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Infosys: Growth acceleration accompanied by 3.7% YoY margin expansion; revenue and margin guidance increased to 2%-3% in cc and 23%-24% respectively
BENGALURU, India, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

    "Our second quarter performance is a clear reflection of our ability to 
help clients on their digital transformation journeys. Our digital and cloud 
capabilities combined with intense client relevance are helping us achieve 
differentiated results in the market as is visible in 2.2% year on year overall 
revenue growth and 25.4% growth from digital offerings, which now are at 47.3% 
of revenues," said Salil Parekh, CEO and MD. "Increase in revenue and margin 
outlook for FY 21 is due to the continued trust clients have in us. I am 
extremely proud of our team for achieving these results in challenging business 
conditions globally."

    25.4% YoY 
    Digital CC growth

    2.2% YoY 
    CC growth

    25.4% 
    Operating margin

    $3.15bn 
    Large deal signings

    INR 12 
    Interim DPS, 
    up by 50% YoY

    - Q2 revenues grew sequentially by 4.0% in constant currency 
    - Q2 revenues grew year-on-year by 3.2% in USD; grew by 2.2% in constant 
currency 
    - Q2 Digital revenues at $1,568 million (47.3% of total revenues), 
year-on-year growth of 25.4% in constant currency 
    - Q2 operating margin at 25.4%, increase of 370 basis points year-on-year 
    - Q2 free cash flow at $674 million; year-on-year growth of 69.8% 
    - Q2 net profit at $653 million, year-on-year growth of 14.7% 
    - Q2 voluntary attrition for IT services declined to 7.8% from 18.3% in Q2 
20 
    - H1 revenues grew by 1.9% in constant currency 
    - H1 operating margin at 24.1% 
    - Declared interim dividend of INR 12 per share 
    - FY 21 revenue growth guidance revised upward to 2%-3% in constant 
currency 
    - FY 21 operating margin guidance revised upward to 23%-24%

1.	Financial Highlights – Consolidated results under International Financial 
Reporting Standards (IFRS)
    For the quarter ended September 30, 2020 
    Revenues were $3,312 million, growth of 3.2% YoY and 6.1% QoQ
    Operating profit was $840 million, growth of 20.7% YoY and 18.7% QoQ
    Basic EPS was $0.15, growth of 14.9% YoY and 17.0% QoQ

    For six months ended September 30, 2020 
    Revenues were $6,433 million, growth of 1.5% YoY 
    Operating profit was $1,547 million, growth of 15.6% YoY 
    Basic EPS was $0.29, growth of 9.5% YoY

    "The strength and resilience of Infosys was fully visible in Q2 with 
operating metrics witnessing a healthy increase, broad-based growth, highest 
ever large deal TCV at $ 3.15 bn and attrition reducing to single digits," said 
Pravin Rao, COO. "Employees have been critical part of our success. As a 
recognition of their stellar performance, we are giving 100% variable pay along 
with a special incentive for Q2. Additionally, we are rolling out salary 
increases and promotions across all levels effective Jan 1st."

    "Our relentless efforts on cost optimization and strengthening operational 
efficiencies helped by certain cost deferrals led to 270 bps sequential 
improvement in operating margin to 25.4% and a 300 bps improvement in H1 
margins," said Nilanjan Roy, CFO. "Free Cash Flows grew significantly in H1 
driven by our consistent focus on liquidity and cash management. Consequently, 
we are increasing our interim dividend per share by 50% to INR 12."

