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Firstsource Solutions Ltd. Annual Report 2019

May 6, 2019

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6th May 2019

Limited (Scrip Code: FSL) Exchange Plaza, Plot no. C/1, G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051

National Stock Exchange of India BSE Limited (Scrip Code: 532809) Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street. Mumbai - 400 001

Dear Madam/ Sir,

Sub: Regulation 33: Declaration of Audited Standalone and Consolidated financial results for the quarter and financial year ended 31st March 2019

We wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company, at their meeting held today i.e. 6th May 2019, inter alia has approved the following:

    1. To consider, the Audited Standalone and Consolidated financial Results for the quarter and financial year ended 31st March 2019, copies of which are enclosed herewith along with copies of Auditors' Reports thereon. We are also enclosing herewith copy of Press release relating to the financial results.
    1. To recommend to the Members at the 18th Annual General Meeting of the Company, payment of Equity Dividend for the year ended 31st March 2019 @ 20% or Rs. $2/-$ per share on the paid-up share capital of the Company.

The Meeting commenced at $\mu$ :30 a m and concluded at $\sigma$ 1:30 pm.

We request you to take the above on record.

Thanking you,

Firstsource Solutions Limited Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Encl.: $A/a$

FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LTD.,

Paradigm B, 5th Floor, Mindspace, New Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai - 400 064. India. Tel: +91 22 6666 0888 | Fax: +91 22 6666 0887 | Web: www.firstsource.com

Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Chartered Accountants Indiabulls Finance Centre Tower 3, 27th-32nd Floor Senapati Bapat Marg Elphinstone Road (West) Mumbai - 400 013 Maharashtra, India

Tel: +91 22 6185 4000 Fax: +91 22 6185 4001

  • We have audited the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Financial Results of Firstsource Solutions Limited (the 'Company') and its subsidiaries (the Company and its subsidiaries together referred to as 'the Group') and its share of loss of its associate company, for the year ended 31 March 2019 and the Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2019 (the 'Statement'), being submitted by the Company pursuant to the requirement of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as modified by Circular No. CIR/CFD/FAC/62/2016 dated 5 July 2016.
  • This Statement, which is the responsibility of the Company's Management and approved by the Board of $\mathcal{D}$ Directors, has been compiled from the related Consolidated Financial Statements which has been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with relevant rules issued thereunder ('Ind AS') and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Statement based on our audit of such Consolidated Financial Statements.
  • We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered $\mathcal{E}$ Accountants of India ('ICAI'). Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Statement is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Statement. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Statement, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and fair presentation of the Statement in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Statement.

We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

  • In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Statement: $\overline{4}$
  • includes the results of the following entities: $(i)$
    • List of Subsidiaries:
  • Firstsource Group USA, Inc. $\mathbf{1}$ .
    1. Firstsource Solutions UK Limited
  • $3.$ Firstsource Solutions S.A.
  • Firstsource Advantage LLC $\overline{4}$ .
    1. Firstsource Business Process Services, LLC
  • Firstsource Transaction Services LLC 6.
  • Firstsource Process Management Services Limited 7.
    1. Firstsource BPO Ireland Limited
    1. Firstsource Dialog Solutions (Private) Limited
    1. One Advantage LLC
    1. MedAssist Holding LLC
    1. Firstsource Solutions USA, LLC
    1. Sourcepoint, Inc.
    1. Sourcepoint Fulfillment Services, Inc..
    1. ISGN Fulfillment Agency, LLC

List of Associate:

  1. Nanobi Data and Analytics Private Limited

Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP

  • $(ii)$ is presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as modified by Circular No. CIR/CFD/FAC/62/2016 dated 5 July 2016; and
  • gives a true and fair view in conformity with the aforesaid Ind AS and other accounting principles $(iii)$ generally accepted in India of the net profit, total comprehensive income and other financial information of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2019.
  • The Consolidated Financial Results include the Group's share of loss after tax of $\bar{\tau}$ 0.01 million and total 5. comprehensive income of $\bar{\xi}$ 0.01 million for the year ended 31 March 2019, as considered in the consolidated financial results, in respect of an associate, whose financial statement has not been audited by us. This financial statement has been audited by other auditor whose report has been furnished to us by the Management of the Company and our opinion on the Statement, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of this associate is based solely on the report of the other auditor.

