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BIRLASOFT LIMITED — Earnings Release 2019
May 24, 2019
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birlasoft
May 24, 2019
BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalai Street, Mumbai - 400001.
Scrip ID: BSOFT Scrip Code: 532400
Kind Attn: The Manager, Department of Corporate Services National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., Exchange Plaza, C/1, G Block, Bandra - Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400051.
Symbol: BSOFT Series: EQ
Kind Attn: The Manager, Listing Department
Subject: - Investor release for Q4 FY 2019.
Dear Sir / Madam,
Please find enclosed the investor release for Q4 FY 2019.
Kindly take the same on your records.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For Birlasoft Limited (Formerly KPIT Technologies Limited)
Sneha Padve Company Secretary Et Compliance Officer
Encl.: - As mentioned above.

Birtasoft Limited
(Formerly KPIT Technologies Limited) Registered Office: 35 & 36, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Phase - I, MIDI, Hinjawadi, Pune (MH) 411057, India Tel: +91 20 6652 5000 I Fax +91 20 6652 5001 I contactusabirlasoft.com www.birtasoft.com CIN:L72200PN1990PLC059594

Earnings Press Release Q4 & FY 2018-19


Rise of a New Leader in Enterprise Digital
Birlasoft FY19 Revenue at Rs 33,052 mn; US$ 474.6 mn Board recommends a maiden Dividend of Rs 2/- per share
New Delhi, May 24, 2019: Birlasoft [BSE: 532400, NSE: BSOFT], a part of the USD 2 billion diversified CK Birla Group, reported its audited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2019.
Amita Birla, Chairman, Birlasoft & Joint Chairman, CK Birla Group, said, "With the conclusion of the complex merger/de-merger process, Birlasoft has emerged as a leading enterprise digital company, ending the year with $475 mn in revenues. The integration of the two companies is progressing smoothly. The successful merger with KPIT IT services & solution, to create the larger new Birlasoft has been viewed positively by all our stakeholders, most importantly by our customers and people. We have an enviable customer base in to which we are focused on cross selling our capabilities to grow our business, even as we acquire new customers as a larger entity."
Anjan Lahiri, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Birlasoft, said, "In our first quarter as the new Birlasoft, we are setting ourselves apart as the leading mid-tier Enterprise Digital Company. We are carving out a position in the minds of some of the world's largest brands as the Challenger to the large IT services companies through our focused capabilities and the accessibility of our management team who can ensure agility and problem solving in large transformational projects."
Key Financial highlights for the Quarter # (USD)
- Revenue at $. 113.1 mn
- EBITDA* at $ 11.9 mn
- Profit after Tax* at $12.5 mn
Key Financial highlights for the Quarter # (INR)
- Revenue at Rs. 7,883 mn
- EBITDA* at Rs 832 mn; EBITDA margin at 10.6%
- Profit after Tax* at Rs 872 mn; PAT margin at 11.1%
Key Financial highlights for the Year# (USD)
- Revenue at $. 474.6 mn
- EBITDA* at $ 58.6 mn
- Profit after Tax* at $ 48.3 mn
Key Financial highlights for the Year# (INR)
- Revenue at Rs. 33,052 mn
- EBITDA* at Rs 4,081 mn; EBITDA margin at 12.3%
- Profit after Tax* at Rs 3,363 mn
- o EPS* at ~Rs 12.3 for the Year Ended March 31, 2019
Other highlights
- The Board has recommended a dividend of Rs 2/- per share (100%) on Face Value of Rs 2.
- Manpower strength of 10,061 as of 31st March 2019.
- o Addition of 108 people during the quarter
- Cash and Cash Equivalent of Rs 5,681 mn as of 31st March 2019
- Debt at Rs 381 mn as of 31st March 2019
- o Repaid Rs 1,400 mn during the quarter
- Active Client Count at 401
# Financials for Q3FY19 and FY19 are on a Proforma Basis (Combined entity i.e. Birlasoft (India) Ltd + KPIT IT Services' business). Birlasoft (India) Ltd (an unlisted company) merged and amalgamated with the KPIT Technologies Limited (earlier listed as NSE : KPIT); and the engineering business of KPIT Technologies Limited was, on a going concern basis, demerged and transferred to KPIT's Engineering Services Ltd. effective 15th January 2019. (with appointed date as 1st January 2019 as per the NCLT order).
