Svenska Spel

Note 8 - Intangible assets

Group, SEK million Capitalised development costs   Ongoing projects   Total Parent Company   Goodwill   Licenses   Other   Total Group
Accumulated cost                          
Opening balance, 1 January 2011 447   18   465   19   19   1   504
Acquisitions  25   10   35         35
Conversions  18   –18   0         0
Disposals  –3     –3         –3
Closing balance, 31 December 2011 488   10   498   19   19   1   537
                           
Opening balance 1 January 2012 488   10   498   19   19   1   537
Acquisitions  5   31   36     0     36
Conversions  10   –10   0         0
Disposals             
Closing balance 31 December 2012 502   31   533   19   19     572
                           
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment                          
Opening balance, 1 January 2011 –264     –264     –12   –0   –276
Depreciation for the year  –51     –51     –3   –0   –54
Impairment for the year             
Disposals  3     3         3
Closing balance 31 December 2011 –313     –313     –15   –1   –328
                           
Opening balance, 1 January 2012 –313     –313     –15   –1   –328
Depreciation for the year  –60     –60     –3   –0   –63
Impairment for the year             
Disposals             
Closing balance 31 December 2012 –372     –372     –18   –1   –391
                           
Carrying amount 31 December 2011 175   10   185   19   4   0   209
Carrying amount 31 December 2012 130   31   161   19   2   0   182
                           

Goodwill

On 12 March 2010, the Svenska Spel Group acquired shares of the company Playscan AB, whose operations comprise the development, maintenance and sale of the responsible gaming tool, PlayscanTM. The total purchase consideration of the acquisition was SEK 21.2 million. Based on an acquisition analysis, SEK 19.1 million was classified as goodwill.

In the case of intangible assets whose useful life is indeterminable, assessments of the recoverable amount are performed annually. Impairment is reported when an asset’s carrying amount exceeds the recoverable value. The impairment is charged to the income statement. The impairment is reversed when there are changes in the assumptions underlying the estimate of the recoverable value.

Assessments

The significant assessments underlying the estimated cash flows are primarily estimated sales for each IT platform and a calculated margin based on experience. The sales assessment has been completed by means of internal analyses of the available market and the attained market penetration for the games and lotteries from the particular systems platforms.

Testing shows that no impairment requirement exists: the recoverable value exceeds by an ample margin the reported value for all tested cash-­generating units. Sensitivity analyses completed show that considerable changes in the cost of capital, for example, do not change this relation.

The cost of capital calculated by the company takes the risk-free ­interest rate and market risks into account. In addition to these, there are a number of operationally specific risks; risks of variations in future cash flows, liquidity risk and company size. For 2012, the cost of capital was 8.8% (8.8), based on the aforementioned factors.

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