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Persistent Systems Limited — Earnings Release 2020
May 5, 2020
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NSE & BSE / 2020‐21 / 13
May 5, 2020
The Manager, Corporate Services, National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051
Ref: Symbol: PERSISTENT
The Manager, Corporate Services, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited 14[th] Floor, P J Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai 400 001
Ref: Scrip Code: 533179
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Press Release regarding financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2020
We wish to inform you that the Company has made a press release dated May 5, 2020 announcing the financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2020, as approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held through Tele‐conferencing on April 23 to 25, 2020 and concluded on May 5, 2020.
The copy of the Press Release is attached for your records.
Please acknowledge the receipt.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely, For Persistent Systems Limited
Digitally signed by AMIT MURARI AMIT MURARI ATRE ATRE Date: 2020.05.05 22:39:16 +05'30' Amit Atre Company Secretary ICSI Membership No.: A20507
Encl: As above
Persistent Systems Limited, Bhageerath, 402 Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411 016, Maharashtra, India CIN - L72300PN1990PLCO56696
Tel: +91 (20) 670 30000 | Fax - +91 (20) 6703 0008 | E-mail - [email protected] | Website - www.persistent.com
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Persistent Systems reports 5.9% growth in revenue for FY20, crosses a half billion-dollar milestone
Pune, India and Santa Clara, US — 5 May, 2020
News Summary
Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), today announced the Company’s audited financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2020, as approved by the Board of Directors. For the first time, the Company crossed the important half a billion dollar revenue milestone.
Consolidated Financial Highlights for the Financial Year 2019-20:
| FY20 | FY19 | Y-o-Y growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (INR Million) | 35,658.08 | 33,659.41 | 5.9% |
| EBITDA (INR Million) | 4,929.54 | 5,805.36 | -15.1% |
| PBT (INR Million) | 4,523.42 | 4,863.39 | -7.0% |
| PAT (INR Million) | 3,402.89 | 3,516.79 | -3.2% |
| Revenue (USD Million) | 501.61 | 480.97 | 4.3% |
Consolidated Financial Highlights for the Quarter ended March 31, 2020:
| Q4FY20 | Q-o-Q growth | Y-o-Y growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (INR Million) | 9,263.65 | 0.4% | 11.4% |
| EBITDA (INR Million) | 1,276.85 | 3.4% | 0.9% |
| PBT (INR Million) | 1,130.43 | -0.8% | 1.6% |
| PAT (INR Million) | 838.21 | -4.7% | -0.8% |
| Revenue (USD Million) | 127.05 | -1.8% | 7.4% |
Christopher O’Connor, CEO & Executive Director, Persistent Systems
“We closed FY20 very strong, for the first time in Persistent’s history crossing the half billion-dollar mark in revenue. We had particular strength in our Technology Services Unit, which delivered a robust quarter driven through solid expansion. We continued a strong expansion of new logos across the business. While Covid-19
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is presenting challenges, it is also unearthing business opportunities as every organization now understands that the status quo is not a viable option. Our prescient adoption of cloud technologies internally allowed us to enable more than 99% of our employees to work from home within the first week. This helped us ensure business continuity for our customers. This is a testament of the dedication, spirit and values of everyone here at Persistent.”
Sandeep Kalra, Executive Director & President — Technology Services Unit, Persistent Systems
“We saw secular growth across our top customers, in particular across BFSI and Software & Hi-tech industry segments. We’re delivering differentiated value to our clients by anticipating what they need beyond their current requirements, tapping the best expertise from across Persistent. This combined with our continued recognition by industry analysts including Zinnov, ISG and Constellation is leading to positive traction in new and existing accounts and increased deals, deal sizes.”
Persistent also announced a contribution of Rs. 25 Crores ($3.3M) in support of COVID-19 efforts globally.
Highlights of Q4FY20
Client Wins & Outcomes
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Delivering Salesforce’s COVID-19 Care Response Solution for Healthcare Systems
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Scaling COVID-19 triage, Persistent delivers CDC compliant SaaS for healthcare providers
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Building patient engagement engine with Salesforce for one of the largest US pediatric healthcare providers
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Using Artificial Intelligence, Mount Sinai explores innovations to expand the limits of human performance
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Launching Patient Relationship Management Platform using Salesforce for large biopharmaceutical company
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Delivering new secure digital voice authentication for banks and credit unions for Validsoft
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Modernizing core IT and driving data migration for world’s largest independent retirement & college savings
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Cutting implementation time for IBM Engineering solution helps SEMP transform Ottawa Light Rail
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Using IBM ELM tools gives Xoserve access to critical oil & gas data securely within hours instead of days
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• Accelerating innovation and flexibility, Acoustic realizes 100% customer growth globally for mobile marketing • Modernizing cybersecurity products as well as multiple internal applications for leading global supplier of semiconductors and infrastructure software products
Recognition and Other News
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Constellation again includes Persistent in ShortList™ for Innovation Services and Engineering
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ISG elevates Persistent as cross-category leader in Provider Lens 2020™ for Salesforce Ecosystem Partners
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• Zinnov places Persistent in leadership positions in Zinnov Zones 2019 ER&D Services Report
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- Persistent Systems, i4C and Persistent Foundation hosted Smart School Hackathon (SSH) 2020
About Persistent Systems
Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT) is a global solutions company delivering digital business acceleration, enterprise modernization and digital product engineering for businesses across all industries and geographies.
www.persistent.com
Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements
For risks and uncertainties relating to forward-looking statements, please visit www.persistent.com/FLCS
Media Contacts
Ken Montgomery Saviera Barretto Persistent Systems (US) Archetype +1 213 500 8355 +91 84249 17719 [email protected] [email protected]
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