The combined entity resulting from the Merger (of Birlasoft (India) Ltd & KPIT IT Services business) and the Demerger (of KPIT's Engineering Services business) is referred to as "Birlasoft Limited" [named changed from KPIT Technologies Ltd (NSE :KPIT) to Birlasoft Limited (NSE:BSOFT) on February 8, 2019]. KPIT Engineering Services Ltd has been renamed as KPIT Technologies Ltd (NSE : KPITTECH) w.e.f. March 13, 2019.
* Adjusted for merger and integration related expenses
Integration update
Effective from January 15, 2019. Birlasoft (India) Ltd and KPIT's IT Services business, merged to form a leading publicly listed Enterprise Digital and IT Services company named Birlasoft Ltd. The planning process for the merger / demerger started in early 2018 with a joint Integration team of more than 35 senior managers staffed with leaders from both organizations, and across all business and support functions. During the planning stage, Company also engaged integration consultants, to ensure rigor and comprehensiveness in the plans. The focus of the teams has been to ensure seamless business continuity, regular communication to employees and external stakeholders, and speedy value unlock driven by synergies on the revenue side. The organization has transitioned to a common joint reporting structure with vertical driven P&Ls, and an integrated budget.
Deal wins for the quarter
• Won a multi-year multi-million SAP Annual Maintenance Services (AMS) deal from a leading US utilities Company

- Selected by a US Process Manufacturer for global implementation of Oracle rollouts.
- Awarded by a US Life Sciences Company the implementation of Cloud based Oracle Product Hub.
- Chosen by a US Industrial Company for implementation of its Commercial ERP software.
- Selected by an Asian Financial services company for Digital Transformation of its Application Services stack.
- Chosen by US Retail major for SAP Anywhere AMS deal
- Chosen by a leading US Medical Technology Company for SAP functional support services.
Business Highlights, Awards and Recognition
- Received SAP® North America Partner Excellence Award 2019 for Customer Experience. The awards are presented by SAP to the top-performing SAP partners in the North America region, that have made outstanding contributions to driving customers' digital transformation
- Anjan Lahiri recognized in The Software Report's Top 50 Tech Services CEOs of 2019
- Amit Dhawan, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Birlasoft was bestowed with the dynamic CISO Excellence Award, in the Innovative CISO category at the 6th Annual dynamic CISO Excellence Awards Summit held at The Leela – Mumbai.
- Birlasoft has been positioned as Disruptor in the Avasant Internet of Things Services 2019 RadarView™
Leadership Update
Birlasoft also announced that Anjan Lahiri will be stepping down from his role as CEO and MD owing to a pressing personal situation. Dharmender Kapoor (DK) currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) and coarchitect of the integration process will be succeeding Anjan Lahiri as the Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2019.
DK will be based in India, and will report to Chairman, Amita Birla. Commenting on Anjan's four years as the CEO of Birlasoft, Amita said "We thank Anjan for his valuable contribution to the company's growth and success over the years, and for ensuring a smooth transition of his responsibilities. We are very excited to have DK take over the position of CEO & MD, he has been with the company since 2014 and along with Anjan has been instrumental in seeing the emergence of Birlasoft into the formidable enterprise digital company that it is today. DK, who has over 30 years of experience is a seasoned Industry leader. He is widely known for his approachability, team building and solution orientation with customers."
Birlasoft, has completed its previously announced merger with the IT Services division of KPIT to create a new leader in the Enterprise Digital sector. The combined entity known as 'Birlasoft Limited' is a mid-tier ~USD 500 million company, listed on the Indian stock exchanges as BSOFT. Poised to deliver a much wider suite of capabilities through the merger of KPIT's IT business, particularly in SAP, Oracle, JDE and other related areas of manufacturing with Birlasoft's core strengths in Custom Application Development and Maintenance in Digital, Sales Force, Data Analytics and Testing, will create a leading edge enterprise digital company.
About Birlasoft
Enterprise to the Power of DigitalTM
Birlasoft combines the power of domain, enterprise and digital technologies to reimagine business processes for customers and their ecosystem. Its consultative and design thinking approach makes societies more productive by helping customers run businesses. As part of the multibillion dollar diversified CK Birla Group, Birlasoft with its 10,000+ professional, is committed to continuing our 150-year heritage of building sustainable communities.
For further information, visit www.Birlasoft.com.
For further information please contact:
Vikas Jadhav Head – Investor Relations +91 9545450975 [email protected]
Suma Nair Media Relations +91 9833084449 [email protected]
Disclaimer.
