity risk, please refer to Operational risks
Responsibility for Quality & Regulatory Compliance rests with the Chief Quality & Regulatory Officer, who reports operationally to the Chief Operations Officer and – for regulatory matters – directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
Philips is committed to delivering the highest quality products, services and solutions compliant with all applicable laws and standards. We are investing substantially in embedding quality in our organizational culture. We will continue to raise the performance bar. Quality is an integral part of the evaluation of all levels of management. With consistency of purpose, top-down accountability, standardization, leveraging continuous improvement we aim to drive greater speed in the adoption of a quality mindset throughout the enterprise.
Philips actively maintains Quality Systems globally that establish standards for its product design, manufacturing and distribution processes; these standards are in compliance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/International Organization for Standardization (ISO) requirements. Our businesses are subject to compliance with regulatory pre-marketing and quality system requirements in every market we serve, and to specific requirements of local and national regulatory authorities including the US FDA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China and comparable agencies in other countries. We also must comply with the European Union’s Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Energy-using Products (EuP) and Product Safety Regulations.
We have a growing portfolio of regulated products in our Personal Health and Sleep & Respiratory Care businesses. Through our growing Oral Healthcare, Mother & Child Care and beauty product portfolio, the range of applicable regulations has been extended to include requirements relating to cosmetics and, on a very small scale, pharmaceuticals.
Often, new products that we introduce are subject to a regulatory approval process (e.g. pre-market notification (the 510(k) process), or pre-market approval (PMA) for marketing of FDA regulated devices in the USA, and the CE Mark in the European Union). Failing to comply with the regulatory requirements can have significant legal and business consequences. The number and diversity of regulatory bodies in the various markets we operate in globally adds complexity and time to product introductions.
In the European Union (EU), a new Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) was published in 2017, which will impose significant additional pre-market and post-market requirements. Since the announcement of the EU MDR, Philips has been developing a comprehensive strategic plan to ensure compliance with the MDR requirements that will come into effect in May 2020. The company has engaged in a top-to-bottom review of our full portfolio of products and solutions that fall under the mandate, and has developed a robust and detailed framework for a seamless transition by the time the Medical Device Regulation is operative. We made a one-time EU MDR investment of around EUR 50 million in 2019, in addition to ongoing compliance costs for the new regulations of around EUR 25 million per year. We believe the global regulatory environment will continue to evolve, which could impact the cost, the time needed to approve, and ultimately, our ability to maintain existing approvals or obtain future approvals for our products.
In October 2017, Philips North America LLC reached agreement on a consent decree with the US Department of Justice, representing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), related to compliance with current good manufacturing practice requirements arising from past inspections in and before 2015, focusing primarily on Philips’ Emergency Care & Resuscitation (ECR) business operations in Andover (Massachusetts) and Bothell (Washington). The decree also provides for increased scrutiny, for a period of years, of the compliance of the other Monitoring & Analytics businesses at these facilities with the Quality System Regulation.
Under the decree, Philips has suspended the manufacture and distribution, for the US market, of external defibrillators manufactured at these facilities, subject to certain exceptions, until the FDA certifies through inspection the facilities’ compliance with the Quality System Regulation and other requirements of the decree. The decree allows Philips to continue the manufacture and distribution of certain automated external defibrillator (AED) models and Philips can continue to provide consumables and the relevant accessories, to ensure uninterrupted availability of these life-saving devices in the US. Philips continues to be able to export ECR devices under certain conditions. Philips is continuing to manufacture and distribute the devices of businesses other than ECR at these facilities.
Substantial progress has been made in our compliance efforts. However, we cannot predict the outcome of this matter, and the consent decree authorizes the FDA, in the event of any violations in the future, to order us to cease manufacturing and distributing ECR devices, recall products, pay liquidated damages and take other actions. We also cannot currently predict whether additional monetary investment will be incurred to resolve this matter or the matter’s ultimate impact on our business.
While pursuing our business objectives, we aim to be a responsible partner in society, acting with integrity towards our employees, customers, business partners and shareholders, as well as the wider community in which we operate. The Philips General Business Principles (GBP) – part of the Philips Business System – represent the fundamental principles by which all Philips businesses and employees around the globe must abide. They set the minimum standard for business conduct, both for individual employees and for the company and our subsidiaries. More information on the Philips GBP can be found in Our approach to risk management. The results of the monitoring measures in place are given in General Business Principles.
The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on public life and the industry in China is also affecting the demand for Philips’ consumer portfolio in the country and Philips’ global supply chain. While this is expected to have a negative impact on the financial performance of Philips in the first quarter of 2020, the company cannot quantify the magnitude and duration of such impact at this time given the fluidity of the situation.
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Key data
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Sales | 17,780 | 18,121 | 19,482 |
Nominal sales growth | 2.1% | 1.9% | 7.5% |
Comparable sales growth1) | 3.9% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
Income from operations | 1,517 | 1,719 | 1,644 |
as a % of sales | 8.5% | 9.5% | 8.4% |
Financial expenses, net | (137) | (213) | (117) |
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | (4) | (2) | 1 |
Income tax expense | (349) | (193) | (337) |
Income from continuing operations | 1,028 | 1,310 | 1,192 |
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 843 | (213) | (19) |
Net income | 1,870 | 1,097 | 1,173 |
Adjusted EBITA1) | 2,153 | 2,366 | 2,563 |
as a % of sales | 12.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders2) per common share (in EUR) - diluted | 1.08 | 1.39 | 1.30 |
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders2) per common share (in EUR) - diluted1) | 1.54 | 1.76 | 2.02 |
Philips has realigned the composition of its reporting segments effective as of January 1, 2019, for further details please refer to Significant accounting policies.
The composition of sales growth in percentage terms in 2019, compared to 2018 and 2017, is presented in the table below.
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Sales
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment businesses | 7,365 | 7,726 | 8,485 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 2.9 | 4.9 | 9.8 |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 3.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
Connected Care businesses | 4,331 | 4,341 | 4,674 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 2.0 | 0.2 | 7.7 |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 4.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
Personal Health businesses | 5,685 | 5,524 | 5,854 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 2.4 | (2.8) | 6.0 |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 5.4 | 2.3 | 5.0 |
Other | 400 | 530 | 469 |
Philips Group | 17,780 | 18,121 | 19,482 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 7.5 |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
Group sales amounted to EUR 19,482 million in 2019, 8% higher on a nominal basis. Adjusted for a 3.0% positive currency effect and consolidation impact, comparable sales*) were 4.5% above 2018. The positive currency effect is mainly driven by the appreciation of the US dollar against the Euro.
In 2019, sales amounted to EUR 8,485 million, 10% higher than in 2018 on a nominal basis. Excluding a 4.3% positive currency effect and consolidation impact, comparable sales*) increased by 5%, with double-digit growth in Image-Guided Therapy, high-single-digit growth in Ultrasound and low-single-digit growth in Diagnostic Imaging. The positive currency effect is mainly driven by the appreciation of the US dollar against the Euro.
In 2019, sales amounted to EUR 4,674 million, 8% higher on a nominal basis compared to 2018. Excluding a 4.6% positive currency effect and consolidation impact, comparable sales*) increased by 3%, with low-single-digit growth in Sleep & Respiratory Care and Monitoring & Analytics. The positive currency effect is mainly driven by the appreciation of the US dollar against the Euro.
In 2019, sales amounted to EUR 5,854 million, 6% higher on a nominal basis compared to 2018. Excluding a 0.9% positive currency effect and consolidation impact, comparable sales*) were 5% higher year-on-year, driven by double-digit growth in Oral Healthcare.
In 2019, sales amounted to EUR 469 million, compared to EUR 530 million in 2018. The decrease was mainly due to lower royalty income and the divestment of the Photonics business in Q1 2019.
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Sales by geographic area
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Western Europe | 3,802 | 3,990 | 4,134 |
North America | 6,409 | 6,338 | 6,951 |
Other mature geographies | 1,707 | 1,892 | 1,905 |
Total mature geographies | 11,918 | 12,221 | 12,990 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 0.8 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
Growth geographies | 5,862 | 5,901 | 6,492 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 4.8 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 8.0 | 7.6 | 9.6 |
Philips Group | 17,780 | 18,121 | 19,482 |
Sales in mature geographies in 2019 were EUR 769 million higher than in 2018, or 6% higher on a nominal basis and 2% higher on comparable basis*). Sales in Western Europe were 4% higher year-on-year on a nominal basis and 2% higher on a comparable basis*), with mid-single-digit growth in the Personal Health businesses and low-single-digit growth in the Connected Care businesses, while the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses were in line with 2018. Sales in North America increased by EUR 613 million, or 10% on a nominal basis, and increased 4% on a comparable basis*), with mid-single-digit growth in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and low-single-digit growth in the Personal Health businesses and Connected Care businesses. Sales in other mature geographies increased by 1% on a nominal basis and declined by 3% on a comparable basis*), as lower IP royalty income offset high-single-digit growth in the Personal Health businesses, mid-single-digit growth in the Connected Care businesses and low-single-digit growth in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses.
Sales in growth geographies in 2019 were EUR 591 million higher than in 2018, increased by 10% on both a nominal and a comparable basis*) with double-digit growth in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses, high-single-digit growth in the Connected Care businesses and mid-single-digit growth in the Personal Health businesses. The increase was driven by double-digit growth in China.
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Diagnosis & Treatment businesses sales
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Western Europe | 1,457 | 1,557 | 1,586 |
North America | 2,748 | 2,879 | 3,214 |
Other mature geographies | 769 | 797 | 851 |
Total mature geographies | 4,974 | 5,232 | 5,651 |
Growth geographies | 2,390 | 2,494 | 2,834 |
Sales | 7,365 | 7,726 | 8,485 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 3% | 5% | 10% |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 3% | 7% | 5% |
From a geographic perspective, nominal sales in growth geographies increased by 14% in 2019, while comparable sales*) showed double-digit growth, driven by double-digit growth in China and Latin America. Sales in mature geographies increased by 8% on a nominal basis, while comparable sales*) showed low-single-digit growth, with mid-single-digit growth in North America and low-single-digit growth in other mature geographies, while Western Europe remained flat year-on-year.
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Connected care businesses sales
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Western Europe | 674 | 751 | 782 |
North America | 2,540 | 2,448 | 2,624 |
Other mature geographies | 571 | 580 | 646 |
Total mature geographies | 3,785 | 3,779 | 4,052 |
Growth geographies | 546 | 562 | 622 |
Sales | 4,331 | 4,341 | 4,674 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 2% | 0% | 8% |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 5% | 3% | 3% |
From a geographic perspective, sales on a nominal basis increased by 11% in growth geographies in 2019 and on a comparable basis*) showed high-single-digit growth, with double-digit growth in China and mid-single-digit growth in Latin America. Sales in mature geographies decreased by 7% on a nominal basis and showed low-single-digit growth on a comparable basis*), with mid-single-digit growth in other mature geographies and low-single-digit growth in Western Europe and North America.
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Personal Health businesses sales
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Western Europe | 1,553 | 1,516 | 1,604 |
North America | 1,028 | 945 | 1,003 |
Other mature geographies | 322 | 334 | 367 |
Total mature geographies | 2,903 | 2,795 | 2,974 |
Growth geographies | 2,781 | 2,730 | 2,880 |
Sales | 5,685 | 5,524 | 5,854 |
Nominal sales growth (%) | 2% | (3)% | 6% |
Comparable sales growth (%)1) | 5% | 2% | 5% |
Sales in growth geographies increased 6% on a nominal basis in 2019 and on a comparable basis*) showed mid-single-digit growth, with double-digit growth in Central & Eastern Europe and mid-single-digit growth in China. Sales in mature geographies increased 6% on a nominal basis and on a comparable basis*) showed mid-single-digit growth, with high-single-digit growth in other mature geographies, mid-single-digit growth in Western Europe, and low-single-digit growth in North America.
In 2019, Philips’ gross margin increased to EUR 8,875 million compared to EUR 8,554 million in 2018, while the margin decreased to 45.6% of sales from 47.2% of sales in 2018. The year-on-year decrease in the margin was mainly driven by lower IP royalty income and tariffs. Gross margin in 2019 included EUR 191 million of restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges, whereas 2018 included EUR 107 million of restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges. 2019 also includes charges related to the Consent Decree focused on defibrillator manufacturing in the US of EUR 29 million and a provision of EUR 12 million related to legal matters. 2018 also included EUR 28 million of charges related to the Consent Decree.
Selling expenses amounted to EUR 4,682 million in 2019, or 24.0% of sales, compared to EUR 4,500 million, or 24.8% of sales, in 2018. Selling expenses in 2019 included EUR 158 million of restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges, compared to EUR 121 million in 2018. 2019 includes charges related to the Consent Decree of EUR 10 million and a provision of EUR 10 million related to legal matters. 2018 also included a EUR 18 million charge related to the conclusion of the European Commission investigation into retail price maintenance, and EUR 16 million related to the Consent Decree.
General and administrative expenses amounted to EUR 631 million, or 3.2% of sales, in 2019, compared to EUR 631 million, or 3.5% of sales, in 2018. 2019 included EUR 24 million of restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges, compared to EUR 30 million in 2018.
Research and development costs were EUR 1,884 million, or 9,7% of sales, in 2019, compared to EUR 1,759 million, or 9.7% of sales, in 2018. Research and development costs in 2019 included EUR 151 million of restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges, compared to EUR 76 million in 2018. 2019 includes EUR 92 million related to a value adjustment of capitalized development costs. 2018 also included EUR 12 million of charges related to the Consent Decree.
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Research and development expenses
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 765 | 801 | 928 |
Connected Care | 433 | 424 | 465 |
Personal Health | 304 | 300 | 302 |
Other | 262 | 235 | 189 |
Philips Group | 1,764 | 1,759 | 1,884 |
As a % of sales | 9.9% | 9.7% | 9.7% |
Net income is not allocated to segments as certain income and expense line items are monitored on a centralized basis, resulting in them being shown on a Philips Group level only.
The overview below shows Income from operations and Adjusted EBITA*) according to the 2019 segment classifications.
Philips Group
Income from operations and Adjusted EBITA 1)
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
Income from operations | as a % of sales | Adjusted EBITA1) | as a % of sales | |
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2019 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 660 | 7.8% | 1,078 | 12.7% |
Connected Care | 267 | 5.7% | 618 | 13.2% |
Personal Health | 844 | 14.4% | 943 | 16.1% |
Other | (127) | (76) | ||
Philips Group | 1,644 | 8.4% | 2,563 | 13.2% |
2018 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 629 | 8.1% | 872 | 11.3% |
Connected Care | 399 | 9.2% | 662 | 15.2% |
Personal Health | 796 | 14.4% | 860 | 15.6% |
Other | (105) | (28) | ||
Philips Group | 1,719 | 9.5% | 2,366 | 13.1% |
2017 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 512 | 7.0% | 747 | 10.1% |
Connected Care | 424 | 9.8% | 684 | 15.8% |
Personal Health | 834 | 14.7% | 879 | 15.5% |
Other | (252) | (157) | ||
Philips Group | 1,517 | 8.5% | 2,153 | 12.1% |
Net income increased by EUR 76 million compared to 2018, mainly due to improvements in operational performance, lower net financial expenses and lower charges related to discontinued operations, partly offset by higher income tax expense and charges of EUR 97 million related to impairment of goodwill.
In 2019, Income from operations amounted to EUR 1,644 million, or 8.4% of sales, a decrease of EUR 75 million year-on-year . Restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges amounted to EUR 471 million, compared to EUR 299 million in 2018. 2019 includes a gain of EUR 64 million related to a divestment, charges of EUR 99 million related to a value adjustment of capitalized development costs, a charge related to a litigation provision, charges related to the Consent Decree of EUR 44 million and a provision of EUR 22 million related to legal matters. 2018 included a gain of EUR 43 million related to a divestment. 2018 also included: EUR 56 million of charges related to the Consent Decree; EUR 18 million of the total EUR 30 million provision related to the conclusion of the European Commission investigation into retail pricing, of which the other EUR 12 million was recognized in Discontinued operations.
Adjusted EBITA*) amounted to EUR 2,563 million, or 13.2% of sales, and improved by EUR 197 million, or 10 basis points as a percentage of sales, compared to 2018, mainly due to sales growth and productivity, partly offset by lower IP royalty income, tariffs and investments.
The 2019 performance resulted in a decrease in Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders per common share (in EUR) - diluted of 7% from EUR 1.39 in 2018 to EUR 1.30 in 2019. Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders per common share (in EUR) - diluted*) increased by 15% from EUR 1.76 in 2018 to EUR 2.02 in 2019.
Income from operations increased to EUR 660 million compared to EUR 629 million in 2018. The year 2019 included EUR 196 million of charges related to amortization and a goodwill impairment, compared to EUR 98 million of amortization charges in 2018. 2019 includes a charge of EUR 19 million related to an impairment of goodwill; the amortization charges mainly relate to intangible assets in Image-Guided Therapy. Restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges to improve productivity were EUR 222 million, compared to EUR 146 million in 2018. 2019 includes charges of EUR 99 million related to a value adjustment of capitalized development costs.
Adjusted EBITA*) increased by EUR 206 million to 12.7%, mainly due to sales growth and productivity, partly offset by investments and tariffs.
Income from operations in 2019 amounted to EUR 267 million compared to EUR 399 million in 2018. The year 2019 includes EUR 219 million of charges related to amortization and a goodwill impairment, compared to EUR 140 million of amortization charges in 2018. 2019 includes a charge of EUR 78 million related to an impairment of goodwill; the amortization charges mainly relate to acquired intangible assets in Sleep & Respiratory Care and Population Health Management. Restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges amounted to EUR 131 million in 2019, compared to EUR 122 million in 2018. 2019 included EUR 44 million of charges related to the Consent Decree.
Adjusted EBITA*) decreased by EUR 44 million to 13.2%, mainly due to tariffs, an adverse currency impact, mix and higher material costs.
Income from operations in 2019 increased to EUR 844 million compared to EUR 796 million in 2018. The year 2019 included EUR 25 million of amortization charges, compared to EUR 31 million in 2018. These charges mainly relate to intangible assets in Mother & Child Care and Domestic Appliances . Restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges were EUR 73 million, compared to EUR 33 million in 2018. 2019 includes a provision of EUR 22 million related to legal matters.
Adjusted EBITA*) increased by EUR 83 million to 16.1%, mainly due to sales growth, a positive mix impact and productivity, partly offset by tariffs.
In Other we report on the items Innovation, IP Royalties, Central costs and Other.
In 2019, Income from operations totaled EUR (127) million, compared to EUR (105) million in 2018. Restructuring, acquisition-related and other charges amounted to EUR 43 million, compared to EUR 2 million in 2018. 2019 includes a gain of EUR 64 million related to a divestment and a charge related to a litigation provision, while 2018 included a gain of EUR 43 million related to a divestment.
Adjusted EBITA*) decreased by EUR 48 million, mainly due to charges related to movements in environmental provisions and other non-recurring items.
A breakdown of Financial income and expenses is presented in the following table.
Philips Group
Financial income and expenses
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Interest expense (net) | (182) | (157) | (169) |
Sale of securities | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Impairments | (2) | - | - |
Other | 46 | (62) | 50 |
Financial income and expenses | (137) | (213) | (117) |
Net financial expenses decreased by EUR 96 million year-on-year, mainly due to dividend income from investments, while 2018 included financial charges of EUR 46 million related to bond redemptions. For further information, refer to Financial income and expenses.
Income taxes amounted to EUR 337 million. The effective income tax rate in 2019 was 22.1%, compared to 12.8% in 2018, mainly due to lower non-cash benefits from tax audit resolutions and business integration compared to 2018, partly offset by lower provisions for tax risks. For 2020, we expect our effective tax rate to be within the 24%-26% range, depending on the geographical mix of taxable income.
Results related to investments in associates improved from a loss of EUR 2 million in 2018 to EUR 1 million in 2019.
Philips Group
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Signify, formerly Philips Lighting | 896 | (198) | |
The combined Lumileds and Automotive businesses | (29) | 12 | |
Other | (24) | (27) | (19) |
Net income of Discontinued operations | 843 | (213) | (19) |
Discontinued operations in 2019 mainly include net costs related to other divestments, which were previously reported as discontinued operations.
Discontinued operations in 2018 mainly include dividends received of EUR 32 million and a EUR 218 million loss related to a value adjustment of the remaining interest in Signify.
For further information, refer to Discontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests decreased from EUR 7 million in 2018 to EUR 5 million in 2019.
In 2019, the total costs of post-employment benefits amounted to EUR 56 million for defined benefit plans and EUR 346 million for defined contribution plans. These costs are reported in Income from operations, except for the net interest cost component, which is reported in Financial expense. The net interest cost for defined benefit plans was EUR 22 million in 2019.
The balance sheet position improved in 2019 from a liability of EUR 834 million to a liability of EUR 824 million, mainly due to actuarial gains in the US pension plan.
In 2018, the total costs of post-employment benefits amounted to EUR 46 million for defined benefit plans and EUR 327 million for defined contribution plans. The net interest cost for defined-benefit plans was EUR 23 million in 2018.
The balance sheet position improved in 2018 from from a liability of EUR 972 million to a liability EUR 834 million, mainly due to an additional contribution of EUR 130 million (USD 150 million) in the US.
For further information, refer to Post-employment benefits .
Philips Group
Restructuring and related charges
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Restructuring and related charges per segment: | |||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 64 | 74 | 107 |
Connected Care | 78 | 40 | 38 |
Personal Health | 6 | 14 | 50 |
Other | 63 | 31 | 54 |
Philips Group | 211 | 159 | 249 |
Cost breakdown of restructuring and related charges: | |||
Personnel lay-off costs | 150 | 136 | 175 |
Release of provision | (37) | (37) | (34) |
Transfer to Assets held for sale | (5) | ||
Restructuring-related asset impairment | 77 | 21 | 44 |
Other restructuring-related costs | 27 | 39 | 65 |
Philips Group | 211 | 159 | 249 |
In 2019, the most significant restructuring projects impacted Other and Diagnosis & Treatment and mainly took place in the Netherlands, US and Germany. The restructuring comprised mainly product portfolio rationalization and the reorganization of global support functions.
In 2018, the most significant restructuring projects impacted Diagnosis & Treatment, Connected Care and Other businesses and mainly took place in the Netherlands, Germany and the US. The restructuring mainly comprised product portfolio rationalization and the reorganization of global support functions.
For further information on restructuring, refer to Provisions.
Philips Group
Acquisition-related charges
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 92 | 72 | 42 |
Connected Care | 13 | 26 | 26 |
Personal Health | - | 1 | 1 |
Other | - | - | |
Philips Group | 106 | 99 | 69 |
In 2019, acquisition-related charges amounted to EUR 69 million. The Diagnosis & Treatment businesses recorded EUR 42 million of acquisition-related charges, mainly related to the acquisition of Spectranetics, a US-based global leader in vascular intervention and lead management solutions
In 2018, acquisition-related charges amounted to EUR 99 million. The Diagnosis & Treatment businesses recorded EUR 72 million of acquisition-related charges, mainly related to the acquisition of Spectranetics.
For further information on the goodwill sensitivity analysis, please refer to Goodwill.
In 2019, Philips completed three acquisitions, with the Healthcare Information Systems business of Carestream Health being the most notable. Acquisitions in 2019 and prior years led to acquisition and post-merger integration charges of EUR 42 million in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and EUR 26 million in the Connected Care businesses.
In 2018, Philips completed nine acquisitions, with EPD Solutions Ltd. (EPD) being the most notable. Acquisitions in 2018 and prior years led to acquisition and post-merger integration charges of EUR 72 million in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and EUR 26 million in the Connected Care businesses.
Philips completed two divestments in 2019 which resulted in an aggregated cash consideration of EUR 122 million and a gain of EUR 62 million. The most notable divestment was the Photonics business in Germany.
For details, please refer to Acquisitions and divestments.
The movements in cash and cash equivalents for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019 are presented and explained below:
Philips Group
Condensed consolidated cash flows statements
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Beginning cash balance | 2,334 | 1,939 | 1,688 |
Net cash flows from operating activities | 1,870 | 1,780 | 2,031 |
Net capital expenditures | (685) | (796) | (978) |
Free cash flow1) | 1,185 | 984 | 1,053 |
Other cash flows from investing activities | (2,514) | (690) | 376 |
Treasury shares transactions | (414) | (948) | (1,318) |
Changes in debt | (205) | 160 | 109 |
Dividend paid to shareholders of the Company | (384) | (401) | (453) |
Sale of shares of Signify (former Philips Lighting), net | 1,060 | ||
Other cash flow items | (186) | (3) | (4) |
Net cash flows discontinued operations | 1,063 | 647 | (25) |
Ending cash balance | 1,939 | 1,688 | 1,425 |
Net cash flows provided by operating activities amount to EUR 2,031 million in 2019, compared to EUR 1,780 million in 2018. Free cash flow*) amount to EUR 1,053 million in 2019, compared to EUR 984 million in 2018.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities amounted to EUR 1,780 million in 2018, compared to EUR 1,870 million in 2017. Free cash flow*) amounted to EUR 984 million in 2018, which included a EUR 176 million outflow related to pension liability de-risking in the US and premium payments related to an early bond redemption, compared to EUR 1,185 million in 2017.
In 2019, cash flows from investing activities amount to a cash inflow of EUR 376 million, mainly due to proceeds from the sale of the remaining Signify shares amounting to EUR 549 million and net cash proceeds from divestment of businesses amounting to EUR 146 million, received mainly from divested businesses held for sale. Other investing activities mainly include acquisition of businesses (including acquisition of investments in associates) of EUR 255 million and EUR 166 million net cash used for foreign exchange derivative contracts related to activities for funding and liquidity management.
In 2018, other cash flows from investing activities amounted to a cash outflow of EUR 690 million, mainly due to acquisition of businesses (including acquisition of investments in associates) amounting to EUR 628 million. EPD was the biggest acquisition in 2018, resulting in a cash outflow of EUR 273 million, including the subsequent payments. Net cash proceeds from divestment of businesses amounted to EUR 70 million and were received mainly from divested businesses held for sale. Other investing activities mainly included EUR 177 million net cash used for foreign exchange derivative contracts related to activities for funding and liquidity management.
In 2019, treasury shares transactions mainly include the share buy-back activities, which result in EUR 1,318 million net cash outflow. Philips' shareholders were given EUR 775 million including costs in the form of a dividend, of which the cash portion of the dividend amounts to EUR 453 million. Changes in debt mainly includes the net proceeds from the Green Innovation Bond issued of EUR 744 million, partly offset by outflows related to bond maturity of EUR 500 million and lease payments.
In 2018, treasury shares transactions mainly included the share buy-back activities, which resulted in EUR 948 million net cash outflow. Philips’ shareholders were given EUR 738 million in the form of a dividend, of which the cash portion of the dividend amounted to EUR 401 million. Changes in debt mainly includes EUR 866 million cash outflow related to the bond redemption and EUR 990 million cash inflow from bonds issued.
Philips Group
Net cash provided by (used for) discontinued operations
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | 350 | (15) | (11) |
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities | 856 | 662 | (14) |
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | (144) | ||
Net cash provided by (used for) discontinued operations | 1,063 | 647 | (25) |
In 2019, net cash used for discontinued operations consists primarily of a divestment formerly reported as discontinued operations.
In 2018, net cash provided by (used for) discontinued operations amounted to EUR 647 million and mainly included a total of EUR 642 million in relation to the sale of Signify shares and the dividend received from Signify reported in investing activities.
Condensed consolidated balance sheets for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 are presented below:
Philips Group
Condensed consolidated balance sheets
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Intangible assets | 11,054 | 12,093 | 12,120 |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,591 | 1,712 | 2,866 |
Inventories | 2,353 | 2,674 | 2,773 |
Receivables | 4,148 | 4,344 | 4,909 |
Assets classified as held for sale | 1,356 | 87 | 13 |
Other assets | 2,874 | 3,421 | 2,910 |
Payables | (4,492) | (3,957) | (3,820) |
Provisions | (2,059) | (2,151) | (2,159) |
Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale | (8) | (12) | - |
Other liabilities | (2,017) | (2,962) | (2,965) |
Net asset employed | 14,799 | 15,249 | 16,647 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,939 | 1,688 | 1,425 |
Debt | (4,715) | (4,821) | (5,447) |
Net debt1) | (2,776) | (3,132) | (4,022) |
Non-controlling interests | (24) | (29) | (28) |
Shareholders' equity | (11,999) | (12,088) | (12,597) |
Financing | (14,799) | (15,249) | (16,647) |
Total debt outstanding at the end of 2019 was EUR 5,447 million, compared with EUR 4,821 million at the end of 2018.
Philips Group
Balance sheet changes in debt
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Additional leases under IFRS16 | (1,059) | ||
New borrowings/repayments short-term debt | 4 | (34) | (23) |
New borrowings long-term debt | (1,115) | (1,287) | (847) |
Repayments long-term debt | 1,332 | 1,161 | 761 |
Forward contracts | (1,018) | 124 | 706 |
Currency effects, consolidation changes and other | 347 | (70) | (170) |
Transfer to liabilities classified as held for sale | 1,342 | 6 | |
Changes in debt | 891 | (105) | (626) |
In 2019, total debt increased by EUR 626 million compared to 2018. Total debt at December 31, 2019 includes additional lease liabilities of EUR 1,059 million which have been recorded following the adoption of IFRS 16 lease accounting in 2019; this did not have a cash impact. New borrowings of long-term debt include the net proceeds from the issuance of the Green Innovation Bond of EUR 744 million. Repayments of long-term debt amounted to EUR 761 million, mainly due to the repayment of a EUR 500 million bond at its scheduled maturity. Changes in payment obligations from forward contracts are mainly related to maturing forward contracts for the completed 2017 share buyback program and the share repurchase program announced in November 2018. These payment obligations are recorded as financial liabilities under long-term and short-term debt. Other changes, mainly resulting from currency effects, led to an increase of EUR 170 million.
In 2018, total debt increased by EUR 105 million compared to 2017. New borrowings of long-term debt of EUR 1,287 million were mainly due to the issuance of fixed-rate bonds, EUR 500 million due 2024 and EUR 500 million due 2028, and a new long-term loan of EUR 200 million. Repayments of long-term debt amounted to EUR 1,161 million, mainly due to the early redemption of all the 3.750% USD bonds due 2022 with an aggregate principal amount of USD 1.0 billion, the redemption of 6.875% USD bonds due 2038 with an aggregate principal amount of USD 72 million, and the repayment of a loan of EUR 178 million. Changes in payment obligations from forward contracts are mainly related to maturing forward contracts for the 2017 share buyback program and new forward contracts entered into for the extended share repurchase program for LTI and stock purchase plans announced in November 2018. Other changes, mainly resulting from new leases recognized and currency effects, led to an increase of EUR 70 million.
At the end of 2019, long-term debt as a proportion of the total debt stood at 91% with an average remaining term (including current portion) of 8.0 years, compared to 71% and 7.9 years respectively at the end of 2018.
For further information, please refer to Debt.
As of December 31, 2019, including the cash position (cash and cash equivalents), as well as its EUR 1 billion committed revolving credit facility, the Philips Group had access to available liquidity of EUR 2,425 million, versus gross debt (including short and long-term) of EUR 5,447 million.
As of December 31, 2018, including the cash position (cash and cash equivalents), as well as its EUR 1 billion committed revolving credit facility, the Philips Group had access to available liquidity of EUR 2,688 million, versus gross debt (including short and long-term) of EUR 4,821 million.
As of December 31, 2017, including the cash position (cash and cash equivalents), as well as its EUR 1 billion committed revolving credit facility, the Philips Group had access to available liquidity of EUR 2,939 million, versus gross debt (including short and long-term) of EUR 4,715 million.
Philips Group
Liquidity position
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents | 1,939 | 1,688 | 1,425 |
Committed revolving credit facilities/CP program | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Liquidity | 2,939 | 2,688 | 2,425 |
Listed equity investments at fair value | 49 | 476 | 15 |
Short-term debt | (672) | (1,394) | (508) |
Long-term debt | (4,044) | (3,427) | (4,939) |
Net available liquidity resources | (1,728) | (1,656) | (3,007) |
Philips has a EUR 1 billion committed revolving credit facility which was signed in April 2017 and will expire in April 2024. The facility can be used for general group purposes, such as a backstop of its Commercial Paper Program.
The Commercial Paper Program amounts to USD 2.5 billion, under which Philips can issue commercial paper up to 364 days in tenor, both in the US and in Europe, in any major freely convertible currency. Philips issued and repaid commercial paper in 2019. As of December 31, 2019, Philips did not have any loans outstanding under these facilities.
Additionally, at December 31, 2019 Philips held EUR 15 million of listed (level 1) equity investments at fair value in common shares of companies in various industries. Refer to Other financial assets and Fair value of financial assets and liabilities.
Royal Philips’ existing long-term debt is rated A- (with stable outlook) by Fitch, Baa1 (with stable outlook) by Moody’s, and BBB+ (with stable outlook) by Standard & Poor’s. As part of our capital allocation policy, our net debt*) position is managed with the intention of retaining a strong investment grade credit rating. Ratings are subject to change at any time and there is no assurance that Philips will be able to achieve this goal. The Group’s aim when managing the net debt*) position is dividend stability and a pay-out ratio of 40% to 50% of adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders*). Royal Philips’ outstanding long-term debt and credit facilities do not contain financial covenants. Adverse changes in the Company’s ratings will not trigger automatic withdrawal of committed credit facilities nor any acceleration in the outstanding long-term debt (provided that the USD-denominated bonds issued by the Company in March 2008 and 2012 contain a ‘Change of Control Triggering Event’ and the EUR-denominated bonds contain a ‘Change of Control Put Event’). A description of Philips’ credit facilities can be found in Debt.
Philips Group
Credit rating summary
long-term | short-term | outlook | |
Fitch | A- | Stable | |
Moody's | Baa1 | P-2 | Stable |
Standard & Poor's | BBB+ | A-2 | Stable |
Philips pools cash from subsidiaries to the extent legally and economically feasible. Cash not pooled remains available for local operational needs or general purposes. The company faces cross-border foreign exchange controls and/or other legal restrictions in a few countries which could limit its ability to make these balances available on short notice for general use by the group.
Philips believes its current liquidity and direct access to capital markets is sufficient to meet its present financing needs.
Shareholders’ equity increased by EUR 509 million in 2019 to EUR 12,597 million at December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly due to net results of EUR 1,173 million, the positive impact of currency translation differences of EUR 239 million, net fair value increases of financial assets of EUR 82 million and the impact of the accounting for share-based compensation plans, including the effect of related hedging transactions through forward contracts and share call options (in aggregate EUR 112 million). This was mainly offset by acquired shares because of settlements of earlier concluded forward transactions of EUR 706 million, share repurchases made in the open market of EUR 621 million and dividend payments to shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V. of EUR 453 million (including tax and service charges).
Shareholders’ equity increased by EUR 89 million in 2018 to EUR 12,088 million at December 31, 2018. The increase was mainly due to net results of EUR 1,097 million and the positive impact of currency translation differences of EUR 347 million. This was mainly offset by share repurchases made in the open market of EUR 514 million, dividend payments to shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V. of EUR 400 million (including tax and service charges), net fair value declines of financial assets of EUR 147 million, and the impact of the accounting for share-based compensation plans, including the effect of related hedging transactions through forward contracts and share call options (in aggregate EUR 191 million).
The number of issued common shares of Royal Philips at December 31, 2019 was 896,733,721. At year-end 2019, the Company held 5.8 million shares in treasury. Of these shares, 5.3 million shares were held in treasury to cover obligations under long-term incentive plans, and 0.5 million shares were held for share capital reduction purposes. Philips repurchased and acquired shares in the course of the year, and cancelled 30 million shares in June 2019 and 8.5 million shares in December 2019. In 2016, Philips purchased call options on Philips shares to hedge options granted to employees up to 2013. As of December 31, 2019, Philips held 2.3 million of such options. In 2017 and 2018, Philips entered into several forward contracts in order to cover obligations under its long-term incentive plans, as well as to reduce its share capital. As of December 31, 2019, the outstanding forward contracts related to 6 million shares.
The number of issued common shares of Royal Philips at December 31, 2018 was 926,195,539. At year-end 2018, the Company held 12.0 million shares in treasury. Of these shares, 7.9 million shares were held in treasury to cover obligations under long-term incentive plans, and 4.1 million shares were held for share capital reduction purposes. Philips repurchased and acquired shares in the course of the year, and cancelled 24.2 million shares in November 2018. As of December 31, 2018, Philips held 3.8 million call options to hedge obligations under its long-term incentive plans. As of December 31, 2018, the outstanding forward contracts to cover obligations under its long-term incentive plans, as well as to reduce its share capital were 28.6 million shares.
During 2019, Royal Philips acquired shares for share-based compensation plans and capital reduction purposes via three different methods: (i) share buy-back repurchases in the open market via an intermediary (ii) repurchase of shares via forward contracts for future delivery of shares (iii) the unwinding of call options on own shares. In 2019, Royal Philips also used methods (i) and (ii) to repurchase shares for capital reduction purposes.
The open market transactions via an intermediary allow for buybacks during both open and closed periods.
Philips Group
Impact of share repurchase on share count
in thousands of shares as of December 31
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Shares issued | 931,131 | 929,645 | 940,909 | 926,196 | 896,734 |
Shares in treasury | 14,027 | 7,208 | 14,717 | 12,011 | 5,760 |
Shares outstanding | 917,104 | 922,437 | 926,192 | 914,184 | 890,974 |
Shares repurchased | 20,296 | 25,193 | 19,842 | 31,994 | 40,390 |
Shares cancelled | 21,361 | 18,830 | 24,247 | 38,541 |
Philips Group
Total number of shares repurchased
in thousands of shares unless otherwise stated
share repurchases related to shares acquired for capital reduction | average price paid per share in EUR | shares acquired for LTI's | average price paid per share in EUR | total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs1)2)3) | approximate value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs in thousands of EUR | |
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January 2019 | 45 | 33.13 | - | 32.43 | 45 | 2,393,008 |
February 2019 | 1,663 | 34.38 | 111 | 35.10 | 1,663 | 2,335,851 |
March 2019 | 1,865 | 35.58 | 142 | 36.01 | 1,865 | 2,269,505 |
April 2019 | 6,200 | 31.41 | 308 | 35.69 | 6,200 | 2,074,771 |
May 2019 | 10,914 | 33.00 | 10,914 | 1,714,650 | ||
June 2019 | 6,787 | 31.30 | 154 | 37.48 | 6,787 | 1,502,258 |
July 2019 | 2,086 | 40.33 | 187 | 39.41 | 2,086 | 1,418,122 |
August 2019 | 1,624 | 41.61 | 285 | 41.09 | 1,624 | 1,350,543 |
September 2019 | 602 | 43.03 | 122 | 43.12 | 602 | 1,324,657 |
October 2019 | 479 | 39.69 | 1,449 | 32.85 | 1,879 | 1,260,036 |
November 2019 | 1,344 | 40.57 | 1,300 | 32.58 | 2,644 | 1,163,154 |
December 2019 | 1,285 | 42.75 | 1,439 | 33.50 | 2,585 | 1,065,884 |
Total | 34,893 | 5,498 | 38,893 | |||
of which4) | ||||||
purchased in the open market | 16,293 | 16,293 | ||||
acquired through exercise of call options/settlement of forward contracts | 18,600 | 5,498 | 22,600 |
The table below presents a summary of the Group’s fixed contractual cash obligations and commitments at December 31, 2019. These amounts are an estimate of future payments, which could change as a result of various factors such as a change in interest rates, foreign exchange, contractual provisions, as well as changes in our business strategy and needs. Therefore, the actual payments made in future periods may differ from those presented in the table below:
Payments due by period | |||||
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total | less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | after 5 years | |
Long-term debt3) | 5,699 | 256 | 293 | 1,218 | 3,932 |
Lease obligations | 1,533 | 292 | 438 | 261 | 543 |
Short-term debt | 92 | 92 | |||
Derivative liabilities | 192 | 68 | 1 | 123 | |
Purchase obligations4) | 822 | 370 | 344 | 61 | 48 |
Trade and other payables | 2,089 | 2,089 | |||
Contractual cash obligations | 10,427 | 3,167 | 1,075 | 1,662 | 4,523 |
IFRS 16, Leases, is effective for the financial year commencing January 1, 2019. Refer to Significant accounting policies.
Philips has contracts with investment funds where it committed itself to make, under certain conditions, capital contributions to these funds of an aggregated remaining amount of EUR 61 million (2018: EUR 86 million). As at December 31, 2019 capital contributions already made to these investment funds are recorded as non-current financial assets.
Certain Philips suppliers factor their trade receivables from Philips with third parties through supplier finance arrangements. At December 31, 2018 approximately EUR 275 million of the Philips accounts payable were transferred under such arrangements whereby Philips confirms invoices. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the arrangements, Philips continues to recognize these liabilities as trade payables and settles the liabilities after a further 30 day period compared to the original invoices.
The Company and its subsidiaries sponsor post-employment benefit plans in many countries in accordance with legal requirements, customs and the local situation in the countries involved. For a discussion of the plans and expected cash outflows, please refer to Post-employment benefits.
The company had EUR 156 million restructuring-related provisions by the end of 2019, of which EUR 125 million is expected to result in cash outflows in 2020. Refer to Provisions for details of restructuring provisions.
Please refer to Dividend for information on the proposed dividend distribution.
As of December 31, 2019, Philips has completed 41.5% of its EUR 1.5 billion share buyback program for capital
reduction purposes that was announced on January 29, 2019. As the program was initiated for capital reduction purposes, Philips intends to cancel all of the shares acquired under the program.
Philips’ policy is to provide guarantees and other letters of support only in writing. Philips does not provide other forms of support. The total fair value of guarantees recognized on the balance sheet amounts to EUR nil million for both 2018 and 2019. Remaining off-balance-sheet business and credit-related guarantees provided on behalf of third parties and associates decreased by EUR 19 million during 2019 to EUR 21 million (December 31, 2018: EUR 40 million).
Philips’ dividend policy is aimed at dividend stability and a pay-out ratio of 40% to 50% of adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders*).
For 2019, the key exclusions to arrive at the adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders*) are described in Net income, Income from operations (EBIT) and Adjusted EBITA*) in chapter Financial performance.
A proposal will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on April 30, 2020, to declare a distribution of EUR 0.85 per common share, in cash or shares at the option of the shareholder (up to EUR 761 million if all shareholders would elect cash), against the net income for 2019.
If the above dividend proposal is adopted, the shares will be traded ex-dividend as of May 5, 2020 at the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam. In compliance with the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam, the dividend record date will be May 6, 2020.
Shareholders will be given the opportunity to make their choice between cash and shares between May 7 and 29, 2020. If no choice is made during this election period the dividend will be paid in cash. On May 29, 2020 after close of trading, the number of share dividend rights entitled to one new common share will be determined based on the volume-weighted average price of all traded common shares of Koninklijke Philips N.V. at Euronext Amsterdam on May 27, 28 and 29, 2020. The company will calculate the number of share dividend rights entitled to one new common share (the ratio), such that the gross dividend in shares will be approximately equal to the gross dividend in cash. The ratio and the number of shares to be issued will be announced on June 3, 2020. Payment of the dividend and delivery of new common shares, with settlement of fractions in cash, if required, will take place from June 4, 2020. The distribution of dividend in cash to holders of New York Registry shares will be made in USD at the USD/EUR rate as per WM/ Reuters FX Benchmark 2 PM CET fixing of June 2, 2020.
ex-dividend date | record date | payment date | |
Euronext Amsterdam | May 5, 2020 | May 6, 2020 | June 4, 2020 |
New York Stock Exchange | May 5, 2020 | May 6, 2020 | June 4, 2020 |
Further details will be given in the agenda for the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. All dates mentioned remain provisional until then.
Dividend in cash is in principle subject to 15% Dutch dividend withholding tax, which will be deducted from the dividend in cash paid to the shareholders. Dividend in shares paid out of net income and retained earnings is subject to 15% dividend withholding tax, but only in respect of the par value of the shares (EUR 0.20 per share). Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisor on the applicable situation with respect to taxes on the dividend received.
In 2019, Philips settled a dividend of EUR 0.85 per common share, representing a total value of EUR 775 million including costs. Shareholders could elect for a cash dividend or a share dividend. Approximately 42% of the shareholders elected for a share dividend, resulting in the issuance of 9,079,538 new common shares, leading to a 1.0% dilution. The dilution caused by the newly issued dividend shares was more than offset by the cancellation of 30,000,000 shares in June, and 8,541,356 shares in December 2019. The settlement of the cash dividend involved an amount of EUR 453 million (including costs).
The following table sets forth in euros the gross dividends on the common shares in the fiscal years indicated (from prior-year profit distribution) and such amounts as converted into US dollars and paid to holders of shares of the New York Registry:
Philips Group
Gross dividends on the common shares
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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in EUR | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
in USD | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
In 2014, Philips announced its plan to sharpen its strategic focus by establishing two standalone companies focused on the HealthTech and Lighting opportunities respectively. After establishing a stand-alone structure for lighting activities within the Philips Group, Philips Lighting (renamed Signify in 2018) was listed and started trading on Euronext in Amsterdam under the symbol ‘LIGHT’ on May 27, 2016.
Following the listing of Signify, Philips retained a 71.23% stake. Through a series of Accelerated bookbuild offerings (in total four) and open market sales in the course of 2017 and 2018, Philips’ shareholding was reduced to 16.5% of Signify’s issued share capital as of December 31, 2018. From an accounting perspective, it is noted that Philips’ lighting activities (substantially representing Signify shares) were presented as a discontinued operation from April 2017, and that Signify was deconsolidated in November 2017 and presented as an Asset classified as held for sale until December 31, 2018. As from that date, the remaining Signify shares were reclassified to Other current financial assets, with fair value changes recognized through Other comprehensive income.
During 2019, Philips sold Signify shares in the open market, further reducing its shareholding to 10.7% of Signify’s issued share capital. Subsequently, in September 2019, Philips successfully completed a fifth Accelerated bookbuild offering, reducing its shareholding in Signify to nil.
The analysis of the 2018 financial results compared to 2017, and the discussion of the critical accounting policies, have not been included in this Annual Report. These sections are included in Philips’ Form 20-F for the financial year 2019, which will be filed electronically with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
We are a purpose-driven company, aiming to improve the lives of 3 billion people annually by 2030. Our people draw inspiration from the societal impact we achieve through our products and solutions, on both the social and environmental dimensions. In the Annual Report 2017, 2018 and 2019 we quantified the environmental impact that we have as a company in Environmental performance.
In 2018 we started to apply the True Value methodology to quantify our social impact. This includes the social impact in our supply chain, training of our staff, and taxes we pay. We included these impacts in How we create value. We have also started to quantify the most complex part, the social impact we have through our products and solutions. We will continue to calculate the impact of our products and solutions in collaboration with knowledge partners and investors.
Our people strategy supports a constantly evolving workforce, capable of delivering strong business performance and executing our strategy. As such we focus on our Workforce of the Future and our deep commitment to Inclusion & Diversity, supported by our culture.
At Philips, we strive to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. It is our goal to improve the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2030.
To guide our efforts and measure our progress, we take a two-dimensional approach – social and ecological – to improving people’s lives. Products or solutions from our portfolio that directly support the curative or preventive side of people’s health determine the contribution to the social dimension. This is also our contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages). As healthy ecosystems are also needed for people to live a healthy life, the contribution to the ecological dimension is determined by means of our steadily growing Green Products and Solutions portfolio, such as the energy-efficient products in our Personal Health businesses. This is our contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns) and SDG 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts).
Philips improved 1.64 billion lives in 2019, an increase of around 100 million compared to 2018, driven by all segments, mainly in China, the ASEAN countries, North America and the Middle East & Turkey. Through Philips products and solutions that support people’s health and well-being, we improved the lives of 1.54 billion people in 2019 (2018: 1.43 billion), mainly driven by Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and Connected Care businesses. Our Green Products and Solutions that support a healthy ecosystem contributed 1.07 billion lives (2018: 1.00 billion). After the elimination of double counts – people touched multiple times – we arrived at 1.64 billion lives.
In 2019, Philips extended its commitment to improve the lives of people in underserved healthcare communities to 400 million by 2030. Philips thereby recognized the often critical needs of women and children in many communities, but also the added burden arising from the increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in communities already struggling without adequate access to healthcare. To monitor progress on this extended commitment, we track lives improved in underserved healthcare communities. In 2019 our health and well-being solutions improved the lives of 194 million people in underserved markets (an increase of 20 million compared to 2018).
The following table shows the number of Lives Improved per market.
Philips Group
Lives improved per market
Market | Lives Improved (million)1) | Population (million)2) | Saturation rate (as % of population) | GDP (USD million)3) |
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Africa | 33 | 1,290 | 3% | 2,407 |
ASEAN & Pacific | 158 | 981 | 16% | 6,700 |
Benelux | 27 | 29 | 94% | 1,489 |
Central & Eastern Europe | 80 | 166 | 48% | 1,909 |
Germany, Austria & Switzerland | 81 | 101 | 80% | 5,033 |
France | 45 | 66 | 67% | 2,739 |
Greater China | 426 | 1,432 | 30% | 15,141 |
Iberia | 30 | 57 | 52% | 1,639 |
Indian Subcontinent | 79 | 1,570 | 5% | 3,372 |
Italy, Israel & Greece | 35 | 82 | 43% | 2,631 |
Japan | 42 | 126 | 33% | 5,155 |
Latin America | 99 | 645 | 15% | 5,430 |
Middle East & Turkey | 69 | 372 | 18% | 3,246 |
Nordics | 18 | 28 | 67% | 1,594 |
North America | 344 | 367 | 94% | 23,170 |
Russia & Central Asia | 43 | 251 | 17% | 2,085 |
UK & Ireland | 35 | 72 | 48% | 3,143 |
The challenges presented by the fast-evolving industry landscape demand a networked organization in which cross-functional teams actively draw on resources across the organization and across the world. Our Workforce of the Future program reflects our commitment to meet the challenge of addressing our customers’ unmet needs and deliver the full benefits of data-enabled connected care – by attracting, developing and retaining a workforce that will deliver the strategic capabilities we need to win.
By applying Strategic Workforce Planning, in close alignment with the strategic planning of our businesses, we identify and develop the employee capabilities needed to realize our ambitions as a health technology company. In 2019 we implemented company-wide initiatives to retain and staff our most strategic positions with top performers. At the end of 2019 we retained 93% of these employees and staffed 52% of our strategic positions with employees who are considered to be top performers. Key drivers of this are our internal development focus, leadership programs and our focused talent search services.
We have also been addressing the challenge of the expanding workforce and our ability to tap into the gig economy and other less traditional work constructs. We continue to recognize the significant contribution contingent workers make to our company. Therefore, building on earlier initiatives, we have ensured that both our workforce demand management system and our talent acquisition processes include contingent and regular employee solutions in staffing proposals and decisions. Our Total Workforce strategy considers all sources of skills and capabilities we require in the Workforce of the Future, as well as location-related talent availability and labor market trends. We continued to devote additional attention to our campus, graduate and early-career hiring in 2019, which resulted in an increase in the number of campus hires compared to 2018. Our focus on the Workforce of the Future will continue in 2020, with further emphasis on strategic capabilities.
More information on training and learning programs can be found in People development.
To be able to understand and meet customer and patient needs in a complex and continually changing environment, our workforce should reflect the society in which we operate, our customers, and the markets we serve. We believe that an inclusive culture allows our 120-plus nationalities to bring a rich diversity of capabilities, opinions and perspectives to our decision-making processes, thus driving innovation, enabling faster, targeted responses to market changes, and supporting sustainable improvements in business performance.
Two years ago, we renewed our approach to Inclusion & Diversity. We set a goal of 25% gender diversity in senior leadership positions (a subset of Management and Executive positions) by the end of 2020 (compared with 19% at the end of 2017). In 2019, we again partnered with leading Inclusion & Diversity training providers to further roll out unconscious bias and inclusion trainings. With regard to appointment and promotion opportunities, we transparently share open positions and endeavor to attract candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Diverse interview panels are put in place for recruitment to leadership positions. In 2019, we increased the number of Senior Women’s Leadership Programs for the third consecutive year.
Philips Group
Gender diversity
in %
Overall gender diversity remained stable at 38% in 2019 whilst gender diversity among Executives increased from 19% to 22% female executives. Measured against our 2020 goal of 25% gender diversity in leadership positions, we increased from 21% in 2018 to 24% in 2019.
As we continue our transformation into a focused leader in health technology – shifting from products to solutions and building long-term relationships with our customers – we are fostering a culture within Philips that will help us achieve operational excellence and extend our solutions capability to address our customers’ unmet needs.
All Philips employees are expected to commit to living our behaviors – Customers first, Quality and integrity always, Team up to win, Take ownership to deliver fast, and Eager to improve and inspire – every step of the way.
Putting our customers first must be at the heart of everything we do. Only by engaging deeply with our customers can we understand their unmet needs and deliver superior value. We also need to be conscious at all times of the high-stakes environment in which we operate. This environment demands that we apply the highest quality and integrity standards – always. To deliver superior value to our customers and ensure quality and integrity, we need to improve how we team up and leverage the skills, capabilities and expertise right across Philips. At the same time, we all need to take personal ownership, enabling us to move with speed and agility, and deliver what we promise, on time. And by applying operational excellence and Lean ways of working, we will keep improving and inspiring each other through the work we do.
We staff our positions based on assessed behavior, potential and capabilities. In 2019, we filled 74% of our Director-level and more senior positions from within the company. For these internal hires, we ensure our candidates are high performers with strong potential. In 2019, 79% of all internal promotions to Director level and more senior positions were realized by appointing top performers. We supplement this internal growth with targeted external hiring, bringing in employees with the behaviors and capabilities we require for our Workforce of the Future.
High employee engagement is crucial to the success of our strategy. Our employee survey consistently reports high levels of employee engagement that exceed the high-performance norm of 70%. Our average engagement score for 2019 was 74%, in line with our engagement levels in 2018. We remain substantially above the high-performance norm, driven by our employees’ pride to work for Philips and the positive energy they get from their job.
Philips Group
Employee Engagement index
in %
Our quarterly employee surveys help to keep our finger on the pulse of employee sentiment toward the company. We listen to employees’ ideas for improvement, show employees that their feedback is valued, and work to ensure that every person in our company has a role to play in creating lasting value for our customers, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
At Philips, we believe we perform at our best when we look after ourselves and each other. In 2019, we continued to develop our Health & Wellbeing programs, which are designed to engage our employees and help them to adopt a healthier lifestyle and achieve a better work/life integration. Through the ongoing engagement of a network of Health & Wellbeing ambassadors, we also leveraged the energy and experience of our employees to drive local wellbeing initiatives in our markets. These included on-site exercise and fitness clubs, Mindfulness classes and Energy Management workshops.
The total number of Philips Group employees was 80,495 at the end of 2019, compared to 77,400 at the end of 2018, an increase of 3,095 FTE.
The increase of 1,765 FTE for Diagnosis & Treatment results mainly from acquisitions in healthcare informatics and precision diagnosis and the move of Emerging Businesses out of segment Other into segment Diagnosis & Treatment; for more information please refer to Diagnosis & Treatment businesses.
The 2,481 increase in FTE in ‘Other changes’ reflects, among other things, the increase in Commercial and Manufacturing employees and the shift of supporting roles to Global Business Services organizations.
Philips Group
Employees per segment
in FTEs at year-end
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 28,904 | 29,546 | 31,311 |
Connected Care | 15,010 | 15,085 | 14,939 |
Personal Health | 17,253 | 16,132 | 16,448 |
Other | 12,784 | 16,637 | 17,797 |
Philips Group | 73,951 | 77,400 | 80,495 |
Philips Group
Employment
in FTEs
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Balance as of January 1 | 114,731 | 73,951 | 77,400 |
Consolidation changes: | |||
Acquisitions | 1,812 | 331 | 900 |
Divestments | (332) | (107) | (286) |
Changes in Discontinued operations | (43,763) | ||
Other changes | 1,502 | 3,225 | 2,481 |
Balance as of December 31 | 73,951 | 77,400 | 80,495 |
Approximately 59% (2018: 61%) of the Philips workforce is located in mature geographies and 41% (2018: 39%) in growth geographies. In 2019, the number of employees in mature geographies increased by 508. The number of employees in growth geographies increased by 2,588.
Philips Group
Employees per geographic cluster
in FTEs at year-end
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Western Europe | 21,055 | 21,399 | 21,645 |
North America | 20,937 | 21,703 | 21,483 |
Other mature geographies | 3,962 | 4,236 | 4,718 |
Mature geographies | 45,954 | 47,338 | 47,846 |
Growth geographies | 27,997 | 30,062 | 32,650 |
Philips Group | 73,951 | 77,400 | 80,495 |
In 2019, employee turnover amounted to 15.0%, of which 8.6% was voluntary, compared to 14.2% (8.6% voluntary) in 2018. External benchmarks show that our voluntary employee turnover remains well below similar-sized companies, and that we are reasonably successful in retaining our employees.
With our focus on increasing gender diversity in leadership positions, we reduced voluntary female executive turnover from 8.8% in 2018 to 4.2% in 2019.
Philips Group
Employee turnover in %
Staff | Professionals | Management | Executives | Total | |
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Female | 22.3 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 16.7 | 17.7 |
Male | 17.8 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 17.8 | 13.4 |
Philips Group | 20.0 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 17.5 | 15.0 |
Philips Group
Voluntary turnover
in %
Staff | Professionals | Management | Executives | Total | |
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Female | 9.5 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 9.1 |
Male | 10.6 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 8.3 |
Philips Group | 10.1 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 8.6 |
Philips can only deliver on its mission to improve the lives of 3 billion people by 2030 if we support and empower our people, so they can be their best and perform effectively. To this end, we conducted a living wage analysis on the lowest salaries in every country in which we currently operate.
The living wage is a concept defined by Anker and Anker (2017) as “Remuneration received by a worker in a particular place sufficient to afford a decent standard of living for the worker and her or his family. Elements of a decent standard of living include food, water, housing, education, health care, transport, clothing, and other essential needs, including provision for unexpected events”. To develop living wage standards that are complete and have a reliable geographical scope, we combined forces with Valuing Nature, several local NGOs, WageIndicator and other global corporates.
In 2019, we conducted an analysis of salaries and benefits for employees globally with respect to the living wage. The analysis covered 68 countries and we identified 31 employees in one country for whom wages and benefits were slightly below the defined living wage. Based on these results, our local HR teams will make relevant adjustments for the year 2020.
We believe that businesses have the responsibility to respect human rights and the ability to contribute to positive human rights impacts. Consistent with our commitment, as reflected in our policy, we do all that is reasonable and practicable to proactively identify and mitigate (potential) adverse human rights impacts in our operations and value chain. For many years already, our General Business Principles (GBP) have expressed our support and respect for human rights as set out in the International Bill of Human Rights and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. In this, we follow the guidance given in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Philips has also been a signatory to the UN Global Compact since 2007. Our commitment to respect human rights and avoid negative human rights impacts is led from the top. The avoidance of negative human rights impacts is on the agenda of the Sustainability Board, which meets quarterly.
In 2019, we created new channels of internal communication and developed a plan to advance training and awareness among our employees. Moreover, we further integrated human rights as part of our internal processes: we referenced additional human rights considerations in the Supplier Sustainability Program, acted upon the outcomes of our Human Rights Impact Assessment, and, based on that, explored how to advance our human rights due diligence globally. Our Human Rights Report contains detailed information regarding our progress and plans for continuous improvement.
To deliver on our mission of making the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation, a responsible tax approach is required. We consider our tax payments as a contribution to the communities in which we operate, as part of our social value creation.
Our Tax Principles set the standard for our conduct, by which individual employees, the company and its subsidiaries must abide. We consider tax in the context of the broader society, inspired by our stakeholder dialogues, global initiatives of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and UN (United Nations), human rights, international (tax) laws and regulations and relevant codes of conduct.
Our Board of Management regularly reviews, evaluates, approves and where necessary adjusts Philips’ approach to tax. Furthermore, our approach to tax is supervised by the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board.
Philips actively supports and participates in transparency initiatives such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and the Tax Transparency Benchmark of the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO).
In 2019, Philips contributed to the communities where we operate through taxes paid (e.g. corporate income tax) and taxes collected (e.g. VAT, customs duty, payroll taxes). Philips' total tax contribution in 2019, amounting to EUR 3.1 billion, is described by tax type below:
Contribution by tax type
in millions of EUR
In the highly regulated world of healthcare, integrity requires in-depth knowledge of the applicable rules and regulations and a sensitivity to healthcare-specific issues. The Philips General Business Principles (GBP) incorporate and represent the fundamental principles by which all Philips businesses and employees around the globe must abide. They set the minimum standard for business conduct, both for individual employees and for the company and our subsidiaries. Our GBP also serve as a reference for the business conduct we expect from our business partners and suppliers.
Translations of the GBP text are available in 31 languages, allowing almost every employee to read the GBP in their native language. Detailed underlying policies, manuals, training, and tools are in place to give employees practical guidance on how to apply and uphold the GBP in their daily work environment. Details can be found at www.philips.com/gbp.
In 2019, a total of 545 concerns were reported via the Philips Ethics Line and through our network of GBP Compliance Officers. This represents a 24% increase over the previous reporting period (2018: 438 concerns reported).
This is a continuation of the upward trend reported since 2014, the year in which Philips updated its General Business Principles and deployed a strengthened global communication campaign. Specifically in 2019, we focused on increasing awareness on Integrity, and on the importance of speaking up through, and following, the deployment of our biennial Business Integrity Survey. We believe the upward trend in reporting remains in line with our multi-year efforts to encourage our employees to express their concerns, in combination with a growing workforce.
More information on the Philips GBP can be found in Risk management.
The results of the monitoring measures in place are given in General Business Principles
At Philips, we strive for an injury-free and illness-free work environment. Since 2016, the Total Recordable Cases (TRC) rate has been defined as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI). A TRC is a case where an injured employee is unable to work for one or more days, has medical treatment, or sustains an industrial illness. We set yearly TRC targets for the company, Businesses and industrial sites.
We recorded 224 TRCs in 2019, a 13% increase compared to 198 in 2018. While our workforce continued to expand in 2019, the TRC rate increased from 0.28 per hundred FTEs in 2018 to 0.30 in 2019.
In 2019 we recorded 103 Lost Workday Injury Cases (LWIC). These are occupational injury cases where an injured person is unable to work for one or more days after the injury. This represents a 13% increase compared with 91 in 2018. The LWIC rate increased to 0.14 per 100 FTEs in 2019, compared with 0.13 in 2018. The number of Lost Workdays caused by injuries decreased by 17 days (0.4%) to 4,633 days in 2019.
For more information on Health and Safety, please refer to Health and Safety performance
In organizing ourselves around customers and markets, we conduct dialogues with our stakeholders in order to explore common ground for addressing societal challenges, building partnerships and jointly developing supporting ecosystems for our innovations around the world.
An overview of stakeholders and topics discussed is provided in Sustainability statements.
For more information on our stakeholder engagement activities in 2019, please refer to Stakeholder engagement.
Our latest five-year sustainability program, ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’, was launched in 2016. It addresses both social and environmental challenges and includes associated targets to be achieved by 2020.
Besides our social impact, focusing on SDG 3, described in the previous section, we have an environmental impact through our global operations, but even more so through our products and solutions. This is our contribution to SDG 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns) and to SDG 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts).
In this Environmental performance section an overview is given of the most important environmental parameters of the 'Healthy people, Sustainable planet' program. Details can be found in the Sustainability statements.
Since 1990, Philips has been performing Life-Cycle Assessments (LCAs). These LCAs provide insight into the lifetime environmental impact of our products and are used to steer our EcoDesign efforts and to grow our Green Solutions portfolio.
As a logical next step, we have measured our environmental impact on society at large via a so-called Environmental Profit & Loss (EP&L) account, which includes the hidden environmental costs associated with our activities and products. It supports the direction of our 'Healthy people, Sustainable planet' program by providing insights into the main environmental hotspots and innovation areas to reduce the environmental impact of our products and solutions.
The EP&L account is based on LCA methodology, in which the environmental impacts are expressed in monetary terms using conversion factors developed by CE Delft. These conversion factors are subject to further refinement and are expected to change over time. We used expert opinions and estimates for some parts of the calculations. The figures reported are Philips’ best possible estimates. As we gain new insights and retrieve more and better data, we will enhance the methodology, use cases and accuracy of results in the future. For more information we refer to our methodology report.
An important learning that we derived from the 2017 and 2018 EP&L is that, in addition to the conversion factors, the definition of the use case scenarios also has
a significant impact on the result. This is especially true of consumer products which have large sales volumes, long lifetimes and frequently high energy consumption (e.g. haircare products and steam irons). It is our aim to look into the feasibility of standardizing the use cases and calculation of the yearly energy consumption.
The current EP&L account only includes the hidden environmental costs. It does not yet include the benefits to society that Philips generates by improving people’s lives through our products and solutions. We have a well-established methodology to calculate the number of lives we positively touch with our products and solutions. It is our aim to look into valuing these societal benefits in monetary terms as well and include them in our future EP&L account.
In 2019, Philips reduced its environmental impact from EUR 7.5 billion to EUR 7.25 billion, a 3% improvement compared to 2018. The main environmental impact, 88% of the total, is related to the usage of our products, which is due to electricity consumption. Particulate matter formation and climate change are the main environmental impacts, accounting for 43% and 28% respectively of the total impact. The environmental costs include the environmental impact of the full lifetime of the products that we put on the market in 2019, e.g. 10 years in the case of a medical system or 7 years of usage in the case of a domestic appliance. As we grow our portfolio of Green Products and Solutions, we expect the environmental impact to reduce.
Of the total 2019 impact, just EUR 154 million (2%) is directly caused by Philips’ own operations, mainly driven by outbound logistics. Compared to EUR 175 million in 2018, this is an 11% reduction, mainly due to a shift from air freight to ocean freight.
The environmental costs have been positively influenced by our long-term EcoDesign efforts to increase the energy efficiency of our products and sales mix changes, reducing the impact during the use phase from EUR 6.5 billion in 2018 to EUR 6.3 billion in 2019. Our supply chain currently has an environmental impact of some EUR 720 million, which is 10% of our total environmental impact. The main contributors are the electronic components, cables and steel used in our products. Through our Circular Economy and Supplier Sustainability programs we will continue to focus on reducing the environmental impact caused by the materials we source and apply in our products.
In order to deliver on our carbon neutrality commitment, we have set ambitious reduction targets. In 2018, we were the first health technology company to have its 2020-2040 targets (including the use phase of our products) approved by the Science Based Targets initiative – a collaboration between CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) aimed at driving ambitious corporate climate action. Approval confirms that Philips’ long-term targets are in line with the level of decarbonization required to keep the global temperature increase below 2 °C.
Green Innovation is the Research & Development spend related to the development of new generations of Green Products and Solutions and Green Technologies, addressing SDG 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns).
Sustainable Innovation is the Research & Development spend related to the development of new generations of products and solutions that address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) or 12. With regard to Sustainable Innovation spend, Philips set a target of EUR 7.5 billion (cumulative) for the period 2016-2020 as part of the ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’ program.
