EX-99.1 2 f57204exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
(WIPRO LOGO)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 under IFRS
Wipro Records 10% YoY Growth in Profit After Tax in Q2 FY11; YoY growth for H1 at 19%
Bangalore, India and East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA — October 22, 2010 — Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010.
Highlights of the Results:
Results for the Quarter ended September 30, 2010
    IT Services Revenue in dollar terms was $1,273 million, a sequential increase of 5.7% and YoY increase of 19.5%.
 
    IT Services Revenue on a constant currency (Non-GAAP) was $1,261 million, compared to our guidance range of $1,253 million to $1,277 million.
 
    Total Revenues were Rs. 77.31 billion ($1.73 billion1), representing an increase of 12% over the same period last year.
 
    Net Income was Rs. 12.85 billion ($288 million1), representing an increase of 10% over the same period last year.
 
    Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (excluding impact of accelerated amortization of stock based compensation) was Rs. 12.76 billion ($286 million1), representing an increase of 10% over the same period last year.
 
    IT Services Revenues were Rs. 57.47 billion ($1,290 million1), representing an increase of 15% over the same period last year.
 
    IT Services Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) was Rs.12.75 billion ($286 million1), representing an increase of 7% over the same period last year.
 
    IT Services recorded a 6.6% volume growth in the quarter.
 
    IT Services added 29 new clients in the quarter.
 
    Net addition of 2,975 employees in the current quarter in IT Services.
 
    IT Products recorded sequential growth in Revenues of 29% in the current quarter.
 
    Consumer Care and Lighting Revenue grew 20% over the same period last year and EBIT grew 13%.
Performance for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 and Outlook for the quarter ending December 31, 2010
Azim Premji Chairman of Wipro, commenting on the results said —
“We saw strong momentum in demand as customers tried to catch up with the under-investment in IT in the previous years. We continue to enhance our investments in Transformational Capabilities, Client Partners and Domain Solutions. While the macro-economic environment continues to remain uncertain,
 
1.   For the convenience of the reader, the amounts in Indian rupees in this release have been translated into United States dollars at the noon buying rate in New York City on September 30, 2010, for cable transfers in Indian rupees, as certified by the Federal Reserve Board of New York, which was US $1=Rs.44.56. However, the realized exchange rate in our IT Services business segment for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 was US$1=Rs.45.15

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there is higher degree of confidence at the micro level. For the quarter ended December 31, 2010, we expect Revenues from our IT Services business to be in the range of $1,317 million to $1,343 million, a sequential increase of 3.5% to 5.5%*”
Suresh Senapaty, Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer of Wipro, said —
“We saw a strong volume growth of 6.6% driven by higher offshore mix. The Operating Margins for IT Services declined during the quarter due to the impact of employee progressions, Restricted Stock Units grants and lower foreign exchange realizations.”
 
*   Guidance is based on the following constant currency exchange rates: GBP/USD at 1.56, Euro/USD at 1.29, AUD/USD at 0.94, USD/INR at 46.31
Wipro Limited
Total Revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 was Rs. 77.31 billion ($1.73 billion1), representing an increase of 12% over the same period last year. Net Income for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 was Rs.12.85 billion ($288 million1), representing an increase of 10% over the same period last year. Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (excluding impact of accelerated amortization of stock based compensation) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 was Rs. 12.76 billion ($286 million1), representing an increase of 10% over the same period last year. Earnings Per Share for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 were Rs. 5.28 ($0.121). Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share (excluding the impact of accelerated amortization of stock based compensation) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 were Rs. 5.24 ($0.121), representing an increase of 9% over the same period last year.
Please see the table on page 9 for a reconciliation between (i) IFRS Net Income and non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (excluding the impact of stock-based compensation) and (ii) IFRS IT Services Revenue and IT Services Revenue on a non-GAAP constant currency basis.
IT Services (74% of Total Revenue and 91% of Operating Income for the quarter ended September 30, 2010)
Our IT Services business segment recorded Revenue of Rs. 57.47 billion ($1,290 million1) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of 15% over the same period last year. EBIT for this segment was Rs. 12.75 billion ($286 million1) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of 7% over the same period last year.
Our Operating Income to Revenue for this segment was 22.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.
We had 115,900 employees as of September 30, 2010, an increase of 2,975 people this quarter.
Wipro’s capability to be a transformational partner to our clients coupled with global domain expertise helped us secure several large deals this quarter.
In the Energy & Utilities space, Wipro has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with a major electricity distribution network owner and operator in UK to deliver transformational services including enhancing and consolidating the business applications landscape and transitioning the IT systems to an end-to-end managed services framework.