Our opinion on the Statement is not modified in respect of the above matter with respect to our reliance on the work done and the reports of the other auditor.

The Statement includes the results for the quarter ended 31 March 2019 being the balancing figure between the 6. audited figures in respect of the full financial year and the audited year to date figures upto the third quarter of the current financial year.

For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS LLP Chartered Accountants (Firm's Registration No. 117366W / W-100018)

المهمد

$\overline{\chi}^0_4$

SANJIV V. PILGAONKAR Partner (Membership No. 39826)

Kolkata, 6 May 2019

AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

CIN: L64202MH2001PLC134147

Registered office: 5th Floor, Paradigm 'B' wing, Mindspace, Link Road, Malad (West), Mumbai 400 064

Tel: + 91 22 66660888 Fax: + 91 22 6666 0887 web: www.firstsource.com, email:[email protected]
(Rs. in millions, except per share data and per equity data)
Quarter ended
Year ended
March 31 December 31 March 31 March 31 March 31
2019 2018 2018 2019 2018
Particulars (Audited) (Audited) (Audited) (Audited) (Audited)
Income
Revenue from operations 9,642.15 9,723.13 8,713.16 37,867.07 34,314.97
Other operating income, net 29.67 129.29 259.78 395.70 1,037.50
Other income 10.10 7.07 (25.50) 38.87 54.31
Total income 9,681.92 9,859.49 8,947.44 38,301.64 35,406.78
Expenses
Employee benefits expenses 6,344.27 6,564.72 6,027.09 25,572.59 23,954.75
Depreciation and amortisation 189.66 190.79 172.34 744.35 659.24
Finance costs 92.20 70.40 88.96 290.00 404.03
Other expenses 1,943.38 1,926.65 1,620.97 7,335.51 6,808.66
Total expenses 8,569.51 8,752.56 7,909.36 33,942.45 31,826.68
Profit before tax and share in net (loss) of
associate 1,112.41 1,106.93 1,038.08 4,359.19 3,580.10
Share in net profit / (loss) of associate (0.01) (0.01)
Profit before tax 1,112.41 1,106.93 1,038.08 4,359.18 3,580.09
Tax expense
Current tax 383 75.71 96.22 343.63 456.79
Deferred tax 126.13 49.95 13.18 237.78 (142.48)
Net profit after tax 982.45 981.27 928.68 3,777.77 3,265.78
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes 21.70 160.13 24.86 967.01 (175.48)
Total comprehensive income 1,004.15 1,141.40 953.54 4,744.78 3,090.30
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the equity 982.43 981.28 928.25 3,777.86 3,265.19
Non - controlling interest 0.02 (0.01) 0.43 (0.09) 0.59
982.45 981.27 928.68 3,777.77 3,265.78
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the equity 1,003.90 1,142.13 952.59 4.745.45 3,089.52
0.25 (0.73) 0.95 (0.67) 0.78
Non - controlling interest 1,004.15 1,141.40 953.54 4,744.78 3,090.30
Paid-up equity share capital (Face value per share of Rs 10) 6,910.65 6,908.52 6,865.23 6,910.65 6,865.23
Reserves excluding revaluation reserve ÷ ٠ ۰ 20,296.61 16,652.37
Earning per share (Rs): (Face value per share of Rs 10)
-Basic 1.42 1.42 1.36 5.48 4.78
-Diluted 1.42 1.41 1.35 5.45 4.73

Notes to financials results :

  1. The audited consolidated financial statements for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2019 have been taken on record by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on May 6, 2019. The statutory auditors have expressed an unmodified audit opinion. The information presented above is extracted from the audited consolidated financial statements. These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) as prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 3 of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2016

  2. During the year ended March 31, 2019, 4,542,211 equity shares were issued pursuant to exercise of stock options under the Employee Stock Option Scheme of the Company

  3. During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company has divested its investment in its wholly owned subsidiary Firstsource BPO Ireland Limited to its wholly owned subsidiary Firstsource Solutions UK Limited at fair value

  4. The Board of directors at its meeting held on May 6, 2019 have recommended a dividend of Rs 2.00 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2019.

