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Differentiated Cloud Services and Large Deal Momentum Drive Infosys' Highest Annual Growth in a Decade
BENGALURU, India, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Strong Revenue growth guidance of 13%-15% and operating margin guidance of 
21%-23% for FY23


    Infosys (NSE: INFY), (BSE: INFY), (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in 
next-generation digital services and consulting, delivered $16.3 billion in 
revenues with the highest annual growth in the last decade of 19.7% in constant 
currency with a robust operating margin of 23.0%. Growth was broad-based, 
supported by continued momentum in large deal wins with TCV of 
$9.5 billion. EPS grew by 15.2% in rupee terms. FCF crossed $3 billion for the 
year.

    Q4 sequential growth was 1.2% in constant currency with operating margin of 
21.5%. TCV of large deal wins was $2.3 billion in Q4.

    "Infosys delivered highest annual growth in a decade with broad-based 
performance driven by deeply differentiated digital and Infosys Cobalt led 
cloud capabilities, powered by 'One Infosys' approach. We continue to gain 
market share as a result of sustained clients' confidence in our ability to 
successfully navigate their digital journeys," said Salil Parekh CEO and MD. 
"With the acceleration of digital disruptions across industries, we see immense 
potential to engage and partner with clients as they transform, adapt and 
thrive. We will scale talent globally, invest in employees and accelerate 
innovation and digital capabilities to capitalize on the expanding market 
opportunities," he added.


38.8% YoY     20.6% YoY    21.5% Q4     13.4% YoY        $2.3 bn Q4

41.2% FY      19.7% FY     23.0% FY     15.2% FY         $9.5 bn FY

CC Digital    CC Revenue   Operating    Increase in     Large deal TCV
  growth       growth         margin        EPS
                                       ( INR terms)
                                     

 
    Guidance for FY23:
- Revenue growth of 13%-15% in constant currency
- Operating margin of 21%-23%

1. Key financial highlights:

 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2022
•	Revenues in CC terms grew by 20.6% YoY and 1.2% QoQ
•	Reported revenues at $4,280 million, growth of 18.5% YoY
•	Digital revenues at 59.2% of total revenues,
        YoY CC growth of 38.8%
•	Operating margin at 21.5%, decline of 3.0% YoY
•	Basic EPS at $0.18, growth of 9.2% YoY
•	FCF at $761 million, decline of 4.8% YoY;
        FCF conversion at 101.0% of net profit	

For the year ended March 31, 2022
•	Revenues in CC terms grew by 19.7% YoY
•	Reported revenues at $16,311 million, growth of 20.3% YoY
•	Digital revenues at 57.0% of total revenues,
        YoY CC growth of 41.2%
•	Operating margin at 23.0%, decline of 1.5% YoY
•	Basic EPS at $0.70, growth of 14.3% YoY
•	FCF at $3,055 million, growth of 2.8% YoY;
        FCF conversion at 102.9% of net profit
 
    "In a year marked by intense supply side challenges, Infosys delivered 
strong financial performance – EPS growth of 15.2%, Free Cash Flows surpassing 
$3 billion and Return on Equity of 29.1%, reflecting the company's success, 
driven by client-centricity and rich capabilities. The Board has proposed a 
final dividend of ₹16 per share, taking the total dividend for FY22 to 
₹31 per share, an increase of 14.8% over prior year," said Nilanjan Roy, 
Chief Financial Officer. "With a robust demand environment ahead, we envisage 
making appropriate long-term investments in capability building across sales, 
delivery and innovation. However, we plan to neutralize some of the impact 
through aggressive cost optimization programs and value led pricing driven by 
service and brand differentiation. This, along with post-pandemic normalization 
of expenses, is reflected in the margin guidance," he added.

2.  Capital allocation
    For FY22, the Board has recommended a final dividend of ₹16 per share 
($0.21 per ADS*). Together with the interim dividend of ₹15 per share 
already paid, the total dividend per share for FY22 will amount to ₹31 
(app. $0.41 per ADS*) which is a 14.8% increase over FY21. With this, the 
company has announced total dividend of approx. ₹13,000 crore (approx. 
$1.74 billion*) for FY22.
*USD-INR rate of 75.00

