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Wipro Limited Announces Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2017 under IFRS

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) today announced financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for its quarter ended December 31, 2017.

Highlights of the Results

  • Gross Revenue of Wipro Limited was Rs 136.7 billion ($2.1 billion1).
  • IT Services Segment Revenue in Non-GAAP constant currency increased by 0.9% sequentially, in line with our Guidance.
  • IT Services Segment Revenue in dollar terms was $2,013.0 million, remaining flat sequentially and increasing by 5.8% YoY.
  • IT Services Margin for the quarter was 14.8%, impacted by a provision of Rs 3,175 million ($49.7 million1) made with respect to insolvency of a customer post the balance sheet date. Adjusted for this event, IT Services Margin for the quarter was 17.2%.
  • Net Income3 for the quarter was Rs 19.4 billion ($303 million1), a decrease of 8.2% YoY. Adjusted for the customer insolvency event, Net Income3 for the quarter increased by 4.0% YoY.
  • Wipro declared an interim dividend of Rs 1 ($0.021) per share/ADS.

Performance for the quarter ended December 31, 2017

Abidali Z. Neemuchwala, CEO and Member of the Board said - “We continued to improve our growth trajectory driven by strong momentum in BFSI and uptick in Healthcare. This is also reflected in our outlook for the next quarter. Our leadership in Digital continues to strengthen with over 25% of our revenues now coming from Digital.”

Jatin Dalal, Chief Financial Officer said - “We have made strong progress in our client mining with number of clients contributing revenues over $50 million increasing from 33 to 41 in the last 1 year. In the first 9 months of the current fiscal year, we generated robust Operating Cash Flows of Rs 77 billion, 14.2% more than the same period last year. We also completed the Share Buyback in December and saw strong participation from our investors.”

Outlook for the Quarter ending March 31, 2018

We expect Revenues from our IT Services business to be in the range of $2,033 million to $2,073 million*.

Share Buyback Update

In the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the Company has concluded the buyback of 343.75 million equity shares as approved by the Board of Directors on July 20, 2017. This has resulted in a total cash outflow of Rs 110,000 million.

IT Services

Wipro continued its momentum in winning large deals globally as described below:

A leading global financial services company has chosen Wipro as a strategic partner to support its compliance and operational risk applications. The engagement will help the client achieve increased productivity and enhanced end-customer engagement.

A leading North American specialty retailer has expanded a business process services contract with Wipro. As part of the engagement, Wipro will help the retailer improve its Net Promoter Score (NPS) by driving a superior customer care experience for its end-customers.

A leading global manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene products has awarded an end-to-end IT infrastructure contract to Wipro. The intelligent analytics capabilities of Wipro HOLMESTM will be used to improve the operational efficiency and end user experience.

A North American telecom major has awarded a quality assurance contract to Wipro, wherein Wipro will manage the testing of Business Support Systems applications for the client.

Wipro has also won a multi-year engagement with a leading airport in North America for developing a resilient, agile and scalable IT system. This program will enhance core business-critical airport systems such as passenger processing, baggage processing and the Airport Operational Database (AODB) and will lay the foundation for next-gen digital transformation initiatives.

Oriental Bank of Commerce, a leading public-sector bank in India has awarded Wipro a contract to implement an Enterprise-wide Data Warehousing (EDW) solution. The deployment will help the bank respond nimbly to regulatory reporting requirements. It will also enable the bank to develop a single view of its customer base and enhance its focus on customer centricity.

Wipro will enable analytics, digital and Smart Campus initiatives for a leading university in the APAC region.

Digital highlights

We saw increasing traction in digital oriented deals as illustrated below:

A global automotive company has selected Wipro to redesign its retail strategy, ranging from physical spaces to digital experiences.

A major international payments provider has awarded Wipro Digital a pilot project focused on payments and wearables. The project will leverage Designit’s expertise in technology, product and service design.

Wipro has won a workspace services deal encompassing service desk operations and end-user services with a leading Brazilian retail chain. The engagement will leverage the Wipro HOLMESTM chatbot to enhance the end-user experience at the retail chain’s stores.

A public transport authority in the Middle East has awarded a project to Wipro to design and develop a big data information platform. Wipro will develop a state-of-the-art data lake to process and analyze data across the customer’s landscape to help them derive actionable insights.