    2.  Client wins & Testimonials
    Even amid global uncertainty across industries and the current medical 
situation, Infosys continued to nurture a culture of deep client relevance 
while building capabilities to aid them through recovery. 
        -  Among several milestones achieved in the second quarter, 
Consolidated Edison Company (Con Edison), one of the oldest Fortune 500 utility 
companies, selected Infosys to digitally transform Con Edison's customer 
service capabilities over the next four years
        -  Infosys collaborated with LANXESS, a leading specialty chemicals 
company headquartered in Cologne, Germany, to support the company's IT 
Infrastructure digitization strategy and enable its global workforce with a 
secure and fully managed modern workplace
        -  Essential Utilities, one of the largest publicly traded water, 
wastewater and natural gas providers in the U.S., selected Infosys as a 
strategic partner to drive its digital transformation
        -  Infosys has entered into a first-of-its-kind, 360 degree partnership 
with LivePerson, a leader in conversational AI, headquartered in New York, to 
transform their infrastructure on the public cloud that will deliver 
industry-leading agility, scalability, and security. Infosys will also help 
drive penetration of LivePerson's offerings across its clients and digital 
marketing, e-commerce, contact center, employee engagement and shared services 
channels.
        -  Old National Bancorp (ONB), the largest financial services bank 
holding company headquartered in Indiana, U.S., wanted Infosys to enable faster 
adoption of digital solutions, modernize ONB's existing technology 
infrastructure, and enhance both the client and employee experience
        -  The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) selected Infosys Finacle for the 
digital transformation of its transaction banking business
As global businesses navigate this tough environment, the strength of our 
relationships and our digital capabilities have helped us sustain the momentum 
to help our clients grow resilient. Here is what some of them have to say:
        -  "We have worked with the Infosys team for over 5 years now, and very 
successfully. The results were phenomenal. My finance team and the senior 
Enterprise leadership team couldn't believe how far the guys have gone above 
and beyond the contract. I am so delighted with the results, delighted with the 
service that I have received. When the pandemic hit, we had to shut down and 
lock down both onshore and offshore teams. Thanks to the RPA bots, we were able 
to issue every single order and we didn't miss a single KPI. Without those 
bots, we would have been stranded. I can't speak highly enough of the guys 
involved and the actual tool itself. Superstars one and all." - Brad Monks, 
Head of Mobile, BT Enterprise 
        -  Kai Finke, CIO of LANXESS said, "Standardized and harmonized 
workplace services will enable us to increase our service quality and usability 
on a global basis as well as increase flexibility and scalability which 
nowadays are getting more and more important. Working with Infosys will allow 
us to implement state-of-the-art-technologies faster and thus bring LANXESS to 
the next level regarding workplace services enhancing our collaboration and 
mobility capabilities."

    Awards & Recognitions
        -  Positioned as a leader in Everest PEAK: Cloud-Native Application 
Development Services PEAK Matrix(R) Assessment 2020 
        -  Ranked as a leader in NelsonHall NEAT for Quality Engineering 
Services 2020 
        -  Ranked as a leader by NelsonHall NEAT for Advanced Digital Workplace 
Services 2020 
        -  Positioned as a leader in HFS Research Top 10 for Travel, 
Hospitality, and Logistics Service Providers 
        -  Ranked as a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Services for 
Communications Service Providers, Worldwide 
        -  Ranked as a leader in IDC MarketScape: Asia /Pacific SAP 
Implementation Services Vendor Assessment, 2020 
        -  Positioned as a leader in IDC - MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 
Intelligence Transformation Strategic Consulting 2020 Vendor Assessment 
        -  Positioned as a leader in IDC - MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 
Intelligence Transformation 2020 Vendor Assessment 
        -  Positioned as a leader in Forrester Wave: Digital Process Automation 
Service Providers 
        -  Ranked as a leader CapioIT - Salesforce.com Global Systems 
Integration and Services Providers Capture Share Report – 2020 
        -  Infosys is a winner of the 2020 Top 10 Working Mother & Avtar Best 
Company for Women in India award 
        -  Infosys has won the Champion of Inclusion' award of Working Mother & 
Avtar Most Inclusive Companies Index (MICI) 2020 
        -  Infosys Düsseldorf innovation hub was awarded with the prestigious 
NRW.INVEST award 2020 
        -  Infosys won the German Brand Award 2020 for Excellence in Brand 
Strategy and Creation 
        -  Recognized by the Top Employers Institute, a global certification 
company, for exceptional standards in employee conditions across Europe for 
three years in a row. Infosys is also the certified Top Employer in France, 
Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom 
        -  Infosys Finacle was positioned as a leader in The Forrester 
Wave(TM): Digital Banking Processing Platforms (Corporate Banking), Q3 2020 
report 
        -  Infosys Finacle was ranked as a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant 
for Global Retail Core Banking report 2020 for the 13th consecutive year


    About Infosys
    Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and 
consulting. We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their digital 
transformation. With nearly four decades of experience in managing the systems 
and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their 
digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core 
that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business 
with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and 
customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous 
improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and 
ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

    Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your 
enterprise navigate your next.