In 2019, Philips invested EUR 235 million in Green Innovation and some EUR 1.6 billion in Sustainable Innovation.
Philips Group
Green Innovation per segment
in millions of EUR
Philips develops innovative diagnosis and treatment solutions that support precision diagnosis and effective, minimally invasive interventions and therapy, while respecting the boundaries of natural resources. Investments in Green Innovation in 2019 amounted to EUR 110 million, a significant increase compared to 2018. All Philips Green Focal Areas are taken into account as we aim to reduce environmental impact over the total lifecycle. Energy efficiency is an area of focus, especially for our large imaging systems such as MRI. Philips also pays particular attention to enabling upgrading pathways, so our customers can benefit from enhancements in workflow, dose management and imaging quality with the equipment they already own. Our Diagnosis & Treatment businesses actively support a voluntary industry initiative with European trade association COCIR to improve the energy efficiency and material efficiency of medical imaging equipment, as well as lowering its hazardous substances content. Moreover, we are actively partnering with multiple leading care providers to look together for innovative ways to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare, for example by maximizing energy-efficient use of medical equipment and optimizing lifecycle value. Additionally, Philips aims to close the loop on all large medical equipment that becomes available to us by the end of 2020, and to extend circular practices to all medical equipment by 2025. To achieve this target, we will actively drive trade-ins in markets where de-install, trade-in and reverse logistics capabilities are in place, and build these capabilities in countries that do not yet have them.
Philips’ connected health IT solutions integrate, collect, combine and deliver quality data for actionable insights to help improve access to quality care, while respecting the boundaries of natural resources. It is our belief that well-designed e-health solutions can reduce the travel-related carbon footprint of healthcare, increase efficiency in hospitals, and improve access to care and outcomes. Investments in Green Innovation in 2019 amounted to EUR 21 million. Green Innovation projects delivered, among other things, new green patient monitors in 2019, with lower environmental footprints reflecting all the Philips Green Focal Areas. Energy efficiency and material reduction are the main areas of focus.
The continued high level of R&D investments at our Personal Health businesses is also reflected in the Green Innovation spend, which amounted to EUR 99 million in 2019, compared with EUR 86 million in 2018. The Personal Health businesses continued their work on improving the energy efficiency of their products, closing the materials loop (e.g. by using recycled materials in products and packaging) and the voluntary phase-out of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), brominated flame retardants (BFR), Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates from, among others, food contact products. Mother & Child Care introduced a reusable sterilization box for soothers and breastfeeding accessories, eliminating the need for separate packaging. In our Oral Healthcare portfolio, we have been able to achieve a 40% average packaging reduction for the Protective Clean products for US retail. In our Garment Care portfolio, we launched our first green optimal-temperature pressurized steam generator; this energy-efficient product contains recycled plastic and is free of PVC and BFR.
The segment Other invested EUR 5 million in Green Innovation, spread over projects focused on global challenges relating to water, air, energy, food, Circular Economy, and access to affordable healthcare.
For a sustainable world, the transition from a linear to a circular economy is essential. A circular economy aims to decouple economic growth from the use of natural resources and ecosystems by using these resources more effectively. It is a driver of innovation in the areas of material, component and product re-use, as well as new business models such as system solutions and services. At Philips, we have set ambitious targets to guide this journey. By 2020, we want 15% of our revenues to come from circular products and services, and we want to send zero waste to landfill in our own operations. At the beginning of 2018, we added a pledge to take back and repurpose all the large medical systems equipment (e.g. MRI and CT scanners) that our customers are prepared to return to us, and to extend those practices across our professional portfolio by 2025. As of 2019, we are well on track to achieve our ambitious circular economy goals.
For more information on our Circular Economy activities and the progress towards targets in 2019, please refer to Circular Economy.
Green Revenues are generated through products and solutions that offer a significant environmental improvement in one or more Green Focal Areas: Energy efficiency, Packaging, Hazardous substances, Weight, Circularity, and Lifetime reliability, and thereby deliver a contribution to SDG 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns). Green Revenues increased to EUR 13.1 billion in 2019, or 67.2% of sales (63.7% in 2018), reaching again a record level for Philips.
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Green Revenues per segment
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
Through our EcoDesign process we aim to create products and solutions that have significantly less impact on the environment during their whole lifecycle. Overall, the most significant improvements have been realized in energy efficiency, although there was also growing attention given to hazardous substances and recyclability in all segments in 2019, the latter driven by our Circular Economy initiatives.
In 2019, our Diagnosis & Treatment businesses maintained their Green Products and Solutions portfolio with redesigns of various Green Products with further environmental improvements. These products improve patient outcomes, provide better value, and help secure access to high-quality care, while reducing environmental impact. A good example is BlueSeal magnet technology, which is designed to reduce lengthy and costly disruptions in MRI practice, and help healthcare facilities transition to more productive and sustainable almost helium-free operations.
Our Connected Care businesses continued to develop their Green Products and Solutions portfolio in 2019. New patient monitors and the MMX multi-measurement module came onto the market with lower energy usage thanks to the introduction of an ambient light sensor, improved power supply (MX750, 28% reduction in energy usage) and optimization for battery use. The IntelliVue X3, MX100 and MMX patient monitor platforms feature lower energy usage (18%) and reduced product and packaging weight (11% and 25% respectively) compared to their predecessor products.
Our Personal Health businesses focus on Green Products and Solutions that meet or exceed our minimum requirements in the areas of energy consumption, packaging, substances of concern, and application of recycled plastics. Green Revenues in 2019 amounted to 63% of total sales, compared to 62% in 2018. We continue to make steady progress in developing PVC/BFR-free products. More than 75% of our consumer product sales consist of PVC/BFR-free products, with the exception of the power cords, for which there are not yet economically viable alternatives available.
Through ongoing scouting and collaboration with our suppliers we have been able to achieve a breakthrough in PVC/BFR-free performance for our Haircare portfolio, from around 5% in 2017 to over 15% in 2019. In our Kitchen Appliances portfolio, we stepped up the application of recycled plastic for our Eole and Viva/Bond Airfryers, switching over from virgin plastic to recycled plastic for the internal housing parts.
Philips’ Sustainable Operations programs focus on the main contributors to climate change, recycling of waste, reduction of water consumption, and reduction of emissions.
Full details can be found in Sustainability statements.
At Philips, we see climate change as a serious threat. Therefore, we are taking action to rethink our business models and decouple economic growth from the impact we have on the environment. This will not only benefit the environment, but will positively impact social and economic aspects as well.
We have the ambition to become carbon-neutral in our operations, sourcing all our electricity from 100% renewable sources by year-end 2020, and our efforts are being acknowledged. We report our climate performance to CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project), a global NGO that assesses the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission performance and management of reporting companies, and have been ranked on the CDP Climate Change 'A' List for our continued climate performance and transparency for the seventh year in a row. We have set ambitious emission reduction targets to ensure we contribute to limiting the impact of global warming, not only in our operations, but throughout our value chain – collaborating with suppliers and customers to amplify our impact. That is why Philips has set new long-term emission reduction targets, which have been assessed and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Locking down our commitment to driving climate action across the value chain and ensuring that we contribute to deliver on the decarbonization required to keep the global temperature increase well below 2 °C.
In 2019, our operational carbon footprint resulted in 706 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2-e), a decrease of 10% compared to 2018, mainly driven by increased use of electricity from renewable sources and a significant reduction in air freight. As a result of our carbon neutrality program, some of our emissions have been compensated via carbon offsets, resulting in a total of 266 kilotonnes carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2-e).
Philips reports all its emissions in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) as further described in Data definitions and scope.
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Net operational carbon footprint
in kilotonnes CO2 -equivalent
In 2019, our operational carbon intensity (in tonnes CO2e/EUR million sales) improved by 17%, even as our company recorded 4.5% comparable sales growth*). This still excludes the acquired carbon offsets. As part of our ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’ program we are continuing our efforts to decouple economic growth from our environmental impact.
In our sites we achieved significant reductions in our scope 2 (indirect) emissions, mainly driven by an increase in global renewable electricity share from 90% in 2018 to 95% in 2019. All our US operations were already powered by renewable electricity from the Los Mirasoles wind farm. Then, in 2019, the Krammer and Bouwdokken wind farms in the Dutch province of Zeeland, with which we closed long-term contracts through our renewable electricity purchasing consortium with Nouryon, DSM and Google, powered all our operations in the Netherlands. Combined with the Los Mirasoles wind farm, this covers some 49% of our total electricity demand. Combined with the achieved energy reductions, this led to a 26% reduction in emissions from our energy consumption (scope 1 and scope 2 market-based) in 2019 compared to 2018.
Our business travel emissions, covering emissions from air travel, lease cars and rental cars, increased by 2.8% compared to 2018. We recorded a 3% reduction in our air travel emissions as a result of, among other things, our 2019 'Fly Less, Travel Smarter' campaign. This campaign was initiated to further reduce our business travel emissions by installing more online collaboration rooms as an alternative to travel, stimulating behavioral change via our Global Connect Challenge, and promoting alternative modes of transport. The emission reduction in air travel was mitigated by an 18% increase in emissions from our lease car fleet, mainly caused by an increase in fleet size combined with the implementation of the new improved Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). Emissions resulting from rental cars decreased by 11% compared to 2018.
In 2019, we recorded a 12% decrease in emissions in our overall logistics operations compared to 2018. We reduced overall emissions from air freight by 21% and from ocean freight by 8%. Emissions from parcel shipments increased by 22% and from road transport by 8%. To take a tangible step towards the decarbonization of ocean shipping, Philips joined other Dutch multinationals FrieslandCampina, Heineken, DSM, Shell and Unilever - all members of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition (DSGC) - in the world's largest maritime biofuel pilot. It used up to 20% sustainable second-generation biofuels on a large triple-E ocean vessel, which set sail in March 2019 from Rotterdam to Shanghai and back on biofuel blends alone. This project was a world first on this scale, saving 1,500 tonnes CO2-equivalent and 20,000 kilograms of sulphur.
Although reduction is key to achieving carbon neutrality, unavoidable carbon emissions require offsetting in order to gradually drive down our emissions to zero by year-end 2020. We do this by financing projects in emerging regions that have a strong link with UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) and 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns). In 2019, we increased this to 440 kilotonnes, equivalent to the annual uptake of approximately 13 million medium-sized oak trees. This covers the total emissions of our direct emissions in our sites, all our business travel emissions and all our ocean, road and parcel shipments within logistics. We do this by financing carbon reduction projects in emerging regions that drive social, economic and additional environmental progress for the communities in which they operate, such as:
These carbon emission reduction projects will provide millions of liters of safe drinking water in Uganda and Ethiopia and will reduce the mortality risk from water-borne diseases. Additionally, less wood will be required for boiling water, leading to less indoor air pollution and slowing down the deforestation rate.
By financing highly efficient cookstoves in Kenya and Uganda, less wood will be required for cooking, leading to lower carbon emissions, a reduction in diseases caused by indoor air pollution, and a lower deforestation rate in these regions.
This project will reduce the demand-supply gap in the Dewas region in India and will provide renewable energy to more than 50,000 households. The project will also provide a mobile medical unit in 24 villages, giving diagnosis and medicines free of charge twice a month. Additional funding will be provided for educational programs and improved sanitation facilities in five local schools in order to maximize the social impact.
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Operational carbon footprint by scope
in kilotonnes CO2-equivalent unless otherwise stated
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Scope 1 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 40 | 35 |
Scope 2 (market based) | 106 | 121 | 58 | 25 | 14 |
Scope 2 (location based) | 212 | 252 | 225 | 227 | 203 |
Scope 3 | 612 | 649 | 785 | 721 | 657 |
Total (scope 1, 2 (market based), and 3) | 757 | 812 | 881 | 786 | 706 |
Emissions compensated by carbon offset projects | - | - | 220 | 330 | 440 |
Net operational carbon emissions | 757 | 812 | 661 | 456 | 266 |
Operational CO2e efficiency in tonnes CO2e/mln EUR sales | 46.6 | 47.9 | 47.5 | 43.4 | 36.2 |
During 2019, the applied emission factors used to calculate our operational carbon footprint remained unchanged compared to 2018. Philips reports all its emissions in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) as further described in Data definitions and scope. Due to new insights and improved calculation methodologies, the emission results from air freight and air travel have been restated historically.
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Energy consumption1)
in terajoules (TJ) unless otherwise stated
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Total electricity consumption | 1,809 | 1,742 | 1,560 | 1,582 | 1,531 |
Fuel consumption | 782 | 652 | 558 | 603 | 550 |
Purchased heat, steam and cooling | 67 | 83 | 48 | 61 | 60 |
Total energy | 1,658 | 2,477 | 2,166 | 2,246 | 2,141 |
Renewable electricity | 965 | 986 | 1,228 | 1,423 | 1,450 |
Renewable electricity share | 53% | 57% | 79% | 90% | 95% |
Renewable energy share | 36% | 40% | 57% | 63% | 68% |
Operational energy efficiency in TJ/mln EUR sales | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
In 2019, Philips was ranked on the CDP Water Security 'A' List for the first time. Along with our 'A' score for Climate Leadership, this makes us one of the few European companies to receive a double 'A' score. Total water intake in 2019 was 890,000 m3, comparable to 2018. Personal Health, which consumes 50% of total water usage, recorded a 1% increase. The increase was mainly due to production volume increases at one manufacturing site in Asia, partly mitigated by two manufacturing sites in Europe. Diagnosis & Treatment showed an increase of 2%, mainly caused by the inclusion of a new reporting site. Connected Care showed a decrease of 7% due to a change in organizational footprint.
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Water intake
in thousands of m3
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 268 | 269 | 312 | 288 | 295 |
Connected Care | 172 | 152 | 168 | 161 | 150 |
Personal Health | 536 | 542 | 408 | 442 | 445 |
Philips Group | 976 | 963 | 888 | 891 | 890 |
In 2019, 99% of water was purchased and 1% was extracted from groundwater wells.
In 2019, our manufacturing sites generated 26.4 kilotonnes of waste, an increase of 8% compared to 2018, mainly driven by construction activities in different locations. The Diagnosis & Treatment businesses increased their waste by 15% (construction activities, operational changes and one new reporting site), now constituting 37% of total waste; Connected Care increased by 3% (construction activities and operational changes); Personal Health increased by 4% (increased production and warehouse clean-up), now constituting 48% of total waste.
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Total waste
in kilotonnes
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 8.0 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.7 |
Connected Care | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Personal Health | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
Philips Group | 23.2 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 26.4 |
Total waste consists of waste that is delivered for landfill, incineration or recycling. Our sites are addressing both the recycling percentage as well as waste sent to landfill as part of the ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’ program. Materials delivered for recycling via an external contractor amounted to 21.9 kilotonnes, which equals 83% of total waste, comparable to 2018 (84%). In some countries, construction waste is regulated and has to go to landfill, which impacted the recycling rate in 2019 negatively. Of the 17% remaining (not recycled) waste, 81% comprised non-hazardous waste and 19% hazardous waste. Our Zero Waste to Landfill KPI excludes one-time-only waste and waste delivered to landfill due to regulatory requirements. According to this definition, in 2019 we reported 1.3 kilotonnes of waste sent to landfill, a reduction of 24% compared to 2018. 19 out of our 35 industrial sites achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status.
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Industrial waste delivered for recycling
in %
Philips included reduction targets for the substances that are most relevant for its businesses in its ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’ program. In order to provide comparable information at Group level, please find below a summary of the emissions of the formerly targeted substances. Emissions of restricted substances were again zero in 2019. The level of emissions of hazardous substances decreased from 3,363 kilos in 2018 to 2,521 kilos in 2019 (-25%), mainly driven by the reduction in styrene emissions in the Personal Health businesses.
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Restricted and hazardous substances
in kilos
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Restricted substances | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hazardous substances | 22,394 | 10,496 | 5,243 | 3,363 | 2,521 |
For more details on emissions from substances, please refer to Sustainable Operations.
Philips believes risk management is a value-creating activity that complements our innovation and entrepreneurship. Philips’ risk management approach is part of the Philips Business System (PBS) and is articulated through our governance (accountabilities and roles), our policies on Risk Appetite, our risk management process standard and Philips Business Control Framework, and our General Business Principles (GBP). These are further described in this chapter. The company’s risk management is designed to provide reasonable assurance that strategic and operational objectives are met, legal requirements are complied with, and the integrity of the company’s financial reporting and related disclosures is safeguarded. However, there can be no absolute assurance that our risk management will avoid or mitigate all risks that Philips faces. The main risks are described in Risk factors.
All forward-looking statements made on or after the date of this Annual Report and attributable to Philips are expressly qualified, in their entirety, by the factors described in the cautionary statement included in Forward-looking statements and other information and in the overview of risk factors described in Risk factors.
The Executive Committee oversees, identifies and manages the risks Philips faces in executing its strategy. It also defines the Risk Appetite and provides the risk management framework, as well as monitoring the latter’s effectiveness. The Risk Management Support Team, consisting of several functional experts covering the various categories of enterprise risk, supports the Executive Committee through regular analysis of the enterprise risk profile and improvement of the risk management framework. Management is responsible for identifying critical risks and implementing appropriate risk responses within their area of responsibility. Various functions (such as Internal Control, Quality & Regulatory, Group Security) support management of specific risk areas.
The Internal Audit function assesses the quality of risk management and controls through the execution of a risk-based audit plan, as approved by the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board. Leadership from the Board of Management, Executive Committee, Businesses, Markets and key Functions meet with Internal Audit each quarter in Audit & Risk Committees to discuss strengths and weaknesses of risk management and controls – as evaluated by internal and external auditors and other (self) assessments – and take corrective action where necessary.
The Disclosure Committee oversees the company’s disclosure activities and assists the Board of Management in fulfilling its responsibilities in this respect. The Committee’s purpose is to ensure that the company implements and maintains internal procedures for the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure, as appropriate, of information potentially subject to public disclosure under the legal, regulatory and stock exchange requirements to which the company is subject.
The Security Steering Committee (SSC) and the Group Security function manage security (including cybersecurity) risks at Philips. The SSC evaluates and sets the Group’s security strategy, issues security policies and evaluates progress and effectiveness. Dedicated security reports are shared with the Board of Management, Executive Committee, Supervisory Board and external auditors. On a quarterly basis, briefings on cybersecurity risks are provided to the IT Audit & Risk Committee.
The Audit Committee and the Quality & Regulatory Committee of the Supervisory Board assist the Supervisory Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The quality of risk management and controls, and the findings of internal and external audits, are reported to, and discussed with, the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board. The Quality & Regulatory Committee’s role particularly relates to the quality, including regulatory compliance, of the company’s products (including software), services and systems and their development, testing, manufacturing, marketing and servicing.
In Corporate governance the company addresses the main elements of its corporate governance structure, reports on how it applies the principles and best practices of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, and provides certain other information.
The Executive Committee and management seek to manage risks consistently within the risk appetite. Risk appetite is set by the Executive Committee and described in the risk management policy. It is effectuated as an integral part of our PBS, various elements of which – such as Strategy, Behaviors, GBP, Authority schedules, Policies, Process standards and Performance management systems – include or reflect risk taking guidance.
Philips’ risk appetite differs depending on the type of risk, ranging from an entrepreneurial to a mitigating approach. We believe we must operate within the dynamics of the health technology industry and take the risks needed to ensure we continually revitalize our offerings and the way we work. At the same time, Philips attaches prime importance to integrity, product quality and safety, including compliance with regulations and quality standards. Risk appetite for the four main risk categories is visualized below.
Philips does not classify these risk categories in order of importance.
In order to provide a comprehensive view of Philips’ risks, structured risk assessments take place according to the Philips risk management process standard, applying a top-down and bottom-up approach. The process is supported by workshops with management at Group, Business, Market and Group Function levels. During 2019, several risk management workshops were held.
Key elements of the Philips risk management policy are:
Examples of measures taken during 2019 to further strengthen risk management:
The Philips Business Control Framework (PBCF) sets the standard for Internal Control over Financial Reporting at Philips. The objective of the PBCF is to maintain integrated management control of the company’s operations in order to ensure the integrity of the financial reporting, as well as compliance with laws and regulations. Philips has designed its PBCF based on the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
As part of the PBCF, Philips has implemented a standard set of internal controls over financial reporting. Together with Philips’ established accounting procedures, this standard set of internal controls is designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, that the books and records properly reflect transactions necessary to permit preparation of financial statements, that policies and procedures are carried out by qualified personnel, and that published financial statements are properly prepared and do not contain any material misstatements. In each unit, management is responsible for customizing the controls set for their business, risk profile and operations.
Each year, management’s accountability for internal controls for financial reporting is evidenced through the formal certification statement sign-off. Any deficiencies noted in the design and operating effectiveness of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting which were not completely remediated, are evaluated at year-end by the Board of Management. The Board of Management’s report, including its conclusions regarding the effectiveness of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, can be found in Management’s report on internal control.
As part of the Philips Business System, our GBP set the standard for our business conduct and have been enhanced in 2019 to more clearly reflect our health technology strategy. The GBP form an integral part of labor contracts in virtually every country in which Philips operates, and translations are available in 31 languages. Each year, employees reconfirm their commitment to the code of conduct after completing their GBP e-learning, while there is an additional annual sign-off for Executives, Finance and Procurement staff. Detailed underlying policies, manuals, training, and tools are in place to give employees practical guidance on how to apply and uphold the GBP in their daily work.
One of the policies underlying the GBP is the Financial Code of Ethics which applies to designated senior executives, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and to the Senior Management in the Philips Finance Leadership team who head up the finance departments of the company.
The GBP Review Committee is ultimately responsible for the effective deployment of the GBP and for generally promoting a culture of compliance and ethics within the company. The Committee is chaired by the Chief Legal Officer, and its members include the Chief HR Officer, the Chief of International Markets and the Chief Financial Officer. Furthermore, all of our 17 markets have quarterly market compliance committees, which act as local satellites of the GBP Review Committee, dealing with GBP-related matters within the local context. They are also responsible for the design and execution of localized compliance plans that are tailored to their market-specific risks and organizational set-up. The Secretariat of the GBP Review Committee, together with a worldwide network of GBP Compliance Officers, supports the organization with the implementation of GBP initiatives.
As part of our continuous effort to raise GBP awareness and foster dialogue throughout the organization, each year a global GBP communications and training plan is deployed, including our annual GBP Dialogue Initiative, aimed at reinforcing a culture of dialogue while practicing with ethical dilemmas that are relevant for our workforce.
A key control to measure implementation of our GBP is the GBP Self-Assessment, which is part of our Internal Control framework. Following the 2018 review, this enhanced control was re-deployed throughout the organization in the first half of 2019. In addition, we again bolstered the resources of our legal compliance monitoring team in Chennai, India, serving both our business customers as well as compliance networks with actionable compliance data, thus further improving our compliance control framework.
The GBP are supported by established mechanisms that ensure standardized reporting and enable both employees and third parties to escalate concerns 24/7. Concerns raised are registered consistently in a single database hosted outside of Philips servers to ensure confidentiality and security of identity and information. Encouraging people to speak up through the available channels if they have a concern will continue to be a cornerstone of our GBP communications and awareness campaigns.
Through the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board, the company also has procedures in place for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints specifically relating to accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters. The Reporting Policy Accounting and Audit Matters allows the confidential, anonymous submission of complaints regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
The GBP and underlying policies, including the Financial Code of Ethics, are published on the company website, at www.philips.com/gbp.
Philips believes the risks set out below are the material risks that could impact its ability to achieve its objectives. These risk factors may not, however, include all the risks that ultimately affect Philips. Some risks not yet known to Philips, or currently believed not to be material, may ultimately have a major impact on Philips’ business, revenues, income, assets, liquidity, capital resources and/or ability to achieve its business objectives. Philips defines risks in four main categories: Strategic, Operational, Compliance and Financial risks. Philips presents the risk factors within each risk category in order of Philips’ current view of their expected significance. Describing risk factors in their order of expected significance within each risk category does not mean that a lower listed risk factor may not have a material and adverse impact on Philips’ business, revenues, income, assets, liquidity, capital resources and/or ability to achieve its business objectives. Furthermore, a risk factor listed below other risk factors may ultimately prove to have more significant adverse consequences than those other risk factors.
Fundamental shifts in the health technology industry, such as the transition to digital and increased emphasis on sustainability, may drastically change the business environment in which Philips operates. The inability of Philips to recognize these changes in good time, adjust its business models, or introduce new products and services in response to these changes or other circumstances such as pricing actions by competitors, could result in a material adverse effect on Philips’ business, financial condition and operating results.
Philips’ business environment is influenced by political and economic conditions in individual and global markets. Mature economies are currently the main source of revenues, while emerging economies are an increasing source of revenues. Philips sources its products and services mainly from the US, EU (primarily the Netherlands) and China, and the majority of Philips’ assets are located in these geographies. In particular, Philips expects that disruption due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in China and elsewhere will have a negative impact on its results of operations and on supply chains involving the relevant jurisdictions.
Changes in monetary policy and trade and tax laws in the US, China and EU can have a significant adverse impact on other mature economies, emerging economies and international financial markets. Such changes, including tariffs and sanctions, may trigger reactions and countermeasures, leading to adverse impacts on global trade levels and flows, economic growth and political stability, all of which may have an adverse effect on business growth and stability on international financial markets. Furthermore it is uncertain whether Philips will be able to pass on any additional costs resulting from these events to its customers.
The changes (and the potential impacts of such changes) which are described above, or other factors which may impact economic conditions relevant to Philips, including US, Chinese and EU macro-economic outlook, foreign policy, monetary policy, healthcare budget, trade and tax laws, measures adopted with respect to sustainability and climate change, and the impact of local or global health events, are difficult to predict. Philips may encounter difficulty in planning and managing operations due to a lack of adequate infrastructure, foreign currency fluctuations, import or export controls, increased healthcare regulation, nationalization of assets or restrictions on the repatriation of returns from foreign investments. Economic and political uncertainty may have a material adverse impact on Philips’ business, financial condition and operating results and can also make it more difficult for Philips to budget and make financial forecasts accurately. Instability and volatility in international financial markets could have a negative impact on Philips’ access to funding. Uncertainty remains as to the levels of (public) capital expenditure in general, unemployment levels, and consumer and business confidence, all of which could adversely affect demand for products and services offered by Philips. Given that growth in emerging economies is broadly correlated to US, Chinese and European economic growth and that such emerging economies are increasingly important to Philips’ business operations, the above-mentioned risks are also expected to grow and could have an increasingly material adverse effect on Philips’ financial condition and results.
As Philips’ business profile shifts to focus on health technology, with a changing products and services portfolio and acquisitions, dispositions and partnerships to support the execution of its health technology strategy, Philips is more exposed to developments in the health technology industry. It may therefore have a reduced ability to offset potential negative impacts of those developments through a more diversified portfolio. As Philips transitions from selling health technology products to selling health technology solutions, the nature of our customer relations is also evolving, which raises the long-term risk of (amongst others) customer default and dependency. Dispositions consistent with Philips’ focus on health technology, including in relation to Philips’ domestic appliances business, may result in additional costs and divert management attention from other business priorities and risks, and the timing, terms, execution and proceeds of any such dispositions are uncertain.
Growth geographies are becoming increasingly important to Philips’ business plan, and Asia is an important production, sourcing and design center for Philips. Philips faces intense competition from local companies as well as other global players for market share in growth geographies. Philips needs to maintain and grow its position in growth geographies, invest in data-driven services, invest in local talent, understand developments in end-user preferences, and localize its portfolio in order to stay competitive in these growth geographies. If Philips fails to achieve these objectives, it could have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, financial condition and operating results.
Philips may from time to time hold interests and investments in joint ventures and associated companies in which it has a non-controlling interest and may continue to do so. In these cases, Philips has limited influence over, and limited or no control of, the governance, performance and cost of operations of the joint ventures and associated companies. Some of these joint ventures and associated companies may represent significant investments and potentially also use the Philips brand. The joint ventures and associated companies that Philips does not control may make business, financial or investment decisions contrary to Philips’ interests or may make decisions different from those that Philips itself may have made. Additionally, Philips’ partners or members of a particular joint venture or associated company may not be able to meet their financial or other obligations, which could expose Philips to additional financial or other obligations, as well as having a material adverse effect on the value of its investments in those entities or potentially subjecting Philips to additional claims.
Selected acquisitions have been and are expected to be a part of Philips’ growth strategy. Acquisitions may expose Philips to integration risks in areas such as sales and service force integration, logistics, regulatory compliance, information technology and finance. Integration difficulties and complexity may adversely impact the realization of increased contributions from acquisitions. Philips may incur significant acquisition, administrative and other costs in connection with these transactions, including costs related to the integration of acquired businesses. Acquisitions may also divert management attention from other business priorities and risks. Cost savings expected to be implemented following an acquisition may be difficult to achieve. Acquisitions may also lead to a substantial increase in long-lived assets, including goodwill, which may later be subject to write-down if an acquired business does not perform as expected, which may have a material adverse effect on Philips’ earnings.
Philips is dependent on its ability to obtain and maintain licenses and other intellectual property (IP) rights covering its products and services and its design and manufacturing processes. The IP portfolio is the result of an extensive patenting process that could be influenced by a number of factors, including innovation. The value of the IP portfolio is dependent on the successful promotion and market acceptance of standards developed or co-developed by Philips. This is particularly applicable to the segment Other, where licenses from Philips to third parties generate IP royalties and are important to Philips’ results of operations. The timing of licenses from Philips to third parties and associated revenues from IP royalties are uncertain and may vary significantly from period to period. A loss or impairment in connection with such licenses to third parties could have a material adverse impact on Philips’ financial condition and operating results. Philips is also exposed to the risk that a third party may claim to own the intellectual property rights to technology applied in Philips’ products and services. In the event that any such claims of infringement of these intellectual property rights are successful, Philips may be required to pay damages to such third parties, or may incur other costs or losses.
Philips operates in a highly regulated product safety and quality environment and is required to comply with the highest standards of quality in the manufacture of its medical devices and in the provision of related services. Philips’ brand image and reputation would be adversely impacted by non-compliance with various product safety laws, good manufacturing practices and data protection regulations. Philips is also exposed to the risk that its products, including components or materials procured from suppliers, may prove not to be compliant with safety laws, e.g. chemical safety regulations. Such non-compliance could result in a ban on the sale or use of these products. In addition, quality issues and/or liability claims related to products and services could affect Philips’ reputation and its relationships with key customers (both customers for end-products and customers that use Philips’ products and services in their business processes) and demand for Philips products. As a result, depending on the product and manufacturing site concerned and the severity of the quality issue, Philips may suffer financial losses through lost revenue and the cost of any required remedial actions or damages claims, and such quality issues could have further impact on Philips’ reputation, market share and brand.
Philips relies on information technology to operate and manage its businesses and store confidential data (relating to employees, customers, intellectual property, suppliers and other partners). In addition, the integration of new acquisitions and the successful outsourcing of business processes are highly dependent on secure and well-controlled IT systems. Philips’ products, solutions and services increasingly contain sophisticated and complex information technology and generate confidential data related to customers and patients. Potential geopolitical conflicts and criminal activity continue to drive increases in the number and severity of cyber-attacks in general. Like many other multinational companies, Philips is therefore inherently and increasingly exposed to the risk of cyber-attacks. Information systems may be damaged, disrupted (including the provision of services to customers) or shut down due to (cyber) attacks by hackers, computer viruses or other malware. In addition, breaches in the security of our systems (or the systems of our customers, suppliers or other business partners) could result in the misappropriation, destruction or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information (including intellectual property) or personal data belonging to us or to our employees, partners, customers or suppliers. The aforementioned risks are particularly significant with respect to patient medical records. Successful cyber-attacks may result in substantial costs and other negative consequences, which may include, but are not limited to, lost revenues, reputational damage, remediation costs, and other liabilities to regulators, customers and partners and may involve incurrence of civil and/or criminal penalties. Furthermore, enhanced protection measures can involve significant costs. While cyber-attacks have not historically resulted in significant damage, or caused Philips to incur significant monetary cost in taking corrective action, there can be no assurance that future cyber-attack incidents will not result in significant damage to Philips systems, or result in financial losses, penalties or the other consequences described above.
Philips continuously seeks to create a more open, standardized and cost-effective IT landscape, for instance through further outsourcing, offshoring, commoditization and ongoing reduction in the number of IT systems. These changes create third-party risk with regard to the delivery of IT services, the availability of IT systems, and the scope and nature of the functionality offered by IT systems. Although Philips has sought to strengthen security measures and quality controls relating to these systems, these measures may prove to be insufficient or unsuccessful.
Philips is continuing the process of creating a leaner supply base with fewer suppliers, while maintaining dual/multiple sourcing strategies where feasible. This strategy requires close cooperation with suppliers to enhance, among other things, time to market and quality. In addition, Philips is continuing its initiatives to replace internal capabilities with less costly outsourced products and services. These processes may result in increased dependency on external suppliers and providers. Although Philips works closely with its suppliers to avoid supply-related problems, there can be no assurance that it will not encounter supply problems in the future or that it will be able to replace a supplier that is not able to meet demand sufficiently quickly to avoid disruptions.
Shortages or delays could materially harm Philips’ business. Most of Philips’ activities are conducted outside of the Netherlands, and international operations bring challenges. For example, Philips depends partly on the production and procurement of products and parts from Asian countries, this dependence constitutes a risk that production and shipping of products and parts could be interrupted by regional conflicts, health events such as coronavirus (COVID-19), a natural disaster or extreme weather events resulting from climate change. A general shortage of materials, components or subcomponents as a result of conflicts, health events, natural disasters or weather events or other unanticipated events also pose the risk of fluctuations in prices and demand, which could have a material adverse effect on Philips’ financial condition and operating results.
Philips purchases raw materials, including so-called rare earth metals, copper, steel, aluminum, noble gases and oil-related products, which exposes it to fluctuations in energy and raw material prices. In recent times, commodities have been subject to volatile markets, and such volatility is expected to continue. If Philips is not able to compensate for increased costs of raw materials, reduce reliance on such raw materials or pass on increased costs to customers, then price increases could have a material adverse impact on Philips’ results. In contrast, in times of falling commodity prices, Philips may not fully benefit from such price decreases, since Philips attempts to reduce the risk of rising commodity prices by several means, including long-term contracting or physical and financial hedging.
To realize Philips’ ambitions for profitable growth, it is important that the company makes further improvements in its product and solution creation process, ensuring timely delivery of new products and solutions at lower cost, and in customer service levels, to gain sustainable competitive advantage. The emergence of new low-cost competitors, particularly in Asia, further underlines the importance of improvements in the product creation process. The success of new product and solution creation, however, depends on a number of factors, including timely and successful completion of development efforts, market acceptance, Philips’ ability to manage the risks associated with new products and production ramp-up issues, the ability of Philips to attract and retain employees with the appropriate skills, the availability of products in the right quantities and at appropriate costs to meet anticipated demand, and the risk that new products and services may have quality or other defects in the early stages of introduction. Costs of developing new products and solutions may be reflected on Philips’ balance sheet and may be subject to write-down or impairment as a result of the performance of such products or services, and the significance and timing of such write-downs or impairments are uncertain. Accordingly, Philips cannot determine in advance the ultimate effect that new product and solutions creations will have on its financial condition and operating results. If Philips fails to create and commercialize products, or fails to ensure that end-user insights are translated into solution and product creations that improve product mix and consequently contribution, it may lose market share and competitiveness, which could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and operating results.
The attraction and retention of talented employees in sales and marketing, research and development, finance, and general management, as well as highly specialized technical personnel, especially in transferring technologies to low-cost countries, is critical to Philips’ success. The loss of employees with specialized skills could also result in business interruptions. There can be no assurance that Philips will be successful in attracting and retaining highly qualified employees and the key personnel needed in the future.
Philips sells products and services and currently has manufacturing operations in the United Kingdom. Depending on the outcome of Brexit (including future trade arrangements between the UK and the EU or other countries) and the transitional period following Brexit, which are currently uncertain, the potential financial impact ranges from adverse movements of the pound sterling versus the euro and the US dollar to supply chain disruptions due to the re-introduction of customs controls and the imposition of new tariffs on imports or exports to and from the United Kingdom. Philips has been preparing and planning for the impact of Brexit and future trade arrangements, however unsuccessful negotiations or unexpected outcomes with respect to the transitional period or future trade arrangements may have a material adverse effect on Philips' financial condition and operating results.
Philips’ products and services are subject to regulation (e.g. EU Medical Devices Regulation) by various government and regulatory agencies (e.g. FDA (US), NMPA (China), MHRA (UK), ASNM (France), BfArM (Germany), IGZ (Netherlands)) that may have different regulatory requirements and related processes. Obtaining regulatory approvals is costly and time-consuming, but is required for introducing products in the market. Philips’ increased focus on the healthcare sector increases its exposure to such highly regulated markets, where obtaining clearances or approvals for new products is of great importance. A delay or inability to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals for new products could have a material adverse effect on Philips’ business. In addition, conditions imposed by regulatory authorities could result in product recalls or a temporary ban on products and/or stoppages at production facilities, or increased implementation costs in the roll-out of products and services or claims for damages. The risk also exists that product safety incidents or user concerns, as in the past, could trigger business reviews by the FDA or other regulatory agencies: if failed, these reviews could lead to business interruption, which in turn could adversely affect Philips’ financial condition and operating results, as well as our reputation and brand. In light of Philips’ digital strategy, including its holding of personal health data and medical data, compliance with data privacy and similar laws is increasingly important to Philips’ business and operations. Non-compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, including with respect to product regulation and data privacy, may result in penalties, cost of proceedings and litigation, and repair costs, any of which may have a material adverse effect on Philips' financial condition and results of operations.
Philips, including a certain number of its current and former group companies, is involved in legal proceedings relating to such matters as competition issues, commercial transactions, product liability, participations and environmental pollution. In particular, European and various national authorities are focused on possible anti-competitive market practices. Philips’ financial position and results could be materially affected by an adverse final outcome of governmental investigations and litigation, as well as any potential related claims. In the past, Philips has been subject to such investigations, litigation and related claims. Since the ultimate outcome of asserted claims and proceedings, or the impact of any claims that may be asserted in the future, cannot be predicted with certainty, Philips’ financial position and results of operations could be affected materially by adverse outcomes.
Philips’ attempts to realize its growth ambitions could expose it to the risk of non-compliance with business conduct rules and regulations, such as anti-bribery provisions. This risk is heightened in growth geographies as the legal and regulatory environment is less developed in growth geographies compared to mature geographies. Examples include commission payments to third parties, remuneration payments to agents, distributors, consultants and the like, and the acceptance of gifts, which may be considered in some markets to be normal local business practice. These risks could adversely affect Philips’ financial condition and our reputation and brand.
Negative developments impacting the liquidity of global capital markets could affect the ability of Philips to raise or re-finance debt in the capital markets, or could lead to significant increases in the cost of such borrowing in the future. If the markets expect a downgrade by the rating agencies, or if such a downgrade has actually taken place, this could increase the cost of borrowing, reduce our potential investor base and adversely affect our business.
Philips operates in over 100 countries and its reported earnings and equity are therefore inevitably exposed to fluctuations in exchange rates of foreign currencies against the euro. Philips’ sales are sensitive in particular to movements in the US dollar, Japanese yen, Chinese yuan and a wide range of other currencies from developed and emerging economies. Philips’ sourcing and manufacturing spend is concentrated in the European Union, the United States and China. Income from operations is particularly sensitive to movements in currencies of countries where the Group has no or very small-scale manufacturing/local sourcing activities but significant sales of its products or services, such as Japan, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom and in a range of emerging markets such as Russia, South Korea, Indonesia, India and Brazil.
In view of the long lifecycle of healthcare technology solution sales and partnerships, the financial risk of counterparties with outstanding payment obligations creates exposure risks for Philips, particularly in relation to accounts receivable with customers and liquid assets and fair values of derivatives and insurance receivables contracts with financial counterparties. A default by counterparties in such transactions can have a material adverse effect on Philips’ financial condition and operating results.
Philips is exposed to interest rate risk, particularly in relation to its long-term debt position; this risk can take the form of either fair value or cash flow risk. Failure to effectively hedge this risk can impact Philips’ financial condition and operating results.
Philips is exposed to tax risks which could result in double taxation, penalties and interest payments. The source of the risks could originate from local tax rules and regulations as well as international and EU regulatory frameworks. These include transfer pricing risks on internal cross-border deliveries of goods and services, tax risks related to acquisitions and divestments, tax risks related to permanent establishments, tax risks relating to tax loss, interest and tax credits carried forward and potential changes in tax law that could result in higher tax expenses and payments. The risks may have a significant impact on local financial tax results, which, in turn, could adversely affect Philips’ financial condition and operating results.
The value of the deferred tax assets, such as tax losses carried forward, is subject to the availability of sufficient taxable income within the tax loss-carry-forward period, but also to the availability of sufficient taxable income within the foreseeable future in the case of tax losses carried forward with an indefinite carry-forward period. The ultimate realization of the company’s deferred tax assets, including tax losses and tax credits carried forward, depends on the generation of future taxable income in the countries where the temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits were incurred, and on periods during which the deferred tax assets become deductible. Additionally, in certain instances, realization of such deferred tax assets depends on the successful execution of tax planning strategies. Accordingly, there can be no absolute assurance that all deferred tax assets, such as (net) tax losses and credits carried forward, will be realized.
A significant proportion of (former) employees in Europe and North and Latin America are covered by defined-benefit pension plans and other post-retirement plans. The accounting for such plans requires management to make estimates on assumptions such as discount rates, inflation, longevity, expected cost of medical care and expected rates of compensation. Changes in these assumptions (e.g. due to movements in financial markets) can have a significant impact on the Defined Benefit Obligation and net interest cost.
Accurate disclosures provide investors and other market professionals with significant information for a better understanding of Philips’ businesses. Failures in internal controls or other issues with respect to Philips’ public disclosures, including disclosures with respect to cybersecurity risks and incidents, could create market uncertainty regarding the reliability of the data (including financial data) presented and could have a negative impact on the price of Philips securities. In addition, the reliability of revenue and expenditure data is key for steering the businesses and for managing top-line and bottom-line growth. The long lifecycle of healthcare technology solution sales, from order acceptance to accepted installation and servicing, together with the complexity of the accounting rules for when revenue can be recognized in the accounts, presents a challenge in terms of ensuring consistent and correct application of the accounting rules throughout Philips’ global business. Any flaws in internal controls, or regulatory or investor actions in connection with flaws in internal controls, could adversely affect Philips’ financial condition, results of operation, reputation and brand.
Philips continued to make significant progress on many fronts in 2019, despite sustained global geo-political and economic uncertainty. The company enjoyed good growth, while tariff headwinds and transformation investments weighed upon the financial return. Philips’ strategy to become the leading provider of health technology solutions and advance value-based care along the health continuum is resonating strongly with customers and investors. The company’s innovations – supporting personal health, precision diagnosis, image-guided therapies and connected care across various care settings, and leveraging the power of data and informatics – have strong market positions. At the same time, Philips’ strong focus on customer needs is translating into an increasing proportion of solutions-based sales, e.g. from the growing number of long-term strategic partnerships.
As a purpose-driven company, Philips has aligned its goals with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically SDG 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages), 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns) and 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts). Philips continues to work towards its ambitious sustainability targets, supporting improved access to care for underserved communities, driving the transition to a circular economy-based business approach, and taking further steps towards carbon neutrality in its operations by 2020.
In terms of financial performance, Philips was able to deliver on its medium-term top-line target of 4-6% comparable sales growth*). Although profitability improved, it was less than the 100 basis points on average for each of the past three years. Capital allocation remains balanced across dividends, share buybacks, organic Research & Development (R&D) investments, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) transactions
The Supervisory Board spent several sessions in 2019 reviewing, among other things, Philips’ performance, strategy, talent pipeline, business controls, quality, and sustainability programs.
At the AGM in May, CEO Frans van Houten and CFO Abhijit Bhattacharya were re-appointed for another 4-year term, ensuring continuity of the successful transformation Philips is going through.
At the same meeting, the Supervisory Board was strengthened by the addition of Liz Doherty, a senior finance executive with 30 years of international experience in large multinational organizations, including international consumer and retail businesses. In view of Philips’ transformation into a customer-centric solutions company focused on health technology across the personal health and professional healthcare domains, I am confident Liz will make a significant contribution to the work of our Board.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jackson Tai and Heino von Prondzynski, who stepped down from the Board in 2019, for their contribution to our work over a period of many years.
Along with my colleagues on the Supervisory Board, we look forward to providing continued oversight of Philips as it progresses on its journey as a leader in health technology, improving the lives of billions of consumers, patients and healthcare professionals around the world.
Jeroen van der Veer
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board supervises and advises the Board of Management and Executive Committee in performing their management tasks and setting the direction of the business of the Philips Group. The Supervisory Board acts, and we as individual members of the Board act, in the interests of Koninklijke Philips N.V., its businesses and all its stakeholders. This report includes a more specific description of the Supervisory Board’s activities during the financial year 2019 and other relevant information on its functioning.
The overview below indicates a number of matters that we reviewed and/or discussed during meetings throughout 2019:
The Supervisory Board also conducted “deep dives” on a range of topics including:
The Supervisory Board also reviewed Philips’ annual and interim financial statements, including non- financial information, prior to publication.
In 2019, the members of the Supervisory Board convened for seven regular meetings. Moreover, we collectively and individually interacted with members of the Executive Committee and with senior management outside the formal Supervisory Board meetings. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board and the CEO met regularly for bilateral discussions about the company’s progress on a variety of matters. Members of the Supervisory Board also held bilateral meetings with members of the Executive Committee to discuss various topics such as operational performance and trade tariffs headwinds. Liz Doherty, appointed to the Supervisory Board with effect from August 1, 2019, followed an induction program and interacted with various Executive Committee members for deep-dives on strategy, finance and investor relations, governance and legal affairs.
The Supervisory Board meetings were well attended in 2019. All Supervisory Board members were present during the Supervisory Board meetings in 2019, with the exception of one member not able to attend the October meeting and one member not able to attend the December meeting. The Supervisory Board visited the company’s Global Business Services hub in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, and reviewed the strategy and performance of Philips North America. The Supervisory Board also visited the company’s Innovation Center in Best, the Netherlands, and toured the Customer Experience Center. The tour included demonstrations of the latest innovations in the area of diagnostics, clinical applications and image guided therapy. The committees of the Supervisory Board also convened regularly (see the separate reports of the committees below) and all of the committees reported back on their activities to the full Supervisory Board. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Board members held private meetings. We, as members of the Board, devoted sufficient time to engage (proactively if the circumstances so required) in our supervisory responsibilities.
The Supervisory Board is a separate corporate body that is independent of the Board of Management and the company. Its independent character is also reflected in the requirement that members of the Supervisory Board can be neither a member of the Board of Management nor an employee of the company. The Supervisory Board considers all its members to be independent under the Dutch Corporate Governance Code. Furthermore, the members of its Audit Committee are independent under the applicable US rules.
The Supervisory Board currently consists of eight members. In 2019, there were a number of changes to the composition of the Board. Jackson Tai stepped down from the Supervisory Board on March 31, 2019, after serving two consecutive terms on the Board. The term of appointment of Heino von Prondzynski expired at the end of the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, after three consecutive terms on the Board. At the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, David Pyott was re-appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board for an additional term of four years and Liz Doherty was appointed (with effect from August 1, 2019) as a member of the Supervisory Board. The agenda for the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will include a proposal to re-appoint Neelam Dhawan as member of the Supervisory Board. Taking into account the desired profile of the Supervisory Board, including its diversity policy and the desired competencies and experiences, the Supervisory Board has decided to propose the re-appointment of Ms Dhawan for an additional period of two years on the basis of Ms Dhawan’s in-depth knowledge of the IT industry, including software engineering, research and IT and her overall qualities as a Supervisory Board member, as demonstrated during her past period as member of the Supervisory Board. The agenda will also include proposals to appoint Feike Sijbesma and Peter Löscher as new members of the Supervisory Board. Feike Sijbesma is a recognized business and sustainability leader, while Peter Löscher is a seasoned business leader in the medical technology and pharmaceutical industries. Their outstanding experience will be highly valuable to Philips, as the company is expanding its leadership in health technology solutions, on a mission to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation.
The Supervisory Board attaches great value to diversity in its composition and adopted a Diversity Policy for the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and Executive Committee (see the Corporate Governance and Nomination and Selection Committee report for further details). As laid down in the Diversity Policy, the aim is that the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and Executive Committee comprise members with a European and a non-European background (nationality, working experience or otherwise) and overall at least four different nationalities, and that they comprise at least 30% male and at least 30% female members. The Supervisory Board’s composition furthermore follows the profile included in the Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board, which aims for an appropriate combination of knowledge and experience among its members, encompassing marketing, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, financial, economic, social and legal aspects of international business and government and public administration in relation to the global and multiproduct character of Philips’ businesses. The aim is also to have one or more members with an executive or similar position in business or society no longer than five years ago. The composition of the Supervisory Board shall be in accordance with the best practice provisions on independence of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, and each member of the Supervisory Board shall be capable of assessing the broad outline of the overall policy of the company. The size of the Supervisory Board may vary as it considers appropriate to support its profile.
Currently, 30% (6 out of 20) of the positions to which the Diversity Policy applies (Supervisory Board and Executive Committee/Board of Management) is held by women. We note that there may be various pragmatic reasons – such as other relevant selection criteria and the availability of suitable candidates – that could play a role in the achievement of our diversity goals.
The Supervisory Board spent time throughout 2019 considering its composition, and it will continue to devote attention to this topic during 2020.
In 2019, each member of the Supervisory Board completed a questionnaire to verify compliance with the applicable corporate governance rules and its own Rules of Procedure. The outcome of this survey was satisfactory.
An independent external party facilitated the 2019 self-evaluation process for the Supervisory Board and its committees by drafting the relevant questionnaires as well as reporting on the results. The questionnaire covered topics such as the composition of the Supervisory Board and the required profile of future Supervisory Board members, stakeholder oversight, dynamics and focus of Supervisory Board meetings and the relationship between the Supervisory Board and Management, access to information, the frequency and quality of the meetings, quality and timeliness of the meeting materials, the nature of the topics discussed during meetings and the priority topics for the Supervisory Board in the coming year, strategic oversight, succession planning and the performance of the Supervisory Board’s committees. The responses to the questionnaire were aggregated into a report, after which bilateral meetings were held in early 2020 between the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and each member.
The results of the self-evaluation were shared and discussed in private meetings of the Supervisory Board. The responses provided by the Supervisory Board members indicated that the Board continues to be a well-functioning team. A number of suggestions were made to improve the performance of the Supervisory Board over the coming period, with the top priorities being: an increased focus on talent and succession plans at Executive Committee level, oversight of both organic and inorganic growth of the company and its portfolio, value creation, quality and compliance and technology (including IT and cyber security) developments that are relevant for the company. The functioning of the Supervisory Board committees was rated highly. The Vice-Chairwoman also evaluated the Chairman of the Supervisory Board on a separate questionnaire. The periodic use of an external facilitator to measure the functioning of the Supervisory Board will continue to be considered in the future.
Supervisory Board composition
Jeroen van der Veer | Neelam Dhawan | Orit Gadiesh | Christine Poon | David Pyott | Paul Stoffels | Marc Harrison | Liz Doherty1) | |
Year of birth | 1947 | 1959 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1962 | 1964 | 1957 |
Gender | Male | Female | Female | Female | Male | Male | Male | Female |
Nationality | Dutch | Indian | Israeli/American | American | British/American | Belgian | American | British/Irish |
Initial appointment date | 2009 | 2012 | 2014 | 2009 | 2015 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 |
Date of (last) (re-)appointment | 2017 | 2016 | 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
End of current term | 2021 | 2020 | 2022 | 2021 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 |
Independent | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Committee memberships2) | RC & CGNSC | AC | RC | RC, CGNSC & QRC | AC & QRC | n/a | QRC | AC |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings | (7/7) | (7/7) | (7/7) | (7/7) | (6/7) | (7/7) | (6/7) | (3/3) |
Attendance at Committee meetings | RC (7/7) CGNSC (5/5) | AC (5/5) | AC (4/5)3) RC (5/5)3) | RC (7/7) CGNSC (5/5) QRC (8/8) | AC (5/5) QRC (6/8) | n/a | QRC (2/4)4) | n/a5) |
International business | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Marketing | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |||
Manufacturing | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||
Technology & informatics | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
Healthcare | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||
Finance | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
The Supervisory Board has assigned certain of its tasks to the three long-standing committees, also referred to in the Dutch Corporate Governance Code: the Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee. The Supervisory Board also established the Quality & Regulatory Committee. The separate reports of these committees are part of this Supervisory Board report and are published below.
The function of all of the Board’s committees is to prepare the decision-making of the full Supervisory Board, and the committees currently have no independent or assigned powers. The full Board retains overall responsibility for the activities of its committees.
The financial statements of the company for 2019, as presented by the Board of Management, have been audited by Ernst & Young Accountants LLP, the independent external auditor appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders. We have approved these financial statements, and all individual members of the Supervisory Board have signed these documents (as did the members of the Board of Management).
We recommend to shareholders that they adopt the 2019 financial statements. We likewise recommend to shareholders that they adopt the proposal of the Board of Management to make a distribution of EUR 0.85 per common share, in cash or in shares at the option of the shareholder (up to EUR 761 million if all shareholders would elect cash), against the net income for 2019.
Finally, we would like to express our thanks to the members of the Board of Management, the Executive Committee and all other employees for their continued contribution during the year.
February 25, 2020
The Supervisory Board
Jeroen van der Veer
Christine Poon
Neelam Dhawan
Liz Doherty
Orit Gadiesh
Marc Harrison
David Pyott
Paul Stoffels
To gain a better understanding of the responsibilities of the Supervisory Board and the internal regulations and procedures governing its functioning and that of its committees, please refer to Corporate governance and to the following documents published on the company’s website:
The Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee is chaired by Jeroen van der Veer and its other member is Christine Poon. The Committee is responsible for the review of selection criteria and appointment procedures for the Board of Management, the Executive Committee, certain other key management positions, as well as the Supervisory Board.
In 2019, the Committee met five times.
The Committee devoted time to the appointment or reappointment of candidates to fill current and future vacancies on the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and Executive Committee.
Following those consultations it prepared decisions and advised the Supervisory Board on candidates for appointment. This resulted in the re-appointment of David Pyott and the appointment (effective August 1, 2019) of Liz Doherty as members of the Supervisory Board. This also resulted in the proposal to re-appoint Neelam Dhawan and appoint Feike Sijbesma and Peter Löscher as member of the Supervisory Board, at the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Under its responsibility for the selection criteria and appointment procedures for Philips’ senior management, the Committee reviewed the functioning of the Board of Management and its individual members, the Executive Committee succession plans and emergency candidates for key roles in the company. The conclusions from these reviews were taken into account in the performance evaluation of the Board of Management and Executive Committee members and the selection of succession candidatesa).
In 2019, the Committee devoted time to the appointment or reappointment of candidates to fill current and future vacancies on the Board of Management and the Executive Committee. This included the re-appointment of Frans van Houten as President/CEO and member of the Board of Management and Abhijit Bhattacharya as member of the Board of Management fulfilling the role of CFO, at the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Bert van Meurs was appointed as Chief Business Leader Image Guided Therapy effective January 2019. Daniela Seabrook was appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer in August 2019, succeeding Ronald de Jong (effective December 2019).
With respect to corporate governance matters, the Committee discussed relevant developments and legislative changes, including Dutch legislation implementing the EU Directive on Shareholder Rights.
In 2017, the Supervisory Board adopted a Diversity Policy for the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and Executive Committee, which is published on the company website.
The criteria in the Diversity Policy aim to ensure that the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and Executive Committee have a sufficient diversity of views and the expertise needed for a good understanding of current affairs and longer-term risks and opportunities related to the company’s business. The nature and complexity of the company’s business is taken into account when assessing optimal board diversity, as well as the social and environmental context in which the company operates.
Pursuant to the Diversity Policy, the selection of candidates for appointment to the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and Executive Committee will be based on merit. With due regard to the above, the company shall seek to fill vacancies by considering candidates that bring a diversity of (amongst others) age, gender and educational and professional backgrounds.
The Supervisory Board’s aim is that the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and Executive Committee comprise members with a European and a non-European background (nationality, working experience or otherwise) and overall at least four different nationalities, and that they comprise at least 30% male and at least 30% female members.
Currently, the Supervisory Board and the Board of Management/Executive Committee comprise members with more than 10 different nationalities. The composition of the Board of Management and Executive Committee does not yet meet the above-mentioned gender diversity goals. Upon the proposed (re-)appointments at the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, approximately 27% (6 out of 22) of the positions to which the Diversity Policy applies (Supervisory Board and Executive Committee/Board of Management) will be held by women. As indicated in the Supervisory Board report, there may be a variety of pragmatic reasons – such as other relevant selection criteria and the availability of suitable candidates – that may impact our achievement of our diversity goals. The company continues to put in place measures to enhance diversity and inclusion. With Diversity being one of the three strategic pillars of the global Human Resources strategy, long-term Inclusion & Diversity ambitions are embedded in that strategy. Execution is monitored monthly based on a global scorecard with specific goals, which ensures clarity, accountability and focus and makes it possible to customize goals where appropriate. During 2019, further work was done to bring the various initiatives together, to drive an ongoing dialogue on this topic within the company and create a more holistic approach to sustainably enhance diversity:
Philips’ commitment towards Inclusion and Diversity is furthermore reflected in the company-wide Inclusion and Diversity Policy, the General Business Principles and the Fair Employment Policy.
The Committee continues to give appropriate weight to diversity in the nomination and appointment process for future vacancies, while taking into account the overall profile and selection criteria for the appointment of suitable candidates to the Supervisory Board, Board of Management and Executive Committee.
On behalf of the Remuneration Committee, I am pleased to report on the Committee’s activities in 2019 (and part of 2020), and to present the 2019 Remuneration Report in respect of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board. As explained in more detail below, the Committee addressed a number of recurring topics during its regular annual cycle, and devoted time to two other important topics: the services agreements of Frans van Houten and Abhijit Bhattacharya (which were renewed upon their re-appointment in May 2019), and the actions to be taken following the implementation in Dutch law of the revised EU Shareholder Rights Directive.
Our remuneration structure aspires to support Philips’ stated mission, vision and strategy while motivating, retaining and attracting world-class talent. It aims to reinforce and support our key strategic drivers in both the short and long term - the achievement of which will support sustainable, long-term value creation for all stakeholders. Our Long-Term Incentives form a substantial part of total remuneration, with payouts contingent on achievement of challenging EPS targets and relative TSR performance against a high performing peer group. In designing and executing our policy, we engage with our stakeholders to ensure broad support. By requiring members of the Board of Management and senior management to maintain meaningful levels of share ownership we encourage them to act as stewards and ambassadors of the company.
We delivered a strong 4.5% comparable sales growth*), which is in line with our ambitious target setting. This was achieved in the face of, among others, challenging socio-economic circumstances in Europe, uncertainty in the US around healthcare policy, tariff wars between the US and China and emerging market weakness in some countries. Nevertheless, we delivered a Free cash flow*) of more than EUR 1 billion. Following three years of strong performance, 2019’s profitability performance was below our plan, in part due to external headwinds. Taken all together, the result on the key financial indicators as well as the achievement against individual targets, was below the targets as set for the Board of Management. As a direct consequence, the 2019 Annual Incentive payments are below target as well. For more information please refer to the section 2019 Annual Incentive.
The Remuneration Committee is chaired by Christine Poon (who succeeded Heino von Prondzynski in May 2019). Its other members are Jeroen van der Veer and (since May 2019) Orit Gadiesh. The Committee is responsible for preparing decisions of the Supervisory Board on the remuneration of individual members of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee, as well as the policies governing this remuneration. In performing its duties and responsibilities, the Remuneration Committee is assisted by an external consultant and an in-house remuneration expert acting on the basis of a protocol which ensures that they act on the instructions of the Remuneration Committee. Currently, no member of the Remuneration Committee is a member of the board of management of another listed company. For a full overview of the responsibilities of the Committee, please refer to the Charter of the Remuneration Committee as outlined in Chapter 3 of the Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board (which are published on the company’s website).
We have a robust annual Remuneration Committee cycle with a number of regular agenda topics, which enable us to have an effective decision-making process supporting the determination, review and implementation of the Remuneration Policy. The main (recurring) activities during the 2019-2020 cycle are outlined below:
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The Committee met seven times in 2019. All Committee members were present during these meetings.
During the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Frans van Houten was re-appointed as President/CEO and member of the Board of Management and Abhijit Bhattacharya was re-appointed as member of the Board of Management fulfilling the role of CFO. As part of their renewed service agreements, an increase in the annual base compensation of Messrs Van Houten and Bhattacharya was provided in line with the company’s Remuneration Policy, while their Pension Transition Allowances were maintained at the current level for the term of their services agreements.
When setting the terms of remuneration and considering remuneration levels, due consideration was given to the performance of the company under the leadership of Messrs Van Houten and Bhattacharya and to the importance of the continuation of their leadership for the transformation of Philips. As a result, the total remuneration of each of Messrs Van Houten and Bhattacharya was set closer to market levels. The new base salary of Mr Van Houten (EUR 1,325,000) implies a compound annual growth rate of 2.4% over the period 2011 – 2019, which is aligned with (and even below) the average increase in the broader executive and employee population in the Netherlands. Mr Bhattacharya’s base salary was below market levels which led to a correction to a now market aligned remuneration (EUR 785,000).
The Supervisory Board engaged with a number of its shareholders and with institutional advisory organizations to solicit their feedback on the terms of remuneration and its considerations. The terms were disclosed prior to, and discussed during, the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
The revised EU Shareholders Rights Directive has been implemented in Dutch law, effective December 2019. The new statutory regime requires that the Remuneration Policy and the Long-Term Incentive Plan for the Board of Management be amended to align these with the newly introduced requirements. In addition, the new regime requires that a Remuneration Policy be adopted for the Supervisory Board. The Remuneration Committee feels that these enhanced requirements (and the resulting internal and external discussions) will positively contribute to aligning the interests of the company and its stakeholders.
The agenda for the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will include the proposals needed to address these requirements and to propose certain other amendments. As will be reflected in the relevant proposals that will be published in due course, the Remuneration Committee has been engaging proactively with key stakeholders, including a number of the company’s major shareholders and institutional advisory organizations to solicit their feedback on, and support for the proposed policies.
The new statutory regime also introduces new requirements for the annual reporting on the remuneration of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board. Please refer to the 2019 Remuneration Report for the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board, respectively, which are included below in section Remuneration report 2019 of our report. Also in accordance with newly introduced requirements, the agenda for the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will include an advisory vote on the 2019 Remuneration Report for the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board.
Christine Poon
Chairwoman of the Remuneration Committee
In this Remuneration Report, the Supervisory Board provides a comprehensive overview, in accordance with article 2:135b of the Dutch Civil Code, of the remuneration paid and owed to the individual members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board, respectively, in the financial year 2019.
The Supervisory Board has determined the 2019 pay-outs and awards to the members of the Board of Management, upon the proposal of the Remuneration Committee, in accordance with the Remuneration Policy and the Long-Term Incentive Plan as separately adopted and approved, respectively, by our shareholders during the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
The objectives of the Remuneration Policy for members of the Board of Management are in line with that for Philips Executives throughout the Philips group: to focus them on improving the performance of the company and enhancing the value of the Philips group, to motivate and retain them, and to be able to attract other highly qualified executives when required.
In determining the Remuneration Policy, the Supervisory Board ensures that a competitive remuneration package for Board-level executive talent is maintained and benchmarked. Total direct remuneration and each main component, such as base salary, Annual Incentive target and Long-Term Incentive target is aimed at or close to, the median of our Quantum Peer Group (see below). To establish this benchmark, data research is carried out each year on the peer companies’ remuneration practices.
The Remuneration Committee conducts a scenario analysis annually. This includes the calculation of remuneration under different scenarios, whereby different Philips performance assumptions and corporate actions are examined. The Supervisory Board concluded that the relationship between the strategic objectives and the chosen performance criteria for the 2019 Annual Incentive, as well as 2017 Long-Term Incentive performance criteria were adequate.
We use a Quantum Peer Group for remuneration benchmarking purposes, and therefore we aim to ensure that it includes either business competitors, with an emphasis on companies in the healthcare, technology related or consumer products area and other companies we compete with for executive talent. The Quantum Peer Group consists of predominantly Dutch and other European companies, plus a minority number (up to 25%) of US based global companies, of comparable size, complexity and international scope.
Philips Group
Quantum Peer Group1)
European companies | |
Atos | Reckitt Benckiser |
BAE Systems | Roche |
Capgemini | Rolls-Royce |
Electrolux | Safran |
Ericsson | Siemens Healthineers |
Essity | Smith & Nephew |
Fresenius Medical Care | Thales |
Henkel & Co | |
Nokia | |
Dutch companies | US companies |
Ahold Delhaize | Becton Dickinson |
AkzoNobel | Boston Scientific |
ASML | Danaher |
Heineken |
In addition, we use a TSR Performance Peer Group to benchmark our relative Total Shareholder Return performance for Long-Term Incentive purposes and against our business peers in the health technology market and other markets in which we compete. The companies we have selected for this peer group include predominantly US based healthcare companies.
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TSR Performance Peer Group
US companies | European companies | Japanese companies |
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Becton Dickinson | De Longhi | Hitachi |
Boston Scientific | Elekta | Terumo |
Cerner | Fresenius Medical Care | |
Danaher | Getinge | |
General Electric | Groupe SEV | |
Hologic | Siemens Healthineers | |
Johnson & Johnson | Smith & Nephew | |
Medtronic | ||
Resmed | ||
Stryker |
The Remuneration Policy allows certain changes to these peer groups to be made by the Supervisory Board, for example for reasons of changes in business or competitive nature of the companies involved. Such change will be disclosed if it has a substantial impact on peer group composition. No changes were made to the peer groups during 2019.
In line with market practice, the remuneration structure for the members of the board of management includes the following remuneration elements: Annual Base Compensation, Annual Incentive, Long-Term Incentive and certain customary benefits and arrangements.
Total direct remuneration and each main component, being Annual Base Compensation, the on-target Annual Incentive and the on-target Long-Term Incentive is aimed at or close to, the median of the Quantum Peer Group. The positioning of total direct remuneration and its main components is reviewed against benchmark data on an annual basis and is recalibrated if and when required. To establish this benchmark, data research is carried out each year on the peer companies’ remuneration practices.