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Wipro has entered into a contract with an electricity network owner and major supplier within Northern Ireland. Wipro will upgrade and implement the market registration, customer care and billing solutions across the client’s businesses.
Wipro won a multi-year contract with a global banking major. Wipro’s engagement includes management of IT and BPO services for the customer with a goal to transform the current services model to a shared services model and deliver the ITO BPO synergy benefit beyond the cost savings.
Wipro entered into a multi-year engagement with a leading global ship classification society for deploying next generation services through business-IT alignment and implementing a future-ready IT architecture in accordance with industry standards and global best practices. As part of this engagement, Wipro will manage IT applications catering to the requirements of surveyors, engineers, business users, business owners and end customers of this society with a goal to make their business more efficient.
During the quarter, the India, Middle East & Africa regions continued to post robust growth and had a good set of wins including two large multiyear outsourcing deals with the Central Bank of India and UCO Bank for their Regional Rural Bank roll outs.
We entered into a multi-year strategic multimillion dollar outsourcing deal from one of the largest global telecom service providers to create and manage their enterprise networks in India. Other key deals secured in the quarter include projects from the UID authority for the critical enrolment process for 2 states in India. In the African region, Wipro secured a multiyear contract as a strategic partner with a wireless telecom player in West Africa to manage their core IT systems.
Awards and Recognition
Our continued focus on Cloud Computing technology gained momentum with Wipro winning engagements in this space with two large utility companies and a global insurance company. Wipro also launched “Comprehensive Cloud Services Portfolio for ISVs” (Independent Software Vendors), an integrated framework that can help companies to strategize and accelerate the Cloud / SaaS transformational journey. The highlight of this offering is the patent pending ‘Quick SaaS Enablement’ which helps in faster time to market. Apart from Enablement, it also provides Engineering, IT & Hosting Services making it a ‘One-Stop’ SaaS offering.
As testament to our continued focus on productized services, Network Products Guide, a leading information technology research and advisory guide named Wipro’s Enterprise Data Masking Solution and Software Assurance Center, as winners of the 2010 Best Products and Services Award.
Wipro’s commitment to continuous innovation and driving business value for its customers in the consumer packaged goods industry received further acknowledgement when two of its solutions — Sub-Daily Planning and Scheduling (iSDPS) and Third Party Ordering (iTPO) — became SAP endorsed business solutions.
Wipro’s dominance and authority in the independent Testing Services space was further reflected in recognition from IDC Research Inc., an independent research firm, as a leader among Tier-1 Testing Services Providers in a July 2010 report titled “IDC MarketScape: Global Testing Services, 2010 Vendor Analysis”. Wipro was ranked among leaders in both the enterprise application testing views and in the product engineering testing services assessment.
Wipro became the first Healthcare IT Services organization to be certified for IEEE 11073 (x73) based software reference system for 5 certified device classes. Wipro’s x73 Manager USB Reference System was