Wipro also won a number of deals in the Cloud applications space leveraging Appirio Cloud Services:

  • A Fortune 500 medical devices organization has selected Wipro for a multi-year global front-office transformation project.
  • A global provider of banking and financial services has awarded Wipro a contract to upgrade its user experience and simplify their sales and service process.
  • An American chain of luxury departmental stores has selected Wipro to reimagine its employee experience and modernize their HR processes.
  • Wipro has won a customer experience transformation contract from an international charitable organization.

Delivery Excellence

Magne Solberg, CIO, Co-op said - “We selected Wipro as a strategic partner because of their retail domain expertise, investment in digital technologies, and strong SAP and infrastructure capabilities. We are planning to leverage Wipro’s expertise in our own digital journey. We have experienced Wipro’s investment in Artificial Intelligence, cognitive and digital solutions such as on-shelf availability, AR promotions and VR home shopper. This engagement has benefited our supply chain, and logistics operations, back office and in-store availability with increased efficiency, reach and availability. Wipro also helped us in successfully integrating one of our recent acquisitions ICA by migrating ICA’s SAP platform to Azure cloud. We strongly recommend Wipro as we strengthen our position in the Norwegian retail market. I think Wipro’s new branding and logo are signs that Wipro is truly looking to transform the way they reset the future digital journeys for their customers.”

Analyst Accolades and Awards

Wipro was positioned as a Leader in Everest Group FAO PEAK Matrix™ 2017

Wipro was positioned as a Leader in Everest Group PEAK - Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix™ Assessment for 2017 for Risk & Regulatory Compliance Application Services in BFS

Wipro was positioned as a Leader in Everest Group Healthcare Payer BPO PEAK Matrix™ 2017

Wipro has been recognized as a market leader in Digital Workplace Services by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading global technology research and advisory firm

Wipro positioned as a Leader by Everest Group in Cloud Enablement Services – Market Trends and Services PEAK Matrix™ 2017

Wipro was positioned as a Leader by ISG in Provider Lens™ Public Cloud Infrastructure Consulting & Implementation Services, 2017

Wipro was recognized as a Leader by The Forrester in Wave™ - Next-Generation Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q4 2017

Wipro has been recognized as Platform Partner of the Year 2017 by BMC Software and won the highest number of accreditations for Security Operations at the BMC Outsourcers Tech Summit (BOTS)

Wipro was ranked #2 in the list of ‘Top 20 Service Outsourcing MNCs in China 2017’ in a study by Devott, a leader in research and advisory of China's outsourcing and technology markets

Wipro was recognized as one of India’s most innovative companies by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at the Industrial Innovation Awards 2017, for the value addition that Wipro brings to its clients and the ecosystem through its Data Discovery Platform, Smart i-Connect Platform and Open Innovation process

IT Products

  • Revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 was Rs 4.5 billion ($70 million1).
  • IT Products Margin for the quarter was 4.3%, as compared to 2.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Please refer the table at the end of the release for reconciliation between 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.

The table at the end provides IT Services Revenue on a constant currency basis, which is a non-GAAP financial 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 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.

This non-GAAP financial measure is 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 this non-GAAP measure, 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.

Results for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, prepared under IFRS, along with individual business segment reports, are available in the Investors section of our website www.wipro.com

Quarterly Conference Call

We will hold an earnings conference call today at 07:15 p.m. Indian Standard Time (09:45 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time) to discuss our performance for the quarter. The audio from the conference call will be available online through a web-cast and can be accessed at the following link- http://services.choruscall.eu/links/wipro180119.html

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

All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners.

About Wipro Limited

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 160,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and a bold new future.

Forward-looking 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, complete proposed corporate actions, 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.

* Outlook is based on the following exchange rates: GBP/USD at 1.33, Euro/USD at 1.18, AUD/USD at 0.76, USD/INR at 64.49 and USD/CAD at 1.28.

