lee nee software exports ltd share price Management discussions


The Company operates in areas of IT & ITES like customized development and solutions, implementation, support, maintenance, training and staffing in the following segments of software services.

ERP:

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is business process management software that provides seamless communication and real-time data for businesses, and is an extremely helpful tool that centralizes all islands of information and streamlines it to multiple departments in an enterprise.

The marketplace for ERP tools and software is consistently growing. The growing demand for ERP Software has provided a major boost to the Global ERP Software Markets.More people are shifting their preferences to this growing sector. The market is expected to keep rising at a high CAGR and reach values of high millions by the end of the forecast period.

The market development is going to be suffering from all previously mentioned patterns, a couple of elements being conspicuous than the others. this may be joined by numerous little changes. In any case, as of now, cloud-based systems are considered a less costly choice to on-premise solutions, and various small players appear to be guaranteed the safety of data on the cloud. With the headway of innovations, the simpler execution of various ERP applications will emerge as a more developed solution.

SAP:

Your company is a Partner of SAP, the market share leader in ERP. SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end enterprise application software, database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. A top cloud company with 200 million users worldwide, SAP helps businesses of all sizes and in all industries to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and achieve their purpose. Your company promoted SAP Business One which is an ERP for Small to Medium Size Enterprises.

BizERP for Manufacturing Sector

Your company has developed a cloud based ERP Solution for manufacturing & trading industries. It comprises of all the modules that is required for any business to operate. It has been deployed in many industries like Steel, Fabrication, FMCG, Industrial Products, Leather etc. This is developed using the dot net platform which is highly secured. The company is continuously making enhancements to this product so that it can be reached out to various other companies.

ERP for Education Sector:

Your Company has developed a customized ERP package catered to reputed Universities, Colleges and Schools in India. It is a web based campus automation system having various modules required for the functioning of any university. In addition to the existing customers your Company has further extended this solution to few more Colleges and Schools in India and look forward to add many more in the near future.

HRMS & Payroll Solutions:

It is web based solution to manage Payroll, Leave module, Reimbursement module, Staff Loan module, Income Tax module along with many statutory and MIS reports. Your Company has recently launched this solution and it has been deployed successfully in many big corporate and educational institutes.

Your company has also collaborated with SPINE Technologies who is pioneer in the HRMS & Payroll Solution. It offers all the modules on SaaS model. It is a very robust product and we are representing them as their Channel Partner for Eastern India.

Digital Marketing:

The company offers Digital Marketing services to many clients in India as well as overseas. There is a huge demand for these services in the entire world. The company offers Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media Optimisation and Google Adwords services to its clients. There is a huge growth of business in this area.

Mobile Applications:

India adds the highest number of internet users per year, vs. any other country in the world. More importantly, over 60% of consumers access the internet via their smart phones.

Big business firms look for a product that helps them to tap in among the target audience, to help them compete with other business and stay ahead of them. Our skilled, proficient and experience mobile application team will help to plan, design, develop and deliver a customized application to suit customers business needs.

At Lee & Nee Softwares (Exports) Ltd, we have expertise in developing mobile applications for different platform and Mobile devices such as Android Application Development, iPhone Mobile Apps Development and Hybrid Mobile Development.

The Company has successfully implemented and deployed various mobile applications on Android and IOS platform. It looks forward to expand its business further in coming years.

IT staffing and Training Services:

Your Company has ventured into IT staffing and training services in the last few years. It is trying to expand itself as a staffing company in various big IT companies working in the area of SAP & Oracle Applications.

IoT and other Segments:

Your company is also planning to venture into new and emerging technologies like IoT, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Risk & Concerns

CYBER SECURITY RISK -Cyber Security and quality management are few key areas of concern in todays information age.

To overcome such concerns in todays global IT scenario, an increasing number of IT-BPO companies in India have gradually started to emphasize on quality to accept global standards such as ISO 9001 (for quality management) and ISO 27000 (for information security). Today, centers based in India account for the largest number of quality certifications achieved by any single country.

CONCENTRATION RISK -Regional concentration as well as vertical concentration can adversely impact Companys business in case of a slowdown

The company has diversified its business, both in terms of region and verticals, is intrinsically woven into the DNA of Lee & Nee Softwares

(Exports) Ltd.

CURRENCY RISK The Company has made a well defined currency hedging Policy which helps in controlling risk arisen from currency fluctuations and volatility.

COMPETITION RISKThe ever-increasing competition poses a key risk in terms of acquiring client business as well as human talent.

Lee & Nee Softwares (Exports) Ltd. has enhanced its value in the proposition of its customers by way of deepening its domain expertise, technological capabilities and customer engagement. On the human capital front, Lee & Nee Softwares (Exports) Ltd. brand equity and best in class HR principles and practices has made it a preferred employer.

REGULATORY RISK- Legislation in various countries in which we operate including the US, Canada, UK, Australia & Middle East may place restrictions on companies in those countries from outsourcing work to us, or may enact stricter immigration laws or may limit our ability to send our employees to certain client sites.

