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Persistent Systems Limited Interim / Quarterly Report 2019

Apr 27, 2019

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NSE & BSE / 2019-20 / 011

PERSISTENT

April 27, 2019

The Manager, Corporate Services, National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400051

Ref: Symbol: PERSISTENT

The Manager, Corporate Services, BSE Limited 14[th ] Floor, P J Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai 400001

Ref: Scrip Code: 533179

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Sub.: Fact Sheet - Consolidated Financial Data - for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2019

Please find enclosed fact sheet of the Consolidated Financial Data for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2019.

The Company has scheduled an investor/ analyst call on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM 1ST. During such call, the Management will comment on the financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2019 as well as on the business outlook.

Please acknowledge the receipt.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

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For Persistent Systems Limited

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�[Amit][� ] Co�ny Secretary ICSI Membership Number: ACS 20507

Encl: As above

Persistent Systems Limited, Bhageerath, 402, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016 I Tel : +91 (20) 670 30000 Persistent Systems Inc., 2055, Laurelwood Rd, Suite 210, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA I Tel : +1 (408) 216 7010 CIN - L72300PN1990PLC056696 I Fax· +91 (20) 6703 0009 I e-mail· [email protected]·www.persistent.com

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Persistent Systems Limited Quarter ended March 31, 2019 Analyst Presentation and Fact Sheet April 27, 2019

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Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this Presentation concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, our revenues highly dependent on customers located in the United States, 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, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, concentration of major operations of the Company in one city, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. The Company may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Stock Exchanges and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

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Key Highlights

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Financial Highlights

: Q4 FY19 Highlights

  • USD Revenue at US$ 118.30 Million, de-growth of 2.1% QoQ and growth of 1.2% YoY

  • INR Revenue at ₹ 8,318.54 Million, de-growth of 3.7% QoQ and a growth of 10.5% YoY

  • EBITDA ₹ 1,265.50 Million @ 15.2% of revenue, decline of 25.7% QoQ and growth of 13.9% YoY

 PAT ₹ 844.73 Million @ 10.2% of revenue, decline of 7.9% QoQ and increase of 14.6% YoY

FY19 Highlights:

  • USD Revenue at US$ 480.97 Million, YoY growth of 2.2%

  • INR Revenue at ₹ 33,659.41 Million, YoY growth of 11.0%

  • EBITDA ₹ 5,805.36 Million @ 17.2% of revenue, YoY growth of 23.9%

  • PAT ₹ 3,516.79 Million @ 10.4% of revenue, YoY growth of 8.8%

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Business Updates/ Recognitions

  • The Board of Directors recommended Final Dividend of ₹ 3 per share

  • Appoints Christopher O’Connor as the Chief Executive Officer and an Additional Director (Executive Director) with immediate effect.

  • Appoints Sandeep Kalra as President – Technology Services with effect from 1st May 2019

  • Persistent Systems recognized as ‘Rising Star’ for Salesforce Sales & Service Cloud in ISG Provider Lens™ 2019 – Quadrant Report

  • Persistent Systems featured amongst “Innovators” in Avasant’s Internet of Things Services RadarView 2019 research report

  • Zinnov positions Persistent Systems amongst the leading players in ‘Zinnov Zones for Digital Services – 2019’ Report

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Sequential Q4 FY19 vs Q3 FY19

Particulars Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Change
QoQ
Exps / Sales %
Q4FY19
Q3FY19
Exps / Sales %
Q4FY19
Q3FY19
Revenue ($ M)
Services 92.74 90.64 2.3%
IP Led 25.56 30.20 -15.4%
Revenue ($ M) 118.30 120.84 -2.1%
Avg. Exchange Rate₹/US$ 70.32 71.52 -1.7%
Revenue (₹M) 8,318.54 8,642.49 -3.7%
Cost of Revenue ₹M ₹M
Employee Related Expenses 4,997.26 5,075.48 -1.5% 60.1% 58.7%
Purchase / Royalty 119.41 129.16 -7.5% 1.4% 1.5%
Project related Travel Expenses 137.89 136.51 1.0% 1.7% 1.6%
Total Direct costs 5,254.56 5,341.15 -1.6% 63.2% 61.8%
Gross Profit 3,063.98 3,301.34 -7.2% 36.8% 38.2%
Sales & Marketing Exps 771.77 774.80 -0.4% 9.3% 9.0%
Admin. & Other Exps 998.27 785.51 27.1% 12.0% 9.1%
Doubtful Debt Provision 5.47 16.88 -67.6% 0.1% 0.2%
CSR Activities 22.97 20.98 9.5% 0.3% 0.2%
Total SGA 1,798.48 1,598.17 12.5% 21.6% 18.5%
EBITDA 1,265.50 1,703.17 -25.7% 15.2% 19.7%
Depreciation 115.98 115.83 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
Amortization 260.82 280.49 -7.0% 3.1% 3.2%
EBIT 888.70 1,306.85 -32.0% 10.7% 15.1%
Other Income / (Loss) 282.94 229.25 23.4% 3.4% 2.7%
Exchange Gain/(Loss) (58.50) (240.89) -75.7% -0.7% -2.8%
PBT 1,113.14 1,295.21 -14.1% 13.4% 15.0%
Tax 268.41 378.04 -29.0% 3.2% 4.4%
PAT 844.73 917.17 -7.9% 10.2% 10.6%

