Infosys: Double Digit Growth for the Fourth Consecutive Quarter, Coupled With 1.2% Operating Margin Expansion in Q2

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Infosys: Double Digit Growth for the Fourth Consecutive Quarter, Coupled With 1.2% Operating Margin Expansion in Q2

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BENGALURU, India, Oct. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

"Our performance was robust on multiple dimensions – revenue growth, digital

growth, operating margins, operational efficiencies, large deal signings and

reduction in attrition," said Salil Parekh, CEO and MD. "All these are clear

signs that we are progressing well in our journey of client-centricity and

maximizing value for our stakeholders."

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38.4% YoY

Digital CC growth

11.4% YoY

CC growth

3.3% QoQ

CC growth

1.2% QoQ

OM expansion

to 21.7%

$2.8 bn

Large deal signings

- Q2 20 revenues grew year-on-year by 9.9% in USD; 11.4% in constant currency

- Q2 20 revenues grew sequentially by 2.5% in USD; 3.3% in constant currency

- Q2 20 Digital revenues at $1,230 million (38.3% of total revenues),

year-on-year growth of 38.4% and sequential growth of 10.7% in constant

currency

- Q2 20 operating margin at 21.7%, 1.2% improvement over Q1 20

- H1 revenues grew by 11.9% in constant currency

- H1 operating margin at 21.1%, within the margin guidance for the year

- Declared interim dividend of ₹8 per share (approximately $0.11 per

ADS*)

- Increased lower end of FY 20 revenue guidance; revised guidance is 9%-10% in

constant currency

- Maintained FY 20 operating margin guidance range of 21%-23%

*USD/INR exchange rate as of September 30, 2019

1. Financial Highlights – Consolidated results under International Financial

Reporting Standards (IFRS)

- For the quarter ended September 30, 2019

Revenues were $3,210 million, growth of 9.9%

YoY and 2.5% QoQ

Operating profit was $696 million, increase of 0.5% YoY and 8.3% QoQ. Operating

margin was 21.7%.

Basic EPS was $0.13, growth of 0.2% YoY and 5.6% QoQ

- For six months ended September 30, 2019

Revenues were $6,340 million, growth of 10.2% YoY

Operating profit was $1,338 million, decline of 1.8% YoY. Operating margin was

21.1%.

Basic EPS was $0.26, growth of 1.6% YoY

"Q2 witnessed another quarter of all-round growth in industry segments and

geographies which is a testimony to our strong credentials and client

relevance", said Pravin Rao, COO. "Large deal wins were $2.8 bn. We are

especially pleased by the reduction in attrition driven by our focus on

enhanced employee value proposition."

"We saw expansion in operating margins during the quarter driven by improvement

in operational parameters and cost efficiencies", said Nilanjan Roy, CFO. "We

took the first step towards implementation of our new capital allocation policy

by increasing interim dividend by over 14% compared to FY 19."

2. Capital Allocation

The Company completed its share buyback of ₹8,260 crore on 26th August,

2019. With this the company completed the additional capital return program of

upto ₹13,000 crore announced in April 2018.

3. Client wins & Testimonials

- We were selected by Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) for a

cloud-based IoT telematics product implementation along with application

support and development for its SAP Platform. As the development partner for

TMHNA Global Telematics Solution (GTS), an industry leading cloud-based IoT

offering, Infosys is enabling remote monitoring and diagnostic capabilities

including vehicle access control, system maintenance, condition sensing and

location tracking.

- We were selected as a strategic partner by Movement Mortgage, a fast-growing

mortgage bank in the U.S., to lead its digital transformation and accelerate

growth. Infosys will support Movement Mortgage's 650 locations in 47 states to

ensure the smooth transition of business models in key projects, with the aim

to increase business volume and leverage the company's fintech services to

develop mortgage industry specific solutions for Infosys customers.

- In collaboration with Microsoft, we announced a long-term strategic

partnership with JG Summit Holdings, Inc., one of the largest and most

diversified conglomerates, headquartered in Manila, Philippines. As a

technology services partner, Infosys is helping formulate and execute the

digital transformation strategy for JG Summit, based on Microsoft Azure, an

open, hyper-scale, enterprise-grade cloud platform, along with SAP S/4 HANA.

