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Infosys net plunges 30% in third quarter
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SME Times News Bureau | 12 Jan, 2019
Global software major Infosys on Friday reported Rs 3,610 crore
consolidated net profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2018-19, posting
nearly 30 per cent annual decline from Rs 5,129 crore in the same
period a year ago.
In a regulatory filing on the BSE, the
city-based IT behemoth said consolidated revenue for the quarter (Q3)
under review, however, grew 20.3 per cent annually to Rs 21,400 crore
from Rs 17,794 crore in the like period a year ago.
Sequentially
too, net profit dipped 12 per cent from Rs 4,110 crore but revenue rose
3.8 per cent from Rs 20,609 crore a quarter ago.
Under the
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), net income declined
nearly 37 per cent annually to $502 million in Q3 from $796 million a
year ago and declined sequentially 13.6 per cent from $581 million a
quarter ago.
Gross income under IFRS, however, grew 8.4 per cent
to $2,987 million in Q3 from $2,755 million in the like period a year
ago and 2.2 per cent sequentially from $2,921 million a quarter ago.
"Our
net profit declined yearly and quarterly in rupees and dollars owing to
impact of investments in sales, hiring locals and write off of value of
Skaya and Panaya subsidiaries, which could not be sold till December,"
said the company in a statement here.
Though Skaya was valued at
$18 million and Panaya $39 million for sale in the fourth quarter
(January-March) of previous fiscal (2017-18), the company concluded in
the third quarter of this fiscal that it was no longer possible to sell
them at their value, as the proposals received from potential buyers was
for lesser value.
"The company has concluded in December that it
is no longer probable to sell the two subsidiaries by March 2019,
resulting in their de-classification from 'held for sale'.
"On
reclassification, the company recognized additional depreciation and
amortization expenses of $12 million and an adjustment in carrying
amount over recoverable amount of $65 million from Skava," said the
statement.
The company also wrote-off the carrying value of $11 million in its associate DWA Nova LLC.
Though
operating profit grew 11.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 4,830
crore in Q3 from Rs 4,319 crore, it declined 1.3 per cent sequentially
from Rs 4,894 crore a quarter ago.
Under IFRS, operating profit
was up marginally (0.9 per cent) to $675 million from $669 million a
year ago, but declined 2.6 per cent sequentially from $692 million a
quarter ago.
Operating margin declined sequentially to 22.6 per cent in Q3 from 23.7 per cent a quarter ago.
The
outsourcing firm has revised revenue guidance upwards to 8.5-9 per cent
in constant currency (CC) terms for the fiscal (2018-19) due to over 10
per cent revenue growth in CC and retained operating margin guidance at
22-24 per cent.
"As a growth driver, digital revenue grew 33 per
cent year on year (YoY) to $942 million from $719 million a year ago
and 5 per cent sequentially from $905 million, accounting for 32 per
cent of the total revenue," said the company.
"With increased
client relevance, we saw double digit YoY growth in Q3 on a constant
currency basis", said Chief Executive Salil Parekh on the occasion.
The company also bagged a large deal valued at $1.57 billion, giving it confidence entering 2019.
"Volume
growth was strong and revenue productivity stable despite the quarter
being a seasonally weak. We had good growth across geographies and large
business segments," said Chief Operating Officer Pravin Rao.
Noting
that there was significant currency volatility during the quarter,
especially between rupee and US dollar, interim Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) Jayesh Sanghrajka said cash generation was strong during the
quarter.
"Executing on the capital allocation strategy, we have
announced a share buyback programme and a special dividend of Rs 4 per
share."
The company added 101 clients during the quarter, as
against 73 in the second quarter and 79 a year ago, taking the total
number of active clients to 1,251 from 1,222 a quarter ago and 1,191 a
year ago.
The company's blue scrip, however, ended at Rs 683.70
on the BSE at the end of Friday trading, gaining Rs 3.95 per share from
Thursday's closing price of Rs 679.95 and opening rate of Rs 683.75.
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