6-K
Cgi Inc (GIB)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OFFOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2020
Commission File Number 1-14858
CGI Inc.
(Translationof Registrant’s Name Into English)
1350 René-Lévesque Boulevard West
25th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
CanadaH3G 1T4
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Enclosure: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Results of Operations for the first quarter ended December 31, 2019, consolidated unaudited financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, press release concerning results dated January 29, 2020 and press release concerning a normal course issuer bid dated January 29, 2020.
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference in the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form S-8, Reg. Nos. 333-13350, 333-66044, 333-74932, 333-112021, 333-146175, 333-177013, 333-197742, and 333-220741.
The following are filed herewith and incorporated herein:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: January 29, 2020 | By: | /s/ Benoit Dubé | |
| Name: | Benoit Dubé | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice-President, Legal and | ||
| Economic Affairs, and Corporate Secretary |
EX-99.1
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Exhibit 99.1

MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Q1 2020
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January 29, 2020
Basis of Presentation
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Financial Position and Results of Operations (MD&A) is the responsibility of management and has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. This MD&A has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the MD&A. The Board of Directors carries out this responsibility mainly through its Audit and Risk Management Committee, which is appointed by the Board of Directors and is comprised entirely of independent and financially literate directors.
Throughout this document, CGI Inc. is referred to as “CGI”, “we”, “our” or “Company”. This MD&A provides information management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the consolidated results of operations and financial condition of the Company. This document should be read in conjunction with the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. CGI’s accounting policies are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). All dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
Materiality of Disclosures
This MD&A includes information we believe is material to investors. We consider something to be material if it results in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a significant change in the market price or value of our shares, or if it is likely that a reasonable investor would consider the information to be important in making an investment decision.
Forward-Looking Statements
This MD&A contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable United States safe harbours. All such forward-looking information and statements are made and disclosed in reliance upon the safe harbour provisions of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws. Forward-looking information and statements include all information and statements regarding CGI’s intentions, plans, expectations, beliefs, objectives, future performance, and strategy, as well as any other information or statements that relate to future events or circumstances and which do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts. Forward-looking information and statements often but not always use words such as “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “foresee”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “aim”, “seek”, “strive”, “potential”, “continue”, “target”, “may”, “might”, “could”, “should”, and similar expressions and variations thereof. These information and statements are based on our perception of historic trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other assumptions, both general and specific, that we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. Such information and statements are, however, by their very nature, subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, of which many are beyond the control of the Company, and which give rise to the possibility that actual results could differ materially from our expectations expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not restricted to: risks related to the market such as the level of business activity of our clients, which is affected by economic and political conditions, and our ability to negotiate new contracts; risks related to our industry such as competition and our ability to attract and retain qualified employees, to develop and expand our services, to penetrate new markets, and to protect our intellectual property rights; risks related to our business such as risks associated with our growth strategy, including the integration of new operations, financial and operational risks inherent in worldwide operations, foreign exchange risks, income tax laws, our ability to negotiate favourable contractual terms, to deliver our services and to collect receivables, and the reputational and financial risks attendant to cybersecurity breaches and other incidents; as well as other risks identified or incorporated by reference in this MD&A and in other documents that we make public, including our filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators (on SEDAR at www.sedar.com) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange
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Commission (on EDGAR at www.sec.gov). Unless otherwise stated, the forward-looking information and statements contained in this MD&A are made as of the date hereof and CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. While we believe that our assumptions on which these forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are based were reasonable as at the date of this MD&A, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking information or statements. Furthermore, readers are reminded that forward-looking information and statements are presented for the sole purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding our objectives, strategic priorities and business outlook as well as our anticipated operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Further information on the risks that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations may be found in section 8 - Risk Environment, which is incorporated by reference in this cautionary statement. We also caution readers that the risks described in the previously mentioned section and in other sections of this MD&A are not the only ones that could affect us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial could also have a material adverse effect on our financial position, financial performance, cash flows, business or reputation.
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Non-GAAP and Key Performance Measures
The reader should note that the Company reports its financial results in accordance with IFRS. However, we use a combination of financial measures, ratios, and non-GAAP measures to assess the Company’s performance. The non-GAAP measures used in this MD&A do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. These measures should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS.
The table below summarizes our non-GAAP measures and most relevant key performance measures:
| Profitability | • Adjusted EBIT (non-GAAP) – is a measure of earnings excluding acquisition-related and integration costs, restructuring costs, net finance costs and income tax expense. Management believes this measure is useful to investors<br>as it best reflects the performance of its activities and allows for better comparability from period to period as well as to trend analysis. A reconciliation of the adjusted EBIT to its closest IFRS measure can be found in section 3.7. of the<br>present document. | |
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| • Adjusted EBIT margin (non-GAAP) is obtained by dividing our adjusted EBIT by our revenues. Management believes this measure is useful to investors as it best reflects the performance of its activities and allows for better comparability<br>from period to period as well as to trend analysis. A reconciliation of the adjusted EBIT to its closest IFRS measure can be found in section 3.7. of the present document. | ||
| • Net earnings – is<br>a measure of earnings generated for shareholders. | ||
| • Net earnings margin (non-GAAP) is obtained by dividing our net earnings by our revenues. Management believes a percentage of revenue measure is meaningful for better comparability from period to period. | ||
| • Diluted earnings per<br>share (diluted EPS) – is a measure of earnings generated for shareholders on a per share basis, assuming all dilutive elements are exercised. | ||
| • Net earnings excluding<br>specific items (non-GAAP) – is a measure of net earnings excluding acquisition-related and integration costs, restructuring costs and tax adjustments. Management believes this measure is useful to<br>investors as it best reflects the Company’s performance and allows for better comparability from period to period. A reconciliation of the net earnings excluding specific items to its closest IFRS measure can be found in section 3.8.3. of the<br>present document. | ||
| • Net earnings margin<br>excluding specific items (non-GAAP) is obtained by dividing our net earnings excluding specific items by our revenues. Management believes this measure is useful to investors as it best reflects the<br>Company’s performance and allows for better comparability from period to period. A reconciliation of the net earnings excluding specific items to its closest IFRS measure can be found in section 3.8.3. of the present document. | ||
| • Diluted earnings per<br>share excluding specific items (non-GAAP) – is defined as the net earnings excluding specific items on a per share basis. Management believes that this measure is useful to investors as it best reflects<br>the Company’s performance on a per share basis and allows for better comparability from period to period. The diluted earnings per share reported in accordance with IFRS can be found in section 3.8. of the present document while the basic and<br>diluted earnings per share excluding specific items can be found in section 3.8.3. of the present document. | ||
| Liquidity | • Cash provided by<br>operating activities – is a measure of cash generated from managing our day-to-day business operations. Management believes strong operating cash flow is indicative<br>of financial flexibility, allowing us to execute the Company’s strategy. | |
| • Days sales outstanding (DSO) (non-GAAP) – is the<br>average number of days needed to convert our trade receivables and work in progress into cash. DSO is obtained by subtracting deferred revenue from trade accounts receivable and work in progress; the result is divided by our most recent<br>quarter’s revenue over 90 days. Management tracks this metric closely to ensure timely collection and healthy liquidity. Management believes this measure is useful to investors as it demonstrates the Company’s ability to timely convert its<br>trade receivables and work in progress into cash. | ||
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| Growth | • Constant currency<br>growth (non-GAAP) – is a measure of revenue growth before foreign currency translation impacts. This growth is calculated by translating current period results in local currency using the conversion rates<br>in the equivalent period from the prior year. Management believes that it is helpful to adjust revenue to exclude the impact of currency fluctuations to facilitate<br>period-to-period comparisons of business performance and that this measure is useful to investors for the same reason. | |
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| • Backlog (non-GAAP) – includes new contract wins, extensions and renewals (bookings (non-GAAP)), adjusted for the backlog consumed during the period as a result of client work<br>performed and adjustments related to the volume, cancellation and the impact of foreign currencies to our existing contracts. Backlog incorporates estimates from management that are subject to change. Management tracks this measure as it is a key<br>indicator of management’s best estimate of contracted revenue to be realized in the future and believes that this measure is useful to investors for the same reason. | ||
| • Book-to-bill ratio (non-GAAP) – is a measure of the proportion of the value of our bookings to our revenue in the period. This metric allows<br>management to monitor the Company’s business development efforts to ensure we grow our backlog and our business over time and management believes that this measure is useful to investors for the same reason. Management remains committed to<br>maintaining a target ratio greater than 100% over a trailing twelve-month period. Management believes that monitoring the Company’s bookings over a longer period is a more representative measure as the services and contract type, size and<br>timing of bookings could cause this measurement to fluctuate significantly if taken for only a three-month period. | ||
| Capital<br><br><br>Structure | • Net debt (non-GAAP) – is obtained by subtracting from our debt and lease liabilities, our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, long-term investments and adjusting for fair value of foreign currency<br>derivative financial instruments related to debt. Management uses the net debt metric to monitor the Company’s financial leverage and believes that this metric is useful to investors as it provides insight into its financial strength. A<br>reconciliation of net debt to its closest IFRS measure can be found in section 4.5. of the present document. | |
| • Net debt to<br>capitalization ratio (non-GAAP) – is a measure of our level of financial leverage and is obtained by dividing the net debt by the sum of shareholder’s equity and debt. Management uses the net debt to<br>capitalization ratio to monitor the proportion of debt versus capital used to finance the Company’s operations and to assess its financial strength. Management believes that this metric is useful to investors for the same reasons. | ||
| • Return on equity<br>(ROE) (non-GAAP) – is a measure of the rate of return on the ownership interest of our shareholders and is calculated as the proportion of net earnings for the last 12 months over the last four<br>quarters’ average shareholder’s equity. Management looks at ROE to measure its efficiency at generating net earnings for the Company’s shareholders and how well the Company uses the invested funds to generate net earnings growth and<br>believes that this measure is useful to investors for the same reasons. | ||
| • Return on invested capital (ROIC) (non-GAAP) – is a<br>measure of the Company’s efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments and is calculated as the proportion of the net earnings excluding net finance costs after-tax for<br>the last 12 months, over the last four quarters’ average invested capital, which is defined as the sum of shareholder’s’ equity and net debt. Management examines this ratio to assess how well it is using its funds to generate returns<br>and believes that this measure is useful to investors for the same reason. | ||
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Change in Reporting Segments
Effective October 1, 2019, the Company realigned its management structure, resulting primarily in the creation of two new operating segments, namely Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark and Norway) and Finland, Poland and Baltics, collectively formerly known as Northern Europe in the prior fiscal year. As a result, the Company is now managed through nine operating segments, namely: Western and Southern Europe (primarily France, Portugal and Belgium); United States of America (U.S.) Commercial and State Government; Canada; U.S. Federal; United Kingdom (U.K.) and Australia; Central and Eastern Europe (primarily Germany and Netherlands); Scandinavia; Finland, Poland and Baltics; and Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence (mainly India and Philippines) (Asia Pacific). This realignment of management structure also included, to a lesser extent, transfers of some lines of business between our operating segments. The Company has retrospectively revised the segmented information for the comparative period to conform to the new segmented information structure. Please refer to sections 3.4. and 3.6. of the present document and to note 9 of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on our segments.
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MD&A Objectives and Contents
In this document, we:
| • | Provide a narrative explanation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements through the eyes of management;<br> |
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| • | Provide the context within which the interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be analyzed, by giving<br>enhanced disclosure about the dynamics and trends of the Company’s business; and |
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| • | Provide information to assist the reader in ascertaining the likelihood that past performance may be indicative of future<br>performance. |
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In order to achieve these objectives, this MD&A is presented in the following main sections:
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| 1. Corporate | 1.1. About CGI | 8 | |
| Overview | 1.2. Vision and Strategy | 9 | |
| 1.3. Competitive Environment | 9 | ||
| 2. Highlights and Key | 2.1. Q1 2020 Year-Over-Year Highlights | 10 | |
| Performance | 2.2. Selected Quarterly Information & Key Performance Measures | 11 | |
| 2.3. Stock Performance | 12 | ||
| 2.4. Investments in Subsidiaries | 13 | ||
| 2.5. Impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 | 14 | ||
| 3. Financial Review | 3.1. Bookings and Book-to-Bill Ratio | 15 | |
| 3.2. Foreign Exchange | 16 | ||
| 3.3. Revenue Distribution | 17 | ||
| 3.4. Revenue by Segment | 18 | ||
| 3.5. Operating Expenses | 21 | ||
| 3.6. Adjusted EBIT by Segment | 22 | ||
| 3.7. Earnings Before Income Taxes | 24 | ||
| 3.8. Net Earnings and Earnings Per Share | 25 | ||
| 4. Liquidity | 4.1. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 27 | |
| 4.2. Capital Resources | 30 | ||
| 4.3. Contractual Obligations | 31 | ||
| 4.4. Financial Instruments and Hedging Transactions | 31 | ||
| 4.5. Selected Measures of Capital Resources and Liquidity | 32 | ||
| 4.6. Guarantees | 32 | ||
| 4.7. Capability to Deliver Results | 33 | ||
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| 5. Changes in Accounting Policies | A summary of the accounting standard changes. | 34 | |
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| 6. Critical Accounting Estimates | A discussion of the critical accounting estimates made in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. | 35 | |
| 7. Integrity of Disclosure | A discussion of the existence of appropriate information systems, procedures and controls to ensure that information used internally and<br>disclosed externally is complete and reliable. | 38 | |
| 8. Risk Environment | 8.1. Risks and Uncertainties | 40 | |
| 8.2. Legal Proceedings | 48 | ||
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1. Corporate Overview
1.1. ABOUT CGI
Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Montréal, Canada, CGI is among the largest information technology (IT) and business consulting services firms in the world. CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, including strategic IT and business consulting, systems integration, intellectual property and managed IT and business process services. The Company employs approximately 77,500 consultants and professionals worldwide, whom are called members as they are also owners.
End-to-end services and solutions
CGI delivers end-to-end services that cover the full spectrum of technology delivery; from digital strategy and architecture to solution design, development, integration, implementation, and operations. Our portfolio encompasses:
| • | High-end IT services and business consulting and systems integration: CGI<br>helps clients define their digital strategy and roadmap, adopting an agile, iterative approach that facilitates innovation, connection and optimization of mission-critical systems to deliver enterprise-wide change. |
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| • | Managed IT and business process services: Our clients entrust us with full or partial responsibility for their IT<br>and business functions to improve how they operate and transform their business. In return, we deliver innovation, significant efficiency gains, and cost savings. Typical services in an<br>end-to-end engagement include: application development, integration and maintenance; technology infrastructure management; and business process services, such as in<br>collections and payroll management. Managed IT and business process services contracts are long- term in nature, with a typical duration greater than five years, allowing our clients to reinvest savings, alongside CGI, in their digital<br>transformations. |
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| • | Intellectual property (IP): Our IP portfolio includes approximately 175 business solutions, some of which are<br>cross-industry solutions. Most IP has been co-innovated with clients and act as business accelerators for the industries we serve. These include business solutions encompassing commercial software embedded<br>with our end-to-end- services, and digital enablers such as methodologies and frameworks to drive change across business and IT<br>processes. |
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Deep industry expertise
CGI has long standing and focused practices in all of its core industries, providing clients with a partner that is not only an expert in IT, but also expert in their industries. This combination of business knowledge and digital technology expertise allows us to help our clients adapt with shifts in market dynamics and changing consumer and citizen expectations. In the process, we evolve the services and solutions we deliver within our targeted industries.
Our targeted industries include: communications, financial services, government, health & life sciences, manufacturing, oil & gas, retail & consumer services, transportation, post & logistics and utilities. While these represent our go-to-market industry targets, we group these industries into the following for reporting purposes: government; manufacturing, retail & distribution (MRD); financial services; communications & utilities; and health.
As the move toward digitalization continues across industries, CGI partners with clients to help guide them in becoming customer and citizen-centric digital organizations.
Applied innovation
At CGI, innovation happens across many interconnected fronts. It starts in our everyday work on client projects, where thousands of innovations are applied daily. Through benchmark in-person interviews we conduct each year, business and technology executives share their priorities with us, informing our own innovation investments and driving our client proximity teams’ focus on local client priorities. We also turn ideas into new business solutions through our Innovate, Collaborate and Evolve (ICE) program which incubates proximity team innovations into scalable, replicable solutions for global application.
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Since 1976, CGI is a trusted partner in delivering innovative, client-inspired business services and solutions. We help develop, innovate and protect the technology that enables clients to achieve their digital transformation goals faster, with reduced risk and enduring results. Through our day-to-day project engagements as well as global programs and investments, CGI partners with clients to generate practical innovations that are replicable and scalable, followed by the delivery of measurable results.
Quality processes
CGI’s clients expect consistency of service wherever and whenever they engage us. We have an outstanding track record of on-time, within-budget delivery as a result of our commitment to excellence and our robust governance model - the CGI Management Foundation. The CGI Management Foundation provides a common business language, frameworks and practices for managing all operations consistently across the globe, driving a focus on continuous improvement. We also invest in rigorous quality and service delivery standards (including ISO and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) certification programs), as well as a comprehensive Client Satisfaction Assessment Program, with signed client assessments, to ensure high satisfaction on an ongoing basis.
1.2. VISION AND STRATEGY
Our strategy has always been based on long-term fundamentals. For further details, please refer to section 1.2 of CGI’s MD&A for the year ended September 30, 2019, which is available on CGI’s website at www.cgi.com and which was filed with Canadian securities regulators on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
1.3.COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
There have been no significant changes to our competitive environment since the end of Fiscal 2019. For further details, please refer to section 1.3 of CGI’s MD&A for the year ended September 30, 2019 which is available on CGI’s website at www.cgi.com and which was filed with Canadian securities regulators on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
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2. Highlights and Key Performance Measures
2.1. Q1 2020 YEAR-OVER-YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
• Revenue of $3.05 billion, up 3.1% or 4.8% in constant currency;
• Adjusted EBIT^2^of $474.1 million, up 8.0%;
• Adjusted EBIT margin^2^of 15.5%, up 70 bps;
• Net earnings of $290.2 million, down 6.8%;
• Net earnings, excluding specific items^1^, of $334.9 million, up 6.4%;
• Diluted EPS of $1.06, down 4.5%;
• Diluted EPS, excluding specific items^1^, of $1.23, up 9.8%;
• Cash provided by operating activities^2^of $465.3 million, up 18.8%;
• Bookings of $2.75 billion, or 90.0% of revenue; and,
• Backlog of $22.29 billion.