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certified by Continua Health Alliance, a non-profit, collaborative industry organization dedicated to defining technology standards for healthcare solutions. This solution will enable and simplify the needs of clinical diagnostic applications to collect vital medical data from homecare devices and bed-side monitors through application programming interfaces (API’s) thereby forming a critical enabler for customers in the fast growing remote patient monitoring system, home healthcare and e-health markets.
During this quarter, Wipro eEnabler, a prescriptive Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been granted a notice of allowance for issue of patent. eEnabler is a complete SOA solutions Kit — including SOA Platform, prescriptive architecture and framework for rapid development of SOA applications. It has been applied in many large SOA implementations for our global clients.
IT Products (14% of Total Revenue and 4% of Operating Income for the quarter ended September 30, 2010)
Our IT Products segment recorded Revenue of Rs. 10.69 billion ($240 million1) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, representing a decline of 10% over the same period last year. EBIT for this segment was Rs. 533 million ($12 million1) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, representing a decrease of 13% over the same period last year.
The ratio of our Operating Income to Revenue for this segment was 5.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.
Return on Average Capital Employed (ROCE) for the IT Services and Products segment was 40% on an annualized basis for the quarter ended September 30, 2010
Consumer Care and Lighting (9% of Total Revenue and 6% of Operating Income for the quarter ended September 30, 2010)
Our Consumer Care and Lighting business segment recorded Revenue of Rs. 6.65 billion ($149 million1) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of 20% over the same period last year. EBIT for this segment was Rs. 831 million ($19 million1) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, representing an increase of 13% over the same period last year.
Operating Income to Revenue for this segment was 12.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. ROCE for this segment was 16% on an annualized basis for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, compared to 16% for the same period last year.
About Non-GAAP financial measures
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K. Such non-GAAP financial measures are measures of our historical or future performance, financial position or cash flows that are adjusted to exclude or include amounts that are excluded or included, as the case may be, from the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS.
The table on page 8 provides Adjusted Net Income for the period, which is a non-GAAP measure that excludes the impact of accelerated amortization in respect of stock options that vest in a graded manner, and IT Services Revenue on a constant currency basis, which is a non-GAAP measure that is calculated by

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translating IT Services Revenue from the current reporting period into U.S. dollars based on the currency conversion rate in effect for the prior reporting period.
These Non-GAAP financial measure are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with IFRS, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition to these non-GAAP measure, the financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure should be carefully evaluated.
We believe that the presentation of this Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding IFRS measure, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its Net Income for the period. We consider a stock option award with a graded vesting schedule to be in substance a single award not multiple stock option awards. Further, we consider the services of the employee in each year covered by the stock option award to be equally valuable and accordingly believe that the straight line amortization reflects the economic substance of the stock option awards. However, we record the related stock compensation expenses on an accelerated amortization basis for IFRS reporting. Therefore, we believe that making available an adjusted net income number that excludes the impact of accelerated amortization from Net Income provides useful supplemental information to both management and investors about financial and business trends.
For internal budgeting process, our management also uses financial statements that exclude the impact of accelerated amortization relating to stock options that vest in a graded manner. Management of the Company also uses Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income, in addition to the corresponding IFRS measure, in reviewing our financial results.
A material limitation associated with the use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income as compared to the IFRS measure of Net Income is that it does not include costs which are recurring in nature and may not be comparable with the calculation of Net Income for other companies in our industry. We compensate for these limitations by providing full disclosure of the effects of this non-GAAP measure, by presenting the corresponding IFRS financial measure and by providing a reconciliation to the corresponding IFRS measure.
We believe that the presentation of IT Services Revenue on a non-GAAP constant currency basis, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding IFRS measure, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to IT Services Revenue. As noted above, IT Services Revenue on a non-GAAP constant currency basis is calculated by translating IT Services Revenue from the current reporting period into U.S. dollars based on the currency conversion rate in effect for the prior period. We refer to growth rates in constant currency so that business results may be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of our business performance.
Results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, computed under IFRS, along with individual business segment reports, are available in the Investors section of our website at www.wipro.com.
Quarterly Conference Calls
We will hold conference calls today at 02:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time (04:30 a.m. US Eastern Time) and at 6:45 p.m. Indian Standard Time (9:15 a.m. US Eastern Time) to discuss our performance for the quarter and answer questions sent to email ID: rajendra.shreemal@wipro.com or sridhar.ramasubbu@wipro.com.