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 December 31, 2017, for cable transfers in Indian Rupees, as certified by the Federal Reserve Board of New York, which was US $1= Rs 63.83. However, the realized exchange rate in our IT Services business segment for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 was US$1= Rs 65.74
2. Segment Profit refers to Segment Results Total.
3. Net Income refers to ‘Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the Company’

Wipro limited and subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Rupees in Rs millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

As of March 31,As of December 31,
201720172017

Convenience translation into US dollar in millions (unaudited) Refer footnote 1

ASSETS

Goodwill 125,796 126,974 1,989
Intangible assets 15,922 19,349 303
Property, plant and equipment 69,794 71,917 1,127
Derivative assets 106 389 6
Investments 7,103 10,396 163
Investment in equity accounted investee

-

620 10
Trade receivables 3,998 4,179 65
Non-current tax assets 12,008 15,152 237
Deferred tax assets 3,098 3,521 55
Other non-current assets 16,793 12,450 195
Total non-current assets254,618264,9474,150
Inventories 3,915 2,732 43
Trade receivables 94,846 100,000 1,567
Other current assets 30,751 32,622 511
Unbilled revenues 45,095 40,434 633
Investments 292,030 237,283 3,718
Current tax assets 9,804 7,931 124
Derivative assets 9,747 3,478 54
Cash and cash equivalents 52,710 52,065 816
Total current assets538,898476,5457,466
TOTAL ASSETS793,516741,49211,616

EQUITY

Share capital 4,861 9,047 142
Share premium 469 690 11
Retained earnings 490,930 440,387 6,899
Share based payment reserve 3,555 1,688 26
Other components of equity 20,489 18,652 292
Equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company 520,304 470,464 7,370
Non-controlling interest 2,391 2,381 37
TOTAL EQUITY522,695472,8457,407

LIABILITIES

Long - term loans and borrowings 19,611 29,767 466
Deferred tax liabilities 6,614 5,092 80
Derivative liabilities 2 - -
Non-current tax liabilities 9,547 8,221 129
Other non-current liabilities 5,500 4,525 71
Provisions 4 2 -
Total non-current liabilities41,27847,607746
Loans, borrowings and bank overdrafts 122,801 102,163 1,601
Trade payables and accrued expenses 65,486 71,303 1,116
Unearned revenues 16,150 17,860 280
Current tax liabilities 8,101 11,342 178
Derivative liabilities 2,708 2,820 44
Other current liabilities 13,027 14,750 231
Provisions 1,270 802 13
Total current liabilities229,543221,0403,463
TOTAL LIABILITIES270,821268,6474,209
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES793,516741,49211,616
Wipro limited and subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Rupees in Rs millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Three months ended December 31,Nine months ended December 31,
201620172017201620172017