  5. Pursuant to a composite scheme of arrangement ('Scheme'), approved by National Company Law Tribunal on 5 October 2018, amongst CESC Infrastructure Limited, Spen Liq Private Limited (erstwhile Holding Company) and other entities, Spen Liq Private Limited has been amalgamated with CESC Ventures Limited (formerly known as RP-SG Business Process Services Limited) with effect from 1 October 2017. Consequently, as a result of this approved composite scheme, the Shares of the Company held by Spen Liq Private Limited have devolved on CESC Ventures Limited on 12 October 2018 and thereby CESC Ventures Limited has become the immediate Parent of the Company.

Quarter ended Year ended
March 31 December 31 March 31 March 31 March 31
Particulars 2019 2018 2018 2019 2018
Total income 2,357.75 949.80 1.955.84 8,300.29 8,739.79
HANGEMallt before taxation 709.02 490.70 488.11 2.228.73 2.192.56
ACCINE In the fit axation and before other comprehensive income 659.86 456.04 464.18 ,990.21 1,919.16

AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

CIN: L64202MH2001PLC134147

Registered office: 5th Floor, Paradigm 'B' wing, Mindspace, Link Road, Malad (West), Mumbai 400 064 Tel: + 91 22 66660888 Fax: + 91 22 6666 0887 web: www.firstsource.com, email:[email protected]

(Rs. In millions)
7. Statement of assets and liabilities (Consolidated - Audited)
As at As at
Particulars March 31 March 31
2019 2018
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 1,143.16 881.83
Capital work-in-progress 20.20 4.20
Goodwill on consolidation 20,451.72 19,308.07
Other Intangible assets 632.07 607.05
Intangible assets under development
Investment in associate accounted for using the equity method
61
0.06
17.27
0.07
Financial assets
Investments 121.59 122.55
Other financial assets 71879 332.33
Deferred tax assets 2,314.68 2,175.49
Income tax assets 776.51 679.24
Others non-current assets 2,174.46 1,956.68
28,353.24
Total non-current assets 26,084.78
Current assets
Financial assets
Investments 1,217.50 220 00
Trade receivables 3,871.89 3,784.79
Cash and cash equivalents 473.84 1,230.00
Other financial assets 1,707.08 1,911.36
Other current assets 1,133.92 744.77
Total current assets 8,404.23 7,890.92
Total assets 36,757.47 33,975.70
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity share capital 6,910.65 6,865.23
Other equity 20,296.61 16,652.37
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company 27,207.26 23,517.60
Non - controlling interest 5.89 12 53
Total equity 27,213.15 23,530.13
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Long term borrowings 69.48 142 20
Other financial liabilities ÷ 161.46
Provisions for employee benefits 67.55 51.73
Deferred tax liabilities 460.70 264 29
Total non-current liabilities 597.73 619.68
Current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Short-term and other borrowings 5,389.86 3,490 19
Trade payables 901.75 936 22
Other financial liabilities 1,585.13 4,559.49
Other current liabilities 463.15
384.07
415.83
274 18
Provisions for employee benefits
Provision for tax
222.63 149.98
Total current liabilities 8,946.59 9,825.89
Total equity and liabilities 36,757.47 33,975.70

Firstsource Solutions Limited AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

