Infosys Ltd. has posted results for the second quarter ended 30th September 2012.
Its net profit stood at Rs23.70mn, up 3.5% QoQ.
The revenues stood at Rs98.58bn as compared to Rs96.16bn in the previous quarter, up 2.5% QoQ.
Q2 other income stood at Rs7.06bn.
Infosys is expecting FY13 revenues at $7.34bn.
Infosys Q2 FY13 EBIT at Rs 25.97bn as compared to Rs 26.93bn QoQ.
“Global economic uncertainties continue to face the industry,” said S. D. Shibulal, CEO and Managing Director. “We have increased employee wages, used some of our cash in a transformational acquisition of a consulting business and enhanced our investment in R&D and solutions. These initiatives will position us well in the industry and provide a strong platform for future growth.”
Business outlook
The company’s outlook (consolidated) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, under IFRS is as follows:
Revenues are expected to be at least Rs39,582 crore; YoY growth of 17.3%
Earnings per share (EPS) is expected to be at least Rs160.61; YoY growth of 10.3%
Expansion of services and significant projects
Infosys is focused on delivering measurable business value to clients by enabling transformational process changes, accelerating innovation and optimizing their operations
Consulting and Systems Integration
An elevator and escalator manufacturer chose us to implement service and maintenance solutions using Oracle Siebel Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application for its India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) businesses. A provider of consumer and commercial banking, trust, securities brokerage, mortgage and insurance products and services, selected us to implement a single sign-on solution for its commercial banking customers – to provide simplified access to all commercial banking applications in a unified portal, thereby improving customer experience.
A life insurance firm in the U.S. has partnered with us to implement a next-generation CRM solution based on the Microsoft Dynamics platform; covering more than 12,000 active field force members, 21 million client contacts and 2 million households. For an integrated energy company we will implement an enterprise wide identity and access management solution.
India Business Unit
We were selected by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to further strengthen and transform the new phase of the MCA 21 V2 project. MCA 21 is the first Mission Mode Project (MMP) under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of India and has been a transformational and successful project that has enabled easy and secure access to MCA services by its stakeholders, corporate sector as well as investors, through an online portal.
Business IT Services
A manufacturer of paints, coatings and powder coatings selected us to develop a solution for its Research and Development (R&D) department to standardize paint test information storage and retrieval, thereby enhancing productivity. We have been selected to partner with the quality assurance and testing division of a bank for the assessment, solution, roadmap definition, and establishment of a Testing Center of Excellence (CoE).
A property and casualty insurer in the U.S. chose us as its strategic partner for infrastructure management services. We have been engaged as a preferred partner to provide business IT services across application development and support, testing, infrastructure and change management to a public personal lines insurer in the U.S.
We signed a managed services contract with a company in the food industry to outsource its application services, infrastructure operations and deployment activities in its SAP transformation program. A U.S. logistics and freight transportation provider partnered with us to optimize, support, and administer its complete IT infrastructure aimed at higher infrastructure reliability, on-time performance, and enhanced customer service.
Infosys Public Services
We are partnering with leading healthcare and public sector organizations in the U.S. and Canada to help them leverage technology solutions and services to derive business value.
A postal solution provider engaged us to create a robust business intelligence system to provide accurate health and safety data to field personnel to increase self-service, improve efficiency and reduce costs. For a Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan we are enhancing its provider portal to support self-service functions and information updates via web, to improve data accuracy and productivity. Another Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan engaged us to provide end-to-end migration and testing services to support the strategic migration of its business processes from an enterprise legacy platform to third party administrators
Engineering Services
We offer a wide range of engineering and technology services that cover our client’s entire product lifecycle from design to sustenance. With a global footprint supported by 9,000 engineers working with more than 200 clients in 30 countries, Infosys’ Engineering Services are delivered across nine different industry verticals.
A global retail corporation engaged us in the design and implementation of a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to transform its production operations by reducing product development cycle time and cost of raw material resulting in significant financial savings. A food and beverage corporation chose us to assess its network infrastructure readiness for its Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative spanning hundreds of locations across the U.S. and Canada; we will also recommend the network foundation for its future enterprise mobility strategy.
