Infosys Ltd. has posted financial results for the first quarter ended 30th June, 2012.
Its consolidated net profit stood at Rs 22.89bn as compared to Rs 23.16bn for the previous quarter. Q1 FY13 net profit is up 32.9% YoY.
Consolidated revenues were at Rs 96.16bn for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 versus Rs 88.52bn in the January to March quarter. Q1 FY13 revenues are up 28.5% YoY.
For Q1 FY13, revenues were expected to be in the range of Rs 90.11bn and Rs 91bn; a YoY growth of 20.4% to 21.6%.
Earnings Per Share (EPS) was Rs 40.06 for the quarter ended June 30, 2012; a YoY growth was 32.9%.
EPS were expected to be Rs 36.89; a YoY growth of 22.4%.
Infosys has reported dollar revenues of US$1,752mn for the fiscal first quarter of FY13.
The Company's Earnings Per Share (EPS) in US Dollar terms stood at US$0.72.
Q1 FY13 revenues were expected to be in the range of US$1,771mn and US$1,789mn; a YoY growth of 6.0% to 7.1%.
Q1 FY13 Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) were expected to be US$0.73; a YoY growth of 9.0%.
Other highlights:
- 51 clients were added during the quarter by Infosys and its subsidiaries
- Gross addition of 9,236 employees (net addition of 1,157) for the quarter by Infosys and its subsidiaries
- 1,51,151 employees as on June 30, 2012 for Infosys and its subsidiaries
“Our focus on Infosys 3.0 and building tomorrow’s enterprise coupled with disciplined execution will help us deliver high-quality growth, despite challenges seen in the global economic situation resulting in slower IT spends by large corporations,” said S. D. Shibulal, CEO and Managing Director.
Consulting and Systems Integration
A processed and packaged goods food company has engaged us in a SAP advanced planning optimizer (APO) project to support its growth strategy by improving supply chain visibility, reducing cost and inventory, and increasing speed and agility to meet dynamic market demands. We are creating and implementing a roadmap for the online business for a retailer, designed to make it competitive in the rapidly growing
e-commerce industry.
We were selected by a European energy trading house to develop and implement a capability platform strategy, designed to manage a dynamic business environment, improve competitiveness and reduce time-to-market. We have been selected as the strategic partner to implement the Oracle Product Management suite for a Middle Eastern food control authority to automate processes leading to faster response time, predictability and cost control.
A business real estate developer in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region has engaged us to define its IT outsourcing strategy and structure its IT shared services functions. For a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in UK, we are managing its e-commerce platform and will drive all future enhancements towards improving customer experience and increasing revenue share through the online channel. An automotive infotainment manufacturer partnered with us to streamline its sales, procurement and finance processes across various subsidiaries by providing new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions.
Business IT Services
For a large financial corporation, we are implementing a single sign-on solution for its commercial banking customers, providing simplified access to all commercial banking applications through a unified portal, enabling improved and superior customer experience. A luxury retailer has engaged us to work with its supply chain business team for the global classification of its products, free trade agreement planning, and bill of material analysis to reduce duties on international shipments. A managed network services company partnered with us to transform its service assurance platform to provide a flexible, scalable and high performance solution to serve end-customers.
We have been selected by a Middle Eastern travel house to help overhaul its IT systems to bring in greater operational efficiencies and enhance customer experience. An electricity and natural gas provider partnered with us to lower costs, automate and improve its helpdesk processes by introducing new technology and processes. An Australian water utility has engaged us to review its off-contract spends in the areas of maintenance, repairs and overhauls across 30 sites to develop a procurement plan that will identify key areas of spend suitable for sourcing activities and, in turn, enable considerable savings. A dairy company in Australia selected us to implement a significant procurement cost savings program covering a wide range of direct and indirect procurement categories including packaging, contract labor and maintenance related consumables.
Infosys Public Services
We are partnering with healthcare and public sector organizations in the U.S. and Canada to help them leverage the potential of technology to derive business value
A Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan is working with us to develop and maintain its benefits and services portal to configure custom health plans, streamline service delivery, and improve customer engagement as part of its strategic multi-year program to transform enterprise product processes. Another Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan selected our iTransformTM Payout Simulator product and engaged us to perform end-to-end International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) testing including benefit and financial neutrality for its ICD-10 compliance program mandated by the U.S. government.
Municipal government authorities of a North American city engaged us to conduct a security threat and risk assessment of the Voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution for its unified communication initiative to ensure compliance with various security standards. We are part of a contractor team supporting on-site IT infrastructure management and consolidation efforts including enterprise service oriented architecture (SOA) implementation and server optimization for a federal U.S. agency.