The collaboration will offer JG Summit seamless implementation and migration to

Microsoft Azure cloud platform, to develop an agile and robust digital

infrastructure for its business processes.

- EdgeVerve Systems, a subsidiary of Infosys, was selected by Al Ahli Bank of

Kuwait to steer its automation journey using AssistEdge Robotic Process

Automation (RPA). We are working the bank in their process automation journey,

driving cost efficiencies and streamlining its operations.

- We have partnered with one of the largest utility companies to transform its

IT Service Management. The program, leveraging ServiceNow, is helping our

client significantly improve end-user experience, enhance employee productivity

and deliver business agility. Infosys will also deliver a comprehensive

solution for organization change management and user training as a part of this

program.

4. Recognitions

- Ranked 3 in the Forbes list of The World's Best Regarded Companies for 2019

- Won the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the 'Climate Neutral

Now' category

- Recognized as a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Services for

Communications Service Providers, Worldwide

- Recognized as a leader in Software Product Engineering Services PEAK

Matrix(TM) Assessment 2019 by Everest Group

- Recognized as a leader in the DevOps Services PEAK Matrix(TM) Assessment 2019

by Everest Group

- Recognized as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Intelligent Automation

Services 2019 Vendor Assessment

- Recognized in HFS Top 10: Digital Front Office: CX Design, Sales, And

Marketing

- Recognized in HFS Top 10: Banking and Financial Services (BFS) Sector Service

Providers

- Recognized in HFS Top 10: Cloud Migration and Management Services 2019

- Recognized as a Leader in NelsonHall's Smart IT Services in Utilities

- Recognized in HFS SAP SuccessFactors Services Top 10 Report

- Recognized as 2019 Working Mother & AVTAR Best 100 Companies for Women in

India and '2019 Champion of Inclusion' in the Most Inclusive Companies in India

Index

- Won the 2019 Oracle Excellence Award for Global Partner of the Year in CX –

Sales Cloud

- Won the Oracle Excellence Award for NA partner of the Year for Emerging

Technologies

- Recognized as the 2019 Global Alliance SI Partner of the Year by Microsoft

- Recognized as the Microsoft US Service Partner ACR Winner for the FY20

Microsoft One Commercial Partner Winners Circle program

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting.

We enable clients to navigate their digital transformation, leveraging our

teams from over 46 countries. With over three decades of experience in managing

the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients

through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an

AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower

the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of

performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their

continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills,

expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise

navigate your next.

Safe Harbor

Certain statements mentioned in this release concerning our future growth

prospects are forward-looking statements regarding our future business

expectations intended to qualify for the 'safe harbor' under the Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 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, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, 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 or expiration 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, 2019. 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 unless it is required by law.

Infosys Limited and subsidiaries

Audited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as at

(Dollars in millions except equity share data)

                                                  September 30, 2019   March

31, 2019

ASSETS

Current assets  

Cash and cash equivalents                                      2,324            

2,829

Current investments                                              

496              958

Trade receivables                                              2,265            

2,144

Unbilled revenue                                               

1,026              777

Prepayments and other current assets                             

761              827

Income tax assets                                                  

5               61

Derivative financial instruments                                  

15               48

Total current assets                                           6,892            

7,644

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment                                  1,878            

1,931

Right-of-use assets(B3)                                          

552               -

Goodwill                                                         

576              512

Intangible assets                                                

191              100

Non-current investments                                          

556              670

Deferred income tax assets                                       

192              199

Income tax assets                                                

904              914

Other non-current assets                                         

280              282

Total non-current assets                                       5,129            

4,608

Total assets                                                  12,021           

12,252

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities

Trade payables                                                   

301              239

Lease liabilities(B3)                                             

73               -

Derivative financial instruments                                   

5                2

Current income tax liabilities                                   

216              227

Client deposits                                                    

2                4

Unearned revenue                                                 

382              406

Employee benefit obligations                                     

258              234

Provisions                                                        

86               83

Other current liabilities                                      1,388            

1,498

Total current liabilities                                      2,711            

2,693

Non-current liabilities

Lease liabilities(B3)                                            

