Subex Ltd, a leading global provider of Business Support Systems (BSS) for Communications Service Providers, announced that it has recorded strong growth and profitability in its Continuing Product Business (Business Optimization or RMS). Revenue for this segment has grown 26% Y-o-Y. Consequent to the sale of its Activation products, the company will put more emphasize in Business Optimization or RMS. This segment, which is the area in which the company has been operating traditionally, is the fastest growing segment in telecom BSS space.
Quarter ended 30 September 2011 – Key Highlights
Net Consolidated Revenue at Rs. 1288.93 mn (US$27.56 mln), up from Rs. 1,247.61 mln (US$26.68 mln) in FY11 Q2
Net Profit (before exceptional items) at Rs. 248.67 mn (USD 5.32 mln) up from Rs. 196.03 mln (US$ 4.19 mln) in FY11 Q2
Revenue from Products at Rs. 1177.65 mln (USD 25.18 mln)
The Product Revenue for the company stood at Rs. 1177.65 mln (USD 25.18 mln) contributing to 91.37 % of the consolidated revenue. The company posted a Product EBITDA of Rs. 381.66 mln (USD 8.16 mln) i.e. 32.41% while the EBITDA for Continuing Product Business (Business Optimization or RMS) was Rs. 451.81 (USD 9.66 mln) i.e. 41.7%.
The company was declared market leaders in Business Optimization for the fourth consecutive year by renowned analyst firm Analysys Mason. Business Optimisation includes fraud, revenue assurance, analytics, cost management and credit risk management, which together constitutes the core business of the company.
Commenting on the business, Subash Menon, Founder Chairman, Managing Director and CEO, said, “The results for this quarter are extremely promising, as expected. We sold off our activation business this quarter and have renewed our focus on our core business. There is increasing uptake for our industry-changing Revenue Operations Center (ROC™) and Managed Services offering and the non-linearity in the business continues to help us.”
He further added, “With the sale of the Activation products which were a drag on our core business, the real growth and profitability in the latter will be obvious in the coming quarters. The strong EBITDA of around 40% in this business will lead to significant cash generation in the future and increase our ability to invest for growth.”