HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

Consolidated financial statements Notes to the consolidated financial statements

COST OF SALES

NOTE 4

Cost of sales mainly comprises purchases, the cost of labour for production, the portion of depreciation that is allocated to the production cost, impairment of inventories, losses on inventories and variable selling expenses.

SELLING, MARKETING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

NOTE 5

2018

2017

In millions of euros

Communication

(298.1)

(275.5)

Other selling, marketing and administrative expenses

(1,473.1) (1,771.2)

(1,380.9) (1,656.3)

TOTAL

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

NOTE 6

2018

2017

Note

In millions of euros

Amortisation

(181.5)

(167.1) (32.2) (16.6) (48.8) (41.9) (74.8) (25.9)

Net change in provisions Cost of defined-benefit plans

(54.5) (16.0) (70.5) (43.0) (72.0) (15.6)

26

Sub-total

5

Impairment losses

Expenses linked to bonus share allocation plans and similar expenses

31

Other expenses Other products

23.8

47.0

Sub-total

(106.8) (358.9)

(95.7)

TOTAL

(311.6)

Total depreciation and amortisation of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets included in operating expenses (“Other income and expenses” and “Cost of sales”) amounted to €217.0 million in 2018, compared with €201.1 million in 2017.

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