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Sonata Software Ltd. — Capital/Financing Update 2023
Oct 25, 2023
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Capital/Financing Update
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25th October, 2023
National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai Kind Attn: Manager, Listing Department Stock Code -SONATSOFTW
BSE Limited P.J. Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai Kind Attn: Manager, Listing Department Stock Code - 532221
Dear Sirs/Madam,
SUB: OUTCOME OF BOARD MEETING REF: DISCLOSURE UNDER REGULATION 30 OF SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015
We wish to inform you that at the meeting of Board of Directors of the Company held today i.e. 25th October 2023, the Board, inter-alia, has:
a. Considered and approved the Unaudited Financial Results of the Company (Standalone and Consolidated) for the quarter and half year ended 30th September, 2023.
In terms of Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we hereby enclose a copy of the Unaudited Financial Results for the quarter and half year ended 30th September, 2023, together with the Limited Review Report from Statutory Auditors of the Company. A copy of the press release is also enclosed for your reference.
b. Declared an Interim Dividend of Rs. 7 per share (700% on par value of Rs. 1/-) for the financial year 2023-24. The Record date for the purpose of payment of the Interim Dividend will be on Tuesday, 7 th November, 2023. The Interim Dividend will be paid to the registered shareholders on or after Wednesday, 22nd November, 2023 through Electronic mode or by dividend warrants, as applicable.
Pursuant to the amendments introduced in the Income Tax Act, 1961 ('the Act'), vide Finance Act, 2020, w.e.f. April 1, 2020, the Company will be required to withhold taxes at the prescribed rates on dividend paid to the shareholders. Hence, the Interim Dividend declared shall be paid after deducting tax at source ('TDS') in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Communication in thisregard has been sent to the shareholders, whose emailIDs are registered withthe Company and uploaded on the website of the Company under Investor Relationssection. The required documents to enable the Company to determine the appropriate TDS rates can be uploaded by the shareholders at https://ris.kfintech.com/formlS/ on or before 2 nd November, 2023.
Also note that the aforesaid information is available on the Company's website www.sonata-software.com. For any further queries on Tax on Dividend, shareholders are requested to write to [email protected].

Sonata Software Limited - SSL Website: www.sonata-software.com Registered Office: 208, TV Industrial Estate, 2 nd Floor, SK Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai -400 030 email: [email protected] Corporate Office: Tower-A, Sonata Towers, Global Village (Sattva Global City), RVCE Post, Kengeri Hobli, Mysore Road, Bengaluru - 560059, India Tel: +91 80 6778 1000 I CIN: L72200MH1994PLC082110


- c. Considered, approved and recommended a bonus issue of 1 (one) equity share for every 1 (one) equity share held by the Shareholders of the Company as on the record date. The bonus issue of equity shares will be subject to approval by the Shareholders through Postal Ballot, and any other applicable statutory and regulatory approvals. The Bonus shares once allotted shall rank pari-passu in all respects and carry the same rights as the existing Equity Shares and shall be entitled to participate in full in any dividend and other corporate action, recommended and declared after the new equity shares are allotted. The details pertaining to the Bonus Issue of equity shares as per Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is provided in Annexure I.
- d. Considered, approved and recommended an increase in the Authorized Share Capital of the Company from existing Rs. 15 crores to Rs. 50 crores and consequent alteration in the Capital Clause of the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Company, on account of issue of Bonus Shares of the Company, subject to the approval of shareholders of the Company to be obtained by Postal Ballot.
The meeting commenced at 2:00 p.m. and concluded at 4:18 p.m. Also note that the aforesaid information will be available on our website www.sonata-software.com.
Kindly take the same on record.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For Sonata Software Limited
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Mangal Kulkarni Company Secretary, Compliance Officer and Head Legal
Encl.: As above

Sonata Software Limited - SSL Website: www.sonata-software.com Registered Office: 208, TV Industrial Estate, 2 nd Floor, SK Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai -400 030 email: [email protected] Corporate Office: Tower-A, Sonata Towers, Global Village (Sattva Global City), RVCE Post, Kengeri Hobli, Mysore Road, Bengaluru - 560059, India Tel: +91 80 6778 1000 I CIN: L72200MH1994PLC082110


Annexure | Disclosure under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Details of Bonus Issue of equity shares
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| Disclosure under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 |
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| Details of Bonus Issue of equity shares | ||
| SI. No Particulars | Disclosure | |
| 1. | proposed Type of securities to issued equity shares, (viz. |
be Equity Shares |
| 2. | convertibles etc.) Type issuance (further of |
public Bonus Issue |
| depository offering, rights issue, |
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| (ADR/GDR), receipts qualified placement, preferential institutions |
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| 3. | allotment etc.) Total number of securities proposed 140,212,408 |
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| to be issued or the total amount for | ||
| which the securities will issued be (approximately); |
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| 4. | Whether bonus out of is reserves created out profits of or |
free It will be from Share premium account |
| 5. | share premium account; Bonus ratio |
(1 equity share for every 1 equity share held by the 1:1 |
| Shareholders of the Company as on the record date) | ||
| 6. | Details of share capital — pre and post Pre-Issue: 140,212,408 and/ bonus issue |
Post-Issue: 280,424,816 |
| 7. | or share premium INR Free reserves |
premium 140,212,408, from required share be will required for implementing the bonus account for implementing the bonus issue |
| issue | ||
| 8. | available for capitalization | Free reserves and/ or share premium Security Premium available as on 31%t March, 2023 — INR and the 4,151 Lakhs |
| which balance date such on as |
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| is available |
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| 9. | Whether are Yes aforesaid figures the |
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| 10. | audited shares would be credited/dispatched 23" December, 2023 |
Estimated date by which such bonus Within 2 months from the date of Board approval i.e. by |

Sonata Software Limited - SSL Registered Office: 208, T V Industrial Estate, 2" Floor, S K Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai — 400 030 Corporate Office: Tower-A, Sonata Towers, Global Village (Sattva Global City), RVCE Post, Kengeri Hobili, Mysore Road, Bengaluru - 560059, India Tel: +91 80 6778 1000 | CIN: L72200MH1994PLC082110
Website: www.sonata-software.com email: [email protected]
BSR&Co. LLP Pebble Beach, B Block, 3rd Floor Chartered Accountants No. 13/2, off Intermediate Ring Road Bengaluru - 560 071, India Telephone: +91 80 4682 3000 Fax: +91 80 4682 3999
Limited Review Report on unaudited standalone financial results of Sonata Software Limited for the quarter ended 30 September 2023 and year to date results for the period from 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023 pursuant to Regulation 33 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended
To the Board of Directors of Sonata Software Limited
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- We have reviewed the accompanying Statement of unaudited standalone financial results of Sonata Software Limited (hereinafter referred to as "the Company') for the quarter ended 30 September 2023 and year to date results for the period from 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023 ('the Statement') in which, are included interim financial results of 6 branches and the employee welfare trust.