Some of the statements in this update that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include our financial and growth projections as well as statements concerning our plans, strategies, intentions and beliefs concerning our business and the markets in which we operate. These statements are based on information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation to update these statements as circumstances change. There are risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, the level of market demand for our services, the highly-competitive market for the types of services that we offer, market conditions that could cause our customers to reduce their spending for our services, our ability to create, acquire and build new businesses and to grow our existing businesses, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, currency fluctuations and market conditions in India and elsewhere around the world, and other risks not specifically mentioned herein but those that are common to industry.


Revenue Metrics.
| Rs 5,299mn | Rs. 12.3 | $ 475 mn |
|---|---|---|
| FY19 Net Cash | FY 19 Adj EPS* | FY19 Revenue |
Revenues by
| Quarter Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Client Geography | Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | FY 19 # |
| Americas | 77.8% | 79.0% | 78.6% |
| Europe | 12.1% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| Rest of the World | 10.1% | 9.9% | 9.8% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |

| Quarter Ended | FY 19 # | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue byIndustryVerticals | Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | |
| Discrete Manuf, Hitech & Media | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.3% |
| BFSI | 20.2% | 20.2% | 19.7% |
| Energy & Utilities | 18.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| CPG, Retail & Process Manuf | 15.2% | 13.5% | 15.0% |
| Lifesciences | 13.6% | 15.2% | 14.0% |
| Automotive | 12.6% | 13.1% | 12.7% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Quarter Ended | FY 19 # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue byServiceOfferings | Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | ||
| Intergrated Enterprise Solutions (IES) | 31.1% | 31.4% | 31.0% | |
| SAP | 20.5% | 20.4% | 22.1% | |
| Digital Transformation (DT) | 30.0% | 29.1% | 28.6% | |
| Custom Application Development | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% | |
| Other horizontals | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.1% | |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Quarter Ended | FY 19 # | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues byContract Type | Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | |
| Time & Material | 55.6% | 57.0% | 55.8% |
| Fixed Price, Fixed Monthly | 44.4% | 43.0% | 44.2% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Quarter Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues Mix | Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | FY 19 # |
| Onsite | 57.3% | 56.9% | 57.6% |
| Offshore | 42.7% | 43.1% | 42.4% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| ofCurrency MixRevenue | Quarter Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | |||
| USD | 78.5% | 79.1% | ||
| GBP | 2.6% | 2.6% | ||
| EUR | 6.2% | 5.3% | ||
| Others | 12.7% | 13.0% | ||
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Hedge Details
| Book | Quarter Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge | Q4 FY19 | Ave INR | |
| USD mn | 28 | 72.8 | |
| GBP Mn | 6 | 82.6 | |
| Euro Mn | 791.0 |
| Quarter Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate (INR/USD)Exchange | Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | FY 19 # |
| Period Average | 71.50 | 69.68 | 69.65 |
| Period End | 71.15 | 70.46 | 70.46 |
Client Data
| Quarter Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClientData | Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | ||
| No of Active Clients | 400 | 401 | ||
| Clients added | 2 | 1 | ||
| No of million $clients (LTM) | ||||
| US$1mn+ Clients | 82 | 84 | ||
| US$5mn+ Clients | 16 | 16 | ||
| US$10mn+ Clients | 4 | 5 | ||
| Client Contribution to Revenue | ||||
| Top 5 | 27.0% | 26.4% | ||
| Top 10 | 36.8% | 36.2% | ||
| Top 20 | 49.7% | 48.8% | ||
| LTM - last twelve months |
Headcount Metrics
| HeadcountMetrics | Quarter Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 | ||
| Total Headcount | 9,953 | 10,061 | |
| Technical | 8,906 | 9,013 | |
| Sales & Support | 1,047 | 1,048 | |
| Women Employees | 2,159 | 2,203 | |
| Attrition (LTM) | 19.0% | 19.9% | |
DSO
| DSO | Q3 FY19 # | Q4 FY19 |
|---|---|---|
| Days Sales Outstanding - Billed | 84 | 79 |
Consolidated Income Statement for quarter & Year Ended March 31, 2019