| ^1^ | Specific items are comprised of acquisition-related, integration costs and restructuring costs net of tax, which are<br>discussed in sections 3.7.1. and 3.7.2. of the present document. | |
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| ^2^ | Includes the impact of the adoption of the IFRS 16 which is discussed in section 2.5. of the present document.<br> | |
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2.2. SELECTED QUARTERLY INFORMATION & KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES^1^
| As at and for the three months ended, | Dec. 31,2019 | Sep. 30,2019 | Jun. 30,2019 | Mar. 31,2019 | Dec. 31,2018 | Sep. 30,2018 | Jun. 30,2018 | Mar. 31,2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | **** | 3,054.7 | **** | 2,959.2 | 3,119.8 | 3,068.3 | 2,963.9 | 2,799.0 | 2,940.7 | 2,950.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Year-over-year revenue growth | **** | 3.1% | **** | 5.7% | 6.1% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 8.3% | ||||||||||||||
| Constant currency year-over-year revenue growth | **** | 4.8% | **** | 7.7% | 6.6% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 4.9% | ||||||||||||||
| Backlog | **** | 22,292 | **** | 22,611 | 22,418 | 22,947 | 23,338 | 22,577 | 22,407 | 22,049 | ||||||||||||||
| Bookings | **** | 2,749 | **** | 3,409 | 2,951 | 3,255 | 3,031 | 3,534 | 3,470 | 3,513 | ||||||||||||||
| Book-to-bill<br>ratio | **** | 90.0% | **** | 115.2% | 94.6% | 106.1% | 102.3% | 126.2% | 118.0% | 119.1% | ||||||||||||||
| Book-to-bill ratio<br>trailing twelve months | **** | 101.3% | **** | 104.4% | 106.9% | 112.9% | 116.3% | 117.3% | 113.8% | 107.7% | ||||||||||||||
| Profitability^1^ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBIT^2^ | **** | 474.1 | **** | 457.5 | 474.2 | 454.1 | 439.2 | 435.7 | 435.3 | 424.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBIT margin | **** | 15.5% | **** | 15.5% | 15.2% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 15.6% | 14.8% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | **** | 290.2 | **** | 324.1 | 309.4 | 318.3 | 311.5 | 293.5 | 288.3 | 274.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Net earnings margin | **** | 9.5% | **** | 11.0% | 9.9% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 9.8% | 9.3% | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS (in dollars) | **** | 1.06 | **** | 1.19 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.94 | ||||||||||||||
| Net earnings excluding specific items^2^ | **** | 334.9 | **** | 329.5 | 337.2 | 324.5 | 314.7 | 309.8 | 309.7 | 303.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Net earnings margin excluding specific items | **** | 11.0% | **** | 11.1% | 10.8% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS excluding specific items (in dollars)^2^ | **** | 1.23 | **** | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.04 | ||||||||||||||
| Liquidity^1^ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | **** | 465.3 | **** | 405.2 | 375.2 | 462.0 | 391.5 | 340.4 | 317.3 | 425.7 | ||||||||||||||
| As a % of revenue | **** | 15.2% | **** | 13.7% | 12.0% | 15.1% | 13.2% | 12.2% | 10.8% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | **** | 49 | **** | 50 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| Capital structure^1^ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net debt | **** | 2,810.6 | **** | 2,117.2 | 2,336.1 | 1,597.3 | 1,738.7 | 1,640.8 | 1,685.2 | 1,525.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Net debt to capitalization ratio | **** | 27.7% | **** | 22.9% | 25.2% | 17.4% | 19.1% | 19.2% | 19.6% | 17.5% | ||||||||||||||
| Return on equity | **** | 18.0% | **** | 18.5% | 18.1% | 17.7% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 16.0% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||
| Return on invested capital | **** | 14.4% | **** | 15.1% | 15.0% | 14.9% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | ||||||||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments | **** | 223.2 | **** | 223.7 | 225.2 | 544.0 | 406.1 | 184.1 | 171.1 | 287.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Total assets | **** | 13,863.6 | **** | 12,621.7 | 12,813.9 | 12,709.4 | 12,872.5 | 11,919.1 | 12,155.0 | 12,363.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term financial liabilities^3^ | **** | 2,766.3 | **** | 2,236.0 | 2,421.3 | 2,007.3 | 2,070.9 | 1,530.1 | 1,615.7 | 1,578.9 | ||||||||||||||
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2.3. STOCKPERFORMANCE

2.3.1. Q1 2020 Trading Summary
CGI’s shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) (stock quote – GIB.A) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (stock quote – GIB) and are included in key indices such as the S&P/TSX 60 Index.
| TSX | (CAD) | |
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| Open: | 105.01 | |
| High: | 111.86 | |
| Low: | 101.06 | |
| Close: | 108.67 | |
| CDN average daily trading volumes^1^: | 702,901 | |
| NYSE | () | |
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| Open: | 79.00 | |
| High: | 85.00 | |
| Low: | 75.80 | |
| Close: | 83.71 | |
| NYSE average daily trading volumes: | 155,591 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| ^1^ | Includes the average daily volumes of both the TSX and alternative trading systems. | |
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2.3.2. Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB)
On January 30, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized and subsequently received the regulatory approval from the TSX for the renewal of CGI’s NCIB which allows for the purchase for cancellation of up to 20,100,499 Class A subordinate voting shares (Class A Shares), representing 10% of the Company’s public float as of the close of business on January 23, 2019. Class A Shares may be purchased for cancellation under the current NCIB commencing on February 6, 2019 until no later than February 5, 2020, or on such earlier date when the Company has either acquired the maximum number of Class A Shares allowable under the NCIB or elects to terminate the bid.
During the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company purchased for cancellation 169,300 Class A Shares for $17.2 million at a weighted average price of $101.48.
As at December 31, 2019, 6,954,032 Class A Shares were cancelled and paid under the current NCIB for aggregate amount of $675.4 million at a weighted average price of $97.13, representing 35% of the total Class A Shares the Company could purchase for cancellation under the current NCIB.
On January 29, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized, subject to regulatory approval, the renewal of the NCIB which allows for the purchase for cancellation of up to 20,149,100 Class A Shares representing 10% of the Company’s public float as of the close of business on January 22, 2020. Class A Shares may be purchased for cancellation under the NCIB commencing on February 6, 2020 until no later than February 5, 2021, or on such earlier date when the Company has either acquired the maximum number of Class A Shares allowable under the NCIB or elects to terminate the bid.
2.3.3. Capital Stock and Options Outstanding
The following table provides a summary of the Capital Stock and Options Outstanding as at January 24, 2020:
| Capital Stock and Options Outstanding | As at January 24, 2020 | ||
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| Class A subordinate voting shares | **** | 240,399,123 | **** |
| Class B multiple voting shares | **** | 28,945,706 | **** |
| Options to purchase Class A subordinate voting<br>shares | **** | 9,778,632 | **** |
2.4. INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
On December 18, 2019, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of SCISYS Group Plc (SCISYS), for a purchase price of $130.3 million (£75.5 million). SCISYS operates in several sectors, with deep expertise and industry leading solutions in the space and defense sectors, as well as in the media and broadcast news industries and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. This acquisition added approximately 670 professionals predominantly based in the UK and Germany and annualized revenues of approximately £59 million (approximately $100 million) to the Company.
On January 20, 2020, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Meti Logiciels et Services (Meti) for a purchase price of $43.4 million (€30.0 million). Based in France, Meti is specialized in the development of software solutions for the retail sector across Europe and works with some of Europe’s largest retailers. This acquisition added approximately 300 professionals and annualized revenues of approximately €26 million (approximately $40 million) to the Company.
With significant strategic consulting, system integration and customer-centric digital innovation capabilities, these acquisitions were made to complement CGI’s proximity model and expertise across key sectors, including manufacturing, retail and government.
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2.5. IMPACT OF THE ADOPTION OF IFRS 16
On October 1st, 2019, the Company adopted IFRS 16, Leases, that set out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties in a lease agreement in replacement of International Accounting Standard (IAS) 17, Leases (please refer to section 5 of the present document).
The impact on the adoption date on the consolidated balance sheet are presented in note 3 of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements and consisted primarily in the on-balance sheet recognition of our lease agreements of a Right-of-use assets and Lease liabilities.
This recognition of the leases on the consolidated balance sheet had an impact on our Q1 2020 interim consolidated statements of earnings which is now presenting a decrease in cost of services, selling and administrative of $47.8 million, an increase in depreciation of $38.1 million for a net impact on adjusted EBIT of $9.7 million (discussed in section 3.6.) which is partially offset by an increase in finance costs of $7.9 million (discussed in section 3.7.3. of this present document).
In addition, section 4 of the present document presents the impact on the consolidated statement of cash flows which increased our cash provided by operating activities of $39.2 million with the offset presented in cash used in financing activities and section 4.5., the impacts to some of our Capital structure ratios.
Finally, the adoption of IFRS 16 doesn’t have an impact on the Company’s external covenants and conditions related to its debts.
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3. Financial Review
3.1. BOOKINGS ANDBOOK-TO-BILL RATIO
Bookings for the three months ended December 31, 2019 were $2.7 billion representing a book-to-bill ratio of 90.0%. The breakdown of the new bookings signed during the quarter is as follows:
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| A. Extensions, renewals and add-ons | 76% | A. System integration and<br>consulting | 55% | A. Western and Southern<br>Europe | 19% | A. Government | 34% | ||||||||||
| B. New business | 24% | B. Managed IT and Business Process Services | 45% | B. U.S. Commercial and State Government | 18% | B. MRD | 29% | ||||||||||
| C. Scandinavia | 15% | C. Financial Services | 19% | ||||||||||||||
| D. Central and Eastern Europe | 12% | D. Communications & utilities | 12% | ||||||||||||||
| E. Canada | 10% | E. Health | 6% | ||||||||||||||
| F. U.K. and Australia | 9% | ||||||||||||||||
| G U.S. Federal | 9% | ||||||||||||||||
| H. Finland, Poland and Baltics | 8% |
Information regarding our bookings is a key indicator of the volume of our business over time. However, due to the timing and transition period associated with managed IT and business process services contracts, the realization of revenue related to these bookings may fluctuate from period to period. The values initially booked may change over time due to their variable attributes, including demand-driven usage, modifications in the scope of work to be performed caused by changes in client requirements as well as termination clauses at the option of the client. As such, information regarding our bookings is not comparable to, nor should it be substituted for, an analysis of our revenue. Management however believes that it is a key indicator of potential future revenue. For the trailing twelve-month period ended December 31, 2019, our book-to-bill ratio was 101.3%.
The following table provides a summary of the bookings and book-to-bill ratio by segment:
| In thousands of CAD except for percentages | Bookings for the three<br><br><br>months endedDecember 31, 2019 | Bookings for the trailing twelve months ended December 31,2019 | Book-to-bill ratio for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2019 | |||
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| Total CGI | 2,749,283 | 12,364,515 | **** | 101.3% | **** | |
| Western and Southern Europe | 515,984 | 2,080,925 | **** | 103.8% | **** | |
| U.S. Commercial and State Government | 492,027 | 2,435,839 | **** | 131.8% | **** | |
| Canada | 281,637 | 1,429,314 | **** | 76.3% | **** | |
| U.S. Federal | 254,697 | 1,592,051 | **** | 94.6% | **** | |
| U.K. and Australia | 257,521 | 1,407,159 | **** | 89.6% | **** | |
| Central and Eastern Europe | 314,454 | 1,206,460 | **** | 99.8% | **** | |
| Scandinavia | 409,998 | 1,434,636 | **** | 119.9% | **** | |
| Finland, Poland and Baltics | 222,965 | 778,131 | **** | 95.2% | **** | |
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3.2. FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The Company operates globally and is exposed to changes in foreign currency rates. Accordingly, as prescribed by IFRS, we value assets, liabilities and transactions that are measured in foreign currencies using various exchange rates. We report all dollar amounts in Canadian dollars.
Closing foreign exchange rates
| As at December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | Change | |||||||||
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| U.S. dollar | **** | 1.2962 | **** | **** | 1.3643 | **** | **** | (5.0% | ) | |||
| Euro | **** | 1.4554 | **** | **** | 1.5633 | **** | **** | (6.9% | ) | |||
| Indian rupee | **** | 0.0182 | **** | **** | 0.0196 | **** | **** | (7.1% | ) | |||
| British pound | **** | 1.7198 | **** | **** | 1.7410 | **** | **** | (1.2% | ) | |||
| Swedish krona | **** | 0.1388 | **** | **** | 0.1539 | **** | **** | (9.8% | ) | |||
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| For the three months ended December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | Change | |||||||||
| U.S. dollar | **** | 1.3201 | **** | **** | 1.3207 | **** | **** | —% | **** | |||
| Euro | **** | 1.4618 | **** | **** | 1.5071 | **** | **** | (3.0% | ) | |||
| Indian rupee | **** | 0.0185 | **** | **** | 0.0183 | **** | **** | 1.1% | **** | |||
| British pound | **** | 1.7000 | **** | **** | 1.6994 | **** | **** | —% | **** | |||
| Swedish krona | **** | 0.1373 | **** | **** | 0.1461 | **** | **** | (6.0% | ) | |||
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3.3. REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
The following charts provide additional information regarding our revenue mix for the quarter:
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| A. Managed IT and Business Process Services | 54% | A. U.S. | 29% | A. Government | 33% | |||||||
| B. System integration and consulting | 46% | B. Canada | 15% | B. MRD | 25% | |||||||
| C. France | 14% | C. Financial services | 21% | |||||||||
| D. U.K. | 12% | D. Communications & utilities | 14% | |||||||||
| E. Sweden | 8% | E. Health | 7% | |||||||||
| F. Finland | 6% | |||||||||||
| G. Rest of the world | 16% |
3.3.1. Client Concentration
IFRS guidance on segment disclosures defines a single customer as a group of entities that are known to the reporting entity to be under common control. As a consequence, our work for the U.S. federal government including its various agencies represented 12.9% of our revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2019 as compared to 12.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2018.
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3.4. REVENUE BY SEGMENT
Our segments are reported based on where the client’s work is delivered from - our geographic delivery model.
The table below provides a summary of the year-over-year changes in our revenue, in total and by segment before eliminations, separately showing the impacts of foreign currency exchange rate variations between Q1 2020 and Q1 2019. The Q1 2019 revenue by segment was recorded reflecting the actual foreign exchange rates for that period. The foreign exchange impact is the difference between the current period’s actual results and the same period’s results converted with the prior year’s foreign exchange rates.
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| For the three months ended December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | % | ||||||||||
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| Total CGI revenue | **** | 3,054,747 | **** | 2,963,946 | 90,801 | **** | 3.1% | **** | |||||
| Variation prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 4.8% | **** | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (1.7% | ) | ||||||||||
| Variation over previous period | **** | 3.1% | **** | ||||||||||
| Western and Southern Europe | |||||||||||||
| Revenue prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 508,977 | **** | 512,064 | (3,087 | ) | **** | (0.6% | ) | ||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (15,444 | ) | ||||||||||
| Western and Southern Europe revenue | **** | 493,533 | **** | 512,064 | (18,531 | ) | **** | (3.6% | ) | ||||
| U.S. Commercial and State Government | |||||||||||||
| Revenue prior foreign currency impact | **** | 448,642 | **** | 441,231 | 7,411 | **** | 1.7% | **** | |||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (668 | ) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Commercial and State Government revenue | **** | 447,974 | **** | 441,231 | 6,743 | **** | 1.5% | **** | |||||
| Canada | |||||||||||||
| Revenue prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 435,978 | **** | 445,717 | (9,739 | ) | **** | (2.2% | ) | ||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (9 | ) | ||||||||||
| Canada revenue | **** | 435,969 | **** | 445,717 | (9,748 | ) | **** | (2.2% | ) | ||||
| U.S. Federal | |||||||||||||
| Revenue prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 422,345 | **** | 378,733 | 43,612 | **** | 11.5% | **** | |||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (400 | ) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Federal revenue | **** | 421,945 | **** | 378,733 | 43,212 | **** | 11.4% | **** | |||||
| U.K. and Australia | |||||||||||||
| Revenue prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 326,025 | **** | 323,183 | 2,842 | **** | 0.9% | **** | |||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (188 | ) | ||||||||||
| U.K. and Australia revenue | **** | 325,837 | **** | 323,183 | 2,654 | **** | 0.8% | **** | |||||
| Central and Eastern Europe | |||||||||||||
| Revenue prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 306,805 | **** | 281,079 | 25,726 | **** | 9.2% | **** | |||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (9,026 | ) | ||||||||||
| Central and Eastern Europe revenue | **** | 297,779 | **** | 281,079 | 16,700 | **** | 5.9% | **** | |||||
| Scandinavia | |||||||||||||
| Revenue prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 322,723 | **** | 259,104 | 63,619 | **** | 24.6% | **** | |||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (19,521 | ) | ||||||||||
| Scandinavia revenue | **** | 303,202 | **** | 259,104 | 44,098 | **** | 17.0% | **** | |||||
| Finland, Poland and Baltics | |||||||||||||
| Revenue prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 205,333 | **** | 204,963 | 370 | **** | 0.2% | **** | |||||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | (6,310 | ) | ||||||||||
| Finland, Poland & Baltics | **** | 199,023 | **** | 204,963 | (5,940 | ) | **** | (2.9% | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
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| Revenue prior to foreign currency impact | **** | 159,094 | **** | 144,953 | 14,141 | **** | 9.8% | **** | |||
| Foreign currency impact | **** | 1,723 | **** | ||||||||
| Asia Pacific revenue | **** | 160,817 | **** | 144,953 | 15,864 | **** | 10.9% | **** | |||
| Eliminations | **** | (31,332 | ) | (27,081 | ) | (4,251 | ) | **** | 15.7% | **** |
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue was $3,054.7 million, an increase of $90.8 million, or 3.1% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased by $143.4 million or 4.8%. The increase was mainly due to the recent business acquisitions, organic growth within the government vertical market and, to a lesser extent, higher IP services revenue.
3.4.1. Western and Southern Europe
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our Western and Southern Europe segment was $493.5 million, a decrease of $18.5 million or 3.6% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue decreased by $3.1 million or 0.6%. The change in revenue was mainly the result of the closure of our Brazil operations, the non-renewal of a large infrastructure contract in Portugal and one less billable day in France. This was in part offset by organic growth in France, mainly within the government vertical market.
On a client geographic basis, the top two Western and Southern Europe vertical markets were MRD and financial services, generating combined revenues of approximately $311 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
3.4.2. U.S. Commercial and StateGovernment
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our U.S. Commercial and State Government segment was $448.0 million, an increase of $6.7 million or 1.5% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased by $7.4 million or 1.7%. The increase was mainly driven by growth in IP services revenue and the government vertical market.
On a client geographic basis, the top two U.S. Commercial and State Government vertical markets were financial services and government, generating combined revenues of approximately $278 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
3.4.3. Canada
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our Canada segment was $436.0 million, a decrease of $9.7 million or 2.2% compared to the same period last year, and the same on a constant currency basis. The change was mainly due to lower work volumes within the financial services and MRD vertical markets, related in part to infrastructure business. This was offset by organic growth within the communications & utilities vertical market.
On a client geographic basis, the top two Canada vertical markets were financial services and communications & utilities, generating combined revenues of approximately $293 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
3.4.4. U.S. Federal
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our U.S. Federal segment was $421.9 million, an increase of $43.2 million or 11.4% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased by $43.6 million or 11.5%. The increase was driven by IP solutions, application support and cybersecurity services. This was partly offset by lower business process services.
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, 77% of revenues within the U.S. Federal segment were federal civilian based.
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3.4.5. U.K. and Australia
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our U.K. and Australia segment was $325.8 million, an increase of $2.7 million or 0.8% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased by $2.8 million or 0.9%. The increase in revenue was mainly due to organic growth within the space, defense and intelligence sector and higher IP services revenue within the financial services vertical market. This was partly offset by lower work volumes in infrastructure services and our Australia operations.
On a client geographic basis, the top two U.K. and Australia vertical markets were government and communications & utilities, generating combined revenues of approximately $260 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
3.4.6. Central and EasternEurope
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our Central and Eastern Europe segment was $297.8 million, an increase of $16.7 million or 5.9% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased by $25.7 million or 9.2%. The increase in revenue is mainly driven by recent acquisitions and organic growth in Germany, primarily within the MRD, government and communications & utilities vertical markets.
On a client geographic basis, the top two Central and Eastern Europe vertical markets were MRD and financial services, generating combined revenues of approximately $203 million for three months ended December 31, 2019.
3.4.7. Scandinavia
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our Scandinavia segment was $303.2 million, an increase of $44.1 million or 17.0% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased by $63.6 million or 24.6%. The increase was mainly driven by the Acando AB (Acando) acquisition, in part offset by the non-renewal of infrastructure contracts, as well as lower work volume within the communication & utilities and MRD vertical markets in Sweden.
On a client geographic basis, the top two Scandinavia vertical markets were MRD and government, generating combined revenues of approximately $241 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
3.4.8. Finland,Poland and Baltics
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our Finland, Poland and Baltics segment was $199.0 million, a decrease of $5.9 million or 2.9% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue remained essentially stable as the increase due to the Acando acquisition and the increase in work volume within the financial services vertical market were offset by lower work volumes within the MRD and government vertical markets.
On a client geographic basis, the top two Finland, Poland and Baltics vertical markets were government and financial services, generating combined revenues of approximately $118 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019.
3.4.9. Asia Pacific
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenue in our Asia Pacific segment was $160.8 million, an increase of $15.9 million or 10.9% over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased by $14.1 million or 9.8%. The increase is mainly driven by the continued demand for our offshore delivery centers, predominantly within the financial services and communications & utilities vertical markets.
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3.5. OPERATING EXPENSES
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| Costs of services, selling and administrative | **** | 2,579,774 | **** | **** | 84.5% | **** | 2,526,789 | 85.3% | **** | 52,985 | **** | **** | 2.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss | **** | 867 | **** | **** | 0.0% | **** | (2,015 | ) | (0.1% | ) | **** | 2,882 | **** | **** | (143.0 | )% |
All values are in US Dollars.
3.5.1. Costs of Services, Selling and Administrative
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, costs of services, selling and administrative expenses amounted to $2,579.8 million, an increase of $53.0 million over the same period last year. As a percentage of revenue, costs of services, selling and administrative expenses decreased to 84.5% from 85.3%. As a percentage of revenue, costs of services decreased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an improved business mix, the adjustments in performance based compensation accruals, the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 and a decrease in amortization of client relationships, as outlined in section 3.6. of the present document. As a percentage of revenue, selling and administrative expenses remained stable.
During the three months ended December 31, 2019, the translation of the results of our foreign operations from their local currencies to the Canadian dollar favourably impacted costs by $46.0 million, helping to offset the unfavourable translation impact of $52.6 million on our revenue.