8. Segment Reporting - Consolidated audited (Rs in millions)
Quarter ended Year ended
March 31 December 31 March 31 March 31 March 31
Particulars 2019 2018 2018 2019 2018
(Audited) (Audited) (Audited) (Audited) (Audited)
Segment revenue
a) Customer management 5,414.59 5,501.38 4,665.72 21,235 98 18,868 24
b) Healthcare 3,227.56 3,338.17 3,292.21 13,094.80 12,703.80
c) Collections 1,000.00 883.58 755 23 3,536.29 2,742.93
Total 9,642.15 9,723.13 8,713.16 37,867.07 34,314.97
Less: Inter-segment revenue ۰
Net segment revenue 9,642.15 9,723.13 8,713.16 37,867.07 34,314.97
Seqment results before tax and finance costs
a) Customer management 691.73 776.99 765.29 2,765.82 2,840.82
b) Healthcare 702.27 496 42 572 42 2,501.27 2,120.02
c) Collections 208.01 125.12 122.10 617.83 247.48
Total 1,602.01 1,398.53 1,459.81 5,884.92 5,208.32
i) Finance costs (92.20) (70.40) (88.96) (290.00) (404 03)
ii) Other unallocable expenditure net of unallocable income (397.40) (221.20) (332.77) (1,235,73) (1,224,19)
iii) Share in net profit / (loss) of associate ¥ ٠ (0.01) (0.01)
Profit before tax and other comprehensive income 1,112.41 1,106.93 1,038.08 4,359.18 3,580.09
Segment assets
a) Customer management 8,200.06 8.292.62 8,291.18 8,200.06 8,291.18
b) Healthcare 19,063.83 19,073.47 18,037.42 19,063.83 18,037.42
c) Collections 3,069.14 3.012.73 2.966.52 3.069.14 2,966 52
e) Unallocable 6,424.44 5,590.38 4,680.58 6,424.44 4,680.58
36,757.47 35,969.20 33,975.70 36,757.47 33,975.70
Seament liabilities
a) Customer management 7,529.12 8,065.17 5,606.61 7,529.12 5,606 61
b) Healthcare 801.88 739.15 3,737.32 801.88 3,737.32
c) Collections 287.54 224.09 209.11 287 54 209.11
e) Unallocable 925.78 746.76 892 53 925.78 892.53
9.544.32 9.775.17 10.445.57 9.544.32 10.445.57

Note on segment information

Business segments

Based on the "management approach" as defined in Ind AS 108 - Operating Segments, the Chief Operating Decision Maker evaluates the Group's performance and allocates resources based on an analysis of various performance ind preparation of the financial statements are consistently applied to record revenue and expenditure in individual segments

By order of the Board For Firstsource Solutions Limited

Kolkata, India

May 6, 2019

Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP

Chartered Accountants Indiabulls Finance Centre
Tower 3, 27th-32nd Floor Senapati Bapat Marg Elphinstone Road (West) Mumbai - 400 013 Maharashtra, India

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Tel: +91 22 6185 4000 Fax: +91 22 6185 4001

  • We have audited the accompanying Statement of Standalone Financial Results of Firstsource Solutions Limited (the 'Company'), for the year ended 31 March 2019 and the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2019 (the 'Statement'), being submitted by the Company pursuant to the requirement of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as modified by Circular No. CIR/CFD/FAC/62/2016 dated 5 July 2016.
  • This Statement, which is the responsibility of the Company's Management and approved by the Board of 2. Directors, has been compiled from the related Standalone Financial Statements which has been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standard prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with relevant rules issued thereunder ('Ind AS') and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Statement based on our audit of such Standalone Financial Statements.
  • We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered $\mathcal{R}$ Accountants of India ('ICAI'). Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Statement is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Statement. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Statement, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and fair presentation of the Statement in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Statement.

We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

  • In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Statement: $4.$
  • is presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and a. Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as modified by Circular No. CIR/CFD/FAC/62/2016 dated 5 July 2016; and
  • gives a true and fair view in conformity with the aforesaid Ind AS and other accounting principles generally $\mathbf{b}$ . accepted in India of the net profit and total comprehensive income and other financial information of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019.
  • The Statement includes the results for the quarter ended 31 March 2019 being the balancing figure between the .5. audited figures in respect of the full financial year and the audited year to date figures up to the third quarter of the current financial year.