3.  Client wins & Testimonials
- Infosys launched Infosys Metaverse Foundry, an integral part of Infosys 
Living Labs to accelerate enterprises' ability to evolve and execute strategies 
for virtual-physical interconnections. Daniel Schumacher, Head of Global IT 
Applications and Digital Innovation, Komatsu, said, "Our strategic foresight 
and transformation roadmap point to the rapid acceleration of digital 
ecosystems, and we are looking to bring its value to all facets of our business 
– both as we know them today and to what we can create for the future. We are 
excited to partner with Infosys metaverse foundry to uncover the most 
significant investment we must make in the virtual world and plant seeds today 
that are most likely to bear fruit for our future."
- Infosys collaborated with E.ON for its Digital Workplace Transformation 
across multiple services. "We were looking for an innovative and future 
oriented partner for our entire workplace transformation journey. We are 
delighted to have Infosys as E.ON's digital workplace partner, supporting 75K+ 
users across 12 countries for all their workplace needs. This collaboration 
cuts across services that include IT Service Desk, End User Devices, Unified 
Communication and Collaboration and IT Service Management. Infosys is also 
engaging with E.ON for multiple other initiatives as our strategic 
transformation partner. We are confident that this collaboration will be a 
great enabler in our ongoing digital transformation journey," said, David 
Benkelberg, Head of User Services, E.ON.
- Infosys collaborated with Telenor Norway to transform its finance and supply 
chain operations through standardized, Oracle Cloud ERP solution. Terje Borge, 
CFO, Telenor Norway, said, "Telenor Norway needs to continuously raise the bar 
in its operational performance to serve as the trusted digital partner for its 
consumer and enterprise customers. IT as a business enabler plays a critical 
role in this objective. The ERP transformation program is one of the steps in 
making Telenor agile and efficient."
- Infosys Finacle enabled WhatsApp Baking for Union Bank of India. The new 
service, called Union Virtual Connect (UVConn), will provide customers 
personalized and daily banking services. Shri Rajkiran Rai G, Managing Director 
& CEO, Union Bank of India, said, "It has always been our endeavor to build 
lasting relationships with customers by offering simple, fast, and contextual 
banking solutions and experiences with improved convenience. In line with this 
vision, we have introduced this service on WhatsApp, one of the most popular 
instant messaging applications in the world. Our retail customers can execute a 
host of their banking requirements on their own, without visiting a branch, 
instantaneously and securely. With Finacle Conversational Banking and Remote 
Banker we can now tap into the growing prominence of social media in everyday 
life. We expect this simple and convenient form of banking to add immense 
convenience to our customers and hope to see its rapid adoption in the months 
to come."
- Nu Skin, a leading health, beauty and wellness company with businesses in 
over 50 countries, collaborated with Infosys to achieve their vision of 
becoming a next generation social commerce enterprise. Ryan Napierski, 
President and CEO, Nu Skin said, "At Nu Skin, we are delighted to partner with 
Infosys for our transformation into a next-gen social commerce enterprise. Key 
to this is our collaborative work to provide personalized and engaging consumer 
journeys to build customer loyalty and help fuel our future growth."
4.  Recognitions
- Recognized as one of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
- Recognized as the fastest-growing IT services brand by Brand Finance 
[https://brandfinance.com/] , the world's leading brand valuation firm, in its 
Global 500, 2022 report [https://brandirectory.com/rankings/global/] 
- Awarded Global Top Employer 2022 certification in 22 countries across Asia 
Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America in recognition of its 
outstanding strategies and people practices
- Received Brandon Hall Group's Organizational Excellence Certification for 
demonstrating best-in-class talent acquisition strategy and human capital 
management practices
- Certified as a Great Place to Work® for excellence in its employment 
practices in Canada for 2022
- Ranked #1 among top 100 listed companies in India for receiving the highest 
score on ESG by Stakeholders Empowerment Services (SES)
- Received LEED Platinum certification from US Green Building Council for 4 
buildings, situated in Indianapolis, Bengaluru, Mysuru and Thiruvananthapuram, 
with a total area of 2.15 million sq.ft.
- Ranked #2 in Everest Group PEAK Matrix® IT Service Provider of the Year
- Positioned as a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics 
Service Providers
- Infosys Finacle positioned as a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global 
Retail Core Banking for Finacle Core Banking Solution
- Ranked as a leader in Everest Cloud Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022 – 
North America
- Rated as a leader in HFS Top 10 Digital Associates Services 2022
- Positioned as a Leader in 'Banking Digital Services' ISG Provider Lens™ Study 
for U.S., UK and Nordics regions
- Ranked as a leader in Everest Cloud Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022 – 
Europe
- Positioned as a leader in NelsonHall Quality Engineering NEAT 2022
- Ranked as a leader in HFS Top 10 Energy Transition Services Top 10 Snapshot, 
2022
- Rated as a leader in Avasant's Healthcare Payor Digital Services 2022-2023 
RadarView™
- Positioned as a Leader in 'Mainframes Services and Solutions'2022 ISG 
Provider Lens™
- Positioned as a leader in PAC RADAR SAP Services in Germany 2021
- Rated as a leader in Avasant's Multisourcing Service Integration 2021-2022 
RadarView™
- Rated as a leader in Everest Digital Product Engineering Services PEAK 
Matrix® Assessment 2022
- Positioned as a leader in HFS Top 10 Application Modernization Services, 2022
- Positioned as a leader in Everest Oracle Cloud Applications (OCA) Services 
PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022
- Rated as a leader in NelsonHall Digital Banking Services NEAT 2022
- Positioned as a leader in HFS Utilities Services Top 10, 2022
- Rated as a leader in Everest Advanced Analytics and Insights (AA&I) Services 
PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022
- Rated as a leader in HFS Top 10 Retail and CPG Services, 2022
- Positioned as a Leader in 'Healthcare Digital Services' ISG Provider Lens™ 
Study for U.S. region
- Infosys Finacle positioned as a Leader by Everest Group in the Consumer Loan 
Origination System Products Peak Matrix Assessment 2022 report
- Infosys Finacle was a winner at the Finnovex Awards Qatar 2022 under the 
'Excellence in Payments' category for its Finacle Payments Suite