3.5.2. Foreign Exchange Loss
During the three months ended December 31, 2019, CGI incurred $0.9 million of foreign exchange losses, mainly driven by the timing of payments combined with the volatility of foreign exchange rates. The Company, in addition to its natural hedges, uses derivatives as a strategy to manage its exposure, to the extent possible.
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3.6. ADJUSTED EBIT BY SEGMENT
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| Western and Southern Europe | **** | 73,644 | **** | 72,008 | **** | 1,636 | **** | **** | 2.3% | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | 14.9% | 14.1% | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Commercial and State Government | **** | 67,434 | **** | 66,836 | **** | 598 | **** | **** | 0.9% | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | **** | 15.1% | **** | 15.1% | |||||||||||
| Canada | **** | 99,456 | **** | 89,602 | **** | 9,854 | **** | **** | 11.0% | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | **** | 22.8% | **** | 20.1% | |||||||||||
| U.S. Federal | **** | 56,165 | **** | 52,628 | **** | 3,537 | **** | **** | 6.7% | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | **** | 13.3% | **** | 13.9% | |||||||||||
| U.K. and Australia | **** | 47,753 | **** | 51,224 | **** | (3,471) | **** | **** | (6.8%) | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | **** | 14.7% | **** | 15.8% | |||||||||||
| Central and Eastern Europe | **** | 31,346 | **** | 24,135 | **** | 7,211 | **** | **** | 29.9% | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | **** | 10.5% | **** | 8.6% | |||||||||||
| Scandinavia | **** | 23,526 | **** | 19,469 | **** | 4,057 | **** | **** | 20.8% | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | **** | 7.8% | **** | 7.5% | |||||||||||
| Finland, Poland and Baltics | **** | 29,705 | **** | 28,773 | **** | 932 | **** | **** | 3.2% | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | **** | 14.9% | **** | 14.0% | |||||||||||
| Asia Pacific | **** | 45,077 | **** | 34,497 | **** | 10,580 | **** | **** | 30.7% | **** | |||||
| As a percentage of segment revenue | **** | 28.0% | **** | 23.8% | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBIT | **** | 474,106 | **** | 439,172 | **** | 34,934 | **** | **** | 8.0% | **** | |||||
| Adjusted EBIT margin | **** | 15.5% | **** | 14.8% |
All values are in US Dollars.
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT margin increased to 15.5% from 14.8% for the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to an improved revenue mix, additional tax credits, the $9.7 million impact on the adoption of IFRS 16, in part offset by one less billable day in France.
3.6.1. Western and Southern Europe
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in the Western and Southern Europe segment was $73.6 million, an increase of $1.6 million when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin increased to 14.9% from 14.1%, due to the adjustments in performance based compensation accruals, a decrease in amortization of client relationships and additional Research & Development (R&D) tax credits, in part offset by one less billable day.
3.6.2. U.S. Commercial and StateGovernment
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in the U.S. Commercial and State Government segment was $67.4 million, an increase of $0.6 million when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin remained stable at 15.1%.
3.6.3. Canada
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in the Canada segment was $99.5 million, an increase of $9.9 million when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin increased to 22.8% from 20.1%, primarily due to synergies achieved through the optimization and modernization of our infrastructure business, an improved revenue mix, additional tax credits and the impact on the adoption of IFRS 16.
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3.6.4. U.S. Federal
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in the U.S. Federal segment was $56.2 million, an increase of $3.5 million when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin decreased to 13.3% from 13.9% compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin changed mainly due to lower business process services volumes and lower profitability on isolated defense contracts, in part offset by the impact on the adoption of IFRS 16 and the favourable settlement of a client contract.
3.6.5. U.K. and Australia
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in the U.K. and Australia segment was $47.8 million, a decrease of $3.5 million when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin decreased to 14.7% from 15.8%, due to the impact of lower profitability in our Australia operations.
3.6.6. Central and Eastern Europe
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in the Central and Eastern Europe segment was $31.3 million, an increase of $7.2 million when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin increased to 10.5% from 8.6% last year. The increase in adjusted EBIT was mainly driven by the initial benefits of synergies achieved through the integration of the prior year’s business acquisition and improved profitability in the Netherlands.
3.6.7. Scandinavia
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in the Scandinavia segment was $23.5 million, an increase of $4.1 million when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin increased to 7.8% from 7.5%. The increase was mainly due to the adjustments in performance based compensation accruals and the initial benefits of synergies achieved through the integration of the prior year’s business acquisition. This was in part offset by the impact of temporary excess capacity in our Swedish infrastructure business.
3.6.8. Finland, Poland and Baltics
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in our Finland, Poland and Baltics segment was $29.7 million, essentially stable when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin increased to 14.9% from 14.0% mainly due to an improved revenue mix across most vertical markets.
3.6.9. Asia Pacific
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, adjusted EBIT in the Asia Pacific segment was $45.1 million, an increase of $10.6 million when compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBIT margin increased to 28.0% from 23.8% last year. The increase in adjusted EBIT margin was mostly due to productivity improvements, the favourable impact of our currency forward contracts and the impact on the adoption of IFRS 16.
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3.7. EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
The following table provides a reconciliation between our adjusted EBIT and earnings before income taxes, which is reported in accordance with IFRS:
| For the three months ended December 31, | 2019 | % of<br><br><br>Revenue | 2018 | % of<br><br><br>Revenue | ||||||||||
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| In thousands of CAD except for percentage | ||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBIT | **** | 474,106 | **** | **** | 15.5% | **** | 439,172 | 14.8% | ||||||
| Minus the following items: | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related and integration costs | **** | 20,234 | **** | **** | 0.7% | **** | 4,438 | 0.1% | ||||||
| Restructuring costs | **** | 31,178 | **** | **** | 1.0% | **** | — | — | ||||||
| Net finance costs | **** | 26,722 | **** | **** | 0.9% | **** | 14,610 | 0.5% | ||||||
| Earnings before incometaxes | **** | 395,972 | **** | **** | 13.0% | **** | 420,124 | 14.2% |
3.7.1. Acquisition-Related and Integration Costs
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred $20.2 million of acquisition-related and integration costs, mainly in connection with the Acando and SCISYS operations integration towards the CGI operating model. These costs are mainly related to severances and professional fees.
3.7.2. Restructuring Costs
On November 6, 2019, the Company announced a plan through which it will incur up to $40.0 million of restructuring costs over Fiscal 2020, with $31.2 million expensed in Q1 2020. These restructuring actions mostly include the closure of our Brazil operations, the refocusing of the Portugal infrastructure business towards nearshore delivery and the optimization of the Sweden infrastructure business. These initiatives are expected to yield benefits throughout Fiscal 2020.
3.7.3. Net Finance Costs
Net finance costs mainly include interest on our long-term debt. For the three months ended December 31, 2019 the increase in net finance costs of $12.1 million was mainly due to the recognition of $7.9 million of interest expense on leases liabilities upon adoption of IFRS 16 and less interest income from our financial assets.
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3.8. NET EARNINGS AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets out the information supporting the earnings per share calculations:
| Change | ||||||||||||||||
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| For the three months ended December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | % | |||||||||||||
| In thousands of CAD except for percentage and shares data | ||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | **** | 395,972 | **** | 420,124 | (24,152 | ) | **** | (5.7% | ) | |||||||
| Income tax expense | **** | 105,779 | **** | 108,650 | (2,871 | ) | **** | (2.6% | ) | |||||||
| Effective tax rate | **** | 26.7% | **** | 25.9% | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings | **** | 290,193 | **** | 311,474 | (21,281 | ) | **** | (6.8% | ) | |||||||
| Net earnings margin | **** | 9.5% | **** | 10.5% | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Class A subordinate voting shares and Class B multiple voting shares<br>(basic) | **** | 268,203,274 | **** | 276,971,263 | (8,767,989 | ) | **** | (3.2% | ) | |||||||
| Class A subordinate voting shares and Class B multiple voting shares (diluted) | **** | 273,121,586 | **** | 281,568,097 | (8,446,511 | ) | **** | (3.0% | ) | |||||||
| Earnings per share (indollars) | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | **** | 1.08 | **** | 1.12 | (0.04 | ) | **** | (3.6% | ) | |||||||
| Diluted | **** | 1.06 | **** | 1.11 | (0.05 | ) | **** | (4.5% | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
3.8.1. Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, income tax expense was $105.8 million compared to $108.7 million over the same period last year, while our effective tax rate increased to 26.7% from 25.9%. The increase in the income tax rate is mainly attributable to certain non-taxable acquisition-related and integration costs and restructuring costs, partly offset by additional non-taxable R&D tax credits in France and the impact of tax rate reductions in India and in the U.K.
When excluding the tax effects from acquisition-related and integration costs and restructuring costs, the effective tax rate would have been 25.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to 25.9% in the same period last year. The decrease in income tax rate was mainly attributable to additional non-taxable R&D tax credits in France and the impact of tax rate reductions in India and the U.K.
The table in section 3.8.3. shows the year-over-year comparison of the tax rate with the impact of specific items removed.
Based on the enacted rates at the end of Fiscal 2019 and our current business mix, we expect our effective tax rate before any significant adjustments to be in the range of 24.5% to 26.5% in subsequent periods.
3.8.2. Weighted Average Number of Shares
For Q1 2020, CGI’s basic and diluted weighted average number of shares decreased compared to Q1 2019 due to the impact of the purchase for cancellation of Class A Shares, partly offset by the grant and the exercise of stock options.
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3.8.3. Net Earnings and Earnings per Share Excluding Specific Items
Below is a table showing the year-over-year comparison excluding specific items namely, acquisition-related and integration costs and restructuring costs.
| Change | ||||||||||||||||
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| For the three months ended December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | % | |||||||||||||
| In thousands of CAD except for percentages and shares data | ||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | **** | 395,972 | **** | 420,124 | **** | (24,152 | ) | **** | (5.7% | ) | ||||||
| Add back: | ||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related and integration costs | **** | 20,234 | **** | 4,438 | **** | 15,796 | **** | **** | 355.9% | **** | ||||||
| Restructuring costs | **** | 31,178 | **** | — | **** | 31,178 | **** | **** | —% | **** | ||||||
| Earnings before income taxes excluding specific items | **** | 447,384 | **** | 424,562 | **** | 22,822 | **** | **** | 5.4% | **** | ||||||
| Margin | 14.6% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | **** | 105,779 | **** | 108,650 | (2,871 | ) | **** | (2.6% | ) | |||||||
| Add back: | ||||||||||||||||
| Tax deduction on acquisition-related and integration costs | **** | 3,753 | **** | 1,209 | **** | 2,544 | **** | **** | 210.4% | **** | ||||||
| Tax deduction on restructuring costs | **** | 2,932 | **** | — | **** | 2,932 | **** | **** | —% | **** | ||||||
| Income tax expense excluding specific items | **** | 112,464 | **** | 109,859 | **** | 2,605 | **** | **** | 2.4% | **** | ||||||
| Effective tax rate excluding specific items | **** | 25.1% | **** | 25.9% | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings excluding specific items | **** | 334,920 | **** | 314,703 | **** | 20,217 | **** | **** | 6.4% | **** | ||||||
| Net earnings margin excluding specific items | **** | 11.0% | **** | 10.6% | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Class A subordinate voting shares and Class B multiple voting shares<br>(basic) | **** | 268,203,274 | **** | 276,971,263 | (8,767,989 | ) | **** | (3.2% | ) | |||||||
| Class A subordinate voting shares and Class B multiple voting shares<br>(diluted) | **** | 273,121,586 | **** | 281,568,097 | (8,446,511 | ) | **** | (3.0% | ) | |||||||
| Earnings per share excluding specific items (in dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | **** | 1.25 | **** | 1.14 | **** | 0.11 | **** | **** | 9.6% | **** | ||||||
| Diluted | **** | 1.23 | **** | 1.12 | 0.11 | **** | 9.8% | **** |
All values are in US Dollars.
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4. Liquidity
4.1. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CGI’s growth is financed through a combination of cash flow from operations, borrowing under our existing credit facility, the issuance of long-term debt, and the issuance of equity. One of our financial priorities is to maintain an optimal level of liquidity through the active management of our assets and liabilities as well as our cash flows.
As at December 31, 2019, cash and cash equivalents were $213.1 million. The following table provides a summary of the generation and use of cash for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
| For the three months ended December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | Change | ||||||||
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| Cash provided by operating activities | **** | 465,266 | **** | 391,529 | **** | 73,737 | **** | ||||
| Cash used in investing activities | **** | (200,082 | ) | (107,063 | ) | **** | (93,019 | ) | |||
| Cash used in financing activities | **** | (265,675 | ) | (86,533 | ) | **** | (179,142 | ) | |||
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | **** | (262 | ) | 24,108 | **** | (24,370 | ) | ||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | **** | (753 | ) | 222,041 | **** | (222,794 | ) |
4.1.1. Cash Provided by Operating Activities
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, cash provided by operating activities was $465.3 million or 15.2% of revenue compared to $391.5 million or 13.2% for the same period last year. Our cash from operating activities increased by $39.2 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2019 with the implementation of IFRS 16.
The following table provides a summary of the generation and use of cash from operating activities:
| For the three months ended December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | Change | |||||||
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| In thousands of CAD | ||||||||||
| Net earnings | **** | 290,193 | **** | 311,474 | **** | (21,281 | ) | |||
| Amortization and depreciation | **** | 132,381 | **** | 95,700 | **** | 36,681 | **** | |||
| Other adjustments^1^ | **** | 14,186 | **** | 29,635 | **** | (15,449 | ) | |||
| Cash flow from operating activities before net change in non-cash working capitalitems | **** | 436,760 | **** | 436,809 | **** | (49 | ) | |||
| Net change in non-cash working capital items: | ||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, work in progress and deferred revenue | **** | (50,927 | ) | (100,380 | ) | **** | 49,453 | **** | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued compensation, provisions and long-term liabilities | **** | 29,682 | **** | 17,041 | **** | 12,641 | **** | |||
| Other^2^ | **** | 49,751 | **** | 38,059 | **** | 11,692 | **** | |||
| Net change in non-cash working capital items | **** | 28,506 | **** | (45,280 | ) | **** | 73,786 | **** | ||
| Cash provided by operating activities | **** | 465,266 | **** | 391,529 | **** | 73,737 | **** | |||
| ^1^ | Comprised of deferred income taxes, foreign exchange loss and share-based payment costs. | |||||||||
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| ^2^ | Comprised of prepaid expenses and other assets, long-term financial assets, retirement benefits obligations, derivative<br>financial instruments and income taxes. | |||||||||
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For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the net change in non-cash working capital items of $28.5 million was mostly due to the timing of accounts payable and income tax payments, partially offset by the timing of accrued compensation and tax credits.
The timing of our working capital inflows and outflows will always have an impact on the cash flow from operations.
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4.1.2. Cash Used in Investing Activities
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, $200.1 million was used in investing activities while $107.1 million was used over the prior year.
The following table provides a summary of the use of cash from investing activities:
| For the three months ended December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | Change | |||||||||
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| In thousands of CAD | ||||||||||||
| Business acquisitions | **** | (133,135 | ) | (23,508 | ) | **** | (109,627 | ) | ||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | **** | (29,506 | ) | (33,170 | ) | **** | 3,664 | **** | ||||
| Additions to contract costs | **** | (13,562 | ) | (19,790 | ) | **** | 6,228 | **** | ||||
| Additions to intangible assets | **** | (23,879 | ) | (27,997 | ) | **** | 4,118 | **** | ||||
| Net change in short-term investments and purchase of long-term investments | **** | — | **** | (2,598 | ) | **** | 2,598 | **** | ||||
| Cash used in investingactivities | **** | (200,082 | ) | (107,063 | ) | **** | (93,019 | ) |
The increase of $93.0 million in cash used in investing activities during the three months ended December 31, 2019 was mainly due to the increase in cash used for business acquisitions, mainly SCYSIS, partially offset by a decrease in cash used for contract costs.
4.1.3. Cash Used in Financing Activities
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, $265.7 million was used in financing activities while $86.5 million was used over the same period last year.
The following table provides a summary of the generation and use of cash from financing activities:
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| Net change in unsecured committed revolving credit facility | **** | (159,885 | ) | (194,795 | ) | **** | 34,910 | **** | ||||
| Payment of lease liabilities | **** | (41,684 | ) | — | **** | (41,684 | ) | |||||
| Net change in long-term debt | **** | (8,596 | ) | 473,881 | **** | (482,477 | ) | |||||
| **** | (210,165 | ) | 279,086 | **** | (489,251 | ) | ||||||
| Repayment of debt assumed from business acquisitions | **** | (13,063 | ) | — | **** | (13,063 | ) | |||||
| Payment for remaining shares of Acando | **** | (23,123 | ) | — | **** | (23,123 | ) | |||||
| Purchase of Class A subordinate voting shares held in trusts | **** | (24,915 | ) | (30,740 | ) | **** | 5,825 | **** | ||||
| Settlement of derivative financial instruments | **** | — | **** | (1,934 | ) | **** | 1,934 | **** | ||||
| Purchase and cancellation of Class A subordinate voting shares | **** | (17,180 | ) | (348,326 | ) | **** | 331,146 | **** | ||||
| Issuance of Class A subordinate voting shares | **** | 22,771 | **** | 15,381 | **** | 7,390 | **** | |||||
| Cash used in financing activities | **** | (265,675 | ) | **** | (86,533 | ) | **** | (179,142 | ) |
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, we repaid $159.9 million under the unsecured committed revolving credit facility, paid $41.7 million of lease liabilities, of which $39.2 million is related to the adoption of IFRS 16, and used $13.1 million to repay debt assumed from business acquisitions. For the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company entered into a five-year unsecured committed term loan credit facility of $670.0 million (US$500.0 million), swapped to euro currency, which was in part used to repay the outstanding balance of the unsecured committed revolving credit facility by $194.8 million and the scheduled repayment of a tranche of the Senior U.S. unsecured notes in the amount of $187.6 million (US$140.0 million).
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company paid $23.1 million to acquire the remaining 3.9% of outstanding shares of Acando.
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, $24.9 million was used to purchase Class A Shares in connection with the Company’s Performance Share Unit Plans (PSU Plans) compared to $30.7 million during the three months ended December
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31, 2018. More information concerning the PSU Plans can be found in note 6 of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, $17.2 million was used to pay for the purchase for cancellation of 169,300 Class A Shares, compared to $348.3 million for the purchase for cancellation of 4,244,100 Class A Shares over the same period last year.
Finally, for the three months ended December 31, 2019, we received $22.8 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options, compared to $15.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2018.
4.1.4. Effect of Foreign Exchange Rate Changes on Cash andCash Equivalents
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents had an unfavourable impact of $0.3 million. This amount had no effect on net earnings as it was recorded in other comprehensive income.
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4.2. CAPITAL RESOURCES
| As at December 31, 2019 | Available | ||
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| In thousands of CAD | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 213,078 | ||
| Short-term investments | 10,072 | ||
| Long-term investments | 23,889 | ||
| 1.5 billion unsecured committed revolving credit facility1 | 1,315,645 | ||
| Total | **** | 1,562,684 | **** |
All values are in US Dollars.
| ^1^ | As at December 31, 2019, letters of credit in the amount of $9.4 million were outstanding against the<br>$1.5 billion unsecured committed revolving credit facility. |
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Our cash position and bank lines are sufficient to support our growth strategy. As at December 31, 2019, cash and cash equivalents and investments represented $247.0 million.
Cash equivalents include term deposits, all with maturities of 90 days or less. Short-term investments include money market securities, corporate and government bonds with initial maturities ranging from 91 days to one year. Long-term investments include corporate and government bonds with maturities ranging from one to five years, with a credit rating of A or higher.
As at December 31, 2019, the aggregate amount of the capital resources available to the Company was $1,562.7 million. The long-term debt agreements contain covenants, which require us to maintain certain financial ratios. As at December 31, 2019, CGI was in compliance with these covenants.
Total debt decreased by $227.8 million to $2,103.4 million as at December 31, 2019 compared to $2,331.2 million as at September 30, 2019. The variance was mainly due to the net change in the unsecured committed revolving credit facility of $159.9 million, a foreign exchange translation impact of $38.3 million and an impact of $33.9 million from the implementation of IFRS 16.
As at December 31, 2019, CGI was showing a positive working capital^2^ of $151.2 million. The Company also had $1,315.6 million available under its unsecured committed revolving credit facility and is generating a significant level of cash, which will allow it to fund its operations while maintaining adequate levels of liquidity.
The tax implications and impact related to its repatriation will not materially affect the Company’s liquidity.