    Safe Harbor
    Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, 
financial expectations and plans for navigating the COVID-19 impact on our 
employees, clients and stakeholders are forward-looking statements intended to 
qualify for the 'safe harbor' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform 
Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause 
actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking 
statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, 
but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding COVID-19 and the 
effects of government and other measures seeking to contain its spread, risks 
related to an economic downturn or recession in India, the United States and 
other countries around the world, changes in political, business, and economic 
conditions, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, 
our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including 
those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our 
ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost 
overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, 
restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to 
manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key 
focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our 
ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, 
liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in 
which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of 
governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, 
legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, 
unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions 
affecting our industry and the outcome of pending litigation and government 
investigation. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results 
are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange 
Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year 
ended March 31, 2020. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, 
from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, 
including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not 
undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time 
to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.

       Infosys Limited and subsidiaries

       Extracted from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under IFRS as at:
       (Dollars in millions)

                                                      September 30,    March 
31, 
							2020		2020

       ASSETS


       Current assets

       Cash and cash equivalents			3,038           2,465

       Current investments         			488             615

       Trade receivables				2,430           2,443

       Unbilled revenue					1,030             941

       Other Current assets				785             748

          Total current assets				7,771           7,212


       Non-current assets


       Property, plant and equipment
         and Right-of-use assets    			2,438           2,361

       Goodwill and other Intangible
         assets                    			 964             950

       Non-current investments				1,051             547

       Other non-current assets				1,139           1,190

           Total non-current assets			5,592           5,048


            Total assets          			13,363          12,260



       LIABILITIES AND EQUITY


       Current liabilities

        Trade payables					322             377

        Unearned revenue				455             395

        Employee benefit obligations			263             242

        Other current liabilities and
         provisions                 			1,764           1,743

            Total current liabilities			2,804           2,757


       Non-current liabilities

        Lease liabilities        			551             530

        Other non-current liabilities			325             272

            Total non-current liabilities		876             802


            Total liabilities				3,680           3,559


       Total equity
       attributable to equity holders
       of the company                			9,623           8,646

       Non-controlling interests			60              55

            Total equity              			9,683           8,701

            Total liabilities and equity 		13,363          12,260






       Extracted from the Condensed Consolidated statement of Comprehensive 
Income under IFRS for:

       (Dollars in millions except per equity share data)

                                                                                
                                                                                
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                             3 months ended 	3 months ended		6 months ended		6 
months ended
			     September 30,      September 30,   	September 30,		September 30,
                                 2020			2019     		2020        		2019


       Revenues			3,312			3,210			6,433			6,340


       Cost of sales		2,125			2,140                   4,196                    
4,261


       Gross profit		1,187			1,070                   2,237			2,079


       Operating expenses:

       Selling and
          marketing expenses	153			165			305			333


       Administrative
          expenses     		194			209			385			 408


       Total operating
       expenses      		347			374			690			741


       Operating profit		840			696			1,547			1,338


       Other income, net
                    (3)          70			83			128			183


       Profit before income
                    taxes        910			 779			1,675			1,521


      Income tax expense	255   			207			456			403


       Net profit (before
            minority interest)	655 			572			1,219			 1,118

       Net profit (after
            minority interest) 	653 			 569 			1,212			1,115


       Basic EPS ($) 		0.15			 0.13			0.29			0.26

       Diluted EPS ($) 		0.15			0.13 			 0.29			0.26





    NOTES: 
     1.  The above information is extracted from the audited condensed 
consolidated Balance sheet and Statement of Comprehensive Income for the 
quarter and half year ended September 30, 2020 which have been taken on record 
at the Board meeting held on October 14, 2020.
      2.  A Fact Sheet providing the operating metrics of the Company can be 
downloaded from www.infosys.com.
      3.  Other Income includes Finance Cost.

    IFRS-INR Press Release: 
https://www.infosys.com/investors/reports-filings/quarterly-results/2020-2021/q2/documents/ifrs-inr-press-release.pdf 


    Fact Sheet: 
https://www.infosys.com/investors/reports-filings/quarterly-results/2020-2021/q2/documents/fact-sheet.pdf 


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