EX-99.1 2 f59084exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
(WIPRO LOGO)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011 under IFRS
IT Services Revenue cross $5 billion in FY11
Bangalore, India and East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA – April 27, 2011 — Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) today announced financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for its fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2011.
Highlights of the Results:
Results for the Quarter ended March 31, 2011:
    IT Services Revenue was $1,400 million, a sequential increase of 4.2% and YoY increase of 20.1%. Non-GAAP constant currency revenue was $1,391 million.
 
    Total Revenues were (RUPEE SYMBOL)83.02 billion ($1.86 billion1), an increase of 18% YoY.
 
    Net Income was (RUPEE SYMBOL)13.75 billion ($309 million1), an increase of 14% YoY. Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income was (RUPEE SYMBOL)13.68 billion ($307 million1), an increase of 13% YoY.
 
    IT Services Revenues were (RUPEE SYMBOL)62.89 billion ($1,412 million1), an increase of 20% YoY.
 
    IT Services Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) was (RUPEE SYMBOL)13.88 billion ($312 million1), an increase of 9% YoY.
 
    Our Operating Income to Revenue for IT Services was 22.1% for the quarter.
 
    Wipro declares final dividend of (RUPEE SYMBOL)4 ($0.091) per share/ADS, taking the total dividend declared during the year to (RUPEE SYMBOL)6 ($0.131) per share/ADS.
Results for the year ended March 31, 2011:
    IT Services Revenue was $5,221 million, an increase of 18.9% YoY.
 
    Total Revenues were (RUPEE SYMBOL)310.99 billion ($6.98 billion1), an increase of 15% YoY.
 
    Net Income was (RUPEE SYMBOL)52.98 billion ($1.19 billion1), an increase of 15% YoY. Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income was (RUPEE SYMBOL)52.60 billion ($1.18 billion1), an increase of 15% YoY.
 
    IT Services Revenues were (RUPEE SYMBOL)234.85 billion ($5.27 billion1), an increase of 16% YoY.
 
    IT Services Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) was (RUPEE SYMBOL)53.41 billion ($1.20 billion1), an increase of 12% YoY.
 
    Our Operating Income to Revenue for IT Services was 22.7% for the year.
Performance for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011.
Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro, commenting on the results said – “We have made good progress in creating a leaner, simpler and more customer centric organization structure. We believe our business strategy along with the new structure will deliver industry leading growth.”
 
1.   For the convenience of the reader, the amounts in Indian rupees in this release have been translated into United States dollars at the noon buying rate in New York City on March 31, 2011, for cable transfers in Indian rupees, as certified by the Federal Reserve Board of New York, which was US $1=(RUPEE SYMBOL)44.54. However, the realized exchange rate in our IT Services business segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was US$1=(RUPEE SYMBOL)44.91

 


 

Suresh Senapaty, Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer of Wipro, said – “The business environment is positive and we are focusing on growth by directing investments on momentum verticals. We have announced wage hikes effective June 1, 2011, which would have an impact on the operating margins.”
T K Kurien, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, IT Business, said – “Our journey of building the new Wipro is based on the foundation of customer focus, domain and technology leadership directed towards the customer needs and providing enriching career opportunities for our employees.”
Outlook for the Quarter ending June 30, 2011
We expect Revenues from our IT Services business to be in the range of $1,394 million to $1,422 million*.
* Guidance is based on the following exchange rates: GBP/USD at 1.64, Euro/USD at 1.46, AUD/USD at 1.07, USD/INR at 44.29.
IT Services (76% of Total Revenue and 93% of Operating Income for the year ended March 31, 2011)
IT Services segment had 122,385 employees as of March 31, 2011, an increase of 2,894 people this quarter and 14,314 people in the year. We added 68 new customers for the quarter and 155 new customers during the year.
As a testament to our focus on high growth verticals, we signed an agreement to acquire the Global Oil and Gas Information Technology practice of the Commercial Business Services business unit of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), for an all-cash consideration of approximately US$150 million, subject to adjustments. This acquisition will further strengthen Wipro’s leadership position in the Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities Strategic Business Unit (SBU).
This quarter also saw Wipro signing a strategic agreement with Temenos, the world’s leading supplier of packaged banking software, to deliver core banking on an Application Service Provider (ASP) model to European banks. Wipro will provide banks with a solution based on Temenos’ best-selling TEMENOS T24 (T24) core banking solution and charge clients based on a per use or monthly fee. This offering will address the significant and growing demand for an ASP offering, from small and medium sized banks, to bundle the license, maintenance, services and infrastructure costs of a banking application into a predictable monthly fee and achieve a much faster time to market than if installed on premise.
Wipro has been chosen as the Strategic Partner for Infrastructure Services sustenance and transformation for a leading European Banking Conglomerate’s Investment Banking division, over a 5 year program.
Continuing the trend in the BFSI sector, a significant player in Lloyds of London market has engaged Wipro to deliver a Regulatory Compliance Data Warehousing Solution to meet the upcoming Lloyds 10 day reporting and Solvency II regulations. The scope of the engagement is an end-to-end solution including process analysis and definition. Wipro will be the sole vendor to deliver this capability. This engagement provides Wipro with a framework and reference architecture to offer compliance solutions, which has been an area of focus for Wipro.
Wipro and a leading Pharmacy retailer in USA have entered into a multi-year engagement to provide application management and testing services.