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4.3. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
We are committed under the terms of contractual obligations which have various expiration dates, primarily for the rental of premises, computer equipment used in outsourcing contracts and long-term service agreements. Other than the classification of operating leases to lease liabilities under IFRS 16, there have been no material changes to these obligations since our year ended September 30, 2019.
4.4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
We use various financial instruments to help us manage our exposure to fluctuations of foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Please refer to note 10 of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on our financial instruments and hedging transactions.
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4.5. SELECTED MEASURES OF CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
| As at December 31, | 2019 | 2018 | |||||
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| In thousands of CAD except for percentages | |||||||
| Reconciliation between net debt and long-term debt including the current portion: | |||||||
| Net debt | **** | 2,810,586 | **** | 1,738,665 | |||
| Add back: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | **** | 213,078 | **** | 406,132 | |||
| Short-term investments | **** | 10,072 | **** | — | |||
| Long-term investments | **** | 23,889 | **** | 34,406 | |||
| Fair value of foreign currency derivative financial instruments related to debt | **** | (52,212 | ) | 7,102 | |||
| Long-term debt including the current portion | **** | 3,005,413 | **** | 2,186,305 | |||
| Net debt to capitalization ratio | **** | 27.7 | % | 19.1% | |||
| Return on equity | **** | 18.0 | % | 17.3% | |||
| Return on invested capital | **** | 14.4 | % | 14.5% | |||
| Days sales outstanding | **** | 49 | **** | 54 |
We use the net debt to capitalization ratio as an indication of our financial leverage in order to realize our Build and Buy strategy (please refer to section 1.2 of the present document for additional information on our Build and Buy strategy). The net debt to capitalization ratio increased to 27.7% in Q1 2020 from 19.1% in Q1 2019. When excluding the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16, the net debt to capitalization ratio would have been 20.9% in Q1 2020, an increase of 180 basis points, mostly due to the investment in our business acquisitions.
ROE is a measure of the return we are generating for our shareholders. ROE increased to 18.0% in Q1 2020 from 17.3% in Q1 2019. When excluding the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16, the ROE ratio would have been 17.9% in Q1 2020, an increase of 60 basis points, mainly due to higher net earnings over the last four quarters.
ROIC is a measure of the Company’s efficiency in allocating the capital under our control to profitable investments. The return on invested capital ratio decreased to 14.4% in Q1 2020 from 14.5% in Q1 2019. When excluding the impact of IFRS 16, the ROIC ratio would have been 14.6%, an increase of 10 basis points.
DSO decreased to 49 days at the end of Q1 2020 when compared to 54 days in Q1 2019. In calculating the DSO, we subtract the deferred revenue balance from trade accounts receivable and work in progress; for that reason, the timing of payments received from managed IT and business process services clients in advance of the work to be performed and the timing of payments related to project milestones can affect the DSO. The Company maintains a target DSO of 45 days.
4.6. GUARANTEES
In the normal course of operations, we may enter into agreements to provide financial or performance assurances to third parties on the sale of assets, business divestitures and guarantees on government and commercial contracts.
In connection with sales of assets and business divestitures, we may be required to pay counterparties for costs and losses incurred as a result of breaches in our contractual obligations, representations and warranties, intellectual property right infringement and litigation against counterparties, among others. While some of the agreements specify a maximum potential exposure of approximately $8.1 million, others do not specify a maximum amount or limited period. It is not possible to reasonably estimate the maximum amount that may have to be paid under such guarantees. The amounts are dependent upon the outcome of future contingent events, the nature and likelihood of which cannot be determined at this time. The Company does not expect to incur any potential payment in connection with these guarantees that could have a materially adverse effect on its interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
In the normal course of business, we may provide certain clients, principally governmental entities, with bid and performance bonds. In general, we would only be liable for the amount of the bid bonds if we refuse to perform the project once we are awarded the bid. We would also be liable for the performance bonds in the event of a default in the performance of our obligations. As at December 31, 2019, we had committed a total of $32.0 million for these bonds. To the best of our knowledge,
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we complied with our performance obligations under all service contracts for which there was a performance or bid bond, and the ultimate liability, if any, incurred in connection with these guarantees would not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
4.7. CAPABILITY TO DELIVER RESULTS
The Company has sufficient capital resources coming from its cash provided by operating activities, credit facilities, long-term debt agreements and invested capital from shareholders to support ongoing business operations and execute the Build and Buy growth strategy. Our principal and most accretive uses of cash are: to invest in our business (procuring new large managed IT and business process services contracts and developing business and IP solutions); to pursue accretive acquisitions; to purchase for cancellation Class A Shares and pay down debt. In terms of financing, we are well positioned to continue executing our four-pillar growth strategy in Fiscal 2020.
To successfully implement the Company’s strategy, CGI relies on a strong leadership team, supported by highly knowledgeable members with relevant relationships and significant experience in both IT and our targeted industries. CGI fosters leadership development through the CGI Leadership Institute ensuring continuity and knowledge transfer across the organization. For key positions, a detailed succession plan is established and revised frequently.
As a Company built on human capital, our professionals and their knowledge are critical to delivering quality service to our clients. Our human resources program allows us to attract and retain the best talent as it provides competitive compensation and benefits, a favourable working environment, training programs and career development opportunities. Employee satisfaction is monitored annually through a Company-wide survey. Also, a majority of our professionals are owners of CGI through our Share Purchase Plan which, along with the Profit Participation Plan, allow them to share Company successes, further aligning stakeholder interests.
In addition to capital resources and talent, CGI has established the Management Foundation encompassing governance policies, organizational model and sophisticated management frameworks for its business units and corporate processes. This robust governance model, provides a common business language for managing all operations consistently across the globe, driving a focus on continuous improvement. CGI’s operations maintain appropriate certifications in accordance with service requirements such as the ISO and the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) certification programs.
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The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 include all adjustments that CGI’s management considers necessary for the fair presentation of its financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
The following standards have been adopted by the Company on October 1, 2019:
IFRS 16 - Leases
In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16, Leases, to set out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a lease agreement. The standard supersedes IAS 17, Leases, and other leases related interpretations, eliminates the lessee’s classification of leases as either operating leases or finance leases and introduces a single lessee accounting model. Lessees recognize a right-of-use asset representing its control of, and right to use, the underlying asset and a lease liability representing its obligation to make future lease payments. The Company adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective method, with no restatement of comparative figures. The Company applied the new standard to contracts that were classified as leases under IAS 17 at the date of initial application. The right-of-use assets were recognized as if IFRS 16 had been applied since the commencement date for real estate leases. For all other leases, the right-of-use assets were measured at an amount equal to the lease liability adjusted by the prepaid amount and the accrued lease payment related to the lease in the balance sheet as at September 30, 2019.
The Company made use of the following practical expedients available on transition date: the definition of a lease, the use of hindsight in determining the lease term, the exclusion of initial direct costs from the measurement of the right-of-use asset at the transition date, the usage of a single incremental borrowing rate for a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics and adjusting the right-of-use assets for any onerous lease provisions as an alternative to an impairment review.
The adoption of IFRS 16 resulted in a material increase to the Company’s assets and liabilities through the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Please refer to note 3 of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 - Interest rate benchmark reform
In September 2019, the IASB has amended some of its requirements to address the uncertainty arising from the planned phasing out of interest-rate benchmarks such as interbank offered rates (IBORs). The amendments provide temporary relief from applying specific hedge accounting requirements affected by the interest rate benchmark reform. The amendments impact IFRS 9 Financial instruments, IAS 39 Financial instruments: Recognition and measurement and IFRS 7 Financial instruments: Disclosures. The amendments come into effect for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020 but early adoption is permitted. The Company elected to early adopt the Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 - Interest rate benchmark reform as at October 1, 2019 and applied retrospectively the reform to hedging relationship that existed on the application date and to the amount accumulated in the cash flow hedge reserve at that date.
The Company has a debt expiring in December 2023 with a principal amount of US$500.0 million bearing interest based on the 1 month USD LIBOR rate. The debt has a carrying value of $647.8 million as at December 31, 2019. The Company has entered into and designated as cash flow hedge cross-currency interest rate swaps with aggregate notional amounts of US $500.0 million and maturing on the same date as the debt (the hedging instruments) on which it receives interest based on the same 1 month USD LIBOR rate.
The Company is planning to renegotiate the terms of the debt and the swaps to replace the related LIBOR elements once a replacement rate for LIBOR is known. Until then, the Company assumes that the LIBOR interest rates used for the settlements on the debt and the swaps will continue to be available beyond the planned phase out date at the end of December 2021.
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The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in note 3 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2019. Certain of these accounting policies, listed below, require management to make accounting estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and equity and the accompanying disclosures at the date of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. These accounting estimates are considered critical because they require management to make subjective and/or complex judgements that are inherently uncertain and because they could have a material impact on the presentation of our financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations.
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Revenue recognition
Relative selling price
If an arrangement involves the provision of multiple performance obligations, the total arrangement value is allocated to each performance obligation based on its relative stand-alone selling price. At least on a yearly basis, the Company reviews its best estimate of the stand-alone selling price which is established by using a reasonable range of prices for the various services and products offered by the Company based on local market information available. Information used in determining the range is mainly based on recent contracts signed and the economic environment. A change in the range could have a material impact on the allocation of total arrangement value, and therefore on the amount and timing of revenue recognition.
System integration andconsulting services under fixed-fee arrangements
Revenue from systems integration and consulting services under fixed-fee arrangements is recognized using the percentage-of-completion method over time, as the Company has no alternative use for the asset created and has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. The Company primarily uses labour costs or labour hours to measure the progress towards completion. Project managers monitor and re-evaluate project forecasts on a monthly basis. Forecasts are reviewed to consider factors such as: changes to the scope of the contracts, delays in reaching milestones and new complexities in the project delivery. Forecasts can also be affected by market risks such as the availability and retention of qualified IT professionals and/or the ability of the subcontractors to perform their obligation within agreed upon budget and timeframes. To the extent that actual labour hours or labour costs could vary from estimates, adjustments to revenue following the review of the costs to complete on projects are reflected in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision occur. Whenever the total costs are forecasted to be higher than the total revenue, a provision for onerous revenue-generating contract is recorded.
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Goodwill impairment
The carrying value of goodwill is tested for impairment annually or if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be impaired. In order to determine if a goodwill impairment test is required, management reviews different factors on a quarterly basis such as changes in technological or market environment, changes in assumptions used to derive the weighted average cost of capital and actual financial performance compared to planned performance.
The recoverable amount of each segment has been determined based on its value in use calculation which includes estimates about their future financial performance based on cash flows approved by management. However, factors such as our ability to continue developing and expanding service offered to address emerging business demands and technology trends, a lengthened sales cycle and our ability to hire and retain qualified IT professionals affect future cash flows, and actual results might differ from future cash flows used in the goodwill impairment test. Key assumptions used in goodwill impairment testing are presented in note 11 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. Historically, the Company has not recorded an impairment charge on goodwill. As at September 30, 2019, the recoverable amount of each segment represented between 229% and 433% of its carrying value.
Leases
Estimates of the lease term
The Company estimates the lease term in order to calculate the value of the lease liability at the initial date of the lease. Management uses judgement to determine the appropriate lease term based on the conditions of each lease. To determine the term, the Company considers all factors that create economic incentives to exercise an extension or a termination option. The extension or termination options are only included in the lease term if it is reasonably certain of being exercised. Management considers all facts that create incentive to exercise an extension option or not to take a termination option including leasehold improvements, significant modification of the underlying asset or a business decision.
Discount Rate for leases
The discount rate is used to determine the initial carrying amount of the lease liabilities and the right-of-use assets. The Company estimates the incremental borrowing rate for each lease or portfolio of leased assets, as most of the implicit interest rates in the leases are not readily determinable. To calculate the incremental borrowing rate, the Company considers its credit worthiness, the term of the arrangement, any collateral received and the economic environment. The incremental borrowing rates are subject to change mainly due to changes in the economic environment.
A change in the assumptions used to determine the lease term could result in a significant impact on the right-of-use assets and the lease liabilities presented in the balance sheet as well as in the depreciation of the right-of-use asset and interest expense on lease liability.
Businesscombinations
Management makes assumptions when determining the acquisition-date fair values of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed which involve estimates, such as the forecasting of future cash flows, discount rates, and the useful lives of the assets acquired.
Additionally, judgement is required in determining whether an intangible asset is identifiable, and should be recorded separately from goodwill.
Changes in the above assumptions, estimates and judgements could affect our acquisition-date fair values and therefore could have material impacts on our interim condensed consolidated financial statements. These changes are recorded as part of the purchase price allocation and therefore result in corresponding goodwill adjustments if they occurred during the measurement period, not exceeding one year. All other subsequent changes are recorded in our consolidated statement of earnings.
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Income taxes
Deferred tax assets are recognized for unused tax losses and deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available for their utilization. The Company considers the analysis of forecast and future tax planning strategies. Estimates of taxable profit are made based on the forecast by jurisdiction which are aligned with goodwill impairment testing assumptions, on an undiscounted basis. In addition, management considers factors such as substantively enacted tax rates, the history of the taxable profits and availability of tax strategies. Due to the uncertainty and the variability of the factors mentioned above, deferred tax assets are subject to change. Management reviews its assumptions on a quarterly basis and adjusts the deferred tax assets when appropriate.
The Company is subject to taxation in numerous jurisdictions and there are transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain which occurs when there is uncertainty as to the meaning of the law, or to the applicability of the law to a particular transaction or both. In those circumstances, the Company might review administrative practice, consult tax authorities or advisors on the interpretation of tax legislation. When a tax position is uncertain, the Company recognizes an income tax benefit or reduces an income tax liability only when it is probable that the tax benefit will be realized in the future or that the income tax liability is no longer probable. The provision for uncertain tax position is made using the best estimate of the amount expected to be paid based on qualitative assessments of all relevant factors and is subject to change. The review of assumptions is done on a quarterly basis.
Litigation and claims
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. The accrued litigation and legal claim provisions are based on historical experience, current trends and other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates include the period in which the underlying cause of the claim occurred and the degree of probability of an unfavourable outcome. Management reviews assumptions and facts surrounding outstanding litigation and claims on a quarterly basis, involves external counsel when necessary and adjusts the provision accordingly. The Company has to be compliant with applicable law in many jurisdictions which increases the complexity of determining the adequate provision following a litigation review. Since the outcome of such litigation and claims is not predictable with assurance, those provisions are subject to change. Adjustments to litigation and claims provisions are reflected in the period when the facts that give rise to an adjustment occur.
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The Board of Directors has the responsibility under its charter and under the securities laws that govern CGI’s continuous disclosure obligations to oversee CGI’s compliance with its continuous and timely disclosure obligations, as well as the integrity of the Company’s internal controls and management information systems. The Board of Directors carries out this responsibility mainly through its Audit and Risk Management Committee.
The Audit and Risk Management Committee of CGI is composed entirely of independent directors who meet the independence and experience requirements of National Instrument 52-110 adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators as well as those of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The role and responsibilities of the Audit and Risk Management Committee include: (i) reviewing public disclosure documents containing audited or unaudited financial information concerning CGI; (ii) identifying and examining material financial and operating risks to which the Company is exposed, reviewing the various policies and practices of the Company that are intended to manage those risks, and reporting on a regular basis to the Board of Directors concerning risk management; (iii) reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of CGI’s accounting policies and practices concerning financial reporting; (iv) reviewing and monitoring CGI’s internal control procedures, programs and policies and assessing their adequacy and effectiveness; (v) reviewing the adequacy of CGI’s internal audit resources including the mandate and objectives of the internal auditor; (vi) recommending to the Board of Directors the appointment of the external auditor, assessing the external auditor’s independence, reviewing the terms of their engagement, conducting an annual auditor’s performance assessment, and pursuing ongoing discussions with them; (vii) reviewing related party transactions in accordance with the rules of the NYSE and other applicable laws and regulations; (viii) reviewing the audit procedures including the proposed scope of the external auditor’s examinations; and (ix) performing such other functions as are usually attributed to audit committees or as directed by the Board of Directors. In making its recommendation to the Board of Directors in relation to the annual appointment of the external auditor, the Audit and Risk Management Committee conducts an annual assessment of the external auditor’s performance following the recommendations of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. The formal assessment is concluded in advance of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and is conducted with the assistance of key CGI personnel.
The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Company is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by others, particularly during the period in which annual and interim filings are prepared, and that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its annual, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by the Company under Canadian and U.S. securities laws is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under those laws and the related rules. As at September 30, 2019, management evaluated, under the supervision of and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined under National Instrument 52-109 adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators and in Rule 13(a)-15(e) under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as at September 30, 2019.
The Company has also established and maintains internal control over financial reporting, as defined under National Instrument 52-109 and in Rule 13(a)-15(f) under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and effected by management and other key CGI personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. However, because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. Management evaluated, under the supervision of and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at September 30, 2019, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on that evaluation, management, under the supervision of and
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with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer as well as the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as at September 30, 2019.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2019, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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8.1. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
While we are confident about our long-term prospects, a number of risks and uncertainties could affect our ability to achieve our strategic vision and objectives for growth. The following risks and uncertainties should be considered when evaluating our potential as an investment.
8.1.1. External Risks
Economic and political risk
Economic and political conditions in the markets in which we operate have a bearing upon the results of our operations, directly and through their effect on the level of business activity of our clients. We can neither predict the impact that current economic and political conditions will have on our future revenue, nor predict changes in economic conditions or future political uncertainty. The level of activity of our clients and potential clients may be affected by an economic downturn or political uncertainty. Clients may cancel, reduce or defer existing contracts and delay entering into new engagements and may decide to undertake fewer IT systems projects resulting in limited implementation of new technology and smaller engagements. Since there may be fewer engagements, competition may increase and pricing for services may decline as competitors may decrease rates to maintain or increase their market share in our industry and this may trigger pricing adjustments related to the benchmarking obligations within our contracts. Economic downturns and political uncertainty makes it more difficult to meet business objectives and may divert management’s attention and time from operating and growing our business. Our business, results of operations and financial condition **** could be negatively affected as a result of these factors.
Other external risks
Additional external risks that could adversely impact the markets in which we operate, our industry and our business include terrorism, armed conflict, labour or social unrest, criminal activity, regional and international hostilities and international responses to these hostilities, and disease, illness or health emergencies that affect local, national or international economies. Additionally, the potential impacts of continued climate change are unpredictable and natural disasters, sea-level rise, floods, droughts or other weather-related events present additional external risks. Each of these risks could negatively impact our operations, revenue and profitability.
8.1.2. Risks Related to our Industry
The competition for contracts
CGI operates in a global marketplace in which competition among providers of IT services is vigorous. Some of our competitors possess greater financial, marketing and sales resources, and larger geographic scope in certain parts of the world than we do, which, in turn, provides them with additional leverage in the competition for contracts. In certain niche, regional or metropolitan markets, we face smaller competitors with specialized capabilities who may be able to provide competing services with greater economic efficiency. Some of our competitors have more significant operations than we do in lower cost countries that can serve as a platform from which to provide services worldwide on terms that may be more favourable. Increased competition among IT services firms often results in corresponding pressure on prices. There can be no assurance that we will succeed in providing competitively priced services at levels of service and quality that will enable us to maintain and grow our market share.
We derive significant revenue from contracts awarded through competitive bidding processes, which limit the Company’s ability to negotiate certain contractual terms and conditions. Risks related to competitive bidding processes also involve substantial cost and managerial time and effort spent by the Company to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that may
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or may not be awarded to the Company, as well as expenses and delays that may arise if the Company’s competitors protest or challenge awards made to the Company pursuant to competitive bidding processes.
The availability and retention of qualified IT professionals
There is strong demand for qualified individuals in the IT industry. Hiring and retaining a sufficient amount of individuals with the desired knowledge and skill set may be difficult. Therefore, it is important that we remain able to successfully attract and retain highly qualified professionals and establish an effective succession plan. If our comprehensive programs aimed at attracting and retaining qualified and dedicated professionals do not ensure that we have staff in sufficient numbers and with the appropriate training, expertise and suitable government security clearances required to serve the needs of our clients, we may have to rely on subcontractors or transfers of staff to fill resulting gaps. If our succession plan fails to identify those with potential or to develop these key individuals, we may be unable to replace key members who retire or leave the Company and may be required to recruit and/or train new employees. This might result in lost revenue or increased costs, thereby putting pressure on our net earnings.
The ability to continue developing and expanding service offerings to address emerging business demands and technology trends
The rapid pace of change in all aspects of IT and the continually declining costs of acquiring and maintaining IT infrastructure mean that we must anticipate changes in our clients’ needs. To do so, we must adapt our services and our solutions so that we maintain and improve our competitive advantage and remain able to provide cost effective services and solutions. The markets in which we operate are extremely competitive and there can be no assurance that we will succeed in developing and adapting our business in a timely manner nor that we will be able to penetrate new markets successfully. If we do not keep pace, our ability to retain existing clients and gain new business may be adversely affected. This may result in pressure on our revenue, net earnings and resulting cash flow from operations.
