The consolidated financial statements are prepared using the historical cost convention, except for:
Fair value is defined as 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 (an exit price). In line with IFRS 13 “Fair Value Valuation” classification, there are 3 levels of Fair value:
Intragroup transactions and balances, and unrealized losses and gains between Group companies, are eliminated. Unrealized losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealized gains, unless they represent an impairment charge.
A subsidiary is an entity directly or indirectly controlled by Sodexo S.A. The Group controls a subsidiary when it is exposed or has rights to obtain variable benefits from its involvement with the subsidiary and has the ability to influence those benefits through its power over the subsidiary. In determining whether control exists, voting rights granted by equity instruments are taken into account only when they give the Group substantive rights. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date on which control is obtained to the date on which control ceases to be exercised.
Associates are companies in which Sodexo S.A. directly or indirectly exercises significant influence over financial and operating policy without exercising exclusive or joint control. Joint ventures are joint arrangements in which Sodexo S.A. directly or indirectly exercises joint control and has rights to the net assets of the arrangement. Associates and joint ventures are consolidated by the equity method. Sodexo has a number of equity interests in project companies established in connection with Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts. These contracts enable governments to call upon the private sector for the design, construction, financing and management of public infrastructure (hospitals, schools, barracks, prisons), with detailed performance criteria. An analysis is performed for each of these equity interests, in order to determine whether they qualify as associates or joint ventures.
Sodexo only makes equity and subordinated debt investments in such projects when it acts as a service provider to the project company.
Further information on the main entities consolidated as of August 31, 2020 is provided in note 14.4 “Scope of consolidation”.
The exchange rates used are derived from rates quoted by the European central bank and on other major international financial markets.