- This Statement, which is the responsibility of the Company's management and approved by its Board of Directors, has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in Indian Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial Reporting' ('Ind AS 34"), prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, and other accounting principles generaily accepted in India and in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended ("Listing Regulations'). Our responsibility is to issue a report on the Statement based on our review.
- We conducted our review of the Statement in accordance with the Standard on Review Engagements (SRE) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity", issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
- Based on our review conducted as above, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying Statement, prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in the aforesaid Indian Accounting Standard and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, has not disclosed the information required to be disclosed in terms of Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations, including the manner in which it is to be disclosed, or that it contains any material misstatement.
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SONATA SOFTWARE LIMITED
Registered Office: 208, T.V. Industrial Estate, S.K. Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai - 400 030
Corporate Office: Sonata Towers, Global Village, RVCE Post, Mysore Road, Bengaluru - 560 059
CIN - L72200MH1994PLC082110
www.sonata-software.com, Tel : +91-080-67781000, [email protected]
Part I ₹ in lakhs, except per share data
| Quarter ended Sl No. Particulars |
Six months ended September 30, 2022 |
Year ended |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2023 June 30, 2023 September 30, 2022 September 30, 2023 |
March 31, 2023 | |
| (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) | (Audited) |
| 1 Revenue from operations 24,017 23,487 23,719 47,504 |
45,570 | 92,086 |
| 2 Other income (Refer Note 5) 16,297 646 126 16,943 |
6,787 | 15,968 |
| 3 Total income (1 + 2) 40,314 24,133 23,845 64,447 |
52,357 | 1,08,054 |
| 4 Expenses |
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| (a) Purchase of stock-in-trade (traded goods) 1,631 2,944 3,050 4,575 |
5,583 | 10,219 |
| (b) Changes in inventories of stock-in-trade 8 (9) - |
(1) 17 |
17 |
| (c) Employee benefits expense 16,870 17,025 12,721 33,895 |
25,116 | 54,350 |
| (d) Finance costs 107 122 181 229 |
370 | 696 |
| (e) Depreciation and amortization expense 543 492 452 1,035 |
894 | 1,851 |
| (f) Other expenses 3,687 3,115 3,126 6,802 |
5,983 | 14,504 |
| Total expenses 22,846 23,689 19,530 46,535 |
37,963 | 81,637 |
| 5 Profit before tax (3 - 4) 17,468 444 4,315 17,912 |
14,394 | 26,417 |
| 6 Tax expense |
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| (1) Current tax 680 57 1,190 737 |
2,488 | 3,958 |
| (2) Deferred tax (59) 16 28 |
(43) (162) |
422 |
| Total tax expense 621 73 1,218 694 |
2,326 | 4,380 |
| 7 Profit for the period (5 - 6) 16,847 371 3,097 17,218 |
12,068 | 22,037 |
| 8 Other comprehensive income 1 Items that will not be reclassified to profit/(loss) |
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| (a) Remeasurement of the defined benefit plans 21 198 167 219 |
(98) | (463) |
| (b) Income tax relating to Items that will not be reclassified to profit/(loss) (23) (32) (13) |
(55) 16 |
77 |
| 2 Items that will be reclassified to profit or (loss) | ||
| (a) Exchange differences in translating the financial statements of foreign | ||
| operations (6) 18 (77) |
12 (119) |
(5) |
| (b) Fair value changes on derivatives designated as cash flow hedge, net 98 515 (404) 613 |
(1,161) | (1,117) |
| (c) Income tax relating to Items that will be reclassified to profit/(loss) (70) (87) 118 |
(157) 206 |
186 |
| Total 20 612 (209) 632 |
(1,156) | (1,322) |
| Total comprehensive income for the period (7 + 8) 16,867 9 983 2,888 17,850 |
10,912 | 20,715 |
| 10 Paid-up equity share capital (Face Value ₹ 1/-) 1,387 1,387 1,386 1,387 |
1,386 | 1,387 |
| 11 Other equity (Refer Note 8) 53,973 53,973 56,136 53,973 |
56,136 | 53,973 |
| 12 Earnings per equity share (of ₹ 1/- each) (Refer Note 4 & 6) |
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| (a) Basic (in ₹) 12.14 0.27 2.23 12.41 |
8.71 | 15.89 |
| (b) Diluted (in ₹) 12.12 0.27 2.23 12.39 See accompanying notes to the standalone financial results |
8.71 | 15.89 |
( ₹ in lakhs)
| Standalone Balance Sheet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Particulars | As at | As at | |
| Sl No. | September 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||
| ASSETS | |||
| 1 | NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| (a) Property, plant and equipment | 3,025 | 2,265 | |
| (b) Right-of-use assets | 1,659 | 3,058 | |
| (c) Capital work-in-progress | 5 | 2 | |
| (d) Goodwill | 282 | 282 | |
| (e) Financial assets | |||
| (i) Investments | 6,338 | 6,291 | |
| (ii) Other financial assets | 8,641 | 1,711 | |
| (f) Deferred tax assets (net) | 1,184 | 1,353 | |
| (g) Income tax assets (net) | 9,493 | 7,500 | |
| (h) Other non-current assets | 528 | 124 | |
| 31,155 | 22,586 | ||
| 2 | CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| (a) Inventories | 1 | - | |
| (a) Financial assets | |||
| (i) Investments | 2,654 | 2,084 | |
| (ii) Trade receivables | 36,476 | 30,752 | |
| (iii) Cash and cash equivalents | 4,620 | 4,931 | |
| (iv) Bank balances other than (iii) above | 3,281 | 14,416 | |
| (v) Other financial assets (b) Other current assets |
1,478 4,809 |
664 4,806 |
|
