Definitions of key performance indicators and other metrics

Below we have included the definitions of the KPIs and other metrics that relate to our material topics, including the sections in which they can be found.

Indicator

Definition

Section

Absenteeism

Absence of all full-time and part-time staff as of % of total staff

People

Amount of investment in digital & innovation

All expenses (both hours and out of pocket expenses) spend on Digital & Innovation

Digital & innovation

Amount re-invested in our business

All expenses (both hours and out of pocket expenses) spend on strategic initiatives

Performance highlights for 2021/2022

Audit contracts won in Mandatory Firm Rotations since 2020

Amount of audit tenders won by KPMG in the Mandatary Firm Rotation (MFR). MFR requires that companies change their auditor after a legally set period of time. The Regulation established a maximum duration of the audit engagement of an auditor or an audit firm in a particular audited company at 10 years. The minimum duration is 1 year.

Clients

Average training hours for each audit professional (AQI 4)

Number of training hours as % of total FTEs in audit

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Chargeable hours (as % of total hours worked) (AQI 2)

Hours spent on audit engagements as % of hours available

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Client Satisfaction score

Number of positive responses as % of total client responses. Reflects how satisfied clients are with the services provided by KPMG

Performance highlights for 2021/2022, Clients

Culture survey (AQI 6.b)

Number of positive answers to Culture Survey divided by total answers to Culture Survey

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Employee engagement score

Number of positive answers to engagement related questions in the Global People Survey as % of total answers

Performance highlights for 2021/2022, People

GPS and Pulse survey results related to coaching and audit quality (AQI 6.a)

Number of positive answers to Global People Survey questions on coaching and audit quality as % of total answers

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Hours spent by IT and other specialists on PIE engagements (AQI 11.a)

Number of PIE audit engagement hours by IT and other specialists as % of total PIE audit engagement hours

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Hours spent by IT and other specialists on non-PIE engagements (AQI 11.b)

Number of non-PIE audit engagement hours by IT and other specialists as % of total non-PIE audit engagement hours

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Hours spent by partners on PIE engagements (AQI 1.a)

Number of partner hours as % of total number of PIE audit engagement hours

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Hours spent by partners on non-PIE engagements (AQI 1.b)

Number of partner hours as % of total number of non-PIE audit engagement hours

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Hours spent on EQCRs (as % of total hours) (AQI 10)

Number of EQCR hours as % of hours spent on audit engagements with an EQCR

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Independence violations (AQI 13)

Number of independence violations as % of total audit headcount

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Investments in development of new audit technologies and tools (AQI 3)

investments in audit technology and methodology as % of annual revenue from audit business (EUR)

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Net Promoter Score

Number of clients that would recommend KPMG (promoters) as % of total client responses.

Clients

Number of employees (average FTE)

All full time employees (FTE) employed during 2021/2022. In case of shorter employment period relevant FTEs are only taken in to account for this period

Performance highlights for 2021/2022

Number of projects in our Innoway innovation pipeline

Total number of innovation projects on ideation platform

Digital & innovation

Number of restatements (as % of auditor’s reports issued) (AQI 14)

Number of restatements of financial statements audited by KPMG as % of total auditor’s reports issued

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Partner involvement in PIE engagements

Number of partner hours as % of total number of PIE audit engagement hours

Public trust

Percentage of Advisory engagements rated satisfactory in internal reviews

Number of Advisory engagements rated satisfactory as % of total advisory engagements reviewed internally. Reviews are performed by the Functional Quality & Risk Management Partner and are rated on two criteria: engagement set-up and engagement execution. Ratings are green, amber or red; both green and amber are considered satisfactory.

Public trust

Percentage of Assurance engagements rated 'compliant' in internal reviews

Number of Assurance engagements rated 'compliant' as of % of total assurance engagements reviewed internally. Reviews are conducted by our Internal Audit & Compliance Office, using reviewers at both partner and senior management level. Ratings are: compliant, compliant - improvement needed and not compliant.

Performance highlights for 2021/2022, Public trust

Percentage of engagements involving EQCRs (AQI 9)

Number of EQCRs as % of statutory audits. EQCR assigned engagements including active engagements related to the respective clients as a % of the total legal audit engagements.

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Profit before income tax

Revenues minus all cost equals profit before income tax

Performance highlights for 2021/2022, Financial strength

Result of external inspections (AQI 12.a)

Number of satisfactory external quality reviews as % of total external quality reviews

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Result of internal inspections (% satisfactory rating) (AQI 12.b)

Number of satisfactory internal quality reviews as % of total internal quality reviews

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Retention of audit professionals (AQI 5)

100% minus number of FTEs leaving KPMG since start of financial year divided by number of FTEs at start of financial year

Public trust - Audit quality indicators, People

Retention rate among KPMG professionals

100% minus number of KPMG professionals leaving since start of financial year divided by number of KPMG professionals at start of financial year

Performance highlights for 2021/2022, People

Revenue growth

Revenue current year minus revenues previous year as % of previous year

Performance highlights for 2021/2022, Financial strength

Revenue in 2021/2022 from our Technology practice

Revenues of relevant Technology propositions (Digital Advisory, Enterprise Solutions, Cyber & Privacy, Digital & Analytics)

Digital & innovation

Technical consultations (as % of all engagements) (AQI 8)

Nnumber of technical consultations as % of total audit engagements

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Technical resources support (as % of total assurance FTEs) (AQI 7)

Number of FTEs in technical resources support as % of total audit FTEs

Public trust - Audit quality indicators

Total strategic investments

All expenses (both hours and out of pocket expenses) spend on strategic initiatives

Financial strength