Definition | Policy level | ||
Annual Base Compensation (“ABC”) | Fixed cash payments intended to attract and retain executive of the highest caliber and to reflect their experience and scope of responsibilities | Annual Base Compensation levels and any adjustments made by the Supervisory Board are based on factors including the median of Quantum Peer Group data and performance and experience of the individual member. The annual review date for the base salary is typically April 1. | |
Annual Incentive (“AI”) | Variable cash bonus incentive of which achievement is tied to specific financial and non-financial targets derived from the company’s annual strategic plan | President & CEO On-target: 100% Maximum: 200% of Annual Base Compensation | Other BoM members On-target: 80% Maximum: 160% of Annual Base Compensation |
Long-Term Incentive (“LTI”) | Variable equity incentive of achievement is tied to targets reflecting long-term stakeholder value creation and delivered in the form of performance shares | President & CEO Annual grant size: 200% of Annual Base Compensation | Other BoM members Annual grant size: 150% of Annual Base Compensation |
Pensions | Participation in the Philips Flex ES pension plan in the Netherlands (applicable for all executives) combined with a fixed pension contribution intended to result into an appropriate level at retirement | ||
Additional benefits | Cash value (grossed up) of the benefits received, which are in line with other Philips executives in the Netherlands | Additional arrangements include expense and relocation allowances, medical insurance, accident insurance and company car arrangements. |
To support the Remuneration Policy’s objectives, the Policy includes a significant variable part in the form of an Annual Incentive (cash bonus) and Long-Term Incentive in the form of performance shares. As a result, a significant proportion of pay is ‘at risk’ through incentives. The chart below shows the relative on-target value of fixed versus variable compensation with 70-75% of compensation being variable.
Remuneration elements
in %
Base salary levels and any adjustments made by the Supervisory Board are based on factors including the median Quantum Peer Group data, performance and experience of the individual member and internal relativities. The annual review date for the base salary is typically April 1, and the individual salary levels are shown in the annual report of the company.
Each year, a variable Annual Incentive (cash bonus) can be earned based on the achievement of specific targets against criteria as determined at the beginning of the year by the Remuneration Committee on behalf of the Supervisory Board. These targets are set at challenging levels and are partly linked to the results of the company (80% weighting) and partly to the contribution of the individual member (20% weighting).
The Annual Incentive criteria and targets consists of:
The Annual Incentive pay-out in any year relates to the achievements of the preceding financial year versus agreed targets. Metrics will be disclosed ex-ante in the annual report and there will be no retroactive changes to the selection of metrics used in any given year once approved by the Supervisory Board and disclosed.
Members of the Board of Management are eligible for grants under the company’s 2017 Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Plan. The 2017 LTI Plan consists of performance shares only.
The annual award size is set by reference to a multiple of base salary. For the President/CEO the annual award size is set at 200% of base salary. For the other members of the Board of Management the annual award size is set at 150% of base salary. The actual number of performance shares to be awarded is determined by reference to the average of the closing price of the Royal Philips share on the day of publication of the first quarterly results and the four subsequent trading days.
Dependent upon the achievement of the performance conditions, cliff-vesting applies three years after the date of grant. During the vesting period, the value of dividends will be added to the performance shares in the form of shares. These dividend-equivalent shares will only be delivered to the extent that the award actually vests.
Vesting of the performance shares is based on two equally weighted performance conditions:
EPS growth is calculated by applying a simple point-to-point method at year end. Earnings are the income from continued operations attributable to shareholders, as reported in the Annual Report. To eliminate the impact of any share buyback, stock dividend etcetera, the number of shares to be used for the purpose of the LTI Plan EPS realization will be the number of common shares outstanding (after deduction of treasury shares) on the day prior to the beginning of the performance period.
Earnings are adjusted for changes in accounting principles during the performance period. The Supervisory Board has discretion to include other adjustments, for example, to account for events that were not planned when targets were set or were outside management’s control (e.g., impairments, restructuring activities, pension items, M&A transactions and costs and currency fluctuations).
The following performance-incentive zone applies for the LTI Plan EPS:
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Performance-incentive zone for LTI Plan EPS
in %
Below threshold | Threshold | Target | Maximum | |
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Payout | 0 | 40 | 100 | 200 |
The LTI Plan EPS targets are set annually by the Supervisory Board upon the proposal of the Remuneration Committee. Given that these targets are considered to be company sensitive, LTI Plan EPS targets and the achieved performance are published in the Annual Report after the relevant performance period.
A ranking approach to TSR applies with Philips itself included in the TSR Performance Peer Group. TSR scores are calculated based on a local currency approach and by taking an averaging period prior to the start and end of the 3-year performance period. The performance incentive pay-out zone is outlined in the following table, which results in zero vesting for performance below the 40th percentile and 200% vesting for performance levels above the 75th percentile. The incentive zone range has been constructed such that the average pay-out over time is expected to be approximately 100%.
Philips Group
Performance-incentive zone for TSR
in %
Position | 20-14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5-1 |
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Payout | 0 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 190 | 200 |
Simultaneously with the approval of the revised LTI Plan in 2017, the guideline for members of the Board of Management to hold a certain number of shares in the Company was increased to the level of at least 300% of annual base compensation (400% for the CEO). Until this level has been reached the members of the Board of Management are required to retain all after-tax shares derived from any long-term incentive plan. The guideline does not require own purchases. All Board of Management members have reached the required share ownership level.
The shares granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan shall be retained for a period of at least 5 years or until at least the end of their contract period if this period is shorter.
Effective January 1, 2015 pension plans which allow pension accrual based on a pensionable salary exceeding an amount in 2019 of EUR 107,593 are, for fiscal purposes, considered to be non-qualifying schemes. For this reason the Executive Pension Plan in the Netherlands was terminated.
The following pension arrangement is in place for the current members of the Board of Management working under a Dutch contract:
The members of the Board of Management are engaged by means of a services agreement (overeenkomst van opdracht). Termination of the contract by either party is subject to six months’ notice period. The severance payment is set at a maximum of one year’s annual base compensation. No severance payment is due in case the agreement is terminated early on behalf of the Board of Management member or in case of urgent cause (dringende reden) as defined in article 7:678 DCC and further. The term of the services agreement is aligned with the term for which the relevant member has been appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders (which is maximum period of four years, it being understood that this period expires no later than at the end of the AGM held in the fourth year after the year of appointment).
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Contract terms for current members
end of term | |
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F.A. van Houten | AGM 2023 |
A. Bhattacharya | AGM 2023 |
M.J. van Ginneken | AGM 2021 |
In addition to the main conditions as stipulated in the services agreements, a number of additional arrangements apply to members of the Board of Management.
Unless the law provides otherwise, the members of the Board of Management shall be reimbursed by the company for various costs and expenses, like reasonable costs of defending claims, as formalized in the Articles of Association. Under certain circumstances, described in the Articles of Association, such as an action or failure to act by a member of the Board of Management that can be characterized as intentional (“opzettelijk”), intentionally reckless (“bewust roekeloos”) or seriously culpable (“ernstig verwijtbaar”), there will be no entitlement to this reimbursement. The Company has also taken out liability insurance (D&O - Directors & Officers) for the persons concerned.
The annual compensation of the members of the Board of Management has been reviewed as part of the regular remuneration review. In the case of Frans van Houten and Abhijit Bhattacharya, the annual compensation was included in the services contracts as published in advance of the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. As a result, the annual compensation of Frans van Houten, Abhijit Bhattacharya and Marnix van Ginneken has been increased per April 1, 2019, from EUR 1,205,000 to EUR 1,325,000, from EUR 725,000 to EUR 785,000 and from EUR 560,000 to EUR 575,000 respectively. The increases were made to move the total compensation levels closer to market levels, as well as to reflect internal relativities.
To support the performance culture, the financial targets we set are at group level for all members of the Board of Management. The 2019 realizations, shown in the following table, reflect the performance on the criteria at Group level that apply to the Board of Management. The performance on the comparable sales growth*) criterion was at target, whereas the performance on the EBITA*) and free cash flow*) based criteria were below target.
Philips Group
Annual Incentive - Financial targets
in %
Metric definition | weighting | threshold performance | target performance | maximum performance | realized performance | resulting payout as % of target |
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Comparable Sales Growth1) | 37.5% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 100.0% | 37.5% |
EBITA1) | 37.5% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 14.5% | 67.5% | 25.3% |
Free Cash Flow1) | 25.0% | 672 | 1,050 | 1,428 | 70.9% | 17.7% |
Total | 80.5% |
The individual targets set for the members of the Board of Management reflect their area of responsibility and are tied to, among others, customer focus, quality, strategy execution, sustainability and people. Based on a holistic assessment of all targets by the Supervisory Board, the following resulting payouts have been determined:
Philips Group
Annual Incentive - Individual targets
in %
resulting payout as % of target | |
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F.A. van Houten | 90.0% |
A. Bhattacharya | 90.0% |
M.J. van Ginneken | 95.0% |
When applying the 80% and 20% weightings to the resulting payout as % of target for the financial and individual targets, respectively, this leads to the following total Annual Incentive realization and payout:
Philips Group
Annual Incentive realization
in EUR
realized annual incentive | total payout as % of target | as a % of base compensation (2019) | |
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F.A. van Houten | 1,091,800 | 82.40% | 82.40% |
A. Bhattacharya | 517,472 | 82.40% | 65.90% |
M.J. van Ginneken | 335,685 | 83.40% | 58.40% |
The 3-year performance period of the 2017 performance share grant ended on December 31, 2019. The payout results are explained below.
The TSR achieved by Philips during the performance period was 60.89%. This resulted in Philips being positioned at rank 7 in the TSR performance peer group shown in the following table, resulting in a LTI Plan TSR achievement of 180%.
TSR results LTI Plan 2017 grant: 60.89%
Company | total return | rank number |
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ResMed | 146.69% | 1 |
Boston Scientific | 91.77% | 2 |
Terumo | 88.15% | 3 |
Stryker | 86.87% | 4 |
Danaher | 85.31% | 5 |
Elekta | 64.60% | 6 |
Philips | 60.89% | 7 |
Smith & Nephew | 58.31% | 8 |
Becton Dickinson | 56.49% | 9 |
Hitachi | 54.59% | 10 |
Medtronic | 49.20% | 11 |
Getinge | 33.59% | 12 |
Cerner | 30.97% | 13 |
Hologic | 29.02% | 14 |
Johnson & Johnson | 27.15% | 15 |
Siemens | 12.11% | 16 |
Groupe SEB | 9.57% | 17 |
De Longhi | (8.83)% | 18 |
Fresenius Medical | (11.83)% | 19 |
General Electric | (61.84)% | 20 |
The LTI Plan EPS payouts and targets set at the beginning of the performance period were as follows:
Philips Group
LTI Plan EPS payouts
Below threshold | Threshold | Target | Maximum | |
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EPS (euro) | <1.05 | 1.05 | 1.20 | 1.35 |
Payout | 0% | 40% | 100% | 200% |
LTI Plan EPS is based on the underlying income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders, as included in the Annual Report, adjusted for changes in accounting principles. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board has also deemed it appropriate to make adjustments relating to certain other items that were not contemplated when the targets were set in 2017. These relate to the profit and loss impact of acquisitions and divestitures, impact of foreign exchange variations versus plan and non-recurring tax impacts. The sum of these adjustments reduced the achieved LTI Plan EPS by EUR 0.30.
The resulting LTI Plan EPS achievement was determined by the Supervisory Board as 64%.
In view of the above, the following performance achievement and vesting levels have been determined by the Supervisory Board in respect of the 2017 grant of performance shares:
Philips Group
Performance achievement and vesting levels
achievement | weighting | vesting level | |
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TSR | 180% | 50% | 90% |
EPS | 64% | 50% | 32% |
total | 122% |
The following table gives an overview of the costs incurred by the company in 2019 in relation to the remuneration of the Board of Management. Costs related to performance shares and restricted share right grants are taken by the company over a number of years. Therefore, the costs mentioned below in the performance shares and restricted share rights columns are the accounting cost of multi-year Long-Term Incentive grants to members of the Board of Management.
Philips Group
Remuneration Board of Management1)
in EUR
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annual base compensation2) | base compensation | realized annual incentive | performance shares3) | restricted share rights | pension allowances4) | pension scheme costs | other compensation5) | total cost | |
F.A. van Houten | 1,325,000 | 1,295,000 | 1,091,800 | 2,235,166 | - | 559,052 | 26,380 | 52,713 | 5,260,111 |
A. Bhattacharya | 785,000 | 770,000 | 517,472 | 995,483 | - | 230,006 | 26,380 | 63,265 | 2,602,606 |
M.J. van Ginneken | 575,000 | 571,250 | 335,685 | 713,815 | - | 171,018 | 26,380 | 38,278 | 1,856,426 |
2,636,250 | 1,944,957 | 3,944,464 | - | 960,076 | 79,140 | 154,256 | 9,719,143 |
For further details on the pension allowances and pension scheme costs see Pensions.
Under the LTI Plan the current members of the Board of Management were granted 125,019 performance shares in 2019.
The following table provides an overview at end December 2019 of performance share grants. The reference date for board membership is December 31, 2019.
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Number of performance shares (holdings)
in number of shares unless otherwise stated
grant date | number of shares originally granted | value at grant date | vesting date | end of holding period | unvested opening balance at Jan. 1, 2019 | number of shares awarded in 2019 | (dividend) shares awarded | number of shares vested in 20191) | value at vesting date in 2019 | unvested closing balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | |
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F.A. van Houten | 4/29/2016 | 59,287 | 1,446,000 | 4/29/2019 | 4/29/2021 | 64,303 | - | - | 92,596 | 3,435,312 | - |
5/11/2017 | 73,039 | 2,410,000 | 5/11/2020 | 5/11/2022 | 76,571 | - | 1,841 | - | - | 78,413 | |
4/27/2018 | 69,005 | 2,410,000 | 4/27/2021 | 4/27/2023 | 70,566 | - | 1,697 | - | - | 72,262 | |
5/6/2019 | 70,640 | 2,650,000 | 5/6/2022 | 5/6/2024 | - | 70,640 | 1,699 | - | - | 72,339 | |
A. Bhattacharya | 4/29/2016 | 26,6502) | 650,000 | 4/29/2019 | 4/29/2021 | 28,905 | - | - | 41,623 | 1,544,213 | - |
5/11/2017 | 31,822 | 1,050,000 | 5/11/2020 | 5/11/2022 | 33,361 | - | 802 | - | - | 34,163 | |
4/27/2018 | 31,138 | 1,087,500 | 4/27/2021 | 4/27/2023 | 31,842 | - | 766 | - | - | 32,608 | |
5/6/2019 | 31,388 | 1,177,500 | 5/6/2022 | 5/6/2024 | - | 31,388 | 755 | - | - | 32,143 | |
M.J. van Ginneken | 4/29/2016 | 20,9722) | 511,500 | 4/29/2019 | 4/29/2021 | 22,746 | - | - | 32,755 | 1,215,211 | - |
5/11/2017 | 18,5632) | 612,500 | 5/11/2020 | 5/11/2022 | 19,461 | - | 468 | - | - | 19,929 | |
4/27/2018 | 24,052 | 840,000 | 4/27/2021 | 4/27/2023 | 24,596 | - | 591 | - | - | 25,187 | |
5/6/2019 | 22,991 | 862,500 | 5/6/2022 | 5/6/2024 | - | 22,991 | 553 | - | - | 23,544 |
The tables below give an overview of the stock options held by the members of the Board of Management.
Philips Group
Stock options (holdings)
in number of shares unless otherwise stated
grant date | vesting date | exercise price (in EUR) | expiry date | opening balance at January 1, 2019 | number of stock options awarded in 2019 | number of stock options exercised in 2019 | share (closing) price on exercise date | number of stock options expired in 2019 | closing balance at December 31, 2019 | |
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F.A. van Houten | 10/18/2010 | 10/18/2013 | 22.88 | 10/18/2020 | 20,400 | - | 20,400 | 42.17 | - | - |
4/18/2011 | 4/18/2014 | 20.90 | 4/18/2021 | 75,000 | - | - | - | - | 75,000 | |
4/23/2012 | 4/23/2015 | 14.82 | 4/23/2022 | 75,000 | - | - | - | - | 75,000 | |
1/29/2013 | 1/29/2014 | 22.43 | 1/29/2023 | 55,000 | - | - | - | - | 55,000 | |
A. Bhattacharya | 10/18/2010 | 10/18/2013 | 22.88 | 10/18/2020 | 16,500 | - | 16,500 | 42.20 | - | - |
4/18/2011 | 4/18/2014 | 20.90 | 4/18/2021 | 16,500 | - | - | - | - | 16,500 | |
1/30/2012 | 1/30/2014 | 15.24 | 1/30/2022 | 20,000 | - | - | - | - | 20,000 | |
4/23/2012 | 4/23/2015 | 14.82 | 4/23/2022 | 16,500 | - | - | - | - | 16,500 | |
M.J. van Ginneken | 4/14/2009 | 4/14/2012 | 12.63 | 4/14/2019 | 5,250 | - | 5,250 | 33.24 | - | - |
4/19/2010 | 4/19/2013 | 24.90 | 4/19/2020 | 6,720 | - | - | - | - | 6,720 | |
4/18/2011 | 4/18/2014 | 20.90 | 4/18/2021 | 8,400 | - | - | - | - | 8,400 | |
1/30/2012 | 1/30/2014 | 15.24 | 1/30/2022 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | 10,000 | |
4/23/2012
| 4/23/2015 | 14.82 | 4/23/2022 | 8,400 | - | - | - | - | 8,400 |
In line with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code and Dutch law, internal pay ratios are an important input for determining the Remuneration Policy for the Board of Management. For the 2019 financial year, the ratio between the annual total compensation for the CEO and the average annual total compensation for an employee was 60:1. The ratio increased/decreased from 63:1 in 2018. Further details on the development of these amounts and ratios over time can be found in the table below.
Philips Group
Remuneration cost
in EUR
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
CEO Total Remuneration Costs (A)1) | 3,890,265 | 4,675,042 | 5,101,429 | 5,391,265 | 5,260,111 |
CFO Total Remuneration Cost | 2) | 1,856,175 | 2,247,822 | 2,595,688 | 2,602,606 |
CLO Total Remuneration Cost | 2) | 1,861,200 | 1,856,426 | ||
Chief Business Leader Personal Health Total Remuneration Cost | 2,097,119 | 2,373,642 | 3) | ||
Average Employee (FTE) Total Remuneration Costs (B)4) | 97,237 | 86,074 | 91,288 | 86,136 | 87,321 |
Ratio A versus B5) | 40:1 | 54:1 | 56:1 | 63:1 | 60:1 |
Company performance [annual TSR]6) | 7.12% | 18.38% | 26.51% | 1.22% | 25.62% |
The remuneration levels for the Supervisory Board were determined by our shareholders during the 2018 Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, upon the proposal of the Supervisory Board.
The remuneration of the Supervisory Board is not tied to the performance of the company in any way, which serves the company through guaranteeing independent supervision and is in line with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code.
The table below provides an overview of the current remuneration structure:
Philips Group
Remuneration Supervisory Board
in EUR
Chair | Vice Chair | Member | |
---|---|---|---|
Supervisory Board | 155,000 | 115,000 | 100,000 |
Audit Committee | 27,000 | n.a. | 18,000 |
Remuneration Committee | 21,000 | n.a. | 14,000 |
Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee | 21,000 | n.a. | 14,000 |
Quality & Regulatory Committee | 21,000 | n.a. | 14,000 |
Attendance fee per inter-European trip | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Attendance fee per intercontinental trip | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Entitlement to Philips product arrangement | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
The individual members of the Supervisory Board received, by virtue of the positions they held, the following remuneration in 2019:
membership | committees | other compensation2) | total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
20193) | ||||
J. van der Veer | 155,000 | 35,000 | 7,000 | 197,000 |
C.A. Poon | 115,000 | 50,167 | 22,000 | 187,167 |
H.N.F.M. von Prondzynski | 33,333 | 16,333 | 5,667 | 55,333 |
J.P. Tai | 25,000 | 10,250 | 5,500 | 40,750 |
N. Dhawan | 100,000 | 18,000 | 27,000 | 145,000 |
O. Gadiesh | 100,000 | 19,833 | 12,000 | 131,833 |
D.E.I. Pyott | 100,000 | 41,500 | 17,000 | 158,500 |
P.A.M. Stoffels | 100,000 | - | 14,500 | 114,500 |
A.M. Harrison | 100,000 | 9,333 | 12,000 | 121,333 |
M.E. Doherty | 41,667 | 1,500 | 8,333 | 51,500 |
870,000 | 201,917 | 131,000 | 1,202,917 |
The Audit Committee is currently chaired by David Pyott, and its other members are Neelam Dhawan and Liz Doherty. Jeroen van der Veer also regularly participates in Audit Committee meetings. The Committee assists the Supervisory Board in fulfilling its supervisory responsibilities for, among other things, ensuring the integrity of the company’s financial statements, reviewing the company’s internal controls and enterprise risk management.
The Audit Committee met five times during 2019 and reported its findings to the plenary Supervisory Board. All Audit Committee members were present during these meetings.
The CEO, the CFO, the Chief Legal Officer, the Head of Internal Audit, the Group Chief Accountant and the external auditor (Ernst & Young Accountants LLP) attended all regular meetings.
Furthermore, the Committee met separately, together with the Chief Legal Officer, with each of the CEO, the CFO, the Head of Internal Audit and the external auditor. In addition, the Audit Committee chair met one-on-one with the above and also with the Group Treasurer and the Group Chief Accountant, prior to Committee meetings.
The overview below indicates a number of matters that were reviewed and/or discussed during Committee meetings throughout 2019:
In February 2020, the Committee also reviewed the key audit matters and the critical audit matters identified by the Auditor in relation to the 2019 financial statements, included in the Annual Report 2019 and the Annual Report on Form 20-F respectively.
During each Audit Committee meeting, the Committee reviewed the quarterly report from the external auditor, in which the auditor set forth its findings and attention points during the relevant period. Apart from the Audit Committee meetings, the external auditor also attended all private sessions with the Audit Committee, where their observations were further discussed. The Annual Audit Letter was circulated to the full Supervisory Board, and planned actions to address the items raised were discussed with Management in the subsequent Audit Committee meetings and also in private sessions with Management.
Finally, the Committee also reviewed its own Charter and concluded that it was satisfactory.
The Quality & Regulatory Committee was established in view of the importance of the Quality of the company’s products, systems, services, and software. The Committee provides broad oversight of compliance with the regulatory requirements that govern the development, manufacturing, marketing and servicing of the company’s products. The Quality & Regulatory Committee assists the Supervisory Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in these areas. It is chaired by David Pyott and its members are Christine Poon and Marc Harrison.
The Quality & Regulatory Committee met eight times in 2019. All Committee members were present during these meetings, with the exception of one member, who was unable to attend the January and October Committee meetings and one member who was unable to attend the June and December Committee meeting. The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Legal Officer and the Chief Quality Officer were present during these meetings.
The overview below indicates some of the matters that were discussed during meetings throughout 2019:
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips), a company organized under Dutch law, is the parent company of the Philips group. Its shares have been listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange (Euronext Amsterdam) since 1912. Furthermore, its shares have been traded in the United States since 1962 and have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1987.
Royal Philips has a two-tier board structure consisting of a Board of Management and a Supervisory Board, each of which is accountable to the General Meeting of Shareholders for the fulfillment of its respective duties.
The company is governed by Dutch corporate and securities laws, its Articles of Association, and the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee and of the Supervisory Board respectively. Its corporate governance framework is also based on the Dutch Corporate Governance Code (dated December 8, 2016) and US laws and regulations applicable to Foreign Private Issuers. Additionally, the Board of Management has implemented the Philips General Business Principles (GBP) and underlying policies, as well as separate codes of ethics that apply to employees working in specific areas of our business, i.e. the Financial Code of Ethics and the Procurement Code of Ethics. Many of the documents referred to are published on the company’s website and more information can be found in Our approach to risk management.
In this section of the Annual Report, the company addresses the main elements of its corporate governance structure, reports on how it applies the principles and best practices of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code and provides the information required by the Dutch governmental Decree on Corporate Governance (Besluit inhoud bestuursverslag) and governmental Decree on Article 10 Takeover Directive (Besluit artikel 10 overnamerichtlijn). When deemed necessary in the interests of the company, the company may deviate from aspects of the company’s corporate governance structure, and any such deviations will be disclosed in the company’s corporate governance report.
In compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, other parts of the management report (within the meaning of section 2:391 of the Dutch Civil Code) included in the Annual Report address the strategy and culture of Philips aimed at long-term value creation. Philips' strategy is described in more detail in Strategy and Businesses. Here, reference is also made to the Philips Business System, an interdependent, collaborative operating model that covers all aspects of how we operate – strategy, governance, processes, people, culture and performance management. As set out in Social performance, Philips promotes a behavior and competency-driven growth and performance culture, which is anchored by the integrity norms described in the GBP. The Message from the CEO explains how the company’s strategy was executed in 2019; in this regard, please refer also to Financial performance.
The Board of Management is entrusted with the management of the company. Certain key officers have been appointed to support the Board of Management in the fulfilment of its managerial duties. The members of the Board of Management and these key officers together constitute the Executive Committee. In this Corporate Governance report, wherever the Executive Committee is mentioned, this also includes the members of the Board of Management, unless the context requires otherwise. Please refer to Board of Management and Executive Committee for an overview of the current members of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee.
Under the chairmanship of the President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and supported by the other members of the Executive Committee, the members of the Board of Management drive the company’s management agenda and share responsibility for the continuity of the Philips group, focusing on long-term value creation. Please refer to the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee, which are published on the company’s website, for a description of further responsibilities and tasks, as well as procedures for meetings, resolutions and minutes.
In fulfilling their duties, the members of the Board of Management and Executive Committee shall be guided by the interests of the company and its affiliated enterprise, taking into account the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders. The Board of Management and the Executive Committee have adopted a division of responsibilities based on the functional and business areas, each of which is monitored and reviewed by the individual members. The Board of Management is accountable for the actions and decisions of the Executive Committee and has ultimate responsibility for the company’s external reporting (including reporting to the shareholders of the company).
The Board of Management and the Executive Committee are supervised by the Supervisory Board. Members of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee will be present in the meetings of the Supervisory Board if so invited. In addition, the CEO and other members of the Board of Management (and if needed, the other members of the Executive Committee) meet on a regular basis with the Chairman and other members of the Supervisory Board. The Board of Management and the Executive Committee are required to keep the Supervisory Board informed of all facts and developments concerning Philips that the Supervisory Board may need to be aware of in order to function as required and to properly carry out its duties.
Certain important decisions of the Board of Management require Supervisory Board approval, including decisions concerning the operational and financial objectives of the company and the strategy designed to achieve these objectives, the issue, repurchase or cancellation of shares, and major acquisitions or divestments.
Members of the Board of Management, including the CEO, are appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders upon a binding recommendation drawn up by the Supervisory Board after consultation with the CEO. This binding recommendation may be overruled by a resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders adopted by a simple majority of the votes cast and representing at least one-third of the issued share capital. If a simple majority of the votes cast is in favor of the resolution to overrule the binding recommendation, but such majority does not represent at least one-third of the issued share capital, a new meeting may be convened, at which the resolution may be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast, regardless of the portion of the issued share capital represented by such majority. In the event that a binding recommendation has been overruled, a new binding recommendation shall be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders. If such second binding recommendation has been overruled, the General Meeting of Shareholders shall be free to appoint a board member.
The CEO and the other members of the Board of Management are appointed for a term of four years, it being understood that this term expires at the closing of the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in the fourth calendar year after the year of their appointment or, if applicable, at a later retirement date or other contractual termination date in the fourth year, unless the General Meeting of Shareholders resolves otherwise. The same applies in the case of re-appointment, which is possible for consecutive terms of four years. A (re-)appointment schedule for the Board of Management is published on the company’s website.
Pursuant to Dutch law, the members of the Board of Management are engaged by means of a services agreement (overeenkomst van opdracht). The term of the services agreement is aligned with the term for which the relevant member has been appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders. In case of termination of the services agreement by the company, severance payment is limited to a maximum of one year’s base salary. The services agreements provide no additional termination benefits.
Members of the Board of Management may be suspended by the Supervisory Board and by the General Meeting of Shareholders and members of the Board of Management may be dismissed by the General Meeting of Shareholders (in each case in accordance with the Articles of Association). The other members of the Executive Committee are appointed, suspended and dismissed by the CEO, subject to approval by the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board supervises the policies and management and the general affairs of Philips, and assists the Board of Management and the Executive Committee with advice on general policies related to the activities of the company. In fulfilling their duties, the members of the Supervisory Board shall be guided by the interests of the company and its affiliated enterprise, taking into account the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders.
In the two-tier corporate structure under Dutch law, the Supervisory Board is a separate body that is independent of the Board of Management and the company. Its independent character is also reflected in the requirement that members of the Supervisory Board can be neither a member of the Board of Management nor an employee of the company. The Supervisory Board considers all its members to be independent under the Dutch Corporate Governance Code. Furthermore, the members of its Audit Committee are independent under the applicable US rules.
The Supervisory Board must approve certain important decisions of the Board of Management, including decisions concerning the operational and financial objectives of the company and the strategy designed to achieve these objectives, the issue, repurchase or cancellation of shares and major acquisitions or divestments. The Supervisory Board and its individual members each have a responsibility to request from the Board of Management, the Executive Committee and the external auditor all information that the Supervisory Board needs in order to be able to carry out its duties properly as a supervisory body.
Please refer to the Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board, which are published on the company’s website, for a description of further responsibilities and tasks, as well as procedures for meetings, resolutions and minutes.
In its report (included in the company’s Annual Report), the Supervisory Board describes the composition and functioning of the Supervisory Board and its committees, their activities in the financial year, the number of committee meetings held and the main items discussed. Please refer to Supervisory Board report. Please also refer to Supervisory Board for an overview of the current members of the Supervisory Board.
Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders upon a binding recommendation drawn up by the Supervisory Board. This binding recommendation may be overruled by a resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders adopted by a simple majority of the votes cast and representing at least one-third of the issued share capital. If a simple majority of the votes cast is in favor of the resolution to overrule the binding recommendation, but such majority does not represent at least one-third of the issued share capital, a new meeting may be convened. At this new meeting the resolution may be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast, regardless of the portion of the issued share capital represented by such majority. In the event that a binding recommendation has been overruled, a new binding recommendation shall be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders. If such second binding recommendation has been overruled, the General Meeting of Shareholders shall be free to appoint a board member.
The term of appointment of members of the Supervisory Board expires at the closing of the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held after a period of four years following their appointment. There is no age limit requiring the retirement of board members.
In line with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, members of the Supervisory Board are eligible for re-appointment for a fixed term of four years once, and may subsequently be re-appointed for a period of two years, which appointment may be extended by at most two years. The report of the Supervisory Board must state the reasons for any re-appointment beyond an eight-year period. A (re-)appointment schedule for the Supervisory Board is published on the company’s website.
Members of the Supervisory Board may be suspended or dismissed by the General Meeting of Shareholders in accordance with the Articles of Association.
Candidates for appointment to the Supervisory Board are selected taking into account the company’s Diversity Policy, which is published on the company’s website. The Supervisory Board’s composition furthermore follows the profile included in the Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board, and the size of the board may vary as it considers appropriate to support its profile. Please refer to Composition, diversity and self-evaluation by the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board, while retaining overall responsibility, has assigned certain tasks to four committees: the Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee, the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee, and the Quality & Regulatory Committee. Each committee reports to the full Supervisory Board. Please refer to the charters of the respective committees, which are published on the company’s website as part of the Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board, for a description of their responsibilities, composition, meetings and working procedures.
The Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee is responsible for preparing selection criteria and appointment procedures for members of the Supervisory Board, the Board of Management and the Executive Committee. The Committee makes proposals to the Supervisory Board for the (re)appointment of such members, and periodically assesses their functioning. The Committee also periodically assesses the Diversity Policy, and supervises the policy of the Executive Committee on the selection criteria and appointment procedures for Philips executives. At least once a year, the Committee reviews the corporate governance principles applicable to the company, and advises the Supervisory Board on any changes to these principles that it deems appropriate.
The Remuneration Committee is responsible for preparing decisions of the Supervisory Board on the remuneration of individual members of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee. The Committee prepares an annual remuneration report, which is included in the Annual Report. In performing its duties and responsibilities, the Remuneration Committee is assisted by an external consultant and an in-house remuneration expert acting on the basis of a protocol to ensure that the expert acts on the instructions of the Remuneration Committee and on an independent basis in which conflicts of interest are avoided.
The Audit Committee assists the Supervisory Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for: the integrity of the company’s financial statements; the financial reporting process; the effectiveness (also in respect of the financial reporting process) of the system of internal controls and risk management; the internal and external audit process; the internal and external auditor’s qualifications, independence and performance; as well as the company’s process for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations and the GBP (including related manuals, training and tools). It reviews the company’s annual and interim financial statements, including non-financial information, prior to publication and advises the Supervisory Board on the adequacy and appropriateness of internal control policies and internal audit programs and their findings. The Committee furthermore supervises the internal audit function, maintains contact with and supervises the external auditor and prepares the nomination of the external auditor for appointment by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The composition of the Audit Committee meets the relevant requirements under Dutch law and the applicable US rules. All of the members are considered to be independent and financially literate and the Audit Committee as a whole has the competence relevant to the sector in which the company is operating. In addition, David Pyott and Elizabeth Doherty are each designated as an Audit Committee financial expert, as defined under the regulations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The Supervisory Board considers the expertise and experience available in the Audit Committee, in conjunction with the possibility to take advice from internal and external experts and advisors, to be sufficient for the fulfillment of the tasks and responsibilities of the Audit Committee.
The Quality & Regulatory Committee has been established by the Supervisory Board in view of the central importance of the quality of the company’s products, systems, services and software as well as the development, testing, manufacturing, marketing and servicing thereof, and the regulatory requirements relating thereto. The Quality & Regulatory Committee assists the Supervisory Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in this area, whilst recognizing that the Audit Committee assists the Supervisory Board in its oversight of other areas of regulatory, compliance and legal matters.
The remuneration of the individual members of the Board of Management is determined by the Supervisory Board, taking into account the remuneration policy adopted by the General Meeting of Shareholders. The remuneration of the individual members of the Supervisory Board is determined by the General Meeting of Shareholders, also on the basis of a remuneration policy.
The current remuneration policy for the Board of Management was adopted in 2017 and is published on the company’s website; the current remuneration of the Supervisory Board was determined in 2018. A description of the composition of the remuneration of the individual members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board is included in Report of the Remuneration Committee.
Pursuant to Dutch law, from 2020, the shareholders will be entitled to vote on the adoption of the remuneration policies for each of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting (at least) every four years. The adoption of a remuneration policy will require a special majority of three-quarters of the votes cast (as the Articles of Association do not allow a lower majority). In addition, shareholders have an advisory vote at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on the remuneration report relating to the preceding financial year (as prepared by the Remuneration Committee and included in the Annual Report). The agenda for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2020 will include certain agenda items to implement this new law.
Pursuant to Dutch law, the Supervisory Board is authorized to reduce or eliminate unpaid bonuses awarded to members of the Board of Management if payment or delivery of the bonus would be unacceptable according to the principles of reasonableness and fairness. The company, which in this respect may also be represented by the Supervisory Board or a special representative appointed for this purpose by the General Meeting of Shareholders, may also request return of bonuses already paid or delivered insofar as these have been granted on the basis of incorrect information on the fulfillment of the relevant performance criteria or other conditions. Bonuses are broadly defined as ‘non-fixed’ (variable) remuneration – either in cash or in the form of share-based compensation – that is conditional in whole or in part on the achievement of certain targets or the occurrence of certain circumstances. The explanatory notes to the balance sheet shall report on any moderation and/or claim for repayment of Board of Management remuneration. No such reduction of unpaid bonuses or requests for repayment occurred during the financial year 2019.
In compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, the company does not grant personal loans to and guarantees on behalf of members of the Board of Management or the Supervisory Board. No such loans were granted and no such guarantees were issued in 2019, nor were any loans or guarantees outstanding as of December 31, 2019.
Also in compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, the Articles of Association provide that shares or rights to shares shall not be granted to members of the Supervisory Board.
Members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board may only hold shares in the company for the purpose of long-term investment and must refrain from short-term transactions in Philips securities. According to Philips’ internal rules of conduct with respect to inside information, members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board are only allowed to trade in Philips securities (including the exercise of stock options) during ‘windows’ of 20 business days following the publication of annual and quarterly results (provided further the person involved has no inside information regarding Philips at that time, unless an exemption is available). Furthermore, members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board are prohibited from trading, directly or indirectly, in securities of any of the companies belonging to Philips’ peer group (as determined by the Supervisory Board), during one week preceding the disclosure of Philips’ annual or quarterly results.
Transactions in Philips shares carried out by members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board are reported to the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation and, if necessary, to other relevant authorities.
Unless Dutch law provides otherwise, the members of the Board of Management and of the Supervisory Board shall be reimbursed by the company for various costs and expenses, such as the reasonable costs of defending claims, as formalized in the Articles of Association. Under certain circumstances, described in the Articles of Association, such as an act or failure to act by a member of the Board of Management or a member of the Supervisory Board that can be characterized as intentional (opzettelijk), intentionally reckless (bewust roekeloos) or seriously culpable (ernstig verwijtbaar), there will be no entitlement to this reimbursement unless the law or the principles of reasonableness and fairness require otherwise. The company has also taken out liability insurance (D&O – Directors & Officers) for the persons concerned.
Candidates for appointment to the Supervisory Board, the Board of Management and the Executive Committee are selected taking into account the company’s Diversity Policy, which is published on the company’s website.
For more details on the Diversity Policy and board diversity, please refer to Report of the Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee. For more details on the Diversity Policy, the profile of the Supervisory Board and board diversity please refer to Supervisory Board report and to Report of the Corporate Governance and Nomination & Selection Committee
Dutch law on conflicts of interest provides that a member of the Board of Management or Supervisory Board may not participate in the adoption of resolutions if he or she has a direct or indirect personal conflict of interest with the company or related enterprise. If all members of the Board of Management have a conflict of interest, the resolution concerned will be considered by the Supervisory Board. If all members of the Supervisory Board have a conflict of interest, the resolution concerned must be considered by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
In compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, the company’s corporate governance includes rules to specify situations in which a potential or actual conflict may exist, procedures to avoid such conflicts of interest as much as possible, and to deal with such conflicts should they arise. Relevant matters relating to conflicts of interest, if any, must be mentioned in the Annual Report for the financial year in question. No decisions to enter into material transactions in which there are conflicts of interest with members of the Board of Management or the Supervisory Board were taken during the financial year 2019.
In compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, members of the Board of Management require the approval of the Supervisory Board before they can accept a position as a member of a supervisory board or a position as a non-executive director on a one-tier board (Non-Executive Directorship) at another company. The Supervisory Board must be notified of other important positions (to be) held by a member of the Board of Management.
Dutch law provides for certain limitations on the number of Non-Executive Directorships a member of the Board of Management or Supervisory Board may hold. No member of the Board of Management shall hold more than two Non-Executive Directorships at ‘large’ companies (naamloze vennootschappen or besloten vennootschappen) or ‘large’ foundations (stichtingen), as defined under Dutch law, and no member of the Board of Management shall hold the position of chairman of another one-tier board or the position of chairman of another supervisory board. No member of the Supervisory Board shall hold more than five Non-Executive Directorships at such companies or foundations, with a position as chairman counting for two. During the financial year 2019 all members of the Board of Management complied with the limitations described above in this paragraph.
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held no later than six months after the end of the financial year. The agenda for the meeting typically includes: implementation of the remuneration policies for the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board; discussion of the Annual Report, the adoption of the financial statements; policy on additions to reserves and dividends; any proposed dividends or other distributions; discharge of the members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board; any other matters proposed by the Supervisory Board, the Board of Management or shareholders in accordance with Dutch law and the Articles of Association.
Shareholders’ meetings are convened by public notice via the company’s website, and registered shareholders are notified by letter or by electronic means of communication at least 42 days prior to the day of the relevant meeting. Shareholders who wish to exercise the rights attached to their shares in respect of a shareholders’ meeting are required to register for such meeting. Shareholders may attend a meeting in person, vote by proxy (via an independent third party) or grant a power of attorney to a third party to attend the meeting and vote on their behalf. Details on registration for meetings, attendance and proxy voting will be included in the notice convening the relevant meeting.
Pursuant to Dutch law, the record date for the exercise of voting rights and rights relating to shareholders’ meetings is set at the 28th day prior to the day of the relevant meeting. Shareholders registered on such date are entitled to attend the meeting and to exercise the other shareholder rights (at the relevant meeting) notwithstanding any subsequent sale of their shares after the record date.
In accordance with the Articles of Association and Dutch law, requests from shareholders for items to be included on the agenda will generally be honored, subject to the company’s rights to refuse to include the requested agenda item under Dutch law, provided that such requests are made in writing at least 60 days before a General Meeting of Shareholders to the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board by shareholders representing at least 1% of the company’s outstanding capital or, according to the official price list of Euronext Amsterdam, representing a value of at least EUR 50 million. Written requests may be submitted electronically and shall comply with the procedure stipulated by the Board of Management, which procedure is posted on the company’s website.
Pursuant to Dutch law, shareholders requesting an item to be included on the agenda of a meeting have an obligation to disclose their full economic interest (i.e. long position and short position) to the company. The company has the obligation to publish such disclosures on its website.
The main powers of the General Meeting of Shareholders are:
The company applies principle 4.1 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code within the framework of the Articles of Association and Dutch law and in the manner described in this corporate governance report. All issued and outstanding shares carry voting rights and each share confers the right to cast one vote in a shareholders’ meeting. Pursuant to Dutch law, no votes may be cast at a General Meeting of Shareholders in respect of shares which are held by the company. There are no special statutory rights attached to the shares of the company and no restrictions on the voting rights of the company’s shares exist. Subject to certain exceptions provided by Dutch law and/or the Articles of Association, resolutions of the General Meeting of Shareholders are passed by an absolute majority of votes cast and do not require a quorum.
The authorized share capital of the company amounts to EUR 800 million, divided into 2 billion common shares with a nominal value of 20 eurocents each and 2 billion preference shares also with a nominal value of 20 eurocents each. On December 31, 2019, the issued share capital amounted to EUR 179,346,744.20, divided into 896,733,721 common shares and no preference shares. All shares are fully paid-up. There are currently no limitations, either under Dutch law or the Articles of Association, to the transfer of the common shares.
Only Euroclear shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam. Only New York Registry Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Pursuant to Section 10:138(2) of the Dutch Civil Code, the laws of the State of New York are applicable to the proprietary regime with respect to the New York Registry Shares, which proprietary regime includes the requirements for a transfer of, or the creation of an in rem right in, such New York Registry Shares. Euroclear shares and New York Registry Shares may be exchanged for each other.
As per December 31, 2019, approximately 93% of the common shares were held through the system of Euroclear Nederland (Euroclear shares) and approximately 7% of the common shares were represented by New York Registry Shares issued in the name of approximately 952 holders of record, including Cede & Co. Cede & Co which acts as nominee for The Depository Trust Company holding the shares (indirectly) for individual investors as beneficiaries. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is Philips’ New York transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing agent. Since certain shares are held by brokers and other nominees, these numbers may not be representative of the actual number of United States beneficial holders or the number of New York Registry Shares beneficially held by US residents.
At the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, it was resolved to authorize the Board of Management, subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board, to issue shares or to grant rights to acquire shares in the company as well as to restrict or exclude the pre-emption right accruing to shareholders up to and including November 8, 2020. This authorization is limited to a maximum of 10% of the number of shares issued as of May 9, 2019.
In addition, at the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, it was resolved to authorize the Board of Management, subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board, to acquire shares in the company within the limits of the Articles of Association and within a certain price range up to and including November 8, 2020. The maximum number of shares the company may hold will not exceed 10% of the issued share capital as of May 9, 2019. The number of shares may be increased by 10% of the issued capital as of that same date in connection with the execution of share repurchase programs for capital reduction programs.
Risk management and control forms an integral part of the Philips business planning and performance review cycle. The company’s risk management policy and framework are designed to provide reasonable assurance that its strategic and operational objectives are met, that legal requirements are complied with, and that the integrity of the company’s financial reporting and its related disclosures is safeguarded. Please refer to Risk management for a more detailed description of Philips’ approach to risk management (including Internal Control over Financial Reporting), risk categories and factors, and certain specific risks that have been identified.
With respect to financial reporting, a structured self-assessment and monitoring process is used company-wide to assess, document, review and monitor compliance with Internal Control over Financial Reporting. On the basis of the outcome of this process, the Board of Management confirms that: (i) the management report (within the meaning of section 2:391 of the Dutch Civil Code) provides sufficient insights into any failings in the effectiveness of the internal risk management and control systems; (ii) such systems provide a reasonable level of assurance that the financial reporting does not contain any material inaccuracies; (iii) based on the current state of affairs, it is justified that the financial reporting is prepared on a going concern basis; and (iv) the management report states those material risks and uncertainties that are relevant to the expected continuity of the company for a period of 12 months after the preparation of the report. The financial statements fairly represent the financial condition and result of operations of the company and provide the required disclosures.
In view of the above, the Board of Management believes that it is in compliance with best practice 1.4.2 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code. It should be noted that the above does not imply that the internal risk management and control systems provide certainty as to the realization of operational and financial business objectives, nor can they prevent all misstatements, inaccuracies, errors, fraud or non- compliances with rules and regulations. The above statement on internal control should not be construed as a statement in response to the requirements of section 404 of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The statement as to compliance with section 404 is set forth in . Management’s report on internal control
The annual financial statements are prepared by the Board of Management and reviewed by the Supervisory Board upon the advice of its Audit Committee, taking into account the report of the external auditor. Upon approval by the Supervisory Board, the accounts are signed by all members of both the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board and are published together with the opinion of the external auditor. The Board of Management is responsible, under the supervision of the Supervisory Board, for the quality and completeness of such publicly disclosed financial reports. The annual financial statements are presented for discussion and adoption at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be convened subsequently.
The external auditor is appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders in accordance with the Articles of Association. Philips’ current external auditor, Ernst & Young Accountants LLP, was appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 7, 2015, for a term of four years starting January 1, 2016 and was re-appointed at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 9, 2019 for a term of three years starting January 1, 2020.
Dutch law requires the separation of audit and non-audit services, meaning the company’s external auditor is not allowed to provide non-audit services. This is reflected in the Auditor Policy, which is published on the company’s website. The policy is also in line with (and in some ways stricter than) applicable US rules, under which the appointed external auditor must be independent from the company both in fact and appearance.
The Auditor Policy specifies certain audit services and audit-related services (also known as assurance services) that will or may be provided by the external auditor, and includes rules for the pre-approval by the Audit Committee of such services. Audit services must be pre-approved on the basis of the annual audit services engagement agreed with the External Auditor. Proposed audit-related services may be pre-approved at the beginning of the year by the Audit Committee (annual pre-approval) or may be pre-approved during the year by the Audit Committee in respect of a particular engagement (specific pre-approval). The annual pre-approval is based on a detailed, itemized list of services to be provided, which is designed to ensure that there is no management discretion in determining whether a service has been approved, and to ensure that the Audit Committee is informed of each of the services it is pre-approving. Unless pre-approval with respect to a specific service has been given at the beginning of the year, each proposed service requires specific pre-approval during the year. Any annually pre-approved services where the fee for the engagement is expected to exceed pre-approved cost levels or budgeted amounts will also require specific pre-approval. The term of any annual pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval unless the Audit Committee states otherwise. During 2019, there were no services provided to the Company by the external auditor which were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
Stichting Preferente Aandelen Philips, a Foundation (stichting) organized under Dutch law, has been granted the right to acquire preference shares the Royal Philips, as stated in the company’s Articles of Association. In addition, the Foundation has the right to file a petition with the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal to commence an inquiry procedure within the meaning of section 2:344 Dutch Civil Code.
The object of the Foundation is to represent the interests of Royal Philips, the enterprises maintained by the company and its affiliated companies within the company’s group, in such a way that the interests of the company, these enterprises and all parties involved with them are safeguarded as effectively as possible, and that they are afforded maximum protection against influences which, in conflict with those interests, may undermine the autonomy and identity of Philips and those enterprises, and also to do anything related to the above ends or conducive to them. This object includes the protection of Philips against (an attempt at) an unsolicited takeover or other attempt to exert (de facto) control of the company. The arrangement will allow Philips to determine its position in relation to the relevant third party (or parties) and its (their) plans, to seek alternatives and to defend the company’s interests and those of its stakeholders.
The mere notification that the Foundation exercises its right to acquire preference shares will result in such shares being effectively issued. The Foundation may exercise this right for as many preference shares as there are common shares in the company outstanding at that time. No preference shares have been issued as of December 31, 2019.
The members of the self-electing Board of the Foundation are Messrs J.M. Hessels, F.J.G.M. Cremers and P.N. Wakkie. No Philips Supervisory Board or Board of Management members or Philips officers are represented on the board of the Foundation.
Other than the arrangements made with the Foundation referred to above, the company does not have any measures which exclusively or almost exclusively have the purpose of defending against unsolicited public offers for shares in the capital of the company. It should be noted that the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board remain under all circumstances authorized to exercise all powers vested in them to promote the interests of Philips.
The company has issued certain corporate bonds, the provisions of which contain a ‘Change of Control Triggering Event’ or a ‘Change of Control Put Event’. Upon the occurrence of such events, the company might be required to offer to redeem or purchase any outstanding bonds at certain pre-determined prices. Please also refer to note 18 Debt.
Philips is continuously focused on maintaining strong and open relations with its shareholders. In addition to communication with its shareholders at shareholders’ meetings, the company may discuss its financial results during conference calls, which are broadly accessible. The company also publishes annual, semi-annual and quarterly reports and press releases, and informs investors via its website.
From time to time the company communicates with investors and analysts via roadshows, broker conferences and a Capital Markets Day, which are announced in advance on the company’s website. The purpose of these engagements is to further inform the market of the results, strategy and decisions made, as well as to receive feedback from shareholders. It is the company’s policy to post presentations to investors and analysts on its website. Philips applies recommendation 4.2.3 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, which it does not view (in line with market practice) as extending to less important analyst meetings and presentations.
Furthermore, Philips engages in bilateral communications with investors and analysts. These communications take place either at the initiative of the company or at the initiative of investors/analysts. The company is generally represented by its Investor Relations department during these interactions, however, on a limited number of occasions the Investor Relations department is accompanied by one or more members of the senior management. The subject matter of the bilateral communications ranges from individual queries from investors/analysts to more elaborate discussions following disclosures that the company has made, such as its annual and quarterly reports. Philips complies with applicable rules and regulations on fair and non-selective disclosure and equal treatment of shareholders.
The Dutch Act on Financial Supervision imposes an obligation on persons holding certain interests to disclose (inter alia) percentage holdings in the capital and/or voting rights in the company when such holdings reach, exceed or fall below 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75 and 95 percent (as a result of an acquisition or disposal by a person, or as a result of a change in the company’s total number of voting rights or capital issued). Certain derivatives (settled in kind or in cash) are also taken into account when calculating the capital interest. The statutory obligation to disclose capital interest relates not only to gross long positions, but also to gross short positions. Required disclosures must be made to the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) without delay. The AFM then notifies the company of such disclosures and includes them in a register, which is published on the AFM’s website. Furthermore, an obligation to disclose (net) short positions is set out in the EU Regulation on Short Selling.
The AFM register shows the following notifications of substantial holdings and/or voting rights at or above the 3% threshold: BlackRock, Inc.: substantial holding of 5.03% and 6.19% of the voting rights (January 5, 2017); Wellington Management Group LLP: 6.58 % of the voting rights (October 1, 2019); Capital Research and Management Company / Capital Group International Inc.: 5.00 % of the voting rights (November 19, 2019).
The company began as a limited partnership with the name Philips & Co in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1891, and was converted into the company with limited liability N.V. Philips’ Gloeilampenfabrieken on September 11, 1912. The company’s name was changed to Philips Electronics N.V. on May 6, 1994, to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. on April 1, 1998, and to Koninklijke Philips N.V. on May 15, 2013.
The majority of the shares in Royal Philips are held through the system maintained by the Dutch Central Securities Depository (Euroclear Nederland). In the past, Philips has also issued (physical) bearer share certificates ("Share Certificates"). A limited number of Share Certificates have not been surrendered yet, although the holders of Share Certificates are still entitled to a corresponding number of shares in Royal Philips. It is noted that, as a result of Dutch legislation that became effective per July 2019, the relevant shares will be registered in the name of Royal Philips by operation of law per January 1, 2021. Owners of Share Certificates will continue to be entitled to a corresponding number of shares, but may not exercise the rights attached to such shares until they surrender their Share Certificates. Owners of Share Certificates may come forward to do so and to receive a corresponding number of shares until January 1, 2026 at the latest. As per January 2, 2026, entitlements attached to the Share Certificates not surrendered, will expire by operation of law. For more information, please contact the Investor Relations department by email (investor.relations@philips.com) or telephone (+31-20-59 77222).
The statutory seat of the company is Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and the statutory list of all subsidiaries and affiliated companies, prepared in accordance with the relevant legal requirements (Dutch Civil Code, Book 2, Sections 379 and 414), forms part of the notes to the consolidated financial statements and is deposited at the office of the Commercial Register in Eindhoven, the Netherlands (file no. 17001910). The executive offices of the company are located at the Philips Center, Amstelplein 2, 1096 BC Amsterdam, the Netherlands, telephone +31-20-59 77777.
The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board are of the opinion that the principles and best practice provisions of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code that are addressed to the boards, are being applied. The full text of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code can be found on the website of the Monitoring Commission Corporate Governance Code (www.commissiecorporategovernance.nl).
This section of the Annual Report contains the audited consolidated financial statements including the notes thereon that have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as endorsed by the European Union (EU) and with the statutory provisions of Part 9, Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
All standards and interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the IFRS Interpretations Committee effective 2019 have been endorsed by the EU, consequently, the accounting policies applied by Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips) also comply with IFRS as issued by the IASB.
This section ‘Group financial statements’ and the section 'Company financial statements' together contain the statutory financial statements of the company. These statements are subject to adoption by the company’s shareholders at the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
The following sections and chapters:
form the management report within the meaning of section 2:391 of the Dutch Civil Code (and related Decrees).
The sections Strategy and Businesses, Financial performance and Societal impact provide an extensive analysis of the developments during the financial year 2019 and the results. These sections also provide information on the business outlook, investments, financing, personnel and research and development.
For ‘Additional information’ within the meaning of
section 2:392 of the Dutch Civil Code, please refer to
Independent auditor’s report and
the Appropriation of profits.
Please refer to Forward-looking statements and other information for more information about forward-looking statements, third-party market share data, fair value information, and revisions and reclassifications.
The Board of Management of Royal Philips hereby declares that, to the best of our knowledge, the Group financial statements and Company financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole and that the management report referred to above gives a true and fair view concerning the position as per the balance sheet date, the development and performance of the business during the financial year of the company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks that they face.
Board of Management
Frans van Houten
Abhijit Bhattacharya
Marnix van Ginneken
February 25, 2020
The Board of Management of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips) is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a15 (f) under the US Securities Exchange Act). Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.
Internal control over financial reporting includes maintaining records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of company assets are made in accordance with management authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of company assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The Board of Management conducted an assessment of Royal Philips' internal control over financial reporting based on the “Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013)” established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Based on the Board of Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of Royal Philips' internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, it has concluded that, as of December 31, 2019, Royal Philips' internal control over Group financial reporting is considered effective.
The effectiveness of the Royal Philips' internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, as included in this section Group financial statements, has been audited by Ernst & Young Accountants LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which follows hereafter.
Board of Management
Frans van Houten
Abhijit Bhattacharya
Marnix van Ginneken
February 25, 2020
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting is set out in Management’s report on internal control. The report set out in section Independent auditor’s report on internal control over financial reporting, is provided in compliance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the US and includes an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2019, based on COSO criteria.
Ernst & Young Accountants LLP has also issued a report on the 2019 consolidated financial statements and the company financial statements, in accordance with Dutch law, including the Dutch standards on Auditing, of Koninklijke Philips N.V., which is set out in Independent auditor’s report.
Ernst & Young Accountants LLP has also issued a report on the consolidated financial statements 2018 and 2019 in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the US, which will be included in the Annual Report on Form 20-F expected to be filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2020.
To: The Supervisory Board and Shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
We have audited Koninklijke Philips N.V.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Koninklijke Philips N.V. (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes and our report dated February 25, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying section ‘Management’s report on internal control’, of this Annual Report. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Ernst & Young Accountants LLP
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
February 25, 2020
Philips Group
Consolidated statements of income
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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SalesIncome from operations | 17,780 | 18,121 | 19,482 |
Cost of sales | (9,600) | (9,568) | (10,607) |
Gross margin | 8,181 | 8,554 | 8,875 |
Selling expenses | (4,398) | (4,500) | (4,682) |
General and administrative expenses | (577) | (631) | (631) |
Research and development expenses | (1,764) | (1,759) | (1,884) |
Other business incomeIncome from operations | 152 | 88 | 155 |
Other business expensesIncome from operations | (76) | (33) | (188) |
Income from operationsIncome from operations | 1,517 | 1,719 | 1,644 |
Financial incomeFinancial income and expenses | 126 | 51 | 117 |
Financial expensesFinancial income and expenses | (263) | (264) | (233) |
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | (4) | (2) | 1 |
Income before taxes | 1,377 | 1,503 | 1,529 |
Income tax expenseIncome taxes | (349) | (193) | (337) |
Income from continuing operations | 1,028 | 1,310 | 1,192 |
Discontinued operations, net of income taxesDiscontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale | 843 | (213) | (19) |
Net income | 1,870 | 1,097 | 1,173 |
Attribution of net income | |||
Net income attributable to Koninklijke Philips N.V. shareholders | 1,657 | 1,090 | 1,167 |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 214 | 7 | 5 |
Philips Group
Earnings per common share attributable to Koninklijke Philips N.V. shareholders
in EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Basic earnings per common share in EUR | |||
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | 1.10 | 1.41 | 1.31 |
Net income attributable to shareholders | 1.78 | 1.18 | 1.29 |
Diluted earnings per common share in EUR | |||
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | 1.08 | 1.39 | 1.30 |
Net income attributable to shareholders | 1.75 | 1.16 | 1.28 |
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
Philips Group
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Net income for the period | 1,870 | 1,097 | 1,173 |
Pensions and other-post employment plans:Post-employment benefits | |||
Remeasurement | 102 | (8) | 30 |
Income tax effect on remeasurementsIncome taxes | (78) | (19) | 3 |
Financial assets fair value through OCI: | |||
Net current-period change, before tax | (147) | 82 | |
Reclassification directly into retained earnings | (5) | ||
Total of items that will not be reclassified to Income Statement | 25 | (179) | 114 |
Currency translation differences: | |||
Net current period change, before tax | (1,177) | 383 | 218 |
Income tax effect on net current-period changeIncome taxes | 39 | (29) | - |
Reclassification adjustment for (gain) loss realized | 4 | ||
Reclassification adjustment for (gain) loss realized, in discontinued operations | 191 | (6) | 16 |
Available-for-sale financial assets:Other financial assets | |||
Net current period change, before tax | (66) | ||
Income tax effect on net current-period changeIncome taxes | (1) | ||
Reclassification adjustment for loss (gain) realized | 1 | ||
Cash flow hedges: | |||
Net current-period change, before tax | 33 | (13) | (53) |
Income tax effect on net current-period changeIncome taxes | (3) | 11 | 6 |
Reclassification adjustment for loss (gain) realized | (17) | (31) | 33 |
Total of items that are or may be reclassified to Income Statement | (1,000) | 315 | 225 |
Other comprehensive income for the period | (975) | 136 | 340 |
Total comprehensive income for the period | 895 | 1,233 | 1,512 |
Total comprehensive income attributable to: | |||
Shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V. | 805 | 1,225 | 1,507 |
Non-controlling interests | 90 | 8 | 5 |
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
Philips Group
Consolidated balance sheets
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2018 | 2019 | |
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Non-current assets | ||
Property, plant and equipment1)Property, plant and equipmentInformation by segment and main country | 1,712 | 2,866 |
GoodwillGoodwillInformation by segment and main country | 8,503 | 8,654 |
Intangible assets excluding goodwillIntangible assets excluding goodwillInformation by segment and main country | 3,589 | 3,466 |
Non-current receivablesReceivables | 162 | 178 |
Investments in associatesInterests in entities | 244 | 233 |
Other non-current financial assetsOther financial assets | 360 | 248 |
Non-current derivative financial assetsFair value of financial assets and liabilities | 1 | 1 |
Deferred tax assetsIncome taxes | 1,828 | 1,865 |
Other non-current assetsOther assets | 47 | 47 |
Total non-current assets | 16,447 | 17,557 |
Current assets | ||
InventoriesInventories | 2,674 | 2,773 |
Other current financial assetsOther financial assets | 436 | 1 |
Other current assetsOther assets | 469 | 476 |
Current derivative financial assetsFair value of financial assets and liabilities | 36 | 38 |
Income tax receivableIncome taxes | 147 | 177 |
Current receivablesRelated-party transactionsReceivables | 4,035 | 4,554 |
Assets classified as held for saleDiscontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale | 87 | 13 |
Cash and cash equivalentsDetails of treasury / other financial risks | 1,688 | 1,425 |
Total current assets | 9,572 | 9,459 |
Total assets | 26,019 | 27,016 |
EquityEquity | ||
Equity | 12,088 | 12,597 |
Common shares | 185 | 179 |
Reserves | 548 | 652 |
Other | 11,355 | 11,766 |
Non-controlling interestsEquity | 29 | 28 |
Group equity | 12,117 | 12,625 |
Non-current liabilities | ||
Long-term debt1)Debt | 3,427 | 4,939 |
Non-current derivative financial liabilitiesFair value of financial assets and liabilities | 114 | 124 |
Long-term provisionsPost-employment benefitsProvisions | 1,788 | 1,603 |
Deferred tax liabilitiesIncome taxes | 152 | 143 |
Non-current contract liabilitiesOther liabilities | 226 | 348 |
Non-current tax liabilities2)Income taxes | 181 | 186 |
Other non-current liabilitiesOther liabilities | 72 | 71 |
Total non-current liabilities | 5,959 | 7,413 |
Current liabilities | ||
Short-term debt1)Debt | 1,394 | 508 |
Current derivative financial liabilitiesFair value of financial assets and liabilities | 176 | 67 |
Income tax payableIncome taxes | 118 | 100 |
Accounts payableRelated-party transactions | 2,303 | 2,089 |
Accrued liabilitiesAccrued liabilities | 1,537 | 1,632 |
Current contract liabilitiesOther liabilities | 1,303 | 1,170 |
Short-term provisionsPost-employment benefitsProvisions | 363 | 556 |
Liabilities directly associated with assets held for saleDiscontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale | 12 | - |
Other current liabilitiesOther liabilities | 737 | 856 |
Total current liabilities | 7,943 | 6,978 |
Total liabilities and group equity | 26,019 | 27,016 |
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
Philips Group
Consolidated statements of cash flows1)
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities | |||
Net income (loss) | 1,870 | 1,097 | 1,173 |
Results of discontinued operations, net of income tax | (843) | 213 | 19 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities: | |||
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment of fixed assets | 1,025 | 1,089 | 1,402 |
Impairment of goodwill and other non-current financial assets | 15 | 1 | 97 |
Share-based compensation | 116 | 97 | 98 |
Net gain on sale of assets | (107) | (71) | (77) |
Interest income | (40) | (31) | (27) |
Interest expense on debt, borrowings, and other liabilities | 186 | 165 | 174 |
Income taxes | 349 | 193 | 337 |
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | 2 | 6 | |
Decrease (increase) in working capital | 101 | (179) | (819) |
Decrease (increase) in receivables and other current assets | 64 | (97) | (274) |
Decrease (Increase) in inventories | (144) | (394) | (175) |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities | 181 | 311 | (369) |
Decrease (increase) in non-current receivables, other assets and other liabilities | (358) | (49) | 122 |
Increase (decrease) in provisionsProvisions | (252) | (271) | 27 |
Other items | 261 | (59) | (5) |
Interest paid | (215) | (170) | (172) |
Interest received | 40 | 35 | 27 |
Dividends received from investments in associates | 6 | 20 | 12 |
Income taxes paid | (284) | (301) | (363) |
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | 1,870 | 1,780 | 2,031 |
Cash flows from investing activities | |||
Net capital expenditures | (685) | (796) | (978) |
Purchase of intangible assets | (106) | (123) | (156) |
Expenditures on development assets | (333) | (298) | (339) |
Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment | (420) | (422) | (518) |
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipmentDiscontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale | 175 | 46 | 35 |
Net proceeds from (cash used for) derivatives and current financial assetsCash flow statement supplementary information | (198) | (175) | 385 |
Purchase of other non-current financial assetsCash flow statement supplementary information | (42) | (34) | (63) |
Proceeds from other non-current financial assetsCash flow statement supplementary information | 6 | 77 | 162 |
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquiredAcquisitions and divestments | (2,344) | (628) | (255) |
Net proceeds from sale of interests in businesses, net of cash disposed ofDiscontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale | 64 | 70 | 146 |
Net cash provided by (used for) for investing activities | (3,199) | (1,486) | (603) |
Cash flows from financing activities | |||
Proceeds from issuance (payments on) short-term debtDebt | 12 | 34 | 23 |
Principal payments on short-term portion of long-term debtDebt | (1,332) | (1,161) | (761) |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debtDebt | 1,115 | 1,287 | 847 |
Re-issuance of treasury sharesEquity | 227 | 94 | 58 |
Purchase of treasury sharesEquity | (642) | (1,042) | (1,376) |
Proceeds from sale of Signify (Philips Lighting) sharesInterests in entities | 1,065 | ||
Transaction costs paid for sale of Signify (Philips Lighting) sharesInterests in entities | (5) | ||
Dividends paid to shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V.Equity | (384) | (401) | (453) |
Dividends paid to shareholders of non-controlling interests | (2) | (3) | (2) |
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | 55 | (1,192) | (1,665) |
Net cash provided by (used for) continuing operations | (1,274) | (898) | (237) |
Net cash provided by (used for) discontinued operationsDiscontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale | 1,063 | 647 | (25) |
Net cash provided by (used for) continuing and discontinued operations | (211) | (251) | (262) |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | (184) | - | (2) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 2,334 | 1,939 | 1,688 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 1,939 | 1,688 | 1,425 |
Philips Group
Consolidated statements of changes in equity
in millions of EUR
Common share | Currency translation differences1) | Fair value through OCI2) | Cash flow hedges | Capital in excess of par value | Retained earnings | Treasury shares at cost | Total shareholders' equity | Non-controlling interests | Group equity | |
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reserves | other | |||||||||
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2017 | 186 | 1,234 | 36 | 10 | 3,083 | 8,178 | (181) | 12,546 | 907 | 13,453 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | (823) | (66) | 12 | 1,681 | 805 | 90 | 895 | |||
Dividend distributed | 2 | 356 | (742) | (384) | (94) | (478) | ||||
Sale of shares of Philips Lighting (now Signify) | (19) | 346 | 327 | 712 | 1,039 | |||||
Deconsolidation Philips Lighting (now Signify) | (66) | 54 | (12) | (1,590) | (1,602) | |||||
Purchase of treasury shares | (318) | (318) | (318) | |||||||
Re-issuance of treasury shares | (205) | 3 | 334 | 133 | 133 | |||||
Forward contracts | (1,018) | (61) | (1,079) | (1,079) | ||||||
Share call options | 95 | (255) | (160) | (160) | ||||||
Share-based compensation plans | 151 | 151 | 151 | |||||||
Income tax share-based compensation plans | (8) | (8) | (8) | |||||||
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2017 | 188 | 392 | (30) | 23 | 3,311 | 8,596 | (481) | 11,999 | 24 | 12,023 |
IFRS 9 and 15 adjustment | (4) | (25) | (29) | (29) | ||||||
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2018 | 188 | 392 | (34) | 23 | 3,311 | 8,571 | (481) | 11,970 | 24 | 11,993 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | 347 | (147) | (33) | 1,058 | 1,225 | 8 | 1,233 | |||
Dividend distributed | 2 | 336 | (738) | (400) | (3) | (403) | ||||
Purchase of treasury shares | (514) | (514) | (514) | |||||||
Re-issuance of treasury shares | (276) | (4) | 341 | 61 | 61 | |||||
Forward contracts | 124 | (443) | (319) | (319) | ||||||
Share call options | 34 | (85) | (51) | (51) | ||||||
Cancellation of treasury shares | (5) | (779) | 783 | |||||||
Share-based compensation plans | 107 | 107 | 107 | |||||||
Income tax share-based compensation plans | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2018 | 185 | 739 | (181) | (10) | 3,487 | 8,266 | (399) | 12,088 | 29 | 12,117 |
IFRS 16 adjustment3) | (33) | (33) | (33) | |||||||
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019 | 185 | 739 | (181) | (10) | 3,487 | 8,232 | (399) | 12,055 | 29 | 12,084 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | 239 | 82 | (13) | 1,200 | 1,507 | 5 | 1,512 | |||
Dividend distributed | 2 | 319 | (775) | (453) | (2) | (456) | ||||
Minority Buy-out | (3) | (3) | (3) | (6) | ||||||
Transfer of gain on disposal of equity investments at FVTOCI to retained earnings | (204) | 204 | ||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares | (621) | (621) | (621) | |||||||
Re-issuance of treasury shares | (246) | 11 | 266 | 31 | 31 | |||||
Forward contracts | 706 | (706) | ||||||||
Share call options | 28 | (58) | (30) | (30) | ||||||
Cancellation of treasury shares | (8) | (1,308) | 1,316 | |||||||
Share-based compensation plans | 101 | 101 | 101 | |||||||
Income tax share-based compensation plans | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019 | 179 | 978 | (303) | (24) | 3,671 | 8,296 | (201) | 12,597 | 28 | 12,625 |
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
The Consolidated financial statements in the Group financial statements section have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as endorsed by the European Union (EU) and with the statutory provisions of Part 9, Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
All standards and interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the IFRS Interpretations Committee effective 2019 have been endorsed by the EU; consequently, the accounting policies applied by Philips also comply with IFRS as issued by the IASB. These accounting policies have been applied by group entities.
The Consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, unless otherwise indicated.
The Consolidated financial statements are presented in euros, which is the presentation currency. Due to rounding, amounts may not add up precisely to the totals provided.
The preparation of the Consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. These estimates inherently contain a degree of uncertainty. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
In the process of applying the accounting policies, management has made estimates and assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, as well as to the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the Consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The company evaluates these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis and bases the estimates on historical experience, current and expected future outcomes, third-party evaluations and various other assumptions that Philips believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments may change due to circumstances beyond the company’s control and are reflected in the assumptions if and when they occur. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities as well as identifying and assessing the accounting treatment with respect to commitments and contingencies. The company revises material estimates if changes occur in the circumstances or if there is new information or experience on which an estimate was or can be based.
The areas where the most significant judgments and estimates are made are goodwill, deferred tax asset recoverability, impairments, classification and measurement of financial instruments, the accounting for an arrangement containing a lease, the assessment whether a lease option to extend or cancel a lease in which the company is a lessee is reasonably certain to be exercised or not, revenue recognition, tax risks and other contingencies, assessment of control, classification of assets and liabilities held for sale and the presentation of items of profit and loss and cash flows as continuing or discontinued, as well as when determining the fair values of acquired identifiable intangible assets, contingent considerations and investments based on an assessment of future cash flows (e.g. earn out arrangements as part of acquisitions). For further discussion of these significant judgements and estimates, reference is made to the respective accounting policies and notes within these Consolidated financial statements that relate to the above topics.
Further judgment is applied when analyzing impairments of goodwill and intangible assets not yet ready for use that are performed annually and whenever a triggering event has occurred to determine whether the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount. These analyses are generally based on estimates of discounted future cash flows. Furthermore, the company applies judgment when actuarial assumptions are established to anticipate future events that are used in calculating post-employment benefit expenses and liabilities. These factors include assumptions with respect to interest rates, rates of increase in healthcare costs, rates of future compensation increases, turnover rates and life expectancy.
Accounting policies have been applied consistently for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements, except for the items mentioned below and the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 Leases, for which reference is made to the section New standards and interpretations of this note. In addition, certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
From January 1, 2019, Philips realigned the composition of its reporting segments. The most notable changes are the shifts of the Sleep & Respiratory Care business from the Personal Health segment to the renamed Connected Care segment and most of the Healthcare Informatics business from the renamed Connected Care segment to the Diagnosis & Treatment segment. The new segment structure had no significant impact on the headroom or lead to goodwill impairment as disclosed in Goodwill.
Consequential changes to comparative segment disclosures have been processed in Receivables and Provisions. The 2018 and 2017 segment results have been reclassified according to the revised reporting structure. Segment information can be found in Information by segment and main country.
Following the adoption of IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments, the company has changed the presentation of uncertain tax positions in the Consolidated balance sheets. The Other tax liability included in the line Other non-current liabilities is reclassified to the new Non-current tax liabilities line item on the face of the Consolidated balance sheets. For the comparative figures per December 31, 2018 an amount of EUR 181 million is reclassified from Other non-current liabilities to Income tax payable (under non-current liabilities). Further reference is made to Income taxes.
In certain instances, IFRS allows alternative accounting treatments for measurement and/or disclosure. Philips has adopted one of the treatments as appropriate to the circumstances of the company. The most important of these alternative treatments are mentioned below.
Under IFRS, an entity shall choose either the cost model or the revaluation model as its accounting model for tangible and intangible fixed assets. In this respect, items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The useful lives and residual values are evaluated annually. Furthermore, the company chose to apply the cost model, meaning that costs relating to product development, the development and purchase of software for internal use and other intangible assets are capitalized and subsequently amortized over the estimated useful life. Further information on Tangible and Intangible fixed assets can be found in Property, plant and equipment and in Intangible assets excluding goodwill, respectively.
IFRS does not specify how an entity should present its service costs related to pensions and net interest on the net defined-benefit liability (asset) in the Consolidated statements of income. With regards to these elements, the company presents service costs in Income from operations and the net interest expenses related to defined-benefit plans in Financial expense.
Further information on employee benefit accounting can be found in Post-employment benefits.
Under IFRS, an entity shall report cash flows from operating activities using either the direct method (whereby major classes of gross cash receipts and gross cash payments are disclosed) or the indirect method (whereby profit or loss is adjusted for the effects of transactions of a non-cash nature, any deferrals or accruals of past or future operating cash receipts or payments, and items of income or expense associated with investing or financing cash flows). In this respect, the company chose to prepare the cash flow statements using the indirect method.
Furthermore, interest cash flows are presented in cash flows from operating activities rather than in cash flows from financing or investing activities, because they enter into the determination of profit or loss. The company chose to present dividends paid to shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V. as a component of cash flows from financing activities, rather than to present such dividends as cash flows from operating activities, which is an allowed alternative under IFRS.
Consolidated statements of cash flows can be found in Consolidated statements of cash flows.
Revenue from the sale of goods in the normal course of business is recognized at a point in time when the performance obligation is satisfied and it is based on the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the performance obligation. The transaction price is the amount of the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods to the customer. The consideration expected by the company may include fixed and/or variable amounts which can be impacted by sales returns, trade discounts and volume rebates. The company adjusts the consideration for the time value of money for the contracts where no explicit interest rate is mentioned if the period between the transfer of the promised goods or services to the customer and payment by the customer exceeds six months. Revenue for the sale of goods is recognized when control of the asset is transferred to the buyer and only when it is highly probable that a significant reversal of revenue will not occur when uncertainties related to a variable consideration are resolved.
Transfer of control varies depending on the individual terms of the contract of sale. For consumer-type products in the segment Personal Health businesses, control is transferred when the product is shipped and delivered to the customer and title and risk have passed to the customer (depending on the delivery conditions) and acceptance of the product has been obtained. Examples of delivery conditions are ‘Free on Board point of delivery’ and ‘Costs, Insurance Paid point of delivery’, where the point of delivery may be the shipping warehouse or any other point of destination as agreed in the contract with the customer and where control is transferred to the customer.
Revenues from transactions relating to distinct goods or services are accounted for separately based on their relative stand-alone selling prices. The stand-alone selling price is defined as the price that would be charged for the goods or service in a separate transaction under similar conditions to similar customers, which within the company is mainly the Country Target Price (CTP). The transaction price determined (taking into account variable considerations) is allocated to performance obligations based on relative stand-alone selling prices. These transactions mainly occur in the segments Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and Connected Care businesses and include arrangements that require subsequent installation and training activities in order to make distinct goods operable for the customer. As such, the related installation and training activities are part of equipment sales rather than separate performance obligations. Revenue is recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied, i.e. when the installation has been completed and the equipment is ready to be used by the customer in the way contractually agreed.
Revenues are recorded net of sales taxes. A variable consideration is recognized to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Such assessment is performed on each reporting date to check whether it is constrained. For products for which a right of return exists during a defined period, revenue recognition is determined based on the historical pattern of actual returns, or in cases where such information is not available revenue recognition is postponed until the return period has lapsed. Return policies are typically based on customary return arrangements in local markets.
A provision is recognized for assurance-type product warranty at the time of revenue recognition and reflects the estimated costs of replacement and free-of-charge services that will be incurred by the company with respect to the products sold. For certain products, the customer has the option to purchase the warranty separately, which is considered a separate performance obligation on top of the assurance-type product warranty. For such warranties which provide distinct service, revenue recognition occurs on a straight-line basis over the extended warranty contract period.
In the case of loss under a sales agreement, the loss is recognized immediately.
Expenses incurred for shipping and handling of internal movements of goods are recorded as cost of sales. Shipping and handling related to sales to third parties are recorded as selling expenses. When shipping and handling are part of a project and billed to the customer, then the related expenses are recorded as cost of sales. Shipping and handling billed to customers are distinct and separate performance obligations and recognized as revenues. Expenses incurred for sales commissions that are considered incremental to the contracts are recognized immediately in the Consolidated statements of income as selling expenses as a practical expedient under IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Revenue from services is recognized over a period of time as the company transfers control of the services to the customer which is demonstrated by the customer simultaneously receiving and consuming the benefits provided by the company. The amount of revenues is measured by reference to the progress made towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation, which in general is evenly over time. Service revenue related to repair and maintenance activities for goods sold is recognized ratably over the service period or as services are rendered.
Royalty income from brand license arrangements is recognized based on a right to access the license, which in practice means over the contract period based on a fixed amount or reliable estimate of sales made by a licensee.
Royalty income from intellectual property rights such as technology licenses or patents is recognized based on a right-to-use the license, which in practice means at a point in time based on the contractual terms and substance of the relevant agreement with a licensee. However, revenue related to intellectual property contracts with variable consideration where a constraint in the estimation is identified, is recognized over the contract period and is based on actual or reliably estimated sales made by a licensee.
The company receives payments from customers based on a billing schedule or credit period, as established in our contracts. Credit periods are determined based on standard terms, which vary according to local market conditions. Amounts posted in deferred revenue for which the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer and amounts that have either been received or are due, are presented as Contract liabilities in the Consolidated balance sheets.
Income taxes comprise current, non-current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognized in the Consolidated statements of income except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly within equity or in other comprehensive income. Current tax is the expected taxes payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.
Tax liabilities are recognized when it is considered probable that there will be a future outflow of funds to a taxing authority. In such cases, provision is made for the amount that is expected to be settled, where this can be reasonably estimated. This assessment relies on estimates and assumptions and may involve a series of judgments about future events. New information may become available that causes the company to change its judgment regarding the adequacy of existing tax liabilities. Such changes to tax liabilities will impact the income tax expense in the period during which such a determination is made.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized, using the consolidated balance sheets method, for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax is not recognized for the following temporary differences: the initial recognition of goodwill; the initial recognition of assets and liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit; and differences relating to investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates where the reversal of the respective temporary difference can be controlled by the company and it is probable that it will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred taxes are measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to temporary differences when they reverse, based on the laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax liabilities and assets, and they relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same taxable entity or on different taxable entities, but the company intends to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis or their tax assets and liabilities will be realized simultaneously.
A deferred tax asset is recognized for unused tax losses, tax credits and deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that there will be future taxable profits against which they can be utilized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the countries where the deferred tax assets originated and during the periods when the deferred tax assets become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
Deferred tax liabilities for withholding taxes are recognized for subsidiaries in situations where the income is to be paid out as dividend in the foreseeable future and for undistributed earnings of unconsolidated companies to the extent that these withholding taxes are not expected to be refundable or deductible. Changes in tax rates and tax laws are reflected in the period when the change was enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
Any subsequent adjustment to a tax asset or liability that originated in discontinued operations and for which no specific arrangements were made at the time of divestment, due to a change in the tax base or its measurement, is allocated to discontinued operations (i.e. backwards tracing). Examples are a tax rate change or change in retained assets or liabilities directly relating to the discontinued operation. Any subsequent change to the recognition of deferred tax assets is allocated to the component in which the taxable gain is or will be recognized. The above principles are applied to the extent the ‘discontinued operations’ are sufficiently separable from continuing operations.
Further information on income tax can be found in Income taxes.
Provisions are recognized if, as a result of a past event, the company has a present legal or constructive obligation, the amount can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Provisions are measured at the present value of the expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money. The increase in the provision due to passage of time is recognized as interest expense. The accounting and presentation for some of the company’s provisions is as follows:
Further information on provisions can be found in Provisions.
The measurement of goodwill at initial recognition is described in the Basis of consolidation note. Goodwill is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Further information on goodwill can also be found in Goodwill.
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life. The useful lives are evaluated annually. Intangible assets are initially capitalized at cost, with the exception of intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination, which are capitalized at their acquisition date fair value.
The company expenses all research costs as incurred. Expenditure on development activities, whereby research findings are applied to a plan or design for the production of new or substantially improved products and processes, is capitalized as an intangible asset if the product or process is technically and commercially feasible, the company has sufficient resources and the intention to complete development and can measure the attributable expenditure reliably.
The capitalized development expenditure comprises of all directly attributable costs (including the cost of materials and direct labor). Other development expenditures and expenditures on research activities are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income. Capitalized development expenditure is stated at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses. Amortization of capitalized development expenditure is charged to the Consolidated statements of income on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets.
Further information on intangible assets other than goodwill can be found in Intangible assets excluding goodwill.
Non-current assets and disposal groups comprising assets and liabilities that are expected to be recovered primarily through sale rather than through continuing use are classified as held for sale.
Non-current assets classified as held for sale and the assets of a disposal group classified as held for sale are presented separately from the other assets in the Consolidated balance sheets. The liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale are presented separately from other liabilities in the Consolidated balance sheets.
A discontinued operation is a component of an entity that has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale, and represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations; or is a part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations; or is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to sell.
If a discontinued operation is sold in stages as part of a single coordinated plan until it is completely sold, then the Investment in associate that is recognized upon sale of a portion that results in Philips having significant influence in the operation (rather than control) is continued to be treated as discontinued operation provided that the held for sale criteria are met.
Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost of disposal. Any gain or loss from disposal, together with the results of these operations until the date of disposal, is reported separately as discontinued operations. The financial information of discontinued operations is excluded from the respective captions in the Consolidated financial statements and related notes for all periods presented. Comparatives in the Consolidated balance sheets are not represented when a non-current asset or disposal group is classified as held for sale. Comparatives are represented for presentation of discontinued operations in the Consolidated statements of cash flows and Consolidated statements of income.
Adjustments in the current period to amounts previously presented in discontinued operations that are directly related to the disposal of a discontinued operation in a prior period, and for which no specific arrangements were made at the time of divestment, are classified separately in discontinued operations. Circumstances to which these adjustments may relate include resolution of uncertainties that arise from the terms of the disposal transaction, such as the resolution of purchase price adjustments and indemnifications, resolution of uncertainties that arise from and are directly related to the operations of the component before its disposal, such as environmental and assurance-type product warranty obligations retained by the company, and the settlement of employee benefit plan obligations provided that the settlement is directly related to the disposal transaction.
Further information on discontinued operations and non-current assets held for sale can be found in Discontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale.
Goodwill and intangible assets not yet ready for use are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually and whenever impairment indicators require. In case of goodwill and intangible assets not yet ready for use, either internal or external sources of information are considered indicators that an asset or a CGU may be impaired. In most cases the company identified its cash-generating units for goodwill at one level below that of an operating segment. Cash flows at this level are substantially independent from other cash flows and this is the lowest level at which goodwill is monitored by the Executive Committee. An impairment loss is recognized in the Consolidated statements of income whenever and to the extent that the carrying amount of a cash-generating unit exceeds the unit’s recoverable amount, whichever is the greater, its value in use or its fair value less cost of disposal. Value in use is measured as the present value of future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Fair value less cost of disposal is measured as the amount obtained from the sale of an asset in an arm’s length transaction, less costs of disposal.
Further information on impairment of goodwill and intangible assets not yet ready for use can be found in Goodwill and Intangible assets excluding goodwill respectively.
Non-financial assets other than goodwill, intangible assets not yet ready for use, inventories and deferred tax assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset with the greater of its value in use and fair value less cost of disposal. Value in use is measured as the present value of future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Fair value less cost of disposal is measured as the amount obtained from a sale of an asset in an arm’s length transaction, less costs of disposal. If the carrying amount of an asset is deemed not recoverable, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the recoverable amount. The review for impairment is carried out at the level where cash flows occur that are independent of other cash flows.
Impairment losses recognized in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if and to the extent that there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. The loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized. Reversals of impairment are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income.
The company recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for trade receivables, contract assets, lease receivables, debt investments carried at fair value through Other comprehensive income (FVTOCI) and amortized cost. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the company expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the original effective interest rate.
ECLs are recognized in two stages. For credit risk exposures for which there has not been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses that result from default events that are possible within the next 12 months (12-month ECLs). The company considers a financial asset to be in default when the counterparty is unlikely to pay its credit obligations to the company in full or when the financial asset is past due. For those credit exposures for which there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit losses expected over the remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default (lifetime ECLs). When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition, the company considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based on the company's historical experience and informed credit assessment and including forward-looking information, such as forecast economic conditions that affect the ability of the customers to settle the receivables.
For all trade receivables, contract assets and lease receivables, the company applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring ECLs, which uses the lifetime ECL allowance. To measure the ECLs on trade receivables, contract assets and lease receivables, the company takes into account credit-risk concentration, collective debt risk based on average historical losses, specific circumstances such as serious adverse economic conditions in a specific country or region, and other forward-looking information. Trade receivables, contract assets and lease receivables are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery of the asset, for example because of bankruptcy or other forms of receivership.
Further information on financial assets can be found in Other financial assets.
The Consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and all subsidiaries that the company controls, i.e. when it is exposed or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Generally, there is a presumption that a majority of voting rights results in control. To support this presumption and in cases where Philips has less than a majority of the voting or similar rights of an investee, Philips considers all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether it has power over an investee, including the contractual arrangement(s) with the other vote holders of the investee, rights arising from other contractual arrangements and the company’s voting rights and potential voting rights. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the Consolidated financial statements. Unrealized losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealized gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment.
Upon loss of control, the company derecognizes the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary, any non-controlling interests and the other components of equity related to the subsidiary. Any surplus or deficit arising from the loss of control is recognized in the Consolidated statements of income. If the company retains any interest in the previous subsidiary, such interest is measured at fair value at the date the control is lost. Subsequently it is accounted for as either an equity-accounted investee (associate) or as a financial asset, depending on the level of influence retained. Further information on loss of control can be found in Discontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale.
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. Under the acquisition method, the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree are recognized at the acquisition date, which is the date on which control is transferred to the company.
The company measures goodwill at the acquisition date as:
Costs related to the acquisition, other than those associated with the issue of debt or equity securities, that the company incurs are expensed as incurred.
Any contingent consideration payable is recognized at fair value at the acquisition date and initially is presented in Long-term provisions. When the timing and amount of the consideration become more certain, it is reclassified to Accrued liabilities. If the contingent consideration that meets the definition of a financial instrument is classified as equity, it is not remeasured and settlement is accounted for within equity. Otherwise, subsequent changes to the fair value of the contingent consideration are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income.
Non-controlling interests are measured on the basis of their proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets at the date of acquisition.
Further information on business combinations can be found in Acquisitions and divestments.
Acquisitions of non-controlling interests are accounted for as transactions with owners in their capacity as owners and therefore no goodwill is recognized. Adjustments to non-controlling interests arising from transactions that do not involve the loss of control are based on a proportionate amount of the net assets of the subsidiary.
Associates are all entities over which the company has significant influence, but no control. Significant influence is presumed with a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights or when the company has board representation through which it is able to exercise significant influence. Investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and are initially recognized at cost. The carrying amount of an investment includes the carrying amount of goodwill identified on acquisition. An impairment loss on such investment is allocated to the investment as a whole.
The company’s share of the net income of these companies is included in Investments in associates, net of income taxes, in the Consolidated statements of income, after adjustments to align the accounting policies with those of the company, from the date that significant influence commences until the date that significant influence ceases. Dilution gains and losses arising from investments in associates are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income as part of Investments in associates, net of income taxes. When the company’s share of losses exceeds its interest in an associate, the carrying amount of that interest (including any long-term loans) is reduced to zero and recognition of further losses is discontinued except to the extent that the company has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate. Unrealized gains on transactions between the company and its associates are eliminated to the extent of the company’s interest in the associates. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Remeasurement differences of an equity stake resulting from gaining control over an investee that was previously recorded as an associate are recorded under Investments in associates.
Further information on investments in associates can be found in Interests in entities.
The financial statements of all group entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (functional currency). The euro (EUR) is the functional currency of the company and the presentation currency of the Group financial statements. Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions or the valuation in cases where items are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income, except when deferred in Other comprehensive income as qualifying cash flow hedges and qualifying net investment hedges.
Foreign currency differences arising from translations are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income, except for equity investments measured at fair value through OCI which are recognized in Other comprehensive income. If there is an impairment which results in foreign currency differences being recognized, these differences are reclassified from Other comprehensive income to the Consolidated statements of income.
All foreign exchange differences are presented as part of Cost of sales, with the exception of tax items and financial income and expense, which are recognized in the same line item as they relate to in the Consolidated statements of income.
Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are measured at fair value are retranslated to the functional currency using the exchange rate at the date the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items in a foreign currency that are measured based on historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the transaction date.
The assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on acquisition, are translated to euros at the exchange rates prevailing at the reporting date. The income and expenses of foreign operations are translated to euros at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions.
Foreign currency differences arising upon translation of foreign operations into euros are recognized in Other comprehensive income, and presented as part of Currency translation differences in Equity. However, if the operation is a non-wholly-owned subsidiary, the relevant proportionate share of the translation difference is allocated to Non-controlling interests.
When a foreign operation is disposed of such that control, significant influence or joint control is lost, the cumulative amount in the Currency translation differences related to the foreign operation is reclassified to the Consolidated statements of income as part of the gain or loss on disposal. When the company disposes of only part of its interest in a subsidiary that includes a foreign operation while retaining control, the respective proportion of the cumulative amount is reattributed to Non-controlling interests. When the company disposes of only part of its investment in an associate or joint venture that includes a foreign operation while retaining significant influence or joint control, the relevant proportion of the cumulative amount is reclassified to the Consolidated statements of income.
Non-derivative financial assets are recognized when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Purchases and sales of financial assets in the normal course of business are accounted for at the trade date. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned. Gains or losses, if any, are recorded in Financial income and expense. Non-derivative financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired or the company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset.
At initial recognition, the company measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not measured at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at FVTPL are expensed in the Consolidated statements of income.
The company classifies its non-derivative financial assets in the following measurement categories:
In assessing the classification, the company considers the business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual terms of the cash flows.
For assets measured at fair value, gains and losses will be recorded in either the Consolidated statements of income or in Other comprehensive income (OCI). For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend on whether the company has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at FVTOCI. For investments in these equity instruments, the company does not subsequently reclassify between FVTOCI and FVTPL. For debt investments, assets are reclassified between FVTOCI, FVTPL and amortized cost only when its business model for managing those assets changes.
Non-derivative financial assets comprise cash and cash equivalents, receivables and other financial assets.
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances, certain money market funds and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash. Further information on cash and cash equivalents can be found in Cash flow statement supplementary information.
Receivable balances that are held to collect are subsequently measured at amortized cost and are subject to impairment as explained in the impairment section of this note. Receivables that are held to collect and sell are subsequently measured at FVTOCI and are also subject to impairment. The company derecognizes receivables on entering into factoring transactions if the company has transferred substantially all risks and rewards or if the company does not retain control over those receivables. Further information on receivables can be found in Receivables.
Other (non-)current financial assets include both debt instruments and equity instruments.
Debt instruments include those subsequently carried at amortized cost, those carried at FVTPL and those carried at FVTOCI. Classification depends on the company’s business model for managing the asset and the cash flow characteristics of the asset.
Debt instruments that are held for collection of contractual cash flows, where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest, are measured at amortized cost and are subject to impairment. Interest income from these financial assets is included in Financial income using the effective interest rate method. Financial assets with embedded derivatives are considered in their entirety when determining whether their cash flows are solely payment of principal and interest.
Debt instruments that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets, where the assets’ cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest, are measured at FVTOCI and are subject to impairment. Movements in the carrying amounts are taken through OCI, except for the recognition of impairment gains or losses, interest revenue and foreign exchange gains and losses, which are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income. When the financial asset is derecognized, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in OCI is reclassified from equity to the Consolidated statements of income. Interest income from these financial assets is included in Financial income using the effective interest rate method.
Debt instruments that do not meet the criteria for amortized cost or FVTOCI are measured at FVTPL. A gain or loss on a debt investment that is subsequently measured at FVTPL is recognized in the Consolidated statements of income in the period in which it arises.
Equity investments are subsequently measured at fair value. Equity instruments that are held for trading are measured at FVTPL. For equity instruments that are not held for trading, the company makes an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition whether to account for the equity investment at FVTPL or FVTOCI. Where management has elected to present fair value gains and losses on equity investments in OCI, there is no subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and losses to the Consolidated statements of income following the derecognition of the investment. Dividends from such investments continue to be recognized in the Consolidated statements of income when the company’s right to receive payments is established.
Further information on other (non-)current financial assets can be found in Other financial assets
Debt and other financial liabilities, excluding derivative financial liabilities and provisions, are initially measured at fair value and, in the case of debt and payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs. Debt and other financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate. Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the effective interest rate.
Debt and other financial liabilities are derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged, cancelled or has expired.
Further information on debt and other financial liabilities can be found in Debt.
Common shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issuance of shares are recognized as a deduction from equity. Where the company purchases the company’s equity share capital (treasury shares), the consideration paid, including any directly attributable incremental transaction costs (net of income taxes), is deducted from equity attributable to the company’s equity holders until the shares are cancelled or reissued. Where such ordinary shares are subsequently reissued, any consideration received, net of any directly attributable incremental transaction costs and the related income tax effects, is included in equity attributable to the company’s equity holders.
Call options on own shares are treated as equity instruments.
Dividends are recognized as a liability in the period in which they are declared and approved by shareholders. The income tax consequences of dividends are recognized when a liability to pay the dividend is recognized.
Further information on equity can be found in Equity.
The company uses derivative financial instruments principally to manage its foreign currency risks and, to a more limited extent, interest rate and commodity price risks. All derivative financial instruments are accounted for at the trade date and classified as current or non-current assets or liabilities based on the maturity date or the early termination date. The company measures all derivative financial instruments at fair value that is derived from the market prices of the instruments, calculated on the basis of the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on observable interest yield curves, basis spread, credit spreads and foreign exchange rates, or derived from option pricing models, as appropriate. Gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of derivatives are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income, except for derivatives that are highly effective and qualify for cash flow or net investment hedge accounting.
Changes in the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts attributable to forward points and changes in the time value of the option contracts are deferred in the cash flow hedges reserve within equity. The deferred amounts are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income against the related hedged transaction when it occurs.
Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is highly effective and that is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge are recorded in OCI until the Consolidated statements of income are affected by the variability in cash flows of the designated hedged item. To the extent that the hedge is ineffective, changes in the fair value are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income.
The company formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items. When it is established that a derivative is not highly effective as a hedge or that it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, the company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively. When hedge accounting is discontinued because it is expected that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the company continues to carry the derivative on the Consolidated balance sheets at its fair value, and gains and losses that were accumulated in OCI are recognized immediately in the same line item as they relate to in the Consolidated statements of income.
Foreign currency differences arising upon retranslation of financial instruments designated as a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation are recognized directly in the currency translation differences reserve through OCI, to the extent that the hedge is effective. To the extent that the hedge is ineffective, such differences are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income.
The company presents financial assets and financial liabilities on a gross basis as separate line items in the Consolidated balance sheets.
Master netting agreements may be entered into when the company undertakes a number of financial instrument transactions with a single counterparty. Such an agreement provides for a net settlement of all financial instruments covered by the agreement in the event of default or certain termination events associated with any of the transactions. A master netting agreement may create a right to offset that becomes enforceable and affects the realization or settlement of individual financial assets and financial liabilities only following a specified termination event. However, if this contractual right is subject to certain limitations then it does not necessarily provide a basis for offsetting, unless both of the offsetting criteria are met, i.e. there is a legally enforceable right and an intention to settle net or simultaneously.
The costs of property, plant and equipment comprise all directly attributable costs (including the cost of material and direct labor).
Depreciation is generally calculated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the asset. Gains and losses on the sale of property, plant and equipment are included in Other business income. Costs related to repair and maintenance activities are expensed in the period in which they are incurred unless leading to an extension of the original lifetime or capacity.
Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.
Further information on property, plant and equipment can be found in Property, plant and equipment.
The company determines whether an arrangement
constitutes or contains a lease at inception, which is
based on the substance of the arrangement at the
inception of the lease. The arrangement constitutes or
contains a lease if fulfillment is dependent on the use of
a specific asset and the arrangement conveys a right to
use the asset, even if that asset is not explicitly specified
in the arrangement.
Until the financial year ended December 31, 2018, leases of property, plant and equipment were classified as either finance or operating leases. Payments made under operating leases (net of any incentives received from the lessor) were charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
From January 1, 2019, leases are recognized as a right-of-use
asset and a corresponding liability at the date at which the
leased asset is available for use by the company. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the
shorter of the asset's useful life and the lease term on a
straight-line basis.
Assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially
measured on a present value basis. Lease liabilities include
the net present value of the following lease payments:
The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate
implicit in the lease. If that rate cannot be determined, the
lessee’s incremental borrowing rate at the lease
commencement date is used, which is based on an
assessment of interest rates the company would have to pay
to borrow funds, including the consideration of factors such
as the nature of the asset and location, collateral, market
terms and conditions, as applicable. After the commencement
date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the
accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments
made.
Each lease payment is allocated between the liability and
finance charges. The interest element of the finance cost is
charged to the Consolidated statements of income over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of
interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each
period. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is
remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease
term, a change in the in-substance fixed lease payments or a
change in the assessment to purchase the underlying asset.
Right-of-use assets are measured at cost comprising the
following:
The company determines the lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease, together with any periods covered by an option to extend the lease if it is reasonably certain to be exercised, or any periods covered by an option to terminate the lease, if it is reasonably certain not to be exercised. The company applies judgement in evaluating whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the option to renew. That is, it considers all relevant factors that create an economic incentive for it to exercise the renewal.
The company leases various items of real estate, vehicles and other equipment. Rental contracts are typically made for fixed periods but may have extension or termination options.
The related year end disclosures pertaining to leases as lessee under the new standard IFRS 16 have been disclosed in respective notes according to the nature of the reported item. Below are the references with respect to IFRS 16 year-end disclosures as lessee:
When the company acts as a lessor, it determines at lease inception whether a lease is a finance lease or an operating lease. Leases in which the company does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of an asset are classified as operating leases. The company recognizes lease payments received under operating leases as income on a straight-line basis over the lease terms in the Statement of income.
The related year end disclosures pertaining to leases as lessor under the new standard IFRS 16 have been disclosed in respective notes according to the nature of the reported item. Below are the references with respect to IFRS 16 year-end disclosures as lessor:
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The cost of inventories comprises all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. The costs of conversion of inventories include direct labor and fixed and variable production overheads, taking into account the stage of completion and the normal capacity of production facilities. Costs of idle facility and abnormal waste are expensed. The cost of inventories is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Inventory is reduced for the estimated losses due to obsolescence. This reduction is determined for groups of products based on sales in the recent past and/or expected future demand.
Further information on inventories can be found in Inventories.
A defined-contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to defined-contribution pension plans are recognized as an employee benefit expense in the Consolidated statements of income in the periods during which services are rendered by employees.
A defined-benefit plan is a post-employment benefit plan other than a defined-contribution plan. Plans for which the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts, but to which it does pay non-fixed contributions, are also treated as a defined-benefit plan. The net pension asset or liability recognized in the Consolidated balance sheets in respect of defined-benefit post-employment plans is the fair value of plan assets less the present value of the projected defined-benefit obligation at the Consolidated balance sheets date. The defined-benefit obligation is calculated annually by qualified actuaries using the projected unit credit method. Recognized assets are limited to the present value of any reductions in future contributions or any future refunds. The net pension liability is presented as a long-term provision; no distinction is made for the short-term portion.
For the company’s major plans, a full discount rate curve of high-quality corporate bonds is used to determine the defined-benefit obligation. The curves are based on Willis Towers Watson’s rate methodology which uses data of corporate bonds rated AA or equivalent. For the other plans a single-point discount rate is used based on corporate bonds for which there is a deep market and on the plan’s maturity. Plans in countries without a deep corporate bond market use a discount rate based on the local sovereign curve and the plan’s maturity.
Pension costs in respect of defined-benefit post-employment plans primarily represent the increase of the actuarial present value of the obligation for post-employment benefits based on employee service during the year and the interest on the net recognized asset or liability in respect of employee service in previous years.
Remeasurements of the net defined-benefit asset or liability comprise actuarial gains and losses, the return on plan assets (excluding interest) and the effect of the asset ceiling (excluding interest). The company recognizes all remeasurements in Other comprehensive income.
The company recognizes gains and losses on the settlement of a defined-benefit plan when the settlement occurs. The gain or loss on settlement is the difference between the present value of the defined-benefit obligation being settled, as determined on the date of settlement, and the settlement price, including any plan assets transferred and any payments made directly by the company in connection with the settlement. Past service costs arising from the introduction of a change to the benefit payable under a plan or a significant reduction of the number of employees covered by a plan (curtailment) are recognized in full in the Consolidated statements of income.
Further information on post-employment benefit accounting can be found in Post-employment benefits.
Short-term employee benefit obligations are measured on an undiscounted basis and are expensed as the related service is provided. The company recognizes a liability and an expense for bonuses and incentives based on a formula that takes into consideration the profit attributable to the company’s shareholders after certain adjustments.
The company’s net obligation in respect of long-term employee benefits is the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods, such as jubilee entitlements. That benefit is discounted to determine its present value. Remeasurements are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income in the period in which they arise.
Further information on other employee benefits can be found in Provisions in the Other provisions section.
The cost of equity-settled transactions is determined by the fair value at the date when the grant is made using an appropriate valuation model, further details of which are given in Share-based compensation.
The grant-date fair value of equity-settled share-based payment awards granted to employees is recognized as personnel expense, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the vesting period of the award. The cumulative expense recognized for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the company’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit in the statement of income for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognized at the beginning and end of that period.
Service and non-market performance conditions are not taken into account when determining the grant-date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the conditions being met is assessed as part of the company’s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. Market performance conditions are reflected within the grant-date fair value. No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/or service conditions have not been met.
When an award is cancelled by the entity or by the counterparty, any remaining element of the fair value of the award is expensed immediately through profit or loss. The dilutive effect of outstanding options and shares is reflected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per share (further details are given in Earnings per share).
Financial income comprises interest income on funds invested (including financial assets), dividend income, net gains on the disposal of financial assets, net fair value gains on financial assets at FVTPL, net gains on the remeasurement to fair value of any pre-existing interest in an acquiree, and net gains on foreign exchange impacts that are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income.
Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis in the Consolidated statements of income, using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recognized in the Consolidated statements of income on the date that the company’s right to receive payment is established, which in the case of quoted securities is normally the ex-dividend date.
Financial expenses comprise interest expenses on borrowings, unwinding of the discount on provisions and contingent consideration, losses on disposal of financial assets, net fair value losses on financial assets at FVTPL, impairment losses recognized on financial assets (other than trade receivables), net interest expenses related to defined-benefit plans, interest on lease liabilities and net losses on foreign exchange impacts that are recognized in the Consolidated statements of income.
Further information on financial income and expenses can be found in Financial income and expenses.
Grants from governments are recognized at their fair value where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and the company will comply with all attached conditions. Government grants relating to costs are deferred and recognized in the Consolidated statements of income as a reduction of the related costs over the period necessary to match them with the costs that they are intended to compensate. Grants related to assets are deducted from the cost of the asset and presented net in the Consolidated balance sheets.
The company recognizes a liability at the fair value of the obligation at the inception of a financial guarantee contract. The guarantee is subsequently measured at the higher of the best estimate of the obligation or the amount initially recognized less, when appropriate, cumulative amortization.
Cash flows arising from transactions in a foreign currency are translated into the company’s functional currency using the exchange rate at the date of the cash flow. Cash flows from derivative instruments that are accounted for as cash flow hedges are classified in the same category as the cash flows from the hedged items. Cash flows from other derivative instruments are classified as investing cash flows.
Operating segments are components of the company’s business activities about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (the Executive Committee of the company). The Executive Committee decides how to allocate resources and assesses performance. Reportable segments comprise the operating segments Diagnosis & Treatment businesses, Connected Care businesses and Personal Health businesses. Additionally, besides these reportable segments, segment Other exists. Segment accounting policies are the same as the accounting policies applied by the company.
The company presents basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) data for its common shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for own shares held. Diluted EPS is determined by adjusting the Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for own shares held, for the effects of all dilutive potential common shares, which comprises forward purchase contracts, restricted shares, performance shares and share options granted to employees.
Further information on earnings per share can be found in Earnings per share.
The company applies, for the first time, IFRS 16 Leases. The impact of the adoption of this new standard and the new accounting policy is disclosed below. Other amendments and interpretations applied for the first time in 2019 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the company.
IFRS 16 supersedes IAS 17 Leases, IFRIC 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, SIC-15 Operating Leases-Incentives and SIC-27 Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease. The standard sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases and requires lessees to account for all leases under a single on-balance-sheet model.
Lessor accounting under IFRS 16 is substantially unchanged
compared to IAS 17. Lessors will continue to classify leases as
either operating or finance leases using similar principles as in
IAS 17. Therefore, IFRS 16 did not have an impact for leases
where the company is the lessor.
The company adopted IFRS 16 using the modified
retrospective method of adoption with the date of initial
application of January 1, 2019. The company did not restate prior-year financial statements or notes.
The company has lease contracts for various items of real
estate, vehicles and other equipment. Before the adoption of
IFRS 16, the company classified each of its leases (as lessee)
at the inception date as either a finance lease or an operating
lease. A lease was classified as a finance lease if it transferred
substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to
ownership of the leased asset to the company otherwise it
was classified as an operating lease. Finance leases were
capitalized at the commencement of the lease at the
inception date fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at
the present value of the minimum lease payments. Lease
payments were apportioned between interest (recognized as financial expenses) and reduction of the lease liability. In an
operating lease, the leased item was not capitalized and the
lease payments were recognized as rent expense in the Consolidated statement of income on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Any prepaid rent and accrued rent were recognized
under Other current assets and Accrued liabilities respectively.
Upon adoption of IFRS 16, the company applied a single
recognition and measurement approach for all leases, except
for short-term leases and leases of low-value assets. The
standard provides specific transition requirements and
practical expedients which have been applied by the
company.
The company did not change the initial carrying amounts of
recognized assets and liabilities at the date of initial
application for leases previously classified as finance leases
(i.e. the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities equal the
lease assets and liabilities recognized under IAS 17). The
requirements of IFRS 16 have been applied to these leases
from January 1, 2019.
The company recognized right-of-use assets and lease
liabilities for those leases previously classified as operating
leases, except for short-term leases and leases of low-value
assets. The right-of-use assets for most leases were
recognized based on the amount equal to the lease liabilities,
adjusted for any related prepaid and accrued lease payments
previously recognized. For certain property leases, the right-of-
use assets were recognized based on the carrying amount
as if the standard had always been applied, apart from the
use of incremental borrowing rate at the date of initial
application. Lease liabilities were recognized based on the
present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted
using the incremental borrowing rate at the date of initial
application.
In applying IFRS 16 for the first time, the company has used the following practical expedients permitted by the standard:
The company has also elected not to reassess whether a contract is, or contains, a lease at the date of initial application. Instead, for contracts entered into before the transition date, the company relied on its assessment made applying IAS 17 and IFRIC 4 Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease.
On adoption of IFRS 16, the company recognized lease liabilities in relation to leases which had previously been classified as operating leases under the principles of IAS 17 Leases. These liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate applied to the lease liabilities on January 1, 2019 was 2.4%.
In addition, the existing finance lease assets and liabilities, determined as per IAS 17 with a carrying value of approximately EUR 330 million each as at December 31, 2018, have been reclassified and added to the right-of-use asset and lease liability determined as per IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019.
The change in accounting policy affected the following items on the balance sheet on January 1, 2019:
Balance sheet impact of IFRS 16 adoption
in millions of EURBalance sheet captions | January 1, 2019 | IFRS 16 | January 1, 2019 |
---|---|---|---|
Property, plant and equipment | 1,712 | 760 | 2,472 |
Other current assets | 469 | (12) | 457 |
Deferred tax assets | 1,828 | 5 | 1,833 |
Shareholders' equity | 12,088 | (33) | 12,055 |
Long-term debt | 3,427 | 656 | 4,083 |
Long-term provisions | 1,788 | (6) | 1,782 |
Short-term debt | 1,394 | 147 | 1,541 |
Accrued liabilities | 1,537 | (11) | 1,526 |
The lease liabilities as of January 1, 2019 are reconciled to the operating lease commitments as of December 31, 2018 as follows:
Reconciliation of operating lease commitments to lease liabilities
in millions of EUR
Operating lease commitments disclosed as of December 31, 2018 | 756 |
Discounted using the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate at the date of initial application | 699 |
Add: finance lease liabilities recognized as at December 31, 2018 | 330 |
(Less): short-term leases recognized on a straight-line basis as expense | (17) |
Add: lease extensions considered reasonably certain | 121 |
Lease liability recognized as of January 1, 2019 | 1,133 |
Of which are: | |
Current lease liabilities | 241 |
Non-current lease liabilities | 892 |
The impact on opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2019 due to IFRS 16 adoption is as follows:
Retained earnings impact of IFRS 16 adoption
in millions of EUR
Retained earnings as of December 31, 2018 | 8,266 |
IFRS 16 adjustments due to modified retrospective approach | |
Asset retrospective calculation | (38) |
Deferred tax asset impact | 5 |
Opening balance Retained earnings as of January 1, 2019 | 8,233 |
The costs incurred during the financial year following the IFRS 16 adoption consisted of depreciation amounting to EUR 166 million, interest charges amounting to EUR 20 million and EUR 52 million for short-term and low value leases, compared to EUR 225 million of operating lease expenses booked in financial year 2018. In 2019, operating cash flows increased and financing cash flows decreased by EUR 171 million compared to the previous year as the repayment of the principal portion of the lease liabilities is now classified as cash flows from financing activities, while previously the operating lease payments were classified as cash flows from operating activities.
There is no material impact on basic and diluted EPS.
A number of amendments to existing standards have been published and are mandatory for the company beginning on or after January 1, 2020, or later periods, and the company has not early-adopted them. The changes to those standards are not expected to have a material impact on the company’s financial statements.
Philips Group
Information on income statements
in millions of EUR
sales | sales including intercompany | depreciation and amortization1) | Adjusted EBITA2)3) | |
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2019 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment4) | 8,485 | 8,579 | (564) | 1,078 |
Connected Care | 4,674 | 4,760 | (327) | 618 |
Personal Health | 5,854 | 5,864 | (186) | 943 |
Other | 469 | 542 | (326) | (76) |
Inter-segment eliminations | (263) | |||
Philips Group | 19,482 | 19,482 | (1,402) | 2,563 |
2018 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 7,726 | 7,825 | (349) | 872 |
Connected Care | 4,341 | 4,516 | (326) | 662 |
Personal Health | 5,524 | 5,538 | (171) | 860 |
Other | 530 | 612 | (244) | (28) |
Inter-segment eliminations | (369) | |||
Philips Group | 18,121 | 18,121 | (1,089) | 2,366 |
2017 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 7,365 | 7,445 | (301) | 747 |
Connected Care | 4,331 | 4,492 | (355) | 684 |
Personal Health | 5,685 | 5,702 | (181) | 879 |
Other | 400 | 535 | (188) | (157) |
Inter-segment eliminations | (393) | |||
Philips Group | 17,780 | 17,780 | (1,025) | 2,153 |
As required by IFRS 8 Operating Segments, Philips operating segments are Diagnosis & Treatment businesses, Connected Care businesses and Personal Health businesses, each being responsible for the management of its business worldwide. From January 1, 2019, Philips realigned the composition of its reporting segments. The most notable changes are the shifts of the Sleep & Respiratory Care business from the Personal Health segment to the renamed Connected Care segment and most of the Healthcare Informatics business from the renamed Connected Care segment to the Diagnosis & Treatment segment. The 2018 and 2017 segment results have been reclassified according to the revised reporting structure.
Philips focuses on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation across the health continuum – from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis, treatment and home care. The Diagnosis & Treatment unites the businesses related to the promise of precision diagnosis and disease pathway selection, and the businesses related to image-guided, minimally invasive treatments. The Connected Care businesses focuses on patient care solutions, advanced analytics and patient and workflow optimization inside and outside the hospital, and aims to unlock synergies from integrating and optimizing patient care pathways, and leveraging provider-payer-patient business models. The Personal Health businesses focuses on healthy living and preventative care.
The Executive Committee of Philips is deemed to be the chief operating decision maker (CODM) for IFRS 8 segment reporting purposes. The key segmental performance measure is Adjusted EBITA*), which Management believes is the most relevant measure to evaluate the results of the segments.
The term Adjusted EBITA*) is used to evaluate the performance of Philips and its segments. EBITA*) represents Income from operations excluding amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets and impairment of goodwill. Adjusted EBITA*) represents EBITA *)excluding gains or losses from restructuring costs, acquisition-related charges and other items.
Adjusted EBITA*) is not a recognized measure of financial performance under IFRS. Below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITA*) to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, Net income, for the years indicated. Net income is not allocated to segments as certain income and expense line items are monitored on a centralized basis, resulting in them being shown on a Philips Group level only.
Philips Group
Reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITA1)
In millions of EUR
Philips Group | Diagnosis & Treatment | Connected Care | Personal Health | Other | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | |||||
Net Income | 1,173 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 19 | ||||
Income tax expense | 337 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | (1) | ||||
Financial expenses | 233 | ||||
Financial income | (117) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,644 | 660 | 267 | 844 | (127) |
Amortization of intangible assets | 350 | 177 | 141 | 25 | 8 |
Impairment of goodwill | 97 | 19 | 78 | ||
EBITA1) | 2,091 | 856 | 486 | 869 | (119) |
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 318 | 149 | 64 | 50 | 54 |
Other items | 153 | 73 | 67 | 23 | (11) |
Adjusted EBITA1) | 2,563 | 1,078 | 618 | 943 | (76) |
2018 | |||||
Net Income | 1,097 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 213 | ||||
Income tax expense | 193 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | 2 | ||||
Financial expenses | 264 | ||||
Financial income | (51) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,719 | 629 | 399 | 796 | (105) |
Amortization of intangible assets | 347 | 98 | 140 | 31 | 79 |
EBITA1) | 2,066 | 727 | 539 | 827 | (27) |
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 258 | 146 | 66 | 15 | 31 |
Other items | 41 | - | 56 | 18 | (33) |
Adjusted EBITA1) | 2,366 | 872 | 662 | 860 | (28) |
2017 | |||||
Net Income | 1,870 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (843) | ||||
Income tax expense | 349 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | 4 | ||||
Financial expenses | 263 | ||||
Financial income | (126) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,517 | 512 | 424 | 834 | (252) |
Amortization of intangible assets | 260 | 57 | 138 | 39 | 26 |
Impairment of goodwill | 9 | 9 | |||
EBITA1) | 1,787 | 568 | 562 | 873 | (217) |
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 316 | 156 | 91 | 6 | 64 |
Other items | 50 | 22 | 31 | (3) | |
Adjusted EBITA1) | 2,153 | 747 | 684 | 879 | (157) |
Transactions between the segments are mainly related to components and parts included in the product portfolio of the other segments. The pricing of such transactions was at cost or determined on an arm’s length basis. Philips has no single external customer that represents 10% or more of sales.
Philips Group
Main countries
in millions of EUR
sales1) | tangible and intangible assets2) | |
---|---|---|
2019 | ||
Netherlands | 522 | 2,148 |
United States | 6,667 | 9,864 |
China | 2,707 | 340 |
Japan | 1,186 | 550 |
Germany | 1,087 | 308 |
France | 505 | 46 |
United Kingdom | 470 | 611 |
Other countries | 6,338 | 1,119 |
Total main countries | 19,482 | 14,986 |
2018 | ||
Netherlands | 510 | 1,666 |
United States | 6,050 | 9,493 |
China | 2,380 | 353 |
Japan | 1,045 | 491 |
Germany | 1,032 | 263 |
France | 519 | 30 |
South Korea | 498 | 3 |
Other countries | 6,087 | 1,506 |
Total main countries | 18,121 | 13,805 |
2017 | ||
Netherlands | 414 | 1,154 |
United States | 6,084 | 8,408 |
China | 2,322 | 959 |
Japan | 1,059 | 457 |
Germany | 1,011 | 270 |
France | 530 | 33 |
India | 425 | 100 |
Other countries | 5,935 | 1,263 |
Total main countries | 17,780 | 12,644 |
In 2019, Discontinued operations consist primarily of certain other divestments formerly reported as discontinued operations. The below table summarizes the discontinued operations, net of income taxes results reported in the consolidated statements of income.
Philips Group
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Signify | 896 | (198) | |
The combined Lumileds and Automotive businesses | (29) | 12 | |
Other | (24) | (27) | (19) |
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 843 | (213) | (19) |
As explained below, in 2019, there were no results from discontinued operations for Signify and combined Lumileds and Automotive businesses.
As from December 31, 2018, Philips was no longer able to exercise significant influence with respect to Signify. The results related to Philips' retained interest in Signify until the moment the company lost significant influence were recognized in discontinued operations. These results related to an overall EUR 198 million loss, which reflected dividends received of EUR 32 million and a loss due to value adjustments of EUR 218 million.
As of December 31, 2018 the remaining shareholding in Signify was part of continued operations. For further details, please refer to Other financial assets.
The following table summarizes the results of Signify included in the Consolidated statements of income as discontinued operations.
Results of Signify
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | |
---|---|---|
Sales | 6,319 | |
Costs and expenses | (5,776) | (18) |
Result on the deconsolidation of discontinued operations | 538 | |
Fair value adjustment retained interest | (104) | (218) |
Dividend income | 32 | |
Income before tax | 977 | (204) |
Income tax expense | (150) | 7 |
Income tax on the deconsolidation of discontinued operations | 61 | |
US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | 8 | |
Results from discontinued operations | 896 | (198) |
On June 30, 2017, Philips completed the sale of an 80.1% interest in the combined Lumileds and Automotive businesses to certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC. In the first quarter of 2018 we reached a final settlement resulting in a gain of EUR 8 million.
The combined businesses of Lumileds and Automotive were reported as discontinued operations as from the end of November 2014.
For details on the retained interest in the combined Lumileds and Automotive businesses we refer to Other financial assets.
The following table summarizes the results of the combined businesses of Lumileds and Automotive in the Consolidated statements of income as discontinued operations.
Philips Group
Results of combined Lumileds and Automotive businesses
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | |
---|---|---|
Sales | 804 | |
Costs and expenses | (630) | 5 |
Result on the sale of discontinued operations | (98) | 8 |
Income before tax | 76 | 13 |
Income tax expense | (25) | (1) |
Income tax on the sale of discontinued operations | 26 | |
US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | (107) | |
Results from discontinued operations | (29) | 12 |
Certain costs related to other divestments, which were previously reported as discontinued operations, resulted in a net loss of EUR 19 million in 2019 (2018: a net loss of EUR 27 million; 2017: a net loss of EUR 24 million) .
The following table presents the net cash flows of operating, investing and financing activities reported in the Consolidated cash flow statements related to discontinued operations.
Discontinued operations cash flows
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Cash flows from operating activities | 350 | (15) | (11) |
Cash flows from investing activities | 856 | 662 | (14) |
Cash flows from financing activities | (144) | ||
Total discontinued operations cash flows | 1,063 | 647 | (25) |
In 2019, net cash used for discontinued operations consists primarily of settlements related to divestment formerly reported as discontinued operations.
In 2018, discontinued operations cash flows mainly include EUR 642 million related to the sale of Signify shares and dividend received from Signify reported in investing activities. The sale of Signify shares in 2017 (prior to losing control) are included in cash flows from financing activities of continuing operations.
In 2017, cash flows from operating activities reflect the period prior to the divestment of the combined Lumileds and Automotive businesses (six months of cash flows) and prior to the deconsolidation of Signify (eleven months of cash flows). In 2017, cash flows from investing activities includes the net cash outflow related to the deconsolidation of Signify of EUR 175 million, consisting of EUR 545 million proceeds from the sale of shares on November 28, 2017, offset by the deconsolidation of EUR 720 million of cash and cash equivalents, and proceeds of EUR 1,067 million received from the sale of the combined Lumileds and Automotive businesses.
As of December 31, 2019, assets held for sale consisted of property, plant and equipment for an amount of EUR 13 million.
As of December 31, 2018, assets held for sale consisted of property, plant and equipment for an amount of EUR 23 million, and assets and liabilities directly associated with assets-held-for-sale businesses of EUR 52 million.
As of December 31, 2017, assets held for sale consisted of the retained interest in Signify for an amount of EUR 1,264 million, property, plant and equipment for an amount of EUR 40 million, and assets and liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale businesses of EUR 44 million.
Philips completed three acquisitions in 2019, with the Healthcare Information Systems business of Carestream Health being the most notable. The acquisitions involved an aggregated net cash outflow of EUR 199 million and a contingent consideration of EUR 11 million at fair value, the latter recognized as a Long-term provision. The aggregated impact on Goodwill and Other intangible assets was EUR 69 million and EUR 105 million respectively.
Opening balance positions are provisional and subject to final purchase price adjustments, which are expected to be finalized in the third quarter of 2020. The primary provisional accounts subject to change are related to acquired intangible assets and goodwill.
Philips completed two divestments in 2019 which resulted in an aggregated cash consideration of EUR 122 million and a gain of EUR 62 million. The most notable was the sale of Photonics business in Germany.
Philips completed nine acquisitions in 2018. The acquisitions involved an aggregated net cash outflow of EUR 476 million and a contingent consideration (including 2019 purchase price adjustments) of EUR 361 million at fair value. Including 2019 purchase price adjustments, these acquisitions had an aggregated impact on Goodwill and Other intangible assets of EUR 444 million and EUR 416 million respectively.
EPD Solutions Ltd. (EPD) was the most notable acquisition and is discussed below.
The remaining eight acquisitions involved an aggregated net cash outflow of EUR 228 million and a contingent consideration (including 2019 purchase price adjustments) of EUR 116 million at fair value. Separately, the net cash outflow ranged from EUR 2 million to EUR 90 million. Including 2019 purchase price adjustments, these remaining acquisitions had an aggregated impact on Goodwill and Other intangible assets of EUR 173 million and EUR 189 million respectively. The purchase price adjustments for the other acquisitions in aggregate recognized in 2019, resulted in an increase of EUR 5 million Goodwill, a decrease of EUR 27 million Other intangible assets, a decrease of EUR 11 million contingent consideration and an increase of EUR 11 million related to various other assets and liabilities.
On July 9, 2018 Philips acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of EPD for an upfront cash consideration of EUR 250 million and a contingent consideration, due between December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2030. In connection with the contingent consideration, the company recognized a Long-term provision of EUR 239 million at closing of the transaction, which was increased to EUR 245 million due to purchase price adjustments processed in the course of 2019. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration is re-measured at each reporting period. Therefore, any changes in the fair value impacts reported earnings in each reporting period, thereby resulting in variability in earnings. For more details about the fair value measurements please refer to Fair value of financial assets and liabilities. The overall cash position of EPD on the transaction date was EUR 2 million.
EPD is an innovator in image-guided procedures for cardiac arrhythmias (heart rhythm disorders). As of the date of acquisition, EPD is part of the Diagnosis & Treatment segment.
In 2018, acquisition-related costs of EUR 6 million were recognized in General and administrative expenses.
The condensed opening balance sheet of EPD, including final purchase price adjustments processed in the course of 2019, was as follows:
EPD
Opening Balance sheet as of acquisition date
in millions of EUR
Goodwill | 271 |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill | 227 |
Cash | 2 |
Accounts payable and other payables | (2) |
Deferred tax liabilities | (3) |
Provision for contingent consideration | (245) |
Total assets and liabilities | 250 |
Financed by equity | (250) |
The purchase price adjustments to Goodwill, contingent consideration and Deferred tax liabilities recognized in 2019 resulted in an increase of respectively EUR 9 million, EUR 6 million and EUR 3 million.
Goodwill recognized in the amount of EUR 271 million mainly represents expected revenue synergies leveraging the complementarity between EPD's cardiac imaging and navigation system solutions and Philips' interventional imaging systems.
Other intangible assets comprised of EUR 227 million of Technology amortized over 10 years.
The fair value of Technology is determined using the multi-period excess earnings method, which is a valuation technique that estimates the fair value of an asset based on market participants' expectations of the cash flows associated with that asset over its remaining useful life. The fair value of Technology is based on an estimate of positive future cash flows associated with incremental profits related to excess earnings until 2032, discounted at a rate of 14.4%.
As from acquisition date, the contribution of EPD to
revenue and net income in 2018 was not material.
Philips completed two divestments in 2018. The divestments involved an aggregated cash consideration of EUR 68 million.
In this section we discuss the nature of the company’s interests in its consolidated entities and associates, and the effects of those interests on the company’s financial position and financial performance.
Below is a list of material subsidiaries as per December 31, 2019 representing greater than 5% of either the consolidated group Sales, Income from operations or Income from continuing operations (before any intra-group eliminations) of Group legal entities. All of the entities are fully consolidated in the group accounts of the company.
Philips Group
Interests in group companies
in alphabetical order
Legal entity name | Principal country of business |
Philips (China) Investment Company, Ltd. | China |
Philips Medizin Systeme Böblingen GmbH | Germany |
Philips GmbH | Germany |
Philips Japan, Ltd. | Japan |
Philips Electronics Nederland B.V. | Netherlands |
Philips Consumer Lifestyle B.V. | Netherlands |
Philips Ultrasound, Inc. | United States |
Philips Oral Healthcare, LLC | United States |
Philips North America LLC | United States |
Respironics, Inc. | United States |
As of December 31, 2019, six consolidated subsidiaries are not wholly owned by Philips (December 31, 2018: six). In 2019, Sales to third parties and Net income for these subsidiaries in aggregate are EUR 581 million (December 31, 2018: EUR 627 million) and EUR 9 million (December 31, 2018: EUR 27 million) respectively.
Philips has investments in a number of associates. None of them are regarded as individually material. During 2019, Philips purchased three investments in associates, which involved an aggregate amount of EUR 1 million.
Philips founded three Philips Medical Capital (PMC) entities, in the United States, France and Germany, in which Philips holds a minority interest. Philips Medical Capital, LLC in the United States is the most significant entity. PMC entities provide healthcare equipment financing and leasing services to Philips customers for diagnostic imaging equipment, patient monitoring equipment, and clinical IT systems.
The company concluded that it does not control, and therefore should not consolidate the PMC entities. In the United States, PMC operates as a subsidiary of De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc. The same structure and treatment are applied to the PMC entities in the other countries, with other majority shareholders. Operating agreements are in place for all PMC entities, whereby acceptance of sales and financing transactions resides with the respective majority shareholder. After acceptance of a transaction by PMC, Philips transfers control and does not retain any obligations towards PMC or its customers, from the sales contracts.
At December 31, 2019, Philips’ stake in Philips Medical Capital, LLC had a carrying value of EUR 25 million (December 31, 2018: EUR 24 million).
The company does not have any material exposures to losses from interests in unconsolidated structured entities other than the invested amounts.
For information related to Sales on a segment and geographical basis, see Information by segment and main country.
Philips Group
Sales and costs by nature
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Sales | 17,780 | 18,121 | 19,482 |
Costs of materials used | (4,918) | (4,826) | (5,321) |
Employee benefit expenses | (5,824) | (5,827) | (6,307) |
Depreciation and amortization1)2) | (1,025) | (1,089) | (1,402) |
Shipping and handling | (602) | (605) | (636) |
Advertising and promotion | (939) | (937) | (972) |
Lease expense2)3)4) | (227) | (225) | (52) |
Other operational costs5) | (2,804) | (2,947) | (3,114) |
Other business income (expenses) | 76 | 55 | (34) |
Income from operations | 1,517 | 1,719 | 1,644 |
Philips Group
Sales composition
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Goods | 13,974 | 13,973 | 14,810 |
Services | 3,477 | 3,325 | 3,811 |
Royalties | 329 | 402 | 381 |
Total sales from contracts with customers | 17,780 | 17,700 | 19,003 |
Other sources1) | 421 | 479 | |
Sales | 17,780 | 18,121 | 19,482 |
At December 31, 2019, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations from a sale of goods and services was EUR 11,692 million. The company expects to recognize approximately 49% of the remaining performance obligations within 1 year. Revenue expected to be recognized beyond 1 year is mostly related to longer term customer service and software contracts.
Philips Group
Disaggregation of Sale per segment
in millions of EUR
2019 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales at a point in time | Sales over time | Total sales from contracts with customers | Sales from other sources1) | Total sales2) | |
Diagnosis & Treatment | 5,428 | 2,988 | 8,417 | 68 | 8,485 |
Connected Care | 3,545 | 718 | 4,263 | 411 | 4,674 |
Personal Health | 5,848 | 6 | 5,854 | - | 5,854 |
Other | 162 | 308 | 469 | - | 469 |
Philips Group | 14,982 | 4,021 | 19,003 | 479 | 19,482 |
Philips Group
Disaggregation of Sale per segment
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sales | Sales at a point in time | Sales over time | Total sales from contracts with customers | Sales from other sources1) | Total sales2) | |
Diagnosis & Treatment | 7,365 | 5,034 | 2,631 | 7,665 | 61 | 7,726 |
Connected Care | 4,331 | 3,351 | 630 | 3,981 | 360 | 4,341 |
Personal Health | 5,685 | 5,519 | 5 | 5,524 | - | 5,524 |
Other | 400 | 282 | 249 | 530 | - | 530 |
Philips Group | 17,780 | 14,186 | 3,514 | 17,700 | 421 | 18,121 |
Philips Group
Disaggregation of Sales per geographical cluster
in millions of EUR
2019 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales at a point in time | Sales over time | Total sales from contracts with customers | Sales from other sources1) | Total sales2) | |
Western Europe | 3,165 | 931 | 4,096 | 38 | 4,134 |
North America | 4,944 | 1,894 | 6,837 | 114 | 6,951 |
Other mature geographies | 1,226 | 357 | 1,583 | 322 | 1,905 |
Total mature geographies | 9,335 | 3,181 | 12,515 | 474 | 12,990 |
Growth geographies | 5,647 | 840 | 6,488 | 5 | 6,492 |
Sales | 14,982 | 4,021 | 19,003 | 479 | 19,482 |
Philips Group
Disaggregation of Sales per geographical cluster
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sales | Sales at a point in time | Sales over time | Total sales from contracts with customers | Sales from other sources1) | Total sales2) | |
Western Europe | 3,802 | 3,174 | 780 | 3,955 | 35 | 3,990 |
North America | 6,409 | 4,542 | 1,696 | 6,238 | 100 | 6,338 |
Other mature geographies | 1,707 | 1,270 | 339 | 1,609 | 283 | 1,892 |
Total mature geographies | 11,918 | 8,987 | 2,815 | 11,802 | 418 | 12,221 |
Growth geographies | 5,862 | 5,199 | 700 | 5,898 | 2 | 5,901 |
Sales | 17,780 | 14,186 | 3,514 | 17,700 | 421 | 18,121 |
Cost of materials used represents the inventory recognized in cost of sales.
Philips Group
Employee benefit expenses
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Salaries and wages1) | 4,856 | 4,849 | 5,251 |
Post-employment benefits costs | 347 | 351 | 379 |
Other social security and similar charges: | |||
- Required by law | 514 | 524 | 564 |
- Voluntary | 108 | 103 | 112 |
Employee benefit expenses | 5,824 | 5,827 | 6,307 |
The employee benefit expenses relate to employees who are working on the payroll of Philips, both with permanent and temporary contracts.
For further information on post-employment benefit costs, see Post-employment benefits.
For details on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board, see Information on remuneration.
The average number of employees by category is summarized as follows:
Philips Group
Employees
in FTEs
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Production | 27,697 | 30,774 | 35,640 |
Research & development | 9,787 | 10,700 | 12,287 |
Other | 26,314 | 26,175 | 24,301 |
Employees | 63,798 | 67,649 | 72,228 |
3rd party workers | 8,098 | 7,239 | 6,164 |
Continuing operations | 71,895 | 74,888 | 78,392 |
Discontinued operations | 43,497 | ||
Philips Group | 115,392 | 74,888 | 78,392 |
Employees consist of those persons working on the payroll of Philips and whose costs are reflected in the Employee benefit expenses table. 3rd party workers consist of personnel hired on a per-period basis, via external companies.
Philips Group
Employees per geographical location
in FTEs
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Netherlands | 11,308 | 11,427 | 11,679 |
Other countries | 60,587 | 63,460 | 66,713 |
Continuing operations | 71,895 | 74,888 | 78,392 |
Discontinued operations | 43,497 | ||
Philips Group | 115,392 | 74,888 | 78,392 |
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets, including impairments, are as follows:
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 437 | 438 | 645 |
Amortization of software | 50 | 64 | 75 |
Amortization of other intangible assets | 260 | 347 | 350 |
Amortization of development costs | 277 | 240 | 332 |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,025 | 1,089 | 1,402 |
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is primarily included in cost of sales. Amortization of the categories of other intangible assets are reported in selling expenses for brand names and customer relationships and are reported in cost of sales for technology based and other intangible assets. Amortization of development cost is included in research and development expenses.
Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of
sales and selling expenses in Consolidated statements of income. Further
information on when costs are to be reported to cost of
sales or selling expenses can be found in Significant accounting policies.
Advertising and promotion costs are included in selling expenses in Consolidated statements of income.
The table below shows the fees attributable to the fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019 for services rendered by the respective Group auditors.
Philips Group
Agreed fees
in millions of EUR2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EY NL1) | EY Network | Total | EY NL1) | EY Network | Total | EY NL1) | EY Network | Total | |
Audit fees | 9.0 | 8.9 | 17.9 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 12.2 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 14.4 |
-consolidated financial statements | 9.0 | 4.4 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 11.8 |
-statutory financial statements | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |||
Audit-related fees2) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
-Sustainability assurance | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
-Other | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Fees | 9.7 | 9.6 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 15.1 |
Other business income (expenses) consists of the following:
Philips Group
Other business income (expenses)
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Result on disposal of businesses: | |||
- income | 15 | 45 | 69 |
- expense | (5) | - | (2) |
Result on disposal of fixed assets: | |||
- income | 96 | 20 | 5 |
- expense | (1) | (1) | - |
Result on other remaining businesses: | |||
- income | 41 | 23 | 81 |
- expense | (62) | (32) | (88) |
Impairment of goodwill1) | (9) | (97) | |
Other business income (expense) | 76 | 55 | (34) |
Total other business income | 152 | 88 | 155 |
Total other business expense | (76) | (33) | (188) |
The result on disposal of businesses was mainly due to divestment of non-strategic businesses.
The result on disposal of fixed assets was mainly due to sale of real estate assets.
The result on other remaining businesses mainly relates to revaluation of contingent consideration, non-core revenue and various legal matters.
For more information, please refer to Acquisitions and divestments.
Philips Group
Financial income and expenses
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Interest income | 40 | 31 | 27 |
Interest income from loans and receivables1) | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Interest income from cash and cash equivalents | 28 | 22 | 17 |
Dividend income from financial assets | 64 | 2 | 52 |
Net gains from disposal of financial assets | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Net change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 7 | 17 | |
Other financial income | 14 | 12 | 17 |
Financial income | 126 | 51 | 117 |
Interest expense | (222) | (188) | (196) |
Interest on debt and borrowings | (177) | (158) | (167) |
Finance charges under lease contract | (8) | (7) | (6) |
Interest expenses - pensions | (37) | (23) | (22) |
Provision-related accretion and interest | (22) | (15) | (22) |
Net foreign exchange losses | (2) | (2) | (2) |
Impairment loss of financial assets | (2) | - | - |
Net change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | (1) | ||
Other financial expenses | (15) | (58) | (13) |
Financial expense | (263) | (264) | (233) |
Financial income and expenses | (137) | (213) | (117) |
In 2019, net financial expenses decreased by EUR 96 million year-on-year, mainly due to dividend income from investments, while 2018 included financial charges of EUR 46 million related to bonds redemptions. Net interest expense in 2019 was EUR 12 million higher than in 2018, mainly due to interest expense of EUR 20 million on lease liabilities recorded in 2019 following the adoption of IFRS 16.
In 2018, net financial expenses were EUR 213 million, which was EUR 76 million higher than in 2017. Other financial expenses included financial charges related to the early redemption of USD bonds of EUR 46 million. Net interest expense in 2018 was EUR 25 million lower than in 2017, mainly due to lower interest expenses on pensions and lower interest expenses on net debt*). The definition of this non-IFRS measure and a reconciliation to the IFRS measure is included in Equity.
The income tax expense of continuing operations amounted to EUR 337 million (2018: EUR 193 million, 2017 EUR 349 million).
The components of income before taxes and income tax expense are as follows:
Philips Group
Income tax expense
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Netherlands | 929 | 636 | 784 |
Foreign | 451 | 869 | 744 |
Income before taxes of continuing operations1) | 1,381 | 1,505 | 1,528 |
Netherlands: | |||
Current tax (expense) benefit | (15) | (25) | (26) |
Deferred tax (expense) benefit | (150) | 16 | (71) |
Total tax (expense) benefit of continuing operations (Netherlands) | (165) | (9) | (97) |
Foreign: | |||
Current tax (expense) benefit | (258) | (289) | (297) |
Deferred tax (expense) benefit | 73 | 105 | 57 |
Total tax (expense) benefit of continuing operations (foreign) | (184) | (184) | (240) |
Income tax expense of continuing operations | (349) | (193) | (337) |
Income tax expense of continuing operations excludes the tax benefit of the discontinued operations of EUR 9 million (2018: EUR 14 million tax benefit, 2017: EUR 182 million tax expense), further detailed in section Discontinued operations and assets classified as held for sale.
The components of income tax expense of continuing operations are as follows:
Philips Group
Current income tax expense
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Current year tax (expense) benefit | (275) | (318) | (322) |
Prior year tax (expense) benefit | 3 | 4 | (2) |
Current tax (expense) | (272) | (314) | (324) |
Philips Group
Deferred income tax expense
In millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Changes to recognition of tax loss and credit carry forwards | 23 | (2) | 59 |
Changes to recognition of temporary differences | 35 | 4 | (32) |
Prior year tax (expense) benefit | 6 | 15 | (7) |
Tax rate changes | (72) | (26) | 2 |
Origination and reversal of temporary differences, tax losses and tax credits | (69) | 130 | (35) |
Deferred tax (expense) benefit | (77) | 121 | (13) |
Philips’ operations are subject to income taxes in various foreign jurisdictions. The statutory income tax rate varies per country, which results in a difference between the weighted average statutory income tax rate and the Netherlands’ statutory income tax rate of 25.0% (2018: 25.0% 2017: 25.0%).
A reconciliation of the weighted average statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate of continuing operations is as follows:
Philips Group
Effective income tax rate
in %
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Weighted average statutory income tax rate in % | 24.5 | 24.9 | 25.2 |
Recognition of previously unrecognized tax loss and credit carryforwards | (2.3) | (0.4) | (3.9) |
Unrecognized tax loss and credit carryforwards | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Changes to recognition of temporary differences | (2.6) | (0.3) | 2.1 |
Non-taxable income and tax incentives | (9.8) | (11.9) | (9.5) |
Non-deductible expenses | 6.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
Withholding and other taxes | 4 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
Tax rate changes | 5.2 | 1.8 | (0.1) |
Prior year tax | (0.6) | (1.3) | 0.6 |
Tax expenses (benefit) due to other tax liabilities | (1.7) | (8.6) | (1.6) |
Others, net | 1.5 | (0.1) | 0.2 |
Effective income tax rate | 25.3 | 12.8 | 22.1 |
The effective income tax rate is lower than the weighted average statutory income tax rate in 2019 mainly due to recurring favorable tax incentives relating to R&D investments and export activities. In addition, business integration in 2019 resulted in one-off non-cash tax benefits which are mainly due to recognition of previously unrecognized tax loss carryforwards and higher tax incentives on export activities, partly offset by tax costs presented in changes to recognition of temporary differences.
The increase in effective income tax rate compared to 2018 is mainly due to lower non-cash benefits from tax audit resolutions and business integration, partly offset by lower provisions for tax risks.
Deferred tax assets are recognized for temporary differences, unused tax losses, and unused tax credits to the extent that realization of the related tax benefits is probable. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the countries where the deferred tax assets originated and during the periods when the deferred tax assets become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
Net deferred tax assets relate to the following underlying assets and liabilities and tax loss carryforwards (including tax credit carryforwards) and their movements during the years 2019 and 2018 respectively are presented in the tables below.
The net deferred tax assets of EUR 1,721 million (2018: EUR 1,676 million) consist of deferred tax assets of EUR 1,865 million (2018:EUR 1,828 million) and deferred tax liabilities of EUR 143 million (2018: EUR 152 million). Of the total deferred tax assets of EUR 1,865 million at December 31, 2019 (2018: EUR 1,828 million), EUR 239 million (2018: EUR 203 million) is recognized in respect of entities in various countries where there have been tax losses in the current or preceding period. Management’s projections support the assumption that it is probable that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to utilize these deferred tax assets.
At December 31, 2019 the temporary differences associated with investments, including potential income tax consequences on dividends, for which no deferred tax liabilities are recognized, aggregate to EUR 327 million (2018: EUR 186 million).
Philips Group
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
in millions of EUR
Balance as of January 1, 2019 | recognized in income statement | other1) | Balance as of December 31, 2019 | Assets | Liabilities | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intangible assets | (162) | 317 | (23) | 132 | 280 | (148) |
Property, plant and equipment | 12 | 38 | 8 | 58 | 67 | (9) |
Inventories | 257 | (6) | 1 | 252 | 259 | (7) |
Other assets | 50 | (15) | 21 | 56 | 90 | (33) |
Pensions and other employee benefits | 267 | 4 | (1) | 269 | 270 | (1) |
Other liabilities | 428 | (119) | 25 | 334 | 436 | (102) |
Deferred tax assets on tax loss carryforwards | 824 | (231) | 27 | 620 | 620 | |
Set-off deferred tax positions | (156) | 156 | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | 1,676 | (13) | 59 | 1,721 | 1,865 | (143) |
Philips Group
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
in millions of EUR
Balance as of January 1, 2018 | recognized in income statement | other1) | Balance as of December 31, 2018 | Assets | Liabilities | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intangible assets | (383) | 299 | (78) | (162) | 90 | (252) |
Property, plant and equipment | 23 | (13) | 2 | 12 | 32 | (20) |
Inventories | 231 | 18 | 8 | 257 | 265 | (8) |
Other assets | 74 | (38) | 15 | 50 | 77 | (27) |
Pensions and other employee benefits | 265 | (17) | 19 | 267 | 269 | (2) |
Other liabilities | 536 | (137) | 30 | 428 | 537 | (109) |
Deferred tax assets on tax loss carryforwards | 819 | 11 | (6) | 824 | 824 | |
Set-off deferred tax positions | (265) | 265 | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | 1,565 | 121 | (10) | 1,676 | 1,828 | (152) |
The company has available tax loss and credit carryforwards, which expire as follows:
Philips Group
Expiry years of net operating loss and credit carryforwards
in millions of EUR
Total Balance as of December 31, 2018 | Unrecognized balance as of December 31, 2018 | Total Balance as of December 31, 2019 | Unrecognized balance as of December 31, 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Within 1 year | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
1 to 2 years | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
2 to 3 years | 16 | 4 | 1,680 | 1,679 |
3 to 4 years | 1,911 | 1,906 | 14 | 7 |
4 to 5 years | 18 | 6 | 519 | 3 |
Later | 2,312 | 36 | 1,173 | 12 |
Unlimited | 1,728 | 1,123 | 1,746 | 1,123 |
Total | 5,990 | 3,077 | 5,141 | 2,826 |
At December 31, 2019, the amount of deductible temporary differences for which no deferred tax asset has been recognized in the balance sheet was EUR 31 million (2018: EUR 37 million).
Philips is exposed to tax risks. With regard to these tax risks a liability is recognized if, as a result of a past event, Philips has an obligation that can be estimated reliably and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Following the presentation change in 2019, refer to Note 1 “Significant accounting policies”, these uncertain positions are included in non-current tax liabilities (2019: EUR 186 million, 2018: EUR 181 million). The positions include, among others, the following:
Philips has issued transfer pricing directives, which are in accordance with international guidelines such as those of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development. In order to reduce the transfer pricing uncertainties, monitoring procedures are carried out by Group Tax to safeguard the correct implementation of the transfer pricing directives. However, tax disputes can arise due to inconsistent transfer pricing regimes and different views on "at arm's length" pricing.
Due to the centralization of certain activities (such as research and development, IT and group functions), costs are also centralized. As a consequence, these costs and/or revenues must be allocated to the beneficiaries, i.e. the various Philips entities. For that purpose, service contracts such as intra-group service agreements and licensing agreements are signed with a large number of group entities. Tax authorities review these intra-group service and licensing agreements, and may reject the implemented intra-group charges. Furthermore, buy in/out situations in the case of (de)mergers could affect the cost allocation resulting from the intragroup service agreements between countries. The same applies to the specific service agreements.
When a subsidiary of Philips is disentangled, or a new company is acquired, tax risks may arise. Philips creates merger and acquisition (M&A) teams for these disentanglements or acquisitions. In addition to representatives from the involved business, these teams consist of specialists from various group functions and are formed, among other things, to identify tax risks and to reduce potential tax claims.
A permanent establishment may arise when a Philips entity has activities in another country, tax claims could arise in both countries on the same income.
Philips Group
Earnings per share
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated1)
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income from continuing operations | 1,028 | 1,310 | 1,192 | |||
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest, from continuing operations | 11 | 7 | 5 | |||
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | 1,017 | 1,303 | 1,186 | |||
Income from Discontinued operations | 843 | (213) | (19) | |||
Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest, from Discontinued operations | 203 | |||||
Income from Discontinued operations attributable to shareholders | 639 | (213) | (19) | |||
Net income attributable to shareholders | 1,657 | 1,090 | 1,167 | |||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (after deduction of treasury shares) during the year | 928,797,650 | 922,987,190 | 902,981,911 | |||
Plus incremental shares from assumed conversions of: | ||||||
Options | 3,161,267 | 2,007,703 | 1,288,001 | |||
Performance shares | 10,757,785 | 8,632,652 | 5,896,049 | |||
Restricted share rights | 2,008,162 | 2,223,382 | 2,524,606 | |||
Forward contracts | 407,193 | |||||
Dilutive potential common shares | 16,334,406 | 12,863,738 | 9,708,656 | |||
Diluted weighted average number of shares (after deduction of treasury shares) during the year | 945,132,056 | 935,850,928 | 912,690,567 | |||
Basic earnings per common share in EUR | ||||||
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | 1.10 | 1.41 | 1.31 | |||
Income from Discontinued operations attributable to shareholders | 0.69 | (0.23) | (0.02) | |||
Net income attributable to shareholders | 1.78 | 1.18 | 1.29 | |||
Diluted earnings per common share in EUR2) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders | 1.08 | 1.39 | 1.30 | |||
Income from Discontinued operations attributable to shareholders | 0.68 | (0.23) | (0.02) | |||
Net income attributable to shareholders | 1.75 | 1.16 | 1.28 | |||
Dividend distributed per common share in euros | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
Philips Group
Property, plant and equipment
in millions of EUR
land and buildings | machinery and installations | other equipment | prepayments and construction in progress | total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
owned | right-of-use | owned | right-of-use | owned | right-of-use | owned | right-of-use | owned | right-of-use | |
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | 621 | 504 | 383 | 203 | 1,712 | |||||
IFRS 16 adjustment | (80) | 769 | (209) | 209 | (45) | 116 | (334) | 1,094 | ||
Balance as of January 1, 2019 | ||||||||||
Cost | 1,069 | 813 | 1,253 | 415 | 1,442 | 152 | 203 | 3,967 | 1,381 | |
Accumulated depreciation | (528) | (44) | (958) | (206) | (1,104) | (36) | (2,590) | (286) | ||
Book value | 541 | 769 | 295 | 209 | 338 | 116 | 203 | 1,378 | 1,094 | |
Change in book value: | ||||||||||
Capital expenditures/additions | 5 | 373 | 34 | 96 | 40 | 59 | 425 | 3 | 505 | 532 |
Assets available for use | 51 | 6 | 108 | 138 | 4 | (306) | (3) | (9) | 7 | |
Acquisitions | - | 27 | 1 | 28 | ||||||
Depreciation | (30) | (157) | (123) | (80) | (157) | (57) | (310) | (293) | ||
Impairments | (17) | (1) | (14) | (1) | (9) | (1) | - | - | (40) | (2) |
Reclassifications | (74) | 47 | 5 | (30) | 20 | 1 | 1 | (99) | 68 | |
Translations differences and other | 4 | (9) | 9 | 18 | (14) | - | - | 31 | (23) | |
Total changes | (61) | 260 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 120 | 1 | 105 | 289 |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
Cost | 876 | 1,355 | 1,272 | 510 | 1,548 | 233 | 323 | 1 | 4,019 | 2,099 |
Accumulated depreciation | (395) | (326) | (957) | (285) | (1,184) | (105) | (2,536) | (716) | ||
Book value | 481 | 1,029 | 314 | 225 | 365 | 127 | 323 | 1 | 1,483 | 1,383 |
Philips Group
Property, plant and equipment
in millions of EUR
land and buildings | machinery and installations | other equipment | prepayments and construction in progress | total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1, 2018 | |||||
Cost | 1,111 | 1,708 | 1,449 | 140 | 4,408 |
Accumulated depreciation | (527) | (1,217) | (1,074) | (2,818) | |
Book value | 584 | 491 | 376 | 140 | 1,591 |
Change in book value: | |||||
Capital expenditures | 20 | 126 | 64 | 337 | 546 |
Assets available for use | 68 | 99 | 108 | (275) | - |
Acquisitions | - | (5) | 7 | 2 | |
Depreciation | (56) | (191) | (162) | (409) | |
Impairments | (5) | (13) | (12) | (30) | |
Translations differences and other | 11 | (2) | 4 | 13 | |
Total changes | 37 | 13 | 7 | 63 | 121 |
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | |||||
Cost | 1,193 | 1,669 | 1,523 | 203 | 4,588 |
Accumulated depreciation | (572) | (1,164) | (1,140) | (2,876) | |
Book value | 621 | 504 | 383 | 203 | 1,712 |
Land with a book value of EUR 51 million (2018: EUR 56 million) is not depreciated. The increase in Property, plant and equipment mainly relates to the implementation of IFRS 16. The right-of-use assets recognized on the balance sheet is EUR 760 million as of January 1, 2019.
The expected useful lives of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
Philips Group
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment
in years
Buildings | from 5 to 50 years |
Machinery and installations | from 3 to 20 years |
Other equipment | from 1 to 10 years |
The changes in 2018 and 2019 were as follows:
Philips Group
Goodwill
in millions EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1: | ||
Cost | 9,074 | 9,908 |
Impairments | (1,343) | (1,405) |
Book value | 7,731 | 8,503 |
Changes in book value: | ||
Acquisitions | 465 | 83 |
Impairments | (97) | |
Divestments and transfers to assets classified as held for sale | (3) | - |
Translation differences and other | 310 | 165 |
Balance as of December 31: | ||
Cost | 9,908 | 10,182 |
Impairments | (1,405) | (1,528) |
Book value | 8,503 | 8,654 |
Goodwill increased by EUR 83 million in 2019 primarily as a result of several acquisitions of which none were individually material (refer to Acquisitions and divestments) as well as changes in the provisional opening balance sheet position for certain 2018 acquisitions. The further increase of EUR 165 million is mainly due to translation differences which impacted the goodwill denominated in USD. These increases are offset by goodwill impairments identified in the second half of 2019 totaling EUR 97 million in the Population Insights & Care/Vital Health (PIC/VH) and Neuro cash generating units (CGUs), which are explained in more detail below.
In 2018, goodwill increased by EUR 465 million, mainly from the acquisition of EPD Solutions for an amount of EUR 262 million and other acquisitions for an amount of EUR 203 million. The further increase of EUR 310 million is mainly due to translation differences which impacted the goodwill denominated in USD.
In 2019 there were several changes to the CGU structure following the reorganization announced in January 2019 in order to align business with customer needs (refer to Significant accounting policies). This resulted in goodwill reallocations across CGUs, none of which had a significant impact on headroom or lead to goodwill impairments.
In addition, there were also certain CGU movements and/or combinations within Business Groups (BGs) that did not result in a reallocation of goodwill, but resulted in changes to the BG structure. This did not have a significant impact on headroom or lead to goodwill impairments. In Q4 2019 CGU PIC/VH and Aging & Caregiving combined into one Population Health Management (PHM) CGU. Unrelated to this combination, prior to this in Q3 the then PIC/VH CGU recognized a goodwill impairment which is further explained below.
In 2018, the activities of Patient Care & Monitoring Solutions in the segment Connected Care & Health Informatics were split over two new cash-generating units: Monitoring & Analytics and Therapeutic Care. As a result of the change, the goodwill associated with Patient Care & Monitoring Solutions was allocated over these two new units based on the estimated fair value of Monitoring & Analytics and Therapeutic Care relative to the Q4 2017 Patient Care & Monitoring Solutions value in use calculation.
During the third quarter of 2019, it was determined that the PIC/VH CGU within the segment Connected Care would miss its forecast mainly due to a deterioration in EBITA*) driven by a lower sales outlook in the former Wellcentive business within the CGU. The business offers services and solutions leveraging data, analytics and actionable workflow products for solutions to improve clinical and financial results. The value of the CGU, determined based on the value in use methodology, presented a recoverable amount of EUR 158 million based on the revised downward forecast, while the carrying amount totaled EUR 236 million as of September 30, 2019. The results of that impairment test indicated that the recoverable amount was lower than the carrying value, resulting in a EUR 78 million impairment charge in the third quarter of 2019, which was booked in the line Other business expenses in the statement of income. The value in use test used a pre-tax discount rate of 10.1%, which is based on the PIC/VH WACC rate for Q3 as calculated and published by Group Treasury.
During December 2019, it was determined that the Neuro CGU within the segment D&T would be shut down. The Neuro business provided an integrated neurology solution comprising full head HD EEG with diagnostic imaging to map brain activity and anatomy for a wide range of neuro disorders, and uses machine learning to improve diagnosis of various neuro disorders. The value of the CGU based on the value in use test presented a recoverable amount of nil, while the carrying amount of goodwill totaled EUR 19 million at the time of impairment. This resulted in a write-off of the full goodwill balance and a EUR 19 million impairment charge, which was booked in the line Other business expenses in the statement of income.
For impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to cash generating units (typically one level below segment level, i.e. at the BG level), which represent the lowest level at which the goodwill is monitored internally for management purposes.
Goodwill allocated to the cash generating units Image-Guided Therapy, Monitoring & Analytics and Sleep & Respiratory Care is considered to be significant in comparison to the total book value of goodwill for the Group at December 31, 2019. The amounts associated as of December 31, 2019 are presented below:
Philips Group
Goodwill allocated to the cash-generating units
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Image-Guided Therapy | 2,357 | 2,673 |
Monitoring & Analytics | 1,354 | 1,360 |
Sleep & Respiratory Care | 1,925 | 2,071 |
Other (units carrying a non-significant goodwill balance) | 2,867 | 2,550 |
Book value | 8,503 | 8,654 |
The basis of the recoverable amount used in the annual impairment tests for the units disclosed further in this note is the value in use. In the annual impairment test performed in the fourth quarter of 2019, the estimated recoverable amounts of the CGUs tested equaled or exceeded the carrying value of the units, therefore no impairment loss was recognized.
Key assumptions used in the impairment tests for the units were sales growth rates, EBITA*) and the rates used for discounting the projected cash flows. These cash flow projections were determined using the Royal Philips managements’ internal forecasts that cover an initial period from 2020 to 2022. Projections were extrapolated with stable or declining growth rates (or with an increasing rate in case that could be justified) for a period of 4 years (2023-2026), after which a terminal value was calculated per 2027. For terminal value calculation, growth rates were capped at a historical long-term average growth rate.
The sales growth rates and EBITA*) used to estimate cash flows are based on past performance, external market growth assumptions and industry long-term growth averages. EBITA*) in all units mentioned in this note is expected to increase over the projection period as a result of volume growth and cost efficiencies.
The rates used for discounting the projected cash flows in goodwill impairment testing is based on a BG weighted cost of capital (WACC), which in turn is based on BG-specific inputs along with other inputs as mentioned below. The WACC is based on post-tax cost of equity and cost of debt, and is further calculated based on market data and inputs to accurately capture changes to the time value of money, such as the risk-free interest rate, the beta factor and country risk premium. In order to properly reflect the different risk-profiles of different businesses, a WACC is determined for each BG. As such, the beta factor is determined based on a selection of peer companies, which can differ per BG. Different BGs have different geographical footprints, resulting in BG-specific inputs for variables like country risk.
Cash flow projections of Image-Guided Therapy, Monitoring & Analytics and Sleep & Respiratory Care are based on the key assumptions included in the table below, which were used in the annual impairment test performed in the fourth quarter:
Philips Group
Key assumptions
in %
compound sales growth rate1) | ||||
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initial forecast period | extra-polation period2) | used to calculate terminal value3) | pre-tax discount rates | |
Image-Guided Therapy | 9.3 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 8.8 |
Monitoring & Analytics | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 10.1 |
Sleep & Respiratory Care | 8.1 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 9.7 |
The assumptions used for the 2018 cash flow projections were as follows:
Philips Group
Key assumptions
in %
compound sales growth rate1) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
initial forecast period | extra-polation period2) | used to calculate terminal value3) | pre-tax discount rates | |
Image-Guided Therapy | 8.1 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
Patient Care & Monitoring Solutions | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 9.9 |
Sleep & Respiratory Care | 8.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 10.6 |
The results of the annual impairment test of Image-Guided Therapy, Monitoring & Analytics and Sleep & Respiratory Care indicate that a reasonably possible change in key assumptions would not cause the value in use to fall to the level of the carrying value.
In addition to the significant goodwill recorded at the units mentioned above, the PHM CGU is sensitive to fluctuations in the assumptions as set out above.
The most recent PHM goodwill impairment test used compound sales growth rates of 11.5% (initial forecast period) and 10.4% (extrapolation period), which is above past performance and market growth given the start-up nature of this business. A pre-tax discount rate of 10.1% was applied. Further to the test, it was noted that an increase of 50 basis points in the pre-tax discount rate, a 180 basis points decline in the compound long-term sales growth rate or a 9% decrease in terminal value would, individually, cause its recoverable amount to fall to the level of its carrying value. The goodwill allocated to PHM at December 31, 2019 amounts to EUR 176 million.
Impairment tests are performed based on forward looking assumptions, using the most recent available information. By their nature, these assumptions involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in these assumptions. Any downward deviation in the mentioned key assumptions for the PHM CGU is likely to cause the recoverable amount to fall below the level of its carrying value.
For the other cash generating units to which a non-significant amount relative to the total goodwill is allocated, any reasonable change in assumptions would not cause the value in use to fall to the level of the carrying value.
The changes were as follows:
Philips Group
Intangible assets excluding goodwill
in millions of EUR
brand names | customer relationships | technology | product development | product development construction in progress | software | other | total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1, 2019 | ||||||||
Cost | 689 | 2,421 | 2,400 | 2,103 | 532 | 684 | 168 | 8,997 |
Amortization/ impairments | (484) | (1,488) | (1,330) | (1,483) | (51) | (480) | (93) | (5,408) |
Book value | 205 | 934 | 1,070 | 621 | 481 | 204 | 75 | 3,589 |
Changes in book value: | ||||||||
Additions | - | 28 | (1) | 338 | 129 | 4 | 497 | |
Assets available for use | 296 | (296) | - | 1 | ||||
Acquisitions | 3 | 56 | 24 | - | (5) | 77 | ||
Amortization | (31) | (119) | (127) | (229) | (75) | (6) | (587) | |
Impairments | - | - | (66) | (96) | (8) | - | (171) | |
Translation differences and other | 7 | 20 | 32 | - | 8 | - | (9) | 59 |
Total changes | (21) | (44) | (110) | (29) | 41 | 54 | (16) | (124) |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
Cost | 709 | 2,476 | 2,491 | 2,387 | 578 | 784 | 154 | 9,579 |
Amortization/ impairments | (524) | (1,587) | (1,530) | (1,795) | (56) | (527) | (94) | (6,113) |
Book Value | 184 | 890 | 961 | 592 | 523 | 257 | 59 | 3,466 |
Philips
Intangible assets excluding goodwill
in millions of EUR
brand names | customer relationships | technology | product development | product development construction in progress | software | other | total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1, 2018 | ||||||||
Cost | 670 | 2,342 | 1,985 | 1,848 | 487 | 605 | 105 | 8,042 |
Amortization/ impairments | (392) | (1,338) | (1,161) | (1,262) | (51) | (431) | (84) | (4,720) |
Book value | 278 | 1,004 | 824 | 586 | 436 | 174 | 21 | 3,322 |
Changes in book value: | ||||||||
Additions | 7 | 14 | 295 | 92 | 1 | 408 | ||
Assets available for use | 256 | (256) | ||||||
Acquisitions | 11 | 17 | 330 | 0 | 56 | 415 | ||
Amortization | (34) | (114) | (116) | (221) | (59) | (4) | (549) | |
Impairments | (52) | (16) | (9) | (16) | (1) | (5) | (2) | (101) |
Translation differences | 3 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 94 |
Total changes | (72) | (70) | 246 | 34 | 45 | 30 | 53 | 267 |
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | ||||||||
Cost | 689 | 2,421 | 2,400 | 2,103 | 532 | 684 | 168 | 8,997 |
Accumulated amortization | (484) | (1,488) | (1,330) | (1,483) | (51) | (480) | (93) | (5,408) |
Book Value | 205 | 934 | 1,070 | 621 | 481 | 204 | 75 | 3,589 |
Acquisitions in 2019 involved Intangible assets of EUR 77 million in aggregate (2018: EUR 415 million ). For more information, please refer to Acquisitions and divestments. Impairments in 2019 were EUR 171 million. The most notable impairments are mainly in the Diagnosis & Treatment segment, which include product development in business Diagnostic Imaging of EUR 56 million, product development in business Enterprise Diagnostic Informatics of EUR 34 million and the CardioProlific technology of EUR 50 million. These impairments are the result of a revision of strategies in the respective businesses. The amortization of intangible assets is specified in Income from operations.
The expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill are as follows:
Philips Group
Expected useful lives of intangible assets excluding goodwill
in years
Brand names | 2-20 |
Customer relationships | 2-25 |
Technology | 3-20 |
Other | 1-10 |
Software | 1-10 |
Product development | 3-7 |
The weighted average expected remaining life of brand names, customer relationships, technology and other intangible assets is 8.2 years as of December 31, 2019 (2018: 9.3 years).
The most notable intangible asset as of December 31, 2019 relates to the Spectranetics customer relationships and technology with a carrying value of EUR 333 million and EUR 252 million and a remaining amortization period of 18 years and 13 years respectively. The most notable intangible asset of December 31, 2018 relates to Sleep & Respiratory Care customer relationships with a carrying value of EUR 278 million and a remaining amortization period of 5 years.
In 2019, Other current financial assets decreased by EUR 435 million from EUR 436 million in 2018 to EUR 1 million in 2019. In 2019, according to Philips' overall objective to fully divest its ownership of Signify, Philips sold all of its remaining shares in Signify for total proceeds of EUR 549 million. A cumulative gain of EUR 114 million was recognized in other comprehensive income and reclassified to retained earnings upon disposal.
In 2018, Other current financial assets increased by EUR 434 million from EUR 2 million in 2017 to EUR 436 million in 2018, reflecting mainly the interest in Signify of 16.5% as of December 31, 2018 (refer to Interests in entities).
The changes during 2019 were as follows:
Philips Group
Other non-current financial assets
in millions of EUR
Non-current financial assets at FVTP&L | Non-current financial assets at FVTOCI | Non-current financial assets at Amortized cost | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1, 2019 | 116 | 198 | 46 | 360 |
Changes: | ||||
Acquisitions/additions | 48 | 15 | 11 | 75 |
Sales/redemptions/reductions | (48) | (109) | (17) | (174) |
Value adjustment through OCI | - | (33) | - | (33) |
Value adjustment through P&L | 18 | - | - | 18 |
Translation differences and other | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
Reclassifications | 1 | (1) | (1) | (1) |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | 136 | 72 | 40 | 248 |
Philips Group
Other non-current financial assets
in millions of EUR
Non-current financial assets at FVTP&L | Non-current financial assets at FVTOCI | Non-current financial assets at Amortized cost | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1, 2018 | 104 | 369 | 114 | 587 |
Changes: | ||||
Acquisitions/additions | 30 | 1 | 14 | 45 |
Sales/redemptions/reductions | (20) | (18) | (78) | (116) |
Value adjustment through OCI | - | (164) | (164) | |
Value adjustment through P&L | (2) | - | (1) | |
Translation differences and other | 2 | 12 | (4) | 10 |
Reclassifications | 2 | (2) | - | - |
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | 116 | 198 | 46 | 360 |
The company’s investments in Other non-current financial assets mainly consist of investments in common shares of companies in various industries. At December 31, 2019, equity investments of EUR 45 million (2018: EUR 172 million) are accounted under the FVTOCI category based on the company's election at initial recognition mainly because such investments are neither held for trading purposes nor primarily for their increase in value and the elected presentation is considered to reflect the nature and purpose of the investment.
In 2019, the main movements in Other non-current financial assets at FVTOCI related to the sale of the company's investment in Corindus Vascular Robotics for total proceeds of EUR 102 million. A cumulative gain of EUR 84 million was recognized in other comprehensive income and reclassified to retained earnings upon disposal. Value adjustments through OCI in 2019 mainly related to Luminescence and Corindus (refer to Fair value of financial assets and liabilities). Value adjustments through OCI in 2018 mainly related to Luminescence.
In 2019, a cumulative gain of EUR 204 million (2018: 0 million) was realized upon disposal of investments at FVOCI and reclassified from OCI to retained earnings.
Other non-current assets in 2019 were EUR 47 million(2018: EUR 47 million). These mainly related to prepaid expenses.
Other current assets include EUR 288 million (2018: EUR 276 million) accrued income and EUR 188 million (2018: EUR 193 million) for prepaid expense mainly related to Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and Connected Care businesses.
Inventories are summarized as follows:
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Inventories
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Raw materials and supplies | 876 | 901 |
Work in process | 366 | 403 |
Finished goods | 1,432 | 1,469 |
Inventories | 2,674 | 2,773 |
The write-down of inventories to net realizable value was EUR 138 million in 2019 (2018: EUR 159 million). The write-down is included in cost of sales.
Non-current receivables are associated mainly with customer financing in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses amounting to EUR 31 million (2018: EUR 44 million), for Signify indemnification amounting to EUR 76 million and insurance receivables in Other in the US amounting to EUR 41 million (2018: EUR 41 million).
Current receivables of EUR 4,554 million (2018: EUR 4,035 million) at December 31, 2019 included trade accounts receivable (net of allowance) of EUR 4,280 million (2018: EUR 3,805 million), accounts receivable other of EUR 242 million (2018: EUR 203 million) and accounts receivable from investments in associates of EUR 32 million (2018: EUR 27 million).
The accounts receivable, net, per segment are as follows:
Philips Group
Accounts receivables-net
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Diagnosis & Treatment | 1,738 | 1,905 |
Connected Care | 1,020 | 1,089 |
Personal Health | 995 | 1,122 |
Other | 53 | 163 |
Accounts receivable-net | 3,805 | 4,280 |
The aging analysis of accounts receivable, net, is set out below:
Philips Group
Aging analysis
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
current | 3,222 | 3,591 |
overdue 1-30 days | 228 | 251 |
overdue 31-180 days | 270 | 333 |
overdue > 180 days | 85 | 105 |
Accounts receivable-net | 3,805 | 4,280 |
The above net accounts receivable represent current and overdue but not fully impaired receivables. The overdue balances have been netted off against the credit notes amounting to EUR 50 million.
The changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable are as follows:
Philips Group
Allowance for accounts receivable
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1 | 215 | 194 |
Additions charged to expense | 28 | 23 |
Deductions from allowance1) | (28) | (9) |
Transfer to assets held for sale | ||
Other movements | (21) | 3 |
Balance as of December 31 | 194 | 211 |
The allowance for doubtful accounts receivable has been primarily established for receivables that are past due.
Included in the above balances as per December 31, 2019 are allowances for individually impaired receivables of EUR 200 million (2018: EUR 181 million) .
Current contract assets were EUR 247 million per December 31, 2019 (2018: EUR 232 million).
The contract assets increased with EUR 15 million. The year-on-year change is mainly driven by timing differences between billing terms and services provided.
As of December 31, 2019, authorized common shares consist of 2 billion shares (December 31, 2018: 2 billion; December 31, 2017: 2 billion) and the issued and fully paid share capital consists of 896,733,721 common shares, each share having a par value of EUR 0.20 (December 31, 2018: 926,195,539; December 31, 2017: 940,909,027).
As a means to protect the Company and its stakeholders against an unsolicited attempt to obtain (de facto) control of the Company, the General Meeting of Shareholders in 1989 adopted amendments to the Company’s articles of association that allow the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board to issue (rights to acquire) preference shares to a third party. The ‘Stichting Preferente Aandelen Philips’ has been granted the right to acquire preference shares in the Company. Such right has not been exercised as of December 31, 2019 and no preference shares have been issued. Authorized preference shares consist of 2 billion shares as of December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018: 2 billion; December 31, 2017: 2 billion).
The Company has granted stock options on its common shares and rights to receive common shares in the future (see Share-based compensation).
In connection with the Company’s share repurchase programs (see next paragraph: Share repurchase methods for share-based compensation plans and capital reduction purposes), shares which have been repurchased and are held in Treasury for the purpose of (i) delivery upon exercise of options, restricted and performance share programs, and (ii) capital reduction, are accounted for as a reduction of shareholders’ equity. Treasury shares are recorded at cost, representing the market price on the acquisition date. When issued, shares are removed from treasury shares on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis.
When treasury shares are reissued under the Company’s option plans, the difference between the cost and the cash received is recorded in retained earnings. When treasury shares are reissued under the Company’s share plans, the difference between the market price of the shares issued and the cost is recorded in retained earnings, the market price is recorded in capital in excess of par value.
The following table shows the movements in the outstanding number of shares over the last three years:
Philips Group
Outstanding number of shares
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1 | 922,436,563 | 926,191,723 | 914,184,087 |
Dividend distributed | 11,264,163 | 9,533,223 | 9,079,538 |
Purchase of treasury shares | (19,841,595) | (31,993,879) | (40,390,495) |
Re-issuance of treasury shares | 12,332,592 | 10,453,020 | 8,100,660 |
Balance as of December 31 | 926,191,723 | 914,184,087 | 890,973,790 |
The following transactions took place resulting from employee option and share plans:
Philips Group
Employee option and share plan transactions
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Shares acquired | 15,222,662 | 8,226,101 | 5,497,675 |
Average market price | EUR 31.81 | EUR 32.59 | EUR 34.25 |
Amount paid | EUR 484 million | EUR 268 million | EUR 188 million |
Shares delivered | 12,332,592 | 10,453,020 | 8,100,660 |
Average price (FIFO) | EUR 27.07 | EUR 32.66 | EUR 32.87 |
Cost of delivered shares | EUR 334 million | EUR 341 million | EUR 266 million |
Total shares in treasury at year-end | 10,098,371 | 7,871,452 | 5,268,467 |
Total cost | EUR 331 million | EUR 258 million | EUR 180 million |
In order to reduce share capital, the following transactions took place:
Philips Group
Share capital transactions
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Shares acquired | 4,618,933 | 23,767,778 | 34,892,820 |
Average market price | EUR 32.47 | EUR 32.58 | EUR 34.29 |
Amount paid | EUR 150 million | EUR 774 million | EUR 1,196 million |
Cancellation of treasury shares (shares) | 24,246,711 | 38,541,356 | |
Cancellation of treasury shares (EUR) | EUR 783 million | EUR 1,316 million | |
Total shares in treasury at year-end | 4,618,933 | 4,140,000 | 491,464 |
Total cost | EUR 150 million | EUR 141 million | EUR 22 million |
Share purchase transactions related to employee option and share plans, as well as transactions related to the reduction of share capital, involved a cash outflow of EUR 1,376 million. A cash inflow of EUR 58 million from treasury shares mainly includes settlements of share-based compensation plans.
During 2019, Royal Philips repurchased shares for share-based compensation plans and capital reduction purposes via three different methods: (i) share buy-back repurchases in the open market via an intermediary (ii) repurchase of shares via forward contracts for future delivery of shares (iii) the unwinding of call options on own shares. In 2019, Royal Philips also used methods (i) and (ii) to repurchase shares for capital reduction purposes.
In order to hedge commitments under share-based compensation plans, Philips entered into three forward contracts in the last quarter of 2018, involving 10,000,000 shares with a settlement date varying between October 2019 and November 2021 and a weighted average forward price of EUR 31.89. A total of 4,000,000 shares were acquired through forward contracts that were settled in the fourth quarter of 2019, which resulted in a EUR 130 million increase in retained earnings against treasury shares. As of December 31, 2019, 6,000,000 forward contracts connected to share-based compensation plans were outstanding.
In order to reduce its share capital, Royal Philips also entered into six forward contracts in 2017. The forward contacts involved 31,020,000 shares with a settlement date varying between October 2018 and June 2019 and a weighted average forward price of EUR 32.22. In 2019, 18,600,000 forward contracts were exercised resulting in a EUR 576 million increase in Retained earnings against Treasury shares. As of December 31, 2018, 18,600,000 were outstanding.
As of December 31, 2019, there were no forward contracts connected to share capital reductions outstanding. For further information on the forward contracts please refer to Debt.
During 2016 Philips bought EUR and USD-denominated call options to hedge options granted under share-based compensation plans before 2013.
In 2019, the company unwound 855,039 EUR-denominated and 642,636 USD-denominated call options against the transfer of the same number of Royal Philips shares (1,497,675 shares) and an additional EUR 30 million cash payment to the buyer of the call options.
The number of outstanding EUR denominated options were 1,168,600 and USD-denominated options were 1,127,582, as of December 31, 2019.
In June 2019, Philips settled a dividend of EUR 0.85 per common share, representing a total value of EUR 775 million including costs. Shareholders could elect for a cash dividend or a share dividend. Approximately 42% of the shareholders elected for a share dividend, resulting in the issuance of 9,079,538 new common shares. The settlement of the cash dividend involved an amount of EUR 453 million (including costs).
A proposal will be submitted to the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to pay a dividend of EUR 0.85 per common share, in cash or shares at the option of the shareholders, against the net income of the Company for 2019.
In June 2018, Philips settled a dividend of EUR 0.80 per common share, representing a total value of EUR 738 million including costs. Shareholders could elect for a cash dividend or a share dividend. Approximately 46% of the shareholders elected for a share dividend, resulting in the issuance of 9,533,233 new common shares. The settlement of the cash dividend involved an amount of EUR 400 million (including costs).
In June 2017, Philips settled a dividend of EUR 0.80 per common share, representing a total value of EUR 742 million including costs. Shareholders could elect for a cash dividend or a share dividend. Approximately 48% of the shareholders elected for a share dividend, resulting in the issuance of 11,264,163 new common shares. The settlement of the cash dividend involved an amount of EUR 384 million (including costs)
As at December 31, 2019, pursuant to Dutch law, certain limitations exist relating to the distribution of shareholders’ equity of EUR 1,870 million. Such limitations relate to common shares of EUR 179 million, as well as to legal reserves required by Dutch law included under retained earnings of EUR 713 million and unrealized currency translation differences of EUR 978 million. The unrealized losses related to fair value through OCI financial assets of EUR 303 million and unrealized losses related to cash flow hedges of EUR 24 million qualify as revaluation reserves and reduce the distributable amount due to the fact that these reserves are negative.
The legal reserve required by Dutch law of EUR 713 million included under retained earnings relates to any legal or economic restrictions on the ability of affiliated companies to transfer funds to the parent company in the form of dividends.
As at December 31, 2018, these limitations in distributable amounts were EUR 1,558 million and related to common shares of EUR 185 million, as well as to legal reserves required by Dutch law included under retained earnings of EUR 634 million and unrealized currency translation differences of EUR 739 million. The unrealized losses related to fair value through OCI financial assets of EUR 181 million and unrealized losses related to cash flow hedges of EUR 10 million qualify as a revaluation reserve and reduce the distributable amount due to the fact that this reserve is negative.
Non-controlling interests relate to minority stakes held by third parties in consolidated group companies.
Philips manages capital based upon the IFRS measures, net cash provided by operating activities and net cash used for investing activities as well as the non-IFRS measure net debt*). The definition of this non-IFRS measure and a reconciliation to the IFRS measure is included below.
Net debt*) is defined as the sum of long and short-term debt minus cash and cash equivalents. Group equity is defined as the sum of shareholders’ equity and non-controlling interests. This measure is used by Philips Treasury management and investment analysts to evaluate financial strength and funding requirements. The Philips net debt*) position is managed with the intention of retaining a strong investment grade credit rating. Furthermore, Philips’ aim when managing the net debt*) position is dividend stability and a pay-out ratio of 40% to 50% of Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders*) (reconciliation to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, Net income, is provided at the end of this note).
Philips Group
Composition of net debt and group equity1)
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Long-term debt | 4,044 | 3,427 | 4,939 |
Short-term debt | 672 | 1,394 | 508 |
Total debt | 4,715 | 4,821 | 5,447 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,939 | 1,688 | 1,425 |
Net debt1) | 2,776 | 3,132 | 4,022 |
Shareholders' equity | 11,999 | 12,088 | 12,597 |
Non-controlling interests | 24 | 29 | 28 |
Group equity | 12,023 | 12,117 | 12,625 |
Net debt and group equity ratio1) | 19:81 | 21:79 | 24:76 |
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders*) is not a recognized measure of financial performance under IFRS. The reconciliation of Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders*) to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, Net income for 2019 is included in the table below.
Philips Group
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Net income | 1,097 | 1,173 |
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 213 | 19 |
Income from continuing operations | 1,310 | 1,192 |
Continuing operations non-controlling interests | (7) | (5) |
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1)2) | 1,303 | 1,186 |
Adjustments for: | ||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 347 | 350 |
Impairment of goodwill | 97 | |
Restructuring costs and acquisition-related charges | 258 | 318 |
Other items | 41 | 153 |
Net finance expenses | 57 | 14 |
Tax impact of adjusted items | (365) | (280) |
Adjusted Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1)2) | 1,643 | 1,839 |
Philips has a USD 2.5 billion Commercial Paper Program and a EUR 1 billion committed standby revolving credit facility that can be used for general group purposes, such as a backstop of its Commercial Paper Program. Philips issued and repaid commercial paper in 2019. As of December 31, 2019, Philips did not have any loans outstanding under either facility. In February 2019, Philips successfully exercised, with existing terms and conditions, the second of two 1-year extension options of its EUR 1 billion committed standby revolving credit facility, extending the maturity date to April 21, 2024. The facility does not have a material adverse change clause, has no financial covenants and no credit-rating-related acceleration possibilities.
The provisions applicable to all USD-denominated corporate bonds issued by the company in March 2008 and March 2012 (due 2038 and 2042) contain a ‘Change of Control Triggering Event’. If the company would experience such an event with respect to a series of corporate bonds the company might be required to offer to purchase the bonds that are still outstanding at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Furthermore, the conditions applicable to the EUR-denominated corporate bonds issued in 2017, 2018 and 2019 (due 2023, 2024, 2026 and 2028) contain a similar provision (‘Change of Control Put Event’). Upon the occurrence of such an event, the company might be required to redeem or purchase any of such bonds at their principal amount together with interest accrued.
As of January 1, 2019 lease liabilities of EUR 803 million were recognized upon the adoption of IFRS 16 and additional lease liabilities of EUR 256 million were recognized through December 31, 2019. For further details please refer to Significant accounting policies. In May 2019, Philips issued a fixed-rate Green Innovation Bond with an aggregate principal amount of EUR 750 million (0.500%, due 2026). In September 2019, EUR bonds of EUR 500 million were repaid upon their scheduled maturity. In 2019, a total nominal amount of EUR 576 million of forward contracts matured relating to the EUR 1.5 billion share buyback program announced on June 28. 2017. In addition, a total nominal amount of EUR 130 million of forward contracts matured relating to the company's long-term incentive and employee stock purchase plans.
In March 2018, Philips refinanced a loan of EUR 178 million with a new long-term loan of EUR 200 million bearing interest based on 6-month Euribor. In April 2018, Philips completed the early redemption of all the 3.750% USD bonds due 2022 with an aggregate principal amount of USD 1 billion, resulting in financial charges of EUR 24 million. For the purpose of the redemption, a EUR 900 million loan was entered into, which was repaid in May 2018 through the issuance of fixed-rate EUR bonds with an aggregate principal amount of EUR 1 billion (EUR 500 million0.750% due 2024 and EUR 500 million1.375% due 2028). 6.875% USD bonds due 2038 with an aggregate principal amount of USD 56 million and USD 16 million were redeemed in May and June 2018 respectively, resulting in financial charges of EUR 21 million. In Q4 2018, a nominal amount of EUR 423 million of forward contracts related to the EUR 1.5 billion share buyback program announced on June 28, 2017 matured. In addition, in Q4 2018, Philips entered into three tranches of forward purchases totaling 10 million shares for a nominal amount of EUR 319 million maturing through 2021 to cover its long-term incentive and employee stock purchase plans.
The below tables present information about the long-term debt outstanding, its maturity and average interest rates in 2019 and 2018.
Philips Group
Long-term debt
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
amount outstanding in 2019 | Current portion | Non-current portion | Between 1 and 5 years | amount due after 5 years | average remaining term (in years) | average rate of interest | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD bonds | 1,328 | 1,328 | 1,328 | 17.1 | 6.3% | ||
EUR bonds | 2,234 | 2,234 | 995 | 1,239 | 5.8 | 0.8% | |
Forward contracts | 188 | 126 | 62 | 62 | 1.2 | ||
Lease liability | 1,381 | 272 | 1,109 | 618 | 491 | 4.3 | 2.4% |
Bank borrowings | 206 | 1 | 205 | 5 | 200 | 5.1 | 0.3% |
Other long-term debt | 17 | 17 | 1.0 | 1.8% | |||
Long-term debt | 5,355 | 416 | 4,939 | 1,681 | 3,258 | 8.0 | 2.5% |
Philips Group
Long-term debt
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
amount outstanding in 2018 | Current portion | Non-current portion | Between 1 and 5 years | amount due after 5 years | average remaining term (in years) | average rate of interest | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD bonds | 1,303 | 1,303 | 1,303 | 18.1 | 6.3% | ||
EUR bonds | 1,988 | 500 | 1,488 | 497 | 991 | 5.0 | 0.7% |
Forward contracts | 807 | 618 | 188 | 188 | 0.8 | ||
Finance leases | 330 | 94 | 236 | 190 | 46 | 3.6 | 2.9% |
Bank borrowings | 211 | 211 | 6 | 205 | 6.2 | 0.3% | |
Other long-term debt | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.6% |
Long-term debt | 4,657 | 1,230 | 3,427 | 882 | 2,545 | 7.9 | 2.3% |
The below table discloses the amount outstanding and effective rate of bonds.
Philips Group
Unsecured Bonds
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
effective rate | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Unsecured EUR Bonds | |||
Due 9/06/2023; 1/2% | 0.634% | 500 | 500 |
Due 9/06/2019; 3M Euribor +20bps | 500 | ||
Due 5/02/2024; 3/4% | 0.861% | 500 | 500 |
Due 22/05/2026; 1/2% | 0.608% | 750 | |
Due 5/02/2028; 1 3/8% | 1.523% | 500 | 500 |
Unsecured USD Bonds | |||
Due 5/15/2025; 7 3/4% | 7.429% | 55 | 56 |
Due 6/01/2026; 7 1/5% | 6.885% | 119 | 122 |
Due 5/15/2025; 7 1/8% | 6.794% | 74 | 75 |
Due 11/03/2038; 6 7/8% | 7.210% | 636 | 648 |
Due 3/15/2042; 5% | 5.273% | 438 | 446 |
Adjustments1) | (31) | (35) | |
Unsecured Bonds | 3,291 | 3,562 |
The table below discloses the reconciliation between the total of future minimum lease payments and their present value.
For further information regarding the adoption of IFRS 16, please refer to Significant accounting policies.
Philips Group
Lease liabilities
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
future minimum lease payments | interest | present value of minimum lease payments | future minimum lease payments | interest | present value of minimum lease payments | |
Less than one year | 100 | 6 | 94 | 292 | 20 | 272 |
Between one and five years | 206 | 16 | 190 | 698 | 80 | 618 |
More than five years | 52 | 6 | 46 | 543 | 52 | 491 |
Lease liability | 357 | 28 | 330 | 1,533 | 152 | 1,381 |
Philips Group
Short-term debt
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Short-term bank borrowings | 76 | 92 |
Forward contracts | 88 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | 1,230 | 416 |
Short-term debt | 1,394 | 508 |
During 2019, the weighted average interest rate on the bank borrowings was 14.2% (2018: 15.0%), reflecting a higher relative amount of borrowings in high interest rate countries.
Philips Group
Provisions
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
long-term | short-term | total | long-term | short-term | total | |
Post-employment benefit (see note 20) | 835 | 835 | 824 | 824 | ||
Product warranty | 37 | 153 | 190 | 38 | 172 | 210 |
Environmental provisions | 124 | 20 | 144 | 145 | 25 | 170 |
Restructuring-related provisions | 45 | 68 | 114 | 31 | 125 | 156 |
Litigation provisions | 17 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 55 |
Contingent consideration provisions | 385 | 24 | 409 | 245 | 108 | 354 |
Other provisions | 345 | 88 | 432 | 305 | 86 | 392 |
Provisions | 1,788 | 363 | 2,151 | 1,603 | 556 | 2,159 |
The provisions for assurance-type product warranty reflect the estimated costs of replacement and free-of-charge services that will be incurred by the company with respect to products sold.
The company expects the provisions to be utilized mainly within the next year.
Philips Group
Provisions for assurance-type product warranty
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1 | 259 | 201 | 190 |
Changes: | |||
Additions | 283 | 248 | 291 |
Utilizations | (270) | (261) | (274) |
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale | (56) | ||
Translation differences and other | (16) | 2 | 3 |
Balance as of December 31 | 201 | 190 | 210 |
The environmental provisions include accrued costs recorded with respect to environmental remediation in various countries. In the United States, subsidiaries of the company have been named as potentially responsible parties in state and federal proceedings for the clean-up of certain sites.
Provisions for environmental remediation can change significantly due to the emergence of additional information regarding the extent or nature of the contamination, the need to utilize alternative technologies, actions by regulatory authorities as well as changes in judgments and discount rates.
Approximately EUR 85 million of the long-term provision is expected to be utilized after one to five years, with the remainder after five years. For more details on the environmental remediation reference is made to Contingent assets and liabilities.
Philips Group
Environmental provisions
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1 | 321 | 160 | 144 |
Changes: | |||
Additions | 18 | 23 | 20 |
Utilizations | (21) | (15) | (18) |
Releases | (8) | (4) | (1) |
Changes in discount rate | 11 | (28) | 9 |
Accretion | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale | (146) | ||
Translation differences and other | (20) | 4 | 12 |
Balance as of December 31 | 160 | 144 | 170 |
The additions and the releases of the provisions originate from additional insights in relation to factors like the estimated cost of remediation, changes in regulatory requirements and efficiencies in completion of various site work phases.
Philips Group
Restructuring-related provisions
in millions of EUR
Jan. 1, 2019 | additions | utilizations | releases | other changes | Dec. 31, 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis & Treatment | 57 | 51 | (37) | (10) | - | 61 |
Connected Care | 22 | 33 | (16) | (9) | (2) | 28 |
Personal Health | 9 | 33 | (12) | (4) | - | 25 |
Other | 26 | 57 | (31) | (11) | - | 42 |
Philips Group | 114 | 175 | (97) | (34) | (1) | 156 |
In 2019, the most significant restructuring projects impacted Diagnostic & Treatment and Other businesses and mainly took place in the Netherlands, US and Germany. The restructuring comprised mainly product portfolio rationalization and the reorganization of global support functions.
The company expects the provisions to be utilized mainly within the next year.
In 2018, the most significant restructuring projects impacted Diagnosis & Treatment, Connected Care & Health Informatics and Other businesses and mainly took place in the Netherlands, Germany and the US.
The movements in the provisions for restructuring in 2018 are presented by segment as follows:
Philips Group
Restructuring-related provision
in millions of EUR
Jan. 1, 2018 | additions | utilizations | releases | Dec. 31, 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis & Treatment | 45 | 62 | (38) | (12) | 57 |
Connected Care | 15 | 24 | (10) | (8) | 22 |
Personal Health | 6 | 8 | (5) | (1) | 9 |
Other | 45 | 42 | (45) | (16) | 26 |
Philips Group | 112 | 136 | (98) | (37) | 114 |
In 2017, the most significant restructuring projects impacted Diagnosis & Treatment and Other businesses and mainly took place in the Netherlands and the US.
The movements in the provisions for restructuring in 2017 are presented by segment as follows:
Philips Group
Restructuring-related provisions
in millions of EUR
Jan. 1, 2017 | additions | utilizations | releases | other changes1) | Dec. 31, 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis & Treatment | 16 | 54 | (19) | (5) | (1) | 45 |
Connected Care | 11 | 24 | (12) | (7) | (1) | 15 |
Personal Health | 4 | 12 | (4) | (5) | (1) | 6 |
Other | 37 | 52 | (27) | (16) | (1) | 45 |
Lighting (now Signify) | 133 | 9 | (35) | (3) | (104) | |
Philips Group | 201 | 150 | (96) | (37) | (107) | 112 |
The company and certain of its group companies and former group companies are involved as a party in legal proceedings, including regulatory and other governmental proceedings.
Philips Group
Litigation provisions
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1 | 96 | 50 | 26 |
Changes: | |||
Additions | 40 | 17 | 69 |
Utilizations | (52) | (29) | (36) |
Releases | (11) | (11) | (6) |
Accretion | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale | (21) | ||
Translation differences and other | (5) | (3) | - |
Balance as of December 31 | 50 | 26 | 55 |
The majority of the movements in the above schedule related to the Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) antitrust litigation.
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) antitrust litigation
In 2019 the majority of the movements in relation to the CRT antitrust litigation related to additions. In 2017 and 2018 the majority of the movements were utilizations due to the transfer to other liabilities for which the company was able to reach a settlement. These settlements were subsequently paid out in the respective following year.
For more details reference is made to Contingent assets and liabilities.
In 2018 the translation differences in the schedule above are mainly explained by the movements in the BRL/EUR rate which impacted the litigation provisions denominated in BRL. In 2017 the translation differences are mainly explained by the movements in the USD/EUR rate which impacted the litigation provisions denominated in USD.
The company expects the provisions to be utilized mainly within the next three years.
Philips Group
Contingent consideration provisions
in millions of EUR
2017-2019
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1 | 11 | 66 | 409 |
Changes: | |||
Additions | - | 6 | 32 |
Utilizations | - | (48) | (44) |
Releases | (2) | (1) | (68) |
Accretion | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Acquisitions | 62 | 366 | 6 |
Translation differences and other | (8) | 9 | 4 |
Balance as of December 31 | 66 | 409 | 354 |
The provision for contingent consideration reflects the fair value of the expected payment to former shareholders of an acquiree for the exchange of control if specified future events occur or conditions are met, such as the achievement of certain regulatory milestones or the achievement of certain commercial milestones. The provision for contingent consideration can change significantly due to changes in the estimated achievement of milestones and changes in discount rates.
In 2018 the acquisitions through business combinations mainly consists of a provision for contingent consideration of EUR 239 million relating to the acquisition of EPD. For more details on the EPD contingent consideration refer to Fair value of financial assets and liabilities.
The company expects the provisions to be utilized mainly within the next five years.
Philips Group
Other provisions
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Closing balance as of December 31 | 720 | 499 | 432 |
IFRS 16 adjustment | (6) | ||
Opening balance as of January 1 | 720 | 499 | 426 |
Changes: | |||
Additions | 304 | 169 | 143 |
Utilizations | (238) | (178) | (127) |
Releases | (87) | (57) | (61) |
Accretion | (2) | 2 | 1 |
Transferred to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale | (156) | ||
Translation differences and other | (43) | (3) | 10 |
Balance as of December 31 | 499 | 432 | 392 |
The main elements of other provisions are:
The company expects the provisions to be utilized mainly within the next five years, except for:
Employee post-employment benefit plans have been established in many countries in accordance with the legal requirements, customs and the local practice in the countries involved. The larger part of post-employment benefits are company pension plans, of which some are funded and some are unfunded. All funded post-employment benefit plans are considered to be related parties.
Most employees that take part in a company pension plan are covered by defined contribution (DC) pension plans. The main DC plans are in the Netherlands and the United States. The company also sponsors a number of defined benefit (DB) pension plans. The benefits provided by these plans are based on employees’ years of service and compensation levels.
The company also sponsors a limited number of DB retiree medical plans. The benefits provided by these plans typically cover a part of the healthcare costs after retirement. None of these plans are individually significant to the company and are therefore not further separately disclosed.
The larger funded DB and DC plans are governed by independent Trustees who have a legal obligation to protect the interests of all plan members and operate under the local regulatory framework.
The DB plans in the United States (US) and Germany (DE) make up most of the defined benefit obligation (DBO) and the net balance sheet position. The company also has DB plans in the rest of the world (Other); however these are individually not significant to the company and do not have a significantly different risk profile that would warrant separate disclosure.
The adjacent table provides a break-down of the present value of the funded and unfunded DBO, the fair value of plan assets and the net balance sheet position in the US, DE and Other.
Philips Group
United States | Germany | Other Countries | Total | |||||
2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Present value of funded DBO | (1,616) | (1,738) | (564) | (630) | (208) | (317) | (2,388) | (2,684) |
Present value of unfunded DBO | (132) | (148) | (330) | (351) | (149) | (166) | (610) | (666) |
Total present value of DBO | (1,747) | (1,886) | (894) | (981) | (357) | (484) | (2,998) | (3,350) |
Fair value of plan assets | 1,497 | 1,743 | 493 | 524 | 175 | 259 | 2,164 | 2,526 |
Net balance sheet position | (251) | (143) | (401) | (457) | (182) | (224) | (834) | (824) |
The US DB pension plans are closed plans without future pension accrual. For the funding of any deficit in the US plan the Group adheres to the minimum funding requirements of the US Pension Protection Act.
The assets of the US funded pension plans are in Trusts governed by fiduciaries. The non-qualified pension plans that cover accrual above the maximum salary of the funded qualified plan are unfunded.
The company’s qualified pension commitments in the United States are covered via the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) which charges a fee to US companies providing DB pension plans. The fee is also dependent on the amount of unfunded vested liabilities.
In 2018, the company paid an additional de-risking contribution into the US plan of EUR 130 million (USD 150 million). The company did not pay any additional de-risking contributions into the US plan in 2019.
The company has several DB plans in Germany which for the largest part are unfunded, meaning that after retirement the company is responsible for the benefit payments to retirees.
Due to the relatively high level of social security in Germany, the company’s pension plans mainly provide benefits for the higher earners. The plans are open for future pension accrual. Indexation is mandatory due to legal requirements. Some of the German plans have a DC design, but are accounted for as DB plans due to a legal minimum return requirement.
Company pension commitments in Germany are partly protected against employer bankruptcy via the “Pensions Sicherungs Verein” which charges a fee to all German companies providing pension promises.
Philips is one of the sponsors of Philips Pensionskasse VVaG in Germany, which is a multi-employer plan. The plan is classified and accounted for as a DC plan.
DB plans expose the company to various demographic and economic risks such as longevity risk, investment risks, currency and interest rate risk and in some cases inflation risk. The latter plays a role in the assumed wage increase but more importantly in some countries where indexation of pensions is mandatory.
The company has an active de-risking strategy in which it constantly looks for opportunities to reduce the risks associated with its DB plans. Liability-driven investment strategies, lump sum cash-out options, buy-ins, buy-outs and a change to DC are examples of the strategy. During 2019, no material de-risking activities have taken place.
Pension fund trustees are responsible for and have full discretion over the investment strategy of the plan assets. The plan assets of the Philips pension plans are invested in well diversified portfolios. The interest rate sensitivity of the fixed income portfolio is closely aligned to that of the plan’s pension liabilities for most of the plans. Any contributions from the sponsoring company are used to further increase the fixed income part of the assets. As part of the investment strategy, any improvement in the funded ratio over time is used to further decrease the interest rate mismatch between the plan assets and the pension liabilities.
The adjacent table contains the total of current and past service costs, administration costs and settlement results as included in Income from operations and the interest cost as included in Financial expenses.
Philips Group
Pre-tax costs for post-employment benefits
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Defined-benefit plans | 95 | 46 | 56 |
- included in income from operations | 32 | 23 | 34 |
- included in financial expense | 37 | 23 | 22 |
- included in Discontinued operations | 26 | ||
Defined-contribution plans | 397 | 327 | 346 |
- included in income from operations | 315 | 327 | 346 |
- included in Discontinued operations | 82 | ||
Post-employment benefits costs | 492 | 374 | 401 |
The adjacent tables contain the reconciliations for the DBO and plan assets.
Philips Group
Defined-benefit obligations
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1 | 3,109 | 2,998 |
Service cost | 27 | 36 |
Interest cost | 85 | 99 |
Employee contributions | 4 | 12 |
Actuarial (gains) / losses | ||
– demographic assumptions | 4 | (52) |
– financial assumptions | (131) | 304 |
– experience adjustment | 5 | 29 |
(Negative) past service cost | (6) | - |
Settlements | - | (5) |
Benefits paid from plan | (152) | (159) |
Benefits paid directly by employer | (42) | (41) |
Translation differences and other | 94 | 130 |
Balance as of December 31 | 2,998 | 3,350 |
Philips Group
Plan assets
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Balance as of January 1 | 2,137 | 2,164 |
Interest income on plan assets | 62 | 77 |
Admin expenses paid | (1) | (1) |
Return on plan assets excluding interest income | (129) | 305 |
Employee contributions | 4 | 12 |
Employer contributions | 159 | 28 |
Settlements | (0) | (1) |
Benefits paid from plan | (152) | (159) |
Translation differences and other | 83 | 103 |
Balance as of December 31 | 2,164 | 2,526 |
The asset allocation in the company’s DB plans at December 31 was as follows:
Philips Group
Plan assets allocation
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Assets quoted in active markets | ||
- Debt securities | 1,294 | 1,476 |
- Equity securities | ||
- Other | 161 | 209 |
Assets not quoted in active markets | ||
- Debt securities | 12 | 9 |
- Equity securities | 368 | 473 |
- Other | 329 | 359 |
Total assets | 2,164 | 2,526 |
The plan assets in 2019 contain 33% (2018: 33%) unquoted plan assets. Plan assets in 2019 do not include property occupied by or financial instruments issued by the company.
The mortality tables used for the company’s largest DB plans are:
The weighted averages of the assumptions used to calculate the DBO as of December 31 were as follows:
Philips Group
2018-2019
US | Germany | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Discount rate | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
Inflation rate | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
Salary increase | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.6% |
The table below illustrates the approximate impact on the DBO from movements in key assumptions. The DBO was recalculated using a change in the assumptions of 1% which overall is considered a reasonably possible change. The impact on the DBO because of changes in discount rate is normally accompanied by offsetting movements in plan assets, especially when using matching strategies.
The average duration of the DBO of the DB plans is 11 years (US: 11, DE: 13 and Other: 11) as per 31 December 2019 (2018: 11 years).
Philips Group
Sensitivity of key assumptions
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Increase | ||
Discount rate (1% movement) | (298) | (340) |
Inflation rate (1% movement) | 97 | 113 |
Salary increase (1% movement) | 21 | 23 |
Longevity1) | 65 | 90 |
Decrease | ||
Discount rate (1% movement) | 367 | 401 |
Inflation rate (1% movement) | (89) | (107) |
Salary increase (1% movement) | (20) | (22) |
The company expects considerable cash outflows in relation to post-employment benefits which are estimated to amount to EUR 424 million in 2020, consisting of:
The service and administration cost for 2020 is expected to amount to EUR 41 million for DB plans. The net interest cost for 2020 for the DB plans is expected to amount to EUR 13 million. The cost for DC pension plans in 2020 is equal to the expected DC cash flow.