| 53,319 | 57,653 | ||
| TOTAL - ASSETS | 84,474 | 80,239 | |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||
| 3 | EQUITY | ||
| (a) Equity share capital | 1,387 | 1,387 | |
| (b) Other equity | 60,108 | 53,973 | |
| 61,495 | 55,360 | ||
| LIABILITIES | |||
| 4 | NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Financial liabilities |
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| Lease liabilities | 1,104 | 2,468 | |
| Other financial liabilities | 1,088 | 661 | |
| 2,192 | 3,129 | ||
| 5 | CURRENT LIABILITIES (a) Financial liabilities |
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| Borrowings | - | 62 | |
| Trade payables | |||
| Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises | 40 | 157 | |
| Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises | 11,085 | 10,709 | |
| Lease liabilities | 1,199 | 1,583 | |
| Other financial liabilities | 3,224 | 2,391 | |
| (b) Other current liabilities | 1,882 | 3,572 | |
| (c) Provisions (d) Current tax liabilities (net) |
1,357 2,000 |
1,267 2,009 |
|
| 20,787 | 21,750 | ||
| TOTAL - EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 84,474 | 80,239 |
| Standalone Cash Flow Statement | ||
|---|---|---|
| (₹ in Lakhs) | ||
| For the six months ended | ||
| Particulars | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| A. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Profit before tax | 17,912 | 14,394 |
| Adjustments for : | ||
| Depreciation and amortization expense Finance costs |
1,035 229 |
894 370 |
| Impairment loss recognised on trade receivable | 110 | 44 |
| Provisions/ liabilities no longer required written back | (123) | (64) |
| Interest income | (453) | (733) |
| Dividend income from long-term investments in subsidiaries | (15,431) | (5,975) |
| Loss on sale of fixed assets / scrapped | 9 | - |
| Net (gain) on investments carried at fair value through profit and loss | (121) | (122) |
| Gain on termination of lease | (233) | - |
| Expenses/(gain) on employee stock based compensation | 202 | 301 |
| Exchange (gain)/loss on revaluation of investments | - | 215 |
| Net unrealized foreign exchange (gain)/loss Operating profit before working capital changes |
(376) 2,760 |
318 9,642 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
| Trade receivables | (5,675) | (3,979) |
| Inventories | (1) | 17 |
| Other financial assets-current | (719) | (927) |
| Other financial assets non-current | 256 | 8 |
| Other non-current assets | (246) | 45 |
| Other current assets | (4) | (470) |
| Other financial liabilities non-current Trade payables |
397 372 |
600 1,604 |
| Other financial liabilities | 1,536 | 125 |
| Other current liabilities | (1,470) | 12 |
| Provisions | 91 | 104 |
| Net cash flow from operations | (2,703) | 6,781 |
| Income taxes paid | (2,738) | (3,263) |
| Net cash flow from operating activities (A) | (5,441) | 3,518 |
| Net cash from operating activities after exceptional items | ||
| B. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment including capital work-in-progress and | ||
| capital advances | (1,481) | (693) |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment Purchase of non-current investments |
17 (89) |
- - |
| Purchase of current investments | (37,976) | (22,709) |
| Proceeds from sale of current investments | 37,527 | 29,689 |
| Investment in bank deposits | 3,926 | (107) |
| Interest received | 652 | 218 |
| Dividend received from subsidiary | 15,431 | 5,975 |
| Inter corporate deposit to subsidiary (net) Net cash flow from investing activities (B) |
- 18,007 |
(1,076) 11,297 |
| C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Repayment of short-term borrowings from banks | (62) | - |
| Payment of lease liabilities | (830) | (943) |
| Payment of dividend | (12,181) | (13,561) |
| Proceeds from issue of shares on exercise of employee stock options | 222 | - |
| Interest paid Net cash flow used in financing activities (C) |
(8) (12,859) |
(1) (14,505) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) | (293) | 310 |
| Opening Cash and cash equivalents Exchange difference on translation of foreign currency Cash and cash equivalents. |
4,931 (18) |
27,848 24 |
| Closing Cash and cash equivalents | 4,620 | 28,182 |
| - | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period comprises: | ||
| Balances with banks | ||
| In current accounts | 1,333 | 709 |
| In EEFC accounts In demand deposit accounts |
787 2,500 |
691 26,782 |
| 4,620 | 28,182 |
Notes :Notes:
1 The statutory auditors, B S R & Co. LLP have expressed an unmodified review opinion. The information presented above is prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (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 relevant amendment rules issued thereafter. These unaudited standalone financial results thereafter have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on October 25, 2023.
The above unaudited standalone financial results are filed with Stock Exchanges under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing and Other Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended from time to time and are available on the Stock Exchange websites, www.nseindia.com and www.bseindia.com, and on the Company's website, www.sonata-software.com.
- 2 The Company also publishes unaudited consolidated financial results in addition to unaudited standalone financial results. In accordance with Ind AS 108 Operating Segments, the Company has disclosed the segment information in the unaudited consolidated financial results.
- 3 Based on the financial performance of the Company, the Board at its meeting held today, approved an interim dividend of ₹ 7 per share.