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YoY Comparison Q4 FY19 vs Q4 FY18

Particulars Q4FY19 Q4FY18 Change
QoQ
Exps / Sales %
Q4FY19
Q4
FY18
Revenue ($ M)
Services 92.74 90.86 2.1%
IP Led 25.56 26.09 -2.1%
Revenue ($ M) 118.30 116.95 1.2%
Avg. Exchange Rate₹/US$ 70.32 64.35 9.3%
Revenue (₹M) 8,318.54 7,525.46 10.5%
Cost of Revenue ₹M ₹M
Employee Related Expenses 4,997.26 4,654.87 7.4% 60.1% 61.9%
Purchase / Royalty 119.41 86.47 38.1% 1.4% 1.1%
Project related Travel Expenses 137.89 176.65 -21.9% 1.7% 2.3%
Total Direct costs 5,254.56 4,917.99 6.8% 63.2% 65.4%
Gross Profit 3,063.98 2,607.47 17.5% 36.8% 34.6%
Sales & Marketing Exps 771.77 695.23 11.0% 9.3% 9.2%
Admin. & Other Exps 998.27 769.85 29.7% 12.0% 10.2%
Doubtful Debt Provision 5.47 10.06 -45.6% 0.1% 0.1%
CSR Activities 22.97 21.70 5.9% 0.3% 0.3%
Total SGA 1,798.48 1,496.84 20.2% 21.6% 19.9%
EBITDA 1,265.50 1,110.63 13.9% 15.2% 14.8%
Depreciation 115.98 133.77 -13.3% 1.4% 1.8%
Amortization 260.82 287.12 -9.2% 3.1% 3.8%
EBIT 888.70 689.74 28.8% 10.7% 9.2%
Other Income / (Loss) 282.94 144.21 96.2% 3.4% 1.9%
Exchange Gain/(Loss) (58.50) 149.54 -139.1% -0.7% 2.0%
PBT 1,113.14 983.49 13.2% 13.4% 13.1%
Tax 268.41 246.43 8.9% 3.2% 3.3%
PAT 844.73 737.06 14.6% 10.2% 9.8%

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Com arison FY19 vs FY18 p

Particulars FY19 FY18 Change FY19 Exps / Sales % FY18
Revenue ($ M)
Services 361.12 350.09 3.2%
IP Led 119.85 120.46 -0.5%
Revenue ($ M) 480.97 470.55 2.2%
Avg. Exchange Rate₹/US$ 69.98 64.47 8.5%
Revenue (₹M) 33,659.41 30,337.03 11.0%
Cost of Revenue ₹M ₹M
Employee Related Expenses 19,873.93 18,748.49 6.0% 59.0% 61.8%
Purchase / Royalty 877.15 356.31 146.2% 2.6% 1.2%
Project related Travel Expenses 627.07 599.32 4.6% 1.9% 2.0%
Total Direct costs 21,378.15 19,704.12 8.5% 63.5% 65.0%
Gross Profit 12,281.26 10,632.91 15.5% 36.5% 35.0%
Sales & Marketing Exps 3,060.50 2,752.78 11.2% 9.1% 9.1%
Admin. & Other Exps 3,268.47 3,082.24 6.0% 9.7% 10.2%
Doubtful Debt Provision 66.29 32.59 103.4% 0.2% 0.1%
CSR Activities 80.64 78.10 3.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Total SGA 6,475.90 5,945.71 8.9% 19.2% 19.6%
EBITDA 5,805.36 4,687.20 23.9% 17.2% 15.5%
Depreciation 474.39 520.93 -8.9% 1.4% 1.7%
Amortization 1,098.12 1,063.94 3.2% 3.3% 3.5%
EBIT 4,232.85 3,102.33 36.4% 12.6% 10.2%
Other Income / (Loss) 873.63 603.97 44.6% 2.6% 2.0%
Exchange Gain/(Loss) (243.09) 586.31 -141.5% -0.7% 1.9%
PBT 4,863.39 4,292.61 13.3% 14.4% 14.1%
Tax 1,346.60 1,061.73 26.8% 4.0% 3.5%
PAT 3,516.79 3,230.88 8.8% 10.4% 10.6%

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Consolidated Balance Sheet

₹ M

Particulars As on
March 31,

2019
As on
March 31,
2018
Assets
PPE and Intangible assets 4,323.53 5,173.88
Non-Current Assets 637.36 605.90
Cash and Investments 14,975.34 12,264.75
Other Current Assets 8,619.76 8,393.19
Total 28,555.99 26,437.72
Equity and Liabilities
Equity 23,446.80 21,271.99
Non-Current Liabilities 264.77 176.30
Current Liabilities 4,844.42 4,989.43
Total 28,555.99 26,437.72