503               -

Deferred income tax liabilities                                   

99               98

Employee benefit obligations                                       

6                6

Other non-current liabilities                                    

113               55

Total liabilities                                              3,432            

2,852

Equity

Share capital- ₹5 ($0.16) par value 4,800,000,000

(4,800,000,000) equity shares authorized, issued and

outstanding 4,239,482,666 (4,335,954,462) equity shares

fully paid up, net of 18,929,512 (20,324,982) treasury shares

as at September 30, 2019 (March 31, 2019)                        

332              339

Share premium                                                    

295              277

Retained earnings                                             10,510           

11,248

Cash flow hedge reserve                                            

2                3

Other reserves                                                   

460              384

Capital redemption reserve                                        

17               10

Other components of equity                                    (3,079)          

(2,870)

Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company     8,537            

9,391

Non-controlling interests                                         

52                9

Total equity                                                   8,589            

9,400

Total liabilities and equity                                  12,021           

12,252

Infosys Limited and subsidiaries

Audited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the

(Dollars in millions except equity share and per equity share data)

                                               Three months  Three months    

Six months     Six months

                                                      ended         

ended         ended          ended

                                              September 30,  September 30,

September 30,  September 30,

                                                       2019          

2018          2019           2018

Revenues                                              3,210         

2,921         6,340          5,753

Cost of sales                                         2,140         

1,884         4,261          3,703

Gross profit                                          1,070         

1,037         2,079          2,050

Operating expenses

Selling and marketing expenses                          165           

154           333            303

Administrative expenses                                 209           

191           408            384

Total operating expenses                                374           

345           741            687

Operating profit                                        696           

692         1,338          1,363

Other income, net                                        89           

105           195            212

Finance cost(B3)                                        (6)            

-            (12)            -

Reduction in the fair value of Disposal Group

held for sale(A1)                                        -             

-             -            (39)

Profit before income taxes                              779           

797         1,521          1,536

Income tax expense                                      207           

216           403            420

Net profit                                              572           

581         1,118          1,116

Other comprehensive income

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently

to profit or loss:

Re-measurements of the net defined benefit

liability/asset, net                                    (3)             

1           (6)              1

Equity instrument through other comprehensive

income, net                                              1              

2            1               2

                                                        (2)             

3           (5)              3

Items that will be reclassified subsequently

to profit or loss:

Fair valuation of investments, net                       -             

(2)           2              (9)

Fair value changes on derivatives designated as

cash flow hedge, net                                     2             

(4)          (1)             (3)

Foreign currency translation                          (224)          

(461)        (207)           (929)

                                                      (222)          

(467)        (206)           (941)

Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of

tax                                                   (224)          

(464)        (211)           (938)

Total comprehensive income                             348            

117          907             178

Profit attributable to:

Owners of the Company                                  569            

581         1,115           1,116

Non-controlling interests                                3              

-            3               -

                                                       572            

581         1,118           1,116

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of the Company                                  346            

117           905             178

Non-controlling interests                                2             

-              2              -

                                                       348            

117           907             178

Earnings per equity share

Basic ($)                                             0.13           

0.13          0.26            0.26

Diluted ($)                                           0.13           

0.13          0.26            0.26

Weighted average equity shares used in

computing earnings per equity share

Basic                                        4,249,343,678  4,347,055,177

4,275,615,916   4,346,857,296

Diluted                                      4,255,822,953  4,352,208,472

4,282,322,537   4,351,915,210

NOTES:

A. Notes pertaining to previous quarters / periods

1. In the six months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had recorded a

reduction in the fair value amounting to $39 million in respect of its

subsidiary Panaya.

B. Notes pertaining to the current quarter

1. The audited interim condensed consolidated Balance sheet and Statement of

Comprehensive Income for the three months and half year ended September 30,

2019 have been taken on record at the Board meeting held on October 11, 2019.

2. A Fact Sheet providing the operating metrics of the Company can be

downloaded from www.infosys.com.

3. On account of adoption of IFRS 16- Leases effective April 1, 2019.

IFRS-INR Press Release:

https://www.infosys.com/investors/reports-filings/quarterly-results/2019-2020/q2/Documents/IFRS-INR-press-release.pdf

Fact Sheet:

https://www.infosys.com/investors/reports-filings/quarterly-results/2019-2020/q2/Documents/fact-sheet.pdf

Source : Infosys

  

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