- 4 Earnings per share (EPS) for quarterly and six months period ended September 30, 2023 are not annualised.
- 5 Other income for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 includes dividend income received from subsidiaries, Sonata Information Technology Limited ₹ 10,000 Lakhs, Sonata Software Solutions Limited ₹ 4,400 Lakhs, Encore IT service solutions Private limited ₹ 200 lakhs and Sonata Australia Pty Ltd ₹ 831.45 Lakhs.
- 6 The Company has allotted 35,053,102 Equity Shares of Re. 1/- each, credited as fully paid as bonus equity shares to the eligible Members of the Company as on the record date of September 10, 2022 in the ratio of 01 (One) new fully paid-up equity share for every 03 (Three) existing fully paid-up equity shares (1:3). The EPS for all the periods presented have been adjusted to this effect as required by "Ind AS 33: Earnings per Share".
- 7 The Board considered, approved and recommended a bonus issue of 1 (one) equity share for every 1 (one) equity share held by Shareholders of the Company as on the record date. The bonus issue of equity shares will be subject to approval by the Shareholders, and any other applicable statutory and regulatory approvals.
- 8 The other equity with respect to quarter ended and six months period ended September 30, 2023 represents balance as per the audited Balance Sheet of the previous year as required by SEBI (Listing and Other Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Date : October 25, 2023 MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO
Place : New Jersey, USA SAMIR DHIR
BSR&Co. LLP Pebble Beach, B Block, 3d Floor
Chartered Accountants No. 13/2, off Intermediate Ring Road Bengaluru - 560 0771, India Telephone: +91 80 4682 3000 Fax: +91 80 4682 3999
Limited Review Report on unaudited consolidated financial results of Sonata Software Limited for the quarter ended 30 September 2023 and year to date results for the period from 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023 pursuant to Regulation 33 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended
To the Board of Directors of Sonata Software Limited
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- We have reviewed the accompanying Statement of unaudited consolidated financial results of Sonata Software Limited (hereinafter referred to as "the Parent'), and its subsidiaries (the Parent and its subsidiaries together referred to as "the Group") for the quarter ended 30 September 2023 and year to date results for the period from 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023 (the Statement") in which, are also included interim financial results of 9 branches, being submitted by the Parent pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 33 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended ("Listing Regulations").
- This Statement, which is the responsibility of the Parent's management and approved by the Parent's Board of Directors, has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in Indian Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial Reporting' ("Ind AS 34"), prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India and in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the Statement based on our review.
- We conducted our review of the Statement in accordance with the Standard on Review Engagements (SRE) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity", issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
We also performed procedures in accordance with the circular issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India under Regulation 33(8) of the Listing Regulations, to the extent applicable.
- The Statement includes the results of the entities as disclosed in Annexure | to the Statement.
- Based on our review conducted and procedures performed as stated in paragraph 3 above, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying Statement, prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in the aforesaid Indian Accounting Standard and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, has not disclosed the information required to be disclosed in terms of Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations, including the manner in which it is to be disclosed, or that it contains any material misstatement.
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Limited Review Report (Continued) Sonata Software Limited
- The Statement includes the interim financial results of 18 subsidiaries which have not been reviewed, whose interim financial results reflect total assets (before consolidation adjustments) of Rs. 37,586 lakhs as at 30 September 2023 and total revenues (before consolidation adjustments) of Rs. 16,745 lakhs and Rs. 34,543 lakhs, total net profit after tax (before consolidation adjustments) of Rs. 990 lakhs and Rs. 2,944 lakhs and total comprehensive income (before consolidation adjustments) of Rs. 902 lakhs and Rs. 3,003 lakhs, for the quarter ended 30 September 2023 and for the period from 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023 respectively, and cash flows (net) (before consolidation adjustmnets) of Rs 778 lakhs for the period from 1 April 2023to 30 September 2023, as considered in the Statement. According to the information and explanations given to us by the Parent's management, these interim financial results are not material to the Group.
Our conclusion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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Limited Review Report (Continued) Sonata Software Limited
Annexure |
| BSR&Co. LLP | ||
|---|---|---|
| Limited Review Report (Continued) Sonata Software Limited |
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| Annexure |
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| Sr. No | List of entities included in unaudited consolidated financial results. Name of component |
Relationship |
| 1 | Sonata Software Limited | Parent |
| 2 | Sonata Information Technology Limited | Subsidiary |
| 3 | Sonata Software Solutions Limited | Susbsidiary |
| 4 | Sonata Europe Limited | Susbsidiary |
| 5 | Sonata Software North America Inc. | Susbsidiary |
| 6 | Sonata Australia Pty Ltd (formerly known as "Scalable Data Systems Pty Ltd") |
Susbsidiary |
| 7 | Sonata Software (Qatar) LLC | Susbsidiary |
| 8 | Encore IT Services Solutions Private Limited | Susbsidiary |
| 9 | Sonata Software GmbH | Susbsidiary |
| 10 | Sonata Software Intercontinental Limited | Susbsidiary |
| 11 | Sonata Software Malaysia SDN. BHD. | Susbsidiary |