For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS LLP Chartered Accountants (Firm's Registration No. 117366W / W-100018)

الإسم ك

SANJIV V. PILGAONKAR Partner (Membership No. 39826)

Kolkata, 6 May 2019

AUDITED STANDALONE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

CIN: L64202MH2001PLC134147

Registered office: 5th Floor, Paradigm 'B' wing, Mindspace, Link Road, Malad (West), Mumbai 400 064

Tel: + 91 22 66660888 Fax: + 91 22 6666 0887 web: www.firstsource.com, email:[email protected]

(Rs in millions, except per share data and per equity data)
Quarter ended
Year ended
March 31 December 31 March 31 March 31 March 31
2019 2018 2018 2019 2018
Particulars (Audited) (Audited) (Audited) (Audited) (Audited)
Income
Revenue from operations 1,779.91 1.740.33 1,706.37 7,247.52 7,628.18
Other operating income, net 46.31 170.46 237.73 433.54 984.48
Other income 531.53 39.01 11.74 619.23 127.13
Total income 2,357.75 1,949.80 1,955.84 8,300.29 8,739.79
Expenses
Employee benefits expenses 1,004.96 932.55 898.75 3,833,33 4,153.00
Depreciation and amortisation 65.37 61.69 55.08 243.19 215.30
Finance costs 3.84 4.21 26.94 15.45 62.32
Other expenses 574.56 460.65 486.96 1,979.59 2,116.61
Total expenses 1,648.73 1,459.10 1,467.73 6,071.56 6,547.23
Profit before tax 709.02 490.70 488.11 2,228.73 2,192.56
Tax expense
Current tax (20.80) 43.53 46.41 168.94 277.00
Deferred tax 69.96 (8.87) (22.48) 69.58 (3.60)
Net profit after tax 659.86 456.04 464.18 1.990.21 1,919.16
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes 71.37 858.08 (396.46) 513.09 (715.70)
Total comprehensive income 731.23 1,314.12 67.72 2,503.30 1,203.46
Paid-up equity share capital (Face value per share of Rs 10) 6,910.65 6,908.52 6,865.23 6,910.65 6,865.23
Reserves excluding revaluation reserve 15,882.37 14,480.28
Earning per share (Rs): (Face value per share of Rs 10)
-Basic 0.95 0.66 0.68 2.89 2.81
-Diluted 0.95 0.66 0.67 2.87 2.78

Notes to financials results :

  1. The audited standalone financial statements for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2019 have been taken on record by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on May 6, 2019. The statutory auditors have expressed an unmodified audit opinion. The information presented above is extracted from the audited standalone financial statements. These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) as prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 3 of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2016.

  2. During the year ended March 31, 2019, 4,542,211 equity shares were issued pursuant to exercise of stock options under the Employee Stock Option Scheme of the Company

  3. During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company has divested its investment in its wholly owned subsidiary Firstsource BPO Ireland Limited to its wholly owned subsidiary Firstsource Solutions UK Limited at fair value. Gain on the transaction of Rs 286.03 million is included in Other Income in the Standalone Financial Statements.

  4. The Board of directors at its meeting held on May 6, 2019 have recommended a dividend of Rs 2.00 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2019.

  5. As per Ind AS 108 - Operating Segment, if a financial report contains both consolidated financial statements of a parent that is within the scope of this Ind AS as well as the parent's separate financial statements, segment information is required only in the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, information required to be presented under Ind AS 108 - Operating Segment has been given in the consolidated financial results.

  6. Pursuant to a composite scheme of arrangement ('Scheme'), approved by National Company Law Tribunal on 5 October 2018, amongst CESC Infrastructure Limited, Spen Liq Private Limited (erstwhile Holding Company) and other entities, Spen Liq Private Limited has been amalgamated with CESC Ventures Limited (formerly known as RP-SG Business Process Services Limited) with effect from 1 October 2017. Consequently, as a result of this and thereby CESC Ventures Limited has become the immediate Parent of the Company. This can be a series of the Company held by Spen Liq Private Limited have devolved on CESC Ventures Limited on 12 October 2018
    and thereby C

AUDITED STANDALONE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

CIN: L64202MH2001PLC134147

ان المسلح العددي المسلح المسلح المسلح المسلح المسلح المسلح العددي المسلح Registered office: 5th Floor, Paradigm
Tel: + 91 22 66660888 Fax: + 91 22 6666 0887 web: www.firstsource.com, email:[email protected] (Rs in millions)