Infringing on the intellectual property rights of others
Despite our efforts, the steps we take to ensure that our services and offerings do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties may not be adequate to prevent infringement and, as a result, claims may be asserted against us or our clients. We enter into licensing agreements for the right to use intellectual property and may otherwise offer indemnities against liability and damages arising from third-party claims of patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret infringement in respect of our own intellectual property or software or other solutions developed for our clients. In some instances, the amount of these indemnity claims could be greater than the revenue we receive from the client (see guarantees risk). Intellectual property claims or litigation could be time-consuming and costly, harm our reputation, require us to enter into additional royalty or licensing arrangements, or prevent us from providing some solutions or services. Any limitation on our ability to sell or use solutions or services that incorporate software or technologies that are the subject of a claim could cause us to lose revenue-generating opportunities or require us to incur additional expenses to modify solutions for future projects.
Protecting our intellectual property rights
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to protect our proprietary methodologies, processes, know-how, tools, techniques and other intellectual property that we use to provide our services. Although CGI takes reasonable steps (e.g. available copyright protection and, in some cases, patent protection) to protect and enforce its intellectual property rights, there is no assurance that such measures will be enforceable or adequate. The cost of enforcing our rights can be substantial and, in certain cases, may prove to be uneconomic. In addition, the laws of some countries in which we conduct business may offer only limited intellectual property rights protection. Despite our efforts, the steps taken to protect our intellectual property may not be adequate to prevent or deter infringement or other misappropriation of intellectual property, and we may not be able to detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property, or take appropriate steps to enforce our intellectual property rights.
Benchmarking provisions within certain contracts
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the client environment should be factored in and, if results indicate a difference outside the agreed upon tolerance, we may be required to work with clients to reset the pricing for their services. There can be no assurance that benchmarks will produce accurate or reliable data, including pricing data. This may result in pressure on our revenue, net earnings and resulting cash flow from operations.
8.1.3. Risks Related to our Business
Risks associated with our growth strategy
CGI’s Build and Buy strategy is founded on four pillars of growth: first, organic growth through smaller contract wins, renewals and extensions in the areas of managed IT and business process services and system integration; second, the pursuit of new large long-term managed IT and business process services contracts; third, acquisitions of smaller firms or niche players; and fourth, large transformational acquisitions.
Our ability to achieve organic growth is affected by a number of factors outside of our control, including a lengthening of our sales cycle for major managed IT and business process services contracts.
Our ability to grow through niche and transformational acquisitions requires that we identify suitable acquisition targets that we correctly evaluate their potential as transactions that will meet our financial and operational objectives, and that we successfully integrate them into our business. There can, however, be no assurance that we will be able to identify suitable acquisition targets and consummate additional acquisitions that meet our economic thresholds, or that future acquisitions will be successfully integrated into our operations and yield the tangible accretive value that had been expected.
If we are unable to implement our Build and Buy strategy, we will likely be unable to maintain our historic or expected growth rates.
Thevariability of financial results
Our ability to maintain and increase our revenue is affected not only by our success in implementing our Build and Buy strategy, but also by a number of other factors, which could cause the Company’s financial results to fluctuate. These factors include: (i) our ability to introduce and deliver new services and business solutions; (ii) our potential exposure to a lengthened sales cycle; (iii) the cyclicality of the purchases of our technology services and products; (iv) the nature of our client’s business (for example, if a client encounters financial difficulty, it may be forced to cancel, reduce or defer existing contracts with us); and (v) the structure of our agreements with clients (for example, some of CGI’s agreements with clients contain clauses allowing the clients to benchmark the pricing of services provided by CGI against the prices offered by other providers). These, and other factors, make it difficult to predict financial results for any given period.
Business mix variations
The proportion of revenue that we generate from shorter-term system integration and consulting projects (SI&C), versus revenue from long-term managed IT and business process services contracts, will fluctuate at times, affected by acquisitions or other transactions. An increased exposure to revenue from SI&C projects may result in greater quarterly revenue variations, as the revenue from SI&C projects does not provide long-term consistency in revenue.
The financial and operational risks inherentin worldwide operations
We manage operations in numerous countries around the world including offshore delivery centers. The scope of our operations (including our offshore delivery centers) subjects us to issues that can negatively impact our operations, including: currency fluctuations (see foreign exchange risk); the burden of complying with a wide variety of national and local laws (see regulatory risk); the differences in and uncertainties arising from local business culture and practices; and political, social and economic instability. Any or all of these risks could impact our global business operations and cause our profitability to decline.
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Organizational challenges associated with our size
Our culture, standards, core values, internal controls and our policies need to be instilled across newly acquired businesses as well as maintained within our existing operations. To effectively communicate and manage these standards throughout a large global organization is both challenging and time consuming. Newly acquired businesses may be resistant to change and may remain attached to past methods, standards and practices which may compromise our business agility in pursuing opportunities. Cultural differences in various countries may also present barriers to introducing new ideas or aligning our vision and strategy with the rest of the organization. If we cannot overcome these obstacles in maintaining a strategic bond throughout the Company worldwide, we may not be able to achieve our growth and profitability objectives.
Taxes and tax credit programs
In estimating our income tax payable, management uses accounting principles to determine income tax positions that are likely to be sustained by applicable tax authorities. However, there is no assurance that our tax benefits or tax liability will not materially differ from our estimates or expectations. The tax legislation, regulation and interpretation that apply to our operations are continually changing. In addition, future tax benefits and liabilities are dependent on factors that are inherently uncertain and subject to change, including future earnings, future tax rates, and anticipated business mix in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Moreover, our tax returns are continually subject to review by applicable tax authorities and we are subject to ongoing audits, investigations and tax proceedings in various jurisdictions. These tax authorities determine the actual amounts of taxes payable or receivable, of any future tax benefits or liabilities and of income tax expense that we may ultimately recognize. Tax authorities have disagreed and may in the future disagree with our income tax positions and are taking increasingly aggressive positions in respect of income tax positions, including with respect to intercompany transactions.
Our effective tax rate in the future could be adversely affected by challenges to intercompany transactions, changes in the value of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax law or in their interpretation or enforcement, changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, the expiration of tax benefits and changes in accounting principles. Tax rates in the jurisdictions in which we operate may change as a result of shifting economic conditions and tax policies.
A number of countries in which the Company does business have implemented, or are considering implementing, changes in relevant tax, accounting and other laws, regulations and interpretations and the overall tax environment has made it increasingly challenging for multinational corporations to operate with certainty about taxation in many jurisdictions.
Any of the above factors could have a material adverse effect on our net income or cash flow by affecting our operations and profitability, our effective tax rate, the availability of tax credits, the cost of the services we provide, and the availability of deductions for operating losses.
Benefits obtained from government sponsored programs
We benefit from government sponsored programs designed to support research and development, labour and economic growth in jurisdictions where we operate. Government programs reflect government policy and depend on various political and economic factors. There can be no assurance that such government programs will continue to be available to the Company in the future, or will not be reduced, amended or eliminated. Any future government program reductions or eliminations or other amendments to the tax credit programs could increase operating or capital expenditures incurred by the Company and have a material adverse effect on its net earnings or cash flow.
Credit risk with respect to accounts receivable and work in progress
In order to sustain our cash flow from operations, we must invoice and collect the amounts owed to us in an efficient and timely manner. Although we maintain provisions to account for anticipated shortfalls in amounts collected from clients, the provisions we take are based on management estimates and on our assessment of our clients’ creditworthiness which may prove to be inadequate in the light of actual results. To the extent that we fail to perform our services in accordance with our contracts and our clients’ reasonable expectations, and to the extent that we fail to invoice clients and to collect the amounts
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owed to the Company for our services correctly in a timely manner, our collections could suffer, which could materially adversely affect our revenue, net earnings and cash flow. In addition, a prolonged economic downturn may cause clients to curtail or defer projects, impair their ability to pay for services already provided, and ultimately cause them to default on existing contracts, in each case, causing a shortfall in revenue and impairing our future prospects.
Material developments regarding major commercial clients resulting from such causes as changesin financial condition, mergers or business acquisitions
Consolidation among our clients resulting from mergers and acquisitions may result in loss or reduction of business when the successor business’ IT needs are served by another service provider or are provided by the successor company’s own personnel. Growth in a client’s IT needs resulting from acquisitions or operations may mean that we no longer have a sufficient geographic scope or the critical mass to serve the client’s needs efficiently, resulting in the loss of the client’s business and impairing our future prospects. There can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve the objectives of our growth strategy in order to maintain and increase our geographic scope and critical mass in our targeted markets.
Early termination risk
If we should fail to deliver our services according to contractual agreements, some of our clients could elect to terminate contracts before their agreed expiry date, which would result in a reduction of our earnings and cash flow and may impact the value of our backlog of orders. In addition, a number of our managed IT and business process services contractual agreements have termination for convenience and change of control clauses according to which a change in the client’s intentions or a change in control of CGI could lead to a termination of these agreements. Early contract termination can also result from the exercise of a legal right or when circumstances that are beyond our control or beyond the control of our client prevent the contract from continuing. In cases of early termination, we may not be able to recover capitalized contract costs and we may not be able to eliminate ongoing costs incurred to support the contract.
Cost estimation risks
In order to generate acceptable margins, our pricing for services is dependent on our ability to accurately estimate the costs and timing for completing projects or long-term managed IT and business process services contracts, which can be based on a client’s bid specification, sometimes in advance of the final determination of the full scope and design of the contract. In addition, a significant portion of our project-oriented contracts are performed on a fixed-price basis. Billing for fixed-price engagements is carried out in accordance with the contract terms agreed upon with our client, and revenue is recognized based on the percentage of effort incurred to date in relation to the total estimated efforts to be incurred over the duration of the respective contract. These estimates reflect our best judgement regarding the efficiencies of our methodologies and professionals as we plan to apply them to the contracts in accordance with the CGI Client Partnership Management Framework (CPMF), a framework that contains high standards of contract management to be applied throughout the Company. If we fail to apply the CPMF correctly or if we are unsuccessful in accurately estimating the time or resources required to fulfill our obligations under a contract, or if unexpected factors, including those outside of our control, arise, there may be an impact on costs or the delivery schedule which could have a material adverse effect on our expected net earnings.
Risks related toteaming agreements and subcontracts
We derive revenue from contracts where we enter into teaming agreements with other providers. In some teaming agreements we are the prime contractor whereas in others we act as a subcontractor. In both cases, we rely on our relationships with other providers to generate business and we expect to continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Where we act as prime contractor, if we fail to maintain our relationships with other providers, we may have difficulty attracting suitable participants in our teaming agreements. Similarly, where we act as subcontractor, if our relationships are impaired, other providers might reduce the work they award to us, award that work to our competitors, or choose to offer the services directly to the client in order to compete with our business. In either case, if we fail to maintain our relationship with these providers or if our relationship with these providers is otherwise impaired, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected.
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Our partners’ ability to deliver on their commitments
Increasingly large and complex contracts may require that we rely on third party subcontractors including software and hardware vendors to help us fulfill our commitments. Under such circumstances, our success depends on the ability of the third parties to perform their obligations within agreed upon budgets and timeframes. If our partners fail to deliver, our ability to complete the contract may be adversely affected, which could have an unfavourable impact on our profitability.
Guarantees risk
In the normal course of business, we enter into agreements that may provide for indemnification and guarantees to counterparties in transactions such as consulting and managed IT and business process services, business divestitures, lease agreements and financial obligations. These indemnification undertakings and guarantees may require us to compensate counterparties for costs and losses incurred as a result of various events, including breaches of representations and warranties, intellectual property right infringement, claims that may arise while providing services or as a result of litigation that may be suffered by counterparties.
Risk related to human resources utilization rates
In order to maintain our net earnings, it is important that we maintain the appropriate availability of professional resources in each of our geographies by having a high utilization rate while still being able to assign additional resources to new work. Maintaining an efficient utilization rate requires us to forecast our need for professional resources accurately and to manage recruitment activities, professional training programs, attrition rates and restructuring programs appropriately. To the extent that we fail to do so, or to the extent that laws and regulations restrict our ability to do so, our utilization rates may be reduced; thereby having an impact on our revenue and profitability. Conversely, we may find that we do not have sufficient resources to deploy against new business opportunities in which case our ability to grow our revenue would suffer.
Client concentration risk
We derive a significant portion of our revenue from the services we provide to various U.S. federal government departments and agencies. We expect that this will continue for the foreseeable future. There can be, however, no assurance that each such U.S. federal government department and agency will continue to utilize our services to the same extent, or at all in the future. In the event that a major U.S. federal government department or agency were to limit, reduce, or eliminate the business it awards to us, we might be unable to recover the lost revenue with work from other U.S. federal government departments or agencies or other clients, and our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results could be materially and adversely affected. Although IFRS considers a national government and its departments and agencies as a single client, our client base in the U.S. government economic sector is in fact diversified with contracts from many different departments and agencies.
Government business risk
Changes in government spending policies or budget priorities could directly affect our financial performance. Among the factors that could harm our government contracting business are: the curtailment of governments’ use of consulting and IT services firms; a significant decline in spending by governments in general, or by specific departments or agencies in particular; the adoption of new legislation and/or actions affecting companies that provide services to governments; delays in the payment of our invoices by government; and general economic and political conditions. These or other factors could cause government agencies and departments to reduce their purchases under contracts, to exercise their right to terminate contracts, to issue temporary stop work orders, or not to exercise options to renew contracts, any of which would cause us to lose future revenue. Government spending reductions or budget cutbacks at these departments or agencies could materially harm our continued performance under these contracts, or limit the awarding of additional contracts from these agencies.
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Regulatory risk
Our global operations require us to be compliant with laws and regulations in many jurisdictions on matters such as: anti-corruption, trade restrictions, immigration, taxation, securities, antitrust, data privacy, labour relations, and the environment, amongst others. Complying with these diverse requirements worldwide is a challenge and consumes significant resources.
The laws and regulations frequently change and some may impose conflicting requirements which may expose us to penalties for non-compliance and harm our reputation. Furthermore, in some jurisdictions, we may face the absence of effective laws and regulations to protect our intellectual property rights and there may be restrictions on the movement of cash and other assets, on the import and export of certain technologies, and on the repatriation of earnings. Any or all of these risks could impact our global business operations and cause our profitability to decline.
Our business with the U.S. federal government departments and agencies also requires that we comply with complex laws and regulations relating to government contracts. These laws and regulations relate to the integrity of the procurement process, impose disclosure requirements, and address national security concerns, among other matters. For instance, we are routinely subject to audits by U.S. government departments and agencies with respect to compliance with these rules. If we fail to comply with these requirements we may incur penalties and sanctions, including contract termination, suspension of payments, suspension or debarment from doing business with the federal government, and fines.
Legal claims made against our work
We create, implement and maintain IT solutions that are often critical to the operations of our clients’ business. Our ability to complete large projects as expected could be adversely affected by unanticipated delays, renegotiations, and changing client requirements or project delays. Also, our solutions may suffer from defects that adversely affect their performance; they may not meet our clients’ requirements or may fail to perform in accordance with applicable service levels. Such problems could subject us to legal liability, which could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, and may negatively affect our professional reputation. While we typically use reasonable efforts to include provisions in our contracts which are designed to limit our exposure to legal claims relating to our services and the applications we develop, we may not always be able to include such provisions and, where we are successful, such provisions may not protect us adequately or may not be enforceable under some circumstances or under the laws of some jurisdictions.
Data protection and infrastructure risks
Our business often requires that our clients’ applications and information, which may include their proprietary information and personal information they manage, be processed and stored on our networks and systems, and in data centers that we manage. We also process and store proprietary information relating to our business, and personal information relating to our members. The Company is subject to numerous laws and regulations designed to protect information, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), various laws and regulations in Canada, the U.S. and other countries in which the Company operates governing the protection of health or other personally identifiable information and data privacy. These laws and regulations are increasing in number and complexity and are being adopted and amended with greater frequency, which results in greater compliance risk and cost. The potential financial penalties for non-compliance with these laws and regulations have significantly increased with the adoption of the GDPR. The Company’s Chief Data Protection Officer oversees the Company’s compliance with the laws that protect the privacy of personal information. The Company faces risks inherent in protecting the security of such personal data which have grown in complexity, magnitude and frequency in recent years. Digital information and equipment are subject to loss, theft or destruction, and services that we provide may become temporarily unavailable as a result of those risks, or upon an equipment or system malfunction. The causes of such failures include human error in the course of normal operations (including from advertent or inadvertent actions or inactions by our members), maintenance and upgrading activities, as well as hacking, vandalism (including denial of service attacks and computer viruses), theft, and unauthorized access, as well as power outages or surges, floods, fires, natural disasters and many other causes. The measures that we take to protect against all information infrastructure risks, including both physical and logical controls on access to premises and information may prove in some circumstances to be inadequate to prevent the improper disclosure, loss, theft, misappropriation of, unauthorized access to, or destruction of client information, or service interruptions. Such events may expose the Company to financial loss arising from the costs of remediation and those arising from litigation from our clients and third parties (including under the laws that protect the privacy of personal information), claims and damages, as well as expose the Company to government sanctions and damage to our brand and reputation.
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Security and cybersecurity risks
In the current environment, there are numerous and evolving security risks, especially from cyber threats, including criminal hackers, hacktivists, state sponsored organizations, industrial espionage, employee misconduct, and human or technological error. As a worldwide IT and business consulting firm providing services to both the private and public sectors, we process and store increasingly large amounts of data for our clients, including proprietary information and personal information. Consequently, our business could be negatively impacted by physical and cyber threats, which could affect our future sales and financial position or increase our costs and expenses. An unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client or member information, including by cyber-attacks or other security breaches, could cause a loss of data, give rise to remediation or other expenses, expose us to liability under federal and state laws, and subject us to litigation and investigations, which could have an adverse effect on our business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. These security risks to the Company include potential attacks not only of our own products, services and systems, but also those of our clients, contractors, business partners, vendors and other third parties. The Company’s Chief Security Officer is responsible for overseeing the security of the Company. We seek to detect and investigate all security incidents and to prevent their occurrence or recurrence, by: (i) developing and regularly reviewing policies and standards related to information security, data privacy, physical security and business continuity; (ii) monitoring the Company’s performance against these policies and standards; (iii) developing strategies intended to seek to mitigate the Company’s risks, including through security trainings for all employees to increase awareness of potential cyber threats; (iv) implementing security measures to ensure an appropriate level of control based on the nature of the information and the inherent risks attached thereto, including through access management, security monitoring and testing to mitigate and help detect and respond to attempts to gain unauthorized access to information systems and networks; and (v) working with the industry and governments against cyber threats. However, because of the evolving nature and sophistication of these security threats, there can be no assurance that our safeguards will detect or prevent the occurrence of material cyber breaches, intrusions or attacks. We are regularly the target of attempted cyber and other security threats and must continuously monitor and develop our information technology networks and infrastructure to prevent, detect, address and mitigate the risk of unauthorized access, misuse, computer viruses and other events that could have a security impact. Insider or employee cyber and security threats are increasingly a concern for all large companies, including ours. CGI is continuously working to install new, and upgrade its existing, information technology systems and provide member awareness training around phishing, malware, and other cyber risks to ensure that the Company is protected, to the greatest extent possible, against cyber risks and security breaches. While CGI selects third-party vendors carefully, it does not control their actions. Any problems caused by these third parties, including those resulting from breakdowns or other disruptions in communication services provided by a vendor, failure of a vendor to handle current or higher volumes, cyber-attacks and security breaches at a vendor could adversely affect the our ability to deliver products and services to our customers and otherwise conduct business. Furthermore, while our liability insurance policy covers cyber risks, there is no assurance that such insurance coverage will be sufficient in type or amount to cover the costs, damages, liabilities or losses that could result from security breaches, cyber-attacks and other related breaches. As the cyber threat landscape evolves, the Company may find it necessary to make further significant investments to protect data and infrastructure. Occurrence of any of the aforementioned security threats could expose the Company, our clients or other third parties to potential liability, litigation, and regulatory action, as well as the loss of client confidence, loss of existing or potential clients, loss of sensitive government contracts, damage to brand and reputation, and other financial loss.