An independent software vendor partnered with us for development, testing, sustaining engineering and support for network monitoring, digital forensics and network security management solutions that protect its worldwide information ecosystem. An Indian telecommunications conglomerate chose us to help define its video, enhanced communications, device, identity and implementation strategies for infrastructure and services in support of its new 4G service.
Infosys BPO
A not-for-profit health plan provider partnered with us to improve its claims process in terms of accuracy and turnaround time through a comprehensive solution leveraging our automated workflow, reporting and auditing solutions. An integrated healthcare delivery provider in Asia-Pacific partnered with us to standardize and harmonize its processes by setting up a shared service environment.
Products, Platforms and Solutions
We continue to see momentum across industries for Products and Platforms. This quarter we added 15 wins across industries and geographies. Our products and platforms (excluding Finacle) are now adopted by more than 60 global clients.
A hotel operator in Europe has selected Infosys CommerceEdge to provide its online customers with an enhanced social shopping experience. The platform supports the purchase process by connecting consumers with their friends on social channels. Customers will be able to compare and seek opinions on their purchases and share travel experiences seamlessly. A multinational consumer food products company has selected Infosys TradeEdge to gain secondary sales visibility in emerging markets, enabling better distributor collaboration and supply chain planning.
A global research-based biopharmaceutical company has selected Infosys Edge business platform to transform its information management process by enhancing collaboration between teams and driving regulatory compliance during drug discovery process. A global apparel brand selected Infosys Omni Channel Personalization Engine to create the next-generation online consumers experience to drive deeper personalization and enhance consumer engagement resulting in higher conversion rate.
This quarter we also took new products to the market. Through a jointly developed solution with AT&T, we redefined customer service with SpeedSolve – a comprehensive next-generation product that makes communication faster and more efficient for call centers and related operations.
Finacle
Finacle from Infosys has been positioned as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for International Retail Core Banking (IRCB) 2012*. Gartner Inc. positioned vendor/product based on two broad parameters - ability to execute and completeness of vision. Finacle was positioned as a leader in the market among the 19 vendor/product evaluated.
Finacle continued its business momentum, adding six wins this quarter. Of these, four were from Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and two were from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Nine client projects went live on Finacle in the quarter. Of these, four went live in APAC, three in EMEA and two in the Americas.
The implementation of Finacle at Denmark’s Nykredit bank went live recently. Commenting on this major milestone in the bank’s strategic journey, Group Managing Director Per Ladegaard from Nykredit said: “Adopting a partnership with Finacle has been important to the success of this project. The integrated Nykredit and Finacle team worked closely with the bank’s IT and business teams. They laid a solid foundation from which we will be able to offer superior products and service to our clients, and achieve our business growth objectives.”
Cloud
We are seeing good momentum in the market for our Cloud business and have executed more than 170 engagements. In the last quarter, we won more than 20 engagements across Cloud services, Big Data and Security.
As a Cloud Ecosystem Integrator, we work with more than 30 partners and have made significant investments in solutions and intellectual property with the successful launch of the Infosys Cloud Ecosystem Hub solution. This is the first solution that effectively helps enterprises build, manage and govern a unified hybrid cloud environment.
A life-sciences major engaged us to migrate and support its legacy integration services to a Cloud based platform, including new native Cloud application development along with integration services for Cloud. A financial services major in the U.S. selected us to build the foundation of an online services marketplace and leverage a Cloud based model to enable subscription, brokering, federation and monetization of services and data with the required security, policy and standards. We will also manage the Windows Azure operations for the client.
A financial services company chose to leverage our Big Data solutions to understand and reduce its risk when lending to commercial clients. The solution will help the client process its voluminous data around non-performing assets and draw real-time insights and streamline its loan origination process.
Liquidity
As on September 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents, including investments in available-for-sale financial assets, certificates of deposits and government bonds was Rs22,570 crore( Rs18,601 crore as on September 30, 2011).
“Our operating cash flows continue to be strong while our cash and cash equivalents crossed US $4bn,” said V. Balakrishnan, Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer. “We are focused on high quality growth despite global currency and economic volatility.”