A team of professionals has been employed within and outside the Company. The Company has working on mitigating this on a continuous basis.

Threats

The Indian IT-ITES industry is facing several threats that need to be addressed.

The Indian IT-ITES industry, owing to the uncertain global economic and geopolitical climate is continuing to face challenges.

High attrition rates in the IT-BPO segment is a major concern for companies. With attrition rates ranging between 25-40 percent, attrition is a big challenge. Apart from a loss of skill sets, the cost of recruitment and training represent an additional expenditure for Indian IT-BPO firms.

Shortage of quality and employable talent and rising costs in the major IT hubs are also challenges that need to be addressed. The Company has to ensure that it acquires good talent and retains it in order to constitute its major competitive edge. The Company maintains excellent work environment and competitive package for this purpose.

These are the days when technology takes no time to become obsolete. Thus, to be at par with its competitors the company has to ensure that it constantly updates and upgrades its technology.

The grave challenges facing the Indian IT-BPO industry include a slackening of demand from major markets, reduction in larger contracts, stiff work permit regulations in some critical regions and competition from other emerging economies on trained resources.

Growth:

The year has been marked by pandemic-related sharp declines in growth across industries. One major exception is Indias IT-ITeS sector. It was expected to grow by 15.5% to $227 billion in the 2021-22 financial year.Indian IT sector continues to be a net hirer. A lot of these hires were in jobs that were being created due to the adoption of newer technologies and not in the traditional jobs.

Segment-wise or Product-wise performance:

In view of the identical geographical location and the same product, i.e. ITES, there is hardly any need for separate segmental reporting.

Future Economic Outlook:

As per Nasscom, the industry is on track to meet its vision of USD 300-350 billion revenues by 2025.

Global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to major resets or shift that is acceleration in the pace of digital transformation. Hence, a significantly higher growth is expected in the coming months.

With the combination of favourable demographics and policy reforms, India presents a unique and powerful growth story.

Internal Control System and their adequacy:

Lee & Nee Softwares (Exports) Ltd. has deployed adequate Internal Control Systems (ICS) in place to ensure a smooth functioning of its business. The processes and the systems are reviewed constantly and changed to address the changing regulatory and business environment.

The Control Systems provide a reasonable assurance of recording the transactions of its operations in all material aspects and of providing protection against misuse or loss of Companys assets.

The ERP system which the Company had implemented has helped in further strengthening the internal control systems that are in place.

The existing internal control systems and their adequacy are frequently reviewed and improved upon to meet the changing business environment. The external auditors as well as the internal auditors periodically review the internal control systems, policies and procedures for their adequacy, effectiveness and continuous operation for addressing risk management and mitigation strategies.

Discussion on financial performance with respect to operational performance:

At the Standalone level the sales of the Company have increased by 11.46%as compared to previous year. The international sales of the company continues to increase steadily. We have started working with many new international partners from USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. We have also added new partners in the UK Market.

The Company has identified new avenues of software business like Business Automation Tools and Cloud offerings. Your company has partnered with SPINE Technologies for offering Cloud based HRMS & Payroll software solutions.It is looking forward to work in the areas of ERP Solutions, HRMS & Payroll solutions, and Mobile Apps Development as there is huge potential in these areas and is now focused on further expanding Enterprise Applications business both in domestic as well as in overseas market.The Company has further developed niche products for specific industry verticals and plans to offer them on SaaS model in coming years.Your Company has made strategic alliances to offer Cloud based solutions and licensed software solutions. The Company anticipates getting good volume of business in the coming year.

Material Development in Human Resources/Industrial Relation Front, including No. of people employed:

The total number of permanent employees of the Company as on 31 March, 2022 was 64.

Attracting, enabling and retaining talent has been the cornerstone of the Human Resource function and the results underscore the important role that human capital plays in critical strategic activities such as growth.The Companys focus lies in creating a performance based culture, driven by focused growth and clear career development plan for each employee. A robust Talent Acquisition system enables the Company to balance unpredictable business demands.

It is very difficult to source skilled persons. Therefore, the role of human resource management is critical and strategic to build up human capital to create organizational competitive advantages. Todays customers are highly quality conscious and look towards value for the money. Quality is customer satisfaction built through employee participation.

Company has created the blue print for the strategic attraction of talent, and it has acted upon retention of talent by continuous training program.

The companys human resource practice has helped in motivating employees and enhancing their commitment and greater evolvement in the overall quality improvement.

Your company treats its "human resources" as one of its most important assets and believes that its middle management is particularly critical to its business, as they are responsible for managing teams, understanding its client expectations and its contractual obligations to clients, ensuring consistent and quality service delivery and deploying the companys process excellence framework. The company continuously invests in its HR to create a favorable work environment that encourages innovation which enables it to retain skilled and a highly professional workforce.

Your Company thrust is on the promotion of talent internally through job rotation and job enlargement. Our hiring requirements have decreased by3.13% this year due to the COVID 19 pandemic. We expect to improve our people intake during 2022 and are exploring new avenues to decrease hiring turnaround times but due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the regular addition to our human resources seems little uncertain.