Risk of harm to our reputation
CGI’s reputation as a capable and trustworthy service provider and long-term business partner is key to our ability to compete effectively in the market for IT services. The nature of our operations exposes us to the potential loss, unauthorized access to, or destruction of our clients’ information, as well as temporary service interruptions. Depending on the nature of the information or services, such events may have a negative impact on how the Company is perceived in the marketplace. Under such circumstances, our ability to obtain new clients and retain existing clients could suffer with a resulting impact on our revenue and net earnings.
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Risks associated with the integration of new operations
The successful integration of new operations arising from our acquisition strategy or from large managed IT and business process services contracts requires that a substantial amount of management time and attention be focused on integration tasks. Management time that is devoted to integration activities may detract from management’s normal operations focus with resulting pressure on the revenues and earnings from our existing operations. In addition, we may face complex and potentially time-consuming challenges in implementing uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies across new operations when harmonizing their activities with those of our existing business units. Integration activities can result in unanticipated operational problems, expenses and liabilities. If we are not successful in executing our integration strategies in a timely and cost-effective manner, we will have difficulty achieving our growth and profitability objectives.
Internal controlsrisks
Due to the inherent limitations of internal controls including the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud, there can only be reasonable assurance that the Company’s internal controls will detect and prevent a misstatement. If the Company is unable to design, implement, monitor and maintain effective internal controls throughout its different business environments, the efficiency of our operations might suffer, resulting in a decline in revenue and profitability, and the accuracy of our financial reporting could be impaired.
Liquidity and funding risks
The Company’s future growth is contingent on the execution of its business strategy, which, in turn, is dependent on its ability to grow the business organically as well as through business acquisitions. In the event we would need to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing to fund any currently unidentified or unplanned future acquisitions and other growth opportunities, there can be no assurance that such financing will be available in amounts and on terms acceptable to us. Our ability to raise the required funding depends on the capacity of the capital markets to meet our equity and/or debt financing needs in a timely fashion and on the basis of interest rates and/or share prices that are reasonable in the context of our commercial objectives. Increasing interest rates, volatility in our share price, and the capacity of our current lenders to meet our additional liquidity requirements are all factors that may have a material adverse effect on any acquisitions or growth activities that we may, in the future, identify or plan. If we are unable to obtain the necessary funding, we may be unable to achieve our growth objectives.
Foreign exchange risk
The majority of our revenue and costs are denominated in currencies other than the Canadian dollar. Foreign exchange fluctuations impact the results of our operations as they are reported in Canadian dollars. This risk is partially mitigated by a natural hedge in matching our costs with revenue denominated in the same currency and through the use of derivatives in our global hedging strategy. However, as we continue our global expansion, natural hedges may begin to diminish and the use of hedging contracts exposes us to the risk that financial institutions could fail to perform their obligations under our hedging instruments. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that our hedging strategy and arrangements will offset the impact of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which could materially adversely affect our business revenues, results of operations, financial condition or prospects. Other than the use of financial products to deliver on our hedging strategy, we do not trade derivative financial instruments.
Our functional and reporting currency is the Canadian dollar. As such, our U.S., European and Asian investments, operations and assets are exposed to net change in currency exchange rates. Volatility in exchange rates could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
8.2. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is involved in legal proceedings, audits, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business. Certain of these matters seek damages in significant amounts. Although the outcome of such matters is not predictable with assurance, the Company has no reason to believe that the disposition of any such current matter could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or the ability to carry on any of its business activities.
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EX-99.2
Exhibit 99.2
Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of
CGI INC.
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)
Interim Consolidated Statements of Earnings
For the three months ended December 31
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| Notes | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9 | **** | 3,054,747 | **** | 2,963,946 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||
| Costs of services, selling and administrative | **** | 2,579,774 | **** | 2,526,789 | |||||||
| Acquisition-related and integration costs | 7c | **** | 20,234 | **** | 4,438 | ||||||
| Restructuring costs | 4 | **** | 31,178 | **** | — | ||||||
| Net finance costs | **** | 26,722 | **** | 14,610 | |||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | **** | 867 | **** | (2,015 | ) | ||||||
| **** | 2,658,775 | **** | 2,543,822 | ||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | **** | 395,972 | **** | 420,124 | |||||||
| Income tax expense | **** | 105,779 | **** | 108,650 | |||||||
| Net earnings | **** | 290,193 | **** | 311,474 | |||||||
| Earnings per share | |||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | 6c | **** | 1.08 | **** | 1.12 | ||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | 6c | **** | 1.06 | **** | 1.11 |
All values are in US Dollars.
See Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the three months ended December 31
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net earnings | **** | 290,193 | **** | 311,474 | ||||
| Items that will be reclassified subsequently to net earnings (net of income taxes): | ||||||||
| Net unrealized gains on translating<br>financial statements of foreign operations | **** | 35,790 | **** | 341,555 | ||||
| Net losses on cross-currency swaps and<br>on translating long-term debt designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations | **** | (6,062 | ) | (75,192 | ) | |||
| Deferred costs of hedging on<br>cross-currency swaps | **** | 363 | **** | 7,027 | ||||
| Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges | **** | (2,681 | ) | 39,475 | ||||
| Net unrealized (losses) gains on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | **** | (150 | ) | 770 | ||||
| Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to net earnings (net of income taxes): | ||||||||
| Net remeasurement losses on defined benefit plans | **** | (20,011 | ) | (6,932 | ) | |||
| Other comprehensive income | **** | 7,249 | **** | 306,703 | ||||
| Comprehensive income | **** | 297,442 | **** | 618,177 |
All values are in US Dollars.
See Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| Notes | **** | As at December 31, 2019 | As at September 30, 2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **** | ||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8c and 10 | **** | 213,078 | 213,831 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | **** | 1,559,341 | 1,357,090 | |||||||
| Work in progress | **** | 1,019,280 | 1,096,031 | |||||||
| Current financial assets | 10 | **** | 31,087 | 39,931 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | **** | 147,062 | 172,182 | |||||||
| Income taxes | **** | 10,447 | 10,206 | |||||||
| Total current assets before funds held for clients | **** | 2,980,295 | 2,889,271 | |||||||
| Funds held for clients | **** | 679,595 | 368,112 | |||||||
| Total current assets | **** | 3,659,890 | 3,257,383 | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | **** | 385,097 | 397,661 | |||||||
| Contract costs | **** | 223,031 | 222,965 | |||||||
| Right-of-use assets | **** | 696,651 | — | |||||||
| Intangible assets | **** | 537,619 | 517,982 | |||||||
| Other long-term assets | **** | 161,046 | 180,480 | |||||||
| Long-term financial assets | **** | 154,907 | 176,899 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets | **** | 114,213 | 100,539 | |||||||
| Goodwill | **** | 7,931,163 | 7,767,837 | |||||||
| **** | 13,863,617 | 12,621,746 | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | **** | 1,196,000 | 1,108,895 | |||||||
| Accrued compensation | **** | 585,288 | 642,897 | |||||||
| Current derivative financial instruments | 10 | **** | 6,767 | 4,902 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | **** | 472,158 | 397,370 | |||||||
| Income taxes | **** | 209,614 | 176,243 | |||||||
| Provisions | **** | 84,153 | 73,509 | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | **** | 92,451 | 113,511 | |||||||
| Current portion of lease liabilities | **** | 183,723 | — | |||||||
| Total current liabilities before clients’ funds obligations | **** | 2,830,154 | 2,517,327 | |||||||
| Clients’ funds obligations | **** | 678,498 | 366,796 | |||||||
| Total current liabilities | **** | 3,508,652 | 2,884,123 | |||||||
| Long-term income taxes | **** | 7,525 | 7,690 | |||||||
| Long-term provisions | **** | 22,746 | 24,946 | |||||||
| Long-term debt | **** | 2,010,901 | 2,217,696 | |||||||
| Long-term lease liabilities | **** | 718,338 | — | |||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | **** | 120,675 | 213,392 | |||||||
| Long-term derivative financial instruments | 10 | **** | 37,068 | 18,322 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | **** | 167,458 | 178,265 | |||||||
| Retirement benefits obligations | **** | 185,459 | 193,209 | |||||||
| **** | 6,778,822 | 5,737,643 | ||||||||
| Equity | ||||||||||
| Retained earnings | **** | 4,738,354 | 4,557,855 | |||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 5 | **** | 183,943 | 176,694 | ||||||
| Capital stock | 6a | **** | 1,913,935 | 1,903,977 | ||||||
| Contributed surplus | **** | 248,563 | 245,577 | |||||||
| **** | 7,084,795 | 6,884,103 | ||||||||
| **** | 13,863,617 | 12,621,746 |
All values are in US Dollars.
See Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the three months ended December 31
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| Notes | Retained<br><br><br>earnings | Accumulated<br><br><br>other<br> <br>comprehensive<br><br><br>income | Capital<br><br><br>stock | Contributed<br><br><br>surplus | Total<br><br><br>equity | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | |||||||||||||||
| Balance as at September 30, 2019 | 4,557,855 | 176,694 | 1,903,977 | 245,577 | 6,884,103 | ||||||||||||||
| Adoption of IFRS 16 (Note 3) | (93,873 | ) | — | — | — | (93,873 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Balance as at October 1, 2019 | 4,463,982 | 176,694 | 1,903,977 | 245,577 | 6,790,230 | ||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 290,193 | — | — | — | 290,193 | ||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | 7,249 | — | — | 7,249 | ||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | 290,193 | 7,249 | — | — | 297,442 | ||||||||||||||
| Share-based payment costs | — | — | — | 13,202 | 13,202 | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax impact associated with stock options | — | — | — | 3,408 | 3,408 | ||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | 6a | — | — | 27,434 | (4,826 | ) | 22,608 | ||||||||||||
| Exercise of performance share units | 6a | — | — | 8,798 | (8,798 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
| Purchase for cancellation of Class A subordinate voting shares | 6a | (15,821 | ) | — | (1,359 | ) | — | (17,180 | ) | ||||||||||
| Purchase of Class A subordinate voting shares held in<br>trusts | 6a | — | — | (24,915 | ) | — | (24,915 | ) | |||||||||||
| Balance as at December 31, 2019 | **** | 4,738,354 | **** | 183,943 | **** | 1,913,935 | **** | 248,563 | **** | 7,084,795 | |||||||||
| Notes | Retained<br><br><br>earnings | Accumulated<br><br><br>other<br> <br>comprehensive<br><br><br>income | Capital<br><br><br>stock | Contributed<br><br><br>surplus | Total<br><br><br>equity | ||||||||||||||
| Balance as at September 30, 2018 | 4,251,424 | 201,596 | 2,018,592 | 213,195 | 6,684,807 | ||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 311,474 | — | — | — | 311,474 | ||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | 306,703 | — | — | 306,703 | ||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | 311,474 | 306,703 | — | — | 618,177 | ||||||||||||||
| Share-based payment costs | — | — | — | 9,464 | 9,464 | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax impact associated with stock options | — | — | — | (266 | ) | (266 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options | 6a | — | — | 18,590 | (3,281 | ) | 15,309 | ||||||||||||
| Exercise of performance share units | 6a | — | — | 7,651 | (7,651 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
| Purchase for cancellation of Class A subordinate voting shares | 6a | (328,876 | ) | — | (35,892 | ) | — | (364,768 | ) | ||||||||||
| Purchase of Class A subordinate voting shares held in<br>trusts | 6a | — | — | (30,740 | ) | — | (30,740 | ) | |||||||||||
| Balance as at December 31, 2018 | 4,234,022 | 508,299 | 1,978,201 | 211,461 | 6,931,983 |
All values are in US Dollars.
See Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three months ended December 31
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) (unaudited)
| Notes | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **** | ||||||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||||
| Net earnings | **** | 290,193 | 311,474 | |||||||
| Adjustments for: | ||||||||||
| Amortization and depreciation | **** | 132,381 | 95,700 | |||||||
| Deferred income taxes | **** | 3,490 | 6,837 | |||||||
| Foreign exchange (gain) loss | **** | (2,506 | ) | 13,334 | ||||||
| Share-based payment costs | **** | 13,202 | 9,464 | |||||||
| Net change in non-cash<br>working capital items | 8a | **** | 28,506 | (45,280 | ) | |||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | **** | 465,266 | 391,529 | |||||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||||
| Net change in short-term investments | **** | (185 | ) | — | ||||||
| Business acquisitions (considering the bank overdraft assumed and cash acquired) | **** | (133,135 | ) | (23,508 | ) | |||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | **** | (29,506 | ) | (33,170 | ) | |||||
| Additions to contract costs | **** | (13,562 | ) | (19,790 | ) | |||||
| Additions to intangible assets | **** | (23,879 | ) | (27,997 | ) | |||||
| Purchase of long-term investments | **** | (3,959 | ) | (3,343 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of long-term investments | **** | 4,144 | 745 | |||||||
| Cash used in investing activities | **** | (200,082 | ) | (107,063 | ) | |||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||||
| Net change in unsecured committed revolving credit facility | **** | (159,885 | ) | (194,795 | ) | |||||
| Increase of long-term debt | **** | 12,738 | 674,523 | |||||||
| Repayment of long-term debt | **** | (21,334 | ) | (200,642 | ) | |||||
| Payment of lease liabilities | **** | (41,684 | ) | — | ||||||
| Repayment of debt assumed in business acquisitions | **** | (13,063 | ) | — | ||||||
| Payment for remaining shares of Acando | 7b | **** | (23,123 | ) | — | |||||
| Settlement of derivative financial instruments | **** | — | (1,934 | ) | ||||||
| Purchase of Class A subordinate voting shares held in trusts | 6a | **** | (24,915 | ) | (30,740 | ) | ||||
| Purchase and cancellation of Class A subordinate voting shares | 6a | **** | (17,180 | ) | (348,326 | ) | ||||
| Issuance of Class A subordinate voting shares | **** | 22,771 | 15,381 | |||||||
| Cash used in financing activities | **** | (265,675 | ) | (86,533 | ) | |||||
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash<br>equivalents | **** | (262 | ) | 24,108 | ||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | **** | (753 | ) | 222,041 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | **** | 213,831 | 184,091 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | **** | 213,078 | 406,132 |
All values are in US Dollars.
Supplementary cash flow information (Note 8).
See Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 1. | Description of business |
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CGI Inc. (the Company), directly or through its subsidiaries, provides managed information technology (IT) and business process services (BPS), systems integration and consulting, as well as the sale of software solutions to help clients effectively realize their strategies and create added value. The Company was incorporated under Part IA of the CompaniesAct (Québec), predecessor to the Business Corporations Act (Québec) which came into force on February 14, 2011 and its Class A subordinate voting shares are publicly traded. The executive and registered office of the Company is situated at 1350 René-Lévesque Blvd. West, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3G 1T4.
| 2. | Basis of preparation |
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These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34, InterimFinancial Reporting, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). In addition, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in Note 3, Summary of significant accounting policies, of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2019 which were consistently applied to all periods presented, except for the new accounting standards adopted on October 1, 2019, as described below in Note 3, Changes in accounting policies.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended September 30, 2019.
The Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on January 29, 2020.
| 3. Changes in accounting policies |
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ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
The following standards have been adopted by the Company on October 1, 2019:
IFRS 16 - Leases
Adoption IFRS 16 - Leases
In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16, Leases, to set out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a lease agreement. The standard supersedes IAS 17, Leases, and other leases related interpretations, eliminates the lessee’s classification of leases as either operating leases or finance leases and introduces a single lessee accounting model. Lessees recognize a right-of-use asset representing its control of, and right to use, the underlying asset and a lease liability representing its obligation to make future lease payments. The Company adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective method, with no restatement of comparative figures. The Company applied the new standard to contracts that were classified as leases under IAS 17 at the date of initial application. The right-of-use assets were recognized as if IFRS 16 had been applied since the commencement date for real estate leases. For all other leases, the right-of-use assets were measured at an amount equal to the lease liability adjusted by the prepaid amount and the accrued lease payment related to the lease in the balance sheet as at September 30, 2019.
The Company made use of the following practical expedients available on transition date: the definition of a lease, the use of hindsight in determining the lease term, the exclusion of initial direct costs from the measurement of the right-of-use asset at the transition date, the usage of a single incremental borrowing rate for a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics and adjusting the right-of-use assets for any onerous lease provisions as an alternative to an impairment review.
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 3. | Changes in accounting policies (continued) |
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ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONTINUED)
IFRS 16 - Leases (continued)
Accounting policy
The Company identifies a lease if it conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a specific period in exchange for a determined consideration. At inception, a right-of-use asset for the underlying asset and corresponding lease liability are presented in the consolidated balance sheet measured on a present value basis. Discount rate used in the present value calculation is the incremental borrowing rate unless the implicit interest rate in the lease can be readily determined.
Lease liabilities are measured at present value of non-cancellable payments, which are mostly made of fixed payments of rent excluding maintenance fees; variable payments that are based on an index or a rate; amounts expected to be payable as residual value guaranties and extension or termination option if reasonably certain to be exercised.
The lease liabilities are subsequently adjusted to reflect interests on the lease liabilities and lease payments made. Lease liabilities are remeasured when there is a modification in the lease term, in the assessment of an option to purchase, in the residual guarantees or in future lease payments due to a change of an index or rate tied to the payments.
The right-of-use assets are measured at initial lease liabilities adjusted by lease payments made before the commencement date, indirect costs and cash incentives received.
The right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term of the underlying asset and is reduced by impairment losses, if any.
The Company estimates the lease term in order to calculate the value of the lease liability at the initial date of the lease. Management uses judgement to determine the appropriate lease term based on the conditions of each lease. To determine the term, the Company considers all factors that create economic incentives to exercise an extension or a termination option. The extension or termination options are only included in the lease term if it is reasonably certain of being exercised. Management considers all facts that create incentive to exercise an extension option or not to take a termination option including leasehold improvements, significant modification of the underlying asset or a business decision.
The discount rate is used to determine the initial carrying amount of the lease liabilities and the right-of-use assets. The Company estimates the incremental borrowing rate for each lease or portfolio of leased assets, as most of the implicit interest rates in the leases are not readily determinable. To calculate the incremental borrowing rate, the Company considers its credit worthiness, the term of the arrangement, any collateral received and the economic environment. The incremental borrowing rates are subject to change mainly due to changes in the economic environment.
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 3. | Changes in accounting policies (continued) |
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ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONTINUED)
IFRS 16 - Leases (continued)
Impacts at adoption date
The following table shows the impacts of the adoption of IFRS 16 on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of October 1, 2019:
| Balance sheet as at | IFRS 16 adoption | Balance sheet | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2019 | as at October 1, 2019 | |||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,357,090 | 3,319 | 1,360,409 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 172,182 | (6,365 | ) | 165,817 | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 397,661 | (21,863 | ) | 375,798 | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | — | 701,346 | 701,346 | |||||||||
| Other long-term assets | 180,480 | 607 | 181,087 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 100,539 | 14,778 | 115,317 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 10,413,794 | — | 10,413,794 | |||||||||
| **** | 12,621,746 | **** | **** | 691,822 | **** | **** | 13,313,568 | **** | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 1,108,895 | (8,037 | ) | 1,100,858 | ||||||||
| Current portion of provisions | 73,509 | (3,723 | ) | 69,786 | ||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 113,511 | (14,086 | ) | 99,425 | ||||||||
| Current portion of lease liabilities | — | 172,402 | 172,402 | |||||||||
| Long-term provisions | 24,946 | (2,264 | ) | 22,682 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 2,217,696 | (16,253 | ) | 2,201,443 | ||||||||
| Long-term lease liabilities | — | 739,123 | 739,123 | |||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 213,392 | (64,655 | ) | 148,737 | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 178,265 | (16,812 | ) | 161,453 | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | 1,807,429 | — | 1,807,429 | |||||||||
| 5,737,643 | 785,695 | 6,523,338 | ||||||||||
| Equity | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 4,557,855 | (93,873 | ) | 4,463,982 | ||||||||
| Other equity | 2,326,248 | — | 2,326,248 | |||||||||
| 6,884,103 | (93,873 | ) | 6,790,230 | |||||||||
| **** | 12,621,746 | **** | **** | 691,822 | **** | **** | 13,313,568 | **** |
All values are in US Dollars.
Upon adoption of IFRS 16, all operating lease commitments that were presented in the Note 29 of the consolidated financial statements as at September 30, 2019 were recognized as lease liabilities and are now presented in the balance sheet. The Company used its incremental borrowing rates as at October 1, 2019 to measure lease liabilities. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate was 3.69% at the initial application.
