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US GAAP Press Release


Infosys Technologies Limited - Financial Release March 31, 2006

Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY) Announces Results for the Quarter and Year ended March 31, 2006

Revenues to grow 28% - 30% in fiscal 2007

Reports fiscal 2006 revenues of $ 2.15 billion; YoY growth of 35%

Bangalore , India - April 14, 2006

Highlights

Consolidated results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006

  • Fourth quarter revenues at $ 593 million, up 30.0% from the corresponding quarter last fiscal
  • Earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) increased to $ 0.56 from $ 0.47 in the corresponding quarter last fiscal
  • Stock dividend to shareholders (including ADS holders) in the ratio of two for one (i.e. one additional ADS for every ADS held) subject to approval of shareholders
  • Silver Jubilee special dividend of Rs. 30.00 per ADS (equivalent to $ 0.67 per ADS at the prevailing exchange rate of Rs. 44.48 per US$). Final dividend of Rs. 8.50 per ADS (equivalent to $ 0.19 per ADS at the prevailing exchange rate of Rs. 44.48 per US$). These dividends are payable at the prevailing exchange rate on the payment date and are subject to approval by the shareholders
  • 38 new clients were added during the quarter. 9 clients contribute more than $ 50 million each in annual revenues
  • Gross addition of 5,170 employees (net 3,293) for the quarter and 22,868 employees (net 15,965) for the year
  • 52,715 employees as on March 31, 2006

Outlook for the quarter ending June 30, 2006 and the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007

  • Consolidated revenues expected to be between $ 628 million and $ 633 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2006 (YoY growth of 31.9% - 33.0%) and between $ 2.76 billion and $ 2.80 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 (YoY growth of 28.0% - 30.0%)
  • Consolidated earnings per ADS expected to be between $ 0.56 and $ 0.57 for the quarter ending June 30, 2006; (YoY growth of 24.4% - 26.7%) and between $ 2.57 to $ 2.61 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007; (YoY growth of 26.0% - 27.9%)

Infosys Technologies Limited ("Infosys" or "the company") today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006. Revenues for the quarter aggregated $ 593 million, up 30.0% from $ 455 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.

"This has been a happy, intense, rewarding and exhilarating journey of 25 years ," said N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor. "Infosys has created a team of high performers who have consistently demonstrated their ability to build the company of the future."

"It took us 23 years to reach the first billion dollars in revenues while we reached the next billion dollars in 23 months ," said Nandan M. Nilekani, CEO, President and Managing Director. " The global IT services industry is showing signs of stronger growth and Infosys is well poised to take advantage. "

Infosys along with Progeon began a large, long-term business process outsourcing engagement in master data management, customer data integration and product information management for a leading global consumer electronics brand. Infosys commenced a consulting engagement on customer data integration for a leading hi-tech company and developed a scalable, high performance system for a leading software vendor in line with its product licensing and pricing strategy.

In the Banking & Capital Markets area, Infosys is working with a large auto finance major to develop a loans origination platform, which will help the client achieve a high degree of business process configurability for increased customer satisfaction. One of the oldest and largest American private wealth management organizations has engaged Infosys to build a core enterprise data warehouse to gain a unified view of its customers for improved reporting and business intelligence.

Infosys is working with a large private big-box general merchandise retailer in the US, developing and maintaining IT systems for its core functions such as corporate finance and HR, payroll, retail inventory and store operations. In another strategic sourcing initiative, Infosys is partnering with a leading US hardware co-operative with international operations in 70 countries. The long-term IT partnership spans consulting, business application and system integration services and will enable the company to compete more effectively.

Infosys expanded its footprint in Europe, securing new client engagements in a variety of industries. During the quarter, Infosys worked closely with companies in the manufacturing industry including a global provider of specialized products and engineering solutions and a global leader in security inks for banknotes and value documents.

"We have created a robust financial model which has consistently enabled us to meet the challenges of growth and profitability while also meeting our stakeholder expectations," said T. V. Mohandas Pai, Member of the Board and CFO. "Our risk management policies along with our strong financial controls and investments in the business have supported a high quality growth engine."