Engineering Services
Infosys provides a wide range of engineering solutions, ranging from product ideation to realization and sustenance. With 9,000 engineers working with more than 200 clients in over 30 countries, we offer engineering and technology services to support our clients’ entire product lifecycle.
A European telecom company has partnered with us to implement its next generation security platform on niche technologies such as Internet Protocol version 6 (IPV6). A semiconductor major chose us for the development, integration and validation of its firmware solution built on the next generation tablet and smartphone platforms.
An auto and truck parts supplier has partnered with us for the concept design of its future engines, sub-systems and accelerating new product development. A supplier of interconnect components and cables has selected us to define, select, plan and implement its future product lifecycle management systems, to accelerate its product development process. A leader in helicopter transportation services has partnered with us to standardize and enhance its disparate technical publication systems spread across the globe and improve its performance.
An aero engine manufacturer has engaged us to implement a simulation data management system. A North American insurance company has selected us to upgrade its enterprise telephony infrastructure and enhance the stability, scalability, infrastructure availability to customers. An automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnered with us to automate the testing of its gasoline engine control systems with recommendations on architectural improvement, mathematical modeling and software tools.
Products, Platforms and Solution
This quarter we added 10 clients (three products and seven platforms) across Products and Platforms. We also unveiled Infosys BrandEdge in partnership with Fabric, a WPP company. This first-of-its-kind comprehensive cloud-based offering, simplifies digital marketing by bringing together integrated marketing and technology expertise on a single unified platform.
Infosys SocialEdge is being utilized by a U.S. high-tech manufacturing company to build the next generation employee collaboration platform to increase workforce productivity, enable co-creation and drive innovation across different departments. A consumer packaged goods company has selected Infosys TradeEdge™ to improve data collection from distributors, retailers etc. The platform will use this data to help plan production, distribution and other aspects of the supply chain.
Cloud
We continue to grow our cloud business and have executed over 150 engagements and have 3,000 experts in our cloud practice.
Over the last quarter, we won over 20 programs across cloud services, Big Data and Security. We continue to strengthen our value proposition for clients by being a cloud Ecosystem Integrator and working with over 30 partners. We have been selected as the sole sourced partner for cloud strategy and Big Data infrastructure for a North American manufacturer, providing architecture consulting, roadmap and best practices to enable an industry class cloud deployment on a public cloud for an information services platform. As part of the engagement, we will also devise a Big Data strategy and roadmap for the client.
A gaming company in North America has partnered with us to build a new state-of-the-art Big Data consolidated architecture for its games portfolio. A transportation major in North America has engaged us to re-host its mainframe applications and migrate multiple applications onto a private cloud. We were also selected to re-host mainframe applications on a private cloud for an apparel retailer.
Enterprise Mobility
The Infosys Enterprise Mobility practice continues to gain traction in the marketplace with over 150 engagements, 200 application roll-outs, 60 clients and over 1,200 Mobility professionals and experts serving our customers.
In the last quarter, Enterprise Mobility won over 10 engagements across areas of workforce productivity, field sales and enablement, supply chain, mobile commerce and guided selling. A U.S. based aerospace major partnered with us to create a mobile-based sales and marketing solution to provide product information on the move, thereby helping its sales force create a better visual experience for potential customers.
A manufacturer of industrial products selected us to create a mobile-based product ordering solution for its resellers and distributors to manage demand forecasting and replenish stocks in real time. For a South African bank, we are creating a tablet-based solution on Infosys intellectual property (IP) – the Guided Sales solution, to help its sales staff customize and sell financial products to its customers. For a personal benefits and human resource (HR) management company, we are enhancing employee productivity by enabling Information System applications on the mobile, resulting in an efficient sales force and additional revenue through superior sales efficiency.
We have been engaged by a pharmaceutical major to define and implement an enterprise wide mobile strategy and roadmap, accelerating the rollout of mobile applications and thereby offer greater benefits to its field force, customers, healthcare providers and patients. For an American logistics major, we are working on enterprise-wide mobile applications that provide real-time information about trains and tracks to optimize traffic across various railroad routes.
Patents
During the first quarter, Infosys applied for 36 patent applications in India and the U.S. With this, Infosys has an aggregate of 507 unique patent applications (pending) in India, U.S. and other jurisdictions and has been granted 50 patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and 1 patent by Luxembourg patent office.
Liquidity
As on June 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents, including investments in available-for-sale financial assets, certificates of deposits and government bonds was Rs20,596 crore( `16,969 crore as on June 30, 2011).
“Global currency volatility continues to be a big challenge for the industry,” said V. Balakrishnan, Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer. “We are making the right investments balancing the short-term needs with long-term opportunities.”
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