Accrued liabilities are summarized as follows:
Philips Group
Accrued liabilities
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Personnel-related costs: | ||
- Salaries and wages | 530 | 554 |
- Accrued holiday entitlements | 111 | 118 |
- Other personnel-related costs | 73 | 66 |
Fixed-asset-related costs: | ||
- Gas, water, electricity, rent and other | 36 | 24 |
Communication and IT costs | 55 | 48 |
Distribution costs | 78 | 115 |
Sales-related costs: | ||
- Commission payable | 6 | 8 |
- Advertising and marketing-related costs | 179 | 186 |
- Other sales-related costs | 28 | 25 |
Material-related costs | 112 | 106 |
Interest-related accruals | 36 | 38 |
Other accrued liabilities | 293 | 343 |
Accrued liabilities | 1,537 | 1,632 |
Non-current liabilities were EUR 71 million at December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018: EUR 72 million). Due to the implementation of IFRIC 23, as explained in the Significant accounting policies, the Other tax liability is reclassified to the new Non-current tax liabilities line in the Consolidated balance sheets.
Non-current liabilities are associated mainly with indemnification and non-current accruals.
Other current liabilities are summarized as follows:
Philips Group
Other current liabilities
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Accrued customer rebates that cannot be offset with accounts receivables for those customers | 422 | 427 |
Other taxes including social security premiums | 178 | 241 |
Other liabilities | 137 | 188 |
Other current liabilities | 737 | 856 |
The other liabilities per December 31, 2018 and 2019 include reclassifications from litigation provisions to liabilities due to settlements reached. For more details reference is made to Litigation provisions in Provisions and to Legal proceedings in Contingent assets and liabilities.
Non-current contract liabilities were EUR 348 million at December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018: EUR 226 million) and current contract liabilities were EUR 1,170 million at December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018: EUR 1,303 million).
The current contract liabilities decreased with EUR 133 million. The year-on-year change is mainly driven by decrease in deferred balance for customer service contracts.
The current contract liabilities as per December 31, 2018 resulted in revenue recognized of EUR 1,303 million in 2019.
In 2019, gross lease payments of EUR 281 million included interest of EUR 26 million.
In 2019, a total of EUR 166 million cash was paid with respect to foreign exchange derivative contracts related to activities for liquidity management and funding (2018: EUR 177 million outflow; 2017: EUR 295 million outflow).
In 2019, the net cash inflow of EUR 99 million was mainly due to the sale of the company’s investment in Corindus Vascular Robotics and other stakes, partly offset by an outflow due to capital contributions into investment funds.
In 2018, the net cash inflow of EUR 43 million was mainly due to inflows from the repayment of loans receivable, the sale of stakes and capital distributions from investment funds, partly offset by an outflow due to capital contributions into investment funds.
In 2017, the net cash outflow of EUR 36 million was mainly due to capital contributions in Gilde and Abraaj Growth Markets Fund and the acquisition of other stakes.
In the 2019 opening balance sheet, EUR 803 million of lease liabilities were recognized due to the implementation of IFRS 16. For further details, please refer to Significant accounting policies
Philips Group
Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities
in millions of EUR
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2018 | Cash flow | Currency effects and consolidation changes | Other1) | Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long term debt2) | 4,657 | 86 | 37 | 575 | 5,355 |
USD bonds | 1,303 | 25 | 1,328 | ||
EUR bonds | 1,988 | 244 | 2 | 2,234 | |
Bank borrowings | 211 | (5) | 206 | ||
Other long-term debt | 18 | (1) | 17 | ||
Leases | 330 | (152) | 12 | 132 | 322 |
IFRS 16 new lease recognition | 1,059 | 1,059 | |||
Forward contracts3) | 807 | (618) | 188 | ||
Short term debt2) | 164 | 23 | (7) | (88) | 92 |
Short-term bank borrowings | 76 | 23 | (7) | 92 | |
Other short-term loans | |||||
Forward contracts3) | 88 | (88) | |||
Equity | (1,293) | (1,774) | 2,677 | (390) | |
Dividend payable | (456) | 456 | |||
Forward contracts3) | (894) | 706 | (188) | ||
Treasury shares | (399) | (1,318) | 1,516 | (201) | |
Total | (1,665) |
Philips Group
Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities
in millions of EUR
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2017 | Cash flow | Currency effects and consolidation changes | Other1) | Balance as of Dec. 31, 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long term debt2) | 4,595 | 126 | 45 | (109) | 4,657 |
USD bonds | 2,137 | (866) | 31 | - | 1,303 |
EUR bonds | 997 | 990 | 1 | 1,988 | |
Bank borrowings | 190 | 21 | - | - | 211 |
Other long-term debt | 20 | (1) | - | - | 18 |
Finance leases | 281 | (18) | 13 | 53 | 330 |
Forward contracts3) | 970 | (163) | 807 | ||
Short term debt2) | 120 | 34 | (29) | 39 | 164 |
Short-term bank borrowings | 71 | 34 | (29) | 76 | |
Other short-term loans | |||||
Forward contracts3) | 49 | 39 | 88 | ||
Equity | (1,500) | (1,351) | 1,558 | (1,293) | |
Dividend payable | (404) | 404 | |||
Forward contracts3) | (1,018) | 124 | (894) | ||
Treasury shares | (481) | (948) | 1,030 | (399) | |
Total | (1,192) |
As per December 31, 2019, the company had no material contingent assets.
Philips’ policy is to provide guarantees and other letters of support only in writing. Philips does not stand by other forms of support. The total fair value of guarantees recognized on the balance sheet amounts to EUR nil million for both 2018 and 2019. Remaining off-balance-sheet business and credit-related guarantees provided on behalf of third parties and associates decreased by EUR 19 million during 2019 to EUR 21 million (December 31, 2018: EUR 40 million).
The company and its subsidiaries are subject to environmental laws and regulations. Under these laws, the company and/or its subsidiaries may be required to remediate the effects of certain manufacturing activities on the environment.
The company and certain of its group companies and former group companies are involved as a party in legal proceedings, regulatory and other governmental proceedings, including discussions on potential remedial actions, relating to such matters as competition issues, commercial transactions, product liability, participations and environmental pollution.
While it is not feasible to predict or determine the outcome of all pending or threatened legal proceedings, regulatory and governmental proceedings, the company is of the opinion that the cases described below may have, or have had in the recent past, a significant impact on the company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Following the public investigations into alleged anticompetitive activities in the Cathode Ray Tubes industry that began in 2007 which resulted in a EUR 509 million fine against the company from the European Commission in December 2012, certain Philips Group companies were named as defendants in class action antitrust complaints by direct and indirect purchasers of CRTs filed in various federal district courts in the United States. These actions alleged anticompetitive conduct by manufacturers of CRTs and sought treble damages on a joint and several liability basis. In addition, sixteen individual plaintiffs, principally large retailers of CRT products who opted out of the direct purchaser class, filed separate complaints against the company and other defendants based on the same substantive allegations. All these actions were consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. In addition, the state attorneys general of California, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Washington and Puerto Rico filed actions against the company and other defendants seeking to recover damages on behalf of the states and their consumers. In succeeding years, all these actions, except for the case brought by Puerto Rico, have been settled or otherwise resolved, with the approval of one matter outstanding as described below.
In 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California initially approved the indirect purchaser settlement. However, following objections raised by representatives of certain states for which the original settlement did not allocate any funds, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit did not affirm approval of the settlement and remanded the settlement approval to the District Court in February 2019 for further consideration. A revised settlement with the indirect purchaser class is now pending before the District Court that excludes the objecting states and provides for a partial refund to defendants. The cases brought by these excluded states are expected to be resubmitted to the court.
In 2007, certain Philips Group companies became defendants in proposed class proceedings in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, Canada, along with numerous other participants in the industry. In 2017, a settlement was reached for all three proposed class actions, which was approved by the courts in 2018.
Starting in 2014, certain Philips Group companies became defendants in various cases brought by plaintiffs outside North America. These cases include consumer actions in Israel and the Netherlands, five cases in Germany involving German retailers and manufacturers, a case brought in the Netherlands by three Brazilian manufacturers and a case brought in the Netherlands, with parallel proceedings in Turkey, by a Turkish manufacturer, a case in Denmark involving a Danish manufacturer and three cases filed in the United Kingdom by a Turkish manufacturer, an Asian and UK reseller that purchased OEM monitors that included CRT’s.
In 2018, the company settled the case in Denmark and three cases in Germany. In 2019, the company settled the case brought by the Turkish manufacturer in the Netherlands (with parallel proceedings in Turkey) as well as the case brought by the Asian company in the United Kingdom. These settlements had no material impact on the company’s results in 2018 and 2019. The remaining cases are still pending.
In all cases, the same substantive allegations about anticompetitive activities in the CRT industry are made and damages are sought. Despite prior settlements, the company has concluded that due to the specific circumstances in the cases that settled and the particularities and considerable uncertainty associated with the remaining matters, based on current knowledge, potential losses cannot be reliably estimated with respect to some of the matters that are still pending.
In 2019, the company was served with a claim filed by LG Electronics (LGE) in the Seoul Central District Court. LGE claims restitution of EUR 64.6 million, representing a portion of the fine that LGE paid to the European Commission relating to the joint venture LG.Philips Displays for which LGE and the company were jointly and severally liable. LGE alleges that based on the manner in which the fine was calculated, the company should have paid proportionally more than it currently has.
In April 2017, the company received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) out of the US Attorney’s Office in Northern District of Iowa. The CID relates to an evaluation of the appropriateness of certain equipment financing programs available for the company’s sleep and respiratory care products. In addition, in late 2017, the company received an information request from the Department of Justice regarding the relationship between Philips Sleep & Respiratory Care business and sleep centers that use Philips products. The company has not been advised that the US government will assert any claim in connection with these matters and it continues to cooperate fully in both inquiries.
In February 2018, the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) started an antitrust investigation to verify whether the company and certain other healthcare companies violated antitrust laws in the maintenance services aftermarket for medical diagnostic imaging devices. Following various interactions with the ICA during 2018 and 2019, the company concluded that it will be unable to resolve its differences with the ICA and therefore expects the ICA to take enforcement actions.
The public prosecution service in Rio de Janeiro and representatives from the Brazilian antitrust authority CADE are conducting an investigation into tender irregularities in the medical device industry in Brazil. Philips is one of a number of companies involved in the investigation, and in July 2018 the Brazilian authorities visited the Philips site in Sao Paulo to obtain documentation in connection with the investigation. The company has been conducting an internal investigation into the matter and is discussing the results with the public prosecution service with a view to come to a resolution. In connection with this matter, the company also received inquiries from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and US Department of Justice (DoJ). In responding to these inquiries regarding the investigation in Brazil, the company also provided the SEC and DoJ with information about similar compliance efforts in relation to tenders in the medical device industry in other jurisdictions including in China. Discussions with the SEC and DoJ focusing on Brazil and China are ongoing.
Given the uncertain nature of the relevant events and liabilities, it is not practicable to provide information on the estimate of the financial effect, if any, or timing. The outcome of the uncertain events could have a material impact on the company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
For details on other contractual obligations, please refer to liquidity risk in Details of treasury / other financial risks.
In the normal course of business, Philips purchases and sells goods and services from/to various related parties in which Philips typically holds between 20% and 50% equity interest and has significant influence. These transactions are generally conducted with terms comparable to transactions with third parties.
For details of these parties in which Philips typically holds between 20% and 50% equity interest, refer to the Investments in associates section of Interests in entities.
Philips Group
Related-party transactions
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Sales of goods and services | 196 | 232 | 158 |
Purchases of goods and services | 62 | 67 | 53 |
Receivables from related parties | 127 | 28 | 32 |
Payables to related parties | 36 | 1 | 2 |
In addition to the table above, as part of its operations in the US, Philips sold non-recourse third-party receivables to PMC US amounting to EUR 288 million in 2019 (2018: EUR 244 million; 2017: EUR 151 million).
As from December 31, 2018 Philips no longer has significant influence over Signify and therefore Signify ceased to be a related party as of that date. As a result, the table above does not include related-party transactions in relation to Signify for 2019 and receivables from and payables to Signify for 2018 or 2019.
In light of the composition of the Executive Committee, the company considers the members of the Executive Committee and the Supervisory Board to be the key management personnel as defined in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures.
For remuneration details of the Executive Committee, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board see Information on remuneration.
For Post-employment benefit plans see Post-employment benefits.
The purpose of the share-based compensation plans is to align the interests of management with those of shareholders by providing incentives to improve the company’s performance on a long-term basis, thereby increasing shareholder value.
The company has the following plans:
Since 2013 the Board of Management and other members of the Executive Committee are only granted performance shares. Performance shares as well as restricted shares can be granted to executives, certain selected employees and new employees. Prior to 2013 options were also granted.
Under the terms of employee stock purchase plans established by the company in various countries, employees are eligible to purchase a limited number of Philips shares at discounted prices through payroll withholdings.
Share-based compensation costs were EUR 105 million (2018: EUR 102 million; 2017: EUR 122 million). This includes the employee stock purchase plan of EUR 7 million, which is not a share-based compensation that affects equity. In the Consolidated statements of changes in equity EUR 101 million is recognized in 2019 and represent the costs of the share-based compensation plans, including EUR 3 million of costs of former Philips employees which are now employed with Signify. The amount recognized as an expense is adjusted for forfeiture. USD-denominated performance shares, restricted shares and options are granted to employees in the United States only.
The performance is measured over a three-year performance period. The performance shares have two performance conditions, relative Total Shareholders’ Return compared to a peer group of 20 companies including Philips (2018: 20 companies, 2017; 20 companies) and adjusted Earnings Per Share growth. The performance shares vest three years after the grant date. The number of performance shares that will vest is dependent on achieving the two performance conditions, which are equally weighted, and provided that the grantee is still employed with the company.
The amount recognized as an expense is adjusted for actual performance of adjusted Earnings Per Share growth since this is a non-market performance condition. It is not adjusted for non-vesting or extra vesting of performance shares due to a relative Total Shareholders’ Return performance that differs from the performance anticipated at the grant date, since this is a market-based performance condition.
The fair value of the performance shares is measured based on Monte-Carlo simulation, which takes into account dividend payments between the grant date and the vesting date by including reinvested dividends, the market conditions expected to impact relative Total Shareholders’ Return performance in relation to selected peers. The following weighted-average assumptions were used for the 2019 grants:
The assumptions were used for these calculations only and do not necessarily represent an indication of Management’s expectation of future developments for other purposes. The company has based its volatility assumptions on historical experience measured over a ten-year period.
A summary of the status of the company’s performance share plans as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the year are presented below:
Philips Group
Performance shares
shares | weighted average grant-date fair value | |
---|---|---|
EUR-denominated | ||
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 4,738,099 | 32.54 |
Granted | 1,183,900 | 40.38 |
Notional dividends1) | 90,183 | 39.15 |
Vested/Issued | 3,187,475 | 24.81 |
Forfeited | 246,510 | 37.24 |
Adjusted quantity2) | 882,604 | 21.34 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 3,460,802 | 39.32 |
USD-denominated | ||
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 2,878,048 | 37.74 |
Granted | 808,652 | 45.28 |
Notional dividends1) | 57,569 | 44.82 |
Vested/Issued | 1,865,456 | 28.36 |
Forfeited | 174,758 | 44.36 |
Adjusted quantity2) | 509,908 | 24.71 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 2,213,962 | 45.06 |
At December 31, 2019, a total of EUR 106 million of unrecognized compensation costs relate to non-vested performance shares (at December 31, 2018 EUR 111 million; at December 31, 2017 EUR 103 million). These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.87 years.
The fair value of restricted shares is equal to the share price at grant date. The Company issues restricted shares that, in general, have a 3 year cliff-vesting period.
A summary of the status of the Company’s restricted shares as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the year are presented below:
Philips Group
Restricted shares
shares | weighted average grant-date fair value | |
---|---|---|
EUR-denominated | ||
Outstanding at January 1, 20191) | 2,220,891 | 29.69 |
Granted | 641,485 | 37.22 |
Notional dividends2) | 45,433 | 34.44 |
Vested/Issued | 920,463 | 24.65 |
Forfeited | 120,481 | 33.50 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 1,866,864 | 34.63 |
USD-denominated | ||
Outstanding at January 1, 20191) | 1,905,867 | 33.58 |
Granted | 614,062 | 41.83 |
Notional dividends2) | 42,465 | 38.07 |
Vested/Issued | 688,010 | 28.67 |
Forfeited | 142,407 | 37.71 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 1,731,978 | 38.22 |
At December 31, 2019, a total of EUR 59 million of unrecognized compensation costs relate to non-vested restricted shares (at December 31, 2018 EUR 59 million; at December 31, 2017 EUR 40 million). These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.82 years.
The Company granted options that expire after ten years. These options vest after three years, provided that the grantee is still employed with the company. All outstanding options have vested as of December 31, 2019.
The following tables summarize information about the Company’s options as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the year:
Philips Group
Options on EUR-denominated listed share
options | weighted average exercise price | |
---|---|---|
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 1,648,720 | 18.90 |
Exercised | 659,128 | 18.86 |
Expired | 54,885 | 15.42 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 934,707 | 19.14 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2019 | 934,707 | 19.14 |
The exercise prices range from EUR 12.63 to EUR 24.90. The weighted average remaining contractual term for options outstanding and options exercisable at December 31, 2019, was 1.5 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of the options outstanding and options exercisable at December 31, 2019, was EUR 23 million.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2019 was EUR 13 million (2018: EUR 15 million, 2017: EUR 29 million),
Philips Group
Options on USD-denominated listed share
options | weighted average exercise price | |
---|---|---|
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 1,633,868 | 26.13 |
Exercised | 663,191 | 26.20 |
Expired | 41,702 | 22.13 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 928,975 | 26.26 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2019 | 928,975 | 26.26 |
The exercise prices range from USD 16.76 to USD 33.51. The weighted average remaining contractual term for options outstanding and options exercisable at December 31, 2019, was 1.5 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of the options outstanding and options exercisable at December 31, 2019, was USD 21 million.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2019 was USD 11 million (2018; USD 16 million, 2017: USD 22 million).
At December 31, 2019 there were no unrecognized compensation costs related to outstanding options. Cash received from exercises under the Company’s option plans amounted to EUR 28 million in 2019 (2018: EUR 57 million, 2017: EUR 128 million), The actual tax deductions realized as a result of USD option exercises totaled approximately EUR 2 million in 2019 (2018: EUR 3 million, 2017: EUR 5 million).
The outstanding options as of December 31, 2019 are categorized in exercise price ranges as follows:
Philips Group
Outstanding options
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
options | intrinsic value in millions | weighted average remaining contractual term | |
---|---|---|---|
EUR-denominated | |||
10-15 | 370,115 | 10.6 | 2.3 yrs |
15-20 | 16,461 | 0.4 | 2.2 yrs |
20-25 | 548,131 | 11.7 | 1.0 yrs |
Outstanding options | 934,707 | 22.8 | 1.5 yrs |
USD-denominated | |||
15-20 | 360,625 | 10.6 | 2.3 yrs |
20-25 | 20,550 | 0.6 | 2.0 yrs |
25-30 | 354,350 | 6.8 | 1.3 yrs |
30-35 | 193,450 | 3.0 | 0.4 yrs |
Outstanding options | 928,975 | 20.9 | 1.5 yrs |
The aggregate intrinsic value in the tables and text above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing share price on the last trading day of 2019 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders if the options had been exercised on December 31, 2019.
The following table summarizes information about the Company’s Accelerate! options as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the year:
Philips Group
Accelerate! options
options | weighted average exercise price | |
---|---|---|
EUR-denominated | ||
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 296,750 | 16.57 |
Exercised | 76,550 | 15.24 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 220,200 | 17.04 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2019 | 220,200 | 17.04 |
USD-denominated | ||
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 123,300 | 20.02 |
Exercised | 40,800 | 20.02 |
Expired | 7,500 | 20.02 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 75,000 | 20.02 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2019 | 75,000 | 20.02 |
The exercise prices of the Accelerate! options are EUR 15.24 and EUR 22.43 for EUR-denominated options and is USD 20.02 for USD-denominated options. The weighted average remaining contractual term for EUR-denominated Accelerate! options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019 was 2.3 years. The weighted average remaining contractual term for USD-Accelerate! options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019 was 2.1 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of the EUR-denominated Accelerate! options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019, was EUR 5.8 million. The aggregate intrinsic value of the USD-denominated Accelerate! options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019 was USD 2.2 million.
The total intrinsic value of Accelerate! options exercised during 2019 was EUR 2 million for EUR-denominated options (2018: EUR 4 million) and USD 1 million for USD-denominated options (2018: USD 1 million).
Cash received from exercises for EUR-denominated and USD-denominated Accelerate! options amounted to EUR 2 million in 2019 (2018: EUR 4 million). The actual tax deductions realized as a result of Accelerate! USD options exercises totaled approximately EUR 0.2 million in 2019 (2018: EUR 0.2 million).
In 2019, the total remuneration costs relating to the members of the Executive Committee (consisting of 14 members, including the members of the Board of Management) amounted to EUR 30.0 million (2018: EUR 26.8 million; 2017: EUR 25.8 million) consisting of the elements in the following table.
Philips Group
Remuneration costs of the Executive Committee1)
in EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Base salary/Base compensation | 8,089,063 | 8,370,406 | 9,241,364 |
Annual incentive2) | 6,345,576 | 5,651,996 | 5,566,763 |
Performance shares3)4) | 6,371,297 | 8,896,369 | 11,143,320 |
Restricted share rights3) | 885,343 | 492,237 | 168,404 |
Pension allowances5) | 1,886,963 | 1,919,839 | 2,076,834 |
Pension scheme costs | 408,695 | 411,028 | 440,003 |
Other compensation6) | 1,861,803 | 1,013,128 | 1,331,990 |
Total | 25,848,740 | 26,755,003 | 29,968,678 |
At December 31, 2019, the members of the Executive Committee (including the members of the Board of Management) held 291,520 (2018: 333,670; 2017: 541,400) stock options at a weighted average exercise price of EUR 18.61 (2018: EUR 18.99; 2017: EUR 19.82).
In 2019, the total remuneration costs relating to the members of the Board of Management amounted to EUR 9.7 million (2018: EUR 9.8 million; 2017: EUR 7.8 million), see table below.
Philips Group
Remuneration costs of individual members of the Board of Management
in EURbase compensation/salary | annual incentive1) | performance shares2) | restricted share rights2) | pension allowances3) | pension schemecosts | other compensation | total costs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | ||||||||
F.A. van Houten | 1,295,000 | 1,091,800 | 2,235,166 | - | 559,052 | 26,380 | 52,713 | 5,260,111 |
A. Bhattacharya | 770,000 | 517,472 | 995,483 | - | 230,006 | 26,380 | 63,265 | 2,602,606 |
M.J. van Ginneken | 571,250 | 335,685 | 713,815 | - | 171,018 | 26,380 | 38,278 | 1,856,426 |
2,636,250 | 1,944,957 | 3,944,464 | - | 960,076 | 79,140 | 154,256 | 9,719,143 | |
2018 | ||||||||
F.A. van Houten | 1,205,000 | 1,264,286 | 2,319,460 | 588 | 537,181 | 25,708 | 39,042 | 5,391,265 |
A. Bhattacharya | 718,750 | 637,536 | 942,220 | 129 | 217,823 | 25,708 | 53,522 | 2,595,688 |
M.J. van Ginneken | 557,500 | 362,611 | 711,806 | 66 | 168,210 | 25,708 | 35,299 | 1,861,200 |
2,481,250 | 2,264,433 | 3,973,486 | 783 | 923,214 | 77,124 | 127,863 | 9,848,153 | |
2017 | ||||||||
F.A. van Houten | 1,205,000 | 1,270,166 | 1,975,277 | 4,034 | 537,621 | 25,278 | 84,053 | 5,101,429 |
A. Bhattacharya | 687,500 | 553,392 | 669,396 | 888 | 210,450 | 25,278 | 100,918 | 2,247,822 |
M.J. van Ginneken | 91,667 | 69,168 | 100,022 | 75 | 27,796 | 4,213 | 13,120 | 306,061 |
P.A.J. Nota | 606,250 | 429,886 | (1,203,992) | (188) | 236,208 | 21,065 | 63,576 | 152,805 |
2,590,417 | 2,322,612 | 1,540,703 | 4,809 | 1,012,075 | 75,834 | 261,667 | 7,808,117 |
For further information on remuneration costs, see Total remuneration costs in 2019.
The accumulated annual pension entitlements and the pension costs of individual members of the Board of Management are as follows:
Philips Group
Accumulated annual pension entitlements and pension-related costs
in EUR unless otherwise stated
age at December 31, 2019 | accumulated annual pension as of December 31, 2019 | total pension related costs | |
---|---|---|---|
F.A. van Houten | 59 | 325,561 | 585,432 |
A. Bhattacharya | 58 | 31,338 | 256,386 |
M.J. van Ginneken | 46 | 44,169 | 197,398 |
Pension costs | 1,039,216 |
When pension rights are granted to members of the Board of Management, necessary payments (if insured) and all necessary provisions are made in accordance with the applicable accounting principles. In 2019, no (additional) pension benefits were granted to former members of the Board of Management.
The remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board amounted to EUR 1.2 million (2018: EUR 1.1 million; 2017: EUR 951 thousand. Former members received no remuneration.
The members of the Supervisory Board do not receive any share-based remuneration. Therefore, at December 31, 2019 the members of the Supervisory Board held no stock options, performance shares or restricted shares.
The individual members of the Supervisory Board received, by virtue of the positions they held, the following remuneration:
Philips Group
Remuneration of the Supervisory Board
in EUR
membership | committees | other compensation1) | total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
20192) | ||||
J. van der Veer | 155,000 | 35,000 | 7,000 | 197,000 |
C.A. Poon | 115,000 | 50,167 | 22,000 | 187,167 |
H.N.F.M. von Prondzynski | 33,333 | 16,333 | 5,667 | 55,333 |
J.P. Tai | 25,000 | 10,250 | 5,500 | 40,750 |
N. Dhawan | 100,000 | 18,000 | 27,000 | 145,000 |
O. Gadiesh | 100,000 | 19,833 | 12,000 | 131,833 |
D.E.I. Pyott | 100,000 | 41,500 | 17,000 | 158,500 |
P.A.M. Stoffels | 100,000 | - | 14,500 | 114,500 |
A.M. Harrison | 100,000 | 9,333 | 12,000 | 121,333 |
M.E. Doherty | 41,667 | 1,500 | 8,333 | 51,500 |
870,000 | 201,917 | 131,000 | 1,202,917 | |
20182) | ||||
J. van der Veer | 140,000 | 27,500 | 12,000 | 179,500 |
C.A. Poon | 96,250 | 36,625 | 22,000 | 154,875 |
H.N.F.M. von Prondzynski | 85,000 | 36,625 | 14,500 | 136,125 |
J.P. Tai | 85,000 | 34,625 | 22,000 | 141,625 |
N. Dhawan | 85,000 | 14,250 | 24,500 | 123,750 |
O. Gadiesh | 85,000 | 14,250 | 22,000 | 121,250 |
D.E.I. Pyott | 85,000 | 25,250 | 32,000 | 142,250 |
P.A.M. Stoffels | 38,333 | - | 8,333 | 46,667 |
A.M. Harrison | 31,667 | - | 10,667 | 42,333 |
731,250 | 189,125 | 168,000 | 1,088,375 | |
20172) | ||||
J. van der Veer | 135,000 | 25,000 | 7,000 | 167,000 |
C.A. Poon | 90,000 | 32,500 | 17,000 | 139,500 |
H.N.F.M. von Prondzynski | 80,000 | 32,500 | 19,500 | 132,000 |
J.P. Tai | 80,000 | 32,500 | 32,000 | 144,500 |
N. Dhawan | 80,000 | 13,000 | 27,000 | 120,000 |
O. Gadiesh | 80,000 | 13,000 | 19,500 | 112,500 |
D.E.I. Pyott | 80,000 | 23,000 | 32,000 | 135,000 |
625,000 | 171,500 | 154,000 | 950,500 |
Members of the Supervisory Board and of the Executive Committee are prohibited from writing call and put options or similar derivatives of Philips securities.
Philips Group
Shares held by Board members1)
in number of shares
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | |
---|---|---|
J. van der Veer | 18,366 | 18,366 |
F.A. van Houten | 292,302 | 347,565 |
A. Bhattacharya | 66,794 | 90,083 |
M.J. van Ginneken | 47,856 | 67,600 |
The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined by the company using available market information and appropriate valuation methods. The estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that will ultimately be realized by the company upon maturity or disposal. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methods may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
The following tables show the carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities, including their levels in the fair value hierarchy. Fair value information for financial assets and financial liabilities not carried at fair value is not included if the carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value. As reflected in the table below, equity instruments carried at FVTOCI were designated as such upon the adoption of IFRS 9 and upon initial measurement of new equity instruments. Remaining financial assets are mandatorily classified as FVTPL or FVTOCI.
Philips Group
Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
in millions of EUR
carrying amount | estimated fair value1) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial assets | |||||
Carried at fair value: | |||||
Debt instruments | 92 | 92 | 92 | ||
Equity instruments | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
Other financial assets | 37 | 37 | 31 | 6 | |
Financial assets carried at FVTPL | 136 | 136 | 7 | 31 | 98 |
Debt instruments | 28 | 28 | 27 | - | |
Equity instruments | 45 | 45 | 8 | 37 | |
Current financial assets | - | - | |||
Receivables - current | 77 | 77 | 77 | ||
Financial assets carried at FVTOCI | 150 | 150 | 8 | 27 | 114 |
Derivative financial instruments | 39 | 39 | 39 | ||
Financial assets carried at fair value | 324 | 324 | 15 | 97 | 212 |
Carried at (amortized) cost: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,425 | ||||
Loans and receivables: | |||||
Current loans receivables | 1 | ||||
Other non-current loans and receivables | 40 | ||||
Receivables - current | 4,476 | ||||
Receivables - non-current | 178 | ||||
Financial assets carried at (amortized) cost | 6,121 | ||||
Total financial assets | 6,445 | ||||
Financial liabilities | |||||
Carried at fair value: | |||||
Contingent consideration | (354) | (354) | (354) | ||
Financial liabilities carried at FVTP&L | (354) | (354) | (354) | ||
Derivative financial instruments | (191) | (191) | (191) | ||
Financial liabilities carried at fair value | (544) | (544) | (191) | (354) | |
Carried at (amortized) cost: | |||||
Accounts payable | (2,089) | ||||
Interest accrual | (38) | ||||
Debt (Corporate bonds and leases) | (4,943) | (5,500) | (4,119) | (1,381) | |
Debt (excluding corporate bonds and leases) | (504) | ||||
Financial liabilities carried at (amortized) cost | (7,574) | ||||
Total financial liabilities | (8,118) |
Philips Group
Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
in millions of EUR
carrying amount | estimated fair value1) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial assets | |||||
Carried at fair value: | |||||
Debt instruments | 69 | 69 | 69 | ||
Equity instruments | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
Other financial assets | 27 | 27 | 22 | 5 | |
Financial assets carried at FVTPL | 116 | 116 | 20 | 22 | 74 |
Debt instruments | 26 | 26 | 26 | - | |
Equity instruments | 172 | 172 | 22 | 1 | 149 |
Current financial assets2) | 435 | 435 | 434 | - | |
Receivables - current | 32 | 32 | 32 | ||
Financial assets carried at FVTOCI | 664 | 664 | 457 | 27 | 181 |
Derivative financial instruments | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||
Financial assets carried at fair value | 817 | 817 | 476 | 85 | 255 |
Carried at (amortized) cost: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,688 | ||||
Loans and receivables: | |||||
Current loans receivables | 2 | ||||
Other non-current loans and receivables | 46 | ||||
Receivables - current | 4,004 | ||||
Receivables - non-current | 162 | ||||
Financial assets carried at (amortized) cost | 5,902 | ||||
Total financial assets | 6,718 | ||||
Financial liabilities | |||||
Carried at fair value: | |||||
Contingent consideration | (409) | (409) | (409) | ||
Financial liabilities carried at FVTP&L | (409) | (409) | (409) | ||
Derivative financial instruments | (290) | (290) | (290) | ||
Financial liabilities carried at fair value | (699) | (699) | (290) | (409) | |
Carried at (amortized) cost: | |||||
Accounts payable | (2,303) | ||||
Interest accrual | (36) | ||||
Debt (Corporate bonds and finance leases) | (3,621) | (3,906) | (3,576) | (330) | |
Debt (excluding corporate bonds and finance leases) | (1,200) | ||||
Financial liabilities carried at (amortized) cost | (7,159) | ||||
Total financial liabilities | (7,858) |
The fair value of Philips’ debt is estimated on the basis of the quoted market prices for certain issuances, or on the basis of discounted cash flow analysis based upon market rates plus Philips’ spread for the particular tenors of the borrowing arrangement. Accrued interest is not included within the carrying amount or estimated fair value of debt.
Specific valuation techniques used to value financial instruments include:
Instruments included in level 1 are comprised primarily of listed equity investments classified as financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss or carried at fair value through other comprehensive income. The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at the balance sheet date. A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm’s length basis.
The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (for example, over-the-counter derivatives or convertible bond instruments) is determined by using valuation techniques. These valuation techniques maximize the use of observable market data where it is available and rely as little as possible on entity-specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 2. The fair value of derivatives is calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on observable interest yield curves, basis spread and foreign exchange rates. The valuation of convertible bond instruments uses observable market quoted data for the options and present value calculations using observable yield curves for the fair value of the bonds.
If one or more of the significant inputs are not based on observable market data, such as third-party pricing information without adjustments, the instrument is included in level 3.
Philips recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change has occurred.
The investment in Luminescence is classified as a financial asset recognized at fair value through OCI, based on a valuation model with inputs, including earnings, multiples and discount rates, which are market-corroborated to the extent possible, and hence classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. At December 31, 2019 the value was EUR 0 million (December 31, 2018: EUR 112 million). The value decrease in 2018 and 2019 was mainly attributable to a lower earnings assumption.
As part of the EPD acquisition (refer to Acquisitions and divestments) Philips may be required to pay additional consideration to former shareholders if specified future events occur or conditions are met, such as the achievement of certain regulatory milestones or the achievement of certain commercial milestones. The fair value of this contingent consideration provision was determined using a probability-weighted approach to estimate the achievement of future regulatory and commercial milestones and discount rates ranging from 3 to 4 percent. The discount rates used reflect the inherent risk related to achieving the respective milestones. The fair value measurement is based on management’s estimates and assumptions and hence classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. For further information on this and other contingent consideration provisions refer to Provisions
A sensitivity analysis of the EPD contingent consideration provision at December 31, 2019 shows that if the probabilities of success for every milestone increased by 10 percentage points, with all other variables (including foreign exchange rates) held constant, the fair value of the provision would increase by approximately 3%. Similarly, a decrease in the probabilities of success for every milestone by 10 percentage points would reduce the fair value by approximately 4%. If the discount rates were to increase instantaneously by 100 basis points from the assumption at December 31, 2019, with all other variables (including foreign exchange rates) held constant, the fair value of the provision would decrease by approximately 3%, while a decrease in the discount rates of 100 basis points would increase the fair value by approximately 3%.
The table below shows the reconciliation from the beginning balance to the end balance for Level 3 fair value measurements.
Philips Group
Reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements
in millions of EUR
Financial assets | Financial liabilities | |
---|---|---|
Balance at January 1, 2019 | 255 | 409 |
Acquisitions | 6 | |
Purchase | 54 | |
Sales | (24) | |
Utilizations | (44) | |
Recognized in profit and loss: | ||
- other business income | (35) | |
- financial income and expenses | 2 | 14 |
Recognized in other comprehensive income1) | (120) | 4 |
Receivables held to collect and sell | 46 | |
Balance at December 31, 2019 | 212 | 354 |
Philips Group
Reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy
in millions of EUR
Financial assets | Financial liabilities | |
---|---|---|
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 372 | 66 |
IFRS 9 adjustment1) | 47 | |
Balance at January 1, 2018 | 420 | 66 |
Assumed in a business combination | 370 | |
Purchase | 30 | |
Sales | (35) | |
Utilizations | (48) | |
Recognized in profit and loss: | ||
- other business income | 5 | |
- financial income and expenses | - | 12 |
Recognized in other comprehensive income2) | (145) | 5 |
Receivables held to collect and sell | (15) | |
Balance at December 31, 2018 | 255 | 409 |
The section below elaborates on transactions in derivatives. Transactions in derivatives are subject to master netting and set-off agreements. In the case of certain termination events, under the terms of the master agreement, Philips can terminate the outstanding transactions and aggregate their positive and negative values to arrive at a single net termination sum (or close-out amount). This contractual right is subject to the following:
Philips Group
Financial assets subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Derivatives | ||
Gross amounts of recognized financial assets | 36 | 39 |
Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the balance sheet | ||
Net amounts of financial assets presented in the balance sheet | 36 | 39 |
Related amounts not offset in the balance sheet | ||
Financial instruments | (25) | (33) |
Cash collateral received | ||
Net amount | 12 | 6 |
Philips Group
Financial liabilities subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Derivatives | ||
Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities | (290) | (191) |
Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the balance sheet | ||
Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the balance sheet | (290) | (191) |
Related amounts not offset in the balance sheet | ||
Financial instruments | 25 | 33 |
Cash collateral received | ||
Net amount | (265) | (158) |
Philips is exposed to several types of financial risks. This note further analyzes financial risks. Philips does not purchase or hold derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. Information regarding financial instruments is included in Fair value of financial assets and liabilities.
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities.
Liquidity risk for the group is monitored through the Treasury liquidity committee, which tracks the development of the actual cash flow position for the group and uses input from a number of sources in order to forecast the overall liquidity position on both a short and longer term basis. Philips invests surplus cash in short-term deposits with appropriate maturities to ensure sufficient liquidity is available to meet liabilities when due and in money market funds.
The rating of the company’s debt by major rating agencies may improve or deteriorate. As a result, Philips’ future borrowing capacity may be influenced and its financing costs may fluctuate. Philips has various sources to mitigate the liquidity risk for the group. At December 31, 2019, Philips had EUR 1,425 million in cash and cash equivalents (2018: EUR 1,688 million), within which short-term deposits of EUR 884 million (2018: EUR 1,174 million). Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances, money market funds and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash. Philips pools cash from subsidiaries to the extent legally and economically feasible; cash not pooled remains available for the company’s operational or investment needs.
Philips faces cross-border foreign exchange controls and/or other legal restrictions in a few countries that could limit its ability to make these balances available on short notice for general use by the group.
Furthermore, Philips has a USD 2.5 billion Commercial Paper Programme and a EUR 1.0 billion committed revolving credit facility that can be used for general group purposes, such as a backstop for its Commercial Paper Programme. Philips issued and repaid commercial paper in 2019. As of December 31, 2019, Philips did not have any amounts outstanding under any of these facilities. A description of Philips’ credit facilities can be found in Debt.
In addition to cash and cash equivalents, at December 31, 2019, Philips also held EUR 15 million of listed (level 1) equity investments at fair value (classified as other non-current financial assets). Furthermore, Philips was a shareholder in Signify (EUR 435 million classified as other current financial asset as of December 31, 2018) and sold its entire stake in 2019.
The table below presents a summary of the Group’s fixed contractual cash obligations and commitments at December 31, 2019. These amounts are an estimate of future payments which could change as a result of various factors such as a change in interest rates, foreign exchange, contractual provisions, as well as changes in our business strategy and needs. Therefore, the actual payments made in future periods may vary from those presented in the following table:
payments due by period | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
total | less than 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | after 5 years | |
Long-term debt3) | 5,699 | 256 | 293 | 1,218 | 3,932 |
Lease obligations | 1,533 | 292 | 438 | 261 | 543 |
Short-term debt | 92 | 92 | |||
Derivative liabilities | 192 | 68 | 1 | 123 | |
Purchase obligations4) | 822 | 370 | 344 | 61 | 48 |
Trade and other payables | 2,089 | 2,089 | |||
Contractual cash obligations | 10,427 | 3,167 | 1,075 | 1,662 | 4,523 |
Philips has contracts with investment funds where it committed itself to make, under certain conditions, capital contributions to these funds of an aggregated remaining amount of EUR 61 million (2018: EUR 86 million). As at December 31, 2019 capital contributions already made to these investment funds are recorded as non-current financial assets.
Certain Philips suppliers factor their trade receivables from Philips with third parties through supplier finance arrangements. At December 31, 2019 approximately EUR 212 million of the Philips accounts payable were transferred under such arrangements whereby Philips confirms invoices. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the arrangements, Philips continues to recognize these liabilities as trade payables and settles the liabilities after a further 30 day period compared to the original invoices
The company leases various items of real estate, vehicles and other equipment where it acts as a lessee. The company has multiple extension and termination options in a number of lease contracts. These are used to maximize operational flexibility in terms of managing the assets used in the company's operations. The options considered reasonably certain are part of lease liabilities. However, the options not considered reasonably certain are not part of lease liability, which exposes the company to potential future cash outflows amounting to EUR 50 million. In addition, the company is committed to leases not yet commenced to EUR 99 million. The company's lease contracts do not contain financial covenants.
The company enters into sale and lease back transactions primarily for its Sleep & Respiratory Care businesses. These transactions are accounted for at market value. The payments for these leases are considered in determining lease liabilities. Principal repayments are part of cash flows used for financing activities and interest payments are part of cash flows used for operating activities. The cash inflows arising from the sales transactions, are part of cash flows provided by operating activities. Lease payments under sale-and-leaseback arrangements for 2019 were EUR 108 million (2018: EUR 110 million). The remaining minimum payment under sales-and-leaseback arrangements included in lease obligations above are as follows:
Philips Group
Lease - minimum payments under sale-and-leaseback arrangements
in millions of EUR
2020 | 112 |
2021 | 97 |
2022 | 73 |
2023 | 52 |
2024 | 33 |
Thereafter | 125 |
Philips has leasing activities where it acts as lessor. In such arrangements, Philips provides the customer with a right to use of medical equipment in exchange for a series of payments. Residual values of assets under lease form an insignificant part of the carrying amount of those assets. Residual values are influenced by asset market prices and are therefore subject to management estimation. Residual values are at least reassessed on an annual basis, or more often when necessary. Reassessments are based on a combination of realization of assets sold, expert knowledge and judgment of local markets. For lease receivables, the value of unguaranteed residual values on December 31, 2019 was EUR 0.7 million (2018: EUR 0.7 million). In order to reduce residual value risk exposures there may be residual value guarantees or purchase options embedded in the customer contract. Credit risk for lease receivables is reviewed regularly and mitigated, for example, by retaining a security interest in the leased asset.
Currency risk is the risk that reported financial performance or the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. Philips operates in many countries and currencies and therefore currency fluctuations may impact Philips’ financial results. Philips is exposed to currency risk in the following areas:
It is Philips’ policy to reduce the potential year-on-year volatility caused by foreign-currency movements on its net earnings by hedging the anticipated net exposure of foreign currencies resulting from foreign-currency sales and purchases. In general, net anticipated exposures for the Group are hedged during a period of 15 months in layers of 20% up to a maximum hedge of 80%. Philips’ policy requires significant committed foreign currency exposures to be fully hedged, generally using forwards. However, not every foreign currency can or shall be hedged as there may be regulatory barriers or prohibitive hedging cost preventing Philips from effectively and/or efficiently hedging its currency exposures. As a result, hedging activities cannot and will not eliminate all currency risks for anticipated and committed transaction exposures.
The following table outlines the estimated nominal value in millions of EUR for committed and anticipated transaction exposure and related hedges for Philips’ most significant currency exposures consolidated as of December 31, 2019:
Philips Group
Estimated transaction exposure and related hedges
in millions of EUR
Sales/Receivables | Purchases/Payable | |||
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exposure | hedges | exposure | hedges | |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | ||||
Exposure currency | ||||
USD | 2,125 | (1,467) | (907) | 786 |
JPY | 870 | (478) | (10) | 10 |
GBP | 371 | (203) | (24) | 23 |
CNY | 456 | (322) | (141) | 136 |
CAD | 283 | (161) | ||
PLN | 275 | (96) | ||
AUD | 225 | (133) | ||
CHF | 110 | (58) | (0) | |
CZK | 108 | (37) | ||
SEK | 71 | (38) | ||
RUB | 58 | (58) | ||
Others | 280 | (240) | (523) | 290 |
Total 2019 | 5,233 | (3,292) | (1,606) | 1,244 |
Total 2018 | 3,930 | (2,562) | (960) | 809 |
Philips uses foreign exchange spot and forward contracts, as well as zero cost collars in hedging the exposure. The derivatives related to transactions are, for hedge accounting purposes, split into hedges of on-balance-sheet accounts receivable/payable and forecasted sales and purchases. Changes in the value of on-balance-sheet foreign-currency accounts receivable/payable, as well as the changes in the fair value of the hedges related to these exposures, are reported in the income statement under costs of sales. Hedges related to forecasted transactions, where hedge accounting is applied, are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The results from such hedges are deferred in other comprehensive income within equity to the extent that the hedge is effective. As of December 31, 2019, a loss of EUR 24 million was deferred in equity as a result of these hedges (2018: EUR 10 million loss). The result deferred in equity will be released to earnings mostly during 2020 at the time when the related hedged transactions affect the income statement. During 2019, a net gain of (0.8) million (2018: EUR 0.0 million net gain) was recorded in the consolidated statement of income as a result of ineffectiveness on certain anticipated cash flow hedges. Ineffectiveness arises when anticipated exposures are no longer expected to be highly probable. As at December 31, 2019, a loss of EUR 19 million was included in the cash flow hedges reserve related to changes in fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts attributable to forward points and changes in the time value of option contracts, which are deferred in the cash flow hedges reserve within equity.
The total net fair value of hedges related to transaction exposure as of December 31, 2019, was an unrealized liability of EUR 26 million. The estimated impact of a 10% increase of value of the EUR is estimated to be EUR 154 million. The following table contains an overview of the instantaneous 10% increase in the value of EUR against major currencies.
Philips Group
Estimated impact of 10% increase of value of the EUR on the fair value of hedges
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
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USD | 75 | 85 |
JPY | 15 | 19 |
GBP | 7 | 14 |
CHF | 5 | 5 |
PLN | 6 | 9 |
RUB | 2 | 3 |
The EUR 154 million increase includes a gain of EUR 12 million that would impact the income statement, which would largely offset the opposite revaluation effect on the underlying accounts receivable and payable, and the remaining gain of EUR 142 million would be recognized in equity to the extent that the cash flow hedges were effective.
Foreign exchange exposure also arises as a result of inter-company loans and deposits. Where the company enters into such arrangements, the financing is generally provided in the functional currency of the subsidiary entity. The currency of the company’s external funding and liquid assets is matched with the required financing of subsidiaries, either directly through external foreign currency loans and deposits, or synthetically by using foreign exchange derivatives, including cross currency interest rate swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts. In certain cases where group companies may also have external foreign currency debt or liquid assets, these exposures are also hedged through the use of foreign exchange derivatives. Changes in the fair value of hedges related to this exposure are recognized within financial income and expenses in the statements of income. When such loans would be considered part of the net investment in the subsidiary, net investment hedging would be applied.
Translation exposure of foreign-currency equity invested in consolidated entities may be hedged. If a hedge is entered into, it is accounted for as a net investment hedge. Net current-period change, before tax, of the currency translation reserve of EUR 218 million relates mainly to the positive impact of the weaker EUR against the foreign currencies of countries in which Philips’ operations are located. The change in currency translation reserve was mostly related to the development of the USD.
As of December 31, 2019, cross-currency interest rate swaps for a nominal value of USD 500 million (liability at fair value: EUR 123 million) and external bond funding for a nominal value of USD 1,473 million (liability at book value: EUR 1,328 million) were designated as net investment hedges of our financing investments in foreign operations for an equal amount. During 2019 a total loss of EUR 0.0 million was recognized in the income statement as ineffectiveness on net investment hedges, arising from counterparty and own credit risk.
The total net fair value of financing derivatives as of December 31, 2019, was a liability of EUR 123 million. An instantaneous 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies would lead to an increase of EUR 7 million in the value of the derivatives, including a EUR 53 million increase related to the USD.
As of December 31, 2018, cross-currency interest rate swaps for a nominal value of USD 1,100 million (liability at fair value: EUR 246 million) and external bond funding for a nominal value of USD 1,473 million (liability at book value: EUR 1,290 million) were designated as net investment hedges of our financing investments in foreign operations for an equal amount. During 2018 a total loss of EUR 0.2 million was recognized in the income statement as ineffectiveness on net investment hedges, arising from counterparty and own credit risk.
The total net fair value of financing derivatives as of December 31, 2018, was a liability of EUR 246 million. An instantaneous 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies would lead to an increase of EUR 63 million in the value of the derivatives, including a EUR 79 million increase related to the USD.
Philips does not currently hedge the foreign exchange exposure arising from equity interests in non-functional-currency investments in associates and other non-current financial assets.
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. Philips had, at year-end, outstanding debt of EUR 5,447 million (2018: EUR 4,821 million), which constitutes an inherent interest rate risk with potential negative impact on financial results. At year-end, Philips held EUR 1,425 million in cash and cash equivalents (2018: EUR 1,688 million), and had total long-term debt of EUR 4,939 million (2018: EUR 3,427 million) and total short-term debt of EUR 508 million (2018: EUR 1,394 million) At December 31, 2019, Philips had a ratio of fixed-rate long-term debt to total outstanding debt of approximately 87% compared to 67% one year earlier. Philips debt has a long maturity profile with an average tenor of long-term debt of 8.0 years with maturities up to 2042.
The table below provides the impact of a 1% increase/decrease of interest rates on the fair value of the debt and the annualized net interest expenses.
Philips Group
Net debt1) and interest rate sensitivity
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
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Impact 1% interest increase on the fair value of the fixed-rate long-term debt2)3) | (275) | (300) |
Impact 1% interest decrease on the fair value of the fixed-rate long-term debt2)3) | 276 | 301 |
Impact 1% interest increase on the annualized net interest expense4) | 9 | 11 |
Global regulators and central banks have been driving international efforts to reform key benchmark interest rates (Interbank Offered Rate or IBOR rates). The market is therefore in transition to alternative risk-free reference rates (RFRs) that are transaction-based. LIBOR discontinuation after 31 December 2021 is widely expected by market participants. The company is in the process of evaluating the implications of such a phase out. The company will continue to monitor market developments.
Equity price risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in equity prices.
Philips is a shareholder in some publicly listed companies and as a result is exposed to potential financial loss through movements in their share prices. The aggregate equity price exposure in such financial assets amounted to approximately EUR 15 million at December 31, 2019 (2018: EUR 476 million), and was largely reduced during 2019 with the sale of investments in Signify and Corindus. Philips does not hold derivatives in the above-mentioned listed companies. Philips also has shareholdings in several privately-owned companies amounting to EUR 37 million, mainly consisting of minority stakes in companies in various industries. As a result, Philips is exposed to potential value adjustments.
Commodity price risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in commodity prices.
Philips is a purchaser of certain base metals, precious metals and energy. Philips may hedge certain commodity price risks using derivative instruments to minimize significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations caused by commodity price volatility. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, Philips did not have any material outstanding commodity derivatives.
Credit risk represents the loss that would be recognized at the reporting date, if counterparties failed completely to perform their payment obligations as contracted. Credit risk is present within Philips trade receivables and contract assets. To have better insights into the credit exposures, Philips performs ongoing evaluations of the financial and non-financial condition of its customers and adjusts credit limits when appropriate. In instances where the creditworthiness of a customer is determined not to be sufficient to grant the credit limit required, there are a number of mitigation tools that can be utilized to close the gap, including reducing payment terms, cash on delivery, pre-payments and pledges on assets.
Philips invests available cash and cash equivalents with various financial institutions and is exposed to credit risk with these counterparties. Philips is also exposed to credit risks in the event of non-performance by financial institutions with respect to financial derivative instruments. Philips actively manages concentration risk and on a daily basis measures the potential loss under certain stress scenarios, should a financial institution default. These worst-case scenario losses are monitored and limited by the company.
The company does not enter into any financial derivative instruments to protect against default by financial institutions. However, where possible the company requires all financial institutions with which it deals in derivative transactions to complete legally enforceable netting agreements under an International Swap Dealers Association master agreement or otherwise prior to trading, and whenever possible, to have a strong credit rating. Philips also regularly monitors the development of the credit risk of its financial counterparties. Wherever possible, cash is invested and financial transactions are concluded with financial institutions with strong credit ratings or with governments or government-backed institutions.
The table below shows the number of financial institutions with credit rating A- and above with which Philips has cash at hand and short-term deposits above EUR 10 million as of December 31, 2019.
Philips Group
Credit risk with number of counterparties
for deposits above EUR 10 million
10-100 million | 100-500 million | 500 million and above | |
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AA- rated bank counterparties | 1 | ||
A+ rated bank counterparties | 1 | 3 | |
A rated bank counterparties | 2 | ||
A- rated bank counterparties | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 7 |
For an overview of the overall maximum credit exposure related to debt instruments, derivatives and loans and receivables, please refer to Fair value of financial assets and liabilities.
Country risk is the risk that political, legal, or economic developments in a single country could adversely impact our performance. The country risk per country is defined as the sum of the equity of all subsidiaries and associated companies in country cross-border transactions, such as intercompany loans, accounts receivable from third parties and intercompany accounts receivable. The country risk is monitored on a regular basis.
As of December 31, 2019, the company had country risk exposure of EUR 11.4 billion in the United States, EUR 1.7 billion in the Netherlands and EUR 1.4 billion in China (including Hong Kong). Other countries higher than EUR 500 million are Japan (EUR 690 million) and the United Kingdom (EUR 681 million). Germany and India exceeded EUR 300 million but was less than EUR 500 million. The degree of risk of a country is taken into account when new investments are considered. The company does not, however, use financial derivative instruments to hedge country risk.
The impact of hyperinflation is also routinely assessed and was not material for the periods presented.
Philips is covered for a broad range of losses by global insurance policies in the areas of property damage/ business interruption, general and product liability, transport, directors’ and officers’ liability, employment practice liability, crime and cybersecurity. The counterparty risk related to the insurance companies participating in the above-mentioned global insurance policies is actively managed. As a rule, Philips only selects insurance companies with a financial strength of at least A-. Throughout the year the counterparty risk is monitored on a regular basis.
To lower exposures and to avoid potential losses, Philips has a global Risk Engineering program in place. The main focus of this program is on property damage and business interruption risks including company interdependencies. Regular on-site assessments take place at Philips locations and business-critical suppliers by risk engineers of the insurer in order to provide an accurate assessment of the potential loss and its impact. The results of these assessments are shared across the company’s stakeholders. On-site assessments are carried out against the predefined Risk Engineering standards, which are agreed between Philips and the insurers. Recommendations are made in a Risk Improvement report and are monitored centrally. This is the basis for decision-making by the local management of the business as to which recommendations will be implemented.
For all policies, deductibles are in place, which vary from 0.3 million to EUR 5 million per occurrence and this variance is designed to differentiate between the existing risk categories within Philips. Above a first layer of working deductibles, Philips operates its own re-insurance captive, which during 2019 retained EUR 5 million per claim and EUR 10 million in the annual aggregate for general, product and professional liability claims.
New contracts were signed effective December 31, 2019, for the coming year, whereby the re-insurance captive retentions remained unchanged.
On January 28, 2020, Philips announced that it will review options for future ownership of its Domestic Appliances business belonging to Personal Health. Philips will start the process of creating a separate legal structure for this business within the Philips Group, which is expected to be completed in the course of 2021.
The Domestic Appliances business had EUR 2.3 billion sales in 2019. Following the disentanglement of the Domestic Appliances business, the retained Personal Health businesses will continue to play an important role in the company’s integrated health continuum approach through connected products and solutions to support the health and well-being of people.
In addition to its EUR 1.5 billion share repurchase program, which was announced on January 29, 2019, Philips announced on January 27, 2020 that it will repurchase up to 6 million shares to cover certain of its obligations arising from its long-term incentive and employee stock purchase plans. At the current share price, the shares represent an amount of up to approximately EUR 265 million.
The repurchases will be executed through one or more individual forward transactions, to be entered into in the course of the first half of 2020, in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation and within the limits of the authorization granted by the company’s General Meeting of Shareholders on May 9, 2019.
This section 'Company financial statements' and the section ‘Group financial statements' together contain the audited statutory financial statements of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips). These statements are subject to adoption by the company's shareholders at the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
A description of the company’s activities and group structure is included in the Group financial statements.
Royal Philips has its registered address at High Tech Campus 5, 5656 AE Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and is registered with the trade register of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 17001910.
Please refer to Forward-looking statements and other information for more information about forward-looking statements, third-party market share data, fair value information, and revisions and reclassifications.
The financial statements including the notes thereon have been prepared in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. Section 2:362 (8) of the Dutch Civil Code, allows companies that apply IFRS as endorsed by the European Union in their consolidated financial statements to use the same measurement principles in their company financial statements. Royal Philips has prepared these Company financial statements using this provision.
The accounting policies are described in Significant accounting policies of the Group financial Statements and are deemed incorporated and repeated herein by reference.
The investments in group companies and associates are presented as financial fixed assets in the balance sheet using the equity method. Goodwill paid upon acquisition of investments in group companies or associates is included in the net equity value of the investment and is not shown separately on the face of the balance sheet. Loans provided to group companies are stated at amortized cost, less impairment. The company makes use of the option to eliminate intercompany expected credit losses against the book value of loans and receivables to group companies, instead of elimination against the investments in group companies.
The structure of the Company balance sheets and Company statements of income are aligned as much as possible with the Consolidated statements in order to achieve optimal transparency between the Group financial statements and the Company financial statements.
Accounting policies have been applied consistently for all periods presented in these Company financial statements, except for the item mentioned below and the adoption of IFRS 16 Leases, for which reference is made to the Significant accounting policies in the Group financial statements. The adoption of IFRS 16, and any other amendments and interpretations for the first time applied in 2019, did not have a material impact on the Company financial statements. In addition, certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Following the adoption of IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments, the company has changed the presentation of uncertain tax positions in the Company balance sheets. The Other tax liability included in the line Other non-current liabilities is reclassified to the new Non-current tax liabilities line item on the face of the Company balance sheets. For the comparative figures per December 31, 2018 an amount of EUR 22 million is reclassified from Other non-current liabilities to Non-current tax liabilities. Further reference is made to Income taxes
The Company balance sheet has been prepared before the appropriation of result.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Statements of income
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
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SalesSales | 401 | 377 |
Cost of sales | (19) | (21) |
Gross margin | 382 | 355 |
Selling expenses | (49) | (8) |
General and administrative expenses | (32) | (36) |
Other business income (expense)Other business income | 41 | 82 |
Income from operationsSales and costs by nature | 343 | 392 |
Financial incomeFinancial income and expense | 329 | 346 |
Financial expensesFinancial income and expense | (228) | (197) |
Income before taxes | 443 | 542 |
Income tax expenseIncome tax | (2) | (97) |
Income after tax | 441 | 445 |
Results relating to investments in associatesFinancial fixed assets | (195) | (2) |
Net income (loss) from group companies | 844 | 724 |
Net income | 1,090 | 1,167 |
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Balance sheets
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|
Assets | ||
Non-current assets: | ||
Property, plant and equipment | 1 | 1 |
Intangible assetsIntangible assets | 57 | 74 |
Financial fixed assetsFinancial fixed assets | 20,164 | 22,401 |
Non-current receivables | 72 | 95 |
Deferred tax assets | 394 | 317 |
Other non-current financial assetsOther financial assets | 122 | 101 |
Total non-current assets | 20,810 | 22,989 |
Current assets: | ||
Current financial assetsOther financial assets | 436 | 1 |
ReceivablesReceivables | 4,051 | 3,899 |
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents | 1,131 | 1,057 |
Total current assets | 5,618 | 4,956 |
Total assets | 26,428 | 27,946 |
EquityShareholders’ equity | ||
Common shares | 185 | 179 |
Capital in excess of par value | 3,487 | 3,671 |
Revaluation reserves | (191) | (327) |
Other legal reserves | 1,373 | 1,692 |
Other reserves | 6,143 | 6,214 |
Net income | 1,090 | 1,167 |
Total equity | 12,088 | 12,597 |
Liabilities | ||
Non-current liabilities: | ||
Long-term debtDebt | 3,273 | 3,919 |
Long-term provisions | 2 | 23 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 8 | 9 |
Non-current tax liabilities 1) | 22 | 20 |
Other non-current liabilities | 184 | 199 |
Total non-current liabilities | 3,490 | 4,171 |
Current liabilities: | ||
Short-term debtDebt | 10,573 | 10,980 |
Other current liabilitiesOther current liabilities | 278 | 198 |
Total current liabilities | 10,851 | 11,178 |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 26,428 | 27,946 |
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Statement of changes in equity
in millions of EUR
Common shares | Capital in excess of par value | Fair value through OCI | Cash flow hedges | Affiliated companies | Currency translation differences | Retained earnings | Treasury shares | Net income | Shareholders' equity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revaluation reserves | Other legal reserves | Other reserves | ||||||||
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2017 | 188 | 3,311 | (30) | 23 | 703 | 392 | 6,237 | (481) | 1,657 | 11,999 |
IFRS 9 and 15 adjustment | (4) | (25) | (29) | |||||||
Balance as of Jan 1, 2018 | 188 | 3,311 | (34) | 23 | 703 | 392 | 6,211 | (481) | 1,657 | 11,970 |
Appropriation of prior year result | 1,657 | (1,657) | ||||||||
Net income | 1,090 | 1,090 | ||||||||
Net current period change | (147) | (13) | (69) | 382 | 37 | 191 | ||||
Income tax on net current period change | 11 | (29) | (18) | |||||||
Reclassification into income | (31) | (6) | (37) | |||||||
Dividend distributed | 2 | 336 | (738) | (400) | ||||||
Cancellation of treasury shares | (5) | (779) | 783 | - | ||||||
Purchase of treasury shares | (514) | (514) | ||||||||
Re-issuance of treasury shares | (276) | (4) | 341 | 61 | ||||||
Forward contracts | 124 | (443) | (319) | |||||||
Share call options | 34 | (85) | (51) | |||||||
Share-based compensation plans | 107 | 107 | ||||||||
Income tax share-based compensation plans | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2018 | 185 | 3,487 | (181) | (10) | 634 | 739 | 6,542 | (399) | 1,090 | 12,088 |
IFRS 16 adjustment1) | (33) | (33) | ||||||||
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019 | 185 | 3,487 | (181) | (10) | 634 | 739 | 6,508 | (399) | 1,090 | 12,055 |
Appropriation of prior year result | 1,090 | (1,090) | ||||||||
Net income | 1,167 | 1,167 | ||||||||
Net current period change | 82 | (53) | 79 | 219 | (46) | 281 | ||||
Income tax on net current period change | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
Reclassification into income | 33 | 20 | 53 | |||||||
Dividend distributed | 2 | 319 | (775) | (453) | ||||||
Minority buy-out | (3) | (3) | ||||||||
Transfer of gain on disposal of equity investments at FVTOCI to retained earnings | (204) | 204 | ||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares | (621) | (621) | ||||||||
Re-issuance of treasury shares | (246) | 11 | 266 | 31 | ||||||
Forward contracts | 706 | (706) | ||||||||
Share call options | 28 | (58) | (30) | |||||||
Cancellation of treasury shares | (8) | (1,308) | 1,316 | |||||||
Share-based compensation plans | 101 | 101 | ||||||||
Income tax on share-based compensation plans | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019 | 179 | 3,671 | (303) | (24) | 713 | 978 | 6,416 | (201) | 1,167 | 12,597 |
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
Sales relate to external sales and mainly comprise license income from intellectual property rights owned by the Company.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
2018 | 2019 | |
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Other business income (expense) from sold and deconsolidated businesses | (7) | (32) |
Other | 48 | 113 |
Net income | 41 | 82 |
The line Other business income (expense) includes the subsequent results from various sold and deconsolidated businesses.
The line Other mainly includes income and expense from transactions with group companies regarding overhead services and brand license agreements.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Sales and costs by nature
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
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Sales | 401 | 377 |
Costs of materials used | (1) | (3) |
Employee benefit expenses | (20) | (25) |
Depreciation and amortization | (12) | (11) |
Advertising and promotion | (4) | (4) |
Other operational costs | (62) | (23) |
Other business income (expenses) | 41 | 82 |
Income from operations | 343 | 392 |
Other operational costs in 2018 included EUR 30 million charges related to the European Commission's investigation into retail pricing.
For a summary of the audit fees related to the Philips Group, please refer to the Group Financial statements which is deemed incorporated and repeated herein by reference.
Financial income mainly relates to intercompany financing transactions of EUR 266 million (2018: EUR 272 million) and income related to Other financial assets of EUR 54 million (2018: EUR 14 million). Financial income related to Other financial assets mainly increased due to dividend received from Signify.
Financial expenses mainly relates to interest paid on external debt of EUR 125 million (2018: EUR 137 million) and valuation adjustments related to Other financial assets of EUR 33 million (2018: EUR 16 million). Financial expense of 2018 includes EUR 46 million of one-off charges related to bonds redemption.
Koninklijke Philips N.V. is head of the fiscal unity that exists for Dutch corporate income tax purposes.
The effective tax rate in 2019 deviates compared to the Dutch statutory tax rate of 25%, mainly due to results relating to participations, as the income tax expense of EUR 97 million represents the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense for the members of the fiscal unity.
At December 31, 2019, materially all deferred tax assets relating to net operating loss carry forwards are expected to be realized in the next twelve months. The net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized in the balance sheet amount to EUR 20 million.
The number of persons having a contract with the Company at the year-end 2019 was 10 (2018: 9):
They were all posted in the Netherlands.
For the remuneration of past and present members of both the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board, please refer to Information on remuneration, which is deemed incorporated and repeated herein by reference.
Intangible assets include mainly licenses and patents. The changes during 2019 were as follows;
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Intangible assets
in millions of EUR
Balance as of January 1, 2019 | |
Cost | 117 |
Amortization/ impairments | (60) |
Book value | 57 |
Changes in book value: | |
Additions | 27 |
Amortization | (11) |
Total changes | 17 |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | |
Cost | 136 |
Amortization/ impairments | (62) |
Book Value | 74 |
The changes during 2019 were as follows:
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Financial fixed assets
in millions of EUR
Investments in group companies | Investments in associates | Loans | Total | |
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Balance as of December 31, 2018 | 15,704 | 92 | 4,368 | 20,164 |
IFRS 16 Adjustment | (33) | (33) | ||
Balance as of January 1, 2019 | 15,671 | 92 | 4,368 | 20,131 |
Changes: | ||||
Acquisitions/additions | 1,812 | 4 | 51 | 1,867 |
Sales/redemptions | (80) | (144) | (224) | |
Net income from affiliated companies | 724 | (6) | - | 717 |
Dividends received | (214) | - | - | (214) |
Value adjustment | - | - | - | - |
Translation differences | 188 | 1 | 79 | 268 |
Other | (148) | 4 | - | (144) |
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | 17,953 | 94 | 4,354 | 22,401 |
Investments in group companies increased by EUR 2,282 million. The increase is mainly due to additions of EUR 1,687 million in the form of capital injections in Dutch legal entities.