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The India and Middle East regions demonstrated strong growth across multiple segments. The Government vertical led the deal momentum in India with a large turnkey project from Punjab Excise for automating the taxation system. Wipro won a large deal for Information Storage consolidation from a leading Space Research organization for a period of three years. The National Informatics Center (NIC) awarded Wipro a five year contract for supply and maintenance of hardware and software for the National Animal Disease Reporting System. Two State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) projects from Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu governments were also won by Wipro.
IT Products (12% of Total Revenue and 3% of Operating Income for the year ended March 31, 2011)
  Our IT Products segment recorded Revenue of (RUPEE SYMBOL)36.91 billion ($829 million1) for the year, a decline of 3% YoY. Revenue for the quarter was (RUPEE SYMBOL)9.11 billion ($204 million1), an increase of 2% YoY.
 
  EBIT was (RUPEE SYMBOL)1.61 billion ($36 million1) for the year, a decline of 9% YoY. EBIT was (RUPEE SYMBOL)332 million ($7.46 million1) for the quarter, an increase of 28% YoY.
 
  The ratio of our Operating Income to Revenue for this segment was 4.4% for the year and 3.6% for the quarter.
Consumer Care and Lighting (9% of Total Revenue and 6% of Operating Income for the year ended March 31, 2011)
  Our Consumer Care and Lighting business segment recorded Revenue of (RUPEE SYMBOL)27.26 billion ($612 million1) for the year, an increase of 21% YoY. Revenues for the quarter was (RUPEE SYMBOL)7.24 billion ($163 million1), an increase of 19% YoY.
 
  EBIT was (RUPEE SYMBOL)3.45 billion ($77 million1) for the year, an increase of 11% YoY. EBIT was (RUPEE SYMBOL)870 million ($20 million1) for the quarter, an increase of 5% YoY.
 
  Operating Income to Revenue for this segment was 12.7% for the year and 12.0% for the quarter.
Wipro Limited
  Total Revenue for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011 was (RUPEE SYMBOL)83.02 billion ($1.86 billion1) and (RUPEE SYMBOL) 310.99 billion ($6.98 billion1) respectively.
 
  Net Income for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011 was (RUPEE SYMBOL)13.75 billion ($309 million1) and (RUPEE SYMBOL) 52.98 billion ($1.19 billion1) respectively.
 
  Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (excluding impact of accelerated amortization of stock based compensation) for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011 was (RUPEE SYMBOL)13.68 billion ($307 million1) and (RUPEE SYMBOL) 52.60 billion ($1.18 billion1) respectively.
Please see the table on page 7 for a reconciliation between (i) IFRS Net Income and non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (excluding the impact of stock-based compensation) and (ii) IFRS IT Services Revenue and IT Services Revenue on a non-GAAP constant currency basis.
About Non-GAAP financial measures
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K. Such non-GAAP financial measures are measures of our historical or future performance, financial position or cash flows that are adjusted to exclude or include amounts that are excluded or included, as the case may be, from the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS.