Convenience translation into US dollar in millions (unaudited) Refer footnote 1

Convenience translation into US dollar in millions (unaudited) Refer footnote 1

Gross revenues 136,878 136,690 2,141 410,527 407,185 6,379
Cost of revenues (96,576 ) (95,976 ) (1,504 ) (290,773 ) (287,781 ) (4,509 )
Gross profit40,30240,714637119,754119,4041,870
Selling and marketing expenses (9,226 ) (11,073 ) (173 ) (28,981 ) (31,086 ) (487 )
General and administrative expenses (8,610 ) (9,991 ) (157 ) (24,754 ) (24,340 ) (381 )
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net 767 125 2 3,032 931 15
Results from operating activities23,23319,77530969,05164,9091,017
Finance expenses (1,366 ) (1,205 ) (19 ) (4,130 ) (4,065 ) (64 )
Finance and other income 5,719 6,134 96 16,024 18,995 298
Share of profits/(loss) of equity accounted investee - 10 - - 14 -
Profit before tax27,58624,71438680,94579,8531,251
Income tax expense (6,440 ) (5,355 ) (84 ) (18,471 ) (17,775 ) (278 )
Profit for the period21,14619,35930262,47462,078973
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company 21,094 19,371 302 62,284 62,053 973
Non-controlling interest 52 (12 ) - 190 25 -
Profit for the period21,14619,35930262,47462,078973
Earnings per equity share:
Attributable to equity share holders of the Company
Basic 4.36 4.03 0.06 12.81 12.85 0.20
Diluted 4.35 4.03 0.06 12.77 12.83 0.20
Weighted average number of equity shares used in computing earnings per equity share
Basic 4,834,941,252 4,802,285,697 4,802,285,697 4,863,935,370 4,830,841,298 4,830,841,298
Diluted 4,847,480,288 4,809,300,296 4,809,300,296 4,877,482,820 4,838,385,830 4,838,385,830
Additional Information
Segment Revenue
IT Services Business Units
BFSI 33,843 37,766 592 101,056 109,049 1,708
HLS 20,972 18,463 289 61,786 55,602 871
CBU 20,780 21,209 332 62,213 62,733 983
ENU 17,131 16,426 257 51,368 51,659 809
MNT 29,517 30,050 471 88,518 89,402 1,401
COMM 9,718 8,432 132 29,478 25,846 405
IT SERVICES TOTAL 131,961 132,346 2,073 394,419 394,291 6,179
IT PRODUCTS 5,713 4,498 70 19,309 13,829 217
RECONCILING ITEMS (29 ) (29 ) - (169 ) (4 ) (0 )
TOTAL 137,645 136,815 2,143 413,559 408,116 6,395
Segment Result
IT Services Business Units
BFSI 6,413 6,832 107 19,786 18,328 287
HLS 3,400 2,364 37 9,490 7,796 122
CBU 3,415 3,869 61 10,774 10,047 157
ENU 3,856 (1,312 ) (21 ) 10,324 5,774 90
MNT 5,355 5,692 89 17,484 16,267 255
COMM 1,604 1,315 21 4,700 3,911 61
OTHERS - - - -
UNALLOCATED 112 830 13 (1,762 ) 2,167 34
TOTAL IT SERVICES 24,155 19,590 307 70,796 64,290 1,007
IT PRODUCTS (586 ) 195 3 (1,252 ) 314 5
RECONCILING ITEMS (336 ) (10 ) - (493 ) 305 5
TOTAL 23,233 19,775 310 69,051 64,909 1,017
FINANCE EXPENSE (1,366 ) (1,205 ) (19 ) (4,130 ) (4,065 ) (63.68 )
FINANCE AND OTHER INCOME 5,719 6,134 96 16,024 18,995 298
SHARE OF PROFIT/(LOSS) OF EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTEE 10 - - 14 0
PROFIT BEFORE TAX 27,586 24,714 386 80,945 79,853 1,251
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (6,440 ) (5,355 ) (84 ) (18,471 ) (17,775 ) (278 )
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD21,14619,35930262,47462,078973

Segment result represents operating profits of the segments and dividend income and gains or losses (net) relating to strategic investments, which are presented within “Finance and other income” in the statement of Income.

The Company is organized by the following operating segments; IT Services and IT Products.

The IT Services segment primarily consists of IT Service offerings to customers organized by industry verticals. The industry verticals are as follows: Banking,Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Healthcare and Lifesciences (HLS), Consumer Business Unit (CBU), Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities (ENU), Manufacturing & Technology (MNT), Communications (COMM). IT Services segment also includes Others which comprises dividend income relating to strategic investments, which are presented within “Finance and other income” in the statement of Income. Key service offerings to customers includes software application development and maintenance, research and development services for hardware and software design, business application services, analytics, consulting, infrastructure outsourcing services and business process services. In the IT Products segment, the Company is a value added reseller of desktops, servers, notebooks, storage products, networking solutions and packaged software for leading international brands. In certain total outsourcing contracts of the IT Services segment, the Company delivers hardware, software products and other related deliverables.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue to IT Services Revenue as per IFRS ($MN)
Three Months ended December 31, 2017
IT Services Revenue as per IFRS $ 2,013.0 IT Services Revenue as per IFRS $ 2,013.0
Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement $ 18.2 Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement $ (53.1 )
Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on previous quarter exchange rates $2,031.2 Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on previous year exchange rates $1,959.9

Reconciliation of Adjusted Segment Result and Net Income (Rs MN)

Three Months ended December 31, 2017
IT Services Segment Results 19,590 Profit attributable to Equity Shareholders (Net Income) 19,371
Impact of customer insolvency 3,175 Post-tax impact of customer insolvency 2,568
Adjusted IT Services Segment Results 22,765 Adjusted Profit attributable to Equity Shareholders (Net Income) 21,939

Contacts:

Wipro Limited
Contact for Investor Relations
Vaibhav Saha
Phone: +91-80-4672 6143
vaibhav.saha@wipro.com
or
Abhishek Kumar Jain
Phone: +1 978 826 4700
abhishekkumar.jain@wipro.com
or
Contact for Media & Press
Vipin Nair
Phone: +91-80-3991 6450
vipin.nair1@wipro.com

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