MYSORE, India, January 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Financial Highlights
Consolidated results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the quarter ended December 31, 2013
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Other highlights:
"The year ahead looks exciting for the IT services industry. We believe the global economic environment has improved and our clients are gaining confidence to invest in their strategic initiatives," said S. D. Shibulal, CEO and Managing Director. "We continue to differentiate ourselves to seize growth opportunities. The recent changes in organizational structure will enable us to strengthen client relationships and increase market share."
"During the quarter, we saw early but promising results of our initiatives to increase efficiency in our operations," said Rajiv Bansal, Chief Financial Officer. "We continue to remain focused on making investments necessary to secure and grow our future."
Outlook
The company's outlook (consolidated) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, under IFRS is as follows:
Business Highlights
Awards and Recognition
Board Changes
Induction of U.B. Pravin Rao and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
The Board of Directors appointed Mr. U B Pravin Rao as an Additional and Whole-time Director and Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as an Additional (Independent) Director.
Mr. Pravin Rao is currently the President of the Company. He is responsible for driving growth and differentiation across a portfolio of businesses. These include Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods and Logistics, Life Sciences, Resources & Utilities, Services, Growth Markets, Cloud & Mobility, and Quality & Productivity. In addition, he is responsible for Global Delivery and Service Innovation. Pravin is also the Director of the Infosys Leadership Institute (ILI) globally. ILI is responsible for the selection, development, research and succession of senior and high-potential leaders. He has over 25 years of experience, working on engagements with clients, primarily in retail and financial services. Since joining Infosys in 1986, he has held a number of senior leadership roles such as Head of Infrastructure Management Services, Delivery Head for Europe, and Head of Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, Logistics and Life Sciences. Pravin holds a degree in electrical engineering from Bangalore University, India.
Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India. Kiran is highly respected in the corporate world and has been named among TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Recently, Economic Times placed her at India Inc's top 10 most powerful women CEO for the year 2012. Her pioneering efforts in biotechnology have drawn global recognition both for Indian Industry and Biocon. She received a graduate honors degree in Zoology from Bangalore University (1973) and qualified as a Master Brewer from Ballarat University, Australia (1975). Kiran has also received many honorary Doctorates in recognition of her pre-eminent contributions to the field of biotechnology.
Retirement of David Boyles
In accordance with the retirement policy for the company's Board of Directors (attainment of 65 years of age for Independent Directors appointed to the Infosys Board prior to October 15, 2010), David L. Boyles, Independent Director, will retire from the Board effective January 17, 2014. David L. Boyles joined the Infosys Board in July 2005.
N. R. Narayana Murthy, Executive Chairman of the Board, said, "David has played an important role on the Board. His insights on Risk Management have benefitted the Company immensely and have helped us strengthen our approach to Risk Management. We thank David for his contribution to the Board and in particular to the Risk Management Committee, in his capacity as the Chair of the Committee. We will miss his knowledge and unique insights."
David L. Boyles thanked the Board and said, "I have had a rewarding association with Infosys over the past eight years. I would like to thank the Board of Directors for giving me an opportunity to be a part of the journey of this iconic company. I wish the company and its leaders the very best."
David L. Boyles has held senior leadership positions at large multinational corporations, including American Express, Bank of America and ANZ Banking Group. He retired from the ANZ and full-time corporate life in December 2003. David's most recent corporate position was that of Chief Operations Officer at ANZ Banking Group where he was responsible for Technology, Payments, Property, Strategic Sourcing and other shared services. He was also on the Board of ANZ Bank New Zealand and chaired the ANZ Group Operating Risks Executive Committee. Prior to ANZ, he was Senior Vice President, e-Commerce, at American Express. In this role, he was responsible for state-of-the-art online services and emerging technologies. His early roles with AMEXCO included Senior Vice President, Global Systems and Operations, Travellers Cheque Group. Earlier leadership positions include Downey Financial (Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer) and Bank of America (Senior Vice President, Consumer Markets). David has an MBA from Washington State University and an MA and BA (summa cum laude) in Psychology from UNC, Greeley and authored a book Maximising the Business Value of your Technology Investment (©2005, Infosys and Microsoft).