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 3. | Changes in accounting policies (continued) |
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ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONTINUED)
IFRS 16 - Leases (continued)
Impacts at adoption date(continued)
The following table reconciles operating lease commitments presented in the consolidated financial statements as at September 30, 2019 and the lease liabilities recognized on October 1, 2019:
| Operating lease commitments as at September 30,2019 | **** | 847,502 | **** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discounted using the weighted average incremental borrowing rate as at October 1, 2019 | (96,638 | ) | ||
| Finance lease obligations presented as at September 30, 2019 | 30,339 | |||
| Termination options reasonably certain to be exercised | (22,748 | ) | ||
| Extention options reasonably certain to be exercised | 153,070 | |||
| Lease liabilities recognized as at October 1,2019 | **** | 911,525 | **** | |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 172,402 | |||
| Long-term lease liabilities | 739,123 | |||
| Total lease liabilities recognized as at October 1,2019 | **** | 911,525 | **** |
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the impacts of the application of IFRS 16 are a decrease in property costs of $47,778,000, an increase in amortization and depreciation of $38,108,000 and finance costs of $7,908,000. In addition, the cash provided by operating activities increased of $39,200,000, with the offset presented in the cash used in financing activities.
Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 - Interest rate benchmark reform
In September 2019, the IASB has amended some of its requirements to address the uncertainty arising from the planned phasing out of interest-rate benchmarks such as interbank offered rates (IBORs). The amendments provide temporary relief from applying specific hedge accounting requirements affected by the interest rate benchmark reform. The amendments impact IFRS 9 Financialinstruments, IAS 39 Financial instruments: Recognition and measurement and IFRS 7 Financial instruments: Disclosures. The amendments come into effect for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020 but early adoption is permitted. The Company elected to early adopt the Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 - Interest rate benchmark reform as at October 1, 2019 and applied retrospectively the reform to hedging relationship that existed on the application date and to the amount accumulated in the cash flow hedge reserve at that date.
The Company has a debt expiring in December 2023 with a principal amount of U.S. $500,000,000 bearing interest based on the 1 month USD LIBOR rate. The debt has a carrying value of $647,779,000 as at December 31, 2019. The Company has entered into and designated as cash flow hedge cross-currency interest rate swaps with aggregate notional amounts of U.S. $500,000,000 and maturing on the same date as the debt (the hedging instruments) on which it receives interest based on the same 1 month USD LIBOR rate.
The Company is planning to renegotiate the terms of the debt and the swaps to replace the related LIBOR elements once a replacement rate for LIBOR is known. Until then, the Company assumes that the LIBOR interest rates used for the settlements on the debt and the swaps will continue to be available beyond the planned phase out date at the end of December 2021.
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 4. Restructuring costs |
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On November 6, 2019, the Company announced a plan through which it will incur up to $40,000,000 of restructuring costs over the current fiscal year related to the closure of the Brazil operations, the refocusing of the Portugal infrastructure business towards nearshore delivery and the optimization of the Sweden infrastructure business. The Company incurred, during the three months ended December 31, 2019, $31,178,000 of costs related to the announced plan. This amount includes mostly restructuring costs for terminations of employment.
| 5. | Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at<br>December 31, 2019 | As at<br>September 30, 2019 | ||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||
| Items that will be reclassified subsequently to net earnings: | |||||||
| Net unrealized gains on translating financial statements of foreign operations, net of accumulated income tax<br>expense of 69,993 (63,579 as at September 30, 2019) | **** | 632,149 | **** | 596,358 | |||
| Net losses on cross-currency swaps and on translating long-term debt designated as hedges of net investments<br>in foreign operations, net of accumulated income tax recovery of 66,050 (67,165 as at September 30, 2019) | **** | (432,438 | ) | (426,376 | ) | ||
| Deferred costs of hedging on cross-currency swaps, net of accumulated income tax recovery of 948<br>(1,113 as at September 30, 2019) | **** | (3,728 | ) | (4,091 | ) | ||
| Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of accumulated income tax expense of 6,476 (13,003 as at<br>September 30, 2019) | **** | 21,475 | **** | 24,157 | |||
| Net unrealized gains on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of accumulated<br>income tax expense of 296 (352 as at September 30, 2019) | **** | 1,336 | **** | 1,486 | |||
| Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to net earnings: | |||||||
| Net remeasurement losses on defined benefit plans, net of accumulated<br>income tax recovery of 11,770 (8,698 as at September 30, 2019) | **** | (34,851 | ) | (14,840 | ) | ||
| **** | 183,943 | **** | 176,694 |
All values are in US Dollars.
For the three months ended December 31, 2019, $4,003,000 of the net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of income tax expense of $1,264,000, previously recognized in other comprehensive income were reclassified in the consolidated statements of earnings.
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 6. | Capital stock, share-based payments and earnings per share |
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a) Capital stock
| Class A subordinate voting shares | Class B multiple voting shares | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Carrying value | Number | Carrying value | Number | Carrying value | ||||||||||||||||
| As at September 30, 2019 | 239,857,462 | 1,863,595 | 28,945,706 | 40,382 | 268,803,168 | 1,903,977 | |||||||||||||||
| Issued upon exercise of stock options^1^ | 535,897 | 27,434 | — | — | 535,897 | 27,434 | |||||||||||||||
| Performance share units (PSUs) exercised^2^ | — | 8,798 | — | — | — | 8,798 | |||||||||||||||
| Purchased and cancelled^3^ | (169,300 | ) | (1,359 | ) | — | — | (169,300 | ) | (1,359 | ) | |||||||||||
| Purchased and held in trusts^4^ | — | **** | (24,915 | ) | — | — | — | (24,915 | ) | ||||||||||||
| As at December 31, 2019 | **** | 240,224,059 | **** | **** | 1,873,553 | **** | **** | 28,945,706 | **** | **** | 40,382 | **** | **** | 269,169,765 | **** | **** | 1,913,935 | **** |
All values are in US Dollars.
| ^1^ | The carrying value of Class A subordinate voting shares includes $4,826,000 ($3,281,000 for the three months ended<br>December 31, 2018), which corresponds to a reduction in contributed surplus representing the value of accumulated compensation costs associated with the stock options exercised during the period. |
|---|---|
| ^2^ | During the three months ended December 31, 2019, 153,512 PSUs were exercised (160,694 during the three months<br>ended December 31, 2018) with a recorded value of $8,798,000 ($7,651,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2018) that was removed from contributed surplus. As at December 31, 2019, 949,040 Class A subordinate voting<br>shares were held in trusts under the PSU plans (875,480 as at December 31, 2018). |
| --- | --- |
| ^3^ | On January 29, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized, subject to regulatory approval, the renewal<br>of the Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) for the purchase for cancellation of up to 20,149,100 Class A subordinate voting shares on the open market through the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and/or alternative<br>trading systems or otherwise pursuant to exemption orders issued by securities regulators. The Class A subordinate voting shares are available for purchase for cancellation commencing on February 6, 2020 until no later than<br>February 5, 2021, or on such earlier date when the Company has either acquired the maximum number of Class A subordinate voting shares allowable under the NCIB or decided not to make any further purchases for cancellation under it.<br> |
| --- | --- |
During the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased for cancellation 169,300 Class A subordinate voting shares (4,444,100 during the three months ended December 31, 2018) under its current NCIB for a cash consideration of $17,180,000 ($364,768,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2018) and the excess of the purchase price over the carrying value in the amount of $15,821,000 ($328,876,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2018) was charged to retained earnings.
| ^4^ | During the three months ended December 31, 2019, the trustees, in accordance with the terms of the PSU plans and<br>Trust Agreements, purchased 227,070 Class A subordinate voting shares of the Company on the open market (374,995 during the three months ended December 31, 2018) for a cash consideration of $24,915,000 ($30,740,000 during the three months<br>ended December 31, 2018). | |
|---|---|---|
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 6. | Capital stock, share-based payments and earnings per share (continued) |
|---|---|
| b) | Share-based payments |
| --- | --- |
| i) | Stock options |
| --- | --- |
Under the Company’s stock option plan, the Board of Directors may grant, at its discretion, stock options to purchase Class A subordinate voting shares to certain employees, officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. The exercise price is established by the Board of Directors and is equal to the closing price of the Class A subordinate voting shares on the TSX on the day preceding the date of the grant. Stock options vest annually over four years from the date of the grant conditionally upon achievement of performance objectives and must be exercised within a ten-year period, except in the event of retirement, termination of employment or death.
The following table presents information concerning the number of outstanding stock options granted by the Company:
| Outstanding as at September 30, 2019 | 9,891,592 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granted | 910,440 | |||
| Exercised (Note 6a) | (535,897 | ) | ||
| Forfeited | (312,439 | ) | ||
| Outstanding as at December 31, 2019 | **** | 9,953,696 | **** |
The weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended December 31 and the weighted average assumptions used in the calculation of their fair value on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model were as follows:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant date fair value () | **** | 17.72 | **** | 16.28 | |||
| Dividend yield (%) | **** | 0.00 | **** | 0.00 | |||
| Expected volatility (%)1 | **** | 16.58 | **** | 20.07 | |||
| Risk-free interest rate (%) | **** | 1.55 | **** | 2.32 | |||
| Expected life (years) | **** | 4.00 | **** | 4.00 | |||
| Exercise price () | **** | 110.73 | **** | 81.30 | |||
| Share price () | **** | 110.73 | **** | 81.30 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| ^1^ | Expected volatility was determined using statistical formulas and based on the weekly historical average of closing daily<br>share prices over the period of the expected life of stock options. | |
|---|---|---|
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 6. | Capital stock, share-based payments and earnings per share (continued) |
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b) Share-based payments (continued)
| ii) | Performance share units (PSUs) |
|---|
The Company operates two PSU plans with similar terms and conditions. Under both plans, the Board of Directors may grant PSUs to certain employees and officers which entitle them to receive one Class A subordinate voting share for each PSU. The vesting performance conditions are determined by the Board of Directors at the time of each grant. PSUs expire on the business day preceding December 31 of the third calendar year following the end of the fiscal year during which the PSU award was made, except in the event of retirement, termination of employment or death. Conditionally upon achievement of performance objectives, granted PSUs under the first plan vest annually over a period of four years from the date of the grant and granted PSUs under the second plan vest at the end of the four-year period.
Class A subordinate voting shares purchased in connection with the PSU plans are held in trusts for the benefit of the participants. The trusts, considered as structured entities, are consolidated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements with the cost of the purchased shares recorded as a reduction of capital stock (Note 6a).
The following table presents information concerning the number of outstanding PSUs granted by the Company:
| Outstanding as at September 30, 2019 | 861,485 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granted^1^ | 583,991 | |||
| Exercised (Note 6a) | (153,512 | ) | ||
| Forfeited | (57,190 | ) | ||
| Outstanding as at December 31, 2019 | **** | 1,234,774 | **** | |
| ^1^ | The PSUs granted in the period had a grant date fair value of $107.64 per unit. | |||
| --- | --- |
c) Earnings per share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net<br><br><br>earnings | Weighted average number of<br><br><br>shares outstanding^1^ | Earnings<br><br><br>per share | Net<br><br><br>earnings | Weighted average number of<br><br><br>shares outstanding^1^ | Earnings<br><br><br>per share | ||||||||||||||||||
| **** | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | **** | 290,193 | **** | 268,203,274 | **** | **** | 1.08 | 311,474 | 276,971,263 | 1.12 | |||||||||||||
| Net effect of dilutive stock options and PSUs^2^ | **** | 4,918,312 | **** | 4,596,834 | |||||||||||||||||||
| **** | 290,193 | **** | 273,121,586 | **** | **** | 1.06 | 311,474 | 281,568,097 | 1.11 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| ^1^ | During the three months ended December 31, 2019, 169,300 Class A subordinate voting shares purchased for<br>cancellation and 949,040 Class A subordinate voting shares held in trusts were excluded from the calculation of the weighted average number of shares outstanding as of the date of the transaction (4,444,100 and 875,480, respectively during the<br>three months ended December 31, 2018). | |
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| ^2^ | The calculation of the diluted earnings per share excluded 917,791 stock options for the three months ended<br>December 31, 2019 (1,812,850 for the three months ended December 31, 2018), as they were anti-dilutive. | |
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| CGI Inc. – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | 13 | |
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 7. Investments in subsidiaries |
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a) Significant business acquisitions realized in the current fiscal year
SCISYS Group Plc (SCISYS)
On December 18, 2019, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of SCISYS, for a purchase price of $130,260,000. Predominantly based in United Kingdom and Germany, SCISYS operates in several sectors, with deep expertise and industry leading solutions in the space and defense sectors, as well as in the media and broadcast news industries, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
The following table presents the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition of SCISYS based on the acquisition-date fair values of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
| Current assets | **** | 34,338 | **** | |
| Property, plant and equipment | **** | 16,829 | **** | |
| Right-of-use assets | **** | 10,242 | **** | |
| Intangible assets | **** | 26,153 | **** | |
| Goodwill^1^ | **** | 107,383 | **** | |
| Current liabilities | **** | (38,291 | ) | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | **** | (7,932 | ) | |
| Long-term debt | **** | (13,422 | ) | |
| Lease liabilities | **** | (11,281 | ) | |
| **** | 124,019 | **** | ||
| Cash acquired | **** | 6,241 | **** | |
| Net assets acquired | **** | 130,260 | **** | |
| **** | **** | **** | ||
| Consideration paid | **** | 130,260 | **** |
All values are in US Dollars.
| ^1^ | The goodwill arising from the acquisition mainly represents the future economic value associated to acquired work force<br>and synergies with the Company’s operations. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. |
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The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is expected to be completed as soon as management will have gathered all the significant information available and considered necessary in order to finalize this allocation.
Meti Logiciels et Services (Meti)
On January 20, 2020, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Meti for a purchase price of $43,404,000. Based in France, Meti is specialized in the development of software solutions for the retail sector across Europe and works with some of Europe’s largest retailers.
With significant strategic consulting, system integration and customer-centric digital innovation capabilities, these acquisitions were made to complement CGI’s proximity model and expertise across key sectors, including manufacturing, retail and government.
| b) | Business acquisition realized in the prior fiscal year |
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During fiscal year 2019, the Company acquired 96.1% of the outstanding shares of Acando AB (Acando) and the remaining 3.9% on October 11, 2019 for $23,123,000 which was paid during the three months ended December 31, 2019.
| c) | Acquisition-related and integration costs |
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The Company expensed $20,234,000 for acquisition-related and integration costs during the three months ended December 31, 2019 ($4,438,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2018). This amount includes acquisition-related costs of $5,583,000 ($95,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2018) and integration costs of $14,651,000 ($4,343,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2018). The acquisition-related costs consist mainly of professional fees incurred for the acquisitions. The integration costs mainly include terminations of employment of $9,095,000 accounted for in restructuring provisions ($2,925,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2018), as well as other integration costs of $5,556,000 ($1,418,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2018).
| CGI Inc. – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | 14 |
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 8. | Supplementary cash flow information |
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a) Net change in non-cash working capital items is as follows for the three months ended December 31:
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
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| Accounts receivable | **** | (181,369 | ) | 38,471 | ||||
| Work in progress | **** | 98,054 | **** | (48,857 | ) | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | **** | 48,585 | **** | 12,063 | ||||
| Long-term financial assets | **** | (5,010 | ) | 4,661 | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | **** | 82,777 | **** | 25,902 | ||||
| Accrued compensation | **** | (65,849 | ) | 789 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | **** | 32,388 | **** | (89,994 | ) | |||
| Provisions | **** | 12,272 | **** | (3,990 | ) | |||
| Long-term liabilities | **** | 482 | **** | (5,660 | ) | |||
| Retirement benefits obligations | **** | (32,429 | ) | (1,964 | ) | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | **** | (22 | ) | (582 | ) | |||
| Income taxes | **** | 38,627 | **** | 23,881 | ||||
| **** | 28,506 | **** | (45,280 | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
b) Net interest paid and income taxes paid are classified within operating activities and are as follows for the three months ended December 31:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
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| Net interest paid | **** | 25,885 | **** | 20,256 | |||
| Income taxes paid | **** | 60,091 | **** | 59,122 |
All values are in US Dollars.
c) Cash and cash equivalents consisted of unrestricted cash as at December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019.
| CGI Inc. – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | 15 |
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 9. Segmented information |
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Effective October 1, 2019, the Company realigned its management structure, resulting primarily in the creation of two new operating segments, namely Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark and Norway) and Finland, Poland and Baltics, collectively formerly known as Northern Europe in the prior fiscal year. As a result, the Company is now managed through nine operating segments, namely: Western and Southern Europe (primarily France, Portugal and Belgium); United States of America (U.S.) Commercial and State Government; Canada; U.S. Federal; United Kingdom (U.K.) and Australia; Central and Eastern Europe (primarily Germany and Netherlands); Scandinavia; Finland, Poland and Baltics; and Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence (mainly India and Philippines) (Asia Pacific). This realignment of management structure also included, to a lesser extent, transfers of some lines of business between our operating segments.
The operating segments reflect the revised management structure and the way that the chief operating decision-maker, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, evaluates the business. The following tables present information on the Company’s operations based on its revised management structure. The Company has retrospectively revised the segmented information for the comparative period to conform to the new segmented information structure.
| For the three months ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Western<br>and Southern<br>Europe | U.S.<br>Commercial and State<br>Government | Canada | U.S.<br>Federal | U.K. and<br>Australia | Central<br>and Eastern<br>Europe | Scandinavia | Finland,<br>Poland and<br>Baltics | Asia<br>Pacific | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment revenue | **** | 493,533 | **** | **** | 447,974 | **** | **** | 435,969 | **** | **** | 421,945 | **** | **** | 325,837 | **** | **** | 297,779 | **** | **** | 303,202 | **** | **** | 199,023 | **** | **** | 160,817 | **** | **** | (31,332 | ) | **** | 3,054,747 | **** | |||||||||
| Segment earnings before acquisition-related and integration costs, restructuring costs, net finance costs and<br>income tax expense1 | **** | 73,644 | **** | **** | 67,434 | **** | **** | 99,456 | **** | **** | 56,165 | **** | **** | 47,753 | **** | **** | 31,346 | **** | **** | 23,526 | **** | **** | 29,705 | **** | **** | 45,077 | **** | **** | — | **** | **** | 474,106 | **** | |||||||||
| Acquisition-related and integration costs (Note 7c) | **** | (20,234 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring costs (Note 4) | **** | (31,178 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net finance costs | **** | (26,722 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | **** | 395,972 | **** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Total amortization and depreciation of 132,128,000 included in the Western and Southern Europe, U.S. Commercial and State Government, Canada, U.S. Federal, U.K. and Australia,<br>Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Finland, Poland and Baltics and Asia Pacific segments is 15,025,000, 20,312,000, 17,474,000, 10,247,000, 17,628,000, 20,079,000, 17,089,000, 8,269,000 and 6,005,000, respectively for the three months<br>ended December 31, 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the three months ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western<br>and Southern<br>Europe | U.S.<br>Commercial and State<br>Government | Canada | U.S.<br>Federal | U.K. and<br>Australia | Central<br>and Eastern<br>Europe | Scandinavia | Finland,<br>Poland and<br>Baltics | Asia<br>Pacific | Eliminations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment revenue | 512,064 | 441,231 | 445,717 | 378,733 | 323,183 | 281,079 | 259,104 | 204,963 | 144,953 | (27,081 | ) | 2,963,946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment earnings before acquisition-related and integration costs, net finance costs and income tax expense1 | 72,008 | 66,836 | 89,602 | 52,628 | 51,224 | 24,135 | 19,469 | 28,773 | 34,497 | — | 439,172 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related and integration costs (Note 7c) | (4,438 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net finance costs | (14,610 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 420,124 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| ^1^ | Total amortization and depreciation of $95,509,000 included in the Western and Southern Europe, U.S. Commercial and State<br>Government, Canada, U.S. Federal, U.K. and Australia, Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Finland, Poland and Baltics and Asia Pacific segments is $10,825,000, $17,788,000, $16,449,000, $6,469,000, $17,067,000, $8,586,000, $6,380,000,<br>$8,044,000 and $3,901,000, respectively for the three months ended December 31, 2018. |
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The accounting policies of each operating segment are the same as those described in Note 3, Summary of significant accounting policies, of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2019, except for the adoption of IFRS 16 as at October 1, 2019. Intersegment revenue is priced as if the revenue was from third parties.
| CGI Inc. – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | 16 |
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 9. Segmented information (continued) |
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
The following table provides external revenue information based on the client’s location which is different from the revenue presented under operating segments, due to the intersegment revenue, for the three months ended December 31:
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
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| Western and Southern Europe | ||||||||
| France | **** | 431,973 | 445,689 | |||||
| Others | **** | 62,740 | 69,217 | |||||
| **** | 494,713 | 514,906 | ||||||
| U.S.^1^ | **** | 887,467 | **** | 834,861 | ||||
| Canada | **** | 465,028 | **** | 473,803 | ||||
| U.K. and Australia | ||||||||
| U.K. | **** | 361,139 | 341,739 | |||||
| Australia | **** | 15,376 | 24,572 | |||||
| **** | 376,515 | 366,311 | ||||||
| Central and Eastern Europe | ||||||||
| Germany | **** | 173,030 | 151,525 | |||||
| Netherlands | **** | 114,756 | 116,620 | |||||
| Others | **** | 18,169 | 18,001 | |||||
| **** | 305,955 | 286,146 | ||||||
| Scandinavia | ||||||||
| Sweden | **** | 229,405 | 207,354 | |||||
| Others | **** | 87,573 | 66,364 | |||||
| **** | 316,978 | 273,718 | ||||||
| Finland, Poland and Baltics | ||||||||
| Finland | **** | 197,125 | 202,831 | |||||
| Others | **** | 9,803 | 9,541 | |||||
| **** | 206,928 | 212,372 | ||||||
| Asia Pacific | ||||||||
| Others | **** | 1,163 | 1,829 | |||||
| **** | 1,163 | 1,829 | ||||||
| **** | 3,054,747 | 2,963,946 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| ^1^ | External revenue included in the U.S. Commercial and State Government and U.S. Federal operating segments was $459,691,000<br>and $427,776,000, respectively for the three months ended December 31, 2019 ($450,626,000 and $384,235,000, respectively for the three months ended December 31, 2018). | |
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| CGI Inc. – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | 17 | |
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 9. | Segmented information (continued) |
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INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES
The following table provides revenue information based on services provided by the Company for the three months ended December 31:
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
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| Systems integration and consulting | **** | 1,398,367 | **** | 1,557,230 | |||
| Management of IT and business functions | **** | 1,656,380 | **** | 1,406,716 | |||
| **** | 3,054,747 | **** | 2,963,946 |
All values are in US Dollars.