| Particulars– inINR Mn | Quarter ended | |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-18 | 31-Mar-19 | |
| (Proforma)# | (Audited) | |
| Revenue from operations | 8,269 | 7,883 |
| Expenses | ||
| Employee benefits expense | 4,927 | 4,959 |
| Other expenses | 2,614 | 2,303 |
| EBITDA | 729 | 621 |
| EBITDA Margin % | 8.8% | 7.9% |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 149 | 130 |
| Finance costs | 34 | 28 |
| Other income (net) | 98 | 170 |
| Exceptional items | - | 176 |
| Profit before tax (PBT) | 645 | 809 |
| Provisions for Tax | 233 | 148 |
| Profit for the Period | 411 | 661 |
| Merger and integration related costs | 255 | 212 |
| Adjusted EBITDA * | 984 | 832 |
| EBITDA Margin % | 11.9% | 10.6% |
| Particulars– inINRMn | Year ended |
|---|---|
| 31-Mar-19 | |
| (Proforma)# | |
| Revenue fromoperations | 33,052 |
| Expenses | |
| Employeebenefitsexpense | 19,965 |
| Otherexpenses | 9,884 |
| EBITDA | 3,204 |
| EBITDA Margin % | 9.7% |
| Depreciation andamortization expense | 640 |
| Finance costs | 118 |
| income (net)Other | 483 |
| Exceptionalitems | 176 |
| Profitbeforetax (PBT) | 3,104 |
| Provisions forTax | 618 |
| ProfitforthePeriod | 2,486 |
| Merger andintegration relatedcosts | 877 |
| AdjustedEBITDA * | 4,081 |
| EBITDA Margin % | 12.3% |
* Adjusted for merger and integration related expenses
Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement as at March 31, 2019
in Rs Mn
| Particulars | 1 Jan, 2019 | 31 Mar, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | (Proforma) | (Audited) |
| Non-current assets | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 1,523 | 1,444 |
| Goodwill | 3,747 | 4,219 |
| Other intangible assets | 257 | 218 |
| Financial assets | ||
| Loans | 42 | 100 |
| Other financial assets | 166 | 84 |
| Income tax assets (net) | 452 | 691 |
| Deferred tax assets (net) | 1,493 | 1,433 |
| Other non-current assets | 350 | 52 |
| Current assets | ||
| Financial assets | ||
| Investments | 2,616 | 1,909 |
| Trade receivables | 9,707 | 7,107 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,320 | 3,617 |
| Other balances with banks | 107 | 155 |
| Loans | 1,357 | 48 |
| Unbilled revenue | 988 | 970 |
| Other financial assets | 313 | 1,938 |
| Other current assets | 677 | 990 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 28,113 | 24,976 |
| Particulars | 1 Jan, 2019 | 31 Mar, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||
| Equity | ||
| Equity share capital | 548 | 548 |
| Other equity | 15,658 | 16,587 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Financial liabilities | ||
| Borrowings | - | - |
| Other financial liabilities | 137 | - |
| Other non current liabilities | - | 59 |
| Provisions | 543 | 637 |
| Deferred tax liabilities (net) | - | - |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Financial liabilities | ||
| Borrowings | 1,781 | 381 |
| Trade payables | 3,870 | 2,148 |
| Other financial liabilities | 4,318 | 3,155 |
| Other current liabilities | 403 | 887 |
| Provisions | 399 | 174 |
| Income tax liabilities (net) | 456 | 399 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 28,113 | 24,976 |
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement as at March 31, 2019
| CashFlowSummary | Q4 FY19 |
|---|---|
| Details | in Rs Mn |
| Cash Profit for Q4 FY19 | 483 |
| Working Capital Adjustments | 499 |
| Cash Generated from Operations (CFO) | 981 |
| Fixed Assets | (27) |
| Balance Cash Flow | 954 |
| Addition due to merger | 2,460 |
| Reduced due to demerger | (659) |
| Investment in Subsidiary | - |
| Repayment of Loan issued | 1,300 |
| Debt Repayment | (1,400) |
| Total Increase/(Decrease)in cash balance | 2,655 |
| Total Net Cash balance as at Qtr end | 5,299 |
# Financials for Q3FY19 and FY19 are on a Proforma Basis (Combined entity i.e. Birlasoft (India) Ltd + KPIT IT Services' business). Birlasoft (India) Ltd (an unlisted company) merged and amalgamated with the KPIT Technologies Limited (earlier listed as NSE:KPIT); and the engineering business of KPIT Technologies Limited was, on a going concern basis, demerged and transferred to KPIT's Engineering Services Ltd. effective 15th January 2019. (with appointed date as 1st January 2019 as per the NCLT order).
The combined entity resulting from the Merger (of Birlasoft (India) Ltd & KPIT IT Services business) and the Demerger (of KPIT's Engineering Services business) is referred to as "Birlasoft Limited" [named changed from KPIT Technologies Ltd (NSE: KPIT) to Birlasoft Limited (NSE:BSOFT) on February 8, 2019]. KPIT Engineering Services Ltd has been renamed as KPIT Technologies Ltd (NSE:KPITTECH) w.e.f. March 13, 2019.
* Adjusted for merger and integration related expenses