Net Profit increases by 57% over same quarter last year
Consolidated Quarter Results (January-March 2010)
NIIT Technologies Limited, a leading IT solutions organization, announced its consolidated fourth quarter result for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The Company reported revenues of Rs. 239.2 Crores for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, representing a sequential growth of 4% Operating Profits also improved by 4% to Rs. 52.9 Crores. Operating Margin improved 7 bps to 22%.
Profit After Tax for the quarter stood at Rs. 41.3 Crores indicating a sequential growth of 17% and 57% over the same period last year.
JAN-MAR QUARTER Performance at a Glance |
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Qtr ended |
Qtr ended |
Growth |
Consolidated Revenues |
227 |
239.2 |
5% |
Operating Profit |
40.4 |
52.9 |
31% |
Operating Margins |
18% |
22% |
432 bps |
Profit After Tax |
26.3 |
41.3 |
57% |
"A strong quarter with growth on all business parameters demonstrated the company’s successful navigation through the challenges posed by the economic crisis of the past" said Mr. Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies Ltd. "Fresh orders worth USD 124 m secured during the quarter created a healthy order position with USD 147 m executable over the next 12 months," he added.
During the quarter, NIIT Technologies bagged a Rs 228 Cr contract from the Border Security Force for the Intranet Prahari project. In addition 5 more significant clients were added with two in the manufacturing segment, one each from Transportation, and, Insurance, and one for Remote Infrastructure Managed Services.
The US demonstrated stability with revenue share at 33% of the total, while the revenue share from APAC and India increased substantially to 29%. EMEA share of revenues declined to 38% being impacted by weakening of both the GBP and Euro.
"Significant traction in emerging markets like APAC and India helped mitigate challenges of exchange rate volatility in Europe," said Mr. Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT Technologies Ltd.
During the quarter 362 people were added taking the total headcount to 4476 at the end of the period.
Acknowledgements during the quarter:
Consolidated Annual Results FY 2009-10
The Company also announced its Annual Results for FY 2009-10.
Overcoming adversities through the year the company reported a 10% improvement in net profits with PAT at Rs 126.4 Crores even as revenues declined by 7% to 913.7 Crores. Operating Profits improved by 7% to Rs. 188.8 Crores.
ANNUAL Performance at a Glance |
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Yr ended |
Yr ended |
Growth |
Consolidated Revenues |
979.9 |
913.7 |
(7%) |
Operating Profit |
176.4 |
188.8 |
7% |
Operating Margins |
18% |
21% |
266bps |
Profit After Tax |
114.8 |
126.4 |
10% |
"Quarter-on-Quarter growth through the year, with improved margins in each quarter demonstrated the Company’s resilience to the formidable challenges posed by the environment" said Mr. Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies Ltd.
Operating margins for the full year stood at 21% an increase of 266 bps over previous year as a result of sustained improvement in the operating efficiencies and steady increase in offshore component of revenues.
Business in Banking and Finance Services and Insurance together stood at 43%, Travel, Transportation and Logistics at 31% while Retail and Manufacturing contributed 11%. Focus on the domestic market lead to a significant increase in the revenues from the Government which now represents 5% of the overall revenues.
Elaborating on the strategy, Mr. Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT Technologies Ltd.said "Shifting focus to markets less challenged by the crisis and non-linear value-added services helped bring growth back to the business".
Board of directors recommended a dividend of Rs. 7 per equity share.
Further acknowledgements during the year:
About NIIT Technologies
NIIT Technologies is a leading IT solutions organization, servicing customers in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It offers services in Application Development and Maintenance, Enterprise Solutions including Managed Services and Business Process Outsourcing to organizations in the Financial Services, Travel & Transportation, Retail and Distribution, and Government sectors. NIIT Technologies follows global standards of development, which includes ISO 9001:2000 certification, assessment at Level 5 of both SEI-CMMi version 1.2 and ISO 27001 information security management certification. Its data centre operations are assessed at the international ISO 20000 IT management standards.
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