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The table on page 7 provides Adjusted Net Income for the period, which is a non-GAAP measure that excludes the impact of accelerated amortization in respect of stock options that vest in a graded manner, and IT Services Revenue on a constant currency basis, which is a non-GAAP measure that is calculated by translating IT Services Revenue from the current reporting period into U.S. dollars based on the currency conversion rate in effect for the prior reporting period. We consider a stock option award with a graded vesting schedule to be in substance a single award not multiple stock option awards and accordingly believe the straight line amortization reflects the economic substance of the award. We refer to growth rates in constant currency so that business results may be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of our business performance. We believe that the presentation of this Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding IFRS measure, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its Net Income for the period
These Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with IFRS, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition to these non-GAAP measures, the financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure should be carefully evaluated.
For internal budgeting process, our management also uses financial statements that exclude the impact of accelerated amortization relating to stock options that vest in a graded manner. Management of the Company also uses Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, in addition to the corresponding IFRS measure, in reviewing our financial results.
Results for the year ended March 31, 2011, computed under IFRS, along with individual business segment reports, are available in the Investors section of our website at www.wipro.com.
Quarterly Conference Calls
We will hold a conference call today at 02:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time (04:30 a.m. US Eastern Time) and at 6:45 p.m. Indian Standard Time (9:15 a.m. US Eastern Time) to discuss our performance for the quarter. An audio recording of the management discussions and the question and answer session will be available online and will be accessible in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.wipro.com.
About Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT)
Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services company globally. Wipro’s IT Services business was assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across Offshore and Onsite development centers. Wipro also has a strong presence in niche market segments of Infrastructure Engineering and Consumer Products & Lighting. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and www.wipro.in.
         
Contact for Investor Relations   Contact for Media & Press
Rajendra Kumar Shreemal
  Sridhar Ramasubbu   Sachin Mulay
Phone: +91-80-2844-0079
  Phone: +1 408-242-6285   Phone: 91-80-2505-6110
rajendra.shreemal@wipro.com
  sridhar.ramasubbu@wipro.com   sachin.mulay@wipro.com

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Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements
The forward-looking statements contained herein represent Wipro’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which are by their nature, inherently uncertain and outside Wipro’s control. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Wipro’s growth prospects, its future financial operating results, and its plans, expectations and intentions. Wipro cautions readers that the forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain 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, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, Annual Reports on Form 20-F. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We 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. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.
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WIPRO LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
AUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
((RUPEE SYMBOL) in millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)
                         
    As of March 31,     As of March 31,  
    2010     2011     2011  
                    Convenience  
                    translation into  
                    US$ in millions  
                    (Unaudited)  
ASSETS
                       
Goodwill
    53,802       54,818       1,231  
Intangible assets
    4,011       3,551       80  
Property, plant and equipment
    53,458       55,094       1,237  
Investment in equity accounted investee
    2,345       2,993       67  
Derivative assets
    1,201       2,984       67  
Non-current tax assets
    3,464       9,239       207  
Deferred tax assets
    1,686       1,467       33  
Other non-current assets
    8,784       8,983       202  
 
                 
Total non-current assets
    128,751       139,129       3,124  
 
                 
 
                       
Inventories
    7,926       9,707       218  
Trade receivables
    50,928       61,627       1,384  
Other current assets
    21,106       19,744       443  
Unbilled revenues
    16,708       24,149       542  
Available for sale investments
    30,420       49,282       1,106  
Current tax assets
    6,596       4,955       111  
Derivative assets
    2,615       1,709       38  
Cash and cash equivalents
    64,878       61,141       1,373  
 
                 
Total current assets
    201,177       232,314       5,216  
 
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
    329,928       371,443       8,340  
 
                 
 
                       
EQUITY
                       
Share capital
    2,936       4,908       110  
Share premium
    29,188       30,124       676  
Retained earnings
    165,789       203,250       4,563  
Share based payment reserve
    3,140       1,360       31  
Other components of equity
    (4,399 )     580       13  
Shares held by controlled trust
    (542 )     (542 )     (12 )
 
                 
Equity attributable to the equity holders of the company
    196,112       239,680       5,381  
Non-controlling Interest
    437       691       16  
 
                 
Total equity
    196,549       240,371       5,397  
 
                 
 
                       
LIABILITIES
                       
Long — term loans and borrowings
    18,107       19,759       444  
Deferred tax liabilities
    380       301       7  
Derivative liabilities
    2,882       2,586       58  
Non-current tax liability
    3,065       5,021       113  
Other non-current liabilities
    3,233       2,706       61  
Provisions
    100       81       2  
 
                 
Total non-current liabilities
    27,767       30,454       684  
 
                 
 
                       
Loans and borrowings and bank overdrafts
    44,404       33,043       742  
Trade payables and accrued expenses
    38,748       44,052       989  
Unearned revenues
    7,462       6,595       148  
Current tax liabilities
    4,850       7,340       165  
Derivative liabilities
    1,375       1,358       30  
Other current liabilities
    6,499       5,906       133  
Provisions
    2,274       2,324       52  
 