The line Dividends received represents interim dividends paid by group companies to Koninklijke Philips N.V.
EUR 188 million of positive translation adjustments reflect value adjustments of net invested capital in foreign group companies denominated in other currencies than EUR. This increase is mainly due to strengthening of USD versus the EUR
EUR 148 million reduction on the line of Other reflects local other equity movements of group companies.
Investments in associates represent minority investments in various companies.
The EUR 79 million of translation differences mainly reflects currency impact on USD denominated loans.
A list of investments in group companies, prepared in accordance with the relevant legal requirements (Dutch Civil Code, Book 2, Sections 379 and 414), is deposited at the Chamber of Commerce in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
The changes during 2019 were as follows:
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Other non-current financial assets
in millions of EUR
Non-current financial assets at FVTOCI | Non-current financial assets at FVTP&L | Non-current financial assets at Amortized cost | Total | |
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Balance as of January 1, 2019 | 43 | 74 | 6 | 122 |
Changes: | ||||
Acquisitions/additions | 2 | 16 | 18 | |
Sales/redemptions/reductions | (105) | (3) | - | (108) |
Impairments | - | - | ||
Value adjustments through OCI | 73 | 73 | ||
Value adjustments through P&L | (4) | - | (4) | |
Translation differences and other | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Reclassifications | (1) | (1) | ||
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | 13 | 83 | 5 | 101 |
The Company’s investments in Other non-current financial assets mainly consist of investments in common shares of companies in various industries. The line Acquisitions/additions mainly relates to new investments and capital calls for certain investment funds. The line Sales/redemptions/reductions relates to distribution notes from those investment funds.
In 2019, the main movements in Other non-current financial assets at FVTOCI related to the sale of the Company's investment in Corindus Vascular Robotics for total proceeds of EUR 102 million. A cumulative gain of EUR 84 million was recognized in Revaluation reserves and reclassified to Retained earnings upon disposal.
In 2019, according to Philips' overall objective to fully divest its ownership of Signify, Philips sold all of its remaining shares in Signify for total proceeds of EUR 549 million. A cumulative gain of EUR 114 million was recognized in Revaluation reserves and reclassified to Retained earnings upon disposal.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Receivables
in millions of EUR
2018 | 2019 | |
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Trade accounts receivable | 22 | 122 |
Receivables from group companies | 3,890 | 3,638 |
Other receivables | 40 | 35 |
Advances and prepaid expenses | 33 | 26 |
Derivative instruments - assets | 65 | 77 |
Receivables | 4,051 | 3,899 |
Receivables from group companies mainly relate to in-house bank contracts.
For further details on derivative instruments refer to note Fair value of financial assets and liabilities and Details of treasury / other financial risks.
Cash and cash equivalents are all freely available.
As of December 31, 2019, authorized common shares consist of 2 billion shares (December 31, 2018: 2 billion) and the issued and fully paid share capital consists of 896,733,721 common shares, each share having a par value of EUR 0.20 (December 31, 2018: 926,195,539).
The following table shows the movements in the outstanding number of shares:
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Outstanding number of shares in number of shares
2018 | 2019 | |
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Balance as of January 1 | 926,191,723 | 914,184,087 |
Dividend distributed | 9,533,223 | 9,079,538 |
Purchase of treasury shares | (31,993,879) | (40,390,495) |
Re-issuance of treasury shares | 10,453,020 | 8,100,660 |
Balance as of December 31 | 914,184,087 | 890,973,790 |
As a means to protect the Company and its stakeholders against an unsolicited attempt to obtain (de facto) control of the Company, the General Meeting of Shareholders in 1989 adopted amendments to the Company’s articles of association that allow the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board to issue (rights to acquire) preference shares to a third party. The ‘Stichting Preferente Aandelen Philips’ has been granted the right to acquire preference shares in the Company. Such right has not been exercised as of December 31, 2019 and no preference shares have been issued. Authorized preference shares consist of 2 billion shares as of December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018: 2 billion).
The Company has granted stock options on its common shares and rights to receive common shares in the future. Please refer to Share-based compensation, which is deemed incorporated and repeated herein by reference.
In connection with the Company’s share repurchase programs (see next paragraph: Share repurchase methods for share-based compensation plans and capital reduction purposes), shares which have been repurchased and are held in Treasury for the purpose of (i) delivery upon exercise of options, restricted and performance share programs, and (ii) capital reduction, are accounted for as a reduction of shareholders’ equity. Treasury shares are recorded at cost, representing the market price on the acquisition date. When issued, shares are removed from treasury shares on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis.
When treasury shares are reissued under the Company’s option plans, the difference between the cost and the cash received is recorded in retained earnings. When treasury shares are reissued under the Company’s share plans, the difference between the market price of the shares issued and the cost is recorded in retained earnings, the market price is recorded in capital in excess of par value.
The following transactions took place resulting from employee option and share plans:
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Employee option and share plan transactions
2018 | 2019 | |
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Shares acquired | 8,226,101 | 5,497,675 |
Average market price | EUR 32.59 | EUR 34.25 |
Amount paid | EUR 268 million | EUR 188 million |
Shares delivered | 10,453,020 | 8,100,660 |
Average price (FIFO) | EUR 32.66 | EUR 32.87 |
Cost of delivered shares | EUR 341 million | EUR 266 million |
Total shares in treasury at year-end | 7,871,452 | 5,268,467 |
Total cost | EUR 258 million | EUR 180 million |
In order to reduce share capital, the following transactions took place:
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
2018 - 2019
2018 | 2019 | |
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Shares acquired | 23,767,778 | 34,892,820 |
Average market price | EUR 32.58 | EUR 34.29 |
Amount paid | EUR 774 million | EUR 1,196 million |
Cancellation of treasury shares (shares) | 24,246,711 | 38,541,356 |
Cancellation of treasury shares (EUR) | EUR 783 million | EUR 1,316 million |
Total shares in treasury at year-end | 4,140,000 | 491,464 |
Total cost | EUR 141 million | EUR 22 million |
Share purchase transactions related to employee option and share plans, as well as transactions related to the reduction of share capital, involved a cash outflow of EUR 1,376 million. A cash inflow of EUR 58 million from treasury shares mainly includes settlements of share-based compensation plans.
During 2019, Royal Philips repurchased shares for share-based compensation plans and capital reduction purposes via three different methods: (i) share buy-back repurchases in the open market via an intermediary (ii) repurchase of shares via forward contracts for future delivery of shares (iii) the unwinding of call options on own shares. In 2019, Royal Philips also used methods (i) and (ii) to repurchase shares for capital reduction purposes.
In order to hedge commitments under share-based compensation plans, Philips entered into three forward contracts in the last quarter of 2018, involving 10,000,000 shares with a settlement date varying between October 2019 and November 2021 and a weighted average forward price of EUR 31.89. A total of 4,000,000 shares were acquired through forward contracts that were settled in the fourth quarter of 2019, which resulted in a EUR 130 million increase in retained earnings against treasury shares. As of December 31, 2019, 6,000,000 forward contracts connected to share based compensation plans were outstanding.
In order to reduce its share capital, Royal Philips also entered into six forward contracts in 2017. The forward contacts involved 31,020,000 shares with a settlement date varying between October 2018 and June 2019 and a weighted average forward price of EUR 32.22.In 2019, 18,600,000 forward contracts were exercised resulting in a EUR 576 million increase in Retained earnings against Treasury shares. As of December 31, 2018, 18,600,000 were outstanding.
As of December 31, 2019, there were no forward contracts connected to share capital reductions outstanding. For further information on the forward contracts please refer to Debt.
During 2016, Philips bought EUR and USD-denominated call options to hedge options granted under share-based compensation plans before 2013.
In 2019, the Company unwound 855,039 EUR-denominated and 642,636 USD-denominated call options against the transfer of the same number of Royal Philips shares (1,497,675 shares) and an additional EUR 30 million cash payment to the buyer of the call options.
The number of outstanding EUR denominated options were 1,168,600 and USD-denominated options were 1,127,582, as of December 31, 2019.
In June 2019, Philips settled a dividend of EUR 0.85 per common share, representing a total value of EUR 775 million including costs. Shareholders could elect for a cash dividend or a share dividend. Approximately 42% of the shareholders elected for a share dividend, resulting in the issuance of 9,079,538 new common shares. The settlement of the cash dividend involved an amount of EUR 453 million (including costs).
A proposal will be submitted to the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to pay a dividend of EUR 0.85 per common share, in cash or shares at the option of the shareholders, against the net income of the Company for 2019.
In June 2018, Philips settled a dividend of EUR 0.80 per common share, representing a total value of EUR 738 million including costs. Shareholders could elect for a cash dividend or a share dividend. Approximately 46% of the shareholders elected for a share dividend, resulting in the issuance of 9,533,233 new common shares. The settlement of the cash dividend involved an amount of EUR 400 million (including costs).
As of December 31, 2019, revaluation reserves relate to unrealized losses on fair value through OCI financial assets of EUR 303 million (2018: EUR 181 million unrealized losses) and unrealized losses on cash flow hedges of EUR 24 million (2018: EUR 10 million unrealized gains). Legal reserves relate to ‘affiliated companies’ of EUR 713 million (2018: EUR 634 million) and unrealized currency translation gains of EUR 978 million (2018: EUR 739 million unrealized gains).
The item ‘affiliated companies’ relates to the ‘wettelijke reserve deelnemingen’, which is required by Dutch law. This reserve relates to any legal or economic restrictions on the ability of affiliated companies to transfer funds to the parent company in the form of dividends.
As at December 31, 2019, pursuant to Dutch law, certain limitations exist relating to the distribution of shareholders’ equity of EUR 1,870 million. Such limitations relate to common shares of EUR 179 million, as well as to legal reserves required by Dutch law included under Other legal reserves of EUR 713 million and unrealized currency translation differences of EUR 978 million. The unrealized losses related to fair value through OCI financial assets of EUR 303 million and unrealized losses related to cash flow hedges of EUR 24 million qualify as revaluation reserves and reduce the distributable amount due to the fact that these reserves are negative.
As at December 31, 2018, these limitations in distributable amounts were EUR 1,558 million and related to common shares of EUR 185 million, as well as to legal reserves required by Dutch law included under Other legal reserves of EUR 634 million and unrealized currency translation differences of EUR 739 million. The unrealized losses related to fair value through OCI financial assets of EUR 181 million and unrealized losses related to cash flow hedges of EUR 10 million qualify as a revaluation reserve and reduce the distributable amount due to the fact that this reserve is negative.
The tables below disclose information on the long-term debt outstanding, its changes, maturity and average interest rates.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Long-term debt
in millions of EUR
USD bonds | EUR bonds | Intercompany loans | Forward contracts | Bank borrowings | Other debt | Total debt | |
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Carrying amount at 1 January 2019 | 1,303 | 1,988 | 499 | 807 | 200 | 18 | 4,814 |
New financing | 744 | 891 | 1,635 | ||||
Repayment | (500) | (600) | (618) | (1) | (1,720) | ||
Exchange differences | 25 | 4 | 29 | ||||
Other changes in value | 2 | 2 | |||||
Carrying amount at 31 December 2019 | 1,328 | 2,234 | 793 | 188 | 200 | 16 | 4,760 |
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
amount outstanding in 2019 | Current portion | Non-current portion | Between 1 and 5 years | Amount due after 5 years | Average remaining term (in years) | Average rate of interest | |
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USD bonds | 1,328 | 1,328 | 1,328 | 17.1 | 6.3% | ||
EUR bonds | 2,234 | 2,234 | 995 | 1,239 | 5.8 | 0.8% | |
Intercompany loans | 793 | 699 | 95 | 95 | 0.7 | 2.2% | |
Forward contracts | 188 | 126 | 62 | 62 | 1.2 | ||
Bank borrowings | 200 | 200 | 200 | 5.2 | 0.0% | ||
Other long-term debt | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 1.8% | |||
Long-term debt | 4,760 | 841 | 3,919 | 1,152 | 2,767 |
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Long-term debt
in millions of EUR, unless otherwise stated
amount outstanding in 2018 | Current portion | Non-current portion | Between 1 and 5 years | Amount due after 5 years | Average remaining term (in years) | Average rate of interest | |
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USD bonds | 1,303 | 1,303 | 1,303 | 18.10 | 6.3% | ||
EUR bonds | 1,988 | 500 | 1,488 | 497 | 991 | 5.0 | 0.7% |
Intercompany loans | 499 | 405 | 94 | 94 | 1.2 | 3.1% | |
Forward contracts | 807 | 618 | 188 | 188 | 0.8 | ||
Bank borrowings | 200 | 200 | 200 | 6.2 | 0.0% | ||
Other long-term debt | 18 | 18 | 1.0 | 1.6% | |||
Long-term debt | 4,814 | 1,541 | 3,273 | 780 | 2,494 |
Short-term debt mainly relates to the current portion of outstanding external and intercompany long-term debt of EUR 841 million (2018: EUR 1,541 million), other debt to group companies totaling EUR 10,108 million (2018: EUR 8,934 million) and short-term bank borrowings of EUR 31 million (2018: EUR 10 million). Debt to group companies mainly relates to in-house bank contracts.
For further details on debt and treasury risk refer to note Financial fixed assets, Debt and Details of treasury / other financial risks.
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Other current liabilities
in millions of EUR
2018 - 2019
2018 | 2019 | |
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Other short-term liabilities | 42 | 69 |
Accrued expenses | 38 | 48 |
Derivative instruments - liabilities | 198 | 81 |
Other current liabilities | 278 | 198 |
The reduction in Other current liabilities is mainly due to a decrease in Derivative instruments - liabilities. This decrease is as a result of a derivative instrument contract reaching maturity during the year.
For further details on derivative instruments refer to note Fair value of financial assets and liabilities and Details of treasury / other financial risks
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The Company has contracts with investment funds where it committed itself to make, under certain conditions, capital contributions to their funds to an aggregated remaining amount of EUR 61 million (2018: EUR 74 million). As at December 31, 2019, capital contributions already made to this investment funds are recorded as Other non-current financial assets.
General guarantees as referred to in Section 403, Book 2, of the Dutch Civil Code, have been given by the Company on behalf of several group companies in the Netherlands. The liabilities of these companies to third parties and investments in associates totaled EUR 1,458 million as of year-end 2019 (2018: EUR 1,297 million). Guarantees totaling EUR 521 million (2018: EUR 634 million) have also been given on behalf of other group companies. As at December 31, 2019 there have been EUR 19 million business and credit guarantees given on behalf of unconsolidated companies and third parties (2018: EUR 26 million).
The Company is the head of a fiscal unity that contains the most significant Dutch wholly-owned group companies. The Company is therefore jointly and severally liable for the tax liabilities of the tax entity as a whole.
For additional information, please refer to Contingent assets and liabilities, which is deemed incorporated and repeated herein by reference.
On January 28, 2020, Philips announced that it will review options for future ownership of its Domestic Appliances business belonging to Personal Health. Philips will start the process of creating a separate legal structure for this business within the Philips Group, which is expected to be completed in the course of 2021.
The Domestic Appliances business had EUR 2.3 billion sales in 2019. Following the disentanglement of the Domestic Appliances business, the retained Personal Health businesses will continue to play an important role in the company’s integrated health continuum approach through connected products and solutions to support the health and well-being of people.
In addition to its EUR 1.5 billion share repurchase program, which was announced on January 29, 2020, Philips announced on January 27, 2020 that it will repurchase up to 6 million shares to cover certain of its obligations arising from its long-term incentive and employee stock purchase plans. At the current share price, the shares represent an amount of up to approximately EUR 265 million.
The repurchases will be executed through one or more individual forward transactions, to be entered into in the course of the first half of 2020, in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation and within the limits of the authorization granted by the company’s General Meeting of Shareholders on May 9, 2019.
Pursuant to article 34 of the articles of association of the Company, a dividend will first be declared on preference shares out of net income. The remainder of the net income, after any retention by way of reserve with the approval of the Supervisory Board, shall be available for distribution to holders of common shares subject to shareholder approval after year-end. As of December 31, 2018, the issued share capital consists only of common shares. No preference shares have been issued. Article 33 of the articles of association of the Company gives the Board of Management the power to determine what portion of the net income shall be retained by way of reserve, subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board.
A proposal will be submitted to the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to pay a dividend of EUR 0.85 per common share, in cash or shares at the option of the shareholders, against the net income of the company for 2018.
To: The Supervisory Board and Shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
We have audited the financial statements 2019 of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (the Company), based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
In our opinion:
The group financial statements comprise:
The company financial statements comprise:
We conducted our audit in accordance with Dutch law, including the Dutch Standards on Auditing. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the “Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements” section of our report.
We are independent of Koninklijke Philips N.V. in accordance with the EU Regulation on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities, the “Wet toezicht accountantsorganisaties” (Wta, Audit firms supervision act), the “Verordening inzake de onafhankelijkheid van accountants bij assurance-opdrachten” (ViO, Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, a regulation with respect to independence) and other relevant independence regulations in the Netherlands. Furthermore, we have complied with the “Verordening gedrags- en beroepsregels accountants” (VGBA, Dutch Code of Ethics).
We believe the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Koninklijke Philips N.V. is a health technology company focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. The group is structured in operating reporting units (hereinafter: components) and we tailored our group audit approach accordingly. We paid specific attention in our audit to a number of areas driven by the operations of the group and our risk assessment.
We start by determining materiality and identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud, non-compliance with laws and regulations or error in order to design audit procedures responsive to those risks, and to obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Materiality | EUR 75 million |
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Benchmark applied | 5% of income before taxes |
Explanation | Based on our professional judgment we consider an earnings-based measure as the most appropriate basis to determine materiality. The applied benchmark is in line with the 2018 audit. |
We have also taken into account misstatements and/or possible misstatements that in our opinion are material for the users of the financial statements for qualitative reasons.
We agreed with the Supervisory Board that misstatements in excess of EUR 3.75 million, which are identified during the audit, would be reported to them, as well as smaller misstatements that in our view must be reported on qualitative grounds.
Although we are not responsible for preventing fraud or non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations, it is our responsibility to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements, taken as a whole, are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. Non-compliance with laws and regulations may result in fines, litigation or other consequences for the Company that may have a material effect on the financial statements.
In order to identify and assess the risks of material misstatements of the financial statements due to fraud, we obtained an understanding of the entity and its environment, including the entity’s internal control relevant to the audit and in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. As in all of our audits, we addressed the risk of management override of internal control.
We considered available information and made enquiries of relevant executives, directors (including internal audit, legal, compliance and regional directors) and the Supervisory Board. As part of our process of identifying fraud risks, we evaluated fraud risk factors with respect to financial reporting fraud, misappropriation of assets and bribery and corruption in close co-operation with our forensic specialists. We refer to our Key Audit Matter related to Revenue recognition – sales contracts with separately identifiable performance obligations or sales promotions where the risk relates to the determination of the relative stand-alone selling price and the assumptions used in determining sales-related accruals, respectively. In addition, in our risk assessment we considered the potential impact of interaction with distributors and governmental agencies.
We evaluated the design and the implementation and, where considered appropriate, tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls that mitigate fraud risks. In addition, we performed procedures to evaluate key accounting estimates for management bias in particular relating to important judgment areas and significant accounting estimates as disclosed in note 1 to the group financial statements. We have also used data analysis to identify and address high-risk journal entries.
We incorporated elements of unpredictability in our audit. We considered the outcome of our other audit procedures and evaluated whether any findings were indicative of fraud or non-compliance. If so, we reevaluate our assessment of fraud risk and its resulting impact on our audit procedures.
We assessed factors related to the risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general industry experience, through discussions with the Board of Management, reading minutes, inspection of internal audit and compliance reports and performing substantive tests of details of classes of transactions, account balances or disclosures.
We also inspected lawyers’ letters and correspondence with regulatory authorities and remained alert to any indication of (suspected) non-compliance throughout the audit. Finally, we obtained written representations that all known instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations have been disclosed to us.
In order to identify and assess the risks of going concern and to conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting, we consider based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.
Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause a company to cease to continue as a going concern.
Koninklijke Philips N.V. is the head of a group of entities. The financial information of this group is included in the group financial statements of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Because we are ultimately responsible for the opinion, we are also responsible for directing, supervising and performing the group audit. In this respect we have determined the nature and extent of the audit procedures to be carried out for group entities. Decisive were the size and/or risk profile of the group entities and operations. On this basis, we selected group entities for which an audit had to be carried out on the complete set of financial information or specific items.
Following our assessment of the risk of material misstatement to Koninklijke Philips N.V.’s group financial statements, we have selected 9 components which required an audit of the complete financial information (Full Scope components) and 41 components requiring audit procedures on specific account balances or specified audit procedures that we considered had the potential for the greatest impact on the significant accounts in the financial statements, either because of the size of these accounts or their risk profile (Specific- or Specified Scope components). The Central Audit team performed audit procedures on certain accounting areas managed centrally, such as capitalized development costs, restructuring costs, health systems revenue (non US), payroll, acquisitions and goodwill. In addition, the Central Audit team, next to the procedures performed by the component teams, had additional involvement in the areas of tax, legal claims, litigation and contingencies and Personal Health revenue (some countries).
As a result of our scoping of the complete financial information, specific account balances and the performance of audit procedures at different levels in the organization, our actual coverage varies per account balance and the depth of our audit procedures per account balance varies depending on our risk assessment.
Of the remaining components, we performed selected other procedures, including analytical review and detailed testing to respond to potential risks of material misstatements to the financial statements that we identified.
Accordingly, our audit coverage, for selected account balances included in the key audit matters stated below, are summarized as follows:
Sales
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Goodwill
in %
Legal claims, litigation and contingencies
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Component materiality was determined using judgment, based on the relative size of the component and our risk assessment. Component materiality did not exceed EUR 37.5 million and the majority of our component auditors applied a component materiality that is significantly less than this threshold.
We hosted a global audit planning conference to discuss the group audit, risks, audit approach and instructions. In addition, we sent detailed instructions to all component auditors, covering the significant areas and the information required to be reported to us. Based on our risk assessment, we visited component locations in the U.S.A., China, Japan, the Netherlands, Panama, India, Poland and Russia. These visits encompassed some, or all, of the following activities: co-developing the significant risk area audit approach, reviewing key local working papers and conclusions, meeting with local and regional leadership teams and obtaining an understanding of key processes including centralized entity level controls processes. The Central Audit team interacted regularly with the component teams during various stages of the audit and were responsible for the scope and direction of the audit process. Where deemed appropriate the Central Audit team attended via conference call, Full Scope component and certain Specific Scope component closing meetings and reviewed key working papers.
By performing the procedures mentioned above at components, together with additional procedures at the central level, we have been able to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence about the group’s financial information to provide an opinion on the group financial statements.
We ensured that the audit teams both at central and at component levels included the appropriate skills and competences which are needed for the audit of a listed client in the health technology industry. We included specialists in the areas of IT audit, forensics, treasury, share based payments and income tax and have made use of our own experts in the areas of valuations and actuaries.
Our audit further included among others:
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements. We have communicated the key audit matters to the Supervisory Board. The key audit matters are not a comprehensive reflection of all matters discussed.
These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Revenue recognition – sales contracts with separately identifiable performance obligations or sales promotions | |
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Risk | Sales contracts for certain transactions primarily entered into in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and the Connected Care businesses involve separately identifiable performance obligations. Revenue for each of those separately identifiable performance obligations, is recognized based on its relative stand-alone selling price when the performance obligation is satisfied. The Company applies the internally-determined Country Target Price (CTP), which is based on the selling prices of goods or services in separate transactions under similar conditions to similar customers, as a basis for determining the stand-alone selling price. Determining the stand-alone selling price and therefore the allocation of the consideration to the different performance obligations, which impacts timing of the related revenue recognition, is therefore complex and judgmental. In addition, primarily in the Personal Health businesses, the Company has sales promotions-related agreements with distributors and retailers whereby discounts and rebates are provided according to the quantity of goods sold and promotional and marketing activities performed by the distributors and retailers. Auditing the Company’s measurement of sales related accruals relating to rebates, promotional and marketing support is especially challenging because the calculation involves subjective management assumptions such as estimated customer sales and to what extent promotional or marketing targets are met. Further reference is made to note 1, Significant accounting policies, and note 6, Income from operations - Sales composition and disaggregation, to the group financial statements. |
Our audit approach | As part of our audit procedures, we obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the Company’s controls that address the risks of material misstatement relating to the measurement of revenues. This included testing controls, among others, over the stand-alone selling price determination for separately identifiable performance obligations in sales contracts, as well as management’s verification that sales-related accruals have been reviewed and underlying assumptions were based on management’s best estimate. To assess the relative stand-alone selling price determination, among other procedures, we evaluated the basis on which the stand-alone selling price is determined and tested the accuracy of the allocation to the performance obligations. We compared the CTP applied by the Company in determining the relative stand-alone selling price to the prices that were charged for goods or services in a separate transaction under similar conditions to similar customers. With respect to the sales-related accruals, we evaluated management’s assumptions (as described above) by performing, among others, a retrospective review of actual settlements to prior period sales related accruals, confirmed the agreed upon terms and conditions for a sample of customer contracts and performed additional inquires with non-sales related employees. We also assessed the adequacy of the sales disclosures contained in note 1, Significant accounting policies, and note 6, Income from operations section Sales composition and disaggregation, to the group financial statements. |
Key observations | We consider management’s assumptions related to the determination of the stand-alone selling price as well as related to the sales related accruals to be within a reasonable range. In addition, we assessed that the sales disclosures in note 1, Significant accounting policies and note 6, Income from operations section Sales composition and disaggregation, to the group financial statements, are reasonable. |
Valuation of Goodwill | |
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Risk | At December 31, 2019, the total carrying value of goodwill amounted to EUR 8,654 million, representing 32% of the group’s total assets. Goodwill is allocated to Cash Generating Units (CGUs) for which management is required to test the carrying value of goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if there is a triggering event for testing. During the year, management recorded an impairment charge of EUR 78 million related to the CGU Population Insights & Care/VitalHealth (PIC/VH). Further reference is made to note 11, Goodwill, to the group financial statements. Auditing the calculation of the recoverable amount for the CGUs PIC/VH and Aging & Caregiving (ACG) as well as the new CGU Population Health Management (PHM), in which the CGUs PIC/VH and ACG were subsequently combined, is complex, given the significant judgment related to assumptions and data in the model used to determine whether the carrying value of goodwill is appropriate and the sensitivity to fluctuations in assumptions for these CGUs. Significant assumptions used within the model to support the recoverable amount of goodwill are sales growth rate, EBITA, and discount rates. |
Our audit approach | We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s goodwill impairment review process, including controls over management’s review of the significant assumptions. For example, we tested controls over management’s determination and review of the sales growth, EBITA and the discount rate calculations. As part of our audit we assessed and tested the assumptions and data used by the Company in their valuation model for the respective CGUs, for example, by comparing them to external data such as industry sales growth rates, EBITA rates and discount rates. Additionally, we compared the cash flow projections used in the valuation to the information controlled and approved by the Executive Committee and have evaluated the historical accuracy of management’s estimates that drive the assessment, such as business plans and expected growth rates. We gained an understanding of the developments of the performance and corroborated if they are in line with forecasted figures. We also performed an analysis of the significant assumptions to evaluate the sensitivity of the recoverable amount to fluctuations in the assumptions. We involved in our team a valuation expert to assist us in these audit activities. We also assessed the adequacy of the Company’s disclosure around goodwill as included in note 11, Goodwill, to the group financial statements. |
Key observations | We consider management’s assumptions and data used to calculate the recoverable amount to be within a reasonable range. We note that the Company concluded from its impairment tests that headroom for the CGU PHM is relatively limited and thus sensitive to changes in the assumptions. We agree with management’s conclusion that no further impairment of goodwill is required in 2019. We assessed that the disclosures in note 11, Goodwill, to the group financial statements, are reasonable. |
Valuation and disclosure of accrual estimates for legal claims, litigations and contingencies | |
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Risk | The Company and certain of its group companies and former group companies are involved as a party in legal proceedings, including regulatory and other governmental proceedings, as well as investigations by authorities. The Company records litigation provisions if it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and the amount can be estimated reliably. We evaluated the accounting and disclosure for (contingent) legal liabilities which is complex and judgmental due to the difficulty in predicting the outcome of the matters and estimating the potential impact if the outcomes are unfavorable, and the amounts involved are, or can be, material to the financial statements as a whole. Further reference is made to note 19, Provisions, and note 24, Contingent assets and liabilities, to the group financial statements. |
Our audit approach | Our audit procedures included, among others, obtaining an understanding, evaluating the design and testing the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls around the identification and evaluation of claims, proceedings and investigations at different levels in the group, and the recording and continuous re-assessment of the related (contingent) liabilities and provisions and disclosures. We inquired with both internal and external legal counsel as well as with the Company’s financial department in respect of (ongoing) investigations, claims or proceedings, inspected relevant correspondence with authorities, inspected the minutes of the meetings of the Audit Committee, Supervisory Board and Executive Committee, requested a confirmation letter from the Company’s in-house legal counsel and obtained external legal confirmation letters from a selection of external legal counsels. For claims settled during the year, we vouched the cash payments, as appropriate, and read the related settlement agreements. Specifically related to ongoing compliance-related investigations, we were supported by fraud investigation experts from our firm. We also assessed the adequacy of the Company’s disclosure around legal claims, litigations and contingencies as included in note 19, Provisions, and note 24, Contingent assets and liabilities, to the group financial statements. |
Key observations | We consider management’s conclusion on the predicted outcome and estimation of potential impact reasonable and we assessed that the disclosures in note 19, Provisions, and note 24, Contingent assets and liabilities, to the group financial statements, are reasonable. |
The key audit matters ‘Valuation of capitalized research and development cost (product development)’ and ‘Valuation and disclosure related to deferred tax assets’ which were included in our last year’s auditor’s report, are not considered a key audit matter for this year. For the 2019 audit, we concluded the likelihood of potential material misstatement related to capitalized development costs and deferred tax assets to be limited. Due to the lower risk-levels related to these topics, we adjusted our audit approach and hence they were not identified as key audit matters for our 2019 audit.
In addition to the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon, the annual report contains other information that consists of:
Based on the following procedures performed, we conclude that the other information:
We have read the other information. Based on our knowledge and understanding obtained through our audit of the financial statements or otherwise, we have considered whether the other information contains material misstatements. By performing these procedures, we comply with the requirements of Part 9 of Book 2 and Section 2:135b sub-Section 7 of the Dutch Civil Code and the Dutch Standard 720. The scope of the procedures performed is substantially less than the scope of those performed in our audit of the financial statements.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the other information, including the management report in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code, and other information required by Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. The Supervisory Board is responsible for the remuneration report in accordance with Section 2:135b of the Dutch Civil Code.
Following the appointment by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 7, 2015, we were engaged by the Supervisory Board as auditor of Koninklijke Philips N.V. on October 22, 2015 as of the audit for the year 2016 and have operated as statutory auditor since that date. We were reappointed in the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 9, 2019.
We have not provided prohibited non-audit services as referred to in Article 5(1) of the EU Regulation on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities.
The Board of Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with EU-IFRS and Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. Furthermore, the Board of Management is responsible for such internal control as the Board of Management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
As part of the preparation of the financial statements, the Board of Management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Based on the financial reporting frameworks mentioned, the Board of Management should prepare the financial statements using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. The Board of Management should disclose events and circumstances that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in the financial statements.
The Supervisory Board is responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Our objective is to plan and perform the audit engagement in a manner that allows us to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence for our opinion.
Our audit has been performed with a high, but not absolute, level of assurance, which means we may not detect all material errors and fraud during our audit.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. The materiality affects the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and the evaluation of the effect of identified misstatements on our opinion.
We have exercised professional judgment and have maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit, in accordance with Dutch Standards on Auditing, ethical requirements and independence requirements. The audit approach section above includes an informative summary of our responsibilities and the work performed as the basis for our opinion.
We communicate with the Supervisory Board regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant findings in internal control that we identify during our audit.
In this respect we also submit an additional report to the Supervisory Board in accordance with Article 11 of the EU Regulation on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities. The information included in this additional report is consistent with our audit opinion in this auditor’s report.
We provide the Supervisory Board with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with the Supervisory Board, we determine the key audit matters: those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, not communicating the matter is in the public interest.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
February 25, 2020
Ernst & Young Accountants LLP
Signed by S.D.J. Overbeek - Goeseije
In this Annual Report Philips presents certain financial measures when discussing Philips’ performance that are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under IFRS (‘non-IFRS’). These non-IFRS measures (also known as non-GAAP or alternative performance measures) are presented because management considers them important supplemental measures of Philips’ performance and believes that they are widely used in the industry in which Philips operates as a means of evaluating a company’s operating performance and liquidity. Philips believes that an understanding of its sales performance, profitability, financial strength and funding requirements is enhanced by reporting the following non-IFRS measures:
Non-IFRS measures do not have standardized meanings under IFRS and not all companies calculate non-IFRS measures in the same manner or on a consistent basis. As a result, these measures may not be comparable to measures used by other companies that have the same or similar names. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on the non-IFRS measures contained in this Annual Report and they should not be considered as substitutes for sales, net income, net cash provided by operating activities or other financial measures computed in accordance with IFRS.
This chapter contains the definitions of the non-IFRS measures used in this Annual Report as well as reconciliations from the most directly comparable IFRS measures. The non-IFRS measures discussed in this Annual Report are cross referenced to this chapter. These non-IFRS measures should not be viewed in isolation or as alternatives to equivalent IFRS measures and should be used in conjunction with the most directly comparable IFRS measures.
The non-IFRS financial measures presented are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under IFRS, but measures used by management to monitor the underlying performance of Philips’ business and operations and, accordingly, they have not been audited or reviewed by Philips’ external auditors.
Additionally, Philips provides forward-looking targets for comparable sales growth, adjusted EBITA margin improvement and free cash flow, which are non-IFRS financial measures. Philips has not provided a quantitative reconciliation of these targets to the most directly comparable IFRS measures because certain information needed to reconcile these non-IFRS financial measures to the most comparable IFRS financial measures are dependent on specific items or impacts which are not yet determined, are subject to uncertainty and variability in timing and amount due to their nature, are outside of Philips’ control, or cannot be predicted, including items and impacts such as currency exchange rates, acquisitions and disposals, charges and costs such as impairments, restructuring and acquisition-related charges, amortization of intangible assets and net capital expenditures. Accordingly, reconciliations of these non-IFRS forward looking financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures are not available without unreasonable effort. Such unavailable reconciling items could significantly impact our results of operations and financial condition.
Comparable sales growth represents the period-on-period growth in sales excluding the effects of currency movements and changes in consolidation. As indicated in Significant accounting policies, foreign currency sales and costs are translated into Philips’ presentation currency, the euro, at the exchange rates prevailing at the respective transaction dates. As a result of significant foreign currency sales and currency movements during the periods presented, the effects of translating foreign currency sales amounts into euros could have a material impact on the comparability of sales between periods. Therefore, these impacts are excluded when presenting comparable sales in euros by translating the foreign currency sales of the previous period and the current period into euros at the same average exchange rates. In addition, the years presented were affected by a number of acquisitions and divestments, as a result of which various activities were consolidated or deconsolidated. The effect of consolidation changes has also been excluded in arriving at the comparable sales. For the purpose of calculating comparable sales, when a previously consolidated entity is sold or control is lost, relevant sales for that entity of the corresponding prior year period are excluded. Similarly, when an entity is acquired and consolidated, relevant sales for that entity of the current year period are excluded.
Comparable sales growth is presented for the Philips Group, operating segments and geographic clusters. Philips’ believes that the presentation of comparable sales growth is meaningful for investors to evaluate the performance of Philips’ business activities over time. Comparable sales growth may be subject to limitations as an analytical tool for investors, because comparable sales growth figures are not adjusted for other effects, such as increases or decreases in prices or quantity/volume. In addition, interaction effects between currency movements and changes in consolidation are not taken into account.
Philips Group
nominal growth | consolidation changes | currency effects | comparable growth | |
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2019 versus 2018 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 9.8 | (1.2) | (3.2) | 5.5 |
Connected Care | 7.7 | (0.4) | (4.2) | 3.1 |
Personal Health | 6.0 | 0.2 | (1.2) | 5.0 |
Philips Group | 7.5 | (0.3) | (2.8) | 4.5 |
2018 versus 2017 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 4.9 | (2.4) | 4.1 | 6.6 |
Connected Care | 0.2 | (1.6) | 4.1 | 2.7 |
Personal Health | (2.8) | 0.6 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
Philips Group | 1.9 | (1.4) | 4.2 | 4.7 |
2017 versus 2016 | ||||
Diagnosis & Treatment | 2.9 | (1.5) | 2.0 | 3.4 |
Connected Care | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
Personal Health | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
Philips Group | 2.1 | (0.1) | 1.9 | 3.9 |
Philips Group
Sales growth composition per geographic cluster
in %
nominal growth | consolidation changes | currency effects | comparable growth | |
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2019 versus 2018 | ||||
Western Europe | 3.6 | (1.0) | (0.2) | 2.4 |
North America | 9.7 | (0.6) | (5.5) | 3.5 |
Other mature geographies | 0.7 | (0.3) | (3.7) | (3.4) |
Total mature geographies | 6.3 | (0.7) | (3.5) | 2.1 |
Growth geographies | 10.0 | 0.6 | (1.0) | 9.6 |
Philips Group | 7.5 | (0.3) | (2.8) | 4.5 |
2018 versus 2017 | ||||
Western Europe | 4.9 | (2.6) | 0.4 | 2.7 |
North America | (1.1) | (2.6) | 4.4 | 0.7 |
Other mature geographies | 10.8 | (0.4) | 4.1 | 14.5 |
Total mature geographies | 2.5 | (2.3) | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Growth geographies | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
Philips Group | 1.9 | (1.4) | 4.2 | 4.7 |
2017 versus 2016 | ||||
Western Europe | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
North America | 2.1 | (1.4) | 2.0 | 2.7 |
Other mature geographies | (4.7) | (0.1) | 2.6 | (2.2) |
Total mature geographies | 0.8 | (0.6) | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Growth geographies | 4.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
Philips Group | 2.1 | (0.1) | 1.9 | 3.9 |
The term Adjusted EBITA is used to evaluate the performance of Philips and its segments. EBITA represents Income from operations excluding amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets and impairment of goodwill. Adjusted EBITA represents EBITA excluding gains or losses from restructuring costs, acquisition-related charges and other items.
Restructuring costs are defined as the estimated costs of initiated reorganizations, the most significant of which have been approved by the Executive Committee, and which generally involve the realignment of certain parts of the industrial and commercial organization.
Acquisition-related charges are defined as costs that are directly triggered by the acquisition of a company, such as transaction costs, purchase accounting related costs and integration-related expenses.
Other items are defined as any individual item with an income statement impact (loss or gain) that is deemed by management to be both significant and incidental to normal business activity. Other items may extend over several quarters and are not limited to the same financial year.
Philips considers the use of Adjusted EBITA appropriate as Philips uses it as a measure of segment performance and as one of its strategic drivers to increase profitability through re-allocation of its resources towards opportunities offering more consistent and higher returns. This is done with the aim of making the underlying performance of the businesses more transparent.
EBITA excludes amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets (and impairment of goodwill), which primarily relates to brand names, customer relationships and technology, as Philips believes that such amounts are inconsistent in amount and frequency, are significantly impacted by the timing and/or size of acquisitions and do not factor into its decisions on allocation of its resources across segments. Although we exclude amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets from our Adjusted EBITA measure, Philips believes that it is important for investors to understand that these acquired intangible assets contribute to revenue generation.
Philips believes Adjusted EBITA is useful to evaluate financial performance on a comparable basis over time by factoring out restructuring costs, acquisition-related charges and other incidental items which are not directly related to the operational performance of Philips Group or its segments.
Adjusted EBITA may be subject to limitations as an analytical tool for investors, as it excludes restructuring costs, acquisition-related charges and other incidental items and therefore does not reflect the expense associated with such items, which may be significant and have a significant effect on Philips’ net income.
Adjusted EBITA margin refers to Adjusted EBITA divided by sales expressed as a percentage.
Adjusted EBITA is not a recognized measure of financial performance under IFRS. The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITA to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, Net income, for the years indicated is included in the table below. Net income is not allocated to segments as certain income and expense line items are monitored on a centralized basis, resulting in them being shown on a Philips Group level only.
Philips Group
Reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITA
in millions of EUR
Philips Group | Diagnosis & Treatment | Connected Care | Personal Health | Other | |
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2019 | |||||
Net Income | 1,173 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 19 | ||||
Income tax expense | 337 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | (1) | ||||
Financial expenses | 233 | ||||
Financial income | (117) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,644 | 660 | 267 | 844 | (127) |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 350 | 177 | 141 | 25 | 8 |
Impairment of goodwill | 97 | 19 | 78 | ||
EBITA | 2,091 | 856 | 486 | 869 | (119) |
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 318 | 149 | 64 | 50 | 54 |
Other items | 153 | 73 | 67 | 23 | (11) |
Adjusted EBITA | 2,563 | 1,078 | 618 | 943 | (76) |
2018 | |||||
Net Income | 1,097 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 213 | ||||
Income tax expense | 193 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | 2 | ||||
Financial expenses | 264 | ||||
Financial income | (51) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,719 | 629 | 399 | 796 | (105) |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 347 | 98 | 140 | 31 | 79 |
EBITA | 2,066 | 727 | 539 | 827 | (27) |
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 258 | 146 | 66 | 15 | 31 |
Other items | 41 | - | 56 | 18 | (33) |
Adjusted EBITA | 2,366 | 872 | 662 | 860 | (28) |
2017 | |||||
Net Income | 1,870 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (843) | ||||
Income tax expense | 349 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | 4 | ||||
Financial expenses | 263 | ||||
Financial income | (126) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,517 | 512 | 424 | 834 | (252) |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 260 | 57 | 138 | 39 | 26 |
Impairment of goodwill | 9 | 9 | |||
EBITA | 1,787 | 568 | 562 | 873 | (217) |
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 316 | 156 | 91 | 6 | 64 |
Other items | 50 | 22 | 31 | (3) | |
Adjusted EBITA | 2,153 | 747 | 684 | 879 | (157) |
The term Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders represents income from continuing operations less continuing operations non-controlling interests, amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, excluding gains or losses from restructuring costs and acquisition-related charges, other items, adjustments to net finance expenses, adjustments to investments in associates and the tax impact of the adjusted items. Shareholders refers to shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Restructuring costs, acquisition-related charges and other items are all defined in the Adjusted EBITA section above.
Net finance expenses are defined as either the financial income or expense component of an individual item already identified to be excluded as part of the Adjusted income from continuing operations, or a financial income or expense component with an income statement impact (gain or loss) that is deemed by management to be both significant and incidental to normal business activity.
The Tax impact of the adjusted items is calculated using the Weighted Average Statutory Tax Rate plus any recurring tax costs or benefits.
Philips considers the use of Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders appropriate as Philips uses it as the basis for the Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders per common share (in EUR) - diluted, a non-IFRS measure.
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders may be subject to limitations as an analytical tool for investors, as it excludes certain items and therefore does not reflect the expense associated with such items, which may be significant and have a significant effect on Philips’ net income. Net income, for the years indicated is included in the table below. Net income is not allocated to segments as certain income and expense line items are monitored on a centralized basis, resulting in them being shown on a Philips Group level only.
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders is not a recognized measure of financial performance under IFRS. The reconciliation of Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, Net income, for the years indicated is included in the table below.
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders per common share (in EUR) - diluted is calculated by dividing the Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares (after deduction of treasury shares) outstanding during the period, as defined in Significant accounting policies, earnings per share section.
Philips considers the use of Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders per common share (in EUR) - diluted appropriate as it is a measure that is useful when comparing its performance to other companies in the HealthTech industry. However, it may be subject to limitations as an analytical tool for investors, as it uses Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders which has certain items excluded.
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders per common share (in EUR) - diluted is not a recognized measure of financial performance under IFRS. The most directly comparable IFRS measure, income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders per common share (in EUR) - diluted for the years indicated, is included in the table below.
Philips Group
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1)
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Net income | 1,870 | 1,097 | 1,173 |
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (843) | 213 | 19 |
Income from continuing operations | 1,028 | 1,310 | 1,192 |
Continuing operations non-controlling interests | (11) | (7) | (5) |
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1) | 1,017 | 1,303 | 1,186 |
Adjustments for: | |||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 260 | 347 | 350 |
Impairment of goodwill | 9 | 97 | |
Restructuring costs and acquisition-related charges | 316 | 258 | 318 |
Other items | 50 | 41 | 153 |
Net finance expenses | 57 | 14 | |
Tax impact of adjusted items | (194) | (365) | (280) |
Adjusted Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1) | 1,459 | 1,643 | 1,839 |
Earnings per common share: | |||
Income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1) per common share (in EUR) - diluted | 1.08 | 1.39 | 1.30 |
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1) per common share (in EUR) - diluted | 1.54 | 1.76 | 2.02 |
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Income from operations excluding amortization and impairment of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, restructuring costs, acquisition-related charges and other items.
Philips understands that Adjusted EBITDA is broadly used by analysts, rating agencies and investors in their evaluation of different companies because it excludes certain items that can vary widely across different industries or among companies within the same industry. Philips considers Adjusted EBITDA useful when comparing its performance to other companies in the HealthTech industry. However, Adjusted EBITDA may be subject to limitations as an analytical tool because of the range of items excluded and their significance in a given reporting period. Furthermore, comparisons with other companies may be complicated due to the absence of a standardized meaning and calculation framework. Our management compensates for the limitations of using Adjusted EBITDA by using this measure to supplement IFRS results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business rather than IFRS results alone. In addition to the limitations noted above, Adjusted EBITDA excludes items that may be recurring in nature and should not be disregarded in the evaluation of performance. However, we believe it is useful to exclude such items to provide a supplemental analysis of current results and trends compared to other periods. This is because certain excluded items can vary significantly depending on specific underlying transactions or events. Also, the variability of such items may not relate specifically to ongoing operating results or trends and certain excluded items, while potentially recurring in future periods and may not be indicative of future results. A reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITDA is provided below. Net income, for the years indicated is included in the table below. Net income is not allocated to segments as certain income and expense line items are monitored on a centralized basis, resulting in them being shown on a Philips Group level only.
Philips Group
Reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA
in millions of EUR
Philips Group | Diagnosis & Treatment | Connected Care | Personal Health | Other | |
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2019 | |||||
Net Income | 1,173 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 19 | ||||
Income tax expense | 337 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | (1) | ||||
Financial expenses | 233 | ||||
Financial income | (117) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,644 | 660 | 267 | 844 | (127) |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of fixed assets | 1,402 | 564 | 327 | 186 | 326 |
Impairment of goodwill | 97 | 19 | 78 | ||
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 318 | 149 | 64 | 50 | 54 |
Other items | 153 | 73 | 67 | 23 | (11) |
Adding back impairment of fixed assets included in Restructuring and acquisition-related changes and Other items | (111) | (109) | (2) | - | (1) |
Adjusted EBITDA | 3,503 | 1,357 | 802 | 1,104 | 241 |
2018 | |||||
Net Income | 1,097 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 213 | ||||
Income tax expense | 193 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | 2 | ||||
Financial expenses | 264 | ||||
Financial income | (51) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,719 | 629 | 399 | 796 | (105) |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of fixed assets | 1,089 | 349 | 326 | 171 | 244 |
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 258 | 146 | 66 | 15 | 31 |
Other items | 41 | - | 56 | 18 | (33) |
Adding back impairment of fixed assets included in Restructuring and acquisition-related changes and Other items | (15) | (7) | (8) | - | 1 |
Adjusted EBITDA | 3,093 | 1,116 | 839 | 1,000 | 139 |
2017 | |||||
Net Income | 1,870 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (843) | ||||
Income tax expense | 349 | ||||
Investments in associates, net of income taxes | 4 | ||||
Financial expenses | 263 | ||||
Financial income | (126) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,517 | 512 | 424 | 834 | (252) |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of fixed assets | 1,025 | 301 | 355 | 181 | 188 |
Impairment of goodwill | 9 | 9 | |||
Restructuring and acquisition-related charges | 316 | 156 | 91 | 6 | 64 |
Other items | 50 | 22 | 31 | (3) | |
Adding back impairment of fixed assets included in Restructuring and acquisition-related changes and Other items | (86) | (36) | (34) | (1) | (16) |
Adjusted EBITDA | 2,832 | 956 | 866 | 1,021 | (11) |
Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities minus net capital expenditures. Net capital expenditures are comprised of the purchase of intangible assets, expenditures on development assets, capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment and proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment.
Philips discloses free cash flow as a supplemental non-IFRS financial measure, as Philips believes it is a meaningful measure to evaluate the performance of its business activities over time. Philips understands that free cash flow is broadly used by analysts, rating agencies and investors in assessing its performance. Philips also believes that the presentation of free cash flow provides useful information to investors regarding the cash generated by the Philips operations after deducting cash outflows for purchases of intangible assets, capitalization of product development, expenditures on development assets, capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment and proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment. Therefore, the measure gives an indication of the long-term cash generating ability of the business. In addition, because free cash flow is not impacted by purchases or sales of businesses and investments, it is generally less volatile than the total of net cash provided by (used for) operating activities and net cash provided by (used for) investing activities.
Free cash flow may be subject to limitations as an analytical tool for investors, as free cash flow is not a measure of cash generated by operations available exclusively for discretionary expenditures and Philips requires funds in addition to those required for capital expenditures for a wide variety of non-discretionary expenditures, such as payments on outstanding debt, dividend payments or other investing and financing activities. In addition, free cash flow does not reflect cash payments that may be required in future for costs already incurred, such as restructuring costs.
Philips adopted IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019. As a result, Philips calculation of Free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes the impact of IFRS 16. Please refer to note Significant accounting policies. Free cash flow calculations for prior periods have not been restated for this impact.
Philips Group
Composition of free cash flow
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 1,870 | 1,780 | 2,031 |
Net capital expenditures: | (685) | (796) | (978) |
Purchase of intangible assets | (106) | (123) | (156) |
Expenditures on development assets | (333) | (298) | (339) |
Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment | (420) | (422) | (518) |
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment | 175 | 46 | 35 |
Free cash flow | 1,185 | 984 | 1,053 |
Net debt : group equity ratio is presented to express the financial strength of Philips. Net debt is defined as the sum of long- and short-term debt minus cash and cash equivalents. Group equity is defined as the sum of shareholders’ equity and non-controlling interests. This measure is used by Philips Treasury management and investment analysts to evaluate financial strength and funding requirements. This measure may be subject to limitations because cash and cash equivalents are used for various purposes, not only debt repayment. The net debt calculation deducts all cash and cash equivalents whereas these items are not necessarily available exclusively for debt repayment at any given time.
Philips Group
Composition of net debt to group equity
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|
Long-term debt | 4,044 | 3,427 | 4,939 |
Short-term debt | 672 | 1,394 | 508 |
Total debt | 4,715 | 4,821 | 5,447 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,939 | 1,688 | 1,425 |
Net debt | 2,776 | 3,132 | 4,022 |
Shareholders' equity | 11,999 | 12,088 | 12,597 |
Non-controlling interests | 24 | 29 | 28 |
Group equity | 12,023 | 12,117 | 12,625 |
Net debt : group equity ratio | 19:81 | 21:79 | 24:76 |
Comparable order intake represents the period-on-period growth, expressed as a percentage, in order intake excluding the effects of currency movements and changes in consolidation. Comparable order intake is reported for equipment and software in the Diagnoses & Treatment and Connected Care businesses, and is defined as the total contractually committed value of equipment and software to be delivered within a specified timeframe, and is an approximation of expected future revenue growth in the respective businesses. Comparable order intake does not derive from the financial statements and a quantitative reconciliation is thus not provided.
Philips uses comparable order intake as an indicator of business activity and performance. Comparable order intake is not an alternative to revenue and may be subject to limitations as an analytical tool due to differences in amount and timing between booking orders and revenue recognition. Due to divergence in practice, other companies may calculate this or a similar measure (such as order backlog) differently and therefore comparisons between companies may be complicated.
Philips Group
Other financial data
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominal sales growth | 16% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 8% |
Comparable sales growth 1) | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% |
Free cash flow 1) | (154) | 429 | 1,185 | 984 | 1,053 |
PPE - Capital expenditure for the year | 575 | 575 | 551 | 546 | 1,831 |
Adjusted EBITA 1) | 1,688 | 1,921 | 2,153 | 2,366 | 2,563 |
as a % of sales | 10.0% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1)2) | 1,000 | 1,153 | 1,459 | 1,643 | 1,839 |
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders per common share (in EUR) - diluted1)2) | 1.08 | 1.24 | 1.54 | 1.76 | 2.02 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,766 | 2,334 | 1,939 | 1,688 | 1,425 |
Net debt: group equity ratio 1) | 25:75 | 20:80 | 19:81 | 21:79 | 24:76 |
Market capitalization at year-end | 21,607 | 26,751 | 29,212 | 28,276 | 38,775 |
Philips Group
Sustainability
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lives improved, in billions | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.64 |
Green Revenues, as a % of total sales | 56% | 58% | 60% | 64% | 67% |
Green Innovation, in millions of euros | 241 | 277 | 233 | 228 | 235 |
Circular revenue | 7% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 13% |
Operational carbon footprint, in kilotonnes CO2-equivalent | 757 | 812 | 881 | 786 | 706 |
Due to factors such as acquisitions and divestments, the amounts, percentages and ratios are not directly comparable.
Philips Group
Selected financial data
in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Sales | 16,806 | 17,422 | 17,780 | 18,121 | 19,482 |
Income from operations | 658 | 1,464 | 1,517 | 1,719 | 1,644 |
Financial income and expenses - net | (359) | (442) | (137) | (213) | (117) |
Income (loss) from continuing operations | 160 | 830 | 1,028 | 1,310 | 1,192 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1) | 146 | 788 | 814 | 1,303 | 1,186 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | 479 | 660 | 843 | (213) | (19) |
Net income (loss) | 638 | 1,490 | 1,870 | 1,097 | 1,173 |
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders1) | 624 | 1,448 | 1,657 | 1,090 | 1,167 |
Total assets | 30,943 | 32,269 | 25,315 | 26,019 | 27,016 |
Net assets | 11,725 | 13,435 | 12,023 | 12,117 | 12,625 |
Debt | 5,760 | 5,606 | 4,715 | 4,821 | 5,447 |
Provisions | 4,243 | 3,605 | 2,059 | 2,151 | 2,159 |
Shareholders’ equity | 11,607 | 12,546 | 11,999 | 12,088 | 12,597 |
Non-controlling interests | 118 | 907 | 24 | 29 | 28 |
Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||
basic | 916,087 | 918,016 | 928,798 | 922,987 | 902,982 |
diluted | 923,625 | 928,789 | 945,132 | 935,851 | 912,691 |
Amount of common shares outstanding at year-end | 917,104 | 922,437 | 926,192 | 914,184 | 890,974 |
Basic earnings per common share: | |||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1) | 0.17 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.41 | 1.31 |
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders1) | 0.70 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 1.18 | 1.29 |
Diluted earnings per common share: | |||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1) | 0.17 | 0.89 | 1.08 | 1.39 | 1.30 |
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders1) | 0.70 | 1.56 | 1.75 | 1.16 | 1.28 |
Dividend distributed per common share | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
Total employees at year-end (FTEs) | 112,959 | 114,731 | 73,951 | 77,400 | 80,495 |
This document contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Philips and certain of the plans and objectives of Philips with respect to these items. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements made about our strategy, estimates of sales growth, future Adjusted EBITA*), future restructuring and acquisition-related charges and other costs, future developments in Philips’ organic business and the completion of acquisitions and divestments. Forward-looking statements can be identified generally as those containing words such as “anticipates”, “assumes”, “believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “should”, “will”, “will likely result”, “forecast”, “outlook”, “projects”, “may” or similar expressions. By their nature, these statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements.
These factors include but are not limited to: changes in industry or market circumstances; economic and political developments; Philips’ increasing focus on health technology; the realization of Philips’ growth ambitions and results in growth geographies; lack of control over certain joint ventures; integration of acquisitions; securing and maintaining Philips’ intellectual property rights and unauthorized use of third-party intellectual property rights; compliance with quality standards, product safety laws and good manufacturing practices; exposure to IT security breaches, IT disruptions, system changes or failures; supply chain management; ability to create new products and solutions; attracting and retaining personnel; financial impacts from Brexit; compliance with regulatory regimes, including data privacy requirements; governmental investigations and legal proceedings with regard to possible anticompetitive market practices and other matters; business conduct rules and regulations; treasury risks and other financial risks; tax risks; costs of defined-benefit pension plans and other post-retirement plans; reliability of internal controls, financial reporting and management process.
As a result, Philips’ actual future results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could cause future results to differ from such forward-looking statements, see also Risk management.
Statements regarding market share, including those regarding Philips’ competitive position, contained in this document, are based on outside sources such as research institutes, industry and dealer panels in combination with management estimates. Where information is not yet available to Philips, those statements may also be based on estimates and projections prepared by outside sources or management. Rankings are based on sales unless otherwise stated.
In presenting and discussing the Philips Group’s financial position, operating results and cash flows, management uses certain non-IFRS financial measures. These non-IFRS financial measures should not be viewed in isolation as alternatives to the equivalent IFRS measure and should be used in conjunction with the most directly comparable IFRS measures. Non-IFRS financial measures do not have standardized meaning under IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. A reconciliation of these non-IFRS measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures is contained in this document. Reference is made in Reconciliation of non-IFRS information, of this report.
In presenting the Philips Group’s financial position, fair values are used for the measurement of various items in accordance with the applicable accounting standards. These fair values are based on market prices, where available, and are obtained from sources that are deemed to be reliable. Readers are cautioned that these values are subject to changes over time and are only valid at the balance sheet date. When quoted prices or observable market values are not readily available, fair values are estimated using appropriate valuation models and unobservable inputs. Such fair value estimates require management to make significant assumptions with respect to future developments which are inherently uncertain and may therefore deviate from actual developments. Critical assumptions used are disclosed in the financial statements. In certain cases, independent valuations are obtained to support management’s determination of fair values.
The chapters Group financial statements and Company financial statements contain the statutory financial statements of the Company.
The introduction to the chapter Group financial statements sets out which parts of this Annual Report form the management report within the meaning of Section 2:391 of the Dutch Civil Code (and related Decrees).
Philips Group
Share information at year-end
Share listings | Euronext Amsterdam, New York Stock Exchange |
Ticker code | PHIA, PHG |
No. of shares issued | 897 million |
No. of shares issued and outstanding | 891 million |
Market capitalization | EUR 39 billion |
Industry classification | |
MSCI: Health Care Equipment | 35101010 |
ICB: Medical Equipment | 4535 |
Members of indices | AEX, NYSE, DJSI, STOXX Europe 600 Healthcare, MSCI Europe Health Care |
The following information is based on a shareholder base analysis carried out for investor relations purposes by an independent provider in December 2019.
Philips Group
Shareholders by region at year-end 1)
in %
Philips Group
Shareholders by style at year-end 1)
in %
Financial calendar
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders | |
Record date 2020 AGM | April 2, 2020 |
2020 AGM | April 30, 2020 |
Quarterly reports | |
First quarter results 2020 | April 20, 2020 |
Second quarter results 2020 | July 20, 2020 |
Third quarter results 2020 | October 19, 2020 |
Fourth quarter results 2020 | January 25, 2021 |
The Agenda and the explanatory notes to the Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 30, 2020, will be published on the company’s website.
For the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, a record date of April 2, 2020 will apply. Those persons who, on that date, hold shares in the Company, and are registered as such in one of the registers designated by the Board of Management for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, will be entitled to participate in, and vote at, the meeting.
Shareholders and other interested parties can make inquiries about the Annual Report 2019 to:
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Philips offers a Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan designed for the US market. This program provides existing shareholders and interested investors with an economical and convenient way to purchase and sell Philips New York Registry shares (listed at the New York Stock Exchange) and to reinvest cash dividends. Deutsche Bank (the registrar of Philips NY Registry shares) has been authorized to implement and administer both plans for registered shareholders of and new investors in Philips NY Registry shares. Philips does not administer or sponsor the Program and assumes no obligation or liability for the operation of the plan. For further information on this program and for enrollment forms, contact:
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Philips is covered by approximately 25 analysts. For a list of our current analysts, please refer to: www.philips.com/a-w/about/investor/stock-info/analyst-coverage.html
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Brominated flame retardants are a group of chemicals that have an inhibitory effect on the ignition of combustible organic materials. Of the commercialized chemical flame retardants, the brominated variety are most widely used.
CO2-equivalent or carbon dioxide equivalent is a quantity that describes, for a given mixture and amount of greenhouse gas, the amount of CO2 that would have the same global warming potential (GWP), when measured over a specified timescale (generally 100 years).
A circular economy aims to decouple economic growth from the use of natural resources and ecosystems by using those resources more effectively. By definition it is a driver for innovation in the areas of material, component and product reuse, as well as new business models such as solutions and services. In a Circular Economy, the more effective use of materials makes it possible to create more value, both by cost savings and by developing new markets or growing existing ones.
Circular Revenues are defined by revenues generated through products and solutions that meet specific Circular Economy requirements. These include performance and access-based business models, refurbished, reconditioned and remanufactured products and systems, refurbished, reconditioned and remanufactured components, upgrades or refurbishment on site or remote, and products with a recycled plastics content of >25% post-consumer recycled plastics or >30% post-industrial/post-consumer recycled plastics by total weight of eligible plastics.
The dividend yield is the annual dividend payment divided by Philips’ market capitalization. All references to dividend yield are as of December 31 of the previous year.
The Employee Engagement Index (EEI) is the single measure of the overall level of employee engagement at Philips. It is a combination of perceptions and attitudes related to employee satisfaction, commitment and advocacy.
An energy-using product is a product that uses, generates, transfers or measures energy (electricity, gas, fossil fuel). Examples include boilers, computers, televisions, transformers, industrial fans and industrial furnaces.
Full-time equivalent is a way to measure a worker’s involvement in a project. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker works half-time.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a network-based organization that pioneered the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework. GRI is committed to the framework’s continuous improvement and application worldwide. GRI’s core goals include the mainstreaming of disclosure on environmental, social and governance performance.
Green Innovation comprises all R&D activities directly contributing to the development of Green Products or Green Technologies. Innovation projects are characterized as Green based on the innovation brief; this designation is not revised during the project lifetime.
Green Products offer a significant environmental improvement in one or more Green Focal Areas: Energy efficiency, Packaging, Hazardous substances, Weight, Circularity, and Lifetime reliability. The life cycle approach is used to determine a product’s overall environmental improvement. It calculates the environmental impact of a product over its total life cycle (raw materials, manufacturing, product use and disposal).
Green Products need to prove leadership in at least one Green Focal Area compared to industry standards, which is defined by a segment-specific peer group. This is done either by outperforming reference products (which can be a competitor or predecessor product in the particular product family) by at least 10%, by outperforming product-specific eco-requirements or by being awarded with a recognized eco-performance label. Because of different product portfolios, business segments have specified additional criteria for Green Products, including product specific minimum requirements where relevant.
Green Revenues are generated through products and solutions which offer a significant environmental improvement in one or more of the Green Focal Areas: Energy efficiency, Packaging, Hazardous substances, Weight, Circularity, and Lifetime reliability. Green Revenues are determined by classifying the environmental impact of the product or solution over its total life cycle.
Philips uses Green Revenues as a measure of social and economic performance in addition to its environmental results. The use of this measure may be subject to limitations as it does not have a standardized meaning and similar measures could be determined differently by other companies.
A product or solution that has been determined to contribute to Green Revenues will continue to do so until it is decommissioned.
Growth geographies are the developing geographies comprising of Asia Pacific (excluding Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand), Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Turkey (excluding Israel) and Africa.
Hazardous substances are generally defined as substances posing imminent and substantial danger to public health and welfare or the environment.
Income from operations as reported on the IFRS consolidated statement of income. The term EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) has the same meaning as Income from operations.
Income from continuing operations as reported on the IFRS consolidated statement of income, which is net income from continuing operations, or net income excluding discontinued operations
The basic insight of Lean thinking is that if every person is trained to identify wasted time and effort in their own job and to better work together to improve processes by eliminating such waste, the resulting enterprise will deliver more value at less expense.
To calculate how many lives we are improving, market intelligence and statistical data on the number of people touched by the products contributing to the social or ecological dimension over the lifetime of a product are multiplied by the number of those products delivered in a year. After elimination of double counts – multiple different product touches per individual are only counted once – the number of lives improved by our innovative solutions is calculated.
Multi-year contractual agreement that represents a partnership to enable long-term collaboration
A Market consists of one or more countries operating as a single organization under a Market Leader. Our 17 Market organizations are organized in three market groups: North America, Greater China and International Markets.
Mature geographies are the highly developed markets comprising of Western Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Australia and New Zealand.
A carbon footprint is the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person; usually expressed in kilotonnes CO2-equivalent. Philips' operational carbon footprint is calculated on a half-year basis and includes industrial sites (manufacturing and assembly sites), non-industrial sites (offices, warehouses, IT centers and R&D facilities), business travel (lease and rental cars and airplane travel) and logistics (air, sea and road transport).
Polyvinyl chloride, better known as PVC or vinyl, is an inexpensive plastic so versatile it has become completely pervasive in modern society.
At Philips, we make value-based care principles actionable by addressing the Quadruple Aim – better health outcomes, improved patient experience, improved staff experience, and lower cost of care.
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is a European Union regulation that addresses the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impact on both human health and the environment.
The Responsible Business Alliance (formerly known as The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC)) was established in 2004 to promote a common code of conduct for the electronics and information and communications technology (ICT) industry. EICC now includes more than 100 global companies and their suppliers.
The RoHS Directive prohibits all new electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market in the European Economic Area from containing lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, poly-brominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), except in certain specific applications, in concentrations greater than the values decided by the European Commission. These values have been established as 0.01% by weight per homogeneous material for cadmium and 0.1% for the other five substances.
A combination of Philips (and 3rd-party) systems, devices, software, consumables and services, configured and delivered in a way to solve customer (segment)-specific needs and challenges.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations. The broad goals are interrelated though each has its own targets. The SDGs cover a broad range of social and economic development issues. These include poverty, hunger, health, education, climate change, water, sanitation, energy, environment and social justice.
Sustainable Innovation is the Research & Development spend related to the development of new generations of products and solutions that address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) or 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns). This includes all Diagnosis & Treatment and Connected Care innovation spend. In addition, innovation spend that contributes to Green Products and healthy living at Personal Health is included. Finally, innovation spend at Other that addresses the SDGs 3 and 1 is included.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary room temperature. Their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling point, which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or sublimate from the liquid or solid form of the compound and enter the surrounding air, a trait known as volatility.
Voluntary turnover covers all employees who resigned of their own volition.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment setting collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods. The directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment on the manufacturers of such equipment.