| 12 | Sopris Systems LLC | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 13 | Encore Software Services, Inc. | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 14 | Sonata Software Canada Limited | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 15 | GAPbuster Limited | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 16 | Kabushiki Kaisha GAPbuster Japan | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 17 | GAPbuster Europe Limited | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 18 | GAPbuster Inc. | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 19 | GAPbuster China Co. Limited | Step-down Subsidiary |
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Limited Review Report (Continued) Sonata Software Limited
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| 20 | GAPbuster Worldwide Malaysia SDN. BHD. | Sonata Software Limited Step-down Subsidiary |
| 21 | GAPbuster Worldwide Pty Ltd | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 22 | Sonata Latin America S. DE R.L. DE C.V. | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 23 | Quant Systems Inc. | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 24 | Quant Cloud Solutions Private Limited | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 25 | Woodshed LLC | Step-down Subsidiary |
| 26 | Quant Systems CRC Inc Sociedad de | Step-down Subsidiary |
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SONATA SOFTWARE LIMITED Registered Office: 208, T.V. Industrial Estate, S.K. Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai - 400 030 Corporate Office: Sonata Towers, Global Village, RVCE Post, Mysore Road, Bengaluru - 560 059
CIN - L72200MH1994PLC082110
www.sonata-software.com, Tel : +91-080-67781000, [email protected]
| Part I | ₹ in lakhs, except per share data | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter and six months period ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Quarter ended | Six months ended | Year ended | |||||
| Sl No. Particulars | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||
| 1 | Revenue from operations | 191,257 | 201,553 | 149,598 | 392,810 | 327,484 | 744,912 |
| 2 3 |
Other income Total income (1 + 2) |
2,320 193,577 |
2,813 204,366 |
1,111 150,709 |
5,133 397,943 |
2,930 330,414 |
7,082 751,994 |
| 4 | Expenses | ||||||
| (a) Purchase of stock-in-trade (traded goods) | 137,894 | 134,459 | 98,231 | 272,353 | 240,824 | 548,163 | |
| (b) Changes in inventories of stock-in-trade | (16,893) | 1,611 | 3,656 | (15,282) | (6,867) | (2,589) | |
| (c) Employee benefits expense | 33,982 | 32,614 | 22,228 | 66,596 | 43,656 | 93,311 | |
| (d) Finance costs | 2,067 | 2,083 | 379 | 4,150 | 752 | 1,854 | |
| (e) Depreciation and amortization expense (f) Other expenses |
3,334 16,542 |
3,120 15,042 |
1,362 10,020 |
6,454 31,584 |
2,659 20,244 |
5,913 45,614 |
|
| Total expenses | 176,926 | 188,929 | 135,876 | 365,855 | 301,268 | 692,266 | |
| 5 | Profit before tax (3 - 4) | 16,651 | 15,437 | 14,833 | 32,088 | 29,146 | 59,728 |
| 6 | Tax expense (1) Current tax |
5,849 | 3,954 | 5,169 | 9,803 | 8,920 | 16,709 |
| (2) Deferred tax | (1,615) | (529) | (1,607) | (2,144) | (1,821) | (2,171) | |
| Total tax expense | 4,234 | 3,425 | 3,562 | 7,659 | 7,099 | 14,538 | |
| 7 | Profit for the period (5 - 6) | 12,417 | 12,012 | 11,271 | 24,429 | 22,047 | 45,190 |
| 8 | Other comprehensive income | ||||||
| 1 Items that will not be reclassified to profit/(loss) | |||||||
| (a) Remeasurement of the defined benefit plans | 10 | 211 | 131 | 221 | (273) | (662) | |
| (b) Income tax relating to Items that will not be reclassified to profit/(loss) | (4) | (49) | (33) | (53) | 66 | 162 | |
| 2 Items that will be reclassified to profit or (loss) | |||||||
| (a) Exchange differences in translating the financial statements of foreign | |||||||
| operations | 288 | (181) | - | 107 | 31 | 873 | |
| (b) Fair value changes on derivatives designated as cash flow hedge, net | 158 | 1,122 | (645) | 1,280 | (2,779) | (3,539) | |
| (c) Income tax relating to Items that will be reclassified to profit/(loss) | (111) | (220) | 151 | (331) | 668 | 652 | |
| Total | 341 | 883 | (396) | 1,224 | (2,287) | (2,514) | |
| 9 | Total comprehensive income for the period (7 + 8) | 12,758 | 12,895 | 10,875 | 25,653 | 19,760 | 42,676 |
| Of the total comprehensive income above, total comprehensive income attributable | |||||||
| to: | |||||||
| Owners of the Company | 12,758 | 12,895 | 10,875 | 25,653 | 19,760 | 42,676 | |
| Non - controlling interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 12,758 | 12,895 | 10,875 | 25,653 | 19,760 | 42,676 | ||
| Of the total comprehensive income above, profit for the period attributable to: | |||||||
| Owners of the Company | 12,417 | 12,012 | 11,271 | 24,429 | 22,047 | 45,190 | |
| Non - controlling interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 12,417 | 12,012 | 11,271 | 24,429 | 22,047 | 45,190 | ||
| Of the total comprehensive income above, other comprehensive income for the period attributable to: |
|||||||
| Owners of the Company | 341 | 883 | (396) | 1,224 | (2,287) | (2,514) | |
| Non - controlling interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 341 | 883 | (396) | 1,224 | (2,287) | (2,514) | ||
| 10 | Paid-up equity share capital (Face Value ₹ 1/-) | 1,387 | 1,387 | 1,386 | 1,387 | 1,386 | 1,387 |
| 11 | Other equity (Refer Note 6) | 128,678 | 128,678 | 108,881 | 128,678 | 108,881 | 128,678 |
| 12 | Earnings per equity share (of ₹ 1/- each) (Refer Note 4 & 5) | ||||||
| (a) Basic (in ₹) | 8.96 | 8.66 | 8.13 | 17.61 | 15.91 | 32.58 | |
| (b) Diluted (in ₹) | 8.94 | 8.65 | 8.13 | 17.58 | 15.91 | 32.58 | |
| See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial results |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (₹ in lakhs) | |||
| As at | As at | ||
| Sl No. | Particulars | September 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 |
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||
| ASSETS | |||
| 1 | NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| (a) Property, plant and equipment | 5,481 | 4,800 | |
| (b) Right-of-use assets | 6,823 | 8,281 | |
| (c) Capital work-in-progress | 76 | 82 | |
| (d) Goodwill | 110,871 | 109,837 | |
| (e) Other intangible assets | 46,549 | 50,309 | |
| (f) Financial assets | |||
| (i) Investments | 1,367 | 1,396 | |
| (ii) Other financial assets (g) Deferred tax assets (net) |
18,367 8,413 |
4,192 - |
|
| (h) Income tax assets (net) | 19,235 | 14,935 | |
| (i) Other non-current assets Total |
768 217,950 |
348 194,180 |
|
| 2 | CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| (a) Inventories | 18,164 | 2,882 | |
| (b) Financial assets | |||
| (i) Investments | 7,353 | 20,580 | |
| (ii) Trade receivables | 171,634 | 123,622 | |
| (iii) Cash and cash equivalents | 27,237 | 41,740 | |
| (iv) Bank balances other than (iii) above | 17,886 | 31,286 | |
| (v) Other financial assets | 5,918 | 1,406 | |
| (c) Other current assets | 18,673 | 17,459 | |