About Infosys Ltd
Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. We enable clients, in more than 30 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.
Visit http://www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$7.4 billion in annual revenues and 158,000+ employees, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise® today.
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, 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, 2013 and on Form 6-K for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. These filings are available at http://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
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
(Dollars in millions except share data)
December March 31,
31, 2013 2013
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,712 $4,021
Available-for-sale financial assets 418 320
Investment in certificates of deposit 106 -
Trade receivables 1,447 1,305
Unbilled revenue 423 449
Derivative financial instruments - 19
Prepayments and other current assets 428 391
Total current assets 6,534 6,505
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 1,202 1,191
Goodwill 354 364
Intangible assets 60 68
Available-for-sale financial assets 203 72
Deferred income tax assets 98 94
Income tax assets 241 201
Other non-current assets 41 44
Total non-current assets 2,199 2,034
Total assets $8,733 $8,539
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Derivative financial instruments $16 -
Trade payables 29 35
Current income tax liabilities 318 245
Client deposits 7 6
Unearned revenue 142 152
Employee benefit obligations 148 113
Provisions 49 39
Other current liabilities 733 568
Total current liabilities 1,442 1,158
Non-current liabilities
Deferred income tax liabilities 11 23
Other non-current liabilities 49 27
Total liabilities 1,502 1,208
Equity
Share capital - `5 ($0.16) par value 600,000,000 equity
shares authorized, issued and outstanding 571,402,566 each,
net of 2,833,600 treasury shares each as of December 31,
2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively 64 64
Share premium 704 704
Retained earnings 8,405 7,666
Other components of equity (1,942) (1,103)
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company 7,231 7,331
Non-controlling interests - -
Total equity 7,231 7,331
Total liabilities and equity $8,733 $8,539
Infosys Limited and subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Dollars in millions except share and per equity share data)
Three Three Nine Nine
months months months months
ended ended ended ended
December December December December
31, 2013 31, 2012 31, 2013 31, 2012
Revenues $2,100 $1,911 $6,157 $5,460
Cost of sales 1,341 1,203 3,974 3,376
Gross profit 759 708 2,183 2,084
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing
expenses 104 99 327 277
Administrative expenses* 129 118 411 355
Total operating expenses 233 217 738 632
Operating profit 526 491 1,445 1,452
Other income, net 117 92 301 308
Profit before income taxes 643 583 1,746 1,760
Income tax expense 180 149 482 479
Net profit $463 $434 $1,264 $1,281
Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be
reclassified to profit or loss:
Re-measurement of the net
defined benefit liability/(asset) 4 - 10 -
Items that may be
reclassified subsequently
to profit or loss:
Fair value changes on
available-for-sale
financial asset, net of
tax effect (10) - (14) -
Exchange differences on
translating foreign operations 91 (250) (844) (478)
Total other comprehensive income $85 ($250) ($848) ($478)
Total comprehensive income $548 $184 $416 $803
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the company $463 $434 $1,264 $1,281
Non-controlling interests - - - -
$463 $434 $1,264 $1,281
Total comprehensive income
attributable to:
Owners of the company $548 $184 $416 $803
Non-controlling interests - - - -
$548 $184 $416 $803
Earnings per equity share
Basic ($) 0.81 0.76 2.21 2.24
Diluted ($) 0.81 0.76 2.21 2.24
Weighted average equity
shares used in computing
earnings per equity share
Basic 571,402,566 571,400,086 571,402,566 571,398,129
Diluted 571,402,566 571,400,417 571,402,566 571,399,018
(*) Administrative expenses for nine months ended December 31, 2013 include a charge of $ 35 million towards visa related matters.
NOTE:
1. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2013 have been taken on record at the Board meeting held on January 10, 2014
2. A Fact Sheet providing the operating metrics of the company can be downloaded from http://www.infosys.com
Fact Sheet: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/operations/Fact-Sheet.pdf
INR Press Release: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/operations/INR-Press-Release.pdf
Contact
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