Senior management changes

Mr. T. V. Mohandas Pai, Member of the Board and CFO, will be giving up his position as CFO from April 30, 2006. Mr. V. Balakrishnan, currently Senior Vice President - Finance and Company Secretary, will take over as CFO from May 1, 2006. Mr. Pai will continue to be a member of the Board and will be responsible for Human Resources Development (HRD), Education & Research (E&R), and Administration.

About the company

Infosys is a leading global technology services firm founded in 1981. Infosys provides end-to-end business solutions that leverage technology for our clients across the entire software life cycle: consulting, design, development, re-engineering, maintenance, system integration, package evaluation and implementation. In addition, Infosys offers software products to the banking industry as well as business process management services through its majority-owned subsidiary, Progeon. For more information, contact V. Balakrishnan at +91 (80) 2852 0440 in India or visit us on the World Wide Web at www.infosys.com.

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended - 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 the success of our investments, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT, business process outsourcing and consulting services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, 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 segme nt 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, the success of the companies in which we have made strategic investments, 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.

Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, our reports on Form 6-K for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2005, September 30, 2005 and December 31 2005. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on our behalf.

Contact

Investor Relations

V. Balakrishnan, India
+91 (80) 2852-0440
balakv@infosys.com

Sandeep Mahindroo, India
+91 (80) 5116-7759
sandeep_mahindroo@infosys.com

     

Media Relations

Bani Paintal Dhawan , India
+91 (80) 2852 2408
Bani_Dhawan@infosys.com

Peter Mclaughlin, USA
+1 (213) 268-9363
Peter_Mclaughlin@infosys.com

     

 

Infosys Technologies Limited and subsidiaries

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets  

(Dollars in millions)

 

As of

 

March 31, 2005

March 31, 2006

ASSETS

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

   Cash and cash equivalents

$ 410

$ 889

   Investments in liquid mutual fund units

278

170

   Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances

303

361

   Unbilled revenue

32

48

   Prepaid expenses and other current assets

35

40

   Deferred tax assets

2

1

   Total current assets

1,060

1,509

   Property, plant and equipment, net

352

491

   Goodwill

8

8

   Deferred tax assets

8

13

   Advance income taxes

-

18

   Other assets

26

27

Total Assets

$ 1,454

$ 2,066

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

   Accounts payable

$ 1

$ 3

   Income taxes payable

23

-

   Client deposits

7

2

   Unearned revenue

20

44

   Other accrued liabilities

124

160

   Total current liabilities

175

209

   Non-current liabilities

 

 

   Preferred stock of subsidiary

21

-

   Other non-current liabilities

5

5

   Minority Interests

-

15

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

   Common stock, $0.16 par value 300,000,000 equity shares authorized, Issued and outstanding - 270,570,549 and 275,554,980 equity shares as of March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006 respectively

31

31

Additional paid-in capital

266

410

Accumulated other comprehensive income

33

9

Retained earnings

923

1,387

Total stockholders' equity

1,253

1,837

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$ 1,454

$ 2,066

 


 

Infosys Technologies Limited and subsidiaries

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

(Dollars in millions except share and per share data)

 

Three months ended
March 31,

Year ended
March 31,

 

2005

2006

2005

2006

Revenues

$ 455

$ 593

$ 1,592

$ 2,152

Cost of revenues

262

354

904

1,244

Gross profit

193

239

688

908

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expenses

27

34

103

136

General and administrative expenses

36

49

127

173

Amortization of intangible assets

1

-

2

-

Total operating expenses

64

83

232

309

Operating income

129

156

456

599

Gain on sale of long term investment

11

-

11

-

Other income, net

7

16

24

31

Income before income taxes and minority interest

147

172

491

630

Provision for income taxes

20

18

72

70

Income before minority interest

$ 127

$ 154

$ 419

$ 560

Minority interest

-

2

-

5

Net income

$ 127

$ 152

$ 419

$ 555

Earnings per equity share

 

 

 

 

   Basic

$ 0.47

$ 0.56

$ 1.57

$ 2.04

   Diluted

$ 0.46

$ 0.54

$ 1.52

$ 1.99

Weighted average equity shares used in computing earnings per equity share

 

 

 

 

   Basic

268,680,832

273,693,107

266,901,033

271,580,111

   Diluted

276,615,768

280,632,430

273,590,413

278,983,893