G3 Categories of revenue

Accounting principles

Revenue from goods and services

Revenue is recognized when the control of goods and services is transferred to the customer at an amount reflecting the expected and entitled consideration for the goods or services provided. The supply of goods and services comprises metal cutting tools, mining equipment, stainless steels, furnaces, installation, support and maintenance.

Allocation of transaction price

The transaction price is allocated to each identified performance obligation on a relative stand-alone selling price basis. This means that each performance obligation will be allocated its share of revenue based on its stand-alone selling price put in relation to the sum of all performance obligation’s stand-alone selling price. Adjusted market assessment approach and expected cost plus a margin approach are normally used to determine the stand-alone selling price if no observable selling price is available for one or more of the performance obligations. Variable consideration is generally allocated proportionally to all performance obligations unless there is evidence that the entire variable consideration is related to a specific performance obligation in the contract.

Variable consideration

Customer contracts can include variable considerations such as cash discounts, rebates or right of returns. When such components are identified an assessment is made to determine if the identified portion of revenue and any related cost of goods sold should be deferred to a later period. This is established by applying the expected value method or the most likely amount method with the threshold of being highly probable that a reversal of revenue will not occur.

Significant financing component

When advances are received, Sandvik adjusts the promised amount of consideration for the effects of the time value of money. Sandvik uses the practical expedient to not calculate and account for significant financing component if the period between the transfer of a good or service to a customer and payment is 12 months or less.

Cost to obtain a contract

Contract asset for costs to obtain a contract is not recognized if the contract has a duration equal to or shorter than 12 months.

Goods sold

Revenue from goods sold (e.g., metal cutting tools, mining equipment, high value-added products in advance stainless steels and special alloys, products for industrial heating) is recognized at a point in time when the control has been transferred to the customer. To assess when the control has been transferred, indicators such as, but not limited to: significant risks and rewards of ownership, transferred physical possession, the customer has accepted the asset, present right to payment and legal title of goods and services are considered. For sale of goods the transfer of control usually occurs when the significant risks and rewards are transferred in accordance to the Incoterms. For changes in contract assets and liabilities, see note G20 and G25.

When goods sold are highly customized and there is an enforceable right to payment for performances completed to date, the goods are recognized over time. Progress of satisfaction of each performance obligation is used to measure the revenue by the proportion of cost incurred to date compared to estimated total cost of each performance obligation.

If a customer contract includes a buy-back clause, exercised at the customer discretion and a significant transfer of control has not taken place, the transaction is then accounted for as an operational lease in accordance with IFRS 16 Leases. If the customer is not considered to have a significant economic incentive to exercise the option, the contract is then accounted for by applying the principles of variable consideration.

Payment is generally due between 30–90 days from the transfer of control. In some contracts, short-term advances are required before the equipment is delivered. Some contracts contain right of return, late delivery penalties, volume rebates and trade-in, which give rise to variable consideration subject to constraint.

Rendering of services

Revenue from service contracts (e.g. installation, support and maintenance) is recognized over time since the customer receives and consumes the benefits as it is being provided. Progress of satisfaction of each performance obligation is used to measure the revenue by the proportion of cost incurred to date compared to estimated total cost of each performance obligation. Service contracts where the value transferred to the customer directly corresponds to the invoiced amount is recognized according to the right to invoice.

Payment is generally due between 30–90 days after completion.

Licenses

Revenue from licenses is recognized at point in time if the customer can use the license in its current functionality and no further updates or improvements are expected or required. If the customer has the right to access the license including future updates with improved functionality, the revenue from those licenses is recognized over the contract period.