Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Infosys Technologies Limited
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 09:45 AM IST (04:15 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst, Information technology, Stock exchanges; Technology
Release no: 19692
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Infosys Technologies Announces Results for the Quarter and Year Ended March 31, 2009
Fiscal 2010 Revenues Expected to Grow by 1.7% to 5.7%; to Decline by 6.7% to 3.1% in US dollar terms, Fiscal 2009 Revenue Growth of 30% Reported
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, April 15, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Highlights
Consolidated results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009
-- Income was Rs. 5,635 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2009; YoY growth was 24.1%
-- Net profit after tax was Rs. 1,613 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2009; YoY growth was 29.1%
-- Earnings per share increased to Rs. 28.16* from Rs. 21.83 in the corresponding quarter in the previous year; YoY growth was 29.0%
Consolidated results for the year ended March 31, 2009
-- Income was Rs. 21,693 crore for the year ended March 31, 2009; YoY growth was 30.0%
-- Net profit after tax* before exceptional item was Rs. 5,988 crore for the year ended March 31, 2009; YoY growth was 28.5%
-- Earnings per share* before exceptional item increased to Rs.104.60 from Rs. 81.53 in the previous year; YoY growth was 28.3%
* The net profit for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2009 includes a reversal of tax provisions pertaining to earlier period amounting to Rs. 15 crore and Rs. 108 crore, respectively (Rs. 20 crore and Rs. 121 crore for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2008). Excluding this reversal, the earnings per share for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2009 would have been Rs. 27.90 and Rs. 102.71(Rs. 21.49 and Rs. 79.42 for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2008 respectively) resulting in a YoY growth of 29.8% and 29.3%, respectively.
Others
-- 37 clients were added during the quarter by Infosys and its subsidiaries
-- Gross addition of 4,935 employees (net 1,772) for the quarter and 28,231 employees (net 13,663) for the year by Infosys and its subsidiaries
-- 1,04,850 employees as on March 31, 2009 for Infosys and its subsidiaries
-- The Board of Directors recommended a final dividend of Rs.13.50 per share (270% on par value of Rs. 5 per share) for fiscal 2009
"Many of our clients are impacted by the financial crisis and are looking to us to help them reduce their expenses and optimize their businesses," said S. Gopalakrishnan, CEO and Managing Director. "Our services, solutions and business model are well suited to help them in this environment. We are focusing on enhancing our business and investing smartly for the future."
Business outlook
The company's outlook (consolidated) for the quarter ending June 30, 2009 and for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, under Indian GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), is as follows:
Outlook under Indian GAAP - consolidated
Quarter ending June 30, 2009*
-- Income is expected to be in the range of Rs. 5,379 crore and Rs. 5,480 crore; YoY growth of 10.8% -12.9%
-- Earnings per share is expected to be Rs. 23.55; YoY growth of 3.5% **
Fiscal year ending March 31, 2010*
-- Income is expected to be in the range of Rs. 22,066 crore and Rs. 22,928 crore; YoY growth of 1.7% - 5.7%
-- Earnings per share*** is expected to be in the range of Rs. 96.65 and Rs. 101.18; YoY decline of 7.6% - 3.3%
* Conversion 1 US$ = Rs. 50.72
** Including net tax reversal of Rs. 31 crore pertaining to earlier period for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Excluding the tax reversal, the YOY growth is expected to be 6.0%
*** Including net tax reversal of Rs.108 crore pertaining to earlier period in fiscal 2009. Excluding the tax reversal,YoY decline is expected to be between 5.9%- 1.5%
Outlook under IFRS#
Quarter ending June 30, 2009
-- Consolidated revenues are expected to be in the range of $ 1,060 million and $ 1,080 million; YoY decline of 8.2% to 6.5%
-- Consolidated earnings per American Depositary Share are expected to be $ 0.47; YoY decline of 13.0%@
Fiscal year ending March 31, 2010
-- Consolidated revenues are expected to be in the range of $ 4.35 billion and $ 4.52 billion; YoY decline of 6.7% - 3.1%
-- Consolidated earnings per American Depositary Share@@ are expected to be in the range of $ 1.91 and $ 2.00; YoY decline of 15.1% - 11.1%
# Exchange rates considered for major global currencies: AUD / USD 0.69; GBP / USD 1.43;
Euro / USD 1.33
@ Including net tax reversal of $ 8 million pertaining to earlier period for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Excluding the tax reversal, the YOY decline is expected to be 11.3%
@@ Including net tax reversal of $ 22 million pertaining to earlier period in fiscal 2009. Excluding the tax reversal, YoY decline is expected to be between 13.6% - 9.5%
Awards and recognition
Infosys was named a leader in Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing in the Forrester report, 'The Forrester WaveT: Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q1 2009', published on April 6, 2009. The report states, "Outstanding reference client scores - and a standout story on innovation for clients - gave Infosys a significant boost in the current offering rating." A recent survey by Hay Group and the Chief Executive Magazine ranked Infosys at no. 14 among the top 20 global companies focused on grooming leaders. Infosys BPO received a 'positive' rating in Gartner's Market Scope for Comprehensive Finance and Accounting Business Process Outsourcing, 2008.
Expansion of services and significant projects
Even while managing challenges triggered by the uncertain economic environment, we steadfastly pursue our long-term goal of delivering enhanced value to our clients. We have increased focus on new engagement models such as solution-based offerings, SaaS, BPO platform, and FinacleT to maximize the value delivered to our clients. We continue to invest in our employees through training and building their skills across various technologies and domains.