                 
Total current liabilities
    105,612       100,618       2,259  
 
                 
 
                       
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    133,379       131,072       2,943  
 
                 
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
    329,928       371,443       8,340  
           

 


 

WIPRO LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF INCOME
((RUPEE SYMBOL) in millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)
                                                 
    Three months ended March 31,             Year ended March 31,        
    2010     2011     2011     2010     2011     2011  
                    Convenience                     Convenience  
                    translation into                     translation into  
                    US $ in millions                     US $ in millions  
                    (Unaudited)                     (Unaudited)  
Gross revenues
    69,772       82,715       1,857       271,957       310,542       6,972  
 
                                               
Cost of revenues
    (47,765 )     (57,403 )     (1,289 )     (186,299 )     (212,808 )     (4,778 )
 
                                               
Gross profit
    22,007       25,312       568       85,658       97,734       2,194  
 
                                               
Selling and marketing expenses
    (5,108 )     (5,550 )     (125 )     (18,608 )     (22,172 )     (498 )
General and administrative expenses
    (3,593 )     (5,284 )     (119 )     (14,823 )     (18,339 )     (412 )
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net
    389       309       7       (383 )     445       10  
 
                                               
Results from operating activities
    13,695       14,787       332       51,844       57,668       1,295  
 
                                               
Finance expenses
    10       (636 )     (14 )     (1,324 )     (1,933 )     (43 )
Finance and other income
    1,269       2,127       48       4,360       6,652       149  
Share of profits of equity accounted investee
    176       139       3       530       648       15  
 
                                               
Profit before tax
    15,150       16,417       369       55,410       63,035       1,415  
Income tax expense
    (3,015 )     (2,604 )     (58 )     (9,294 )     (9,714 )     (218 )
 
                                   
Profit for the period
    12,135       13,813       310       46,116       53,321       1,197  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Attributable to:
                                               
Equity holders of the company
    12,089       13,754       309       45,931       52,977       1,189  
Non-controlling interest
    46       59       1       185       344       8  
 
                                   
Profit for the period
    12,135       13,813       310       46,116       53,321       1,197  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Earnings per equity share:
                                               
Basic
    4.97       5.64       0.13       18.91       21.74       0.49  
Diluted
    4.93       5.60       0.13       18.75       21.61       0.49  
 
                                               
Weighted average number of equity shares used in computing earnings per equity share
                                               
Basic
    2,431,434,923       2,438,996,963       2,438,996,963       2,429,025,243       2,436,440,633       2,436,440,633  
Diluted
    2,449,711,788       2,454,119,878       2,454,119,878       2,449,658,532       2,451,154,154       2,451,154,154  
 
                                               
Additional Information
                                               
Segment Revenue
                                               
IT Services
    52,596       62,891       1,412       202,490       234,850       5,273  
IT Products
    8,900       9,105       204       38,205       36,910       829  
IT Services & Products
    61,496       71,996       1,616       240,695       271,760       6,101  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    6,084       7,244       163       22,584       27,258       612  
Others
    2,581       3,784       85       8,295       11,969       269  
Total
    70,161       83,024       1,864       271,574       310,987       6,982  
 
Operating Income
                                               
IT Services
    12,787       13,878       312       47,687       53,407       1,199  
IT Products
    260       332       7       1,764       1,609       36  
IT Services & Products
    13,047       14,210       319       49,451       55,016       1,235  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    830       870       20       3,102       3,450       77  
Others
    (182 )     (293 )     (7 )     (709 )     (798 )     (18 )
Total
    13,695       14,787       332       51,844       57,668       1,295  
 
                                               
Reconciliation of adjusted Non-GAAP profit to profit as per IFRS
                                               
 
                                               
Profit for the period attributable to Equity holders of the Company
    12,089       13,754       309       45,931       52,977       1,189  
 
                                               
Adjustments :
                                               
Accelerated amortization of stock options that vest in a graded manner
    32       (70 )     (2 )     (69 )     (376 )     (8 )
 
                                   
Non-GAAP adjusted profit
    12,121       13,684       307       45,862       52,601       1,181  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue to IT Services Revenue as per IFRS ($MN)
                                               
 
                                               
IT Services Revenue as per IFRS
    1,400                                          
Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement
    9                                          
Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on previous quarter exchange rates
    1,391                                          
 
                                               
IT Services Revenue as per IFRS
    1,400                                          
Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement
    24                                          
Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on previous year exchange rates
    1,377