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Fact Sheet

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Revenue Description / Nos. / % Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Revenue from Operations, USD M 118.30 120.84 118.23 123.60 116.95 480.97 470.55
% QoQ / YoY growth -2.1% 2.2% -4.3% 5.7% -4.6% 2.2% 9.7%
Revenue from Operations, INR M 8,318.54 8,642.49 8,355.57 8,342.81 7,525.46 33,659.41 30,337.03
% QoQ / YoY growth -3.7% 3.4% 0.2% 10.9% -5.0% 11.0% 5.4%
Business
Offerings
Revenue Mix
Description / % Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Services 78.4% 75.0% 74.4% 72.6% 77.7% 75.1% 74.4%
IP Led 21.6% 25.0% 25.6% 27.4% 22.3% 24.9% 25.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Segment Revenue
Mix
Description / % Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Services 44.6% 41.9% 43.0% 41.5% 45.5% 42.7% 43.8%
Digital 24.4% 22.9% 22.0% 21.4% 24.0% 22.7% 21.3%
Alliance 24.8% 29.4% 29.5% 32.1% 24.3% 29.0% 27.6%
Accelerite 6.2% 5.8% 5.5% 5.0% 6.2% 5.6% 7.3%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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Fact Sheet

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Geography
Revenue Mix
Description / % Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
North America 80.9% 83.7% 82.6% 79.7% 80.9% 81.7% 83.5%
Europe 7.9% 7.6% 7.5% 12.0% 8.2% 8.8% 7.5%
India 7.7% 6.8% 7.3% 6.1% 7.9% 7.0% 6.3%
ROW 3.5% 1.9% 2.6% 2.2% 3.0% 2.5% 2.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Industry
Classification
Description / % Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
ISV 41.2% 39.8% 39.5% 38.8% 40.6% 39.8% 39.9%
Enterprise 37.2% 35.2% 34.9% 33.8% 37.1% 35.3% 34.5%
IP Led 21.6% 25.0% 25.6% 27.4% 22.3% 24.9% 25.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Revenue by
Delivery Centers
Description / % Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Global Development Centers 31.4% 29.9% 29.7% 31.1% 34.1% 30.5% 32.0%
India 47.0% 45.1% 44.7% 41.5% 43.6% 44.6% 42.4%
IP Led 21.6% 25.0% 25.6% 27.4% 22.3% 24.9% 25.6%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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Fact Sheet

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Fact Sheet
Client
Billed
Nos. Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Services 420 437 433 438 426 586 569
IP Led 185 192 178 181 177 287 387
Includes one time clients with overlap across business offerings
Revenue
Concentration
Description / % Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Top 1 20.2% 26.3% 25.7% 23.8% 21.7% 24.0% 25.9%
Top 5 40.0% 45.0% 43.3% 43.8% 40.9% 42.4% 43.9%
Top 10 50.2% 54.6% 52.4% 53.7% 49.9% 51.8% 53.5%
Client
Engagement
Size
Nos. Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Large > USD 3M 20 20 18 18 18 20 18
Medium > USD 1M, < USD 3M 57 56 56 58 53 57 53
DSO Nos. Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Days 63 61 63 68 66 63 66

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Yield USD / Per Person Month Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
5,082 5,386 5,329 5,497 5,225 5,321 5,160
Yield is computed as a ratio of total revenue to billable person months excluding employees under training.
Linear
Revenue Per
Billed PM*
USD / Per Person Month Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Global Delivery Centres 16,846 16,204 15,787 16,360 16,662 16,299 16,267
India 4,385 4,392 4,372 4,333 4,349 4,371 4,232
*Person Month
Attrition
Rate
% Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
TTM Basis 16.7% 16.4% 15.4% 14.8% 14.7% 16.7% 14.7%
People Numbers Nos. Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Technical 9,185 8,761 8,566 8,196 8,329 9,185 8,329
Sales and Business Development 273 266 247 237 211 273 211
Others 504 503 489 469 436 504 436
Total 9,962 9,530 9,302 8,902 8,976 9,962 8,976

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Fact Sheet

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Efforts and Utilization Mix - Linear Description / Nos. / % Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
Billable Person Months 18,663 17,822 17,483 17,593 17,382 71,563 71,207
- Global Delivery Centers 2,630 2,659 2,656 2,757 2,713 10,703 10,609
- India 16,034 15,163 14,827 14,836 14,669 60,860 60,597
Billed Person Months 14,879 14,635 14,318 14,205 14,119 58,037 56,405
- Global Delivery Centers 2,206 2,232 2,221 2,348 2,391 9,007 9,255
- India 12,674 12,403 12,097 11,857 11,728 49,030 47,151
Utilization
- Blended 79.7% 82.1% 81.9% 80.7% 81.2% 81.1% 79.2%
- Global Delivery Centers 83.9% 83.9% 83.6% 85.2% 88.2% 84.2% 87.2%
- India 79.0% 81.8% 81.6% 79.9% 79.9% 80.6% 77.8%
IP Led Nos. Q4FY19 Q3FY19 Q2FY19 Q1FY19 Q4FY18 FY19 FY18
IP Led Person Months 4,618 4,613 4,704 4,891 5,003 18,826 19,982

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Thank You

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