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Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets

11

Intangible Assets

 

(in thousands)

Goodwill

Concessions, licenses, in-process R&D and similar rights

Advance payments

Total

Acquisition costs

As of January 1, 2019

€534

€101,853

€1,497

€103,883

Additions

-

11,744

1,529

13,273

Disposals

-

(133)

(477)

(610)

Reclassifications

-

146

(146)

-

Currency differences

-

(23)

-

(23)

Acquisition of subsidiaries and businesses

2,444

2,726

-

5,170

As of December 31, 2019

€2,978

€116,313

€2,403

€121,693

As of January 1, 2020

€2,978

€116,313

€2,403

€121,693

Additions

-

4,187

4,426

8,613

Disposals

-

(5,435)

(643)

(6,078)

Reclassifications

-

233

(233)

-

Currency differences

(6,750)

(3,897)

-

(10,647)

Acquisition of subsidiaries and businesses

57,469

35,845

-

93,314

As of December 31, 2020

€53,697

€147,246

€5,953

€206,895

 

(in thousands)

Goodwill

Concessions, licenses, in-process R&D and similar rights

Advance payments

Total

Cumulative depreciation and impairment charges

As of January 1, 2019

-

€15,842

-

€15,842

Depreciation

-

16,502

-

16,502

Disposals

-

(81)

-

(81)

Reclassifications

-

-

-

-

Currency differences

-

(3)

-

(3)

As of December 31, 2019

-

€32,260

-

€32,260

As of January 1, 2020

-

€32,260

-

€32,260

Depreciation

-

16,627

-

16,627

Disposals

-

(5,410)

-

(5,410)

Reclassifications

-

-

-

-

Currency differences

-

(72)

-

(72)

As of December 31, 2020

-

€43,405

-

€43,405

 

(in thousands)

Goodwill

Concessions, licenses, in-process R&D and similar rights

Advance payments

Total

Carrying amount

As of January 1, 2019

€534

€86,011

€1,497

€88,042

As of December 31, 2019

€2,978

€84,053

€2,403

€89,434

As of December 31, 2020

€53,697

€103,841

€5,953

€163,490

 

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives

For impairment testing, goodwill acquired through business combinations has been allocated to the cash-generating units (CGU) as shown in the following table:

 

 

 

CGU Immunotherapies

External Product Sales of JPT

Total

(in thousands)

 

As of December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2019

As of December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2019

As of December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2019

Goodwill

 

€53,163

€2,444

€534

€534

€53,697

€2,978

 

The Group performs its annual goodwill impairment test for the respective year as of October 1. As a result of the change to one reportable segment (Note 2.1), BioNTech evaluated the implications on its determination of CGUs for allocation of goodwill. As a result, two CGUs were identified:

 

The Immunotheraopies CGU focuses on the development of therapies to address a range of rare and infectious diseases and includes BioNTech’s broad pipeline includes mRNA-based immune activators, antigen-targeting T-cells and antibodies, and defined immunomodulators of various immune cell mechanisms.

 

The External Products Sales of JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH CGU includes the distribution of innovative peptide-based products to external customers.

CGU Immunotherapies

The recoverable amount of the CGU Immunotherapies has been determined based on a value in use calculation using cash flow projections from financial budgets approved by the Management Board covering a fifteen-year period. The projected cash flows have been updated to reflect the near-term effect from BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine. The discount rate applied to cash flow projections is 8.9% and cash flows beyond the forecast period are extrapolated using a 1.0% growth rate that is the same as the long-term average growth rate for the biotech industry. It was concluded that the fair value less costs of disposal did not exceed the value in use. As a result of the analysis, management did not identify an impairment for this CGU.

CGU External Product Sales of JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH

The recoverable amount of the CGU External Product Sales of JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH has been determined based on a value in use calculation using cash flow projections from financial budgets approved by senior management covering a ten-year period. The discount rate applied to cash flow projections is 7.9% and cash flows beyond the forecast period are extrapolated using a 1.0% growth rate which is in line with industry standard. It was concluded that the fair value less costs of disposal did not exceed the value in use. As a result of the analysis, management did not identify an impairment for this CGU.

Key assumptions used in value in use calculations and sensitivity to changes in assumptions

The calculation of value in use for both CGUs, Immunotherapies and External Product Sales of JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH, is most sensitive to the following assumptions:

 

Discount rates

 

Growth rates used to extrapolate cash flows beyond the forecast period

Discount rates − Discount rates represent the current market assessment of the risks specific to the CGU, taking into consideration the time value of money and individual risks of the underlying assets that have not been incorporated in the cash flow estimates. The discount rate calculation is based on the specific circumstances of the Group and the respective CGU. It is derived from its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The WACC takes into account both debt and equity. The cost of equity is derived from the expected return on investment by the Group’s investors. The cost of debt is based on the interest-bearing borrowings the Group is obliged to service. CGU-specific risk is incorporated by applying individual beta factors. The beta factors are evaluated annually based on publicly available market data. Adjustments to the discount rate are made to factor in the specific amount and timing of the future tax flows in order to reflect a pre-tax discount rate.

An increase in the discount rate to 9.4% (i.e., +1.5%point) in the CGU External Product Sales of JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH would result in a goodwill impairment as of October 1, 2020. With respect to the CGU Immunotherapies, no reasonable rise in the discount rate would result in an impairment.

Growth rate estimates − Rates are based on published industry research. Management recognizes that the speed of technological change and the possibility of new entrants (further market approvals) can have a significant impact on growth rate assumptions. The effect of new entrants is not expected to have an adverse impact on the forecasts, but could yield a reasonably possible alternative to the estimated long-term growth rate of 1.0%.

With respect to both CGUs, no reasonable reduction in the growth rate estimate would result in an impairment.

In general, BioNTech concluded that no reasonable possible change of key assumptions on which the calculation of the recoverable amount is based would cause the carrying amount of the CGU to exceed its recoverable amount.

Intangible Assets not yet Available for Use

Intangible assets not yet available for use did not exist in the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Non-Current assets by Region

As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, non-current assets comprised €89.2 million respectively €3.8 million intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and other assets of our subsidiaries incorporated in the United States respectively. The remaining non-current assets relate to subsidiaries incorporated in Germany.