7. Statement of Assets and liabilities (Audited).
As at As at
Particulars March, 31 March, 31
2019 2018
ASSETS
Non-current assets 454.60 274.83
Property, plant and equipment 0.69 2.42
Capital work-in-progress 40.14 40,14
Goodwill 221.05 244.21
Other Intangible assets
Financial assets 11,970.89 11,995.11
Investments 668.04 267.72
Other financial assets 135.96 103.28
Other non-current assets 2,292.81 2,167.17
Deferred tax assets (net) 780.99 704.45
Income tax assets (net)
Total non- current assets 16,565.17 15,799.33
Current assets
Financial assets
Investments 1,187.50 190.00
Trade receivables 4,328.85 5,647.40
Cash and cash equivalents 131.26 143.62
Other financial assets 1,036.53 448.24
Other current assets 468.28 262.25
Total current assets 7,152.42 6,691.51
Total assets 23,717.59 22,490.84
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity share capital 6,910.65 6,865,23
Other equity 15,882.37 14,480.28
Total equity 22,793.02 21,345.51
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Long term borrowings 34.88 78.61
Other financial liabilities 161.46
Provisions for employee benefits 67.55 51.73
Total non-current liabilities 102.43 291.80
Current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Trade payables 289.29 275.62
Other financial liabilities 386.93 507.65
Provisions for employee benefits 59.51 50,86
Other current liabilities 24.88 19.40
Provision for tax (net) 61.53
Total current liabilities 822.14 853.53
Total equity and liabilities 23,717.59 22,490.84

Kolkata, India May 6, 2019

For Firstsource S lutions Limited

Rajesh Aramaniam Managing Director and CEO

SKINS CHAR FRED

Firstsource Solutions reports Fiscal 2019 Results and recommends a dividend of 20% (Rs. 2 per share)

Revenues of Rs. 38,263 million; Y-o-Y growth of 8.2%

EBIT of Rs. 4,610 million; Y-o-Y growth of 17.3%

PAT of Rs. 3,778 million; Y-o-Y growth of 24.9% over Normalised PAT and growth of 15.7% over reported PAT

Kolkata, May 6, 2019: Firstsource Solutions Limited (NSE: FSL, BSE:532809), a global provider of customised Business Process Management (BPM) services and a RP‐Sanjiv Goenka Group company, reported its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31st 2019 according to IndAS.

Financial Highlights for Year Ended March 31st 2019:

  • ⦁ Revenues at Rs. 38,263 million, 8.2% Y‐o‐Y and 2% in CC; Normalising for Domestic business divestment, 9.9% YoY and 5% in CC
  • ⦁ EBIT at Rs. 4,610 million or 12.0% of revenues, 17.3% Y‐o‐Y
  • ⦁ PAT at Rs. 3,778 million or 9.9% of revenues, 24.9% Y‐o‐Y normalising for a one time deferred tax credit of Rs. 241 million in Q3FY2018 on account of reduction in Federal Tax rate in the US and 15.7% Y‐o‐Y on Reported basis
  • ⦁ By Geography: Firstsource derived 55.0% revenues from the US, 43.9% from the UK and 1.1% from Rest of the World, including India.
  • ⦁ By Vertical: Firstsource derived 34.3% revenues from Healthcare, 28.0% from Telecom & Media, 36.0% from BFSI and 1.7% from other verticals.
  • ⦁ By Segment: Firstsource derived 56.1% revenues from Customer Management, 34.6% from Healthcare and 9.3% from Collections.
  • ⦁ Board recommended a dividend of 20% (Rs 2.00 per share)

Mr. Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP‐Sanjiv Goenka Group and Firstsource Solutions said, "FY2018‐19 has been a good year with growth in revenues and improved profitability. Our digital revenues are scaling up well and helping drive higher level of customer engagement and margin expansion. Going forward, we will continue to invest in technology and digital solutions that will empower our clients to stay ahead of the curve."