| (d) Asset held-for-sale | - | 2,533 | |
| Total current assets | 266,865 | 241,508 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 484,815 | 435,688 | |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||
| 3 | EQUITY | ||
| (a) Equity share capital | 1,387 | 1,387 | |
| (b) Other equity | 142,617 | 128,678 | |
| Total | 144,004 | 130,065 | |
| LIABILITIES | |||
| 4 | NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||
| (a) Financial liabilities | |||
| (i) Borrowings | 20,552 | 30,506 | |
| (ii) Lease liabilites | 5,276 | 6,751 | |
| (iii) Other financial liabilities | 38,154 | 44,964 | |
| (iv) Deferred tax liabilities (net) | 13,827 | 7,069 | |
| 77,809 | 89,290 | ||
| 5 | CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||
| (a) Financial liabilities | |||
| (i) Borrowings | 21,716 | 18,852 | |
| (ii) Lease liabilites | 2,773 | 2,941 | |
| (iii) Trade payables | |||
| Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises | 47 | 164 | |
| Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises | 151,220 | 129,323 | |
| (iv) Other financial liabilities | 43,875 | 42,218 | |
| (b) Other current liabilities | 27,024 | 10,515 | |
| (c) Provisions | 3,566 | 3,106 | |
| (d) Current tax liabilities (net) | 12,781 | 9,214 | |
| Total current liabilities | 263,002 | 216,333 | |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 484,815 | 435,688 |
| For the six months ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| Particulars | ||
| September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| A. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Profit before tax | 32,088 | 29,146 |
| Adjustments for : | ||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 6,454 | 2,659 |
| Finance costs Impairment (gain)/loss recognised on trade receivable |
4,150 63 |
752 238 |
| Bad trade receivables written off | 8 | |
| Provisions/ liabilities no longer required written back | (1,983) | (197) |
| Interest Income | (1,733) | (1,400) |
| Net (gain) / loss on sale of property, plant and equipment / scrapped | 30 | |
| Net(gain) on investments carried at fair value through profit and loss | (577) | (302) |
| Gain on termination of lease | (233) | |
| Expenses on employee stock based compensation | 202 | 301 |
| Net unrealized foreign exchange (gain) / loss | (1,512) | (2,141) |
| Operating profit before working capital changes | 36,957 | 29,056 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
| Trade receivables | (47,704) | (41,964) |
| Inventories | (15,281) | (6,867) |
| Other financial assets non-current | 256 | 105 |
| Other financial assets current | (4,085) | (2,209) |
| Other non-current assets | (262) | |
| Other current assets | (1,222) | (3,468) |
| Asset held-for-sale | 2,533 | |
| Trade payables | 23,630 | 19,255 |
| Other financial liabilities non-current | 787 | (2,937) |
| Other financial liabilities | (1) | 2,488 |
| Other current liabilities Provisions |
16,730 460 |
(570) |
| Net cash flow from / (used in) operations | 12,798 | 168 (6,897) |
| Income taxes paid | (10,430) | (10,381) |
| Net cash flow from / (used in) operating activities (A) | 2,368 | (17,278) |
| B. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment including intangible assets, capital-work-in progress | ||
| and capital advances | (2,000) | (2,059) |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 19 | |
| Purchase of current investments | (235,462) | (147,293) |
| Payment in relation to business acquisition | (6,832) | |
| Proceeds from sale of current investments | 249,239 | 160,977 |
| Investment in bank deposits Interest received |
(1,032) | |
| Net cash flow from / (used in) investing activities (B) | 1,818 5,750 |
12,243 |
| C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Payment of lease liabilities |
(1,663) | (1,637) |
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 5,500 | 11,933 |
| Repayment of short-term borrowings | (8,512) | (5,716) |
| Repayment of term loan | (4,552) | |
| Payment of dividend | (12,182) | (13,561) |
| Proceeds from issue of shares on exercise of ESOP | 223 | |
| Interest paid | (1,498) | |
| Net cash flow used in financing activities (C) | (22,684) | (9,059) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) | (14,566) | (14,094) |
| Opening cash and cash equivalents | 41,740 | 73,369 |
| Exchange difference on translation of foreign currency cash and cash equivalents | 63 | (336) |
| Closing Cash and cash equivalents | 27,237 | 58,939 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period comprises: | ||
| Cash on hand | - | |
| Balances with banks In Current accounts |
19,310 | 8,372 |
| In EEFC accounts | 1,656 | 1,182 |
| In deposit accounts | 6,271 | 49,384 |
Notes :Notes:
- 1 The statutory auditors, B S R & Co. LLP have expressed an unmodified review opinion. The information presented above is prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (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 relevant amendment rules issued thereafter. These unaudited Consolidated financial results thereafter have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at their respective meetings held on October 25, 2023. The above unaudited Consolidated financial results are filed with Stock Exchanges under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing and Other Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended from time to time
- 2 and are available on the Stock Exchange websites, www.nseindia.com and www.bseindia.com, and on the Company's website, www.sonata-software.com. Unaudited consolidated financial results include financial results of subsidiaries i.e., Sonata Information Technology Limited, Sonata Software North America Inc. (SSNA), Interactive Business Information Systems Inc. (Merged with SSNA with effect from November 17, 2022), Sonata Software GmbH, Sonata Europe Limited, Sonata Software FZ-LLC (Closed w.e.f. May 19, 2023), Sonata Software (Qatar) LLC, Sonata Australia Pty Ltd (formerly known as Scalable Data Systems Pty Ltd), Sopris Systems LLC, Sonata Software Solutions Limited, GAPbuster China Co. Ltd, GAPbuster Europe Limited, GAPbuster Inc., GAPbuster Limited, GAPbuster Worldwide Malaysia SDN BHD, GAPbuster Worldwide Pty Limited, Kabushiki Kaisha GAPbuster Japan, Encore Software Services, Inc., Encore IT Services Solutions Private Limited, Sonata Software Intercontinental Limited, Sonata Software Canada Limited, Sonata Latin America S. DE R.L. DE C.V., Quant Systems Inc. (w.e.f. March 10, 2023), Quant Systems CRC Inc Sociedad De Responsabilidad Limitada (CRC LLC) (w.e.f. March 10, 2023), Quant Cloud Solutions Private Limited (w.e.f. March 10, 2023), Woodshed LLC (w.e.f. March 10, 2023) and Sonata Software Malaysia SDN. BHD (w.e.f. June 13, 2023).