Leading organizations across industries continue to consult with us to take their businesses to the next level. A provider of enterprise management software engaged Infosys for a Business Architecture consulting project. Infosys will help the client map key business processes to its current and future IT environment. A wholly owned subsidiary of an aerospace products company has sought our expertise in component sourcing consultancy and program management. An aerospace company consulted with us for IT planning and implementing a tool to track and control costs across the enterprise.
We continue to enable our clients with Business Intelligence capabilities. We are supporting a beverage manufacturer's global Enterprise Data Warehouse program to study and report on various KPIs for management-level analyses and reporting. A specialized manufacturing company engaged us to enable it with pricing research and analytics capabilities globally.
Industry stalwarts continue to seek our expertise. Infosys is building a Spend Information Management solution for a multi-industry group. This solution will help the client in identifying, capturing and controlling expenditure, forecasting demand, planning materials and production, and managing inventory. A consumer electronics manufacturer engaged us to measure and monitor customer experience, product performance and operational efficiencies. We will also help the client establish and implement robust processes for quality assurance and production support. A healthcare services company sought our services to roll out an intranet across multiple locations. An agri-business and food company partnered with us to implement a global system that will capture trading contract information. The project aims to roll out a standardized system for 35 countries over the next two years, giving the client visibility into inventory positions, improve risk management and compliance.
Infosys' India Business Unit is gaining ground at home. The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited and three Rajasthan-based distribution companies consulted us for power reforms programs. Infosys will define roadmaps, guide procurement and undertake program management for them. The Income Tax Department (ITD) - Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has engaged Infosys to set up a Central Processing Center (CPC) to collect, digitize, and process IT Returns, which will be operational in four states in the near future. Infosys will set up the CPC's IT infrastructure and processes, and provide skilled resources to maintain these. Thermax, a global solution provider in energy and environment engineering, consulted us to implement an end-to-end IT-enabled business program. The program addresses complex business requirements in the Environmental Solutions and Water and Waste Management Solutions divisions of Thermax, across supply chain management, distribution, financial and customer relationship management functions.
We continue to gather momentum in markets which we have entered in the recent past. We helped an Australian bank enhance its visibility into sales, improve risk management, and provide support for electronic authorizations. A Japanese franchise educational business organization engaged us to build an accounting system for its entire group by integrating the software and the databases maintained individually by each constituent company.
"The pricing for the quarter declined by 3%," said S.D. Shibulal, Chief Operating Officer. "Although the pricing environment continues to be challenging, we believe our Global Delivery Model provides value to our clients as they focus on bringing in efficiencies in their cost structures."
FinacleTM
FinacleT added two top banks, one each from North America and Western Europe, to its list of customers this quarter. A bank in the United States selected FinacleT as its transformation platform. A financial services institution in the United Kingdom chose to replace its multiple existing platforms with FinacleT Universal Banking Solution.
Eight FinacleT customer projects went live this quarter - six in the Asia Pacific region, one each in the Europe, Middle East and Australia (EMEA) region and the Americas. A Regional Rural Bank (RRB) sponsored by the Union Bank of India became the first RRB to implement FinacleT Core Banking Solution at its branches. Another RRB sponsored by Punjab National Bank went live with FinacleT Core Banking Solution.
Infosys BPO
Infosys BPO registered six clients in the fourth quarter. A recruitment organization engaged Infosys BPO for a Platform BPO solution that will provide multi-tenancy benefits and value-based pricing to the client. A law firm engaged Infosys BPO to define and implement a standardized process model for the organization. An insurance company engaged Infosys BPO to scale up its business operations across the world.
Process innovation
During the quarter, Infosys applied for an aggregate of four patents in the U.S. and India. With this, Infosys has an aggregate of 200 patent applications (pending) in both countries and has been granted two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Liquidity and capital expenditure
Cash and cash equivalents, including investments in liquid mutual funds and certificate of deposits, as on March 31, 2009 was Rs. 10,993 crore (Rs. 8,307 crore as on March 31, 2008).
"We improved our operating margins during fiscal 2009 despite a very difficult global economic environment combined with highly volatile currency markets," said V. Balakrishnan, Chief Financial Officer. "We have a strong balance sheet with cash and cash equivalents of over US$ 2 billion."
Human resources
During the quarter, Infosys and its subsidiaries added 4,935 employees (gross). The net addition during the quarter was 1,772.
"The year ahead would be challenging on the people front," said T. V. Mohandas Pai, Member of the Board and Head - HRD and Education & Research. "Our continuous investment in capability development, training and certification would make us more competitive. We have tightened our performance management system to create a more focused workforce."
About Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) defines, designs and delivers IT-enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. These solutions focus on providing strategic differentiation and operational superiority to clients. With Infosys, clients are assured of a transparent business partner, world-class processes, speed of execution and the power to stretch their IT budget by leveraging the Global Delivery Model that Infosys pioneered. Infosys has over 104,000 employees in over 50 offices worldwide. Infosys is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index and The Global Dow. For more information, visit www.infosys.com.
Safe Harbor
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 and on Form 6-K for the quarters ended June 30, 2008, September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company.
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CONTACT DETAILS
Shekar Narayanan, India, Investor Relations, Infosys Technologies Limited, +91 (080) 41167744, shekarn@infosys.com
Sandeep Mahindroo, USA, Investor Relations, Infosys Technologies Limited, +1 (646) 2543133, sandeep_mahindroo@infosys.com
Bani Paintal Dhawan, India, Media Relations, Infosys Technologies Limited, +91 (80) 39134511, Bani_Dhawan@infosys.com
Peter Mclaughlin, USA, Media Relations, Infosys Technologies Limited, +1 (213) 2689363, Peter_Mclaughlin@infosys.com
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