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An audio recording of the management discussions and the question and answer session will be available online and will be accessible in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.wipro.com.
About Wipro Limited
Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services company globally. Wipro’s IT Services business was assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across Offshore and Onsite development centers.
Wipro also has a strong presence in niche market segments of Infrastructure Engineering and Consumer Products & Lighting.
Wipro’s American Depositary Shares (ADSs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange — Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and www.wipro.in
     
Contact for Investor Relations
  Contact for Media & Press
Rajendra Kumar Shreemal
  Sachin Mulay
Vice President
  Head — Corporate Brand & Communication
Phone: +91-80-2844-0079
  +91-80-2505-6110
Fax:     +91-80-2844-0051
  +91-80-2844-0350
rajendra.shreemal@wipro.com
  sachin.mulay@wipro.com
 
   
Sridhar Ramasubbu
   
Vice President
   
Phone: +1 408-242-6285
   
sridhar.ramasubbu@wipro.com
   
Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements
In addition to historical information, this press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent Wipro’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which are, by their nature, inherently uncertain and outside Wipro’s control. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Wipro’s growth prospects, its future financial operating results, and its plans, expectations and intentions.
Wipro cautions readers that the forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain 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, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions

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affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, Annual Reports on Form 20-F. 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 statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.
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WIPRO LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
AUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(Rupees in millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)
                                 
            As of March 31,   As of September 30,
    Notes   2010   2010   2010
                            Convenience
                            translation into
                            US$ in millions
                            (Unaudited)
                            Refer note 2 (iv)
ASSETS
                               
Goodwill
    4       53,802       54,660       1,227  
Intangible assets
    4       4,011       3,784       85  
Property, plant and equipment
    3       53,458       55,235       1,240  
Investment in equity accounted investees
    12       2,345       2,694       60  
Derivative assets
    11       1,201       2,873       64  
Non-current tax assets
            3,464       3,465       78  
Deferred tax assets
            1,686       1,640       37  
Other non-current assets
    8       8,784       13,233       297  
 
                               
Total non-current assets
            128,751       137,584       3,088  
 
                               
 
                               
Inventories
    6       7,926       8,391       188  
Trade receivables
            50,928       58,221       1,307  
Other current assets
    8       21,106       23,398       525  
Unbilled revenues
            16,708       22,082       496  
Available for sale investments
    5       30,420       51,273       1,151  
Current tax assets
            6,596       7,174       161  
Derivative assets
    11       2,615       1,373       31  
Cash and cash equivalents
    7       64,878       37,844       849  
 
                               
Total current assets
            201,177       209,756       4,707  
 
                               
TOTAL ASSETS
            329,928       347,340       7,795  
 
                               
 
                               
EQUITY
                               
Share capital
            2,936       4,904       110  
Share premium
            29,188       29,064       652  
Retained earnings
            165,789       181,752       4,079  
Share based payment reserve
            3,140       1,753       39  
Other components of equity
            (4,399 )     (2,224 )     (50 )
Shares held by controlled trust
            (542 )     (542 )     (12 )
 
                               
Equity attributable to the equity holders of the company
            196,112       214,707       4,818  
Non-controlling Interest
            437       649       15  
 
                               
Total equity
            196,549       215,356       4,833  
 
                               
 
                               
LIABILITIES
                               
Long — term loans and borrowings
    9       18,107       24,932       560  
Deferred tax liabilities
            380       340       8  
Derivative liabilities
    11       2,882       3,041       68  
Non-current tax liability
            3,065       2,963       66  
Other non-current liabilities
    10       3,233       3,188       72  
Provisions
    10       100       141       3  
 
                               
Total non-current liabilities
            27,767       34,605       777  
 
                               
 
                               
Loans and borrowings and bank overdrafts
    9       44,404       30,693       689  
Trade payables and accrued expenses
            38,748       43,882       985  
Unearned revenues
            7,462       8,071       181  
Current tax liabilities
            4,850       5,560       125  
Derivative liabilities
    11       1,375       1,079       24  
Other current liabilities
    10       6,499       5,802       130  
Provisions
    10       2,274       2,292       51  
 
                               
Total current liabilities
            105,612       97,379       2,185  
 
                               
 
                               
 
                               
TOTAL LIABILITIES
            133,379       131,984       2,962  
 
                               
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
            329,928       347,340       7,795  
 
                               

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WIPRO LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)
                                                 