- 3 Based on the financial performance of the company, the Board at its meeting held today, approved an interim dividend of ₹ 7 per share.
- 4 Earnings Per Share (EPS) for quarterly and six months period ended September 30, 2023 is not annualised.
- 5 Sonata Software Limited (Holding Company) allotted 35,053,102 Equity Shares of Re. 1/- each, credited as fully paid as bonus equity shares to the eligible Members of the Holding Company whose names appear in the Register of Members of the Company as on the record date of September 10, 2022 in the ratio of 01 (One) new fully paid-up equity share for every 03 (Three) existing fully paid-up equity shares (1:3). The EPS for all the periods presented have been adjusted to this effect as required by "Ind AS 33: Earnings Per Share".
- 6 The other equity with respect to each quarter and six months period ended September 30, 2023 represents balance as per the audited consolidated Balance Sheet of the previous year as required by SEBI (Listing and Other Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
- 7 The Board considered, approved and recommended a bonus issue of 1 (one) equity share for every 1 (one) equity share held by Shareholders of the Company as on the record date. The bonus issue of equity shares will be subject to approval by the Shareholders, and any other applicable statutory and regulatory approvals.
| 8 Unaudited standalone financial results (₹ in lakhs) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended | Six months ended | Year ended | |||||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | ||
| Particulars | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |
| Revenue from operations | 24,017 | 23,487 | 23,719 | 47,504 | 45,570 | 92,086 | |
| Profit before tax | 17,468 | 444 | 4,315 | 17,912 | 14,394 | 26,417 | |
| Profit after tax | 16,847 | 371 | 3,097 | 17,218 | 12,068 | 22,037 |
The results for the quarter and six months period ended September 30, 2023, are available on the Company's website at www.sonata-software.com and also on the website of BSE Limited at www.bseindia.com and National Stock Exchange of India Limited at www.nseindia.com, where the shares of the Company are listed.
9 The CEO & MD of the Company has been identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) as defined by Ind AS 108, Operating Segments. Information reported to the CODM for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance focuses on geographical territory; Accordingly, the reportable segments are "India" and "Other than India"
The consolidated segment wise revenue and results are as follows :
| (₹ in lakhs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particulars | Quarter ended | Six months ended | Year ended | |||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |
| 1. Segment revenue | ||||||
| a. India | 106,109 | 117,206 | 88,170 | 223,315 | 199,952 | 485,766 |
| b. Other than India | 85,288 | 85,377 | 61,798 | 170,665 | 127,958 | 260,087 |
| Total | 191,397 | 202,583 | 149,968 | 393,980 | 327,910 | 745,853 |
| Less : Inter segment revenue | (140) | (1,030) | (370) | (1,170) | (426) | (941) |
| Revenue from operations | 191,257 | 201,553 | 149,598 | 392,810 | 327,484 | 744,912 |
| 2. Segment results | ||||||
| Profit before tax and interest and unallocable expenditure | ||||||
| a. India | 4,935 | 4,361 | 5,012 | 9,296 | 9,732 | 21,148 |
| b. Other than India | 11,873 | 11,013 | 9,264 | 22,886 | 18,113 | 34,988 |
| Total | 16,808 | 15,374 | 14,276 | 32,182 | 27,845 | 56,136 |
| Less: Finance costs | (2,067) | (2,083) | (379) | (4,150) | (752) | (1,854) |
| Add: Unallocable income net of unallocable expenditure | 1,910 | 2,146 | 936 | 4,056 | 2,053 | 5,446 |
| 3. Profit before tax | 16,651 | 15,437 | 14,833 | 32,088 | 29,146 | 59,728 |
| The consolidated segment wise assets and liabilities are as follows : | (₹ in lakhs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particulars | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | |||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||||
| 4. Segment assets | |||||||
| a. India | 155,017 | 111,907 | 135,194 | 115,386 | |||
| b. Other than India | 302,150 | 303,439 | 129,074 | 283,874 | |||
| c. Unallocable | 27,648 | 24,002 | 20,881 | 36,428 | |||
| Total assets | 484,815 | 439,348 | 285,149 | 435,688 | |||
| 5. Segment liabilities | |||||||
| a. India | 151,124 | 99,192 | 121,389 | 114,373 | |||
| b. Other than India | 163,079 | 171,079 | 41,863 | 174,967 | |||
| c. Unallocable | 26,608 | 25,850 | 5,425 | 16,283 | |||
| Total liabilities | 340,811 | 296,121 | 168,677 | 305,623 | |||
| 6. Capital employed (4-5) | 144,004 | 143,227 | 116,472 | 130,065 |
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Date : October 25, 2023 Managing Director & CEO
Place : New Jersey, USA Samir Dhir


Sonata Software – International Services Revenue grew by 4.6% QoQ (40% YoY) in USD, and Domestic Gross Contribution grew by 16.5% YoY in INR. Board approved 1:1 bonus issue and interim dividend of ₹ 7 per share.
