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
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