Financial Highlights for Quarter Ended March 31st 2019:

  • ⦁ Revenues at Rs. 9,672 million, 7.8% Y‐o‐Y and 3.8% in CC; ‐1.8% Q‐o‐Q and 0.7% in CC
  • ⦁ EBIT at Rs. 1,195 million or 12.4% of revenues, 3.6% Y‐o‐Y; 2.1% Q‐o‐Q
  • ⦁ PAT at Rs. 982 million or 10.2% of revenues, 5.8% Y‐o‐Y; 0.1% Q‐o‐Q
  • ⦁ By Geography: Firstsource derived 55.3% revenues from the US, 43.6% from the UK and 1.1% from Rest of the World, including India.
  • ⦁ By Vertical: Firstsource derived 33.3% revenues from Healthcare, 27.5% from Telecom & Media, 36.8% from BFSI and 2.4% from other verticals.
  • ⦁ By Segment: Firstsource derived 56.2% revenues from Customer Management, 33.4% from Healthcare and 10.4% from Collections.
  • ⦁ Employee strength was 18,712 as of March 31, 2019, addition of 117 employees in the quarter.
  • ⦁ Q4 FY19 annualized attrition (post 180 days):
  • ⦁ Offshore (India and Philippines) 41.5% compared to 39.3% in Q3 FY19
  • ⦁ Onshore (US and Europe) 42.9% compared to 45.8% in Q3 FY19

Highlights for Quarter Ended March 31st 2019:

Key Development:

⦁ Firstsource changed its mortgage business unit's name from ISGN Solutions to

Sourcepoint

Awards & Recognitions:

  • ⦁ MedAssist, Firstsource Healthcare Provider business, was named a 2019 Category Leader in the 2019 Best in KLAS: Software & Services Report. The award based on client ratings and experiences of more than 4,500 hospitals and 2,500 clinics, ranked MedAssist #1 in the 'Eligibility Enrollment Services' category
  • ⦁ Won the 'Customer Insight Strategy' Award and was adjudged the 'Overall Winner' at the UK Complaints Handling (UKCH) Awards 2019. While the former recognises Firstsource's partnership with NOWTV that has gone from strength to strength, the latter is indicative of the goodwill that Firstsource has earned over the years
  • ⦁ Awarded the 'Best Outsourcing Partnership 2018' with TSB at the North East Contact Centre Awards (NECCA). This award win reinstates the strong partnership ethos that Firstsource endeavors to build with its' clients and their customers. The partnership was focused on collaboration, transparency and trust to support TSB customers through a system migration in 2018
  • ⦁ Recognised with the Wales HR Award for the 'Best HR team'. The Awards recognise the best HR professionals across industries – showcasing the outstanding individuals and teams as the best in HR, learning and people management practice across Wales in the last 12 months
  • ⦁ Won two awards at the Welsh Contact Centre Awards 2019, Gold for 'People Engagement' and Silver for the 'Best Support Manager of the Year'. These awards acknowledge the contribution of the BPM players to the UK economy and their role in generating job opportunities
  • ⦁ Recognised at the Future of HR Summit in India in the 'Best Employee Engagement Practices' category. The team represented Firstsource's PeopleFirst strategy and all initiatives that come under Talent Integration, Engagement and Development. The team also showcased the philosophy

around Inclusion and Diversity, Employee Wellness and CSR

About Firstsource:

Firstsource Solutions Limited, a RP‐Sanjiv Goenka Group company (NSE: FSL, BSE: 532809, Reuters: FISO.BO, Bloomberg: FSOL@IN), is a leading global provider of customised Business Process Management (BPM) services to the Healthcare, Telecom & Media and Banking & Financial Services industries. The company's clients include Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies. Firstsource has a 'Right‐shore' delivery model with operations in the US, the UK, India and the Philippines. (www.firstsource.com)

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Sub: Declaration under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations 2015 read with SEBI circular CIR/CFD/CMD/56/2016 dated 27th May 2016

We hereby declare that as mentioned under the Independent Auditor's Report dated 6th May 2019 for Consolidated and Standalone Financial Results respectively for the quarter and financial year ended 31st March 2019, are with unmodified opinion.

Please take the same on your record.

Thanking you,

For $$ Source Solutions Limited

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FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LTD.,

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