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

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

BENGALURU,India,Oct. 11,2019 -- "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."

38.4% YoY

11.4% YoY

3.3% QoQ

1.2% QoQ

$2.8 bn

Digital CC growth

CC growth

CC growth

OM expansion


to 21.7%

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™ Assessment 2019 by Everest Group

Recognized as a leader in the DevOps Services PEAK Matrix™ 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 (4,000) 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

12,252

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


ended


September 30,


2019

Three months


ended


September 30,


2018

Six months


ended


September 30,


2019

Six months


ended


September 30,


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 Company5695811,1151,116Non-controlling interests3-3-


5725811,1181,116Total comprehensive income attributable to:


Owners of the Company346117905178Non-controlling interests2-2-


348117907178Earnings per equity share


Basic ($)0.130.130.260.26Diluted ($)0.130.130.260.26Weighted average equity shares used in


computing earnings per equity share


Basic4,249,343,6784,347,055,1774,275,615,9164,346,857,296Diluted4,255,822,9534,352,208,4724,282,322,5374,351,915,210NOTES: A. Notes pertaining to previous quarters / periods1. 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 quarter1. 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.pdfLogo: http://cusmail.com/res/2023/07-23/21/c6423e80a6931bf389c53808ae4ee6ce.jpg

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