    About Infosys

    Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and 
consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their 
digital transformation. With over 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 (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY (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, 2021. 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 million) 
	                        March 31, 2022	       March 31, 2021
ASSETS		
Current assets		
Cash and cash equivalents		2,305	    	3,380
Current investments	          	  880	    	  320
Trade receivables	        	2,995	    	2,639
Unbilled revenue	        	1,526	    	1,030
Other Current assets	        	1,159	    	  938
Total current assets	        	8,865	    	8,307
Non-current assets		
Property, plant and equipment 
and Right-of-use assets	        	2,429	    	2,519
Goodwill and other 
Intangible assets	        	1,042	    	1,115
Non-current investments	        	1,801	    	1,623
Unbilled revenue	          	  124	           81
Other non-current assets		1,294	    	1,180
Total non-current assets		6,690	    	6,518
Total assets	               	       15,555	       14,825
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		
Current liabilities		
Trade payables	                  	  545	          362
Unearned revenue	          	  834	          554
Employee benefit obligations	  	  288	          276
Other current liabilities 
and provisions	             		2,766	        2,072
Total current liabilities		4,433	        3,264
Non-current liabilities		
Lease liabilities	          	607	          627
Other non-current liabilities	  	521	          432
Total non-current liabilities		1,128	        1,059
Total liabilities	        	5,561	        4,323
Total equity attributable to 
equity holders of the company		9,941	       10,442
Non-controlling interests	   	53	           60
Total equity	                	9,994	       10,502
Total liabilities and equity		15,555	       14,825
 


 
Extracted from the Condensed Consolidated statement 
of Comprehensive Income under IFRS for:
                                      (Dollars in million except per equity 
share data)
                                 3 months    3 months      Year          Year 
                                   ended       ended       ended         
ended               
                                 March 31,   March 31,    March 31,     March 
31,
                                    2022       2021	    2022          
2021         


Revenues	                   4,280        3,613      16,311      13,561
Cost of sales	                   2,955        2,357      10,996       8,828
Gross profit	                   1,325        1,256      5,315        4,733
Operating expenses:				
   Selling and marketing 
    expenses	                     179          165	     692          624
   Administrative expenses	     226	  207	     868	  784
Total operating expenses	     405	  372	   1,560	 1,408
Operating profit	             920	  884	   3,755	 3,325
Other income, net (3)	              78	   68	     281	   271
Profit before income taxes	     998	  952	   4,036	 3,596
Income tax expense 	             245	  255	   1,068	   973
Net profit (before minority  
interest)			     753	  697	   2,968	 2,623
Net profit (after minority 
interest)			     752	  697	   2,963	 2,613
Basic EPS ($)			    0.18	 0.16	    0.70	  0.62
Diluted EPS ($)			    0.18	 0.16	    0.70	  0.61


 
    NOTES:
1. The above information is extracted from the audited condensed consolidated 
Balance sheet and Statement of Comprehensive Income for the quarter and year 
ended March 31,2022 which have been taken on record at the Board meeting held 
on April 13, 2022.
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/2021-2022/q4/documents/ifrs-inr-press-release.pdf


    Fact sheet: 
https://www.infosys.com/investors/reports-filings/quarterly-results/2021-2022/q4/documents/fact-sheet.pdf


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