MAJOR CLIENT INFORMATION
Contracts with the U.S. federal government and its various agencies, included within the U.S. Federal operating segment, accounted for $394,062,000 and 12.9% of revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2019 ($356,518,000 and 12.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2018).
| CGI Inc. – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | 18 |
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 10. | Financial instruments |
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FAIR VALUE
All financial instruments are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently classified either at amortized cost, at fair value through earnings or at fair value through other comprehensive income.
The Company has made the following classifications:
Amortized cost
Trade accounts receivable, cash included in funds held for clients and long-term receivables within long-term financial assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued compensation, long-term debt and clients’ funds obligations.
Fair value through earnings (FVTE)
Cash and cash equivalents, derivative financial instruments and deferred compensation plan assets within long-term financial assets.
Fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI)
Long-term bonds included in funds held for clients and in long-term investments within long-term financial assets.
FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY
Fair value measurements recognized in the consolidated balance sheet are categorized in accordance with the following levels:
Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, but that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Valuation techniques used to value financial instruments are as follows:
| - | The fair value of Senior U.S. and euro unsecured notes, the unsecured committed revolving credit facility, the<br>unsecured committed term loan credit facility and the other long-term debt is estimated by discounting expected cash flows at rates currently offered to the Company for debts of the same remaining maturities and conditions; |
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| - | The fair value of long-term bonds included in funds held for clients and in long-term investments is determined by<br>discounting the future cash flows using observable inputs, such as interest rate yield curves or credit spreads, or according to similar transactions on an arm’s-length basis; |
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| - | The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is determined using forward exchange rates at the end of the<br>reporting period; |
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| - | The fair value of cross-currency swaps and interest rate swaps is determined based on market data (primarily yield<br>curves, exchange rates and interest rates) to calculate the present value of all estimated flows; |
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| - | The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is determined using observable quotes; and |
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| - | The fair value of deferred compensation plan assets within long-term financial assets is based on observable price<br>quotations and net assets values at the reporting date. |
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There were no changes in valuation techniques during the three months ended December 31, 2019.
| CGI Inc. – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | 19 |
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Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts only are in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (unaudited)
| 10. | Financial instruments (continued) |
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (CONTINUED)
The following table presents the financial liabilities included in the long-term debt measured at amortized cost categorized using the fair value hierarchy:
| As at December 31, 2019 | As at September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Carrying amount | Fair value | Carrying amount | Fair value | ||||||||||||||
| Senior U.S. and euro unsecured notes | Level 2 | **** | 1,232,521 | **** | **** | 1,297,353 | **** | 1,256,554 | 1,330,809 | |||||||||
| Obligations under finance leases | Level 2 | **** | — | **** | **** | — | **** | 30,339 | 29,792 | |||||||||
| Other long-term debt | Level 2 | **** | 30,469 | **** | **** | 29,416 | **** | 33,710 | 32,783 | |||||||||
| **** | 1,262,990 | **** | **** | 1,326,769 | **** | 1,320,603 | 1,393,384 |
All values are in US Dollars.
For the remaining financial assets and liabilities measured at amortized cost, the carrying values approximate the fair values of the financial instruments given their short term maturity.
The following table presents financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value categorized using the fair value hierarchy:
| Level | As at December 31, 2019 | As at September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Financial assets | ||||||||||||
| FVTE | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | Level 2 | **** | 213,078 | **** | 213,831 | |||||||
| Deferred compensation plan assets | Level 1 | **** | 67,803 | **** | 62,627 | |||||||
| **** | 280,881 | **** | 276,458 | |||||||||
| Derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments | ||||||||||||
| Current derivative financial instruments included in current financial assets | Level 2 | |||||||||||
| Cross-currency swaps | **** | 3,958 | **** | 4,243 | ||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | **** | 17,057 | **** | 25,799 | ||||||||
| Long-term derivative financial instruments | Level 2 | |||||||||||
| Cross-currency swaps | **** | 30,895 | **** | 45,193 | ||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | **** | 14,983 | **** | 25,069 | ||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | **** | 595 | **** | 1,380 | ||||||||
| **** | 67,488 | **** | 101,684 | |||||||||
| FVOCI | ||||||||||||
| Short-term investments included in current financial assets | Level 2 | **** | 10,072 | **** | 9,889 | |||||||
| Long-term bonds included in funds held for clients | Level 2 | **** | 179,788 | **** | 180,289 | |||||||
| Long-term investments | Level 2 | **** | 23,889 | **** | 24,596 | |||||||
| **** | 213,749 | **** | 214,774 | |||||||||
| Financial liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments | ||||||||||||
| Current derivative financial instruments | Level 2 | |||||||||||
| Cross-currency swaps | **** | 4,371 | **** | 2,982 | ||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | **** | 2,396 | **** | 1,920 | ||||||||
| Long-term derivative financial instruments | Level 2 | |||||||||||
| Cross-currency swaps | **** | 33,564 | **** | 16,560 | ||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | **** | 3,504 | **** | 1,762 | ||||||||
| **** | 43,835 | **** | 23,224 |
All values are in US Dollars.
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended December 31, 2019.
| CGI Inc. – Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | 20 |
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CGI reports strong Q1 Fiscal 2020 results
Q1-F2020 results and year-over-year highlights
| • | Revenue of $3.05 billion, up 3.1% year-over-year or 4.8% in constant currency; |
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| • | Adjusted EBIT of $474.1 million, up 8.0%; |
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| • | Adjusted EBIT margin of 15.5%, up 70 basis points; |
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| • | Net earnings of $290.2 million, for a margin of 9.5% and diluted EPS of $1.06; |
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| • | Net earnings excluding specific items* of $334.9 million, for a margin of 11.0% and diluted EPS of $1.23;<br> |
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| • | Cash provided by operating activities of $465.3 million, up 18.8%; |
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| • | Bookings of $2.75 billion for<br>book-to-bill of 90.0% and 101.3% over the last twelve months; and, |
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| • | Backlog of $22.29 billion or 1.8x annual revenue. |
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*Specific items in Q1-F2020 include: $16.5 million in acquisition-related and integration costs and $28.2 million in restructuring costs, both net of tax; Specific items in Q1-F2019 include: $3.2 million in acquisition-related and integration costs, net of tax;
Note: All figures in Canadian dollars. Q1-F2020 MD&A, interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes can be found at cgi.com/investors and have been filed with both SEDAR in Canada and EDGAR in the U.S.
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Montréal, Quebec, January 29, 2020 - CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) reported Fiscal 2020 first quarter revenue $3.05 billion, representing growth of 3.1%, or $90.8 million year-over-year. On a constant currency basis, revenue was up 4.8% as foreign exchange fluctuations negatively impacted revenue by $52.6 million.
On October 1, 2019, the Company adopted IFRS 16, which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases. The change recognizes lease agreements on-balance sheet and, as a result, the Q1-F2020 consolidated statement of earnings now presents a decrease in the cost of services, selling and administrative expenses, partially offset by higher net finance costs with a non-material impact to the net earnings. These changes and their impact on capital structure ratios and cash from operations are noted below and detailed in the MD&A and financial statements.
Adjusted EBIT was $474.1 million, an increase of $34.9 million from Q1-F2019, of which $9.7 million relates to the adoption of IFRS 16. EBIT margin of 15.5% improved by 70 basis points compared to the same period last year.
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Net earnings were $290.2 million in Q1-F2020, down $21.3 million compared with the year ago period, impacted by $44.7 million in one-time restructuring costs and integration expenses. Earnings per diluted share, as a result, were $1.06.
When excluding the specific items, net earnings in Q1-F2020 were $334.9 million, representing a margin of 11.0%. On the same basis, EPS expanded by 9.8% to $1.23 per diluted share, up from $1.12 from the year ago period.
“I am pleased with this quarter’s results of continued profitable growth and strong cash generation as we successfully execute our build and buy strategy,” said President and Chief Executive Officer, George Schindler. “We are experiencing strong demand for our end-to-end services and remain an active consolidator through mergers and acquisitions.”
Bookings were $2.75 billion in Q1-F2020 and $12.36 billion over the last twelve months, representing 90.0% and 101.3% of revenue, respectively. At the end of December 2019, the Company’s backlog stood at $22.29 billion.
Cash provided by operating activities was $465.3 million, or 15.2% of revenue, representing an improvement of $73.7 million compared with Q1-F2019. Of this amount, $39.2 million resulted from the adoption of IFRS 16.
| In millions of Canadian dollars except earnings per share<br><br><br>and where noted | Q1-F2020 | Q1-F2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,054.7 | 2,963.9 |
| Growth | 3.1% | 5.2% |
| Growth at constant<br>currency | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Adjusted EBIT | 474.1 | 439.2 |
| Margin | 15.5% | 14.8% |
| Net earnings | 290.2 | 311.5 |
| Margin | 9.5% | 10.5% |
| Net earnings excluding specific items* | 334.9 | 314.7 |
| Margin | 11.0% | 10.6% |
| Diluted earnings<br>per share | 1.06 | 1.11 |
| Diluted earnings<br>per share, excluding specific items* | 1.23 | 1.12 |
| Weighted average<br>number of outstanding shares (diluted) | 273,121,586 | 281,568,097 |
| Net finance<br>costs | 26.7 | 14.6 |
| Net debt | 2,810.6 | 1,738.7 |
| Net debt to<br>capitalization ratio | 27.7% | 19.1% |
| Cash provided by<br>operating activities | 465.3 | 391.5 |
| Days sales<br>outstanding (DSO) | 49 | 54 |
| Return on invested<br>capital (ROIC) | 14.4% | 14.5% |
| Return on equity<br>(ROE) | 18.0% | 17.3% |
| Bookings | 2,749.3 | 3,030.8 |
| Backlog | 22,292.4 | 23,337.9 |
*Specific items in Q1-F2020 include: $16.5 million in acquisition-related and integration costs and $28.2 million in restructuring costs, both net of tax; Specific items in Q1-F2019 include: $3.2 million in acquisition-related and integration costs, net of tax;
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At the end of December, net debt stood at $2.8 billion, representing a net debt-to-capitalization ratio of 27.7%, up from 19.1% last year. When excluding the impact of adopting IFRS 16, the net debt to capitalization ratio would have been 20.9%, slightly higher due to the investments made in metro market mergers.
Normal Course Issuer Bid
The Company’s Board of Directors authorized earlier this morning the renewal of its Normal Course Issuer Bid, which, subject to approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange, allows for the purchase for cancellation of up to 20.1 million Class A subordinate voting shares over the next 12 months, representing approximately 10% of the Company’s public float as of the close of business on January 22, 2020. The current program will terminate on February 5, 2020 and purchases of Class A subordinate voting shares under the renewed program may commence on February 6, 2020. For further information, please refer to the Company’s press release regarding the renewal of its Normal Course Issuer Bid.
Q1-F2020 results conference call
Management will host a conference call this morning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results. Participants may access the call by dialing 1-800-377-0758 or via cgi.com/investors. For those unable to participate on the live call, a podcast and copy of the slides will be archived for download at cgi.com/investors.
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
This morning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, the Company will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at The Centre Sheraton Montréal. The meeting, as well as the question and answer session that follows will be broadcast live via cgi.com/investors.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With approximately 77,500 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. With Fiscal 2019 reported revenue of C$12.1 billion, CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
Non-GAAP financial metrics used in this press release: Constant currency growth, adjusted EBIT,net debt, net debt to capitalization ratio, bookings, book-to-bill ratio, backlog, DSO, ROIC, ROE, net earnings and diluted EPS excluding specific items.
CGI reports its financial results in accordance with IFRS. However, management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations as they provide additional measures of its performance. Additional details for these non-GAAP measures can be found on pages 3 and 4 of our MD&A which is posted on CGI’s website, and filed with SEDAR and EDGAR.
Forward-looking information and statements
This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable United States safe harbours.
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All such forward-looking information and statements are made and disclosed in reliance upon the safe harbour provisions of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws. Forward-looking information and statements include all information and statements regarding CGI’s intentions, plans, expectations, beliefs, objectives, future performance, and strategy, as well as any other information or statements that relate to future events or circumstances and which do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts. Forward-looking information and statements often but not always use words such as “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “foresee”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “aim”, “seek”, “strive”, “potential”, “continue”, “target”, “may”, “might”, “could”, “should”, and similar expressions and variations thereof. These information and statements are based on our perception of historic trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other assumptions, both general and specific, that we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. Such information and statements are, however, by their very nature, subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, of which many are beyond the control of CGI, and which give rise to the possibility that actual results could differ materially from our expectations expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not restricted to: risks related to the market such as the level of business activity of our clients, which is affected by economic and political conditions, and our ability to negotiate new contracts; risks related to our industry such as competition and our ability to attract and retain qualified employees, to develop and expand our services, to penetrate new markets, and to protect our intellectual property rights; risks related to our business such as risks associated with our growth strategy, including the integration of new operations, financial and operational risks inherent in worldwide operations, foreign exchange risks, income tax laws, our ability to negotiate favorable contractual terms, to deliver our services and to collect receivables, and the reputational and financial risks attendant to cybersecurity breaches and other incidents; as well as other risks identified or incorporated by reference in this press release, in CGI’s annual and quarterly MD&A and in other documents that we make public, including our filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators (on SEDAR at www.sedar.com) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (on EDGAR at www.sec.gov). Unless otherwise stated, the forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. While we believe that our assumptions on which these forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are based were reasonable as at the date of this press release, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking information or statements. Furthermore, readers are reminded that forward-looking information and statements are presented for the sole purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding our objectives, strategic priorities and business outlook as well as our anticipated operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Further information on the risks that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations may be found in the section titled “Risk Environment” of CGI’s annual and quarterly MD&A, which is incorporated by reference in this cautionary statement. We also caution readers that the above-mentioned risks and the risks disclosed in CGI’s annual and quarterly MD&A and other documents and filings are not the only ones that could affect us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial could also have a material adverse effect on our financial position, financial performance, cash flows, business or reputation.
For more information:
Lorne Gorber
Executive Vice-President, Investor and Public Relations
+1 514-841-3355
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CGI renews its Normal Course Issuer Bid
Montréal, Quebec, January 29, 2020 – CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) (the “Company” or “CGI”) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the renewal of its Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”), subject to approval by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”).
CGI’s management and Board of Directors believe that the purchase for cancellation of the Company’s Class A subordinate voting shares (“Class A Shares”) is a proper use of funds, and the NCIB will provide the flexibility to purchase Class A Shares from time to time as the Company considers it advisable, as part of its efforts to increase shareholder value.
At the close of business on January 22, 2020, there were 240,398,273 Class A Shares outstanding, of which approximately 84% were widely held (representing a public float of 201,491,000 Class A Shares for TSX purposes).
Under the terms of the NCIB, subject to TSX approval, the Company may purchase for cancellation on the open market through the facilities of the TSX and the New York Stock Exchange and through alternative trading systems, as well as outside the facilities of the TSX pursuant to exemption orders issued by securities regulators, up to 20,149,100 Class A Shares, representing approximately 10% of the Company’s public float as of the close of business on January 22, 2020. The average daily trading volume of the Class A Shares on the TSX for the six-month period ended December 31, 2019 was 474,614 (the “ADTV”). Consequently, and in accordance with the requirements of the TSX, the daily purchase limit under the NCIB on the TSX will be 118,653 Class A Shares, representing 25% of the ADTV. All Class A Shares will be purchased at their market price at the time of acquisition, except for purchases effected outside the facilities of the TSX pursuant to exemption orders issued by securities regulators which will be at a discount to the market price as provided in such exemption orders. All Class A Shares purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled.
Purchases of Class A Shares may commence on February 6, 2020 and will end on the earlier of February 5, 2021 or the date on which the Company has either acquired the maximum number of Class A Shares allowable under the NCIB or otherwise decided not to make any further purchases for cancellation under it.
Under its current NCIB that commenced on February 6, 2019 and will end on February 5, 2020, the Company received the approval of the TSX to repurchase for cancellation up to 20,100,499 Class A Shares. As at January 22, 2020, CGI has purchased 6,954,032 Class A Shares by means of open market transactions, through the facilities of the TSX and through alternative trading systems, and by way of private agreements under issuer bid exemption orders issued by securities regulators, at a weighted average price of $97.13 per Class A Share, for a total consideration of $675,429,649.
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CGI has implemented an automatic share purchase plan with its designated broker in connection with the NCIB in order to allow, if deemed advisable by the Company, for share purchases for cancellation during self-imposed blackout periods.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 77,500 consultants and other professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. With Fiscal 2019 reported revenue of C$12.1 billion, CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
Forward-lookinginformation and statements
This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable United States safe harbours. All such forward-looking information and statements are made and disclosed in reliance upon the safe harbour provisions of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws. Forward-looking information and statements include all information and statements regarding CGI’s intentions, plans, expectations, beliefs, objectives, future performance, and strategy, as well as any other information or statements that relate to future events or circumstances and which do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts. Forward-looking information and statements often but not always use words such as “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “foresee”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “aim”, “seek”, “strive”, “potential”, “continue”, “target”, “may”, “might”, “could”, “should”, and similar expressions and variations thereof. These information and statements are based on our perception of historic trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other assumptions, both general and specific, that we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. Such information and statements are, however, by their very nature, subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, of which many are beyond the control of CGI, and which give rise to the possibility that actual results could differ materially from our expectations expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not restricted to: risks related to the market such as the level of business activity of our clients, which is affected by economic and political conditions, and our ability to negotiate new contracts; risks related to our industry such as competition and our ability to attract and retain qualified employees, to develop and expand our services, to penetrate new markets, and to protect our intellectual property rights; risks related to our business such as risks associated with our growth strategy, including the integration of new operations, financial and operational risks inherent in worldwide operations, foreign exchange risks, income tax laws, our ability to negotiate favorable contractual terms, to deliver our services and to collect receivables, and the reputational and financial risks attendant to cybersecurity breaches and other incidents; as well as other risks identified or incorporated by reference in this press release, in CGI’s annual and quarterly MD&A and in other documents that we make public, including our filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators (on SEDAR at www.sedar.com) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (on EDGAR at www.sec.gov). Unless otherwise stated, the forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. While we believe that our assumptions on which these forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are based were reasonable as at the date of this press release, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
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forward-looking information or statements. Furthermore, readers are reminded that forward-looking information and statements are presented for the sole purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding our objectives, strategic priorities and business outlook as well as our anticipated operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Further information on the risks that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations may be found in the section titled “Risk Environment” of CGI’s annual and quarterly MD&A, which is incorporated by reference in this cautionary statement. We also caution readers that the above-mentioned risks and the risks disclosed in CGI’s annual and quarterly MD&A and other documents and filings are not the only ones that could affect us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial could also have a material adverse effect on our financial position, financial performance, cash flows, business or reputation.
For more information: ****
Investors
Lorne Gorber
Executive Vice-President, Investor and Public Relations
+1 514-841-3355
Media
Sébastien Barangé
Vice-President, Communications and Public Relations
+1 514 841-3354
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