Consolidated PAT for Q2 FY 23-24 grew by 3% QoQ. Bengaluru, October 25, 2023
Sonata Software, a global IT services and technology solutions company, today reported its unaudited financial results for its 2 nd quarter ended 30 th September 2023.
| ₹ in Crores | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | For the Quarter ended | For the half year ended | ||||||
| 30-Sep-23 | 30-Jun-23 | 30-Sep-22 | QoQ | YoY | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-22 | YoY | |
| Revenues | ||||||||
| International IT Services | 670.0 | 633.8 | 460.4 | 6% | 46% | 1,303.8 | 897.2 | 45% |
| Domestic- Products & Services | 1,244.0 | 1,391.7 | 1,040.2 | -11% | 20% | 2,635.8 | 2,383.3 | 11% |
| Consolidated | 1,912.6 | 2,015.5 | 1,496.0 | -5% | 28% | 3,928.1 | 3,274.8 | 20% |
| EBITDA | ||||||||
| International IT Services | 165.0 | 150.6 | 119.3 | 10% | 38% | 315.7 | 235.4 | 34% |
| Domestic- Products & Services | 56.4 | 56.4 | 47.1 | 0% | 20% | 112.9 | 91.1 | 24% |
| Consolidated | 220.5 | 206.4 | 165.7 | 7% | 33% | 426.9 | 325.6 | 31% |
| PAT | ||||||||
| International IT Services | 83.7 | 79.9 | 78.6 | 5% | 7% | 163.6 | 154.6 | 6% |
| Domestic- Products & Services | 40.5 | 40.2 | 34.1 | 1% | 19% | 80.7 | 65.9 | 22% |
| Consolidated | 124.2 | 120.1 | 112.7 | 3% | 10% | 244.3 | 220.5 | 11% |
Speaking on the quarterly results Mr. Samir Dhir, MD & CEO of the Company said,
"We are proud and excited to deliver yet another quarter of Industry-leading growth, despite the macro geopolitical issues, economic challenges, and slowdown in tech-spending. Our International services Revenue in USD terms grew 4.6% QoQ. Consolidated PAT for Q2'24 grew 3.4% QoQ. We won our first multi-year AI-enabled business transformation large deal – powered by Sonata's Harmoni.AI."
Speaking on the results Mr. Sujit Mohanty, MD & CEO of Sonata Information Technology Limited said,
"Our domestic products division delivered a good performance during this quarter. Our Gross Contribution grew by 1 % QoQ and 16.5 % YoY. Our Q2 PAT grew by 19% YoY. We successfully renewed all our large multiyear software contracts with our key customers. We will continue focusing on our Multi-Cloud Management offerings and System Integration business to drive future growth."


Performance Highlights for the quarter:
• Consolidated:
- ➢ Revenues at ₹ 1,912.6 crores; YoY growth of 28%
- ➢ EBITDA at ₹ 220.5 crores; YoY growth of 33%
- ➢ PAT at ₹ 124.2 crores; YoY growth of 10%
- ➢ Net Cash and equivalents of approximately ₹ 267 Crores (net of borrowings).
- ➢ DSO improved to 40 days (Q1'24: 41 days).
• International IT Services:
- ➢ Revenues at ₹ 670.0 crores; YoY growth of 46%
- ➢ Revenue in USD at 80.9 Million, QoQ revenue growth of 4.6% & YoY 40.0% in USD terms,
- ➢ EBITDA at ₹ 165.0 crores; YoY growth of 38%
- ➢ PAT at ₹ 83.7 crores; YoY growth of 7%
- ➢ DSO improved to 45 days (Q1'24: 46 days)
- ➢ Four New customer added during the quarter
- ➢ Overall strategy of delivering outcome-based Modernization services using our Domain-Led and technologybased Modernization anchored by GTMs executed through PlatformationTM.
- ➢ Strong growth from digital based competencies like Managed cloud services and Digital PlatformationTM Services (Microsoft & Open source) and focused verticals like TMT, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail / CPG/ TTH, BFSI and Emerging.
- ➢ Our pipeline continues to be healthy and strong through multiple new digital wins from existing and new customers.
• Domestic Products & Services:
- ➢ Revenues at ₹ 1,244.0 crores; YoY growth of 20%
- ➢ Gross contribution at ₹ 62.4 Crs grew by 16.5% YoY.
- ➢ EBITDA at ₹ 56.4 crores; YoY growth of 20%
- ➢ PAT at ₹ 40.5 crores; YoY growth of 19%
- ➢ DSO improved to 35 days (Q1'24: 36 days)


About Sonata Software
Sonata Software is a leading Modernization Engineering company, powered by its unique Platformation™ framework that brings together industry expertise, platform technology excellence, design innovation and strategic engagement models to deliver sustained value to customers. We partner with Fortune 500 clients to help them reimagine their business processes as part of modernization programs. As part of this phase, we drive business enablement sessions, consulting, and business processes to be aligned with best-in-class industryspecific practices. Our outcome-based Modernization Services include Cloud, Data, Dynamics, Managed Services, Automation and Digital Contact Center. We offer services and solutions around newer technologies like Generative AI, MS Fabric, and other modernization platforms. Sonata has a strong global presence in key regions including US, UK, Europe, APAC, and ANZ. We are a trusted partner of world leading companies in TMT, Retail & CPG. Manufacturing, BFSI and HLS space. Our partner ecosystem boasts of strong relationships with Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, Snowflake, Google, and Industry partners and is critical to the value we create with our clients.
For further information, please contact:
Nandita Venkatesh Sonata Software Limited CIN - L72200MH1994PLC082110 Tower-A, Sonata Towers, Global Village (Sattva Global City), RVCE Post, Kengeri Hobli, Mysore Road, Bengaluru - 560059, India Tel: +91 80 67781999 [email protected]