    Three months ended September 30,     Six months ended September 30,  
    2009     2010     2010     2009     2010     2010  
                    Convenience                     Convenience  
                    translation into                     translation into  
                    US $ in millions                     US $ in millions  
                    (Unaudited)                     (Unaudited)  
                    Refer note 2 (iv)                     Refer note 2 (iv)  
Gross revenues
    68,937       77,719       1,744       132,805       149,625       3,358  
 
                                               
Cost of revenues
    (47,522 )     (53,270 )     (1,195 )     (90,769 )     (101,917 )     (2,287 )
 
                                               
Gross profit
    21,415       24,449       549       42,036       47,708       1,071  
 
                                               
Selling and marketing expenses
    (4,490 )     (5,751 )     (129 )     (8,730 )     (11,137 )     (250 )
General and administrative expenses
    (3,976 )     (4,251 )     (95 )     (7,528 )     (8,090 )     (182 )
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net
    240       (414 )     (9 )     (1,166 )     45       1  
 
                                               
Results from operating activities
    13,189       14,033       315       24,612       28,526       640  
 
                                               
Finance expenses
    (492 )     (467 )     (10 )     (1,131 )     (870 )     (20 )
Finance and other income
    1,173       1,422       32       2,167       2,773       62  
Share of profits of equity accounted associates
    112       192       4       226       349       8  
 
                                               
Profit before tax
    13,982       15,180       341       25,874       30,778       691  
Income tax expense
    (2,217 )     (2,183 )     (49 )     (3,957 )     (4,528 )     (102 )
 
                                   
Profit for the period
    11,765       12,997       292       21,917       26,250       589  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Attributable to:
                                               
Equity holders of the company
    11,707       12,849       288       21,810       26,035       584  
Non-controlling interest
    58       148       3       107       215       5  
 
                                   
Profit for the period
    11,765       12,997       292       21,917       26,250       589  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Earnings per equity share:
                                               
Basic
    4.82       5.28       0.12       8.98       10.69       0.24  
Diluted
    4.78       5.25       0.12       8.91       10.66       0.24  
 
                                               
Weighted average number of equity shares used in computing EPS earnings per equity share
                                               
Basic
    2,428,113,467       2,435,417,820       2,435,417,820       2,427,566,155       2,434,528,098       2,434,528,098  
Diluted
    2,447,007,133       2,445,703,913       2,445,703,913       2,446,438,115       2,442,200,976       2,442,200,976  
 
                                               
Additional Information
                                               
Segment Revenue
                                               
IT Services
    49,981       57,471       1,290       98,246       112,473       2,524  
IT Products
    11,854       10,693       240       19,191       19,013       427  
IT Services & Products
    61,835       68,164       1,530       117,437       131,486       2,951  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    5,559       6,651       149       10,757       13,064       293  
Others
    1,783       2,490       56       3,445       5,119       115  
Total
    69,177       77,305       1,735       131,639       149,670       3,359  
 
                                               
Operating Income
                                               
IT Services
    11,865       12,746       286       22,632       26,318       591  
IT Products
    612       533       12       904       869       20  
IT Services & Products
    12,477       13,279       298       23,536       27,187       610  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    732       832       19       1,524       1,725       39  
Others
    (20 )     (78 )     (2 )     (448 )     (387 )     (9 )
Total
    13,189       14,033       315       24,612       28,525       640  
 
                                               
Reconciliation of adjusted Non-GAAP profit to profit as per IFRS
                                               
 
                                               
Profit for the period attributable to Equity holders of the Company
    11,707       12,849       288       21,810       26,035       584  
 
                                               
Adjustments:
                                               
Accelerated amortization of stock options that vest in a graded manner
    (72 )     (88 )     (2 )     (130 )     (211 )     (5 )
 
                                               
 
                                   
Non-GAAP adjusted profit
    11,634       12,760       286       21,680       25,824       580  
 
                                   
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue to IT Services Revenue as per IFRS ($MN)
         
IT Services Revenue as per IFRS
    1,273  
Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement
    12  
Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on previous quarter exchange rates
    1,261  
 
       
IT Services Revenue as per IFRS
    1,273  
Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement
    -9  
Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on previous year exchange rates
    1,281  

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