The reconciliation of the effective tax rate is based on the applicable statutory tax rate, which is a weighted average of all applicable jurisdictions. This weighted average statutory tax rate (WASTR) is the aggregation of the result before tax multiplied by the applicable statutory tax rate without adjustment for losses, divided by the group result before tax.
Philips has a long tradition of sustainability reporting, beginning with our first environmental Annual Report published in 1999. This was expanded in 2003, with the launch of our first sustainability Annual Report, which provided details of our social and economic performance in addition to our environmental results. As a next step, in 2008, we decided to publish an integrated financial, social and environmental report. This is our 12th annual integrated financial, social and environmental report. For more information, please refer to the company’s website.
Royal Philips publishes its integrated Annual Report with the highest (reasonable) assurance level on the financial, social and environmental performance. With that overall reasonable assurance level, Philips is a frontrunner in our industry.
We follow external trends continuously to determine the issues most relevant for our company and where we can make a positive contribution to society at large. In addition to our own research, we make use of a variety of sources, including the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), World Bank, World Economic Forum, World Health Organization, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Our work also involves tracking topics of concern to governments, non-governmental organizations (NGO), regulatory bodies, academia, and following the resulting media coverage.
We derive significant value from our diverse stakeholders across all our activities and engage with, listen to and learn from them. Working in partnerships is crucial to delivering on our vision to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. We incorporate their feedback on specific areas of our business into our planning and actions. In addition, we participate in meetings and task forces as a member of organizations including the World Economic Forum, WBCSD, Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals.
Furthermore, we engage with the leading Dutch labor union (FNV) and a number of NGOs, including Enough, GoodElectronics, the Chinese Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, UNICEF, Amnesty International, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, as well as a variety of investors and analysts.
Our sustainability e-mail account (philips.sustainability@philips.com) enables stakeholders to share their issues, comments and questions, also about this Annual Report, with the sustainability team. The table below provides an overview of the different stakeholder groups, examples of those stakeholders and the topics discussed, used for our materiality analysis.
Stakeholder overview (non-exhaustive) | ||
Examples | Processes | |
Employees |
| Regular meetings, quarterly Employee Survey, employee development process, quarterly update webinars. For more information refer to Social performance Regular mail updates, team meetings, webinars |
Customers |
| Joint (research) projects, business development, Lean value chain projects, strategic partnerships, consumer panels, Net Promoter Scores, Philips Customer Care centers, Training centers, social media |
Suppliers |
| Supplier development activities (including topical training sessions), supplier forums, supplier website, participation in industry working groups like COCIR and RBA. For more information refer to Supplier indicators . |
Governments, municipalities, etc. |
| Topical meetings, research projects, policy and legislative developments, business development, multi-stakeholder projects |
NGOs |
| Topical meetings, multi-stakeholder projects, joint (research) projects, innovation challenges, renewables projects, social investment program and Philips Foundation |
Investors |
| Webinars, roadshows, capital markets day, Investor relations and Sustainability accounts |
We have prepared this integrated annual report in line with the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Integrated Reporting framework and the EU Non Financial Reporting decree (2014/95/EU). We have also included a visualization of our value creation process.
For the sustainability information included in this integrated annual report we followed the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards-Option Comprehensive. A detailed overview of the GRI Comprehensive indicators can be found in the GRI content index on our sustainability website. Next, we developed additional company-specific indicators and started to measure the impact we are having on society. The information on definition, scope and measurement can be found in this chapter.
We signed up to the United Nations Global Compact in March 2007 to advance 10 universal principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. Our General Business Principles, Human Rights, Sustainability and Environmental Policies, and our Supplier Sustainability Declaration are the cornerstones that enable us to live up to the standards set by the Global Compact. This is closely monitored and reported, as illustrated throughout this report, which is also our annual Communication on Progress (COP) submitted to the UN Global Compact Office.
At the World Economic Forum in January 2017 Philips signed the Compact for Responsive and Responsible Leadership. The Compact is an initiative to promote and align the long-term sustainability of corporations and the long-term goals of society, with an inclusive approach for all stakeholders.
We also use this report to communicate on our progress towards the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages), SDG 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns) and SDG 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts). Please refer to Stakeholder engagement for more details.
We identify the environmental, social, and governance topics which have the greatest impact on our business and the greatest level of concern to stakeholders along our value chain. Assessing these topics enables us to prioritize and focus upon the most material topics and effectively address these in our policies and programs.
Our materiality assessment is based on an ongoing trend analysis, media search, and stakeholder input. In 2019, we solicited input from a diverse group of external and internal stakeholders, including investors, NGOs, customers, suppliers, peer companies, and senior management in Philips. Similar to 2018, we used an evidence-based approach to materiality analysis powered by Datamaran. By applying Datamaran’s automated sifting and analysis of millions of data points from publicly available sources, including, corporate reports, mandatory regulations and voluntary initiatives, as well as news and social media, we identified a list of topics that are material to our business. With this data-driven approach to materiality analysis we have incorporated a wider range of data and stakeholders than was ever possible before and managed to get an evidence-based perspective into regulatory, strategic and reputational risks and opportunities. The most significant increases compared to 2018 on the external view are Climate change, Product responsibility, Energy efficiency, Innovation and Sustainable value creation. The internal view saw a significant increase in importance on Employee rights, Human Rights and Responsible supply chains.
Our materiality assessment has been conducted in the context of the GRI Sustainable Reporting Standards and the results have been reviewed and approved by the Philips Sustainability Board.
Reference | ||
Environmental | Boundaries | |
| Supply chain, operations, use phase | |
| Supply chain, operations, use phase | |
| Green Innovation | Supply chain, operations, use phase. disposal |
| Supply chain, operations, disposal |
Reference | ||
Societal | Boundaries | |
| Use phase | |
| Human Rights Living wage General Business Principles | Supply chain, operations, use phase |
| Supply chain, operations | |
| Supply chain and procurement Social performance Sustainability statements | Supply chain, operations |
| Inclusion & Diversity Supplier indicators Social statements | Supply chain, operations |
| Social performance People development Talent attraction | Supply chain, operations |
Reference | ||
Governance | Boundaries | |
| Supply chain, operations, use phase | |
| Sustainability statements | Supply chain, operations, use phase |
| Supply chain, operations, use phase | |
| Our geographies Compliance risks | Supply chain, operations |
| Strategy and Businesses Quality, Regulatory Compliance and Integrity Human Rights Operational risks | Supply chain, operations, use phase |
| Strategy and Businesses Strategic risks Human Rights | Supply chain, operations, use phase, disposal |
| Message from the CEO Strategic risks | Supply chain, operations, use phase |
Philips Group
Sustainability commitments
baseline year 2015 | target 2020 | 2019 actual | |
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Lives Improved | 1.25 billion | 1.7 billion | 1.64 billion |
Circular revenues | 7% | 15% | 13% |
Green revenues | 56% | 70% | 67% |
Net operational carbon footprint | 757 Ktonnes | 0 Ktonnes | 266 Ktonnes |
Operational waste recycling | 78% | 90% | 83% |
Hazardous substances emissions | 1,419 kilos | 50% reduction | 528 kilos |
Total Recordable Case (TRC) rate | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.30 |
Supplier Sustainability | 33% RSL compliant | 85% RSL compliant | 90% RSL compliant |
Supplier Sustainability | New development program tested | 300 companies in development program | 252 companies in development program |
With the 5-year ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’ program, new sustainability commitments were introduced; more detailed targets can be found in the respective sections.
All of our programs are guided by the Philips General Business Principles, which provide the framework for all of our business decisions and actions.
Our sustainability performance reporting encompasses the consolidated Philips Group activities in the Social and Environmental Performance sections, following the consolidation criteria detailed in this section. As a result of impact assessments of our value chain we have identified the material topics, determined their relative impact in the value chain (supply chain, our own operations, and use phase of our products) and reported for each topic on the relevant parts of the value chain. More details are provided in the relevant sections in the Sustainability Statements.
The consolidated selected financial information in this Sustainability statements section has been derived from the Group Financial Statements, which are based on IFRS.
We used expert opinions and estimates for some parts of the Key Performance Indicator calculations. There is therefore an inherent uncertainty in our calculations, e.g. Lives Improved, Environmental Profit and Loss account and Social Impact calculations. The figures reported are Philips’ best estimate. As our insight increases, we may enhance the methodology in the future.
In 2019, Philips re-aligned its ‘Lives Improved’ target with the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda following the completion of its portfolio transformation. Philips targets an ambitious, average annual Lives Improved growth rate of around 6% for the 2019 – 2030 period, resulting in 3 billion lives improved annually by 2030.
In 2018 the emission factor set for consumed electricity was updated to the International Energy Agency (IEA) 2018 v1.00 publications. For our market-based scope 2 calculations in Europe and the US, IEA and eGrid residual-mix emission factors were used as prescribed in the Greenhouse Gas. The emission factors have not been updated in 2019.
The emissions of substances data is based on measurements and estimates at manufacturing site level. The figures reported are Philips’ best estimate.
The integration of newly acquired activities is scheduled according to a defined integration timetable (in principle, the first full reporting year after the year of acquisition) and subject to the integration agenda. Data for activities that are divested during the reporting year are not included in full-year reporting. Environmental data are reported for manufacturing sites with more than 50 industrial employees.
The Key Performance Indicators on ‘lives improved’ and ‘materials’ and the scope are defined in the respective methodology documents that can be found in Methodology for calculating Lives Improved. We used opinions from Philips experts and estimates for some parts of the Lives Improved calculations. Philips has made strong commitments to enabling healthy living and well-being for all. To track our impact, Philips identifies countries where the need for access to healthcare is highest. This is determined by four selected health indicators, as provided by United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3, which focuses on health and well-being. The specific methodology for how we determine an underserved health community can be found in Methodology for defining underserved health communities.
Health and safety data is reported by sites with over 50 FTEs (full-time equivalents) and is voluntary for smaller locations. Health and safety data are reported and validated each month via an online centralized IT tool. The Total Recordable Cases (TRC) rate is defined as a KPI for work-related cases where the injured employee is unable to work one or more days, or had medical treatment or sustained an industrial illness. We also provide the Lost Workday Injury Cases (LWIC) rate, which measures work-related injuries and illnesses that predominantly occur in manufacturing operations and Field Services Organizations where the incident leads to at least one lost workday. Fatalities are reported for staff, contractors and visitors. The TRC and LWIC KPIs refer to all reported cases.
Alleged GBP violations are registered in our web-based reporting and validation tool.
All environmental data from manufacturing operations, except process chemicals, are reported on a quarterly basis in our sustainability reporting and validation tool, according to company guidelines that include definitions, procedures and calculation methods. Process chemicals are reported on a half-yearly basis.
Internal validation processes have been implemented and peer audits performed to ensure consistent data quality and to assess the robustness of data reporting systems.
These environmental data from manufacturing are tracked and reported to measure progress against our Sustainable Operations targets.
Reporting on ISO 14001 certification is based on manufacturing units reporting in the sustainability reporting system.
The Philips Environmental Profit & Loss (EP&L) account measures our environmental impact on society at large. The EP&L account is based on Life Cycle Analysis methodology in which the environmental impacts are expressed in monetary terms using specific conversion factors. For more information we refer to our methodology report .
Philips reports in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP). The GHGP distinguishes three scopes, as described below. The GHGP requires businesses to report on the first two scopes to comply with the GHGP reporting standards. As per the updated GHGP Scope 2 reporting guidance, from 2015 onward our scope 2 emissions reporting includes both the market-based method and the location-based method. The market-based method of reporting will serve as our reference for calculating our total operational carbon footprint.
The Philips operational carbon footprint (Scope 1, 2 and 3) is calculated on a quarterly basis and includes the emissions from our:
All emission factors used to transform input data (for example, amount of tonne-kilometers transported) into CO2 emissions have been updated to the DEFRA (UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) 2018 and the IEA emission factor set 2018. The total CO2 emission resulting from these calculations serves as input for scope 1, 2 and 3.
Commuting by our employees, upstream distribution (before suppliers ship to us), outsourced activities and emissions resulting from product use by our customers are not included in our operational carbon footprint. The calculations for business travel by lease car are based on actual fuel usage, and for travel by rental car the emissions are based on the actual mileage. Taxis and chauffeur-driven cars used for business travel are not included in the calculations. Emissions from business travel by airplane are calculated by the supplier based on mileage flown and emission factors from DEFRA, distinguishing between short, medium and long-haul flights. Furthermore, emissions from air freight for distribution are calculated based on the amount of tonne-kilometers transported between airports (distinguishing between short, medium and long-haul flights), including an estimate (based on actual data of the lanes with the largest volumes) for trucking from sites and distribution centers to airports and vice versa. Express shipments are generally a mix of road and air transport, depending on the distance.
It is therefore assumed that shipments across less than 600 km are transported by road and the rest by air (those emissions by air are calculated in the same way as air freight). For sea transport, only data on transported volume were available, so an estimate had to be made about the average weight of a container. Transportation to and from ports is not registered. This fore and aft part of sea transport was estimated to be around 3% of the total distance (based on actual data of the lanes with the largest volumes), consisting of a mix of modalities, and was added to the total emissions accordingly. CO2e emissions from road transport were also calculated based on tonne-kilometers. Return travel of vehicles is not included in the data for sea and road distribution.
The Employee Engagement Index (EEI) is the single measure of the overall level of employee engagement at Philips. It is a combination of perceptions and attitudes related to employee satisfaction, commitment and advocacy.
The reported figures are based on the Employee Survey. The total score of the employee engagement is an average of the quarterly results of the survey. The results are calculated by taking the average of the answered questions of the surveys.
Sustainability is strongly embedded in our core business processes, like innovation (EcoDesign), sourcing (Supplier Sustainability Program), manufacturing (Sustainable Operations), logistics (Green Logistics) and projects like the Circular Economy initiative.
In Royal Philips, the Sustainability Board is the highest governing sustainability body and is chaired by the Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, who is a member of the Executive Committee. Three other Executive Committee members, our Chief Operating Officer, our Chief Legal Officer and our Chief Human Resources Officer, sit on the Sustainability Board together with segment and functional executives. The Sustainability Board convenes four times per year, defines Philips’ sustainability strategy, programs and policies, monitors progress and takes corrective action where needed.
Progress on Sustainability is communicated internally and externally (www.results.philips.com) on a quarterly basis and at least annually in the Executive Committee and Supervisory Board.
EY has provided reasonable assurance on whether the information in Sustainability statements and Social performance and Environmental performance presents fairly, in all material respects, the sustainability performance in accordance with the reporting criteria. Please refer to Assurance report of the independent auditor
This section provides summarized information on contributions made on an accruals basis to the most important economic stakeholders as a basis for driving economic growth. For a full understanding of each of these indicators, see the specific financial statements and notes in this report.
Philips Group
Distribution of direct economic benefits
in millions of EUR
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Suppliers: goods and services | 9,600 | 9,568 | 10,607 |
Employees: salaries and wages | 4,856 | 4,849 | 5,251 |
Shareholders: distribution from retained earnings | 742 | 738 | 775 |
Government: corporate income taxes | 349 | 193 | 337 |
Capital providers: net interest | 182 | 157 | 169 |
Total purchased goods and services as included in cost of sales amounted to EUR 10.6 billion, representing 54% of total revenues of the Philips Group. Of this amount, approximately 53% was spent with global suppliers, the remainder with local suppliers.
In 2019, salaries and wages totaled EUR 5.3 billion, an increase of 8% compared to 2018, mainly driven by the growth in employees. See Income from operations for more information.
Philips’ shareholders were given EUR 775 million including costs in the form of a dividend, the cash portion of which amounted to EUR 453 million.
Income taxes amounted to EUR 337 million, compared to EUR 193 million in 2018. The effective income tax rate in 2019 was 22.1%, compared to 12.8% in 2018. The increase was mainly due to lower non-cash benefits from tax audit resolutions and business integration compared to 2018, partly offset by lower provisions for tax risks. For more information, see Income taxes.
Philips supports global initiatives of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and UN (United Nations) to promote tax transparency and responsible tax management, taking into account the interests of various stakeholders, such as governments, shareholders, customers and the communities in which Philips operates. For more information, please refer to Philips’ Tax Principles.
In 2016, Royal Philips launched its next 5-year sustainability program, 'Healthy people, Sustainable planet'. This section provides additional information on (some of) the Social performance parameters reported in Social performance
Philips is on a multi-year journey to focus on experience-based career development, giving our people the opportunity to identify and gain the experiences necessary to support our health technology strategy and strengthen their employability. In 2019 we continued taking experimental learning to a new level across our 70:20:10 approach.
At the end of 2019 the number of active trainings had increased to 5,324. By year-end, 714,430 courses have been taken with Philips University. In total, 966,813 hours were spent on training through Philips University in 2019, with 683,336 training completions.
We support our people in navigating their own career and stimulate and educate our managers to have meaningful career dialogues with their people. To that end, we continue to fine-tune our Experience Maps, which describe the experiences people can gain to prepare for, or develop in, strategic roles. These maps are a tool for employees and managers to use during development dialogues and for employees to explore when thinking about career steps, to help them understand how to gain the experiences required to be ready for their next career step. By identifying the roles and experiences critical to our business strategy, we clarify development areas and transferable skills in support of cross-functional, lateral, traditional, as well as non-traditional career opportunities.
We have integrated the Experience Maps into our talent development approach, helping our people to plan and manage their careers. We also build awareness of experience-based careers through communications, prioritizing strategic roles and capabilities that directly support our health technology strategy.
We continue to stimulate cross-moves (across businesses, between markets or functions) to promote collaboration and give people challenging learning experiences.
In 2019, all leadership programs in Philips University included a coaching and/or mentoring element. In Shifting Gears (Executive Leadership Program), participants are coached by an executive coach and mentored by an Executive Committee member as part of their application projects. In Leading Adaptively (Senior Leadership Program), participants are coached by an executive coach, as well as a peer coaching group and an accountability partner.
Two other Senior Leadership Programs, Leading Teams and License to Lead, have built coaching and mentoring capability through leaders learning how to do this most effectively and practicing with each other and their teams. In 2020 we will continue to drive the coaching and mentoring culture of our leaders through the following leadership programs:
The Women in Action program, with female leaders becoming and seeking out coaches and mentors within the organization, was taken by 673 employees in 2019, with a 94% completion rate.
Philips University continued to deliver upon its mission of a lifetime of learning in Philips by further optimizing the set-up of the organization and the way learning is created and offered. By mirroring learning requests to company-wide strategic priorities and introducing smarter ways of working and supporting processes, we commit to deliver learning solutions that truly impact our people and Philips as a whole.
In 2019 we continued the preparation of an improved customer experience via a new design of our Learning Management system. The launch was put back to February 2020 in order to optimize the end result. We also further improved our full metrics dashboard to enable us to measure the development cost of our learning.
In 2019, we completed over 14,000 new hires, with 28% of those roles filled by internal candidates. Our transformation-driven shift to align focused delivery models and strategies to the hardest-to-fill talent segments generated positive results. For example, we successfully hired over 1,800 R&D and Software Engineering professionals from the external labor market, an increase of 20% year-on-year, with an increase to 25% (2018: 20%) coming from ‘High Value Target’ companies – those known to be best-in-class for a particular skill set.
Continuing the trend from previous years, we strengthened our in-house talent acquisition capabilities at Executive level, delivering a cost avoidance of EUR 3.7 million in 2019.
We invested in strategic Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing initiatives, as an enabler of our organizational People strategy and commitment to winning top talent in challenging labor market conditions. In addition to ongoing critical segment marketing campaigns and always-on brand management across key career-related channels, the following initiatives supported enterprise-level progress in 2019:
Philips was recognized for its innovative talent practices through awards from programs led by the Employer Brand Management Association (EBMA), Universum, LinkedIn and Mogul, among others.
In 2019, Philips Foundation and Royal Philips collaborated on the first full year of the new employee team-volunteering program, to leverage the capabilities of over 80,000 employees towards one global access-to-care goal per year. The Volunteering Program allows Philips employees to spend one paid day per year on volunteer work and to use their time and expertise to create impact.
To give just a few examples:
In 2020, the Volunteering program will continue employee volunteering and fundraising efforts around a new broader theme of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), to create measurable and sustainable impact. NCDs are responsible for 71% of all deaths globally. Each year, 15 million people die prematurely from an NCD, with over 85% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Early detection, pro-active screening and treatment of NCDs are key components of the response to NCDs.
At Philips, our vision to offer the best place to work for people who share our passion is not limited to employees on our payroll. In the Netherlands, for example, we run a special employment program, WGP (Werkgelegenheidsplan, or Philips Employment Scheme), to offer vulnerable groups of external jobseekers a work experience placement, usually combined with training. Since the scheme’s launch in 1983, over 13,000 people have participated, and around 70% found a regular job after taking part in the program. In 2019, Philips employed 191 people via the WGP program.
The Philips Foundation is a registered charity established in 2014. The Foundation supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) and 17 (Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development). In 2019, Royal Philips supported the Philips Foundation with a contribution of EUR 6.7 million, and provided the operating staff as well as the expert assistance of skilled employees in the execution of the Foundation’s programs.
The Philips Foundation’s mission is to reduce healthcare inequality by providing access to quality healthcare for disadvantaged communities. It does this through the provision and application of Philips’ healthcare expertise, innovation power, talent and resources and by financial support. Together with key partners around the globe (including respected NGOs such as Red Cross organizations, UNICEF, Amref and Save the Children), the Philips Foundation seeks to identify challenges where a combination of Philips expertise and partner experience can be used to create meaningful solutions that have an impact on people’s lives.
The Philips Foundation started to apply the same Lives Improved methodology to quantify their social impact. In 2019, the Foundation improved access to healthcare for people in underserved communities, mainly through their partnership with Ashoka to accelerate healthcare access by collaborating with social entrepreneurs, the impact from the employee volunteering program, and impactful projects in medically underserved communities in Uganda, South Africa and Malawi.
Since the launch of the Philips Foundation, over 160 projects have been completed or are in progress throughout the world, with a reach of over 15 million people – engaging employees, connecting with patients and providing access to healthcare for medically underserved communities.
A total of 38 new projects were approved in 2019 across the world, spanning many phases of the health continuum: from youth education and awareness on healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis and treatment, as well as capacity building in the healthcare workforce. The Philips Foundation supported projects with local non-governmental organizations, across 22 countries, working with Philips employees to improve healthcare access and availability for vulnerable communities.
For more information about the Philips Foundation, its purpose and scope, as well as its latest annual report, visit the website.
In 2019, a total of 545 concerns were reported via the Philips Ethics Line and through our network of GBP Compliance Officers, an increase of 24% year-on-year (2018: 438 concerns).
This is a continuation of the upward trend reported since 2014, the year when Philips updated its General Business Principles and deployed a strengthened global communication campaign. We believe this upward trend remains in line with our multi-year efforts to encourage our employees to express their concerns, in combination with a growing workforce.
Specifically in 2019, we focused on increasing awareness on Integrity and on the importance of speaking up through, and following, the deployment of our biennial Business Integrity Survey. Through this survey, almost 26,000 employees trusted us with their views and opinions on Integrity within Philips. Among other things, 92% of our employees expressed the belief that we act with integrity at Philips. In order to better understand the root causes of both the upward trend in reported concerns and gain deeper insights into the results of the Business Integrity Survey, we are executing deep-dive initiatives amongst our employees throughout the company, the results of which will become available during the first half of 2020.
In 2019, over 33,000 eligible employees took the mandatory anti-bribery anti-corruption training. The topic was also addressed as key element of our annual code of conduct training and featured prominently in our GBP Dialogue Initiative and our global communication efforts.
When looking at absolute numbers, the increase in reports is reflected in all four regions. North America accounts for 42% of the total number of complaints (2018: 45%), while the concerns reported in Latin America now amount to 12% of the total number, compared with 14% in 2018. The number of reports in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC region) and in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA region) account for 23% and 22% of the total number of complaints respectively in 2019 (2018: 21% and 20%).
Philips Group
Breakdown of reported GBP concerns
in number of reports
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Health & Safety | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Treatment of employees | 179 | 211 | 254 | 320 |
- Equal and fair treatment | 51 | 59 | 63 | 55 |
- Employee development | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
- Employee privacy | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
- Employee relations | 16 | 32 | 24 | 18 |
- Respectful treatment | 62 | 77 | 102 | 163 |
- Remuneration | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
- Conflict of interest | - | - | - | 1 |
- Working hours | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
- HR other | 29 | 13 | 28 | 41 |
Legal | 27 | 36 | 59 | 44 |
Business Integrity | 97 | 104 | 96 | 138 |
Procurement | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
IT | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Other | 9 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Total | 339 | 382 | 438 | 545 |
As in previous years, the type of concern most commonly reported related to the category ‘Treatment of employees’. In 2019 there were 320 reports in this category, compared to 254 in 2018. This represents 59% of the total number of concerns, which is again a slight increase on 2018 (58%).
The majority of the concerns reported in the ‘Treatment of employees’ category relate to ‘Respectful treatment’ and ‘Equal and fair treatment’ (163 and 55 respectively). The ‘Respectful treatment’ sub-category generally relates to concerns about verbal abuse, (sexual) harassment, and hostile work environments. ‘Equal and fair treatment’ primarily relates to concerns about favoritism, discrimination and unfair treatment in the workplace. In the ‘Treatment of employees’ category, 49% of cases originated from North America, which is less than in 2018 (56%).
The second most-reported type of concern relates to ‘Business Integrity’, which accounted for 25% of total cases reported in 2019, up from 22% in 2018. These concerns originated primarily from the APAC region (46%), followed by EMEA (24%), North America (18%) and Latin America (12%).
Philips Group
Classification of the new concerns investigated
in number of reports
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||
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Category | substantiated | unsubstantiated | substantiated | unsubstantiated | substantiated | unsubstantiated |
Health & Safety | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Treatment of employees | 44 | 126 | 55 | 138 | 64 | 164 |
Legal | 8 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 18 |
Business Integrity | 28 | 38 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 40 |
Procurement | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
IT | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Other | 3 | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Total | 91 | 196 | 105 | 207 | 113 | 239 |
Of the 545 cases reported in 2019, 193 are still pending closure, the majority being those that were filed in the last quarter of the year. The table above gives an overview of the number of reported concerns that were substantiated (i.e. were found to constitute a breach of our General Business Principles) by the subsequent investigation.
Of the 352 reports, from 2019 that were closed during the year, (312 in 2018), 113 were substantiated, which represents 32% of the total number reported and closed (34% in 2018). This is also shown in the table. In 2019, 28% of the ‘Treatment of employees’ cases were substantiated, the same as in 2018 (2017: 26%, 2016: 31%). In addition, 44% of the ‘Business Integrity’ reports were closed as substantiated in 2017, compared with 45% in 2018 (2017: 42%, 2016: 30%).
In addition to the above, 129 concerns that were still open at the end of 2018 were closed during the course of 2019. A total of 48 (37%) of these concerns were substantiated after investigation.
All of the 161 closed concerns that were substantiated resulted in remedial measures being taken. 98 were followed up with disciplinary measures ranging from termination of employment and written warnings to training and coaching. In other cases, corrective action was taken, which varied from strengthening the business processes to increasing awareness of the expected standard of business conduct.
In 2019, we focused on enhancing six key areas essential to the development of Philips’ Health and Safety (H&S) programs:
Policy, Procedures and Management Systems: Philips continued to build a comprehensive global H&S Management System with the deployment of 23 new Philips Corporate Safety Standards (PCSS) in 2019. A total of 67 PCSS (86%) have been deployed, with the remaining PCSS on track to meet the 2020 target. The PCSS are supported with training materials in Philips University and Management guidance notes. Management System Certifications ISO 45001/OHSAS are in place for 23 out of 35 manufacturing locations in scope, with the remaining certifications scheduled before the end of Q2 2020. In addition, three Market organizations are certified to ISO 45001, with further certifications in other Markets planned in 2020.
Compliance: Philips deployed a Health Safety & Sustainability compliance tracking tool with an external supplier, ENHESA, to all manufacturing locations. ENHESA is being expanded to include all significant market operations, including offices and R&D in 2020.
Training and Communication: Philips upgraded H&S training capabilities by incorporating 443 H&S training courses provided by Underwriters Ltd (UL) in 10 languages in Philips University. Training requirements are linked to the PCSS and are being mapped to job families for ease of consistent deployment. Training completion tracking metrics are being implemented.
Philips deployed a global process for communicating Safety Alerts for all Philips-recordable severe accidents and potentially severe near-misses in order to provide awareness of events and lessons learned while promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
Structure and Responsibility: Health and Safety professional capabilities were enhanced across Philips segments and markets. Occupational Health capabilities were strengthened in areas such as Radiation, Ergonomics and Stress Management.
Internal Health and Safety Audit: Six Internal H&S performance assessments were conducted in 2019 at five manufacturing locations and one market location. A new Internal Audit protocol that directly assesses performance against the requirements of the Philips Corporate Safety Standards was developed and trialed in the Indian Subcontinent market in 2019. The upgraded assessment protocols will be deployed in 2020, with enhanced focus on Risk, Compliance and Operational Controls.
Cultural Change: The Philips Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) program was expanded to include 20 manufacturing sites in 2019. A total of 2,401 BBS observations were completed in 2019. The program will be extended to the remaining manufacturing locations in 2020.
Metrics: Health and Safety metrics were further developed in 2019. More emphasis was placed on proactive metrics whilst retaining the existing reportable accident rate. The metrics have aggregated into a scorecard, and this has been combined with the Group Sustainability metrics to provide one consolidated performance metric, which is presented at Executive Committee level. Specific proactive safety metrics include shop floor visits (Gemba walks) completed: 26,298, vs target: 9,707; Safety problem solving events (Kaizens) implemented: 30,156, vs target: 9,707.
In 2019, we recorded 224 TRCs (198 in 2018), i.e. cases where the injured employee is unable to work for one or more days, received medical treatment or sustained an industrial illness.
Philips Group
Total recordable cases
per 100 FTE
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.61 |
Connected Care | 1.01 | 0.61 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
Personal Health | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
Other | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
Philips Group | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.30 |
Additionally, we recorded 103 Lost Workday Injury Cases (LWICs), i.e. occupational injury cases where the injured person is unable to work for one or more days after the injury. This represents a 13% increase compared with 91 in 2018. The LWIC rate increased to 0.14 per 100 FTEs, compared with 0.13 in 2018. The number of Lost Workdays caused by injury decreased by 17 days (0.4%) to 4,633 days in 2019.
Philips Group
Lost workday injuries
per 100 FTEs
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.33 |
Connected Care | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
Personal Health | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.13 |
Other | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
Philips Group | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
In the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses segment, the number of Health and Safety incidents increased significantly in 2019, with 43 LWICs compared to 26 in 2018. The LWIC rate increased to 0.33 compared to 0.20 in 2018. The total number of recordable cases for the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses segment was 80 (72 in 2018). This increase was mainly due to more recorded incidents in EMEA and North America.
Health and Safety performance in the Connected Care businesses segment remained fairly stable in 2019: 7 LWICs (8 in 2018). Correspondingly, the LWIC rate decreased from 0.13 to 0.09 in 2019. The total number of recordable cases for the Connected Care businesses segment increased to 26 in 2019 (22 in 2018), mainly driven by our factories in North America.
The Personal Health businesses segment show comparable performance in Health and Safety, with 15 LWICs in 2019, compared to 14 in 2018. The LWIC rate decreased from 0.11 in 2018 to 0.13 in 2019. In the Personal Health businesses segment there were 19 recordable cases in 2019 (18 in 2018).
Our engagement with various partners and stakeholders is essential to our vision of making the world healthier and sustainable through innovation. Some of our partnership engagements are described below.
Philips is proud to continue as a strategic partner of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation committed to improving the state of the world. The Forum engages political, business and other leaders to help shape global, regional and industry agendas. In 2019, Philips was an active contributor to WEF programs on value-based care, Universal Health Coverage, AI and digital technologies, Circular Economy and Climate Change.
In addition, our CEO, Frans van Houten, co-chairs the WEF Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) – a collaborative effort between the public and private sectors to scale up the adoption and implementation of circular business models. Philips remains committed to take back all large medical systems equipment that becomes available to us by 2020, and to extend circular practices to all medical equipment by 2025.
Now in its fifth year, the Future Health Index (FHI) is Philips’ flagship research-based platform designed to help determine the readiness of countries to address global health challenges and build efficient and effective health systems. In the context of ever-growing pressure on resources and costs, the Future Health Index focuses on the crucial role digital tools and connected care technology can play in delivering more affordable, integrated and sustainable healthcare.
In 2019, the Future Health Index explored technology’s impact on two aspects of the Quadruple Aim: the healthcare experience for both patients and healthcare professionals and how it is moving us to a new era of continuous transformation.
Our work is aligned with three of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals – SDG 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages), SDG 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns) and SDG 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts) – and we have committed to having 95% of our revenue linked to the UN SDGs by 2020.
In 2019 we supported a number of important SDG programs including Universal Health Coverage, Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Climate Change.
Universal Health Coverage – We published a special report, ‘Taking Action’, which pulls in key recommendations for the private sector in helping to advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). During the World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC we hosted a gathering of ministers and key opinion leaders in healthcare to discuss how to transform health systems in emerging markets, scaling successful business models to achieve UHC.
In support of our partnership with UNFPA, Philips attended the ICPD conference in Nairobi and announced a commitment to work with partners to mobilize USD 100 million of investments for large scale projects focused on high quality, integrated health services in Africa.
A strong primary care system is the linchpin of good health services and should be a priority. It increases access to care and helps many people stay as healthy as possible during their lifetime by providing immunizations, antenatal and postnatal care as well as chronic disease management.
Philips continued its journey towards improving access to care in developing countries, especially in Africa, by supporting initiatives to strengthen health systems and local treatment. We have extended our pledge to improve the lives of 400 million people a year in underserved communities by 2030, with a specific focus on women and children. The needs of women and children are critical and at the heart of the vision to achieve Universal Health Coverage.
Innovations such as our modular Community Life Center (CLC) solution and digital health solutions such as Mobile Obstetrics Monitoring, deliver comprehensive primary care solutions and provides for maternal observation from conception, pregnancy and the first two years of life, influencing health outcomes for the better. In the course of 2017, CLCs were inaugurated in Kenya, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, more CLCs and mobile primary care digital health solutions have been implemented in Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Myanmar and the Philippines or are under execution (Kenya, Congo).
A strong ecosystem of partners with diverse competences are essential to the goal of access to care. Philips was the first private sector company to provide support to SDG Partnership Platform in Kenya - an initiative of the UN, the Government of Kenya and the private sector. The collaboration aims to “Demonstrate the power of public-private collaboration to transform primary healthcare in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages). And in support of the broader attainment of the improving the health of 46 million Kenyans. Through co-creations governments, and global organizations Philips engages in large-scale public private partnerships to strengthen health systems. Philips strongly believe that functioning health system are critical to future health, community wellbeing of societies and enabling universal health coverage by 2030.
At the 74th United Nations General Assembly in September 2019, the UN Secretary-General convened a Climate Summit and held a one-day high-level meeting on “Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World”.
Philips reiterated its commitment on Universal Health Coverage and advocates for digital health technology. As an active private-sector constituent member or the UHC2030, we supported the statement on the seven ways private sector can contribute to achieve UHC.
We partnered with Devex, Cordaid, the Global Financing Facility, NCD Alliance and Smile Train in starting an online conversation to take a closer look at the technology, practical solutions, and innovative financing tools driving improved access to quality care around the globe. We published a special report which seeks to contribute to important digital health conversations by examining digital health solutions at the implementation level and hosted a high-level panel discussion on digital health in collaboration with Devex. In doing so, we hope to identify and illustrate a series of common challenges organizations face when implementing digital health solutions and best practices that drive scalable and successful projects to achieve UHC.
Philips and the PURE (Point-of-care Ultrasound in Resource-limited Environments) organization have recently rolled-out a unique tele-ultrasound program to provide much needed diagnostic ultrasound training to health workers in Kigali, Rwanda. The program, which uses the telehealth capabilities of Philips’ Lumify with Reacts portable point-of-care ultrasound solution, allows expert sonographers in Europe and the US to provide continuous ultrasound training to healthcare professionals over 10,000 km away in Africa.
As part of its activities to promote new Universal Health Care business and financing models, Philips works in partnership with Amref to improve and strengthen healthcare systems in Africa by moving from donor-based relationships to shared value partnerships that leverage different stakeholder skills and capabilities. For example, in partnership with the Makueni County Government in Kenya, Amref and Philips are test-bedding an innovative outsourcing model for primary healthcare delivery in which Amref is responsible for capacity building and health worker training, while Philips is responsible for providing the necessary health technology infrastructure, solutions and medical equipment. These new UHC delivery models help to unlock private investment while ensuring that the health services they fund are efficient, effective, affordable and locally relevant. On September 18, 2019, Philips and Amref announced that they have extended their partnership for a further three years.
With the European Parliament elections in May, negotiations for a new EU budget plan for 2021-2027 and a new European Commission taking seat in December, 2019 marked a key year for the EU with important institutional changes. These moments offered several opportunities for Philips to build thought leadership and increase our reputation as a health & technology leader with our key EU stakeholders. Philips continued to leverage its partnership with POLITICO and organized a breakfast session at the European Parliament discussing healthcare in the new mandate. Additionally, Philips was lead partner at the Annual Healthcare Summit where Jan Kimpen, our Chief Medical Officer spoke on a panel discussion about the Future of Health in Europe; Hans-Aloys Wischmann, Philips’ Head of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, joined a breakfast roundtable to discuss the role of AI and big data in identifying the clinical and social determinants of health; and Sean Carney, Chief Design Officer, co-chaired a session on digital transformation.
Our CEO, Frans van Houten, co-chairs the WEF Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) – a collaborative effort between the public and private sectors to scale up the adoption and implementation of circular business models.
Philips has committed to become carbon-neutral in its operations by 2020 and made good progress on this in 2019. The company’s Sustainability program and targets have been evaluated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, making Philips the first health technology company to achieve this.
Philips’ mission to improve people’s lives extends throughout our value chain. At Philips, we have a direct business relationship with approximately 4,200 product and component suppliers and 17,600 service providers. Our supply chain sustainability strategy is updated annually through a structured process, combined with dedicated multi-stakeholder dialogues. Our most recent stakeholder dialogue took place in June 2019. From this, we have developed multiple programs aimed at driving sustainable improvement. These programs cover compliance with our policies, improvement of our suppliers’ sustainability performance, our approach towards responsible sourcing of minerals, and reducing the environmental impact of our supply base.
As an integral part of the supply chain strategy, the associated KPI’s of these programs are engrained in the procurement organization. To allow for effective performance management, results of different supplier sustainability programs are updated continuously and available real-time through a mobile app. That way, our buyers can champion sustainability conversations and drive more action throughout the supply chain on a day-to-day basis.
Two core policy documents form the basis of our supplier sustainability compliance approach: the Supplier Sustainability Declaration and the Regulated Substances List.
The SSD sets out the standards and behaviors Philips requires from its suppliers. The SSD is based on the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct, in alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and key international human rights standards including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It covers topics such as Labor, Health & Safety, Environment, Ethics, and Management Systems.
The RSL specifies the chemical substances regulated by legislation. Suppliers are required to follow all the requirements stated in the RSL. Substances are marked as restricted or declarable.
All suppliers are required to commit to the SSD and RSL. Through integration of a Sustainability Agreement (SA) in our General Purchase Agreement, suppliers declare compliance to both the SSD and RSL. Upon request, they provide additional information and evidence.
In 2016, Philips moved away from its traditional approach to audit suppliers, which it had been taking since 2004. Insights from data analysis showed this old approach was insufficient to drive sustainable improvements. Our SSP approach, first piloted in 2016, focuses on:
This systematic approach is shown in the figure below and is a high-level representation of the SSP program.
First, a set of references, international standards, and Philips requirements are used to develop the Frame of Reference, which covers management systems, environment, health & safety, business ethics and human capital. For each, the maturity level of suppliers is identified in the Program Execution Wheel, which assesses suppliers against the Plan–Do–Check–Act (PDCA) cycle. Suppliers are then categorized through the Supplier Classification model, which differentiates on the basis of supplier maturity, resulting in supplier-specific proposals for improvement. The SSP process is monitored and adjusted through continuous feedback loops. The outcome of the SSP assessment is a supplier sustainability score ranging from 0 to 100. This score is based on supplier performance in environmental management, health & safety, business ethics, and human capital.
Supplier selection for the program is initially based on criticality, which is determined through an assessment of the supplier’s associated risks and opportunities, such as strategic importance and annual spend. After this, the engagement strategy is tailored based on the current performance in terms of sustainability.
There are four different engagement approaches: BiC (Best in Class), SSIP (Supplier Sustainability Improvement Plan), DIY (Do It Yourself) and PZT (Potential Zero Tolerance). The PZT status is a temporary status and requires immediate attention and action. Depending on the categorization, suppliers are engaged in different ways to improve their sustainability performance.
If a (Potential) Zero Tolerance is identified, immediate action is taken. If the requested additional information and evidence lead to the conclusion that there is no structural Zero Tolerance, the supplier’s status will be changed and the supplier will go back to the original track in the program. If the conclusion gives rise to a structural Zero Tolerance, the supplier is required to:
Philips defines six Zero Tolerances:
For more details on the SSP process, refer to the SSP brochure.
Philips measures the impact of the SSP engagement through an improvement metric, which represents the pro rata change in performance from one year to the next. In 2019, the average year-on-year improvement is 19% for suppliers that entered the program in 2018. The number of employees impacted at suppliers participating in the SSP program was approximately 286,000. For those workers, labor conditions improved, the risk of serious injury reduced, and the negative environmental impact of suppliers was brought down.
In 2019, 44 suppliers were added to the SSP program. Out of the population of suppliers that entered the program in the years before 2019, 208 suppliers were still active in 2019.
Apart from the inclusion of additional suppliers annually into the award-winning SSP program, Philips is actively working to make the program more efficient and effective through its research consortium with Eindhoven University of Technology and the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS). The focus of this consortium is on applying the latest insights in data science and machine learning methods in order to make the SSP program more efficient in determining the sustainability maturity of suppliers, while also increasing the effectiveness of our supplier improvement approach.
In 2019, a machine learning tool was developed that is able to predict the sustainability performance of suppliers, based on a set of generic indicators. Moreover, we are able to predict the year-on-year improvements of suppliers that are part of the SSP program, allowing further specification of the engagement intensity towards individual supplier needs.
In addition, Philips ramped up its cross-industry engagement again in 2019, advocating further adoption of the SSP approach. The program design enables various codes of conduct to be included. Through public speaking engagements and 1-on-1 conversations with cross-industry peers, Philips is making the methodology available to other companies that want to make a sustainable impact in their supply chain.
The supply chains for minerals are long and complex. Philips does not source minerals directly from mines as there are typically 7+ tiers between end-user companies like Philips and the mines where the minerals are extracted. The extraction of minerals can take place in conflict-affected and high-risk regions, where mining is often informal and unregulated and carried out at artisanal small-scale mines (ASM). These ASMs are vulnerable to exploitation by armed groups and local traders. Within this context, there is an increased risk of severe human rights violations (forced labor, child labor or widespread sexual violence), unsafe working conditions or environmental concerns.
Philips addresses the complexities of the minerals supply chains through a continuous due diligence process combined with active participation in multi-stakeholder initiatives to promote the responsible sourcing of minerals.
Each year, Philips investigates its supply chain to identify smelters of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold in its supply chain and we have committed to not purchasing raw materials, subassemblies, or supplies found to contain conflict minerals.
Philips applies collective cross-industry leverage through active engagement via the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI, formerly known as the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI)). RMI identifies smelters that can demonstrate through an independent third-party audit that the minerals they procure are conflict-free. In 2019, Philips continued to actively direct its supply chain towards these smelters.
The Philips Conflict Minerals due diligence framework, measures and outcomes are described in the Conflict Minerals Report that we file annually to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Philips has this report voluntarily audited by an independent accredited third-party audit firm. The conflict minerals report is also publicly available on Philips’ website.
Each year, we work with our suppliers on the quality of their due diligence reporting by setting minimum criteria for the Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates (CMRT). In addition, we strive to reduce the number of non-identified smelters. In 2019, we were able to further improve the response rate. The quality of the CMRTs improved by 3 percentage points in comparison with 2018 due diligence. In addition, the number of non-listed smelters continued to decline, to 3 (2018: 5).
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Conflict Minerals Due Diligence results
Key performance indicator | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Response rate of suppliers | 99% | 95% | 100% |
CMRTs that reached minimum acceptance criteria | 91% | 83% | 86% |
Non-listed smelters in our supply chain | 9 | 5 | 3 |
SustainBlock is a blockchain-based project that demonstrates supply chain accountability from ASM mine sites all the way to mineral and metal end-users, and in turn provides downstream companies with information on the provenance of minerals contained in their products. The goal of this project was to create a blockchain-enabled system for tracking the provenance and due diligence of certain raw materials produced in CAHRAs across the entire supply chain via verified, cryptographically secured transactions. With grant support from the EPRM, the project was piloted along a tungsten supply chain originating from Rwanda. The project can reduce the costs associated with upstream due diligence borne by local ASM communities and enhance transparency of the supply chain of metal end-users. The first live demo of SustainBlock was presented at the 2019 OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains.
This project, an example of an EPRM-funded projected completed in 2019, combines expertise from multi-sector partners including United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to address some of the most critical barriers that the miners in the conflict-affected area of Chocó, Colombia are facing. It provides gold artisanal miners with solutions to improve mining practices and access to the European market via responsible and traceable supply chains. The project is expected to improve miners' environmental and labor practices, dignify their ASM livelihood, empower women in ASM, and promote territorial natural resources management and peacebuilding.
We believe that a multi-stakeholder collaboration in the responsible sourcing of minerals is the most viable approach for addressing the complexities of minerals value chains.
Philips is a founding partner of EPRM and has been a strategic member since its inception in May 2016. EPRM is a multi-stakeholder partnership between governments, companies, and civil society actors working toward more sustainable minerals supply chains. The goal of EPRM is to create better social and economic conditions for mine workers and local mining communities by increasing the number of mines that adopt responsible mining practices in Conflict Affected and High Risk Areas (CAHRAs).
EPRM is an accompanying measure to the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation dedicated to making real change ‘on the ground’. Through EPRM, Philips financially supports activities to improve responsible mining practices in mining areas in CAHRAs and shares our knowledge and practice in conducting due diligence. Since 2018, Philips has actively participated in a working group focused on making the on-the-ground projects financially and strategically effective.
From here, the call for new proposals was developed, decisions on co-funding were made and criteria for scale-up potential were created. From January 2019 onwards, Philips is also an active board member in EPRM, representing the industrials pillar and serving to advance the organization further. In 2019, Philips joined two more working groups of EPRM as the only working group member from the industrial pillar. Philips contributed to the work of setting targets and indicators for measuring progress of EPRM activities and projects. In addition, it joined a working group intended to develop a self-assessment tool that enables SMEs to understand and monitor their advances in due diligence.
In June 2017 Royal Philips signed the Responsible Gold Agreement, joining a coalition to work on improving international responsible business conduct across the gold value chain. Signees include goldsmiths, jewelers, recyclers, NGOs, electronics companies, trade unions, and the Dutch government. This partnership intends to bring about cooperation between companies, government, trade unions, and NGOs to prevent abuses within production chains. From September 2019, Philips represents gold and precious metal, recycling, and electronic companies in the Steering Committee of the Responsible Gold Agreement.
From this partnership, Philips co-developed a project with several other parties including civil society actors, to facilitate sourcing of responsible gold from Uganda. The project is aimed specifically at artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) and works to establish a sustainable, traceable gold supply chain with improved working conditions for miners and free of child labor. The approach is designed to be scaled up and serves as a potential blueprint for mines in other regions. Since 2019, Philips is also an active member of the steering committee of the Responsible Gold Agreement.
Mica is commonly used in pearlescent pigments for coatings and cosmetics. In the electronics sector, Mica is also used as an electrical insulator. Mica extraction is characterized by unsafe working conditions and is typically carried out by miners on a low income with a basic level of education. In order to support improvement of the labor conditions at Mica mines, Philips became an associate member of the Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) in 2016, a cross-sector association that facilitates close collaboration between various stakeholder groups.
In addition, Philips initiated a multi-year program together with Terre des Hommes and several other organizations, aiming to drive systemic change at several Mica mines in India. The program entails a multi-pronged approach to improve the living conditions of Mica miners and their families. The aim of this project was to deliver on-the-ground education and empowerment, while enabling fairer prices and access to the market. The project was finalized in 2019, with the following achievements realized:
Next, Philips was able to contribute to the success of the Responsible Mica Initiative through its participation in the working group Traceability & Specification. Also, it facilitated the creation of the mica working group of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), thereby supporting the increased awareness amongst RMI members on the challenges of the extraction of Mica.
Since 2003, Philips has looked at ways to improve the environmental performance of its suppliers. When it comes to climate change, we have adopted a multi-pronged approach: reducing the environmental impacts of our products, committing to carbon neutrality in our own operations, and engaging with our supply chain to reduce their carbon footprint. Through our partnership with the CDP supply chain program, Philips motivates its suppliers to disclose emissions, embed board responsibility on climate change, and actively work on reduction activities.
In 2011 we partnered with the CDP Supply Chain, through which we invite suppliers to disclose their environmental performance and carbon intensity. This year, there was a response rate of 80% (2018: 77%).
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Supplier response rate to CDP questionnaire
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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69% | 77% | 80% |
From this group, 66% engaged in emission reduction initiatives (2018: 53%). In addition, 59% committed to carbon emission targets. Furthermore, 37% of the responding suppliers have set science-based targets of which 38% was approved formally. Our suppliers undertook projects in 2019 that resulted in savings on carbon emissions amounting to 62 million metric tonnes CO2.
In 2020, parts of our supply base will also be requested to respond to the CDP water program.
Philips proactively supports its Chinese suppliers in reducing their environmental footprint whilst at the same time contributing to Philips’ sustainability strategy.
Achievements in 2019
This section provides additional information on (some of) the environmental performance parameters reported in Environmental performance.
The transition from a linear to a circular economy is essential to create a sustainable world. A circular economy aims to decouple economic growth from the use of natural resources and ecosystems by using these resources more effectively.
The Circular Economy program at Philips ran for the seventh year in 2019. It consists of five strategic pillars:
At Philips, we see huge opportunities for businesses to provide greater value to customers through innovative service models, smart upgrade paths, or product take-back and remanufacturing programs. At the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2018, Philips made a commitment to fully close the loop on all large medical systems equipment that becomes available to us by 2020, and we will continue to expand these practices until we have covered all professional equipment. By 'closing the loop' we mean that we will actively pursue the trade-in of equipment such as MRI, CT and Cardiovascular systems and we will take full control to ensure that all traded-in materials are repurposed in a responsible way.
In 2019, we saw the results of a global roll-out of our trade-in functionality. Many additional Philips systems are being offered back to us. We have also made good progress in reverse logistics, adding global return flow from markets that we did not have before. We have established global purchasing requirements for local recycling, allowing us to repurpose responsibly and efficiently. In addition, we have expanded our parts recovery activities, allowing us to re-use more.
Philips leverages partnerships with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Circle Economy Netherlands and the World Economic Forum, among others. For example, through the leadership of our CEO and supported by the Circular Economy program, Philips teamed up with the World Economic Forum to establish a public-private platform to accelerate the circular economy (PACE), launched in Davos in January 2017. This platform gained further momentum throughout 2019 to mature into an independent organization hosted by the World Resource Institute in The Hague. PACE’s vision is to stimulate market transformation for a circular economy at scale and speed, regionally and globally. Its mission is to drive collaborative projects to implementation and scale learnings through global leadership.
As one of the projects under PACE, Philips has spearheaded the Capital Equipment Coalition, a group of nine front-running large equipment manufacturers, who all have committed to applying circular economy principles to preserve and recover value across the lifecycles of their respective products. Since its formation in January 2018, its members have shared and discussed approaches to implementing these principles in order to support each other’s ambitions. Learnings that may be useful to other capital equipment companies are published on a yearly basis during the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meetings in Davos.
The Circular Revenues percentage reflects our revenues from validated circular products and services as a percentage of total Philips revenues. The validation is based on the following Philips circularity requirements, which have been refined and complemented with software revenue in 2019:
Revenues from hardware where ownership remains with Philips or an affiliated financing company, who will repurpose it in a responsible way across its lifetime.
Revenues from hardware which is upgraded to better functionality and/or lifetime is extended, e.g. through refurbishment or software upgrade.
Revenues from selling refurbished or remanufactured products/systems with re-used components >30% by total weight of product/system.
Revenues from recovered components that must be refurbished/remanufactured or tested/repaired in such a way that they are fit for use again and contain >30% re-used parts or materials by total component weight. The component can either be a stand-alone component or part of a new product/system.
Revenues from products with a recycled plastics content of >25% post-consumer recycled plastics or >30% post-industrial/post-consumer recycled plastics by total weight of eligible plastics.
We have the ambition to generate a total of 15% of our revenues from circular propositions by 2020, which is double the rate of the 7% baseline achieved in 2015. The result for 2019 is 13%, which was mainly achieved through:
Revenues from our B2C products that contain a large amount of recycled plastics, such as coffeemakers and domestic appliances.
Our Diamond Select offer of refurbished imaging systems for sale, system upgrades at customer premises to enhance performance and extend lifetime, repair and reuse of spare parts.
A number of Philips businesses based on subscription models, such as the Philips Lifeline business and others.
In addition to tracking circular revenue, we are also working to achieve transparency on the material flows connected with the Philips businesses. In 2019, Philips put an estimated total of some 265,000 tonnes of products on the market. This assessment is based on sales data combined with product-specific weights. 85% of the total product weight was delivered through our B2C businesses in Personal Health and 15% through our B2B businesses (Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and Connected Care businesses).
We can account for some 20,000 tonnes or approximately 8% of these products being collected, re-used or recycled globally. Europe has advanced collection systems in place. In these countries we have an average return rate of around 40-50%. National legislation is required to create the level playing field needed to set up efficient recycling systems beyond the EU. The main pathways and quantities for material re-use in 2019 were:
On the demand side, the Personal Health businesses re-integrated significantly more recycled plastics in new products than the previous year, closing the material loop for some 1,904 tonnes (1,840 tonnes in 2018) of plastics due to regulatory headwinds on the import of recycled materials.
More information can be found on the circular economy website.
Philips recognizes the importance of healthy ecosystems and a rich biodiversity for our company, our employees, and society as a whole. We aim to minimize any negative impacts and actively promote ecosystem restoration activities.
The Philips Biodiversity policy was issued in 2014 and progress has been made on biodiversity management, on sites (e.g. impact measurement), on natural capital valuation, and at management level. Most initiatives were led by the environmental coordinators at our sites, e.g. Best and Drachten in the Netherlands, which serve as role models on the topic of biodiversity.
After Philips participated in the development of the Natural Capital Protocol in 2015 and volunteered as a pilot company, we developed our first Environmental Profit & Loss (EP&L) account in 2017. We have updated the EP&L for 2019; please refer to Environmental performance. As can be derived from the EP&L, the environmental impact of the Philips sites is limited as they are not very energy-intensive, are now 95%-powered with electricity from renewable sources and do not emit large quantities of high-impact substances. With our drive to become carbon-neutral in our operations by year-end 2020, the impact of our sites will only become less. The impact of our supply chain, however, is significantly higher than our own impact. For this reason, we use the identified hotspots in our supply chain as input for our CDP Supply Chain program. More information on this program can be found in Supplier indicators.
In addition, our focus on Circular Economy will reduce the environmental impact of our supply chain. This impact is most significant during the use-phase of our products, which underlines the importance of our continued focus on energy efficiency improvements in our products and our lobbying efforts for more demanding industry standards, for example via COCIR. We are pleased that our 2020-2040 targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, confirming that these are in line with the 2 °C scenario as per the Paris climate agreement.
Our Sustainable Operations programs relate to improving the environmental performance of our manufacturing facilities and focus on most of the contributors to climate change, but also address water, recycling of waste and chemical substances.
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Green operations
baseline year 2015 | target 2020 | 2019 actual | |
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Total CO2 from manufacturing | 84 Ktonnes | 0 Ktonnes | 22 Ktonnes |
Water | 978,500 m3 | 10% reduction | 890,000 m3 |
Zero waste to landfill | 3.2 Ktonnes | 0 Ktonnes | 1.3 Ktonnes |
Operational waste recycling | 78% | 90% | 83% |
Hazardous substances emissions | 1,419 kilos | 50% reduction | 528 kilos |
VOC emissions | 169 tonnes | 10% reduction | 114 tonnes |
Total energy usage in manufacturing amounted to 1,400 terajoules in 2019, of which Diagnosis & Treatment accounted for about 39% and Personal Health 41%. Energy consumption at Philips level decreased by 5% compared to 2018. Diagnosis & Treatment energy consumption decreased by 8%, mainly due to organizational changes which were mitigated by the energy consumption of a new reporting site. Connected Care reported a 2% reduction due to operational changes. Personal Health energy consumption decreased by 2%, mainly driven by changes in operational footprint and in production volumes at several sites.
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Total energy consumption in manufacturing1)
in terajoules
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 593 | 627 | 614 | 593 | 547 |
Connected Care | 286 | 276 | 278 | 287 | 281 |
Personal Health | 543 | 557 | 571 | 586 | 572 |
Philips Group | 1,422 | 1,460 | 1,463 | 1,466 | 1,400 |
Becoming carbon-neutral in our operations by year-end 2020 is one of Philips' key targets, and we have already reduced our operational carbon footprint very significantly during the past years (44% decrease in CO2 emissions in 2019 compared to our 2007 base year). Our carbon footprint decreased by 10% compared to 2018, resulting in a total of 706 kilotonnes CO2.
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Operational carbon footprint
in kilotonnes CO2-equivalent
The 2019 results can be attributed to several factors:
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Operational carbon footprint for logistics
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Air transport | 309 | 361 | 491 | 393 | 328 |
Road transport | 65 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 75 |
Ocean transport | 86 | 63 | 83 | 109 | 101 |
Philips Group | 460 | 491 | 641 | 572 | 504 |
Greenhouse gas emissions from our manufacturing operations totaled 22 kilotonnes CO2-equivalent in 2019, 15% lower than in 2018. Direct CO2 emissions decreased by 12% due to the operational changes in different locations. Indirect CO2 emissions decreased further due to the increased use of electricity from renewable sources. Emissions from other greenhouse gases are comparable with the previous years.
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Total carbon emissions in manufacturing
in kilotonnes CO2-equivalent
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Direct CO2 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Indirect CO2 | 60 | 62 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
Other greenhouse gases | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
From glass production | - | - | - | - | - |
Philips Group | 84 | 85 | 55 | 26 | 22 |
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Total carbon emissions in manufacturing per segment
in kilotonnes CO2-equivalent
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 28 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
Connected Care | 19 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Personal Health | 37 | 49 | 32 | 9 | 8 |
Philips Group | 84 | 85 | 55 | 26 | 22 |
CO2 emissions in 2019 were 22 kilotonnes CO2-equivalent. This was driven by operational changes and increased use of electricity generated from renewable sources in all businesses in various regions. Diagnosis & Treatment CO2 emissions decreased by 13% due to operational changes. Connected Care reported a 12% decrease. At Personal Health, CO2 emissions decreased by 17%.
In 2019, all manufacturing sites received 100% of their electricity from renewable sources. Our operations in the US were powered by wind energy. Additionally, our operations in the Netherlands received electricity from the Bouwdokken and Krammer wind farms, clear steps towards our ambition to become carbon-neutral in our operations by year-end 2020.
Our 2019 integrated financial, social and environmental report aims to follow the recommendations of the TCFD. More detailed information can be found on the Sustainability website.
In the ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’ program, chemical-reduction targets have been defined for the most relevant categories of substances for Philips, i.e. hazardous substance emissions and VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) emissions. As part of our program, reduction targets have been agreed with our industrial sites.
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Hazardous substances emissions
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 604 | 428 | 743 | 636 | 104 |
Connected Care | 124 | 88 | 49 | 63 | 46 |
Personal Health | 691 | 583 | 625 | 394 | 378 |
Philips Group | 1,419 | 1,099 | 1,417 | 1,093 | 528 |
In 2019, emissions of hazardous substances decreased by 52%, mainly due to the phasing-out of harmful chemicals and process optimizations at two Diagnosis & Treatment sites, two Personal Health sites and one Connected Care site. Changes to manufacturing processes and increased production at multiple sites also had an impact on emissions.
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VOC emissions
in tonnes
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 29 | 35 | 48 | 44 | 46 |
Connected Care | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Personal Health | 133 | 89 | 88 | 78 | 62 |
Philips Group | 169 | 129 | 142 | 128 | 114 |
VOC emissions decreased by 11% in 2019 to 114 tonnes. VOC emissions in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses increased by 5% due to a new reporting site and increased production, partially offset by changes in the production mix. VOC emissions in the Personal Health businesses (representing 54% of total VOC emissions) decreased by 21% compared to 2018, mainly driven by changes in production volumes.
The majority of Philips manufacturing sites are certified under the umbrella certificates of the businesses. In 2019, 80% of reporting manufacturing sites were certified, compared to 83% in 2018. The decrease is caused by new reporting sites that are not yet ISO 14001-certified. The integration of newly acquired companies is in progress; smaller sites are required to maintain robust environmental management systems while external certification is not mandatory.
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ISO 14001 certifications
as a % of all reporting organizations
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Philips Group | 75 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
In 2019, an environmental incident was reported at one Diagnosis & Treatment site. This incident related to a leakage. No fine was issued, as corrective action was taken to remediate the effect and exposure to soil did not occur. In Personal Health, two environmental incidents were reported: one related to exceeding the limit of metal concentration in discharged waste water, the other was caused by an oil spillage. Immediate action was taken, and no fine was issued.
To find out about our health and safety, waste, water and emissions metrics at global, regional and market level, go to https://www.results.philips.com/#!/interactive-worldmap
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Market | Manufacturing sites | Total Recordable Case rate1) | CO2 emitted (tonnes CO2) | Waste (tonnes) | Recycled (%) | Water (m3) | Hazardous substances (kg) | VOC substances (tonnes) |
Africa | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ASEAN & Pacific | 1 | 0.04 | 2,780 | 2,101 | 92% | 128,251 | 8 | 30 |
Benelux | 2 | 0.12 | 5,293 | 6,672 | 80% | 94,500 | 134 | 17 |
Central & Eastern Europe | 1 | 0.12 | 531 | 1,848 | 97% | 9,433 | 41 | 1 |
Germany, Austria & Switzerland | 3 | 0.67 | 3,517 | 3,118 | 82% | 47,794 | 38 | 6 |
France | - | 0.11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Greater China | 6 | 0.06 | 2,929 | 4,328 | 84% | 328,878 | 154 | 20 |
Iberia | - | 0.51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Indian Subcontinent | 2 | 0.01 | 199 | 194 | 99% | 11,750 | 45 | 2 |
Italy, Israel & Greece | 3 | 0.42 | 506 | 1,147 | 66% | 13,421 | 0 | 1 |
Japan | - | 0.30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Latin America | 3 | 0.19 | 818 | 1,057 | 87% | 68,947 | 1 | 20 |
Middle East & Turkey | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nordics | - | 0.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North America | 13 | 0.73 | 5,508 | 5,169 | 79% | 179,961 | 19 | 14 |
Russia & Central Asia | - | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
UK & Ireland | 1 | 0.20 | 286 | 737 | 94% | 7,085 | 88 | 3 |
To: The Supervisory Board and Shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
We have audited the sustainability information in the accompanying annual report for the year 2019 of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (the Company) based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. An audit is aimed at obtaining a reasonable level of assurance.
In our opinion, the sustainability information presents, in all material respects, a reliable and adequate view of:
in accordance with the Sustainability Reporting Standards (option Comprehensive) of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and applied supplemental reporting criteria as included in the section ‘Approach to sustainability reporting’ of the annual report.
The sustainability information consists of chapter ‘Societal impact’ and section ‘Sustainability statements’ of the annual report.
We have performed our audit on the sustainability information in accordance with Dutch law, including Dutch Standard 3810N, “Assurance-opdrachten inzake maatschappelijke verslagen” (Assurance engagements relating to sustainability reports), which is a specific Dutch Standard that is based on the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000, “Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information”. Our responsibilities under this standard are further described in the section Our responsibilities for the audit of the sustainability information of our report.
We are independent of Koninklijke Philips N.V. in accordance with the EU Regulation on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities, the “Wet toezicht accountantsorganisaties” (Wta, Audit firms supervision act), the “Verordening inzake de onafhankelijkheid van accountants bij assurance-opdrachten” (ViO, Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, a regulation with respect to independence) and other relevant independence requirements in the Netherlands. This includes that we do not perform any activities that could result in a conflict of interest with our independent assurance engagement. Furthermore, we have complied with the “Verordening gedrags- en beroepsregels accountants” (VGBA, Dutch Code of Ethics).
We believe the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
The sustainability information needs to be read and understood together with the reporting criteria. Koninklijke Philips N.V. is solely responsible for selecting and applying these reporting criteria, taking into account applicable law and regulations related to reporting.
The reporting criteria used for the preparation of the sustainability information are the Sustainability Reporting Standards of the GRI and the applied supplemental reporting criteria as disclosed in section ‘Approach to sustainability reporting’ of the annual report.
The absence of an established practice on which to draw, to evaluate and measure sustainability information allows for different, but acceptable, measurement techniques and can affect comparability between entities and over time.
Based on our professional judgment we determined materiality levels for each relevant part of the sustainability information and for the sustainability information as a whole. When evaluating our materiality levels, we have taken into account quantitative and qualitative considerations as well as the relevance of information for both stakeholders and the Company.
The sustainability information includes prospective information such as ambitions, strategy, plans, expectations and estimates. Inherent to prospective information, the actual future results are uncertain. We do not provide any assurance on the assumptions and achievability of prospective information in the sustainability information.
The references to external sources or websites in the sustainability information, excluding “Methodology for calculating Lives Improved”, “Methodology for calculating the Environmental Profit & Loss Account” and the “GRI content index”, are not part of the sustainability information as audited by us. We therefore do not provide assurance on this information.
The Board of Management is responsible for the preparation of reliable and adequate sustainability information in accordance with the reporting criteria as included in the section Reporting criteria, including the identification of stakeholders and the definition of material matters. The choices made by the Board of Management regarding the scope of the sustainability information and the reporting policy are summarized in section ‘Approach to sustainability reporting” of the annual report.
The Board of Management is also responsible for such internal control as the Board of Management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the sustainability information that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or errors.
The Supervisory Board is responsible for overseeing the Company’s reporting process.
Our responsibility is to plan and perform the audit in a manner that allows us to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence for our opinion.
Our audit has been performed with a high, but not absolute, level of assurance, which means we may not have detected all material errors and fraud.
We apply the “Nadere voorschriften kwaliteitssystemen” (NVKS, Regulations for Quality management systems) and accordingly maintain a comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and other relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
We have exercised professional judgment and have maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit, performed by a multi-disciplinary team, in accordance with the Dutch assurance standards, ethical requirements and independence requirements.
Our audit included amongst others:
We communicate with the Supervisory Board regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant findings, including any significant findings in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
February 25, 2020
Ernst & Young Accountants LLP
Signed by J. Niewold
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